Saint Matthias Parish · 2019-09-19 · 075 Saint Matthias - 3 51 N. MacDade Blvd., Darby, PA – 610-583-4663 – Dear Monsignor Mesure, On behalf of Mothers’ Home, I would like

Saint Matthias Parish

128 Bryn Mawr Avenue Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania 19004

W e b s i t e : w w w . s a i n t m a t t h i a s . o r g

E m a i l : m a t t h i a s @ s a i n t m a t t h i a s . o r g

Founded 1906

R e c t o r y : 6 1 0 - 6 6 4 - 0 2 0 7 F a x : 6 1 0 - 6 6 4 - 3 5 5 9 Parish Religious Education Office and Youth Office: 610-664-1942

Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil: 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 8:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 7:00 p.m.

Monday – Friday: 7:30 a.m. Saturday: 8:00 a.m.

Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions): Saturdays at 4:15 PM, also by appointment ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Reverend Monsignor Gerard C. Mesure, Pastor

Reverend John A. McGinnis, Retired Priest Director of Parish Outreach: Peggy Haley

Reverend Mariusz Beczek, O.S.J., Weekend Assistance Director of Liturgical Music: Berthilla Wiscount

Deacon Michael J. Kubiak Coordinator of Religious Education: Peggy Haley

Brandon M. Artman, Seminarian Director of Youth/Young Adult Ministry: Katie Bryson _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

NEW PARISHIONERS: Welcome to Saint Matthias Parish! Please see

Monsignor and register at the Rectory after any weekend Mass. Additional

information about registering at Saint Matthias Parish may be found on our

website.

RECTORY OFFICE HOURS: The office staff is available for business matters

Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

APPOINTMENTS: You are asked to arrange an appointment in advance by

telephone with the Priest you wish to see.

SICK CALLS: Emergencies – Please call the Rectory. Hospital Visitation –

The Parish Priests will be happy to visit any Parishioner who is hospitalized.

Please contact the Rectory, since hospitals do not contact the Rectory.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: The Sacrament of Baptism is administered most

Sundays at 11:30 a.m. Arrangements are made in advance at the Rectory.

Sponsors must provide proof of eligibility by a letter from their respective

Pastors. First time parents attend a Pre-Jordan Meeting prior to Baptism,

which is arranged at a mutually convenient time.

SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: Arrangements must be made with the Pastor

at least six months before the date of the Wedding. Pre-Cana instructions are

required. Weddings may be scheduled on Saturdays between 10:00 a.m. and

2:00 p.m., or on Friday evenings.

Jesus was led by the Spirit

into the desert

for forty days,

to be tempted by the devil.

F E B R U A R Y 1 4 , 2 0 1 6 – F I R S T S U N D A Y O F L E N T

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February 14, 2016 First Sunday of Lent

Saturday, February 13 –Vigil, First Sunday of Lent 5:00 Mary Yura Selepes

Sunday, February 14 – First Sunday of Lent 8:30 For Our Married Couples

10:30 For Our Parishioners


Monday, February 15 – Lenten Weekday 7:30 Bob Tuckett

Tuesday, February 16 – Lenten Weekday 7:30 Agnes Dixon

Wednesday, February 17 – Lenten Weekday *7:30 Intentions of Ms. Anne M. Culling

Thursday, February 18 – Lenten Weekday 7:30 Rose and Marco Loretti

Friday, February 19 – Lenten Weekday 7:30 Leonard Mohr

Saturday, February 20 – Lenten Weekday

8:00 Jean Witcofsky 5:00 Marian Mullahy

Sunday, February 21 – Second Sunday of Lent *8:30 Good Health of Carol Peterson

10:30 Eula May Hanley


*Extraordinary support through the Saint Matthias Day Program

LIVING LIGHTS: On the side of the Sanctuary near the statue of the Sacred Heart is a place where three candles burn for special intentions. If you wish to have one of these candles burning for your intention, please bring your donation and intention to the sacristy or the rectory office. The Donation for these candles is $10. This week’s candles are lit for: Our Youth, Marriage & Family, and Special Intention.

