Parish Staff

Rev. T. Christopher Redcay, Pastor

Rev. Arul Amalraj, O. Praem, Parochial Vicar

Rev. Dennis O’Donnell, Sunday Assistant

Deacon Louis Libbi, Permanent Deacon Deacon Brandon Artman, Transitional Deacon

Ms. Patricia O’Donnell, Principal

Sister Eileen Tiernan, IHM, DRE

Mrs. Katey Engel, Liturgical Music Director

Mr. Daniel Milani, Director of Adult Faith Formation

Contact Information Office: 610-647-2345 Fax: 610-647-4997

School: 610-644-5797 PREP: 610-296-8899

Music Ministry: 610-647-2345 Ext. 245

Liturgy Schedule

Daily 6:30AM & 9:00AM

Saturday Vigil: 5:00PM

Sunday: 7:30AM, 9:00AM,

10:30AM, 12:00 Noon

Reconciliation

Saturday: 3:30PM - 4:30PM

PARISH OFFICE HOURS ~

Monday - Friday 8:00AM - 4:30PM

St. Patrick Catholic Church 126 Woodland Avenue Malvern, PA 19355

www.stpatrickmalvern.org

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Week of April 1, 2018

The Sanctuary Candle burns in memory of

Rita & Albert Mancini

The Blessed Mother Candle burns in memory of

Hugh P. Hegarty

The St. Joseph Candle burns

in memory of Angelo & Antonietta Capetola

Jesus Christ is Risen today, Alleluia!

How does one express, in words, the celebration of the Resurrection?

Imagine the lives of the disciples in the days leading up to the passion and

death of Jesus. The disciples were filled with fear, questions and perhaps even doubt in the One whom they had

followed. Yet the joy, the exuberance of arriving at the tomb and realizing that the

promises of Jesus were fulfilled…

He has risen indeed.

Today we sing Alleluia, Alleluia, for we celebrate the miracle and gift of the promises

of an ever-loving God.

As the parish family of St. Patrick, let us rejoice and be glad for Easter brings hope

reborn, joy restored and faith renewed!

Have a Blessed Easter!

Father Redcay

An Easter Grace before meals

The Lord is risen! He is risen indeed! We joyfully sing your praises, Lord Jesus Christ, Who on the day of your resurrection were recog-

nized by your disciples in the breaking of the bread.

Remain here with us as we gratefully partake of this meal and at the banquet table in heaven welcome us, who have welcomed you in our brothers and sisters, for you live and reign

forever and ever. Amen

Men's Gospel Reflection Every Thursday 7:10 AM

Gather each Thursday for discussion &fellowship as we look at the upcoming Sunday readings.

The meetings take place immediately following the 6:30AM Mass in the meeting room above the entrance

of the church.

Call Tony Celentano for details: 610-613-1188

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No Adoration on

Easter Monday, April 2.

St. Patrick’s “15 Minutes of Faith”:

Learn something new about our faith!

Immediately following our 9 o’clock Mass on the

First Saturday of each month,

we will take 15 minutes to provide knowledge and

insights about a Catholic teaching or concept.

Light refreshments will follow.

Gifts of the Holy Spirit

Saturday, April 7

What are the gifts of the Spirit and how can those gifts change our lives?

During the Easter Season we learn about the gifts of Pentecost.

Parish Office Hours

Easter Monday ~ April 2

Offices Closed

The Offices will reopen

Tuesday, April 3 at 8:00AM

Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible

Thursdays @ 7:30 p.m.

beginning April 12

Church (Lower Level) This study provides the easiest way to understand

the Bible. It helps you discover the story woven throughout Scripture

and gives you the “big picture” of the Bible and understand what it is

all about. The Bible is a story about the Father’s unfailing love for you

- a love that you are now called to share with others. You will:

• Make sense of the Bible and see how it relates to your everyday life

• Discover the remarkable connections between the Old and New Testaments

• See how the sacraments, the Church and our entire Catholic Faith are rooted in Scripture… and much more!

St. Patrick & St. Norbert Parish Bereavement Ministry

When someone deeply loved passes out of our lives, the pain can be difficult to bear alone. We share a bereave-

ment ministry with St. Patrick—St. Norbert Compassionate Circle of Support: “Grieve Not Alone”, to help us with

grieving and healing.

