1. Art and Diseño

Reverend John D. Hand
Pastor
Monsignor Vincent Walsh
Spanish Ministry
Reverend Dominic Tran
Vietnamese Ministry
Reverend George Strausser
In Residence
Reverend Benjamin Nwanonenyi
In Residence
Deacon John Ellis
Saint Francis de Sales Parish
~ United by the Most Blessed Sacrament ~
proclaims the Gospel of Jesus Christ
in an urban setting,
to diverse members,
who form a Catholic community
of believers of all ages.
Our worship together
overflows into a life of
service, justice, and peace.
Permanent Deacon
+ 1 FEBRUARY 2015 +
FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Mass Schedule:
Saturday Vigil: 5 PM
Sundays: 7 AM
8:30 AM (Vietnamese)
10:15 AM
12 Noon ( Spanish)
Weekdays (Monday-Friday): 7 AM; Saturdays: 9 AM
Confessions:
Saturday 3:45-4:30 PM
Rectory Office Hours
Weekdays: 9 AM - 4 PM
Monday– Thursday until 7:00PM
Friday 9 AM– 3PM
Saturday: 10 AM– 3 PM
Sunday Morning: 9 AM—12 PM
To help us assist you,
please call and make an appointment.
Parish Staff
Sister Alice Marie Daly, IHM,
Director of Religious Education
Mrs. Barbara McGee, Business Manager
Mrs. Karen Genzano Hand, Administrative Assistant
Mrs. Katie Keil, Liturgy Coordinator; Adoration
Mr. Bruce Shultz, Organist
Mrs. Isabel Boston, Choir Director
Mr. Wesley Parrot, Liturgical Musician
Mr. Louis Becht, Liturgical Musician
Convent
Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
912 South 47th Street + (215) 727-3929
Sister M. Rita Mazzotta, IHM, Superior
Parish School
917 South 47th Street + (215) 387-1749
Sister Mary McNulty, IHM, Principal
IHM Center for Literacy
929 South Farragut Street + (215) 382-0292
Sister M. Janice Owen, IHM, Site Coordinator
4625 Springfield Avenue + Philadelphia, PA 19143
(215) 222-5819 + Fax: (215) 222-5821 + www.saintfrancisdesales.net
February 1, 2015
Saturday,
5:00 PM
January 31
Betty Betteridge
Sunday,
February 1
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
7:00 AM
People of the Parish
8:30 AM
Vietnamese Mass
10:15AM
Deacon & Mrs. John Ellis
(50th Wedding Anniversary)
12 NOON
Spanish Mass
Monday,
February 2
The Presentation of the Lord;
World Day for Consecrated Life
7:00 AM
John Cooney
Tuesday,
February 3
St. Blaise; St. Ansgar;
Blessing of Throats After Mass
7:00 AM
Eleanor Larkin
Wednesday,
7:00 AM
February 4
James and Eleanor Larkin
Thursday,
St. Agatha
7:00 AM
February 5
The Hand Family
First Friday, February 6
St. Paul Miki and Companions
7:00 AM
Paul McGee, III
(On his 25th birthday)
First Saturday, February 7
Blessed Virgin Mary
9:00 AM
John Cooney
5:00 PM
Dr. Harry Wilkinson
Sunday,
February 8
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
7:00 AM
People of the Parish
8:30 AM
Vietnamese Mass
10:15AM
Theodore and Mary Deady
12 NOON
Spanish Mass
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AUTHORITY FROM GOD
According to Moses, the people decided they didn’t
want to hear God’s voice directly any more. It was much
too frightening. Why couldn’t God send human teachers,
prophets, instead? God agreed, but with a warning. The
people had better listen to those teachers, because they
spoke in God’s name.
That arrangement, though, had its own problems, for
them and for us. How do I know this teacher is truly from
God? And if the teacher is from God, are all parts of the
teaching meant for me? We have the Church and scripture
to help us with those questions, but still there are always a
few loose ends.
That is the powerful significance of the sentence in
today’s Gospel: “The people were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority and not as
the scribes.” The people knew that this Jesus was authentic—truly a teacher sent by God. They knew it by hearing
him.
