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I p r a i s e y o u f o r I a m w o n d e r f u l l y m a d e .
T r u l y y o u h a v e f o r m e d m y i n m o s t b e i n g ;
y o u k n i t m e i n m y m o t h e r ' s w o m b .
I g i v e y o u t h a n k s t h a t I a m f e a r f u l l y , w o n d e r f u l l y
m a d e ~ P s a l m 1 3 9
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Parish Religious Education Director of Religious Education
Constance J. Boyer [email protected]
Coordinators of Religious Education Patricia & Joseph Petrauskas
Blessed Sacrament
Adoration of the Blessed Sacra-ment is held daily in the chapel.
(See times on page 4)
Reconciliation (Confession) Confessions are heard every Sat-urday from 4:00 - 4:45pm or any time by contacting the Parish Office.
Anointing of the Sick Please contact the Parish Office to make arrangements for anoint-ing and Communion for the sick and dying.
Baptism of Children
The Sacrament of Baptism is ad-ministered on the first and third Sunday of each month at 12:15p.m. Baptism Prep Classes for parents and godparents are held the 2nd of the month at 12:15 pm in the EHST Room.
Sacrament of Marriage Arrangements for the Sacrament of Marriage must be made at least six months before the wedding date. All couples must partici-pate in the Marriage Prep Pro-gram. Visits to Sick and Homebound Please contact Sister Jean Wicken-heiser, OSF at the Parish office to arrange a visit.
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) RCIA prepares adolescents and adults for Baptism and full com-munion in the Catholic Church. For more information, please con-tact Margaret Chovanes at 610-248-2171.
Religious Education (PREP) Religious instruction for elemen-tary school students takes place on Weds & Thu -Sept through May. Please contact Connie Boyer for more information.
New Parishioners : New parish-ioners are most welcome, and are encouraged to register online at www.stcolumbkill.org or call the Parish Office.
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Saint Columbkill Office 200 Indian Spring Rd. * Boyertown, PA 19512
Telephone: 610-367-2371 * Fax: 610-367-0242 Open daily 8:30a.m. — 5:30p.m. Pastor: Reverend Martin F. Kern
Weekend Assistant: Reverend Kevin Bobbin, Deacons:
James Kochu, [email protected] Joseph L. Paschall, [email protected]
Joseph Petrauskas: [email protected] Emeritus: Michael V. Woodall
Parish Staff Parish Visitor: Sister Jean Wickenheiser, OSF [email protected] Director of Music: Deborah Maskrey R.C.I.A. Coordinator: Margaret Chovanes [email protected] 610-248-2171 Director of Youth Ministry: Heather Shainline, [email protected] Volunteer Coordinator: Mary Snyder, [email protected] Chief Financial Officer/Campaign Coordinator: Gayle B. Fontaine ~ [email protected] Administrative Assistants: Lisa De Simone - [email protected] Mariane Fragment - [email protected] Mary Lou Heisler, [email protected] Joann Rivera, [email protected] Director of Pre-School: Adriana Segaline, [email protected]
Parish School: Saint Francis Academy Headmaster: Deacon Thomas J. Murphy
[email protected] 668 Pine Street, Bally, PA 19503
Telephone: 610-845-7364 * Fax: 610-845-2223
Sunday Mass Saturday evening: 5:00p.m. Sunday: 7:30, 9:00, 11:00a.m.
Daily Mass Monday to Friday: 9:00 a.m.
Holydays Vigil Mass the day before the Holyday. 7:00 p.m.
Masses on the Holyday of Obligation: 6:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Diocesan Victim Assistance Coordinator Wendy S. Krisak, MA, NCC, LPC
Direct Line: 800-791-9209 Safe Environment Coordinator Sister Meg Cole, SSJ, MS.LMFT
610-332-0442, ext 2019
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ANSWERED PRAYERS JAN – JUNE 2018
WE PRAISE & THANK THE LORD for the following answered prayers through the intercession of
St. Columbkill Wednesday evening Prayer Meeting and the Mass Prayer Team Ministry in 2018:
Daughter got permanent contract after being a long term substitute.
Two biposies came back negative.
Nephew's tumor has shrunk, no surgery necessary.
Finally slept through the night after not being able to sleep for almost a year.
Spinal surgery in neck area no longer needed.
