THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD
JANUARY 11, 2015
A Note from Fr. Art….
Dear Parishioners:
Today we celebrate the Baptism of the Lord. This feast ends the liturgical season of Christmas. Next week
we enter into what the liturgy calls Ordinary time. While all the Christmas sales and music etc. are over and
ordinary things are back in place, this is not so for the Church. Ordinary time does not mean we forget the great
message of Christmas, the Birth of Jesus. What the Church now focuses on is the message and example of Jesus
which should be our usual or ordinary way of acting. Our scripture reading will remind us of the life and actions of
Jesus during His mission given Him by the Father. In the Eastern Church, today is the Epiphany or revelation to the
gentiles of who exactly Jesus is.
Some activities of the parish begin again. Bible Study on Tuesdays at 10:00am and 7:00pm begin on
January 13th. All are welcome. Also on Thursday, January 15th, the Men’s Gathering will once again meet, and all
men are welcome. On January 19th, we celebrate the Day in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King. His message needs
to be heard again today given the recent difficulties in Missouri and other places including the murder of the two
police officers in New York. His dream is a good one and we are able to make it happen in our own lives and
actions. There are many opportunities for service on that day. We hope many parishioners will volunteer and
participate.
How are those New Year’s resolutions holding? Let’s hope the resolution to live up to our baptism promises
will last through the year.
God Bless
Fr. Art
Stewardship Thought for the Week
“After me comes he who is mightier than I, the
thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop
down and untie.”
Mark 1:7
We are put on this earth to love God, love our
neighbor and make disciples. How many times
does our own pride and ego get in the way on
fulfilling God’s plan for us? Humbling ourselves
before God and putting Him first in all things
should be our top priority.
Thank you for your generosity for
Christmas, 2014:
Number of Envelopes
Envelope Amount
Loose Cash:
Total
492
$87,896.00
$10,399.55
$98,295.55
10% Tithe
Income for December 25, 2013
$9,829.55
$87,174.34
Thank you for generosity for the following weekends:
Weekend of December 27 and 28, 2014
Number of Envelopes
234
Envelope Amount
$19,255.00
Loose Cash
$1,967.88
Electronic Offerings
$1,237.41
Other
$1,967.88
Total
$22,460.29
10% Tithe
$2,246.03
December 28, 2013
$14,659.88
Weekend of January 3 and 4, 2015
Number of Envelopes
Envelope Amount
Loose Cash
Electronic Offerings
Other
Total
10% Tithe
January 5, 2014
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271
$15,227.00
$1,133.58
$1,207.88
$365.00
$17,933.46
$1,793.35
$16,707.70
Schedule of Events for the
week of:
January 11, 2015
Recitation of the Rosary
after the daily Liturgy.
Mon., Jan. 12th
12:05PM-RMCH
Weekday (First Week in Ordinary Time)
Charles Sweeney (1st Anniversary) —
Mary Sweeney
Weekday; Saint Hiliary
Tues., Jan. 13th
12:05PM-RMCH
Wed., Jan. 14th
Weekday
12:05PM-RMCH
Jeanie Van Allen
Thurs., Jan. 15th Weekday
12:05PM-RMCH
Fri., Jan. 16th
Weekday
12:05PM-RMCH
Commemoration of Deceased Relatives
of Augustinian Family
Sat., Jan. 17th
Saint Anthony
9:00AM-RMCH
5:00PM-RMCH
Catherine Graham - Jim & Ann
Costello
Sun., Jan. 18th
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
7:30AM-VNCH
Lona & Theresa Poulose - Family
9:00AM-RMCH
For the Parishioners of St. Thomas
