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Church and Parish Office: 300 State Road • West Grove, PA 19390

Parish Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 am-12 pm, 1-4 pm

Email: abvm@comcast.net

Web: assumptionbvmwestgrove.org

Facebook: ABVM Parish Community, West Grove, PA

Twitter: @ABVM_WestGrove

Weekend Mass Times Saturday: 4:30 pm

Sunday: 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12:00 pm Masses

Daily Mass Schedule 6:30 am - Monday, Wednesday, Thursday

8:15 am - Tuesday, Friday

Eucharistic Adoration After morning Mass, Monday through Friday, until 7 pm

ABVM Adoration Chapel No adoration on public holidays or snow days.

Pentecost Sunday Sunday, June 9, 2019

Pastor …..….…Reverend Scott D. Brockson padrescott96@aol.com

Pastor Emeritus…….…..Rev. Msgr. John Graf

In Residence ….…Rev. Msgr. Frank Depman

Deacons ….………..Deacon Thomas Hannan Deacon Michael DeGrasse Deacon Ronald Lewis Operations Manager ….……Mary Rose Edmonds

Parish Office Staff ……..……Donna Brumbaugh Ann Caruso

Parish Office (Ph) 610-869-2722, (fax) 610-869-3252 Director of Liturgy & Music Michael Xavier Lundy abvmwestgrovemusic@gmail.com

School Principal ….……………Danielle White principal@abvmschoolwg.us School Development Director…Kristen Sullivan development@abvmschoolwg.us

School Office (Ph) 610-869-9576, (fax) 610-869-4049

Coordinator of Religious Education (CRE) ……… Teresa Leszczynski abvmfaithformation@gmail.com

Religious Education Office .…...(Ph) 610-869-8575

Facilities Request……abvmfacilities@gmail.com

Sacraments and Devotions

Baptism: Sundays at 1:30 pm in Church (bimonthly)

Matrimony: Engaged couples are asked to meet with the parish priest at least six months prior to the wedding and enroll in a marriage-prep program.

Reconciliation: (Church) Saturdays, 11:00 am-12:15 pm

Rosary: Wednesdays, 6:30 pm (Church)

Bulletin: Submit articles by 8:00 am on Thursday for publication the following week. Submit to the Parish Office or email DonnaABVM@comcast.net.

Hearing Assist Devices are available for use at Mass. Please see an usher for details.

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COME, HOLY SPIRIT With the celebration of Pentecost today we bring to a close the Easter Season. It has been fifty days since we celebrated Easter and ninety-five days since we observed Ash Wednesday. Ordi-nary Time begins tomorrow but the first and second Sundays of Ordinary Time are replaced by a particular celebration – the Most Holy Trinity next Sunday and the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ the following Sunday. So, while the liturgical color for the weekdays will be green, the liturgical color for the next two Sun-days will be white, as it has been throughout the Easter Season. Today, however, the color is red, represent-ing the Holy Spirit, who came upon the apostles by visible tongues of fire.

Today’s feast marks the birth of the Church. The Holy Spirit was given to the apostles by Christ in a twofold process. At his first apparition after his Resurrection, in the same “upper room” where he had cele-brated the Last Supper, Jesus breathed on the apostles and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained” (John 20:22-23). The Holy Spirit, whom Jesus calls the “promise of the Father,” was given ten days after his Ascension in a more public way, not only to the apostles but to all the believers gathered with them, and to those who accepted the apostles’ preach-ing. The birthday of the Church corresponds with the public proclamation of the gospel by the apostles.

Pope Paul VI said that the Church exists to evangelize. To evangelize simply means to share the good news of Jesus Christ with non-believers or those who do not practice their faith. As the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament reveals, the Church begins when, by the power of the Holy Spirit, the good news of Jesus Christ is shared with those who did not know or follow him in his public ministry. The first and most dramatic way of evangelization was the preaching of Jesus crucified and risen. It began with Peter’s street sermon, which cut his listeners to their hearts. They said, “What are we to do, my brothers?” He answered, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit” (Acts 2:38). They believed what Peter said and were sorry for their sins, wanting to make amendment and to change their future conduct – which is basically what it means to repent. This was not enough, however; they also needed to be baptized to obtain forgiveness and receive the Holy Spirit: “For the promise is made to you and to your children and to all those far off, whomever the Lord our God will call” (Acts 2:39).

