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ST. COLUMBKILL PARISH 200 INDIAN SPRING RD., BOYERTOWN, PA 19512

PHONE: 610-367-2371 ~ FAX: 610-369-0242

WWW.STCOLUMBKILL.ORG ~ WWW.ALLENTOWNDIOCESE.ORG

238 ST. COLUMBKILL WWW.STCOLUMBKILL.ORG


Parish Religious Education Director of Religious Education

Constance J. Boyer [email protected]

Coordinators of Religious Education Patricia & Joseph Petrauskas

[email protected]

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 Pastoral Associate: 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 Principal - Administrator: Mr. Philip E. Repko

[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



Dear Friends,

For if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you?

Even sinners love those who love them.

This gospel and in particular this line reminds me of an incident which I often share that happened in my life

about thirty years ago. I was a student at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary and the Vocations Office for the Archdio-

cese of Philadelphia was located in the seminary. The secretary in the office was very friendly and I would often stop

in to see her and talk. She happened to have a candy dish in her office which was a magnet for seminarians who

would be passing. On a particular day when I was talking to her, a seminarian stopped in who was difficult, different

and not very good with hygiene. He foraged through the candy dish and I believe I stopped our conversation and

glared at him without saying anything. After he left, I was reprimanded by the secretary who said: Marty Kern, shame

on you. You know how to love and are loved. You should know better and extend yourself to someone who obviously

has not had the same experience. She was so right and I was forever reminded that if we have been blessed in any

way it is our obligation to share the blessings. I do not know what happened to that seminarian and the secretary has

gone on to the other side of life. I hope I respond better in situations that are not easy because of this life lesson in-

spired by the words of Sacred Scripture.

With love and prayers,

Fr. Marty

Preschool Director Position Open: Our Pre-

school program is now looking for a Director/

teacher for the four year old program at the start of

the 2019-2020 school year. Educational require-

ments include: Associates Degree from an accred-

ited college or university in Child Development,

Early Childhood Education or Elementary Educa-

tion; Bachelor’s Degree preferred. Please forward

your resume to Adriana Segaline at

[email protected] or call the church of-

fice at (610)367-2371 to inquire.

A L e t t e r f r o m o u r P a s t o r

Cakes and Pies!

Pellman Cakes Fundraiser!

If you enjoyed the samples at the Chili Cook-off, your

guests will really enjoy Pellman Cakes at your Easter

dinner! Delicious cheese cakes, peanut butter pies,

banana cakes…there’s just so many to choose

from…and no baking needed! You can place your or-

der NOW in the Parish Office! Order forms are avail-

able…just pick them up in the Parish Office, fill them

out and return them to the office. Don’t miss out on

this delicious opportunity. Orders due April 5th

Join us for a Mass in support of

those suffering from addiction.

All are invited.

St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church

3640 Schuylkill Road (Rt. 724)

Spring City, PA 19475

Saturday, March 16, 2019

11:00 AM

Celebrant

Rev. Charles R. O’Hara, Pastor

Healing blessing offered after Mass.

Addiction has touched far too many families

and taken far too many of our loved ones.

Join us that we may draw strength from one another

in the power of our faith.

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Philippians 4:13

mailto:[email protected]



Monday

February 25

Tuesday

February 26

Wednesday

February 27

Thursday

February 28

Friday

March 1

Saturday

March 2

Sunday

March 3

12pm OA Meeting

5:30pm AA Meeting

1pm Canasta

4pm PREP 6pm PREP

9:30am Bible Study 1pm Senior Group 4pm PREP 6PM PREP

5pm Ignite Adoration Hour

9am Rosary (Patriotic)

10am Children’s Rosary group 11am Knights mtg.

