ARRANGING BAPTISM

Baptism First (Spanish) and Last (English) Sundays each month. Call Parish Center to arrange. Before date is confirmed, parents must have/obtain:

• Registration in SJB Parish: Family from another Saint John Bosco parish must obtain written permission from “home” Roman parish for Baptism at SJB. Parish Center Office • Certificate of Eligibility to Serve as Sponsor: 215 E. County Line Road Each Catholic Sponsor (1 required; 2 preferred) must Hatboro, PA 19040 obtain Certificate of Eligibility from “home” parish. Tel. (215) 672-7280 Parishes generally do not issue certificates to persons Faith Formation Office (PREP) Tel. 267-803-0774. not already registered nor to persons who left the St. Vincent de Paul Society Tel. 215-882-2707. parish more than 6 months previously.

Staff • Letter from Pastor for Christian Witness: Rev. Gary J. Kramer, Pastor One baptized non-Catholic may serve as a Christian Rev. Mark J. Hunt, Resident/ Witness and must present Letter of Good Standing Holy Family University from current Christian pastor. A Catholic not eligible Deacon Daniel J. Rouse, Financial Administrator to Sponsor may not be Christian Witness. Mrs. Diane Falchetta, Secretary Loretta Ceniviva, Secretary ARRANGING MARRIAGE Mrs. Christine Flack, Faith Formation Coordinator Wedding Planning begins with engaged couple’s Mrs. Lisa Quaranto, Music Director meeting a parish priest here at least six (6) months Mrs. Janet Shepherd, Bulletin Editor before desired wedding date. Please do not make

Office Hours financial commitments before confirming church Mass Cards/Mail/Messages/Documents/Facility date/time. Keys are available only during open Office Hours. Mon. to Thurs.: 9 am to 12 noon; 1 to 4:30 pm; If a member of the couple was previously married, a Eve. 6:30 to 8:00 pm by appt. Declaration of Nullity (Annulment) of the prior Fri.: 9 am to 12 noon; 1 to 4 pm. Eve. closed. marriage may be necessary. Please contact parish Sat./Sun.: Closed. priest for detailed information.

Schedule of Religious Services Sunday Sat. Eve. Vigil Masses: Marriage Convalidation Couples in a civil or non- 4:00 pm (English); 7:00 pm (Spanish) Catholic religious union without our Church’s explicit Sun. Morning Masses: 8 am & 11 am permission are not in a valid Catholic marriage. They Monday Rosary before morning Mass cannot receive other sacraments or serve as Catholic Holy Mass: 8:45 am Sponsors for Baptism and Confirmation. This Miraculous Medal Novena after morning Mass situation often is easily remedied by “convalidation”, Tues. to Fri. Holy Mass: 8:45 am a simple ceremony popularly called “getting a Saturday Confession: 3-3:30 pm marriage blessed”. Call Parish Center to arrange.

Are you getting married at Saint John Bosco? Will you need an easy-to-follow wedding program On the SJB Website, you can now find a template template? You can find these templates on the SJB document in Microsoft Word format for creating a Website! The wedding program templates have a booklet for a Roman Catholic Funeral Mass at Saint basic ceremony structure in them as well as details John Bosco Church. You’ll need to go in & change about you, your groom & your bridal party. You'll the details. Customizing your template is fast & just need to go in & change the details to reflect your easy. This is a traditional type of program distribut- special day. Use them as a guide & add your own spin ed at the Funeral Mass. Try our program template to make your day truly personal. The templates for for minimal effort & work yet producing a profes- half fold are easy to use for simple wedding sional booklet. The important thing is to have one programs. made so it can serve as a guide for everyone.

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Sunday, June 10, 2018 Some Advice

A newlywed young man was sitting on the porch on a humid day, sipping iced tea with his father.

As he talked about adult life, marriage, responsibilities, and obligations, the father thoughtfully stirred the ice cubes in his glass and cast a clear, sober look on his son.

