Saint Michael Parish March 05, 2017 Rev. Arturo Chagala, Parochial Administrator Mrs. Sue Fritz, Office Manager Mrs. Delia Silva, Receptionist
Saint Michael Church Founded 1831
1445 North Second Street Philadelphia, PA 19122 215-739-2358 Fax: 215-739-5766 https:// icstmichael19122.wordpress.com/ E-mail st.michaelrcchurch1831@aol.com
Immaculate Conception Church Front & Allen Streets
Office hours at Saint Michael Tuesday—Friday 9:00 a.m.— 1:00 p.m.
MASS /MISA Sunday 8:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m. (IC) 11:30 a.m. (español) Daily Mass Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m.
Holy Days Noon at Immaculate Conception (IC) CONFESSIONS Contact Fr. Arturo At Rectory
Jesus defeats the devil by defending himself with God’s words !
First Sunday of Lent Saint Michael Parish has been a viable part of Fish town/Northern Liberties for 185 years. We continue creating a community where all God’s children are treated with dignity & respect and where faith, hope and love/charity are abound. We welcome all new immigrants and visitors to our parish. La parroquia de Santo Michael ha sido una parte viable de Fishtown/Northern Liberties por 185 años. Continuamos creando una comunidad donde tratamos con dignidad y respeto los niños y donde la fe, la esperanza y el amor/la caridad es abundante. Damos la bienvenida a todos los nuevos inmigrantes y visitantes a nuestra parroquia.
First Sunday of Lent Like Adam and Eve, Jesus was tempted, but did not sin. Our sinfulness is acquitted through one man, Jesus Christ, in whom we are justified. MASSES FOR THE WEEK 3/05 8:30 AM 10:00 AM 11:30 AM
First Sunday Of Lent Greg Micenec r/o Mom & Dad Carmen D. Cruz (Health) Mary A. Brady (Deceased)
3/06 8:30 AM
Monday Lenten Weekday James Hackett r/o The Family
3/07 8:30
Tuesday St. Perpetua and Felicity Ann Marie Szewezak r/o Bernadette Zotter
3/08 8:30 AM
Wednesday St. John of God Religious Benedict Arul & Family r/o Ralph Berarducci
SUNDAY COLLECTION:
February 26, 2017
1st collection, Catholic Charities The Care of Aging and Ill Priests Collection for Military Services Catholic Relief LITURGICAL MINISTERS
$ 1,126.00 $ 12.00 $ 11.00 $ 10.00 $ 10.00 March 12, 2017
8:30 AM Lector: Bernadette Zotter Euch. Min.: Maria Maldonado 10:00 AM Lector: Abraham Amit Euch. Min.: Jim Galdo 11:30 AM Cruz & Angelica Rodriguez Euch. Min.: As Available
3/09 Thursday St. Frances of Rome, Religious 8:30 AM PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK: 3/10 Friday Lenten Weekday Elaine Hoffman, Amador & Carmen Santiago, 8:30 AM Joseph Floody, Jr. r/o Lee & Sis Clemens Sonny Dunbar, Sharon Micenec, Michael Jordan, Carmen Robles, Ray Fenner, John Halgen, Audrey Brown,Edward Campbell, Zoraida Caez, 3/12 Second Sunday Of Lent Edward Holmes, Henry Lucier, Sis Clemens, 8:30 AM Support for Persecuted Christians. Ralph Berarducci, Maria Rivera, Isabella Lederer, 10:00 AM Bianca Mercado, Dorothy Schill, Olga Espada, 11:30 PM Hilda Rodriguez, Freddie Nagle, our benefactors, those who have asked for our prayers & SANCTUARY LIGHTS those who have no one to pray for them.
This week, the candles in the sanctuaries Will burn for the following intentions: Joseph Floody, Jr & James Hackett
Attention !!! We will have the stations of the cross Every Friday at 3:30 p.m.
