Nativity of Our Lord Church A Stewardship Community 6 0 5 We s t S t r e e t R o a d , Wa r m i n s te r, PA 1 8 9 7 4 s i t e : w w w. n o o l p . o r g March 22, 2015 Fifth Sunday of Lent If a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it produces much fruit MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil:5:00 PM Sunday: 8:00, 10:00 & 12:00 Noon Monday thru Friday 8:00 AM Tuesday and Thursday 6:30 AM & 8:00 AM First Friday 9:00 AM (October thru June) Saturday: 8:00 AM CONFESSIONS Saturday: 7:30 - 7:50 AM & 3:30 - 4:30 PM DAYTIME OFFICE HOURS~PARISH CENTER Monday - Friday: 9:00 AM - Noon & 1:00 - 4:00 PM RECTORY ~ BY APPOINTMENT Monday - Thursday : 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM & 6:30-7:30 PM Friday - NO RECTORY HOURS Saturday: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Rev. Angelo R. Citino, Pastor Rev. Msgr. William J.J. O’Donnell, Pastor Emeritus Rev. John P. Masson, Parochial Vicar Ms. Roselee Maddaloni, School Principal Mrs. Jen Boag, Director of Religious Education Mrs. Ann Marie Gervino, Director Adult Faith Formation Mrs. Barbara Palo, Youth Minister Michael Klenk, Director of Music Mrs. Cheryl Kress, Business Manager Rectory: 215-675-1925 School: 215-675-2820 Religious Education Office: 215-672-5316 SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Second & Fourth Sunday of the month at 1:15 PM. Parents are asked to come to the Baptismal Instruction the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM in the Parish Conference Center located behind the church. Please call the Parish Center to register for the Baptismal Instruction. We, the Parish family of Nativity of Our Lord, proclaim that by our Baptism we have received the message of Christmas the great love God has for all people and proclaim that love to all we meet, and so to make present the Kingdom of God on earth by service to others and by working for justice and peace. Dear Parishioners, As we enter the fifth week of Lent I encourage everyone to take time in these remaining weeks to renew your spirit. Easter is a celebration of Resurrection and new life. The way we can experience this new life most authentically is by renewing our inward self, our spirit, our soul. Be sure to take time for personal prayer and reflection. Look at yourself through the eyes of God. Place yourselves into the arms of His unconditional love and mercy. Know that you individually have been created, redeemed and loved by God. The sacrifice of Jesus on the cross was God pouring Himself out in love for each and all of us, for you and me. Be sure to recognize and appreciate this act of love on your behalf. Easter is a celebration of God’s love. I pray that we all realize this love personally so that on Easter with sincere hearts we sing and pray Alleluia! God bless us all! Father Citino Nativity of Our Lord ~ Confession during Lent Saturdays: Tuesdays Tuesday, Saturday, Monday, 7:30—7:50 AM 3:30—4:30 PM 7:30PM after Stations of the Cross & benediction March 24th: 7PM (Multiple Confessors) March 28th: 2:30-4:30 PM March 30th: 4:00-5:00 PM & 7:008:00 PM READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 [41c-62]; Ps 23:1-6; Jn 8:1-11 Tuesday: Nm 21:4-9; Ps 102:2-3, 16-21; Jn 8:21-30 Wednesday: Is 7:10-14; 8:10; Ps 40:7-11; Heb 10:4-10; Lk 1:26-38 Thursday: Gn 17:3-9; Ps 105:4-9: Jn 8:51-59 Friday: Jer 20:10-13; Ps 18:2-7; Jn 10:31-42 Saturday: Ez 37:21-28; Jer 31:10, 11-13; Jn 11:45-56 Sunday: Mk 11:1-10 or Jn 12:12-16 (procession); Is 50:4-7; Ps 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24; Phil 2:6-11; Mk 14:1 — 15:47 [15:1-39] WEEKLY FAITH SHARING Question of the Week WHAT "FALLING" HAVE YOU ENDURED IN ORDER TO "BEAR FRUIT" AS A DISCIPLE? GOD’S PLAN FOR GIVING ~ TITHING Sunday March 15, 2015 Sunday Collection: Online Giving: Total Sunday $16,758.25 $ 989.00 $17,747.25 Thank You for your support! Fr. Citino Catechism of the Catholic Church 275. What are the names for this sacrament? The unfathomable richness of this sacrament is expressed in different names which evoke its various aspects. The most common names