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Epiphany of Our Lord Church - May 15, 2016 Pentecost

Epiphany Of Our Lord Church

Pentecost Sunday

May 15, 2016


Spring Bingo Sunrise Senior Living of Blue Bell is hosting a Spring Bingo on Thursday, May 19, at 5:30 p.m. Cost is $5 and includes food and beverages. Proceeds benefit the Alzheimer’s Foundation. Call (215) 619-2777 to reserve your spot.

Phil Martelli Golf Classic Join Phil Martelli, Head Coach of St. Joseph’s Men’s Basketball Team, for his annual Gold Tournament for Developmental Enterprises Corporation (DEC) on Mon-day, May 23, at the Philmont Country Club, Huntingdon Valley. DEC is a non-profit service that provides day pro-grams, community homes and supported living help to over 500 developmentally disabled adults in the county. To register, contact Jim Keating at (215) 646-5046 or Sally Mandes at [email protected].

Lansdale Catholic Hockey Club An informational meeting will be held Wednesday, May 25, 7 p.m. in room 106. There are teams for boys and girls from fourth to 12th grade. Children can learn to play starting in first grade. Experienced and beginning players are both welcome. For more information, visit www.LCicehockey.com or send an email to [email protected].

St. Padre Pio Festival

St. Bede the Venerable in Holland (Bucks County), is hosting a festival the weekend of June 25-26. Butera Travel is sponsoring a bus leaving from Holy Saviour, Norristown, for Sunday, June 26, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. The day will include Mass celebrated by Fr. Pio Mandato, Street Procession, Healing Service with Confes-sions and Application of Relics, Adoration of Blessed Sacrament in Padre Pio Chapel, food vendors, religious articles, and entertainment. Cost $28/person due before Saturday, May 21. Checks made payable to Butera Travel, c/o Anna Zappola, 606 Brandon Road, Norristown, PA 19403. For more information, call (610) 630-0617.

Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH) Irish Fesitval The annual AOH Irish Festival will be held at St. Michael’s Picnic Grove, Mont Clare, PA on the week-end of June 3-5. Musical entertainment will include a Ceile with Tom McHugh and the McGillians on Friday evening, Jamison and the Hooligans on Saturday, conclud-ing with Oliver McIlhone and McHugh and O’Neil Irish Thunder Pipes & Drums with the Coyle and Celtic Flame Schools of Irish Dance on Sunday. There will be vendors, food and good cheer. Cost: $7 on Friday, $10 on Saturday and Sunday or $20 for a weekend pass. Proceeds benefit AOH charities. For tickets or information, contact Mark Ryan at (610) 277-2738 or visit www.aohnd1.com.

Pentecost The Church was made manifest to the world on the day of Pentecost by the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. The gift of the Spirit ushers in a new era in the “dispensation of the mystery”—the age of the Church, during which Christ manifests, makes present, and com-municates his work of salvation through the liturgy of his Church, “until he comes” (1 Cor. 11:26). In this age of the Church Christ now lives and acts in and with his Church, in a new way appropriate to this new age. He acts through the sacraments in what the common Tradi-tion of the East and West calls “the sacramental econ-omy”; this is the communication (or “dispensation”) of the fruits of Christ’s Paschal mystery in the celebration of the Church’s “sacramental” liturgy (Cathechism of the Catholic Church, 1076).

Manna Sunday The Serve Our Neighbor (S.O.N.) committee will be collecting Manna bags after Mass this weekend as part of

the Archdiocese’s Manna Sunday Collection pro-gram. Parishioners are asked drop the manna bags off in the rear of the church or in the park-ing lot outside of the parish office before or af-

ter Mass this Saturday, May 14 and Sunday May 15. If you have any questions, call Bud Yanak, (215) 628-0839.

In-Pew Solicitation As we celebrate In-Pew Weekend, May 14-15, for the Catholic Charities Appeal, consider how you can help those most in need in the Greater Philadelphia Area. The Catholic Charities Appeal’s overall goal of $15 mil-lion is vital to the efforts of the human service programs in the five-county Philadelphia area. Contributing to our parish’s individual goal allows you to be an active part of the success of this year’s Appeal. Thank you to those who have already given. We ask those who have not yet given to reflect on those individuals who are the most hungry, ill, and vulnerable among us, and prayerfully con-sider how you can help give hope to others by support-ing the 2016 Catholic Charities Appeal. This year, CCA has a mobile app which can be downloaded from iTunes, Google Play or by texting CCA to #42828. For more information on the appeal, visit www.catholiccharitiesappeal.org.

