Saint Joseph Church Mission Statement Motivated by our belief in Jesus Christ and bound together by our Roman Catholic

faith, we are a parish that seeks to respond to the Gospel invitation by living as

God's people. Baptized into Christ Jesus, confirmed by the gift of the Holy Spirit,

and nourished by the Eucharist, we are a community that gives glory to God and

proclaims His message of love and salvation.

Parish StaffParish StaffParish StaffParish Staff Phone: 610-269-8294 Fax: 610-269-2487

www.stjoesdtown.org 460 Manor Avenue, Downingtown, PA 19335

Rev. Msgr. Joseph C. McLoone Pastor

Rev. Anthony T. Rossi Parochial Vicar

Rev. Matthew W. Guckin Resident

Deacon Jim Bogdan Permanent Deacon

Deacon Edward R. Schiappa Permanent Deacon

Mr. Ken Chrusch Director of Youth Ministry Ms. Karen Dawson Parish Services Director/ Adult Faith Formation Coordinator

Mrs. Roe DeRitis Parish Secretary

Mrs. Jo-Ann Funkhouser Bookkeeper

Mrs. Dodie Milano Receptionist

Ms. Julie Wiant Business Manager

Ms. Jeannine Zack Parish Secretary

SchoolSchoolSchoolSchool Phone: 610-269-8999 Fax: 610-269-2252

www.stjoeschooldtown.org

Sister Catherine Irene, I.H.M. Principal

Sister Diane Licordare, I.H.M. Vice Principal

Mrs. Julie Fitzgerald Secretary

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www.stjoeprepdtown.org

Mrs. Kathy Thomas Director of Religious Education

Mrs. Mary Ann Korpics Assistant to the D.R.E.

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Celebration of the Eucharist Saturday: 5:00 p.m. Vigil Sunday: 6:00 a.m., 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12 noon, 4:00 p.m.

Monday-Friday: 7:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m. Saturday: 8:00 a.m.

Holy Days of Obligation As Announced

Reconciliation

Saturday: 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Wednesdays: 6:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Anointing of the Sick Any sick or hospitalized parishioner who is in need of the Sacrament of the Sick should contact the Parish Office.

Perpetual Adoration of the

Blessed Sacrament Holy Family Chapel in the Holy Family Center.

Morning Prayer Monday—Friday at 6:30 a.m. in Church.

Devotions

The Holy Rosary: Recited before the 9:00 a.m. Mass daily.

Miraculous Medal Devotions: Every Tuesday after the 9 a.m. Mass.

Novena to Saint Joseph: Every Wednesday after the 9 a.m. Mass.

Litany to the Sacred Heart: First Friday of the month after the 9 a.m. Mass.

First Saturday Devotions: The First Saturday of each month at 8:30 a.m.

The Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

August 10, 2014

BAPTISMS Congratulations to the following child who was baptized Sunday, August 3.

Brielle Chayce Andrejko

Parents of babies to be baptized are asked to please register for Pre-Jordan, a baptism preparation program at Saint Joseph Parish, recommended by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Our next available session is Saturday, September 13 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Registration information can be found on our website or in the brochures in the Saint Katharine Drexel Room. For more information, contact

Karen Dawson at 610-269-8294 or KarenD@stjoesdtown.org.

MARRIAGE Congratulations to the following couples who were married during July.

Rita Ann Tepper and Jason Harvey Theresa Leszkowicz and Aaron Leberfinger

Lindsey Wright and Nathan Middleton Rachel Gale and Matthew Flanders

Couples planning to marry are asked to meet with their parish priest as soon as possible after their engagement and to enroll in a marriage-prep program (Pre-Cana) at least six months prior to the wedding. Our fall date is November 14 & 15. Flyers are in the Saint Katharine Drexel Room and the parish office. For more information, contact Karen Dawson at 610-269-8294 or KarenD@stjoesdtown.org.

