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Church and Parish Office: 300 State Road • West Grove, PA 19390

Parish Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 am-12 pm, 1-4 pm Email: abvm@comcast.net

Web: assumptionbvmwestgrove.org Facebook: ABVM Parish Community, West Grove, PA

Twitter: @ABVM_WestGrove

Weekend Mass Times Saturday: 4:30 pm

Sunday: 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12:00 pm Masses

Daily Mass Schedule 6:30 am - Monday, Wednesday, Thursday

8:15 am - Tuesday, Friday

Eucharistic Adoration (Adoration resumes June 22, 2020) After morning Mass, Monday through Friday, until 7 pm

ABVM Main Church No adoration on public holidays or snow days.

Sunday, June 7, 2020

Pastor …..….…Reverend Scott D. Brockson padrescott96@aol.com

In Residence ….…Rev. Msgr. Frank Depman

Deacons ….………..Deacon Thomas Hannan

Deacon Ronald Lewis Business Manager ….…...…Mary Rose Edmonds

Parish Office Staff ……..……Donna Brumbaugh Ann Caruso

Parish Office (Ph) 610-869-2722, (fax) 610-869-3252 Director of Liturgy & Music Michael Xavier Lundy

abvmwestgrovemusic@gmail.com

School Principal ….……………Danielle White principal@abvmschoolwg.us

School Office (Ph) 610-869-9576, (fax) 610-869-4049

Coordinator of Religious Education (CRE) ………... Teresa Leszczynski abvmfaithformation@gmail.com

Religious Education Office .…...(Ph) 610-869-8575

Facilities Request……abvmfacilities@gmail.com

Sacraments and Devotions

Baptism: Sundays at 1:30 pm in Church (bimonthly)

Matrimony: Engaged couples are asked to meet with the parish priest at least six months prior to the wedding and enroll in a marriage-prep program.

Reconciliation: (Church) Saturdays, 11:00 am-12:15 pm

Rosary: Wednesdays, 6:30 pm (Church)

Bulletin: Submit articles by 8:00 am on Thursday for publication the following week. Submit to the Parish Office or email DonnaABVM@comcast.net.

Hearing Assist Devices are available for use at Mass. Please see an usher for details.

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CHANGE IS ALWAYS NEEDED Clearly, change is needed in our society. The disturbing events that we saw play out on our screens this week is all the proof we need. Change is needed in the law, in policing, in public policy, and in the citizenry. We need laws and policies that make it easier to swiftly act against police brutality. We need policies in po-lice departments and police unions that end the blue code of silence that allows bad officers with multiple vio-lations of conduct to remain on the force. We need city leaders to adopt policies that prioritize the protection of property and business in poor neighborhoods as well as in rich ones. We need to make greater efforts in the citizenry to foster better relations between law enforcement and the citizens, and to develop ways to in-crease respect for authority among our young people, especially the men and women in law enforcement that put their lives on the line every day to keep them safe.

Change is needed. But truth be told, a lot of those things I mention have been done. I know it because I played a small part in trying to bring change as a pastor in the so-called badlands of West Kensington. Our parish was involved in community organizing and intensive policing, where we focused on safety and quality of life issues in the neighborhood. District captains, lieutenants and city representatives attended neighbor-hood meetings in the churches, where they answered questions, heard complaints and explained their strate-gies. Catholic Social Services was active with Beneficial Bank in renovating twenty abandoned homes and making them available at an affordable price. Local clergy, accompanied by the police, rallied together and went from door to door to encourage residents to take advantage of city services, to speak up (anonymously if necessary) when they saw something, and to pray on the street corners for the families who lived there. In the 24th & 25th Districts clergy did “ride-alongs” in cruisers as a way to get to know the police officers and to be supportive of them. I am sure that such efforts by good, dedicated people continue to take place today in the inner city neighborhoods of Philadelphia. And yet, Philadelphia erupted in riots and burned last week.

