Church of St. William 6200 Rising Sun Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19111

PARISH STAFF

Pastor Rev. Alfonso J. Concha (Fr. Al)

Parochial Vicar Rev. Tariq Isaac

Retired (Resident) Rev. Augusto Concha (Fr. Gus)

Haitian Community Rev. Eugene Almonor, O.M.I.

Deacon William Moser

Deacon Felipe Cruz Deacon Angel Alicea, Retired

Secretaries Caroline Guy Judi Schein

Business Manager Timothy Babbage

Music Director

Ken Houser

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CONVENT

Superior & Hispanic Ministry Sr. Rose Patrice, IHM

Director of Religious Education—PREP Sr. Bernadette Taraschi, IHM

SCHEDULE FOR LENT

MASSES—Lower Church Tuesdays (April 9 & 16) - 7:00pm LC CONFESSIONS—Lower Church Tuesdays (April 9 & 16) - 6:30pm Bi-lingual w/2 priests Wednesdays (April 10 & 17) - 6:30pm English w/2 priests Friday (April 12) - 4:30-5:00pm & 6:30-7:00pm w/2 priests Saturday (April 13) 4:00pm—4:45pm w/2 priests POOR MAN’S SUPPER—Rectory Basement Thursday (April 11) 6:30pm STATIONS OF THE CROSS AND BENEDICTION—Lower Church Wednesdays (April 10 & 17) - 7:00pm English: Friday (April 12) - 5:00pm Pakistani; 7:00pm Spanish & Haitian PALM SUNDAY—Regular Sunday Mass Schedule

MASS SCHEDULE

Sunday Vigil 5:00pm (Saturday LC)

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

Monday through Friday (LC) 6:30am and 12:00 Noon

Saturday 8:00am

LC = lower church UC = upper church

Poor Man’s Supper Everyone is invited to attend this Thurs-day, April 11 at 6:30pm in the Rectory Basement. Topic will be The Church—God gathers us together in love, a video by Bishop Barron.

Church of St. William

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 (Rectory Basement) Spanish: 2nd Wednesday 7:00PM English: 1st Sunday at 1:00PM

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. 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 Pastor at least six months prior to the intended date of marriage.

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.

RECTORY OFFICE HOURS

8:45—11:45am 12:30—3:30pm Rectory: 215-745-1389 Fax: 215-745-8432 Convent: 215-745-3513 PREP: 267-831-8046 Website: www.churchofstwilliam.com Email: office@churchofstwilliam.com Pastor: pastor@churchofstwilliam.com

Holy Week HOLY THURSDAY—April 18 10:00am Chrism Mass—Cathedral Basilica 7:00pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper (upper church) Multi-lingual - Procession to lower church for Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 11:00pm Night Prayer concluding Eucharistic Adoration GOOD FRIDAY—April 19 9:00am Morning Prayer (lower church)

Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion 12:00pm English (upper church) 2:00pm Creole (upper church) 3:00pm Urdu (lower church) 7:00pm Spanish (lower church) Stations of the Cross 7:00pm English (upper church) HOLY SATURDAY—April 20 9:00am Morning Prayer (lower church) 9:30am Blessing of Food—multi lingual (lower church) 7:00pm Easter Vigil—multi lingual (upper church) EASTER SUNDAY—April 21 7:30am English (lower church) 9:00am English (lower church) 10:30am Spanish (lower church) 12:15pm English (upper church) 1:00pm Urdu (lower church) 5:30pm Haitian (upper church) 8:00pm English (upper church)

Divine Mercy Sunday—April 28th Our Lord's Divine Mercy Sunday grants forgiveness of all sins and punishment, even the most hardened sin-ners! All are welcome to join us. Confessions: 2:00pm—3:00pm Divine Mercy Chaplet: 2:45pm Mass: 3:00pm with Fr. Christopher Walsh

God bless our newly baptized

Jazmine Silva Sanchez

Sandra Silva Sanchez

Emma Marie Rivera

Julian Barnes

Kathyrn Barnes

Jenayah Jovin

Mass at Cathedral Basilica of SS Peter & Paul All are invited to a special Mass for those suffering from addiction on Saturday, April 27 at the Cathedral begin-ning at Noon. Addiction has touched far too many fam-ilies and taken far too many of our loved ones. Join us that we may draw strength from one another in the power of our faith.