“Never forget your friends,” he advised, “they will become more important as you get older.” “Regardless of how much you love your family and the children you happen to have, you will always need friends. Remember to go out with them occasionally, (if possible) but keep in contact with them somehow.”

“What strange advice!” thought the young man. “I just entered the married world, I am an adult and surely my wife and the family that we will start will be the foundation for everything I need to make sense of my life.”

Yet, he obeyed his father. He kept in touch with his friends and annually increased their numbers. Over the years, he became aware that his father knew what he was talking about.

Inasmuch as time and nature carry out their designs and mysteries on a man, friends were the bulwarks of our life.

After 70 years of life, here is what he learned: Time passes. Life goes on. Children grow up and become independent; it breaks the parents’ hearts, but the children become separated from the parents because they begin their own families. Jobs/careers come and go. Illusions, desires, attractions,… weaken. People can’t do what they did physically when they were young . Parents die but you move on. Colleagues forget the favors you did. The race to achieve slows. But true friends are always there, no matter how many miles away they are. A friend is never more distant than the reach of a need, intervening in your favor, waiting for you with open arms or in some way blessing your life.

When we started this adventure called LIFE, we did not know of the incredible joys or sorrows that were ahead. We did not know how much we would need from each other. Love your parents, take care of your children, and keep a group of good friends. Stay in touch with them but do not impose your criteria.

Send this to your friends (even those you seldom see) who help make sense of your life. We have reserved this special date, now is the time to celebrate! Please join us for a Farewell Party honoring Mrs. Christine Flack She has given all of us some amazing memories by being an important part of our lives at Saint John Bosco. Let us add some unforgettable memories to her life by throwing a memorable farewell party. Join us at Chris’s farewell celebration on Tuesday, June 26, 2018. Time: Prayer Service 6 pm in Church; Buffet Dinner immediately following in Drexel Hall

For Planning Purposes please RSVP by Friday, June 22nd Email: [email protected] or complete form and drop in collection basket:

YES, we can attend Farewell Party for Chris Flack!

Family Name: ______Number attending: ______

Let’s all together wish Chris all the best! Goodbyes are not the end. It’s just the start of a new beginning!

Our annual Fall Festival will be held SJB will be having its annual Family Fall Festival 9/18 - 9/22! Be sure to join us as we have a in September. There will be plenty of games to play, celebration of the times and relive the memories with with prizes to win. We could use your help to make retro games, nostalgic music, vintage food, desserts this event a success. Please don’t return those “extra” and so much more! The SJB Festival will have an gifts that you have received. If you have any abundance of events sure to fit your definition of fun unopened presents that you would like to donate to and make your September exceptional. Get ready to be used as prizes, we would greatly appreciate your discover what makes the SJB Festival such a contribution. Please drop off all prize donations to the captivating place for a perfect getaway. Only 100 ushers room or the parish center before days until the Fall Festival opens at Saint John Bosco! Monday, 9/17. Please mark FESTIVAL on all bags or See you at the Fest! boxes. Thank you.

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Please Pray for Our Faithful Departed MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK whose Funeral Masses were celebrated 6/11 MON. 8:45 AM Joseph Ferranti in our Parish-

6/12 TUES. 8:45 AM Mary Stow Raymond Capriotti 6/13 WED. 8:45 AM Eugene Dyson Margaret E. Muredda

6/14 THURS. 8:45 AM Helen Mistishen 6/15 FRI. 8:45 AM The Keller Family Eternal Rest grant unto them, O

SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 2018 Lord, and let perpetual light shine 4:00 PM Matthew Halczak upon them. May their souls and all 7:00 PM Pro Populo (For the People) the souls of the Faithful Departed SUNDAY, JUNE 17, 2018 through the mercy of God rest in 8:00 AM Elizabeth McGeever peace. Amen. 11:00 AM William J. Vinglas PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK AND Adoration Chapel INFIRM Mon.: after 8:45 am Mass to 7 pm. Patricia Ambrose James Kirkpatrick Tues. to Fri.: 8 am to 7 pm. Rosemary Anthony Roland Klusman Sat. & Sun. Closed. Judy Baran Joseph Kraft The chapel is closed on weekends for Michael Berg Maris Kraft security reasons. Please do not try to William J. Brady Gail Maines enter the Church outside of these hours. Joseph Campbell Paul Mecurio Prayer Intention Candles (6) burn all week Ginny Ceneviva Lucas McCrea alongside Blessed Sacrament when Chapel is open. Anita Conrad Henry Mulroney This week the candles represent these intentions: Marianne R. Costello Daniel O’Donnell Linda Cunningham Melissa Palm How We List: Just send your name with intention Louise D’Agostino Bernard Rhodes & offering to ADORATION CANDLE c/o Parish Ellen Dardis Barbara Richino Center. Please name one Person, Couple (engaged or Francis Delaney Floyd Robertson married), Family, Group per request. Candles are Gloria Donneys Anna Rose available for living or dec’d. Offering: $ 15. Lois Dudley Rolene Rose J. Fertig Catherine Sarsfield We congratulate Sean Lapetina and Florence Flavell Gail Shultz Patricia Rauchut Charlie Gaffney Sun Soon who were married on May 11, 2018. William Gaida Felicia Soto Marie Gonzalez Catherine Toland St. Vincent de Paul. Maria Greco Linda Nye Tooles Call Parish SVdP Tel. 215-882-2707 to: Francis Harkins Esteban Vera, Sr. request assistance, volunteer, or donate. Lilly Ibbotson Mary Vincelli Food Pantry at SJB is in need of the following items: cof- Bryce Ingraham Frank Waltrich fee, tea, peanut butter, jelly, pancake mix and syrup, cereal, Jayden Ingraham Lorraine Wine canned fruit, juices, cranberry sauce, stuffing mix, sweet Barbara Istvan How we list: potatoes, corn and green beans, laundry Matthew Istvan We list sick persons for one detergent, liquid dish soap and personal grooming items Bud Kedziera month at their own or family such as shampoo, bath soap, Tim Keebler member’s request. Please toothpaste and toilet paper. call Parish Center.

Sunday Amount Difference

5/20/18 $ 10,170.62*

5/21/17 10,789.70 - $ 619.08  Includes E-Giving Please submit items for Bulletin Sun. issue dates (left) 5/27/18 $ 10,458.77* by 12 noon on submission dates (right):

5/28/17 10,560.61 - $ 101.84  July 1……………………………..Mon., June 11 * Includes E-Giving  July 8……………………………..Mon., June 18 Air Conditioning  July 15…………………………….Mon., June 25 5/27/18 $ 1,791.00 Please send info./questions to Bulletin Editor at 5/28/17 1,625.00 + $ 166.00 Parish Ctr. Email [email protected].