7:30am Mass 9:00am Mass (Hearing Impaired) 11am Mass

7 pm Rosary

7pm Men’s Prayer Meeting

7pm Emmauel ministry 7:15pm Charismatic Prayer Meeting

4pm Confessions 5pm Vigil Mass-

6pm PREP 7th grade

W e e k l y P a r i s h C a l e n d a r

MON. FEB. 25: SEVENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

9:00 AM Sister Vincent Borromeo, RGS by Monday Morning Counters TUES. FEB. 26: SEVENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

9:00 AM Anthony Coccia by Valerie & Steve Zegenski WEDS. FEB. 27: SEVENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

9:00 AM Wanda Konowal by Carl & Loretta Lawlor THURS. FEB. 28: SEVENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

9:00 AM Ann Ferraro by Fran Boshell FRI. MAR. 1: SEVENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

9:00AM Jane Holben by the Ramsey Family

SAT. MAR. 2 VIGIL, THE EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

5:00 PM Rose Ebner Kantz in celebration of her 90th birthday by her children

SUN. MAR. 3: THE EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

7:30 AM David Rooney by Joe & Ginny McCartin 9:00 AM Jay Moyer, by Bill & Penny O’Donnell 11:00 AM Those Enrolled in the Iona Memorial Fund

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

S p i r i t u a l A d o p t io n o f t h e U nb o r n Ch i ld

E x t e n d e d A d o r a t i o n

Church Memorials-Week of February 24, 2019

"The priesthood is the love of the heart of Jesus" `

M a s s I n t e n t i o n s

Monday February 25 - Father Richard O’Nyamwaro, A.J. Tuesday February 26 - Father Luigi Palmieri Wednesday February 27 - Father Marian Paskowicz Thursday February 28 - Father John Paul, M.S.C. Friday March 1 - His Holiness Pope Francis Saturday March 2 - Pope Emeritus Benedict Sunday March 3 - Bishop Alfred Schlert

1 Sm 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23; Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 8, 10, 12-13; 1

Cor 15:45-49; Lk 6:27-38

R e a d i n g s f o r S u n d a y , F e b r u a r y 2 4 t h

I am now the size of a small bean and although my mom is

having a few different food cravings, beans are not one of them.

My mom called the doctor today. I hope she will not be too

upset when she finds out about my presence because I am really

excited to be here. I have heard that a lot of other babies don’t

make it past this point in their development and that one of

three babies are aborted each day. “

Jesus, Mary and Joseph. I love you very much. I beg you to

spare the life of the unborn child that I have spiritually

adopted who is in danger of abortion.”

The Sanctuary Candle will burn

In Loving Memory of Vincenzo & Antonetta Volpi by their family

The Flowers on the altar are offered In loving memory of Joseph & Michael Nailon

by Joe & Judy Richardson



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

Facilities Faith Lift II

Capital Campaign

News

We wish to thank all of our parishioners for their

generous pledges thus far to the Facilities Faith Lift II campaign. We are

sincerely grateful for each and every

one.

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. We will continue to accept commitment cards at any time

during the three years of our new

campaign.

If you wish to use Parish Giving and need help setting up your pledge, please

contact them directly at 1-866-307-7140 or call the office and Lisa or Gayle

will be happy to assist you!

**Please note: If you are making a FFL II Pledge payment and still have a balance on your FFL I, we will first credit your payment to your FFL I

balance. Thank you.

Our Pennies to Bricks campaign is well underway!

Our new Lego structure is “under

construction” in the Narthex! We will enjoy watching our “brick foundation”

grow as these three years go by! Please remember to bring in your coins to the

next monthly Children’s Mass March 10th at 11am to receive your

brick and add to our structure.

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’d like to invite those who have fulfilled their Facilities Faith Lift I and/or II to be part of our Tree of Life in the Narthex. Depend-

ing on the level of pledge ful-filled, there are leaves, acorns, doves and stones. Please call Gayle Fontaine, chairperson at 610-367-2371 to memorialize your deceased loved ones or to honor your loved ones who are living.

April 28 - MSC Fest: Oktoberfest in April – Reading Crowne

Plaza, 2:00-6:00 pm. Hosted by and for the Missionary Sisters

of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Live Music and Dancing with the Josef Kroboth Band! Enjoy

an authentic German meal and the announcements of our

$10,000 raffle prize winner and our Mission Partner Awardees,

The Swann Family. Reservations $65 pp (under

18 $30) - To reserve your seats or support our cause, visit

www.mscreading.org ; call 610-929-2802;

or email [email protected] .

