Saint William Church 6200 Rising Sun Avenue

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Saint William Catholic Church 6200 Rising Sun Avenue - Philadelphia, PA 19111

(Tel.) 215-745-1389 (Fax) 215-745-8432 www.churchofstwilliam.com office@churchofstwilliam.com @stwilliamphila stwilliamphila

Rectory Office Hours: 8:45 AM to 11:45 AM and 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM Convent Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Tel.) 215-745-3513 Parochial Religious Education Program (PREP) (Tel.) 267-831-8046

PARISH STAFF Rev. Alfonso J. Concha (Fr. Al), Pastor Rev. Msgr. James E. Mortimer, Pastor Emeritus Rev. Tariq Isaac, Parochial Vicar Rev. Augusto Concha (Fr. Gus) Retired, Resident Rev. Alfred Lauricien, O.M.I., Resident Deacon William Moser Deacon Felipe Cruz CONVENT Sr. Rose Patrice, Superior & Hispanic Ministry Sr. Bernadette Taraschi, Dir. Religious Education PREP

MASS SCHEDULE

Sunday Vigil 5:00PM (Saturday)

7:30AM, 9:00AM, 12:00PM, 8:00PM (Upper Church)

10:30AM - Spanish 4:00PM - Pakistani 5:30PM - Haitian (Upper Church)

Monday through Friday 6:30AM and 12:00 Noon

Saturday 8:00AM

CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENTS BAPTISM (Lower Church) Spanish: 3rd Sunday of the month at 1:00PM English: 2nd or 4th Sunday of the month at 1:00PM

Pre-Baptismal Instructions: Spanish: 2nd Wednesday 7:00PM Rectory basement English: 1st Sunday at 1:00PM (Church)

For information or scheduling a Baptism, please email Deacon Bill Moser (English) or Sister Rose (Spanish) at the following: deaconmoser@churchofstwilliam.com s.rose@churchofstwilliam.com CONFIRMATION Bishops are Ordinary ministers of Confirmation. On special occa-sions priests can do the same. RECONCILIATION IN CHURCH Saturday: 4:00—4:45PM Eve of Holy Days: 4:00—4:45PM Eve of First Fridays: After 12:00 Noon Mass only For personal request, contact the Rectory. MATRIMONY Weddings are scheduled on Saturdays at 11:00AM, 1:00PM, or 3:00PM in the Upper Church; 2:00PM in the Lower Church.

Couples intending marriage must contact our parish priest at least six months prior to the intended date of marriage. To re-serve a wedding please contact : pastor@churchofstwilliam.com. For required marriage preparation contact the rectory or PhillyCatholicMarriagePrep.com

For wedding music contact Ken Houser, Church Organist at music@churchofstwilliam.com. ANOINTING OF THE SICK Sacrament of healing and God’s blessings for those who are sick or in serious condition. Parishioners in serious illness, please contact our parish priests. Anyone unable to attend Mass due to illness may call the Recto-ry to make arrangements to receive Communion in their home.

St. William Concert Series ALL ARE WELCOME TODAY DATE: Sunday, February 18 TIME: 2:00PM—Lower Church Featuring Constantia—a choral group based out of Holy Angels Parish who will perform a variety of works from classic to contemporary including Via Dolorosa, Gounod’s Ave Maria, Parce Dominie, Cantate Domino, and much more. Sure to be a crowd pleasing concert. NO ADMISSION FEE Free will offering graciously accepted. Light refreshments will follow the concert.

Food Drive for St. Helena Church TODAY Thank you for bringing non-perishable food items to Church today for the cupboard at St. Helena Church. Your kindness to others is greatly appreciated.

God bless our newly baptized Khloemari Lima

Parish Council Meeting A Parish Council meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Feb-ruary 22 at 7:30PM in the rectory. If unable to attend, please call the rectory at 215-745-1389.

First Sunday of Lent February 18, 2018

FOCUS: The kingdom of God is at hand.

Repent and believe in the Gospel. These sound like simple words from our short Gospel today. But it is fitting that Jesus begins his earthly ministry with this powerful message after the Spirit descended upon him at his baptism. He asks us to believe in the Gospel and embrace its message of humble service and disci-pleship.