Shoulder surgery not needed as tare no longer evident on second x-ray.
Moles on scalp disappeared, surgery not necessary
Kidney dialysis postponed due to recovering condition.
Abnormal cells on vocal cords not cancerous, only need therapy
Husband home from hospital after mental breakdown, doing well
Daughter's infection gone the day after praying with prayer team
Bone marrow match found for brother whose employer will continue his salary while being laid
up for almost a year.
Son in Military had screws and pins removed from body after vehicle accident, doing well.
Friends tests showed no further concerns, so surgery procedure can be done safely.
Mother-in-laws surgery for a new bladder was successful, doing well.
Successful hip replacement surgery, walking well with no pain.
Cousin's kidney stones disappeared, no longer in pain.
Nephew's heart surgery successful, recovering nicely.
Please feel free to come forward to the Prayer Teams after Mass. All requests are strictly confidential. You can also
write your prayer petitions in the Book of Intercession on the table in the Narthex. They are included in the Prayer
of The Faithful at all Masses and interceded for at the Wednesday 7:30 PM, Prayer Meeting in Quinn Hall
where all are welcome to come and join us! Please let the Prayer Teams know, or leave a note with Lisa at the
parish office, when your prayers are answered so together we can praise and thank the Lord! Thank you!
A R e f l e c t i o n f r o m D e a c o n J o e P e t r a u s k a s
What’s in a Name?
Do you remember your baptism? Of course not, unless you were baptized as an adult. We all remember
our birthday and rightfully so, for that is the day we celebrate the miracle of our birth. It
is the date in time that we received our name and that name is important. When we were
received into the church at our baptism, it is the first question asked by the priest or dea-
con. In today’s Gospel according to St. Luke, Elizabeth and Zechariah are asked the
same question, and the answer stunned their family, friends, and neighbors. His name
would be John. His name is interpreted as a heartfelt response by someone who has
something to give to one who has a need. And John would fulfill his mission to a hurting
world by announcing the Good News of the coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ.
By our baptism, we are called to do the same. Today, we may not remember our baptism day, but lets nev-
er forget our calling to share the Good News by our every thought, word, and deed. It is the message that
is most needed in our hurting world today, as it was for John, 2,000 years ago.
Happy Baptism Day! Deacon Joe
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Monday
June 25
Tuesday
June 26
Wednesday
June 27
Thursday
June 28
Friday
June 29
Saturday
June 30
Sunday
July 1
12pm OA Meeting 5:30pm ~ AA Group
9:30am Bible Study
9am Rosary (Patriotic)
7 pm Rosary
7:15pm Charismatic Prayer Group
W e e k l y P a r i s h C a l e n d a r
MONDAY, JUNE 25: TWELFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
9:00 AM James Aston by John Jack Aston
TUESDAY, JUNE 26: TWELFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
9:00 AM Jack Applegate Sr. by Tina & Buddy Frederick
WED. NESDAY, JUNE 27: TWELFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
9:00 AM Pat Cross by Tina & John Hartman
THURSDAY, JUNE 28: ST. IRENAEUS
9:00 AM Heather Pater by the Tamasitis Family
FRIDAY, JUNE 29: STS. PETER AND PAUL
9:00 AM Chuck Vile by Tina & John Hartman
SATURDAY, JUNE 30: TWELFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
5:00 PM Living & Deceased of St. Columbkill & Albert Sorti by Gene & Nikki Rinehimer
SUNDAY, JULY 1: THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
7:30 AM Claire DiCriscio by the Payne Family
9:00 AM Henry Droege by Pat Boyer & Family
11:00 AM Those Enrolled in the Iona Memorial Fund & Wynn Henry Hreniuk by Jackie Ruby
CELEBRANT SCHEDULE FOR
June 30th and July 1st
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday ~ 5:00 PM Fr. Joseph Livera, O. Carm.
Sunday ~ 7:30 AM Fr. Joseph Livera, O.Carm.
9:00 AM Fr. Joseph Livera, O.Carm.
11:00 AM Fr. Joseph Livera, O.Carm.
E u c h a r i s t i c C e l e b r a t i o n
Hours of Adoration in our Holy Family Chapel
Mondays 10 :00 a.m. to Midnight Tuesdays Midnight to Midnight Wednesdays Midnight to Midnight Thursdays Midnight to Midnight Fridays Midnight to 6:00 p.m.
