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28 / 29 APRIL Saint Joseph Parish Saint Francis deSales Parish |
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6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at St. Joseph's 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at St. Joseph's 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at St. Francis deSales' |
| THE SANCTUARY LAMP at St. Joseph Church is offered, during the week of 06 - 12 May, in loving memory of Mamie Megna Hickey, at the request of her sister, Josephine Megna Messina. |
| THE LOURDES GROTTO CANDLE is offered, during the week of 06 - 12 May, in loving memory of Roni J. Kevy, at the request of Roberta. |
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SKIN CANCER: CAUSES, WARNING
SIGNS and TREATMENT Date: Wednesday, 9 May 2007 Time: 6:00 p.m. Place: Medical Conference Rooms A & B (main building) Pottsville Hospital and Warne Clinic Presenter: Stephen M. Purcell, MD, Advanced Dermatology Associates, LTD Note: From now on, members of StJosPar and StFdSPar will need written permission from the pastor before getting cancer of any kind. Permission will normally be denied. You will have to provide very solid reasons in order to be given permission. We don't like cancer around here! |
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Ashley A. Cory Kyle D. Shappell James F. Barbetta Joseph F. Frinzi Virginia Sanko Galle Phyllis C. Kevy Mandy L. Leymeister Michelle Sedicino Weiss Dominick D'Alessandro Charles E. Drummey Rosemary Chillemi Powanda Steven J. Matz Eugene M. Trabosh Joseph J. Weidner |
Francis M. Boncore April M. Hoysock Mary Anne Luppino Patricia Brennan Piccioni John D. Weiss Matthew S. Griffin Steven F. Mattera Madelyn C. Weidner Christopher L. Carestia Jerome Galati Joseph S. Hullihan 3rd Victoria Yarosh Pasqua |
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NATIVITY BVM HOSS'S NIGHT OUT Nativity BVM HS Development Committee will be hosting a day / evening at Hoss's Restaurant in Cressona on Monday, 21 May. On that day, 20% of your bill, before taxes, will be donated to Nativity simply by your eating at Hoss's Restaurant. Cards with Nativity's name should be presented at check-out. These cards are available at the parishes and at Nativity. This is a great way to help Nativity. You can dine at whatever time is best for you. Please consider dining at Hoss's on 21 May. If you want to know more, call Jennifer L. Daubert at Nativity. The number is 628-4004. |
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THE BANNS OF MARRIAGE are proclaimed for the second time between Philip Noel Collier,
a member of St. Edmund of Abingdon Parish, Abingdon, Oxfordshire
(England) and Katherine
Eileen Whitney, a member of St. Joseph
Parish, Pottsville Pennsylvania (USA). If anyone should have information about any impediment to this marriage, whether diriment or prohibitive, he or she is obliged to notify the pastor. |
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OF ALL THE THINGS I'VE EVER LOST,
I MISS MY MIND THE MOST. Recently, driving from Pottsville to the Reading Hospital, I stopped for gas at the convenience store / gas station near the Mount Carbon arch. The pumps there don't take debit cards (my preferred way to pay for gas). But I figured I had enough money with me to pay for a fill-up. So, I filled it up. Having done so, I noted the price, which was $31.79. At least I think I noted it. However, I still have that over-riding mindset that a twenty dollar bill more than covers a tank of gas. So, I walked into the store to pay the clerk. He was a polite young man who appeared to be from India or Pakistan. He smiled at me and said "That will be $31.79." I handed him the twenty-dollar bill and waited for change. Then he repeated, "That will be $31.79." I laughed a self-deprecating laugh and apologized for not being with the program. Then I reached into my wallet and fished out two one-dollar bills and handed then to him and waited for my change. At this point, his tranquil face tensed up just a bit. He said, "That will be $31.79." So, I did the math. Let me see now. Is $22.00 more or less than $31.79? Good grief! How could I be so stupid? Thank God, I still had a ten-dollar bill left in my wallet. I handed it to him and re-apologized. But you can apologize just once too often. His facial expression told me that I had exceeded my quota of apologies for one miserable transaction and that it was time for me to go. He handed me my twenty-one cents and I departed into the night. Unfortunately, I was wearing my clerical garb. So, the young man knew I was a priest. He was probably a Muslim or a Hindu. I don't think I advanced the cause of Christianity with him. He probably thought, "These Catholic priests …… what a bunch of dimwits!" This whole miserable interchange was probably recorded on videotape. If so, I hope it gets lost! |