Priest Celebrant Schedule – February 20/21

5:00 Father Mariusz

8:30 Father Mariusz

10:30 Monsignor Mesure

7:00 Father Quan Tran

H.O.P.E. – Helping Other People Enthusiastically H.O.P.E. volunteers assist fellow Parishioners by providing transportation to doctors’ offices, banks, and supermarkets. The Captain for February 15 - 21 is Maria Fusaro: 610-664-8564.

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK: Carmel Bane, Joseph Butler, Tom Hennessey, Jr., Marie D. Fratini, Martha Eckert, Richard Knorr, Stephen Williams, Ryan Williams, Wyn Marino, Thomas Liciardella, Jeanne Glick, Nita Dransfield, Anthony Massini, Louise Rascioli, Paul Snyder, Joe Casino, Irma Bates, Mary Takacs, John Lynch, Dorothy Rubincam, Eugene Scotti, Catherine O’Connor, Tom Klemick, Alec Boult, Frank Diebold, Louise Grato, Bernie, Katherine, Jordan Damas, John DiVivo, Baby Michael Anthony

Siniscalchi, Mary Rowland, Joan Grzeskowiak, Gerry Gregory, Roger & Lelene Lifleur, Josette Brun, Eleanor Kuhl, Jacqueline Gregory, Christine Ambrose, Lorraine Beaulieu, Dr. Joan Hurlock, Theresa Jandrositz, Raymond Sullivan, Rev. Thomas Wheeler, SJ, Maryhelen Hogan, Thomas O’Connor, Jr., Dante Scott, Gerard Hilard, Gabriel Minders, Chadd Kraus, Sr. Rita Powell, Bill Duffy, Rachel Smith, Louis Owens, Lynne Dotsey, Ed Kiefski, and Anna Dolores Frank. We also pray for those served by our Parish in Inglis House and Bala Nursing Home. If you wish to have someone’s name added to our Sick List, please call the Rectory. Kindly notify the Rectory when a name should be removed from the Sick List.

MEMBERS OF THE PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL: Heidi Anderson, Patricia Black, Katherine Bryson (ex-officio), Mike DeMonte, Maggie Duffy, Peggy Haley (ex-officio), Ross Holgado, Ray Nepomuceno, Mark Rooney, Peggy Saeger (Secretary), Gina Sullivan, H. Nelson Keyser III (Finance Council representative), Mike Utkus, Berthilla Wiscount (ex-officio).

Sacrificial Giving ~ Stewardship

February 6/7 Collection: $ 6,037

Catholic Education Collection (Feb. 6/7): $ 600

Thank you for your continued sacrificial generosity!

Saturday, February 27

10 AM to 5 PM

Cardinal O’Hara H.S.

Eucharistic Adoration, Exhibits, and Workshops featuring

David Calavitta, Theresa Peterson, and the Bosco Boys!

www.phillycatholicyyam.org/youth-ministry


51 N. MacDade Blvd., Darby, PA – 610-583-4663 – www.mothershome.org

Dear Monsignor Mesure, On behalf of Mothers’ Home, I would like to take the opportunity to thank you and your parishioners for their gracious donation of $ 1,307.57. Monetary gifts to Mothers’ Home are so important to keeping the daily operations of Mothers’ Home functioning. Your donations help us to be able to purchase much-needed items for the residents and their children as they move toward reaching their goals while here at Mothers’ Home. Other monetary support, such as grants, must be used for specific reasons, but the baby bottle drives enable us to provide the additional resources needed for general operating expenses. Mothers’ Home is able to provide housing, care, and resources for up to 24 pregnant women and their babies at one given time. With your help, we have been able to do some very much needed updating to our building. We have also been able to provide some very insightful classes and training s for the residents with the funding provided by the baby bottle drives. Your support for our mission at Mothers’ Home is so greatly appreciated. Without your willingness to participate in the baby bottle drives, we could not accomplish all that we do for these women and their babies. Sincerely, Brigid Risko Executive Director

The second collection envelope next weekend is for

the Care of Aging Priests. This is a special

opportunity to express your gratitude for the many

blessings received through the ministry of our priests.

This collection helps subsidize the care of aging and

ill priests in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

(All second collection envelopes, clearly marked as

such, should be placed in the main collection at the

offertory of the Mass next weekend.)

2016 CATHOLIC CHARITIES APPEAL

For 2016 there is a new vision guiding the Catholic

Charities Appeal. In addition to our traditional and vital

work among the poorest and most disadvantaged, this year

Catholic Charities is targeting virtually every aspect of

Catholic life for enrichment and improvement. We are

taking on a bigger challenge than ever before. This year,

your donations will benefit nearly 180 ministries and

programs helping everything from childcare to retirement

living, from homelessness to growing the Church on

college campuses. However, doing more good requires

raising more money. So we ask you to look deep in your

heart and be as generous as you can to help us reach our

$15 million goal. The Catholic Charities Appeal is the

Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s single most important

fundraiser and we’re counting on your support.

Last year, donations from Saint Matthias amounted to

$49,197, or 118% of our goal! A job well done ~ thank

you for your generous response! With everyone giving

whatever they can, large or small, we can certainly top our

goal again this year and help so many struggling people in

this area. As Jesus told us, “‘Amen, I say to you, whatever you

did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.’”

In addition to the envelope in your packet from the parish,

the Archdiocese also sent out information and envelopes

which you may use directly. You may also contribute on-

line at www.catholiccharitiesappeal.org. Be sure to use the

pull down menu to designate Saint Matthias as your parish.

All donations are placed in a separate 501 c (3) Catholic

Charities fund and cannot be used for any other purpose.

There will be a special SECOND COLLECTION

TODAY for the Catholic Charities Appeal. If you are not

prepared today to make your donation, please place it in

the collection next weekend, clearing marking the envelope

for Catholic Charities. Together we can truly make a

difference in the lives of those who are in need!!

Congratulations to Eva Kraus, grade 8, who attained

Distinguished Honors at the Academy of Notre Dame

de Namur, and to Sarah Laske, grade 12, who

attained Distinguished Honors at Merion Mercy

Academy.


Stations of the Cross

Tuesdays of Lent

7:00 p.m.

Followed by Confessions

The Bishops of the United States prescribe, as a

minimal obligation, that all persons who are fourteen

years of age and older are bound to abstain from

eating meat on Ash Wednesday, all the Fridays of

Lent and Good Friday. Further, all persons eighteen

years of age and older, up to and including their fifty-

ninth birthday, are bound to fast by limiting

themselves to a single full meal on Ash Wednesday

and on Good Friday, while the other two meals on

those days are to be light.

The Season of Lent We began the Lenten Season on Ash Wednesday. While many look forward to this time for opportunities for spiritual growth and renewal, quite often many of us see it as a liturgical season to dread. We focus on “What am I going to give up?” “How long can I live without whatever it is I am going to give up?” “How many more days before I don’t have to give up whatever it is that I am giving up?” Who wouldn’t dread a liturgical season with such a narrow focus? Over these next few weeks, we are all encouraged to begin reflecting anew on the real purpose of Lent, the power such a season can be for us, and the real potential for a deeper commitment to our Catholic faith, and most important, a deeper communion of love with God. Such a deeper understanding could give us a new attitude for Lent. Baptism is one of Lent’s foundational focus. At the Easter Vigil, the catechumens (referred to as “the elect”) will be fully initiated as Catholics through the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist. It is no coincidence that on Easter Sunday, all the baptized will renew our baptismal promises. Note that I said we are going to “renew” our baptismal promises and not merely “repeat” them. “Repeating” simply recalls something that happened in the past. “Renew” is entirely different. “Renewing” our baptismal promises recognizes something still foundational in our life. Renewing our baptismal promises opens our hearts to God’s grace. Grace reveals God’s great love for us and God’s purpose for our life. This great divine love energizes our own love and leads us to a deeper commitment to live these promises more faithfully. Easter is one time in the liturgical year for us to remember that we are baptized once for a lifetime and not merely once in a lifetime. Lent is the time set aside to prepare us to make that renewal faithfully. Our world, our country and our Church all need us to rediscover the beauty and power of baptism and our call to be co-redeemers with the Lord Jesus Christ. Our baptism calls us to a life of holiness that reveals Jesus’ great and merciful love to all humanity and all creation. Our faith also commits us to restoring the human community and all creation to a life of justice, peace, and solidarity.

(This article is from the

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.)


SUNDAY

Saint Matthias Youth Group (grades 7 to 12) meets Sundays from 5:00 to 7:00 PM in the Parish Center.

We learn more about our Catholic Faith, share meals together, participate in community service, and enjoy

other fun activities. Contact Katie Bryson at 610-664-0207 or [email protected].

MONDAY

Casseroles for Saint John’s Hospice. We are grateful to those who make a casserole, freeze it in a foil pan

(pans & recipes available in the church vestibules), then place it in the gym lobby in the morning of the

third Monday of each month. The next pickup will be tomorrow: Monday, February 15. Many thanks to

those who exercise this Corporal Work of Mercy to ensure the homeless of Philadelphia have a hot meal

each weekday.

TUESDAY

Stations of the Cross. This Tuesday (and all Tuesdays of Lent) at 7:00 PM, followed by Confessions.

WEDNESDAY

Mothers of Saint Matthias. Wednesday, February 17, 9:00 - 10:30 AM. We are a group that seeks to grow

in our relationship with the Lord as we support one another in our vocation of motherhood. We meet the

1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month in the Parish Center. All are welcome. Invite your friends. Bring your

children.

Meeting of The Highlanders. Wednesday, February 17, 1:00 PM in the Parish Center. For men and

women, 55 and over. Those who attend The Highlanders plan trips, listen to speakers, and enjoy

entertainment, fellowship and refreshments. New members always welcome!

Saint Matthias Young Professionals Group. We invite our young adults in their 20s & 30s to gather

together to deepen their Catholic Faith, develop friendships, strengthen a sense of community, and find

help to live our Catholic faith through service and discipleship. The Young Professionals Group meets on

the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7:30 PM. The next meeting will be this Wednesday, February 17. For

more information, contact Katie Bryson at 610-664-0207 or [email protected].

FRIDAY

Family “Open Gym” Night – February 19 & 26; 6:00 to 8:30 PM. This is a laid-back family event designed

to get us out during the cold season to hang out with other St. Matthias families and friends. Come to the

gym and play with your fellow parishioners (parents should stay; this is not a drop off thing)… we will have

half the court dedicated to kids and adults who want to play an organized pick-up basketball game, and

we’ll have the other half of the court for those who like to chat or just run around. (If you have kids who

aren’t into basketball, bring a jump rope or coloring book or something else, and join us anyway!)

SAVE THE DATE!! Kids Movie Night! Friday, March 19th


Prayer Around the Cross. Join the IHM Sisters for

an hour (7:30-8:30 PM) of silence, song, and deep

prayer in the Taize style. Tuesdays of Lent (exclusive

of Holy Week). Free will offering. Also…

Remembering Gratitude and Joy: God in an

Apron, God in a Garden, God on a Tree, a day-long

retreat with Sr. Maureen Christi Van Winkle, IHM.

March 1. $40 includes light breakfast, dinner, and

Mass. All held at the IHM Conference Center, 401

Bryn Mawr Ave. in Bryn Mawr. Call 610-527-0506.

St. Katharine of Siena Parish, Wayne, is hosting a Life in the Spirit Seminar Series starting February 18 for 7 consecutive Thursdays. Healing Mass with Baptism in the Spirit on March 17. Information: Paul Hayes at 610-687-8835.

MAN UP PHILLY

MARCH 12, 2016

SAINT JOSEPH UNIVERSITY

By participating in Man Up Philly, we

want to reveal to every man his true masculinity

through their imitation of Christ’s humility. Our

Journey with Christ starts here. Complete info and

registration: ManUpPhilly.com.

February, 2016

Universal Intention: Interreligious Dialogue

That sincere dialogue among men and women of

different faiths may produce the fruits of peace and

justice.

Evangelization Intention: Christian Unity

That by means of dialogue and fraternal charity, and

with the grace of the Holy Spirit, Christians may

overcome divisions.

Rediscover the Love in Your Marriage! Do you feel lost, alone, or bored in your marriage? Are you frustrated, angry, or hurt? Are you thinking about separation or divorce? Retrouvaille may be the lifeline that you need! Held on various weekends in April and August. Information: 800-470-2230 or www.HelpOurMarriage.com. Confidentiality assured.

If you are in need of a statement of your 2015 contributions to Saint Matthias Church for preparing tax returns, please contact the rectory.

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