Church of Saint Philip Neri Pennsburg, PA 18073 September 10, 2017
Rev. Robert A. Roncase, Pastor EUCHARISTIC ADORATION in St. Anne Chapel Deacon Michael J. Franks Monday: Deacon Patrick J. Kennedy 9:00 am - 5:00 PM Rev. Edmond J. Speitel, Pastor Emeritus Tuesday - Friday: Rev. John J. Scarcia, Retired Pastor 9:00 am - 7:00 PM Locke Highleyman, Business Manager Saturday: Shirley Misiak, Office Manager 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Catherine E. Faust, Director of Music Wendy Benner, Coordinator of PREP/Religious ED First Friday's: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM followed by Benediction. Joan Lampart, Coordinator of Parish Outreach
Tom Dewees, Director Catholic Family Life Center FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS Dianne Linden, Administrative Assistant CFLC For a floral arrangement to be placed at the altar, please Anita Fuhs, Youth Minister call the rectory.
Parish Phone Numbers: SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE Rectory 215.679.9275 Saturday – Vigil Mass – 5:00 PM Youth Ministry 267.733.2572 Sunday – 7:30 AM; 10:00 AM Religious Education/PREP 215.679.7839 Holy Day Masses as announced Catholic Family Life Center 215.679.2237 Parish Hall 215.679.8116 WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE - St. Anne Chapel The Chapel is open Monday thru Saturday until 7:00 PM for your visits to the Blessed Sacrament. Fax Numbers: Rectory 215.679.0386 Daily Mass is celebrated in the Religious Education/PREP 215.679.8370 Chapel attached to the rectory: Catholic Family Life Center 215.679.8370 Monday - 5:00 PM Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday - 8:00 AM
Church & Rectory Address: CONFESSIONS 1325 Klinerd Rd; Pennsburg 18073 Saturdays: 4:00 – 4:45 PM Hours: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM or: at the Rectory BY APPOINTMENT. Email Address: [email protected]
Website Address: www.spnparish.org BAPTISMS: Please call the Rectory to schedule nd Religious Education Office Summer Hours: 2 Sunday Baptisms are held at the 10 AM Mass rd 26 E. Sixth Street, East Greenville, PA 18041 3 Sunday Baptisms are held at 11:30 AM Monday & Friday: Offices are closed Tuesday & Thursday: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm SPONSORS: Sponsors for Baptism and Confirmation Wednesday: 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm need to be at least 16 years of age, to be confirmed, Email address: [email protected] attend Mass weekly, and if married, be in a valid marriage. Neri Center Address 575 Main Street, East Greenville, PA 18041 PRE-JORDAN CLASSES Call the Rectory Office to schedule. Catholic Family Life Center Address 26 E. Sixth Street, East Greenville, PA 18041 MARRIAGES Email address: [email protected] Arrangements should be made at least SIX Website Address: www.catholicfamilylifecenter.com MONTHS before the date of the wedding.
Youth Ministry Office hours: (East Greenville) NEW PARISHIONERS Tuesday & Thursday: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm Stop by or call the rectory between 9:30 am - 4:30 pm Wednesday: 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm Email address: [email protected] SHUT-INS Call the Parish Outreach Office. ROSARY: Prayed in the Chapel Saturday after the 9:00 AM Mass SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK Monday at 1:00 PM Call the Rectory Office. 059-St. Philip Neri, page 1 OUR PARISH MISSION STATEMENT Friday, September 15, Our Lady of Sorrows We are the Catholic Parish Community of 8:00 am - Irwin Yerger, (Bob & Dawn Ellis) St. Philip Neri, answering Christ's call to 9:00 am - 7:00 pm - Adoration in the Chapel discipleship through Word, Sacrament and Saturday, September 16, Saint Cornelius Service. We proclaim God's hope and love to and Cyprian all. 10:00 am - 4:00 pm - Adoration in the Chapel 5:00 pm - Paul Sr., Emma, Paul Jr & Serving at Mass Sept. 17 Robert Sobjak, (Barbara Miller) Extraordinary Ministers Lectors 5:00 pm - Catherine Cahill Bob Ellis Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Lee Johnson September 17, 2017 Priest Deacon 7:30 am - Donald Miller, (Barbara Miller) John Burke 10:00 am - For the Living and Deceased Claire Holcombe Members of the Parish.
