Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
FEBRUARY 5, 2017 – FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Page 1 | 232 St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
PARISH STAFF
Pastor: Rev. Simione Volavola, M.S.C.
Parochial Vicar: Rev. Tony Ripp, M.S.C.
Dir. of Religious Education: Donna Sciacca
Parish Secretary: Rebecca Tirpok
PARISH SPIRITUALITY
Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:00pm
Sunday: 8:00am & 10:30am
Mon - Thurs: 8:35am / Friday 9:00am
Holy Days: 9:00am & 7:30pm
CONFESSION
Saturdays 4:15pm - 4:45pm or anytime by appointment
REGISTER: Please register when you move into the parish. This is an opportunity to become acquainted with our faith community and to experience the joy of being part of the Church. Only registered parishioners, in good standing, can receive a Certificate of Eligibility to act as a Godparent or sponsor.
BAPTISMS: The Sacrament of Baptism is administered on the fourth Sunday of every month at 11:30 a.m. Parents are encouraged to invite family members to the 10:30 Mass as the Sacrament of Baptism takes place immediately following the Mass. Parents and Godparents meet for an enrichment class prior to the
Baptism. You will need to call the Parish Office to register for this class. A Godparent must be a committed, practicing Catholic, and if from another parish, must have a certificate of eligibility from his/her pastor. This certificate should be brought to the enrichment class. A Christian of other denominations may serve as a Godparent along with a practicing Catholic.
MARRIAGE: Couples planning marriage are expected to attend Pre-Cana Conferences and to meet with the parish priest several times leading up to the marriage. The period of preparation time required is six months unless approved otherwise by our Pastor.
ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Please call the rectory at any time for the Sacrament of the Sick. Also the Holy Eucharist will be brought to the sick and shut-ins upon request to the Parish Office. We celebrate a Communal Anointing of the Sick in June, near the Feast of St. John the Baptist.
Masses for the Week of Feb. 6 - 12, 2017
Morning Prayer in St. Joseph Chapel, Mon. – Fri. at 8:15am
Monday, Feb. 6
8:35am (chapel) Joseph Stauder (Don & Barbara King)
Tuesday, Feb. 7
8:35am (chapel) Tim Kuhn (Jackie Litzenberger)
Wednesday, Feb. 8
8:35am (chapel) Paul Rick (Doug & Delores Warmkessel)
Thursday, Feb. 9
8:35am (chapel) Mary Zell Carroll (Mary Kosmin)
Friday, Feb. 10
9:00am (church) Walter Jucewicz (Alan Koch)
Saturday, Feb. 11
5:00pm (church) Parishioner’s Intentions
Sunday, Feb. 12
8:00am (church) Elizabeth Petritsch (Loving Family)
10:30am (church) Tom Musick (wife Elaine & Family)
Meetings for the week of Feb. 6 - 12, 2017
Mon. Feb. 6: Conquest, 6:40pm – School Gym
Thurs. Feb. 9: 2017 Final Confirmation Mtg., 6:30pm - church
Sat. Feb. 11: Men of Faith, 8am – Marian Room
Weekly Mass Collection
January 29, 2017
$ 5,650.00
Parish Giving $ 230.00 Thank you for your generosity!
SJB Cleaning Team for the week of
February 6th is Team # 4:
Karen Parash, Joyce Vinceguerra, Jean Keller, Chris Zdanowicz, Diane Watson
Your parish Thanks You!
The READINGS for this weekend
may be found in Section 940
“WON’T YOU SPEND AN HOUR WITH ME.”
~ Jesus
We are in need of 2 “ADORERS.”
Fri. 12noon – 1pm & Sat. 3am-4am If you are able, please call the parish office and leave your contact info.
FEBRUARY 5, 2017 – FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Page 2 | 232 St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
Dear brothers and sisters,
Just so, your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds
and glorify your heavenly Father." (Matthew 5:16)
On this, the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, we find ourselves with our Lord still on the mount. The Beatitudes are words addressed to those who are with Him on the mountain of encounter with God, His Father. This is the setting from which comes the beatitudes we heard last Sunday and all of Christ’s teachings heard from His mouth on that mountain. Today’s gospel is a continuation of words spoken by Christ whilst He is in the presence of His Father and with disciples who have followed Him up to that mountain. We must remember this: Christ’s teachings are not just mere ideas. Christ is not into proclaiming mere ideologies. The Church is not about mere ideologies. Catholics are not just champions of mere ideologies. Ideologies did not create the world. Ideologies do not rule the world. Ideologies will not save the world. Which ever ideology any person or group of persons may subscribe to, however well meaning they may be, it does not save. Ideologies are dead and cold abstract notions that carry no life in and of them. So the beatitudes and today’s teachings must not be viewed as mere ideologies, or doctrines, or platform or mandates by which human beings are called to live. The beatitudes and all of Christ’s teachings come out of, result from, happen because of an encounter of persons, of four very distinctive persons: God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit, and the disciple. It is the encounter between the disciple and his Master, between the fallen human being with his Creator, the isolated human being with the Holy Trinity that results in a human being transformed. The transformed disciple is the result, is the beatitude. Beatitudes then are persons who have encountered God on the mountain. Beatitudes are persons from whose being the light of God’s being
shines. God is the light that shines through from the life of a disciple He has chosen to dwell in. The disciple who responds daily to Jesus’ call from the mountaintop of prayer to His Father receives within himself the Holy Spirit that transforms his soul and conforms it to Jesus’ own and together they become salt of the earth. Where is that mountain upon which I may encounter God? Golgotha, the Cross. It is in the crucified Jesus that the human encounters the divine, where the disciple meets the Master, where the sinner is purified and transformed into salt, into light. This is where Catholics are educated. The cross is the school of catholic education. The cross is the school from which graduate those who light up the world. So when we are gathered by the Master around the mountain of His altar, we who respond to Him allow ourselves to be transformed by Him into His light, His salt for the earth. In being His salt and His light, we draw attention away from ourselves. Like John the Baptist, we must decrease so that the Lamb of God must increase. We seek not our own praise, our own accolades, or awards or recognition or applause. We already possess Him. We need not these other worthless and passing things. When the world sees us and all our good deeds they should see in them the presence of God the Father and to Him only give the glory. We in turn have become the salt, the light through which people can come to encounter the Father too. If it is only ourselves they see, then there is obviously more time of education needed at the mountain of the cross.
