OUR LADY OF CONSOLATION CHURCH Parkesburg, Pennsylvania 19365
Rectory Phone: (610) 857-3510
Fax Number 610-857-2353
www.olcchurch.org
MISSION STATEMENT FOR OUR LADY OF CONSOLATION PARISH We, the Joyful Family of God, united in our Catholic Faith, seek to model our patroness, Our Lady of
Consolation, by bringing love and comfort to all, teaching God’s Children in His ways by word and
sacrament, and keeping the vibrant love of Jesus present in our world.
FEBRUARY 1, 2015
FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
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PASTORAL COUNCIL
Bill Mann - [email protected]
Monk [email protected]
Brian [email protected]
Janice [email protected]
Carol [email protected]
Deacon Gene [email protected]
Paul [email protected]
Darren [email protected]
Maureen [email protected]
Anita O’[email protected]
Jack [email protected]
Kathy [email protected]
Marty [email protected]
Mary [email protected]
Larry [email protected]
Please feel free to contact any member
to offer suggestions or feedback and to propose is-
sues for consideration by the Council.
CCD Office
Janice Dagney
610-857-0511
Early Learning Center
Janice Dagney
610-857-1163
Baptism Meetings
1st Sunday of the month.
Register by calling the rectory.
Baptisms
To make arrangements, please call the rectory.
Confessions
Saturday after Mass
Marriages
Couples planning to be married are required to
notify the rectory no less than six months prior to the
marriage.
CLERGY
Rev. Victor J. Eschbach, Pastor
Rev. Thomas J. Rossi, O.Praem.
Rev. Peter Welsh (Spanish Mass)
Rev. Mr. Eugene Favinger, Deacon _________________________________
Our Lady of Consolation
Weekday Mass: 8:30 am Saturday : Vigil Mass 5:00 pm
7:00 pm (Spanish Mass) Sunday: 8:00 am
St. Malachy
Sunday: 9:30 am
Schneider Parish Center
Sunday: 11:00 am
Confessions
Saturday: after the 5:00 pm Mass
Holy Days
Our Lady of Consolation
8:30 am & 7:00 pm
Please note there is no Vigil Mass for Holy days
OFFICE STAFF
Mary Wishneski - Business Manager
Mary Beth Rohrer - Parish Secretary
Doug Rohrer— Property Manager
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PRAYER LIST John DiBerardinis, Sue Wilde, Kathy Reece, Jenny Reece, Anne Debiak, Eileen Mariano, Margareta Apgar, Charlene McCaw, Becky Becker, Paddy and Kathy McGroarty, Bernice Wentz, Chick Fischer, Doris Swain, Joan Mc Cartney, MaryAnn Barber, Ann Besash, Trish Irrgang, Judi and David Mac-Intrye, Jane Roper, Hazel Shank, Dawn Del Rocini, Ed & Joan Chapman, Isabella Nelson, Terry Heller, Lillian Helm, Christine Powell, Delores McLaughlin, Mike Vaccaro, Barbara Burnett, Susan & Joe Tay-lor, Shannon Groff, Jen Ealer, Mandy Beidler, Mary Mullen, Patricia Vahey, Neal DeBonaventura, Pete Biggerstaff, Freddie Madonna, Gary Neilson, Mary Jane Stump, Paula Smith, Russ R.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 31
5:00 pm Marty Carbonell, Sr. req. by Jeff &
Terry Barnes
7:00 pm Spanish Mass
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1
8:00 am Special Intention for Fr. John
req. by Prayer Group
9:30 am Maggie Peyreferry req. by Keira, Tom
and Robbie Eyre
11:00 am Jim & Katie Fiore, 65th Wedding
Anniverary
DAILY MASS 8:30 AM
Monday Catherine Carr req. by Judy Smith
Tuesday Betty O’Hop req. by Steve & Julie
Kresge
Wednesday James Markert req. by Gerry & Jane
Roper
Thursday Anna Stern req. by Verna & Pat
Hurley
Friday Special Intention for Father John
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7
5:00 pm Marty Carbonell, Sr. req. by Jeff
& Terry Barnes
7:00 pm Spanish Mass
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8
8:00 am Special Intention for Janet Stein
“Happy Birthday”, req. by DiSanti
family
9:30 am Tom Gallagher req. by Ella
Sestrich
11:00 am Harry & James req. by Mary Alice
WEATHER ADVISORY
Other Parishes in Chester County have instituted
a policy, that if the local school district is closed
or on a delay, due to inclement weather, the daily
Morning Mass is cancelled.
In conformity with these parishes, if the Octorara
School District is closed or delayed due to inclem-
ent weather, the daily Mass at OLC will be can-
celled.
The Mass scheduled that day will be rescheduled
on the next available weekday.
We want our parishioners to be safe.
Priesthood: A Call from God; a gift
for others. Consider the Priesthood.
www.HeedTheCall.org
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THE WEEK AHEAD IN OUR PARISH
8:30 am Weekday Mass (OLC)
Sunday –February 1
8:00 am Mass (OLC)
9:15-10:45 am PREP classes/K thru 5th grade (SPC)
9:15-10:45 am Refresh & Renew (SPC)
9:30 am Mass (St. Malachy)
11:00 am Mass & Children’s Church (SPC)
Monday-February 2
6:30 pm Zumba (OLC-hall)
7:00 pm AA Meeting (SPC-conference room)
Tuesday-February 3
6:30 –8:00 pm LTJV and One8
Wednesday-February 4
6:00-6:45 pm Kids for Christ Choir (OLC)
7:00-8:30 pm Voices of Praise Choir (OLC)
6:00 pm Financial Peace University (SPC)
Thursday-February 5
6:30-8:30 pm CAFÉ` Psalms (SPC)
7:30 pm Prayer Group
Friday-February 6
6:30 pm Bingo
Saturday– February 7
5:00 pm Mass (OLC)
6:00 pm Confessions (OLC)
7:00 pm Spanish Mass (OLC)
Mark your calendar for the annual “Knight at the
Races” at the SPC on Saturday, April 11, at 7:00pm.
This is the first Saturday after Easter.
The doors will open at 6:00 pm, so come early and
enjoy the great food and beverages.
Post Time for the first race is 7:00 pm.
Admission is only $5 dollars and includes beverages
and food. BYOB mixers provided.
This year, the event will benefit our Early Learning
Center. Look for more information in future bulle-
tins.
Bishop Shanahan High School
“Tailgate for the Turf”
Beef and Beer
Saturday, February 7, at 7:00pm.
Cost: $30 per person or $50 per couple
For more information click on the Turf Campaign
Tab on www.shanahan.org or Call Christine O’Hare
at 610-343-6244.
LEGACY UPDATE
Great news!
On January 14, 2015, we mailed the remaining
$75,000 from our 2014 Legacy 1 program to the
Archdiocese to be applied to our mortgage princi-
pal!
That brings our balance to $260,000!
To date, Legacy 2 commitments total $126,000.
It’s not too late to still make your commitment to
help us pay off our debt.
With just a little more support we can accelerate the
elimination of our mortgage ASAP!
If you received a notice to engrave a paver, please
return your lettering choice to the rectory as soon as
possible to insure that your paver will be installed
in the spring.
The cost of engraving is $45 per paver, which is
included in each $500 donation.
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Rediscover the Love in Your Marriage!
The Retrouvaille Marriage Program offers help for
struggling marriages.
Tens of thousands of couples have successfully
saved their marriages by attending a Retrouvaille
weekend and the six post sessions that follow it.
Retrouvaille is not just a social gathering or series of
seminars, but rather a way to rediscover and rekin-
dle the loving relationship in your marriage.
The next program begins on the weekend of Febru-
ary 13-15 at the Family Life Center in Malvern, Pa.
For more information or to register for our upcom-
ing weekend, visit our web site at
www.HelpOurMarriage.com or call 1-800-470-
2230.
All inquiries are kept strictly confidential.
OLC-ELC
All current ELC families and parishioners may take
Advantage of our early registration for the 2015-
2016 school year.
Registration will be opened to the general public in
February. The ELC offers preschool classes for
Children ages 2 thru 5 with extended day options
available.
Please visit our website at www.olcelc.com or call
the office at 610-857-1163 for more information.
It’s not too late to register your Giant Bonus Card!
Link your Giant Bonus card # with OLC-ELC
at www.giantfoodstores.com. Enter our school code
06880.
The ELC will earn rewards in addition to your per-
sonal bonus card incentives.
No account or cardholder information is shared dur-
ing registration
Contact the ELC for assistance or for more infor-
mation.
CAFÉ
Lenten Bible Study Begins Feb. 17
CAFÉ, our Catholic Adult Faith Enrichment group,
is offering a Lenten Bible Study on Tuesday evenings
from 7:00-8:00 pm in the lower level of the Schneider
Parish Center.
