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ARRANGING BAPTISM

Baptism First (Spanish) and Last (English) Sundays each month. Call Parish Office to arrange. Before 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. Parishes generally do not issue certificates to persons not already registered nor to persons who left the parish more than 6 months previously.

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

ARRANGING MARRIAGE Wedding Planning begins with engaged couple’s meeting a parish priest here at least six (6) months before desired wedding date. Please do not make financial commitments before confirming church date/time. If a member of the couple was previously married, a Declaration of Nullity (Annulment) of the prior marriage may be necessary. Please contact parish priest for detailed information.

Marriage Convalidation Couples in a civil or non-Catholic religious union without our Church’s explicit permission are not in a valid Catholic marriage. They cannot receive other sacraments or serve as Catholic Sponsors for Baptism and Confirmation. This situation often is easily remedied by “convalidation”, a simple ceremony popularly called “getting a mar-riage blessed”. Call Parish Office to arrange.

Are you getting married at Saint John Bosco? Will you need an easy-to-follow wedding program template? You can find these templates on the SJB Website! The wedding program templates have a basic ceremony structure in them as well as details about you, your groom & your bridal party. You'll just need to go in & change the details to reflect your special day. Use them as a guide & add your own spin to make your day truly personal. The templates for half fold are easy to use for simple wedding programs.

Saint John Bosco Roman Catholic Church

Parish Center Office 215 E. County Line Road

Hatboro, PA 19040

Tel. (215) 672-7280 Faith Formation Office (PREP) Tel. 267-803-0774.

PREP@saintjohnbosco.org St. Vincent de Paul Society Tel. 215-882-2707.

Staff Rev. Gary J. Kramer, Pastor Rev. Mark J. Hunt, Resident/

Holy Family University Deacon Daniel J. Rouse, Financial Administrator

Mrs. Diane Falchetta, Secretary Mrs. Lisa Quaranto, Music Director Mrs. Janet Shepherd, Bulletin Editor

Office Hours Mass Cards/Mail/Messages/Documents/Facility Keys are available only during open Office Hours. Monday– Thursday: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM Friday: 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM & 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Saturday/Sunday: Closed.

Schedule of Religious Services Sunday Saturday Eve. Vigil Masses: 4:00 PM (English); 7:00 PM (Spanish) Sunday Morning Masses: 8 AM & 11 AM Monday Rosary before morning Mass Holy Mass: 8:45 AM Miraculous Medal Novena after morning Mass Tuesday to Friday Holy Mass: 8:45 AM Saturday Confession: 3-3:30 PM Rosary: before 4 PM Vigil Mass

FORMED custom registration URL: sjbhatboro.formed.org; Parish Code MGMSJB

On the SJB Website, you can find a template document in Microsoft Word format for creating a booklet for a Roman

Catholic Funeral Mass at Saint John Bosco Church. You’ll need to go in & change the details. Customizing your template is fast & easy. This is a traditional type of program distributed at the Funeral Mass. Try our program template for minimal effort &

work yet producing a professional booklet. The important thing is to have one made so it can serve as a guide for everyone.

Looking for a Mass while traveling or vacationing? You can find a Catholic Church

by going to Masstimes.org

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Dear Parishioners of Saint John Bosco Church, We are delighted to invite you to see and purchase handmade religious articles made by the Sisters of St. Elisabeth Convent (Belarus). The exposition will take place on 8/20/19. Sisterhood of St. Elisabeth was founded in 1996. Our missionary began in a National mental hospital located not far from the Convent. Sis-ters take care of mentally challenged children and adults. Life of the child with diagnoses such as Down syndrome, birth traumas or congenital physical defects may be quite short and it is painful to see them suffer-ing. Also the adult patients need constant support ow-ing to the fact that their illnesses make it impossible for them to adapt socially. In the recent years, a shelter and house of Labor for former drug and alcohol ad-dicted people was organized 20 miles away from the Convent. A lot of homeless, struggling and lost people get a chance for new start in life to find the God. In order to help these people some workshops were orga-nized on the premises of the Convent where vulnera-ble people have a possibility to express themselves in art for God working together with nuns and sisters and making icons (including hand painted), crosses, cruci-fixes, wood carvings, embroidered and ceramic gifts, rosaries and vestments. All these goods made with love and prayer bring blessings to their owners. We are happy and thanking God for the opportunity to introduce and offer them to you. With Love in Christ, Sisters of St. Elisabeth Convent

My Grandmother Mary Webster!

