Weekly Bulletin

Registration for P.R.E.P. (Parish Religious Education Program) classes will be held on Sunday, September 4, 2010 after 8:00 AM and 10:30 AM Mass. Any family interested in having their child in the program must register on this day. If you have any questions please contact Michele in the Religious Ed office 215-535-0580

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The Society of St. Vincent de Paul will be at St. Joachim’s on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 from 9AM to 2PM to collect donations of usable men’s, women’s and children’s clothing. They will also be accepting small household goods (bed and bath linens, pots and pans, dishes, cooking utensils, toys, books and small appliances in good working order). You are invited to take all donations to the truck that will be in the parking lot. Tax receipts are available upon request. We also offer pick up service for furniture/large appliances and vehicle donations. For more information call 215-288-8160. Thank you for helping us help others!

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GOODSEARCH.COM – Every time you search or shop online, St. Joachim’s Church makes money. Don’t forget to use www.GoodSearch.com and GoodShop.com and you can help the Church by just using your computer.

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YOU can make a DIFFERENCE…

YOU can help bring the “Good News” of Jesus to the Poor…To continue to bring the Gospel to the poor and needy, priests, deacons, religious and lay catechists serving in the Missions need your support. They need your prayers. They need your financial support as well. Give next weekend to the Missions! Donations collected will directly support the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. Thank you in advance for your generosity.

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ANGELUS: THOSE WHO PRAY ARE NEVER ALONE

Pope Benedict XVI appeared at the balcony August 1, 2010 overlooking the inner courtyard of the Apostolic Palace of Castelgandolfo to pray the Angelus with the faithful gathered there. The Pope commented on the Gospel reading in which the disciples ask Christ to teach them how to pray. "Jesus raised no objections, He used no strange or esoteric formula but with great simplicity said: 'When you pray, say: Father ... And he taught them the Our Father". “These are the first words of Sacred Scripture we learn as children. They are impressed in the memory, they mould our lives, they accompany us unto our last breath", said Benedict XVI. "This prayer also comprehends and expresses the material and spiritual requirements of human beings. ... And precisely because of our everyday needs and difficulties, Jesus exhorts us forcefully: ... 'Ask and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you'. "This is not a request for our own desires to be satisfied, but for our friendship with God to be kept alive", the Pope added. "This was the experience of the ancient Desert Fathers, and of contemplative people in all times who, through prayer, became friends of God". In this context he quoted words of St. Teresa of Avila who encouraged her nuns to "beseech God to deliver us from these perils for ever and to keep us from all evil! And although our desire for this may not be perfect, let us strive to make the petition. What does it cost us to ask it, since we ask it of One Who is so powerful?" "Each time we pray the Our Father", the Pope concluded, "Our voice mingles with the voice of the Church, because one who prays is never alone. ... May the Virgin Mary help us rediscover the beauty and profundity of Christian prayer.”

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Reminder: The hospitals do not call the parish when a parishioner is hospitalized. Please call the rectory if you have a loved one in the hospital.

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Lottery tickets for September are now available in the Narthex after all masses

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Reminder to High School and Grade School Parents:

A participating parishioner is a member of Saint Joachim Parish who faithfully attends Mass on Sunday and who contributes to the support of our parish through the use of Sunday envelopes with a minimum contribution of $10.00 per week. All contributions will be reviewed and tuition will be charged accordingly.

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The 2011 Mass Intention Book is now open! Feel free to make requests and send your money in to the rectory or stop by and pay for them directly.

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St. Joachim’s Youth Discipleship Council:

Re-energize our parish community! Study scripture and interact with other young people! We are looking for any youth or young adults in our community who may be interested in joining this Council. For more information please contact Fr. Wetzel.

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MATTHEW 25 is in need of supplies. We are getting very low. We would appreciate any donations of non-perishable food, especially cereal, tuna, peanut butter, jelly, or canned fruit. Please check the expiration dates of the items donated. Your support is greatly appreciated.

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