August 18, 2013 - Our Lady of the Assumption

OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION PARISHMASS SCHEDULESaturday Vigil:5:00 PMSunday: 7:00, 8:30, 10:00 and 11:30 AMWeekdays: 6:30 and 8:00 AM (Sept-May)8:00 AM only (June-August)Saturday:9:00 AMHoly Days: 7:00 PM Vigil and6:30, 8:00 AM and 12:05 PM (Mon-Fri)9:00 AM and 12:05 PM (Sat)www.olastrafford.org“We must persevere in running the race that lies before uswhile keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, ~Heb 12:2SACRAMENTSReconciliation: Sat. 3:30 – 4:30 PM, or byappointment.Baptism: 1st & 3rd Sunday of theMonth. Pre-Jordan class is required. 3rdMonday of the month. Please call therectory to schedule.Marriage: Engaged couples must meetwith the pastor at least six months prior tothe wedding.Anointing of the Sick: Holy Communionfor the homebound or Sacrament of theSick upon request. Anointing inPreparation for Surgery during or afterMasses.PASTOR:Rev. Dennis J. CarbonaroPAROCHIAL VICAR:Rev. Salvatore Riccio, Senior PriestIN RESIDENCE:Rev. Msgr. James T. McDonoughPERMANENT DEACON:Deacon John RoseParish Secretary:Joanne BouvierBusiness Manager:Elizabeth JekotPARISH OFFICE HOURSMonday through Friday9 AM to 12 PM and 1 PM to 4 PMEmergenciesCall the parish office and press 1.OFFICE PHONE: 610-688-1178WEB-SITE: olastrafford.orgRoman Catholic Church35 Old Eagle School Road, Strafford, PAAugust 18, 2013Join us this Sunday forOUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION’SPARISH FESTIVAL4 TO 9 PMimmediately following theFESTIVAL MASS AT 3 PM(no 11:30 Mass this weekend)1-108OLA

LITURGY & WORSHIPOUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION PARISHMasses for the Week5:00 PM - Adrian, Lucy & Ann Mary Ise byRosemary & Richard IseTwentieth Sunday in Ordinary TimeAugust 18, 20137:00 - For all the people of the Parish8:30 - Special Intentions of Adam Bouvier andTroy & William Gondela by Ed Hercer10:00 - Donato E. Donato by the family3:00 PM - Germaine Piombino by husband, LouMonday - August 19, 2013Saint John Eudes, Priest8:00 - Lena Paolantonio by the SlifersTuesday - August 20, 2013Saint Bernard, Abbot & Doctor8:00 - Congetta DowneyWednesday - August 21, 2013Saint Pius X, Pope8:00 - Marie DeSimone by the SlifersThursday - August 22, 2013The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary8:00 - Connie Sciarratta by Danny, Chris &JoanneFriday - August 23, 2013Saint Rose of Lima8:00 - Beatrice CefarattiSaturday - August 24, 2013Saint Bartholomew, Apostle9:00 - Ralph Price by Rosemary & Richard Ise5:00 PM - William Sabatini by his wifeTwentiy-First Sunday in Ordinary TimeAugust 25, 20137:00 - For all the people of the Parish8:30 - Simon Shudy by the Slifers10:00 - David Piombino by Zaira Silveri &family11:30 - Anthony Calvo, birthday wishes fromhis momSanctuary Lampis burningFor: Ralph PriceFrom: August 16 to August 22By: Denise Antoniniwww.olastrafford.orgPrayer IntentionsPlease pray for the sick or disabled members ofour parish family: Nicole LaMonaca, Sandra Doane,Ed Drill, Anthony Ciarlone, Sean McDermott, LaurenRobb, Robert Roux, Elsa Marsili, Dottie Boyle, JosephineSorrentino, Hugh Bradwell, Barbara Archer, EdithParella, Steven Santoleri, Christine Phillips, Don Burns,Sonny DeNicola, Tom Verderame, Marie Antonini, AnnaCoppola, Connie DiDario, Logan Schweiter, Kim & KevinMcCusker, Joseph Paolantonio, Gary Johnson, KatherineMacelko, Margaret Cox, Joe Monte, Victor Newton,Viola Tartaglia, William Vallejo, Kay Leydon, Nick Recchi,Msgr. Jim McDonough, Lou and Carole Pullo, CharlotteMinisci, Dom Losco, William Piccone, SteveSantoleri and Msgr. Gregory Parlante.Please pray for our parishioners serving in theMilitary: Adam H. Bouvier, Troy B. and WilliamGondela, and Matt Wilson.Scripture