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The Catholic Community Of St. John The Evangelist, St. Mary Magdalen Honesdale

St. Joseph-Rileyville, St. Bernard-Beach Lake

Parish Office-414 Church St. 18431 Phone: 570-253-4561 Fax: 570-253-1058Office Hours - Mon. - Thurs. - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm; Fri. - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Parish Website: honesdalecatholic.com E-mail: stjohnshonesdale@verizon.net Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/stjohnshonesdale

Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Aug 29 - 30, 2020Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ,“O, God, You are my God whom I seek; for You my flesh pines and my soul thirsts like the earth, parched, lifeless and without water.” (Psalm 62).Generally, these pastor’s notes are an oppor-tunity to comment upon the Gospel message of Our Lord, however, this poignant phrase

from one of the 150 Psalms expresses the interior thoughts of many these days. Longing for God comes from the very depths of our being and St. Augustine, the fifth century heretic - turned - Christian, whose feast we just celebrated also puts those same sentiments succinctly: “Lord, our hearts are restless until they rest in Thee”.Sometimes people haven’t a clue as to what they are longing for. There is the gnawing emptiness that can lead to despair and cyni-cism, or it can motivate a person to honestly search for fulfillment. The fulfillment can only be found in one person - Jesus Christ.So much time and energy is wasted in pursuit of that which time turns to dust. Finding and following Christ is eternal happi-ness. Even though the road of life may be bumpy and filled with potholes the journey is with and for Someone who will not forget what we may endure and certainly never abandons us on the way.We can never say: “Oh, but He is the Son of God, how can He understand what I’m going through.” Did He not indicate to His disciples the very purpose of coming into the world - to go up to Jerusalem to suffer and die. Why?, to release us from our sins, to show us the Father’s unconditional love, to bestow mercy on us.This indeed is the God for whom my soul longs and yours as well.We offer our joyful congratulations to our young parishioners who have received the Sacrament of Confirmation this afternoon. We pray for them that their hearts will always long for the Lord de-spite the many distractions of this world. As they have now been received into the fullness of Faith by the power of the Holy Spirit. May they be energetic disciples of Christ and by their witness bring others to know and love Christ. With Blessings,

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Pastoral StaffRev. William J.P. Langan - PastorRev. Christopher Sahd - Senior PriestPaul J. Cooper - DeaconTerri Parrish - Financial SecretaryAngie Swendsen - SecretaryAnastasia Legg (647-1555) - Director of Religious Ed.John Propeack - Director of MusicSuzanne Skelton - SacristanTom Batten - Custodial & CemeteriesMiriam Gambino - Director of St. Vincent DePaulLori Nicolini - Bulletin Editor

THE LORD’S DAYSaturday Vigil - 4:00PM - St. Bernard, Beach Lake

5:30PM - St. Mary Magdalen, HonesdaleSunday - 7:30AM - St Mary Magdalen, Honesdale

9:00AM - St. Joseph, Rileyville9:30AM - St. John, Honesdale

11:30AM - Outside St. John’s near gold statue, Honesdale

Weekday MassesMon.-Fri. - 7:25AM - St. Mary Magdalen, Honesdale

Mon., Wed. & Fri. - 12:05PM - St. Mary Magdalen, Honesdale First Saturday - 8:00AM - St. Mary Magdalen, Honesdale

ReconciliationDaily: 15 minutes prior to Mass

Friday - 11:30AM - St. Mary Magdalen, HonesdaleSaturday - 3:15PM - St. Bernard, Beach Lake

Saturday - 4:45PM - St. Mary Magdalen, HonesdaleSunday - 8:30AM - St. Joseph, Rileyville

Holy Day MassesPlease consult the Mass schedule listed inside the bulletin issued

the week before specific holy days.

Perpetual Eucharistic AdorationPlease join us in adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, located in

the Parish Center (next to St. Mary Magdalen Church) Open daily from 7:00AM - 8:00PM

Celebrating the SacramentsBaptism

Please plan to attend one of our Baptismal Preparation Sessions before the birth of your child. They are held on the first Sundays in February, May, August, & November at 1:30PM in St. John’s

Church. Pre-register at the Parish Office.

MatrimonyCouples planning to be married must contact the pastor at least one year in advance. Every couple is expected to participate in a

Diocesan Marriage Preparation Program. Applications are available at

www.dioceseofscranton.org/OPL/MarriagePreparationThree.asp

Visiting the SickPlease call the parish office with the name of any homebound

parishioner who would like to have a monthly visit by a priest for Confession and the Eucharist. If you are going into the hospital, and would like a priest to visit to bring you the sacraments, we

ask you to call the office, as HIPAA laws prevent the hospital from calling us.

Father Langan

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Labor Day - Sep 7 - the Parish Office will be closed on Mon, Sep 7. Also, the regular Monday Mass will be held at 9:00AM instead of 7:25AM. There will not be a 12:05PM Mass.

Aug 29 - 30, 2020Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

The Offertory Collection for St. John’s Parish for the weekend of Aug 22 & 23 was $5070.

Reservations Required for Masses - Reservations remain in effect until further notice and attendees must wear a face mask for the duration of the Mass.