Catholic Charities Appeal Update Archdiocesan Goal $ 15,000,000 EOL Goal: $ 95,031 As of 5/6/2016 $ 42,735 Percentage of goal 45% Number of Gifts 191

Thank you for your generosity to the appeal!


St. Anthony Pilgrimage Day Join with St. Maria Goretti, Hatfield, for a feast day pilgrimage to the Shrine of St. Anthony in Ellicott City, Maryland, on Saturday, June 11, de-parting at 8:30 a.m. and returning approximately 9 p.m. The day will include Mass, a chance for reconciliation, speakers, outdoor Stations of the Cross, Rosary in the grotto, live music and, for the chil-dren, pony rides and moon bounce. Cost $60/adult, $10 under age 17. Pre-registration and pre-payment are required. Bring picnic lunch and snacks or money to purchase lunch and dinner at the shrine. To register, visit www.stmariagoretti.net.

Life in the Spirit Seminar The Life in the Spirit Seminar has been designed to foster a renewed commitment to the Lord allowing par-ticipants to experience a fuller life in the Spirit. Topics include: Receiving God's Gift, the Baptism in the Holy Spirit, Growth, and Transformation. Meetings are held every Wednesday, May 18-June 15, 7:30-9 p.m., at St. Anthony of Padua, Ambler. Contact Sandra Wolf at (215) 628-2427 for more information or to register.

Summer Family Retreat Week

Join together with other families to form a Christ-centered community for the week including Mass, skits, presentations, group discussions, beach walks and other fun activities beginning Monday, June 29, through the end of August. Scheduled recreation and free time amounts to approx. 4-5 hours daily, with the beach just a half block away. Cost for the week: $210/person ages eight and over; $140/person ages two-seven; children under age two are free. Financial aid is available. Visit www.capemaymarianists.org or call Anthony Fucci, Director, at (609) 884-3829 for more information.

Retrouvaille Marriage Program Are you frustrated, hurt or angry with your spouse? Are you constantly fighting or do you simply shut down? Have you thought about separation or divorce? Retrouvaille may be the lifeline that you need! Retrouvaille is a way to rediscover and rekindle the loving relationship in your marriage. The next program will be held at Malvern Retreat House in the Family Life Center, Malvern, on the week-end of Aug. 12-14. For more information or to register, visit www.helpourmarriage.com.

Living Every Day with Passion and Purpose Come hear Catholic speaker Matthew Kelly on Saturday, Sept. 17, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at St. Alphonsus Parish, Maple Glen. This will be a life changing event! Matthew has a gift for simplifying our faith in relation to everyday life. This is a chance to be on fire for the faith; learn simple ways to become better spouses, parents, children and friends; to have better relationships and learn what brings true happiness. For more information or to register, visit Matthew’s website www.dynamiccatholic.com. Click on Events then on Get Tickets.

Religious Education Program Now Enrolling

Registration for the Religious Education Program (REP) 2016 – 2017 for grades 1 through 7 is open. Information, online registration form and costs can be found at http://epiphanyofourlord.com/rep/documents/. Volunteers needed for teachers (catechists) or aide for the year on Mondays from 6:30-8:30 p.m., from Sept.-May. Materials provided. Youth are encouraged to volun-teer as aides; service hours as acts of charity are provided. Your help is greatly needed and appreci-ated. For more information, call Stephanie Quigley, Coordi-nator of Religious Education, at (215) 367-5853 or email [email protected].

Retreat House Gift Certificates

Our parish has received two complimentary gift cer-tificates from Malvern Retreat House. These certificates, valued at $250 each, can be used to pay for any of the various men’s programs that Malvern Retreat House has to offer. If you have a sincere spiritual desire to make a retreat, or know someone who does, contact the parish office to receive the certificates, which will be distributed on a first come, first served basis.

Mount St. Joseph Academy Visitation Mount St. Joseph invites seventh grade girls to experi-ence life at the Mount during a morning visit. Half day shadow visits will continue through May. A parent may go online at www.msjacad.org to arrange a visit.

Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School Visitation Morning tours are open to sixth and seventh graders and their families and are conducted through May. Each student is asked to be accompanied by at least one par-ent or guardian. Space is limited for each event. Visit the website at www.gmahs.org for more information and to register.


THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT: POWER FROM ON HIGH From Teaching the Faith, Vol. 5, No. 5, Fellowship of Catholic Scholars

By Rev. Peter R. Pilsner

The Charismatic Gifts After Pentecost, the gift of the Holy Spirit remained with the Church. His presence and action in the Christian community in Corinth is described by Saint Paul. Paul notes that different members of that community have dif-ferent gifts from the Holy Spirit. In verses which for some reason the lectionary reading skips, Paul mentions healing, prophesy, tongues, and interpretation of tongues. Paul explains that, just as the head of a body organizes and coordinates the various other body parts, so Christ coordinates these gifts to the benefit of the Church. I would never deny that these special gifts – we call them the charismatic gifts – such as prophesy and tongues were present in the Church and can still be present today. But that being said, do not allow yourself to think that if you have never manifested such gifts (tongues, for example), then you do not have any gifts from the Holy Spirit. You most certainly do. When you were baptized, you received the Holy Spirit with his “sevenfold gift,” as was said in today’s sequence, and these seven gifts of the Holy Spirit were increased when you received confir-mation. Let’s look at them more closely. Christ bestowed the Holy Spirit upon you as a gift. As Saint Thomas Aquinas tells us, this is not a figure of speech. He is a true gift. He belongs to you. If I said, “I’m giving you this pen, and you are free to use it when I am not,” that would be a loan, not a gift. But the Holy Spirit is not occasionally “on loan” to us. Christ gave us the Spirit as a gift. Just as a gift is always there for us when we need it, so too is the Holy Spirit. We “possess” the Holy Spirit, not in the sense that we control or use him, but in the sense that he is always present to help us flourish, grow, and fulfill our part in the mystical body. In understanding how the Holy Spirit is present to us as a gift, we elaborate on the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. The Gifts of the Holy Spirit: Power from on High By Rev. Peter R. Pilsner May 15, 2016 Pentecost Readings: Acts 2.1-11; 1 Corinthians 12.3b-7, 12-13, or Romans 8.8-17; John 20.19-23 His Sevenfold Gift Do you know the seven gifts? When I was preparing for my confirmation, I had to memorize them: wisdom, understanding, knowledge, counsel, fortitude, piety, fear of the Lord. To be honest, at the time they were just words to me. I had no clear idea what they really meant. But that should not be how it is. The gifts of the Holy Spirit are not mere words. They are important and powerful blessings. Let me briefly describe them for you. At first glance, you might think that the gifts of the Holy Spirit give you special powers. But they are not your powers. Instead, they make you able to receive a higher power. One author compares them to the sails on a ship. The sails make the ship go, not because they have power, but because they can catch the power of the wind. Another author compares them to a radio receiver that can catch signals and change them into music or other sounds. So it is with the gifts of the Holy Spirit. The gifts make you able to catch or be moved by the work-ings and inspirations of the Holy Spirit. They make you attuned to him, so you can receive his power or truth. Let’s take them one by one, in reverse order from which I listed them, saving the highest one for last. First, there is fear of the Lord. Fear of the Lord does not mean being afraid of God, that he might punish or hurt you. It means that you love God so profoundly, and sense how horribly lost you would be without him, that you fear anything that could separate him from you, specifically, sin. For example, at twelve years old, Saint Dominic Savio wrote a rule for himself: death rather than sin. Moved by the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction, he knew he could not bear to be separated from God. Piety is a gift that transforms our relationship with God and others. We are uplifted by the Holy Spirit to love God, not just by our debt of gratitude to him for his blessings, but because we cling to him dearly as our good Father. Along with this, the Holy Spirit changes the way we see other people, so that we cherish them as our dear brothers and sisters.


THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT: POWER FROM ON HIGH (CONT’D)

The gift of fortitude allows us to act with a strength that surpasses human strength – the strength from God. It explains how Mother Angelica, a nun in Alabama, dared to take on a project so bold as to create an inter-national media network. It is the strength that allows martyrs to accept pain and death in a spirit of joy. Counsel helps us make good decisions about our spiritual journey. I am sure you have heard the phrase “What would Jesus do?” Without using the gift of counsel, a person could ponder and consider what Jesus would do. But with the gift of counsel, a person truly knows by intuition what Jesus would do, and thus what he himself should do, so he can act immediately with peace and confidence. By the gift of knowledge the Holy Spirit shows us the true value of the things we experience in this world. He reveals the emptiness of worldly possessions. But he also shows us how what many regard as repulsive – poverty, pain, or humiliation – can bring us spiritual growth, joy, and intimacy with God. The priest, religious sister, or brother, for example, acting with the gift of knowledge, will regard the loss of freedom or possessions as a clear, obvious choice, in view of the far greater blessings that lie ahead. Understanding helps our minds grasp spiritual truth. You might hear a sermon on mercy, for instance. You listen attentively and comprehend the idea. Then later, during prayer, you come back to it, and you grasp with a new, personal clarity how God has blessed you in spite of your sins, far beyond your deserving. This simple con-templation of mercy may hold you in joy and amazement for a period of time. It is as if the concept of mercy has given way to a direct experience of it. The Highest Gift of All Finally, there is the gift of wisdom, the highest of the gifts. We have a saying that two people in love can finish each other’s sentences. This suggests that when two people love each other, they know each other so well that each understands how the other person thinks and sees things. Wisdom is like knowing God so well, through love, that you can finish his sentences. By love, a person knows God so intimately that he sees the whole of crea-tion and salvation the way God sees it, and knows, as best as a human could ever know, what God would think and say. Here I can give only the briefest description of the gifts. But I hope you can see the truth of what I said at the beginning. Whatever gifts you might find under your Christmas tree, no gift could be as powerful, as joyful, as precious, or as perfectly suited to you as the gifts of the Holy Spirit. You have them. Christ himself breathed on you on the day of your baptism and gave them to you. All you need to do is nurture them. Raise your sails! Catch the wind that is the Spirit of God! Say the name of each gift, but go beyond the words. With appreciation for the way each gift can renew you, pray to be clothed with power from on high.

Fr. Peter R. Pilsner is the director of Spiritual Activities at Cardinal Spellman High School in the Bronx.

Prayer to the Holy Spirit

Come, Holy Spirit, fill my heart with Your holy gifts. Let my weakness be penetrated with Your strength this very day that I may fulfill all the duties of my state conscientiously, that I may do what is right and just.

Let my charity be such as to offend no one, and hurt no one's feelings; so generous as to pardon sincerely any wrong done to me.

Assist me, O Holy Spirit, in all my trials of life, enlighten me in my ignorance, advise me in my doubts, strengthen me in my weakness, help me in all my needs, protect me in temptations and console me in afflictions.

Graciously hear me, O Holy Spirit, and pour Your light into my heart, my soul, and my mind. Assist me to live a holy life and to grow in goodness and grace.

Amen.

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Our Sunday Offering 5/1 $ 15,599 Last Year’s Offering $ 12,042 Children’s Offering $ 17.80 Catholic Home Missions $ 1,479 Thank you for your continued support!

The Respect Life Roses For the week of May 15 are for

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Michael Peter Kropp The roses were placed on the Altar in front of

The Blessed Mother

May 8 All Deceased

Mothers

Adoration Chapel Votive Candles are Dedicated for:

From the Pastor: The Church celebrates the Solemnity of Pentecost on the “fiftieth” day at the end of the seven weeks following Passover (Easter in the Christian dispensation).

From the Children: Said the Hail Mary. Helped plant flowers. Fed my cats.

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Monday, May 16 8:30 a.m. – Kuntz & Ference Families

Tuesday, May 17 8:30 a.m. – Rita Haarmeyer

Wednesday, May 18 8:30 a.m. – Robert A. Glascott

Thursday, May 19 8:30 a.m. – Rose Feola

Friday, May 20 8:30 a.m. – Bob Hamilton

Saturday, May 21 8:30 a.m. – Gabriel Jon & Michael Peter Kropp

Pregnancy Hotline Pregnant and need help? Call the hotline at 610-626-4006, 24/7, for assistance with pro-life options, suppor-tive counseling and other resources.

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Thank You from Mom’s House “Thank you so much for your generous donation…. Your contribution makes it possible for us to continue to provide free daycare and support for low income, single parents that are pursuing their full time education…. We are also very excited to offer a summer program again this year to allow our clients to take summer classes or work to save money for school. In May we will celebrate the graduations of three of our clients…. Since Mom’s House does not receive any state or fed-eral funding, we depend on donations such as yours…. “ Sincerely, Wendy McKeon

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