Scouts will be outside of Church the weekend of, February 4th & 5th taking paid preorders after all of the Masses. Italian, Roast Beef, Turkey and American hoagies are available to preorder. Hoagies will be freshly made on Sunday, February 12th with your choices of cheese and produce. The cost is $20, however if you preorder and pay by 2PM on Sunday, February 5th the price is $18. Roast Beef hoagies will be $3 extra. Orders can also be placed by emailing packtroop367@aol.com. Payments can be made by Venmo to @BSA-Troop-367

ALL YOU CAN EAT! SUNDAY, March 5th in Holy Family Hall after the 8AM, 10AM & 12 Noon Masses. Pancakes—Sausage—Coffee—Tea—Milk—Juice $7 Adult—$6 Senior—$5 Child (Ages 6-12)

Our Groundbreaking Ceremony will be Sunday, February 12th after the 12:00 Noon Mass. Bishop Michael Fitzgerald, our Regional Bishop, will be the Celebrant for the 12:00 Noon Mass and lead the Groundbreaking Ceremony. We will have light refreshments afterward. Please join us as you will be home in plenty of me for the event later that day! Our General Contractor, Magnum Inc. plans to begin their on-site work for both projects January 30th. We will share information regarding how this will impact the parish as we get closer to that date.

Scrip is a GREAT way to lower your tuition bills and help our school!!! You can buy gift cards from a wide variety of retailers (restaurants, food stores, entertainment, gas stations). St. Christophers benefits and YOU benefit with a percentage of the discounted rate deposited directly into an account for you. You can use your account to pay registration fees and tuition for grade school, high school and even college (does not have to be a Catholic school) AND COLLEGE LOANS!!!!!!! Ask your family members and neighbors to participate (you do NOT need to be registered in the parish) and watch your account grow! It's easy to get started. Just go to https://www.raiseright.com/ and sign up with Enrollment Code B96CCA3A1546.

The St. Christopher Parish bereavement support group is led by Katie Rotondo, LMFT, a trained professional in the mental health field. The group will be a safe and non-judgmental environment for the purpose of supporting each other through the grieving process. All forms of grief are welcome (i.e., death of loved ones, infertility, job loss). Oue next meeting will be on Sunday, January 8 @ 11:00 Am in the Parish Office.

More meals and soups are needed for the CFF freezer. When bringing new meals, please put them in the back of the freezer & bring older meals to the front. Please write #87 on your order food sheet. Any questions, please call Fran Andre 215-322-4333. Thank You for all of the meals that have been donated.

A ministry within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Care Management Services links senior citizens and their loved ones with a wide variety of resources in order to help our seniors address the many challenges they face such as legal issues, emotional and physical health, transportation and housekeeping. Services are free and confidential. Lisa Shousky, our Geriatric Care Manager, can meet with you at your home or at the Parish Office. Please call Lisa at 267-251- 7766 or 215-673-5177 ext. 36 for more information.

Please come as close to 7 PM as possible. We will hear confessions until the last penitent, and we will stay until at least 7:30 PM. With Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve falling on Saturdays, confession times will be a challenge. We will have extra priests on Thursday, December 22nd.

Please consider being a "Secret Santa". This program is administered out of our parish office. Your donations can be dropped off at the office or put in the Sunday collection basket in a plain envelope marked “Secret Santa.” This program benefits parishioners who might be having a tough time making ends meet. We think we have a reasonably good handle for those in need, but you might know a parishioner who could use some help, please let us know. Thank you.

The weekend of December 3rd and 4th there will be paper ornaments on the Christmas Tree, each with a gift suggestion for the children in the Mission of St. Joan of Arc Parish (Christmas Bells) and the Ladies in Dawn’s place (Christmas Stockings). Please take one of the ornaments from the tree! The following weekend of December 10th and 11th, you are asked to bring your gifts to Church and place them in the baskets on the altar prior to Mass. We ask that you bring the gifts in a gift bag, if possible, with the ornaments taped securely to the outside of the package. The gifts are sorted for distribution to the different organizations by the ornament.

