January 14, 2018

St. John Neumann Parish

Parish Office mainoffice@sjnparish.org

380 Highland Lane Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

610.525.3100

Ss. Colman-John Neumann Catholic School 372 Highland Lane

Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 610.525.3266

Parish Website www.sjnparish.org

School Website www.scjnschool.org

Pastoral Staff Pastor - Rev. Msgr. Michael J. Matz

In Residence - Rev. Robert J. Chapman

Permanent Deacon-Deacon David Schaffer

Parish Services Director - Sister Carol Kelly, SSJ

Sunday Assistance -

Rev. Robert Murray, OSA

Rev. Jack Deegan, OSA

Business Manager - Mrs. Joy Falcone

Administrative Assistants—Mrs. Chris Cutrufello

Mrs. Mary Ann Keenan

School Principal - Mrs. Cathleen Lamberto

PREP Coordinator - Mrs. Debbie Andes dandes@scjnschool.org

Music Ministry - Mrs. Isabel Momenee isabel@sjnparish.org

Coordinators of Parish Ministry Active Adults Group—Bill Haines

Adult Faith Formation - Deacon David Schaffer

“Aid For Friends” - Cheryl Calnan

Altar Guild—Nora Saraceni

Catholic Charities Services - Mary Ann Gordon

Evangelization—Deacon David Schaffer

Garage Sale—Mary Ann Macciocca

H.O.P.E. Program—Sister Carol

Hospitality—Honor Jones

Interfaith Hospitality Network - Mary Beth Wolanin

Lectors - Jack McNamara

Little Church School—Janet Baffa sjnlittlechurchschool@gmail.com

Pre-Cana—Liz & Jake McDonald

Respect Life Committee - Clare Frissora Clare.Frissora@SJNparish.org

Ushers—Dan McAnally

Sunday Mass Schedule

Saturday Vigil – 5:15 pm

Sunday - 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 am, 12 noon and 5:15 pm

Daily Mass Schedule

Monday - Friday—6:45 am and 8:00 am

Saturday—8:00 am

Holy Day Schedule

(except Christmas and New Year’s Day)

5:15 pm Vigil

6:45 am, 8:00 am and 7:00 pm

Eucharistic Adoration

Every Thursday after 8:00 am Mass

Rosary

Monday evening 7:00 pm

Every Thursday after 8:00 am Mass

Reconciliation

Saturdays 3:30 pm—4:30 pm, or by appointment.

Baptisms 1st & 3rd Sundays of the month.

Please call the Rectory to make arrangements.

Weddings

Those preparing for marriage, please call the Rectory

(610-525-3100) to schedule an appointment with

Msgr. Matz.

Newcomers Welcome!

Please call for appointment or stop in to the Parish

Office to register to become members of St. John

Neumann Parish.

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This Week at St. John Neumann

Sunday Little Church School—10:30 am

Monday Rosary for Peace—7 pm

Tuesday Prayer & Scripture—9:30 am

PREP—4:15 pm

Wednesday Choir Practice—7 pm

Thursday Adoration & Rosary—after 8 am Mass

Active Adults Group—12 noon

Friday March for Life Bus Trip—8:30 am

Sister Carol’s Book Club—9:30 am

For all the prayer requests we have received this

past week, we pray to the Lord . . . . . . . .

Lord, hear our prayer.

Derrick Artis

Gail Baselics

Kay Carlin

Diana Caron

JP Castillo

Janice Cleary

Edward R. D’Alessio

Ann DeSanctis

Louis DeSanctis

Noel DeSantis

Alice Doyle

Baby Landon J Gavio

Bobby Groer

Regina Hershey

Barbara Johnson

Brenda Logan

Jean Mayoue

Paul Morrison

James Myers

Kathleen O’Connor

Ida Marie (Skip) Quigley

Jim Quigley

Emily Rinnier

John Robinson

Joseph Robinson

Randi Rogers

Tony Tanzola

Rita Tarra

Gina Weinmann

Please Pray for Those Who Are Sick

Second Collection Next

Weekend

January 20th & 21st

Catholic Relief Services is a humanitarian aid or-

ganization which helps the poor and vulnerable

overseas by responding to major emergencies,

fighting disease and poverty, and nurturing peace-

ful and just societies.

For 75 years, CRS has been providing expertise

and compassion to the very poorest of our brothers

and sisters in more than 100 countries. But they

can't do this lifesaving work without your help.

