Prepare Your Heart: Lent Begins February 18th!

LENT BEGINS WEDNESDAY

FEBRUARY 18th

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, February 18th, when our foreheads

are blessed and marked with ashes in the Sign of the Cross, calling us to “repent and believe in the Gospel.”

Ash Wednesday Services & Distribution of Ashes

We invite you to join us as we begin the holy season of Lent.

📍 Villanova Church

8:30 AM – Liturgy of

the Word Service

12:05 PM – Mass

3:00 PM – Ecumenical

Service

5:30 PM – Mass

7:00 PM – Mass

📍 Rosemont Chapel

7:30 AM – Mass

12:05 PM – Mass

5:30 PM – Liturgy of

the Word Service

📍 Our Mother of Good Counsel

6:30 AM – Mass

8:00 AM – Mass

4:30 PM – Children’s Liturgy of the Word

7:00 PM – Mass

Events & Theme

🌿 Our Lenten Theme:

ALMSGIVING This year we focus on Almsgiving — not only giving money but also offering our time and talents.

Now through

Sunday, February 15th

Hugs for Heroes is collecting goods for veterans through the Philadelphia Veterans Multi-Service Center. Click here for details.

February 14–15th

ENDING HUNGER- CRS RICE BOWL

You can pick up Rice Bowls at

📍 Villanova Church • Rosemont Chapel • Parish Office Lobby

Return donations via weekly collection or the Parish Center.

Sunday, February 15th

🎶 Teen Ministry

🕝 2:30–4:30 PM · STV Parish

Music and small groups

Young Adults MIX

7:00 PM Mass & Service Night
OMGC Church & Social Center

Sunday, February 15th – 22nd

🏠 Family Promise Week - We welcome our guests from Family Promise, Click here for details.

Monday, February 16th PRESIDENT’S DAY

Parish Office Closed

Mass 12:05 PM in Rosemont Chapel

Tuesday, February 17th

📖Scripture Reflection - PC1 10:00 AM

🎭 Young Adult MIX – Mardi Gras Dinner 🕡 6:30 PM · OMGC

🎉 Men’s Mardi Gras Celebration Harten Hall 6:30 PM

Thursday, February 19th

📖 Men’s Scripture Reflection

-PC1 6:30 AM

🌸 Walking with Purpose - Harten Hall

Friday, February 20th

🎬Family Night Movie - Harten Hall

5:30 PM

Weekend of February 21st & 22nd

❤️ Catholic Charities Appeal Kickoff

Monday, February 23rd

🌸 New Program for Grandparents

💛 Pass on faith, hope, and love to the next generation. 🕥 10:30–11:45 AM

-Harten Hall Click here for details.

❤️RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE

2:00 - 7:00 PM | STV Parish, Harten Hall

⛸️ Saturday, February 28th ⛸️

Annual Family Life Skate Party

🕠 5:30–7:30 PM

Click here for details.

Prayer & Sacraments

✝️ Stations & Confessions

Every Wednesday During Lent

Confessions: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Stations: 7:00 PM

Stations Themes:

Feb 25th – Mary’s Perspective
March 4th – Scriptural Perspective
March 11th – Children’s Perspective
March 18th – Addiction/Recovery
March 25th – Almsgiving
April 1st (11 AM) – Senior’s Perspective

Reconciliation Schedule

Tuesdays after the 12:05 PM Mass

Saturdays after the 9:00 AM Mass

in the Rosemont Chapel

Monday, March 30th – 7 PM

Communal Reconciliation Monday, Villanova Church

Wednesday, April 1st – 7 PM

OMGC Communal Reconciliation

📖SAVE THE DATES

CAMPAIGN PLANNING STUDY SURVEY

Help Shape the Future of the Catholic Church of Philadelphia

🗓 Survey available now through Friday, February 27, 2026

Your voice matters. Archbishop Nelson J. Perez invites parishioners to share their perspectives as part of a planning study to help discern the future of the Catholic Church of Philadelphia. Click here for details.

Weekend of February 28th - March 1st

We will be passing out baby bottles for Guiding Star Ministries. Last year our Parish joined together and gifted them close to $2,000. We appreciate any contribution you are able to make. They will be collected March 28th & 29th (Palm Sunday).

Thursday, March 5th
Bereavement Support Group at OMGC 6:30 PM. Hosted by Fr. John Deary, O.S.A

Friday, March 6th

First Friday - 11 AM Adoration, Benediction and Confession in Rosemont Chapel

Saturday, March 7th

👕 St. Vincent de Paul Clothing Drive

9 AM - 1 PM in the Rosemont Chapel Parking Lot.

Saturday, March 14th

Parish Pilgrimage to St. Augustine Church Old City Philadelphia. Click here for details,

Weekend of March 27 & 28th

🤝 OMGC – “Feeding the Starving Children” Sign up to volunteer for the Feed My Starving Children Event at OMGC! Click here to see available volunteer times

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AT OUR MOTHER OF GOOD COUNSEL

When the temperature feels like freezing, Lower Merion calls it a Code Blue night and asks us to open our shelter for homeless men. If you would like to volunteer to help us with this ministry, please go to the Our Mother of Good Counsel website, OMGC and scroll down to Code Blue and click on the link. This will bring you to the schedule with dates and times when we need help. Thank you for your assistance.

TRIP

Calling all parishioners interested in a spring mission trip with Food for the Poor to Kingston, Jamaica! Spend time rebuilding homes after the hurricane and providing other relief services, as well as beginning and ending each day in spiritual reflection and fellowship. Age 16 and older. Please email parishioner Bill Yoh (bill.yoh@yoh.com) ASAP as date planning will happen shortly.

DINNERS TO DOORSTEPS

Help bring comfort and care through a home-cooked meal. Our parish ministry, Dinners to the Doorstep, is seeking new volunteers to prepare and deliver meals to those in our community facing challenges. If you’re interested in sharing your time and talent, please contact:

Sarah Breck – (610) 733-0536

ST. JOHN’S CASSEROLES

Want to help out a great nonprofit that serves hot meals to those in need?

St. John’s Hospice is greatly in need of pre-cooked casseroles. Every day, they provide over 350 lunchtime meals to homeless people in Philadelphia near the Convention Center. We are looking for volunteers to prepare a casserole and bring it to our freezer, located in the room outside the elevator on the lower level of the Rosemont Chapel. Casserole tins are available on top of the freezers. Any home-cooked casserole must include a protein, such as meat and/or beans. Please label and date your casserole with masking tape. If you have any questions or need recipes for the casseroles, please contact Renee Massaua at service@stvparish.org.

STV FOOD PANTRY – We Need Your Help!

Every week, our parish food closet collects non-perishable items to support over 300 families at our sister parish, St. Cyprian’s in West Philadelphia.

Most Needed Items:

Powdered milk • Canned fruit & 100% juice • Peanut butter & jelly • Tuna • Canned chicken • Cold cereal • Oatmeal • Pasta & sauce • Rice • Stew • Chili • Soup • Toilet paper • Diapers

Donation Drop-Off Times:

📍 Parish Center: