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.com
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)
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
August 19, 2012
PARISH CENTER HOURS
Monday thru Thursday 8:00 AM to 7:00 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…………
Reverend John E. Fitzgerald ……………….Resident……………...ext. #23…………
Deacon Gerald J. Whartenby ………………Pastoral Associate...... ext. #12…………
Deacon Dennis P. Warner.…………………..Pastoral Associate…..ext. #17…………..deacon.warner@ stanselmparish.com
Deacon Sean Loomis…………………………Deacon……………….ext. #30
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
Eucharistic Exposition 9:00 AM – 6:30 PM
Monday – Chapel
Divine Mercy 3:00 PM Monday (Chapel)
Benediction 6:50 PM Monday (Chapel)
Miraculous Medal Novena 8:00 AM Mass Saturday
Legion of Mary 7:00 PM Monday
Charismatic Prayer Mtg. 7:30 PM Tuesday
Dear Parishioners,
Saint Anselm School
Welcome Back Saint Anselm School Faculty
Our school faculty will meet this coming Thursday to begin their preparation for the coming school year. Besides focusing on organizational details, the faculty will celebrate Mass in our Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel and prepare their classrooms.
Saint Anselm School is blessed with a dedicated, talented faculty whose faith and love for children and teaching enables our school to be all that it is. I look forward to seeing them and the opportunities we will have to foster the intellectual, spiritual, and moral growth of the children entrusted to our care.
Please remember our school faculty in your prayers that they will remain open to receiving the grace God will bestow upon them to fulfill the calling they have received to be a Catholic educator.
School begins for students on the Wednesday after Labor Day.
Mrs. Murphy & Mrs. Bautista
I wish to recognize Mrs. Murphy, our School Principal, and Mrs. Bautista, her secretary, for all their work during the summer. Their attention to detail has everything ready for the coming academic year. I am most grateful to them for all they have done.
College Students
As our college students begin their Fall Semester, I would like to wish them well. I pray that you will appreciate the opportunity you have to further your studies. God has blessed you with talents and skills. A college education is a wonderful opportunity to have your abilities grow and develop.
All colleges, both Catholic and Secular, have Newman Centers. Newman Centers offer social and spiritual activities and ministerial opportunities for college age students. I encourage all college students to visit and to check out the Newman Center at your college.
My thoughts and prayers are with parents who are sending a son or daughter off to college for the first time.
Please join me in prayer for our college students. The temptations are strong to socialize more than to study, to play and not to pray, to abandon rather than to embrace the values that family and Church have cultivated in them.
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Tuition Assistance
There are a few families in our parish who could use some assistance in paying their tuition to Saint Anselm School. Low income, unemployment or sickness has caused the need. If anyone is able and willing to help, please contact me.
Summer Maintenance
School Painting
Four school classrooms, the “L” corridor on the 1st floor of the school, the Library, Nurses Office and the partitions in the boy’s bathrooms have been painted. The cost was $4,560. All the classrooms have been repainted over the last four years. The remainder of the 1st floor corridor will be painted next summer which will complete the repainting of our school.
Kitchen in the Church Hall
The remodeling of the kitchen in the Church hall has begun. This past week, closets and cabinets were removed. Soon, the floor will be removed. A new hood and exhaust system over the stove and pizza oven, meeting code regulations, will be installed. Following this, plumbing work will be done. New storage closets for the CYO, Home & School, and Ladies of Saint Anselm will be built in the Hall (not in the Kitchen).
Well Done – Thank you
I wish to recognize and thank Mr. Jerry McGuckin, our Maintenance Director who supervised, coordinated, and participated in all that has been done since June. He has also done many repairs on the lists given him by the teachers and staff.
I wish to thank Mrs. Kathy Zaremski whose duties include doing the secretarial work for the Maintenance staff. She often makes the contacts with contractors and coordinates scheduling. She oversees the cleaning of the school.
Before summer vacation began in June, faculty and students helped with the cleaning of desks and furniture. Thank you.
Last but not least, I wish to thank parishioners and families of our school students who financially support Saint Anselm through Sunday collections and tuition. Your financial support has made it possible to accomplish all that has been done. Thank you.
CCD Registration & Re-registration
Registration forms have been mailed to the homes of our CCD students. Please return them to the Parish Center by August 31st to avoid a late fee.
If you did not receive a registration form, please come to the Parish Center and obtain one.
Confirmation Archbishop Chaput will administer the sacrament of Confirmation in Saint Anselm Church on Tuesday, October 16th at 4:00 PM.
Students in the 6th grade in our school and CCD Level 7 who have been preparing for Confirmation since spring will be confirmed.
Confirmation – Rite of Election
On Sunday, September 23rd during the 10:00 AM Mass, we will celebrate a Rite of Election for Confirmation with those who will be confirmed in October. Coaches, Parents, and Students are asked to schedule this on their calendars.
God bless you,
Father Dunleavy
RCIA
Do you know anyone who would like to become Catholic? Or anyone who was baptized Catholic, but never received any other sacraments? If you do, please encourage them to join us this fall, and begin a whole new journey in their lives. RCIA stands for Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, and is designed for people who would like to become fully initiated in the Roman Catholic Church through the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist. Classes will take place on Monday evenings from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM beginning September 24th. For registration, questions or further information, contact Deacon Whartenby in the Parish Center.
Attention, Graduates of St. Katherine of Siena Grade School Class of 1962…
I am seeking contact information and interest for a 50 year anniversary get-together or newsletter. Please call me! Kathy Baker, 215-512-2210.
CITY OF PHILADELPHIA
REAL ESTATE TAX REDUCTION
All City of Philadelphia Property Owners can qualify for a reduction in Real Estate taxes. In order to qualify, you must own your home and live in it. The Homestead Real Estate Tax Relief Exemption means your home would be eligible for a 15% property tax reduction once the reassessment process is completed.
In order to qualify, you must complete and file the Real Estate Tax Relief Homestead Exemption Form and return it before November 15, 2012. There are no age or income guidelines and all homeowners in the City of Philadelphia are encouraged to apply.
For more information, or to receive an application, call United Society Services, Monday through Friday between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM, 215-923-1900.
HELP AT HOME FOR SENIORS
Founded by the Sisters of the Holy Redeemer, Holy Redeemer Support at Home provides highly-trained home care aids for help with some or all of the aspects of day-to-day living. We offer affordable personal care services (dressing/bathing/grooming), meal planning, medication management, light housekeeping and errands. Compassionate care is central to our beliefs and a must-have for all of our Support at Home caregivers, as well as rigorous background checks and initial training to ongoing education and evaluation. We’ll keep you or your loved one safe at home. To learn more, call 215-698-3719 or visit holyredeemer.com/supportathome
September Lottery Tickets now on Sale
A $10 ticket gives you a chance to win every day of the month. When your ticket matches the PA Midday number, you win $50; when your ticket comes out boxed, you win $10.
To purchase a ticket, contact one of our sellers or stop at the Parish Center.
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Mass Schedule
Sunday, August 19
8:00 AM Elizabeth & Leonard Merschen
r/b Jane & Tom Stride
10:00 AM Gregory Mikos r/b Linda & John
12:00 PM The People of Saint Anselm Parish
Monday, August 20
8:30 AM Beverly L. Jennings, Birthday
r/b Her Husband
Tuesday, August 21
8:30 AM Lisa Bird r/b Her Mom, Toni Bird
Wednesday, August 22
