Saint Joseph Church COLLINGDALE, PENNSYLVANIA 19023 www.saintjoseph-collingdale.com Rectory: 500 Woodlawn Avenue Religous Education Office PARISH STAFF Rev. Thomas M. Sodano, Pastor Rev. Msgr. Charles J. Monaghan, Pastor Emeritus Rev. Msgr. Charles E. McGroarty, Pastor Emeritus, St. Matthew Parish, Philadelphia In Residence Rev. Patrick J. Brady, Weekend Ministry Deacon Thomas Taylor, Permanent Deacon Deacon Patrick Kelly, Permanent Deacon Deacon Paul MCBlain, Retired Permanent Deacon Mrs. Mary Carney, Director of Faith Formation E-mail: [email protected] Mrs. Diana M. Martyn, Director of Music CYO 610-583-4530 610-583-4530 Fax: 610-583-7730 610-586-1520 MASS SCHEDULE Saturday: 4:30PM Vigil Sunday: 8:00AM, 10:00AM, and 12 Noon Weekdays: (Monday – Friday) 8:00AM Saturdays: 8:30AM Holy Days: 5:00PM Vigil; 8:00AM & 7:00PM 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time • February 1, 2015 CONFESSIONS: Saturday: 3:00 - 4:00 PM MARRIAGES: Couples contemplating marriage should contact the rectory a minimum of six months before the date of the wedding. BAPTISMS: Baptisms are celebrated on the first and third Sundays of each month after the 12 Noon Mass. Parents are required to attend Pre-Jordan classes in preparation for Baptism. The class is held on the fourth Monday of the month at 7:30PM in the Church. Please call the rectory to make arrangements for the Baptism and to attend class. APPOINTMENTS: The pastor is most willing to be of service to our parishioners. If you wish to meet with him, please call the rectory in advance to arrange an appointment. R.C.I.A.: The RCIA prepares adults for Baptism and full communion in the Church. If you’re interested in becoming a Catholic or completing your initiation into the Catholic Church, please contact Mrs. Mary Carney, Director of Faith Formation. RECTORY OFFICE: The secretaries are available for business matters from Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM. VISITS TO THE SICK AND ELDERLY: The clergy and extraordinary ministers of the Holy Eucharist visit the homebound sick and elderly on a regular scheduled basis. Please call the Rectory to report a needed visit. ANOINTING OF THE SICK: If you are scheduled for surgery or a hospital stay, receive the Sacrament of the Sick before you go to the hospital. Call the rectory or ask the priest on Sunday to administer the Anointing of the Sick after Mass. HOSPITAL VISITS: Due to the Pennsylvania Privacy Act you must tell the hospital that you would like to be visited by a priest who serves the hospital as Catholic Chaplain. PARISH REGISTRATION: WELCOME TO ST. JOSEPH PARISH! We invite all Catholics living within parish boundaries to become registered members of St. Joseph Parish as soon as possible. If you have recently changed your status, married, moved out of your parents home or graduated from college, you need to re-register. If you move, we would also appreciate a phone call to the rectory so that our records will be in order. Handicapped Accessible BULLETIN DEADLINE - TUESDAY, 12:00 NOON Sunday, February 1, 2015 th 4 Sunday in Ordinary Time Sun, 02/01 8AM Mike & Helen Fitzpatrick 10AM Beatrice Ricci 12PM Mary Cermignano Mon, 02/02 The Presentation of the Lord 8AM Stephen Rechner Tues, 02/03 St. Blaise, Bishop & Martyr; St. Ansgar, Bishop 7:30AM Blessing of Throats 8AM For God to establish His kingdom on Earth 8:30AM Blessing of Throats 6:30PM Blessing of Throats Wed, 02/04 8AM George & Agnes Shanahan Thu, 02/05 St. Agatha, Virgin & Martyr 8AM Ann Falkenstein Fri, 02/06St. Paul Miki & Companions, Martyrs 8AM Mary Moore Sat, 02/07 Blessed Virgin Mary 8:30AM Della Harding 4:30PM Pro Populo We Gratefully Acknowledge The Altar Bread & Wine Donation In Memory of Della Harding Donated by The Coppock Family PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK Jackson Roche - Linda Holmes – Mary Pat Hee – Cheryl McKee – Gina Swentner – Marie Watson – Clara Antonelli - Claire Burt - Mia Zarzycki – Eileen Davis – Jordan Dougherty – Carmella & Annie Maraccicio – Claire Reyburn – Sandra Reilly – Marilyn Bolesta – Gene Holt – Moxie McCutcheon Anyone who would like to be on this sick list needs to call or have an immediate family member call. Names will be kept on the sick list for one month. Thank you. WEEKLY COLLECTION January 24 - 25, 2015: $6,873.00 January 25 - 26, 2014: $5,185.00 Call 1-866-parish-1 or go to www.parishpay.com to donate electronically. Thank you for your financial sacrifices This week at St. Joseph’s † Sunday 2/1/15 10:30AM – 11:30AM Scrip sales in rectory basement 1PM Baptisms Monday 2/2/15 6:15PM Holy Hour in church 7PM Narcotics Anonymous in rectory basement 7:30PM Zumba in Parish Hall Tuesday 2/3/15 6:30PM – 7:30PM Scrip sales in rectory basement 6:30PM – PREP classes in parish hall classrooms Wednesday 2/4/15 7PM Choir practice in church Thursday 2/5/15 6:30PM Girl Scouts in parish hall 7PM RCIA in rectory basement 7:30PM Legion of Mary in rectory basement Friday 2/6/15 9AM – 10AM Scrip sales in rectory basement 8:30PM Alcoholics Anonymous in