Readingsfor the WeekMonday: Jgs 2:11-19; Ps 106:34-37, 39-40,43ab, 44; Mt 19:16-22Tuesday:Jgs 6:11-24a; Ps 85:9, 11-14; Mt19:23-30Wednesday: Jgs 9:6-15; Ps 21:2-7; Mt 20:1-16Thursday: Jgs 11:29-39a; Ps 40:5, 7-10; Mt 22:1-14Friday: Ru 1:1, 3-6, 14b-16, 22; Ps 146:5-10;Mt 22:34-40Saturday:Rv 21:9b-14; Ps 145:10-13, 17-18; Jn1:45-51Sunday: Is 66:18-21; Ps 117:1-2; Heb 12:5-7,11-13; Lk 13:22-30Please Join Us!LEGION OF MARYWednesdays, 1-2 PM: join us inthe Sacred Heart Chapel, lower level ofthe church. Our administrative meetingis every Wed. Visit parishioners at yourconvenience during the week. Your helpis needed in visiting our homebound and hospitalizedparishioners. For more info call Diane Jiorle 610-986-0000 or Di McTiernan 610-688-0363.1-108OLA

TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME August 18 , 2013My dear parishioners…From time to time I will be writing about some aspects of the Sacred Liturgy.The celebration of the Eucharist is ‘the source and summit of the Church’s lifeand activity.’ (Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy from Vatican II). Everythingwe do flows from and returns to the Eucharist. Oftentimes the deeper meaning ofthings is lost, because we don’t understand how the external dimension is based on and reveals deeper,spiritual realities. Pope Benedict XVI has written extensively on the Liturgy. For today, there arethree bodily actions in the Liturgy which he comments on and provides deeper meaning.Standing before the Lord. Standing indicates a readiness to do what God asks of us, e.g., westand to hear the gospel as a sign that we want to do as it directs. We stand for the Lord’sprayer as a sign that we want to pray as He directs. The Latin word for standing is ‘statio,’from which we derive the word ‘station.’ In Rome each of the days of Lent there is a celebrationat a different station Church. In the beginning of Christianity, the idea was that one citywould have one bishop and one altar. This would express the unity which the Lord broughtabout. The Eucharist is not private business, carried on with a circle of friends. Pope Benedictnotes that, just as Christ was crucified outside the city, and therefore before the whole world,since His death was for the whole world, the Eucharist as public worship draws all, irrespectiveof any personal make-up. So in the early Church in the Mediterranean world whose citieswe hear about in Scripture – Corinth, Ephesus, Colossae, etc. – it would not be unusual at aEucharist to have an aristocrat seated next to a dock worker, a slave sitting side by side with aRoman citizen, a philosopher next to an illiterate person, etc. We have been brought togetherby the Lord and He leads us to meet each other. Pope Benedict writes: “What unites us todayis not the private interest of this group or that, but the interest that God takes in us, to whomwe can confidently confide all our own hopes and wishes. We are standing for the Lord. Andthe more we stand for the Lord and before the Lord, the more we stand with one another, andour capacity to understand one another grows.”Walking with the Lord. Processions are in our spiritual DNA. At each Mass there is a processionto Communion. We have May Processions and Corpus Christi Processions. The Popereflects on the phrase ‘to progress.’ The very concept of the word ‘progression’ seems to begoing forward. And yet it can be a meaningful term only if we know where we want to go. Inother words, mere movement in itself is not progress. In fact, the phrase ‘to progress’ maymean, as he says, a rapid descent into the abyss. As we wander through this world, the measureis Jesus Christ. He makes our movement through life meaningful, because we know wherewe are going.PASTOR’S CORNERKneeling before the Lord. Christ has given our kneeling a distinctive characteristic. Kneelingcan be forced and servile, in the way people were forced to kneel before kings and emperors,where distance is the essential note, the distance between our lowly selves and the mightyking. We kneel too, but ours is not servile, forced, distant or fearful, because Christ has removedthose dimensions by kneeling before us as He washed the feet of His apostles at theLast Supper. We bow down to enter a love that does not enslave us, but rather transforms us.2-108OLA