are: the Eucharist, Holy Mass, the Lord’s Supper, the Breaking of the Bread, the Eucharistic Celebration, the Memorial of the passion, death and Resurrection of the Lord, the Holy Sacrifice, the Holy and Divine Liturgy, the Sacred Mysteries, the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar, and Holy Communion. The Practice of Covering Crucifixes and Images of Saints Veiling Crucifixes and images of Saints in Churches towards the end of Lent is an ancient custom in Catholic Churches. As we approach Palm Sunday, which marks the beginning of the holiest of weeks in the Church’s year, the Church turn her attention, in a most singular way, to the great events of the Sacred Triduum. Holy Week is imminent; and as we, the Body of Christ immerse ourselves into the Sacred Mysteries of these days, all of our focus, all of our attention, should turn toward the single, salvific act of the Passion Death and Resurrection of our Savior! SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Monday: Wednesday: Friday: Fifth Sunday of Lent; Third Scrutiny St. Turibius of Mogrovejo The Annunciation of the Lord Abstinence H.O.P.E. Captain for the week of 03/07 thru 03/28 is Janene Raisman, (215) 6740685. GOSPEL FOR ALL AGES: 5th Sunday of Lent, March 22, 2015 Sunday Readings: Jeremiah 31.31-34; Hebrews 5.7-9; John 12.20-33 Question from Life: What is one way you have lifted someone up? Question from the Gospel: How is Jesus like a grain of wheat? THIS WEEK AT NATIVITY MONDAY ~ March 23, 2015 7:00 PM ~ Pro-Life Meeting - PCC-K TUESDAY ~ March 24, 2015 8:30 AM ~ Adoration 9:30 AM ~ Legion of Mary - PCC-K 7:00 PM ~ Parish Lenten Confessions WEDNESDAY ~ March 25, 2015 9:00 AM ~ New Student Enrollment - PCC 6:00 PM ~ PREP 7:30 PM ~ Prayer Group - PCC THURSDAY ~ March 26, 2015 6:30 PM ~ Grief Support Group - MMC FRIDAY ~ March 27, 2015 9:00 AM ~ New Student Enrollment - PCC SATURDAY ~ March 28, 2015 7:00 AM ~ Saturday Morning Bible Study-H 2:30 PM ~ Confessions - C Prayer Requests ~ 9AM - 11AM Dolores 215-674-1966 Fr. Gallen Council of the Knights of Columbus is grateful to Fr. Citino for allowing us to have a membership drive Sunday, March 15th. We would like to remind those who showed interest by signing and others by questions, to contact Mr. David Zisa at 215-620-2172. Meetings are local and dues nominal. AID FOR FRIENDS Aid for Friends is in need of people to visit local shut-ins and deliver dinners to them. A visitor is assigned a specific client and is asked to deliver 7 dinners once a week and to visit for an hour. Your visit may be the only company your client has all week. This is a very rewarding ministry. If you have any questions, please call Cathy Fry 215-672-9310. Visit the infirm. Feed the hungry. MASS INTENTIONS SATURDAY March 21, 2015 8:00 AM Joan Pursell 5:00 PM In Honor of Saint Joseph SUNDAY March 22, 2015 8:00 AM Zachery Meyers 10:00 AM Elaine Banholzer 12:00 PM Anthony Grillone MONDAY March 23, 2015 6:30 AM NO 8:00 AM Sally Konieczny TUESDAY March 24, 2015 6:30 AM Paul Gillespie 8:00 AM Joe & Hilde Mulvehill. WEDNESDAY March 25, 2015 6:30 AM Charles Leeds 8:00 AM Kevin Kelleher ~ 1st Anniversary THURSDAY March 26, 2015 6:30 AM Lupita Bergen 8:00 AM Joan Pursell FRIDAY March 27, 2015 6:30 AM People of the Parish 8:00 AM Margaret Wisniewski ~ 1st Anniv SATURDAY March 28, 2015 8:00 AM Kevin Kelleher 5:00 PM Michael J. Billas SUNDAY March 29, 2015 8:00 AM Betty Chieffo & Family 10:00 AM McNamee & Machulski Families 12:00 PM Mary Cannon SAVE THE DATE: Monday, May 4, 2015 Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking, comes to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Doylestown, to talk about life, death, and social justice. Don’t miss it! "A support group is a healthy, safe place for you who are grieving to bring yourselves, your stories, your anger, and your bewilderment, and to know that it's likely that others will have been there and will recognize in your story, their story. And it is possible that something in your story will encourage another griever in the group". Harold Ivan Smith Nativity Grief Group Spring Session is open to any adult dealing with the loss of a loved one. We meet on Thursday evenings, in the school media room from 6:30 to 8 PM. Enter from the back of the school and follow the blue balloons. March 26 Recognizing Your Loss. The Three Ns of Grief: Normal, Natural, Necessary April 9 Our Emotions During the Grief Journey April 23 Coping with Isolation and Loneliness May 7 Spiritual Aspects of Grief and Healing May 21 Surviving Stress as We Grieve June 4 Memories are Our Treasures For further information and/or questions, please call Dot Cassidy (215) 672-8230 or Terri Carr (215) 441-8478. WHAT’S HAPPENING AT NATIVITY Precious Friends of St. Gianna Childcare Center Program description Precious Friends of St. Gianna Childcare Center is a collaborative effort by Nativity of Our Lord Parish and Archbishop Wood High School that will open its doors in September, 2015. The Catholic School environment provided by both Nativity of Our Lord School, a 2011 Blue Ribbon School of Excellence serving Pre-K 3 to 8th grades and Archbishop Wood High School, one of the outstanding high schools of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, is a perfect fit for this Child Care Center. Parents who value Catholic traditions and values for their children can now have the option of entrusting their children’s care and their subsequent education from 6 weeks to 12th grade all on the same campus. The care of these children, precious to their parents, will be given by qualified child care specialists who are also role models of the Catholic faith. Precious Friends of St. Gianna Childcare Center is situated on the rear of the Archbishop Wood HS property adjacent to the Nativity of Our Lord Parish property. It will provide easily accessible child care for members of the Nativity parish, the faculty and staff of both schools, as well as other members of the Warminster community. The facility itself, originally a convent residence, will be renovated to contain adequate space for infants from 6 weeks to toddlers. Precious Friends will be fully licensed by the state and under the direction of a qualified and certified Childcare Director. The Nativity of Our Lord and Archbishop Wood communities are excited to begin this new venture and hope that it will serve members of both communities for a long time into the future. To place your name on a list to obtain more detailed information as it becomes available, please send your name, address, phone, email, and ages of children to: preciousfriends @noolp.org. We ask for your prayers going forward for the success of this exciting new endeavor for our parish and school. St. Gianna, pray for us! Please join us for Nativity’s Parish Art Show Sunday April 19 after the noon Mass in the Parish Hall Several members of our parish community will have works on display. Please join us! Refreshments will be available. No charge for admission, but a free-will offering would be appreciated. If you would like to donate something to our refreshments table, please contact Ann Marie Gervino, 215-6751925 or agervino@noolp.org Save the date! Please join us for an amazing theatrical experience! St. Luke Productions presents… Faustina: Messenger of Divine Mercy Saturday May 16, 2015, Nativity Church Visit the following website for more information of the Production www.stlukeproductions.com/dramas/faustina Ticket info coming soon! Joyous Celebration of the Feast Day of Saint Gianna Join in the joyous celebration of the Feast Day honoring Saint Gianna Beretta Molla. On Tuesday, April 28th at 7PM. Mass will be celebrated in honor of St. Gianna here at Nativity of Our Lord Church. The Holy Rosary with prayers of St. Gianna will be prayed at 6:30PM. Rev. Dennis Gill will be the main celebrant. Venerate her relics after Mass. Join us afterward for fellowship and refreshments in the church hall. There will also be many beautiful St. Gianna items on sale at that time. Bring a friend!! Everyone is Welcome! Parish Pilgrimage ~ Shrine of Elizabeth Ann Seton Emmitsburg, Maryland ~ April 24, 2015 Tentative Schedule: Leave Nativity approx. 