4625 Springfield Avenue + Philadelphia, PA 19143

Reverend John D. Hand
Pastor
Monsignor Vincent Walsh
Spanish Ministry
Reverend Dominic Tran
Vietnamese Ministry
Reverend George Strausser
In Residence
Reverend Benjamin Nwanonenyi
In Residence
Deacon John Ellis
Saint Francis de Sales Parish
~ United by the Most Blessed Sacrament ~
proclaims the Gospel of Jesus Christ
in an urban setting,
to diverse members,
who form a Catholic community
of believers of all ages.
Our worship together
overflows into a life of
service, justice, and peace.
Permanent Deacon
+ 18 JANUARY 2015 +
SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Mass Schedule:
Saturday Vigil: 5 PM
Sundays: 7 AM
8:30 AM (Vietnamese)
10:15 AM
12 Noon ( Spanish)
Weekdays (Monday-Friday): 7 AM; Saturdays: 9 AM
Confessions:
Saturday 3:45-4:30 PM
Rectory Office Hours
Weekdays: 9 AM - 4 PM
Monday– Thursday until 7:00PM
Friday 9 AM– 3PM
Saturday: 10 AM– 3 PM
Sunday Morning: 9 AM—12 PM
To help us assist you,
please call and make an appointment.
Parish Staff
Sister Alice Marie Daly, IHM,
Director of Religious Education
Mrs. Barbara McGee, Business Manager
Mrs. Karen Genzano Hand, Administrative Assistant
Mrs. Katie Keil, Liturgy Coordinator; Adoration
Mr. Bruce Shultz, Organist
Mrs. Isabel Boston, Choir Director
Mr. Wesley Parrot, Liturgical Musician
Mr. Louis Becht, Liturgical Musician
Convent
Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
912 South 47th Street + (215) 727-3929
Sister M. Rita Mazzotta, IHM, Superior
Parish School
917 South 47th Street + (215) 387-1749
Sister Mary McNulty, IHM, Principal
IHM Center for Literacy
929 South Farragut Street + (215) 382-0292
Sister M. Janice Owen, IHM, Site Coordinator
4625 Springfield Avenue + Philadelphia, PA 19143
(215) 222-5819 + Fax: (215) 222-5821 + www.saintfrancisdesales.net
January 18, 2015
Saturday,
5:00 PM
January 17
Deceased Members of Ganley Family
Sunday,
January 18
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
7:00 AM
John Cooney
8:30 AM
Vietnamese Mass
10:15AM
People of the Parish
12 NOON
Spanish Mass
Monday,
January 19
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
7:00 AM
Jacob and Shanya Kleinman Phillips
Tuesday,
January 20
St. Fabian; St. Sebastian
7:00 AM
Maria Erb
Wednesday,
St. Agnes
7:00 AM
January 21
Benefactors of the 125th Year
Thursday,
January 22
Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of
Unborn Children
7:00 AM
Monsignor Francis A. Menna
Friday,
January 23
St. Vincent; St. Marianne Cope
7:00 AM
John Cooney
Saturday,
January 24
St. Francis de Sales
9:00 AM
The Amoroso Family
5:00 PM
Kevin Gleason
Sunday,
January 25
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
7:00 AM
Barbara McGee
8:30 AM
Vietnamese Mass
10:15AM
Eleanor Sheehan
12 NOON
Spanish Mass
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Last Sunday, January 11, 2015 was a very special
day. The opening Mass of our 125th Anniversary Year
was the second time since I came here that there was
standing room only in Church. I was deeply touched by
all of the events of the day.
I want to thank everyone who played a part in
making last Sunday special for all of our parishioners and
guests; that includes all of the ministers of the Mass, the
altar servers, the choirs, the Vietnamese and Spanish congregations, anyone who made, bought or brought something for the reception, and the benefactors who contributed financially.
I also must thank the dedicated members of The
125th Anniversary Committee who prepared for the opening over the past several months and are still working on
other events for the remainder of our Anniversary Year.
Come and join them the first Monday of every month in
the Auditorium.
