My Dear Parishioners, I am happy to report that last week I signed an easement with the Township of Warrington and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia on behalf of St. Joseph parish that will allow the township to address some drainage issues that we have had. The plan is for them to dig up part of…
My Dear Parishioners, Happy Father’s Day! Today we honor and thank our dads. We remember how important their love and example are to our families. Your Father’s Day envelopes with your intentions written on them will stay on the reredos (back altar) for the rest of the month of June. It is appropriate that they…
My Dear Parishioners, We now return to the liturgical color green for our Sunday celebrations. Even though technically Ordinary Time began after Pentecost, on May 20th, the Church celebrates the Solemnities of the Most Holy Trinity and the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, two central mysteries of our faith, before we move into…
My Dear Parishioners, I just concelebrated Archbishop Wood’s Baccalaureate Mass on Friday. It is hard to believe that another school year has passed and now we are entering the graduation season. I would like to congratulate all of our graduates from Kindergarten, Grade School, Middle School, High School, College, and from Post-College studies. These are…
My Dear Parishioners, This week we celebrated a new feast for the Catholic Church. On Monday, May 21st we celebrated Mary the Mother of the Church. We only got word that Pope Francis was establishing it in March and no hard copies of the prayers or readings were distributed. The Catholic News Service reported on…
My Dear Parishioners, This weekend we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. The word Pentecost comes from the word for 50. It is fifty days since we celebrated our Lord’s resurrection from the dead. Now we celebrate that the promised advocate or Holy Spirit comes to us to continue to reveal God…
My Dear Parishioners, HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY! We give thanks to God for the special gift of love He has showered on us in our mothers. A mother’s love is unlike any other. I hope you enjoy the day celebrating motherhood and families. We remember not only our mothers that are still loving us here on…
My Dear Parishioners, Last week we had a good number of people come to the training session after each of the weekend Masses for our Automated External Defibrillator (AED). I was happy that so many people were interested in learning how to use the device, now we just hope that we never have to use…
My Dear Parishioners, We have two remaining Altar Server training sessions May 12th and May 26th. The sessions start at 8:30 and finish by 9:15. It is not too late to sign up to be a server. We really need the help. If your child is in grade 4 through High School and is willing,…
My Dear Parishioners, On April 22nd, the universal Catholic Church observes the 55th Annual World Day of Prayer for Vocations. By setting aside this day, the church publicly reminds each of us of our need to pray so that Our Lord may send laborers into his harvest. The United States Catholic Conference of Bishops has…
