Monthly Potluck Social
Our next monthly potluck social will be held after Mass today, July 26th. Please bring a dish to share! Crockpots welcome! A good rule of thumb is to bring twice as much food as is typically required to feed your own family.
Rest in Peace, Organist Mark Erb
With great sadness, we received news that Mark Erb, our beloved organist and accompanist, died last week. He will be greatly missed, a loss not easily replaced. Mark had played the organ for our traditional Latin Mass community since our first Mass at St. Anthony’s. His dedication to our community and to his home parish of St. Anthony’s was remarkable. He always refused any stipend or remuneration whenever he played the organ for our Masses. May his reward now be his forever in Heaven.
His funeral Mass will be Friday, July 31 at 12 noon at St. Anthony’s. To read his full obituary, click here. We hope to have a Solemn Requiem Mass offered for his soul in the near future. Masses may also be requested for the repose of his soul by contacting the rectory. Please pray for Mark Erb, one of our truly unsung heroes, and for his family.
May his soul and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday
The Durandus Institute for Sacred Liturgy and Music will present a special colonial-era solemn vespers & Te Deum next month on the Feast of St. James, Saturday July 25 at 6 p.m. at the Church of St. Augustine in the Old City neighborhood of Philadelphia.
Parish Registration
Interested in joining St. Joseph Parish? To register, please contact Joanne Bauer at the St. Joseph’s Rectory: 717-397-6921