Whenever we evangelize we participate in the birthing process of the Church. Jesus said that the gates of hell would not prevail against the Church. But he did not establish the Church once and for all, as a fixed monolith set up in the first century for its veneration through the ages. Rather, the Church must be re-born in every generation. She must be reborn in the spiritual rebirth of believers. The Holy Spirit is the soul of the Church, and when he comes to take up residence in the soul of one who is baptized he unites him or her to God’s people. We become members of the Church through Holy Baptism. Anyone who is validly bap-tized is a member of God’s Church, even if they are not in perfect communion with the Catholic Church if they were baptized into a different Christian tradition.

In this first of all the sacraments we are born again of water and the Spirit, as Jesus says in the Gospel of John. This is why the baptismal fount is referred to as “the womb of the Church.” This is also why priests are called “father,” for by their preaching and celebration of the sacraments they give children to the Church, which is our spiritual Mother. In the days before modern science it was thought that the male planted a hu-man being in the woman’s womb. Priests “father” spiritual children by planting them, as it were, in the waters of baptism. They also become fathers by reawakening the faith in those who turned away after baptism. This is done only by the grace of the Holy Spirit, who uses willing servants of God for his cause. Today, of course, deacons also baptize, and it has always been that anyone can baptize in cases of necessity (which is why Catholics are able to accept the validity of baptism in other Christian fellowships). In fact, I would venture to speculate that anyone who leads another person to Christ in some way becomes a spiritual father to him or her.

The Church would no longer exist if she were to stop evangelizing. The Holy Spirit came down on Pen-tecost and about three thousand in Jerusalem repented and were baptized that day. The Holy Spirit is still seeking souls, and moving servants of God like you and me to become apostles to those who do not know what to do when they are convicted of their sin. He seeks to share his message through us in every way pos-sible, by our words, example and prayer. Let us ask him to come and make us all fathers in Christ.

- Father Scott

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Public Prayer Request

Name: _______________________________________

Requester/Phone:______________________________

Requests will be printed in the bulletin for one month and military prayers for six months. You may renew as often as you wish.

Please remember to pray for those in need of hope and healing.

Terry O’Connell, Ed & Carol Painter, Philip Caruso, Msgr. John Graf, Ryan Coyle, Fred & Betty Anne Silva, Tippi Car-lino, Tommy Lake, Gert & John Lincoln, Linda & Gene Glomb, Lee Richardson, Bob Lauer, Phil Budzynski, Santi Ceccotti, Pat Mannion, Joan O’Neill, Scott Cook, G. Furniss, Jennifer Donnelly, Suzann Jaagus, Christopher Busby, Diane Morgan Quigley, Pattie Perry, Fran Lukas, Deborah Ann Scott, Dora Vito, Domenico Ruffini, Carson Coyle, Joan Lot-wis, Mary Jo Tate, Nick Gosline, Bill Sauerwine, Bryce Porter, Debbie Robinson, Frankie Knowles, Bruce Barclay, Lorelai Gilbert, Jennifer Keller, Dana & Charles Mitchell, Linda Ca-rango, Matthew, Chayse & Jack Rusnak, Marie O’Donnell, Linda LeNoir, Richard Brimes, Bobby Kane, Anne Pell, Tom & Jane Littleton, Barry Hill, Judith Hasson, Devon Bartholf, Luke Ramowski, Margo Passehl, Visitation Prayer Intentions

Please Pray For

Our Military

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Readings of the Day Acts 2:1-11, Ps 104:1ab,24ac,29bc-30,31-34, 1 Cor 12:3b-7,12-13,

John 20:19-23 or John 14:15-16,23b-26

Live the Liturgy "God is always more." Have you ever heard that? If we truly believe that He is infinite, then this statement is worth exploring. Today, we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit in power upon the early Church. But Pentecost wasn't the first time the disciples received the Holy Spirit. The Gospel actually occurs chronologically before Pentecost. Soon after the Resurrection, Jesus already "came and stood in their [the disciples'] midst... he breathed on them and said to them, 'Receive the Holy Spirit.'"

God is always more. Sometimes we might think the grace of God as one and done. God might break through in people's lives, but it's a one-time event on a retreat or preceding a dramatic conversion of life. But there's always more to come. Even today's Gospel isn't the first time the breath of God stirred. In Genesis, it's God's breath that stirs life into Adam in the garden. Jesus breathes on the Apostles, giving them the Holy Spirit in the quiet and silence. Later, that breath will stir into a "driving wind", and the Spirit will descend with flame...not unlike Moses on Mount Sinai. He has spoken throughout salvation history, and continues to speak into our lives through His Church and through the Holy Spirit alive in our hearts. This Pentecost Sunday, let us come before Him with expectant hearts! Like the disciples in the Gospel and first reading, let us await what "more" God will do.

