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Saint John Bosco Roman Catholic Church

Parish Center Office 215 E. County Line Road

Hatboro, PA 19040

Tel. (215) 672-7280 In emergency, call anytime 24/7.

Otherwise, please call during Office Hours.

Faith Formation Office (PREP) Tel. 267-803-0774. St. Vincent de Paul Society Tel. 215-882-2707.

Staff Rev. Gary J. Kramer, Pastor

Rev. Gerald C. Ronan, Parochial Vicar Rev. James E. McVeigh, Weekend Assistant

Deacon Daniel J. Rouse, Financial Administrator Mrs. Diane Falchetta, Secretary

Loretta Ceniviva, Secretary Mrs. Christine Flack, Faith Formation Coordinator

Mrs. Lisa Quaranto, Music Director & Youth Ministry Coordinator

Mrs. Janet Shepherd, Bulletin Editor

Office Hours

Mass Cards/Mail/Messages/Documents/Facility Keys are available only during open Office Hours:

Mon. Closed. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

Tues. to Thurs.: 9 am to 12 noon; 1 to 4:30 pm; Eve. 6:30 to 8:00 pm by appt. Fri.: 9 am to 12 noon; 1 to 4 pm. Eve. closed. Sat./Sun.: Closed.

How to Contact Priest (Emergency)

Within Our Parish Call Parish Tel. (above). Parish priest is “on-call” (24 hrs./7 days wk.) for emergencies within our parish area incl. Majestic Oaks Nursing Home and Hospice Unit at Warminster Jefferson Abington Health Center.

Outside Our Parish Other parishes, hospitals, nursing homes, rehabs, have their own priests “on-call. 24/7”. Patients or family at any time may ask facility staff to contact assigned Catholic chaplain or

local parish.

Marriage Convalidation Couples in a civil or non-Catholic religious union without our Church’s explicit permission are not in a valid Catholic marriage. They cannot receive other sacraments or serve as Catholic Sponsors for Baptism and Confirmation. This situation often is easily remedied by “convalidation”, a simple ceremony popularly called “getting a marriage blessed”.

Schedule of Religious Services

Sunday Sat. Eve. Vigil Masses: 4:00 pm (English); 7:00 pm (Spanish) Sun. Morning Masses: 7, 9, & 11 am No afternoon/evening Masses on Sundays. Mon. to Fri. Confession: 8:15-8:35 am. Holy Mass: 8:45 am. Saturday Confession: 8:30-8:50 am. Rosary: 8:30 am; Holy Mass: 9:00 am Novena: After Mass to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception. Confession: 3-3:30 pm; 6-6:30 pm.

Parishioners unable to attend confessions at regularly scheduled times may request appt. with priest.

ARRANGING BAPTISM Baptism First (Spanish) and Last (English) Sundays each month. Call Parish Center. Before date is confirmed, parents must have/obtain:

Registration in SJB Parish: Family from another parish must obtain written permission from “home” parish for Baptism at SJB. Certificate of Eligibility to Serve as Sponsor: Each Catholic Sponsor (1 required; 2 preferred) must obtain Certificate of Eligibility from “home” parish. Parishes generally do not issue certificates to persons not registered already nor to persons who left the parish more than 6 months previously. Letter of Pastor for Christian Witness. One baptized non-Catholic may serve as Christian Witness and must present Letter of Good Standing from current Christian pastor. A Catholic not eligible to be a Sponsor may not be Christian Witness.

ARRANGING MARRIAGE Wedding Planning begins with engaged couple’s meeting a parish priest here at least six (6) months before desired wedding date. Please do not make financial commitments before confirming church date/time.

If a member of the couple were previously married, a Declaration of Nullity (Annulment) of the prior marriage may be necessary. Please contact parish priest for detailed information.

U.S. Bishops’ humanitarian agency assists 130 million people in 90 plus countries: Africa, Asia,

Latin America, Middle East, Eastern Europe, and territories. Our annual Second Collection for the bishops’ international aid efforts will take place next weekend 1/21-22.

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COFFEE WITH OUR PASTOR

Today, Sunday, 1/15/17 after 9am Mass in Drexel Hall (Cafeteria).

Sunday, January 15, 2017

ONE MINUTE EACH NIGHT

In World War II, there was an advisor to Churchill who organized a group of people who dropped what they were doing every night at a prescribed hour for one minute to collectively pray for the safety of England, its people and peace. This had an amazing effect as bombing stopped. There is now a group of people organizing the same thing here in America. The United States of America and our citizens need prayer.

