Our Lady of Consolation Parkesburg, Pennsylvania 19365

Rectory Phone: (610) 857-3510 - Fax: (610) 857-2353 www.olcchurch.org

Rev. Victor J. Eschbach, Pastor Rev. John Van de Paer, C.I.C.M., Pastor Emeritus

St. Charles Borromeo, Philadelphia Rev. Mr. Eugene Favinger, Deacon

Weekends Rev. Thomas J.Rossi, O.Praem.

Rt. Rev. Ronald J. Rossi, O.Praem Rev. Peter Welsch (Spanish Mass)

RECTORY OFFICE

610-857-3510

CCD OFFICE 610-857-0511

EARLY LEARNING CENTER

610-857-1163

BULLETIN DEADLINE Monday: 12:00 noon in writing

MARRIAGES

Couples planning to be married are required to notify the pastor no less than six months prior to the marriage.

BAPTISM MEETINGS

1st Sunday of the month. Register by calling the rectory.

BAPTISMS To make arrangements, please call the rectory.

MASS SCHEDULE

OUR LADY OF CONSOLATION CHURCH Saturday evening: 5:00 pm

7:00 pm (Spanish Mass) Sunday: 7:30 am, & 12:00 noon

SCHNEIDER PARISH CENTER

Sunday: 9:00 am

ST MALACHY Sunday: 10:30 am

HOLYDAYS OUR LADY OF CONSOLATION CHURCH

Vigil: 5:00 pm 8:30 am & 7:00 pm

CONFESSIONS

Saturday after Mass

MARCH 10, 2013

SATURDAY, MARCH 9

5:00 pm Anna Patricia Eyre req. by Conner family

7:00 pm Spanish Mass

SUNDAY, MARCH 10 7:30 am Stephen Pelet req. by family 9:00 am All parishioners 10:30 am Esther & Raymond Koterski req. by Jim

& Sue Koterski 12:00 pm Casey Debiak (Happy Birthday) req. by

Ann & family

DAILY MASS 8:30 AM

Monday Donald Arasin req. by Greg Ross Tuesday Anna Patricia Eyre req. by mommy &

daddy Wednesday Regina Kelly req. by Michele Schofield

Davies and David Davies Thursday Barbara Ruczhak req. by Kathy & Sarah

Stroh Friday Joyce Hargraves req. by Paul & Kathy

Rick

SATURDAY, MARCH 16 5:00 pm Souls in Purgatory 7:00 pm Spanish Mass

SUNDAY, MARCH 17 7:30 am Special Reis req. by Cindy Reis 9:00 am Dan Profetto req. by Noreen & Denny

Tracy 10:30 am John V. & Gaye Baltz req. by Jim & Sue

Koterski 12:00 pm Michael McGroaty req. by Simmons

family

OLC EASTER EGG HUNT 2013

Easter Sunday, March 31 marks the inaugural Easter Egg Hunt for the OLC. Children ages 10 and under are invited to the event directly following the 9:00 am Easter Mass at the Schneider Parish Center. Separate hunt locations for the older and younger children will facilitate participation for all! Donations of plastic eggs, bags of jelly beans and/or candy and small trinkets can be made at the back of church in the bins marked Easter Egg Hunt. Parishioners or business owners interested in sponsoring donut holes & coffee/juice as well as other inquiries are encouraged to contact Nick and Wendy Michalski at michalski16@gmail.com or 484-712-0608.

