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JANUARY 14, 2018
SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
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New Parishioners
We welcome and encourage you to register as soon as
possible after moving into the parish.
Please contact the rectory to register.
610-857-3510
Confessions
Saturday after 5:00 pm Mass
Religious Education
Please contact Janice Dagney-610-857-0511
Early Learning Center-610-857-1163
Rite of Christian initiation (RCIA)
The process through which adults and children - join or
complete their initiation into the Catholic Church.
For additional information please contact the rectory.
Marriages
Couples planning to be married are required to
notify the rectory no less than six months prior
to the marriage.
Baptism Meetings
Required for first time parents on the 1st Sunday of the
month. Register by calling Janice Dagney –610-857-0511
Baptisms
To schedule a baptism and for available dates
and times, please call the rectory.
Anointing of the sick
If you foresee a surgery or procedure, contact the
rectory to make arrangements to receive the Sacraments
of the Anointing of the sick and Holy Communion before
your hospital visit.
Communion to the homebound
For those unable to attend Mass due to illness
or disability, arrangements can be made to receive
Holy Communion weekly by an Extra Ordinary Minister
of Holy Communion. Please contact the rectory.
Emergencies
In the event of an emergency, which requires the attention
of a priest, please contact the rectory at any time.
Follow the instructions on how to contact a priest.
Please notify the rectory, so that the priests are aware
of the situation and can assist as appropriate.
RECTORY
603 W. 2nd Ave, Parkesburg, Pa. 19365
Phone: 610-857-3510 Fax: 610-857-2353
Website: www.olcchurch.org
MASS SCHEDULE
WEEKDAY MASSES
8:30 am—Monday through Friday (OLC)
Rosary following Mass on Friday
WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE
SATURDAY
5:00 pm Vigil Mass (OLC)
Confessions immediately after Mass
SUNDAY
8:00 am (OLC)
9:30 am (St. Malachy)
11:00 am (SPC)
6:30 pm Spanish Mass (OLC)
Holy Days-8:30 am & 7:00 pm (OLC)
No Vigil Mass
CLERGY
Rev. Victor J. Eschbach, Pastor
Rev. Thomas J. Rossi, O.Praem.
Rev. Msgr. Arthur Fiore
Rev. Mr. Eugene Favinger, Deacon
OFFICE STAFF
Mary Wishneski - Business Manager
Mary Beth Rohrer - Parish Secretary
Doug Rohrer— Property Manager
DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Janice Dagney
610-857-0511
Early Learning Center
610-857-1163
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Connie Alferez, Barbara Althouse, Terry Anderson,
Monk Angelo, George Barber, Ann Besash, Anne
Bones, Tom Brady, Joanne Cardine, Maria Carew,
Christine Carmelich, Robert Carpenter & family,
Raffaeli Cataldo, Robert Cera, Peg Chapman, Bill &
Florence Clarkson, Mary Cooper, Nancy Rodgers,
Anne Debiak, Dawn DelRocini, Vincent Di Antonio,
John DiBerardinis, Mary Alice Dominick, Tyler
Esch, Katie Fiore, Maria Fiore, Peggy Franz, Mary
Ginty, Joanne Good, Rick & Judy Groff, Ruby Haag,
Lillian Helm, Frank Hemerlein, Bob Hepburn, Nancy
Hepler, Diane Hery, Neal Isaac, Milan Jakub,
Florence Laffey, Reece Lawrence, Nancy Lewis,
Domenick Lubrano, Judi & David MacIntrye, Erin
McCaffrey, Joe McCormick, Joan Mc Cartney, Paddy
Mc Groarty, Danny McVey, Denise Vincent Miller,
Gary Miller, Veronica Miller, Madeleine Moore,
Emilie Murphy, John Murphy, Helena Murray,
Lonnie Purcell, Jeremiah Reardon, Mary Riley,
William Saalbach, Sr., Ella Sestrich, Cameron
Schreck, John Simmons, Mary Jane Stump, Bonnie
Trego, Gary Vendetti, Kristi Wagner, Penelope Ward,
Maggie Wetherhold, Bud & Sue Wilde, Patrick
White, Alan Wolfe, Please call the rectory to add or
remove a name from the prayer list.
