MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil: 5:00 PM Sunday: 7:00, 8:30, 10:00 & 11:30 AM Weekdays: 6:30 and 8:00 AM (Sept-May) 8:00 AM only (June-August) Saturday: 9:00 AM Holy Days: 7:00 PM Vigil, and 6:30, 8:00 AM and 12:05 PM SACRAMENTS Reconciliation: Sat. 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM, or by appointment. Eucharistic Adoration: Tues. 7 PM – 8 PM Baptism: 1st & 3rd Sunday each Month. Pre-Jordan class is required and held on the 3rd Monday of every month. Please call the Parish Office to schedule. Marriage: Engaged couples must meet with the Pastor at least six months prior to the Wedding. Anointing of the Sick: Holy Communion for the homebound or Sacrament of the Sick upon request. Anointing in preparation for surgery during or after Masses. PASTOR: Rev. Gerald P. Carey IN RESIDENCE: Rev. Msgr. Richard Malone Rev. Martin E. Woodeshick PERMANENT DEACON: Deacon John Rose Music Ministry: Rick West Office Manager/ Parish Secretary: RoseAnn Westerfer Business Manager: Nicole Giacche Office Phone: 610-688-1178 Website: olastrafford.org PARISH OFFICE HOURS Mon. - Fri.: 8:30 AM - 4 PM Emergencies Call the Parish Office and press 1. ASSUMPTION ACADEMY School Principal: Patricia Welsh 610-688-5277 PREP Office Sr. Rita Marian Angelilli, IHM 610-688-6590 OLA CONVENT — IHM SISTERS Phone: 610-688-7889 September 8, 2019 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time MY OLA MY FAMILY OF FAITH Roman Catholic Church 35 Old Eagle School Road, Strafford, PA PREP Classes start this week! Family Catechesis: Sunday, Sept. 8th at 11:15 AM in Upper Room PREP Classes: Monday, Sept. 9th at 4:45 PM With a Prayer Service in Church
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MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday Vigil: 5:00 PM Sunday: 7:00, 8:30, 10:00 & 11:30 AM Weekdays: 6:30 and 8:00 AM (Sept-May) 8:00 AM only (June-August) Saturday: 9:00 AM Holy Days: 7:00 PM Vigil, and 6:30, 8:00 AM and 12:05 PM
SACRAMENTS
Reconciliation: Sat. 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM, or by appointment.
Eucharistic Adoration: Tues. 7 PM – 8 PM Baptism: 1st & 3rd Sunday each Month. Pre-Jordan class is required and held on the 3rd Monday of every month. Please call the Parish Office to schedule.
Marriage: Engaged couples must meet with the Pastor at least six months prior to the Wedding.
Anointing of the Sick: Holy Communion for the homebound or Sacrament of the Sick upon request. Anointing in preparation for surgery during or after Masses.
PASTOR:
Rev. Gerald P. Carey
IN RESIDENCE:
Rev. Msgr. Richard Malone Rev. Martin E. Woodeshick
Roman Catholic Church 35 Old Eagle School Road, Strafford, PA
PREP Classes start this week!
Family Catechesis: Sunday, Sept. 8th at 11:15 AM in Upper Room
PREP Classes: Monday, Sept. 9th at 4:45 PM With a Prayer Service in Church
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Masses for the Week
5:00 PM - Gloria Keptra by Philip & Maria DiGiacomo
Sunday, September 8, 2019 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
7:00 - For the People of the Parish 8:30 - Richard D. O’Connor by Greg & Marge Seedor 10:00 - Robert H. Neely by Tom & Pam Angers 11:30 - Helen Calvarese by Jeff & Cathy Ciarrochi
Monday - Sept. 9, 2019 St. Peter Claver, Priest
6:30 - Erv & Marian Fischer by Sr. Jeannine Norton, IHM 8:00 - Rev. Michael C. Bernat by Michael & Elvira Maiese
Tuesday - Sept. 10, 2019 6:30 - Angelina Colelli by Bruce & Jane Bradley 8:00 - Fred Marcantonio by Vince & Gina Falcone
Wednesday - Sept. 11, 2019 6:30 - Gerald P. Domenick, Jr. by Bob & Dena Filipone 8:00 - Mary Pomante by Heather Hill & Family
Thursday - Sept. 12, 2019 THE MOST HOLY NAME OF MARY
6:30 - Mariella Boni by Her Momma & Michael Maiese 8:00 - Increased Membership in Legion of Mary by OLA Legion of Mary
Friday - Sept. 13, 2019 St. John Chrysostom,
Bishop & Doctor of the Church 6:30 - James Broussard by Jack & Anne Rogers 8:00 - Jerry Domenick by Sandy D’Ignazio
Saturday - Sept. 14, 2019 EXULTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS
9:00 AM - Americo & Erma Italiano by Their Children & Grandchildren 5:00 PM - Joanne Calvarese by Chris & Joanne Bouvier
Sunday, September 15, 2019 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
7:00 - For the People of the Parish 8:30 - Rose Gerolamo by Annette & Mike Farrell 10:00 - D’Ambrosio & Santoleri Families by Their Families 11:30 - Anthony Frabezio by Rose Ann Westerfer
Sanctuary Lamp is burning
For: Germaine Piombino From: Sept. 6, 2019 to Sept. 12, 2019 By: Husband, Lou Question of the week!
