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617 S. Providence Rd. Wallingford, PA 19086
(610) 874-3418 (v) (610) 872-1741 (f)
[email protected] www.sjcparish.org
Parish House Hours: 9 am - 5 pm
Monday - Friday 10:40 am - 1 pm Sunday
Chapel: 9 am - 4 pm M-F
Parish House Sunday Minister:
Carol Lingle
Note: No Holy Day Mass on Dec. 8. See pages 5-6.
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INSIDE
Advent Activities ....... 3
Area Events ............... 5
Clergy & Staff ............ 5
Mass Intentions......... 6
MPRCS ....................... 4
Parish Events .......... 2-4
Parish Giving ............. 4
Prayer List ................. 4
Weekly Calendar ....... 6
Saint John Chrysostom
Catholic Church
Rev. Edward J. Hallinan, Pastor
Dec. 8, 2019
First Sunday of Advent
Christmas Schedule: Note New Times
Christmas Eve: 4 pm, 4:15 pm (gym), 7 pm (American Sign), 9 pm
Christmas Day: 9 am and 11 am only New times in red
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Now & Next
Ho, ho, hush! For children with special needs, bright lights and crowded malls can make visiting Santa stressful. This event, from 10:30 am to noon in the Lower Church Hall, is a relaxed oppor-tunity to share in the spirit of the season. Hosted by the Ministry with Persons with Disabilities, the morning offers light refreshments, a story corner, holiday crafts, and a visit with a gentle Santa. Your family is welcome. RSVP appreciated to Beth at [email protected].
Our annual poinsettia sale will be held after all Masses this Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 7-8, while supplies last. This event is hosted by the Youth Group, and proceeds help offset their costs. Buy a beautiful, fresh plant for just $20 each; cash or check only. Come early for best selection!
Thanks to the hundreds of you who are supporting our Christmas ministries in some way! Whether you have taken a tag from the St. Nicholas Project trees or committed to adopting a family or becom-ing an Advent Angel, those deadlines are near! Next weekend will be full of activity. Please review the events and ministries on page 3 for due dates and needs. If you have questions, please contact the coordinator. Thank you for brightening this season for others!
This Sunday: Sensory Friendly Morning with Santa
Wednesday: Advent Reconciliation Service
Beginning Jan. 1: Earlier Saturday Vigil Mass, Confessions
This Weekend: Annual Poinsettia Sale
Reconciliation can be an intimidating Sacrament for some people, but it can also bring a won-derful release of the burdens we bear. Please join us at 7 pm for a short service, followed by an opportunity for individual Confession. No matter how long it has been since your last Con-fession, be assured that you will receive a warm welcome and support.
Tuesday: Grieving at the Holidays
The loss of a loved one is often more keenly felt at the holidays. No matter how recent or distant your loss, our Bereavement Support Ministry invites you to join us for an evening to share, honor and remember. We meet from 7 to 8:30 pm in the Stevenson Center. Note: This meeting replaces our regularly scheduled Bereavement Support Group meeting in December. We will resume our regular meetings on Jan. 28, 2020.
Holiday Ministry Reminders
In response to longstanding requests by many parishioners, St. John’s will change our Saturday Vigil Mass to 4 pm (instead of 5 pm), beginning Jan. 1. Confessions will be heard from 3:15 to 3:45 pm or, as always, by appointment at the Parish House: (610) 874-3418. These new times will continue on a trial basis for the rest of the winter, when we will determine whether to make the change sea-sonal or permanent. For any questions, please contact Mary at [email protected] or (610) 874-3418 x 106.
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March 24: Feast of Blesed A
O nce again, our parish is in full swing this busy holiday season to bring light, love and support to hundreds
of families and individuals who are ill, lonely, homeless or in crisis. There are many ways to lift up someone in need this season. Please take a look, and consider where you may be called to help. We are grateful for your generous support of these efforts.
Final Week! Adopt a Family. St. John’s Adopt-A-Family Ministry lightens the load of needy families during the holi-days by bringing together fami-lies, friends, co-workers and other groups to adopt the needs of a referred family. Our list of recipients grows every year. Gifts will be delivered Satur-day, Dec. 14. We also appreciate financial donations or Target gift cards to help defray our costs. Contact: Linda Elser (610-613-3083 or [email protected]).