My Grandmother’s love was expressed by the values she taught me. She was an honest, dependable person who worked until she was 80 as a part time cashier. My grandmother was able, through the grace of God to cope and survive. As a little girl, Mary survived

falling out of a 3-story window. Many years later in her adult years, she was behind the pantry door when the stove exploded, engulfing the house with flames. She was lucky to have escaped. Her most uncommon survival experience happened as follows: Mary and her brother discovered a pistol in the coat pocket of

one of the customers in her father’s barber shop. They both grabbed it and in the skirmish, Mary was shot in

her left shoulder. The bullet was never removed. As an adult, an x-ray showed that the bullet was now in her

right ribcage. In her early 90’s an x-ray for an injury to her right arm prompted the doctor to ask if Mary was

in the war because he saw the bullet in her right elbow. My grandmother’s history tells us that “our hours” are in God’s hands. He gave her a long life.

She reflected God’s love by sharing it with me through her example. My grandmother Mary was called to her

heavenly home at the age of 102. ~

Thank you to Lois for telling us what makes her grandmother a legend in her family! We celebrated the

feast of Saints Anne and Saints Joachim this past week. They are the grandparents of Jesus. God Bless

all Grandparents.

Sunday, July 28, 2019 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Catholic Gas Sister Mary Ann, who worked for a home health agency, was making her rounds. She was visiting homebound patients when she ran out of gas. As luck would have it, a gas station was just a block away. She walked to the station to borrow a gas can and buy some gas. The attendant told her that the only gas can he owned had been loaned out, but she could wait until it was returned. Since Sister Mary Ann was on the way to see a patient, she decided not to wait and walked back to her car. She looked for something in her car that she could fill with gas and spotted the bedpan she was taking to the patient. Always resourceful, Sister Mary Ann carried the bedpan to the station, filled it with gasoline, and carried the full bedpan back to her car. As she was pouring the gas into her tank, two men watched from across the street. One of them turned to the other and said, “If it starts, I'm becoming Catholic.”

Joseph Allard Patricia Ambrose

Joseph Berardi Dave Berry

Joseph Campbell Joseph Casey

Ginny Ceneviva Josh Chattley Dee Conner

Robert Conrad Marianne R. Costello Joseph Crumlish, Jr Linda Cunningham Louise D’Agostino

Ellen Dardis Gloria Donneys

Lois Dudley Marie Gonzalez Donna Graeber Frances Harkins

Anna Hessler Lilly Ibbotson

Bryce Ingraham Jayden Ingraham

Tim Keebler

William Keyes James Kirkpatrick

Ed Langdon Alona McCloskey

Lucas McCrea Nichole Miller

Henry Mulroney Francis Nulty

Ryan Palm Joseph Peppelman

Dorothy Petrun Allan Rhodes Michael Rizzo George Roesser

Anna Rose Meg Rost

Catherine Sarsfield Michael Slater

Sun Soon Felicia Soto

Linda Nye Tooles Ronald Tull

Mary Vincelli Frank Waltrich Marie Weniger

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK AND INFIRM

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Please Pray for Our Faithful Departed whose Funeral Masses were celebrated

in our Parish-

Michael A. Soroka 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.

Please submit items for Bulletin Sun. issue dates (left)

by 12 noon on submission dates (right):

Aug 18…………………………….Mon., July 29

Aug 25…………………………….Mon., Aug 5

Sept 1…………………………….Mon., Aug 12

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

Adoration Chapel Mon.: after 8:45 am Mass to 7 pm.

Tues. to Fri.: 8 am to 7 pm.

Sat. & Sun. Closed. The chapel is closed on weekends for security reasons. Please

do not try to enter the Church outside of these hours. Prayer Intention Candles (2) burn all week alongside Blessed Sacrament when Chapel is open. This week the candles represent these intentions:

Ella Covaleski Sister Kathleen Gorman

How We List: Just send your name with intention & offering to ADORATION CANDLE c/o Parish Center. Please name one Person, Couple (engaged or married), Family, Group per request. Candles are available for

living or dec’d. Offering: $ 15.

St. Vincent de Paul. Call Parish SVdP Tel. 215-882-2707 to: request assistance, volunteer, or donate.

Food Pantry at SJB is in need of the following items: coffee, tea, peanut butter, jelly, pancake mix and

syrup, cereal, canned fruit, juices, cranberry sauce, stuffing mix, sweet potatoes, corn and green beans,

laundry detergent, liquid dish soap and personal grooming items such as shampoo, bath soap, toothpaste

and toilet paper.