10:30AM-VNCH
Mary Cedrone - Nicole & Kathy
DiLorenzo
“Masses in Interpreted
American Sign Language”
Monday, January 12, 2015
Golden Living Ministry
Art Class - PC-1
Food Addicts in Recovery - Café
Pastoral Council Meeting - PC1
10:15AM
11:00AM
7:00PM
7:00PM
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Pastor’s Brunch - PC1
Bible Study - PC2
Staff Meeting
SFC Mentors
Bible Study - PC2
Genasis Bells - Aud
9:30AM
10:00AM
1:00PM
2:15PM
7:00PM
7:00PM
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Exercise - Aud
Honickman Ministry
Religious Education
10:00AM
10:15AM
4:45PM
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Men’s Gathering—RMCH & Aud
Rosemont Presbyterian Village Mass
Walking with Purpose - Aud
Walking with Purpose - Aud
Peace & Justice Meeting - PC1
6:30AM
9:00AM
9:00AM
7:00PM
7:30PM
Friday, January 16, 2015
We have an American Sign Language Interpreter at the
9:00am Mass in the Rosemont Chapel on the Second and
Fourth Sunday of each month. The interpreter will be here
on January 25, 2015.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK:
Monday:
Heb 5:1-10; Mk 2:18-22
Tuesday:
Heb 5:10-20; Mk 2:23-28
Wednesday:
Heb 7:1-3, 15-17; Mk 3:1-6
Thursday:
Heb 3:7-14; Mk 1:40-45
Friday:
Heb 4:1-5, 11; Mk 2:1-12
Saturday:
Heb 4:12-16; Mk 2:13-17
Sunday:
1 Sm 3:3b, 19;
1 Cor 6:13c15a, 17-20;
Jn 1:35:42
ST. THOMAS PRESCHOOL NEWS:
Preschool registrations are now being taken
For the 2015-2016 School Year.
Classes are available for 3, 4 and 5 year olds.
Children must be 3 or 4 by October 1, 2015.
If interested, call the Preschool Office at
610-525-7554 or visit the website at
www.stvpreschool.org.
Saturday, January 17, 2015
Sunday, January 18, 2015
St. Francis Inn
No Religious Education Program
Rosemont Village Eucharistic Prayer Service
RCIA
9:00AM
10:30AM
11:15PM
YOUNG ADULTS
(21 and Older)
are invited to a
Winter Blast Social
On Saturday - February 7th
after the 5:00pm Mass in the
Rosemont Auditorium,
1229 E. Lancaster Avenue, Rosemont, PA
19010. Bring a Friend.
Join us for beer, wine and light fare. Must be 21
and over to attend.
Please RSVP to [email protected] or
call 610-525-4801.
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CHRISTIAN SERVICE
We extend a warm welcome to the newest member of our
parish:
Florence Z. Anastasio of Rosemont
Congratulations to the newly Baptized member of our
parish:
Grace Margaret, daughter of John & Jennifer Finley
Charlotte Morgan, daughter of John & Suzanne Merchant
Cayden Ryan, son of Ryan & Mariel Meyer
Brooke Ryan, daughter of Jeffrey & Rebecca Peltier
Resting in Peace:
Rev. Russell J. DeSimone, O.S.A. (Brother of the Most
Reverend Louis A. DeSimone)
Remember those in need of our prayers, especially:
Julia Barlow, Peggy Caulfield, Mary Ann Dadourian, Bob
Ellison, Jack Geraghty, Patricia Ann Harley, Bridget Kelly,
Joseph Maiorana, Garrett P. McAleer (baby), Ellen
McFadden (Dalton), Madeleine O’Callaghan, Julia Boland
Paparella, Alice Rogers, and Annie Sears.
SPECIAL COLLECTION
FOR
THE EBOLA CRISIS
WEEKEND OF
JANUARY 10/11
We are having a special collection on
January 10th and 11th that will be sent to
Catholic Relief Services to aid in the Ebola
Crisis. The parish will be tithing 10% of
the collection from that weekend
specifically for this purpose. If anyone
would like to make a special, additional
donation for this cause, please make your
checks payable to St. Thomas of Villanova
and place them in a separate envelope
marked “Ebola Crisis”. The parish will
send one payment, for the amount
donated to, CRS.
