The Weekly Focus @ Saint Miriam for October 9th 2016
The Weekly Focus @ Saint Miriam for October 9th 2016
Saint Miriam in Prose: From our Pastor
🗞 Click Here to visit our pastor’s Blog for this week!
Saint Miriam in Prayer: Remembering!
Father Bob, Kim, Kate, Terri & family, Joan, Janet, Fran, Mary, Dan, Andrew, Sebastian, Kevin, Bishop Ken, Freed Family, Anita, Chris, Ken, Janet, Pat, Greg, Dana, Charlie, Annie, Donna, Sue, Paul, Ed, George, Maureen, Marie, Suzanne, Roland, Rich, Cassie, Annie, Linda, Mike, Shannon, Nathan, Roland, Ruth, Brenda, Linda, Mike, Richard, Christopher, Victoria, Janice, Cuffey Family, Marianne, Donna, Joe, Maureen, Mary, Angela, Mary Grace, BJ.
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To be included in our prayer list, or to receive pastoral care, communion for shut-ins, or any other pastoral need, please let us know by Clicking Here.)
To be included in our prayer list, or to receive pastoral care, communion for shut-ins, or any other pastoral need, please let us know by Clicking Here.)Saint Miriam in Reflection: The Mass.
Our Mass Intentions for This Week are:
Memorial Masses:
Oliver Hartzell by Robert Danner
Louise Freed by Richard Freed
Honor Masses:
Sean Hall by Pat Wilcke
Janet, Mary & Fran for healing by Msgr. Jim
Sanctuary Lamp:
In Honor of Sean Hall by Pat Wilcke
Bread and Wine Sponsor for Month:
Sandy Sanders and Sally Dickson by Jan & Gardo Augustin
(✜ Mass Intentions Available: Please make your Mass Intentions today? See anyone on staff for Masses, Sanctuary Lamp, and Bread and Wine Sponsors or Click Here to make your intentions online! Thank you!)
Saint Miriam in Brief: A Quick Look!
(📖 To read our full list of current events for this week, visit Focus in Brief, by Clicking Here!)
Today we Honor…The Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time!
🗣Remember… A Pastor’s Forum Is This Sunday! Join us this coming Sunday, October 9th, 2016, for an exciting event! In lieu of a homily at all three Masses, Monsignor Jim will open a brief Pastor’s Forum! You will hear directly from him on recent changes of the past and some exciting changes for tomorrow. He will address any concerns and fill you in on some needed transitions, including staff members. Let us embrace all that we have become, and all that God will help become anew at Saint Miriam! See you Sunday!
🏆 And the Winner Is… The winner of our first annual photo contest is…Deacon Patricia Heffner! Her two photos were judged to capture the beauty of the campus (Best Nature and Still Life) and the dedication of our people (Best Campus Life) ! She won a $100 gift card and Dinner for Two! Way to go, Deacon Pat! Thank you to all who entered! View her winning photos by Clicking Here! See you next summer!
🎫 Attention Lottery Winners! If you have not yet received your lottery tickets, or you need more, please see someone on staff. We only have a few remaining! And, if you have received them, please be sure to return the money and the stubs by October 30th! Without them you won’t have a chance to win over $4,000 in prize money! Good luck and thank you for helping to support our school!
🎃Our Pumpkin Patch is Open Daily! Our annual Pumpkin Patch is open daily from sunrise to sunset! Stop by the campus, pick up a pumpkin, and support our kids! This year’s crop (of students and pumpkins) is simply grand!
🇺🇸 Check our Our New Avenue Banners! Our beautiful new “Avenue Banners” are located on our main lighting poles and walkway entrance as you enter our campus! Check them out this week! They speak to the parish and schools, too! A beautiful way to welcome more folks to our wonderful campus!
♻️ The Women Go Green! The Women of Saint Miriam are hosting a Norwex demonstration fundraiser on Tuesday, October 11th at 7:30pm. Kelly Gallagher, a parishioner and Norwex consultant, will talk about the many environmentally friendly products that help to reduce chemicals in our home and reduce waste in the environment. Norwex shares the mission of Saint Miriam to care for our community and reduce our carbon footprint. Proceeds from the sales will be donated to Saint Miriam. All are welcome to join the fun-even the men!
🏁 This Year’s Auction Needs You! Help us get ready for our annual silent auction! We are in need of craft type items such as fall/Christmas wreathes, center pieces, table-top trees, ceramics, ornaments, wall décor, and/or signs. These items can either be store bought or hand made. All items should be brought to the church by Sunday, October 16th. See Kathleen Duncan or Shaun Little for additional information.
📸 Pix in the Patch Coming in October for FREE! On Saturday, October 15th from 2:00pm until 5:00pm join us as we welcome our professional photographer for Pix in the Patch where you and your family can get an Autumnal photo in the pumpkin patch! Refreshments, cider, donuts pumpkin decorating, a balloon bounce, and more! Join us!
🙏🏼 Don’t Forget God This Week? Every Thursday from 5:00pm – 6:00pm, the Blessed Sacrament will be exposed for adoration in the Sanctuary before our Thursday Mass at 6:00pm! Understood simply, Eucharistic Adoration is adoring or honoring the Eucharistic Presence of Christ. In a deeper sense, it involves “the contemplation of the Mystery of Christ truly present before us”. During Eucharistic Adoration, we “watch and wait”, we remain “silent” in His Presence and open ourselves to His Graces which flow from the Eucharist … By worshiping the Eucharistic Jesus, we become what God wants us to be! Like a magnet, The Lord draws us to Himself and gently transforms us. Join us every Thursday! Need 24 good reasons to come? Read this article!
😋 Order Something Tastefully Simple and Support Saint Miriam! Tastefully Simple provides exceptional tasting experiences with simple delicious food and makes meal planning fun and easy. If you liked the tropical pound cake at the luau or enjoyed the scrumptious bread at Ed Hoelker’s birthday party, then you already know how great tastefully Simple products are for any occasion! Our very own librarian and parishioner Peggy Gabriele is also a Tastefully Simple Consultant. Peggy has set up a party link for orders over $60 on her website here to help Saint Miriam. Peggy will have catalogs also, if your orders are under the $60 amount, please give your orders directly to Peggy to save on shipping and handling. She will donate her entire commission of 30% back to our parish with each purchase. Dinner is always decided with delicious home-cooked meals that are Tastefully Simple! Please see Peggy for a catalog and order form today. Thank you, Peggy!
🍽 Sign up Today or We May Not Make It! If you wish too join a Foyer Group, please do so – otherwise, we may cancel the groups if there is a lack of interest this year. Then, plan ahead and join us on Friday, October 21st at 6:30pm for our annual Foyer Dinner Kick Off Dinner! This year’s theme will be All Hallow’s Eve.…Boo! Beginning every October and meeting through May, our Saint Miriam Foyer Dinner Groups afford a unique opportunity to dine together and grow as a community! We begin with a kick off dinner on October 21st – hosted by our own pastor – and group members are randomly assigned by our coordinator! Foyer Groups are small groups of 5-8 persons sharing simple meals and fellowship and the intention is to simply to have fun. A ‘Group Captain’ can be chosen to schedule, and then each month, one or two of the members host a gathering. They convene the group and welcome all into their home and provide one or two main dishes to share. Then everyone else brings something, too! It’s that simple and that much fun! There is no agenda, just fellowship and building a great community!
📿HOLY ROCKS! It’s a Rosary Sale! October is Roary month and why not honor our Blessed Mother with a new rosary? Get a new rosary and support the parish! We have brand new custom-made rosaries in both Franciscan Crown and Standard versions in the Bell Tower Entry! Save and Support with your purchase this week!
✈️ Air Miles Open for Pastor? Monsignor Jim has the chance to go away in November to California, but cannot afford the air travel – if anyone would be willing to donate travel miles – frequent flyer miles – too help make this trip possible, please let him know?
✝️ Mass Donations NEEDED! As Catholics the most important thing we do is pray and offer the sacrifice of the Mass. Please…don’t forget to make your Mass intentions today by Clicking Here. Together, we honor God together.
Saint Miriam in Life: Other News!
⏲ Ministry Team Schedules Posted for October! Please visit our internal website (www.SaintMiriam.com) for the latest additions for October 2016 Ministry Team Schedules! Click Here!
🌃Mom & Dad Plan Ahead for a Night Out! Our next monthly “Parents Night Out” is Friday October 21st! Drop the kids off and go out to shop, ear, or just be together! The kids are safe in our school with activities and pizza, too! More to come so plan ahead now!
📹 Help us Live Stream: Video Support Needed… We would like to begin to live stream our Masses at Saint Miriam for one Mass every Sunday and we are in need of an audio and video enthusiast! If you love working with video, we are willing to give you the support tools to help us live stream Saint Miriam! If interested, please see Monsignor Jim! Thank you!
✍🏽 Scheduling Support Volunteer Needed. Are you good with working on schedules and have an eye for detail? Can you use an Excel spreadsheet? Then we need you! Please let Monsignor Jim know if you can help us coordinate our monthly schedules! Thank you!
