The Weekly Focus @ Saint Miriam for April 2nd 2017
Posted on Mar 31, 2017 in Newsletter |
The Weekly Focus @ Saint Miriam for April 2nd 2017
Saint Miriam in Prose: From our Pastor
Saint Miriam in Prose: in Devotion
Saint Miriam in Prayer: Remembering!
Michael, Marlene and Family, Romana, Pat, Marian, Ruth, Kelly and the Chima Family, Brenda, John, Wenger family, Kevin, Richard, Loretta, Rosalie, Rosalie, Robert, Pat, Nancy, Fran, Norene, Regina, Norene, Wayne, Kathleen, Dave and Midge, Freys’, Katie, Linda, Andy, Eileen, Mark, Deborah, Margaret, Nick, John, Dave, Mike, Jonette, Joy, Rick, Steve, Wendell, Judy, Richelle, Kathleen, Dana, Greg, Susan and Marty, Diane, Milligans’, Mary, Lisa, Bryan, Angela, Leo, Bobbi, Naomi, Phyllis, Lorraine, Guy, Pat, Angie, Trevor, Bob, Kim, Kate, Terri, Mary, Dan, Andrew, Ken, Freeds’, Chris, Janet, Pat, Sue, Paul, Ed, George, Marie, Suzanne, Rich, Cassie, Linda, Mike, Shannon, Richard, Victoria, Marianne, Donna, and BJ.

Saint Miriam in Reflection: The Mass.
“In Loving Memory of…”
Nick Bond by Patricia Wilcke
Louise Freed by Richard Freed
Fran DiMino by Donna Mitchell
Honor Masses:
Pat Wilcke by Lorraine Cuffey
Sanctuary Lamp:
In Loving Memory of Alton E. St. George by Ruth, Andrea, and Jim
Bread and Wine Sponsor for Month:
***None Received***
Saint Miriam New News: a priori!
🍞We Need Bread and Wine Sponsors.
🎓 Scholarships for the Academy Grow!
❣️PREP Kids for Palm Sunday!
Join us for Palm Sunday, April 9th, at the 10:30am Mass please! Any questions, please see Shaun Little! Thank you!
🐰Easter Egg Hunt is April 8th!
Join us Saturday, April 8th at 1:00pm for our annual Community Easter Egg Hunt! Children ages 2 to 12 years are invited to come out and participate. And, in the finest tradition of Saint Miriam, we also invite any visually impaired children to join in the fun as well! That’s right, our Easter Egg Hunt this year will include special eggs to make the vet inclusive for all children! Thanks to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance in making special eggs that make noise for visually impaired children! This year, EVERY child can participate! In addition, there will be face painting, crafts and refreshments available. Mark your calendars now; you don’t want to miss this one!
Donna Mitchell and Megan Gabrielle will be teaming up for a special Easter Project for Megan’s class this year! They will be helping the children make the “Empty Tomb Rolls” and explain the story of Christ’s Resurrection. The end product will be ready to show case after Mass in the Cafe’! Donna is graciously supplying all needed materials and the Saint Miriam Cafe’ crew will help safely bake them! See what love and volunteering can do this year at Saint Miriam when you look at the world with the eyes of your heart!
☕️ A Little Cafe’ Support Needed…
New 2017 Focus Newsletter is Coming this Easter Sunday!
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The Weekly Focus @ Saint Miriam for March 26th 2017
Posted on Mar 24, 2017 in Newsletter |
The Weekly Focus @ Saint Miriam for March 26th 2017
Saint Miriam in Prose: From our Pastor
Saint Miriam in Prose: in Devotion
Saint Miriam in Prayer: Remembering!
Brenda, Loretta and the Wenger Family, Rosalie, Pat, Nancy, Fran, Norene, Wayne, Kathleen, Dave and Midge, Freys’, Katie, Linda, Andy, Eileen, Mark, Gabrieles’, Steve, Kelly, Deborah, Margaret, Nick, Maureen and Chris, John, Billy, Dave, Mike, Jonette, Joy, Rick, Steve, Wendell, Judy, Richelle, Kathleen, Dana, Greg, Susan and Marty, Diane, Milligans’, Mary, Lisa, Bryan, Angela, Ruth, Leo, Bobbi, Naomi, Phyllis, Lorraine, Guy, Pat, Angie, Trevor, Bob, Kim, Kate, Terri, Mary, Dan, Andrew, Ken, Freeds’, Chris, Janet, Pat, Sue, Paul, Ed, George, Marie, Suzanne, Rich, Cassie, Linda, Mike, Shannon, Richard, Victoria, Marianne, Donna, and BJ.

