IMPORTANT MEETING FOR ST. JOSEPH/ST.
AUGUSTINE/ST. FRANCIS/ST. PATRICK CCD TEACHERS
An important meeting will be held
at 6:00PM THIS Sunday, August 17th in Neumann Center, Choconut. The upcoming
school year will be discussed. All teachers and aides are urged to attend.
“CORE TEAM” NEWS
As all of you are aware the Core
Team, Fr. Cas and Deacon Ken have been meeting on a regular basis. THIS
WEEKEND Core Team Members will meet with all interested Parishioners after
Masses. Team Members will share with all some of the information they have
obtained from their meetings. All
Parishioners attending Masses are
encouraged to stay after Mass and share your thoughts about upcoming Parish
mergers and closing of Churches.
CORE TEAM MEETING
The Core Committee will meet this
Monday, August 18th, at 6:30PM in St. Francis Xavier Hall.
PASTORAL COUNCIL MEETING
The Pastoral Council will meet on
Wednesday, August 20th at 6:00PM in St. Francis Xavier Hall. Fr. Cas understands
that this is extremely short notice, but he hopes that everyone can be
in attendance.
FINANCE COUNCIL MEETING
The Finance Council will meet on
Wednesday, August 27th at 6:00PM in St. Francis Xavier Hall. All members
are encouraged to attend.
DIOCESE OF SCRANTON—QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS ABOUT DIOCESAN FINANCES
(The bulletin will contain portions
of the Diocesan handbook about finances. There will be small paragraphs
printed in the bulletin each week until the entire book has be included.)
What rights do members of a parish have? Membership in a parish begins
with baptism. With membership come certain rights, namely, the right to
the Word, sacraments, education and pastoral care. What obligations do
members of a parish have? Members of a parish have the obligation to support
education and programs for evangelization, worship and works of charity,
the upkeep of parish
buildings and grounds, just wages
for parish employees and support of the clergy. The parish cannot exist
without the financial support of its members. What are the Bishop’s rights
and obligations regarding the material goods of a parish? According to
the law of the Church, it is the responsibility of the Bishop to supervise
carefully the administration of all the goods which belong to parishes
which are subject to him. It is his responsibility to see to the organization
of the entire administration of the parish’s goods by issuing instructions
in accord with the laws of the Church.
EXCITING NEWS FOR “THE FOOD PANTRY”
The St. Joseph/St. Augustine “Food
Pantry” has received a grant for $1,000.00 from the Diocese of Scranton.
This grant was made possible because of the generosity of Parishioners
throughout the Diocese
to The Diocesan Annual Appeal.
CONFIRMATION NEWS
Confirmation is Wednesday, October
29th at 5:00PM in St. Joseph Church.
The Confirmation Retreat was held
this past Saturday at Neumann Hall. A great time was had by all. Special
thank you to Sr. Gertrude and Susie Reichlen as well as our Confirmation
Teachers for all their help in making the day go well for everyone.
ST. FRANCIS/ST. PATRICK ALTAR
& ROSARY NEWS
The ladies from St. Francis/St.
Patrick Altar & Rosary Society would still appreciate donations of
CLEAN used plastic grocery type bags. Donations can be left in the back
of the Churches. The next meeting will be held Wednesday, September 10th
at 9:30AM in St. Francis Hall. All are welcome.
CONFESSIONS AT ST. AUGUSTINE AND
ST. PATRICK CHURCHES
The Friars are hearing Confessions
at St. Augustine Church beginning at 7:30AM and continuing until the 8AM
Mass on Sunday mornings. The Friars hear confessions at St. Patrick Church
following the 10AM Mass on Sunday mornings. You are encouraged to frequently
receive the Sacrament of
Reconciliation. It is good for your
soul and your well being. ~Fr. Cas.
MINISTRY SCHEDULE FOR NEXT WEEK
St. Joseph
- Saturday, August 23 - Lectors - Don Eddy & Terry Evans; Ministers
- Ann Hawley & Susanne Wolf; Servers - Casey O’Reilly
St. Francis
- Sunday, August 24 - Lector - Johanna Higgins; Ministers - Dave Curley
& Jim Conboy; Servers - Dakota Jones & Curtis Spila; Rosary - Tom
Curley
St. Thomas
- Sunday, August 24 - Lectors - Jack Kelly; Ministers - Amy Joyce &
Gail Lutz; Servers - Gina & Michael Fizzano; Rosary - Gail Lutz
DECEASED
Please pray for the deceased, especially
Helen Dunnett, from St. Joseph Parish, Bob Welch of Friendsville, and Robert
W. Walter of Vestal who were known to many in our area. May they rest in
peace. Amen.
SANCTUARY LIGHT DONATIONS
The Sanctuary
Light at St. Patrick burns in Thanksgiving.
The Sanctuary
Light at St. Francis burns In Memory of John Glenn, Sr. requested by Theresa
& Bill Noldy.
The Sanctuary
Light at St. Thomas Church burns for the Special Intentions of Joe &
Wanda Purr.
