OTHER ACTIVITIES OF INTEREST
Bishop Shanahan High School: BSHS is seeking a Head Field Hockey Coach and Assistant Track Coach (throwing events). Please send resume to
Malvern Retreat House: Seeking full-time Hospitality Coordinator, Monday thru Friday, evening hours including overnights. Responsibilities include serving as host for assigned retreat groups including registration when needed, handling emergency issues with retreatants and property maintenance, working with retreat directors and set up including refreshments when needed. Event set up and break down which includes moving tables, chairs and supplies. Also responsible for setting up for Mass in the chapels and oratories. Candidates should be able to carry up to 40 lbs., be able stand for longer periods of time and be able to walk campus grounds as needed. If interested, please send resume and salary expectations to
Help Wanted: Busy medical office seeks a part-time Medical Receptionist (10-12 hours per week), Mondays 1:00-7:00 PM and Wednesdays 9:00 AM-1:00 PM. Good customer service and people skills a must. Individual must be dependable, able to multitask, be courteous and possess proficient computer skills. Training will be provided for the right candidate. Send resume to
Help Wanted: Immaculate Conception Academy, Douglasville, is seeking a part-time Math Aide and a part-time STEM teacher. If interested, please contact Lisa Forkin at
Part-time Companion Needed: Looking for a parishioner willing to spend a few hours a few times a week with my elderly mother to provide companionship and minimal aide for things she can’t do herself. We are looking for these services in Uwchland Hunt. Compensation will be provided. If interested please contact Toni at 484-797-8213.
Pope John Paul II High School, Royersford: We are accepting transfer students for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. All transfer students will receive a $500 grant towards PJP tuition for the 2019-2020 school year and the $200 application fee will be waived! For more information, contact Sara Cooper, Director of Admissions at 484-975-6500, ext. 3033. All 6th, 7th and 8th graders are invited to the PJP Winter Dance on Friday, February 7, 6:00-8:30 PM in the high school cafeteria. $5 entrance fee with on-line registration required at www.pjphs.org. There will be a DJ, photo booth and complimentary refreshments. Our Panther’s Den will be open for purchases of candy, drinks and spiritwear! Join us for lots of fun! Be a Golden Panther! All 8th graders are encouraged to schedule a Shadow Day by contacting pjphs.org or calling 484-975-6500. Registration for the Class of 2025 Seventh Grade Practice Scholarship Test will be open on February 1 and the test will be held on Saturday, April 25 from 9:00 AM-12:00 noon. This is an optional test to prepare students for the Eighth Grade Scholarship Test. There is a $50 fee to take the practice test. For more information and/or to register visit www.pjphs.org.
Decade to Doorways: Experiencing Homelessness? Sleeping outside or in a vehicle? Fleeing domestic violence? At risk of losing your current housing? Call 2-1-1 for assistance! Chester County has services to help. Emergency services information available 24/7. Intake done 8 AM to 5 PM, Monday-Friday. Text your zip code to 898-211. Se habla Espanol. Hearing impaired? Use 7-1-1 relay service to call 2-1-1.
St. Joseph, Downingtown: Join us for a Rosary for Life on Wednesday, January 22 (47th anniversary of Roe v Wade), 7:30 PM, in the chapel. We will pray for the millions of children lost to abortion and women facing difficult pregnancies, as well as the safety of those who will be attending the March for Life on Friday, January 24. Contact Cathy (
What Can We Do? The Role of the Laity in a Time of Crisis: As the Church undergoes this period of profound crisis, many of us feel helpless as we watch a drama unfold that we can do nothing about. But the truth is that we are not powerless. The history of the Church tells us that lay people have a role to play in the Church's times of turmoil. Join us for an evening of reflection on the mission of the laity in times of ecclesial crisis and learn what you can do to cooperate with Christ's action to purify and heal His Church, on Monday, January 27, 7:00-8:30 PM at Saints Peter and Paul Church, West Chester. Speaker will be Meghan Cokeley, Office for the New Evangelization. No charge to attend. Please RSVP at phillyevang.org/events or call 484-473-8205 for more information.
World Wide Marriage Encounter: Calling all married couples! Now that the Holiday Rush is over refresh your marriage relationship on a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. For 2020 why not give yourselves some time together without stress? Make a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. Upcoming weekends will be held at Our Lady of Czestochowa, Doylestown, PA on February 7-9 and April 17-19, 2020. For more information and or to register for a weekend, visit https://www.wwme-philly.org/ or contact Al & Mary Liz at
The Marianist Family Retreat Center, Cape May Point, NJ: Young Adult Treat (ages 22-35) single or married are invited to join us from February 7-9, 2020. Let’s take a step back from our busy lives and take time to examine your personal faith and your relationship with God, your family members and yourself. Our time will be filled with prayer experiences, peer group discussions, Eucharist and lots of fun. Cost is $135 per person, double occupancy. Register at www.capemaymarianists.org or call 609-884-3829. Some financial aid is available.
