Church of St. William · 2020-06-21 · Rev. Augusto Concha (Fr. Gus) retired Haitian Community Rev. Eugene Almonor, O.M.I. Deacon William Moser Deacon Felipe Cruz Deacon Angel Alicea,

Pastor Rev. Alfonso J. Concha (Fr. Al)

Parochial Vicar Rev. Tariq Isaac

Pakistani Community

In Residence Rev. Augusto Concha (Fr. Gus) retired

Haitian Community

Rev. Eugene Almonor, O.M.I.

Deacon William Moser Deacon Felipe Cruz

Deacon Angel Alicea, retired

Church of St. William

6200 Rising Sun Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111

Happy

Father’s Day

Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time

June 21, 2020

Church of St. William 6200 Rising Sun Avenue

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111

MASS SCHEDULE

Sunday Vigil 5:00pm (Saturday)

7:30am, 9am, 12pm, 8pm 10:30am - Spanish 4:00pm - Urdu 5:30pm - Creole

Monday through Friday 6:30am & 12:00 Noon

Saturday 8:00am

All Masses in lower church

CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENTS

BAPTISM (Lower Church) Spanish: 3rd Sunday of the month at 12:00PM English: 2nd or 4th Sunday of the month at 1:00PM

Pre-Baptismal Instructions (Rectory Basement) Spanish: 2nd Wednesday 7:00PM English: 1st Sunday at 1:00PM

For information or scheduling a Baptism, please email Deacon Bill Moser (English) or Sister Rose (Spanish) at the following:

[email protected] [email protected] CONFIRMATION Bishops are Ordinary ministers of Confirmation. RECONCILIATION IN CHURCH (no confessionals at this time ~ priest at side altar only) Saturday: 4:00—4:45PM Eve of Holy Days: 4:00—4:45PM Eve of First Fridays: After 12:00 Noon Mass only For personal request, contact the Rectory. MATRIMONY Weddings are scheduled on Saturdays at 11:00AM, 1:00PM, or 3:00PM in the Upper Church; 2:00PM in the Lower Church. Couples intending marriage must contact our Pastor at least six months prior to the intended date of marriage. Contact: [email protected]

For required marriage preparation contact the rectory or PhillyCatholicMarriagePrep.com

For wedding music contact Ken Houser, Music Director at [email protected]. ANOINTING OF THE SICK Sacrament of healing and God’s blessings for those who are sick or in serious condition. Parishioners in serious illness, please contact our parish priests. Anyone unable to attend Mass due to illness may call the Rectory to make arrangements to receive Communion in their home.

PARISH STAFF

Superior & Hispanic Ministry Sr. Rose Patrice, IHM

PREP Coordinator Julia Thillet

Secretaries Liliana Acero, Caroline Guy, Judi Schein

Business Manager Timothy Babbage

Music Director Ken Houser

Facilities Manager John Meehan

Office Hours Monday thru Friday 8:45am—3:30pm

(closed 11:45am-12:30pm) Rectory: 215-745-1389 Fax: 215-745-8432 Convent: 215-745-3513 PREP: 267-831-8046 Website: www.churchofstwilliam.com Email: [email protected] Facebook: www.facebook.com/StWilliamPhila/

St. Helena’s Cupboard Thank you for bringing non-perishable food items this weekend to the vesti-bule of the church. The food will be delivered to St. Helena’s this week. May God bless you for your generosity and for thinking of others.

GUIDELINES WHILE IN CHURCH

Must wear face mask Observe social distancing (6 ft. apart) Remain in your seat for Communion.

The priest will bring Holy Commun-ion to you.

No social gathering before or after Mass

Restrooms are closed at this time

STAY SOCIALLY DISTANT BUT SPIRITUALLY CLOSE

As the sparrow find a home and the swallow a nest to settle her young, my home is by your altars, LORD of hosts, my king and my God. PSALM 84:4

Adoration of Blessed Sacrament Saturdays 12:00pm ~ 4:45pm

Lower Church

Our Chapel is currently closed due to the small area

and social distancing guidelines

Church is OPEN Monday~Friday 6:00am to 1:00pm

Saturdays and Sundays

The Liturgy of the Word

First Reading Book of the Prophet Jeremiah

Jeremiah said: “I hear the whisperings of many: ‘Terror on every side! Denounce! let us denounce him!’ All those who were my friends are on the watch for any misstep of mine. ‘Perhaps he will be trapped; then we can prevail, and take our vengeance on him.’ But the LORD is with me, like a mighty champion: my persecutors will stumble, they will not triumph. In their failure they will be put to utter shame, to lasting, unforgettable confusion. O LORD of hosts, you who test the just, who probe mind and heart, let me witness the vengeance you take on them, for to you I have entrusted my cause. Sing to the LORD, praise the LORD, for he has rescued the life of the poor from the power of the wicked!”

