pray for our priests

Saint Agnes Catholic Church
233 West Gay Street
West Chester, PA. 19380
610-692-2990
www.saintagnesparish.org
Saint Agnes Catholic Church
233 West Gay Street • West Chester, PA 19380
www.saintagnesparish.org • Phone: 610-692-2990 • Fax: 610-692-9623
PARISH STAFF
SCHEDULE
Pastor
Rev. Alfonso (Fr. Al) J. Concha
Parochial Vicar
Rev. Laurence J. Gleason
Weekend Ministry
Rev. Stephen J. Baker, O.S.A.
Rev. John Franey
Deacons
Deacon Victor Gonzalez
Deacon Clement J. McGovern
Deacon Martin LoMonaco
Sr. Helen Miriam, I.H.M., Superior of Convent-610-692-9430
Sr. Joan Felicia, I.H.M., School Principal- 610-696-1260
Felicia Navarro, Coordinator of Religious Education-610-436-4640
Sr. Helene McGroarty, I.H.M., Hispanic Ministry-610-344-7224
Sr. Martha Staarman, O.S.U., Hispanic Ministry-610-436-5580
Mr. Sean McElwee, Director of Music- 610-344-7244
Mrs. Barbara Kirby, Director of Outreach Services
610-429-0697
Mr. John Mattia, Facilities Manager- 610-692-2990
Mrs. Joan Fogarty, Business Manager- 610-692-2990
Mr. Samuel Riccardo, Jr., Cemetery Manager- 610-692-4421
Masses:
Saturday:
Sunday:
8:00 a.m. & 5:15 p.m. (Sunday Vigil)
7:00, 9:00 & 10:30 a.m.
12:00 p.m. (Spanish) 5:15 p.m.
Weekdays: 6:30 & 8:00 a.m.
First Friday: 6:30 & 9:00 a.m.
Holy Days: 5:15 p.m (anticipated)
6:30 & 8:00 a.m. 12:10 & 5:15 p.m
(Spanish) 7:00 p.m.
Eucharistic Adoration:
Wednesday: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
SACRAMENTS
Baptisms:
Second, Third and Fourth Sundays: 1:30 p.m.
First Sunday in Spanish:
1:30 p.m.
Pre-Jordan, First Sunday (TPH)
12:00 p.m
Confessions:
Saturday: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Vigil of Holy Days & First Friday Eve: 4:00-4:30 p.m.
Marriages: To register for Pre-Cana contact:
www.philamarriageprep.com
Reflection for This Week
Sunday, June 8 is Pentecost Sunday, as the Church celebrates the coming and ongoing
presence of the Holy Spirit among us. Jesus breathes on his jittery followers and tells
them, "Peace be with you" and fills them with courage.
We can hardly believe the message from this week's gospel. It is one of complete invitation to us. Jesus tells us of
his intimate bond with the Father and invites us into the same kind of close relationship with Jesus himself.
He does not promise us a trouble-free life, and is clear about the challenges we will face as his followers. He cautions us that the world will want to make us one of "its own" and Jesus lovingly protests that we are his, not the
world's. He prays to the Father of us, "they are your gift to me. I wish that where I am they also may be with me..."
This kind of loving dialogue with the Father is what Jesus wants with us. It does not mean our lives will be troublefree but we are offered the peace in our hearts that Jesus longs to give us. (Creighton Reflections)
Week of June 1, 2014
Monday: St. Marcelinus & Peter, Martyrs (white/
red)
6:30 AM: Leo & Mary Craig by Ann Sinclair
8:00 AM: Doris DeVal by Steve & Anne Quigley
Tuesday: St. Charles Lwanga & Companions,Martyrs (red)
6:30AM: George Screem by Fay Marie Bisaccia
8:00AM: Dorothy Dougherty by Daniel Dougherty
Wednesday: Easter Weekday (white)
6:30 AM: Fred Schubert by John & Eleanor Zerbato
8:00 AM: Dora T. DiArcangelo by Husband
Thursday: St. Boniface,Bishop & Martyr (red)
6:30 AM: Archie Riggins by The Horstman Family
8:00 AM: Pat Feconda by Joanne & Allen Ruggeri
First Friday: St. Norbert,Bishop (white)
6:30 AM: Cythia LaCourse by Richard & Jean Boryck
9:00 AM: Maureen McGovern
Saturday: Easter Weekday (white)
8:00 AM: Drew Doll by B. Zaber
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Please pray for the repose
of the souls of
Our family and friends
Franklin Young
Carmella Dowlin
May they rest in peace
PROMISES OF OUR BLEESED MOTHER
FOR CHRISTIANS WHO PRAY
THE ROSARY
I shall deliver from Purgatory those who have been
devoted to the Rosary. The faithful children of the Rosary shall merit a high degree of glory in heaven.
