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Support group for individuals/families affected by divorce or separation is offered EVERY FIRST TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH (8:00-9:00pm). Support group for adult children of divorce is offered VERY LAST THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH (8:00-9:00pm) Sign up at www.nonnatus.org or call/text 215-870-9913or email director.srnf@gmail.com

Begin each morning with the prayer: "Lord, I offer you this day, and all that I think, and do, and say." Attend Daily Mass as often as possible. Pray the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary. Make the Stations of the Cross at home or in a parish celebration. Read Scripture for 10 minutes every day. Pray the Seven Penitential Psalms (Psalm 6, 31, 50, 101, 129 and 142). Spend some time in quiet prayer before the Blessed Sacrament. Abstain from meat for an extra day or two each week. Listen to spiritual music or a spiritual speaker. Keep a Lenten journal with your spiritual insights, special intentions, people you want to pray for, hurts and disappointments that you want to offer up, and progress reports on your Lenten resolutions.

To register for the 2019-2020 school year, please call 215-725-8588 for an appointment. By September 1, 2019, Pre-Kindergarten students must be FOUR years of age, Kindergarten students must be FIVE years of age, and students entering Grade 1 must be SIX years of age. Please bring the following items with you: 1. State Birth Certificate (NOT the hospital certificate) 2. Baptismal Certificate (if your child was baptized at St. Cecilia Church, please bring your original certificate) 3. Immunization Records 4. For students transferring from another school, you will need the Standardized Test results and/or report cards from present school, if available. 5. Registration fees (to be determined)

2019 SPRING BIBLE STUDY, The Turning Point by Dr. Allen Hunt (Dynamic Catholic). Welcome to the Gospel of John—a whole new way to encounter Jesus! John has met Jesus personally, and he wants to tell you what he has seen and witnessed firsthand. This study will introduce you to people and stories you won’t meet or find anywhere else in the Bible. As you focus on eight people who encounter Jesus, your goal will be to personally meet Jesus yourself. Casses on Mondays in our Auditorium 7:00—8:15 PM. March 18, 25; April 1, 8, 15, 29; May 6, 13, COST: $20. Please bring payment to the rectory. Make checks payable to St. Cecilia Church. please include, Name, Phone, Address, Email and Amount

Do you have an immediate prayer need or can you offer the gift of prayer? The ‘People of Love’ Prayer Group meets every Monday evening at 7:30pm in the Cecilian Room. You are always welcome to join us and renew your Spirit.

Fox Chase Cancer Center is looking for volunteers to show compassion and care for patients and family members. Our volunteers tell us they get more than they give and how rewarding it is to help—especially our pet visitor volunteers—they are wagging the entire time they are here! If you have a few hours each week, give us a call at 215-728-2560 (Helen Gordon) and we can talk about volunteer opportunities.

Do you need help accessing services and supports for someone with an intellectual disability or autism? The CSS Developmental Programs Help-Line is available to answer your questions at 484-472-5041 or iddhelp@chs-adphila.org

Catholic Social Services is recruiting foster care parents to welcome unaccompanied children from Mexico and Central America into their homes. The children have come here alone or been separated from their families. They need caring individuals or families to provide foster care for 2 to 3 months while the children attend adaily educational and counseling program at the former St. Bernard School at 7340 Jackson St.. For more info please contact Robert Montoro at 267-331-2443 or rmontoro@chs-adphila.org.