The Weekly Focus @ Saint Miriam: March 20th 2016
Saint Miriam in Prose: From our Pastor
Click Here to visit our pastor’s Blog for this week!
Saint Miriam in Prayer: Remembering!
Lorraine, Guy and ‘Boots’, Deacon Pat, Marianne, Jenna, Diane, Leber Family, Jeff, Ed, Sadie, Cy, Greg, Paul, Rick, Louise, Anthony, Alan, Marie, Ruth, Harold, Paulette, Donna, Joan, Joe, Thomas Paul, Maureen, Mary, Angela, Mary Grace, Maia, Andrea, and 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 Brief: A Quick Look!
Today we … honor Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion!
Get Your Spirituality on! You are invited to join us for this month’s Imperfect Spirituality Club on Saturday, March 19th, from 10:00am until 12:00 Noon. Our discussion this month will focus on The Year of Mercy. We will look at everything from the Corporal Works of Mercy, Spiritual Works of Mercy right up to Saint Maria Faustian, a mystic Polish nun who was visited by Jesus! Sister Faustina was inspired to keep a record of these visitations, commission a painting of Christ and establish the beautiful devotional, The Chaplet of Divine Mercy. The Sunday after Easter has been designated Divine Mercy Sunday, so this is a great prelude to a beautiful day! Join us and together we will learn this uplifting prayer and come to understand that by extending mercy, Christ will shield us in His. There is no greater time for our world to call upon Christ for His mercy. We are already excited in anticipation of seeing you then! (And of course~ donuts!)KidsCorner in Undercroft! We have begun to set up a Kids Corner in the Undercrot space each week to help with entertaining the younger children. It is adjacent to the stage area and is complete with toys and activities, as well as a couple of child-sized sofas and chairs! For their safety, please try to limit their access to the stage area as much as possible as the screen is now being used during fellowship time in the Saint Miriam Cafe’ to show the announcement video. Thank you for any help!
New Ministry Schedules Posted: Our new format Ministry Team Schedules are now available online by Clicking Here! These new charts are done in both PDF and Excel formats. Any issues, please see Deacon Pat or Msgr. Jim. Thank you for your service to Christ and His holy Church!
New Audio Announcements at 9:00am and 11:00am: Read about them in ‘Focus in Brief‘ this week!
Saint Miriam in Life: Other News!
LAST CALL! Get Your Easter Flowers TODAY! It’s time to get your Easter Flowers! Go online today by Clicking Here, or see anyone after Mass today on Palm Sunday! Let’s beautify the altar for Christ’s rising!🎭 The Living Stations Presented on March 19th! Join the children of our (PREP) Parish Religious Educational Program will be once again presenting “The Living Stations”! This year’s beautiful performance of the Living Stations, a unique way to bring in the Passion and an exceptional means of contemplating Jesus’ love for humanity – that includes narration and performance – will take place at the parish on Saturday, March 19th at 5pm and is followed by a wonderful Lenten meal in the Undercroft space! Bring a friend, this is sure to be a wonderfully wholesome way to usher us into Holy Week!
Sing with Charlie! The Saint Miriam Choir is growing quickly now (finally!) and we need you! No experience needed, only a love for music. Gather around the piano, make new friends, find another joy, and sing for the Lord! Meet up on Sundays at 10:20am in the sanctuary.🎯 It’s Quizzo Time?! Parishioners, Parents, Past Parents, Faculty and Staff, their family and friends are all invited to enjoy this fun night out that supports the children of our Preschool and Parish. Friday, April 1st, 2016, we will be hosting a Quizzo Night and the MC this year will be Father Jim! The game is played in teams where each team attempts to answer the most trivia questions correctly through ten rounds. Teams are limited to 10 people and all participants must be 21 years of age or older. Teams are encouraged to choose a theme and decorate their tables. Teams are welcome to bring their own food and beverage. Coffee and water will be provided. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; Quizzo begins at 7 p.m. Prizes will awarded to Quizzo championship team (1st and 2nd place), best decorated table (1st and 2nd place), and class of Zion parents with the most attendees. Registration is $200 per table. For additional information, contact BethAnn at the preschool at 215-836-9800 x 707 or Click Here!
🏕 Camp Zion Registration Now Open! Please spread the word about our Summer Camp this year! Learn more here and tell your family and friends! The best place to learn and grow and in summer…have fun, too!