The change that is needed to foster peace and justice must be ongoing at every level. We cannot pass a law, participate in a march, and elect new leaders and think that the problem is solved. It will never be completely solved this side of heaven, because human beings are sinners. Accepting this reality, we realize that the most important change that is needed is in the heart. Good laws, policies, sensitivity training, and an abun-dance of social services will not transform a city and make it just without an ongoing change of hearts. As good and necessary as they might be, programs and regulations cannot heal self-hatred, prejudice, despair and anger. The healing must come from God. Too many social activists, in my opinion, ignore this reality. What is needed is a change of heart, and the power to change hearts is of God. When a person has a seri-ous encounter with Jesus Christ, he or she can no longer look upon others as enemies, obstacles or sources of exploitation. God has the power to undo bad human formation, to heal painful memories, to renew a per-son’s self-worth, and to move him or her to forgiveness. He can heal and liberate both the victims of racism and its perpetrators. When a human being accepts God in the heart, he or she no longer looks at a man or woman as black or white, as rich or poor, as educated or ignorant, but first and foremost as a person of infi-nite worth.

Differences matter, of course, and they are willed by God. But they should not enter into our fundamental val-ue judgments about another person. Cardinal Bevilacqua wrote in a pastoral letter on racism twenty-two years ago that “Differences in races need to be valued. Jesus, however, calls us to transcend the differences of races and find our true human identity in our unique but common human nature.” Experiences, upbringing and environment have a powerful effect on a person’s world view. They do not, however, have to determine it. St. Paul wrote, “From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view” (2 Cor 5:16). The grace of God is able to heal the pain and deformation of bad experiences and upbringing and negative socie-tal influence. Cardinal Bevilacqua asked, “Why, after all this time and after so much effort, is the grave evil of racism still so much with us? Our Lord's answer remains the same. It is only through a more profound com-munion with God achieved through prayer and sacrifice that we can truly be healed of this evil.”

Change will always be needed because human beings are imperfect and they create imperfect conditions in institutions and society. The change that is needed more than anything is an ongoing conversion of heart that is prompted by the Holy Spirit. If this does not happen, all our efforts at improvement will fail.

- Father Scott

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SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2020 | THE MOST HOLY TRINITY

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON

Blest be God the Father, and the Only Begotten Son of God, and also the Holy Spirit, for he has shown us his merciful love.

FIRST READING EX 34:4B-6, 8-9

Early in the morning Moses went up Mount Sinai as the LORD had commanded him, taking along the two stone tablets. Having come down in a cloud, the LORD stood with Moses there and proclaimed his name, "LORD." Thus the LORD passed before him and cried out, "The LORD, the LORD, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger and rich in kindness and fidelity." Moses at once bowed down to the ground in worship. Then he said, "If I find favor with you, O Lord, do come along in our company. This is indeed a stiff-necked people; yet pardon our wickedness and sins, and receive us as your own."

SECOND READING 2 COR 13:11-13

Brothers and sisters, rejoice. Mend your ways, encourage one another, agree with one another, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you. Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the holy ones greet you. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.

GOSPEL JN 3:16-18

God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him will not be condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.

COMMUNION ANTIPHON

Since you are children of God, God has sent into your hearts the Spirit of his Son, the Spirit who cries out: Abba, Father.

The Nicene Creed

I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.

I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets.

I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.

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THANK YOU!! WELCOME BACK! OFFERTORY COLLECTION THROUGH MAY 24, 2020

For the 2019 - 2020 fiscal year our budget-ed Offertory income goal is $722,000. This is $150,000 less than needed to balance the overall parish budget. That deficit will be made up by the Annual Parish Appeal. Our offertory financial support during the week of May 17 was $2,247 under the budgeted amount. More than seventy-two percent of our regular weekly donors con-tributed. Despite the shutdown, our offer-tory collection is about two and a half percent ahead of our budgeted amount. Thank you. Keep up the good work.

Parish Finances

Collection for May 24, 2020 $11,508 Includes $7,400 estimated E-Giving

-51% participation

Avg. Weekly Collection 2019/2020

Estimated Wkly Expenses 2019/20

$13,855$14,226

Parish Appeal Update

The 2020 Parish Appeal is doing well thanks to you. In the first thirty weeks of the campaign we have commitments from two-hundred and seventy-one families for more than $131,400 with $121,602 re-ceived. The first $150,000 will go to bal-ance the parish budget; the remainder will go toward the emergency fund for un-budgeted, major expenses for the church; e.g., the ultimate replacement of the church roof.

Ways to Donate to Offertory and Parish Appeal

In the month of May 2020,

the following children were welcomed into the

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish Family:

Gianna Asuncion Lynch

Thomas Wayne O’Neill, III

We would like to welcome the following new members to

the Assumption BVM Parish Family:

Ryan and Elizabeth Bowker Family

Erica Pedro Family

Wiktor and Agnes Serafin Family

Jeffrey and Annette Spalding Family

Gregory and Jennifer Thibault Family

Rachel Weierbach Family

Rest in Peace Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light

shine upon them. May their souls and all the souls of the

faithful departed rest in peace.

