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To get FORMED, visit www.formed.org and enter our parish access code, 6DVGDP. You will then be directed to a setup a user account with a username and password. Once you’ve done that, you’re all set and can get free access to all the content on FORMED anytime, anywhere. Take advantage of the excellent resources available during the Lenten season. God Bless!
Safe Environment Program
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is taking action to keep children safe. Archdiocesan policy states that all Church volunteers and paid employees must possess clearances as required by Pennsylvania law and to complete mandatory training . Queen of Peace is dedicated to the mission of protecting children. If you work or volunteer within the parish, please follow the link to the Office for Child and Youth Protection where you will find additional information and instructions for obtaining clearances and registering for training. Please contact our Safe Environment Coordinator, Lorraine Pfeiffer, at qofpservices@comcast.net for further assistance.
NOVEMBER 17, 2024
Friends,
This week we welcome our visiting seminarian, Joshua Brooks, from Saint Charles Seminary. He will be speaking to us at all of the Masses. Please say hello to him and give him warm QofP welcome.
We will also have a poster board next to the baptismal font for a new ministry here at the parish. My idea is simple but very impactful. If you are a good baker, please consider helping to bake a cake that we will give to any grieving family planning a funeral here at the parish. Often times the family comes into the rectory to plan the funeral Mass. We will hand each family a homemade cake on behalf of the parish to bring home. It will be another small gesture of care and concern that we can extend to a grieving family. If you are interested in helping, please sign up during the next two weekends. I am calling this new ministry – “sweet sympathy”.
On Tuesday we will hold our St. Peregrine Holy Hour at 7pm. I am inviting anyone who is sick or suffering to attend this powerful holy hour. We will have the special relic of St. Peregrine – patron saint of those with cancer. Everyone will have an opportunity to be prayed over with the relic during this holy hour. Please spread the word. Often times when someone is diagnosed with cancer, we don’t know what to say, what to do or even how to help… invite them to this holy hour. This will be a special moment of spiritual encouragement for anyone sick.
Wednesday, November 20th at 7:30 in Lynaugh hall I will give a presentation for our upcoming pilgrimage to Ireland. I will have snacks and drinks there as well as a presentation of all the highlights that we will be experiencing on the trip. I will be able to answer questions and give more information about the trip for 2025. Please spread the word!
+Fr. Jim
Help Revive Philadelphia Cursillo!
The Philadelphia Cursillo is taking steps to revive itself. If you experienced a Cursillo weekend in another (arch)diocese and if you are interested in connecting with Cursillo again, please contact Fr. Bill Waters, OSA at h2ososa@aol.com.
The Cursillo in Christianity, is a movement of the Catholic Church whose mission is to spread the message of the Gospel. We are members of Philadelphia Archdiocese parishes who have attended a Cursillo weekend and are fulfilling a promise to be in a lifelong commitment of piety, study and action in our Catholic faith.
Queen of Peace has an Online Giving program available to our parishioners. We have arranged with Vanco Services to provide our members an opportunity to use Electronic Funds Transfer as an alternative method for giving. The Program is free of charge for parishioners. By making your offering through our Online Giving program it allows you to donate once or make a recurring contribution that is automatically transferred from your checking or savings account on a monthly basis, and you select your own billing date. This is an easy way to make your Sunday contributions without worrying about your collection envelope. The use of EFT is not only time saving and convenient for you, but also allows our Parish to realize a more consistent level of support. By signing up for the Online Giving program, you will know that you are doing your part to support the Parish even at times you are not able to physically present to celebrate with the Parish Community. To sign-up simply CLICK HERE.
Of course, if you prefer, your collection envelope is still a great way to support Queen of Peace Parish. Simply drop it in the collection basket on Sunday or you may mail it to the Rectory: 820 North Hills Avenue, Ardsley, PA 19038.
Thank you for your generous support
