Saint Michael Parish May 17, 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

Seventh Sunday of Easter 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. Continua-

mos 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.

Saint Michael Church Founded 1831

1445 North Second Street Philadelphia, PA 19122

215-739-2358 Fax: 215-739-5766

http://stmichaelsphilly.org (NEW WEBSITE)

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

“For it is written in the book…..”

“En el libro … esta escrito…”

5/17 7th Sunday of Easter 5:00 PM vigil Judge William Lederer r/o Marie Lederer 8:30 AM Gregory Micenec r/o Barb & Bill Majzik 10:00 AM Joseph McGough r/o Dolores McGough 11:30 AM The People of the Parish

5/18 Monday St. John I, Pope & Martyr 8:00 AM Christopher Sears r/o John & Margaret Mary Geist

5/19 Tuesday Easter Weekday 8:00 AM David Schindle r/o Marie A. Lederer & Family

5/20 Wednesday St. Bernardine of Siena, Priest 8:00 AM Benedict Arul & Family r/o Ralph Berarducci

5/21 Thursday St Christopher Magallanes, Priest & Companions, Martyrs 8:00 AM Christopher Sears r/o Joanne Bradley & Mary O’Brien

5/22 Friday St. Rita of Cascia, Religious 8:00 AM The People of the Parish

5/24 Pentecost Sunday (wear red for the Holy Spirit) 5:00P vigil Mary McCabe r/o Kathleen Chorlton 8:30 AM Gregory Micenec r/o Karen & Denise Trembecki 10:00 AM John Healey Sr., 4th Anniversary r/o The Healey Family 11:30 AM The People of the Parish ====================================

SANCTUARY LIGHTS will burn in the Churches this week for

Gregory Micenec at the request of Mom & Dad.

SUNDAY COLLECTIONS: May 10, 2015 (Note: Last week’s Bulletin reported the Collections for May 3, 2015, not May 10) 1st Collection $ 2,086.00 Mother’s Day (to date) $ 497.00 Catholic Home Missions (to date) $ 172.00 Ascension Thursday $ 8.00

===================================== LITURGICAL MINISTERS May 24, 2015 5:00 PM Lector & Euch. Min.: As Available 8:30 AM Lector: Walt Daskaluk Euch, Min.: Maria Maldonado 10:00 AM Lector: Maria Tanczak Euch. Min.: Grace Galaschewski 11:30 AM Lectors: Leticia Garcia/Celia Pagan Santos Euch. Min.: As Available

=================================== PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK: Joseph McGrath, Anna Batot, Joanne Sherman, Mary Zarowski, Matthew Muldoon, 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. ======================================= Please pray for our deceased: We ask that you pray for the soul of Bonnie Hackett, the

former Coordinator of Religious Education and Parish Services at Saint Michael Parish. Bonnie died last week.

A memorial Mass for Bonnie will be planned in the near future. Bonnie ministered to the people, especially the young people, for many years. She was passionate about bringing the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the people

of this parish and other places she worked. She also was a Trinitarian volunteer.

Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. May the soul of the faithful departed, through

the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen

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

May 17, 2015 Seventh Sunday of Easter

As a witness of Jesus’ resurrection, Matthias is chosen to replace him “who was destined to be lost”. Let us bless the Lord who has so loved us and in whom we are called to love one another.

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.

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 im-mediately. Call the rectory for visits at home to the elderly and infirm or when someone enters the hospi-tal and wishes a visit from the parish priest. En caso de una emergencia llame la rectoría inme-diatamente. Para visitas en casa de las personas ma-yores y enfermas o cuando alguien este en el hospital y desee una visita del sacerdote llame la rectoría.

Parish Calendar of Events

Saturday/Sunday—May 16 & 17 Manna Food Collection

MANNA COLLECTION As the Lord provided manna from heaven

to feed the hungry, the archdiocesan Nutritional Development Services

MANNA Canned Food Collection affords our faith community the opportunity

to assist struggling families and individuals in our area that are in need of food.