How do I need to transform myself to be a true disciple? Who is part of my family?
OLA Parish Organizations
Eucharistic Adoration & Benediction: Every Tuesday at 7 PM in Church Missionary Servants of the Holy Love: Every Tuesday at 7 PM in Sacred Heart Chapel Legion of Mary: Every Wednesday at 1 PM in Sacred Heart Chapel Living Bridges Men’s Faith Sharing: starts 9/06/2019 Every Friday at 7 AM in Sacred Heart Chapel Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Every Saturday at 9:30 AM in Church Knights of Columbus: Wed., Sept. 18, 2019 at 7 PM in Sacred Heart Chapel Lay Carmelites: Mon., Sept. 9, 2019 at 6:30PM in the Upper Room
Prayer Intentions
Please pray for the sick and disabled members of our parish family: Nicole LaMonaca, Ed Drill, Anthony Ciarlone, Elsa Marsili, Josephine Sorrentino, Connie DiDario, Logan Schweiter, Margaret Cox, Victor Newton, William Vallejo, Msgr. Jim McDonough, Carole Pullo, Dom Losco, Louise McKeown, Gloria Biondi, Taylor Boileau, Dan, Angie, Nick & Kelly Sciarratta, Barbara Pupek, Charlotte Krutsick, Catherine Harmer, Eileen Piombino, John Becker, Janet Fleming, Holly Weaver, Agatha & Carol Annino, Bob Iatesta, Marge Morrow, Louise Fehn, Gabe Yervelli, Msgr. Marino, Milena Trosini, Alison Colodonato, Sean Mahoney, Baby Flynn, Joanne Gill, Yolanda Price, Zaira Silveri, Dottie Cappelli, Russell Demanczyk, Dominic Toscani, Fran Neary, William Vare, Jessica Rineer, Veronica Kelly, Carolyn Weber, Arthur Mattmiller, Nello DeFlaviis, & Joseph Carver.
Please pray for our parishioners serving in the Military: Adam H. Bouvier, Lauren A. Seedor, Rebecca Robbins, Luke Scilovati & Matthew Wilson.
Eucharistic Adoration
Holy Hour 7 PM - 8 PM every Tuesday
OLA Poor Boxes
Outreach is an integral part of our Catholic com-munity & mission. The money, collected from our Poor Boxes located in the Candle Room & in the Ves-tibule, is used for our Outreach Ministry. Thank you!
Reminder that PREP classes resume on Mon. 9/09 with an Opening Prayer Service. All Students and their parents should report to the church. Students will be dismissed by class to their classrooms after the prayer service.
For further information regarding PREP, please contact Sr. Rita Marian Angelilli, IHM at 610-688-6590 or [email protected].
Baby’s Breath in Wayne In need of formula, baby food, bottles, diapers & wipes. Please drop off in the Giving Room.
OLA Altar Servers Needed It’s not just for students anymore. We seek adult Catholics to be of service to our God & our Priests at the Altar during Mass. No Alb or Cassock is required, only encouraged. We request only your availability. Training is provided. Contact Deacon John Rose at [email protected].
OLA Outreach
Please note that WE ACCEPT: Men’s clothing, including new underwear Bathroom toiletries Baby Items including formula, bottles, diapers,
wipes & baby food. We DO NOT ACCEPT: Electronics of any kind Luggage Women’s clothing Bedding Used baby furniture, strollers or car seats To address any questions, to discuss large donations or for pick-up, contact Vince Caprio at 610-644-3482. Thank you for your generous support of our work!
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Parish Registration: In order to receive the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist or Matrimony, or to have access to Letters of Eligibility to stand as a godparent at Baptism or Sponsor at Confirmation, you need to be registered in a parish. If you are not registered or if you have any questions, please call the Parish Office at 610-688-1178. We encourage anyone who is leaving OLA to please notify the Parish Office too. Thank you!
ASSUMPTION ACADEMY 2019 News
“Get Ready
for School” Camp is a Wrap!
