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06 / 07 OCTOBER Saint Joseph Parish Saint Francis deSales Parish |
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Friday, 19 October 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at St. Francis deSales' and 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at St. Joseph's |
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THE SANCTUARY LAMP at St. Joseph Church is offered, during
the week of 14 - 20 October, in loving memory of Paul and Camille
(Foti) Tegano, at the request of their son-in-law, Jack. Where will I be? I'll be in Dawsonville (GA) at Southern
Catholic College. Kateri will be the acting pastor from Monday to Thursday. Please give her your full cooperation - unless she pulls a fast one and tries a coup d'etat while I am gone. Cats can be sneaky, you know. |
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Sophie Dobrosielski D'Alfonso * Douglas S. J. DeGrassi Kathleen Keller Dunkel Nicole M. Kern Jane Palewicz Morris Frank L. Tranquillo Charles M. Trapani Aileen Smith Cicero John T. Gleason Elena M. Macaluso Francis A. ["Herb"] Tamburelli |
None, as far as we know. Andrew P. Chillemi Christopher W. Eckley Frank B. Generella Lindsey J. Boncore Chad A. Strokelitus |
| Sophie Dobrosielski [later D'Alfonso] was delivered safe and sound into this world on 15 Oct 1912. Now, 95 years later, she is still a good-looking woman and still has her wits about her. Sophie enjoys her family and friends and, with rare exceptions, can still be seen at the 10:45 a.m. Sunday Mass at St. Joseph Church. She is a good example and an inspiration to all of us. May God preserve her in His love in this life for as long as He thinks is good and, after that, in His love for all eternity! |
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FRANCIS DAVID TUCCI, Eternal rest grant unto Frank, O Lord, and let the perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen. |
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TRIDENTINE MASS I am interested in drawing up a list of persons who would like to participate in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass according to the Missal of 1962 - what Pope Benedict XVI refers to as "the extraordinary form" of the celebration of the Mass. Please call the Rectory (622-3081) to express your interest. Give your name and (if you are not a parishioner) your phone number. Please do not call on behalf of anyone. Call only to express your own interest. Father Connolly is able to celebrate Mass according to the Tridentine form and is willing to do so. Note: I would not knowingly or gladly offer Mass according to the Tridentine form except for a congregation that accepts without mental reservation the validity and the legitimacy of the Mass that is designated "the ordinary form", i.e. the Mass according to the Missal of 1970. If anyone is unfamiliar with the terminology ["jargon"] used above, please let me know. I'll be happy to tell you more than you want to know. If you yawn, I'll know that I've satisfied your curiosity. |
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SPAGHETTI SUPPER TODAY! Here is all you need to know: |
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and SAINT FRANCIS deSALES PARISH? If someone were to kidnap
me, throw me on a chair, inject me with truth serum and ask me
certain questions, here are the answers I would give. In fact,
I would give the same answers, with or without the truth serum: |
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Q - If this were to happen, what
would become of YOU, our sometimes beloved, sometimes not-so-beloved
pastor? A - I would survive and prosper, I guarantee you. Q - You seem awfully blasé! Don't you love your parishes and your parishioners? A - I love my parishes as a faithful husband loves his wife and I love my parishioners as a loving father loves his children (or as a loving brother loves his siblings, if you prefer a more egalitarian analogy). Q - Well, if you do, then why are you not kicking up a fuss and chafing at the bit at the prospect that our parishes might be consolidated / merged? A - Because I reserve my kicking up fusses and chafing at bits for attacks on faith and morals. This is not an attack on faith and morals. Q - Don't you think that Bishop Cullen is a terrible person for even thinking about consolidating / merging parishes? A - No, I think that Bishop Cullen is a lovely person, a good man, a competent bishop and he's probably pretty holy too, although I'll leave that judgment to God. Q - Well, if he is all you say he is, how come he is even thinking about consolidating / merging parishes? A - Bishop Cullen is afflicted with the quality commonly known as "common sense". He is a born administrator. He puts two and two together and comes up with four. Q - What else do you have to say before this truth serum wears off? A - Let nothing disturb thee. Let nothing affright thee. All things are passing. God alone is changeless. Patience attaineth all things. Whoever has God lacks for nothing. God alone suffices. By the way, that advice comes from St. Teresa of Jesus (Avila), whose memorial we celebrate tomorrow (15 Oct). She was a very bright woman - and holy too! |
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St. Francis deSales Parish sold 40 calendars. Total number of calendars sold: 672. At $5.00 each, the gross revenue amounted to $3,360.00. Deduct from this the following: $1,050.00 in prizes; $70.00 in printing; $41.80 in postage. Total deductions: $1,161.80. Net revenue: $2,198.20. Divided between the two parishes in proportion to number of calendars sold by each: St. Joseph Parish (94%) earned $2,067.35. St. Francis deSales Parish (6%) earned $130.85. THANK YOU! |
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THE BISHOPS OF CONNECTICUT ARE
WRONG! Just in case you are wondering, the issue is this: If a woman presents herself in a Catholic hospital and says that she was raped, is it morally permissible for the physician in charge to prescribe for her the pharmaceutical known as "Plan B" without first requiring that the woman be given a test to see whether or not she has ovulated. The correct answer is: No, it is not morally permissible to administer this particular pharmaceutical to a woman who has been raped - a drug that will prevent ovulation if ovulation has not already occurred but that will abort the newly conceived child if ovulation and conception have already occurred - unless there is certainty that the woman has not ovulated. The Bishops of Connecticut gave the correct answer at first, but then - for reasons not associated with courage or integrity - reversed themselves because of what they call an uncertainty about the effect of the pharmaceutical. In doing so, they have violated fundamental moral law. We pray that Pope Benedict and the appropriate Vatican Congregation will point this out to the bishops! Peter, please confirm (rebuke) the brethren! |
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ALL SAINTS NEWS (Miss) Kimberly
Fetter WE ACKNOWLEDGE WITH GRATITUDE the receipt of contributions to the StJosPar Memorial Fund as follows: In memory of Josephine Gerace Bercher Angelo and Kay Barone Andrew and Loreta DeStefano Domenica DeMatteo LaSelva Angelo and Kay Barone Andrew and Loreta DeStefano |
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IN LOVING MEMORY OF RONI KEVY On Tuesday, 23 October, between 5:00 and 9:00 p.m., ROMAN DELIGHT in the Fairlane Village Mall will donate 20% of your bill to the RELAY FOR LIFE of POTTSVILLE. In addition, there will be raffles, fifty-fifty drawings and much more! This fundraiser is in loving memory of Veronica J. Kevy. Veronica (Roni), a member of St. Joseph Parish, died of cancer on 27 April 2007. For further information, call 622-4400 or e-mail: stacy.quinn@cancer.org
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LETTER FROM BISHOP CULLEN Dear friends in Christ, P.S. For more about this important celebration of the universal Church, please visit the special World Mission Sunday website: www.iamamissionary.org |
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Saturday, 13 OctoberVigil of Sunday 6:00 p.m. - MARY ANN STROKELITUS by John and Diane Consugar and family Sunday,
14 October28th Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:15 a.m. - MARY THERESA O'NEIL by Nancy Dombrowny Haag 12:15 p.m. - FRANCIS and ESTELLE PURCELL by their son, Brian Saturday,
20 OctoberVigil of Sunday 6:00 p.m. - BRUCE E. MEASEL (anniversary of birth) by his mother, Mary Sunday,
21 October29th Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:15 a.m. - BASTINA FOLINO NICASTRO (anniversary of birth) by her grandson, Chip, and family 12:15 p.m. - ESTELLE PURCELL (1st anniversary) by her son, Brian |