NEW MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday Vigil: 5 PM Sunday: 7 AM, 8:30 AM, 10 AM & 11:30 AM Weekdays: 8 AM Saturday: 9 AM Holy Days: 7 PM Vigil, 8 AM and 12:05 PM

SACRAMENTS

Reconciliation: Sat. 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM, or by appointment.

Eucharistic Adoration: Tues. 7 PM – 8 PM Baptism: 1st & 3rd Sunday each Month. Pre-Jordan class is required and held on the 3rd Monday of every month. Please call the Parish Office to schedule.

Marriage: Engaged couples must meet with the Pastor at least six months prior to the Wedding.

Anointing of the Sick: Holy Communion for the homebound or Sacrament of the Sick upon request. Anointing in preparation for surgery after Masses.

PASTOR:

Rev. Gerald P. Carey

IN RESIDENCE:

Rev. Msgr. Richard Malone

PERMANENT DEACON:

Deacon John Rose

Music Ministry:

Rick West

Office Manager/

Parish Secretary:

RoseAnn Westerfer

Business Manager:

Nicole Giacche

Office Phone: 610-688-1178 Website: olastrafford.org

PARISH OFFICE HOURS

Mon. - Fri.: 8:30 AM - 4 PM

Emergencies Call the Parish Office and press 1.

ASSUMPTION ACADEMY

School Principal: Patricia Welsh 610-688-5277

PREP Office

Sr. Rita Marian Angelilli, IHM 610-688-6590

OLA CONVENT — IHM SISTERS

Phone: 610-688-7889

January 26, 2020 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

MY OLA MY FAMILY OF FAITH

Roman Catholic Church 35 Old Eagle School Road, Strafford, PA

The Rosary will be prayed prior to the start of each Mass next weekend.

Throats will be blessed in commemora-tion of St. Blaise after each Mass next weekend.

Next weekend, we will be celebrating Scouts of America. All Scouts are asked to wear their uniforms to Mass.

OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION PARISH www.olastrafford.org

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Masses for the Week

5:00 - James M. & Therese M. Rodgers by Richard & Rosemary Ise

Sunday, January 26, 2020 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

7:00 - For the People of the Parish 8:30 - Eleanora Rose by The Slifer Family 10:00 - John “Jack” McFadden by Assumption Academy Families & Staff 11:30 - Special Intentions of Living & Deceased Members of the Piombino Family by Lou

Monday - Jan. 27, 2020 St. Angela Merici, Virgin & Rligious Founder

8:00 - Ellen Herlihy Boggi by The White Family Tuesday - Jan. 28, 2020

St. Thomas Aquinas, Priest & Doctor of the Church

8:00 - Soul of Joan Giovanni Wednesday - Jan. 29, 2020

8:00 - Eleanora Rose by Jan Grob Thursday - Jan. 30, 2020

8:00 - Special Good Health Intentions of Fr. Martin Woodeshick & Msgr. James McDonough by Charles & Mary Tornetta

Friday - Jan. 31, 2020 St. John Bosco, Priest

8:00 - Holy Souls In Purgatory by The Ises Saturday - Feb. 1, 2020

First Saturday 9:00 - Special Intentions of Pat & Majella Ryan & Family by Pat, Sandra & Colm 5:00 - Eleanora Rose by Chris & Joanne Bouver

Sunday, February 2, 2020 THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD

7:00 - John Giovanni, Jr. Family 8:30 - Eleanora Rose by Dino & Yolanda Calvarese 10:00 - Special Brithday Intentions of Amanda Hill by Mom, Heather & Family 11:30 - Increased Membership in Legion of Mary by OLA Legion of Mary

Sanctuary Lamp is burning

For: Joan Giovanni From: Jan. 24, 2020 to Jan. 30, 2020 By: Husband, John

Question of the week:

What divisions among the people in my life can I help to heal? How can I build unity in my family, parish, or community?

