SUN 03/30 Mass for the People (9:00)

Frances Walsh (11:30)

MON 03/31 NO MASS

TUES 04/01 Miraculous Medal (12:05)

WED 04/02 John Miller (12:05)

THU 04/03 Miraculous Medal (12:05)

FRI 04/04 Mr. Tirado (12:05)

SAT 04/05 NO MASS

Miraculous Medal (5:00)

THIS WEEK'S CALENDAR

SUN 03/30 Second Sunday of Easter

SAT 04/05 Sacrament of Penance (4-4:30)

FOR THIS WE PRAY ........

Our Sick:

Muriel Ancrum, Patricia Banmiller, Bernadette Barry,

Thomas Baumann, John Beccatelli, Ada Tirea Beck,

Patricia Beck, Maryanne Bianco, Marie Blasiak,

Irene Biggs-West, Karreen Breedan, Esther Brown,

Herbert Callimer Jr., Mary Campellone, Michael Connell,

Helen Conrad, Marion DiFerdinando, Patricia Doherty,

William Drinker, Katherine Edward, Mrs. Egan, Sandra Ellis, Anthony Esposito, Sue Fagnani, John Grelis, Beverly Hanson, Grevious, Almeta Grant, Malwell Grant, David Geilfuss,

Allen Gundy, Elizabeth Hameman, Elizabeth Hartman,

Luke Hoban, Cindy Hogan, Frank Howarth , Cecelia Johnson, Connie Lodise, Bob Lynch, Dennis McDowell, Eureka Okafor, Pierce Family, Jane Queen, Margaret Quigley, Maria Rios, Donna Roblin, Danielle Satchel, Helen Schaefer,

Joe Shiplett, James Strainor Jr., Katherine Strawbridge, Antoinette Topienac, Peggy Tucker, Gertrude Williams,

Hilda Wuenschel, Esther Blair, Katherine Elliott, Sara Ann Kronot, Frances Shiplett, Margaret Tilley, Darlene Tilley, Anthony Tilley, Gloria Lewis, Arlene Freeman, Janice Moore, Regina Davis, Carolyn Sarisio, Eileen Puta, Darnella Walls, Adeline Roderiguez, C'Aron Hamilton, Marilyn Robinson,

Barb Shiplett, Delores Wethington, Claude Harper,

Patricia Judge, Phillip Clay, Camellia Bekker, Eileen Smith, Monica Armstrong, David Weber, Doris Kelley,

Patti Burton Picarella, Tom Paoletti, Shawn Powell, Helen Ludt, Brittany Curtis, Maureen Mahoney, Willie Fleming, Edith Baker, Lil Needham, Barbara Wallace, Mary Weber, Anne Weir,

Eleanor Mezzacappa. Charles Monteiro, Sue North,

Myles McDonald, Cathy Goodwin, Mr. & Mrs. Robert Reid,

Paul Wojtaszek, Andy Demebrovitz, Helene Caffarello,

Priva Frawer, Charles Forrest

Our Sister Parish: of Las Anonas de Santa Cruz in El Salvador

The Men and Women Serving Abroad...and all those who seek peace: Pvt. Will Dutton, Nicholas Anderson, Jonathan Clark

Please pray for the soul of Dorothy Stone, former parishioner. Condolences can be sent to her husband, Frank Stone, 504 W. Magnolia St., West Wildwood, NJ 08260.

COLLECTIONS LAST WEEK

Sunday Collection $4,166.00

Electronic 2,461.25

Total $6,627.25

Tithe $331.36

Easter 8,161.77

Church in Central Europe 223.00

Holy Places in Palestine 306.00

Tithe - is 5% of weekly collection which is tithed out to the community upon request.

Electronic Contribution forms can be found on the back table of church. If you are interested, please complete and drop in the collection basket or mail to the rectory.

When: Saturday, April 12^th from 8:30am to 2pm

Where: Association of the Miraculous Medal

475 Chelten Ave. (across from the shrine)

Why: The purpose of our April 12^th gathering is to report progress on small wins and to review and prioritize the goals that came out of our February 2^nd gathering. We will pray for guidance as we discern and refine further

our parish goals and make decisions about the direction for our community.

RSVP: There will be sign-up sheets at the church

doors today and each Sunday through April 6.

A continental breakfast will be served. Bring your own brown-bag lunch and a dessert to share. Regretfully, babysitting cannot be provided. A list of the goals for review and a more detailed agenda for the day will be distributed in early April.

Please make time to be a part of this important gathering of our community. Please respond to the Call to Community.

A "small win" that emerged from one of the Prayer and Adult Education groups on our first Call to Community Day in February was to invite members of our faith community to join existing or form new small faith-sharing groups. These groups of 8-12 people create the opportunity for shared reflection on scripture in relationship to the experience of God in our lives; enable members to hear together the challenge to grow in faith; and provide support for making the commitment to respond. There are two existing groups; however, these groups are full and their members have offered support for the formation of new groups. There is interest in forming at least one young adult group (for those in their twenties through early thirties). The number of groups, their make-up, when they begin, and how often they will meet, will depend on the response of our community.

Please consider this invitation to participate in a small faith-sharing group. A sign-up Saturday and Sunday will be held April 12 and 13 after the Masses for those interested in becoming part of a group. Details on the formation of small faith-sharing groups will be forthcoming. For more information or to express your interest in being part of a small group, contact Clare Cunningham (young adults) at 215-806-3653 or eclare@nursing.upenn.edu or Joan Brooks at 267-825-6989 or jmblapaz@yahoo.com.

PARISH MINISTRIES: TELL US WHAT YOU NEED!