7:00 a.m., arrive at the Shrine at 10 a.m. Day will include tour of the grounds, Mass & lunch. Depart from shrine at 3:00 p.m. & arrive back at Nativity approx. 6:00 p.m. Cost $70 per person—includes roundtrip to Maryland on deluxe motor coach, hot buffet lunch, all tips, taxes & fees. Please register for the trip by Tuesday March 31st. (The bus fills up fast, register early!) by calling the Parish Center 21-675-1925 or email: agervino@noolp.org. Payment must be sent to the Parish Center by Tuesday April 7th Do you love Mary? Is she your loving Mother? Then come honor her by sharing her love and care with others. Legion of Mary members visit our lonely, sometimes forgotten neighbors who are so very grateful for our attention. Morning and evening times are available for weekly meetings. Mary’s love is to be shared. Devotion to her must be encouraged. She is depending on us as we depend on her. For additional information, please call, Eileen Ziebis at 215-442-7380. Stump the Priest An evening of Q &A among Catholic Young Adults (21-35) Wednesday March 25, 2015 The Field House, 1150 Filbert Street No cover charge Doors open at 7:00pm, Questions begin at 7:30 Ask the questions you’ve always wanted to ask! What does the Church have to say about gay marriage? Do we have a moral duty to address climate change? How should a Catholic respond to U.S. immigration reform? Panelists: Fr. Tom Betz, OFM Cap., Fr. Joseph Bongard, Fr. Sean Bransfield, Fr. Tom Whittingham. LENTEN BOOK CHALLENGE enter to win!! Participate in this year’s Lenten book challenge and do some spiritual reading this Lent! Check out a book from our library (including the Bookmobile cart) to read this Lent, fill out the form provided telling us what book you read and what you liked about it and we will enter your name to win a $25 scrip gift card. All entries must be in by Palm Sunday. Deposit entry form (after you have read your book) in box on book cart. This challenge is for Adults and there is a separate one for Children of the Parish! Children may be read to or read the selected book with their parent / caregiver. Appropriate books from home may be used. Happy reading! Neumann Library Committee 2 LECTORS NEEDED: 2nd Sunday (Saturday Evening 5:00 PM Mass) In the ministry of a lector you become the human instrument to proclaim God’s living Word to his people. If you are interested in performing this service for your parish, please call the Parish Center at 215-675-1925. To everything there is a season and a time for every purpose under heaven. “...a time to be healed…” Helene Alexander, Leticia Alfredo, Oakley Amerman, Genevieve Arber, Ann Best, Lou Borghi, Shane Boyle, Craig Brennan, Joseph Carr, Mason John Burton, Ann Campbell, Michael Christiansen, David Chubb, William Chubb, Connie Dasconio, John Delaney, Alfonso DeLuca, Lucille Deissler, Christina Davis DiDomenico, Janice Dockery, Angelo & Caroline Fanelli, Krissy Farabee, Jamie Ferrari, Sister Marie Fidelis, RSM, Theresa Fox, Jim Fuges, Mickey Heston, Betty Huf, Joseph Jenkins, Howard Kaness, Anna King, Joseph Jenkins, Madeline Lahr, Robert Lawler, Ed Little, Mary Lucci, Joe Maceyko, Leon Machulski, Ann Mackey, Dan Maffei, Julia Maher, Christopher Maiorino, Virginia Mallatratt, Frank Maransky, Anne & Joe Marcinkevich, Herb Martin, Ann McCloskey, Joan McDonald, John & Jinny McIntyre, Matthew McKinney, John Mikulich, Bill Miller, Bill Mulholland, Ellen O’Donnell, Mae O’Donnell, Macallen O’Leary, Lauren Pastore, Ann Marie Pearson, Lois Peck, John Pemrick, Carol Pero, Dolores Pers, Louise Pfau, Patricia Plant, Sara Reguera, Kathleen & Joseph Reichart, Barbara Renk, Lt. Col. Mark Reynolds, Margie Sarsfield, Bob Schaefer, Loretta Schmid, Dolores Selvey, Teresa Snyder, Kevin Stewart, Richard Sweeney, Johnny Tate, Frank Thomas, Kathy Tellado, Robert Tully, Carol Woltemate, Miriam Yochim, Mary Zuccarelli, & all the sick of the parish. “...a time to die…” Adele Salzmann, George Rowan & Thomas Vanderslice "When we are before the Blessed Sacrament, let us open our heart; our good God will open His. We shall go to him; He