Prayer Intentions

Please pray for the sick and disabled members of our parish family: Nicole LaMonaca, Ed Drill, Anthony Ciarlone, Elsa Marsili, Josephine Sorrentino, Logan Schweiter, Margaret Cox, Victor Newton, William Vallejo, Msgr. McDonough, Carole Pullo, Louise McKeown, Gloria Biondi, Taylor Boileau, Dan, Angie, Nick & Kelly Sciarratta, Barbara Pupek, Charlotte Krutsick, Catherine Harmer, Eileen Piombino, John Becker, Janet Fleming, Holly Weaver, Agatha & Carol Annino, Bob Iatesta, Louise Fehn, Gabe Yervelli, Msgr. Marino, Milena Trosini, Alison Colodonato, Sean Mahoney, Baby Flynn, Joanne Gill, Yolanda Price, Zaira Silveri, Dottie Cappelli, Russell Demanczyk, Dominic Toscani, Fran Neary, William Vare, Jessica Rineer, Veronica Kelly, Carolyn Weber, Arthur Mattmiller, Nello DeFlaviis, Joseph Carver, Gina Pine, Fr. Woodeshick, Ed Rofi, Emma Timperio, Gina Falcone, Anita Moscia, Maria DiGiacomo & Stephanie Hill & Kyle Hansen.

Please pray for our parishioners serving in the Military: Adam H. Bouvier, Lauren A. Seedor, Rebecca Robbins, Luke Scilovati & Matthew Wilson.

OLA Parish Organizations

Eucharistic Adoration & Benediction: Every Tuesday at 7 PM in Church Missionary Servants of the Holy Love: Every Tuesday at 7 PM in Sacred Heart Chapel Legion of Mary: Every Wednesday at 1 PM in Sacred Heart Chapel Living Bridges Men’s Faith Sharing: Every Friday at 7 AM in Sacred Heart Chapel Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Every Saturday at 9:30 AM in Church Walking With Purpose: Every Wednesday at 7 PM in Assumption Hall Every Sunday at 1 PM in Assumption Hall IHM Companions: Tues., Feb. 11, 2020 at 10 AM in Convent Knights of Columbus: Wed., Feb. 19, 2020 at 7 PM in Sacred Heart Chapel Lay Carmelites: Mon., Feb. 10, 2020 at 6:30 PM in Upper Room

The Brother’s House

This organization in Norristown that assists homeless men, is in desperate need of clean new socks and underwear. Please drop off in the Giving Room.

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PREP

There will be PREP classes on Sun., Jan. 26 for Level 7 Confirmation and on Mon., Jan. 27 for Levels 1 - 7. PREP report cards for the 1st Semes-ter will be mailed out this week. We ask that par-ents read and sign the reports and return them to the teachers. 2nd Semester reports will be sent home on the final day of class. For further information regarding PREP, please contact Sr. Rita Marian Angelilli, IHM at 610-688-6590 or rmangelilli@olastrafford.org.

Baby’s Breath in Wayne In need of formula, baby food, bottles, diapers & wipes. Please drop off in the Giving Room.

Need Help Job Searching?

OLA Outreach provides free & confidential guidance to the OLA community on the content of your resume & your interviewing strategy. Send your resume & a brief cover letter explaining your goals, challenges & the best times to contact you to: OLAOUTREACHRESUME@gmail.com, OR, if you do not have email, send a print version of your resume & the cover letter to: Our Lady of the Assumption, OLA Outreach - Resume, 35 Old Eagle School Rd.., Wayne, PA 19087. Mark the envelope “CONFIDENTIAL”. Please contact Jim Glasgow at 610-329-5961 & leave a message.

Save the Date

St. Blaise Men’s Retreat

Jan. 31—Feb. 2, 2020

Have you ever thought about going on a retreat? If you have, come join us at the St. Blaise/Curran Memorial Men’s weekend retreat at the Malvern Retreat House. Our retreat starts on Fri., 1/31/20 and ends on Sun. morning, 2/02/20. Fr. Charles Zlock will be our retreat master. Taking time to get away from the fast pace of work or school is critical to maintaining your relationship with our Lord. We hope you can join us. Over 25 men from our Parish attend this annual weekend retreat. Mark your calendar now! For more info & registration please call either Anthony Gentile at 610-513-6834 or Nick Santoleri at 215-850-5616.

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ASSUMPTION ACADEMY 2020 News

Please join us for coffee and a tour as we Celebrate

Catholic Schools Week, Sunday, January 26th

from 10 AM—1PM and January 29th from 9:30-11:30AM

You can learn more about the NEW programs available for children 3-6 years of age.

Hear about our great CARES program.

Get information on scholarships, meet all of our animal friends

and visit the STREAM lab! Teachers will be on hand to answer questions and

share with you the wonderful things that take place in their classrooms.