MASS INTENTIONS
SATURDAY, JANUARY 13
5:00 pm Sam Smith req. by Ann Wilson
SUNDAY, JANUARY 14
8:00 am Patricia Maksymchock req. by Haas
family
9:30 am David Shale req. by Owen & Susan Ryan
11:00 am Jim Fiore (11th anniversary) req. by
Katie
6:30 pm Spanish Mass
DAILY MASS 8:30 AM
Monday John Smith (5yr.ann) req. by Judy &
family
Tuesday W.E, Miller req, by Verna & Pat Hurley
Wednesday Anna Difelice req. by Matt & Judy
Patzek
Thursday Libby & Leo James req. by Norman &
Jean Moulder
Friday Brother Augustine Campion O.S.B.
req. by Deacon Gene & Bill Vendetta
SATURDAY, JANUARY 20
5:00 pm Teresa Holt req. by Inez & Ken Sokso
SUNDAY, JANUARY 21
8:00 am Rose Zack req. by James & Catherine
Fuga
9:30 am Ida Kapovic req. by Anita O’Meara
11:00 am Special Intention for Celini family
6:30 pm Spanish Mass
If you would like a Mass card or would like to
schedule a Mass, please contact the rectory at
610-857-3510
January 7, 2018
Weekly Offertory $6,671
Electronic Giving-December Total
Offertory $12,034
2020 $2,606
“No Scrooges here!”
Christmas (2017) $41,209
Christmas (2016) $36,414
Current pledges to Vision 2018 - $51,835
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YOUR PASTORAL COUNCIL
Bill Mann - [email protected]
Monk [email protected]
Brian [email protected]
Janice [email protected]
Cristina [email protected]
Patrick [email protected]
Darren [email protected]
Anita O’[email protected]
John [email protected]
Jack [email protected]
Scott [email protected]
Kathy [email protected]
Mary [email protected]
Larry [email protected]
Council meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 7:00pm in the Conference room at the Schneider
Parish Center. Please feel free to contact any mem-ber to offer suggestions or feedback and to propose issues for consideration by the Council.
WEEKLY EVENTS
Weekday Mass at 8:30 am-OLC
Sunday–January 14
8:00 am Mass (OLC)
9:15-10:30 am RCIA (OLC hall)
9:15-10:45am Prep (SPC)
9:30 am Mass (St. Malachy)
11:00 am Mass & Children’s church (SPC)
6:30 pm Spanish Mass (OLC)
Monday-January 15
6:00 pm Zumba (OLC hall)
7:00 pm AA Meeting (SPC)
Tuesday-January 16
6:30-7:30 pm-Gentle Yoga (OLC-hall)
6:30-8:00 pm–One8 (SPC)
Wednesday-January 17
7:00 pm-Choir (SPC)
Thursday-January 18
7:00 pm-AA Meeting (OLC-hall)
7:00pm-Finance Meeting (SPC)
Friday-January 19
Saturday-January 20
5:00 pm- Mass (OLC)
6:00 pm- Confessions (OLC)
500 Club
January 5, 2018
$50-#031-Unsold
$100-#116-Wanda Kolodjay
Drawings began on Saturday, July 1, 2017 and will
continue for 52 weeks. Some tickets are still
available and can be purchased at the rectory.
Joni and Friends, a faith-based charity serving the
disabled, is requesting donations of used mobility
equipment (wheelchairs, walkers and crutches.) The
equipment is restored and then delivered to those in
need in developing countries. Donations are tax de-
ductible For more information or to donate, please
contact Larry Easton at 315-416-1716 or
SAVE THE DATE-Soup and fellowship
When: Sunday, January 28, 2018
Time: 5:00pm-7:00pm
Where: Schneider Parish Center
Details to follow!
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In today’s readings, we are challenged to
“hear” and “see” with spiritual ears & eyes.
“Opening the Word” can help prepare us to hear
God’s word each Sunday. And Brother Francis can
teach us along with our children to make time to
listen to God.
Let’s Pray: A Lesson on Prayer
In WATCH: Youth/Brother Francis
Opening the Word: January 14, 2018
In STUDY: Faith Formation/Opening the Word
WEATHER ADVISORY
Other parishes in Chester County have instituted a
policy, that if the local school district is closed or on
a delay due to inclement weather, the daily morning
Mass is cancelled.
In conformity with these parishes, if the Octorara
School District is closed or delayed due to inclement
weather, the daily Mass at OLC will be cancelled.
