Make a Gift – One-Time & Recu...

Even if you are out of the area or away on vacation, you can continue your weekly donations to OSJ through PayPal.  Here’s how… Click on Make a Gift at the top of the OSJ home page. Choose a One-Time Donation or Make a Recurring Contribution For a Recurring Contribution, choose your desired amount and frequency of your donation. If you are a parishioner, enter your parishioner ID number found on the back of your weekly contribution envelopes (larger bold number above your name). Your online donation can then be added to your yearly total for tax deduction...

You belong to the Catholic Church – So w...

You belong to the Catholic Church – So what does that mean? – February 15 to April, 26, 2011, Tuesday evenings from 7:00PM to 8:15PM in the Irani House Is being a Catholic like joining the Philadelphia Orchestra Association or signing up for Facebook? Ever wonder what the Church is exactly or what it means to be a member? Old Saint Joseph’s Adult Faith Formation Committee’s Bill Culleton and Stephen Paersani will kick off a book study group to read Models of the Church by Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J., a renowned theologian. Email Bill at ...

Brand-new Young-Adult Community Group

We are starting a brand-new Young-Adult Community Group at OSJ. Our purpose is to serve as a hub for young-adult Catholics who wish to deepen their understanding of the Bible, enrich their personal spiritual lives and gather in fellowship with their peers. All young-adults from ages 20 to 40 are welcomed for scripture study, faith-sharing and prayer. In our meetings, our study will parallel the liturgical calendar and begin with the Gospel of Matthew. Expect a warm environment, intellectual stimulation and enthusiastic discussions! OSJ young-adults, let’s...

Homily: 01.30.11

Fr. Dan Ruff, S.J. – Pastor Old St. Joseph’s Church, Philadelphia 4th Sunday in OT (A) – 1-30-11 – 11:30 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. The story is told of a tailor who visited his rabbi for advice about his prayers.  He said:”It’s like this rabbi.  If someone approaches me and says, ‘Mendel, you’re a wonderful tailor,’ that makes me feel great.  I feel appreciated.  I can feel good all week long on the strength of a compliment like that.  But if many people were to come, day after day, hour after hour, and they all kept saying, ‘Mendel, you’re a...

From the Pastor Columns: 01.30.11

Most of us know that for a little parish, we have a lot going on here. It took us a bit by surprise, all the same, when Pat Di Lauro reported at a recent meeting of the parish professional team that there were five hundred meetings scheduled in the Rectory during the last calendar year! (Keep in mind that this does not include meetings with individual team members for things like wedding preparation, spiritual direction, and so on…) If we say, for the sake of argument, that the average number of people at a meeting is five (many are larger), and that the average meeting...

Young Adults

Thanks to Jackie & Fred Webb the First Sunday Cookouts/Cookins will continue in Barbelin Hall after the 6:30pm Sunday Masses. The next dinner will be on Feb. 13.

Congratulations to Norm Gouin, our Direc...

His “Entrance Antiphon for Advent” was recently published by GIA who is a major publisher of Liturgical Music.  Many of Norm’s compositions have already been published and several more area about to be published.  We are blessed to have him as a part of our worship community.

Looking for a Pen Pal?

The Social Justice Committee is proud to bring the Mary Mother of Captives Pen Pal program to OSJ. The program provides a safe and anonymous way for parishioners to offer hope and companionship to someone who is incarcerated through letter writing. The program is 100% safe and anonymous. Parishioners use their first name only and all correspondence is through the MMOC P.O. box. “I was in prison and you visited me,” said Jesus in Matthew 25:36. Pope John Paul II provided witness to Christ’s directive when he visited the man who shot and critically wounded him...

Liturgical & Music Ministers Needed

Do you feel called to serve?  If you, a friend or loved one, wishes to participate, please contact us. Liturgical Ministers Needed: Do you feel called to serve at the altar of the Lord as a lector, a Eucharistic minister, a hospital minister, an altar server, an usher, a leader of the Children’s Liturgy of the Word, or a sacristan?  Please call me at (215) 923-1733, ext. 111, or e-mail me at ngouin@oldstjoseph.org.  Thank you.    —Norm Gouin Music Ministers Needed: Are you interested in joining the parish music program?  If you feel called to serve as a...

Bulletin Highlights: 01.23.11

Learn about the people and activities at OSJ with these Bulletin Highlights! Prayers for the Sick In your generosity, please pray for our sick and homebound sisters and brothers: Woody Fitzpatrick, Dick Decker, Tom O’Malley, Carroll Fahy, John Morrison, Sr., William D’Antonio, Danielle Farris, Barbara Donatelli, David Andrew Abelson, Larry Scott, Eileen Ward, Karen Randal, David Roarty, Beth O’Riordan, Rosemary Breslin, Caitlin Pacelli, Morgan Donato, Bridget Breslin, Elsie Doto, and Jeanette Andrews. Pray also for our ministry at Penna. Hospital. Please call us...