The Spring Bereavement Group will be meeting for six weeks: April 17, April 24, May 1, May 8, May 15 & May 22, Tues. evenings 7—8:30 pm at St. Norbert’s Parish. Limited space available.

For reservations, contact Pat at 610-647-8280 or Sharon at 301-775-5709.

Parish Celebrations….First Holy Communion

The children of our parish will celebrate their

First Holy Communion at our scheduled Sunday

Masses. These young people are supported by and

nourished by our entire community, so it is fitting

that we celebrate this great gift of faith with them.

Pews will be reserved for our First Communicants

and their families: Sunday, April 29 - 10:30AM &

12:00 PM, Saturday, May 5 - 5 :00 PM Mass,

Sunday, May 6 - 10:30 AM.

Let us pray for our young parishioners and their families as they

prepare to receive the gift of the Eucharist at St. Patrick Parish.

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Moms R.O.C.K! ~ (Raising our Catholic Kids)

Join us to connect with other mothers in our St. Patrick Par-ish community who like to share faith, joys & the challenges

of motherhood with other moms in our parish!

Information contact Hillary at hilbygnt@hotmail.com.

Help us to update our parish records!

Have you moved recently, changed phone numbers or email address? Keep informed of all that is happening at St. Patrick Parish. Contact the parish (610-647-2345) or email bking@stpatrickmalvern.org

to share with us your updated information.

ST. JOHN’S HOSPICE CASSEROLES

Each month St. Patrick Parish provides Casseroles for St. John’s Hospice.

This outreach ministry serves & assists the poor and homeless in the community. The filled casse-role containers should be returned to the freezer on the 2nd floor of the church by April 8. When returning the casseroles, use the elevator to go to the 2nd floor. Thank you for your generosity to this life-giving ministry.

April 7/8

Lectors

Extraordinary Minsters

Altar Servers

5:00 PM C. Attiani S. Hricik

S. Bevilacqua K. Bevilacqua

H. Connors E. Connors

7:30AM S. Lake G. Power

D. Kennedy K. McGinn

C. Fleming D. O’Hara

9:00AM M. Burns G. Stroup

A. Novak N. Libbi

Q. Burns, E. Burns, S. Burns

10:30AM B. Gatti

J. Mancini P. Evers

D. Mashett N. Gatti

S. Gorman

12:00 Noon D. Milani A. Polizzi

J. Rogers MA Bates

J. Polizzi V. Yackel

Are you interested in learning about St. Patrick School for your child?

We offer a 3 year old Program up to 8th Grade. Tuition assistance for those who qualify is available.

For more information or a tour of our school contact Brendan at bheron@saintpatrickmalvern.org

Building and Appeal Update…. Our Growing Together as a Family of Faith Appeal is gaining

momentum as we prepare for our growing community. The first phase of our project is the renovations of the building at

131-133 Channing Avenue and those renovations are well underway. The inside of the building has been completely stripped of all unneces-

sary walls, stairs, windows, hallways and doors. As you can see, the outside is also having its own makeover.

The target date for opening the New Office is early fall.

The four-phased project will cost $6 million and fundraising has begun. Throughout the last few months of the “silent phase” of the appeal we have achieved 35% of our goal. Soon after Easter we will enter into the

public phase of our fundraising efforts. Thank you for your prayers and support of our parish.

Second Collection on Easter Sunday

As has been our parish tradition,

the 2nd collection on Easter Sunday will ben-

efit the children of Amigos de Jesus.

Thank you for your continued generosity!

