Blest be God the Father, and the Only Begotten Son of God, and the Holy Spirit, for He has shown us merciful love.
SUNDAY SCRIPTURE – QUESTIONS TO PONDER
– Now that we have entered Ordinary Time in the liturgical year, how could you make a practice of looking at God’s creation with awe?
– When has a suffering or affliction led you toward hope?
– How do you see the union of the Three Persons of the Trinity modeling the union that we are to seek with God and those we encounter?
READINGS FOR THE WEEKEND: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061222-ascension.cfm
LIVE-STREAMING: Visit https://www.youtube.com/c/StPolycarpSmyrnaDE for live stream at 8:30 am on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and 4 pm on Saturdays.
If you are interested in being involved in this ministry, please email Lisa at lisa.titus@saintpolycarp.org or Judy at communications@saintpolycarp.org.
PARISH WEBSITE: Visit: www.saintpolycarp.org/.
WEEKLY PARISH BULLETIN: CLICK HERE ..
LAST WEEKEND, PENTECOST: You showed your Spirit by wearing red to Mass! PENTECOST SPIRIT! – CLICK HERE
THIS WEEKEND, JUNE 11/12
BLESSINGS: The Blessing of Graduates takes place this weekend, June 11th and 12th, at both Masses. Congratulations! May God bless you in your future endeavors and always!
SUPPORT OUR SQUIRES THIS WEEKEND: Once again this year, the Squire’s are conducting a “Lock In” as a Circle. On June 17th and 18th the Squire’s will be here at the Parish from Friday at 7pm until Saturday at 7pm. The Lock In will conclude with the 4pm Mass to celebrate and install our new officers for the Columbian year. Our Squire Circle will soon celebrate its 14th year!!! We are asking for your support by sponsoring the Squire’s in order to raise funds. Funds collected will be split up between St. Polycarp and the State Police K9 Unit. The Squires will be at the doors after both Masses this weekend, June 11th and 12th, if you wish to donate. (Checks should be made payable to “St. Polycarp Squire Circle”)
CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF WILMINGTON – 2022 FAITH AND CHARITY CATHOLIC APPEAL: As of the last report, 79.03% of our goal has been pledged. We are $12,580 from our goal. If you haven’t already done so, please consider supporting this year’s appeal. Pledge cards can be found in the pews and at the doors of the church. Thank you to those who have already contributed to this year’s campaign and to those parishioners who have signed pledge cards.
To learn more about the Faith and Charity Catholic Appeal, visit www.cdow.org; click “Giving” then “Faith and Charity Catholic Appeal”, or simply scan this QR code with your cellphone.
Your generosity in supporting this campaign enables the diocese to do the work of our Lord.
When our parish collects its goal amount, a percentage of the excess will be returned to our parish to foster our charitable and ministerial work.
NEXT WEEKEND, JUNE 18/19
FATHER’S DAY NOVENA: Honor the Fathers, Grandfathers, Uncles, Father-figures and other special men in your life on their special day. Whether they are living or deceased, the gift of prayer is a beautiful way to show your deep appreciation for their sacrificial love. The best gift you can give a loved one is the gift of the Mass. Please use the Father’s Day Mass Remembrance envelopes to inscribe the names you wish to be remembered in the masses offered by our parish. The Novena will begin on Father’s Day. Envelopes can be found at the church doors.
BLESSINGS: The Blessing of Fathers takes place next weekend, June 18th and 19th, at both Masses
SECOND COLLECTION NEXT WEEKEND: Parish Maintenance.
EUCHARISTIC REVIVAL OPENING MASS & PROCESSION: Can you represent St. Polycarp Parish? Sunday, June 19, 2022, marks the Feast Day of Corpus Christi, whereon Catholics celebrate and honor the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ in the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist. The Feast of Corpus Christi this year also starts the beginning of a three year National Eucharistic Revival for Catholics in the United States. For more information visit https://www.eucharisticrevival.org/. To celebrate this momentous occasion, on Sunday, June 19 at 2:00 p.m. the Diocesan Opening Mass for the Eucharistic Revival will be celebrated at the Cathedral of St. Peter (500 N West Street, Wilmington, DE) by Bishop Koenig followed by a procession with the Holy Eucharist through the streets of Wilmington beginning at 3:00 p.m.
All are invited by Bishop Koenig to join the Corpus Christi Mass and Eucharistic Procession for this special day of devotion and prayer in the City of Wilmington.
As this marks the beginning of the Diocesan Year of the Eucharistic Revival in the Diocese of Wilmington, all parishes are asked to send at least five representatives to participate in this special Mass and Procession. If you would like to represent our parish, please sign your name on the registration form at all church doors or contact the parish office. We would like to have as many parishioners as possible represent St. Polycarp. NOTE WELL, the Procession will be about 1.5 miles in warm weather with stops at St. Patrick and St. Joseph Churches along the way, please plan accordingly.
UPCOMING/ONGOING
SUMMER WEEKDAY MASSES: Tuesday through Friday at 8:30 am.
IN TWO WEEKS! HOORAY!!! PRETZELS WILL BE BACK! Get ready for June 25th and 26th! The Knights of Columbus will be selling SOFT PRETZELS after Masses the weekend of June 25th and 26th. Philly soft pretzels – still only $1 each!
