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1 THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD JANUARY 11, 2015 A Note from Fr. Art. Dear Parishioners: Today we celebrate the Baptism of the Lord. This feast ends the liturgical season of Christmas. Next week we enter into what the liturgy calls Ordinary time. While all the Christmas sales and music etc. are over and ordinary things are back in place, this is not so for the Church. Ordinary time does not mean we forget the great message of Christmas, the Birth of Jesus. What the Church now focuses on is the message and example of Jesus which should be our usual or ordinary way of acting. Our scripture reading will remind us of the life and actions of Jesus during His mission given Him by the Father. In the Eastern Church, today is the Epiphany or revelation to the gentiles of who exactly Jesus is. Some activities of the parish begin again. Bible Study on Tuesdays at 10:00am and 7:00pm begin on January 13th. All are welcome. Also on Thursday, January 15th, the Men s Gathering will once again meet, and all men are welcome. On January 19th, we celebrate the Day in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King. His message needs to be heard again today given the recent difficulties in Missouri and other places including the murder of the two police officers in New York. His dream is a good one and we are able to make it happen in our own lives and actions. There are many opportunities for service on that day. We hope many parishioners will volunteer and participate. How are those New Year s resolutions holding? Let s hope the resolution to live up to our baptism promises will last through the year. God Bless Fr. Art Stewardship Thought for the Week After me comes he who is mightier than I, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. Mark 1:7 We are put on this earth to love God, love our neighbor and make disciples. How many times does our own pride and ego get in the way on fulfilling God s plan for us? Humbling ourselves before God and putting Him first in all things should be our top priority. Thank you for your generosity for Christmas, 2014: Number of Envelopes 492 Envelope Amount $87, Loose Cash: $10, Total $98, % Tithe $9, Income for December 25, 2013 $87, Thank you for generosity for the following weekends: Weekend of December 27 and 28, 2014 Number of Envelopes 234 Envelope Amount $19, Loose Cash $1, Electronic Offerings $1, Other $1, Total $22, % Tithe $2, December 28, 2013 $14, Weekend of January 3 and 4, 2015 Number of Envelopes 271 Envelope Amount $15, Loose Cash $1, Electronic Offerings $1, Other $ Total $17, % Tithe $1, January 5, 2014 $16, St. Thomas of Villanova

2 Schedule of Events for the week of: January 11, 2015 Recitation of the Rosary after the daily Liturgy. Mon., Jan. 12th Weekday (First Week in Ordinary Time) 12:05PM-RMCH Charles Sweeney (1st Anniversary) Mary Sweeney Tues., Jan. 13th Weekday; Saint Hiliary 12:05PM-RMCH Wed., Jan. 14th Weekday 12:05PM-RMCH Jeanie Van Allen Thurs., Jan. 15th Weekday 12:05PM-RMCH Fri., Jan. 16th Weekday 12:05PM-RMCH Commemoration of Deceased Relatives of Augustinian Family Sat., Jan. 17th Saint Anthony 9:00AM-RMCH 5:00PM-RMCH Catherine Graham - Jim & Ann Costello Sun., Jan. 18th Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30AM-VNCH Lona & Theresa Poulose - Family 9:00AM-RMCH For the Parishioners of St. Thomas 10:30AM-VNCH Mary Cedrone - Nicole & Kathy DiLorenzo Masses in Interpreted American Sign Language We have an American Sign Language Interpreter at the 9:00am Mass in the Rosemont Chapel on the Second and Fourth Sunday of each month. The interpreter will be here on January 25, READINGS FOR THE WEEK: Monday: Heb 5:1-10; Mk 2:18-22 Tuesday: Heb 5:10-20; Mk 2:23-28 Wednesday: Heb 7:1-3, 15-17; Mk 3:1-6 Thursday: Heb 3:7-14; Mk 1:40-45 Friday: Heb 4:1-5, 11; Mk 2:1-12 Saturday: Heb 4:12-16; Mk 2:13-17 Sunday: 1 Sm 3:3b, 19; 1 Cor 6:13c15a, 17-20; Jn 1:35:42 ST. THOMAS PRESCHOOL NEWS: Preschool registrations are now being taken For the School Year. Classes are available for 3, 4 and 5 year olds. Children must be 3 or 4 by October 1, If interested, call the Preschool Office at or visit the website at Monday, January 12, 2015 Golden Living Ministry Art Class - PC-1 Food Addicts in Recovery - Café Pastoral Council Meeting - PC1 Tuesday, January 13, 2015 Pastor s Brunch - PC1 Bible Study - PC2 Staff Meeting SFC Mentors Bible Study - PC2 Genasis Bells - Aud Wednesday, January 14, 2015 Exercise - Aud Honickman Ministry Religious Education Thursday, January 15, 2015 Men s Gathering RMCH & Aud Rosemont Presbyterian Village Mass Walking with Purpose - Aud Walking with Purpose - Aud Peace & Justice Meeting - PC1 Friday, January 16, 2015 Saturday, January 17, 2015 Sunday, January 18, 2015 St. Francis Inn No Religious Education Program Rosemont Village Eucharistic Prayer Service RCIA 10:15AM 11:00AM 9:30AM 10:00AM 1:00PM 2:15PM 10:00AM 10:15AM 4:45PM 6:30AM 9:00AM 9:00AM 7:30PM 9:00AM 10:30AM 11:15PM YOUNG ADULTS (21 and Older) are invited to a Winter Blast Social On Saturday - February 7th after the 5:00pm Mass in the Rosemont Auditorium, 1229 E. Lancaster Avenue, Rosemont, PA Bring a Friend. Join us for beer, wine and light fare. Must be 21 and over to attend. Please RSVP to office@stvparish.org or call St. Thomas of Villanova

