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November 25, 2018
Introducing myself apart from my family is impossible. Who I am today, and what I do, is a composite of the most important, influential, and formational relationships I have in my life.
Jesus said the second greatest commandment is to “love your neighbor as yourself.” In this context I define neighbor as those next to us, beginning with the closest. For more than 40 years, that would be Becky Wald, my wife and mother of our eight children, and grandmother of our three granddaughters. I’ll introduce all of them in short order.
The first great commandment is to love God with all of ourselves. For the first quarter of my life, God was an enigma: elusive and hard to identify. For the first third of my life, God was ever-changing, disguised, and hidden—often in fallen, fallible, and broken people. At 13 the student Rabbi at our synagogue suggested we can never know if a god really exists; Jesus Christ Superstar portrayed Jesus in a commanding way as doubtful and conflicted, and Time magazine’s cover announced “God is Dead!” It was tough being a teenager and spiritually dazed!
In my high school freshman year, I met several young Christians from various denominations who took their faith very seriously. Some were former potheads, others struggled with mental illness, a few were scholars, another wrestled with sexual orientation. But they were all serious Christians who went to church, prayed, and read the Bible. I was intrigued. I liked what I saw in them: a sincere search for the truth, a desire to know who God is and what God expects from them, a serene confidence in Jesus and his teachings.
On the eve of our 13th birthday, my father took my twin brother and me out after Hebrew School to give us “the talk”—about Jesus. He told us our Christian friends believe differently than we Jews do about Jesus. They believe he is the Savior and Messiah. We believe he was a great Rabbi who was misunderstood by the Gentiles and turned into a god. I was even more intrigued! Jesus was a Jew who Gentiles worshipped as God? I had to know more.
The
of the Gospel
by Reverend Paul C.B. Schenck, MA, MSPsych, EdD Parochial Vicar
“Who am I?”
—Jean Valjean, Les Misérables
(continued)
When I entered high school and met
those serious young Christians, I was
ready to learn more about Jesus. A
Catholic family gave me a book titled
Jews for Jesus that told the stories of
Jewish people who came to believe
that Jesus is the Messiah without
losing their Jewish identities. I
accepted Jesus as Messiah and Lord
at 16 and was baptized in the Niagara
River. The first Christian church I
attended was the little Methodist
chapel at the end of our road.
The most important person in my life
is my mother, Marjory Apgar, without
whom I would not have my life. My
mother was not born Jewish: her
mother was Catholic and her father
Episcopalian. She was baptized in the
Roman rite, but after her mother’s
death, my grandfather enrolled her in
his church, where she was confirmed,
married, and widowed. My sisters
were 4 and 6 when their father took
his own life.
My own father was among the first-
born generation of Jewish refugees
fleeing the persecutions of Russia. My
parents met in a laundromat, became
friends and lovers, and announced
they would marry. My father’s
parents—my grandparents of blessed
memory—told him that he was, in
effect, divorcing himself from them by
marrying a Gentile woman with
children. My father was willing to lose
his family for love of my mother and
sisters, but my mother decided to
convert to Judaism for the sake of the
family. That is how my twin brother
and I were born Jewish.
Growing up Jewish with a mom who
once was a Christian (shhhh!) was
intriguing in and of itself. One time
when my brother and I were singing
along with John Lennon—“Christ,
you know it ain’t easy...”—my mother
turned off the radio and said, “You’re
not supposed to use the Lord’s name
in vain!” My brother and I looked at
each other. “What, Christ is the Lord’s
name?” Even more intriguing!
My mother returned to her Christian
faith when I was 18 years old, and my
father and I had a close, confidential,
and deeply personal spiritual
friendship for more than 30 years,
culminating in my baptizing him the
day before he died. I was able to
confirm my mother before she died
three years later.
