Saint Michael Parish June 14, 2015
Rev. Arturo Chagala, Parochial Administrator Ms. Maryellen Carroll, Director of Religious Education & Parish Services Ms. Grace Galaschewski, Office Manager Sr. Jennie Catanese, M.S.B.T., Receptionist Saint Michael Church Founded 1831
1445 North Second Street Philadelphia, PA 19122 215-739-2358 Fax: 215-739-5766
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Immaculate Conception Church Front & Allen Streets Office hours at Saint Michael Monday-Thursday 9 -4:00 p.m. Friday 9 - 1:00 p.m.
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Sunday Vigil (Saturday) 5:00 p.m. 8:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m. (IC) 11:30 a.m. (español) Daily Mass Mon-Fri 8:00 a.m. Holy Days Noon at Immaculate Conception (IC) 7:00 p.m. at Saint Michael (bilingual) CONFESSIONS Saturday 4:15 p.m. to 4:50 p.m. & by request
“Es bueno dar gracias al Senor.” Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saint Michael Parish has been a viable part of Fishtown/Northern Liberties for 182 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 182 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.
June 14, 2015 Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time The kingdom of God is like a mustard see, which springs up and becomes the largest of plants, like a tender shoot from the cedar which will bear fruit and become a majestic cedar. So shall the just one flourish, like a cedar. As we walk by faith and not by sight, may our lives bear fruit in abundance. 6/14
11th Sunday in Ordinary Time
5:00 PM vigil John O’Connor r/o Barbara O’Connor 8:30 AM Marion A. Rose r/o Marie A. Lederer & Family 10:00 AM Frank A. Johnson r/o Nicole & David Pilaitis 11:30 AM Guadalupo Vasquez r/o Rodriguez Family
6/15
Monday Weekday
8:00 AM
Rev. Daniel J. Gallagher—Deceased
6/16 Tuesday Weekday 8:00 AM Joseph McGough Jr. r/o Dolores McGough
6/17 Wednesday Weekday 8:00 AM Bonnie Hackett r/o DiDomenico Family 6/18 Thursday Weekday
8:00 AM Spiritual Contribution to the Arrival of God’s Kingdom on Earth r/o Ralph Berarducci
6/19 Friday St. Romuald, Abbot 8:00 AM
Ellen Callahan r/o Alberta Brown
6/21 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00 PM vigil Gregory Micenec r/o Joseph & Ellen Callahan 8:30 AM Judge William Lederer r/o Marie Lederer 10:00 AM Frank Johnson r/o Lisa Micenec 11:30 AM The People of the Parish ===============================================================
SANCTUARY LIGHTS will burn in the Churches this week for Gregory Micenec at the request of Catherine & John Gliwa..
SUNDAY COLLECTIONS: June 7, 2015
1st Collection $ 1,876.00 Father’s Day (to date) $ 15.00 =====================================
LITURGICAL MINISTERS
June 21, 2015
5:00 PM Lector & Euch. Min.: As Available 8:30 AM Lector:Walt Daskaluk Euch, Min.: Alberta Brown 10:00 AM Lector: Grace Galaschewski Euch. Min.: Maria Tanczak 11:30 AM Lectors: Guelisse Gonzalez Euch. Min.: As Available
=================================== STEWARDSHIP: Like the sower in today's Gospel, I scatter as seed my gifts of time, talent, and resources; and I trust that, by God’s grace and in God’s time, these small gifts of myself may grow and flourish and help to bring about the kingdom of God. Como el sembrador en el Evangelio de hoy, yo esparzo como semillas mis dones de tiempo, talento y recursos; y confío en que, por la gracia de Dios y a la hora de Dios, estos pequeños dones míos pueden crecer y florecer y ayudar a tracer el reino de Dios. ======================================
PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK: Kenny Kendra, Joseph McGrath, Anna Batot, Joanne Sherman, Mary Zarowski, Dorothy Schill, Rosita Renta, Millie Adair, Peggy Dunbar, Joseph Sheenan, Gilbert Velasquez, Olga Espada, Hilda Rodriguez, Diane Mills, Elizabeth Campbell, Pat Regler, Maria Cruz, Dolores Kelly, Marina Pagan, Freddie Nagle our benefactors, those who have asked for our prayers.& those who have no one to pray for them.
