29 Oct 2017 St. Columbkill Parish 200 Indian Spring Rd, Boyertown, PA 19512 Phone: 610-367-2371 · Fax: 610-369-0242

Web: www.stcolumbkill.org Diocese Victim Assistant Coordinator,

Wendy Krisak—(800)791-9209 Safe Environment Coordinator. 610-332-0442 x 19

Sr. Meg Cole

Next Holy Day Of

Obligation

All Saints Day!

Wednesday November 1,

2017

“You shall love the Lord, your

God, with all your

heart, with all your

soul, and with all your mind.”

Matt 22:

34-40

St. Columbkill All Guests and New

Parishioners are most WELCOME!

Please go to our home page where you can

register online to join our wonderful parish

family!

www.allentowndiocese.org

Mission Statement: We are a Catholic community drawing people to follow Jesus and His message of love.

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SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

IS HEARD EVERY SATURDAY FROM 4 P.M. TO 4:45 P.M.

BEFORE THE SATURDAY

EVENING VIGIL MASS

30th Sunday Ordinary Time

HEAR YE, HEAR YE!!!!!

LEAVES NEEDED! November 11th Rake with Faith Our Youth Group is looking for leaves to rake for our annual Rake with Faith event! The youth of our parish will gather to per-form yard cleanup for parishioners who are unable to perform this tasks

themselves. If you or someone you know needs our services in the Boyertown area, please contact Heather Shainline at 484-336-9200 or youthgroup@stcolumbkill.org Rake with Faith will be held on Saturday, November 11th. Please

respond to Heather no later than November 5th

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 LCDR 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 Corporal Joshua Taylor 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 Prayer: “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 perform for us in our time of need. I ask this in

the name of Jesus, our Lord & Savior. Amen.”

MASS INTENTIONS Monday, October 30 9:00 AM – Jack Andre by the Monday Morning Counters Tuesday, October 31 9:00 AM –Nancy Brusk by Deacon Joseph & Dottie Paschall 7:00 PM – Karen Chillano by Peggy Nailon Wednesday, November 1 6:30 AM – Dr. Richard Whitacre by Jack & Linda Lignelli 9:00 AM – Holy Souls in Purgatory by Mary Ceil Landry 4:30 PM – Nicholas Len by the Cramsey Family 7:00 PM – All Souls Remembrance Thursday, November 2 9:00 AM – All Souls Remembrance 4:30 PM - All Souls Remembrance 7:00 PM - All Souls Remembrance Friday, November 3 9:00 AM – Joseph O’Brien by Mom & Dad Saturday, November 4 5:00 PM – Those Enrolled in the Iona Memorial Fund Sunday, November 5 7:30 AM – Joan Marburger by Aldene Koch & Family 9:00 AM – Frank Ferraro by Fran Boshell 11:00 AM – Catherine Schaudt by Pat & Ed Sines

PRAYFUL INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Sanctuary Candle In Loving Memory of Stephanie Yura by

Gene and Nikki Rinehimer

Bread and Wine In Honor of Dcn. Michael Woodall

by the St. Columbkill Rosary Group

Altar Flowers

Honor someone with Altar Flowers by calling our Parish Office

PRAY FOR OUR PRIESTS Mon: Oct 30 Fr. Dominic Pham Tue: Oct 31 Fr. Alexander Pocetto Wed: Nov 01 His Holiness Pope Franicis Thu: Nov 02 Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Fri: Nov 03 Bishop Alfred Schlert Sat: Nov 04 Bishop Emeritus Edward Cullen Sun: Nov 05 Fr. Robert Potts

Extended Adoration Hours of Adoration in our Holy Family Chapel Mondays 10 a.m. to Midnight Tuesdays Midnight to Midnight Wednesdays Midnight to Midnight Thursdays Midnight to Midnight Fridays Midnight to 5:45 p.m. *5:45 p.m. Benediction is celebrated on Fridays

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Catechism of the Catholic Church