Father Simi
FATIMA HOUSE RETREAT CENTER Bedminster, PA
Join us in Praying for
Vocations & World Peace Weekly Prayers
Mondays at 7pm in Our Lady’s Chapel:
Adoration, Liturgy of the Hours, Rosary & Divine Mercy Chaplet
Wednesdays at 9:30am in Our Lady’s Chapel:
Adoration, Liturgy of the Hour, Rosary, Divine Mercy Chaplet
Every 3rd Sunday, 12pm-1pm in Our Lady’ Chapel:
Adoration, Prayers for vocations to the Priesthood
For information contact Joan Black at 215-795-2947
Gospel Reflections A Letter from
Our Pastor, Father Simi
FEBRUARY 5, 2017 – FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Page 3 | 232 St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
TEACH THE CHILDREN Gospel Reading: Matthew 5:13 – 16
Why do you think Jesus tells us that we are to be like salt and light?
Salt and light are both simple, everyday things that we don’t even
think about. We are used to having them around. Now imagine if
they we gone from our world. Our food would be bland, tasteless
and the dark of night would seem endless - unable to see in the
dark we could do nothing but wait for the light of day. Most of us
have never even considered giving thanks for salt and light
because they have always been around for us.
Jesus uses “Salt” and “Light” as things we are to strive to be like.
Jesus wants us to make a BIG difference in the everyday lives of
others by living in service to each other. He wants us to help
them live their life more fully. He wants us to help others in a way
that doesn’t get met with a lot of thanks or credit. He wants us to
take ordinary, necessary actions that build up the Kingdom of
God. As disciples of God, we can bring hope to those who suffer
by working to help them as Jesus did. Leaving off with what
Jesus taught us about the Beatitudes last week, we continue to
hear Jesus’ call to be different. Jesus tells us that some people
will reject us for living as we are called to live, but do it anyway!
In today’s world each of us must find the strength and grace to
think and act with the mind and heart of Christ.
UPCOMING
MEETINGS & EVENTS
Feb. 6 & 7th: PREP Mass during class
Wed. Feb. 9th at 6:30pm in church
2017 Confirmation Meeting – who must
attend, Candidate/Sponsor/Parent.
Sat. Feb. 25th: Confirmation Retreat
12noon – 5pm, Pope John Paul high
School, Royersford, PA
The Regina Academy along with SJB CYO
is hosting….
A PAINTING PARTY Friday, February 24th at 6:30pm
$40.00 ticket
Included with ticket price is…a beautiful picture for you to paint and take home to frame.
No experience is necessary.
Step-by-step instructions
Bring a friend or 2 and share the fun.
All ages welcome.
Tickets/Reservations in advance are strongly suggested.
For more info call or email Claire Froman at 215-778-5310 or [email protected]
Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your
eligible AmazonSmile purchase
to The Regina Academy at St.
John the Baptist whenever you
shop on AmazonSmile.
Go to www.smileamazon.com
from your computer or mobile
device. You will be asked to “select a charitable
organization, scroll down the list and click on our
school name. It’s that simple!
School Headmaster: Mr. Michael J. Patterson Dir. of Institutional Advancement: Geoff Meyer
Ph: 610-847-5523 www.sjbottsville.org
FEBRUARY 5, 2017 – FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Page 4 | 232 St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
Attend a TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS at the
NATIONAL SHRINE of OUR LADY OF CZESTOCHOWA
February 12, 2017 at 11:00 AM
A Lenten reflection by
Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Deliver Us From Evil: The Nature of Evil Friday, March 10th at 7-9 p.m.
Spiritual warfare isn’t just about the devil.
When it comes to enticing us to sin, the world, the
flesh as well as the devil all work hand-in-hand to
lead us away from God. You will learn how evil
operates in our lives and how to defend yourself
against its power.
St. Agnes Church 445 N. Main Street, Sellersville, PA.
