October 14, 2018

28th Sunday

in Ordinary Time

Roman Catholic Church 35 Old Eagle School Road, Strafford, PA

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.

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 wed-ding.

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

SENIOR PRIEST:

Rev. Martin E. Woodeshick

IN RESIDENCE:

Rev. Msgr. Richard Malone

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

Monday - Friday: 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. Kathleen Fitzpatrick, IHM 610-688-6590

OLA CONVENT — IHM SISTERS

Phone: 610-688-7889

OLA Forty Hours

Sun., Oct. 14th 12:30 PM - 12Midnight Evening Prayer at 7 PM

Mon., Oct. 15th 12:01 AM - 12Midnight Evening Prayer at 7 PM

Tues., Oct. 16th 12:01 AM - 8 PM Evening Prayer at 7 PM

Guest Homilist: Fr. Keith Chylinski

OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION PARISH www.olastrafford.org

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Masses for the Week

5:00 PM - Pasquale Trosini by Tina Lopez & Family

Sunday, October 14, 2018 28th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

7:00 - For the People of the Parish 8:30 - Howard, Rose & Paul Knight by Rosemary Knight Bartlett 10:00 - Tony D’Innocenzo by Son, Peter & Donna 11:30 - William Amarant by Sunday DeMenna

Monday - October 15, 2018 St. Teresa of Jesus,

Virgin & Doctor of the Church 6:30 - John Kelley by John & Anne Rogers 8:00 - Joseph Allucci by Wife, Antonette & Sons

Tuesday - October 16, 2018 St. Hedwig, Religious

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Virgin 6:30 - Lois Campbell by Daughter, Nancy 8:00 - Ken Hornbaker by Will & Pia Turney

Wednesday - October 17, 2018 St. Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop & Martyr

6:30 - Joseph Nicola by Mom & Dad 8:00 - Mary Rossi by Henry Toroni

Thursday - October 18, 2018 ST. LUKE, EVANGELIST

6:30 - Betty Ann Graley by Steve B. 8:00 - Robert Ryall by Stephen Murphy

Friday - October 19, 2018 Sts. John de Brebeuf & Isaac Jogues,

Priests & Companions, Martyrs 6:30 - Rev. Robert Breen by John & Anne Rogers 8:00 - Nicholas Recchi by Dominic & Anna Recchilungo

Saturday - October 20, 2018 St. Paul of the Cross, Priest

9:00 - Special Intentions of Jennifer E. Fiorini by Greg & Marge Seedor

Sanctuary Lamp is burning

For: In Memory of Our Parents From: Oct. 12, 2018 to Oct. 18, 2018 By: Hank & Laura Jansen

Question of the week! How does my attachment to my possessions keep me from entering the Kingdom of God? How might God assist me in making it possible?

Sanctuary Floral Memorial

For: Lois Campbell From: Oct. 13, 2018 to Oct. 14, 2018 By: Daughter, Nancy E. Campbell

OLA Poor Boxes

Outreach is an integral part of the Catholic community & our mission. The money collected from our Poor Boxes located in the Candle Room & in the Vestibule, fuels our Outreach Ministry. Thank you!

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 Walking With Purpose: Every Wednesday at 7 PM in Assumption Hall Living Bridges Men’s Spirituality: Every Friday at 7 AM in Sacred Heart Chapel Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Every Saturday at 9:30 AM in Church Lay Carmelites: Monday, Nov. 12, 2018 at 6:30 PM in Upper Room Knights of Columbus: Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018 at 7:00PM in Sacred Heart Chapel IHM Companions: Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018 in Convent at 10AM - 11:30AM and in Upper Room at 7 PM - 8:30 PM.

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, Joe Monte, Barbara Pupek, Charlotte Krutsick, Catherine Harmer, Eileen Piombino, John Becker, Janet Fleming, Holly Weaver, Fred Marcantonio, Agatha & Carol Annino, Bob Iatesta, Rose Rogers, Daniel Koppa, Marge Morrow, Louise Fehn, Gabe Yervelli, Msgr. Marino, Milena Trosini, Alison Colodonato, Sean Mahoney, Trudy DiNardo, Baby Flynn, Joanne Gill, Yolanda Price, Zaira Silveri, Dottie Cappelli, Ross LoMagro, Russell Demanczyk, Greg Seedor, Dominic Toscani & Dino Calvarese.

Please pray for our parishioners serving in the Military: Adam H. Bouvier, Lauren A. Seedor, Maria Frank, Rebecca Robbins, Luke Scilovati & Matthew Wilson.

TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME October 14, 2018

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ASSUMPTION ACADEMY 2018 News

Fr. Carey came to School to celebrate the Feast of St. Francis by blessing our pets

(live and stuffed)

Later, we had a little parade and

presented our donations for CHOP to Mr. John.

Thank you to all who helped us help others!

There is more information

about this great school here: www.assumptionacademy.weebly.com.

Pilgrimage to the Holy Land

Are you interested?

We are looking for a group of 20 people to join Fr. Carey in January 2020 on a Holy Land Pilgrimage. If you are interested, please contact Mary Murphy at Toad664@aol.com for more information.

Baby’s Breath in Wayne In need of formula, baby food, bottles, diapers & wipes. Please drop off in the Giving Room.

Outreach: Help Needed

Looking for a way to become more involved in our parish that won't require a large time commit-ment? Outreach is in need of drivers to deliver our frozen casseroles to Bethesda Project My Brother's House in Philadelphia. With more drivers, the time commitment should be a couple of hours once a month or less. For more details, contact Vince Caprio, 610-644-3482.

