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JANUARY 3, 2016 EPIPHANY OF THE LORD
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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
1st Sunday of the month.
Register by calling Janice Dagney
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.
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
SATURDAY, JANUARY 2
5:00 pm Pat Nolan req. by Joanne & family
7:00 pm Spanish Mass
SUNDAY, JANUARY 3
8:00 am August Loeble (23 year anniversary)
req. by the girls
9:30 am Charles Fischer req. by Kazimierz
Samiec, Dolores Shank-Samiec &
family
11:00 am Eileen Mariano req. by Irene Brown
DAILY MASS 8:30 AM
Monday Josephine Antol req. by Norman &
Jean Moulder
Tuesday Harry & James Dominick req. by
Mary Alice
Wednesday Ray Dymond req. by Nancy Fischer
Thursday Fr. Schlett req. by Father Eschbach
Friday Rev. William McGeown req. by
Father Eschbach
SATURDAY, JANUARY 9
5:00 pm Anna Kuhn req. by Al & Yolanda
Schilling
SUNDAY, JANUARY 10
8:00 am Marie Kuller req. by Gerry & Jane
Roper
9:30 am Ronald Parker req by Mary Kay
Hennessy
11:00 am Jim Fiore (9th anniversary) req. by
Katie
If you would like a Mass card or would like to
schedule a Mass, please contact the rectory at
610-857-3510.
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PRAYER LIST Barbara Althouse, Monk Angelo, Rebecca Anspach & child, Margaretta Apgar, MaryAnn Barber, Ann Besash, Mandy Beidler, Joe & Jackie Bonanno, Barbara Burnett, Joanne Cardine, Robert Carpenter & family, Ed & Joan Chapman, Meredith Cook, Ray Custer, Anne Debiak, John DiBerardinis, Harry F. Dominick, Jen Ealer, Father Eschbach, Terry Francisco, Brenda Hagen, Lee Hally, Lillian Helm, Ann Hennessy, Elwood & Barbara Hicken, Trish Irrgang, David Jones, Dana Keckler, Nancy Kinsman, George Lawrence, Kris Lawrence, Nancy Lewis, Judi and David MacIntrye, Ken Martin, Paddy,McGroarty, Joan Mc Cartney, Nancy McNamara, Missy Mower, Mary Mullen, Emilie Murphy, Gary Neilson, Isabella Nelson, Carl Newswanger, Joy Nolan, Deborah Pillitteri, Pat Price, Jenny Reece, Kathy Reece, Jane Roper, William Saalbach, Sr., Hazel Shank, John Simmons, Doris Swain, Susan & Joe Taylor, Mike Vaccaro, Janine Walters, Robert Weyhmuller, Sue Wilde, Peggy Wright, Val Yerger, Durine Young, Pamela Zorn Please contact the rectory to add/remove a name from the prayer list.
The week ahead in our Parish
8:30 am Weekday Mass (OLC)
Sunday-January 3
8:00 am Mass (OLC)
9:15-10:45 Prep (SPC)
9:30 am Mass (St. Malachy)
11:00 am Mass & Children’s Church (SPC)
Immediately after the 11:00 am Mass-Life Teen
(SPC)
Monday-January 4
6:00 pm Zumba (OLC hall)
7:00 pm AA Meeting (SPC-conference room)
7:00-8:00 Rosary (OLC)
Tuesday-January 5
6:30 pm Yoga (OLC hall)
Wednesday-January 6
6:00-8:00 pm Financial Peace (SPC)
6:00-6:45 pm Kids for Christ Singers (OLC)
7:00 pm Voices of Praise (OLC)
Thursday-January 7
6:30 pm Zumba (OLC hall)
7:30 pm Prayer Group (OLC)
Saturday-January 8
5:00 pm Mass (OLC)
6:00 pm Confessions (OLC)
7:00 pm Spanish Mass (OLC)
YOUR PASTORAL COUNCIL
Bill Mann - [email protected] Monk [email protected]
Brian [email protected] Joe [email protected]
Janice [email protected] Carol [email protected]
Deacon Gene [email protected] Paul [email protected]
Darren [email protected] Maureen [email protected]
Anita O’[email protected] Jack [email protected]
Kathy [email protected] Marty [email protected]
Tom [email protected] Mary [email protected]
Larry [email protected] Please feel free to contact any member
to offer suggestions or feedback and to propose issues for consideration by the Council.
