Dear Parishioners and Friends, It is with great joy and thanksgiving to God our Father and to the people of our Parish that we begin to celebrate the festivities of our Centennial Year for the many blessings bestowed upon us throughout these years of service and dedication. Over the past 100 years the people of the Church of St. William through parish ministry, school and social activities has sought to grow as a Catholic community. We have been bound together in love, to live and to spread the Gospel values. We are truly grateful to all who have helped and continue to help to build up the Kingdom of God in the past, and now in the present time. May our prayerful reflection on the past and our unfailing hope in the future during this Centen-nial Jubilee move us to share with all people God’s gifts to us and all that we are and have. Fr. Al Concha Pastor

Centennial Mass 11:30am “ Grateful and Blessed”

The Church of Saint William 6200 Rising Sun Avenue - Philadelphia, PA 19111

(Tel.) 215-745-1389 (Fax) 215-745-8432 www.churchofstwilliam.com office@churchofstwilliam.com @stwilliamphila stwilliamphila

Rectory Office Hours: 8:45 AM to 11:45 AM and 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM Convent Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Tel.) 215-745-3513 Parochial Religious Education Program (PREP) (Tel.) 267-831-8046

PARISH STAFF Rev. Alfonso J. Concha (Fr. Al), Pastor Rev. Msgr. James E. Mortimer, Pastor Emeritus Rev. Tariq Isaac, Parochial Vicar Rev. Augusto Concha (Fr. Gus) Retired, Resident Rev. Eugene Almonor, O.M.I. Deacon William Moser Deacon Felipe Cruz Deacon Angel Alicea, Retired

CONVENT Sr. Rose Patrice, Superior & Hispanic Ministry Sr. Bernadette Taraschi, Dir. Religious Education PREP

CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENTS BAPTISM (Lower Church) Spanish: 3rd Sunday of the month at 12:00PM English: 2nd or 4th Sunday of the month at 1:00PM

Pre-Baptismal Instructions: Spanish: 2nd Wednesday 7:00PM Rectory basement English: 1st Sunday at 1:00PM (Church)

For information or scheduling a Baptism, please email Deacon Bill Moser (English) or Sister Rose (Spanish) at the following:

deaconmoser@churchofstwilliam.com s.rose@churchofstwilliam.com CONFIRMATION Bishops are Ordinary ministers of Confirmation. On special oc-casions priests can do the same. RECONCILIATION IN CHURCH Saturday: 4:00—4:45PM Eve of Holy Days: 4:00—4:45PM Eve of First Fridays: After 12:00 Noon Mass only For personal request, contact the Rectory. MATRIMONY Weddings are scheduled on Saturdays at 11:00AM, 1:00PM, or 3:00PM in the Upper Church; 2:00PM in the Lower Church.

Couples intending marriage must contact our parish priest at least six months prior to the intended date of marriage. To reserve a wedding please contact : pastor@churchofstwilliam.com. For required marriage preparation contact the rectory or PhillyCatholicMarriagePrep.com

For wedding music contact Ken Houser, Music Director at music@churchofstwilliam.com. ANOINTING OF THE SICK Sacrament of healing and God’s blessings for those who are sick or in serious condition. Parishioners in serious illness, please contact our parish priests. Anyone unable to attend Mass due to illness may call the Rectory to make arrangements to receive Communion in their home.

PLEASE NOTE: Because of the 100th anniversary celebration, the January Baptisms in Spanish will be on January 27 at 12:00pm in the lower church.

Upcoming Events

January 27 St. Helena’s Food Cupboard collection February 2 Eucharistic Adoration (8:30am—4:45pm) 16 Mass for Married Couples at 5:00pm

MASS SCHEDULE

Sunday Vigil 5:00pm (Saturday)

7:30am (LC), 9:00am (LC),12pm (UC), 8pm (UC) 10:30AM - Spanish 4:00PM - Pakistani 5:30PM - Haitian

Monday through Friday 6:30AM and 12:00 Noon

Saturday 8:00AM

Sunday Concert Series Please note that today’s Sunday Concert

featuring Classical Guitarist Charles Mokotoff

has been cancelled due to health reasons.

