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St. Francis de Sales Church Established in 1894
MASS SCHEDULE Sunday Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil 5:00 PM Sunday 7:30, 9:30, 11:30 AM Monday—Friday 8:30 AM Wednesday 8:30 Communion Service Saturday 8:30 AM (September through May) Holy Day Vigil 5:00 PM Holy Days 6:30 AM and 7:00 PM Confessions are Saturday at 4:30 PM and anytime by request.
Proclaiming the Good News of our Savior Jesus Christ and celebrating 125 Years ,
from the little church on the hillside of Lenni.
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Scripture readings for:
SEPTEMBER 22nd, 2019
Amos 8:4-7 1 Timothy 2:1-8
Luke 16:1-13
Adult Choir Nancy Brown 610.358.3112 Adult Education/RCIA Sr. Anne Marie 610.500.4088 Altar Society Phil D'Orazio 610.459.0635 PREP Sr. Anne Marie 610.500.4088 Cancer Care Ministry Lydia Lill 610.358.2627 Church Environment Barbara Jones 610.566.4149 CYO Paula Bonsall 610.517.6136 Eucharistic Ministers Tracy Boyle 610.566.8453 Finance Committee Fr. Okon 610.459.2203 Ladies' Club Belle Miller 610.513.2920 Lectors Joanne Sunick 610.459.1996 Liturgy Committee Sr. Betty Kirk 610.459.0554 Pastoral Council Steve DeLozier 484.574.4425 Prayer Shawl Ministry Ann Fernandez 215.203.6697 Web Master Arlene Petragnani 610.558.0588 Welcome Committee R. DiFebo 610.459.8971 Women's Prayer Group Sr. Betty Kirk 610.459.0554 Social/Fellowship Gretchen DeLozier 484.362.3898
Refer and Reflect
Directory of Parish Organizations
RECTORY 610.459.2203 35 New Road, Box 97, Lenni, PA 19052 Website—www.SFDSLenni.org [email protected]
Reverend Alan J. Okon, Pastor Deacon Paul A. Quinn
Sr. Betty Kirk O.S.F. 610.459.0554 Parish Services Director Sr. Anne Marie Stegmaier I.H.M. Director Religious Education 610.500.4088 Mrs. Marie McGonigal 610.459.2203 Administrative Assistant Tammy McDonald 610.459.2203 Communications Secretary Art Kahn, Business Manager 610.459.2203 CONVENT 610.459.2501 28 New Road, Aston, PA 19014 Education Center 39 New Road, Aston, PA 19014
OUR WEEKLY OFFERING
August 18th, 2019
Sunday Collection = $4710.00
E-Giving = $1821.00
Total Sunday =$6531.00
Parish Improvement = $525.00
Thank You for your generosity!
Do you have Parish informa�on or photos that you would like to share with us?
Our new Bulle�n E-Mail address is: Bulle�[email protected]
Please keep in mind , due to the printers dead-lines, you must submit any informa�on 10 days
prior to the date of print..
