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Church of Saint Philip Neri Pennsburg, PA 18073 November 13, 2016

Rev. Robert A. Roncase, Pastor

Rev. Raymond W. Smart, retired; resident

Deacon Michael J. Franks Deacon Mark J. Meinzer, Business Manager

Rev. Edmond J. Speitel, Pastor Emeritus

Rev. John J. Scarcia, Retired Pastor

Shirley Misiak, Office Manager

Catherine E. Faust, Director of Music

Wendy Benner, Coordinator of PREP/Religious ED Tom Dewees, Director Catholic Family Life Center

Diane Cunningham, Adm. Assistant CFLC

Anita Fuhs, Youth Minister

Sister Patricia Kelly, M.S.B.T., Parish Outreach

Parish Phone Numbers: Rectory 215.679.9275 Youth Ministry 267.733.2572

Religious Education/PREP 215.679.7839 Catholic Family Life Center 215.679.2237 Parish Hall 215.679.8116 Parish Outreach 215.679.2282

Fax Numbers: Rectory 215.679.0386 Religious Education/PREP 215.679.8370 Catholic Family Life Center 215.679.8370

Church & Rectory Address: 1325 Klinerd Rd; Pennsburg 18073 Hours: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Email Address: [email protected] Website Address: www.spnparish.org

Religious Education Office address & hours: 26 E. Sixth Street, East Greenville, PA 18041 Monday & Friday: Offices are closed Tuesday & Thursday: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm Wednesday: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Email address: [email protected] Neri Center Address 575 Main Street, East Greenville, PA 18041

Catholic Family Life Center Address 26 E. Sixth Street, East Greenville, PA 18041 Email address: [email protected] Website Address: www.catholicfamilylifecenter.com

Youth Ministry Office hours: (East Greenville) Tuesday & Thursday: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm Wednesday: 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Email address: [email protected]

ROSARY: Prayed in the Chapel Saturday after the 9:00 AM Mass Monday at 1:00 PM

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION 1st Friday from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM in the Chapel,

followed by Benediction.

FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS For a floral arrangement to be placed at the altar,

please call the rectory.

SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE Saturday – Vigil Mass – 5:00 PM

Sunday – 7:30 AM; 10:00 AM; 5:00 PM

Holy Day Masses as announced

WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE - St. Anne Chapel The Chapel is open Monday thru Saturday until 7:00 PM for your visits to the Blessed Sacrament.

Daily Mass is celebrated in the

Chapel attached to the rectory:

Monday - 5:00 PM

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday - 8:00 AM

Saturday - 9:00 AM

CONFESSIONS Saturdays: 4:00 – 4:45 PM

Sundays: 9:15 - 9:45 AM; 4:15 - 4:45 PM or: at the Rectory BY APPOINTMENT anytime.

BAPTISMS: Please call the Rectory to schedule 2nd Sunday Baptisms are held at the 10 AM Mass

3rd Sunday Baptisms are held at 11:30 AM

SPONSORS: Sponsors for Baptism and Confirmation

need to be at least 16 years of age, to be confirmed,

attend Mass weekly, and if married, be in a valid

marriage.

PRE-JORDAN CLASSES Call the Rectory Office.

MARRIAGES Arrangements should be made at least SIX

MONTHS before the date of the wedding.

NEW PARISHIONERS Welcome to your new home!

Please stop by or call the rectory between 9:00 am -

4:00 pm to fill out a registration card.

SHUT-INS Please call the Parish Outreach Office.

SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK Please call the Rectory.

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.spnparish.org/



OUR PARISH MISSION STATEMENT We are the Catholic Parish Community of St. Philip Neri, answering Christ's call to discipleship through Word, Sacrament and Service. We proclaim God's hope and love to all.

