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Parish Office Staff
Clergy
Pastor: Rev. Msgr. John P. Hopkins
Deacons
Tommy Watts
Austin Lobo
Religious Education
Madeline Romano
[email protected]
Pastoral Associate
Sr. Catherine Charles, SND
[email protected]
Parish Support Staff Tina Maichle
[email protected]
Lois Nowell
[email protected]
General Information
[email protected]
Parish Life
Special Ministers of Holy Communion
Kathy Linsner: 302-832-1488
Lectors Lynn Woerner: 302-836-5206
Altar Servers David or Lisa Carey: 738-9530
Suzanne Kirk: 302-369-6443
Cantors & Choir
Tom Mucchetti: 610-220-2690
Mary Kate Newell: 302-521-7788
Margaret’s Song (guitar & choir) John and Patty Jacob: 302-388-0767
Ministry of Hospitality (Ushers) Tim Higgins: 302-836-1099
RCIA (The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults)
Michael Felker: 302-834-8259
Parish Ministries
St. Vincent DePaul Society
Mike DeShaies: 302-365-5136
Knights of Columbus
Rob Szczerba: 302-836-5806
Pro-Life
Teri Dzik: 302-834-5590
Parent Bereavement Group
Irene Felker: 302-834-8259 Jean Brady: 302-738-5126
Prayer Line
Karen Kolek: 302-834-0225 ext. 108
Daughters of St. Francis de Sales
Susan Brubaker: 302-834-1671
Pastoral Counseling
Sandy Cooper: 302-738-4539
Bible Study and Faith Sharing
Deacon Tommy Watts: 302-834-5408
Boy Scouts
Steve Williams: 302-270-1383
Cub Scouts
Joe Musike 302-545-8149
Friends of St. Margaret (50 +)
Sr. Catherine Charles: 302-834-0225 ex. 105
St. Margaret of Scotland Football Team
Michael Klepacki: 302-229-2285
Golf Committee
Mike DeShaies: 302-365-5136
Mike Ryan : 302-283-1474
Church Cleaning Group
Barbara Coates: 302-838-7738
Gardening
Janet and Ed Tyczkowski: 302-832-1057
Nursery / Babysitting
Megan Januszka: 302-454-0112
Doughnuts / Refreshments after Mass
Cindy Sparco: 302-836-0385
Welcoming Committee
Trish Gerhart: 302-379-3869
Prayer Shawl
Sara Moss Starkey: 302-836-4008
Barbara Coates: 302-838-7738
Social Justice Committee
Bill Mitchell: 302-836-6006
Meg Kane-Smith: 302-836-3511
Women at the Well
Janet McGehean: 302-392-2236
Vocations
Francis Woerner: 302-836-5206
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Mass Schedule
Saturday: 5:30 pm
Sunday: 8:30 am & 10:30 am
Weekday: Mon., Wed., & Fri. 8:30 am
Holy Day: 8:30 am & 7:00 pm
Reconciliation: Sat. 4:30 pm
Rosary: Thurs. 7:00 pm
Mass Intentions
November 9 8:30 am Joe Mullins
November 11 8:30 am Lucy Ann Madden
November 13 8:30 am Celeste Michel
November 14 5:30 pm Randall McConnell
November 15 8:30 am Thomas Concavage
Pat DeNardo
10:30 am Wanda & Benjamin
Czarnecki
Sacraments
Baptism Baptisms can be scheduled on most Sundays at noon
or during any of our Masses. If this is your first child
you are required to attend a class before the Baptism
can be scheduled. The next baptism class is December 10,
2015 at 7:00pm. Call the office to schedule.
Reconciliation Saturday at 4:30pm or by appointment.
Matrimony Consult the parish priest at least one year before your
wedding date.
Rosary Recitation of the Rosary is held every Thursday
at 7:00 p.m. in the church.
First Friday Adoration Adoration is held from 9am - 10am
on the first Friday of every month. All are welcome to join us
in worshiping our Lord.
Devotions
We learn how to be good disciples from others who
follow Jesus faithfully, who contribute to the good of
all out of the surplus with which God has blessed them.
The gospel holds up the poor widow as a model for the
total self-giving of the true disciple. We need but look
around us to find strong models for true discipleship.
Nor is it a matter of these disciple-models giving large
sums of money. Giving a bit of time each week for the
good of another, participating in at least some parish
activities beyond going to Mass and contributing to the
collection basket, signing up when volunteers are
needed are all ways of contributing a little, which
makes a huge difference in overall parish life and
community life. Even “something” can be our “all”.
So, are we true disciples?
