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Lydia’s Giving: Dinner, Showing and Dance Performance

The Not By Bread Alone faith-sharing group, formed at Daylesford Abbey in the 1990s, is focusing on the theme of “Women in the Church” for their meetings this year, and has partnered with the Women’s Sacred Music Project, founded in Philadelphia in 1995 to commission and promote sacred music by female composers, to present a screening of Lydia’s Giving, a chamber work for choir, instruments, and solo dance, at the SKS Parish Center on Saturday, November 18th at 6:30pm. Dinner will be […]

sksparish.org2023-11-13T13:33:51-05:00November 13th, 2023|

Cecelia Scholar: Ren Martin-Doïké

Hailing from Honolulu, Ren Martin–Doïké is a versatile performer on a mission to share music with diverse audiences around the world. Ms. Martin–Doïké has performed throughout Europe, Asia, and the Americas as a soloist and member of a diverse range of ensembles including The Philadelphia Orchestra, Duo RenJi, and the Rietveld Jazz Quintet. Often heard on the radio, Ms. Martin–Doïké has performed for broadcasts on National Public Radio (NPR), Radio France, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), as well as RTHK television […]

sksparish.org2024-01-16T13:13:31-05:00November 10th, 2023|

THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Year A)

Wisdom 6:12 – 16

This Sunday, we will hear from the Book of Wisdom. Again, the passage was clearly chosen to prepare us for the Gospel. We need to seek wisdom in our lives in order to prepare for the time when God calls us to his heavenly banquet. It has been awhile since we heard from Wisdom, so let’s review. This book is not part of the Hebrew Masoretic collection but is included in the Septuagint manuscript; there, it is known as the Wisdom of Solomon and is included in […]

sksparish.org2023-11-20T10:57:37-05:00November 10th, 2023|

Newcomers Coffee Sunday, November 5 after the 9:30AM Mass

The SKS Parishioner Engagement Committee, PREP and Faithful Families invite all parishioners – new and long-time worshippers – to our Newcomers Coffee this Sunday. Over 35 families have registered in the parish since our last Newcomers Coffee in June. Please help us welcome them to their spiritual home! There will be coffee, doughnuts, info about our ministries and activities for children.

sksparish.org2024-05-07T12:46:24-04:00November 4th, 2023|

THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Year A)

Malachi 1:14b – 2:2b, 8 – 10

This Sunday, we will hear from the Book of the prophet Malachi. The last time we heard from Malachi was on the 33^rd Sunday of Ordinary time last year (in fact, it’s only these two Sundays that we hear from this prophet), so let’s look at its origin. The work itself has no dates to give an indication of when it was written or what period of time is being addressed. Since it addresses abuses that Ezra (priest from Babylon who returned to Jerusalem […]

sksparish.org2023-11-20T11:00:27-05:00November 3rd, 2023|

THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Year A)

Exodus 22:20 – 26

This Sunday, we will hear from the Book of Exodus. Although it is just a small part of a long expansion of the Decalogue (cf. 20:1-17 and 21:1 – 23:33 and finally the mention of Moses writing down these laws in 24:4) the passage was clearly chosen to prepare us for the Gospel. It speaks in very practical terms what it means to love your neighbor as yourself. The passage we will hear on Sunday is a small section of the three chapters in the Book of […]

sksparish.org2023-11-20T11:10:52-05:00October 29th, 2023|

Find the Right Mass for You and Your Family with Our New Calendar

The Parish Plan committees are continuing their work to make St. Katharine’s a warm, welcoming community for worshippers of all ages. Along with our Family Masses (see block above), we’ve added two monthly Masses that will feature teen and young adult choirs, lectors and cantors, both at 5:00pm on Saturday. To help parishioners decide which Mass to attend, you will now find a calendar on our website that describes the focus and features of each service.

Thanks to the Liturgy Experience and Parishioner Engagement committees […]

sksparish.org2024-05-07T12:45:08-04:00October 20th, 2023|

TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Year A)

OPENING PRAYER: Isaiah 24

Isaiah 45:1, 4 – 6

This Sunday, we will again hear from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah. Since it is from chapter 45, we know that it is from Deutero-Isaiah. We recall that Deutero-Isaiah prophesied 587 – 539BC, during the Babylonian exile. During this time, the political scene in the Ancient Near East changed dramatically as a result of the rise of Cyrus II (the Great). Until he came into power in 559BC, the great powers controlling the Ancient Near East were usually Semites, originally of the […]

sksparish.org2023-11-20T11:16:40-05:00October 20th, 2023|

TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Year A)

Isaiah 25:6-10a

This Sunday, we will again hear from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah. Since it is from chapter 25, it would be understandable if you were to conclude that it is from Isaiah himself. There is lively debate among scripture scholars, however, as to where this chapter – and, in fact, chapters 24 – 27 belong historically. Many argue that it was written in post-exilic times during the period of Persian dominance. They make this argument because this section which, in many Bibles, is given the title of the […]

sksparish.org2023-11-20T11:08:13-05:00October 13th, 2023|

TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Year A)

Isaiah 55:6 – 9

This Sunday, we will hear from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah. Seeing that it is taken from chapter 55, we know that it is part of Deutero-Isaiah, dealing with Israel during its Babylonian exile. It is at the very end of the Babylonian captivity and we should read the opening verses of the chapter since they speak in anticipation of how the Persians would allow the exiles to return. The Book of Ezra opens with the decree of Cyrus that called the exiles to return to […]

sksparish.org2023-09-25T19:50:24-04:00September 25th, 2023|

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