Have a peaceful week,
Father John D. Hand
TODAY’S READINGS
First Reading — Moses spoke to all the people, saying:
“A prophet like me will the LORD, your God, raise up for
you” (Deuteronomy 18:15-20).
Psalm — If today you hear his voice, harden not your
hearts (Psalm 95).
Second Reading — Brothers and sisters: I should like
you to be free of anxieties (1 Corinthians 7:32-35).
Gospel — The people were astonished at Jesus’ teaching;
he taught them as one having authority (Mark 1:21-28).
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: Mal 3:1-4; Ps 24:7-10; Heb 2:14-18;
Lk 2:22-40 [22-32]
Tuesday: Heb 12:1-4; Ps 22:26b-28, 30-32;
Mk 5:21-43
Wednesday: Heb 12:4-7, 11-15; Ps 103:1-2, 13-14,
17-18a; Mk 6:1-6
Thursday: Heb 12:18-19, 21-24; Ps 48:2-4, 9-11;
Mk 6:7-13
Friday:
Heb 13:1-8; Ps 27:1, 3, 5, 8b-9; Mk 6:14-29
Saturday: Heb 13:15-17, 20-21; Ps 23:1-6; Mk 6:30-34
Sunday:
Jb 7:1-4, 6-7; Ps 147:1-6; 1 Cor 9:16-19,
22-23; Mk 1:29-39
FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
The Sacrament of Baptism will be
celebrated monthly on the Second
Sunday of each month at 12 NOON.
A preparation class for parents will
be held on the second Monday of
the month at 6:30 PM.
The next celebration of the Sacrament of Baptism will take place on Sunday, February
1, 2015 at 11:30 AM in the Upper Church. The next
preparation class for parents and godparents will be
held on Monday, February 2, 2015 in the Rectory
Conference Room at 6:30 PM. Each child may have
two sponsors (“godparents”), a male and a female, who
are practicing Catholics. Catholics who are not registered members of our parish must obtain a “Letter of
Eligibility” from the parish in which they are registered
and practice. Along with one Catholic “godparent”, a
child may have a “Christian witness” (a person baptized
in a non-Catholic denomination). For more information
or to register for your child/ren’s Baptism, please contact the Rectory at (215) 222-5819.
ELIGIBILITY CERTIFICATES (SPONSORS AT
BAPTISM AND CONFIRMATION)
Any parishioner registered for at least three months
who requires a certificate of eligibility to act as a sponsor at Baptism or Confirmation should please call the
Rectory at (215) 222-5819 to make an appointment to
meet with Father Hand. Father will meet with those
wishing to be a sponsor on Sundays after the 10:15 AM
Mass.
Home Visitation & Blessing
Please contact the Rectory if you wish to have Father
Hand visit you and bless your home.
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
SFDS: Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
(24 hours a day, 7 days a week) takes place in the Our
Lady of Perpetual Help Chapel located in the back of
the Upper Church. Swipe key required for access. Call
the Rectory for more information.
Sacrament of Penance (Confessions)
Saturday from 3:45-4:30 PM in Church; any time by
appointment.
Sacrament of the Sick (with Anointing)
The Sacrament of the Sick (with Anointing) is celebrated within Mass on the First Saturday of the month during the 9 AM morning Mass. The next celebration of
the Sacrament of the Sick will take place on February
7, 2015.
PARISH REGISTRATION
AND MEMBERSHIP
Welcome! All who worship with us are invited to participate in the spiritual and social life of our parish
family.
Please remember, that the reception of the sacraments
of Baptism, First Eucharist, First Penance, Confirmation, and Matrimony, and eligibility letters to act as a
sponsor for Baptism or Confirmation require you to be
an active member of the Parish Family.
Our Pastor registers new parishioners in the Rectory
by appointment after the 10:15 AM Mass. Please call
the Rectory at (215) 222-5819 to schedule an appointment.
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
The Oil of the Sick, usually labeled OI (for Oleum
Infirmarum), is often reserved with chrism and the oil
of catechumens in an ambry. An ambry is a cabinet,
often beautifully ornamented and kept near the baptistery in the church.
