January 28, 2018

St. John Neumann Parish

Parish Office mainoffice@sjnparish.org

380 Highland Lane Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

610.525.3100

Ss. Colman-John Neumann Catholic School 372 Highland Lane

Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 610.525.3266

Parish Website www.sjnparish.org

School Website www.scjnschool.org

Pastoral Staff Pastor - Rev. Msgr. Michael J. Matz

In Residence - Rev. Robert J. Chapman

Permanent Deacon-Deacon David Schaffer

Parish Services Director - Sister Carol Kelly, SSJ

Sunday Assistance -

Rev. Robert Murray, OSA

Rev. Jack Deegan, OSA

Business Manager - Mrs. Joy Falcone

Administrative Assistants—Mrs. Chris Cutrufello

Mrs. Terry Giangiulio

Mrs. Mary Ann Keenan

School Principal - Mrs. Cathleen Lamberto

PREP Coordinator - Mrs. Debbie Andes dandes@scjnschool.org

Music Ministry - Mrs. Isabel Momenee isabel@sjnparish.org

Coordinators of Parish Ministry Active Adults Group—Bill Haines

Adult Faith Formation - Deacon David Schaffer

“Aid For Friends” - Cheryl Calnan

Altar Guild—Nora Saraceni

Catholic Charities Services - Mary Ann Gordon

Evangelization—Deacon David Schaffer

Garage Sale—Mary Ann Macciocca

H.O.P.E. Program—Sister Carol

Hospitality—Honor Jones

Interfaith Hospitality Network - Mary Beth Wolanin ihnsjn@gmail.com. Lectors - Jack McNamara

Little Church School—Janet Baffa sjnlittlechurchschool@gmail.com

Pre-Cana—Liz & Jake McDonald

Respect Life Committee - Clare Frissora Clare.Frissora@SJNparish.org

Sunday Mass Schedule

Saturday Vigil – 5:15 pm

Sunday - 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 am, 12 noon and 5:15 pm

Daily Mass Schedule

Monday - Friday—6:45 am and 8:00 am

Saturday—8:00 am

Holy Day Schedule

(except Christmas and New Year’s Day)

5:15 pm Vigil 6:45 am, 8:00 am and 7:00 pm

Eucharistic Adoration

Every Thursday after 8:00 am Mass

Rosary

Monday evening 7:00 pm

Every Thursday after 8:00 am Mass

Reconciliation

Saturdays 3:30 pm—4:30 pm, or by appointment.

Baptisms 1st & 3rd Sundays of the month.

Please call the Rectory to make arrangements.

Weddings

Those preparing for marriage, please call the Rectory

(610-525-3100) to schedule an appointment with

Msgr. Matz.

Newcomers Welcome!

Please call for appointment or stop in to the Parish

Office to register to become members of St. John

Neumann Parish.

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This Week at St. John Neumann

Sunday Little Church School—10:30 am

Monday Rosary for Peace—7 pm

Tuesday Prayer & Scripture—9:30 am

PREP—4:15 pm

Wednesday Choir Practice—7 pm

Thursday Adoration & Rosary—after 8 am Mass

Friday Sister Carol’s Book Club—9:30 am

Brownies Meeting—3 pm

Gail Baselics

Kay Carlin

Diana Caron

JP Castillo

Janice Cleary

Edward R. D’Alessio

Ann DeSanctis

Louis DeSanctis

Noel DeSantis

Alice Doyle

Baby Landon J Gavio

Regina Hershey

Barbara Johnson

Brenda Logan

Jean Mayoue

Maria Merlitti

Paul Morrison

James Myers

Kathleen O’Connor

Ida Marie (Skip) Quigley

Jim Quigley

Emily Rinnier

Joel Rivera

John Robinson

Joseph Robinson

Randi Rogers

Tony Tanzola

Gina Weinmann

Please Pray for Those Who Are Sick

Flowers for the Sanctuary

Week of January 27th & 28th

Flowers in front of the Altar

donated by Trish & Chan Hosmer

In Memory of Eugene C. Hosmer, Jr.

Flowers at the Sacred Heart Shrine &

Blessed Mother Shrine

donated by Terry Dzwonczyk

For the Intentions of the

Dzwonczyk & Colameco Families

Flowers behind the Altar

donated by Stephanie Abbonizio

For the Deceased Members of the Bompadre Family

For the Deceased Members of the Abbonizio Family

Please pray for our Deceased

Catherine Sullivan

Rita Tarra

May their souls, and all the souls of the faithful

departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

Amen.

