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

215-884-3252 / [email protected] / www.sainthilaryofpoitiersparish.com AUGUST 9, 2015

SUNDAY MASSES

Summer Mass Schedule 5 PM Vigil on Saturday Sunday: 9 AM & 11AM

Our Regular Mass Schedule Will Resume on Sunday, September 5 th & 6th

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.

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

19th Sunday RECTORY OFFICE HOURS in Ordinary Times The following are the Rectory Office Hours: “Is this not , the son of ? Monday to Thursday: 9 AM to 4 PM Summer Hours Friday: 9AM to 12:00PM Do we not know his father and mother?” Closed for Lunch: 12 PM to 1 PM John 6:42 St. Hilary of Poitiers Parish † August 9, 2015/ 19th Sunday in Ordinary Times

Deacon’s Corner

“...and the bread that I will give is my flesh Sunday, August 9, 2015—19th Sunday in Ordinary Times 5:00 pm (Vigil) George Schlacter for the life of the world.” 9:00 am John, Rose & Henry McErlean 11:00 am John Gray We hear that “the Jews murmured” because 19th Week in Ordinary Time they could not get beyond their limited percep- Monday, August 10, 2015-St. Lawrence, Deacon tion of who they thought Jesus was. In the mys- 8:00 am Thaddeus Luckiewicz tery about himself, He reveals: “I am the bread of life,” the Bread that “come down from heav- Tuesday, August 11, 2015-St. Claire, 8:00 am Thomas A. Bossert, Sr. en,” the Bread to whom we must become, the Bread who give us a share in His “eternal life,” Wednesday, August 12, 2015—St. Jane Frances the Bread in whom we must believe, the Bread deChantal, Religious who gives Self “for the life of the world.” 8:00 am Peg Clark

The surprise of our is that Jesus, him- Thursday, August 13, 2015–Sts. Pontain, & self, as the “bread...from heaven,” is both the Hippolytus, Priest, Martyrs promise and fulfillment of the eternal Life for 8:00 am John Stevenson which we all long. Jesus declares himself to be Friday, August 14, 2015– St. , Pope & the living bread and when we share in this Bread Martyr we “will live forever.” 8:00am Doris Buckley Such a mystery! Who can believe it? Saturday. August 15th—Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (not a Holyday of obligation) Who can afford not to believe it? The ultimate act of ’s persistence in bring- ing us to new and eternal Life is to send the Son Sunday, August 16, 2015 20th Sunday in who gave His life for us. The Bread Ordinary Time 5:00 pm Vigil Edwin Fellmeth of heaven isn’t without cost. For 9:00 am Annie McReynolds Jesus, the cost is the cross. The 11:00 am John Grey bread of life is the bread of self- sacrifice. To encounter Jesus by eat- All are invited to pray the rosary after the 8:00 daily mass. ing the bread of Life is to take upon ourselves Jesus’ life of self-giving. In the mystery of Christ we are reminded that Please DO NOT PARK in the Circle life and death always go together. If we wish to in front of the church during Sunday mass times. live, we must be willing to die to ourselves. God’s This is a safety issue in emergency situations. persistence in bringing us Life is a gift, indeed. We appreciate your cooperation. To receive God’s gift of life is to pledge ourselves to bring that Life of God to others. Stewardship Report This is an open invitation for us to receive the gift of life in the Eucharist every opportunity we TOTAL WEEKLY SUNDAY COLLECTIONS have. August 3rd, 2014 - August 2nd, 2015

God Bless, Weekly Envelopes $ 6,781.00 $ 6,600.00 Loose Cash/Checks $ 958.00 $ 582.00 E-Giving 0.00 $ 800.00 Deacon John Total Collection $ 7,739.00 $ 7,982.00 Cumulative Totals $36,854.00 $43,006.50

YTD Difference from Last Year $6,152.50

Page 2/August 9, 2015 160 St. Hilary of Poitiers Parish PARISH PRAYER LINE MARRIAGE CONVALIDATIONS To request Parish Prayer Line prayers for a loved one, For Catholics a valid sacramental mar- friend who is ill, or a service man or woman, please call Eve- riage is before a Priest and two wit- lyn at (215) 947- 4951, Pat at (215) 379-3305, nesses in what is called the Forms of the Rectory at 215-884-3252 or if you would Marriage. If you have been married by like your name removed from our list. a Justice of the Peace or in a Civil Mar- riage and wish to have your marriage Please pray for the following: blessed by the Church and be able to Jack Avak Angela Gawin return to the sacraments, most espe- Paris Luckowski Michael Brown William Hartner Mary Joe Reaby cially, the Sacrament of the Eucharist, Felicia Burkhardt Mary Jane Hummel Arlene Rims-Lloyd please call the rectory at 215-884-3252 Betty Crosson Michele Kelly Tina Savarino and ask to speak to Fr. Murray. Anthony DeAngelis Bob Kilcoyne Lieut. Schaffer Rebecca Farrell Sarah Koehler Jacalyn Strigle Dan Webb Pre-Jordan Classes Classes are held on Thursday evening during the year MONDAY ADORATION at 7:00PM in the Rectory. Our next call is scheduled for : We will not have Adoration on Thursday, October 22, 2015 Pre-register by calling the rectory at 215 884-3252 Monday’s during the Summer