Final Week! St. Nicholas Project. A parish tradition, our St. Nicholas Project serves hundreds of individuals each year by placing their needs on tags in trees in church. Please take a tag by Dec. 8 and follow the in-structions carefully. All items MUST be returned by noon Sunday, Dec. 15,
for immediate delivery. Tagged items indicate: Toys for children served by CityTeam and others; Individually requested gifts for low-income, elderly
and disabled residents of Kinder Park in Woodlyn (these gifts are delivered by our Youth Group at a Christmas Party they host); and
Tea and treats for our homebound and bereaved. Contact: Mary Chollet ([email protected] or 610-874-3418 x 106). Final Week! Advent Angels. Angels help us remember our homebound, ill and bereaved at Christmas. Volunteers are
needed to deliver poinsettias and small treats (all provided) to homes beginning Dec. 15. Pick up flowers and gifts from 9 to 1 Sunday, Dec. 15, in the Lower Church Hall and deliver that week on your own schedule. Contact Theresa White ([email protected] or 610-874-3418 x 110).
Register Now! Tuesday, Dec. 31. Red Cross Blood Drive. Close the year on a life-saving note. Donate blood from 8 am to 1 pm in the Low-er Church Hall. Reservations recom-mended. Sign up at www.redcrossblood.org (sponsor code st. john).
Jan. 4-12. Winter Coat Drive. Our annual after-Christmas drive seeks clean, gently used men’s, women’s and children’s coats, hats, gloves, mittens, scarves, boots and other warm outerwear (no indoor cloth-ing items, please). Please empty pockets, and fasten pairs of gloves. Drop off items in dona-tion barrels in church. No donations accepted before Jan. 4. Contact: Mary Chollet ([email protected] or 610-874-3418 x 106).
Now & Always. Meals Need-ed. Our Aid for Friends and St. John’s Hospice ministries need individual meals and simple casseroles every day of the year to support needy, ill, homeless and homebound families and individuals in Chester and Philadelphia. Con-tributing is so easy, and so needed. Pick up instructions and supplies at the church ex-its and Parish House. Contacts: SJH: Ellie Murray (610-566-7626 or [email protected]) AFF: Lou Bachetti (610-416-6068 or [email protected])
Now & Always. Toiletry Drive. All of those travel-size and spare toiletries pil-ing up in your closet are in tremendous demand by local charities that serve peo-ple in need. Please drop them off at the Parish House or send them to PREP class with your child. Please, sealed and uno-pened items only. Thank you!
Please Help Us Serve Others This Christmas ‘Whatever you did for the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me’
Parishioner Bill Peck drops off Aid for Friends meals at the Parish House. “Chef” Peck is a stalwart AFF cook, preparing up to 30 meals each month! Thank you, Bill, and all cooks!
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Our Sick
Susan Anderson Tracy Archibald
Ray Baum III Catherine Baer
Mary Jane Beadle Susan Beers-Mosakowski
Rita Bellew Doug Bernard Rosa Bernard Daniel Black
Jessie Bonkoski Jack Brennan Austin Broce Mary Buemi Luca Burgio Sheila Byrne
Ruth Carroll Adriana Chalson
Jean Cilurso Donna Cocco Ellen Colyer
Jaclyn Corson Rita Costanzo Marty Czajor
Gene DeAntonio Frances Devito
Vivianna DiMaio Kathleen Dixon Joseph Dwyer Mary Dwyer
Andrew Fantozzi Gavin Farenski
Kate Ferenchick Mario Gallelli Nancy Garrett William Getty Marita Green Rita Greene Lori Gresko
Lauren Hartley John Hayden
Kaitlyn Henchyl Larry Henry
Joe Hicks Michael Hoffman
Charles Houck Karen Hunter Ann Imbrenda Linda Jackson Larry Johnson
Josephine Jones Holly Josten Mary Kehl
Mary Kilrain Rachael Klein Ashlie Krejci
Kristin Kreamer Barbara Lanholm
Joey Leggio Betty Linton Jenny Maahs
Baby Matthew Maguire
Gloria Mann Ann McGarrigle
Christine McGarvey Sandy McGrath
Filamena Mendolera Nicholas Mercantini
Hilda Migoya Dorothy Millison
Abbey Moore Rosemarie Morochko
Marie Morrissey Danny Mulhern
Joseph Mulholland Lucy Mustico
Jean O’Connor Amira O’Mara Carol O’Neill
Carolyn O’Neill Ron & Gina Ondo
Jim Ortoleva Sue Paolucci
Nicholas Papa Perez-Garcia family
Edith Petillo George Phillips family Jason Porter Jr. & Sr.
