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Our Calendar & Handbook
All our parish ministries and activities cooperate in assembling our annual Parish Calendar and Handbook, and I thank all those who have been involved. In particular, I thank our perennial sponsor, The Joseph A. Fluehr, III Funeral Home, Inc. (www.fluehr.com).
All parish activities planned from September, 2019, through August, 2020, have been included. The Parish Handbook section helps new parishioners come to know the parish, and provides all with a handy reference. A Directory of key telephone numbers is on the last page.
We are a living parish, so we expect additions and possibly some changes. Please read our weekly Parish Newsletter to keep up-to-date. Both the Calendar and the Handbook are on-line at www.svdp-richboro.org.
The social restrictions mandated to minimize the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted all our planning: our weekend Masses, the closing of our Pre-School for the year, cancellation of the Attic Sale and the Feastival, etc. We have included the the calendar some of the devotions, programs and activities which we know will re-start, even though we do not know when they will restart. Let us prayerfully accept the challenge of living the faith during the pandemic.
- Unite ourselves to God's will through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, drawing on the graces of the Sacramental life.
- Teach others, through instruction and example, the saving Word of Christ.
- Continue St. Vincent de Paul's legacy of charity and compassion to all we encounter by providing assistance for those with spiritual or corporal needs.
- Invite members of our parish community to participate in spiritual and social activities, embracing without condition individuals whose burdens may be lightened through a healing touch with the Eucharistic Lord.
- Recognize Jesus in all we meet, offering opportunities for all our members to share their talents and gifts with the broader community.
In pursuit of all our parish goals, we ask the intercession of Mary to help us remember the unique role of the Family in our devotions and good works. With her help we will seek to respond to Jesus' call, "Come, follow Me." We ask this through Christ Our Lord. AMEN
Parish Patron
Vincent de Paul was born near Pouy (now St-Vincent de Paul), in Gascony, France, on April 24, 1581. He attended the universities of Dax and Toulouse. Ordained to the priesthood at the age of twenty, for ten years he aimed no higher than a clerical life of ease. During 1609 in Paris he came under the spiritual influence of Father Pierre (later Cardinal) de Bérulle, the founder of the Oratory in Paris.
In 1612, Bérulle was influential in Vincent's being assigned as Pastor in Clichy, a rural parish just northwest of Paris; the poor people there touched Vincent's heart, and he experienced the priesthood in a way unknown to him before. However, in less than a year, Bérulle recalled Vincent to Paris to become tutor and chaplain to the Gondi family. In 1617, Madame de Gondi had Vincent give a parish mission for the peasants on the family estates, making Vincent aware of their poverty — spiritual and material. That same year, with Bérulle's help, Vincent left Paris to become Pastor in Châtillon-les-Dombes in southeast France; there he formed the first Confraternity of Charity, organizing ministry to parishioners in need. He soon returned to the Gondi family, but with the condition that he would be free to preach missions. A great change had came over Vincent, and he dedicated the rest of his life to the service of the poor.
Eventually Vincent and Bérulle's spirituality grew apart, but Bérulle was an important factor in Vincent's coming to see the poor as the center of his life, and to see priesthood, not as a career, but as a personal relationship with Jesus.
Back in Paris, Vincent organized the Ladies of Charity, made up of wealthy women who supplied food and other necessities for distribution to the poor and to the sick. In 1622 St. Francis de Sales appointed Vincent superior of the Parisian convents of the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary. In 1625 Vincent founded the Congregation of the Mission, the priests we know as Vincentians. With them he originated seminaries for clergy formation, inaugurated programs for continuing clergy education, and fostered formal catechetical instruction of youth. In 1633, with Louise de Marillac, he founded the Daughters of Charity, the first congregation of "unenclosed" women entirely devoted to the poor and the sick. They nursed the poor in hospitals and dispensaries, and in their homes; they cared for the mentally ill, and visited patients after hospital discharge. Vincent was also active in organizing relief work during the religious wars in France.
In his own lifetime Vincent was a legend. Clergy and laity, rich and poor, outcasts and convicts all felt the charisma and selfless devotion of a man entirely consumed by the love of God and his neighbor.
Vincent died at age 80 in Paris on September 27, 1660. He was canonized in 1737 and was named patron of works of charity in 1855. His feast day is September 27; however, our parish celebrates the feast on a Sunday, to help the community participate more fully.
Chapel Patron
Louise de Marillac was born in Paris in 1581, out of wedlock. She was acknowledged by, and provided for by her father, Louis de Marillac, but never knew who her mother was. At a very young age, she was placed in the Abbey of Poissy to be educated with other children of noble birth. When she was around 12, her father died and Louise was sent to a Paris pension operated by a poor lady. There, she performed daily housekeeping chores and organized the other girls in performing handiwork for sale to help with the upkeep of the pension.
Although Louise expressed interest in a cloistered life, the Religious superiors with whom she consulted did not feel she had that vocation. Early in 1613, she was married to Antoine le Gras, secretary to the Queen Mother, Marie de Medici. Louise and Antoine experienced happiness in their marriage, and before the end of the year were blessed with the birth of their son, Michel Antoine. Born prematurely, Michel was both delicate in health and somewhat slow in learning. In 1621 Antoine became ill with a disease from which he never recovered, and the family's financial circumstances worsened severely. Antoine died in December, 1625
Louise endeavored to cope with these trials through prayer, sacrifices, and the advice of wise directors. Her regular spiritual director was Bishop Camus. In 1619, Louise met Francis de Sales, whose books had become a staple of her spiritual reading. In 1623, Bishop Camus was moved to a diocese outside of Paris, and he recommended Vincent de Paul as Louise's spiritual director. It seems that both Vincent and Louise had initial reservations: Vincent because he had found difficulty directing other noblewomen, and Louise because of the difference in their social station.
While at prayer during one of her darkest periods, Louise had a vision in which she saw herself serving the poor and living the vows of a religious in community. She wrote this lumiere on parchment and carried it on her person as a reminder that, despite her difficulties, God was guiding her life. In that vision a priest appeared to her, whom she later identified as Vincent de Paul.
In 1629, Vincent, who had established the Congregation of the Mission (the Vincentians) in 1625, invited Louise to assist him with the Confraternities of Charity in the parishes of France. Through this work, she gained a deep knowledge of the needs of the poor, developed her own innate management skills, and identified effective structures for service. In 1633, in her own home, she began to train young women to address the needs of the poor and to gain support from their life together. From this humble beginning, the Daughters of Charity emerged. Louise provided leadership and expert management to the evolving network of services she and Vincent inspired.
