Saint Cyril Of
Alexandria
Roman Catholic Church
153 Penn Boulevard,
East Lansdowne, Pa 19050
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THURSDAY, MAY 1ST, IS THE ASCENSION OF OUR LORD AND IS A HOLYDAY OF OBLIGATION. MASSES WILL BE AT 8:00 AM AND 7:00 PM. THERE WILL NOT BE A VIGIL MASS ON WEDNESDAY.
ST. CYRIL SCHOOL
Our school is currently accepting registrations for Kindergarten through 8th grade. For those families who are new to the school, proof of vaccinations from the child’s doctor, a birth certificate, a baptismal certificate and the appropriate registration fee must accompany the registration form. For more information, please call the school office at 610-623-1113.
CONGRATULATIONS
In March, the following members of our parish received the Sacraments of Initiation and became full members of the Catholic Church.
Colleen Foley completed her Sacraments of Initiation with Confirmation and First Eucharist on March 10, 2008. Stephanie Fryer, Ciani Stewart and Josephine Lloyd were welcomed into the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil on March 22, 2008. They all received the Sacrament of Confirmation and received the Eucharist for the first time.
Welcome to these new members of our parish family. May God continue to bless all of us as we continue our Easter journey.
AMERICAN RED CROSS
St. Cyril Parish will be sponsoring a Blood Drive for the American Red Cross on Friday, April 25th in our social hall from 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM. Appointments are preferred. Please call the Rectory at 610-623-5160 to reserve a time that is convenient for you. Thank you for your consideration.
PARISH COOKBOOKS
There are cookbooks left from our Bicentennial Celebration. These cookbooks can be found in the vestibules of church and are free to whoever would like one.
ST. CYRIL SCHOOL CALENDARS
Mark your date for "08"! A 2008 St. Cyril School Calendar is now available. It features a class picture of our students for each grade. Copies are available at $10 each, 2 for $18 or 3 for $25. They will make great Christmas gifts. If interested contact Barbara Gray at 610-284-5984.
WALK OF MEMORIES
There are still bricks available for purchase for our Walk of Memories. Bricks cost $100, $200 and $300. Brochures are available in all vestibules. This is a nice way to remember a loved one, a family who has been in the parish, a wedding, etc. Forms are also available by visiting our website: www.saintcyril.org/order.
SOS / DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE NEWS
Formerly the "Save St. Cyril School Committee" has a new name but the goal is the same – to keep our parish school open.
Thanks to everyone who have helped us succeed in our efforts to keep St. Cyril School open. June 2008 will see Tommy Geromichalos and his classmates graduate from St. Cyril School. Hopefully, we can keep St. Cyril School open and continue to be an important part of the East Lansdowne and Upper Darby communities. Please look for our committees plans for various fundraisers during the 2007-2008 school year on the St. Cyril website.
HELP WANTED
Our wonderful, dedicated group of volunteers who help keep our sanctuary clean is getting smaller and smaller. If anyone can spare an hour on Thursday mornings after the 8:00 AM mass to assist these ladies, it would be very much appreciated.
ST. CYRIL CYO
CYO FOOTBALL
Congratulations to the CYO Football team for a great season this fall.
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pictures from this season.
ADULT CHOIR
We are looking for parishioners who would like to join our Adult Choir. Please call Chris Flood at 610-626-5119 if interested. No auditions necessary! Just a desire to join in celebrating mass in this very special way.
MASS INTENTIONS 2008
Our 2008 Mass Book is now open. Intentions for deceased loved ones will be taken at the rectory during business hours 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM. Each mass cost $10 and payment must be made at the time of the request. Unfortunately, requests can no longer be taken over the phone. If you are unable to come in person, please mail your intentions, along with the payment, to the attention of Mary Lou Love. Sanctuary Lights are available as well for $10 each.
ST. CYRIL SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Formerly the "Save St. Cyril School Committee" has a new name but
the goal is the same – to keep our parish school open.
The following are our planned fundraisers for the upcoming school year.