2020-2021 REGISTRATION

begins NOW! Call for more information

610-688-5277

www.assumptionacademy.weebly.com

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Stewardship

SUNDAY & OTHER COLLECTIONS** (does not include Electronic Parish Giving)

On 1/12/2020: $4,774 1/6/2019: $6,804 ** OTHER COLLECTIONS INCLUDE: HOLY DAYS,

CHRISTMAS and EASTER FLOWERS

Electronic Parish Giving Deposited on 1/15/2020: $1,892.50

CUM FISCAL YTD TOTALS AS OF including Electronic Parish Giving

1/15/2020: $240,242 1/9/2019: $238,067 Note: 2019-2020 fiscal YTD offerings are

+0.9% greater than 2018-2019.

We thank you for your generosity!

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Parish Calendar

January/February

26 10:00 AM - Confirmation Class - Upper Room 10:00 AM - Children’s Liturgy of the Word - Sacred Heart Chapel 1:00 PM - Walking With Purpose - Assumption Hall 27 4:45 PM - PREP Confirmation Class - Upper Room 4:45 PM - PREP Levels 1 - 6 - School 7:15 PM - Finance Council - Sacred Heart Chapel 28 7:00 PM - Eucharistic Adoration - Church 7:00 PM - Missionaries of the Holy Love - Sacred Heart Chapel 29 1:00 PM - Legion of Mary - Sacred Heart Chapel 7:00 PM - Walking With Purpose - Assumption Hall 30 7:15 PM - OLA Choir Practice - Choir Loft 7:15 PM - Pastoral Council - Sacred Heart Chapel 31 7:00 AM - Living Bridges Men’s Faith Sharing - Sacred Heart Chapel 1 9:30 AM - First Saturday & Sodality Devotions - Church

Pastor’s Corner

My dear Parishioners, This Sunday, we begin Catholic Schools Week The theme for this year is “Catholic Schools: Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed.” To kickoff this week-long celebration, some of our little children from Assumption Academy will be present at the 10 AM Mass to sing for us. Like-wise, that morning from 10 AM – 1 PM the school will host an “Open House”. Many fun activities are planned this week to celebrate all that makes Assumption Academy so special. At this time, we have a total enrollment of 112 stu-dents. 75 of those are Catholic and of them 26 are parishioners at OLA. I thank our principal, Patty Welsh, as well as the entire staff and faculty for all of their hard work and dedication to make our academy such a wonderful place for our little children to learn and grow. Next weekend (February 1st – 2nd) we will celebrate Scout Sunday. This weekend recognizes the many contributions of our young people and adults made in scouting, as well as acknowledg-ing their personal call to worship God in service to His people. We are inviting our scouts to wear their uniforms at all the Masses next week-end and we will acknowledge them in a special way at our 5:00 pm Mass on Saturday evening. If you have any further questions regarding next weekend and/or involvement in the 5:00 Mass you may contact Patricia Hillis-Clark at: hillis-clark@hotmail.com. We ask God to continue to bless our scouts, their parents and the leaders as they strive to serve God & the local community. The Ladies of OLA (LOLA) are sponsoring their annual Beef and Beer Bingo on Sat., Feb. 8th at the Italian American Club in Wayne. The admission for the event is $30 and includes a hot roast beef buffet, draft beef, des-serts and 10 bingo cards. Payment will be col-lected at the door. We are asking that you please RSVP by Monday, February 3rd. To RSVP you may visit: www.olastrafford.org/beefbeerbingo. Likewise, if you have any further questions re-garding this event you may contact Marge DiGiacomo at (610) 688-3453. Finally, an update on our Annual Appeal. As of this writing we have received a total of $85,640 in donations. I want to thank all of you who have responded to this appeal. May God bless you for your generosity!

Love and prayers, Fr. Carey

OLA Planned Giving All parishioners & friends of Our Lady of the Assumption Church (OLA) are kindly asked to consider including OLA in their will & es-tate planning. We gratefully thank you in advance for re-membering this wonderful family & community of faith.

RETROUVAILLE: Rediscover the

Love In Your marriage .

Tens of thousands of couples have healed their mar-riages through Retrouvaille (Retro-VIE). Couples learn to build communication skills and to increase intimacy. It provides help for marriage problems, difficulties or crises. The next program is scheduled for the weekend of FEBRUARY 21-23 at the Family Life Center in Malvern, PA. For more information, or to register, visit www.HelpOurMarriage.org or call 215-766-3944 or 800-470-2230. All inquiries are strictly confidential.