At first the Daughters of Charity assisted the Conferences of Charity in the Paris area by preparing food and medicine which they would bring to the sick poor in their homes. As their reputation spread, they were asked to take over hospitals, the care of foundlings, ministry to the galley convicts, and nursing the wounded on battlefields . . . schools and institutions for elderly followed.
Actually, the Daughters of Charity functioned as a religious community for decades, before Vincent and Louise sought canonical approval from the Church. At that time religious communities of women were cloistered, but Vincent and Louise saw these women as working among the poor. Vincent told the Sisters: "You must have no other monasteries than the houses of the poor; no other cloisters than the streets of the cities and the wards of hospitals; no other veil than your modesty; you must treat the sick and the suffering with all the care and tenderness that a mother lavishes on her only son." However, Vincent knew that, not long before, Francis de Sales had envisioned the Visitation Sisters as working in the world, but they found themselves behind cloistered walls. Because the Daughters of Charity had worked in the world for decades when Vincent applied for their canonical recognition, they were permitted to continue and became the first non-cloistered community of religious women.
Louise, who died on March 15, 1660 just a few months before Vincent de Paul, was proclaimed a Saint of the Church in 1934. In 1960 Pope John XXIII proclaimed her the Patroness of all Social Workers. As a wife, mother, teacher, nurse, social worker and religious foundress, she stands as a model to all women.
Father McBride, Founding Pastor
John Cardinal Krol established our parish on May 28, 1968 and named Father William T. McBride as its founding pastor. One of the archdiocesan consultors had commented that if there were to be a parish in Richboro, perhaps it should be named for the patron of the poor. Cardinal Krol immediately decided that the name would be St. Vincent de Paul Parish.
Initially, Father McBride accepted Father Martin's offer to take up residence in St. Bede Rectory. He then moved into the first "rectory," a rented house in "downtown" Richboro. Weekday Mass and Baptisms were celebrated in the rectory; Sunday Mass was celebrated in the Churchville Elementary School auditorium. The parish had about 450 families. On November 15, 1970, the first Sunday Masses were celebrated in our Church. On May 8, 1971, Cardinal Krol dedicated the Church and administered the Sacrament of Confirmation. Father McBride moved into the present rectory in 1975.
Religious Education classes were coordinated and taught by volunteers in the Church basement. In September, 1973, leadership for the program was assumed by two Missionary Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, Sister Natalie, MFIC and Sister Frances, MFIC; they were later joined by Sister Celeste, MFIC, and Sister Rosario, MFIC. The Sisters lived in rented quarters in "downtown" Richboro until 1976 when the convent was ready. The Religious Education Building was completed in 1983. The Sisters left in 1984.
Following the Sisters' departure, Mary Kelly became our Director of Religious Education from 1984 to 1995. She was succeeded in turn by Sister Geraldine Dranginis, IHM (1995 - 2009); Sister Alice Gallagher, SSJ (2009-2017); Mary McFillin (2017-2018); and Elaine Potalivo (2018-).
To commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the founding of our parish, a Mass of Thanksgiving was celebrated on June 6, 1993; Bishop John Graham was the principal celebrant; Monsignor John Bartos, Bucks County Vicar, was the homilist.
On May 18, 1993 Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua named Father McBride Pastor Emeritus, and appointed Father Joseph J. McLaughlin as our second Pastor. Following a long recovery from surgery, Father McBride moved into the Regina Coeli Residence for Priests in Warminster, and continued to participate in the life of the parish until his sudden death on October 21, 1998.
Initially, Father McBride was the only priest assigned to the parish. Religious priests teaching at Archbishop Wood High School assisted on Sundays. For a while, Father Francis Vanhee, CICM, was in residence at the old rectory. The first priest assigned to assist the pastor full-time arrived in June, 1975. The list of Parochial Vicars is:
Father James Wagner (6/75 - 6/78);
Father Joseph Dragon (6/78 - 7/82);
Father Michael Rzonca (7/82 - 6/87);
Father Thomas Furey (6/87 - 1/88);
Father John Gabin (1/88 - 6/01);
Father Hans Brouwers (6/01 - 6/03);
Father Richard Rudy (6/03 - 9/08);
Father James McCabe (9/08 - 6/09);
Father George Cadwallader (6/09 - 3/11);
Father Linus Nangwele (12/14 - 6/19).
Father Brian Izzo (8/20 -)
From September, 2011, through October, 2018, Father Philip Agber, C.S.Sp. exercised ministry in the parish as a weekend assistant.
Beginning in August, 2020, the Apostles of Jesus who reside in Northampton County, PA, began assisting our parish with the weekend Mass schedule.
Since Father McLaughlin's arrival, Catholic Life 2000 funds enabled the air conditioning of the Church and the computerization of parish records. In November, 1996, our convent re-opened with a community formed by Sister Geraldine Dranginis, IHM, who was then our Director of Religious Education, and several Sisters of St. Joseph working in other apostolates. In 2009, Sister Alice Gallagher, SSJ, who succeeded Sister Geraldine as Director of Religious Education, moved into the convent with two other Sisters of St. Joseph.
Our walkway and prayer garden were first proposed in September, 1997, the design donated by Russell Gardens in memory of Ed Adamow. The Father McBride Memorial Window behind the choir loft was completed in time for the celebration of the Feast of St. Vincent de Paul in September, 2000.
"Concept Drawings for a Parish Center" were presented in the July 1, 2001 Parish Newsletter. This began a process of consultation with the parish, a Feasibility Study, engaging the architect Martin A. De Sapio, AIA, launching the Living Stones capital campaign, and seeking approval from Northampton Township and the Archdiocese.
Site work began in November, 2006. We re- ceived the Certificate of Occupancy for the building on February 26, 2008, and began celebrating weekday Masses in the Chapel of St. Louise de Marillac the next day. Bishop Daniel Thomas blessed the new facilities on April 27, 2008. Because of the generosity of our parishioners, no borrowing was necessary to complete the project.
The stained glass windows in the Chapel of St. Louise de Marillac were designed and executed by parishioner Patrice Schelkun. The Stations of the Cross in the Chapel were originally in our Church; the present Stations in Church came from St. Clement Church in Southwest Philadelphia which was closed by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in 2004.
