What is your relationship with Christ like? Are you looking to strengthen your Christian Faith? Come, Look & Listen –discover or re-discover the fundamentals of the Christian Faith. Enjoy good food and new friendships through the ALPHA course. See below for more information:

Recommended for Children in PreK to 3rd Grade Bring your children to the Children’s Chapel prior to the start of Mass, where a teacher or assistant will be waiting to gather and lead them to the Parish Life Center on the ground floor of the church building. Children will listen to, and discuss, the Word of the Lord on an age-appropriate level and then return to you in the main church during the Offertory. No pre-registration necessary.

9:00 am Mass (There will be no 6:30 am Mass) Please Note: The Assumption BVM Parish Office will be closed and there will be no Eucharistic Adoration on President’s Day.

We are actively recruiting new talent to assist with the Spaghetti Dinner in the planning stages. This is a great event with many wonderful people. Consider joining “The Crew”!! Our kickoff meeting will be Monday, February 27 at 6:30 pm in the Parish Life Center of the Main Church. We will go over the items we reviewed at the wrap up meeting after last year’s dinner and go over any new ideas that may be out there for this year. If you are able to make the meeting or have something to contribute, please contact John Brennan at JJBrennan@AssumptionBVMWestGrove.org 610-869-4100 Remember, “Many hands make light work”!!

Assumption BVM School will host a Designer Bag Bingo on Thursday, February 21, 2019. Doors open at 6:30 PM and Bingo begins at 7 PM. This is a 21+ event; BYOB. Tickets are $25 in advance online and $30 at the door, if not sold out beforehand. Only 300 tickets will be sold. The ticket link is available on Facebook as well as both the School and Parish websites. Please contact Kristen Sullivan with any questions: Development@abvmschoolwg.us.

6:30 am Mass & Ashes 10:00 am Mass & Ashes 5:00 pm Prayer Service & Ashes 7:00 pm Mass & Ashes

Night at the Races (NATR) is Assumption BVM School’s biggest fundraiser of the year. This adult-only event offers an exciting evening featuring horse racing, silent auctions, delicious food and lots of fun. Please support NATR by attending the event, inviting friends and family to attend, donating a silent auction item, becoming a volunteer, placing an ad in the NATR’s keepsake book, buying a raffle ticket to win free tuition, or sponsoring a horse.

Want to offer a memorial or tribute gift to a living or deceased family member or friend? A catalog of Memorial and Tribute Gifts has been posted on the Assumption BVM Parish website. Please go to assumptionbvmwestgrove.org/memorial-and-tribute-gifts. Gifts include candle sticks for the altar; chalices for the Sacred Blood; vestments for important feasts; bedding for Family Promise; and, altar flowers for selected occasions. Browse the catalog to see what gift might be of interest to you. If you are interested in donating for one of these worthy causes, please contact Dennis Shannon at 610-345-1480 or e-mail Dennis at denbet67@verizon.net. The Parish will handle ordering and other logistics.