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Pastor: Father Robert Simon [email protected] Please…..help us pass the word Youth Minister: Katie Phillips St. Catherine’s is livestreaming daily (9am) & [email protected] Sunday Mass (Saturday 4pm). They can be seen on our parish website: Religious Education: Sandra Czyzyk religious[email protected] www.northpoconocatholic.com and 570.848.1258 press 2 our Facebook page. Music Director: Paul Lukasiewicz [email protected] Please make others aware of this, so they are able to Safe Environment Manager: Pam Julian join us spiritually until we can physically be together [email protected] as a parish family. 5708424561 Bookkeeping: Donna Haran Until further notice...bulletins are available on our website only. [email protected] Bulletin: Mary Franceschelli Stay tuned for any new updates from the parish and [email protected] diocese. PreSchool: Lisa Sgobba If you need to reach Father Simon, please call the [email protected] parish office. 570.848.1258 press 1 If you have a question for the office, please feel free to contact Mary at 5708424381. Sacristans: Helen Marx James Cawley

The Church of Saint Catherine of Siena PO Box 250—220 Church Street Moscow PA 18444 Phone: 570-842-4561 Fax: 570-842-6648 www.northpoconocatholic.com A Roman Catholic Parish Community Serving the People of North Pocono in the Diocese of Scranton

Mǂǚ 31, 2020 PǆǏǕǆǄǐǔǕ You can feel so small standing by the seashore. The vastness of all that is before you expands much farther than your eye can see. What is happening on the other side? As tides continue to ebb and flow, what occurs as they come and go remains largely a mystery and the effects of their presence unknown in your sight. Yet, things are moving and changing as you gaze upon the water, as the thumbprint of their presence is left behind. The greater the wind and wave, the greater the effect. But even a gentle breeze leaves its humble mark upon the seashore on which you stand. The smallest pebble still makes a ripple in the great blue expanse of ocean waters. It doesn’t need to be big. You never know the full impact of your smallest gesture or simplest of words. A yes or no, agree or disagree, here or there, this or that can influence time and history in ways you may never know. The Holy Spirit is like that: fierce and torrential, and then almost still and silent, creating and recreating nonetheless. Coming as a gentle breeze or a gusty wind, God’s Holy Spirit continues to move over, around, and into the waters of our lives. The Spirit brings fruit and unknown possibilities to what we humbly bring with us and that same Spirit eventually brings all to fulfillment in Christ. The first disciples didn’t have much. They possessed simple faith and a willingness to go into unchartered territory with a love of their friendGod, humble offerings, and a knowledge that they were not alone. This allowed them to do amazing things with very little. Do you believe that you are being led and that you have a purposeful life? We often do not realize our value because we do not think that the little we have is good enough. How wrong we are! A little flour mixed with water and embraced by a prayer of blessing transforms simple offerings into the magnificent Eucharistic presence of God. If the Holy Spirit can do such amazing things with these humble gifts of the earth, even more can happen with you. Don’t underestimate the value of the smile you gave a stranger, the door held open for an elderly widow, the listening ear offered to one who was lonely, the tolerance given to the wounded soul who is angry, and the loving shoulder you offered as a cradle under the head of someone in pain. Modest gifts offered with love can be transformed by the Spirit into wondrous blessings you may never know. It’s Pentecost. Trust. You are not alone..

Mǂǔǔǆǔ ǇǐǓ Ǖǉǆ Wǆǆǌ *These are rescheduled Masses. We will continue JǖǏǆ 1N7, 2020 to reschedule as needed in the coming weeks.

MǐǏǅǂǚ, JǖǏǆ 1 PFLECKL FAMILY (Their Family) Tǖǆǔǅǂǚ, JǖǏǆ 2 ROSE PAULINO (John, Carol, Rosechelle, Aly & Vinny) WǆǅǏǆǔǅǂǚ, JǖǏǆ 3 Flowers for the Blessed Mother GRACE & EMIL SCHWITER (Their Family) are Offered in Memory of TǉǖǓǔǅǂǚ, JǖǏǆ 4 The Deceased Members JIM LINDNER (Linda Lindner & Family) Of the FǓǊǅǂǚ, JǖǏǆ 5 Zajaczkowski Family LORI LUISI (Pat Gillern) Req. By SǖǏǅǂǚ, JǖǏǆ 7 Floyd & Claire FOR THE PEOPLE Zajaczkowski

Dear 2020 Graduates, While we will be unable to gather physically, we will honor and recognize you and ask God’s blessing on you during our livestream Mass for Sunday, June 7th. We will also recognize and celebrate you on our parish website and Facebook page. With this in mind we ask that you submit the following information.

