In accordance with the guidelines set forth by the State of Pennsylvania and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, St. Vincent's has resumed public celebration of the Mass with the following guidelines:

• Multiple Masses will be scheduled
• Attendance will be limited at each Mass to 50% capacity of the church
• All in attendance are required to wear masks
• Social Distancing will be practiced (6')
• Upon entering church all are required to wash hands or use hand sanitizer
• There will be no congregant singing
• There will be no offertory procession
• The sign of peace, holding hands during the Lord's Prayer, and communal cup containing the Precious Blood are suspended
• There will be one line in center aisle for those receiving the Body of Christ, maintaining 6' social distance in the line
• In-person Intercessory Prayer after Mass is suspended

Live-streamed Masses will continue permanently on Sundays at 9AM (English-language) and 12PM (Spanish-language/en Español) as well as Wednesdays at 7:45AM (English-language)

Anyone in a vulnerable population, with a compromised immune system, feeling ill, or otherwise vulnerable is advised to please stay home and watch the live-streamed Mass. The faithful are dispensed from the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days.

CLOW will return, via ZOOM, on September 13

Contact Suzanne Garnett suzanneagarnett@hotmail.com 215-510-4755

St. Vincent's Parish has a limited amount of funds to help families sending their children to Catholic schools. If you are interested in applying, please download the Scholarship Tuition Request form and return it to the church, either by mail or email.

St. Vincent's Food Cupboard will now deliver to their clients.  If you would like to receive food, please call 215-438-1514 and leave your name and number on the voicemail.  If you would like to donate food, please leave your donations on the porch of the rectory, between noon and 3pm, Monday through Friday.  Please don't ring the bell.  Thank you.

Face to Face is currently offering to-go meals, fresh produce, and non-perishable supplies in individual bags and family boxes to anyone in need. These are distributed in the large parking lot next to our building.

Our distribution schedule is Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays from noon (12pm) to 2pm. Individuals can line up (properly spaced out) in front of our building on the sidewalk and we we have just one group of people come into the lot to collect items at a time to help keep everyone safe. Mondays we hand out non-perishable bags as well as a hot meal and on Fridays we also distribute toiletry kits with soap and other items.

We are asking that folks who come to collect food share their name, household size, and a phone number where we can reach them so that our staff can call and check in on them and see if there is anything else we can do to help.

We are also still offering our Legal and Social Services over the phone.

Fr. Joseph will be leading a Bible study via Zoom and Facebook Live every Wednesday from 7-8pm.

Email Fr. Joseph to sign up or for more questions: josephita22@yahoo.com

When:    Sunday, November 1, 2020, from 5:30-7:00pm

Where:   In the comfort of your own home

What Do You Need to Play:   A computer/laptop/tablet and/or smartphone to view and participate in the Zoom trivia event, and a second device on which to record your responses and check participant standings

What Don’t You Need:  You don’t need a Zoom account.  We’ll email you a link to join the online game . . . You’ll just click on the link and it will carry you into the Zoom event. You’ll be on mute, in listen/view only mode.  We’ll also provide you with an interactive webpage address for your second device, and that’s what you’ll use to record your responses to the trivia questions.  You won’t be on camera at any point, so you can play even in your PJ’s!

So how do you get the links to play the MPG Trivia Event Online?  Print off and complete the registration form — MAKE SURE YOUR COMPLETE EMAIL ADDRESS IS INCLUDED — and send it, along with a $10 registration fee (cash or check payable to My Place Germantown), to:

My Place Germantown

The Zoom link and interactive web address will be sent only to those email addresses who have preregistered by October 23.

How many can play for one registration fee?  The nominal $10 registration fee covers you and as many folks as you want to join you at your computer. (Additional contributions to MPG are most appreciated, of course.)

You are certainly free to share and forward this email and registration form to friends and family anywhere who may not already be on our MPG mailing list but who love to play trivia.  There’s no limit to the number of players we can have for our event . . . Our trivia room has no walls!

Looking forward to having you join us for MPG’s Trivia Event Online!

ACTION ALERT: Don't forget to call your legislator today to urge them to take action and push USCIS to expedite the U-visas for Carmela and her children!

Please use the number in the orange image so we can track the number of calls. When you call follow the instructions, you can call all reps in one call.

Target List: Senator Casey, Rep. Evans, Rep Dean, Rep Scanlon, Senator Booker.

Carmela and her family needs us more that ever/ Si se puede. #CarmelaLibre

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!

September 1 (World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation) - October 4, (Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of ecology)
Just months after publishing his 2015 encyclical "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home," Pope Francis formally added the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation to the Catholic calendar as an annual day of prayer. Last year he invited Catholics to celebrate the full season.

"Now is the time to rediscover our vocation as children of God, brothers and sisters, and stewards of creation. Now is the time to repent, to be converted and to return to our roots," he wrote in a letter. "We are beloved creatures of God, who in his goodness calls us to love life and live it in communion with the rest of creation. For this reason, I strongly encourage the faithful to pray in these days that, as the result of a timely ecumenical initiative, are being celebrated as a Season of Creation."

This year is the 5th Anniversary of Laudato Si' & the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day.

It's a time to reflect on our relationship with the environment — not just "distant" nature, but, crucially, the place where we live — and the ways in which our lifestyles and decisions as a society can endanger both the natural world and those inhabiting it, both humans and other creatures.
It's a time of prayer, contemplation and, increasingly, calls to action.

John Gabriel Perboyre, C.M., was a French priest, who served as a missionary in Wuhan (Hubei Province, the origin of the current pandemic) China, where he became a martyr. He was canonized in 1996 by Pope John Paul II.

At this time we can call on his intercession. We will be displaying his picture during this current pandemic.

1. Please click this link to tune in each night at 8 PM:
   • https://zoom.us/j/494480541 (Click the link 5-10 minutes early to allow your device to download any necessary software)
2. Dial-in by telephone
   • Dial: (646) 558-8656
   • Enter the Webinar ID: 494 480 541
   • International dial-in numbers available: Click here 
3. Tune in on Facebook Live at: www.facebook.com/PhillyEvangelization

• Magnificat (Complimentary Access)
  • (Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer, Night Prayer, Daily Mass Readings).
• USCCB Stations of the Cross (Audio)
• Pope Francis Prayer to Our Lady, Health of the Sick 

Comcast is providing computers for Seniors along with inexpensive Wifi access.

$150.00 for the computer, plus $9.95/month for Wifi.

To participate person must provide proof of one of the following: Medicaid, Snap, Hud, SSI supplement, Low Energy Home or VA Pension.

Call Comcast Business Office at (855) 421-1739 for more information

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