We want our parishioners to be safe.
OLC-ELC
OLC-ELC will be closed tomorrow, January 15, in
honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Classes will
resume on Tuesday.
This Thursday, January 18, we will have a fundraiser
at Chuck-e-Cheese in Downingtown.
Visit between 3:00-9:00pm and let them know you
are with OLC-ELC. Our preschool will receive a
portion of the proceeds!
Grab your friends and family and let the children
burn off some excess energy!
Next Saturday, January 20, is our annual Donuts with
Dad event at the Schneider Parish Center.
Enrolled children will enjoy a story, breakfast treats,
and complete a craft together with their special
grown up.
As a reminder, we follow the Octorara School
District for delays and cancellations. Be sure to
check our website, Facebook page, or sign up for
remind text alerts during inclement weather.
OLC-ELC is accepting registrations for the 2018-19
school year. All current preschool and parish fami-
lies have the opportunity to register early to secure a
spot for their child.
Registration will open to the general public in
February. Please visit our school website at
www.olcelc.com to download a registration form.
Please email us at [email protected] with any
questions or for more information.
We will have an Open House on Sunday, January 28,
at 12:30 pm. All are welcome to tour classrooms,
meet our teachers and learn about the various
programs we offer.
January 7, 2018
Alexandra Williams, daughter of Vanessa and
Erick Williams.
Harlow Peck, daughter of Megan and Ben Peck.
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January 14, 2018-The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Reflection by Rev. Leonard N. Peterson
Let’s face facts: some phone calls are annoying, especially when they come at suppertime. You know the
type. Somebody trying to sell you something. Or to solicit your opinion. Or to donate to a worthy cause.
But other calls are delightful and most welcome. It could be a family member bringing news of a newborn.
Or a close friend whom you’ve been waiting for to chat. Or the doctor’s office calling to tell you there is no
trace of cancer on your x-ray.
There is a quite different kind of call referred to in this weekend’s Scriptures that has nothing to do with phones
or phonies or clicking computers. It is a call from God. Right away I can imagine you thinking “What does that
kind of thing have to do with me? That’s for saints or holy people! I’m just ‘Joe or Jane Ordinary’ trying to do
my best to be a Christian thank you very much.” Well I have some good news that you might be surprised to
hear. Each of us has a call from God! He implants that element, if you will, in all His human creatures.
He loves us as unique products of His holy imagination. He knows that we will only be truly happy if we fulfill
our destiny. His call matches our minds and is in sync with our souls. Its nature is particular to us.
It may involve a call to love a certain person for life, for better or for worse until death do you part.
It could be a demand for your patience. Or your service. Or any number of other realities. But always linked
with a call for your love. Jesus responded fully, better than any of us. As difficult as answering that call was for
Him, by His sharing our weak human nature, He did it out of love for us. Hopefully we will be as eager as
young Samuel was to listen and then answer when he finally learned after God’s third try that he was being
called for a mission of some kind.
Now we have an extra layer of difficulty brought on by our ego-centric culture which asks of nearly everything
“What’s in it for me?” Or we might just ask the Lord to give our call to somebody else. Here is some apt verse:
“There’s a clever young guy named Somebody Else,
There’s nothing this guy can’t do.
He is busy from morning till way late at night,
Just substituting for you.
You’re asked to do this or you’re asked to do that
And what is your ready reply?
Get Somebody Else to do that job,
He’ll do it much better than I.
So much to do in this weary old world–
So much and workers so few,
And Somebody Else, all weary and worn,
Is still substituting for you.
The next time you’re asked to do something worthwhile
Just give this ready reply:
If Somebody Else can give time and support,
My goodness, so can I.”
First Reading: I Samuel 3:3b-10, 19
The call of young Samuel highlights the reception of God’s word. God’s will is that Samuel communicate that
word to the people.
Second Reading: I Corinthians 6:13c-15a, 17-20
Paul teaches that the body is not for immorality, because it is the temple of God. Casual copulation denies the
full union of soul and body which is God’s intention for the physical act.
Gospel: John 1:35-42
Andrew, responding to Christ’s invitation, brings his brother Simon to Jesus. Jesus then confers the nickname
“Rock” (“Peter” in Greek) which describes Peter’s future role in the Church.
