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OUR LADY OF CONSOLATION CHURCH DECEMBER 25, 2016
THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD
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New Parishioners We welcome and encourage you to register as soon as possible after moving into the parish. Please contact the rectory to register. 610-857-3510 Confessions Saturday after 5:00 pm Mass Religious Education Please contact Janice Dagney-610-857-0511 Early Learning Center-610-857-1163 Rite of Christian initiation (RCIA) The process through which adults and children - join or complete their initiation into the Catholic Church. For additional information please contact the rectory. Marriages Couples planning to be married are required to notify the rectory no less than six months prior to the marriage. Baptism Meetings Required for first time parents 1st Sunday of the month. Register by calling Janice Dagney –610-857-0511 Baptisms To schedule a baptism and for available dates and times, please call the rectory. Anointing of the sick If you foresee a surgery or procedure, contact the rectory to make arrangements to receive the Sacraments of the Anointing of the sick and Holy Communion before your hospital visit. Communion to the homebound For those unable to attend Mass due to illness or disability, arrangements can be made to receive Holy Communion weekly by an Extra Ordinary Minister of Holy Communion. Please contact the rectory. Emergencies In the event of an emergency, which requires the attention of a priest, please contact the rectory at any time. Follow the instructions on how to contact a priest. Please notify the rectory, so that the priests are aware of the situation and can assist as appropriate.
ALL MASS INTENTIONS WILL BE MEMORIALIZED IN THE
CHRISTMAS SPIRITUAL BOUQUET
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24 CHRISTMAS VIGIL
5:00 pm (SPC) 8:00 pm (St. Malachy) 12:00 Midnight (OLC)
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25
CHRISTMAS DAY 8:00 am (OLC)
9:30 am (St. Malachy) 6:30 pm (OLC) Spanish
DAILY MASS 8:30 AM Monday Paula Smith req. by James & Robin Mc Erlane Tuesday Walter Begley req. by Dottie & family Wednesday All Parishioners Thursday Capt. Brian Kennedy Friday Jacob Shaver (10th anniversary) req. by Mom & Dad SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31 5:00 pm Pat Nolan req. by Joanne & family SUNDAY, JANUARY 1 8:00 am Mike Pelet req. by Reis family 9:30 am Josephine Parker req. by Mersereau family 11:00 am Paula Smith req. by Lamb/Mc Erlane 6:30 pm Spanish Mass
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REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS Barbara Althouse, Monk Angelo, Jim Arnsberger, Ann Besash, Mandy Beidler, Ron Bleiler, Joanne Cardine, Maria Carew & family, Robert Carpenter & family, Ed & Joan Chapman, Bill Clarkson, Mary Cooper, Poppy Cramer, Linda Crowley, Anne Debiak, Dawn Del Rocini, Vincent Di Antonio, John DiBerardinis, Harry F. Dominick, Jen Ealer, Father Eschbach, Maria Fiore, Stephanie Fox, Blake Gearhard, Mary Ginty, Brenda Hagen, Lillian Helm, Kaylen Jackson, Nancy Kinsman, Florence Laffey, Charlotte Lapp, Kris Lawrence, Nancy Lewis, Joe Logic, Domenick Lubrano, Judi & David MacIntrye, Ken Martin, Joe McCormick, Paddy McGroarty, Joan Mc Cartney, Nancy McNamara, Gary Miller, Veronica Miller, Jennifer Moore, Missy Mower, Emilie Murphy, John Murphy, Isabella Nelson, Carl Newswanger, Deborah Pillitteri, Elizabeth Pronesti, Jenny Reece, Kathy Reece, Jane Roper, William Saalbach, Sr., John Simmons, Sigrid Snow, Kathy Stauffer, Chase Thomas, Rita Tiedemann, Janine Walters, Megan Warfel, Bud & Sue Wilde, Pamela Zorn Please call the rectory to add or remove a name from the prayer list.
If you look for Me at Christmas, You won’t need a special star~ I’m no longer just in Bethlehem, I’m right there where you are, You may not be aware of Me amid the celebrations~ You’ll have to look beyond the stores and all the decorations. But if you take a moment from your list of things to do And listen to your heart, you’ll find I’m waiting there for you. You’re the one I want to be with, You’re the reason that I came, And you’ll find Me in the stillness as I’m whispering your name. Love, Jesus
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WEEKLY EVENTS Weekday Mass at 8:30 am-OLC Sunday-December 25 8:00 am Mass (OLC) 9:30 am Mass (St. Malachy) 6:30 pm Spanish Mass (OLC) Monday-December 26 7:00 pm-AA Meeting (SPC-conference room) Tuesday-December 27 Wednesday– December 28 Thursday-December 29 Friday-December 30 Saturday-December 31 5:00 pm– Mass (OLC)
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Merry Christmas from the Pastor
I want every family to please take a copy of the book, “Resisting Happiness” by Matthew Kelly. A true story about why we sabotage ourselves, feel overwhelmed, set aside our dreams, and lack the courage to simply be ourselves...and how to start choosing happiness again! The books are located in the back of each worship site. Merry Christmas!