LITURGY OF THE WORD: In the reading from Genesis, God establishes a covenant with Noah, de-claring the rainbow as the reminder to all his people. In the second reading, we hear that the eight who had been saved by the water in the story of Noah prefigure our baptism which saves us now. In Mark’s Gospel, Jesus begins his Galilean ministry by proclaiming the need to repent and believe. REFLECTION: The rainbow is not to serve as a re-minder to us of God’s covenant with us. Instead, it is a sign to God, a "reminder," that no matter how far adrift we go; no matter that we might forget God, the author of Genesis says, God will never forget us. So we ask ourselves:

• Do we believe that nothing can separate us from the love God has for us?

• What effect does that have on how we see our-selves and those around us?

Sunday Collection February 11 , 2018 - $6,817

Utilities - $2,642 God Bless the generous giver! Fr. Al, Pastor

SPIRITUAL OPORTUNITIES FOR LENT 2018

Decide on a Lenten practice, write it down and refer to it daily. Say a prayer for someone who is sick. Do something healthy as God’s plan for you. Visit unfriendly neighbor. . MONDAYS (Feb. 19, 26; March 5, 12, 19, 26) 7:00PM—Mass in LOWER CHURCH (English) TUESDAYS (Feb. 20, 27; March 6, 13, 20, 27 7:00PM—Mass in LOWER CHURCH (Bi-lingual) WEDNESDAYS (Feb. 21, 28; March 7, 14, 21, 28) 6:30PM—Confessions 7:00PM—Stations of the Cross/Benediction in LC 7:00PM—Shadow Stations of the Cross on March 21 THURSDAYS (Feb. 22; March 1, 8, 15, 22) 6:30PM—Poor Man’s Supper in Rectory Basement FRIDAYS (Feb. 16, 23; March 2, 9, 16, 23) 6:30PM—Confessions 7:00PM—Stations of the Cross/Benediction in LC (Spanish) 7:00PM—Stations of the Cross in UC (Creole)

Celebrating our Centennial In the year 2020, Saint William Parish will celebrate its 100th anniversary. We would like to begin the planning process for activities and invite you to join us. If you are interested in volunteering to be on the planning commit-tee, please call the rectory at 215-745-1389.

Anointing of the Sick will take place on Satur-day, February 24 after the 5:00PM Mass in the lower church.

Second Collection—TODAY Today, the second collection is taken for the Care of Ag-ing and Retired Priests. Your generosity and kindness is deeply appreciated and please know that you are remem-bered in the prayers of the priests. Please keep them in your prayers as well.

Special Lenten Events ♦ LENT FOR LADIES—Saturday, March 10 after the

8:00AM Mass in the lower church. All LADIES are welcome. Speaker will be Sister Judith Ann Geschke.

♦ HISPANIC RETREAT—Saturday, March 10 with Fa-ther Thomas Viviano (8:30AM-2:00PM) in Parish Hall and Lower Church. All are welcome.

♦ LATTE FOR LENT—Saturday, March 17—All MEN are invited to the Country Club Restaurant (Cottman Ave) for coffee at 8:30AM and a spiritual message at 9:15AM. You pay for whatever you order.

♦ SEARCHING FOR JC—Saturday, March 24—All His-panic children are invited to this special Lenten reflec-tion and will gather at the rectory basement at 9:30AM for refreshments and then proceed to Church until 12:00PM.

Please contact the rectory at 215-745-1389 if you will be attending any of the above.

Saint William Seniors The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 28 at Wesley beginning 12:00PM. For more info about the Seniors, please contact Betty Harding at 215-745-7199.

Lenten Regulations Everyone 14 years of age or older is bound to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, all the Fridays of Lent and Good Friday. Everyone 18 or older, and under 59 years of age, is bound to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. On Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, only one full meat-less meal is allowed. Two other meatless meals, suffi-cient to maintain strength, may be taken according to each one’s needs, but together they should not equal another full meal. Eating between meals is not permitted When health or ability to work is affected - no obligation.

