January 22, 2017

Third Sunday In Ordinary Time

A special remembrance will be made at Mass for:

Monday, January 23 St. Vincent, Deacon & Martyr

8:00 AM Irene Steiner

Tuesday, January 24 St. Francis de Sales

8:00 AM John Emanuel

Wednesday, January 25 The Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle

9:00 AM Laura Cawthray

Thursday, January 26 St. Timothy and Titus, Bishops

8:00 AM Anita Harry

8:30 AM Novena – Mary Undoer of Knots

Friday, January 27 Weekday

8:00 AM Communion Service

Saturday, January 28 St. Thomas Aquinas

4:30 PM Helen Parker

Sunday, January 29 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:00 AM John Cocca

9:45 AM People of the Parish

11:30 AM Stanley Krupski

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Pray For Our Sick Please pray for the well-being of the following people:

Wyatt & Declan Artz, Anne Baran, Rose Brosious, Jayden

Cardona, Luisa Cicelot, Carol Crugnale, Deborah

Csorba, Nicholas Csorba, Mary Teresa De Cruz, Cindy

Dell’Aguzzo, Marina Duszak, Betty Faustner, Cathy

Feichtel, Dianne Fogel, Dina Fonzone, John Ryan

Harris, Regina Heng, Janet Huber, Gino Iannelli,

William Kaufmann, Patrick Keating, Roger King, Rita

Kline, Fran Kosack, Marie LoCicero, Joseph Macaluso,

David Millan, Phyllis Mizgerd, Sandra Morris, Helene

Parker, Betty Porter, Joseph Purvis, Angie Sauerzopf,

Fritz Sauerzopf, Gene Smith, Jude Solderich, Maria Sosa,

Michelle Teo, Joseph Tomcho, Betty Tonelis, Michael

Winston, John Zelinsky, Doris Zibura.

Please let us know when your loved one is better, so their

name can be removed.

Hospitalization and Illness Just a reminder to call the parish office if a loved one is

ill or in the hospital. We’re not always informed by the

hospitals if one of our parishioners has been admitted.

Sanctuary Candle and Altar Flowers Donations for the vigil candle burning in

the Sanctuary or for flowers on the altar

may be given each week in memory of a

loved one or for a special intention.

Contact the parish office for details.

“Christ made my soul beautiful with the jewels of grace

and virtue. I belong to Him whom the angels serve.”

- St. Agnes

SPIRITUAL THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

“Let them fly with utter confidence to this most sweet

Mother of mercy and grace in all dangers, difficulties,

needs, doubts and fears. Under her guidance, under her

patronage, under her kindness and protection, nothing

is hopeless. Because, while bearing toward us a truly

mother affection and having in her care the work of our

salvation, she is solicitous about the whole human race.

And since she has been appointed by God to be the

Queen of heaven and earth, and is exalted above all the

choirs of angels and saints, and even stands at the right

hand of her only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ our Lord,

she presents our petitions in a most efficacious manner.

When she asks, she obtains. Her pleas can never be

unheard.” - Blessed Pope Pius IX

An excerpt from Manual for Marian Devotion

Readings for Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

First Reading: Isaiah 8: 23 - 9:3

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 27:1, 4, 13 - 14 (1a)

Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 1: 10 -13, 17

Gospel: Matthew 4:12 - 23

Please pray for our Holy Father, bishops and

these priests serving in the Diocese of

Allentown on each designated date.

Jan 22 Rev. John A Frink

Jan 23 Rev. Francis J Fromholzer

Jan 24 Rev. Kevin P Gallagher

Jan 25 Rev. Daniel G Gambet

Jan 26 Rev. Joseph S Ganser

Jan 27 His Holiness Pope Francis

Jan 28 Bishop John O. Barres

The Sanctuary Candle burns this

week in memory of

Catherine Brennen

requested by Howard & Maria Sweeney

Please pray for those who have died, especially

parishioners Dolores Decker and Juliette A Roy

who passed away recently. May their souls and

the souls of all the faithful departed, rest in peace.

“Make friends with the angels, who though invisible are

always with you. Often invoke them, constantly praise

them, and make good use of their help and assistance in

all your temporal and spiritual affairs.”

-St. Francis De Sale

PASTOR’S CORNER

Prayer: Part 4 Finding time to pray. I have found that many people have

the desire to pray, however, desire only gets us so far - it

takes a commitment, a faithfulness. So it is with regular

exercise, of which I am a miserable failure, but hope to

get better. I have the desire to exercise. Sometimes I’m

too tired. Sometimes I make excuses – cold weather, rain,

too busy. The desire only gets me so far. It takes a

commitment to being faithful. Think about that word –

full of faith!