7:30 am - Beverly Bowser C. Mullaney WE INVITE YOUR PRAYERS Cameron Bowser For the sick, those in hospitals, nursing homes, Priest also for their caregivers; and all those we hold Deacon close in our hearts. Lori Brozena Chuck Rodgers Please pray in particular for: Michael Quigley. 10:00 am - Terry Benner Eileen Davis Wendy Benner Sue DiMarco For those who have died, grant them eternal rest Priest and peace. Deacon Kevin Charlton Maryanne Charlton PARISH NEWS Amanda Charlton Renee DeGrassi LaRue Emmell SPN AT LARGE PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERS - Diane Kennedy SPN Parish Council At-Large Members welcome Joshua Hewitt any questions or comments you may have. Lillian Hewitt Tony Bauer: [email protected] Twenty-Third Sunday In Ordinary Time Ray Carr: [email protected] September 10, 2017 Kevin Charlton: [email protected] Monday, September 11 Matthew Fuhs: [email protected] 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM - Adoration in the Chapel 5:00 pm - Thomas Scully, (Mike Raab) Karen Katrinak: [email protected]
Tuesday, September 12, The Most Holy Name Theresa Walker: [email protected] of Mary
8:00 am - Paul & Vera Fronheiser (Estate) 9:00 AM - 7:00 pm - Adoration in the Chapel SUNDAY COLLECTIONS September 4, 2016 September 3, 2017 Wednesday, September 13, Saint John Chrysostom Envelopes: $ 5,685.00 $ 4,849.00 8:00 am - 5th Anniversary, Pete Emmell, Online: 1,796.00 1,917.00 (LaRue Emmell) Loose: 264.00 551.00 9:00 am - 7:00 pm - Adoration in the Chapel Children: 17.00 27.00 Thursday, September 14, The Exaltation of Total: $ 7,762.00 $ 7,344.00 the Holy Cross 8:00 am - 1st Anniversary, Helen Burke (John Burke & family) 9:00 am - 7:00 pm - Adoration in the Chapel
059-St. Philip Neri, page 2 Special Second Collections: September RITE of CHRISTIAN INITIATION of ADULTS (RCIA) For those who do not receive Sunday collection The RCIA is in the process which the Catholic envelopes or if you are an On-Line Giver, the Church employs to educate and initiate all new following special collections are: adult members into the Catholic Community.
Black & Indian Missions; 100th Anniversary. If you or someone you know would be interested in exploring the possibility of becoming a SPECIAL SECOND COLLETION member of the Catholic Church, you or they There will be a special Second Collection taken would need to participate in this process. In on the weekend of September 16/17 for the addition, the RCIA is also designed to bring victims of Hurricane Harvey in Texas. persons who were baptized Catholic, but never finished their Sacraments into full Communion This collection will take place immediately with the Church. following the first collection. We will begin our Sessions on Thursday,
SEPTEMBER 2017: September 21st at 7:00 PM in the Rectory Meeting Room and run through Easter of 2018. Week at a Glance If you are interested in exploring this possibility, please contact Deacon Mike Franks to set up an Monday – September 11 appointment. Holy Rosary Hour 1:00 pm - Chapel
Prayer Shawl Ministry 7:00 pm - Neri Center You can reach Deacon Mike at: 484.919.9603 or email to: [email protected]. Tuesday - September 12 Adoration in the Chapel: 9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Wednesday – September 13 Adoration in the Chapel: 9:00 am - 7:00 pm Garden Club 5:00 pm NO PREP Classes; will resume September 20th. SPN SENIOR CLUB 2017 CALENDAR Thursday - September 14 Adoration in the Chapel: 9:00 am - 7:00 pm Sept. 24 Basket Bash Bible Study 7:00 pm Neri Center Sept. 27 Celebrate the 50's Pennsburg Nursing Home Mass at 2:15 pm Oct. 10 Trip to Penn's Peak: Praise and Prayer 7:30 pm Chapel Tribute to Barbara Streisand Oct. 25 Halloween Party
*Nov. 15 Salute to Veterans Friday - September 15 Dec. 1 American Music Theatre Adoration in the Chapel: 9:00 am - 7:00 pm Christmas Show Bible Study 9:00 am Neri Center *Dec. 13 Seraphims from St. Mary Frontier Girls 6:30 pm Parish Hall Catholic School
Saturday - September 16 St. Philip Neri Church Parish Hall Adoration in the Chapel: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm HOAGIE SALE PICK UP: Sunday - September 17 Children's Liturgy of the Word at 10AM Mass TUESDAY – September 12 Little Church 10:00 am Parish Hall Men's Basketball 8:00 pm Parish Hall 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM Youth Ministry 5:30 pm Parish Hall 215.679.8116
