Saint John Chrysostom Catholic Church Rev. Edward J. Hallinan, Pastor April 8, 2018 Sunday of Divine Mercy 617 S. Providence Rd. Wallingford, PA 19086 (610) 874-3418 (v) (610) 872-1741 (f) [email protected]www.sjcparish.org Office Hours: 9 - 5 Mon-Fri 10:40 am - 1 pm Sunday Parish House Sunday Minister: Paula Berger ~ Welcome, new parishioners! Please register at www.sjcparish.org. Text joinsjc to 22828 to join our email list. Welcome to St. John Chrysostom! We strive to make our parish a beacon for all who seek God’s light and warmth, and we want all to feel at home here. Please let us know if we can assist you in any way. INSIDE Around the Area ............. 5 Clergy & Staff .................. 5 Mass Accommodaons... 5 Mass Intenons .............. 6 Mass Schedule ................ 5 MPRCS (School) ............. 3 Now & Next ................ 2-3 Parish Giving ................... 3 Prayer List ...................... 4 PREP ................................ 3 RCIA ................................ 4 TV Mass .......................... 3 Weekly Calendar ............. 6
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Welcome to St. John Chrysostom! We strive to make our parish a beacon for all who seek God’s light and
warmth, and we want all to feel at home here. Please let us know if we can assist you in any way.
INSIDE
Around the Area ............. 5
Clergy & Staff .................. 5
Mass Accommodations... 5
Mass Intentions .............. 6
Mass Schedule ................ 5
MPRCS (School) ............. 3
Now & Next ................ 2-3
Parish Giving ................... 3
Prayer List ...................... 4
PREP ................................ 3
RCIA ................................ 4
TV Mass .......................... 3
Weekly Calendar ............. 6
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Married couples: Are there delicate areas in your life that you and your spouse see different-ly? Learn how one couple has learned to navigate these sensitive waters. Please join our Mar-ried Couples Ministry for a free Date Night (child care and wine included!) at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 29, in the Stevenson Center. We’ll enjoy a presentation, some “just us” time, and a wine-and-cheese reception with old and new friends. Please RSVP to Carol and Mike Lauser: (610) 874-3986 or [email protected].
Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday)
Divine Mercy Sunday (the second Sunday of Easter) was proclaimed by Pope John Paul II in 2000. The celebration is an opportunity to reflect on how God’s mercy overcomes sin and offers “a perennial invitation to the Christian world to face, with confidence in divine benevolence, the difficulties and trials that humankind will experi-ence in the years to come.” (Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments)
Our Lenten CRS Rice Bowl project has concluded. Please return your Rice Bowls to the basket on the church altar at any Mass or to the Parish House by April 22. Please do not leave Rice Bowls at the church exits or at the Parish House after hours. If possible, kindly convert your contribution to a check payable to CRS Rice Bowl. Questions? Please call us at (610) 874-3418 x 106. Thank you for your gener-ous support of all in our community and around the world who are served by Catholic Relief Services.
Now & Next
Now: Time to Return Rice Bowls
Providence Center has been providing joy and hope to Philadelphia’s most impoverished community since 1993. A ministry of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus, Providence Center serves hard-working families with education programming and other services for children, youth, and adults. This weekend, St. John’s welcomes representatives of Providence Center,
who will speak about their mission and needs. A second collection will be taken up at all Masses to benefit the center.
This Weekend: Focus on Providence Center
Next Saturday: Fun and Fellowship for the Blind and Visually Impaired
The Ministry with Persons with Disabilities invites you to Dinner with Friends, a friendly evening of dinner and music for the blind and visually impaired, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. April 14 in the Stevenson Center. Non-parishioners are warmly welcome. We’ll enjoy a casual dinner followed by a sing-along and open mic. Bring a friend! Please RSVP to Lisa O’Malley at (610) 357-5010 or [email protected].
Celebrate Earth Day at St. John's! Join us after all Masses on April 22 in the Lower Church Hall for coffee and doughnuts as you learn more about caring for God's creation. We will have infor-mation about recycling, reducing waste, composting and local food sources (with free samples). Bring your old sneakers for recycling. Kids can enjoy special activities and a live puppet show! The show begins at 10:40; other activities and refreshments are offered all morning.
Marrieds: Tackling Tough Topics
April 22: Celebrate Earth Day
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March 24: Feast of Blesed A
School Advancement Director Wanted Mother of Providence Regional Catholic School, located on the SJC campus, is seeking to hire an Advancement Direc-tor. This individual reports to the princi-pal and is responsible for planning, coor-dinating and directing activities that en-hance enrollment and attract philanthropic support for our excellent educational programs and to ensure the long-term viability of the school. For more information, please visit www.mpregional.org.