months. Adoration will resume Monday, September 14, 2015

Our 2016 Mass Book will open on Thursday

September 10th. We unable to accept requests to the 10th. You may reserve Parish Religious Education Program (PREP) News your masses at the rectory on that day from St. Hilary PREP Program enrollment is still open. Our 8:30 to 4:00pm PREP Program starts on September 15th. If you have not enrolled your child, please call Guna Pantele, DRE at 215 -884-3252 or by email at [email protected] WMOF UPDATE! It is necessary for your child to attend our PREP classes Guidelines for Electronic in order for them to receive their sacraments. Viewing of the Sunday Papal There is also a Jr High PREP program for 7-9 graders this year. It will start on September 22nd. Mass on September 27th: Any High School student who is interested in helping as a Electronic viewing will not satisfy PREP Aid please contact our DRE. This is a great way to the obligation to attend mass on earn your service hours. Please consider volunteering! Sunday. The obligation is fulfilled when we are physically present for the celebra- tion of the Eucharist. PARISH ON LINE GIVING

LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR POT OF GOLD RAFFLE Over $45,000.00 in Prizes - TEN LUCKY WINNERS! Just as a reminder Maximum 2,015 tickets will be sold @ $100.00 per ticket! Proceeds will help provide a home, food and quality nursing care to the our “on line giving” elderly poor. FIRST PRIZE — $25,000.00 is available for every- 2nd Prize $10,000.00 DRAWING ON SUNDAY, 3rd Prize $5,000.00 SEPTEMBER 13, 2015 one. It is easy to do 4th, 5th & 6th $1,000.00 DREXELBROOK, DREXEL HILL 7th & 8th $750.00 BUFFET DINNER—CASH BAR and saves you the 9th & 10th $500.00 12:30 PM –4:00 PM 50/50 Raffle - 50/50 Board - Silent Auction - Wine Rack time of writing weekly checks. It’s simple, BE A SPONSOR! Visit the website below for Sponsorship Levels. convenient and secure. All you will need to ST. HILARY’S PARISHIONER, DON HOPKINS, WILL BE SELLING TICKETS. You can reach him at (215) 887-3139. do is go to our parish website at… You can also send your check to: Little Sisters of the Poor Develop- ment Office, Home, 5300 Chester Avenue, Philadel- www.sainthilaryofpoitiersparish.com and phia, PA 19143. For credit card purchases visit: www.littlesistersofthepoorphiladelphia.org. follow the registration steps.

Page 3/August 9, 2015 160 St. Hilary of Poitiers Parish Choosing Life To prepare for the World Meeting of Families and ’s visit, we are studying a catechesis on family life. The book is called Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive. Each month, our parish is reflecting on one chapter. Previous monthly reflections are PHILADELPHIA online at PhillyEvang.org/wmof. You can 2015 The Archdiocese of Philadelphia invites order the catechesis as a paperback or e- you to prepare for the World Meeting of book, and learn more about next year’s Families. Check out our webpage with a big event, at WorldMeeting2015.org. growing list of local WMOF preparation resources and events that will help you Chapter 10: Choosing Life We began this catech- and your family prepare! esis by explaining that God made us for a reason. Here are some of the things you will find there: The God we meet in Jesus Christ loves us, and calls * LOCAL MARRIAGE AND FAMILY EVENTS us to love as he does. Marriage is the sacrament * SCHEDULE OF INTRODUCTION TO THE WMOF that brings human fertility into this mission of love. CATECHISM TALKS * RESOURCES FOR PARISHES If we understand that love is our mission in our * MONTHLY HOMILY HELPS FOR PRIESTS AND marriages, families, and parishes, then we have learned a basic truth that will shape many other * MONTHLY BULLETIN REFLECTIONS areas of life. For example, if fidelity to the covenant * ROSARY FOR THE FAMILY...AND MORE! … requires restraint and perseverance, if our bodies Visit: phillyevang.org/wmof to learn more! and the material world can be vessels of divine Office for the New Evangelization: grace, then we can approach questions of sexuality, [email protected] ecology, technology, and medicine with renewed commitment and insight. We now realize why a cat- Coming to the World Meeting of Families? echesis on the family has actually been a catechesis Please visit the Transportation page of for all of life. If we have learned to think of our WorldMeeting2015.org to learn what you need to get families as domestic churches, if we have learned there. Special SEPTA passes needed for travel on the why moral individualism is not the right context for Regional Rail during the Papal Visit weekend of receiving teaching, then we have adopted a view that will reorient our whole identity. This mis- Sept. 26-27. To learn more visit SEPTA.ORG sion is not reserved for the few or for the extraordi- nary. Nor does it mean that families somehow have Festival of Families to stop being themselves or seek after some impossi- Saturday September 26, 2105 @ 7:30p.m. ble perfection in order to witness to the Gospel. It Pope Francis will attend the Festival of Families for may mean that we are sometimes minorities in a approximately 60-90 minutes on Saturday evening at secular culture that sees life differently. But the this extraordinary event on the Benjamin Franklin Church has wide experience of many different cul- Parkway. We expect His Holiness to be with us be- tural contexts, offering wisdom and advice about ginning at 7:30 p.m. pending scheduling. There will spiritual practices to sustain us. Please see the cate- be catechesis, song, dance, and prayer throughout chism for more details. Love is our origin and desti- the late afternoon up until the time when Pope ny, which is why only the way of love can truly sat- isfy, and that is why Love is Our Mission. - Christo- Francis arrives and the more formal program be- pher C. Roberts, catechism editor gins. Papal Mass Did you know? The World Meeting of Families Sunday, September 27, 2105 @ 4:00 p.m. Adult and Youth Congress (Sept 22-25) offers fami- Pope Francis will celebrate mass for upward of 1.5 lies access to the riches of Jesus’ teachings on mar- million people on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. riage and family life. The Congress will offer a The time for the Mass is 4:00 P.M. wide variety of talks full of beautiful and enlivening truths and practical ways to live them so that our families can flourish and experience more joy. Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! To: Lauren Farrell, who will represent St. Hilary’s in Learn more about the WMOF Congress and how to the Papal Choir at the Papal Mass on Sept. 27th. register at WorldMeeting2015.org.

