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Fall 2017 - Spring 2018 Details CATHERINE LABOURE ROMAN of the

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Praying • Believing • Living ... as Disciples

4000 Derry Street, Harrisburg, PA 17111 • 717-564-1321 • www. sclhbg.org STAFF Sisters and Brothers in Christ: On March 1, 1948, Saint Catherine Pastor Labouré Parish became the first Very Reverend Neil S. Sullivan, VF x101 [email protected] parish in the world dedicated to Saint Parochial Vicar Catherine Labouré who had been Reverend Kevin J. Coyle x102 [email protected] canonized in 1947. For 70 years, our In Residence parish has been a community praying, Reverend Jordan Hite, TOR x114 [email protected] believing, and living as disciples. As we prepare to mark our platinum anniversary, it’s a time to look back with grateful Deacons Reverend Mr. Kenneth C. Roth x116 [email protected] pride, embrace the present with joy and faithfulness, and look Deacon Thomas Fedor [email protected] to the future with renewed . Deacon Thomas Flannery We give thanks for all that has brought us to this moment; Sisters, Servants of the IHM the hearts, minds, hands, bravery, risks, determination, Sister M. Bernard Agnes, IHM, Superior sacrifices, hard work, generosity, and the lives poured out in 717-745-4134 [email protected] prayer and service. Pastoral Associate Our parish was founded with 900 members. Today we Sister M. Elizabeth Ann Motz, IHM x134 [email protected] have over 2,620 households and close to 7,000 members. As our parish family quickly grew, so did our buildings and Parish Manager Mr. Mark Frey x104 [email protected] activities. But more importantly than that, so did our love for and neighbor. Director of Worship This edition of “Disciple Details” provides an overview of Mrs. Joreen Kelly x103 [email protected] the many activities and special events occurring this year in Director of Stewardship Saint Catherine Labouré Parish community. It outlines many Ms. Kathy Panza x133 [email protected] of our opportunities to pray and worship, learn and grow in Director of Religious Education our , and share our time and talent. It also witnesses to Ms. Joan Ellen Frist x105 [email protected] our priority of reaching out to those in need. Whether you were here when the doors opened in 1948, Director of Adult Faith Formation Ms. Deb Gelbaugh x132 [email protected] joined the parish anywhere along the way, or are with us for the first time, we welcome, invite, and encourage you to Secretary become involved. Join us in knowing, living, and sharing our Ms. Kathy Sperry x100 [email protected] faith through special events, ongoing programs, amazing Bookkeeper ministries, and organizations. Mrs. Sharon Martin x106 [email protected] Our recently refurbished and renewed Shrine Church Youth Protection Officer reminds and challenges us to renew ourselves as the living Mrs. Desa Jurosky x136 [email protected] stones that build the Church. The beauty of our windows is only surpassed by the beauty of the hearts and lives of every Maintenance Supervisor Mr. Jim Rodriguez x127 [email protected] member of this parish community. We are in this together. With hearts raised in thanks and School Principal praise, we honor our past, celebrate our present, and look to a Sister Mary Anne Sweeney, IHM x121 [email protected] future filled with hope! Director of Instructional Support Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, pray for us. Mrs. Aimee Surgeoner x124 [email protected] Saint Catherine Labouré, pray for us. Director of Pre-School Program Happy 70th Anniversary! Mrs. Megan Kenworthy x128 [email protected]