Our participation in the Archdiocese's Heritage of Faith ã Vision of Hope campaign began in early 2010 and continued for five years. A parish survey prioritized the parish projects to be funded by the campaign. First was the total renovation of the Church Hall bathrooms. The second project was the refurbishing of the Church sanctuary. In 2013, the campaign funded new lighting in the Church, Church Hall and Religious Education Building, replacing obsolete T12 fluorescents with energy-efficient lamps. In 2015, the campaign partially funded the purchase and installation of 20 stained glass windows in the Church; the windows were originally in St. Alphonsus Church in Glens Falls, NY, which was closed by the Diocese of Albany in 2010.
On June 10, 2001, Cardinal Bevilacqua or- dained parishioner Jack Golaszewski to the permanent diaconate and appointed him to ministry in the parish. Deacon Jack continues in that ministry.
On June 6, 2004, Cardinal Rigali ordained parishioner Bill Iacobellis to the permanent diaconate and appointed him to ministry in the parish. Deacon Bill retired in May, 2017, due to health concerns; he died July, 2020. Please remember him and his family in your prayers.
On June 4, 2011, Cardinal Rigali ordained parishioner Rich Napoli to the permanent diaconate and appointed him to ministry at St. Andrew Church in Newtown; in the fall of 2017, Archbishop Chaput reassigned Deacon Rich to serve in our parish, and he began his ministry here in December, 2017, and continues to serve our parish community.
In the summer of 1998, Father Joseph Sserugo, AJ visited our parish for a missionary appeal on behalf of the Diocese of El Obeid in Sudan where he was then serving. He became a friend of the parish and has visited us most years since then, and the parish has consistently supported the missions in which he has served.
He was subsequently named founding pastor of St. Charles Lwanga Parish in Ibanda, Uganda, and our parish helped build the Church there. In 2006, while here, Father Joseph invited adult leaders and students in our High School Youth Group to visit him in Uganda. This has led to a number of visits to Uganda and the establishment of Building a Bridge to Uganda, a 501(c)(3) organization to enlist support beyond our parish and to continue and expand the mission.
Building a Bridge to Uganda has built the Pope John Paul II High School outside of Kampala, Uganda, Opening in February, 2012, it now has a full complement of 6 grades, and is a highly rated school in the country.
Our parish and our parishioners continue to support Pope John Paul II High School, as well as a school in Rwanda, a parish in Tanzania, and the Diocese of Tezpur in India.
Our ministries to local communities include the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, People-to-People Sunday, Meals for the Homeless, the Christmas Baskets Program, etc., which are described later in this Handbook. This history of growing ministry within and beyond our community — and our country — is inspired by a deepening desire to enter into the spirituality of our patron, St. Vincent de Paul.
In October, 2012 our parish began developing a relationship with the DePaul Catholic School, a regional elementary mission school in the Germantown section of Philadelphia. One of our parishioners serves on the school's board, representatives of the school visit yearly, and we take-up an annual collection for the school. We hope to develop increased interconnectivity.
From October, 2017 through October, 2018 the parish celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the parish. This included introducing new liturgies, ministries and social events, a pilgrimage to Paris, France, and a Mass of Thanksgiving on April 22, 2018, with Archbishop Chaput as the principal celebrant.
The parish now has 1,920 families.
Baptisms are scheduled during the 11:30 A.M. Mass on the first Sunday of the month and at 1:00 P.M. on other Sundays. Final arrangements must be made with a parish priest or deacon at least two weeks in advance.
Godparents must be practicing Catholics at least 16 years old with a letter of eligibility from their parish (see Sponsors and Godparents). The letters of eligibility are due at least one week before the baptism.
After consulting neighboring parishes, our Director of Religious Education, our catechists, and the Parish Pastoral Council, our par- ish set the time of Confirmation in the fall of 8th grade. (In the past, the Archdiocese informed us that they are unable to move our Confirmation from the fall to the spring, so we could move to the spring of 7th grade.). The catechesis is taking place in seventh grade. Many local parishes now administer the sacrament in the spring of 7th grade, with catechesis taking place during 7th grade. Several parishes administer the sacrament in the spring of 8th grade. Our time table ensures that we are synchronized with most neighboring parishes in preparing our students during 7th grade.
Bishop Michael Fitzgerald will confirm here on Sunday, November 22, 2020, at 3 P.M.
1. A person who is to be baptized or confirmed is to have a sponsor. While it has become a tradition to have two sponsors at Baptism, having only one sponsor is acceptable. No more than two sponsors are permitted, and the two may not be of the same sex.
2. A sponsor must be sixteen years of age, unless the pastor or minister of the sacrament grants an exception for a lower age, provided there is a just cause.
3. A Catholic who has not already received the sacraments of Confirmation and Holy Eucharist may not be a sponsor. Such a Catholic should be encouraged to complete Christian Initiation at an appropriate time.
4. If married, a sponsor must be validly married in the Catholic Church.
5. A priest or deacon may be a sponsor, but is not encouraged to be sponsor and minister of Baptism in the same ceremony. A member of an institute of consecrated life or society of apostolic life may be a sponsor.
6. A Catholic who has left the Church by a formal act may not be a sponsor. A non-practicing Catholic may be admitted as a sponsor only if the pastor or minister of the sacrament can determine that the person is in the process of returning to the regular practice of the faith.
7. With the Archbishop's permission, obtained through the Chancery, a substitute sponsor may be added to the sacramental register when, for example, the original sponsor has died or has left the Catholic Church by a formal act; however, the name of the original sponsor may not be removed.
8. A suitable member of the Eastern Orthodox Church may be admitted as a sponsor for Baptism, but only together with a Catholic sponsor, for a just cause as long as there is provision for the Catholic education of the person to be baptized. Similarly, a Catholic is not forbidden to stand as sponsor in an Eastern Orthodox Church, if he or she is invited.
9. A baptized non-Catholic may be admitted as a Christian witness at Baptism, but only together with a Catholic sponsor. Similarly, a Catholic may act as a Christian witness for a person being baptized in another ecclesial community, but not as a sponsor.
10. One who has left the Catholic Church by a formal act may not be a Christian witness, nor may an unbaptized person.
11. A parent may not be a sponsor for his or her child. An adoptive parent is to be discouraged from exercising this function.
The priests of our parish follow these guidelines in issuing letters of eligibility for our parishioners. Parents should consider these guidelines in the selection of godparents for their children.
Students must be prepared in our Religious Education Program, in one of our neighboring parish schools, or in a Catholic academy. Our two-year program prepares students to receive First Communion when they are in second grade; special classes prepare older students. These preparations include the reception of First Penance on Saturday, January 23rd, and the First Eucharist Retreat.