will come to us... It will be like a breath from one to the Other." (St. John Vianney) You still have time to visit Jesus in adoration this Lent. He is waiting for you! Our Parish Family is asked to pray: for those struggling with addictions and for all who love and care for them. May they seek and secure help to overcome their trials by the Grace of God and with support from the Christian community. NATIVITY YOUTH New Student Enrollment Information for Nativity of Our Lord School Nativity of Our Lord School announces New Student Enrollment for all grades, Pre-K 3 through 8th grade. New Students who are registered parishioners of Nativity of Our Lord, St. Cyril of Jerusalem, St. John Bosco or St. Vincent de Paul, may come to submit applications in person on Wednesday, March 25th at the Nativity Parish Conference Center from 9:00 am to 11:30 am. New Students who are members of any other parish or non-Catholic persons may come to submit applications in person on Friday, March 27th at the Nativity Parish Conference Center from 9:00 am to 11:30 am. Complete directions, forms, tuition rates and other information can be found on the school website, www.noolp.org/school Consult the Prospective Students section of the School drop down menu under the Admissions Information tab. NO APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED COMPLETE WITHOUT RECEIPT OF ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS THAT ARE REQUIRED AND ARE LISTED ON THE WEBSITE. For further information about this process or the school, please call Mrs. Mitzi Chirillo, Enrollment Director, 215-675-2820 or email mchirillo@noolp.org. PREP Student of the Month for February We would like to recognize and congratulate our PREP students who received the Gift of the Holy Spirit Award for Courage in the month of February. Students exemplifying the gift of Courage have the strength to stand up for what is good and right no matter how difficult it may be. These students do what is right against any challenge. They have the strength and courage to keep on trying, day after day, to be the kind of Christian people we are called to be. Kindergarten: Kyle Mulholland Level 1: Level 2: Level 3: Level 4: Level 5: Level 6: 1K / 5K RUN Special thanks to all those who organized and participated in the 1K and 5K Run on Saturday, March 14. Despite the rainy weather many were there to run. The event was sponsored by our CYO and directed by Tracey Kling. The proceeds will go toward our new Parish Community center. Congratulations to all our winners. CYO News Please continue to visit our website during the school year for our new calendar of events and all CYO information. Don’t forget to register on the website for all important CYO related emails. www.nativitycyo.org FUNDRAISER – Modell’s The Modell’s fundraiser is back just in time to prepare for the spring sports season. The fundraiser will run from now through April 10. Modell’s will donate 5% to the CYO. The 15% off coupon is available on the Nativity CYO website http://www.nativitycyo.org/ fundraisers.htm. Thank you for your continued support! LENTEN FUNDRAISER The CYO is proud to partner with Pizza Plaza and Warrington Pizza to bring great deals on cheese pizzas and hoagies during the Lenten season. Hoagies are $6 and cheese pizzas are $11. Order forms can be found on our website. THANK YOU! The CYO would like to thank Tracey Kling, the Nativity 5K For the Run of it Committee and all of the runners and volunteers that made our first 5K a success. Lindsey Catoni & Madison Decker Landon McCandless, Maura Kelly & Megan Catoni Logan MacGowan, Matthew Jenkins & Lillie Petitta Emily Schleigh, Mason McGlinchey Emily Kane, Kellen Johnston, & Jack Steilen Julia Booz, Matthew DeMarco, & Matthew Hartman Lenten Service Project Saturday March 28th at Aid for Friends on Townsend Road in Philadelphia, from 10AM to 12PM. High School teens invited to participate. If you cannot attend but wish to participate, consider making a meal which we will take with us. Special containers are available. If interested in attending or providing a