Please support the Catholic Relief Services collec-

tion next weekend.

Today is Hospitality Sunday!

Please join us in the Gathering Room

after all the daytime Masses today.

Flowers for the Sanctuary

Week of January 13th & 14th

Flowers at the Blessed Mother &

Sacred Heart Shrines

donated by Betty Bradley

For the Intentions of the Bradley Family

Flowers in front of the Altar

donated by Judy Cassidy

For the Intentions of Emily & Al Wankmiller

Flowers behind the Altar

donated by Maria Palumbi

For the Intentions of The Palumbi Family

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Anyone who got to know Ja-son would say that he was a restless kind of guy. He had done well in grade school with hardly any studying at all. His friends thought that things

came easy to him—-that he had a lot of natural abil-ity. Yet, for some reason Jason wasn’t a happy per-son. He received a scholarship to a fancy private Catholic high school, but to his parents great disap-pointment, decided not to take advantage of it, and went to the local public school instead. After gradu-ation Jason went to college, but got caught up with the drinking and social scene. And although he did graduate, he could have done much better than he did. He was a personable guy, and had many girl-friends, but would always shy away when things started to get serious in the relationship. Jason also would change jobs pretty fre-quently. Since graduating from college he was in his third job. One thing that Jason was very proud of was his motorcycle. He loved to race around from place to place, never paying attention to speed limits and loving that he wasn’t required to wear a helmet any more. One night during the Christmas season, Ja-son was out with a particularly wild group of friends, and was drinking way too much. When it came time to leave, his friends tried to convince him to stay and sleep it off, but he would have none of that. So, off he sped into the night. It was one of those super cold nights and the roads around where he lived (still with his parents) were very hilly and winding. At one particular curve, Jason wasn’t focused enough to slow down, and by the time he realized, it was too late. He ended up crashing into a stone wall and shattered his right leg so badly that the doctors said he would probably have to lose it. Jason was in the hospital for several weeks recovering. One day, his friend Kate came to see him. Jason had known her since grade school. She was one of the few people that he maintained some type of serious friendship with. As she walked into the room Jason came right out with the news that he had just received that he would probably have to lose his leg. “Look at the mess I’m in now”, he said. Don’t I have all the luck. Maybe it would have been better if I had just died in that crash.” Kate looked right at him and said with a smile, “God isn’t ready for you yet! But, seriously, Jason, this can be a real wake up call for you.

Let’s face it, you’ve never taken life serious-ly. You were always expecting some big break-through that would just be handed to you on a silver platter, but life’s rarely like that. And you’ve had op-portunities which you walked away from because they weren’t what you had thought you wanted for yourself or you were just too lazy to pursue them. I think that God spared your life for a reason. There’s something you need to do and I really believe that God wants to show you what that is. Stop being so restless, and just flitting from one thing to the other. Stop asking the wrong questions and start to an-swer this question: What’s my purpose in life? What does God want from me? This may sound kind of strange, but as tough as this experience has been for you, it could be the best thing that has hap-pened.” Jason certainly had much to think about. Maybe what Kate was saying to him was true. Could this be a wake up call? And maybe one of the things that he had been searching for was staring him right in the face the whole time—that he allow God in his life so that he can find a sense of direc-tion and purpose. Maybe he needed to pay atten-tion to what his friend was saying. On Epiphany Sunday, we focus on the wise men or Magi. One way of looking at them is to see these three individuals as people who were search-ing. And because they were searching, they were restless. But God stepped into their lives by way of a star. And that star brought them to something that calmed their restlessness. They found in the man-ger what they were looking for, and they could re-turn to their homes, men transformed. In the story about Jason, the “star” took a very different form—-the tragic accident. And al-though it seemed on the surface to be the end of his life, it was really the chance to begin again. God was speaking to him through the words of his friend. He was now going to travel a different path, and be-cause of his experience, would be lead to a place where he could find answers. Many of us are searching. Many of us are restless. Is Christ trying to place a “star” in our lives that will be some type of guide for us? A challenge, a struggle with a weakness, a setback, these can all be opportunities to change course and be brought to something greater. Ask Jesus to help you figure out which “star” you are to follow so that you can become more set-tled, less restless, more at home with the Lord.