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"I will crochet while at home, I can crochet The Holy Name Society is sponsoring while I roam. I will crochet in the car. I can a trip to see Trenton Thunder versus crochet near or far. I will crochet here or Richmond in Trenton on there. I can crochet ANYWHERE." Help us with our July 14th at 7:00. Granny Square Challenge. Volunteers are needed Tickets are $9 per person. Please contact Stephen @ to crochet Granny Squares! The yarn and the [email protected] or call 215-682-9702 for directions will be provided. Completed squares must tickets. Ticket orders must be in by June 24th. be returned no later than 7/31. The granny squares will Arrangements will be made to give you the tickets and be assembled into a beautiful afghan which will be get the payment from you. chanced off at the Family Fall Festival in September. If you can help, please call Please consider donating a bottle or 2 of wine & or Janet 215-718-7841. spirits to our Fall Festival. Donations can be left at the Parish Center during daytime business hours. Looking to give your used books These bottles will be used as prizes at the Festival. to a good cause? Thanks in advance for your support. Donating books is a great way to keep them out of the Questions? 215-669-8159. trash and give them a new life with someone who will value them as you did. If you have books you'd It's Christmas in July at SJB. Please help us decorate like to get rid of, you can donate them to the Fall our TREE OF WARMTH! A Tree will be set up in Festival for the Bosco Book Booth. Boxes will the main lobby of Church for the month of July. Please be outside the gym starting August 1st. bring gloves, socks, scarves, hats or mittens to hang on this special tree. All items will be donated to the SVDP Society. Thank you for your support Are your closets overflowing? Are you doing your of those less fortunate. housecleaning and cleaning out your unwanted items? If you have items you would like to donate, Fall Festival Ad Booklet St. John Bosco will gladly accept donations for the The 2018 Fall Festival is this September & we have 5 Fall Festival Attic Treasures booth. fantastic days of exciting events. Each year several No clothing or bedding please. thousand people come to our festival! Boxes will be outside the gym starting August 1st. Advertising in the Bosco Fall Festival program booklet helps your business reach new customers.

For 2018, you can advertise in the Fall Festival Join us for an Independence Day Rosary for America booklet for as little as $25 for a business card size on Wednesday, July 4th before morning Mass. or as much as $100 for a full page ad.

Our country is in need of prayer Advertising in our program is a great way to get and your prayers are powerful. visibility for your business! A copy of the ad will also Please help our country’s leaders appear on the Bosco FB Page! Advertising with us is a great deal & great for your business. by joining us as we pray for God’s healing grace in our nation. Start your holiday as a family To book your ad, united in prayer that we remain please contact Joe 215-672-6422 or One Nation Under God. John 215-669-8159. (Deadline 8/26)

Rosary will begin at 8:15am in Church. Who can resist an edible mini ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A FOURTH home-made waffle bowl filled with GRADER? Want to impress your friends decadent ice cream? Be sure to with all the random facts you know? check out this NEW Booth at the It’s TRIVIA TIME at Saint John Bosco. A Fall Festival. We will scoop the Trivia Question will be posted on the Bosco Facebook bowls full of ice cream. You get to Page every Thursday! Each week we will choose a put on all of the toppings from the build your own random correct answer. The winner will receive a Gift sundae bar. It’s a fun sized personalized treat for Certificate that can be redeemed at one of the Bosco people of all ages. Booths at the Fall Festival in September! Be sure to th Great fun and lots of WOWS! like us on Facebook! Help us celebrate the 65 Anniversary of our Parish and join in the fun.

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Where are you going on Addictions touch many people’s vacation this summer? Join the lives. We all know someone who is Church Bulletin Contest! affected by addiction of some kind. Bring back the Parish Bulletin On the 2nd Friday of each month from the church in the area that (through December) all are invited you are visiting. When you get to gather in the home, drop the bulletin at the Parish Center no later Adoration Chapel at 9:15 am (after morning Mass) for Rosary. than 9/16. Please note your name, phone number & email address on the bulletin! A prize will be awarded Come to pray for a loved one, yourself, or even a in September to the family who has the bulletin from stranger who is living in the grasp of an addiction. the farthest point! Happy Travels! Come together to support those in recovery and to pray for those struggling with addictions.

Be a part of the When we come together, SJB Diaper Drive! great things can happen. Saturday, June 9th and When we come together to pray the Rosary, even th greater things can happen. Sunday, June 10 have been designated for The Rosary has the power to impact the the collection of diapers lives of our loved ones, our communities (all sizes). Please bring a and our nation. Prayer can change box & place in the Ushers everything! Please join us. Room. The diapers will be collected and distributed to those less fortunate through the Saint Vincent de Paul St. John Bosco Society. Thank you from the BOTTOM of our hearts Senior Club Meeting for helping babies in need. Wednesday, June 13th Noon in the Cafeteria

