MON-FRI:            8:30 AM to 12 PM 
                            1:00 PM to 4:30 PM

Closed on Holy Days of Obligation and National Holidays

Parish Office:  215-725-1240

Saturday, February 25th at Maternity BVM
9220 Old Bustleton Ave.
All engaged couples preparing to celebrate the Sacrament of Matrimony must attend a Pre-Cana Session. Preregistration is required by calling 215-673-8127.

St. Cecilia Parish is offering a Pre-Cana retreat day on Saturday, March 18, at the Mother Boniface Spirituality Center at 3501 Solly Avenue (next to Fr. Judge High School). All engaged couples preparing to marry in the Catholic Church must attend a Pre-Cana session. The day will begin at 9am. We will all attend the 5pm Mass at St. Cecilia Church, and the day will conclude with a wine and cheese reception in the rectory dining room. Pre-registration is required. Please call the rectory at 215-725-1240. 




RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS

Are you or someone you know interested in becoming Catholic? Have you been away and want to come back to the Catholic Church? Would you like to know more about our Catholic faith? For information, call Fr. Lucas at 215-725-1240 and begin a new journey with Jesus Christ and His Church.


CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP

Our Charismatic Prayer Group meets Mondays in the Cecilian Room  in school from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.

All are welcome to join us.

Caring For Friends invites volunteers to help us help the homebound elderly and the sick by being a volunteer cook in your own home, a visitor, a driver, etc.
For information on how you can help, please call Bernadette O‘Donnell at 
215-379-3448 or Caring For Friends at
215-464-2224. Learn more at caringforfriends.org.

Freezer Hours at St. Cecilia:
Everyday from 8:30am-4:00pm. 

Effective immediately, we are changing the materials we use for a cost-effective option. We will provide the same tray with a cardboard lid and a label on top. If you have any of the old supplies please use them until they run out or return them to Caring For Friends. There will be copies of the Update on the desk to the right of the freezer. Any questions please call Bernadette O’Donnell 215-379-3448.

Our parish and school comply with the requirements of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and the Commonwealth of PA regarding a safe environment for everyone.  All individuals 18 years of age and older who come in contact with children must complete background checks and attend safe environment classes.  Every employee must also complete background checks every five years.  Please contact Lisa Hnat, Safe Environment Coordinator for more information at 215-725-2201 or lisa.hnat@stceciliafc.org.

DeAngelis Business
Solutions
Tax Accountant

For pricing & appointments at your home or my office, please call 215-603-4335 

Join Archbishop Pérez in his mission to create a culture
of missionary disciples in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia! Subscribe to receive a weekly text from the Archbishop with one action step you can take that week to deepen your friendship with Jesus or grow in your mission to bring Jesus to others. It's a simple and great way to grow in your vocation as a missionary disciple! Full details can be found at the phillydisciples.org/goforth.

Texts begin on Ash Wednesday, February 22, 2023. Sign up now!

Join us March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 and April 5 for Bible Study

7PM to 8:30PM in the Auditorium
Study the Biblical Texts associated with the Passion and
Death of Jesus Christ!

All are welcome (parishioners and non-parishioners).
No cost to attend. Bring your own Bible!

We hope to provide child care for children ages 3 to 12 as well (in the gymnasium).

Please use the link to sign up.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdv0z5yom0yzusw0ExiVnnlwznhFeayVzuU6IzoQdxgYKGStg/viewform?usp=sf_link



Celtic Night ~ March 4th 
6PM to 10PM in the Auditorium                      
Ticket Sales now through February 24th. $35 per ticket
Full Tables purchases available
Live Entertainment: No Irish Need Apply Band, Irish Dancers
Games of Luck, Cash Prices, Raffle Baskets
Dinner and Dessert
BYOB

ALL TICKETS MUST BE RESERVED ONLINE
https://celtic-night-st-cecilia-parish.cheddarup.com


Evening Mass
Thursdays during Lent
Mass will be celebrated at 7:00pm to allow more opportunities for growth in holiness!

Take a chance for $5.00 

The Annual Archdiocesan Mass Honoring the Gifts of Persons with Disabilities, The Deaf Community, Family, Friends and Caregivers will take place on:

Sunday, March 26, 2023
 3:00PM at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul
18th and Benjamin Franklin Parkway

Philadelphia. Archbishop Nelson Pérez will be the principal celebrant and homilist. The liturgical choir will be the Philadelphia Catholic Mass Gospel Choir. There is a reception immediately following the Mass. All are Welcome!

To RSVP go to www.opdarchphilly.org, or call the Office for Persons with Disabilities at 215-587-3530 with the number attending. 

Eucharistic Adoration
Mondays from Noon ~ 7:00pm. 

First Sunday of Month Noon ~ 5:00pm
Spend some quiet time with Jesus




The response from our parishioners to spend an hour with Jesus in Eucharistic Adoration has been so very beautiful! We are averaging 8-12 adorers at every hour, often many more. For the time being going forward, we will not have the sign-up sheets on the clipboards in church, as we have established a solid foundation from which to build this ministry. We ask that you please honor your commitment in the weeks ahead. Should you not be able to make it, you are encouraged to ask a friend to take your place, if possible.

Everyone is welcome to come into church for 5, 15, 30, or more minutes--Jesus will be happy to see you! Eucharistic Adoration will continue to be held the first Sunday of every month from noon to 5pm, ending with Evening Prayer and Benediction, and every Monday from noon to 7pm, ending with Benediction. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to call Anita Schragen at 215-512-4910 or Theresa Kuhar at 215-694-3709. Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns.

Effective January 2023, if St. Cecilia School is cancelled because of snow or ice, the 6:30 am and 8:30 am Mass will not be celebrated.  Mass will take place at 5 pm. If there is a delayed school opening, this will also apply. This is being done to allow time for roads, sidewalks and the parking lot to be cleared and for your safety.

Weekend Masses will not be cancelled. Please use prudence when roads are bad. 
 

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