PÝãÊÙ½ S㥥 Live, Love, and Serve Rev. Msgr. Francis W. Beach, Pastor in the Image of Christ Rev. Msgr. James P. McCoy, Pastor Emeritus Rev. Quan H. Tran, Parochial Vicar Deacon Michael J. Cushing Sã. Jç Pٮݫ Deacon Timothy P. Lynch 321 W. Bçã½Ù Aò., C«½¥ÊÄã, PA 18914 [email protected] Deacon John T. Riordan www.stjudechalfont.org Pٮݫ F®ã« FÊÙÃã®ÊÄ facebook.com/stjudechalfont Mrs. Lori Rawski, Director Pٮݫ O¥¥®: Mon. - Thur. 9 - 5PM; 215-822-9225 (ext. 234) SçÃÃÙ FÙ®ù HÊçÙÝ 9am - 12pm P: 215-822-0179 ▪ F: 215-822-0638 Pٮݫ OÖÙã®ÊÄÝ MĦ٠Deacon John Riordan 215-822-0179 GOD CHOSE US Pٮݫ AÊçÄã®Ä¦ MĦ٠Mrs. Gail Klohe 215-822-0179 Who chose first, God or you? That is the question explored in today’s three readings. MçÝ® M®Ä®ÝãÙù Mr. Mark Norman 203-687-5518 The second reading, from Paul’s Letter to the Mr. Michael Meade 267-250-1271 Ephesians, reads almost like a hymn. It praises God for choosing us, for calling us to MÝÝ S«ç½ serve, and for blessing us in our service. ♦ Saturday Vigil: 4:30 PM ♦ Sunday: 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 12 Noon Paul makes it clear how honored we are and ♦ Monday - Friday: 6:30 AM, 9 AM how special is the call to live as children of God. This is through no doing of our own. ♦ Saturday: 9 AM SÙÃÄã Ê¥ RÊÄ®½®ã®ÊÄ The first reading and the Gospel use prose rather than poetry to describe the same truth: ♦Confessions: Saturday 3:30 - 4:15 PM ♦ God did the choosing, not us. When the Sunday 9:15-9:45 AM prophet Amos was berated for being a prophet, he retorted that the whole thing S®Äã Jç S«Ù®Ä NÊòÄ DòÊã®ÊÄÝ wasn’t his idea in the first place. ♦Thursdays: veneration of relic following 9AM Mass, 2:00 PM, 7:00 PM Neither did the twelve apostles in today’s ♦Eucharistic Adoration throughout the day. Gospel ask for their calling. Jesus sent them ♦ Benediction concludes the evening forth, two by two, to do the work of his devotions. kingdom. 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Paluch Convent: 215-822-2896 15TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME July 11, 2021 MASS INTENTIONS Bulletin Submission Schedule Monday July 12 July 25 bulletin content: due Fri July 16 Ex 1:8-14, 22; Ps 124:1b-8; Mt 10:34 — 11:1 August 1 bulletin content: due Fri July 23 9:00 AM John Loughran – Req. by Sean Reynolds & Family Tuesday July 13 – St. Henry Ex 2:1-15a; Ps 69:3, 14, 30-31, 33-34; Mt 11:20-24 Please Pray 9:00 AM M/M Alpiano – Req. by Anna Yamaro. for all our sick parishioners, relatives, friends, all those listed in Our Lady's Prayer Chain, especially for: Wednesday July 14 – St. Kateri Tekakwitha Ex 3:1-6, 9-12; Ps 103:1b-4, 6-7; Mt 11:25-27 All those suffering from the 9:00 AM Bill & Helen Klohe – Req. by Bill & Gail Klohe Coronavirus pandemic in any way, All healthcare workers and other critical personnel, Thursday July 15 – St. Bonaventure And all those serving in our U.S. Armed Forces Ex 3:13-20; Ps 105:1, 5, 8-9, 24-27; Mt 11:28-30 9:00 AM St. Jude Shrine Society Our Lady’s Prayer Chain Ministry responds to particular needs of our parishioners through daily prayer. To add a Friday July 16 – Our Lady of Mt. Carmel request to the prayer chain contact: Ex 11:10 — 12:14; Ps 116:12-13, 15, 16bc, 17-18; Mt 12:1-8 Grace (215-712-2568) or Barb (215-822-8616) 9:00 AM Buenaventura Masilungan -- Req. by Fleur DeLis Masilungan Saturday July 17 – Blessed Virgin Mary The entire parish community extends its Ex 12:37-42; Ps 136:1, 23-24, 10-15; Mt 12:14-21 sympathy to the families of 9:00 AM Francis Frankenfield – Req. by Anthony Gentile Francis Liney 4:30 PM Living & Deceased of St. Jude Parish Helen Marie Lombardo Sunday July 18 John J. Sullivan, Jr. Jer 23:1-6; Ps 23:1-6; Eph 2:13-18; Mk 6:30-34 who entered into eternal life. 8:00 AM Francis Frankenfield – Req. by Jack & Maryanne Sullivan 10:00 AM Michael Anthony – Req. by Colleen & Jules DiRienzo Welcome to Fr. Mark Marangone, s.x., 12:00 PM Elizabeth Dienna – Req. by Deacon John & Regina Xaverian Missionary, July 17-18 Riordan Fr. Marangone is a native of Italy, ordained in Italy in 1984, and is a Donate easily to the St. Vincent de Paul Society graduate of the Catholic Theological You can now go directly to the St. Vincent de Union in Chicago. Father spent 12 Paul Society (SVDP) page on our website to years in the U.S., then 13 years as a donate online using Parish Giving. Thank you missionary in Colombia, with a focus for your generosity! on encouraging vocations. He returned to the U.S. in 2011, being named the local Superior in Visit stjudechalfont.org/svdp WI, then in 2016 the Provincial Superior in NJ. We are blessed to