Almighty and eternal God, those who take refuge in you will be glad and forever will shout for joy. Protect

these soldiers as they discharge their duties. Protect them with the shield of your strength and keep them safe from all evil and harm. May the power of your

love enable them to return home in safety, that with all who love them, they may ever praise you for

your loving care. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Please keep the following military in your prayers:

Hector Guillermo Torres Carbo – Army – E3

Maya Medrano—Airforce—Military Police - E-3 Tyler Palmentera—Navy– E5

Noe Argenis Reyes – Marines – Air Traffic Controller – E3

Sunday Amount * Difference 7/14/19 $ 8,822.00 7/15/18 $ 7,424.84 + $ 1,397.16

* Includes E-giving Capital Improvement 7/14/19 $ 2,465.00

7/15/18 $ 2,504.00 - $ 39.00

MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK

7/29 MON. 8:45 AM Marianne Obert-Thorn 7/30 TUES. 8:45 AM Herb Smith 7/31 WED. 8:45 AM Dolores T. Schott 8/1 THURS. 8:45 AM Elizabeth Carrick 8/2 FRI. 8:45 AM Anita Conrad SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 2019 4:00 PM Lawrence Murtagh 7:00 PM Pro Populo (For the People) SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 2019 8:00 AM Harry Obert-Thorn 11:00 AM Rosemary Keller

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We welcome Catholics with Celiac Disease to the Table of the Lord. Low-gluten Communion hosts are

available at all weekend liturgies to those suffering from Celiac Sprue disease. SJB has purchased a pyx specifically for the low-gluten hosts. The pyx and the low-gluten hosts are kept in the Vault in the Sacristy. When you arrive for Mass, go first to the Sacristy. Let the Sacristan know that you will need a low-gluten host. The Sacristan will make sure that the pyx and the low-gluten host is placed on the

credence table. The pyx will be brought to the altar when it is prepared for the Liturgy of the Eucharist. The low-gluten hosts are consecrated at the same time as the regular hosts.

When you reach the Presider during the Communion Procession, whisper to him that you will need to

receive a low-gluten host.

During this Extraordinary Year of Mission, Saint John Bosco is honoring St. Paul in a special way!

St. Paul’s entire life can be explained in terms of 1 experience—his meeting with Jesus on the road to Da-mascus. Paul’s life became a tireless proclaiming and living out of the message of the cross: Christians die baptismally to sin and are buried with Christ; they are dead to all that is sinful and unredeemed in the world. They are made into a new creation, already sharing Christ’s victory and someday to rise from the dead like him. Through this risen Christ the Father pours out the Spirit on them, making them completely new. So Paul’s great message to the world was: You are saved entirely by God, not by anything you can do. Saving faith is the gift of total, free, personal and loving com-mitment to Christ, a commitment that then bears fruit in more “works” than the Law could ever contemplate.

Are you hungry? How would you like to have a gourmet dinner at the exclusive Saint John Bosco Rectory? If you are the lucky winner of this Fund

Raiser, you would win dinner for six adults at the SJB Rectory with Father Kramer! A delicious Italian meal

will be prepared. Just imagine how much fun it will be for you and your guests to be seated in the festive

rectory dining room and be treated like royalty! It’s sure to be a spectacular evening! The dinner date will be

determined by the Winner and our Pastor, Father Kramer. (An evening in December would be

preferred.) The Winner will be announced after the morning Mass on Thanksgiving Day. These are

exciting times for Saint John Bosco Parish. We are confident we can count on your support. Tickets are $5

each/ 6 for $20.00. Take several chances to sample some of Hatboro's finest cuisine!

If you travel for work or pleasure, you occasionally miss out on notifications, announcements & other various things with your

parish here at Saint John Bosco. Our Parish is working on many things to help you stay connected to your parish & your faith no

matter where you are. Take out your smartphones, connect to FACEBOOK, go to Saint John Bosco Parish and hit “like”. Keep

up with the latest news! We also keep you posted on new information and upcoming Bosco events!

It's Christmas in July at SJB. Please help us decorate our TREE OF WARMTH! A Tree will be set up in

the main lobby of Church for the month of July. Please bring gloves, socks, scarves, hats or mittens to hang on this special tree. All items will be donated to the SVDP Society. Thank you for your support of

those less fortunate.

Our annual Fall Festival will be held 9/17 - 9/21! Be sure to join us as we celebrate the Extraordinary Year

of Mission with games, music, great food, desserts and so much more! The SJB Festival will

have an abundance of events sure to fit your definition of fun and make your September

exceptional. Get ready to discover what makes the SJB Festival such a captivating place for a perfect get-

away. Only 51 days until the Fall Festival opens at Saint John Bosco! See you at the Fest!

Save the Date: 2019 Catechist Convocation-Miracles: Manifestations of God's Transcendent Love for Us, Saturday, November 9, 2019 at Archbishop John

Carroll High School, Radnor, PA. Registration info will follow soon.

The saint and service projects were handed out at the Confirmation Class on June 23rd. If your child was not in attendance, please contact the PREP Office at your earliest convenience to make arrangements to pick up

their projects. Thank you.