Lisa Porter Anne & Bob Quinn Rebecca Rebstock
Alison Renner Chrissy Ribble
Hollie Riley Betty Roselle
Joshua Rudolph Dr. Ned Russell
Bob Sadwick Carl Schaff
Theresa Shenandoah Christine Shiiba
Michael Simchock J.D. Smith
Anne Stanley Joseph Sutsko Jr.
Sam Thomas Julie Tierney Luc H. Tran
Howard Webb Linda Whittington Jeremiah Williams
Diane Woyda
In Service Courtney Arango
Sean Donnelly Brett Lucci
SMJ Patrick McNally Ryan Murphy
Capt. Alex Reeves Drew Resweber
Mark Shiiba Thomas Shiiba Jared Stump
Stephen Clark Talbot
Our Deceased Dolores Petchel Fels
(sister of Steve Petchel)
Celebrating Advent with Music, Giving and Joy At Mother of Providence, the spirit of Ad-vent and the anticipation of Christmas are seen throughout the school! Our band, vio-lin and recorder students are preparing for their annual Christmas Concert at 10 am and
7 pm this Tuesday. Prayer partners are meeting for ser-vice projects and Advent crafts, and we celebrated St.
Nicholas Day, with a gift for each student in his or her shoe Friday! All are invited to our annual Christmas Pageant at 7 pm Thurs-day, Dec. 19, in SJC church. Enjoy the sounds of Christmas with a song by each grade, the first per-formance of this year’s Bell Choir,
and a Nativity tableau by our fifth grade.
Our Parish Giving Our Sunday collection figures will
be reported next week. Thank you for your support in keeping our
parish strong and serving!
Keep Sundays Simple
If you have not signed up for Parish Giving (http://bit.ly/givesjc), please do so! Online giving is an easy and secure way to manage your giving, al-lows you to totally cus-tomize your support, and helps us with budgeting.
Mother of Providence Now Enrolling for 2020-21 Mother of Providence, a 2019 Archdiocesan School of Distinction, offers a challenging curriculum where students in pre-K3 to 8th grade develop a love of learning and a strong moral conscience in a disci-plined, caring environment by teachers who are degreed and certified. Reserve your child’s space now! For a tour or to learn more, please contact Katie Kinuthia at (610) 876-7110 or [email protected].
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Faith Life Dec. 11: Advent Day of Prayer: Francis’s Incarnational Spirituality and the Cosmic Christ. Franciscan Spiritual Center, Aston. Julie Keegan OSF. www.fscaston.org. Dec. 13-15. Advent Silent Guided Retreat Weekend with Fr. Peter McIsaac, SJ. St.
Raphaela Center, Haverford, PA. (610) 642-5715.
Volunteers Needed Pen Pals. Mary Mother of Captives seeks pen pals for incarcerated men and woman. More: [email protected] or 610-259-3178.
Employment Housekeeper - Villa St. Joseph, Darby. Full time: 7 am to 3 pm Monday-Friday. Email [email protected]. Housekeeper - St. Raphaela Center, Haverford. Part time. Flexible hours. Contact Sr. Lyan at 610-642-5715.
Around the Area
Parish Clergy & Staff Pastor Rev. Edward J. Hallinan (610) 874-3418 x 102 [email protected] Permanent Deacons John R. Bowie (610) 565-9516 [email protected] Walter Lance (610) 876-4185 [email protected] Raymond Vadino (610) 872-2732 [email protected] Parish Secretary Barbara Fergone (610) 874-3418 x 101 [email protected] Assistant to the Pastor Michelle O’Hanlon (610) 874-3418 x 102 [email protected] Business Manager Rosemary G. Endres (610) 874-3418 x 108 [email protected] Ministry & Communications Mary E. Chollet (610) 874-3418 x 106 [email protected] Healing & Homebound Theresa White (610) 874-3418 x 110 [email protected] Sr. Catherine Ginther, OSF x 110 [email protected] PREP (Religious Education) Patty Briganti (610) 874-3418 x 105 [email protected] RCIA Elaine M. Mott (610) 874-3418 x 107 [email protected]
Spiritual Director Sr. Maria McCoy, SSJ (610) 874-3418 x 109 [email protected] Youth Minister Caroline Tamaccio (610) 874-3418 x 106 [email protected]
Mass & Confession Schedule There will be no Holy Day Mass for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception (Dec. 8).
Because the Holy Day falls on a Sunday, the Mass obligation is waived.
Beginning Jan. 1, 2020, our Saturday Vigil Mass will be celebrated at 4 pm. Confessions will be heard from 3:15 to 3:45 pm.