Holy Name Society will join the Saturday morning Mass at 8:00am on Saturday, April 13th at St. William Church. All are welcome to stay and say the rosary and the Miraculous Medal Novena. Everyone is also welcome to venerate a third class relic of Blessed John of Vercelli.

Masses for the week of April 7, 2019

Sunday, April 7 5:00pm (Vigil) Richard Kurth (6th anniversary)

7:30am Patrick & Catherine Collins

9:00am Helen Kuzmack 10:30am Giovanna Diaz-Ramos 12:00pm William Padden (2nd anniversary)

8:00pm Anthony & Anna Bukenas Monday, April 8 6:30am Katelyn Nicole Davis 12:00pm Tina Crowe (living)

Tuesday, April 9 6:30am Robert Inemer (living)

12:00pm Holy Souls 7:00pm Marie Gerdelmann (10th anniversary)

Wednesday, April 10 6:30am Paul Hai Nguyen 12:00pm Holy Souls in Purgatory

Thursday, April 11 6:30am Holy Souls 12:00pm James Ignatius Kelly (1st anniversary Feb. 3) Friday, April 12 6:30am Holy Souls 12:00pm Damian Gallagher (1st anniversary Jan 21)

Saturday, April 13 8:00am Dec’d members of Toan Doan’s family

5:00pm Michael Coles (living)

Please keep the sick of our parish in your prayers.

Loretta LaBarge Livia Ginobile Baby River Fisher Ritter Diana Lucas Eric Grey Olivia Lutz Carmella Dick Linda Richardson Mary O’Donnell Ed Burgoon Mike Montgomery Christopher Browne Clifford Browne Joe Fenuto Shawn Downey James Trainor

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

Regina Gatto

PLEASE NOTE: NEW MASS TIMES ON PALM SUNDAY AND EASTER SUNDAY

Noon Mass will begin at 12:15pm

Job Opportunities

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Sacrament of Confirmation Classes for high school students to prepare for the Sacrament of Confirmation have begun. If you have not registered for class, please contact Sr. Bernadette at sbernadette@churchofstwilliam.com or call 267-831-8046. Classes are held in the Convent Basement. Please bring your Baptismal certificate when register-ing. The Sacrament of Confirmation will be adminis-tered on October 13, 2019.

Fifth Sunday of Lent April 7, 2019

FOCUS: God is always doing something new—he is mercy and forgiveness for those who seek him.

Today’s psalm speaks of the great things that God has done. Among them is his giving us the promise to forgive all who come before him with true contri-tion and who seek his mercy. Through and in Jesus we have the ability to do this, and when we do, we allow God to “re-create” in us—to do something new in us.

LITURGY OF THE WORD: Isaiah assures the people of Israel that the Lord is doing something new. St. Paul professes to the community at Philippi that he considers all things as loss in com-parison to knowing Jesus Christ and pursuing the goal of attaining the resurrection of the dead. In the Gospel, Jesus saves from stoning, and forgives, the woman caught in adultery.

REFLECTION: Paul knew the work of rebirth

was not yet complete in himself. Which we too have become aware of again this Lent – more needs to be done in us. We know this – Christ knows it too. He is not ready to condemn, but because of our union in him, Christ promises to finish the work of salva-tion begun in us.

So we ask ourselves:

• What do you think Paul means by "the prize of God’s upward calling?"

• What "higher calling" have we heard this Lent for our lives?

Congratulations to our High School students who have achieved Academic Honors for the second quarter at Arch-bishop Ryan High School.

First Honors: Sebastian Mesa, Diane Nguyen

Second Honors: Allyson Dembeck

CENTENNIAL O R N E R

SUNDAY COLLECTIONS - March 31, 2019

Church $7,316 E-giving $530

God bless you for your continued support of the Parish.

Only a few timeslots remain for pictures. Go online and schedule your photo shoot now. Visit St. William’s website and click on Lifetouch or contact the rectory at 215-745-1389.

