Saint Michael Parish August 16, 2015

Rev. Arturo Chagala, Parochial Administrator

Ms. Grace Galaschewski, Office Manager Sr. Jennie Catanese, M.S.B.T., Receptionist

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Saint Michael Parish has been a viable part of Fishtown/Northern Liberties for 182 years.

We continue creating a community where all God’s children are treated with dignity & respect and where faith, hope and love/charity are abound.

We welcome all new immigrants and visitors to our parish. La parroquia de Santo Michael ha sido una parte viable de Fishtown/Northern Liberties por 182

años. Continuamos creando una comunidad donde tratamos con dignidad y respeto los niños y donde la fe, la esperanza y el amor/la caridad es abundante.

Damos la bienvenida a todos los nuevos inmigrantes y visitantes a nuestra parroquia.

Saint Michael Church Founded 1831

1445 North Second Street Philadelphia, PA 19122

215-739-2358 Fax: 215-739-5766

http://stmichaelsphilly.org E-mail 1saintmichaelchurch@comcast.net

Immaculate Conception Church Front & Allen Streets

Office Hours at Saint Michael Monday-Thursday 9 -4:00 p.m.

Friday 9 - 1:00 p.m.

MASS /MISA Sunday

Vigil (Saturday) 5:00 p.m. 8:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m. (IC)

11:30 a.m. (español)

Daily Mass Mon-Fri 8:00 a.m.

Holy Days Noon at

Immaculate Conception (IC) 7:00 p.m. at

Saint Michael (bilingual)

CONFESSIONS Saturday 4:15 p.m. to 4:50 p.m.

& by request

8/16 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00 PM vigil Kathleen Chorlton r/o Msgr. John Miller` 8:30 AM Sara Roarty r/o Kathleen Chorlton 10:00 AM The People of the Parish 11:30 AM Protection from Accidents, Fires, & Storms.

8/17 Monday Weekday 8:00 AM Rev. John H. Roebuck—Deceased

8/18 Tuesday Weekday 8:00 AM In honor of St. Michael r/o Ralph Berarducci 8/19 Wednesday St. John Eudes, Priest

8:00 AM Rev. Stephen C. White—Deceased

8/20 Thursday St. Bernard, Abbot & Doctor of the Church 8:00 AM Spiritual Contribution to the Arrival of God's Kingdom on Earth r/o Ralph Berarducci

8/21 Friday St. Pius X, Pope 8:00 AM

8/23 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00 PM vigil 8:30 AM Deceased Friends r/o Ralph Berarducci 10:00 AM Robert Campbell r/o Barbara O’Connor 11:30 AM Guillermina Rodriguez r/o Alberto Rodriguez ================================== SANCTUARY LIGHTS

will burn in the Churches this week for Joseph Kulka Sr.

at the request of Joe Kulka.

SUNDAY COLLECTIONS: August 9, 2015 1st Collection $ 1,193.00 Mission Co-op (to date) $ 213.00 Feast of the Assumption $ 10.00 ———————————————————-

LITURGICAL MINISTERS August 23, 2015 5:00 PM Lector & Euch. Min.: As Available 8:30 AM Lector: Bernadette Zotter Euch. Min.:Alberta Brown 10:00 AM Lector: Grace Galaschewski Euch. Min.: Jim Galdo 11:30 AM Lectors: Cruz & Angelica Rodriguez Euch. Min.: As Available NOTE:

We are in need of Lectors for the 11:30 AM Spanish Mass, Sundays.

If interested, please contact Carmen at 267-418-8983

Thank you..

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK: John Regler, Bianca Mercado, Joanne Sherman,

Mary Zarowski,Dorothy Schill, Rosita Renta, Millie Adair, Joseph Sheenan, Olga Espada, Hilda Rodriguez, Pat Regler, Maria Cruz, Freddie Nagle our benefactors, those who have asked for our prayers & those who have no one to pray for them. .Also, remember in your prayers our recent deceased: Robert Campbell Sr.

Please note: If you wish to include the names of those in need of prayers, please call the rectory. The names will remain on the list for four weeks and then be removed unless otherwise notified.. Thank you.

New Parishioners/Nuevos Feligreses Welcome. Please call the rectory and make an appointment to register as soon as possible.

Bienvenidos. Favor de llamar la rectoría y haga una cita para inscribirse lo mas antes posible. Change of Address/Cambio de Direccion

Please notify the parish secretary if you plan to move. Favor de notificar la secretaria de la parroquia si planificas mudarse.

Collection Envelopes/Sobres para la colecta Every working person should support the parish by regularly using their envelopes - they can be obtained by

calling the rectory or filling out one of the “welcome” envelopes at the entrance of the church. Cada persona de trabajo debe habitualmente apoyar la parroquia usando los sobres—puedes obtenerlos

llamando la rectoría o llenando unos de los sobres maracados “bienvenidos” en entrada de la iglesia. 214-1

August 16, 2015 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Wisdom has prepared s banquet of food and wine, an image expressive of God’s communion with us.

