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Saint John Bosco

Roman Catholic Church Parish Center Office

215 E. County Line Road Hatboro, PA 19040

Tel. (215) 672-7280 In emergency, call anytime 24/7.

Otherwise, please call during Office Hours.

Parish Directory p. 2

How to Contact Priest, p. 3

Coloring Contest, p. 10

Saint John Bosco Roman Catholic

Church Parish Directory

Staff Rev. Gary J. Kramer, Pastor

Rev. Gerald C. Ronan, Parochial Vicar Rev. James E. McVeigh, Weekend Assistant

Deacon Daniel J. Rouse, Financial Administrator Mrs. Diane Falchetta, Secretary

Loretta Ceniviva, Secretary Mrs. Christine Flack, Faith Formation Coordinator

Mrs. Lisa Quaranto, Music Director & Youth Ministry Coordinator

Mrs. Janet Shepherd, Bulletin Editor

Parish Center Office Tel. (215) 672-7280

In emergency, call anytime 24/7.

Otherwise, please call during Office Hours. Faith Formation Office (PREP)

Tel. 267-803-0774. St. Vincent de Paul Society

Tel. 215-882-2707.

Remembrance Pin (left) recalls passenger Todd Beamer’s words calling hijacked plane’s passengers to charge the cockpit and stop 911 hijackers’ planned attack on U.S. Capitol in Wash., D.C.

Office Hours Mass Cards/Mail/Messages/Documents/Facility Keys are available only during regular Office Hours:

Mon. to Thurs.: 9 am to 12 noon; 1 to 4:30 pm; Eve. 6:30 to 8:00 pm by appt. Fri.: 9 am to 12 noon; 1 to 4 pm. Eve. closed. Sat./Sun.: Closed.

Religious Services This Week Sunday Masses 9/10-11/16 AND 9/17-18/16 Sat. Eve. Vigil: 4 pm (English); 7 pm (Spanish). Sun. Morning Masses: 7:00, 9:00, 11:00 am. No afternoon/eve. Mass on Sundays. Mon. to Fri. Confession: 8:15-8:35 am. Holy Mass: 8:45 am. Sat. Confession: 8:30-8:50 am. Rosary: 8:30 am. Holy Mass: 9:00 am Novena: After Mass to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception. Confession: 3-3:30 pm; 6-6:30 pm.

Pentagon (above) after impact of hijacked plane.

Firefighters (right) raise flag at Ground Zero -- “bowed but unbroken”.

Marriage Wedding Planning starts with engaged couple’s meeting parish priest here at least six (6) months before desired wedding date. Please do not make financial commitments before confirming church date/time with our parish priest. Marriage Convalidation, a simple ceremony popularly called “getting a marriage blessed”, is for a couple married in a civil or non-Catholic ceremony without explicit Catholic Church Permission. Their marriage is not recognized as valid in the Church. Catholic parties in such marriages cannot receive other sacraments or be Sponsors at Baptism and Confirmation. This ituation often is easily remedied by “convalidation” if no other impediment to marriage is present.

Please consult a parish priest for more info.

Baptism takes place monthly on First (Spanish) and Last (English) Sundays. Call Parish to arrange. Before a specific date is confirmed, parents must have/obtain:

Registration in SJB Parish: Family from another parish must obtain written permission from “home” parish for Baptism at SJB.

Certificate of Eligibility to Serve as Sponsor: Each Catholic Sponsor (1 required; 2 preferred) must obtain Certificate of Eligibility from “home” parish.

Letter of Pastor for Christian Witness. One baptized non-Catholic may serve as Christian Witness and must present Letter of Good Standing from current Christian pastor. Catholic not eligible to be a Sponsor may not be Christian Witness.

Registration Form for Follow Me Bible Study for Adults can be found

on page 5 of today’s Parish Bulletin.

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Please Pray for Our Faithful Departed Albert Horan, Victims of 911 Eternal Rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls and all the souls of the Faithful Departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.