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2020 GRADUATE INFORMATION Deadline extended to Monday, June 1 at Noon (by mail , email or text to 5708406468) Graduate’s name (as you would like it in the bulletin) ______ School from which you are graduating ______ Future plans school you are planning to attend and intended course of study or military service including which branch or work plans ______ ______ ______ Thank you for your prompt response. This information will be included in the Bulletin for Sunday, June 7th.

As you may already be aware, the Mass will be celebrated virtually and livestreamed this year, due to the COVID19 pandemic. The silver lining to these arrangements is that we will not need to limit attendees to this year’s Mass. This being the case, I invite you all to join in the festivities by viewing the special2:30PM liturgy from St. Peter’s Cathedral on Sunday, June 14. In these challenging days, any positive encouragement we can offer to our married couples and to their families will be most appreciated, and is greatly needed. The Mass will be broadcast live on CTV: Catholic Television of the Diocese of Scranton at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 14. The Mass will also be available for viewing live on the Diocese of Scranton’s website and links will be made available on the Diocese of Scranton’s social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.

SAINT CATHERINE’S Virtual Town Hall Meeting You are invited to a St. Catherine of Siena Parish Virtual Town Hall Meeting on Sunday, June 7, at 1pm You will be able to view a livestream meeting with Fr. Simon speaking about our reopening plans. Questions or concerns can be sent to [email protected] before or during the meeting. You can also text your questions during the meeting to (570) 4704276

AS WE BEGIN TO PREPARE…… We are looking for donations of Hand Sanitizer and Masks. If anyone is able to help us out, please contact us. Thank you!

Aǣ WǕ LǟǟǛ AǘǕǑǔ…… CONTRARY to what you may have heard, there will be NO PUBLIC MASSES. TINY groups of 25 will be allowed to join AFTER making a reservation. No one should expect to just show up and walk in. OVERALL GUIDANCE

DispensationNeveryone is still excused from attending

Senior citizens or those with special conditions would be better staying home. ChildrenNwith very limited seating, children especially those who have not received First Communion should probably not attend

Simple MassesNno servers, no EM’s. Give others a chanceN parishioners should only sign up for one Mass every other week

Holy Communion distributionNEucharist will be given out after Mass as people are departing

Reception of Holy CommunionNwe are strongly requesting all people to receive in the hand for reasons of their hygiene and the priest’s.

masks will be available for all who forgetNpriests will wear masks during distribution of Holy Communion

This is not joyous return that we wanted, BUT we will be blessed as we come together again to celebrate the Eucharist once again.

The Diocese has added a new online LOCK-BOX INSTALLED! Since the Parish Office is closed, giving opportunity at a lockbox has been installed www.dioceseofscranton.org/ near the front door of the supportyourparish to provide you with Rectory. another way to make a gift that will go This is to make an easy drop off directly to our parish. for any parish communications.

6 WEEKLY COLLECTION May 19, 2020 RǆǂǅǊǏǈǔ ǇǐǓ Ǖǉǆ Wǆǆǌ Weekly Offering $ 14,071.17 Dues $ 862.00 Easter $ 50.00 Care/Education of Priests $ 81.00 Special Collections $ 47.00 Thank you so much for your inspiring generosity. Sunday: Vigil: Gn 11:19 or Ex 19:38a, 1620b or Ez 37:114 or Jl 3:15/Ps 104:12, 24, 35, 2728, 29, 30 [cf. 30]/Rom 8:2227/Jn 7:3739. Day: Acts 2:1 11/Ps 104:1, 24, 2930, 31, 34 [cf. 30]/1 Cor 12:3b OǃǔǆǓǗǂǏǄǆǔ ǇǐǓ Ǖǉǆ Wǆǆǌ 7, 1213/Jn 20:1923 Monday: Gn 3:915, 20 or Acts 1:1214/Ps 87:12, 3 and 5, 67/Jn 19:2534 Sunday: Pentecost Sunday Tuesday: 2 Pt 3:1215a, 1718/Ps 90:2, 34, 10, 14 Monday: The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother and 16 [1]/Mk 12:1317 of the Church Wednesday: 2 Tm 1:13, 612/Ps 123:1b2ab, Tuesday: SS. Marcellinus and Peter, Martyrs 2cdef [1b]/Mk 12:1827 Thursday: 2 Tm 2:815/Ps 45ab, 89, 10 and 14 Wednesday: St. Charles Lwanga and Companions, Martyrs [4]/Mk 12:2834 Friday: St. Boniface, Bishop and Martyr Friday: 2 Tm 3:1017/Ps 119:157, 160, 161, 165, Saturday: St. Norbert, Bishop 166, 168 [165a]/Mk 12:3537 Next Sunday: The Most Holy Trinity Saturday: 2 Tm 4:18/Ps 71:89, 1415ab, 1617, 22 [cf. 15ab]/Mk 12:3844

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