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Church of St. William
Homilist
Msgr. Joe Shields
Church of St. William
6200 Rising Sun Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111
Próspero Año Nuevo! (Spanish)
The Priests, Deacons and Gluckliches neues Jahr! (German)
Staff of St. William Church Buon anno! (Italian)
wish you and your families Chuc mung nam moi (Vietnamese)
a Blessed and kè kontan ane nouvo (Haitian)
Happy New Year. Athbhliain faoi mhaise duit! (Irish)
Nayya Saal Mubarak! (Urdu)
PARISH STAFF CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENTS
Pastor
Rev. Alfonso J. Concha (Fr. Al) BAPTISM (Lower Church)
Spanish: 3rd or 4th Sunday of the month at 12:00PM
Pakistani Community English: 2nd Sunday of the month at 1:00PM
Rev. Tariq Isaac (Parochial Vicar)
Retired (Resident) Pre-Baptismal Instructions
Rev. Augusto Concha (Fr. Gus) Spanish: 2nd Wednesday 7:00PM (rectory basement)
Haitian Community English: 1st Sunday at 1:00PM (lower church)
Rev. Eugene Almonor, O.M.I.
For information or scheduling a Baptism, please contact the rectory at 215-745-1389.
Deacons
William Moser, Felipe Cruz, Angel Alicea
CONFIRMATION
PREP Coordinator Bishops are Ordinary ministers of Confirmation.
Julia Thillet
Secretaries RECONCILIATION IN CHURCH
Caroline Guy, Judi Schein, Maritza Cedeno (Confessions are heard in the confessionals at the back of church)
Business Manager Saturday: 4:00—4:45PM
Nelly Eells, Timothy Babbage Eve of Holy Days: 4:00—4:45PM
Music Director Eve of First Fridays: After 12:00 Noon Mass only
Ken Houser For personal request, contact the Rectory.
Facilities Manager
John Meehan MATRIMONY ~ Weddings are scheduled on Saturdays at 11:00AM, 1:00PM, or
3:00PM in the Upper Church; 2:00PM in the Lower Church. Couples intending mar-
riage must contact our Pastor at least six months prior to the intended date of mar-
riage. Contact: pastor@churchofstwilliam.com
Office Hours
Monday thru Friday 8:45am—3:30pm Marriage preparation ~ contact PhillyCatholicMarriagePrep.com or the rectory.
(closed 11:45am-12:30pm due to Noon Mass)
Wedding Music ~ contact Ken Houser, Music Director at
Rectory: 215-745-1389 music@churchofstwilliam.com.
Fax: 215-745-8432
PREP: 215-745-1389
ANOINTING OF THE SICK ~ Sacrament of healing and God’s blessings for those
Website: www.churchofstwilliam.com who are sick or in serious condition. Parishioners in serious illness, please contact our
Email: office@churchofstwilliam.com parish priests. Anyone unable to attend Mass due to illness may call the Rectory to
Facebook: www.facebook.com/StWilliamPhila/ make arrangements to receive Communion in their home.
PREP: prep@churchofstwilliam.com
SUNDAY MON—FRI
Vigil 5:00pm (Saturday) 6:30am
7:30am, 9am, 12pm, 8pm 12:00pm Eucharistic Adoration
10:30am - Spanish Every Saturday
4:00pm - Urdu SATURDAY 11:30am to 4:45pm
5:30pm - Creole 8:00am Lower Church
We continue to livestream Sunday Masses
9:00am (English) 10:30am (Spanish)
Church Bulletin is available on our Parish Website
www.churchofstwilliam.com ~ under ‘Bulletins’ tabThe Epiphany of the Lord
January 2, 2022
FOCUS: Lord, every nation on earth will adore you.
