Sunday Mass Readings & Hymns
June 14, 2020
Click here for a link to the Sunday readings.
Entrance: Glory and Praise to Our God | 547
1st: Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14b-16a
Psalm 147
2nd: 1 Corinthians 10:16-17
Gospel: John 6:51-58
Offertory: Behold the Lamb | 337
Communion: Taste and See | 339
Recessional: Take the Word of God With You | 381
Mass will be live streamed from 9AM-10AM. The recording will be posted by 11AM.
Visit St. David Church on YouTube to watch previous Masses.
Spiritual Reflection
from St. David Parish
Today we are celebrating Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ. The sacrament of the Eucharist is the greatest of all sacraments. The Eucharist is not just a symbol of Christ's spiritual presence. It is not just a reminder of Christ's self-offering from the past. It is so much more; it is Jesus Christ truly present. To drive this point home, Jesus himself says this in today's Gospel. He repeats six times that his flesh is real food and his blood is real drink.
This wonderful, awesome gift is so mind-boggling that if we think about it even for a little bit, it shows us that Jesus really does love us. It shows us that He wants His own life to flow through us in our bodies. He wants to accompany us always and everywhere we go. He wants to stay with us, to walk with us, to share in our lives with us. He wants to give us meaning to every detail, to every encounter, to every nook and cranny of our lives.
In life's difficulties and busyness, it is easy for us to forget about this; so, how do we stay focused on Him and not forget Him? One great way is to mean what we say when we receive Him. Whenever Holy Communion is presented to us, the priest or minister says: "The Body of Christ." and we reply with a single word: "Amen."
Amen means: "let it be so," and "so it is," and "I believe and I accept." So, when we say, "Amen," we are professing our faith – that Christ is truly present in the Eucharist. We are also renewing our commitment to follow Him, to strive to be like Him by loving God above all things and, with the help of His grace, loving our neighbors as ourselves. So today, and from now on, let's say that Amen with all our hearts. Let us mean what we say, so that we never forget how deeply God wants to be with us and that we may grow in that same desire for Him.
Are you ready to explain to anyone who asks what the reason is for your hope?
We invite you, our parishioners, to join in the Hope Project. God is alive and active in our world. God works through each of us to bring peace, joy, hope, and love to everyone we meet. Please send in a short 1-2 minute video or a letter of your message of hope of how God is working in your life. Submissions can be sent to jmmarlin@stdavidparish.org.
"Never underestimate the power of the Spirit of God working in you, through you, and despite you."
Hope of the Week -- Sr. Mary St. Mark
Why am I hopeful?
- I am hopeful because I had the time to reflect and I have come to know that the MAN above (God) is in charge and I am not.
- Because I have time to interact with our parishioners, I have come to know that they are a people who love their parish, their church, and their family and that they are a prayerful people who are thirsting for the Eucharist.
- Because I see myself together with the people with whom I work are important spokes in the wheel of success as we look forward to opening up our parish again.
- Because I know that we are all baptized with the same Holy Water and as a people of God we will be open, honest, celebrating the talents of each other as we search for His visions for our parish as we begin again.
- Because I have learned over the years that every day is a “bonus” and in order to be successful in life we need each other and we must live each day in the presence of God and in the shelter of each other.
Thank you, Father,
Sr. Mary St. Mark
St. David Parish is looking for volunteers to help with fundraising.
As we look ahead and await moving into the "green phase", we need your help. On Thursday, June 25th, we will be meeting in the Father Curran Hall at 6:30 PM to talk about different fundraising ideas that we can do for the Parish. If you would be interested in helping us, please join us at this meeting. We welcome your ideas and invite you to bring a friend. Please email Maureen at mmahon@stdavidparish.org to let us know if you are able to help.
Will you attend our fundraiser brainstorm event?
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Great news! Archbishop Pérez has announced that parishes of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia will be able to resume public Masses the weekend of June 6 and 7. We at St. David’s look forward to welcoming you back! Let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus as we make our way back to the in-person celebration of the Mass.