Thank you.
PRAYERLINE
The parish prayerline is waiting for your
prayer request. This week call Mary Ann
Barrow at 610-525-4164 to activate the parish
prayerline. Two parish teams are available for your
special intentions.
PROJECT HOPE
This is a transportation ministry for our Parish. If you
need a ride to your medical appointments or to food
shop this week, please call Mary Ann Deviney at 610331-2959. Please give at least 3 days notice.
DINNERS TO THE DOORSTEP
This ministry is for parish families who are in crisis or
for parish couples welcoming a new baby. Homemade
dinners are delivered. Two parish coordinators keep a
list of volunteers who are called as needed. If you are
in need of this delicious community support, please call
Sarah Breck at 610-975-0444.
ST. FRANCIS INN
We are forming a parish work group to serve the
midday meal at the St. Francis Inn in Kensington on
Sunday, January 18th. The Inn tries to meet the
immediate daily needs of the poor and homeless
people they serve with food, clothing and hospitality.
This ministry is open to anyone 16 years or older. For
more information and to sign up, contact our parish
coordinator, Sheila Holst at 610-659-5828 or
[email protected].
Thank you, STV Families, for cooking meatloaf,
potatoes and sides, sandwiches and desserts for the
STV Dinner Night at the Life Center in 69th Street.
The next date for ministering at the Life Center
will be Saturday, March 7, 2015.
2014 Contribution Information
We will be sending out year-end statements
by January 31, 2015.
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ITEMS NEEDED FOR
MARTIN LUTHER KING
DAY OF SERVICE.
On behalf of Fr. Art, Fr. Allan, the entire Parish
Staff, and myself, thank you for all the cards, gifts,
and well wishes during this Christmas Season! We
look forward to ministering with you in the year
ahead.
God Bless! Fr. Joe
Calling All Men!
As we begin a New Year, please plan on coming back
to, or joining us for the first time at, our next Men’s
Gathering this Thursday, January 15th. We’ll start
with celebrating a Communion Service at 6:30am in
the Rosemont Chapel. We’ll then head down to the
Auditorium for some refreshments, fellowship, and the
chance to hear Kris Jaeger, Director of Community
Relations for St. John’s Hospice, an organization with
which St. Thomas has had a strong stewardship
relationship. Again, stay for what you can and feel free
to invite a friend from the parish – or otherwise. We
gather the third Thursday of each month, before
heading off to work or other responsibilities, so mark
your calendars and plan ahead.
We need airline/hotel samples for Martin
Luther King Day of Service for hygiene bags for the
people served at the St. Francis Inn in Kensington.
We can use shampoo, conditioners, soaps,
toothbrushes, toothpaste, shaving cream, sewing
kits — any kind of personal care trial size
products.
Please drop off your donations to the
Parish Office before January 19, 2015.
Are you having difficulty
controlling
the way you eat?
ARCHDIOCESE OF PHILADELPHIA
ANNOUNCEMENT
Have you read Pope Francis’ Apostolic
Exhortation “The Joy of the Gospel”? Are you inspired by
the Pope’s dream for a missionary transformation of the
Church? Come and meet others who share this dream
and want to implement the Pope’s vision!
Join us for five consecutive Saturday evenings
starting January 17th through February 14th, at the
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, 1723 Race
Street in Philadelphia after the 5:15pm Mass. We will
present excerpts from Pope Francis’ “The Joy of the
Gospel.” The excerpts will be followed by a panel
discussion to explain the “New Evangelization” and how
families can put Pope Francis’ words into action.
Hear priests, deacons, sisters, and local
educators discuss how you can be part of the New
Evangelization!
See the poster in church for more details.
Register today by e-mail: [email protected]
or call Michael Campbell at 215-407-7402.
Food Addicts in Recovery
Anonymous (FA)
….. Offers a solution for all forms of food addiction.
Many people are finding recovery in FA from
obesity, undereating, bulimia, and
obsession with food.
