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Parish
Activities
From
the Pastor's Desk...
Click
here to read Father Jacek's Message of the Week!
The
Sanctuary Light burns this week in Holy Child Church to remind us of the
presence of Christ reserved in the tabernacle.
The
Candle at Holy Child Church in Mansfield is offered in memory of Carolyn
Jaquish Bond by Dave and Nancy Jaquish
The Candle at St. Mary's Church in Blossburg is offered in memory of Mary
Elizabeth Retorick by Theresa Carlson
If you would like to sponsor the Sanctuary
Light in memory of a loved one at St. Mary's or Holy Child Church, please
call the rectory office. The donation for this is $5 per week.
Please call the parish office to check for dates available.
Ministers
of the altar for weekend of March 6 and 7
4 PM Saturday at Holy Child
Readers: Carl Smith
Servers: Alex and Tristan Templeman
E. Min: John Ranck
6:30
PM Saturday at St. Mary's
Readers: Ray Brundage
Servers: Frank and Billy Lupkowski
E. Min: Peter Lupkowski
9 AM Sunday at Holy Child
Readers: Bernie Makos, Brenda Brewster
Servers: Peter Kutbay, Luke Berguson
E. Min: Connie Bellas
11:15 AM Sunday at Holy Child
Readers: Girl Scouts
Servers: Bailey and Nicholas Olson
E. Min: Anna Marie Mimlitsch
Ministers of the altar for weekend of March 13
and 14
4 PM Saturday at Holy Child
Readers: Bob Wood
Servers: Alex and Andrew Nadas
E. Min: Connie Bellas
6:30
PM Saturday at St. Mary's
Readers: Peter Lupkowski
Servers: Frank and Billy Lupkowski
E. Min: Tony Lupkowski
9 AM Sunday at Holy Child
Readers: Linda Hawn, Francis Murphy
Servers: Grace Scouten, S. Rutledge, A. Rohl
E. Min: Peggy Padden
11:15 AM Sunday at Holy Child
Readers: 3rd Grade Prep Students
Servers: Patricia Roch and John Minnich
E. Min: Anna Marie Mimlitsch
Please pray for those who have passed away:
Remember in your prayers the souls of Floyd Nowak,
a parishioner and Leona Gerstlauer, sister of Florrie Dove of our parish,
both of whom died this week. We pray for deceased parishioners, family,
friends and benefactors. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful
departed rest in peace.
Please pray for those who are ill and their caregivers...
Patricia Landis- Dunbar, Erma Mitchell, Doug Robinson,
Chet Tokarz, Bryan Augustine, Nancy Matthews, Anna Friedman, Liz Naylor,
Paul Bugay, Connie Leone, Carolyn Drinkwine, Dorothy Tomski, John Patt,
Carol Knable, Benjamin Allessi, Jackie Felix and family, friends, and
all parishioners in nursing homes. Please
call the parish office to add names of those for whom you wish us to pray.
To respect our parishioners' privacy, please ask them before having names
added to our prayer list.
Please inform the parish office if you or a family member is ill or has
been hospitalized
Because of the privacy regulations the hospitals
no longer routinely call us when a parishioner is hospitalized.
Stations
of the Cross
Fridays of Lent: Mass at 6 PM followed by Stations of the Cross at 6:30
PM
At Holy Child: March 12, 19, 26
During
Lent, The Church of St. Mary of Czestechowa will be open for PRIVATE DEVOTION
on Fridays from 9 AM until 5 PM
Lenten Lunches
This Lenten devotion is sponsored by the Mansfield Ministerium and will
be held at noon on the Thursdays of Lent at the Soul Link Faith Community
Gathering in Canoe Camp
A short devotion is held in the church and a
brown bag lunch follows in the social hall. Bring your own sandwich. Dessert
and coffee/ tea will be provided by the hosting Ministerium church. You
are asked to bring a non-perishable item for the food pantry. A collection
will be taken for the work of the Ministerium in our community. Note:
Holy Child is the host parish on Thursday, March 4th
Tioga-
Lycoming Deanery Lenten Penance Services:
Monday, March 15th: 7 PM St. Thomas, Elkland
Tuesday, March 16th: 7 PM St. Mary's, Blossburg
Tuesday, March 16th: 7 PM St. Luke, Jersey Shore
Thursday, March 18th: 7 PM St. Peter, Wellsboro
Sunday, March 21st: 2 PM Holy Child, Mansfield
Monday, March 22nd: 7 PM Our Lady of Lourdes, Montoursville
Wednesday, March 24th: 7 PM Resurrection, Muncy
Monday, March 29th: 7 PM St. Boniface, Williamsport
New Bishop Announced: On Tuesday, February 23, Pope Benedict
XVI named Monsignor Joseph Bambera as the 10th Bishop of the Diocese of
Scranton
He has been serving as delegate to Cardinal Rigali
since Bishop Martino's resignation 6 months ago. Monsignor Bambera will
be installed as Bishop of Scranton at a Mass at 2 PM in St. Peter's Cathedral
on April 26th.