Jane Roper, Robert P, Donna DiFerdinando, Emily Jarvis Chatfield, John Di Berardinis, Frank & Ann Besash, Dolores McLaughlin, Anne Debiak, Eileen Mariano, Michael Arion, Jimmy Bruni, Nina Bruni, Ray Mummert, Margareta Apgar, Georgiann Gustis, Ray Gentile,Sherri Anderson, Curtis Soldano, Bob Mills, Mary Jane Campbell, Traci Harding, Bob Reece, Leah Tyler, Andy Swyderski, Emily Good, Bernadette Chupein, Nick Scher, Michael Langer, Gino Appolloni,

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PCCO COLLECTING DUTCHWAY MONEYSAVER COUPONS FOR OAFC

PCCO is collecting Dutchway MoneySaver Coupons for use by the Octorara Area Food Cupboard. Please put coupons in the food collection box found at each worship site, or drop off at the OAFC located at 714 Main Street on Tues 10-12 and 2-4 or Wed 10-12 and 3-7. Thank you.

GRIEFSHARE PROGRAM AT PARKESBURG MENNONITE CHURCH

GriefShare is a seminar and support group for people grieving the death of someone close. Each GriefShare session includes a video seminar and group discussion. It is a nondenominational group and features biblical teachings on grief and recovery topics. The group meets on Mondays 7:00 – 8:30 pm at the Parkesburg Mennonite Church , 44 E. Second Ave, Parkesburg. For more information, contact Pastor Dave Gehman parkesburgmennonitechurch@yahoo.com or 610-857-3761.

Please plan to bring the entire family to our delicious Fish Fries served every Friday during Lent from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at the SPC. Eat in or take out available.

CAFÉ Presents Lenten Spirituality series

Lent is the forty-day liturgical season of fasting, special prayer and almsgiving in preparation for Easter. To help you prepare, consider joining us for our Lenten Spirituality Series this season! The Lenten Series will be held in Room 121 at the Schneider Parish Center from 7:00 to 8:00 pm on the following Tuesdays (3/12, and 3/19). Come for one session only or every week! Register by calling the Rectory at 610-857-3510 Questions? Call Paul Harkins at 610-466-7494 or Angie Raabe at 610-593-2138 Time: 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm Where: Room 121, Schneider Parish Center Book Fee: @ $10

DAY OF RECOLLECTION SATURDAY MARCH 16TH

Father Tom Rossi from the Daylesford Abbey will present an afternoon of reflection with a focus on Lent. The afternoon will consist of Adoration, Confession, and two presentations by Father Rossi. The tentative Agenda is:

1:00 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 1:15 First Talk Topic: TBD 2:00 Confession & Adoration 3:00 Second Talk Topic TBD 4:00 Benediction

When: March 16 from 1:00 – 4:30 Where: Schneider Parish center

LENTEN SCHEDULE Confessions – Every Saturday after the 5:00 pm Mass And every Tuesday from 6:30-7:30 pm at the SPC. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament- Every Friday during Lent from 9:00 am-7:30 pm. Stations of the Cross-Friday at 7:00 pm.(OLC) Fish Fries-Friday from 5:00-7:00 pm.(SPC)

STATIONS OF THE CROSS Our Prayer Group will host Stations of the Cross on Fridays during Lent at 7:00 pm in the church. All families are invited to attend and participate. Please come pray this devotion with us even if you can attend only one service during Lent It will bring many blessings to you, your family and church community. We look forward to having you with us.

OLC-ELC NEWS

Our open house for new students will be Thursday, March 14 from 7:00-8:00 pm. This is an opportunity for those considering our school for next year to meet the teachers and take a peek at the classroom. Please tell your friends about us!

Please remember March 26 – April 1 – No school – Spring Break. Be sure to check your child's class snow makeup day in the newsletter.

CATHOLIC CLINICAL CONSULTANTS Catholic Clinical Consultants, the behavioral health company of Catholic Healthcare Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, offers individual, couples, and family counseling in a supportive environment. Our staff includes psychologists and Master’s level professional psychotherapists. Day and evening hours are available. We are a Medicare provider and accept most health insurance . We have offices in West Chester, Levittown, East Norriton, Northeast Philadelphia and Springfield, Delaware County. To schedule an appointment at the nearest office, please call 1-855-518-2223.

