Welcome to St. Anselm’s Directory of Ministries and outreach to the local community. Listed below are the various ministries and groups that comprise the life of St. Anselm Parish community. As a parish, we invite all parishioners to find a ministry, prayer group, or outreach to be involved with and engage the local community. Email the contact person listed or call our parish office (215-637-3525) for more information about the ministry or group. In cases where details about the activity or ministry are listed elsewhere on our parish website, we have hyperlinked the name of the activity to the webpage on our site. Just click on the name for more information and follow us on Facebook and social media!
We have adoration and exposition of the Blessed Sacrament most Mondays from 9 am - 6 pm. We do not have adoration in the summer months of July and August. Changes are listed in our parish bulletin weekly. Rosary and Benediction are prayed beginning at 6:00 pm in the I.H.M. Chapel of the Spirituality Center. Usually all is concluded by 6:30 pm. Any questions or if you wish to volunteer to organize adorers, please reach out to the parish office and speak to the pastor. Thank you!
For more information contact: Father Jeff Stecz via email at frjeffstecz@stanslemparish.com or @ 215-637-3525, ext. 114
This program provides home bound people with food, friendship and emergency aid and advocacy. The volunteers who assist in the food program prepare nutritious home-cooked dinners that include a diverse menu. Frozen meals are sent to the parish and distributed to the home bound who reheat them as needed. Anyone may participate in this program by preparing dinners or by delivering them to those in need.
For More information call the parish center during regular business hours and we will direct you to the regional office on Townsend Road!
Volunteers for the Altar Society meet on Saturday mornings following the 8:00 AM Mass to clean, vacuum, and care for the Church itself, its linens, & sacred vesture and vessels.
Altar Servers are boys and girls from 5th to 8th grades who assist the priest and parish deacons at Mass and various liturgies in our Church, school, and Our Lady of Victory Hall.
To sign up your child, or with questions please contact: Father Bernard @ 215-637-3525 ext. 111 or at Revbernard@stanselmparish.com.
The scouting program at Saint Anselm Parish offers boys adventure. This is what Scouting is all about. Step into the world of Scouting, and you will find yourself hiking along trails, canoeing across lakes, and camping under the open sky. It will be a great opportunity to make new friends and to learn new skills that you can use for a lifetime. You will come to know the Scout Oath and Law, which will help you learn the value of helping others and becoming a man of character. Are you looking for an exciting and active program to join? Join the Boy Scouts at Saint Anselm! For more information, please call the parish office during regular business hours.
This group is committed to the deepening of one’s prayer life through the Sacred Scriptures and bearing witness to the power of the Holy Spirit with praise and thanksgiving. Meetings are held weekly on Tuesdays at 7pm - during cold months in the I.H.M. Chapel, during the summer months in the parish Prayer Garden near the fountain. God bless you!
If you have questions, the ministry leaders Frank or Marge McCabe can be reached via the parish office.
Please contact the parish office with questions or concerns, or email our Coordinator of Catechesis with any questions.
Sunday and Holy Day Liturgies throughout the year are enhanced by the music of the choir. Composed of men and women, this group rehearses September through May. Practices are held on Thursday evenings at 7 PM. A love of music and desire to offer the song of God in praise is the only requirement.
For more information contact: Diane Leonetti @ 215-637-3525, extension 129
Grade School and High School members actively participate in all four aspects of CYO: spiritual, social, service, and sports. Grade School CYO membership is open to grades five through eighth.
St. Anselm CYO is open to registered members of the parish (attending any local school) who are completing grades 5th - 8th or High School.
The annual registration cost is only $10.00 per child. The registration form for the current CYO year is available for download HERE.
For more information contact: Joe White, at AD@stanselmparish.com or go to the CYO link on the website banner above!
Home and School Association
Our Parent's Association serves our school community. All families are needed and expected to be members of our Home and School Association. Formal meetings are held three times a year.
For More information please speak to Mr. Mee at the school, or email smee@stanselmschoolphila.com
Knights of Columbus Regina Coeli 4921
New members are always welcome.