059-St. Philip Neri, page 3 PARISH BREAKFAST SPN CFLC (continued) Our parish Breakfasts have started up again; if The Joyful Heart Lounge and Library has library you would like to assist in any of the following volunteer assistant positions available – please areas listed below for just a few hours or so, call Tom Dewees for details at 215-679-2237. contact Bill Robinson at: 215.896.5949 or [email protected]. LITTLE CHURCH: Accepting Registrations for Little Church - Breakfast setup, cooking and cleanup. This program is designed for our three (3) year olds (by May 1st) - Kindergarten Church BIBLE STUDY members. The children learn about our faith The St. Philip Neri Parish Bible Study will begin while attending and participating in a child its Fall Session on "The Bible Timeline - New friendly Church Service. Little Church takes Testament" starting Thursday, September 21st place during the 10:00 AM Mass in our Parish at 7:00 PM and Friday, September 22nd at 9AM Hall Meeting Room. This Program is FREE, but, (for those unable to make evening session). This you do need to register. Little Church will start will be an eight (8) week Study ending Thursday, on Sunday, September 17th. November 16th and Friday, November 17th. We will meet at the Neri Center, East Greenville.If SPN YOUTH MINISTRY you would like to study the New Testament, this is for you. Please contact Joan Lampart: Are you fun? Are you faithful? 215.529.5686; [email protected] or The Youth Ministry team [email protected]. If you are new, you has an opening for you!! must register so materials are available for you. Join our awesome team: contact Anita Fuhs at: SPN CATHOLIC FAMILY LIFE CENTER [email protected] or: 267.733.2572 The 2017 Fall/Winter Program Catalog will be mailed soon to your homes – there are new THANK YOU! programs and events the entire family will enjoy! The Respect Life Ministry, on behalf of Birthright of Pottstown, thanks all the parishioners who 2017 Fall/Winter Program Kickoff: gave so generously to the Diaper Drive held on Tuesday, Sept. 19 – “Everything is Grace: August 26/27. The Way and Life of St. Therese of Lisieux” - Brother Joseph Schmidt, FSC, will discuss Many mothers count on their services every day his biography on the spiritual journey of St. to care for their new born infants. God Bless Therese of Lisieux – 7:00 – 8:30 pm – Neri you, and our prayers of thanks are with you. Center
Sunday, Oct. 1 – Shower of Roses St. Therese of Lisieux – Carmelite Monastery – ARCHDIOCESAN NEWS Benediction and shower of roses procession on the Feast Day of St. Therese of Lisieux – IHM Sisters' Night 1:30 – 5:00 pm – Coopersburg. See Flyer in September 22, 2017 today's Bulletin. Friday, 6-9pm Cost: $5.00 for both events. REGISTRATION Villa Maria House of Studies DEADLINE: SUNDAY, SEPT. 17 1140 King Road Immaculata, PA 19345 SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, October 14 – Warren County Young women (16-35) are invited to share Winery Train and Tour! – 9:45 am – 4:30 pm. informally with IHM Sisters. Join us for a fun Trip includes Perkiomen bus to Phillipsburg, night of prayer, cookout, and wiffle ball! For NJ, steam locomotive to vineyards, wine further information contact Sister Marianne, tasting/hors d’oeuvres, lunch. See Flyer in 610-889-1553 or [email protected] today's Bulletin. Cost: $65.00 includes transportation, train, tour, and lunch. REGISTRATION DEADLINE:
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7 Vocation Office for Diocesan Priesthood 059-St. Philip Neri, page 4 The priests of tomorrow are in our midst. They are members of this parish. They are members of our own families. Encourage Vocations; pray for the gift. www.HeedTheCall.org