…those who are sick: Alfredo, Paul Barnhouse, Anne Beebie, Teresa DeFeo Bellanca, Tony Bello, Mina Massimini Bender, Steve Berman, Patrick Bonani, Philomena Bruno, Nathaniel Burt, Allison Carcella, Thomas Carroll, Caroline Casenta, Judy DiFonzo Cazillo, Anita Conant, Mildred Connor, Baby Michael Corrigan, Jason Cozzone, John Cruice, Dominic D’Antonio, Pamela DeFazio, Eduardo DeLeon, Paul DiFonzo, Linton Dorfman, Tony G. Eby, Mary Ellen Edwards, Lillian Esposito, Lisa Esworthy, Gladys Felice, William Ferracone, Tom Fieweger, Faith Foley, Cathy Gold, Charles Gold, Grace Geiner, Mary Geschwindt, Phoebe Guyer, Katrina Hall, Cathie Harper, Nick Inman Amanda Jennings, Cameron Kiefer, Shirley Jessee Klunk, Kenny Klunk, Sr., Joseph Koval, Jr., Patricia Kundert, David Kurtz, Melissa Lane, Ann Lang, Merrel Long, Joseph Massaini, Nicholas Massari, The McBeth Family, Kathy McGroarty, Edward Melcher, Lynn Memola, Selim Miah, Xavier Miniaci, Sara Moylett, Mary O’Donnell, Bill Pashinski, Rudi Pascual, Florence Popadick, John Richards, Sue Rizzo, Deanna Roache, Don & Doreen Sadowski, Felix Santana, Christopher Sauk, Ann Schlanser, Margaret Schretzenmaier, Angela Scianammea, Charles Scott, Tinamarie Sgro, Margaret Shannon, Robert Sheddy, Melissa Shellenberger, Amy Grace Shorter, Laura Shorter, Angela Siuzdak, Bob Smith, Edward Smith, Jerry Smith, Sandy Smith, Sister Mary Stanislaus, Mary Sullivan, Hillary Taub, Agnes Timothy and Jackson Winner.

...those who are serving our country: Sgt. Steve Anderson, Andrew Bowser, Scott Bradley, Specialist Andrew Clauhs, Sarah Debarberie, Lt/Cpl. Shane Desiderio, Staff Sgt. Christopher Deutsch, Staff Sgt. Ian Deutsch, 1st Lt. Joseph DiBerardinis, Jennifer Dunn, 2nd. Lt. Mark Edwards, Spc. Sean Foreman, Danny Fuller, Jeffrey Fuller, 1st Lt. Matthew Glisson, Leslie Harkness, 1st Lt. Jonathan M. Harris, Brent Joshua Horrocks, LCPL. Steven Houser, Jacob Hudson, Zachary Kish, Christopher J. Korpics, Mark T. Korpics, Andy Landmesser, Major Paul D. Lang. PFC. Sgt. Christopher Madden, Spc. Nicholas Massari, Pvt. Francis Misantone, 2nd Lt. Ryan Misero, Lt. J.G. Brian Muka, Pvt. Ian Donoghue-Neider, Sgt. Bradley Panichelli, Alex Rozon, Vincent E. Short, III, John Stagliano, III, Ryan Strehl, Bryan Williams, Josh Woodward and Vincent Yarch.

PLEASE PRAY FOR: Please call the parish office (each month)

if you would like to add/remove someone’s name from these lists.

Today’s Readings Readings for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time can be found at #982A.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 9 5:00 PM Dr. Thomas J. Francella

SUNDAY, AUGUST 10 6:00 AM For the Parishioners 7:30 AM Deceased Members of the DaScanio Family 9:00 AM Emily Singleton 10:30 AM Juana Ponce 12:00 PM Conor Cupo 4:00 PM Dolores M. Travaglini

MONDAY, AUGUST 11 7:00 AM Mary Samsel 9:00 AM Colella Family

TUESDAY, AUGUST 12 7:00 AM Deceased Members of the Caporale Family 9:00 AM Erin Elizabeth Plummer

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13 7:00 AM Thomas Woodward 9:00 AM Millie Landis

THURSDAY, AUGUST 14 7:00 AM David Fenimore 9:00 AM Helen Johnson

SATURDAY, AUGUST 16 8:00 AM Lucia & Alberico D’Ipolito

ANNOUNCED MASSES NEXT WEEKEND

The Altar Flowers are in memory of Jerry Girafalco.

