Rev. Stephen F. Leva……………………………………..….Pastor Rev. Alexander W. Pancoast ……………………...Parochial Vicar Rev. John E. Donia………………………………………..Resident Rev. Francis J. Mulranen……………………………..…...Resident Deacon Jim Bogdan……………………………Permanent Deacon Deacon Matt Coyne……………………………Permanent Deacon Deacon Ed Schiappa…………………………...Permanent Deacon Phone: 610-269-8294 Fax: 610-269-2487 www.stjosephrc.org 332 Manor Avenue, Downingtown, PA 19335 April 4, 2021 | Easter Sunday BAPTISMS Parents of babies to be baptized are asked to please register for Pre-Jordan, a baptism preparation program at Saint Joseph Parish, recommended by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. You can find the class dates and register either online via our website. For more information, please visit www.stjosephrc.org/sacraments/baptism, or contact the Parish Office at 610-269-8294. MARRIAGE Couples planning to marry are asked to meet with their parish priest as soon as possible after their engagement and to enroll in a marriage-prep program (Pre-Cana) at least six months prior to the wedding. Registration forms can be found on our website at www.stjosephrc.org/sacraments/marriage. For more information, contact the Parish Office at 610-269-8294. PLEASE PRAY FOR: Celebration of the M a s s Every three months we will remove names from the Blessed Eucharist military and sick list. This is to help ensure that Saturday: 5pm Vigil Intentions our lists are always up to date. Please call the Sunday: 6:00 a.m., 7:30 a.m., 9:00 parish office to add/remove/re-add names. Thank a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12 noon, 4:00 p.m. you for your patience. Sunday, April 4th Mon-Fri: 7:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m. ...those who are serving our country: Saturday: 8:00 a.m. Easter Brandon W. A’Hara, SSGT Steve Anderson, Petty Mass Celebrated at: Officer Katesiree Cannon Boson, Caytie Castells, 6am, 7:15am, 9am, 10:45am, 12:30pm Holy Days of Obligation PV2 Francesca Chindemi, Ensign Morgan S. As announced Monday, April 5 Dankanich, Capt. Joseph S. DiBerardinis, Nicole 7am: Dino Taraschi Doyle, Pvt. Corinne Riley Estrella, Sargent Ian Fay, Reconciliation 9am: Patricia Roch James Heisler, Nathan J. Horton, USN Victoria Saturday: 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Jones, Zachary Kish, Peter Kurtz, Lt. Col. Paul Tuesday, April 6 Lang,1st Lt. Sean Maddux, Krzysztof Malarz, Capt. Wednesdays: 6:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 6:30 7am: Paul McCormick Andrew C. Oddo, PFC Nicholas Odgers, Pvt. p.m. 9am: Jacquelyn Fulton Vincent Romano, 1st Lt. Joseph W. Rule, 1st Lt. Eric F. Satterthwaite, Pvt. 1st Class Matthew Scalia, Anointing of the Sick Wednesday, April 7 Cmdr. Christopher Schwarz, Jr., Corporal Jeremy Any sick or hospitalized parishioner 7am: Josh Shane White Solnosky, LT Sean Sweeney and Aaron Thieroff and who is in need of the Sacrament of the 9am: Mary Chiodo & Bill Chiodo Sgt. Stephen Yori Sick should contact the Parish Office. Thursday, April 8 …those who are sick: Sylvia Anderson, Gloria and Delane Anderson, Perpetual Adoration of the 7am: Lorenzo Capilli Blessed Sacrament 9am: Michael & Alice Lyons Roseann Barnes, Gerard Boland, Be Bonner, Ashlyn Brown, Baby Botero, Donna Buckalew, Marica Holy Family Chapel in the Holy Friday, April 9 Bukay, Kim Buttner, Connie Bull, Everett Burkhart, Family Center. 7am: Dorothy Fitzgerald Joseph Cahill, Ellen Cassidy, Joseph Carter, Mike 9am: Joan Sweeney Cesario, Jim Conway, Frances Crawford, Anita Morning Prayer Monday—Friday at 6:30 a.m. in Saturday, April 10 Conant, Catherine Cutting, Baby Michael Corrigan, Matthew Dawson, Amelia D’Ginto, Lucy DeSacntis, Church. 8am: Holy Souls 5pm: William H. Kmetz Frank Elko, Cesar Estrella, Jack Falkner, Brooke Gabster, Marilyn Gallagher, Joan Garber, William Devotions Sunday, April 11 Gilland, David Grassey, Carrie Grosso, Michele Halis, The Holy Rosary: 6am: All Our Parishioners Scott Hastings, John Hatcher, George Hershey, Ryan Recited before the 9:00 a.m. Mass 7:30am: Anna Marie Viscichini Hieb, Matthew Holzgrafe, Rhys Hopson, Danielle daily. 7th Anniversary Horack, David Horack, Ryan Jennings, Kathy Miraculous Medal Devotions: 9am: Edward C. Pocus Johnson, Lucy Perkinson Karvois, Terry Kapilla, Every Tuesday after the 9 a.m. Mass. 10:30am: Members of the Anita Kelly, Michelle Larkin, Delores Leifholt, Novena to Saint Joseph: St. Joseph Memorial Society Crystal Leff, Ellen Lis, Chris Litwinko, Sue Loch, Every Wednesday after the 9 a.m. Veronique Lopinski, Jeffrey Lloyd, Anne Mace, Mass. Antonio Saldierna Michael Manley, Michael Martin, Kellie Martin, Divine Mercy Chaplet: Wendy Martini, Justin Matthews, Mary McDonald, Every Thursday after the 9 a.m. Mass. June Pyle Jim McGrath, Jim McGowan, Rose McKenna, Pat Litany to the Sacred Heart: Rose Marcocci Melcher, Lori Mergen, Rob Mersereau, David Mulder, First Friday of the month after the 9 12pm: Bonnie Calvey John Mullen, Deborah