FRANCES X. CABRINI PARISH MARCH 11, 2018 585 Mount Olivet Rd., Wyoming, PA 18644 4TH SUNDAY OF LENT Phone:570-696-3737 CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST EMAIL: [email protected] [email protected] WEEKEND— Saturday 4:00 pm WEBSITE: www.sfcbsp.com Sunday 10:00 am Pastor: Reverend James J. Paisley WEEKDAY—Tuesday 8:00 am Office Manager: Diane Felli Melvin SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Dir. of Music: Sr. Jan Marie Kalyan, IHM Saturdays from 3:15 to 3:45 p.m. or by Dir. of Religious Edu. : Florence Mociun appointment For all emergencies, please call PARISH OFFICE HOURS: St. Therese’s Rectory at MONDAY—THURSDAY 570-696-1144. 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

THE PROOF OF GOD'S LOVE FOR US How do we know, beyond a doubt, that God truly loves us and wants us to be united with him forever? For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life (John 3:16). God proved his love for us by giving us the best he had to offer - his only begotten Son who freely gave himself as an offering to God for our sake and as the atoning sacrifice for our sin and the sin of the world. This passage tells us of the great breadth and width of God's love. Not an excluding love for just a few or for a single nation, but a redemptive love that em- braces the whole world, and a personal love for each and every individual whom God has created. God is a loving Father who cannot rest until his wandering children have returned home to him. Saint Augustine says, God loves each one of us as if there were only one of us to love. God gives us the freedom to choose whom and what we will love. Jesus shows us the paradox of love and judgment. We can love the darkness of sin and unbelief or we can love the light of God’s truth, beauty, and goodness. If our love is guided by what is true, and good and beautiful then we will choose for God and love him above all else. "Lord Jesus Christ, your death brought life for us. May your love consume and transform my life that I may desire you above all else. Help me to love what you love, to desire what you desire, and to reject what you reject".

St. Patrick's teaching of the doctrine of the 2ND COLLECTION Holy Trinity showed people the shamrock, A special collection this weekend is for Catholic a three-leafed plant, using it to illustrate the Relief Services. Thank you for your continued Christian teaching of three persons in one support and God Bless you always. God. For this reason, shamrocks are a central symbol for St. Patrick's Day. This is also a day when everyone is Irish. THE SOCIAL COMMITTEE: A meeting has May the Strength of God pilot us. been scheduled for this Wednesday, March 14 at May the Wisdom of God instruct us. 6:00 p.m. to plan our Memorial Day Picnic. If you will May the Hand of God protect us. be attending, please call Michele at 570-696-2382 or May the Word of God direct us. email: [email protected] as soon as possible. Saint Patrick New members are always welcome.

JESUS OUR BROTHER, you taught us how to live and how to die. Sharing in your passion, we also share in your resur- PARKING AT ST. FRANCES rection. Make me more aware of how I walk your journey, The new parking lot is designed to of how compassionately you walk with me in my faith accommodate 5 rows of 9 cars; each journey. STATIONS OF THE CROSS EVERY facing Mt. Olivet Road. Please park FRIDAY AT 6:30 P.M. ALL ARE WELCOME! r i g h t b e h i n d t h e c a r i n f r ont of you so that others may benefit from the new lot. Lenten Confessions on Mondays, Thank you! March 12 & 19 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at St. Therese’s Church. F a t h e r J i m --- PASTOR & ALL ARE WELCOME. PARKING ATTENDANT MINISTERS OF COMMUNION LECTOR SERVERS Saturday, 03/17 4:00 p.m. G. Slezak M. A. Novitsky J. Jorda, A. Mateos Sunday, 03/18 10:00 a.m. F. Mociun Children’s TBA REQUESTED BY:

Tuesday, 03/13 8:00 a.m. Bill Fahey Ray & Flo Mociun Saturday, 03/17 4:00 p.m. Steve & Mary Maier Geri Botyrius Sunday, 03/18 10:00 a.m. Monsignor Joseph Padden Parish Family

