June 30th, 2019

MONDAY July 1st 2019

9:00 AM Carol Lawser

Req. The Galloway Family

TUESDAY July 2nd

9:00 AM Barbara Parker

Req. Kelly & Bob Kelly

WEDNESDAY July 3rd

9:00 AM Hilda Linka

Req. Bob Kamuca

THURSDAY July 4th

9:00 AM Blessed Mother &

Sacred Heart of Jesus

Req. J. Federico

FRIDAY July 5th

9:00 AM William J. Galloway

Req. The Parish Staff

SATURDAY July 6th

9:00 AM Margaret Feeley

Req. MaryAnn, Peggy, Debbie & Mike

5:00 PM Peg Smith

Req. her husband, Don

Florence Mojta

Req. Ron & Marge Mikulski

SUNDAY July 7th

7:30 AM Brown, Holmes & Walters Family

Req. Claire & Sue

Renee Hart

Req. Cathy Hart

9:00 AM Nicholas Rossetti

Req. his Family

Patrick Martin

Req. The Martin Family

10:30 AM People of the Parish

12 Noon Marion Latwinas

Req. Gladys Nelson

Joan Ochlak

Req. The Steck Family

The Sanctuary Lamp will burn for…

Special Intention of Father Cesar

Week of June 30th thru July 6th

The Sanctuary Lamp is available for special intentions

and deceased members of a family. Donation is $25.00.

Please call the Rectory at (856) 667-8850 ext. 210.

WE PRAY FOR OUR SICK

Please pray for all those who are ill in our parish that

God’s healing power may give them courage and strength.

We pray especially for…

Michele McElroy, Tom Wilson, Harold Lorang,

Martin Heckmann, Helen Denault Terry Housley,

George Clancy, Troy Pelfrey, Dalton Hunkins,

Allison Stathius, Grace Bryson, Kelly Mesveskas,

Deacon Joe Card, Mary Reeves, John &

Michael Szatny, Darlene DiPatri-Coletti.

To place a person’s name on the sick list,

please call Sr. Evelyn @ 667-8850 x 213.

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord.

And let Your Perpetual Light shine upon them.

William J. Galloway

And may the souls of all the faithful departed,

Through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen

EM & Lector Schedule for July 6th & 7th …

Eucharistic Minister

5:00 PM C. Donia, B. Kamuca,

N. Kaz, C. Tartaglia.

7:30 AM C. Holmes, P. Strimel.

9:00 AM J. Louizza, D. Marano,

L. Martin, D. Riccardo.

10:30AM M. Costenbader, M. Linka,

T. McCloskey, E. Meyers.

12 oon J. Martin, C. Oczkowski.

Lectors

5:00 PM E. Busch

7:30AM S. Obuchowski

9:00AM M. Lawler

10:30AM A. Ewing

12 Noon D. Donovan

WEEKEND COLLECTION AMOUNTS

June 22nd & 23rd

1st Collection (Weekly) $7,094.16

Average Weekly Envelope ~ $23.81

Weekly Collection Envelope Needed ~ $30.00

Givelify on line (Weekly) ~ $812.00

2nd Collection ~ OLPH Education ~ $1,291.00

Weekly Collection Goal Needed: $11,057.00

Thank you for your generous giving…

Please remember OLPH in your will…

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sunday 1 Kgs 19:16b, 19-21; Gal 5:1, 13-18;

Lk 9:51-62

Monday Gn 18:16-33; Mt 8:18-22

Tuesday Gn 19:15-29; Mt 8:23-27

Wednesday Eph 2:19-22; Jn 20:24-29

Thursday Gn 22:1b-19; Mt 9:1-8 or,

Independence Day, any readings

from the Lectionary for Mass (vol. IV),

Mass “For the Country or City,”

nos. 882-886, or “For Peace and Justice,”

nos. 887-891

First Friday Gn 23:1-4, 19, 24:1-8, 62-67; Mt 9:9-13

First Saturday Gn 27:1-5, 15-29; Mt 9:14-17

Prayer and Resolute Discipleship

Dear OLPH,

This weekend last year, I wrote my first letter to you. My, does time fly! It is the weekend of transitions. Priests throughout our diocese are moving about, some retiring, some transferring, and some moving on. Together we give thanks for the time that Fr. Cesar Tolentino has shared with us here “in the Shade.” We promise him our prayers; we wish him farewell; and we hope to see him again. If distance should keep us apart, then we have confidence that all true lovers of God and neighbor will be reunited at the Wedding Feast of the Lamb in Our Father’s House!

In that first letter, I recalled my first deep encounter with the icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, in the custody of the Redemptorists at St. Alphonsus Ligouri Church in Rome. A print hangs in my dining room and I gaze upon her at every meal. Many times this year I have cried out for her assistance: for wisdom, counsel, prudence, patience, courage… so that I may be the best pastor I can be, and above all, a holy priest. As we commemorate our Patroness this week, and as we enter into parish life with one full-time priest, please pray for me. I ask for and rely on your prayers. Seek the aid of our Mother.

This year, our parish taught me the “Mother of Christ” hymn, which describes our life as “tossed on a stormy sea” seeking the harbor of heaven! As your pastor, it is my duty to guide us through the waters -- be them smooth as glass, choppy, or downright perilous. I truly count on your prayers and support as we journey home to God, seeking as we go to bring the light of Christ into a world of shadow and woe.

Today in the Gospel, Jesus decides with determination to head towards Jerusalem and to the Crucifixion, a perilous journey: “When the days for Jesus' being taken up were fulfilled, he resolutely determined to journey to Jerusalem,” (Lk 9:51). Literally, Jesus set his face like flint towards Jerusalem, a phrase that recalls one of the suffering servant songs from Isaiah the Prophet, “I have set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be put to shame;” (50:7). Ever faithful to our Father’s plan, Jesus faced head-on what lay ahead.

