sign in sign up
<<
Home , Hilary of Poitiers

St. Hilary of 820 Susquehanna Road, Rydal, PA 19046

215-884-3252 / [email protected] / www.sainthilaryofpoitiersparish.com SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

OUR SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE 5:00PM Vigil Saturday 8:00AM-Sunday 10:00AM-Sunday 12:00AM-Sunday

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Monday 9/14 from 8:30am to 5:00pm WEEKDAY MASSES 8 AM on Monday - Friday (No morning Mass on Saturdays)

CONFESSIONS Saturday 4:00 – 4:45 PM

Pastor - Rev. Kevin P. Murray

Weekend Assistance - Rev. Edward Dixey, OSA Weekend Assistant—Msgr. Gregory J. Fairbanks Permanent - Deacon John K. Hunter Pastor Emeritus - Msgr. J. Carroll St. Hilary School Principal - Mrs. Eileen Fagan Director of Religious Education - Mrs. Guna Pantele Music Director, Justin Jue [email protected] Maureen Maher, Business Manager Barbara Kulpa, Parish Secretary School Phone (215) 887-4520 Rectory (215) 884-3252

BAPTISM: First and third Sundays of the month. Contact the Rectory for more information.

MATRIMONY: Couples planning to marry should Following the Way, the Truth contact the Rectory six months before the date desired and the Life for the wedding.

24th Sunday in Ordinary Times At this he turned around and, RECTORY OFFICE HOURS looking at his disciples, rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, The following are the Rectory Office Hours:

Satan. You are thinking not as Monday to Friday: 9 AM to 4 PM does, but as human beings do.” Mark 8:33 Closed for Lunch: 12 PM to 1 PM

St. Hilary of Poitiers Parish † September 13, 2015/ 24th Sunday in Ordinary Times

Deacon’s Corner

“But who do you say that I am?” Sunday, September 13, 2015—24thSunday 5:00 pm (Vigil) Echardt & Flood Families Mark 8 8:00 am Holy Souls in Purgatory In our today questions His dis- 10:00 am Earl McGrath ciples about “Who do people say that I am?” 12:00 noon Charles Dowd

This was not because He was seeking His own 24th Week in Ordinary Time self awareness but because He was now ready Monday, September 14, 2015-Exaltation of the for them to know who He is, was and why He Holy Cross came. Peter responded “You are the Christ.” 8:00 am Francis McGoldrick Even Peter when acknowledging that Jesus is 8:30-5:00pm Adoration

“the Christ” has a preconceived notion of Jesus Tuesday, September 15, 2015-Our Lady of Sorrows as the anointed one, the Messiah, He would be a 8:00 am James M. Baker great king but a great king here on this earth. But this is not “the Christ” who Jesus came to be. Wednesday, September 16, 2015-St. Cornelius, & , Bishop He came to suffer greatly, be rejected and be 8:00 am William & Teresa Hagan killed all for our sake. The disciples themselves were hardly prepared for the demands that were Thursday, September 17, 2015-St. , expected of them in order to follow Him. Bishop & 8:00 am Howard Gilton Everyone of us at times struggles with who Jesus is in our lives. In particular when we ask Friday, September 18, 2015 Him for favors and they don’t seem to come the 8:00am Doris Buckley way we think they should. At times we also have Sunday, September 20, 2015 25th Sunday in preconceived notions of what God should be to us Ordinary Time in our lives. He is much more than just a person 5:00 pm Vigil Elizabeth I. Stever who we go to when we want or need something. 8:00 am Jane Maciejewski He is much more then a problem solver. He is 10:00 am Rita & Hohenstein 12:00 noon John Patrick Waldron much more than a great healer. He is the person l in our lives who loves us the most. His love is un- conditional. He is the person who gave His life All are invited to pray the rosary after the for us. He is the person who is always by our 8:00am daily mass. side. Without a right understanding of “the Please DO NOT PARK in the Circle Christ,” we cannot rise to new Life with Him. in front of the church during Sunday mass times. Alone the demands of the disciples would be im- This is a safety issue in emergency situations. possible, this same struggle is greatly beyond you We appreciate your cooperation. and I. But with God as our help, we can begin to think as God does, not as humans. And how do Stewardship Report we know how God thinks? Well, we know not in terms of beatings, pain, ridicule or even death. TOTAL WEEKLY SUNDAY COLLECTIONS God thinks in terms of Life and Love. God thinks September 7th, 2014 - September 6th, 2015 in terms of . God only wills for us what Weekly Envelopes $ 11,534.00 $ 10,326.00 is good for us and what brings us to new life. So Loose Cash/Checks $ 1,035.00 $ 684.00 we all are asked to take up our daily crosses E-Giving 0.00 $ 662.00 because this is the way we too can share in the Total Collection $12,569.00 $11,672.00 risen life with Him. Cumulative Totals $72,904.00 $77,906.44 God bless, Deacon John YTD Difference from Last Year $5,002.44

