Anniversary Campaign Dollars at Work
Your generous contributions to this campaign are already making a significant difference:
First, we were able to cover the total cost (some $160,000) of the extensive repair of the HVAC system for the church and education center (2 new compressors and a new cylinder barrel, plus labor).
Second, we have secured funds to offset the anticipated shortfall of about $90,000 in the parish school budget for 2021-2022.
Third, we are creating a new prayer garden…

Thank you to all of our parishioners who have shared your wonderful and inspiring Rays of Light! Here are some of the responses we have received.
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Are there three times you can think of when the parish played a significant role in your personal faith or family life?
Rebecca Wagner: Yes, shortly after I joined St. Elizabeth’s parish, my 21 year old niece…

Rays of Light
As a part of the Saint Elizabeth Parish 25th Anniversary Capital Campaign, we want to highlight how you and your family are Moving Forward in Faith and Extending God’s Light in our community. Please share your thoughts with us in the questionnaire in the link below: 
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdgGZk6Y2UedAdAbzMhIL70yX9dG1Bx7fsFp5K7Uv2XwZXL9g/viewform
Over the weeks and months to come, be on the lookout for “Rays of Light” articles to be featured in the…

Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Capital Campaign is in full swing!
The last few months have been extraordinary in many ways for our parish, including steady progress in the twenty-fifth anniversary capital campaign. Thanks to the efforts of nearly 40 dedicated and industrious volunteers, there have been some great developments!
First, the significant step of determining a theme and logo that would best express the significance of the campaign was completed:
Moving Forward in Faith – Extending…

As those who have been a part of our parish for many years know well, this is not our first capital campaign!
Parishioners may rightly ask the questions: How is this anniversary campaign different from previous campaigns and how will it help the parish community?
Each of our previous campaigns served a specific need in funding the construction of parish facilities: the church and education center in 2005; the ministry center and gymnasium in 2010; and the priest residence in 2016.
The Moving…

A picture is worth a thousand words!
The Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Capital Campaign for Saint Elizabeth Church comes to life!
“Moving Forward in Faith - Extending God’s Light”
The theme of our Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Capital Campaign is clearly visible as it surrounds the campaign logo above. The campaign logo itself reflects this theme. The hands below the church represent God’s hands. God, and our acceptance of His example of love and compassion, is the foundation of Saint…

So much has happened since the first newsletter article at the end of the summer reporting on the Feasibility Study to assess the readiness of parishioners to support a Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Capital Campaign at Saint Elizabeth. The study was successfully conducted back in March, and an initial report was delivered to Father Mullin in the late spring. The intervening months have surely been a time of great challenge in so many ways for us all! Now we are returning to this project begun in the…

An open parish meeting was held in the church at 7:00 PM Sunday, September 27, 2020 where the Lynn Cummings Development Consultants (LCDC) team presented a formal report on the Feasibility Study and invited parishioners’ feedback on the proposed 3-5 year campaign in anticipation of the parish’s 25th anniversary in 2025.
Last spring, the parish enlisted the professional services of LCDC to conduct a Feasibility Study to assess parishioners' interest in and readiness to support an…

Here is the 2018-2019 Parish Financial Report, which has been mailed out to our parishioners. If you have any questions regarding the financial report, please contact the ministry center at 610-321-1200.
 

“When suddenly you seem to lose all you thought you had gained, do not despair. You must expect setbacks and regressions. Don't say to yourself ‘All is lost. I have to start all over again.’ This is not true. What you have gained you have gained...When you return to the road, you return to the place where you left it, not to where you started.”  - The Inner Voice of Love, Henri Nouwen
The pandemic stopped us all in our tracks, made us re-evaluate our priorities, and urged us…

The 25th Anniversary Capital Campaign for Saint Elizabeth Church is SO CLOSE TO THE GOAL!
Certainly, 2021 has brought many challenges, yet many blessings to all of us. For our parish, some of those blessings have come in the form of good works by good people, who have offered their time, talent and treasure to our Anniversary Capital Campaign. Since the time of the last newsletter, the 40-member volunteer campaign team has collaborated to share the details and significance of the campaign with…

The Stauffer Family have become synonymous with stewardship service since they moved to Chester County and joined Saint Elizabeth Parish in August 2000!
David and Laurie both grew up in York, PA, and attended the same high school, but did not meet at that time since they were four years apart in their schooling. They were introduced by their mothers, who were co-workers. At the time, Dave worked in Manhattan and Laurie still lived at home. After a long-distance courtship, they were married on…

Early in the pandemic before lockdowns were mandatory for all, my friend’s son was a driver for Uber Eats. He was remarkably busy, as so many folks were stuck at home and desperate for a break from the same-old meals prepared by Chef Mom at Chez Abode. In fact, food delivery companies, including DoorDash and GrubHub, did record-breaking business during the pandemic as millions of homebound Americans turned to their smartphone apps to order food from favorite restaurants.  It was…

During the 2021-2022 academic year, Saint Elizabeth Parish School is introducing two important initiatives designed to support and strengthen its educational mission and community life.
A Board of Limited Jurisdiction (BLJ) was inaugurated in early August.  The Board’s primary goal is to promote and advance the mission of the parish school with regard to the education and the faith development of its students. In collaboration with Father Mullin and Dr. Diane Greco, the parish school…

For Saint Elizabeth parishioner Tim Murphy, the road to the Permanent Diaconate has been a journey of patient persistence in several ways. Ordained at the Cathedral Basilica in Philadelphia on June 12, and now assigned by Archbishop Perez to serve at Saint Thomas More Church in South Coventry, Tim is at peace and filled with hope about this new phase of his life.
Tim first pursued his calling to serve Christ back in 2000, but the idea had been on his mind and in his heart for a long time.

Peter Stauffer, a 2021 graduate of Downingtown East High School, started his journey of priestly formation at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia on August 19.
Peter first felt the potential calling to the priesthood when he was 10 years old.
“I was on a pilgrimage to Fatima with the Archdiocesan Boy Choir of Philadelphia, when our chaplain, Father Stephen DeLacy, asked some of us if we would feel open or even called to the priesthood,” he explained. “I was one who expressed…