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WE ARE A TITHING
PARISH
TITHING: GOD’S PLAN FOR
GIVING
For August 28, 2008
Number of envelopes mailed................................. 1197
Number of envelopes returned................................ 270
Offertory for this week.................................... $8,660.00
Offertory last year........................................... $9,363.50
Children’s Offering.............................................. $12.00
Today the Special Collection is
for the Black and Indian Missions.
23rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
September 7, 2008
Saturday, September 6
5:15PM Frances Brady
Sunday, September 7
7:30AM In
Thanksgiving of Margaret Mwangi
9 :30AM David Ford
11:30AM William
Minnick
Monday, September 8
8:15AM The Wertz
Family
Tuesday, September 9
8:15AM Eugene & Helen Ledger
Wednesday, September 10
8:15AM Joseph Staley
Thursday, September 11
8:15AM Marie Carroll
Friday, September 12 School
Liturgy
9:00AM Mary Lucas
Saturday, September 13
5:15PM William
Moffitt
Sunday, September 14
7:30AM Joseph F. Delbuono
9 :30AM Selicetta Volpe
11:30AM Anne Genuardi & Family
James Fritz III, Emily Kelly,
Claire Muldoon, Michael McGinnis, Jeffrey Ryan Brown, Lucy Gordon, Rita
Champagne, Virginia Otty, Gabriella Baldwin,
Karen Hill Brown, Fred Amrhein, Faith Griffin, Hal
Zweiback, Gerry Urbano,
Vera McPhilomy, Jerry Hollingsworth, Therese
Sharkey, Helen Bogle, Daniel Horulko,
Eric Hartman, Roselie Partenheimer. (Please notify the Rectory when your loved one is well again).
Keep in your prayers Specialist Daniel Furtak
on active duty in Afghanistan.
God Bless America
and our Armed Forces.
PRAY FOR THE DECEASED OF OUR PARISH:
LITURGY OF THE WORD WITH
CHILDREN:
We celebrate Liturgy with
Children at the 9:30 AM Mass every Sunday all year long. All are welcome.
CHILDREN’S SUNDAY
BULLETINS:
Are available in the vestibules
of the church. Look for them
each week.
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY: Will meet on Friday, September 12th at 1:00PM.
BAPTISM: Baptismal classes are every
first Monday of the month (except in Sept. Labor Day is the 1st)
at 6:30 PM in our St. Vincent de Paul
Room. Our next class is Monday,
September 8, 2008. Please call the rectory to register
for the class. To schedule a Baptism please go to the Rectory Office after
Mass on Sunday or call Father Donlon for an appointment
to fill out the required paperwork. Baptisms are held the 2nd and 4th
Sundays of the month after the 11:30AM Mass.
EUCHARISTIC
ADORATION:
We
will resume our monthly Adoration Mondays on September 15th.
Following the 8:15AM Mass, the Blessed Sacrament will be exposed on the
altar for our prayer and adoration. We welcome you into the peace on
September 15th, October 20, November 17, December 15, January
19, February 16, March 16, April 20, Mary 18, June 15. At 7:00 PM we will
close with Evening Prayer and Benediction.
SUNDAY SCRIPTURE CLASS: (Formerly known as Bible Class) will meet on Thursday,
September 18 at 7:00 PM in the St. Vincent de Paul room.
CATECHETICAL
SUNDAY: On Sunday, September 14th
we will ask a special blessing on the teachers of religion, both in
Conshohocken Catholic and the CCD. Come to 9:30AM Mass to show
encouragement and support for the task our parishioners do in preparing the younger generation for
their journey of life. The teachers and their families will be welcomed
into the rectory for refreshments following the mass.
ST. MATTHEW PARISH FEAST WEEKEND:
On the weekend of September
20 and 21 at all the masses, we will honor our parish patron with
special prayers and blessings. We honor you, our parishioners, for the
support you provide week-in-and-week-out by your presence and participation
at liturgy and by your financial contributions. Be sure to pick up your
special remembrance when leaving mass that weekend.
MISSION COOPERATIVE COLLECTION: On Saturday, September 13 and Sunday, September 14,
a priest from Sri Lanka
is going to do a mission appeal at our parish. Father represents the Jaffna Diocese. I’m sure we all know Sri Lanka
where 27,000 people lost their lives being hit by the Tsunami. Please be
generous. Thank you.
