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DECEMBER 17, 2017 THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT
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New Parishioners We welcome and encourage you to register as soon as possible after moving into the parish. Please contact the rectory to register. 610-857-3510 Confessions Saturday after 5:00 pm Mass Religious Education Please contact Janice Dagney-610-857-0511 Early Learning Center-610-857-1163 Rite of Christian initiation (RCIA) The process through which adults and children - join or complete their initiation into the Catholic Church. For additional information please contact the rectory. Marriages Couples planning to be married are required to notify the rectory no less than six months prior to the marriage. Baptism Meetings Required for first time parents on the 1st Sunday of the month. Register by calling Janice Dagney –610-857-0511 Baptisms To schedule a baptism and for available dates and times, please call the rectory. Anointing of the sick If you foresee a surgery or procedure, contact the rectory to make arrangements to receive the Sacraments of the Anointing of the sick and Holy Communion before your hospital visit. Communion to the homebound For those unable to attend Mass due to illness or disability, arrangements can be made to receive Holy Communion weekly by an Extra Ordinary Minister of Holy Communion. Please contact the rectory. Emergencies In the event of an emergency, which requires the attention of a priest, please contact the rectory at any time. Follow the instructions on how to contact a priest. Please notify the rectory, so that the priests are aware of the situation and can assist as appropriate.
RECTORY 603 W. 2nd Ave, Parkesburg, Pa. 19365 Phone: 610-857-3510 Fax: 610-857-2353 Website: www.olcchurch.org MASS SCHEDULE WEEKDAY MASSES 8:30 am—Monday through Friday (OLC) Rosary following Mass on Friday
WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE SATURDAY
5:00 pm Vigil Mass (OLC) Confessions immediately after Mass
SUNDAY
8:00 am (OLC) 9:30 am (St. Malachy)
11:00 am (SPC) 6:30 pm Spanish Mass (OLC)
Holy Days-8:30 am & 7:00 pm (OLC) No Vigil Mass CLERGY Rev. Victor J. Eschbach, Pastor [email protected] Rev. Thomas J. Rossi, O.Praem. Rev. Msgr. Arthur Fiore Rev. Mr. Eugene Favinger, Deacon [email protected] OFFICE STAFF Mary Wishneski - Business Manager [email protected] Mary Beth Rohrer - Parish Secretary [email protected] Doug Rohrer— Property Manager DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Janice Dagney 610-857-0511 [email protected] Early Learning Center 610-857-1163
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Connie Alferez, Barbara Althouse, Terry Anderson, Monk Angelo, George Barber, Flynn Beesley, Ann Besash, Anne Bones, Tom Brady, Joanne Cardine, Maria Carew & family, Christine Carmelich, Robert Carpenter & family, Taylor Carroll, Raffaeli Cataldo, Robert Cera, Peg Chapman, Bill & Florence Clarkson, Mary Cooper, Nancy Rodgers, Anne Debiak, Vincent Di Antonio, John DiBerardinis, Mary Alice Dominick, Tyler Esch, Katie Fiore, Maria Fiore, Peggy Franz, Mary Ginty, Joanne Good, Rick & Judy Groff, Ruby Haag, Lillian Helm, Frank Hemerlein, Bob Hepburn, Nancy Hepler, Diane Hery, Neal Isaac, Milan Jakub, Florence Laffey, Reece Lawrence, Nancy Lewis, Domenick Lubrano, Judi & David MacIntrye, Erin McCaffrey, Joe McCormick, Joan Mc Cartney, Paddy Mc Groarty, Danny McVey, Denise Vincent Miller, Gary Miller, Veronica Miller, Madeleine Moore, Emilie Murphy, John Murphy, Helena Murray, Bob Oberholzer, Lonnie Purcell, Jeremiah Reardon, Mary Riley, William Saalbach, Sr., Ella Sestrich, Cameron Schreck, John Simmons, Mary Jane Stump, Bonnie Trego, Gary Vendetti, Kristi Wagner, Penelope Ward, Maggie Wetherhold, Sue Wilde, Patrick White, Alan Wolfe, Please call the rectory to add or remove a name from the prayer list.
