LITURGICAL MINISTERS FOR THE WEEKEND OF NOVEMBER 1 AND 2 LECTORS ALTAR SERVERS EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS 5 15 p.m. Frank Byrne Baille Mason Ashley Hart Christine and Edward Hazewski, Sheila Meehan, David McCarron 8:30 a.m. Sarah Boyd Joseph Farrell Jared Williams Cheryl Boyd, Mary Alice Windish, Rocco Nicoletti, Beatrice and Gud Ramirez Justin Convery John Breen Olivia Knotek Patricia Skiendzielewski, Sister Joan, Fran Gillespie, Linda Corbett, Dorothy Martin 11:30 a.m. MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK Sunday, October 26, 2014 8:30 Cyrenean Society Monday, October 27, 2014 6:30 9:30 Mass at St. Joseph’s Tuesday, October 28, 2014 6:30 Marie Stacey 10:00 Sister Joan (continued healing) Wednesday, October 29, 2014 6:30 9:30 Mass at St. Joseph’s Thursday, October 30, 2014 6:30 10:00 Michael J. Ruocchio Friday, October 31, 2014 6:30 Michael Zufolo 9:30 Mass at St. Joseph’s Saturday, November 1, 2014 All Saints Day 8:00 No Intentions COLLECTION AMOUNTS September 28, 2014 October 5, 2014 October 12, 2014 October 19, 2014 $5,477 $5,762 $6,171 $5,241 CHANCE DRIVE Turn $1 into $10,000 The Sisters of Saint Joseph: Chance Drive. Chances will be sold before and after Masses on the weekend of Saturday, October 25 & Sunday, October 26. 11 ways to win. Donation--$1.00 each or a book of 6 chances for $5.00. Sister Joan will also have chance books available in the rectory. . REMEMBER OUR SICK Please keep in your daily prayers, those who are sick and in need of God’s healing touch. Daniel Dalbey Baby Frankie Rita Marie Smith Mary Fitzgerald Joanna DeNofa Donna McGonigle Howard Stickley lll Fran Windish Chris Vogel Joey Lanzi Patty Rowley Josephine D. Smith Bob Gottschalk Marie Verna Billy Mahoney Mary Rowland Jane McMaster Joseph Affet Eileen Wallace Arlene Hillenbrand Sharon Hartman Virginia Bonawitz John O’Kon Ethel Iannuzzi Edith Tanner Stanley Grey Fred Henderson Theresa Noraka Ann Schlimer Matthew Balent Peggy Fairchild Ethel Thomas James White Shirley Moyer Anna Kurek Ann Ruocchio James Donnelly Brian Hinchey Patricia Wilbert Peggy Hoffner John Fell Evelyn Romanowski Debbie Chakler Steven Specht Jr. Eileen Wallace Paul Norkas Grace Kergides Julia Michel Howard Stickley lll Joan White REMEMBER OUR DECEASED Pray for all members of the Presentation Faith Community who have been welcomed into the happiness of eternal life especially Florence Egan. 015 p. 1 PRESENTATION JACKPOT DATE: 10//20/14 WINNING #’s: 1 8 14 26 33 GRAND PRIZE WINNER: None CONSOLATION WINNER: None Jackpot for Monday, November 3: $13, 000.00 Please Note: November 3 will be Confirmation Day at Presentation. The lottery group will be moved to the Church Hall (Woodland Avenue). WITH LOVE Remembering our loved ones in our Masses and prayers, especially on All Souls Day and throughout the month of November, is a beautiful and laudatory practice. The envelopes with the names of the persons whom you want remembered will be placed on the altar for special remembrance at all the Masses during November. An effort has been made not to have other Mass intentions for the month of November ALL SAINTS DAY Since the Feast of All Saints falls on a Saturday this year, it is not a holyday of obligation. On that day at the 8 AM Mass, we will observe this feast. You are welcome. CONGRATULATIONS During the month of October, the following children were baptized at Presentation. We congratulate their families, and we rejoice in the beauty of God’s creation. We pray that the parents, godparents and families will always be able to reflect to these children the great love that God has for them: Lilia Hope Beisel John Stephen Cole Once again, we thank Mrs. Katharine Carrigan for the beautiful Baptismal Garments that were used at he Baptisms. CHRISTMAS BAZAAR Friday, November 21 from 10 AM to 2 PM and on Saturday, November 22, from 9 AM to 8 PM. Lunch will be served on both Friday and Saturday. Santa: Cheltenham Fire Truck around 4:45 p.m. on Saturday, November 22. Join our tree lighting ceremony and Christmas Caroling from 4:30 p.m. until 5 p.m. Beginning at 5 p.m., dinner will be served and pictures with Santa will be available. . COMING EVENTS Thursday, October 30 from 6:45-8:45 PM. The Trivia Night is open to girls in 6th, 7th and 8th grades. Kindly RSVP to Saint Basil Academy at 215 885-3771, ext. 35 or [email protected]. Sunday, November 2: Mercy Vocational High School- Open House from 12-5 PM. Any questions, call 215 226-1225, ext. 115. Thursday, November 6: Typhoon Halyan Anniversary Commemoration Event at ST. Charles of Borromeo Seminary at 6:30 PM. For more information, email [email protected] Thursday, November 6: Temple health Women’s Care at 7 PM, 8380 Old York Road. Any questions or to register, call 215517-5000. November 7-9: Mother Boniface Spirituality Center: “Meeting Jesus in the Gospels.” For further information or to register, call 267 350-1830. Saturday, November 8: Bishop McDevitt Fall Fest: from 14 PM. Any questions, email fallfest2014Amcdevitths.org for vendor tables & tickets. Saturday, November 15: Basilian Spirituality Center: “The Power of the