Church
of Saint Philip Neri
Pennsburg, PA 18073
May 31, 2009
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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.
Serving
at Mass June
7
Extraordinary
Ministers Lectors
5:00 pm – Trish Dornisch Ed Tryon
LaRue Emmell
Priest
Deacon
Claire Holcombe
Lee Johnson
Marci Jaman
Linda Franks
Dawn Ellis
Janet Kendra
Mark Meinzer
Pat Meinzer
7:30 am – Dina Corrado John Gilmore
Peter D’Amico Theresa Gilmore
Priest
Deacon
Michael Duka
Michele Martin
Anna Murphy
Gerald Murphy
Stephan Adelsberger
Christine Adelsberger
Anthony Pongia
Joan Pongia
9:30 am – Jeff Daley Larry Concio
Stephanie Greczek Susan DiMarco
Priest
Priest
Christine Kemp
Lester Kemp
11:00 am – DJ Williams Bob Piccone
Sandy Williams Michele Charlton
Priest
Priest
Marlene Leidy
Anita Weilnau
Serving
at Mass June
14
Extraordinary
Ministers Lectors
5:00
pm – Chuck Rodgers Mark
Meinzer
Maria Rodgers
Priest
Priest
David Moser
Trudy Moser
7:30
am – Lori Brozena Michael
Lynch
Dina Corrado J.
Sakalouckas
Priest
Deacon
Maureen Moser
Paul Moser
Michael Duka
Mike Heveran
Pat Scheerbaum
Jim Michels
Immacualata Barndt
Keith Greczek
9:30
am – Ken Mayer Matt
Horvath
Marilynn Mayer Joe
Cassarella
Priest
Michael Sledgen
Ed Tryon
Alicia Tryon
11:00
am – Barbara Schwind Eileen
Davis
Bob Schwind D.
McCausland
Priest
Bill Orr
Sandy Shellaway
Tony Shellaway
PENTECOST SUNDAY
May 31, 2009
Monday, June 1, Justin, martyr
8:00 am – Gordon Heckler, (Janet & Michael
Macenka)
Tuesday, June 2, Marcellinus & Peter,
martyrs
8:00 am – Helen Swann, (Daughter Charlotte)
Wednesday, June 3, Charles Lwanga, martyr
& companions
8:00 am – Lila & Paul Smith, (Estate)
Thursday, June 4
8:00 am – Noreen Bauer, (Stan & Betty Mikanowicz)
Friday, June 5, Boniface, bishop & martyr
9:00 am – Mass in Church
For all those enrolled in our Memorial Society
Saturday, June 6
8:00 am – John Virus, (Jennie Virus)
5:00 pm – For the living & deceased
members of the Parish.
Sunday, June 7
7:30 am – Jeanne Miller, (Mike Heveran &
family)
9:30 am – Charles & Mary Sailer,
(Mary Ellen, Rose, Ray
& Grandchildren)
11:00 am – Lucy & Mary Gazzillo, (Bob
& Elaine Roncase)
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, Baby Robert
John Riegel, Jr., Kelly Connolly, Jennie Virus, Robert Rukstalis, Mary Ann
Bencie, Frances Cannon, Josh Frumnecht, Steven Gebhardt, Ann Bowdren, Jack
Cahill, Dianna Rynkiewicz, Ethel Buck, Gary Lester Keller, Mary R. Giambrone,
Michael Andrusko, Betty Risko, Christine Keer, Anna Rickert, Robert Joseph
Drelick, Hilda Stine, Donald Abramo Sr., James Abramo, Christine Erb, Delia
Grim, Joe Johnson, Baby Lucy Littlefield, Gesse Liguoro, Charlotte Azarovich,
George Bradford, Margie Shelley & Angelo Gentile.
For those who have died, and in particular for Anna
Dietrich, grant them eternal rest and peace.
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.
For more
information, please call Connie Marks: 610-287-9829.
Boy Scouts – Tuesday
evenings in Social Hall from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm. Join our Boy Scouts by calling Joe Smith at: 610-754-6316.