OFFICE FOR LIFE, FAMILY AND LAITY The Annual Archdiocesan Mass Honoring the Gifts of Persons with Disabilities, The Deaf Community, Family, Friends and Caregivers is scheduled for Saturday, March 23, at 10:30 am at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul at 18th and Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia. Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., will be the principal celebrant and homilist. There will be a light reception immediately following the Mass. All are Welcome. To RSVP go to: www.archphila.org. For more information contact the Department for Pastoral Care for Persons with Disabilities at 215-587-3530 (voice) or email: srschipa@adphila.org. ST.PIO PRAYER GROUP The Padre Pio Prayer Group, of Chester County meets the 3rd Saturday of every month, at SS. Philip and James Church, Exton, beginning at 8:00 am. All next meeting is March 16. For more information call 484-433-9401.

ANNIVERSARY YEAR

“OLC HISTORY NIGHT” WITH THE PARKESBURG HISTORICAL

SOCIETY TUESDAY, MARCH 19

Bring your old photographs and favorite memories to our “OLC History Night” on Tuesday, March 19 at 7:00 pm at Our Lady of Consolation Church. On this evening, we will host the Parkesburg Historical Society for a presentation on the church’s history and architecture, a tour of OLC and time to share memories and photographs. Refreshments will be provided. Sign up now to attend this free event highlighting an important piece of our parish history!

CHERRY BLOSSOM

FAITH PILGRIMAGE TO WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY, APRIL 6

Delight in an early taste of spring during our Anniversary Cherry Blossom Faith Pilgrimage to Washington, D.C. where our guests will tour the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception as well as the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America and Gardens. End your day with a Cherry Blossom boat cruise and dinner at the newly-acclaimed Farmers Fishers Bakers Restaurant on the scenic Georgetown waterfront. Tickets are $65 per person and include the bus as well as admission. Reserve your place now! Space is limited!

ANNIVERSARY 12-DAY FAITH PILGRIMAGE TO IRELAND

Pack your passport ready a tour of a lifetime! Our 12-day faith-based Pilgrimage to Ireland, scheduled from September 10 through September 21 will highlight both faith and tourist attractions in both Southern and Northern Ireland. We will visit Our Lady of Knock Shrine; attend a banquet in Bunratty Castle; tour the Maguire Castle with its ties to our parish; visit churches and cathedrals,; stop at the Blarney stone and Blarney Knitting Mills; ride in an authentic Irish cart; tour the newly-opened Titanic Museum as well as the St. Patrick’s Centre Museum; visit Trinity College to view the Book of Kells; shop in Dublin; and even call upon the Guinness Brewery! Be one of thousands around the world who will “come home” to Ireland during its historic year of “The Gathering!”

HOLY WEEK SERVICES

PASSION (PALM SUNDAY)

MASSES (Confessions after all Masses)

Saturday 5:00 pm (OLC)

Sunday 7:30 am (OLC) 9:00 am (SPC)

10:30 am (St. Malachy) 12:00 pm (OLC)

HOLY THURSDAY

7:00 pm (OLC)

GOOD FRIDAY 12:00 pm Stations of the Cross (OLC)

1:00 pm Confessions (OLC) 7:00 pm Solemn Liturgy (OLC)

EASTER VIGIL

5:00 pm (OLC) 7:00 pm Spanish Mass

EASTER SUNDAY

7:30 am (OLC) 9:00 am (SPC)

10:30 am (St. Malachy) 12:00 pm (OLC)

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

St. Cecilia’s Knights of Columbus invites you to their 18th annual Knight at the Races fundraiser on Saturday, March 23 at 7:00 pm at Pope John Paul II elementary school. All proceeds benefit the school, St. Joseph parish and other Coatesville community charities. Admission is $10 per person or purchase a horse for $10, and owners get in free. Come out and enjoy a night of fun, food and refreshments. For more information please contact Anthony Massarotti-610-942-4727 or Grant Nelson-610-888-9880. 098

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