St Christopher's is blessed to welcome a newly ordained priest, Father Sang Woo Chi, into our Parish family. Father was born in South Korea to a Presbyterian family. His father was a Presbyterian minister, and Father Sang himself began studies to become a minister. He served two years in the South Korean Army as was required by law. He came to the United States to complete his studies, and here he became a Catholic. Later, he entered St. Charles Seminary where he was ordained to the priesthood om May 21st. Please join us in welcoming Father to St Christopher's.

Say Goodbye and Thank You to Father Steve at his Farewell Mass and Reception on Sunday, June 19th at 12 Noon. Reception will follow Mass in Holy Family Hall.

The Knights of Columbus is currently signing up men interested in joining the new council being established at St. Christopher Parish. Founded on the principles of charity, unity and fraternity, the Knights of Columbus was established in 1882 by Father Michael J. McGivney, assistant pastor of St. Mary's Church in New Haven, Conn., and a group of parishioners. Their intent was to bring financial aid and assistance to the sick, disabled and needy members and their families. If you are interested in knowing more, please contact District Deputy Fred May 215-593-8942, District Deputy Mike Selinsky 215-221-2508, or Pat Corey PFN, 215-677-8549.

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

Thank you to all who have pledged to support our capital campaign. We are awaiting permits from L & I; will finalize bids within a week; and plan on construction beginning this summer. The Church renovations ought to be completed before Christmas and the Community Center by next summer. This news makes your contribution more important than ever. We are at 73.5% of what we need to meet the Construction Budget. This includes the money raised ten years ago; contributed in the past; the new State Grant; and pledged in the current Capital Campaign. Thank you for your interest in the future of St. Christopher Parish.

We are offering parishioners a secondary way of automated giving, called Parish Giving. This program gives more flexibility for online Sunday contributions, in addition to special collections like Christmas, Easter, Holy days, and diocesan collections. This program also allows for credit cards.

HELP SAVE LIVES IN NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays from 7:30AM to 10AM All are welcome to participate in peaceful prayer vigils outside of Planned Parenthood, 2751 Comly Road (at Roosevelt Blvd.) Local Contact—Ed Moffit (267-349-9644)

St. Christopher will be participating in a parish survey about discipleship conducted by the Catholic Leadership Institute! We need your help! We are trying to get the highest response rate possible. This information will be invaluable as we plan for the future and strive to be the best disciples we can be. We will receive the results this spring/ summer at which time we will share what we have learned with the entire parish.

As a Parish Community, we have many opportunities to make this year's Lenten season a time to enhance our relationship with God. Whatever our age, let us not let this season go by without drawing nearer to the Lord. If you get even just a little bit closer to God, it will be a successful Lent.

St. Christopher School will be hosting a Raffle Fundraising Event to benefit our school. We have some great Raffle items including a Philadelphia Zoo Membership, YETI Hopper Backpack Cooler, A Night on the Town and much more! Please come down to Holy Family Hall after all Masses 2/19/2022 and 2/20/2022 to check out all of the great baskets and purchase tickets. Tickets can also be purchased through the School. Winning tickets will be drawn 2/25/2022 in a live drawing!”

Super Bowl Sunday Is February 13th!!! We will be outside of Church the weekend of February 5th & 6th taking paid preorders after all of the Masses. We have Italian, Roast Beef, Turkey and American hoagies available to preorder. They will be freshly made on Sunday, February 13th with your choices of cheese and produce. The cost is $20, however if you preorder and pay by 2PM on Sunday, February 6th the price is $18. For more information, you can also order here at packtroop367@aol.com. Payments can also be made by Venmo to @BSA-Troop-367

Building Project News!! We received approval for the Site Plan from the Philadelphia Water Department and plans went to L & I for permits. This news makes your contribution even more important. We are at 64% of what we need to meet the Construction Budget. This includes the money raised ten years ago; contributed in the past; the new State Grant; and pledged in the current Capital Campaign. If you have already pledged, thank you. If you haven't made a pledge yet, please consider doing so. We have special ways of recognizing larger pledges. Call Deacon Jim to discuss the possibilities. The building projects will help St. Christopher Parish move into the future prepared to welcome all!

More meals and soups are needed for the AFF 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

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.

Join us after Mass during the Christmas Season to enjoy a selection of Christmas Hymns and Carols sung by our Parish Choir! The choir will be singing for about 25 minutes after the 5PM Saturday January 9th. This will be a great way to celebrate the Season! We hope to see you there!

This Tuesday, December 21st, several guest priests will join Monsignor and Fr. Steve to hear Confessions in Church. We will begin at 7PM and continue to hear Confessions until everyone has had the opportunity to go to confession. If you plan to attend, please arrive as close to 7PM as you can. There will not be a formal prayer service, simply come and take advantage of Confession and then you may depart as you finish. Please note that this will be the only time Confessions will be heard for the next three weeks. There will be NO Confessions on Christmas Day, Saturday, December 25th or New Year’s Day, Saturday, January 1st. Our regular schedule for Confessions will resume on Saturday, January 8th, 2022.

The weekend of December 4th and 5th there will be paper ornaments on the Christmas Tree, each with a gift suggetion for the children in the Mission of St. Joan of Arc Parish (Gingerbread Man) and the Ladies in Dawn’s place (Christmas Stockings). Please take one of the ornaments from the tree! The following weekend of December 11th and 12th, you are asked to bring your gifts forward at the Offertory of the Mass and place them in the baskets on the altar. 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. Please make sure to put the dollar amount on any gift cards purchased. Thank You

Boy Scouts Troop 367 is conducting their Annual Wreath Sale The 24” nicely decorated wreaths are $20 & the 30” by 40” grave blankets are $30 Pick ups are in Trainer hall on Monday, November 29th between 6:45PM and 8:00PM and outside of Holy Family Hall on Saturday, December 4th after the 5PM Mass and on Sunday, December 5th between 8:30AM and Noon. All orders should be preordered by e-mail to Packtroop367@aol.com by November 27th. Thank you for your support

Friday November 5, 2021 in Trainer Hall Doors will Open at 6PM—Games will start at 7PM Adults and Children $8.00 each Families of 5 or more $35.00 Ticket price includes 8 games of BINGO ALL CASH PRIZES—50/50’S—DOOR PRIZES There will be snacks and water available for purchase. Please feel free to bring your own food, snacks, etc., Cash, Checks or Venmo accepted Checks payable to St. Chris Home & School Contact the Home & School at Saintchrishs1@gmail.com with questions.

The Scouts of Pack and Troop 367 are participating in the annual Scouting for Food drive. 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 13th 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 November 6th and 20th, if you wish to leave a donation there. A scout should return to your home on November 20th if you received a door hanger.