To Everything there is a Season.... “ a time to be loved” God bless all engaged couples preparing for the Sacrament of Matrimony. “a time to be born” May God Bless all our parents and their children especially Cameron McBride Fisher , Lola Ann Pfeffer who were baptized on March 4, 2018. Also, God bless Charlotte Mary Phillip, Luke Frederich Peirce, Austin Henry Scholz and Dylan Thomas Scholz who were baptized on March 18, 2018. “a time to be healed, Rana Catherine Dillon, Riley Palmer, Charlie Deegan (child), Gavin Duffy, (child), Damon Ireland (child), Penelope Marlowe (child), Teagan McDonnell (child), Eric Alessandroni, Andy Behler, Chrissy Brown, Erin Beatty, Carole Bergen, Rich Beston, Luke Birkhead, Jessica Bonkoski, Margaret Brown, Richard Brown, Dominic Bryan, Ann Burke, Gina Butcher, Andrew Butler, Edith Callahan, Thomas Callahan, Joanne Calvarese, Matthew Campione, Dottie Cappelli, Carolyn Casswell, Sue Castaldi, Dolores Christmas, Audrey Clarke, Tom Connors, Michael Cox, Paul Cox, Kenneth Davis, Alicia Dellario, Eve DelSoldo, Frances Desilets, Nerisa Eachus, Lois Egan, Regina Eggles, Stephanie Elko, Bill Feathers, Larry Fogerty, Allie Fusco, Joseph Gallagher, Catherine Gannon, Stephanie Gemmell, Michael Golas, Kara Marie Granger, Cara Grim, Dave Guilin, John Hendricks, Amy Herkins, Josh Heron, Mary Huhtenan, Elizabeth Kelly, Mary Lou Knauss, Patricia Kundert, Steven Leiden, Charles Litzelman, Tyler Llewellyn, Kate Makowka, Traves Mattingly, Wayne Mazzie, Jessica McCraw, Sharon McCudden, Kevin McGillian, Liam McGuire, Richard Mott, Bob Myers, Dennis O’Brien, Aaron O’Laughlin, Tim O’Laughlin, Laurann Elizabeth Paquier, Dauna Ross-Paquier, Josephine Pellicano, Pat Pettine, Priscilla Pfizenmayer, Matthew Emerson Rice, William A. Ross, Michael Sands, Gina Schiavo, Ethan Joshua Schwartz, Theresa Sherman, Liam Shields, Jocelyn Sichort, Claire Sieracki Clardy, Ed Siwula, George Smith, Roberta Smith, Aya Rock Stryker, Linda Thorbahn, Christopher Thorpe, Betty Tilka, Diane Tyson, Chris Valvano, Eleanor Vyskocil, Walter Wagner, Karen Walsh, Gerald Wary, Donna Weininger, Lisa Wilson, Rita Yeost. “a time to die�” Please remember in your prayers all our deceased benefactors, parishioners, relatives and especially Joseph Morella and Kathleen Benedict. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord.

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COLLECTION REPORT Sunday, March 25, 2018: $28,609.

St. Patrick Parish offers a convenient way for individual parishioners to provide much-needed, consistent donations to the parish. We offer online giving as a way to automate your regular weekly offering. Visit our website www.stpatrickmalvern.org, go to “Resources” on the home page, choose “Parish forms” to download an electronic donation form. Return to the Parish Office or drop in the collection basket. Call the Parish Office at 610-647-2345 with any questions.

Sick List Information: Please call the parish office 610-647-2345 if you would like to add or remove someone’s name from our parish prayer list.

Thank you!

If you have questions about having

your child Baptized

at St. Patrick’s call

610-647-2345. Be sure to visit our parish website

www.stpatrickmalvern.org.

Mass Book Opening for 2019

Mass Card Procedures for 2019 Mass Book!

Come to the Parish Office with your requests; fill out the

request form; and place in a numbered envelope which will

be provided. Your requests will be filled in the order

they were received. No email requests will be accept-

ed until after Easter. Please have exact amount for re-

quested Masses and/or memorial candles (separate

check/cash for candles). In case of multiple Mass date

requests, date closest to the requested date will be given.

We request a yearly limit of 10 Masses per household and

a maximum of 4 Saturday Vigil Masses.

PARISH RELIGIOUS EDCUCATION PROGRAM (PREP) REGISTRATION 2018�19�

Any family registered in our parish whose children attend public or non-Catholic private schools are reminded to

register their children in our Parish Religious Education Program. If your children have already been attending

our PREP classes, please look for the re-registration forms that are being mailed to you. If you are a new family,

we ask you to please contact our office at 610-296-8899 to request registration forms.

The new student registration forms may also be downloaded from the PREP page on our parish website.

Children who are in 1st grade public school need to be enrolled also in our 1st grade PREP.

(http://www.stpatrickmalvern.org/faith-formation/prep/) Sessions for the 2018-19 school year will be for grades 1 to 6 on

Sunday mornings from 9:15 to 10:20 (followed by 10:30 mass) and for grades 1 to 6 on Monday afternoons from 4:45 to

6:00, and for grades 1 to 8 on Monday evenings 6:30 to 7:45. Thank you!

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT

In an ongoing effort to help our parish & community the St. Patrick’s Knights of Columbus would like to offer aid to support the adult members of our parish who are seeking employment. The program is conducted by volunteer Knights who will help with resume and profile writing, networking advice & support. Contact Mike McGinn- 847-651-

5148; or mcginn4@comcast.net.

SAINT PATRICK SCRIP PROGRAM SHOPPING THE EASY WAY!!

When you purchase from the Scrip Program, St. Patrick Church benefits. We receive a percentage of your purchase through the program. For more information

contact the Parish Office at 610-647-2345.

Rediscover the Love in Your Marriage! Do you feel lost, alone or bored in your marriage? Are you frustrated, hurt or angry with your spouse? Are you constantly fighting or do you simply shut down? Have you thought about separation or

divorce? Retrouvaille may be the LIFELINE that you need! It is not just a social gathering or se-ries of seminars, but rather a way to rediscover and rekindle the loving relationship in your mar-riage. Ten of thousands of couples have suc-cessfully saved their marriages by attending a Retrovaille

weekend and the six post sessions that follow it. Our next weekend is April 13—15, 2018 in Malvern.

For more info, or to register, visit our web site www.HelpOurMarriage.com, call 215-766-3944 or

800-470-2230. All inquiries are kept strictly confidential.

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VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD

Brothers of Borromeo Vocation Camp 2018

July 13, 2018 Boys in Grades 6, 7, and 8 are invited to a summer day of fun, food, and faith at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary with the Philadelphia Seminarians! The registration fee of $25 includes supplies, lunch and dinner. To Register, or for more information, visit: heedthecall.org/event/BBVC

Quo Vadis Days 2018 High school men are invited to gather for this 4-day, 3-night camp with the Philadelphia Seminarians. The camp includes dynamic talks, small group discussions, meaningful prayer experiences, and a fun environment includ-ing a ropes course, swimming pool, lake, basketball, soccer, frisbee, and

more. A sliding scale registration fee of $25-$300 includes lodging, meals, t-shirt,

and activities. For more information, visit: http://heedthecall.org/event/quovadis/ Questions? Contact the Vocation Office for the Diocesan

Priesthood at (610) 667-5778

' Holy Hour With Music and Prayer'

Are you a Catholic adult in your 20s and 30s? Join us this Wednesday April 4, 2018 for our monthly Holy Hour.Come spend some time with the one who has risen! Confession will be available. Adoration begins at 7:30 PM at St. Ag-nes, West Chester. Fellowship afterwards. We look for-ward to seeing you! For more info, check us out on Face-book or at www.cyacc.org.

VISIT BISHOP SHANAHAN HIGH SCHOOL

7th Grade Practice Test 4/7 at 8 AM Tours & Shadow Days Year Round

Come & see what makes BSHS the right high school for you. All are welcome!

Learn more and register for events at shanahan.org/admissions or call 610-343-6206.

Spring 2018 Freedom Retreat For Catholic Women

You Are Made New Ministry invites women of all ages to the Spring 2018 Freedom Retreat, Friday evening April 27th &

Saturday, April 28th, at Pope John Paul II High School in Royersford, PA. The theme is based on Revelation 21:5 ‘Behold, I Make All Things New’, & includes inspirational talks, music, adoration, healing prayer, personal reflection, food, & more. Come, as we call upon the power of God through the Holy Spirit & give Him permission to change our lives! Registration is $75. For more information & to register, visit www.YouAreMadeNew.com or contact De Yarrison at 610.287.2989.

PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND.

October 7-16, 2018 with Abbot Richard Antonucci from the Daylesford Abbey as Spiritual Director. Please call Barbara Kershner for a brochure and information at 484 354-0121.

The AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program

AARP offering free in-person federal, state,

and local tax preparation by IRS-certified

volunteers at many sites in Chester County

through April 17.

To find sites near you, visit aarpfoundation.org/taxaide or

call toll-free at 1-888-227-7669.

John W. Hallahan CGHS Alumnae Association

is sponsoring their annual “50 years & Beyond” luncheon on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at

Connstatter Volksfest-Verein, 9130 Academy Rd.

Cost is $35.00 per person - $20.00 for Religious. If you are a graduate of Hallahan for over 50 or more years and are interested in attending this

event, please contact, Chairperson, Marge West Kiefski ’66

at 215-913-4482 or mmkiefski@aol.com or the Alumnae Office at 215-568-3081