While our county remains in the Yellow Phase of statewide reopening, all of us need to do our part to make sure that our return to Mass is a peaceful and safe experience for all. Please take the time to read the instructions below. We ask everyone to follow these guidelines when attending Mass during this period:
GENERAL POINTS
- The obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation continues to be lifted during the Yellow Phase. You are not required to attend Mass at this time.
- Please stay home if you are sick.
- Please stay home if you are at higher risk of severe illness with COVID-19. If you are uncertain about your risk status, please consult your doctor and also the CDC Guidelines at the link below.
- Click here to read the CDC Guidelines for those at higher risk: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/people-athigher-risk.html
MASS SCHEDULE
* Daily Mass
Monday - Saturday | 8 AM
* Weekend Mass
Vigil | 4:00
Sunday | 9 AM & Live Stream
Confession
Saturday | 8:30 - 9:30 AM
BEFORE COMING TO MASS
- Please wash your hands for 20 seconds using soap and water.
- Before entering the Church, please put on a face mask or cloth covering.
- Exceptions to this are “children younger than 2 years old, anyone who has trouble breathing or is unconscious, and anyone who is incapacitated or otherwise unable to remove the cloth face covering without assistance” (CDC Guidelines).
- Please do not come to Mass if you are sick or are at higher risk for severe illness with COVID19 (see above).
- Missalettes will not be in the pews during this period. You are welcome to bring your own missal/readings with you.
ENTERING THE CHURCH
- We will use the Handicap doors and the side doors by the rectory
- Hand sanitizers will be available at the Church entrances. Please use the hand sanitizer upon entering and exiting the Church.
SEATING
- When taking your seat, please honor all posted signs about where you may sit.
- Ushers will help you with any questions
- Members of the same household may sit together as normal. Please place 6 feet between your household and members of a different household.
DURING MASS
There will be no collection taken up during the Offertory, but there will be baskets in front of the Mary and Jesus statues. Please place any donations you may have before or right after mass.
- There will be no Sign of Peace during Mass during the Yellow Phase.
- The Precious Blood will not be distributed during Mass during the Yellow Phase.
RECEPTION OF HOLY COMMUNION
There will be 3 communion stations and we ask that a single line form for each station:
- In front of the sanctuary for those who are receiving Holy Communion in the hand.
- At the break for those who are receiving Holy Communion in the hand.
- In front of the Sts. John Neumann and Katherine Drexel statues only for those who wish to receive Holy Communion on the tongue.
- Please maintain social distancing in the Communion line.
- Please keep several pews between yourself and the person in front of you while in line and when returning to your pew.
- Please remove your mask before receiving Holy Communion.
EXITING THE CHURCH
- At the conclusion of Mass, please exit the Church and proceed directly to your car.
- Please do not congregate for any reason.
- Please leave your mask on until you exit the Church.
We can be certain that there will be challenges as we reunite and celebrate Mass together. I ask that we be patient with one another, we all desire one thing – to celebrate the Eucharist together in our church! It will take some adjusting and some refining of details, but let us keep our focus on the Lord, who calls us to gather as His people.
I eagerly await the day we gather together in our church. In the meantime, let us continue to pray for one another.
God Bless You,
Father Windle
Inter-Faith Food Pantry
Open for those who need food and for those who want to donate.
1250 Easton Road, Roslyn, PA
Because of the current situation, call ahead to check on hours.
267-318-0607
Regular hours for donating M-F 10am-1pm & Sat 9am-1pm
Regular hours to get food M-F 11am-1pm & Sat 10am-1pm
But again, call ahead to be sure they are open.
1250 Easton Road, Roslyn, PA
Because of the current situation, call ahead to check on hours.
267-318-0607
Regular hours for donating M-F 10am-1pm & Sat 9am-1pm
Regular hours to get food M-F 11am-1pm & Sat 10am-1pm
But again, call ahead to be sure they are open.
Foods Needed:
- Canned soup, chili, stew, pasta
- Canned meats (tuna, chicken, salmon, ham)
- Hamburger helper
- Oatmeal
- Pasta sauce, canned tomatoes, Pasta
- Shelf-stable meals
- Potato flakes
- Dried fruit in small packs
Non-foods Needed:
- Paper towels, toilet paper, tissues
- Household cleaners
- Individual toiletries
- Laundry detergent
Please send your intentions to us at
prayerchain@stdavidparish.org.
prayerchain@stdavidparish.org.
