| 535 Rhawn Street
Philadelphia, PA 19111
Phone: 215.725.1240
Fax: 215.725.2130
Office Hours: Monday - Friday
8:30 AM until 12:00 PM
1:00 PM until 4:30 PM
Pastor
Reverend Charles E. Bonner
Pastor Emeritus
Reverend Msgr. Francis X. Dreger
Parochial Vicars
Reverend James T. McCabe
frmccabe@stceciliafc.org
Reverend Skip Miller
Deacon Rev. Mr. Patrick Diamond
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| Cardinal Justin Rigali announces the Year of the Priest
Prayer for Priests
Ever-living God and Father of us all,
you give to your Church the Priesthood of your Son, Jesus,
and by the power of the Holy Spirit,
you provide holy priests for a holy people.
We pray for all our priests,
who announce the Word of God
and celebrate the Sacraments,
for those who are young and those who are old,
for those who serve in difficult and trying circumstances,
for those who are faithful and those who are faltering, and
for those who have died.
We entrust all our priests to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
and to the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
that they may persevere with fidelity
to you and to your Church.
With Saint John Vianney, patron of priests,
we pray that our priests may never fail to lead us to you.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Special Indulgence for the Year for Priests
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Parish Boundaries:
Pennypack Creek from Pine Rd. to SEPTA R.R.; to Dungan Rd.; to Cottman Ave. to Holme Ave; to Shelmire Rd.; to Cedar Rd.; to Fox Chase Rd.; to Shady La.; to Pine Rd.
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St. Cecilia Parish in Fox Chase celebrates 100 years in 2011. To celebrate this milestone, we are planning a trip to Italy from March 28 to April 7, 2011. Cost is $3,300/person. Our travel agent is A. Crescent Travel, 8012 Pine Road, Philadelphia, PA 19111. For more info, please contact Dave or Judi Schein at 215-725-0903. Itinerary
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Convent
Sister Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
525 Rhawn St.
Philadelphia, PA 19111
| School
Staffed by the Sisters of the IHM and Lay Faculty
Principal: Sister Jane Mary Carr, IHM
principal@stceciliafc.org
Vice Principal: Sister Patrizia O'Connor, IHM
215.725.8588
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Sunday
Vigil (Saturday Eve.): 5:30
6:30, 8:00, 9:30,and 11:00 AM, and 12:30 PM
| Holy Days
Vigils: 5:30 and 7:00 PM
6:30, 8:30, and 10:30 AM
and 5:30 PM
| Weekdays
Monday - Friday:6:30 and 8:30 AM
Saturday: 8:30 AM
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Mission Statement
We, the people of St. Cecilia Parish, recognize our call to grow as a faith community. Accepting the privilege and the challenge of this call, we envision our parish in the future as a treasure to the spreading of God's Kingdom on earth for His greater honor and glory.
One that creates and nourishes Christian community by: its emphasis on the Eucharistic Liturgy as the central focus of parish life and on the sacramental system as the most powerful means of spiritual growth and continuing conversion of life.
A community that proclaims the Good News by: living out our belief that God is Creator and Father of us all and we are brothers and sisters to one another.
A community that teaches the message of Christ by: supporting and affirming the ministry of Catholic Education in the school, in the parish school of religion and through the many avenues of adult education.
A community that serves those in need by: establishing and supporting organizations which reach out as the incarnational presence of Jesus to the elderly, the lonely, the neglected, the hungry and all those in need.
We realize that this statement is merely the end of the beginning. We pray for God's guidance and strength to continue to respond to this call to be a parish faith community.
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Our Parish History (coming soon!)
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| Pope Benedict XVI |
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| Justin Cardinal Rigali, Archbishop of Philadelphia |
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Special thanks to parishioner Kevin Fries for Church and School photographs.
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