P r a y f o r O u r P r i e s t s E x t e n d e d A d o r a t i o n
Church Memorials-Week of June 24, 2018
The Sanctuary Candle will burn In Loving Memory of James Aston
The Bread and Wine are offered Happy Remembrance of the 63rd Birthday of
Susan Kochu, Love Dcn. Jim
The Flowers are offered In Loving Memory of Anna, William F. and William J. Welsh by Peggy Welsh
"The priesthood is the love of the heart of Jesus" `
CureD'Ars
M a s s I n t e n t i o n s
Monday June 25 - Rev. Msgr. David Morrison Tuesday June 26 - Rev. Joseph Muller Wednesday June 27 - Rev. Michael Mullins Thursday June 28 - Rev. Elias Munyaneza Friday June 29 - His Holiness Pope Francis Saturday June 30 - Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Saturday July 1 - Bishop Alfred Schlert
Wis 1:13-15; 2:23-24; Ps 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11, 12, 13; 2 Cor
8:7, 9, 13-15; Mk 5:21-43 or 5:21-24, 35b-43
R e a d i n g s f o r S u n d a y J u l y 1 s t
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P e n n y P l e d g e
Our Penny Pledge total to date is
$13,516.95!!
CONGRATULATIONS and thank you for
your help in making this milestone a reality.
Please continue to bring in your pennies
and deposit them into the coin container in the narthex for the remaining months of our campaign. Every penny counts!!
We wish to thank you for your consistent giving!
Facilities Faith Lift I
Thank you for your continued sup-
port of our Facilities Faith
Lift I Campaign.
Your support and prayers have
been and continue to be vitally im-
portant to the success of our three
year campaign, now nearing the
end on June 30 th!
Facilities Faith Lift Prayer
Thank you Father, for every blessing
comes from you. You gifted us with time,
talent and treasure. Teach us to give
time first to You. Teach us how to pray.
You bestowed on us unique talents. By
unifying our gifts, You connect us as one
body. Teach us how to serve. Time and
talent together create our treasures.
Teach us how to glorify You with every
breath of our lives. AMEN!
S t e w a r d s h i p
Thank you for your generous support!
Facilities Faith Lift II Capital Campaign
Last weekend was our Commitment
Weekend, and we hope that you had the
opportunity to return your commitment card
and celebrate with us in Quinn Hall after
Mass. We thank all those families who joined
us in thanksgiving of your support and
commitment to our new Facilities Faith Lift II
Campaign!
If you have not received a campaign packet
or commitment card, please contact us at the
Parish Office at 610-367-2371 and we will be
glad to mail one to your family.
The pledge payments for Facilities Faith Lift
II will begin July 1st. The bulletin insert in
this week’s bulletin explains how you may
give. We are always available to answer any
questions concerning this new campaign.
Please remember to pray for your spiritually
adopted families. In this way we may join
together, pray for one another and ask for
God’s blessing on each other. We have
additional Spiritual Adoption cards available
in the Parish Office for those who did not
receive one at Mass on the weekend of June
9-10. Please stop by to pick one up at your
convenience.
WEEKLY COLLECTION
Fiscal Year: July 2017 to June 2018
Weekend of June 16-17 2018
Weekly Offering Necessary to meet Budget $13,800.00
Actual Weekly Offering* $12,935.00
-$865.00 Net Weekly Shortage
YTD Budgeted Offering $703,800.00
YTD Actual Offering Income $656,855.72
YTD Shortage -$46,944.28
Growing Our Faith End-of-Year Donations $29,176.45
Net YTD Deficit -$17,767.83
* Includes Online Sunday Collections of $4296.00
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Pre-School Registration is now open for the
2018 - 2019 school year.
This school year marks the 35th year that St.
Columbkill Preschool has offered quality education
to children in Boyertown, PA and surrounding area.
Our program provides learning experiences that are
age and developmentally appropriate. There are ap-
proximately 50 children enrolled in the 3 and 4-year-
old classes, which run from Labor Day week until the
end of May.
The preschool curriculum encompasses the social,
emotional, physical and spiritual development of
each child, while following the Pennsylvania Early
Learning Standards. Our program also includes
monthly physical education classes led by YMCA
instructors. Visit our Preschool web page for more
Information at:
http://stcolumbkill.org/preschool.
