The Family Life Ministry invites all Presentation B.V.M. and St. Joe’s parishioners to our Family Bingo and Hot Dog Supper. Come and join us for an evening of food, fun and prizes!
When: Saturday, May 21, 2016 following the 5:15p.m. Mass at Presentation B.V.M. Church
Admission: Free!
We wish all the moms in our Saint Joseph Parish family a very happy Mother’s Day!
Loving God, as a mother gives life and nourishment to her children, so You watch over Your Church. Bless these women, that they may be strengthened as Christian mothers. Let the example of their faith and love shine forth. Grant that we, their sons and daughters, may honor them always with a spirit of profound respect.
Book of Blessings
by Prepared by International Commission on English in the Liturgy
A Joint Commission of Catholic Bishops’ Conferences,
The Liturgical Press, Collegeville, Minnesota, 1989
Our parish May Crowning will take place this Sunday, May 1, 2016 at 9:30am with the recitation of the Rosary followed by the crowning and the 10am Mass. All parishioners are invited to participate in this special, time-honored religious tradition.
The rosary and crowning will take place in the Church. Each family is encouraged to bring a small bouquet of flowers for Mary’s altar. Vases will be provided.
Children from our parish who made their First Holy Communion this year are asked to wear their special outfits. Those who were confirmed in 2015 are asked to wear their white robes.
Prayerful best wishes are extended to the family of Katie Nguyen, who was baptized at our Church on Sunday, April 24, 2016. Congratulations, Katie! May God’s grace and blessings guide you throughout your life!
We also congratulate Katie’s sister, Kailly, who received her First Holy Communion at our Church, also on Sunday, April 24, 2016. May the joy and peace of Jesus present in the Holy Eucharist be with you always, Kailly!
Kailly with Father Harrison and her catechists, Kevin Dinh and Jalia Harris.
Congratulations to Tim Trinh and Lauren Pringle who were married at our Church on Saturday, April 23, 2016.
In happiness may they praise You, O Lord, in sorrow may they seek You out; may they have the joy of Your presence to assist them in their toil, and know that You are near to comfort them in their need; let them pray to You in the holy assembly and bear witness to You in the world, and after a happy old age, together with the circle of friends that surrounds them, may they come to the Kingdom of Heaven. Through Christ our Lord.
[The Nuptial Blessing from the Rite of Marriage, Roman Missal (2010)]
Saint Joseph and Presentation B.V.M. Parishes are invited to our Easter Season Retreat to be held at Saint Joseph Manor, 1600 Huntingdon Pike, on Sunday, April 10 from 2pm-6pm. The afternoon will include a spiritual presentation, the Rosary and Mass, followed by a hoagie dinner.
The cost will be a free-will offering collected at the Retreat which will help the Sisters of the Holy Redeemer install an elevator in their Province Center.
If attending, please fill out the form shown below by Sunday, April 3.
PARISH RETREAT SIGN-UP
Stations of the Cross are prayed at Saint Joseph Church during Lent on:
Stations are also prayed at our twinned parish, Presentation B.V.M. on Tuesdays at 7:15pm (followed by a Holy Hour at 8pm) and on Fridays with the Presentation B.V.M. School students at 1:30pm.
The Catholic Charities Appeal is the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s single most important annual fundraising initiative. For 2016 there is a new vision guiding the Catholic Charities Appeal. In addition to its traditional and vital work supporting the poorest and most disadvantaged, this year Catholic Charities is targeting virtually every aspect of Catholic life for enrichment and improvement. They are taking on a bigger challenge than ever before. The expanded case increases the goal by 50% from $10,000,000 to $15,000,000. Gifts to the Appeal help to fund a base of nearly 180 wide-ranging ministries, programs and supporting offices, from childcare to retirement living, from homelessness to growing the Church on college campuses.
Presentation B.V.M. School will host an OPEN HOUSE on Sunday, January 31, 2016 from 9:30am to 12pm.
Come and visit our school and see all we have to offer your children. Presentation B.V.M. School provides an excellent education and affordable private Catholic School education from pre-school to grade 8.
Registrations for the 2016-17 school year are now being accepted. Those registering will need the following:
Please spread the word to anyone you know who is looking for a quality education
Presentation B.V.M. School offers a nurturing, faith-filled environment rooted in strong Catholic traditions.
We continue to collect non-perishable food items for the Food Bank at St. Helena Parish. Donations of canned food items are greatly appreciated.
There is also a great need for:
Please, no opened or dented/damaged items.
Thank you in advance for your generosity and love of neighbor!
The Archdiocese had instituted a new archdiocese-wide program to search out and influence men in parishes who might be thinking about a vocation to the priesthood. As everyone knows, the number of priests available to serve in parish life is decreasing due to the aging process and the lack of interest on the part of eligible men.
This new program, Called by Name, starts with the parish. If you know of a good Catholic man whom you think might make a good priest, write his name down and send it to the Parish Center or give it to Father Harrison. The next step will be for Father Harrison to contact that individual and have a conversation with him. Confidence will be maintained in the whole course of the effort, unless you have indicated that your name should be revealed. This, hopefully, will be the first step in guiding that man toward ordination.
In the meantime, please pray that our young men and women will seek out the gift of discernment so that they will be able to determine for themselves the vocation in which God wants them to grow. God willing, there will be more sisters, brothers, priests, married couples and single people who have discovered the great happiness of following the will of God for themselves and so many other people.
Dear Choir Members of Saint Joseph and Presentation B.V.M. Parishes:
On behalf of the Office for Persons with Disabilities and the Deaf Apostolate, please accept our expression of gratitude.
Your beautiful liturgical music added so much to the Mass honoring the lives of persons with disabilities on Thursday, September 24, 2015.
The theme of the World Meeting of Families, Love is Our Mission, was so beautifully exhibited through your music.
Sincerely,
Sister Kathleen Schipani, IHM
Director, Office for Persons with Disabilities and the Deaf Apostolate
Saint Joseph and Presentation B.V.M. Parishes are invited to our Fall Retreat to be held at the Basilian Spirituality Center, 710 Fox Chase Rd. on Sunday, November 15 from 2pm-6pm. The cost is $20 per person (payable at the retreat), which includes a hoagie meal. If attending, please fill out the form shown below by Sunday, November 8.
Please plan on joining us for this afternoon of prayer, reflection and Mass.
PARISH RETREAT SIGN-UP
Saint Joseph Roman Catholic Church 