Novena to the Holy Spirit for our New Shepherd - Bishop Joseph McFadden

Day 3: August 11, 2010
 
Christ Jesus, you sent the Holy Spirit to Your apostles. Grant that the same Spirit may perfect in our new Bishop’s life the work of Your grace and love. Grant him the Spirit of Fear of the Lord that he may be filled with a loving reverence toward You; the Spirit of Piety that he may find peace and fulfillment in the service of God while serving others; the Spirit of Fortitude that he may bear our cross with You and, with courage, overcome all obstacles; the Spirit of Knowledge that he may know You and grow in holiness; the Spirit of Understanding to enlighten his mind with the light of Your truth; the Spirit of Counsel that he may choose the surest way of doing Your will, seeking first the Kingdom. Grant him the Spirit of Wisdom that he may aspire to the things that last for-ever. Teach him to be Your faithful disciple and guide him in every way with Your Spirit.

Come, O Blessed Spirit of Piety, possess our new Bishop’s heart. God, our Father, may he, through the grace of Your Spirit, be forever filled with love for You. Grant that he may be inspired to love and respect all members of Your family as brothers and sisters of Jesus, who, together with him, call you Father. Amen.

Our Father...

Hail Mary...

Glory Be to the Father...

Novena to the Holy Spirit for our New Shepherd - Bishop Joseph McFadden

Day 2: August 10, 2010

Christ Jesus, you sent the Holy Spirit to Your apostles. Grant that the same Spirit may perfect in our new Bishop’s life the work of Your grace and love. Grant him the Spirit of Fear of the Lord that he may be filled with a loving reverence toward You; the Spirit of Piety that he may find peace and fulfillment in the service of God while serving others; the Spirit of Fortitude that he may bear our cross with You and, with courage, overcome all obstacles; the Spirit of Knowledge that he may know You and grow in holiness; the Spirit of Understanding to enlighten his mind with the light of Your truth; the Spirit of Counsel that he may choose the surest way of doing Your will, seeking first the Kingdom. Grant him the Spirit of Wisdom that he may aspire to the things that last for-ever. Teach him to be Your faithful disciple and guide him in every way with Your Spirit. 

 

Come, O Blessed Spirit of Holy Fear, fill our new Bishop with devotion to God alone. In the Risen Christ, may he welcome You, O Spirit of truth, whom the Father sends in Jesus' name. Rain down Your grace upon him that we may be one with the Church in fidelity to our Lord Jesus, Christ. Amen.

Our Father...

Hail Mary...

Glory Be to the Father...

Novena to the Holy Spirit for our New Shepherd - Bishop Joseph McFadden

Day 1: August 9, 2010

Christ Jesus, you sent the Holy Spirit to Your apostles. Grant that the same Spirit may perfect in our new Bishop’s life the work of Your grace and love. Grant him the Spirit of Fear of the Lord that he may be filled with a loving reverence toward You; the Spirit of Piety that he may find peace and fulfillment in the service of God while serving others; the Spirit of Fortitude that he may bear our cross with You and, with courage, overcome all obstacles; the Spirit of Knowledge that he may know You and grow in holiness; the Spirit of Understanding to enlighten his mind with the light of Your truth; the Spirit of Counsel that he may choose the surest way of doing Your will, seeking first the Kingdom. Grant him the Spirit of Wisdom that he may aspire to the things that last for-ever. Teach him to be Your faithful disciple and guide him in every way with Your Spirit.

Almighty God, send forth Your Spirit, who brought order from chaos at the beginning of the universe, and peace to the Lord's disciples. Grant that our new Bishop, as Your creation, may be filled with the seven gifts so that he may forever do Your will and renew the face of the earth. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Our Father...

Hail Mary...

Glory Be to the Father...

Andrew Hartung named Eagle Scout

On Friday, August 6, Andrew Hartung celebrated his Court of Honor at Saint Andrew the Apostle Church.  The Rank of Eagle is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouts of America.  Introduced in 1911, the Eagle Scout rank has been earned by more than 2 million young men.  The title of Eagle Scout is held for life, thus giving rise to the phrase "Once an Eagle, always an Eagle."

Requirements to earn the rank of Eagle include at least 21 merit badges and demonstrating Scout Spirit through the Boy Scout Oath and Law, service and leadership.  This includes an extensive service project that the Scout plans, organizes, leads and manages.  Andrew assisted with planting 100's of trees.  Eagle Scouts are presented with a medal and a badge that visibly recognizes the accomplishments of the Scout.

Congratulations Andrew!

Mervin Bream Funeral

Mr. Mervin E. "Merv" Bream, 64, of 5724 Iron Bridge Road, Waynesboro, PA, entered into eternal rest at 12:30 P.M. Wednesday, August 4, 2010 in the Select Specialty Hospital of Polyclinic Hospital in Harrisburg, PA. He became critically ill in June 2010.  He was born on April 8, 1946 in Waynesboro; he was the son of the late Raymond G. "Boyd" and Margaret Elizabeth (Brown) Bream. He was a life long resident of the Waynesboro area.

Mr. Bream graduated from Waynesboro Senior High School with the class of 1965.  Following high school, he served in the United States Army, during the Vietnam War. He served from 1965 through December 1967.  He and his wife, Mrs. Sandra M. "Sandy" (Weishaar) Bream, were married January 13, 1968 in St. Andrew Catholic Church in Waynesboro. They moved to the present residence in 1972.

Prior to the military, he worked at Frick Company in Waynesboro and following his discharge from the Army, he returned to Frick as an assembler. Prior to retiring on disability in June 2008, he worked in the electrical department. While at Frick he was the chairperson for the Rely for Life Team until this year.