PARENTS MEETING
FOR MONDAY CCD:
Parents only should come Monday, September 8,
at 6:30PM to the Church to join in prayer for our children and complete
the paperwork for registration. One person should be in attendance to
represent each family.
RECYCLE
ROSARIES? YES
We are collecting old rosary beads. They will be
lovingly taken apart, cleaned and used to make new rosaries for children
and charity organizations. If you have rosaries you are willing to donate,
please drop them in the box at the back of the church. Thank you.
CCD
CLASS SCHEDULE: Monday
evening classes meet from 6:30 – 7:45PM in the Conshohocken Catholic
School on: September 15, 22 and 29, October 6, 13, 20, and 27, November 3,
10, 17 and 24, December 1, 8 and 15, January 5, 12 and 26, February 2, 9,
and 23, March 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30. There is NO CCD on: December 22, and 29,
January 19, and February 16.
DAILY MASS
SCHEDULE FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR:
In order
to welcome the Conshohocken
Catholic School
students to our daily Masses at St. Matthew, we must occasionally change
the time for Mass from 8:15 to 9:00 AM. Please note the dates for the
2008-2009 school year below. We especially welcome
you to these Masses and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Come celebrate with the school at 9:00AM on: Friday, September 12, Friday,
October 3, Friday, November 7, Friday, December 5, Friday, January 9,
Friday, February 6, Friday, March 6, Friday, April 3, Friday, May 1, and
Friday, June 12.
R.C.I.A. CLASSES: We will be starting our new
class for prospective converts to the Catholic faith on Mondays, starting September 29th;
we will hold our classes in the St. Vincent DePaul room (under the church);
the time will be 7:30-8:30 PM
each Monday. This class
will also be for those who have not received Confirmation or Catholics who
just want to update their faith.
Call the rectory for more information and to reserve a seat in
the class.
COMMUNITY
SERVICE: Clean up day at St. Matthew’s new cemetery
(butler Pike and North Lane)
will be Saturday, October 11 from 12:30 to 4:00 Pm, rain or shine. Meet us
at the Mausoleum at 12:30PM. Gloves and snacks will be provided. Everyone
is welcomed to join us. Any questions please contact Bill McAvoy at 610-238-9969.
SPIRITUAL LENDING
LIBRARY: "Do you love to read a good
book? Do you hunger for spiritual reading material? Stop by our
new Spiritual Lending Library! It is located in the vestibule on the
rectory side of the Church. Books are available for a period of a
month at a time. We ask that you sign out any book you borrow in the
log provided and sign the book back in when you return it. Happy Reading!"
ST. MATTHEW PARISH PRAYER CHAIN: We
invite people in the parish community to call the rectory (610-828-0424) or
email the rectory stmatthewrectory@verizon.net
with prayer requests. You may
be very specific or very general in your request. At this time we have about 30 people
praying for your petitions. If
you are interested in joining us in daily prayer, please call the rectory
and ask to be added to our list of intercessory prayers.
Time to Chuckle:
Middle Age is when your wife
tells you to pull in your stomach and you already have!
TIME TO CHUCKLE:
Once there were two trapeze artists
named Annette and Antone! The most exciting part of the show
was when Annette would catch Antone as he leaped
from his trapeze. One night
Annette was ill, but in the best tradition of the circus Antone went on alone. Unfortunately, without Annette to
catch him, he never made the second show! Which goes to
prove that if you’re going to be a trapeze artist, you should never
work without Annette!
TIME TO CHUCKLE:
Did
you hear about the carpenter who tended to be undiplomatic in his dealing
with other people?
Recently
he fell off a ladder with a mouthful of tacks and swallowed a half dozen or
so. He now might be described
as a tactful person!
MOM – HEART OF THE HOME: Come moms of all ages! Unite with moms throughout
the Archdiocese to pray and replenish your spirits. Celebrate you vocation
of motherhood on Saturday, October 18, 2008 from 9AM-3PM at St. Charles
Seminary. The main Celebrant for Mass is Cardinal Justin Rigali and the Keynote speaker is Pat Ciarrocchi a devout Catholic and news anchor. Register
on line at www.momheartofthehome.org
YOUNG
ADULTS:
Theology
on Tap (TOT) is
coming to Conshy this year at the Great American Pub! Join others
from around the Philly area who want to learn more
about their faith and the church. Dates: September 11
Speakers and Topics for TOT 2008!