New Parishioners/Nuevos Feligreses Welcome. Please call the rectory and make an appointment to register as soon as possible. Bienvenidos. Favor de llamar la rectoría y haga una cita para inscribirse lo mas antes posible Change of Address/Cambio de Direccion Please notify the parish secretary if you plan to move. Favor de notificar la secretaria de la parroquia si planificas mudarse. Collection Envelopes/Sobres para la colecta Every working person should support the parish by regularly using their envelopes - they can be obtained by calling the rectory or filling out one of the “welcome” envelopes at the entrance of the church. Cada persona de trabajo debe habitualmente apoyar la parroquia usando los sobres—puedes obtenerlos llamando la rectoría o llenando unos de los sobres maracados “bienvenidos” en entrada de la iglesia. 214-2
First Sunday of Lent SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Those wishing to have their child baptize Classes will be held: on the 3rd Saturday of every month at
11:30 a.m. in the Gallagher Hall. The Sacrament of Baptism: will take place on the 4th Saturday of every month At 11:00 a.m. in Saint Michael Parish. ======================================= SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: Arrangements must be made with the pastor six months in advance in order to fulfill Diocesan requirements. Couples rather than parents or wedding coordinators should contact the church. If either party was previously married, an annulment must be granted prior to the selection of a future wedding date. CARE FOR THE SICK: In the occasion of an emergency call the rectory immediately. Call the rectory for a visits at home to the elderly and inform or when someone enters the hospital and wishes a visit from the parish priest. SPONSORSHIP: Sponsorship: In order to be a sponsor/godparent for Baptism or Confirmation and receive a Letter of Eligibility from the Pastor, a person must be a registered member of the parish for a minimum of 6 months, at least 16 years of age, received all the Sacraments through Confirmation, attending Mass faithfully, and if applicable, married sacramentally. ======================================= REMINDER: There are a number of Masses available throughout the months of March and April to honor your love ones. To schedule a Mass— Please call or come to the Rectory. Thank you! ======================================= A T T E N T IO N A L L P A R I S H I O N E R S EXPOSITION OF THE
BLESSED SACRAMENT Every Thursday in the Church following the 8:30am mass until 1:00 p.m.
COME, LET US ADORE!
Fromm the Pastor’s Desk:
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, today we begin a new journey of lent 2017 that will help us to renew our hearts to follow Christ. Sincere conversion is the goal of this time of grace. Lent is a forty-day time that the Church gives us as a sign of our on going process of conversion that in the Primitive Church used to serve as the time of preparation for baptism. Baptism was not, in those times of the Early Church A half hour event as today we have it in our Parishes. That is why we need to realize that what we received as babies in that half hour is meant to grow just as a small seed grows to the stature of a big and beautiful blossom tree. The water that irrigates this tree is the word of God. Toda’s firs reading in the book of Genesis and the Gospel of Matthew present To us a dialogue between Eve and the serpent, Jesus Christ and the devil, respectively. Each dialogue shows our concrete human reality of sin and temptation. Eve falls into sin (disobedience) because she listens-believes the lie of the serpent (“prohibition to eat any of the trees of the garden and that by eating of the tree of good and evil she would not die). Jesus does not engage into conversation with the devil in the desert, but he knows how to reject Satan's voice and seduction by his trust in God's words, his confidence to God’s plan of love even in Suffering, and his fidelity to worship God the Father alone and not the idols of the world. I ask you, dear parishioner, and I include myself too: whom do we listen to: the serpent’s voice or God’s voice? Remember, temptations are necessary for our growth of love towards God. “with no temptation, no one can be saved” St. Augustine used to say. The weapons to fight temptation are: fasting, prayer, and almsgiving. Courage! God Bless. Fr. Arturo Chagala 214-3
First Sunday Of Lent
Please support the Catholic Charities Appeal and help Children, women and men Throughout the Archdiocese “Today, amid so much darkness, we need to see the light of hope and to be men and women who bring hope to others.” Pope Francis
CRS RICE BOWL —-— FOR LENT FOR LIFE CRS Rice Bowl is a Lenten faith formation program that helps us to live in solidarity with the poor and vulnerable around the world. We Pray to reflect on what type of person we are called to be. We fast to remove the things that get between us & God, and to remember those w/o enough to eat. We give to honor Jesus’ call to serve those in need.
Plato de Arroz de CRS Le da vida a la Cuaresma. Por favor, apoye las Caridades Católicas y Ayude a los niños, Las mujeres y los hombres en toda la arquidiócesis. “hoy en día, en medio de tanta oscuridad, tenemos que ver la luz de la esperanza y ser hombres y mujeres que traen esperanza a los demás.” El Papa Francisco
Plato de Arroz de CRS ayuda a millones de personas cada año a enriquecer su caminar cuaresmal. El programa nos ayuda a acercarnos más a Jesús como preparación para la Pascua de Resurrección. Oramos para profundizar nuestra relación con Dios y reflexionar sobre la persona que Dios nos llama ser. Ayunamos para transformar las cosas que se interponen entre Dios y nosotros, abriendo nuestros corazones hacia una respuesta solidaria frente aquellos que no tienen suficiente que comer. Compartimos donativos para encarnar el llamado de Jesús a servir a los más necesitados.
