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2024 BISHOP’S 5K RUN/WALK: Saturday, November 23, 2024 Saint Mark’s High School Registration starts at 8am; Race begins at 9am .Your participation in this year’s Bishop’s 5K provides vital support and offers relief to those in crisis. Stand with Catholic Charities and be a beacon of hope in someone’s life. This fun event brings the community together to heighten awareness of the services that Catholic Charities provides. Runners and walkers will compete to see who makes the best time, and will be awarded medals, along with a complimentary race t-shirt and refreshments. Catholic Charities assists those in crisis to pay for basic needs such as rent, utilities, food, and clothing. We manage Bayard House for pregnant teens and women preparing for childbirth. Our programs include homeless shelters, low-income housing for senior citizens, and behavioral health. Through the Diocese of Wilmington, we offer essential services through Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
ADVENT RETREAT at DAYLES ABBEY IN PAOLI, PA – Saturday, November 30th, 11:30 – 5 p.m. Join the St. Raymond Nonnatus Foundation for an Advent Retreat at the Daylesford Abbey. The theme of the retreat is “sharing our deepest gifts of faith, peace, faith, love, and joy”. This retreat is perfect for anyone who has undergone family crisis, particularly: separation or divorce, health crisis, loss of loved one, and more. Join us! Place: Daylesford Abbey, 220 S. Valley Road, Paoli, PA 19301. Parking: Free on-site parking. Speakers: Anne DeSantis, Executive Director of the foundation; Mickey Kelly, Board President; and a Norbertine priest from the Abbey. Cost: $60 per/person includes a delicious lunch and snacks. Questions: Email director.srnf@gmail.co Register: nonnatus.org/advent-re
ADVENT HOLY HOUR OF PRAYER at St. Ann’s Catholic Church 2013 Gilpin Ave. Wilmington on Wednesday, December 4th at 6:30 pm. Adoration, praise and worship music. Sponsored by St. Ann’s Parish and St. Joseph’s, Wilmington.
RETROUVAILLE: REDISCOVER THE LOVE IN YOUR MARRIAGE: The Retrouvaille Program is for married couples facing challenges in their relationship.
* A marriage program that helps couples restore their marriage and rebuild a loving relationship.
* A Christian marriage program, Catholic in origin, where couples of all faiths or no faith background are encouraged to attend.
* Primarily a practical program to improve communication, build stronger marriages, and help couples reconnect.
* Presenters are not trained marriage counselors, but rather couples sharing their personal stories of marital struggles and the tools they used to rediscover their love.
Tens of thousands of couples have healed their marriages through Retrouvaille (pronounced Retro-vy). If you know anyone who could benefit from this program, please pass this on. Couples learn to build communication skills and to increase intimacy. It provides help for marriage problems, difficulties or crises. For more information, visit www.HelpOurMarriage.org or call 215-766-3944 or 800-470-2230. All inquiries are strictly confidential.
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XAVIER SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND: Are you or someone you know looking for spiritual and inspirational books in an accessible format? Xavier Society for the Blind provides braille, large print, and audio materials in the Catholic tradition, free-of-charge, to blind/visually impaired people worldwide. In addition to the Missalettes for Mass, Xavier Society’s free offerings range from biographies of saints, to theological dissertations and Catholic classics, to contemporary titles by popular authors. To learn more please visit xaviersocietyfortheblind.org or call 800-637-9193.
SMYRNA-CLAYTON MINISTERIUM FOOD PANTRY is located downstairs at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 22 N. Union St., Smyrna. The pantry is open from 9:30 am to 10:30 am, Monday through Friday. Here at St. Polycarp, we have containers for your food donations in the hallway outside of the Mother Drexel Hall. We collect food all year round. Please no expired food. The pantry is in great need of cereal, juice boxes or pouches, peanut butter and jelly, hamburger helper, tuna helper, canned tuna, canned meat, sloppy joe sauce (Manwich), boxed spaghetti and spaghetti sauce, vegetable beef and chicken noodle soups, macaroni and cheese, and Chef Boyardee canned pastas. Please NO CANNED vegetables or beans are currently needed.
MEMORIAL BRICKS
Have you noticed the beautiful ‘Memory’ walkway leading to our outdoor Blessed Mother statue? There’s not time like the present to add your memory brick. Whether you desire to commemorate a loved one, a special occasion, or simply your family name, the choice is yours. There are two ways to order your bricks. To order through Faith Direct: CLICK HERE (you do not need to sign up for Faith Direct), or return your form with payment to St. Polycarp Church in an envelope labeled “Memorial Brick”. Please place the completed order form and a check for $100.00, made payable to St. Polycarp Church, in the envelope. You can place it in the Offertory collection, deliver it to the Parish Office (place in black box), or mail it to St Polycarp Church
Parish Office, 55 Ransom Lane, Smyrna, DE 19977-1617. Forms can be found on our parish website or at the entrances into the church.
ST. POLYCARP REMINDERS:
REDNER’S 1% SAVE-A-TAPE FUNDRAISER Hang onto those receipts until we are all together again!
Turn your food shopping into cash for our parish. If you are a Redner’s shopper, we would welcome your participation. It is so easy! Simply be sure to obtain and scan your Redner’s Rewards Card each time you shop. (Remember to shop only out of necessity.) Save your whole receipt. Bring your receipts to the Parish Office or just put them into the collection basket. There is no expiration date — even receipts months old can be turned in! Your receipts will generate cash for us. What a hands-down and effortless way to help St. Polycarp Church.
REMINDER ABOUT THE PARKING
Please do not park in front of the dumpsters on Monday through Friday. This prevents the Waste Management Collection and the Recycling Collection from being picked up. Thank you for your cooperation!
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