Masses for the week of February 18, 2018 Sunday, February 18 5:00 PM (Vigil) Katelyn Nicole Davis 7:30 AM Special Intention 9:00 AM Living members of Anthony Tran Family 10:30 AM Miguel Martin Torres 12:00 PM Dec’d members Higgins Family 8:00 PM Ann Keleman Monday, February 19 6:30 AM Living & Dec’d mbrs Inemer Family 12:00 PM Special Intention 7:00 PM Families of St. William Tuesday, February 20 6:30 AM Living & Dec’d mbrs Fadgen Family 12:00 PM Katelyn Nicole Davis (birthday memorial) 7:00 PM Sisters of St. William Convent Wednesday, February 21 6:30 AM Robert & Tina Inemer (Living) 12:00 PM Kathleen Duff (1st anniversary) Thursday, February 22 6:30 AM Evelyn Woltemate 12:00 PM Thomas Flaherty (2nd anniversary) Friday, February 23 6:30 AM Robert Nyzio 12:00 PM Damien Gallagher Saturday, February 24 8:00 AM Helen B. Brady 5:00 PM Evelyn Woltemate

Please keep the sick of our parish in your prayers. Gertrude Boyes Livia Genobel Loretta LaBarge Catherine Winsey Carmella Dick Sally Masorli Kathleen Ann Nunnaly Linda Richardson Jeremiah Butler Bob Edmonds River Fisher Ritter (10 months) Peter Feledick John Dick Please pray for the souls of the faithful departed, especially those in our parish.

Registration for Schools (2018-2019) SAINT CECILIA SCHOOL Saint Cecilia Auditorium 9-11AM & 6:30-7:30PM

Tuesday, Feb. 20 (siblings of current students only) Monday, Feb. 26 (New Pre-K4 & Kindergarten) Tuesday, Feb. 27 (New students in Grades 1-8)

These dates are for St. William & St. Cecilia parishioners only. Others may call 215-725-8588 for an appointment.

Please bring the following to registration:

1. State Birth Certificate (NOT the hospital certificate) 2. Baptismal Certificate 3. Immunization Records 4. Non-refundable fee: $325 (K-Grade 8); $200 (Pre-K) PRESENTATION BVM SCHOOL Registration is on-going on a first come, first serve basis

Open House - February 21 (6-8PM); March 21 (5-7PM); April 19 (6-8PM)

Touring Tuesdays - 9AM-2PM

Please call 215-379-3798 to tour school or for appointment.

AGES: By September 1, 2018, Pre-K students must be 4; Kindergarten students must be 5; First Graders must be 6

Giving Hope to All The Catholic Charities Appeal is the Archdiocese’s single most important annual fundraising initiative and we are counting on your support. For 60 years generous people like you have respond-ed to Christ’s call to help those in need.

Thank you for giving hope to those who need it most. Partner in Hope: Become a partner in Hope and make an impact all year around. By donating $1 a day, you will support every aspect of Catholic life. Your dollar will help a child in need, retired senior citizens, homeless individu-als and families, veterans, special needs children and so much more. By becoming a Partner in Hope, you will continue to bring joy, hope and strength to many.

Oportunidad para voluntarios: El equipo de limpieza semanal de la iglesia se reune los Lunes. Buscamos voluntarios para limpiar la iglesia después de las misas dominicales donde asisten más de 1,300 personas cada semana. CUANDO: los Lunes 12:30 p.m. (después de la misa del mediodía). Este tra-bajo toma una hora o menos. DONDE: En la iglesia de abajo. QUE HAY QUE HACER: limpiar la iglesia con trapos y cualquier resto de escombros, limpiar estatuas y altares, arreglar los libros de canto, arreglar el vestíbulo y limpiar las alfombras. El objetivo es mantener nuestra iglesia limpia y agradable. ¡Realmente no toma mucho tiempo ya que muchas manos hacen que funcione mejor! Consulte a John Meehan, Arcides DeJesus o Ken Houser para obtener más información. Usted da sus manos, no-sotros ofrecemos el equipo. GRACIAS. Nos vemos los Lunes!

Volunteer Opportunity We are looking for a few extra hands to help clean the lower church on Monday afternoons at 12:30PM. It should take less than one hour to dry mop the church, dust statues and altars, straighten up hymnals, and vacuum. If you can help with this ministry, please see John Meehan, Arcides DeJesus, or Ken Houser. You supply the hands, we supply the equipment.

Livengrin Foundation presents The Basics on Addiciton: ‘Causes, Prevention and Treat-ment’ DATE: February 24 TIME: 6:15PM PLACE: Presentation BVM, Cheltenham Parish Hall Pizza, soda and coffee will be served

CONFESIONES: Todos los Domingo: 10:00-10:20AM.

BAUTISMO: Coordina con Diácono Felipe o Hna. Rosa 2° Miércoles del mes a las 7:00 PM: Charla 3° Domingo del mes a la 1:00 PM: Bautismo

Visitas y Comunión a los ENFERMOS y ANCIANOS: Consulta con Padre Al. Asistente: Ida Jiménez

CÍRCULO de ORACIÓN: Los viernes a las 7:00 PM en el sótano de la Rectoría ROSARIO: Están invitados a rezar el Rosario cada domingo a las 10:00, antes de la Misa.

