Sep 21 - Stella Maris Catholic Church

Stella Maris Catholic Church
Founded in the Marian Year 1954
2901 S. 10th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148
Rev. John R. DiOrio
Pastor (ext. 3)
Rev. James T. McCabe
Parochial Vicar
Rev. Msgr. James F. Connelly
Pastor Emeritus
Staff:
Mrs. Carmella DeSimone — Business Manager (ext. 6)
Mrs. Lucille Hillerman — Director of Religious Education (ext. 5)
Sister Mary Agnes Kinee, IHM — Music Director (ext.7)
Sister Veronica Maier, SSJ — Parish Services Director (ext. 8)
Ms. Joanne Ruggiano / Ms. Regina LaSpada — Secretary (ext. 0)
Rectory: 215-465-2336
Perpetual Adoration: Come adore our Eucharistic
Lord in the Little Flower Perpetual Adoration
Chapel located in the basement of the rectory. The
chapel is available for prayer at all times. However,
a key fob is necessary to gain entrance. Key fobs are
available at the Rectory.
The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
Sunday: 5:00 pm (Saturday Vigil)
8:00 am; 9:30 am; 11:00 a.m.
Weekday: 8:00 am (Monday – Saturday)
Holy Days: 5:00pm Vigil; 8:00am; 7:00pm
Confessions: 4:00pm - 4:45 pm Saturday in Church
Anointing of the sick: In case of serious illness or
advanced age, please call the rectory.
Miraculous Medal Novena: Each Saturday
immediately following the 8am Mass. Veneration
of the relic of St. Catherine Laboure concludes the
service.
Convent: 215-462-1111
Baptism: Anyone who plans to have their child
baptized is asked to call the Rectory to make
arrangements. Prior to the Baptism of your child—
parents must attend a Pre-Jordan Class, which is
held every third Wednesday of the month. Please
pre-register for Pre-Jordan by calling the Rectory.
The next Pre-Jordan Class will be held Wednesday,
October 15, 2014 at 7:00 pm at the Rectory.
Baptisms may be held any Sunday of the month—
once Pre-Jordan is completed.
Sponsors for Baptism And Confirmation: Anyone
asked to be a Godparent/Sponsor should contact
the rectory regarding their Letter of Eligibility.
Matrimony: Couples must contact the priest at
least six months prior to the intended wedding date.
All couples are required to attend pre-marital
instructions in preparation for marriage.
Stella Maris — a tithing parish
Website: www.stellamaris-phila.myownparish.com—E-mail: stellamarisparish@comcast.net
September 21, 2014
Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mass Intentions
For the Week of September 21, 2014
God’s Plan for Giving—Tithing—A Way of life
Collections for the weekend of September 13 and 14, 2014:
Income: Plate; $6,719.00 + AWC; $120.84 = $6,839.84
Bills paid this week = Total Disbursements = (25,269.88)
Total
=($18,430.04)
Sunday—September 21
8:00 + Antoinette Castagna
9:30 + Michael Saia
11:00 + Living & Deceased Members of Stella Maris
Living Stewardship Now - Living God’s Word:
Everyone who participates in God’s reign has God’s own
generous justice to thank. That humble knowledge of God’s
generosity to us should compel us to show the same generosity to the poor and to the marginalized in our Church and
our society.
Monday—September 22
8:00 + Communion Prayer Service
Automated Withdrawal Contributions (AWC):
Your Church contributions can be automatically withdrawn
from your account and deposited directly to your parish
account. Your offering can be any amount you desire—and
it would eliminate your need to write checks. Please call the
rectory for more information.