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CURRENT REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT: PRO-LIFE or PRO-ABORTION? Notes
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In memory of Nicholas M. DeStefano Anthony N. Deramo Roni J. Kevy Albert and Linda Baldinger David and Christine Fannick Thomas and Jean Everly George and Jean Meyer James and Ann Marie Riotto Marlin and Mary Jane Reed Joseph and Sandy Frinzi Walter and Ann Marie Kryston Stiney and Rita Kruel Robert E. Ames Joseph and Michele Turnitza Robert and Denise Getzey Jean Albo Lang Edward and Catherine Snopek Cookie Ferhat Aileen Smith Cicero John and June McShaw Angelo and Kay Barone Bruce and Kathy Marianelli Ann Breslin Piccioni George and Mary Nocket M/M Michael Cardamone Julian and Nora Chiplonia and sons Frank and Camille Mattera Rose Chiodo Kalyan Margaret R. DiMarcello Julia Senitch Laplaca |
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Bob, Georgia and Scott Thomas Irene M. Conway M/M Richard Hudson Helen LaScala and Mary Ann Dragna Angeline LaPlaca Deramo Helen Walasavage Yvonne Struzinsky James and Patricia Garland M/M Joseph Pillus Ralph and Kathleen Butera Rev. Mr. Christopher S. Butera Larry and Mary Rose Burns George R. Schneck M/M Charles Miller Michael and Amelia Luppino Shirley McGuire Dr. Peter Yasenchak M/M George Garnett M/M Jack Boris E. Ellen Hildreth Ronald and Mary Nolley Linda D. Haberstroh M/M Roger Bailey Francis A. Tamburelli Gail Barone Molly B. Guers Charles and Mary Tamburelli Rose Marie Fabiani Zeller Catherine Gerace Smith Anthony and Karen Pilo Schuylkill County Municipal Authority Earl and Nancy Haag Likpkin, Marshall, Bohorad and Thornburg, Attorneys at Law Henry and Margaret Eckley Albert and Kitty Piccioni Miriam L. Thomas David and Diane Cory Nancy A. Griffin M/M Richard Reinert |
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CURRENT DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT: PRO-LIFE or PRO-ABORTION? Notes
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MADALYN MARIA YACKENCHICK, eighth child (third daughter) of Albert J., Sr. and Annetta (Mercuri) Yackenchick, will be baptized today (Sunday, 6 May) during the 10:45 a.m. Mass at St. Joseph Church . This beautiful little girl has no idea how much she is loved. Not only does she have two tried-and-true parents plus seven siblings to love her, she also has four grandparents, plus a whole supporting cast of uncles, aunts and cousins to love her. But above and beyond all of these, and eclipsing all of these, she has the love that is beyond all loves, the love Who is Love. She has God to love her. God loves her not merely as the human creature who she is. Today God exalts her above the status of "mere human". He exalts her to the level of His Own divinity. By sacramental baptism, little Madalyn Maria will share in the dignity of being an adopted daughter of God Most High. The Holy Spirit of God will take up residence within her today. Even though it would seem to us who "stand outside" that, because she is an infant, she is unable to pray, nevertheless prayer will be going on within her, because the Spirit within her will be praying. We give praise and we give thanks to God for His marvelous goodness to Albert and Annetta and we extend to the two of them our deepest respect and gratitude. They and their children are signs of hope for the Church and for the whole human race. May they, together will all who will descend from them, be one day gathered together in the Kingdom of God's Love. |
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Don't look this gift horse
in the mouth One needs only look at other
cultures to understand the insidious enemy with which we are
dealing. In this culture of death, in which the rest of the world
finds itself so deeply submerged, the most prudent thing any
country can do, especially a Catholic one, is to take pre-emptive
measures to thwart any infiltration of evil into its (relatively)
pristine culture. The rest of the world, through the Church,
has named the enemy - specific faces need not be identified.