🍷The Women are Becoming Uncorked! The Women of Saint Miriam are hosting a special (and very intoxicating!) fundraiser for our parish! Please join us for a painting party (both men and women are welcome and encouraged to join in the fun) on Sunday, December 4th from 2:00pm until 5:00pm. Please note that this is an “adults only” fundraiser; no children please, as wine will be served. Child care will be offered in the school with advanced RSVP’s! So plan on joining us in the parish Undercroft and enjoy a Sunday afternoon of fun and creativity. BYOB is the word of the day and some really great snacks will be provided, but please feel free to bring your own favorite snacks, too! All painting supplies and instructions will also be provided and no experience is needed; just your fun side! The Uncorked Artist will be donating five of our instructor paintings to be raffled off with 100% of the proceeds from this raffle benefiting the parish! We will also have a Special Basket to raffle and a fun-tastic 50/50, so be prepared for lots of fun! Invite your friends and family to attend this really FUNdraiser at Saint Miriam! Register today by Clicking Here!
💌 Join us and Give to build our Pastor’s Fund? A few weeks ago we asked for your support in building a pastor’s salary fund. Monsignor has worked for us for almost 9 years now and has given much to help us remain a vibrant and growing parish. But, with his schedule ever increasing, he has not been able to take on the additional course work at the university he normally teaches at in the fall and spring terms; it simply will not fit into his parish schedule, and so he once again has made a sacrifice and declined the offer to teach this fall. This leaves him in a terribly tight financial position and quite honestly…is our problem to deal with now! Monsignor has come to us and requested a salary of $25,000 (Yes, he asked for only $25,000 for all he does and the very long hours he works). Will you help us to afford this needed option by giving a weekly or monthly donation ear marked just for him? Please prayerfully consider our request and see Alan today, or just complete the special insert this Sunday and return it to us today….if you are willing to put our pastor first this fall.
🕸🕷Join us for a Haunted and Historic Tour! Join Union Cemetery of Whitemarsh at Saint Miriam for a classic All Hallow’s Eve flashlight tour that includes an exciting tour of our century grounds and a walk through the pumpkin patch. Experience the enchanting art and landscape of our cemetery grounds after dark, as an experienced tour guide leads you along winding, dimly-lit pathways and behind the graves of historic figures that include: Harvey Longabaugh, the brother of the Sundance Kid; Thomas May Peirce, founder of Peirce College; the Van Billiard Family who perished on the Titanic; and George Jago, a Civil War soldier as well as many other Civil and Revolutionary War veterans. The nighttime walking tours will focus on the cemetery’s rich history, and of course, some of the liveliest spirits buried within our hallowed grounds, after all, Union Cemetery is on the Haunted Places in Pennsylvania list! Tours will last approximately 30-45 minutes, and will be followed by seasonal refreshments aside blazing fire pits near our pumpkin patch.
Two evenings of the All Hallow’s Eve Walking Tour: Haunted History at Union Cemetery: Friday, October 28th and Saturday, October 29th. Each night, tours will begin at 7PM. Attendees are advised to wear comfortable clothes and shoes, and to bring a flashlight!
🏬 Visit the Online Store for the Parish! We recently asked our website designer to make a few enhancements to our online store! Please visit it today and make a purchase to support our ministry by buying your own Saint Miriam Holding Cross, a Mass Cards, Saint Miriam Prayer Cards, a beautiful Rosary, or even sponsor a child, or get your annual Luau tickets, and more! Click Here!
♻️ Blue Water Makes Us Greener at Saint Miriam (and Saint Miriam Academy, too)! Our exclusive customized 24 oz. sport water bottles that combines our love of water with our parish’s “Green Policy” reduces our carbon footprint and will save thousands of plastic bottles from entering the ecosystem! And, the best part is your $10 donation goes directly to help our children’s educational programming! Get your own bottle today by visiting our online store and help go even stay greener!
Get A Church in Your Pocket! Our Saint Miriam Parish App was recently updated and features faster download times, and a ‘refresh’ button for the newest content and a bible and more! One more exciting change is on its way this month! So please download the App by Clicking Here!🏬 Visit the Online Store for the Parish! We recently asked our website designer to make a few enhancements to our online store! Please visit it today and make a purchase to support our ministry by buying your own Saint Miriam Holding Cross, a Mass Cards, Saint Miriam Prayer Cards, a beautiful Rosary, or even sponsor a child, or get your annual Luau tickets, and more! Click Here!
Saint Miriam in Support: Grow our Mission!
Ways to Support Saint Miriam? There are many ways to support the mission of our parish and a flyer has been prepared to show you how easy it is! Please learn about GoodSearch, GoodShop, eBay, and Amazon Smile! Please support us and pick up a flyer or Support Flyer one today!🖕🏼Matching Gifts Make Giving Easy! Sean Hall discovered that his company, United Heath Care and Optum, offered matching gifts for his donations to Saint Miriam! He applied and we were awarded the match! How about your company? NOW TWO MORE PARISHIONERS DID TOO!!! How about you? Did you ever inquire to see if your employer or club or social network offers assistance to parishes or schools? Your gift could double and help us grow without anything more from your own pocket! Please remember to ask…it never does hurt! Thanks, Sean!
🌐 Log on and Help the School?Have Fun and Help Zion Preschool at Saint Miriam! We discovered something you should check out! Vacations, golf rounds, cruises and much more that you can enjoy to help Zion Preschool at Saint Miriam. Get a great deal and help a great cause.It’s easy to get involved and make a difference! Visit: http://zionpreschool.travelpledge.com or Click Here! or Visit our Store!
🏬 Visit the Online Store for the Parish! We recently asked our website designer to make a few enhancements to our online store! Please visit it today and make a purchase to support our ministry by buying your own Saint Miriam Holding Cross, a Mass Cards, Saint Miriam Prayer Cards, a beautiful Rosary, or even sponsor a child, or get your annual Luau tickets, and more! Just Click Here!
♻️ Go Greener at Saint Miriam (and Saint Miriam Academy, too)! Our exclusive customized 24 oz. sport water bottles that combines our love of water with our parish’s “Green Policy” reduces our carbon footprint and will save thousands of plastic bottles from entering the ecosystem! And, the best part is your $10 donation goes directly to help our children’s educational programming! Get your own bottle today by visiting our online store and help go even stay greener!
👫 Help Our Children in 2016: Sponsor a Child Today! We now have 5 Sponsors so far! There are many ways to help our children become better adults and Christians, as well as better practicing Catholics, and this year we offer two wonderful means to bring a smile – and a little support – right to our school! First, why not think about purchasing a brick that will help in the building of a new pathway to our Saint Miriam Summer Playground area and forever create a legacy on our campus! For every donation of $100.00 to The Saint Miriam Fund receive a 4 x 8 Personalized Brick! (Special Size of 8 x 8 is Available for a Donation Amount of $250.00). Learn more about our needed bricks by Clicking Here! Or, you may also sponsor a child directly now! When you sponsor a child, you create a special relationship between you, a child in need, the community of Saint Miriam, and our team of caring professionals! Together, we are helping to change the future for children through a quality and affordable private education! For just $29 a month, or a one-time donation of only $350, you can provide essential aid and education to improve the well-being of every child that comes to our doors! And, because we actually feed our children during the school day, your donation not only helps give them a good education, you fill their bellies with wholesome food, too! It gives you the opportunity to witness young lives transformed for the future right here in Montgomery County! Learn more here.
TEXT Your Gifts to Saint Miriam TODAY! Text Giving allows you to give to your organization by simply sending a text message to our specially reserved phone number! You just “Text any dollar amount to (215) 515-6511.” Once you text an amount (like “$50” or “120.50”) you would either be sent an acknowledgment for the gift (meaning it processed) or given a short link to click in order to provide their payment information (one time only). You are also prompted by text message with instructions. The whole process is designed to be very simple and self explanatory. Another way to give and support…making it easy so try it today!Mass Donations: A Beautiful Tribute As Catholics the most important thing we do is pray and offer the sacrifice of the Mass. Please…don’t forget to make your Mass intentions today by Clicking Here. Together, we honor God together.
Get Your Mass Intentions In Person! Join the Women of Saint Miriam after any Mass and make your Mass Intentions live and in person after any Mass on Sunday! Now you can honor a loved one in person and online, too!
Why Not GoodShop, Search, and Go Amazon, too? Please support Saint Miriam by downloading and using GoodSearch and GoodShop! Every time you search or buy, we get a small percentage and you get great deals, and often free shipping! Also use Smile Amazon and make us your charity of choice! It all adds up!
Saint Miriam in Fellowship: The Saint Miriam Cafe’!
Eat & Help a Child?Now, every time you purchase something wonderful from our Saint Miriam Cafe’ after our Sunday morning Masses, we contribute 100% of that donation to a scholarship fund that allows children without the means to attend our wonderful Zion Preschool at Saint Miriam and Saint Miriam Academy! Your good eating, helps a child!
For more information and our delicious current month’s menus, just Click Here!
Saint Miriam in Calendar Form: A Few Upcoming Highlights!
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Visit our Parish Calendar Here for full weekly, monthly, and yearly schedules.)
Visit our Parish Calendar Here for full weekly, monthly, and yearly schedules.)Daily!
- Pumpkin Patch open! Join us and support our school children!
Oct 2nd – Oct 31st
- Pumpkin Patch Open Daily from 9:00am to 7:00pm!
Oct 11th –
- Recovery, Inc. at 6:30pm
- The Women of Saint Miriam at 7:00pm
Oct 13th
- Adoration 5:00pm
- Mass at 6:00pm
- Rosary at 6:30pm
- Boy Scouts at 7:00pm
Oct 15th –
- AA Sunrise at 8:30am
- Imperfect Spirituality Group at 10:00am
- Pix in the Pumpkin Patch from 2:00pm-5:00pm!
Oct 28th – 29th –
- Historic and Ghostly Tours begin at 7pm, sharp!
The Weekly Focus @ Saint Miriam for October 2nd 2016
The Weekly Focus @ Saint Miriam for October 2nd 2016
Saint Miriam in Prose: From our Pastor
🗞 Click Here to visit our pastor’s Blog for this week!
Saint Miriam in Prayer: Remembering!
Karen, Joan, Janet, Mary, Dan, Andrew, Sebastian, Kevin, Bishop Ken, Freed Family, Anita, Chris, Ken, Janet, Pat, Greg, Dana, Charlie, Annie, Donna, Sue, Paul, Ed, George, Maureen, Marie, Suzanne, Roland, Rich, Cassie, Annie, Linda, Mike, Shannon, Nathan, Roland, Ruth, Brenda, Linda, Mike, Richard, Christopher, Victoria, Janice, Cuffey Family, Marianne, Donna, Joe, Maureen, Mary, Angela, Mary Grace, BJ.
( To be included in our prayer list, or to receive pastoral care, communion for shut-ins, or any other pastoral need, please let us know by Clicking Here.)
To be included in our prayer list, or to receive pastoral care, communion for shut-ins, or any other pastoral need, please let us know by Clicking Here.)Saint Miriam in Reflection: The Mass.
Our Mass Intentions for This Week are:
Memorial Masses:
Christopher Hill by Pat Wilcke
Alton St. George by Jim, Sean, Andrea, Glenn, and Ruth
Louise Freed by her family
Honor Masses:
Ckrisen and Donte Milligan by Kathleen Duncan
Janet, Mary & Fran for healing by Msgr. Jim
Sanctuary Lamp:
In Memory of Louise Freed by her Family
Bread and Wine Sponsor for Month:
Sandy Sanders and Sally Dickson by Jan & Gardo Augustin
(✜ Mass Intentions Available: Please make your Mass Intentions today? See anyone on staff for Masses, Sanctuary Lamp, and Bread and Wine Sponsors or Click Here to make your intentions online! Thank you!)
Saint Miriam in Brief: A Quick Look!
(📖 To read our full list of current events for this week, visit Focus in Brief, by Clicking Here!)
Today we Honor…The Feast of St. Francis of Assisi!
🎃Pumpkins Arrive this Sunday, October 2nd: Help Us Unload the Great Pumpkin Truck! Our annual Pumpkin Farm opens Sunday, October 2nd with the arrival of the pumpkin truck after the 11:00am Mass! Join us and help us unload and prepare the pumpkin patch this year! Then, make your halloween purchases right here at Saint Miriam to benefit the school children! Pix in the Patch Coming in October! On Saturday, October 15th from 2:00pm until 5:00pm join us as we welcome our professional photographer for Pix in the Patch where you and your family can get an Autumnal photo in the pumpkin patch! Refreshments, cider, donuts pumpkin decorating, a balloon bounce, and more! Join us!
💒Join the Franciscans! Our third order, Secular Franciscan Group, is a wonderful group of folks, dedicated to a life of prayer, service, and love of St Francis! Come and learn! See Father Jim today!
😋 Order Something Tastefully Simple and Support Saint Miriam! Tastefully Simple provides exceptional tasting experiences with simple delicious food and makes meal planning fun and easy. If you liked the tropical pound cake at the luau or enjoyed the scrumptious bread at Ed Hoelker’s birthday party, then you already know how great tastefully Simple products are for any occasion! Our very own librarian and parishioner Peggy Gabriele is also a Tastefully Simple Consultant. Peggy has set up a party link for orders over $60 on her website here to help Saint Miriam. Peggy will have catalogs also, if your orders are under the $60 amount, please give your orders directly to Peggy to save on shipping and handling. She will donate her entire commission of 30% back to our parish with each purchase. Dinner is always decided with delicious home-cooked meals that are Tastefully Simple! Please see Peggy for a catalog and order form today. Thank you, Peggy!
🌃Mom & Dad Plan Ahead for a Night Out! Our next monthly “Parents Night Out” is Friday October 21st from 6-9pm! Drop the kids off and go out to shop, ear, or just be together! The kids are safe in our school with activities and pizza, too! More to come so plan ahead now for a night out!
🍽 Get Ready to Eat! Plan ahead and join us on Friday, October 21st at 6:30pm for our annual Foyer Dinner Kick Off Dinner! This year’s theme will be All Hallow’s Eve.…Boo! Beginning every October and meeting through May, our Saint Miriam Foyer Dinner Groups afford a unique opportunity to dine together and grow as a community! We begin with a kick off dinner on October 21st – hosted by our own pastor – and group members are randomly assigned by our coordinator! Foyer Groups are small groups of 5-8 persons sharing simple meals and fellowship and the intention is to simply to have fun. A ‘Group Captain’ can be chosen to schedule, and then each month, one or two of the members host a gathering. They convene the group and welcome all into their home and provide one or two main dishes to share. Then everyone else brings something, too! It’s that simple and that much fun! There is no agenda, just fellowship and building a great community!
📹 Help us Live Stream: Video Support Needed…We would like to begin to live stream our Masses at Saint Miriam for one Mass every Sunday and we are in need of an audio and video enthusiast! If you love working with video, we are willing to give you the support tools to help us live stream Saint Miriam! If interested, please see Monsignor Jim! Thank you!
✍🏽 Scheduling Support Volunteer Needed. Are you good with working on schedules and have an eye for detail? Can you use an Excel spreadsheet? Then we need you! Please let Monsignor Jim know if you can help us coordinate our monthly schedules! Thank you!
🚺 Oh… Those Women are Green, too! The Women of Saint Miriam are hosting a Norwex demonstration fundraiser on Tuesday, October 11th at 7:30pm. Kelly Gallagher, a parishioner and Norwex consultant, will talk about the many environmentally friendly products that help to reduce chemicals in our home and reduce waste in the environment. Norwex shares the mission of Saint Miriam to care for our community and reduce our carbon footprint. Proceeds from the sales will be donated to Saint Miriam. All are welcome to join the fun-even the men!
🍷Uncorked Painters Comes to Saint Miriam! The Women of Saint Miriam are hosting a special (and very intoxicating!) fundraiser for our parish! Please join us for a painting party (both men and women are welcome and encouraged to join in the fun) on Sunday, December 4th from 2:00pm until 5:00pm. Please note that this is an “adults only” fundraiser; no children please, as wine will be served. Child care will be offered in the school with advanced RSVP’s! So plan on joining us in the parish Undercroft and enjoy a Sunday afternoon of fun and creativity. BYOB is the word of the day and some really great snacks will be provided, but please feel free to bring your own favorite snacks, too! All painting supplies and instructions will also be provided and no experience is needed; just your fun side! The Uncorked Artist will be donating five of our instructor paintings to be raffled off with 100% of the proceeds from this raffle benefiting the parish! We will also have a Special Basket to raffle and a fun-tastic 50/50, so be prepared for lots of fun! Invite your friends and family to attend this really FUNdraiser at Saint Miriam! Sign up by Clicking Here!
📿HOLY ROCKS! It’s a Rosary Sale! Get a new rosary and support the parish! We have brand new custom-made rosaries in both Franciscan Crown and Standard versions in the Bell Tower Entry! Save and Support with your purchase this week!
✈️ Air Miles Open for Pastor? Monsignor Jim has the chance to go away in November to California, but cannot afford the air travel – if anyone would be willing to donate travel miles – frequent flyer miles – too help make this trip possible, please let him know?
✝️ Mass Donations NEEDED! As Catholics the most important thing we do is pray and offer the sacrifice of the Mass. Please…don’t forget to make your Mass intentions today by Clicking Here. Together, we honor God together.
Saint Miriam in Life: Other News!
⏲ Ministry Team Schedules Posted for October! Please visit our internal website (www.SaintMiriam.com) for the latest additions for October 2016 Ministry Team Schedules! Click Here!