Sick Relatives & Friends
Please pray for all the sick that they may be comforted:
Rosario Allia, Martha Basualdo, Kelly Anne Bodine, Anthony
Bologna, M/M Bracy, Donna Bria, Dominick Bucciarelli,
Rose Cappetto, Rose Correnti, Sister Jeanne Crane SSJ,
Donna Cunningham, Josephine DeCroce, Thelma DeSimone,
Arlene DiNicola, Joseph DiStephani, Marie Donato, Frederick
Earlori, Virginia Faulkner, Samuel Fiore, Clara Fioravanti,
Russell Fiujalski, Marlene Flocco, Rose Fortuna, Joan Gain,
Evelyn Gardella, Keith Green, Maribel Guerrero, Carol
Holman, Howard Horner III, Lucy Intelisano, Ann & Anthony
Ippolito, Frank Kane, Vito LaFranci, Ronald Lalli, Maria
Russo-Landy, Samantha LaSpada, Kathleen Magnotta,
Samuel Marinelli, Marie Marino, Carmela Martini, Edward
Marquis, Michael Massaro, Donald McDermott, Danielle
McDevitt, Louise Mento, Lucy Michielli, Rose Mirarchi,
Cecelia Moore, Ricky Napoli, Philomena Nardello, Thomas
Nardone, Patrick Oldfield, Marie Ordine, Theresa Pagnotto,
Madeline Perri, Louis F. Pintarelli, Madeline Porsia,
Constantino Pozzi, Angela Raffa, M/M Robert Reed, Jason
Rindone, Carmella Roselli, Keith Ross, Maria Russo, Tony
Saia, Marie Salvatore, Theresa Salvatore, Domenic
Santaguida, Steven Scanlon, Grover Simpson, James Trainor
Jr., Lori Trischler, Caila Tuohey, Cynthia and Stephen
Tuohey, Caila Tuohey, Robin Twaddell, Mike Vicario,
Nicholas Viggiano, Joseph Vitello, Ed Williams, Pat Zollo,
the military disabled, the home-bound, and their families.
We Pray for our Deceased
Parishioners, Relatives, and Friends:
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let Perpetual Light
shine upon them. May their souls, and all the souls of the
faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Amen.
Tuesday—September 23
8:00 + Giuseppe Maniaci
Wednesday—September 24
8:00 + Antoinette Palermo
Thursday—September 25
8:00 + Giuseppe Calabretta
Friday—September 26
8:00 + Anna Marie McDonald
Saturday—September 27
8:00 + Louise Paynter
5PM + Mary Cirucci
Sunday—September 28
8:00 + Anthony Sr. and Marie DeMarzio
9:30 + Living & Deceased Members of Stella Maris
11:00 + Vincent & Mary Garofola
Church Sanctuary Lamp
In memory of
Giuseppe Calabretta
At the request of
His Grandchildren
Bread & Wine
In memory of
Domenick Latorre
At the request
Bernadette DePaul
Adoration Chapel Lamp
1) In memory of
Anthony Sammarone
At the request of
His Mother and Family
2) In memory of
Richard Varker
At the request of
Howard Baker
SEEK THE LORD
Dear Sisters and Brothers,
Our annual Forty Hour Devotion will take place after
the 11:00AM Mass on October 12, 2014 and will conclude on
Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at 7:00PM with evening prayer.
Fr. Michael Olivere, Pastor of St. Timothy in Philadelphia,
will be our homilist during this wonderful grace-filled time
for our parish.
Also the Mass book for 2014 will open on Tuesday,
October 21, 2014. More information about this will be forthcoming.
In today’s Gospel from St. Matthew we are challenged to examine our notions of fairness and justice. The
general opinion is that those who stay the course longer
should get the greater reward - even in heaven. However,
God’s ways are not our ways, especially in areas of love, forgiveness and generosity. God is generous; however, we must
learn to let God be generous in His own way. We try too hard
to create God in our image and likeness rather than the other
way around. We often think our ways are better or make more
sense than God’s; guess again.
We cannot earn grace. It is a gift. It is given for reasons other than putting a lot of hours in the fields. God will
treat those who have done His will justly giving what He has
promised: life with Him in the Kingdom. But God is also merciful. All his children are equally precious to Him, and He
wants nothing more than to have all of us with Him. The challenge is to let God be merciful and generous even when “It’s
not fair!” We must let God be God. How is it that sometimes
it is the very generosity of God that we resent? Let God be
God. It’s better for all of us. “For my thoughts are not your
thoughts, nor are your ways, my ways, says the Lord.”
Be assured of my prayers. I ask you to pray for me.
God bless you!
Fr. Di Orio
— ATTENTION —
PARENTS OF STELLA MARIS CCD PROGRAM
IMPORTANT DATES
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
CCD Parents’ Back to School Night—7 to 8 PM in Church
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
First Penance Parents’ Meeting—7 PM in Church
STELLA MARIS MINISTRY
Our faith calls us to share our time, talents,
and treasures with each other, through Jesus,
our Lord and Savior. Our parish is asking if you would kindly
share some of your time and talent with us in serving in any of
the following ministries: Lectors/Readers, Adult Altar Servers, Cantors/Singers.
P.S.: If you like to sing, we would be so happy if you joined
our Choir. There is no experience necessary - the only requirement is the love of singing.
If you are interested, please call the Rectory. Thank you!