The Sanctuary
Light at St. Joseph burns for a Special Intention.
An Adoration Vigil Candle at St.
Augustine Church will burn for a Special Intention.
REMEMBER TO KEEP THE LIGHT OF THE
LORD ALIVE
THANK YOU FOR FLOWERS
The Flowers
at St. Joseph Church are In Memory of Aaron Reichlen requested by Bob &
Susie Reichlen.
The Flowers
at St. Augustine Church are In Honor of “A Day with Mary”.
FLOWERS FOR ST. AUGUSTINE
Flowers are needed at St. Augustine
Church for the weekends of September 27/28 and October 18/19 and other
weekends until the beginning of Advent. If you would like to donate flowers
for one of these
weeks, please call Barbara Mahoney
at (663-3010).
CHURCH CLEANING
St. Augustine
cleaners for August are Nancy Fike, Angel Kublo & Kate Walsh.
St. Joseph
cleaners for the month of August are Judy Duncan, Kathy Mordovancey, Jan
Harmon & Annette Burnett.
St. Thomas
Church cleaner for the week of August 17 thru 23 is Mary Shaughnessy.
PRAYER LIST
Please pray for the sick of our
Parish and Community, especially Katelyn Andre, Andy Condon, Michael Haefner,
Bill Jones, Jr., Anne Kalpokas, Doris Keasler, Bernie Popso, David Zevan,
Paul F. Moran, Sr., Wanda Purr, Rita Powers, Debbie Jones, John Spila,
Joanne Matias, Julia Zangara, Bill Sheredy, Kyle Stoddard, Peggy Ann Reardon,
Walter Gregg, Sophie Padula, Madigan Gow, John Flynn, Christine Rothwell,
Loretta Grindel, Bill Coleman, Leon Vanderfeltz, Donald Baum, Marion Neville,
Dorothy Stevens, Mark Buffum, Donnie Butler, Irene Lopez, Bernice Paulish,
Jackie Hieber, Sheila Bealo, Adam Burton, Sean Shumaker, Mary Lee Thompson,
John Hepperley, Bob Piefer, Geraldine Painter, Carol Elliott, Nancy Jellick,
Mary DiPaolo, Tommy Williams, Emily Rohe, Stephen & Mary Ann Ambrose,
Mary Coyle, Toni Colardino, Ronald Kemmerer, Linda Hollenback, Mary Bakay,
Patricia O’Neil, Rikki Robilotti, Geneva & Elias Hegedus, Ruth &
Ed Colwell,
Joseph Grindel, Dorothy Nicodem,
Gene Fitzgerald, Pam Labbe, Tom Golden, Beverly Kanute, Cindy VanWinkle,
Irene Dedinsky, John J. Glenn & Samantha Noldy. May they all regain
full health. We also pray for the needs in our Parish Intention Books.
Prayer lists are kept on the Altar. Our Lady of Good Health, pray for us.
Amen.
ARMED FORCES LIST
Please pray for those in our Armed
Forces, especially those from our Parishes, Cortney Allen, Phillip King,
Joe Jones, Rhyan Kleiner, Christopher Reichlen, Patrick Allen and Jeffrey
Evans. We also pray for those from our Community, especially Joshua Arey,
Ryan Gormley, Mike Griffith, Daniel Hogan, Daniel Kelly, Matthew Kramer,
Roger Raub, Dustin Ryder, Dennis Tewksbury, Ricky Trowbridge, John &
Roy Urciuoli, Jennifer Buttacavoli, Bobby Brostoski, Ryan Neville, Anthony
Flynn, Michael & Brenda Goodenow, Adam Nelson, A. Jay Tewksbury, Mike
Lasalle, Phil Dearborn, Jason Raymond and Paul Huffman. May they all be
protected and safe from harm and return home soon to their families and
friends. Amen.
ADORATION HOURS OPEN!
The following are the Adoration
Hours that are available. Monday 2-3PM, 3-4PM; Tuesday 11PM - Midnight;
Wednesday 8-9PM, 10-11PM; 11-12Midnigh; Thursday 12Noon-1PM, 2-3PM, 3-4PM,
4-5PM, 8-9PM; Friday 12Noon—1PM, 4-5PM, 7-8PM, 8-9PM, 11-12 Midnight; Saturday
6-7AM. Could you spend (1) hour with ME? GOD richly blesses you
and your family when you take time
out of your busy schedule for HIM. If you can help at these times or if
you would like to be a substitute, please call Rosalynd Perlick at 663-2212
or Margaret Flaherty at 553-2532.
IRISH FESTIVAL NEWS
THIS
YEAR’S IRISH FESTIVAL WILL BE HELD
SUNDAY,
SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2008
COMMITTEE
MEETING
The Festival Committee will meet
Tuesday, August 26th at 6:30PM in St. Francis Hall. All members are encouraged
to attend.
NEW
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED
WE NEED YOU! We have many “sit-down”
jobs that need to be filled, as well as a variety of other jobs, so if
you can sit and sell chances or food tickets, please sign up on the sheets
in the back of the Churches. If you need to change your job or your shift,
please call the rectory or use the sign up sheet. We will do our best to
accommodate you. The final day to sign up is THIS Sunday, August 17th.