Page 2/September 13, 2015 160 St. Hilary of Poitiers Parish PARISH PRAYER LINE To request Parish Prayer Line prayers for a loved one, friend who is ill, or a service man or woman, please call Evelyn at (215) 947- 4951, Pat at (215) 379-3305, the Rectory at 215-884-3252 or if you would like your name removed from our list. Please pray for the following: Jack Avak Angela Gawin James O’Brien Michael Brown William Hartner Mary Joe Reaby Bob Bray Mary Jane Hummel Arlene Rims-Lloyd Parish Religious Education Program Felicia Burkhardt Michele Kelly Tina Savarino Betty Crosson Bob Kilcoyne Lieut. Schaffer PREP News Anthony D’Angelis Sarah Koehler Jacalyn Strigle Our Parish Religious Education Program (PREP) will Rebecca Farrell Paris Luckowski Dan Webb begin classes on Tuesday September 15th. The class time is from 6:60pm to 7:30pm. MONDAY ADORATION We will begin PREP in church with a blessing of our Adoration will resume children and their families. Please go to the Church Monday, September 14, 2015 when you arrive. Our Church will be open all day for private After our prayer service, students from 2-6, will go adoration and prayer, immediately after directly to their classes with their teachers. First after the 8:00am mass until 5:00pm. Grade will go to their classroom with their parents. We are in need of volunteers throughout the day to spend a 1/2 hour with the Lord in order for the We are happy to invite all PREP 7th, 8th and also 9th practice to continue. Please see the sign-up sheets at the graders to participate in our JR HIGH program. This doors of the Church. program will start on Sept. 22nd.

St. Hilary’s PREP Program enrollment is still open. Our PREP Program starts on September 15th. If you have not enrolled your child, please call Guna Pan- tele, DRE at 215-884-3252 or by email at [email protected] WMOF UPDATE! It is necessary for your child to attend our PREP Guidelines for Electronic Viewing of the classes in order for them to receive their sacra- Sunday Papal Mass on September 27th: ments. Electronic viewing will not satisfy the obligation to attend mass on Sunday. The obligation is ful- Any High School student who is interested in helping filled when we are physically present for the cel- as a PREP Aid please contact our DRE. This is a great way to earn your service hours. Please ebration of the Eucharist. consider volunteering! No one should miss this once in a life time event. So if you plan on viewing the event at home with your family and friends please use PARISH ON LINE GIVING the following instructions: Check your local television listings to see which stations will be airing the Papal Mass live. Just as a reminder Viewing the event through cable or satellite tele- our “on line giving” vision feed would be the best option. An alterna- is available for every- tive option is to stream the mass from an inter- net connection. In order to stream the Papal one. It is easy to do Mass on Sunday 27th at 4:00pm, go to and saves you the www.wolrdmeeting2015.org. Once there, go to time of writing weekly checks. It’s simple, the “Papal Visit” tab, and click on the “Papal convenient and secure. All you will need to Mass” page. There you will see the link to watch the Mass live. You can also go directly to do is go to our parish website at… www.worldmeeting2015.org/papal-mass. www.sainthilaryofpoitiersparish.com and We recommend you test your systems b follow the registration steps. efore Sunday, September 27, 2015.

Page 3/September 13, 2015 160 St. Hilary of Poitiers Parish

PHILADELPHIA 2015 Our Parish was provided with the following: The Archdiocese of Philadelphia invites 110 Passes to the Saturday Evening Festival of you to prepare for the World Meeting of Families-September 26th @7:30pm Families. Check out our webpage with a 110 Passes to the Sunday, Papal Mass-September growing list of local WMOF preparation 27th @ 4:00pm resources and events that will help you These passes are for a reserved space on the and your family prepare! Benjamin Franklin Parkway between 20th & 22nd Here are some of the things you will find there: Streets. * LOCAL MARRIAGE AND FAMILY EVENTS * SCHEDULE OF INTRODUCTION TO THE WMOF If you have reserved passes through our rectory CATECHISM TALKS they will be available on Wednesday, September * RESOURCES FOR PARISHES 16th from 9:00am to 4:00pm. We have requested * MONTHLY HOMILY HELPS FOR PRIESTS AND additional passes but have not received a confirma- tion of our request. If you wish to be placed on a * MONTHLY BULLETIN REFLECTIONS * ROSARY FOR THE FAMILY...AND MORE! … waiting list please call the rectory. Visit: phillyevang.org/wmof to learn more!

