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*** American Red Cross ~ Needs Blood Donors *** Saints Simon and Jude is holding From the Chief Medical Officer of The Red Cross... New Protocols in place. Local Area Hospital Patients are waiting for your donations.Please come out to donate. There is an emergency need for Blood at this time. To schedule an appointment go to: RedCrossBlood.org, enter code: west chester or 800.733.2767. Thank you!

Summer is coming and we’ll be ready for Saints Simon and Jude Vacation Bible Camp...Rocky Railway!! Right after the 4th…MONDAY, JULY 6TH - FRIDAY, JULY 10TH. Check right here for details on our first planning meeting, Thursday, April 23rd at 7:00 pm. CLICK THE LINK to check out the video and pictures from last year's VBC ROAR!

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~~~RESCHEDULED EVENTS... CYO SOCIAL Moved to Friday, May 1... NIGHT at THE RACES Moved to Saturday, May 16... FATHER/DAUGHTER DANCE Moved to May 30 ~~~ More to come

Series begins at 7:00 pm. Learn about the churches teaching about the sacrament of Reconciliation and time-tested tools and advice to make your experience of Confession a life-changing encounter with God’s healing mercy. By looking at God's revelation of His mercy in Scripture and making a step-by-step examination of the rite itself, Forgiven communicates God's invitation to each one of us to come experience His indescribable love in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. CLICK the link to watch the 2 minute trailer.

Men and Women volunteers, High School age and above, are needed to help greet and seat parishioners, take up the collection, and distribute bulletins. You do not have to serve every week and you may sit with your family. This is a way to get involved and serve our Lord with little extra time because you're coming to Mass anyway! If you or someone you know would like more information please contact an usher or send a note to email@simonandjude.org with USHER in the subject line. Thank you for prayerfully considering this act of service.

Session is Thursday, March 12, 2020 In the Meehan Center. Sign in at 5:45 pm Registration is a must! Please go to www.virtusonline.org or call 215-587-2466. Volunteers are needed for this training session. For more information please contact Candy in the rectory office at 610.696.3624. Additional Classes held Thursday, April 16 at 1:00 ~ Sign in 12:45 pm and Thursday, May 14 at 6:00 ~ Sign in 5:45 pm.

Tickets are officially on sale! Grab your neighbors, friends and fellow SSJ parishioners for a fun night of horse racing. All proceeds benefit the SSJ Annual Fund. Horse Naming and Race sponsorship opportunities available. CLICK THE LINK for information & tickets. Questions? Contact: Jen Doran at jenniferdoran413@gmail.com.

Do you sing or play an instrument?? Become part of our contemporary music group! The 6 pm Contemporary Mass Guitar Group is looking for musicians to join in on the 4th Sunday of the month. Develop your musical talent or add something to your service lists? Come give it a try and ask a friend too! Contact Ellie at Ellie429@gmail.com to learn more. AND... High School Teens are you trying to figure out what is important in life? Want to share this journey with other teens in the same search? Join Youth Led Ministry for candid conversations, games and fun...oh and there’s pizza, there’s always pizza! This journey is meant to be shared!! Meet us at 7:00 pm Sunday nights in The Meehan Center, lower level of church. For more info, contact Ellie at ellie429@gmail.com

Check out our SSJ Book Rack! Children’s Titles: Assortment of Children’s Coloring Books, Board Books & Small Picture Books and New Catholic Picture Bible Puzzle Books. Teens and Adults: Bibles, Ablaze! Stories of Daring Teen Saints, Bible in a Year, Becoming Women of the Word, Everyday Sacrament, The Messy Grace of Parenting, From Star Wars to Superman (Christ Figures in Science Fiction & Superhero Films). Habits for a Healthy Marriage--A Handbook for Catholic Couples, How God Hauled Me Kicking & Screaming into the Catholic Church, In Heaven We’ll Meet Again, Saint Benedict for Boomers, and more. The Book Rack is located at the main entrance of the church. Payment envelopes can be placed in the collection basket or be dropped off at the Rectory Office.

Simply log on to smile.amazon.com (not amazon.com). Enter your username and password. You are asked to select a charity and enter Saints Simon and Jude Church and School in the search box. Our parish name will come up. Just click select, then click start shopping. It's that easy and you will help support all the wonderful programs at SSJ. Thank you.

Good Works Is An Opportunity for You to Help Others in Chester County. Saints Simon and Jude volunteers for over 5 years have been a team of 15 or more, we are now at 4 - 6 so we need your help! November starts another West Chester project of home improvements. You do not have to be an expert and many volunteers have learned skills by volunteering. We work on the third Saturday of every month. Please contact Annette Glaudel at 610-431-9566 alglaudel@aol.com or Ray Mazza at 215-771-7049 raymazza44@gmail.com.

The Fall program for Women's Bible Study begins in the Welcome Center of the Church Vestibule on Wednesday, October 2nd from 1:00-2:30 pm. We meet to share God's word and how it applies to our lives through the Sunday Readings. ALL ARE WELCOME! For information contact Kathy Bond at 610-316-3979

Divorce is never easy. Tensions run deep; there is a sense of betrayal; lawyers; and lots of other issues with which to deal. Where can a person find peace in the midst of such turmoil? Rose Sweet, a Catholic national speaker and author on the subject suggests that Jesus, the Prince of Peace, is the answer. Join us at SS. Simon and Jude Meehan Center on the first and third Wednesdays of the month at 7 pm for support and explore Rose’s program: Catholics Surviving Divorce.

Did you know we have a Prayer Shawl Ministry right here in our church. No experience necessary to join us. We meet the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month. The shawls for the sick are in a box in the narthex for anyone who is sick. They are blessed and prayed on. When you take one please sign the book so we can continue to pray for your loved one. Contact Sue 610-431-3025.

The Music Ministry of Saints Simon & Jude is pleased to announce an open invitation to share in our ministry as cantors, choir members, instrumentalists and accompanists. Our family of musicians is a vibrant ministry that serves to awaken deeper levels of liturgical spirituality. No formal music training is needed. We seek only joyful participants! The time commitment is minimal. For additional information please contact Mrs. Marge Campbell, Music Director. 610-405.6934 "To Sing is to Pray Twice" St. Augustine

The IHM congregation came from Monroe, Michigan to the Susquehanna, Reading, and Philadelphia areas in the late 19th century at the invitation of St. John Neumann? Sister Helene Thomas Connolly has the awesome and exciting task of preserving the IHM past while maintaining new information of value. This includes documents, letters, photographs, audio and video recordings.  Information must be accessible and understandable.  Sister Helene will tap into her analytical and organizational skills to make sure that the record of IHM life in North and South America is preserved for years to come. Thank you Sister Helene for all you do!