The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm Lord, in your great love, answer me.

Second Reading Letter of St. Paul to the Romans

Brothers and sisters: Through one man sin entered the world, and through sin, death, and thus death came to all men, inasmuch as all sinned—for up to the time of the law, sin was in the world, though sin is not accounted when there is no law. But death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who did not sin after the pattern of the trespass of Adam, who is the type of the one who was to come.

But the gift is not like the transgression. For if by the transgression of the one the many died, how much more did the grace of God and the gracious gift of the one man Jesus Christ overflow for the many.

The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Gospel The holy Gospel according to Matthew

Jesus said to the Twelve: “Fear no one. Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known. What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light; what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops. And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, be afraid of the one who can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna. Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin? Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father’s knowledge. Even all the hairs of your head are count-ed. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. Everyone who acknowledges me be-fore others I will acknowledge before my heavenly Father. But whoever denies me before others, I will deny before my heavenly Father.”

The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time

June 21, 2020

REFLECTION: Can you identify with Jeremiah? Do you feel overburdened by responsibilities, or that your good deeds are misunderstood even by those closest to you? Do you sometimes want to shake your fist at God and shout, "What have you gotten me into?!" If you do, Jere-miah will stand with you and encourage you because that’s the way he felt. However, he has more to say. Notice how his lament shifts – he turns to the God, who called him and to whom Jeremiah first said, "Yes." He prays a prayer of thanksgiv-ing. How bold he is! He is anticipating God’s coming to help him even before he has proof of it. That’s "Jeremiah-faith."

So we ask ourselves:

Have you ever prayed a prayer of complaint to God because of what was happening in your life?

How did it feel to pray so boldly? And how did you feel after you prayed that way?

Catechists Needed for PREP The Parish Religious Education Program (PREP) at St. William’s is seeking Catechists for the upcoming 2020-2021 school year. This is a wonderful opportunity to help prepare the students for their sacraments. Volunteers must be a practicing Catholic and have completed all their sacraments. You will also be asked to acquire clearanc-es. If interested, please call the rectory at 215-745-1389.

FOCUS: God knows even the hairs on our heads—we need not be afraid of anything.

Jesus exhorts: Do not be afraid. Do not be afraid. Do not be afraid. He call us to proclaim his words on the house-tops. We know that we are never left alone, and that through God’s care and the help of the Holy Spirit we can testify to him by whose death and resurrection we are saved. Courage is a gift of the Holy Spirit.

LITURGY OF THE WORD: Jeremiah the prophet, prais-es the Lord in the midst of terror and persecution, trusting God’s power to save. In his Letter to the Romans, Paul teaches that death came through Adam’s sin, but Jesus brings the grace of God as a gift. In the Gospel, Jesus encourages the Twelve to not be afraid, even un-der persecution, trusting their Father who counts even the hairs on their heads.

Mass Book for 2020

There are many Masses available for your loved ones and your special intentions. Please contact the rectory at 215-745-1389 or email [email protected] with the name, date, time and your name and phone number.

