On September 22-27, 2015, Philadelphia will welcome the 8th World Meeting of Families, which is expected to draw a global audience. In June 2012, the 7th World Meeting, held in Milan, Italy, drew hundreds of thousands to the city with more than one million attending the Holy Father’s Mass.
If you were at Bingo November 13th, then it comes as no surprise to you that our School, Parish, and Community are awesome! A huge THANK YOU goes out to the Knights of Columbus who organized the event, the wives of the Knights who sought donations from the local community, the faculty, staff, and parents who created baskets, the parents and students who organized classroom donations, and the school families, parishioners, and community members who attended Bingo!
As his Eagle Scout Project, Michael Bagatta, chose to build a memorial to the Veterans in front of the church. He did an outstanding job and his troop will continue to maintain the garden.
The November elections are fast approaching. I hope all of us are doing our level best to scrutinize the positions of candidates on issues important and sacred to us as Catholics and followers of Jesus Christ. Elections matter. Who we elect determines the direction of our nation, state, and local communities. We believe we hold the earth in trust as stewards of all God has given us and that we our brother's and our sister's keeper. Therefore our point of view on issues like abortion, euthanasia, justice for the oppressed, capital punishment, immigration reform,