Love and prayers, Director of Advancement Father Neil Sullivan Mrs. Kelly Rogers x129 [email protected] Pastor LITURGICAL MINISTERS ORIENTATION TO REFURBISHED SHRINE CHURCH Thursday, August 24, 2017 • 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. • Shrine Church praying Friday, August 25, 2017 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. • Shrine Church CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE All Sacristans, Ushers, Hospitality Ministers, Lectors, WORD and Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion will be Sundays, September 10, 2017 through May 20, given an orientation to our refurbished Shrine Church 2018 • 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Masses including direction and clarification on how each Children’s Liturgy of the Word is an option for children in grades K-4 and takes liturgical ministry will be accomplished in our renewed place during the readings, homily, Creed, and General Intercessions of the . sacred place. Orientation for Altar Servers will be given The children are dismissed before the readings where a catechist proclaims and at a different time. explains the readings at the children’s level of understanding. They return to the church during the offertory of the Mass. Children’s Liturgy of the Word will not be LITURGICAL MINISTERS MORNING OF PRAYER NEW! held on Holiday Weekends. Saturday, May 12, 2018 • 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. • Shrine Church and Leo Hall All parish liturgical ministers are invited to come for a beautiful morning of prayer, FUNERAL LITURGY PRE-PLANNING WORKSHOP discussion, and fellowship. The morning will begin with Mass at 9:00 a.m. in the Thursday, November 9, 2017 • 2:00 p.m. • Leo Hall Shrine Church which will be followed by prayer, breakfast, and conversation in A death, whether expected or sudden, brings with NEW! Leo Hall. There will be a presentation on the liturgy it a flood of many emotions, a flurry of activity, necessary tasks given by Sister Marjorie McCall, IHM. Sister Marjorie to be accomplished, and important moments of grace, reflection, is Director of Liturgy at Villa Maria House of Studies, and prayer. It is a challenging time to make all the decisions the motherhouse of the Sisters, Servants of the that need to be quickly decided upon. One of the best gifts you , Immaculata, PA. can give yourself and your family is to indicate your funeral liturgy preferences and desires in advance. The Funeral Rites are among the most beautiful and consoling ALTAR SERVER ORIENTATION/TRAINING liturgies of the Church. What are they? Why are they so important? What are the Spring 2017 • Shrine Church options? This workshop walks us through the Funeral Rites and answers those Several altar server training and instruction sessions will be questions with sensitivity and candor. Topics to be covered will include the Funeral provided throughout the year to help servers grow in confidence Mass, wakes and viewings, burial, eulogies, cremation, readings, music, ministers, and reverence for the . In the spring, young people of and family participation. Attendees will receive all the materials and resources the parish will be invited to consider serving Our Lord at His Altar needed to help them prepare their own or a loved one’s funeral liturgy. for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Those interested in serving will have completed the fourth grade and received the Eucharist. BLESSING OF A CHILD IN THE WOMB Information on training and serving opportunities will be sent to our servers in Did you know there is a special blessing for a child before birth? The Rite the mail. for the Blessing of a Child in the Womb was established to support parents awaiting the birth of their child, to encourage parish prayers for the family, to recognize the precious gift of the child in the womb, and to foster respect for SPECIAL PRAYERS & DEVOTIONS human life within society. Our and deacons are available to celebrate this special THE LITURGY OF THE HOURS rite with expecting parents. Please contact the Morning Prayer • Monday - Friday (all year) • 7:15 a.m. • Shrine Church parish office to make arrangements. Evening Prayer • Monday - Friday (Advent and Lent) • 5:15 p.m. • Our Lady’s Oratory Join the Universal Church in offering God different parts of the day in prayer. Known as the Divine Office, this 15 minute time of prayer includes psalms, LITURGICAL MINISTRIES readings, and intercessions for the world, the church LITURGICAL MINISTRY: SERVING GOD AND HIS PEOPLE and all people. It is a great and graced way to start and end each day! Prayer Would you like to be a liturgical minister? books are provided for each participant. The liturgical ministries of the Church are an excellent opportunity to fulfill our baptismal ADORATION OF THE BLESSED call to praise and worship God and to be of Monday - Thursday: 12:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. service to one another. The celebration of the Friday: • 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Sacred Liturgy utilizes the talents and gifts that God has given this community to First Friday: •12:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. the fullest extent. Whether participation is through “behind the scenes” preparation Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is held in Our Lady’s and planning or through a public role of service within the Mass, parishioners Oratory located off the upper narthex hallway. All are invited to help our liturgies to be truly life-giving celebrations. Please prayerfully consider come and spend time in quiet prayer and adoration of in joining one of these ministries: Altar Server, Lector, Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist exposed on the altar. Adorers are welcome and Holy Communion, Sacristan, Usher, Hospitality/Greeter, Cantor, Choir Member, needed to sign up for a regular hour on the adoration schedule Musician, Church Cleaner, Church Decorator, or Shrine Church Docent (tour or serve as a substitute so that Our Lord is never left alone. guide). We are happy to help you discern what way God may be calling you Please note exposition in the Oratory does not occur on National Holidays nor to serve. For more information, contact Joreen Kelly, Director of Worship, at when Saint Catherine Labouré School is closed due to inclement weather. 717.564.1321 x103 or [email protected]. 1 MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA ANNUAL SOLEMN FORTY HOURS DEVOTIONS Mondays (excluding National Holidays) • 7:00 p.m. • Shrine Church Sunday, November 12, 2017 (after the 7:00 p.m. Mass) – Tuesday, November 14, 2017 The Blessed Mary promised Saint Catherine Labouré that there were many 7:00 p.m. • Shrine Church graces and blessings available to those who sought her intercession. The weekly This solemn devotion to Our Lord in the Holy novena praying for the intercession of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal is a long Eucharist has been practiced by the Church at standing tradition of our parish and many graces and favors have been granted least since medieval times and brought to the through the devotion. The Novena includes the novena prayers, a short homily, United States by Saint John Neumann. The Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament, and is followed by confessions. Blessed Sacrament is exposed on the altar of the Novena intentions and notes of thanksgiving may be place in the special Shrine Church for a period of forty hours for adoration and prayer by the faithful. receptacle in the narthex or at the Miraculous The number forty represents the forty days that Christ prayed in the desert before Medal Shrine inside the church. All intentions He began His public ministry and the forty hours He was in the tomb before His are remembered at our weekly novena as well Resurrection. We welcome back our former Parochial Vicar and current pastor of as at all Masses offered in the Shrine Church. Saint Parish, Berwick, Father Matthew Larlick, as homilist. Sunday, November 12, 2017 7:00 p.m. • Opening Mass followed by Exposition and Adoration SPECIAL FEASTS, DAYS, 9:30 p.m. • Night Prayer, Benediction, and Reposition AND CELEBRATIONS Monday, November 13, 2017 6:45 a.m. • Holy Mass followed by Exposition and Adoration RESPECT LIFE SUNDAY NEW! 9:00 a.m. • Holy Mass followed by Exposition and Adoration Sunday, October 1, 2017 • 4:00 p.m. • Shrine Church 7:00 p.m. • Evening Prayer, Homily and Benediction October is annually observed as Respect Life Month in Catholic churches across followed by Exposition and Adoration overnight our nation. It provides a wonderful opportunity and reminder for us to pray and Tuesday, November 14, 2017 work for the dignity of all human life from the first moment 6:45 a.m. • Holy Mass followed by Exposition and Adoration of conception to the last moment of death. Come and begin 9:00 a.m. • Holy Mass followed by Exposition and Adoration this important month with a special Eucharistic Holy Hour for 7:00 p.m. • Evening Prayer, Homily, Benediction, and Reposition a greater respect for all human life. Our prayer will include followed by refreshments in Murray Hall adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament, the for Life, time for private/silent reflection, and Benediction. MASS ON THANKSGIVING DAY Thursday, November 23, 2017 •9:00 a.m. • Shrine Church ANNUAL BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS The word Eucharist means thanksgiving. There is no better way to start our Sunday, October 8, 2017 • 2:00 p.m. • Parish Pavilion National Day of Giving Thanks than to gather with our parish family around the Saint is the patron saint of animals. His feast Table of God’s Word and the Table of the Eucharist for the most important of all day is October 4. On that day or a Sunday near it, people feasts and banquets. Join us for this special Mass to across the world remember Saint Francis’ love for all creatures offer thanks and praise to God for all His blessings. and creation with a special ceremony called the Blessing We’ll be baking Saint Catherine’s Bread early that of the Animals. We invite you to bring your pet(s) to our morning. It will be blessed at Mass and then available parish pavilion (located at the corner of Rutherford Street and for you to take home for your Thanksgiving tables. Oakleigh Avenue) for this annual prayer service and blessing. SOLEMN NOVENA FOR THE FEAST OF OUR LADY OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK MASS MIRACULOUS MEDAL Saturday, October 14, 2017 • 11:00 a.m. • Shrine Church Monday, , 2017 • 7:00 p.m. • Shrine Church This special Mass is celebrated each year near the feast of Join us to celebrate Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal’s Feast Day Saint Luke (the patron saint of health care) and includes with an extra special praying of the Miraculous Medal Novena and the celebration of the Sacrament of the Anointing of the the Blessing and Investiture with the Miraculous Medal Ceremony. Sick. Our homebound parishioners, their caregivers, A special tour of the Shrine Church will take place at 6:00 p.m. anyone in need of this Sacrament, as well as all our Refreshments will be served following the Novena. parishioners are encouraged to attend. will be heard from 10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. A light luncheon will follow in Murray Hall. SOLEMN MASSES FOR THE SOLEMNITY OF SAINT CATHERINE LABOURE SOLEMN VESPERS FOR THE DEAD Tuesday, November 28, 2017 • 6:45 a.m. • 9:00 a.m. • 5:30 p.m. Sunday, November 5, 2017 • 4:00 p.m. • Shrine Church Shrine Church November is the month we remember our beloved dead Join us for special Masses on our parish’s Feast Day. We will give God thanks in a particular way. During this beautiful ceremony of and praise for the gift of Saint Catherine Labouré and honor prayer and remembrance, we will pray for all of our dead, her for faithfulness, humility, and holiness. A Continental especially those who have recently died. The names of our Breakfast will be served after the 6:45 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. parishioners who died this past year are read with love and Masses. The 5:30 p.m. Mass will include the blessing of devotion. All are invited to join us for this time of prayer the Saint Catherine Labouré Heritage Wall in the narthex and that will move and console your heart. will be followed by a reception in Leo Hall.