I am looking forward to this coming year because
I expect us to form a Sodality, a Young Adults Group, a
Youth Group, and “That Man is You” - a men’s group!
Have a peaceful week,
Father John D. Hand
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, 17-20).
Gospel — The first disciples saw where Jesus was staying and
they stayed with him (John 1:35-42).
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday:
Heb 5:1-10; Ps 110:1-4; Mk 2:18-22
Tuesday:
Heb 6:10-20; Ps 111:1-2, 4-5, 9, 10c;
Mk 2:23-28
Wednesday: Heb 7:1-3, 15-17; Ps 110:1-4; Mk 3:1-6
Thursday: Heb 7:25 — 8:6; Ps 40:7-10, 17; Mk 3:7-12, or any
of a number of readings for the Day of Prayer
Friday:
Heb 8:6-13; Ps 85:8, 10-14; Mk 3:13-19
Saturday: Heb 9:2-3, 11-14; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9;
Mk 3:20-21
Sunday:
Jon 3:1-5, 10; Ps 25:4-9; 1 Cor 7:29-31;
Mk 1:14-20
SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
The Sacrament of Baptism will be
celebrated monthly on the Second
Sunday of each month at 12 NOON.
A preparation class for parents will
be held on the second Monday of
the month at 6:30 PM.
The next celebration of the Sacrament of Baptism will take place on Sunday, February
1, 2015 at 11:30 AM in the Upper Church. The next
preparation class for parents and godparents will be
held on Monday, February 2, 2015 in the Rectory
Conference Room at 6:30 PM. Each child may have
two sponsors (“godparents”), a male and a female, who
are practicing Catholics. Catholics who are not registered members of our parish must obtain a “Letter of
Eligibility” from the parish in which they are registered
and practice. Along with one Catholic “godparent”, a
child may have a “Christian witness” (a person baptized
in a non-Catholic denomination). For more information
or to register for your child/ren’s Baptism, please contact the Rectory at (215) 222-5819.
ELIGIBILITY CERTIFICATES (SPONSORS AT
BAPTISM AND CONFIRMATION)
Any parishioner registered for at least three months
who requires a certificate of eligibility to act as a sponsor at Baptism or Confirmation should please call the
Rectory at (215) 222-5819 to make an appointment to
meet with Father Hand. Father will meet with those
wishing to be a sponsor on Sundays after the 10:15 AM
Mass.
Home Visitation & Blessing
Please contact the Rectory if you wish to have Father
Hand visit you and bless your home.
PARISH REGISTRATION
AND MEMBERSHIP
Welcome! All who worship with us are invited to participate in the spiritual and social life of our parish family.
Please remember, that the reception of the sacraments of
Baptism, First Eucharist, First Penance, Confirmation,
and Matrimony, and eligibility letters to act as a sponsor
for Baptism or Confirmation require you to be an active
member of the Parish Family.
Our Pastor registers new parishioners in the Rectory by
appointment after the 10:15 AM Mass. Please call the
Rectory at (215) 222-5819 to schedule an appointment.
MARY, MOTHER OF CAPTIVES
Mary, Mother of Captives has a
Pen Pal Program for those who are
incarcerated. We are in need of
volunteers who would be willing to
write to someone in prison. To visit
someone in prison is a Corporal
Work of Mercy.
We receive many requests from inmates in their darkest hours. Many have lost family and friends due to
years of incarceration or because the prison is very far
from their home. The Pen Pal Program is a foolproof
system that offers complete anonymity to those on the
outside who participate. For more information, please
contact Jack or Sophie at (215) 698-2585 or e-mail
them at [email protected]. Or better yet, please
join us for the next meeting at 7 PM in the Bishop
McShea Meeting Room which is located behind the
sacristy in the Upper Church on Wednesday, January
21, 2015.
… I was in prison and you visited me. Matthew 25:36
.
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
SFDS: Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
(24 hours a day, 7 days a week) takes place in the Our
Lady of Perpetual Help Chapel located in the back of
the Upper Church. Swipe key required for access. Call
the Rectory for more information.