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.
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 Marjorie Dean, requested by:
Stella
Roney and Carol Bradley.
We also
have “Living Memorials” for those
special occasions in life.
BREAKFAST
Our parish Breakfast was held on
Sunday, May 24th, and 478 people were served.
Our breakfast profit was $2,250.00
Thank you so much to those who
came out and worked hard to make everything really nice and successful.
Our next parish breakfast is
Sunday, June 28th, from 7:00 am to 12:30 pm in the gym.
Please keep the date open and
see you next month!
ACTIVITIES -
*BINGO*
Kitchen
opens 5:00 pm – Bingo – 6:30 pm
Working
Thursday – June 4th Team #2
All
regular games pay $50
FINAL
COVER – ALL SPECIAL PAYS: $500
Please note:
BROWN BAGS
ARE NEEDED FOR BINGO!
Please drop
the bags off at the Social Hall on Tuesday’s and Thursday’s between 8:00 am and
12:00 noon.
Bingo: 68 players – 5/21/09
Kitchen: $
266.75
Games: 363.90
Total: $ 630.65
SUNDAY COLLECTIONS
May 25,
2008
Envelopes: $ 8,016.00
Loose 1,352.00
Children 66.30
Total:
$ 9,434.30
May
24, 2009
Envelopes: $
8,271.00
Loose 1,080.00
Children 50.50
Total:
$ 9,401.50
MEETINGS AND EVENTS THIS WEEK
Sunday,
May 31st – Children’s Liturgy of the Word at the 9:30 am Mass.
Sunday,
May 31st – Parish Carnival on Church grounds – 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm –
BRACELET DAY!
Sunday,
May 31st – Carnival clean-up – 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
(help
needed)
Monday,
June 1st – Usher’s Meeting – in Church at 7:00 pm
Monday,
June 1st – Pre-Jordan Baptismal Class – rectory – 7:30 pm
Tuesday,
June 2nd – Garden Club – Church Grounds – 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Tuesday,
June 2nd – Adult Choir & Cantor Practice – in Church at 6:30 pm
Tuesday,
June 2nd – Boy Scouts – gym – 7:00 pm
Tuesday,
June 2nd – SPN Craft Guild – Meeting Room – 1:00 to 3:00 pm
Wednesday,
June 3rd – Pre-K 4 years old – last day of school
Thursday,
June 4th – Pre-K 3 years old – last day of school
Thursday,
June 4th – Bingo – gym – 6:30 pm
Friday,
June 5th – First Friday – Mass in Church at 9:00 am - Adoration –
10:00 am to 7:00 pm
Friday,
June 5th – Kindergarten – last day of school
Friday,
June 5th – SPN Quilting – gym Meeting Room – 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Sunday,
June 7th – Children’s Liturgy of the Word at the 9:30 am Mass in
Church.
Sunday,
June 7th – Men’s 30 and over Basketball – gym – 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm
UPCOMING MEETINGS
Welcome
Committee Meeting – Tuesday, June 9th – 7pm
Pennsburg
Manor Nursing Home Mass – Thursday, June 11th at 10:00 am
Parish
Grade School Graduation Mass – Thursday, June 11th – Church – 7:00
pm
Parish
Grade School Closing Mass – Friday, June 12th – 9:00 am in Church.
New Altar
Servers Commissioning and Thank-you for the graduating Altar Servers in Church
– Sunday, June 14th – 9:30 am Mass.
Knights
of Columbus General Meeting – Sunday, June 14th – rectory – 7:30 pm
Elizabeth
Ministry Meeting – Tuesday – June 16th – Neri Center – 7:00 pm
Cub
Parent Meeting – Wednesday, June 17th – Neri Center – 6:00 pm
SCHOOL
NEWS
St. Philip
Neri Grade School News
Don’t miss out on a great opportunity to
provide your son or daughter with a Catholic School education at St. Philip
Neri School! Our school provides a
safe, nurturing value-centered learning environment for students in Preschool
through Eighth Grade.