One of the "Social Gospel" discussion groups at the Feb. 2 Parish Call to Community wants to take an inventory of our many parish ministry groups to find out WHO NEEDS HELP. That way we can help you connect eager parishioner-volunteers with the groups that need them. A parishioner will be contacting a leader of each ministry soon with a short questionnaire. If you are a ministry leader and want to be sure we reach you about this, we would love to hear from you! Please contact Michelle

Williams (Shelly_2929@msn.com 267-342-4006) or Mary Laver (mlaver14@comcast.net 610-668-9845.

WRITERS OF PETITIONS NEEDED

We are in need of more writers. If you feel called or would like to look into this ministry, please contact

Peg McFadden at 215-745-3828 or pegmcfadden@hotmail.com.

FACE TO FACE

June 17, 2008 -Save that date! Please plan to join us on June 17 for Dining Out Face to Face. Participating restaurants in Chestnut Hill, Mt. Airy, Flourtown, and Germantown will be donating 10% of the evening's profits to Face to Face. For more information, visit our website: www.facetofacegermantown.org.

LEARNING LAB

When adult learners enroll at St. Vincent's Learning Lab, they must state their goals for attending the Lab. Many state that they wan employment along with their desire to read, wrtie, do math or pursue their G.E.D. (These are just a few of the stated goals.) Catherine St. John is a volunteer for Inn Dwelling and has been attempting to help our learners find that employment. Because of her efforts, several of the adult learners have obtained jobs. Employment helps to better lives within a family and has a positive effect on the civic community. We at the St. Vincent's Learning Lab are grateful to both Catherine

St. John and Inn Dwelling for making this possible.

ADULT FAITH FORMATION EVENT

The Easter season gives all Christians an opportunity to reconnect with their baptism. Come join us for a discussion about baptism. We are reading Paul Philibert, The Priesthood of the Faithful: Key to a Living Church (Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2005), ISBN 0-8146-3023-5 (available at Amazon.com).

Dates: Apr. 8 (chapter 8)

Time: 7 pm - 9 pm

Location: St. Vincent's Chapel

Facilitator: Tim Brunk (St. Vincent's Parishioner and Assistant Professor of Theology at Villanova University)

ST. MARTIN DE PORRES SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE

You are invited to see students and teachers in a safe, creative, gospel centered environment on April 9 from 9am-11am or 3-5pm. Our parish interparochial school is located at 44 West Logan Street in Germantown.

CHARISMATIC HEALING MASS

Friday, April 11 at St. Martha's Church, 11301 Academy Road, Philadelphia will host prayer and praise at 6:45pm and liturgy at 7:15pm.

WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER

The next couples experience will be May2-4, 2008. For more information, call 1-800-456-8330.

The Returning Threat of Genocide in Sudan

Genocide was the word President Bush invoked three years ago to describe the joint actions in Darfur of the Sudanese government and its close ally, the Janjaweed militia. After government planes bombed villages where guerrilla forces were thought to be strong, the Janjaweed would ride in on horses and camels to burn, pillage, rape, and shoot. Over 200,000 lives were lost during 2003 and 2004 as a result of this violence. Although the violence has been relatively quiescent over the past few years attacks have been renewed with the same coordination of air power, government troops, and allied militias. Only now, the violence is threatening to spread to beyond Darfur to Southern Sudan.

The international response has been inadequate. The UN had pledged to place 26,000 peacekeepers in Darfur by January, but only 9,000 are yet there. Furthermore, they are without the 24 helicoptrs they need to patrol the region. According to past UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, "We have these conflects where no one really wants to get involved, powerful countries with means will not tough it...they will support weak, ineffectual initiatives by others...to create the impression of action."

The P & J Ministry is currently exploring links with a local group, the Darfur Alert Coalition and will report back on any developments.

Prayers for an End to Violence

If you are concerned about the violence in our neighborhood, our city, our country, and our world and want to do something simple, effective, and concrete, join us in front of Germantown High School (on Germantown Avenue) on Thursday evenings at 6:45pm for ½ hour of prayer. You are welcome to participate for 30 minutes or 5 minutes. For more information, call Joe or Carroll Clay at 215-248-3563.

CLUSTER 18

CATHOLIC COMMUNITIES OF THE NORTHWEST

St. Athanasius St. Benedict

St. Raymond Holy Cross

St. Madeleine Sophie St. Therese

St. Francis St. Vincent de Paul

Immaculate Conception

SHRINE SPEAKERS

March 24, 2008 - Rev. John Holiday, C.M.

"Mary and Divine Mercy Sunday"

First Reading -- All who believed were devoted to the teachings of the apostles, the communal life, the breaking of the bread, and prayer (Acts 2:42-47).

Psalm -- Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, his love is everlasting (Psalm 118).

Second Reading -- God has given us an undiminished inheritance, safeguarded for us in heaven (1 Peter 1:3-9).

Gospel -- The risen Christ comes to his disciples with peace and the Spirit. The absent Thomas doubts

(John 20:19-31).

READINGS FOR NEXT WEEK

First Reading -- Peter proclaimed to the crowds: God has raised the crucified Jesus, who now pours forth the Holy Spirit upon us (Acts 2:14, 22-33).

Psalm -- Lord, you will show us the path of life

(Psalm 16).

Second Reading -- Our faith and hope are not in the passing allure of silver or gold, but in God who raised Jesus from the dead (1 Peter 1:17-21).

Gospel -- On the evening of the first day of the week, through his words and in the breaking of the bread, the risen Christ made himself known to two disciples on their way to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35).

RACIAL HEALING STATEMENT

To foster a community in which people of all races and cultures are treated as equals and fully participate in the life of the church.

We hope to achieve this by......

Deepening Cross-Racial/Cross-Cultural relationships;

Developing each person's gifts for Leadership & Ministry;

(Including each group's Art & Culture) and by.......

Supporting action for justice.