Saint Matthias Parish

128 Bryn Mawr Avenue Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania 19004

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Founded 1906

R e c t o r y : 6 1 0 - 6 6 4 - 0 2 0 7 F a x : 6 1 0 - 6 6 4 - 3 5 5 9 Parish Religious Education Office and Youth Office: 610-664-1942

Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil: 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 8:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 7:00 p.m.

Monday – Friday: 7:30 a.m. Saturday: 8:00 a.m.

Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions): Saturdays at 4:15 PM, also by appointment ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Reverend Monsignor Gerard C. Mesure, J.D., J.C.D., M.A. … Pastor Director of Parish Outreach: Peggy Haley

Reverend Sean P. Bransfield, J.C.L., M.A., M.Div.… Parochial Vicar Director of Liturgical Music: Berthilla Wiscount

Reverend John A. McGinnis, Retired Priest Coordinator of Religious Education: Peggy Haley

Deacon Michael J. Kubiak Director of Youth/Young Adult Ministry: Katie Bryson

Brandon M. Artman, Seminarian _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

NEW PARISHIONERS: Welcome to Saint Matthias Parish! Please see one of

the priests after any weekend Mass, or call the Rectory if you are interested

in registering at Saint Matthias Parish.

RECTORY OFFICE HOURS: The office staff is available for business matters

Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

APPOINTMENTS: You are asked to arrange an appointment in advance by

telephone with the Priest you wish to see.

SICK CALLS: Emergencies – Please call the Rectory. Hospital Visitation –

The Parish Priests will be happy to visit any Parishioner who is hospitalized.

Please contact the Rectory, since hospitals do not contact the Rectory.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: The Sacrament of Baptism is administered most

Sundays at 11:30 a.m. Arrangements are made in advance at the Rectory.

Sponsors must provide proof of eligibility by a letter from their respective

Pastors. First-time parents attend a Pre-Jordan Meeting prior to Baptism,

which is arranged at a mutually convenient time.

SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: Arrangements must be made with the Pastor

at least six months before the date of the Wedding. Pre-Cana instructions are

required. Weddings may be scheduled on Saturdays between 10:00 a.m. and

2:00 p.m., or on Friday evenings.

A U G U S T 7 , 2016 – N I N E T E E N T H S U N D A Y I N O R D I N A R Y T I M E

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August 7, 2016 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Saturday, August 6 – Vigil, Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

5:00 Joseph Brandt

Sunday, August 7 – Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30 Harry & Florence Bernardo 10:30 Maria Armenti 7:00 For Our Parishioners

Monday, August 8 – St. Dominic 7:30 Bristol Leake

Tuesday, August 9 – Weekday/St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross 7:30 Leonard Mohr

Wednesday, August 10 – St. Lawrence *7:30 Intentions of Rachel Sellers

Thursday, August 11 – St. Clare 7:30 Kristyn Dinella

Friday, August 12 – Weekday/St. Jane Frances de Chantel 7:30 Happy Repose of the Souls of the Buccino, Talarico, and Mollinedo Families

Saturday, August 13 – Weekday/Ss. Pontian and Hippolytus

8:00 Thomas Hennessey 5:00 In Thanksgiving for Help for Difficulties of Jordain Damas

Sunday, August 14 – Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30 Mabel Sacco 10:30 Thomas B. Fitzpatrick and Family 7:00 Marian Mullahy

* Extraordinary support through the Saint Matthias Day Program

LIVING LIGHTS: On the side of the Sanctuary near the statue of the Sacred Heart is a place where three candles burn for special intentions. If you wish to have one of these candles burning for your intention, please bring your donation and intention to the sacristy or the rectory office. The Donation for these candles is $10. This week’s candles are lit for: Our Youth, Marriage and Family, and In Thanks-giving.

H.O.P.E. – Helping Other People Enthusiastically H.O.P.E. volunteers assist fellow Parishioners by providing transportation to doctors’ offices, banks, and supermarkets. The H.O.P.E. Captain for August 8 to 14 is: Maria Fusaro: 610-664-8564.