Francis de Sales, that master of the spiritual life, advised

something like this: “Fifteen minutes a day set aside for

prayer will be sufficient. However, if you are extremely

busy that day, make it a half hour.”

One of the most memorable stories about making time for

prayer is told by James Finley in this book “Merton’s

Palace of Nowhere.” It happened one day that the alarm

went off signaling a nearby forest fire. The monks

gathered shovels and rushed out to battle the flames. They

hadn’t gone far when Merton heard the Angelus bells,

threw down his shovel, and yelled, “Stop. Let us pray the

Angelus!” They all fell to their knees for a moment of

prayer. No one questioned His sanity or suggested that it

would be better to pray as they ran. It was the moment to

pray. So they were faithful. They stopped, even in the

midst of an emergency, and made God first.

We can all be tempted to rush from one activity to the next

as if we were always on our way to a fire. Everything else

can seem to be more important. Let prayer be first, and

see how each task is then handled better, since God is then

in charge, not you! Find time to pray.

God Bless You! - Fr. Pendzick

FROM THE FINANCE MANAGER

Statements for your 2016 donation to St. Elizabeth

Church will be available at the back of Church

beginning the weekend of January 28th.

“As the pilot of a vessel is tried in the storm; as the

wrestler is tried in the ring, the soldier in the battle, and

the hero in adversity: so is the Christian tried in

temptation.”

– St. Basil the Great

PARISH NEWS

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults All are welcome to join us this Tuesday,

January 24th at 7 pm in the large meeting

room for our next topic:

“Sine Saints”- by Father George Winnie

Next meeting will be on January 31st at 7

pm in the large meeting room. Topic will be:

“Sin” – by Father John S Pendzick

Brownie Super Bowl weekend – Feb 4 and 5 Brownie/Junior Troop 363403 will be collecting

at the exits of the church after all the Masses over

Super Bowl Weekend. Any donation you can give

would be greatly appreciated. Half of the proceeds

will go to the Ecumenical Kitchen in Allentown

to help feed the hungry and half to the troop to help pay

for scout expenses, activities and trips. Thank you for

your kind generosity!

Low Impact Aerobics Sign-ups Looking for a night out with friends? Our

instructor, Karen Hoff, is offering 8 weeks of

aerobics on Tuesday nights and two Thursday

(3/23 & 4/20) nights (6:00 - 6:50 PM) from

March 7 to April 25 in St. Elizabeth’s parish

hall. The cost is only $20.00 per person which includes 50

minutes of aerobic exercises followed by 30 additional

minutes of toning and floor work exercises for all who

wish to stay. (All that is needed is a towel or mat for the

floor work exercises. Feel free to bring light weights, as

well.) Registration deadline is March 1 or until the

maximum number of participants is reached. Please find

registration forms in the back of church at the nurses table.

Bring a friend!

Youth Ministry Event for 6th – 12th graders!

Pro-Life Activities & Social! Come and join our ministers:

Cassie, Tina and Tiffany at our next Youth

Ministry event on Sunday, January 22nd, in

the large meeting room above the Chapel.

(Look for signs!). Time: 6:00 – 8:00 pm.

Direct any questions to dirreled@sercc.org or 610-266-

0695 and ask for Mrs. Spieker. We will pray, discuss and

defend Life which will include an hour service project,

fellowship and FOOD! Confirmation students can gain

one hour of service if attending. So come and BRING A

FRIEND OR TWO!

“If you learn everything except Christ, you learn

nothing. If you learn nothing except Christ, you learn

everything.”

-St. Bonaventure

The Sacrament of Confirmation On Thursday, March 2nd at 4:30 pm, Rev.

John Pendzick, delegatus, will administer the

Sacrament of Confirmation to our parish

Confirmandi. Please join us on this joyous

occasion. We ask you, our parishioners, to keep these

young men and women in your prayers as they prepare to

receive the gifts of the Holy Spirit.

SAINT ELIZABETH

REGIONAL SCHOOL

Catholic School’s Week Kick Off!

Save the Date! St. Elizabeth’s School Board is hosting

the Annual Spaghetti Dinner on

Saturday, January 28th as the Kick Off

to Catholic School’s Week. Tickets will

be sold after all masses on the weekends of January 14th

and 15th, January 21st and 22nd. Reserve your seat early

and join in the community event to help support our

school. Also, please consider volunteering to help make

this community event successful and to support our

students and our school. Cooks, servers and dessert

makers are all needed!

Spaghetti Dinner – Parish Bakers Needed! Please consider baking or making your

favorite dessert to be served at our annual

spaghetti dinner on Saturday, January

28th, 2017 for the Kick Off to Catholic

School’s Week. Many scrumptious

desserts are needed and the homemade ones are surely the

BEST!

