Saint Matthias Parish

128 Bryn Mawr Avenue Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania 19004

W e b s i t e : w w w . s a i n t m a t t h i a s . o r g

E m a i l : m a t t h i a s @ s a i n t m a t t h i a s . o r g

Founded 1906

R e c t o r y : 6 1 0 - 6 6 4 - 0 2 0 7 F a x : 6 1 0 - 6 6 4 - 3 5 5 9 Parish Religious Education Office and Youth Office: 610-664-1942

Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil: 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 8:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 7:00 p.m.

Monday – Friday: 7:30 a.m. Saturday: 8:00 a.m.

Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions): Saturdays at 4:15 PM, also by appointment ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Reverend Monsignor Gerard C. Mesure, J.D., J.C.D., M.A. … Pastor Director of Parish Outreach: Peggy Haley

Reverend Sean P. Bransfield, J.C.L., M.A., M.Div.… Parochial Vicar Director of Liturgical Music: Berthilla Wiscount

Reverend John A. McGinnis, Retired Priest Coordinator of Religious Education: Peggy Haley

Reverend Mr. Brandon M. Artman, M.Div.... Parish Transitional Deacon Director of Youth/Young Adult Ministry: Katie

Bryson _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

NEW PARISHIONERS: Welcome to Saint Matthias Parish! Please see one of

the priests after any weekend Mass, or call the Rectory if you are interested

in registering at Saint Matthias Parish.

RECTORY OFFICE HOURS: The office staff is available for business matters

Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

APPOINTMENTS: You are asked to arrange an appointment in advance by

telephone with the Priest you wish to see.

SICK CALLS: Emergencies – Please call the Rectory. Hospital Visitation –

The Parish Priests will be happy to visit any Parishioner who is hospitalized.

Please contact the Rectory, since hospitals do not contact the Rectory.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: The Sacrament of Baptism is administered most

Sundays at 11:30 a.m. Arrangements are made in advance at the Rectory.

Sponsors must provide proof of eligibility by a letter from their respective

Pastors. First-time parents attend a Pre-Jordan Meeting prior to Baptism,

which is arranged at a mutually convenient time.

SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: Arrangements must be made with the Pastor

at least six months before the date of the Wedding. Pre-Cana instructions are

required. Weddings may be scheduled on Saturdays between 10:00 a.m. and

2:00 p.m., or on Friday evenings.

God in Three Persons: Blessed Trinity!

JU N E 11, 2017~SO L E M N I T Y O F T H E MO S T HO L Y TR I N I T Y

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June 11, 2017 Solemnity of The Most Holy Trinity

Saturday, June 10 – Vigil, Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity 5:00 Stephen Griffin

Sunday, June 11 – Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity 8:30 Marie Przybyszewski 10:30 For Our Parishioners 7:00 Rev. Thomas J. Hanney

Monday, June 12 – Weekday (10th Week in Ordinary Time) 7:30 Rachel Hoekstra

Tuesday, June 13 – St. Anthony of Padua *7:30 In Thanksgiving for Our Families

Wednesday, June 14 – Weekday 7:30 Agnes Dixon

Thursday, June 15 – Weekday 7:30 Rita & Frank Spatacco

Friday, June 16 – Weekday *7:30 In Memory of Dr. Patrick S. Pasquariello

Saturday, June 17 – Weekday/BVM 8:00 Eugene Chovanes 5:00 Lamar Adams

Sunday, June 18 – Corpus Christi 8:30 Angelina Ciarello 10:30 Richard Frank Vita 7:00 For Our Parishioners

* Extraordinary support through the Saint Matthias Day Program

LIVING LIGHTS: On the side of the Sanctuary near the statue of the Sacred Heart is a place where three candles burn for special intentions. If you wish to have one of these candles burning for your intention, please bring your donation and intention to the sacristy or the rectory office. The donation for these candles is $10. This week’s candles are lit for: Our Youth, Family and Marriage, and Special Intention.

H.O.P.E. – Helping Other People Enthusiastically H.O.P.E. volunteers assist fellow Parishioners by providing transportation to doctors’ offices, banks, and supermarkets. The H.O.P.E. Captain for June 12 to June 18 is Jenny Custer: 610-664-3158.

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK OF OUR PARISH: Martha Eckert, Frank Diebold, Marie Damas, Eleanor Kuhl, Louise Owens, Michele Smith, Louise Vesci, Lorraine Beaulieu, Dr. Joan Hurlock, Rev. Thomas Wheeler, S.J., Rev. James Moore, S.J., Chadd Kraus, Bill Duffy, Louis Owens, Lynne Dotsey, Toni Mastrocola, Jack Yura, Rev. John McGinnis, Nancy Lawler, Peggy Haley, Michelle Smith, Dolores DiGiacomo, George Light, Jim Carney, John Maley, Richard Breen, Mary Jane Breen, and Ann Ledgister. We also pray for those served by our Parish in Inglis House and Bala Nursing Home. Please help us keep this list current: if you wish to have someone’s name added to or removed from our Sick List, please contact the Rectory.

