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

Closed on Holy Days of Obligation

Christmas Confession Schedule
Wednesday, December 23
4:00-5:00pm & 6:00-7:00pm
No Confessions Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve Masses
Thursday ~ December 24
4:00pm & 7:00pm

Christmas Day Masses
Friday ~ December 25
6:30, 8:00, 9:30, 11:00am & 12:30pm

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.

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.

New Procedures for 2020- No Gifts to be placed under Tree

The Giving Tree will be in the front of church by Thanksgiving Day. Every year we provide gifts of love that respond to the practical needs of those less fortunate throughout the City of Philadelphia. We encourage you to choose a tag from the tree and purchase the item listed. We will collect the gifts the weekend of December 12-13. We are asking that you bring the gifts to the truck and NOT place them under the tree.

• Our Brother’s Place provides emergency shelter for 149 men and supportive services for an additional 50 men daily.
• Birthright is an outreach center for women during crisis pregnancies and the critical months after the birth of their babies.
• Guiding Star Ministries is a home for single pregnant women and their children.
• Mercy Hospice is a community grounded in faith and service where single women and mothers with children experiencing homelessness and in recovery can find opportunities for new beginnings.
• St. Francis Inn meets the immediate daily needs of men and women with food, clothing and hospitality.
• St. John’s Hospice provides a residential facility for men seeking to transition from homelessness to independence, as well as day and overnight emergency services. 
• Catholic Social Services/Women of Hope is a shelter for women with mental illness.

St. Cecilia School Sock Fundraiser. Quantities are limited.          
$15 per pair, available in sizes:
Kids XS (9-12.5)
Kids S (12.5-5)
Adult M (Women’s Size 6-9/Men’s Size 4.5-8.5)
Adult L (Women’s Size 9-12/Men’s Size 8.5-12)
Adult XL (Men’s Size 12-15)

Please click here for the form and return the completed order slip drop it off to the school in an envelope marked *Home & School Sock Fundraiser*. 

Make checks payable to St. Cecilia School
Please allow 2-3 weeks processing. H&S will reach out directly to arrange pickup or delivery.

Fundraiser to Benefit Home & School activities. Any questions, please email stceciliahs@gmail.com

All you have to do is the following:
1. Visit FORMED.org                                                 
2. Click Sign Up
3. Select “I Belong to a Parish or Organization”
4. Type in St. Cecilia Parish Community
5. Enter your email ~ and you’re in!

If you haven’t taken the plunge, begin this week and dive into the beauty of the faith.
Start with ‘The Search’
Session #1 ~ What is the meaning of my life?
Session #2 ~ Did you know that you are made up of 37 trillion cells, but there is something more to you than just your body.
Session #3 ~ Did you know the Vatican has a modern observatory in the U.S.?
Session #4 ~ Did you know that YOUR life is a love story?
Session #5 ~ Jesus did not come to earth to WOW us—He came to WIN us.
Session #6 ~ The love story is not about your love for God—it is about God’s love for you.
Session #7 ~ Why a Church? - How do I access this man who lived 2000 years ago?

Please remember to keep Holy the Lord’s Day!

Our church livestreams Mass on Sunday at 9:30am.

All Catholics are encouraged to come to church for Mass, however, if you are sick, you may follow the Mass through digital means. 

Please click here for the in-person Mass Schedules and live stream options. 

We will no longer be placing the missalettes in the pews. The new missalettes will be available by the back door of church and the table at the front of church. Please take your missalette home with you and bring back each week. We thank you for your cooperation with this change.

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.

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