JESUS will be made available for FREE in celebration of Easter! For three days only, experience the greatest rescue story of all time as it comes to life right in your living room. Exclusively available on TBN,https://watch.tbn.org/sight-sound-theatres-presents-jesus Watch it on your favorite device by downloading the TBN app, or stream it online. While we may not be able to gather together for Easter this year, may you still experience the joy of celebrating the one who came to save us all.

This new initiative begins Monday, March 30th and will take us to Palm Sunday. Each night a video will be released at 7:00 p.m. (EDT). I invite you to spend time in prayerful solidarity as over six nights, dynamic presenters from across our Archdiocese bring Catholic Families closer to Christ through scripture, reflection and prayer, in these final days leading up to Palm Sunday and the holiest week in the Church.

This Friday, March 27th, in Saint Peter’s Square, Our Holy Father will offer a special, Urbi et OrbiBlessing. Translated as “to the City [of Rome] and to the World, this blessing is typically reserved for Easter and Christmas.”

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected us all in different ways and many are wondering what this mean for our Parish Community? Click the title of the article to learn more about SSPJ Parish life during COVID-19.

As part of the ongoing pastoral and temporal response of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which has dramatically impacted our lives and our communities, Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez has released a series of pastoral messages. Please take a moment and view this message by clicking the title of this article.

Today, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced that Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez has suspended all public Masses in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia effective at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 18th and until further notice.

The Foundation for Catholic Education is a not-for-profit organization supporting the Executive Board of Elementary Education and the County Advisory Councils throughout the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Each year, the Foundation honors those that go above and beyond in support of Catholic Education. This year at the Chester County Catholic Schools Hall of Fame Gala, our own Matthew Burns was one of the 2019 Hall of Fame Honorees. We are grateful to all the honorees for your dedication and commitment to Catholic education, and especially to Matthew Burns, who has been a steadfast supporter of our Parish and School.

Saints Philip and James School has THREE students that have been named as NEUMANN SCHOLARS! Congratulations to 8th graders Dean, Joshua, and Samantha! This honor entitles them to a FOUR-YEAR SCHOLARSHIP to an Archdiocesan high school of their choice. Neumann Scholars are academically talented 8th grade students in Archdiocesan parochial schools who achieve this honor through a process that involves essay writing and a rigorous standardized test. This year there were 606 qualified students who sat for the test and just 41, throughout the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, were named Neumann Scholars. Our three students were recognized at an assembly this morning, when we welcomed Mrs. Snyder and Mrs. Martin of The Connelly Foundation, who announced our winners and presented them with their awards. Being named a Neumann Scholar is an outstanding accomplishment for these three wonderful students. Additionally, these three students were also recently recognized for receiving individual scholarships to Bishop Shanahan High School.

On September 13, 2019, Sister Teresa and School Board Chairman, Pat Folan, had the honor of accepting the School of Distinguished Instruction Award from Bishop Fitzgerald in Philadelphia. SSPJ was one of only four Catholic Elementary schools in Chester County to receive the award for continuous and consistent excellence in Terra Nova test scores. This is the first year the Archdiocese of Philadelphia has awarded this prize. Congratulations to all school staff and students!