Name!” from 2-5 PM. Register by November 10. Call 215 780-1227. CHRISTMAS BAZAAR URGENT—WE NEED YOUR HELP!!! Please complete the form below and return it to Sister Joan in the rectory. Some areas of service would be setting up, cleaning up, helping out in booths, selling tickets, etc. Help is also needed two days before the actual bazaar. BASKET OF CHEER--BAZAAR We are in need of donations. Please bring our unopened "spirits" donation to the Scrip room during Scrip selling hours though November 17. Monetary donations, also welcome. Regarding a monetary donation, please put it in an envelope and mark it “basket of cheer donation.” Drop it into the collection basket, and we will do the shopping for you. Thank you for your continued support! MEMORIAL MASS Memorial Mass: November 2. Volunteers, who would be interested in the planning of the Mass/reception, are welcome and needed. If you could bake a cake or provide a dessert, that would be great. Please call Sister Joan 215 379-1364. Name:_________________________________ Phone Number: ________________________ Email address: _________________________ 015 - p. 2 BLURB FROM MR. BOB Mr. Bob could use some help in getting ready for the Christmas Bazaar. If there are any talented and creative men out there who could help with Bob’s wood projects, it would be appreciated. Leave your name at the rectory 215 379-1364 or you can find him moving around one of the four parish buildings. Thank you. VIGIL FOR LIFE Vigil for Life: Saturday, November 1 at Christ the King Church. Mass at 7 a.m., followed by the Rosary at the abortion clinic (Comly). CONFIRMATION On Monday, November 3, we welcome to our parish, Bishop John McIntyre. Bishop McIntyre will be the celebrant at Confirmation on Monday. PRESENTATION BVM SCHOOL Presentation BVM School will host our OPEN HOUSE for Elementary grades Preschool 3 through Grade 8 on Sunday, November 9, 2014 from 11:00am to 1:30pm. Come visit our school and see all we have to offer for your children. Check our website www.presentationbvmschool.org. If you have any questions, please call (215) 379-3798. CATHOLIC TV The Catholic TV Network, America’s Catholic Television Network, is now available to cable and satellite providers in the area. Please help provide this upbeat, youthful and exciting Catholic network and a powerful resource to the people of our area and the entire nation. Visit GetCatholicTV.com as an easy way to petition your cable or satellite provider. If you are unable to access the internet, please follow up with a postcard or letter to your provider. Remember the address: GetCatholicTV.com READINGS FOR THE LITURGY: November 2 First Reading: Wisdom 3: 1-9 Second Reading: Romans 6: 3-9 Gospel: John 6: 37-40 CALLING ALL BAKERS—PLEASE HELP We all love the smell and taste of fresh homemade cookies, cakes, and pies. We are looking for donations to be sold at this year’s Christmas bazaar. Donations can be dropped off in the church hall at any time on Thursday, November 20. If you are able to bake an item, but are unable to drop off, please call the rectory and leave your name and address. We will inform the Christmas Bazaar Committee. BABY BOTTLES We remind you to pray for an end to abortion. We will collect the bottles on November 1, 2, 8 and 9 All proceeds benefit the Pro Life Union. ATTENTION Single, Catholic men 18-30. You are invited to discern your vocation at the House of Formation, located at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville, Alabama. Any further questions, contact Maureen at 541-375-0195 or email [email protected] Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist Our parish is well served by many men and women who engage in some form of formal or informal ministry to our parish family. We are all very grateful to them for their generosity to the community. One of those ministries is aiding the congregation in the distribution of Communion at Mass and, at times, to the sick – Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist. Now we are in need a new Eucharistic Ministers for our parish. Some of these volunteers have moved from the parish and we need to supplement the existing numbers of volunteers for the good of our parish. Would you like to help our parish in this way? Qualifications? • you must have received Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist; • you must be a registered member of the parish; • if married, you must have been married in the Church; • you must presently be celebrating the Eucharist each week with the congregation. Not worthy? Do not let that thought keep you from volunteering. There is not one among us who is worthy of such a responsibility. We all rely upon God’s love and mercy to see us through. It is God Who makes us worthy. Pray about it; and if you feel that God is leading you in this way, fill out the form below. God really will take care to see you through the task. Complete and return the form to Sister Joan in the rectory: Name: _________________________________________ Phone Number ___________________________________ E-mail address _____________________________________ 015 - p. 3