MASS SCHEDULE

September through Memorial Day Saturday, 5 pm Sunday, 7:30 am, 9 am, & 11:30 am

May 31st through Labor Day: Saturday, 5 pm Sunday, 7:30 am, 9 am, & 10:30 am

Daily Mass: 9 am on Mon, Tues & Fri 6:30 pm Thurs First Saturday, 9 am

Holy Days of Obligation: Vigil Mass (evening before), 5:30 pm Holy Day, 9 am, 12 pm & 7 pm

Confessions: Saturdays, 4 pm to 4:45 pm, other times as announced

Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday 9am—4pm; Thursday 2:30pm—6:30pm; Friday 9am—1pm Baptism: Baptisms are held on the 3rd Sunday of the month after the last Mass (10:30 or 11:30). Parents and

Godparents are required to attend a Baptism Preparation session PRIOR to the child’s Baptism. Sessions are held on the 1st Sunday of the month at 1 PM. Contact the parish office to register.

Marriage: Couples planning to be married, please make an appointment with the Pastor AT LEAST 9 months prior to

any desired wedding date.

Religious Ed: Pre-School, Kindergarten, Grades 1—8: Sunday, 10 am to 11:15 am

CROSSFIRE: OLOL Youth Experience for grades 7-12. Follow on Twitter @OLOLCrossFire or Instagram ololcrossfire R.C.I.A.: Anyone interested in becoming a Catholic, please contact Jeanette Orrs, phone 717.656.6788 or email

jeanetteorrs@hotmail.com

Schools: Our Mother of Perpetual Help Interparochial School, Ephrata: Pre-Sch through 8th Grade, 717.738.2414

Lancaster Catholic High School: 9th through 12th Grades, 717.509.0315 K of C.: Knights of Columbus, Luis Morales, Grand Knight email yadie189@gmail.com phone 717.405.2158

OUR LADY OF LOURDES

CATHOLIC CHURCH OCTOBER 1, 2017

150 Water Street New Holland, PA 17557

Fax: 717.351.4936 www.ourladyoflourdesnh.com Facebook: Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, New Holland

Clergy & Parish Staff

717.354.4686

Pastor: Father Walter Guzmán— ext. 7 frwalterguzman@yahoo.com Office Administrator: Anne O’Shea—ext. 6 aoshea@hbgdiocese.org Religious Education Coordinator: Yvonne McGee—ext. 3 ymcgee@hbgdiocese.org Bulletin Coordinator: Dianne Carson—ext. 4 dlcarson@hotmail.com Parish Center Manager: Ann Dattoli—ext. 5 anndattoli@dejazzd.com Maintenance Coordinator: Eugene Andrien—ext. 8 Parish Organist: Diana Cutrona—ext. 9 dcutrona17540@comcast.net After Hours Emergency 717.354.4686 —ext. 0

Welcome to Our Lady of Lourdes Church!

We hope that you will experience the grace and

love of Christ as you worship with us. For

those desiring to join the Parish, please stop by

the Parish Office to pick up a registration form.

The Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time – October 1, 2017

MONDAY OCTOBER 2 9:00 AM Intentions of Mary Ann

Marchock TUESDAY OCTOBER 3 9:00 AM †Leo McCready 11:00 AM GSV †Edward & Elizabeth

Conveney WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 4 NO MASS THURSDAY OCTOBER 5 6:30 PM †Jo Anne Agosta FRIDAY OCTOBER 6 9:00 AM For the Poor & Shut-Ins SATURDAY OCTOBER 7 9:00 AM For the Intentions of Roger &

Lupe Fox’s Grandchildren 5:00 PM †Leo McCready SUNDAY OCTOBER 8 7:30 AM †Barbara Richards 9:00 AM †Ed Schrodi 11:30 AM Intentions of Our Lady of

Lourdes Parishioners

†Therese Androwick

CHOIR SCHEDULE:

Saturday, Oct 7 - Rehearse at 3 pm, Sing at 5 pm

Mass Sunday, Oct 22 - Rehearse at 10 am, Sing at 11:30 Mass IN OBSERVANCE OF RESPECT LIFE THIS

OCTOBER, our parish will hold two Holy Hours For Life. The first will be on Monday, October 2nd at 9:30 am; the second on Friday, October 6th at 9:30 am. Since October 6th is First Friday with Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, the entire day will be dedicated for the sanctity of human life. Please join us for the 9 am Mass on those days and then time in prayer that is focused on protecting and preserving the sanctity of all life, from conception to natural death. HEALING and ANOINTING SERVICE: Father Walter will hold a healing and annointing service on Saturday, October 21st after the 5:00 p.m. Mass. Light refreshments will be served in the

Social Hall afterwards. If you need transportation

to and from the church, or if you can volunteer to provide transportation, please call Kathy Baker at 1-484-888-3772. ST. VINCENT DE PAUL Committee will meet on Monday, October 2nd at 10:00 A.M.