September 11- The
facts about internet dating, why some succeed and others don't
Anthony Buono- Founder of Ave Maria
Singles
Time: 6:30-9:30pm
Location: The
Great American Pub in Conshohocken
123 Fayette St.
Conshohocken, PA
19428.
(We will meet on the top floor in the Valley Top Ballroom.)
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL CLOTHING DRIVE:
The
Society of St. Vincent de Paul serving the underprivileged is collecting
donations of usable men’s, women’s and children’s
clothing. We will also be accepting small household goods (bed, bath
linens, pots and pans, dishes, cooking utensils, toys and books.) We also
accept small appliances in good working order. No baby equipment. You are
invited to take donations to the following locations on the specified dates
below:
Saturday,
Sept. 13th from 9AM
to 2PM, St. Gertrude, 200 Bullock & Merion Ave., Conshohocken.
Saturday,
Sept. 16 from 9AM to 2PM, Sacred
Heart Church, 120 Jefferson St., Swedesburg.
Saturday,
Sept. 27th from 9AM to 2PM, Our
Lady of Mt. Carmel, 502 Ford St., Bridgeport.
Saturday,
Sept. 27th from 9AM to 2PM, Sacred
Heart, 120 Jefferson St.,
Swedesburg.
SS.COSMAS AND
DAMIAN CHURCH,
Conshohocken, will host its 95th ANNUAL ITALIAN FESTIVAL in
honor of Saints Cosmas and Damian with the first
night of our Triduum with a White Mass of
Thanksgiving for all Doctors, Nurses, Pharmacists and other members of the
Medical Profession, Thursday September 25th at 7:00 P.M, and a Triduum Mass on Friday September 26th at
7:00 P.M. On Sunday, September 28th Masses will be said in honor
of SS. Cosmas and Damian. There will be an
outdoor Procession immediately following the 12:15 Mass on Sunday,
September 28th, 2008. Following the Procession there will be a
Healing Service in church.
The BLOCK PARTY
AND CARNIVAL WILL BEGIN ON Friday evening September 26th at
6:00 PM with Family Night and Conclude, Sunday, September 28th
at 5:00 PM. Each day will feature amusement rides, prize wheels, game
tables, and outdoor musical entertainment and food.
FOOD
FOR THOUGHT: The First Book of
Samuel
An ongoing national debate these days involves, on one side, those
who want more laws to protect workers, poor people, and the environment,
and on the other side, those who want fewer laws and less government. The First Book of Samuel reflects a
similar tension in Israel
as the days of the judges come to an end and the first kings make their
appearance. This period of
Israelite history is filled with mighty struggles and colorful
personalities, including a king who gradually loses his sanity and the
shining hero replaces him.
This book is named after Samuel, the last of the judges and a
reluctant kingmaker. Samuel, a
prophet anointed to speak God’s word to the nation, represents one
way of government, God works through the prophet’s words to remind
the people of Israel
to be faithful to the terms of the Covenant. A second way of governing is
represented by Saul the first king anointed by Samuel to rule over the whole
nation. God works through the
king’s laws and regulations to ensure that the people of Israel are
faithful to the terms of the Covenant.
In I Samuel, the former way of governing the Israelite nation
gradually gives way to the latter, with an obvious gain and an obvious loss
for the people.
When kings begin to rule Israel in place of judges and
prophets, the people gain a more structured way of life and develop a great
national identity. These
changes also make them stronger in facing threats from other nations. But at the same time, the people
lost a great deal of personal freedom and independence. They are taxed and even forced into
labor to support the king’s government and building plans. Echoes of this debate on governing
styles can be found throughout.
Israel’s
kings were understood as being chosen by God and as being responsible for
God’s interests. First
Samuel clearly emphasizes that the success of kings depends on their
obedience to Gods’ law.
First Samuel reminds us that final authority in human affairs rests
in no human being, but in God alone.
Human systems are never perfect, but must constantly be reviewed and
renewed.
Quick Facts:
- period covered from 1080 to 1040 BC
- the author is
unknown, from the Deuternomic tradition, probably
using ancient court records and her stories.
- the theme is: the
tension between the need for a king and the people’s reliance on God.
- of note: first and
Second Samuel, originally was one book and made into two books when they
were translated from Hebrew into Greek.
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