SAINT ROBERT BELLARMINE PARISH EXALTATION of the HOLY CROSS PARISH JANUARY 12, 2020 Parish Information the Baptism of the Lord
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SAINT ROBERT BELLARMINE PARISH EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS PARISH JANUARY 12, 2020 Parish Information The Baptism of the Lord Joining the Parish The origin and foundation of Christian Baptism is Jesus. New Parishioners are always welcome. Call your Parish Office for a Census Before starting his public ministry, Jesus submitted him- Form. self to the baptism given by John the Baptist. The waters Planning a Baptism did not purify him; he cleansed the waters. The birth of a child brings joy to the family. Through Baptism, that child is “He comes to sanctify the Jordan for our sake . joined to the family of God, which brings to begin a new creation through the Spirit great joy to the church. Parents seeking and water” Baptism are asked to contact the Parish (St. Gregory Nazianzen, Liturgy of the Hours, I, 634). Office. Jesus’ immersion in the water is a sign for all human Sacrament of Confirmation beings of the need to die to themselves to do God’s will. Confirmation is administered yearly to all 8th Grade students in our Religious Jesus did not need to be baptized because he was total- Education Program and students ly faithful to the will of his Father and free from sin. How- attending Catholic Schools. Students ever, he wanted to show his solidarity with human be- wishing to receive Confirmation must be ings in order to reconcile them to the Father. By commanding his disciples to bap- enrolled for at least two years before tize all nations, he established the means by which people would die to sin— they are eligible to receive Confirma- Original and actual—and begin to live a new life with God. tion. Scheduling Weddings The excerpt on the baptism is from the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults Couples contemplating marriage are (Washington, DC: USCCB, 2006) 184. Copyright © 2006, United States Confer- asked to contact the Parish Office and ence of Catholic Bishops, Washington DC. All rights reserved. Copyright © 2020, schedule the date before making any United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, DC. other plans. An appointment with the Pastor should be made at least 6 months prior to the Wedding Date. Cou- 2019 Financial Statements ples must be registered parishioners and active practicing Catholics. will be mailed out to all parishioners by the end of January 2020 for both Anointing of the Sick St. Robert and Exaltation of the Holy Cross Parishes. The Sacrament of the Anointing of the If you should have any questions please contact your Parish Office. Sick may take place at any time, espe- cially if one is seriously ill. Please con- tact the office to schedule a time for a ST. LEO’S/HOLY ROSARY The CULTURAL CENTRE OF priest to visit. CHURCH ALTAR & ROSARY/ ST. FAUSTINA IS SPONSORING A BUS The Rite of Christian ST. ANN’S SOCIETY PIGGIE TRIP TO THE PHILADELPHIA FLOWER Initiation of Adults DINNER: SHOW, SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 2020 (RCIA) is the process the Catholic Church uses to welcome adult mem- Sun., Jan. 19, Noon to 3:00 pm in The cost of the trip is $80 per Adult, $60 per bers into the faith. Anyone interested in the Church Hall, 33 Manhattan student and includes transportation and show becoming a part of this process or in St., Ashley. admission fee. A “bus only” rate of $40 per obtaining more information about it, Adult 3 piggie dinner $12, Adult 2 person is available to those who wish to enjoy please call the Parish Office to speak piggie dinner $10 and Child 1 Philadelphia on their own. The bus will leave with a priest. piggie dinner $5. Eat in or Take St Faustina Cultural Centre, 38 W Church St Funeral Preparations Out. Tickets will be sold before Nanticoke at 8:30 am and depart Philadelphia The loss of a loved one is a particularly and after all Masses on Jan. 4, 5, for home at 4:45 pm. Payment is due upon difficult time for those who are 11, 12, 18 and at the door if avail- registration no later than Feb.12th . Refunds bereaved. Our parish community col- able. Contact Bonnie (570) 474- laborates with local funeral directors in cannot be given after Feb. 10. For more infor- assisting families during their time of 1031 or the Rectory (570) 825- mation, please contact Denise at 570-574- grief. 6669 for tickets. 