📲 Download Our App and Stay In Touch! Our Saint Miriam Parish App was recently updated and features faster download times, and a ‘refresh’ button for the newest content! Download the App by Clicking Here, and be sure to tell your friends as it is a great outreach tool!
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!
A Legacy of Love and Hope! Join us in Creating a Legacy of Love with our 2016 Stewardship Campaign! Learn more by Clicking Here!Now TEXT Your Gifts to Saint Miriam! 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 in Mass.
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!
Searching is Slowing down! Please support Saint Miriam by downloading and using GoodSearch and GoodShop! Our current total raised is $865.13! 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’!
☕️ We Changed The Way We Do Our Cafe’!
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 the new Saint Miriam Academy coming this fall! Your good eating, helps a child!
For more information and our delicious monthly 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.)March 20th – Palm Sunday! Procession at 9:00am and 11:00am and Palms only at 7:30am and 4:00pm.
March 24th, 25th and 26th – The Easter Triduum!
– Holy Thursday at 7:00pm
– Good Friday at 3:00pm and 7:00pm
– Great Vigil of Easter at 7:30pm
March 27th – Easter Sunday with two Masses ONLY at 9:00am and 11:00am!
March 31st – Mass at 6:00pm and Rosary at 6:30pm.
April 1st – It’s Quizzo Time at 7:00pm!
The Weekly Focus @ Saint Miriam: March 13th 2016
Saint Miriam in Prose: From our Pastor
Click Here to visit our pastor’s Blog for this week!
Saint Miriam in Prayer: Remembering!
Ed, Sadie, Cy, Greg, Paul, Rick, Louise, Anthony, Alan, Marie, Ruth, Harold, Paulette, Donna, Joan, Joe, Thomas Paul, Maureen, Mary, Angela, Mary Grace, Maia, and 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 Brief: A Quick Look!
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To read our full list of events located in The Focus in Brief, please Click Here!)
To read our full list of events located in The Focus in Brief, please Click Here!)Today we … honor The Fifth Sunday of Lent!
“Focus in Brief” Begins this Week! Focus in Brief will be our newest way to communicate! Join us this Sunday where there will be no major list of announcements made at the end of our liturgies. Instead, we will begin emailing a list of weekly announcements along with our other fine mailers on the below schedule. Then, wait until you see the announcements at Mass make a change for the better!
Mondays: Franciscan Moments @ Saint MiriamWednesday: Our Pastor’s Weekly Reflection!Thursday: Focus in Brief!Friday: The Weekly Focus @ Saint Miriam!Saint Miriam in Life: Other News!
Get Your Easter Flowers TODAY! It’s time to get your Easter Flowers! Go online today by Clicking Here, or see anyone after Mass! Let’s beautify the altar for Christ’s rising!The Living Stations Presented on March 19th! Join the children of our (PREP) Parish Religious Educational Program will be once again presenting “The Living Stations”! This year’s beautiful performance of the Living Stations, a unique way to bring in the Passion and an exceptional means of contemplating Jesus’ love for humanity – that includes narration and performance – will take place at the parish on Saturday, March 19th at 5pm and is followed by a wonderful Lenten meal in the Undercroft space! Bring a friend, this is sure to be a wonderfully wholesome way to usher us into Holy Week!
Register for ParishSoft TODAY! Our parish uses a software system called, ParishSoft, and it helps us to maintain a solid database of all parishioners, their sacraments and needs, as well as contact information for emergencies. The system also allows us to create a full-color parishioner booklet! To ensure that we have all needed – and correct – information on all members of Saint Miriam, Kathleen Duncan will begin to schedule brief meetings with members of the parish on Sunday, March 6th and 13th, and April 3rd and 10th. Week day appointments are also available in the parish office Monday-Thursday from 9:00am – 1:30pm – just call to arrange at 215-836-9800. Thank you for allowing us to update our data and make a beautiful keepsake booklet!
Sing with Charlie! The Saint Miriam Choir is growing quickly now (finally!) and we need you! No experience needed, only a love for music. Gather around the piano, make new friends, find another joy, and sing for the Lord! Meet up on Sundays at 10:20am in the sanctuary.