Adoration Chapel Sat. Sun. Closed.

Mon.: after 8:45 am Mass to 7 pm. Tues. to Fri.: 8 am to 7 pm.

Prayer Intention Candles (6) burn alongside Blessed Sacrament in Adora-

tion

Chapel this week for: Kevin de la Cruz, Salvador

Rodriguez (Familia Guerra), John F. Salviola, Suc-

cess of Fall Festival, Thanksgiving for Favor Rec’d.,

Families & Victims of 911 Attacks. How we list: Just send your name with intention & offering to ADORATION CANDLE c/o Parish Cen-ter. Please name one Person, Couple (engaged or mar-ried), Family, Group per request. Candles for

Phil Adamo, Jr. Patricia Ambrose William J. Brady Joseph Campbell

Linda Cunningham Ellen Dardis

Kevin De La Cruz Debbie Hipple Tim Keebler

Helen La Rosa Gail Maines

Sean MacDonald Florence McHugh Gerri McMillan Kenneth Moore

Salvador Rodriguez

Rolene Rose Catherine Sarsfield Maddie Swenson

Mary Vincelli Brett Vivian

Frank Waltrich Jim Wyatt

How we list: We list sick persons for one month at their own or family member’s request. To place/extend a listing, please call Parish Center.

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK AND INFIRM.

Second Collection, Today, Sept. 10-11: Established in 1884, the Black & Indian Mission Collection embodies the Catholic Church’s evangelization of Black, Native American and Alaskan Indigenous people. Your gift assists clergy, religious/lay catechists, parishes, schools and catechetical cen-ters. Even in our own archdiocese, a number of local grants assist parishes with pastoral outreach to these populations.

Louisiana Flood Relief Emergency Collection, Sept. 17-18: A special

collection next week will go directly to Catholic Charities USA for humanitarian and church needs resulting from recent disastrous floods affecting tens of thousands persons in Lousiana.

How to Contact Priest (Emergency) Within Parish Call Parish Tel. (above). Parish priest is “on-call” (24 hrs./7 days wk.) within our parish area. This includes Majestic Oaks Nursing Home and the Hospice Unit, Abington Health Center in Warminster.

Outside Parish Our parish priests are not “on-call” elsewhere. Other hospitals, nursing homes, rehabs, have “on-call” local priests. At any time please ask other facilities’ staff to contact their local Catholic parish or their facility’s assigned Catholic chaplain.

MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK

9/12 MON. 8:45 AM Mr. & Mrs. James D’Angelo (Living) 9/13 TUES. 8:45 AM Jim & Alice Flanagan 9/14 WED. 8:45 AM Ann McGinnis 9/15 THURS. 8:45 AM Donna Marie Hetherington 9/16 FRI. 8:45 AM Domenic Sciamanna

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2016 9:00 AM Carole Scully 4:00 PM Emilio & Lucy Ricci, Sr. 7:00 PM Pro Populo (For the People) SUNDAY, SEPTMBER 18, 2016 7:00 AM Constance Cawley 9:00 AM Joseph Regan 11:00 AM The Kent Family

Please submit items for Bulletin issue dates (left) by 12 noon on submission dates (right):

Oct. 2..Month of the Holy Rosary.Mon., Sept. 12

Oct. 9………………………………Mon., Sept. 19

Please send info./questions to Bulletin Editor at Parish Ctr. Email Bulletined@saintjohnbosco.org.

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The Official Pennsylvania Memorial to the Victims of the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks is in our Vicinity.

www.9-11memorialgarden.org

DIRECTIONS If using a GPS, you may need to use as the city either “Morrisville”, “Yardley”, “Newtown”.

