Our Mother of
Good Counsel

The July Gathering for the Senior Community Members has been moved forward to Friday, July 19 at 12 noon. Please bring your usual lunch nourishment with you. Desserts and Beverages will be provided. We meet in the Social Center of the school building. Looking forward to seeing you as we celebrate our 3 summer holidays in a patriotic fashion.

Because we are an Augustinian parish, twice a month, on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month, a group of parishioners gathers together for prayer and reflection on the works of St. Augustine. St Augustine lived in the 4th century but his spirituality still helps us to live the Christian life today in a very profound and beautiful way.
All are welcome to come and join with us whenever you can. We usually meet in the Parish Social Center from 7:00—8:00pm. Our next meeting is July 2nd. 

The focus of the 2nd film of the OMGC summer Film Series is the Catholic social teaching, Solidarity, and its bearing on immigration reform. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops tells us that: “We are one human family whatever our national, racial, ethnic, economic, and ideological differences. We are our brothers’ and sisters’ keepers, wherever they may be…At the core of the virtue of solidarity is the pursuit of peace and justice.”
Gospel without Borders, a documentary, produced by the Baptist Center for Ethics, follows the plight of immigrants in five states and the interdenominational help provided to these immigrants by people who believe in the Gospel. In 2011, Bishop Anthony Taylor of the Diocese of Little Rock, Arkansas, urged Catholic leaders to distribute this documentary to their parishes. He wrote, “Immigration reform is one area where we can learn to work together in a united way to build bridges of shared humanity and Christian faith in line with Vatican II’s vision of the demands of the Gospel today.”
Please join us in the School Gym on Tuesday, July 23 from 7:00 – 8:30 P.M. Time for a short reflection and discussion will follow.  

Get ready for an African adventure that engages the whole herd!
Life is sometimes wild, but God is always good!  All children, ages 4 through 10 are invited to be a part of the herd!  We will learn Bible Stories, songs, crafts, drama and have snacks in our week long Bible Camp August 19-23!
Cost of the camp is $45 for the week!
But don’t let that keep you from joining…contact Karen at 610-525-0147 if the cost is prohibitive to your children!
All are welcome!
Contact Michelle at the Parish Office for registration forms! Space is limited so register now! 

We are looking for students ages 11 through high school to help out at our Vacation Bible Camp. Join our team of singers, crafters, dancers, leaders, guides, and runners to have a week of fun working with the younger children! The week is August 19-23!  Contact Karen at kcarey@omgcparish.net or call 610-525-0147 for information!

The Catholic Charities Appeal is the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s single most important annual fundraising initiative, and they are counting on your support. Poverty, hunger and homelessness remain serious challenges to our community. Please look deeply within your heart to help reach the goal of $12.5 million, as we strive to bring the gift of hope to our brothers and sisters in need. 

Please click on the photo for the latest information about the Roof Campaign. 

Throughout the months of July and August, the Parish Office will be closed on Friday of each week, beginning on Friday, July 5th.
The Parish Office will resume to be open on Fridays, beginning the week of Tuesday, September 3.

Our Annual Movie Night scheduled for July 12 has been rescheduled until September. Please watch the bulletin for more details.

Our Parish will be hosting the IHN families once again during the Week of August 4-11. We are hosting again because some of the host churches do not have air conditioning, we host more often during the warmer months so our guests can be comfortable.  If you can help in any of the following ways, please give us a call: 

1.  If you can help set-up the Social Center on Saturday, August 3 at 10:00 am or take-down and pack away equipment on Sunday, August 11 at 12:15 pm, please call Karen Carey at 610- 525-0147, ext. 227 or email kcarey@omgcparish.net or Joe Carey at ext. 262 or email jcarey@omgcparish.net.
2.  If you can prepare a meal one evening of that week, please call Toni Betz at 610-525-4499.
3.  If you can serve as an evening host, during the week from 6:00 – 8:30 p.m. or as an overnight host from 8:30 p.m. – 6:00 a.m. once during the week, please call Megan Carey at 484-809-8313 or email her at mcarey728@gmail.com.

The Society of St. Vincent DePaul will be using the services of GreenDrop to support their clothing drive. Look for the GreenDrop truck in the church parking lot where an attendant will be available to assist you with your donations. Please place your donations of usable men’s, women’s and children’s clothing in plastic bags or boxes. Household items such as: kitchenware, games/toys, small appliances under 50 pounds, electronics, sporting goods, books, CDs and videos are also accepted. Unfortunately, furniture, large appliances, TVs or computer monitors cannot be accepted. For a full list of acceptable items, visit www.gogreendrop.com.
The GreenDrop truck is usually parked near the dumpsters close to Barrett Avenue.

If you or someone you know is curious about religious life, visit www.sistersofmercy.org.

If you need a ride to the doctor,
shopping, etc., call Joanne Bramley at 610-457-6638.

Several of our Group Leaders for HOPE (Helping Other People in Emergency) have had to resign from this ministry for various reasons. A group leader for HOPE is an adult woman or man who is home often enough that you are able to receive phone calls from parishioners who need a ride to the doctor’s office, hospital or shopping. You then call a driver on your list of drivers to see if he/she is able to meet this request. Group leaders (two assigned each week) can be non-drivers because you will not be asked to do the driving. Your task, one week out of three, will be to make the connection between the volunteer driver and the person in need of a local ride. If you would like more information about this particular ministry, please call Sr. Anne at 610-525-0147 (ext. 234). Thank you for considering this parish need.

We would ask you to consider offering your driving skills for parishioners who need a ride to local doctors’ offices, shopping, etc. Your group would be assigned every third week. The group leader will contact you if a request is  received for transportation. If you are available, a “yes” always makes a group leader very grateful. If you are not available on the day or time needed, your group leader will also be grateful that you returned their call to let them know. If you need to talk about this commitment, please call Sr. Anne at 610-525-0147 (ext. 234). 

Because Parish Council does not meet during July and August, we will not continue the item usually in this space or in the Bulletin during the summer months.
The Parish Staff will be available through the summer. 

The Augustinian Volunteers are recent college graduates between the ages of 21 – 29 who feel called to spend a year in service to others while living in an intentional community. Volunteers serve with local community partners in social service, campus ministry and education placements. By engaging in a way of life inspired by the Augustinian Friars, volunteers experience personal and spiritual development as they build relationships with fellow volunteers and those they serve. Applications are currently being accepted for the 2019 – 2020 volunteer year for our sites in Lawrence, MA; Philadelphia, PA; San Diego, CA; Ventura, CA and Chulucanas, Peru. If interested, please visit www.augustinianvolunteers.org or contact us at info@augustinianvolunteers.org.