It’s Quizzo Time?! Parishioners, Parents, Past Parents, Faculty and Staff, their family and friends are all invited to enjoy this fun night out that supports the children of our Preschool and Parish. Friday, April 1st, 2016, we will be hosting a Quizzo Night and the MC this year will be Father Jim! The game is played in teams where each team attempts to answer the most trivia questions correctly through ten rounds. Teams are limited to 10 people and all participants must be 21 years of age or older. Teams are encouraged to choose a theme and decorate their tables. Teams are welcome to bring their own food and beverage. Coffee and water will be provided. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; Quizzo begins at 7 p.m. Prizes will awarded to Quizzo championship team (1st and 2nd place), best decorated table (1st and 2nd place), and class of Zion parents with the most attendees. Registration is $200 per table. For additional information, contact BethAnn at the preschool at 215-836-9800 x 707 or Click Here!
Camp Zion Registration Now Open! Please spread the word about our Summer Camp this year! Learn more here and tell your family and friends! The best place to learn and grow and in summer…have fun, too!
Download Our App and Stay In Touch! Our Saint Miriam Parish App was recently updated and features faster download times, and a ‘refresh’ button for the newest content! Download the App by Clicking Here, and be sure to tell your friends as it is a great outreach tool!
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!A Legacy of Love and Hope! Join us in Creating a Legacy of Love with our 2016 Stewardship Campaign! Learn more by Clicking Here!Now TEXT Your Gifts to Saint Miriam! 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 in Mass.
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!
Searching is Slowing down! Please support Saint Miriam by downloading and using GoodSearch and GoodShop! Our current total raised is $865.12! 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’!
We Changed The Way We Do Our Cafe’!
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! Your good eating, helps a child!
For more information and our delicious monthly 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.)March 13th – First Reconciliation (Penance) for PREP/CCD Students at 10:00am in The Diener Room!
– ParishSoft Registrations Continue…
March 17th – Mass at 6:00pm and Stations of the Cross for Lent begins at 6:30pm!
March 20th – Palm Sunday! Procession at 9:00am and 11:00am and Palms only at 7:30am and 4:00pm.
March 24th, 25th and 26th – The Easter Triduum!
– Holy Thursday at 7:00pm
– Good Friday at 3:00pm and 7:00pm
– Great Vigil of Easter at 7:30pm
March 27th – Easter Sunday with two Masses ONLY at 9:00am and 11:00am!
April 1st – It’s Quizzo Time at 7:00pm!
The Weekly Focus @ Saint Miriam: March 6th 2016
Saint Miriam in Prose: From our Pastor
Click Here to visit our pastor’s Blog for this week!
Saint Miriam in Prayer: Remembering!
Sadie, Cy, Greg, Paul, Rick, Louise, Anthony, Alan, Marie, Ruth, Harold, Paulette, Donna, Joan, Joe, Thomas Paul, Maureen, Mary, Angela, Mary Grace, Maia, and 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.)
Saint Miriam in Brief: A Quick Look!
Today we … honor The Fourth Sunday of Lent!
Easter Beauty, Easter Flowers! It’s time to get your Easter Flowers! Go online today by Clicking Here or see anyone after Mass! Let’s beautify the altar for Christ’s rising!
Apple Pay and the Cafe’! Saint Miriam now accepts contactless (NFC) payments, like Apple Pay and Android Pay, and chip cards! This reader is right alongside the Square Register Stand located at the Cafe’ window in the Undercroft! Now you can pay, donate, and go faster!
Get a Brick, Help a Child? See anyone today and get your brick donation in! A display is located in the Bell Tower Entry to the parish! Beautifully engraved bricks are available to create a path to a new playground for the children of our school! (The path is edged with markets outside the admin/school entrance) Each brick is available by Clicking Here in two sizes and may be made in memorial or honor of someone you love! Help us build a path of hope today!
A Printed Gift Just for You this Easter! Beginning on Easter Sunday, Saint Miriam will offer a printed, beautiful edition of our Weekly Focus @ Saint Miriam eNewsletter! This new full-color bulletin will feature ads on the back cover in support of our parish! And, unlike many parishes, these ads will run for an ENTIRE YEAR – from Easter to Easter! If you own a business now is the time to reserve your space! Or email us by Clicking Here! Join us on Easter morning for the launch of the print edition of the Saint Miriam Weekly Focus Newsletter!
What’s “Focus in Brief”? Focus in Brief will be our newest way to communicate! We have decided that beginning next Sunday, March 13th 2016 there will be no major list of announcements made at the end of our liturgies. They have simply become too burdensome and so many do not have the ability to make sense of them. So, we will begin emailing a list of weekly announcements along with our other fine mailers on the following schedule:
Monday: Franciscan Moments @ Saint Miriam: Our Weekly Devotional!
