1. religion and spirituality
2. christianity
3. catholicism

SAINT JOSEPH RC CHURCH
THE BEACON OF AMBLER S. Main and Poplar Streets Ambler, PA 19002
PASTORAL STAFF
Rev. Eugene M. Tully, Pastor
Rev. Daniel J. Cavanaugh, Pastor Emeritus
Rev. Charles J. McElroy, Resident
Deacon Francis Clark, Permanent Deacon
Mrs. Anne-Marie Singh, Director of Religious Education
Mrs. Lisa Gallagher, Parish Secretary, Music Ministry
Rectory
215-646-0494
16 S Spring Garden Street
Parish Office 215-646-0494
Fax 215-643-6389
WEBSITE: stjoeambler.org
MASS SCHEDULE
Daily Masses Monday to Friday – 8:00 AM
Saturday Vigil – 5:00 PM
Sunday – 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM
Holydays – 8:00 AM and 7:30 PM
Confessions: Saturdays 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
MASS IN SPANISH-
Miraculous Medal Novena
Fridays
at the 8:00 AM Mass
Parish Religious Prep 215-646-0494 General Delivery Voicemail
Website stjoeambler.org
E-MAIL ADDRESS- stjosephambler@gmail.com
PARISH REGISTRATION
Welcome new members to our Parish Family. Please see the
Pastor, Fr. Tully to register call the rectory, or email. One must
register in the parish to be recognized as a member. We cannot
issue certificates of eligibility if a person is not properly
registered in the Parish. .
PRE-JORDAN
The Baptismal-Parent-Preparation program instructs parents
that they are the “first teachers of their children.” To help parents fulfill their obligations a baptismal preparation evening is
provided on the
third Thursday of each month. Preregistration is required. Parents must attend this program
prior to the baptism of their child, or even before the baby
is born. Godparents are welcome to attend. For more information, or to schedule, please call St. Joseph Rectory at 215-6460494 or email. Baptisms in Spanish are by appointment.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
The Sacrament of Baptism for children is celebrated on the
second Sunday of the month at 12:00 PM.
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE – Parishioners who are
planning wedding dates must make an appointment to set a
wedding date six months prior to that wedding date and arrange
for Marriage Preparation Class at
www.philamarriageprep.com or call 610-873-2017.
GODPARENTS/SPONSORS
The role of baptismal sponsor is primarily a spiritual role to
help the newly baptized lead a Christian life. Therefore, a
sponsor must be a practicing Catholic, in good standing
(married validly), at least 16 years of age, and have received the sacraments of initiation (Baptism, Confirmation
and Eucharist). A baptized person who belongs to a non
Catholic Church may be admitted as a witness to Baptism together with a Catholic sponsor. The choice of Godparents/
Sponsor should be made primarily on their spiritual basis.
SACRAMENT OF THE SICK
In case of serious illness, please contact the Pastor at the
Rectory. Eucharistic Ministers make Communion calls on a
regular monthly basis to the homebound.
ROSARIO EN ESPAÑOL
TODOS LOS LUNES
A LA 6:00PM
SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH A TITHING PARISH
JANUARY 18, 2015
The fullness of joy is to
behold God in
everything.
—St. Julian
Preparation for Baptism
The Pre-Jordan Classes, which are a prerequisite
for Baptism, are usually scheduled for the third
Thursday of every month at 7 PM in the Religious
EducationRoomintheRectory.You must register
for the classes. Thenextclassis
February 19, 2015 SpanishPre‐Jordanclassesareavailableby
appointment.ContacttheRectory.
(Clases de Español Pre-Jordania están
disponibles con cita previa. Contacto rectoría
SUNDAYCOLLECTION:5312.00
CHRISTMASCOLLECTION:atotalnotavailableat
thistime
Thankyouasalwaysforyourcontinuedgenerosity.
ThankyouforallyourlettersconcerningSt.Josephandthe
study.Alllettershavebeenforwardedtotheappropriate
Archdiocesanoffice.Pleasefeelfreetocontinuetowrite
andsendthemtotherectory.Itisimportantthatwe
expressouropinionconcerningourparish.Yourkind
wordsandgenerosityiswhatkeepsourSpiritgoing.Thank
youforallyouareandforallyoudo. If you know someone
who has been away just lovingly remind them, “There is no
place like home!”
There will be a second collection next
week for Catholic Relief Service. Thank
you in advance for your ongoing
generosity.
SHARING CHRIST SERIES
Dear Brothers and Sisters in
Christ,
Doyouwanttoknowmoreaboutourfaith?Do
youhavequestions?St.
