MASS SCHEDULE September through Memorial Day: Saturday, 5 pm Sunday, 7:30 am, 9 am, & 11:30 am

May 31st through Labor Day: Saturday, 5 pm Sunday, 7:30 am, 9 am, & 10:30 am

Daily Mass: 9 am on Mon, Tues & Fri 6:30 pm Thurs First Saturday, 9 am

Holy Days of Obligation: Vigil Mass (evening before), 5:30 pm Holy Day, 9 am, 12 pm & 7 pm

Confessions: Saturdays, 4 pm to 4:45 pm, other times as announced

BAPTISM: Baptisms are held on the 3rd Sunday of the month after the last Mass (10:30 or 11:30). Parents and

Godparents are required to attend a Baptism Preparation session PRIOR to the child’s Baptism. Sessions are

held on the 1st Sunday of the month at 1 PM. Contact the parish office to register.

MARRIAGE: Couples planning to be married, please make an appointment with the Pastor AT LEAST 9 months prior to

any desired wedding date.

RELIGIOUS ED: Pre-School: Sunday, 9 am Grades Kindergarten—8: Sunday, 10 am to 11:15 am 717.354.3338 CROSSFIRE: OLOL Youth Experience for grades 7-12. Follow on Twitter @OLOLCrossFire or Instagram ololcrossfire R.C.I.A.: Anyone interested in becoming a Catholic, please contact Jeanette Orrs, phone 717.656.6788 or email

jeanetteorrs@hotmail.com

SCHOOLS: Our Mother of Perpetual Help Interparochial School, Ephrata: Pre-Sch through 8th Grade, 717.738.2414

Lancaster Catholic High School: 9th through 12th Grades, 717.509.0315 K of C.: Knights of Columbus, John Henry, Grand Knight email jpemhenry927@yahoo.com phone 717.808.2540

OUR LADY OF LOURDES

CATHOLIC CHURCH JANUARY 3, 2016

150 Water Street New Holland, PA 17557

Parish Office: 717.354.4686 Rectory: 717.354.2540

Fax: 717.354.4170 www.ourladyoflourdesnh.com Facebook: Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, New Holland

Welcome to Our Lady of Lourdes Church!

We hope that you will experience the grace and love of Christ as you worship with us and spend time with our

Parish Family. For those desiring to join the Parish, please stop by the Parish Office to register.

May the Lord bless you always!

CLERGY & PARISH STAFF

Pastor: Father Walter Guzmán frwalterguzman@yahoo.com Permanent Deacon: Dan Waloski Office Administrator: Anne O’Shea aoshea@hbgdiocese.org Religious Education Coordinator: Yvonne McGee ymcgee@hbgdiocese.org Parish Hall & Bulletin Coordinator: Allison Cuthie acuthie6@gmail.com Maintenance Coordinator: Eugene Andrien Parish Organist: Diana Cutrona dcutrona17540@comcast.net

“I shall spend every moment loving. One who loves

does not notice her trials; or perhaps more accurately,

she is able to love them.” Saint Bernadette Soubirous

The Epiphany of the Lord – January 3, 2016

MONDAY JANUARY 4 9:00 AM †Fred Taylor TUESDAY JANUARY 5 9:00 AM Intentions of Father Walter 11:00 AM GSV †Andrew Morrell WEDNESDAY JANUARY 6 NO MASS THURSDAY JANUARY 7 5:30 PM †Fred Taylor FRIDAY JANUARY 8 9:00 AM †William Wallace SATURDAY JANUARY 9 5:00 PM †Fred Taylor SUNDAY JANUARY 10 7:30 AM Intentions of Our Lady of Lourdes Parishioners 9:00 AM †Fred Taylor 11:30 AM Intentions of Frank & Marilyn Gutekeenst K OF C SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM deadline to apply is 1-15-16. Applications can be obtained at the Church Office or by calling Pat Mulrooney at 717-419-6880. The applications should be sent to Mr. Patrick Mulrooney, 206 Stoever Dr., New Holland, PA 17557. HAVE A LITTLE FAITH by Mitch Albom is a heartwarming true story about the power of love to triumph over death and the power of faith to guide us through the worst adversity. You are invited to the parish book club’s discussion of this book on Sunday, Jan. 10, at 7 p.m., at the church. CROP WALK RESULTS have been reported. The New Holland area Crop Walk generated a total of $10,997 for area food banks. Our Lady of Lourdes collected $1,081 towards that total. Eleven churches participated in the program this year, and there were a few anonymous donations made online. While this event is a blessing for area food banks, donations and participation continues to wane annually. Thank you for the support you have given this year, or in the past, to the New Holland area Crop Walk on behalf of OLOL. CHOIR SCHEDULE: Sunday, Jan 3 – Rehearse at 10 am for 2 pm 12th Night Choral Festival Saturday, Jan 16 – Rehearse at 3 pm, Sing at 5 pm Mass THANK YOU to those who who participated in the Wreaths Across American project. Your support is greatly appreciated. –K of C

