St. Hilary of Poitiers Parish 820 Susquehanna Road, Rydal, PA 19046

215-884-3252 / (NEW) sthilaryrydal@gmail.com / www.sthilarypoitiers.org

JUNE 24, 2018

THE NATIVITY OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

Sunday Mass Schedule 5:00pm Vigil

8:00am Sunday 10:00am Sunday

12:00 noon Sunday Please note our Summer Mass Schedule will

begin June 30th & July 1st weekend Saturday Mass: 5:00pm Vigil Sunday 9:00am & 11:00am

WEEKDAY MASSES 8 AM on Monday - Friday

(No morning Mass on Saturdays) CONFESSIONS

Saturday 4:00 – 4:45 PM

Pastor - Rev. Kevin P. Murray Resident - Rev. Lawrence J. Gleason

Weekend Assistance - Rev. Edward Dixey, OSA Weekend Assistant—Msgr. Gregory J. Fairbanks

Permanent Deacon - Deacon John K. Hunter Pastor Emeritus - Msgr. Michael J. Carroll St. Hilary School Principal - Mrs. Eileen Fagan Prep Program Coordinator - Karen Navarrette Music Director, Justin Jue jjue@sainthilaryschool.com Maureen Maher, Business Manager

Kate Jaanus, Parish Secretary

Rectory Phone (215) 884-3252 School Phone (215) 887-4520

BAPTISM: First and third Sundays of the month.

Contact the Rectory for more information.

MATRIMONY: Couples planning to marry

should contact the Rectory six months before the

date desired for the wedding.

RECTORY OFFICE HOURS

The following are the Rectory Office Hours: Monday thru Friday 9 AM to 4 PM: closed for lunch 12:00-1:00pm.

The Nativity of St. John the Baptist

St. Hilary of Poitiers Parish † June 24, 2018 The Nativity of St. John the Baptist

Sunday, June 24, 2018 The Nativity of St. John the Baptist

5:00pm Vigil Francis & Felicia Burkhardt 8:00am John, Rose & Henry McErlean

10:00am Mr. & Mrs. Frank Devinney 12:00noon Kenneth McCarthy 12th Week in Ordinary Time

Monday, June 25, 2018 8:00am Joseph Do V. Bon

Tuesday, June 26, 2018 8:00am Msgr. Daniel A. Murray St. Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop & Doctor of the Church

Wednesday, June 27, 2018 8:00am Matlia Do T. Hot St. Irenaeus, Bishop & Martyr

Thursday, June 28, 2018 8:00am Edward Brown Sts. Peter & Paul, Apostles

Friday, June 29, 2018 8:00am Peter & Mary Hopkins

Summer Mass Schedule

July 1,2018 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time 5:00pm Catherine & George Bayer 9 :00am Celeste Manley 11:00am Paul Clark

The daily rosary is recited after the 8:00am mass. All are welcome to join. The rosary is the most beautiful and most rich in graces of all prayers, it is the prayer that touches most the Heart of the Mother of God. If you wish peace to reign in your homes, recite the family rosary.” St Pius X

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Stewardship Report TOTAL WEEKLY SUNDAY COLLECTION June 18, 2017 June 17, 2018

Sunday Offering: $ 5,768.00 $ 7,554.00 E-Giving $ 763.00 $ 1,214.00 Total Collection $ 6,531.00 $ 8,768.00 YTD 2017 $457,423.00 vs 2018 $478,214.00 Difference 2018 vs 2017 +20,791.00

Deacon’s Corner

“He must increase. I must decrease.” John

Today we celebrate the Birth of John the

Baptist, a miraculous one of sorts, in that he

was born to Zachariah and Elizabeth, a couple

who was thought to be too old to have chil-

dren. Much of what we know about John

paints a very unique picture. One of a man

with an intense focus to serve his God as best

he knew how. This John couldn't even wait to

be born before rejoicing in his God as evi-

dence by his “leaping in the womb” of his

mother, when Mary who was with child went to

visit her.

The birth of John the Baptist is, in a sense,

a celebration of being on the verge of some-

thing wonderful, being on the verge of a world

about to be transformed, being on the verge

of an encounter with the living God. A God

that is right in our midst in the person of Je-

sus.

