Church of Saint Philip
Neri,
Pennsburg
January 4, 2009
|
Rev. Robert A.
Roncase, Pastor Deacon Michael J.
Franks,
Permanent Deacon Rev. Edmond J. Speitel, Pastor Emeritus Rev. John J. Scarcia, Retired Pastor Rev.
Raymond W. Smart,
Retired, Resident Shirley
Misiak,
Office Manager Mark J.
Meinzer,
Business Manager Catherine
E. Faust,
Director of Music Patricia
A. Schleeweiss,
School Principal Jeffrey
W. Daley,
Director of Religious Education Colleen
Daley,
Parish Youth Minister Sister
Patricia Kelly, M.S.B.T., Parish Outreach Rectory Phone 215.679.9275 Rectory Fax 215.679.0386 School Phone 215.679.7481 Religious Education
Phone 215.541.3120 Religious Education
Fax 215.541.1398 Parish Social Hall
Phone 215.679.8116 Parish Outreach Phone
215.679.2282 Neri Center Phone 215-679-6490 Church & Rectory
Address: 1325 Klinerd Road Pennsburg, PA 18073 Hours: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Email Address: spnofc@comcast.net Website Address: www.spnparish.org School Address: 6th & Washington Streets East Greenville, PA 18041 Hours: 8:00 AM – 2:30 PM Website Address:
www.spnelementary.com Religious Education
Center Address 565 Main Street East Greenville, PA 18041 Hours: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Neri Center Address 6th & Washington Streets East Greenville, PA 18041 ROSARY: Prayed every Saturday
after the 8:00 AM Mass. |
SCHEDULE
OF MASSES
Saturday – Vigil Mass – 5:00 PM Sunday
– 7:30, 9:30, 11:00 AM Weekdays – In the Chapel Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
& Saturday – 8:00 AM Wednesday – 7:00 PM HOLY
DAYS: 8:00
AM, 9:30 AM, 7:30 PM Eve of
Holy Days –5:00 PM CHAPEL
OPEN FOR VISITS The
Chapel will be opened Monday thru Saturday until
7:00 pm for your visits to the Blessed Sacrament. CONFESSIONS Saturdays: 4:00 – 4:45 PM Eve of
Holy Days: 4:15 – 4:45 PM BAPTISMS Celebrated the 2nd & 3rd Sundays of each
month. Please
call the Rectory to schedule. 2nd Sunday
Baptisms are held at the 11:00 AM Mass 3rd Sunday
Baptisms are held at 12:30 PM PRE-JORDAN
CLASSES 1st
Monday of every month at 7:30 PM in the Rectory meeting room. MARRIAGES Arrangements
should be made at least SIX MONTHS
before the date of the wedding. NEW
PARISHIONERS Welcome to your new home! Please stop by the rectory between 9:00 am -
3:00 pm to fill out a registration card.
We are happy to have you in our parish and want to get to know you. SHUT-INS Please
call the Parish Outreach Office. SACRAMENT
OF THE ANOINTING Please
call the Rectory. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Every
1st Friday from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM in the church, followed by Benediction. FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS
If
you wish to have a floral arrangement placed in front of the altar, please call
the rectory |
OUR PARISH MISSION
STATEMENT
WE ARE THE CATHOLIC PARISH COMMUNITY OF ST. PHILIP
NERI, ANSWERING CHRIST’S CALL TO DISCIPLESHIP THROUGH WORD, SACRAMENT AND
SERVICE.
WE PROCLAIM GOD’S HOPE AND LOVE TO ALL.
Ask
deacon mike
Happy New Year! Can you believe it is really 2009? This past year was one for the books. However, saying that does not necessarily
carry a negative connotation. Not
withstanding all of the economic struggles we face and the tensions that
continue to pulsate around the world, 2008 was still a pretty good year. I say that because the passing of 2008
hopefully finds us closer to the Lord than we were a year ago. That is why God gives us life. That is why we measure life by time. As I talk to various people in the parish,
young and old, I get a sense that we are growing – not just in numbers but
growing into a community with a sense of purpose.
As children of God we
know our purpose is to bring honor and glory to God by our words and
actions. We do this by encouraging each
other and helping each other when needs arise.