rectory basement Saturday 2/7/15 10AM Divine Mercy Cenacle in rectory basement 3PM – 4PM Confessions Pre-Jordan class for Baptism: Monday, February 23, 2015 at 7:30pm in the church. Please call the rectory to arrange for this mandatory class and for the Baptism. † The Legion of Mary meets every Thursday at 7:30pm in the rectory basement. Join us to pray the rosary or to join. † The Knights of Columbus are always looking for new members! If you would like to join, call the rectory. † Divine Mercy Cenacle meetings are held the first and third Saturdays of the month in the Rectory basement at 10am. † Moments for Mothers and Others meets the first Wednesday of every month at 9AM in the rectory basement † Holy Hour is held Mondays at 6:15pm † St. Joseph Novena with relic veneration is prayed every Thursday after 8AM Mass. † Coffee Social is held the last Thursday of the month in rectory basement after 8AM Mass SCRIP SALES: Rectory Basement: Sunday 10:30am – 11:30am Monday 10am – 3pm from the rectory front door Tuesday 6:30pm – 7:30pm Friday 9am – 10am. Reflections from a Carpenter’s Angle CHEW YOUR FOOD This week on February third, we will bless throats of those who attend the morning mass at eight O'clock and our PREP students on Tuesday night. I believe in the prayers of Saint Blaze. Every year I have received the blessing ever since I was a little child. Three different times I survived choking. Once I choked on a chicken bone. I had to go to the hospital before I finally swallowed it. Another time I choked on a bottle cap. I could not speak or yell for help! Luckily my mother, through her intuition, came to my rescue. She hit me on the back and I coughed it out. The last time was a fish bone. I was sitting at dinner at St. Charles Seminary. One of the men at the table was a seminarian from the diocese of Tucson, Arizona. He was a medical doctor. I looked at him and with a gasp I said I have a fish bone lodged in my throat. He told me to just eat a piece of bread. I did and the bone went down. Needless to say I am a slow eater. I chew my food well before I swallow it. But I find that bones and even bottle caps are not the only things that can get stuck in our throats. How often do we forget to say a kind word to the people around us that do so much? How often do we find an apology stuck in our throat when we know we should say we are sorry? How often do we become mute when our faith needs to be defended? The words somehow get stuck in our throats. How is it that words and songs of praise that we owe to God never escape the lungs of so many on Sunday or any other day of the week? The scriptures say that man does not live by bread alone but every word that comes from the mouth of God. How grateful we should all be that God does not choke on the words that give us life. We in turn should not choke on the words that do his will. We should not choke on words that give him praise, thanks and glory. Saint Joseph foster our love for Jesus, Father Sodano We Mourn Those Who Have Gone Before Us in Faith: Helen Pazolski Raymond Donnelly The 2016 Mass Book will be opened on Saturday, February 28 following the 8:30AM Mass in the rectory basement. 2014 STATEMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS: Please call the rectory to request a statement of your 2014 church contributions. Statements may be picked up at the rectory, or you may send a self-addressed, stamped envelope and we will mail your statement. **We can e-mail your statement, please call the rectory for this option. Thank you. The 10 months prior to the World Meeting of Families have been assigned 10 themes based on the Preparatory Catechesis Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive. February’s theme is Two Become One: “We are not made to be alone. Human beings need and complete each other. Friendship and community satisfy that longing with bonds of common interest and love. Marriage is a uniquely intimate form of friendship that calls a man and woman to love each other in the manner of God’s covenant. Marriage is a Sacrament. Married love is fruitful and offered without reservation. This love is in the image of Jesus’s faithfulness to the Church.” We support, thank and pray for our loved ones serving our country in the Armed Forces: Cpl. Kevin Michael Smart, USMC – Sgt. Amber McCaughan, USA - Seaman William L. McCaughan, USN.