The Sanctuary Candle burns in memory of the Deceased Members of the

Colella Family.

The Chapel Sanctuary Candle burns in memory of Erin Elizabeth Plummer.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 16 5:00 PM Leonard Francella

SUNDAY, AUGUST 17 6:00 AM For the Parishioners 7:30 AM Jeanne Migdal 9:00 AM Emily Singleton 10:30 AM Mary B. Walker 12:00 PM Joseph & Irene Tworek 4:00 PM Edward A. Wehe

7:00 PM Vigil-Arlene Houle

FRIDAY, AUGUST 15 Assumption of the B.V.M.

7:00 AM 9:00 AM 12:05 PM 7:00 PM

August 10, 2014

Please see the following background of our new painting from the Artist - Adrian Martinez.

The Sacrifice of Abraham and Isaac is one of the darker stories in the Old Testament, the Visitation of Mary to her cousin Elizabeth is one of the most joyful. These two paintings like the stories they depict are greatly contrasting but not conflicting. Framed within individual 20’ alcoves these 9’x6’ paintings flank the high altar of the new Saint Joseph Church. Following the arched top of each work is a large, obscurely painted, wing forming a pair, right and left. Together they attempt to soar but are kept earthbound by the tragedy of the great crucifix above the high altar that physically separates, and spiritually connects them. In the left alcove, Abraham is about his terrible work, the two figures revealed in a momentary flash of lightning. This harshly lit instant of horror is to be resolved just as quickly. The ram in the shadows at Isaac’s feet is there to honor the covenant. Tragedy is at once averted and prefigured.

Abraham stands draped in a gleaming white alb linen garment symbolizing purity and the holiness of life. The glowing angel and gleaming Abraham both act at the very intersection of life and death. However, unlike Abraham depicted here in his unimaginable suffering, we know how this moment is about to be resolved. Isaac crouching down on one knee unaware that he is delivering the wood for his own pyre raises his right hand and turns his head. Not in defense or fear but in surprise. Isaac cannot yet imagine the terror awaiting him. His feet are bare symbolizing that he is on sacred ground. The deep red garment is the color of blood and traditionally associated with the sacrifice of early Christian martyrs.

The black void surrounding the two figures symbolize chaos and death, but in Renaissance and Baroque art a major black element, combined with white, like the dazzling white of the robed patriarch, is suggestive of humility and purity. In this painting black and white are used in both aspects.

Unlike the black void with its existential vacuum of despair used in the Abraham and Isaac painting, “The Visitation” takes place before an ancient wall in a relatively shallow space. Mary and Elizabeth stand like a tableau as if in a Medieval Mystery play. This painting depicts Mary, already with child, visiting her older cousin. Unknown to Mary the angel Gabriel had recently informed Elizabeth that she will give birth to John the Baptist. Subsequently, Elizabeth is the first to realize the true nature of Jesus and leans forward to embrace Mary saying “And why is it that the Mother of my Lord should come to me?” At this moment of high drama Jesus kicks in Mary’s womb and she comprehends the consequences of being the Mother of God. Not without anxiety Mary drops the irises picked along the path intending them as a gift for Elizabeth. By the time the flowers hit the ground she will have returned once again to the humble acceptance of God’s will she had struggled to achieve at the Annunciation.

Mary’s blue veil symbolizes heaven and heavenly love. Blue is the traditional color of the Virgin, while her white robe signifies innocence and purity. Both the lily and iris are associated with the Virgin, but where the lily signifies purity the iris or “sword lily” (the leaves are sword like) is an allusion to the passion of Christ and the sorrows of Mary.

