We are hosting a child and mother/grandmother/caregiver event in Honor of Mother’s Day at Saint Miriam! The luncheon will be under the new fellowship tent and will feature sandwiches, lemonade, iced tea and dessert. This luncheon is free to all families! A photographer will take a photo with you and your child. Meet us under … Read more
What is the reason we still have hope, even two years after a pandemic? Our parish is vital to the community, the homeless, the unwelcome, and each of us! Together we have adapted to worship and still serve, even as the world shut down around us. Now, as we make our way back, it’s time … Read more
Join Saint Miriam as we honor the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord and Join the Holy Father in An Act of Consecration of Russia & Ukraine. The papal text pleads with Mary to “accept this act that we carry out with confidence and love. Grant that war may end, and peace spread throughout … Read more
Below is an overview of our planned 2022 Retreat Days and Opportunities! A Day of Healing: Prayers and readings focused on Jesus Healer Living a Day of Quiet as Prayer with Our Friars: Quiet, Solitude and Solidarity A Stars-in-the-Sky Retreat: An evening of directed prayer with an astronomer as we lay on blankets to gaze … Read more
Palm Sunday April 10th at 7:30am and 9:00am Sunday before Easter. Celebration of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Observed with palm branches, parades, and celebration Holy Thursday April 14th at 6:30pm Thursday before Easter, Commemorates the Last Supper. Often observed with foot warning, stripping of the alter and overnight prayer vigil to keep watch with … Read more
We will begin to follow the new COVID Community Level Indicators for masking effective Monday, March 27, 2022 for all parish Sunday Masses, Events and Adoration as outlined by Montgomery County. We will place a 8.5×11 Color Coded Placard inside our main entry doors to indicate current Level. *We require all in attendance to be … Read more
Growing in Faith, Giving in Love … What’s the reason we still have hope, even after two years of a pandemic? Saint Miriam! Our parish is vital to the community, the homeless, the unwelcome, and each of us! Together we have adapted to worship and still serve, even as the world shut down around us. … Read more
We are excited to have our annual Saint Patrick’s Day Fundraiser. We will have available at both entrances shamrocks for you to purchase and write a message on them. We will then hang them up to decorate. The donation request is one shamrock for $5 or three for $10. We appreciate your continued support of … Read more
I lost Holy Week in 2020. The world around us shut down about March 16th; my first son – Jameson – came bright and early April 9th; Holy Thursday! We had been in labor over 46 hours and confined to a hospital birthing suite where we could not leave due to the pandemic. Father Frank … Read more
People come, people move, some people leave, and others join the Heavenly Realm; it is the nature of parish life, but they are never forgotten! Before purchasing our present location in Flourtown, we leased a site in Blue Bell that is affectionately known as “475”! It was there – in June of 2012 – we … Read more
The Women of Saint Miriam are raffling TWO wonderful Valentine’s Day baskets filled with such great things as wine, chocolates, gift certificates, movie passes, and more! Tickets are $5 each or 3 for $10. Raffle will take place on Sunday, February 13th!! Click here or click on the link below to purchase your tickets.
Saint Miriam has adopted another outreach opportunity to support the most hurting region of the world where our love is desperately needed! Give The church of St. Joseph has a small orphanage where an associate of Monsignor Jim, Sohail Maseeh, volunteers weekly. According to Sohail, these are both in a little poor village on the … Read more
Are you looking for a way to help us help others! We have a great opportunity that you can do from home … Help us make sandwiches! We will even provide instructions … Please put peanut butter on both sides of the bread and place the jelly in the center. This prevents the sammy from … Read more
Saint Miriam, a Franciscan Old Catholic Parish, has been gifted a First-Class Relic of our Seraphic Father, St. Francis of Assisi! The word relic comes from the Latin reliquirae, meaning, “remains.” Traditionally, relics, honored in the Catholic Church, are the bodies of the saints or objects connected with them. God as often shown His approval … Read more
Statue by Demetz in 3/4 Relief in Linden Wood Size is 65” x 49.5” average retail is $12,500 Frontals: VERY gently used Slabbinck Super Frontal for altar. Retails currently for $420.00 – $930.00! (Average is 84″ in length) Email for choice and exact measurements. [huge_it_portfolio id=”12″]
Like St. Francis, I have always loved the Holy Season of Advent, but this year Advent has an even deeper meaning for me, as we are pregnant with our second child! Katelyn and I will soon welcome another baby boy. He will arrive, God willing, right before we begin the Season of Lent! And he … Read more
It’s almost time. The holidays will soon be here and many of us will struggle. Some of us have anticipatory grief, others are dealing with actual or delayed grief, some are simply depressed or at least ‘blue’. Some folks are lonely or missing family or just battle with the amount of joy over the holiday … Read more
The recent Facebook ala Meta corporate identity change is akin for me to the Pandemic. I had hoped it would bring us together, but instead, it made things worse. Let me explain.’ The massive social network, (I use ‘social’ reluctantly) has been under fire for spreading misinformation, looking the other way with an increase in … Read more
We have had to make a lot of changes and adaptations during the last almost two years of a waning pandemic. We have had to make these changes both corporately as church and individually, deep within. We have had to invest in technology, television and radio broadcast capabilities, new ways of coming together, and marvel … Read more
Scripture reminds us of a simple truth, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” (Acts 20:35) This can be an uncomfortable reminder, especially for those who hold tightly to wealth or restrict giving or fail to see the benefits that come from supporting the greater church. It can be especially difficult to give … Read more