Lee Brown

Gertrude Cloud

Margaret Harris Cook

Anthony V. D’Amico, Sr.

Mary T. Fecondo

Monsignor John W. Graf

George Lees

Kevin Lieb

Mary Mastrippolito

Tony McGinley

John McWilliams

Laura Melvin

Lee Richardson

Harold Spaetzel

Timothy Trimble

Joan Davis Tynen

Lisa Erling Vito

The Finance Council and Father Scott thank you for your generosity to the par-ish. There are multiple ways to donate to the Offertory and Parish Appeal:

Place your Offertory and/or Parish Ap-peal envelope in the collection basket

Mail the Offertory and/or Parish Appeal envelope to the Parish Office

Text 610-810-5080 from your smart phone or click on this link: https://membership.faithdirect.net/PA832.

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Please remember to pray for those in

need of hope and healing.

Fabiola Matalonis, Ed & Carol Painter, Domenico Ruffini, Debbie Robinson, Marilyn DePhillips, Bill Sauer-wine, Sharon Kraynak, Mark B., Lorraine Moulder, Frank Wood, Mitzie Pack, Colleen Ide, Joseph & Philip Caru-so, Luke Ramowski, Frankie Knowles, Pat Hamilton, Nancy Larkin, Gail Daddario, Kathi Lafferty, Hilde Var-glien, RuthAnn Donahue, Dawn Marley, Louann & Dan-iel Armstrong, Linda Miller, Paula Bryan, John S., Jesse Clement, Eileen Byrne, Nancy Furniss, Lauren G., Joyce Dorazio, Judith Hasson, William Haid, Christian Work-man, Dorothy Verna, Norman Ginsburg, Nellie McGin-nis, Terry O’Connell, Ryan Coyle, Betty Anne Silva, Tip-pi Carlino, Gert & John Lincoln, Linda & Gene Glomb, Phil & BJ Budzynski, Santi Ceccotti, Pat Mannion, Joan O’Neill, Scott Cook, Jennifer Donnelly, Christopher Bus-by, Diane Morgan Quigley, Pattie Perry, Visitation Pray-er Intentions

Public Prayer Request

Name: _______________________________________

Requester/Phone:______________________________

Requests will be printed in the bulletin for one month and military prayers for six months. You may renew as often as you wish.

Pray For Our Military

♦CPL Christian Workman

♦SGT Meghan Guerrera

♦SGT Michael Guerrera

♦SGT James Francis

♦2 LT Nicholas J. Caruso

♦SGT Andrew Wolfe

♦SSGT James McWilliams

♦AB Michael Connelly & FLT277, Lackland AFB

♦SPC Thomas Wolfe ♦SGM Nicolas Relacion ♦CPL Charles Morgan Griffith ♦SSGT Michael Kauffman ♦HM1 Matthew Rosenberg ♦AB Brandon Narkin & FLT 601/602 Lackland AFB

♦2 LT Niccolo Iacovelli

♦Service Members & Coalition

Military Plaque to honor those who are currently serving in the U.S. Military is on display in the Church Vestibule. If you would like to have your loved one’s picture displayed, please send a photo of your active duty military person, in uniform, with their name, rank, and your contact information. Contact Dave Bes-selman at 484-667-0267 or dbesselman1@gmail.com.

Let us continue to pray for our Armed Forces. We thank God for their sacrifices they make to ensure our freedom.

Eucharistic Adoration will resume

Monday, June 22nd

This Summer, would you be able to spend an hour in Adoration?

With Thanksgiving to God, we will begin Eucharistic Adoration in the Main Church on

June 22nd, maintaining social distancing.

God who loves us more than we can comprehend desires personal time with you. Come just as you are. No special prayers or actions are required, just your love and devo-tion to the Lord.

The Eucharistic Adoration team needs your help to make sure that there is coverage at every hour. (Monday-Friday, after morning Mass until 7 pm) To sign-up or for questions, contact Mary Wharton by email, text or phone at hartown@verizon.net, 302-388-3752.

Compassionate and Loving Father, In the face of confusion and concern

impart to us the calm of Your presence. In You allow us to find hope and healing.