We offer our prayers for Charles and hope to be able to reschedule him in the near future.

We thank you for your interest and

hope to see you at our next concert.

Masses for the week of January 20, 2019

Sunday, January 20 5:00pm (Vigil) Walter Paulachok (22nd anniversary)

7:30am Mark Hill 9:00am Donna & Richard Muller (5th anniversary)

8:00pm Sister Francis Joseph Loughran Monday, January 21 6:30am Eleanor Zurn

12:00pm Alicia & William Botz

Tuesday, January 22 6:30am Sister Joan Carroll 12:00pm Marie Thomas Magras

Wednesday, January 23 6:30am Katelyn Nicole Davis

12:00pm Kathleen Duff (birthday memorial)

Thursday, January 24 6:30am Sister Marie Honora Fraties

12:00pm Jeffrey Jubelirer (living)

Friday, January 25 6:30am Fransisco Savier 12:00pm Frances Zancolli Saturday, January 26 8:00am Sister Marita Helen Harrington

5:00pm Grandma Lolo

Please keep the sick of our parish in your prayers.

Loretta LaBarge Livia Ginobile Bob Edmonds Peter Feledick Carmella Dick James Trainor Patrice Juliani Olivia Lutz Diana Lucas Baby River Fisher Ritter Eric Grey Linda Richardson Mary O’Donnell Ed Burgoon Mike Montgomery

Please pray for the souls of all the faithful departed, especially those in our parish.

Kevin McGovern (Class of ‘71) US Air Force Vet Lawrence Dougherty, Sr.

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

January 20, 2019

FOCUS: The Lord has betrothed himself to us in Christ Jesus and we are not abandoned.

The wedding at Cana has Jesus at the heart of the cel-ebration. He is present now as we gather to celebrate. Here today he bestows upon us his blessings and his gifts—bringing forth faith and reassuring us of his fi-delity and abundant grace.

LITURGY OF THE WORD: In relaying the words

of the Lord to Israel, Isaiah uses the image of a mar-riage to describe the relationship between God and his Chosen People. Saint Paul reminds us that the Spirit gives many different gifts to be used to build up the community. The Gospel tells the story of Jesus’ first miracle—turning water into wine at the wedding feast at Cana.

REFLECTION: We need a variety of gifts in the

Church. How boring it would be if we all had the same gift, or gifts. And how deprived we would be! Paul is reminding us of our God who sees our needs and addresses them through the different members of the Christian community.

So we ask ourselves:

What gift has God given me?

How do I use that gift to serve others?

How am I a sign of God’s active presence in the world?

See ’Jesus’ with St. William Parish Our parish is running a trip to Lancaster to the Sight & Sound Theatre to see the production of ‘Jesus’.

DATE: Saturday, April 27, 2019 TIME: Bus departs 8:00am; returns 7:00pm COST: $120 (adults); $80 (children 3-12) CALL: Vida Moise 267-872-352 Nancy Sanchez 267-294-6178

Bus will depart in front of St. William Church at 8:00am; show is 11:00am; lunch (not provided in cost) at 2:00pm; shopping 3:00-5:00pm; depart Lancaster 5:00pm

St. William Rectory closed Monday—January 21

Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

St. Helena’s Cupboard Next weekend will be the monthly collection of non-perishable food for St. Helena’s Cupboard. Thank you for sup-porting this ministry and bringing food. May God bless you for thinking of others.

Relic of St. John Vianney’s Incorrupt Heart is coming to the Cathedral Basilica of SS Peter & Paul on Feb. 2 & 3. All are welcome to come for prayer before the incorrupt heart of this saintliest of priests. It is a unique time to intercede for the healing of the Church, the healing of the priesthood, and holy vocations.

February 2 2pm—5pm, then after 5:15pm Mass until 7pm February 3 7am—6:15pm (before & after Masses during day)

Visit cathedralphila.org/sjv for schedule

Contributions for 2018 To request a record of your parish contributions, please email office@churchofstwilliam.com or call the rectory at 215-745-1389 with your name, address & envelope no.