You can also register your child (children) online and
pay your $35 per child, non-refundable registration
fee.
For more information contact our Director,
Adriana Segaline at: [email protected] or
call the parish office and leave her a message.
Y O U T H G R O U P ( 7 T H - 1 2 T H G R A D E S ) - H E A T H E R S H A I N L I N E
P R E - S C H O O L - A D R I A N A S E G A L I N E p r e s c h o o l @ s t c o l u m b k i l l . o r g
Mission Trip Update Thank you to June Kelly, Joe Repko, Marlee Snyder, Gina DiSantis and John White for chaperoning this trip! An even bigger thank you to our teens… you showed us how excited you are to do God’s work and we are so proud of you!
Thank you! I wanted to say yet another thank you to our parish. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all of your monetary donations, material donations and most of all your prayers for our second mission trip we have partici-pated in. Also, a big thank you to all of our parishioners who sponsored teens going to Steubenville and helped physically get us there with transportation. Without your support, we could not give these opportunities to our youth. I am blessed to be a part of such a giving parish. Our teens are more involved than ever. They are our fu-ture and I am happy to say I am looking forward to see-ing what our future teens will do! -Heather Shainline
Steubenville Update We have 24 students attending and 6 chaperones. The dates are July 13th to July 15th. Thank you to Christie Edling, Sarah and Brandon Sullivan and Deacon Joe and Patty Petrauskas for helping chaperone this year! Please pray for our teens as they embark on an amazing journey with Christ! We are looking for some sponsors to help with the costs of some teens who may not be able to afford the entire cost of the registration fee. If you are interested in sponsoring a teen, please call Heather Shainline or email her at [email protected].
Send off Masses: Every year before our summer trips, we have a send off Mass to prepare our teens and chaperone for the journey they are about to experience. We welcome ALL families and friends of our teens to attend as well as all of our pa-rishioners! Steubenville - July 8th at 11:00am Mass
Summer Activities As we start off our summer, there will be some youth group events over the summer. Please check your emails regularly. Heather will try to plan a few events, however if attendance is low, some of these activities may be can-celled. Some possible activities include: s’mores and scrip-ture, mini-golf, hiking, movie night… please let Heather know what you want to do!
Teen Adoration In our Holy Family Chapel Ignite Adoration Hour.” 1For all teens
grades 7 thru grades 12. You now have a
great opportunity, weekly on Fridays from 5
p.m. to 6 p.m. to visit with Our Lord Jesus. Are
you having issues with
relationships; problems with
your grades; find yourself
arguing with your siblings or
parents; feeling
disconnected with your
peers; experiencing anxiety
about life in general? Stop
in and talk with Our Lord...remember He, too,
was a teenager and most likely experienced
all of these feelings. Stay for 10 minutes or
the entire hour. He is calling you by name
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S a i n t F r a n c i s A c a d e m y
Please Pray for the Recently Deceased who are relatives of parishioners:
Nancy Paschall mother of
Deacon Joseph Paschall
Attention CCHS Class of 1976
The annual Mass for the deceased members of
the CCHS Class of 1976 will be held at
8:00a.m. on Saturday, July 7th at St. Ignatius
Church in Sinking Spring. All classmates and
friends are invited.
a n d P r a y e r f u l B e s t W i s h e s t o R y a n S t o u d t
a n d M i c h e l l e C a r e y w h o w e r e m a d e o n e i n t h e
S a c r a m e n t o f H o l y M a t r i m o n y o n S a t u r d a y J u n e 9 , 2 0 1 8
a t a N u p t i a l M a s s c e l e b r a t e d b y F r . M a r t y K e r n
Congratulations to those students who earned honors
in the third trimester:
First Honors: Gr. 8 - Monica Guerin
Second Honors: Gr. 8 - Liam Gundersen,
Autumn Kline, Charlotte LaMagna, Theresa
Patterson, Maureen Ryan
Gr. 7 - Helene Freedman, Gianna Graczyk, Lucas
Kienle
Honorable Mention: Gr. 8 -Anthony Adamkovic,
Marlena Agricoli, Dawson Haas-Whalen, Makayla
Jones, Annika Snyder, Benjamin Waltenbaugh
Gr. 7 - Alayna Bialek, Giovanni Cavaliere, Avianna
Conklin, Peyton Heffner, Robert Hollis, Olivia Kauff-
man, Faith Kriebel, Thomas Nguyen, Shawn O’Boyle.