Be with those who serve the sick and give them Your caring hands. Be with those who lead and give them Your spirit of wisdom. Be with those who have

fallen ill and give them Your comforting heart. Wrap Your arms around our world and hold us in

Your love. Allow us at this time of trial to then serve as instruments of that love to all we meet.

We ask this in Your Name. Amen.

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Rest in Peace

Monsignor John W. Graf

Monsignor John W. Graf, our Pastor Emeritus, passed away suddenly on Sunday, May 24, 2020.

Monsignor was Pastor for more than twenty years. He was truly loved and cherished by many of our parishioners. He celebrated the Sacraments of Baptism, Communion, Reconciliation, Confirmation, and Matrimony with joy and compassion. Under his guidance, our parish began weekly Eucharistic Adoration.

As part of his legacy, our church on 300 State Road was designed, built and dedicated during Monsignor’s tenure as Pastor. His leadership and direction was vital to the Pastoral Council and Parish Finance Council during the development and implementation stages of our beautiful church.

Funeral arrangements are private. A Memorial Mass at Assumption BVM in West Grove will be celebrated for Monsignor Graf in the near future once the state restrictions have been lifted.

Monsignor was a strong advocate for Catholic education. His support for the school was relentless. A Memorial Scholarship will be set-up in Monsignor Graf's name and will be used to support families enrolled in ABVM School who have financial need. Monsignor Graf loved our Parish School and worked with many families to make Catholic Education a reality.

Donations can be sent to:

Assumption BVM School 290 State Road

West Grove, PA 19390 (Please add “Memorial Fund” in the note section of the check)

We accept online donations through paypal at https://abvmschoolwg.us/donate-now

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Parish Religious Education Program

We truly miss you!!! Here are some recent updates:

Progress Reports and Registration Forms will be mailed to student homes once their Catechist has reported full class compliance with the home-based requirements. Please return your 2020-21 Registration Form and Fee in the Envelope provided (first come, first serve). The form will have a stamp to show that requirements were met and your child will be moved up a level.

Level 6 Students are registered for Confirmation Prep already. Please do not add your Confir-mation Student to your total. More information to follow, once restrictions are better under-stood for September.

First Holy Communion Celebration is Saturday, September 26, 2020 at 10:00 am. Parents may allow their children to receive at any Mass this summer and still participate in the solemn cele-bration on September 26th. Please inform the Religious Education Office if your child receives before the date.

Confirmation Mass is Thursday, November 12 at 4pm with Bishop Deliman.

For questions, please contact the Religious Education Office at abvmfaithformation@gmail.com or call 610-869-8575. God bless you and keep you safe!

We miss our parish children very much, but due to safety concerns and social-distancing

requirements, the Children's Liturgy of the Word will not resume at this time. We look

forward to beginning this ministry once again during the Fall, if the Archdiocese is in the

Green Phase. Please continue to share the joy of the Lord with your children at home,

helping them to Know Jesus, Love Jesus, and Serve Jesus, together with you, during family

prayer time and meals.

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Congratulations to ABVM’s Graduating Class of 2020! The class earned

over $100,000 in academic and merit scholarships to be used in their

high school studies. We are so proud of our graduates and will miss

them. God Bless.

Please join us for the Annual ABVM Golf

Outing at the Deerfield Country Club

507 Thompson Station Rd, Newark, DE

NEW DATE

October 12th

1:00 pm shot gun start.

Dinner will be at 6 pm

$150.00 per player

(Cost includes green fees, cart, lunch, drinks on

the course, range balls, and dinner.)

Dinner Only:$50 per adult $20 child

Any questions please email golfouting@abvmschoolwg.us

Night at the Races has gone VIRTUAL!

This event ends June 12th at 8 pm.

There are amazing items up for Auction. The

"Raffle Room" is open and has something for

everyone. Raffle tickets are $25 for 25 tickets,

$40 for 50 tickets, and $60 for 75 tickets.

To Go to the Event, Visit:

https://www.accelevents.com/e/ABVM2020

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Announcements

Pray the Rosary for Life (6/7-6/13/20) Sun. D. Brumbaugh Thu. N. Kennard/T. & D. Harrison Mon. R. Gaffney Fri. T. & S. Hannan Tue. C. Sedlak Sat. S. Tobin Wed. D. Brumbaugh (Sign-up to pray in the church vestibule.)