Refreshments and Covered Dish Dear Graduate! The special kind of love you get from a grand- parent is a love you can't get anywhere else. It Graduation is a time to celebrate your achievements, is an important kind of love – in fact, a very prepare for a future of opportunities and embrace a important kind of love. world of infinite possibilities. As you get ready to go out into the world, we ask God to lead you. We pray Tell us what makes your that God will guide you while you pursue your Grandparents a dreams. Most of all we ask God to give you a caring heart to look for ways to help the people you legend in your family! meet on your life's journey. Your Parish Family of Saint John Bosco asks God to bless you and your Here are a few suggestions of what you might want to abilities. We would like to keep in touch with you tell us about: What is the best memory of your after graduation. If you would like to receive updates grandparents? What about your grandparents made of all the latest Bosco news, please send us your email you smile? Do you remember any stories they used to address at [email protected]. tell you? Maybe a classic family story? Drop your short story in the collection basket by 6/17. Reach for the stars! The sky's the limit! Happy (include your name & contact info, only first name Graduation! will be published)

Yours in Christ, Your submission may be featured in the bulletin in July when we celebrate the feast of St. Ann and St. Reverend Gary Kramer Joachim (the grandparents of Jesus). We are sure that your answers will make us realize that while no two Pastor grandparents are alike, they are all grander than grand and deserve to be celebrated. EVERY YESTERDAY IS A MEMORY OF So here's to you, grandparents everywhere. DREAMS. EVERY TOMORROW IS A VISION OF HOPE.

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Travel with Saint John Bosco to Sight & Sound Theaters on Wednesday, 10/17/18. Bus will leave SJB around 8am

Sight & Sound Theatres invites you to experience the greatest rescue story of all time! JESUS is the action- packed musical stage adventure that takes you on a miraculous journey along- side the most famous person ever to walk the earth and the everyday people whose lives he changed forever. While Jesus’ story may be familiar, his ac- tions are unexpected. He befriends outcasts and heals the hurting. He chal- lenges social norms and confronts hypocrisy. He sets sail with fishermen and reasons with religious scholars. And the lives he touches will never be the same. From the streets of Jerusalem to the raging Sea of Galilee, there’s no place—and no person—that his love can’t reach.

We will have a late Lunch at Shady Maple after the 11am show!

Tickets are $100.00 (nonrefundable) per person, includes show, lunch and bus.

YES, I will attend the trip to see Jesus in Lancaster on 10/17.

Name:______

Phone: ______

The completed form along with your check made payable to St. John Bosco can be dropped in the collection basket or at the Parish Center. Tickets are on a first come first serve basis.

Catholic Women’s Conference Saturday October 27, 2018 9:00 AM-4:00 PM Our Lady of Czestochowa, Doylestown ~ Sponsored by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia & Endow

Come be inspired by dynamic Catholic speakers such as Bible Scholar Dr. Mary Healy, Carmelite nun Sr. Regina Marie Gorman, Sister of Life Sr. Grace Dominic, Megan Mastroianni and more. There is also a Spanish track this year with Fr. Andres Gutierrez and Martha Reyes. The day will include time for Mass, Confession, Prayer, rest, socializing and shopping. We will be registering as a group to receive the discounted rate of $45.00 a person. Because it sells out weeks in advance every year we will be submitting our registrations early. If you are interested please fill out the registration form and submit with payment to the PREP/Faith Formation Office by June 29.

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Phone#______Email______Please submit registration and payment in an envelope marked “Women’s Conference” by June 29 to the office or drop it in the collection basket.

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WHAT HAPPENS TO ...

