Calendar of Events
Family support for mental illness
St. Ignatius of Loyola Parish in West Philadelphia will be hosting a National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) Family Support Group on the third Saturday of each month starting Oct. 18.
Scarecrow Festival in Lansdale
Mater Dei Catholic School in Lansdale will celebrate autumn by hosting its first Scarecrow Festival Saturday, Oct. 18 from 10 a.m. to noon.
Dinner to support vocations to priesthood
The archdiocesan Office for Vocations to Diocesan Priesthood and the Serra Club, District 28, will sponsor “Encouraging the Call to Priesthood Reception and Dinner” on Thursday, Oct. 23 at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary.
Two schools ready to bake bread
St. Norbert School in Paoli and St. Patrick School in Malvern will host a flour company's representatives in a program teaching students how to bake bread and to share it with local community social services.
Outdoor rosary marks Fatima apparition
St. Paul Parish in East Norriton will hold a Candlelight Rosary Devotion in honor of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima on Monday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. It will commemorate the 97th anniversary of the final apparition at Fatima and the Miracle of the Sun.
Memorial service for infants
Holy Redeemer Hospital will host an infant memorial service for those who have lost a baby from miscarriage, stillbirth, or early infant death on Sunday, Oct. 12.
Slovak parish anniversary party
St. Agnes-St. John Nepomucene Parish will hold its 107th anniversary festival on Sunday, Oct. 12 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the church located at 4th and Brown Streets in Philadelphia.
Play on life of St. Maximilian
The one-man play, “Maximilian, Saint of Auschwitz,” will be presented Thursday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church in West Chester.
African Heritage Mass
A Mass commemorating the rich heritage and diversity of the African Catholic community in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia -- with Catholics representing 10 African countries -- will be celebrated Sunday, Oct. 19 at 2 p.m. at St. Cyprian Church, Philadelphia.
Open house for graduate studies
Immaculata University’s College of Graduate Studies will host an open house Wednesday, Oct. 15, providing attendees with the opportunity to meet faculty, staff and students, and to learn about Immaculata’s graduate programs.