478. What care must be given to the dying? The dying have a right to live the last moments of their earthly lives with dignity and, above all, to be sustained with prayer and the sacraments that prepare them to meet the living God. Further reading: CCC 2299 479. How are the bodies of the deceased to be treated? The bodies of the departed must be treated with love and respect. Their cremation is permitted provided that it does not demonstrate a denial of faith in the resurrection of the body. Further reading: CCC 2300-2301 480. What does the Lord ask of every person in regard to peace? The Lord proclaimed "Blessed are the peacemak-ers" (Matthew 5:9). He called the peace of heart and de-nounced the immorality of anger which is a desire for revenge for some evil suffered. He also denounced hatred which leads one to wish evil on one's neighbor. These attitudes, if voluntary and consented to in matters of great importance, are mortal sins against charity. Further reading: CCC 2302-2303 481. What is peace in this world? Peace in this world, which is required for the respect and development of human life, is not simply the absence of war or a balance of power between adversaries. It is "the tranquility of order" (Saint Augustine), "The work of jus-tice" (Isaiah 32:17) and the effect of charity. Earthly peace is the image and fruit of the peace of Christ. Further reading: CCC 2304-2305 482. What is required for earthly peace? Earthly peace requires the equal distribution and safe-guarding of the goods of persons, free communication among human beings, respect for the dignity of persons and peoples, and the assiduous practice of justice and fra-ternity. Further reading: CCC 2304, 2307-2308

Ministries & News

BIBLE STUDY GROUP There is a weekly Bible Study held on Thursday mornings following the 9 AM Mass in the Ehst room downstairs. Everyone is welcome! We will concentrate on the upcoming Sunday readings as well as incorporate some basic sound strategies for reading and understanding the Scriptures. For more information contact Margaret Chovanes: mailto:margaretc@stcolumbkill.org or call her at: 610-367-2371 and leave a message. PASSION PLAY IN 2020!! 13 DATES FOR THIS ALREADY SOLD OUT! Interested in visiting Germany, Austria, Switzerland and seeing the world-famous Oberammergau "Passion Play" in 2020? It's not too early to start planning. Some of our parishioners are doing that right now. If you're interested in joining us on a fabulous trip, please see Lisa in the church office for more info at: 610-367-2371 or on email at: lisad@stcolumbkill.org

3rd Annual “Tea Talks”

The school season is in full swing, and plans are underway for the 3rd annual “Tea Talks” sponsored by the Parish Life Committee WHEN: Sunday, November 5th WHERE: Fr. Quinn Hall TIME: 12:00 Noon to 2:00 p.m. (after the 11:00 a.m. Mass) WHO: Junior/senior high-aged girls and their moms COST: $8 Per Person

UPCOMING EVENTS! Saturday, November 11th Rake With Faith event 8:30am to 1:30pm Volunteers needed! Grab your rakes and let’s help our neighbors in the Boyertown area who cannot do it themselves! This event will count for service hours. Lunch will be provided after we are finished raking at 1:00pm. Please let Heather know if you are attending. ALL are welcome- youth group teens, families, parishioners, friends, etc. Sunday, November 12th Monthly Meeting 12-2pm Light lunch provided Teen Council: Congratulations to the following teens who have been chosen to be a part of the first ever Teen Council for Youth Group! Anne Marie Frattone Caroline Frattone Mary McClelland Giovanna Paone Nick Repko Natalie Stabilito For more information contact Heather Shainline at: youthgroup@stcolumbkill.org

Youth Group (7th-12th Grades) Teen Quiz

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Answers to last week’s quiz! 1. How many Popes have there been? A. 266 B. 269 C. 538 D. 106 2. Who was the First Pope? A. Paul B. Andrew C. Peter D. John 3. Including the Luminous, how many mysteries of

the Rosary are there? A. 4 B. 20 C. 10 D. 15 4. How long must you fast before Communion A. 12 hours B. 1 hour C. 6 hours D. 1/2 hour 5. How many Sacraments are there? A. 12 B. 7 C. 10 D. TEEN BLOG: “REST HERE” by KELLY COLANGELO

1. Kick fear in the face it & own it

Part of the reason that we don’t want to deal with the issue at hand is because we are scared. What’s going to happen if I say something? What will they think if I cry? At some point we get tired of the running and we stop. If you’re reading this and you’re running away from something, STOP and face it. Give it to Christ. Pope Benedict says, “The world offers you comfort, you were not made for comfort; you were made for greatness.”

You were born to be great and in order to live out the life Christ is calling you to — own whatever is trying to take control of your life and hand it over to the One who has your back.

2. Trust Him Remember that everything happens for a reason. God can and will bring good out of negative experiences. We have to make the effort to surrender all of our grace filled moments as well as our hurt, pain, and disappointments to Him and ask His help. Look at the crucifix and remember that from this the greatest of evils, God brought about the greatest good – the resurrection and our salvation. Source: http://lifeteen.com/blog/rest/

Youth Adults (Ages 18-34)

Heather Shainline is our Director of both our Youth Group and our Young Adult Group. Our next young adult group meeting will be determined ASAP! Please check Facebook for the next activity. For information contact Heather at: youthgroup@stcolumbkill.org if interested!

