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by Adam Dickerson
Spiritual
The
Passion Play
St. Ignatius Parish, Yardley, will hold The Passion Play at 7:30
p.m. Friday, March 14 in the church auditorium. Cost: $5. To purchase
tickets, or for more information, call St. Ignatius Rectory at (215) 493-3377.
Lenten Day of Recollection
• The St. John Neumann Chapter of Catholics United for the Faith
will hold a Lenten Day of Recollection from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday,
March 15 at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. Reservations are required.
Cost: $25 per person; $15 for students; no charge for priests, sisters
and seminarians. For more information, call (215) 247-2585.
• The National Council of Catholic Women will hold a Lenten day
of recollection from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 15 at Stella Maris
Parish, Philadelphia. All women are invited to attend.
Day of Prayer
The Southeastern PA Catholic Men’s Movement will hold a Catholic
Men’s National Day of Prayer from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 15 at sacred
Heart Church, Bridgeport. For more information, contact Mark Houck at
(215) 906-8878 or register at www.trinitychapter.org.
Concert
The Archdiocesan Boychoir of Philadelphia will present “A Palm Sunday
Concert” at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 16 in St. Mary Chapel at Villanova
University. Cost: $15 for adults, $13 for seniors, $10 for students. For
tickets, call (215) 957-6048 or visit www.archboychoir.org.
Passion Play
St. Peter the Apostle Church, the National Shrine of St. John Neumann,
will present a live Passion Play at 2 p.m. March 16 in the upper church.
Mass will follow. Admission is free. For more information, call Maxi Jalosjos
at (215) 389-0428.
Tenebrae
Corpus Christi Church, Lansdale, will hold a Tenebrae Service, a meditation
on the passion and death of Jesus Christ, at 8 p.m. Sunday, March 16.
The service will feature Corpus Christi Adult Choir. All are welcome.
For more information, call Toni Pultorak at (610) 584-1583.
Holy Week Schedule
Sacred Heart Church, Clifton Heights, announces the following Holy Week
schedule: Passion (Palm) Sunday, March 16, regular schedule of Sunday
Masses with distribution of Palm at each Mass; Monday, March 17, 7 p.m.
Penance service at St. Eugene’s Church, Primos; Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday of Holy Week, March 17, 18, 19, Confessions before and after
the 7 a.m. Mass; Holy Thursday, March 20, Mass of the Lord’s Supper
with Washing of Feet at 7 p.m.; Good Friday, March 21, an ecumenical service
from noon to 3 p.m., Stations of the Cross at 3 p.m., celebration of the
Lord’s Passion at 7 p.m.; Holy Saturday, March 22, Blessing of Food
at noon and 3 p.m., Easter Vigil at 7 p.m. Easter Sunday, March 23, regular
Sunday Mass schedule.
St. Hedwig Chapel, Chester, announces the following Holy Week schedule:
Passion (Palm) Sunday, March 16, a bilingual Mass at 9:30 a.m. with distribution
of Palm; Gorzkie Zale following Mass. Holy Thursday, March 20, Mass of
the Lord’s Supper with Washing of Feet at 7 p.m.; Good Friday, March
21, celebration of the Lord’s Passion at 3 p.m.; Holy Saturday,
March 22, Blessing of Food at 10 a.m.; Easter Vigil at 7 p.m.; Easter
Sunday, March 23, a bilingual Easter Mass at 9:30 a.m.
Pilgrimage
Corpus Christi Parish, Lansdale, will travel to the Holy Thursday Chrism
Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul and to the St. Katharine
Drexel Shrine on March 20. Cost: $30 per adult and $10 per child. For
more information and bus reservations, contact Angela McClellan at (215)
855-1311, ext. 122 or corpuschristiaff@yahoo.com
Vigils for Life
Father John R. McFadden will conduct the Helpers of God’s Precious
Infants vigil for life Saturday, March 22 at Presentation B.V.M. Church,
Cheltenham. The rosary will be prayed at 6:30 a.m. at the Tabor Road abortion
site, followed by Mass at 8 a.m. at Presentation. A vigil will also be
held March 22 at 8th and Cherry Streets in Center City at 6:30 a.m., followed
by Mass at 9 a.m. at St. Patrick Church.
