Saint Ephrem Church Bensalem, Pennsylvania

August 14, 2016

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John Heasley Josephine Cieri Gloria Cinque

Agnes Reilly Kathryn Higgins Kathy Vorgity

Anne Maloney Josie Kerr Greg Martine

Bill Tollok Barbara and Cosmos

Cinque

Robert Cueto

Jacqueline Brady Hilary Czaplicki A. J. Mattia

Dawn Millirons

Morgan

Diane Zilinski Georgina Donnelly

Michael Higgins Michael

Mieczkowski

Dot Butz

Sister Leonora

Juliani

John D’Amico Maureen Kimmage

John Pangiochi Lori Wyche Deacon Pat

Diamond

Anne Lee Josie Caravan Carol Higgins

Loretta Reed Frank Cioffi Baby Aubree Benson

Agnes Melnick Nicole Shetz

Goodwin

Leo Shetz

Marie Holmes Bill Richmond Tom Janzer

Nancy Hilderley Charles Biehn Fred Reithmeier

Joe Benscoter Bill Bustard Dillan Torres

Dawn Marie Rogers

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Texts for Sunday, August 21 1st Reading: Isaiah 66: 18-21 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 117: 1-2 2nd Reading: Hebrews 12: 5-7, 11-13 Gospel: Luke 13: 22-30

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK PARISHIONERS, FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS

Sunday, August 14 ~ The 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30 Karen O’Brien req. by Alberta Werner 9:00 For the St. Ephrem Parish Family 10:30 Christine Carrigan req. by The Blaney Family 12:00 Marie A. Yeager req. by The St. Ephrem Parish Family Monday, August 15 7:00 Theresa Murray req. by Cass and Dennis Sweeney 8:30 Sylvia Mullen req. by Maryann Gibbons Tuesday, August 16 7:00 Felix Gonzalez req. by Nick and Celia Milillo 8:30 William Sadler, Jr. req. by Charles and Marguerite Satterfield Wednesday, August 17 7:00 Joan Gallagher req. by Theresa Gallagher 8:30 John Krajewski req. by Jim and Pat Sinclair Thursday, August 18 7:00 Helen Szybiak req. by The Simcox Family 8:30 Tony DeGregorio req. by Ann and Marty McFadden Friday, August 19 7:00 Charles Godin req. by Taylor Howard 8:30 Germaine C. Revotskie req. by Frank and Rosemary Buckley Saturday, August 20 8:30am James Welsh req. by Tom and Donna McGovern 5:00PM Stella Lenio req. by The Mockler Family Sunday, August 21 ~ The 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30 Bert Parsons req. by Ron and Lorraine Ritts 9:00 Maureen Sullivan req. by Sheldon and Carolyn Per 10:30 For the St. Ephrem Parish Family 12:00 Jack Sutter req. by Joan Jurowicz

Baptisms Baptisms are held on the 2nd and 4th

Sundays of each month at 1:30pm. Please see a priest to make the arrangements.

Prayers for the Sick List for St. Ephrem Parish

Please let the rectory know if there is any change of

status to anyone you know on the Sick List.

We try to be current and will accommodate all requests.

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Bingo this Sunday and

Monday at 7pm.

Sunday August 14

Mission Co-op Appeal

Bingo 7:00pm

Monday August 15

Bingo 7:00pm

Tuesday August 16

Prayer Group 12:30pm

Friday August 19

Trevose Horticultural

Society Flower Show

4pm to 8pm

Saturday August 20

Men’s Faith Sharing

Marian Parish Center

7:00am to 8:00am

Call Pete 610-633-5383

Trevose Horticultural

Society Flower Show

9am to 5pm

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Altar Server Schedule Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday (August 15, 16, 17) There are NO 7am Servers for the Summer 8:30am Elizabeth and Maria Miller Thursday, Friday, Saturday (August 18, 19, 20) There are NO 7am Servers for the Summer 8:30am Alyssa Dockery, Alexandra Sodano Saturday (August 20) 5:00pm Victoria and Evan Manna Sunday (August 21) 7:30am Gavin Shapcott, Mikayla Brennan 9:00am Luke Sargent, Ivo Braganza 10:30am Elizabeth and Maria Miller 12 Noon Erin and Regan Keeley

The 08/07/16 collection was $18,744.75 The 08/09/15 collection was $18,696.11

Thank you for your goodness and generosity to St. Ephrem Parish.