Registration for the 2018-19 school year is taking place NOW!
PK 4-yr-old program
FULL DAY Kindergarten
Grades 1-8
Any questions, please call the school 610-845-7364.
Keep saving those Box Tops and Redner’s tapes.
When sending in the Redners cash register tapes, please send
in the entire tape. Redners will not accept tapes with any
portion cut off. Thank you. The proceeds help with Home &
School projects.
M i s s i o n a r y i n o u r M i d s t
Next weekend, a Carmelite Friar will be with us at all Masses to tell us about Carmelite missionary work. The Carmelites respond to the call to love one another through prayer and action by establishing ministries where there is the greatest need. They create humanitarian programs to relieve the suffering of the poor, minister to those in hospitals and prisons, provide education, and conduct spiritual and religious formation in almost 40 countries on five continents. Your generosity in the second collection next week to support the Carmelite Friars’ missionary work will be greatly appreciated.
BASKET PARTY SAVE THE DATE:
OCTOBER 26, 2018
Time flies and before you know it, the 20th annual basket party will be here. It’s About Time! No really, that’s the theme: “ I t ’ s A b o u t T i m e ! ” This save the date gives you ample time to plan for a fun evening and to plan for the creation of your basket donation as well.
The basket party committee would love to hear
from you as soon as possible if you have any
unique donation which could be used as one of
our major raffle prizes this year. Artwork? Tickets
to a sporting event? Vacation getaway?
With your help, we can make this the best basket
party yet!
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P a r i s h N e w s a n d I n f o r m a t i o n
OUR SENIOR GROUP
NEXT SENIOR GROUP MONTHLY
MEETING :
July 12, 2018
In Quinn Hall at 1 PM
NEXT TRIP:
1. Monday, July 9, 2018—Caesar’s
Casino in Atlantic City
“Tribute to Latin Casino” Rebate of $20/slots &
show tix. Cost is $43 members and $48 for guests.
For information about trips or to sign up
Contact Peg Bryan at 610 754-7516 or email at
Call Don Gilbert for info on joining!
610-369-5950
THE KNIGHT’S CORNER From our St. Columbkill
Knights of Columbus Council
All men...please pray about joining the Knights of
Columbus whose mission is to help all of God’s
children, young and old, who are in need.
If you'd like to learn more about the Knights of
Columbus please visit their website at:
http://kofc16544.org
M i n i s t r i e s & N e i g h b o r h o o d
ALTAR SERVERS: Starting in 5th grade and continu-
ing through 12th grade, our students minister at the
Altar each weekend. This is an important experience
for a Catholic student and a service to our parish. Al-
tar server training is held in the fall. Coordinated by
Theodore Kochen and Matthew Howald...Contact Par-
ish Secretary to schedule: Lisa De Simone at 610-367-
2371 mailto: [email protected]
LAY MINISTERS (Greeters, Lectors, Eucharistic
Ministers and Altar Servers) The next Ministry Sched-
ule will begin the weekend of July 14/15 and run
through Sunday, December 23. However, we will run
an interim schedule from July 14 through September
30 during our training of new altar servers, who will
then be added to our new schedule. Please submit any
unavailable dates (July 14 through Dec. 23, 2018) to
Lisa DeSimone at
[email protected], or drop a note in the collec-
tion basket, or call the church office at 610-367-2371
no later than Tuesday, July 3, 2018.
LEGION OF MARY NEWS: The PILGRIM STATUE OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA will again be offered to parishioners of St. Columbkill as well as MBS starting on May 13, 2018 with weekly sign-ups available for three months. Sepa-rate sign-up sheets will be maintained with the St.
Columbkill clip-board located in the church office and the MBS clip-board available on the table at the back of the church. Please select your week now and also consider if your personal needs require Our Lady in your home on a date not shown. To schedule other dates Call Deacon Mike 484-336-9849 and we will assist you with your request.
