As you take the time to explore our website, you can draw a conclusion that we are a very active parish. Assumption BVM is a tight-knit family of faith, dedicated to our Blessed Mother, Mary. We are disciples of Jesus, who worship God and love our neighbor. As you get a “glimpse” of our many activities, I encourage and invite you to experience our family, and enhance our family by sharing your talents and gifts.
Reverend Mike Davis
Church Clean Up
We are in need of volunteers to clean/spruce up the Church on Friday mornings after the 8:30 am Mass. No lifting, only light cleaning. It takes less than 30 minutes and the more volunteers, the faster we get done. Please consider volunteering 25 minutes of your time any Friday morning at 9 am. It will be greatly appreciated.
Grief and Loss Group
A new community has formed at ABVM among those grieving, to become support for one another. The group meets in the Rectory Meeting Room on Tuesday afternoons from 1 pm to 3 pm on September 10th, 17th, 24th, and October 8th, 15th, and 22nd. There will be an onsite retreat in November (date to be announced). For more information, please contact Eileen Iandola at email pilotsafetygal1@verizon.net.
The Knights of Columbus is sponsoring a 40 Days for Life event on Friday, October 26th with vigil hours of 8 AM to 1 PM. This event is a day of fasting and a peaceful vigil for an end to abortion. You are invited to stand and peacefully pray in the public right-of-way outside the Planned Parenthood at 2751 Comly Rd, Philadelphia, PA 19154. Sign-up sheets for this day at any hour/time will be available at the back of the Church. If you would like more information contact Steve Jackson at 267.315.5294 or visit the 40 Days for Life website at: https://40daysforlife.com.
Assumption BVM has two initiatives that will help raise funds for our neighbors in need.
1. A clothing/shoe donation bin from the Thrifty Irishman will be in the convent parking lot from October 12th until the end of the month. Please gather any gently used clothing and drop it into the bin any time that is convenient for you. Although this short period does not raise any money, if this works well, we have the option to keep the bin for a year; the Thrifty Irishman will donate $1000 to our conference.
2. Our Vincentian members will be selling coupons for a big sale at Boscovs Department Store giving a 25% discount off lowest sale prices in-store and online. The date of the sale is Oct 22nd. The coupons cost $5 for each shopper. Vincentians will be available at the back of Church after all masses beginning Oct 11 and 12. If you cannot be here physically, call the rectory at 215-357-1221, ext 21 and leave a message with your name, address and phone # and we can make plans to get the coupons to you. www.facebook.com/assumption.
40 Hours Celebration
Our parish celebration of 40 Hours will take place from Sunday, October 13th to Tuesday, October 15th. Continuous Adoration will run from 12:00 pm Sunday to 7:00 pm Tuesday. We will pray Evening Prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours at 7:00 pm each night and hear a special reflection. Confessions will be heard after Evening Prayer on Monday, October 14th, at 7:30 pm. 40 Hours will close on Tuesday evening with a candlelight procession and Benediction, then we will gather in the church hall for a dessert and coffee social, This year's speaker is Deacon Kevin J. McDermott who was ordained to the Permanent Diaconate in 2021 and serves his home parish of Saint Charles Borromeo in Bensalem. The general theme of his presentation will be Eucharistic Living.
As part of our upcoming 75th Anniversary; the parish is preparing a special Family of Faith Commemorative Book. Along with collecting photos and ABVM current and historical information we are accepting sponsorship donations from businesses and individuals to be listed in the book. There are several Sponsorship donation levels and donations can be made by check or electronically through Parish Giving. Any donations are greatly appreciated! Sponsorships can be listed in memory of a loved one or by an individual business or family name etc .
Make check donations payable to Assumption BVM, indicate Assumption BVM 75th Commemorative Sponsorship and note the family name or loved one to be listed.
Electronic donations can be made via Parish Giving at https://www.parishgiving.org. Log in (or sign up) and choose Give Now then select category Fund Raising and select 75th Anniversary. . Enter an amount to donate or chose an amount listed. In the memo section indicate the family name and loved one to be listed in memory. Levels of Sponsorship include Platinum, $1000 Gold, $500 Silver, $250 Bronze, $125, and Other.
It is hard to believe that 75 years have gone by. 75 years of love, life and faith. The parish will be celebrating the momentous occasion with a year-long celebration beginning on November 3, 2024, the anniversary of the church founding. The celebration will begin with a special Mass and a social in the Parish Hall. The celebrant for the Mass will be Bishop Timothy Senior.
When future events are available, they will be posted here.
As a vital collection for our local Church and the hundreds of thousands of our brothers and sisters who truly rely on the services provided by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, I thank you all who have already contributed. As of September 13, our parish has contributed $20,554, or 51.11% of our goal of $40,213, and I thank you, as the overall contributions from our local Church thus far amount to 6.5 million dollars of the 10 million dollar goal. We all know the financial difficulties due to inflation, and the many charitable requests which we all receive; such appeals are stressful, especially for you on fixed incomes. On behalf of Archbishop Perez and the hundreds of thousands of our needy brothers and sisters who count on our local Church to help them, please make some contribution if you have not yet, and please remember every contribution is necessary and vital. Look for updates in the coming weeks to notice our parish progress in support of the Catholic Charities Appeal 2024. Envelopes will be in the book racks in the pews.
Peace and blessings,
Father Mike
Our Brandon Schmidt, now in his 7th of 9 years of formation for the Priesthood, and our Jevelson Simenthy, a candidate for the Permanent Diaconate and member of our Indian Latin Catholic Community, were instituted as Lectors by Archbishop James P. Green on Saturday, September 22nd at St. Helena Parish in Blue Bell, PA. As Lectors, Brandon and Jevelson are formally tasked with proclaiming the Word of God during the Liturgy, while also preparing people for the sacraments, and meditating on the Word of God, the Sacred Scriptures,so to have a greater love for God's Word. Brandon and Jevelson are blessings to our parish, to their families, to the people they serve each day, and those they will serve in the future.
My heart is deeply pained to see Hurricane Helene's path of destruction in the southern United States stretching from Florida through Appalachia. Many precious lives have been cut short. Many homes, businesses, and communities have been obliterated. I encourage everyone to be a beacon of hope for those left standing in the wake of this devastation through frequent prayer and generous support of the relief efforts taking place.
Catholic Relief Services is coordinating the temporal response on behalf of the bishops of the United States. You can learn more and contribute here https://bit.ly/3N5HcgJ.
The work of recovery will be monumental in scale and ongoing for quite some time. Let us be the hands of Christ for our suffering brothers and sisters now and in the coming months. In the name of the people of our local Church, I pray that God will bring comfort to those in mourning, protect the first responders and repair crews working on the ground, and pour His mercy upon all those impacted by this natural disaster
Regular Mass
Schedule
Saturday Vigil
5:00pm
Sunday Masses
8:00 am
11:00 am
Daily Mass
Mon - Fri
8:30 am
Holy Days
6:30 am
10:00 am
7:00 pm
Holidays
9:00 am