Sacrament of Penance (Confessions)
Saturday from 3:45-4:30 PM in Church; any time by
appointment.
Sacrament of the Sick (with Anointing)
The Sacrament of the Sick (with Anointing) is celebrated within Mass on the First Saturday of the month
during the 9 AM morning Mass. The next celebration
of the Sacrament of the Sick will take place on February 7, 2015.
Mary’s “yes” changed the world.
Make a difference and say “yes” to Jesus.
Consider the priesthood.
www.HeedTheCall.org
RESPECT LIFE THOUGHT
How often we see people wandering
like sheep without a shepherd!
May we take pity on the wandering sheep
in our families and social circles,
and be their shepherd.
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Saint Francis de Sales Parish
Please join the parish in praying this prayer to
2015 MASS BOOK
It is our faith tradition to remember our beloved de- our Blessed Mother regarding the sale of the
ceased at the anniversary of their death, their birth or MBS Buildings.
any significant event in their life. The 2015 Mass
MEMORARE
book is now open to schedule Masses. If you wish to
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary,
schedule a Mass, please come to the rectory during ofthat never was it known that anyone who fled to
fice hours. Mass intentions can also be made for the
your protection, implored your help, or sought
living.
your intercession, was left unaided. Inspired
with this confidence, I fly to you, O Virgin of
WINTER IS HERE..
virgins, my Mother. To you I come, before you
I stand, sinful and sorrowful.
As we continue to experience
O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not
winter in Philadelphia, please
my petitions, but in your mercy, hear and anremember that the thermostats
swer me.
Amen.
in church are set to 68 degrees
during the week and 70 degrees
on Sunday. Please be mindful to
make sure the doors are closed behind you.
And please dress accordingly.
Please join with the Archdiocese in praying
The World Meeting of Families Prayer
God and Father of us all, in Jesus, your Son and our Savior,
you have made us your sons and daughters in the family of the Church.
May your grace and love help our families in every part of the world
be united to one another in fidelity to the Gospel.
May the example of the Holy Family, with the aid of your Holy Spirit,
guide all families, especially those most troubled,
to be homes of communion and prayer
and to always seek your truth and live in your love.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Jesus, Mary and Joseph, pray for us!
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United by the Most Blessed Sacrament
125th Anniversary History Committee
SFDS HISTORY MYSTERIES -
Saint Francis de Sales Parish
Weekend of January 11, 2015
COLLECTION INFORMATION
Weekend of January 11, 2015 $ 7,008.86
Weekend of January 12, 2014 $ 5,417.60
Difference
+ $ 1,591.26
YTD thru January 11, 2015
YTD thru January 12, 2014
$ 100,705.84
$ 107,051.15
Difference
- $ 6,345.31
Envelopes Mailed
Total Envelopes Used This Week
525
140
Christmas Collection YTD
2014 -$7,487.14
2013 -$12,115.13
Christmas Flowers
2014 Collections-$883.88
2014 Flower Bill -$2,266.00
Please remember the gifts that Our Lord has given
you. Your gift to the Church is needed.
Kitchen Campaign
Amount RaisedIncluding De Sales Night
(As of January 11, 2015)
($25,609
SUNDAY , JANUARY 25 BULLETIN—
DEADLINE
MONDAY, JANUARY 19 @ 12 NOON
What’s in a Name? Have
you ever wondered how
our parish got its name?
Our first pastor, Reverend
Joseph P. O Neill, was
the brother of Reverend
Francis O’Neill, the pastor of our parent church
of
St. James the Greater
(today St. Agatha St.
James) from 1874 to
1882. It was Francis who
commissioned the construction of their church at 38th and
Chestnut, but before it was completed, he died tragically at
age 39. Joseph had joined him there as assistant starting in
1877. A parish history notes that “In 1890, Father Joseph
was appointed to found the parish of St. Francis de Sales
and it is said that he named the new parish in honor of his
brother” who was named after the saint.
“Saint Francis de Sales” proved to be a singularly
fortuitous name, connecting us with our origins at St.
James, and our future in the neighborhood.