(Given to St. Dominic and Blessed Alan)
Join us daily following the 8 a.m. Mass
ALL ARE MOST WELCOME
Lisa Jacobsen, Samantha Calfapietra, Charles Gebel,
George Dargay, Carol Theis, Susan Curran, Geralyn
Mattera, Bob Hoeveler ,Barbara Watkins, Kenneth
Wylie, Cheryl McGlinchy,Tiffany Brandt, Agnes Grady
Chesko,Breelyn Valentine, Ted Wright, Noreen C.
Crowley, Phil Kennedy, Zachary Trexler,
Megan Whitman, Alexandra Kendell,
Bob Bucceri, Ann Elliott,
USMC: Cpl John Mitas, 2nd Lt. , Pvt. Joseph Rochfo
rd,Jr., Capt. Ryan Yeandel, Capt. Gregory W. Kosh, Sgt.
Isaac Pineda ,Pvt. Joshua Feliciano, Cpl Mark Bayer
USAF: 1st Lt. Timothy J. Baldwin, 1st Lt. Kathleen Styron, Capt. Jared Yankech, Katie Sullivan, Major
Lt.Adam M. Sema, 2nd Lt. Jessica Clark
USN: LTJG Charles G. Schappert, CTR2 Alexandra
Haney, CTR3 Reilly Haney, Lcpl Anthony Serrato
USA: Specialist Jason Hall, 1st Lt Grant T. Hahn, Capt.
John Paul Snook, Sgt. James Mac Fadden,1st Lt Eric
Lugo, David P. Estes, Private 2nd Class, Specialist Ian
Donoghue,1st Class,2nd Lt. Walter R. Snook, Capt. Jessica Bayer Chominski 1st Lt. John Eife, SPCMatthew
Conway.
DOWN IN ADORATION FALLING
"When in adoration, we contemplate the consecrated Host...we discover the greatness of this
Gift, but we also discover the Passion, the Cross
and His Resurrection." Pope Benedict XVI
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Wednesday
following the 8 a.m. Mass. Concluding at 8 p.m.
O COME LET US ADORE HIM!
Fr. Steve DeLacy will preach June 21/22 Masses
PRAY FOR OUR PRIESTS
Pray for our Priests of St. Agnes and
our seminarians priests-to-be
Rev. Alfonso Concha
ordained May 15, 1976
Rev. Laurence J. Gleason
ordained May 18, 1996
Rev. Stephen Baker, O.S.A.
ordained August 18, 1990
Rev. John A. Franey
ordained May 18, 1963
Rev. Robert Gross
ordained May 17, 2014
Mr. Mark Cavara, ordina on May 2016
Mr. Anthony Raymundo, ordina on May 2019
Summer Confession Schedule
Please note we will discon nue Confessions on
Wednesday evenings during the summer months,
June 18th through September 3rd
Confessions are available Saturdays from 4:00 to
5:00 pm or by appointment by calling the
rectory .
Congratula ons
Bishop Nelson Perez
Bishop Nelson Perez was ordained a Priest
May 20, 1989. He celebrates his 25th Anniversary
in Priesthood.
On behalf of St. Agnes Parish, we offer our Prayerful support to Bishop Perez and the Ordina on
Class of 1989.
AD MULTOS ANNOS— For Many Years
Fr. Al Concha, Pastor
All parishioners are invited to pray for our priests and
seminarians of St. Agnes as well as the bishops, priests
and seminarians of our archdiocese during the month of
May. Special prayer cards are available in the back of
church to use to pray for the inten ons of our priests
and seminarians.
All are also invited to join us at the annual St. Agnes
priest mass on Pentecost Sunday June 8th at 9am to pray
for the inten ons of our priests and show our appreciaon for the vital role they play in our spiritual lives.
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Rece por nuestros sacerdotes de Santa Inés y por nuestros
seminaristas.