2 TWENTY-FOUR HOURS FOR LIFE AN ADVENT ECUMENICAL CHORAL CELEBRATION Sunday, January 21, 2018 • 7:00 p.m. - January 22, 2018 • 7:00 p.m. Sunday, December 10, 2017 • 4:00 p.m. • Shrine Church Shrine Church Our annual Advent ceremony of music and scripture is a beautiful and meaningful Each year, Saint Catherine Labouré Parish marks the way to prepare our hearts for the coming of Christ at Christmas. The powerful Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion with twenty- story of Salvation is shared through scripture, choral music and songs of the four hours of continuous prayer and adoration overnight season as well as familiar carols. This year the choir from Good Shepherd in the Shrine Church. This year the 24 hours will begin Lutheran Church in Paxtang will be joining on Sunday, January 21 at the conclusion of the 7:00 p.m. with our choirs and musicians for this special Mass, and end on Monday, January 22 at 7:00 p.m. at our Miraculous Medal afternoon of shared prayer and music. Novena. All are welcome to come to the Church during the twenty-four hours of adoration and join us as we pray for a greater respect for life from conception to PARISH ADVENT PENANCE SERVICE natural death and an end to the practice of abortion. Thursday, December 14, 2017 • 7:00 p.m. • Shrine Church The Advent Penance Service is a special opportunity for us PARISH MAY CROWNING NEW! to prepare the manger of our hearts for Jesus’ birth with the Monday, May 14, 2018 • 7:00 p.m. • Shrine Church and Plaza Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation. Several priests A beautiful tradition in each parish was the annual May from the area will be here to celebrate the Sacrament with Crowning when a crown made of flowers was placed us by hearing our confessions and sharing with us Jesus’ on the statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Here at Saint . Catherine Labouré Parish it was a wonderful and huge celebration. We are rekindling that special tradition that CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE goes back 70 years to our parish’s founding with a special Please note that Christmas procession following the Monday evening Miraculous Medal Novena to the Plaza Eve falls on Sunday this of Our Lady of the Globe where the Blessed Mother will be crowned as a sign of year. Catholics are obliged our love and affection. to attend one Mass to fulfill their Sunday obligation and HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION another Mass for Christmas. Mass Times: Masses in the morning of December 24 are for the Fourth Sunday of Advent. Eve of the Holy Day: 5:30 p.m. Masses in the evening of December 24 are for Christmas. Holy Day: 6:45 a.m. • 9:00 a.m. • 7:00 p.m. Sunday, December 24, 2017 • Fourth Sunday of Advent Wednesday, November 1, 2017 All Day Masses for the Sunday Obligation Friday, December 8, 2017 of Blessed Virgin Mary 4:30 p.m. (Saturday) • 7:30 a.m. • 9:30 a.m. • 11:30 a.m. Monday, December 25, 2017 The Nativity of the Lord Sunday, December 24, 2017 • Christmas Eve (see special Christmas schedule) Masses for Christmas 4:30 p.m. (Shrine Church and Murray Hall) • 7:00 p.m. Monday January 1, 2018 Mary, the Mother of God* (see special New Year’s schedule) Monday, December 25, 2017 • Christmas Day Thursday, May 10, 2018 Ascension Thursday Masses for Christmas 12 Midnight • 7:30 a.m. • 9:30 a.m. • 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, August 15, 2018 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Please note there is no 7:00 p.m. Mass on Christmas Day. *In the United States, when a Holy Day falls on a Monday or Saturday (except Christmas and the Immaculate Conception), we should make every effort to attend Mass but the obligation to attend Mass is not in effect if we are unable to do so. NEW YEAR’S MASS SCHEDULE Please note that New Year’s Eve falls on Sunday this year. Masses in the morning of December 31 are for Sunday. Masses in the evening of December 31 are for the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God. In the United ADVENT/CHRISTMAS States, when a Holy Day falls on a Monday or Saturday (except Christmas and the Immaculate Conception), we should make every effort to attend Mass but the AN ADVENT EVENING OF STORY, SONG, obligation to attend Mass is not in effect if we are unable to do so. This applies AND PRAYER WITH VALLIMAR JANSEN NEW! to January 1, 2018. December 6, 2017 • 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sunday, December 31, 2017 • The Feast of the Holy Family Shrine Church Masses for the Sunday Obligation ValLimar Jansen’s energy, her gift for 4:30 p.m. (Saturday) • 7:30 a.m. • 9:30 a.m. • 11:30 a.m. storytelling, and her amazing voice inspired, Sunday, December 31, 2017 • New Year’s Eve charmed and delighted us in March of 2017. Mass for the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God Since then many of those who had attended her 4:30 p.m. Please note there is no 7:00 p.m. Mass on New Year’s Eve. performance have been asking for her to return. Monday, January 1, 2018 • New Year’s Day ValLimar will be with us to celebrate the beautiful season of Advent as well Mass for the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God as help us prepare for the great feast of Christmas with an entirely different 7:30 a.m. • 9:30 a.m. • 11:30 a.m. program for the entire family. Please note there is no 7:00 p.m. Mass on New Year’s Day.

3 LENT/ SPECIAL DIOCESAN EVENTS WEDNESDAY LENTEN MASS AND SOUP SUPPERS CONSECRATION OF THE STATE OF February 21 and 28, and March 7, 14, and 21, 2018 PENNSYLVANIA TO OUR LADY OF FATIMA 5:30 p.m. Mass • Shrine Church Wednesday, September 27, 2017 • 12:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Soup Supper and Talk • Leo Hall Cathedral, Harrisburg On the five Wednesdays of Lent, a special 5:30 p.m. Mass is celebrated, followed The Bishops of Pennsylvania will gather to celebrate the Holy by a simple meal of hearty homemade soup, reflection, and discussion. In 2018, Eucharist at the Cathedral of Saint Patrick during which our we will participate in a study A LOVE UNTO DEATH: Jesus’ Journey to the Cross Metropolitan, Charles Chaput, will consecrate the realizing how He offered His life for our salvation and how to put ourselves on the province to Our Lady of Fatima. The 100th year anniversary provides a rich path to holiness. opportunity of grace for the Church in Pennsylvania. All are invited to share in this historic moment of grace. PARISH LENTEN PENANCE SERVICE Thursday, March 22, 2018 • 7:00 p.m. • Shrine Church DIOCESE PRO-LIFE MASS AND ROSARY PROCESSION The Lenten Penance Service is a special opportunity for us to prepare and renew Sunday, January 21, 2018 • 12:45 p.m. • Saint Patrick Cathedral, Harrisburg our hearts for Easter with the Sacrament of Penance and Bishop Gainer will be the celebrant and homilist. Following Mass, there will Reconciliation. Several priests from the area will be be a procession from the Cathedral to the Capitol Steps. here to celebrate the Sacrament with us by hearing our confessions and sharing with us Jesus’ forgiveness. 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DIOCESE OF HARRISBURG LIVING 2018 Friday, March 2, 2018 – Sunday, March 4, 2018 • Saint Patrick Cathedral, Wednesday, March 28, 2018 • 7:00 p.m. Shrine Church Harrisburg Join us for a Lenten Pilgrimage of Prayer as we make The Diocese of Harrisburg was founded in 1868. On this special weekend, a spiritual journey with Our Lord to Calvary through the Diocese will begin a special year of celebration to mark our 150th the Stations of the Cross. The devotion will be led by the youth of the parish. Anniversary. Details will be shared with us closer to the event. Parishioners of all ages are encouraged to experience the Passion and Death of Our Lord by attending this living devotional. CHRISM MASS Living Stations Rehearsals Monday, March 26, 2018 • 5:30 p.m. • Saint Patrick Cathedral, Harrisburg Sundays, March 4 and 11, 2018 • 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. • Shrine Church At this Mass, Bishop Gainer blesses the Holy Oils used in the administration Tuesday, March 27, 2018 • 5:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m. • Shrine Church [Dress Rehearsal] of in the parishes of the diocese and our priests renew their commitments to priestly life and ministry. Saint Catherine’s sponsors a bus THE EASTER TRIDUUM which leaves our parking lot at 4:30 p.m. and will return approximately The summit of the is the Easter 7:30 p.m. Registration for bus seating will take place in March 2018. Seats Triduum—from the evening of Holy Thursday to the will be reserved on a first-come, first served basis. evening of Easter Sunday. Though chronologically three days, they are liturgically one day unfolding for us the unity of Christ’s Paschal Mystery. The single celebration of the Triduum marks the end of the Lenten season, and leads to the Mass of the Resurrection of the PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK Lord at the Easter Vigil. Enter into the mystery of the Lord’s Passion, Death, and Resurrection with the prayerfulness, beauty, solemnity of these sacred liturgies. PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK The care of the sick and homebound of our parish Holy Thursday • March 29, 2018 is our highest priority and a sacred ministry shared Morning Prayer • 9:00 a.m. by many loving people. We are blessed, happy, Confessions • 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. and privileged to celebrate the Sacraments with you Mass of the Lord’s Supper • 7:00 p.m. and accompany you during temporary sickness, respite and recuperation, chronic Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament following Mass until 11:00 p.m. illness, and in the final steps in your journey to God. Please let us know when you Night Prayer •10:30 p.m. or a family member is in need of pastoral care. We will do all that we can to be • March 30, 2018 there for you and with you. Morning Prayer • 9:00 a.m. Confessions • 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. HOSPITAL VISITS Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion • 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Our parish priests and pastoral associate visit our parishioners in the hospitals Night Prayer • 9:30 p.m. daily. Visits (including Holy Communion) are also made by the chaplain and Holy Saturday • March 31, 2018 pastoral care team members of each hospital. Due to HIPAA privacy laws, hospitals Morning Prayer • 9:00 a.m. no longer contact churches with the list of parishioners in the hospital nor can we Confessions • 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. call and get a list of our parishioners who are patients. Unfortunately, we cannot Blessing of Easter Food • 12:00 p.m. visit you if we don’t know that you are in the hospital. We need to rely on you or Solemn Vigil of Easter • 8:00 p.m. loved ones to notify us that you are in the hospital. Please contact the parish office to let us know. Easter Sunday • April 1, 2018 Masses: 7:30 a.m. • 9:30 a.m. (Shrine Church and Murray Hall) • 11:30 a.m. • 7:00 p.m.

