October 18, 2020 29th Sunday

in Ordinary Time

MY OLA MY FAMILY OF FAITH

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

OLA Forty Hours: Sunday, Oct. 18 1 PM - 7 PM

Evening Prayer at 7 PM Monday, Oct. 19 8:30 AM - 7 PM

Evening Prayer at 7 PM Tuesday, Oct. 20 8:30 AM - 7 PM

Evening Prayer at 7 PM Homilist: Rev. Gerald P. Carey

Don’t forget to return the Baby Bottles by Tues., Oct. 20th.

NEW MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday Vigil: 5 PM Sunday: 7 AM, 8:30 AM and 10 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. Augustin Kassa, SMA

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

OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION PARISH www.olastrafford.org

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Masses for the Week

Saturday - October 17, 2020

St. Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop & Martyr 9 AM Emma Timperio by Dino & Yolanda Calvarese 5 PM Kay Domenick by Fran & Shirley Pietrini

Sunday, October 18, 2020

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time

7 AM Barbara Domenick by Richard & Julie McCormick 8:30 Lauren Robb, Birthday by Nanny & Poppy Robb 10 AM Tony D’Innocenzo by Son, Peter & Donna D’Innocenzo

Monday - October 19, 2020 Sts. John de Brebeuf and Isaac Jogues, Priests

& Companions, Martyrs 8:00 Fred Domenick by Mike McDonnell

Tuesday - October 20, 2020 St. Paul of the Cross, Priest

8:00 Bernadette Quigley by Tom & Madeleine Brewer

Wednesday - October 21, 2020 8:00 Nicholas Recchi by Wife, Antoinette

Thursday - October 22, 2020 St. John Paul II, Pope

8:00 Ida Marcil by The Marchese Family & For the People of the Parish

Friday - October 23, 2020 St. John of Capistrano, Priest

8:00 Fred & Barbara Domenick by Sister, Kathy Walker

Saturday - October 24, 2020 St. Anthony Mary Claret, Bishop

9 AM Elisabetta & Giovanni Procacci by Yolanda & Tony Falcone 5 PM Laureen Nourie, 8th Anniv. by Daughter, Carolyn & Sandy Aspinall & Family

Sunday, October 25, 2020 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

7 AM Dominique Losco by Wife, Carol & For the People of the Parish 8:30 Anna D’Antonio, 30th Anniv. by The D’Antonio Family 10 AM Genoeffa Trosini by The Slifer Family

Sanctuary Lamp is burning

For: Betty Santoleri From: Oct. 16, 2020 to Oct. 22, 2020 By: Antoinette Recchi

Question of the week: How am I already exercising faithful, responsible citizenship? Is it time for me to join or initiate a concrete outreach to identify and address specific needs in my 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, 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, 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, Gina Falcone, Anita Moscia, Maria DiGiacomo, Rick West, Msgr. Malone, Kaitlyn Dorris, Marcella Canfarotta, Anita Koltay, Jim Batalise, Lynette Donnelly, Giulio Odorisio, Jennifer Emmi Fiorini, Philomena Mozanni & Betty Kincade.

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

Sanctuary Floral Memorial

For: John Procacci & Antoinetta Falcone From: Oct. 17, 2020 to Oct. 18, 2020 By: Anthony & Yolanda Falcone

OLA Poor Boxes

The money collected from our Poor Boxes locat-ed in the Candle Room & in the Vestibule is used for our Outreach Ministry. Thank you for your support!

OLA Outreach

Outreach is helping those in need in the OLA community during this pandemic. If you need help, call the Parish Office at 610-688-1178, email parishoffice@olastrafford.org, or call Vince Caprio at 610-644-3482.

Parish Registration: To receive the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirma-tion, Eucharist or Matrimony, to have access to Letters of Eligibility to stand as a Godparent at Baptism or as a Sponsor at Confirmation, or to receive a tuition dis-count at Assumption Academy, you must be registered in the Parish. To register please call the Parish Office at 610-688-1178. Thank you!

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ASSUMPTION ACADEMY 2020 News

Trunk or Treat coming soon. Children, ages 18 months to 3 years, are invited to join us for Trunk or Treat on Thurs., Oct. 29th at 9:30 AM. Please wear your costume and bring a goody bag. There will be games & treats galore. Just come to the main entrance and the (good) witch at the door will tell you how to join in the fun.

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We congratulate and pray for the students who have been prepared for the reception of their First Penance and First Holy Communion. Some received privately during the summer months and some received for the first time as a group yester-day, Oct. 17th. This class was scheduled for an April ceremony but have been “Pandemic Delayed”...

Abigail Boddu Stella Brazunas

Connor Brigham Ronald D’Antonio Matthew Diedrich Annaliese DiBari James Galbally

Andrea Hernandez Sebastian Keegan

Lucas Keegan Anthony Marx

Jon Luke McDonald Jenson Moore

Matthew Sareen Isabel Schaal

Eva Louisa Seminole Giavanna Tartaglio

Please contact Sister Rita Marian with any ques-tions at rmangelilli@olastrafford.org or 610-688-6590.

Stewardship

SUNDAY & OTHER COLLECTIONS** (does not include Electronic Parish Giving) On 10/04/2020: $ 4,041 10/06/2019: $ 7,157

** OTHER COLLECTIONS INCLUDE: HOLY DAYS, CHRISTMAS and EASTER FLOWERS

Electronic Parish Giving Deposited on 10/07/2020: $ 2,517.50

CUM FISCAL YTD TOTALS AS OF including Electronic Parish Giving

10/07/2020: $ 109,808 10/09/2019: $ 120,502 Note: 2020-2021 fiscal YTD offerings are

- 8.9 % less than 2019-2020.

IMPROVEMENT FUND YTD TOTALS AS OF

including Electronic Parish Giving 10/07/2020: $ 10,212 10/09/2019: $ 8,793

Note: 2020-2021 fiscal YTD offerings are + 16.1 % more than 2019-2020.

We thank you for your generosity!

Mommy and Me 2020 Mommy & Me is a teacher-directed program for children ages 18 months to 3 years. This year, there will be 2 Mommy & Me options: Monday or Wednesday. Both days the class is from 9:30AM - 10:45AM. Sessions are $15 or you can purchase a punch card for $130 -good for 10 sessions. Join at anytime! Hope to see you there!

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Pastor’s Corner

Dear Friends, This weekend, we celebrate the Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. In today’s Gospel, Jesus and the religious leaders in Jerusalem continue an intense exchange of both questions and challenges. At this point, the disciples of the Pharisees, together with the Herodians, try to entrap Jesus with a question involving the payment of taxes. The Herodians and the Pharisees approach Jesus, asking that he “take sides” in their dispute. If Jesus answers with the Pharisees, he shows himself to be an enemy of Rome. If he answers with the Herodians, he offends popular Jewish religious sensibilities. From his first words to them, Jesus shows that he is very much aware of what they are trying to do. He then asks to see a Roman coin, which is readily provided to him. Immediately, he then asks that his questioners examine the coin. Agreeing that it is Caesar’s image on the coin, Jesus tells them that it must belong to Caesar. Avoiding the question of lawfulness altogether, Jesus answers their question with simple logic. Then, going further still, Jesus tells them that their obligation is to simply pay to Caesar that which belongs to Caesar and likewise give to God that which belongs to God. Jesus’ response to the Herodians and Pharisees suggests an ethic that we as Christians ought to adopt in our lives. It reminds us of the importance of keeping things in their proper perspective. Do we attach ourselves to worldly things at the expense of the love and honor that we owe to God? Many activities and events surround this weekend in the middle of October. First, we honor and congratulate our First Communicants who received our Lord in the Eucharist yesterday morning (Saturday, October 17th) at a special 10 AM Mass. I ask you to pray for all of our young children that the joy they experience on this their special day will only grow stronger in their hearts through the years. Second, this weekend concludes our annual Baby Bottle Drive for Mother’s Home in Darby, PA. This annual drive has been conducted at this time of year because the month of October is traditionally dedicated as Respect Life month. We have also involved all of our young children at Assumption Academy in this drive to increase awareness in their hearts of the need to make sacrifices in Christ’s name to help others in need. We thank then everyone for their participation in this important annual drive and I look forward to sharing with you soon the results of this drive that helps so many. Third, this Sunday begins our annual celebration of Forty Hours Devotion after the 10 AM Mass and will continue through Tuesday evening. Each night, we will gather for sung Evening Prayer with Benediction in the church. Sign-up sheets for adorers have been posted on the bulletin board for the past few weeks and I am grateful for those who have signed up thus far. There are still a few more time slots that need to be filled. I encourage you to check these times and sign up as needed. It is my hope that many of you will come over these privileged days to spend time with our Lord in the Most Blessed Sacrament. Finally, this Sunday will mark our annual celebration of World Mission Sunday within this special Extraordinary Missionary Month. We are reminded that we are called through our baptism to be part of the Church’s missionary efforts, through prayer, self-sacrifice and support of missionary vocations through material aid. Remembering that we are baptized and sent as a Universal Church of Christ on mission in the world, we can pray for the Church’s worldwide missionary work as well as offer financial help to the Society for the Propagation of the Faith who provide charity to vulnerable communities throughout Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Pacific Islands. Once again, I take this opportunity to thank you all for your continued spiritual & financial support during these difficult times. Your sacrifices to keep our parish healthy and strong is greatly appreciated. May God continue to bless you and your families and our wonderful parish of OLA. Have a great week! Love and prayers, Fr. Carey