the nativity of st. john
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212 Meredith Street • Kennett Square, PA 19348 www.stpatrickkennettsquare.org
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Clergy
Rev. Christopher B. Rogers, Pastor
Rev. Victor F. Sharrett, Pastor Emeritus
Rev. Andres Garcia, In Residence
Oblates of St. Francis DeSales, Sunday Assistance
Deacons James K. Madonna and James J. Elliott
Andrew Auletta, Seminarian
June 24, 2018
The Nativity of St. John the Baptist
MISSION STATEMENT St. Patrick Church, in the process of strengthening its Catholic Community, seeks
to make the gospel of Jesus Christ better known and loved through prayer, stewardship and good works
Monday, June 25, Weekday 7:30AM Theresa Manfredi
r/o Marie & Jim Elliott
Tuesday, June 26, Weekday 7:30AM Deceased Members of Pancrazio & Maria
DiAndrea
r/o Family
Wednesday, June 27, St. Cyril of Alexandria 7:30AM Norby McDonough
r/o Bill & Sue Satterfield
Thursday, June 28, St. Irenaeus 7:30AM Theresa Manfredi
r/o Bobbie O’Sullivan
Friday, June 29, SS. Peter & Paul, Apostles
7:30AM Norby McDonough
r/o Marianne & Jerry Kane
Saturday, June 30, Weekday 8:00AM Special Intention
Vigil, Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00PM Lena Lovisa
r/o Teresa & Lisa DiPietro
Sunday, July 1, Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30AM Mass for Parishioners
9:00AM Theresa Manfredi
r/o Josephine Fragale & Family
10:30AM John Buonpastore
r/o M/M Anthony DiNenno
12:00PM Paul Boxler
r/o Josephine Fragale & Family
ST. PATRICK CHURCH, KENNETT SQUARE, PA PRAYER INTENTIONS
Good and loving Fa-
ther, watch over and
protect all who serve in
the Armed Forces of
our nation. Surround
them with your love and care & bring them
safely home.
SGT Richard Baffa
SSG Raymond Burke III LT Michael Crawford
Capt. Dominic Paul DellaPelle, USMC LCPL Ben Farrell, USMC
Chief Petty Ofcr 1st Cl Shauna McNeely SFC Tyler Nellens
E1 Airman 1st Cl Andrew Szonntag Major Ian C. Whiteman
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All praise and glory is yours, Lord our God, for You have called us to serve You in love. Bless our sick: Ro Teel, Gweneth Malchione, Bill
Ewell, Ronald Hall, Frank Reck, Michael Odorisio,
Sr., Mario Lorenzut, Ginny Basilio, Pastor Dan
Nicewonger, Steve Briley, Ana Teresa Encar-
nacion, Robert “Mack” Marc-Aurele, Clara Dunlap,
Phil Morehead, Rosemary F. Madrigale, Tim Ewell,
Ida DiNorscia, Rosa Maria Santos, Ilidi Brown,
Phyllis Palos, Thomas Layug, Steven Mangini,
John Pellegrino, Thomas Kelleher, Angela Smoker,
Diane Jones, Giovanna Sankus, Emily DiStefano,
Frankie Knowles, Jackie VanGrofski, Lucy Di-
Norscia, Maria Rowe, Richard Reynolds, Rich
Forte so that they bear this illness in union with
Your Son’s obedient suffering, restore them to
health, and lead them to glory. Amen.
OUR FAITHFUL DEPARTED: Eternal rest
grant unto them O Lord, and let perpetual light
shine upon them. May their souls and all the souls
of the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen.
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THE NATIVITY OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST JUNE 24, 2018
FROM THE PASTOR
My Dear Parishioners,
Praised be Jesus Christ! This weekend marks the start of my fourth year as Pastor here at St. Patrick. Where did the �me go? It also marks the Week of Religious Freedom: the week between the Sts. Thomas More/John Fisher Feast Day and our July 4th Holiday.
In light of this, knowing how quickly �me goes and the importance of our �mes, I offer the following reflec�on and ask: Namely, how’s religious freedom going? For sadly, our religious freedom con�nues to be challenged: Challenged by our own ignorance, challenged by our secular culture, challenged by those in power. And it’s worth our serious reflec�on.
1) Combat Ignorance with knowledge. Know well what religious freedom is and is not. Religious Freedom is NOT a license to hurt or to hate. Rather it is the ability for people of good will to live and serve the Truth in love. Religious freedom protects the space in which people of various faiths can not only prac�ce religion but serve others in the world: in healthcare, child welfare, migra�on and refugee rese�lement and educa�on. And that space is being challenged today.
2) Challenged by the religion called Secularism. Case and Point, the City of Philadelphia and Catholic Social Services (CSS). I share now some quotes from an ar�cle by Kathleen Parker in the May 22nd WASHINGTON POST.