For those who desire life, Jesus gives his own flesh and blood. Thus we shall be filled with the Spirit.

Baptism/Bautismos Call the Rectory to make arrangements. Parents and sponsors must attend an instruction class.

Llame la rectoría para hacer arreglos. Padres y padrinos deben asistir clases de instrucción.

Marriage/Matrimonio Arrangements must be made six months in advance in order to fulfill Diocesan requirements.

Debe hacer arreglos seis meses de antemano para cumplir los requisitos diocesanos.

Care for the Sick/Cuido para los enfermos In the occasion of an emergency call the rectory immediately. Call the rectory for visits at home to the elderly and infirm or when someone enters the hospital and wishes a visit from the parish priest.

En caso de una emergencia llame la rectoría inmediatamente. Para visitas en casa de las personas mayores y enfermas o cuando alguien este en el hospital y desee una visita del sacerdote llame la rectoría. ======================================================= ——————————————————————————————-

Please pray for the health and welfare of Pope Francis and all of those who will participate in the

World Meeting of Families as well as all who live and work in the areas where he will be visiting

Por favor, oren por la salud y el

bienestar del papa San Francisco y todos aquellos que quieran participar en el Encuentro Mundial de las familias, así como todos los que viven y trabajan en las zonas donde se va a viajar. ========================================

The family which experiences the joy of faith communicates it naturally. That family is the salt

of the earth and the light of the world; it is the leaven of society. Pope Francis, October 27, 2013

La familia que experimenta la alegría de la fe se comunica de forma natural. Esa familia es la sal

de la tierra y la luz del mundo; es la levadura de la sociedad. Papa Francisco, 27 de octubre 2013

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About “The World Meeting of Families” Excitement for the World Meeting of Families has been building on the East Coast since 2012, when Pope Benedict XVI announced to a million Mass-goers at the 7th such meeting in Milan, Italy, that Philadelphia would be the site of the next meeting. When Catholics in the City of Brotherly Love caught wind of the announcement, many were oblivious to its impact. However, the scope and importance has gradu-ally come into focus in preparation for September 22-27 when Philadelphians will welcome the world—and Pope Francis, too! World Meetings of Families have been occurring every few years in different cities around the globe since 1994. Saint John Paul II convened the first meeting in Rome to mark the United Nations’ International Year of the Family. Since then the gathering has taken place in Rio de Janeiro; Manila; Valencia, Spain, Mexico City and Milan, with a return trip to Rome during the Jubilee Year of 2000. This year’s event in Philadelphia marks the first time the World Meeting of Families has landed in the Unit-ed States. The U. S. has not hosted a global gathering of Catholics on this scale since the 1993 World Youth Day in Denver. The theme of this Meeting is “Love is Our Mis-sion: The Family Fully Alive”. The meeting will be de-voted to strengthening the bonds of families throughout the world, to support and promote the role of the family as the fundamental building block of society, and to celebrate the role that each family, each domestic church plays in sharing the joy of the Gospel and enabling the fullness of life to break forth in our world. Every three years, the World Meeting of Families gives the Church and the world a chance to come together in celebration of the community within which we are all first called to love. This September all can be a part of the joy as our Church reflects on the family’s mission of love. And if you cannot be part of the gathering in body, be a part of it in spirit. Tune in to the television coverage and follow the event on the internet and your favorite Catholic blogs. And most of all, pray. Pray for families. Pray for meeting participants. And pray for our Holy Father, that he can continue to inspire so many to enter more fully into the joy of the Gospel and the blessed life of the family.

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Gospel John 6:51-58 Reflection Once again, Jesus. the Teacher, is having a hard time getting through to his listeners. They resist his teaching that he is the living bread from heaven. When they continue to object, Jesus assures them that his flesh is real food and his blood is real drink. If they do not "feed on" him, they will have no life in them. We are blessed because we can share the Living Bread at every Eucharist. As we satisfy our spiritual hunger, we remember those who hunger for food, shelter, friendship, or faith. We consider how we can respond to the hungers of the world. How do you think receiving the Body and Blood of Jesus makes a difference in your life? What do you think are some of the spiritu-al hungers of people your age in the world today? =========================

STEWARDSHIP:

Even though we are told that if we seek the Lord, we shall not want, in the second reading St. Paul reminds us that, thus blessed by the Lord, the good steward should “give thanks to God the Father al-ways and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Aunque nos dicen que si buscamos al Señor, no nos faltará nada, en la segunda lectura San Pablo nos recuerda que, bendecido así por el Señor, el buen administrador de los bienes de Dios debe “dar gracias a Dios Padre en nombre de Cristo Jesús, nuestro Señor, siempre y por todas las cosas.”