Elizabeth’s brown veil signifies renunciation of the world and is the color associated with her son, the soon to be born, John the Baptist. During the Renaissance both Saint Joseph and Saint Peter have often been painted wearing yellow tunics and as such symbolize revealed truth. Grapes, a classical attribute of agriculture and consequently fertility, also signify the blood and sacrifice of Christ, both meanings, contrasting but not conflicting, are brought to bear in this painting.

Adrian Martinez

Downingtown, Pennsylvania

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Please Note! Our Parish Library is Getting a Make Over!

The parish library will be closed through September 1 (Labor Day)

while it gets a makeover with fresh paint and carpet!

Please Pardon the Parish Office Appearance! while we update our parish offices with fresh paint and

carpet during the week of August 18. *The Parish Office will remain open.*

Holy Day of Obligation Holy Day of Obligation Holy Day of Obligation Holy Day of Obligation Mass ScheduleMass ScheduleMass ScheduleMass Schedule

Thursday, August 14 7 PM Vigil

Friday, August 15 7:00 AM, 9:00 AM 12:05 PM, 7:00 PM

*The Parish Office will be Closed*

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PREP News

To Register for 2014-2015 visit www.stjoeprepdtown.org Contact the PREP Office for more information. Homeschool families - Please update your information with the PREP Office over the summer and let us know if you have children entering into Sacrament reception grades (2 & 6).

Wanted: You! PREP Co-Catechists needed for the days/times

are listed below. Say “yes” to the Holy Spirit to help our

class sizes stay small. Contact the PREP office for more info or to volunteer.

Mondays 5:00-6:15 p.m. Kindergarten (1) * Level 1 (3) * Level 2 (2)

Level 4 (2, maybe 4) * Level 5 (1) * Level 6 (2) Mondays 6:45-8:00 p.m.

Levels 1-4-6 (2 each) * Level 3 (1) Level 5 (1 adult, 1 teen)

Tuesdays 5:00-6:15 p.m. Kindergarten (2) * Levels 1-2-4 (1 each)

Level 3 (2) * Level 6 (4) Tuesdays 6:15-8:00 p.m.

Levels 1-2-3 (1 each)

Liturgy of the Word with Children The official start date is September 14 at the 9:00 a.m. Mass. Leaders and shepherds are still needed. Training will be provided on August 26 at 6:30 p.m. in the St John Neumann Room. Contact the PREP Office for more info.

RCIA Do you want to know more about the Catholic faith? Are you thinking of becoming Catholic? Are you a baptized Catholic who may want to receive Confirmation? Do you have children who may need to be caught up in faith formation and/or sacrament reception? Contact Kathy Thomas in the PREP Office for more information.

Summer Office Hours There is a slight schedule change at the parish office through August.

On Fridays only, the parish office closes at 4 p.m. If you have a Friday evening event, please make sure to pick up the key before that time.

The office hours will remain the same for Monday – Thursday (8 a.m.-9 p.m.), Saturday (9 a.m.-5 p.m.) and Sunday (9 a.m.-2 p.m.).

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Benefit Recital

August 16 Parishioner and cantor Theresa Forcellini will present a benefit recital of sacred and secular music on Saturday, August 16 from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the chapel. A free will offering will be accepted with all proceeds benefitting Good Works. Thank you!

Saint Joseph

School News! There are still openings in Saint Joseph School from Kindergarten through 8th Grade.

For more information,

please contact the school office at 610-269-8999.

Find out what the

St. Joseph Moms Group

is all about! Members of the St. Joe's Moms Group will be in the Saint John Neumann Room after all Masses the weekend of August 30 and 31. Please come find out more about us!

Our group meets every Tuesday morning (September through June) in the Parish Meeting Center behind the school from 9:30 to 11 a.m. The kids play and the moms chat. We also meet once a month at a member's home for a "Moms Night In." The group provides not only socialization for the kids and moms, but an opportunity for faith sharing. It is a great way to find your place in our large St. Joseph community and to build lifelong friendships with other Catholic moms.