CENTENNIAL O R N E R

Catholic Charities Night with the Flyers!

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Monday, February 11, 2019 (7:00pm)

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Catholic Schools Week January 27—February 2, 2019

Mark your calendar for Open Houses

ST. CECILIA SCHOOL Sunday—January 27 10:00am—12:30pm PRESENTATION BVM SCHOOL Sunday—January 27 Mass at 8:30am, followed by Open House and refresh-ments from 9:30—11:30am

Philadelphia—World Youth Day Since most cannot make it to Panama for World Youth Day, we are bringing it here to the City of Philadelphia at Mother Boniface Spirituality Center at 3501 Solly Ave-nue. This day is for young adults only (18+) and must show proper ID. DATE: Saturday, January 26 TIME: 9:30am to 10:30pm COST: $35 (incl. admission, lunch & dinner) Join us for prayer, inspirational speakers, music and live stream of events in Panama. This will be a day you won’t want to miss. To register and for more details, visit www.msbt.org/mbsc. Questions—contact Amy Raimondi at araimondi@msbt.org.

SUNDAY COLLECTIONS

January 13, 2019

Church $5,936 E-giving $140 Utilities $1,361

God bless you for your continued support of the Parish. Fr. Al

Saint William Senior NEWS Senior Citizen meetings are held the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month at 12:00pm at Wesley, 7040 Oxford Avenue. Next meeting is Jan. 23rd. New mem-bers are always welcome. For information about the Sen-iors, please contact Ro McElroy at 267-210-1524.

‘Young at Heart’ luncheon for Seniors will be held on Monday, January 21 at Presentation BVM Parish Hall on Martins Mill Rd. from 12:00 to 2:30pm. All are welcome.

Upcoming Centennial Events:

February 16—Mass for Mar-ried Couples at 5:00pm in lower church. Gather for re-freshments following Mass.

May 5—The First 50 Years All are invited to parish hall (1:30-4:00pm) to celebrate the parish from 1920 to 1970

when there was an influx of German, Irish, Polish and Italian immigrants.

October 6 –Dinner/Dance Gala All alumni from St. William School and former and current parishioners and friends are invited to come together at Philadelphia Ballroom (2014 Hornig Rd., Phila., 19116) from 2:00 to 7:00pm. Cost is $50, which includes open bar and buffet. Call the rectory for reservations.

November 17—The Next 50 Years—From 1970 to the present, people from South and Central Ameri-ca, Haiti and Pakistan joined our parish. Celebrate with us in the parish hall (1:30-4:00pm) with food, music and art.

For current information about Centennial events, visit our website at www.churchofstwilliam.com/100th or call the rectory at 215-745-1389.

Catholic Catechism for Adults The presence of the Catholic Church in the United States reaches back to the founding days of our country through the leadership of Archbishop John Carroll, the first Catholic bishop in the United States. His story like the stories at the start of each chapter in the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults give us a glimpse into the lives of Catho-lics who lived out their faith through-out our country's history. Each chap-ter in the Catechism for Adults in-

cludes stories, doctrine, reflection, quotations, discussion questions, and prayer to lead the reader to a deepening faith. Join us Monday evenings beginning January 21 in the Convent basement at 7:00pm as we explore this rich source of our Catholic Faith in the United States. Purchase the book on Amazon or at any book store. Register for class: sbernadette@churchofstwilliam.com or call 267-831-8046.

From Yoline and Melissa and the Scutt Family

We want to express our gratitude to the St. William’s Parish family and especially Fr. Al Concha, who always came and checked on us. We thank all the commu-nities including the Pakistani, Spanish

and Haitian communities who supported our cause. All of the donations and purchases of our baked goods and religious gifts helped us raise $2,333.25. These funds contributed to our trip balance and travel needs for our journey to Panama for World Youth Day 2019. We will take you in our hearts and pray for this wonderful and colorful parish celebrating 100 years.

