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APRIL 19, 2015 – THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER
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Then he said to them, “Why are you troubled? And why do questions arise in your hearts? Look at my hands and my feet, that it is I myself.
Luke 24:35-48
Masses for the week of April 20 – April 26, 2015
Morning Prayer in St. Joseph Chapel, 8:15am Mon - Fri
Monday, April 20 8:35am (chapel) Anna Fenech (Mike Moreni) Tuesday, April 21
8:35am (chapel) Hank Rancredi (Arlene Tancredi) Wednesday, April 22 8:35am (chapel) Timothy McKevitt (Pat & Nancy McCandless) Thursday, April 23 8:35am (chapel) Florence Capella (Loving Family) Friday, April 24 School Mass 9:00am (church) Rita McNally (Mr & Mrs Robert McNally) Saturday, April 25 10:00am FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 5:00pm (church) Gail Fellin (Phil & Mary Lou Crossley) Sunday, April 26 8:00am (church) Parishioners’ Intentions 10:30am (church) Elizabeth Petritsch (Loving Family)
Meetingsfor the week of April 20 – April 26, 2015
Mon. April 20: Light Weigh, 7pm – Parish Office Conquest, 6:45pm – school Tues. April 21: Altar Society, 1pm – Marian Room Thurs. April 23: First Holy Communion Rehearsal, 6:30pm Sat. April 25: Men of Faith, 8am – Marian Room
Mass Collection 2nd Sunday of Easter
April 12, 2015 $6,113.00
Thank you for your generosity!
The Church Cleaning Team for the week of April 20 is Team #5: Marion Wolf, Janet Reidler, Fred Furmaniak, Beth Baird, Peggy Farley, Patricia Combs
Your parish thanks you!
Please remember in your prayers our parishioners who are sick, homebound, in the hospital, under hospice or residential care.
Susan Ackerman, Rose Marie Alex, Lillian Appleman, Roger Bahnck, Mary Balbirer, Elizabeth Bartolillo, John & Loretta Bodisch, Emmalee Bryan, Libby Chapman, Anne Colyer, Charlene Cornell, Matthew Crance, Jim Crawford, Chrissy Davis, Joy Davis, Glen DeKutosli, Larry & Joanne Diehl, Terry Dunn, Arlene Eichlin, Josephine Fasano, Bernice Fees, Charles Fees, Jr.,Patricia Fite, Sarah Fleck, Nancy Fratrik, Mary Gallo, Kathleen Gaughan, Dylan Geroni, Kathy Geroni, Marie & Rosalyn Giardullo, Anna Giebler, Judy Green, Susan Gross, Mary Halwski, Florence Hancharik, Steve Hancharik, Bill Hejnor, Joyceann Heley, Eli Hinkie, Charles Houston, Doris Johnson, Martha Juchnowicz, Kathleen Kershaw, Kimberly Koch, Georgine Kocher, Anthony Kondracki, Deanna Kovner, Barbara Kuehnle, Ryan Leven, Kathy Lightkep, Charles Lutcavage, Julia Maher, Loretta Malloy, Eileen McCarty, Adelaide McElderry, Bridget Julia McHugh, Michelle McNevin, Anne McNichol, Florence Middleton, Joseph Moore, ennie Moreno, Nancy Moreno, Wanda Muth, Frances Nowicki, Helen Patzek-Charlton, Ryan Phillips, Nicholas Powell, Gladys Proca, Marianne Przyuski, Don Raman, Mike Ramos, Rachael Rice, Gregory Rickert, Joseph Ripp, Valerie Roberts, Sandy Romaszewski, Sam Rothman, Frederick R. Rude, Dolly Rutherford, Zina Sauerwine, Jean Scattergood, Lana Schell, Herbert Scheuermann, Mario Sciacca, Joe Shuman, Gail Silveira, Carolyn Stahley, Shane Stroup, Michael Suder, Sean Thatcher, Baby William Patrick Thomas, Maddie Tomaszewski, Douglas & Frank Toner, Barbara Vogan, Diane Wesoski, Tamara Widmer, Ed Wismer, Baby Logan Yoder.
Edward Armstrong, Jr., Fionna M. Boyle, Derek Brosius, Christopher Brune, Kyle Crossland, Casey de Lauretis, Steehly de Lauretis, Michael Froeder, A.J. Giovino, Aaron Given, Bob Hankinson, Victor Hormilla, James Kidd,
Stephen Lindmeier, Jason Litschauer, Cory Litzenberger, Dan O’Connor, Jonathan Pucci, Dusty Rhodes, Craig Russell, Nicholas Spangler-Loch, Don Valdez, Justin Walsh.
Thank you for serving & protecting our freedom!