The program is based on the twelve steps of
Alcoholics Anonymous.
FA is FREE and open to all women, men, and teens
that want to stop eating addictively.
Please join us on Monday nights at 7:00pm
or Wednesday mornings at 9:30am
in the St. Thomas of Villanova cafeteria
located in the Parish Center, Rosemont, PA.
Questions? Please contact Liz M. at
610-715-3995.
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MONDAY - JANUARY 19, 2015
Sponsored by
St. Thomas of Villanova &
Our Mother of Good Counsel Parishes
MONDAY - JANUARY 19, 2015
Global Gift Fair
Cradles to Crayons in West
Conshohocken provides the
essentials to children from
birth thru 12 years who live in
low income households. We
will be packing clothing and fixing toys to be
distributed. We will leave the Rosemont
Auditorium at 9:30am and travel by bus and will
return at 12:15pm to Rosemont. You must be
Middle school age or older and wear closed toe
shoes.
St. Thomas of Villanova Auditorium
10:00am to 11:00am
Pre-school and early elementary school
Children and parents join hands to create
Practical gifts for children served by:
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Ronald McDonald House
St. Agnes Day Center (serves children from
Mexico)
Amigos de Jesus Orphanage in Hondoras
Life Center in 69th Street (feeding center for
the poor)
St. Francis Inn in Kensington
We need help at the craft tables. Contact Dorren
McDermott: 610-527-1392 or
[email protected]
St. John’s Hospice is a Philadelphia community
grounded in faith where homeless men find dignity.
We will prepare and serve lunch and do all the
cleanup work.
We will leave the Rosemont Auditorium at 9:30am,
travel by bus and return to Rosemont by 2:00pm.
You must be high school age or older and must wear
closed toe shoes.
EARLY RSVP A MUST!!
For Cradles to Crayons and St. John’s Hospice,
please call Anne Murphy at St. Thomas
610-525-4801 or email [email protected] to
save a spot. Outreach projects are
available for middle school, high school and adults.
Access “Outreach Trips” on the parish website at
www.stthomasofvillanova.org.
Aid for Friends Meal Making
and other Stewardship Projects
Our Mother of Good Counsel Gym
10:00am to 2:00pm
For Middle School Teens and Parents. We will
assemble single trays of balanced meals.
Bring a cooked main entrée, e.g. meatloaf, ham
or chicken.
Afternoon will include a variety of service
activities.
Contact Joe and Karen Carey
610-525-0147, ext 258 or
Email: [email protected]
In case of Inclement weather check the
Website. www.stthomasofvillanova.org
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Our Volunteers are the “Hospitality” in the
Interfaith Hospitality Network (IHN)
at St. Thomas of Villanova Parish
The Office for Mission & Ministry
and the Journal of Catholic Social Thought
Catholic Social Teaching and the Financial Crisis
Please join us for our Lecture on The Economy of
Grace and the Church of the Poor: Papal Responses
to the Financial Crisis on January 27, 2015.
Speaker: Charles Clark
St. John’s University
Date and Time: January 27, 2015 at 4:30pm
Place: Connelly Center - Radnor Room
Villanova University
For more information, contact Marcy Bray at
[email protected]
St. Thomas of Villanova Parish
Community
will host an Information Night for
Prison Ministry on
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
at 7:00pm
in the Rosemont Parish Center
1229 E. Lancaster Avenue, 1st Floor,
Rosemont, PA
Presenter: Parishioner, Michael Stapf
Thresholds Volunteer Teacher
Thresholds is a non-profit organization that trains
volunteers to teach decision making skills to interested
teens, men and women in Delaware County prisons.
Go to www.thresholdsdelco.org.
You will teach a prisoner, one on one, over a ten
week period, once a week (flexible hours).
No experience or special background is needed.
You qualify by attending one training weekend which
are held three times a year.
Thresholds is a non-profit organization that has been
in existence for 37 years. Through this program
Thresholds builds a constructive relationship between
the prisoners and the community.
