St. Katherine of Siena Roman Catholic Church

Welcome to St. Katherine of Siena Church!

Welcome to St. Katherine of Siena Church in Northeast Philadelphia.   Please take the time to check out our various ministries St. Katherine of Siena has to offer.
We hope you will visit us!

Rev. Joseph S. Zaleski, Pastor

Visit Us:
9700 Frankford Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19114 

Rectory Phone: 215-637-7548 / 215-637-7507
Rectory Fax: 215-637-0146
Rectory Email: [email protected]

Weekend Mass Schedule:
Saturday 5:00 p.m.,
Sunday 6:30 a.m., 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.

Daily Mass:
Monday - Friday 6:30 a.m., 8:00 a.m.
Saturday: 8:00 a.m. 

Confessions:
First Fridays, 7:00 - 7:50 a.m.
Saturdays 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Society of St. Vincent De Paul Invites You: 11th Annual Friends of the Poor Walk

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul Invites You to the 11th Annual 

FRIENDS OF THE POOR WALK

Saturday, September 28, 2024

8:00 a.m. Mass (Attendance is Optional)

8:30 a.m. Walker Check-in at Fitzgerald Hall

9:00 a.m. Walk

Refreshments served in Fitzgerald Hall following the walk.

ALL ARE WELCOME!

Walk proceeds benefit our friends in need in Northeast Philadelphia.

Walk Course: The walk begins and ends at Fitzgerald Hall and includes a route of approximately 2 miles along Grant Avenue to and through Fluehr Park, or optional shorter course around parish campus.

Registration

Fee: $10.00 high school/college student rate (grade schoolers are free accompanied by parent), $20.00 per adult or $30.00 per family. Non-walker donations also welcomed. Includes the cost of an event t-shirt and a donation to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul  at St. Katherine of Siena. Make checks payable to “Society of Saint Vincent de Paul”

Event t-shirt guaranteed to walkers registered by September 15th .

Register in-person: Members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul will be outside of Mass during the weekends of:

September 7th and 8th
September 14th and 15th
September 21st and 22nd

Questions? Contact the Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 215-637-7548, ext. 250 SVdP Voicemail
Friends of the Poor Walk: www.fopwalk.org

Confirmation

All candidates for Confirmation need to register for the parish's sacrament program.  Students presently enrolled in SKS School or PREP program are already registered.  Parishioners who are students attending Private Catholic,  Charter or Public Schools and are in the 7th grade or above who need to receive confirmation must register with Deacon Duffy; [email protected] in order to be eligible to receive the sacrament.

St. Katherine of Siena Welcomes Fr. William Chiriaco

After three new priests were ordained on May 18, 2024 at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez released the latest round of clergy assignments for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, and St. Katherine of Siena will be welcoming a new clergy member beginning in June.  Father William Chiriaco will be joining St. Katherine of Siena as a Parochial Vicar with the status of a Senior Priest. 

If that name sounds familiar, it is because Fr. Chiriaco is no stranger to Northeast Philadelphia.   Fr. Chiriaco grew up in St. Bernard's Parish and attended Father Judge High School.   Fr. Chiriaco also served as pastor of St. Anselm Parish from 2015-2019.

Most of Fr. Chiriaco's priestly ministry has been spent in the Archdiocesan High Schools as a teacher and Campus Minister.  Fr. Chiriaco currently serves as Campus Minister at Bishop Shanahan High School and is in residence at St. Agnes in West Chester.   He is also serving as temporary administrator of St. Peter's Parish in West Brandywine.

Fr. Chiriaco's tenure at St. Katherine of Siena begins on June 17.   Welcome, Fr. Chiriaco! 

Nominate Someone to the SKS Hall of Fame!

St. Katherine of Siena Hall of Fame honors those who have given their time and talents to SKS parish and/or school in ways that have upheld its mission and contributed significantly to its continued growth. 

We invite our parish and school community members to nominate someone you feel meets the above description.     

Nomination Process    

Nominees must be submitted via the nomination form on the attached form. Anonymous nominations will not be considered. The SKS Hall of Fame selection committee, composed of parishioners and SKS employees appointed by the pastor, will review all nominations and choose at least five (5) inductees for 2019.

