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Worship TimesMass:
Tuesday - Friday, 8:30 AM
(please use side entrance on Dickinson Street Tues-Fri)
Saturday, 4:30 PM
Sunday, 10 AM
Adoration:
Tuesday, 5pm
Confession:
Tuesday, 4-4:45pm
Saturday, 3-4 PM or by appointment. Contact the parish office for more details.
Holy Day Schedule
Vigil 6:00 PM
Morning Mass 8:30 AM
Ash Wenesday Mass
Ashes will be distributed at each mass
8:30 AM and 6:00 PM
The Rules for Fasting and Abstinence- Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of universal fast and abstinence. Fasting is obligatory for all, ages 18 to 60. Fasting allows a person to eat one full meal, plus 2 smaller meals, not to equal a full meal. Abstinence (from meat) is obligatory for all 14 or older, beginning on Ash Wed. and on every Friday of Lent.
- If possible, the fast on Good Friday is continued until the Easter Vigil (on Holy Saturday night) as the “paschal fast” to honor the suffering and death of the Lord Jesus and to prepare to share more fully and celebrate more readily his Resurrection.
- Fridays in Lent are obligatory days of abstinence (from meat) for all 14 and up. As always, anyone for whom fasting or abstinence would pose a health risk is excused.
- We fast and abstain to be united more closely with Christ, and to experience a share of His Passion in our own lives.
Special Events for the Lenten Season-
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- Ash Wednesday: February 22nd, Mass at 8:30 AM & 6 PM.
- Stations of the Cross and Soup Supper: Friday 5 PM in Church, with Soup Supper following in the school.
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- Lenten Confessions with Extra Priests:
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- Friday, March 10th, 1 to 4 PM and 5 to 6:30 PM.
- Saturday, March 11th, 9 AM to 12 noon.
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- St. Paddy’s Sunday Brunch, Sunday, March 19th, after the 10 AM Mass, call rectory.
- Parish Retreat, Saturday, March 25th, from 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, lunch included. To register,
Theme: “Christian Life: Dying to Oneself to Live in God.”- Palm Sunday Mass, April 2nd, at 10:00 AM.
- Holy Thursday Mass, April 6th, at 6 PM
- Good Friday, April 7th, Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion at 3 PM.
- Holy Saturday, Easter Vigil, April 8th at 8 PM.
- Easter Sunday, April 9th at 10 AM.
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ST. MARY'S GARDEN
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Our Saint Mary's Garden is complete!
If there is anyone who would like to purchase one of the brick's from the patio and have it engraved In Memory of a family member click below!
or call the rectory 215-463-4060 -
On Line Giving Click Below
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Where to find us
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St. Gabriel's Brilliant Future:
4 Projects:I. St. Mary's Garden Renewal
-Landscape and develop Shrine to Jesus and Shrine to Mary
-Landscape to make more available for Parish functions/celebrations
-Create a beautiful space for wedding photos
II. Air Condition Church
-Work with HVAC engineers for Zoned AC without aesthetic damage
-More comfortable for Mass, Weddings, and funerals
-Contributes to attracting people
III. Repair, Renew, & Refurbish Annex/Hall
-Make 1st and 2nd floors clean/ comfortable
places for Parish activities and renewal.
- Make Annex a vibrant part of the
community, drawing more people to the
Parish.
- Make it a desired place for Parish and
community receptions/events.
IV. Refurbish Confessionals, Marble Floors, & Altar Server Robes
-Refurbish 2 Confessionals, expand for elder
and handicapped access.
- Repurpose 1 for Shrine religious display and
the other for storage.
- Refurbish Floors and Recruit Altar Servers
and provide new robes.
TO DONATE, PLEASE CONTACT THE RECTORY, OR DROP OFF DONATIONS IN CHURCH -
Saint Gabriel Food Cupboard
The Food Cupboard is open
every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
from 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM.
Summer hours: Tues. & Fri.
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Venerable Matt Talbot
Did you know that St.Gabriel Parish has a shrine to
Venerable Matt Talbot
Who was Matt Talbot?
LIFE OF MATT TALBOT
Matt, like so many other children of his time, did not avail himself of the opportunity for education offered by the new emerging Religious Orders. His school attendance was sporadic.
He was eleven years old when he undertook a crash course in religious knowledge and what was then known as `the Three Rs’ but he was not a diligent student. In fact, the roll book of the Christian Brothers School in North Richmond Street where he attended for a year noted that he `mitched’ during much of his time there.
He had no interest in sport, literature, the arts, or music. Lacking education, he frequently stole and was rough-spoken. He was destined to join the countless number of unskilled laborers who drank heavily while attending to the externals of their religion by attending Mass on Sundays.
LIGHT A CANDLE FOR YOUR INTENTION
If anyone would like to light a candle by the Shrine of Matt Talbot for the intention of healing for family, friends or loved ones. Please send your intention to [email protected] A voluntary donation is welcomed.
Come visit the shrine dedicated to
Venerable Matt Talbot
in St. Gabriel Church.
It is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from
9:00 AM– 6:00 PM
Hours and Devotions
The Shrine is open Tuesdays and Thursdays following 8:30 AM Mass until 6:00 PM
On the 3rd Tuesday of each month we have a Matt Talbot Holy Hour followed by Mass
We begin with the Angelus and introductory prayers at 6:00 PM. The Blessed Sacrament is then exposed until 6:45 PM. During exposition confessions will be heard. At 6:45 PM we pray our Matt Talbot Benediction prayers. Mass will follow shortly after Benediction. If you cannot attend in person, follow the shrine on Facebook and you can watch live!
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ST. GABRIEL RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM
Parents and Guardians are the first and most important educators of their children.
We would like to assist you in fulfilling the promise you made at your baby's Baptism, that is, to teach your child about the Catholic Faith.Registration for the Religious Education Program is taking place now.
Those who were in class last year will receive a registration packet in the mail.
Registration packets are also available in the back of church and in the rectory.
Religious Education will be on Sundays from
11:15 AM to 12:30 PM
in the school
We will continue to have small classes so as to help keep everyone safe. If anyone prefers to Home-School their children, we can make arrangements.
The Program starts on September 18th. Please e-mail Sr. Anita with any questions or concerns. God bless you!Sister Anita [email protected]
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To Access FORMED
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Go to formed.org
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Click sign up and then sign up as a parishioner
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Enter 19146 in the search bar
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Select St. Gabriel Parish
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Enter your name and email and you are in.
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