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SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI PARISH
600 HAMILTON STREET NORRISTOWN, PA 19401
SACRAMENTS AND DEVOTIONS
Baptism: Usually the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month at
1:15 pm. Pre-Jordan class in English is the third Monday
of the month and must be attended by all parents
expecting their first child. Please call the Rectory to
register for Pre-Jordan.
Marriage: Initial arrangements must be made at least six
months prior to your wedding date. Please call the Rectory
and set up an appointment with the pastor.
Communion Calls: Holy Communion is brought by
Extraordinary Ministers on a monthly basis to elderly and
ill parishioners who are unable to attend Mass. Please
notify the Rectory to arrange a visit.
MASS SCHEDULE Hospitals: Pastoral care for Catholic patients in area
hospitals is shared by the local parishes. When you or a
Saturday Evening……….5:30 pm loved one is admitted, please inform the hospital that you
Sunday…………………...7:00 am, 9:00 am, are a Catholic.
11:00 am, 5:30 pm
Devotions:
(Spanish Mass: 3rd Sunday
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Monday from
of the Month at 3:00 pm)
9:00AM - 1:00PM October - May; 9:00 - 10:00AM June -
Monday - Saturday……...8:30 am (no Wednesday Masses) August.
Eve of Holydays………….5:30 pm Rosary - Monday thru Saturday at 8:00AM
Holydays of Obligation….8:30 am, 12:00 noon, 7:00 pm Divine Mercy Chaplet - Tuesday after the 8:30AM Mass
(except Christmas & Easter) Sacred Heart Devotions - Friday after the 8:30AM Mass
CONFESSIONS
Visits to the Blessed Sacrament: Tuesday through
Saturdays after 8:30 am Mass, & 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm. All
Saturday after the 8:30AM Mass until 4:00PM. Stop at the
other times by appointment.
Rectory for the keypad code.
RECTORY OFFICE HOURS (by appointment only)
Monday - Thursday………10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Friday………………………9:00 am - 12:00 noon Are you new here? Welcome! Call our Rectory and
Saturday - Sunday………..Closed arrange a time to register! We’re so glad you’re here!
(closed between 12:00 & 12:30 every day)
CLERGY STAFF
PAROCHIAL ADMINISTRATOR School Principal
Rev. Richard J. Smith, M. Div. Miss Bridget Tigue…..p) 610-272-0501; f) 610-272-8011
Email…………………..btigue@sfacatholic.org
DEACON Website………………..sfacatholic.org
David J. Matour
Early Learning Center
WEEKEND MASS HELP p) 610-757-1523; f) 484-231-8646
Msgr. Peter Doody
Email…………………...saintfrancisdirector@gmail.com
Fr. Francis Caponi, OSA
Website………………..saintfranciselc.com
SFA CONTACT INFORMATION
Office Manager
Phone……………………...610-272-0402
Mrs. Dolores Landis……………sfarectory@yahoo.com
Fax…………………………610-272-1794
Website……………………stfrancisnorristown.com Parish Secretary
Email……………………….sfasecretary01@gmail.com Ms. Lauren Kibler………….sfasecretary01@gmail.com
Prayer Request Line: (610) 757-4070 BULLETIN DEADLINE - Monday 12:00 Noon
Email your requests to sfasecretary01@gmail.comTWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2021
< WEEKLY MASS INTENTIONS <
Monday, September 27 8:30 Sue & Joe Interrante (Joanne Schonely)
Tuesday, September 28 8:30 Dennis Magargle (Theresa Dever)
Wednesday, September 29 NO MASS
Thursday, September 30 8:30 Frank & Marie Opelski (Larry, Pat & Family)
Friday, October 1 8:30 All Those Enrolled in the SFA Memorial Society
Saturday, October 2 8:30 Deceased Priests of the Parish
5:30 Joseph Bondi
Sunday, October 3 7:00 Tom Collins (Krier Family)
9:00 Carol Briesh (Carol Buchler & Family)
11:00 For the Parishioners
5:30 Richard Beto Sr. (Ladies of the Prayer Shawl Ministry)
If you are in need of any Mass cards
LECTORS - or intentions, PLEASE CALL THE
OCTOBER 2 & 3 RECTORY at 610-272-0402 or
5:30 pm - L. Mitchell email sfasecretary01@gmail.com and we
7:00 am - D. DiLucia will take your information over the phone.
9:00 am - O. Russo We will call you when they are ready to be
11:00 am - R. Lattanze picked up.
5:30 pm - B. Collins
EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS -
OCTOBER 2 & 3 Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
is every Monday from 9:00 AM until 10:00 AM.
5:30 pm - MJ Bondi, J. Gallagher
7:00 am - R. Elliott, C. Zurek
9:00 am - R. Sirkissoon, D. Skaw THIS WEEK’S MEMORIAL INTENTIONS
11:00 am - K. McTamney, T. Greco
5:30 pm - A. Collins, M. Anders Sanctuary Lamp (BVM side)
Sanctuary Lamp (St. Joseph side)
Altar Bread this Week
Please pray for those in need of God’s Floral Arrangement (Main Altar)
healing, especially... Floral Arrangement (BVM Chapel)
Amanda DiGiorgio, Ana Maria Morgado Lopes, Floral Arrangement (Christ Chapel)
Kathleen Prinzivalli, Anthony Tarmin,
Memorial Society
Peter Wiggins.