Faith: The Next Generation – Pass it on. Boldly go where many have gone before and help pass on the Good News of Jesus Christ and our Catholic faith! The Parish Religious Education Program (PREP) is in need of volunteers. You can help by becoming a catechist or an aide. As you nurture the faith of our young, you will learn and grow as well! “A catechist is faith, hope and love attached to arms and legs, aches and pains, family duties and not enough time. A cate-chist is an ordinary person who is extraordinary because he or she teaches as Jesus did. A catechist is faithful to the past, open to the future, but especially dedicated to deepening the of the present generation”. If interested, please contact the Parish Office 215-672-7280 to arrange an appointment with Father Kramer.

From the Faith Formation Office…. Fostering a love of reading has many rewards! Giving a child a love of reading is really one of those great parental gifts that often go unnoticed. Books open the doors to worlds that enrich the imagination, embolden the spirit and enliven the soul. A good book becomes a part of a child’s acclimation to the world and the words on the pages can live on long after the book is closed. Since we want our kids to stay engaged in their Faith and keep reading over the summer, why not combine the two with faith-based books? Help your children grow in character and embrace the beauty and wonder of the Faith. Check out FORMED for kids where you can find great books that will guide your children as they grow in faith and virtue. Go to sjbhatboro.formed.org to sign up (it’s free)!

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Our goal is to provide prayer support for the men and women of the Saint John Bosco community who are

serving on active duty in the United States Armed Forc-es. If you have a family member or close friend serving on active duty who could use our community’s prayer support for their health, well-being and safe return, call

the Parish Office, 215-672-7280 or email sjbadultfaith@saintjohnbosco.org.

Please provide their name, rank and which branch of the service they are in so that he or she can be included in a

weekly prayer list in our bulletin.

Update your information. Have you moved, changed an email address, added a family member, no longer have a land line or changed phone numbers? Call the Parish

Office to submit your changes.

"I will crochet while at home, I can crochet while I roam. I will crochet in the car. I can crochet near or far. I will

crochet here or there. I can crochet ANYWHERE." Help us with our Granny Square Challenge. Volunteers are

needed to crochet Granny Squares! The yarn and the directions will be provided. Please return completed

squares no later than 7/31. The granny squares will be assembled into a beautiful afghan which will be chanced off at the Family Fall Festival in September. If you can

help, please call Janet 215-718-7841.

Did you know that 30 pounds of pennies is equal to $50? Pennies are coins that are generally overlooked & underused. Join us in our Pennies from Heaven campaign. Bring your pennies (and other loose

change) to the Fall Festival. Help us win the chal-lenge & fill the jars. All monies will be used for Festi-val Entertainment! A penny saved is a penny raised.

The Bosco Family Fall Festival is coming and we would like the whole world (or at least our whole

neighborhood) to know about it. The Festival Committee is looking for help with Advertising this

wonderful event. Help with hanging flyers, contacting our local newspapers and radio stations for free public service announcements, adding the Festival on websites that list Community Events are just a few

of the responsibilities that a volunteer could assist with. Please contact 215-669-8159 if you can help out

with this important job. Your donation of time is of great value to our Parish. Thank you.

May the Lord continue to bless all Married Couples with His love! With your lives, may you continue to radiate to others the beauty and joy of the Gospel of the Family! Our world needs this Good News. May

Mary and Joseph, who teach us the splendor of married love, accompany you on your journey and

intercede for you always! We recognize the following couple who are celebrating Anniversaries: Kenneth E. & Ann C. Simon July 4, 1981!

Congratulations and God Bless!

JULY 2019: A Whole Month of Liturgical Content on formed.org!

31 - SAINT IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA Study: True Reformers, Session 2: Saint Ignatius of Loyola

Watch: Ignatius of Loyola / Ignacio de Loyola Listen: Discerning Hearts: Discernment of Spirits

Listen: Heroes of the Catholic Reformation Read: The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola

Each child enrolled in Saint John Bosco PREP, should complete Mass Reflection Forms. This activity provides an oppor-tunity to deepen our awareness of and appreciation for the Mass and to take a closer look at what we are doing when we gather for Mass on Sunday and the ways each of us participate. Regular attendance at Mass and daily prayer are necessary to the de-

velopment of your child’s faith formation and is expected of all children. Make it a family activity! We ask that you help your child fill out the Mass Reflection Form (after Mass, not during Mass) by sharing thoughts about the questions. It is okay and suggested that parents and siblings get in on it! The forms can be found on the Bosco Website. But remember to allow your

child to do the work. Please place completed forms in the basket in the main lobby of Church. Thank you.

Calling all Saint John Bosco Alumni! We are in the process of updating our Alumni database & would like

to hear from you. If you are a graduate or have attended Saint John Bosco School, please take a

moment to send us your information: first & last name (include maiden name), email & year graduated.

Email to alumni@saintjohnbosco.org. Please share with your classmates & siblings too.

World Renowned Theologian and Speaker, Dr. Scott Hahn will be presenting a day of pilgrimage on power and the importance of encountering the Eucharist, Faith, and the Fullness of Truth at Our Lady of Czestochowa Shrine in Doylestown, PA on August 3rd, 2019. Registration and

more information is available at stpaulcenter.com/shrine/. We hope you will join us for special and blessed event.

Registration for traditional PREP is still open. The late fee is in effect. Registration forms are on the web-site. The

PREP office is open Monday and Tuesday from 9:30-4pm. Feel free to stop in, call us or email us with any questions you may have. Classes start the week of September 30th.

Once again the Bosco Fall Festival Committee will place a GIVING TREE in the Main Lobby of

Church. We will have tags for condiments, soda, water, utensils, paper products etc. all to defray the cost associated with the Festival. Please take a tag

from the tree and return the item (along with the tag) as soon as possible by placing it under the tree. Thank

you for all your donations.

MEMORIAL (SANCTUARY) FUND Our church has received a gracious donation in memory

of: Cyril Simon St. John Bosco Senior Club - $50.00

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Remain in My Love is a 3 year Archdiocesan initiative for the renewal of marriage and family life. The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is hoping that this new program will reach out to couples after their marriage as a continuation of the conversation that marriage prep started. We firmly believe that healthy marriages strengthen the family; family strengthens the church; strengthen the Church and then you can change the world. Each month check out the special message posted in this space to help you keep your marriage growing in love and joy, with opportunities for enrichment, fellowship, support and spiritual formation.

Look to the Holy Family! Every family should look to the icon of the Holy Family of Nazareth. Its daily life had its share of burdens and even nightmares, as when they met with Herod’s implacable violence. What challenge in your family life are you facing right now in which you need more courage and serenity? How can the Holy Family’s example help you? Let us Pray: Father, be with our family as we navigate our challenges. Teach us to trust in your plans and remember your faithful-ness. We put our sufferings and fears, our hopes and dreams, into your hands. Be with everyone who suffers, especially those who are alone. Make our family, like the Holy Family, a place of prayer and love—and a refuge for others who suffer. Mary, help us to ponder, as you did, the meaning of our experiences, especially when we don’t fully understand the circumstances in our lives. This selection is from Prayers for Catholic Couples (The Word Among Us Press, 2017).

Using FORMED is an excellent way for Catholics to

learn, be inspired and share the

Catholic faith as missionary disciples. FORMED is faith formation like

you have never experienced before. What does FORMED offer? Something for everyone! FORMED is your gateway to the best Catholic videos, books and audio talks to deepen your relationship with Christ and His Church. Because the resources are housed on the same site, you can move freely and easily between

topics wherever you are and whenever you’re ready. You can work through the resources at your own pace

according to your interests. Sign up today at sjbhatboro.formed.org. It’s FREE!

The 2019 Fall Festival is this September & we have 5 fantastic days of exciting events. Each year

several thousand people come to our festival! Advertising in the Bosco Fall Festival program

booklet helps your business reach new customers. For 2019, you can advertise in the Fall festival booklet for as little as $25 for a business card size or as much as $100 for a full page ad. Advertising in our program is

a great way to get visibility for your business! Advertising with us is a great deal & great for your

business. To book your ad, please contact Joe 215-672-6422 or John 215-669-8159. (Deadline 8/26) Attention Crafters and Vendors

We would like the Vendor Show at the Festival, which is open to all community Crafters and Vendors, to be

the biggest and best ever. You are invited to participate in this major Warminster / Hatboro event, so mark your calendars. Vendor applications are now

available for the Bosco Fall Festival. As one of the premier Festivals in the community, the Family Fun Festival at Bosco attracts a diverse, family-friendly crowd. Join the excitement as a vendor! If you are

interested in renting a space at our Event please contact us. For quick and easy answers and/or a copy

of the registration form please email sjbadultfaith@saintjohnbosco.org.

While you are waiting for dinner in Divine Dining or just need some quiet time to de-stress and unwind, join

us in the cafeteria during Festival week for some family coloring. A coloring mural and supplies will be set up on a table. Even if you don’t consider yourself

the “creative type” stop by, meet some new people and have some fun creating a magnificent mural with the

Bosco Community. This fun activity is something that many people can complete together and it becomes something for everyone to admire! A picture of the

completed project will be posted on the Bosco Website and Bosco Facebook Page.

There is no charge to participate! You will want to be a part of this unique group activity.

