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Mass on Thanksgiving will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Please note that the parish office will be closed on Thursday and Friday of Thanksgiving week.

Please note that we are able at this time to keep the parish office open only from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. You may contact the Pastor or Staff by email or leave a message in their voicemail by calling 610-869-2722. For pastoral emergencies leave message in the Pastor's voicemail as it is always monitored. Click on the heading for email addresses.

This year's program will be held at St Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother Parish Center on Rt 41 on December 12. We are grateful to the parish for allowing us to use their facility due to the expanded use of our Parish Center for school classrooms. We also anticipate a reduction in the amount of non-perishables that will be donated due to the absence of students attending the Avon Grove Schools which have had a very fruitful food drive every year. Attached is a copy of our community support letter that outlines the program in a little more detail, We ask for your time, talent and treasure during the Blessed Holiday Season!!!

We will have a socially distanced meeting in the PLC of the Lower Level of Church. If you are unable to attend and would like to contribute, please email JJBrennan@assumptionbvmwestgrove.org for information about joining the meeting through the internet. Due to social distancing, our parish center has been converted into classrooms; we are grateful to St Gabriel's for allowing us to use their Parish Center. This is just one of the many changes and challenges that face us this year. We will need additional volunteers to make the program a success this year. Many hands make light work!!!!

We are pleased to offer Cap't Chucky's frozen assortment of seafood items again. Please place your orders by November 14 with pick up on Friday November 20 between 5 & 7 at the main church entrance. Click on the title for the order form.

These are the same great 10" pies that we serve at the Spaghetti dinner from McClure's Bakery This years sale will be for pick up on Tuesday November 24 between 5 & 7 pm. All orders are due in no later than Tuesday November 16. Click on the title for the order form.

Saturday November 21 from 10am to 3pm Click on the title for more information about attending and securing a spot as a vendor.

Come celebrate the Feast of OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, Assumption BVM Church, 300 State Road, West Grove, PA. The 6:30 pm Mass will be in Honor of our Blessed Mother, followed by the 7:00 pm inspirational Talk on the Secrets of the Holy Rosary. Our guest speaker will be Dr. Antone Raymundo. If you are unable to attend, the Mass and Presentation will be live-streamed via the Parish website. Click on this announcement for more information.

Paul is Director of Choral Music and Organist Sligo Seventh Day Adventist Church in Tacoma Park, MD. He is also Doctoral Candidate at Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore, MD. Please click on this note for more information.

Due to an increased need in our area, we will be hosting a two day Blood Drive in the Parish Life Center. Please call 1-800-733-2767 or visit www.redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code: assumptionbvm. For more information, please contact Ann Barr at 610-869-8559 or email tedra.farrell@redcross.org.

Local action is urgently needed in support of busing for Catholic and Private Schools in the State of Pennsylvania. A handful of school districts refuse to commit to providing busing services to our students, despite our reminders that our families pay taxes. Locally, we need your help in reaching out to the school officials in the Avon Grove school district. Our district have not yet committed to busing services. We have provided as much contact information as was readily available. We ask our parishioners to contact school officials to urge them to fulfill their duty to provide student busing for all students. Thank you!!!! Chester County Avon Grove School District Dr. Christopher Marchese, Superintendent of Schools - 610.869.2441, ext. 50001, mmarchese@avongrove.org Barbara Wallace, Transportation Coordinator - agsdtransportation@avongrove.org or 610.869.2441, ext. 50700 School board–Bonnie Wolf- bwolff1@avongrove.org

We are registering for the 2020/2021 Catholic Youth Faith Formation (CYFF) classes. Please click on the title above to go to the Catholic Youth Faith Formation page to register.

For friends and family who no longer come to Mass—a safe place to talk and share, with no commitments (and no collection). Regular meetings, run by parishioner Ed Charlton, are on the first Thursday of the month, 6:30 to 7:30pm, via Zoom. Next meeting Thursday, September 3, 2020. Please invite your friends or family who no longer attend Mass. We want to hear their stories. Laity Local: www.meetup.com/Laity-Local Contact Ed at laitylocal@gmx.com

We will celebrate Mass at 9am. There will not be Adoration after Mass and the parish office will be closed.

The Red Cross is in desperate need of blood donors. Please sign up to give! Slots are available from 8:30 until 12:30. https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/donation-time …..then type in 19390 for the zip code.

A private funeral Mass will be celebrated for our dear departed Msgr. John Graf at St. William Parish on Monday, June 8 at 10 a.m. It will be live streamed on Msgr's tribute page. Click on this note to go to the link for the service. When the Commonwealth enters into the Green Phase of recovery from the pandemic ABVM Parish will organize a memorial Mass for our Pastor Emeritus.

Due to COVID-19 occupancy restrictions this event is not open to the public but will be livestreamed so the faithful can unite in this joyous occasion from the Basilica at 10am.. Watch the Mass live at https://vimeo.com/424912591 or on the seminary’s Facebook page.

We will continue to live stream the Mass from our parish church on Sunday's at 10am. Parishioners can enjoy the services in the comfort of their home. Click the header for the link to the Live Stream on Facebook or look below for the streaming to start at 10am on Sundays under Parish Live Streaming.

We at Assumption BVM Parish look forward to welcoming you back! Let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus as we make our way back to the in person celebration of the Mass. While our county remains in the Yellow Phase of statewide reopening, all of us need to do our part to make sure that our return to Mass is a peaceful and safe experience for all. Please make time to read the instructions below and follow these guidelines when attending Mass during this period: