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Founded 1906

128 BRYN MAWR AVENUE BALA CYNWYD, PENNSYLVANIA 19004

Website: www.saintmatthias.org Email: matthias@saintmatthias.org Phone: 610-664-0207

Saturday Vigil: 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 8:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 7:00 p.m.

Monday – Friday: 7:30 a.m. Saturday: 8:00 a.m.

Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions): Saturdays 4:15 to 4:45 PM, also by appointment ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Reverend Monsignor Gerard C. Mesure, J.D., J.C.D., M.A. … Pastor Director of Parish Outreach … Peggy Haley Reverend Sean P. Bransfield, J.C.L., M.A., M.Div. … Parochial Vicar Director of Liturgical Music … Berthilla Wiscount Reverend John A. McGinnis … Retired Priest Coordinator of Religious Education … Peggy Haley

Deacon Michael J. Kubiak Weekend Assistance: Rev. Gregory Finn OSJ and Rev. Quan Tran ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

NEW PARISHIONERS: Welcome to Saint Matthias Parish! Please see one of

the priests after any weekend Mass or call the Rectory if you are interested in

registering at Saint Matthias Parish.

RECTORY OFFICE HOURS: Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

SICK CALLS: Emergencies – Please call the Rectory. Hospital Visitation – The

Parish Priests will be happy to visit any Parishioner who is hospital-

ized. Please contact the Rectory, since hospitals do not contact the Rectory.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: The Sacrament of Baptism is administered most

Sundays at 11:30 a.m. Arrangements are made in advance at the

Rectory. Sponsors must provide proof of eligibility by a letter from their

respective Pastors. First-time parents attend a Pre-Jordan Meeting prior to

Baptism, which is arranged at a mutually convenient time.

SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: Arrangements must be made with the parish at

least six months before the date of the Wedding.

A U G U S T 5 , 2 0 1 8 – E I G H T E E N T H S U N D A Y O F O R D I N A R Y T I M E

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August 5, 2018 Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Saturday, August 4 – Saint John Vianney, Priest 8:00 In Thanksgiving for St. Anthony 5:00 Emily Borek Sunday, August 5 - Eighteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time 8:30 Joseph Preziosi *10:30 Special Intention 5:00 Emily Borek 7:00 For Juanita Harmon’s Special Intention Monday, August 6 – The Transfiguration of the Lord 7:30 Nicholas Chovanes Tuesday, August 7– Weekday 7:30 In Thanksgiving for St. Joseph

Wednesday, August 8 – St. Dominic, Priest 7:30 Jo Hogan

Thursday, August 9 – Weekday 7:30 Souls of Purgatory

Friday, August 10 – St. Lawrence, Deacon & Martyr 7:30 In Thanksgiving for St. Lucy Saturday, August 11 – St. Clare, Virgin 8:00 Jo Hogan 5:00 Luigi & Rosolia Bianchi Sunday, August 12 – Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary

Time *8:30 John & Tom Hogan 10:30 Seavello Family 7:00 Maureen Lyons – 5th Anniversary

* Extra ordinary support through the Saint Matthias Day Program. LIVING LIGHTS: On the side of the Sanctuary near the statue of the Sacred Heart is a place where three candles burn for special intentions. If you wish to have one of these candles burning for your intention, please bring your donation and intention to the sacristy or the rectory office. The donation for these candles is $10. This week’s candles are lit for: Our Youth, Marriage & Family, & in memory of Nancy Lawler.

H.O.P.E. – Helping Other People Enthusiastically Our volunteers assist fellow Parishioners by providing transportation to doctors’ offices, banks, and super-markets.

The H.O.P.E. Captain for August 5 to August 11 Peggy Haley – 610-664-0207

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK OF OUR PARISH: Lorraine Beaulieu, Richard & Mary Jane Breen, Sister Margaret Donohue, R.S.M., Martha Eckert, Louise Grato, Peggy Haley, Raymond Hinson, Dr. Joan Hurlock, Chadd Kraus, Eleanor Kuhl, Ann Ledgister, Rev. James Moore, S.J., Michele Smith, Louise Vesci, Rev. Thomas Wheeler, S.J. We also pray for those served by our Parish in Inglis House and Bala Nursing Home. Please help us keep this list current: if you wish to have someone’s name added to/removed from the Sick List, kindly contact the Rectory. MEMBERS OF THE PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL:

Patricia Black, Andrea Constantino, Mike DeMonte, Maggie Duffy, Peggy Haley (ex-officio), Ross Holgado, Ed Kiefski, Claudia Martinez, Ray Nepomuceno, Kathy O’Connor-Eicke, Gina Sullivan, H. Nelson Keyser (finance rep.), Berthilla Wiscount (ex-officio), Megan Zak

Sacrificial Giving ~ Stewardship

Sunday Collection, July 28/29, 2018: $6,897

Sunday Collection, July 29/30, 2017: $6,418

Thank you for your continued sacrificial generosity.