Sunday, January 2 Today’s feast celebrates the revelation of the Messiah to
7:30am Wilfredo Robles, Jr. those outside the Jewish covenant. The three Magi were
9:00am Catherine Mauk (living) among the first to recognize Jesus as King, and Tradition
10:30am Maria Victoria Waas holds that their encounter transformed them from outsiders
12:00pm Bridget Boyle (Gentiles) to faithful believers who proclaimed this Good
8:00pm Mr. Sealve P. White, Sr. News. God desires salvation for the whole world, and we
are commissioned by our baptism to bring others to encoun-
Monday, January 3 ter Christ, so that they, too, might be transformed.
6:30am Anna Nguyen (31st anniversary)
12:00pm Daniel Dougherty LITURGY OF THE WORD: Isaiah prophesies a time
when Jerusalem is radiant with God’s glory and people from
Tuesday, January 4 afar will come to bask in the light of the Lord. Paul writes
6:30am All Souls that Gentiles are coheirs in the promise in Christ Jesus. In
12:00pm Christopher Higgins the Gospel, the Magi inquire about the newborn Jewish
Wednesday, January 5 king. Feeling threatened, Herod asks about the child's
6:30am Ellen Jones whereabouts. The Magi follow the start and pay homage
12:00pm Michelle Dechsle to the child in Bethlehem.
Thursday, January 6 REFLECTION: Where are we looking for Jesus today?
6:30am Maria and John Even if we had no other gospel story than this one, we
12:00pm Ana Josefina Colina Rincon & should know where to look: among the newcomers and dis-
Juan Carlos Rincon Colina placed; among the newborn poor and their families; among
those who have no roots and are searching; among those
Friday, January 7 pushed around by an uncaring system of laws and decrees.
6:30am Holy Souls in Purgatory
12:00pm Joseph Ellmer So I ask myself:
Saturday, January 8 • Would I describe myself as one of the modern-day
8:00am Priests & Sisters of St. William Church magi, a searcher for God?
5:00pm Centennial Group
• How do I go about that search each day?
SUNDAY COLLECTIONS Please pray for the souls of the faithful departed
December 12, 2021 especially...
Church $6,627 Immaculate Conception $1,156 Victor Fernandez-Duenas
E-Giving 480 E-Giving 90 Monique Point Du Jour
TOTAL $7,107 TOTAL $1,246
Elevator $718 Block Collection $145
E-Giving 10 Retired Religious $113
TOTAL $728
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December 19, 2021
Church $6,413.27 Elevator $1,100
E-Giving 680.00 E-Giving 20 Alonso Castillo Donna Griffin Francisco Perez
TOTAL $7,193.27 TOTAL $1,120 Anna Clozio Abigail Hamilton Frank Philips
William Coccagna Owen Hence River Fisher Ritter
Utilities $1,480 Retired Religious $80 Lisa Collins Jason Hluchan Bill Sherwin
Irene Coyle Elizabeth Junod Theresa Sherwin
E-Giving 60 E-Giving 25 Deacon Felipe Cruz Matt Koreck Marge Simon
TOTAL $1,540 TOTAL $105 Carmella Dick David Lee Denise Snyder
Shannon Esack Elva McGuire Josephine Starkman
E-Giving Immaculate Conception $35 Tim Esack Gerald McLaughlin Rita Van Buskirk
Peter Feledick Patricia McShaffry Michael Wilson
God bless you for your continued support of the parish and all the Joe Fenuto Braydon Mulholland Adrienne Steiner-
Kathy Gibson Tim Musgrove Walter
special collections. Fr. Al Claire Gleason Dorothy MusgroveThoughts for a New Year Sunday concert series
The great thing about having a friendship with God is January 16 ~ 2:00pm
that there is always the opportunity to start anew - God
Lower Church
always offers us a new day and a new dawn, no matter
what has gone before. At the start of the New Year, All are welcome to hear the beautiful music
why not take a moment to thank Him for last year, ask of ’Cadence Winds’ on January 16 in our lower church.