Todos los feligreses están invitados a rezar durante el mes
de Mayo por nuestros Sacerdotes y Seminaristas de Santa
Inés, así como por los obispos y seminaristas de nuestra arquidiócesis. Tenemos unas tarjetas especiales que pueden
u lizar para expresar sus intenciones y rezar por nuestros
Sacerdotes y Seminaristas, estas tarjetas están en la entrada
principal de nuestra iglesia.
Todos están invitados a unirse y celebrar con nosotros en la
misa anual por los sacerdotes durante la celebración de Pentecostés, el domingo 8 de junio a las 9 am. Venga a rezar y
expresar sus intenciones hacia nuestros amados sacerdotes
y mostrarles su aprecio por su efecto importante en nuestra
vida espiritual.
From Saint Agnes Outreach Services:
It is amazing to watch the development of the children in our education programs! From the
littlest ones in our Mommy and Me Learning English to the older students in Count- Down To
Kindergarten. We have been learning and growing together. The Holy Spirit leads us in the
joyful pursuit of what it true, noble and good. We learn that life has been given to us by our Father and we work to become the person that He intends for us to be.
In addition to our wonderful teachers we want to thank Lori Ann Reinhardt who assisted the
children with their first gardening lessons. The children helped to plant flowers in the garden
begun by Sister Mimi outside of Thomas Patrick Hall.
We thank Father William Kaufman and the good people of Saint Pius X Parish for their very
generous Manna Food delivery for people in need in our community. We are delighted to be
working together for the common good through the Mercy of Jesus Christ, Our Lord.
Where we invest our trust and hope, we invest our lives!
Direct Debit Program
St. Agnes offers a direct debit program for parishioners
who are interested in electronic giving for their Sunday
contribu ons. Please stop by the rectory for an authorizaon form.
Thank You
Looking for a Part Time Job?
St. Agnes Sexton Posi on Available
St. Agnes Parish is currently looking to hire a part me
sexton to assist the priests in se ng up for funerals. If
interested please contact Fr. Al at 610-692-2990 or
aconha@saintagesparish,org
ATTENTION:
Within the next few weeks the yellow and green
paper recycling bins will be removed from our
parking lot due to the low commodity pricing for
recycled paper. At that me we will no longer be
able to accept drop offs of paper.
We currently pay to have the cardboard dumpster
picked up and that is for use of St. Agnes School,
Rectory, Dayroom only.
If the recycled paper market improves we will consider bringing back the Paper Retriever Program.
Sunday Collec on Report
Sunday Collec on: 5/26/14-$20,808.03
(includes direct debit of $1520.50)
Sunday Collec on: 5/28/13– $22,640.57
(includes direct debit of $1613.50)
Thank You for your generous support to
St. Agnes Parish!
Summer Reading Book Fair
To Support St. Agnes School Library
Place: Barnes and Noble
Main Street, Exton
Dates: June 9th through June 11th
Time: All Day
Unable to a end visit bn.com/bookfairs
and enter Book fair ID# 11341161
Saint Agnes will receive a percentage of
all purchases made in the store with a voucher
that can be obtained at the rectory or school
office. Online purchases use the ID number.
Please come out and support our school library!
Vacation Bible School
“Weird Animals”
Is July 21-25, 2014
Don’t miss out on the “Rip-Roaring” Good Time
Registration Form is available on the
Parish Web Page
Under Faith Formation – PREP/CCD
Volunteers are needed.
Relax…..enjoy God’s crea on!
A er a long and cold winter, we need to refresh again. Enjoy and relax this summer. Everyone has the opportunity to a end Mass here or
any other place. All of you are remembered in our prayers. Thanks
for keeping your generous support to St Agnes Parish. Fr. Al
St. Joseph Community Fes val
Come one, come all to the family-safe, fun-filled, 7th annual,
St. Joseph Community Fes val on the grounds of St. Joseph
Church and school on Manor Ave (Rte 322) in Downingtown.
The expanded fes val includes a midway, live bands, adult
games and beverages, kiddy games, food, and raffles and runs
from June 17 through June 21 each evening from 6 ll 10PM
(TUE-THU) or 11 PM (FRI-SAT). Family Night is every night
where $25 gets you unlimited rides all night long. See details at
our website at h p://stjoesfes val.com from there you can
also link to our Facebook page. Hope to see you there!
St Agnes Good Works
Looking for a few good volunteers
Do you have general home improvement skills? Do
you have the desire to help others less fortunate? Would you like to continue to show your
love of your neighbor as Jesus has instructed us
to do? If you answered yes to any of these, do
we have an opportunity for you!
