TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, SEPTEMBER 13, 2015 In today’s Gospel, Jesus draws conclusions which are still valid today: He who wants to follow me, let him take up his cross and follow me! At that time, the cross was the death sentence which the Roman Empire imposed to the marginalized. To take up the cross and to carry it following Jesus meant, then, to accept to be marginalized by the unjust system which legitimized injustice. It indicated a radical and total rupture. As Saint Paul says in the Letter to the Galatians: “But as for me, it is out of the question that I should boast at all, except of the Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world” (Gal 6, 14). The Cross is not fatalism, nor is it an exigency from the Father. The Cross is the consequence of the commitment, freely assumed by Jesus to reveal the Good News that Jesus is Father and that, therefore, all have to be accepted and treated as brothers and sisters. Because of this revolutionary announcement, he was persecuted and he was not afraid to surrender his life. There is no proof of a greater love than to give one’s life for the brother. Who is Jesus? Already in Jesus’ lifetime people asked themselves many questions about him. Some, although they were astonished by the authority of his words, said: “It is the carpenter’s son. ” Others saw him in him a traitor, a rebel, even one possessed by a demon. Still others considered him a prophet. For Peter, it is clear. Jesus is the Messiah. He will be the liberator, the savior of Israel. Even acknowledging him as Messiah, they misunderstood the type of liberation brought. When Jesus reveals to his disciples that his destiny leads to the cross, Peter rebels, immediately drawing down upon himself a severe reprimand: “Your idea of the Messiah is that of human beings, not that of God!” Jesus is not the political Messiah they are awaiting. One cannot contain him in human ideologies. // Today, what are they saying about Jesus? Is he sort of Gandhi, a Martin Luther King, Jr. , a Che Guevara, the first of the Marxists, a “superstar”? To limit ourselves to what “they” are saying about Jesus is to condemn ourselves to constant confusion. To touch the truth of his mystery, we must accept the personal question he asks us: “Who do you say that I am? ” // An accumulation of facts about him will never replace a personal knowledge of Jesus and his cross. The cross is the moment of truth for the Christian. It is the test which verifies whether we are truly disciples of the Messiah, unexpectedly hidden behind the features of a suffering servant. To share life with the one we love, is the logic of friendship. It is to this vocation of friendship that Jesus summons us. 2015 BISHOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL: 183 parishioners (33. 52% of our registered families) have contributed $18, 947 (92% of our goal of $20, 726). REMEMBER, EVERY GIFT COUNTS, NO MATTER HOW SMALL. You can make your gift online at www. 2015 baa. org or drop your pledge form in the collection basket. Please show we are a Parish that cares by making your donation as soon as you possibly can! ST. MATTHEW THE EVANGELIST PARISH MINERSVILLE, PA www. St. Matthew. The. Evangelist. Parish. org Rectory Office Hours: Monday to Friday 10: 00 AM to 3: 30 PM Phone: (570) 544 -2211 Fax: (570) 544 -2317 SAINT MATTHEW THE EVANGELIST WELCOMES ALL No matter what your present status in the Catholic Church; no matter what your current family or marital situation; no matter what your past or present religious affiliation; no matter what your personal history, age, background, race, ethnicity, etc. ; you are Invited, Welcomed, Accepted, Loved and Respected at Saint Matthew the Evangelist Parish! SAFE ENVIRONMENT COORDINATOR: Sr. Meg Cole (610 -332 -0442 x 19) VICTIM ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR: Wendy S. Krisak (Direct: 1 -800 -791 -9209) WEEKDAY MASS AT 8: 00 AM MON – John Andruchek and Peter and Genevieve Ferenchick TUE – Andrew and Helen Ganly by Aldona and Edward Butler WED – Mary Jane Pleva by The Gahres Family THU – Leo Owsinski by Wife, Helen and Family FRI – Mary Ann Weachock by Katherine and Stephen Chelak SAT – 4: 00 PM – Edward and Elizabeth Siminitus by Family SUN – 8: 30 AM – Andy Drebitko by Leo and Sharon 10: 30 AM – Living and Deceased Parishioners THE WEEKLY CALENDAR: Give peace, O Lord, to those who wait for you, that your prophets be found true. Hear the prayers of your servant, and of your people Israel. (Cf. Sir 36: 18) THE TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, SEPTEMBER 13 – SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: 8: 00 AM and 10: 15 AM. THE FAMILY PRAYER CHALICE FOR VOCATIONS (FPC): Jesus told us to ask the Harvest Master to send laborers into his harvest. May the prayers of our participating families bear fruit. Thanks to THE KARMAZIN FAMILY for hosting the FPC for Vocations. Please sign up in Church Vestibule. FAMILY PERSPECTIVE: If we want to be happy at home we must commit (“lose ourselves”) to our family. If we try to be independent from others (“save ourselves”) we end up lonely and alone. Happiness is found in commitments. The gospel is true: We save our life by losing it! PRO-LIFE REFLECTION: “If a physician presumes to take into consider- ation in his work whether life has value or not, the consequences are boundless and the physician becomes the most dangerous man in the state. ”–Dr. Christoph Hufeland, Germany, 1762 -1836. Through abortion on demand, the state has given physicians this power and now they are killing the infirm and elderly. STEWARDSHIP: “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. ” (Mark 8: 34). When we truly believe that all we have is a gift from God, then we must be willing to give up some things so that we can share our blessings as God intended. Living a stewardship lifestyle means not only being responsible for our own life, but the lives of others as well. LAST WEEK YOU CONTRIBUTED: Sunday: $3, 321; Utilities: $517; Expenses: $3, 690. 61. Thank you for your generosity! FRATERNAL CHARITY: ST. VINCENT DE PAUL FOOD PANTRY: Your donation of CANNED TUNA will allow the SVDP Society to aid the needy of our area. Volunteer to help our SVDP Society Outreach and God’s Bountiful Table. Call Edward Butler at 570 -544 -2739 to volunteer. VOTIVES: (1) SANCTUARY: IMO John Andruchek and Peter and Genevieve Ferenchick. (2) ALTARS: BLESSED VIRGIN MARY: For the Health of George Homa and Special Intention by Wife and Family; Special Intention by Stan and Sally Gober; IMO Francis O’ Connor by Daughter, Helene; IMO Jan and Julia Malec and Jan and Jozefa Smiszek by Grandson, Father Leo. DIVINE MERCY: IMO John Andruchek, Sr. ; IMO Peter Ferenchick; IMO Gladys Fernsler. (3) BEFORE: ST. JOSEPH: Special Intention. REREDOS NICHE: Special Intention. ST. LUCY: Special Intention by MA. Call 570 -544 -2211 to memorialize votives. SPIRIT DAY: Our Parish St. Vincent De. Paul Society has a stand on North Street with homemade food. Support our Parish and show your community spirit by attending! CYO BASKETBALL: St. Matthew students in grades 3 -8 (first and second graders MAY be eligible if necessary) interested in CYO basketball should REGISTER NO LATER THAN TODAY! Parochial school enrollment or religious education classes (R. E. ) along with regular mass attendance is required to be eligible. YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN‘S PARTICIPATION is necessary to keep our parish youth organization functioning! Please call Jamie @ 570. 544. 4803, Jodi @ 570. 544. 8184 or email your interest to stmatthewscyo@hotmail. com to register. There is no registration fee. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 – THE FEAST OF THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS: Veneration of the true cross’s relic will follow 8: 00 AM Mass. ST. MATTHEW’S TRAVELERS’ MOHEGANSUN CASINO BUS TRIP: Bus leaves R&J 7: 45 AM; Quandel’s Lot, 8: 15 AM; Bus departs casino 4: 00 PM. Cost $25; Rebate $30. Call Julie (570 -544 -5231) or Millie (570 -628 -5413). BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP: Sessions will be held every other Monday beginning today. St. Francis Center for Renewal, Bethlehem. Program for those who have lost a loved one and will help participants address
