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Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish

September 5, 2021

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MASS TIMESSaturday 4pm(also livestreamed & recorded)Sunday 8am, 10:30am & 5pmMonday 9amTuesday 7amWednesday 9am, 6:30pmThursday 7amFriday 9am (First Friday also 7am)

ConfessionsSaturday 2:30-3:30pm

40 HoursSunday, September 5Monday, September 6Tuesday, September 7

SCHEDULE REMINDERS

SUNDAY MASS TIMES Beginning September 26, Sunday Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am, 9am, and 11am. Saturday Mass will continued to be celebrated at 4pm.

CONFESSIONS have moved to Saturdays from 2:30-3:30pm in the confessionals inside the Church. If you need to receive the sacrament outside the regular schedule, please contact the Parish Office.

DRIVE-THRU HOLY COMMUNION has ended. If you need to have Communion brought to your home or need some other opportunity to receive, please contact the Parish Office.

WEDNESDAY MORNING MASS has been added to the schedule There is now a morning Mass and an evening Mass each Wednesday: 9am and 6:30pm.

Streams will burst forth in the desert, and rivers in the steppe. The burning sands will become pools,and the thirsty ground, springs of water. Isaiah 35:6

News • Announcements • Events

SENIOR LUNCHEON AND MOVIE Wednesday, September 15, at 11am, in Menniti Hall. September’s movie is “Waiting for Butterflies.” There’s a free-will offering,

but registration is required as we do need to know how many to expect! If you are planning to join us, call Jeannie Ishman, 717-737-8600.

FAITH MATTERS PM will begin meeting weekly starting Wednesday, September 8, at 7pm (following 6:30pm Mass) in the Bayley Room. Please email Patti Seibert,

[email protected] with any questions.

FAITH MATTERS AM will begin meeting weekly starting Friday, September 10, at 9:30am (following 9am Mass) in the Bayley Room. Please email Donna England, [email protected] or Brenda Tagg, [email protected] with any questions.Both groups will begin with an 8-week study, Ephesians: Discover Your Inheritance, by Ascension Press, hosted by Jeff Cavins. The study workbook is available for purchase from Ascension Press, but is not required to attend.

DISCOVER THE MAGICAL RHINE AND MOSELLE RIVERS Join us for a special travel presentation about a September 2022 cruise with Father Charles Persing that includes Amsterdam, Netherlands; historic German cities along the Moselle River; and Strasbourg, France.

The presentation for next year’s trip is Wednesday, September 15, 2021, at 6 pm in Menniti Hall. Questions? Contact Jeannie Ishman, 717-737-8600.

TRIVIA NIGHT IS BACK! This friendly competition is one of our parishioners’ favorite fun events. This year’s Trivia Night is scheduled for Saturday, October 23, at 7pm. Cost is $15/person for teams of 4-6 players. Watch the Friday Feed for

the registration form and more information.

SAINT JOSEPH CHARGERS BASKETBALL Registration is open for Grades 3 through 8. Sponsored by the Saint Joseph Athletic Association, the basketball program is a

fall/winter sport for those who attend Saint Joseph School, or are baptized members of Saint Joseph, Saint Katherine Drexel or Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parishes and actively enrolled in CCD or RCIA. Registration closes on October 8, 2021. Registration can be done online at: https://stjosephathleticassociation.sportngin.com/register/form/340089648

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Parent Meeting will be Sunday, September 19, 9-10am in Waldron Hall. All parents are asked to attend. Father Persing will be speaking and Patty

Wargo, our Director of Religious of Education, will be going over opening procedures, safety procedures, attendance policy and other exciting events. Bring any questions you may have.

GOSPEL REFLECTION GROUP meets weekly on Tuesdays, 7:30-8:30am. Contact Dr. Joseph Bytof, 717-432-4911 for more information.

40 HOURSSpend some quiet time with the Lord, in this year when we focus on our own parish family coming together simply and faithfully in Eucharistic Adoration and prayer.

Sunday, September 5• Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, procession to

Divine Mercy Chapel after 10:30 Mass• Adoration until 7pm, with Evening Prayer and

RepositionMonday, September 6• Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament following 9am

Mass• Adoration until 7pm, with Evening Prayer and

RepositionTuesday, September 7• Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament following 7am

Mass• Adoration until 7pm, with Evening Prayer and

Benediction

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Seton Suppers are back and we need volunteers! Contact Chris Uvick, 717-884-5425, [email protected] for positions/hours needed. Our first Seton Supper will

be October 2 - as the old proverb goes: Many hands make for light work!