As part of the Good Works nonprofit organization
(www.goodworksinc.org), St Agnes has had a team of
volunteers helping repair homes and providing hope to
homeowners with the goal of making their homes
warmer, safer and dryer. We have recently finished
our 6th home project and are gearing up for another
project this month.
If you are interested helping in any way or would
like to discuss further, please contact Rob Gallagher at [email protected] .
Adult Faith Formation
School of Community – weekly companionship & reflection on
the presence of Christ in our lives using writings promoted by
Communion & Liberation, a lay movement founded by Msgr.
Luigi Giussani
Meets: Tuesday evenings 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm Day Room
Contact: Barbara Kirby (610) 429-0697
Women’s Bible Study – “Walking toward Eternity”
Meets: Thursday mornings 9am – 11 am TPH
Contact: Sharon Chevalier (610) 738-7720
Men’s Bible Study
Meets: Friday mornings 6:30 am – 7:30 am TPH
Contact: Denny Masson –484-716-1649
The King’s Men
Contact: Denny Masson—[email protected]
Adult Evening Study - “Keep an eye out for upcoming evening
study session announcements"
Contact: Rob & Terry Gallagher (610) 996-6761 or
[email protected]
Breaking Open of the Word- is a time to come together as a
community and share how God speaks to us through his Word in
Sacred Scripture proclaimed in the Sunday readings at Mass.
Breaking Open the Word is every Sunday immediately following
the 10:30 Mass. Both take place in the Religious Education Office. All are welcome to come and learn about the faith or
share it with others. Anyone interested may contact Claudia
Robuck at [email protected] or the Religious Education Office at (610) 436-4640.
Crown of Thorns Prayer Ministry The ministry prays for healing of people with mental, emotional and physical illnesses, conversion of hearts and souls to God, and reparation of sins. Any
questions please contact Chris Turner at [email protected] or
call at 484-459-3838.
ARE YOU REGISTERED?
If you worship with us, we welcome you to
St .Agnes Church! We encourage you to register
and become an ac ve member of
our parish community. We strive to keep our
membership records as updated
as possible. There is a constant ebb and flow of
people moving in and out of the parish. If you
don’t receive mail from the parish, it is a good
indica on that we do not have you enrolled. If
you wish to register, please come to the Rectory
Office a er Mass on Sunday from 10:00 AM to
12:00 PM .
The Rectory Office phone number
is (610) 692-2990.
Young Adults: Join us for Praise & Worship Adoration
Are you in your 20s and 30s and looking for other Catholics
your age? CYACC (pronounced "kayak") exists to offer social, spiritual, and service opportunities to Catholic young
adults in the local area. Join us this Wednesday (6/4) for
our monthly Praise & Worship Adoration. The Holy Hour
begins at 7:30pm in the lower chapel of St. Agnes in West
Chester. Check us out on Facebook, at www.cyacc.org, or
by emailing [email protected]. See you Wednesday!
IGLESIA SANTA INÉS
1 de junio de 2014
Sép mo domingo de Pascua
Misa en español: Todos los domingos a las 12:00 (mediodía ) y días de precepto a las 7:00 pm.
Horario de confesiones: Miércoles de 7:00 a 8:00pm, en la capilla y sábados de 4:00 a 5:00 pm en la iglesia.
Bautizos: El primer domingo de cada mes a la 1:15pm. Comuníquese con la hernana Martha para registrarse a
tiempo.(610) 436-5580.
Pláticas pre-bautismales: El último jueves de mes a las 7:00 pm, en la capilla. Comuníquese con el diácono Victor
González.
Catecismo: Martes a las 6:15pm en la cafetería de la escuela. Para inscripción, comuníquese con la Hna Elena en la
oficina del Ministerio Hispano (610) 344-7224.
Grupos de Oración: Se reunen en el Thomas Patrick Hall (TPH) los miércoles a las 7:00pm. Para información, comuníquese con el diácono Victor González.
Exposición y canto de la Coronilla de la Divina Misericordia: El primer sábado de cada mes a la 7:00pm en la capilla. Para más información comuníquese con el diácono Victor González.
Formación en la fé para padres de familia: Martes a las 6:30pm en el Thomas Patrick Hall (TPH). Para información comuníquese con la hermana Elena en la oficina del Ministerio Hispano. (610)344-7224.