On Sunday, June 2, 2019, the following children were welcomed into our Parish Family:

Finley Shea Erchick Evelyn Ann Mraz

Cameryn Theresa Boots Audrey Cynthia Boots

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The 2019 Annual Parish Appeal is off to an excellent start. Our goal is $150,000. In the first thirty-one weeks of the 2019 Appeal two hun-dred and seventy-one (271) families have committed more than $126,778 of which $110,556 has been received. The Appeal will sup-port continuing operations of the Parish and will enable us to fund one necessary project. This project is to establish an emergency fund for unbudgeted, major expenses for the church; e.g., the ultimate re-placement of the church roof. The initial contribution to this emergen-cy fund will be one-third of the moneys collected in the 2019 Par-ish Appeal. Please complete the Intention Card you received in your letter from Father Scott and place it in the envelope in the collection basket or mail the envelope to the Parish Office. You may also use the Parish Appeal envelope from your packet of envelopes to make your donation. The Finance Council and Father Scott thank you for your generosity.

Our average total collection per week has diminished. We are sig-nificantly behind our budgeted needs, approximately $105,000. Our beloved church with the asso-ciated facilities is approaching 18 years old. As in your home, mainte-nance costs and operating costs need to be addressed. You have demonstrated your generosity to enable us to fulfill our fiscal re-sponsibilities. Please continue to be as generous as you can.

Collection for June 1/2, 2019 $14,496

Includes $4,750 estimated E-Giving - 33% Participation

Avg. Weekly Collection 2018/2019

Estimated Wkly Expenses 2018/19 $15,293$17,631

May the Lord bless you for your

support of His Church!

Wednesday, June 12th

ABVM Adoration Chapel ~ 6:30 PM

For the Conversion and Protection of Our Nation

Our Parish is praying a Patriotic Rosary Novena for our country on the second Wednesday of each month for nine consecutive months (January 9-September 11, 2019) at 6:30 pm. Please join us!

AN APPEAL TO HEAVEN ~ GOD BLESS AMERICA

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

At Assumption BVM Parish, The Most Blessed Sacrament is exposed for Adoration, Monday through Friday, after Morning Mass until 7:00 pm. Please come and adore our Lord!

We are especially in need of substitute adorers during the summer months. Contact Mary Wharton at 302-388-3752; hartown@verizon.net.

PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

O Virgin Mary, our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, glory of the Christian

people and joy of the universal Church, pray for us, and awaken in all the

faithful devotion to the Holy Eucharist in order that they render themselves

worthy to receive it daily. Amen.

Children’s Liturgy of Word

Children's Liturgy of the Word will recess for the summer months after June 9th, and will resume again in September. Thank you for

sharing your children with us! The volunteers have enjoyed getting to know each of them by name, and have loved sharing the gospel with them each Sunday. As September draws near, look for information in our bulletin regarding how you can become part of this ministry to our parish children, either as a Leader or Assistant. All parish volunteers must com-plete their SAFE environment clearances and background check.

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Re-Registration is open for the 2019-20

Religious Education School Year

Re-Registering for Catechism classes is now open. We are offering an online payment for classes, the same as last Spring. We request that the printout of the Receipt from this payment be stapled to the Registration Form. Both documents must be received simultaneously in the Religious Education Office for Re-Registration to be complete. New Families are asked to contact the Coordinator of Religious Education, Teresa Leszczynski, at 610-869-8575 or abvmfaithformation@gmail.com, so you can be welcomed and have your questions addressed!

1ST ANNUAL ABVM SCHOOL GOLF CLASSIC THANK YOU!

Thank you to all the golfers and sponsors who supported the ABVM School Golf Outing.

All proceeds from the golf outing will be put towards facilities improvements.

ST. MARY'S SPONSORS: CTDI Mo’ Fit Mushroom Central Supply

ABVM STAR SPONSORS: Basciani Foods Lambert Spawn Mushroom Supply & Services, Inc. Regester Mushrooms, Inc. To-Jo Mushrooms Vallorani Mushrooms, LLC

HOLE-IN-ONE CAR SPONSORSHIP:

Country Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram LUNCH SPONSORS: Fords Auto & Truck Service Hillendale Peat Moss

BEVERAGE SPONSOR: John R. Stinson & Sons. Inc.

