June 24, 2018

THE NATIVITY OF

ST. JOHN

THE BAPTIST

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

MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday Vigil: 5:00 PM Sunday: 7:00, 8:30, 10:00 & 11:30 AM Weekdays: 6:30 and 8:00 AM (Sept-May) 8:00 AM only (June-August) Saturday: 9:00 AM Holy Days: 7:00 PM Vigil, and 6:30, 8:00 AM and 12:05 PM

SACRAMENTS

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

Baptism: 1st & 3rd Sunday each Month. Pre-Jordan class is required and held on the 3rd Tuesday 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 wed-ding.

Anointing of the Sick: Holy Communion for the homebound or Sacrament of the Sick upon request. Anointing in Preparation for Surgery during or after Masses.

PASTOR:

Rev. Gerald P. Carey

SENIOR PRIEST:

Rev. Martin E. Woodeshick

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

Summer PARISH OFFICE HOURS

Monday - Thursday: 9 AM - 4 PM Friday: 9 AM - 12Noon

Emergencies Call the parish office and press 1.

ASSUMPTION ACADEMY

School Principal: Patricia Welsh 610-688-5277

PREP Office

Sr. Kathleen Fitzpatrick IHM 610-688-6590

OLA CONVENT—IHM SISTERS

Phone: 610-688-7889

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Masses for the Week

5:00 PM - Helen Vare by Son, Bill & Leah

Sunday, June 24, 2018 THE NATIVITY OF

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST 7:00 - Tuyet Nguyen by Sister, Hiep Nguyen 8:30 - Rev. Henry Dilzer, M.M., 50th Anniv. by Mary Murphy 10:00 - Stephen Paolantonio, 1st Anniv. by His Family 11:30 - Increased Membership in Legion of Mary by OLA Legion of Mary

Monday - June 25, 2018 8:00 - John DiCandilo by Joe & Karen Borzillo

Tuesday - June 26, 2018 8:00 - Genevieve Grob by Jan Grob & Family

Wednesday - June 27, 2018 St. Cyril of Alexandria,

Bishop & Doctor of the Church 8:00 - Joseph Nicola by Mom & Dad

Thursday - June 28, 2018 St. Irenaeus, Bishop & Martyr

8:00 - Thomas & Denise Barger by Brother, Michael & Karen McDonald

Friday - June 29, 2018 STS. PETER & PAUL, APOSTLES

8:00 - For the People of the Parish

Saturday - June 30, 2018 The First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church

9:00 - Angelina Daleo by Mary Ann Belmonte & Betty Felice

Sanctuary Lamp is burning

For: Stephen Paolantonio From: June 22, 2018 to June 28, 2018 By: His Family

OLA Parish Organizations

Legion of Mary: Every Wed. at 1 PM in Sacred Heart Chapel

Missionary Servants of the Holy Love: Every Tues. at 7 PM in Sacred Heart Chapel

Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Every Sat. at 9:30 AM in Church

Living Bridges Men’s Spirituality: Every Fri. at 7 AM in Sacred Heart Chapel

Lay Carmelites: Mon., July 9, 2018 at 6:30 PM in Upper Room

OLA Knitters needed Please knit/crochet a hat/scarf/baby blanket for Baby’s Breath in Wayne. Dropoff bin is in the Giving Rm.

Prayer Intentions

Please pray for the sick and disabled members of our parish family: Nicole LaMonaca, Ed Drill, Anthony Ciarlone, Elsa Marsili, Josephine Sorrentino, Connie DiDario, Logan Schweiter, Margaret Cox, Victor Newton, William Vallejo, Nick Recchi, Msgr. Jim McDonough, Carole Pullo, Dom Losco, Louise McKeown, Gloria Biondi, Taylor Boileau, Dan, Angie, Nick & Kelly Sciarratta, Joe Monte, Barbara Pupek, Charlotte Krutsick, Catherine Harm-er, Eileen Piombino, John Becker, Janet Fleming, Holly Weaver, Fred Marcantonio, Agatha & Carol Annino, Bob Iatesta, Rose Rogers, Daniel Koppa, Marge Morrow, Louise Fehn, Gabe Yervelli, Msgr. Marino, Milena Trosini, Alison Colodonato, Sean Mahoney, Trudy DiNardo, Baby Flynn, Joanne Gill, Yolanda Price, Zaira Silveri & Mary Tornetta.

Please pray for our parishioners serving in the Military: Adam H. Bouvier, Lauren A. Seedor, Maria Frank, Rebecca Robbins & Matt Wilson.

OLA Poor Boxes

Outreach is an integral part of the Catholic community & our mission. The money collected from our Poor Boxes located in the Candle Room & in the Vestibule, fuels our Outreach Ministry. Thank you!

Planning for our Annual

OLA Festival

The Festival Planning Committee is looking for new members who would like to join the team to help in planning and coordinating this year’s festival to be held on Aug. 12, 2018. If interested, or for more infor-mation, email: Festival@OLAStrafford.org. We need your help and skills!

OLA Outreach

Please note that WE ACCEPT: Men’s clothing, including new underwear Bathroom toiletries Baby Items including formula, bottles,

diapers, wipes & baby food. We DO NOT ACCEPT: Electronics of any kind Luggage Women’s clothing Bedding Used baby furniture: strollers or car seats Thank you for your generous support of our work!

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NEED HELP SEARCHING

FOR A JOB?

The OLA Outreach Ministry can connect you with a service that provides free & confidential guid-ance to the OLA community on the content of your resume & your interviewing strategy. Send your resume & a brief cover letter explaining your goal, 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 As-sumption, OLA Outreach-Resume, 35 Old Eagle School Rd., Wayne, PA 19087. Mark the envelope “CONFIDENTIAL”. If you have any questions that cannot be addressed via email, please contact Jim Glasgow at 610-329-5961 and leave a message.

PREP

SUMMER FUN at VBS! Eighty-six children from ages four to eleven

will enjoy a fun-filled, exciting week from Monday, June 25 to Friday, June 29 at Cat Chat: A Radical Ride on the Wings of Prayer, our OLA Vacation Bible School 2018!

SPECIAL THANKS to our Adult Volunteer Activity Leaders and Assistants:

CRAFTS: Mrs. Mihaela Butoi Mrs. Angela Sofianos Mrs. Katie Giedgowd Mrs. Erin Farmer Mrs. Julie Vanderslice

GAMES: Mrs. Eileen Watson & Mrs. Kate Geckle

MUSIC: Ms. Sue Kincade & Mrs. Millie Slifer

SNACK: Mrs. Marybeth Panaro Mrs. Donna D’Innocenzo Mrs. Grace Madrak Mrs. Nicole Brigham Mrs. Nicole Maiatico

BIBLE STORIES: Sr. Kathleen Fitzpatrick

The children are divided into four age groups, led by our dedicated University & High School Volunteers:

Ms. Erica DiMaio, James Dolley, Jillian Padykula, Julia Dickson, Caitlin O’Reilly and Sean O’Reilly

The campers will also enjoy a daily OPENING & CLOSING ASSEMBLY

Please Welcome

our New Parishioners

From January 1, 2018 - June 24, 2018:

Bruno & Jonida Mandarano & their children: Chiara & Enzo

James Davenport

Robert Puzniak

John F. & Barbara Latu

Lauren Barbera & Jason Dolan & their children: Everett & Chayse

Palmer & Margaret Dalesandro

Brian & Beverly Boyle & their daughter: Audrey

Vivek & Tresa Joseph & their daughter: Amelia

Teresa Geckle

Phil & Shena Thanish & their sons: Jayce, Kurt & Shane

Baptisms

From January 1, 2018 - June 24, 2018:

Jax Raphael Watson Son of Raymond & Katelyn Watson

Olivia Nicole Reilly Daughter of William Reilly & Melissa Mattioli

Molly Katherine Marchisello Daughter of Matthew & Melissa Marchisello

Kellyn Tess Savage Daughter of Brian & Kathryn Savage

Gabriel Francis Moseley Son of Brian & Danielle Moseley

Gunnar Michael Keperling Son of Brent & Meredith Keperling

Michael Andrew Jakubowski Emilia Virginia Jakubowski Children of Paul & Brooke Jakubowski

Audery Hazel Boyle Daughter of Brian & Beverly Boyle

Silas Carter Early Son of Gregory Early & Andrea Mauriello

Gavin John Steitz Son of Joseph Steitz & Holly Gratkowski

John Augustine Larkin Son of Conor & Emily Larkin

Lucas Alexander Bruno Son of Alexander & Jessica Bruno

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Stewardship

SUNDAY COLLECTIONS 6/17/2018 2018: $ 5,983 2017: $ 5,891 Parish Giving as of 6/15/2018: $ 1,788 CUM FISCAL YTD TOTAL (July - June)

2018: $ 441,472 2017: $ 427,986 Note: 2018 fiscal YTD offerings are +3.15% greater than 2017. We thank you for your generosity!

Parish Calendar

June

24 10:00 AM - Children’s Liturgy of the Word - Sacred Heart Chapel 26 7:00 PM - Missionary Servants of Holy Love - Sacred Heart Chapel 27 1:00 PM - Legion of Mary - Sacred Heart Chapel 7:00 PM - Walking With Purpose - Upper Rm 28 7:15 PM - Quick Journey Bible Study - Upper Rm 29 7:00 AM - Living Bridges Men’s Faith Group - Sacred Heart Chapel 30 9:30 AM - Sodality Devotions - Church

Question of the week!

How can I prepare the way for Jesus in my corner of the world? Can I recognize a desert somewhere in my world that is without Jesus’ message of hope and comfort?

Pastor’s Corner

My Dear Parishioners, In this weekend’s parish bulletin you will find an insert regarding the Disciple Maker Index (DMI) Survey that we conducted in our parish this past February 5th – March 5th. We are grateful to all who took the time to com-plete the survey and are looking forward to sharing our results with you as well as an initial Action Plan that has begun and will be further developed by our DMI Survey Committee. With that in mind, I ask you to please take the time to read this week’s insert as it con-tains an overall summary of what a good num-ber of our parishioners believed to be our strengths and weaknesses as a parish. In addi-tion, we have listed some preliminary proposals to address these areas. As I have said before, through this survey information, we want to continue to make even better what is good here at Our Lady of the Assumption and seek ways to strengthen those areas that are weak and in need of growth. In many ways, you might say, this is the start of a conversation that we hope will over time lead to concrete initiatives to improve our parish on many various levels. I hope you find the preliminary results thought provoking and we look forward to hearing more from you and sharing more with you as we continue to strive to strengthen our faith, our parish community, and our efforts to be better disciples of the Lord. Just as a reminder, I have made a slight change on the Parish Office Hours for the summer months. As you may recall, in recent years, the Parish Office was closed on Fridays for the summer months. I have decided that for the summer, we will have the Parish Office open for a half-day between the hours of 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon. I hope this change in schedule will be of benefit to all of you and I thank our parish staff for making this new accommoda-tion for the summer months. I want to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your continued support of our parish. Your generous giving of your time, talent and treasure are truly greatly appreciated. Hope you are enjoying the summer months and may God continue to bless you and your

families! Love and prayers, Fr. Carey

Available Mass Intentions

2018 Mass Book has available Mass Intentions & Vigil Lamps. Remember a loved one (living or deceased). Contact either Rose Ann or Marge in the Parish Of-fice: 610-688-1178 to set up one.

Hope in Christ:

Spiritual Support for Addictions

Seeking solace and spiritual support in the journey towards recovery? As you may know, opioid addiction has reached epidemic proportions and rates are especially high in the State of Pennsylvania. Addic-tion, no matter what form it takes, is causing much suffering in the lives of many families and they are look-ing to the Church for hope and help. Many local parish-es are offering ways to experience Christ’s Extended Hand of Love and Mercy in your time of need. Find Catholic resources for addiction for you or a loved one at: www.ARCHPHILA.ORG/HOPE. The Hope in Christ webpage will serve as a centralized location where families can find the spiritual support they need in their time of suffering. We will be posting events and resources being offered by parishes and ministries who are extending spiritual assistance to individuals and families struggling with addition.