👨👩👧 Join a Small Group! Our Small Group opportunities return to Saint Miriam! Please take a moment to pick up a Small Group Brochure or visit our website to learn more! This year we added a couple new groups and our Prayer Shawl Group moved to the 2nd Sunday of every month! All these exciting changes are ready for you to join in the fun this fall!
💌 Join us and Give to build our Pastor’s Fund? A few weeks ago we asked for your support in building a pastor’s salary fund. Monsignor has worked for us for almost 9 years now and has given much to help us remain a vibrant and growing parish. But, with his schedule ever increasing, he has not been able to take on the additional course work at the university he normally teaches at in the fall and spring terms; it simply will not fit into his parish schedule, and so he once again has made a sacrifice and declined the offer to teach this fall. This leaves him in a terribly tight financial position and quite honestly…is our problem to deal with now! Monsignor has come to us and requested a salary of $25,000 (Yes, he asked for only $25,000 for all he does and the very long hours he works). Will you help us to afford this needed option by giving a weekly or monthly donation ear marked just for him? Please prayerfully consider our request and see Alan today, or just complete the special insert this Sunday and return it to us today….if you are willing to put our pastor first this fall.
🙏🏼 Weekly Mass & Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament! Every Thursday from 5:00pm – 6:00pm, the Blessed Sacrament will be exposed for adoration in the Sanctuary before our Thursday Mass at 6:00pm! Understood simply, Eucharistic Adoration is adoring or honoring the Eucharistic Presence of Christ. In a deeper sense, it involves “the contemplation of the Mystery of Christ truly present before us”. During Eucharistic Adoration, we “watch and wait”, we remain “silent” in His Presence and open ourselves to His Graces which flow from the Eucharist … By worshiping the Eucharistic Jesus, we become what God wants us to be! Like a magnet, The Lord draws us to Himself and gently transforms us. Join us every Thursday! Need 24 good reasons to come? Read this article!
🕸🕷Join us for a Haunted and Historic Tour!Join Union Cemetery of Whitemarsh at Saint Miriam for a classic All Hallow’s Eve flashlight tour that includes an exciting tour of our century grounds and a walk through the pumpkin patch. Experience the enchanting art and landscape of our cemetery grounds after dark, as an experienced tour guide leads you along winding, dimly-lit pathways and behind the graves of historic figures that include: Harvey Longabaugh, the brother of the Sundance Kid; Thomas May Peirce, founder of Peirce College; the Van Billiard Family who perished on the Titanic; and George Jago, a Civil War soldier as well as many other Civil and Revolutionary War veterans. The nighttime walking tours will focus on the cemetery’s rich history, and of course, some of the liveliest spirits buried within our hallowed grounds, after all, Union Cemetery is on the Haunted Places in Pennsylvania list! Tours will last approximately 30-45 minutes, and will be followed by seasonal refreshments aside blazing fire pits near our pumpkin patch.
Two evenings of the All Hallow’s Eve Walking Tour: Haunted History at Union Cemetery: Friday, October 28th and Saturday, October 29th. Each night, tours will begin at 7PM. Attendees are advised to wear comfortable clothes and shoes, and to bring a flashlight!
🏬 Visit the Online Store for the Parish! We recently asked our website designer to make a few enhancements to our online store! Please visit it today and make a purchase to support our ministry by buying your own Saint Miriam Holding Cross, a Mass Cards, Saint Miriam Prayer Cards, a beautiful Rosary, or even sponsor a child, or get your annual Luau tickets, and more! Click Here!
♻️ Blue Water Makes Us Greener at Saint Miriam (and Saint Miriam Academy, too)! Our exclusive customized 24 oz. sport water bottles that combines our love of water with our parish’s “Green Policy” reduces our carbon footprint and will save thousands of plastic bottles from entering the ecosystem! And, the best part is your $10 donation goes directly to help our children’s educational programming! Get your own bottle today by visiting our online store and help go even stay greener!
📿 Rosary is Life-giving! When we began our parish, Father Jim made a promise to the Blessed Mother: help us grow and wonderful parish and we will honor you every Thursday!” We have never failed Mary and look at us today! So, please join us every Thursday for the Rosary devotion at 6:30pm! The Rosary was called the “Psalter of Mary” because all because all 15 of its mysteries, with their 150 prayers, just like the number of Psalms in the Bible! Praying all the decades at once is referred to as the“Dominican Rosary.” Join us every week; it really is life giving!
A Church in Your Pocket? Our Saint Miriam Parish App was recently updated and features faster download times, and a ‘refresh’ button for the newest content and a bible and more! One more exciting change is on its way this month! So please download the App by Clicking Here!🏬 Visit the Online Store for the Parish! We recently asked our website designer to make a few enhancements to our online store! Please visit it today and make a purchase to support our ministry by buying your own Saint Miriam Holding Cross, a Mass Cards, Saint Miriam Prayer Cards, a beautiful Rosary, or even sponsor a child, or get your annual Luau tickets, and more! Click Here!
Saint Miriam in Support: Grow our Mission!
Ways to Support Saint Miriam? There are many ways to support the mission of our parish and a flyer has been prepared to show you how easy it is! Please learn about GoodSearch, GoodShop, eBay, and Amazon Smile! Please support us and pick up a flyer or Support Flyer one today!🖕🏼Matching Gifts Make Giving Easy! Sean Hall discovered that his company, United Heath Care and Optum, offered matching gifts for his donations to Saint Miriam! He applied and we were awarded the match! How about your company? NOW TWO MORE PARISHIONERS DID TOO!!! How about you? Did you ever inquire to see if your employer or club or social network offers assistance to parishes or schools? Your gift could double and help us grow without anything more from your own pocket! Please remember to ask…it never does hurt! Thanks, Sean!
🌐 Log on and Help the School?Have Fun and Help Zion Preschool at Saint Miriam! We discovered something you should check out! Vacations, golf rounds, cruises and much more that you can enjoy to help Zion Preschool at Saint Miriam. Get a great deal and help a great cause.It’s easy to get involved and make a difference! Visit: http://zionpreschool.travelpledge.com or Click Here! or Visit our Store!
🏬 Visit the Online Store for the Parish! We recently asked our website designer to make a few enhancements to our online store! Please visit it today and make a purchase to support our ministry by buying your own Saint Miriam Holding Cross, a Mass Cards, Saint Miriam Prayer Cards, a beautiful Rosary, or even sponsor a child, or get your annual Luau tickets, and more! Just Click Here!
♻️ Go Greener at Saint Miriam (and Saint Miriam Academy, too)! Our exclusive customized 24 oz. sport water bottles that combines our love of water with our parish’s “Green Policy” reduces our carbon footprint and will save thousands of plastic bottles from entering the ecosystem! And, the best part is your $10 donation goes directly to help our children’s educational programming! Get your own bottle today by visiting our online store and help go even stay greener!
👫 Help Our Children in 2016: Sponsor a Child Today! We now have 5 Sponsors so far! There are many ways to help our children become better adults and Christians, as well as better practicing Catholics, and this year we offer two wonderful means to bring a smile – and a little support – right to our school! First, why not think about purchasing a brick that will help in the building of a new pathway to our Saint Miriam Summer Playground area and forever create a legacy on our campus! For every donation of $100.00 to The Saint Miriam Fund receive a 4 x 8 Personalized Brick! (Special Size of 8 x 8 is Available for a Donation Amount of $250.00). Learn more about our needed bricks by Clicking Here! Or, you may also sponsor a child directly now! When you sponsor a child, you create a special relationship between you, a child in need, the community of Saint Miriam, and our team of caring professionals! Together, we are helping to change the future for children through a quality and affordable private education! For just $29 a month, or a one-time donation of only $350, you can provide essential aid and education to improve the well-being of every child that comes to our doors! And, because we actually feed our children during the school day, your donation not only helps give them a good education, you fill their bellies with wholesome food, too! It gives you the opportunity to witness young lives transformed for the future right here in Montgomery County! Learn more here.
TEXT Your Gifts to Saint Miriam TODAY! Text Giving allows you to give to your organization by simply sending a text message to our specially reserved phone number! You just “Text any dollar amount to (215) 515-6511.” Once you text an amount (like “$50” or “120.50”) you would either be sent an acknowledgment for the gift (meaning it processed) or given a short link to click in order to provide their payment information (one time only). You are also prompted by text message with instructions. The whole process is designed to be very simple and self explanatory. Another way to give and support…making it easy so try it today!Mass Donations: A Beautiful Tribute As Catholics the most important thing we do is pray and offer the sacrifice of the Mass. Please…don’t forget to make your Mass intentions today by Clicking Here. Together, we honor God together.
Get Your Mass Intentions In Person! Join the Women of Saint Miriam after any Mass and make your Mass Intentions live and in person after any Mass on Sunday! Now you can honor a loved one in person and online, too!
Why Not GoodShop, Search, and Go Amazon, too? Please support Saint Miriam by downloading and using GoodSearch and GoodShop! Every time you search or buy, we get a small percentage and you get great deals, and often free shipping! Also use Smile Amazon and make us your charity of choice! It all adds up!