- Captain Ryan J. McCaughan, USAF Airman James A. McCaughan III, USN – Petty Officer Mark McCrory, USCG – PFC Kraig Sponheimer, USMC – Cpl. Tim Lindsay, USMC - MSGT James Toland, USMC – Airman Brendan J. Farrell, USN – PFC Christopher Shanahan, USA Lt Col Michael Rasbach, USAF – Sgt. F. Joshua Cherry, USMC If you wish to have a family member or friend’s name published in the bulletin, please call the rectory. Altar Server Schedule: Saturday, February 7 4:30PM Melissa Hamilton, Cleopatra Gonzales & Lisa Heston Sunday, February 8 8AM Cesar Kuziw, Alejandra Martinez & Christine Sweeney 10AM Maura & Colin Clay & Arianna Ferguson 12PM Elizabeth Clendenin, Jenna Frisch & Chelsey Szuttor RCIA (for people joining the Church) is held every Thursday evening at 7pm in the rectory basement. If the topic of the week interests you, please feel free to join us and learn more about your faith! February 5 topic is “ Reconciliation” † PREP SCHEDULE - Tuesdays at 6:30PM. Feb. 3: Regular Class/Safe Environment Class Feb. 10: Regular Class Feb. 17: Regular Class MOMENTS FOR MOTHERS AND OTHERS! Prayer/Social group: To help stay at home moms & grandmoms - and anyone interested - connect and build community! Next gathering: Wed, February 4 from 9AM - 12PM in the rectory lower level. This month’s topic is Corporal Works of Mercy and the speaker is Robin Geller Helms. Included in our day will be: Social time, special talk/sharing and prayer. Babysitting will be provided; please bring a snack for your child. For more information contact Mary Carney at 610-586-1520 or Kate Walsh at 610- 237- 8739. Committing to gathering regularly, if not daily, for a shared meal is a great way to strengthen your family and to learn how to pray together. We might always say a traditional prayer. In doing so, we are also unified with our larger family, the Catholic Church, whose members have uttered the same or similar phrases for years upon years. Said thoughtfully, it resonates. Even on those days when we zip to the finish, it makes a point—God is with us, and we thank him. – loyola press Young Adults Retreat February 13 – 15, 2015: Friday dinner – Sunday 1pm Marianist Family Retreat Center Cape May Point, NJ Call 1-609-884-3829 or capemaymarianists.org This weekend is for young adults (age 22-35, married or single) who wish to examine their personal faith in relation to God, self, co-workers and others. There will be time for Eucharist prayer experiences, faith sharing, social interaction and free time to explore Cape May. Cost is $125pp, double occ. Financial aid is available. St. Madeline Parish, Ridley Park presents: The Golden Girls Murder Mystery & Luncheon Sunday, March 22, 2015 at 12Noon Tickets are $39 thru Feb. 1 then $45 until March 13. Call the rectory at 610-532-6880 or Carole & Paul at 610-461-0443 for tickets. Catering by Capozzoli. Flame of Love Celebration Monday, Feb. 2, 2015 (Candlemas Day) Basilica of Ss. Peter and Paul, Philadelphia 6:30PM Rosary, 7PM Praise Music, 7:30PM Mass, 8:30PM Ceremony to receive the flame of love, 9PM Final Blessing. All are welcome! St. Joseph Parish 100th Anniversary A Century of Fostering Jesus Events are being planned as follows: • 100th Anniversary Kick-off Mass – Sunday, February 15, 2015 at 12:00 Noon with a Social to follow in the Parish Hall. The Most Rev. John J. McIntyre, Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, will be the main celebrant. Former and current parishioners are invited to attend and to bring pictures and memorabilia to the Social to be copied that day for the parish archives. • Parish Carnival – May 6 through May 9th, 2015 on the parish grounds • Alumni Reunion – November 21, 2015 with a 4:30 P.M. Mass at the church followed by dinner at 6:00 P.M. to be held at the Oaks Ballroom, Oak Lane, Glenolden, PA. Cost: $30 pp with cash bar. • 100th Anniversary Closing Mass – Saturday, February 6, 2016 with 4:30 P.M. Mass celebrated by Archbishop Charles Chaput. Dinner to be held at a location TBD immediately following the Mass. Follow us on Facebook at st. joseph/100th anniversary for more information and updates. Women of Grace – A powerful Catholic Study just for you This study is based on Johnette Benkovic’s book, “Full of Grace: Women and the Abundant Life”, but doesn’t stop there. You will learn about the lives of women saints, and how our Blessed Mother can bring you closer to her Son. You’ll learn to embrace your gift of authentic femininity and dignity as a daughter of God. Your prayer life will deepen, each lesson has a vocal prayer, a weekly theme and a weekly grace to pray for. Classes are offered in small groups starting Wednesday, Feb. 11 through April 8 in the intimacy of a private home in OLPH Parish. Mornings from 10AM – 12pm or Evenings form 7PM – 9PM. For information on morning classes, call Mary Ann at 610-328-0562.; evening classes, call Patricia at 610-328-0554. St. James Alumni Assn will again sponsor scholarship grants for students who will be attending Archdiocesan High schools. Requests for an application can be sent to St. James Alumni Association, 1499 E. 9th St, Eddystone, PA 19022; Attn: Scholarship Committee by phone at 610-8762006 or e mail [email protected]. 50/50 chances will be discontinued until our 100th celebrations are over. Congratulations to our January winner, Sally Gnoza who won $255. 050 Six Generations of Funeral Service Charles D. Marvil 1925 - 1997 Charles D. Marvil, Jr. MARVIL Supervisor Funeral Directors: Elmer J. Nelson Jennifer M. Marvil Tracy Marvil Gabe FUNERAL HOME, Ltd. Pre-Need Planning Available O’LEARY FUNERAL HOME, LTD. Thomas J. O’Leary William J. O’Leary 259-1959 640 Springfield Ave., Springfield, Pa. 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