Bulletin - June 24, 2018 - Other Activities of Interest

OTHER ACTIVITIES OF INTEREST

Help Wanted: Saint Joseph parish in Downingtown, is looking for a qualified individual to fulfill the role as Parish Business Manager. This position will be part-time Monday through Friday. The ideal candidate will possess a background in accounting, have strong organizational skills and the ability to multi-task. If interested, please e-mail a cover letter and resume to Father Stephen Leva at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Quo Vadis Days-June 25-28: This 4-day, 3-night camp, held at Black Rock Retreat Center, is an annual favorite for high school aged men (incoming freshmen to graduated seniors). The camp includes daily Mass, Liturgy of the Hours, outdoor activities, a ropes course, powerful prayer, great talks, and an opportunity to interact with the Philadelphia seminarians. For more information, visit HeedTheCall.org/event/quovadis. Although both camps are held in English, registration forms are provided in Spanish to assist in registration.

Mayor’s Opioid Action Task Force: Join us for “Focus on the Family”, an interactive Panel Discussion for Families and Friends Impacted by the Opioid Crisis. This presentation will be held on Tuesday, June 26, 7:00 PM, at the Oscar Lasko YMCA and Childcare Center, 1 E. Chestnut Street, West Chester (parking is available in the garage across Chestnut Street). Visit www.opioidactionwc.org for more information.

Charismatic Retreat: Friday, June 29-Sunday, July 1, at Malvern Retreat House. Retreat directors are Sr. Ann Shields of Renewal Ministries and Fr. James Blount, SOLT. Music byFirehill & Mark Griswold. For more information and to register visit malvernretreat.com or call 610-644-0400.

St. Joseph, Spring City: Join us on Saturday, June 30, 11:00 AM for a Mass in support of those suffering from addiction. All are welcome! Celebrant is Reverend Charles R. O’Hara, Pastor. Addiction has touched far too many families and taken far too many of our loved ones. Join us that we may draw strength from one another in the power of our faith. “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” (Philippians 4:13).

Vocation Office for the Diocesan Priesthood: Brothers of Borromeo Vocation Camp (BBVC) will be held on July 13. Boys in grades 6-8 (rising 6^th graders to graduated 8^th graders) are invited to gather at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. The day includes games, activities, great talks, powerful prayer & Mass, lunch and dinner. For more information, visit HeedTheCall.org/event/BBVC.

Novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel: Join the Discalced Carmelite Nuns for the Novena beginning on July 8 and ending on the Feast itself on July 16. The Novena begins each evening at 6:30 PM with the Holy Rosary and the Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary followed by Holy Mass at 7:00 PM. Confessions are available between 6:30 and 7:00 PM. The Mass will be celebrated in the Extraordinary Form and the closing Mass on July 16 will be a Solemn High Mass. The Homilist is Fr. Kenneth C. Brabazon, Parochial Vicar at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul, in Philadelphia. Location is the Carmelite Monastery, 66^th & Old York Road, Philadelphia.

Our Lady’s Missionaries of the Eucharist, Birdsboro: Fatima Evening, July 11, 6:00-8:00 PM, led by Fr. Henry McCreedy. The event will include Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament, the Sacrament of Reconciliation, Praying of the Rosary, an Act of Consecration of Our Nation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Eucharistic Benediction, and Mass. For more info and to register,