Archives for May 2015

The last day to register for Camp Cabrini is June 1st!  ALL REGISTRATION FORMS ARE DUE TO THE RECTORY NO LATER THEN JUNE 1ST SO THAT SUPPLIES CAN BE ORDERED – NO EXCEPTIONS !  Registrations forms are available at the Rectory, or you can find a printable version on the home page of the website.

June 22– 26, 2015

9AM- NOON

Cost: $25 per child, $10 for each additional child

Ages 4-10

Meet a Natural Family Planning doctor!

On June 18th at 7pm, Dr. Monique Ruberu, a local ob/gyn trained in advanced Natural Family Planning techniques, will speak and share a short, powerful documentary film called NaPro, A Woman’s Alternative. NaPro is a new technology that can help couples with infertility problems, as well as couples looking for a Church-approved way to plan and space births. The evening begins at 7 PM at Olde St. Andrew Church meeting room, 135 South Sycamore Street, in Newtown, Bucks County. There will also be testimonials from local couples and a Q&A session afterward with Dr. Ruberu. To register for this event go to www.fertilitycarefriends.org and click the EVENTS tab.

any questions please call Theresa Strenge, coordinator of the event at (267) 342-2512 .

Tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. Archbishop Chaput will be live on the air with Dom Giordano of WPHT 1210AM discussing the upcoming World Meeting of Families and the visit of our Holy Father.

Please continue to pray for all those working to welcome Pope Francis, and the world to Philadelphia this coming September!

You can listen on air or online HERE

This morning, Archbishop Chaput released a statement to the media regarding last nights tragic train derailment.

Statement from Archbishop Chaput

“I’ve followed news of the tragic Amtrak train derailment in the Port Richmond section of
Philadelphia last night with deep sadness and concern. In the wake of this disaster, I urge all
people of good will to join me in extending prayerful condolences to those mourning the sudden
loss of a loved one and in asking the Lord to bring healing to all those suffering physical and
emotional anguish in the wake of this incident.

Let us also pray for all of the first responders, emergency personnel, and medical professionals
who have been working to assist those affected by the derailment. May God bless and protect
them.”

On May 10, 2015, members of Saint Frances Cabrini Parish sang in a beautiful Marian Concert with the choirs of the Historic Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul.

Ron Chancler, MaryBeth Haberstick, and our Director of Music, Jean Madden, are members of the Archdiocesan Choir of Philadelphia.  Jean Madden also serves as Archdiocesan Associate Director in the Office for Divine Worship.  

Manilyn Lalo and Victor Sorace, two of our Parish youth cantors, are members of the Archdiocesan Children’s Choir.  As members of the choir, Manilyn and Victor will  have the honor of traveling to Rome in January of 2016!  

Saint Frances Cabrini Parish is very proud of these singers and we feel so blessed that they share their musical gifts with us.

Jean Madden, Manilyn Lalo, and Victor Sorace are pictured below with Monsignor McCormac, and Dr. John Romeri, the Archdiocesan Director of Liturgical Music.

Congratulations to the PREP students who completed the year with a perfect attendance record!

We would also like to congratulate the recipients of the Catholic Witness Award.  This Award is given to students who actively contribute to the class, clearly show an interest in their Catholic faith, and regularly participate at Mass. The purpose of this Award is to recognize students for their efforts, and to also water God’s seed of faith that is clearly already growing within them.

Thank you to all the students, parents, catechists and volunteers who made this PREP year a  great success!

The House of Representatives will vote this week on a bill sponsored by Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) and Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and co-sponsored by 184 House members which will protect unborn babies after 20 weeks.

The bill is called “The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act” (H.R. 36) because we now know from medical science that an unborn baby can experience pain at least as early as the 20th week of gestation.

This is why doctors administer anesthesia to babies who are operated on in utero at this stage of development.

In fact, medical science tells us the pain they experience in gruesome late-term abortions may be more intense than the pain adults experience because of the way our nervous system develops. Dr. Paul Ranalli, a neurologist at the University of Toronto, says that 20 weeks is a “uniquely vulnerable time, since the pain system is fully established, yet the higher level pain-modifying system has barely begun to develop.”

“Knowingly subjecting our innocent unborn children to dismemberment in the womb, particularly when they have developed to the point that they can feel excruciating pain every terrible moment leading up to their undeserved deaths, belies everything America was called to be. This is not who we are.” – Representative Trent Franks

As Dr. Robert J. White, a neurosurgeon at Case Western Reserve University says, “Without question, [abortion at 20 weeks] is a dreadfully painful experience for any infant subjected to such a surgical procedure.”

There are at least 300 abortion providers in the United States who will perform abortions after the 20th week. It’s time to put an end to this savagery in our land.

TAKE ACTION

Urge your representative TODAY to vote to end the barbaric practice of abortions performed on unborn babies who can feel pain.

Be the voice that saves an unborn child. Send a letter to your representative now!

TAKE ACTION NOW!

Tim Wildmon, President
American Family Association

CLICK HERE To view the photos from First Holy Communion on May 3, 2015! Congratulations to all of the candidates!