-Living Liturgy
Living the Paschal Mystery
Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
November 7 & 8, 2015
Baptism
Congratulations to the following children and their
families who were baptized this past Sunday at St.
Margaret of Scotland Church.
Ethan James Ertle
Lucas James Yandell
God Bless you as you begin your faith journey.
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Parish News
St. Vincent de Paul Food Closet Thank you for your generous donations to satisfy the needs of
the food closet. The items that are currently needed are may-
onnaise, jelly, tuna, juice and gravy. Thank you for your
generosity in helping to feed and care for the community.
Thank you for your generosity.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
The St. David Council #12842, invites men 18 and older to
join us in supporting the parish and the community through
acts of service. Please call Grand Knight Rob Szczerba for
additional information at 302-836-5806 or e-mail
[email protected] .
From the Religious Ed Office:
The Religious Education Office fall newsletter was sent home
this past week. It is also posted on the parish website.
A reminder to join Remind – All families who have chil-
dren enrolled in any SMOS Religious Education program
(RE, 9th grade RE, Reconciliation & First Eucharist, Confir-
mation) should be subscribed for the Remind Notification
System. Please refer to any newsletter, sacrament schedule,
or page 2 of the SMOS Religious Education Parent Handbook
for your class codes.
First Reconciliation Meeting #2 is scheduled for tomorrow
evening, November 9, at 6:30 pm in church. All candidates
and at least one parent are asked to please attend. Completed
Reconciliation books are due Nov. 20 & 22. Reconciliation
who attend Tuesday RE can drop their books off when they
come to Mass the weekend of Nov. 21 & 22.
First Reconciliation Day is Saturday, December 5, with a
prayer service starting at 10:00 am in church. Please report to
church by 9:50 am that day.
Religious Education Classes will not be held on Tuesday,
November 24 or Sunday November 29, for the Thanksgiving
Holiday
Social Justice
As is so often the case, Jesus calls us to see things from the
viewpoint of the poor. Catholic Social Teaching talks about
“a fundamental option for the poor.” Part of this option in-
volves more than charity to those in need. It also involves
learning from the poor, from the widows in the two readings
today, so as to be able to create a justice society with our val-
ues in balance. The depth of faith and freedom about posses-
sions shown by the two women today has much to teach us as
individuals and a society.
Educationforjustice.org
Looking for Someone to Clean? If your are looking for a house cleaner or window clean-
er, call your fellow parishioner, Sally at 302-228-9112. Li-
censed. References available upon request.
Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults If you want to or are thinking about joining
the Catholic Church now is the time to start.
The RCIA team is presently holding question
and answer sessions. These are one on one
sessions set up for the convenience of the people interest-
ed in finding out more about the process and the church.
Please call Mike Felker at 302-834-8259.
SAVE THE DATE PEOPLES PLAZA’S
SANTA’S WORKSHOP Saturday, DEC 5, 2015 10am-4pm
Proceeds to benefit our St .Vincent DePaul Society
A family in Bear is looking for occasional assis-
tance with their four school age children (ages 6-
10). Requirements include the ability to provide
overnight care when both parents travel, oversee
the completion of homework, preparing meals, and taking the
children to and from school in Cecil County. Please email
[email protected] .
Knights of Columbus
“Family of the Month”
Daniel and Sarah Arguello: Gabriel, Rafaela & Simon Daniel and Sarah joined our parish in 2014 after relocating
here from Georgia.
Mass of Remembrance A Mass of Remembrance for deceased children will be held
at 7pm on Wednesday, November 11.
Please feel free to bring a photo or item belonging to your
child to display at the altar.
Sponsored by The Next Place Parents Bereavement Group.
Please r.s.v.p. to Irene Felker at 302 834-8259.
Save the Date
Breakfast with Santa
Saturday, December 12th
Breakfast with Santa and a Secret Santa Workshop. Spon-
sored by the Knights of Columbus St. David Council. Look
for details and ticket sales next week.
A note from our money counters…. Please, please, please do not use scotch tape or any other seal-
ant (staples, rivets, crazy glue, ten-penny nails, etc.) to secure
your envelope. Doing so defeats the purpose of the easy open
feature of the envelope. Also, please indicate the amount of
your offering in the space provided on the envelope. This
speeds the processing and assures greater accuracy. All infor-
mation is held in the strictest confidence. Your help and co-
operation is greatly appreciated and will help make our jobs
much easier.