I met Becky Wald in my high school
sophomore year. She was so
intriguing: gorgeous, blond, blue-
eyed, buoyant, artistically talented,
and from a large family. Her mother
was a wonderful, godly, life-long
Southern Baptist; her father was
raised Catholic but had left the
Church. I met the family in the
Methodist chapel. I was convinced
Becky was my life partner; Becky, not
so much. I had to prove myself to be
worthy of her affection. It was torture!
I was awful; jealous, possessive,
Most of the Schenck clan in a photo taken last year. Daughter Miriam and her husband
Rob, and Veronica Crowne—missing here—are in the individual photos.
Veronica Crowne, newest family member
moody, Oy! Becky was resolute,
charitable, careful, mature. We were
engaged at 18 and married the year we
both turned 20! Our first child, Leah,
came two years after. Then were born
Ariel, Abraham, Alizah, twins Miriam
and Marta, Isaac, and—when we were
43—Eva was born. Leah, Ari, Abe and
Miriam are married now. Leah and
Scott have two daughters, Aivleen and
Veronica, and Abe and Nina have our
granddaughter, Naomi. It is all mystical
and amazing.
After my baptism, I felt led to devote
my life to serving God as a missionary
or pastor. I studied in a wide range of
schools—a missionary Bible college, a
Jewish religious institute, an
Evangelical seminary, and, eventually,
a Catholic university and seminary. I
was, in a word, ecumenical! From the
college, I was called to be a youth
minister. Later when the congregation
of the little church where I worked split
over a disagreement and left the
denomination, I became the pastor of a
new congregation. This church, with
less than a dozen members, first met in
a home, but it grew steadily to more
than a thousand members by the time I
was 30. We established a lower school,
and later a high school with more than
400 students.
One day a young couple came in to tell
me they had found remains of aborted
babies in a trash dumpster located at a
medical office across the street.
Horrified, we buried the babies in the
Catholic cemetery. With Becky’s
support and encouragement, we
became involved in efforts to support
women facing crisis pregnancies. We
volunteered outside abortion facilities,
offering counsel, medical referrals, and
shelter to the women coming to the
facilities. In a zealous effort to prevent
them going through with the abortion,
we began blocking entrance to the
clinics and offering alternatives, for
which we were arrested and eventually
jailed. I found myself in the county jail
with a lovely priest named Father Ralph
Federico, who introduced me to
Catholic teaching on the sanctity of life
and dignity of the person. I was
intrigued.
The pro-life work was so
overwhelming—not to mention the
repeated arrests and jailing—that I was
not able to continue as a pastor. After
winning a judicial appeal of my
conviction, I joined a public interest
legal group headed by an attorney who
was also a Catholic deacon. While
there, I was tutored in Catholic
doctrine, attended Mass and later—
having won my case in the U.S.
Supreme Court and returned to the
pastorate in my former denomination—
I chose to become a Catholic. I joined
Priests for Life and was sponsored for
the priesthood by Bishop Kevin
Rhoades here in Harrisburg. I was
ordained a priest for the Catholic
Church—with my wife, five of our
children, their in-laws, and my
Protestant-minister brother
participating.
It is ten years now that we have called
the Harrisburg Diocese our home. God
has guided us the whole way, to Him
be the glory for ever and ever, Amen!
Miriam and Rob Zuelhke
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Advent Giving Tree Return Deadline Parish Mission Project Weekend No CCD Baptisms Let’s Play Cards!
“Lord, this is the people that longs to see your face.”
7:30 am 9:00 am 2:00 pm 6:00 pm 6:30 pm 7:00 pm 7:30 pm
Men’s Gospel Reflection Group That Man Is You! Gospel Reflection in the Afternoon Zumba® Fitness American Heritage Girls Columbiettes Officers Meeting StEAS High School Boys Basketball
9:30 am 6:00 pm 8:30 pm
Faith Matters Morning StEAS Moms Group Adult Open Gym
9:30 am 6:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:30 pm
StEAS Veterans Group Zumba® Toning Life in the Spirit (rosary 6:30) Adult Choir Rehearsal Parish Pastoral Council StEAS High School Boys Basketball
6:00 pm StEAS High School Boys Basketball
6:30 am
New Hope Food Bank Collection Knights of Columbus Greenery Pickup Land of Peace Holy Land Religious Items That Man Is You!