4 COMMUNION TO THE SICK Holy Communion is brought weekly to our parishioners who are homebound (even temporarily) due to illness, injury, or advanced age. Our priests visit monthly with Holy Communion and are available to celebrate the Rite of Penance and the believing Anointing of the Sick with our homebound who desire and need those Sacraments. Extraordinary Ministers visit with Holy Communion every Sunday. If you or SPECIAL PROGRAMS someone you know in the parish should be on our Communion Call List, please contact the parish office. 33 DAYS TO MORNING GLORY NEW! Thursdays, August 31, 2017 – October 5, 2017 ANOINTING OF THE SICK 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. • Room 109 The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick helps unite those who are suffering An extraordinary 33-day journey to Marian consecration with with Jesus’ saving and healing power. This special Sacrament brings us comfort four giants of Marian spirituality: Saint , in our suffering; restores us in spirit, and shares a particular grace to strengthen Saint , Saint Teresa of Calcutta, and Saint us when we are ill, advanced age, or preparing for surgery. Our priests are always John Paul II. Father Gaitley masterfully summarizes available to celebrate this important Sacrament with us. Please contact the parish their teaching, making it easy to grasp, and simple enough to put into practice. If office to make arrangements. you’ve been thinking about entrusting yourself to Mary for the first time or if you’re simply looking to deepen and renew your devotion to her, join us for 33 Days to NURSING HOMES Morning Glory. Contact: Deb at the parish office 717.564.1321 x132 or Amy at Saint Catherine’s also has the responsibility of five nursing homes: Spring Creek, [email protected]. Greenfield, Ecumenical Community Building I, Ecumenical Community Building II, and Ecumenical Community Building III. Mass is celebrated once a month in TUESDAYS WITH CHRIST each of these five facilities and a Communion Service is celebrated on all the other weeks of the month. Parishioners residing in nursing homes outside our parish’s MARY: A BIBLICAL WALK WITH THE NEW! boundaries receive regular pastoral care from the parishes in which those facilities BLESSED MOTHER are located. Our parish ministers make visits to them throughout the year. Tuesdays, September 19, 2017 – November 7, 2017 • 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Leo Hall Share this extraordinary pilgrimage that reveals Mary’s unique role in God’s BLESSING FOR PARENTS AFTER A MISCARRIAGE Kingdom and in our lives. Filmed on location in the Holy Land, Mary: A Biblical Miscarriage or stillbirth is a tragedy that affects expectant parents during a Walk with the Blessed Mother will place you in the midst of the powerful drama time when they are in joy anticipating the birth of their child. Suddenly, joy of her earthly life, taking you through her joys and her turns to sorrow. The Catholic Church has many options available to help you sorrows. You will learn how she works in our lives heal. There is a special Blessing for Parents after a Miscarriage that you may today, drawing us ever closer to her Divine Son. Seeing find helpful and consoling. Our clergy and pastoral staff are available to you Mary in this way will change you forever. Mary will for prayer and support. Saint Catherine Labouré Parish become a part of your daily life, and in your daily life, is a family. We journey together through all the times of you will become more like Christ. The better we know our lives, good and bad. Together, we go towards God, Mary, the better we will know her Son. leaving no one behind. We promise to pray for you and your unborn child who is now in God’s arm and to FOLLOW ME: EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF NEW! accompany you on your journey of grief. FOLLOWING CHRIST Tuesdays, April 3, 2018 – May 29, 2018 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. • Leo Hall Following Christ takes more than simply believing in Him or doing what He asks of us. Jesus wants you to be more than just a believer — He wants you to be His disciple and friend. Follow Me: Meeting Jesus in the is your guide to a personal encounter with Christ. As the Good Shepherd, Jesus seeks after us. He comes to meet us and beckons us to follow Him. He calls us to be His disciples, to trust Him, to open ourselves to His merciful love, and to love others as He has loved us. Follow Me invites you to experience the joy of a renewed friendship with Christ.

PRAY, HOPE AND DON’T WORRY Saturday, September 23, 2017 NEW! 9:30a.m. – 12:30p.m. • Shrine Church/Room 109 A familiar presence on Catholic radio, TV and at parishes/ conferences around the United States and Canada, Gary Zimak is a dynamic Catholic speaker who will lead us in this mini-retreat. We will explore how to get personal with Jesus, the secret to happiness, and what does God want me to do? For more information contact Deb at the parish office or [email protected]. The Daughters of who staffed our parish school. 5 The Year At A Glance Aug. 24/25: Liturgical Ministers Orientation to Nov. 1: All Saints’ Day** Refurbished Shrine Church Nov. 2: All Souls’ Day Aug. 28: RCIA Begins Nov. 5: Daylight Savings Time Ends Aug. 28: SCLS First Day of School Nov. 5: Solemn Vespers for the Dead Aug. 31: 33 Days of Morning Glory Begins Nov. 7: Election Day Sept. 4: Labor Day* Nov. 11: Veterans’ Day Sept. 5: Voyage: Young Adult Ministry Begins Nov. 11: Diocesan Catechetical Conference Sept. 6: SCLS Back to School Night (Grades 1-4) Nov. 11: Fan the Fire Youth Rally Sept. 7: SCLS Back to School Night (Grades 5-8) Nov. 12-14: Annual Solemn Forty Hours Devotions Sept. 9: Health and Wellness Fair Nov. 16: SCLS PTO General Meeting Sept. 9: That Man Is You (Fall Semester Begins) Nov. 19: Thanksgiving Basket Distribution Sept. 10: PREP Classes Begin Nov. 23: Thanksgiving Day* Sept. 10: Children’s Liturgy of the Word Begins Nov. 27: Feast of the Miraculous Medal Sept. 10: BASIC Begins Nov. 25-Dec. 16: Giving Tree Gift Collection Sept. 13: Traditional Study Begins Nov. 28: Feast of Saint Catherine Labouré Sept. 15: PTO Ice Cream Social Dec. 3: First Sunday of Advent Sept. 16: Blessing of the Miraculous Medal Dec. 6: Advent Evening of Story, Song & Prayer Shrine & Reception Dec. 6: Coffee Cup Christmas Luncheon Sept. 17: Catechetical Sunday Dec. 8: Immaculate Conception of Mary** Sept. 19: Tuesdays with Christ (Fall Session Begins) Dec. 10: PREP Advent Penance Service Sept. 21: Grief Support Group Begins Dec. 10: Ecumenical Lessons and Carols Sept. 23: Pray, Hope, and Don’t Worry Dec. 14: Parish Advent Penance Service Sept. 27: Consecration of the State of Pennsylvania Dec. 17: Giving Tree Distribution to Our Lady of Fatima Dec. 18: School Christmas Program Oct. 1: Respect Life Sunday Dec. 25: Nativity of the Lord** Oct. 7: Oktoberfest 2017 Dec. 26: Christmas Day Observed* Oct. 8: Blessing of Animals Jan. 1: Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God** Oct. 8-13: Convocation Workshop Jan. 2: New Year’s Day Observed* Oct. 9: Columbus Day* Jan. 4: Theology of the Body Begins Oct. 10: Prayer and Perspective Series Begins Jan. 5: Confirmation Retreat Oct. 13: SCLS Grandparents Rosary Jan. 7: The Epiphany of our Lord Oct. 14: Anointing of the Sick Mass Jan. 13: That Man Is You (Spring Semester Begins) Oct. 14: Diocesan Women’s Conference Jan. 14: Gathering Oct. 15: I AM Youth Rally Jan. 15: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day* Oct. 15: Stewardship Sunday Jan. 19: March for Life in Washington, D.C. Oct. 19: Courageous Love Bible Study Begins Jan. 19/20: Knights of Columbus Cabaret Oct. 28: Leadership Day Jan. 21: Diocese Pro-Life Mass and Rosary Procession Oct. 28: Knights of Columbus Game Knight Jan. 21/22: 24 Hours for Life Prayer Vigil Oct. 28/29: CCW Membership Drive Jan. 26: Trials of Faith Evening of Reflection Oct. 28-Nov. 19: Thanksgiving Food Collection Jan. 28 – Feb. 2: Catholic Schools’ Week Oct. 29: New Parishioner Welcome Jan. 28: SCLS Open House Oct. 29: Youth Ministry Trunk or Treat