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September 15th, 2019 Twenty-Fourth Sunday
SATURDAY September 14 8:30 AM Garland Marshall 5:00 PM Fran Gessler SUNDAY September 15 7:30 AM Florence & Marty Boyd 9:30 AM Sam & Steven Weikel 11:30 AM Kathryn Marshall MONDAY September 16 8:30 AM Phyllis Marano TUESDAY September 17 8:30 AM Charles Melazzo WEDNESDAY September 18 8:30 AM Communion Service THURSDAY September 19 8:30 AM James Gusler FRIDAY September 20 8:30 AM Angela DeGregorio SATURDAY September 21 8;30 AM Marie Bradley 5:00 PM Marion Gallagher SUNDAY September 22 7:30 AM Christine Hanna 9:30 AM Peggy Staats 11:30AM Agnes Fisher
SEPTEMBER 15th, 2019 TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Visit Hershey, Pennsylvania and you know you’re going to experience chocolate “up close and personal.” The town makes that easy for you by providing a large emporium called simply “Hershey’s Chocolate World.” The ��st � e I walked into that place I was amazed by the variety of ways the compa-ny packages the delig��l brown confec��� Its website simp-ly declares the whole truth by saying this store “stocks a huge selec��n of chocolate.” I would add that the challenge is to make your choice and ��ck with it. Today’s Gospel selec����hich is the en��e 15th chapter of Luke, also invites preachers to make a choice. Which of the three parables of Jesus would he or she prefer to r��t on and apply to the congrega��n? All three have a lot to say. But the third and most famous one almost shouts from the page: “Preach about me!” Yes, it’s the “Prodigal Son.” By serious �����n, we soon realize that we should be calling the story that of “The Loving Father.” That makes a be�er ��with the other two illustra���Our Lord uses. Dare I say that the ensemble makes for a “sweet” relief for our trou-bled consciences and the guilt that comes with our sin-ning? Jesus is telling us that “God’s mercy breaks through all the restric��ns we come up with about how God should act toward sinners.” In ascending order of crea��n, Jesus ����us the stories of the lost coin, the lost sheep, and the lost younger son. He is telling us of the fact that God’s mercy may look foolish at ��st glance. As foolish as a woman who turns her li�le house up-side down to recover a near worthless coin like our penny. As foolish as a shepherd who abandons 99 valuable sheep to ����al predators just to save one. Or as foolish as a Jewish father who joyfully welcomes home a prodigal younger son who has abandoned his faith and becomes a Gen�le. If you look again, Jesus is telling us that His Father is no fool, and He loves us the most. The well-known Protestant scholar William Barclay ����his own take on the ma�er. No ma�er which of the three parables we choose to remember, we will understand them more fully if we remember that the strict Jews, namely the Pharisees and scribes at that dinner where Jesus spoke, held not that there will be joy in heaven over one sinner who re-pents, but over one sinner who is obliterated before God. Jesus’ whole new outlook was a challenge to that bi�er way of thinking. When you’re preparing for your next confession, it is always a good thing to recall these parables, especially the third, and that loving Father. I like to picture him at twilight each day, watching for that familiar silhoue�e of his lost son against the ���ng sun, with that recognizable way he walked, and his father’s heart �ling with joy as he ran to hug him. Barclay presents a more modern story to complement the Lord’s. Once Abraham Lincoln was asked how he was going to treat the rebellious Southerners when they ha���lly been defeated and had returned to the Union. The qu����r most likely expected that Lincoln would take a dire venge-ance. Instead the great man replied “I will treat them as if they had never been away.” It is the wonder of the love of God that He treats us like that! As our young people might react with their slang: “Sweet!” I would hasten to add: “Yes, sweet! Like chocolate –but much, much b� er!” “Reflection by, Rev. Leonard N. Peterson”
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Belle Miller, Chrissy Ferris
Bruce McManus, Greg Miller
Sue Scheivert, Kevin Duckett Dorothy Tait, Marilyn Kane, Joel Rivera,
Mary Ann Gilbert, Lenore Hines
Hear Our Prayer If you wish to have a family member added to our list to be remem-bered in prayers, for sickness or health concerns, please e-mail the
rectory at, [email protected]
125th Historic Committee The next mee�ng for the 125th Historic Commi�ee is on Mon-day, September 23rd at 7:00 PM in the rectory mee�ng room.
All Welcome to��end!
Saint Francis de Sales CARING COOKS MINISTRY
with Cathy Hawes Next Meeting with the cooks—Sept. 24th at 9:00
am. in the School Cafeteria~ “Beefaroni” Please continue to drop off donations.
The nonperishable items are: * Pasta * egg noodles * cream of….soups * canned
vegetables & tomato sauce/ Pasta sauce * canned tuna Please bring any of these items and leave in the FWC when
you come to Mass. Please give Cathy Hawes a call at , (610)-627-0874) if you have any questions.
Celebrating 125 Years
Ad Book/Outreach Com��ee The 125th Ad Book commi�� mee�� will be held on September 26th at 7:00 PM, in the Rectory mee�ng room. Parishioners & Alumni needed to help obtain Ad sponsor-ships and “Well Wishes”. Come see how you can get in-volved. All Welcome!! Tammy McDonald 125th Chairman’s Mee�ng September 16th at 7:00 PM, FWC. Carol Cannon Volunteer! Get Involved! Be A Part! Share a Talent!
S.F.D.S. Fall Wine & Cheese Social
Saturday, September 28th, 2019
After the 5 PM Mass
You are invited to come and enjoy the company of your fellow parishioners on this evening.
Children are welcome! Co�e, Tea and Juice will also be provided. If you are to
donate a bo�le of wine or snack tray please contact Gretchen DeLozier @ 484-362-3898
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2019 SEPTEMBER CALENDAR OF EVENTS Choir begins weekly again on Sept. 4th ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ray of Sunshine ~ Ray of Hope Outreach Sept.15th– First Day of PREP Classes Sept.15th– Social after all Masses Sept.16th– 125th Chairman’s Meeting, 7:00 PM Sept.20th– Pierogi Pick-up Date 3:00-6:00pm Sept.23rd– Toiletry Bag Assembly 7:00pm,FWC Sept.24th– Prayer Shawl Mtg.. 6:00pm, FWC Sept.24th- Caring Cooks, 9:00am, School Café’ Sept.26th– 125th. Outreach/Ad Book Material Pick up & Meeting, 7:00pm, Rectory Mtg. room Sept.28th– Wine & Cheese after 5pm Mass Sept. 29th– Fr. Connolly Presentation at 12:45, FWC. Oct. 4th– Adult Bingo in School Cafeteria Oct.6th– Breakfast Bag Collection begins Oct.8th– Prayer Shawl Mtg. 6:00pm FWC Oct. 8th– Social/Fellowship Mtg. 7:00pm,FWC Oct.12th– Italian Night Dinner 5:00-8:00PM. SchoolCafeteria Oct. - Blessing of the Animals DTBA
For more information visit our Parish website, at , www.sfdslenni.org We also have a Facebook Page! Saint Francis de Sales Church-Aston
Reminder Kindly contact us at [email protected] with any changes in your family information, such as a new address (physical or e-mail), phone number, change (s) in household members, Sacramental updates for any family mem-ber, etc. We depend on you to help keep our data base current. Many thanks!
Please note that we also have an updated e-mail address for the bulletin. Correspondence for the bulletin may be e-mailed to: [email protected]. Remember the information is due 10 days—2 weeks prior to print date.
SFDS FALL BASH BINGO CASH….BASKETS….GIFT CARDS
SAVE THE DATE OCTOBER 4th, 2019
FRIDAY NITE FREENZY!!!!! Adults Only! Tailga�ng!
$25 Advance Ticket—$30 at Door
SFDS Prayer Groups
We will begin this year’s Groups on
September 11, 2019.
Meetings are scheduled weekly on Wednes-
day from September through June.
We gather in the Rectory Meeting Room at
9:00 AM or 7:00 PM
We pray the Psalms and discuss the Sunday
Readings and we support each other in our
efforts to keep exploring ways we can be all
that God has gifted us to be. We bring our
ordinary self to the meeting and find ac-
ceptance there. We laugh together and have
been known to cry together.
If you are looking for a place to go where you
can experience a sense of belonging, prayer
and sharing….Come and See us on a Wednes-
day.
Known as the Woman’s Prayer Group we are
open to Men attending!
SAVE THE DATE PARISH PASTA DINNER
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12th, 2019 5:00 PM—8:00 P.M. St. Francis de Sales School Cafeteria
Take –Out or Dine In !!!!! Parishioners and Parish Neighbors welcome . More info to come.
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Lifelines
Crisis Pregnancy Hotline 610.626.4006
Pro-Life Union of Dela-ware County
610.789.LIFE
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A Baby’s Breath
484.580.6436
24hr hotline 484.571.5540
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Mother’s Home
610.583.HOME
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Delaware County Pregnancy Center
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Rachel’s Vineyard Ministries
1.877.HOPE4ME
(Post-abortion healing)
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A Prayer Shawl Ministry Please contact Ann Fernandez at
215-203-6697 or [email protected]
Prayer Shawl Ministry here at SFDS.
If you knit, crochet, beginner or experienced, or would like to learn please consider joining the group. Stitching together! The 2nd & 4th, Tuesday evenings
at 6 pm. We meet in the FWC. All Welcome!
