Saint Anselm Church
12670 Dunks Ferry Road
Philadelphia, PA 19154
Parish Center School
Phone 215-637-3525 215-632-1133
Fax 215-637-4915 215-632-3264
Parish Website: www.stanselmparish.org
School Website:
http://teacherweb.com/PA/SaintAnselmSchool/SchoolHomePage
MASS SCHEDULE
Weekend
Saturday Vigil 5:00 PM
Sunday 8:00; 10:00 AM; 12:00 Noon
Weekday
8:30 AM (Monday thru Friday)
8:00 AM (Saturday)
Fifth Sunday of Easter
3 May 2015
PARISH CENTER HOURS
Monday thru Thursday 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Friday 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Saturday 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Sunday 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
PASTORAL & ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Reverend Thomas J. Dunleavy.……………..Pastor.………………..ext. #11…………
Reverend David M. Friel.……………………Parochial Vicar……..ext. #14…………
Deacon Gerald J. Whartenby ………………Pastoral Associate…...ext. #12…………
Deacon Dennis P. Warner.…………………..Pastoral Associate…..ext. #17…………...deacon.warner@ stanselmparish.com
Mrs. Geraldine Murphy……………………..Principal…………………………………
Mrs. Diane Leonetti..………………………..Director of Music……ext. #29…………...dleonetti@ stanselmparish.com
Mr. Dennis Mueller..………………………...Religious Education…ext. #15…………..dmueller@ stanselmparish.com
Mrs. Theresa Grillo..………………………...Business Manager..…ext. #13…………... tgrillo@ stanselmparish.com
Mrs. Kathleen Zaremski..…………………...Parish Secretary…….ext. #16…………
Mrs. Joanne Jackson………………………..Receptionist………….ext. #10.…………..jjackson@ stanselmparish.com
Mrs. Ronnie Harkins ……………………….Receptionist……...... ext. #10….……….rharkins@ stanselmparish.com
BAPTISMS
Baptisms are every Sunday at 1:00 PM. Parents are asked to call the Parish Center and speak with the Priest or Deacon who is on call and who will assist them in registering their child for Baptism. The Church assists the parents by offering instruction on the meaning, importance, and responsibilities of the sacrament of Baptism. A Pre-Jordan Baptismal Program for helping parents prepare for the spiritual birth of their child is held on the fourth Sunday of the month in the Spirituality Center following the Noon Mass.
WEDDINGS
Couples planning to marry are asked to contact a Parish priest to make arrangements for a wedding.
CONFESSION SCHEDULE
Saturdays 3:30-4:30 PM
DEVOTIONS
Rosary 8:00 AM Daily
6:30 PM Monday
Divine Mercy 3:00 PM Monday (Chapel)
Eucharistic Exposition 9:00 AM – 6:30 PM
Monday - Chapel
Benediction 6:50 PM Monday (Chapel)
Legion of Mary 7:00 PM Monday
Charismatic Prayer Mtg. 7:00 PM Tuesday
Miraculous Medal Novena 8:00 AM Mass Saturday
Honoring & Celebrating Mary
~~Our Mother of Consolation~~
The month of May is dedicated to Mary, our Blessed Mother. This year, we will honor Mary using her title, Our Mother of Consolation.
What is Consolation? Definition:
By definition, consolation is a person or action that consoles, comforts, and/or cheers up, especially when there has been a loss or disappointment. An understanding of the word comfort, succor, and encouragement can provide insight into an understanding of consolation.
Comfort means to give aid, encouragement. Comfort offers relief from distress or grief. Comfort lessens misery or grief by calming, cheering or inspiring with hope. Comfort creates a state of ease and relief from adversity.
Succor aides, helps, relieves, gives assistance in time of need.
To encourage is to give courage, hope, confidence; to help, to give support to.
Consolation in the Bible
“God’s consolation” is the descriptive term in the Bible which is used to describe the actions of God in coming to the aid of people who have experienced loss, disappointment, or oppression.
To console is to comfort, to cheer, to soothe, to ease, to bring hope. Consolation implies the lessening of grief by calming, cheering, inspiring with hope.
Jesus Christ is the consolation of God made flesh. In Jesus, we see and experience God consoling and helping people.
Jesus sent by God to help in hard/difficult times. Note the action of Jesus which comforts, soothes, eases, calms.
Mary - Mother of Consolation
Devotion to Mary under the title of Our Mother of Consolation dates back to the 2nd Century. Mary is venerated as “mother of consolation” or consoler of the afflicted. Through Mary, God sent Jesus to be the consolation of his people. Consoled by God so often throughout her life, Mary, in turn, is able to console all her children entrusted to her by Jesus. As our mother, Mary is a source of the Lord’s consolation for all in distress.
Mary, as Mother of Consolation, offering consolation, comfort, succor to those who experience loss, disappointment, oppression.
Artistic Expression of Our Mother of Consolation
The image of Our Mother of Consolation pictures Mary holding her infant son, Jesus. The colors and expression in the statue reflect the comfort, peace (calm), relief that God’s consolation causes in Mary and Jesus.
