Upcoming Meetings & Events
Casserole Collection: Sunday (1/13), before all Masses, kitchen bay doors
Hospitality Sunday- Donut Social: Sunday (1/13), 8:30-11:00 AM, social hall
Presentation of Confirmation Candidates: Sunday (1/13), 9:30 AM Mass, church
Senior Adult Ministry Planning Team: Monday (1/14), 3:00 PM, St. Luke
RCIA & Inquiry: Mondays, 7:00 PM, St. John the Baptist
Family Life Ministry Team: Monday (1/14), 7:00 PM, St. Mark
Catholics Coming Home: Mondays (through 2/11), 7:00 PM, Holy Family Room
Walking With Purpose I: Mondays, 7:00 PM, social hall
Chosen Fathers: Tuesday (1/15), 7:00 PM, Holy Family Room
Stewardship Council: Tuesday (1/15), 7:00 PM, St. Luke
Advisory Council for Evangelization (ACE): Tuesday (1/15), 7:00 PM, St. Mark
High School Youth Group: Tuesdays, 7:00 PM, CLC
Walking with Purpose II: Wednesdays, 9:30 AM, St. Matthew & St. Mark
Middle School & 8th Grade Youth Group: Wednesday (1/16), 5:30 PM, St. John the Baptist
Legion of Mary: Wednesdays, 6:00 PM, holy hour, chapel; 7:00 PM, Holy Family Room
Cub Scout Den Meetings: Wednesday (1/16), 6:30 PM, social hall
Interfaith Action Committee: Wednesday (1/16), 7:00 PM, St. Luke
Elizabeth Ministry: Thursday (1/17), 7:30 PM, St. Matthew
Women at the Well: Thursdays, 7:00 PM, & Fridays, 9:00 AM, St. Mark
National March for Life Trip: Friday (1/18), 7:30 PM Mass, chapel
Queen of Peace Marian Prayer Group: Fridays, 1:00 PM, chapel
MLK Food & Toiletries Collection: Sat./Sun. (1/19-20), before all Masses, Holy Family
MLK Day of Service: Monday (1/21), 9:00 AM, social hall, kitchen
Joseph’s People: Monday (1/21), 7:00 PM, St. Luke
Pastoral Outreach Committee: Tuesday (1/22), 7:00 PM, St. Luke
Youth Ministry Team: Wednesday (1/23), 6:30 PM, St. Mark
Parish School - General Parent Meeting: Wednesday (1/23), 7:00 PM, social hall
Senior Adult Ministry (SAM) Game Day: Thursday (1/24), 10:30 AM, St. Matthew
Pre-Cana Program: Friday (1/25), 7:00 PM & Saturday (1/26), 8:30 AM, SS. Matthew, Mark & Luke & social hall
Parish School Open House: Sunday (1/27), 12:30 PM, Education Center
K of C Free Throw Competition: Sunday (1/27), 5:15 PM, gym
OTHER ACTIVITIES OF INTEREST
Help Wanted: Bishop Shanahan High School has an opening for an Administrative Assistant in the Student Services Office. It is a 10-month position with benefits; hours Monday-Friday, 7:30 AM-3:30 PM. Computer knowledge helpful. For further information and salary expectations email Mrs. Marie Weyback (
Help Wanted: Echo Lake, a brand new retirement community in Malvern, has full and part-time job opportunities for Maintenance Technicians, Housekeepers, Drivers, Dining Servers, Dining Room Manager, Utility/Dishwashers, Cooks & Chefs, Concierge and Evening Security Person. For more information, call 484-568-4777 or visit echolake.hyrell.com.
Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary: Experience a Discernment Retreat-January 18 (6:00 PM-January 20 (1:00 PM), at the IHM Motherhouse, 220 IHM Drive, Malvern. Single young women, ages 18-35, are invited to come for a weekend of prayer, spiritual conferences, meals and times of recreation with the sisters and novices. Daily Mass, Liturgy of the Hours and Eucharistic Adoration are included in our weekend retreat. Contact 610-889-1553 or
St. Mary Magdalen Parish, Media: Join us on Saturday, February 2, 8:30 AM-2:30 PM for Flame of Love Feast Day/Retreat. Holy Mass at 8:30 AM followed by First Saturday Devotions and teachings. Bring your own lunch and bring a friend, too. For more information visit www.flameoflove.us or call 610-622-4257.