Olive oil, with no fragrance
added, is blessed at the Chrism
Mass in Holy Week by the bishop, although there is now a provision for a priest to bless oil if
none is available. This restores
to our Latin Rite practice a tradition never lost in the Eastern tradition, in which priests consecrate the oil of the sick, even at
the sick person’s home. Any
vegetable oil may be used now,
since olive oil is difficult to obtain in some places. Many priests keep a small supply
of oil close at hand in a small metal tube called a
“stock.”
In the former rite, every sense of the body was
anointed, accompanied by a prayer for forgiveness of
sin. So, the eyes, ears, nostrils, mouth, hands, and feet
were all touched. Today, this is simplified to an
anointing of the forehead and the hands, but generally
today the oil is used more lavishly, and the symbolism
of touch so central to the rite is enhanced. Often, a
priest will invite everyone present to join in the
“laying on of hands.” Sick persons are often pushed
aside or feared in our culture, and to be reverently
touched in love can be a profound experience of God’s
healing, forgiving, accepting presence through the
ministry of the Church.
—Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
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Saint Francis de Sales Parish
2015 MASS BOOK
It is our faith tradition to remember our beloved deceased at the anniversary of their death, their birth or
any significant event in their life. The 2015 Mass
book is now open to schedule Masses. If you wish
to schedule a Mass, please come to the rectory during
office hours. Mass intentions can also be made for the
living.
WINTER IS HERE..
As we continue to experience
winter in Philadelphia, please
remember that the thermostats
in church are set to 68 degrees
during the week and 70 degrees
on Sunday. Please be mindful
to make sure the doors are closed behind you.
MARRIAGE VOWS RENEWAL
In celebration of Saint Valentine’s Day, all married
couples are invited to a liturgy celebrating their marriage and have their rings
blessed and receive a blessing at the 5 PM Mass on
Saturday, February 14 followed by a Pot Luck Dinner in the school auditorium. Congratulations and God’s blessing on all of
our married parishioners!
Mary’s “yes” changed the world.
Make a difference and say “yes” to Jesus.
Consider the priesthood.
www.HeedTheCall.org
And please dress accordingly.
Looking Ahead
Confirmation—February 8—Bishop Timothy Senior
Please join with the Archdiocese in praying
The World Meeting of Families Prayer
God and Father of us all, in Jesus,
your Son and our Savior,
you have made us your sons and daughters
Valentine Mass– February 14—Followed by Pot Luck
Dinner in Auditorium
Bishop Robert Maginnis returns to celebrate 10:15AM
Mass For Our Anniversary Year on February 15
Ash Wednesday—February 18
De Sales Night—March 7
in the family of the Church.
May your grace and love help our families
Saint Patrick’s Day Party—March 14
Coming Soon…
Details to follow…
in every part of the world
be united to one another in fidelity to the Gospel.
May the example of the Holy Family,
Blood Drive—
with the aid of your Holy Spirit,
guide all families, especially those most troubled,
to be homes of communion and prayer
and to always seek your truth and live in your love.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Jesus, Mary and Joseph, pray for us!
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Sodality—
Youth Group—Pizza Party—More Details to Follow
Faith Sharing—
That Man is You—
United by the Most Blessed Sacrament
125th Anniversary History Committee
SFDS HISTORY MYSTERIES Life of St. Francis de Sales in Stained Glass
Saint Francis de Sales Parish
Our stained glass windows,
crafted locally by D’Ascenzo StudiWeekend of January 25, 2015
os in 1911, provide some clues
COLLECTION INFORMATION about the life of our patron saint,
whose feast day is January 24.
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On the St. Joseph side of the
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church, starting at the left, the lower
half of each window tells a piece of
Difference + $ 465.50
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church of Annecy, his First Communion from the renowned
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Across the aisle, on the Saint Mary side of the
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near the Vatican flag, is Saint Francis de Sales as a
Christmas Collection YTD
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priest, “preaching a mission at Annemasae”. The middle
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window shows him instituting the order of the Visitation,
an order of cloistered nuns, “giving St. Jeanne de Chantal
Christmas Flowers
and her first two companions the rules of visitation.” The
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right-hand window shows his deathbed in 1622.
