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I call to your attention the ad in this bulletin regarding Christian Initiation for Adults. This process will be beginning in the fall. This journey of faith is for those adults and young adults who have never been baptized, those who were baptized in another Christian denomination and would like to be received into the Catholic Church, and those who were baptized Catholic but never were catechized and/or never received the sacraments of Eucharist and/or Confirmation.

The Nazareth Sisters in the Philadelphia area expressed to Father Jack their desire to embrace a new ministry, a ministry which would involve the Sisters working directly with the poor and those who are most in need.

Many of our classes are full for the upcoming school year, but we do have some openings in a few grades. If you have a child, or know of a child, who would benefit from a superior Catholic education, please call our school office (215-338-9797) to speak with our Principal, Mrs. Maureen Pfeiffer, about registering.

At the entrances to our churches are copies of a book, which is titled This Is My Body. The author of this book is Bishop Robert Barron, who is presently the Bishop of Winona-Rochester in Minnesota. Bishop Barron is a very popular Catholic author and evangelizer, who has written many books and has produced many Catholic videos and educational programs in the past several years through the organization he founded, Word on Fire.

I invite you to take a book and read it, especially during this time of Eucharistic Revival. I believe that you will agree with me that the book is what I refer to as a “keeper,” that is, a book that you will read more than once. It contains a lot of good, solid Eucharistic theology, as well as food for thought as we contemplate the great gift that is ours in the Body and Blood of Christ.

Next weekend, July 29-30, we welcome Sister Nancy, who is representing the African Sisters Education Collaborative, which is the organization our Mission Co-op collection is benefitting this year. Sister will speak at all the Masses at Saint Timothy and Saint Bartholomew next weekend, and our collection will directly benefit the good work of the African Sisters Education Collaborative.

I call to your attention the ad in this bulletin regarding the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (R.C.I.A.). This process will be beginning in the fall. This journey of faith is for those adults and young adults who have never been baptized, those who were baptized in another Christian denomination and would like to be received into the Catholic Church, and those who were baptized Catholic but never were catechized and/or never received the sacraments of Eucharist and/or Confirmation.

We remember in these days of celebration that God himself is the very source of the freedom we enjoy. As people of faith, let us ask him to open the hearts of all our sisters and brothers --- Americans all --- so that, no matter what their faith background, they may recognize him and him alone as the one who created us, sustains us, and leads us, always in hope, into the future that, with his guidance, we are now shaping.

This coming Thursday, June 22, we will be hosting in Saint Timothy’s upper church a special prayer service sponsored by the Fraternal Order of Police’s Michael the Archangel Ministry. In this special prayer service, which will begin at 7:00 P.M., we will unite for peace, petitioning God to ensure the safety of our children as they begin their summer vacation, and expressing our gratitude for the dedication and protection provided by our police officers.

We find ourselves beginning, with this great feast day, the beginning of our second year of the three year National Eucharistic Revival which the bishops of the United States commenced last year. Last year had as its focus the Eucharistic revival on the diocesan level; this second year, which begins today, has as its focus the Eucharistic revival on the parish level.

Your generosity to this date totaled $3,781.00, which will assist us in upgrading our school electrical system this summer so that we can better use the advanced technology which is such an important component of our present day curriculum.

I remind you that this weekend, May 20-21, we are taking up a special second collection for the benefit of our Blessed Trinity Regional School. We have designated Wednesday, May 24 as a special online Blessed Trinity Day of Giving, and the monies we collect this weekend will supplement what we collect online on May 24. These monies collected for our school will be specifically used to upgrade the electricity in our school buildings, especially since, with the use of advanced technology, we use our electrical system much more than in the past, and have found that, in many ways, our school electrical structures are inadequate to our present needs.

Next weekend, May 20-21, we will be taking up a special second collection for the benefit of our Blessed Trinity Regional School. We have designated Wednesday, May 24 as a special online Blessed Trinity Day of Giving, and the monies we collect next weekend will supplement what we collect online on May 24.

As with my Holy Land trip, you will certainly be hearing about my retreat experience in the weeks and in the months to come. Be assured that all of you, and those you love, were remembered in a special way in my Masses and prayers in the holy places we were privileged to visit. 

We congratulate and heartily welcome into the family of faith the folks who were baptized and fully received into the Church at the Easter Vigil. We are blessed as a parish family to now have eight new Catholics in our midst!

I thank all of you, our dedicated and faithful parishioners, for being with us on this Easter Sunday and throughout the Sacred Triduum, and for all you do for our great parishes throughout the year. In the end, it is your fidelity to and love for Saint Timothy’s and Saint Bartholomew’s that really makes us great. I am grateful.

The days of Holy Week, and in particular the Paschal Triduum (Holy Thursday evening, Good Friday, Holy Saturday night/Easter Sunday) invite us to celebrate this Paschal Mystery more intensely, uniting our hearts with Jesus as we recall the great events which gave us new life.

On this Thursday, March 30th at 7:00 P.M. in Saint Timothy’s lower church, we will be celebrating our annual parish Lenten Penance Service. This is a great opportunity for us to gather as a parish family, to acknowledge our need for God’s mercy, and to confess our sins individually and receive absolution.

I think it is especially significant that we are honoring Saint Joseph and asking his intercession while our world continues to be torn apart, especially by the terrible conflict in Ukraine, and in so many other corners of our world, and our nation. We are desperately in need of God’s help, and Saint Joseph, the great intercessor, will certainly hear our prayers and plead with God on our behalf.