ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST SEPTEMBER 17, 2017 IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
540 MAIN STREET 24TH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR 1640 NEW GERMANY ROAD
SUMMERHILL, PA WEBSITE: NEW GERMANY, PA
Fr. Leon Hont, O.S.B. Pastor Office Hours 9 AM – 3:30 PM M-F Rectory Address: P.O. Box 248
Rectory Phone: 495-5241 - Fax 495-9522 538 Main St., Summerhill, PA 15958
MASSES FOR THE WEEK
Mon.September 18th Weekday
NO morning Mass
IC 7:00 PM L/D Rosary Altar Soc. & Sick of Parish
Tues. September 19th St. Januarius
SJ 7:45 AM Grace Gabany
Wed.September 20th Weekday
SJ 7:45 AM Clyde W. Gallardy
Thurs. September 21stSt. Matthew
IC 7:45 AMJeanie Schall
Friday, September 22nd Weekday
IC 7:45 AMHarry DeWitt
Saturday, September 23rd St. Pius of Pietrelcina
IC 4:00 PM Paul & Mildred Havrilesky
SJ 5:00 PM Francis Madison
Sunday, September 24th – 25th Sunday of the Year
SJ 8:00 AM Ray & Kitty Lou Penatzer
SJ 10:00 AM Carl Huber
IC 7:00 AM Aldo & Florence Cangioli
IC 9:00 AM Joseph & Eva Fisher Family
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SJ: The flowers on the altar this week: In memory of Larry & Margaret McCormick, from their family.
ALTAR SERVERS SCHEDULE
For the weekend ofSeptember 23rd & 24th:
SJ– 5 PM Tyler Kulback
8 AM TJ and Nathaniel Beyer
10 AM Daniel Yunetz
IC - 4 PMJacob Flynn Long
7 AM Bob & Monica Krug
9 AM Kayla & Joshua Weinzierl
SACRAMENT OF PENANCE
SJ & IC: 1/2 hour before Saturday evening Masses;
1/2 hour before all weekend masses, duringthe first weekend of each month; oranytime byappointment.
GIFT BEARERS - SJ & IC next week.
SJ Sat 5 PM Marian Madison Family
SJ Sun 8 AM Sandi Penatzer Family
SJ Sun 10 AMJonathan Knobloch Family
IC Sat 4 PM Doug Wess Family
IC Sun 7 AM Herman Weinzierl
IC Sun 9 AM Mike McCall Family
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IC ROSARY ALTAR SOCIETY will have their monthly meeting on Monday, September 18th starting with Rosary in the church at 6:30 PM; then the Mass at
7 PM and then the meeting downstairs in Marian Hall.
SJ & IC LECTORS NEEDED: Both SJ & IC need lectors who will proclaim the readings for Saturday evening Mass. IC needs a reader for the 2nd Saturday of every month (or the 3rd one, if that would suit better) and SJ needs 2 readers for Saturday evening Mass. The present lectors have been serving for many years and believe it is time for the next generation to come forward in service to Christ and the Church. If anyone is willing to help, please call Pam at the rectory at 495-5241. Training will be provided.
SJ: Tuesday, September 19th there will be “Sauerkraut making” at 7 PM in SJ Church basement. Help is needed.
A LIFETIME OF SERVICE, A MOMENT OF THANKS: The annual collection to help subsidize medical insurance and retirement expenses of active and senior Diocesan priests will take place next weekend, Sept. 23/24. Please place the special envelope that is in your pack (or mark a plain envelope "Senior Priests") in next weekend's offertory. Thank you for your generosity.
SJ & IC: Our religious education program began last Sunday, Sept. 10th. IC's program will have classes twice a month (Sept. 24; Oct. 122); each session will be from 10 AM to 11:30 AM. SJ's program will be as usual; every Sunday after the 8 AM Mass, from 9 AM to 9:50 AM. Substitute teachers are needed in both parishes.
SPECIAL COLLECTION today is for the “Hurricane Harvey” victims. Please be generous.
SJ & IC: Heart to Heart is the official magazine of the Benedictines at Saint Vincent Archabbey. The most recent issue, September 2017, is dedicated to the life and service and death of the former major superior, Archabbot Paul Maher, OSB, 1925-2017. Heart to Heart have been placed in the gathering space of both churches. Feel free to take a copy home.
SJ & IC: We are in the process of writing additional information for publication on our website. We also had pictures taken of our July 4th Parish Picnic for Immaculate Conception and St John’s Annual Parish Picnic. As soon as these articles and pictures are available, they will be published on our website. Thank you for your patience.
SJ & IC: October is the month to celebrate the rosary by recitation as individuals, as a family, and as a parish. All are encouraged to pray the rosary for world peace.
BENEDICTINE ANNUAL APPEAL: A collection in response to the Benedictine Appeal will be taken up in both SJ & IC parishes. The purpose of this collection is to help meet the St. Vincent Archabbey Community’s educational and health care needs. The appeal will be at both parishes on September 23rd & 24th. The collection will be taken up the weekend of Sept. 30/Oct. 1. The special envelope for this collection is in your pack of envelopes in the month of September. There will be extra envelopes in the back of both churches.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR: St. John Church, Summerhill, will sponsor a community lab blood screening event on Saturday, November 11th from 7 AM to 9 AM in the social hall. More details later.
PRO-LIFE NATIONAL LIFE CHAIN on Sunday, October 1st from 2-3 PM along Broad St. in Cambria City, Johnstown. Stand with thousands of pro-life individuals throughout the USA and Canada in honor of millions of babies whose lives have been lost to abortion. Pray for people in crisis situations and for our nations. You’ll be a light in a darkened world as you help put an end to abortion through prayer. Signs (non- graphic) will be provided….we just need…YOU! For more information, please call Heidi at 814-536-7335.
COMMUNITY BOOK CLUB, Monday, Sept. 25th at 7 PM in Marian Hall to discuss the book “The Magnolia Story”.
PAM WILL BE OFF this week: Monday-Wednesday, September 18th – 20th. She will return on Thursday, Sept. 21st.
SJ & IC: Arts and Crafts Festival at the Grove this weekend. Come and browse.