NEW PARISH VICAR FOR VISITATION: We learned last Saturday that the archdiocese is assigning Fr. William Lange as our new parochial vicar, beginning July 8th. Fr. Bill is currently the administrator at St. James parish in Elkins Park. He is originally from Cleveland, OH & was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in 1992. Please be sure to warmly welcome him when you first encounter him--the weekend of July 11 - 12.
Our weekend Mass schedule will be as follows: 5:15pm (Vigil), 8:30am & 10:30am. Our 8:30am Sunday Mass will be live streamed on Facebook. (@VisitationBVM). Our weekday Mass schedule will be as follows: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 7am (effective June 8th). All Masses will be in the lower church. Click here for full details. Daily Mass readings can be found at: http://www.usccb.org/ & https://www.ibreviary.org/en/ or download one of the following apps: Laudate or ibreviary.
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Effective immediately, and until further notice, Archbishop Pérez, in union with the Bishops of Pennsylvania, has dispensed the faithful of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass
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Please join in praying for those who have been affected by this illness. May God bless your Easter journey.
Welcome!
A warm welcome to Visitation BVM Parish and our Parish Website! We are a Roman Catholic Parish of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, founded in 1954. Our address is 196 North Trooper Road, Norristown, PA 19403-2600. We are located in Montgomery County about 5 miles from Valley Forge National Historical Park. You can access driving directions and our Mass Schedule from links below.
If you are new to the Valley Forge/Norristown Area, please consider making Visitation your parish home. We offer a wealth of parish organizations and activities for a variety of interests.
For ministry to our children, we offer a wonderful pre-K through 8th grade parish school with a very fine Home and School Association. We also have an active Catholic Youth Organization and a High School Youth Ministry.
If you are interested in learning about the Catholic Faith, the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) meets on a weekly basis. All are welcome; including long time Catholics looking for a refresher course in the faith.
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