St. Hilary of Poitiers Parish 820 Susquehanna Road, Rydal, PA 19046

215-884-3252 / (NEW) sthilaryrydal@gmail.com / www.sthilarypoitiers.org

APRIL 28, 2019

SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER OR DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY

St. Hilary of Poitiers Parish † April 28, 2019 Second Sunday of Easter/ Divine Mercy Sunday

Sunday, April 28, 2019 Divine Mercy Sunday 5:00pm Vigil John Bradley 8:00am John, Rose & Henry McErlean

10:00am Rosemary Wynne 12:00noon The Prosperi family St. Catherine of Sienna Monday, April 29, 2019 8:00am Timothy Smith St. Pius V Tuesday, April 30, 2019 8:00am Ann Barth St. Joseph the Worker Wednesday, May 1, 2019 8:00am Living & deceased members of St. Hilary’s Parish 7:00pm Parish May Procession St. Athanasius Thursday, May 2, 2019 8:00am Teresa & William Hagan & Betty Kelly Sts. Philip & James, Apostles Friday, May 3, 2019 9:00am Regina Levy & Msgr. Daniel Murray Third Sunday of Easter Saturday, April 27, 2019 5:00pm Madeline Kelly 8:00am John, Rose & Henry McErlean 10:00am Margaret Kirgin 12:00noon Patricia Roache The daily rosary is recited after the 8:00am mass. All are wel-come to join.

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Stewardship Report TOTAL WEEKLY SUNDAY COLLECTION

Week of April 22, 2018 April 21, 2019 Sunday Offering $9,575.00 $5,713.00 E-Giving $1,401.00 $1,451.00 $10.976.00 $7,167.00 Easter Collection $21,163.00

Deacon’s Corner

What is the Origin of Divine Mercy Sunday?

The world was in the midst of the Great Depression in 1931 and the memories of World War I were still very much alive in the minds of Europeans when in Poland a sister of the Congregation of Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy, Faustina Kowalska (1905-1938), is said to have been personally visited by Jesus. An image was revealed to her of the risen Lord, from whose heart shone two rays, one red (representing blood) and the other “pale” (symbolizing water), with the words “Jesus, I trust in you” at the bottom. Faustina wrote in her diary that Jesus told her, “I promise that the soul that will venerate this image will not per-ish.” When she was canonized in 2000 under the direction of fellow countryman Pope John Paul II, he proclaimed that the Second Sunday of Easter would henceforth be known as Divine Mercy Sunday, thereby widely promoting the devotional practices asso-ciated with Faustina’s visions, already popular in many commu-nities. St. Faustina, a poorly educated daughter of a humble Polish fami-ly, kept a 600-page diary of the apparitions she claimed continued for years. Her entries focus on God’s mercy, the call to accept God’s mercy and to be merciful, the need for conversion, and the call to trust in Jesus. It had been Jesus’ own wish, she wrote, to establish a feast day: “I [Jesus] desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and shelter for all souls. . . . I am giving them the last hope of salvation; that is, the Feast of My Mercy.” Among the practices associated with the devotion are its novena, the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy (a series of prayers organized similarly to a rosary), the Hour of Great Mercy (a time of prayer traditionally celebrated at 3 p.m.), and the plenary indulgence granted to those who receive the Eucharist and celebrate reconcil-iation on Divine Mercy Sunday. But the road to the universal recognition and institutionalization of the devotion was anything but smooth. Since Sister Faustina’s diary, which she claimed Jesus himself had asked her to keep, had been previously listed on the Index of Forbidden Books. While the diary is no longer on the Index and her canonization has officially put away concerns regarding the orthodoxy of her writings, critics remain. The celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday is an opportunity to reflect on the theme of how God’s mercy can overcome sin and, as the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments states, “a perennial invitation to the Christian world to face, with confidence in divine benevolence, the difficulties and trials that mankind [sic] will experience in the years to come.” (by Santiago Cortes-Sjobey)