Please stop by the Saint John Neumann Room after Mass. We look forward to meeting you and your children! If you can’t stop by but would like information, please contact Victoria Bako at v.d.bako@zoho.com

Saint Joseph Memorial

Society Masses

These Masses are offered on the first Sunday of each month at the 10:30 a.m. Mass. The Memorial Mass cards are large padded folders with a choice of three colors & pictures.

Names of those to be remembered at these Masses are printed in the bulletin the week prior to that month’s Mass. These Mass cards are $20.

Saint Joseph

Cemetery

Our parish cemetery is a beautiful, quiet spot located off Glenside Road in Downingtown.

We have many traditional burial plots available and we recently set a Columbarium (an above-ground monument with 48 niches) to hold cremains of loved ones.

If you are interested in purchasing a plot or a niche for the future for yourself or your loved ones, call the parish office

Children’s Liturgy of the Word Begins

Sunday, September 14 at the 9 a.m. mass

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED LOOKING FOR LEADERS, SHEPHERDS, and CANTORS. Volunteer time is 20 minutes once a month at Mass. Adults and Teens, guide 1st through 3rd graders through the Word and share reflections of the Gospel.

TRAINING PROVIDED August 17 at 9 a.m.

August 26 at 6:30 p.m.

TO GET STARTED

Please contact Kathy Thomas at KathyT@stjoesdtown.org or 610-873-8798.

Let the li�le children

come to me!

2014

Saint Joseph Lottery Winners

July 27 772 $150.00 Calendar Still Available July 28 752 $125.00 Calendar Still Available July 29 743 $125.00 Calendar Still Available July 30 629 $125.00 Marlene McCabe July 31 428 $125.00 Jo Ann Funkhouser August 1 847 $125.00 Calendar Still Available August 2 429 $125.00 Sharon Tatum

For more information or questions, please email StJoeLotteryCalendar@verizon.net

or call Joan Angiulo at 610-486-6552.

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Update Your information! Have you moved, been married recently, changed your phone number or email address, or made any other changes in your household? Please call the parish office or email roed@stjoesdtown.org to update your records.

Parish Registration Sunday, August 24, at 10 a.m.

Located in the Church, Saint John Neumann Room.

Family Potluck Dinner

and Prayer Your entire family is welcome to attend St.

Joseph’s monthly Family Potluck Dinner & Prayer Evening on Saturday, September 6 following the 5 p.m. Mass!

Celebrate Mass

Share a meal

Pray a decade of the rosary

On your way into Mass, bring your dish and serving utensil into the cafeteria (using the right-most doors along the front of the school). What Can You Bring? Crock pot or covered dish to share, large salad, rolls and butter, or desserts! We will have prayer cards and extra rosaries. For more information, contact Patty and Scott Millward at dakotamillward@verizon.net.

Thank you!

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Come join us for WWP Registration Day! September 6 & 7 after every Mass, St. John Neumann Room

If you have questions about how to register for our new course or just want more information about WWP, please make plans to stop by!

Every woman is welcome! Questions? Contact Laura White at 610-787-9100 or

laurawhitewwp@gmail.com www.walkingwithpurpose.com

Fall 2014 Adult Faith Formation Opportunities!

Learn, Live, Love

Six Weeks, Six Saints

Come learn about the six saints whose relics are sealed in our church’s altar. How are the lives of St. Patrick, St. Anthony, St. Peregrine, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, St. John Neumann, and St. Maria Goretti relevant to us today? What do they teach us about God? Why are they saints? And why and how should we imitate them? Please join us in the chapel on Monday evenings at 7 p.m. beginning September 22. Watch the bulletin for details about which saint will be presented on which date.

The Jewishness of Jesus Father Matt Guckin will make a presentation on the Jewishness of Jesus. Come join us on Monday, September 8, the Blessed Mother’s birthday.

7 p.m. in the chapel

Called and Gifted Join us as we discern our spiritual gifts, o u r p e r s o n a l c a l l f r o m G o d , and our personal vocation all for God’s Glory.

Facilitator: Deacon James E. Bogdan, MS

When: Five Thursdays: Sept. 18 – Oct. 23, 7–8:30 p.m.

