212 Meredith Street • Kennett Square, PA 19348 www.stpatrickkennettsquare.org MASSES June 4, 2017 Saturday Vigil: 5:00 PM Sunday: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 AM and 12 Noon Weekday Mass: 7:30 AM Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM Saturday CONFESSIONS Saturday: 3:45 PM to 4:45 PM Holy Days of Obligation - See Sunday bulletin. ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Mondays 8 AM to 7 PM Parish Office 205 Lafayette Street Telephone: 610-444-4364 Fax: 610-444-2129 Hours: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Monday through Friday Clergy Rev. Christopher B. Rogers, Pastor Religious Ed. Center Rev. Victor F. Sharrett, Pastor Emeritus 210 Meredith St. Buffington House Rev. Andres Garcia, In Residence 227 Lafayette Street Oblates of St. Francis DeSales, Sunday 236 Assistance Deacons James K. Madonna and James J. Elliott MISSION STATEMENT St. Patrick Church, in the process of strengthening its Catholic Community, seeks to make the gospel of Jesus Christ better known and loved through prayer, stewardship and good works ST. PATRICK CHURCH, KENNETT SQUARE, PA PRAYER INTENTIONS All praise and glory is yours, Lord our God, for You have called us to serve You in love. Bless our sick: Helen Scotese, Jeanne Harkins, Ro Teel, James Killias, Ray Patterson, William Adair, Monday, June 5, St. Boniface 7:30AM Jean Zunino Joshua Brown, Neal Reynolds, Gweneth Mal- r/o Richard & Gloria Pia chione, Bill Ewell, Ronald Hall, Frank Reck, Mi- Tuesday, June 6, St. Norbert chael Odorisio, Sr., Mario Lorenzut, Ginny Basilio, 7:30AM Mike Nice Pastor Dan Nicewonger, Steve Briley, Ana Teresa r/o Renate Baur Encarnacion, Robert “Mack” Marc-Aurele, Dennis Wednesday, June 7, Weekday Kelleher, Adriano D’Angelo, Judy Fritz, Clara 7:30AM Joan M. Caputo Dunlap, Phil Morehead, Rosemary F. Madrigale, r/o Ron & Family Tim Ewell, Ida DiNorscia, so that they bear this Thursday, June 8, Weekday illness in union with Your Son’s obedient suffering, 7:30AM Mary DiNorscia restore them to health, and lead them to glory. r/o Margaret & Alfred DiNorscia Amen. Friday, June 9, St. Ephrem 7:30AM James Jennings, Sr. r/o Ray & Maura Burke Saturday, June 10, Weekday 8:00AM Special Intention OUR FAITHFUL DEPARTED: May the souls Vigil, The Most Holy Trinity of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of 5:00PM Nancy Lee Mascaro God, rest in peace. Amen. r/o M/M Anthony Donofrio Sunday, June 11, The Most Holy Trinity 7:30AM Mass for Parishioners 9:00AM Alice Regester r/o Julia Caputo 10:30AM Jean Zunino r/o Josephine & Family 12:00PM Alice Regester Good and loving Father, r/o Rosemary & Bill Teel watch over and protect all who serve in the Armed Forces of our nation. Surround them with your love and care and bring them safely home. SSGT Richard Baffa St. Pat’s Cleaning Team Needs You! SGT Raymond Burke III Cleaning angels are needed for one LT Michael Crawford hour once a month. Every Thursday Capt. Dominic Paul DellaPelle, USMC morning after daily Mass. PFC Ben Farrell, USMC Chief Petty Ofcr 1st Cl Shauna McNeely Please call the parish office at 610-444-4364. SFC Tyler Nellens Thank you for your consideration. E1 Airman 1st Cl Andrew Szonntag 236 PENTECOST SUNDAY JUNE 4, 2017 FROM THE PASTOR My Dear Parishioners, Happy Pentecost! Alleluia, the Holy Spirit has come! So too has June, the month of graduations and movement as we move out of school and into summertime! The transitions at this time of year match well the Great Transition we find in the Early Church especially on this Feast of Pen- tecost. For the Descent of the Holy Spirit empowers and moves the Church outward in ways of loving service to others. It is the birthday and sending forth of the Church with the Good News. For this reason, it’s not unusual on Pentecost for parish communities like ours to hold Ministry Fairs. In fact, it’s quite common. Ministry Fairs are opportunities to show forth the various gifts, leaders and volunteers of a parish. They are a great way of proclaiming/advertising the Good News and getting “new blood”, i.e. more volunteers in- volved in a parish. While I respect such initiatives and see their value, I’d like to take this moment on Pentecost to suggest something even more valuable and to share with you my growing conviction about our parish and the Call of Jesus. Having been with you for two years now, I am convinced that our parish community of St. Patrick has no need of more volunteers. And so, I won’t ask for or seek any. I find it interesting that in the whole of His life, Jesus never asked for a volunteer, so why should I? Rather, Jesus sought Missionaries: Men and women of great love whom He sent out. Men