Wonderfully Made: A Theology of the Body Retreat for High School Girls: St. Peter Respect Life Committee is hosting their third Theology of the Body Retreat for High School Girls on Saturday, February 8, 9:00 AM arrival through Sunday, February 9, 11:30 AM departure. Retreat leader is Samantha Kelley of FIERCEAthlete.org and the speaker is Marie DiCecco on”Women’s Health in conformity with Theology of the Body”. The retreat will be held at St. Mary of Providence Center, Elverson. Cost is $75 per person (scholarships available). For more information text Eileen Christian @ 610-716-1840 or email @
Sacred Heart Academy, Bryn Mawr: Join us on Wednesday, February 12, 4:30-6:30 PM for our Winter Open House. Information and registration is available at SHAbrynmar.org or by calling the admissions office at 610-527-3915, ext. 214.
Catholic Charities Appeal Night with the Sixers: Join us on Thursday, February 20, 8:00 PM, at the Wells Fargo Center as the 76ers take on the Brooklyn Nets. A portion of all tickets sold will go to support the Catholic Charities Appeal. For more information and/or to purchase tickets call 215-587-5650 or visit
Retrouvaille: Rediscover the Love in Your Marriage! 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 program in our area is the weekend of February 21-23 at the Family Life Center in Malvern. Another weekend will be held in April. For more information, or to register for one of our weekends, visit www.HelpOurMarriage.org or call 1-800-470-2230 or 215-766-3944. All inquiries are kept strictly confidential.
St. Mary Polish American Society: Join us for our 4th Annual Polish Mardi Gras Polka Party at the TK Club in Conshohocken on Sunday, February 23 from 12:00-5:00 PM. Event will feature live Polka music, delicious Polish food, 50/50 drawing and other games of chance, a basket raffle, baked goods for sale and childrens games with plenty of prizes. Admission is $10 in advance, $15 at door, children 6-12 years old $7. Children 6 & under free. You may pre-order frozen potato pierogi for $9 a dozen, and advance homemade golabki orders for $4 each. For more information and/or to purchase tickets, email
Spirit @ Work - A Retreat for Young Adults in their 20s and 30s: Looking for a Catholic retreat for young adults this spring? Join us for the third annual Philadelphia Charis Ministries retreat at St. Raphaela Retreat Center in Haverford, PA, from Friday, March 6 through Sunday, March 8. Registration is now open through March 1 at straphaelcenter.org. Cost is $180 with a deposit of $100. Financial assistance. Questions? Email
Man UP Philly: Join us for the 12th Annual Man Up Philly Men’s Spirituality Conference, “No Greater Love-Sacrifice Over Self”, on Saturday, March 7, at Neumann University in Aston. For more information and/or to register visit our website at www:manupphilly.com.
SS. Peter & Paul Parish, West Chester: All are invited to join our parish on a bus trip to the St. Katharine Drexel Shrine at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter & Paul in Philadelphia on Thursday, March, 26. We will tour the beautiful cathedral and visit the shrine of St. Katharine Drexel, followed by Mass. Afterwards, we will share a delicious lunch at the City Tap restaurant before heading over to the Barnes Foundation to take in a tour of an incredible display of art exhibits including Picasso, Matisse, Renoir and Cezanne. Cost is $95 and includes round trip transportation, driver’s tip, tour at the cathedral, lunch and admission and guided tour at the Barnes Foundation. For more info or to reserve your seat, please contact Judy Magee (
Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter & Paul, Philadelphia: Join us for a Day of Recollection and Conference entitled “You are Called to Holiness” on Saturday, April 4, 9:00 AM-6:15 PM at the Basilica. There will be several speakers, Eucharistic Adoration and recitation of the Rosary and the presence of the National Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima. His Eminence Raymond Cardinal Burke will be the principal celebrant at the 5:15 PM, Palm Sunday Vigil Mass in the Cathedral Basilica. The Cathedral Basilica Choir will sing at the Mass. Admission: $65 per person/$20 full time student; no charge for priests, sisters and seminarians. Coffee and donuts during registration. Lunch will be served. Reservations are required. To download a flyer and registration form visit the website (www.stjohnneumannchapter.org). For more information call 215-247-2585.
Spiritual CPR: Retreat for Nurses 2020: Come join us for an afternoon of spiritual reflection and fellowship with other nurses. Join us on Sunday, April 5, 12:00-4:00 PM at the Saint Raphaela Center, 616 Coopertown Road, Haverford. $30 per person, lunch included. For more information and/or to register, please email Theresa Ferrari (
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