St. Hilary of Poitiers Parish 820 Susquehanna Road, Rydal, PA 19046

215-884-3252 / (NEW) sthilaryrydal@gmail.com / www.sthilarypoitiers.org

OCTOBER 27, 2019

THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Following the Way, the Truth

and the Life

St. Hilary of Poitiers Parish Sunday Mass Schedule

5:00pm Vigil Saturday 8:00am Sunday 10:00am Sunday 12:00noon Sunday WEEKDAY MASSES

8 AM on Monday - Friday (No morning Mass on Saturdays)

Adoration Monday September 9th 8:30am –5:00pm

CONFESSIONS

Saturday 4:00 – 4:45 PM

Pastor - Rev. Kevin P. Murray Resident - Rev. Lawrence J. Gleason

Weekend Assistance - Rev. Edward Dixey, OSA Weekend Assistant—Msgr. Gregory J. Fairbanks

Permanent Deacon - Deacon John K. Hunter Pastor Emeritus - Msgr. Michael J. Carroll St. Hilary School Principal - Mrs. Eileen Fagan PREP Program Coordinator - Mrs. Noreen Forkin

Music Director, Justin Jue, jjue@sainthilaryschool.com Maureen Maher, Business Manager

Marian Stengel, Parish Secretary

Rectory Phone (215) 884-3252 School Phone (215) 887-4520

BAPTISM: First and third Sundays of the month.

Contact the Rectory for more information.

MATRIMONY: Couples planning to marry should

contact the Rectory six months before the date de-

sired for the wedding.

RECTORY OFFICE HOURS The following are the Rectory Office Hours: Monday thru Friday 9 am to 4:00pm, closed for lunch 12:00-1:00pm.

St. Hilary of Poitiers Parish † October 27 ,2019 Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time

Sunday, October 27, 2019 30th Sunday of Ordinary time 5:00pm Julia McNulty 8:00am Annie McReynolds 10:00am Jen-Paul Huni 12:00noon Lidia Yatcilla

30th Week of Ordinary Time Sts. Simon & Jude, Apostles Monday, October 28, 2019 8:00am All Souls 8:30-5:00pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

Tuesday, October 29, 2019 8:00am Mrs. Betty Stever

Wednesday, October 30, 2019 8:00am Eileen O’Donnell

Thursday, October 31, 2019 8:00am Marseilles L. May 5:00pm Vigil for All Saints All Saints Day

Friday, November 1, 2019 8:00am Living & Deceased of St. Hilary’s Parish 10:00am Mr. & Mrs. Joseph McGilvery November 3, 2019 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00pm Living & Deceased Members of St. Hilary’s Parish (Mass of Remembrance) 8:00am All Souls 10:00am George Serban

12:00noon Tom Stengel The daily rosary is recited after the 8:00am mass. All are welcome to join. The rosary is the most beautiful and most rich in graces of all prayers, it is the pray-er that touches most the Heart of the Mother of God. If you wish peace to reign in your homes, recite the family rosary.” St Pius X

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Stewardship Report TOTAL WEEKLY SUNDAY COLLECTION

October 21, 2018 October 20, 2019 Sunday Offering $7,317.00 $ 5,926.00 E-Giving $1,409.00 $ 1,533.00 Total Offering $8,726.00 $ 7,459.00

Deacon’s Corner

“There will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine respectable people who do not need to repent.” Luke 15:7

When we think of the word repentance we think of being sorry enough to want to quit whatever we have been doing wrong. But repentance is more than this. It’s not only being sorry enough to want to quit whatever we have been doing wrong, but also being sorry enough to wish to correct all the wrong that we have already done. We would all like life to be like a notebook so we could tear out the parts where we’ve made all the mistakes in our lives and we could just tear them out and throw them away. Thanks to Jesus, life is exactly like that. It’s like a notebook and we can tear out the parts where we’ve made mistakes and throw them away. In His love Jesus gave us the sacrament of Reconciliation. Through this sacrament, we can tear out the parts of our life where we made all our mistakes and throw them away and never commit them again. This is the good news of today’s gospel. This is the good news that we celebrate. The gift that God values the most is the tears of a repentant sinner. Our sorrow for our wrong doing brings joy to our God God bless, Deacon John

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“The goal of Catholic liturgy is to communicate a transcendent awareness of the Real Presence of Jesus Christ. Faith in the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist demands great beauty, dignity, and reverence.”