Wednesday: Our Pastor’s Weekly Reflection!
Thursday: Focus in Brief, our new brief announcements for the week.
Friday: Our eNewsletter, The Weekly Focus @ Saint Miriam!
Creating a Legacy of Love begins TODAY! That is the theme of this year’s annual Stewardship appeal! Please pick up the beautiful informational brochures now available today! The campaign will end in 4 weeks and includes an endowment! It all begins in our hearts!
Confession is Good for the Soul! Please consider attending to the Sacrament of Reconciliation during Lent. Confession is available every Thursday and Sunday, or other days by appointment. Confession brings you healing and closer to God. Abeautiful time of year to find solace in the words of Jesus while sitting with your trusted priests.
Stations of the Cross in Lent! Please join us every Thursdayin Lent for the Stations of the Cross in the Sanctuary. A beautiful way to honor this holy season!
Give a Mass and Get a Lenten Gift! Please join us in honoring the sacrifice of the Mass by getting you Mass Intentions, Sanctuary Lamp Intentions, and Bread and Wine Donations for 2016, and in return you will get a wonderful Lenten gift! See Kathleen, Deacon Pat, or any of the Women of Saint Miriam after the Sunday morning Masses today!
A Trip to Sedona! Join us on Sunday, March 6th at the 11:00am Mass and find out how you can get a vacation week in beautiful Sedona, Arizona! At Saint Miriam, we make giving fun!
Register for ParishSoft Starts TODAY! Our parish uses a software system called, ParishSoft, and it helps us to maintain a solid database of all parishioners, their sacraments and needs, as well as contact information for emergencies. The system also allows us to create a full-color parishioner booklet! To ensure that we have all needed – and correct – information on all members of Saint Miriam, Kathleen Duncan will begin to schedule brief meetings with members of the parish on Sunday, March 6th and 13th, and April 3rd and 10th. Week day appointments are also available in the parish office Monday-Thursday from 9:00am – 1:30pm – just call to arrange at 215-836-9800. Thank you for allowing us to update our data and make a beautiful keepsake booklet!
Saint Miriam in Life: News!
Zion Gets a Facelift and We Need You! Our Zion Preschool is expanding in the fall and we have waited to do the final carpet and painting until we were able to financially. So, now we need to paint the hallway and the restroom before the carpet arrives! Many hands will make this job quick! Volunteer today by letting Kathleen Duncan know? Thank you…every brush stroke helps a child have a beautiful place to learn and grow!
Camp Zion Registration Now Open! Please spread the word about our Summer Camp at Zion Preschool this year! Learn more here and tell your family and friends! The best place to learn and grow and in summer…have fun, too!
It’s Quizzo Time?! Parishioners, Parents, Past Parents, Faculty and Staff, their family and friends are all invited to enjoy this fun night out that supports the children of our Preschool and Parish. Friday, April 1st, 2016, we will be hosting a Quizzo Night and the MC this year will be Father Jim! The game is played in teams where each team attempts to answer the most trivia questions correctly through ten rounds. Teams are limited to 10 people and all participants must be 21 years of age or older. Teams are encouraged to choose a theme and decorate their tables. Teams are welcome to bring their own food and beverage. Coffee and water will be provided. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; Quizzo begins at 7 p.m. Prizes will awarded to Quizzo championship team (1st and 2nd place), best decorated table (1st and 2nd place), and class of Zion parents with the most attendees. Registration is $200 per table. For additional information, contact BethAnn at the preschool at 215-836-9800 x 707 or Click Here!
Download Our App and Stay In Touch! Our Saint Miriam Parish App was recently updated and features faster download times, and a ‘refresh’ button for the newest content! Download the App by Clicking Here, and be sure to tell your friends as it is a great outreach tool!
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!
Now TEXT Your Gifts to Saint Miriam! 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 in Mass.
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!
Searching is Slowing down! Please support Saint Miriam by downloading and using GoodSearch and GoodShop! Our current total raised is $864.98! 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’!
We Changed The Way We Do Our Cafe’!
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! Your good eating, helps a child! Learn More Here!
Just click on the link below for this month’s current menu in PDF format and enjoy great food all month long!