Saint Miriam in Fellowship: The Saint Miriam Cafe’!
Eat & Help a Child?Now, every time you purchase something wonderful from our Saint Miriam Cafe’ after our Sunday morning Masses, we contribute 100% of that donation to a scholarship fund that allows children without the means to attend our wonderful Zion Preschool at Saint Miriam and Saint Miriam Academy! Your good eating, helps a child!
For more information and our delicious current month’s menus, just Click Here!
Saint Miriam in Calendar Form: A Few Upcoming Highlights!
( Visit our Parish Calendar Here for full weekly, monthly, and yearly schedules.)
Visit our Parish Calendar Here for full weekly, monthly, and yearly schedules.)Oct 2nd – The Pumpkins Arrive after 11:00am Mass for Pumpkin Patch to begin! Join us and enjoy cider and fellowship!
🎃Oct 2nd – Oct 31st – Pumpkin Patch Open Daily from 9:00am to 7:00pm!
Oct 4th – Recovery, Inc. at 6:30pm
Oct 5th – AA General Meeting at 7:00pm
Oct 6th –
– Adoration 5:00pm
– Mass at 6:00pm
– Rosary at 6:30pm
– Boy Scouts at 7:00pm
Oct 8th – AA Sunrise at 8:30am
Oct 15th
– Imperfect Spirituality Club at 10:00am
– Pix in the Pumpkin Patch from 2:00pm-5:00pm
👻 Oct 28th and 29th –
Haunted and Historic Cemetery Tours at 7pm!
The Weekly Focus @ Saint Miriam for September 25th 2016
The Weekly Focus @ Saint Miriam for September 25th 2016
Saint Miriam in Prose: From our Pastor
🗞 Click Here to visit our pastor’s Blog for this week!
Saint Miriam in Prayer: Remembering!
Janet, Dan, Joan, Donna, Andrew, Sebastian, Kevin, Bishop Ken, Freed Family, Anita, Chris, Ken, Janet, Pat, Greg, Dana, Charlie, Annie, Donna, Sue, Paul, Ed, George, Maureen, Marie, Suzanne, Roland, Rich, Cassie, Annie, Linda, Mike, Shannon, Nathan, Roland, Ruth, Brenda, Linda, Mike, Richard, Christopher, Victoria, Janice, Cuffey Family, Marianne, Donna, Joe, Maureen, Mary, Angela, Mary Grace, BJ.
( To be included in our prayer list, or to receive pastoral care, communion for shut-ins, or any other pastoral need, please let us know by Clicking Here.)
To be included in our prayer list, or to receive pastoral care, communion for shut-ins, or any other pastoral need, please let us know by Clicking Here.)Saint Miriam in Reflection: The Mass.
Our Mass Intentions for This Week are:
Memorial Masses:
Trudy Duncan by Kathleen Duncan
Oliver Hartzell by Donna and Chester Mack
Illuminada Guevara by Adorada Quiros
Honor Masses:
Margaret Spry by Pam and Bill Kunz
Deacon Patricia Heffner by Pat Wilcke
Sanctuary Lamp:
In Memory of Louise Freed by Pat Wilcke
Bread and Wine Sponsor for Month:
In Memory of Mabel Kunzletemmerle by Pam and Bill Kunz
(✜ Mass Intentions Available: Please make your Mass Intentions today? See anyone on staff for Masses, Sanctuary Lamp, and Bread and Wine Sponsors or Click Here to make your intentions online! Thank you!)
Saint Miriam in Brief: A Quick Look!
(📖 To read our full list of current events for this week, visit Focus in Brief, by Clicking Here!)
Today we Honor…The Twenty sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time! InGathering Sunday!
💒Join the Franciscans! Join us this Sunday at 1:00pm as our Secular Franciscan Group meets in the Betsy and Walter Diener Room! Our third order is a wonderful group, dedicated to a life of prayer, service, and love of St Francis! Come and learn more! Visit our website here!
🐶🐰🐱 Annual Blessing of the Animals for St. Francis Day! Join us on next Saturday, October 1st at 11:00am in the Angels of Assisi Garden as we bless all God’s creatures great and small! All are welcome and all pets receive a gift, too! Join us for this warm and blessed event!
🎃Pumpkins Arrive Next Sunday: Help Us Unload the Great Pumpkins! Our annual Pumpkin Farm opens October 2nd with the arrival of the pumpkin truck after the 11:0am Mass! Join us and help us unload and prepare the pumpkin patch this year! Then, make your halloween purchases right here at Saint Miriam to benefit the school children!
🍽 Get Ready to Eat! Plan ahead and join us on Friday, October 21st at 6:30pm for our annual Foyer Dinner Kick Off Dinner! This year’s theme will be All Hallow’s Eve.…Boo! Beginning every October and meeting through May, our Saint Miriam Foyer Dinner Groups afford a unique opportunity to dine together and grow as a community! We begin with a kick off dinner on October 21st – hosted by our own pastor – and group members are randomly assigned by our coordinator! Foyer Groups are small groups of 5-8 persons sharing simple meals and fellowship and the intention is to simply to have fun. A ‘Group Captain’ can be chosen to schedule, and then each month, one or two of the members host a gathering. They convene the group and welcome all into their home and provide one or two main dishes to share. Then everyone else brings something, too! It’s that simple and that much fun! There is no agenda, just fellowship and building a great community!
⏲ Ministry Team Schedules Posted for October! Please visit our internal website (www.SaintMiriam.com) for the latest additions for October 2016 Ministry Team Schedules! Click Here!
📹 Help us Live Stream: Video Support Needed…We would like to begin to live stream our Masses at Saint Miriam for one Mass every Sunday and we are in need of an audio and video enthusiast! If you love working with video, we are willing to give you the support tools to help us live stream Saint Miriam! If interested, please see Monsignor Jim! Thank you!
✍🏽 Scheduling Support Volunteer Needed. Are you good with working on schedules and have an eye for detail? Can you use an Excel spreadsheet? Then we need you! Please let Monsignor Jim know if you can help us coordinate our monthly schedules! Thank you!
🚺 Oh… Those Women are Green, too! The Women of Saint Miriam are hosting a Norwex demonstration fundraiser on Tuesday, October 11th at 7:30pm. Kelly Gallagher, a parishioner and Norwex consultant, will talk about the many environmentally friendly products that help to reduce chemicals in our home and reduce waste in the environment. Norwex shares the mission of Saint Miriam to care for our community and reduce our carbon footprint. Proceeds from the sales will be donated to Saint Miriam. All are welcome to join the fun-even the men!
🍷Uncorked Painters Comes to Saint Miriam! The Women of Saint Miriam are hosting a special (and very intoxicating!) fundraiser for our parish! Please join us for a painting party (both men and women are welcome and encouraged to join in the fun) on Sunday, December 4th from 2:00pm until 5:00pm. Please note that this is an “adults only” fundraiser; no children please, as wine will be served. Child care will be offered in the school with advanced RSVP’s! So plan on joining us in the parish Undercroft and enjoy a Sunday afternoon of fun and creativity. BYOB is the word of the day and some really great snacks will be provided, but please feel free to bring your own favorite snacks, too! All painting supplies and instructions will also be provided and no experience is needed; just your fun side! The Uncorked Artist will be donating five of our instructor paintings to be raffled off with 100% of the proceeds from this raffle benefiting the parish! We will also have a Special Basket to raffle and a fun-tastic 50/50, so be prepared for lots of fun! Invite your friends and family to attend this really FUNdraiser at Saint Miriam!
📿HOLY ROCKS! It’s a Rosary Sale! Get a new rosary and support the parish! We have brand new custom-made rosaries in both Franciscan Crown and Standard versions in the Bell Tower Entry! Save and Support with your purchase this week!
✈️ Air Miles Open for Pastor? Monsignor Jim has the chance to go away in November to California, but cannot afford the air travel – if anyone would be willing to donate travel miles – frequent flyer miles – too help make this trip possible, please let him know?
✝️ Mass Donations NEEDED! As Catholics the most important thing we do is pray and offer the sacrifice of the Mass. Please…don’t forget to make your Mass intentions today by Clicking Here. Together, we honor God together.
Saint Miriam in Life: Other News!
🎯 Right on Target: Stop and Visit Joliet! St. Francis Joliet arrived and is being installed this week in the brand new Section F, The St. Francis of Assisi Green Memorial Section of our Union Cemetery of Whitemarsh at Saint Miriam! Please be sure to stop and take a look at this beautiful addition to our campus and watch for your opportunity coming soon to take home a piece of history!
👨👩👧 Join a Small Group! Our Small Group opportunities return to Saint Miriam! Please take a moment to pick up a Small Group Brochure or visit our website to learn more! This year we added a couple new groups and our Prayer Shawl Group moved to the 2nd Sunday of every month! All these exciting changes are ready for you to join in the fun this fall!