Our Parish Giving
March 24-25, 2018: $18,391.00 2017: $18,040.00
April 1-2, 2018 (weekly): $19,660.00 2017: $20,971.00
Simplify Your Support Tired of juggling envelopes and checks? Try online giving! Like your other elec-tronic payments, this is an easy and se-cure way to manage your parish support. Learn more: www.parishgiving.org.
View SJC’s Televised Mass Comcast Channel 190
7 p.m. Tuesdays and noon Thursdays
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St. John Chrysostom Parish has joined Amazon Smile (smile.amazon.com), an Amazon.com foundation that donates 0.5% of eligible Ama-zonSmile purchas-es to the charita-ble organization of your choice. AmazonSmile offers the same products, prices, services, policies and shop-ping experience as Amazon.com. Once you designate your charity, the donation is simple and automatic, with no additional cost to you. Learn more or log into your Amazon account at smile.amazon.com, and se-lect “St. John Chrysostom Rectory” to support. Thank you for supporting St. John’s!
PREP: Register Now for Summer, Fall Registration is now open for our 2018-19 Parish Religious Education Program at www.sjcparish.org/prep-registration. Please contact the PREP Office at (610) 874-3418 x 105 or email [email protected] if you are una-
ble to register online. Registration by June 1 is strongly encouraged and appreciated.
PREP Summer Session Registration closes May 1. The eight-morning session for grades 1-6 begins June 18. Summer Pre-K/K and Adaptive PREP are not available. Details: www.sjcparish.org/prep-summer-session.
PREP classes resume this Sunday, April 8. Our final classes are April 15 and 29. There is no class April 22.
Help Build Civility in our Community St. John Chrysostom is seeking four parishion-ers (high school or old-er) to participate in two interfaith evenings de-voted to bridging differ-ences in our community and restoring meaningful, constructive dialogue across the political spectrum. The evenings, from 7 to 9 p.m. April 30 and May 14 at Swarthmore Presbyterian Church, are sponsored by the Interfaith Council of Southern Delaware County and facilitated by the Penn Project for Civic Engagement. Commitment for both sessions is required. Help SJC participate in this commu-nity-building project. Please contact Mary Chollet at (610) 874-3418 x 106 or [email protected].
Next Sunday: Mass of Healing
All in need of anointing are invited to join us for our Mass of the Anointing of the Sick at 11:30 a.m. April 15. This sacrament unites those who suffer from illness or old age to the passion of Christ and brings strength and peace to those afflicted. The sacrament may be received by all those who are suffering spiritual, emotional or physical illness. Information: Theresa White at (610) 874-3418 x 110 or [email protected].
April 19: First Communion Retreat
Our First Communion Retreat for all second graders from Mother of Providence School and our PREP pro-gram will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Thursday, April 19. Information has been emailed to these parents. Contact Mary Pizzano: [email protected] or (610) 874-3418 x 105).
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Our Sick Catherine Baer
Mary Jane Beadle Nancy & Tom Beagan
Susan Beers-Mosakowski
Rita Bellew Doug Bernard Rosa Bernard Tom Biester Daniel Black
Gloria Mann Christine McGarvey Filamena Mendolera Nicholas Mercantini
Hilda Migoya Dorothy Millison
Abbey Moore
Rosemarie Morochko Jessica Mudrick
Dawn Nyszik Nancy Palmer
Geo. Phillips family Jason Porter Jr. Jason Porter Sr.
Lisa Porter Frank Prezio
Patrick Quigley Alison Renner
Betty Roselle Dr. Ned Russell
Carl Schaff Theresa Shenandoah
Michael Simchock Earl Slawter J.D. Smith
Jenny Smythe Anne Stanley
Jim Thompson
Julie Tierney Luc H. Tran
Vincenza Tribuiani Jayden Villacorte
Cathy Wallen Linda Whittington
William Zamulinsky
In Service Sean Donnelly
Brett Lucci SMJ Patrick McNally
Ryan Murphy Capt. Alex Reeves
Mark Shiiba Thomas Shiiba Jared Stump
Stephen Clark Talbot
Our Deceased
William Stern
Emelia Lembo
Welcome to the Parish Family!
O ur parish family welcomed parishioner Keith Moore into the Catholic faith at the Easter Vigil Mass, where Keith’s wife Julie
and parishioner Gena Scanlan were initiated into full communion with the Church.
After Keith’s baptism (top right), all three participants received the Sacraments of First Eucharist and Confirma-tion (bottom right).
The Moores and Gena had been preparing for their Sac-raments since the fall with our Rite of Christian Initiation
of Adults team, which serves both adults con-verting to the Catholic faith and those who wish to complete their Sacraments of Initia-tion.
A reception, hosted by Ellen and Dave Tannenbaum, followed the Mass after proud photos with families and sponsors (left top and bottom).