St. Francis Academy 668 Pine Street Bally, PA www.sfabally.org

Oct. 30. - Vocations Speaker for Gr. 7 & 8 Nov. 1 - All Saints’ Day Liturgy 9:00 a.m. Nov. 3 - NO Mass Gr. 2 and 5 will travel to the DaVinci Science Center in Allentown. Second grade will dig for dinosaurs. The fifth graders will be roller coaster engineers. Nov. 11 - SFA Christmas Bazaar 8 AM to 2 PM in the school cafeteria. Be sure to visit our 275th Anniversary table when you get your cookies and crafts. Lunch is a must!! Please continue to save your Redner’s receipts and BoxTops for Education for the school. Plastic cash is sold at MBS after all Sunday masses and through school on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Shop Giant and earn CASH for our Parish School Get a BONUSCARD at the customer service desk or apply online at www.giantfoodstores.com Register your card with its 11-digit # and select our parish school, Saint Francis Academy ID#25945. Online, select Savings & Rewards tab. By phone, 1-877-275-2758. Use your registered card every time you shop NO need to re-register your card if your school se-lection is the same as last year. Thank you for your support. Calling all St. Francis Academy/Most Blessed Sacrament School Alumni who are active service members. As part of our anniversary celebration we would like to send you a small token of our thanks for your service. We need names and home addresses. Families can call school with the information. 610-845-7364

Message from St. Francis Academy Our Parish Elementary School

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Announcements

COOKIES, COOKIES, COOKIES! It’s that time of year again, we are forming our plans for the cookie baking for the annual Saint Francis Academy Bazaar. This is the largest fundraiser for our school. We are in need of volunteers. If you have any time please consid-er forming a baking team, joining an existing baking team, mixing the dough, or sheeting the dough. Bakers can bake any time during the day or in the evening. Please call or text Angie Snyder for more details….610-858-8740

SOUP KITCHEN NOVEMBER 4th & 5th Support our neighbors in Bally and at our Parish

School St. Francis Academy Volunteers are needed to prepare food in the St. Francis Academy kitchen. Help is needed Saturday and Sunday to serve at the Soup Kitchen. If you can’t donate your time but would like to contribute... Call Zoe Derkotch at 610-369-8975 or 610-718-6077.

YOUTH HUMOR OF THE WEEK

From Across the Pond

At a PREP Class in England, the teacher wanted to explore the children's notion of God.

She began the lesson with the question, "Timmy, who is God?" Timmy is six years old.

His brow furrowed as he thought about the question he had been asked. After a few

seconds, a smile came to his face. "God," he said, "is the man who saved the Queen."

And YES God and probably the Queen smiled!

Father Marty’s Corner

This coming week we will celebrate on November 1 the Solemnity of All Saints and on November 2 the Memorial of All Souls. All Saints Day is a holy day of obligation. All Souls does not have an obligation. However, it is a beautiful custom to attend mass on All Souls Day if it is possible. We pray to all those who have gone to heaven on All Saints Day. We pray for those not yet in glory but rather completing purgatory and awaiting our prayers to get them into the kingdom. We are reminded throughout the whole month of November that we are invited to pray for the dead who cannot pray for themselves. Please embrace the Spiritual Work of Mercy that calls us to pray for the living and the dead. We have three Masses on All Souls Day. We have our annual Memorial Mass on Friday. Then throughout the whole month we are called to pray by attending extra masses, making a Holy Hour, praying the Rosary or including any type of prayer for the dead. We also have in the rear of the church near the outdoor Pieta statue a Book of the Dead. This book con-tains the names inscribed in the past but we display it each year to add the names of our dead who have passed from the land of the dying to the land of the living over the past year. These are all opportunities to pray our loved ones and those forgotten into the glory of heaven.

Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord

and let perpetual light shine upon them May they rest in peace

May their souls and all the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace.

When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together, and one of them, a scholar of the law tested him by asking, "Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?" He said to him, "You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments."

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time— Matt 22: 34-40

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STEWARDSHIP Facilities Faith Lift

Thank you for your continued support of our Facilities Faith Lift Campaign. Your support and prayers have been and continue to be vitally important to the success of our three year campaign.

July 1st marked our two year anniversary. We will con-

tinue to accept new pledges at any time during our campaign. Please contact Gayle at

the parish office if you wish to fill out a commitment card to pledge. We have reached our $1,000,000 goal in

pledges received….we are still accepting pledges!! Your continued generous support is appreciated.

Please contact Gayle Fontaine at the parish office if you have any questions at all concerning your pledge

payment. Thank you for your continued support of our

Facilities Faith Lift Campaign!

