St. Patrick Catholic Church 131 Channing Avenue Malvern, PA 19355 www.stpatrickmalvern.org Parish Staff Contact Information Rev. T. Christopher Redcay, Pastor Office: 610-647-2345 Rev. Arul Amalraj, O. Praem, Parochial Vicar School: 610-644-5797 Rev. Mark Cavara, In Residence PREP: 610-296-8899 Rev. Dennis O’Donnell, Sunday Assistant Music Ministry: [email protected] Deacon Louis Libbi, Permanent Deacon Ms. Patricia O’Donnell, Principal Liturgy Schedule Sister Eileen Tiernan, IHM, DRE Daily Mass:6:30AM & 9:00AM Mr. William Norman, Director of Liturgical Music Saturday Vigil: 5:00PM Mr. Daniel Milani, Dir. of Adult Faith Formation Sunday Mass: 7:30AM, 9:00AM,10:30AM, 12:00 Noon Mrs. Tricia Cellucci, Director of Parish Services Night Prayer: Wednesdays 7:45PM Adoration Reconciliation Saturday: 9:30AM - 10:30AM Monday: 9:30AM - 6:00PM (Benediction) Wednesday: 7:00PM7:45PM (Night Prayer) Feast of Saint Norbert After everything was shut down in March 2020 due to Covid-19, it was on June 6th, 2020 we were able to come together as a worshiping community with all kinds of restrictions and uncertainties. Now, exactly one year later again on June 6th, 2021, we are almost done away with most Body and Blood of Christ of the restrictions as we come to worship as a family of faith. SUNDAY, JUNE 06, 2021 Interestingly, June 6th is the feast day of St. Norbert, the 7:30 a.m. Beniamino and Anna DeFlavis founder of the Order of Premonstratensian, (O. Praem) also 9:00 a.m. Mary Jane and Joseph Englebert known as Norbertines. 10:30 a.m. Frank and George Melillo This twelfth century church 12 Noon Scott Deasy reformer, Norbert of Xanten (Germany), whose vibrant Memorial Day preaching drew both clergy and MONDAY, JUNE 07, 2021 laity to a deeper relationship 9:00 a.m. For the Parish with Christ through the love of the Eucharist and brought TUESDAY, JUNE 08, 2021 reconciliation between opposing 9:00 a.m. Michael C. Jones groups and communities. Norbert settled his flock at an WEDNESDAY, JUNE 09, 2021 isolated French forest site 9:00 a.m. John Kleponis named Prémontré in the diocese of Laon. The new community THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 2020 took their religious vows on 9:00 a.m. William H. Meredith Christmas day in 1121 for the first time. Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 2021 Norbert went on to become a missionary Archbishop of 9:00 a.m. Santora-Levinson Families Magdeburg (Germany) and his most trusted disciple, Hugh of Fosses, organized the new religious community to keep Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Norbert’s charism alive and to see hundreds of Norbertine SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 2021 abbeys spring up from Ireland to the Holy Land. 9:00 a.m. Anthony Gregori But in the course of history, Norbert’s order was hit hard 5:00 p.m. William Beadling by the Protestant Reformation in Germany, the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII and the closing of all the SUNDAY, JUNE 13, 2021 abbeys in France, Belgium, Germany, and Spain in the wake 7:30 a.m. Antonio Gregori of the French Revolution. 9:00 a.m. Regina Westhoff As we Norbertines celebrate the 900th anniversary of our 10:30 a.m. Laura and Anthony Venditti birth, we ask your prayers: that we may be able to receive 12 Noon Scott Deasy more young men to be part of our communities all over the world, to spread the love of the Eucharist and promote peace among all through reconciliation. Our summer Mass schedule Happy Feast of St. Norbert, began on May 31st. Only the Fr. S. Arul Amalraj, O. Praem 9:00AM Mass will be celebrated during this time. Week of June 06, 2021 The Sanctuary Candle burns A Special Note from India in Memory of: Ailise Birrell We, the members of Fr. Arul’s family, want to express our sincere gratitude to all of St. Pat’s parishioners for Blessed Mother Candle burns your love, concern, and prayers especially during this pandemic. We also want you all to know that every in memory of: single day in our family prayer time we mention all your Lillian Ruocco intentions of St. Pat’s parishioners and the wellbeing of American people before beginning the Rosary and our The St. Joseph Candle burns other prayers. Let us continue to pray for each other in memory of: that we may be able to get through this very trying time with faith and grace. Currin Frost With love and prayer, Fr. Arul’s Family FEAST OF THE ST. PATRICK PARISH BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST JUNE 06, 2021 30 Day Retreat Eucharistic Adoration Dear Parishioners, Adoration is offered on In May 2006 Pope Benedict XVI addressed the clergy of Warsaw, “The faithful expect only one thing from priests: Mondays