Reservations required. Cost is $20 pp. / Couples $35. / Students $10.
Clergy and religious - Free.
Children under 12 must be accompanied by adult.
Refreshments and Resources available.
Visit the Events page at www.womenofgrace.com or call 800-558-5452 to register.
ST. JOHN’S NEED YOUR HELP
It is no secret that our parish has been blessed with countless VOLUNTEERS who have given their TIME and TALENT to our parish throughout the years.
Would YOU please consider offering your
time and talent in any of the following roles: Music Ministry: We are in need of musicians.
Please contact Nio Logaivau through the parish of school.
American Red Cross Blood Drive Coordinator:
We are in need of 1 or 2 people to work directly with our American Red Cross Blood Drive representative to organize our Blood Drives which are held at the school 2 – 3 times a year. Ideally, this candidate would be a school parent who would be able to coordinate the dates/times/schedule of donors/ and set-up for these drives. If not one comes forward, the Blood Cross may be forced to discontinue the drives that help our area community. Please contact Becky, parish office to volunteer.
Cleaning Ministry: We are in need of 2-3 people who are willing to donate their time to keeping our church clean. We currently have 5 teams who alternate serving. Each time would ideally have 4
members. There are no set schedules or duties amongst team members. And each team serves less than once a month. Team members are able to come and clean at their convenience during the week their team is assigned to this duty.
Please call the parish office to volunteer.
FEBRUARY 5, 2017 – FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Page 5 | 232 St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
Please remember in your prayers our parishioners who are sick, homebound, in the hospital, under hospice or residential
care. Susan Ackerman, Lillian
Applem.an, Larry Baker, Nancy Beans, John & Loretta Bodisch, Emmalee Bryan, Libby Chapman, Dorothy Cegielski, Anne Colyer, Charlene Cornell, Matthew Crance, Jim Crawford, Chrissy Davis, Joy Davis, Larry & Joanne Diehl, Terry Dunn, Arlene Eichlin, Bernice Fees, Charles Fees, Jr., John Finn, Patricia Fite, Crystal Fleck, Sarah Fleck, Claire Fratrik, Violet Freeh, Janet Galen, Kathi Gallegher, Kathleen Gaughan, Dylan Geroni, Kathy Geroni, Marie & Rosalyn Giardullo, Anna Giebler, Mary Halwski, Florence Hancharik, Bill Hejnor, Joyceann Heley, Charles Houston, Martha Juchnowicz, Dotsy Keenan, Georgine Kocher, Ryan Leven, Kathy Lightkep, Sally Lindenmuth, Barbara Lavelle, Charles Lutcavage, Julia Maher, Loretta Malloy, Ray Malachowski, Adelaide McElderry, Bridget Julia McHugh, Anne McNichol, Emma Michael, Joseph Moore, Jennie Moreno, Nancy Moreno, Lorraine Mosolgo, Wanda Muth, Frances Nowicki, James O’Hanlon, Gary Palmer,
Nicholas Powell, Gladys Proca, Don Raman, Mike Ramos, Rachael Rice, Betty Rick, Gregory Rickert, Sandy Romaszewski, Sam Rothman, Frederick R. Rude, Dolly Rutherford, Zina Sauerwine, Andrew Schad, Lana Schell, Florence Schroker, Ginny Schulberger, Petie Schultz, Frank & Joyce, Joe Shuman, Mary Jane Shuman, Gail Silveira, Baby Ella Stack, Carolyn Stahley, Shane Stroup Sean Thatcher, Baby William Patrick Thomas, Maddie Tomaszewski, Douglas Toner, Betty Ventresca, Diane Wesoski, Maryjane Whealton, Tamara Widmer, Betty Wismer, Edward Wismer, Baby Logan Yoder.
Fionna M. Boyle, Derek Brosius, Christopher Brune,
Kyle Crossland, Casey de Lauretis, Steehly de Lauretis,
Michael Froeder, A.J. Giovino, Aaron Given, Matthew Gumprecht, Bob
Hankinson, Victor Hormilla, Stephen Lindmeier,
Jason Litschauer, Cory Litzenberger, Dan O’Connor, Jonathan Pucci, Dusty Rhodes, Craig Russell, Don Valdez,
Justin Walsh. Thank you for serving & protecting our freedoms.
UPCOMING MINISTRY SCHEDULE
Feb. 11 & 12, 2017
6th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Extraordinary Minister
Lector
Altar Server
Music
Saturday 5:00pm
Jim Black Joan Black
Peg Glancey Cathy Leidtke
Jane Ferry Aidan Blaikie Angelina Day Toby Irvine
Amleto Pucci Karen Parash
Sunday 8:00am
Mark Fetter
Jackie Litzenberger Renee Moyer Kevin Murphy
Sean Lynch Natalie Nice Grace McArdle
Maggie McArdle
Mary Pucci Sue Rogers
Sunday 10:30am
Catholic Schools Week Closing
Mass
Gerri Belsito Wendy DeGroot
Phil Donahue Dolly Kovacs
Laura Fleck Joseph Gonzales Luke Luna Emily Saab
Ordinary Time