Over the past several years the number of organizations which our parish
supports has grown. Mass attendance
seems to be up. There are more and more
people coming to daily Mass and the various Eucharist-focused services such as
1st Friday all day adoration and Benediction. We have a youth group and we have developed
several adult education programs. The
list keeps growing. I get a sense that
our parish is “hungry” for the opportunity to grow in our faith.
The various service
organizations in the parish minister to more and more people. We have a program for people to visit
shut-ins, programs for people to bring the Blessed Sacrament to those unable to
come to church, programs to help mothers who have recently given birth along
with other standard groups such as the Knights of Columbus and the scout troops
which we sponsor. Soon we will be
starting a program for adults who would like to be altar servers for funerals
and other Masses where we do not have the presence of our regular youth altar
servers.
I feel extremely
blessed to have the opportunity to both belong to and minister to a parish with
such diversity yet united in a common purpose.
In the second half of last year our parish council approved a new
mission statement for our parish. I
think it really defines who we are and why we exist. It reads: We are the Catholic Parish Community of St.
Philip Neri, answering Christ’s call to discipleship through word, sacrament
and service. We proclaim God’s hope and
love to all.
The Spirit of God is
stirring this community. Even in tough
economic times our people still have a generous and giving spirit. While we face many challenges we know that
by using our faith these challenges become opportunities. May we begin 2009 firmly resolved to meet
these challenges head-on and to use the talents and gifts God has given us to
bring about God’s Kingdom.
If you have any
questions about the Church or issues concerning morals, faith or sacraments
please drop me a line. You can leave a
note for me in the collection basket, send your question to the rectory to my
attention or simply send me an e-mail at deaconmikefranks@comcast.net. I will keep your identity completely
anonymous. Next month I will address
some questions I recently received about living wills and the Catholic Church’s
position on them. If you have any
questions along the same vein please get them to me so I can address them all
together.
Again, I wish you a
happy, healthy and peaceful new year.
And always remember
that I love you all.
Deacon Mike Franks
GREETER SCHEDULES
Greeter Schedules are now available for pick-up in
the vestibule of the Church.
CHAPEL OPEN FOR
VISITS
Our Chapel is open Monday thru Saturday from 9:00
am to 7:00 pm for visits to the Blessed Sacrament.
2009 MASS BOOK is now open for Mass
intentions. Stop by the rectory or call
Shirley at the rectory.
The Epiphany
of the Lord
January 4,
2009
Monday – January 5,
John Neumann, bishop
8:00 am – Marta Stark,
(Werner & Zenta Eisenmann)
Tuesday – January 6,
Blessed Andre Bessette
8:00 am – Vincent
Bellino, (Jackie Marion)
Wednesday – January 7, Raymond of Penafort
7:00 pm – For all those
enrolled
in our Memorial Society
Thursday – January 8
8:00 am – Kevin
Holzapfel, (Tom & Valerie Seerveld)
Friday – January 9
8:00 am – Lila &
Paul Smith, (Estate of Lila Smith)
Saturday – January 10
8:00 am – Kathleen
Piepszowski, (Mike Schasney &
Mike & Paulette Macenka)
5:00 pm – Stephen
Fogel, (Edward Mikanowicz)
Sunday – January 11
7:30 am – For the
living & deceased members
of the Parish.
9:30 am – Ralph
Bolognese,
(Barbara & John Tim and
family)
11:00 am – 1st
Anniversary, Joseph Josko
(Wife Jenny Josko)
FLOWERS AND
ROSES
The red roses
placed on the Blessed Mother Altar are in memory of William James Knauff,
requested by his Parents and Sister.
WE INVITE
YOUR PRAYERS
For the sick, those in hospitals, nursing homes and also for their
caregivers.
Please pray in particular for:
Rev. John J.
Scarcia, Jack Conlen, Mary Conover, Barbara Duklis, Olga Durco, Jake Kriebel, Baby Owen Gilbreath, Betty Watkins, Baby
Robert John Riegel, Jr., Kelly Conolly, Mary Finkbeiner, Jennie Virus, Robert
Rukstalis, Edward Azarovich, Mary Ann Bencie, Frances Cannon, Josh Frumnecht,
Steven Gebhardt, Ann Bowdren, Jack Cahill, Stanley Mikanowicz & Dianna
Rynkiewicz.
For those who
have died, grant them eternal rest and peace.
