The newly formed parish of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta in Montgomery County will celebrate its first Mass on July 1, 2006. This is the first parish in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to be named after Blessed Teresa. Reverend Paul Brandt, Pastor of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, is encouraging the community to attend and be part of the celebration. The parish has been posting flyers throughout the community and is even offering free tee-shirts to those who attend Mass the first weekend. Mass will be followed by a social.

5:00 p.m.
Saturday, July 1, 2006
Saint Pius X High School - Gymnasium
844 North Keim Street
Pottstown, Montgomery County

The establishment of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Parish was announced in February 2006 by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The new parish, created through the consolidation of Saint Clare Parish in Linfield and St. Peter Parish in Pottstown, will eventually sit on 24 acres in the area of Swamp Pike and Neiffer Road in Limerick. For now, the parish will use the Linfield site as the parish center and the Pottstown campus as the pastor's residence. The school is located at the Pottstown campus.

The parish is named after Mother Teresa of Calcutta, who dedicated her life to serving the poorest of the poor. Pope John Paul II beatified her in October 2003.

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