MISA DE APERTURA DEL AÑO JUBILAR ENERO 20, 2019 - 11:30 AM

"Agradecidos y bendecidos"!

Iniciamos el Año Jubilar con la Misa de apertura y con El lema: "agradecidos y bendecidos"! Nuestra Parroquia de San Guillermo ha recorrido un largo camino desde su fundación, Enero 20, 1920. Dios nos ha bendecido y seguirá regalándonos sus dones. Reconoce-mos con fe y gratitud las gracias recibidas. Y suplicamos a Dios, nuestro Padre, nuevas bendiciones para el presente y el futuro de nuestra Parroquia. Estamos llama-dos a dar testimonio del amor que nos une a Cristo y el servicio y entrega a nuestros hermanos. Les invitamos a celebrar y a dar gracias a Dios por este acontecimiento de tanta trascendencia. Que Dios nuestro Padre, siga der-ramando sus gracias sobre todos y cada uno de nosotros.

• Obispo Nelson Pérez

• Sacerdotes, Diáconos,

Religiosos, Religiosas quienes han servido a la

comunidad St. William

• Ex-alumnos

• Feligresas fieles

• Familiares y visitas

Después de misa, están invitados al Salón Parroquial

para un compartir con comida internacional.

por el 100 Aniversario de la Iglesia St. William

Esta Eucaristía es nuestra acción de gracias al Padre por Jesucristo, en el Espíritu. Queremos dar gracias especialmente por los 100 años de vida de este templo, casa de Dios y de nuestra comunidad católica. Damos gracias de todo corazón al Padre por toda la vida de esta parro-quia que estas piedras han acogido en este tiempo. Nuestra iglesia ha sido la casa que ha permitido a esta co-munidad crecer, madurar, celebrar, rezar, convivir, compartir alegrías y también momentos dolorosos. Este templo ha acogido en sus cien años: tantos niños bautizados y jóvenes confirmados, tantas bodas y primeras comuniones, miles de celebraciones de la eucaristía, fiestas parroquiales, celebraciones del perdón y la unción de enfermos, la oración por los vivos y por los difuntos, miles de niños que han pasado por la cateque-sis y acciones de la caridad. Damos gracias por tantas personas que con su aportación han construido y siguen construyendo día a día esta parroquia, por los que han fallecido y los que siguen aquí. Guardamos en nuestros corazones tantos momentos aquí vividos, tantos nombres, tanta vida compartida,

elevamos a Dios, el Padre de quien procede todo bien, un GRACIAS grande, lleno de entusiasmo, de cariño y

de agradecimiento sincero.

GRACIAS por toda la vida de esta comunidad que Tú has sostenido, bendecido e iluminado. Gracias, Se-

ñor, muchas gracias. Ayúdanos a que nuestro agradecimiento nos impulse a hacerte cada vez más el centro de

nuestra vida y de nuestra comunidad y renueve el compromiso de cada uno de nosotros con nuestra parroquia.

“Entrad por sus puertas con acción de gracias … Dadle gracias, bendecid su nombre.”

Salmo 100, 4

SEGUNDO DOMINGO TIEMPO ORDINARIO

"Hagan lo que El les diga"!

El Evangelio de este Domingo nos presenta un hecho prodigioso sucedido en Caná de Galilea. Jesús, María y sus primeros discípulos fueron invitados a esta boda. La mejor imagen del Reino de Dios es el del banquete de bodas. Cristo es el verdadero esposo! Está con Él, su madre, sus amigos, sus parientes y sus discípulos. El mil-agro de la boda se produce por la intercesión de María! Ella se dió cuenta que faltaba el vino. Confía en su hijo y dice a los sirvientes: 'Hagan lo que Él les diga'. Y consiguió el milagro. Jesús convirtió el agua en vino! Los discípulos creyeron en Jesús! Necesitamos que Jesús saque lo mejor de nosotros como sacó el mejor vino en la boda. Que la intercesión de María nos ayude a descubrir a Jesús siempre cercano, y por su intercesión nos ayude a vivir mejor la vida cristiana y el servicio a nuestros hermanos.

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