Are you ready for some football? SJB is! Football Mania

is an exciting sweepstakes fundraiser based on professional football. All sweepstakes game cards

have an equal chance to win prize money based on the performance of the random football teams printed on the back. Game cards contain 3 random teams in

each of the 17 weeks of the pro football season (you get 3 new teams each week). To play the game, you

simply add up the points scored by your 3 teams. Every week, the 8 highest scoring game cards & the 3 lowest scoring game cards all win prizes. In addition, two grand prizes are awarded at the end of the season.

Guaranteed winner EVERY week. Tickets $20.00 each. For more info please con-tact Joe 215.672.6422 or John

215.669.8159!

Here is your chance to let America's military community know how much you appreciate all that they have sacri-ficed in order to keep our country safe. We will have a

table set up in the cafeteria during the Festival week with Christmas Cards. Please stop by & sign a card. Show

your appreciation to our U.S. Military Men & Wom-en for their sacrifices, dedication & service to our country! Cards are only $1.00. We will take care of

mailing them before the holidays. It will bring joy to our troops that will last a lifetime.

Addictions touch many people’s lives. We all know someone who is affected by addiction of some kind. On the 2nd Friday of each month all are invited to gather in the Adoration Chapel at 9:15 am (after morning Mass) for Rosary. Come to pray for a loved one, yourself, or

even a stranger who is living in the grasp of an addiction. Come together to support those in recovery and to pray

for those struggling with addictions. When we come together, great things can happen. When we come together to pray the Rosary, even

greater things can happen. The Rosary has the power to impact the lives of our

loved ones, our communities and our nation. Prayer can change everything! Please join us.

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We have an amazing opportunity right here at Saint John Bosco in being able to go into our Saint Theresa Adoration Chapel Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 7 PM to adore Jesus in

the Blessed Sacrament. We as Catholics believe in the true presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and He is there waiting for us to come and spend time with Him. Shouldn’t it be the other way around? Shouldn’t we be waiting for an opportunity to spend time with Him? There are times when no one is present in our chapel when

the Blessed Sacrament is exposed. Will you sign up as a scheduled adorer for just one hour a week so Our Lord is never alone? Lent is a wonderful time to begin a deeper relationship with our Lord. The spiritual master St. Al-

phonsus Liguori says: “Let it be known that by means of a quarter-hour of prayer in front of the host you will per-haps gain more than by all other spiritual exercise throughout the whole day.” Imagine then what an hour will do. You may wonder what am I supposed to do when I visit Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. Do I need to say special prayers? The answer is you are there simply to spend time with Jesus. Some people have certain prayers they like to say silently, others like to pray a rosary, some like to read from the Bible and mediate on what they just read, or you may just want to sit in silence with your friend, Jesus, and open your mind and heart to wherever He is lead-ing you. To sign up to be a Scheduled Adorer for one hour a week or if you just would like to know more about

this wonderful opportunity please contact the Adoration Parish Coordinators: Mary Cole fromdublin3@gmail.com or Peachy Viviano 215-674-9713.

We are hosting a unique SJB Photo Scavenger Hunt….with a twist. A picture of an icon will be

posted the 2nd Friday of every month (for 6 months) on the Bosco Facebook page. Tell us where in our church

this work of art, statue, painting or sculpture can be found. Submit your answer on the Bosco FB page. It’s a simple yet fun way to get to know our church with

this educational challenge. A winner will be chosen at random from the pool of entries who answered cor-rectly. The winner will receive Festival Bosco Bucks. Good luck to all the participants. Congratulations to

Maryann Wilkowski-our third winner!

Get out the recipe box and start your ovens! The Fall Festival Sweet Shoppe is in need of donations of Baked Goods. Support this Fun Event by bringing cupcakes, cookies, pies, brownies, chocolate covered pretzels or anything fun to eat. Not a baker but would still like to help out? Please consider donating a few homemade jar mixes along with the recipe...to make cookies, chili, soups, brownies etc. The popularity of mason jar mixes is taking the country by storm! Food Items can be dropped off at the Sweet Shoppe Booth on the Midway any night of the Fall Festival. Please fill out the form below and drop in the collection basket. Info? Please contact Mary fromdublin3@gmail.com. Yes, I can bake for the Fall Festival Sweet Shoppe. Name: ___________________________________ Phone # ___________________

The big new thing - that actually is an old thing that is just coming back—are those soda shops popping up

all around town. Create your own flavored drink at the SODA BAR booth. By popular demand the Soda

Bar Booth will return to the festival this fall! Pick your soda, choose your flavor of syrup and stir with a straw! Many different syrup flavors to choose from. There are so many variations. The main idea is to add

an extra little ZIP to your SIP!

Everyone loves a Sunday afternoon Football Game especially when you have a chance to win money.