The Christmas offering is still trickling in and
will be included in next week’s bulletin.
Sunday Offering
December 20, 2015
Sunday Offertory $6,821
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Legacy Commitment
As we draw to the end of Our Legacy Commitment
II and look forward to starting Our Legacy Commit-
ment III, the response so far has been very encour-
aging! We mailed out pledge cards at the end of
November and to date have 85 households pledging
a total of $64,586! The average household pledge is
just over $750!
The pledges break down as follows:
Up to $249 – 28 households
$250 - $999 – 33 households
$1000 - $2499 – 19 households
$2500 - $9999 – 4 households
$10,000 – 1 household
Our principal loan balance is currently at $160,000.
Since January 2014, we have paid $325,000 on the
principal due to your very generous pledges to our
first two campaigns.
With over 1100 registered households, if each of the
1000 households who have not pledged would
pledge just $100, this is the year that we could be
debt-free!
If you have not yet pledged towards Our Legacy
Commitment III, we encourage you to send in your
pledge card today!
Please contact Mary Wishneski for further infor-
mation or assistance in establishing your pledge.
CHURCH BASEMENT NEWS
We are currently in the process of putting the “final
touches” on our marvelous church hall renovation
project. More information will be forthcoming in
future bulletins
There are so many to thank for your heroic efforts to
make our Celebration of the Birth of our Savior such
a beautiful moment in the life of our parish. First,
there are those who organized and contributed to our
Parish Giving that made Christmas this year so spe-
cial to the many children who received gifts; families
who received food and other forms of assistance; and
the shut-ins and elderly who received cookies baked
with love from our teens.
And our parish was so wonderfully blessed in the joy
you brought to so many of our children in providing
Sundae’s with Santa.
Spiritually, we also grew through those who present-
ed and participated in our special Season of Advent
programs. All of you have surely made a difference
in the lives of many.
Then, there are the parish cleaners and decorators; the
greeters, Ushers, set-up and tear-down people, the
unsung heroes in the parish who make everything
work and keep everything clean and welcoming.
Our many liturgical ministers who contributed so
mightily to the reverence and beauty of our Christmas
liturgies-Altar Servers and Eucharistic Ministers;
Proclaimers of the Word and Prayer Warriors; Can-
tors and Confessors; Musicians and Choirs and their
Directors; and of course, our Deacon and Priest
Presiders.
Finally, there is our Parish Staff who welcome, en-
courage, and assist all of us to experience God’s
bountiful love.
Thank you to all, for your kindness and generosity to
the needs of Our parish.
Yours in Christ,
Father Eschbach
Ava Nichole Santiago, daughter of Joseph & Susan
Santiago.
Baptized on December 20, 2015.
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS NEWS
Save the date-Saturday, April 2, 2016 for our
annual Knight at the Races at the Schneider
Parish Center to benefit the Early Learning
Center, a seminarian and our parish.
Look for more information in future bulletins.
MOM-Heart of the home 22nd Annual
Spring Day of Renewal
When: February 13, 2016
Where: SS Simon & Jude-The Meehan Center
10 Cavanaugh Court, West Chester, Pa.
Time: 9:00am-3:30pm
(Check-in begins at 8:30 am)
Registration forms can be found at the back of each
worship site. For more information or to register,
contact Diane Sweeney at [email protected]
or call 484-678-2738
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
PREP and Life Teen resume today, Sunday, January
3, 2016.
LTJV & One8 on Tuesday, January 5, 2016.
According to Dave Ramsey, we all need a plan for
our money. Financial Peace University (FPU) is that
plan! It teaches God's ways of handling money.
Through video teaching, class discussions and inter-
active small group activities, FPU presents biblical,
practical steps to get you from where you are to
where you've dreamed you could be.
