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Prayer Ministries
- At St. Philip we recognize that the soul of the apostolate, the lifeblood of all ministry, is love of God and union with Him. Many practices and devotions are geared both to personal spiritual growth and to intercession for others. Parishioners are encouraged to join together to pray for their own intentions and those of the parish, community, archdiocese, country, Church and the world. Some of the greatest saints considered their ministry to be representing humanity in prayer before God.
- Communal First Saturdays Apostolate
  
  The mission of the Communal First Saturdays Apostolate (CFSA) is to propagate, establish, and sustain the Communal First Saturdays® Liturgy and devotion in Catholic parishes, shrines, and other venues as a way of bringing about the salvation of souls and world peace.
  The Church-approved Communal First Saturdays®, which is inseparable from The Communal First Saturdays Devotional book, helps the faithful respond to the Fatima Message in the most efficacious way. Requested by name in the Fatima message, the First Saturdays –fulfilled in a public and communal way -- is the best way to spread devotion to the Rosary since the parish itself gives visible witness to the
  importance of this Marian prayer.
  What We Do
  Our Lady said that God wants devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary established in the world. The Communal First Saturdays® meets all of these requirements. Spreading the First Saturdays enables us to practice love of neighbor and mercy toward our neighbor in the highest way by helping save his/her soul. This is the greatest gift we can give our neighbor. This is what Our Lady promises through the First Saturdays--the salvation of many souls. Members are able to accomplish more by working together with other members.
  
  At St Philip On every First Saturday of the month, the leader of the Communal First Saturdays Apostolate leads the devotion for the parish. Confessions are made at usual times.
  8:30 a.m. Intentions, Prayers and Rosary
  9:00 a.m. Holy Mass with Communion of Reparation;
  9:45 a.m. Scripture Meditation on the Mysteries of the Rosary in Our Lady’s company, in a communal form of lectio divina
  
  For more information about the Communal First Saturdays®, please see here: Link
  For more information about the Fatima and the First Saturdays Study Groups, please see here: Link
  
  Parish contact: Libby Emsurak ([email protected])
- First Fridays
  
  In the seventeenth century, Jesus appeared several times to St. Margaret Mary. He made both a request and an extraordinary promise: “I promise you in the excessive mercy of my Heart that its all-powerful love will grant to all those who receive Holy Communion on nine first Fridays of consecutive months the grace of final repentance; they will not die under my displeasure or without receiving their sacraments,
  my divine Heart making itself their assured refuge at the last moment.”
  
  To fulfill the First Friday requirements, a person must, on each First Friday for nine consecutive months fulfill three requirements: Participate in Mass, receive Holy Communion and go to confession (within eight days, before or after First Friday). At St. Philip, we also pray the rosary before the start of Mass. To learn more about the First Friday devotion, see here: Link
- Eucharistic Adoration
  
  “A Holy Hour before the Most Blessed Sacrament so pleases the Heart of Jesus, that every man, woman and child on earth receives a new effect of God’s graces” (St. Faustina). At St. Philip, parishioners have the opportunity to spend time in solemn Eucharistic Adoration every
  Thursday, following morning Mass. Currently, the Blessed Sacrament is exposed from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
  Parish contact: My Ngo ([email protected])
- The Seven Sisters Apostolate
  
  The goal of this ministry is to intercede on behalf of our pastor. “The Seven Sisters Apostolate is a call to strengthen the Church by ensuring that a Holy Hour is prayed each day of the week for the sole intention of a specific priest or bishop – a ‘holy wasting’ (cf. Mt. 26:19) or lavishing of prayer for his deeper conformity to Christ.” Link
  
  A core group of seven women commit to making an hour of adoration (each person commits for a specific day of the week) for a full year. More women can also commit, but the minimum is seven. If a person cannot fulfill the commitment, she asks a substitute to do so.
  For more information, see here. Link
  Parish contact: My Ngo ([email protected])

What We Do