In today's opening reading, Isaiah urges
us to “seek the Lord” who is “near” and can be
“found” (Isaiah 55:6). Then Isaiah says God’s
ways are as high above our ways “as the heavens are above
the earth” (Isaiah 55:9). So we search, not because God is
hiding, but because our tendencies are so different from God’s
ways that we get lost.
How are God’s ways so high above our ways? The
example Isaiah gives is that God’s way is to be “generous in
forgiving” (Isaiah 55:7). And our way? We try to be “fair.”
You hurt me, so then I hurt you back, just as hard. Then, of
course, you … And on it goes.
In today’s Gospel Jesus teaches that God is not “fair”
like that. Instead, God is so generous we can hardly understand it. The same wage for one hour as for a whole day of
work? Not fair! “See the Lord,” and we might find a God who
calls us to be, not fair, but generous beyond expectations.
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IS THE RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF
ADULTS (RCIA) FOR YOU?
Are you, or is someone you know, interested in
joining the Catholic Church? Are you curious
about the Catholic Faith, but not sure you want to
make a commitment? Are you married to a Catholic spouse, raising the children Catholic, and interested in knowing more to be able to share with them? Are
you a Catholic who desires to complete the initiation process
by receiving Eucharist and/or Confirmation? If you answered
“yes” to any of these questions, the RCIA may be for you.
The RCIA is designed to assist youth and adults who:
- Have never been baptized, and wish to be baptized in the
Catholic Church
- Have been baptized in another Christian Tradition
(Lutheran, Episcopalian, etc.) and wish to become
Catholic
- Were baptized Catholic, but have not received First
Eucharist and/or Confirmation
There is no time like the present to begin your inquiry in the
faith. If you are interested in learning more about RCIA for
yourself or someone you know, please contact Mrs. Lucille
Hillerman at the Rectory (215-465-2336, ext. 5).
“CHANGE FOR LIFE” BABY BOTTLES
Sunday, October 5, is Respect Life Sunday. On
the weekend of October 4/5, Stella Maris ProLife Organization will be in the vestibule at all
the Masses with pins, bumper stickers, bookmarks, bracelets, and saint bracelets for your
donations. They will also be distributing the “Change For
Life” Baby Bottles at this time. The money raised will be donated to the Pro-Life Union on our behalf.
After collecting “change” in your baby bottles, you may return them to Stella Maris, at any Mass on or before the weekend of November 1 and 2. Thank you for your support.
PARISH FOOD PROGRAMS
Our Parish Food Program is in need of all
kinds of dinners: pasta, chicken, beef, ham, pork
and fish. We kindly ask that meals prepared
contain meat or fish, a starch (pasta/potatoes/rice) and a
vegetable. Those who receive these meals are elderly and we
would like to give them a balanced, nutritious meal.
We are grateful to those who faithfully take home
the aluminum trays and return them with their leftovers or
specially prepared meals.
FORTY HOURS DEVOTION
OCTOBER 12th—13th—14th
Guest Preacher: Reverend Michael Olivere
Pastor, St. Timothy Parish, Philadelphia
Our Food Pantry can use some help as well. Non-perishable
items especially boxed/bagged pasta, pasta sauces/gravy;
canned meals/stews, vegetables and soups; boxed crackers,
canned potatoes, are always appreciated by those in crisis
and/or emergency situations.
Sunday, October 12th
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Following 11:00 AM Mass
4:00 PM Evening Prayer, Homily, and Benediction of the
Blessed Sacrament
May God reward you for this kindness
in sharing with the needy.
Monday, October 13th
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Following 8:00 AM Mass
7:00 PM Evening Prayer, Homily, and Benediction of the
Blessed Sacrament
BEREAVEMENT EDUCATION & SUPPORT GROUP
If you are grieving the loss of a significant person
in your life, you may want to consider this program which includes information on the grief
process, the stages of grief and the feelings which
usually accompany grief. This program provides understanding of what happens to us when we experience the death of a
loved one, and help the healing process to begin.
For more information, please contact Sister Veronica at the
Rectory. Our next group will begin in the near future.
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE CLASS
ALL NATIONALITIES WELCOME!
Anyone interested in learning English, or improving your English, may contact Sister
Lawrence Elizabeth at Stella Maris Convent
(215-462-1111) or you may send an email to
stella@op.net. It is hopeful that classes will begin in this
month of September. Classes will run Monday to Friday.
There is a registration fee of $25.00 Classes are free.