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Our friends from the Interfaith Hospitality Net-

work thank all the St. John Neumann volunteers

for their warm welcome and hospitality this past

week. The two families and seven children were

so grateful to everyone for their time, meals and

friendship. May God bless you all!

“I was a stranger and you welcomed me.”

Matthew 25:35

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Super Bowl Block Pool

and

SCJN Home & School

Fundraiser

Registration Deadline,

Sunday, February 4th @ 12 Noon

Here’s a fun way to enjoy the Super Bowl even

more by selecting a block on our grid of 100 blocks

and seeing if your numbers match the score at the

end of each of the quarters of the game. You can

purchase as many blocks as you’d like for $35 per

block. This fundraiser supports SCJN Home &

School through a portion of the proceeds. Please

ask your friends, co-workers, and neighbors to join.

Payouts by Quarter—1st Quarter—$375;

Halftime—$500; 3rd Quarter—$375;

4th Quarter or Final Score, if overtime—$500.

Registration Website—

https://www.runyourpool.com/join/. You will need

to enter the information below to join. You will

create a User ID and Password for your account or

use your same ID/Password from the NFL Survivor

Pool. Our Pool’s name is “SCJN 2018 Super Bowl

Block Pool”.

• Pool ID—82195

• Pool Password—SCJN2018SB

Please contact Jerry Dowd at

gerarddowd@yahoo.com with any questions.

Fight Back—Learn How to Protect

Yourself from Frauds and Scams

SJN Active Adults Meeting

Thursday, January 18th

@ 12 noon in the

Parish Life Center

FREE presentation by AARP

volunteer, Tony Wolchasty. He

is a member of the fraud protec-

tion unit. Please bring your

lunch; drinks/dessert will be

provided. Invite your friends

and neighbors!

Scam Jam

Martin Luther King Day of Service

Coopertown Service Corps is collecting gently used

books for PreK—8th grade students at St. Ignatius

of Loyola School as a Martin Luther King Day of

Service Project. If you have books to contribute,

please leave them in the back of church on Sun-

day, January 14th. We need volunteers to collect,

sort by grade level, and pack the books on January

15th at 10 am in the Life Center. To volunteer

please contact Jan Baffa at 484-437-5110. This is a

great opportunity for teens to earn service hours.

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Monday, January 15th

Martin Luther King Day—No School

Tuesday, January 16th

3 pm Play practice

Wednesday, January 17th

3 pm Play practice

Thursday, January 18th

3 pm Play practice

SCJN School is having 2 Open Houses during

Catholic Schools Week:

Sunday, January 28th 9 am to 11 am

Wednesday, January 31st 9 am to 11 am.*

*An appointment would be preferred this day.

Please call 610-525-3266.

Ss. Colman-John Neumann

School News

SJN Garage Sale

April 7th & 8th

The following “words” are a guide for what’s salea-

ble at our Garage Sale:

China, Glassware, Jewelry, Linens, Books, Tools,

Furniture, Toys, Working electronics, Household

items, Small working appliances.

Clothes (clean and in good condition), Finer cloth-

ing for the Boutique!

Cold winter days are a great time to start

gathering. Information: 610-353-1875

Respect Life

Join the March For Life bus trip to D.C. this FRIDAY! Good weather expected!

Let your voice be heard in a powerful way. The March DOES influence others, including elected officials. Enjoy the fellowship of others in an ex-perience you will be glad you participated in.

Our bus leaves at 8:30 am this Friday, January 19th. Reserve seats in advance ($27/person, discounts for families of 3 or more). Get all the details, contact: Clare Frissora at

610-312-6114 Clare.Frissora@SJNparish.org

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Super Bowl Bake Sale February 3rd and 4th

Needed: Bakers,

wrappers and shoppers!

Do you have a tasty recipe that would help raise funds for three non-profits that support women in unexpected pregnancies?

Do you have a flair for gift wrapping to help prepare the baked items on Saturday the 3rd?

Do you have a spare dollar or two to buy some home-made items that will raise funds for our vulnerable unborn children?

If “YES”, then we need your help for the Respect Life Bake Sale! Please contact Clare Frissora in advance: 610-312-6114 Clare.Frissora@SJNparish.org

Sunday Contributions

In the spirit of transparency, we are sharing with

you the amount of our weekly collection. We will

also be sharing with you quarterly reports and in-

formation about parish activities and service pro-

jects from time to time.