Pilgrimage
My Father’s Vineyard, Inc., will host a Pilgrimage for Family Life
on Saturday, April 5 to the National Shrine of Divine Mercy in the Berkshire
Mountains. A bus leaves Stella Maris, Philadelphia, at 7 a.m. and St.
Ignatius, Yardley, at 7:45 a.m. and will return at 10 p.m. For Yardley
reservations, call Joe Montone at (215) 428-3842. For Philadelphia reservations,
call Linda Berry at (215) 389-5201.
Educational
Romero Lecture Series
The Romero Center will hold the eighth annual lecture series beginning
at 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 14 at Rutgers-Camden campus. For more information,
email Valerie Rans at valdal3@comcaast.net.
Seventh Grade Day
John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls’ High School will host its annual
Seventh Grade Day from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 15. To register,
call Marge West Kiefski at (215) 563-8930, ext. 250.
Open House
Gwynedd-Mercy College School of Education will host an open house information
session from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 15 in the Keiss Hall Lobby
on campus. For more information, call (215) 646-7300, ext. 647.
Windows to Heaven
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Doylestown, will host a journey to view icons
at St. Philip’s Antiochian Orthodox Church, Souderton, from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 15. Cost: $24 per person for tour, transportation
and lunch. Register by March 19. For more information, call (215) 348-1510.
Social
Musical
John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls’ High School will present “Little
Women,” the Broadway musical, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, March 13 to March 15. Cost: $10 for adults and children, $5
for students with proper ID. For more information, call the school at
(215) 563-8930, ext. 250.
“Fast Food” and a Movie
Corpus Christi Parish, Upper Gwynedd, will offer Lenten “Fast Food”
and a movie, “Maria Goretti,” after Mass at 12:05 p.m. Friday,
March 14. Cost: $8. Register by contacting Angela McClellan at (215) 855-1311,
ext. 122 or corpuschristiaff@yahoo.com.
St. Patrick’s Day Socials
• St. John the Baptist Parish, Philadelphia, will host a St. Patrick’s
Day social at 7 p.m. March 15 in the social hall. Cost: $25 per person.
To donate a basket or purchase a ticket, call Mary Jo Johnson at (215)
482-3375 or Kathy Stackhouse at (215) 483-5436. For more information call
the rectory at (215) 482-4600.
• Immaculate Heart of Mary CYO, Philadelphia, will hold a St. Patrick’s
Day social at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 15 in Father Sullivan Hall. Cost:
$25 per person. Must be over 21. For more information, call Mike and Karen
McBride at (215) 487-3995.
Night at the Races
The Athletic Department at Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls
is hosting a Night at the Races at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 15 in the school
gymnasium. Cost: $10. Must be over 21 and have proof of age.
Pancake Breakfast
St. John’s Jesus School, Lambertville, N.J., will hold its annual
all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast and “Chinese” auction from
8 a.m. to noon, Sunday, March 16 at St. John’s Parish Hall. Cost:
$7 for adults, $3 for children 3 or older, free for children under 3.
Take away available.
Reunion
St. Hubert High School Class of 1958 will hold its 50th reunion at 1 p.m.
Sunday, June 1 at Marsico’s Restaurant, Northeast Philadelphia.
Class members are being sought. Contact Linda Hockl Ireland at lindaire11914@yahoo.com
or Marylou Carr Hoffman at (215) 672-8438.
Foster Care
Can you make a place in your family for a foster child? Thousands of children
need the love and support of a foster family. Catholic Social Services
is looking for single or married adults to become foster parents to children
of all ages, denominations and races. Homes are also needed for children
with special medical or emotional needs and for siblings who wish to live
together. For more information about foster family care, call Melissa
or Pat at (215) 587-3960.
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