KNIGHTS FREE THROW CONTEST is January 9, 2016 (snow date January 16). The competition is free. Participation Certificates will be awarded to each competitor. Winners will receive a trophy. We welcome teams. Open to all boys and girls ages 7 thru 14. Winners of ages 9 thru 14 can advance to district, regional, and state competition. Winners of age 7 And 8 years olds are local-level only. Each person takes 3 practice shots and 15 free throw shots; we keep track of the number of buckets made. All competitors will use balls provided. We use a standard men’s regulation basketball for boys 12 to 14 at normal 15’ free throw line. Girls 12 to 14 likewise shoot from 15’ free throw line. All other levels use a woman’s regulation, 28.5 basketballs. Competitors under the age of 12 shoot from 12’ free throw line. We are allowed to send 12 to districts, one boy and one girl in each age 9 – 14. Many years we don’t have any competitors for an age group. The competition is drop-in from 9 am to 1 pm. Once a person makes their shots, they are free to go. We will notify the winners at the end of the day. The busiest time is at 9:00. People coming after the first group, normally have no wait. Proof of age is required for all persons advancing to next level. Age is based on age on January 1st

2016. Competitors may compete in only one local level KOC competition per year. For questions contact John Fischer at 717-666-4703. GIFT CERTIFICATES FOR SALE Gift Certificates make great gifts! Remember that you can benefit our parish by purchasing gift certificates for Giant, Oregon Dairy, Shady Maple, Sheetz, Stauffers, Weis, and Yoders after any Mass. For a limited time, we also have Absolute Automotive Repair gift certificates available at a discounted price. You can purchase a $20 Absolute Gift Certificate for $10. One $20 Absolute Gift Certificate per customer must be redeemed by 3/31/2016. All proceeds from our Gift Certificate sales go toward the Parish Building Fund. INTERNSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS: Pennsylvania Catholic Conference (PCC) in Harrisburg, PA is seeking an intern for the spring or summer 2016 term. Candidates must be upper-class students majoring in public relations, communications, marketing, journalism or related discipline; or political science/government. This project-oriented internship involves research, writing and outreach about public policy issues of concern to the Catholic Church. Contact Amy Hill at 717-238-9613 or abhill@pacatholic.org for more details.

THIS WEEK’S MASSES AND INTENTIONS

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK Selection of your child’s school is among the most important choices you will make. OMPH School partners with parents in providing a faith-based education for the children of our parish. We have a strong tradition of academic excellence, but more importantly, the gospel message and spirit of Catholicism permeate the school day. Our children are blessed to have daily interaction with the Redemptorist Fathers serving OMPH parish. Registration is now open to all parish families for Preschool through Grade 8 for the 2016-2017 school year. The Preschool program, for children who are 3 and 4 years old by September 1st, provides developmentally appropriate activities in a Catholic environment and offers an after-care program. Our full day Kindergarten program, for children who are 5 years old by September 1st, provides daily Religion class along with skill development in Language Arts and Math and special classes in computer, library, physical education, art, and music. Students in grades 1 through 8 experience an education noted for academic excellence in an environment which reinforces our Catholic identity. An on-site after school program is also available. Interested parish families are encouraged to register by February 1st; registration will then open to non-parishioners. Please join us on Sunday, January 24th as we celebrate the gift of Catholic education at the Our Lady of Lourdes 9:00 am Mass. Following the liturgy, join us for coffee and donuts in the Parish Center and the opportunity to meet members of the OMPH School faculty. You can also visit the school on Sunday, January 31st at 10:00 am for an Open House, or schedule a personal tour at your convenience! Our address is 330 Church Avenue, Ephrata. To learn more about our school, please visit our website at www.omph.org or call the school office at 738-2414 for further information. You can also find us on Facebook at Our Mother of Perpetual Help-Ephrata. Financial aid is available to qualifying families! ANGEL TREE NEWS ~ Thank you one and all! Thanks for your generous gifts; thanks for the spirit of giving from your heart and with your imagination; thanks for the gift of giving from the heart of a child. You bestowed not just a gift, but the blessing of kindness and dignity to 123 individuals. And with your generous contribution of gift cards you brought Christmas to many families. On their behalf and with their joy, thank you! Please continue to remember your Christmas Angel Tree Buddy in your prayers. FINANCE CORNER *Due to the New Year holiday, the financials will be updated in the January 10, 2016 bulletin.

Secret Plan The birth of Jesus became the worst kept secret in the history of the world. All along, people knew God had a plan. God had told everyone from Adam and Eve, to Abraham and Sara, to Moses and Miriam, to David and Bathsheba, to Hosea and Gomer, to Mary and Joseph that there was a plan. Nobody fully understood it. Nobody knew how God would bring the plan to fulfillment. But they all believed. They had seen God work mighty deeds in their lives, and they believed that one day the promise of redemption would be fulfilled. Jesus was God’s secret. When Jesus was born in humble surroundings outside of royalty and pageantry, only a handful of people even began to realize what God had done. But the secret got out. Angels appeared in the sky. Shepherds showed up. And Magi traveled from a faraway land. Everyone was finding out God’s two great surprises: Jesus was born as the promised Messiah, and he came not just for his own race, but for all the people of the world. The Letter to the Ephesians says, God’s mystery “was not made known to people in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit.” Jesus was born, and he came to save each of us, no matter what family we came from, what we believed, or how we behaved. The mystery of God’s love is open now to the whole world. That is the epiphany, the revelation of God’s secret. Written by Paul Turner. Reprinted with permission from Lectionary Bulletin Inserts, Year C: First and Second Readings. THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH: Sunday, January 3 *No Religious Education 10:00 AM Choir Monday, January 4 10:00 AM St. Vincent de Paul 6:30 PM Finance Council Tuesday, January 5 11:00 AM GSV 9:45 AM Symbolon Wednesday, January 6 7:00 PM Symbolon Thursday, January 7 6:30 PM Adult Volleyball 7:15 PM RCIA Saturday, January 9 9:00 AM K of C Free-throw Contest

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