6 The Year At A Glance Feb. 2: World Day of Consecrated Life Apr. 8: Divine Gathering Feb. 1: SCLS Pre-School Information Night Apr. 8: Sunday Feb. 2: SCLS Mini-THON Apr. 9: Feast of the Ascension Feb. 4: Scout Sunday Apr. 9: Parish Faith Bee (Snow Date) Feb. 9-11: Youth Ministry Mount 2000 Apr. 10: Prayer and Perspective Series Begins Feb. 10: First Penance Apr. 14: First Communion Retreat Feb. 10: Saint Catherine Labouré School Gala Apr. 17: Arimathean Annual Luncheon Feb. 11: Pancake Day Apr. 26/27: SCLS Musical Feb. 14: Ash Wednesday Apr. 28: Heritage Walk of Faith Feb. 15: SCLS K-8 Parent Information Night Apr. 29: New Parishioner Welcome Feb. 19: Presidents’ Day* May 2: Coffee Cup Anniversary Luncheon Feb. 20/21: SCLS Pre-School Registration May 5: First Communion Feb. 21: Lenten Soup Suppers Begin May 10: Royal Run Spaghetti Dinner Feb. 22: SCLS PTO General Meeting May 10: Ascension Thursday** Feb. 24: First Penance (Snow Make-Up Day) May 11: SLCS Royal Run Feb. 25: PREP Lenten Penance Service May 12: Prayer Breakfast for Liturgical Ministers Mar. 3/4: Easter Basket Donation Drive Begins May 13: Mother’s Day Mar. 2-4: 150th Anniversary of the Diocese May 14: Parish May Crowning of Harrisburg May 19: Altar Server Appreciation Day Mar. 5: SCLS Kindergarten Registration May 20: Sunday Mar. 6: SCLS Grades 1-8 New Student Registration May 20: PREP classes End Mar. 10: 70th Anniversary for Founding of the Parish May 20: Children’s Liturgy of the Word Ends Mar. 10: Diocesan Men’s Conference May 24: SCLS Band Concert Mar. 10: Easter Basket Collection Begins May 25: School May Crowning Mar. 11: Daylight Savings Time Begins May 25: SCLS PTO Ice Cream Social Mar. 12: Sacrament of Confirmation May 28: Memorial Day* Mar. 19: Parish Faith Bee June 17: Father’s Day Mar. 22: Parish Lenten Penance Service * Federal Holiday Schedule Mar. 24: Easter Basket Distribution ** Holy Day of Obligation Mar. 25: Palm Sunday Mar. 25: Diocesan Youth Mass Mar. 26: Chrism Mass Mar. 28: Living Stations of the Cross Mar. 29: Holy Thursday Mar. 30: Good Friday Mar. 31: Holy Saturday Apr. 1: Easter Sunday Apr. 3: Follow Me: Experience the Joy of Following Christ Apr. 5: Walking with Purpose Begins Apr. 7: Topper Trot 5K

7 ONGOING ADULT FAITH FORMATION OPPORTUNITIES

BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN CHRIST (BASIC) Sundays, September 10, 2017 - May 20, 2018 10:40 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. • Library Our parish Adult Education Program will be starting in September for adults and high school students. We will be following Mary: A Biblical Walk with the Blessed Mother, Follow Me: Meeting Jesus in the Gospel of John, and An Introduction to the Theology of the Body: Discovering the Master Plan for Your Life DVD and Boys Choir at first Mass in Saint Catherine Labouré Church. discussion series to explore and re-discover our faith and friendship with Christ. Watch the bulletin for weekly updates. CATECHISM MONDAY NEW! THAT MAN IS YOU Mondays • Beginning September 11, 2017 Saturdays, beginning September 9, 2017 (Fall) 6:00 p.m.-6:45 p.m. • Leo Hall Saturdays, beginning January 13, 2018 (Spring) “Mystagogy is a lifelong journey of growing closer to 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. • Leo Hall God and deepening our faith.” Join us each week or when That Man is You! Honestly addresses the pressures and temptations that men you can as we explore our Catholic Catechism: what we face in our modern culture, especially those relating to their roles as husbands believe, why we believe, sacraments, prayer, moral life, and fathers. The program harmonizes current social and medical science with the and more! For more information or to sign up contact Deb teachings of the Church and the wisdom of the saints to develop the of man at the parish office or [email protected]. fully alive. Contact: [email protected]. PRAYER AND PERSPECTIVE NEW! Tuesdays, October 10, 17, and 24, 2017 PREPARING FOR Tuesdays, April 10, 17, and 24, 2018 Evening Prayer • 6:45 p.m. • Shrine Church THE SACRAMENTS Presentation • 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. • Leo Hall This special series will provide the Catholic teaching and perspective on hot RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA) topics in our society and world today. The program begins with Evening Prayer in Mondays, beginning August 28, 2017 • 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. • Leo Hall the Shrine Church at 6:45 p.m. followed by a presentation and discussion in Leo This process prepares adults for the Sacraments of Initiation (, Hall at 7:00 p.m. This year’s topics are: Confirmation, and First Eucharist) celebrated at the Easter Vigil. This faith October 10/April 10: Immigration and Refugees building experience is open to adults interested in becoming Catholic. For more October 17/April 17: The Opioid Abuse and Addiction Crisis information contact Deb at [email protected]. October 24/April 24: End of Life Issues MARRIAGE PREPARATION AN INTRODUCTION TO THE THEOLOGY OF THE BODY At least a nine month marriage preparation is required before a wedding Thursdays • January 4, 2018 – February 22, 2018 NEW! ceremony. In order to help set couples up for success, we offer God’s Plan 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 pm • Room 109 for a Joy-Filled Marriage, Engagement Encounter Weekends, Mentor Couple An Introduction to the Theology of the Body: Discovering the Master Plan for Your guidance, and pastoral direction. For more information, contact Deb at Life is an eight-part, four-hour study designed to give you a solid understanding [email protected]. of God’s plan for humanity. It addresses the two most fundamental and universal questions: 1) What does it mean to be made human, male and female, in the image and likeness of God? 2) How can I live my life in a way that brings happiness and fulfillment? This study is for every “body” who desires to reach his/her full potential in this life.