Sunday Collections for June 14

Church $8,969 Utilities $1,408

E-GIVING: Church $265

God bless you for your continued support of the parish. Fr. Al

Masses for the week of June 21, 2020

Sunday, June 21 5:00pm (Vigil) Ellen Zalisky (birthday memorial) 7:30am Parishioners of St.William 9:00am Robert Duff 10:30am Pedro Juan Santiago (7th anniversary)

12:00pm Madeline Fenuto-Seawood 8:00pm Lydia Pinero Monday, June 22 6:30am Special Intention 12:00pm Fr. Joe Zingaro Tuesday, June 23 6:30am Vocations to Priesthood & Religious Life 12:00pm Msgr. John Graf Wednesday, June 24 6:30am Sick Members of St. William Parish 12:00pm Paul Tran (21st anniversary) Thursday, June 25 6:30am Priests & Sisters of St. William Church 12:00pm Special Intention Friday, June 26 6:30am All Souls in Purgatory 12:00pm Graduate Students from St. William Parish Saturday, June 27 8:00am Accion DeGracias 5:00pm Lydia Pinero

Please keep the sick in your prayers. Mike Montgomery Christopher Browne Clifford Browne Joe Fenuto Shawn Downey Irene Coyle Stephanie Morgan Jeffrey Jubelirer Michael Griffin Sher Anne Shea-Jubelirer Richard Shea Conor F. Donnelly Matthew Koreck Anne Krause Carmella Dick Donna Griffin Patricia Jordan Michael Wilson Loretta LaBarge Elizabeth Junod Betty Harding Francisco Perez Walter Aguilar Avila Aguilar Nelson Hernandez Norberto Palanco Carmen Hernandez Domingo Teletor Linda Richardson River Fisher Ritter Francisco DeJesus Luz Pena DeJesus Josephine Starkman Tim Esack Shannon Esack

Please pray for the souls of all the faithful departed. Raymond Utz Raymond Applegate William McHale Madeleine McDevitt-Bass Maryellen Patricia Oprysko David Andrew Oprysko

If you do not feel comfortable coming to church, we will continue

to live stream Mass Daily at Noon

Sunday at 9:00am (English) and 10:30am (Spanish)

Visit our Facebook page www.facebook.com/StWilliamPhila/

Remember to keep holy the Lord’s Day

Prayer for Dads

God our Father, we give you thanks and praise for fathers young and old. We pray for young fathers,

newly embracing their vocation; may they find courage and perseverance

to balance work, family and faith in joy and sacrifice.

We pray for our own fathers around the world whose children are lost or suffering;

may they know that the God of compassion walks with them in their sorrow.

We pray for men who are not fathers but still mentor and guide us with fatherly love and advice.

We remember fathers, grandfathers, and great-grandfathers who are no longer with us

but who live forever in our memory and nourish us with their love.

Amen.

I am with you always to the very end of the age.

We are never really alone. It can be difficult to remember that at times, especially when we are isolated from every-one and everything.

A recent article from Franciscan Media reminded us of the importance of the communion of saints. It tells us of the final hours of St. Clare of Assisi, and how the veil be-tween the world we know and the world that comes after was lifted from her eyes. She saw before her a multitude of holy figures who had arrived to welcome her home to God. While we fear the loss of our loved ones during these days of quarantine, the idea that they might pass while alone has been a frightening spectre compounding our fear, but we must remember our professed belief from the Apostle’s Creed. The communion of saints is for all of us, not just our most holy figures; those who passed their final hours in a seemingly empty room were never alone, just as none of us will be when our time comes.

Síganos en nuestra nueva página de Facebook: www.facebook.com/StWilliamPhila/

DOMINGO, JUNIO 21, 202O DOMINGO 12, TIEMPO ORDINARIO

" NO TENGAN MIEDO A LOS QUE MATAN EL CUERPO, PERO NO PUEDEN MATAR EL ALMA "!

La oposición y la persecución han sido una de las cosas con-stantes en la historia del cristianismo. Esto lo heredamos de la vida de Jesús desde que nació hasta que murió. Jesús nuestro Maestro y Señor fue el primer perseguido. Y por ser fiel a su misión de evangelización y servicio a todos, acabó su vida en la Cruz. Ya proclamó Jesús: " dichosos los perseguidos por causa de la justicia, porque de ellos es El reino de los cielos". Así lo atestiguan los muchos mártires de la Iglesia Católica en todo el mundo. San Pablo confesaba la experiencia del su-frimiento con estas palabras: " me alegro en soportar por Cris-to flaquezas, oprobios, necesidades, persecuciones y angustias, porque cuando me siento débil, entonces es cuando soy fuerte "! Jesús, en ningún momento quiso ocultar esta verdad a sus amigos y seguidores. Este evangelio es una gran exhortación a la valentía y al buen ánimo en momentos de persecución o sufrimiento. El no tener miedo es una gracia que el Señor nos concede con su gran favor y ayuda. Ya decía El profeta Jeremías : " El Se-ñor está conmigo; mis enemigos no podrán conmigo "!