If you would like to participate: each evening at 4:00 PM Eastern Time stop whatever you are doing and spend one minute praying for the safety of the United States, our troops, our citizens, peace in the world, and that Chris-tianity will grow in the United States. It has been said if people really understood the full extent of the power we have available through prayer, we would be speechless and amazed. Our prayers are the most powerful asset we have.

The Knights of the Holy Temple

is a group specifically for young men of high school age. The purpose is to provide them an

opportunity to contribute to parish life in a meaningful manner. Additionally, the Knights afford young men an opportunity to delve more deeply

into Truths of the Christian Faith and attend to their own spiritual formation. Watch this Bulletin space for

more info. to come in this new year 2017.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day became a U.S. Federal Holiday in 1986. Martin Luther King Jr. (right with Nobel Peace Prize) was born Michael King, Jr., Jan. 15, 1929 and assassinated April 4, 1968. A Southern Baptist minister and activist, he led the U.S. Civil Rights Movement and advanced civil rights by using nonvio-lent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs/principles. King early in his career led the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and in 1957 helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) as its first president. With the SCLC, King led an unsuccessful 1962 struggle against segregation in Albany, Georgia (the Albany Movement); in 1963 helped organize nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama; and, in 1963 helped organize the March on Washington famous for his "I Have a Dream" speech. There, he established himself as one of the great-est orators in American history. In October 1964, King received the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality with nonviolent resistance. In 1965, he helped organize the Selma to Montgomery marches, and in 1966 he and SCLC took the movement north to Chicago to work on segregated housing. In the final years of life, King expanded his focus to include opposition towards poverty and the Vietnam War, alienating many liberal allies in 1967 with a speech titled "Beyond Vietnam". In 1968, King planed a national Poor People's Campaign to occupy Washington, D.C. but was assassinated April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee.

Martin Luther King, Jr. 1929– 1968

King posthumously was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom and Congressional Gold Medal. The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was dedicated in 2011. His resting place (below).

Phil Adamo, Jr. Patricia Ambrose

Judy Baran Michael Beach

William J. Brady Joseph Campbell

Helen Cannon Brother Carmen Ciardullo

Linda Cunningham Ellen Dardis

Valeria Fetzer Florence Flavell

Patricia Florentino Rita Garafolo William Gaida

Nancy Alexander Horner Tim Keebler

James Kirk Patrick Joseph Kraft Maris Kraft

Sean MacDonald Gail Maines

Lucas McCrea Florence McHugh Rick Obert-Thorn

Rolene Rose Catherine Sarsfield Maddie Swensen Esteban Vera, Sr.

Mary Vincelli Brett Vivian

Frank Waltrich CharLynn Conaway Wertz

Jim Wyatt

How we list: We list sick persons for one month at their own or family member’s request. To place/extend a listing, please call Parish Center.

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK AND INFIRM

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Please Pray for Our Faithful Departed

Mary J. Savory

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 through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.

Please submit items for Bulletin Sun. issue dates (left) by 12 noon on submission dates (right):

Feb. 5……………………………….Mon., Jan. 16

Feb. 12……………………………....Mon., Jan. 23

Feb. 19………………………………Mon., Jan. 30

Feb. 26................................................Mon., Feb. 6

Please send info./questions to Bulletin Editor at Parish Ctr. Email Bulletined@saintjohnbosco.org.

We welcome into the Church and our Parish this recently baptized parishioner:

Julieth DeMaria Duarte Cordero

Adoration Chapel Regular Schedule resumes tomorrow.

Mon.: after 8:45 am Mass to 7 pm. Tues. to Fri.: 8 am to 7 pm. Sat. Sun. Closed. Please do not come to chapel after hours due to security concerns.

Prayer Intention Candles (6) burn all week alongside Blessed Sacrament when Chapel is open. This week the candles represent these intentions: John F. Salviola; Patricia Sobel; Carmen Scalfaro, Sr. (20th Anniv.); Sunday Collection Counters; Parishioners in Hospice Care; Sisters of the Holy Redeemer (Meadowbrook). How We List: Just send your name with intention & offering to ADORATION CANDLE c/o Parish Center. Please name one Person, Couple (engaged or married), Family, Group per request. Candles are available for living or dec’d. Offering: $ 15.

