So far, the twenty-fifth anniversary capital campaign has received a total of close to $4.1 million in gifts and pledges. What wonderful display of generosity by our parishioners!  We are well on the way to the overall campaign goal of raising $5 million to  strengthen the long-term foundation of the parish community. 
We are addressing our current financial challenges in a pro-active manner in order to ensure that the parish begins the next 25 years fully prepared to sustain,

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.
 

Since the fall of 2019, the Living Beyond Sunday: GPS theme has helped Saint Elizabeth parishioners strengthen our commitment to a stewardship way of life through a multi-focused campaign of Growing, Praying and Serving. At its core, Living Beyond Sunday: GPS invites the parish at large to recognize that stewardship is not just a Sunday activity, but rather a daily way of life to best utilize the gifts bestowed upon us by our Heavenly Father. "As Catholic believers, it is our responsibility to…

Get to know the 25th Anniversary Capital Campaign Honorary Co-Chairs
 
More than 325 parish families have already responded with wonderful generosity to the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Capital Campaign. The campaign’s primary goal is to sustain the many ministries of Saint Elizabeth Church through 2025 and beyond. It focuses on three top priority needs: debt reduction/elimination: a restricted education fund to support the parish school and faith formation programs; and ongoing…

For the past five years the Shannon family has called Chester Springs (and by extension, Saint Elizabeth Parish) their home. This is now the 18th place that Tim and Mia Shannon have called home in their 34 years of marriage! They are the youngest children from two military families and are accustomed to frequent family moves.
Mia and Tim started dating during high school in Orlando, Florida and both went on to attend the University of Central Florida. They were married right after graduating…

The parental blessing within the Rite of Baptism affirms that “parents are the first teachers of their children in the ways of the faith.” The parish supports parents in this sacred responsibility through the Saint Elizabeth Parish School, the parish Elementary Faith Formation (EFF) Program and the parish Youth Ministry Program.  All three programs seek to help the children and young adults of our parish community on their faith journey to become life-long Catholics who embrace the…

Despite the many obstacles brought forth by the pandemic, Saint Elizabeth Parish School was proud to be able to uphold many of their annual traditions throughout the past school year. Students attended school in-person for the entire year, with only three weeks of virtual instruction due to quarantine issues.
“Not that I would look forward to doing this again, but this experience has reinforced that when the student body, faculty and parents all work together as a team, we can make things…

One hundred twenty-nine Saint Elizabeth young people received the Sacrament of Confirmation on Saturday, April 24.  Bishop Edward Deliman presided at the 10:00 AM Confirmation Mass, while our pastor, Father Thomas Mullin, celebrated the 1:00 PM Confirmation Mass.
Candidates for Confirmation began their journey of Christian initiation with their parents’ decision to present them for Baptism and they have been getting ready for this special time since their First Holy Communions. Formal…