💌 Join us and Give to build our Pastor’s Fund? A few weeks ago we asked for your support in building a pastor’s salary fund. Monsignor has worked for us for almost 9 years now and has given much to help us remain a vibrant and growing parish. But, with his schedule ever increasing, he has not been able to take on the additional course work at the university he normally teaches at in the fall and spring terms; it simply will not fit into his parish schedule, and so he once again has made a sacrifice and declined the offer to teach this fall. This leaves him in a terribly tight financial position and quite honestly…is our problem to deal with now! Monsignor has come to us and requested a salary of $25,000 (Yes, he asked for only $25,000 for all he does and the very long hours he works). Will you help us to afford this needed option by giving a weekly or monthly donation ear marked just for him? Please prayerfully consider our request and see Alan today, or just complete the special insert this Sunday and return it to us today….if you are willing to put our pastor first this fall.
🙏🏼 Weekly Mass & Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament! Every Thursday from 5:00pm – 6:00pm, the Blessed Sacrament will be exposed for adoration in the Sanctuary before our Thursday Mass at 6:00pm! Understood simply, Eucharistic Adoration is adoring or honoring the Eucharistic Presence of Christ. In a deeper sense, it involves “the contemplation of the Mystery of Christ truly present before us”. During Eucharistic Adoration, we “watch and wait”, we remain “silent” in His Presence and open ourselves to His Graces which flow from the Eucharist … By worshiping the Eucharistic Jesus, we become what God wants us to be! Like a magnet, The Lord draws us to Himself and gently transforms us. Join us every Thursday! Need 24 good reasons to come? Read this article!
🕸🕷Join us for a Haunted and Historic Tour!Join Union Cemetery of Whitemarsh at Saint Miriam for a classic All Hallow’s Eve flashlight tour that includes an exciting tour of our century grounds and a walk through the pumpkin patch. Experience the enchanting art and landscape of our cemetery grounds after dark, as an experienced tour guide leads you along winding, dimly-lit pathways and behind the graves of historic figures that include: Harvey Longabaugh, the brother of the Sundance Kid; Thomas May Peirce, founder of Peirce College; the Van Billiard Family who perished on the Titanic; and George Jago, a Civil War soldier as well as many other Civil and Revolutionary War veterans.
The nighttime walking tours will focus on the cemetery’s rich history, and of course, some of the liveliest spirits buried within our hallowed grounds, after all, Union Cemetery is on the Haunted Places in Pennsylvania list! Tours will last approximately 30-45 minutes, and will be followed by seasonal refreshments aside blazing fire pits near our pumpkin patch.
Two evenings of the All Hallow’s Eve Walking Tour: Haunted History at Union Cemetery: Friday, October 28th and Saturday, October 29th. Each night, tours will begin at 7PM. Attendees are advised to wear comfortable clothes and shoes, and to bring a flashlight!
🏬 Visit the Online Store for the Parish! We recently asked our website designer to make a few enhancements to our online store! Please visit it today and make a purchase to support our ministry by buying your own Saint Miriam Holding Cross, a Mass Cards, Saint Miriam Prayer Cards, a beautiful Rosary, or even sponsor a child, or get your annual Luau tickets, and more! Click Here!
♻️ Blue Water Makes Us Greener at Saint Miriam (and Saint Miriam Academy, too)! Our exclusive customized 24 oz. sport water bottles that combines our love of water with our parish’s “Green Policy” reduces our carbon footprint and will save thousands of plastic bottles from entering the ecosystem! And, the best part is your $10 donation goes directly to help our children’s educational programming! Get your own bottle today by visiting our online store and help go even stay greener!
📿 Rosary is Life-giving! When we began our parish, Father Jim made a promise to the Blessed Mother: help us grow and wonderful parish and we will honor you every Thursday!” We have never failed Mary and look at us today! So, please join us every Thursday for the Rosary devotion at 6:30pm! The Rosary was called the “Psalter of Mary” because all because all 15 of its mysteries, with their 150 prayers, just like the number of Psalms in the Bible! Praying all the decades at once is referred to as the“Dominican Rosary.” Join us every week; it really is life giving!
A Church in Your Pocket? Our Saint Miriam Parish App was recently updated and features faster download times, and a ‘refresh’ button for the newest content and a bible and more! One more exciting change is on its way this month! So please download the App by Clicking Here!🏬 Visit the Online Store for the Parish! We recently asked our website designer to make a few enhancements to our online store! Please visit it today and make a purchase to support our ministry by buying your own Saint Miriam Holding Cross, a Mass Cards, Saint Miriam Prayer Cards, a beautiful Rosary, or even sponsor a child, or get your annual Luau tickets, and more! Click Here!
Saint Miriam in Support: Grow our Mission!
Ways to Support Saint Miriam? There are many ways to support the mission of our parish and a flyer has been prepared to show you how easy it is! Please learn about GoodSearch, GoodShop, eBay, and Amazon Smile! Please support us and pick up a flyer or Support Flyer one today!🖕🏼Matching Gifts Make Giving Easy! Sean Hall discovered that his company, United Heath Care and Optum, offered matching gifts for his donations to Saint Miriam! He applied and we were awarded the match! How about your company? Did you ever inquire to see if your employer or club or social network offers assistance to parishes or schools? Your gift could double and help us grow without anything more from your own pocket! Please remember to ask…it never does hurt! Thanks, Sean!
🌐 Log on and Help the School?Have Fun and Help Zion Preschool at Saint Miriam! We discovered something you should check out! Vacations, golf rounds, cruises and much more that you can enjoy to help Zion Preschool at Saint Miriam. Get a great deal and help a great cause.It’s easy to get involved and make a difference! Visit: http://zionpreschool.travelpledge.com or Click Here! or Visit our Store!
🏬 Visit the Online Store for the Parish! We recently asked our website designer to make a few enhancements to our online store! Please visit it today and make a purchase to support our ministry by buying your own Saint Miriam Holding Cross, a Mass Cards, Saint Miriam Prayer Cards, a beautiful Rosary, or even sponsor a child, or get your annual Luau tickets, and more! Just Click Here!
♻️ Go Greener at Saint Miriam (and Saint Miriam Academy, too)! Our exclusive customized 24 oz. sport water bottles that combines our love of water with our parish’s “Green Policy” reduces our carbon footprint and will save thousands of plastic bottles from entering the ecosystem! And, the best part is your $10 donation goes directly to help our children’s educational programming! Get your own bottle today by visiting our online store and help go even stay greener!
👫 Help Our Children in 2016: Sponsor a Child Today! There are many ways to help our children become better adults and Christians, as well as better practicing Catholics, and this year we offer two wonderful means to bring a smile – and a little support – right to our school! First, why not think about purchasing a brick that will help in the building of a new pathway to our Saint Miriam Summer Playground area and forever create a legacy on our campus! For every donation of $100.00 to The Saint Miriam Fund receive a 4 x 8 Personalized Brick! (Special Size of 8 x 8 is Available for a Donation Amount of $250.00). Learn more about our needed bricks by Clicking Here! Or, you may also sponsor a child directly now! When you sponsor a child, you create a special relationship between you, a child in need, the community of Saint Miriam, and our team of caring professionals! Together, we are helping to change the future for children through a quality and affordable private education! For just $29 a month, or a one-time donation of only $350, you can provide essential aid and education to improve the well-being of every child that comes to our doors! And, because we actually feed our children during the school day, your donation not only helps give them a good education, you fill their bellies with wholesome food, too! It gives you the opportunity to witness young lives transformed for the future right here in Montgomery County! Learn more here.
TEXT Your Gifts to Saint Miriam TODAY! Text Giving allows you to give to your organization by simply sending a text message to our specially reserved phone number! You just “Text any dollar amount to (215) 515-6511.” Once you text an amount (like “$50” or “120.50”) you would either be sent an acknowledgment for the gift (meaning it processed) or given a short link to click in order to provide their payment information (one time only). You are also prompted by text message with instructions. The whole process is designed to be very simple and self explanatory. Another way to give and support…making it easy so try it today!Mass Donations: A Beautiful Tribute As Catholics the most important thing we do is pray and offer the sacrifice of the Mass. Please…don’t forget to make your Mass intentions today by Clicking Here. Together, we honor God together.
Get Your Mass Intentions In Person! Join the Women of Saint Miriam after any Mass and make your Mass Intentions live and in person after any Mass on Sunday! Now you can honor a loved one in person and online, too!
Why Not GoodShop, Search, and Go Amazon, too? Please support Saint Miriam by downloading and using GoodSearch and GoodShop! Every time you search or buy, we get a small percentage and you get great deals, and often free shipping! Also use Smile Amazon and make us your charity of choice! It all adds up!
Saint Miriam in Fellowship: The Saint Miriam Cafe’!
Eat & Help a Child?Now, every time you purchase something wonderful from our Saint Miriam Cafe’ after our Sunday morning Masses, we contribute 100% of that donation to a scholarship fund that allows children without the means to attend our wonderful Zion Preschool at Saint Miriam and Saint Miriam Academy! Your good eating, helps a child!