Newly elected members will be inducted into the SKS Hall of Fame on Sunday November 24, 2024.

All nominees must meet the following criteria for membership in the 

                      St. Katherine of Siena Hall of Fame:

1. Current or former parishioner - former employee – former student - persons who have a long-standing relationship with St. Katherine of Siena Parish and/or School
2. Thirty-five (35) years of age or older
3. Has upheld the mission of SKS and significantly contributed to its continued growth by providing leadership in the creation and development of new parish or school programs and/or providing long-term dedication to the parish or school in several different areas OR is a former student who has made notable accomplishments in their life while exemplifying the mission and values of SKS.

Download Hall of Fame Form - 2024

Nominations will be accepted until 5:00pm on Saturday, June 8, 2024. Nomination forms must be submitted to:  

St. Katherine of Siena Rectory
9700 Frankford Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19114

2024 SKS Golf Outing - Sponsorship Opportunities Available!

 

Sponsorship Information:
Download Golf Outing Sponsorship Opportunities

Golf Outing Family Sponsorship:
Download Golf Outing Family sponsorship

2024 Lent, Holy Week and Easter Schedule

Confessions
Every Saturday 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
First Fridays 7:00 - 7:50 a.m.

Stations of the Cross
Wednesdays - 4:00 p.m. in Church - February 21st, 28th
March 6th, 13th (Soup 6:00 p.m. and Stations 7:00 p.m.), March 20th, and 27th

Parish Lenten Reconciliation Service
Tuesday, March 5 ~ 7 p.m.
(Many Confessors will be available)

Days of Grace
5:00 p.m. - March 3rd;  7:00 p.m. March 4th and 5th 

Holy Week
Passion (Palm) Sunday + March 24th
Regular Saturday evening and Sunday Mass Schedule
Palm will be distributed at each Mass
7:30 p.m. Tenebrae Service

 Holy Thursday + March 28th
7:00 p.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper
With the ritual of the washing
of feet, and procession to the Repository
10:00 p.m. Night Prayer and close of Adoration

Good Friday + March 29th
9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer followed by
Adoration at the Repository
Until the solemn Liturgy of good Friday at 3 p.m.

Holy Saturday + March 30th
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Confessions
11:30 a.m. Blessing of Food
8:00 p.m. Easter Vigil Liturgy

Easter Sunday + March 31st
6:30, 8:00, 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon

 

2024 Easter Egg Hunt - March 24

Sign Up Using This Form:
Download 2024 Easter Egg Hunt

It’s time for the Wearing of the Green! Get Your SKS St. Patrick's Gear!

It’s time for the Wearing of the Green!

This year you can display your SKS Pride 5 ways...Hooded and Crew Sweatshirts, Hooded Full Zip Sweatshirts, Quarter Zip Sweatshirts or V- Neck Sweaters all with the above logo. Adult and Hooded and Adult Crew are Heathered Navy Blue, ¼ Zips, Full Zips and V neck sweaters are White or Navy Blue with Kelly Green and Navy embroidery Children’s Hooded are Navy

Download the Order Form:
Download 2024 St Patrick Shirts

 

SKS 2024 Lenten Day of Service

 

SKS Lenten Day of Service

Students, Families and Parishioners are invited to      

participate in one or all the day’s projects on this

Very Special Day of Service

     Saturday March 16th ~ McBride Hall

10:00 a.m. Caring for Friends Cook-in

11:00 a.m. ~ Assembling Blankets for Project Linus

11:15am - Making Rosaries With the Catholic Daughters

12:00 Noon ~ Delivering Flowers to Parish Shut-Ins

This is a wonderful way to give back and give thanks for all the blessings in your life…..hope you can join us!

       "Do things for people not because of who they are or what they do in return, but because of who you are."
~Saint Mother Teresa 
         

Download our form to participate below:

Download 2024 Lenten Day of Service

Join SKS for the 2024 St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Join SKS for the
2024 St. Patrick’s Day Parade

March, Jig, Trot, Stride, Stroll or Walk

but be sure to be part of the St. Katherine’s Brigade

as we show everyone why we are the

“Pride of Torresdale”
Sunday March 10th
Busses will depart from the

SKS School Parking lot at approximately
9:30am Transportation is FREE!

Sign Up Here:

Download 2024 St Patrick Parade