SUNDAY AMOUNT* DIFFERENCE 1/08/17 $ 9,948.58 1/10/16 8,772.25 + 1,176.33

1/1/17 $ 12,567.00 1/1/16 11,812.50 + 754.50 * Incl. E-giving CHRISTMAS (Additional) 1/08/17 $ 900.00 1/10/16 570.00 + 330.00

CAPITAL PROJECTS 1/08/17 $ 1,808.00 1/10/16 2,301.00 - 493.00

Mary, Mother of God (Holy Day) 1/1/17 $ 3,079.50 1/1/16 4,821.00 - 1,741.50 * Incl. E-giving

MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK

1/16 MON. 8:45 AM Edward M. Wilkowski, Jr. 1/17 TUES. 8:45 AM Agnes Statuti 1/18 WED. 8:45 AM Vincent Cuoci 1/19 THURS. 8:45 AM Marie M. Parr 1/20 FRI. 8:45 AM John Pyeron

SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 2017 9:00 AM Deceased Members of the Monahan Family 4:00 PM Lucy Ricci 7:00 PM Pro Populo (For the People) SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2017 7:00 AM Rose Rush 9:00 AM Pro-Life 11:00 AM Joseph Sienkiewicz

Next weekend’s Second collection will

benefit CRS.

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St. John Bosco Parish 2017 Lenten Bible Study Oremus – Let Us Pray

The Oremus program teaches the essentials of an effective, fruitful prayer life. Over a course of eight weeks you will discover how God speaks to you, even in the smallest encounters. Following Catholic

Church Tradition and the saints’ wisdom, you will learn how to express yourself to God in prayer, and how to hear His voice. In Oremus you will:

Become aware of God’s presence in your life

Discover the simple yet profound steps of Catholic prayer

Learn how to respond to God and express yourself in prayer

Discover how to hear God’s voice in Scripture, in your heart, and in ordinary moments.

Learn how to overcome frustrations, distractions, and dryness in prayer.

See that desolation and consolation are a normal part of everyone’s walk with God.

Grow in your relationship with God and those around you.

Yes. I am interested in learning how to have a more fruitful prayer life through the Oremus study. Please sign me up for the session days/times checked here:

Tuesday Evenings 6:30 to 8:00 PM from Feb. 21 to April 11, 2017. or

Wednesday Mornings 9:30 to11:00 AM from Feb. 22 to April 12, 2017.

Name:____________________ Email: ___________

Telephone ________________ Cost: $ 25.00 (Please enclose check payable to S.J.B.)

Please return coupon to Parish Center Office or in any Collection Basket marked Attn: PREP Office

Location will be Parish Center Library.

Choose evening or morning session.

Tues., 2/21 to 4/11/17, 6:30 to 8 pm. Wed., 2/22 to 4/12/17, 9:30 to 11 am.

Cost: $ 25 incl. materials.

All men of the Parish are invited to a Birthday Celebration for

Father Kramer and Father Ronan on Thurs., Jan. 26 at 6:30 PM at the

Fountain Side Seafood & Grill (537 Easton Road, Horsham)

Dinner choices: Strip Steak, Veal Parmesan, Chicken Francaise or Grilled Salmon

****************************************** Yes. I will attend the birthday dinner!

Name:______________________________________

Phone: _____________________________________ Please include $ 43.00 payment.

Kindly RSVP no later than 1/22/17 Please make checks payable to John Sikina.

Thank you.

Puzzles are favorite pastimes of millions of people, young and old. So grab your friends or come with your family for this truly unique event. In honor of National Puzzle Day (who knew?), here comes the great Jigsaw Puzzle Competition where teams of four people will compete to build a puzzle the fastest. Each team will be given a puzzle to put together and the first team will get bragging rights. Prizes will be awarded to the top 3 teams. $ 5.00 per person.

Doors open at 1 pm on 1/29 in the Bosco Cafeteria. Competition starts at 1:30 pm. You will have 1½ hrs.

to work on the puzzle. Light snacks provided. Pre-registration necessary for planning purposes. Register your own team, or as individuals and we will put you on a team.

Please complete and drop off this form together with payment at the Parish Center or in any Collection basket. Registrations must be received by 1/23. YES. We will participate in the Great Jigsaw Puzzle Competition! Register 4 persons as a team. Or 1 to 3 persons. We’ll get your team-mates. Name(s):

Phone: ________________ Fee: $ 5 per person.

This event is open to all men in the parish and sponsored by the parish Holy Name Society, which invites men to a monthly Mass of society members to promote their spiritual growth and active practice of the faith. This event honors our priests and strengthens our own social/spiritual bonds.

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St. VINCENT de PAUL SJB’s Conference Volunteers

help local persons and families with financial and food needs. Call Parish SVdP Tel. 215-882-2707 to: request assistance, volunteer, or make a food/

cash gift to help others. Food Pantry at SJB needs regular replenishment.

Free Blood Pressure Screening at Saint John Bosco Sat./Sun., Jan.,

21/22 before and after Mass (except for 7 AM) in the Usher's Room. No

appointment necessary! Keep the Beat. Protect your life. Take charge of your

health & have your blood pressure taken!