3 CHRISTIAN SERVICE We extend a warm welcome to the newest member of our parish: Florence Z. Anastasio of Rosemont Congratulations to the newly Baptized member of our parish: Grace Margaret, daughter of John & Jennifer Finley Charlotte Morgan, daughter of John & Suzanne Merchant Cayden Ryan, son of Ryan & Mariel Meyer Brooke Ryan, daughter of Jeffrey & Rebecca Peltier Resting in Peace: Rev. Russell J. DeSimone, O.S.A. (Brother of the Most Reverend Louis A. DeSimone) Remember those in need of our prayers, especially: Julia Barlow, Peggy Caulfield, Mary Ann Dadourian, Bob Ellison, Jack Geraghty, Patricia Ann Harley, Bridget Kelly, Joseph Maiorana, Garrett P. McAleer (baby), Ellen McFadden (Dalton), Madeleine O Callaghan, Julia Boland Paparella, Alice Rogers, and Annie Sears. SPECIAL COLLECTION FOR THE EBOLA CRISIS WEEKEND OF JANUARY 10/11 We are having a special collection on January 10th and 11th that will be sent to Catholic Relief Services to aid in the Ebola Crisis. The parish will be tithing 10% of the collection from that weekend specifically for this purpose. If anyone would like to make a special, additional donation for this cause, please make your checks payable to St. Thomas of Villanova and place them in a separate envelope marked Ebola Crisis. The parish will send one payment, for the amount donated to, CRS. Thank you. PRAYERLINE The parish prayerline is waiting for your prayer request. This week call Mary Ann Barrow at to activate the parish prayerline. Two parish teams are available for your special intentions. PROJECT HOPE This is a transportation ministry for our Parish. If you need a ride to your medical appointments or to food shop this week, please call Mary Ann Deviney at Please give at least 3 days notice. DINNERS TO THE DOORSTEP This ministry is for parish families who are in crisis or for parish couples welcoming a new baby. Homemade dinners are delivered. Two parish coordinators keep a list of volunteers who are called as needed. If you are in need of this delicious community support, please call Sarah Breck at ST. FRANCIS INN We are forming a parish work group to serve the midday meal at the St. Francis Inn in Kensington on Sunday, January 18th. The Inn tries to meet the immediate daily needs of the poor and homeless people they serve with food, clothing and hospitality. This ministry is open to anyone 16 years or older. For more information and to sign up, contact our parish coordinator, Sheila Holst at or hagan1126@verizon.net. Thank you, STV Families, for cooking meatloaf, potatoes and sides, sandwiches and desserts for the STV Dinner Night at the Life Center in 69th Street. The next date for ministering at the Life Center will be Saturday, March 7, Contribution Information We will be sending out year-end statements by January 31, St. Thomas of Villanova

4 ITEMS NEEDED FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY OF SERVICE. On behalf of Fr. Art, Fr. Allan, the entire Parish Staff, and myself, thank you for all the cards, gifts, and well wishes during this Christmas Season! We look forward to ministering with you in the year ahead. God Bless! Fr. Joe Calling All Men! As we begin a New Year, please plan on coming back to, or joining us for the first time at, our next Men s Gathering this Thursday, January 15 th. We ll start with celebrating a Communion Service at 6:30am in the Rosemont Chapel. We ll then head down to the Auditorium for some refreshments, fellowship, and the chance to hear Kris Jaeger, Director of Community Relations for St. John s Hospice, an organization with which St. Thomas has had a strong stewardship relationship. Again, stay for what you can and feel free to invite a friend from the parish or otherwise. We gather the third Thursday of each month, before heading off to work or other responsibilities, so mark your calendars and plan ahead. We need airline/hotel samples for Martin Luther King Day of Service for hygiene bags for the people served at the St. Francis Inn in Kensington. We can use shampoo, conditioners, soaps, toothbrushes, toothpaste, shaving cream, sewing kits any kind of personal care trial size