W E L C O M E E V E R Y O N E! Talks for Youth & Adults At 7:30 p.m. Free babysitting provided
Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls Invites you to attend the St. Luke Productions Presentation of “ Therese: The Story of a Soul,” On Sunday, March 19, 2017 at 2: p.m. Admission is $ 15.00 for Adult! For more information please visit website: Www.littleflowerhighschool.org, or Contact Sister Donna Shallo at 215-455-6900X112
Do you know what it means to be “Catholic” to live as a Catholic? Did you know that as a follower of Christ you have an inheritance? Would you like To deepen your faith so you can enjoy God’s love for you? Come and listen 214-4
First Sunday Of Lent SACRAMENTO DEL BAUTISMO: Aquellos que desean que sus hijos sean bautizados, Las clases se llevarán a cabo En el tercer sábado de cada mes, a las 11:30 a.m. en el Salón de la Iglesia. El Sacramento de Bautismo, tendr á lugar el cuar to sábado de cada mes, a las 11:00 a.m. en la Iglesia de San Miguel.
para mas información comunicarse ala oficina. ======================== SACRAMENTO DEL MATRIMONIO: Se deben hacer arreglos con el administrador parroquiano, seis meses antes para cumplir con los requisitos diocesanos. Las parejas en lugar de los padr es o coor dinadores de bodas deben comunicarse con la parroquia. Si alguna de las partes estaba casada previamente, una anulación debe ser otorgada antes de la selección de una fecha futura de la boda. ==================================== CUIDADO DE LOS ENFERMOS: En ocasión de una llamada de emergencia llame ala parroquia inmediatamente. Llamar a la parroquia para visitas a domicilio y Visitas a los ancianos e infor mar cuando alguien Entra en el hospital y desea una visita del Párroco. ==================================== PADRINOS: Para ser padrino o madrina de Bautismo o confirmación y si Usted esta en necesidad de recibir una carta de elegibilidad del párroco La persona debe ser miembro registrado de la Parroquia por un mínimo de 6 meses, por lo menos 16 años de edad, recibió todos los Sacramentos hasta confirmación, asistir ala misa fielmente Y si es pareja, ser casado sacramentalmente. ==================================== AT ENCION PARROQUIANOS EXPOSICION DEL SANTISIMO SACRAMENTO
Cada Jueves en la Iglesia despues de la misa de las 8:30am hasta la 1pm.
VENID, Y ADOREMOS
DEL ESCRITORIO DEL ADMINISTRADOR PARROQUIAL
Hermanos, hoy empezamos de una manera nueva nuestra peregrinación de Cuaresma 2017 y nos ayudara a renovar el corazón para Seguir a Cristo. La finalidad es recibir una conversión sincera. La Cuaresma es un tiempo de 40 días que la Iglesia nos da como signo de un proceso continuo de conversión y que en la Iglesia Primitiva servía como un tiempo de preparación al Bautismo. Este Sacramento no era, en aquellos tiempos de la Iglesia Primitiva, un Evento de media hora como hoy se celebra en las parroquias. Es por eso que hay la necesidad de darse cuenta de que lo que recibimos como debes en esa media hora esta llamado a crecer como una semilla pequeña hasta una estatura madura de un árbol frondoso y fructífero. El agua que riega esta semilla es la palabra de Dios. La primer lectura del libro del Génesis y el Evangelio de Mateo Presentan un dialogo entre Eva y la serpiente, Jesús y el demonio, respectivamente. Cada dialogo muestra nuestra realidad humana y concreta de pecado y de tentaciones. Eva cae en pecado (desobediencia) porque escucha-cree la mentira de la serpiente (“prohibición de comer de cualquiera de los arboles del jardín y que ella no moriría si comiese del árbol del bien y el mal). Jesús no entabla conversación con el demonio en el desierto, sino que sabe como rechazar la voz y la seducción de satanás confiado en la Palabra de Dios, en el plan de amor que Dios tiene aun en el sufrimiento y en la fidelidad de adorar únicamente a Dios Padre y no los ídolos del mundo. Les pregunto queridos, parroquianos, incluyendo me a mi mismo: a quien escuchamos: la voz de la serpiente o la voz de Dios? Recuerden, las tentaciones son necesarias para el crecimiento de nuestro amor a Dios. “Sin tentaciones nadie se salva” solía decir St. Agustín. Las armas para combatir las tentaciones son: ayuno, oración, y limosna. Animo! Vivamos este tiempo de gracia llenos de alegría dado a los pecadores arrepentidos. Dios les bendiga 214-5 Padre Arturo Chagala
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