Saint Miriam in Reflection: The Mass.
“In Loving Memory of…”
Nicholas DiRienzo by The Wilcke Family
Michael McCarthy by Christine McCarthy and Maureen
Louise Freed by Richard Freed
Fran DiMino by Lorraine Cuffey
Honor Masses:
Sanctuary Lamp:
In Loving Memory of Fran DiMino by Monsignor Jim and Sean Hall
Bread and Wine Sponsor for Month:
Saint Miriam New News: a priori!
❣️ A Major Announcement Coming!
🔘 Gluten-Free Hosts Available at Every Mass!
- Priest: The Body of Christ!
- Communicant: Amen! Father, may I please have a gluten free host?
- Holy Thursday (Maundy Thursday with Foot Washing): 7:00pm
- Good Friday (Of the Lord’s Passion): 3:00pm
- Holy Saturday (Great Vigil of Easter): 8:00pm
- Easter Sunday: 7:30am (Early Mass), and 9:00am (Family Mass)
⛑ Annual Background Checks Time!
🗞 New 2017 Focus Newsletter Deadline is April 3rd!
Saint Miriam in Life: The News!
Incense Changes Coming!Our Pastor made a switch to Monastery Incense after his recent visit there! Since 1985, thousands of churches throughout the United States have discovered Monastery Incense is the solution to “the incense problem” in their parish! The highest quality church incense should burn smoothly and evenly, and this is exactly what you will discover in Monastery Incense. So what makes Monastery Incense unique? Join us and enjoy the aroma of incense again! And, watch for a special announcement coming up on Adoration, too!
- Consistently pleasing and long-lasting fragrance
- No choking or burnout
- Doesn’t “gum up” and kill the charcoal
- No more “incense allergies”
Saint Miriam is Live! On the go? You can now take us with you! We Livestream Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament every Thursday from 5:00pm to 6:00pm. Our Mid-Week Mass on Thursdays at 6:00pm. Then, every Sunday tune in and stream our Morning Mass at 10:30am! (Oh, and ya! Please don’t worry! The congregation is not on camera!) You may view on our websites at our main Parish Site any Clicking Here, or our internal Parishioner website by Clicking Here, or on our Parish App, too, just download by Clicking Here!
Grant Writer Needed!Our school is thriving and also provides us with the opportunity to seek and receive grant funding to help our programming! If you are experienced in writing grants and have some time to help us, please let us know? A good grant writer can actually save children and provide wonderful opportunities! Won’t you consider helping us?

Saint Miriam in Support: Grow our Mission!


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The Weekly Focus @ Saint Miriam for March 19th 2017
Posted on Mar 17, 2017 in Newsletter |
The Weekly Focus @ Saint Miriam for March 19th 2017
Saint Miriam in Prose: From our Pastor
Saint Miriam in Prose: in Devotion
Saint Miriam in Prayer: Remembering!
Gina, Norene, Wayne, Kathleen, Dave and Midge, Trey Family, Katie, Linda, Andy, Eileen, Mark, Gabriele Family, Steve, Kelly, Deborah, Margaret, Nick, The Morgan’s, Maureen and Chris, John, Billy, Dave, Mike, Jonette, Joy, Rick, Steve, Wendell, Judy, Richelle, Kathleen, Dana, Greg, Susan and Marty, Diane, Ckrisen, Donte, Micah, Mary, Lisa, Bryan, Eleanore, Angela, Ruth, Leo, Bobbi, Naomi, Phyllis, Lorraine, Guy, Pat, Angie, Craig, Trevor, Bob, Kim, Kate, Terri, Mary, Dan, Andrew, Ken, Freed Family, Chris, Janet, Pat, Sue, Paul, Ed, George, Marie, Suzanne, Rich, Cassie, Linda, Mike, Shannon, Richard, Victoria, Marianne, Donna, Joe, Maureen, and BJ.

