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ORGAN REFURBISH FUNDRAISERS
The Music Ministry would like to thank you for your continued support in our fundraiser efforts to refurbish the pipe organ. We started the in the fall 2009 with a 5-year plan to offer 2 keepsake pieces per year (10 in all). The project list is in 3 categories: repair work, upgrades to new technology, and a wish list. With your help we have raised over $12,000 in keepsake profits and donations. We plan to start onthe repair work so that all the notes on the organ will play and those random whistles won't!
Our new keepsake is the sun catcher of the St. Virgil Academy's Schools Logo of the "Teaching Christ".
Please see our Parish Office for more information.
ST. VIRGIL PARISH CARNIVAL
SAVE THE DATES - May 2-5, 2012
Planning for the St. Virgil Parish Carnival is ongoing. Members seek new volunteers for committee leadership positions.
This is a great way to help our parish and school, meet new friends,
and plan for an event that our children love.
If you can give your time and talents to this cherished St. Virgil tradition,
please contact on of the following committee members:
Keith Chestnut – kcnut@optonline.net
Penny Manser – mansersvym@gmail.com
K OF C FREE THROW SHOOTING CONTEST
The Knights of Columbus
Free Throw Shooting Contest was held in the St. Virgil Academy Campus Gym.
This contest was open to all boys and girls ages 10-14.
SAINT VIRGIL'S CHRISTMAS FAIR
SVA & MCJS was well represented at the 1st Annual St. Virgil Parish Christmas Fair on 12/19/10.
We displayed a festive welcome table containing giveaway bags with SVA & MCJS literature, Open House information, candy, & a small card with a poem about the Christian significance of the candy cane.
Many thanks to volunteers who helped staff it.
A special mention must go out to Karen Crochery. Due to Karen's artistic and craft talents,
we had a table chock-filled with crafts for children: God's eye, beaded candy canes with "Merry Christmas
from SVA & MCJS" tags, foam decorations, and more! Thank you Karen!!!
Sunday-December 19, 2010
St. Virgil Academy Cafeteria and Gym
$20 per family includes a delicious breakfast served by the St. Virgil Chapter of the Knights of Columbus
Each family will create an ornament to take home and create a Christmas message to be placed on the trees
the Church for Christmas. Lots of crafts and fun for everyone.
A visit from St. Nicolas!! Bring your camera for a pic with St. Nick!!!
St. Virgil Choir will perform Christmas Carols at 2:00PM.
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ST. VIRGIL'S FEAST DAY IS NOVEMBER 27TH
(Link to the St. Virgil Parish History Page.)
The Story of St. Virgilius and the St. Virgil´s Relic
Read the story of the Irish monk, abbot and bishop who is our patron saint and the story of the St. Virgil´s relic as written for our Parish History in Adobe PDF format for easy printing, by clicking here. OR read the same text in the next two articles. (The photo to the right is close up detail from the life-sized statue of St. Virgilius at the Church of St. Virgil´s, Morris Plains, NJ, USA.)
About St. Virgil
Virgil was a Benedictine Abbot from Ireland, scholar, scientist and Bishop of Salzburg who taught that The world was round. (From A Story of A People, the Centennial history of St. Virgil´s Parish, Morris Plains, NJ.)
The Story of the St. Virgil´s Relic
The St. Virgil relic reposes in a public religuary in the Church of St. Virgil’s, Morris Plains. There have been claims that devotion to this relic has produced remarkable results.
St. Virgil: A short formal history
From "The One Year Book of Saints"
The History Of St. Virgil Of Salzburg: His Life and Work
The story of St. Virgil by an monk from the Abby of St. Peter´s in Salzburg, Austria, translated from the original German for St. Virgil´s Parish.
Another view of St. Virgil
From a weblog
Some selected images of St. Virgilius
Stained glass window in the Assumption Church, Morristown, NJ, USA.
An original oil painting hanging in St. Virgil´s Church, Morris Plains, NJ, USA.
An original life-sized statue of St. Virgil in the Churchof St. Virgil´s, Morris Plains, NJ, USA.
Statue of St. Virgil outside of The Dom, Saltzburg, Austria.
A small statue of St. Virgil, St. Virgil´s Church, Morris Plains, NJ, USA.
An old holy card of St. Virgilius.
St. Virgil links:
Short on-line biography of Virgil.;
The story of the Archdiocese of Salzburg, founded by St. Virgil.
The Parish of Aghaboe, Ireland, Virgil´s roots.
The home page of Virgil´s Cathedral of St. Peter in Salzburg, Austria. In German.Translated into English.
FR. FALLON MEMORIAL GOLF OUTING
SAVE THE DATE
2011 ANNUAL GOLF OUTING
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
FARMSTEAD GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB
A sincere Thank You for all who have contributed in ANY way to The Knights of Columbus sponsored golf tournament.
The outing took place at Farmstead Golf Course on September 18, 2010.
A special thanks to the sponsors and players.
As a result, a check in the amount of $5,555 will be donated to The St. Virgil Parish School Endowment Fund.
NAZARENE DAY
SAVE THE DATE - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2011
THANK YOU TO ALL OUR FAMILIES THAT CAME OUT TO HELP!
In a continuing effort to “Spruce Up” we held our annual NAZARENE DAY, Saturday, October 23, 2010 from
We cleaned, painted, planted, fixed, and swept. What a better way to show pride and support for your parish.
THANK YOU TO THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS FOR DONATING $500 TOWARDS SUPPLIES
FOR NAZARENE DAY!