Comida para la familia

• Sitios abiertos los martes (alimentos secos)

y jueves (frutas y verduras) de 10 a.m. a 12 p.m.

• Se pueden recoger una caja por hogar.

• Los residentes no necesitan identificacio n

Algunos sitios cerca de St. William:

• Iglesia St. William Estacionamiento (solo Jueves 10 am)

• Shekinah SDA 531 W. Chew Ave. ( 19120)

• Keep the Faith Ministries 1906 Harrison St. (19124)

• Philadelphia Citadel 5830 Rising Sun Ave. (19120)

• Feast of Justice 3101 Tyson Ave. (19149)

• Salvation Army 5830 Rising Sun Ave. (19111)

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Comida para los estudiantes • Sitios abiertos los jueves de 9 a.m. a 12 p.m.

• Cada nin o recibira 10 porciones

• No necesitan identificacio n.

Algunos sitios cerca de St. William: • Benjamin Franklin School 5737 Rising Sun Ave

• Northeast High School 1601 Cottman Ave. (19111)

• Grover Washington Middle School 201 E. Olney Ave

• Samuel Fels High School 5500 Langdon St (19124)

St Helena : Banco de Alimentos Martes y Jueves: : 9am - 12pm 6161 N. 5th Street (19120)

**************************************************************** Para más información:

www.phila.gov/COVID-19 “Locate a free food site”

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Pañales y Comida para bebés (gratis):

Casa del Carmen 4400 N. Reese St. (19140) 267-331-2500 lunes a miércoles 9:00 am – 12:00 noon Llama para una cita Catholic Social Services 7340 Jackson St (19136) 215-624-5920 lunes a miércoles 9:00 am – 12:00 noon Llama para una cita

La Santa Misa 10:30 en español

¡Están todos bienvenidos!

Si usted esta enfermo o no puede venir por la alguna situacio n que se presente, Monsen or Pe rez autoriza que permanezca en casa. Sin

embargo, continu e con sus oraciones y puede encontrar una misa en vivo.

Hay normas muy sencillas pero importantes • La vese las manos, traiga y po ngase una ma scara facial y

use locio n desinfectante.

• Mantenga 6 pies de distancia entre los miembros de una misma familia y de los dema s.

• No hay misales ni cancioneros de la misa.

• La Comunio n se ofrecera en la mano.

• No se reu na antes/despue s de la misa. Los baños permanecerán CERRADOS hasta nuevo aviso.

Necesitamos personas voluntarias que nos ayuden a lim-piar la iglesia despue s de cada misa. Si puede ayudar hable con la Hermana Rosa o el Padre Al.

La Capilla de Adoración esta cerrada. La iglesia esta abierta de lunes a Viernes de 6:00am—1:00pm. El Santimo esta en la Iglesia los sa bados de 12 a 4:45 pm.

Los SACRAMENTOS:

Bautismo: Registraciones con Nidia Cruz o con S. Rose ([email protected]) Confirmación: Otoño 2021 Confesiones: En la área del Señor de los Milagros Matrimonio: Cita con Padre Al Enfermos: Llama Padre Al o Ida Jimenez

PREP: Recibira n las registraciones por correo.

Oración por mi padre

Jesús, te agradezco que has puesto a mi lado a mi papá. Mi papá ha hecho tanto por mí que yo te pido lo conser-ves cerca de mi mucho tiempo.

Hazme capaz de hacerlo feliz y que poda-mos siempre comprendernos y amarnos al igual que la Sagrada Familia de Nazaret. Amén.

CONSULTAS sobre la INMIGRACIÓN:

HIAS 2100 Arch St. 3rd floor 215-832-0900 Servicios Sociales Católicos: 215-854-7019 227 North 18th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 NSM: 2601 Potter St., Philadelphia, PA 19125 215-279-7060

ARISE: “Levántate” @Archphila.org/arise “Restaurando la vida católica después de la pandera”

Facebook.com/HispanosPhilly

#IglesiaViva un espacio para jóvenes los martes 8pm

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