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DIVINE MERCY PARISH
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
OCTOBER 26, 2014
RECTORY AND PARISH CHURCH
6667 Chester Avenue
(215) 727-8300
(215) 727-5932 (FAX)
ST. IRENAEUS CHURCH (Alternate Worship Site)
7200 Grovers Avenue
PASTOR
Reverend Peter N. Quinn
COORDINATOR OF RELGIOUS EDUCATION
Tina Pilling
BUSINESS MANAGER
John Duffner
PARISH OUTREACH STAFF
Sister Jane Dawley, SHCJ
Sister Barbara Foy, SHCJ
Parish Email
divinemercyparish@comcast.net
SCHOOL
St. Barnabas School
64th Street and Buist Avenue
(215) 729-3603
Sister Margaret McCullough, IHM—PRINCIPAL
Rectory Hours:9:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.
RECTORY STAFF
Agnes Currie
Weekday Masses - 8:00 AM Monday, through Saturday at Chester Avenue
Sunday Masses - 4:00 PM (Saturday evening) and 11:00 AM at Chester Avenue
9:00 AM at Grovers Avenue
Holyday Masses - 9:00 AM - Grovers Avenue; 7:00 PM - Chester Avenue
Sacrament of Reconciliation - Saturday, 3:00-3:45 PM at Chester Avenue; Sunday, 8:30 AM at Grovers Avenue.; and anytime by
appointment.
Sacrament of Baptism - Baptisms are celebrated at 12:00 PM every second, third and fourth Sunday, immediately following the
11:00 AM Mass. Parents must meet with Father Quinn before the child is baptized. Please call the Rectory Office to make an appointment.
Sacrament of Marriage - Please call Father Quinn at least six months before your wedding to begin preparations.
Sacrament of the Sick - Please call the Rectory at anytime for emergencies. The homebound are visited regularly by Father Quinn
and the Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion. If you or a family member is hospitalized and would like a visit, please call
the Rectory. Please call the Rectory, also, if you would like to be anointed before you are hospitalized.
Letters of Eligibility - Prior to your being a godparent at Baptism or a sponsor at Confirmation, you must receive a Letter of Eligibility from Divine Mercy Parish. You must be a registered parishioner who is at least 16 years of age, who has already received Confirmation, who comes to Mass on Sundays and Holydays, and, if married, is married in the Church. Please call the Rectory to arrange
to meet with Father Quinn when you need a Letter of Eligibility.
26 OCTOBER 2014
Saturday
October 25th
4:00 P.M.
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Rosaline and Nick
Mascuilli 45th Wedding
Anniversary (L)
October 26th
9:00 A.M.
James Fratamtuono
11:00 A.M.
Eddie Missimo
October 27th
8 00 A.M.
Frank Sadowiski
October 28th
8:00 A.M.
Edward Missimo
October 29th
8:00 A.M.
Ed Chapen
October 30th
8:00 A.M.
People of the parish
October 31st
8:00 A.M.
Elizabeth Burek (L)
NOVEMBER 1ST ALL SAINTS
9:00 A.M.
Mary Welch
11:00 A.M.
Fr. Quinn Intention
4:00 P.M.
Albert and Margaret
Greener
LOVE SHOWN IN ACTION
Do you receive the word of God with joy as the Thessalonians did? Their faith showed in their actions. They became
models for other believers.
The first reading tells us to put our faith into action. This
passage is part of a long list of ordinances God commanded the
Israelites to observe. God will judge us by how we treat our
neighbors. God will hear the cries of any whom we neglect or
mistreat and will come to their defense.
In today’s Gospel the Pharisees put the question of God’s
law to Jesus. “Which commandment of the law is the greatest?” (Matthew 22:36) How could he possibly choose from all
the detailed commandments the Jews observed? He was sure to
offend somebody by his answer! Of course, Jesus went right to
the heart of the matter. Love is the greatest commandment—
love of God and love of neighbor. Everything else is based on
this.
OCTOBER 18 & 19, 2014
First Collection
Mission Sunday
$2,383.00
$ 469.00
Thank you for generously supporting your parish!!
Your extra sacrifices are greatly appreciated
James Bracy
Felicia Coachman
Laura Gerdes
Annmarie DiLauro
Edward Beckett
Rose Kline
Kathleen Zappone
Angelo Giudici
Peter John Endres,
Bob Brown Jr.