RCIA meets every Sunday after the 9:30 a.m. Mass. To learn more, please contact Elaine Mott at (610) 639-5878 or [email protected]. We warmly welcome you at any time.
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Faith Life
May 1. Mothers of Children with Disabilities Retreat. For mothers and grandmothers of young and adult children with disabilities. Malvern Retreat House. More: www.opdarchphilly.com, Retreat House at (610) 644-0400, or Office for Persons with Disabilities at (215) 587-3530. May 3. Evening of Reflection. “Forgiveness, the Best Re-venge.” Directed by Sr. Sheila Galligan IHM at Malvern Re-treat House. www.malvernretreat.com or (610) 644-0400.
Volunteers Needed Compassionate Care Hospice is seeking volunteers to assist with companionship, caregiver support, pet therapy, office support and bereavement. Visit cchnet.net or contact [email protected] or (610) 323-0348.
Around the Area
Parish Clergy & Staff Pastor Rev. Edward J. Hallinan (610) 874-3418 x 102 [email protected]
Mass & Confession Schedule Saturday Vigil Mass: 5 p.m. Mass of Welcoming & Inclusion: 11:30 a.m. 1st Sunday
Sunday Masses: 8, 9:30, 11:30 a.m. ASL Masses: 11:30 a.m. 1st and 3rd Sundays
Daily Mass: 7:30 a.m. Tuesday - Friday Confession: 4-4:50pm Saturday or by appointment
Accommodations: Assistive Listening Devices, low-gluten Hosts, and Braille worship aids are available. Please inquire in the Sacristy before Mass.
Providence Summer Camp Providence Summer Camp, on the cam-pus of St. John Chrysostom Parish, re-turns June 18 and runs through Aug. 17 for boys and girls ages 4-13. Sign up for any or all weeks, full or half days. Morn-ing and afternoon CARES available. More:
www.providencesummer.com.
11th Annual Women’s Wellness Weekend: June 1-3 Offered by the Sisters of St. Jo-seph at St. Mary by-the-Sea Re-treat House, Cape May Point. Nurture your spirit, mind and body with de-stressing work-shops, inspiration, T’ai Chi Chih, spiritual refreshment and more.
Proceeds benefit the retired Sisters of St. Joseph. www.ssjphila.org/home/support-our-mission/fundraising-events/womens-wellness-weekend
Weekly Calendar & Mass Intentions
The Sanctuary Candle this week is in memory of the living and deceased members of our Parish. The Bread and Wine this week are in memory of the living and deceased members of our Parish.
Sunday, April 8 Second Sunday of Easter – Second Collection for Providence Center 6:45-7:45 am Men’s Bible Study (Stevenson Center) 8 am Mass † Alfredo Mancini 9:30 am Mass † Fran Strauman (Faithfull Band) 11:30 am Mass † Pamela O’Halloran 9:30-Noon PREP (Lower Church Hall & School) 10:40-11:55 am RCIA (Parish House Dining Room) Noon-6 pm Drama Club (Gym) 1-3 pm PREP Catechist Luncheon (Stevenson Center)
7:30 am Mass † Lillian Klapec 7-8:30 pm Parish Pastoral Council (Stevenson Center) 7-8:30 pm Scheduling Committee Meeting (Lower Church Hall) 7-9:30 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal (Church)
Wednesday, April 11
7:30 am Mass Dedicated to Edward McDonald & Patricia DeSantis 9:15-10:45 am Faith Sharing Group (Parish House Dining Room) 6-7 pm Youth Choir Rehearsal (Church)
Thursday, April 12 7:30 am Mass † Joe Banik 5:30-7 pm Youth Group (Lower Church Hall) 7:30-9 pm Boy Scout Troop 605 (Lower Church Hall) 7:30-9 pm Faithful Band Rehearsal (Church) 8:30-9:30 pm AA (Stevenson Center)
Friday, April 13
7:30 am Mass † Dwyer Family 3-10 pm Drama Club (Gym)
Saturday, April 14 Vigil 5 pm Mass † Anna, Charles, and Robert Lance 3-10 pm Drama Club (Gym) 5-7:30 pm Dinner with Friends-Ministry with Persons with Disabilities (Stevenson)
Sunday, April 15 Third Sunday of Easter 6:45-7:45 am Men’s Bible Study (Stevenson Center) 8 am Mass † Michael Barbiers, Sr. 9:30 am Mass † Joseph & Dahl McCormick (Faithful Band) 11:30 am Mass Mass of the Anointing of the Sick (ASL Interpreter) † James Chupein 9:30-Noon PREP (Lower Church Hall & School) 10:40-11:55 am RCIA (Parish House Dining Room) 3-10 pm Drama Club (Gym)
Please note: Events are subject to change. Please view our current calendar at www.sjcparish.org/parish-calendar.
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