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Mass Times
- Saturday: 5:00 PM EnglishEnglishEN
- Sunday: 6:30 AM EnglishEnglishEN 8:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN 9:30 AM EnglishEnglishEN 11:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN
- MonFri 6:30 AM EnglishEnglishEN 8:30 AM EnglishEnglishEN
- Saturday: 8:30 AM EnglishEnglishEN
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CONFESSION TIMES
- Saturday: 4:00 PM to 4:45 PM
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Our Rectory is Closed
The Rectory is currently closed, please call and leave a message.
MON-FRI: 8:30 AM to 12 PM
1:00 PM to 4:30 PM
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Caring For Friends
Thank you for continuing to bring meals to our freezer. Just add an extra portion to your family meal, freeze it in the trays we provide, and bring it to the freezer here at St. Cecilia. Freezer Hours: Everyday from 8:30am-4:00pm.
For additional ways 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. -
Help Make Caring Notes
If you are looking for a way to spread kindness and positivity, you can help Caring for Friends by developing “caring notes” for our snack bags, which are filled with nutritious non-perishable items and handwritten personal notes for isolated, homebound, hungry people in the Philadelphia area. This activity is simple, but very meaningful and can be done from your very own home at any time that’s convenient for you and your family.
If you’d like to help, here’s what to do:
All you need is a stack of white or brightly colored note cards and some markers or colored pens, and it’s a great family project for adults and kids of any age – Kids who aren’t able to write notes yet can draw pictures or put stickers on the cards, and adults can write the notes.- Purchase/make/find a stack of note cards (either white or brightly-colored) approximately 4” x 6” in size – available online from various companies.
- Create your note cards and sign them with your first name (or anyone’s first name for that matter) to make it more personal.
- Mail your completed note cards to Caring for Friends, 12271 Townsend Rd, Philadelphia, PA 19154
Write clearly with larger-sized print, as some clients may have poor eyesight. Use colors if possible (colored pencil, crayons, markers, stickers) and/or include a smiley face, heart or other picture. Keep it simple. Do not make religious, political or controversial references, since they may conflict with the recipient’s beliefs.
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Looking for Ways to Be Involved?
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Lectors Needed
Anyone interested becoming a lector and joining this ministry for Sunday Masses, please contact Dave Schein by stopping in the Sacristy on Saturday evening or Sunday morning or call 215-725-0903.
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PREP Volunteers Needed
PREP (Parish Religious Education Program) teachers are needed for online instruction for the 2020-2021 school year. At this moment, classes will take place online and not in the classroom and teachers will be instructed how to do virtual classes. If you are interested in volunteering, please call the rectory at 215-725-1240.
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Novena to Mary
Archbishop Nelson Perez invites us all to join in a novena in preparation for the Solemnity of the Assumption on August 15. The special intention of this novena is for an end to the coronavirus pandemic.Immaculate Virgin, Mother of Jesus and our Mother,
we believe in your triumphant assumption into heaven
where the angels and saints acclaim you as Queen of Heaven and earth.
We join them in praising you and bless the Lord who raised you above all creatures.
With them we honor you. We are confident that you watch over our daily lives
and we ask that you intercede for us now.
(Mention your requests here, including the petition
for an end of the Coronavirus pandemic.)
We are comforted by our faith in the coming resurrection
and we look to you for prayers and comfort.
After this earthly life, show us Jesus, the blessed fruit of your womb,
O kind, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
Queen assumed into Heaven, pray for us. Amen.
(If possible, pray the Rosary each day).
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Safe Environment Program
All individuals 18 years of age and older who come in contact with children must comply with the regulations of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and the Commonwealth of PA. Needed are background checks, safe environment class, mandated reporter training and signed paperwork, all of which need to be on file prior to volunteering in our school and parish. Click here for informations or by contacting Lisa Hnat, Safe Environment Coordinator at lisa.hnat@stceciliafc.org or call 215-725-2201.
Don’t wait until school starts to obtain all that you need. It takes time.
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Our Mass Schedule
Weekday Masses at 6:30 AM & 8:30 AM
Saturday Morning Mass at 8:30 AM
Saturday Vigil at 5:00 PM
Sunday Mass at 6:30 AM, 8:00 AM, 9:30 AM and 11:00 AMMass will be live-streamed Sundays at 9:30 AM
The obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation continues to be lifted during the Green Phase. You are not required to attend Mass at this time.
Confessions on Saturday's from 4:00 PM to 4:45 PM
Confessionals will not be used. A kneeler will be placed at the front altar and the priest will be seated in the sanctuary
Saint Cecilia Church is adhering to Social Distancing.Please Click Here for the Guidelines for Returning to Church
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Livestream Sunday Mass: 9:30 AM
9:30 AM Mass will be live streamed.
Click here to connect to our Facebook page,
https://www.facebook.com/St-Cecilia-Church-Fox-Chase-102856571389049/
A Spiritual Communion Prayer:
My Jesus,
I believe that You
are present in the Most Holy Sacrament.
I love You above all things,
and I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot at this moment
receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You.
Amen.
Click here to read the latest Church BulletinOther Ways to Participate in Mass Remotely
You can also Livestream Sunday Mass at 11:00AM from the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia at https://vimeo.com/event/17522 or
Sunday Masses on TV - Channel 6 - 5:30AM,
Daily Mass on TV - EWTN - 12:00PM (times are subject to change)
CatholicTV.org
Daily Mass Monday through Friday - 9:30AM (live); rebroadcasts at 7:00PM & 11:30PM
Saturday Mass at 9:30AM
Saturday Mass at 7:00PM from Basilica of National Shrine of Immaculate Conception
Sunday Mass at 10:00AM from Basilica of Sacred Heart at University of Notre Dame
Sunday Mass at 7:00PM & 11:30PM from American's Catholic Television Network -
Today's Readings
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Reading 1 DN 7:9-10, 13-14Responsorial Psalm PS 97:1-2, 5-6, 9Reading II 2 PT 1:16-19Gospel MT 17:1-9
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