• May 6, 2021 Thursday in the V Week of Easter  Ascension Thursday            A week from today is Ascension Thursday, yep, it’s forty days after Easter. The schedule for Mass that day and the vigil is Wednesday evening at 7:00 PM, Thursday at 7:30 AM and 12:00 noon.

   

  Marian Devotion            On Thursday evening we will celebrate our Marian Devotion for the month of May. We are planning on a rosary procession on the campus winding around to the Statue of Our Lady. Let’s meet outside the entrance to the church and join in a candlelight procession in honor of our Blessed Mother.

   

  St. Cornelius Early Learning Center                 St. Cornelius Early Learning Center invites you to come meet our teachers and tour our beautiful school. We offer full and half day Pre-K3 and Pre-K4 programs as well as full day Kindergarten. We also offer before and after school care and many fun after school activities. We are now accepting registration for the 2021-2022 school year.  We are so excited to welcome you to our school family!

   

  Camp Cornelius – Think Summer! Registration is now open! A summer camp experience for children ages 3-11 with volunteer opportunities available for middle school and high school students. Half Day Camp (9am-12pm) - $185 per week Full Day Camp (9am-4pm)- $300 per week Before/After care is available.   Week of June 28 - July 2nd Arts & Crafts Week of July 12th-16th STEM/Robotics - Nature - Cooking Week of July 19th-23rd Cooking STEM/Robotics Week of July 26th-30th Arts & Crafts Nature Contact Abigail Kohlbrenner at akohlbrenner@scornelius.org / (610) 459-8663 with any questions. Camp Cornelius Registration

   

  New! – CST 101 – Catholic Social Teaching 101 –Sunday, May 23rd – At 2:00 PM – New!            Our parish CRS Chapter launched an exciting new program – CST 101 – Catholic Social Teaching 101. The Church’s social teaching is a rich treasure of wisdom about building a just society and living lives of holiness amidst the challenges of modern society. The first five sessions were recorded and are available on the parish website.                 Please join us on Sunday May 23rd at 2:00 PM for a one hour Zoom meeting for our final presentation of Catholic Social Teaching. Our topic will be Care for God’s Creation. For more information on the CST catechesis program and Zoom meeting details go to our website www.saintcornelius.org. All are welcome to join in on the discussion.  Care for God's Creation

   

  Loaves and Fishes – New! Last week we delivered over 800 lunches to St. John’s Hospice and collected many diapers and other supplies for Mighty Writers in West Grove.  Thank you for your continued support.  Our food donation schedule:     May 14th we will collect casseroles and lunches. May 28th we will collect lunches. June 11th we will collect casseroles and lunches. June 25th we will collect lunches. Reminders: A lunch consists of a PBJ sandwich, a granola or protein bar, a juice box or water bottle and a small piece of fruit if you can add it, the fruit is optional. Another reminder - to help keep the sandwiches from getting soggy spread the peanut butter on both pieces of bread and then spread the jelly in between.  We can store casseroles in the deep freeze in the PLC kitchen so you can drop off at other times to fit your schedule. We meet at the PLC between 10 and 10:30 on the morning of the drop off. If you have a high school student who is helping and need their volunteer hours validated I am happy to help. Simply email me the form and I will sign and scan the form back to you.  If anyone needs help with drop off feel free to call or text JoEllen Muntz at 484-832-0202.  SPECIAL REQUEST: For the next few donations we will also be supplying Mighty Writers with diapers for families in West Grove, Avondale, Oxford, and Kennett Square areas. Mighty Writers is also collecting monetary donations to present the mothers with a small flower bouquet and chocolates. The mothers at the MW distribution, especially the young moms, are having a very hard time dealing with the effects of the pandemic, emotionally, economically, and personally. Their mental health is at risk and MW is trying to help them in any way possible, to cheer them on and, to bring a smile to their face! Please feel free to share with your friends, family, and coworkers to see if they would be interested in participating as well. If you decide to donate money for the flowers and chocolate please send a check directly to Mighty Writers at 1501 Christian St Philadelphia Pa 19146. Please, write in the memo: Mothers' day EFK (El Futuro Kennett, that is the official name) For a direct deposit for diapers please donate here: www.mightywriters.org

   

  The St. Cornelius Literary Society            Our last meeting was a terrific time with a great discussion of the latest effort of Babbette’s Feast. The votes are still coming in for the next round of reading so watch this space and the bulletin and the web site for the final decision.   There’s always something goin’ on here on Ridge Road.            The planting season is upon us and soon there will be more than onions in the garden. The maintenance of this old battleship is constant as the photos below indicate. The names and numbers of the volunteers are being collected and we will be in touch as to the planting. Please contact the Office if you are interested in volunteering.            We’ve got new asphalt being laid and the cracks from the February snows are being corrected.

   

   

  It’s May, It’s May! The terrific month of May!            We had a number of wonderful sacramental celebrations with Fist Holy Communion and Confirmation. It is a time of renewal for all of us.             This is Mother’s Day weekend. We celebrate those great women who have been given to us in love. Thank God for your mom this weekend and say a prayer of thanksgiving! Happy Mother’s Day to all who love us with a maternal love. Faithfully, Msgr. Diamond