In The Making of Martin Luther, the Cambridge scholar Richard Rex notes that 1518, not 1517, marks the real birth of Luther’s public profile. Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses hit the wider German market in January 1518. He wrote his Instructions for Confession and his Sermon on the Proper Preparation of the Heart for the Reception of Communion in the spring of the same year. The Sermon, especially, bore the early seeds of Luther’s later full- blown attack on Catholic sacramental theology—a fact that Cardinal Thomas Cajetan had already sensed when he met with Luther and pressed him to recant his more problematic views in Augsburg in October 1518. Luther declined. The rest of the story is well known.

Exactly 500 years after Luther’s Sermon, communion is again a matter of debate in Germany. This time the disputants are the bishops themselves. Munich’s Cardinal and other German bishops seek to allow Protestant spouses of Catholics to receive communion under certain conditions, so long as they “affirm the Catholic faith in the .” ’s Cardinal Rainer Woelki and six other German bishops oppose the effort. They have sought clarification from Rome. The Vatican, however, has declined to intervene and returned the matter to the German bishops, urging them to arrive at a conference-level agreement.

Heat around the issue spiked earlier this month at a national German Catholic gathering. The country’s president, along with a major television personality and others, publicly sided with Marx. Cardinal Marx argued that “When someone is hungry and has faith, they must have access to the Eucharist. That must be our passion, and I will not let up on this.” Cardinal Woelki disagreed, noting that “whoever says ‘yes’ to the real presence of Christ in the [Catholic] Eucharist” also “naturally says ‘yes' to the papacy, and the hierarchical structure of the Church, and the veneration of the saints, and much, much more”—all typically rejected in Protestant belief. Woelki further stressed that “we [in Germany] are a part and parcel of the universal Church. There can be no German exceptionalism.”

Being human, bishops often disagree. Internal differences are common in any episcopal conference, and they’re handled—no surprise—internally. But two things set the German situation apart: the global prominence of the controversy and the doctrinal substance of the debate. Who can receive the Eucharist, and when, and why, are not merely German questions. If, as Vatican II said, the Eucharist is the source and summit of our life as Christians and the seal of our Catholic unity, then the answers to these questions have implications for the whole Church.

They concern all of us. And in that light, I offer these points for thought and discussion, speaking simply as one among many diocesan bishops:

1. If the Eucharist truly is the sign and instrument of ecclesial unity, then if we change the conditions of communion, don’t we in fact redefine who and what the Church is?

2. Intentionally or not, the German proposal will inevitably do exactly that. It is the first stage in opening communion to all Protestants, or all baptized persons, since marriage ultimately provides no unique reason to allow communion for non-Catholics.

3. Communion presupposes common faith and creed, including supernatural faith in the real presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist, along with the seven sacraments recognized by the perennial tradition of the Catholic Church. By renegotiating this fact, the German proposal in effect adopts a Protestant notion of ecclesial identity. Simple baptism and a belief in Christ seem to suffice, not belief in the mystery of faith as understood by the Catholic tradition and its councils. Will the Protestant spouse need to believe in holy orders as understood by the Catholic Church, which is logically related to belief in the consecration of the bread and wine as the body and blood of Christ? Or are the German bishops suggesting that the sacrament of holy orders might not depend upon apostolic succession? In such a case, we would be confronting a much deeper error.

4. The German proposal severs the vital link between communion and sacramental confession. Presumably it does not imply that Protestant spouses must go to confession for serious sins as a prelude to communion. But this stands in contradiction to the perennial practice and express dogmatic teaching of the Catholic Church, the Council of Trent, and the modern Catechism of the Catholic Church, as well as the ordinary magisterium. It implies, in its effect, a Protestantization of the Catholic theology of the sacraments.

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5. If the teaching of the Church can be ignored or renegotiated, even a teaching that has received a conciliar definition (as in this case, at Trent), then can all councils be historically relativized and renegotiated? Many modern liberal Protestants question or reject or simply ignore as historical baggage the teaching on the divinity of Christ from the Council of Nicaea. Will Protestant spouses be required to believe in the divinity of Christ? If they need to believe in the real presence of Christ in the sacrament, why would they not need to share the Catholic belief in holy orders or the sacrament of penance? If they do believe in all these things, why are they not invited to become Catholic as a means to enter into visible full communion?