WE ARE UPDATING OUR PRAYER LIST
If you have placed someone on this list
who is no longer sick or is deceased,
please call the parish office to let us know who can be removed.
Thank you for your help.
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Dear Brothers and Sisters,
“Why are you troubled? And why do questions arise in your hearts?”
Luke 24:38
The resurrection troubles the apostles. It is unsettling. The resurrection brings about confusion and a mixture of emotions. They are at once terrified, overjoyed, and unbelieving. It is understandable from our human perspective that they be this troubled. Their whole understanding of Jesus suffering and death is now blown to bits. They understood suffering primarily as punishment and death as the definitive destruction of life in the flesh. Most of us still view suffering and death this way too. It is therefore understandable to read in the gospels how the apostles and first disciples were all troubled, terrified and confused when they saw the same Jesus whose grievous suffering they witnessed and who death they saw, be it from afar, this same Jesus is now in their midst, in the very same body, speaking to them, touching them and eating with them. What is even more difficult for them to grasp is the new understanding of suffering and death that the risen Jesus is teaching them today: repentance, for the forgiveness of sins. And he said to them, “Thus it is written that the Messiah would suffer and rise from the dead on the third day and that repentance, for the forgiveness of sins, would be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.” (Luke 24:46-47) His suffering and death and His resurrection is now to be understand as an act of love. He suffered because we suffer. He died because we die. He rose because He wants to raise us. He loved us in our suffering, in our dying and this love raises us to repentance and the forgiveness of our sins. This meaning of suffering and death is completely different from our former way of understanding suffering and death. Our Lord has transformed the purpose of suffering and death. By His suffering and death, by loving us in our own mortal suffering and death, we are raised to repentance and forgiveness for our sins. We are loved into reconciliation to our Father from whom our sins have estranged us. The sins which have estranged us from our Father have also estranged us from one another. The wounds of our broken relationships with the Father and with each other have up until this moment reached its climax in death. When the apostles experienced the height of their estrangement from their own Master whom they had abandoned at the time of His suffering and death, their fear reached its climax. Their fear of complete and utter estrangement from their Master and from each other is a terror that cannot be adequately explained.
It is going to take a while for this fear to dissipate. The gospels record at least two appearances to them of our Risen Lord in the locked upper room in Jerusalem. At all appearances, our Lord had to communicate His peace to them, “Peace be with you.” Perhaps we too are taking that journey also with the first disciples. Perhaps we too still view suffering and death as the ultimate and irreversible curse of our sinful ways. Perhaps we too are filled still with untold fear of suffering and death. Today we open our hearts to the Risen Lord who stands in our midst. Today we hear His reassuring words spoken to us, “Peace be with you.” Today we allow Him to love us in our distress and in our confusion by speaking to us His words of understanding and by feeding us with the very same body He loved our suffering and death with. This alone can unlock the doors of our hearts and unleash the forgiving love we ourselves have received. By this we become bold witnesses of the Risen One.
Fr. Simi.
Please pray for our
First Holy Communicants…
First Holy Communion
Saturday April 25, 2015
10:00am
Please drop your child off at the school no later than 9am.
Join Father Simi
in his weekly Bible Study
as we explore the Gospel of Mark
7pm on Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Books available for purchase in the parish office.
Gospel Reflections A Letter from
Our Pastor, Father Simi
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Aren't we like the apostles?
Today's reading, from the Gospel of Luke, follows immediately after the report of Jesus' appearance to his disciples on the road to Emmaus. Jesus greets his disciples with the words, “Peace be with you.” The disciples have witnessed the death of someone they loved, and they now fear for their own lives as well. Peace is what they need more than anything else. Jesus often connects this greeting of peace with another gift, such as forgiveness. Even as they hear Jesus' greeting of peace, the disciples are startled and terrified. They are uncertain about what to believe, they mistake Jesus for a ghost. Jesus goes to great lengths to assure his disciples that he is no ghost or illusion. He shows them the marks of his crucifixion and he explains how the scriptures foretold his death and rising. Although the disciples cannot forget his suffering and death, peace begins to take root in their hearts, as their fears turn to joy and amazement. As further proof of his identity and of his resurrected body, Jesus eats with his disciples. The disciples have known Jesus best through the meals that he has shared with them, reminding them of the Last Supper. Having shared a meal with his disciples, Jesus now uncovers for them the significance of what was written about him in the Scriptures. Our celebration of the Mass is an encounter with Jesus, through the Word and the Sacrament of the Eucharist. Like the disciples, we are sent to announce the good news of Jesus' forgiveness of sins. Jesus shows us the way and gives us the power to overcome sin, despair, and death.