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK: Carmel Bane, Joseph Butler, Marie D. Fratini, Martha Eckert, Richard Knorr, Stephen Williams, Ryan Williams, Wyn Marino, Thomas Liciardella, Jeanne Glick, Nita Dransfield, Anthony Massini, Louise Rascioli, Paul Snyder, Joe Casino, Irma Bates, Mary Takacs, John Lynch, Dorothy Rubincam, Eugene Scotti, Catherine O’Connor, Tom Klemick, Alec Boult, Frank Diebold, Louise Grato, Bernie, Katherine, Jordan Damas, John DiVivo, Baby Michael Anthony Siniscalchi, Mary Rowland, Joan

Grzeskowiak, Gerry Gregory, Roger & Lelene Lifleur, Josette Brun, Eleanor Kuhl, Jacqueline Gregory, Christine Ambrose, Lorraine Beaulieu, Dr. Joan Hurlock, Theresa Jandrositz, Raymond Sullivan, Rev. Thomas Wheeler, SJ, Maryhelen Hogan, Thomas O’Connor, Jr., Dante Scott, Gerard Hilard, Gabriel Minders, Chadd Kraus, Sr. Rita Powell, Bill Duffy, Rachel Smith, Louis Owens, Lynne Dotsey, Ed Kiefski, Anna Dolores Frank, Toni Mastrocia, Jack Yura, and Tom Whelan. We also pray for those served by our Parish in Inglis House and Bala Nursing Home. If you wish to have someone’s name added to or removed from our Sick List, please call the Rectory.

MEMBERS OF THE PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL: Heidi Anderson, Patricia Black, Katherine Bryson (ex-officio), Mike DeMonte, Maggie Duffy, Peggy Haley (ex-officio), Ross Holgado, Ray Nepomuceno, Mark Rooney, Peggy Saeger (Secretary), Gina Sullivan, H. Nelson Keyser III (Finance Council representative), Mike Utkus, Berthilla Wiscount (ex-officio).

Sacrificial Giving ~ Stewardship

Sunday Collection – July 30/31: $ 4,530

Thank you for your continued sacrificial generosity!

Our apologies for the incorrect Priest Celebrant Schedule

printed in last week’s bulletin. We are not able to publish the

schedule for next week at the present time.

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Pastoral Council Nominations are in, and we are in

the process of assembling the ballot, which will be

in next week’s bulletin. Voting will take place

throughout the rest of the month of August. More

information next week!

September 11th – 8:45 AM: First Day of PREP

September 18th – Catechetical Sunday

Opening Mass for PREP – 10:30 AM

Fall Kick Off after 10:30 AM Mass

September 30th – Outdoor Movie – 7:00 PM

October 4th – Blessing of Animals – 6:30 PM

October 17th – Forty Hours

October 18th – Forty Hours – Outdoor Eucharistic Procession followed by Cider Social

November 6th – Mass of Remembrance – 10:30 AM

November 12th – Ministries Award Dinner

November 15th – Blood Drive

December 4th – First Sunday of Advent

Anointing Mass at 10:30 AM

Seniors Christmas Lunch after 10:30 AM Mass

December 9th – Kids Christmas Fun Fest/Outdoor Christmas Lighting

Saint Matthias

The 2016 - 2017 Parish Religious Education

Program (PREP) Registration is now open for

our children entering Grades K-8. Registration

fee is $130; $125 is registered before August 16.

Forms are available at the church entrances. For

more information, please contact Peggy Haley at

610-664-0207 or peggyh@saintmatthias.org.

Life is changed, not ended. Pray for the happy repose of the soul of Paul Bothwell. May his soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

Are you interested in becoming Catholic?

Are you an adult Catholic who was never confirmed?

Would you like to learn more about the Faith?

In October, we will be starting a series of sessions

to explore our Catholic Faith. If you are interested

in learning more about these classes, please contact

Msgr. Mesure. Also, if you know anyone in your

family or in the neighborhood that might be

interested, please encourage him or her to attend.

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Interested in becoming an Extraordinary Minister

of Holy Communion, Lector, Greeter, or Altar

Server/Adult Altar Server? How about a cantor,

choir member, or instrumentalist? How about a

driver for our HOPE Program? We need your help;

please call the Rectory.