This plan will show you how to get rid of debt, man-
age your money, spend and save wisely, and much
more!
The next session will begin on Wednesday, January
6, 2016, and will continue every Wednesday for 9
weeks.
The class will meet at the Schneider Parish Center
from 6:00-8:00pm.
Please, take this step for you and your family and be-
come a member of this FPU class. One way to find
out more information, or to register for the class, is to
visit the website, www.daveramsey.com or email
your Stewardship Committee Chairperson at
BREAKING BREAD FUNDRAISER
Please join us in January for another “Breaking
Bread” fundraiser. This month it will be held at Anna
& Rocco’s Italian Restaurant on Main Street in
Parkesburg.
To accommodate everyone’s busy schedule, there
will be 3 dates available.
January 18– Take out only (Monday)
January 20 & 21-Dine in only (Wednesday & Thurs-
day) Reservations are strongly recommended.
Time: 11:00am-10:00pm (lunch & dinner)
Mark your calendars now! Spread the word, show up
with your flyer and enjoy an amazing Italian meal
and fellowship with your church family and friends.
Anna & Rocco will kindly donate 20% of the pro-
ceeds back to our parish.
Flyers will soon be available at each
worship site and as a bulletin insert in
early January.
OLC-ELC
The ELC has been closed for winter break, but classes
will resume tomorrow, Monday, January 4, 2016.
Registration for the 2016-2017 school year will be
open to all registered parishioners and ELC families
on January 4, 2016.
Registration will be available to the public in
February.
Don’t wait to reserve your child’s spot.
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January 3, 2016-The Epiphany of the Lord Reflection by Rev. Leonard N. Peterson
The picture of St Peter’s Successor, Pope Francis, at the UN headquarters in New York addressing the repre-
sentatives from nearly every country in the world is replete with meaning. For one such, it takes only a short
leap of imagination to see St. Peter himself standing in that same great hall fulfilling the original mandate
given him by Christ to preach to all nations.
Akin to this is the central meaning of today’s feast, which commemorates the manifestation of Christ to repre-
sentatives of the Gentile world. While He could not yet literally speak to the magi, their presence certainly
spoke to the original gospel hearers.
This constituted a quiet revolution coming into the world, one without drums and cymbals, announcing a
change of heart for all the world to experience. It was a new way of thinking about God. An invitation to be-
lieve that the Creator so loves His creatures that He would leave His heaven and walk the earth as one of us.
His mission would be to teach us how to live according to God’s original design and to redeem us from the
bad choice our first parents were duped into making.
“Epiphany” means “manifestation” or “showing.” Christ showed Himself to the non-Jewish world.
The welcome given to these exotic Gentiles by Mary and Joseph also gives gospel notice that no nationality
has a “lock” on God. True, God chose the Jews as His people, but they rejected His Son.
Just as God is one, but also a community of Three Persons, so we as Church spring from multiple communi-
ties, racial and cultural, are called to be one family.
All of this naturally leads us as to ponder our position on all the so-called “hot button” issues involving other
people. Dare we decide that God made a mistake in creating certain races? Or that His will involved setting
up grades of acceptability among us? We know better. Such is contrary to His nature. But the practical conclu-
sion is that when distressed people knock on our doors, we can never say “no” as if they were not related to us
in a spiritual way.
This is a serious matter for consideration as we prepare for our own ultimate meeting with Christ.
Meanwhile, on this Epiphany Day, we can savor the Good News that for all our failings and sins, we have a
Savior whose hallmarks include both justice and mercy. He looks only for our response to the love He has for
us as His family members.
How appropriate that news is in this Year of Mercy! Remember that “Charity is twice blessed–it blesses the
one who gives and the one who receives.”
First Reading: Isaiah 60:1-6
All the nations come to Jerusalem to rebuild the city and also to praise God.
Second Reading: Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6
St. Paul’s great insight is that the Gentiles are invited to full and equal participation in the Church as true
coheirs.
Gospel: Matthew 2:1-12
The magi, a caste of wise men, eventually became interpreted as kings in later Christian tradition, and they
even received names. They represent the Gentile world coming to adore the Messiah.
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