Office for the New Evangelization: Papal Visit Playbook [email protected] World Meeting of Families – Philadelphia 2015, City of Philadelphia & Commonwealth of Pennsyl- vania Launch the Papal Visit Playbook Coming to the World Meeting of Families? The WMOF along with the Museum of the Bible announced Philadelphia, PA (August 20, 2015) – As the City of Philadelphia prepares to host the 2015 World The Verbum Domini II: God’s Word Goes Out to the Meeting of Families and in Septem- Nations will be on display at the Pennsylvanian Con- ber, the World Meeting of Families – Philadelphia vention Center Monday, Sept. 21 thru Sept. 26 as a spe- 2015 (WMOF), with the City of Philadelphia and cial exhibit celebrating the WMOF Congress and Pope Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, today announced Francis to the US. that the Papal Visit Playbook, a comprehensive Festival of Families online guide for residents across the region to assist Saturday September 26, 2105 @ 7:30p.m. in planning for the weekend of September 26-27, Pope Francis will attend the Festival of Families for will be available to the public on Monday, August approximately 60-90 minutes on Saturday evening at 24 at 12 p.m. EST. It will be available at http:// this extraordinary event on the Benjamin Franklin www.worldmeeting2015.org/papalplaybook/. Parkway. We expect His Holiness to be with us be- This special resource provides residents with a wide -ranging overview of information related to the ginning at 7:30 p.m. pending scheduling. There will World Meeting of Families Congress (September 22 be catechesis, song, dance, and prayer throughout – 25) and Papal Visit (September 26-27). This in- the late afternoon up until the time when Pope formation includes a complete outline of the event Francis arrives and the more formal program be- itself, recommendations on how residents can par- gins. ticipate, transportation options, special events Papal Mass available to residents in advance of Pope Francis’ Sunday, September 27, 2105 @ 4:00 p.m. arrival, emergency notification information, pet Pope Francis will celebrate mass for upward of 1.5 care considerations, city service information and million people on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. additional resources to support residents. The time for the Mass is 4:00 P.M.

Did you know? The World Meeting of Families Adult and Youth Congress (Sept 22-25) offers fami- lies access to the riches of Jesus’ teachings on mar- riage and family life. The Congress will offer a To: Meaghan Rossi & Lauren Farrell, who will repre- wide variety of talks full of beautiful and enlivening sent St. Hilary’s in the Papal Choir at the Papal Mass truths and practical ways to live them so that our on Sept. 27th. families can flourish and experience more joy. Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

Page 4/September 14, 2015 160 St. Hilary of Poitiers Parish St. Hilary’s Memorial Garden New Memorial Bricks are now available to be placed around the statue of St. Hilary. Names of family members or a deceased loved one can be en- graved for a donation of $100.00. For any questions in regards to the memorial bricks please call the rectory @ 215 884-3252

The following names have been placed in our Memorial Garden: Rev. John J. Foster, Alma Benyak, Barbara Lata, George Lata, Virginia Shire-Britto, Class of 2015. God rest the souls of those who have gone before us.

Archdiocese of Philadelphia Announces Significant Vocation Increase! A three-fold increase in its priestly vocations with 20 new seminarians enrolling in St. Charles Seminary compared to 2014 . Our Vocation office has announced “Called by Name,” a new vocation recruitment pro- gram to be launched this fall following Pope Francis’ visit. “Called be Name” is a grassroots, parish-based program which introduces parishioners to the vocation discern- ment program and asks parishioners to bring forward names of potential candidates for the priesthood, diaconate and consecrated religious life. Programs will run in parishes on Nov. 1 & 8th.

St Hilary’s School Window Project CatholicPhilly.com Our Parishioner portion of our School Window Pro- Stay up to date with local news from ject goal has now reached $121,101.00. CatholicPhilly.com. Use your computer or smart phone to I want to thank you again for supporting this much read about parish news, Chaput’s column and needed renovation. It is our commitment to offer a information on activities throughout the Archdiocese of fine religious education and our through your gener- Philadelphia. Sign up for a free newsletter sent by email osity we are able to continue to be a community of twice a week at www.catholicphilly.com/newsletter. Faith, Knowledge and Service.