EVENING OF REFLECTION FOR COUPLES TRIALS OF FAITH NEW! Friday, January 26, 2018 • 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Leo Hall Life can change in an instant! Brenden and Nicole Flynn are living testimonies. Both have survived accidents which left them with severe traumatic brain injuries. After meeting in rehab, falling in love and becoming husband and wife they have now turned their circumstances around by making it their life mission to serve God by educating people with their faith-filled stories. This is an adult only, wine and cheese event. Saint Catherine Labouré Parish working a booth at the Farm Show. 8 BAPTISMAL PREPARATION FOR PARENTS Our parish provides a Baptism preparation class designed for parents. The goal DIOCESE OF HARRISBURG of the class is to help parents become aware of the significance of Baptism as a beginning, not an end, to a lifelong commitment. The class delves into the SPECIAL EVENTS purpose of Baptism from both a spiritual and practical standpoint. The class also ANNULMENT PRESENTATIONS provides them with ideas and tools for raising their Catholic family as a domestic Monday, September 11, 2017 7:00 p.m. church. Parents should contact the parish office at least 1 month prior to the Cardinal Keeler Center, Harrisburg Baptism, or during pregnancy, in order to register for the Baptism Preparation The Tribunal of the Diocese of Harrisburg invites you to a Seminar that is usually held on the first Sunday of the month. presentation on the church’s teaching on marriage, divorce and annulment. Learn how the heading grace of Jesus Christ can bring new hope and new life. These presentations may be helpful for divorced Catholics, those BIBLE STUDY BIBLE STUDY divorced who wish to marry Catholics, and others who may have a vested interest because of family or friends. No prior registration is required. For further information, please call the Tribunal at 717.657.4804 x 304 or email tribunal@ TRADITIONAL BIBLE STUDY hbgdiocese.org. Wednesdays, starting September 13, 2017 7:00 p.m. • School Library DIOCESE OF HARRISBURG WOMEN’S CONFERENCE Tired of risky investments? Tired of wasting Lead All Souls to Heaven: Mary’s Message to Us from Fatima time? Act soon! Invest a mere one percent of your week (2 hours) learning how Saturday, October 14, 2017 • 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to read and understand the bible. Return on investment guaranteed. For more Bishop McDevitt High School information contact Chuck Petrie at [email protected]. This annual conference includes a Keynote Address by Susan Brinkmann, Mass with Bishop Gainer, Workshop Sessions, Confession, Eucharistic Adoration, COURAGEOUS LOVE: A BIBLE STUDY NEW! Praise and Worship, and fellowship with hundreds of women. For information ON HOLINESS FOR WOMEN contact Jim Gontis at 717.657.4804 x227 or [email protected]. Thursdays, October 19, 2017 – December 7, 2017 • 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. • Room 109 DIOCESE OF HARRISBURG MEN’S CONFERENCE Join this Bible study for women that draws upon the richness of our Catholic Saturday, March 10, 2018 • 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. • Bishop McDevitt High tradition. This study promotes an authentic Christian feminism by calling women School to holiness in all walks of life. Courageous Love guides women through Scripture Celebrant and Homilist: Bishop Gainer, DD, JCL, Bishop of Harrisburg. and the Catechism in an exploration of who God has called us to be. Conference includes: Keynote Address, Workshop Sessions, Confession, Eucharistic Adoration, Praise and Worship, Celebration of Mass, and fellowship WALKING WITH PURPOSE: BEHOLDING HIS GLORY with hundreds of men! For information contact Jim Gontis at 717.657.4804 x227 ENABLING WOMEN TO KNOW CHRIST THROUGH or [email protected] SCRIPTURE Thursdays, April 5, 2018 – May 31, 2018 • 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. • Room 109 Do you long to increase your focus on God and decrease self-centeredness? Do you want a fresh glimpse of God’s greatness to boost your faith? Beholding His CHILDREN Glory shows us how all Scripture points us to our Redeemer, Jesus Christ. As we look at Old Testament people and events, we’ll encounter problems that only PARISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM (PREP) Christ will solve, needs that only He will satisfy, and promises that only He can Sundays, September 10, 2017 - May 20, 2018 (except holiday weekends) deliver. We will learn to recognize and appreciate God’s plan for our own lives, His 10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. • School awe-inspiring majesty, and His desire for personal intimacy with each one of us. These religion classes are for children in grades Pre-K 4 through eight who do not attend Catholic school, this includes a two year preparation for First Penance, First Eucharist and Confirmation. A PREP calendar is emailed to every family YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY registered in the program. For additional information and registration, please contact [email protected]. NEW! VOYAGE: YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD Tuesdays, starting September 5, 2017 Sundays, September 10, 2017 - May 20, 2018 (except holiday weekends) 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. • Room 109 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Masses Being a Christian isn’t easy in today’s Children’s Liturgy of the Word is an option for children in grades K-4 and takes society. The good news is we don’t have place during the readings, homily, Creed, and General Intercessions of the Mass. to go it alone! Voyage is a group for The children are dismissed before the readings where a catechist proclaims and anyone ages 18-35 searching for answers to those things that keep us up explains the readings at the children’s level of understanding. They return to the at night - everything from what our purpose is in life to why we believe church during the offertory of the Mass. Children’s Liturgy of the Word will not be what we believe. We’re all on a voyage through life with the same goal held on Holiday Weekends. destination, hit with the same overwhelming waves (obligations, doubt,

anxiety, discouragement, temptations, etc.) that come crashing down on us. So why not take them on together? Join us on Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. in Room 109 to discuss and learn about the Catholic Faith.

9 SAINT CATHERINE LABOURE YOUTH MINISTRY SCHOOL I AM RALLY NEW! Sunday, October 15, 2017 • 12 noon – 6:00 p.m. FALL OPEN HOUSE NEW! Lancaster Catholic High School Sunday, October 15, 2017 A Junior High Youth Rally with breakout sessions on 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. • School Cafeteria who we are, who we are following, and where we are Families who are interested in learning more about our phenomenal school are going. The day includes praise and worship music encouraged to attend our Fall Open House. Tours will be provided, faculty and and concludes with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. staff will be on hand to answer your questions and refreshments will be provided! Though the rally is for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders, parents and families are welcome to attend the Mass. CATHOLIC SCHOOLS’ WEEK OPEN HOUSE Sunday, January 28, 2018 •10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.• School Cafeteria FAN THE FIRE YOUTH RALLY Catholic Schools: Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed. Saturday, November 11, 2017 • Parish, York Come and celebrate the gift of our Catholic School. A one day youth rally designed to help teens deepen Tours will be provided, faculty and staff will be on their relationship with Jesus Christ or discover it hand to answer your questions and refreshments will for the first time. Centered on the Eucharist, the day be provided! offers Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, and Confession. Dynamic PRE-K INFORMATION NIGHT youth speakers offer encouraging and inspirational Thursday, February 1, 2018 • 7:00 p.m. • School Cafeteria talks to help lead teens closer to Christ. Teens may Interested in learning more about our 3 and 4 year old join hundreds of other teens from our diocese in a day of prayer to encounter Our preschool program for the 2018-2019 school year? Then Lord and the Fire of His Love. please join us for our Preschool Information Night. Teachers will be on hand to share “a day in the life of a preschooler” and registration LIFE TEEN YOUTH MINISTRY NEW! packets will be available. Kindergarten Registration: March 5, 2018 January 2018 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. • Room 109 Our Life Teen Youth Ministry Kick-Off Event will be held in January 2018. Life Teen Ministry seeks to 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR REGISTRATION lead teens closer to Christ through weekly Sunday Kindergarten Registration Life Nights that focus on empowering young people Monday, March 5, 2018 • 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. • Room 109 to live as disciples, drawing young people to New Student Registration Grades 1-8 responsible participation in our parish family, and Tuesday, March 6, 2018 • 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. fostering the total personal and spiritual growth of Room 109 each young person. All high school age teens are invited to attend the Kick-Off Both registrations will take place in Room 109. Please and Sunday Life Nights. More information to follow on ways that all parishioners bring your completed registration packet! may help make a positive impact on youth ministry within our parish.

4TH ANNUAL TOPPER TROT 5K AND 1 MILE FUN RUN MOUNT 2000 Saturday • April 7, 2018 • 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Friday, February 9, 2018 – Sunday, February 11, 2018 NEW! Bishop McDevitt High School Campus Mount St. Mary’s University, Emmitsburg, MD This event is held in memory of Monsignor Vincent An engaging and energetic retreat for high school students sponsored by Mount Topper and raises needed tuition funds for students St. Mary’s Seminary and University. Over 1,500 teens will gather to hear some of at Saint Catherine Labouré School. Please consider the best and most dynamic speakers from registering, volunteering, donating or sponsoring this across the country, engage in strong wonderful event! Details will be posted on the SCLS and meaningful Christian fellowship, website. Thank you for your support! and encounter Our Lord through the Sacraments and Eucharistic Adoration.