Where: Parish Meeting Center, Room 2

Who: Catholics who want to live their faith more fully. Maybe you are in transition in your life. Maybe you are looking to help your children in their spiritual lives. Or maybe you are discerning how your giftedness can renew your life, help our parish, or change the world. Maybe...you are called and gifted!

This 5-session process will be followed by another 5-week session called "Discernment in Depth" in the winter/early spring.

Cost $30 ($17 for program materials; $13 for Pope Francis’ book The Joy of the Gospel.) Parish subsidies are available. Checks payable to Saint Joseph Church.

Register Contact Karen Dawson at karend@stjoesdtown.org.

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Capital Campaign Payments

If you are dropping Capital Campaign payments in the collection basket on Sundays, please make sure it is in an envelope clearly marked Capital Campaign. If you need a supply of envelopes, please call the parish office.

Children’s Envelopes Envelopes for our young stewards can be found in the Saint Katharine Drexel Room in Church and at the Parish Office. These envelopes are a great way to teach our young parishioners the meaning of Stewardship.

Poor Box & Children’s Collection

Sunday, July 27

Poor Box: $261.00 Children’s Envelopes: $5.25 August total to date: $266.25

The August collection is for Bridge of Hope.

Collection Totals Sunday, August 3

$68,747.37

Ordinary Income: $26,318.83 (610 envelopes)

Loose Cash: $2,560.04

Weekly EFT: $5,038.50 (185 participants)

Monthly EFT: $30,370.00 (317 participants)

Monthly Credit Card: $4,460.00 (47 participants)

Collection Total: $68,747.37

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Helping Other People Everyday (H.O.P.E.)

Rides require 48 hours notice.

HOPE provides rides to doctors’ appointments, the grocery store, the pharmacy, and other necessary errands.

For the week of 8/11, Please contact Janine Lill at 610-269-3055 or

Karen McManus at 610-269-6979. For the week of 8/18,

Please contact Kathy Roble at 610-873-2931 or Mary Sweeney at 610-269-0604.

To volunteer to drive, please contact Helen Lyons at 610-873-8041 or helenmlyons@yahoo.com.

August Mercy Hospice Schedule Group 3 - Mock Stroganoff

Group 4 - Chinese Chicken & Noodles

Please call Gail for more info at 610-269-9574.

Today’s Gospel reveals what miraculous things

can happen when one embraces a single-

minded faith in Jesus Christ. Peter gets out of a

wind-tossed boat when the Lord calls him. His

faith is tested by his obedience to Jesus who is

calling him out onto the water. In the midst of

the waves and the wind, Peter gets out of the

boat and walks toward Jesus. Good stewards

heed Christ’s call to them. Sometimes that call

directs them to take on seemingly impossible

challenges. This week, reflect on how the Lord

could be calling you out of the safety of your

own “boat” to take on the impossible.

AID FOR FRIENDS We are very much in need of meals for our neighbors receiving Aid For Friends dinners. Pick up pan packets in the St. Katharine Drexel room at church or next to the freezer in the Holy Family Center. Fill a pan with any meal that can be frozen and return meals to the freezer in the HFC where visitors will pick them up and deliver them. Call Debby O’Keefe for more information @ 610-269-8032.

Legion of Mary This group of men and women demonstrates and deepens their devotion to our Blessed Mother through prayer and service. Active members meet weekly for prayer and discussion of the work of the past week. They routinely visit hospitals and nursing homes, say the rosary with groups of homebound parishioners, and stand ready to assist the pastor when needed. Auxiliary members support the work of active members by praying the rosary and legion prayers daily. Contact Mimma Patrono at 610-384-7933 for more information.

Joseph's People

This non-profit organization is dedicated to offering support, guidance, and job counseling services to people of all faiths who are unemployed or seek full-time employment. Volunteers offer encouragement, spiritual support, and individual expertise as applicable. They help organize and run meetings and events, and secure occasional speakers. Contact Cheryl Spaulding at 610-304-4010 for more information.