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MASS INTENTIONS

MON Col 1:24—2:3; Ps 62:6-7, 9; Lk 6:6-11

TUE Col 2:6-15; Ps 145:1b-2, 8-9, 10-11; Lk 6:12-19

WED Mi 5:1-4a or Rom 8:28-30; Ps 13:6ab, 6c; Mt 1:1-16, 18-23 or 1:18-23

THU Col 3:12-17; Ps 150:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6; Lk 6:27-38

FRI 1 Tm 1:1-2, 12-14; Ps 16:1b-2a and 5, 7-8, 11; Lk 6:39-42

SAT 1 Tm 1:15-17; Ps 113:1b-2, 3-4, 5a and 6-7; Lk 6:43-49

SUN Is 50:4c-9a; Ps 116:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9; Jas 2:14-18; Mk 8:27-35

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

3 1 0 H e r t z l e r R o a dM e c h a n i c s b u r g P A 17055

Reverend Charles L. [email protected]

Reverend Samuel I. [email protected] Parochial Vicar

Reverend Anthony [email protected] in Residence

Deacon David L. [email protected]

Deacon Alex [email protected]

Daniel L. [email protected] Director of Music and Organist

Donna [email protected] Assistant717-697-6929

CONTACTOur Parish Office is open Monday-Friday, 8:30am-3:30pm. 717-697-2614 717-795-0800 (fax) [email protected] www.steas.netFor urgent needs requiring a priest, such as Anointing of the Sick, please call the main number and listen for options.

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SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 4TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

4:00pm Pat SaboSUNDAY SEPTEMBER 5TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

8:00am Amra Brosi10:30am People of the Parish5:00pm Chad Salvaggio

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 6MONDAY OF THE TWENTY-THIRD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

9:00am Joseph ScherrerTUESDAY SEPTEMBER 7TUESDAY OF THE TWENTY-THIRD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

7:00am Mary Beth TracyWEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 8FEAST OF THE NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

9:00am Ramon Santiago6:30pm Beverly Joan Fuller

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 9MEMORIAL OF SAINT PETER CLAVER, PRIEST

7:00am Betty ReynoldsFRIDAY SEPTEMBER 10FRIDAY OF THE TWENTY-THIRD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

9:00am Intentions of Father SwamySATURDAY SEPTEMBER 11TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

4:00pm Intentions of Sally and Alex BogdanoffSUNDAY SEPTEMBER 12TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

8:00am Doris Fuseck10:30am Intentions of Joe and Michele Chiarella5:00pm People of the Parish

Community Aid Donationsto benefit Catholic Charities ID #10178

IN YOUR GRACIOUS INTERCESSIONS, please pray for the repose of the souls of Jean Milus, mother of parishioner Craig Milus; Thomas Frank, brother of

parishioner Marge Frantz.


Order of the MassIntroductory Rites

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Psalm 119 (118):137, 124You are just, O Lord, and your judgment is right;treat your servant in accord with your merciful love.

ENTRANCE HYMN O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing

PRELUDE


GREETING

PENITENTIAL RITE

GLORIA


Order of the Mass

A READING FROM THE LETTER OF SAINT JAMES

My brothers and sisters, show no partialityas you adhere to the faithin our glorious Lord Jesus Christ.For if a man with gold rings and fine clothescomes into your assembly,and a poor person in shabby clothes also comes in,and you pay attention to the one wearing the fine clothesand say, “Sit here, please,”

while you say to the poor one, “Stand there,” or “Sit at my feet,”have you not made distinctions among yourselvesand become judges with evil designs?

Listen, my beloved brothers and sisters.Did not God choose those who are poor in the worldto be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdomthat he promised to those who love him?

James 2:1-5

RESPONSORIAL PSALM Psalm 146:7, 8-9, 9-10

The God of Jacob keeps faith forever,secures justice for the oppressed,gives food to the hungry.The LORD sets captives free. (R.)

The LORD gives sight to the blind;the LORD raises up those who were bowed down.

The LORD loves the just;the LORD protects strangers. (R.)

The fatherless and the widow the LORD sustains,but the way of the wicked he thwarts.The LORD shall reign forever;your God, O Zion, through all generations. Alleluia. (R.)

COLLECTO God, by whom we are redeemed and receive adoption,look graciously upon your beloved sons and daughters,that those who believe in Christmay receive true freedom

and an everlasting inheritance.Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,God, for ever and ever.