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New Hope Food Bank Collection Knights of Columbus Greenery Pickup Land of Peace Holy Land Religious Items CCD Grade 1 CCD Pre-School & K R.C.I.A Newman Club SpiritSword CCD Grades 2-6 Edge Grades 7-8 Kids Open Gym & Lego™ Club Let’s Play Cards! 14 & up Floor Hockey
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 24
VIGIL, THE SOLEMNITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE
5:00 pm All Souls Intentions
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 25
THE SOLEMNITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE
7:30 am Jenison and Cavanaugh Families
9:00 am Carmela Gitto
11:00 am People of the Parish
MONDAY NOVEMBER 26
MONDAY OF THE 34TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
No Mass
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 27
TUESDAY OF THE 34TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
6:45 am Morning Prayer
7:00 am All Souls Intentions
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 28
WEDNESDAY OF THE 34TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
8:30 am Rosary
9:00 am Tony Romagnoli
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 29
THURSDAY OF THE 34TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
6:45 am Morning Prayer
7:00 am All Souls Intentions
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 30
FEAST OF SAINT ANDREW, APOSTLE
8:30 am Morning Prayer
9:00 am All Souls Intentions
SATURDAY DECEMBER 1
VIGIL, FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
3:00 pm Confessions
5:00 pm Marie Brown
SUNDAY DECEMBER 2
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
7:30 am Joseph Lappano
*9:00 am People of the Parish
11:00 am Tyler Mangus
MON Rv 14:1-3, 4b-5; Ps 24:1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6; Lk 21:1-4
TUE Rv 14:14-19; Ps 96:10, 11-12, 13; Lk 21:5-11
WED Rv 15:1-4; Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 7-8, 9; Lk 21:12-19
THU Rv 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3, 9a; Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 4, 5; Lk 21:20-28
FRI Rom 10:9-18; Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11; Mt 4:18-22
SAT Rv 22:1-7; Ps 95:1-2, 3-5, 6-7ab; Lk 21:34-36
SUN Jer 33:14-16; Ps 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14; 1 Thes 3:12—4:2; Lk 21:25-28, 34-36
CHRISTMAS MEMORIAL OFFERINGS of $10.00 or more are being accepted for
poinsettias for the altar for Christmas. Names will be published in the bulletin. Make
checks payable to: ST. ELIZABETH ANN SETON PARISH.
In Memory of:
Requested by:
(Drop off form in the Parish Office or hand to Welcome Desk staff on Sundays.)
COMMUNAL PENANCE SERVICES
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2
Saint Patrick Parish, Carlisle 7 PM
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9
Saint Katherine Drexel Parish 2 PM
Saint Theresa Parish 7 PM
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11
Army War College Chapel 7 PM
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12
Our Lady of Lourdes Parish 7 PM
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16
Saint Joseph Parish 2 PM
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19
Good Shepherd Parish 7 PM
BUY A COOKIE TRAY AND COMBAT WORLD
HUNGER on December 8 & 9. When you purchase
a $15 cookie tray, you help feed 375 starving
children! Scott and Marleen Karns, the “Cookie
Captains” for Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish,
have been associated with The Cookie Sale to
Combat World Hunger for many years. Their initial
involvement was as business supporters, but they
eventually found themselves visiting Haiti and
becoming involved on a personal level. On the
weekend of December 8 & 9, our church will be
selling cookie trays to support The Cookie Sale. At
$15 each, these cookie trays make wonderful
hostess gifts and affordable gifts for friends and
colleagues. Each beautifully wrapped tray contains
24 cookies and a sprinkling of chocolates. In 2017,
the total sale provided food for 3.6 million children
as part of a school feeding program in Haiti, and
our parish sales efforts provided 250,000 meals!