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Community News
Christ the Teacher School
Our Regional Catholic School
For additional information visit
www.christtheteacher.org 302-838-8850
Worldwide Marriage Encounter
Delaware / Maryland / Eastern Shore
Jesus tells us of the widow who gave to God from her liveli-
hood. Do we put our trust in God and allow him to be Lord
in every area of our life like the widow did? Allow God to
transform your marriage relationship. Strengthen, renew, and
rekindle your marriage sacrament by attending a Worldwide
Marriage Encounter Weekend scheduled for March 11-13 in
Rehoboth Beach, DE. For more information, visit our
website at www.wwme-delmar.org or to register for the
weekend, please call Tony & Linda Massino @ 302-220-
9833.
St. John the Beloved Church
Holiday Craft Show Friday, November 13 (4pm - 8pm) &
Saturday, November 14 (10am - 3:30pm)
This is your chance to start your holiday shopping by pur-
chasing unique locally produced, handmade items.
If you design and make your own crafts by hand, please con-
sider participating in next years’ show. All tables have been
rented for 2015. Details of the Craft Show and application
form can be found at http://sjbcraftshow.weebly.com Ques-
tions: Email [email protected]
St. Peter the Apostle Church
Christmas Bazzaar 5th & Harmony Streets, New Castle, DE
Saturday 11/21: 9AM - 3PM & Sunday 11/22: 9AM - 4PM
Breakfast with Santa, Saturday, Nov. 21, 9-11AM, Msgr.
Crowley Hall, Pictures and Kids Crafts.
Spaghetti Dinner, Sunday, Nov. 22, Noon – 6PM, Cafeteria.
Tickets: adult/$10 – child/$5. Eat in or take out.
For tickets call Rosemarie at 302.328.1488 or Maria at
302.328.2230.
Holiday Hope As service to the community, Doherty Funeral Homes
will sponsor a free program designed to help grieving fami-
lies and individuals cope with the holidays. You and your
guests are invited to attend on Sunday, November 15, 2015
from 1:00pm to 3:30 pm at the Chr istiana Hilton. Re-
freshments will be provided. For more information or to reg-
ister, please call 302-999-8277 by Friday, November 13.
Ulster Project Delaware 40th Anniversary Ulster Project Delaware will mark 40 years of peacemaking and
bridge building among Catholics and Protestants in Northern
Ireland with a celebration Saturday, Nov. 28, at St. John the
Beloved Church Hall, 907 Milltown Road, Wilmington DE
19808. Ecumenical service at 6:30 p.m. followed by party/reunion
from 7 to 10. All former UPD participants, host families, leaders,
clergy, supporters and friends are invited for a night of fun with
friends old and new. Catering by El Diablo, music by Benny Pres-
ton Band. Beer, wine, soft drinks, 50/50. Tickets $15 adults, $5
children under 12, available at www.UlsterProjectDelaware.org or
656-2721. Follow Ulster Project Delaware on Facebook and share
your photos and memories."
SECRETARY WANTED St. Joseph Parish, Middletown, is seeking a fulltime Secretary
/Receptionist at its campus in Middletown. This position
provides support services for the staff and front office recep-
tionist/telephone coverage, scheduling and maintenance of
the calendar, preparation of weekly parish bulletin, pro-
cessing mail, preparing reports, notices, letter and memoran-
dums and records management to maintain effective daily
operations. Proficiency in a variety of software programs
would be required. Resumes may be emailed to
[email protected]
Mount Aviat Academy’s
53rd Annual Christmas Bazaar Don’t miss this fun holiday event for the whole family! Join
us for MAA’s 53rd Annual Christmas Bazaar on Saturday,
November 21st from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Christmas
Bazaar features: Pictures with Santa, Nevada and 50/50 raffle
tickets, a children’s bazaar run by 8th grade students, delicious
baked and homemade goods, silent auction, and much more!
MAA is located at 399 Childs Road, Childs, MD—just a few
minutes from Newark!
The Wilmington Handbell Ensemble
Celebrating our 16th Concert Season Wilmington Handbell Ensemble presents “Warming Winter’s
Chill,” our winter concert series. Selections include “Let it Go,”
“Wizards in Winter,” “Sleigh Ride,” “God Rest Ye Merry Gentle-
men" and more! The concert schedule is below along with our photo
which you are welcome to use. Also enclosed is a short bio. Thanks
very much for your consideration.