Serving at Mass Nov. 20

Extraordinary Ministers Lectors

5:00 pm - Dawn Ellis Linda Franks

Bob Ellis

Priest

Deacon

LaRue Emmell

Courtney Highleyman

7:30 am - Charles Doherty A. Canigiani

Judith Doherty

Priest

Deacon

Trish Dornisch Mary R. Giambrone

Bill Gurgick

Lisa Gurgick

Joan Pongia

Chuck Rodgers Mary Weber

Barbara Jaruszewski

10:00 am - Dawn McCausland R. DeGrassi

Mary Goodfellow

Priest Deacon

Jeanne Hermley

Bob Hermley

5:00 pm - Doug DiTondo M. Gehringer Priest

Deacon

Linda DiTondo

Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

November 13, 2016

Monday, November 14

9:00 am - 5:00 pm - Adoration in Chapel

5:00 pm - Helen Burke,

(Diane Alan Richard)

Tuesday, November 15, Saint Albert the Great

8:00 am - For all those enrolled

in the Memorial Society

9:00 am - 7:00 pm - Adoration in the Chapel

Wednesday, November 16, Saint Margaret of Scotland

Saint Gertrude

8:00 am - Betty Mikanowicz,

(Stanley Mikanowicz)


Thursday, November 17, Saint Elizabeth of Hungary


8:00 am - Paul & Vera Fronheiser, (Estate)

Friday, November 18, The Dedication of the

Basilicas of Saints Peter and Paul and

Saint Rose Phillippine Duchesne 8:00 am - Jenny Hurys, (Ed Hurys)

9:00 am 7:00 pm - Adoration in the Chapel

Saturday, November 19


9:00 am - Mary Bradley, (Tony & Joan Pongia)

5:00 pm - Helen Burke, (Rich & Kathy Henry)

Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

November 20, 2016

7:30 am - For the Names on the Altar.

10:00 am - Andreas Nicolaou,

(Terry & Wendy Benner)

5:00 pm - For the living and deceased Members

of the Parish.

FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS

The red roses placed at the Blessed Mother and Sacred Heart Altars are in memory of Kenneth Latshaw on his Fifth Anniversary; requested by Rita Latshaw and Family. ****************************************************** The center arrangement on the Altar is in memory of Kenneth Latshaw on his Fifth Anniversary; requested by Rita Latshaw and family.

WE INVITE YOUR PRAYERS For the sick, those in hospitals, nursing homes, also for their caregivers; and all those we hold close in our hearts. Please pray in particular for: Baby Nicholas Gibbons; Joseph F. Gehringer & Michael Quigley. For those who have died, and in particular for Enoch Tomlinson, grant them eternal rest and peace.

November:

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE

Monday – November 14 Adoration in the Chapel: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Prayer Shawl Ministry 7:00 pm Neri Center Respect Life Ministry 7:00 pm Rectory


Tuesday – November 15 Adoration in the Chapel: 9:00 am - 7:00 pm NO Boy Scouts We Remember Mass 7:00 pm Church; followed by a Social in Parish Hall.

Wednesday – November 16 Adoration in the Chapel: 9:00 am - 7:00 pm PREP/RELIGIOUS ED 6:30 pm CFLC

Thursday - November 17 Adoration in the Chapel: 9:00 am - 7:00 pm Bible Study 7:00 pm Neri Center

Friday - November 18 Adoration in the Chapel: 9:00 am - 7:00 pm Bible Study 9:00 am Neri Center Frontier Girls 7:00 pm Parish Hall Also, Frontier Girls will NOT meet November 21-25.

We will see everyone in December.

Saturday - November 19 Adoration in the Chapel: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Sunday - November 20 Children's Liturgy of the Word at the 10:00 am Mass Little Church 10:00 am Parish Hall Men's Basketball 8:00 pm Parish Hall NO YOUTH MINISTRY

PARISH NEWS

SPN AT LARGE PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERS SPN Parish Council At-Large Members welcome any questions or comments you may have. Tony Bauer: [email protected] Ray Carr: [email protected] Matthew Fuhs: [email protected] Karen Katrinak: [email protected] Bill Robinson: [email protected]

Theresa Walker: [email protected]

SUNDAY COLLECTIONS

November 8, 2015 November 6, 2016

Envelopes: $ 6,319.50 $ 6,609.50

Online: 1,737.00 1,941.50

Loose: 965.00 848.00

Children: 37.00 33.00

Total: $ 9,058.50 $ 9,431.50

ONLINE GIVING Go green with St. Philip Neri Church by signing up for Online Giving.

This is a secure and personalized way of giving to the Parish. You have the option to keep receiving your

regular offering envelope packets if you wish.

Special Second Collections: November 2016

For those who do not receive Sunday collection envelopes or if you are an On-Line giver, the following second collections are:

All Saints, Parish Debt Fourth Quarter &

100th Anniversary.