Upon a Midnight Clear: A Christmas Musical Featuring the St. Christopher Parish Choir and Children’s Choir, Cantors, Parish Lectors and Students from our PREP Program! Join us on Sunday, December 11th at 6:00PM for an evening of song and reflection as we celebrate the seasons of Advent and Christmas. The concert will be followed by a reception in Holy Family Hall.

The 24” nicely decorated wreaths are $25 and the 30” by 40” grave blankets are $32 Pick-ups are in Trainer Hall on Monday, November 28th between 6:45PM and 8:15PM and outside of Holy Family Hall on Saturday, December 3rd after the 5PM Mass and on Sunday, December 4th between 8:30AM and Noon. All orders should be preordered by e-mail to Packtroop367@aol.com by November 27th. Payments can be made by Venmo to BSATroop-367 or at the time of pick-up. Thank you for your support!

Self Defense Course is taught by our own council member Bill McGinley who is a 6th degree black belt with over 30 years experience. Over those years he owned martial arts schools in the Philadelphia region teaching Korean Taekwondo, Japanese Judo & Japanese Jujitsu. Space is limited, for information and to register contact: Bill McGinley, 215-778-4348, Sean Graves, 609-351-4435 or Tim O’Toole, 267-304-5418

St. Christopher Parish will celebrate a Memorial Liturgy for all the faithful departed of our parish. In a particular way we will pray for the members of our community who have died in the past year. Everyone is invited to participate in this Mass and to lift up in prayer their beloved family and friends called by God to share in eternal life.

We are collecting canned and non-perishable boxed/bagged food items for use in the Philadelphia region. We will be placing door hanger reminders on as many doors in the parish as possible on November 12th but we will not get to every home. There will not be any bags delivered. We will have a collection box in the vestibule of the Church between October 28th and November 19th, if you wish to leave a donation there.

Deacon Gene is inviting all parishioners to come to the RCIA sessions. You may pick and choose when you come depending on the topic of the session. All are welcome! Join Deacon Gene and our inquirers and grow in your own understanding of the Faith. Bring your questions! Meetings are in the Parish Office at 7:00 PM

ST. CHRISTOPHER TMIY (That Man is You) Begins Wednesday, September 21st at 7:00pm St. Christopher Parish Office Any questions, email deacongene@stchrisparish.org ALL MEN ARE WELCOME

The Philadelphia Chapter Knights of Columbus will be honoring Father Dennis O’Donnell as our Catholic Man of the Year at our 120th Annual Columbus Day Dinner on Sunday, October 2nd at 2:00PM. The location is MEI/ Twining Hall Caterers located at 4900 Street Road in Trevose. Many of you may remember Father Dennis from his time in residence at St. Christopher’s Parish. Tickets cost $35.00 per person and can be purchased by contacting Rich Konstance at 215-637-5834 or by email at rkonstance@aol.com

Do you love to sing? Have you ever thought about joining our Parish Choir? The Parish Choir welcomes all parishioners who have a desire to share their musical gifts with the parish community. The ability to read music is a plus, but certainly not necessary! Rehearsals are on Thursdays from 7:15-9:00PM in church, beginning on Thursday September 15th. Now is a great time to join! All voice types are welcome, and we are in particular need of tenors and basses. For more information, please contact Don Holdren at 215-920-2385 or donholdren@gmail.com.

Young adults between the ages of 21 to 40 are invited to check out a new group called CYAN. Catholic Young Adults in the Northeast is being hosted by Resurrection of Our Lord Parish located at 2000 Shelmire Avenue, right at Castor Avenue. If you are a young person or couple looking for something for your age group, this might be for you. The group meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at the Life Center of Resurrection Parish. The meetings begin with prayer, adoration, praise and worship and then a spiritual reflection. It is followed by fellowship.