John is the precursor of Jesus. He was

sent to prepare the way for the Lord. Many

thought that he himself was the Messiah, but

John knew what his role was and carried it out

to the fullest.

Each of us like John are to go into the

world and to help others find their way to the

Lord. It was John’s endless humility that made

him so special in the eyes of the Lord. John

tells us:

“I am not worthy to untie His sandals.”

We can all learn from John’s humility as

well as his thanks and praise of the Lord.

Jesus said that John the Baptist is the greatest

of all prophets: “there is none greater then the

person of John the Baptist.

God bless,

Deacon John

St. Hilary of Poitiers Parish Prayer Line

To request Parish Prayer Line prayers for a loved one, friend who is ill, or a service man or woman, please call Evelyn at 215 947- 4951, Pat at 215 485-5512, the Recto-ry at 215-884-3252 or if you would like your name re-moved from our list. Please pray for the following: Michael Dooley Angela Gavin Tina Hardimon Jack Avak William Hartner Lionel Melly Wright Michael Brown Mary Jane Hummel Cole Plachter Bob Bray Mary Prata Mary Joe Reaby Nicholas Liddy Michele Kelly Arlene Rims-Lloyd Bob Kilcoyne Tina Savarino Kevin Rosenbaum Elizabeth Dieckman Sarah Koehler Lieut.Schaffer David Gengler Paris Luckowski Jacalyn Strigle Helen Weinstrup Judy Sklar Dan Webb John Batley Bernadette Redican Alicia Flannery Baby Bobby Soper

Eucharistic Adoration

Our Monday day of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament ended on Monday, June 11th and will re-sume in September. Many thanks for all your spent time in prayer and adoration before the Lord. No doubt your prayer brought many favors and blessings to our parish community.

DO YOU KNOW YOUR TRIBUNAL? The Tribunal is available to help people who have experienced divorce and who may wish to remarry in the Catholic Church. When a divorce occurs, the Catholic Church always seeks to balance two realities. On one hand the durable bond of marriage. This is God’s law. On the other hand, the Church is concerned about the spiritual welfare of the people involved. Even though a Catholic wedding was celebrated, perhaps there was some deficiency in the consent of the parties involved regarding intentions, understanding or ability? The annulment procedure ad-dresses these circumstances. If you are divorced and want to marry in the Church or remarried outside the Catholic Church, please tele-phone the Tribunal Office at 222 North l7th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 (215) 587-3750

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Save the date: July 9th-13th St. Hilary of Poitiers 4th -Annual Soccer Camp 8:00am-1:00pm 4hrs of professional Irish Training staff. Cost of camp $175.00 Visit www.irishsoccercamps.com or call 215-740-2728

Office for the New Evangelization Hope in Christ: “Spiritual Support for Addictions”

can be found at archphila.org/hope The opioid addiction has reached epidemic proportions and rates are especially high in the stat of Pennsylvania. In addition, pornography ad diction is destroying marriages at an alarming rate. Addiction, no matter what form it takes, is causing much suffering in the lives of many of our Archdiocesan families and they are looking to the Church for hope and help. The Hope in Christ webpage will serve as a centralized location where families can find the spiritual support they need in their time of suffering.

Congratulations! Extra-ordinary Ministers

Our new Extra-ordinary Ministers of Holy Communion were installed

this past month. How refreshing to see our young people giving greater

witness to their faith and to serve the Church.

We welcome: Elizabeth Brazukas, Bridget Drumm, Joseph Kelly,

Krista Rossi & Matthew Tracey

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For Catholics a valid sacramental marriage is before a Priest and two witnesses in what is called the Form of Marriage. If you have been married by a Justice of the Peace or in a Civil Marriage and wish to have your marriage blessed by the Church and be able to return to the sacraments, most especially, the Sacrament of the Eucharist, please call the rectory at 215-884-3252 and ask to speak to Fr. Murray.

PREPARING FOR YOUR

WEDDING

You can visit www.phillycatholiclife.org to schedule your Pre-Cana classes. You would select PREPARING FOR MARRIAGE. Scroll down and select FIND OUT MORE ABOUT PREP AND REGISTER. At the bottom of the page select REGISTER

NOW. We recommend that you register and at-tend the seminar at least six months be-fore your wedding date to reserve a seat. You can also contact the Family Life Office

at 610-873-2016. if you have any questions regarding regis-

tration.