TEE SPONSORSHIPS: B & F Paving, Inc. D’Amico Law PC In memory of Elizabeth “Betty” Shannon In memory of Harvey J. Crossan In memory of Regina Haug from the Looby Family Leone Pizzini & Son, Inc. Manfredi Cold Storage McGovern, Inc. MJB Sales, Inc./ Mario and Amy Basciani M.V. LaFrance Electric LLC Phillips Mushroom Farms Ravanesi Pizzeria Napoletana The Wolfe Family FACULTY TABLE SPONSOR: Michael & Nancy Pia Foundation

RAFFLE BASKETS AND IN-KIND DONATIONS Anonymous Donor B & F Paving, Inc. CeCe Boutique COE Orthodontist Deerfield Golf Club Grain Craft Bar & Kitchen HAC Kennett Square Golf & Country Club Kennett Square Inn Kids First Swim School Kumon La Michoacana Ice Cream La Verona Italian Restaurant Penn Oaks Golf Club The Basciani Family The Perfect Impression South Mill Mushrooms Timber Lanes Wawa

Assumption BVM School News

Congratulations to the following students

for being elected as Student Council

Officers for the 2019-2020 school year:

President: Morgan Wilson

Vice President: Matthew Mahoney

Secretary: Annie Strehlau

Treasurer: Chase Runey

Religious Coordinator: Katherine Wolfe

Publicity: Quinn Hechler

We are excited to offer several new camps this summer! There will be:

Art Camp, STREAM Camp, Readers' Theatre, and Skill Building/Study Skills Camp.

Visit www.abvmschoolwg.us for the registration information. The weeks of camp are June 24-27 and August 5-8.

Space is limited so be sure to register early!

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Spiritual and Physical Health Transformation Series

Interested in strengthening your faith and health? Please consider attending our monthly

faith and health educational seminar on Wednesday 6/19/19 from 6:00-8:00pm. Seminar will be held in the ABVM Parish Life Center (300 State Road, West Grove, PA 19390) This month’s topic is:

Less Medicine - More Health: 7 Assumptions that drive too Much Medical Care

Part 1: Exodus 15:26 "If you listen carefully to the voice of Yawheh, your God and do what he regards as right, if you pay attention to his commandments and keep all his laws, I shall never inflict on you any of the diseases that I inflicted on the Egyp-tians, for I am Yahweh your Healer.” - Presented by: Deacon Tom Hannan and Sharon Hannan

Part 2: Less Medicine - More Health: 7 Assumptions that Drive too Much Medical Care - Presented by Steve Bowman

Questions: Contact Steve Bowman - 302-584-7531 or stevebowman71@hotmail.com.

Saint Cecilia Choir Camp 3rd Grade - 8th Grade

August 5th - August 9th

Vocal Training, Music Theory, Religious and Sacred Art Trips: Dave & Busters, Hard Rock Café (Philadelphia); Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, National Shrines

of St. John Neumann and Katharine Drexel; Old St. Joseph Church and Old St. Mary Church (Oldest

Catholic Churches in Philadelphia); Franklin Institute and Philadelphia Museum of Art (all trips are not

finalized and are subject to change due to availability).

Camper Tuition: $135.00 and $268.00 (Extended Day Excursions)

Registration is now open.

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish 300 State Road, West Grove, PA 19390

Mr. Michael Xavier Lundy, Camp Director

Phone: 610 - 869 - 2722 | Email: abvmwestgrovemusic@gmail.com

Saint Cecilia Choir Camp 3rd Grade - 8th Grade

August 5th - August 9th

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Catholic Young Adults of Chester County (CYACC)

Wednesday, June 12th: Join us at 7:15 pm at Saints Peter and Paul in West Chester for a very special talk, “I Confess: What You may NOT know about the Sacrament of Recon-ciliation”. Whether you go to Confession eve-ry month or have not gone since second grade, this talk is for you! Not only will Fr. Waters ex-plain how to properly prepare for this Sacra-ment, but he will dive deep into the beautiful theology behind it, and answer questions such as: why do I need to confess my sins to a priest? God is passionately in love with you, so discover how to grow closer to Him. For infor-mation check www.cyacc.org or find us in Fa-cebook / email us at cyacc1@gmail.com

We are pleased to announce that our church has been

selected to host homeless families in the Family Promise

Program (up to 14 persons in all) for a two week period,

June 23-July 7, 2019. During these weeks, it will our

responsibility to provide a place for these families in

need to eat, relax in the evening and sleep. They will

sleep in the large meeting room in the Parish Life Center,

with a divider separating families. Please note that the

Parish Life Center will be closed both weeks in the eve-

nings to allow privacy.