As a parish family, let us look ahead. Jesus invites us to follow him, and He warns: “No one who sets a hand to the plow and looks to what was left behind is fit for the kingdom of God,” (Lk 9:62). The Lord God has everything at hand. Our confidence lies in Him.

This past week, I attended a three-day Pastor’s Workshop. One particularly moving homily from a brother priest and new pastor inspired confidence and peace! In the midst of great hardships, Saint Paul boasts not in his own strength but in the strength of the Lord. He acclaims what the Lord has done, and notes that he will boast of the things that show his weakness (2 Cor 11-12). The Good Lord assures Paul, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Cor 12:9). Like Paul, I admit my weakness, “that the power of Christ may dwell with me.” I am far from perfect. On this one year anniversary of serving you, I do promise to concern myself wholeheartedly with the spiritual well-being of our faithful. I echo Paul, “I will most gladly spend and be utterly spent for your sakes,” (2 Cor 12:15). Let us pray for one another.

Your Father in Christ,

Fr. Wilson

Knights Korner

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Council 5714.

636 N. Forklanding Road, P.O. Box 294,

Maple Shade, New Jersey, 08052

Upcoming Events:

Family Spaghetti Dinner every 3rd Friday of the Month,

July 19th, 5pm – 7pm $10 for Adults / $5 for Children

located in the Maple Room. This includes salad, dessert,

beverage, spaghetti/meatballs or clams with sauce.

Konstructing God’s Kingdom:

The Children’s Liturgy, Kingdom Kids, will meet on the

following dates at the 10:30 a.m. mass. Children from age

5 and up are welcome to come and join the FUN!

Look for dates starting in September.

O.L.P.H. 2019 Senior Club. The O.L.P.H. Seniors meet at the Maple

Shade Municipal bldg., N. Stiles Ave. on

the second Tuesday of each month

at 11:30 a.m. (doors open at 11a.m.) in

the Seniors Room. The Seniors are on

vacation in July & August and meetings will resume on the

2nd Tuesday in September. (September 10th) Have a great &

safe summer and please stay hydrated! God Bless!

All Readers & Eucharistic Ministers.

The Reader / EM schedule for August is

currently being planned. Please send

your availability to Deacon Ron Meyers

by email at: rmeyers@olphparish.com.

You can also place your completed form

in the collection basket or drop off at the

Rectory. Please have your completed

form to Deacon Ron by July 10th. Thank

you.

The Maple Shade Food Bank… We thank

you so very much for your kind generosity.

There are still those who hunger for food.

Please help us with your donation of soup,

stews, cereal, juice, chef-boyardee and any

other nonperishable food items. Once

again, thank you so much for your

charitable heart and your continued support of our

Mission.

OLPH Separated and Divorced…

Are you divorced or going through a separation? OLPH

Divorced and Separated Group meets on the 3rd Thursday of

each month at 7:15 pm in the Community Room.

OLPH Parish Update June ~ 2019

Goal: $45,000

Pledged: $23,241.24

Collected: $18,593.96

Donors: 173

We are just over our

halfway mark. Please

prayerfully consider

donating to our Annual

Catholic Appeal. If our

Goal is met, we get 15%

back to our parish

($6750) and 50% of

every dollar over our

goal returns as well to

help refurbish our

church pews.

School News

Dear OLPH Families,

May you and yours experience a joyous

Independence Day remembering the

responsibility that freedom brings.

God Bless,

Mrs. Cynthia Smith

Catechists and substitutes are needed for Wednesday

year-round Prep classes from 6:00 -7:15 pm. We are

in need of Catechists in 4th, 7th and 8th grades. Please

contact the PREP office, 779-7529, if interested. Must

be fingerprinted and Virtus trained.

Please join us and become part of

the 9am Daily Mass Family where

we become friends, we pray for

each other & support each other

through are daily joys & struggles.

Here is a glimpse of our Daily

schedule.

8:10am – Dive Mercy Chaplet

8:30am – Pray the Rosary

9:00am – Mass

Wednesday’s after Mass we pray the Novena to

Our Lady of Perpetual Help.Saturday’s after

Mass there is Confessions.

Please come and join us, we would love to meet you

and share with you this beautiful experience.

Prayer of the Day ~ Thursday July 4th (Catholic Online)

Immaculate Mary, most

Holy Mother of God and

of Our Lord and

Savior Jesus Christ, we

the people of the United

States of America at this

historic moment stand

before you in a

humbled condition of

love, loyalty, affection,

and thankfulness. To

your Immaculate Heart

we recommit and

dedicate ourselves

throughout the entire American nation. To your

Son JesusChrist we pledge to serve His teaching,

His church, and to work for His kingdom on

earth. O Mary, to you do we flee for protection.

Surround the American family with your

maternal care; enfold us in your arms. Give to

this American land, built on the blood and tears

of so many faithful forebears, a peaceful and

praiseworthy existence in truth, love, justice, and

freedom. O Mary, we submit to you as the

Patroness of our beloved country. O Mary, Help

of Christians, enfold the Holy Father and

the Catholic Church within your protective

cloak; be our shield in the days ahead. Give to

the Church true holiness and freedom. Obtain

for our leaders holy zeal, the ability to face the

truth, and the courage to correct all abuses. Stop

the flood of atheism, greed, heresy, impurity,

lukewarmness, materialism, and selfishness that

threaten our nation. Show to those who have

strayed from the Church the way to

Our Lord Jesus Christ.

Mother of God, accept our

personal consecration to you and, through you,

bind us forever to the Holy Trinity. Gather us all

into your Immaculate Heart and unite us forever

with Jesus. O Mary, we love you.

Amen.