Saint Michael Parish February 28, 2016

Rev. Arturo Chagala, Parochial Administrator

Ms. Grace Galaschewski, Office Manager Sr. Jennie Catanese, M.S.B.T., Receptionist

Third Sunday of Lent Saint Michael Parish has been a viable part of Fishtown/Northern Liberties for 185 years.

We continue creating a community where all God’s children are treated with dignity & respect and where faith, hope and love/charity are abound.

We welcome all new immigrants and visitors to our parish. La parroquia de Santo Michael ha sido una parte viable de Fishtown/Northern Liberties por 182

años. Continuamos creando una comunidad donde tratamos con dignidad y respeto los niños y donde la fe, la esperanza y el amor/la caridad es abundante.

Damos la bienvenida a todos los nuevos inmigrantes y visitantes a nuestra parroquia. 1

Saint Michael Church Founded 1831

1445 North Second Street Philadelphia, PA 19122

215-739-2358 Fax: 215-739-5766

http://stmichaelsphilly.org E-mail st.michaelrcchurch1831@aol.com

Immaculate Conception Church Front & Allen Streets

Office hours at Saint Michael Monday-Thursday 9 -4:00 p.m.

Friday 9 - 1:00 p.m.

MASS /MISA Sunday

Vigil (Saturday) 5:00 p.m. 8:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m. (IC)

11:30 a.m. (español)

Daily Mass Mon-Fri 8:00 a.m.

Holy Days Noon at

Immaculate Conception (IC) 7:00 p.m. at

Saint Michael (bilingual)

CONFESSIONS Saturday 4:15 p.m. to 4:50 p.m.

& by request

2/28 3rd Sunday of Lent 5:00 PM vigil James Hackett r/o Kathleen Hackett 8:30 AM Rev. Msgr. Hugh P. Campbell— Deceased 10:00 AM Caroline Bernardo r/o Lois & Aldo DiDomenico 11:30 AM The People of the Parish 2/29 Monday Lenten Weekday 8:00 AM Rev. Msgr. Robert T. McManus Deceased 3/1 Tuesday Lenten Weekday 8:00 AM Barabara Schindle r/o Bernadette Zotter 3/2 Wednesday Lenten Weekday 8:00 AM The Spiritual Contribution to the Arrival of God’s Kingdom on Earth r/o Ralph Berarducci 3/3 Thursday St. Katharine Drexel, Virgin 8:00 AM William Malinowski r/o Rita Malinowski 3/4 Friday St. Casinir 8:00 AM 3/6 4thd Sunday of Lent 5:00 PM vigil Kerri Laurelli r/o Chris & George McNally 8:30 AM Rev. Msgr. Robert T. McManus - Deceased 10:00 AM Joseph Floody Jr., 1st Anniversary,

r/o Lee & Sis Clemens 11:30 AM SANCTUARY LIGHTS will burn in the Churches this week for The People of the Parish.

SUNDAY COLLECTIONS:- Feb. 21, 2016 1st Collection $ 1,717.00 Catholic Charities (to date) $ 270.00 Ash Wednesday (to date) $ 492.00 Care of Aging Priests (to date) $ 332.00

LITURGICAL MINISTERS March 6, 2016 5:00 PM Lector & Euch. Min.: As Available 8:30 AM Lector: Bernadette Zotter Euch. Min.: Cass Micenec 10:00 AM Lector: Abraham Amit Euch. Min.: Maria Tanczak 11:30 AM Lectors: Mercedes Sanchez/Nelly Cintron Euch. Min.: As Available ====================================

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK: Dennis McHenry, Dave McGovern , Sis Clemens, Ralph Berarducci, Maria Rivera, Osealdo Rodriguez, Joseph Galdo, Isabella Lederer, Bianca Mercado, Joanne Sherman, Mary Zarowski, Dorothy Schill, Rosita Renta, Olga Espada, Hilda Rodriguez, Freddie Nagle, our benefactors,

those who have asked for our prayers & those who have no one to pray for them.

******************** A Little Bit of Wisdom When life gives you

New Parishioners/Nuevos Feligreses Welcome. Please call the rectory and make an appointment to register as soon as possible.

Bienvenidos. Favor de llamar la rectoría y haga una cita para inscribirse lo mas antes posible. Change of Address/Cambio de Direccion

Please notify the parish secretary if you plan to move. Favor de notificar la secretaria de la parroquia si planificas mudarse.

Collection Envelopes/Sobres para la colecta Every working person should support the parish by regularly using their envelopes - they can be obtained by

calling the rectory or filling out one of the “welcome” envelopes at the entrance of the church. Cada persona de trabajo debe habitualmente apoyar la parroquia usando los sobres—puedes obtenerlos

llamando la rectoría o llenando unos de los sobres maracados “bienvenidos” en entrada de la iglesia. 214-2

February 28, 2016 Third Sunday of Lent

From the burning bush, Moses is called by God to lead his people out of slavery into freedom. The parable of the fig tree speaks, on the one hand, of God’s patience,

but, on the other, of the urgency of the call to conversion. Like the Hebrews of old, we too have failed to heed God’s call, thinking ourselves to be self-righteous..