Ideally, all first Sacraments should be made in the individual's own parish, but the Archdiocese of Philadelphia permits the pastor to make exceptions for good reason at the request of the parents. Father McLaughlin will permit students of a neighboring parish school or a Catholic academy to receive First Eucharist with their classmates, if their parents make the request.
For Catholics
As Catholics, we fully participate in the celebration of the Eucharist when we receive Holy Communion. We are encouraged to receive Communion devoutly and frequently. In order to be properly disposed to receive Communion, participants should not be conscious of grave sin and normally should have fasted for one hour. A person who is conscious of grave sin is not to receive the Body and Blood of the Lord without prior sacramental confession except for a grave reason where there is no opportunity for confession. In this case, the person is to be mindful of the obligation to make an act of perfect contrition, including the intention of confessing as soon as possible (canon 916). A frequent reception of the Sacrament of Penance is encouraged for all.
For our fellow Christians
We welcome our fellow Christians to this celebration of the Eucharist as our brothers and sisters. We pray that our common baptism and the action of the Holy Spirit in this Eucharist will draw us closer to one another and begin to dispel the sad divisions which separate us. We pray that these will lessen and finally disappear, in keeping with Christ's prayer for us "that they may all be one" (John 17:21).
Because Catholics believe that the celebration of the Eucharist is a sign of the reality of the oneness of faith, life, and worship, members of those churches with whom we are not yet fully united are ordinarily not admitted to Holy Communion. Eucharistic sharing in exceptional circumstances by other Christ- ians requires permission according to the directives of the diocesan bishop and the provision of canon law (cannon 844 § 4). Members of the Orthodox Churches, the Assyrian Church of the East, and the Polish National Catholic Church are urged to respect the discipline of their own Churches. According to Roman Catholic discipline, the Code of Canon Law does not object to the reception of communion by Christians of these Churches (canon 844 § 3).
For those not receiving Holy Communion
All who are not receiving Holy Communion are encouraged to express in their hearts a prayerful desire for unity with the Lord Jesus and with one another.
For non-Christians
We also welcome to this celebration those who do not share our faith in Jesus Christ. While we cannot admit them to Holy Communion, we ask them to offer prayers for the peace and the unity of the human family.
The couple must participate in a Marriage Preparation (Pre-Cana) Program approved by the Archdiocese. At present, our parish does not have its Marriage Preparation Program. Couples may register for a program in another parish, or in an Archdiocesan program. The priest or deacon working with the couple can assist.
Place of the Wedding
Ordinarily, the marriage between two Catholics is to be celebrated in the parish church of the bride or the groom. With permission of the pastor of either the bride or the groom, the marriage may be celebrated in another Catholic church. A nuptial Mass is recommended, but the couple may choose to have a nuptial ceremony without the Mass.
The marriage between a Catholic and a baptized non-Catholic may be celebrated in a Catholic church, with or without a Mass; however, a ceremony without the Mass is recommended. With permission, the ceremony may be celebrated in a non-Catholic church or chapel of particular significance to the non-Catholic party, using the ritual for the denomination of that church.
The marriage between a Catholic and a non-baptized individual may be celebrated in a Catholic church; with permission it may be celebrated in a neutral setting.
As this Handbook was going to press, the Archdiocese was considering other sites for the wedding ceremony, with permission and under specific conditions. The priest or deacon working with the couple will explain various options and facilitate any necessary requests for permission.
Weddings scheduled here are first-come, first-served. The couple should make early contact with our Director of Music Ministry.
Readings: click here to review the various options for the readings; the couple may choose the First Reading, Second Reading, and the Gospel — and have family members read both the first and second readings.
See also Wedding Ministry.
Men of faith, over 29 not older than 55 years of age, in good health and with financial security, who are discerning a call to the Permanent Diaconate, should contact a deacon or priest in the parish, or the School of Diaconal Formation at St. Charles Seminary, www.scs.edu, or Deacon Michael Pascarella, Jr., Associate to the Vicar for Clergy for Permanent Deacons, at 215-587-4532 or mpascarella@archphila.org.
It is the responsibility of the whole faith community to affirm and nurture those called to Holy Orders. Pray that the Lord of the harvest will send more workers into his harvest.
The priest and deacons take Holy Communion to the homebound monthly, usually on First Fridays. Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion are willing to visit those who wish to receive Communion more frequently.
Names are included in the Newsletter "Prayers for the Sick" at the request of a family member or care-giver. Drop a note in Father McLaughlin's Atrium mailbox, e-mail Jeanne Flowers (jeanne@nni.net) or call the Parish Office with the name of the sick person, and the name, relationship and telephone number of the contact person.
A chaplain or priest from the closest parish ministers to each hospital's Catholic patients. Confidentiality policies prohibit most hospitals from informing the parish when a parishioner is admitted. Notify the Parish Office when the patient returns home, should he or she desire to receive Communion at home.
Monthly Mass is celebrated at the Richboro Care Center and at Brookdale Northampton by a parish priest. Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion bring the Eucharist to residents on most Sundays and the rosary is prayed at these facilities weekly.
In case of extreme illness or death, call the Parish Office (215-357-5905) for the services of the priests and the parish.
At the time of death, please call the Parish Office for the prayers and support of the parish. The Funeral Director also assists in the preparations for the Funeral Mass, and works with the pastor. Funerals should normally be celebrated in the parish church of the deceased. However, any member of the faithful, or those in charge of the deceased person's funeral, may choose another church; this requires the consent of whoever is in charge of that church and a notification to the pastor of the deceased.
The Church permits cremation provided that it does not demonstrate a denial of faith in the resurrection of the body, but prefers and urges that the body of the deceased be present for the funeral rites, since the presence of the human body better expresses the values which the Church affirms in those rites. However, when circumstances necessitate cremation before the funeral liturgy, the Mass may be celebrated in the presence of the cremated remains.
Since in baptism the body was marked with the seal of the Trinity and became the temple of the Holy Spirit, Christians respect and honor the bodies of the dead and the places where they rest. A Catholic cemetery is considered a sacred place, and supports our belief in the resurrection of the body and the communion of saints; however, a Catholic may be buried in a non-Catholic cemetery, in which case the priest blesses the grave. After a cremation, the ashes are to be buried in a cemetery, or placed in a columbarium. The practice of scattering cremated remains on the sea, from the air, or on the ground, or keeping cremated remains in the home of a relative or friend of the deceased is not the reverent disposition that the Church requires.
Whenever possible the family should be involved in planning the funeral rites: e.g. in the choice of readings and readers, and in the selection of music.