Please note: Every first week of the month,
the names on our Prayer of the Faithful – Ill, will be removed. Anyone wishing to add a name or have a name
removed from the Prayer of the Faithful – Ill, please call the rectory office
between 10:00 am – 2:00 pm; or email to: spnofc@comcast.net
BUILDING MEMORIALS
Give a St. Philip Neri Memorial
Gift!
For a
donation of $25 or more, there is a beautiful folder recording the gift and
donor to be presented to the family. A
Mass is offered each month.
In memory of Noreen Bauer, requested by:
Claude &
Pat Balduzzi.
We also have “Living Memorials” for those special
occasions in life.
PARISH
ORGANIZATIONS
Knights of
Columbus – Fr. Leo J. Letterhouse Council #6614 meets every
second Sunday of the month in the Council Meeting Room at the rectory. Consider joining us by calling Duke Doherty
at: 215-679-0660.
St. Philip
Neri Craft Guild – Meets the first and third Tuesday of each month in the
Social Hall Meeting Room from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm. Our
next meeting will be: Tuesday, January 6, 2009. For
more information, please call Connie Marks at: 610-287-9829.
Boy Scouts – Tuesday
evenings in parish Hall from 7:00 pm- 8:30 pm.
Join our Boy Scouts by calling Mark Walther at: 610-754-6541.
Cub Scouts – Thursday evenings in the Neri
Center, East Greenville. Join our Cub
Scouts by calling Alicia Tryon at: 215-679-4193 or email to: Cubpack591@yahoo.com.
CYO Sports – For more information, please contact
Kevin Loose at: 215-679-5481.
Parish Youth Ministry – For more
information, please contact Colleen Daley at: 215-541-1716.
SUNDAY COLLECTIONS
December 23, 2007 December 21, 2008
Envelopes:
$ 9,250.00 $ 6,333.00
Loose 1,437.00 1,055.00
Children 72.15
46.35
Total:
$10,759.15 $ 7,434.35
Census – Year-to-date:
$26,632.00
SUNDAY COLLECTIONS
Due to the Christmas holiday schedule, our Sunday
collections will be posted as follows:
Sunday, December 28th will be
posted in the bulletin dated January 11th.
ACTIVITIES - *BINGO*
Kitchen
opens 5:00 pm – Bingo – 6:30 pm
Working
Thursday – January 8th – Team #1
All
regular games pay $50
FINAL
COVER – ALL SPECIAL PAYS: $500
Bingo: December 18th
95 players
Games: $
1,523.40
Kitchen: $
90.00
Total: $
1,613.40
PARISH BREAKFAST
Our next
parish Breakfast is Sunday, January 25, 2009, from 7:00 am to 12:30 pm in the
parish Hall. Please save the date!
Volunteers
are needed – if you can help us out, please call Shirley at the rectory office
or Rita at: 215-679-7009.
MEETINGS and
EVENTS THIS WEEK
Sunday, January 4th
– Little Church – gym – 9:30 am
Sunday, January 4th
– Children’s Liturgy of the Word – Church during the 9:30 am Mass.
Sunday, January 4th
– CYO Sports – gym – 12noon-8pm
Sunday, January 4th
– Youth Ministry – gym – 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Sunday, January 4th
– Men’s 30 and over Basketball – gym – 8:00 pm
Monday, January 5th
– Pre-Jordan Baptismal Class – rectory – 7:30 pm
Monday, January 5th-
CYO Sports – gym – 5pm – 10pm
Tuesday, January 6th
– Adult Choir & Cantor Practice – Church – 6:30 pm
Tuesday, January 6th
– Boy Scouts – gym – 7:00 pm
Tuesday, January 6th
– CYO Sports – gym – 5pm – 10pm
Tuesday, January 6th
– SPN Craft Guild – Meeting Room A –1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Tuesday, January 6th
– Little Flower Girls Club – Neri Center – 6:30 pm
Wednesday, January 7th
– PREP (Religious Education) – School – 6:00 pm
Wednesday, January 7th
– CYO Sports – gym – 5pm – 9pm
Thursday, January 8th
– Pennsburg Manor Nursing Home Mass – 10:00 am
Thursday, January 8th
– Bingo – gym – 6:30 pm
Thursday, January 8th
– RCIA – rectory – 7:00 pm
Thursday, January 8th
– Cub Scout Den Meeting – Neri Center – 6:45 pm
Friday, January 9th
– SPN Quilting – Meeting Room B – 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Friday, January 9th
– CYO Sports – gym – 5pm -10pm
Saturday, January 10th
– CYO Sports – gym – 8am – 2pm
Saturday, January 10th
– Knights of Columbus Come-n-Go Bingo – gym – 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Sunday, January 11th
– Little Church – gym – 9:30 am
Sunday, January 11th
– Children’s Liturgy of the Word – Church during the 9:30 am Mass.
Sunday, January 11th
– CYO Sports – gym – 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Sunday, January 11th
– Knights of Columbus General Meeting – rectory – 7:30 pm
Sunday, January 11th
– Men’s 30 and over Basketball – gym – 8:00 pm
UPCOMING
MEETINGS
SPN Pastoral Council
Meeting – Monday, January 12th – rectory – 7:00 pm
SPN Pre-Cana Workshop –
Monday, January 12rh – Neri Center – 7:30 pm
Adult Altar Server
Practice – Tuesday, January 13th – Church – 7:30 pm
Car Show Committee
Meeting – Tuesday, January 13th – Rectory – 7:00 pm
Liturgy Committee
Meeting – Monday – January 19th – Rectory – 7:00 pm
Respect Life Meeting –
Wednesday, January 21st – rectory – 7:30 pm
Cub Scout Pack Meeting –
Thursday, January 22nd – Neri Center – 6:45 pm
Pro-Life March in
Washington, D.C. – Thursday, January 22nd
Catholic Schools Week –
Sunday, January 25th – Opening Mass in Church – 9:30 am
Parish Breakfast –
Sunday, January 25th – gym – 7:00 am – 12:30 pm
Grade School Talent
Show – Wednesday, January 28th – gym – 7:00 pm
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
PREP SCHEDULE:
January 7 – classes resume
January 14 – class
January 21 – class
January 28 – class
February 4 – class &
First Communion Parent Meeting – 6:10
pm – Mandatory Meeting
February 11 – class
First Communion Parent Meeting – 6:10
pm – Mandatory Meeting (SNOW DATE)
February 18 – class
February 25 – Ash Wednesday –no class
February 27 – Stations of the Cross – 7:00 pm
March 4 – class
March 11 – class
March 16 – First Penance Prayer Service – in
Church at 7:00 pm
March 18 – class
March 25 – NO CLASS – Parish Mission – Church
March 31 – First Communion Retreat – Social
Hall/Church
THE EDGE
It is the youth leader’s prayer that each and every tween/teen build a
closer relationship to Christ and His Church.
For more information, please call Mrs. Daley at: 215-541-1716 or email
to: prolifer53@comcast.net.
PARISH NEWS
Grade School &
High School Sunday Envelopes
Grade School and High School Sunday Collection
Envelopes are available for any student who has not received them for the 2009
year. They can be found in the
vestibule of the Church. When taking a
box of envelopes, please fill out the sign-up sheet (Print) with your name and
the number on the envelope box.
FROM THE PARISH
OUTREACH OFFICE:
ELIZABETH MINISTRY
NEWS
Can you remember
when a brief conversation with your mom, sister or friend left you feeling
energized and encouraged? The support
of women for women is essential during the childbearing years – we all want to
know that someone else understands our joys and sorrows and that someone does
care. The Elizabeth Ministry at St.
Philip Neri Parish reaches out to women in our parish to celebrate the
expectancy, birth or adoption of a child, to console and comfort a woman
experiencing the frustration of infertility, the pain of miscarriage or child
death and even the confusion of raising a child with special needs. In following the example of our Blessed
Mother as she visited the expecting St. Elizabeth, we want to sincerely love
and support women in their time of need and happiness.
If you would like to
serve other women in our parish or if you know someone who could use an
understanding friend, please contact LaRue Emmell: 215-679-3086.
FRIENDLY VISITORS MINISTRY
Are you recently
retired? Is God calling you to serve
someone in need? “As long as you did it
for the least of my brothers, you did it for me.” Friendly Visiting is the ministry for you!
There are only two
things required:
1.) a short
orientation program,
2.) a willingness to
listen.
If you can serve
God’s people as a Friendly Visitor, please call the Parish Outreach Office at:
215-679-2282. Leave your name and number. (speak slowly)
Won’t you consider
joining us as we serve our parishioners who are in need of a friend?
H.O.P.E.
Do you need a FREE
ride to appointments, store, bank, phone assurance, light housekeeping? Volunteers are willing to respond to these
needs.
Please call H.O.P.E.
Outreach Office at 215-679-2282 or Kathy & Bob Talbot: 215-541-0250.
HOSPITAL VISITS
Please call the
rectory to request a visit when you or a family member is hospitalized. Due to the Privacy Act, a request to have a
priest or the hospital minister visit and/or bring Holy Communion can be made
only by you or a family member.
CHARISMATIC PRAYER
GROUP
Every
Wednesday at 7:30 pm in the Chapel following the 7:00 pm Mass.
Come to grow
closer to God and experience the power of the Holy Spirit through prayer,
praise, song, scripture reading, teaching, witnessing, and use of the
charisms.
Discover the
love of God in a more profound way.
Call Rich
Grochowski at: 610-323-1127 for more information.
LITTLE FLOWER GIRLS
CLUB
Little Flowers
Girls’ Club is a catholic program for girl’s ages 5-10 based on learning
catholic virtues through the lives of catholic saints, scripture, and the
catechism of the Catholic Church. The
club strives to bring the catholic faith alive and inspire the girls to become authentic
catholic women.
The Little Flowers
meet at the Neri Center, East Greenville, on the First Tuesday of the month at
6:30 pm. The schedule will be as follows:
January 6th, February 3rd, March 3rd, April
7th,
May 5th & June 2nd.
If you are interested in this club, please call Dana
Orr at 215-679-8223; or: DANA@GOODNEWS4HEALTH.NET
or check the website: WWW.ECCEHOMOPRESS.COM
ADULT ALTAR SERVERS
We will be
putting together a practice for any interested adult who would like to serve
funerals and holy day Masses where student altar servers are not available.
If you are
interested, please call the rectory and leave your name and phone number and
Deacon Mike will contact you.
We welcome
men and w men, husband and wife teams and teams of friends who would like to
serve together. We will discuss
scheduling at the practice.
Please
call this week so we can get started as soon as possible. Practice has been scheduled for Tuesday,
January 13, 2009 at 7:30 pm in the Church.
COME-N-GO BINGO
St. Philip Neri Social Hall
Saturday – January 10, 2009
Doors open at 6:00 pm
Games begin at 6:30 pm
Cost: $.25/game
Menu: hotdogs, bar-b-que
& drinks
If you bring a non-perishable item to benefit Open Line, you play
two free games of Bingo!
Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus
PRE-CANA WORKSHOP
The St. Philip Neri Pre-Cana Team will
be offering a Workshop for couples preparing to marry in 2009.
The Workshop dates are all Monday
evenings on:
January
12, 2009
January
26, 2009
February
2, 2009
February
9, 2009 &
February
16, 2009
You are required to attend all five (5)
evenings to complete the Workshop.
Please call the rectory to register for
this Pre-Cana Workshop.
FREE THROW CONTEST
St. Philip Neri Social Hall
Monday – January 19, 2009
Registrations begin at 6:30 pm
This
contest is for boys and girls ages ten (10) years old thru fourteen (14) years
old.
Questions? Call Bernie at: 215-679-8275
MARCH FOR LIFE
Join Father
Roncase as he leads our parish on the “March for Life” in Washington, D.C. on
Thursday, January 22, 2009. The bus
will leave from St. Philip Neri parking lot after the 7:30 am Mass. Cost is $25 per person (includes dinner and
metro pass). $20 per student (dinner
and metro pass inclusive also)
On this, the
36th Anniversary of the infamous Roe vs. Wade decision which legalized
abortion, we ask you to join THOUSANDS from across our great land, in our
nation’s capitol to discourage our new president from fulfilling his campaign
promises, to abolish all existing laws that protect unborn children.
We will park
at RFK Stadium.
STAND UP AND BE COUNTED!
Sponsored by: Our Parish
Call Joe at:
215-679-3637 for more information, to make payment and to reserve your seat!
Based on FIRST COME-FIRST
SERVED
BINGO VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED
We are in need of Bingo Volunteers for
BOTH the kitchen, and working the floor, checking winning Bingo cards.
You only work one each month on
Thursday evenings. We have 4 teams for
both the kitchen and floor and are in need of help on each team.
CAN YOU HELP?
NOT EVERY WEEK –
JUST ONE WEEK, ONCE A MONTH!
If you can help, please check the area
you are interested in.
PLEASE PRINT AND RETURN IN THE
COLLECTION BASKET OR TO THE RECTORY.
