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“As the Haitian mantra says, ‘Unity makes strength.’ It is true.” “So who’s here?” Archbishop Perez asked as he smiled upon the congregation.  The church rang with pride as members of the congregation were invited to stand up and share their home country: “Burkina Faso! Togo! Indonesia ! Haiti!  Korea! Nigeria! The Philippines! Cameroon! USA!” After the conclusion of the Mass and an address by Archbishop Perez, PCMR young adult members called the congregation forward to receive a missionary cross, rosary and a young adult-themed prayer written by Imani Scott, all of wh...

By Shannon Sweeney • Posted December 16, 2020 Rejoicing, revival and renewal — these themes celebrated by the worldwide church on Gaudete Sunday were especially evident at a Mass for young adults Sunday, Dec. 13 at St. James Church, Elkins Park. The celebration was the third in a series of pilgrimage Masses sponsored by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s Office for Pastoral Care for Migrants and Refugees (PCMR) and coordinated by the office’s director, Assumption Sister Gertude Borres, and her enthusiastic team of PCMR young adult leaders representing multicultural Catholic communiti...