Words of remembrance — a eulogy — may be given after the Post Communion prayer during a Funeral Mass, in which case one person should speak for the family in well-prepared, written comments lasting no more than 5 minutes.
Readings: click here to review the various options for the readings; the family may choose the First Reading, Second Reading, and the Gospel — and have family members read both the first and second readings.
They are entrusted with distributing Communion at parish Masses, and with taking communion to the sick. After Sunday Mass, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion go to the Richboro Care Center and Brookdale Northampton to visit with the sick and to distribute Holy Communion; the celebrant sends them on their mission on behalf of the worshiping community.
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion also take Holy Communion to homebound parishioners who desire to receive more frequently than once a month.
Michelle Mathas (miknjamr@hotmail.com or 215-322-1887) coordinates the scheduling of Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion. Through the generosity and patient research of a Core Group of Extraordinary Minis- ters of Holy Communion, our parish has a periodically updated handbook to provide our ministers with spiritual background, Church policy and practical instruction.
All are asked to consider giving one Sunday a month to this ministry during the Mass you normally attend. Some offer to serve more frequently; those unable to fulfill an assignment find a substitute from the phone list. New members receive written guidelines covering dress code and duties. This ministry is an excellent way for new parishioners to meet fellow parishioners, make friends and get involved in the parish.
Contact our coordinator, Nancy Staller at nancystaller@yahoo.com or 215-603-1703, or feel free to speak with any of the Ministers of Hospitality before or after Mass to learn more about this ministry.
Kathy Dougherty (215-322-4903) schedules and arranges for the training of Lectors at both the Sunday and weekday Masses.
Hubert Rutkowski is our Director of Music Ministry: hubr@hotmail.com or 617-777-2083.
Cantor Program
Cantors lead the congregation in song at the weekend liturgies; for Liturgy of the Hours (Morning Prayer, Vespers and Night Prayer), on special feasts and Friday nights in May and October; and on Holydays (including Christmas). Cantor and music schedules are prepared in 6 to 8 week intervals. Rehearsals can be arranged for anyone needing help with learning the music. The ability to carry a tune and be able to stand in front of the congregation and lead them in song is all that is required. The ability to read music is helpful but not a requirement. Anyone interested can speak to a cantor or Hubert Rutkowski at 617-777-2083 or hubr@hotmail.com.
Adult Choir
The adult choir is composed of a group of individuals with a common bond — a love for music. Being a member offers those with this love for music the opportunity to join other singers to create beautiful melodic harmonies. The choir rehearses on Tuesday evenings, 7:30 to 9:00 pmm and sings at Mass on the first and third Sundays of the month October through May, Christmas Eve, Holy Week and the Easter Vigil. Anyone interested is invited to join us on Tuesday night. New members are always welcome. Contact Hubert Rutkowski at 617-777-2083 or hubr@hotmail.com for more information.
See Youth_Choir and Teen Mass Music Group..
This ministry has been appreciated by the families and helps avoid some problems on the big day. New members of this ministry are most welcome.
To join this important ministry, or learn more about it, please call Rose Michalski at 215-942-7440. Thank You!
Adult men and women are also called to accept the invitation to become altar servers for funerals or other Liturgies when our school-age servers are not available. Training sessions will be scheduled.
Deacon Jack Golaszewski coordinates our altar servers. Contact him at djack@nni.net or 215-357-5905 EXT 105.
No pre-registration is necessary. All children are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Their geographical base is a room in the Religious Education Building. Their communications base is Youth Night, every Sunday at 7 P.M. — well, not every Sunday. Their bulletin board is the High School Youth Group column in every issue of the Parish Newsletter.
All our high school youth are invited to participate in great discussions, fun activities, awesome service projects, fantastic social activities, a summer mission week, etc. Make great friends, grow personally, and make a difference in the parish!
A core group of youth and adults plan faith formation discussions, Bible Study, Teen Masses, social activities, and service opportunities. Teens and parents are welcome as members of the core group.
Email svdp.hsyouthgroup@comcast.net to contact the Youth Ministry leadership team.
Sonata Stevenson directs the vocalists and instrumentalists of our Teen Mass Music Group. Throughout the year (except for Easter Sunday), our parish offers a 6 P.M. Mass, and most of the time the music is provided by the Teen Mass Music Group, while other teens minister as lectors and Ministers of Hospitality.
Join this group that enjoys being together, producing lively music, celebrating Mass, and making a difference! All who like to play an instrument or enjoy singing are encouraged to participate — you don't have to read music! Praise the Lord, minister in the parish community, and learn — all at the same time.
Practices are on Sundays before the Mass, beginning around 4:45 P.M.
For more information, contact Sonata Stevenson at sonata.svdp@comcast.net.
The Youth Choir is open to all elementary school children of the parish. The choir sings at the 10:30 or 9:30 A.M. Mass one Sunday a month (September through June) as well as Christmas eve, Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday. Rehearsals are on Thursdays, 4:30 to 5:15 P.M. Any child who enjoys singing is encouraged to join us. To learn more, parents are welcome to contact St. Alice Gallagher at 215-357-5905 or SrAliceG@nni.net.
Participants are given ample notice when asked to prepare a meal, and may turn down an assignment if the timing is not convenient. Anyone who cooks but doesn't drive (or drives but doesn't cook) can be matched with someone who does what he or she cannot do.
If you or someone you know could use our services, don't hesitate to get in touch. We will provide meals for a day, a week — or as long as the need exists. Our dedicated Food Angels are ready to help when help is needed.
To join the Ministry or request for assistance, contact Diane Corby at 215-598-8288 or Mary Donnelly at 215-768-8671.
This joint ministry of our parish conference of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul and our parish Pro-Life Ministry provides support to needy parents who have chosen Life.
There is no right way or time line for healing. We are each uniquely created by God, and we each cope with our loss and find healing in our own unique ways and times.
This year's sessions will be scheduled when gatherings are deemed safer. They will be announced in the Parish Newsletter. Contact Barbara Arnold at 215-396-9929 or Dan Conden at 215-322-7481.
The goal of CRS Chapters is to equip and empower volunteers to become champions for the mission of global solidarity, champions for the families and communities that CRS serves, and to lead the way to a more Just and Peaceful world, inspired by our Gospel call. This is accomplished by encouraging our elected officials and the media to highlight and support this lifesaving work, and by mobilizing the essential resources to aid in these efforts.