have Fr. Marangone visiting us to share with Livestream Schedule us his experience in the missions and to celebrate the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. For those who cannot attend in person stjudechalfont.org/live-stream Fr. Marangone’s visit is sponsored by the Pontifical ♦ Morning Masses Monday through Saturday: 9:00am Mission Societies, dedicated to building up the Church ♦ Saturday Vigil Mass: 4:30pm in dioceses worldwide where Christianity is new. ♦ Sunday Mass: 10:00am 4:30pm Sat. 7/17 – Visiting Priest || Music: Jen Pecherek & Michael Meade || Extraordinary Ministers: Gerry Biddle, Sharon Hartranft, Lorraine Holmes || Lectors: Justin Hartranft 8am Sun. 7/18 – Msgr. Beach || Music: Mark Norman || Extraordinary Ministers: Theresa Flynn, Bill Moss, Holly Moss || Lectors: Vincent D’Andrea 10am Sun. 7/18 – Msgr. Beach || Music: 7th & 8th Grade Choir & Michael Meade || Extraordinary Ministers: Gregory Brigidi, Stella Ryan, James Ryan || Lectors: Steven Murphy 12pm Sun. 7/18 – Fr. Quan || Music: Teen Choir & Michael Meade || Extraordinary Ministers: Colleen Coleman, Daniel Dienna, Alan Switzer || Lectors: Dienna Lector Team Pastor’s Column: July 11, 2021 My friends in Christ: Mission Cooperative Appeal Welcome Father Mark Marangone, S.X. During the summer months, every parish in the Archdiocese welcomes a missionary to speak at all the Masses for the Annual Mission Cooperative Appeal. This year, Father Mark Marangone will be our guest priest from the Xaverian Missionaries on July 24-25th. Please join me in warmly welcoming Father Mark to St. Jude Parish. Below is a little background on the Xaverian Missionaries: Archbishop Guido Maria Conforti, a bishop whose heart embraced the World, fulfilled his life- long dream to serve the mission of the Church by founding the Xaverian Missionaries on December 3, 1895, Feast day of St. Francis Xavier, our Patron Saint. On March 17, 1996, Pope John Paul II at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome proclaimed him a Blessed. On December 10, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI recognized a second miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Guido Maria Conforti and approved his canonization. The Holy Father proclaimed him a Saint on October 23, 2011, World Mission Sunday, at St. Peter’s in Rome. Today, over nine hundred Xaverian priests, brothers and sisters bring God’s love to people on every continent: Japan, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Taiwan, Thailand and the Philippines in Asia; Burundi, D.R. Congo, Cameroon, Chad, Morocco, Mozambique, and Sierra Leon in Africa; Brazil, Colombia and Mexico in Latin America; USA, Spain, UK and Italy. From the very beginning of our history, we have enjoyed the collaboration and cooperation of many friends and benefactors throughout the world. It is, however, the loyal support of generous friends in the United States, which enables us to increase and multiply our works of mercy. Whenever we have been able to build a church or a seminary, a school or a hospital, a youth center or a farming project, this has been made possible through the generous contributions of our friends and benefactors here in the States. These partners in mission are truly the ones who make possible the training of future local priests, brothers and sisters, who provide much needed medicines and facilitate the development of all the skills needed for missionary work. These friends and benefactors have consciously chosen to be with us as together we make the love of Jesus visible in every corner of the world. Ultimately, in all we do, our purpose is to facilitate the formation of “one human family” by enabling people to become agents of both their spiritual and material destinies through a commitment to Jesus’ commandment of love. You too, can SHARE in these mission efforts through your prayers, through your financial aid and through encouraging the youth in your home and parish to answer their call to be missionaries. Thank you for supporting, through our missionary activities, the MISSION OF THE CHURCH. Through your support you form, together with us, THE XAVERIAN FAMILY. A Shout Out to Our High School Youth A high school conference – July 31st 2021 St. John the Evangelist Parish, Morrisville PA stjohnpa.org/purpose-conference ● [email protected] The PURPOSE CONFERENCE is coming together with the help of a wonderful team! Bob Lesnefsky, JP Kasperowicz, Shannon Donnelly, Pete DeMaio and Sisters of Life are working together to create an amazing opportunity for the teens in our Catholic family.