School Calendar November
Basketball Game CYO & Home and School
Parents February
Pizza Sale March
St. Patrick's Bingo Friday, March 14th
Dance-A-Thon Friday, April 11th
Car Wash (Spring)
Texas Hold'em May
3 or 5K Walk or Run May
Home & School Events
Walk-A-Thon Friday, October 12th
As you can see some dates all ready set while others are still tentative. If you have any additional ideas please let me know. We seem to have something going on each month.
Thanks, Jim jeg19026@mail.com
MODELL’S & THE PHILLIES TEAMED-UP FOR AN AUCTION TO BENEFIT ST. CYRIL "SAVE OUR SCHOOL" FUNDRAISING EFFORT
Photo from Delaware County Daily Times April 3,
2007
Phillies bullpen coach Ramon Henderson returns the ball to David Wolfson, who
threw out the first pitch of the season opener. David's father, local
developer Steve Wolfson submitted the winning bid of $5,000 and threw in an
additional $5,000 donation. They also won 4 seats in the first row behind
home plate with Tommy G, along with food and VIP parking.
Click here to read the News of Delaware County coverage.
The eBay auction is over. The winning bid was $5,000 and an additional $5,000 donation was thrown in, with the proceeds going to St. Cyril Save Our School Fund. Thank you to Mitchell Modell, Modell's Sporting Goods, Steve Wolfson, and the Phillies for their generous assistance.
To further support the effort, Modell's sold exclusive "Tommy G, I Believe" t-shirts with 100% of proceeds going towards keeping Saint Cyril of Alexandria school open.
Click here to see related news articles.
Saint Cyril's Alumni Committee
Donations are starting to come in from our first annual Alumni Fund Raising Drive. If you are an alumnus of friend of the school and have not received a mailing from the Alumni Committee and would like to be added to our mailing list for notice of future events, please contact Jim Gray at jeg19026@mail.com or send your name, address and year of graduation or other affiliation to:
St. Cyril Alumni Committee
P.O. Box 1094
Lansdowne, PA 19050
Donation can also be sent to this address
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BINGO
I thank Frank Eggles and his wonderful Crew of volunteers who have kept our Bingo program running over the years. Unfortunately, we can no longer continue our Tuesday evening games. Look for future fund-raisers to be announced.
CYO FOOTBALL
Click here to see pictures from this season.
Click here to see pictures from this years football team.
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GUIDELINES FOR SPEAKING AT FUNERALS The following are recent guidelines from the Archdiocese regarding "Words of Remembrance" at parish funerals. The Order of Christian Funerals allows for a family member or friend of the deceased to speak after Communion, before the Final Commendation. Only one family member or friend is permitted to speak for no more than three minutes. These words of remembrance are meant to show an appreciation for the life of the deceased. They may take the form of a prayer or an inspirational text. Those who wish to give a eulogy or to share a story could consider doing so at the Viewing/Wake or at the cemetery. If you have any questions about this policy, please speak with Father Kearns.
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CBS National News featured Tommy's Wish on its Assignment America segment on Friday, April 28, 2006. You can see the video on the CBS News website. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/04/28/assignment_america/main1560919.shtml
Save Our School
Many great stories of kindness and generosity
have come to light during the effort to save St. Cyril School. Starting
with the wish of Tommy Geromichalos, these good deeds have continued and
multiplied. We want to capture and record as many of these stories as we
can. We hope to use some of these stories in future newsletters and on our
web site. If you have an inspirational story about the effort to save
Saint Cyril School that you can share with us, and allow us to share with
others, we would love to hear it. Don't worry about spelling or grammar;
we can proof read it before it gets printed.
Click
here for more information and to submit your story.
"I BELIEVE" LICENSE PLATES"
The "I Believe" License Plates are still available for $10 each. Now, more than ever, you should be proud to display this plate on the front of your car! These can still be purchased at the rectory during business hours or you can call Steve Love at 610-724-7128.
ABITIBI PAPER RETRIEVER
We are now participating in a Paper Recycling program through Abitibi Recycling Company. You will see the green bin in our schoolyard between the school and the convent. Please bring all your newspapers, magazines, catalogs, envelopes, junk mail and folders to the bin. Please do not place any cardboard, phonebooks or plastic bags in the container. The parish will receive a monthly payment from Abitibi. This is a great way to help the environment and also make money for our parish.
Check out other events on our fund-raiser
page.
www.saintcyril.org/fundraisers.htm
CHARASMATIC PRAYER GROUP
Father Rayford Emmons will begin having a Charasmatic Prayer Group every Thursday evening from 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM in Church. For further information, please call Father at 610-259-1476.
SPONSOR A STUDENT
TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
St. Cyril has a program in place to help with the tuition needs of some of
our parish families. Many of us were fortunate to receive a free (or almost
free) Catholic education. Today that is not possible. For the 2004-05 school
year, our school families pay tuition of $2,225 for one child; $2,900 for two
children and $3,550 for 3 or more children. Should you wish to help a family
with their tuition bills, see www.saintcyril.org/sponsor.htm click here for more information
or contact Fr. Kearns. All inquiries are
confidential and your support is most appreciated as we try to help those
families who are struggling to keep their children in our parish school.
For more information click here.
R.C.I.A.
If you or anyone you know is interested in becoming a Catholic, please join us for the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (R.C.I.A.) on Thursday nights at 7:30 PM in the school. Our weekly meetings are open to all parishioners as well and to anyone who would like to learn more about the faith. We have a diverse and interesting group of teachers, cover all kinds of topics and are open to any and all questions. For more information, please call Mary Kate Murphy at 610-259-2949.
Click here to access Adult Religious
Education Page
75TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE BOOK and
SOUVENIRS
There are a limited number of books available for sale at a price of $25.00
(plus $6 shipping if necessary). If you would like to purchase a commemorative
book, please call Mary Lou at the Rectory.
Also the price of remaining souvenirs from the 75th anniversary have been
reduced for clearance. Check out the specials on
some nice souvenirs by clicking here.
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EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will be on Friday from 8:30 AM and continue
until 4:00 PM.
ALTAR ANGELS
Our "Altar Angels" are in need of extra help on Thursday afternoons cleaning the church. If you would be able to donate an hour or two of your time, please come to church any Thursday afternoon at 1:00 PM. Thank you.
HOSPITAL STAYS
A recently enacted law has affected the longstanding practice of hospitals and nursing facilities to provide information to churches about parishioners who are patients/residents. Because of this new law, the priests and the staff in the Parish office may not promptly learn, or may not learn at all, that a member of the Parish has been admitted to a hospital. If you, or a member of your family, are hospitalized, and you want the Parish office to know, please personally contact the office and identify the patient, the hospital and the room number. Because all area hospitals may not have the same policies allowing the priest of the parish to know when members are patients, direct notice to the Parish from you or your family is a better approach. If you will be undergoing elective surgery, please call the rectory in advance to receive the Sacrament of the Sick (Anointing). Emergency calls will be handled at all times.
WALK OF MEMORIES
You may have noticed our "Walk of Memories" (from Penn to Lewis) has been completed. Orders are being taken for engraved bricks. Brochures and order blanks are available in the vestibules of the Church. For more information you can call the rectory during regular business hours. Please, don’t panic. At this time there are plenty of bricks to go around but take advantage of the opportunity.
Click here for Walk of Memories Information
TUITION REDUCTION PROGRAM
Don’t forget to purchase your Gift Certificates for the supermarkets listed below to help reduce your tuition payments. Credit Sunday for the 1st quarter of the 2006-07 school year will be Sunday, August 20th from 11:30AM – 12:30 PM.
We are the only parish who gives the entire 5% discount to our school families!
HOURS OF SALE FOR STORE CERTIFICATES
Weekend After All Masses
CERTIFICATES ARE SOLD FOR:
ACME,
PATHMARK,
FRESH GROCERS (Drexeline and Barclay Square),
AND GIANT
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