CCD—Classes are scheduled every Sunday at LENT CHANGES THINGS 9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Children’s Mass is Alms change our spending habits from earth to scheduled for next heaven. Fasting changes our eating habits from Sunday, March 18 at 10:00 a.m. fleshy indulgence to spiritual satisfaction. WEATHER CANCELLATION INFORMATION— FOR ANY MASS OR CCD Prayer changes our attitude from CANCELLATIONS DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, PLEASE CALL s e l f-importance to humility. So what we get 570-696-1144, EXT. 13. from Lent is not simply a change of liturgical 1ST ANNUAL CATHOLIC WOMEN’S CONFERENCE c y c l e s . W e get a change of heart, a change of Does your faith need a boost? Looking to be inspired and uplift- attitude, a change of life. ed? Then join hundreds of women, at all levels of faith from Northeast PA and beyond as they gather at the 1st Annual CONSCIENCE PROTECTION: Congress needs to hear from us! Catholic Women’s Conference. Conference includes Mass with Health care providers and trainees, churches, and others are being Joseph Bambera, Keynote speakers include: forced to participate in abortion or provide coverage for it in their Judy Landrieu Klein, “Faith Through It All”, Father Richard health care plans. Federal conscience laws prohibit such coercion, but McAlear, Ministry of Hope and Healing” and His Own "Music and these laws continue to be violated—mostly because they don’t provide Ministry". Enjoy a continental breakfast, lunch and shopping at victims with the ability to defend their rights in court. In March, Con- the Catholic Vendor Marketplace. The University of Scranton, gress will likely decide whether to address the problems in current law Byron Complex, June 23, 2018 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. $40 — by enacting the Conscience Protection Members of Congress need to hear from their constituents. Please help us spread the word! No one early bird ticket & $20—student ticket. For registration and should be forced to participate in abortion. Tell your representatives information go to www.dioceseofscranton.org/catholic-womens- TODAY at humanlifeaction.org! conference Prayer for the Protection of Religious Liberty “ When I voiced by objections to do abortion-related services, I was REGISTRATION OPEN FOR CATHOLIC MEN’S CONFERENCE terminated. It’s against my conscience. I became a nurse to protect All Catholic men who want to grow in their faith are invited to the Diocese of lives, not to take lives.” —Sandra Mendoza, L. P. N. Scranton Catholic Men's Conference scheduled for May 5 at King's College in TAKE ACTION: www.humanlifeaction.org. WB. You can register on line at: www.beamanconference.com or call the Diocesan Pastoral Center at 570-207-2213 for details. THE OBLATES OF ST. JOSEPH (USA Province) will be hosting a pilgrimage to from September 17-28, 2018, entitled "In the Footsteps REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS : of St. Joseph Marello", Founder of the Oblate Congregation. The tour will Please pray for Virginia Brown, Paul Cohen, include the cities of , Asti, Acqui, , , Florence, Siena, Mary Ann Dymond, Donald Hilstolsky, Don Hunter Orvieto, Assisi and . Serving as spiritual director will be Sr., Neil Lispi, Gene Kalyan, Gene Kritzburger, Fr. Paul McDonnell, OSJ, provincial superior of USA province. Cost: $4,699.00. For a complete itinerary and to register, visit the official website of Mason O’Neill, Ella Powell, Tom Roarty, Terry Smith 206 Tours: www.pilgrimages.com/marello or call (570) 498-0590. & Lilly Stroud. FEAST OF ST . JOSEPH CELEBRATION: The Annual Solemn Novena to SANCTUARY CANDLE for the week can burn in memory of, in St. Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church, will begin on Sat., March 10, honor of, or for health and God’s blessings of a loved one. at the Oblates of St. Joseph Chapel, Laflin. Masses are celebrated daily Donation is $10.00. Call the parish office for arrangements. at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. The Feast of St. Joseph will be celebrated on Mon., March 19th with a solemn Mass at 11:00 a.m. with His Excellency, Bishop Joseph C. Bambera, as principal celebrant and homilist. For The Light of the Sanctuary Candle is burning this more information, contact the OSJ seminary office at (570-654-7542) week of March 11 through March 17, 2018 In memory of : Colleen Cetnarowski NORTHMORELAND TWP. FIRE COMPANY is holding a roast beef dinner on Wednesday, March 28, 2017 from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 Requested by: Mary Ann Knepp p.m. Dinner tickets are $ 9.00 and take outs are available.