Our parish chapter has the goal of addressing two major global issues: forced migration and global malnutrition. Supported by CRS, participants will be trained to advocate for the needy around the world by developing relationships with members of Congress, visiting and speaking with them, reaching out to local news outlets, etc., all with the purpose of raising awareness about these issues.
To learn more, please email Larry Blankemeyer at blanks0330@gmail.com with "CRS Chapter" in the subject line.
In addition to inviting folks to purchase fair and ethically traded products, CRS provides opportunities to reflect and advocate on issues affecting the most vulnerable — human trafficking, climate change and livelihoods for refugees. Please visit ethicaltrade.crs.org.
Through our CRS Ambassadors, we will host two Ethical Trade shopping opportunities this year: the weekend of November 23-24, 2019, and the weekend of May 3-4, 2020.
The garden is supported by the preschoolers who start seedlings in early spring, and many families with small children, retired and volunteer parishioners who are available to water, weed, harvest or deliver.
The Katie's Krops organization provides the parish with grant funding to assist with the cost of plants and supplies, yet donations of plants, produce or supplies are appreciated. The garden is planted with a spring and fall crop for a continual harvest. Volunteers to assist in any capacity are welcome, a scheduled commitment is not necessary!
For information, or to volunteer, please contact imjacq@comcast.net, Jacquelyn Sherman.
Stop Hunger Now provides the materials, sets up, and teaches volunteers how to assemble the meals. CRS educates the group about the people they are helping, and ships the meals to partners overseas, who then distribute them. Visit http://helpinghands.crs.org.
Twice a year, on a Sunday afternoon, volunteers package 10,000 meals which are sent to Burkina Faso in West Africa. We can accommodate only 120 volunteers. This year's tentative dates are November 15, 2020 and April 11, 2021.
The frozen casseroles are collected at 20 Worthington Mill Road on the Sunday and Monday before the third Tuesday of the month. Please mark the casserole with the date using a black permanent marker — month/day/year.
Our freezers have room for 60 pans. Please consider joining this ministry. It's an easy project you do at home at your convenience and the cost for ingredients is under $10. Those who do not cook may donate toiletries, band-aids, aspirin, towels, washcloths, new socks, and tablespoons.
Contact Jeanne Flowers: 215-322-8924 (home); 215-357-5905 EXT 101 (work); or jeanne@nni.net.
Examples of institutions involved thus far are: Family Services of Bucks County Homeless Shelter; Divine Providence Village, Delaware County; St. Edmond's Home, Rosemont; The DePaul Catholic School, Germantown; and Holy Family Home (the Little Sisters of the Poor), West Philadelphia.
Contact Jerry Hnizdo at 215-815-4479 or hnizdo1@hotmail.com for more information.
In recent years, demands on area food banks have increased, while government support has remained constant, or even cut back. People to People Sunday can make a difference.
Now annual events initiated by this ministry include Breakfast with Santa Claus, Pasta Dinner, and periodic Coffee and Donuts after weekend Masses. The ministry also helps facilitate the annual Ethnic Dinner and various ad hoc parish celebrations. This year's scheduled dates are tentative depending on the COVID-19 situation at the time.
Susan Mueller coordinates this ministry's activities. To volunteer for the ministry or assist in any of its activities, contact her at shmueller@yahoo.com.
To provide this personal and neighborly help, Vincentians organize themselves into small working groups known as Conferences. Vincentian activity consists in any form of person-to-person service which relieves human suffering, furthers self-help efforts, and promotes the individual's dignity.
Our parish Conference began in June, 1997, meets on the third Tuesday of the month, and welcomes new members. Members act as case workers who visit homes, as administrators who coordinate volunteers and support services, and as occasional helpers who visit shut-ins, help a widow, etc.
Poor Box donations in Church are used by our parish Conference to meet needs in our area: e.g. help provide food to the needy, shelter to the homeless, and heating oil, electric bills, mortgage payments, and health insurance premiums for the unemployed.
To request help or refer a hardship case in the area, leave voice-mail at 215-357-3517, EXT 501. Confidentiality is observed in all cases.
The Society's Main Council in Philadelphia had to suspend all clothing drives and close the doors of its thrift store several years ago, and has contracted with GreenDrop to handle clothing drives and distribution. This returns the focus of the Society to helping the poor, rather than renting a facility and maintaining a fleet of trucks. Several clothing drives are scheduled throughout the year, but to be successful in helping the poor, we need successful clothing drives! Please help.
With the help of GreenDrop, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul's Central Council of Philadelphia is also able to resume its bulk pick-up service. To arrange for a pick-up, call 1-888-944-DROP, or visit www.GoGreenDrop.com.
Cindy Becker, cbeck817@gmail.com, is the Women's Club contact
The Adult Faith Formation Ministry strives to provide opportunities for study, discussion, prayer and reflection on the Gospel message. Our goal is to assist parishioners in their spiritual journey, and help them to reach a deeper maturity and promote the Gospel in every facet of daily life.
Our ministry sponsors Parish Missions, Days of Recollection and coordinates small faith sharing groups. We are continuously seeking programs and methods to appeal to our parish family. We welcome new members and new ideas to assist in this important parish function.
No specific new programs were scheduled for this year because of the restrictions on social gatherings intended to mitigate the threat of COVID-19. The Thursday Sunday Readings Bible Study is continuing virtually. See the Parish Newsletter for how to join and participate. As additonal programs are able to be offered, topics, dates and times will be announced in the Newsletter as well.
The ministry meets on the second Tuesday of the month beginning in September and ending in May. For further information contact Elaine Potalivo at 215-322-1932 EXT 302 or affsvdp@gmail.com.
- St. Katharine Drexel Regional Catholic School, 1053 Holland Road, Holland, PA (215-357-4720), http://skdschool.org
- Nativity of Our Lord School, 585 West Street Road, Warminster, PA (215-675-2820), http://noolp.org/school/.
- Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Second Street Pike, Southampton, PA (215-357-0267), http://school.olgc.org/.
At these schools, parents pay the same tuition as members of the neighboring parish and St. Vincent de Paul Parish pays a per-pupil subsidy. At other parish schools or regional Catholic schools, parents are required to pay full out-of parish tuition; as of the 2014-2015 school year, this applies also to St. Andrew School in Newtown — St. Vincent's families with children in St. Andrew School prior to that school year have been "grandfathered," but our parish families registering their first child in St. Andrew School will be charged full out-of-parish tuition.
Parishioners may enroll in any of the nineteen high schools (grades 9-12) of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia; the closest is: Archbishop Wood High School, 655 York Road, Warminster, PA; telephone 215-672-5050; fax 215-672-5451; WEB site www.archwood.org.