Saint Miriam in Reflection: The Mass.
“In Loving Memory of…”
Norene Salvaggio by Regina Dugan
Norene Salvaggio by Monsignor Jim
Louise Freed by Richard Freed
Mary Muller by Father Bryan
Martha Arendash by Eric Arendash
Honor Masses:
Jennifer and Ryan Clement by Wilcke Family
Shaun Little by Kathleen Duncan
Sanctuary Lamp:
Bread and Wine Sponsor for Month:
Saint Miriam New News: a priori!
🗣 A Major Announcement Coming!
♨️ Incense Changes Coming!
Our Pastor made a switch to Monastery Incense after his recent visit there! Since 1985, thousands of churches throughout the United States have discovered Monastery Incense is the solution to “the incense problem” in their parish! The highest quality church incense should burn smoothly and evenly, and this is exactly what you will discover in Monastery Incense. So what makes Monastery Incense unique?
- Consistently pleasing and long-lasting fragrance
- No choking or burnout
- Doesn’t “gum up” and kill the charcoal
- No more “incense allergies”
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⛑ Annual Background Checks Time!
📰 New 2017 Focus Newsletter Coming!
- Join us on Thursday, March 2nd, and every Thursday in Lent at 6:30pm for our Stations of the Cross devotional.
- The First Sunday of Lent, March 5th, we will have an “Instructed Eucharist” at the 10:30am Morning Mass where Monsignor Jim will explain the meaning behind the actions of the Mass.
- We will also hold a beautiful Lenten Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament from 6:00pm on Wednesday, March 29th to Mass on Thursday evening, March 30th at 6:00pm. Join us as we wait with our Lord.
- Finally, be sure to join us for a wonderful Lenten Retreat on Saturday, March 18th with Sr. Eleanor Francis who will then join Monsignor and concelebrate the 10:30am Mass on Sunday, March 19th! A beautifully moving Lent is coming! Get ready and prepare a way for the Lord in your life!
- Evangelism and You! We will begin on Sunday, March 26th, at 12:00pm with our opening topic, “How to Be One Hell of a Catholic Evangelist”!
Monsignor make a mistake! (Hard to believe, huh?) But since Sr. Eleanor will be doing an adult forum this weekend, he moved his first and second classes into one next week! So, Join us! Parishes and dioceses throughout the United States have active evangelization teams and offices of evangelization. Yet, as central as evangelization is to the mission and life of the Church, there is still reluctance on the part of many Catholics to become involved in it. Why? Simple: Catholics Don’t Do that! Well, we were actually once a mission parish and look at what we’ve become together? So, we would like to begin with a brief introduction to evangelism ‘spreading the word’ about us and the Old Catholic Church and then set ourselves up for even greater success in the three main areas. We will begin on Sunday, March 26th, at 12:00pm with our opening topic, “How to Be One Hell of a Catholic Evangelist!”
Saint Miriam in Life: The News!
🎬 Saint Miriam is Live! On the go? You can now take us with you! We Livestream Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament every Thursday from 5:00pm to 6:00pm. Our Mid-Week Mass on Thursdays at 6:00pm. Then, every Sunday tune in and stream our Morning Mass at 10:30am! (Oh, and ya! Please don’t worry! The congregation is not on camera!) You may view on our websites at our main Parish Site any Clicking Here, or our internal Parishioner website by Clicking Here, or on our Parish App, too, just download by Clicking Here!
✍ Write Down Your Prayer Intentions, too, at Saint Miriam! A Prayer Intentions Log Book has been added to our ways to honor your loved ones and offer prayer and support. The beautifully bound leather book will be located near the Saint Miriam Burning Bush Votive Stand and you may enter your own prayers and they will be offered in remembrance and pray by our priests at every Mass! The Prayer Intention Book expected to begin Sunday, February 26th! Join us as we offer the highest form of love: prayer for others!
📰Print-Edition of ‘The Saint Miriam Focus’, 2017 Edition Now Open! Our beautiful print-edition of the weekly newsletter, The Focus at Saint Miriam, comes alive once each year for renewals and new ads and you can help! Why not ask your businesses, employers, or friends with home businesses to consider advertising in our weekly bulletin? Unlike other parishes, our is a once-per-year print at the same cost as many charge for only three months AND we also rotate their ads live at our website, changing them once every week! These are live linked to their own website for direct referrals! A true win-win! The 2017 edition will be ready for Easter 2017 so act fast! Please consider helping us and to lace an ad, learn more, or send a link, just Click Here!
✍🏼 Grant Writer Needed!Our school is thriving and also provides us with the opportunity to seek and receive grant funding to help our programming! If you are experienced in writing grants and have some time to help us, please let us know? A good grant writer can actually save children and provide wonderful opportunities! Won’t you consider helping us?

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The Weekly Focus @ Saint Miriam for March 12th 2017
Posted on Mar 10, 2017 in Newsletter |
The Weekly Focus @ Saint Miriam for March 12th 2017
Saint Miriam in Prose: From our Pastor
Saint Miriam in Prayer: Remembering!
Maia, Jackie, Joe, Wayne, Kevin, Ken and Jan, Richard, Fr. Ken, Kathleen, Frey Family, Katie, Linda, Andy, Eileen, Mark, Gabriele Family, Steve, Kelly, Gina, Noreen, Deborah, Margaret, Nick, The Morgan’s, Maureen and Chris, John, Billy, Dave, Mike, Jonette, Joy, Rick, Steve, Wendell, Judy, Richelle, Kathleen, Dana, Greg, Susan and Marty, Diane, Ckrisen, Donte, Micah, Mary, Lisa, Bryan, Eleanore, Angela, Ruth, Leo, Bobbi, Naomi, Phyllis, Lorraine, Guy, Pat, Angie, Craig, Trevor, Bob, Kim, Kate, Terri, Mary, Dan, Andrew, Ken, Freed Family, Chris, Janet, Pat, Sue, Paul, Ed, George, Marie, Suzanne, Rich, Cassie, Linda, Mike, Shannon, Richard, Victoria, Marianne, Donna, Joe, Maureen, and BJ.