HopeAfterAbortion.com; afterabortion.org; RachelsVineyard.org 610-354-0555,

Pregnant? Need Help? Call 1-800-CARE-002.

Birthright: 610-436-0773.

Annulment Proceeding: Metropolitan Tribunal, Archdiocese of Philadelphia (215) 587-3750.

Al-Anon meeting: Visit https://al-non.org for meeting information.

Lions Club Hospital Equipment Loan Program: Contact 484-883-0515; www.aglions.com.

Courage: Courage ministers to those with same-sex attractions and their loved ones. A weekly peer support group is offered to homosexual men and women who wish to live according to the teaching of the Catholic Church. Call 215-587-4505. Confidentiality assured.

Disabilities & Autism Help-Line: Need help accessing services and supports for someone with an intellectual disability or autism? Call 484-472-5041.

Formed.org Free access to Catholic movies, ebooks, programs, & children’s resources. Use code MC8NYZ.

Catholic Men’s Pornography Addiction Group: Call confidentially at 215-490-4660.

STRIVE 21 Day Detox from Pornography. Register at cardinalstudios.org.

Nourish for Caregivers Support Groups: Visit phillyevang.org/nourish

Hope in Christ: Spiritual Support for Addiction: visit archphila.org/hope.

Assumption BVM Parish and the American Red Cross are hosting a Blood Drive:

Site: Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary Address: 290 State Road, West Grove, PA Room: Parish Center (Gym) Date: This Sunday, June 7, 2020 Time: 8:00: AM - 1:00: PM Contact: Ann Barr; phone 610-869-8559 Please join us this Sunday for Assumption B.V.M.'s semi-annual Red Cross Blood drive. Our neighbors and friends depend on the Red Cross when times are tough. Please take time to donate blood in a safe, sanitary setting to help our community. The need for blood is constant and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community. Nation-wide, someone needs a unit of blood every 2 to 3 seconds and most of us will need blood in our lifetime. Thank you for supporting the American Red Cross blood program! Amazon is thanking our donors for their time and blood donation with a $5 Amazon.com Gift Card by email.

WALK-INS WELCOME!

Bags of Blessings The Ladies Auxiliary would like to thank

everyone who donated to the “Bags of

Blessings”. During these difficult times, the

items that were donated by the parishioners were desper-

ately needed. Because of the circumstances and the criti-

cal need in our own community, all of the items were given

to the Kennett Cupboard. They have had over 1,000 fami-

lies come to them since this all started in March.

Thank you, again! Stay Safe, Stay Well and God Bless!

Social Outreach

June 16 at 7:00 PM Event: Zoom Presentation: Padre Pio and Pandemics

In the current COVID-19 pandemic, the faithful have been turning to St. Padre Pio—one of the world’s most prayed to saints—for healing. But did you know that Padre Pio’s ministry was directly connected to our last great worldwide pandemic, the Spanish Flu? In honor of the anniversary of Padre Pio’s canonization on June 16, join West Chester University professor and anthropologist, Dr. Mi-chael A. Di Giovine, for a discussion on the connec-tion between St. Pio’s stigmata, the pressures of his early popularity, and the Spanish flu. He will also talk about St. Pio’s devotion to Our Lady of Fatima, to whom he turned when struck with illness. Dr.Di Giovine, a parishioner of SS Peter and Paul Parish who has conducted decades of research on the saint, will also pray with us for St. Pio’s blessing through one of his relics. How to join: To access the meeting, you need to download the Zoom app on your computer or smartphone. After you do that, just click on the link below at the time of the event. The meeting ID and password are also included if you need it. Join Zoom Meeting: wcupa.zoom.us/j Meeting ID: 971 3728 1786; Password: 593969

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SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 2020

4:30 pm Vigil Mass - William Shannon, requested by Dennis Shannon Reader 1/Reader 2: Mary Ann Schill, Debera Buoni Deacon: Deacon Hannan, Extraordinary Ministers: Shawn Murphy, Maureen Petrarca Altar Servers: Madelynn Welch, 2 servers needed Sacristan: Fred Buoni

SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2020

8:00 am Mass - Richard Petrarca, requested by Barb Chlada Reader 1/Reader 2: Tom Finley, Kathleen Hamill-Clark Deacon: Deacon Hannan, Extraordinary Ministers: Michael Bruecks, Cindy Sciotto Altar Servers: Liam & Tommy Wilson, 1 server needed Sacristan: Kris Kelleher 10:00 am Mass - Carmen and Helen Taraborelli, requested by Helen Bunch Reader 1/Reader 2: Steve Liberatore, Tracey Finan Deacon: Deacon Lewis, Extraordinary Ministers: Molly Clark, Tom Powell Altar Servers: Hannah Char, Rafe & Leif Hamilton Sacristan: Jeff Lyons 12:00 pm Mass - Mryon Pastock, requested by The Schill Family Reader 1/Reader 2: John Colgan (both readings) Deacon: Deacon Lewis, Extraordinary Ministers: Jason Chapman, Lisa Goldstein Altar Servers: Jacob & Samatha Calabretta, 1 server needed Sacristan: Jeff Lyons MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2020

6:30 am Mass - Lara Kindlin, requested by The Shields Family

TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2020

8:15 am Mass - Edward Davidson, requested by Litzie Clayton

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2020

6:30 am Mass - People of the Parish

THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2020

6:30 am Mass - Richard Petrarca, requested by The Crowley Family

FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2020

8:15 am Mass - Elizabeth Korba, requested by The Tobin Family

SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2020 4:30 pm Vigil Mass - Charles Nigro, requested by The Spaghetti Dinner Committee Reader 1/Reader 2: Debera Buoni, Steve Liberatore Deacon: Deacon Hannan, Extraordinary Ministers: Ellie Barron, Maureen Petrarca Altar Servers: 3 servers needed Sacristan: Fred Buoni SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 2020

8:00 am Mass - Richard Petrarca, requested by Knights of Columbus, St. Pius X Council 3858 Reader 1/Reader 2: Tom Finley, Molly Clark Deacon: Deacon Hannan, Extraordinary Ministers: Shawn Murphy, Philip Wengloski Altar Servers: Liam & Tommy Wilson, 1 server needed Sacristan: Kris Kelleher 10:00 am Mass - Jolene Hoch, requested by The Harrison Family Reader 1/Reader 2: Tracey Finan, John Colgan Deacon: Deacon Lewis, Extraordinary Ministers: Donna Lauletta, Dennis Shannon Altar Servers: Hannah Char, Heidi & Joel Stumpf Sacristan: Steve Gempp 12:00 pm Mass - Gertrude Lincoln, requested by Roberta and Bill McHale Reader 1/Reader 2: Kathleen Hamill-Clark, Mary Ann Schill Deacon: Deacon Lewis, Extraordinary Ministers: Jason Chapman, Lisa Goldstein Altar Servers: 3 servers needed Sacristan: Jeff Lyons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SAINT ANTHONY OF PADUA

Feast Day: June 13th Died 1231 A.D.

Patron Saint of Portugal, of the poor and of lost articles

Actions speak louder than words; let your words teach

and your actions speak.

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It is a great joy that we will be able once again to gather for Mass on Sundays and weekdays. The first public Mass will be celebrated as the Vigil Mass for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity on Saturday, June 6th at 4:30 p.m.

We at Assumption BVM Parish look forward to welcoming you back! Let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus as we make our way back to the in person celebration of the Mass.

While our county remains in the Yellow Phase of statewide reopening, all of us need to do our part to make sure that our return to Mass is a peaceful and safe experience for all. Please make time to read the instructions below and follow these guidelines when attending Mass during this period:

GENERAL POINTS

The obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation continues to be suspended. However, Sundays and holy days remain days of rest from undue work, for prayer, for family time, and for dedication to works of mercy.

Please stay home if you are sick.

Please stay home if you are at higher risk of severe illness with COVID19. If you are uncertain about your risk status, please consult your doctor and also the CDC Guidelines at the following link: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/people-at-higher-risk.html

No one who is uncomfortable venturing out in public should feel obligated to attend Mass.

Beginning on June 7th, the 10 a.m. Mass will be live streamed from ABVM Church every Sun-day on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ABVMWG/

MASS SCHEDULE

Beginning on June 6th we will follow the regular Sunday and weekday Mass schedule: Saturday 4:30 p.m.; Sunday 8 a.m., 10 a.m. and 12 noon; Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday 6:30 a.m., Tuesday and Friday 8:15 a.m.

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BEFORE COMING TO MASS

Please wash your hands for 20 seconds using soap and water.