From the General Instructions

of the Roman Missal

Ministry of Reader: The readers, two are

preferred for the Sunday liturgies, are part

of the opening procession and in the ab-

sence of the Deacon, one reader carries the

Book of the Gospel, slightly elevated, in the

procession, ahead of the celebrant. Upon

arrival to the sanctuary, one reader who is carrying

the Book of the Gospel, bows and proceeds to the al-

tar placing the Book flat upon the center of the altar

and then proceeds to their place in the front pew. At

the end of the opening oration/prayer, one reader ap-

proaches the pulpit/ambo and reads the first reading

and when completed returns to their pew. When the

cantor has completed the Responsorial Psalm and has

arrived back to their seat, the second reader proceeds

to the pulpit/ambo for the second reading and after

which proceeds to their pew. In the absence of the

Deacon, and after the homily and creed, a reader pro-

ceeds to the pulpit/ambo to announce the intentions in

the Universal Prayer. Note: The Book of the Gospel

is not carried out in the closing procession. Ministers

are scheduled monthly and are responsible to obtain a

replacement if absent.

Choir and Cantor: The choir

exercises its own liturgical

function, its place being to take

care that the parts proper to

it...are properly carried out and

to foster the active participa-

tion of the faithful by means of the singing. It is fit-

ting that there be a cantor/palmist, to direct and sup-

port the people’s singing. Indeed when the choir is

absent it is the duty of the cantor to lead the commu-

nity in the appropriate chants/psalms and hymns for

the liturgy. Cantors are scheduled by the choir direc-

tor.

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For the second time in one semester, Jimmy has been suspended from his high school. The Principal tells Jim-my and his parents that Jimmy has only one more chance,

and if he fails he will be expelled. His parents give Jimmy an ultimatum—-if he doesn’t get his act together, he will be sent to a military school. His father and mother sit down with him when they get home and ask, “What do you think of all this?” And Jimmy’s reply is, “All what?” It’s usually at this point that his father starts flipping out, but this time the father controls himself. The father calmly but sternly says, “About being expelled and hav-ing to go to a military school”. Jimmy says, “I don’t care.” Then his mother says, “How about we ask your Principal if we can visit the school that they would transfer you to.” The response: “I don’t care.” So it’s arranged. Jimmy says nothing.

So, they go to the school. Jimmy sees how they handle things here. The students there are not looking at him with friendly faces. On the way home his Mom says, “We love you, Son, but only you can decide if this is your future. I’m not so sure how comfortable you would be there. Only you can prevent this.” His Father adds, “This is totally on you. You don’t have to end up at that school. You don’t have to be expelled. All your Mom and I ask is that you don’t let that happen. You decide. Time is running out. Think about it. It’s your life.”

It’s all staring Jimmy in the face. He’s go-ing to have to change his way of thinking, change his way of living.

A young girl in her late 20’s decides to at-tend a July 4th cook out at the home of her friend. There is a large crowd present, all baking in the sun. Among the invited guests is a priest. He’s a

friend of the family. The young girl starts telling the priest how terrible her experience was in Catholic grade school and high school. And the girl half expected the priest to interrupt her and break into a huge defense of Catholic schools, but this priest chooses to listen instead. Then the girl shifts to a tirade about her parents and how they should have insisted that she attend a better college than the one she did. The education she received there wasn’t that great as far as she was concerned.

It seemed to the priest that this person is only looking to argue and blame everyone else for the things that are causing frustration and anger within herself. She has decided that her parents and her teachers, and everyone else has all the problems—-that all the bad things that happened to her were their fault. And when this young girl made the decision that it was everyone else’s fault, she took her life down the wrong path. She lost the ability to listen to common sense.

In everyone’s life, there is a time when the right decision must be made. And if we end up making the wrong decision, then that is the time to turn to God and ask him to enter your life and help you get back on the right path. And, believe it or not, stubbornness can sometimes be a sin.

But if we want, we can appeal to the Holy Spirit and God will have compassion on us and help us to get back on the right track. However, it will mean that we are going to be in for a change. But by that time we are ready to let God change us and accepting the “newness” can make all the difference.

However, if we miss this chance, we will end up walking away from God and we will be lost. St Paul says, “time is running out.”

St. Paul’s Second Letter to the

Corinthians will be the focus of

this 7-week study held on Mon-

day nights from 7:00-8:30 pm. No prior knowledge of

the Bible is needed. Looking to do something new for

Lent to grow in our faith? This study might be exactly

what you are looking for! It starts Monday, February

5th in the Life Center. Please call Craig or Barb Calla-

ghan 610-449-2838 .

NEXT SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH,

IS HOSPITALITY SUNDAY.

Please join us in the Gathering Room for coffee and

doughnuts after all the Sunday morning Masses.

Wear your green—it is Super Bowl Sunday!