2014 Flower Bill -$2,266.00
What happened in the spaces between the winPlease remember the gifts that Our Lord has given dows? Quite a lot! Francis was born in 1567. He went
away to school after Communion, suffered a faith crisis,
you. Your gift to the Church is needed.
prayed, and wrote the Introduction to the Devout Life. To
please his father, he became a lawyer, but refused an arranged marriage to a wealthy heiress. His father eventually
relented and allowed Francis to take Holy Orders in 1593.
That’s when Francis received his parents’ blessing.
In 1602, Francis was appointed Bishop of Geneva,
but resided in Annecy because Geneva was under
Protestant control. There, he worked with gentle firmness
to keep the Catholic faith alive in his archdiocese. Francis
Kitchen Campaign
De Sales is known for sliding sermons under the doors of
Amount Raisedthe faithful who could not, by law, attend mass. This
Including De Sales Night
makes him the patron saint of journalists. He is also the
(As of January 25, 2015)
patron saint of the deaf, due to a miracle he performed. He
($25,691 )
was known, in his lifetime, as an inspirational preacher, a
friend of the poor, and a saint who, like his model, Saint
Francis of Assisi, believed in the simple and devout life.
If you can help with our parish 125th Anniversary
Celebration, contact [email protected] or come
to the next meeting on February 2 at 7:00 PM in the
School Auditorium. See you then !
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2015 - LENT – 2015
Happening This Week
SUNDAY— RECTORY OPEN FROM 9 AM
UNTIL 12 NOON
i 8:30 AM: PREP in LS & AUD
i 9:45 AM: Rosary for Peace in UC
i Following 10:15 AM Mass: Divine Mercy Chaplet
in UC
MONDAY—
RECTORY OPEN FROM 9 AM UNTIL 7 PM
i 7 AM: Daily Mass in UC
i 7 PM : 125TH Anniversary Committee Meeting in
AUD
TUESDAY—
RECTORY OPEN FROM 9 AM UNTIL 7 PM
i 7 AM: Daily Mass in UC
WEDNESDAY —
RECTORY OPEN FROM 9 AM UNTIL 7 PM
i 7 AM: Mass in UC
i 7 PM: Boy Scouts Troop 152 in AUD
THURSDAY—
RECTORY OPEN FROM 9 AM UNTIL 7 PM
i 7 AM: Mass in UC
i 7 PM: RCIA in LIB
FRIDAY—
RECTORY OPEN FROM 9 AM UNTIL 3 PM
i 7 AM: Mass in UC
SATURDAY—
RECTORY OPEN FROM 10 AM UNTIL 3 PM
i 9 AM: Daily Mass in UC
i Following 9 AM Mass: Miraculous Medal Novena
in UC
SUNDAY— RECTORY OPEN FROM 9 AM
UNTIL 12 NOON
i 8:30 AM: PREP in LS & AUD
i 9:45 AM: Rosary for Peace in UC
i
10:15AM : Confirmation within Mass celebrated by Bishop Timothy Senior
i
Following 10:15 AM Mass: Divine Mercy Chaplet
in UC
+
ASH WEDNESDAY
February 18
Ashes will be distributed during the
6:30 AM and 6:30 PM Masses
And at the 10 AM Children’s Prayer Service
Morning Prayer
Weekdays in Lent
(Monday through Friday)
6:40 AM
Confessions
Fridays in Lent
6:15 – 6:45 PM
February 20, 27 and March 6, 13, 20, and 27
Monday, March 30
With School Children (Open to the Parish)
9:00 AM
Parish Penance Service
7:00 PM
Stations of the Cross
Fridays in Lent
7:00 PM
February 20, 27 and March 6, 13, 20, and 27
Wednesday with School Children
1:30 PM
February 25, and March 4, and March 18
125th Anniversary Lenten Discussion Series
Wednesdays in Lent
7:30 PM
February 25, and March 4, 11, 18 and 25
FACILITIES CODES:
LC=Lower Church; UC=Upper Church; CR=Choir Room;
AUD=School Auditorium; G=Gym; RY=Rectory Yard;
CL=Church Library in LC; RCR=Rectory Conference
Room; LS=Little School; RAC=Religious of the Assumption Convent; BIS=Bishop McShea Meeting Room
Faith Sharing Mass
(All are welcome)
Thursday, March 26
7:00 PM
+
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Founded 1890
If you or a member of the family would like a Communion to the Sick visit, please call Father Hand at
the Rectory to make arrangements for a visit.