Evangelio Juan 6:51-58 Reflexión Una vez más, Jesús, el maestro, tiene dificultad para darse a entender por sus interlocutores. Ellos se resisten a sus enseñanzas de que él es el pan de vida bajado del cielo. Jesús les asegura, cuando siguen protestando, que su carne es verdadera comida y su sangre verdadera bebida. Si ellos no comen de él no tendrán vida en ellos. Somos bendecidos por poder compartir el Pan de Vida en cada Eucaristía. Al satisfacer nuestra hambre espiritual recordamos a los que tienen hambre de comida, de alojamiento, de fe, de amistad. Considera como podemos responder al hambre en el mundo. ¿Cómo el recibir el Cuerpo y la Sangre de Cristo hace una diferencia en tu vida?

¿Cuáles crees son las hambres de algunas personas de tu edad en el mundo hoy? =================================

Celebracion Misa Puertorriquena Date/Dia Jueves 27 de agosto

Catedral Basilica de San Pedro y San Pablo Rosario: 6:30 p.m Misa: 7:00 p.m.

Celebrante y Homilista:

Obispo Nelson J. Perez, Auxiliary de Rockville Center, New York

Transportacion para la Misa

Yellow Bird Bus Salida de San Miguel 5:45 pm Regreso 9:00 pm

The “FIRE & FAITH” YOUNG ADULT GROUP at MOTHER BONIFACE CENTER

3501 Solly Avenue in northeast Philadelphia, invites all young adults to a social outing:

a Phillies Baseball Game on Sunday August 30th. The game begins at 1:35 p.m. The meeting place is at the Center at 12:30 p.m.; we will carpool from the Center to Citizens Bank Ball Park. Fee: $25 (includes ticket, hot dog & drink) For more information and/or to register - Please call 267-350-1835 . =======================================================

Catholic Media Productions presents - THE MYSTERY OF THE SHROUD OF TURIN The Shroud of Turin is a piece of cloth that bears the imprint of the body of a crucified man whose execution resembles the crucifixion of Jesus as described in the Gospels. What contributes to the mystery of this cloth are two facts: (1) the image is a perfect negative imprint, as we find in photography today, and (2) science has not been able to explain fully how the imprint was made. Do you want to know more about the Shroud of Turin? Visit wwwwebelieveshow.org

“We believe” is a radio and television show, pro-duced by Catholic Media Productions, in accordance with the documents of the Second Vatican Council. Its founder James F. Walsh Jr. is a Roman Catholic deacon. Dr. Richard Shriver, a protestant minister, is a permanent guest. Together , in two episodes, they describe the history and the controversy surrounding this relic and invite you to draw your own conclusion on whether this is real or a hoax.

********************** A Little Bit of Wisdom…. The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it. Psalm 24:1

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AN APPEAL FROM POPE FRANCIS: The encyclical letter, Laudato Si, is the new appeal from Pope Francis addressed to “every person living on this planet” for an inclusive dialogue about how we are shap-ing the future of our planet. Pope Francis calls the Church and the world to acknowledge the urgency of our environ-mental challenges and to join him in embarking on a new path. The home that has been entrusted to us to use, not abuse, is being drastically harmed by pollution, waste, the “throwaway culture” endangering water, air, soil and all living creatures. Following is some - Earthly Advice from Pope Francis: . Take a little time to consider what our sister Earth needs from you. • Practice the three R’s. Reduce, Reuse. Recycle. Per-

haps even add a fourth one– Refrain from buying more things.

• Can you walk instead of drive? Take the bus or sub-way? Share with someone going the same way?

• Don’t give in to denial or resignation. Think of the environmental issue that most worries you and pray to the Holy Spirit about it. “Come Holy Spirit. Renew the face of the earth.”

• 200 plants, insects, birds, and mammal become ex-tinct each day. What dies when a new mall or casino is built? Think about what our overbuilding is doing to the natural world. Decide where you will take a stand.

• Talk with each other. Such serious issues need to be “reframed and enriched again and again.” Open your-self to new ways to see.

• Pray a——— Prayer for our Earth:

All-powerful God, you are present in the whole universe and in the smallest of your creatures, You em-brace with your tenderness all that exists. Pour out upon us the power of your love, that we may protect life and beauty. Fill us with peace, that, we may live as brothers and sisters, harming no one. O God of the poor, help us to rescue the aban-doned and forgotten of this earth, so precious in your eyes. Bring healing to our lives, that we may protect the world and not prey on it, that we may sow beauty, not pol-lution and destruction. Touch the hearts of those who look only for gain at the expense of the poor and the earth. Teach us to discover the worth of each thing, to be filled with awe and contemplation, to recognize that we are profoundly united with every creature as we journey toward your infinite light. We thank you for being with us each day. En-courage us, we pray, in our struggle for justice, love and peace. Amen.

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