Parish families with students in grades K through 12 in any of the above schools, not exceeding certain household maximum income guidelines, may apply for tuition assistance. BLOCS (Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools, awards scholarships based on need to children who attend grade school, high school, or the schools of special education within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. BLOCS reaches more children in more communities than almost any other private education charity in our region. Visit www.BLOCS.org.
The spirit of this policy is that practicing Catholics are committed to offer their "time, talent and treasure" to the parish as well as to the larger Church.
The parish is looking for meaningful contributions of time and effort to parish activities. Consistent participation in the life of the parish connects us with the Lord and his people amidst the challenges and triumphs of everyday life.
Activities that demonstrate the family's commitment to their children's Catholic religious education would include, but not be necessarily limited to, the following:
- For children, attendance at Mass on a regular basis, receiving the Sacraments, and participation in age-appropriate parish activities. Parish activities include being an altar server, participation in the children's choir, attending Vacation Bible School as a student or an aide, etc, and making age-appropriate contributions in the child's collection envelopes.
Whatever, the activity, it must be engaged in on a regular basis. Simply participating in CYO sports is not sufficient.
- Activities that demonstrate the child's parents' commitment to their faith and their desire to teach their children to be good Catholics include, but are not limited to, the following: regular attendance at Mass with their children, involvement in one of our parish ministries or activities on a regular basis, and participation as a teacher, aide or leader in various parish youth activities, as well as supporting the parish financially according to the family's means.
Failure to work with St. Vincent de Paul Parish in conforming to this policy would lead to a lack of the parish subsidy from the parish; i.e. the student(s) from the family could continue in the Catholic school, but the family would be responsible for paying the school full out-of-parish tuition.
The St. Vincent de Paul Pre-K/Pre-School Program is foremost a Catholic school where 3, 4 and 5 year olds are given the opportunities to develop spiritually, socially, physically and intellectually. We seek to provide faith-filled qualified teachers to prepare the children for a smooth transition to Kindergarten and elementary education.
The program begins in September and extends to the first or second week of June; classes meet from 9:30 A.M. to noon. Classes for the 3-day program, open to 3, 4 and 5 year olds, are held Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday; tuition is $1,610 for 1 child. The 5-day Pre-K Program is for 4 and 5 year olds; tuition is $2,680 for 1 child. A second child gets a 50% discount. Tuition is paid in ten monthly installments. The minimum age requirements must be met by September 1, 2021. All students must be toilet trained.
The non-refundable $80 Registration Fee assures the child a place in the program.
"Lunch Bunch" is an extended program offered on many Thursdays; it requires an additional fee.
Our Pre-School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, its admission policies, or in any school-administered program.
The director of St. Vincent's Pre-School Program is Susan Hesketh 215-322-8423; the secretary is Gina Yarnall.
We follow the decision of the Council Rock School District for snow or emergency closings. The code number announced on KYW Radio (1060 AM) is 756; Council Rock's emergency closing hot line is 215-957-4078; its web site is www.crsd.org.
Typically, the RCIA ministers to:
- The unbaptized
- Christians from other faith denominations who are interested in the Catholic Faith.
- Catholics who have been baptized but have not completed the initiation process, that is have not received the Sacraments of Eucharist and/or Confirmation.
Also, Catholics who were not educated in the faith, are welcome in the RCIA. The RCIA team is composed of parishioners who wish to share their faith as well as grow in it, some of whom are "graduates" of the RCIA program, led by Sister Alice Gallagher. Meetings are in the Parish Center Community Room, on Thursdays from 7:00 to 8:30 P.M., beginning in the fall.
Following completion of the program, the participant, without any coercion, decides whether he or she wishes to enter into full communion with the Catholic Church.
Contact Sister Alice at 215-357-5905.
You have asked to have your children baptized. In doing so you are accepting the responsibility of training them in the practice of the faith. It will be your duty to bring them up to keep God's commandments as Christ taught us, by loving God and our neighbor. Our Religious Education Program assists parents in meeting this responsibility with a strong program for grades 1 through 8 exhorting our youth to make their faith rooted, living and active. Working with parents, we strive to teach the fundamental truths of our Catholic Religion, enabling the students to become strong, responsible and practicing Catholics.
Sacramental preparation begins in first grade and is an integral component woven throughout the curriculum of the Religious Education Program through the 8th grade. Each year, we build upon the learning of the year before, as we prepare the children to complete their sacraments of initiation, while providing meaningful, spiritually enriching experiences.
Due to the restrictions put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-9, we have planned a very different year than in the past. In order to provide Religious Education for our Parish Families, we are offering One Whole Family Program, with a choice of 3 ways in which to participate.
Home School Hybrid — A parent meeting, (virtual or in person) every 4 weeks: What will I be teaching my child. Lesson plans, Assessments and Resources will be provided.
Prerecorded Lessons — A parent video will be sent every 4 weeks, What is my Child Learning, and catechists will provide pre-recorded lessons at grade level for the 3 chapters covered each month.
In Person Hybrid — A parent video will be sent every 4 weeks. Children will come into the classroom as often as we are able to accommodate them with current directives. At other times they will choose to follow one of the options above.
We will offer a 2 week ½ day Summer Program for the first time this year, for children not in a sacrament year. This program will be held from June 14th thru the 25th from 8:40 — until noon. This is subject to change if the Council Rock School District runs overtime this year. We will adjust if necessary. Volunteers are needed.
Dates for all parent meetings, whether virtual or in person, are noted on the Parish Calendar.
The Book and Materials Fee is $80 for the first child; $150 for two children; and $205 for three or more children.
Our program is constantly expanding and changing, and we welcome co-workers in this vital ministry. Anyone interested in teaching Religious Education should contact Elaine Potalivo. Teacher training will be provided. We are also in need of non-teaching volunteers: classroom aides, hall monitors and parking lot safety personnel. Please consider participating in this very important ministry.
The office (215-322-1932) is open 9:00 a to 3:00 P.M. Tuesday through Thursday, staffed by Mrs. Elaine Potalivo, Director of Religious Education. Elaine Potalivo can be reached anytime by email svdpre@gmail.com.
Adult and youth volunteers — as well as children — tend to return year after year, but new volunteers are always welcome.
The clergy take Holy Communion to the homebound monthly, often on First Fridays. Extraordinary Ministers of Communion are most willing to bring the Eucharist to those who wish to receive more frequently. To request a visit, please call the Parish Office (215-357-5905).