The class begins February 17 and concludes March
24. We will gather in small groups to review and dis-
cuss the Scripture readings for each of the upcoming
Sundays of Lent.
This year we are using a book called “At Home with
the Word 2015”. The book contains the Sunday read-
ings and commentaries for the entire liturgical year,
so those who choose to purchase the book can refer to
it through November.
Joining a small faith-sharing group is a special way to
reinforce your personal Lenten journey, and each year
those who participate are always glad that they did.
The study book is optional and costs approximately
$9. To register for this class, or to receive more infor-
mation, please send email to:
[email protected] or call Paul Harkins at 610-
466-7494 or Sue Brown at 610-857-2026.
If you are not able to attend the meetings but would
like to prepare the readings at home, please contact us
to order a book.
Rachel’s Vineyard Ministries
Rachel’s Vineyard retreats are for anyone hurting
from the spiritual and emotional pain of an abortion.
The weekend will help you experience the mercy
and compassion of God; grieve your loss; and for-
give yourself and others.
Retreat Dates:
March 20th to 22nd 2015, at the Spirituality Center
in Frazer, Pa.
Please call 215-906-6337 or 610-399-0890
All contacts are confidential.
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FEBRUARY 1, 2015-THE FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Reflection by Rev. Leonard N. Peterson
“May I see your photo ID?” That’s a question expected from the passport inspector at any given airport.
But it was quite a surprise to hear it coming from my doctor’s secretary. I thought this was a sad sign of the
times we live in, when duplicity is the main tool of petty thieves and terrorists in our newly suspicious atmos-
phere.
In His time, Our Lord Jesus Christ had an ID problem of sorts, but in His case, the questioners always asked to
know His identity after He did a good deed, even a miraculous one. In today’s Gospel instance, Jesus frees a
man from the ugly throes of demonic possession. But the townsfolk of Capernaum are quick to ask “What is
this?
A new teaching backed up with authentic authority? It’s as close as they came for a demand to see some ID of
Jesus. No surprise that in a gossip-ridden world, Our Lord’s fame spreads all over the place, which is a partic-
ular theme in the early part of Mark’s story.
The pairing of fame with fortune that dominates the wishes of many people today is a clear contradiction of the
Christian life goals. Fame has already been famously pared down by the artist Andy Warhol into a mere fif-
teen minutes. But that doesn’t deter those ambitious for it.
As for fortune, that pursuit remains ever popular. Lottery tickets are scooped up daily, with little or no thought
on the buyer’s part that their deed “benefits senior citizens.” They want it to benefit them.
Jesus, of course, seeks neither fame nor fortune.
In fact, He tries His best to discourage the one, and has no interest in the other. But He is vitally interested in
people having the correct spiritual ID, including us. Oh yes, we have such an ID. We got it at our Baptism.
On that day, our good parents thought enough of us to pass on to us the greatest gift they could think of:
the Catholic faith that they themselves received.
A faith that so guided their lives that they knew they had to pass it on. And so they did.
The end result is that we know who we are without even looking at any card. We are Christ’s. And hopefully
proud of it. Theoretically at least we reject the twin goals of fame and fortune as the reasons for living.
Practically speaking, we acknowledge the pull of those two items on our hearts.
Sometimes we forget how counterfeit they are because they appear so real. That’s when we have to face facts
and re-examine our daily decisions.
The great season of Lent is now less than a month away. In car talk, that’s “tune-up time.” Right now we can
prepare for that Lenten project. I suspect that there’s a stalwart Seraphim at the gate of heaven staffing the
final checkpoint before we enter.
His “job”, if you will, is to ask us for our “photo ID.” If that’s so, then Lent is a good time to update those
Christian credentials.
There’s an old slogan once used by my late Dad’s insurance company that was valid then and still is today if
placed in the spiritual realm. It proclaimed that “the future belongs to those who prepare for it.” Amen!
First Reading: Deuteronomy 18:15-20
Prophecy for ancient Israel was mediation between themselves and God. The true prophet is a native Israelite
and called by God.
Second Reading: I Corinthians 7:32-35
Paul expresses the equality of men and women in his discussion of sexual status in the community. He gives
clear advice but he does not impose solutions.
Gospel: Mark 1:21-28
Mark recounts in this chapter an eventful day in Capernaum, St. Peter’s home town. First, Jesus performs an
exorcism. But the main point for Mark is that the same power that enables Jesus’ healing also underscores the
authority of His teaching.
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