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St. Dorothy Hoops For Hope 2012
February 24th - 5 PM to Midnight
February 25th - 8 AM to Midnight
February 26th - 12:45 PM until we’re done
This year the first $5000 will go to help defray tuition costs of St. Dorothy families affected by cancer, with the remainder to benefit the American Cancer Society
- Basketball games around the clock featuring stars of yesterday, today, and tomorrow
- Hearts for Hope recognizing our loved ones who have experienced cancer
- Nurse Ministry Table with information regarding cancer prevention, treatment, and resources
- ConKerr Cancer Sewing Arena with a sewing machine that will be available for use during the weekend to make pillowcases for children with cancer
- Alex’s Lemonade Stand sponsored by St. Dorothy’s Brownie Troop
- Funchion’s Famous Food Court with Nightly Specials
Kitchen Volunteers: Debbie Funchion - (610) 853-5645 - stdotsmom@verizon.net
General/Team Info: Kathie McGonigal - (610) 789-9914 - jkpcmcgonigal@msn.com or parishnurse@stdots.org
If you are interested in being a team/grade contact person, please contact Kathie McGonigal
Donations accepted. Please make checks payable to St. Dorothy Athletic Association
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CONGRATULATIONS!
Tom Porth, Archmere Academy, First Semester Summa cum laude.
2012 Joe McEntee Award Nominees
We are proud to announce that the following St. Dorothy student-athletes have been nominated for the 2012 Joe McEntee Award.
Football - Kevin Conley and Alec Funchion
Cross-Country - Matthew Fohner
Field Hockey - Julia Boyle
Volleyball - Maria DiSantis
Soccer - Benjamin Maselli
COACHES AND VOLUNTEERS
There are new mandated requirements for all those who volunteer in activities in which children are present. Go to www.aoptraining.org to complete a 15-minute on-line module and go to http://bit.ly/AOPMandatoryReporterTraining to register for a 1-hour class. Please call the rectory with any questions at (610) 789-9914 and thank you for your continued support. St. Dorothy Parish will host the Protecting God’s Children workshop on Thursday, September 8 at 7 PM in the Annex. Go to Virtus.org to sign up or call (610) 789-9914.
Dear Friend of Catholic Education,
We, the members of the Blue Ribbon Commission on Catholic Education, are anxious to hear your thoughts and comments on the future of Catholic Education in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. We are asking each family to respond to this questionnaire. You can access this by logging onto: www.surveymonkey.com/s/C57JHHW. Please complete the questionnaire and press done. This survey will be automatically sent to the Commission. We thank you for your participation. Your thoughts, comments and ideas are very important to us. The survey will close on June 8th.
The Blue Ribbon Commission
UPC LABELS
Our school will earn free merchandise. Save the labels from Campbell Soup and Pepperidge Farm products. Place the UPC labels in the boxes located at the church entrances. Please help support our school. For more info call Ronnie McCarty at (610) 789-4711.
SENATE BILL 1 SCHOOL CHOICE
The St. Dorothy School community supports school choice. Join us in urging our state legislators to support Senate Bill 1. Visit, call, fax, or write your elected officials or log on to www.pacatholic.org/schoolchoice and click “Contact your legislator” to send an easy e-mail message.
SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS
The St. James Alumni Association is pleased to announce that it will again sponsor scholarship grants for students who will be attending Philadelphia Archdiocesan High Schools, this includes students in parish schools as well as PREP/CCD programs.
Student must be a Roman Catholic, family income cannot exceed $60,000 per annum, with an additional $12,000 for each dependent claimed on your 1040 and student must be planning to attend a Philadelphia Archdiocesan High School and a resident of Delaware County. If a student meets the criteria, student/parents can send a request for an application to the St. James Alumni Association, 1499 East Ninth Street, Eddystone, PA 19022, Att: Scholarship Committee.
Bridge Education Foundation
Do you own a business that pays Corporate Net Income Tax, Capital Stock and Franchise Tax or Pennsylvania Personal Income tax on pass through income? You may be able to redirect your tax burden to help families attending St. Dorothy’s School.
Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program, provides a 90 percent tax credit to Pennsylvania businesses for contributions made to an approved Scholarship Organization assisting families with scholarships. The EITC Program represents a unique public- private partnership in Pennsylvania that allows parents to choose an educational experience that serves them best.
I’d like to invite you or your business finance team to an educational meeting to discuss the tremendous benefits available to your business through the EITC Program. If you are interested please contact Dennis Cirucci at (610) 359-6978 or email him at dcirucci@alliancebk.com to register. You may also contact our school principal Louise Sheehan at (610) 789-4100 or Shebas19064@yahoo.com.
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ANNUAL REVIEW OF CATHOLIC EDUCATION IN ST. DOROTHY PARISH
Each year parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Philadelphia are required to complete a report outlining the ways in which religious education and formation are available to the people of the parish Parents, who have the primary responsibility for the religious education and formation of their children, are assisted by the pastor who organizes the school and religious education programs that the parishioners support.
Parishes also have the responsibility to continue education and formation for all parishioners – adolescents, young adults, and all other adults. Since this only occurs with the full support of parishioners, this report is being offered to help parishioners to understand this important parish ministry.
Vatican II summed up the importance of this ministry by issuing a document stating,“Education is in a very special way the concern of the Church. Catholic Education has the duty of proclaiming the way of salvation to all, of revealing the life of Christ to those who believe and of assisting them with unremitting care so that they may attain the fullness of that life.”
The St. Dorothy Parish Mission Statement reflects the commitment to quality Catholic education for all parishioners, especially school-age children.
The report includes 5 areas of study, which are listed below.
Part I – Participation in Sacramental Preparation Programs
Vital parishes provide sacramental preparation programs for candidates, sponsors, and parents of candidates. St. Dorothy Parish provides the following sacramental preparation programs: Pre-Cana, Pre-Jordan, Reconciliation, First Eucharist and Confirmation. The latter 3 programs include candidates, parents and sponsors.
Part II – Elementary School Age Parishioners
Vital parishes meet specific benchmarks in both the school and religious education programs. In St. Dorothy’s there are 701 parish elementary school age children – 331 attend the parish school and 361 attend PREP and the remaining attend other Catholic schools, public or non-Catholic private schools, and the remaining receive home-schooling. Both the school and PREP programs meet and, in some areas, exceed the standards for a quality school and religious education program.
The costs of educating students in the parish school are covered by the following: tuition, parish subsidy (which is 29%), school fund raisers, and tuition grants. The breakdown of these costs is available at the rectory.
Part III – Adolescent & Youth Ministry
St. Dorothy Parish nourishes the faith development of this age group through a variety of programs and activities, which are educational, service-oriented, and social. In addition, their personal and spiritual growth is fostered through their participation in the life, mission and work of the parish.
Part IV - Young Adults
This section deals with adults between the ages of 18 – 35. St. Dorothy parish nourishes the faith formation of this group through Marriage Preparation and Pre-Jordan catechesis, availability of liturgical and para-liturgical services and invitation via the parish bulletin to participate in various ministries.
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