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Page 4/August 9, 2015 160 St. Hilary of Poitiers Parish Summer Scrip Hours Starting the week of June 15th SCRIP will only be sold in the basement of the rectory on Wednesdays 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]

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

COMEJOIN US! St Hilary’s School Window Project St. Hilary Jubilee Travelers Our Parishioner portion of our School Window Project Old Time Rock & Roll Review goal has now reached $120,601.00. Wednesday, October 21, 2105—$85.00 per person I want to thank you again for supporting this much Departure: 9:30am from Solly Ave. - Return approx. 5:30pm needed renovation. It is our commitment to offer a fine Checks made payable to: St. Hilary’s religious education and our through your generosity St. Hilary Travels, Att: Michele, 820 Susquehanna Road we are able to continue to be a community of Faith, Rydal, PA 19046 Knowledge and Service. Call Michele for information @ 215 498-5906

STUMP the PRIEST PHILLY– join us for a second CatholicPhilly.com round of Q&A among Catholic young adults (21-35). Stay up to date with local Catholic news from A panel of four priests will respond to questions fo- CatholicPhilly.com. Use your computer or smart phone to cusing on social justice. Tough questions are wel- read about parish news, Chaput’s column and come! Meet at the Field House (1150 Filbert Street, information on activities throughout the Archdiocese of Phila) August 26 at 7:00pm. There is no cover charge. Philadelphia. Sign up for a free newsletter sent by email twice a week at www.catholicphilly.com/newsletter.

Support Group for the Divorced: A twelve week Pray, Hope & Don’t Worry Retreat program sponsored by Corpus Christi Church will bring Malvern Retreat House is hosting a summer retreat for men healing and hope to divorced and separated Catholics. and women who are looking for ways to alleviate worry and The weekly DVD presentation guide participants from find peace in their lives. The Pray, Hope & Don’t Worry Re- pain and loneness to hope and healing. Pre-registration treat with Retreat Director Gary Zimak will be held August 14- and pre-payment are necessary. Thursday beginning 16. Zimak is the author of A Worrier’s Guide to the Bible Sept. 3rd 7:00-8:30pm at the Corpus Christi Parish Cen- and From Fear to Faith. To register, please visit: ter; 900 Sumneytown Pike, Lansdale, cost is $25.00 reg. malvernretreat.com/retreats/register or call 610-644-0400 for [email protected] more information.

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/August 9, 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 mem- bers 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 Repticky. 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 interested 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 dis- covering 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 sac- ramental 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.”

St. Hilary of Poitiers School News Look What is Coming to our School!!!! This Fall we will be opening our New State of the Art Technology/Media Center Thank you! Thank you! to our volunteers who have been helping with the demolishing and res- toration of our new computer lab! We are grateful for your many hours! We will continue to keep you updated. Stay tuned to the emails and bulletin up-dates!

Tuition Reminder: All first payments were due July 15th. Second payments are due August 15th. No student can begin the 2015-2016 school year unless their financial obligations are current.

Saint Hilary School Shoes: Girls: PENNY LOAFER OR MAROON OXFORD SADDLE—Boys: BLACK TIE OXFORDS for boys (NO SNEAKERS) Summer Uniform: All White low sneaker Hilary School Shoes for girls and boys can be found at the following locations: DiGiulios Shoe Store 215-333-5512 Tyson and Frankford Avenues, Philadelphia Please see the link below for a discount coupon http://www.digiuliosonline.com/media/Early%20Bird%20Coup.pdf Floccos Shoes—110 Fayette St., Conshohocken, PA 19428—(610) 828-5544 Online at: www.shoebuy.com Academie Gear Maroon Saddle Shoe for Girls 25% off during the summer; Free shipping and return Boys shoe sand girls penny loafer style option are also available at Flynn and O’Hara

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