His forgiveness for where you have failed, and dedicate Bring your family and friends. Light refreshments will
the year ahead to Him - to serve and love the Lord follow the concert and a free will offering is greatly appre-
afresh. ciated.
A good way of reviewing the year ahead is to write
down the main areas of your life (e.g. work - family - Senior Citizen Groups
friends - church - leisure etc.) and then think about • St. William Seniors will have their next meeting on
what God might want to do in these areas during the Wednesday, January 12 in Rhawnhurst Presbyterian
Church at 7701 Loretto Ave. from 11:00am to 3:00pm. We
next year. Once you've done this you might want to offer refreshments and bingo and
share this with your partner or a close friend, and give new members are always wel-
your decisions over to God in prayer. come to join. For more infor-
mation please contact Betty Har-
ding at 215-745-7199.
• The Senior Group of Saint Cecilia
Church meets on Thursdays at 10:00am in St. Cecilia’s
A New Year's Prayer School Auditorium. All are welcome and you do not have
to be a parishioner to join. Everyone is required to wear a
Lord, You make all things new. facemask. The next meeting will be Thursday, January 6.
You bring hope alive in our hearts
And cause our Spirits
to be born again. Reflection of Pope Francis
Thank you for this new year Pope Francis recently launched a process that can
For all the potential it holds. change the future of an institution that, over the centu-
Come and kindle in us ries, has become a symbol of a rigid hierarchy, conserva-
A mighty flame tism and little transparency.
So that in our time, The Supreme Pontiff urged Catholics "not to remain
many will see the wonders of God locked in their certainties," but "to listen to each other.”
And live forever to praise
Your glorious name. "Are we prepared for the adventure of this trip? Or do we
Amen fear the unknown, preferring to take refuge in the usual
excuses: 'it's useless' or 'we've always done it that way'?"
Thank the Lord for this Year of 2021. Always look for him
in 2022.
Reflexion del Papa Francisco
El papa Francisco puso en marcha este fin de semana
un proceso que puede cambiar el futuro de una insti-
ucion que, a lo largo de los siglos, se ha convertido en
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY simbolo de una rigida jerarquia, conservadurismo y poca
for St. Cecilia School transparencia.
Children’s Scholarship Fund Philadelphia is El Sumo Pontifice urgio a lost catolicos a "no quedarse
giving away more scholarships than ever for the encerrados en sus certezas", sino "escucharse los unos
2022-2023 school year! We will give out 2500 new a los otros" al presentar la iniciativa en la misa de este
4-year scholarships! We are currently accepting domingo en la Basilica de San Pedro.
applications for our 2022-2023 scholarship lottery
thru March 1st. As a reminder, in order to be eligi- "?Estamos preparados para la aventura de este viaje?
ble for a CSFP scholarship, families must have a O nos da miedo lo desconocido, prefiriendo refugiarnos
child entering PreK4 thru 8th grade in September en las excusas habituales: 'es inutil' o 'siempre lo hemos
2022, live in Philadelphia and qualify financially. hecho asi'?"
Apply now at https://www.csfphiladelphia.org/
scholarshipapplication-for-2022-2023-school-year/ Agradece al Senor por este año de 2021. Busquelo
siempre en 2022.Domingo, Enero 2, 2022
Epifanía del Señor
"UNOS MAGOS DE ORIENTE PREGUNTARON : DÓNDE
ESTÁ EL REY DE LOS JUDÍOS QUE HA NACIDO"?