World Meeting of Families Film Fest Mass for Persons with Disabilities during WMOF The Greater Philadelphia Film Office will host a film festi- The Annual Mass honoring the lives and gifts of those val on Tuesday Sept. 22nd and close Friday evening with disabilities will be celebrated during the WMOF. We Sept. 25th, just before the Pope arrives. Curated and pre- are joining the National Catholic Organizations who serve sented by Beneficial Bank. The festival will be held at the needs of persons with disabilities and the deaf com- The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. Films will munity at the Shrine of St. John Neumann, 1019 N. 5th St, include “The Mighty Macs,” “Diary of a City Priest,” “The Phila. on Thursday, Sept. 24th for Mass at 7:00pm fol- Wizard of OZ,” “Wide Awake” and “Urban .” For lowed by a reception. To RSVP on line go to: Information: www.WorldMeeting2015.org www.ncpd.org/events/wmof or 215 587-3530

Does your marriage need a tune-up? Keep your relationship running smoothly with a Worldwide Mar- riage Encounter Weekend. You learn how to communicate at a deeper level, how to rekindle the romance in your relationship, how to renew your dreams for your marriage. It’s time away together that really pays off big for your family. The next Weekend is being offered at St. Mary of Providence October 9-11. For more information visit our website at www.wwme-philly.org or register online at [email protected] or call 610-449-1859

We are in need of volunteers to help clean our Church Starting in September we are looking for individuals or groups to help clean our church. This is on a ro- tating basis and you would be assigned once a month to do light cleaning. We have been very fortunate over the years to have many dedicated people who gave their time in service to our church. Some of them have found the need to retire so we are currently looking for replacements. Please call Deacon John @ 215 884-3252 or email Rose Duffy [email protected]

Page 5/September 13, 2015 160 St. Hilary of Poitiers Parish “COME AND SEE”

RCIA, or Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, is the process by which people who are interested in learning about the Catholic Faith can attend classes and have the opportunity to become members of the ..

RCIA is for adults who: 1. Are interested in learning about Catholic Faith 2. Have never been baptized 3. Have been baptized in another Christian faith and are interested in the Catholic Faith 4. Are baptized Catholics who have not yet received the Sacraments of First Communion or Confirmation 5. Are married to a Catholic and attend Mass and would like to take the next step to become a member of the Catholic Church RCIA is a spiritual formation process beginning in September and ending with initiation into the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil. RCIA classes are held every Monday evening from 7 - 8:30 PM at the Rectory. Classes are taught by Fr. Kevin Murray, Deacon John Hunter, Mrs. Eileen Fagan, Mrs. Roe Naab, Ms. Sandy Repitcky. These classes are for anyone with interest no matter your current denomination. Please encourage your friends and neighbors with interest in Catholicism to come by. If you are inter- ested in attending or would like more information, contact the Rectory at 215-884-3252. A recent convert to our Catholic faith was asked: You sought the truth for many years before finally discovering it in the Catholic Church. What would you say to cradle Catholics who take the faith for granted? For us, the great beautiful and exciting discovery was the historicity, authenticity, authority and sacramental life of the Church. It overwhelmed us! To cradle Catholics, we would say, “Please don’t get used to the Mass; see the great gift the Lord has given us in the Church - our God coming to us on the altar. What amazing love: that He gives himself to us continually!” Father (who has served a preacher to the papal household) said: “To love Jesus is to love His Church.”

NEW SCRIP HOURS Starting the week of September 14th SCRIP will only be sold in the basement of the rectory on Thursdays from 10:00am to 11:30am. We will continue to sell SCRIP after all masses. If you have any questions, please contact Ellen Romano @ 215 663-0691 or [email protected]

STRUT YOUR STUFF St. Hilary’s 55+ Spirit Club will have its monthly meeting on September 16th at 10:00am in our Parish Center. Our Gusts will be the musical trio called the “Mummers 3” Please join the fun as they perform some of your favorite Mummers tunes. Annual membership is $25.00. For information, call Tom Gilton at 215 873-1834

World Meeting of Families Prayer God and Father of us all, in Jesus, your Son and our Savior, you have made us your sons and daughters in the family of the Church. May your grace and love help our families in every part of the world be united to one another in fidelity to the Gospel.

May the example of the , with the aid of your Holy Spirit, guide all families, especially those most troubled, to be homes of communion and prayer and to always seek your truth and live in your love. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, pray for us!

Page Pa 6/September 13, 2015 160 St. Hilary of Poitiers