Saint Michael Parish February 21, 2016
Rev. Arturo Chagala, Parochial Administrator 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 http://stmichaelsphilly.org E-mail st.michaelrcchurch1831@aol.com
Immaculate Conception Church Front & Allen Streets Office hours at Saint Michael Monday-Thursday 9 -4:00 p.m. Friday 9 - 1:00 p.m.
MASS /MISA
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
Second Sunday of Lent
Saint Michael Parish has been a viable part of Fishtown/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 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. 1
February 21, 2016
Second Sunday of Lent
Abram's faith is sealed with a covenant initiated by God, our light and our salvation. The transfiguration of Jesus prefigures the transformation in glory to which we are called by our sharing in the paschal mystery—the dying and rising of Jesus. 2/21
2nd Sunday of Lent
5:00 PM vigil
Deceased Members—Szalejko Family r/o Lee & Sis Clemens 8:30 AM The People of the Parish 10:00 AM Joan McDevitt r/o Lois DiDomenico 11:30 AM
2/22
Monday The Chair of St. Peter the Apostle
8:00 AM
2/23
Tuesday St. Polycarp, Bishop & Martyr
8:00 AM
2/24
Wednesday Lenten Weekday
8:00 AM The Spiritual Contribution to the Arrival of God’s Kingdom on Earth r/o Ralph Berarducci
2/25
Thursday Lenten Weekday
8:00 AM
2/26
Friday Lenten Weekday
8:00 AM In Honor of St. Michael r/o Ralph Berarducci
2/28
3rd Sunday of Lent
5:00 PM vigil 8:30 AM 10:00 AM 11:30 AM
James Hackettt r/o Kathleen Hackett
SANCTUARY LIGHTS
will burn in the Churches this week for The People of the Parish.
SUNDAY COLLECTIONS:- Feb. 14, 2016 1st Collection $ 1,000.00 Ash Wednesday (to date) $ 486.00 Catholic Charities (to date) $ 264.00 Catholic Relief Services (to date) $ 161.00 LITURGICAL MINISTERS February 28, 2016 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: Cruz & Angelica Rodriguez Euch. Min.: As Available ====================================================================================
PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK: Dennis McHenry, Dave McGovern , Sis Clemens, Ralph Berarducci, Barbara Schindle, Maria Rivera, Osealdo Rodriguez, Joseph Galdo, Isabella Lederer, Bianca Mercado, Joanne Sherman, Mary Zarowski, Dorothy Schill, Rosita Renta, Olga Espada, Hilda Rodriguez, Freddie Nagle, our benefactors, those who have asked for our prayers & those who have no one to pray for them.
******************** A Little Bit of Wisdom
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
February 21, 2016
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Second Sunday of Lent ATTENTION ! IMMACULATE CONCEPTION PARISHIONERS The candle stand at the Blessed Mother altar is repaired! A great big THANK YOU to John Grant and Tommy O’Toole for making the repairs!! God Bless You Both!
We will focus on the Passion Narratives and themes in John’s gospel =================================== that nourish our devotion to Our Lord. Please support the Come join us even if you cannot attend all 5 sessions. Catholic Charities Appeal and help Bring your Bible with you! children, women and men throughout the Archdiocese. Presenter: Sr. Sara butler, M.S.B.T., STL, PhD Sister has taught graduate courses in Christology for 25 years and just recently completed two terms on the International Theological Commission. She is consultant to the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization. Fee: Free Will Offering. Please call 267-350-1830 for more information or to register.
Por favor, apoye las Caridades Católicas y ayudar a los niños, las mujeres y los hombres en toda la A REMINDER— DID YOU PICK UP YOUR RICE BOWL AND ARE YOU MAKING USE OF IT?
====================================== The Rice Bowls are located in the back of the church.