For those who have volunteered in the past for Family

Promise, have up-to-date clearances and have gone

through training, sign-up sheets are available in the As-

sumption BVM Church vestibule. For questions or for

future volunteer opportunities, contact our Parish Coor-

dinator, Sharon Hannan, at seahannan@aol.com or call

484-678-2142.

Family Promise is coming to

Assumption BVM Parish

June 23-July 7, 2019

Relevant Radio National ELEVATE Conference

Saturday, June 22, 2019 National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa

Doylestown, PA

Meet and pray alongside Relevant Radio hosts Patrick Ma-drid, Drew Mariani, Fr. Richard Simon, Fr. Matthew Spencer, Msgr. Stuart Swetland, and Sheila Liaugminas. This special day includes enlightening presentations, encouragement, laughter, Mass, Holy Hour with Adoration, continental break-fast and lunch. Email MRadford@RelevantRadio.com or go to www.RelevantRadio.com/Elevate.

Assumption BVM CYO News We are grateful to Colleen Heckman for a great job in serving

as our Athletic Director for the last two years! We will miss her

leadership. However, at this time we are pleased to announce

that Neil O'Donnell has agreed to serve as the Athletic Director

of our parish Catholic Youth Organization (CYO). Father Scott

and Bob Moran are working with him to develop a CYO Board

which will initially consist of the Athletic Director, Treasurer, Scheduler and

Communicator. The hope is to revitalize this ministry of our parish which gives so many

of our young parishioners the opportunity to enjoy playing sports in a Christian

environment. Anyone interested in becoming involved may send a message to Neil

O’Donnell at CYO@assumptionbvmwestgrove.org.

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Social Outreach

Announcements

Rosary for Life (6/9/2019-6/13/2019) Sunday: R. Gaffney Monday: D. Brumbaugh/C. Humkey Tuesday: T. & D. Harrison/C. Sedlak Wednesday: T. D. Harrison Thursday: J. Patrick/N. Kennard Friday: T. & D. Harrison Saturday: M. Mueller

Sign-up for the Rosary for Life in the Church vestibule.

Pregnant? Call 1-800-CARE-002; 610-436-0773.

Birthright: 610-436-0773.

HopeAfterAbortion.com; afterabortion.org; RachelsVine-yard.org or call 610-354-0555.

Al-Anon meeting will be held every Monday at 8 pm in the ABVM Church. Call Michelle at 484-678-4653.

Annulment Proceeding: Call the Metropolitan Tribunal, Archdiocese of Philadelphia (215) 587-3750.

Aid for Friends Cooks: Filled, frozen meal trays can be taken to the freezer in the lower level of the Main Church. If you would like to prepare meals or be an AFF volunteer driver, contact Ann Barr at 610-869-8559.

Lions Club Hospital Equipment Loan Program: Contact Bob Yeatman at 484-883-0515; www.aglions.com.

Courage: Courage ministers to those with same-sex attractions and their loved ones. A weekly peer support group is offered to homosexual men and women who wish to live according to the teaching of the Catholic Church. Call 215-587-4505. Confi-dentiality assured.

Disabilities & Autism Help-Line: Do you need help access-

ing services and supports for someone with an intellectual disability or autism? Call 484-472-5041.

Catholic Men’s Pornography Addiction Group: Call confi-

dentially at 215-490-4660.

MANNA Food Drive Thank You

Thank you to everyone who donated food to Mission

Santa Maria during the Office of Nutritional Develop-

ment Services' Annual MANNA Food Drive. The 65

bags collected will help our neighbors served by Msgr.

Depman and his staff during the summer months when

food donations are at their lowest. Your kindness will

be a blessing to our local community.

Cyber Parenting - Beyond Restrictions & Filters

We, as parents in the internet generation, are on uncharted territory. There are too many scary unknowns online, but we CAN empower ourselves and our kids to fight alongside against cyberbully-ing, predators, pornography, etc. Please join us in our introductory meeting on how to protect our kids online on Wednesday, June 19th, 7-9 pm in the ABVM Parish Life Center (St. Cecilia Room).