PHOTO SESSIONS

Friday—April 12 (2:00 to 9:00pm) upper church

Saturday—April 13 (10am to 5pm) upper church

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Senior Citizen News

St. William Seniors meet the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month at 12:00pm at Wesley, 7040 Oxford Ave. New members are always welcome to join. Next meet-ing is April 10th at Noon. For info about the Seniors, call Ro McElroy at 267-210-1524. St. Cecilia Seniors meet on Thursdays from 10am to 2pm in St. Cecilia School Auditorium. New members (ages 50+) are always welcome to join and you can bring a friend. You do not have to be a member of the parish to join the fun. For more info please call the rectory at 215-725-1240. TRIPS

• Middleton RR Victorian Lunch & Hershey Tram Ride—Tuesday, May 28 Cost $87

• Atlantic City Cruise—Tuesday, June 25 $53 in-cludes $20 food voucher and $15 slot play at Resorts.

• Lancaster—Sight & Sound Theatre for ‘Jesus’ with lunch at Shady Maple—Tuesday, July 23 $110

• New Year’s Eve Day—show, lunch, one hour open bar at Doolings—Tuesday, Dec. 31 $100

Contact Betty Harding at 215-745-7199 for more info.

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Tuition Assistance Families who have children attending St. Cecilia School or Presentation BVM School must complete a tuition as-sistance application for the 2019-2020 school year. Com-peted forms must be sent to the rectory by May 1st. Forms and letters are located in the back of church. Pick up one TODAY.

EASTER FOOD BLESSING—Holy Saturday after 9:00am Prayer The Blessing of the Easter Food is a wonderful tradition in Russia and the Slavic countries. Baskets containing a sampling of Easter foods are brought to church to be blessed on Holy Saturday. This Catholic ritual has been cherished for centuries among many families. It has now been adopted by people of all ethnic back-grounds who enjoy this richly symbolic custom.

Some items you may find in a basket to be blessed:

Horseradish—bitter herbs symbolic of the Passion and of our own hardships, transformed in the Resurrection; a connection was also made to the use of bitter herbs in the Passover Seder meal.

Butter—often in the shape of the Paschal Lamb; symbolic of the richness of our life in Christ.

Parsley—used as a garnish; and again connects to one of the foods in the Passover Seder.

Bread—a symbol of the Eucharist, Jesus as the “bread of life."

Wine—a symbol of the celebration of Easter and a reminder of the bread & wine we share in the Eucharist.

Salt & Pepper—the seasonings of our life. An associated tradition is to throw a pinch of this salt over your shoulder as you re-enter your home, a blessing for good luck, health, and prosperity in the year to come.

Decorated eggs—the more colorful the better! Symbol of new life and birth in the Resurrection.

Kielbasa, sausage, or ham—represents abundance and God’s generosity.

Jellybeans—the sweetness and joy of the celebration.

Candle—Christ as the light of the world.

The basket is usually lined with white linen and often decorated with something colorful, like ribbon or flowers.

Let’s celebrate the cultures of the first 50 years 1920 - 1970

Sunday, May 5 (12:30pm-4:00pm) Parish Hall

Finger Food: Tastes of Germany, Ireland, Italy, Poland

Music & Dance Accordianists Irish Dancers

All are invited! FREE EVENT

We are also looking for volunteers to help us set-up, clean up, serve and make finger foods,

such as cookies, soft pretzel bites, pizza bites, etc. Sign up sheets are at all Church entrances.

Raffle Tickets for Sale Tickets are $5 each or a book of 5 for $20

Prizes will be determined by the number of tickets sold. Drawing will be June 25, 2019.

1st prize (35% of sales) currently 1st is $694 2nd prize (10% of sales) currently 2nd is $198 3rd prize (5% of sales) currently 3rd is $99

We would like to sell more tickets so the prizes will increase. Tickets are sold on Sundays after Masses or call the rectory at 215-745-1389. Pick up a few books and sell to your co-workers, friends and family.

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ABRIL 7, 2019 QUINTO DOMINGO DE CUARESMA

"EL QUE ESTÉ SIN PECADO, QUE TIRE LA PRIMERA PIEDRA"!

