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St. Joachim Parish Invites You to the Lighting of the Advent Wreath and Strolling Christmas Caroling!

Courtesy of: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/markdroberts/2011/11/25/get-ready-for-advent/ All are welcome and most cordially invited! This event is rated “E” for everyone – the young and the “young at heart”!

The Advent Wreath is an age-old symbol of the hope and faith we have in the promises of God. Whatever your particular beliefs, the darkness that winter brings to us, reminds us that we each can be a light for the world, for our community and for others.

Please join us each Wednesday, starting December 4th through December 18th, as we light the Advent Wreath in front of St. Joachim R.C. Church, Penn and Griscom Sts., at 6:30 PM. We will walk up Griscom St. to St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 4442 Frankford Ave., singing Christmas Carols. Light refreshments will await us! Even the weather is joining in, as it will “warm up” to 50 degrees on Wednesday.

We are blessed to have a diversity of cultures, religions and traditions in Frankford. Come and share yours with us! You will be most welcomed! advent If walking presents a hardship for you, please meet us at St. Mark’s. You’ll be able to tell when we’re coming by our singing!

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St. Joachim Advent Service

From Keep the Faith in Frankford:

Please join us for our Advent Prayer Service today (Saturday) at 3:45 PM and tomorrow (Sunday) at 8:00 AM. However, for our 10:30 AM Prayer Service we are joining in fellowship and sharing at St. Mark’s Church, 4442 Frankford Ave. Rev. Jon Clodfelter and the congregation of St. Mark’s provided us refuge when St. Joachim’s Church was closed. We are most grateful for their hospitality, kindness and expression of God’s love for all.

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Axe Falls on Two Catholic Churches in Frankford

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The Frankford community has experienced abandonment before but never has it fallen so heavily in a single blow.  The Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced the closing of both Catholic churches in the heart of Frankford at weekend masses.

While the parishioners of both churches were expecting some kind of bad news, there was an expectation that either Mater Dolorosa (Located at Paul and Ruan Sts.) or St. Joachim (Located at Griscom and Church Sts.) would remain to serve the people of Frankford.  The parishes are joachims web picscheduled to merge with Holy Innocents in Juniata Park along with St. Joan of Arc in Harrogate which is also being closed and merged.  The closing will be effective June 30th.

Efforts to retain a Catholic church in the heart of Frankford are underway.  More information is available at this facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/161019060737239/

An online petition has been established at this link: http://tinyurl.com/mxo65jk