If you have any questions, or are interested but cannot attend, please email Angel Chapman at yangelchapman@gmail.com. Thank you.

Wednesday, June 19th, 7 to 9 pm

ABVM Parish Life Center (St. Cecilia Rm)

Ministry of Consolation

If you have lost a loved one, and are grieving, come and be refreshed.

The next Ministry of Consolation Meeting will be held on Thursday, June 20th at 7:00 pm. The group will meet in the ABVM Church Par-ish Life Center (lower level) where you will be with others who, like you, have lost a loved one. Peer-support is one of the best ways to move from hurting to hope, in a safe, confidential and compassionate environment rooted in our Cath-olic faith. The Ministry of Consolation is open to all who seek comfort and hope after a loss.

If anyone wishes to contact one of the members of this ministry for individual grief support, please call Ginny Bryson at 610-869-7880 or Joan Shannon at 610-322-5792.

American Red Cross Blood Drive

Thank You for Saving a Life!!

Thank you to all parishioners who gave of their time

to donate blood on June 2nd. There were 46 people

who came out to donate, and they were able to col-

lect 44 productive donations which will go on to

help area hospital patients! Please mark your cal-

endar for our next drive, Sunday, January 5, 2020,

in the ABVM Parish Center, 8:00 am to 1:00 pm.

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Thurs., June 13th: (Date Change) 6 pm Dinner & 6:30 pm Bingo, Parish Center

Sun., July 7th: Atlantic City Bus Trip, 8 am to 6 pm ($36 with $30 slot play return). Contact Ray Bunjo at 610-869-9336.

Note: There will be no Knights Meeting in June.

For membership information, contact Kris Kelleher at (610)345-9245 or KTKelleher@outlook.com.

HAPPENING SOON

Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of Columbus St. Pius X Council #3858

If you are a woman of our parish over 18 years of age, feel free to join us at our next meeting on Monday, June 10th at 6:30 pm at Giordano’s in Kennett Square. Contact Terry Kelleher @ 610-291-9938 so she can make reservations.

FORMED.org - the best library of Catho-

lic content online for private bible study,

Sacramental preparation, and daily prayer

through readings, movies and books - mul-

tilingual content for children, youth and

adults. Use Parish Code: MC8NYZ.

Military Plaque in the Church Vestibule

A Military Plaque to honor those

who are currently serving in the U.S.

Military is on display in the Church

Vestibule. If you would like to have

your loved one’s picture displayed,

please send a photo of your active

duty military person, in uniform, with

their name, rank, and your contact

information. Contact Dave Bessel-

man at dbesselman1@gmail.com or

call 610-869-2722.

DVD Collection Drive for

U.S. Deployed Troops Overseas

Assumption BVM Parish is doing a collection drive of new and used DVDs for our U.S. deployed troops overseas. The collection box is located in the narthex of our Church until Sunday, June 23rd. Some of our overseas troops are isolat-ed on military bases with minimal forms of recreation. Please consider donating. Thank you!

God Bless

Our Armed Forces

Pentecost Prayer

Almighty God, who on this day

did open the way of eternal life

to every race and nation

by the promised gift of thy Holy Spirit:

Shed abroad this gift throughout the world

by the preaching of the Gospel,

that it may reach to the ends of the earth;

through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns

with You, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Adoration Candles

Adoration Candles are available for your special intentions. You can pick up a beautiful Candle Intention Card at the Parish Office weekdays, 8 am to 4 pm. Four Adoration Candles (in amber globes) are burned on the altar in the Adoration Chapel each week (Monday-Friday). The cost is $10. Consider giving this special gift to a loved one in need of prayer or for those who have passed away.

Feast Day: June 13th

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10 Regular Games Winner receives $30 3 Special Games Winner receives $100 Last Special Game Winner receives 60%

Dinner includes hamburgers & hot dogs, coleslaw, dessert, and refreshments for $7. BYOB

$5 for 10 games with 3 cards per game $5 for each Special with 4 cards per game

Bingo Package listed above - Cost: $25

For information, please contact John Brennan 610-869-4100 or Knights_of_Columbus@comcast.net.

Proceeds benefit the Charitable Works of the Knights of Columbus.

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Forty Hours Devotion

Sacred Heart Church 203 Church Road, Oxford

Friday, June 21st, 3 pm - Sunday, June 23rd, 7:30 pm

For more information, please visit www.sacredheart.us or call the Sacred Heart Parish Office at 610-932-5040.