6. If Protestants are invited to Catholic communion, will Catholics still be barred from Protestant communion? If so, why would they be barred? If they’re not barred, doesn’t this imply that the Catholic view on holy orders and valid Eucharistic consecration is in fact false, and if it is false, that Protestant beliefs are true? If intercommunion is not intended to imply an equivalence in the Catholic and Protestant confections of the Eucharist, then the practice of intercommunion misleads the faithful. Isn’t this a textbook case of “causing scandal”? And won’t it be seen by many as a polite form of deception or of hiding hard teachings, within the context of ecumenical discussion? Unity cannot be built on a process that systematically conceals the truth of our differences.

The essence of the German intercommunion proposal is that there would be a sharing in holy communion even when there is not true Church unity. This strikes at the very heart of the truth of the sacrament of the Eucharist, because by its very nature, the Eucharist is the body of Christ. And the “body of Christ” is both the real and substantial presence of Christ under the appearances of bread and wine, and also the Church herself, the commun- ion of believers united to Christ, the head. To receive the Eucharist is to proclaim in a solemn and public way, be- fore God and in the Church, that one is in communion both with Jesus and with the visible community celebrating the Eucharist.

An intrinsic link therefore exists between “being in communion” with a community, and “receiving communion” in that community. These realities point to each other.

Many things unite us with Protestant Christians. The age of bitter polemics is over, and among the blessings in my life are the presence and example of Protestant friends of great Christian character, erudition, and dedication to the Gospel. Nothing I write here is meant to diminish their extraordinary witness. But it’s also true that important things still divide us, and the issues that separate us are not merely the verbal artifacts of a bygone era. Our separation is a wound in the unity of Christians, and it is not willed by God; but it is a reality that we need to acknowledge. To insert a falsehood into the most solemn moment of one’s encounter with Jesus in the Eucharist—to say by one’s actions, “I am in communion with this community,” when one is demonstrably not in communion with that community—is a lie, and thus a serious offense before God.

In his 2003 encyclical Ecclesia de Eucharistia, John Paul II wrote:

The celebration of the Eucharist … cannot be the starting-point for communion; it presupposes that communion already exists, a communion which it seeks to consolidate and bring to perfection. The sacrament is an expression of this bond of communion both in its invisible dimension, which, in Christ and through the working of the Holy Spirit, unites us to the Father and among ourselves, and in its visible dimension, which entails communion in the teaching of the Apostles, in the sacraments and in the Church’s hierarchical order. The profound relationship between the invisible and the visible elements of ecclesial communion is constitutive of the Church as the sacrament of salvation. Only in this context can there be a legitimate celebration of the Eucharist and true participation in it. Consequently it is an intrinsic requirement of the Eucharist that it should be celebrated in communion, and specifically maintaining the various bonds of that communion intact.

What happens in Germany will not stay in Germany. History has already taught us that lesson once.

Charles J. Chaput is the Archbishop of Philadelphia

St. John Bosco is seeking a Director/Coordinator of Religious Education (DRE/CRE) for a full-time position. The DRE/CRE is responsible for organizing and administering the Catechetical programs of the parish, including preparation of children for First Communion and Confirmation, RCIA for children and adults. Qualifications for the position: be a practicing Catholic, experience in catechesis and a strong knowledge of the Catholic faith. Good computer skills a plus. Please contact Parish Office at 215-672-7280 to arrange an appointment with Father Kramer.