Sunday Mass Time Change - Beginning Sun, Sep 6,the 9:30AM Mass at St. John’s will return to 10:30AM.

Confirmation - will be held on this afternoon,(Sun, Aug 30) at 1:00PM in St. John’s Church.

St. Joseph’s Altar Rosary Society - meets the second Tuesday of the month in St. Joseph’s Parish Hall in Rileyville. All parishio-ners are invited to attend and will be warmly welcomed. Our next meeting is Tue, Sep 8 at 3:30PM.

Catholic Daughter’s, Court St. Martin #418 - will hold their regular monthly meeting on Mon, Sep 14, at 7:00PM in St. Mary’s Meeting Room. Possible Mass of Installation of New Officers.

The Annual Flea Market - this year’s flea market dates are Fri, Sep 4 (9:00AM - 5:00PM) and Sat, Sep 5 (9:00AM - 4:00PM) in the garage at St. Mary’s Church Parking lot.

We will not accept couches or upholstered furniture, computers, televisions, or clothing. No broken or chipped pieces of porcelain or glass. All items must be clean and in good condition. Jewelry items will be accepted.

Drop off dates are Mon, Aug 31, Tue, Sep 1, and Wed, Sep 2 on the back and side porch of the Parish Center.

We are in need of assistance. If you are able to volunteer for this event, please contact the Parish Office. Thank You!

Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Chapel - if you are unable to make it to your holy hour, please try to find a substitute for your hour or contact your quadrant captain. IF ANYONE IS THIRSTY, LET HIM COME TO ME”

Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration hours available Midnight, Sundays - call Theresa 647-80172:00PM, Sundays - call Theresa 647-8017

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Please remember . . .

Donna Arnold, Don and Linda Barney, Baby Mackenzie Bergh, Ann Bidwell, Heather Bidwell,

Ann Billard, Diane Bottjer, Bette Brown, Thomas Burke, Henry Calenicoff, Dr. Lawrence Caruth, Charlmaine Cordaro,

Jack Corrigan, Patricia Christine, Jean Cruise, Jim Cruise, Jennifer David, Vincent Desam,

Linda Dooley, Richard Downs, Matthew Eisele, James Ficken, Kathy Fives, Garry Fritz, Randy Fritz, Vi Guttilla, Kris Hamptson, Jerry Hessling,

Nicole Jackson, Thomas A. Jankoski, May Jensen, Rita Jobst, Carol Johnson, Leon Kaczmarek, Riley James Kandrovy,

Jack Kelly, William Kemmett, Jane Kietrys, Marty Kingston, Patricia Kirkland, Florence Konwickie, Guenther Kopp, Tim Kopp,

Marion Kowalczyk, Larry Kuhn, Hazel Kuhn, Joseph & Stella Kurey, Ann Lisk, Kathy Lee Liu, Eric M.,

Alice Magalski, George Marcakis, Judy Maschak, Aileen Maurno, Lillian McGreevy, Lehman Metzler, Juanita Micucci, Marie Miller,

Mary Lou Moriati, Bob & Joy Mulligan, Father Kevin Mulhern, Nicole Mullen, Renate Muller, Gabriel Muscella, Anne Nocera,

Edward Nocera, Barnabas O’Driscoll, Kathleen O’Neill, Nancy Patterson, Ron Patterson, Charles (Bud) Peter,

Betty Post, Elaine Rabel, Steve Rabel, Ashley Randolph, Ona Rechner, Joan Reifler, Michelle Rickard, Wally Sasso,

Steven Schiavello, Barbara Shevlin, Charles Siepiela, Eugene Smith, Ronald George Sporer, Helen St. John, Sean Sweeney, Donna Theobald, Henry & Ruth Yanus,

Ryszard Wiacek, Eileen Zogbyin your prayers!

Please also keep in your prayers our parishioners’ relatives serving in Iraq & Afghanistan and all our armed Forces.Ethan J. Anderson, Evan Anthony, Ryan J. Boyer, Joseph

Michael Cordaro, Gregory Johansen, Christopher J. Noll, Col. Dennis O’Brien, Eric J. O’Neill, Whitney O’Neill, Michael

O’Day III,Travis Thompson, and Thomas VanOrden.Parishioners who wish to request prayers for themselves or a sick loved one are invited to call the parish office at 253-4561 before Tuesday at noon of each week. Any name on the list must be approved by the person mentioned (no surprises). Names will remain on the list for 2 weeks unless request is renewed.