products. Please drop off your donations to the Parish Office before January 19, ARCHDIOCESE OF PHILADELPHIA ANNOUNCEMENT Have you read Pope Francis Apostolic Exhortation The Joy of the Gospel? Are you inspired by the Pope s dream for a missionary transformation of the Church? Come and meet others who share this dream and want to implement the Pope s vision! Join us for five consecutive Saturday evenings starting January 17th through February 14th, at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, 1723 Race Street in Philadelphia after the 5:15pm Mass. We will present excerpts from Pope Francis The Joy of the Gospel. The excerpts will be followed by a panel discussion to explain the New Evangelization and how families can put Pope Francis words into action. Hear priests, deacons, sisters, and local educators discuss how you can be part of the New Evangelization! See the poster in church for more details. Register today by JoyoftheGospel@comcast.net or call Michael Campbell at Are you having difficulty controlling the way you eat? Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA).. Offers a solution for all forms of food addiction. Many people are finding recovery in FA from obesity, undereating, bulimia, and obsession with food. The program is based on the twelve steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. FA is FREE and open to all women, men, and teens that want to stop eating addictively. Please join us on Monday nights at 7:00pm or Wednesday mornings at 9:30am in the St. Thomas of Villanova cafeteria located in the Parish Center, Rosemont, PA. Questions? Please contact Liz M. at St. Thomas of Villanova

5 MONDAY - JANUARY 19, 2015 Sponsored by St. Thomas of Villanova & Our Mother of Good Counsel Parishes MONDAY - JANUARY 19, 2015 Cradles to Crayons in West Conshohocken provides the essentials to children from birth thru 12 years who live in low income households. We will be packing clothing and fixing toys to be distributed. We will leave the Rosemont Auditorium at 9:30am and travel by bus and will return at 12:15pm to Rosemont. You must be Middle school age or older and wear closed toe shoes. Global Gift Fair St. Thomas of Villanova Auditorium 10:00am to 11:00am Pre-school and early elementary school Children and parents join hands to create Practical gifts for children served by: Ronald McDonald House St. Agnes Day Center (serves children from Mexico) Amigos de Jesus Orphanage in Hondoras Life Center in 69th Street (feeding center for the poor) St. Francis Inn in Kensington We need help at the craft tables. Contact Dorren McDermott: or 5mcdermott@verizon.net St. John s Hospice is a Philadelphia community grounded in faith where homeless men find dignity. We will prepare and serve lunch and do all the cleanup work. We will leave the Rosemont Auditorium at 9:30am, travel by bus and return to Rosemont by 2:00pm. You must be high school age or older and must wear closed toe shoes. EARLY RSVP A MUST!! For Cradles to Crayons and St. John s Hospice, please call Anne Murphy at St. Thomas or service@stvparish.org to save a spot. Outreach projects are available for middle school, high school and adults. Access Outreach Trips on the parish website at Aid for Friends Meal Making and other Stewardship Projects Our Mother of Good Counsel Gym 10:00am to 2:00pm For Middle School Teens and Parents. We will assemble single trays of balanced meals. Bring a cooked main entrée, e.g. meatloaf, ham or chicken. Afternoon will include a variety of service activities. Contact Joe and Karen Carey , ext 258 or kcarey@omgcparish.net In case of Inclement weather check the Website St. Thomas of Villanova

6 Our Volunteers are the Hospitality in the Interfaith Hospitality Network (IHN) at St. Thomas of Villanova Parish The Office for Mission & Ministry and the Journal of Catholic Social Thought Catholic Social Teaching and the Financial Crisis Please join us for our Lecture on The Economy of Grace and the Church of the Poor: Papal Responses to the Financial Crisis on January 27, Speaker: Charles Clark St. John s University Date and Time: January 27, 2015 at 4:30pm Place: Connelly Center - Radnor Room Villanova University For more information, contact Marcy Bray at marcella.bray@villanova.edu Homeless families come to St. Thomas of Villanova at a vulnerable time in their lives when they are without a roof over their heads. Most are single mothers who do not have adequate employment, the skills necessary to provide for their families, or the support of loved ones. At St. Thomas of Villanova we provide a spirit of warmth and hospitality 5 times a year for one week at a time. Through the kindess of our volunteers we are able to supply a safe and welcoming environment for families