Join Us for a Great Mission! At Norris Square Park Pope Francis tells us:

“All of us are called to offer others an explicit wit-ness to the saving love of the Lord...Our falling short of perfection should be no excuse; on the contrary.,

mission is a constant stimulus not to remain mired in mediocrity but to continue growing .”

( Joy of the Gospel 121)

Sunday’s at 3:00 p.m. May 24

Our Blessed Virgin Mary is the Moth-er of God and of us ALL .

Please take time throughout the month of May to honor Mary and to pray to the Queen of Peace for peace in our community and the

world. The world is full of goodness and evil. The only way we can stop evil is by

doing good and acting lovingly to all God’s children.

Memorare REMEMBER, O most gracious Virgin Mary,

that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession was left unaided. Inspired with this

confidence, I fly to thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother; to thee do I come; before thee I stand,

sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear

and answer me. Amen.

Acordaos, ¡oh piadosísima Virgen María!, que jamás se ha oído decir que ninguno

de los que han acudido a vuestra protección, implorando vuestra asistencia y reclamando

vuestro socorro, haya sido desamparado. Animado por esta confianza, a Vos también acudo,

¡oh Madre, Virgen de las vírgenes!, y gimiendo bajo el peso de mis pecados me atrevo a com-

parecer ante vuestra presencia soberana. ¡Oh Madre de Dios!, no desechéis mis súplicas,

antes bien, escuchadlas y acogedlas benignamente. Amén.

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. 214-2

May 17, 2015 Seventh Sunday of Easter

May 17, 2015 Seventh Sunday of Easter

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Each one of you has to be God’s microphone. Each one of you has to be a mes-senger, a prophet. The church will always exist as long as there is someone who

has been baptized…Where is your baptism? You are baptized in your profes-sions, in the fields of workers, in the market. Wherever there is someone who has

been baptized, that is where the church is. There is a prophet there. Let us not hide the talent that God gave us on the day of our baptism and let us truly live

the beauty and responsibility of being a prophetic people.

This is what we are about: We plant the seeds that one day will grow. We water seeds already plant-

ed, knowing that they hold future promise.

Peace is not the product of terror or fear. Peace is not the silence of cemeteries. Peace is not the silent result of violent repression.

Peace is the generous, tranquil contribution of all to the good of all. Peace is dynamism. Peace is generosity. It is right and it is duty.

In the First Reading from the Acts of the Apostles, Peter tells everyone assembled that the Scriptures foretold of Judas’s betrayal of Jesus. He continues to tell them the importance of replacing Judas with some-one who was a follower of Jesus Christ but not of the original twelve. After deliberation and prayer, Matthias was chosen as an Apostle. This was all done after Jesus ascended to heaven. The Second Reading continues last week’s theme of love. “God is love, and whoever remains in love remains in God and God in him.” Towards the end of the movie/show Les Miserables, we hear the words “To love another person is to see the face of God.” We cannot love unless we have the love of God in our own hearts and minds. God’s love for us is unconditional and everlasting, although he does not always like what we do or say. Both the Gospel Acclamation and Gospel talk about the fact that we are never alone. We will never be orphans because we have God (Father, Son & Holy Spirit) to guide and protect us. Jesus asks his Father to “consecrate them in the truth.” The truth is based on “the Book” which is the Old and New Testament of the Bible. These stories are proclaimed to us and we are offered explanations of what the stories mean and how we can apply them to today’s world. We also can deepen our own faith by reading stories of people who lived their faith. On May 23, Archbishop Oscar Romero will be Beatified. As the Archbishop of El Salvador , he was assassinated in 1980 . This brings this modern day martyr one step closer to Sainthood. Archbishop Romero believed that we are all called to help each other in attaining peace with God and with our neighbor, both known and unknown. He was an authentic disciple of Jesus Christ spreading the “truth” of the Gospel and offering love and compassion to all people. He lived and died for our faith. So we ask ourselves: • Do we consider the Bible one of our favorite books? • Do we look for the face of God in every person we see and love that person even though

we may not like what they do? • Do we look to God as our Father and protector?