Los hombres del Rey: Programa de formación masculino. Martes de 7:00-8:30pm en el Centro Parroquial. Para más información comuníquese con: Denny Masson (484)354-9601; Jim Herlihey (484)716-1649 o Domingo Panameño (484)5741508.
Clases de Inglés: Lunes y jueves a las 6:30pm en el Thomas Patrick Hall (TPH) Para información llamar a la hermana Elena (610)
344-7224.
Dejando huellas
Como cris anos estamos llamados a descubrir a Dios a través de su Palabra y en nuestro diario vivir. Para ello tenemos
que hacernos dóciles al llamado de Dios y buscar nuevas
ac tudes que nos llevan a El:
Tenemos que escuchar a Dios, estar atentos a todo lo que
El nos quiere decir, para responderle con docilidadf y
obediencia.
Tenemos que salir de nuestras parálisis y de nuestra áreas
confortables. No podemos permanecer inac vos, sin responder fielmente a la misión de ser tes gos de Jesús por
falta de fe, inconsciencia, pereza o miedo. Ser tes gos de
Jesús es prac car lo que El prac có con la luz y la fuerza
de Su espíritu de amor. El nos envía a consolar, a liberar y
a ser solidarios con nuestro prójimo. Jesús mismo nos
acompañará en nuestro caminar y nos dará señales de su
poder.
Tenemos que ac var el poder de Jesus y de su Reino en
nosotros. Hay que discernir y movernos en nuestra vida
co diana de la casa, el trabajo, en nuestra comunidad
hacia la misión “tes ficante” de Jesús y el Reino. Es hora
de dar tes monio al es lo de Jesús Resucitado, quien
pasó haciendo el bien a todos y todas y liberando del mal
y del egoismo (Hechos 10,38)
Tenemos que tener presente que el Resucitado nos envió
su Espíritu Santo para que nosotros con nuemos su misión en la erra... hasta los úl mos rincones del mundo.
“Padre, ha llegado la hora, glorifica a tu Hijo, para que tu
Hijo te gorifique y, po el poder que Tú le has dado sobre
toda carn, dé la vida eterna a los que le confiaste.
Esta es la vida eterna: que te conozcan a Tí único Dios verdadero, y a tu enviado, Jesucristo”
St. Agnes School News
The Eighth Grade Presents
Just when you thought it could not get any better, the eighth grade
goes beyond expectations with the annual school production. This year, Willy Wonka, proved to be
a positive message and a great story. The catchy tunes were well liked by the cast and the over
100 person chorus of second through seventh graders. Under the direction of the team of Mrs.
Barbara McDermott and Mrs. LeeAnne Hosking, the cast really pulled out all of the stops with an
excellent production.
For the last time, Mrs. Marianne Korchynsky, art teacher, prepared the gorgeous sets with the
assistance of the eighth graders and their parents. What a great set it was with the centerpiece a
large gate! Mrs. Korchynsky shares our enthusiasm with her following comments:
I have been doing the scenery for over 28 years at St Agnes and I have seen an incredible
enthusiasm from the 8th grade in their contribution to the scenery and props in my art room.
They work together as a group who share their talents and abilities, from assembling a tree to
drawing a scene with all their creative spirit. They would not be who they are unless they had
such incredible parents who nurture them in the arts. They take ownership of their play theme ,
completing it to the fullest. WE are so blessed to have such talented children who grow into
wonderful adults. Parents, thank you for the privilege to create with your children!
Also to the class of 2014 who have enriched my life these past 8 years!
Mrs Marianne Korchynsky
Thanks also to Mrs. Frame and Ms. Ewald for helping backstage with microphones and props, Mr.
Hosking for engineering the sound, Mr. Bill Dolan for helping with the set construction, and all the
parents that helped out with props and costumes.
The show was performed on April 30 and May 1 on the stage in TPH. The show was delayed by
two weeks due to the number of snow days. It was worth the wait!
St. Agnes School Registration- Registrations for the 2014 - 2015 school year will be taken
by appointment only. Please call the office to make an appointment for our next registration day,
June 6. There are limited openings in Kindergarten and several openings still for full-day or halfday prekindergarten.
Our mission at Saint Agnes Catholic School is to develop every student spiritually, intellectually, physically, emotionally, and socially
in a joyful, faith-based environment that inspires integrity, citizenship, leadership and service to others in the Church and in the
world.
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Church:
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Contact Informa on:
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