The Hop Ahead Preschool has
a program Tuesdays and Thursdays for 3 year olds and Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for 4 year
olds from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Our Kindergarten program is a full day program
along with our First through Eighth Grade which begins at 7:45 a.m. and ends at
2:25 p.m. An after school program,
C.A.R.E.S., is also available for students in Kindergarten through Eighth
Grade.
If you would like any additional information
on our school or would like to register your child, please call the school
office at 215-679-7481. When
registering your child for Preschool, please have a copy of your child’s
immunization records. If registering
for Grades K through 8, please have the following at registration: original birth certificate, copy of
baptismal certificate, and current immunization record as required by the State
of PA at the time of registration.
Hurry, as we need to prepare for the upcoming 2009-2010 school year!
School begins on September 8th for Grades 1 to
8, September 11th for Kindergarten, September 14th for Pre K-4s, and September
15th for Pre K-3’s.
PARISH
NEWS
St.
Philip Neri Grade School Tuition Assistance
Did you know that Tuition Assistance is
available for your child to attend St. Philip Neri Grade School?
Tuition Assistance is available to those
showing a real need. Address your
request to:
St. Philip Neri Tuition Assistance Program
1325 Klinerd Road
Pennsburg, PA 18073
You will receive a letter asking for
some information and you will be notified of any decision before the school
year starts.
Guidelines for:
TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Minimal Criteria
1. Tuition Assistance will apply only to
students in grades K-8 who are enrolled at Saint Philip Neri Elementary School.
2. Parent or legal guardian must be a
registered parishioner of St. Philip Neri Parish.
3. Must demonstrate financial need,
subject to review and approval of Tuition Committee.
4. Must be active and volunteer in parish
activities.
5. Tuition
Assistance will be applied towards tuition as credit.
SPN PARISH ADULT EDUCATION
Book Discussion: Meeting St. Paul Today
Understanding the Man, His Mission, and
His Message by Daniel J. Harrington, SJ
“The teachings of the letters of St.
Paul permeate just about everything Christians believe and practice, but many
of us know very little about this great apostle of the Church.”
Newcomers are welcome at our next
meeting on Monday, June 1st – 7:00 pm at the rectory.
For further information, please call Madeleine Gehringer at:
215-679-0737 or email @ mgehringer47@hotmail.com.
Extra books are available and may be
purchased at the rectory during regular business hours. The cost is $12.00/book.
CHARISMATIC PRAYER
GROUP
Every Monday at 7:00
pm in the Chapel. 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 at: 610-323-1127.
FROM THE PARISH OUTREACH OFFICE
FRIENDLY VISITOR UPDATE
A faithful friend is a sturdy shelter;
he who finds one finds a treasure.
Sirach 6:14. Are you
willing to be of service to one of God’s people by lending a listening ear and
making small conversation in order to lift spirits? You would be developing a valuable friendship with another
parishioner who is lonely and homebound.
The rewards are immeasurable. Call
Shirley at the rectory: 215-679-9275, or Sister Patricia Kelly at the Outreach
Office: 215-679-2282. Speak slowly,
please.
H.O.P.E.
The H.O.P.E. Ministry is part of Outreach and
services our Church Community. H.O.P.E. provides FREE transportation for
medical appointments, errands, respite care, light housekeeping and to mass.
Our volunteers are parishioners who are willing to serve and answer your needs.
Please call Kathy or Bob Talbot–Coordinators -
at: 215-541-0250 or the Outreach Office: 215-679-2282.
ELIZABETH
MINISTRY UPDATE
Sharing our love through positive action; an
Elizabeth Minister makes a commitment to celebrate new life, to support
families with young children, to encourage those trying to become new parents
and to comfort those in crisis and death circumstances.
The role of Elizabeth Ministers is not to do
the extraordinary, but to engage the ordinary with an extraordinary degree of
love.
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.
SPN ROSARY SOCIETY
Come and pray the
Rosary every 2nd Monday of each month at 1:00 pm in the Chapel. Our
next prayer gathering is Monday, June 8th.
PARISH CARNIVAL TEE
SHIRTS & LAWN SIGNS
Please return ALL parish
Carnival Tee Shirts and Lawn Signs to the rectory or to the Church (in the
small room) so we can pack them away for next year’s Event.
ST.
PHILIP NERI CHURCH
HOAGIE SALE
CHEESE,
ITALIAN or TURKEY
TUESDAY
– JULY 7, 2009
12:00
NOON – 6:00 PM
St.
Philip Neri Social Hall
COST: $4.00
All
orders due by:
Monday
– June 29th
Please
call:
Rita
– 679-7009 or Pat – 679-5675
TROPICANO CASINO TRIP
Saturday – August 8th
Bus leaves SPN Church Parking lot at 10:00 am!
$5.00 – no Show or coin included
Call Kathy Kulp: 267-923-5173 or
Kathy Talbot: 215-541-0250
OUR
PARISH BULLETIN NEEDS YOUR HELP!
It
is free and provides important revenues to our Parish.
Please
have your business, service or practice recommended to all our parish families
with an Ad supporting our Bulletin. Please
call Jim Finnen this week:
Cell
phone – 610-653-2145 or
Home
phone – 610-838-2238
It
is one of the few, inexpensive local advertising opportunities left in our area
and your parish thanks you!
ARCHDIOCESAN
NEWS
YEAR OF SAINT
PAUL
June 28, 2009
– June 29, 2009
Pope Benedict XVI grants a Plenary
Indulgence for the year of Saint Paul.
What is an Indulgence? “Every
sin has consequences. It disrupts our
communion with God and the Church, weakens our ability to resist temptation,
and hurts others.
The necessity of healing these
consequences, once the sin itself has been forgiven, is called temporal
punishment. Prayer, fasting,
almsgiving, and other works of charity can take away entirely or diminish this
temporal punishment. Because of the
fullness of redemption obtained for us by Christ, the Church attaches to
certain prayers and actions an indulgence or pardon, that is, the full or
partial remission of temporal punishment due to sin. Christ, acting through his Church, brings about the healing of
the consequences of sin when an individual uses such a prayer or engages in
such an action.”
(United States Catholic Catechism for Adults)
During the year of Saint Paul, the Holy
Father has granted a plenary (or full) indulgence to the faithful who:
Make
a good confession
Receive
Holy Communion
Pray
for the Holy Father’s intention
Visit
a Holy place, church or shrine which
honors
the Apostle to the Gentiles.
Cardinal Rigali has designated the
following official sites:
Cathedral
of Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul
Saint
Paul Church, Philadelphia
Saint
Paul Church, Norristown
SAINT CHARLES BORROMEO SEMINARY
Thinking
about a summer conference or spiritual retreat? Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary is offering a new summer program
that combines learning the faith with spiritual reflection.
Summer
academic retreats begin in July. To
learn more and download a registration form, visit www.StudyCatholicTheology.com. Undergraduate certificates and a Master of
Arts in Theology program also available.
Apply
now for summer session.
DO YOU KNOW YOUR TRIBUNAL?
The Tribunal is a group of specially
qualified priests, sisters, and lay persons whose responsibility is to come to
the help of people who have experienced divorce.
When a divorce occurs, the Catholic
Church always seeks to balance two realities.
One is the unbreakableness of the bond of marriage. This is God’s law. It cannot be broken by human intervention. On the other hand, the Church is concerned
about the spiritual welfare of the people involved. Was this a true marriage?
Even though a Catholic Marriage was celebrated, perhaps there was some
weakness in the consent of the parties involved? The Annulment Procedure addresses this problem without affixing
blame on either party.
If you are divorced or married outside
the Catholic Church, please telephone the Tribunal Office. Have no fear. All Interviews are private.