Words of inspiration from Archbishop Oscar Romero

STEWARDSHIP: Jesus is the perfect steward—watching carefully over all who have been entrusted to Him by the Father and then sending them all out into the world in service. May I similarly protect and wisely use the gifts entrusted to me!

Jesús es el perfecto administrador—mirando cuidadosamente a todos los que han sido encomendados a Él por el Padre y después enviándolos a todos para que sirvan por el mundo. ¡Que de igual forma yo proteja y use sabiamente los dones que se me han encomendado!

The Catholic Charities Appeal is the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s single most important fundraising initiative. The 2015 Catholic Chari-ties Appeal: GIVING HOPE con-tinues 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 re-caudar fondos más importante de la Arquidiócesis de Filadelfia. Catholic Charities Appeal 2015: DAR ES-PERANZA continúa mejorando gracias al éxito y la cooperación del año pasado de toda la comunidad católica de la Arquidiócesis de Filadelfia.

May 17, 2015 Seventh Sunday of Easter

Visitation BVM Parish Festival Visitation BVM (300 E. Lehigh Ave.)

will hold its annual Parish Festival Friday,

May 29-Sunday, May 31. There will be wonderful food, carni-val games and bouncies

for the kids. The times are:

Friday 5– 9 p.m., Saturday 2-8 p.m. Sunday 1-5

p.m. There will be Bingo on

Friday from 7-9 p.m. with lots of prizes

and a $250 jackpot.

¡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.

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En la primera lectura, tomada de los Hechos de los Apóstoles, Pedro le dice a todo el mundo reunido, que las Escrituras habían anunciado la traición de Judas a Jesús. Él con-tinúa que se les diga la importancia de sustituir Judas con alguien que era un seguidor de Jesús Cristo, pero no de los doce apóstoles. Después de la deliberación y la oración, Matías fue elegido como un apóstol. Todo esto sucedió después de que Jesús ascendió al cielo. La Segunda Lectura continúa la semana pasada el tema del amor. "Dios es amor, y quien permanece en el amor permanece en Dios y Dios en él." Hacia el final de la película/mostrar Los Mis-erables, escuchamos las palabras "para amar a otra persona es ver el rostro de Dios." no podemos amar si no tenemos el amor de Dios en nuestros corazones y mentes. Amor de Dios por nosotros es incondicional y eterno, aunque no siempre le gusta lo que hacemos o decimos. Tanto la aclamación al Evangelio y el Evangelio hablar sobre el hecho de que no estamos solos. Nunca podremos estar huérfanos porque tenemos a Dios (Padre, Hijo y Espíritu Santo) con el fin de guiar y proteger. Jesús pide al Padre que "la consagración en la verdad." La verdad se basa en "el libro" que es el Antiguo y Nuevo Testamento de la Biblia. Estas historias se proclamó a nosotros y se nos ha ofrecido expli-caciones de lo que las historias y cómo podemos aplicarlos en el mundo de hoy. También podemos profundi-zar nuestra propia fe por leer historias de personas que vivían su fe. El 23 de mayo, el Arzobispo Oscar Romero será beatificado. Como el Arzobispo de El Salvador, fue asesinado en 1980. Esto trae esta moderna mártir un paso más cerca de la santidad. El Arzobispo Romero cree que todos estamos llamados a ayudar a los demás a lograr la paz con Dios y con el prójimo, tanto cono-cidos como desconocidos. Fue un auténtico discípulo de Jesucristo propagación de la "verdad" del Evangelio y ofreciendo amor y compasión a todas las personas. Vivió y murió para nuestra fe. Así que nos preguntamos: • ¿consideramos la Biblia uno de nuestros libros favoritos? • Buscamos el rostro de Dios en cada persona que vemos y ama a esa persona, aunque puede que no

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