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. 214-1
June 14, 2015
Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Baptism/Bautismos Call the Rectory to make arrangements. Parents and sponsors must attend an instruction class. Llame la rectoría para hacer arreglos. Padres y padrinos deben asistir clases de instrucción. Marriage/Matrimonio Arrangements must be made six months in advance in order to fulfill Diocesan requirements. Debe hacer arreglos seis meses de antemano para cumplir los requisitos diocesanos. Care for the Sick/Cuido para los enfermos In the occasion of an emergency call the rectory immediately. Call the rectory for visits at home to the elderly and infirm or when someone enters the hospital and wishes a visit from the parish priest. En caso de una emergencia llame la rectoría inmediatamente. Para visitas en casa de las personas mayores y enfermas o cuando alguien este en el hospital y desee una visita del sacerdote llame la rectoría.
Celebracion Misa Puertorriquena Date/Dia Jueves 27 de agosto Catedral Basilica de San Pedro y San Pablo Rosario: 6:30 p.m. Misa: 7:00 p.m. Celebrante y Homilista: Obispo Nelson J. Perez, Auxiliary de Rockville Center, New York
Forming our Faith Any adult interested in receiving instruction in preparation for Confirmation or initiation into the Catholic Church. please call Maryellen at the Rectory.
A BLESSING BEFORE SUMMER VACATIONS Take time to claim your strength; they are gifts of God. Take time to have fun; it's God's way of teaching you your strengths. Take time to grow yourself; only you can grow you. Take time to trust yourself; God trusts you. Take time to be self-reliant; it is better than being dependent. Take time to share with others; they will bless you, and you will bless them. Take time to have hope, you are a child of God. Let's put ourselves into the hands of the Lord, and pray that God will bless us and our families during the wonderful months of summer. May we all help make our home a place of relaxation, joy, love, peace and safety. May we be generous and considerate, not thinking only about ourselves, but helping others enjoy the blessings of a summertime. Lord God, Creator of all things, guide our steps and strengthen our hearts, during these months of summer and vacation days. Grant us refreshment of mind and body. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen
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June 14, 2015
Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
In today’s Gospel, Jesus said “To what shall we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use for it? It is like a mustard seed that, when it is sown in the ground, is the smallest of all seeds on the earth. But once it is sown, it springs up and becomes the largest of plants and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the sky can dwell in its shade.” Jesus used the mustard seed to illustrate the principles of the Kingdom of God for several reasons. A seed carries within itself the DNA or the blueprint of the parent plant. An acorn produces an oak tree not a hickory tree. A mustard seed is going to produce a mustard plant. The Word of God will produce the Kingdom of God within you. The Mustard plant grows to a remarkable size in comparison to the original mustard seed. Jesus referred to the principles of the Kingdom of God as a living thing that grows within us to produce remarkable things. We can have a little knowledge about our faith but when we nurture that knowledge through prayer and call upon the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with the fire of God’s love, we can create communities of peace and justice, love and compassion. So we ask ourselves: • Do we view the Kingdom of God as something that starts very small (with our Baptism) but grows because we allow the Word of God to mold our actions as we strive to be authentic disciples of Jesus Christ? • Do we plant the seeds of faith by our words and actions, no matter how small or large the act? • Do we try to nurture our faith with acts of faith, hope and charity/love?