Homeless families come to St. Thomas of Villanova
at a vulnerable time in their lives when they are without
a roof over their heads. Most are single mothers who
do not have adequate employment, the skills
necessary to provide for their families, or the support of
loved ones.
At St. Thomas of Villanova we provide a spirit of
warmth and hospitality 5 times a year for one week at a
time. Through the kindess of our volunteers we are
able to supply a safe and welcoming environment for
families to spend their evenings and nights at our
Parish Center.
During the day, families use a Life Skills Center in
Norristown and return to St. Thomas of Villanova in the
evening.
OVERNIGHT HOST VOLUNTEERS ARE URGENTLY
NEEDED FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 25TH
Here’s How You Can Help:
* Provide an evening meal during the week the
families are at St. Thomas of Villanova
* Act as an evening host for a three-hour period in
the evening or the weekend.
* Spend the night so that you are available to assist
with any problems that arise.
* At the start of the week, help set up the guests’
room.
* At the end of the week, help dismantle the rooms,
move the guests, or wash linen.
Teams of two or more people usually carry out all
these functions, so you won’t be by yourself.
We urge you to consider extending St. Thomas of
Villanova Hospitality to families in our community. The
overnight shift begins at 9:00pm and ends at 6:30am.
TO VOLUNTEER, PLEASE CALL
SUSAN BARBELLA at 610-789-1097 or
[email protected]
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Missionary Sisters of the Holy Rosary
Voinjama, Lofa County, Liberia
email: [email protected]
Christmas 2014
This is a Faith filled Reflection “from the ground”
on the Ebola Crisis.
Dear Friends,
Christmas greetings to all of you across the globe! You have travelled with us here in Liberia in deeply
troubled times. Thanks to your prayer, concern and support in every way we are truly able to look to Christmas with
joy in our hearts.
We owe you so much! Your have carried us through very dark and frightening days! You kept hope alive
in us as we in turn tried to keep hope alive in the lives of those around us! Many times our hearts were broken and
our spirits filled with desolation as we journeyed with our people through the tragic loss of children, parents, health
workers, burial teams and ambulances drivers. Our thank you is all we can offer you but know that it is heartfelt and
sincere.
Very special thanks to our congregation, our families and our benefactors who kept us in their hearts
everyday!
Our Christmas letter is particularly a tribute to all our colleagues here in Lofa County. As you know we work
in three districts in Lofa - Voinjama, Kolahun and Foya. In all three districts our facilitators worked, prior to Ebola, in
Literacy using the method of Training for Transformation and Social Analysis to engage in development, human
rights and advocacy. We were busy with land issues when Ebola roared into Lofa. It was low key initially and we
took it lightly. However, before long it governed every aspect of our lives. As a consequence our facilitators found
themselves working in approximately seven villages each. Right now we are in three hundred villages across the
county. It was and continues to be a huge task that made enormous demands on them. We met every week in each
district and shared the stories, needs and pain of the week. After the initial training they handled their fears and
were increasingly motivated to reach more and more villages never counting the cost of the hours they had to walk
in the height of the rains. They worked way beyond our expectations. They sought out remote villages never visited
by any other group. MSF asked us to go to places they could not reach as they can only travel by car and therefore
depend on navigable roads. Our colleagues travel by public transport that is motorbike and they walked. We the
Sisters were humbled by our colleagues and their tireless dedication to do all they could for their people. They
educated people about Ebola; they dug with the villagers more latrines; they educated all about sanitation and safe
drinking water. They facilitated the opening of many pumps as people were told that the water had been poisoned.
They motivated people to carry sick people to hospital as many were afraid they would immediately be carried to a
treatment center, as in the height of Ebola every sickness was considered Ebola. They documented pregnant
women and the information was carried back to the main towns where we are members of the county health teams!
There we liaise with MSF, Red Cross, UNICEF, WHO and multiple local NGOs. Hence they made an invaluable
contribution to the coordination effort to combat Ebola.