We, as a parish family, will lift these intentions up in prayer. God can do great things. We need to rely on Him and remember that He is with us and wants to hear from us.
Fr. Windle is available to offer guidance and prayer for anyone who would like to speak with a priest. Please email pastor@stdavidparish.org.
(This is a temporary, private email that will only be seen by Fr. Windle.)
Please consider praying the following with family and friends.
Priest:
Father in Heaven hear our prayers and petitions today as a people who are and will always be the member of your Son’s most holy body.
Intention:
For the Church: that through our sharing in the Eucharist, we may be transformed more and more into the Body of Christ, we pray to the Lord.
Response: Lord hear are prayer.
Intention:
For its people: For deeper communion with Christ: that as we receive the Body and Blood of Christ, we may take on the mind and heart of Christ and continue the mission of Jesus, we pray to the Lord.
Response: Lord hear our prayer
Intention:
For Christian unity: that Christ’s Body and Blood given for us may heal all the divisions within the Christian community and bind us together into one body in love and service, we pray to the Lord.
Response: Lord hear are prayer.
Intention:
For all who cannot receive the Eucharist, particularly those in isolation, in refugee centers, or imprisoned for their faith: that God will strengthen them and make God’s presence known to them through others, we pray to the Lord.
Response: Lord hear our prayer.
Intention:
For all who have experienced violence: that God will protect them from further harm, right the injustices that have occurred, and give them hope, we pray to the Lord.
Response: Lord hear our prayer.
Intention:
For all who are ill and those care for them: that God will send healing to the sick, strength and wisdom to those who care for them and inspiration to those researching treatments and vaccines, we pray to the Lord.
Response: Lord hear our prayer.
Intention:
For all who have died, may continue to always have a relationship with them through and in union with the Body of Christ, we pray to the Lord.
Response: Lord hear our prayer.
Closing Prayer:
Father in Heaven,
As many members but one body we ask that we may be a people of deep gratitude and allow God to continue to build us into a community of faith and love. We ask this through your Son Jesus Christ who lives and reigns with you in union with the Holy Spirit one God forever and ever, Amen.
Remembering in Our Prayers… all those who are sick … Josephine Gallo, Anthony Schmidt, Lorraine Hendricks, Mary Trauger, Helen Jurkiewicz, and the residents of Garden Springs and the Landings.
… all those who are deceased.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord.
Sick List Information
Please call the office (215-657-0252) or email jmmarlin@stdavidparish.org or mmahon@stdavidparish.org if you would like to add or remove someone’s name from the prayer list. If you are aware of someone who is no longer sick please let us know so that we can ensure that there is room for others in need of prayer. Also, reducing the list allows for those who need prayer to be more apparent.
Lord hear our prayer.
Lord hear our prayer.
On behalf of Archbishop Pérez, I am sharing an announcement that he has launched, “The Power of Faith in a Time of Uncertainty: A Virtual Lenten Retreat.” This six-day online retreat program is part of the ongoing pastoral and temporal response of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to the COVID-19 pandemic and offers a means for the faithful to prepare spiritually for the approach of Holy Week.
Archbishop Pérez recently recorded videos introducing this initiative and released them on social media. To watch the video in English, please click here. To watch the video in Spanish, please click here. For more information on this please click here.
Sunday, June 14th For those affected by COVID-19
Monday, June 15th Rev. John J. Shelley
Tuesday, June 16th Helen Ramsden (7th Anniversary)
Wednesday, June 17th Harold Kormos
Thursday, June 18th Diane Misuda (1st Anniversary)
Friday, June 19th Kathleen McHale
Saturday, June 20th Francis X. Doyle, Jr.
VIGIL Saturday, June 20th Intentions of the Parishioners
Changes to the Daily Mass Intentions
Mass at St. David is said once daily during this difficult time. We have rescheduled the weekend mass intentions, so that no intentions are missed. Sunday mass will be offered for the intentions of Saint David Parishioners. Daily mass is now celebrated at 8 AM with the Sisters of Saint David Convent.