Before entering the Church, please put on a face mask or cloth covering. Exceptions to this are “children younger than 2 years old, anyone who has trouble breathing or is unconscious, and any-one who is incapacitated or otherwise unable to remove the cloth face covering without assis-tance” (CDC Guidelines).

Please do not come to Mass if you are sick or are at higher risk for severe illness with COVID19 (see above).

Missalettes will not be available and congregational singing will be minimal. However, you may

bring a missalette with you to Mass or click on our parish app on your smart phone to follow the

readings and prayers (download at myparishapp.com and type in our parish name).

Please do not gather in groups before or after Mass.

ENTERING THE CHURCH

Please enter Church through the main doors.

Hand sanitizers will be available at the Church entrances. Please use the hand sanitizer upon enter-ing and exiting the Church.

Readings and prayers for Mass will be printed in the bulletin. You may pick up a copy as you take your seat. If you do, please take it home with you. You may also use your phone or other electronic device (see above).

Children 12 years and younger must be accompanied by a parent if they need to use the bathroom.

It should only be used during Mass in an emergency.

Everyone is asked to spray disinfectant after using the bathroom. Parents should do it for their chil-

dren.

SEATING

When taking your seat, please honor all posted signs about where you may sit. Every third pew will be open to ensure proper social distancing.

Members of the same household may sit together. Please place 6 feet between your household and members of a different household.

The Adoration Chapel will remain closed to all activities and gatherings during the Yellow Phase,

except for Confessions on Saturday.

The Adoration Chapel may not be used for a cry room. The narthex (aka “foyer”) may be used.

DURING MASS

A collection will be taken up during the Offertory as usual using long-handled baskets.

There will be no Sign of Peace during Mass during the Yellow Phase.

There should be no holding of hands during the Our Father.

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RECEPTION OF HOLY COMMUNION

There will be three Communion stations at the front of the church. A single file line should be

formed in the aisles. Please note that the Archbishop has suspended the offering of Communion

from a chalice.

Please maintain social distancing in the Communion line. Please keep several pews between yourself and the person in front of you while in line and when returning to your pew.

Remove mask immediately before receiving Holy Communion. Bow, receive Communion in the

hand, step aside six feet, consume the Host, and cover with your mask before returning to the

pew.

As is our custom, Communion will be brought to anyone who cannot easily come to the front of

church.

Please follow the instructions of the ushers regarding when to leave pew.

Gloves should not be worn when receiving Holy Communion.

Communion should be received on the hand if at all possible; anyone who feels they cannot re-

ceive on the hand must receive at the center aisle from the priest, who is required to sanitize his

hands after every reception of Communion on the tongue.

Please note that no one is required to receive Holy Communion when attending Mass and should ab-

stain if he or she cannot receive it comfortably due to any circumstances, including COVID-19 con-

cerns and the directives of the Archbishop of Philadelphia.

As always, everyone must confess serious or mortal sin before receiving Holy Communion.

EXITING THE CHURCH

At the conclusion of Mass, please exit the Church and proceed directly to your car. Please do not congregate for any reason.

Please take a parish bulletin home with you.

Anyone who would like a bulletin mailed to them may contact the parish office at 610-869-2722 or

abvm@comcast.net. It will also be available on our parish webpage.

Please leave your mask on until you exit the Church.

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU

Assumption BVM will follow the guidelines from the CDC for sanitation as we resume public Mass-es. Visit: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/faith-based.html

High touch surfaces will be sanitized after each service.

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ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT MESSAGES

If you notice someone who is not following the directives do not correct or confront them but bring it to the

attention of an usher.

Please follow the instructions of the ushers at all times.

The parish office will re-open as of June 8th. Hours are: Monday thru Friday from 8 a.m. to 12 noon and 1

p.m. to 4 p.m.

Confessions continue on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Prayer groups, Bible studies, communal rosaries and other activities may be celebrated in the church and the

Parish Life Center. Masks must be worn, and social separation must be observed. Beverages in single

serve containers are approved but no food is permitted. The leader or coordinator of the group is asked to

contact Father Scott for permission to meet in the church building.

The Archbishop will lift some of the restrictions indicated above when the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

declares a Green Phase for Chester County. An official announcement will be made at that time.

Please remember to pray for the sick and all who are “shut in.” We will not be able to bring Holy Commun-

ion on Sunday to residences until the Green Phase.

Please make a phone call or send a card to someone you know who might feel alone during this time.

Thank you for observing these directives. May God bless all of us!

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