Philly Calix

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Calix Mass at Grays Ferry tonight is canceled. Please let people know.

So far, Father McKay, Paul S. and Ken Johnston are going!

The 60th Annual Calix Society Convention Join us for a weekend filled with spiritual refreshment, fellowship, and a celebration of 70 years of Calix! The Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis' Calix Chapter is thrilled to welcome you as share in the richness of 'Jesus, the face of the Father's merciful love,' through the lens of the Pa...

Been awhile since we've posted here. Next week(10/11) at Grays Ferry we will begin the series "SYMBOLON, The Catholic Faith Explained" put out by the Augustine Institute. This is a series of 10 videos. We'll watch the videos and then discuss them. If you've been away from Calix for awhile this is a great time to come back. We have the Angelus and adoration at 6 PM; Mass at 6:15 and Calix meeting at 7. To accommodate time for the video and discussion, meetings may be extended until 8:15 PM. Come on down and bring a friend!!

Fr Michael Shields will be at Grays Ferry tomorrow night, September 22 for Mass and a talk. He is staying at Our House Ministries this week for the WMOF and the Papal visit!

Father Michael Shields - 50th International Eucharistic Congress 2012 Father Michael Shields

We have finalized the details for a pilgrimage to Ireland this coming June. We will be traveling in the footsteps of St. Patrick in the company of Venerable Matt Talbot. This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity. You can download a flyer from the website by clicking on the link below! And get in touch with me ASAP if you are interested in joining us on this trip.

Pilgrimage to Ireland | Philadelphia Units of The Calix Society Pilgrimage to Ireland January 25, 2015 We have just finalized the details for our pilgrimage to Ireland this coming June. Our friends in Ireland have put together a one-of-a-kind experience that you will not get anywhere else. Rather than go into alot of detail, please download the flyer that contai…

An unbelievable "Is that odd, or is that God?" moment occurred yesterday, the Feast of Ascension Thursday. First, I get a call from the person working on a transaction for Our House Ministry (Fr. McKay's ministry which supports Calix in Grays Ferry) to purchase 3 properties on 29th St. We had made our original offer back in February and have been waiting patiently to hear from the owner. Yesterday we learned that our offer, with a small request, was accepted! I call Fr. McKay to let him know only to learn that right around the same time he received a phone call from Msgr. Daniel Sullivan, Director of Clergy for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, letting him know that his request that he submitted last summer to be transferred to full-time status with Our House Ministry was accepted and will take effect on 6/24/2014! Is that odd, or is that God?

Then I go to Mass last night and in the first reading from the Acts of the Apostles, Jesus tells his disciples, "It is not for you to know the times or the seasons that the Father has established by his own authority".

Please join us in prayers of thanksgiving for what our good God has done for us this week!

As a side note, I have had a feeling for the last month that we would hear about both of these items at the same time and He did not disappoint!

Thanks to Linda A. Doheny for asking for an update! This week we have our weekly meeting in Grays Ferry, 30th & Dickinson Sts. (entrance on Myrtlwood St.). We start with the Angelus at 6:00 followed by Mass at 6:15 and our Calix meeting from 7 to 8. I leave from Glenside if anybody wants to ride with me! Next meeting at St. Luke's in Glenside will be Wednesday 5/28 and Nativity BVM in Media on the second Monday in June. ALSO - this year's national convention/retreat is being held August 1-3 at the retreat house in Malvern. Fr. Brian Lawless, Vice Postulator for the Cause for Matt Talbot's canonization will be traveling from Ireland to be with us for the weekend!

With the Pope Benedict XVI's announcement if his resignation at the end of this month, please add the following Novena prayer to your daily list until the new pope is elected:

Novena prayer for a conclave
Heavenly Father,
We, the people of God, gathered in solidarity as did the disciples in the Upper Room, pray for the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the cardinals who will be in conclave for the election of the next Vicar of our Lord Jesus Christ. May the hearts of our cardinals be open to the wisdom of the Holy Spirit, beyond any human judgment, to elect the candidate most pleasing to you, Heavenly Father, and who will guide the Church at this momentous time in history and the beginning of the Third Millenium.
We invoke our Mother Mary, united in prayer with the disciples in the Upper Room, to intercede for our cardinals to select the next Holy Father in docility to the promptings of the Holy Spirit, her divine Spouse. With Mary, Mother of God and of the Church, we entrust this conclave to your maternal and Immaculate Heart, and offer these prayers for your guidance and protection over the choosing of the next Vicar of your Son.
1 Our Father
1 Hail Mary
1 Glory Be
Mary, Mother of the Church, pray for us!

This Week in Calix:

As the collect for tomorrow's Mass says, "God our Creator we give thanks to you, who alone have the power to impart the breath of life as you form each of us in our mother's womb; grant, as we pray, that we, whom you have made stewards of creation, may remain faithful to this sacred trust and constant in safeguarding the dignity of every human life."

Tuesday, January 22nd at St. Raphael's ARC in Grays Ferry: Angelus at 6pm, Mass at 6:15pm; Viewing and discussion of the DVD series "Catholicism"

Wednesday January 23rd at St Luke's chapel house in Glenside: Holy Hour at 6:45pm followed by group discussion of a change in the format of the meeting followed by a continued reflection of Step Two of "Calix and the Twelve Steps."

NOTE: On Wednesday we will also discuss the format and schedule of future meetings.

Next meeting in Collegeville: Sunday January 27th

Next meeting in Media: Monday February 11th

Philly day of Recollection in Grays Ferry: Saturday April 20th

Just uploaded Fr. McKay's homilies from 1/8 and 1/15 to the website. Go to www.philly-calix.com and click on "Audio & Text Files"

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Here is what is going on this week.......

Tuesday December 18th at St. Raphael's in Grays Ferry: Angelus at 6pm, Mass at 6:15pm followed by a Christmas party. Bring your favorite dessert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wednesday December 19th at St. Luke's chapel house in Glenside: Holy hour at 6:45pm followed by concluding DVD of Catholicism with reflection and discussion.

Ken Johnston was on the radio last week being interviewed by the King's Men ... here is the link for that program....take a listen

http://catholicradio.info/001/KINGS/Kings_20121214.mp3

Also, remember no meeting in Grays Ferry Christmas Day or New Years Day (don't forget Jan 1st is a holy day of obligation celebrating Mary, Mother of God). Also there will be no meeting December 26th in Glenside!!

Next meeting in Collegeville: Sunday December 30th

Next meeting in Media: Monday January 14th

Philly day of recollection in Grays Ferry: Saturday April 30th