Note the crown on Mary. The crown is a symbol of victory. God’s consolation has enabled Mary to be victorious over the forces of fear, loss, disappointment, and oppression in her life. Mary’s firsthand experience of life humbly acknowledged her need for God’s grace of consolation. God graced her soul. We see the calm, peace, hope, freedom in her that God’s consolation made possible.
Summary:
The statue of Our Mother of Consolation portrays Mary victorious, radiating peace, hope. As a mother holds her child close, so Mary, as our Mother, holds us and our concerns close. Mary prays that we will be open, like her, to allow God’s consolation to grace our lives. Mary prays that the spirit of calm, faith, and love that hovered over her life amidst life’s losses, disappointments, and oppresses will also be ours.
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Dear Parishioners,
1st Holy Communion
This weekend, 76 children in our Parish received their first Holy Communion.
May the love, joy, and faith that are so alive within our children and their families at this time continue to grow and remain healthy and alive within them. May they always remain in communion with Jesus who will nourish, strengthen and energize a spirit of faith, hope, and love in them.
I am most grateful to all who helped prepare our children for their 1st Communion. I am grateful for the parents, guardians, teachers and catechists Mrs. Troutman, Mrs. Dunn, Mr. Argabright, Mrs. Carroll, and Mrs. Clark. Thank you, Mrs. Leonetti, for enabling our children to sing with such joy and love.
Special Appeal – Tuition Assistance
The 2015-2016 Budget for Saint Anselm School was presented to you in March. As noted, the budget is not balanced. There is a deficit of $24,000.
To eliminate the deficit and to balance the budget, we are having a special appeal asking 300 people to give $100 which will be used to subsidize school tuition. The generosity of these 300 people will keep the tuition rate for each of the 300 children in the school from being $100 more than it is. 300 people giving $100 each totals $30,000 which will eliminate the $24,000 deficit.
Before sending letters of appeal to individuals, I am asking all who read about this appeal to be one of the 300 people who contribute to this appeal. Checks may be made out to Saint Anselm Church. Please put your check in an envelope noting “Tuition Appeal” on it. Please place it in the collection basket or bring it to the Parish Center. Thank you.
Art Display – Saint Anselm School Students
On Wednesday evening, May 6th, at our Home and School meeting the art work of our school students will be displayed. All are welcome.
Ms. Bilotta, our Art Teacher, enables our students to be so creative and artistic. I am always fascinated with their work.
Mother’s Day Mass Intentions
All Masses on Mother’s Day will be offered for our mothers, living and deceased. On the tables with the bulletins, there are cards and envelopes for you to enroll your mother. Please use a large envelope for Mothers who are living and a small envelope for Mothers who are deceased.
Wedding Anniversaries
Invitations have been sent to married couples who are celebrating 65, 60, 55, 50, 25, years of marriage in 2015 to attend our annual Wedding Anniversary Mass and Breakfast on Sunday, May 17th. If you are celebrating one of these significant wedding anniversaries in 2015 and you did not receive an invitation, please call the Parish Center so we can update our records and send you an invitation.
God Bless you,
Father Dunleavy
Catholic Charities Appeal
Dear Friends,
As we prepare for the 2015 Catholic Charities Appeal In-Pew Weekend on May 16th and 17th, I ask you to once again reflect on the importance of sharing your blessings with the least fortunate among us.
“If we love one another, God remains in us, and his love is brought to perfection in us” (1 John 4:12). What better way to live our Faith than showing love to those most in need? The In-Pew Weekend gives us the opportunity to come together as parish communities to support the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s single most important fundraising initiative, the Catholic Charities Appeal. To learn more, please visit www.catholicharitiesappeal.org.
On May 16th and 17th, I ask you to prayerfully consider a gift to the 2015 Catholic Charities Appeal. If you have already shown your support, but are inspired to make an additional contribution during In-Pew Weekend, please accept my heartfelt appreciation. Together we can make sure there is a place at the table for those who have nowhere else to go.
For all you have done for the Catholic Charities Appeal in the past, I offer my deepest gratitude. You clearly saw the challenges that so many of our brothers and sisters faced every day, and you chose to extend yourselves to better their lives. I encourage you to support the Catholic Charities Appeal, motivated by love, to Give Hope to those who need it most.
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Most Reverend Charles J. Chaput,
O.F.M. Cap.