to spend their evenings and nights at our Parish Center. During the day, families use a Life Skills Center in Norristown and return to St. Thomas of Villanova in the evening. St. Thomas of Villanova Parish Community will host an Information Night for Prison Ministry on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at 7:00pm in the Rosemont Parish Center 1229 E. Lancaster Avenue, 1st Floor, Rosemont, PA Presenter: Parishioner, Michael Stapf Thresholds Volunteer Teacher Thresholds is a non-profit organization that trains volunteers to teach decision making skills to interested teens, men and women in Delaware County prisons. Go to You will teach a prisoner, one on one, over a ten week period, once a week (flexible hours). No experience or special background is needed. You qualify by attending one training weekend which are held three times a year. Thresholds is a non-profit organization that has been in existence for 37 years. Through this program Thresholds builds a constructive relationship between the prisoners and the community. OVERNIGHT HOST VOLUNTEERS ARE URGENTLY NEEDED FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 25TH Here s How You Can Help: * Provide an evening meal during the week the families are at St. Thomas of Villanova * Act as an evening host for a three-hour period in the evening or the weekend. * Spend the night so that you are available to assist with any problems that arise. * At the start of the week, help set up the guests room. * At the end of the week, help dismantle the rooms, move the guests, or wash linen. Teams of two or more people usually carry out all these functions, so you won t be by yourself. We urge you to consider extending St. Thomas of Villanova Hospitality to families in our community. The overnight shift begins at 9:00pm and ends at 6:30am. TO VOLUNTEER, PLEASE CALL SUSAN BARBELLA at or susanbarbella@verizon.net St. Thomas of Villanova

7 Missionary Sisters of the Holy Rosary Voinjama, Lofa County, Liberia Christmas 2014 This is a Faith filled Reflection from the ground on the Ebola Crisis. Dear Friends, Christmas greetings to all of you across the globe! You have travelled with us here in Liberia in deeply troubled times. Thanks to your prayer, concern and support in every way we are truly able to look to Christmas with joy in our hearts. We owe you so much! Your have carried us through very dark and frightening days! You kept hope alive in us as we in turn tried to keep hope alive in the lives of those around us! Many times our hearts were broken and our spirits filled with desolation as we journeyed with our people through the tragic loss of children, parents, health workers, burial teams and ambulances drivers. Our thank you is all we can offer you but know that it is heartfelt and sincere. Very special thanks to our congregation, our families and our benefactors who kept us in their hearts everyday! Our Christmas letter is particularly a tribute to all our colleagues here in Lofa County. As you know we work in three districts in Lofa - Voinjama, Kolahun and Foya. In all three districts our facilitators worked, prior to Ebola, in Literacy using the method of Training for Transformation and Social Analysis to engage in development, human rights and advocacy. We were busy with land issues when Ebola roared into Lofa. It was low key initially and we took it lightly. However, before long it governed every aspect of our lives. As a consequence our facilitators found themselves working in approximately seven villages each. Right now we are in three hundred villages across the county. It was and continues to be a huge task that made enormous demands on them. We met every week in each district and shared the stories, needs and pain of the week. After the initial training they handled their fears and were increasingly motivated to reach more and more villages never counting the cost of the hours they had to walk in the height of the rains. They worked way beyond our expectations. They sought out remote villages never visited by any other group. MSF asked us to go to places they could not reach as they can only travel by car and therefore depend on navigable roads. Our colleagues travel by public transport that is motorbike and they walked. We the Sisters were humbled by our colleagues and their tireless dedication to do all they could for their people. They educated people about Ebola; they dug with the villagers more latrines; they educated all about sanitation and safe drinking water. They facilitated the opening of many pumps as people were told that the water had been poisoned. They motivated people to carry sick people to hospital as many were afraid they would immediately be carried to a treatment center, as in the