August, 2016

Universal: That volunteers may give themselves

generously to the service of the needy.

Evangelization: That setting aside our very selves we

may learn to be neighbors to those who find

themselves on the margins of human life and society

CYO SPORTS – FALL 2016

The links for on-line registration for CYO SPORTS is now open. ALL parish members and school attendees are eligible to participate in CYO activities. Please note: all participants must be registered prior to partaking in any practice or tryout.

1st/8th Girls & Boys Cross Country http://assn.la/Reg/?r=3:116276

5th/6th Field Hockey http://assn.la/Reg/?r=3:116279

7th/8th Field Hockey http://assn.la/Reg/?r=3:116277

5th/6th Football http://assn.la/Reg/?r=3:116272

7th/8th Football http://assn.la/Reg/?r=3:116269

3rd/4th Boys Soccer http://assn.la/Reg/?r=3:116278

To find a church and Mass times while

you’re on vacation or traveling, visit

www.MassTimes.org. Please remember that

Saint Matthias Parish (and its bills!) doesn’t

take a vacation! Thank you for catching up

on your weekly collection when you return

from vacation, or sign up for convenient

automatic giving at www.saintmatthias.org.

Next Monday, August 15, is the

Solemnity of the Assumption of the

Blessed Mother. It is not a

Holy Day of Obligation this year

because it falls on a Monday.

Mass will be celebrated at 7:30 AM.

Catholic Charities Appeal:

Have a Heart!! We are happy to report that we have reached

90% of our goal for this year. That is a great

accomplishment; we only have 10% to go. Who will

help us again go over our goal again this year…

maybe YOU?!?! This is now an opportunity for those

who have not yet done so, to contribute and help

those in great need in our area.

As we are getting close to our goal, your

support to assist the hungry, ill and vulnerable

among us will make a great difference in the lives of

so many. So we ask you to look deep in your heart

and be as generous as you can to help us reach our

$15 million goal. The Catholic Charities Appeal is the

Archdiocese’s single most important fundraiser;

we’re counting on your support.

Help make sure our “heart” near the parking

lot is filled! You may contribute securely online at

www.catholiccharitiesappeal.org, or place your

contribution in any weekend collection, marking the

envelope for Catholic Charities.

Thank you! Together we can truly make a

difference in the lives of those in need.

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School of Theological Studies

The School of Theological Studies was founded as the

Religious Studies Division of Saint Charles Borromeo

Seminary by Monsignor Arthur E. Rodgers in 1969

with the intention of educating the Religious and

Laity. Through the years, we have conferred over

1,050 graduate degrees and hundreds of

Undergraduate certificates. In addition, each year, the

School serves hundreds of lay and religious students

with catechetical programs to teach and promulgate

the Catholic faith. We offer two Degree programs:

The Master of Arts in Theology and the Master of

Arts in Philosophical Studies. We offer a one-of-a-

kind Certificate in Pastoral Ministry to Black

Catholics (MBC). We offer online Catechetical

Institute courses for school teachers, catechists, and

adults seeking to learn the Catholic faith. Now

accepting applications for the Fall semester. Register

before August 15 to avoid late fees. For more

information, call 610-785-6287 or visit

www.scs.edu/school-theological-studies.

MAIN LINE SINGLES DINNER CLUB (AGES 52-64) Catholic men & women are invited to join The Main Line Singles Dinner Club to share common interests & dine together twice a month. Our next event is Sunday, August 28th at 5:45 P.M. “End of Summer House Party” at a member’s home in Ardmore. More information, call Barb at (610) 896-6542. Catholic men are encouraged to participate.

Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary

Annual Golf Outing 2016 The Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary Golf Classic

will be held September 12, 2016 at the Philadelphia

Country Club. Proceeds from the Seminary Golf

Classic will go directly to supporting the formation of

our seminarians. For more information, please visit

www.scs.edu/golf.

Archbishop Prendergast High School Class of 1966 – 50th Reunion. Saturday, October 15 at Springfield Country Club, 11:30am to 3:30pm. Cost: $55. Reservations are due by September 1. For more information, email Dottie Bracken Evangelista: evangedb@gmail.com.