Give a St. Philip Neri Memorial Gift! For a donation of $35 or more, there is a beautiful Folder recording the gift and donor to be presented to the family. In memory of Francis "Frank" Moore; requested by: Mark Austin; Patrick and Laurie Clark; Brian and Dawn McCausland & daughters; Mary and Robert Philips; F.E. and Carol Wynne. We also have Living Memorials for those special

occasions in life.

RESPECT LIFE MINISTRY The Respect Life Ministry Committee will meet on Monday, November 14 at 7:00 PM in the Rectory Meeting Room. Please plan to attend as we are going to "ready" the Gift of Love Tree Tags for Advent.

WE REMEMBER MASS We pray for, and are united with our families and friends who have died during the past year. We are united with them through the Communion of Saints. We remember them. We remember with them. Our annual Remembrance Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, November 15th at 7:00 pm in the Church.

All are welcome to come and celebrate the lives of our deceased in this Mass of Remembrance.

A reception will follow in the Parish Hall.


SPN SENIOR CLUB NEWS The SPN Senior Club had its monthly Gathering on Wednesday, October 26th. During the luncheon, our members cast their Ballots for the positions of Vice President and Recording Secretary. The winner's names will be announced at our November Gathering. In keeping with the Halloween theme, costume prizes were awarded as follows: Funniest Costume was shared by Maryann Poslosky and Florence Stump. The Scariest Award went to Felicia Iski; Nancy Foraker won for Most Original. There were no "TRICKS" but our members were "TREATED' to a talk about Haunted Houses in the Boyertown area presented by Carl and Margaret Harner. Our October Birthday winner was Sandy Mahoney; Sue Cimorelli won the 50/50 prize. Don't forget to register for our Thanksgiving Gathering on Wednesday, November 16th. See

the Flyer in today's Bulletin.

Community Thanksgiving Service

Frieden's U.C.C.

1011 Church Road

Sumneytown, PA 18084

Wednesday – November 23

7:00 PM

SPN CATHOLIC FAMILY LIFE CENTER

Upcoming Event

Saturday, December 3rd: PA Christmas & Gift Show We will leave the CFLC at 9:00 am via Klein Bus Service and travel to the Harrisburg Farm Show Arena where over 700 vendors await us. Get into the Christmas spirit by enjoying the musical entertainment, dance troupes, decorated trees and a huge model railroad layout. Cost is: $40/adults & $25/children Registrations due November 19th

St. Philip Neri Church

HOAGIE SALE

CHEESE, HAM, ITALIAN or TURKEY

TUESDAY – December 6

12:00 PM – 6:00 PM

COST: $5.00

Orders due: November 28

Call Rita: 215.679.7009 or Pat: 215.679.5675

ARCHDIOCESAN NEWS

Vocation Office for Diocesan Priesthood

Some calls are meant to be answered. www.HeedTheCall.org.

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Stay informed, educated and inspired by visiting CatholicPhilly.com every day. Discover Catholic news, photos, videos and columns on Catholic Life and Spirituality. Help CatholicPhilly.com spread the Good News by becoming our fan on Facebook and following

us on Twitter.

Office for Child and Youth Protection

SESSIONS:

11.10.16 St. Isidore School in Quakertown at 6:30PM 11.26.16 St. Matthew in Philadelphia at 9AM

Register at www.virtus.org or: 215.587.2466

Sessions are approximately 2.5 hours in length.

AREA NEWS

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED The Open Link has an urgent need for volunteer drivers to deliver Meals on Wheels to homebound seniors. Nutritious meals and a kind word make a real difference in allowing seniors to stay in their homes as long as possible. The gift of independence! Drivers can volunteer as much or as little as they want with opportunities 5 days a week from 10:30 to 11:30 am. We need folks on a weekly, biweekly or substitute basis. Details attached. Contact Evet Hexamer at [email protected] or call

215-679-6550.