Let us pray…"Lord Jesus, open our minds to understand the scriptures that we may fully comprehend the truth of your word. Anoint us with power and boldness to be your witnesses to all the nations." Amen
THE REGINA ACADEMY
at ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST Domine ut videam
Registration Now Open! Pre-K3 to 8th Grade
$1,700 Transfer Grant
Registration has begun for the 2015-2016
Academy year for Pre-K3 through 8th Grade.
Stop by the Academy for registration packet or call
Geoff Meyer at 610-960-7062 to have A package
emailed and to schedule a tour.
Knowing Loving Serving Leading Visit us at www.sjbottsville.org
CARNIVAL
2015
Tues., Wed. & Thurs. June 2nd – June 4th
5pm – 10pm Friday, June 5th
5pm – 11pm Saturday 1pm – 11pm
Volunteers needed
Sign-up sheets available in the Narthex.
CAR CRUISE NIGHT
Saturday, June 6th Pre-1980’s Cars
2015 March for Marriage
Join the Archdiocese
On Saturday April 25, 2015 for the Marriage March
In Washington DC
www.MarriageMarch.org
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FATIMA HOUSE RETREAT CENTER, Bedminster, PA
Please join us in… Prayer for Vocations and World Peace. Weekly Prayers Mondays at 7pm in Our Lady’s Chapel: Adoration, Liturgy of the Hour, Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet Wednesday at 9:30 -10:30am in Our Lady’s Chapel: Liturgy of the Hour, Rosary, Divine Mercy Chaplet For additional information or directions, please call Joan Black at 215-795-2947.
Health & Wellness News
11th Annual Divine Mercy Medicine, Bioethics & Spirituality Conference
May 6-7, 2015 College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA
Vatican featured Guest: Archbishop Zygmunt Simowski , President of Pontifical Council for Healthcare Workers
Info & Registration: enroll early-sellout expected
Visit www.thedivinemercy.org/worcester or call 1-800-462-7426
Questions? Contact Phyllis 610-847-5521 or send email to [email protected]
REDISCOVERE THE LOVE IN YOUR MARRIAGE
The Retrouvaille program offers help for struggling marriages.
For more info visit www.HelpOurMarriage.com or call 1-800-470-2230
All inquiries are kept strictly confidential.
St. John the Baptist Parish & JIM RONEY
For Musicians ages 10 to 16
1 WEEK ONLY
9am – 3pm
JULY 13th – 17th, 2015
Grand Finale Fri.at7pm
Cost $250
For information or to Register call 610-847-5084 or
Contact Jim Roney at www.jimmerostudio.com
THEME – FILLED
Sponsored by the Eastern Upper Bucks Seniors
8040 Easton Rd, Ottsville
Make plans to enjoy Bingo on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at 1:00pm
$20.00 per person for twenty games
Doors will open at noon
Admission includes free cake
Light refreshments for sale, door prizes and a 50/50
Call 610-847-8178 for reservations. THESE ARE NOT LONGABERGER BASKETS.
Journeying With Jesus
on Road to Emmaus
A weekend retreat for
Young Adults
Date: April 24-26, 2015
Time: 7pm Friday – 2pm Sunday.
Fee: $130 (includes a $30 non-refundable deposit)
Mother Boniface Spirituality Center Phila, PA
Call 267-350-1835 for more information or to register
Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter & Paul
First Annual May Procession
Sunday May 3rd at 2:00pm
Mary, the Mother
Families Liturgy of the Word
followed by an outdoor
May Procession, Rosary
and the Crowning of
Our Blessed Mother.
For more information visit
www.PhillyEvang.org/procession
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Are YOU going to the World Meeting of Families?
Early registration ends April 30th. Have you registered yet????
Help us plan for this exciting event by taking our
quick online survey about how you are getting to
the World Meeting of Families!
Please visit worldmeeting2015.org on our
Transportation page to take the survey.
Ways you can help…volunteer, Host a Family,
Donate
MINISTRY SCHEDULE
April 25th& 26th, 2015
4th Sunday of Easter
Extraordinary Minister Lector Altar Server Music
Saturday, 5:00pm
Gerry Belsito Cathy Leidtke
Patricia Ott Marion Wolf
Jonathan Ott Gavin Reshetar Maya Resetar
Emily Vinal
Liz Torgerson Fred Furmaniak
Sunday, 8:00am
Mark Fetter Jackie Litzenberger Bea Romaszewski
Ron Watson
John Zdanowicz Jacob Fetter Gabriel Fetter
Maggie McArdle
Patty Leidner Jim Roney
Sunday, 10:30am
Dan Hauber Maryann Hauber
Dolly Kovacs Donna Sciacca
Laura Fleck Angelina Day Nicole DeCicco Anthony Fleck
Denny Litzenberger Tom High
Sue Rogers
