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May 17, 2012 – 9:53 am | No Comment

One of the most important issues for the future of Catholic schools is the passage school voucher legislation. This legislation will allow parents to choose which schools to support with their tax dollars. This will …

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Feast of the Ascension – Holy Day of Obligation – Thursday May 17
May 15, 2012 – 7:05 am | No Comment
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The Feast of the Ascension, Thursday May 17,  is a Holy Day of Obligation.

Masses will be held at 7 am (St. Mary of the Assumption) and 6 pm (St. Lucy).

This Feast celebrates Jesus’ Glorious Ascension into Heaven after spending 40 days on earth after His Resurrection. It also marks the last phase of the Easter season where the Church focuses on fervent prayer for the coming of the Holy Spirit.

Prayer Group Meets Every Week To Prayer For Future Of The Catholic Church In Manayunk
April 14, 2012 – 1:15 pm | No Comment
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We invite members of St. Lucy’s and St. Josaphat’s to join us for traditional Catholic devotions including the Rosary and Chaplet of Divine Mercy. We will focus on the future presence of the Catholic Church …

Taize Prayer – May 14
April 13, 2012 – 10:44 pm | No Comment
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Taize Prayer—Join us for an evening of quiet prayer in the tradition of the Taize Monastic Community. It is a beautiful meditative prayer experience. Check out www.taize.fr  for more information.   Meetings are on the second …

Thank You! From North Light
April 12, 2012 – 12:36 pm | No Comment
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Thank You!! North Light Community Center extends a grateful thank you to the parishioners of St. Mary’s for the generous donations of groceries to the Friends in Supplying Help (F.I.S.H.) program.  Your gifts have make …

Teen Uprise Needs Donations
April 12, 2012 – 12:30 pm | No Comment
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Teen Uprise, the Christian non-profit organization for at-risk teens, is currently housed in the Neumann Room in St. Mary’s Parish Center. This summer, Teen Uprise, will be holding a series of flea markets to raise …

Jesus the Healer – Homily – Feb 12
February 11, 2012 – 10:14 pm | No Comment
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This week’s readings tell the story of Jesus healing a leper.
 

In the Gospel reading, Jesus heals a leper. In touching the leper, Jesus makes himself ritually unclean. That is part of the reason why Jesus …

Manayunk Parishes Submit Alternative Proposal
February 11, 2012 – 9:39 pm | 6 Comments
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This week marked the end of the consultation period for the Manayunk Parish merger process. Here is a report of what we have done with this time to give input to the Archdiocese about the …

Doing What You Signed Up For – Homily – Feb 5
February 4, 2012 – 3:23 am | No Comment
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This week, we read about Job’s sufferingand are challenged to reflect on our own expectations for life.
 

The first reading is from the book of Job. In this section of the reading, Job is realizing that …

13-Week GriefShare – Starts Feb 8 At Leverington Pres.
February 3, 2012 – 7:46 pm | No Comment
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13-Week GriefShare—This program features biblical, Christ-centered teaching that focuses on grief topics associated with the death of a loved one.  The DVD seminar features nationally respected grief experts and real-life stories of people, followed by …

Overcoming Evil – Homily – January 29
January 28, 2012 – 12:01 pm | No Comment
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The readings for this week present Jesus’ encounter with a person possessed by a demon.
 
· In this Gospel, Jesus casts out a demon from an afflicted person.
 
· This raises the question of the existence of evil …

The Confiteor and the Gloria – From the Desk of Mary Breithaupt – Jan 29
January 23, 2012 – 7:50 pm | No Comment
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THE ROMAN MISSAL 3RD EDITION—Here is some information to assist everyone in understanding the revised translation and – in particular – changes in the Confiteor and the Gloria.
Confiteor (“I confess…”) One of the three options …

Blue Ribbon Commission on Catholic Schools
January 21, 2012 – 7:04 pm | No Comment
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The year-long study of the Catholic School system by the Blue Ribbon Commission announced its results on January 6. The commission has recommended that St. Bridget’s Catholic School close and merge with Holy Child.
We can …

Takin’ It To The Streets – Homily – January 22
January 21, 2012 – 1:14 am | No Comment
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The readings for this week – the third Sunday of Ordinary Time – invites us to reflect on our call to preach the Gospel.

In this week’s first reading, we have the story of Jonah.

Jonah is …

The Call – Homily – Jan 15
January 15, 2012 – 11:12 pm | No Comment
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The readings for this week – the third Sunday of Ordinary Time – invites us to reflect on our call to preach the Gospel.

This week’s readings present people who are called by God to do …

Mary Pondered These Things In Her Heart – Homily – Feast of Epiphany – January 8
January 8, 2012 – 4:53 pm | No Comment
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The readings for this week invite us to reflect on Mary’s role in the mysteries of the Incarnation.

Why a baby? Jesus Christ, who is God, comes as a little baby. Why?

A baby is something we …

Positive Media Coverage For Manayunk Prayer Vigil
January 7, 2012 – 11:56 pm | 4 Comments
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On January 8 after the 6 PM Mass, parishioners from Manayunk parishes gathered for prayer. We wanted to pray for wisdom and peace in the discernment process for merging the five parishes of Manayunk.
Some of …

Mary, Mother of God – Homily – January 1
January 1, 2012 – 5:02 pm | No Comment
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The readings for this week invite us to reflect on Mary’s role in the mysteries of the Incarnation.

In the first reading, we read how God wants Aaron and the other priests to bless the people.

God …