Write or call:
The
Tribunal
222
N. 17th Street
Philadelphia,
PA 19103
215-587-3750
NATIONAL FOSTER CARE MONTH
May is National Foster Care Month, a
time when we look to individuals and communities to come forward and make a
positive difference in the life of a child.
At present, there are over 4,000 children in foster care in Philadelphia
in need of safe, temporary homes.
Catholic Social Services is looking for single or married adults to
become foster parents to children of all ages and races.
To learn more about becoming a foster
parent, please contact Melissa at: 215-587-2458.
Remember, you can make a difference, a
difference that will last a lifetime!
ST. JOE’S UNIVERSITY GIRLS BASKETBALL CAMP
Saint Joseph’s University Women’s
Basketball is having two great weeks of Basketball Camp at the Academy of Notre
Dame in Villanova – June 15th to June 19 and June 22nd to
June 26th. Camp will be held
from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm for girls ages 9-17.
Our Junior Hawk Camp is from 9:00 am to
11:45 am for boys and girls ages 5-8.
Skills and drills, stations, competitions, games and much more will be
held each day! We are also having an
overnight team camp June 20th to June 21st on the SJU
Maguire Camp for Girls – 7th to 12th grades, ages
12-18. All grade school, high school,
travel, & AAU teams welcome! Five
game guarantee!
For more SJU information, please call
Kathy MacDonald in the SJU Women’s Basketball office at: 610-660-1710 or email
to: kmacdona@sju.edu or Katie Gardler at:
stjoe21@comcast.net.
AREA PARISH NEWS
SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DEPAUL
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul of
Philadelphia, serving the underprivileged of the Philadelphia five county area
since 1851, is collecting donations of usable men’s, women’s, & children’s
clothing. We will also be accepting small
household goods (bed and bath linens, pots & pans, dishes, cooking
utensils, shoes and books). We also accept small appliances in good working
order.
No
baby equipment, only clothing.
Individuals are invited to take all donations
on Saturday and Sunday – June 6th & June 7th from
9:00 am to 2:00 pm to our truck located at the following location:
Sacred Heart Church
838 Walnut Street – Royersford
The Society is an international Catholic
organization of lay people that has been active in aiding the area’s needy for
almost 150 years. There are over 1,000
local members who work on a person-to-person basis with the poor, providing
spiritual and financial assistance as well.
PART-TIME POSITION
St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother Parish in
Stowe, is looking for someone to be its next Coordinator of Religious Education.
All who are interested in this part-time
position are asked to call 610-326-5127.
AREA NEWS
APEX LEARNING SUMMER PROGRAMS
Sponsored by St. Pius X High School
All classes start June 30 to July 30
Math and Reading – Grades K-6
Math, reading & study skills – Grades 7-8
Classes held Tuesday & Thursday as
follows:
9:00 am – 10:30 am or 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
SAT Review Class Tuesday & Thursday:
9:00 am – 11:00 am
Registration will be held on Wednesday, June
24th, 9:00 am St. Pius X High School.
For more information or pre-registration,
contact Mrs. Sedlock at: 610-326-8990 x37.
FATIMA DAY IN DOYLESTOWN
The National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa
located at 654 Ferry Road, Doylestown, invites you to come and pray with us for
peace in the world! Join us on the 13th
of every month from now until October at 7:00 pm. We begin with Holy Mass followed by a candlelight procession,
Holy Rosary recited in different languages and Act of Reparation to the
Immaculate Heart of Mary. Your prayers
and presence are needed!
For more information, please call the Shrine
at: 215-345-0600.
Montgomery County Health Department’s
2009 Rabies Clinics
Date Place Time
June 6th Abington Recycle Ctr 9am -11am
Florey
Lane
(off
of Easton Road)
Abington
June 13th Collegeville 9am – 11an
Community
Park
4th
& Park Avenue
Collegeville
June 20th Harleysville Sr. Ctr. 9am -11am
312
Alumni Ave
Harleysville
June 27th Burnside Oakland 9am – 11am
Park
Burnside
Avenue & Oakland Drive
West
Norriton