Please call the Convent for more information and/or to make
an appointment to set up time and days for class. All nationalities are welcome. We look forward to hearing from you.
STELLA MARIS HELPING HANDS
CLOTHING DRIVE
A truck from the Salvation Army will be in our parking lot at
Stella Maris on Saturday, October 4, from 9am to 2pm. You
can bring usable men’s, women’s, and children’s clothing;
shoes; books; small household goods (bed and bath linens,
pots and pans, dishes, cooking utensils, and small appliances
in good working order). However, NO baby equipment please – only baby clothing. Tax receipts will be available
upon request.
We appreciate your continued support of our projects, which
help the underprivileged of the Philadelphia area.
Tuesday, October 14th
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Following 8:00 AM Mass
7:00 PM Evening Prayer, Homily, Procession and
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
All are welcome and encouraged to attend The Forty Hours
Devotion of our parish.
Kindly Note: Our Perpetual Adoration Chapel will be
closed at 8:00 AM on Sunday, October 12th, and will reopen on Tuesday, October 14th, at 9:30 AM.
SAINT MONICA ELDERCARE PROGRAM
The Saint Monica Eldercare Program is sponsoring a seminar “Understanding Medicare,
on Wednesday, September 24, from 1pm until
2:30pm. The seminar will be held at St. Monica
Senior School, lower level. The presenter will
be Monique Scott of CMS (Center for Medicare & Medicaid
Services) Monique will present information about Medicare
A, B, D (prescription drug plan), Medicare Advantage plans,
Enrollment, and how Medicare works with employee sponsored or spousal health insurance. The seminar is free.
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The Saint Monica Eldercare Program is sponsoring “Safety
on the Streets” which will be presented by the Philadelphia
Police Department, on Thursday, September 25, from 1pm
until 2:30pm, at St. Monica Senior School, 16th & Porter
Streets. All are welcome to this very important program,
which will include tips on how to keep oneself safe when
walking in our South Philadelphia neighborhoods, as well as
information on how to keep from falling prey to those who try
to scam the elderly.
To attend either, or both, of these events, please RSVP to
Saint Monica Eldercare Program by calling 215-334-0285, or
by email to ljablonski@chs-adphila.org. Please provide your
name and contact information.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Movie Night in Marconi Plaza
The Friends of Marconi Plaza will present a showing of the
movie “Frozen” on Friday, October 3, at approximately
6:30pm at the East side of Marconi Plaza, across from the
playground. Light refreshments and face painting will be
available. This event is sponsored by the SCSSD of South
Philadelphia. All proceeds go to the Friends of Marconi Plaza
group who hosts these events and helps maintain the Plaza.
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St. Casimir Church presents “Designer Bag & Basket
Bingo” Friday, October 3, at EOM Athletic Association, 144
Moore Street. Doors open at 6pm / Bingo begins at 7pm and
includes 10 rounds of Bingo, soft beverages and desserts. Extra cards, specials, daubers, and raffles will be available for
purchase. Ticket Price is $25 per person; at the door will be
$30 per person. BYOB and snacks. To purchase tickets,
please call Marge Petronis (215-462-0464), Karen Lemba
(215-389-1320), or email stcasimirbingo@aol.com.
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St. Nick’s Italian Festival and Procession of Saints will
take place on Sunday, October 5, from 12 noon to 9 pm on the
1700 block, and beyond, on 9th Street. Great food, games for
children & adults, live music, and special guest Bobby Rydell.
Free parking in the Neumann-Goretti High School lot.
Consider
Remembering
Your Parish in
Your Will.
Two Adoration Chapel candles are available to be
offered for the living or deceased, which remain
lit for seven days. If interested, please complete
the information and return it to Stella Maris
Rectory with a $20 donation for each candle. All
names will appear in our Church Bulletin.
IN HONOR/MEMORY OF:
________________________________________________________
REQUESTED BY:
________________________________________________________
SAVIO BOYS’ CHOIR AUDITIONS
The Savio Boys’ Choir offers a rich musical and
spiritual experience for boys in grades 2 thru 8.
Under the patronage of St. Dominic Savio, this
world-class choir will tour locally in the US, and in Europe
during Easter. They sing many traditional hymns and choral
pieces in a variety of languages, including Latin, French, German and English. The choir, directed by Tom Windfelder
(former 25 year director of the Archdiocesan Boys’ Choir of
Philadelphia) will hold auditions on Saturday, September 27.
Please call the Director at 215-425-6995, to schedule an audition. You may visit the website at www.savioboychoir.org.
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