From PA Turnpike: Take Phila. exit (351). Continue straight after tolls onto Route 1 North. Continue on Route 1 North for approximately 6 miles. Take I-95 North exit. Get off I-95 North at PA 332/Newtown exit (49). Make left at end of the ramp onto 332 West. At third traffic light, turn right onto Lindenhurst Road (“Waste Management” building is on the corner). Continue on Lindenhurst for approximately 1.4 miles until Woodside Road. Make right onto Woodside. Park is located approximately 1/2 mile on your left.

15th Anniversary Events at The Garden of Reflection September 11 marks a time

to reflect on the day that changed our lives forever.

Our nation lost 2,973 souls; our own local community

was hit so hard when we lost 9 from Lower Makefield

and 18 from Bucks County.

Remembrance Ceremonies today include:

A Morning Remembrance marks chronological events

on 9/11 from 8:30 to 10:20 AM.

A Candlelight Ceremony at 7 PM. 15 years later – the legacy of the 9/11 attacks is not only embodied in our nation but also with our

children. During this year’s Candle Light Ceremony,

15 year old teens will honor the day as

Stewards of the Legacy.

From I-95 (North/South): Get off at the PA 332/Newtown exit (49). Make a (North: left, South: right) at the end of the ramp onto 332 West. At the (North: third, South: second) traffic light, turn right onto Lindenhurst Road (“Waste Management” building is on the corner). Continue on Lindenhurst for approximately 1.4 miles until Woodside Road. Make right onto Woodside. Park is located approximately a half mile on left.

Ground Zero (left) was a scene of utter evil and

destruction redeemed only by self-sacrifice of First Responders, Emergency

Personnel and world-wide prayers of reparation. In its midst appeared the famous Ground Zero Cross (right) now in a place of honor in

the 911 Memorial Museum in New York City.

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___ Yes! I am interested in learning more about the

Gospel of John through the Bible Study “Follow Me”. Cost: $25.00 Held in the Parish Library

I would like to sign up for one of the following times: ___ Tuesdays 6:45 to 8:00 PM Oct. 4,11,18,25,Nov.15,29, Dec. 6,13

Nourish your higher, adult self with Scripture Study. ___Wednesdays 9:30-11:00 AM Oct. 5,12,19,Nov. 2,9,16,23,3

Please complete and return to Parish Religious Education Program (PREP) Office or just drop in any collection basket. Please mark Attn: PREP Office.

Name: ______________________ Email: _______________

Phone #: _____________ Questions? Faith Formation Office (PREP) Tel. 267-803-0774.

Coffee Time! Join us National Coffee Day at St. John Bosco on Thurs., Sept. 29, 9:30 AM in Drexel Hall (Cafeteria). There may be no such thing as a free lunch, but there’s a

free cup of joe at Saint John Bosco!

Sunday, September 11, 2016

The Fall Festival

As the pastor of this wonderful parish I want to invite all of our parishioners and friends to our Fall Festival, that

we will be having next week. There will be something for everyone.

Great large rides, kiddie rides, raffle prizes, fun games, delicious food and live music for your enjoyment.

Many thanks to all who have prepared for this festival. They spent many hours in meetings and labor preparing for this important event and for this I thank you.

Let us come together as friends and family and support this wonderful festival.

SEE YOU THERE!!!

Free BP Screenings will be Sat., Oct. 15 before and after the

4 PM Mass and Sun., Oct. 16 before and after the

9AM and 11AM Masses. Parish Nurse volunteers will be set

up in the Ushers Room.

Walk for the Poor Join by walking or sponsor St. John Bosco’s Team - - “The Bosco Vincentians”

Sat., Oct. 1 After 9 AM Mass right here at St. John Bosco

Refreshments after the walk

Free t-shirts

Please contact Mary Ann Bush at kaveli@verizon.net or visit

svdpfriendofthepoorwalk.org

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SJB ADULT CHOIR Thurs. eve. practices begin 9/29, 7:30 pm, in church. Love to sing? Don’t

read music? OK. We are always looking for new members! All welcome! Questions?

Email Lisa Quaranto lquaranto@saintjohnbosco.org

St. VINCENT de PAUL Individuals and families with financial or

food needs may call SVdP Tel. 215-882-2707.