Don’t forget to buy your Spaghetti dinner tickets early!

Catholic School Week – January 29th Mass In observance of the opening of Catholic Schools Week,

we invite all Catholic School students, parents, and

faculty to attend the 9:45 mass on Sunday, January 29th.

We encourage all students, elementary through high

school, to wear your school uniform to this mass. What a

great way to visually express your school pride! After

mass, everyone is invited over to the school for our Open

House. Check out what is happening at Saint Elizabeth

Regional School!

Available Now! School Registration Packets Registration packets are now available for the 2017-2018

school year for any student interested in our Pre-K 3

year-old or Pre-K 4 year-old program, Kindergarten

or grades 1-8. Please plan to visit the school on Sunday, January 29,

2017 from 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM to pick up registration

information or call Mrs. Schiller in the school office at

610-264-0143 to set up an appointment. Registration

information is also available in the parish office, for your

convenience.

EITC and OSTC Tax Credit Programs Do you own a business or know someone who owns a

business and pays PA state taxes? If the answer is

YES…how would you like to see those tax dollars be kept

at St Elizabeth Regional School? Please contact Mrs.

Linda Schiller, Principal, at the school, at 610-264-0143

or altlse@ptd.net to learn about the Education

Improvement Tax Credit and the Opportunity Scholarship

Tax Credit programs.

Baseball/softball Registrations will be open on

Wednesday, January 25, 2017.

Our next hoagie sale will be on Wednesday, February

15, 2017.

Our Winter Social Dance is on Saturday, February 25,

2017. Tickets for the Winter Social Dance will go on

sale on Monday, February 13, 2017 at the Parish Office

at 618 Fullerton Ave. and the School Office at 433

Pershing Blvd. You may purchase tickets now by

contacting Tom Shak @ 484-632-9790 or Mike Brosious

@ 610-262-7143.

COMING EVENTS

Golden Agers Upcoming Events No Membership meeting in January, next meeting will

be February 3rd, 2017.

February 15th – Bus trip to Mohegan Sun Casino. Price

is $25. To book a seat call Irene at 610-264-3721.

March 1st – Trip to Hunterdon Hills Dinner Theatre to

see “LEGENDS OF POP”. Price is $88, which includes

bus, dinner, dessert buffet, tax and gratuity. Leaves

church parking lot at 10:00am. Interested call Barbara at

610-266-2874.

March 29th – Bus trip to Hunterdon Hills Dinner

Theatre to see “Born Yesterday”. Price is $89. If

interested in booking a seat call Charlette at 484-264-

7723.

June 21st – Mt. Airy Casino and Show – “MAMMA

MIA”. Price is $62 this includes bus, free buffet, $10

free slot play. Bus leaves church parking lot at 9:30 am.

To book this show call Irene at 610-264-3721.

IN OUR COMMUNITY

Unsung Hero Event

Each year Lehigh County Aging and Adult Services

honors older adults who generously give their time and

talents to enhance the lives of those among them and their

community. The event is held in May during Older

Americans Month. This year’s Unsung Hero Event will

be held on Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at 1:00 p.m.

The Unsung Hero Program pays tribute to people 60 and

older who display exceptional generosity with their time

and talents for the benefit of their community and to

enhance the lives of others. This program salutes ordinary

individuals who do extraordinary things. Unsung Heroes

are people who live quietly among us, inspiring all those

who are privileged to know them. Each May we celebrate

Older Americans Month to recognize older Americans for

their contributions. This year’s theme is Age Out Loud

raising awareness about important issues facing older

adults and highlighting the ways that Americans are

advocating for themselves, their peers, and their

communities.

Reach out to your groups, organizations, churches and

neighborhood groups and nominate an older adult.

Nominees must be a resident of Lehigh County and age

60 and older. Nomination forms can be printed from the

Lehigh County Aging and Adult Services page at

www.lehighcounty.org or by contacting Karen

Kirchdoerfer at (610) 782-3247. Nominations must be

postmarked by March 10, 2017.

St. John the Baptist Slovak Church Spaghetti Dinner – Saturday February 4, 2017. All you

can eat. Time: 3 pm to 7 pm. Cost: $9. Call for tickets. For

more information, please call Bill Drost at 610-432-3505.

St. John’s Valentine’s Sweetheart Dance – Saturday

February 18. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Dance from 7 – 10

pm. Oldies Dance featuring Steel City Band with Bobby

Molchan. Cost $5 per person includes ice and snacks. For

more information, please call Bill Drost at 610-432-3505.

Meat Bingo – Sunday, February 19 at 1 pm; Doors open

at noon. $11.00 for 15 games; Great Prizes! No reserved

seating – first come, first served seating. Refreshments

available. For more information, please call Bill Drost at

610-432-3505.

“Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that

the Spirit of God dwells in you? If any man destroys the

temple of God, God will destroy him, for the temple of

God is holy, and that is what you are.”

- 1 Corinthians 3:16-17

Charismatic Mass of Healing and

Anointing of the Sick

Charismatic Mass of Healing and Anointing of the Sick,

Wednesday February 8th at 7pm in Holy Ghost Church,

417 Carlton Avenue, S. Bethlehem, PA 18015. Rev.

Clifton E. Bishop Jr., - Bishop’s Liaison for Charismatic

Renewal, Celebrant and Homilist. Adoration and

Confession 6 – 6:55 pm. Any and all inquiries 610-867-

9382 ext. 4. Please Note another Healing Mass will be

Wednesday March 8th at Holy Ghost. All are Welcome!

De Sales University Accounting Students To

Provide Free Tax Preparation Assistance

Junior and senior accounting students from DeSales

University will provide tax preparation assistance free of

charge to senior citizens and those with lower incomes

beginning Monday, January 23, through Friday, March

31. The program is part of the United States Internal

Revenue Service’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

(VITA) program. Students are required to pass a test

given by the IRS, in order to receive certification to

participate in the program.

This marks the seventeenth consecutive year that DeSales

students have participated in the program. Since it was

first offered, DeSales students have completed more than

4,000 tax returns for more than 1,800 Lehigh Valley

taxpayers.

To schedule a VITA appointment, individuals can call

(610) 282-1100, ext 1868. A DeSales student will return

the phone call and provide assistance accordingly.

Individuals needing assistance should bring all printed tax

information and all documents pertaining to federal, state

and local taxes with them to their appointment.

The program is sponsored by the IRS and supervised by

Dr. Christopher R. Cocozza, division head of DeSales

University’s Division of Business and associate professor

of business. Cocozza has served as VITA coordinator at

DeSales since the program was initiated at DeSales in

2001. Cocozza holds a bachelor's in accounting and law

degree from Fordham University and a master's of law

from New York University.

“I will make fishers of men.” –Matthew 4: 17

PRO – LIFE COLUMN

“Jesus taught his disciples to pray by asking the

Heavenly Father not for "my" but for "our" daily

bread. Thus, he desired every person to feel co‐responsible for his brothers so that no one would want

for what he needs in order to live. The earth's produce

forms a gift which God has destined "for the entire

human family”.

— Pope Benedict XVI, Angelus, 12 November 2006

You Are Not Alone Ministry

If a Prenatal Diagnosis identifies a possible disability, you

are not alone; there is help. The Diocese of Allentown

has a network of concerned parents and professionals who

have experienced or worked closely with these issues and

are here to help you.

For support contact: Sister Janice Marie Johnson,

jjohnson@allentowndiocese.org or 610-289-8900 x 42.

“I know now that true charity consists in bearing all of

our neighbors’ defects – not being surprised at their

weakness, but edified at their smallest virtues.”

- St. Therese of Lisieux

Liturgical Ministers Schedule The January liturgical schedule was sent out the week of

December 19th. If you have not received it, please call

Joan Glover at 610-349-7791. You can always find it on

the church’s web page: www.sercc.org under “Liturgical

Ministries”. If you cannot fulfill your duty, please find a

substitute. If you switch with someone, please let us

know so we have the correct names. The schedule for

January 28 & 29 Liturgical Ministers is shown below.

4:30

Cantor: J. Glover

Lector: B. Reinik

EOMS: A & F Mihalow, K. Mittura, M. Signarovitz

Altar Servers: O. Mittura, E. Tran, V. Tran

Ushers: J. Gallucci, S. Fogel, K. Lyons, P. Sivonda

Gift Cards: Scott/Donna Fogel

8:00

Lector: E. Bonshak

EOMS: J. Radocha, M. Tertel, C. Pontician (CC), J & J

Samanka (CC)

Altar Servers: P. Donahue, C. Reifinger, P. Shak

Ushers: F. Kropf, J & K Jones

Gift Cards: C. Bonshak

9:45

Cantor: D. Mascari

Lector: A. Garger

EOMS: K. Hamilton, T. Hamilton, M. Sweeney, M.

Colon (WM)

Altar Servers: A. Anatalio, J. King, A. Le

Ushers: F. Garger, B. Hartzell, J. Stella, H. Sweeney

Gift Cards: J. Garger

11:30

Cantor: W. Ohlsen

Lector: S. Mordosky

EOMS: K. Hoff, K. Puskar, E & M Quiteles

Altar Servers: J. Baker, A. Brosious, A. Quiteles

Ushers: R. Trentalange, S. Hawkes, J. Kratzer, J.

Kucharik

Gift Cards: E. Quiteles

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