Thank you for your generous support in
last week’s Peter’s Pence Collection! As a
parish we collected $1,692.00 Our contri-
butions will be combined with those from
our brothers and sisters around the world
to help Pope Francis provide essential relief
to people in need. If you missed the collec-
tion, it is not too late to give, visit
www.usccb.org/nationalcollections
and click on the “How to Give” link.
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F r o m t h e O f f i c e o f t h e B i s h o p
Red, White. & Blue Mass Tuesday, September 11, 2018
at 6:30 PM
Cathedral of Saint Catharine of Siena
18th and Turner Streets, Allentown PA
The Most Reverend Alfred A. Schlert,
Bishop of Allentown
invites all Police, Fire-fighters,
First Responders, Legal Professionals, Health Care Workers
& their families
as we celebrate A Mass of Thanksgiving Please wear your uniform Reception to follow in the Parish Activities Center
RSVP: [email protected]
Please Pray for the following Intentions:
For Our Family Members in the Military
Seaman Recruit Steve Hoffa SPC Jeremy Larson Jonathan Taylor Staff Sgt. Robert Preston 1st Lieutenant Dana DeMartino USN Petty Officer Joseph Scarberry, Jr. Lance Corporal David Vogler Sergeant Brian Weber Sergeant Jason Emerich Sergeant David O’Brien CDR Brian Blair Sergeant Steve Lafond USN Petty Officer Jennifer McBride Lt. Steve Rohe Sergeant Jesse Miele USN Petty Officer Stephanie McBride SPC Kyle Laskoskie 1st Lieutenant Eric Antonucci Lt. Andrew Moyer, USN Airman Josh Bartman Airman Morghan Poitras Staff Sergeant Joshua Taylor USMC USN Petty Officer Matthew R. Goldschmidt Senior Airman Corey Kelch 2nd Lieutenant Zachary Bregovi Lance Corporal Andrew J. Carpenter PV2 Somer Leanne Guhl -1st Calvary Division PV2 Ray Fazio SFC Ommannan Gonzalez LTJG Daniel Patti, USN 1st LT Joseph Patti, USA PV2 Cole Keenan SPC Ryan Peck
Lord, hold our troops in Your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts that they per-form for us in our time of need. I ask this in the
name of Jesus, our Lord & Savior. Amen.
Bella Sera - Save the Date! A night of song, dance and celebration will be held on
Saturday, October 13. 2018 At St. Ignatius Church
Tickets will go on sale August 5, 2018
Limited seating, must be 21 years old.
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Par ish News and Updates
WIDOW AND WIDOWERS GRIEF SUPPORT Our “REACH OUT” schedule will be predicated on a show of interest. The next meeting will be scheduled as needed. For those that have lost a loved one, the challenges are great. We ask all to pray for the families who have lost a loved-one as they adapt to life after loss. Individual sessions are also available. For more information and for anyone who has suffered a loss of any one close to them, please call Dn. Mike Boyle at 484-336-9849.
HOW DO WE HEAR CHRIST’S CALL FOR US? One thing to understand is there is never an age limit to when or how often we are called by Christ. If you are interested in pursuing this through a spiritual direction process call Kevin Martin, S.F.O., M.S. at: 610-310-7077. All of us are at-tempting to discover God’s plan for us in this world ...Give Kevin a call and begin the journey of discovery!
BISHOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL: Many thanks to those who have made a pledge to the Bishop’s Annual Appeal. Making a six-month pledge to the Appeal allows you to maximize the amount that you may give by making monthly payments. For example, a $120 gift to the Appeal may be setup with six $20 installments. Remember, every gift counts, no matter how small. Your generosity funds the annual budget for 6 important Diocesan ministries in our area. You can make your gift online at FaithHopeCharityGives.org.
FLOCKNOTE: If you would like to be notified by TEXT or EMAIL of important parish news, holy day re-
minders, important messages from our pastor, and special events being held at St. Columbkill this is for you. Join as many groups as you are involved with! Go to our website on the Home Page to register: www.stcolumbkill.org.
THE HUMAN CONCERNS MINISTRY thanks all who participated in their donations for Father’s Day
Mass Petitions offered for living and deceased fathers. We are proud to announce the total of $1,392 will be placed in the Iona Memorial Fund. Again, thank you to all!
S a i n t C o l u m b k i l l P a r i s h M i s s i o n S t a t e m e n t
We are a Catholic community drawing people to follow Jesus and
His message of love.