PREP: grados 1 - 7 Clases: los martes 6:15 – 7:45 PM

********** Confirmación

Clases de Confirmación para jóvenes del colegio secundario: contact Sister Bernadette at 267-831-8046

********** SACRAMENTOS PARA ADULTOS:

Charlas los domingos: 9:00-10:15 en el sótano de la Rectoría

INMIGRACION:

Llame a sus legisladores para hacerles saber su opinión sobre DACA: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

y TPS: Temporary Protected Status

Senator Robert Casey: 202-224-6324 Senator Patrick Toomey: 202-224-4254 Representative Brendan Boyle: 202-225-1904

TPS re-registracion hasta el 19 del marzo del 2018 ( www.cliniclegal.org )

Consultas sobre la INMIGRACIÓN HIAS: 2100 Arch St. 3rd floor 215-832-0900 Servicios Sociales Católicos: 222 N. 17th St. 215-854-7004

Reunión de los Ministros de la Palabra Hoy día , el 18 de febrero, después de la Misa, en el Convento. Bienvenidos, miembros nuevos!

YOUTH GROUP / PASTORAL JUVENIL Jóvenes quienes han hecho la Confirmación están invitados al grupo juvenil los martes en el Middle School, 6:15—7:45 PM.

ColegioSt.Cecilia:RegistracionesHabrá registraciones para los hermanos de los

niños ya registrados en el colegio: Martes, 20 de febrero:

9:00—11:00 AM y 6:30 - 7:30 PM

CUARESMA 2018 Misa diaria durante Cuaresma: Lunes ~ viernes: 6:30 AM y 12:00 mediodía en inglés Lunes: 7:00 PM en inglés Martes: 7:00 PM bilingüe Rosario Cuaresmal Invita a los Misioneros de nuestra parroquia para rezar

el rosario en su hogar durante la Cuaresma. Vía Crucis / Adoración / Circulo de Oración Los viernes a las 7:00 PM “Poor Man’s Supper” Charla en inglés / sopa / donación para los pobres Los jueves: 6:30 PM en el sótano de la rectoría

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Banco de Alimentos de Sta. Helena Lleva una bolsa

para asistir a los necesitados. Gracias.

PRIMER DOMINGO DE CUARESMA

"EL ESPÍRITU LLEVÓ A JESUS AL DESIERTO Y FUE TENTADO POR SATANÁS. DESPUÉS JESUS SE DIRIGIÓ A GALILEA." Y PROCLAMABA: "CONVIÉRTANSE Y CREAN EN LA BUENA NOTICIA"!

La Cuaresma empezó con la imposición de las cenizas el dia Miércoles de Ceniza. Nos recuerda la limitación de nuestra con-dición humana, la realidad de nuestras culpas, y la necesidad de nuestra conversión. La Cuaresma es preparación para la Pas-cua. "Crean en el Evangelio y conviértanse" resume nuestro caminar durante la Cuaresma. Así como Jesús se preparó para anunciar la Buena Noticia de salvación, así también nosotros debemos revisar y renovar nuestro compromiso bautismal a fin de vivir de acuerdo a las enseñanzas de Jesús y practicar la cari-dad cristiana en favor de nuestros hermanos más necesitados. La conversión a Dios es dificil porque exige sinceridad pero la gracia de Dios nos capacita para comenzar de nuevo. Debemos reafirmar nuestra fe y organizar nuestra vida según el Evan-gelio. Jesús viene salvarnos y quiere reinar en nuestros cora-zones porque donde reina el Señor hay amor, paz, justicia y verdadera alegría. Vivamos dignamente esta Cuaresma a fin de producir abundantes frutos pascuales en favor de los demás.

RETIRO Cuaresmal Marzo 10 con Padre Tomas Viviano

COVER SHEET CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS #002005: St. William Church 6200 Rising Sun Avenue Philadelphia, Pa. 19111 PHONE 215-745-1389 CONTACT PERSON Judi Schein SOFTWARE Microsoft Office 2016 Adobe Acrobat XI Standard Windows 7 NUMBERS OF PAGES SENT 1 Through 5 SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION February 18, 2018 TRANSMISSION TIME Thursday 9:00 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS