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Corpus Christi Parish Upper Gwynedd, PennsylvaniaApril 12, 2020 Easter Sunday
CORPUSCHRISTIPARISHCOMMITTEES & ORGANIZATIONSPASTORReverend John D. SchielePASTOR EMERITUSReverend Monsignor Thomas P. FlaniganPAROCHIAL VICARSReverend Dennis Z. FedakReverend Shaji SilvaPERMANENT DEACONSDeacon Francis E. LangsdorfDeacon William W. EvansDeacon Steve CurriePARISH STAFFSchelley SnyderSr. Mary CarrollMcCaffrey, SSJMaureen LaffertyBrian JefferesTrish KeenDanielle GalloBusiness ManagerParish MinisterSchool PrincipalDirector, ReligiousEducation for ChildrenAdult Faith FormationYouth/Young Adult MinisterPARISH CENTER OFFICEPARISH CENTER FAXSCHOOLSCHOOL FAXREL. ED. OFFICEMINISTRY 5927215-362-2292215-368-5750MAILING ADDRESS900 Sumneytown Pike Lansdale, Pa 19446CHECK OUT OUR WEB SITES:Church: www.corpuschristilansdale.orgSchool: www.ccslansdale.orgCorpus ChristiLansdale, Pa.CatholicChurchofELECTRONIC GIVING stration/MASS SCHEDULEDaily Masses: 7:15AM, (12:05 during Lent)Saturday Masses: 7:15AM.4:30PM(Vigil Mass for Sunday)Sunday Masses: 7:00, 8:30, 10:00 (Children’s Liturgy ofthe Word for Grades K,1, and 2 at 10AM Mass)11:30AM, and 6PMHoly Day Masses: 7:30PM (Vigil)7:15AM, and 12:05PMConfessions:Saturday, after 7:15AM Mass, 3:15 to 4PM, andalso upon request at the Parish House.Pastoral Council: Bill Kerr 215-609-8110Finance Council: Rev. John D. Schiele 215-855-1311Adult Faith Formation: Trish Keen CorpusAFF@gmail.comAdult Running Club: Ed Murphy 215-896-9630emurphy35@verizon.netAltar Linens: Lori Neri 215-828-4763Altar Servers: Deacon Currie 215-362-2292Bereavement Group: Eileen McCullough 610-405-3791Bingo: Laurie Ponticello 610-584-5694geraldponticello@comcast.netBoy Scouts: Joe Rakszawski 610-584-0333 joerak@aol.comCaring for Friends: Barb and Fred MacIntosh 215-256-1161Casserole Project: Doris & Ihor Dubil 215-412-0880Catholic Charities: www.catholiccharitiesappeal.orgCharismatic Pr. Grp: Kathleen McCarthy 215-740-0349Children’s Liturgy of the Word: 215-362-2292Club 50 of Corpus Christi: John Butler 215-368-0945Cub Scouts: Matt Lendzinski 215-917-7774 orpack303info@gmail.comCYO Program: Sue Ellen Shelak 610-389-1780Extraordinary Ministers: Schedules Masses - 215-855-1311ext. 133; To Visit Home Bound - Deacon Curriedeaconcurrie@gmail.com 215-855-1311Funeral Coordinator: Odette Liddle 215-699-3862Girl Scouts: Alyson Horcher alysonhorcher@gmail.comGreeters: Henry Hartman 215-362-1463Home & School Assn: Jill Burns and Lindsay : Mary Medoff 215-412-2263Knights of Columbus: Anthony Rosato 215-361-7464https://kofc9715.org/contact/Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of Columbus: Wendy KellyLadiesKofC9715@gmail.comLectors: Deacon Evans 215-855-1311Legion of Mary: Helen Walker 484-681-4868M.A.S.S. Drivers: Joanne McDonald 215-855-5307The Mom Café - Mothers’ Support Group: Trish KeenCorpusAFF@gmail.comMusic Ministry: Matthew Klenk 215-855-0670Parish Library: 215-855-1311Prayer Garden: Don Janssen 215-718-8400Prayer Line: Anna Marie O’Reilly 267-217-7971Pre-Cana Program: Jack & Mary Ann McGowanccprecanateam@gmail.com 610-733-3133Pre-Jordan Program: Deacon Langsdorfdeaconlangsdorf@gmail.comRCIA Program: Deacon Currie deaconcurrie@gmail.comor 215-855-1311Respect Life: Ellie Hentschel 215-362-0160Sanctuary Cleaners: Jeanne Linden-Fox 215-513-0347Scrip (Gift Cards): Nancy Hamaday 215-362-0104Ushers: Deacon Evans 215-855-1311Weekend Parish House Volunteers: Sr. Mary Carrollccpco.marycarroll@yahoo.com 215-368-5750Youth and Young Adult Ministries: Danielle Gallocorpus.ym@gmail.com 215-855-1311 ext. 118
PASTOR’S CORNERHappy Easter!I know. Right now, nothing seems excessively happy. As I’m writing this on Tuesday of Holy Week, we’re being toldthat these next two weeks—ones that are supposed to be brimming with the new life of Spring and the New Life wecelebrate in the Resurrection—may be the worst. Even as we MAY have flattened the curve, we still have to bephysically distant from so many of our families and friends we normally join to celebrate. So many events have beenput on hold or cancelled and we don’t know when it’s going to end. And yet We say that Easter is about new life. It is. It’s about the new life Christ died to give us that’s free from the power of sin.Easter is also about a new way of thinking about our life and our condition. By God becoming Man through theIncarnation; and by that God-Man now able to die for our sins, the whole way we think about life has been upended.That it happened over 2000 years ago doesn’t lessen its effects. And so And we’re happy here at CC over the many ways we’ve been rethinking ministry. Youth Ministry and AdultFormation, even