METANOIA YOUNG ADULTS Metanoia is an active community of Catholic young adults in western Montgomery County, PA. The group supports Catholics in their 20s and 30s who are looking to deepend their faith and meet fellow Catholics in the area. Our ministry includes: Theology on Tap, faith based meetings, community service, retreats, and outdoor events. We meet on Tuesdays at 7:30pm unless otherwise noted. Our upcoming events are listed below, contact [email protected] for more information, or visit our Facebook Page (www.facebook.com/users/metanoiayoungadults) for more details. Tuesday, November 15: Holy Hour @ Mary, Mother of the Redeemer Parish, North Wales, 7:30pm Tuesday, November 22: Bible Study at Corpus Christi Parish, Lansdale, 7:30pm Tuesday, November 19: Young Adult Theology on Tap with Archbishop Chaput, Stove and Tap, Lansdale, 7pm December Social Event: TBD Tuesday, December 13: Bible Study at Corpus Christi Parish, Lansdale, 7:30pm Tuesday, December 20: Theology on Tap at Appalachian Brewing Company, Collegeville, 7:30pm (If you wish to eat dinner beforehand please arrive at 7pm) Tuesday, December 27: Holy Hour @ Mary, Mother of the Redeemer Parish, North Wales,

7:30pm

"Pro-Life Articles": How do we change our Culture of Death? Pope John Paul II noted that the structure of man's sin is characterized or manifest on a universal scale in our Culture of Death. He pointed out that the powerful are easily able to manhandle the weak (e.g. abortion and euthanasia). The culture of death is not the result of philosophy or decrepit ethics or political theory. The culture of death is a result of sin committed freely by persons.

Thus it is fundamentally a personal problem, not a political one. So, the battle will not be won solely by a political action or movement, because the battle is not against human beings or arid philosophies, but is a battle against sin. "For our struggle is not with flesh and blood but with the principalities, with the powers, with the world rulers of this present darkness, with the evil spirits in the heavens" (Eph. 6:12). Therefore, and first and foremost, we must first recognize God's saving action and saving mission, and then participate in it. This has always been and will always be the Church's role. We love because He loved us first (1 Jn. 4:19), and we spread that love through our testimony to the nations (Acts 1:8). We must try to influence our culture with our words and deeds, realizing that the purpose of Evangelization is always to introduce man to the Person of Christ, and the Person of Christ to man, that man might enter into His mystical body, the Church. Thus, through grace attained by turning to Him, the culture of death can indeed be transformed, simply because the Gospel always has the power to transform the hearts of men...even when the culture seems most evil, hopeless and perverse.

A quote from Mother Teresa:

"How can there be too many children? That is like saying there are too many flowers."

A quote from Diane Abbot:

"I believe every abortion is a tragedy."

A quote from Birthright International:

"It is the right of every pregnant woman to give birth . . . and the right of every child to be born."

A quote from Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship, USCCB:

"Catholics must never abandon the moral requirement to seek full protection for all human life from the moment of conception until natural death."



Invest just five minutes a day, and your faith will

deepen and grow—a day at a time.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2016

THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

It all works out in the end

The fantastic creatures and cataclysms common

in readings in Advent can seem like we’re being

frightened into conversion! But the message is

not “The end is near!” It is “Christ is near!”

Dreams and visions are a kind of biblical writing

called “apocalyptic literature,” meant to

encourage persecuted Christians that God has

not forgotten them. Written in the name of some

long-ago great prophet or seer, these

“predictions” saw in cosmic terms that we’d

triumph in the end. What dominates your

spiritual life, a sense of fear or hope?

TODAY’S READINGS: Malachi 3:19-20a; 2

Thessalonians 3:17-12; Luke 21:5-19

(159). “Not a hair on your head will be

destroyed.”

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14

Stand firm

It’s hard to speak up when you know that what

you have to say won’t be popular or well

received. It is even harder if you are criticized

and told to be quiet. But if you hold firm and try

to pursue the good, and if you listen to the inner

voice of conscience that nudges you to say what

is right, then you are exercising the moral virtue

of fortitude. Pray for the ability to form your

conscience to know what is right and what God

wants you to do. Pray as well for the grace to

speak the truth of your conscience with

conviction and compassion.

TODAY’S READINGS: Revelation 1:1-4; 2:1-5;

Luke 18:35-43 (497). “Those in the lead

sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he

cried out all the more.”

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15

MEMORIAL OF ALBERT THE GREAT, BISHOP,

DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH

Walk a mile in his boots

A couple of years ago a German bishop gave the

hierarchy a bad name by spending $43 million

renovating his private residence, gaining the

nickname the “bishop of bling.” Albert the Great

served as a bishop in Germany for a few years

beginning in 1260. The “bling” of the day was to

have your own horse to carry you around. But

Albert refused to ride a horse, in keeping with

the dictates of his Dominican order, and chose

to traverse his diocese on foot, earning himself

the more honorable nickname “Boots the

Bishop.” It’s not enough to talk the talk. We

have to walk the walk.

