We are going to help the Canal Systems of the Lehigh Valley with a cleanup on and around Sand Island in Bethlehem on Saturday May 21st from 9:00am til 12:00pm. we will meet that morning at Sand Island in Bethlehem,Pa.if you can help ,or have any questions please email Kris@abcya.org

During this month dedicated to our Blessed Mother, we extend birthday wishes to: Vanessa S. and Melinda D. 4th, Jason D. 5th, Gloria K. and Jerry N. 7th, Gerry R. 20th, Melanie V. 23rd, and Daniel G. 30th. We thank God for you. May the Blessed Virgin Mary intercede for you and all of us.

Faith Sharing is every Thursday night at 7:30-8:45 pm. We are currently finishing up the book of James and will be starting either Theology of the Body or Boundaries (Saying Yes and No) in a few weeks. Please consider coming out because every week's topic in the current study can stand on its own. 4101 Old Bethlehem Pike Bethlehem, Pa. 18015

We are going to participate in the Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community on Saturday June11th in historic downtown Bethlehem the walk begins at 9:00am and registration begins as early as 7:45. You can walk for one of the organizations that will be participating such as Dream Come True as an example .The website to go if you wanted to register early,or to see the organizations that are participating in the walk is www.walkforahealthycommunity.org if you have any questions ,or are coming out to walk please email me kris@abcya.org

This Thursday June 2 is Ascension Thursday. ABVM does not allow meetings to go on that evening although our Mass will be held Wednesday evening. As a result we have a tradition of going to mass instead. This year the group will go to St Thomas More (Flexer Ave) in Allentown (Salisbury Tnshp). Mass will be held at 7:30 pm. Next week June 9 we will begin a new series of Faith Sharing at ABVM.

As a result of several key people being unable to make the July 8-9 retreat we are rescheduling it for October 14-16 at Blue Mountain Christian Retreat Center. This will allow one of our speakers who will be out of the country to be present at the retreat.The exact location in the complex and amount of money will be determined at a later date when we have an idea of how many people should be coming and what rate we could get from them. Stay tuned for more details.