The incorrupt heart of St. John Vianney will be visiting Corpus Christi Church, 909 New Road in Elsmere, Delaware on Monday, February 4, 2019. The Shrine of Ars, France, has made this major relic available for a national tour in the U.S. The relic will be available thought the day for private veneration. A Mass with Bishop Malooly as celebrant and homilist will begin at 8:30 a.m. Rosaries and prayer services are scheduled throughout the day. Visit cdow.org/Vianney for details. The Knights of Columbus is hosting this tour and welcomes this special opportunity to offer for veneration this relic of the patron of parish priests, whose holiness and integrity is a model for clergy and laity alike. As we prepare for the opportunity to venerate the relic of this great saint, please pray for his intercession for your intentions and the success of the visit of his incorrupt heart to the Diocese of Wilmington.

The mandatory Confirmation Retreat is scheduled for Saturday, March 23rd from 9AM-4PM. Permission slips are due on or before February 10th. If you have any questions please contact Katie Sukley.

First Reconciliation was held on Thursday, January 24th. If your child missed First Reconciliation please contact Katie for information about how to make-up this sacrament.

The First Communion Banner kits will be distributed to all 2nd Grade students the week of January 26th/January 30th. Please start working on your child's banner for First Communion.

Edge Youth Ministry will NOT be meeting January 31.

Life Teen will resume on January 27th at 6pm in the hall. We are kicking off the new year with a training for all who wish to volunteer with Night to Shine. We will then follow that with a youth group meeting with some of the other churches in the area.

If you would like to be a Volunteer at Night to Shine, you must attend training on January 27 at 5 pm in the Hall. If you would like to be a “Buddy,” there will be training on January 27 at 6 pm in the Hall. You MUST attend training in order to volunteer at the event! Please go to the Parish website to register as a volunteer prior to training. Night to Shine will be held February 8 from 6-9 pm in the Hall. If you have any questions, or would like more information, please contact Bridgitte at bbailey@stchristopherki.org or 410-643-6220

The colder it gets, the more canned  Spaghetti & Meatballs / Beefaroni /Ravioli and SOUP goes off the shelf at the Food bank!!  We also need canned fruit!!  Just an extra can of anything will help those in need.   “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is ’What are you doing for others?’ Martin Luther King, Jr.

Our church will again provide meals at the Homeless Shelter and provide 6 pm to midnight  volunteers,  beginning today, Jan.27th to Feb. 2nd.  Please continue to keep all the homeless and those on the edge of poverty in your prayers.  We continue to have both adults and children.  Thank you for your continued generosity.  If you know anyone who is homeless or in danger of becoming homeless, there is a free event sponsored by the MidShore Roundtable on Homelessness with refreshments, resources and service coordination on Wed. Jan. 30th 9 am-1pm at HM Resource Center in Centreville.  Call 410-739-4363 for more info. For questions or to volunteer, contact: Margie Reedy, MReedy@stchristopherski.org, Mary Jourdak, MJourdak@stchristopherski.org or Bridgitte Bailey, BBailey@stchristopherski.org 

The Archives of the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington will present a special exhibit in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Diocese. The exhibit will take place on Sunday, February 24, 2019 from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Family Center of Saint Joseph on the Brandywine Church, 10 Old Church Road in Greenville, Delaware. The exhibit will feature dozens of items and documents going back to the 1600s when the first Catholic Europeans arrived in present-day Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland. It is free and open to the public.

The St. Christopher's Parish Leadership Team would like to invite you to experience this Dynamic Catholic event on March 31st in Philadelphia.  It will be an amazing afternoon perfectly timed in the season of Lent. https://dynamiccatholic.com/events/find-your-greatness Tickets are on sale from Dynamic Catholic https://dynamiccatholic.com/find-your-greatness-philadelphia-pa-mar-31-2019 The St. Christopher's Knights of Columbus are sponsoring a coach bus for anyone who would like to attend.  Please contact mcdavis@stchristopherski.org to reserve a spot on the bus.  Space is limited and provided on a first come, first served basis.  

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The Parish Offices will be closed on Monday, January 21 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr Day. The Offices will reopen at 8:30 am on Tuesday.

First Reconciliation will be held on Thursday, January 24th at 7PM in the Church. This is for all students in the 2nd grade classes, please make sure to save the date! Students should continue to work on learning their Act of Contrition prayer at home.

This is a reminder that the Confirmation Initiation Mass for all Confirmation students and their families has been rescheduled for Sunday, Jan. 27th at 9AM. Students should plan to sit with their families for this Mass.

This is a reminder that our Monthly Family Catechesis session for the month of January has been rescheduled for Sunday, Jan. 20th at 10AM. Please bring your completed Unit 4. If you are unable to make this meeting, please contact Katie so that you can make arrangements to check in and get the information you've missed.

If you would like to be a Volunteer at Night to Shine, you must attend training on January 27 at 5 pm in the Hall. If you would like to be a “Buddy,” there will be training on January 27 at 6 pm in the Hall. You MUST attend training in order to volunteer at the event! Please go to the Parish website to register as a volunteer prior to training. Night to Shine will be held February 8 from 6-9 pm in the Hall. If you have any questions, or would like more information, please contact Bridgitte at bbailey@stchristopherki.org or 410-643-6220

Altar Server Training will be held on 1/26/19 4pm in the Church.  The trainees should plan to attend 5pm Mass immediately following to see their training in action. Any child 4th grade and above is welcome to attend. This is a wonderful way for our youngest parishioners to Carry Christ Beyond the Pews!  Please contact Celinda Carr with any questions: ccarr@stchristopherski.org or 240-882-4694.

Edge Youth Ministry meets again on January 24.