Daily Adoration at St. Frances Cabrini Parish

Saint Frances Cabrini Parish is blessed to now have daily adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in our St. Joseph Chapel which is located in our newly-renovated Parish Center.  The Chapel is open to everyone throughout the day. Our Chapel provides a wonderful setting for prayer before our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament.

Our St. Joseph Chapel, which is located on Goble Court just around the corner from our church, is open at the following times:

Monday through Saturday from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Sunday from 12:30 PM to 6:00 PM

Our St. Joseph Chapel is located on the first floor of our Parish Center and it is handicap accessible.  For more information, please contact Saint Frances Cabrini Rectory at 215-946-4040.

“The Men of Harmony” will be giving a Christmas concert in Church. On Sunday, December 18th at 4:00 PM, you will have an opportunity to enjoy their Christmas music. All are welcome; bring your family and friends. We will be especially pleased to welcome the Holy Family Regional Catholic School families who will be joining us for the concert. A free will offering will be received.

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Recently, The Philadelphia Inquirer invited Archbishop Chaput to take part in a series it is publishing this month to mark the 225th anniversary of the Bill of Rights. This series will explore each of those original amendments and the threats they face today.

The Archbishop’s piece on the First Amendment, which guarantees our religious freedom, is the first installment and was published online on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. It will also appear in the print edition of this Sunday’s paper. 

Here’s a link http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/20161211_Chaput__Religious_freedom__first_among_our_liberties__is_under_threat.html.

A huge thank you to Father Michael Sullivan,  an Augustinian Friar,and all who participated in the Parish Retreat which took place over the past 4 days.

On Sunday evening, emphasizing the Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation, Father Sullivan invoked the Holy Spirit upon our parishioners and reminded them what it means to be “Born Again.”   On Monday evening, Father Sullivan spoke about the healing power of forgiveness and led the congregation in meditation with a “healing of memories” prayer. This night concluded with all participants having the opportunity to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation.  Tuesday evening focused on the vocations of married life, single and priesthood and religious life, highlighting our call to be Church, saints and sinners together.  On Wednesday night, Father Sullivan encouraged everyone to reinstate the custom of dinning together with their family, in so doing, giving more meaning to the Eucharist we share at Mass each week.  We concluded the evening with Adoration before the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction.  Following Wednesday’s gathering, many enjoyed refreshments in the Monsignor Woods Hall.

Again, we wish to thank Father Sullivan for his presence among us, for his sharing each night and we also thank all those who participated and all who made the Parish Retreat possible at Saint Frances Cabrini.

The Archbishop took part in the public release of a report by Penn’s Program for Research on Religion and Urban Civil Society. It focused on the economic impact of Catholic ministries in the Greater Philadelphia region.

The event was co-sponsored by Penn’s Collegium Institute for Catholic Thought and Culture. See the full report here.

You can read the complete column by visiting www.CatholicPhilly.com or opening the attached document.

Listen to the WBCB interview to hear about the Good Things That Are Happening at HFRCS. Listen to what the Principals, teachers, a student and Father Michael F. Hennelly (pastor of Queen of The Universe) have to say about Holy Family and what it offers.

The students at Holy Family Regional Catholic School has a very special guest visit their classroom last week!  Here is a video of the Dinosaurs travels both at the school and at the parish Trunk or Treat!

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Earlier we alerted you that the Pennsylvania State Senate scheduled HB1948 to be voted on today. Unfortunately, it was later decided upon that no votes would take place and that the Senate would officially close out the 2015-2016 session.

After overwhelmingly passing the State House back in June, it’s disappointing that we have run out of time to pass this much-needed improvement this session.

We knew it was a tough road to climb, especially with Governor Tom Wolf promising a veto. I will admit, it is frustrating when advancements in medicine now save the majority of babies born at 24 weeks, and Pennsylvania law continues to give no protection to these babies from abortion at the same stage in development.

But I’m hopeful. I’m hopeful we will see this change in law because no matter what happened today, there are a growing number of states improving their laws by ending late-term abortion – it’s up to 19 states now.

Today doesn’t change the fact that kids like Will, Lydia and Jackson show us the humanity of babies at or prior to 24 weeks. And just like the polls show us, more and more people agree that late-term abortion should not be allowed.

It doesn’t change the fact that abortion rates are down, that Planned Parenthood clinics are closing and that this election season brought about more pro-life leaders at both the state and federal level.

So thank you for your support. I’m grateful to be partnering with you for these pro-life, pro-family efforts in Pennsylvania. I promise you that if we can count on your support and involvement, we will together lead the effort to see late-term abortion thrown into the ash heap of Pennsylvania history.

For life,

Tom Shaheen

Vice President for Policy, Pennsylvania Family Council