Saturday, November 21 10:00 AM
Festival of Trees
Cokesbury Village
726 Loveville Road Hockessin, DE 19707 302-235-6000
Sunday, November 22 3:00 PM
Lima United Methodist Church
209 N Middletown Rd Media, PA 19063 (610) 566-7109
Saturday, December 5 7:00 PM
Calvary Fellowship Homes
502 Elizabeth Drive Lancaster, PA 17601 (717) 393-0711
Sunday, December 6 7:00 PM
Chester Bethel United Methodist Church
2619 Foulk Road Wilmington, DE 19810 302-475-3549
Saturday, December 12 7:00 PM
Lima Estates
411 North Middletown Road Media, PA 19063 (610) 565-7020
Monday, December 14 7:00 PM
Cokesbury Village
726 Loveville Road Hockessin, DE 19707 302-235-6000
Sunday, January 3 4:00 PM
Twelfth Night Concert
Ebenezer United Methodist Church
525 Polly Drummond Hill Road Newark, DE 19711
(302) 731-9495
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READINGS FOR
November 8th - November 15th
November 8– Thirty– Second Sunday In Ordinary Time
1 Kgs– 17:10-16/ Heb 9:24-28/ Mk 12:38-44
November 9- Ez 47:1-2,8-9,12/ 1 Cor 3:9c –11, 16-17/ Jn
2:13-22
November 10- Wis 2:23—-3:9/ Lk 17:7-10
November 11- Wis 6:1-11/ Lk 17:11-19
November 12- Wis 7:22b—8:1/ Lk 17:20-25
November 13- Wis 13:1-9/ Lk 17:26-37
November 14- Thirty-Third Sunday In Ordinary Time
Wis 18:14-16; 19:6-9/ Lk 18:1-8
Good News
Listen to Catholic Forum every Sunday
morning at 10:05 a.m. on WDEL 101.7 FM, 1150 AM and
www.wdel.com. Next Sunday, November 15th, learn about
Ss. Peter and Paul Parish and School in Easton, Maryland
when Pastor, Fr. James Nash and school President, Dr. David
Rath are the guests. For photos, information regarding up-
coming guests, podcasts and more, “Like” Catholic Forum on
Facebook at www.facebook.com/catholicforum.
Diocese News
November 8
This week Mark tells the story of how Jesus, upon seeing the
poor widow put money into the treasury, notes to his disciples
that this poor widow gives from her poverty, which is more
valuable than those who give from their wealth. How do we
plan our giving? Is our giving a sacrifice or whatever we have
left over? What would Jesus say about the way we share with
others? Bring It Home this week by thinking about how you
can give from your poverty, not just your wealth.
Are you Being Called to God? Recall today’s gospel reading: “Jesus sat down opposite the
treasury and observed how the crowd put money into the
treasury. . . A poor widow also came and put in two small
coins worth a few cents. Calling his disciples to himself, he
said to them ‘Amen I say to you, this poor widow put in more
than all the other contributors to the treasury. For they have
all contributed from their surplus wealth, but she, from her
poverty, has contributed all she had, her whole livelihood.’”
If you feel called to join the countless women who have given
their “all” to Christ and the Church throughout the centuries
through the consecrated life, please call or write Fr. David
Kelley, Diocesan Director of Priestly and Religious Voca-
tions (302-573-3113; [email protected] ). And check out
our website: www.CalledByTheLord.com.
Marriage Moments Trip down Memory Lane - With Thanksgiving and
Christmas approaching, remember the first time you met your
beloved's family. Our family of origin greatly influences our
behavior - for good or for ill. Honor the good in your be-
loved's family of origin and let go of harping on the bad.
Parenting Pointers "We share the pain of couples who struggle without
success to conceive a child. We admire and encourage fami-
lies who adopt a child [or] become foster parents". November
is National Adoption month. Have you ever considered this
way to give life?
The Catholic Charities of the Dio-
cese of Wilmington seeks to fill the
following positions. For more information or to apply, see
our posting on www.CareerBuilder.com EOE M/F/D/V.
*IMMIGRATION SPECIALIST
*ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT/BILLING
COORDINATOR
*FIELD SPECIALIST OF THE WEATHERI-
ZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (WAP)
*PROGRAM MANAGER
*FIELD SPECIALIST OF THE HOME
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (HAP)
Lights of Love Where: St. Francis Hospital
When: TUESDAY, December 8, 2015
Time: Mass at noon in the Hospital Chapel.
Celebrant; Reverend Leonard Klein
Tree lighting and display of names in the Hospital Main
Lobby immediately following
By making a donation of $5.00 per name, your loved
ones, living or deceased, will be honored by lights on
the tree and their names inscribed on a scroll in the lob-
by for one month.
To participate, please send names and donations to :
Mrs. Jean DesJardins
726 Loveville Rd. #22
Hockessin, DE 19707
302 234 4231
Make all checks payable to the Junior Board of St. Fran-
cis Hospital. All proceeds are donated to the Hospital
DEADLINE IS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2015