their new “normal” and provide them with tools to resume living their lives. Offering is $20 per session. Call 610 -867 -8890 for information. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 – ST. MATTHEW RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM: Classes resume! All Students are to report to Good Shepherd Cafeteria at 6: 00 PM promptly. Contact our C. R. E. , Rosalie Novack (570 -544 -2211). SOME REGISTRATIONS ARE PAST DUE! ALZHEIMER’S CARE GIVER’S SUPPORT GROUP: 6: 00 PM, Providence Place, Pottsville. Topic: “ 10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease”. Presenter: Jennifer Woodward. Light Refreshments will be served. Call 570 -628 -6950. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 – DEVOTIONS TO ST. PEREGRINE: 8: 00 AM Mass. St. Peregrine, help cancer patients and caregivers! INFORMATIONAL EVENT: CHANGE TO PA POWER OF ATTORNEY STATUTE: 6: 00 PM, Luther Ridge at Seiders Hill, Pottsville. Free seminar, light refreshments. Call 570 -621 -7200 for more information. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 – “SOUNDS OF THE SPIRIT” CONTEMPORARY CHOIR REHEARSAL: Call Greg at 570 -544 -2355 to join. RED CROSS BLOODMOBILE: 1: 00 PM to 6: 00 PM, Good Shepherd Building Cafeteria. Donate your blood, give life! HOLY CROSS KITCHEN: 12: 00 PM to 5: 00 PM, Parish Center, New Philadelphia. Various specials and a regular weekly menu including Kugelie, cheeseburgers, stewed onions, barbecue, halushkie, pierogies, and much more! Call 570 -640 -8750 for more information. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 – SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: 7: 45 AM. PADRE PIO HEALING MINISTRY HEALING MASS: 7: 00 PM, Divine Mercy Church, Shenandoah. Rev. David Kozak, assistant pastor of St. Peter Church, Reading, will be the celebrant and guest homilist. The faithful will be blessed with the relic following Mass. Confession time is 6: 15 PM to 6: 45 PM. All our welcome! Call 570 -462 -1916 for information. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 – SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: 3: 30 PM. Did you bring your children to Confession BEFORE school began? THE TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, SEPTEMBER 20 – SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: 8: 00 AM, 10: 15 AM. THE FAMILY PRAYER CHALICE FOR VOCATIONS (FPC): ED AND LESLIE RUTECKI will host the FPC this week. Call 570 -399 -5056 or sign-up in the Church Vestibule for November and December! THE ANNUAL DIOCESAN ANNIVERSARY MASS CELEBRATION: 3: 00 PM, Cathedral of Saint Catherine of Sienna, Allentown. Couples celebrated 5, 25, 40, 50, or 60 plus years of marriage are invited. Late registrations call 610 -289 -8900 ext. 224 or 238. SECOND COLLECTION ENVELOPE: (1) GENERAL REPAIR: Your contribution will help defray the cost of general maintenance. (2) Please check your Sunday Church Envelope Boxes for the envelopes you might have missed. Kindly catch up! (3) Please write the amount of your donation on your envelope. Thanks! ********************************************************************************** MINISTERS AT MASS FOR THE TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OFF. PROC. LECTORS E. M. of H. C. ALTAR SERVERS SAT 4: 00 PM Siminitus Family Rosalie Novack Theresa Kroznuski Alexandra Eades Fletcher Eades SUN 8: 30 AM Drebitko Family Elaine Stine Elaine Davis Logan Perzel Michael Perzel 10: 30 AM Parishioners Marge Walasavage Jamie Kuehn Olivia Osborne Frank Melenchick ********************************************************************************** COMING EVENTS: Please be sure to mark your calendar! SEPTEMBER 23 – GOD’S BOUNTIFUL TABLE: 11: 30 AM to 1: 30 PM, Fr. Ricapito Annex (570 -544 -6484). Please volunteer your help! SEPTEMBER 27, 28, 29 – ST. MATTHEW THE EVANGELIST ANNUAL 40 HOURS DEVOTIONS: Vigil ($5 each) and Floral Memorializations ($10 each) can be made by contacting the Rectory (570 -544 -2211). We would appreciate your help in adorning our Church’s Altars with Vigils and Flowers during this special time when Jesus is present on SEPTEMBER 30 – FOOD PREPARATION: 9: 00 AM, Parish Center, Prepare vegetables for soups. PLEASE LEND A HAND! our Altar. Please make time on these days to be with our Eucharistic Lord! SIGN-UP FOR OCTOBER 2 – ST. MICHAEL’S FISH/CRAB DINNER: Advanced tickets only ( $10). Haddock or crab cake, french fries, green beans, cole slaw, roll, beverage and dessert. Call 570 544 -4407 or SMTA Parish Office