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THANK YOU CHILDREN!!

Our Penny Pledge total to date is: $10,991.40 !!! CONGRATULATIONS and thank you for your help in making this milestone a reality. Father Marty announced this fantastic in September at the Children’s Mass Our new Penny Pledge Milestone is $15,000. 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!

Fiscal Year July 2017 —June 2018

Weekend of OCT 21 & Oct 22—2017

Wkly. offering necessary for Budget…….$13,800.00 Actual Weekly Offering …………........... $10,198.94 Net Weekly Shortage……………………..-$3,601.06 YTD Budget Offering…………………..$234,600.00 YTD Actual Offering Income…………..$211,892.84 YTD Shortage..………………………….-$22,707.16

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!

Facilities Faith Lift New Pledges!! Come and see our newly renovated Quinn Hall. It is awesome to watch the progress of our growing and vibrant parish family!! Our Pledge Campaign still has a little less than a year left and if you have not pledged to this won-derful campaign we are asking you to consider doing so. In the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi…we are begging! There are pledge cards in the Narthex of the Church. More information to follow on this. Thank you!

Parish News and Information

The Knights Corner

OUR SENIOR GROUP NEXT SENIOR GROUP MONTHLY MEETING : November 9 at 1 p.m. In Quinn Hall

Next Trips: 1. Hollywood Casino on November 2, 2017—$20 per member and $25 per guest. $30 slot rebate and $5 credit. Money is due now.

2. Doolan’s Shore

Club on December 2, 2017—$85 per member and $90 per guest. Show is a tribute to Radio City Holi day Show. Money for this trip is due by October 31, 2017.

For information about trips or to sign up

Contact Peg Bryan at 610 754-7516 or email at stcolumbseniortrips@comcast.net

SENIORS GROUP Group is open to people 50 years of age and have paid their current membership dues.

Call Don Gilbert for info on joining!

610-369-5950

UPCOMING FUNDRAISERS December 2nd and 3rd St. C’s Food & Craft Fest

January 20th 3rd Annual chili Cook-off

Month of February—St. Columbkill’s Lottery

March 17th Night at the Races

March 24th Pellman Cake Sale

From our St. Columbkill Knights of Columbus Council

Come Join Us for

Breakfast on November 12

Seating from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. In Quinn Hall!

Adult Breakfast (ages 12 & up) - $8.00

Children under 12—$5.00 Children under 3 years of age—FREE

Tickets available at the door!

Menu includes: eggs your way, pancakes, French Toast, sugar-glazed ham or sausage, breakfast potatoes, fruit cup, coffee, hot tea,

milk, orange & tomato juice!

Did you know? That Nikolaos of Myra was born in Patara, a land that is part of present-day Turkey, around 280 A. D. Yes, he became St. Nicholas a Christian bishop who helped the needy. After his death, the legend of his gift-giving grew. “St. Nick” transformed into the legendary character called Santa Claus, who brings Christmas presents to children around the world. So YES...there is a Santa Claus :) !! Good old St. Nick! Question: Who founded the Knights of Columbus and in what country was it founded? Last week's Answer: What color vestment does the priest wear on the 3rd Sunday in Advent? Why? On the 3rd Sunday of Advent the priest will nor-mally wear “Rose” colored vestments (not pink!). Advent is a time of penance, and so the ordinary liturgical color for Advent is violet. On the third Sunday of Advent, which is also called Gaudete (Latin: "Rejoice") Sunday, we recognize the joyful anticipation of the season that will culminate in the birth of Christ on Christmas by changing the liturgical color to rose. Rose is a "brightening" of the ordinary violet and thus symbolizes joy. Also, the Introit of the Mass begins with the word “Rejoice!”

And you can look all of this up!

