Entries for July 2021

Attention ALL students in K – 5th grade, did you know that Visi has a thriving CubScout Pack and BoyScout Troop? Mark your calendars! On August 8th starting a 12 p.m. we will have a free recruitment event behind the church with tons of fun activities including rope bridges, tent setup demon...

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Saturday, August 14, 2021 - 12:05 PM Mass for Those Suffering from Addiction Addiction has touched far too many families and taken far too many of our loved ones. Join us that we may draw strength from one another in the power of our faith. Location: Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter an...

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August 13, 14, and 15, 2021 Weekend of Prayer, Hope, and Healing with Fr James Blount, S.O.L.T. with a guest presentation from Dr. Antone Raymundo This blest weekend, which celebrates a Fatima Day, the 43rd anniversary of O.L.M.E, the memorial of St. Maximilian Kolbe, a "martyr of char...

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We are in the 18th Sunday in Ordinary time currently and the Church wants us to focus our attention on Jesus as the “true bread” that comes from heaven. Last weekend was the feeding of the 5 thousand people with the loaves and the fishes and next weekend is the Jewish hierarchy complaini...

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August 22 and 23, 2021 – 7:00-8:30 PM Two Live Virtual Events with Ralph Martin August 22: A Church in Crisis: Pathways Forward; Based on his most recent book, A Church in Crisis: Pathways Forward, Ralph will look at the hostility that has grown toward the Catholic Church ...

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August 13, 14, and 15, 2021 Weekend of Prayer, Hope, and Healing with Fr James Blount, S.O.L.T. with a guest presentation from Dr. Antone Raymundo This blest weekend, which celebrates a Fatima Day, the 43rd anniversary of O.L.M.E, the memorial of St. Maximilian Kolbe, a "martyr of ch...

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August 13-15, 2021 Retrouvaille: Rediscover the Love in Your Marriage Tens of thousands of couples have healed their marriages through Retrouvaille (pronounced Retro-vy).  If you know anyone who could benefit from this program, please pass this on.  Couples learn to build communicati...

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Saturday, August 14, 2021 - 12:05 PM Addiction has touched far too many families and taken far too many of our loved ones. Join us that we may draw strength from one another in the power of our faith. Location: Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia More info: Vie...

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Monday, July 26, 2021 - 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Celebrate the blessings and challenges of grand-parenting on this feast day of Saints Joachim and Anne, the grandparents of Jesus.  Our morning consists of morning refreshments, prayer, and a conference by our guest presenter. Deacon Tony currentl...

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021 - 9:30 P.M. EDT Help the men in your parish discover their mission through the "That Man Is You" (TMIY) program.  Paradisus Dei, which produces TMIY and many other faith formation programs, is hosting an information night for any man who feels cal...

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Saturday, July 31, 2021 – 8 AM-8 PM Event: Purpose Conference for Teens (Open to all high schoolers entering 9th grade-exiting 12th grade) Theme: Click here for a 1-minute intro video to the Purpose Conference Speakers: Bob Lesnefsky, John Paul Kasperowicz, The Sisters ...

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Calling all Football, Soccer, Volleyball, Field Hockey and Cheerleaders!! Intent to play Fall Sports is NOW OPEN! If you are a student or prep student is 5th or 6th grade- JV Level or 7th or 8th grade- V Level and are interested in playing any of our Fall Sports, please log into ...

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STATEMENT OF ARCHBISHOP NELSON J. PÉREZ REGARDING REINSTATING THE OBLIGATION TO ATTEND SUNDAY MASS.  “We have all felt the impact of COVID-19 in as individuals and families. It has been a time of acute hardship and struggle, of separation and isolation. It has also had an impact on o...

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Biking for Vocations  - 6 Seminarians will be biking around the archdiocese this August.  On Aug 7 at 4pm they will be arriving at Visitation.  Please plan on joining us out front of church to welcome them as they arrive at 4pm.  Join us that evening at 8pm for night prayer. ...

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Summer is in full swing and isn’t it sweet? Families going on vacations and spending time with each other and just being with one another. Often during funerals, I tell people that the word for compassion, literally in Latin, means to suffer with another person.  It’s the reason ...

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When I was about done with my time in the seminary, we were driving on our way back from downtown and decided to stop at Wendy’s on the way home for a quick bite. (Wendy’s is the best by the way). As we were in the drive-thru, we noticed the car behind us and it was Archbishop Chaput. We...

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It is a humbling fact that God chooses the weak to shame the strong. It’s always been that way. In our first reading today, Elijah, a humble man, is chosen to be the mouthpiece of God and go to His chosen people and tell them to amend their ways. One man is chosen to go to hundreds of thousand...

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