ARRANGING BAPTISM Baptism First (Spanish) and Last (English) Sundays each month. Call Parish Office to arrange. Before date is confirmed, parents must have/obtain: • Registration in SJB Parish: Family from another parish must obtain written permission from “home” parish for Baptism at SJB. • Certificate of Eligibility to Serve as Sponsor: Saint John Bosco Each Catholic Sponsor (1 required; 2 preferred) must Roman Catholic Church obtain Certificate of Eligibility from “home” parish. Parish Center Office Parishes generally do not issue certificates to persons 215 E. County Line Road not already registered nor to persons who left the Hatboro, PA 19040 parish more than 6 months previously. Tel. (215) 672-7280 • Letter from Pastor for Christian Witness: Faith Formation Office (PREP) Tel. 267-803-0774. One baptized non-Catholic may serve as a Christian St. Vincent de Paul Society Tel. 215-882-2707. Witness and must present Letter of Good Standing Staff from current Christian pastor. A Catholic not eligible to Sponsor may not be Christian Witness. Rev. Gary J. Kramer, Pastor Rev. Mark J. Hunt, Resident/ Holy Family University ARRANGING MARRIAGE Deacon Daniel J. Rouse, Financial Administrator Wedding Planning begins with engaged couple’s Mrs. Diane Falchetta, Secretary meeting a parish priest here at least six (6) months Ms. Tess Shore, Faith Formation Director before desired wedding date. Please do not make Mrs. Lisa Quaranto, Music Director financial commitments before confirming church Mrs. Janet Shepherd, Bulletin Editor date/time. If a member of the couple was previously married, a Declaration of Nullity (Annulment) of the Office Hours prior marriage may be necessary. Please contact Mass Cards/Mail/Messages/Documents/Facility parish priest for detailed information. Keys are available only during open Office Hours. Monday – Thursday: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM, Marriage Convalidation Couples in a civil or non- 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM Catholic religious union without our Church’s explicit Friday: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM & permission are not in a valid Catholic marriage. They 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM cannot receive other sacraments or serve as Catholic Saturday/Sunday: Closed. Sponsors for Baptism and Confirmation. This situation often is easily remedied by “convalidation”, Schedule of Religious Services a simple ceremony popularly called “getting a mar- Sunday Saturday Eve. Vigil Masses: riage blessed”. Call Parish Office to arrange. 4:00 PM (English); 7:00 PM (Spanish) Sunday Morning Masses: 8 AM & 11 AM Are you getting married at Saint John Bosco? Monday Rosary before morning Mass Will you need an easy-to-follow wedding program Holy Mass: 8:45 AM template? You can find these templates on the SJB Miraculous Medal Novena after morning Mass Website! The wedding program templates have a Tuesday to Friday Holy Mass: 8:45 AM basic ceremony structure in them as well as details Saturday Confession: 3-3:30 PM about you, your groom & your bridal party. You'll just need to go in & change the details to reflect your Rosary: before 4 PM Vigil Mass special day. Use them as a guide & add your own spin FORMED custom registration to make your day truly personal. The templates for URL: sjbhatboro.formed.org; half fold are easy to use for simple wedding Parish Code MGMSJB programs. On the SJB Website, you can find a template document in Looking for a Mass while traveling or Microsoft Word format for creating a booklet for a Roman vacationing? You can find a Catholic Church Catholic Funeral Mass at Saint John Bosco Church. You’ll need by going to Masstimes.org to go in & change the details. Customizing your template is fast & easy. This is a traditional type of program distributed at the Funeral Mass. Try our program template for minimal effort & work yet producing a professional booklet. The important thing is to have one made so it can serve as a guide for everyone. 1 118 SJBosco Sunday, May 19, 2019 5th Sunday of Easter Heavenly Father, Please Walk Through My House Heavenly Father, please walk through my house, I give You the keys to every room. Take away all my worries, any illnesses, & anything that may have entered that does not belong. Please watch over and assign Your warrior angels to stand guard and heal my family from diseases, pain, fatigue, or discomfort. Also, comfort my friends and relatives as you wrap them in Your love in Jesus most precious name, Amen. This is so powerful. Stop what you are about to do and share this with other people so they will be blessed. Are your closets overflowing? Are you doing your If you travel for work or pleasure, housecleaning and cleaning out your unwanted items? you occasionally miss out on notifi- If you have items you would like to donate, St. John cations, announcements & other Bosco will gladly accept donations for the various things with your parish here Fall Festival Attic Treasures Booth. at Saint John Bosco. Our Parish is working on many things to help you Looking to give your used books to a good cause? stay connected to your parish & your faith no matter Donating books is a great way to keep them out of the where you are. Take out your smartphones, connect to trash and give them a new life with someone who will FACEBOOK, go Saint John Bosco Parish and hit value them as you did. If you have books you'd like to “like”. Keep up with the latest news! We also keep get rid of, you can donate them to the Fall Festival for you posted on new information and upcoming Bosco the Bosco Book Booth. Boxes will be outside the gym events! starting August 4th for your donations. We will gather on Monday nights in May, ( 5/20) the month of Mary, in the Adoration Chapel at 6:45 to pray the Rosary. We will meditate on the Joyful Mysteries. We ask everyone to answer Our Lady’s appeal to pray the Rosary for peace in the world. The month of May is a special time for us Catholics to pay homage to our Blessed Mother Mary. Please join us in prayer. The Mini Vinnies are the youth ministry of St. Vincent de Paul. Mini Vinnies empowers students to become advocates within the local community by putting their values into action. Mini Vinnies is about doing good works but it is also about young people meeting to talk and share ideas and concerns, to have fun and to support each other. All 5th through 12th grade students are invited to join us. 2 118 SJBosco Please Pray for Our Faithful Departed MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK whose Funeral Masses were celebrated 5/20 MON. 8:45 AM Bernardine Timko in our Parish- 5/21 TUES. 8:45 AM Joseph S. Antonucci Brian M. Smart 5/22 WED. 8:45 AM Anthony J. Fioravanti Eternal Rest grant unto them, O Lord, 5/23 THURS. 8:45 AM Dayna Irwin and let perpetual light shine upon them. 5/24 FRI. 8:45 AM Linda M. Kent May their souls and all the souls of the Faithful Depart- SATURDAY, MAY 25, 2019 ed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen. 4:00 PM Francis J. Kurdziel 7:00 PM Pro Populo (For the People) PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK AND INFIRM SUNDAY, MAY 26, 2019 Joseph Allard Jayden Ingraham 8:00 AM Dayna Irwin Patricia Ambrose Tim Keebler 11:00 AM Edward Wilkowski, Jr. Joseph Berardi James Kirkpatrick Joseph Campbell Lucas McCrea Ginny Ceneviva Nichole Miller Josh Chattley Henry Mulroney Adoration Chapel Dee Conner Francis Nulty Mon.: after 8:45 am Mass to 7 pm. Robert Conrad Ryan Palm Tues. to Fri.: 8 am to 7 pm. Marianne R. Costello Michael Rizzo Sat. & Sun. Closed. The chapel is closed Margaret Cunnane Anna Rose on weekends for security reasons. Please Linda Cunningham Rolene Rose do not try to enter the Church outside of these hours. Louise D’Agostino Meg Rost Ellen Dardis Catherine Sarsfield Prayer Intention Candles (6) burn all week Gloria Donneys Gail Shultz alongside Blessed Sacrament when Chapel is open. Lois Dudley Michael Slater This week the candles represent these intentions: Florence Flavell Sun Soon Charlie Gaffney Felicia Soto Marie Gonzalez Linda Nye Tooles Donna Graeber Ronald Tull How We List: Just send your name with intention & Frances Harkins Frank Waltrich offering to ADORATION CANDLE c/o Parish Center. Anna Hessler Marie Weniger Please name one Person, Couple (engaged or married), Lilly Ibbotson Lorraine Wine Family, Group per request. Candles are available for Bryce Ingraham living or dec’d. Offering: $ 15. St. Vincent de Paul. Call Parish SVdP Tel. 215-882-2707 to: request assistance, volunteer, or donate. Food Pantry at SJB is in need of the following items: coffee, tea, peanut Lord and Holy Protector, when Abraham and Sarah butter, jelly, pancake mix and syrup, cereal, canned fruit, juices, cranberry sauce, stuffing mix, sweet potatoes, corn left their own land and departed from their own and green beans, laundry detergent, liquid dish soap and people, you kept them safe all through their journey. personal grooming items such as shampoo, bath soap, tooth- Protect our children, our husbands and wives, our paste and toilet paper. mothers and fathers and our friends and loved ones who serve our country in times of war and conflict. Free Blood Pressure Screening at Saint John Walk by their side and calm any fear; Be their Bosco 5/18 & 5/19 before and after Mass in the Usher's Room. No appointment companion and guide their thoughts; Encircle them necessary! Keep the Beat. Protect your life.