They need to be put together but this is not difficult to do. Also pick up one of the flyers that go with the Rice Bowl. Rachel’s Vineyeard Ministries You will find it interesting and informative . There are true personal accounts from We have an upcoming retreat for healing after Colombia, Laos, Rwanda, Honduras, Madagascar and the United States relating how your donations do help in a abortion It is designed to help you experience the number of different ways. mercy and compassion of God. There are also some recipes for those who want to It will help you focus on the buried emotions try their hand on making simple, nutritious, meals from of the past and begin healing in a non-judgmental, these countries. safe, loving, and confidential environment. And last, there is a day by day calendar for the It will give you hope for your future and free- season of Lent to act as a guide for your Lenten Journey.
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LENTEN PRAYER God of all creation, We welcome you into our lives in a new way this Lent. We are ready to serve your people, especially our brothers and sisters who are most in need. We are ready to live out your call to mercy. Through our prayer, fasting and Lenten gifts, may we learn to walk as one global human family. May we learn to listen to each other, and in so doing hear 214-3
February 21 , 2016
Second Sunday of Lent
Sunday Scripture Reflections Reading 1 Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18
Domingo Escritura Reflexions Primera lectura Génesis 15:5-12, 17-18
Many of us have had the difficult experience of havMuchos hemos tenido la difícil experiencia de ing to pack up and move on, leaving our homes and friends tener que empacar y salir, dejando nuestras casas y amibehind. We can imagine how Abram, later known as Abragos atrás. Podemos entonces imaginar como Abram, coham, might have felt when God called him to journey to a new nocido después como Abraham, pudo sentirse cuando and unfamiliar land. Dios lo llamó para hacer un viaje hacia una tierra nueva con la que no estaba familiarizado. Despite his doubts and questions, Abram "put his faith in the Lord." He gave up everything, including his pagan gods, A pesar de sus dudas e interrogantes, Abram and accepted God's promise of countless descendants. "puso su fe en el Señor". Dejó todo, incluyendo los dioThe covenant between God and Abraham was sealed ses paganos y aceptó las promesas de Dios de incontable descendencia. in a special ceremony of sacrifice. The smoke and flame in that ceremony represent the presence of God moving between the broken animal halves. This is a sign that neither Abram, who stays with the sacrificial animals, nor God, whose presence is signaled, will break the covenant.
Reading 2 Philippians 3:17--4:1 or 3:20--4:1
La alianza entre Dios y Abraham fue sellada con un sacrificio ceremonial. El humo y la llama en esa ceremonia representa la presencia de Dios moviéndose entre los animales quebrados. Esta era una señal de que ni Dios ni Abraham romperían su alianza.
Segunda lectura Filipenses 3:17--4:1 ó 3:20--4:1
Today's second reading reminds us that as Christians La segunda lectura de hoy nos recuerda que cosharing in God's life we are already citizens of heaven. Neither mo cristianos, que compartimos la vida de Dios, somos our earthly homes nor our physical bodies are lasting. ciudadanos del cielo. Nuestros hogares en la tierra y nuestros cuerpos físicos no son eternos. But one day our bodies will be transformed and become like the glorified body of the risen Jesus. This is the Pero un día nuestros cuerpos se transformarán y great and final hope of every Christian. serán cuerpos gloriosos como el de Jesús resucitado. Esta es la más grande y última esperanza de todo cristiano. Gospel Luke 9:28b-36 Wouldn't it be wonderful to see your best friend transformed, or turned into his or her glorified self, right before your eyes? That's the kind of experience Peter, James, and John have in today's gospel. While they are up on a mountain with Jesus, they have a splendid vision of him in his glorified body. They see him talking with Moses and Elijah, two long-dead figures from the Old Testament. Moses represents the Law, while Elijah represents the prophets. vation.
Evangelio Lucas 9:28b-36 ¿No sería maravilloso ver a tu mejor amigo transformado en un ser glorificado ante tus propios ojos?
