At the request of Archbishop Chaput, we are providing you with information regarding a feature film scheduled to be released next month focused on the season of Advent.

From bestselling author, Max Lucado, comes THE CHRISTMAS CANDLE, a timeless holiday film for the entire family.

We’re happy to relate that this family film will be released in theaters nationwide on November 22nd.  Check local listings for locations and times.

For more information, visit the website at www.thechristmascandlemovie.com.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!  The Frances Cabrini Parish Community is planning a Harvest Dance for Saturday, November 23rd in the Monsignor Woods Hall.  Tickets are $20 person for dinner, beer, wine, soda, DJ and dancing, and are on sale at the Rectory.  More information will follow in the Parish bulletin.

Parishioners who participate in electronic giving through our Parish Giving Program should have received an email yesterday announcing an upgrade to the Parish Giving website.  The new URL is www.parishgiving.org and can be accessed directly or through the St. Frances Cabrini Parish website.  The new website provides a fresh, updated look, along with enhanced functionality.

As always, if you have any questions, you can contact Parish Giving directly by phone (866-307-7140) or email info@parishgiving.org.

We are pleased to forward the following message from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia:

We are happy to announce that Salt + Light Television is now able to offer its broadcast signal to American cable companies for cable viewers in the United States.
Over the past 10 years, Salt + Light Television network has been a valuable tool of Evangelization, faith education, and live broadcast of global Church events. Now, they will be able to bring their coverage of national and international Catholic events, original programs, documentary films, and daily Mass to your living room, but they need your help.
We need to convince our cable providers to download the signal and make it available. To contact them please visit www.get.saltandlight.tv or call: 1-855-YES-4-SLTV to connect with your local cable company and request Salt + Light.

The Lay Ministry Schedule for the four-month period October 2013 through January 2014 is now available.  All liturgical ministers should have received an email copy on Tuesday, October 1st.  For those without email, a copy has been mailed to your home address.  A copy of the Schedule is available on our Parish website.  Click here to access a copy of the Schedule. 

All are welcome to join us for the new Adult Faith Formation Program entitled “Galatians” which begins on Wednesday evening at 7:00 PM in Msgr. Woods Hall.  To register, call the rectory at 215-946-4040.   Click here for more information.

We are pleased and proud to provide you with a link to a recently completed video highlighting Holy Family Regional Catholic School!

Please enjoy the video and pass it along to friends and family.  Thank you for your continued support of our Parish school!

Here is the video link:  Holy Family Catholic Regional School

We are forwarding this message on behalf of the National Committee for a Human Life Amendment:

September 26, 2013

Dear Friend,

It is important that you act now! Members of Congress should be urged to work for approval of the Health Care Conscience Rights Act (H.R. 940. S. 1204) as part of ‘must-pass’ legislation they are now considering: a Continuing Resolution, or CR, to keep the government funded on a temporary basis, and a bill to raise the federal debt ceiling. Please click on the link below to send messages to your Representative and two Senators as well as to Speaker Boehner.

The new fiscal year starts October 1. A CR of some kind must be passed by that date to keep the government funded on a temporary basis. The federal debt ceiling issue also must be resolved within the next month or so.

Some background. Under the new health care law, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) requires most health plans to cover “preventive services for women,” including drugs and procedures that many citizens find objectionable for moral and religious reasons.  These objectionable items include sterilization, FDA-approved birth control (such as the IUD, Depo-Provera, “morning-after” pills, and the abortion-inducing drug Ella), and “education and counseling” to promote these to all “women of reproductive capacity,” including minor girls.  Under the final rule released by HHS on June 28, the mandate allows only a very narrow exemption for a “religious employer,” chiefly aimed at what HHS calls “houses of worship.”  Other religious organizations offering education, health care and charitable services do not qualify for the exemption. The mandate will be enforced against them beginning January 1, 2014, under an “accommodation” that only changes the way the objectionable items must be provided to all employees and their dependents. There is no exemption or delay for individuals, for non-religious pro-life organizations, or for businesses owned and operated by families with moral or religious objections.

Thanks for all you do in support of life.

Michael Taylor
Executive Director

Click the link below to log in and send your message:
https://www.votervoice.net/link/target/nchla/Jtc7Q6z4Q.aspx

Archdiocese announces that 46 parishes in Philadelphia, Bucks, Delaware and Montgomery counties will begin Parish Area Pastoral Planning Initiative.  Follow this link to see the News Release.

A message from the Archdiocesan Office for the New Evangelization:

Dear friends,

All of you are cordially invited to join in the Walking Pilgrimage of Faith scheduled for Sunday October 13th! Help us close the Year of Faith by joining hundreds of others on pilgrimage to the Cathedral. Walk, drive, take the train – or any combination of these three – to arrive for free food (4pm), Adoration and Praise & Worship (5pm) and Mass at 6:30pm with Archbishop Chaput.

Please make sure to RSVP at: http://archphila.org/pilgrimagefaith/pilgrimagefaith.php

There are also 7 landing sites designated for those who live further out and want to drive in and walk from there. All information can be found on the website.