Saturday, September 21st Daylesford Abbey, Paoli, PA

Eight-time Grammy Nominee, Matt Maher, will headline this year’s AbbeyFest! Enjoy a wonderful one-of-a-kind local experience celebrating faith, music, and witness for families and individuals!

Visit www.theabbeyfest.com.

DR. SCOTT HAHN LECTURE (June 15, 2019, 9 am to 2:15 pm, St. Agnes Church, Sellersville, PA) Don’t miss prominent Catholic Theologian Dr. Scott Hahn’s powerful presentation on the riches of the Catholic faith. Visit www.scotthahn.com/schedule.

HEALING: BRINGING THE GIFT OF GOD’S MERCY TO THE WORLD RE-TREAT (June 21-23, 2019, Malvern Retreat House, Malvern, PA) Re-treat Director: Dr. Mary Healy. Register at malvernretreat.com or call 610-644-0400.

RELEVANT RADIO CONFERENCE: (June 22, 2019, Our Lady of Czestochowa, Doylestown, PA) See inspirational show hosts including Patrick Madrid, Fr. Rich Simon, Drew Mariani and Fr. Matthew Spen-cer. Visit ReleventRadio.com.

MATTHEW KELLY (June 29, 2019, 7:00-10:00 pm, St. Ephrem Church, Bensalem, PA) Internationally acclaimed speaker, Matthew Kelly, will offer a talk on “Living Every Day with Passion & Purpose”. An early sell-out is expected. Please visit //dynamiccatholic.com/passion-and-purpose-live-bensalem-pa-jun-29-2019/ to register.

WOMEN OF GRACE RETREAT (July 12-14, 2019, Malvern Retreat House, Malvern, PA) Don’t miss this powerful retreat and dynamic presentations led by Johnnette Benkovic Williams, Fr. Nathan Cromly and Dr. Carrie Gress. To register, visit malvernretreat.com or call 610-644-0400.

FLAME OF LOVE NATIONAL CONFERENCE (July 26-28, 2019, Malvern Retreat House, Malvern, PA) Be renewed with the charismatic speak-er and healer, Fr. James Blount, SOLT. Visit malvernretreat.com or call 610-644-0400.

CHARISMATIC RETREAT: (August 2-4, 2019, Malvern Retreat House, Malvern, PA) This powerful retreat will be led by Fr. James Blount, SOLT and Kathleen McCarthy. Visit malvernretreat.com or call 610-644-0400.

PADRE PIO FESTIVAL (September 14/15, 2019, St. Bede Church, Hol-land, PA) Call 215-357-5720 or visit padrepiofestivalhollandpa.com for more information.

ARCHDIOCESAN CATHOLIC CHARISMATIC RENEWAL CONFERENCE (October 5, 2019, Clarion Hotel, Essington, PA, 9 am-8:30 pm) Visit phillyspirit.com for more details.

CATHOLIC WOMEN’S CONFERENCE (October 26, 2019, 9 am-4:30 pm, Our Lady of Czestochowa, Doylestown, PA) Join over 1,300 Catholic women from the greater Philadelphia area for a day of fun, friendship, faith formation and prayer. Talks will be offered in English and Span-ish. For information, visit catholicwomensconference.org.

A Flame of Love Event

When The Saints

Go Marching In

Twelve Short Talks That Will

Get You Marching

Saturday, June 15, 2019 Annunciation BVM Church

401 Brookline Blvd.

Havertown, PA

Mass begins at 8:30 am and the day

concludes at 2 pm.

Bring your own lunch.

Free of Charge For questions, please call 610-622-4257.

www.flameoflove.us

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SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 2019

4:30 pm Vigil Mass - Myron Pastock, requested by The Schill Family Reader 1/Reader 2: Neil Coyne, Michael Debes Extraordinary Ministers: Deacon Tom Hannan, Ann Barr, Linda Lanciano, Kathleen Makowka, Bruce Michalski, Shawn Murphy Altar Servers: Kiki & Nicolette Murphy, Ryan Walpole, Madelynn Welch Music: Regina Coeli Choir, Michael Xavier Lundy Sacristan: Steve Gempp

SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 2019

8:00 am Mass - Fred Atkinson, requested by The Gill Family Reader 1/Reader 2: Richard & Terry O’Neill Extraordinary Ministers: Deacon Ron Lewis, Dennis Shannon (A), Cindy Sciotto (B), Lisa Goldstein (C), Nancy Paproth (LH), Bob DiMarco Altar Servers: Brandon Esposito, Annie Strehlau, Declan & Nolan Sullivan Music: Ann Wengloski, Michael Xavier Lundy Sacristan: Ray Bunjo 10:00 am Mass - Pat Richardson, requested by The Erling Family Reader 1/Reader 2: Ed & Grace Charlton Extraordinary Ministers: Deacon Ron Lewis, James Fredericksdorf (D), Extraordinary Minister Needed (E), Ruder Schill (TP), Joan Patrick (JPP), Tom Powell (JPR), Mary Wharton (PENN), Jason Chapman Altar Servers: Hannah Char, Jane Mazzeo, Connor Opdenaker, Heidi Stumpf Music: Anthem Sacristan: Andy Mazzeo 12:00 pm Mass - Peg Baker, requested by The Harrison Family Reader 1/Reader 2: Jean Duffy, Steve Liberatore Extraordinary Ministers: Deacon Tom Hannan, John Brennan, Donna Brumbaugh, Sharon Hannan, Kathy Gebhart, 1 Extraordinary Minister to be determined Altar Servers: Jacob & Samantha Calabretta, AJ Gourgoulis, Hayden Nunan Music: Jennifer Michalski, Michael Xavier Lundy Sacristan: Jeff Lyons

MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2019

6:30 am Mass - Monica Nestor, requested by Frances Lukas

TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2019

8:15 am Mass - Jessica Peirson, requested by Eileen and Gene Fogarty

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2019

6:30 am Mass - People of the Parish

THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2019

6:30 am Mass - Anthony Malchione, requested by Jeff Lyons Family

FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2019

8:15 am Mass - Alice Young, requested by Gene and Eileen Fogarty SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 2019

4:30 pm Vigil Mass - Living and Deceased Fathers of our Parishioners Reader 1/Reader 2: Mary Ann Schill, Kathleen Hamill-Clark Extraordinary Ministers: Deacon Ron Lewis, Charlie Humkey, Kathy Makowka, Nancy Paproth, Ruder Schill, 1 Extraordinary Minister to be determined Altar Servers: Aiden Daneker, Landon Staso, Michael Stemerman Music: Regina Coeli Choir, Michael Xavier Lundy Sacristan: To be determined SUNDAY, JUNE 16, 2019

8:00 am Mass - Living and Deceased Fathers of our Parishioners Reader 1/Reader 2: Jackie Battinieri, Neil Coyne Extraordinary Ministers: Deacon Tom Hannan, Bruce Michalski (A), Ann Barr (B), Donna Lauletta (C), James Fredericksdorf (LH), Bob DiMarco Altar Servers: Annie Strehlau, Liam & Tommy Wilson Music: Ann Wengloski, Michael Xavier Lundy Sacristan: Ray Bunjo 10:00 am Mass - Living and Deceased Fathers of our Parishioners Reader 1/Reader 2: Ed Sigda, Debera Buoni Extraordinary Ministers: Deacon Mike DeGrasse, Shawn Murphy (D), Linda Lanciano (E), Cindy Sciotto (TP), Kathy Corkadel (JPP), Paul Crowley (JPR), Tom Powell (PENN), Lisa Goldstein Altar Servers: Rafe Hamilton, Charlotte Munger, Jonathan Orose Music: Anthem Sacristan: Fred Buoni 12:00 pm Mass - Living and Deceased Fathers of our Parishioners Reader 1/Reader 2: Tom Finley, Jean Duffy Extraordinary Ministers: Deacon Mike DeGrasse, John Brennan, Sharon Hannan, 3 Extraordinary Ministers to be determined Altar Servers: Conner Norbeck, Kimberli & Neil O’Donnell Music: Gwen Kull, Michael Xavier Lundy Sacristan: Jeff Lyons

Weekly Mass and Candle Intentions are available. Please stop by the ABVM Parish Office to schedule Masses and adoration candles for your special intentions. The 2020 Mass Book is open for your special intentions.

Interested in Joining our Parish? Are you new to the Parish and would like to register? We would love to have you!! You can register every weekend after the 4:30 pm Vigil Mass and after the 10 am Mass. Parishioners can also schedule infant baptisms. See a Parish Representative at the Registration Desk in the Adoration Chapel.