A READING FROM THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET ISAIAH Isaiah 35:4-7a

Thus says the LORD:Say to those whose hearts are frightened:Be strong, fear not!Here is your God,he comes with vindication;With divine recompensehe comes to save you.Then will the eyes of the blind be opened,

the ears of the deaf be cleared;then will the lame leap like a stag,then the tongue of the dumb will sing.Streams will burst forth in the desert,and rivers in the steppe.The burning sands will become pools,and the thirsty ground, springs of water.

Liturgy of the Word


Order of the MassGOSPEL ACCLAMATION

A READING FROM THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARKAgain Jesus left the district of Tyreand went by way of Sidon to the Sea of Galilee,into the district of the Decapolis.And people brought to him a deaf man who had a speech impedimentand begged him to lay his hand on him.He took him off by himself away from the crowd.He put his finger into the man’s earsand, spitting, touched his tongue;then he looked up to heaven and groaned, and said to him,

“Ephphatha!”—that is, “Be opened!”—And immediately the man’s ears were opened,his speech impediment was removed,and he spoke plainly.He ordered them not to tell anyone.But the more he ordered them not to,the more they proclaimed it.They were exceedingly astonished and they said,“He has done all things well.He makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”

Mark 7:31-37

Cf. Matthew 4:23

Jesus proclaimed the Gospel of the kingdomand cured every disease among the people.

HOMILY

PROFESSION OF FAITHI believe in one God, the Father almighty,maker of heaven and earth,of all things visible and invisible.I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God,born of the Father before all ages.God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God,begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;through him all things were made.For us men and for our salvationhe came down from heaven,(At the words that follow, up to and includingand became man, all bow)and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,and became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,he suffered death and was buried,

and rose again on the third dayin accordance with the Scriptures.He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.He will come again in gloryto judge the living and the deadand his kingdom will have no end.I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,who proceeds from the Father and the Son,who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,who has spoken through the prophets.I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sinsand I look forward to the resurrection of the deadand the life of the world to come. Amen.


Order of the Mass

SANCTUS [HOLY, HOLY, HOLY]

MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION

Have Mercy, Lord, On UsHYMN DURING THE PREPARATION OF THE ALTARPeople’s Mass Book #328

Tune: SOUTHWELL

The Liturgy of the EucharistPRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGSO God, who give us the gift of true prayer and of peace,graciously grant that, through this offering,we may do fitting homage to your divine majesty

and, by partaking of the sacred mystery,we may be faithfully united in mind and heart.Through Christ our Lord.

UNIVERSAL PRAYER

Excerpts from the Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States of America, second typical edition © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC. Used with permission. All rights reserved. No portion of this text may be reproduced by any means without permission in writing from the copyright owner.Music reprinted with permission under OneLicence #A-701007 and CCLI licence #11519149.


Order of the MassAMEN

THE LORD’S PRAYER

SIGN OF PEACE

AGNUS DEI [LAMB OF GOD]

COMMUNION ANTIPHONLike the deer that yearns for running streams,so my soul is yearning for you, my God;my soul is thirsting for God, the living God.

Cf. Psalm 42 (41): 2-3

COMMUNION HYMN There Is a Balm in GileadPeople’s Mass Book #331

Tune: BALM IN GILEAD

CHORAL MEDITATION (10:30AM MASS) Amazing GraceAdult Choir

Keith McCutchen

The Blessing and DismissalPRAYER AFTER COMMUNIONGrant that your faithful, O Lord,whom you nourish and endow with lifethrough the food of your Word and heavenly Sacrment,

may so benefit from your beloved Son’s great giftsthat we may merit an eternal share in his life.Through Christ our Lord.


Order of the Mass

CLOSING HYMN In Christ There is No East or West

POSTLUDETune: MC KEE

My Jesus, I believe that you are presentin the Most Holy Sacrament.I love you above all thingsand I desire to receive you into my soul.Since I cannot at this moment

Spiritual Communion Prayer

receive you sacramentally,Come at least spiritually into my heart.I embrace you as if you were already thereAnd unite myself wholly to you. Never permit me to be separated from you. Amen.

People’s Mass Book #391

PRAYER SEEKING THE PROTECTION OF SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGELby the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spiritswho prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen

Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle.Be our protectionagainst the wickedness and snares of the devil.May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; And do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host,


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