Helping Our Blessing Bag Program Just Became Easier!

We added a needed shopping list right on line as well as a link to Smile.Amazon! Now, you can buy items for the Blessing Bag Outreach AND support the parish with your automatic donation via Smile.Amazon! Sign up at Smile.Amazon today and help us with every purchase!

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Update from Monsignor Jim – July 1, 2020

Dear Friends, As we now evaluate the reopening of our parish last Sunday, we find that we did so many things right and we are very proud! However, we also fell short for some of you with respect to comfort with seating reservations and virtual downloads. Therefore, to make things even easier – and safer – we have added an optional Seat Reservation System to our website’s homepage for every Mass as well as easy to find download links that include: RSVP for a Seat at Mass on Sundays PDF Virtual Download Link for Missals Virtual Church Offerings COVID Updates All of these areas now appear easily directly on our homepage! We pray these will allow you to worship more often and feel more safe! Please watch my video below for more information. And, another plea, won’t you help me end the sponsorship of chairs campaign? Please, sponsor a chair to allow us not to divert funds to other areas. I pray we are in this together. Saint Miriam, responsive to your needs every week. Thank you, Monsignor +Jim, Pastor https://youtu.be/gcCsv_knpss
Saint Miriam Returns on Sundays!

Sunday Masses at 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 and 12 Noon Our safe return will be in stages, starting with Sunday June 28th! To keep everyone safe, out Mass offerings will expand to allow for more safe distancing in our beautiful new sanctuary! We will also offer the following to help keep us healthy. We will expand out Mass offerings and practice proper social distancing between individuals and families at every service. Main & Sanctuary Doors will be open (reduce need to handle door pulls) No Congregational Singing – Music Team Only Limited Hymn Selection/No Hymnal Use Chairs Staged for Safe Distancing No Fellowship after Masses until Fall Virtual Worship Materials Available to Your Smart Device Cleaning and Disinfecting between All Masses and Services Deep Cleaning after all Masses every Sunday Added Sanitizer Stations at Entries to Parish Use of Face Masks Required until CDC Departs from Recommendation Simple Health Screenings and Non-Contact Temperature Checks at Entry No Childcare or in-person CFF until Fall No Communal Chalice until Fall No Contact Sign of Peace No In-Person Small Groups until Fall Additionally, We Continue to Offer Virtual Small Groups Enhanced Livestream and FM Broadcast of all Masses and Liturgies Pastoral Care “Visits” are available also via Facetime and Zoom Virtual Missals are Available via Download to Your Own Smart Device
Virtual Rosary Devotion

We realize that some people may not be ready to come back to in-person gatherings. That’s why we created an entire list of virtual worship, devotional, small group and Mass celebration opportunities! Virtual Rosary Devotion The rosary can take us deeper into prayer life. When we pray the rosary, the prayer can slow us down, calm our hearts, and enable us to rest in God’s presence. It draws out the deepest desires in our souls, desires God and God alone. Join Saint Miriam for a Virtual Rosary Devotion, every Tuesday at 6:00pm via Zoom! Join us as we gather back to church and spiritual life in the many ways we’ve created to care for the entire you! Contact us here for more information!

Virtual Rosary Devotion

We realize that some people may not be ready to come back to in-person gatherings. That’s why we created an entire list of virtual worship, devotional, small group and Mass celebration opportunities! Virtual Rosary Devotion The rosary can take us deeper into prayer life. When we pray the rosary, the […]
Virtual Choir – The Prayer of Saint Francis Video

The Saint Miriam Virtual Choir sings The Prayer of Saint Francis. Watch the video below or click on the Read More link.
Update from Monsignor Jim – June 30, 2020

Yesterday, I posted by latest weekly devotion, Franciscan Moments @ Saint Miriam. It was on prayer and intent. I was reminded of how important we are to each other and to the gift that God has given us in Saint Miriam. This past Sunday, we opened our doors for the […]
Update from Monsignor Jim – July 1, 2020

Dear Friends, As we now evaluate the reopening of our parish last Sunday, we find that we did so many things right and we are very proud! However, we also fell short for some of you with respect to comfort with seating reservations and virtual downloads. Therefore, to make things […]
Saint Miriam School Summer of Explorations – Sign Up Now!

Join us for Summer Camp this year! This year, our campers will be with us for 8 weeks and they will… Travel deep under the sea. Then we will explore the safari! Rise up from the depths and into the jungle… … and emerge to blast off and travel out […]
Saint Miriam Returns on Sundays!

Sunday Masses at 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 and 12 Noon Our safe return will be in stages, starting with Sunday June 28th! To keep everyone safe, out Mass offerings will expand to allow for more safe distancing in our beautiful new sanctuary! We will also offer the following to help keep […]
A Special Message from Our Pastor, Monsignor Jim (June 18, 2020)

Dear Friends, Not so long ago, in 2018, an article appeared in the New Your Times that featured the Kensington section of Philadelphia. The article, entitled, “Trapped by the ‘Walmart of Heroin’: A Philadelphia neighborhood is the largest open-air narcotics market for heroin on the East Coast. Addicts come from […]
5 Choirs – “How Can I Keep From Singing” – Join Us Today!

The Saint Miriam Choir will be joining the Ambler Station Singers, MPC Sanctuary Choir, MPC Worship Team, and the First Presbyterian of Strasburg choir in a virtual performance of “How Can I Keep From Singing”. We would love for you to join us! To join, contact us here or email […]
Enroll Now for Summer Camp!

For eight weeks beginning July 6, 2020 Saint Miriam School will be hosting Junior Campers (ages 2 and 3) and Summer Campers (ages 4, 5 and 6)! Camp meets from 9AM until 3PM with both before and after care available as needed! Every week our theme based camps feature developmentally […]
We are opening on June 28th – with your safety in mind!

For everyone’s safety we will have floor decals to help everyone to remember to socially distance. Also, for those concerned with health or immune issues, we will also have one Communion station with an automated dispenser that comes sealed from the assembly where no hands have come into contact with […]
An Exciting Update from Our Pastor, Monsignor Jim (June 8, 2020)

Dear Friends Well, it’s just about completed! Our new stunning Sanctuary space is absolutely amazing! We have a few last minute details to accomplish before we all return, but enjoy the video and see the vast amount of effort that went into this project! I pray you will be amazed […]
Here’s a Peak at our Saint Miriam School – Virtual Tour

Ever wonder what our Saint Miriam School looks like? Check out our virtual tour below! https://youtu.be/a_wOfd-Hygk
In Person and Virtual Readers Wanted!

Our beautiful new Sanctuary is ready and it’s time to gather again and serve the Lord joyfully! We are also continuing our Virtual Worship opportunities, too! Now you can choose to join us in person, via LiveStream, or via a video you record at home and send to us for […]
Join Saint Miriam for a Welcome Back PJ Mass! – June 28th, 2020

June 28th is our scheduled first Sunday back with the “keep us safe” guidelines, but we want to have some fun too! We received the all clear to open again, but we know it’s going to be difficult to find a new routine after watching the Mass via LiveStream in […]
It’s Time to Rediscover Saint Miriam

We made a promise long ago and we’ve kept it al this time: Welcome everyone, even those rejected by other churches, surprise those who come with honesty with moving worship and warm fellowship, engage others with accessible clergy, reach beyond our doors to provide hope, even on the streets. Our […]
A Special Message from Our Pastor, Monsignor Jim (May 30, 2020)

Click on the link below or the post title to view the video message.
Saint Miriam Returns for Sundays! (Starting Sunday June 28th)

Sunday Masses at 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 and 12 Noon Our safe return will be in stages, starting with Sunday, June 28th! To keep everyone safe, our Mass offerings will expand to allow for more safe distancing in our beautiful new sanctuary! We will also offer the following to help us […]
An Update from Our Pastor, Monsignor Jim (May 26, 2020)

Dear Friends, Another update is here! We are so excited to announce that we are ahead of schedule on the renovations of our beautiful Sanctuary, which is now on its way to being even more stunning! And, while I know there is some anxiety with respect to the pews, it […]
Because We Want to Say Thank You!!

We would never have gotten as far as we have had it not been for your support. And through this difficult and trying time, we need your support now more than ever! And because we want you to know just how much we appreciate your support, we are going to […]
Now Virtually – Small Groups

Life is not meant to be lived alone. In fact, God hates loneliness. You were created to experience life with other people, and that’s why at Saint Miriam, we encourage you to get involved in one of our amazing small groups! And even now, in spite of needing to remain […]
We Can’t Take Away the Pain, But We Can Help You Remember the Love

Every pet owner knows that the hardest thing to do is to say goodbye to your trusted companion. Pets give unconditional love and they deserve to be remembered. We know that or as long as they graced this planet, we were their whole world. That’s why at Saint Miriam, while […]
Sponsor a Chair and Support our June 2020 Renovation to our Sanctuary!

Support our June 2020 Renovation to our Sanctuary! That’s right! We are renovating our Sanctuary to benefit even more people by: Going from Pews to Chairs that permits distancing options Exposing TWO hidden beautiful Tiffany windows! Remove the chancel area to allow for one level, Handicap access, and more room! […]
A Hero or Even Maybe A Saint will read this! Thank You for supporting our Blessing Bag program!

The greatest definition of a Saint we ever heard is from Mother Teresa who said, “an ordinary person who does extraordinary things in love” Every person who lends a hand, says a prayer, supplies a product needed, distributes our Blessing Bags at Saint Miriam on the streets, or makes a […]
Worship Schedule Updates

In order to accommodate needed personal space and distancing requirements when we return from the COVID-19 Pandemic to in-person gatherings for worship, we will be adding two Mass options in addition to live-streaming. Starting Sunday, May 17th we will add an outdoor ‘Parking Lot” Mass option where participants remain in […]
A Weekly Virtual Mindfulness Group Begins May 11th 2020!

Join Saint Miriam as we bring you another virtual happening during this time! It all begins Monday, May 11th and then every weekly every Monday! Time: 7:15pm-8:15pm via Zoom 30 minutes of teaching & sharing plus 30 minutes of guided mindfulness practice. Recommended donation of $10-$20 per session for those who […]