PREP

Our bi-monthly BREAKFAST FAITH

DISCUSSION for our youth in Grades 7, 8 &

High School will take place again next Sun.,

Oct., 14 from 11:15 to 12:15 PM in the Upper

Room. Come and bring a friend!

All Parents & Parishioners are invited to participate in our PREP FORTY HOURS PRAYER CELEBRATION & BENEDICTION on Mon., Oct. 15 at 5:15 PM in OLA Church.

For further information regarding PREP, please contact Sr. Kathleen Fitzpatrick, IHM at 610-688-6590 or kfitzpatrick@olastrafford.org.

Anointing of the Sick Mass

Please plan on joining us on Saturday, Oct. 27th for a celebration of the Mass, along with the Anointing of the Sick. The Mass will begin at 11 AM, followed by a light lunch & entertainment in Assumption Hall.

If you would like to attend, please R.S.V.P by Oct. 22, 2018 to: Millie Slifer at (484) 401-0562 or Sister Kathleen at (610) 688-6590 or sign up on the clipboard in the main vestibule of the church.

Please leave your name, phone number, the num-ber of people attending mass and attending lunch and the names of those who would like to be anointed.

OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION PARISH www.olastrafford.org

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Stewardship

SUNDAY COLLECTIONS 10/07/2018 2018: $ 7,247 2017: $ 8,255 Parish Giving as of 10/05/2018: $ 1,793 CUM FISCAL YTD TOTAL (July - June)

2018: $ 108,524 2017: $ 112,435 Note: 2018 fiscal YTD offerings are - 3.48% less than 2017. We thank you for your generosity!

Parish Calendar

OCTOBER

14 10:00 AM - Children’s Liturgy of the Word - Sacred Heart Chapel 11:15 AM - 7th/8th/High School Youth Faith Discussions - Upper Room 7:00 PM - FORTY HOURS: Evening Benediction - Church 15 4:30 PM - PREP Classes & Forty Hours - School 7:00 PM - FORTY HOURS: Evening Benediction - Church 16 7:00 PM - FORTY HOURS: Evening Benediction - Church 17 1:00 PM - Legion of Mary - Sacred Heart Chapel 7:00 PM - Knights of Columbus - Sacred Heart Chapel 18 7:15 PM - OLA Choir Practice - Choir Loft 7:15 PM - Symbolon - Upper Room 19 7:00 AM - Living Bridges Men’s Faith Group - Sacred Heart Chapel 20 9:30 AM - Sodality Devotions - Church

OLA Knitters needed

Please knit/crochet a hat/scarf/baby blanket for Bryn Mawr NICU. Dropoff bin is in the Giving Rm.

Pastor’s Corner

My Dear Parishioners, This Sunday, we will begin our Annual Forty Hours Devotion. This solemn period of exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament will last from Sun. (Oct. 14th) until Tues. (Oct. 16th). Each evening we will celebrate Evening Prayer with Benediction at 7:00 PM. We are blessed to have with us each night Fr. Keith Chylinski. Fr. Keith, a faculty member at St. Charles Seminary, was a parishioner here at OLA & a former choir member. He is a gifted speaker. I know we will be truly edified by his presence here over these three days. This year, our church will be left open continuously for adoration “around the clock”. We are still in need of hours to be covered for adoration. Please check the adoration sign-up sheets in the back of church for these times. I strongly encourage you & your families to take advantage of these three “special & spiritual days” in the life of our parish. I pray that they will be of great benefit for all who come to adore & for our entire parish as well. At the request of Archbishop Chaput, all parishes have been asked to pray the Prayer to St. Michael after all Masses. This prayer was composed by Pope Leo XIII in 1884. One day after celebrating Mass, Pope Leo XIII was found staring blankly. A moment later, he suddenly snapped back to the present & quickly shut himself into his private office. A half an hour later, with his attendants knocking to see if everything was okay, he emerged having composed the Prayer to St. Michael. In 1886, he mandated that it be prayed universally after Mass. While this prayer was later suppressed in 1966, it still remains a popular one in the devotional life of the Church. What did he see that inspired the prayer? In one account, he had a vision of demonic forces circling Rome. In another account, Leo actually heard a conversation between God & Satan, in which God allowed Satan to choose one century in which to do his worst work. And what cen-tury did the evil one choose? The 20th century. No doubt this powerful prayer, all the more, is needed today as we see what is happening in the life of our Church. May St. Michael come to our aid at this time as we invoke his powerful intercession! Love and prayers, Fr. Carey

OLA Christmas Bazaar

Be sure to visit LOLA’s Christmas Bazaar on Sat., Nov. 3rd from 8 AM - 3 PM in Assumption Hall! Shop at numerous craft & vendor tables, and enjoy homemade Italian wedding soup and other delicacies at Café OLA! Please visit www.olastrafford.org/bazaar for additional event information, or to register as a vendor!

KoC Pancake Breakfast

All are invited to the OLA Knights of Columbus semiannual Pancake Breakfast on Sun., Nov. 4th from 7:30 AM - 1 PM in Assumption Hall! Stop by for pancakes, sausage and eggs prepared by your very own OLA Knights of Columbus. Your free will offer-ing will be gratefully accepted. The net proceeds will go to OLA! Bring your appetite & a friend!