height of Ebola every sickness was considered Ebola. They documented pregnant women and the information was carried back to the main towns where we are members of the county health teams! There we liaise with MSF, Red Cross, UNICEF, WHO and multiple local NGOs. Hence they made an invaluable contribution to the coordination effort to combat Ebola. We have reached our initial target of keeping so called safe villages safe. We work in villages that have been quarantined and under twenty one days observation. We have documented survivors, orphans and children living with only one parent. We have traced families of survivors and we continue to monitor their situations. It is time to light a candle in the darkness - it is Christmas here in Lofa. Our markets are opened. Women are starting the trek to town to meet their friends and sell their goods. They are walking with a smile on their faces and a spring in their step. We are not shaking hands or hugging each other, but we wave joyously and greet with laughter! There is dancing and singing everywhere and we have begun to visit again and receive all as a guest and no one as a stranger. However we are still careful and a little afraid of what might lurk in the darkness. The lives of so many have been wiped out. Whole families lost to Ebola. An infant sucking at the breast of her dead mother survives and we ponder the pain of it all. A survivor mother cares for her small child thinking that she can stay by his side so that he will not die alone! A mother begs her only child to stay with her because she is so afraid of the pain - he does and survives but is haunted by the sight of his mother s suffering. A little girl gives her grandmother water to drink while she is waiting for the ambulance to carry her to the treatment center. The little one is isolated in the village because she touched her dying grandmother. All are afraid. Now is the time to pick up the pieces of broken lives and play our part to help build a better Liberia. In this phase of reduced cases it is the moment to reflect on what has happened to us and to gather the lessons that Ebola demanded that we learn. We have held workshops recently with our facilitators to reflect on Ebola and what it has taught us. The facilitators will carry the reflection process to the villages and all will share reflectively on the experience. As we know it can never be business as usual again. A life lived without reflection is only half lived so we are all called to this process St. Thomas of Villanova

8 We have started workshops to prepare teachers in the villages to help children when schools reopen to pass on correct information to the children so that they will receive survivors well and not stigmatize children who have already suffered so much. We are planning a series of stories and plays to help the children reflect according to their age and stage of development. We are planning to prepare a team for the most victimized villages in all three districts who will do psycho social counseling in those villages. We will train them in basic counseling skills and in recognizing Post Traumatic Stress. They will gather groups of widows/widowers to help them share their experiences and find support and encouragement from each other. Small grants will be made available as the group gains a sense of cohesion. We plan to continue to work to improve sanitation - complete the building of latrines and the management and provision of safe drinking water. In addition we plan to continue to advocate for improved health standards in clinics and hospitals in our districts. Unless improved sanitation and better health services are put in place we will continue to be at risk not only from Ebola but so many other illnesses. We wish to thank each of you for reaching out across the globe and giving support at this time to all in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone. Although the international response was slow in the beginning your response was immediate and powerful. Your prayer, your support, your concern and good will made it possible for Liberia to look forward to a new day and a new year! Do not underestimate your contribution, it has made a difference. No two people on the planet know this better than Bridget and I. Our thanks now and always! May God Bless Us All! Happy Christmas! Sr. Bridget and Sr. Ann Sr. Anne with Elijah, a survivor of Ebola. Elijah s mother died of Ebola. Sr. Bridget with Lydia and Ballah. Lydia is a survivor. Ballah never got Ebola. THE LANGUAGE OF CONSECRATED LIFE The consecrated life is a remarkably diverse phenomenon within the Catholic Church. Because of the various kinds of communities, vocations, and charisms that we find in consecrated life it