State Representative John Taylor starts off, hitting the nail on the head: Churches aren’t Wawa’s. Following are folks passing by the camera who felt compelled to say what they felt.
Monthly Archives: June 2013
Organizing Meeting on Sunday June 9th
Well over 100 people attended the organizing meeting on Sunday after the 10:30 a.m. Mass. See below for a short video.
Where else to find us.
The fight to keep the faith in Frankford has stretched out to Twitter, Instagram and other social media sites!!! If you are on any of these sites feel free to take part as the effort grows.
For Twitter search on and use the main hashtag of #fkdfaithful to make your comments or to find out what others have already posted.
We are also posting images to Instagram and for that we have multiple tags. We are using the same #fkdfaithful for all images but we can also tag them with as much description as possible. This helps to reach a wider audience. For example, you can use #stjoachimphila, #materdolorsaphila, #catholic, #philadelphia, #church, etc. Remember, the more descriptive the wider the audience.
Our Facebook groups have been flooded with new members. Be sure to look for us there if you haven’t already click and visit here!!!!
And as always remember the site to sign the petition to keep the faith in Frankford. Every signature helps!!! Click here to sign the petition.
Welcome!
We are the Catholic faithful in Frankford who are working to keep the Catholic Church in Frankford. In June, a decision was made by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to close 2 of our Catholic Churches – St. Joachim (opened in 1845) and Mater Dolorosa (opened in 1911).
St. Joachim, in particular, has been blessed to be staffed by the Oblates of St. Frances de Sales for the last 35 years. Our current pastor is Rev. Steven Wetzel. We pay Father’s salary – it is not costing the Archdiocese at all. We are solvent and viable. We have monetary assets in the Archdiocese’s accounts and steady income from rentals of our former school – that Father Steve sought and arranged – and the former convent. This is not costing but contributing to the Archdiocese’s assets. Our building is modern since our Church burnt down in 1979 – another heartache. We are handicapped accessible. Our maintenance costs are reasonable. This is not costing the Archdiocese of Philadelphia at all. We are small – 200 weekly attend Mass – but we are an older population and have many sick and homebound. This is not costing the Archdiocese at all.
Why are we being closed? Where is the outrage at many of our parishes being closed who serve people who are in need of God’s Word and charity?
Please join us to Keep the Faith in Frankford! Here’s a link to an online petition: https://www.change.org/petitions/archbishop-charles-chaput-keep-the-faith-in-frankford-by-keeping-a-catholic-church-open