FOOD CUPBOARD Coffee and spaghetti sauce are most

needed items. Tea, peanut butter, jelly, macaroni and cheese, spaghetti,

canned fruit, juices, laundry detergent, liquid dish soap, personal grooming

items, e.g., shampoo, bath soap, tooth-paste and toilet paper also are also needed. Donations

of groceries always needed and most welcome.

FALL FESTIVAL LEMONADE STAND

Fri./Sat. Eve. 9/23-24 hosted by combined Youth and Minnie Vinne

Groups . Stop by to learn more about SJB Youth programs.

**SJB Youth Group MEETING, Sun. 9/11 in youth ministry

room. All Students Gr. 5 to 12 welcome. Snacks ‘n water provided.

HAUNTED HALLWAY Sun. Oct. 23. hosted by Youth and

Minnie Vinne Groups. Anyone have old Halloween

costumes, decorations, etc.? Please contact Lisa Quaranto lquaranto@

saintjohnbosco.org We would appreciate donations!

Saint John Bosco Senior Club This holiday season, join our Yuletide tradition with American Music Theatre’s

2016 Christmas Show: Winter Wonderland and recapture the Christmas spirit! This highly anticipated, critically-acclaimed live music production will ignite your spirit and set your heart aglow!

2016 Christmas Show ~ Winter Wonderland Wed., Nov. 30 Trip $ 82/person ~ Contact: Cyril Simon,Tel. 215-672-7482 for info. Includes American Music Theatre and Shady Maple Smorgasbord with time to shop at Shady Maple. Bus pick up: 8:30 AM St. John Bosco Parking lot.

Winter Wonderland is AMT’s newest Original Show, featuring secular and sacred songs you know and love, with all-live performances by a sensational cast of Singers and Dancers, as well as remarkable 9-piece AMT Orchestra. Bring the entire family and discover a new tradition!

Parish Religious Education Program

Tel. 267-803-0774.

PREP 2016-17 Children entering Gr. 1 in Sept.

need to start catechism this Fall. Older children and teens who have not yet received all Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Communion, Confirmation)

should register now, too.

Weekly PREP Tuesday Sessions: Sept. to May Either 4:15-5:30 pm or 6:45-8:00 pm

REGISTRATION & TUITION Register in person at PREP office. Or, print registration forms from www.sjbhatboro.org . Mail completed forms to Parish Center or drop them into any collection basket. For a new student please include copy of Baptism Certificate. Tuition: 1 child $ 225; 2 child. $ 290; 3+ children $ 340.00. $ 100 due at registration; full payment by start of classes.

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SJB’S Fall Family Festival -- 9 Days Away!

Days/Dates: Tuesday 9/20 to Saturday 9/24. Hours: Tues. to Fri. 6 to 10 pm; Sat. 4-10 pm.

Rides, games, great food, bingo, wheels of chance, theme baskets, attic treasures, used books and crafts just to name a few of the exciting booths.

Ride Vouchers for Wristbands only $ 20 ea. when purchased in advance! You can pick any one night to use the wristband on the Midway!

Progressive 50/50 $ 5 ea. or 7 for $ 25 are on sale NOW Chances on Restaurant Gift Cards or Rounds of Golf $ 1 ea. or 6 for $ 5

(Mix or Match) on sale NOW. Chances on $100 worth PA Lottery Rub-Offs $1 ea. or 6 for $ 5 on sale NOW.

All items are on sale before and after all the weekend Masses at all Church entrances.

Block Pool at the Festival! Blocks will be sold every night for Eagles vs Pittsburgh Steelers Game on

9/25! $ 5 per block! A Winner every quarter!

