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Fr. Michael Olivere
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Past Letters
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There are a limited number of books available. We are asking for a donation of $25 per book. Books may be purchased at the rectory. More information and an order form may be found elsewhere in this bulletin.Read More
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Many of you will recall that twice in the past three years I was appointed administrator of Saint Martin of Tours Parish while remaining pastor here at Saint Timothy’s. While I was administrator of Saint Martin’s, the IHM Sisters sadly moved out of the convent and left their work in Saint Martin’s School. In their convent chapel there were two beautiful marble statues, one of Our Lady and the other of Saint Joseph. I was able to acquire the Saint Joseph statue for our use here at Saint Timothy’s.Read More
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thank all of you, our dedicated and faithful parishioners, for being with us on this Easter Sunday and throughout the Sacred Triduum, and for all you do for this great parish throughout the year. In the end, it is your fidelity to and love for Saint Timothy’s that really makes us great. I am grateful.Read More
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The days of Holy Week, and in particular the Paschal Triduum (Holy Thursday evening, Good Friday, Holy Saturday night/Easter Sunday) invite us to celebrate this Paschal Mystery more intensely, uniting our hearts with Jesus as we recall the great events which gave us new life.Read More
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On this Tuesday, March 23rd, at 7:00 P.M. in the lower church, we will be celebrating our annual parish Lenten Penance Service. This is a great opportunity for us to gather as a parish family, to acknowledge our need for God’s mercy, and to confess our sins individually and receive absolution.Read More
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Weekend of May 1-2, 2021
Dear Friends,
Our second grade PREP students and school children will be receiving their first Holy Communion this coming Saturday, May 8th, and our seventh grade PREP students and school children will be receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation at the hands of Bishop John McIntyre, Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, this coming Tuesday, May 4th. As a community of faith, we rejoice in the great gift of grace that will be given by God to our young people in these important sacramental celebrations. I ask you in a special way to remember our second and seventh graders in these days leading up to the celebration of these Sacraments of Initiation, that they will open their hearts to the grace that God will so generously bestow on them sacramentally and that, through this great gift, they will not only change their lives but change the world.
We will once again be participating in the archdiocesan Manna food drive. The brown Manna bags will be available for pick up in church on the weekend of May 8-9. We ask every family/household to take a bag and fill it with non-perishable food items for the benefit of our sisters and brothers who are most in need. We ask you to return your filled bag to church the following weekend, May 15-16. Most of the food collected will be brought to the food pantry at Mother of Mercy House in Kensington. Thank you in advance for your generosity.
I once again respectfully remind you to please consider your gift to the 2021 Catholic Charities Appeal, if you have not already given your gift. My goal as your pastor is for every household and/or every wage earner in the parish to make a sacrificial gift to this year’s Appeal. Every gift to the Appeal --- no matter how large or small --- goes a long way in assisting the Archdiocese in carrying out the corporal works of mercy, especially among those most in need. If you didn’t receive a Catholic Charities envelope directly from the Catholic Charities office, envelopes are available at the doors of the church. Your donation may be placed in this envelope and mailed directly to the diocesan office. I would prefer that you NOT put them in the collection basket, but mail them directly to the office yourself. I thank you in advance from the bottom of my heart for your generosity to the 2021 Appeal, which really funds the most important work we do as a Church in this great Archdiocese.
I remind you again that our 90th anniversary book is completed and is available at the rectory. There are a limited number of books available. We are asking for a donation of $25 per book. Books may be purchased at the rectory on any weekday between 9 AM and 2 PM. More information and an order form may be found elsewhere in this bulletin.
Know that you and those you love are daily remembered in my Mass and my prayers.
Love and prayers,
Father Olivere