and women who used their unique gifts, time, talents, treasure and personalities for the good of others. Men and women who were willing to grow, to put all things aside and to live their lives for Him. That’s what Jesus looked for, that’s what he called forth, that’s what he invited. And so too do I. This month, as I begin my third year as Pastor, I am on the hunt for Missionary Disciples. And they are a lot dif- ferent than a volunteer. They are men and women who are aware of their place, their role and their vocation in the Body of Christ. Men and women filled with the Holy Spirit of God. Men and women who heed the call. We are such people and Pentecost is the time for us to realize more fully, accept more generously and move more quickly in that Way of the Spirit. Please pray about this word and in the coming months I may even have a ministry fair to seek such people out. But for now, on this Feast of Pentecost, ask yourself...What does this mean for me, Lord? What does it mean for me to be your missionary disciple? And then, together as a community, we can heed that call! Peace, Fr. Rogers 236 Father’s Day Cards St. Patrick Parish Office Summer Hours Father’s Day Cards are avail- Please note: Beginning Friday, June 2, 2017 the able in the back of Church. Parish Office will close at 12:00 during the months All of our fathers will be re- of June, July and August. After the Labor Day holi- membered throughout the day, the office will be open until 5:00 on Friday. month of June. Envelopes __________________________________________ with their names will be placed and will remain on the God is not only at the origin of love, but in Jesus Altar throughout the month. Christ he calls us to imitate his way of loving: “As I have loved you, that you also love one another.” __________________________________________ __________________________________________ ST. PATRICK CHURCH, KENNETT SQUARE, PA PARISH NEWS AND EVENTS THIS WEEK AT ST. Who Are Coptic Christians? PATRICK PARISH With all the news about the Coptic Christians being martyred, it might be of interest to know the follow- ing: Christianity has been in Egypt since the days of the Sunday, June 4 apostles. It is said that St. Mark the Evangelist, con- Monday, June 5 sidered by some to have been an early disciple of Je- sus who later was associated with St. Peter, went to Small Groups Mtg. 7-9:00PM BH Alexandria, still today a great city in Egypt, a Medi- Tuesday, June 6 terranean seaport. Two millennia ago, it was the sec- ond most important city of the Roman Empire. Wednesday, June 7 Alexandria came to be, and is today, the center of Thursday, June 8 Coptic Christianity. It is hard to believe, but within a Parish Council Mtg. 7:00PM CB few centuries after Christ, Coptic Christianity was the major religion in Egypt. It also had been taken to Friday, June 9 Ethiopia, where incidentally it still is the dominant Saturday, June 10 religion. Rosary 8:30AM & 4:30PM C Then came the Arab Muslim sweep across North Af- BH-Buffington House rica. Many Christians converted, or were forced to convert, to Islam, but Coptic Christianity never died C-Church altogether. CB-Church Basement In the fifth century, the Coptic Christians severed their union with the papacy. About 300 years ago, a segment within Coptic Christianity restored this un- It is time once again to submit your ion, but the majority of Copts remained Orthodox, scheduling dates for the upcoming separated from Rome. fiscal year and reserve your meet- ing space. The calendar will run The Coptic Orthodox title the head of their church the from August, 2017 through July, “pope.” Presently Pope Tawadros II is head of the 2018. Coptic Orthodox communion. Heading the Coptic Catholics is the patriarch of Alexandria, the diocese Please submit your requirements no later than July believed to have been founded by St. Mark, Patriarch 31, 2017 to ensure that the space you require is Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak. Obviously, Coptic Catholics available. Scheduling will be done on a first come, believe all that other Catholics believe. first served basis, and will not be done automatical- ly. Coptic Orthodox do not accept the authority of the bishop of Rome, but they celebrate seven sacraments. Please submit your request to the Parish Office. They believe that deacons, priests and bishops are __________________________________________ ordained and are in a line that began with the apos- tles. They believe that the Lord is present, body, blood, soul and divinity, in the Eucharist. In several other matters, however, they differ from Quo Vadis Days, June 26-29, 2017 at Black Rock Retreat Roman Catholic teaching.