Welcome to the Church of Santa Susanna in Rome Italy!
We are many things: a vibrant American parish, a center for pilgrims, an ancient Roman church, and a home away from home, whether you are a visitor, a pilgrim or a resident of Rome!
We are delighted that you came to visit us today! The buttons (on the upper left column) will provide a great deal of interesting information. So feel free to explore our website!! We have recently moved our Quick Links above, so that it will make finding things much easier. You can now go directly to our Papal Audience Section, Convent Accomodations (or Click on Coming to Rome on the left) and our new Parish Photos (click on Our Church).
Information regarding our Family Based Religious Education Program (2009-2010) can be found by clicking here on RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Applications will not be available until July 1, 2009. Please do not inquire before then. Interview schedule with Fr. Greg begins August 1, 2009. Please inquire only by email, not by telephone.) Next year's schedule, plus information on who is qualified to apply can be found in this Religious Education section (click on above). The child and at least one parent must be fluent in English.
AS ROMANS DO 2008/2009 is now available!! If you would like us to send you a copy of this incredible guide to Rome and Santa Susanna, please send your address to Fr. Greg at the above address!! This is an incredible 130 page book that will be extremely helpful for your visit to Rome!! A donation of $10 would help with shipping, handling and administrative costs. (Please make checks payable to "The Paulist Fathers".)
To make donation to Santa Susanna Church, please send it to The Paulist Fathers, Via Antonio Salandra 6, Rome, Italy 00187. Thank you very much!
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Dear Parishioners, Alumni and Friends of Santa Susanna Church,
Greetings on this hot and humid summer day, the last day of June 2009. I hope that you are staying cool and slowing down, even though we are all getting ready for the G8 leaders and their staffs who are descending on our city this week and next.
Congratulations to Raimundo Pereira Martinez and his core of Singers for the very beautiful Concert in Honor of St. Paul last Saturday night. It was truly an amazing experience, and we thank Raimundo, Dafrosa and the expanded Santa Susanna Singers for all of their hard work.
Next Saturday, July 4, we hope that you will join us for a Mass in celebration of American Independence Day, at 10:30 AM. Later on that day, at 5 PM, join the Independence Day Party with the American International Club of Rome. This traditional home town style Fourth of July Picnic will include live music, games, entertainment, dancing, patriotic moments, a raffle and an American BBQ. The donation is 20 Euro for adults, 5 euro for children ages 5 to 12, children under 4 enter free. Location is Marymount International School, and as no tickets will be sold at the door, advance ticket purchase is necessary. Write to aicr@aicrome.org to pre-purchase tickets or visit the AICR office at via Parigi 11, sixth floor with Advicorp, open Friday 1 pm to 5 pm.
Information and application forms for our Family Based Religious Education Program are now available via email or at the Visitors Desk. Applications will be accepted after August 1, when the interview process begins and continues through September 13 for children and parents interested in the sacramental classes. However we do have non sacramental classes as well, K-6. Confirmation classes are for young people 12 years of age through 18. For more information, please see our website, and look at the newly uploaded photos of our First Communion and Confirmation Masses.
This Sunday the readings focus on what it means to be a prophet, who risks everything to speak the truth. Prophets risk rejection, reputation, their jobs and possibly their lives by not only standing up for what they believe, but by doing something about it. We still have prophets in our midst, and sometimes we reject what they have to say. And occasionally we reject the prophets within our hearts, repressing our own heroic and prophetic instincts. We often know what is the right thing to say or do, but we are afraid that we will be laughed at, or thought less of, or rejected outright. With our God given gifts and talents, we have the potential to create change in our families, in our workplaces, in our society, in our Church and in our world. The reason we reject our own prophetic possibilities is that we think a prophet cannot possibly be lurking behind such common talent or such an ordinary appearance. Yet all we have to do is read about the prophets in the Bible or look at the lives of the saints to know that they were no different than us. For at our Baptism, each one of us was anointed a prophet. Each one of us was given the grace of God. May we go forth today and live as the prophets God made us.
That is all for now. Stay cool, calm and relaxed this week and drink lots of water. And please, enjoy the beautify of our city as it quiets down a little for the summer. I hope to see you all very soon. Ciao for now, Fr. Greg
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Information regarding our Family Based Religious Education Program for 2009 and 2010 can be found by clicking RELIGIOUS EDUCATION here. The schedule for next year, plus information regarding who is qualified to apply can be found there. The child and at least one parent must be fluent in English. The applications and information letters will not be available until July 1, 2009. Please, please do not inquire before then. The interview schedule with children and parents will be from August 1 through September 12. Please tell your friends about these dates.
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