December 10, 2017 Weekly Offertory $5,317 Electronic Giving-November Total Offertory $12,181 2020 $2,607
MASS INTENTIONS Confessions after all Masses
THIS WEEKEND SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16 5:00 pm Stella Barczak req. by family SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17 8:00 am Paula Smith req. by James & Robin McErlane 9:30 am Francis Sestrich req. by Ella Sestrich 11:00 am Vicky Nunemaker req. by husband, Bob 6:30 pm Spanish Mass DAILY MASS 8:30 AM Monday Darlene Beck req. by Pimley family Tuesday Kathleen Keegan req. by Carbonell family Wednesday Thomas J. Mariano req. by Jack & Anne Marie Thursday Chick Fischer req. by Nancy Friday Paula Smith req. by Lamb/McErlane
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23 5:00 pm Joe McClay req. by Joanne, Dean & family SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24
On December 24 & 25, all Mass Intentions will be Memorialized in the Christmas Spiritual bouquet
8:00 am (OLC) 9:30 am (St. Malachy)
11:00 am SPC) CHRISTMAS EVE MASSES
5:00 pm (SPC) 8:00 pm (St. Malachy) 12:00 Midnight (OLC)
MONDAY, DECEMBER 25
CHRISTMAS DAY 8:00 am (OLC)
9:30 am (St. Malachy) 6:30 pm (OLC-Spanish)
PREP Christmas pageant All are welcome today, Sunday, December 17,
(after the 11:00am Mass) for the annual OLC PREP Christmas pageant. Light refreshments will be served afterwards.
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WEEKLY EVENTS Weekday Mass at 8:30 am-OLC Sunday–December 17 8:00 am Mass (OLC) 9:15-10:30 am RCIA (OLC-hall) 9:15-10:45am Prep (SPC) 9:30 am Mass (St. Malachy) 11:00 am Mass & Children’s church (SPC) 6:30 pm Spanish Mass (OLC) Monday-December 18 6:00 pm-Zumba (OLC- hall) 7:00 pm- Divine Mercy & Rosary (OLC) 7:00 pm-AA Meeting (SPC) Tuesday-December 19 6:30-7:30 pm-Gentle Yoga (OLC-hall) 7:00-8:00 pm-Café`-Advent Scripture Study (SPC) Wednesday-December 20 7:00 pm-Choir (SPC) Thursday-December 21 7:00 pm-AA Meeting (OLC-hall) Friday-December 22 Saturday-December 23 5:00 pm- Mass (OLC) 6:00 pm- Confessions (OLC)
500 Club December 9, 2017 $50-#561-Unsold $100-#415-Unsold Drawings began on Saturday, July 1, 2017 and will continue for 52 weeks. Tickets are still available and can be purchased at the rectory.
The children were so adorable at our annual Christ-mas Pageant! Take a peek at some of the holiday fun we had this month on our Facebook page! OLC-ELC is now closed for our winter break. Classes will resume on Tuesday, Jan. 2, and Wednesday, Jan. 3. Many blessings to all this Christmas season!
VISION 2020
This past weekend, we officially kicked off our Vision 2020 campaign for 2018 and what a kickoff it was! To date, we have received over $36,500 in commitments. Our current debt to the Archdiocese is $89,000, and with these commitments over the past three weeks, we have reached 40% of our goal to be debt-free! Over the last four years, your annual commitments to the campaigns have averaged $129,000. Your generous contributions towards the campaigns have set the bar high, but our parish always loves a challenge. We need your help to end our long journey of indebtedness. Please take a minute to prayerfully consider making your commitment today. How exciting it will be for our parish to be debt-free. To paraphrase Dr. Seuss, OH! THE PLACES WE’LL GO! We’ll be on our way up! We’ll be seeing great sights! We’ll join the high fliers Who soar to high heights. If you still would like to fulfill your commitment For 2017, it’s not too late! Simply drop your check in the collection basket in an envelope marked “Vision 2020 for 2017” or mail it to the rectory. Thank you to all and God Bless!