ST. DENNIS CHURCH – COME ONE COME ALL – to the ST. DENNIS PARISH FAMILY PICNIC!
WHEN – Sunday June 26th at NOON until the fun is over!
WHERE – St Dennis School Building LAWN (Galena, MD)
WHY – for FUN and SOCIALIZING
WHAT – Please pack your own/ family’s picnic lunch
– Bring your lawn chairs or blanket for seating.
– St. Dennis parish will provide dessert of ice cream from a glorious ice cream truck, and beverages like sodas, water and juice boxes…
– There will be lawn games, zany races and fun for children/adults and whole families. Prizes too!
Come on out and have a great day!
PSR REGISTRATION: Registration is now open for 2022-2023 religious education classes. We offer religious education classes for children in Pre-K through Grade 9, Sacramental Preparation for First Reconciliation, First Eucharist and Confirmation. We also offer Intermediate Sacramental Prep (ISP) for older children who have not yet received sacraments. Please register early to help us plan for next year & registering early helps you save money! (See form for tuition rates. Sign up by June 30th to receive the early discount) For information on how to register CLICK HERE
GLUTEN FREE? Do you have an intolerance to gluten? If so, our parish offers gluten-free wafers to be consecrated for you. Please see our Sacristan 10 – 15 minutes before Mass and let them know that you need a gluten-free wafer put in the pyx. At Communion, please process down the aisle to the priest who will have the pyx in his hand and let him know you need a gluten-free host
THE VOCATION CHALICE MINISTRY: Please sign up to take home the Vocation Chalice for one week. Call or text Alice Gaston 302-670-7924 to sign up. Each week a family will receive the Vocation Chalice at Mass and take it home with the promise to “pray for vocations” during that week. The family should place the chalice in a prominent place in their home and gather together each day to pray for the awareness of vocations. At the end of the week, the family will bring the chalice back to church so the next family can take it home. A booklet will accompany the chalice that has prayers and instructions. We need your prayers and for you to sign up.
CHANGE THE WORLD: BECOME CATHOLIC! If you know someone who is looking for a new beginning and wants to learn more about the Catholic Church, “personally invite” them to our RCIA sessions, Monday evenings at 6:30pm. The RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) is for individuals who are unbaptized, baptized in other faith traditions or Catholic adults wishing to receive Confirmation and Holy Eucharist and seeking full membership in the Catholic Church. We are all called to share the “Good News” and you can make a difference by simply asking! Please contact Deacon Frank Weber for more information at DeaconFrank@saintpolycarp.org or leave a message with the Parish office at (302) 653-8279.
REDNER’S MARKETS 1% SAVE-A-TAPE FUNDRAISER: Turn your food shopping into cash for our parish. Simply be sure to obtain and scan your Redner’s Rewards Card each time you shop. Save your whole receipt. Bring your receipts to the Parish Office or put them into the collection basket. There is no expiration date – you can turn in receipts months old!
BULLETIN SPONSORS: Thank you to all of our weekly bulletin advertisers! We appreciate your support! – This week we would like to thank – Envirotemp. 302-653-4073 www.envirotemp.net Tell them you saw the ad in our church bulletin!
USEFUL LINKS:
WEBSITE: www.saintpolycarp.org.
BULLETIN: https://www.jppc.net/onlinebulletins/301template.pdf
BULLETIN OVERFLOW: https://saintpolycarp.org/this-weeks-bulletin/
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/StPolycarpSmyrnaDE
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/SaintPolycarpCatholicChurch/
ONLINE GIVING: Please consider becoming an e-giver. It is easy to make your weekly or one time contributions in support of the Parish. For more information and to sign up for online giving, visit faith.direct/DE831
ST DENNIS: http://www.stdennischurch.org
DIOCESE OF WILMINGTON – LIVE STREAMING https://www.youtube.com/user/DioceseofWilm
FOR THE SAKE OF GOD’S CHILDREN: https://www.cdow.org/giving/fsgc/
THE DIALOG: http://thedialog.org/ Newspaper of the Diocese, copies available as you leave Church or online
EWTN: ewtn.com
FROM THE DIOCESE:
CATHOLIC FORUM/RELEVANT RADIO: Saturdays at 1:30 pm on Relevant Radio 640AM. On the June 11th Catholic Forum, Fr. Glenn Evers and Ms. Colleen Lindsey tell us about the National Eucharistic Revival. CLICK HERE You can listen online at cdow.org/CatholicForum, or by searching “Catholic Forum” on Apple, Spotify, iHeartRadio, or Amazon Music podcasts. “Like” Catholic Forum on Facebook at facebook.com/CatholicForum @CatholicForum.
MARRIAGE MOMENTS: What sacrifice has your marriage called you to make for your beloved, i.e., moving, putting your career on hold, changing an annoying habit? How can you die (just a little) to your own needs today to give life to your spouse or children? Do it generously, not begrudgingly.
PARENTING POINTERS: Hopefully your family says a blessing before eating. “Communion” happens not only in Church but when you eat together. Try saying something kind to the “communion of saints” sitting at your table this weekend.
LET US PRAY: The Most Holy Trinity
Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.
Amen.