At a �me when more than 400,000 children are in foster care na�onwide, the city of Philadelphia is threatening to cut �es with CSS because of the group’s policy again placing foster children in same-sex households. On the surface, one might say this is a classic case of state vs. church: the city must uphold its policies forbidding discrimina�on on the basis of sexual orienta�on. And CSS must honor Catholic teaching and not place children in LGBTQ households.
On a deeper level, however, the issue cuts right to the core of religious liberty. Although the First Amendment guarantee of religious freedom has always meant that the state couldn’t impose a religion upon its people, secularism would seem to qualify as a religion inasmuch as the state’s policies are really beliefs, ar�cles of faith based upon far less informa�on and experience than the church’s There’s no dogma like no-dogma, if I may quote myself.
The ul�mate aim of secularists, of course isn’t to place foster kids with gay couples but to banish God from the village square. Lest you celebrate too soon, remember: the state is a soulless, ruthless and insa�able machine and its only purpose is to increase its power and subjugate its ci�zens for maximum efficiency. Every �me religious liberty is put to the test freedom holds its breath.
In these �mes, when “so many are holding their breath” in so many ways, let us breathe deeply the beauty of our faith, the Holy Spirit. And may His power fill us with the gi�s that ensure true freedom for all.
Peace,
Fr. Rogers
The Li�le Sisters of the Poor sent a le�er of gra�tude to us for your generosity in their recent collec�on. You the peo-ple of St. Patrick donated $4,161.00 to the good work of the Li�le Sisters and they now keep you in their prayers.
Religious Freedom Week-We are called to follow Christ as missionary disciples by serving others and living our faith. Let us take a few moments each day from June 22-29 to pray, reflect, and take ac�on on religious liberty, both here in this country and abroad. 236
THIS WEEK AT ST. PATRICK PARISH
Sunday, June 24
Baptism 1:30PM C
Monday, June 25
Tuesday, June 26
Wednesday, June 27
Thursday, June 28
Friday, June 29
Saturday, June 30
Rosary 8:30AM & 4:30PM C
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ST. PATRICK CHURCH, KENNETT SQUARE, PA PARISH NEWS AND EVENTS
It is �me once again to submit your scheduling dates for the upcoming fiscal year and reserve your mee�ng space. The calendar will run from August, 2018 through July, 2019.
Please submit your requirements to the parish office no later than July 31, 2018 to ensure that the space you re-quire is available. Scheduling will be done on a first come, first served basis, and will not be done automa�cally.
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Seminarian Says
Ques�on of the Week
Who is your favorite Saint(s)?
Answer: This is actually a really difficult ques-�on! I am inspired by a lot of saints and I go through periods of devo�on to par�cular ones. Right now, I am very inspired by the life of Saint Padre Pio. I think he is a tremendous model for holiness because he followed God’s plan with hu-mility and courage. Saint John Paul II is also an-other one of my favorites. He had a tremendous presence about him due to his very complex and deep rela�onship with Jesus. He was known to spend an hour in every Church or Chapel he passed by. His Secret Service chauffeurs would try to find ways to avoid driving past Churches in Rome because if Saint John Paul II saw one, he would make them stop the car so he could get out and spend �me in front of our Lord. That is the type of rela�onship with Jesus I aspire too as well. Another one of my favorite Saints is Saint Martha. In Luke 10: 38-42, Martha is burdened by a lot of serving in her house while her sister Mary is re-clined at the table with Jesus and the disciples. Martha is frustrated by Mary not helping and asks Jesus to send her to aid her. Jesus says to Martha “You are anxious about many things… Mary has chosen the be�er part and it will not be taken from her.” Can you imagine how Martha would have felt? I personally resonate with her because of her immense desire to serve others, but also in dealing with frustra�on some�mes. I think she is a good example to all of us in our daily lives; some�mes we need to drop what we are doing to spend �me with our Lord. 236
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Our St. Patrick’s Family Promise is very much in need of volunteers (couples would be wonderful!) to spend the night (8PM to 6AM) at Church of the Advent during our volunteer week. You don’t have to stay up the en�re night. Comfy cots and air ma�resses are provided.
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We are in the process of upda�ng our annual Guide Book & Directory for the church. This book will contain every thing per�nent to our church: the various ministries, organiza-�ons, commi�ees, ac�vi�es, func�ons and events plus a complete directory of all members. This book is being pro-vided and direct-mailed to each family at no cost to our church, and it is again being subsidized by local businesses that adver�se. If you own or manage a business and would like to find out about adver�sing in our book, please call the Parish Office at 610-444-4364.
Recent survey results by Guide Book Publishing show that 92.1% of families would rather patronize a Guide Book & Directory adver�ser over a non-adver�ser. It “will pay” to adver�se in our new Guide Book & Directory.
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Lord, help me to
remember that nothing
will happen to me today
that You and I
together can’t handle.
Before you leave for vaca�on this summer be sure to register your children for the parish religious educa�on program “PREP.” Classes are filling up quickly. Applica�ons
can be found on www.stpatrickkenne�square.org
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