Time of Decision:
The Catholic Perspective on End of Life Issues
At one time or another all of us are confronted with end of life concerns, either for ourselves or for our loved ones. Complex medical & ethical issues can be a source of confusion and anxiety as we try to make the “right” decisions. Our Catholic Faith provides clarity and reassurance on these matters.
All are welcome to a presentation on
Thursday, March 8, 2018
9:00 AM and 7:00 PM
(same presentation will be given at both times.)
St. Matthew Conference Room
In the Mullin Ministry Center
Presenter: Deacon & Physician, Alfred J. Mauriello II
The presentation will be followed by discussion and
Q & A on end of life and other medical ethics issues.
Special Lenten Activities
Stations of the Cross & Benediction: Stations are celebrated in the main church on Fridays at 7:00 PM, March 9 and March 16. On Friday, March 23, the eighth graders of the parish school will present a Living Stations of the Cross at 1:30 PM and again at 7:00 PM. All are most welcome to attend this Lenten service, as well as the K of C Fish Fry in the social hall, 5:00-7:00 PM.
Sacrament of Penance/Reconciliation: Individual confessions are heard in the daily Mass chapel on Saturday mornings at 9:00 AM. Confessions will also be heard in the daily Mass chapel, 6:30-7:00 PM, on Wednesdays, March 7 & March 14. The Lenten Communal Penance Service with Individual Confessions will be held on Wednesday, March 21, at 7:00 PM. There will also be an extended period of confessions (9:00-11:00 AM) on Saturday, March 24. A number of visiting confessors will be on hand for both March 21 and March 24.
Reconciliation Opportunities at Area Parishes: Our parishioners are welcome to attend a Penance Service with Individual Confessions at these local parishes: on Tuesday, March 20, at SS. Peter & Paul Church in West Chester; on Wednesday, March 21, at SS. Simon & Jude Church in West Chester; on Monday, March 26, at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church in West Chester; and at St. Patrick Church in Malvern; on Tuesday, March 27, at St. Joseph Church in Downingtown; and on Wednesday, March 28, at SS. Philip & James Church in Exton. All these services begin at 7:00 PM.
Operation Rice Bowl: It’s not too late for your family to participate in this Lenten program in solidarity with the poor! Rice Bowls remain available in the church narthex throughout the month.
Pastoral Outreach Easter Food Collection: Look for an information flyer in next week’s parish bulletin about the special food collection being conducted on the weekend of March 17-18.
Reminder: All are reminded that the Fridays of Lent are days of complete abstinence from all meat and meat products. This spiritual discipline applies to everyone fourteen years of age and older. Those persons 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 Good Friday, March 30.