8:30 AM Rosalie Smith r/b Mary & Dom Bucciarelli
Thursday, August 23
8:30 AM Charles O’Neill r/b Bill Fitzgerald
Friday, August 24
8:30 AM Sue McRae r/b Bill Fitzgerald
Saturday, August 25
8:00 AM Anthony Joseph Cristensen
r/b The Collopy Family
5:00 PM Chet Zaremski, 19th Anniversary
r/b His Family
Sunday, August 26
8:00 AM Christopher M. Buck r/b Albert & Jianna
10:00 AM Alfred & Florence Semanyk r/b Children
12:00 PM The People of Saint Anselm Parish
Sunday Collection – August 12, 2012
Envelopes $10,907.35
Loose $ 395.25
Grade School Students $ 40.00
High School Students $ 34.00
Total $11,376.60
Second Collection – August 12, 2012
Catholic University $ 305.00
Pray For Our Deceased…
Roseann Crowley, mother of Brian Crowley
Angie Soska, mother of Sharon Soska
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Pray For Our Sick…
Dave Baldwin, son-in-law of Chris DiMezzo
George Bauer, father of Joan Dalton
Bruce Black, husband of Sabrina Black
Anna Caesar, mother of Stuart Caesar
Nancy Caesar, friend of John Fritz
Carol Cariero, friend of Al Santora
John Carr, brother of Robert Carr
Chuck Chilton, nephew of Loretta & Jack Chilton
Margaret & Mark Citrino
Baby Elyse Clements, daughter of Tom & Melissa Clements
Karen Coleman, daughter of Pat & Patricia Martina
Mary Ann Collins, friend of Mary Ann Moore
Patricia Curtis, friend of Terry Kumor
Dolores Drakely, mother of Chickie Horton
Marie E. Druding, niece of Marie Druding
Rose Fricker, wife of Matthew Fricker
Charlie Gaffney, nephew of Peg Cohan
Joanne Goehler, niece of Mary & Frank Tomaselli
Ron Gorski, nephew of Joann Liss
Carol Grimes, mother of Melissa Baker Moore
Rita Hain, wife of Tom Hain
Gary Hampson, son of Helen Hulme
Catherine Hughes, friend of Theresa McKeown
James, son of Marilyn
George Kaercher, son of Priscilla Kaercher
Dave Kelly, friend of John & Staci McFadden
Robert Kumor, husband of Theresa Kumor
Ed Lafferty, husband of Peg Lafferty
Nicholas Lamina, son of Joseph & Carol Lamina
Cathy Lincul, friend of Donna Crane
Erin Martin, granddaughter of Tom & Anita Murphy
Jeanne McDonough, sister of Ann Grippo
Hugh McFadden, relative of Staci McFadden
James McKay, son of Dolores & Jim McKay
Alma & Brian Mullane, friends of Diane & John Leonetti
Bonnie Oldham, sister of Mary Ellen Lowery
Edward O’Neill, friend of Mary Rowan
Shane Pettine, nephew of Christa MacArthur
Relatives of The Tarquin Pirolli Family
Frieda Pirolli, wife of Tarquin Pirolli
Rita Pirolli, friend of Debbie Doebley
Betty Polisi, friend of Marlene McDermott
Ron Raby, husband of Marguerite Raby
Art Rausch, husband of Judy Rausch
Joan Sample, mother of Craig Sample
John Selinsky, father of Linda Selinsky
Karena Selinsky, granddaughter of John Selinsky
Tom Shields, brother of Joe Shields
John Siemietkowski, brother of Theresa Kumor
Elizabeth Smith sister of Barbara & Bob Smith
Melissa Smith, friend of Marlene Molishus
Charles Smyth, friend of Peggy Lordan
James Stone, husband of Nancy Stone
Jane Tarde, mother of Matthew Tarde
Betty Beck Tirney, sister of Rita Vaxner
Lisa Valente, sister of Staci McFadden
Weekly Schedule
Sunday, August 19
9:00 AM SCRIP Sales – Room B
10:00 AM Liturgy of the Word for Children (K-4)
12:00 PM Secular Franciscans
5:00 PM AA Meeting – Room B
Monday, August 20
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 – Room B
7:00 PM Ladies’ of St. Anselm Planning Mtg.
…Room A
7:00 PM Legion of Mary Mtg. – Spirituality Ctr.
Tuesday, August 21
9:15 AM SCRIP Sales – Room B
2:30 PM Mass – Delaware Valley Veteran’s Home
7:00 PM AA Meeting – Room B
Wednesday, August 22
6:00 PM AA Meeting – Room B
7:15 PM AA Meeting – Room B
Thursday, August 23
9:15 AM Liturgy Comm. Mtg. – Parish Center
11:30 AM Faculty Mass - Chapel
5:00 PM AA Meeting – Room B
6:30 PM SCRIP Sales – Room B
7:00 PM History Committee Mtg. – Room A
Friday, August 24
6:30 PM AA Meeting – Room B
7:00 PM Legion of Mary Curia Mtg. – Spirit. Ctr.