St.JosephYouthMinistryNewsPope Francis listed his Top 10 tips for bringing greater joy to one’s life in an interview published in part in the Argentine weekly “Viva” July 27, - Here is an abbreviated and edited version:

1. “Live and let live.” 2. “Be giving of yourself to others.” “If you withdraw into

yourself, you run the risk of becoming egocentric. And stagnant water becomes putrid.”

3. “Proceed calmly” in life. 4. “A healthy sense of leisure.” 5. “Sunday is for family.” 6. “We need to be creative with young people. If they have

no opportunities they will get into drugs” and be more vulnerable to suicide, he said. “It’s not enough to give them food,” he said. “Dignity is given to you when you can bring food home” from one’s own labor.

7. Respect and take care of nature. 8. Stop being negative. “Needing to talk badly about others

indicates low self-esteem. That means, ‘I feel so low that instead of picking myself up I have to cut others down,’” the pope said. “Letting go of negative things quickly is healthy.”

9. Don’t proselytize; respect others’ beliefs. “We can inspire others through witness so that one grows together in communicating. But the worst thing of all is religious proselytism, which paralyzes: ‘I am talking with you in order to persuade you,’ No. Each person dialogues, starting with his and her own identity. The church grows by attraction, not proselytizing,” the pope said.

10. Work for peace. “We are living in a time of many wars,” he said, and “the call for peace must be shouted. Peace sometimes gives the impression of being quiet, but it is never quiet, peace is always proactive” and dynamic.

JP2CREW Tuesday, August 12-Last Tuesday High School youth gathering from 7 – 9:30 p.m. YDisciple will begin forming thereafter.

JAM Weekly Youth Nights will begin Tuesday, September 16 from 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. in the Parish Meeting Center. All 7th - 8th graders are welcome anytime.

Grades 7-12 Back to School Backyard BBQ will take place Saturday, September 6 from 6 - 9 p.m.

All Ages! Train Trip to Philly-Friday, August 15 for the Feast of the Assumption. We will meet at the Downingtown Train Station at 10 a.m. Please RSVP by Sunday August 10.

Holocaust Museum & Franciscan Monastery Washington D.C. tour Saturday, October 11. Stay tuned for more information.

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The Next King’s Men meeting will take place on Thursday, August 14 at 8 p.m. in the Parish Meeting Center. Come and meet other Catholic men (18 & older) and enjoy authentic fellowship, engage in learning and lively spiritual discussion and be challenged to live a more integrated and full Christian life! Contact Bill Reagan at B_reagan@rocketmail.com.

Charismatic Prayer Group

*Prayer Group will NOT meet on Thursday, August 14.* Our charismatic prayer group meets on Thursdays at 7:30.

Please join us in the chapel as we deepen our prayer life, deepen our relationship with the Lord, and worship as a community.

PRIME TIMERS

Afternoon at the movies Wednesday, August 13 at 1:00 p.m.

Mysteries with Ellery Queen. He pauses towards the end, "Have you figured it out?" Different stars are in the movie. Free admission! Snacks are available at 25 cents each. Shown in the cool Parish Meeting Center. Come join us.

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Catholic Young Adults of Chester County exists to offer Catholics in their 20s and 30s

local social, spiritual, and service opportunities. Join us this Wednesday, August 13 as John Harden from Ascension Press speaks to us about the Sacrament of confession! For more info: check us out on Facebook, at www.cyacc.org, or request more info by emailing cyacc1@gmail.com.

Archdiocese of Philadelphia News

Quebec Jubilee Pilgrimage Tour Canadian & U.S. Shrines led by Bishop Daniel Thomas and Rev. Dennis Gill on September 10-17. Tour includes Jubilee Pontifical Mass at Notre Dame de Quebec, Walk through the only Holy Door in America, visit the Shrine of Divine Mercy, Shrine of North American Martyrs, Birthplace & Tomb of St. Kateri, St. Anne’s Basilica, St. Joseph Oratory and more! All inclusive cost of $2,265.00 with tips, travel insurance, most meals, hotels and bus! Call Marianne Murphy at Select International Tours & Cruises at 800-842-4842.