PALM SUNDAY YOUTH MASS WITH BISHOP GAINER Sunday, March 25, 2018 • 2:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Good Shepherd Parish, Camp Hill A day for youth of the Diocese to gather for The Blessing of Palms with a Solemn Procession and the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. The day begins with praise and worship music with opportunities for confession and concludes with fellowship and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. Food trucks will be on sight for dinner and snacks. High school teens are welcome December 25, 1948: Mass for Christmas in what is now the school cafeteria. to attend with chaperones and parents. Church building was still under construction.

10 LIVING STATIONS OF THE CROSS 2018 Wednesday, March 28, 2018 7:00 p.m. • Shrine Church Join us for a Lenten Pilgrimage of Prayer as living we make a spiritual journey with Our Lord to Calvary through the Stations of the Cross. The HEALTH AND WELLNESS FAIR: CARING FOR THE WHOLE devotion will be led by the youth of the parish. YOU: MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT Parishioners of all ages are encouraged to Saturday, September 9, 2017 experience the Passion and Death of Our Lord by attending this living devotional. 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. • Murray Hall Rehearsals are: Sundays, March 4, 11 and 18, 2018 • 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. • This year’s Health Fair will feature information Shrine Church. Dress Rehearsal: Tuesday, March 27, 2018 • 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 and activities for the whole family. For your p.m. • Shrine Church Body, Holy Spirit Hospital is conducting screenings for cholesterol, diabetes and bone density. To relax your Mind, get a therapeutic massage or speak with a representative from Area Agency on Aging about Medicare. Children may tour the ALTAR SERVER APPRECIATION DAY NEW! Saturday, May 19, 2018 • 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. “Smoke House” and to learn how to safely exit during a house fire, or sign up for Camelbeach Mountain Waterpark, Tannersville, PA a free karate class. Parish Mission and Ministries will be on hand to share ways In gratitude for the dedication and service to enrich your Spirit. Karen Krezitski of Owen’s Foundation will speak on the that our Altar Servers provide to our consequences of distracted driving. You will also have the opportunity to donate parish by serving at the altar, all servers blood – hosted by the Knights of Columbus. are invited to Camelbeach Mountain Waterpark for a day of fun in the waterpark. 8TH ANNUAL OKTOBERFEST Personal invitations to follow in the mail. Saturday, October 7, 2017 • 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. • Murray Hall Brats, burgers and beer are just a taste of what you and your family, friends and neighbors will experience at the annual event for the Parish and surrounding community. Start your day with a pancake breakfast, stay for the children’s HOW TO BECOME A CATHOLIC costume parade, games and pumpkin painting. Take a chance on the cake wheel, bingo or the themed-basket raffle. A person becomes a Catholic through the Sacrament of Baptism in the Music and pork and sauerkraut dinner Catholic Church. Initiation is then completed with the Sacraments of round out the day’s event. Confirmation and Eucharist. Those who have been baptized in another Christian Tradition are not re-baptized but make a Profession of Faith KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS GAME KNIGHT and then receive Confirmation and Eucharist. This process of initiation Saturday, October 28, 2017 takes one of the following forms: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. • Leo Hall Saint Catherine Labouré Knights of Columbus BAPTISM OF INFANTS AND CHILDREN Council 12811 present Labouré Game Knight. (UNDER 7) Enjoy a full course dinner and be part of the “studio” audience as you watch your First Sundays of Each Month • 1:00 p.m. • 2:00 p.m. (if needed) fellow parishioners play a box version of the popular TV game show. Adults: $20 Parents must attend a Baptism Preparation seminar offered by our Students $10. Reserved Table for eight: $150. parish. Godparents must be practicing Catholics. Contact the parish office to register. PARISH LEADERSHIP RETREAT DAY Saturday • October 28, 2017 • 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. • Murray Hall BAPTISM FOR OLDER CHILDREN “The Best Version of Ourselves: The Best Version of Saint Catherine Labouré. (7 TO 14 YEARS OF AGE) This is a day for all parish ministry and organization leaders to gather at the There is a special program to prepare older children for Baptism or parish for a morning of reflection and to be received into the Full Communion of the Catholic Church. For discussion on Saturday, October 28, additional information, please contact Jo Ellen at [email protected]. 2017 in Murray Hall. The morning will begin with Holy Mass followed RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS by a continental breakfast and retreat (RCIA) session. Mondays •7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. • Leo Hall This process prepares adults for the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, and First Eucharist) celebrated at the Easter Vigil as well Then the Lord said…“Return to the as those already baptized seeking to complete their Christian Initiation and be received into the Full Communion of the Catholic Church. See land of your ancestors, where you page 8 for more information. were born, and I will be with you.” — Genesis 31:3

11 NEW PARISHIONER WELCOME Sundays, October 29, 2017 and April 29, 2018 TH 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. • Leo Hall 70 ANNIVERSARY FOR New parishioners are invited to an informal gathering to FOUNDING OF OUR PARISH meet parish staff and volunteer group leaders. Appetizers Saturday, March 10, 2018 and drinks are available for all who attend. 4:30 p.m • Solemn Mass Shrine Church TRUNK OR TREAT 5:45 p.m. • Dinner/Dance • Murray Hall Sunday, October 29, 2017 • 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. On March 1, 1948, Bishop George Leech, officially established Parish Parking Lot Saint Catherine Labouré Parish. What an incredible 70 years of A safe and fun trick or treating event for the youth of faith, hope, and love it has been! We will celebrate our Platinum our parish! Decorate your family’s vehicle, bring your Anniversary with a special Mass to thank God for the gift of our treats to share, dress in appropriate family friendly costumes. Vehicles must parish and those who have gone before us. A Dinner/Dance will register for the event by Tuesday October 24 to participate. More details and then celebrate our past, present, and future, as we pray, believe, registration forms will be available on the parish website by late September. and live as disciples.