SECOND COLLECTION ENVELOPES This Weekend: Annual Air Conditioning Collection. Help “keep the cool coming” with your generous donation to next week’s annual air conditioning collection. As always, thank you for your support of our parish. All

second collection envelopes (clearly marked as such) should be placed in the main collection at the time of the offertory of the Mass. Thank you.

Priest Celebrant Schedule: August 11 & 12 5:00 Father McGinnis 8:30 Father Bransfield 10:30 Father McGinnis 7:00 Father Tran

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Parish Religious Education Program

(PREP)

Saint Matthias has a wonderful

K program

Our teacher Miss Autumn is awesome!

Have your little one(s) join us.

Questions? Contact Peggy Haley

610-664-0207

Peggyh@saintmatthias.org

Eucharistic Adoration

Our monthly All-Day Eucharistic Adoration will

resume in the Fall. If you wish to spend time with

our Lord in Church during these summer days, please

press the buzzer at the Church door closest to the

Rectory during business hours. You will be buzzed

in. Please close the door tightly behind you when

you leave.

August, 2018

Universal – The Treasure of Families

That any far-reaching decisions of economists

and politicians may protect the family as one of

the treasures of humanity.

Liturgical Ministry Schedule

August 11, 2017 & August 12, 2018 Lectors

5:00 PM Gerry McDevitt 8:30 AM Eileen Keenan 1030 AM Gladia Boldt 7:00 PM Ray Nepomuceno

Minsters of Holy Communion 5:00 PM Deacon Mike & Colleen Duffy 8:30 AM Charlie & Peg Lamb 10:30 AM Peggy Haley & Mike DeMonte 7:00 PM Ray & Rox Nepomuceno

Altar Servers 5:00 PM Chris Hyland 8:30 AM Mai Linh & Nolan Shanley Nathan Tran 10:30 AM Angela DeMonte & Cyrus Boldt 7:00 PM Roman Nepomuceno

Greeters 5:00 PM Maria Preston, Dolores DiGiacomo

Pat & Connie Cerone 8:30 AM Alan Tremper, Jenny Custer, Mary

Graham Zak 10:30 AM Jeff Haley, Carla Falco

Mary Wheliham 7:00 PM Rox, & Mia Nepomuceno, Mary

Switkey, Matt Unpingco

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PREP begins – September 9, 2018

Fall Kick Off – September 16, 2018

Fall CYO SPORTS CYO FALL SPORTS REGISTRATION is now open. All CYO Activities are open to parish members. Proposed sports are BOYS Football gr 5-6, gr 7-8, GIRLS Field Hockey gr 5-6, +7-8, COED, Soccer gr 5-6+7-8, Cross Country gr 1-8; Practice for these sports will begin in MID-Late August. All participants must be registered prior to practicing with teams.

REGISTRATION LINKS

5th & 6th Football http://assn.la/Reg/?r=3:166651

7th & 8th Football http://assn.la/Reg/?r=3:166649

5th & 6th Field hockey http://assn.la/Reg/?r=3:166652

7th & 8th Field hockey http://assn.la/Reg/r=3:166653

1st to 8th Cross Country

http://assn.la/Reg/?r=3:166654

3rd & 4th Boys Soccer http://assn.la/Reg/?r=3:166655

5th & 6th Boys & Girls Soccer

http://assn.la/Reg/?r=3:166656

7th & 8th Boys & Girls Soccer

http://assn.la/Reg/?r=3:167162

St. Timothy’s 90th Anniversary Closing Celebration

Saint Timothy Parish in Mayfair, Philadelphia, rich in a

vibrant heritage and strong tradition, has been

commemorating the 90th anniversary of its founding with

a year-long celebration, beginning in October, 2017 and

ending in October, 2018. The closing of our 90th

anniversary observance will take place on Sunday,

October 14, 2018, with a Solemn Concelebrated Mass

celebrated at 12:00 Noon in the upper church. The

principal celebrant will be Most Reverend Timothy C.

Senior, Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, and the homilist

will be Reverend Monsignor Daniel J. Sullivan, Vicar for

Clergy for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, and a son of

Saint Timothy Parish. A gala 90th anniversary banquet will

follow at the Regal Ballroom, 5411 Oxford Avenue,

where we will continue our celebration with cocktails,

dinner, and dancing. We cordially invite and encourage

all present and former Saint Timothy parishioners, as

well as all graduates of Saint Timothy School, to join us

for this historic occasion. Tables of ten will be able to be

reserved. Please call the rectory at 215.624.6188 to

purchase tickets. For more information on our 90th

anniversary year, please go to www.st-tims.org.

