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
The ABVM Evangelization Team is organizing our Spring Door-to-Door Mission on Saturday, March 28. We will begin by praying the Rosary with the Legion of Mary at 8:15am, followed by Mass at 8:30am in the church. After Mass, we will meet in the Rectory Meeting Room, pair up, and head out at 9:15am. We will visit parishioner homes to drop off information packets, offer prayer, and bring back any message for our pastor. If we stop by your home, we would love to meet you! For questions or to volunteer, contact NHoyt111@gmail.com. Kids are welcome with parents!
The First Friday First Saturday Night of Reparation will be held in our church on Friday March 6th beginning at 7pm with Confessions and the Rosary. Mass in honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus begins at 8:30 followed by Eucharistic adoration, consecration prayers, and the Nine Offices of the Angels. The Mass in honor of Our Lady for First Saturday begins around 11:45pm. All are welcome to join our parishioners and those from other parishes for this special night of prayer and worship.
WINTER HELP
With winter upon us, our increase in heating for all of our buildings, and the snow and ice removal, add expenses to our monthly bills. During the weekend of March 28-29, we will have a special 2nd collection to help cover the parish's large expenses this winter. If your means allow, and if you can afford an increase or a one-time donation, it would help with these additional costs and would be very much appreciated. Please be as generous as your means allow. Thank you in advance your kindness.
St. Josephs Bench.
The Mens Group at ABVM, Saint Josephs Bench, usually meets on the 3rd Monday of each month at 7:00 pm in the AMC at the back of the school building. The Bench usually takes trips to various local religious shrines and locations.
Would You Like to Bring Up the Gifts?
We invite families, couples, and individuals to participate in the Offertory by bringing up the gifts during Mass. If you are interested, please sign up in the book located in the vestibule or speak with an usher before Mass. This is a beautiful way to be involved in the liturgy!
Other Mass Volunteer Opportunities
ABVM is always looking for volunteers to become Readers, Extraordinary Ministers, Sacristans, Ushers, or Altar Servers. To inquire about helping your parish, please speak to an usher before or after mass for further information.
ABVM Choir Seeking Members
The ABVM Choir is looking for people who like to sing for liturgical events; we especially need female voices (soprano and alto). If you are interested in joining, we practice on most Monday evenings in the choir loft at 8PM. Perhaps you're not sure you can commit to the whole year; you can try it out for Holy Week and the Easter Triduum. It is not necessary for you to know how to read music; all that is requested is a joyful singing voice to contribute. If you are interested, you can contact the music ministers (Kathy McLaughlin or Margie Crooks) by calling the rectory, or just show up on Mondays in March.
E-Giving and Raise Right
Thank you to all the Parishioners who have already signed up for the E-Giving and the Raise Right Program. If you have not done so but are interested, please contact the Finance Council by way of an email addressed to the Parish email address info.abvm@gmail.com along with the following information:
Attn: ABVM Finance Council I am interested in finding out more information about: E-Giving _____ Raise Right Program _______ Your name: Your email address:
A member of the Finance Council will reach out to you to help you sign up for either or both programs.
Weekly Eucharistic Prayer Meeting Thursdays, 7:30 pm
Join us for our Eucharistic Prayer Meeting every Thursday evening at 7:30PM. There will be Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Rosary, Chaplet of Divine Mercy, a short teaching by Father Wackerman, quiet time, and Benediction. Come and be renewed by the Holy Spirit! All are welcome!
Rice Bowls
Boxes will be available in baskets in the vestibule of church during Lent. Take one home, fill it with change or checks and return the week before Easter.
The Knights of Columbus Annual Lenten Food Drive
Runs from Ash Wednesday to March 29th. Anyone can drop off donations before or after Mass at the back of church or hand donations to any Knight.
Donation suggestions include:
Week 1 Cereal, Oatmeal, Pancake Mix and Syrup, Breakfast Bars, Peanut Butter, Jams and Jellies
Week 2 Soups (Chicken Noodle, Tomato, Hearty Varieties), Chili, Stew, Canned Tuna, Chicken, Salmon
Week 3 Canned Vegetables, Instant Potatoes or Rice, Meal Kits (Hamburger Helper, etc.)
Week 4 Pasta, Spaghetti, Egg Noodles, Sauces, Broths and Gravies, Canned Ravioli, Beefaroni or Spaghetti
Week 5 Cake, Cookie, Brownie Mixes, Crackers, Cookies, Fruit Juice, Coffee, Canned .Fruits and Applesauce
Week 6 Condiments (Ketchup, Mustard, Mayonnaise), Cooking Oil, Laundry Detergent
Stations of the Cross
You are invited to walk the Way of the Cross during our Lenten program of Stations of the Cross, held each Wednesday evening at 6:30 pm followed by Mass at 7:00 pm. We are celebrating 5 different versions this year, scheduled as follows: February 25 - Contemporary Stations of the Cross (Clarence Enzler), March 4 - Musical Stations of the Cross (Jeff Pagliaro, soloist and guitarist), March 11 - Traditional Stations of the Cross (Saint Alphonsus Liguori), March 18 - Scriptural Stations of the Cross (Pope Saint John Paul II) and March 25 - Mary's Stations of the Cross (Richard Furey).