Joseph’sRCIAProgramisfor
you!EveryMonday@7PMin
theRectoryReligiousEd
Room.Wehaveagoodgroupbutit’snottoo
latesoanyonewishingtoparticipateinthe
programpleasecontactAnne‐MarieSinghat
215‐646‐0494.AllAreWelcometoAttend‐
comeseewhatitisallabout!
The Discovering Christ and
Following Christ programs were a
great success here at our parish
because of your participation. In these
programs we became closer to Christ and
deepened our prayer life. Let’s keep the
fellowship going!!!
St. Joseph Book Club is
back in the New Year with
joy- reading and sharing
Pope Francis’ Joy of the
Gospel. A reading of 5
sections and discussions of
Francis of Rome, Francis of
Assisi, A New Springtime
for the Church, by Leonardo
Boff. Come and start your
new year off right!
Please look for signup sheets at the entrances
or contact Susan Watkins at
swatkins62@comcast.net swatkins62@comca.
Please be sure to include a phone number
when signing up.
Monday: January 19th- Day of Service and Prayer
Sharing Christ will begin on Tuesday,
February 3, 2015, 7:00 pm in the Religious
Ed Room.
January 22, 2015 Right to Life
Pray for the unborn
The next one is
Sunday, February 1st!
JANUARY 18, 2015
Parish
Program Corner
PREP meets Sunday mornings from 10:30am to 12
noon. If you have not signed up yet, please contact Anne
Marie Singh, Director of Religious Education at 215‐646‐
0494.RichesoftheMass
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WE ARE BACK!
St. Alphonsus will hold their next Seniors meeting on
Monday, January 19th at 1:30PM. They will be
serving a light snack to include tomato pie and cookies.
Bingo will follow. We wish everyone a Happy and
Healthy New Year. Please feel free to invite any friends
or family as we always welcome new members.
FirstReconciliationandFirstCommunionSchedule
ClasseswillmeetintheSt.Joseph’sReligious
EducationCenter(2ndgradeclassroom)
First Reconciliation (All Classes are on
Mondays starting at 7PM to 8PM)
Jan.26‐ClassforChildren
Feb.2ClassforChildrenandParents
Meetingwhilechildrenareinclass
MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND GET YOUR SOUP
POTS READY!! Where can you go and get a taste, a cup
Feb.9‐ClassforChildren
or bowl of variousGod
delicious
hot Military
soups and enjoy a night
Feb.16ClassforChildren
Bless our
of
friendship
and
fun?
Protect and guide our Military, oh Lord, strengthen them in
Feb.23ClassforChildren
Our
Soup
Night
is on for
Saturday,
February
their annual
trials, give
them
courage
to face
the perils
which 21,
Sacrament of First Reconciliation: Thursday,
2015
6PM
(after
5:00them
mass).
It is not
too early
to
come at
upon
them
andthe
grant
a sense
of Your
abiding
March 26, 2015 in St. Joseph Church. All are
presence
wherever
they maysoup
be; through
Jesus
our
think
about
what delicious
you would
likeChrist
to make
welcome!
Lord.bring to the table to share. We are asking just a $5
and
donation per family unless you bring a soup or dessert.
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES
This helps us with all the paper supplies, beverages and
Sunday:
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time;
“little extras”.
**This year we would like for you to share your recipe
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins
with others. Please have copies available of your recipe
Monday:
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day;
or if you send it to the rectory, we can make some copies
Julian Calendar Theophany (Epiphany)
for you.
Tuesday:
St. Fabian; St. Sebastian
Last year, we had bad weather, so please fill out a
Wednesday: St. Agnes
response form with your name and phone number in case
Thursday: Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of
of a cancellation. All forms can be found on all the
Unborn Children
entrance tables in Church.
Friday:
St. Vincent; St. Marianne Cope
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Saturday: St. Francis de Sales
SOUPER SOUL SOUP NIGHT- Please detach
and return
Have you read Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation, “The
Joy of the Gospel”? Join us for 5 consecutive Saturday
evenings starting Jan. 17- Feb. 14, at the Cathedral Basilica
of Sts. Peter and Paul, 1723 Race Street, Philadelphia after
the 5:15 PM Mass. There will be a panel discussion
following. See the poster in church for more details. Registe
today by email: JoyoftheGospel@comcast.net or call
Michael Campbell at 215-407-7402.
TODAY’S READINGS
First Reading — Speak, Lord, for your servant is
listening (1 Samuel 3:3b-10, 19).
Psalm — Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will
(Psalm 40).
Second Reading — Your bodies are members of Christ;
glorify God in your body (1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a, 1720).
Gospel — The first disciples saw where Jesus was
staying and they stayed with him (John 1:35-42).
The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997,
International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.