Once again SJB will offer a Block Pool at the Fall Festival. The squares cost $5.00 each for the Eagles vs Lions game on 9/22. Blocks will be sold all week on the Midway! There will be one winner for every quarter. We promise it's easy! Jump on in and play

along. Thanks for your support.

At the invitation of the Diocesan Director for the Propagation of the Faith and within the framework of

the Mission Cooperative Plan, Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, Fr. Andrew Torma, MSC will be here to

talk to us at all the Masses on this weekend, July 27-28, 2019. Mission appeals directly remind us that the Church is universal and missionary by nature

and presents us with an opportunity to share in missionary work.

We welcome into the Church and our Parish:

Eric Perez Moreno

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We would like to pray for those couples in our Parish Family celebrating a wedding anniversary. Send us your Anniversary. Please include the names of the spouses, wedding date and number of

years. Please email to sjbadultfaith@saintjohnbosco.org or complete the form and drop in the collection basket. Names will be listed in the Sunday bulletin by month during 2019.

Saint Louis and Zelie Martin pray for us. Names: __________________________________________________________________ Wedding Date___________________________ Number of years married___________

It's WHO AM I TIME at Saint John Bosco. WHO AM I facts are posted on the Bosco

Facebook Page every Wednesday! Details and characteristics about a different Saint will be posted

each week! You must figure out who the Saint is from the clues given. Each week we will choose a random correct answer. The winner will receive a Progressive 50/50 ticket! The grand prize will be drawn on 9/21 - the last night of the Fall Festival! Be sure to like us on Facebook! We hope that everyone will join in on the

fun. Congratulations to the week 19 winner in our WHO AM I contest –Maureen Gavin Murphy.

Where are you going on vacation this season? Join the Church Bulletin

Contest! Bring back the Parish Bulletin from the church in the area that you are visiting. When you get home, drop the

bulletin at the Parish Center no later than 9/15. Please note your name, phone number & email address on the bulletin! A prize will be awarded in September to the family who has the bulletin from the farthest point!

Happy Travels!

Are your closets overflowing? Are you doing your housecleaning and cleaning out your unwanted items? If you have items you would like to donate, St. John

Bosco will gladly accept donations for the Fall Festival Attic Treasures Booth. We are not able

to accept donations of bedding or clothing. Please consider donating any gently used board games for the SJB Attic Treasure Booth at the Festival. The games

will be used on the Play it Again Games Table! Donations can be dropped off outside the gym in

August.

Looking to give your used books to a good cause? Donating books is a great way to keep them out of the trash and give them a new life with someone who will value them as you did. If you have books you'd like to get rid of, you can donate them to the Fall Festival for the Bosco Book Booth. Boxes will be outside the gym

starting August 4th for your donations.

Save the date for the 2019 Catholic Women's Conference on Saturday, 10/26/19, 9 AM - 4:30 PM at National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa. We would like to get our

registrations in by early August, as they expect to sell out in September. So grab your friends and register today! General Admission: $55.00. Groups of 5 or more: $45.00.

Please make checks payable to Saint John Bosco. Drop pay-ment in the collection basket or at the Parish Center. Please mark the envelope "Women's Conference". Learn more at

www.catholicwomensconference.org/speakers.

FESTIVAL VOLUNTEERS and MURAL All Festival Volunteers are asked to stop by the

BOSCO BASKET TRAILER and sign their first name to a paper cut out of a Star. These "stars" will be added

to our collaborative mural in the gym lobby! The finished scene is sure to foster a sense of Saint John

Bosco Teamwork. Volunteers are like stars, you can't always see them, but you know they are always there!

Volunteers are love in motion! Thank you!

In the Bosco Book Club (A Novel Bunch), we’ll be reading & discussing newly released,

highly rated books from a wide variety of genres.

This month we’re reading: THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS by M. L. Stedman. We will meet on Mon-day 7/29/19 at 7:00 PM in the Parish Center. Bring a

dish to share & the beverage of your choice. We'll eat & laugh & at some point discuss the book. Even if you

don't finish it, come & we'll fill you in on the plot. Mostly we like sharing our favorite reads. Happy

Reading! Hope to see you at our next Get Together!

Our annual SJB Fall Festival will be held in September. There will be plenty of games to play, with

prizes to win. We could use your help to make this event a success. Please don't return those "extra" gifts

that you have received. If you have any unopened presents that you would like to donate to be used as

prizes, we would greatly appreciate your contribution. Please drop off all prize donations to the ushers room or the parish center before Monday, 9/16.

Please mark FESTIVAL on all bags or boxes.

Help is needed on Thursday, 8/8, to take the Fall Festival supplies out of Storage. We will meet in the gym at 6PM. Strong arms and additional carts a plus. Many hands make light work. Thanks in advance for

your assistance.