Happy Easter/ Divine Mercy Sunday Deacon John

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Following the Way, the Truth

and the Life

St. Hilary of Poitiers Parish

Sunday Mass Schedule 5:00pm Vigil

8:00am Sunday 10:00am Sunday

12:00noon Sunday

WEEKDAY MASSES 8 AM on Monday - Friday

(No morning Mass on Saturdays) Adoration on Monday

CONFESSIONS

Saturday 4:00 – 4:45 PM

Pastor - Rev. Kevin P. Murray Resident - Rev. Lawrence J. Gleason

Weekend Assistance - Rev. Edward Dixey, OSA Weekend Assistant—Msgr. Gregory J. Fairbanks

Permanent Deacon - Deacon John K. Hunter Pastor Emeritus - Msgr. Michael J. Carroll St. Hilary School Principal - Mrs. Eileen Fagan PREP Program Coordinator - Mrs. Noreen Forkin

Music Director, Justin Jue jjue@sainthilaryschool.com Maureen Maher, Business Manager

Marian Stengel, Parish Secretary

Rectory Phone (215) 884-3252 School Phone (215) 887-4520

BAPTISM: First and third Sundays of the

month. Contact the Rectory for more infor-

mation.

MATRIMONY: Couples planning to marry

should contact the Rectory six months before the

date desired for the wedding. RECTORY OFFICE HOURS

The following are the Rectory Office Hours: Monday thru Friday 9 AM to 4 PM: closed for lunch 12:00-1:00pm.

No better to way to remem-ber a loved one then to have a mass said for them.

We have a number of announced Mass dates available for June, July and August. Please call the rectory @ 215 884-3253 for more information and arrangements.

PREP NEWS 1st grade Registration for PREP is now un-derway for the 2019-2020 school year. The registration deadline is April 30th. A copy of your child’s baptismal certificate, if not baptized at St. Hilary of Poitiers is re-quired. Please stop by the Parish rectory office during our regular business hours to signup. Call 3215 884-3252

5th Annual Irish Soccer Camp At St. Hilary of Poitiers Parish The weeks of: 6/24, 7/9 and 7/22. Open to Boys and Girls ages 6 to 12 Pro players from Ireland lead all our camps. 8:00am to 1:00pm, Monday thru Friday. Cost is $175.00 per player. Camp shirt and ball included. Family discounts available. Visit ww.irishsoccercamps.com

St. Hilary of Poitiers Parish Prayer Line

To request Parish Prayer Line prayers for a loved one, friend who is ill, or a service man or woman, please call Evelyn at 215 947- 4951, Pat at 215 485-5512, the Rectory at 215-884-3252 or if you would like your name removed from our list. Please pray for the following: Michael Dooley Angela Gavin Tina Hardimon Jack Avak William Hartner Lionel Melly Wright Michael Brown Mary Jane Hummel Cole Plachter Bob Bray Scott Larmore Mary Joe Reaby Nicholas Liddy Michele Kelly Arlene Rims-Lloyd Bob Kilcoyne Tina Savarino Kevin Rosenbaum Elizabeth Dieckman Sarah Koehler Captain.Schaffer David Gengler Paris Luckowski Jacalyn Strigle Helen Weinstrup Judy Sklar Dan Webb Bernadette Redican Rhodena Thompson

Bruce Thompson II

Eucharistic Adoration Our day of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is on Monday’s following the 8:00am Mass until 5:00pm. Many thanks for all your time spent in prayer and adoration before the Lord. No doubt your prayers will bring many favors and blessings to our parish

community.

Saint Anthony of Padua “Christians must lean on the cross of Christ just as travelers lean on a staff when they begin a long journey. They must have the passion of Christ deep-ly imbedded in their minds and hearts, because only from it can they derive peace, grace, and truth.

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PREPARING FOR YOUR WEDDING

You can visit www.phillycatholiclife.org to schedule your Pre-Cana classes. You would select PREPARING FOR MARRIAGE. Scroll down and select FIND OUT MORE ABOUT PREP AND REGISTER. At the bottom of the page select REGISTER NOW. We recommend that you register and attend

the seminar at least six months before your wedding date to reserve a seat.

All Families interested in having

your child baptized need to call

the rectory to make arrangements.

All families must attend a Pre-

Jordan class prior to the Baptism.

(if you have already attended a pre-

Jordan class for another child, you

do not need to attend. To make ar-

rangements call the Rectory # 215

884-3252

St. Hilary of Poitiers Parish Congratulates our newest

Altar Servers who will be inducted at our 5:00pm Mass

Julia Burdick Louis Burdick Mia Casey Siena Dougherty Kate Farrell Olivia Forkin Serena Gayle Declan Hartey Riley Hartzell James Hellyer Morgan Kuchar Allison Lon Jimmy Lyons Paige Maldonado Joe McGrath Matt Owens Katie Ryan Jack Slavin Grant Speed Christopher Swanson Mirando Vega Maggie White Terrance Hellyer Michael Mauro Jessica Mottershead Brandon Murataj

We thank them for their willingness to serve

in this special ministry to God and our

Church.

DO YOU KNOW YOUR TRIBUNAL?

The Tribunal is available to help people who have ex-perienced divorce and who may wish to re-marry in the Catholic Church. When a divorce occurs, the Catholic Church always seeks to balance two reali-ties. On one hand the durable bond of mar-riage. This is God’s law. On the other hand, the Church is concerned about the spiritual welfare of the people involved. Even though a Catholic wedding was celebrated, perhaps there was some deficiency in the consent of the parties involved regarding intentions,

understanding or ability? The annulment procedure ad-dresses these circumstances. If you are divorced and want to marry in the Church or remarried outside the Catholic Church, please tele-phone the Tribunal Office at 222 North l7th Street, Phil-adelphia, PA 19103 (215) 587-3750

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2019 Catholic Charities Appeal

Gifts made to the Catholic Charities Appeal will provide support needed to tens of thousands of people through countless organizations, Philadelphia. The beneficiaries are grouped into five key areas: Education, Social Services, Nutri-tional Development, Evangelization Parish & Spir-itual life, Clergy, Local Mission Activities. Please Help! Social Services Nutritional Development Services Evangelization, Parish and Spiritual Life Clergy Local Mission Activities

Our Archdiocese Catholic Charities Goal $12.5 million

St. Hilary of Poitiers Parish 2019 Marian Devotions

Come join our parish as we dedicate the month of May To Mary, Our Mother, in prayer and devotion

Our Parish May Procession is on Wednesday May 1st, @ 7:00pm

The Novena to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal On May 6

th, 13

th, 20th at 7:00PM with Benediction

All participants will be invested in the Miraculous Medal Assoc., on May 6th

For Catholics a valid sacramen-tal marriage is before a Priest and two witnesses in what is called the Form of Marriage. If you have been married by a Jus-tice of the Peace or in a Civil Marriage and wish to have your marriage blessed by the Church

and be able to return to the sacraments, most especially, the Sacrament of the Eu-charist, please call the rectory at 215-884-3252 and ask to speak to Fr. Murray.

Save the date:

Saturday May 11, 2019 St. Hilary’s Ladies Day of Recollection

Theme: If you seek me… You will find me...

Our guest speaker is Sr. Dolores Smith

all are welcome!

Our day of recollection will be held at the Basilian Spirituality Center, Fox Chase Manor

Retreat Day:

Registration & light breakfast: 9:00am

Morning Prayer

Talk by Sr. Dolores Smith

Confessions

Mass

Lunch

Closing Discussion & Q & A session

Call Rectory for Reservations: 215 884-3252

Save the Date for St. Hilary’s Home & School’s major fundraiser:

Ladies Night Out: The Roaring 20’s

Friday, May 10th

Tickets are $25 and includes full dinner served “family-style”, complementary glass of wine and beverages.

We are currently welcoming advertisers for the event booklet and wine/spirit donations for raffle baskets.

For more information, please contact the school office or Debbie Brazukas (dbrazukas@yahoo.com).

Bereavement Ministry Volunteers Needed Our Bereavement group at St. Hilary's is looking for some additional volunteers to help meet with the families of deceased pa-rishioners to assist in planning their loved ones Funeral Liturgy. You would meet with the family members and review the differ-ent readings, music etc. that would help make their farewell a special experience. In addition you would assist them the day of the Funeral Mass. Materials are available to assist you. If you have an interest in this special minis-try, please call the rectory @ 215 884-3252 and leave your information and we will get back to you. Thank you for your consideration.