Saint Miriam in Calendar Form: Event Highlights!
(Visit our Parish Calendar Here for full weekly, monthly, and yearly schedules.)
March 6th – Pre-Jordan Class at 12:30pm in Sanctuary!
– ParishSoft Registrations Begin
March 10th – Mass at 6:00pm and Stations of the Cross for Lent begins at 6:30pm!
March 12th – Divine Fitness at 11:00am!
March 13th – First Reconciliation (Penance) for PREP/CCD Students at 10:00am in The Diener Room!
– ParishSoft Registrations Continue…
March 20th – Palm Sunday with Palm Processions at 9:00am and 11:00am
(Palm Distribution at 7:30am and 4:00pm)
March 24th, 25th and 26th – Easter Triduum!
– Holy Thursday at 7:00pm
– Good Friday at 3:00pm and 7:00pm
– Great Vigil of Easter at 7:30pm
March 27th – Easter Day – Two Masses ONLY at 9:00am and 11:00am
The Weekly Focus @ Saint Miriam: February 28th 2016
Saint Miriam in Prose: From our Pastor
Click Here to visit our pastor’s Blog for this week!
Saint Miriam in Prayer: Remembering!
Greg, Paul, Cy, Anthony, Alan, Marie, Monsignor Jim, Sean, Ruth, Jim and Kelly, Louise, Rick, Harold, JJ, Paulette, Deb, Steven, Donna, Richard, Paul, Susan, Joan, Joe, Thomas Paul, Maureen, Jerry, Mary, Angela, Mary Grace, Maia, Bishop Ken, Andrea, Rick, Liz and Jane, Paulette, and 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.)
Saint Miriam in Brief: A Quick Look!
Today we … honor The Third Sunday of Lent!
A Printed Gift, Every Week, Just for You! Beginning on Easter Sunday, Saint Miriam will now offer a printed, beautiful editor of our Weekly Focus @ Saint Miriam eNewsletter! This new full-color printed piece will feature ads on the back cover in support of our parish, and unlike the parishes, these ads will run for an ENTIRE YEAR – from Easter to Easter! If you own a business, or can ask someone who does, now is the time to reserve your space as the covers are limited and going fast! Email us by Clicking Here and get your ad space today! Then be sure to join us on Easter morning for the launch of the print edition of the Saint Miriam Weekly Focus Newsletter!
Zion Gets a Facelift and We Need You! Our Zion Preschool is expanding in the fall and we have waited to do the final carpet and painting until we were able to financially. So, now we need to paint the hallway and the restroom before the carpet arrives! Many hands will make this job quick! Volunteer today by letting Kathleen Duncan know? Thank you…every brush stroke helps a child have a beautiful place to learn and grow!
Build a Church for the Price of a Cup of Coffee? This year, as a devotion for Lent, please consider signing up for eGiving by Clicking Here. For the price of a cup of coffee a day, just $1.50, you can build an entire church! Please give today and help us build tomorrow. Can you sign up for a minimum of $50.00 a month and help you parish thrive? Without you, we will surely fail.
Creating a Legacy of Love! That is th theme of this year’s annual Stewardship appeal as announced by our priests at last Sunday’s Masses! Please pick up an advanced discussion brochure available now and prepare for the actual launch of this year’s campaign on Sunday, March 6th 2016. The campaign will be limited and end on April 10th 2016! Join us as we leave en endowment that begins in our hearts!
Confession is Good for the Soul! Please consider attending to the Sacrament of Reconcilation during Lent. Confession is available every Thursday and Sunday, or other days by appointment. Confession brings you healing and closer to God. Abeautiful time of year to find solace in the words of Jesus while sitting with your trusted priests.
Stations of the Cross in Lent! Please join us every Thursdayin Lent for the Stations of the Cross in the Sanctuary. A beautiful way to honor this holy season!
Give a Mass and Get a Lenten Gift! Please join us in honoring the sacrifice of the Mass by getting you Mass Intentions, Sanctuary Lamp Intentions, and Bread and Wine Donations for 2016, and in return you will get a wonderful Lenten gift! See Kathleen, Deacon Pat, or any of the Women of Saint Miriam after the Sunday morning Masses today!
Secular Franciscans… Please see Monsignor Jim to pick up a reading pamphlet for our next gathering in April! Join the Franciscans and lead with your heart!