The original Saint Francis de Sales was a Bishop
and Doctor of the church -- a lawyer and a very smart guy
– famous for his ability to manage religious divisions, and
for keeping the Catholic faith alive during difficult times in
Europe in the late 1500s and early 1600s. Putting faith in
action, he lived simply, worked for peace, and championed
the poor.
When SFDS parish was formed in 1890, we are
told that neighbors were reluctant to sell land for a Catholic
church because Catholics were thought to be very insular,
sticking to their own communities, opening their own
schools, and swearing allegiance to a foreign Pope.
Perceptions changed over time. Seventy years later,
in the turbulent 1960s, a history of the Lutheran Saint John
of the Incarnation church (then at 47th and Cedar), notes
that “The area surrounding the Incarnation Parish faced
integration much better than other neighbors, due to the
foresight of the Roman Catholic Parish, St. Francis de
Sales. Determined to not allow their neighborhood’s destruction through fear and ignorance, the people of de
Sales welcomed their new neighbors and set an example of
working together to find common interests and experiences.
This spilled over to people of the Incarnation Parish as
well...”
What would St. Francis ask today?
If you can help with the 125th Anniversary or have history
to share, please contact [email protected] or
come to the next meeting on February 2 at 7:00 PM in the
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Auditorium.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Happening This Week Prayer Rally
SUNDAY— RECTORY OPEN FROM 9 AM UNTIL 12 NOON
♦ 8:30 AM: PREP in LS & AUD
♦ 9:45 AM: Rosary for Peace in UC
♦ Following 10:15 AM Mass: Divine Mercy Chaplet in
UC
MONDAY—Martin Luther King DAY
RECTORY OPEN FROM 9 AM UNTIL 7 PM
♦ 7 AM: Daily Mass in UC
♦ 7 PM : Parish Finance Council in RCR
♦ 7 PM : PREP in AUD
TUESDAY—
RECTORY OPEN FROM 9 AM UNTIL 7 PM
♦ 7 AM: Daily Mass in UC
WEDNESDAY —
RECTORY OPEN FROM 9 AM UNTIL 7 PM
♦ 7 AM: Mass in UC
♦ 7 PM: Boy Scouts Troop 152 in AUD
♦ 7 PM : Mary Mother of Captives in BIS
THURSDAY—
RECTORY OPEN FROM 9 AM UNTIL 7 PM
♦ 7 AM: Mass in UC
♦ 7 PM: RCIA in LIB
FRIDAY—
RECTORY OPEN FROM 9 AM UNTIL 3 PM
♦ 7 AM: Mass in UC
SATURDAY—
RECTORY OPEN FROM 10 AM UNTIL 3 PM
♦ 9 AM: Daily Mass in UC
♦ Following 9 AM Mass: Miraculous Medal Novena
in UC
♦ 10 AM: Altar Server practice in UC
Families United Saving Our
Youth From Violence
A prayer rally honoring the legacy of Rev.Dr. Martin Luther King
Monday January 19, 2015, 7
PM;
Choir prelude at 6:45 PM
Saint Barbara Catholic Church
(54th Street & Lebanon Avenue)
For additional information,
contact :
Office for Black Catholics,
(215) 587-3541
or [email protected]
Looking Ahead…
Feast Day Celebration of Saint Francis de SalesWithin 10:15 AM Mass on January 25
Catholic Schools Week—January 25 thru January 31
Confirmation—February 8—Bishop Timothy Senior
SUNDAY— RECTORY OPEN FROM 9 AM UNTIL 12 NOON
♦ 8:30 AM: PREP in LS & AUD
♦ 9:45 AM: Rosary for Peace in UC
♦ Following 10:15 AM Mass: Divine Mercy Chaplet in
UC
FACILITIES CODES:
Ash Wednesday—February 18
LC=Lower Church; UC=Upper Church; CR=Choir Room;
AUD=School Auditorium; G=Gym;
RY=Rectory Yard; De Sales Night—March 7
CL=Church Library in LC; RCR=Rectory Conference Room;
LS=Little School; RAC=Religious of the Assumption Saint Patrick’s Day Party—March 14
Convent; BIS=Bishop McShea Meeting Room
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Founded 1890
If you or a member of the family would like a Communion to the Sick visit, please call Father Hand at
the Rectory to make arrangements for a visit.