Mr. Bream was a member of St. Andrew Catholic Church, Waynesboro and the Joe Stickell American Legion Post #15 of Waynesboro.  Mr. Bream enjoyed working with wood.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by two children, Christina L. Wagaman, husband Edwin of Waynesboro, Charles M. Bream, wife Jennifer of Waynesboro, five grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, three sisters, Ella J. Caraway of Louisville, AL; Margaret R. Bowman of Quincy, PA; Katrine E. Izer of Waynesboro, four brothers, James H.E. Bream of Hamlet, NC; Raymond L. Bream, Donald M. Bream and his twin brother Marvin F. Bream all of Waynesboro, and a number of nieces and nephews.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Delores Jean Martin and brother, Boyd G. Bream.

Services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Monday, August 9, 2010 in Grove-Bowersox Funeral Home, 50 S. Broad Street, Waynesboro with Rev. John B. Bateman, Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Green Hill Cemetery, Waynesboro.

Family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Sunday in the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: American Lung Association, 3001 Old Gettysburg Road, Camp Hill, PA 17011.

Saint John Vianney - Patron of Priests

Today the Church celebrates the memorial of Saint John Marie Baptiste Vianney.  In English he is called Saint John Vianney. He was born on May 8, 1786 in the village of Dardilly in France. After serving a time in the army during the Napoleonic period he entered seminary formation to become a priest. He had a very difficult time. He struggled mightily with all of his studies and he had a particularly difficult time with Latin. Many, including his formation directors and instructors in the seminary and his own bishop, had very serious doubts that this man who did not have strong intellectual gifts, would be suitable for the priesthood. However, John Vianney persevered and finally was ordained a priest in 1815. His bishop, acting on his estimation of this new priest as a man of few gifts, sent him to the remotest backwater village of his diocese, the village of Ars. There Fr. John Vianney spent the rest of his life except for one brief period when he tried to flee the duties and pressures of parish life and to find a quiet place where he could pray in peace and solitude. That was not in God's plan for him and he soon returned to Ars.

He was a man of great dedication to his call to be a priest and to serve his people. He preached in a very simple manner, had a great love of the Blessed Sacrament and the Blessed Mother and he had a special devotion to St. Philomena. Through his work as a confessor he brought about a spiritual renewal that touched not only the people of his parish but all of France. He regularly spent 14 to 18 hours a day in the confessional surviving on only a few hour sleep and a diet of boiled potatoes. As the word spread his extraordinary abilities as a confessor, thousands, including bishops and aristocracy made the journey to Ars in order to receive his spiritual counsel. Thus a man who started his life as one who very few thought would ever amount to anything became, by the time of his death in 1859, the vehicle for thousands of conversions. He is, for us today, an example of how God works wonderfully through those who dedicate their lives to him and who seek to do his will. John Vianney, a humble parish priest is regarded by the Church as one of its great figures simply because he was faithful.

John Vianney was canonized by Pope Pius XII in 1925. He is the only diocesan priest ever to be canonized.  At the conclusion of the Year for Priests in June of this year, Pope Benedict XVI declared him the patron saint of not only parish priests, of of all priests throughout the world.

The miracles recorded by his biographers are of three classes:

* first, the obtaining of money for his charities and food for his orphans;
* secondly, supernatural knowledge of the past and future;
* thirdly, healing the sick, especially children.

The greatest miracle of all was his life. He practised mortification from his early youth. and for forty years his food and sleep were insufficient, humanly speaking, to sustain life. And yet he laboured incessantly, with unfailing humility, gentleness, patience, and cheerfulness, until he was more than seventy-three years old.

Barbara Menges Funeral

Barbara E. (Pittenturf) Menges, 62, of 107 N. Church St., Waynesboro, Pa., was taken home at 8:35 a.m. Saturday, July 31, 2010, in Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Chambersburg.

Born Sept. 26, 1947, in Hanover, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Reid C. and Elizabeth L. (Wintrode) Pittenturf. She lived her early life in the Littlestown, Pa., area.

She graduated from Littlestown High School with the Class of 1965.

Mrs. Menges has lived in the Waynesboro area for more than 42 years. She has worked in the cafeteria for the Waynesboro Area School District for many years, Linda’s Hallmark, JCPenney’s in Waynesboro and Lowe’s of Chambersburg and Waynesboro. She was currently employed as the head cashier of the Lowe’s of Waynesboro.

She was a member of St. Andrew Catholic Church, Waynesboro.

Mrs. Menges was loved by her family and enjoyed Pittsburgh Steelers football, reading, her beloved Chihuahua Angel, the music of Alabama, traveling and her grandmother’s waffles.

She is survived by three children, Richard Menges and his wife Nan of Waynesboro, Timothy Menges and his wife Jo of Waynesboro and Jennifer Stockslager and her husband John of Fairfield, Pa.; five grandchildren, Lyle, MacKayla, Craig, Johnny, and Sarah; two sisters, Beverly Clark of Iva, S.C., and Brenda Kuhn of Hanover, Pa.; one brother, Charles Pittenturf of Germany; and a number of nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010, in St. Andrew Catholic Church, 12 N. Broad St., Waynesboro, with the Rev. John Bateman officiating. Burial will follow in St. Andrew Cemetery, Waynesboro.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday evening, Aug. 3, 2010, in Grove-Bowersox Funeral Home, 50 S. Broad St., Waynesboro.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: The ALS Association Greater Philadelphia Chapter, 321 Norristown Road, Suite 260, Ambler, Pa. 19002.