For more information and our delicious current month’s menus, just Click Here!
Saint Miriam in Calendar Form: A Few Upcoming Highlights!
( Visit our Parish Calendar Here for full weekly, monthly, and yearly schedules.)
Visit our Parish Calendar Here for full weekly, monthly, and yearly schedules.)Sep 25th
– Our Fall InGathering Masses
– Secular Franciscans Meet at 1pm
Sep 27th
– Recovery, Inc. at 6:30pm
Sep 29th
– Adoration 5:00pm
– Mass at 6:00pm
– Rosary at 6:30pm
– Boy Scouts at 7:00pm
Oct 1st
– AA Meeting at 8:30am.
– Annual Blessing of the Animals at 11:00am in Angels of Assisi!
Oct 2nd
– The Pumpkins Arrive after 11:00am Mass for Pumpkin Patch to begin!
Oct 15th
– Pix in the Pumpkin Patch from 2pm – 5pm!
The Weekly Focus @ Saint Miriam for September 18th 2016
The Weekly Focus @ Saint Miriam for September 18th 2016
Saint Miriam in Prose: From our Pastor
🗞 Click Here to visit our pastor’s Blog for this week!
Saint Miriam in Prayer: Remembering!
Janet, Dan, Joan, Donna, Andrew, Sebastian, Kevin, Bishop Ken, Freed Family, Anita, Chris, Ken, Janet, Pat, Greg, Dana, Charlie, Annie, Donna, Sue, Paul, Ed, George, Maureen, Marie, Suzanne, Roland, Rich, Cassie, Annie, Linda, Mike, Shannon, Nathan, Roland, Ruth, Brenda, Linda, Mike, Richard, Christopher, Victoria, Janice, Cuffey Family, Marianne, Donna, Joe, Maureen, Mary, Angela, Mary Grace, BJ.
( To be included in our prayer list, or to receive pastoral care, communion for shut-ins, or any other pastoral need, please let us know by Clicking Here.)
To be included in our prayer list, or to receive pastoral care, communion for shut-ins, or any other pastoral need, please let us know by Clicking Here.)Saint Miriam in Reflection: The Mass.
Our Mass Intentions for This Week are:
Memorial Masses:
Louise Freed by Kathleen Duncan
Elizabeth Little by Shaun Little
Jane Trout by Brenda and John Carty
Honor Masses:
Rose Hawkins by Pam and Bill Kunz
Sanctuary Lamp:
In Honor of Thomas Leber by MaryAlice and Craig Leber
Bread and Wine Sponsor for Month:
In Memory of Mabel Kunzletemmerle by Pam and Bill Kunz
(✜ Mass Intentions Available: Please make your Mass Intentions today? See anyone on staff for Masses, Sanctuary Lamp, and Bread and Wine Sponsors or Click Here to make your intentions online! Thank you!)
Saint Miriam in Brief: A Quick Look!
(📖 To read our full list of current events for this week, visit Focus in Brief, by Clicking Here!)
Today we Honor…The Twenty fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time!
📿HOLY ROCKS! It’s a Rosary Sale! Get a new rosary and support the parish! We have brand new custom-made rosaries in both Franciscan Crown and Standard versions in the Bell Tower Entry! Save and Support with your purchase this week!
✈️ Air Miles Open for Pastor? Monsignor Jim has the chance to go away in November to California, but cannot afford the air travel – if anyone would be willing to donate travel miles – frequent flyer miles – too help make this trip possible, please let him know?
🍽 Get Ready to Eat! Plan ahead and join us on Friday, October 21st at 6:30pm for our annual Foyer Dinner Kick Off Dinner! This year’s theme will be All Hallow’s Eve.…Boo! Beginning every October and meeting through May, our Saint Miriam Foyer Dinner Groups afford a unique opportunity to dine together and grow as a community! We begin with a kick off dinner on October 21st – hosted by our own pastor – and group members are randomly assigned by our coordinator! Foyer Groups are small groups of 5-8 persons sharing simple meals and fellowship and the intention is to simply to have fun. A ‘Group Captain’ can be chosen to schedule, and then each month, one or two of the members host a gathering. They convene the group and welcome all into their home and provide one or two main dishes to share. Then everyone else brings something, too! It’s that simple and that much fun! There is no agenda, just fellowship and building a great community!
🐶🐰🐱 Annual Blessing of the Animals for St. Francis Day! Join us on Saturday, October 1st at 11:00am in the Angels of Assisi Garden as we bless all God’s creatures great and small! All are welcome and all pets receive a gift, too! Join us for this warm and blessed event!
⚠️Watch Your Step! We recently installed new stair treads on in both our main Bell Tower and the Connecting Corridor stairwells between the school and the administration wings. The new steps are a little higher so adjust your gate and watch your step as you get used to the new height and look! We are always improving your parish!
🎯 Right on Target: Stop and Visit Joliet! St. Francis Joliet arrived and is being installed this week in the brand new Section F, The St. Francis of Assisi Green Memorial Section of our Union Cemetery of Whitemarsh at Saint Miriam! Please be sure to stop and take a look at this beautiful addition to our campus and watch for your opportunity coming soon to take home a piece of history!
🎒 School’s Back! Our preschool and kindergarten classes have returned for the fall! Please be mindful of the children on our campus grounds, as well as within our building. Please report to the office for any entry during normal school hours for a visitor’s badge. We take our kids safety and protection seriously at Saint Miriam! Welcome to the best place on earth to learn and grow! Please spread the word as room still exists for late registrations!
👨👩👧 Join a Small Group! Our Small Group opportunities return to Saint Miriam! Please take a moment to pick up a Small Group Brochure or visit our website to learn more! This year we added a couple new groups and our Prayer Shawl Group moved to the 2nd Sunday of every month! All these exciting changes are ready for you to join in the fun this fall!
🕳 Help Us Fill In the Holes for This Year’s Auction! Help us get ready for our annual silent auction! We are in need of craft type items such as fall/Christmas wreathes, center pieces, table-top trees, ceramics, ornaments, wall décor, and/or signs. These items can either be store bought or hand made. All items should be brought to the church by Sunday, October 16. See Kathleen Duncan or Shaun Little for additional information.
👫 Sponsors Needed ASAP! There are many ways to help our children become better adults and Christians, as well as better practicing Catholics, and this year we offer two wonderful means to bring a smile – and a little support – right to our school! First, why not think about purchasing a brick that will help in the building of a new pathway to our Saint Miriam Summer Playground area and forever create a legacy on our campus! For every donation of $100.00 to The Saint Miriam Fund receive a 4 x 8 Personalized Brick! (Special Size of 8 x 8 is Available for a Donation Amount of $250.00). Learn more about our needed bricks by Clicking Here! Or, you may also sponsor a child directly now! When you sponsor a child, you create a special relationship between you, a child in need, the community of Saint Miriam, and our team of caring professionals! Together, we are helping to change the future for children through a quality and affordable private education! For just $29 a month, or a one-time donation of only $350, you can provide essential aid and education to improve the well-being of every child that comes to our doors! And, because we actually feed our children during the school day, your donation not only helps give them a good education, you fill their bellies with wholesome food, too! It gives you the opportunity to witness young lives transformed for the future right here in Montgomery County! Learn more here!
✝️ Mass Donations NEEDED! As Catholics the most important thing we do is pray and offer the sacrifice of the Mass. Please…don’t forget to make your Mass intentions today by Clicking Here. Together, we honor God together.
Saint Miriam in Life: Other News!
🎃Pumpkins Arrive October 2nd: Help Us Unload the Great Pumpkins! Our annual Pumpkin Farm opens October 2nd with the arrival of the pumpkin truck after the 11:0am Mass! Join us and help us unload and prepare the pumpkin patch this year! Then, make your halloween purchases right here at Saint Miriam to benefit the school children!
🙏🏼 Weekly Mass & Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament! Every Thursday from 5:00pm – 6:00pm, the Blessed Sacrament will be exposed for adoration in the Sanctuary before our Thursday Mass at 6:00pm! Understood simply, Eucharistic Adoration is adoring or honoring the Eucharistic Presence of Christ. In a deeper sense, it involves “the contemplation of the Mystery of Christ truly present before us”. During Eucharistic Adoration, we “watch and wait”, we remain “silent” in His Presence and open ourselves to His Graces which flow from the Eucharist … By worshiping the Eucharistic Jesus, we become what God wants us to be! Like a magnet, The Lord draws us to Himself and gently transforms us. Join us every Thursday! Need 24 good reasons to come? Read this article!
🕸🕷Join us for a Haunted and Historic Tour! Join Union Cemetery of Whitemarsh at Saint Miriam for a classic All Hallow’s Eve flashlight tour that includes an exciting tour of our century grounds and a walk through the pumpkin patch. Experience the enchanting art and landscape of our cemetery grounds after dark, as an experienced tour guide leads you along winding, dimly-lit pathways and behind the graves of historic figures that include: Harvey Longabaugh, the brother of the Sundance Kid; Thomas May Peirce, founder of Peirce College; the Van Billiard Family who perished on the Titanic; and George Jago, a Civil War soldier as well as many other Civil and Revolutionary War veterans.