For more information contact:
Grand Knight, Michael E. Ciampoli
215-605-2857
MikeCiampoli@Gmail.com
This group of women meets regularly on the parish campus (September-May). They are an active fundraising organization supporting the Church & School with such functions as the Christmas Bazaar, Candy Sales, Octoberfest, Etc. They also provide hospitality functions and receptions throughout the year.For more information contact: Kathy Simmons @ 215-637-2793
Devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary, this group meets most Monday evenings at 7:00 PM in the Spirituality Center. Members visit new parishioners, families with new babies, the home bound and families who have had a death in the family. They administer a Pilgrim Virgin Program, in which they bring a two foot statue of the Blessed Mother to a parishioner’s home and leave the statue in the home for one week. They distribute Church Sacrametals: rosaries, brown scapulars, various devotional material, church bulletin, etc. They also encourage recitation of the Rosary and pray for all in need.
Getting married? This workshop for engaged couples meets once a year. It is also offered at neighboring parishes such as Christ the King, Our Lady of Calvary and St Katherine of Siena, or can be completed online.
Having a child baptized? The Pre-Jordan program is a class designed to prepare parents and godparents for the experience. Pre-Jordan meets every fourth Sunday at 1:15 PM in the Spirituality Center (the former convent of the Sisters).
Dedicated to promoting a respect and reverence for life, this group works closely with Blessed Margaret Castello Home for Crisis Pregnancies.
Our Church has done much self-evaluation in the last thirty years and has done much re-vision. To revise is to take a better approach to improve the quality of the experience.
A revision deals with the Process through which “converts”, fallen away or lapsed Catholics go through. The R.C.I.A. is a process and method which provides a richer and fuller faith and God experience for the participants.
Any non-Catholic who wishes to become a member of the Catholic Church or who simply may want to learn about our faith, any Catholic who has been away from the Church is asked to contact the Parish Center and speak to a parish priest.
Participants will reflect on the life of Christ and as the Holy Spirit opens their hearts they will freely and knowingly seek the living God and enter the path of faith and conversion. By God’s help, the participants are strengthened spiritually so that, at the proper time, they will receive the sacraments fruitfully.
St. Vincent de Paul Society
Mission Statement
Inspired by Gospel values, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, a Catholic lay organization, leads women and men to join together to grow spiritually by offering person-to-person service to those who are needy and suffering in the tradition of its founder, Blessed Frédéric Ozanam, and patron, St. Vincent de Paul.
As a reflection of the whole family of God, members, who are known as Vincentians, are drawn from every ethnic and cultural background, age group, and economic level. Vincentians are united in an international society of charity by their spirit of poverty, humility and sharing, which is nourished by prayer and reflection, mutually supportive gatherings and adherence to a basic Rule.
Organized locally, Vincentians witness God’s love by embracing all works of charity and justice. The Society collaborates with other people of good will in relieving need and addressing its causes, making no distinction in those served because, in them, Vincentians see the face of Christ.
The Society in Philadelphia
The Society began in Philadelphia in 1851 .Operating within, but independent of, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, through local parish groups called Conferences, the St. Vincent de Paul Society helps those in need with material, moral, and spiritual support. Currently, more than 500 volunteers are involved throughout the Delaware Valley. Conference activity is defined by the needs of the particular local community. Home visitation is performed across the board. Additional good works can include transportation for elderly/shut-ins; bereavement support; nursing home visitation; holiday dinner/gift drives, etc.
The Society at St Anselm
The SVDP Conference at St Anselm began in 1981 and continues today. We have about 20 active members who perform various works of charity in our parish and nearby parishes as resources permit.
We maintain a food pantry for immediate food needs and provide holiday meals during Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter holidays. We manage a canned good drive, a gift-giving tree at Christmas, and two clothing drives a year with the Greendrop organization.
This society of men and women disburse the financial, physical, and informational resources to the needy throughout the year.