_____KITCHEN
_____FLOOR WORKER
Name: _________________________
Phone:_________________________
Breakfast
Volunteers NEEDED
Our Parish Breakfast
is a major fundraiser for our Parish and a tremendous Community and Parish
Social Event. We are in need of more
parishioners to help with this monthly event.
Our breakfast is held the 4th Sunday of each month (excluding
November & December).
CAN
YOU HELP?
Not
the entire morning…
but
only a few hours each month!
Please print and return in collection basket or to the
rectory:
Cooks: Line
Servers:
___6am-9am ___6:45 am- 9:00 am
___9am-11am ___9:00 am – 11:00 am
___11am-1pm ___11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Dishwashers: Cleaning
the gym:
___7:30am-10:00 am ___12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
___10:00 am – 12noon
___12noon – 2:00 pm
Washing Trays Dessert
table, coffee
___8am-10am ___7:00 am – 9:00 am
___10am – 12noon ___9:00 am – 11:00 am
___12noon-1:30 pm ___11:00
am – 12:30 pm
Name: _________________________
Phone: ________________________
ARCHDIOCESAN NEWS
Religious Classes at
St. Charles Seminary
Take a class at St.
Charles Seminary! The Religious Studies
Division announces its Spring 2009 course schedule. Registrations for the Catechetical Institute non-credit adult
catechesis classes, undergraduate courses, and applications for the Master of
Arts Program are now being accepted.
To register, go to: www.scs.edu and click on Religious Studies –
Register for Classes.
The Spring Semester
begins January 20th.
Mass for Homeschooling
Families –
Monday - January 12,
2009
On Monday, January
12, 2009, at 1:30 pm, his Eminence Cardinal Rigali is scheduled to celebrate
Mass at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary in Immaculate Conception Chapel for
Homeschooling families.
Please come and
participate in the celebration of this vocation. All are welcome.
For additional information,
please call Peter Vink at 610-942-4286.
AREA NEWS
PERMANENT DIACONATE INFORMATION NIGHT
Monday – January 12,
2009
Corpus Christi Parish
Center
Conference Room D
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Have you ever
wondered about the role of Permanent Deacon in the Church or what it takes to
become a Permanent Deacon? Have you
considered the possibility (even for a moment) of serving the Church in this
way?
This information
night will explore the formation process of the Permanent Diaconate and provide
you with the necessary information to assist you in the discernment
process.
To register, please
contact Deacon Frank Langsdorf at 215-855-1311 or franklangsdorf@aol.com
SAT REVIEW COURSE
The new SAT Review Course is being offered at
St. Pius X High School by Apex Learning Program. Parent Information Night and registration will be held on
Thursday, January 22nd at 6:30 pm- 7:30 pm in the Library.
Classes are held Monday and Wednesday with
two class times at 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm or 6:30
pm to 8:00 pm. The Course starts
Monday, January 26th and ends Wednesday, March 11th.
Checks are payable to Apex Learning
Programs.
Any questions or to register, call Mrs. Julia
Sedlock at: 610-326-8990 ext. 37.
AREA PARISH NEWS
God’s Plan for a Joy-Filled Marriage Program
Saint Eleanor Church in
Collegeville will be hosting the God’s Plan for a Joy-Filled Marriage Program
for engaged couples on the following Saturdays:
January
10, 2009
April
25, 2009
September
18, 2009
November
14, 2009
Other dates are also available at
other Archdiocesan parishes. God’s plan
for a Joy-Filled Marriage is a highly engaging seminar that offers engaged
couples a compelling vision of God’s glorious plan for marriage, love, and
human sexuality.
When people think of Christian
teaching on sex and marriage, they often think of a list of prohibitions. God’s plan for a Joy-Filled Marriage offers
a refreshing, liberating vision of marriage and marital love – one that helps
couples fully embrace God’s glorious plan for their lives.
Based on Pope John Paul II’s
revolutionary insights found in his Theology of the Body, God’s Plan for a
Joy-Filled Marriage explores the “whys” behind the “whats” in a non-threatening
and convincing manner. It has helped
thousands of engaged couples come to profound understanding of marriage.
If any engaged couples would like
to register for the program or would like more information, please call Susan
Gordon, Stewardship Coordinator, at: 610-489-1647, extension 16 or email
to: sgordon@steleanor.com.