MEMBERS OF THE PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL: Patricia Black, Katherine Bryson (ex-officio), Andrea Constantino, Mike DeMonte, Maggie Duffy, Peggy Haley (ex-officio), Ross Holgado, Claudia Martinez, Ray Nepomuceno, Mark Rooney, Gina Sullivan, H. Nelson Keyser (finance rep), Mike Utkus, Berthilla Wiscount (ex-officio).

Sacrificial Giving ~ Stewardship

Sunday Collection – June 3/4, 2017: $ 7,695

Sunday Collection – June 4/5, 2016: $ 6,950

Thank you for your continued sacrificial generosity!

Priest-Celebrant Schedule: June 17/18 5:00 Father Bransfield 8:30 Monsignor Mesure 10:30 Father Finn 7:00 Father Tran

Eucharistic Adoration Our monthly Eucharistic Adoration will resume in October. If you wish to spend time with our Lord in our Church, please press the buzzer at the Church door closest to the Rectory during business hours. You will be buzzed in. Please close the door tightly behind you when you leave after your visit. Thank you.

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GOOD NEWS!! Each year, we publish a listing in the bulletin of all our parish graduates (high school, college, graduate, post-graduate, etc.) and other good news of our parishioners. This year, the list will appear in the June 18 bulletin (next week!). Please email information directly to bmartman@gmail.com or call the Rectory with the information no later than TOMORROW: Monday, June 12 at 5 PM. Because of printing deadlines, absolutely no submissions can be accepted after the deadline. Please include: name, school graduating from (degree, if appropriate), school going to in the fall (major, if appropriate)/future plans, awards received, etc.

Camp Matthias

June 19-30 For information, contact Peggy at the Rectory

Saint Matthias School

All-Class Reunion

Saturday, November 11

Registration for FALL (School Year 17-18) CYO sports is now open. The following sports are anticipated to be available for parish members to play: Football (grades 5-6 & 7-8), Cross Country Co-Ed (grades 1-8), and Field Hockey (grades 5-6 & 7-8), Soccer (boys, grades 3-4; co-ed, grades 5-6). All potential participants must register prior to attending any practice or tryout. Football will commence practice on August 15. Other sports will start about August 28. CYO Sports individual registration links:

1st-8th Girls & Boys Cross Country http://assn.la/Reg/?r=3:141517

5th-6th Football http://assn.la/Reg/?r=3:141518

7th-8th Football http://assn.la/Reg/?r=3:141515

Questions? Contact Jim McNulty at 610-389-0824

St. Margaret Parish CYO 5th & 6th Field hockey http://assn.la/Reg/?r=3:143141

St. Margaret Parish CYO 7th & 8th Field hockey http://assn.la/Reg/?r=3:143140

Questions? Contact Melissa O’Connor at melissaoconnor42@gmail.com

St. Margaret Parish CYO 5th & 6th Soccer Co-ed http://assn.la/Reg/?r=3:143134

St. Margaret Parish CYO 3rd & 4th Soccer Boys http://assn.la/Reg/?r=3:141514 Questions? Contact Ed Zanoni at

ed_zanoni@hotmail.com

Saint Matthias Parish Novena

Please join us starting June 13th at 6 p.m. for the Novena in Honor of the Scared Heart of Jesus. The Novena will be held in the Parish Center. For more information, please contact Andrea Constantino at aconsta2002@gmail.com.

NEW ALTAR SERVER TRAINING

NEW ALTAR SERVERS

6:30 PM ON WEDNESDAY,

JUNE 14 & 21

WE WILL MEET IN CHURCH

ALL PARISH CHILDREN IN 4TH

GRADE

THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL ARE INVITED

TO JOIN THIS IMPORTANT MINISTRY.

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OUR AID FOR FRIENDS FREEZER

IS DANGEROUSLY LOW

Please do not throw out your leftovers. Put them

in the handy trays located at the entrances of the

church. Bring to freezer located on back porch of

the rectory. Many elderly individuals rely on these

meals; we can’t let them go hungry. Thank you.

Have you made your donation yet? Our “heart”

near the parking lot needs to be filled! Each year

we have consistently surpassed our goal; YOUR

generous donation can ensure that happens again!

Our 2017 parish goal is $ 50,536. So far, we have

realized $ 27,890, or 55% of our goal, from 106 gifts.

You may contribute securely on-line at

www.catholiccharitiesappeal.org, or place your

contribution in any weekend collection, clearing

marking the envelope for Catholic Charities. Don’t

delay! Together we can make a difference in the

lives of those in need!! Thank you to those who

have already donated.

CATHOLIC CHARITIES NIGHT

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Boston Red Sox

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

7:05 p.m. at Citizens Bank Park

Plan a night out with family and friends and head

down to the ballpark for Catholic Charities Night

with the Phillies! Enjoy America’s favorite pastime

while benefitting the Catholic Charities Appeal, the

Archdiocese’s largest annual fundraising initiative.

Information: www.catholiccharitiesappeal.org.

Hats off to those who attended and helped

with the Second Annual Jazz Picnic. If you

didn’t attend, you missed a great evening.

Visitation Nuns Sacred Heart Novena

The Visitation Nuns at 5820 City Avenue (between

59th St. and Cardinal Ave.) in Philadelphia,

cordially invite you to their annual Sacred Heart

Novena of Masses at 7:30 PM from Thursday, June

15 through Friday, June 23, the Solemnity of the

Sacred Heart.

Natural Family Planning (NFP) Seminar

Free introductory session on the Creighton Model

Fertility Care System, a natural family planning

system approved by the Catholic Church. Come out

and learn how to achieve pregnancy, avoid

pregnancy, or detect and address possible health

issues concerning fertility. Tuesdays, June 27 and

July 25 at 6:00 PM at Twin Valley Upper Cervical

Chiropractic, Elverson. Info.: 610-913-1222.

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The annual Padre Pio Festival will be held at Saint Bede the Venerable Church in Holland, PA. June 23: 6:30 PM Young Adults Night; June 24: 5:30 PM Vigil Mass and festival; ends June 25: 12:30 PM Mass, procession, and

festival. Festivities include: a special children’s pavilion, with kid’s videos about Padre Pio, food truck vendors, craft vendors, children’s inflatable amusements, religious articles, and music. Information: padrepiofestivalhollandpa.com.

Main Line Singles Dinner Club (Ages 52-66)

Catholic men & women are cordially invited to join

“The Main Line Singles Dinner Club” to share

common interests & dine together twice a month.

Our next scheduled events are: July 4 Celebration

at 5:00 P.M.: Narberth Park Fireworks/Boxed

Dinner; and July 8 at 7:00 P.M. Rosetree Park –

Tribute to Billy Joel Concert/followed by a light

dinner at a member’s home in Media. More infor-

mation, please call Barb at 610-896-6542. Catholic

men are encouraged to participate.

We remember in our prayers our troops serving abroad. We pray for their safety and security as they bravely serve our country.

“Some things we really need to take care of:

the children, and grandparents. Children, whether

young or older, they are the future, the strength

that moves us forward. We place our hope in them.

Grandparents are the living memory of the

family. They passed on the faith, they transmitted

the faith, to us. To look after grandparents, to look

after children, is the expression of love.

A people that doesn’t know how to look

after its children or grandparents is a people that

has no future. Because it doesn’t have strength or

the memory to go forward.”

Pope Francis’ remarks at the World Meeting of Families’

Festival of Families; Philadelphia, PA: September 26, 2015

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National Leaders: That national leaders may firmly commit themselves to ending the arms trade, which victimizes so many innocent people.

For more information on vocations to the Sacred

Priesthood in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia,

please visit www.HeedTheCall.org.

For information on the Permanent Diaconate,

please visit www.scs.edu/diaconal-formation.

For more information on the Consecrated Life for

Men and Women, please visit

ForYourVocation.org.

The Most Holy Trinity

Perhaps the deepest, the most profound of all mysteries is the mystery of the Trinity. The Church

teaches us that although there is only one God, yet, somehow, there are three Persons in God. The Father is

God, the Son is God, the Holy Spirit is God, yet we do not speak of three Gods, but only one God. They have

the same nature, substance, and being.

We came to know this immense mystery because Christ revealed it to us. Just before ascending He told

them: "Go teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit"

(Matthew 28:19). We know that these Three are not just different ways of looking at one person. For at the Last

Supper, Jesus told us: "I came forth from the Father." So He is different from the Father. But He also promised:

"If I go, I will send Him [the Paraclete] to you. . . . He will guide you to all truth" (John 16:28, 7, 13). So the Holy

Spirit is also different.

Even though the Three Persons are One God, yet they are distinct: for the Father has no origin, He

came from no one. But the Son is begotten, He comes from the Father alone. The Holy Spirit comes or proceeds

from both the Father and the Son. These different relations of origin tell us there are three distinct Persons,

who have one and the same divine nature.

Even though everything the Three Persons do outside the Divine nature is done by all Three, yet it is

suitable that we attribute some works specially to one or the other Person. So we speak of the Father especially

as the power of creation, of the Son as the wisdom of the Father, of the Holy Spirit as goodness and

sanctification.

The two doctrines of the Trinity and the Incarnation are the foundation of Christian life and worship.

By becoming man, God the Son offered us a share in the inner life of the Trinity. By grace, we are brought into

the perfect communion of life and love which is God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This sharing in the life of the

Trinity is meant to culminate in heaven, where we will see the three Persons face to face, united to them in

unspeakable love.

By William G. Most. Copyright 1990 by William G. Most. This text copyright EWTN 1997. All rights reserved.