MLK Food & Toiletries Collection: Sunday (1/20), before all Masses, Holy Family
MLK Day of Service: Monday (1/21), 9:00 AM, social hall
RCIA & Inquiry: Mondays, 7:00 PM, St. John the Baptist
Joseph’s People: Monday (1/21), 7:00 PM, St. Luke
Sister Parish Planning Team: Monday (1/21), 7:00 PM, St. Matthew
Catholics Coming Home: Mondays (through 2/11), 7:00 PM, Holy Family Room
Walking With Purpose I: Mondays, 7:00 PM, social hall
High School Youth Group: Tuesdays, 7:00 PM, CLC
Pastoral Outreach Committee: Tuesday (1/22), 7:00 PM, St. Luke
Walking with Purpose II: Wednesdays, 9:30 AM, St. Matthew
Legion of Mary: Wednesdays, 6:00 PM, holy hour, chapel; 7:00 PM, Holy Family Room
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
Women at the Well: Thursdays, 7:00 PM, & Fridays, 9:00 AM, St. Mark
Queen of Peace Marian Prayer Group: Fridays, 1:00 PM, chapel
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
Ministerium Prayer Service for Christian Unity: Sunday (1/27), 7:00 PM, Exton UMC
SEAM Board Meeting: Monday (1/28), 7:00 PM, St. Matthew
Pastoral Council: Tuesday (1/29), 7:00 PM, St. Luke
Pastoral Plan Implementation Committee: Thursday(1/31), 7:00 PM, St. Luke
Catholic Schools Week- Closing Mass: Friday (2/1), 11:15 AM, church
First Penance/Reconciliation: Saturday (2/2), 11:00 AM, church and chapel
EFF Adoration Services: Monday (2/4) & Tuesday (2/5), 4:45 & 6:30 PM; Wednesday (2/6), 4:45 PM, chapel
Called & Gifted: Mondays (2/4, 2/28, 3/4, 3/18), 7:00 PM, St. Matthew
Social Fellowship Committee: Monday (2/4), 7:00 PM, St. Mark
Joseph’s People: Monday (2/4), 7:00 PM, St. Luke
Knights of Columbus Council Meeting: Tuesday (2/5), 7:30 PM, St. Matthew
Finance Council: Tuesday (2/5), 7:30 PM, St. Luke
Middle School & 8th Grade Youth Groups: Wednesday (2/6), 5:30 PM, St. John the Baptist
Cub Scout Den Meetings: Wednesday (2/6), 6:30 PM, social hall
Elizabeth Ministry Play Date: Friday (2/8), 9:30 AM, St. Matthew
Pre-Jordan II: Saturday (2/9), 10:30 AM, St. Matthew
Family Life Ministry- Blessing of Married Couples: Sunday (2/10), 9:30 AM Mass, church
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: Camilla Hall Nursing Home has the following job opportunities: RN/LPN, full-time and part-time, 3:00 PM-11:30 PM and 11:00 PM-7:30 AM; Pharmacy Technician, full-time, Monday-Friday, 7:30 AM-4:00 PM, experience required; CNA/NA, full-time and part-time, 3:00 PM-11:30 PM; Food Service Workers, full-time and part-time, great opportunity for high school and college students. Complete online application www.camillahall.org or call 484-321-5630 for more information.
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary invites you to the sixth annual John Cardinal Foley Lecture on The Church and Social Communications. This year’s lecture is on Monday, January 28 at 7:00 PM, and will be given by Kim Daniels, Associate Director of the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University. The event is Free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.scs.edu/cardinal-foley-lecture.
Vigil for Life: Pray as a volunteer Helper of God’s Precious Infants in a Vigil for Life on Saturday, February 2, 2019, 8:00 AM Mass at St Agnes Church, followed by a Rosary Pilgrimage to Planned Parenthood in West Chester.
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.