El Evangelio de este Domingo pone de relieve el contraste que se da entre nuestros juicios sobre los demás que son severos y duros y sobre nosotros mismos que son benignos. A veces hacemos de Dios la imagen de un juez severo y no la de un Dios de ternura y de inmensa misericordia. Los letrados y fariseos representan la dureza de corazón que presentan a un pueblo que no es inocente, pero que es mal-tratado por quienes lo dominan. Querian poner una trampa a Jesús, o la absolución de la mujer en adulterio que iba contra la ley judía, o la condenación de ella que iba en contra de la ley romana. Sin embargo, El juicio de Jesús es doble: a los acusadores a quienes les dice: "El que esté sin pecado, que tire la primera piedra" y a la acusada: "nadie te ha condena-do, you tampoco te condeno" concediéndole la paz y el perdón y dándole in futuro nuevo. En una sociedad donde se desatan las venganzas y agresividades, este Evangelio nos muestra la misericordia de Dios, encarnada en Jesús, Nuestro Señor. Jesus no excusa el pecado, pero perdona al pecador. Tenemos mucho que meditar en este Evangelio.

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• Mayo 5, 2019: 12:30 - 4:00 PM Celebración de los años: 1920—1970

Música, baile: Acordeonistas

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Bocadillos: Sabor de Alemania, Irlanda, Italia, Polonia

Firma las hojas en la entrada de la iglesia para apoyar • Junio 1, 2019: Picnic Parroquial

• Oct. 6, 2019: Cena/Baile: Phila. Ballroom : $50

• Nov. 17, 2019: Celebración de los años 1970 - 2020

• Enero 19, 2020: Misa del 100 Aniversario

CONFESIONES: Todos los Domingo: 10:00 - 10:20AM.

BAUTISMO: Coordina con Diácono Felipe o Hna. Rosa 2° Miércoles del mes a las 7:00 PM: Charla 3° Domingo del mes a las 12:00 PM: Bautismo Certificado de Bautismo: Llamar la Rectoría 215-745-1389 Visitas y Comunión a los ENFERMOS y ANCIANOS: Consulta con Padre Al. Asistente: Ida Jiménez

ROSARIO: domingo a las 10:00, antes de la Misa.

SACRAMENTOS para ADULTOS: domingo a las 9:00 AM

CONFIRMACION de Jóvenes de Secundaria: Clases comenzarán el domingo, 31 de marzo a las 9:00 AM

CONSULTAS sobre la INMIGRACIÓN: HIAS 2100 Arch St. 3rd floor 215-832-0900 Servicios Sociales Católicos: 215-854-7019 227 North 18th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 Welcome Center 215-634-1696

Un Día de Familia El Seminario San Carlos Borromeo: Hoy día, domingo, Abril 7 de 12 pm a las 5 pm Invitados: Hombres jóvenes hispanos en la escuela secundaria o mayores junto con sus familias.

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Registración: 28 y 29 de mayo 10:00AM – 11:00AM & 6:00PM – 7:00PM Costo: $130 ($100 cuando se registra) Lleva identificación con foto Información: 215-338-3120 (Lunes—Jueves , 9am—1 pm) (Clases comenzarán el 9 de septiembre)

Reunión del Comité Hispano: Jueves, 11 de abril, a las 7:15PM, después de “Poor Man’s Supper”

Rosario / Vía Crucis : Los viernes a las 6:30 PM

Misa bilingüe : los martes a las 7:00 PM Visitas de los Misioneros a los hogares

LA SEMANA SANTA

Domingo de Ramos: 14 de abril Celebrante: Obispo Edward Deliman

Procesión / Misa en Español: 10:15 AM

Jueves Santo: 18 de abril Misa multilingüe: 7:00 PM

Viernes Santo: 19 de abril Pasión y Veneración Solemne de la Cruz

en español : 7:00 PM

Sábado Santo / Vigilia: 20 de abril Misa multilingüe: 7:00 PM

Domingo de Pascua: 21 de abril Misa en Español: 10:30 AM

Jóvenes con Cristo Nos reuniremos todos los domingos después de la misa 10:30, 11:45 am - 1:00 pm en el basement de la rectoría St. William.

Invitamos a todos los jóvenes de 16 años en adelante a ser parte de este ministerio.

Asistencia de Matrícula: Escuelas St. Cecilia / Presentación BVM Se encuentran los formularios para asistencia

parroquial en la entrada de la iglesia.

Lo devuelva el formulario antes del 1 de mayo. Más información: 215-745-1389

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