Katie Bednarek
Joseph Stewart
Thomas Ransome
John Dacca
Joan Vellucci,
Christie Cellucci Miller
Gloria Shafman
William Patient
Christopher Palmer
Christopher Gray
Mike Cangelosi
Lois Johnson
Rosie Washington
Chibuikem Chukwa
Jerry Gallagher
Robert Korbel
Frankie DiLauro
Paul Rienzi
Joe Nelson
Margaret & Neil Doherty
Joanne Washklovitch
Michael Rusinko
Don Prendergast
Margaret DiNardo
Christina McClain
Joan Voli,
Louise Covotta
Ryan Walsh
Thomas Powers
Rosalinde T. Masculli
Mary Parisi
Adelina L. Viloria
Anita Iannacone
Mike Bertotti
Catherine Hicks
Gary Lee Batty
Angela Gray
Rita Anusionwu
Zofia Richmond
Sotoius Quinn
Joe Pecca
Kathy Boris
Mary Savage
Karen Mink
THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
REUNION DINNER
November 8, 2014
OAKS BALLROOM, GLENOLDEN, PA.
This year commemorates the 10th Anniversary of the merging
of 3 parishes: Irenaeus, Clement and Good Shepherd to make
a new parish, Divine Mercy
Our parish will have a reunion celebration this year on Saturday 11-8-2014 with:
4:00 pm celebration of mass to pray for parish reunion and
fund raising.
6:00 pm cocktail and then buffet dinner at Oaks Ballroom,
Glenolden, PA.
The organizing team needs:
- To fill many basket of cheers: we need wine bottles, liquor,
new gifts and items you think that we could use to make a
basket. Your donation is most appreciated.
- to have many people: please participate in the mass and
buy reunion dinner tickets or raffle.
Due to poor response for ad book: we will not have adbook for Nov. 8
HALL RENTAL
We will rent Hall at Irenaeus worship site. We already upgraded our hall with 16 ceiling fans and 4 big air conditioners. Our Rental Fee for 5 hours will be raised to $1300.00
from June 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014. From January 1,
2015 rental fee will be $1600.00 to defray some cost of air
conditioning and fans. This fee includes cleaning, security and
chaperon men, and dumpster. Insurance from the diocese
$140.00. (extra)
If anyone wants to rent it, please call the rectory. For more information please call the rectory
at (215) 727-8300.
LOOSE COIN FOR THE PARISH
Please save your coin and put in the container when you go to
the church.
The parish appreciated your effort and sacrifice. last month
your coin contribution is amounted to $106.14. Thanks to
all who participated in this program.
SHOP RITE RECEIPTS
Shop Rite Brown at Island Ave. and any Brown Shop Rite
give to the parish Half of 1% of your receipt. So if you go to
Shop Rite, please save your receipts and give to us. You may
put them in box in front of the church (Irenaeus) or inside the
church (Divine Mercy) near the Coin Container. Thank You
HALLOWEEN
Bring forth the raisins and the nuts—
Tonight All-Hallows’ spectre struts
Along the moonlit way.
CCD SCHOOL
Children who go to public school, from K to 8th grades should
register to study Sunday School or CCD school. The CCD
school opened since September 28, 2014 in the Rectory from
9:30 am to 10:45 am every Sunday. After that our children
will attend 11:00 am mass.
Children of second grade will study for first Penance and First
Holy Communion.
Children who study at Catholic or Mission School who received
first Penance last year, will study at their school to receive First
Holy Communion at the parish.
Older children will be prepared for their faith and confirmation
in 2016.
LIBERIAN MASS IN OCTOBER
OCT. 26 AT 12:30PM
Our Liberian mass of October will be held on Sunday October
26, 2014 at 12:30 pm instead of the third Sunday as usual, due
to the African Heritage Mass. The mass last month, Sept. 21
was so beautiful. The mass is excited with dance, powerful
song. Gospel procession showed a reverence and devotion to
the Word. Offertory procession and song are beautiful with
Liberian Culture and Devotion. Social after the mass is so great,
pleasant and friendly. All are invited to attend the mass this
October.
