Mission Statement

In one of the best known Psalms - Psalm 23, we hear, "my cup overflows". Those words are very true here at Saint Martin de Porres Catholic Church in the Kingdom of North Philadelphia. Our cup overflows with many blessings from our Awesome God. Join us!

As members of Saint Martin de Porres Parish of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia we seek to worship in word and sacrament to proclaim and live the radical Gospel message of Christ to develop a loving and caring faith community committed to the principle of social justice to be a strong Catholic evangelizing presence to all people and especially the African-American community

We are challenged to strive for spiritual growth, to embrace the Gospel message and to make a difference in the world. We also seek to fulfill the mission love, peace and mutual respect by:

• inspiring one another spiritually, emotionally and morally
• developing open and on-going conversation within our community
• bringing one another to a deeper awareness of God's love and sense of their own discipleship
• incorporating the values, teachings, and traditions of our African-American heritage into our prayer and worship

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Mass Schedule

Mass	Confessions	Just For Men...
Daily Mass Schedule Tuesday - Friday 7AM Sunday Mass, 10:00AM ALL ARE WELCOME!	Sunday 9:30AM & Every 1st Thursday during Holy Hour 6:30PM	All men of the Church (young men as well) are invited to join Father Thorne for donuts, coffee and juice every second Sunday of the month in the Community Hall. Following our gathering we will go to Mass together.

To our community that can not join us on Sunday morning,
we will be celebrating a simple mass on the FIRST Saturday of
the month @ 5 p.m. starting Sept.6. All are welcome! 

 

Come and Join Us!
All Are Welcome

Thank you for your generosity to our Church. Please continue to be as generous as possible in the Sunday Mass collections.

Anyone interesting in joining the Catholic Church
or receiving the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation,
First Penance or First Communion, please contact:
Sister Lynn Marie Ralph, SBS
215-228-8330 srlmralph@gmail.com  

Family & Friends Day 2014

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

> Monday - Jan 19th - 7pm - Archdiocesan Prayer Service honoring Rev Dr Martin Luther King Saint Barbara Catholic Church 54th St & Lebanon Ave Archishop Charles Chaput, Presider Rev Dr W Wilson Goode, Speaker > Sunday - Feb 1st - 10am - Blessing of the Elders of Our Church Family > Sunday - Feb 22nd - 10am - Presentation of the Life of Father Augustus Tolton First Black Catholic Priest and Candidate for Sainthood Brother A Gerard Jordan, O Praem Guest Speaker CATHOLIC CALL TO PRAYER CONTINUES! Make plans to join the Black Catholic Churches in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in FIVE minutes of "live" prayer every weekday at 6:30 AM Call:  1-857-232-0158, Enter code: 336656 Regular long distance tolls may apply. Please call from a cell phone or a land line with free long disance service. Join us! Wake up with prayer! Spread the word! Pray for and with your family and friends. E-mail us at catholiccalltoprayer@gmail.com Like us on Facebook: "Catholic Call to Prayer" Our website is: www.catholiccalltoprayer.com Tell your friends! World Meeting of Families 2015 http://www.worldmeeting2015.org/   More details on the Upcoming Events page.