WEEKLY COLLECTION

Fiscal Year July 2018 to June 2019

Weekend of February 16-17 2019

Weekly Offering Necessary to meet Budget $12,900.00

Actual Weekly Offering* $14,493.00

Net Weekly Overage $1,593.00

YTD Budgeted Offering $438,600.00

YTD Actual Offering Income $450,559.00

YTD Overage $11,959.00

* Includes Online Sunday Collections of $5,006.00



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

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 Boyer-town, PA and surrounding area. Our program provides learning experiences that are age and developmentally appropri-ate. There are approximately 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 en-compasses the social, emo-tional, physical and spiritual development of each child, while following the Pennsyl-vania Early Learning Stan-dards. Our program also in-cludes monthly physical educa-tion classes led by YMCA in-structors. 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.

S u n d a y , F e b r u a r y 2 4 t h

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M o n d a y , M a r c h 4 t h

M o n t h l y A d o r a t i o n • 6 : 0 0 -

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T h e C h a p e l - A d o r a t i o n , s m a l l

g r o u p s & s n a c k s .

S u n d a y , M a r c h 1 0 t h

M o n t h l y M e e t i n g • 1 2 : 1 5 - 2 : 1 5 p m

D o w n s t a i r s H a l l - L u n c h w i l l b e p r o v i d e d .

M a r c h 2 2 n d - M a r c h 2 4 t h

W o n d e r R e t r e a t

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E l v e r s o n , P A . Y o u n g w o m e n ’ s r e t r e a t f o r 9 t h -

1 2 t h g r a d e g i r l s O N L Y . C o s t i s $ 1 4 5 / p e r s o n

a n d i n c l u d e s r o o m & b o a r d . I f y o u n e e d f i -

n a n c i a l a s s i s t a n c e p l e a s e s p e a k w i t h H e a t h e r

A S A P . S i g n - u p s c l o s e o n M a r c h 1 0 t h .

H o l y W e e k M i s s i o n 2 0 1 9

M o r e i n f o r m a t i o n f o r t h e 3 r d a n n u a l H o l y

W e e k M i s s i o n w i l l b e o u t s h o r t l y . T h i s y e a r ’ s

t h e m e i s “ R e c k l e s s ” a n d t h e d a t e s a r e A p r i l

1 7 t h - A p r i l 2 0 t h . P l e a s e g o t o t h e Y o u t h M i n -

i s t r y t a b o n o u r w e b s i t e t o s i g n u p !

S t e u b e n v i l l e 2 0 1 9

S i g n u p s a r e N O W O P E N ! P l e a s e s e n d y o u r

$ 5 0 . 0 0 d e p o s i t s i n o r p a y o n l i n e . T h i s t r i p i s

o p e n t o s t u d e n t s g o i n g i n t o 9 t h g r a d e a n d

2 0 1 9 g r a d u a t e s . T h e d a t e s f o r t h i s y e a r ’ s t r i p

a r e J u l y 1 2 t h - J u l y 1 4 t h , 2 0 1 9 . M a r k i t d o w n

i n y o u r c a l e n d a r s ! A n y q u e s t i o n s , p l e a s e l e t

H e a t h e r k n o w .

M i s s i o n T r i p 2 0 1 9 U p d a t e

P l e a s e m a k e s u r e t o c o m p l e t e a n d n o t a r i z e

y o u r f o r m s . T h e r e w i l l b e a “ m e e t a n d g r e e t ”

i c e c r e a m s o c i a l c o m i n g u p . S t a y t u n e d f o r

t h i s d a t e ! C h a p e r o n e s - H e a t h e r w i l l b e s e n d -

i n g a n e m a i l s o o n t o p l a n o u r f i r s t m e e t - u p .

S p o n s o r s

I f y o u w o u l d l i k e t o s p o n s o r a s t u d e n t o n o n e

o f o u r s u m m e r t r i p s , p l e a s e c o n t a c t H e a t h e r

a n d s h e c a n h e l p y o u o u t ! T h e r e a r e m a n y

t e e n s l o o k i n g f o r a s s i s t a n c e g o i n g o n t h e s e

t r i p s .