En el evangelio de hoy, Jesús dijo: "El Reino de Dios, se parece a lo que sucede cuando un hombre siembra la semilla en la tierra: que pasan las noches y los días, y sin que el sepa como, la semilla germina y crece; y la tierra, por si sola, va produciendo el fruto: primero los tallos, luego las espigas y después los granos en las espigas. Y cuando ya están maduros los granos, el hombre echa mano de la hoz, pues ha llegado el tiempo de la cosecha.” Jesús usó la semilla de mostaza para ilustrar los principios del Reino de Dios por diversas razones. La semilla contiene en sí el ADN o el modelo de la planta madre. Una acorn produce un árbol de roble no es un nogal árbol. Una semilla de mostaza va a producir una planta de la mostaza. La Palabra de Dios producirá el reino de Dios dentro de ti. La planta de la mostaza crece a un tamaño notable en comparación con el original semilla de mostaza. Jesús se refiere a los principios del Reino de Dios como un ser vivo que crece dentro de nosotros para producir cosas notables. Podemos tener un escaso conocimiento acerca de nuestra fe, pero cuando nos nutren ese conocimiento a través de la oración y al Espíritu Santo, para llenar nuestros corazones con el fuego del amor de Dios, podemos crear comunidades de paz y de justicia, el amor y la compasión. Así que nos preguntamos: • ¿consideramos que el Reino de Dios como algo que comienza muy pequeño (con nuestro Bautismo), pero crece en la medida en que dejamos que la Palabra de Dios a nuestras acciones como molde que nos esforzamos por ser auténticos discípulos de Jesucristo? • Podemos plantar las semillas de la fe con nuestras palabras y acciones, sin importar que tan grande o pequeña la ley? • Lo que tratamos de cuidar a nuestra fe con actos de fe, esperanza y caridad o amor?
WE are in need of volunteers to share their talents with us by helping with a variety of things, especially gardening and maintenance (plumbing). If you like to garden or are handy with tools, please call the Rectory. Necesitamos voluntarios para compartir su talento con nosotros, ayudando con una amplia variedad de cosas, especialmente jardinería y mantenimiento (tuberías). Si te gusta al jardín o son útiles herramientas, por favor llame a la Rectoría. 214-3
June 14, 2015
Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
La Salle Academy,1434 North 2nd Street - Phila,a Catholic School (Grades 3-8) for students whose parents desire but can not afford a catholic education. Now accepting applications for students entering Third Grade 2015-2016 School Year. ∗Small classes (less than 15 students per instructor) ∗Extended day 8 am –5 pm ∗Saturday school five times a year ∗Extended year September—July ∗Tuition $250 per year ∗Call 215-739-5804 Open Doors to your Child’s Future La Salle Academy, una Escuela Católica (Grados 3-8) para estudiantes quell desean, pero no puede permitirse una educación católica. Ahora aceptando applicciones para los estudiantes entrando el ercer grado período 2015-2016 año escolar. ∗Las clases pequeñas (menos de 15 alumnos por instructor)
∗día Extendido 8 am a 5 pm sábado ∗escuela cinco veces al año ∗año extendido Septiembre de Julio ∗Matrícula de $250 por año ∗llamada
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Prayer for those graduating from school Father, I have knowledge, so will You show me now, How to use it wisely and find a way somehow To make the world I live in a little better place, And make life with its problems a little bit easier to face. Grant me faith and courage and put purpose in my days, And show me how to serve you in effective ways. So my education, my knowledge and my skill May find their true fulfillment as I learn to do your will. And may I ever be aware in everything I do, That knowledge comes from learning, and wisdom comes from You. Amen.
The Catholic Charities Appeal is the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s single most important fundraising initiative. The 2015 Catholic Charities Appeal: GIVING HOPE continues to build on last year’s success and reach out to the entire Catholic community of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Catholic Charities Appeal es la iniciativa para recaudar fondos más importante de la Arquidiócesis de Filadelfia. Catholic Charities Appeal 2015: DAR ESPERANZA continúa mejorando gracias al éxito y la cooperación del año pasado de toda la comunidad católica de la Arquidiócesis de Filadelfia. ¡Ayude
por favor a nuestros vecinos en necesidad viven una vida mejor! Please be generous to the Catholic Charities collection and give hope and life to those throughout the Archdiocese in need.
On Saturday, May 16, 2015 at Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, seven men from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia were ordained. They are Rev. Daniel J. Arechabala, Rev. James Cardosi, Rev. Alexander R. Gibbs, Rev. Steven W. Kiernan, Rev. Addisalem T. Mekonnen, Rev. Kevin Mulligan, and Rev. Joseph S. Zaleski. They have been assigned to various parishes throughout the Archdiocese. Please pray for these men and for an increase in vocations to the priesthood and religious life. 214-4
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