Weekly Mass IntentionsAugust 31 - September 6

Mon, Aug 31 - Edward Jakubek (7:25); Jerry Tuman (12:05)

Tue, Sep 1 - Ardis Derrick (30 Day) (7:25)

Wed, Sep 2 - Thomas E. Hathaway Sr. (7:25) John Dragone (12:05)

Thr, Sep 3 - Craig Hatton (7:25)

Fri, Sep 4 - Spec. Int. of Sam & Hope Creech (7:25) William Douglas (12:05)

Sat, Sep 5 - Louis Kowalczyk (8:00) For the People (4:00) Helen Ford (5:30)

Sun, Sep 6 - Harold Gilhool (7:30); Kathryn Eldred (9:00); Joseph Burnell (10:30)

Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Aug 29 - 30, 2020 Page 4

St. Gregory The Great (540 - 604) - September 3Imagine, fourteen hundred years after death, boasting a best-sell-ing CD! Yet outside the Church and within, Gregorian chant is enjoying a renaissance. Still, the timeless sacred music that bears his name is but part of Gregory’s legacy. Renouncing civic service for monastic life, Gregory’s administrative and diplomatic skills prompted continual summons from the cloister. Papal ambassa-dor and advisor, he was eventually elected pope himself, re-nowned as a wise steward of the church’s material possessions, generous benefactor of the poor, sponsor of missionaries, and promoter of monasticism. His liturgical enrichment of the Church endures not only in Gregorian chant, but in eloquent homilies still gracing the Liturgy of the Hours, the “Gregorian Canon” (Eu-charistic Prayer I), and his spiritual classic, Pastoral Care, once presented to new bishops at ordination. Of countless impressive papal titles—Supreme Pontiff, Vicar of Christ, Successor of Saint Peter, Prince of the Apostles—the title still so cherished that it heads official documents is the one Gregory coined to describe his papal ideal: Servant of the Servants of God. Together with being designated “the Great,” a fitting epitaph. - Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J.S. Paluch Co.

Traits of a TeacherKeys All who undertake to teach must be endowed with deep love, the greatest patience, and, most of all, profound humility. The Lord will find them worthy to become fellow workers with him in the cause of truth.- St. Joseph Calasanz

Presence Wherever you see another, there I am.

—Rabbinical saying

Daily ReadingsMonday: 1 Cor 2:1-5; Ps 119:97-102; Lk 4:16-30

Tuesday: 1 Cor 2:10b-16; Ps 145:8-14; Lk 4:31-37Wednesday: 1 Cor 3:1-9; Ps 33:12-15, 20-21; Lk 4:38-44

Thursday: 1 Cor 3:18-23; Ps 24:1bc-4ab, 5-6; Lk 5:1-11Friday: 1 Cor 4:1-5; Ps 37:3-6, 27-28, 39-40; Lk 5:33-39

Saturday: 1 Cor 4:6b-15; Ps 145:17-21; Lk 6:1-5 Sunday: Ez 33:7-9; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Rom 13:8-10; Mt 18:15-20

Wayne County Residents - in addition to weekday dine-in meals at the Senior Center in Hamlin, Hawley and Honesdale, meals are also available for pickup. The County has received funding that allows this program to continue through September of 2021.

Reservations are required the day before BY 1:00PM – only num-ber of meals ordered are prepared

Hamlin Senior Center – 570-689-3766 reservations needed by 1:00 the day before, use side door off of parking lot for drive thru, look for sign – 11:00 to 11:30 pick up

Hawley Senior Center – 570-226-4209 reservations needed by 1:00 the day before, kitchen window on side of building, look for sign – 11:45 to 12:45 pick up

Honesdale Senior Center - 570-253-5540 reservation needed by 1:00 the day before, use the river side of the building at loading dock – 11 to 12 Noon pick up

Cost: Age 60 and over, suggested donation is $2.50, under 60 is $5.50

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In-home meal delivery is another option; call 570-253-4262 and ask for the Intake Department to be screened and registered.

The Cross of JesusThe perception of a cross changed dramatically after Jesus’ cru-cifixion. Before that event, death on a cross was not only horrible, it was degrading. It was a penalty reserved only for the most wretched of criminals. The word “glory” would not have found its way into the same sentence containing the word “cross.” But all that changed with Jesus. Over time, believers began to venerate and honor the cross. They painted, sculpted, and carved images of it. Many lost their own lives for their association with it. Today our reverence for and relationship with the cross recalls little of the contempt originally associated with it. As it has been through the ages, it is our perception of the cross that determines how we follow Jesus. - Copyright © J.S. Paluch Co.

Notice Regarding Reporting Sexual Abuse of a Minor - It is the policy of the Diocese of Scranton to report any allegation of sexual abuse of a minor to law enforcement. If you are a victim of sexual abuse committed by a priest, deacon, religious or lay em-ployee or volunteer of the Diocese of Scranton, you are encour-aged to immediately report the matter to law enforcement. If any priest, deacon, religious, lay employee or volunteer of the Diocese of Scranton has cause or reason to suspect that a minor has been subjected to any form of abuse, including child sexual abuse, the matter will be reported to law enforcement. It is also the policy of the Diocese to adhere to all civil and state regulations. In accor-dance with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Child Protective Services Laws, reports of suspected child abuse should also be made immediately by phone to the 24-Hour Child Abuse hotline (Childline) at 1-800-932-0313 or electronically at www.compass.state.pas.us/cwis.To this end, the Diocese is equally commit-ted to adhering to the norms of the Code of Canon Law and to upholding the tenets of the USCCB Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, which includes supporting victims of sexual abuse in their pursuit of emotional and spiritual well-being. As such, information regarding an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor should also be reported to the Victim Assistance Coordina-tor, Mary Beth Pacuska at 570-862-7551.

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