Nejman, Katie Nejman, a.m. Mass. Meredith Olseski, Kathleen Ott, Julian Quiroz, 4pm: Dot Swisher First Saturday Devotions: Jeanette Randall, Mary Raysor, Joanne Regester, Sue The First Saturday of each month at Rizzo, Dave Robey, Chris Samuelson, Joan Scalia, 8:30 a.m. Msgr. Francis Schmidt, Margaret Schmidt, John Schreiber, Erin Selcher, Mary Setzer, Tyson Sirlopte, Justin Smith, Mike Smith, Carmen Spadaro, Agnes Timothy, Neil Thomas, Jwn Tomalavaje, Lucia Vacchiano, Bobby Voldish, Lily Walker, Kyle Webb, Daria Talucci-Weeks, Pat Wood and Thomas Zech Please remember in your prayers all those who have died, especially: Regina Pashinski Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and may Perpetual Light shine upon them! View this bulletin online at www.DiscoverMass.com W E E K L Y L E T T E R April 4, 2021 Dear Friends, Easter 2021 “I know that you are seeking Jesus the crucified. He is not here, for he has been raised just as he said.” In the name of Father Pancoast, Father Donia, Father Mulranen, the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Deacon Ed and his wife Eileen, Deacon Jim and his wife Pat, Deacon Matt and his wife Lisa and our entire Pastoral team, I wish all of you a blessed and happy Easter. It is a true blessing to be able to celebrate this Easter together and I am very grateful that as many of our parish family as possible can be with us in person. I know that it has been a difficult and challenging year since we celebrated Easter in 2020, yet here we are, together again singing our Alleluia’s and rejoicing that the crucified Jesus has been raised just as He said. Easter is without a doubt my favorite time of year and the reality of being able to celebrate it as a parish family makes this day and this season even better. While there are still many of our community who have not yet returned to in- person worship here at Church, we know that they are always with us in spirit, in prayer and in our thoughts. We miss you and we look forward to the day when we will all be together again. As we gather to celebrate the glorious resurrection of Jesus, we keep in our hearts and in our prayers those who have lost loved ones since we celebrated Easter last year. We give thanks to God for their lives and for the love that we share and we ask God to allow them to rest with Him in glory. Know, my friends, that I am very grateful to all of you for your love and your support and for sticking with us as we make our way through these difficult times. I know that each member of our parish has a great deal to worry about and to do and yet your generosity of spirit and your support of this parish family has been a bright light in the darkness of this pandemic. I will always be thankful and ask God to continue to bless all of us. As we seek Jesus, we give thanks to God who sent Jesus to save us and bring us new life, that my friends is how much we are loved by our God. Enjoy your Easter and know that you and your loved ones are always in our thoughts and prayers. Easter Blessings, Fr. Steve Leva View this bulletin online at www.DiscoverMass.com Sylvia and Clem Adamitus ~ Susan Allison ~ Joseph Amato ~ Martha Amato James and Josephine Anderson ~ Deceased Members of the Asko Family Joseph Augustin ~ Deceased Members of the Baker and Threfall Families Frank E. Baker ~ Matilda and Earl Baker ~ Clancy and Bella Barc Jose and Wally Barc ~ John Bartus ~ Julia Bartus ~ Linda Beaver ~ George Bird Helen and Maurice Bird ~ Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Blocklinger Loved Ones of the Bonacci Family ~ Dottie and Jack Braun ~ Charles Broomell, III Frank Brouse ~ The Brouse Family ~ Catherine T. Burke Joanne Burnett ~ yS lvia J. Capriotti ~ Nick Crist The Carr Family ~ Dominic Castaldi ~ Katie Castaldi ~ Mike Castaldi The Castaldi Family ~ Bill and Mary Helen Chiodo ~ Matthew Ciarlone Richard T. Ciarlone ~ Bernice and Jules Ciesielka ~ Cornelius Coleman Josephine Coleman ~ Eugene Corish ~ Frannie and Dick Cosgrove Robert Cozzone The Creman Family ~ Ann Trolio Cross ~ John Cruice ~ Mary Jean Cullinan Deceased Members of the Curran Family ~ Joseph Damico Mary DiAntonio ~ Scottie DiBerardinis ~ Steven DiBerardinis ~ Floyd Dillingham The DiBerardinis Family ~ Vincent DiBerardinis ~ The DiMaca Family Marie DiPietrantonio ~ John H. Dolan William F. Dolan, Jr. ~ Jack Doyle Elaine Duffner ~ Dave Embley ~ Adam C. Erdman Rocco Farina ~ Patricia Felsman Mr. and Mrs. David Fenimore ~ Joanne Ferraro ~ Mary Fleck ~ Mary Carbo Fleck The Formica Family ~ Deceased Members of the Gallagher and Young Families Linda Gigliotti ~ Jean Gilmartin ~ The Ginnelly Family ~ Julian and Josephine Girafalco Ann and Herman Gloskey ~ Richard Gloskey ~ Patty Golebieski Orlando, Margaret, Rose and Ruth Ann Graveno ~ Marie Griste Everett and Betty Groff ~ Thomas Gross ~ Sarah Haines Carol and Ed Halbert ~ Maria Halczenko ~ Charles and June Hanley Herbert Hartman ~ Michael Hartman ~ Florence Heim ~ Charlie Helm Mr.