E M M A N U E L M U S I C M I N I S T R Y Do you play the flute, oboe, violin, cello, or other

instrument? WE NEED YOU! Stu-dent or Adult, EMMANUEL needs musicians to make a joyful noise on Sundays at 11:00 Mass. Please call Kathy at 610-741-4546.

E M M A N U E L M U S I C M I N I S T R Y



S a i n t F r a n c i s A c a d e m y

Last week, our 5th-8th grade students at SFA

were introduced to the Safe2Say Something Pro-

gram. It is a youth violence prevention program

run by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney Gen-

eral. The program teaches youth and adults how

to recognize warning signs and signals, especially

within social media, from individuals who may

be a threat to themselves or others and to “say

something” BEFORE it is too late. Instruction was given by

Mr. Alex Kramer and Mrs. Winnie Houk.

Registration is on-going for the 2019-2020 school year, PK 4

through Grade 8. Registration forms are available at the

school or on the school website. Call the school for a tour or

more information.

Designer Bag Bingo Sunday, March 3 in the school cafeteria.

Cost $25. Doors open at 11:30 and bingo starts at 1pm. Tick-

ets can be purchase through school.

D.A.R.E begins Friday, March 1st for the 5th grade class at St.

Francis Academy. The Bally Police will be presenting nine

week this drug resistance education program.

Kindergarten – Why St. Francis Academy? Enroll now.

Your child’s first years of school are crucial to forming a posi-

tive attitude towards learning. At St. Francis,

the full day program takes place in a loving and nurturing envi-

ronment. There is no greater gift to give your child than a

strong foundation of daily prayer and morals. Our teacher,

Mrs. Jackie Youse, is degreed and certified. Mrs. Kathleen

DiPietro is the full time classroom aide. Did you know your

parish school has the highest standardized test scores in the

Diocese? What about tuition? There are numerous grants

available to offset the cost. Visiting our website

(www.sfabally.org) is fine to gather information but there is

nothing better than visiting our school for a personal tour. You

can see for yourself the care and “family” atmosphere of each

classroom and activity. Open House is January 27 11:00-1:30

or call 610-845-7364 for a tour.

Plastic Cash

Sales through school are Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

Giant A+ program Every time you use your Giant card,

a percent of your purchase can be going to benefit our parish

school. To register your card go to giantfoodstores.com

Create an account here and register your card number under the

savings and rewards tab. Search for St. Francis Academy,

Bally.

Amazon Shoppers Your purchase can benefit our parish

school. Your first visit to smile.amazon.com will prompt you

to choose a charitable organization. Search the dropdown for

St. Francis Academy, Bally. 5% of your purchases will be

donated to St. Francis Academy.

Keep saving those Box Tops and Redner’s tapes. When send-

ing in the Redners cash register tapes,

please send in the entire tape. Redners will not accept tapes

with any portion cut off.

H u m a n C o n c e r n s M i n i s t r y

Please Pray for our Recently Deceased who are

Parishioners: Ken West, Anne Hiryak and Stella Dombrowski

Please Pray for our Recently Deceased who are Relatives of Parishioners:

Robert Joseph Radicioni, father of Ernie Radicioni Elaine Hegstetter, mother of Jill Dennin Anna Amato, sister of Albert DeStefano

Reaching out to our parishioners through

“A Special Connection”.

Members of the Human Concerns Commit-

tee are waiting to make “A Special Connec-

tion” with parishioners who are homebound

or would just welcome a friendly phone call or a written

card or note on a regular basis. If you would like to take

advantage of this ministry please call the parish office

and leave your name and phone number and someone

will contact you. Please feel free to share this informa-

tion with anyone you know who could benefit from the

ministry. If you would like to become part of this minis-

try, please contact Ginny Sherry at 484-802-3916.

Thank you.

SAVE THE DATE for VBS 2019

at St. Columbkill

Get ready to ROAR June 24-28!!

We will need adult volunteers who have all of

their clearances for this vacation bible school.

One requirement for adult clearances is attend-

ing a protecting God's Children class. There will

not be many convenient opportunities for this

class between now and June. I HIGHLY recommend

that if you would like to volunteer and need to

take this class you attend the one our parish is

hosting on Saturday, February 23rd.