The following sick have asked for our prayers:
Dorothy Abromaitis, Marcel Aguillard, Mary Cox
Avery, Anna Batts, Edwina Amoroso, Evelyn
Bauer, Charles Bevard, Susan McHale Brockel,
Anne Brown, James Brown, J’Son Burckhalter,
Joseph Caldearo, Edward Coccagna, Thomas Co
dy, Eulogious Charles, Bonnie Curran, William
Curran, Bill Delaney, Walt Dickenson , John Dowling, Darnnell
Ebron, Candice Ellis, James Gorman, Barbara Frazier, Annette Hanson, John Hall, Jacqueline Hill, Sheila Kendall, Shahidah Kendall,
Celio Flores, Claudia Gainey, Rita Genzano, Anna Maria Gibson,
David Grinnell, Audra Gustafson, Marian Hinton, Colleen Jenson,
Edward Jones, Estella Jones, Doris King, Mashanda Kuderka, Vincent Marsh, Sabian Matthews, Mary McCann, Donald
McGee,Jennifer Morse, Lawrence Nugent, Kevin Pickard, Sister
Mary James, IHM, Marve Prowisor, Margaret Rhoads, Larry Riley,
Lauren Rutherford, Henry Sondej, Dorothy Shannon, Thomas
Shannon, Joseph Shurella, James Sirmons, Elisa Stuart-Wilkins,
Mrs. Tran, Earl & Marie Vaughan, Wayne Welsh, Charlotte Williams, Justine Wright, Rick Young.
WHAT IS PERPETUAL ADORATION?
Through Perpetual Adoration in the
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Chapel
located in the back of the Upper
Church (in the former baptistery/
library) at Saint Francis de Sales, Jesus
in the Blessed Sacrament is available
24 hours a day, 7 days a week to receive our personal visits and prayer.
To participate, you commit yourself to come at
the same time each week for one hour so that Jesus is never left alone. As a safety feature, each
adorer is issued a swipe key to access our secure
Chapel.
To sign up for your hour with the Lord, contact the
Rectory.
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR ADORERS:
It will no longer be necessary to sign in when
you visit in the Adoration Chapel.
Our Sick List is cleared every four weeks.
Please contact the Rectory to add a name.
LIGHT A CANDLE
Five candles continually burn in the Adoration Chapel. For a donation of $5 a week, one of these candles can
burn for your intentions. To donate a candle, place your donation in an envelope with your name and your intention(s) and
drop it in the collection basket or at the Rectory
This week candles burn in the
Perpetual Adoration Chapel for:
Georgia Callos
Perpetual Adorers
We give thanks to God for favors
already received by Adorers through
Perpetual Adoration:
“Spending time with Jesus has made me realize that each day
is a gift. I share the joy of His Resurrection!”
I know that my time with Him
makes it possible each day!”
Our prayers are with the families of those who
are mourning the recent loss of a loved one.
This week we especially remember:
Reverend John F. McCole
Sister Maureen Christopher Dusterhoff , IHM
Anna E. Puleo
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,
and let perpetual
light shine on them.
Please join the parish in praying this prayer
to our Blessed Mother regarding the sale of
the MBS Buildings.
MEMORARE
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary,
that never was it known that anyone who fled
to your protection, implored your help, or
sought your intercession, was left unaided.
Inspired with this confidence, I fly to you, O
Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To you I come,
before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful.
O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not
my petitions, but in your mercy, hear and
answer me.
Amen.
Please pray for the safe return of
our friends and family
that serve in the
United States Military:
Alexander Belfi,
Ronald Brown, Jr.,
Cathy Charles, Joseph DeRosa,
Christopher Grossman,
Kizzie Refile,
John Rovinski, Jr.,
To add a name or update our list,
please contact the Rectory.
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