Join us Monday, January 17th, in celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and dedication to charity by participating in one of our 5 service opportunities! Drop-offs begin MLK day at 10:00 am and end at noon sharp. For more details, click the title above!

Please join Fr. Keith Chylinski for a wonderful pilgrimage this summer to Germany, Austria and Hungary! One of the highlights will be attendance at the Passion Play of Oberammergau, a sacred tradition dating back to 1633! We will also visit Salzburg, Vienna and Budapest, visiting beautiful churches along the way, including the very place where “Silent Night” was written. We will also take a short river excursion on the Danube, and drive through some of the most scenic places in Europe. The dates for this trip, flying out of Philadelphia, are July 10-19, 2022. There are still spaces available, but they are filling up! For more information and pricing, please contact Peters Way Tours at www.petersway.com or 1-800-225-7662.

Don’t forget to pick up a copy of this year’s Parish Christmas gift, Chris Stefanick’s Living Joy, in the Narthex this weekend! Amid so many challenges, personal and communal, it is important that we remember the gift of joy which God wants us all to receive.  We hope this book helps you to experience and deepen this joy in your lives!

Our Thursday online Zoom Rosary meets every Thursday at 6:30 PM virtually to pray the rosary together! Email Jclements@stalphonsusparish.org to join our invitation list!

Unfortunately, this Thursday's Pizza and Prayer has been postponed until Thursday, February 3rd. We hope to see you there!

The Mass Book is now open for dates between July 1st through December 31st. Please visit the Rectory Office to schedule your dates.

Click the title above to view the precautions and steps we are taking to make the upcoming Christmas Masses safe this year!

Please take the time to read the following update from Monsignor Hennessy and fellow pastors Monsignor McHenry of Saint Anthony of Padua Parish, and Father Rymdeika of Saint Catherine of Siena Parish in regard to our joint educational ministry, Our Lady of Mercy.

For this Advent, we will have a Penance Service on Wednesday, December 15th from 7:00 to 8:00 pm, with about 12 priests joining us from local parishes to celebrate the Sacrament of Confession. There will not be a formal liturgy or prayer service; rather priests will simply be available for confession throughout of the church and chapel.

For our Christmas giving this year, please return gifts to the Narthex no later then Monday, December 13th at 4:00 PM. Any questions please call the Parish Office.

The Widow and Widower Christmas Prayer service will be on Monday, December 13th at 6:30 PM. This will be in place of our regular Widow and Widower Support Group and will be officiated by Deacon James Toth and Deacon Michael Cuff. Light refreshments and fellowship will follow.

Thank you to everyone who made it out to watch Father Sy’s wonderful talk on devotion to Mary last week! Join us again on January 6th at 6:00 PM, for the next Pizza and Prayer.

Please join us this Sunday, December 12th, at 7:00 PM for the twenty-ninth annual Advent Choral Evensong!

Come celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary with us next week during the following Mass times: Tuesday, December 7th at 7:00 PM (Vigil), Wednesday, December 8th at 6:30 AM, 9:00 AM, and Noon.

Last weekend, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia welcomed all Catholics back to in-person celebration of the Mass by launching a campaign called Nothing Compares to Being There. Bishop Robert Barron of Word on Fire Ministries speaks powerfully about the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist in this ten-minute video recommended by the archdiocese. Click the title above to watch!

Join us in the Narthex for pizza tonight at 6:00 PM before Father Sy Peterka CM joins Monsignor Hennessy to talk about devotion to Mary, including the Miraculous Medal Novena. Father Sy, a Vincentian priest who led our Parish Mission in 2019, serves as pastor of Saint Vincent Church in Germantown and preaches frequently at the Shrine of the Miraculous Medal.

Click the title above to watch an important message from Archbishop Nelson Perez on the Nothing Compares to Being There initiative, an Archdiocesan-wide invitation to all of the faithful to return to the in-person celebration of Mass!

Let's hear it for Pat Kelly, Wayne Yaeger, and Joe and Lisa Dean for making sure over 70 families have a proper Thanksgiving turkey this year! Yesterday, they delivered 72 turkeys to the Our Lady of Hope Food Pantry!

If you missed last night's Annual Community Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, click the title above! Thank you Jarrettown United Methodist for hosting this year!

Bring your bread and wine to be blessed at this year‘s Thanksgiving Mass! This is a wonderful custom that unites our Eucharistic celebration at the altar with your family celebration at home!