Altar Server Ministry

Service is at the heart of the Gospel. All boys and

girls in grade 4 and above are encouraged to become

altar servers. Adult Altar Servers are also needed to

serve for funerals and other weekday Masses.

Married couples are especially invited to join.

Training will be provided. For more information,

please contact Peggy Haley at the Rectory.

If you are unable to come to the altar for Holy

Communion and cannot sit in the Saint Joseph

side front reserved section of Church, please

alert one of the greeters when you arrive.

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September 24, 2016

11:00 AM to 9:30 PM

On the grounds of

Daylesford Abbey in Paoli

In just three short years, AbbeyFest has

grown from a free concert in the St. Norbert Parish

gym into a full day outdoor Catholic faith, music

and family festival with close to 3,000 people this

past September 2015.

AbbeyFest has featured some of the top

Christian contemporary artists including Matt

Maher, Brandon Heath, Sara Groves, Righteous B,

Marie Miller, Audrey Assad, Ike Ndolo and more.

Along with the music, thre have been inspiring

keynote speakers such as Curtis Martin, Bill

Donaghy, and Sister Mariam Heidland, SOLT.

The beauty of AbbeyFest is its uplifting

Christ-centered music, faithful Catholic speakers, a

large outdoor Mass and the culminating candlelight

Eucharistic procession, Adoration and Benediction.

Held at Daylesford Abbey in Paoli, the

grounds are transformed into a festival atmosphere

featuring dozens of Catholic vendors along with

food trucks, family and kid-friendly activities,

pickup Frisbee, soccer and touch football games

and dozens of Archdiocesan, Norbertine, and other

order priests hearing confessions throughout the

day and evening along with prayer and healing.

One of the most unique aspects of

AbbeyFest is that it provides an engaging

atmosphere for children, teens, youth groups and

families to experience the fullness of faith and truth

of Jesus Christ.

www.TheAbbeyFest.com

Words to Live By from Pope Francis

Pope Francis, in a recent interview, gave a

10-point recipe for happiness: “The Romans have

a saying, which can be taken as a point of

reference,” the Pope said. “They say: Campa e

lascia campà (Live and let live). That’s the first

step to peace and happiness.”

He then went on to list the other nine, the

next being “giving oneself to others.” “If one gets

tired,” he said, “one runs the risk of being

egoistic, and stagnant water is the first to be

corrupted.”

Third, he proposed that one “move

quietly” and cited the Argentine novel Don

Segundo Sombra, written by Argentine poet and

novelist Ricardo Güiraldes. In Don Segundo

Sombra, there is a very beautiful thing, a man

who looks back on his life, the Pope says. In his

youth, the protagonist was a rocky stream that

ran over everything, but as he became older, he

was a running river and in old age was “quietly

peaceful.” The Pope said the elderly have the

wisdom to move with “kindness and humility”

and have the “calmness of life.” He also repeated

his concern that a people who doesn’t take care

of its elderly “has no future.”

Fourth, the Pope advocated playing with

children and the importance of a healthy culture

of leisure, reading and enjoying art.

“Consumerism has led to the anxiety of losing”

this culture, he said. Francis then recalled that

when he was in Buenos Aires he would often ask

young mothers how often they play with their

children. “It was an unexpected question,” he

said. “It is hard. The parents go to work and

come back when the children are asleep.” But he

said that, although it is difficult to find the time,

“it must be done.”

Fifth, the Pope stressed the importance of

sharing Sundays with family. He recalled that on

his recent visit to Campobasso in southern Italy,

the workers did not want to work on Sundays.

Sixth, he said helping young people find

employment is a key to happiness. He said it’s

important to be creative with them because if

they lack opportunities, “they fall into drugs.” He

said the rate of suicide is “very high among

young people without work.” He suggested the

youth could be taught skilled apprentice work,

which would allow them the “dignity of bringing

home the bacon.”

For the other keys to happiness, the Pope

recommended looking after nature, quickly

forgetting the negative (speaking badly of others

shows “low self-esteem”), respecting those who

think differently, and actively seeking peace.