RCIA & Inquiry: Mondays, 7:00 PM, St. John the Baptist
Catholics Coming Home: Mondays (2/4 & 2/11), 7:00 PM, Holy Family Room
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: Mondays (2/4 & 2/18), 7:00 PM, St. Luke
Walking With Purpose I: Mondays, 7:00 PM, social hall
High School Youth Group: Tuesdays, 7:00 PM, CLC
Adult Bible Study: Tuesdays, 9:30 AM and 7:00 PM, St. Matthew & St. Mark
Finance Council: Tuesday (2/5), 7:00 PM, St. Luke
Knights of Columbus Council Meeting: Tuesday (2/5), 7:30 PM, St. Matthew
Walking with Purpose II: Wednesdays, 9:30 AM, St. Matthew
Middle School & 8th Grade Youth Groups: Wednesday (2/6), 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 (2/6), 6:30 PM, social hall
Pastoral Council: Wednesday (2/6), 7:00 PM, St. Luke
Women at the Well: Thursdays, 7:00 PM, & Fridays, 9:00 AM, St. Mark
Elizabeth Ministry Play Date: Friday (2/8), 9:30 AM, St. Matthew
Queen of Peace Marian Prayer Group: Fridays, 1:00 PM, chapel
Pre-Jordan II: Saturday (2/9), 10:30 AM, St. Matthew & St. Mark
Family Life Ministry- Blessing of Married Couples: Sunday (2/10), 9:30 AM Mass, church
First Grade Daisies: Monday (2/11), 3:00 PM, Art Room
Liturgical Floral Arrangements Workshop: Tuesday (2/12), 7:00 PM, social hall
Pastoral Outreach Committee: Tuesday (2/12), 7:00 PM, St. Mark
Bereavement Ministry Team: Wednesday (2/13), 9:00 AM, St. Luke
SDOS Planning Team: Wednesday (2/13), 7:00 PM, St. Mark
Girl Scout Leaders for Local Troops: Wednesday (2/13), 7:00 PM, CLC
Sister Parish Planning Team: Monday (2/18), 7:00 PM, St. Matthew
Chosen Fathers: Tuesday (2/19), 7:30 PM, St. Luke
Interfaith Action Committee: Wednesday (2/20), 7:00 PM, St. Luke
Pastoral Plan Implementation Committee: Thursday (2/21), 7:00 PM, St. Luke
Protecting God’s Children Training: Thursday (2/21), 7:00 PM, St. Matthew
OTHER ACTIVITIES OF INTEREST
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.
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.
Daylesford Abbey: Abbott Domenic is offering a healing Mass every first Thursday at 11:00 AM with anointing of the sick from any kind of mental, physical, emotional need (not just from the Church abuses). Our next Mass for Health & Healing will be held on February 7. Please RSVP by Tuesday noon (
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 duo 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. The next Ignite retreat will be held on April 27, 2019. For more information and/or to register 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
Saint Agnes, West Chester: Join us on Wednesday, February 13, 6:30 PM in the school cafeteria for “As I Have Loved You” - A Night of Marriage Enrichment. Open to all married and engaged couples. The evening consists of Marriage Enrichment featuring Deacon Mike Kubiak, Marriage Enrichment expert for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Office of Life and Family; Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (chapel); and pizza party and fun, back in the cafeteria. For more information contact Matt Robinson (
IHM Sisters’ Night: Single young women ages 18-35 are invited to join the IHM Sisters on Friday, February 15, 6:00-9:00 PM, at the IHM Motherhouse in Malvern. This is a great opportunity for young women curious about religious life to spend a little time with the sisters in an informal setting. For more information or to RSVP, contact Sr. Marianne (610-889-1553 or
IHM Discernment Retreat: Experience a weekend retreat at the IHM Motherhouse with the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary sisters and novices. 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. Daily Mass, Liturgy of the Hours and Eucharistic adoration are included in our weekend retreat from Friday, February 15, 6:00 PM, through Sunday, February 17, 1:00 PM. For more information or to RSVP, contact Sr. Marianne (
St. James Alumni Association, Eddystone, PA: The Alumni Association is again sponsoring high school scholarships for 2019-2020 school year. The scholarship applications are now available by request by calling 610-876-2006 or emailing
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
SS. Peter & Paul, West Chester, PA: AFIRE is a faith based movement designed to bring education, healing, hope, resources, advocacy and transformational action to families and communities struggling with addiction. If you, your family or anyone you know has been impacted by addiction, or if you’d simply like to join others in providing faith, hope and love to those struggling in the midst of this terrible epidemic, please join us for the next meeting of the SS. Peter & Paul chapter of AFIRE which will be held on Thursday, February 28, 7:00-8:30 PM in the Parish Center. For more information, please contact Kathleen Rosati (
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
Charismatic Mass and Healing Service: Please join the Archdiocesan Charismatic Prayer Communities of Chester County on Monday, March 4, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Oxford. Prayer and Praise at 7:00 PM, Mass at 7:30 PM. Celebrant is Rev. Christopher Rodgers. All are welcome (bring a friend)! Wheelchair accessible! For more information and directions contact Jean Gottel (
Daylesford Abbey: Join us on Wednesday, March 6, for “Beginning the Forty Days of Lent”. Offering is $30 per person. Presenter is Joseph Serano, O. Praem. Please register before Wednesday, February 27, by calling 610-647-2530 or emailing
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.