RCIA and education, have adapted and continued to reach out to our parishioners in new and excitingways. Yes, we’ll all be VERY glad to get back to what we were used to, but that doesn’t mean that what has been donethese past few weeks has been for naught. We’ve learned new ways to learn and grow in our Faith and we’ve learnednew ways to reach out to others in need. So many of you have found new ways to support the Parish—and I’m verygrateful for your mail-in and Online Giving generosity. (Between that and your generosity in previous years, we’ve beenable to keep ALL Parish and School employees on our payrolls and with your continued generosity, I plan to continuethat.) A number of you have contacted us to see if anyone else in the Parish is in special financial need and you wereready to respond—because you’re a generous, life-giving people. And that’s just the stuff I know about. How many ofyou have been shopping for your elderly neighbors or calling around—whether in video chats or that old-fashionedphoney thingy—to check up on each other and offer friendship and support. With all that love going around, how canwe not, at some level, be happy?Yes, we’ll all be ecstatic next Easter when we will probably be mostly recovered from this.“Mostly” I said. There willbe some lingering effects of this, certainly in terms of lives lost and livelihoods ruined. We’ll still need to count on eachother for love and support. But some of those lingering effects are going to be some really good attitudes and behaviorsdeveloped during this time. If we make them part of the new us, they can be another source of new life. That’s thereality and blessing of the Cross we celebrate at this time; the Son carrying out the Father’s will to save humanity andthe Father accepting our sin of killing His Son and pulling good—our salvation itself—out of the evil of that event. Whatgood will be pulled from this crisis? What good will we BE after this crisis?Happy Easter!God bless,Easter Triduum: Remote Participation Via Livestream Video Is EncouragedSchedule for the Sacred Paschal Triduum April 9, 2020 – April 12, 2020Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper: April 9, 2020 at 7:30PMGood Friday Celebration of the Passion of the Lord: April 10, 2020 at 3:00PMEaster Vigil in the Holy Night, Holy Saturday: April 11, 2020 at 8:00PMEaster Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord: April 12, 2020 at 11:00AMLinks to the livestream sites can be found vent/17522
MASS INTENTIONSfor the WEEKSaturday,April 11th Holy SaturdayThe Archdiocese of Philadelphia continues to stream theEaster Masses live from the Cathedral Basilica of SaintsPeter and Paul from www.archphila.org. (Please checkthe schedule at one of the links listed on the Pastor’spage.)Sunday,EASTER SUNDAY of theRESURRECTION of the LORDApril 12th Easter SundayAll Masses on Easter Sundayare for theIntentions of ourParishionersMonday,April 13th7:15 AM James E. Kilgallonby Jeanne KilgallonTuesday,April 14th7:15 AM Intentions of Cayden and Jayce Graefby Stephanie and Jack QuigleyWednesday,April 15th7:15 AM Tucker Gougelmannby Rich MarinoThursday,April 16th7:15 AM Gerald Wintersby Trudy and John DuardoFriday,April 17th7:15 AM Bonnie Handerhanby Helen DabravalaskieSaturday,April 18th7:15 AM The Paluda and Kornkein Familiesby Ken and Mary Ann Morgan4:30 PM Intentions of the People of the ParishSunday,April 19th Divine Mercy Sunday7:00 AM Alexander Korschby Pat and Mike Gavaghan8:30Deceased Members of the Rafferty andBradley Familyby Eileen Swartz10:00Gloria Riveraby Joyce and Joe Rodgers11:30Katelyn Bonnerby The Bonner Family6:00 PMKarol NowakowskibyTeresa and Krzysztof GedekWe pray for the deceased members, relatives and friends of ourparish family especially those who have been affected by thecorona virus.Lord Jesus Christ,by Your own three days in the tomb,You hallowed the graves of all whobelieve in You and so made the gravea sign of hope that promisesresurrection even as it claims ourmortal bodies. AmenWEEKLY COLLECTION FINANCIAL UPDATEWeekly Collection:April Week 1, 2020 21,638Fiscal YTD Collection 2020 1,177,366April Week 1, 2019 28,579Fiscal YTD Collection 2019 1,275,779Facilities Improvement AccumulativeTotal Envelopes Mailed (04/09)Balance Due on Mortgage (as of 4/1) 41,9781872,273,996First Reading: Acts 10:34a, 37-43 In this passage, Petertestifies that he and his followers saw the miracles performed byChrist, witnessed His death, and believe in His resurrection.Now they will proclaim to all that Christ is the Son of God.Responsorial : PS 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23R. (24) This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice andbe glad.Second Reading: Colossians 3:1-4 Paul tells the Colossiansthat they will appear with Christ in glory. They should bemindful of things above rather than things on earth.Gospel: John 20:1-9 In vivid detail, John tells us that whenMary Magdalene visited Christ’s tomb, the tomb was empty.She told the apostles, who ran to the tomb, and saw the“wrappings” on the ground. The disciple who entered first “sawand believed.”HIS WORD TODAY by Rev. William J. Reilly“So she ran and went to SimonPeter and to the other disciplewhom Jesus loved, and told them‘they have taken the Lord fromthe tomb, and we don’t knowwhere they have put him.’ SoPeter and the other disciple wentout and came to the tomb . Thenthe other disciple went in, and hesaw and believed. For they did notunderstand the Scriptures that Hehad to rise from the dead.”We can search for the Lord as didMary of Magdalena. We can run asdid Peter and John, and find linen cloths and an empty tomb.Our search continues. We can reflect on our favorite postresurrection stories as recorded in the scriptures and share ourbelief and Easter joy.More importantly, we need to look into our own hearts, renewour Easter faith and discover the presence of the Risen Lord inour hearts for the kingdom is near and is within you.May we mirror the joy of the first witnesses of the RisenLord, as we live Easter every day.
BAPTISM INSTRUCTION SESSIONS: Parents andGodparents must attend Pre-Jordan SacramentalPreparation before the Baptism takes place. Prior toattendance, parents are required to pre-register thoseattending the session by contacting the Parish Center Office,215-855-1311. Although instruction sessions are mandatoryfor both Parents and Godparents, you are required to attendone time only. If you have attended previously you are notrequired to come again. Ideally, attendance at the preparationsession should occur before the child’s birth. Upcomingsessions are scheduled in the RE Room (in the church), at7:00PM on the 3rd Monday of the month: i.e. May 18th(pending).REQUIREMENTS FOR GODPARENTS must be a registered member of a Catholic Parish andreceive a Certificate of Eligibility* from that Parishand have attended the Pre-Jordan Baptism class must have completed his/her 16th birthday must have been Baptized - Confirmed - and hasreceived First Holy Communion - and activelypracticing their faith - e.g., attending Mass, receivingHoly Communion - receiving the Sacrament ofPenance if married - must be living in a valid sacramentalmarriage cannot be the parent of the child to be baptized the godparents are to be one male and one female one godparent may be a non-Catholic Christianwitness with proper proof of his/her baptism - if anon-Catholic is asked to be a Christian witness, - theother godparent MUST be Catholic a person who has left the Catholic Faith for anyreason, may not be asked to carry out thisresponsibilityPlease note: The paperwork for the child’s baptism andcertificates of eligibility* MUST be completed at least twoweeks prior to scheduling a baptism date. Certificates ofeligibility must have a parish seal and cannot be faxed; theymust be the original.*CERTIFICATES OF ELIGIBILITY: A certificate ofeligibility is asking for a priest to sign and acknowledge thatthe person is 16 years of age or more, confirmed (and ifmarried, marriage took place in the Catholic Church) andcelebrating the sacraments regularly. Ideally, this personshould be registered and an active member of the parish forat least six (6) months.Baptism is administered at 12:30PM almost EVERYSUNDAY.BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS: Please send yourbulletin announcements to the Parish Center Office no laterthan the Friday 8 days prior to publication. The preferredmethod is by e-mail to corpuschristibulletin@yahoo.com withthe word “bulletin” in the subject line, but it can be faxed ordropped off to the Parish Center. Thank you for yourcooperation!Confessions: Saturday after 7:15AM Mass, 3:15PM– 4:00PM, and also upon request at the Parish HouseDAILY PRAYER - CHURCH OPEN 9AM–5PM: Thosewho wish to make a visit to the Blessed Sacrament during theday may do so in the Main Church. The Church is open everyday until 3:30PM except Wednesday when it is open until6:30PM.Daily evening rosary at 8PM being offered for an end tothe corona virus: http://www.phillyevang.org/rosary/Or please say your rosary privately with family or onyour own!Up to date information about the Archdiocesan response tothe Covid-19 virus can be accessed through:http://archphila.org/covid19/MARRIAGES: Couples who are planning to be married arerequired to notify one of the parish priests no less than sixmonths prior to the marriage and attend a Pre-Cana session.Please contact ccprecanateam@gmail.com for moreinformation.Metanoia is an active community of Catholic young adults inwestern Montgomery County, PA. The group supportsCatholics in their 20s and 30s who are looking to deepen theirfaith and meet fellow Catholics in the area. Our ministryincludes: Theology on Tap, faith based meetings, communityservice, retreats, and outdoor events. We meet on Tuesdays at7:30PM unless otherwise noted. Our upcoming events arelisted on our website.April 2020Due to corona virus concerns, Metanoia events will becancelled until further notice. We hope to re-evaluate thehealth situation around the county near the end of the monthand get back up and running as soon as possible. Thank youand God bless!metanoiayoungadults@gmail.com or visit us on oundadultsOUR LADY OF HOPE PRAYER LINE: The Prayer Linemay be called if you are in need of prayer. Call Anna Marie267-217-7971.PARISH CENTER OFFICE HOURS: Weekdays from 9AMto 5PM. Please come in or telephone during these hoursconcerning documents, registration, Mass cards, baptismalarrangements, etc.PREGNANCY HOTLINE: 800-CARE-002 Twenty-fourhours/seven days per week hotline for individuals seekingassistance with a pregnancy. Offers assistance to explore prolife option, supportive counseling and linkage with neededresources.REGISTRATION: Our diocese requires that all Catholicsshould be registered in the parish of their residence. If you havemoved into our parish and have not registered with us, it isimportant that you call the Parish Center Office (215-855-1311)and make arrangements to do so as soon as possible.Certificates of Eligibility to act as a sponsor for Baptism orConfirmation, cannot be issued unless you are already(preferably for 6 months) registered with us. Please be awarethat young adults over 21 (25 if in college) should registerseparately.For a list of events occurring around theArchdiocese of Philadelphia please sign up for themonthly Evangelization Newsletter athttp://www.phillyevang.org/inform/ There are so manyactivities geared to all age groups! Don’t miss out!Be a good Catholic and check on your elderly or disabledneighbor(s).Your Father will love you for it!!
MONTH OF THE HOLY EUCHARISTThe month of April is traditionally dedicated to devotion to Jesus in the sacrament of the HolyEucharist. The Catholic Church teaches that the Blessed Sacrament is the real and living presenceof Christ—His Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity—received into our souls with every reception ofHoly Communion. Our Eucharistic Lord is the source and summit of our Christian life, the ultimateproof of His infinite love for us.RECREC Registration for the 2020-2021 school year is now open! New this year, is the option to pay by credit card or bank transfer(a service fee is included). Please see the following webpage for more details and to complete rec-registration/.Are You Looking for a Job or Career Change?Ascension Press, an Exton-based Catholic publishing and media company, has several positions now available. Some of ouravailable positions include: General Manager, Technology Consultant, Podcast Coordinator, Marketing Assistant, and AccountsPayable Clerk.Ascension Press has been providing quality Catholic faith formation resources to parishes, faith-sharing groups, schools, families,and individuals since 1998. We have are recognized by Catholic leaders, educators and laity for our producing ground-breakingand award-winning Catholic study programs, videos, books, audio talks, blog articles, and live events. We are a company ofpassionate, mission-driven professionals who love what we do. If you would like to bring your talents and skills into our team,please go to: https://study.ascensionpress.com/pages/about us/careers.In the hopes of celebrating . . .Respect Life News . . .“We need to participate for the common good. Sometimes wehear: a good Catholic is not interested in politics. This is nottrue: good Catholics immerse themselves in politics by offeringthe best of themselves so that the leader can govern.”– Pope FrancisThe next primary election is on June 2, 2020.Polls are open on election day from 7 A.M. to 8 P.M.Last day to register to vote: May 18, 2020The deadline to register to vote is now 15 days prior to anelection, rather than 30 days.
Club 50 of Corpus Christi: John Butler 215-368-0945 Cub Scouts: Matt Lendzinski 215-917-7774 or pack303info@gmail.com CYO Program: Sue Ellen Shelak 610-389-1780 Extraordinary Ministers: Schedules Masses - 215-855-1311 ext. 133; To Visit Home Bound - Deacon Currie deaconcurrie@gmail.com 215-855-1311 Funeral Coordinator: Odette Liddle 215-699-3862
