Queen of Peace Parish is Now Live-Streaming Our Liturgies
Queen of Peace Announcements
SERVICES
Blessing and distribution of Palm at all Masses
4:30 PM (Saturday), 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM and 11 AM
(Special Children’s Procession with Palm at 9:30 a.m. Mass)
Church Front Steps at 12:00 PM
3:00 PM Solemn Liturgy
(Proclamation of the Passion, Veneration of
the Cross & Reception of the Eucharist)
Living Stations Performed by our Children 7:00 PM
12:00 PM – Blessing of Food
No Confessions Holy Saturday
are available to be viewed LIVE from our parish website
Join us once again while we serve up a hearty Bowl of Soup, bread, drink and warm conversation during Lent.
All are being served on Fridays Nights from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. in Lynaugh Hall. The cost is $5 for an individual & $20 for
families. Extra helpings included for both.
Donations of Bread and Desserts are always gratefully accepted. Donations can be dropped off in Lynaugh Hall on Friday mornings.
We are always looking for additional soup chefs. If you can commit to making soup for one or more of our Friday Night Lenten Soups please call Don Miller @ 215-886-8650
Sweet Sympathy
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In need of Spiritual Nourishment?
Check Out FORMED
FORMED is an online streaming program (similar to Netflix) which you can access all sorts of faith formation videos, programs, books, movies, and podcasts from the safety and security of your home. Every Queen of Peace parishioner has 24/7 access to the best Catholic content on any device with internet access. It truly is the Catholic faith—on demand.
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!
April 13, 2025
A Lenten Message from Father Jim…
Friends,
As we gather this weekend to celebrate Palm Sunday, we begin the most solemn & transformative week in the Church’s liturgical calendar – Holy Week. Today, we remember & walk with Jesus as He enters Jerusalem, hailed by the crowd with joyful shouts of “Hosanna!” Yet, as we hold our palms high in celebration, we are also reminded that the same crowd would soon call for His crucifixion. This paradox of triumph & suffering lies at the heart of our Christian faith. Palm Sunday marks the start of our journey through the Passion of Christ. As we process with our palms & reflect on Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem, we are invited to contemplate the depth of God’s love for us. Jesus, knowing the path of suffering that awaited Him, chose to enter the city not as a conquering king, but in humility, fulfilling the prophecy of the Scriptures. He chose to embrace His mission to redeem humanity, not through power, but through sacrificial love. In this sacred week ahead, we will walk with Jesus through His final days on earth. We will reflect on His Last Supper, His agony in the Garden of Gethsemane, His betrayal, trial, & ultimately, His death on the cross. These events are not just historical moments; they are deeply personal for each one of us, for in His Passion, Christ bore our sins, taking on the weight of the world’s suffering to offer us the gift of salvation. As we begin Holy Week, I encourage each of us to enter more deeply into the mystery of Christ’s sacrifice. Please consider coming to one or all of the many special liturgies & parish moments that we have prepared here at Queen of Peace. Maybe you have never come to anything during Holy Week before – what a great thing to do new in your faith life! Please come. May this Holy Week be a time of grace, renewal, and deeper communion with our Savior. Let us enter this sacred journey together, mindful of the great sacrifice that Jesus made for each of us.
+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
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.