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Once upon a book club…. Have you ever thought about joining a book club? It’s a fun way to get connected, make new friends and read more books! In the Bosco Book Club (A Novel Bunch), we’ll be reading and discussing newly released, highly rated books from a wide variety of genres. This month we’re reading: We are celebrating the 65th anniversary of the THE GIRL WHO WROTE IN SILK by Kelli founding of our Parish. Estes . We will meet on MONDAY 7/9 at 7 PM in the The 1950s were full of poodle skirts, greasers and Parish Center. Bring a dish to share and the beverage some amazing food. Take a trip down memory lane; of your choice. We'll eat and laugh, and at some point Reflect and Remember! These sandwich cookies taste discuss the book. Even if you don't finish it, come and rich & buttery & have a lovely lemon filling. The we'll fill you in on the plot. Mostly we like sharing our recipe has been around since the 1950s! Hope you will favorite reads. Happy Reading! Hope to see you at enjoy these Lemon Tea Cookies! our next Get Together!

Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter, softened, ½ cup sugar, 1 We congratulate Reverend Quy Pham, large egg yolk, ½ tsp vanilla extract, 2 cups all- Reverend Eric Banecker, Reverend Patrick purpose flour, 1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts. Filling: Muka, Reverend Manuel Flores, Reverend 3 tbsp butter, softened, 4 ½ tsp lemon juice, 3/4 tsp Kyle Adamczyk and Reverend Brandon grated orange zest, 1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar. Artman on their Ordination to the Priesthood.

Directions: In a large bowl, cream butter & sugar May God’s blessings and grace come upon them as until light & fluffy. Beat in the egg yolk & vanilla. they begin their priestly ministry. Gradually add flour & mix well. Shape into two 14 inch rolls; reshape each roll into a 14x1-1/8x1-1/8- The Fall Festival Sweet Shoppe is in need of inch block. Wrap each in plastic. Refrigerate over- donations of Baked Goods. night. Unwrap & cut into ¼ inch slices. Place 2 inch Support this Fun Event by bringing cupcakes, cookies, apart on ungreased baking sheets. Sprinkle half of the pies, brownies, chocolate covered pretzels or anything cookies with nuts, gently pressing into dough. Bake at fun to eat. Not a baker but would still like to help out? 400° for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown around Please consider donating a few homemade jar mixes the edges. Remove to wire racks to cool. In a small along with the recipe...to make cookies, chili, soups, bowl, cream the butter, lemon juice & orange zest brownies etc. The popularity of mason jar mixes is until fluffy. Gradually add confectioners' sugar until taking the country by storm! Food Items can be smooth. Spread about 1 tsp on bottoms of the plain dropped off at the Sweet Shoppe Booth on the cookies; place nut topped cookies over filling. Midway any night of the Fall Yield: about 4 ½ dozen. Festival. Please fill out the form below and drop in the collection basket. Info? Contact Jean at SJB will be celebrating our [email protected] 65th anniversary at the Festival in September! Yes, I can bake for the Fall Festival Sweet Shoppe. Name: Were you, parents, grandparents, children, or friends married at Saint John Bosco? Submit your ______wedding photo! We want to feature couples who were married at SJB from 1953 to the present day. Send us Phone # ______one picture taken at SJB. Please include names of the bride and groom and the wedding date. (Pictures can- Did you know that 30 pounds of not be returned). All pictures will be posted in Drexel pennies is equal to $50? Pennies are Hall the week of the Festival on our weddings coins that are generally overlooked & through the years display. Pictures can be underused. Join us in our Pennies from dropped off at the Parish Center or sent Heaven campaign. Bring your pennies (and other electronically to [email protected] no loose change) to the Fall Festival. Help us win the later than 9/3/18. What a great way to celebrate our challenge & fill the jars. All monies will be used for Parish Family! upcoming Faith Formation Events in our parish. A penny saved is a penny raised.

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Get your crayons & markers ready & let's color! Rules for this contest: Open to children grades Pre K through 4th grade. One entry per child. May use markers, crayons or colored pencils. Entry must be received by 9/10/18. One prize (A Festival Wrist Band) will be awarded to each group. Winners will be announced before the Fall Festival. Please put name, grade & phone # on the back of your project.

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