Because the cookies are great tasting and the
proceeds do so much good, over 57 tons of cookie
trays have been sold so far through this locally run
grassroots program. Please buy a tray or two and
help feed starving children around the world!
GREENERY PICK-UP Remember
to pick up your Knights of
Columbus Christmas wreath orders
next weekend, December 1 & 2, in
Menniti Hall after all Masses. Please make checks
payable to Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Church. The
Knights thank you for your order!
SOMETHING DIFFERENT FOR CHRISTMAS
with our Seton family this year—An Evening
with Saint Nick! We’re getting together on
Sunday, December 16, starting at 4:30 pm.
There will be food, crafts, games, and even an
opportunity to participate in a mini-pageant!
And of course we’ll hear the story of his
inspiring life from Saint Nicholas himself. More
info next week, but right now, let us know
you’re coming, what you’d like to bring, and
how you’d like to help! Visit
http://bit.ly/AnEveningWithStNick to sign up.
Questions? Contact Donna 717-697-6929,
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish 7 PM
SUNDAY DONUT PEOPLE! We’re
doing à la carte volunteering for this, and
the schedule needs replenishing! Stop by
the Welcome Desk or parish office to
volunteer for Sundays after the 9 am Mass. Thx!
SPONSOR OF THE WEEKWe wish to thank HAMPDEN OPTICAL
for sponsoring an ad in our weekly bulletin.
SUPPORT CHRISTIANS IN THE HOLY LAND Next week, Samer Awwad,
representing the Bethlehem Christian Families; a nonprofit organization
through Land of Peace, will be with us. Owing to the decline of tourism, Holy
Land Christian families, who depend upon income from tourists, have been
greatly affected. The goal of this mission is to help organizations and
churches in the Middle East and to help establish a charity hospital in
Bethlehem to help needy families in the Holy Land and the Middle East.
Next weekend’s sale of religious art work made of olive wood, which is
native to Israel and Bethlehem, will help these families and also provide the
opportunity to purchase authentic work from the Holy Land. Learn more
online at www.landofpeace.org and www.bcfmission.com.
YOUTH MISSION TRIP! We have joined with Appalachia Service Project
(ASP) to provide our high school students with an opportunity to directly
reach out to others as part of a mission trip. More than 15,000 volunteers
from around the country served with ASP in rural Central Appalachia last
year, repairing homes for low-income families. Appalachia’s poorest families
urgently need help, but they can help change our life, too. The ASP goal is to
make homes “warmer, safer, and drier” for needy families. But, ASP is more
than a building program though, it’s a relationship ministry. Our group will
spend time interacting with the family they’ve been assigned to serve, and
forge friendships that will impact the rest of their lives, learning lessons that
will enrich their faith and build character.
WE WILL BE SERVING FAMILIES in West Virginia from July 7 to 13, 2019.
All high school youth, including those who will have completed 8th grade,
are eligible to participate. More details will be coming over the next few
weeks, but for now explore the website —www.asphome.org—then ask God
to show you if you are being called to serve in this particular mission field.
You may email questions to [email protected].
SENIOR SINGLES 55+ Following an ascending ride through a forest of fall
foliage and a tour of a beautiful old mansion with a breathtaking view high
on a mountain ridge, our 55+ Senior Singles group is heading for lunch at the
award-winning Sidney Tavern on the square in East Berlin, Wednesday,
December 5, at 11:45 am. Call Bill, 717-590-5499, no later than 5 pm on
Monday, December 3, to make your reservation for good food and
companionship!
ADVENT BEGINS DECEMBER 2 Advent booklets are available at the back
of the church while supplies last. Your $1 donation helps the parish to defray
costs of this resource.
THE ADVENT WREATH is a traditional practice which has found its place in
many churches as well as in the home. Here at Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton,
families and individuals have the opportunity to light our parish Advent
wreath during this season of penance, waiting, and hope. The sign-up sheet
is in the Narthex.
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