Here’s a personal opportunity to let AMERICA'S MILITARY COMMUNITY know how much you appreciate all that they have sacrificed in order to keep our country safe. We’ll have a table in the cafeteria during Festival week with Christmas Cards. Please stop by & sign a card. Show your appreciation to our U.S. Military Men & Women for their sacrifices, dedication & service to our country! Cards are $1 ea. We’ll mail them before the holidays. They will bring joy to our troops that will last a lifetime. Don't underestimate your personal greeting’s value!

St. Vincent de Paul Conference volunteers serve individuals and families herea-bout with financial and food needs. Donated Pennies help equip them for this service. 30 pounds of pennies = $ 50? You’ll see collection jars here and there at the Festival. Those pennies are going in the same direction...to our SJB St. Vin-

cent DePaul Society! Can you add some pennies?? FESTIVAL GIVING TREE in Church’s main vestibule is tagged for soda, water, condiment, paper prod-ucts, etc. Can you take a tag? Return indicated item and place under the tree. Thank you!!

Chances on sale Here and Now for tickets to the

Phillies vs. Marlins Game Sat., 9/17! Fans Fans 15 and over receive a Herr’s Winter Aviator Hat!

Chance tickets: $ 5 ea., 3 for $ 10, or 7 for $ 20!

Contact: Joe Greco or John Sikina for chances or just purchase chances at the tent at the main entrance to church before/after Masses.

Chances, Chances, Chances! Are you hungry? Gourmet Polish Dinner for up to eight adults at the Saint John Bosco Rectory?

This Parish Fund Raiser’s Winner and his/her guests will enjoy a delicious meal. Dinner date to be determined by the Winner and Pastor.

Tickets: $ 5.00 each or 7 for $ 25.00.

Tickets may be purchased either before or during the Fall Festival. Before -- under the tent outside Church or During -- under Father Kramer’s tent across from the Entertainment Stage area

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SJB’S Fall Family Festival -- 9 Days Away!

Days/Dates: Tuesday 9/20 to Saturday 9/24. Hours: Tues. to Fri. 6 to 10 pm; Sat. 4-10 pm.

Rides, games, great food, bingo, wheels of chance, theme baskets, attic treasures, used books and crafts just to name a few of the exciting booths.

But first...we need your help. We need your donations of Time, Talent, Treasure:

Volunteer: I can help staff booths, help with set-up or take-down, etc. Please complete form at bottom of this page and just drop in any Collection Basket. Questions? Just call John at 215-669-8159. Attic Treasures: I can check closets, attic, garage, boxes, etc. for gently used items to donate for re-sale to benefit the parish. One person’s “cast away dust catcher” is another’s treasure. After Labor Day, just drop items by Gym Doors. Questions? Just call Laurie at 215-494-6504.

Used Books: I can donate my almost new and gently used, clean (or rare) items for re-sale to benefit the

parish. I can rescue my books from boredom, crowded storage, and dust storms. After Labor Day, just drop books off items by Gym Doors. Questions? Just call Michael at 267-247-6549.

Kids Game Booth Prizes are hiding in my closets, sock drawers, kitchen “junk drawer”, and other places in plain site. I can donate small gifts I haven’t used, knick knacks, etc. to re-purpose items as kids’ prizes. Just drop off anytime in Church Usher’s Room or at Parish Center Office. Please mark bag or box as “Fall Festival”.

Biggest Pumpkin Contest will be Friday, 9/23 in Drexel Hall (Cafeteria). I can bring pumpkin(s) there from 6 to 6:30 pm on 9/23. Winner will be announced that same evening. Questions? Contact Todd at tejasper1@gmail.com.

Sweet Shoppe: I can donate Baked Goods for sale to benefit the parish. (I know that you would really welcome one or more of my special desserts.) Please complete form below and drop in any Collection Basket. Questions? Just contact Jean at jnsmth1@aol.com.

Wine & Spirits Wheel of Chance: (It replaces the Wheelbarrow Of Cheer). I can donate one or more bottles of wine and/or spirits for prizes. Just drop your donation(s) at Parish Center during normal business hours. Mark FALL FESTIVAL on bag/box. Questions? Just contact Tony 215-806-8899.