If you have any questions about needed clear-

ances or attending the class, please call the

church office at 610-367-2371.

If you have any questions about VBS

please contact Megan Repko at 610-

310-5661 or

[email protected]



M i n i s t r i e s & N e i g h b o r h o o d

LAY MINISTERS: We are still in need of volunteers to

greet parishioners on several weekend Masses. Please contact

Li sa DeSimo ne a t 610 -367-2371 or emai l :

[email protected] to assist in this ministry of welcome.

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 MEET-

ING : March 14, 2019 ~ 1PM

For more information about trips or to sign

up contact Peg Bryan at 610 754-7516 or email at

[email protected]

Call Don Gilbert for info on joining! 610-369-5950

THE KNIGHT’S CORNER

Knights Breakfast/Knights in the Morning

Save the date … the next Knights Breakfast will be

March 3rd. Knights in the Morning will be March 2nd

at 11 AM in the Ehst Room. It’s a great way to find

out what is happening with our Council if you or

someone you know might be interested in joining.

Coffee, light refreshments and good conversation.

Baby Bottles for Life

Thanks again for your support!

If you'd like to learn more about the Knights of Columbus

please visit our website at: http://kofc16544.org

(Poor box located in the Narthex ~ helping those

in need in our local community)

Find out more about us:

http://www.svdpusa.org/Assistance-Services

ALL ARE WELCOME: We are excited to share that

we have started a Children’s Rosary prayer

group at our parish. This prayer group al-

lows participation of children of all ages,

although the target ages are from 4-

14. Younger children and siblings are en-

couraged to come as well. This is a unique

opportunity for the children of our parish to come to-

gether to pray. Adults are welcome and encouraged to

come to the Children’s Rosary. They are the special

“guardian angels” of this movement. Meetings will be

held the first Saturday of each month in the Chapel at

10:00 AM. No prior knowledge of the Rosary is needed

and rosaries and prayer books will be provided. Hope

you can join us. If you have questions please contact

Megan at (610) 310-5661 or

[email protected].

CHARISMATIC PRAYER MEETING

Come strengthen your faith on Wed. evenings 7:15 PM. We are

open to the gifts of the Holy Spirit, scripture, music, joyfully

praising the Lord. Scripture based teachings are given each

week to help us live our Catholic faith. Let us intercede for your

needs. For more info call Sue T. 610-367-4711 or email Don @

[email protected].

Canasta Card Club meets every third Tuesday at

1:00 P.M. in Quinn Hall. All are welcome!


http://kofc16544.org/




AOAR Jason Almond

USNSeaman 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 MA Second Class Petty Officer (SW) Matthew R. Gold-schmidt Senior Airman Corey Kelch Captain Zachary Bregovi Lance Corporal Andrew J. Carpenter PV2 Somer Leanne Guhl - 1st Calvary Division PV2 Ray Fazio SFC Ommannan Gonzalez LTJG Daniel Patti, USN CPT Joseph Patti, USA PV2 Cole Keenan SPC Ryan Peck Staff Sgt Anthony DeVito

Please Pray for the following Intentions: For Our Family Members in the Military

Lord, hold our troops in Your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their fami-lies for the selfless acts that they perform for us in

our time of need. I ask this in the name of Jesus, our Lord & Savior. Amen.

3rd Annual Nite At The Races-- Saturday, May 4th from 6 to

10PM: Join us for a night of great food, fun and music! Enjoy

a delicious buffet dinner, beer and wine while watching the

Kentucky Derby from 6 to 7PM. Then take part in the excite-

ment of 10 thoroughbred horse races via video broadcast and

place your bets on your pick for the winner! You could even

purchase a horse...if your horse wins, you win! Food, adult and

soft beverages will be provided throughout the night along with

music. Come and enjoy the fun! This is a 21-years of age and

older event.

Attic Treasures--Thursday, May 17th to Sunday, May 19th,

Quinn Hall: Come and explore the many treasures for sale at

this event. Who knows…you may find that one-of-a-kind item

you have always been looking for! There will also be some

tasty foods for sale as well as a plant sale. If YOU have some-

thing you feel is gently used or even new and you want to do-

nate, a list of acceptable items will be available in a few weeks

before the event. Mark your calendars!