The priest offering Mass will also wear green.

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Super Bowl Block Pool and

SCJN Home & School

Fundraiser

Registration Deadline,

Sunday, February 4th @ 12 Noon

Here’s a fun way to enjoy the Super Bowl even more

by selecting a block on our grid of 100 blocks and

seeing if your numbers match the score at the end of

each of the quarters of the game. You can purchase

as many blocks as you’d like for $35 per block. This

fundraiser supports SCJN Home & School through a

portion of the proceeds. Please ask your friends, co-

workers, and neighbors to join.

Payouts by Quarter—1st Quarter—$375;

Halftime—$500; 3rd Quarter—$375;

4th Quarter or Final Score, if overtime—$500.

Registration Website—

https://www.runyourpool.com/join/. You will need

to enter the information below to join. You will cre-

ate a User ID and Password for your account or use

your same ID/Password from the NFL Survivor Pool.

Our Pool’s name is “SCJN 2018 Super Bowl Block

Pool”.

• Pool ID—82195

• Pool Password—SCJN2018SB

Please contact Jerry Dowd at

gerarddowd@yahoo.com with any questions.

Sunday, January 28th:

Catholic Schools Week begins

SCJN Sports Mass 9 am

Pancake Breakfast, 8 am—12 noon

Book Fair in the Life Center & Open House, 9-11 am

Monday, January 29th:

Celebrate our Spirit & Academics

Wear your SCJN Spirit wear today

Scholastic Olympics:

Grades 3 and 4 from 9:00-9:45

Grades 5 and 6 from 10:00-10:45

Grades 7 and 8 from 11:00-11:45

UIF 3d printing club, grade 8, Noon

Last day of Joy of Sox collection for Social Justice

Toiletries for Community Outreach due

Tuesday, January 30th: Celebrate our History

Dress in ‘60’s clothes

Play practice, 3-5 pm

Knitting, 3-4 pm

Wednesday, January 31st: Celebrate Our Community

Wear your favorite team shirt with your gym pants

Volunteer Reception: 10-11 am, cafeteria

Open House, 9-11 am

Afterschool Enrichment 3-4 pm

Thursday, February 1st:

Celebrate our Faith and our Teachers & Staff

Dress down day for all

Teacher/Staff Fun Fact Trivia, cafeteria, 10-10:30

Meet Monsignor Matz, cafeteria,

10:30-11:00 Grades 4-8

11:00-11:30 Grades Prek3-3

Faculty/Staff Appreciation luncheon, Noon, Life Center

Loose in the Chem Lab, 3-4 pm

Friday, February 2nd: Celebrate Students

Wear your EAGLES gear

Fox 29 News Bob Kelly, gym, 9:00 am

Movie Morning, 10:30 am (snacks provided)

Lunch in classrooms

Minute to Win It games, 1:15 pm

Grades 1-3, cafeteria; grades 4-8 gym

Aid For Friends Guidelines for

Packaging of Dinners for our Homebound Friends

The instructions on the menu

sheet require our Elderly

Friends to heat the tins in the

oven. It is important that the

three compartments contain

foods that can be reheated.

Desserts and candy, etc. need to be placed between

foil and the menu sheet, so they can be removed

before the meal is warmed in the oven.

Thank you to everyone who prepares dinners for

Aid for Friends.

Our elderly homebound appreciate your kindness.

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SJN Garage Sale

April 7th & 8th

“Look! The lamp is wearing a skirt just like mine.”

The success of the Garage Sale depends solely on do-

nations by parishioners. Winter days are a perfect

time to keep digging and sorting. Many “lamps” and

“skirts” are usually contributed. Remember clothing

must be clean and in good condition with finer items

going to the Boutique. Thanks:

Information: 610-353-1875

Sunday Contributions

January 21, 2018 Collection

$16,570. Parish

$4,710. Catholic Relief Services

Thank you for your generosity!

Respect Life – Bake Sale

Next Weekend After Every Mass

Bakers, Helpers & Shoppers Needed

Bring baked items to Life Center Saturday, Feb 3rd 11 am – 3 pm; helpers needed at this same time.

We are supporting: Pennsylvanians for Human Life – Education. Legacy of Life – Pregnancy testing; skills programs

& support to 3 yrs after birth. Mothers’ Home – housing and life skills programs.