The nighttime walking tours will focus on the cemetery’s rich history, and of course, some of the liveliest spirits buried within our hallowed grounds, after all, Union Cemetery is on the Haunted Places in Pennsylvania list! Tours will last approximately 30-45 minutes, and will be followed by seasonal refreshments aside blazing fire pits near our pumpkin patch.
Two evenings of the All Hallow’s Eve Walking Tour: Haunted History at Union Cemetery: Friday, October 28th and Saturday, October 29th. Each night, tours will begin at 7PM. Attendees are advised to wear comfortable clothes and shoes, and to bring a flashlight!
🏬 Visit the Online Store for the Parish! We recently asked our website designer to make a few enhancements to our online store! Please visit it today and make a purchase to support our ministry by buying your own Saint Miriam Holding Cross, a Mass Cards, Saint Miriam Prayer Cards, a beautiful Rosary, or even sponsor a child, or get your annual Luau tickets, and more! Click Here!
♻️ Blue Water Makes Us Greener at Saint Miriam (and Saint Miriam Academy, too)! Our exclusive customized 24 oz. sport water bottles that combines our love of water with our parish’s “Green Policy” reduces our carbon footprint and will save thousands of plastic bottles from entering the ecosystem! And, the best part is your $10 donation goes directly to help our children’s educational programming! Get your own bottle today by visiting our online store and help go even stay greener!
📿 Rosary is Life-giving! When we began our parish, Father Jim made a promise to the Blessed Mother: help us grow and wonderful parish and we will honor you every Thursday!” We have never failed Mary and look at us today! So, please join us every Thursday for the Rosary devotion at 6:30pm! The Rosary was called the “Psalter of Mary” because all because all 15 of its mysteries, with their 150 prayers, just like the number of Psalms in the Bible! Praying all the decades at once is referred to as the“Dominican Rosary.” Join us every week; it really is life giving!
A Church in Your Pocket? Our Saint Miriam Parish App was recently updated and features faster download times, and a ‘refresh’ button for the newest content and a bible and more! One more exciting change is on its way this month! So please download the App by Clicking Here!🏬 Visit the Online Store for the Parish! We recently asked our website designer to make a few enhancements to our online store! Please visit it today and make a purchase to support our ministry by buying your own Saint Miriam Holding Cross, a Mass Cards, Saint Miriam Prayer Cards, a beautiful Rosary, or even sponsor a child, or get your annual Luau tickets, and more! Click Here!
Saint Miriam in Support: Grow our Mission!
Ways to Support Saint Miriam? There are many ways to support the mission of our parish and a flyer has been prepared to show you how easy it is! Please learn about GoodSearch, GoodShop, eBay, and Amazon Smile! Please support us and pick up a flyer or Support Flyer one today!🖕🏼Matching Gifts Make Giving Easy! Sean Hall discovered that his company, United Heath Care and Optum, offered matching gifts for his donations to Saint Miriam! He applied and we were awarded the match! How about your company?
Did you ever inquire to see if your employer or club or social network offers assistance to parishes or schools? Your gift could double and help us grow without anything more from your own pocket! Please remember to ask…it never does hurt! Thanks, Sean!
🌐 Log on and Help the School?Have Fun and Help Zion Preschool at Saint Miriam! We discovered something you should check out! Vacations, golf rounds, cruises and much more that you can enjoy to help Zion Preschool at Saint Miriam. Get a great deal and help a great cause.It’s easy to get involved and make a difference! Visit: http://zionpreschool.travelpledge.com or Click Here! or Visit our Store!
💰Join us and Give to build our Pastor’s Fund? A few weeks ago we asked for your support in building a pastor’s salary fund. Monsignor has worked for us for almost 9 years now and has given much to help us remain a vibrant and growing parish. But, with his schedule ever increasing, he has not been able to take on the additional course work at the university he normally teaches at in the fall and spring terms; it simply will not fit into his parish schedule, and so he once again has made a sacrifice and declined the offer to teach this fall. This leaves him in a terribly tight financial position and quite honestly…is our problem to deal with now! Monsignor has come to us and requested a salary of $25,000 (Yes, he asked for only $25,000 for all he does and the very long hours he works). Will you help us to afford this needed option by giving a weekly or monthly donation ear marked just for him? Please prayerfully consider our request and see Alan today, or just complete the special insert this Sunday and return it to us today….if you are willing to put our pastor first this fall.
🏬 Visit the Online Store for the Parish! We recently asked our website designer to make a few enhancements to our online store! Please visit it today and make a purchase to support our ministry by buying your own Saint Miriam Holding Cross, a Mass Cards, Saint Miriam Prayer Cards, a beautiful Rosary, or even sponsor a child, or get your annual Luau tickets, and more! Just Click Here!
♻️ Go Greener at Saint Miriam (and Saint Miriam Academy, too)! Our exclusive customized 24 oz. sport water bottles that combines our love of water with our parish’s “Green Policy” reduces our carbon footprint and will save thousands of plastic bottles from entering the ecosystem! And, the best part is your $10 donation goes directly to help our children’s educational programming! Get your own bottle today by visiting our online store and help go even stay greener!
👫 Help Our Children in 2016: Sponsor a Child Today! There are many ways to help our children become better adults and Christians, as well as better practicing Catholics, and this year we offer two wonderful means to bring a smile – and a little support – right to our school! First, why not think about purchasing a brick that will help in the building of a new pathway to our Saint Miriam Summer Playground area and forever create a legacy on our campus! For every donation of $100.00 to The Saint Miriam Fund receive a 4 x 8 Personalized Brick! (Special Size of 8 x 8 is Available for a Donation Amount of $250.00). Learn more about our needed bricks by Clicking Here! Or, you may also sponsor a child directly now! When you sponsor a child, you create a special relationship between you, a child in need, the community of Saint Miriam, and our team of caring professionals! Together, we are helping to change the future for children through a quality and affordable private education! For just $29 a month, or a one-time donation of only $350, you can provide essential aid and education to improve the well-being of every child that comes to our doors! And, because we actually feed our children during the school day, your donation not only helps give them a good education, you fill their bellies with wholesome food, too! It gives you the opportunity to witness young lives transformed for the future right here in Montgomery County! Learn more here.
TEXT Your Gifts to Saint Miriam TODAY! Text Giving allows you to give to your organization by simply sending a text message to our specially reserved phone number! You just “Text any dollar amount to (215) 515-6511.” Once you text an amount (like “$50” or “120.50”) you would either be sent an acknowledgment for the gift (meaning it processed) or given a short link to click in order to provide their payment information (one time only). You are also prompted by text message with instructions. The whole process is designed to be very simple and self explanatory. Another way to give and support…making it easy so try it today!Mass Donations: A Beautiful Tribute As Catholics the most important thing we do is pray and offer the sacrifice of the Mass. Please…don’t forget to make your Mass intentions today by Clicking Here. Together, we honor God together.
Get Your Mass Intentions In Person! Join the Women of Saint Miriam after any Mass and make your Mass Intentions live and in person after any Mass on Sunday! Now you can honor a loved one in person and online, too!
Why Not GoodShop, Search, and Go Amazon, too? Please support Saint Miriam by downloading and using GoodSearch and GoodShop! Every time you search or buy, we get a small percentage and you get great deals, and often free shipping! Also use Smile Amazon and make us your charity of choice! It all adds up!
Saint Miriam in Fellowship: The Saint Miriam Cafe’!
Eat & Help a Child?Now, every time you purchase something wonderful from our Saint Miriam Cafe’ after our Sunday morning Masses, we contribute 100% of that donation to a scholarship fund that allows children without the means to attend our wonderful Zion Preschool at Saint Miriam and Saint Miriam Academy! Your good eating, helps a child!
For more information and our delicious current month’s menus, just Click Here!
Saint Miriam in Calendar Form: A Few Upcoming Highlights!
( Visit our Parish Calendar Here for full weekly, monthly, and yearly schedules.)
Visit our Parish Calendar Here for full weekly, monthly, and yearly schedules.)Sep 20th
– Recovery, Inc. at 6:30pm
-Boy Scout Leadership Meeting at 7:00pm
Sep 21st
– Sacred Meal Dinner Group at 6:30pm!
Sep 22nd
– Adoration 5:00pm
– Mass at 6:00pm
– Rosary at 6:30pm
– Boy Scouts at 7:00pm
Sep 24th
– AA Meeting at 8:30am.
Sep 25th – Our Fall InGathering Masses for 2016!
– Secular Franciscans Meet at 1pm
Oct 1st
– Annual Blessing of the Animals at 11:00am in Angels of Assisi!
Oct 2nd
– The Pumpkins Arrive after 11:00am Mass for Pumpkin Patch to begin!