God’s Altar needs more Ministers. Our Parish needs faithful parishioners to “feed the people” of God. Prayerfully consider becoming a Lector of the Word of
God or an Extraordinary Minister of the Body of Christ. If you are a single registered parishioner, faithfully prac�cing your
faith and/or, if you are married, your marriage is a sacramen-tal marriage, consider serving at the Altar. Call the Rectory for
more info���n or contact Tracey Boyle– 610-566-8453
MOTHER KATHARINE CENTER The Mother Katharine Center is in dire
need of nonperishable food items and both infant and adult diapers. Please bring all
items to Church and drop off in the Father Walsh Center or just outside of the door to
the Father Walsh Center. Thank You for your support.
SCRIP SALES Back to School Shopping is a great time to pur-chase our Scrip Cards! We have the following Scrip Cards on-Hand in the rectory; Boscov’s, CVS Pharmacy, Kohl’s, Target, Walgreens, WAWA, WALMART, Giant & Acme. Scrip Card order forms can be found on Church windowsills
Come and join Deacon Paul on Saturday, Oct. 19th, 2019 for the Archdiocesan pilgrimage to the Shrine in Washington DC. There are 20 seats available on the bus leaving from St Katharine Drexel Church in Chester. Bus departs at 8:00 AM. Cost- $35.00 per per-son. To reserve a seat, please contact DEACON PAUL QUINN - 610-565-7250 DEPOSIT REQUIRED! 2019 Archdiocesan Pilgrimage to the Basilica of the Na�onal Shrine of the Immaculate Concep�on
AbbeyFest: Faith, Music and Family Fes�val Saturday, September 21, 2019 Noon—9:30 PM Daylesford Abbey, Paoli , PA~ www.theabbeyfest.com
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Parish Office Hours
The Parish Office is open for business Mon-day through Friday 8:30AM to 4:30PM, sum-mer hours, Friday’s 8:30AM to 1:00PM. Weeknights and Saturdays are by appoint-ment only. Please refer elsewhere in the bulletin for holiday hours.
Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick and Holy Communion Please call the Parish Office at 610.459.2203 to schedule an appointment for the Anointing of the Sick. Every effort will be made to celebrate the Sacrament of the Sick within 48 hours of it being requested. Please call the Parish Office to request a visit from an Extra Ordinary Minister of Holy Communion to receive the Holy Eucharist on Sunday mornings.
Funeral Arrangements We are very sorry for the loss of your loved one. To make funeral arrangements, please first meet with your Funeral Director to discuss your wishes and their availability. The Funeral Director will contact our Parish Office to coordinate the date and time of the funeral. Once the funeral has been scheduled, Fr. Okon will call you to schedule a time to meet and plan the Liturgy.
Parish Registration Welcome to our family of St. Francis de Sales. We are happy to welcome new members in to our community. We invite you to be a vital part of our family and hope you will support your parish with your prayers, your presence and your talents. Please contact the Parish Office at 610.459.2203 to make arrangements for registration. If you move out of our parish, or have changed your phone number, please contact the Parish Office so we can update our data base.
Sacrament of Baptism Congratulations on the birth of your child. The Sacrament of Baptism is normally administered after the 11:30 AM Mass on Sunday. Pre-Jordan class for the parents is required prior to the scheduling of the Baptism. Parents can attend the class before the baby is born. Pre-Jordan class is held on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM. Please contact the Parish Office at 610.459.2203 to register for the Pre-Jordan class. To schedule a Baptism, please have already obtained the certificates of eligibility and then contact the Parish Office at least two weeks in advance.
Certificates of Eligibility Congratulations on being asked to be a sponsor at either a Baptism or a Confirmation. You have been asked to be a witness to, and role model of, your Catholic faith. A sponsor is a Roman Catholic who has received the Sacraments of Baptism, Eucharist and Confirmation, is an active registered member of his or her parish, at least 16 years of age, and if married is in a Sacramental Marriage. Please contact the Parish Office at 610.459.2203 to request a certificate.
Sacrament of Reconciliation The Sacrament of Reconciliation is celebrated each Saturday afternoon from 4:30 to 5:00, or by appointment.
Elementary Catholic School Education SFDS Parish supports our parishioners who have chosen an Elementary Catholic School for their children. SFDS Parish has open enrollment; enabling parents to select a regional or parish school that is of their choice. For parishioners who are present, active and contributing members, for a minimum of one year, SFDS Parish will pay a subsidy of $1000.00 per student.
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