Our ‘Spiritual Baby’ is in the third trimester. Our baby will be ‘born’ on Saturday, with the help of a parishioner. On Sunday, parishioners will vote on his or her name! We begin this trimester at ~2 ¼ lbs. and finish at ~7 lbs. We are using our body systems more; we are manag-

ing our own body temperature. We hear, dream and respond to light. We practice and learn, e.g. muscle movement, breath-

ing, sounds…

Contact Clare.Frissora@SJNparish.org 610-312-6114

SJN Active Adult Group

Next Meeting Wednesday, February 21st

@ 12 Noon

Ralph Galati will speak at our next meeting. He was a

former POW in the early 70’s in Vietnam. He will dis-

cuss his experiences there as well as leaving a young

family behind.

PRE-CANA Day @ St. John Neumann

Saturday, March 3rd

Call Sister Carol 610-525-3100

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MASS INTENTIONS SATURDAY VIGIL, JANUARY 27TH

5:15 pm William & Christine Doring—

50th Wedding Anniversary

SUNDAY, JANUARY 28TH

7:30 am Delaney Mae Anast

9:00 am Marion Serpentine

10:30 am Joseph Kempski

12:00 pm Ralph Murphy

5:15 pm Eva McDonough

MONDAY 6:45 am Special Intention

8:00 am Catherine Mangan O’Neil

TUESDAY

6:45 am Portia Spina

8:00 am Carmen Casciato

WEDNESDAY 6:45 am Living & Deceased Benefactors SJN

8:00 am Claire Cahill

THURSDAY

6:45 am Living & Deceased Members of SJN

8:00 am Mary Ryan

FRIDAY 6:45 am Living & Deceased Benefactors SJN

8:00 am Lucine Bedrossian

SATURDAY

8:00 am Connie Coyle

SATURDAY VIGIL, FEBRUARY 3RD

5:15 pm Clare Treacy Schanne

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH

7:30 am Philip & Virginia Torrisi

9:00 am Meghan Meehan

10:30 am Denis Sweeney

12:00 pm Mary and Joyce Scott

5:15 pm Anthony Pagano

ALTAR SERVERS

SATURDAY VIGIL, JANUARY 27TH

5:15 pm Carly Morris, Isabel Nieves

SUNDAY, JANUARY 28TH

7:30 am Matt McCabe, James Rowley

9:00 am Emma Campbell, Madeline Gleeson

10:30 am Leo Figge, Declan Barry

12:00 pm Lily Guidetti, Meilyn Frank

5:15 pm Adam Yeager, Ben Yeager

MTW

8:00 am Joe Frustaci, Charles McMullen

TFS

8:00 am Stacy Milone, Hadley, Sheehan

SATURDAY VIGIL, FEBRUARY 3RD

5:15 pm Noah Callahan, Emma Campbell,

Jack DelPizzo

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH

7:30 am Ben Bloom, Megan Dugery

9:00 am Matt Bedrossian, Nick Bedrossian,

Brynn Donnelly

10:30 am Mackenzie Cassidy, Rick Cassidy,

Maya D’Angelo

12:00 pm Ryan Dixon, Tom Dixon

5:15 pm Emma Dougherty, Maura Dougherty

LECTORS SATURDAY VIGIL, JANUARY 27TH

5:15 pm C. & S. Gallagher

SUNDAY, JANUARY 28TH

7:30 am C. Frissora, C. Silva

9:00 am K. Fay, S. Fay

10:30 am V. LiVolsi, S. Fahey

12:00 pm B. Duska, A. Phelan

5:15 pm M. Gormley, A. Schwelm

SATURDAY VIGIL, FEBRUARY 3RD

5:15 pm E. McDonald, R. Galli

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH

7:30 am E. Beck, B. McCabe

9:00 am G. Hauck, J. Reitano

10:30 am N. McDonnell, J. Schanne

12:00 pm K. Judy, J. McLaughlin

5:15 pm C. Frissora, J. Swope

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF

HOLY COMMUNION

SATURDAY VIGIL, JANUARY 27TH

5:15 pm Vicki Gerstenfeld, Frank Milewski, Jill Jordan

SUNDAY, JANUARY 28TH

7:30 am Jim Lavelle, Carol & Bernie McCabe

9:00 am Joe Campbell, Anne Donnelly, Jerry Dowd

10:30 am Fran & Joe Ferroni, Linda Schanne

12:00 pm MaryBeth & Fred Wolanin, Guy Wolfington

5:15 pm Kathleen & Jack Lennon, Adele Samples

SATURDAY VIGIL, FEBRUARY 3RD

5:15 pm David McDonald, Frank Milewski, Jill Jordan

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH

7:30 am Kevin Momenee, Jim DeMarco, Charles Bissell

9:00 am Susan Cush, Kelly Koscil, Joe Campbell

10:30 am Bernadette & Joe Sweeney, Tom Lavin

12:00 pm Annette Pennoni, Pat O’Donnell, Pam Tureck

5:15 pm Gene Bernicker, Pauline Bell