All of us have the responsibility to bring beauty, reverence and dignity to our celebration of Mass. The Church directs us to do this in very simple and concrete ways: - to receive the Eucharist one must be in a state of grace, serious sin must be confessed before receiving Holy Communion. If married be married in a Valid marriage in the eyes of the Church. -fast from food at least one (1) hour before receiving Holy Communion, exceptions taking medication or other health issues. -bodily demeanor, gestures dress ought to convey respect as Christ becomes our guest. -a simple bow before receiving Holy Communion and responding Amen. -quite reflection when returning to the pew acknowledging Christ’s presence, words of praise and thanksgiving and petitioning the Lord to answer our many needs. Leaving Church after receiving is not appropriate. -to remember we are to become what we receive. How do we reflect the spirit of the Eucharist in our relationships, choices and decisions. -Be mindful of Christ's continuing presence in the tabernacle. If able genuflect entering and leaving Church or a simple bow is appropriate for those who cannot genuflect.

Reverence, dignity, beauty, simple ways we all can proclaim our faith in the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. Join us for our 2019 Advent Series on the Real Presence of the Eucharist

St. Hilary of Poitiers Home & School Fund Raiser

Kidstuff Save Around books are $25 per book and our school earns 50% profit! The book offers hundreds of coupons and a 12-month coupon app. If you’re interested in purchasing one or more books, please contact our school office at 215-887-4520 or Teresa Lon teresalon3@gmail.com Thanks for your support! Sale ends Oct 29

We are most grateful for the generosity of our parish communities for the 2019 Catholic Charities Appeal. As we are entering the final months of this years Appeal the diocese is only at 62% of our overall goal. So far our parish had raised $24,075.00 of our $40,252.00 parish appeal goal. Your support of this special once a year appeal can build to-ward the future of giving hope to all.

St. Hilary of Poitiers Parish Prayer Line

To request Parish Prayer Line prayers for a loved one, friend who is ill, or a service man or woman, please call Evelyn at 215 947- 4951, Pat at 215 485-5512, the Rectory at 215-884-3252 or if you would like your name removed from our list. Please pray for the following: Michael Dooley Angela Gavin Tina Hardimon Jack Avak William Hartner Lionel Melly Wright Michael Brown Mary Jane Hummel Cole Plachter Bob Bray Alicia Flannery Mary Joe Reaby Nicholas Liddy Michele Kelly Arlene Rims-Lloyd Bob Kilcoyne Tina Savarino Kevin Rosenbaum Elizabeth Dieckman Sarah Koehler Capt..Schaffer David Gengler Paris Luckowski Jacalyn Strigle Helen Weinstrup Judy Sklar Dan Webb Mary Jane Namola Bernadette Redican Rhodena Thompson

Sophia Southerling Gina Devaney Bruce Thompson II Rose Doyle Bob Steele Linda Urie

Eucharistic Adoration Our day of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is on Mondays 8:30am-5:00pm Many thanks for all your time spent in prayer and adoration before the Lord. No doubt your prayers will bring many favors and blessings to our parish

community. “Lead Kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom. Lead thou me on! The night is dark, and I am far from home, Lead thou me on, Keep thou my feet; I do ask to see the distance scene–one step, enough for me.” St. John Henry Newman Canonized a Saint by Pope Francis on October 13th, 2019

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ST. HILARY OF POITIERS PARISH—INTRODUCES A NEW WAY TO COMMUNI-CATE

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2019 Eagles Block Pool

1st Winner $250.00 Valentino Family 2nd Winner $250.00 is St. Hilary #10 1st Winner $250.00 O’Rourke Family 2nd winner $250.00 is St. Hilary #18 1st Winner $250.00 Don Hopkins 2nd winner $250.00 Kathy McCrea 1st Winner $250.00 Roger Gingler 2nd winner $250.00 Metro Family 1st Winner $250.00 Colleen Long 2nd Winner $250.00 Kylie & Keira Hughes 1st Winner Kate & frank Hopkins 2nd Winner Ursala Wasserbach

ANNUAL COAT DRIVE

St. Hilary’s Conference of the St. Vincent de Paul Society will be collecting your unwanted coats for St. Francis inn Ministries, Kensington.

