All parish volunteers and employees who need to complete the mandatory safe environment training: Protecting God's Children are invited to attend the training session scheduled at St. Albert the Great parish. Registration is necessary. Please go to http://www.virtusonline.org/virtus/ to register for the session.

• When: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 @ 6:30 PM
• Where: St. Albert the Great Parish Hall
• Estimated length of session: 3 hrs

Note: Due to the sensitive nature of the material being discussed, no one under the age of 18 will be permitted to attend the session. Please arrive 15 minutes early to sign in and receive the training materials. If you need to change your session registration, please visit www.virtusonline.org and login using the user id and password you selected during your initial registration and select another session.

For questions and inquiries contact: Kelly Sherman at 215-947-3500.

Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (CSS) has information to share about an upcoming Transitional Foster Care Information Session. It will be held on Wednesday, August 24th at 2:00 p.m. via Zoom. CSS, in partnership with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration and Refugee Services, provides transitional foster care services to unaccompanied minors. Primarily, these young people come from Mexico and Central America. CSS is seeking caring individuals and families willing to provide a supportive foster care home environment for children and youth ages 5-17 for periods ranging from 2 weeks up to 3 months. All are welcome to participate virtually to learn more. To join the webinar, please RSVP to tfcinfo@chs-adphila.org or by calling 267-975-9241. For more information, please visit https://cssphiladelphia.org/service-category/fostercare-and-adoption/.

Archbishop Perez released a promotional video for Fit for Faith, which offers health and wellness coaching centered on Christ. You can view the promotional video here. For more information about the program, please visit fitfromfaith.com.

Join us Saturday, October 15, for the Archdiocesan Pilgrimage to the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. The bus will leave Saint Albert parking lot at 9:00 AM, and arrive at Shrine 12:00 PM. Departure from the Shrine will be at 5:00 PM and with our return to Saint Albert at 9:00 PM. We will make a short stop on the way down, and a stop for dinner on the return trip. The cost is $47.00 per person. Payment can be sent to the parish center, marked to the attention of Len Cornwall. Please contact Len at 215-676-1209 if you have any questions or would like additional information.

The St. Albert the Great 60th Anniversary Committee is also pleased to announce that ticket sales for this October 2nd's luncheon celebration are now on sale. Adult tickets are $25; 15 years and younger are $15; children under 5 are free. You can purchase tickets using either checks or cash in the church narthex after Mass starting August 6th. Tickets are also available for purchase in the church rectory office.

In addition, a commemorative program will also be published using the proceeds gained from a limited number of business patrons. For more information about supporting the commemorative program, please contact Michael Berardi.

The luncheon celebration marking the 60th Anniversary of Saint Albert the Great Parish will be held after noon Mass on Sunday, October 2, 2022. Parishioners and guests of the parish will be joined by Archbishop Nelson Perez and other clergy. The Archbishop will also consecrate the new altar during the anniversary Mass before the luncheon. This day will mark an important signpost in the 60-year history of the church, as we forge ahead in our parish and in our ministries. We invite our entire parish to join us for this special celebration.

For more information, contact 60th Anniversary Committee co-chairs, John and Bernice Duesler..

Pre-Cana is a ministry of married couples who help engaged couples in preparing with their vocation to the Sacrament of Marriage. If you desire to invest in holy marriages by sharing your faith and marriage story, please consider joining SATG Pre-Cana Ministry! Contact Christine Regan at 215-947-3500 for more information!

The “Synod on Synodality: Communion, Participation, and Mission” is a two-year process of listening and dialogue beginning in 2021 and concluding in 2023. Pope Francis invites the entire Church to reflect on a theme that is decisive for its life and mission: “It is precisely this path of synodality which God expects of the Church of the third millennium.” This journey, which follows in the wake of the Church’s “renewal” proposed by the Second Vatican Council, is both a gift and a task: by journeying together and reflecting together on the journey that has been made, the Church will be able to learn through her experience which processes can help her to live communion, to achieve participation, to open herself to mission. (Courtesy of USCCB).

To access the latest information and happenings on the Synod, visit the official site where you'll find the latest information on the synodal process.

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