meal contact bpalo@noolp.org World Meeting of Families Study Group Revised schedule Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. Parish Conference Center April 7, Chapters 8 & 9 April 21 Chapter 10 Summary of Chapter 4: Two Become One Our first three chapters reviewed basic Christian faith. We saw how confidence in Jesus opens the door to faith, enabling us to know God and what God has done in history. God creates male and female in his image, and makes a covenant with Israel and the Church. God is faithful to his promises, even when we sin. Because God loved us in this way, we spend our lives trying to return our love to God and share it with our neighbor. In this month’s chapter and in the chapters to come, we will study the implications of these doctrines for marriage and the family. When husband and wife promise to love each other as God loves us all, they make a commitment to love not only romantically, but also with mercy and forgiveness. Our culture sometimes teaches us to think of marriage as a negotiable contract between two individuals who happen to feel sexual chemistry. This view of love is a recipe for instability, since it is still premised on individualism and the waxing and waning of romantic feelings. The Church’s alternative account of love enables us to transcend the culture of individualism and become who we were created to be. Founded on Christ, sustained in the sacraments, Catholic marriage builds humility and self-sacrifice into the dynamic between male and female. As this month’s chapter explains in more detail, sacramental marriage creates intimate communion even in times of suffering and hardship. “Love is our mission,” as our catechism’s title declares, because Christ’s love frees us from false, shrunken accounts of love and makes us fully alive. - Christopher C. Roberts, catechism editor. Lenten Schedule 2015 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament ~ Every Tuesday following the 8:00 a.m. Mass until 7 :00 p.m. in Church. Stations of the Cross and Benediction ~ Every Tuesday evening 7:00 p.m. followed by Confes- sions at 7:30 p.m. Collection for the Needy ~ Baskets are available at the doors of the Church for your donations to assist the poor. Lenten Parish Confessions ~ Tuesday evenings following the Stations of the Cross; Tuesday, March 24th 7:00 p.m. with multiple Confessors; Saturdays 3:30-4:30 p.m.(Saturday, March 28th, 2:30-4:30 p.m.); Monday, March 30th, 4:00-5:00 p.m. and 7:00-8:00 p.m. No Confessions Holy Saturday. Living Stations of the Cross ~ Tuesday, March 31st, 7:00 p.m. Holy Thursday ~ Mass of the Lord’s Supper 7:00 p.m. Adoration until 10:00 p.m. and Night Prayer. Good Friday ~ Morning Pray 9:00 a.m., Adoration until the Celebration of the Lord’s Passion at 3:00 p.m. Holy Saturday ~ Blessing of the Food 12 noon. Easter Vigil 8:00 p.m. Easter Sunday- 8:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. (Please note this is a special schedule for Easter.) Learn the New Testament Nativity’s Bible Study will hear about Jesus through Paul’s early Thessalonian Letter, Mark’s first written Gospel, and John’s concluding Apocalypse. Experience the heights of revelation with us as we get to know Jesus more fully. Nativity’s Evening Bible Study Schedule: April 16 Aug. 6 & 20 May 7 & 21 Sept. 3 & 17 June 4 & 18 Oct. 1 & 15 July 2 & 16 Nov. 5 & 19 COVER SHEET Church name: Nativity of Our Lord 605 West Street Road Warminster, PA 18974 Bulletin number: 648550 Nativity of Our Lord Contact Person: Victoria Ferrara Email Address: vferrara@noolp.org Contact Phone: (215) 675-1925 Software: MS Publisher 2003 Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Microsoft Windows XP SP2 Printer: HP Laserjet P2015 Date of publication: March 22, 2015 Number of pages transmitted: Cover + 6 text pages + this page = 8 Time of Transmission: Special Instructions: Comments: Thank you for all of your ongoing help. FedEx Shipping Address: Nativity of Our Lord Church 605 West Street Road Warminster, PA 18974 Tracking email: vferrara@noolp.org
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