Desde que nació Jesús en un pobre establo de Belén, esta
Buena Noticia se esparció por todo el mundo. Primero
vinieron los pobres pastorcitos que cuidaban sus ovejan
Que el Señor les conceda, salud, amor, prosperidad, y para adorarlo, luego llegaron los Reyes Magos de Oriente
felicidad en este nuevo año 2022. con sus ofrendas de oro, incenso y mirra. Los Reyes Ma-
gos se dejaron guiar por la luz de una estrella. Este Niño
Padre Alfonso nacido en un establo, es la Luz de las naciones y la aurora
de un nuevo día. Jesús es la Luz que disipa las tinieblas de
BIENVENIDOS A LA IGLESIA DE SAN
la tierra, símbolo del misterio de Epifanía. Un día Jesús
GUILLERMO proclamará : " Yo soy la Luz del mundo; quien me siga
no andará en tinieblas " ! Los Reyes magos representan a
Padre Alfonso Concha~ Padre Augusto Concha todas las gentes y personas de buena voluntad, que cami-
Diacono Felipe Cruz~ Diacono Ángel Alicea
nan en busca de la luz y la verdad. Hace algunos años
MISA DOMINICAL: 10:30 am ~ ROSARIO: 10:00 am atrás se dió un encuentro de Juan Pablo II y M. Gorba-
chov un signo y manifestación del mensaje evangélico de
Paz y Reconciliación. En El mundo en que vivimos Jesús
CELEBRACION DE LOS SACRAMENTOS
nos invita a promover la paz y la reconciliación entre
pueblos y naciones. Que Jesús recién nacido nos renueve
BAUTISMO: y transforme para vivir la paz y la reconciliación entre
Charla: 2do. Miércoles del mes a las 7:00 PM nosotros. Les deseamos a todos: "FELIZ AÑO NUEVO
(Sótano de la Rectoría) EN EL SEÑOR " !
Bautizos: 1ro. & 3er. Domingo del mes 12:00 mediodía
Para recibir un Certificado de Bautismo, llame a la Oficina.
Concierto Musical
CONFESIONES: Domingos: 10:00 - 10:20AM y
CANDENCE WINDS
Sábados: 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
El Domingo 16 de Enero 2022 a las 2:00 pm
MATRIMONIO: Información y cita Padre Al
Correo Electrónico: pastor@churchofstwilliam.com Todos están invitados
SACRAMENTOS DE LOS ENFERMOS:
(Unción y Comunión): Consulta con Padre Al Eventos del Mes de ENERO 2022
RICA –Rito de Iniciación Catequesis de adultos Charlas, Domingos 2: Epifanía del Señor,
los Domingos a las 9:00 am, Diácono Felipe y Nidia Cruz día de los Reyes Magos
CATECISMO (PREP) Domingo 9: Misa, Bautismo del Señor,
Nivel 1 - 5: Domingos: 9:am-~10am. Presidirá Monseñor Eduardo Deliman
Nivel 6, RCIA: Martes 6:30pm-7:30pm
Domingo 16: Concierto Musical “Candence Winds”
2:00 pm en la Iglesia
NO PREP (Catecismo) EN LAS SIGUIENTES FECHAS
VISITA AL SANTISIMO: Sábados: 11:30 am ~ 4:45pm
Domingo 2 y Martes 4 de Enero 2022
CIRCULO DE ORACION: Viernes: 6:30pm ~ 9:00pm PREP se reanudará el Domingo 9 y Martes 11 de Enero
¡Feliz Fiesta de la Epifanía , Día de los Reyes Magos!
Hoy Domingo 2 de Enero, 2022
La visita de los Sabios (Reyes Magos) del Oriente (Mt. 2, 9-11)
Llegaron a Jerusalén unos Sabios (Reyes Magos) del Oriente que se dedicaban al estudio de las estre-
llas, y preguntaron? Donde esta el Rey de los Judío que ha nacido? Pues vimos salir su estrella y he-
mos venido adorarlo.
Con las indicaciones del Rey Herodes los Reyes Magos se fueron y la estrella que habían visto salir
iba delante de ellos hasta que por fin se detuvo sobre el lugar donde estaba el niño, cuando los Sabios
(Reyes Magos) vieron la estrella, se alegraron mucho. Luego entraron en la casa y vieron al niño con
María, su madre; y arrodillándose lo adoraron. Abrieron sus cofres y le ofrecieron Oro, Incienso y
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