Robert Sepiol (Pat Kelly)
If you wish to have you or a loved one added to or Frances Pupek (Carolyn Herrera)
removed from our sick list, please contact the
Rectory.
Please remember that only the names of the
seriously ill should be placed on our sick list.CONTRIBUTIONS
THANK YOU for your generosity to our parish!
Weekly Collection
Collection 09/19/2021 $ 7,271
Collection One Year Ago $ 6,530
Change From Last Year $ 741 This Sunday, our PREP program begins. We
have a good number of children of all ages
coming to learn about Christ this year. We
Annual
also have nearly ten children and adults in our
2021 Fiscal Year $ 86,267
2020 Fiscal Year $ 94,870 RCIA program. The school has also seen an
Change Fiscal Year to Date $ - 8,603 increase of students register for this academic
year. There is an excitement in the air around
our parish and I hope you are feeling it as well.
ONLINE GIVING: Interested in donating online? To
With this increase of parishioners coming here
get started, go to our website
http://stfrancisnorristown.com, click on the “Parish to learn about the faith, it gives us a moment
Giving” Logo, and follow the easy registration steps. to pause and reflect how we are aiding that
effort.
Mount Saint Joseph Academy Open House We don’t need to have all the degrees in order
to help hand on the faith to the next
Sunday, October 3, from 10AM to 1PM!
generation. Just because I have a Master’s
Prospective families in grades 5-8 are welcome Degree in Theology does not make me an
to visit campus and learn more about our authority of what it means to be a follower of
academics, athletics, fine arts, extracurricular Jesus. If just knowledge of our faith is what it
activities, and student life. Register today at means to be a Catholic then our phones would
msjacad.org/openhouse. be the best Catholics of our parish. There is
something more in answering the call to follow
Jesus.
As we hear Jesus tell us in the Gospel about
those who lead others to sin, “it would be
better for him if a great millstone were put
around his neck and he were thrown into the
sea.” It is far more important that we help each
PRAY FOR THOSE IN MILITARY other live our faith than recite the doctrine. It is
SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY far more beneficial for us to show mercy to
MAJ Ramon A. Ramos USA others than memorize its definition. It will help
MAJ John Orendorff USA us attain heaven to reflect the Heart of Jesus
PVT 2nd Cl Matthew Hahn USA than just reciting the prayers for that Sacred
SGT James Stephenson USA Heart. As the new academic year beings in
Col Steven Zahuranec Army National Guard our school, PREP and RCIA programs, let us
SrA Joseph M. Stasik USAF
SSgt Joshua T. Stasik USAF
help all those involved not just to study our
PO1 John Paul Augustine USN faith but help them to live the faith out where
CPT Nathan Bevans USA ever they go.
SSGT Katyln Pearson USAF
SSGT Eric D. Pearson USA Sincerely in Christ,
SSG Jonathan D. Pearson USAF
PO1 Evan Slizofski, USN Rev. Richard J. Smith
PO2 Jonathan Slizofski, USNThe St. Francis of Assisi
School Canticle: Where
Service, Faith, &
Academics Come Together
A new school year brings much hope and promise. Here at
And I saw the dead, great and SFA, we are very blessed. I would like to personally thank
small, standing before the throne, Mr. Fedak for all of his hard work this summer preparing our
classrooms for learning, especially with our new carpet
and books were opened. Also installation in Pre-Kindergarten, 8th Grade, the MCIU
another book was opened, the Classroom, and 2nd Floor Hallway. We would like to welcome
the following new SFA Faculty members:
book of life. And the dead were
judged according to their works, as Mrs. Christina Hartley is the owner of Young Rembrandts.
She will be teaching Art to our students in Pre-K through 8th
recorded in the books.
Grade.
- Revelation 20:12 Mr. Jones is a graduate of Cheyney University with a BS in
Criminal Justice and holds his PA Instructional I Teaching
Certification. Robert has been teaching for the past several
PRAYER TO SAINT years in the School District of Philadelphia. Mr. Jones joins
MICHAEL THE our Middle School Teaching Staff (6th Grade Homeroom, 6th
Grade English Language Arts (ELA), Middle School Science
ARCHANGEL (6th-8th Grades) as well as Team Teaching Religion.
St. Michael, the Archangel, Mr. Munro is a graduate of Widener University with a BA in
defend us in battle; be our Elementary Education: The Middle Years (4-8 Focus - Social
defense against the Studies). He holds his PA Instructional I Teaching
Certification in Social Studies. Most recently, Mr. Munro
wickedness and snares of
taught at Fairwold Academy in Fort Washington. Mr. Munro
the devil. May God rebuke
also joins our Middle School Teaching Staff (7th Grade
him, we humbly pray; and Homeroom, On Target Math for 6th-8th Grades, and Social
do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host, by the Studies for 6th-8th Grades).
power of God, thrust into hell Satan and the
other evil spirits who prowl about the world Please join me in welcoming Mrs. Hartley, Mr.
seeking the ruin of souls. Amen. Jones, & Mr. Munro to the SFA Parish community!