The following sick have asked for our prayers:
Dorothy Abromaitis, Marcel Aguillard, Mary Cox
Avery, Anna Batts, Edwina Amoroso, Evelyn
Bauer, Charles Bevard, Susan McHale Brockel,
Anne Brown, James Brown, J’Son Burckhalter,
Joseph Caldearo, Edward Coccagna, Thomas Co
dy, Eulogious Charles, Bonnie Curran, William
Curran, Bill Delaney, Walt Dickenson , John Dowling, Darnnell
Ebron, Candice Ellis, James Gorman, Barbara Frazier, Annette Hanson, John Hall, Jacqueline Hill, Sheila Kendall, Shahidah Kendall,
Celio Flores, Claudia Gainey, Rita Genzano, Anna Maria Gibson,
David Grinnell, Audra Gustafson, Marian Hinton, Colleen Jenson,
Edward Jones, Estella Jones, Doris King, Mashanda Kuderka, Vincent Marsh, Sabian Matthews, Mary McCann, Donald
McGee,Jennifer Morse, Lawrence Nugent, Kevin Pickard, Sister
Mary James, IHM, Marve Prowisor, Margaret Rhoads, Larry Riley,
Lauren Rutherford, Henry Sondej, Dorothy Shannon, Thomas
Shannon, Joseph Shurella, James Sirmons, Elisa Stuart-Wilkins,
Mrs. Tran, Earl & Marie Vaughan, Wayne Welsh, Charlotte Williams, Justine Wright, Rick Young.
WHAT IS PERPETUAL ADORATION?
Through Perpetual Adoration in the
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Chapel
located in the back of the Upper
Church (in the former baptistery/
library) at Saint Francis de Sales, Jesus
in the Blessed Sacrament is available
24 hours a day, 7 days a week to receive our personal visits and prayer.
To participate, you commit yourself to come at the
same time each week for one hour so that Jesus is
never left alone. As a safety feature, each adorer
is issued a swipe key to access our secure Chapel.
Our Sick List is cleared every four weeks.
Please contact the Rectory to add a name.
Would You Like to Be An Altar Server?
Our Church is in need of altar servers.
Father Hand is looking for some more altar servers
who would like to help at all liturgies and other
special events throughout the year.
We are looking for new servers from
grades 4 thru 8, former servers who
would like to serve again, and adults;
with or without prior experience.
LIGHT A CANDLE
Five candles continually burn in the Adoration Chapel. For a donation of $5 a week, one of these candles can
burn for your intentions. To donate a candle, place your donation in an envelope with your name and your intention(s) and
drop it in the collection basket or at the Rectory
This week candles burn in the
Perpetual Adoration Chapel for:
Betty Allen
Celine Bourke
Anita Brothers
Perpetual Adorers
We give thanks to God for favors
already received by Adorers through
Perpetual Adoration:
“Spending time with Jesus has made me realize that each day
is a gift. I share the joy of His Resurrection!”
I know that my time with Him
makes it possible each day!”
Our prayers are with the families of those who
are mourning the recent loss of a loved one.
This week we especially remember:
REVEREND GERALD S. SMITH
WILLIAM P. McMONIGLE III
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,
and let perpetual
light shine on them.
To sign up for your hour with the Lord, contact the
Rectory.
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR ADORERS:
It will no longer be necessary to sign in when you
visit in the Adoration Chapel.
Anyone interested in becoming an
altar server should contact the rectory at (215) 222-5819, and give them
your information or attend the practice
in the Upper Church on Saturday, January 24, 2015 @ 10AM in the Upper
Church.
Please pray for the safe return of
our friends and family
that serve in the
United States Military:
Alexander Belfi,
Ronald Brown, Jr.,
Cathy Charles, Joseph DeRosa,
Christopher Grossman,
Kizzie Refile,
John Rovinski, Jr.,
To add a name or update our list,
please contact the Rectory.
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