In addition to coats, packages of men’s underwear and socks are needed also. Please drop off your con-tributions at our Masses the weekend of October 26th & 27th. Thank you for your generosity!

Congratulations, to St. Hilary of Poitiers First Communion Class

Brayden Coates Kennedy Cohen Richard Costello Megan Courtney Tessa Donaghy Gavin Edmonds Benjamin Farrell Sean Farrell Jake Fehnel John Fuller Abigail Frizzle Stephanie Forkin Braden Gallagher Owen Ginsberg Ava Johnson Kyler Jue Edward Kane Brady Knowles Thomas Labrusciano Griffin Levy Maeve Lyons Kaylanna Mac Mackenzie McVey Lacey Mehler Evan Michalski Rosalie Milano Brenna Miller Leia Montana William Nardone Emilee Rathgeb Chase Reed Brynn Roman Cole Ross Sofia Shaughnessy Isabella Schofield Jack Tuttle Brynn Wybranski Caroline Yaegel Khrystyna Yaremchuk

DO YOU KNOW YOUR TRIBUNAL?

The Tribunal is available to help people who have experienced divorce and who may wish to remarry in the Catholic Church. When a divorce occurs, the Catholic Church always seeks to balance two reali-ties. On one hand the durable bond of mar-riage. This is God’s law. On the other hand, the Church is concerned about the spiritual welfare of the people involved. Even though a Catholic wedding was celebrated,

perhaps there was some deficiency in the consent of the parties involved regarding intentions, understanding or ability? The annulment procedure addresses these cir-cumstances. If you are divorced and want to marry in the Church or remarried outside the Catholic Church, please tele-phone the Tribunal Office at 222 North l7th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 (215) 587-3750

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For Catholics a valid sacramental marriage is before a Priest and two witnesses in what is called the Form of Marriage. If you have been married by a Justice of the Peace or in a Civil Marriage and wish to have your marriage blessed by the Church and be able to return to the sacraments, most es-pecially, the Sacrament of the Eucharist, please call the rectory at 215-884-3252

PREPARING FOR YOUR WEDDING

You can visit www.phillycatholiclife.org to schedule your Pre-Cana classes. You would select PREPARING FOR MARRIAGE. Scroll down and select FIND OUT MORE ABOUT PREP AND REGISTER. At the bottom of the page select REGISTER NOW. We recommend that you register and attend

the seminar at least six months before your wedding date to reserve a seat. You can also contact the Family Life Office at 610-873-2016.

if you have any questions regarding registration.

Burial & Cremation

Pope Francis, through the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, has issued instructions regarding the burial of the deceased especially those who choose cremation. This instruction should help to maintain and recognize the hu-man body as a living temple of Gods presence. Proper respect for the deceased and their re-mains must always be upheld. Copies on the guidelines are available at the rec-tory

Memorial Bricks If you would like to remember a

loved on in our St. Hilary’s Garden

of Remembrance, memorial bricks

are available for a $100.00 dona-

tion. Please call the rectory at 215 884-

3252

All Families interested in having

your child baptized need to call the

rectory to make arrangements.

All families must attend a Pre-

Jordan class prior to the Baptism.

(if you have already attended a pre-

Jordan class for another child, you

do not need to attend. To make ar-

rangements call the Rectory # 215

884-3252

We are most grateful for the generosity of our parish communities for the 2019 Catholic Chari-ties Appeal. As we are entering the final months of this years Appeal the diocese is only at 62% of our overall goal. So far our parish had raised $24,075.00 of our $40,252.00 parish appeal goal. Your support of this special once a year appeal can build toward the future of giving hope to all.