The SCRIP Office, currently located at the rectory building at the St. Joseph the Worker worship site, will be relocating to the St. Frances Cabrini campus in the Father Laut Building, next to the Religious Education Office.  The move will be effective on Monday, August 25.   You can access the SCRIP office from the entrance on Goble Court, across from the softball field.  The SCRIP office is open on Monday and Wednesday from 9:00 AM –  4:00 PM and on Thursday from 12:00 noon – 6:00 PM.   Call the rectory for more information at 215-946-4040.

The Pot of Gold jackpot prize reached $20,000 on Monday, August 11!  Purchase your tickets for a chance to win in next Monday night’s drawing!  Tickets are available at the rectory or after all of the Masses in the vestibule of the church.  You’ve gotta be in it to win it!

This past weekend marked the first Sunday Masses for the new faith community of St. Frances Cabrini Parish.  Greeters welcomed parishioners from St. Joseph the Worker parish and St. Frances Cabrini parish who joined together as a new faith community with joyful participation in celebrating the Eucharist.   Liturgical ministers from both parishes participated in the liturgies as they proclaimed the Word and assisted in the distribution of Holy Communion, and the combined choir was inspirational as they led the congregation in joyful song.   It was an uplifting experience for all.  After all the Masses, parishioners gathered on the lawn of the church for hospitality and conversation.

Welcome to the NEW Saint Frances Cabrini Parish!  Please join us for hospitality on the front lawn of the church after all the Masses this weekend.  .

The following attachment is a letter regarding the announcement of the merging of St. Joseph the Worker Parish and St. Frances Cabrini Parish.

LETTER TO PARISHIONERS

Use this link to send a message to Governor Tom Corbett about his decision not to appeal yesterday’s court ruling redefining marriage in Pennsylvania.

https://www.votervoice.net/PAFI/campaigns/36134/respond

Governor Corbett Needs to Hear From You!
May 27, 2014

It’s been one week since Judge John E. Jones III declared our Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional, stating in footnote number 12 on page 37 of the decision that all efforts to define marriage as only between one man and one woman is discriminatory.

It’s been six days — only one day after Jones’ decision — that Governor Tom Corbett announced he would not appeal the decision stating, “Given the high legal threshold set forth b y Judge Jones in this case, the case is extremely unlikely to succeed on appeal. Therefore, after review of the opinion and on the advice of my Commonwealth legal team, I have decided not to appeal Judge Jones’ decision.”

Just imagine if our Founding Fathers  had listened to the voices that were telling them there was no way they could win against Great Britain! Instead of listening to those voices, they fought for freedom from a tyrannical government because they truly believed in it. They and others have taught us that if you say you believe in something, you will fight for it.

Where in either the US or PA Constitutions is the authority given to any judge to write laws?  Nowhere!
Even though Governor Corbett made his announcement on May 21, an appeal could still be filed within 30 days — June 19.  Governor Corbett needs to hear from you!

TAKE ACTION

1.  Sign our online petition to the Governor asking for him to appeal.
2.  Download a petition to circulate and return to the AFA of PA ASAP, but no later than June 15.
3.  Call Governor Corbett’s Regional Office nearest you.  You can find the contact information here. These calls need to be going into the Governor’s offices 24/7! Ask the Governor to appeal this outrageous decision. Judge Jones has no constitutional authority to make laws from the bench.  (If you call during non-office hours, as these calls are critical also, kindly ask for a response.)
4.  Contact at least five other people and ask them to call the governor’s office.  If they agree, ask them to also contact five other people, who in turn will call the governor’s office and ask five other p eople to make the calls, and so on and so forth to start a tidal wave of calls into the governor’s offices.
5.  Contact your county’s Register of Wills (they issue the marriage licenses in the county) and ask if they intend to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples or will they protest the ruling.

Sign the Petition to Gov. Corbett now!

It is very important that you forward this alert to your friends and family members.

On Tuesday, May 20, 2014, U.S. Middle District Judge John Jones overturned Pennsylvania’s1996 Defense of Marriage Act.  Please see the link below for a statement from Archbishop Chaput which was released to the media and is being shared with you as well. Please pray for all those working to uphold the traditional definition of marriage and the fruit that it bears for families as well our society.

Archbishop Chaput’s Statement Regarding Marriage Ruling in Pennsylvania

We are pleased to direct our parishioners to our Parish website to view the video entitled The Third Way. The Archdiocesan Office for Life and Family has posted this video to their own website. The video portrays the Catholic Church’s view on homosexuality. It is well done and is recommended for our adult parishioners. The view the video click here.

We are pleased to direct our parishioners to our Parish website to view the video entitled The Third Way. The Archdiocesan Office for Life and Family has posted this video to their own website. The video portrays the Catholic Church’s view on homosexuality. It is well done and is recommended for our adult parishioners. The view the video click here.