can sometimes be a challenge to understand terminology that describes this way of life. In our upcoming bulletins, we will provide a glossary that you may find helpful. F. Father: A title that refers to priests in the Catholic Church, whether diocesan or religious. Often used instead of the more formal Reverend. Friar: In the mendicant tradition all consecrated men are know as friars, a term which is derived from the Latin term for brother. Friars differ from monks in that friars generally are more involved with ministry whereas monks are more focused on prayer and contemplation. Augustinians are Friars. A friary is a building in which Friars resident. Diocesan priests reside in rectories. WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE AN AUGUSTINIAN VOLUNTEER? Augustinian Volunteers are Catholic men and women between the ages of who wish to serve God s people in partnership with the Augustinian Order and others. The service of the volunteers is with established educational, social, and health programs and varies according to the needs of the sponsoring site and the individual volunteer. Applications are currently being accepted for the volunteer year for our sites in Chicago, IL, Lawrence, MA, Philadelphia, PA, San Diego, CA, Ventura, CA and Chulucanas, Peru. If interested, please visit or contact us at osavol@gmail.com (This glossary was developed by the Conference of Major Superiors of Men (CMSM) St. Thomas of Villanova

9 iving in Charismatic Retreat at the IHM Spirituality Center 1140 King Road, Immaculata, PA Charismatic Retreat Retreat Director: Rev. Augustine Esposito, OSA Jan , 2015: 6PM Fri.-12Noon Sun. (a few openings still available) Saturday Only: 8AM-8PM All Married Couples are invited to attend the Living in Love Retreat on February 21-22, 2015 Couples who stay successfully and happily married have made marriage their mission. They choose not to settle down but instead adopt a proactive approach to put the fun and delight into being a man and a women in love. This parish based event provides the inspiration and insight that enables each couple to create the lifestyle and marriage of their dreams. Please treat yourselves to this extraordinary experience for the sake of your community, yourselves and your children. If you are considering working with the engaged couples of the parish, this is the initial training for Preparing to Live in Love, a parish pre-cana mentoring program. Time Table: Saturday, 8:00am-9:00pm Sunday, 8:00am-4:00pm Cost: $125 per couple. Includes all materials, refreshments, and a romantic Saturday evening meal. Full payment is required to secure your reservation (fully refundable or transferable). Full and partial scholarships are available in special circumstances. Accommodations: Parish facilities are used. Couples sleep at home. The retreat will take place in the Rosemont Auditorium. Child Care: Breast fed babies can be cared for at the retreat. Please phone to discuss other situations. Contact David and Stephanie D Arcangelo at or darcangelo518@gmail.com. For more information and /or registration, contact Sister Barbara Cook at ; ihmspcenter@hotmail.com LOCAL SCHOOL NEWS Ss. Colman-John Neumann Annual Pancake Breakfast SCJN Open House SCJN Book Fair Please join us for Ss. Colman-John Neumann's annual Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, January 25, 2015 from 8:00 am-noon. The cost of $8 per person includes a full breakfast of plain or chocolate chip pancakes, sausage, fresh pastries, coffee and juice. Visit us before or after Mass that day, and let the SCJN Home & School Association cook for you! During the Breakfast, we will also host an Open House from 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. for all our current families, as well as any new families that may be interested in attending SCJN starting Fall That morning, the SCJN library will host a Book Fair, with all types of childrenʼs books and other reading and craft items available for purchase. Also, we'll have Spirit Wear for sale, with great new wearables and other new SCJN-imprinted items. Last, there will be wall tiles available to purchase and paint/personalize for the school's exterior as a fundraiser. The proceeds from the tiles will be used to purchase frames and pictures to beautify the interior of the school. We hope to see you for all the great activities that day! St. Margaret School, Narberth A nurturing, faith based education in a caring environment. Open Houses: Sunday, January 25, 2015: 12:30-2:00pm Thursday, January 29, 2015: 9:00am-2:00pm Exceptional Catholic Education from Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 8. Bring a friend and meet our student ambassadors, faculty and parents St. Thomas of Villanova