Our Annual Golden Lotto Fund Raiser is underway. Tickets are $40.00 each and are valid for 8 weeks (56 chances in all). Winning numbers are based on the evening drawing of the PA Lottery Number. With your help, we can reach our goal of selling all 1,000 tickets. Please click here to download an order form and receive your tickets by mail. You may also purchase tickets after all the Masses each weekend or at the Parish Center during the week. Please consider helping with this worthy parish fundraiser.

"Part of being prolife and pro-religious freedom -- both of them vital issues that need our strong support -- is a willingness to look past these specific struggles to the dignity of the whole person. It's one thing to tighten the security of our borders and to deport violent criminals here illegally. It's a different and much uglier thing to punish young people who've grown up in the United States as their home, but whose parents entered the country with them illegally.

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program covers more than 800,000 noncitizen young people, protecting them from deportation and allowing them to work in the United States legally. It's a humane, just and sensible recognition of the facts: Most of these young people have nowhere else to go, and no other home than the United States.

The White House has the power to end DACA. It has threatened to do so as early as today. This would be a drastic mistake. It can only make our complicated immigration issues worse. It will poison our national debates and damage the lives of hundreds of thousands of young people who pose no threat to anyone.

I ask the people of the Archdiocese to press their federal lawmakers to find a positive legislative replacement for DACA, and to prevent the deportation of these young people."

+Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap.
Archbishop of Philadelphia

To help celebrate the 100th Anniversary of this momentous occasion, download the eBook, Fatima for Today The Urgent Marian Message of Hope, by Fr. Andrew Apostoli, C.F.R. A subscription to FORMED.org is required. To obain your free subscription click here.

In honor of the 100th Anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia joyfully announces that Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, will consecrate the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to the incomparable care of the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Fatima on Sunday, October 15, 2017, during the 11 AM Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul.

Clergy, religious, and the faithful of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia are invited to participate in this momentous occasion in the life of the Archdiocese. It is a decisive moment in which we turn our local Church, our parishes, schools, institutions, ourselves and our families over to the Blessed Virgin Mary!

All are encouraged to prepare spiritually for this consecration by participating in the traditional practice of a 33-day preparation process using one of these resources:

• St. Louis de Montfort's Preparation for Total Consecration (en en español)
• Fr. Michael Gaitley's 33 Days to Morning Glory preparation process (en español)

To prepare for 33 days prior to our Archdiocesan consecration date of October 15, preparation would begin on Tuesday, September 12, 2017.

Additional information can be obtained at the website: archphila.org/fatima

Our celebration of the Liturgy of the Word for Children will resume on September 17 during the 10 AM Mass. The Liturgy of the Word for Children (CLOW for short) is a Liturgical Celebration for children ages 4-9 that takes place during the Sunday 10 AM Mass on the 1st, 3rd, and occasional 5th Sunday each month. It provides the children with a celebration of the Liturgy of the Word during Mass that is geared especially for them. It consists of hearing the Sunday readings proclaimed using a special Children's Lectionary, discussion, and sharing. Everything in the liturgy is adapted to their level of understanding so that the Living Word of God may be made real and present for them. CLOW is celebrated September through May. There is no registration, no fee, and no sign-ups. Children that meet the age requirement are called forth during Mass and dimissed for their separate liturgy. They then retun following the offertory to rejoin their families.

We are always seeking adults to assist with this wonderful children's ministry. If you would like information on how you can become involved, contact Dennis M. Mueller by phone at 215-947-3641 or email.

The restoration of the rectory chapel is nearly finished. The new chairs have arrived and have been installed. We hope to have the altar blessed shortly so that we can reopen the chapel in early fall. We deeply appreciate your patience and prayers during this lengthly repair and restoration project, and especially thank all who support our Adoration Chapel.

The Charasmatic Prayer Group will change its weekly gathering time from 8:00 PM in the Church Chapel to 7:00 PM effective September 6. Please make note of this change. The group is open to all who are interested in gathering for communal prayer and who wish to grow in their relationship wih the Holy Spirit.

FORMED is now more convenient than ever with its addition of an App for iPhone users. Now you can watch your favorite programs and listen to your favorite audio and more on the go anywhere, anytime. For details about the app or to download it click here.

FORMED.org has great resources for summer vacation! Every journey has a destination. It is keeping the destination in mind that makes the journey meaningful. Of course, the destination of our journey of faith is union with God in Heaven for all of eternity. Summer is that time of year many will journey on vacation. With FORMED, the richness of the Catholic Faith is accessible on vacation and will make the journey more meaningful! Check out some of these titles on FORMED.org

• Awakening - A rossroads in Time Book (Digital Book)
• Joy Toons - The Brother Francis Song Collection (Kids Movies)
• Opening the Word (Video Program)
• Brother Franics - The Barefoot Saint of Assisi (Audio Program)

These resources can be accessed at FORMED.org. Don't have a membership for FORMED.org? No problem. You can register for your free access to all of FORMED.org's great resources here.

CCD registration is in its final days. There is a parent back to school night on Tuesday, September 12, from 6:30 - 7:30 PM in the parish hall. Parents will receive their child's textbooks and communication folders, and have an opportunity to meet with faculty during the evening. Registrations must be received by September 7 to ensure that your child's materials are ready for distribution on 9/12. No registrations will be accepted during the back to school night.

Classes begin on September 19 at 4:30 PM. The program is open to all children entering grades 1 through 6 in September. Visit our CCD Homepage to download a registration packet. Registration packets are also available in the rectory office. CCD Fees for 2017 – 2018 are as follows:

• $150.00 for one child
• $75.00 for each additional child ($300.00 cap per family).

If you have any questions, or require additional information, please contact Dennis M. Mueller at 215-947-3641 or via email.

Tickets are on sale NOW to see the live presentation of the Christian production of JESUS at the Sight and Sound Theater in Lancaster, PA. St. Albert the Great has reserved 108 seats for Friday, April 13, 2018. The trip features round trip transportation by Hagey Coach, dinner at the Shady Maple Smorgasbord, and tickets to the show. We plan to leave St. Albert at 1:30 PM and should return by 11:45 PM. The cost for adults is $112.00 and $67.00 for children ages 3 to 12. Sight and Sound Theater will not assign seats until all 108 seats are sold, so the sooner we sell our tickets, the better our seats will be in the theater. Tickets will be sold on a first come first served basis. For more information or to purchase your tickets, contact Len Cornwall at 215.676.1209.

You can check out the preview here.

The Traditional Latin Mass celebrated on the 1st Friday and 1st Saturday of the month has been moved to St. Hilary of Portiers Parish until further notice due to the water damage sustained to the rectory chapel. We will provide a status update once repairs have been made.

St. Albert the Great parish has begun to utilize Constant Contact in its efforts to keep parishioners informed of parish happenings, events, and other important news. If you want to be among those "in the know" consider signing up by clicking the banner below. You'll be taken to our reistration page where you can sign up to receive monthly communiques from the parish. We estimate sending an email once or twice a month. You may unsubscribe at anytime. We foresee this to be another great evangelization tool and we hope you'll consider signing up. We encourage you to share any emails received with family and friends who may then subscribe themselves.