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Parish News and Events

Our Lady's Missionaries of the Eucharist Invite You to A Special Weekend Retreat: A Time Apart with Jesus to Grow in Your Spiritual Life Friday evening, November 3 — Sunday at Noon, November 5, 2017. Where: Ave Maria Retreat House in Doylestown, PA. Contact Our Lady’s Missionaries of the Eucharist: olme@olme.org è 610-582-3333 or www.olme.org 23rd Annual Chili Cook Off is Around the Corner! The 23rd Annual Chili Cook-off has been rescheduled to January 20th, 2018. This gives all our contestants plenty of time to PERFECT their recipes! A Time Apart with Jesus to Grow in Your Spiritual Life Friday evening, November 3 — Sunday at Noon, November 5, 2017 The retreat is offered by Sister Joan Noreen, Co-Founder of OLME and EWTN Host of “Eucharistic Journey.” The retreat is held at the Ave Maria Retreat House in Doylestown, PA. For more information, please contact: Our Lady’s Missionaries of the Eucharist, 640 E. Main St., Birdsboro, PA 19508 olme@olme.org or 610-582-3333 or www.olme.org Basket Party 2017 A HUGE SUCCESS This year’s Basket Party theme was “Celebrate New Beginnings” because it was held in our beautiful, newly reno-vated Quinn Hall. Many thanks to Brenda Fronheiser and Debbie DeMitis for leading the basket party committee to another grand success! Also, a special thank you to St. Columbkill’s very own Knights of Columbus who prepared hot food for the event which was enjoyed by all. (Have you seen the new kitchen facilities which made this possi-ble? Can you say awesome?!) Finally, a note of gratitude goes to all who supported this event in any way – from the individuals and businesses that generously donated goods or services, to Fr. Marty and his staff, participants and vol-unteers. Thank you for helping us “Celebrate New Successes” in our fundraising for building improvements! CONGRATULATIONS and Prayerful Best Wishes to Jonathan Lembach and Elizabeth Rood who were made one in the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony on Saturday September 30, 2017 at a Nuptial Mass celebrated by Fr. Marty Kern CONGRATULATIONS and Prayerful Best Wishes to Thomas Slater, Jr. and Marissa Stasik who were made one in the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony on Saturday October 14, 2017 at a Nuptial Mass celebrated by Fr. Marty Kern CEMETERY UPDATE Fall clean - up of the cemetery will take place the week of November 27th. Anyone wishing to save decorations please remove them by November 26th. Please note: Christmas decorations will not be removed. Widow & Widowers Support Group—No meetings until further notice.

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Sacramental Life Sacrament of Reconciliation/Confession

Saturday 4:00 - 4:45 p.m. or any time by contacting the Parish Office Sacrament of Baptism

- 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month at 12:15 p.m. Baptism Prep Classes for parents and godparents are held the 2nd of the month at 12:15 p.m.

in the EHST Room. Sacrament of Matrimony

Arrangements must be made a minimum of 6 months in advance. All Couples must participate in the Marriage Prep Program.

Staff Directory Pastor - Father Martin F. Kern Weekend Assistant – Fr. Kevin Bobbin Deacons - James Kochu, Joseph L. Paschall, Joseph Petrauskas, Michael V. Woodall, Emeritus Administrative Assistants - Lisa De Simone: lisad@stcolumbkill.org Along with: Mary Lou Heisler, and Joann Rivera Chief Financial Officer/Campaign Coordinator - Gayle B. Fontaine Parish Visitor - Sister Jean Wickenheiser OSF Parish School, St. Francis Academy - Deacon Thomas J. Murphy, Headmaster Director of Preschool—Adriana Segaline; preschool@stcolumbkill.org Director of Religious Education - Constance J. Boyer: connieb@stcolumbkill.org Coordinators of Religious Education Patricia & Joseph Petrauskas Director of Youth Ministry - Heather Shainline: youthgroup@stcolumbkill.org Director of Music - Deborah Maskrey Director Communications/Marketing - George A. DeFrehn, OFS: georged@stcolumbkill.org RCIA Coordinator—Margaret Chovanes 610-248-2171 Volunteer Coordinator—Mary Snyder Diocesan Victim Assistance Coord. - Wendy S Krisak, MA, NCC, LPC Direct Line 800-791-9209 Diocesan Safe Environment Coord. - Sr. Meg Cole, SSJ,MS.LMFT, 610-332-0442, ext. 19

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Weekly and Monthly Meetings

Alcoholics Anonymous meets each Monday @ 5:30 p.m.in Ehst Room

Over-eaters Anonymous meets each Monday

@ Noon in Ehst Room

Rosary Group meets each Monday evening in Chapel at 7 p.m. during Adoration

Men’s Prayer Group meets with Deacon Jim the

first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m.

The Shawl Ministry meets the third Tuesday of each month in the Conference Room at 10 a.m.

Human Concerns Ministry meets on the 1st Wed. of

each month at 7 pm in parish Conference Room

Charismatic Prayer –Bible Group Meets each Wednesday @ 7:15 p.m. in Quinn Hall– Info: Sue -

610-367-4711 or Don dondenick@comcast.net

The Senior Group meets 2nd Thursday of each month in Quinn Hall at 1 p.m.

Bible Study held on Thursday mornings following

the 9 a.m. Mass in the Ehst Room.