9447 Bequests to the Parish Please remember your Parish with Memorial gifts at the time of death or PLEASE REMEMBER: With PARISH MEMBERSHIP FORM with a bequest in your will. Make a the Cold Weather please be mindful of closing the doors return to the Lord for all the good He Name _________________________________________ has given you. when you enter or leave the church. Thank You. Address ______________________________________ For the month of January St. Vincent de Paul Kitchen Daily Mass at St. Robert Bellarmine Phone No. ____________________________________ is asking for Hot Chocolate Mix. Parish or Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church if Hanover Area Please check one: or Wilkes-Barre Area SPONSOR OF THE WEEK: ____ I am new in the parish & wish to register School Districts have a ____ Change of Address We would like to thank you delay or are closed there ____ Moving out of Parish Daniel J. Hughes Funeral & will be no morning Mass. Please drop Membership Form into the Offertory Cremation Service Basket or mail to the Parish Office. for sponsoring an ad in our bulletin. St. Robert Bellarmine Parish www.stalschurchwb.com like us on facebook Phone Number: (570)823-3791 email address: [email protected] Weekend Masses in: St. Aloysius Church; Daily Masses in: Sacred Heart Chapel January 13-19, 2020 Mon. No Mass Tues. 8:00am Harvey Snook III Mother, Sandra January 5, 2020 Offertory $ 3,550.75 Wed. 8:00am Nellie Slusser Husband, Bob Online Giving $ 151.00 Thurs. 8:00am Liturgy of The Word Loose $ 217.00 Fri. No Mass Dues $ 2,029.00 Sat. 4:00pm Joseph Kosar Wife & Daughters Know how Maintenance/Heat $ 20.00 Sun. 7:00am Charnosky & Volukonis Families Estate grateful Initial $ 508.00 we are for Sun. 8:30am Living & Deceased Members of our Parish your Perquisites $ 300.00 Sun. 11:00am Barbara Kunec Husband, Bill Sunday Candles $ 87.00 Offerings. Holy Day $ 797.00 Tabernacle Candles this week Christmas $ 683.00 are in Loving Memory of Joseph Kosar Manger $ 10.00 requested by wife and daughters and TOTAL $ 8,372.75 in Loving Memory of Harvey Snook III Care & Ed for Priests $ 246.00 requested by Centak Family For Weekend of January 19, 2020 Thank You to everyone who contributed to our Time Altar Server Eucharistic Minister Lector Christmas Collection this year. 4:00PM Ian Edler Von Lerch Jennifer Thomas Matt Choman As of 1/5/2020 we collected $16,589.00. Mary Ann Zaledonis Ron Zaledonis 7:00AM Robert Worlinsky Rachel Holko 2019 Diocesan Annual Appeal Report Jane Thomas Our Parish Goal: 36,000.00 8:30AM Masin Seriani Maureen Wright Nichaolas James Total Raised: 31,580.00 Gianna Capone Sandra James Amount UNDER Goal: ( 4,420.00) 11:00AM Conrad Middleton Debbie Evanoski Courtney Smith Please consider a donation to this year's appeal. Gary Stec Ellie McGlynn Peter Stec Jim Noyalis The Altar & Rosary Society A Thank You Note Annual Spaghetti Dinner from St Vincent DePaul Kitchen was recently received from the Jan. 26th from noon to 4pm in Padden Thanksgiving Collection. Hall (cafeteria). Adults $8.00, It says: “Thank You for your generous gift to St. Vincent DePaul. Children 6-12 $4.00 & Under 6 is Free. As we enter our 37th year of serving all guests who enter our Volunteers are needed to help with serving in all areas. doors, we are blessed to provide a hot meal every day. Our guests Please call if you would like to volunteer. are grateful and sometimes pleasantly surprised that they receive much more than a bowl of soup when they are with us.” St. Robert’s Mardi Gras Party The Pastoral Planning Committee on Sat., Feb. 15th 6-10pm. Doors open at 5:30pm invites all Parishioners to our next planning meeting for in St. Aloysius Church Hall. our “Community” activities. These activities were brought to light from our recent Dinner, Dancing, Games, Prizes survey in which many parishioners have shown an & more all for $20/person. Beer & Soda provided & BYOB. interest. The meeting is on Wednesday, January 29th at 6:30pm in our Cafeteria. Must be 21 or older to attend. Upon request you can reserve a table of 8 or 10 with your payment. Even if you were not at the first one please plan on attending this second meeting so you can share your Tickets are on sale after all weekend Masses and in the ideas on the future of “Community” in our parish! Parish Office, call 570-823-3791 ext 2 or email us at [email protected] for information/tickets. Cut off for ticket sales is February 10th. Altar & Rosary Society Holy Name Meeting There will be not tickets sold at the door. Meeting Sunday, Jan. 12th at 1:00PM Sunday, Jan. 12th at Organizational meeting for Mardi Gras is Sat., Jan. 18th at 7:30PM in Padden Hall in Padden Hall 5pm in the Cafeteria. All are welcome to this Meeting! New members are welcome! New members are welcome! Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church New Website: www.exhc.org Phone: 570 823-6242 e-mail: [email protected] www.facebook.com/holycross420 Daily Mass 8:00AM—Mon. Fri., Adoration -Thursday - 8:30 to Noon January 12, 2020 to January 19, 2020 Mon.