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PRAY FOR OUR MILITARY Please remember in your prayers all the men and women who are serving our country in the armed forces. Lord, protect them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us. We ask this in the name of Jesus, our Lord. Amen.
OLC-ELC The Early Learning Center is closed for Winter Break. Classes will resume on Tuesday, January 3, 2017. We wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
SAVE THE DATE When: Sunday, January 15, 2017
Time: 5:00pm-7:00pm What: Soup and fellowship
Where: Schneider Parish Center An insert will be in the December 31/
January 1, bulletin with all the details.
Flyers will be available in the back of each worship site in January.
YOGA Yoga is on Christmas break, and will resume on Tuesday, January 10, 2017, at 6:30pm in the church hall. All are welcome! Please bring a mat and throw/towel. Cost is a free will donation to benefit our OLC-ELC. Namaste.
Mark your calendar for the annual “Knight at the Races” at the SPC on Saturday, April 22, 2017, Look for more information in future bulletins.
WEATHER ADVISORY Other Parishes in Chester County have instituted a policy, that if the local school district is closed or on a delay, due to inclement weather, the daily morning Mass is cancelled. In conformity with these parishes, if the Octorara School District is closed or delayed due to inclement weather, the daily Mass at OLC will be cancelled. We want our parishioners to be safe.
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December 25, 2016-Christmas Day Reflection by Rev. Leonard N. Peterson “A kid in a candy store.” That’s how people of all ages are sometimes described when they are fortunate enough to have a panoply of good options before them. When I was a boy, living in the city, a real candy store was just down the block and around the corner, quite walkable for young legs. No need to be driven to one from a suburban cul de sac. I can still picture all the goodies on display behind the beveled glass doors of the counter, where I could use my residual allowance, a net sum post filling a percentage in my the little Church envelope. (Remember those?) At the risk of being disrespectful, that is analogous to the situation of a writer faced with reflecting on the Mass Readings for Christmas. Which ones? There are four settings for Masses, each with their own Read-ings, beginning with the Vigil, followed by the Mass at Midnight, then the Mass at Dawn, and finally the Mass during the Day. For my Reflections, I chose the Readings for the Mass at Midnight. Luke’s beautiful gospel, coupled with Isaiah’s prophecy, which centuries later gave Handel some of the lyrics for his “Messiah” oratorio. To those, St. Paul’s excerpt offers guidelines for living a post-Christmas lifestyle. But it is the Lucan gospel that most appeals to me. As a doctor, Luke has the keen eye of the physician, who misses few details just looking at his patient. As an educated man, he writes in classical Greek with a fine style. In this second chapter, he paints the Christmas scene we all love as if for a greeting card. Obedient Joseph goes to the city of his royal ancestor David, but has to settle for a location far from palatial for the birth of his foster Son. Mary, ever patient and made even more beautiful by firelight, delivers the Child but has to place Him in a smelly manger for a crib. (Did the straw chafe His skin as a harbinger of agonizing pain to come much later?) Finally, that angelic choir filling the concert hall of the heavens that we can almost hear; was it background for that lone angel’s clarion call: “Do not be afraid!” And then the final paean of praise: “Glory to God in the highest!” What does it all mean? Luke lets us draw our own conclusions. Certainly the ultimate for me is the fact that Divinity is often where you least expect to find it. Yes, it is in the faces of those we hold near and dear, but also in those of the worried stranger; the downtrodden street beggar; the Third World hungry child. But rarely if ever is Divinity found where luxury abounds. So don’t look for it in the palaces of the powerful, unless those who reside there use their good fortune to help those with less. Don’t look for it in the pornog-rapher’s studio, where exploitation of fellow human beings is rampant. Don’t seek it in the chairperson’s of-fice, unless the chair holder treats the shareholders with respect. Don’t look for it in the judge’s chambers, unless the occupant is unafraid of mercy. But always look for Divinity in those places in the heart of good but ordinary folk who love God and try each day to do His will, even when they don’t understand it or even find it disagreeable. Look for it in smiles that come regularly and love that endures mightily. Look for it in your own heart and soul that responds to the Hope that a Child’s birth in a stable over twenty centuries ago guarantees. And stay young enough to have the excitement of a kid in a candy shop when each new day of your life dawns. A blessed Christmas to you! Readings from Mass at Midnight First Reading: Isaiah 9:1-6 The prophet describes how the dynasty would fare after Ahaz. Little did Isaiah know that he was describing the kingdom of God and the coming of the Prince of Peace, Christ our Lord. Second Reading: Titus 2:11-14 God’s saving action is personified in Jesus. He “trains us” with a fuller education, and promotes the life of virtue. Gospel: Luke 2:10-11 Luke’s narrative not only tells us about the Baby Jesus lying in the manger, but also the meaning of it.
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