Worldwide Marriage Encounter: Give the gift of love! Refresh your marriage relationship on a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. Getting ready for the new year means lots of time spent on everything but your relationship . For early 2019, why not give yourselves some time together? The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends are at Our Lady of Czestochowa, Doylestown, on February 8-10 and April 12-14, 2019. For more information visit our website at https://www.
wwme-philly.org/ or contact Al & Mary Liz at
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.
Malvern Retreat House: Please join us for the following events - Twilight Valentine Evening of Reflection on Sunday, February 10, 5:00-9:00 PM. Includes Mass celebrated by Fr. James McGuinn and Renewal of Wedding Vows, a five-star dinner and inspirational talk by international evangelist and author, Damon Owens and his wife, Melaine. This dynamic due is sure to ignite your marriage! $100 per couple. Ash Wednesday Lenten Day of Reflection on Wednesday, March 6, 9:00 AM-3:00 PM, directed by Fr. James McGuinn. This is the perfect day for you to begin Lent with the distribution of ashes, a sit-down lunch with Mass and Confessions. $40 per person. For more information or to register for either event, visit www.malvernretreat.com or call 610-644-0400.
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/or to register for one of these retreats visit shanahan.org/ignite or email
Saint Monica, Berwyn: Pilgrimage to Germany and Austria from September 8-19, 2019. Fr. Zlock will be presenting details of this trip twice on Saturday, February 9 - 12:00 noon and again at 6:15 PM (immediately after the 5:00 PM Mass). For questions, directions or to receive a brochure, call the rectory at 610-644-0110 or contact
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
com/e/wonderfully-made-a-theology-of-the-body-retreat-for-high-school-girls-tickets-53964057950.
St. Mary Polish American Society, Conshohocken: 3rd Annual Polish Mardi Gras Polka Party on Sunday, February 24, 12:00-5:00 PM, at the TK Club at 521 East Hector Street. Funds raised will be used to support the restoration of St. Mary’s Church. The event will feature live Polka music, delicious Polish food; 50/50 drawing and other games of chance, a basket raffle and baked goods sale. Families are welcome as there will be games for children with plenty of prizes! Admission is $10 in advance and $15 day of event; $7 for children 6-12 years old and free for children under the age of 6. For tickets email
Mothers’ Home, Darby: 8th Annual Bowl-A-Thon, Saturday, March 2, 3:00-5:00 PM and 6:00-8:00 PM, at Sproul Lanes, Springfield, PA. For more information and/or to reserve a lane, visit www.mothershome.myevent.com. There are sponsorship opportunities available and there will be a 50/50 raffle.
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
SS. Philip & James, Exton: Our Bereavement Support Group is open to all those who are grieving, no matter how long it has been. Our next session will be held on Thursday evenings, March 7 through April 11, 7:00-8:30 PM in the school library. Light refreshments will be served. For more information and/or to register, please email or call Theresa Ferrari (
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 and/or to register, visit our website at www.manupphilly.com.
Rachel’s Vineyard Ministries: Post-Abortion Healing Retreat, March 22-24 in Malvern-Frazer, PA. For more information and/or to register call or email Lauren (215-720-5828; lklovensnyc@
gmail.com) or Priscilla (215-906-6337;
Spiritual CPR: A Retreat for All Nurses: Paging all nurses! Come join us for a morning of spiritual reflection, fellowship & fun with other nurses. As nurses, we face unique spiritual challenges that often go unaddressed. Come share a morning with other nurses who share some of the same joys and burdens. Nursing personnel of ALL professional and spiritual backgrounds welcome. Please join us on Saturday, March 30, 8:30 AM-12:00 Noon at Daylesford Abbey, 220 S. Valley Road, Paoli. Breakfast will be served. A donation of $20 is requested. For more information and/or to register, please email Theresa (
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
Daughters of Mary, Mediatrix of Mercy: We are in the process of forming a new congregation of teaching Sisters, who, by God’s grace, will serve within those Catholic primary and secondary schools that implement a classical curriculum. If you would like more information concerning a vocation of the Daughters of Mary, Mediatrix of Mercy, email
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.