Saturday Vigil Mass: 5 pm Mass of Welcoming & Inclusion: 11:30 am 1st Sunday Sunday Masses: 8, 9:30, 11:30 am American Sign Language Masses: 11:30 am 1st & 3rd Suns Communion Service: 8 am Tuesday Confession: 4-4:50 pm Saturday or by appointment Daily Mass: 8 am Wednesday - Friday Holy Days: Check bulletin or website. Accommodations: Assistive listening devices, low-gluten Hosts, and Braille worship aids are always available
in the sacristy. Please inquire before any Mass for assistance.
St. John Chrysostom Parish Reconciliation Service
7 pm Wednesday, Dec. 11 Part-Time Classroom Aide Needed Mother of Providence Regional Catholic School is seek-
ing a Pre-Kindergarten Classroom Aide five mornings a week, when school is in session. Please submit resume and updated clear-ances (FBI fingerprint, Child Abuse, and Criminal Background) to Mrs. Therese Wa-
ters, Substitute Principal, at [email protected] or call 610-876-7110. Successful candidates will also be required to complete “Protecting God’s Children” train-ing through the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
Weekly Calendar & Mass Intentions The Sanctuary Candle this week is in memory of Steve Chabon. The Bread and Wine this week are in memory of Victoria & Luigi Adinolfi.
Sunday, December 8 2nd Sunday of Advent 2nd Collection- Retirement Fund for Religious
8 am Mass † For the deceased of our parish 9:30 am Mass † Bobby Webb, Jr. ~ Faithful Band 11:30 am Mass † Victoria & Luigi Adinolfi 9:30-Noon PREP (Lower Church Hall & School) 12:45-10 pm CYO Basketball (Gym) 10:30-Noon Sensory Friendly Morning with Santa
(Lower Church Hall) - See page 2. 10:40-Noon Drop-In Bible Study / RCIA (Parish House Dining Room) 2-4:30 pm Girl Scout Troop 573 (Lower Church Hall)
Monday, December 9 4:30-10 pm CYO Basketball (Gym) 6:30-7:30 pm Cub Scout Troop 605 (Lower Church Hall) 6:30-7:30 pm Drop-in Faith Sharing - All are welcome (Stevenson Center)
7-8 pm RCIA (Parish House Dining Room) 7:30-8:30 pm Pray the Rosary - All are welcome (Blessed Sacrament Chapel) 7:45-10 pm Knights of Columbus (Stevenson Center)
Tuesday, December 10 8 am Mass † Hallie Jackson 7-9 pm MPRCS Christmas Concert (Gym) 7-8:30 pm Bereavement Support Holiday Program (Stevenson Center) 7-9 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal (Church)
Wednesday, December 11 8 am Mass † Harvey C. Cook 9:15-10:45 am Faith Sharing Group (Parish House Dining Room) 4:30-10 pm CYO Basketball (Gym) 6-7 pm Youth Choir Rehearsal (Stevenson Center) 7 pm Parish Advent Reconciliation (Penance) Service
Thursday, December 12 8 am Mass † Holy Souls in Purgatory 4:30-9 pm CYO Basketball (Gym) 7:30-9 pm Boy Scout Troop 605 (Lower Church Hall)
8:30-9:30 pm AA (Stevenson Center) 9 pm Men’s Basketball (Gym)
Friday, December 13
8 am Mass † Deceased members of the Sanger & Roth Families 4:30-10 pm CYO Basketball (Gym)
Saturday, December 14 Vigil 4-4:50 pm Confessions (Church) 5 pm Mass † Matthew DeCaro, III 8 am-10 pm CYO Basketball (Gym)
Sunday, December 15 3rd Sunday of Advent 8 am- Noon St. Nicholas Project gifts due in church by noon
8 am Mass † Bobby Webb, Jr. 9am to 1 pm Advent Angels pickup (Lower Church Hall) 9:30 am Mass † Deceased members of the Webb & Grauer Families ~ Faithful Band 11:30 am Mass American Sign Language Interpreter († For the deceased of our parish) 9:30-Noon PREP (Lower Church Hall & School) 10:40-Noon Drop-In Bible Study / RCIA (Parish House Dining Room) 12:45-10 pm CYO Basketball (Gym) 2:30—4:30pm Youth Group gift delivery and Christmas Party at Kinder Park
SJC will not celebrate a Holy Day Mass for the Feast of the Im-maculate Conception. Because the Holy Day falls on a Sunday, the Mass obligation is waived.