PARISH BLOOD DRIVE: Keeping with Our Lady of Lourdes’ spirit of caring, we are again sponsoring a Blood Drive on Sunday, October 15th in the Parish Center from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Volunteers will be available in the Social Hall after each mass to help register you and provide information if needed. Thank you so much for giving of yourself. MASS OF CONSECRATION TO OUR LADY OF FATIMA - This Mass was concelebrated by the Bishops of Pennsylvania on Wednesday, September 27 during which Most Reverend Charles J. Chaput, OFM Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop of Philadelphia, consecrated the province to Our Lady of Fatima in this 100th anniversary year of her apparitions. In addition to this Mass of Consecration to our Lady of Fatima, during the weekend Masses of October 14-15, all of the parishes, of all of the dioceses of Pennsylvania, will pray the Prayer of Consecration to Our Lady of Fatima. Bishop Gainer has asked that all the parishes in the Diocese of Harrisburg set aside the normal prayers and readings for the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time to celebrate the votive Mass of Our Lady, Model of the Church, at each of the Masses throughout the Diocese for that weekend. PARISH BOOK CLUB - THE FATHERS OF THE CHURCH by Mike Aquilina is an indispensable reference tool for clergy, seminarians, RCIA candidates, and lay Catholics. All are invited to a discussion of this book at our next meeting on Sunday, October 8, at 7 p.m. at the church. OCTOBER IS THE MONTH OF THE HOLY ROSARY. Please consider coming early to recite the rosary before all the weekend masses. THE CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH book is available for purchase in the old Social Hall after all the masses. This is the 2nd Edition, promulgated by St. Pope John Paul II, that Father Walter has been talking about. The cost is $25 per book, however if you would like a copy but cannot afford it, please contact Anne O’Shea at the parish office. As Father Walter feels this book is a “must have” for all Catholics, we are able to provide financial assistance to those in need.

LOOK FOR OUR KIDS ON PARADE NIGHT!! Our parish is entering a float in the New Holland Parade, Wednesday night, October 4th, with our Vacation Bible School Theme of “You are created by God and built for a purpose”.

THIS WEEK’S MASSES AND INTENTIONS

SANCTUARY LIGHT

FINANCE CORNER:

OUR LADY’S GARDEN 2017 - Many thanks to

everyone who contributed to the garden this season! God has been good to us, giving just enough rain to ensure robust harvests. We are down to our last few vegetables; beans, tomatoes, kale, green peppers and eggplants. It looks like the kale will be with us for another month or so. We also have some pumpkins that hopefully continue to ripen. Feel free to pick any additional vegetables when the garden shuts down for the season on the weekend of October 7/8th. All the vegetables are picked and placed on a table in the grotto Saturday, to be available after the 5pm Mass and Sunday morning after all the Masses. There is no charge but monetary donations are accepted. All donations and any leftover vegetables will be given to the New Holland Food bank. Any interested parishioners who would like more information or to help, please contact Pat or Kathy Naimoli at Kathy.naimoli@gmail.com or at 354-6996.

KNIGHTS OF COLLUMBUS SOCCER CHALLENGE - Come and try your soccer shooting skills on Sunday, October 15th from 12:00 noon to 3:00 PM at CNH Soccer fields (A Field). FREE soccer shoot-out for boys and girls ages 9-14. Competition is at the local level and winners will move to district and state levels. There will be an insert in the bulletin on October 8th with additional information. Please contact Aicardo Zapata by Saturday, October 14th at azapata@frontiernet.net if you are planning on attending. OCTOBER ROSARY RALLY! JOIN US FOR THE PEACE PLAN! Mark your calendar – Saturday, October 14 at noon, OMPH will again sponsor a public Rosary Rally. This will take place in front of Ephrata Pizza, 43 East Main St., Ephrata, Pa. This October marks the 100th Anniversary of the miracle of the sun at Fatima. To prove to Our Lady that we are serious about her message to pray the Rosary, the organization called Tradition, Family and Property is organizing 20,000 Rosary Rallies all across the country that day. Last year there were over 16, 000 rallies held all over the U.S. Please join us, and if you’d like to volunteer or have questions, please contact Susan Strosser at susan@strosserfamily.com.

LIFE IS NOT FAIR Even if you live a good life, if you do one thing wrong, people may never let you forget about it. They remind you of your past foolishness. Perhaps they call you a name. It does not seem fair because you have been so good otherwise. Other people, hardened criminals, ask for mercy and get it. Sometimes they get rewarded. They get away with the wrong they have done. That just does not seem fair. God speaks to Ezekiel that the unfairness lies with people, not in heaven. God is willing to let people change and grow. Our opinions of our companions change less frequently than they do. People who are good make bad decisions. People who do evil repent. It is inconvenient for us to change our opinions of who they are. But God sees to the heart. God knows a person’s intent. God knows what a person is responsible for and how sincerely they are trying to do what is right. That is a good thing for us. It means that if we who are basically good commit some wrongful act, we can still obtain mercy when we repent. Mercy comes from a God who expects us to change. Written by Paul Turner. Copyright © 2010, Resource Publications, Inc., 888-273-7782, www.rpinet.com. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission from Lectionary Bulletin Inserts, Year A: First and Second Readings.

THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH Sunday, October 1 CrossFire Fundraiser – Iced Coffee after Sunday Masses 6:00 PM – Crossfire Kick Off Party Monday, October 2 9:30 AM - Holy Hour for Life 10:00 AM - St. Vincent De Paul Tuesday, October 3 9:45 AM – Bible Study – Galatians #3 11:00 AM Mass at Garden Spot Village Wednesday, October 4 Parish Float in New Holland Parade Thursday, October 5 7:00 PM – RCIA Friday, October 6 9:30 AM–3:30PM First Friday Adoration (Dedicated to the Sanctity of Human Life) 4:00 PM Benediction Saturday, October 7 9:00 AM – First Saturday Mass and Cenacle Following

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