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METANOIA This is an active community of Catholic young Invest just five minutes a day, and your faith adults in western Montgomery County PA. The will deepen and grow—a day at a time. group supports Catholics in their 20's and 30's who are looking to deepen their faith and meet fellow Catholics in the area. Our ministry Sunday, Sep 10, 2017 includes: Theology on Tap, faith based meetings, community service, retreats and outdoor events. TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY We meet on Tuesday evenings at 7:30 PM unless TIME otherwise noted. Our upcoming events are listed below; contact: Be reconciled [email protected] for more Christianity is not just a theoretical information or visit our Face Book Page at: www.facebook.com/users/metanoiayoungadults philosophy; it’s meant to be lived. One radical way you can put your faith into September: practice is to follow Jesus’ advice on what to Tuesday, September 12 - Bible Study at Corpus Christi Parish, Lansdale at 7:30 PM do when someone sins against you: “Go and point out the fault when the two of you are Tuesday, September 19 - Theology on Tap at alone.” This is not the way of the world, Appalachian Brewing Co., in Collegeville. Doors open at 7:00 PM and Talks begin at 7:30 PM - which encourages the aggrieved to Guest Speaker is Fr. Michael Mullan broadcast their displeasure on the internet.
If you want to test your discipleship, don’t Tuesday, September 26 - Holy Hour at Mary, Mother of the Redeemer, North Wales - 7:30PM. talk behind anyone’s back, but deal with insults and abuses face to face in a spirit of October: Tuesday, October 10 - Bible Study at Corpus love and reconciliation. Christi Parish, Lansdale at 7:30 PM TODAY'S READINGS: Ezekiel 33:7-9; Romans 13:8-10; Matthew 18:15-20 Friday, October 13 - Campfire at St. Eleanor's (127). “If anyone sins against you, go and Parish, Collegeville at 7:30 PM point out the fault when the two of you Tuesday, October 17 - Theology on Tap at are alone. Appalachian Brewing Co., in Collegeville. Doors open at 7:00 PM and Talks begin at 7:30 PM - Guest Speaker is Dr. John Brehaney Monday, Sep 11, 2017 Hard prayers Tuesday, October 24 - Holy Hour at Mary, Mother of the Redeemer Parish, North Wales - The highest commandments for those who 7:30 PM. follow Jesus tell us to love God and one another. To love others with a Christian love Friday, October 27 - Pumpkin Carving Social at The Rose's House, Audubon - 7:30 PM. means to seek their good, even when we do not feel like it or “others” are behaving in a way that makes it very difficult to wish
059-St. Philip Neri, page 5 anything good for them. Even more 407, often reminded his subjects to offer shocking, Jesus calls us to love our enemies prayers universally—that is, to pray for and pray for those who persecute us. On this everybody in the whole world. “For [Jesus day when we remember acts of great Christ] did not say ‘thy will be done in me destruction, let us pray not only for the or in us,’ but ‘on earth,’ the whole earth,” he innocents who died, but for those who wrote. Because of the influence of this great wished them dead. Doctor of the church, the prayers of the faithful after the Creed at Mass are called TODAY'S READINGS: Colossians 1:24— “general intercessions.” We pray for friends 2:3; Luke 6:6-11 (437). “Let us celebrate and enemies, the poor and the rich, the the festival, not with the old yeast, the weak and the powerful, the victims of yeast of malice and evil, but with the violence and those who inflict it. Our unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.” prayers are lights that shine in the darkness. Tuesday, Sep 12, 2017 MEMORIAL OF THE MOST HOLY NAME TODAY'S READINGS: Colossians 3:1-11; OF MARY Luke 6:20-26 (439). “At once Jesus spoke to them, ‘Take courage, it is I; do not be Listen to the Queen of Peace afraid.’ ” The origin of today’s memorial goes back to the celebration of the defeat of Turkish Thursday, Sep 14, 2017 invaders outside Vienna in 1683. While we can sympathize with people who were FEAST OF THE EXALTATION OF THE grateful for the turning back of a force that HOLY CROSS threatened all of Europe, it’s problematic Christ before us for Christians today to thank the Blessed Russian author Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Virgin Mary for a military victory when exiled for years in a Soviet gulag, had finally extremists of all stripes so regularly use reached the limits of his endurance. Bitter religion as justification for war. Perhaps we cold and brutal treatment had taken their better honor Mary’s Most Holy Name if we toll. He put down his shovel and sat down, pray and work for peace instead. resigning himself to a swift, violent death at the hands of the guards. A gaunt, old TODAY'S READINGS: Colossians 2:6-15; prisoner scurried over and knelt before him. Luke 6:12-19 (438). “Nothing will be He said nothing but traced the sign of the impossible for you." cross in the dirt. As Solzhenitsyn stared at this symbol, a ray of light pierced his soul. Wednesday, Sep 13, 2017 He did not have to face the evil of the gulag MEMORIAL OF JOHN CHRYSOSTOM, alone. Christ had gone before him. Today is BISHOP, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH the feast of the True Cross, the one that Shed some light on the world makes sense of our sufferings and gives us Saint John Chrysostom, the archbishop of the strength to endure whatever life hands Constantinople from 398 to his death in us. TODAY'S READINGS: Numbers 21:4b-9; 059-St. Philip Neri, page 6 Philippians 2:6-11; John 3:13-17 (638). the faith might be reconciled with the “Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the church; or it was exile, or the plague, or wilderness, so must the Son of Man be schism. Cyprian’s response was always lifted up.” generosity. During a terrible plague, for example, he himself cared for the sick and Friday, Sep 15, 2017 buried the dead—Christians and non- MEMORIAL OF OUR LADY OF SORROWS Christians alike—exemplifying his own Good grief words: “Love is the foundation of all the There isn’t a lot of support for personal virtues.” How can love calm the troubles of grief. While we have days for national your own life today? mourning, families in mourning are expected to pull themselves together and TODAY'S READINGS: 1 Timothy 1:15-17; return to their routines in fairly short order. Luke 6:43-49 (442). “Where two or three The placement of Our Lady of Sorrows on are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” the liturgical calendar right after the day honoring the Holy Cross is a reminder that sorrow doesn’t go away once the memorial rituals are observed. It may be good that our loved one is no longer suffering, but that doesn’t lessen our sadness. Make room for grief, both yours and that of others.
TODAY'S READINGS: 1 Timothy 1:1-2, 12- 14 (441); John 19:25-27 or Luke 2:33-35 (639). “Standing near the cross of Jesus
were his mother, and his mother’s sister . . . and Mary Magdalene.”
Saturday, Sep 16, 2017 MEMORIAL OF CYPRIAN, BISHOP,
MARTYR Build on a loving foundation
The third-century life of Saint Cyprian, bishop of Carthage, might have given rise to the comedy tag line: “It’s always something,” but his troubles and those of the church were anything but funny. If it wasn’t a heresy, it was bitter controversy over whether someone who had renounced
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059-St. Philip Neri, page 1 SPN SENIOR CLUB LUNCHEON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2017
IF YOU LOVE ROCK N' ROLL COME AND 'PUT A DIME IN THE JUKEBOX' AND 'STROLL' DOWN MEMORY LANE
11:30 AM - Parish Hall
RESERVATIONS ARE A MUST! Deadline September 22, 2017
Call Rita Latshaw at 215-679-7009
Suggested Offering for the lunch is $5.00 pp
WARREN COUNTY WINERY TRAIN AND TOUR!
059-St. Philip Neri, page 2 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2017 9:45 AM – 4:30 PM
We invite you to join us on a Perkiomen tour bus to Phillipsburg, NJ, where we’ll board New Jersey’s only operating steam locomotive for a scenic trip along the Delaware River to the Villa Milagro Vineyards. Enjoy a vineyard/winery tour as well as wine tasting and hors d’oeuvres. We’ll depart the CFLC at 9:45 am and will have lunch in Phillipsburg before returning to the CFLC by 4:30 pm.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE OCTOBER 7 Cost: $65.00 (includes transportation, train, tour, and lunch) Register: www.catholicfamilylifecenter.com Or phone (215) 679-2237 or mail with check (payable to SPN CFLC) to: SPN Catholic Family Life Center, 26 East 6th St., East Greenville, PA 18041
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