BASKET BINGO Sun., Jan. 15

Saint John Bosco’s Mini Vinnie’s

(Youth of Saint Vincent de Paul Society)

Doors open at 1 PM. 1st Game starts at 2 PM

10 chances for you to win. Longaberger baskets or products

plus raffles, door prizes and more…!

$15 per ticket in advance/$20 at the door. Info.?? Call Mary Ann Tel. 215-882-2707

or Sandi Tel. 267-247-2525.

Longaberger and the other basket and collection names are the property of the Longaberger Company. This

fundraiser is not in any way connected with or sponsored by the

Longaberger Company.

Save The Date

The 2017 Men’s Spirituality Conference

MEN ON A MISSION

Sat., March 4 at St. Joseph's University

Hagan Arena 2450 N. 54th St., Phila., PA 19131

Featuring: Marcellino D’Ambrosio, Ph.D. - New York Times best- selling author, Catholic TV host Kevin Reilly - Former NFL Player for Philadelphia Eagles and cancer survivor Damon Clarke Owens - International speaker and evangelist, and founder & executive director of Joy To Be (joyTOB.org) Mark Forrest - acclaimed Irish tenor, whose melodic voice has filled concert halls including Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center and cathedrals worldwide.

Craft Like Crazy group will resume weekly Thurs. get-togethers 1/19/17 9:30 to 11:30 AM in Parish Center to craft, create, chat, teach’n learn, share and get inspired. Info. 215-718-7841.

We are looking for old or new thread

spools for a craft project. Please leave spools in a bag

(marked craft group) in the Ushers room. Thank You!!!

Queen of Angels Regional Catholic School

OPEN HOUSE Mon., Jan. 30, from 9 AM- 12 during

Catholic Schools Week. Come see all the wonderful things we have to offer for students in grades

PreK 3-8! New student registration will open on Tues., Feb.7 at 10am or 7pm. To RSVP or to

schedule a tour at a time convenient for you, contact Kim O'Doherty at 215-309-4028

or kodoherty@qoaschool.org to learn more!

A Night at the Races Sat., Jan. 28

Benefits St. David CYO Doors open 6:15 ~ First race at 7:00

Queen of Angels Upper School Gym Tickets $ 25 per person. Incl. buffet, beer, and

3 free horse wagers (tickets given at door) Reserve Tables for Groups.

Super Bowl block pool and

50/50,

Horse Wagers $ 2. (pick the horse that comes in first)

Sponsor a Horse $ 10. (1 in 10 chance of winning $ 50)

Sponsor a Race $ 25 (advertise your business)

Info. Contacts Pete Fayette, peterfayette@gmail.com Dave Dombrowski, DombrowskiFamily@msn.com

Ticket and Sponsor Forms QoA Option C or stdavidcyo.org

Special Invitation to Married Couples.

We invite all those celebrating a special Wedding Anniversary in 2017 to a special liturgy Sun., Feb. 12 at 9 AM Mass.

Please call Parish Center (215-672-7280) by Sun., Feb. 5

to submit your name if you are celebrating a significant year! That is 10, 15, 25, 30, 40 or 50 yrs. or more!!!

We look forward to rejoicing with you as we remember God’s love and mercy.

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Unique New Year’s Resolution! Memory Jars are a great way to preserve special events in your family’s life. Now, still at the beginning of new year

2017, grab an empty jar. Put a note inside the jar every time something memorable happens.

Add photos, ticket stubs, trinkets or treasures.

Open the jar next New Year’s Eve and relive the memories.

FAQ’s about Seminary It is a unique environment in which men who are thinking

about being priests are gathered together to learn and

discern more about their vocation.

This discernment takes place through study (there are aca-

demic classes) Daily Mass and prayer, service (apostolic/

volunteer work) and community life.

More: go to

www.heedthecall.org

Then to Resources... Then to FAQS.

FAQ’s about Priesthood

A Catholic Priest is a man who has been called by God to

serve the Church in the person of Christ the Head.

He is a man who loves God, the Church and the People he serves. He is a man rooted in

prayer, who joyfully and sacrificially lives his life for

others.

More: go to www.heedthecall.org

Then to Resources...

Then to FAQS.

FAQ’s about

Vocations

The word vocation comes from the Latin word “vocare”

which means “to call”.

Throughout history, God has called His people. As members

of God’s people, we believe He calls us too. God made us and He knows why He did so. God has a plan for our lives.

His plan is our vocation.

More: go to www.heedthecall.org

Then to Resources...

Then to FAQS.