Recent News

6th Grade Service Project

The 6th graders from St. Philomena School are reaching out to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to share our time, talent and treasure in service to their families. The hospital is in need of Waiting Room Kits for the kids and Care Bags for their families. They have asked us to collect and package the following items.

Waiting Room Kits: Crayola crayons, markers, colored pencils (small sizes please); stickers and drawing paper; color books with the themes: Superheroes, Action Figures, Animals

Care Bags (travel sizes please): shampoo/conditioner, disposable razors, shaving cream, toothbrush, toothpaste, adult hand lotion, combs/brushes, lip balm, manicure set, earbuds, chap-stick, hair ties,

We will collect items Monday, October 14 through Sunday, October 27. Please put your items in the special, marked collections boxes in the back of church or send to school with your student. Thank you in advance for supporting the St. Jude Kids and their families.

—St. Philomena 6th grade students and teachers, Mrs. Anne Cusack and Mrs. Sue Tony

Tanners Apple Cider Donuts

For the first time ever, Tanners Orchard is offering this fundraiser to help schools earn money and St. Philomena School will be one of the first to participate. You can order delicious Tanner’s Apple Cider Donuts by the dozen and pick them up to enjoy with your family in November. Orders are due November 4 and pick up will be November 14 from 2-6pm in the Parish Center.

Click here for the flyer.

Click here for the order form.

Bible Blessing

On Friday, September 20 our fifth grade students received their Bibles from Father David in a special ceremony after school Mass. The students had a chance to look up some passages and participate in a discussion with Father David. They did a great job.

St. Philomena Cords

The St. Philomena cord is a devotional item worn by someone as a reminder of St. Philomena as well as to ask her prayers. The 6th-8th graders worked on growing in devotion to St. Philomena by reading about her life and and studying her example of heroic virtue. We also prayed a novena for her intercession and on the 9th day received blessed St. Philomena cords from Fr. David. The cords are made of red and white threads with a knot on either end, reminding us of both her martyrdom and purity.