SCHOOL AND FAITH FORMATIONOUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION PARISHQuestion of the week!How has my following Jesus requiredme to reorder my associations, friendships,even family relationships — orhas it?Lay CarmelitesThe Charism of the Order is Prayer; its net effect:Loving Service to Others as Lay members of theOrder of Carmelites, St. Elias Province. NextMeeting: September 9 at 6:30 PM in the UpperRoom.Year of FaithLecture SeriesArchbishop Chaput and the Officefor the New Evangelization invite you to adynamic lecture series for the Year of Faith.Join us as these distinguished speakers talkup some of the most compelling questionsconcerning Catholic faith and identity andits relationship to the modern world. Alllectures take place at 7-9 PM in VianneyHall Auditorium at St. Charles BorromeoSeminary. Cost is $5.00 per lecture. Toregister: archphila.org/yearoffaith.Thurs., Sept. 12, 2013:Prof. Brad Gregory—Science vs.Religion? The Compatibility ofCatholicism and the NaturalSciencesThurs., Sept. 19, 2013:Ross Douthat—Bad Religion: HowWe became a Nation of HereticsTues., Oct. 1, 2013:Archbishop Charles J. Chaput,O.F.M.., Cap - Fire Upon the Earth:A Call to Conversion and a NewEvangelizationPrayer and worry, like oiland water, simply do notmix.www.olastrafford.orgPREPParish Religious Education ProgramOPENING PRAYER CELEBRATIONAll PREP Students and Parents are invited to ourOpening Prayer Service in OLA Church on Monday,September 9 at 4:30 PM, in honor of Mary, Queenof the Holy Rosary.Our Pastor, Rev. Dennis J. Carbonaro will be thecelebrant. All PREP Students please bring yourROSARY with you.If you have any questions concerning our OLA ReligiousEducation Program please call (610-688-6590) or email Sr. Kathleen kfitzpatrick@olastrafford.org.12th National Catholic SinglesConferenceJoin hundreds of single Catholics of all agesat the 12th National Catholic Singles Conference,September 27-29, 2013, held at the Double-Tree Hotel Philadelphia-Valley Forge in King ofPrussia, PA. The weekend includes talks by dynamicinternational speakers (Fr. Thomas Loya, DamonOwens, Emily Stimpson, Daniel Mattson and LisaDuffy), music, social events, Mass with Bishop Fitzgeraldand more. Early registration discount throughAugust 15th: $139 / Full-time students:$119. (Limited partial scholarships are available forthose in financial need.) Space is limited so registersoon! For more information and to register visitwww.NationalCatholicSingles.com or call 830-714-4677.OLA YOUTH CHOIRIf your son/daughter is entering grade 2 to 8and would like to use his/her gift of voice to praiseGod, and enhance the Liturgy, encourage them tojoin our Youth Choir!Rehearsal is held once a week, on Thurs. afternoonfrom 4:00 to 4:45 pm in the Upper Room,beginning on September 12.For further information, please contact Sr.Kathleen at (610-688-6590) or Mrs. Millie Slifer at(610-644-7703).3-108OLA

TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME August 18 , 2013Parish Calendar— A week at a Glance —August18 - 10:00 AM - Liturgy of the Word for Children -Sacred Heart Chapel11:30 AM - NO MASS AT THIS TIME TODAY3:00 PM - Festival Mass - Church4:00 PM - Annual Festival — Let the feastingbegin on the Church grounds and Parish Hall19 - PARISH OFFICES CLOSED20 - 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM - Adoration of the BlessedSacrament - Sacred Heart Chapel7:00 PM - Missionary Servants of Holy Love -acred Heart Chapel21 - 1:00 PM - Legion of Mary - Sacred Heart Chapel24 - 9:30 AM - Sodality Devotions - Church24/25 - MANNA BAG RETURNThe Main Line Singles DinnerClub (Ages 52-64)Food Server Needed for House Parties once a month -on a Saturday evening from September through May andon a Sunday evening from June through August, to heatup already prepared food & clean up. Dependability amust! This is a paying position. For more informationcall Barb (610) 896-6542.The Brother House510 Green StreetNorristown, PA 19401A WORK OF THE LEGION OF MARYAn average of 80 men show up at our door everyweek. This means that each year we need at least4000 pieces of clothing of every kind! If you cancontribute, we would be very grateful. At the present,we are in great need of underwear, (mediumand large sizes), work pants, (sizes 32 to 40) andany other clothing items that a homeless man coulduse. We do not need any food donations at the present.Clothing does not have to be new, justCLEAN. We also need donations of money forcoffee, soap, electric and gas bills and many otheritems that we need to run Brother House. (Clothingitems are needed all year round. Sizes Medium,Large and X-Large.) Clothing items can be droppedoff at the Giving Room under the rectory.4-108OLAEucharistic AdorationEvery Tuesday8:30 AM to 4:00 PMDo You Really Love Me?ThenCome To MeVisit MeBefore The Blessed SacramentCome with a friend and stayfor a while.CommunityStewardshipCollectionsJuly 2013Sunday, 07/07/2013 $ 6,769Sunday, 07/14/2013 $ 6,665Sunday, 07/21/2013 $ 6,095Sunday, 07/28/2013 $ 6,745OutreachChrist comes to divide us from the oneswho would divide us from Him and to burnaway the useless things we have accumulatedthat distract us from Him. Following Himmeans “giving till it hurts.” The way of thecross is demanding and “the poor we havealways with us.”We should never leave the food storewithout something for the least ones. Weshould try to put something in the poor box aswe pass by. If your cooking runs to casseroles,take a pan from the Giving Room and make asecond one for the freezer occasionally.“Though I am afflicted and poor, yetthe Lord thinks of me” (Psalm). We shouldthink of the poor as well; we are His hands.Wanted for AppalachiaOLA Knights of Columbus collect muchneededmaterial for communities inimpoverished Appalachia (Eastern KY). Pleasedonate serviceable clothing (for all ages), babysupplies (clothing, toys, shoes), school supplies(thru 12th grade). Please place your items inplastic trash bags or boxes and take yourdonations to the McCormicks, 292 Sunset Rd,Strafford (610-687-2267). Please, NO FOODOR FURNITURE.SCHEDULES & STEWARDSHIP

PARISH & COMMUNITY NEWSOUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION PARISHwww.olastrafford.orgDon’t miss OLA’s annualPARISHFESTIVAL!!Today, Sunday, August 18, from 4 to 9 PMimmediately following theFestival Mass at 3 PM, with principal celebrant Father CarbonaroJoin us for food, fun, music, and friendship!2013 Year of Faith Archdiocesan PilgrimageAll are welcome to participateBlessed Virgin Mary, the Star of the New EvangelizationSaturday, October 5, 2013Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate ConceptionWashington, DCProgram begins at noon and includes confessions,procession and crowning of the Blessed Virgin Mary,the holy Rosary, and concludes with a Solemn Mass at 3:00 PM.Archbishop Charles Chaput, celebrant and homilistContact the parish office for more informationLet’s fill the Basilica as the sons and daughters of Mary!5-108OLA