A Trip to Sedona! Join us on Sunday, March 6th at the 11:00am Mass and find out how you can get a vacation week in beautiful Sedona, Arizona! At Saint Miriam, we make giving fun!
Register for ParishSoft Starting in March! Our parish uses a software system called, ParishSoft, and it helps us to maintain a solid database of all parishioners, their sacraments and needs, as well as contact information for emergencies. The system also allows us to create a full-color parishioner booklet! To ensure that we have all needed – and correct – information on all members of Saint Miriam, Kathleen Duncan will begin to schedule brief meetings with members of the parish on Sunday, March 6th and 13th, and April 3rd and 10th. Week day appointments are also available in the parish office Monday-Thursday from 9:00am – 1:30pm – just call to arrange at 215-836-9800. Thank you for allowing us to update our data and make a beautiful keepsake booklet!
Pastor Away: Monsignor Jim will be away for some needed down time from February 22nd through February 29th – please contact Father Joseph during this time for all urgent matters. Enjoy your time with your family, Father Jim!
Saint Miriam in Life: News!
Camp Zion Registration Now Open! Please spread the word about our Summer Camp at Zion Preschool this year! Learn more here and tell your family and friends! The best place to learn and grow and in summer…have fun, too!
It’s Quizzo Time?! Parishioners, Parents, Past Parents, Faculty and Staff, their family and friends are all invited to enjoy this fun night out that supports the children of our Preschool and Parish. Friday, April 1st, 2016, we will be hosting a Quizzo Night and the MC this year will be Father Jim! The game is played in teams where each team attempts to answer the most trivia questions correctly through ten rounds. Teams are limited to 10 people and all participants must be 21 years of age or older. Teams are encouraged to choose a theme and decorate their tables. Teams are welcome to bring their own food and beverage. Coffee and water will be provided. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; Quizzo begins at 7 p.m. Prizes will awarded to Quizzo championship team (1st and 2nd place), best decorated table (1st and 2nd place), and class of Zion parents with the most attendees. Registration is $200 per table. For additional information, contact BethAnn at the preschool at 215-836-9800 x 707 or Click Here!
Download Our App and Stay In Touch! Our Saint Miriam Parish App was recently updated and features faster download times, and a ‘refresh’ button for the newest content! Download the App by Clicking Here, and be sure to tell your friends as it is a great outreach tool!
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!
Now TEXT Your Gifts to Saint Miriam! 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 in Mass.
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!
Searching is Slowing down! Please support Saint Miriam by downloading and using GoodSearch and GoodShop! Our current total raised is $864.95! 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 Petite: Small Groups!
Life is not meant to be lived alone. In fact, God hates loneliness. You were created to experience life with other people, and that’s why at Saint Miriam, we encourage you to get involved in one of our amazing Small Groups!
A ‘Small Group” is a group of three or more people who gather each month in a home, workplace, or oftentimes in our parish. In a group you’ll hang out, study, discuss, laugh, discover, and even pray together! They include Sacred Meal Dinner, Support, Foyer Dinner, Fitness, Spirituality, Women, Prayer Shawl Ministry, and so many more! Our Small Group participants come in all shapes and sizes — married couples, singles, men, women, kids, no kids, workplace, under 20, over 40 — the list goes on! So, no matter where you are in life, there’s a group waiting just for you.
Ready to dive in? Find a group that fits you or start one of your own! Click Here to visit our Small Group page!
Saint Miriam in Fellowship: The Saint Miriam Cafe’!
We Changed The Way We Do Our Cafe’!
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! Your good eating, helps a child! Learn More Here!
Just click on this link for the link below for this month’s current menu in PDF format and enjoy it all month long!
The February Menu!
Saint Miriam in Calendar Form: Event Highlights!
(Visit our Parish Calendar Here for full weekly, monthly, and yearly schedules.)
February 28th – The Prayer Shawl Group at 10:00am in the Fellowship Space!
March 3rd – Mass at 6:00pm and Stations of the Cross for Lent begins at 6:30pm!
March 6th – Pre-Jordan Class at 12:30pm in Sanctuary!
– ParishSoft Registrations Begin
March 13th – First Reconciliation (Penance) for PREP/CCD Students at 10:00am in The Diener Room!
– ParishSoft Registrations Continues
March 120th – Palm Sunday with Palm Processions at 9:00am and 11:00am
(Palm Distribution at 7:30am and 4:00pm)