We have reached our initial target of keeping so called ‘safe villages’ safe. We work in villages that have
been quarantined and under twenty one days observation. We have documented survivors, orphans and children
living with only one parent. We have traced families of survivors and we continue to monitor their situations.
It is time to light a candle in the darkness - it is Christmas here in Lofa. Our markets are opened. Women
are starting the trek to town to meet their friends and sell their goods. They are walking with a smile on their faces
and a spring in their step. We are not shaking hands or hugging each other, but we wave joyously and greet with
laughter! There is dancing and singing everywhere and we have begun to visit again and receive all as a guest and
no one as a stranger. However we are still careful and a little afraid of what might lurk in the darkness. The lives of
so many have been wiped out. Whole families lost to Ebola. An infant sucking at the breast of her dead mother
survives and we ponder the pain of it all. A survivor mother cares for her small child thinking that she can stay by
his side so that he will not die alone! A mother begs her only child to stay with her because she is so afraid of the
pain - he does and survives but is haunted by the sight of his mother’s suffering. A little girl gives her grandmother
water to drink while she is waiting for the ambulance to carry her to the treatment center. The little one is isolated in
the village because she touched her dying grandmother. All are afraid.
Now is the time to pick up the pieces of broken lives and play our part to help build a better Liberia. In this
phase of reduced cases it is the moment to reflect on what has happened to us and to gather the lessons that Ebola
demanded that we learn. We have held workshops recently with our facilitators to reflect on Ebola and what it has
taught us. The facilitators will carry the reflection process to the villages and all will share reflectively on the
experience. As we know it can never be business as usual again. A life lived without reflection is only half lived so
we are all called to this process.
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We have started workshops to prepare teachers in the villages to help children when schools reopen to pass
on correct information to the children so that they will receive survivors well and not stigmatize children who have
already suffered so much. We are planning a series of stories and plays to help the children reflect according to
their age and stage of development. We are planning to prepare a team for the most victimized villages in all three
districts who will do psycho social counseling in those villages. We will train them in basic counseling skills and in
recognizing Post Traumatic Stress. They will gather groups of widows/widowers to help them share their
experiences and find support and encouragement from each other. Small grants will be made available as the group
gains a sense of cohesion. We plan to continue to work to improve sanitation - complete the building of latrines and
the management and provision of safe drinking water. In addition we plan to continue to advocate for improved
health standards in clinics and hospitals in our districts. Unless improved sanitation and better health services are
put in place we will continue to be at risk not only from Ebola but so many other illnesses.
We wish to thank each of you for reaching out across the globe and giving support at this time to all in
Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone. Although the international response was slow in the beginning your response
was immediate and powerful. Your prayer, your support, your concern and good will made it possible for Liberia to
look forward to a new day and a new year! Do not underestimate your contribution, it has made a difference. No
two people on the planet know this better than Bridget and I.
Our thanks now and always!
May God Bless Us All!
Happy Christmas!
Sr. Bridget and Sr. Ann
Sr. Anne with Elijah, a survivor of Ebola.
Elijah’s mother died of Ebola.
Sr. Bridget with Lydia and Ballah. Lydia is
a survivor. Ballah never got Ebola.
THE LANGUAGE OF
CONSECRATED LIFE
The consecrated life is a remarkably diverse
phenomenon within the Catholic Church. Because
of the various kinds of communities, vocations, and
charisms that we find in consecrated life it can sometimes
be a challenge to understand terminology that describes
this way of life. In our upcoming bulletins, we will provide
a glossary that you may find helpful.
F.
Father: A title that refers to priests in the Catholic
Church, whether diocesan or religious. Often used
instead of the more formal “Reverend”.
Friar: In the mendicant tradition all consecrated men are
know as “friars,” a term which is derived from the Latin
term for “brother.” Friars differ from monks in that friars
generally are more involved with ministry whereas monks
are more focused on prayer and contemplation.