August 15 is the feast of the Assumption of Mary into

heaven and it is a holy day of obligation. Masses are

Tuesday evening at 6PM and Wednesday August 15

at 7:30AM, 12 noon, and 7:00 PM

Every day, Jesus calls to us, “You who have

no money, come, buy grain and eat.”

(Isaiah 55:1)

Feast of the

Assumption of

Mary

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The Feast of Saint Philomena Saturday, August 11, 2018

At the National Center of the Universal

Archconfraternity of St. Philomena Holy Martyrs Church

120 Allison Road Oreland, Pa 19075

Mass will be offered at 8:30 am

followed by Novena Prayers and Devotions and veneration of the Relic of St. Philomena.

The Rosary is prayed daily at 8:00 am

A Reception will follow in the Father Szal

Conference Room.

For more information contact the Rectory Office at (215) 884-8575

Readings for the Week –

August 4, 2018 Monday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 9; 2 Pt 1:16-19;Mk 9:2-10 Tuesday: Jer 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22; Ps 102:16-18, 19-21, 29 and 22-23; Mt 14:22-36 or Mt 15:1-2, 10-14 Wednesday: Jer 31:1-7; Jer 31:10, 11-12ab, 13; Mt 15:21-28 Thursday: Jer 31:31-34; Ps 51:12-13, 14-15, 18-19; Mt 16:13-23 Friday: 2 Cor 9:6-10; Ps 112:1-2, 5-6, 7-8, 9;Jn 12:24-26 Saturday: Hab 1:12—2:4; Ps 9:8-9, 10-11, 12-13; Mt 17:14-20 Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:4-8; Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9; Eph 4:30—5:2; Jn 6:41-51

The over-all Archdiocesan goal this year is $ 12.5 million. Our parish goal remains the same as last year: $ 50,536; let’s exceed it again this year! So far, our parishioners have given 124 gifts amounting to $ 30.883, or 61 %, of our goal.

Please make YOUR gift, or learn more about CCA, today at: www.CatholicCharitiesAppeal.org. Please place your contribution in any weekend collection, clearly marking the envelope for Catholic Charities. Don’t delay! Thank you to those who have already donated.

REGISTERATION OPEN FOR PREP

Find PREP Registration Form on the

Parish web site - www.saintmatthias.org

at the Rectory or

Pick up a form at the at the entrances of the Church

First day of PREP 9/9/18 @ 8:45 AM

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The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is sponsoring an 11-day pilgrimage throughout Italy for the canonizations of Pope Paul VI and Archbishop Oscar Romero. Pope Francis will preside at the ceremonies at the Basilica of Saint Peter on Sunday, October 14th.

Pilgrims will leave Philadelphia Friday, October 12th and return Monday, October 22nd. Registration for this pilgrimage is due by July 6th. In addition to the Canonization Mass, the journey will feature a private tour of Saint Peter’s Basilica, a visit to the Catacombs to see where the early Christians buried their dead and prayed in secret, a tour of the Vatican Museums including the Sistine Chapel, day trips to the cities of Orvieto, Assisi and San Giovanni, site of the tomb of Saint Padre Pio, and a walking tour of major Roman attractions including the Colosseum and Trevi Fountain as well as other historic landmarks. For more Information Contact: Select International Tours 800-842-4842 susan@select-intl.com selectinternationaltours.com

St Bede the Venerable parish in Holland, PA invites you to join them for their Third Annual Padre Pio Festival which will be held on the weekend of Friday, Saturday, & Sunday, September 14, 15, 17, 2018 in commemoration of the 50TH Anniversary of the death St. Pia of Pietreicina. Visit padrepiofestivalhollandpa.com for more details or call 215-357-5720

Office of the New Evangelization - Catholic Women’s Conference 2018

Join us for a day of friendship, prayer and growth in your faith at the 2018 Catholic Women’s Conference. This year’s theme is “Daughters of the King” and the day will be devoted to helping women discover their foundational identity as daughters of the King of Heaven and Earth. Saturday, October 27, 2018, 9am-4pm, at the National Shrine of Our Lady Czestochowa in Doylestown, PA. Talks will be offered in English, Spanish, and American Sign Language. A mid-September sellout is expected. Register today at: catholicwomenconference.org

MAIN LINE SINGLES DINNER CLUB

(Ages 52-66}

Catholic men and women are cordially

invited to join “The Main Line Singles

Dinner Club” to share common

interests & dine together twice a month.

Our next scheduled event is:

Sunday - August 19th – “End of Summer

House Party” at 5:45 at a member’s

house in Havertown, PA. For more

information, call Barb at (610) 896-6542.

Catholic men are encouraged to

participate.