Here’s a look at the week ahead:
Sunday, September 26th, 2021
Saint Francis of Assisi Blessing - Religious Education Program (PREP) Classes 10:00AM
Monday, September 27th, 2021
of the Animals - Band Lessons for students in 3rd through 8th Grades with
Mr. Cherego in the Art & Music Room
When: Sunday, - Pre-K Back to School Night/Curriculum Night via Zoom @
October 3, 2021, 6:30 P.M.
- 3rd Grade Back to School Night/Curriculum Night via Zoom
1:00 PM @ 7:00 P.M.
Tuesday, September 28th, 2021
- 2nd Grade Back to School Night/Curriculum Night via Zoom
@ 7:00 P.M.
Where: In the field
Wednesday, September 29th, 2021
behind the school, - 1st Grade Back to School Night/Curriculum Night via Zoom
600 Hamilton St., @ 7:00 P.M.
Norristown, PA Thursday, September 30th, 2021
- Middle School (6th Grade, 7th Grade, & 8th Grade) Back to
19401 School Night/Curriculum Night via Zoom @ 7:00 P.M.PARISH ACTIVITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
Aid For Friends Lynn Trombetta 215-464-2224
Altar Servers (Schedule) Fr. Richard Smith 610-272-0402 Reading II James 5:1-6
Bereavement Committee Fr. Richard Smith 610-272-0402
Cantors Michael Maresca 610-539-7597 Come now, you rich, weep and wail over your
Choir—Adult Michael Maresca 610-539-7597 impending miseries.
Craft Group Sandra Pascavage 484-995-6402 Your wealth has rotted away, your clothes have
Eucharistic Adoration Group Rectory 610-272-0402
Extraordinary Ministers Mary Anders 610-551-6030 become moth-eaten,
Evangelization Group Adel Herge 610-547-5935 your gold and silver have corroded,
Finance Council Fr. Richard Smith 610-272-0402 and that corrosion will be a testimony against you;
Fundraising Committee Tom O’Donnell 610-476-3050 it will devour your flesh like a fire.
Greeters John Bilella 610-279-1058
Lectors Mary Anders 610-551-6030 You have stored up treasure for the last days.
Madrinas Yelitza Pineda sfamadrina@gmail.com Behold, the wages you withheld from the workers
Men of St. Francis Charles Wood 267-438-2572 who harvested your fields are crying aloud;
Musicians Michael Maresca 610-539-7597 and the cries of the harvesters
Palm Braiders Al Zone 610-656-2500
Pastoral Council Fr. Richard Smith 610-272-0402 have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.
Prayer Shawl Ministry Kay Boyce 484-231-8622 You have lived on earth in luxury and pleasure;
Pre-Jordan Fr. Richard Smith 610-272-0402 you have fattened your hearts for the day of
Prayer Line Volunteers Nancy DeKok 610-277-1344
P.R.E.P. (C.C.D.) Fr. Richard Smith 610-272-0402 slaughter.
Pro-Life Group Joseph Aquilani, Jr. 610-539-0592 You have condemned;
RCIA Fr. Richard Smith 610-272-0402 you have murdered the righteous one;
Senior Citizens Joanne Schonely 484-684-6210 he offers you no resistance.
Ushers John Bilella 610-279-1058
Gospel Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48
Reading I Numbers 11:25-29 At that time, John said to Jesus,
"Teacher, we saw someone driving out demons in
The LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to your name, and we tried to prevent him because
Moses. he does not follow us."
Taking some of the spirit that was on Moses, Jesus replied, "Do not prevent him. There is no
the LORD bestowed it on the seventy elders; one who performs a mighty deed in my name
and as the spirit came to rest on them, they who can at the same time speak ill of me. For
prophesied. whoever is not against us is for us. Anyone who
Now two men, one named Eldad and the other gives you a cup of water to drink because you
Medad, were not in the gathering but had been left belong to Christ, amen, I say to you, will surely not
in the camp. lose his reward.
They too had been on the list, but had not gone
out to the tent; "Whoever causes one of these little ones who
yet the spirit came to rest on them also, and they believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a
prophesied in the camp. great millstone
So, when a young man quickly told Moses, were put around his neck
"Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp," and he were thrown into the sea.
Joshua, son of Nun, who from his youth had been If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off.
Moses’ aide, said, It is better for you to enter into life maimed
"Moses, my lord, stop them." than with two hands to go into Gehenna,
But Moses answered him, into the unquenchable fire.
"Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all the And if your foot causes you to sin, cut if off.
people of the LORD were prophets! Would that the It is better for you to enter into life crippled
LORD might bestow his spirit on them all!" than with two feet to be thrown into Gehenna.
And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out.
Responsorial Psalm Better for you to enter into the kingdom of God
R. (9a) The precepts of the Lord give joy to the with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into
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