Save the Date! First Annual Abbey Faith & Music Fest:

A Catholic music festival of Christian rock in the Philadelphia area. Saturday, September 20 at Daylesford Abbey in Paoli. Headlining this daylong fest from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. will be Matt Maher with Audrey Assad, Kara Klein, Greg & Lizzy and Paging Samuel. The theme of this year's Fest is "Truth and Beauty" with internationally known keynote speaker Bill Donaghy, Executive Director of the Theology of the Body Institute. The day's events will include music, food, Holy Mass, Reconciliation, stations, and end with a candlelight Eucharistic Adoration. Contact Ken Chrusch at 610-269-8294 or kenc@stjoesdtown.org. Tickets available now online with special Youth and Young Adult group rates. Order now: TheAbbeyFest.com

Annual Choir Auditions-August 25-29 Adult Choir (grade 9 – adults)

Girls Choir (grades 4 – 12) Boy Choir (grades 4 – 8)

The Cathedral Basilica Choir (adults) These groups are the principal choirs for all the Cathedral parish and Archdiocesan Liturgies at the Cathedral. The choirs bring together over 100 singers from more than 45 parishes in the Archdiocese. This coming year promises to be exciting as we prepare for the World Meeting of Families and a possible Papal Visit from Pope Francis. Auditions do not require a prepared piece. For the Adults: Music reading is a must and sight reading skills are important. For the Boy and Girl Choir there are two levels: a prepatory choir of Boys and Girls, and separate Boy and Girl performing choirs. For more info visit http://www.cathedralphila.org/music/choirs-at-the-cathedral-basilica or call the Archdiocesan Office for Liturgical Music at 215-587-3696.

Bishop Shanahan News

Bishop Shanahan High School SAT/PSAT Programs Bishop Shanahan High School and Dr. Richard Fuller offers a comprehensive 35-hour training fall learning experience in a PSAT/SAT Program (with a student teacher ratio of 8:1 in math). For info call Dr. Fuller 610-275-9660. Classes begin September 8, 2014.

Endowment Fund Golf Outing September 16, 2014

Benefits BSHS Tuition Assistance For details & sponsorship opportunities visit our website:

www.shanahan.org

$10,000 CASH Raffle Drawing September 16, 2014 (Need not be present to win)

Benefits BSHS Tuition Assistance Only 200 tickets being sold at $100 per ticket

To purchase tickets contact Debora LaPorta 610-343-6238 or dlaporta@shanahan.org

College Fair Wednesday, September 24, 2014 from 7-9 p.m. Over 190 Colleges and Universities will be in attendance. As always, students from all the area high schools are invited to attend. Questions? Call Mrs. Marie L. Weyback at 610-343-6242.

Shanahan Sprint 5k Run, 1 Mile Walk, Kids Dash October 4, 2014

Benefits BSHS Tuition Assistance For registration & sponsorship opportunities visit our website www.shanahan.org or contact Debora LaPorta 610-343-6238.

Carmelite Spirituality Did you know that one of our newest canonized saints, St. John Paul II, was a professed Third Order Carmelite? Come find out about Carmelite spirituality as a lay person! A Lay Carmelite Community meets on the second Monday of the month in the "upper room" of the Parish Hall at Our Lady of the Assumption Parish in Strafford, PA, at 6:30 p.m. Next meeting date is August 11, 2014.

Teri’s Run & Twilight Walk 13th Annual Teri’s Run and Twilight Walk for Scleroderma

will be held on Friday, September 5. The evening’s events include:

6:30 p.m. – Kids Run, 7 p.m. – 5K Run & 1 Mile Walk, 8 p.m. – Awards Ceremony.

Chip-Timed Run and Walk on fast, flat, spectator-friendly course that starts on Green Street in Downingtown.

The run is dedicated to the memory of Teri Valocchi and all those who have lost their battle to Scleroderma.

Register Online at www.terisrun.org