MARCH FOR LIFE Friday, January 19, 2018 • 7:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. PROCLAIMING CHRIST THROUGH SERVICE Washington, D.C. Saturday, March 17, 2018 • 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. “Testify to the beauty of life and the dignity of each Holy Cross Cemetery and Mount Calvary Cemetery, human person.” A parish organized bus will be Harrisburg available for those wishing to March for Life in Washington, D.C. The bus will Start Saint Patrick’s Day with sharing in a morning depart Saint Catherine Labouré Parish at 7:30 a.m. and return to the Parish at of service to clean and clear the grounds at Holy Cross Cemetery (across the 7:30 p.m. In order to cover the cost of the bus, riders are asked to pay $25. street from Saint Catherine’s) and the Historic Mount Calvary Cemetery (13th and Please contact Kathy Sperry in the Parish Office to reserve your seat. Paxton Streets) in preparation for Easter. We will gather in Leo Hall at 9:30 a.m. to get organized. Bring gloves, garden tools, etc. if you have them. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CABARET Friday/Saturday •January 19/20, 2018 FAITH AND FUN VENTURE BUS TRIP 7:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. • Leo Hall Saturday, March 17, 2018 • 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. NEW! Broadway Cabaret VIII features favorite show tunes from the best Broadway Washington, DC shows, starring local professional vocalists and featuring talent from Bishop National Museum of Bible McDevitt High School. Snacks and desserts are served at intermission. Adults: Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception $15 Students: $10 Reserved Table for eight: $100. Plan a day trip adventure of faith and fun with your parish family. Our 2018 PANCAKE DAY BREAKFAST trip departs via luxury coach at 8:00 Sunday, February 11, 2018 • 8:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. • Leo Hall a.m. from Saint Catherine Labouré We will be celebrating the United Kingdom tradition of Pancake Day. Similar to parking lot and arriving at the new Faschnacht Day, instead of making donuts to use up flour, sugar, and eggs before Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. This 430,000 square foot, eight story the Lenten fast, they make Pancakes. A complimentary (yes .. free!) Pancake and museum, just two blocks from the National Mall, will provide guests with an Sausage Breakfast will be served. immersive and personalized experience as they explore the history, narrative, and impact of the Bible, using cutting-edge technology to bring the Bible to life. After HERITAGE WALK OF FAITH a day of exploring the museum, we will be Saturday, April 28, 2018 • 6:45 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. transported to the Basilica of the National To help celebrate our parish’s 70th Anniversary, we will make a walking Shrine of the Immaculate Conception where pilgrimage from our roots at Saint Francis of Assisi Church to Saint Catherine’s. we will have the opportunity to explore the On our 3.7 mile walk (approximately 1:45 minutes), we will make two stops along largest Catholic church in North America in the way: Holy Family Church founded in 1957 from part of Saint Catherine’s honor of our Blessed Mother and attend Mass boundaries and the Paxtang Municipal Building where our parish’s first Mass was at 5:30 p.m. We will depart from the Shrine at celebrated in 1948. Parking at Saint Catherine’s, a shuttle bus will transport us 7:00 p.m. For more information, pricing and to different points to begin the walk. You may join the walk at any point along the reservations, contact Deb at the Parish Office way. The conclusion of our walk will bring us to the 9:00 a.m. Mass in the Shrine at [email protected]. Church followed by breakfast in Leo Hall. Times below indicate the departure of the shuttle bus from our parking lot as well as the distance to the next stop. 6:45 a.m. Saint Francis of Assisi Church 1.7 mile walk to next stop 7:15 a.m. Holy Family Church One must see God in everyone. 1.5 mile walk to next stop 7:30 a.m. Paxtang Municipal Building —Saint Catherine Labouré 1.4 mile walk to next stop 8:30 a.m. Corner of 40th and Derry Streets 12 CHRISTMAS GIVING TREE DONATION DRIVE OUTREACH November 25/26, December 2/3, 9/10, and 16/17, 2017 Before/After Masses • Narthex MEALS MINISTRY NEW! Beginning Thanksgiving weekend, our Christmas Our Meals Ministry serves families and Giving Tree is displayed in the narthex with tags of individuals within our parish community who have been items wished for by families in need from our parish and hospitalized, just had a child, have a serious illness, others from the surrounding community. Everyone is encouraged to take a tag recent death in the family, in emergency situations, and return the wrapped gift with the identification tag by December 17, 2017. etc. This ministry is designed to offer comfort and love by providing ready-to-eat meals and offers the perfect EASTER BASKET DONATION DRIVE opportunity to become involved in a parish ministry March 10/11, and 17/18, 2018 • Before/After Masses • Narthex without a large commitment of time. Meals provided to parishioners in need Donations of non-perishable typical Easter Dinner food items do not have to be “homemade.” Taking the time to drop off food to a fellow and/or gift cards may be dropped off before/after all weekend parishioner is a gift itself. If you would like to serve by meeting this practical Masses. The Council of Catholic Women use the donated need, please contact Sister Elizabeth at 717.564.1321 x134 or [email protected] items to prepare baskets which are distributed to needy for more information. families and/or groups.

MASS FOR THOSE WITH AUTISM TWELVE STEP AND OTHER SUPPORT PROGRAMS SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD) Rectory Meeting Room Saturdays • September 23, October 14, November 11, Saint Catherine Labouré Parish provides meeting December 9, 2017, January 13, February 10, March 17, space for various weekly support group meetings. The April 14, May 12, 2018 • 6:00 p.m. • Shrine Church dedicated meeting space is accessible from 40th Street This Mass includes modifications and adaptations in lighting and sound to help (Francis Cadden Parkway) entrance. Off street parking provide a calm and supportive environment for those with ASD and other special behind the church is available. needs and their families. Sunday Alcoholics Anonymous 4:00 PM O, S/T GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP SESSIONS Sunday Gamblers Anonymous 7:00 PM O Thursdays, September 21, 28, Tuesday Alcoholics Anonymous 7:00 PM OD October 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2017 3rd Tuesday Home Group Conscience 8:15 PM 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. • Library Wednesday Alcoholics Anonymous 7:00 PM CD, W Parishioners who have experienced the loss of Thursday Al-anon Family Group 6:30 PM C a loved one are invited to participate in a six-week Grief Support Group program. Friday Alcoholics Anonymous 8:00 PM OD Facilitators are gentle, caring individuals who themselves have experienced the 1st Friday Alcoholics Anonymous 8:00 PM OS loss of a loved one. A light meal is built into the schedule for relaxed fellowship. Saturday Overeaters Anonymous 9:00 AM S Participants need not attend all sessions. Saturday Alcoholics Anonymous 8:00 PM O, BB

CATHERINE’S CUPBOARD Second Weekend of Each Month • Before/After Masses Narthex A grocery basket is placed in the narthex hallway to accept donations of non-perishable food items canned and boxed only. High protein items: powder milk, tuna, canned chicken and peanut butter are most helpful. These are distributed to individuals and families who stop by needing assistance.

MEALS ON WHEELS Volunteers from the parish assist in delivering meals one week every 2 months. The process to receive Meals on Wheels begins with Dauphin County Department for the Aging and must be initiated by the individual or authorized person. Parish volunteers participate in delivering these meals on a rotating basis. Please call the parish office to volunteer.

THANKSGIVING BASKET DONATION DRIVE October 28/29, November 4/5, 11/12 and 18/19, 2017 Before/After Masses • Narthex Donations of non-perishable Thanksgiving Dinner items and/or gift cards are dropped off before/after all weekend Masses. Gift cards to purchase pies, dinner rolls and baskets are most welcome. First Parish Mass on March 28, 1948, Turkeys can only be received on November 19, 2017 from 8:00 a.m. – 12 noon. Easter Sunday in the Paxtang Muncipal Building.

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WITNESSING THE VISION CELEBRATING THE VISION Come and explore our refurbished Shrine Church and witness how the vision Saturday, September 16, 2017 of Accessibility, Beauty, Legacy, and Efficiency have been honored in this first 4:30 p.m. • Shrine Church parish in the world named for Saint Catherine Labouré and established as a shrine to house one of the first Miraculous Medals ever made which was kept in Saint Celebrate with our parish community as Bishop Ronald Gainer Catherine’s personal possession until her death. While you may take a self-guided celebrates Mass and blesses the Shrine of the Miraculous Medal. tour any time the church is open, docents (official tour guides) will be available at A reception will immediately follow on the parish grounds. these special times to show and explain the extraordinary elements, symbolism, and enhancements of this House of God and the Home of His People. We hope that you will be a part of this historic and grace filled moment! Sunday, August 20, 2017 • 12:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Saturday, August 26, 2017 • 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Sunday, August 27, 2017 • 12:30 p.m. Saturday, September 16, 2017 • 6:30 p.m. Saturday, October 7, 2017 • 10:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Sunday, October 29, 2017 • 2:00 p.m. Monday, November 27, 2017 • 6:00 p.m. Sunday, April 29, 2018 • 2:00 p.m.

Holy Day of Obligation Mass Miraculous Medal Novena Morning Prayer (Liturgy of the Hours) PARISH SCHEDULE 5:30 p.m. (Evening Before Holy Day) Monday: 7:00 p.m. Monday - Friday: 7:15 a.m. 6:45 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 7:00 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration Parish Office Hours Sunday Mass December 25 and January 1 as announced. 4:30 p.m. (Saturday Evening) Monday - Thursday: 12:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 7:00 p.m. Sacrament of Penance (Confessions) Friday: 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Saturday: 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Saturday: 3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m., 6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. First Friday: 12:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Sunday: 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Weekday Mass Sunday: 8:45 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Rosary Monday - Friday: 6:45 a.m. Monday: 7:30 p.m. (Following Novena) Monday through Saturday: 8:30 a.m. Monday - Saturday: 9:00 a.m. Anytime by appointment. First Saturday: 9:30 a.m. 4000 Derry Street, Harrisburg, PA 17111 • 717-564-1321 • www. sclhbg.org