The new students joined some of our more experienced friends for a week of getting to know the school, the routines and the animal friends before school officially begins on
Sept. 5th.
Assumption Academy would also like to wish Yolanda Calvarese all
the very best in her retirement! Her smile & mischievous laugh will be missed — as will her meatballs!
Come see us soon!
IHM Companions
The IHM Companions in Prayer & Ministry will have their 1st meetings on Tues., Oct. 8, 2019, Presently, there are 2 scheduled meeting times. The Morning Session will begin at 10 AM in the convent and the Evening Session will begin at 7 PM in the Upper Room. This year, we will read and discuss Bishop Robert Barron’s study guide on “The Mass”. This is part of the “Word on Fire” Study Program. Informative DVD presentations are also part of this series. Please contact Sr. Rita Marian, IHM for fur-ther information and to sign up! (Contact info above)
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Stewardship
SUNDAY & OTHER COLLECTIONS** (does not include Electronic Parish Giving)
On 8/25/2019: $ 4,507 8/19/2018: $ 4,514
** OTHER COLLECTIONS INCLUDE: HOLY DAYS, CHRISTMAS and EASTER FLOWERS
Electronic Parish Giving Deposited on 8/28/2019: $ 2,032.50
CUM FISCAL YTD TOTALS AS OF including Electronic Parish Giving
8/28/2019: $ 71,064 8/22/2018: $ 60,226
Note: 2019-2020 fiscal YTD offerings are +18.0% greater than 2018-2019.
We thank you for your generosity!
My OLA My Family of Faith
Parish Calendar
SEPTEMBER 8 8:00 AM - Walking With Purpose: Meet & Greet after all Masses - Sacred Heart Chapel 10:00 AM - NO PREP Confirmation Class 11:15 AM - PREP: Family Catechesis - Upper Room 9 4:45 PM - PREP: Opening Prayer Service - Church 4:45 AM - NO PREP Confirmation Class 6:30 PM - Lay Carmelites - Upper Room 7:00 PM - LOLA Meeting - IAC 10 7:00 PM - Missionary Servants of Holy Love - Sacred Heart Chapel 7:00 PM - Adoration - Church 11 1:00 PM - Legion of Mary - Sacred Heart Chapel 12 7:00 PM - Choir Practice - Choir Loft 7:15 PM - Pastoral Council - Sacred Heart Chapel 13 7:00 AM - Living Bridges Men’s Faith Sharing - Sacred Heart Chapel 14 9:30 AM - Sodality Devotions - Church
Pastor’s Corner
My Dear Parishioners, I hope you all had an enjoyable & restful Labor Day Weekend. This past week, we welcomed back our faculty & students to Assumption Academy as they begin another academic year. I am grateful for all of the hard work & dedication among our staff. We all look forward to another great year of fun & learning with our young students. Please keep all of them in your prayers. Regarding the school, this past summer, we took the opportunity to renovate the Upper Room as well as the stairwells that lead up to it. All of the old carpeting was removed and new (hard surface) flooring was installed. The room was freshly painted. The carpeted stairwells on both sides were resurfaced with stair treads. These renovations are a result of the proceeds earned from the Assumption Academy 5K Race last April. I want to thank again everyone who helped in this fundraiser. I thank in a special way Patty Walsh, our Principal, for her guidance in these renovations. We hope to expand the use of this room for more learning activities for our young children. We are very much in need of 2 catechists for our PREP (Religious Education) program. This need is very urgent as our program is set to begin this coming week. If you are interested, or know of someone who may be interested, please contact Sr. Rita Marian, our Director of Religious Education, at the Parish Office. I thank you in advance for considering this most urgent request. As a reminder, every Tuesday evening from 7PM – 8PM, the church will be open & we will have a Holy Hour with Exposition and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Hopefully, many of you will take this opportunity to come to church on Tuesday nights to spend some time with our Lord. Even if you cannot commit to a full hour, you can always stop in and attend to a time that is most convenient for you. I have no doubt that this time before the Blessed Sacrament will be a great blessing for many of you as well as our parish community. I thank you once again for your love and support for our parish. It is greatly appreciated. Until next week!
Love and prayers, Fr. Carey
Need Help Job Searching?
OLA Outreach provides free & confidential guid-ance to the OLA community on the content of your resume & your interviewing strategy. Send your resume & a brief cover letter explaining your goals, challenges & the best times to contact you to: [email protected], OR, if you do not have email, send a print version of your resume & the cover letter to: Our Lady of the Assumption, OLA Outreach - Resume, 35 Old Eagle School Rd.., Wayne, PA 19087. Mark the envelope “CONFIDENTIAL”. If you have any questions that cannot be addressed via email, please contact Jim Glasgow at 610-329-5961 and leave a message.
