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February 2026 Cecelia Scholar: Tess Varley

Tess Varley is a Philadelphia based violinist who performs with a number of orchestras and ensembles. She is currently Acting Principal Second Violin of the Opera Philadelphia Orchestra and a member of the Pennsylvania Ballet Orchestra, the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, and the Delaware Symphony.

Recent orchestral engagements include performances with the Philly Pops, Symphony in C, the Allentown Symphony, and as guest Principal Second of the Reading Symphony. Previous leadership positions include Concertmaster of the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra with conductor […]

sksparish.org2026-01-21T12:25:06-05:00January 21st, 2026|

SKS CYO Spring Registration is OPEN

SKS CYO Spring Registration is OPEN

Registration link: https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/511559

Coaches are crucial to keep CYO sports running for your children.

If you are able to coach any sport this season, please contact Christina Muntz at christina.diorio@gmail.com.

Please note: Practice and game days/times will be communicated by the coaches once registration is completed and teams are confirmed.

2026 Spring Sports:

Track and Field (1st-8th grade)

Practice is once/twice a week depending on age group. Meets are Sundays at Pope John Paul (PJP)

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sksparish.org2026-01-21T10:10:19-05:00January 21st, 2026|

Martin Luther King Day of Service – 2026

Martin Luther King Day of Service
January 19, 10:00AM-Noon
SKS Parish Center and Gym
All 7^th-12^th graders are welcome!

For the 13^th year, the SKS Youth Group will participate in the Martin Luther King, Jr Day of Service. Projects include:

assembling items for Jenna’s Blessing Bags
making casseroles for Mercy Hospice and Sarnelli House in Philly
making sandwiches and snack bags for St. Patrick’s in Norristown
packing toiletry bags for Visitation Community Center in Kensington and the Youth Emergency Shelter

Donations are needed before MLK […]

sksparish.org2026-01-13T14:03:22-05:00January 13th, 2026|

January 2026 Cecelia Scholar: Arlet Tabares

Arlet Tabares is a Cuban French horn player pursuing her DMA at Temple University. She has performed with the San Antonio Orchestra, Symphony in C, the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra of Ecuador and the Orquesta del Lyceum Mozartiano de La Habana.

She is a founding member of Havana Horns and has appeared on several recordings, including Mozart y Mambo with Sarah Willis (Alpha Classics 2020) and the Cubadisco Award-winning Libre de Pecado by Beatriz Márquez (Colibrí 2018). Upcoming releases […]

sksparish.org2026-01-05T10:10:01-05:00January 5th, 2026|

December 2025 Cecelia Scholar: Meghan Woodard

Meghan Woodard enjoys a rich career as an oboist, oboe professor and scholar based in the Greater Philadelphia area. Meghan is a sought-after orchestral and chamber musician on oboe, English horn, and Baroque oboe. She regularly performs with the Reading Symphony Orchestra, Symphony in C, the Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra, and is a member of Revolution Winds—an internationally-performing woodwind quintet known for musical activism and recent residencies at the Aruba Symphony Festival and Drexel University. […]

sksparish.org2026-01-05T10:39:23-05:00November 20th, 2025|

November 2025 Cecelia Scholar: Zora Evangeline

Praised by South Florida Classical Review for her “vivacious” playing, harpist Zora Evangeline is a dynamic and multi-faceted musician. She currently studies at Boyer College of Music at Temple University, where she studies with Elizabeth Hainen, Principal Harpist of The Philadelphia Orchestra. In addition to her studies, Zora has a vibrant freelance career. She frequently performs with professional orchestras across the nation including the New World Symphony, North Carolina Symphony, Allentown Symphony, and Maryland Symphony, and has attended several prestigious music festivals including Orford […]

sksparish.org2025-10-22T13:17:37-04:00October 22nd, 2025|

SKS CYO Basketball is Now Open!

SKS CYO Basketball is now open for students in 5th through 12th grades. The registration link can be found below. SKS CYO Basketball is open to students currently enrolled at SKS or those participating in PREP/CCD at SKS, OLA, or St. Isaac Jogues.

Registration Link: https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/500285

SKS Hoops team store: https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/SKSBASK25

Important Updates

This year, we are changing our player evaluation process. There will be no callbacks; please see the details below.
Registration closes on November 1 for 5th through 8th grades. High School registration […]

sksparish.org2025-10-09T12:11:35-04:00October 8th, 2025|

Sept./Oct. 2026 Cecelia Scholar: Sarah Connors

Clarinetist and bass clarinetist Sarah Connors is obtaining her Master’s Degree in Clarinet Performance at Temple University as a student of Paul R. Demers. She earned a Bachelor of Music in Music Theory/Composition and Clarinet Performance from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, studying with Bixby Kennedy, Romie de Guise-Langlois, and Salvatore Macchia.

Sarah can be heard on the album “Synchronous,” recorded by Greg Spiridopoulos and the UMass Wind Ensemble, and the upcoming. An avid supporter of new music, she […]

sksparish.org2025-09-22T14:04:48-04:00September 22nd, 2025|

HABEMUS PAPAM!

Habemus Papam! We have a Pope! This has certainly been an exciting – and, indeed, historic – time for the Universal Church as 132 cardinals from 70 countries around the world started meeting in the Sistine Chapel to elect our next pope on 7 May. And, after just four ballots, so many of us watched excitedly as white smoke billowed from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel just after noon on the second day. I don’t know about you, but I certainly […]