Julia Paolini Saturday, June 20th @ 4PM à Friday, June 26th @ 8AM
Harold Kormos Sunday, June 21st @ 9AM à Monday, June 29th @ 8AM
Mary & George Stiftinger
Sunday, June 21st @ 11:30AM à Saturday, June 27th @ 9AM
From PreK3-8th grade, Queen of Angels' students and teachers have not missed a beat since they began virtual classes and assignments on March 16!
It's not too late to join our extraordinary QOA family for the 2020-2021 school year! There is financial aid available!
Currently in public school, looking for a change? We are pleased to offer a $1500 Tuition Transfer Grant to students entering grades 1-7 IN ADDITION to any financial aid a family may receive!
It's not too late to join our extraordinary QOA family for the 2020-2021 school year! There is financial aid available!
Currently in public school, looking for a change? We are pleased to offer a $1500 Tuition Transfer Grant to students entering grades 1-7 IN ADDITION to any financial aid a family may receive!
Contact our Admissions Department today: https://bit.ly/QOA_admssionsQOA is located at 401 N Easton Road, Willow Grove, PA 19090
www.qoaschool.org
PREP
All parish children who are entering KINDERGARTEN in the Fall and are not planning to attend a Catholic School must register for our St. David Parish Religious Education Program (PREP) no later than Friday, July 31. In addition to class on Tuesdays from 4:30 to 6:00 PM, a Home Schooling option is available. No child will be admitted to Level 1 PREP without completing Kindergarten. The 2020-2021 PREP Registration Form is posted on the parish website at: stdavidparish.org/prep/. Please contact Sr. Kathleen Fitzpatrick (info below) for further information.
A 2020-2021 PREP Registration Form was emailed and mailed to all families presently attending PREP. Please return this Registration Form, along with the yearly fee (check to St. David Parish or cash) by Friday, July 31.
NEW Families to St. David Parish please refer to the PREP website and/or contact the DRE, Sr. Kathleen Fitzpatrick (info below) for further information.
Sr. Kathleen Fitzpatrick, IHM
215-659-4059 (Office)
484-506-1687 (Cell)
Email: Skfitzpatrick6@gmail.com
Website: stdavidparish.org/PREP
Upcoming Ministry Events
EPIC Youth Group is based on four pillars; Encounter, Prayer, Integrity, and Community. Our events and meetups are encounters in Christ and teen students, centered in sacramental prayer and a mutual respect for all people. We grow as a community focused both outward and inward, to be a part Christ's message of love.
If you are in high school and would like to receive more information about EPIC or any activities we put together, please email e.p.i.c.inform@gmail.com or sign up through our website epic-ministries.org.
If you are in high school and would like to receive more information about EPIC or any activities we put together, please email e.p.i.c.inform@gmail.com or sign up through our website epic-ministries.org.
Calling All Graduates
Congratulations from EPIC!
We want to celebrate you. If interested, please send a photo of yourself and am address where we can send a small celebration package to you!
Most merciful and Triune God,
We come to you in our weakness.
We come to you in our fear.
We come to you with trust.
For you alone are our hope.
We place before you the disease present in our world.
We turn to you in our time of need.
Bring wisdom to doctors.
Give understanding to scientists.
Endow caregivers with compassion and generosity.
Bring healing to those who are ill.
Protect those who are most at risk.
Give comfort to those who have lost a loved one.
Welcome those who have died into your eternal home.
Stabilize our communities.
Unite us in our compassion.
Remove all fear from our hearts.
Fill us with confidence in your care.
Jesus, I trust in you.
Jesus, I trust in you.
Jesus, I trust in you.
Amen.
We come to you in our weakness.
We come to you in our fear.
We come to you with trust.
For you alone are our hope.
We place before you the disease present in our world.
We turn to you in our time of need.
Bring wisdom to doctors.
Give understanding to scientists.
Endow caregivers with compassion and generosity.
Bring healing to those who are ill.
Protect those who are most at risk.
Give comfort to those who have lost a loved one.
Welcome those who have died into your eternal home.
Stabilize our communities.
Unite us in our compassion.
Remove all fear from our hearts.
Fill us with confidence in your care.
Jesus, I trust in you.
Jesus, I trust in you.
Jesus, I trust in you.
Amen.