As the appearance of the detractor is constantly changing it
seems more important to focus on the over-all agenda which remains
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MAY BREAKFAST AT ST. AMBROSE! On Sunday, 20 May 2007, you and your family can feast on an all-you-can-eat breakfast from 8:30 a.m. until Noon at the St. Ambrose Parish Center, Schuylkill Haven. Pancakes, eggs, sausage, potatoes, ham, dessert, coffee and juice will be included. The cost is only $6.00 for adults and $3.50 for children 3 to 10. Children ages 2 and under are free! Take-outs available. For further information, call St. Ambrose School at 570-385-2377. |
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THE REPUBLIC OF MALTA is a small independent island nation - seven islands
in all - located in the Mediterranean, south of Sicily. It is
one of the most Catholic countries in the world. With a population
of about 404,500, it is the smallest of the EU nations. Partly
because of pressures from the European Union, the citizens of
Malta are being asked to revise their Constitution in order to
legalize abortion. The letter that appears on page 11 of this bulletin was published in the 19 April edition of the Times of Malta. We recommend that you read it. You might want to note the name of the writer. She has a Catholic understanding of who is a human person and a catholic vision of who is her neighbor. |
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THE 4th ANNUAL VOLUNTEERS OF
AMERICA Celebrity Dinner, with special
guest speaker, Notre Dame Coach Charlie Weis, will be held on
Thursday, 10 May, at Genetti's in Wilkes-Barre. A silent auction
and cash bar begin at 5:30 p.m. and dinner begins at 7:00 p.m.
Tickets are $100.00 for adults and $50.00 for students under
18 years of age. Call 825-5261 for tickets or for additional
information. Proceeds will benefit youth programs and homeless services provided by Volunteers of America. |
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MEAT-A-BALLAS SECRET SAUCE GARDEN SALAD PANE ITALIANO Oggi! [SUNDAY, 6 MAY] SAINT JOSEPH PARISH HALL. 11:30 am to 4:00 pm. The last of the season! Get it while the gettin's good! And , believe me, it's good! Six dollars - all you can eat. Three dollars for the bambini. |
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If you would like to go to the Cathedral in Allentown on Saturday, 2 June, to see Deacon Christopher S. Butera ordained to the priesthood, call the Rectory (622-3081) or call Julia (622-6605) to sign up for the bus. It will cost you about $12.00. The Mass is at 10:30 a.m., so we will leave at about 8:00 a.m. and will leave Allentown at about 1:30 p.m. (that's an approximation). |
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Saturday, 05 MayVigil of Sunday 6:00 p.m. - RONI J. KEVY by Roberta
Sunday, 06 May5th Sunday of Easter 9:15 a.m. - CHARLES and AGNES THYE by the Thye family 12:15 p.m. - LEO J. BECKER Jr. by Alma Brennan
Monday, 07 MayEaster Weekday 10:00 a.m. -MARGUERITE COYLE by George and Joan Repella
Wednesday, 09 MayEaster Weekday 10:00 a.m. - MEL KERR by his wife, Bianca
Friday, 11 MayEaster Weekday 10:00 a.m. - JAMES EVOLO by William and Tina Rutecky
Saturday, 12 MayVigil of Sunday 6:00 p.m. - PARISHIONERS: StFdSPar / StJosPar by EBC
Sunday, 13 May6th Sunday of Easter 9:15 a.m. - EDWARD W. KULL by Stephen (+) and Jeanette Chalinsky 12:15 p.m. - WILLIAM E. BRENNAN by his sister, Anne, and his brother, Vincent |