Lenten Confessions
Thursday, March 19th at 7pm
Tenebrae Service
The service of Tenebrae, meaning darkness or shadows, has been practiced in Christian churches since medieval times. Once a service for the monastic community, Tenebrae later became an important part of the worship of the common folk during Holy Week. This year, Assumption BVM Parish will once again join Christians of many generations throughout the world in celebrating the liturgy of Tenebrae. Tenebrae is a prolonged meditation of Christ's suffering. Readings trace the story of Christ's passion, music portrays his pathos, and the power of silence and darkness suggests the drama of this momentous day. As lights are extinguished, we ponder the depth of Christ's suffering and death. We remember the cataclysmic nature of his sacrifice as we hear the overwhelming sound of the strepitus (a loud clatter intended to invoke an earthquake at the moment of Jesus's death). On Wednesday, April 1st, Assumption B.V.M. Parish will offer our Tenebrae Liturgy at 7:00 PM in the church. All parishioners, neighbors, and their guests are invited to attend and experience this very moving meditation on the death of Jesus. This liturgy will provide a prayerful opportunity for those who wish to begin the Triduum with time set aside to reflect on the upcoming events of Good Friday.
St. Patricks Day Party
The Knights of Columbus is sponsoring the Saint Patricks Day Party on March 14 at Assumption BVM church hall from 6:30 PM till 10:30 PM. Join us after the 5:00 Mass.
If you are looking to live out your faith in the spirit of charity by helping others, our Knights of Columbus council Regina Mundi #4052 welcomes you to join us. If you are a man 18 years older, please contact Rich Gathercole @ 267-261-7337 or see one of the Knights after Mass. You can also go to kofc.org and click on Join Us. Specify council 4052, or try our website (www.kofc.org/joinus).
Welcome to our MARCH MADNESS BINGO at ABVM Friday 3/13 (yes, another Friday the 13th). If this Friday is as exciting as the last one, we are in for another fun night. Since it is Lent, there will be no dogs and kraut, but the nice ladies in the kitchen will have something special. Remember, you are welcome to bring your own food and drinks. As a reminder: the doors open at 6pm and the 1st number is called at 7pm. All are welcome, but you must be 18 and above. NO TARIFFS HERE; We are still only $10.00! Hope you can make it,
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul works with people in need. Currently we are collecting for the needy and homeless people who arrive for the monthly meal here at Assumption BVM. The response to our requests for outerwear, and personal hygiene products has been generous, and an excellent example of sacrifice. One more request to consider donating is toilet paper, if your means allow. Continue to pray for our Vincentian members so that the Holy Spirit gives us grace and strength to continue not only this work, but the other help we give to the less fortunate.
The book club holds regular meetings on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month. Meetings are held from 1:00-2:30 pm in the Rectory meeting room. All are welcome! We are currently discussing Joan Chittister's book The Gift of Years, published by BlueBridge. Come join us.
Thanks to all who helped make our February Community Meal a success. We used our leftovers to fill trays for Caring for Friends. This ministry will continue to provide dinner, at no cost, to those in need on the 4th Thursday of every month. Our next meal will be served on Thursday, March 26. To learn more. or to be added to our email list, contact Rose Jacobs via RosemarieJacobs64@gmail.com, or 215-219-9047. Information about other ways you can give or get assistance can be found at Advocates for Homeless and Those in Need www.ahtn.org, https://www.facebook.com/AHTNpage/; Reach Out Foundation of Bucks https://www.rofbucks.org/; and ABVM Conference of St. Vincent De Paul Society, 215-357-1221, Ext. 21.
A new community has formed at ABVM among those grieving, to support each another. The group meets in the Rectory Meeting Room on Monday afternoons from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm on March 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th, April 13th, 20th, 27th, May 4th, and 11th. For more information, please call the rectory at 215-357-1221 x20 or x33. MUST RSVP AHEAD OF TIME.
Help Us Share the Gift of Faith
Our Faith is our most priceless possession. We have been entrusted to guard, nourish, and share it with others. In the Sacrament of Baptism, the presider declares This is our faith. This is the faith of the church. We are proud to profess it, in Christ Jesus our Lord. We live out this gift of faith in our parish communities by worship, praise, service and sharing it with family, neighbors and all those we encounter every day. Help shape the future of our faith and the Catholic Church of Philadelphia by sharing your feedback.
Learn more at TrustandHope.org.
During the weekend of March 21-22, there will be a display of handmade articles for sale, such as nativity scenes, crucifixes, rosaries, the Last Supper, and many other beautiful religious articles. Because of conflict in the region, many Christian families in Bethlehem are struggling to make ends meet. Holy Land Gifts represents over 100 Christian families who make a living selling traditional olivewood handcrafts and religious articles. When you purchase one of these beautiful gifts, you are helping artisans in the Holy Land not only provide for their families, but to allow them to live and work with dignity in a region fraught with tension.
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