following the that they be specialists in promoting the encounter between 9:00 AM Mass. man and God. The priest is not asked to be an expert in economics, construction, or politics. He is expected to be an Adoration concludes expert in the spiritual life.” with Benediction at Five years ago, as I was searching information for programs through the Institute for Priestly Formation, I was 6:00 PM. captured by these words of Pope Benedict, which are found on the homepage for the Spiritual Direction Program at IPF. These words stirred a desire within my heart to truly focus Do you have free time on Monday afternoons? my own life on that call, to be an expert in the spiritual life. I felt a personal call to more deeply encounter God in my Please consider spending some time with the Lord in own life with the hope of being able to share that encounter Adoration. Recently, during the hours of 1pm to 4pm with the people to whom He sends me to serve. the Church has been unoccupied. We need to avoid Since April 2017, I have been traveling to Mundelein Seminary, outside of Chicago, three times a year to leaving the Blessed Sacrament exposed without participate in the Spiritual Direction Program. At first glance I was prepared for the experience to teach me how to better lead others to Christ. However, what I didn’t fully St. Patrick Parish Welcomes expect was that this experience would completely change my life. I began to become more aware of the depth of God’s Fr. Thomas Gardner love for me and how he desires to share the abundance of We received word last week that we will be welcoming His love with me. another priest to our rectory. Fr. Gardner was Ordained a Having completed three years of classroom studies and priest for the Archdiocese in May 2010 and is currently the formation, I will now embark upon the final component of Newman Chaplain at West Chester University. While the program, which is participation in the Spiritual continuing his primary ministry with the students at the Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, a 30 day silent directed West Chester University Newman Center, Fr. Gardner will retreat. The retreat will take place through the Institute for also assist us at St. Patrick when his schedule permits. Priestly Formation at Creighton University in Omaha, Fr. Gardner’s first assignment was St. Christopher Parish Nebraska. in Northeast Philadelphia and during the last seven years I will be departing from St. Patrick’s on the morning of has served the WCU community. Sunday June 27th, for three seminar days in preparation for We will welcome Fr. Gardner to the rectory on Monday, the retreat. The silent retreat begin Wednesday evening, June 21 – many of you will have the opportunity to meet June 30th and concludes Friday evening July 30th. Two him throughout the summer months. seminar days conclude the program as a way of assisting an understanding of the retreat experience. I will return to the Please join me in welcoming him to our parish. parish on Tuesday, August 3rd. Please pray for me that I may be generous enough to receive all that the Lord desires to share with me during these The Flame of Love graced days. Know that each of you will be remembered in The Flame of Love Prayer Group meets on the my daily prayers. 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month. Due to the God Bless You, pandemic, meetings take place as a conference Fr. Redcay call. All are welcomed to join us. Contact Deacon Lou for more information and to receive an invite to the call. Night Prayer For more information contact Deacon Lou at [email protected] Wednesday Evenings Adoration: 7:00PM Night prayer: 7:45 PM Come to the Church in person or The Parish Office will operate on the following schedule through join us via livestream for Adoration the course of the summer: and Night prayer as a parish community. Watch your inbox for Monday through Thursday: 8AM to 4PM an invite on Wednesday morning which will include the prayers and worship aid for that evening. Friday : 8AM to 12PM FEAST OF THE ST. PATRICK PARISH BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST JUNE 06, 2021 Collection Report Sunday, May 23: $25,946 Thank you for your continued generosity to our parish. In addition to traditional giving envelopes, we now offer an online giving option through Family Faith at Home Parish Giving. Giving online offers the Our PREP families honored our Blessed convenience of recurring payments so you Mother with a May Procession and Crowning never forget to make your contribution. on May 3rd. The children also enjoyed a treat Sign up to give online at: of water ice to celebrate the end of our PREP http://bit.ly/stpatgive year.