The Gold Envelope Please note your Gold Envelope in your monthly packet is designated to our St. Vincent DePaul Society. Your generous support helps families in need. We provide assistance to families in need of financial

help in the way of food resources, household bills, clothing and many other ways of support. Your gen-erosity is great appreciated by all those we are able help.

I’S PARTY TIME St. Hilary’s 55+ Spirit Club Our monthly meeting is one Wednesday June 20th at 10:00am in our parish center. Join the celebration as we complete our 8th year and enjoy good food and have lots of fun with great friends. A catered lunch will be served along with beverages and dessert. A donation of $5.00 is requested/ For infor-mation call tom Gilton at 215 873-1834

Look What’s New!

A beautiful new statue of St. Therese of Lisieux now graces our grounds in front of our Parish Center. The statue is a gift from Mrs. Helen Toland in memory of her late husband Dr. Joseph Toland who passed away in 2016. We are most grateful to Mrs. Toland for her most generous gift and also for the beautiful stone pedestal. This new addition to our grounds instills in us a sense of prayerfulness and quite re-flections. Mrs. Toland generosity will be a blessing for gener-ations to come.

St. Therese of Lisieux

Wedding Congratulations

Marie Claudia Durkin And Gregory C. Lada St. Hilary of Poitier Church June 9, 2018

Reminder Summer Mass Schedule Starts the weekend of June 30th & 1st Sat. Vigil 5:00pm Sunday 9:00am & 11:00am

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Burial & Cremation Pope Francis, through the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, has issued instructions regarding the burial of the deceased especially those who choose cremation. This instruction should help to maintain and recognize the hu-man body as a living temple of Gods presence. Proper re-spect for the deceased and their remains must always be upheld. Copies on the guidelines are available at the recto-ry

Memorial Bricks If you would like to remember a

loved on in our St. Hilary’s Garden

of Remembrance, memorial bricks

are available for a $100.00 dona-

tion. Please call the rectory at

215 884-3252

All Families interested in

having your child baptized

need to call the rectory to

make arrangements.

All families must attend a

Pre-Jordan class prior to the

Baptism. (if you have already

attended a pre-Jordan class

for another child, you do not

need to attend. To make arrangements call

the Rectory # 215 884-3252

Please check out our new parish Website: www.sthilarypoitiers.org Easier to navigate, easier access to sign on for E-Giving, Sunday Bulletins now on line, Parish events, direct link to School Website. Listing of Parish Programs, Activities, Organizations, Religious Educational opportunities etc.

A Reflection

Many people will walk in and out of your life. But only true friends will leave footprints in you heart. To handle yourself use your head. To handle others, use your heart. Anger is only one letter short of danger. If someone betrays you once, it is his fault, if he betrays you twice, it is your fault. Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people. He who loses money loses much. He who loses a friend, loses much more. He who loses faith loses all. Beautiful young people are accidents of nature. But beautiful old people are works of art. Learn from mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself. Friends, you and me. You brought another friend and then there were three. We started our group, our circle of friends. And like that circle there is no beginning or end. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow a mystery. Today is a gift. That’s why its called the present. Eleanor Roosevelt

Spring & Summer Projects A new lighting system is being installed in the front driveway. These new lights will brighten up the pathway leading to Church which because of the darkness especially in the winter has become hazardous. Funding will be provided from

monies donated from our generous benefactors to the Jubilee and Heritage of Faith, Vision of Hope Campaigns.

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ST. HILARY OF POITIERS SCHOOL

Class of 2018

Jenna Barcza Tatyana Boyd Michael Conway Thomas Crocker Jadyn Crossley Ryan Derouin Bohdan Doyle Kayla Eddis Grace Gaither Mary Greenberg Lin Kaven Alexandra Mahoney Theresa McCann Ava McCrea Aubrey McGauley Robert McGovern Ryan McHugh Ryan Morrissy Cecilia Nguyen Bridget Owens Declan Pierce Sophia Romano Sinead Scullion Luke Shissler Bernadette Stanton Olivia Tingley-Kelley Aidan Toussaint Thomas Vandegrift Grace Yaegel Ian Zenak