During Lent, the Holy Hour includes the Stations of the Cross.
During the months of May and October, Mary's months, the Holy Hour includes the celebration of Night Prayer. Also called Compline, this final daily prayer of the Liturgy of the Hours consists of a hymn, a psalm, a reading, a meditation and the singing of the Gospel Canticle, and the Salve Regina.
Each day exposition of the Blessed Sacrament begins in the Chapel of St. Louise de Marillac after the last Mass. From our parish web site, www.svdp-richboro.org, there will be a Forty Hours article which will include a link to SignUp Genius where parishioners can sign-up for an hour of adoration. There is room for two individuals to sign-up for each hour — all are welcome to worship at that time, but we are asking at least one parishioner to commit to that hour. Those who feel that they can commit to only a half hour can partner with someone else.
The Forty Hours devotion ends on Sunday evening. Immediately following the 6 P.M. Mass, a procession with the Blessed Sacrament goes to the Chapel of St. Louise de Marillac for Benediction.
- all who are fourteen years of age and older are bound to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and all Fridays of Lent and Good Friday;
- all eighteen years of age and older, up to and including their fifty-ninth birthday, are bound to fast by limiting themselves to a single full meal on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, while the other two meals are to be light.
All are encouraged to participate in Mass and to receive the Eucharist daily, to celebrate the Sacrament of Penance frequently, to undertake spiritual reading, especially the study of Sacred Scripture, and to participate in parish Lenten devotions and educational programs — adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is especially recommended.
Stations of the Cross and Benediction are celebrated in the Chapel of St. Louise de Marillac on Friday evenings at 7:30 P.M.
Through CRS Rice Bowl, we share the journey with members of our human family around the world, and commit our Lenten prayers, fasting and almsgiving to deepening our faith and serving those in need. Materials are available at the beginning of Lent to assist families in coming to know people in need throughout the world. The Rice Bowls prompt donations from the entire family throughout lent to be turned in at Easter to help the poor throughout the world.
During May and October, Night Prayer (Compline) concludes the 7:30 to 8:30 P.M. Holy Hour each Friday at 8:15 P.M. in the Chapel of St. Louise de Marillac. This final daily prayer of the Liturgy of Hours consists of a hymn, a psalm, a reading, a meditation, and the singing of the Gospel Canticle. For the Salve Regina sung in honor of Mary, the Church is darkened so that only the Blessed Virgin's stained glass window is illuminated. The celebrant then moves to the head of the main aisle, and, in imitation of ancient Benedictine practice, all participants proceed toward the celebrant single-file to receive a blessing with holy water before leaving Church. All who have shared this devotion have been moved by it.
May processions are conducted by both the Pre-School and the Religious Education Program, and the entire parish is invited to each ceremony. See the May calendar and the Parish Newsletter for the dates and times.
Our parish joins the Daughters of Charity, the Vincentians, and many other parishes throughout the world in the Perpetual Novena in honor of Our Lady of The Miraculous Medal. The novena prayers are recited in the Chapel of St. Louise de Marillac immediately after the 8 A.M. Mass each Saturday.
A Pilgrim Virgin statue travels around our parish all twelve months of the year. Parishi- oners may request to have the statue in their house for a period of one week, provided that they promise to have their family and friends say the rosary and other prayers in front of the statue. Parishioners who have welcomed the statue into their homes have expressed that their spirituality has been wonderfully enhanced by this experience.
If you are interested, please call Barbara Golaszewski at 215-355-0209.
Our mission is to pray for our children and support one another in prayer. We meet for just 20 minutes. If you cannot be with us physically, please join us spiritually as we pray for our children and grandchildren.
All boys from 11 through 18 years of age are invited to join Boy Scout Troop 280. They hold monthly troop meetings on Thursdays from September through May. Activities include skill games, sports, crafts, special outings, camp outs, and service projects.
Contact Rob Faille, Scoutmaster, at rfaille.bsatroop280@gmail.com
For questions and information when CYO sports resume, contact our Athletic Director, Brian Hensel (215-364-1834). He is always interested in working with parents and volunteer coaches to expand our program.
CYO players must be registered in the parish and attend either a Catholic school or the parish Religious Education Program in order to be eligible.
Basketball: Sign-ups for girls and boys in grades 5 through 12 are in October.
Football: The Saints football team is made up of 5th and 6th graders (Junior Varsity) and 7th and 8th graders (Varsity). The team is hosted by St. Cyril's in Jamison. Team members must be from one of the following parishes: St. Cyril, Jamison; St. Joseph/St. Robert, Warrington; Nativity of Our Lord, Warminster; Our Lady of Good Counsel, Southampton; St. Vincent de Paul, Richboro. An Archdiocesan rule prohibits athletes from participating for their public school and CYO in the same sport.
The Saints play 9 league games against other CYO teams in the archdiocese. Home games are played either at Log College or at Archbishop Wood High School. Team equipment is provided.
The Saints also have non-competition cheerleading.
Contacts for more information, or to join the coaching staff: www.saintscyo.com; Joe Meehan at 267-250-3492; Dave Armstrong at 215-783-3587; or saintscyo@gmail.com. Completion of all Archdiocesan Child Abuse Awareness Program requirements is mandatory.
Parishioners leaving the parish are also asked to notify the Parish Office.
For those from outside our territorial boundaries who wish to register in our parish, with a letter of permission to change parishes from their territorial pastor, we register them as "Friends of St. Vincent." This enables them to participate fully in the life of St. Vincent de Paul Parish, and helps us fulfill our obligation to document their living the faith (e.g. for eligibility certificates), and verify contributions.
Those who wish to become "Friends of St. Vincent" should ask the Pastor of the parish in which they reside for a letter giving permission for the family to register here.
Our boundaries begin at the intersection of Bustleton Pike and Bristol Rd in Churchville (the lowest boundary point on the above map), and continue west on Bristol Rd to Newtown Rd; then the boundary follows an air line north, as if Newtown Rd were extended; this air line meets Almshouse Rd approximately at Solly's stand; the boundary continues west on Alms-
house Rd to Spencer Rd; then north on Spencer Rd (extended) to Neshaminy Creek; it follows the creek east to the air line extension of Holland Rd, and follows that air line to Newtown-Richboro Rd, proceeds west to 2nd Street Pike in downtown Richboro, and follows 2nd Street Pike, then Bustleton Pike, south to Bristol Rd.
Items for the following Sunday's edition are due in Jeanne Flowers' mailbox in the Atrium or in the Parish Office by 9:30 A.M. Tuesday.
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