St. John Bos-GO Booth: Calling Pokemon “Trainers”. Come and catch them at the Festival!

YES. I can bake for the Festival.

Name: _____________________ Phone: _______________

YES. I can donate home made Soup for Divine Dining.

Name: Phone: Kind(s) of Soup:

Questions? Contact Peachy 215-674-9713.

YES. I can volunteer at the Festival.

Name: _____________________

Phone ___________

I am available: Please circle nights you can help. Tues., Sept. 20, Thurs., Sept. 22, Wed., Sept. 21, Friday., Sept. 23, Sat., Sept. 24

BEST BAKER in BOSCO TOWNE! Dessert Bake-Off Competition Wed. 9/21! Make favorite dessert and enter to win. SJB Website has Competition Rules. Please return this form. Drop in any collection basket! Info.? Murni at mde574@yahoo.com.

YES. I want to enter. Name: ________________________ Phone:

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Acts of Kindness… Two Suggestions Week of Sept. 11 ~

“Let someone else have your seat on the crowded bus, light-rail or subway.”

Week of Sept. 11~ “Look for the best in the

situation.”

Chicken Breasts are on the Festival Wednesday Night menu at Divine Dining. Can you prepare some and donate them as our home cooking feature?? ontact Peachy 215-674-9713 or fill out this form and drop in any Collection basket. Thank you. Name Tel.

Yes, I can donate Chicken Breasts for the Festival on 9/21.

FOOTBALL MANIA SWEEPSTAKES ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?

Saint John Bosco Is! Get in on the game!

Ticket Price $20. for 17 week season.

Consider taking some tickets to sell to family and friends. Make great gifts. For tickets contact: Joe Greco 215.672.6422 or John Sikina 215.669-8159

or buy tickets at Tent outside of church.

Here's a Novel Idea: You are invited to join the Saint John

Bosco Book Club! If you like to read and are interested in a fun, stimulating discussion group,

please join us on Mon., Oct. 17 7:15 PM Parish Center Library.

Join us on an adventure through the pages of THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10 by Ruth Ware. This is a great way to meet friends of friends. At our October

get together, we'd like to 'fix you up' with a blind date--with a book of course, after all we ARE a book club! We'll select a variety of books, wrap them all up in 'oh so secretive' brown paper. You won't know the 'identity' of your blind date till you get it home! It’s a fun creative way to try out a new book! Please bring

your own beverage and a snack to share. Hope to see you there! Happy Reading!

Fall Festival will have Mums for Sale Fri. and

Saturday. Be sure to check out these beautiful plants.

Why Should Anyone Become a Catholic? Adults join the

Catholic Church for many reasons. Some see it as the one, true faith established by Jesus

Christ. Others desire a sacramental church with a long established liturgy. Still others want to follow in the footsteps of the many great saints that have

gone before us. Most people who eventually become Catholic start out with a sense of curiosity. Just what do Catholics believe and why do they believe it? If you know someone who is interested in becoming a

Catholic, or if you know someone who is merely curious, now is the time for discussion. The RCIA Program helps adults become full members of the

Catholic Faith. It enables individuals already Baptized to receive First Holy Communion and/or

confirmation. It enables practicing Catholics to learn more about their Faith.

Faith Formation Office (PREP) Tel. 267-803-0774.

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Craft Like Crazy is a group get-together on Thursday mornings to craft, create, chat, teach and learn, share

and get inspired. All are invited to join us from 9:30 to 11:30 AM starting Thurs., Oct. 6 in the Parish Center. No experience necessary. There is something about crafting with your friends that is not only

fun, but very fulfilling. Info, please contact Janet 215-718-7841.

Free Blood Pressure Screening Fall Festival on

Friday, 9/23 and Saturday 9/24 from 7 to 9 PM.

No appointment necessary! Keep the Beat. Protect your life. Take charge of your health and

have your blood pressure taken!

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