Retrouvaille: Is your marriage hurting? Do you feel helpless? Hopeless? Retrouvaille (retro-VIE) can help and offers hope for a better relationship. Retrouvaille can help heal your marriage. The next weekend begins on the weekend of February 8-10 at the Family Life Center in Malvern. Additional weekends will be held in April and August. For more information, or to register for one of our weekends, visit www.HelpOurMarriage.org or call 1-800-470-2230. All inquiries are kept strictly confidential.
Malvern Retreat House: Join us for our 8th Annual Art Show at the McShain-Horstmann Family Life Center on the Retreat House Campus. The show runs from Wednesday, January 30 through Sunday, February 3, daily 10:00 AM-7:00 PM. Join us and meet the Artists at our Complimentary Wine and Cheese Reception on Thursday, January 31, 5:00-8:00 PM. Free Admission all days. No PA sales tax and 35% of all artwork sales are tax deductible and benefit Malvern Retreat House programs. Visit malvernretreat.com or call 484-321-2562 for more information.
Shanahan High School: All middle school students are invited to an Ignite retreat! Experience faith, friends and fun! All are welcome. Ignite retreats will be held on February 9 and April 27, 2019. For more information and to register for one of these retreats visit shanahan.org/ignite or email
St. Peter Parish Respect Life Committee: Sponsoring a retreat for high school girls entitled “Wonderfully Made: A Theology of the Body Retreat for High School Girls”, Saturday, February 9, 9:00 AM through Sunday, February 10, 11:30 AM, at St. Mary of Providence Center, Elverson. Cost is $50 per person with scholarships available. For more information, text Eileen Christian at 610-716-1849 or email her at
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St. Raphaela Center & Charis Ministries, Haverford, PA: Looking for a Catholic retreat this spring in the Philadelphia area? Charis Ministries is a retreat ministry in the Jesuit tradition for young adults in their 20s and 30s. This year, Charis and the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Haverford, PA, are coming together to host the What’s Next? Retreat at the St. Raphaela Center. This particular retreat is designed for men and women in their 20s and 30s and will be held the weekend of March 1-3. The retreat focuses on the variety of life transitions experienced by retreatants in young adulthood. Registration is open online under special events at http://straphaelacenter.org/. If you have any questions, please email us at
Man Up Philly 2019 Catholic Men's Conference: Now in its 11th year, Man Up Philly Men's Spirituality Conference seeks to encourage men to be better fathers, husbands, brothers, and Catholics through enlightening and energizing talks, prayer, Eucharistic adoration, along with the reception of Reconciliation and the Holy Eucharist. Join us on Saturday, March 9, 2019, 7:30 AM-5:00 PM at the Neumann University Mirenda Center, 1 Neumann Way, Aston PA 19014. Speakers include: Eagle star Ron Jaworski, Matthew Kelly, Evangelist Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers, Irish tenor Mark Forrest. Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Timothy Senior. For more information or to register, visit our website at www.manupphilly.com.
Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne: We invite women (ages 19-45) who are discerning a religious vocation to join us for a weekend of sharing in our life of prayer and apostolate. 2019 weekends will be held in Hawthorne, NY on March 8-10, July 26-28 and November 15-17; and in Atlanta, GA, on May 24-26 and September 20-22. Reservations are required. For information and/or reservations please contact Sr. Catherine Marie (845-745-1319 or
Save the Date: Daylesford Abbey welcomes back Don Bisson, FMS, for “Healing the Hole in the Heart”, on Saturday, May 5, 2019, 9:00 AM-3:30 PM. General Admission-$60; Religious & Clergy-$45; Students-$15, includes conference & lunch. For more information and/or to register call 610-646-2530, ext. 133 or visit www.daylesfordabbey.org.