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The Holy Name Society is sponsoring a trip to see the Trenton Thunder versus Reading Fightin Phils in Trenton on August 31st at 7:00. Tickets are $9 per person. Please

contact Stephen @ stevemcd97@gmail.com for tickets. My phone number for any questions is

215-682-9702. Ticket deadline is July 29th.

R - C - I - A What comes to mind when you hear the letters R-C-I-A? Many know these letters to mean the Rite of Christian Initia-tion of Adults, the usual way for non-Catholic adults to become full members of the Church, the Body of Christ. What surprises many Catholics, however, is that RCIA involves the whole parish. Long before the saying “it takes a village to raise a child” became popular, Christians knew and still know it takes the Holy Spirit and a parish to form new mem-bers. We are blessed to have adults inquiring and preparing to become full members of the Body of Christ, a very good sign of a lively parish. Yet this now challenges each of us as members of Saint John Bosco. How do we, both new and lifelong members, stay alive and continue maturing as disciples of Jesus?

1. In your daily prayers, always include a prayer for Saint John Bosco Parish that we may do what Jesus has entrusted to us through the Grace of the Holy Spirit to do the will of God our Father.

2. If you know a family member or friend who has expressed some desire to become a Catholic Christian, bring her or him to an RCIA gathering. We meet each Sunday after the 8:00am Mass in the Parish Center. In the early part of RCIA, there are no commitments. Come and see what and Who RCIA is all about.

3. Consider a role in RCIA. We need parishioners to serve as catechists, to help with hospitality and (somewhat urgent-ly) to serve as sponsors. If you do not feel comfortable being a catechist or sponsor, we certain welcome and need your presence as a witness to life of the Holy Spirit acting in all our lives. Your quiet and gentle presence is a powerful testi-mony of faith in Jesus Christ.

If you have questions, send an email rcia@saintjohnbosco.org or come to the Parish Center after the 8:00am Mass on a Sunday. Over the years, parishioners have mentioned that participating in RCIA contributed significantly in growing as mature disciples of Jesus Christ.

Travel with us to Lancaster County for an original holiday show:

The 2019 Christmas Show: JOY TO THE WORLD at the American Music Theater on

Thursday, 11/7/19. Travel Plans: Depart SJB at noon, 3pm show at AMT, Re-turn to SJB at 7:30 pm! The ringing of church bells in a quaint town square set the scene for Joy to the World, AMT’s newest holiday spectacular. Evoking the revered holiday nos-talgia of hometowns all across the US, the stage will trans-form into a small-town winter carnival brimming with fami-ly & friends. Featuring scenes filled with entertaining elves, dramatic dancing, sensational singing & grand moments ga-lore. $65.00 (non-refundable) per person, includes show and bus. (please bring your own snack) Deluxe Motor Coach transportation via Starr Tours! Enjoy the spirit of the season with a wonderful holiday matinee performance. Yes, I will attend the trip to AMT on 11/7 for the Christmas Show- Joy to the World

Name: _____________________________

Phone Number:__________________________

The completed form along with your check made payable to St. John Bosco can be dropped in the collection basket or at the Parish Center. Tickets are on a first come first served basis.

We are always trying to live our faith, but we do not know or understand why our faith does what it does. We may stumble with our faith. We may just be going through the motions of

our faith. Others may decide to walk away from our faith because they do not understand. This Bible Study will ex-

plain to us the essentials of our Catholic Faith. We hope you will join us. The Fall Bible Study will be starting on

October 1, 2019. The topic is Symbolon: Knowing the Faith. The cost is $20. Please make checks payable to St.

John Bosco. Drop payment in the collection basket or at the Parish Center - Attention Fall Bible Study. For more

information contact the Parish Office. Registration Deadline 8/26/19.

__________________________________________ I would like to sign up for “Knowing the Faith” Bible Study _______ Tuesday Evenings 6:30 to 8:00 PM (10/1-12/10, no class on 11/26) _______ Wednesday Mornings 9:30 to 11:00 AM (10/2-12/11, no class on 11/27) Name: __________________________________

Email: __________________________________

Phone No.: ______________________________

All Parents of registered PREP students are invited to at-tend the Tuesday evening Fall Bible Study (SYMBOLON). The class is offered while the children are in PREP to make it convenient for parents to attend. This Study helps parents develop the tools they need in order to share their faith with their children. Please complete the registration form (no fee required) and drop in the collection basket by 8/26.

Please consider donating a bottle or 2 of wine & or spirits to our Fall Festival. Donations can be left at the Parish Center during daytime business hours. These bottles will be used as prizes at the Festival. Thanks in advance for your support.

Questions? 215-669-8159.

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