Augustinians are Friars. A friary is a building in which
Friars resident. Diocesan priests reside in rectories.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE AN
AUGUSTINIAN
VOLUNTEER?
Augustinian Volunteers are Catholic men
and women between the ages of 21-29 who
wish to serve God’s people in partnership with
the Augustinian Order and others. The service
of the volunteers is with established
educational, social, and health programs and
varies according to the needs of the sponsoring
site and the individual volunteer.
Applications are currently being accepted for
the 2015-2016 volunteer year for our sites in
Chicago, IL, Lawrence, MA, Philadelphia, PA,
San Diego, CA, Ventura, CA and Chulucanas,
Peru.
If interested, please visit www.osavol.org or
contact us at [email protected]
(This glossary was developed by the Conference of Major
Superiors of Men (CMSM).
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Charismatic Retreat at the IHM Spirituality Center
1140 King Road, Immaculata, PA 19345
iving in
Charismatic Retreat
Retreat Director: Rev. Augustine Esposito, OSA
Jan. 24-26, 2015: 6PM Fri.-12Noon Sun. (a few
openings still available) — Saturday Only: 8AM-8PM
All Married Couples are invited to attend the
Living in Love Retreat
on February 21-22, 2015
Couples who stay successfully and happily
married have made marriage their mission. They
choose not to ‘settle down’ but instead adopt a
proactive approach to put the fun and delight into
being a man and a women in love. This parish
based event provides the inspiration and insight
that enables each couple to create the lifestyle and
marriage of their dreams.
Please treat yourselves to this
extraordinary experience for the sake of your
community, yourselves and your children.
If you are considering working with the
engaged couples of the parish, this is the initial
training for “Preparing to Live in Love”, a parish
pre-cana mentoring program.
Time Table: Saturday, 8:00am-9:00pm
Sunday, 8:00am-4:00pm
Cost: $125 per couple. Includes all materials,
refreshments, and a romantic Saturday evening
meal. Full payment is required to secure your
reservation (fully refundable or transferable). Full
and partial scholarships are available in special
circumstances.
Accommodations: Parish facilities are used.
Couples sleep at home. The retreat will take place
in the Rosemont Auditorium.
Child Care: Breast fed babies can be cared for at
the retreat. Please phone to discuss other
situations.
Contact David and Stephanie D’Arcangelo at
610-420-0589 or email
[email protected].
For more information and /or registration, contact Sister
Barbara Cook at 610-647-4136;
[email protected]
LOCAL SCHOOL NEWS
Ss. Colman-John Neumann Annual Pancake
Breakfast
SCJN Open House — SCJN Book Fair
Please join us for Ss. Colman-John Neumann's
annual Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, January 25,
2015 from 8:00 am-Noon. The cost of $8 per person
includes a full breakfast of plain or chocolate chip
pancakes, sausage, fresh pastries, coffee and juice.
Visit us before or after Mass that day, and let the SCJN
Home & School Association cook for you!
During the Breakfast, we will also host an Open
House from 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. for all our current
families, as well as any new families that may be
interested in attending SCJN starting Fall 2015.
That morning, the SCJN library will host a Book
Fair, with all types of childrenʼs books and other reading
and craft items available for purchase.
Also, we'll have Spirit Wear for sale, with great
new wearables and other new SCJN-imprinted items.
Last, there will be wall tiles available to
purchase and paint/personalize for the school's exterior
as a fundraiser. The proceeds from the tiles will be used
to purchase frames and pictures to beautify the interior
of the school.
We hope to see you for all the great activities
that day!
St. Margaret School, Narberth
A nurturing, faith based education
in a caring environment.
Open Houses:
Sunday, January 25, 2015: 12:30-2:00pm
Thursday, January 29, 2015: 9:00am-2:00pm
Exceptional Catholic Education from Pre-Kindergarten
through Grade 8. Bring a friend and meet our student
ambassadors, faculty and parents.
9-180 St. Thomas of Villanova