In preparation for the upcoming elections, as in previous years, a Candidate Questionnaire was prepared by the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference and distributed by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to all candidates.

These individuals were surveyed on a broad range of topics of interest to Catholic voters. Their responses are being published without comment on CatholicPhilly.com.

CLICK HERE FOR THE CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE

PLEASE READ AND TAKE ACTION!

AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM THE PENNSYLVANIA CATHOLIC CONFERENCE

For many years, the annual state budget for   textbooks and other instructional materials for non-public schools had increased at the same rate as the increase in public school subsidies. Whether the students attend public or nonpublic schools, their parents are taxpayers, so treating all students equitably in regards to textbooks makes sense. While public schools received exponentially more funding from the state and federal government via our tax dollars, textbooks   are a basic need that are given to the students, not the schools.

However, in recent years, the public school students received an increase when the non-public students did not. In fact, even though public school enrollment has decreased for the last five years, the public school subsidy has been increased for 4 out of those 5 years. Nonpublic schools have received either a decrease or no increase for 5 straight years, while the cost of providing each textbook to the students has continued to increase.

Education of our students is vital to the future success of our state. Investing today in textbooks will help shape community leaders for years to come, and those textbooks should be distributed equitably to all of the students in the Commonwealth. Please send a message TODAY to your legislators in support of equal textbook funding.

Click the link below to log in and send your message:
https://www.votervoice.net/link/target/pacc/47RPtJb9g.aspx  

Due to low ticket sales, the Spring Fling Dance, scheduled for Friday, May 2nd, has been cancelled.  Anyone who purchased tickets can contact the rectory for reimbursement (215-946-4040).  Thank you to all the committee members who contributed to the planning of this event.

Mark your calendar for Tuesday evening, May 6th at 7:00 PM.  All are invited and encouraged to attend our Annual May Procession in honor of the Blessed Mother.  The annual May Procession provides a wonderful opportunity for all our parishioners to give public witness of our love and devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

All students in our PREP and at Holy Family Regional Catholic School are encouraged to participate.  The Parish Community’s eighth graders are asked to wear their graduation gown, the Confirmation students are asked to wear their Confirmation robe, and the First Communion students are asked to wear their First Communion outfits.  All others are invited to wear their “Sunday best.”  Parish organization members are also encouraged to attend.

St. Frances Cabrini Parish will be hosting a Spring Fling Dance on Friday evening, May 2nd at 7:00 PM  in the Monsignor Woods Hall.   Food, wine, beer and set ups will be provided.  Dance to the sounds of DJ Rick Sabol!  Come and enjoy!  Tickets are $25 per person and are available at the St. Frances Cabrini Rectory.  Tickets will also be sold after all the Masses this weekend, April 26 and 27.  ALL TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED NO LATER THAN SUNDAY, APRIL 27 so that we know how much food and drink to have available.

On April 10, 2014, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia released the Audited Financial Statements for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2014  for the Heritage of Faith~Vision of Hope Capital Campaign which was launched in February 2009.  The information was published in CatholicPhilly.com.  To view the financial statements, as well as a Narrative Accompaniment, please click on the links below:

Heritage of Faith – Narrative for Financial Statements

Audited Financial Statement for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2013

Audited

UP TV will be presenting “The Passion of the Christ” with limited commercial interruption on Palm Sunday, April 13 at 9:00 PM.  The UP Entertainment Channel (Uplifting TV) can be found on Comcast Channels 189 and 887 (HD).  And, for Verizon FIOS, on Channel 224.  For more information, click below:

The Passion of the Christ

Starting Monday, April 7th, at 8:00 PM, UP Entertainment will be presenting a 2-week television celebration of The Greatest Bible Movies Ever Made, including 21 classic stories from the New and Old Testaments.  This series will include a one-night special presentation of “The Passion of the Christ” on Palm Sunday, April 13th at 9:00 PM.  The UP Entertainment Channel can be found on Comcast Channels 189 and 887 (HD).  And, for Verizon FIOS, on Channel 224.  For more information and the full movie schedule, click below:

THE GREATEST BIBLE MOVIES EVER MADE

“Noah,” a new movie scheduled to be released in the U.S. on March 28, has been surrounded by controversy over the twisting of the biblical story of Noah.

Decide for yourself, but we encourage you to do some research before heading to the theatre.

A recent article written by Joe Schimmel on the website Goodfight Ministries states,

“Christians are being herded like lost sheep to see a movie which does not reflect its biblical billing. Many, after viewing Paramount’s misleading trailer and reading their bogus claim that the movie “is inspired by the story of Noah” and “is true to the essence, values, and integrity of a story that is a cornerstone of faith for millions of people worldwide,” (Source) are in for a very rude awakening!”

“The truth is, reviews of screenings of the movie Noah reveal that it is an utter corruption of the Word of God and actually turns the bible inside out. It is especially telling that Paramount ended up in a huge conundrum after press reviews of the initial screenings found that many Christians were upset because the Noah film was not true to the biblical narrative. This should not be a great surprise, as Noah director Darren Aronofsky, promotes Antichrist, occult and Gnostic elements by the boat load in his other movies. Add to this the fact that Aronofsky approaches the Noah story as a “great fable,” and has no reason to approach the sacred story with any sense of sanctity or reverence for God.”

For the complete article, follow the link below:

http://www.goodfight.org/a_v_noah_movie_deception.html