Ese fue el tipo de experiencia que Pedro, Santiago y Juan tuvieron en el evangelio de hoy. Cuando estaban en la montaña con Jesús, tuvieron una visión del cuerpo glorificado de Jesús. Vieron a Elías y a Moisés, dos figuras muertas desde hacía mucho tiempo, hablando con él. Moisés representa la Ley, mientras que Elías reIn Jesus, both find the fulfillment of God's plan of sal- presenta a los profetas. 214-4
February 21, 2016
Second Sunday of Lent
PLEASE NOTE—INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING BAPTISMS: Those wishing to have their children baptized— Classes will be held on the 3rd Saturday of every month, at 10:30 a.m. in the Rectory. The Sacrament of Baptism will take place on the 4th Saturday of every month at 11:00 a.m. in St. Michael’s Church. ==================================== 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.
Excerpts from Pope Francis’ Bull of Indiction of the Jubilee of Mercy A program for the Year of Mercy—continued 14.
Saint Faustina Kowalska -
Our prayer also extends to the saints and blessed ones who made divine mercy their mission in life. I am especially thinking of the great apostle of mercy, Saint Faustina Kowalska. May she, who was called to enter the depths of divine mercy, intercede for us and obtain for us the grace of living and walking always according to the mercy of God and with an unwavering trust in his love.
Conclusion
I present, therefore, this Extraordinary Jubilee Year In the occasion of an emergency call the rectory dedicated to living out in our daily lives the mercy which the Father constantly expends to all of us. In this Jubilee Year, immediately. Call the rectory for visits at home to the let us allow God to surprise us. He never tires of throwing elderly and infirm or when someone enters the hospital open the door of his heart and repeats that he loves us and and wishes a visit from the parish priest. wants to share his love with us. En caso de una emergencia llame la rectoría The Church feels the urgent need to proclaim God’s inmediatamente. Para visitas en casa de las personas mayores y enfermas o cuando alguien este en el hospital mercy. Her life is authentic and creditable only when she becomes a convincing herald of mercy. She knows that her primary task, especially at a moment full of great hopes and Did You Miss This Important Announcement? signs of contradiction , is to introduce everyone to the great mystery of God’s mercy by contemplating the face of Christ. The Church is called above all to be a credible witness to An Explanation regarding this Announcement… Every Church in the Archdiocese has been encouraged to mercy, professing it and living it as the core of the revelation offer a program of Re-Evangelization to all Parishioners. of Jesus Christ. From the heart of the Trinity, from the depths of the This is to comply with Pope Francis’ wishes that we all need to re-discover Jesus Christ in our lives. Therefore mystery of God, the great river of mercy wells up and overflows unceasingly. It is a spring that will never run dry, no St. Michael’s is offering the following: matter how many people approach it. Every time someone is Catechesis for Youth and Adults in need, he or she can approach it, because the mercy of God (a "catechesis” is oral instruction) so... never ends. The profundity of the mystery surrounding it is as inexhaustible as the richness which springs up from it. Come and Listen In this Jubilee Year, may the Church echo the word Do you know what it means to be of God that resounds strong and clear as a message and a sign of pardon, strength, aid , and love. May she never tire of “Catholic”, to live as a Catholic? Did you know that as a follower of Christ extending mercy, and be ever patient in offering compassion and comfort. May the Church become the voice of every you have an inheritance? Would you like to deepen your faith so you man and woman, and repeat confidently without end: “Be can enjoy peace of mind and feel secure in mindful of your mercy, O Lord, and your steadfast love, for they have been from of old.”
Care for the Sick/Cuido para los enfermos
God’s love for you?
Please COME AND LISTEN. When: Mondays and Thursdays— at 7:30 P.M. Where: St. Michael’s Church Hall (Free Babysitting Provided)
Given in Rome, at Saint Peter’s on 11 April, the Vigil of the Second Sunday of Easter, or Sunday of Divine Mercy, in the year of our Lord 2015, the third of my Pontificate. 214-5
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