St. George

LOVING CHRIST, LOVING OTHERS

We hope that you can come and worship with us. We are a warm and welcoming parish and look forward to your visit. We are conveniently located in Glenolden, Pennsylvania, approximately 10-15 minutes from the Philadelphia International Airport.

Please check out the news and events on our website for regular updates.

Last year, 2023, we celebrated our 100th anniversary! We hope and pray that our parish will continue to grow and prosper for another 100 years to come!


God's blessings always,
Father John T. Hand, Pastoral Administrator and the staff at St. George Parish



About Us

                          Parish Bake Sale

Our annual Advent Bake Sale will take place on Saturday and Sunday, December 14-15, before and after the 4:30 PM, 8:00 AM and 10:30 AM Masses. Come and purchase some goodies for your holiday celebrations. If you would like to donate a fresh baked good, please email st.georgesec@rcn.com to add your name and your baked good item to the list. We look forward to your participation. All proceeds benefit the Holiday Outreach Ministry.

                   Thanksgiving Day Mass

We invite you to join us onThanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 28, at 9:00 AM for Mass as we praise and thank God for all of our blessings. Please bring a canned good for the offertory. Fresh and blessed loaves of bread for your Thanksgiving dinner will be available.

St. George Welcomes

Parochial Administrator

and

Parochial Vicar and New Resident

St. George Parish is pleased to welcome our new Parochial Administrator, Father John Hand, our new Parochial Vicar, Father Edward Brady, and our new Resident, Father Edward Kelly. Father Hand will remain Pastor of St. Gabriel Parish in Norwood, while managing the day to day operation of St. George. Father Brady and Father Kelly will assist Father Hand with Masses and other ministerial duties. We are pleased to have them join our parish family and wish our Pastor, Father Leo P. Oswald, who is now retired, much good health, peace and happiness.

Parish Religious Education Program


PREP CLASSES for 2024-2025


If you have a child who is returning to the program (2nd through 8th grade),

please complete a registration form by contacting St. George Rectory.

 

If your child is new to the program and will begin 1st grade in September 2024,

please contact the Rectory Office for details about registration.


Children in levels 1-8  receive instruction at the St. Gabriel Campus.

All sacraments and preparation for sacraments are made at St. George Church.


Questions should be directed to Mrs. Lynda Batten at St. George Rectory

at 610-237-1633 or to Mr. Dan Salvatore, Director of Religious Education,

at https://sites.google.com/view/st-gabriels-prep/home


Get directions to our parish and send us a message. We'd love to hear from you.

 Happy 101stAnniversary

St. George Parish!

For more details about our parish, please visit our history page and view the photographs at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fP0t5_PLvojQ2tcqJG8s0YvEt3vbzbS5?usp=drive_link.

Helping Others

Brings Great Joy!

You can help us to reach out to parishioners in need and those in the surrounding area. Donations of non-perishable food for our parish food cupboard are excepted during business hours of 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday to Friday. We accept canned goods, one-can meals, pasta and sauce, peanut butter and jelly, tuna fish, cereal, dry milk, dessert items, juice, water, coffee, tea bags, dry iced tea mix, boxed stuffing and pasta meals, instant mashed potatoes, pudding and jello. We also now stocking up for the holiday season and can use frozen turkeys, canned hams, boxed stuffing, canned cranberry sauce, instant mashed potatoes, canned corn, green beans and sweet potatoes.

We also accept prepared casserole meals for the homeless and St. John's Hospice. Empty pans are available in church on the last weekend of each month. Also needed are men's toiletry items and socks.

Thank you for any help you can offer.

Mass Times

Saturday Vigil: 4:30pm

Sunday: 8:00am, 10:30am


​Daily Mass:

Monday - Friday: 4pm


Legal Holidays: 9am

Holy Days: As announced


For other Mass times in our area, visit www.MassTimes.org.

Confession: 3:30-4:15 PM Every Saturday at St. George Church and Mondays during Lent and Advent following the 4:00 PM Mass. Also by appointment.


Adoration is held on Fridays from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM in St. George Church. Benediction is at 3:30 PM.


Our Rectory Hours:

Regular Hours
Monday thru Friday
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

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Current & Upcoming Events




  • Memorial Intentions for Your Loved Ones

    You can remember a loved one by the lighting of the Sanctuary Lamp in their name ($10), where it will burn for one week, keeping watch over the Blessed Tabernacle, where Jesus awaits us, or by dedicating in your loved one's name the bread and wine ($15), which will be consecrated to become the precious Body and Blood of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. For details, please see the attached link or contact the Rectory Office.


    Click here for more information

  • St. George Church Open for Private Prayer

    • St. George Church is open for private prayer from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM on Fridays, followed by Mass at 4:00 PM. Please keep in mind that the church is a house of prayer and conversations should be limited to outside of the church doors, thus allowing us to maintain the reverence and respect the Eucharist so deserves. Masks are optional. 

  • Parish Religious Education Program

    St. George Religious Education Program has joined together with St. Gabriel Parish in Norwood. Lessons are offfered at the St. Gabriel campus on Wednesdays from 3:30 PM to 4:45 PM. This is for students in Levels 1-8.  If you are new to the program, please contact the Rectory Office for details at 610-237-1633. 


    Our PREP is for children in grades 1-8, and begins in September. PREP runs thru May. Please see our Parish Bulletin for more details or contact the Rectory Office at 610-237-1633. 


    Children need religious education in their lives to help them know God and to remain grounded in their faith, which will sustain them through their lifetime. Our ultimate goal in catechesis is to lead the children to a relationship with Jesus where they will find hope, faith and love and complete the Sacraments of Initiation. 


    The RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) program is for older students and adults. These sessions are held on Thursday evenings at 6:30 PM in St. George Convent. If you are an adult and did not complete your sacraments, if you were never baptized Catholic, or if you would like to learn more about the Catholic faith, please contact Sister Lorraine Muglie, SSJ, Adult Faith Coordinator, for more details. 

  • More Ways You Can Help Parish Support Initiative

    St. Paul wrote, “May the eyes of your hearts be enlightened, that you may know what is the hope that belongs to his call.” In difficult times, we must remain hopeful and listen to God’s call. We must always put our faith into action as Jesus reminded his disciples, “I am with you always, until the end of age.”

     

    If you are able, please support Saint George Parish through the Parish Support Initiative. This initiative is made possible through a partnership with The Catholic Foundation of Greater Philadelphia.


    Visit www.SupportMyParish.org and select Saint George Parish from the drop-down menu. Your support will ensure that we can continue our work through these uncertain times.

  • Mass Cards

    If you would like to schedule a Mass for a deceased loved one or friend, please call the Rectory Office at 610-237-1633. We will schedule it for you and then upon receipt of your check, we will mail the card out to you. If you need it right away, please call the Rectory so that we can prepare it ahead of time. You are then welcome to pick it up at the Recory Office during business hours. Our hours are 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday. 

And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age."
Matthew 28: 18-20 (RSV-CE)

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