3rd Annual St. Columbkill Golf Outing--Saturday, June 8th,

Twin Ponds Golf Course: This exciting day starts off with a

kick-off lunch including beer and soft beverages followed by a

1PM tee-off, 4-man scramble format along with skills contests.

Your day of golf will culminate with an Awards Dinner that

will include a sizzling steak dinner and prizes. Grab three

friends and sign up your team. Don’t have a team? That’s

okay…we can pair you up. Information and sign-ups will be

coming SOON!

On behalf of the Parish of Saint Columbkill, the Fundraising

Committee THANKS YOU for supporting all our Parish events

and making them successful!

U P C O M I N G F U N D R A I S E R S

Spring Sale Info: The Ladies Auxiliary for Holy Family Manor are happy to announce their

Annual Spring Sale!! Join us on April 14

th between 9:00 am -3:00 pm in the

Holy Family Manor lobby to purchase your Easter flowers, beautiful jewelry and Father Tony’s delicious handmade chocolate treats. Father Tony’s chocolate Easter Bunnies sell out every

year so be sure to stop by early! All proceeds will benefit our resident’s needs at Holy Family Manor. Thank you

and God Bless.

~SAVE THE DATE ~

The Boyertown Director's Big Band is holding a fund-raiser dance to support the Boyertown Sr. High March-ing Unit 's new equipment truck fund. Come out and enjoy a night of Big Band Music on Saturday March 9th starting at 7:00 p.m. Dance will be held at the

Boyertown Keystone Fire Company. $10.00 tickets are sold in advance or at the door. Contact Jayne at 610-

367-5178 for tickets.

The Fish Fry is Coming! : With the beginning of

Lent approaching it will soon be time again for the an-

nual Parish Life Fish Fry. The Fish Fry will be on Fri-

day, March 15th from 5:30-7 PM. Tickets will be on

sale in the Narthex soon.

Simple Suppers: The week following the Fish Fry we

will start our traditional Simple Suppers. This is a sim-

ple meatless meal that precedes Stations of the Cross.

Come any time between 6-7 PM and you can go to Sta-

tions of the Cross afterwards. Various groups within

the Parish will prepare a different Lenten meal each

week.

Easter Eggggspressions: Look for our display in the

Narthex with “eggs” that each have different intentions

and expressions of thanks to add to your Lenten

prayers. Kids can decorate the eggs.

Parish Life ~ Lenten Activities



Widow and Widowers Grief Support : The next “REACH OUT” will be at MBS’ Fr Schneider Hall at 1 PM on Feb-ruary 10th 2019. The following meeting will be on February 24th at the St Columbkill’s Conference RM at 1 PM. Being in the grip of winter, the temptation to get down at this difficult time for those who have lost a loved one is very great. The support of those who know cannot be overestimated. For more information and for anyone who has suffered a loss of any one close to them, please call Dn. Mike Boyle at 610-367-1602.

SPIRITUAL DIRECTION ~ A JOURNEY: We are all on a journey and life is about going on the journey, not the get-ting there. It is in the seeking, questioning, and dreaming in our inner knowledge that we will find the Devine and find what is holy. This is how we will discover a way. a truth, and a light. A proven way to continue this jour-ney is through spiritual direction. If interested in exploring this process please call Kevin Martin, O.F.S, M.S. at: 610-310- 7077 or Peg Choinski at 610-850-1869 or email Peg at [email protected]. All inquiries are confi-dential.

BISHOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL: Many thanks to those who have made a pledge to the Bishop’s Annual Appeal. Mak-

ing 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 reminders, im-portant 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. You may also stop receiving news at any time by signing in to your profile notifications and choosing ‘leave group’.

RCIA or the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults It is not too late to join RCIA - the Rite of Chris-

tian Initiation of Adults and get your questions answered about the Catholic faith. We will con-

tinue to meet on Thursday evenings at 7PM in the parish office .For more information, contact

Margaret Chovanes at [email protected] or 610-248-2171.

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