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YOUR PASTORAL COUNCIL Bill Mann - [email protected]
Monk [email protected] Brian [email protected]
Joe [email protected] Janice [email protected]
Cris�na Duenas-Gonzalez-chris�[email protected] Patrick [email protected]
Darren [email protected] Anita O’[email protected] John [email protected]
Jack [email protected] Sco� [email protected]
Kathy [email protected] Mary [email protected]
Larry [email protected]
Council meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 7:00pm in the Conference room at the Schneider Parish Center. Please feel free to contact any mem-ber to offer sugges�ons or feedback and to propose issues for considera�on by the Council.
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SIGNS OF THE TIMES: The facts, figures, statistics, and information given below are gleaned from THE NATIONAL STUDY OF CATHOLIC PARISHES AND HISPANIC MINISTRY, sponsored by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops: What used to be a phenomenon restricted to places like Los Angeles, San Diego, Brownsville, Houston, or Miami is becoming the new norm in cities and towns of the Northern, Midwestern, and Eastern cities of the U.S. (including our own local communities of Coatesville, Parkesburg, and Lancaster). Few Catholic parishes that survive in this generation will do so without a significant Hispanic membership. This is because Hispanics are at the heart of the Church’s growth in the U.S. In 1965, there were 48.5 million Catholics in the country. Fifty years later the number had risen to 75 million. Despite millions of baptized women and men who stopped self-identifying as Catholic, the number of Catholics in the United States is growing. Hispanic people account for 71 % of the growth of the Catholic population in the U.S. since 1960. It is important to realize that long before 1776, the first Catholics in what is now the United States were Hispanic. As the nation expanded its borders to the South and West in 1848, and annexed Puerto Rico in 1898, Hispanics further increased the Catholic population. Therefore, it should not come as a surprise to learn that 65.5% of Hispanic people are U.S.-born. About half of U.S.-born Hispanics self-identify as Catholic. From their experience of being both Hispanic and American,, our Hispanic Sisters and Brothers enrich the American Catholic Church by drawing from many cultural wells. We had a taste of that richness in our recent celebration on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. (Future articles will provide greater insights into the benefits that Hispanic Catholics are bringing to our Church and our Parish)
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10 Christmas Commandments "The following item appeared in a church newsletter and contains some good advice that will help us keep selfishness in check this Christmas: 1. You shall not leave ‘Christ’ out of Christmas, making it ‘Xmas.’ To some, ‘X’ is unknown. 2. You shall prepare your soul for Christmas. Spend
not so much on gifts that your soul is forgotten. 3. You shall not let Santa Claus replace Christ, thus
robbing the day of its spiritual reality. 4. You shall not burden the shop girl, the mailman,
and the merchant with complaints and demands. 5. You shall give yourself with your gift. This will
increase its value a hundred fold, and the one who receives it shall treasure it forever.
6. You shall not value gifts received by their cost. Even the least expensive may signify love, and that is more priceless than silver and gold.
7. You shall not neglect the needy. Share your bless-ings with many who will go hungry and cold if you are generous.
8. You shall not neglect your church. Its services highlight the true meaning of the season.
9. You shall be as a little child. Not until you become in spirit as a little one are you ready to enter into the kingdom of Heaven.
10. You shall give your heart to Christ. Let Him be at the top of your Christmas list.
Anyone keeping these commandments is sure to have a blessed Christmas."
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CHRISTMAS SEASON, 2017
CONFESSIONS After all Masses
Saturday, December 16 Sunday, December 17
Saturday, December 23
5:00 pm (OLC) 7:00 pm-Spanish (OLC)
Sunday, December 24
8:00 am (OLC) 9:30 am (St. Malachy)
11:00 am (SPC) Christmas Vigil Masses
5:00 pm (SPC) 8:00 pm (St. Malachy) 12:00 Midnight (OLC)
Monday, December 25, Christmas Day
8:00 am (OLC) 9:30 am (St. Malachy)
6:30 pm Spanish (OLC)
Saturday, December 30 5:00 pm (OLC)
Sunday, December 31
8:00 am (OLC) 9:30 am (St. Malachy)
11:00 am (SPC) 6:30 pm Spanish (OLC)
Monday, January 1, 2018, NEW YEAR’S DAY
This is NOT a Holy Day Of Obligation 8:30 am (OLC)
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