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___ YES, WITH SOUP-feel free to include recipe
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RETURN IN THE COLLECTION BASKET,
OR EMAIL OR RELIGIOUS PREP! THANK
YOU! JANUARY 18, 2015
Fourth Communiqué for Pastoral Planning
Area #420
The PPA#420 Committee met recently to
further its ongoing discussion regarding the
Pastoral Planning for our area. This was our fourth
meeting and we continued our discussion
regarding possible merger scenarios. Recall that
the Archdiocese asked our PPA to provide input
on 6 parishes possibly merging into 4 parishes.
While our committee seeks to respond to this
request, we also plan to take the opportunity to
provide input on other scenarios as well.
The discussion of merger scenarios was lively,
passionate and filled with the recognition that this
is a difficult process to determine what would
make sense for our geographical area, while still
trying to be true to our parishes. We consider
demographic information and trends, information
about each of the parishes, and we try to interject
what we also know to be true that may not be
apparent in data only. It is a challenging effort to
remain based in rationale decision making ,
knowing that any change will be difficult for all
parishioners, especially those who would be
involved in a merger scenario. But we are
committed to doing our best to respond to the
request made of us.
We have begun to narrow the potential
scenarios, considering what alternatives are viable
and have some reasonableness based on several
factors including, but not limited to, geography,
parish population, sacramental trends, lay
participation, mass attendance, financial health of
the parish, and relationship to other parishes and
institutions, as well as the physical plant (e.g. age
of buildings, state of repair, size, etc.) for each
parish.
In the case of merger scenarios where two
existing parishes would merge to form a single
parish, one site would continue as the “Parish” site
and the other would continue as a “Worship” site,
where masses and special celebrations or Feast
days could occur. The period of time to have both
a Parish and a Worship site is determined by many
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factors, but would be managed by the Pastor. The
Pastor would likely seek input from the
parishioners, as well as guidance on canonical issues
from the Archdiocese.
Our goal is to draft a recommendation in the next
few weeks and submit a final recommendation by
mid-February. The final recommendation will
include a response to the request for a 6 to 4 merger
scenario, as well as recommendation for other
scenarios the PPA committee believes should be
considered and would be in the best interest of the
Church in our geographical area.
As always, if you would like additional information
regarding the Pastoral Planning process, we invite
you to visit the Archdiocese website as http://
archphila.org/conversion/conversion indes.php.
**PLEASENOTE:PLEASESENDALLLETTERSORE‐
MAILSCONCERNINGTHEPARISHSTUDYTOST.JOSEPH’S,
FATHERTULLYORthePastoralPlanningCommitteeof
#420orstjosephambler@gmail.com.(SaveSt.Joseph)
THANKYOU!ALLLETTERSMUSTBESIGNED,HAVEAN
ADDRESSandPARISHNAME.
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2015. Families can look forward to speakers,
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January 2015: The Meaning of Human Sexuality
The tangible, earthly, corporal world is more than inert
matter or modeling clay for the human will. Creation is
sacred It has sacramental meaning. It reflects God’s
glory. That includes our bodies. Our sexuality has the
power to procreate, and shares in the dignity of being
created in the image of God. We need to live
accordingly.
AA( in English )- Every Wednesday evening at 7:00PM in St. Joseph’s lunchroom. AA GRUPO FELIZ AMANECER
St. Joseph Parish 16 S. Spring Garden St. Ambler 19002
Reuniones: Martes Y Jueves 8:00 A 10:00PM, Viernes Y Domingos 7:00 A 9:00 PM.
Tel (215)500-5215, (267) 407-3561, (267) 210-4959
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JANUARY 18, 2015
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CANDLES FOR THE WEEK OF Jan. 18th
REQUESTED BY
5:00PMMargaret Costello
JudyFox
7:30 AM Deceased members of St. Joseph Parish
9:00 AM
11 AM
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Monday
8:00 AM Maddalena Isabella AntoinetteTalese
Tuesday
8:00 AM Daniel Mc Bride
TerryPier/ElaineBatzel
Wednesday
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Family
Thursday
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Family
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PRAYERFULLY REMEMBER: Deacon Francis Clark,
WEEKEND OF January 24-25, 2015
Hannah Coyle, Florence Fus, Kathleen Hart, Eugene
Mc Gonagle, Keith Moyer, Pina Rocco, Jean Romano,
5:00PMFlorence/VincentsRimovics
7:30AMDeceasedmembersofSt.Joseph
Dorothy Sontag, Reverend Daniel Vitz andallthose
9:00AMMaryAdelsberger
whoarehomeboundorinnursinghomes,andthe
11:00AMLuigi/TeresaDeSando
deceasedmembersoftheSt.JosephParish
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