Good Works Annual Celebration Dinner: All are welcome to join us on Sunday, March 10, 5:00 PM, at the Downingtown Country Club for a sumptuous buffet, inspiring testimonies, fellowship and thanksgiving. Tickets are $35 per guest and guests may choose their seats upon arrival. For more information visit the website at goodworksinc.org or call 610-383-6311.
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.
Insert to the Parish Bulletin for Sunday, February 3, 2019
Liturgical Environment Committee
Flowers for the Glory of God: Ever wonder why there are flowers on the altar at some times and nothing at other times? Ever wonder how we come up with the floral designs for our celebrations? Please join the Liturgical Environment Committee in the social hall on Tuesday, February 12, 7:00-9:00 PM, for a hands„on workshop and learn a little about our liturgical decorations while enjoying an introduction to the art ofFloral Design. Each participant will make a floral arrangement to take home and enjoy. Adults and teens (over the age of 1 6) are invited to participate. Please bring a tea cup (or tea cup sized container - no larger than 4" across) to hold your arrangement, and bring a pair of clippers, if you have them.
Advanced reservations are required by this Thursday, February 7, to assure we have the proper amount of supplies for your arrangements. To register, please call the parish office (610-321-1200) or email
2019 Parish Mission
On Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, March 17-18-19, we will welcome Mrs. Elizabeth Ficocelli, who will present an engaging, three-day parish mission entitled: Discovering, Living, and Sharing Our Mission. Her goal is to awaken her audiences to the realization that they play an important role in building the kingdom of God.
Elizabeth's staffing point is the conviction that each and every one of us has a mission -- a distinct plan and purpose designed by God for the intention of living out our Christian discipleship to bring Christ to the world. We need not fear, because we have been created with all the gifts and characteristics necessary to answer this call, right where we are, in a way that only we can do. In her first presentation, Elizabeth shares her own belief that mission is something the Lord has placed on her heart from the time she was a child, giving a personal testimony about her own j ourney from a non-Catholic upbringing to her life as a Catholic evangelist. Her testimony has inspired countless people to reflect on how God works in their own lives to prepare them for their missionOn the second night, Elizabeth will speak about the need to unburden ourselves from things that may be holding us back, holding us captive and so interfering with our ability to fully live our mission. She offers a refreshing new look at the Sacrament of Reconciliation, sharing her own struggles with this sacrament as a convert and the way God graced her through nothing short of a miracle to understand and embrace this great gift of healing and mercy.
On the third night, Elizabeth looks at mission from the standpoint of the Church, scripture, saints and the Mass, She gives practical suggestions on discerning mission and preparing ourselves for it. With short but touching stories, she offers simple yet profound ways to bring Christ to the world right where we are in life, She also reflects upon what to do when faced with adversity. By the end of this presentation - and mission - the audience is fired up and ready to discover, live and share their mission!
Elizabeth Ficocelli is an inspirational Catholic speaker for international audiences at conferences, parishes, schools, retreats and events. She is a frequent guest on Catholic radio and television, and also hosts her own program, "Answering The Call" on St. Gabriel Catholic Radio AM 820.
In addition to her speaking and media work, Elizabeth is a best-selling, award-winning author of fifteen books for adults and young people as well as numerous Catholic magazine articles. For more information, visit www.elizabethficocelli.com.
Live the Vision, Love the Mission!
Is the Saint Elizabeth Mission part of YOUR Mission?
We are committed to nourish and grow a HOLY, FAITHFUL and VIBRANT Catholic community, rooted in the Word of God.
As followers of Jesus, we WARMLY WELCOME EVERYONE and invite all to enrich their lives.
We gratefully acknowledge God's abundant gifts and GENEROUSLY SHARE our time, talent and treasure.
By our words and deeds we REFLECT the PRESENCE of JESUS living within us.
WITH the HOLY SPIRIT, we strive to extend God's kingdom every day, one person at a time.
Come Join Us!
SAINT ELIZABETH CHURCH HAS NEARLY 50 MINISTRIES AND 0RGANIZATI0NS - THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!
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