at 570 -544 -4741. ADORATION ON THE OCTOBER 2, 3 – HARVEST FEST: St. Mary Church, Hamburg. October 2, 4: 00 PM to 9: 00 PM (Polka Mass at 4: 30 PM); October 3, 12: 00 SPECIAL SHEETS IN THE CHURCH VESTIBULE. Thank you! PM to 9: 00 PM. Food, fun and activities for all ages! Lots of indoor and outdoor activities. Located in Tilden Township (only 2 miles from Cabela’s). For directions or more information call 610 -562 -7657 (www. rc. net/allentown/stmaryhamburg). OCTOBER 2, 3, 4 – SOUP AND BAKE SALE: Friday, 11: 00 AM to 3: 00 PM; Saturday, after 4: 00 PM Mass; Sunday, after both 8: 30 AM and 10: 30 AM Masses. At our Parish Center. Call 570 -544 -2211 for information. Benefits St. Matthew the Evangelist Parish. OCTOBER 4 – FIRST PENANCE/FIRST COMMUNION AND CONFIRMATION ENROLLMENT MASS: 10: 30 AM. OCTOBER 5 – FEAST OF ST. FRANCIS: 8: 00 AM Mass in the former St. Francis of Assisi Church. BLESSING OF ANIMALS: 6: 00 PM. OCTOBER 8 – ST. PATRICK’S SENIORS DINNER THEATER TRIP TO PENN’S PEAK IN MAUCH CHUNK: See and hear the music of the Glenn Miller Band. Cost $75 includes transportation, a dinner consisting of their signature roast beef, baked chicken breast, veggies, dessert and beverage, and the show! Call Joan (570 -622 -7229) or Alberta (570 -449 -8296) for information. OCTOBER 14 – ST. MATTHEW’S TRAVELERS’ “VATICAN SPLENDORS” AT FRANKLIN INSTITUTE PHILADELPHIA BUS TRIP: Cost $60. See more than 200 works of art and historically significant objects that together form a great mosaic of the history of the Church and its impact on art, history, and culture. From the sights and sounds of the grand Basilica touchable cast of Saint John Paul II’s hand, embark on a journey through the ages of artistic expression and religious iconography. Includes many artifacts which have never left Vatican City. The collection is composed of renaissance art along with work from the baroque period. The 11 galleries walk you through the history of Christianity focusing on the Catholic Church and the amazing religious art that came out of Rome. An impressive focus in the exhibition is on the Basilica of which Michelangelo and Bernini were key contributors. Bus leaves 7: 30 AM. Stop off on way home to have dinner in Douglasville. YOUR PAYMENT IS YOUR RESERVATION! Call Julie (570 -544 -5231) or Millie (570 -628 -5413). OCTOBER 19 – ST. MATTHEW’S TRAVELERS’ SANDS CASINO BUS TRIP: Bus leaves R&J 7: 45 AM; Quandel’s Lot, 8: 15 AM; Bus departs casino 4: 00 PM. Cost $25; Rebate $35. Call Julie (570 -544 -5231) or Millie (570 -628 -5413). DECEMBER 3 – ST. MATTHEW’S TRAVELERS’ RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR BUS TRIP: Call Julie (570 -544 -5231) or Millie (570 -628 -5413) for more information and to reserve your seat. DECEMBER 16 – ST. MATTHEW’S TRAVELERS’ HOLLYWOOD CASINO BUS TRIP: Bus leaves R&J 7: 45 AM; Quandel’s Lot, 8: 15 AM; Bus departs casino 4: 00 PM. Cost $25; Rebate $35. Call Julie (570 -544 -5231) or Millie (570 -628 -5413). DECEMBER 1 – 31 – SMTE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY CALENDAR: PLEASE MAKE A MONETARY DONATION OR OTHER GIFT IN KIND TO OUR CALENDAR! Call Julie Kubich (570 -544 -5231) for more MARCH 7, 2016 – ST. MATTHEW’S TRAVELERS’ PHILADELPHIA FLOWER SHOW BUS TRIP: Call Julie (570 -544 -5231) or Millie information. (570 -628 -5413) for more information and to reserve your seat. MAY 9 -13, 2016 – ST. MATTHEW’S TRAVELERS’ MONTREAL AND QUEBEC BUS TRIP: Call Julie (570 -544 -5231) or Millie (570 -6285413) for more information and to reserve your seat. SEPTEMBER, 2016 – ST. MATTHEW’S TRAVELERS’ CHICAGO OR SAVANNAH, GEORGIA BUS TRIP: Call Julie (570 -544 -5231) or Millie (570 -628 -5413) for more information and to reserve your seat. ********************************************************************************** CATHOLIC CHARITIES: NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS: A project funded by Catholic Health Initiatives, through a partnership between St. Joseph Medical Center and Catholic Charities, Diocese of Allentown, to help older adults remain at home. Volunteer opportunities are available for individuals, families, and groups. Call Catholic Charities, at 570 -628 -0466 or E-mail rdavis@allentowndiocese. org.
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