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February 28, 2016 Third Sunday of Lent

Little Flower Catholic High School

is hosting Designer Bag Bingo on Saturday, March 5th,

at St. Dominic’s Parish Hall, 8532 Frankford Avenue.

Ticket price of $40 includes a hot buffet and beverages.

The doors open at 6:00 p.m. Tickets are still available for full tables.

For further information about registering Please visit www.littleflowerhighschool.org.

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Rachel’s Vineyeard Ministries

We have an upcoming retreat for healing after abortion It is designed to help you experience the mercy and compassion of God. It will help you focus on the buried emotions of the past and begin healing in a non-judgmental, safe, lov-ing, and confidential environment. It will give you hope for your future and freedom from the pain within your heart and soul.

POST-ABORTION HEALING RETREAT March 11, 12, 13th, 2016

Malvern, Pa.

For Information call : Geri at (610) 399-0890 or Priscilla at (215) 906-6337

All inquires are strictly confidential. Financial aid is offered if needed.

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Fire of Faith

Youth & Young Adult Ministry Mother Boniface Spirituality Center

350l Solly Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa 19136

LENTEN ARTS AND CRAFTS NIGHT Date: Tuesday, March 8th

Time: 7—9 p.m. Would you like to take some time off for yourself this Len-ten season and dabble into some arts and crafts with other

Young Adults while enjoying refreshments? Come and join us for an Arts & Crafts” night &

allow your creative side to take over.

Attention All Parishioners!! Have you heard about the Philly Block Project?

TODAY - TAKE A FLYER AND

READ ALL ABOUT IT!

The Philly Block Project is a year-long pro-gram that tells the story of South Kensington, past and present, through photographs. The Philadelphia Photo Arts Center (PPAC) in collaboration with Hank Willis Thomas, an internationally renowned artist, hosts the project. Philly Block Project aims to foster a relationship between PPAC and its neigh-bors by hosting Exhibitions, Free Community Workshops, and a Street Carnival. Philly Block Project is also the creation of a collection of Photographs of South Kensington. The collection will be created with South Kensington residents, who will take part in visualizing life, pre-serving heritage and celebrating the neighborhood. The photos will be showcased in an exhibition this June at the Philadelphia Photo Art Center.

Since St. Michael's has been and is a promi-nent presence in the neighborhood, it is important and desirable that the church community is repre-

sented in the Community Archive Exhibition.

THEREFORE … NEXT SUNDAY, MARCH 6, AFTER THE TWO MORNING MASSES….

Tim Gibbon, the Community Organizer, will have a scanning station set up and invite parishion-ers to contribute their photos and stories to the ar-chive. The photos will be scanned with care and re-turned immediately. Residents are invited to submit up to 10 photos from family portraits & holiday cel-ebrations, to kids playing basketball & neighbors having conversations; whatever shows your life here in the neighborhood.

El próximo domingo 6 de marzo, después de las dos masas, Tim Gibbon, el organizador de la comunidad, tendrá una estación de captura estableci-do e invitar a los feligreses a contribuir con sus fotos e historias en el archivo. Las fotos serán escaneadas con cuidado y devueltos inmediatamente. Los resi-dentes están invitados a enviar hasta 10 fotografías de retratos de familia & fiestas, niños jugando ba-

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February 28 , 2016 Third Sunday of Lent Sunday Scripture Reflections

Reading 1 Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-15

What a dramatic scene the Book of Exodus de-picts for us today! Moses, who had escaped from Egypt, is now a shepherd. He has been leading a simple life tending sheep. But all that changes in an instant when he encounters a burning bush at Mount Horeb. As he takes a closer look, he hears God calling him by name and in-structing him to take off his sandals as a mark of respect for this holy place. God assures Moses that the cries of the people in captivity have been heard. God will not on-ly rescue the people but will lead them to the Promised Land. When Moses realizes that God wants him to re-turn to Egypt and lead the Israelites, Moses says that the people will not believe him because he does not know God's name. Moses learns God's name. It is Yahweh, meaning "I am who am."

Reading 2 1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12

Paul's letter to the Christian community at Cor-inth is filled with advice about keeping the faith. In to-day's reading he reminds the people that they cannot take their new faith for granted. Faith means that we are called to conversion, to turn to God each day.

Lent is a season of penance, a time for conver-sion. Our challenge is to give evidence that we are truly followers of Christ.

Pray : Lord, teach us the meaning of conversion. Help us to live lives of service and love.

Gospel Luke 13:1-9

Sometimes when we see a terrible accident or hear about people who are being persecuted, we may think that such things will never happen to us. Some peo-ple in Jesus' time believed that those who suffered such tragedies and injustices were being punished because they were great sinners. Jesus sets them straight in to-day's gospel reading. He says that suffering comes from injustice in our world..

The parable of the fig tree reminds us that God is

Domingo Escritura Reflexions

Primera lectura Éxodo 3:1-8a, 13-15

Lo que una escena dramática del libro del Éxodo representa para nosotros hoy! Moisés, que habían esca-pado de Egipto, es ahora un pastor. Él ha estado dirigien-do una vida simple Cuidando ovejas. Pero todo eso cam-bia en un instante cuando se encuentra con una zarza ardiendo en el monte Horeb. Como él toma una mirada más cercana, él escucha a Dios llamándolo por su nom-bre y se le indica a quitarse sus sandalias en señal de res-peto a este santo lugar. Dios asegura a Moisés que los gritos de la gente en cautiverio han sido escuchadas. Dios no sólo rescatar al pueblo sino que los conducirá a la Tierra Prometida. Cuando Moisés se da cuenta de que Dios quiere que regresara a Egipto y conducir a los israelitas, Moisés dice que las personas que no creen en él, porque no co-nocen el nombre de Dios. Moisés aprende el nombre de Dios. Es Yahvé, que significa "YO SOY EL QUE SOY".

Segunda lectura 1 Corintios 10:1-6, 10-12

La carta de san Pablo a la comunidad cristiana de Corinto se llena con consejos sobre cómo mantener la fe. En la lectura de hoy, él recuerda a las personas que no pueden tomar su nueva fe por sentado. La fe significa que estamos llamados a la conversión, a volverse a Dios cada día. La Cuaresma es un tiempo de penitencia, un tiempo de conversión. Nuestro reto es dar pruebas de que realmente somos seguidores de Cristo. Orar: Señor, enséñanos el significado de la conversión. Nos ayudan a vivir una vida de servicio y de amor

Evangelio Lucas 13:1-9

A veces, cuando vemos un terrible accidente o escuchar acerca de las personas que son perseguidas, podríamos pensar que tales cosas nunca va a suceder a nosotros. Algunas personas en el tiempo de Jesús, creían que quienes han sufrido tales tragedias e injusticias que estaban siendo castigados porque eran grandes pecado-res. Jesús establece directamente en el evangelio de hoy. Él dice que el sufrimiento proviene de la injusticia en nuestro mundo. La parábola de la higuera nos recuerda que Dios

February 28, 2016 Third Sunday of Lent

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Monthly Papal Intentions -

To better know “the concrete problems that trouble the Universal Church, especially those of the missions,” the Holy Father asks that his monthly inten-tions be “the object of knowledgeable and responsible prayer on the part of the people of God”.

For the month of March:

The Universal Intention: That families in need may receive the necessary support and that children may grow up in health and peaceful environments. The Intention for Evangelization: That those Christians who, on account of their faith, are discriminated against or are being persecuted, may remain strong and faithful to the Gospel thanks to the incessant prayer of the Church. ======================================= IT ALL COMES DOWN TO MERCY ….

The season of Lent offers us a special time to come to grips with our need for mercy and to let God’s mercy soften our hearts and influence the way we relate to the people in our lives. God doesn’t want us to hold a grudge or treat unkindly anyone who is “in debt” to us. He doesn't want to see our hearts darkened by bitterness or resent-ment. Rather, he wants his peace to rule us—and through us to touch everyone around us. Don’t you want this too? And so we pray…. Thank you, Jesus, for the countless times you’ve forgiven my sins. De-liver me from any hardness of heart that I harbor toward others and teach me mercy from your own immeasurable mercy. Amen. =====================================

“ARE YOU ANGRY WITH SOMEONE? PRAY FOR THAT PERSON.

THAT IS WHAT CHRISTIAN LOVE IS.” - Pope Francis

Please support the Catholic Charities Appeal and help

children, women and men throughout the Archdiocese.

Por favor, apoye las Caridades Católicas y

ayudar a los niños, las mujeres y los hombres en toda la ar-

quidiócesis.

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DID YOU PICK UP YOUR RICE BOWL AND ARE YOU MAKING USE OF IT?

Also

Remember the Catechesis

for Youth & Adults

Mondays and Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. St St. Michael’s Church Hall.

PLEASE NOTE—INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING BAPTISMS:

Those wishing to have their children baptized— Classes will be held on the 3rd Saturday of every month, at 10:30 a.m. in the Rectory. The Sacrament of Baptism will take place on the 4th Saturday of every month at 11:00 a.m. in St. Michael’s Church. ==================================== Marriage/Matrimonio Arrangements must be made six months in ad-vance in order to fulfill Diocesan requirements. Debe hacer arreglos seis meses de antemano para cumplir los requisitos diocesanos.

Care for the Sick/Cuido para los enfermos In the occasion of an emergency call the rectory immediately. Call the rectory for visits at home to the elderly and infirm or when someone enters the hospital and wishes a visit from the parish priest. En caso de una emergencia llame la rectoría inmediatamente. Para visitas en casa de las personas

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