MUSIC MINISTRY
Choir members needed:
If God give you a gift of singing, please see Fr. Quinn (215)
727-8300. If you want to join the choir, please try to come to
the rehearsal every Wednesday and Saturday at the Rectory
Basement at 7:00 pm or come early by 10:30 am to rehearse
BULLETIN NEWS IN VIETNAMESE
* Bài phúc âm kể: Người Luật sĩ hỏi Chúa: giới răn nào là giới
ran quan trọng nhất.? Trong luật Do Thái, có hơn 600 khoản
luật. Thực là khó cho người không học đại học, hay bác thợ
mộc Giêsu. Nhưng Chúa đã trả lời rất đúng: giới răn trọng
nhất là Yêu Mến Thiên Chúa, giới răn thứ hai cũng quan
trọng như giới răn 1 là hãy yêu tha nhân như chính mình vậy.
Ước gì chúng ta thực hành điều Chúa dạy.
* Giáo xứ tổ chức thánh lễ và tiệc ngày thứ bảy 8 tháng 11 để
kỷ niệm giáo xứ 10 năm . 4 giờ thánh lễ chiều, 6 giờ tiệc mừng
tại nhà hàng Oaks Ballroom ở Glenolden,PA. giá vé $40.00.
Xin anh chị em ủng hộ gây quỹ bằng cách mua vé dự tiệc, để
người VN mình tham dự đông đông cho có vẻ hợp tác trong
sinh hoạt giáo xứ, và có nhiều người Việt Nam mua vé, thì
khỏi bị lạc lõng. Ai muốn mua, xin liên lạc cha Quýnh 215919-6369.
* Để giúp giáo xứ có ngân khoản, nếu anh chị em có thể hy
sinh thêm một chút cho Chúa, xin cố gắng, hay mua các vé số
gây quỹ.
ONE FAMILY, ONE PEOPLE
FROM THE DESK OF THE PASTOR
Which commandment in the law is the greatest?
The Gospel last week, tells us how wicked the Pharisees, the
scribes and the Herodians are when they try to trap Jesus.
They praise his honesty to trap his words, they ask him
whether one should pay tax to Caesar who is not the Jewish
king but the king of Rome who rules their country.
Today, the gospel tells another story that a lawyer wants to
test his wisdom and acknowledgment by asking him a question about the law. Jewish law has over 600 articles. It seems
that he wants to ask Jesus which one of the over 600 articles
of the law is the greatest? It seems to be very difficult for a
person who does not study law and more difficult for a
preacher with a background of a carpenter of Nazareth.
Jesus told him: the first is that you shall love your
God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your
mind. The second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as
yourself. He finally said that the whole law and the prophets
depend on these two commandments.
The gospel continues with the praise and admiration of the
lawyer.
The Lord seems to tell each of us to render to God what belongs to him. He seems to tell us that our first duty is to love
God. Then we should not emphasize on the first one and neglect the second, which is to love our neighbors as ourselves.
Let us come to the church to worship God and also
realize that our parish is a multi racial parish. Today Oct. 26,
the Liberian brothers and sisters will have a mass with their
own culture. Let us be happy with them and encourage them
to live their faith in this new country.
If a parish is like a family, let us love and welcome
each other as brothers and sisters.
Fr. Quinn
DECISION FOR EACH WEEK
Each member of the parish prays to the Lord once a day Jesus,
bless our family of faith,
Next weekend November 1,
Spring forward Fall back.
Set your clocks one hour
back and don’t forget to
change your batteries in
SMOKE and FIRE DETECTORS.
UNITED IN FAITH
Letterio J Crisafulli
Herbert Bernie Shrader
Dennis Crowley
Tuyet T Nguyen
Louise M Crsanti
Cornelius Thomas Starchia
Gaye Wilson
Tuio Nguyen
Michael Pititto
Rita M Gamble
Bruce Goldhahn
John Fadgen
ALL SAINTS DAY
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 1
All Saints Day is Saturday. Since it falls on Saturday, it is not a
Holy day of obligation. Masses will be 9:00 am at Grover and
11:00 am at Chester Site. (No 8:00 am mass and No evening
mass for all Saints but only 4:00 pm mass of regular Sunday)
MONDAY NOVEMBER 3, 2014
7:00 PM SPECIAL MASS
will pray for all deceased of our parish and our families, especially those who died in our parish last year. Family members
and friends of those deceased and those who want to attend
mass to pray for the souls, are welcome to come to this special
mass.
HANDS OF MERCY
MEETING SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15,
2014
The Hands of Mercy, a parish ministry, needs volunteers to
assist our shut-ins. Can you spare one hour a week to help a
fellow parishioner? Next meeting November 15, 2014. For
more information, please contact Delores Felder at 215-9215466.
Please volunteer your time
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