Saint Miriam in Reflection: The Mass.
“In Loving Memory of…”
Joseph DePeri by Pat Wilcke
Louise Freed by Richard Freed
Winifred Wolf by Father Bryan
John Kuhn by Father Bryan
Martha Arendash by Eric Arendash
Patricia Forte by Caryl and David Vieira
Honor Masses:
Sanctuary Lamp:
Bread and Wine Sponsor for Month:
Saint Miriam New News: a priori!
🎬 Saint Miriam is Live!
🖍Our Children Coloring Stations of the Cross
- Join us on Thursday, March 2nd, and every Thursday in Lent at 6:30pm for our Stations of the Cross devotional.
- The First Sunday of Lent, March 5th, we will have an “Instructed Eucharist” at the 10:30am Morning Mass where Monsignor Jim will explain the meaning behind the actions of the Mass.
- We will also hold a beautiful Lenten Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament from 6:00pm on Wednesday, March 29th to Mass on Thursday evening, March 30th at 6:00pm. Join us as we wait with our Lord.
- Finally, be sure to join us for a wonderful Lenten Retreat on Saturday, March 18th with Sr. Eleanor Francis who will then join Monsignor and concelebrate the 10:30am Mass on Sunday, March 19th! A beautifully moving Lent is coming! Get ready and prepare a way for the Lord in your life!
- Evangelism and You! We will begin on Sunday, March 19th, at 12:00pm with our opening topic, “How to Be One Hell of a Catholic Evangelist”!
Saint Miriam in Life: The News!
✍ Write Down Your Prayer Intentions, too, at Saint Miriam! A Prayer Intentions Log Book has been added to our ways to honor your loved ones and offer prayer and support. The beautifully bound leather book will be located near the Saint Miriam Burning Bush Votive Stand and you may enter your own prayers and they will be offered in remembrance and pray by our priests at every Mass! The Prayer Intention Book expected to begin Sunday, February 26th! Join us as we offer the highest form of love: prayer for others!
📰Print-Edition of ‘The Saint Miriam Focus’, 2017 Edition Now Open! Our beautiful print-edition of the weekly newsletter, The Focus at Saint Miriam, comes alive once each year for renewals and new ads and you can help! Why not ask your businesses, employers, or friends with home businesses to consider advertising in our weekly bulletin? Unlike other parishes, our is a once-per-year print at the same cost as many charge for only three months AND we also rotate their ads live at our website, changing them once every week! These are live linked to their own website for direct referrals! A true win-win! The 2017 edition will be ready for Easter 2017 so act fast! Please consider helping us and to lace an ad, learn more, or send a link, just Click Here!
🎤 Love The Choir? Sing, Sing, and Rehearse! Our fledgling Saint Miriam Choir will begin their 2017 rehearsal schedule on Wednesday, March 15th at 7:30pm, immediately following the special Lenten-edition of our Sacred Meal Dinner Group! Please consider coming to the meal for some delicious food and fellowship at 6:30pm and then stay and sing your hearts our for the Lord! Thanks to all who will make this endeavor sing with life!
💒 New Adoration Brochure Comes Home! A beautiful new Adoration brochure is now available at Saint Miriam! Pick one up this week within your Print-Edition of our Weekly FocusNewsletter, or in the Information Center located in our Bell Tower! Learn all about Adoration and how it can change your life to spend an hour with Our Lord! You may also see it by Clicking Here and visiting our new Adoration Page at our website!
👷🏼Rectory Friary Building Plans to be Submitted to Township! Join us in the effort to build a new Rectory! Our architect and engineers have completed the drawings and building plans and they will be submitted to the township this week for approval and permits. Please keep the process in your prayers. Please also visit the plans online by Clicking Here and support this endeavor to give our priests a well-deserved new home by Clicking Here now!
✍🏼 Grant Writer Needed!Our school is thriving and also provides us with the opportunity to seek and receive grant funding to help our programming! If you are experienced in writing grants and have some time to help us, please let us know? A good grant writer can actually save children and provide wonderful opportunities! Won’t you consider helping us?
Come on! Grab A Yard Sign And Help Us Grow! We often try and find new and innovative ways to spread the word about this wonderful parish we call home. Now, you can help! Please pick up a yard sign today from anyone on our team after Mass and take it home and display it in your front yard. At the end of the month, return it to us so we can hand it out to another family to do the same! Through your efforts, we will continue to spread the word about Saint Miriam and save marketing costs, too!

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