ENCOUNTER this Sunday!

Youth Group in the Former Church: Encounter for grades 6-8 and Small Group for Grades 9-12; this Sunday, March 23 from 7:15 - 8:30 pm

See you there!

Fr. W

Welcome Bishop Gainer!

Hello Friends,

This Tuesday, March 18th at 7 pm we will host an Evening Prayer and Reception for Bishop Gainer as he prepares to be installed as the 11th Bishop of our Diocese on Wednesday, March 19th.  This is a great honor and will be a wonderful opportunity to pray with Bishop Gainer and meet him after the prayer service in the former Church.

The Most Reverend Ronald W. Gainer
11th Bishop of the Diocese of Harrisburg

The Installation events will be on the web and televised, click here for more information.

Please pray for Bishop Gainer as he accepts the role of shepherd of our diocese:

Heavenly Father,
   the just man Saint Joseph was given by you
   as spouse to the Virgin Mother of God and
   set as wise and faithful servant in charge of 
   your household to watch like a father over 
   your Only Begotten Son.

Grant, through his heavenly intercession,
   protection and growth to the Church in 
   Harrisburg, to Bishop Ronald Gainer, the 
   priests and deacons, the consecrated men 
   and women, and all the lay faithful.

Through Christ our Lord. 
   Amen.

Youth Group this Sunday!

Hello Team!

This Sunday, March 16th we will have Youth Group in the Former Church from 7:15 - 8:30 pm: T3: The Teen Timeline & Encounter for both HS and Middle school youth.

(Everyone is welcome, first time or even if its been a while since you were last with us!)

Fr. W

A quick look at the week ahead...

Friday, March 14th: Knights of Columbus Fish Fry; From 5 pm - 7 pm in the Social Hall... also, Stations of the Cross; at 7 pm in the Church

Saturday, March 15th: Daily Mass followed by the Sacrament of Confession; Daily Mass is at 8:30 am and Confessions are from 9-9:30 am in the Church... also, The Sacrament of Confession and Vigil Mass for Sunday; Confessions are from 3:30-4:30 pm and Mass is at 5 pm in the Church

Sunday, March 16th: SUNDAY MASS; Mass times are 8 am, 10:15 am, 12 Noon, and 6 pm in the Church... and, YOUTH GROUP: T3: The Teen Timeline & Encounter; Start at 7:15 pm in the Former Church, concluding at 8:30 pm

Monday, March 17th: Solemnity of the Feast of Saint Patrick; as St. Patrick is the Principle Patron of the Diocese today is a Solemnity in the entire Diocese of Harrisburg

Tuesday, March 18^th: Evening Prayer for Bishop Gainer at 7 pm in the Church, at 7 pm -- all are welcome!

Wednesday, March 19th: Solemnity of the Feast of Saint Joseph; as St. Joseph is Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Patron of the Universal Church today is Solemnity throughout the entire world... Installation Mass of Bishop Gainer; starting at 2 pm

Parish Devotions!

Hello Team!

Tonight and tomorrow night at 7 pm we will have two great experiences of prayer and devotion for our Parish:

1. Tonight at 7 pm we will have a "Virtual Lourdes Pilgrimage" including veneration of a Lourdes Grotto Water and Rock, as well as a Eucharistic Procession -- this will no doubt be a wonderful and very unique event!  I encourage all of you to attend, and bring a friend!

2. Tomorrow Night at 7 pm we will have our "Solemn Closing of Eucharistic Devotions" all day tomorrow there will be Eucharistic Adoration in the Church concluded with this Evening Prayer -- preached by a newly ordained priest, my classmate, Fr. Daniel Richards.  He is an excellent priest, please do make time to come out tomorrow evening and join us in prayer.

God Bless,

Fr. W

Don't forget... Youth Group this Sunday!

Sunday, March 9th: EUCHARISTIC DEVOTIONS and Prayers;

Start at 7:15 pm in the Former Church – snacks afterwards, concluding at 8:30 pm

Thanks,

Fr. Wilke

Stations of the Cross and Fish Dinners…

Team,

Tomorrow (or today, depending when you read this post) is our First Lenten Friday for 2014!  Obviously, this is a day when we abstain from meat – as well as keep our personal plan of penance, prayer, and charity (if you haven’t worked out all the details, jot down your thoughts, taking a look at our "ASH WEDNESDAY" post, and stick to your plan!).

I stumbled across a nice reflection on our Lenten Disciplines… written earlier this week, it gives some nice insight to our practices!

There will be Stations of the Cross in the Church at 2:15 pm and 7:00 pm – this is weekly standard for Lent... it’s a great Lenten Practice to pray the Stations of the Cross!

Also, the HNJ Knights of Columbus are running a Fish Dinner from 5:00-7:00 pm in the Social Hall.

Looking forward to seeing you soon,

Fr. Wilke