Weekend Ministries

Lectors

Saturday (August 20)

5:00pm Valerie Mitchell, David Lochman

Sunday (August 21)

7:30am Mike Rowan, Sr., Ed Breen

9:00am Shawn McCormick, Peg Gould

10:30am Ann Krajewski, George Augunas

12 Noon Dan Midgette, Tina McCloskey

Eucharistic Ministers

Saturday (August 20)

5:00pm Deacon Ed Dymek, Kathy Ramsey, Marylou

Tammaro, Bouvier Servillas, Theresa Murray

Sunday (August 21)

7:30am Peg Green, Anne Marie Meissler, John & Lucy

Roley

9:00am Savio Braganza, Michelle Sieck, Larry Wolf,

Christine Borkowski

10:30am Kevin Jaibur, Tracey Simcox, Linda Thuss,

Michael Ward

12 Noon Deacon Jim DeBow, Marianne Acquaviva, John &

Josephine Siwinski, Rita Avington

PRE-CANA

Registrations are now being accepted for the Fall 2016

program. The dates are Saturday, October 22nd and

Sunday, October 23rd,

from 8am to 1pm.

For registration, contact Bill or

Karen Morton at

precana1@verizon.net or call

215-245-0533.

Update on the Heritage of Faith - Vision of Hope Campaign

When we began our Heritage of Faith - Vision of Hope Campaign, the stated purposes for our par-

ish’s share was to: Repave our parking lot

Replace the encasements of the stained glass windows

Restore the windows in the cafeteria To date we have completed: the parking lot repaving

With a portion of the monies currently available, $34,000, from the Heritage of Faith - Vision of Hope funds, Msgr. McAteer, with the support of the Parish Finance Council, plans to pay for the installation of a new boiler in the

school and church. This project was not named in the original case

statement, though it is in keeping with the intent of the projects listed, namely to complete capital improvements for the betterment of the

parish. Therefore it is important to communicate this intended change in the use of the funds to the

campaign’s donors. Monsignor plans to request the needed funds

for this project in 4 weeks. If you are a Heritage of Faith - Vision of Hope donor and if

you have any questions or objections, please contact Msgr. McAteer or Deacon DeBow by calling the parish office at 215-245-1698 or

by e-mailing deacondebow@comcast.net

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Why Monday, August 15th, 2016 is not a Holy Day of Obligation

In the early 1990’s, the Bishops’ Conference realized that in many rural dioceses, Catholics live far away from their parish church. The Bishops decided

that it would be prudent not to ask Catholics to travel long distances to church on 2 consecutive days, eg. Saturday and Sunday or

Sunday and Monday. For this reason when August 15th (The Assumption of

Mary), November 1st (All Saints’ Day) and January 1st (Mary, the Mother of God) fall on a

Saturday or Monday, they are not days of obligation. St. Ephrem Mass Schedule for Monday, August 15th,

2016, is the regular weekday schedule: 7:00am and 8:30am

Legacy of Life Volunteers Needed (Baby Bottle Project People)

Would you consider giving generously of your time and talents to an organization that has helped thousands of women and families facing an unplanned pregnancy? The Legacy of Life

Foundation is having a volunteer recruitment day, August 29th beginning at 10am in our Bucks County Office in Yardley. If interested in learning

about all the ways to volunteer, please RSVP to Ka-tie Hardwick at katie@legacyoflifefoundation.org or

call 215-788-4051.

We are specifically looking for volunteers interested in assisting with our three year parenting program,

hotline help, administrative duties, and more!

Three Bible Study Programs Coming to St. Ephrem in September

Starting next month, the parish will offer two brand new Bible Studies and the repeat of

another. 1. The Virgin Mary and the Bible

2. Do you want to be a Better Person?

3. Acts of the Apostles (held previously in 2015)

RCIA The RCIA (Catechumenate) is a process by which

adults and young adults are initiated into the Roman Catholic community, i.e. St. Ephrem Parish

Family. The letters R C I A refer to the Rite of Christian Ini-

tiation for Adults. The RCIA Process guides interested young adults

and adults as they inquire and question their beliefs, and they are gradually introduced to the

Catholic way of life. This Process includes planned stages, marked by liturgical Rites within the Parish Celebrations, leading to a continuing and deepen-

ing conversion in Faith and Discipleship. The individual Faith Tradition and spiritual needs

and concerns of each candidate [unbaptized, baptized or dedicated] are considered with respect and understanding. Those who are unbaptized and practicing Christians from other Faith Traditions

are most welcome. Come and See! The Information Night is intended for those that are interested in exploring the Catholic faith or would like to be initiated into the Roman Catholic Com-munity as well as those already Baptized in the

Catholic Church but have not yet received the Sac-raments of Holy Eucharist and/or

Confirmation. Come and See! Information Night - Come and See! Thursday, September 29th @ 7pm

Marian Parish Center Informal Instructions will begin in October. These sessions are a time of inquiry and questions into

the Catholic Faith, which may lead one to embrace the Catholic Church through a process of

conversion. All are most welcome. For questions or information, you may contact Gerri

Donnelly (215-638-7184) or Fr. Dragon (Rectory Office 215-245-1698) or (e-mail: dragon4sephrem@aol.com

More info and sign up forms in lobby

The Collection for the Catholic University of

America

Catholic University is the national university of the

Catholic Church - the only institution of higher

education founded by the U.S. Bishops and

chartered by the Vatican. The collection will be held

on the weekend of August 20th and 21st. This

university educates clergy, religious and lay men and

women from all over the US.

Remake of the movie, Ben-Hur, will be released this Friday

Ben-Hur, a faith affirming action film, tells the story of two brothers who become mortal

enemies until a chance encounter with Jesus of Nazareth leads them to healing. This

remake of the 1959 classic film is rich with universal Christian themes of love,

forgiveness, justice and redemption. A trailer of the production can be found at

http://sharebenhur.com/trailers.

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FORMED.org

The Catholic Religion. On Demand.

FORMED is a website that offers St. Ephrem parishioners access to video programs, feature films,

Catholic eBooks and audio presentations.

Go to formed.org, enter access code and register

The Parish access code is: Jubilee1966

MOVIE – Mother Teresa

In an acclaimed film portrayal, Olivia Hussey illuminates the life story of

Mother Teresa of Calcutta, the selfless missionary who brought hope, love

and salvation to the poorest of the poor. Her faith and good works

transcended hardships and ultimately earned her international acclaim,

including the Nobel Peace Prize.

The many small miracles, great charity and humble triumphs of Mother

Teresa will inspire you in this poignant tale of a modern-day saint. A perfect

example of the Corporal Works of Mercy in this Jubilee Year of Mercy!

Mother Teresa to be canonized on Sept. 4th

Pope Francis will declare Blessed Teresa of

Kolkata a saint at the Vatican, Sept. 4th.

Mother Teresa was widely known as a living saint as she ministered to the sick and dying in some of the poorest neighborhoods in the world. Although some people criticized her for not also challenging the injustices that kept so many people so poor and abandoned, her simple service touched the hearts of

millions of people of all faiths.

Born to an ethnic Albanian family in Skopje, in what is now part of Macedonia, she went to India in 1929 as a Sister of Loreto and became an Indian citizen in 1947. She founded the Missionaries of Charity in

1950.

Shortly after she died in 1997, St. John Paul II waived the usual five-year waiting period and allowed the opening of the process to

declare her sainthood.

She was beatified in 2003.

The date chosen for her canonization is the eve of the 19th anniversary of her death and the date previously established at the Vatican for the conclusion of the Year of Mercy pilgrimage of people

like her who are engaged in works of mercy.