Please join our parish community as we celebrate the birth of Our Lord.

Thanks to everyone who has already responded to this year’s Block Collection. Our parish goal is $130,000. To date, we have reached 100,256(77.1% of our goal) . Please place your Block Collection offering in the regular Sunday collection basket. You may also mail your offering to the Parish Office. God bless you and your families for contributing to this very important appeal.

Friday, December 7, 2018 Vigil Mass 7 PM Saturday, December 8, 2018 8:00 AM and 11:00 AM

The weekend of December 8th and 9th there will be paper ornaments on the Christmas tree, each with a gift suggestion for a retired sister of St. Joseph at St. Joseph’s villa in Flourtown and the retired sisters of the Blessed Sacrament at Paul’s Run in Philadelphia. Please take one of the ornaments from the tree! The following weekend of December 15th and 16th, you are asked to bring your gifts and hold onto them until the offertory of the Mass. Please bring them forward to the altar along with the bread and wine. We ask that you bring the gifts in a gift bag if possible, with the ornaments taped on the outside of the package. Thank you for your spirit of giving to these sisters who have given so much to the church.

The 24” nicely decorated wreath are $20 and the 30” by 40” grave blankets are $29 Pick ups are in Trainer Hall on Mondays, November 26th and December 3rd between 7:00 and 8:00PM and on Sunday, December 2nd outside of Holy Family Hall between 8AM and Noon.,You can preorder by 1PM on November 25th by email to: Packtroop367@aol.com Thank you for your support!

Please consider participating in this year's Secret Santa program and help those less fortunate. You may make contributions by cash or check, payable to Saint Christopher. Contributions can be sent to Lisa at the parish office. If you are aware of a family in the parish experiencing financial difficulty, we invite you to make a confidential phone call to Lisa or to Father Sean, Deacon Jim, or Father Joe. These families will be the recipients of the anonymous love and concern of their fellow parishioners. Last year several thousand dollars in gifts went to families in need.

Our Parish Christmas Carol Service will take place on Sunday evening December 16th at 5:00 pm. The St. Christopher Parish Adult Choir and Children’s Choir will be participating. Please join us in singing your favorite Advent hymns and Christmas carols. Refreshments provided afterward in Holy Family Hall.

You can help nurture the vocations of priests, sisters, and brothers by praying, listening, and expressing appreciation. A life of service needs support from those served.

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 our inquirers and grow in your own understanding of the Faith. Bring your questions!

Catholic Relief Services helped 7,697 artisan around the world through Fair Trade last year. Please visit our sale on November 10th and 11th in Holy Family Hall after all the Masses and help continue this good work. Anyone who can help for 45 minutes after a Mass that weekend please contact Margie Gardner at 215-673-6111.

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.

Join our Seminarians as we take a look at the readings that will be proclaimed at the weekend Masses. Each week will certainly be a time of prayer and insight. Come as often as you can, and bring your friends! Thursday, October 11, 2018 @ 1:30PM in the Parish Office (please park in the Trainer Hall parking lot)

St. Christopher Parish will host a Fair Trade Sale Saturday, November 10th and Sunday, November 11th. Through Catholic Relief Services, our Sale will help artisans and farmers around the world provide a decent standard of living for their families. Anyone able to volunteer for an hour or two please call Margie Gardner 215-673-6111.

Catholics who are afflicted by physical, emotional, or spiritual illness, or are experiencing the effects of old age are encouraged to receive the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. The Communal Rite celebrated within the Mass provides comfort and strength to those who are sick and suffering through the sacramental anointing and through the prayers of our parish community. A luncheon will follow in Holy Family Hall, located underneath the Church. All are welcome to attend. Parishioners who are planning to attend should call the Parish Office in advance (215-673-5177)

Saturday, September 22, 2018 9AM to 1 PM St. Christopher School Parking Lot ( Proctor Road ) Sponsored by State Representative Martina White Shredding is for PAPER ONLY, no cardboard boxes or plastic bags. Limit 4 paper bags per person

That Man is You! honestly addresses the pressures and temptations that men face in our modern culture, especially those relating to their roles as husbands and fathers. The program harmonizes current social and medical science with the teachings of the Church and the wisdom of the saints to develop the vision of man fully alive! For more information or to register, please contact Deacon Gene McNally at deacongene@stchrisparish.org.

Join us on Sunday, October 7, 2018 for St Christopher's 2nd Annual Oktoberfest 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM $20 for Adults Free for those under 21 Food, Refreshments, Music, Dancing, & Children’s Activities!

We are in need of coordinators to help with our H.O.P.E. program. If interested, please call Jeff Shellenberger 215 915-3779.