The Catholic Church in America is currently in the second year of a three-year National Eucharistic Revival. Year two is focused on Parish Renewal. In support of this Revival, SS Philip & James Parish is presenting a four-week study beginning in October called “The Presence” produced by the Augustine Institute.
Jesus Christ invites us to return to the Source and Summit of our faith—his Real Presence in the Holy Eucharist. The Eucharistic Revival is a national movement to renew the Church by enkindling a living relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist.
September is dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows The purpose of the Devotion of the Seven Sorrows is to promote union with the sufferings of Christ through union with the special suffering that Our Lady endured because she was the Mother of God. By uniting ourselves with both the Passion of Christ and His holy Mother, we enter into Jesus’ Heart and honor Him greatly; He is more honored because we have so honored His Mother.
The month of August is dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. “What the Catholic faith believes about Mary is based on what it believes about Christ, and what it teaches about Mary illumines in turn its faith in Christ” (CCC 487).
Journey through Scripture with a 12-part series on FORMED about our Blessed Mother. “The Bible and the Virgin Mary” is an excellent 12-part series that examines the role of Mary in salvation history, including her role as the New Eve, Ark of the Covenant and Queen Mother.
July is the month devoted to the Most Precious Blood of Jesus. Jesus Christ invites us to return to the Source and Summit of our faith—his Real Presence in the Holy Eucharist.
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Please join us at our Spiritual Adoption Baby Shower. Please RSVP to Fran at flisowski421@gmail.com or at 610.363.7449 by Sunday, April 30th. Finger sandwiches, salads, desserts and beverages (water, lemonade, coffee) will be served. If you are able to contribute any of the menu items, please let us know what you can bring when you RSVP. If you are unable to attend but would like to donate a gift, please place your gift in the pack and play in the narthex. Click the full story to see the gift list.
FORMED is an ad-free Catholic Streaming Service for Mobile Phone, Tablet, PC and TV, designed to support personal faith formation and spiritual growth! All parishioners enjoy a one-year free subscription. Here’s how to register: Enter FORMED.org in your browser; Select Signup as Parishioner; enter the Zip Code 19341; select SSPJ then enter your email address. That’s it! Your login is your email address. No password is required.
SSPJ Parish is pleased to announce the introduction of FORMED, an ad-free Catholic Streaming Service designed to support personal faith formation and spiritual growth! All parishioners can enjoy a one-year free subscription!!
All registered children, new and returning in Kindergarten and First Grade, will recieve a $1,000 grant towards tuition. Now is the time to regiseter your child at SSPJs Award Winning Parish School! Contact our Advancement Director, Samantha Foster at advancement@sspj.net or 610-363-6530, x107.
Congratulations to Sister Teresa Ballisty and our outstanding staff, faculty, and students as once again our Parish School has been recognized as a 2021 Archdiocesan School of Distinct Instruction. We are very proud that our school has been recognized for both Growth and Exceeding Potential.
Amid all the pain and disruption, a year of coronavirus has given Americans a new respect for those working to keep daily life as normal as possible, from the frontline nurse to the Amazon delivery man. Near the top of this honor roll is an especially unsung hero: the Catholic-school teacher. The National Catholic Education Association reports that its schools boast a total enrollment of 1,626,291. In ordinary times their teachers do an extraordinary job, especially for their poor and minority students. As Justice Sonia Sotomayor once said, “Catholic schools have been a pipeline to opportunity” for people like her—poor, Latina, raised by a single mom. Since the Covid-19 outbreak, Catholic-school administrators have moved heaven and earth to keep their classrooms open to new generations of Sotomayors. Read the article: https://www.wsj.com/articles/catholic-schools-are-beating-covid-11612221948?st=wo6xlbndaz8sqju&reflink=article_email_share
We are extremely proud to announce that two of our eighth graders have been named 2020 Neumann Scholars, Colin Graveley and Raphael Reyes. As part of this prestigious honor, awarded for academic excellence, these students will receive a full tuition, four-year scholarship to the Archdiocesan high school of their choice. They plan to attend Bishop Shanahan in the fall. Please join us in congratulating Colin and Raphael in this wonderful accomplishment!
SSPJ Parish school is hosting their annual Fun Run virtually on Thursday, June 4. As a school family, the Fun Run will be kicked off via Zoom to pray and then the students and their family will spend time outside walking/running together. Funds raised will be used for school improvements. If you can help out and donate, our parish school children would greatly appreciate it. Here is the link: https://app.99pledges.com/fund/SSPJFunRun
Our SSPJ thrift shop is accepting at the present time only wearable clothing items. They can be dropped off any Saturday from 10 AM until 2 PM. The shop is not as yet reopened for business. Please do not drop off any non-clothing items until further notice. Thank you and God bless you for your support of this vital help to our parish finances. Last year our great little shop brought in a whopping $48,000 dollars to our budget. God bless our faithful workers and all who contribute or purchase items!