January 7, 2018 Collection

Parish—$17,907.32

Thank you for your generosity!

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MASS INTENTIONS SATURDAY VIGIL, JANUARY 13TH

5:15 pm Mary Rinaldi

SUNDAY, JANUARY 14TH

7:30 am Dosie FitzPatrick

9:00 am Edmond C. Speitel

10:30 am Eileen Lange

12:00 pm Frank McGuiness

5:15 pm Intentions of James McTamney

MONDAY 6:45 am Walter Lee

8:00 am Patricia Kelly

TUESDAY

6:45 am Helen M. Coleman

8:00 am Jeanne Benjamin

WEDNESDAY 6:45 am Living & Deceased Benefactors of SJN

8:00 am John Scarengelli

THURSDAY

6:45 am Living & Deceased Members of SJN

8:00 am Joanne Donovan

FRIDAY 6:45 am Living & Deceased Benefactors of SJN

8:00 am Special Intention

SATURDAY

8:00 am Matthew Ribecca

SATURDAY VIGIL, JANUARY 20TH

5:15 pm Louis Gray

SUNDAY, JANUARY 21ST

7:30 am Patricia Cabrey (2nd Anniversary)

9:00 am Winifred Ranieri

10:30 am Herbert & Eileen Roebuck

12:00 pm Margaret Mary Klinges

5:15 pm James Ward

ALTAR SERVERS

SATURDAY VIGIL, JANUARY 13TH

5:15 pm Carly Morris, E.Campbell, R. Cassidy

SUNDAY, JANUARY 14TH

7:30 am John Knott, John DelPizzo

9:00 am Matt & Nick Bedrossian, Meilyn Frank

10:30 am Joe Frustaci, C. McMullen, B. Donnelly

12:00 pm Stacy Milone, H. Sheehan, J. Rowley

5:15 pm Declan Barry, Leo Figge, M. Cassidy

MTW

8:00 am Adam Yeager, Benjamin Yeager

TFS

8:00 am Madeline Gleeson, Chloe McCloskey

SATURDAY VIGIL, JANUARY 20TH

5:15 pm Megan Dugery, Tess Ewing

SUNDAY, JANUARY 21ST

7:30 am Lily McMahon, Maya D’Angelo

9:00 am Brynn Donnelly, Mallory McHale

10:30 am Noah Callahan, Ben Bloom

12:00 pm Catherine Voegele, Maeve Hegarty

5:15 pm Rick Cassidy, Mackenzie Cassidy

LECTORS SATURDAY VIGIL, JANUARY 13TH

5:15 pm K. & S. Fay

SUNDAY, JANUARY 14TH

7:30 am C. Frissora, C. Callaghan

9:00 am C. & S. Gallagher

10:30 am J. McLaughlin, N. McDonnell

12:00 pm S. Ewing Liu, J. Swope

5:15 pm J. Reitano, C. Pushaw

SATURDAY VIGIL, JANUARY 20TH

5:15 pm E. McDonald, R. Galli

SUNDAY, JANUARY 21ST

7:30 am M. Hall, J. Rowley

9:00 am R. Ramos, S. Parrish

10:30 am J. McNamara, C. Restifo

12:00 pm E. Fehrenbach, M. Gormley

5:15 pm B. Duska, M. Duska

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF

HOLY COMMUNION

SATURDAY VIGIL, JANUARY 13TH

5:15 pm Nora & Dick Saraceni

SUNDAY, JANUARY 14TH

7:30 am Jim Lavelle, Clare Frissora, Kevin Momenee

9:00 am Susan Cush, Maryanne Macciocca, Linda Dowd

10:30 am Regina & Pete Bruno, Pat O’Donnell

12:00 pm Michele Hartigan, Becky & Mark O’Neill

5:15 pm Cecilia Silva, Kathy Selvaggi

SATURDAY VIGIL, JANUARY 20TH

5:15 pm Susan & Dick Bannister, Dave McDonald

SUNDAY, JANUARY 21ST

7:30 am Clare Frissora, John Seykora, Joan Burke

9:00 am Kelly Koscil, Leslie Cyr, Anne Donnelly

10:30 am Barb, Craig, and Hannah Callaghan

12:00 pm Kathy & Tony Ricciotti, Annette Pennoni

5:15 pm Camille & Jim DiMarco