TODAY’S READINGS: Revelation 3:1-6, 14-22;

Luke 19:1-10 (498). “Today salvation has

come to this house.”

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16

MEMORIAL OF MARGARET OF SCOTLAND

Keep the Sabbath in your own way

Margaret of Scotland was something of a wonder

woman. An 11th-century queen, she was also a

wife and mother of eight who spent a great deal

of time in personal prayer while caring for the

poor as well as her family. She is said to have

washed the feet of the poor each day before she

joined her family at dinner. Margaret also used

her clout to encourage Scots to reconnect with

the universal church, among others things

restoring the practice of keeping the Sabbath. In


Margaret’s honor, resolve to help someone in

need today. And plan to truly rest from anything

but solitude next Sabbath day.

TODAY’S READINGS: Revelation 4:1-11; Luke

19:11-28 (499). “You showed yourself

capable in small matters.”

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17

MEMORIAL OF ELIZABETH OF HUNGARY, RELIGIOUS

Give the hungry a royal welcome

Far from the typical image of a queen, Elizabeth

of Hungary wore simple clothes and brought

bread to those who gathered at the gates of the

castle. Members of the royal court derided

Elizabeth for her good deeds, trying

continuously to foil her plans. Bearing their

objections with patience, she spent her royal

fortunes serving those most in need. She knew

her royal title put her in a position to make a

difference. No matter who people might think

you should be, strive, like Elizabeth, to be who

God has called you to be.

TODAY’S READINGS: Revelation 5:1-10; Luke

19:41-44 (500). “If this day you only knew

what makes for peace—but now it is

hidden from your eyes.”

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18

MEMORIAL OF ROSE PHILIPPINE DUCHESNE, VIRGIN

Teach us how to fail

She was the patron saint of failure. Philippine

Duchesne wanted to be a nun, deceiving her

family to enter a cloister. But the French

Revolution scattered the nuns and turned the

cloister into a prison. When it ended, Philippine

reopened the cloister, but the former nuns

declined to return. Joining the Sacred Heart

order, Philippine sailed to America hoping to be

a missionary but spent decades as an

administrator of failing schools. A mutiny by her

sisters removed her from leadership.

Shouldering disappointment, she died a ragged

holy figure at the margins. The test of fidelity is

in how we endure failures.

TODAY’S READINGS: Revelation 10:8-11;

Luke 19:45-48 (501); or for the Memorial of

the Dedication, Acts 28:11-16, 30-31;

Matthew 14:22-33 (679). “Go, take the

scroll . . . it will turn your stomach sour,

but in your mouth it will taste as sweet as

honey.”

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19

MEMORIAL OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

We believe

What do Catholics believe? The most succinct

answer is the Nicene Creed, the profession of

Christian faith that is recited at Mass. It simply

states what the Catholic Church teaches about

the nature of God and the realities of Jesus’ life.

It’s an affirmation of belief in the church itself

and in humanity’s full reconciliation with God at

the end of time. That’s a lot to cover in a few

short lines that most Catholics know by heart.

Don’t reduce to rote repetition this wonderful,

worshipful, prayerful dictate for life.

TODAY’S READINGS: Revelation 11:4-12;

Luke 20:27-40 (502). “He is not God of the

dead, but of the living, for to him all are

alive.”


SPN SENIOR CLUB

NOVEMBER LUNCHEON

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2016

November is a month of giving thanks

We will be celebrating Veterans Day at our Luncheon,

to honor the sacrifices many made for our country

in the name of freedom and democracy.

Our guest speakers will be Jason Leone who is the Founder/Administrator

"vets for vets", pennsburg, pa.

and Clyde Hoch who is an award winning author

and guest speaker.

COME AND ENJOY A GREAT LUNCH, SOCIALIZE WITH CLUB MEMBERS, AND PAY

TRIBUTE TO

OUR VETERANS WHO SERVED OUR COUNTRY!

A reservation is requested. Please contact Rita Latshaw: 215.679.7009

Reservation deadline: November 11, 2016


COST OF LUNCH IS $5.00 per person

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