Archbishop of Philadelphia
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Mass Schedule
Sunday, May 3
8:00 AM Deceased Members of
Saint Anselm Memorial Society
10:00 AM John & Regina Kaczmarek r/b Family
12:00 PM People of Saint Anselm Parish
Monday, May 4
8:30 AM Kassy Giordina r/b Robert Dougherty
Tuesday, May 5
8:30 AM Catherine Zollner r/b Terry & Bill Clark
Wednesday, May 6
8:30 AM Edward Friel r/b The Connors Family
Thursday, May 7
8:30 AM Frances Belmonte r/b Edward Belmonte
Friday, May 8
8:30 AM Holy Family r/b Ralph Berarducci
Saturday, May 9
8:00 AM Martin V. Gallagher r/b His Dad
5:00 PM Mothers’ Day Intentions
Sunday, May 10
All Masses are celebrated for the Intentions of, and in memory of, Mothers named on our
Mother’s Day Envelopes
Sunday Collection – April 26, 2015
Envelopes $10,097.00
Loose $ 492.59
High School Students $ 27.00
Grade School Students $ 30.00
Total $10,646.59
Second Collection – April 26, 2015
Home Missions $ 1,382.00
Second Collection Today
Building & Grounds
Eucharistic Minister
If you are able to assist the priest with the distribution of Communion at the Ascension Thursday Masses, May 13th & 14th, please indicate your availability on the sign-up sheet in the Sacristy. Thank you.
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Pray For Our Sick…
Lorraine Apice, wife of Edward Apice
Tom Barr, brother of Margie & Jerry Barr
Barbara Bersin, friend of Terry Caimi
John Carr, brother of Robert Carr
Loretta Chilton, wife of Jack Chilton
Joe Ciminara, friend of Pete DiGiuseppe
Margaret, Mark & Ralph Citrino
Debbie Collins, niece of Peg Brecker
Michael Cook, neighbor of Sharon Dluge
Emma Costello, great-granddaughter of Peg Cohan
Michael DiMauro, brother of Carmella Morris
Baby Josephine DiStephano, friend of John & Mary Icona
Tom Dobron, nephew of Andy & Jean Dobron
Jack Dockery, husband of Jackie Dockery
Joey Dougherty, brother of Debbie Peruso
Ralph Gariano, husband of Helene Gariano
Tom Gimble, friend of Ronnie Harkins
Nicki Goodwin, friend of Bill & Lauren Love
Donna Graham, wife of Joseph Graham
Carol Grimes, mother of Melissa Baker Moore
Gianna Harder, granddaughter of Kathy & Tony Jagielski
Teresa Holman, daughter of Mary & Dom Bucciarelli
Marlene Kelly, friend of Bill Fitzgerald
Colleen Klouser, friend of Dorothea Zukovsky
Leslie Kobzina, granddaughter of Eleanor Keeton
Ed Lafferty, husband of Peg Lafferty
Nicholas Lamina, son of Joseph & Carol Lamina
Jeanne McDonough, aunt of Ann Grippo
Marie Macready, mother of Joyce Macready
Erin Martin, granddaughter of Tom & Anita Murphy
Nora Mastyl, sister of Kathy Nice
Rick Mauro, husband of Cathy Mauro
Mickey Melnyk, wife of Joe Melnyk
Gerald Menard, brother of Marlene McDermott
Bonnie Oldham, sister of Mary Ellen Lowery
Judy O’Meara, relative of Joanne Callahan
Quinn Pacitti, grandson of Harry & Peg Brecker
Joe Pearce, husband of Judy Pearce
Al Penner, friend of Ronnie Harkins
Relatives of The Tarquin Pirolli Family
Vivian & Nancy Plantarich, friends of Staci McFadden
Ron Raby, husband of Marge Raby
Art Rausch, husband of Judy Rausch
Jeanne Robinson, friend of Bill & Lauren Love
Al Romagano, husband of Mary Romagano
Baby Lily Schingen, great-granddaughter
of John & Mary Iacona
Betty Beck Tierney, sister of Rita Vaxner
Lisa Valente, sister of Staci McFadden
Elizabeth Wahl, granddaughter of Terry Kumor
Richard Walsh, brother of John Walsh
Edward Woehlcke, husband of Donna Woehlcke
Richard Young, husband of Catherine Young
Helene Zisk, wife of Stan Zisk
Pray For Our Deceased…
David Goldberg, son of Nancy Goldberg
Armand Madrigale, father of David Madrigale
John Salnaitis, father of Stephen Salnaitis
Michael Torpey, husband of Ruth Torpey
Weekly Schedule
Sunday, May 3
Respect Life Sunday
9:00 AM SCRIP Sales – Parish Center
10:00AM Liturgy of the Word for Children (K-4)
12:00 PM Secular Franciscans – Spirituality Ctr.
1:00 PM World Youth Day Mtg. – Spirituality Ctr.
5:00 PM AA Meeting
Monday, May 4
9:00 AM Exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament
3:00 PM Divine Mercy Chaplet
6:30 PM Rosary & Benediction – Chapel
6:30 PM AA Meeting
7:00 PM Legion of Mary – Spirituality Center
7:00 PM Cub Scouts – Parish Hall
7:00 PM CYO Board Mtg. – OLV
7:30 PM Al Anon Meeting – Cares II Room
Tuesday, May 5
9:15 AM SCRIP Sales – Room A
2:30 PM Mass – Delaware Valley Veteran’s Home
6:45 PM CCD - Mary Celebration
7:00 PM Charismatic Prayer Mtg. – Spirituality Ctr.
7:00 PM AA Meeting