DONATIONS
FOR BASKET OF CHEER
Monetary donations are needed for
the Basket of Cheer. A basket will be put together with strictly Irish
Items. Please put your donation in the collection basket in a marked envelope.
So far donations total $110.00. Thank you for your generosity.
BEER
FOR IRISH FESTIVAL
Again this year the Church will
be providing the beer for the Irish Festival. We need approximately 18
halves at a cost of $ 80.00 each. We are hoping that perhaps some individuals
in the Parishes would be willing to donate the cost of a half. This would
help to keep our expenses down and our profit up. If you want to make a
donation, you can place it in a marked
envelope in the collection basket.
Currently we have (6) halves donated; only 12 more to go!
OTHER
DONATIONS
Donations for food and other items
are needed. If you would like to donate anything to the Festival, it would
be appreciated. If you have questions, please call the rectory at 553-2288.
FLIERS
Irish Festival Fliers are available
in the back of the Churches. Please take some with you and place them in
businesses that you frequent and “around town” to help us advertise the
Festival.
CHOIR
PRACTICE FOR THE IRISH FESTIVAL
Many voices are needed to make a
beautiful choir. All are invited and encouraged to attend. The date and
time for the next practice will be announced at Masses this weekend.
YOUTH GROUP NEWS
DIME TOSS:
The Youth Group will have a “Dime Toss” at the Irish Festival. If you have
items to donate or would like to help work, please call Joe Buttacavoli
at 395-3110 or Amanda Brown at 607-727-9438.
MEETING:
The Youth Group will meet THIS Sunday, August 17th at 6:00PM in St. Francis
Hall. A discussion will be held concerning the upcoming Warren Center Community
Days and the Irish Festival Dime Toss. The Youth Group will hold fund raising
events both places. All youth of the Parishes are welcome and encouraged
to attend this meeting.
SPECIAL THANK YOU
We extend a very sincere “Thank
you” to the Franciscan Friars from Mount Saint Francis Hermitage in Maine,
New York for putting on “A Day With Mary”, which was held on Saturday at
St. Augustine Church. We appreciate them spending the day with us and helping
us to understand more about our Blessed Mother.
WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER
“O woman, great is your faith! Let
it be done for you as you wish.” We only need to call on Jesus to help
us have the best Sacrament of Marriage. The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter
Weekends are September 19 thru 21 in the Reading area, November 14 thru
16 in Easton and February 13 thru 15 in Bethlehem. Early registration is
recommended. For more information visit our website at www.wwme-nepa.org
or call 1-800-787-7679.
ANNUAL SUMMER PARISH FESTIVAL
Nativity of Our Lord Church, 633
Orchard Street, Scranton invites you to celebrate their ANNUAL SUMMER PARISH
FESTIVAL. The Festival will be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday, August
21, 22, & 23. The Festival will feature games for adults and children,
various raffles including a New Car raffle, white elephant sale, bake sale,
live entertainment and delicious
food! Please join us for all the
fun!
“NOT ON LABOR DAY” ANNUAL TURKEY
DINNER
You are invited to attend this Turkey
Dinner held at St. Martin’s Hall, Routes 92 & 492 in Jackson, PA on
Sunday, August 31st from Noon to 4PM. Dinner includes turkey, mashed potatoes,
gravy, dressing, cranberry sauce, fresh vegetables, beverage and dessert.
Adults: $ 8.50; children under 12: $ 4.50; children under 6: free. There
will be basket raffles, money raffle, and huge flea market.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR HIGH
SCHOOL AND COLLEGE GRADUATES
Congratulations to our Graduates!
A special Mass for their intentions was held on Sunday, July 13th at St.
Francis Church. High School graduates were Paul Dudock & Jordan Legg
from St. Francis/St. Patrick Parish; Matthew Lawrence & Mary McPherson
from St. Thomas Parish; and Heather Ann Evans, Thomas Mordovancey and Alicia
Wimmer from St. Joseph/St.
Augustine Parish. College graduates
were Lisa Harasymczuk & Nicole Lynne Wolf from St. Joseph/St. Augustine
Parish and Alyssa Jones from St. Francis/St. Patrick Parish. Congratulations
to all and good luck in all your future endeavors!!!
Weekly Stewardship Report
LIFELINES
The causes that lead to such painful
decisions as abortion are of course many and complex. If, on the one hand,
… the Church never tires of reaffirming that the sacred value of every
human being’s life originates in the Creator’s plan, on the other hand,
she encourages the promotion of every initiative in support of woman and
families in order to create the favorable conditions in which to welcome
life, and the protection of the family institution founded on the marriage
between a man and a women. Not only has permitting recourse to the termination
of pregnancy not solved the problems that afflict many women and a fair
number of families, but it has also made another wound in our society,
unfortunately, already burdened by deep suffering.
- Pope Benedict XVI, Address to
the Members of Italy’s Pro-Life Movement, May 12, 2008 |