Bishop-elect Bambera is 53 years old. He is a native of Carbondale, and
was ordained in 1983. He has served as a parish priest, Vicar for Priests,
and Episcopal Vicar.
We join in prayer for Bishop-elect Bambera as he prepares to undertake
the role as leader of the faithful in the Diocese of Scranton.
Annual Collection for Catholic Social Services
next weekend...
Catholic Social Services, the compassionate hands
of Christ in the world, offers help and hope for the needy and the hurting,
365 days a year. Be a partner in compassion with Catholic Social Services
by offering your support next week. This is your opportunity to help with
your financial and prayer support for the successful operation of the
church's caring outreach in our diocese. There are envelopes for this
collection in your packets. Please place your gift into the regular offertory
collection. There will not be a second collection
Easter
Flower Memorials
There is an envelope in your current packet for
Easter Flower donations. Please write on it the names of the deceased
persons you wish to honor by your donation. (Please write or print legibly.)
Easter Flower Memorials will be included in our Easter Bulletin.
The
Finance Council Meeting previously scheduled for Tuesday, March 23 has
been rescheduled for Tuesday, April 13, at 6 PM in Holy Child Hall
Our Parish Evangelization Committee will meet Monday, March 8th at 7 PM
in Holy Child Hall
This committee is dedicated to finding ways for
all members of our parish to join together in meaningful ways for all
members of our parish to join together in meaningful worship and to extend
the fellowship of our Christian faith to all.
Anyone who would like to be involved in this activity is cordially invited
to attend. If you would like more information, call Joan Miller at 662-3594.
Good Neighbor Easter Eggs - Still only $5 Dozen or $0.50
a piece
Order deadline: March 7, 2010
Use the order form in this week's bulletin. Eggs
will be available for delivery Palm Sunday, unless arrangements are made
to pick them up earlier. You can drop your order form in the collection
basket.
Choose from Milk or Dark Chocolate and Peanut Butter, Coconut Cream or
Cherry Nut filling!
Buffet
Dinner in Holy Child Hall - Friday, March 12th - from 4 PM to 6:30 PM.
On the menu: Homemade Pierogies, Fried Fish, Soup, Salad Bar, Vegetables,
Potatoes, Beverage and Dessert
Enjoy all you care to eat! Adults: $9.00 Children: $4.00
Parents
of students in the First Communion Class: There will be an important meeting
on Sunday, March 14th at 10 AM in Holy Child Church
Information on First Penance, First Communion
will be discussed. Packets for your child's First Communion Banner will
be distributed. All parents of this year's First Communion Class should
make every effort to be present.
The Good Samaritans are sponsoring an Easter Raffle - there
are six great prizes and they will be awarded on Saturday, March 27
There are tickets available on the table in back
of each church. Or you can contact the members of the Good Samaritans
for more tickets. You can give your chance tickets and money directly
to any member of the Good Samaritans or place an envelope, with "Good
Samaritan Raffle" written on it, into the collection basket. We will
pass them on for you. The Good Samaritans thank you for your support.
Dave Flesch, PHD, an instructor at Mansfield University and a
member of Holy Child Parish spent 3 months in Russia last fall - he will
present a program on his trip in Holy Child Hall on Thursday, March 25th
at 7 PM
All are invited to join what will be an informative
and enjoyable evening.
Is
there interest in having a PARISH PICNIC at Arnot over Labor Day?
Last year, we waited too long to plan for this
event. If there is enough interest and people to chair the various committees,
we will move forward with this. Please call the parish office, send an
e-mail or see Father Jacek. We will need to set up a series of planning
meetings beginning in the very near future.
New
Catholic Answer Bibles are available in the parish office
Cost is $23.00
Second Collection at all Masses next weekend for the care
and education of priests in the Diocese of Scranton
Bishop Martino has directed that a second collection
be taken on the first Sunday of each month for the care, formation, and
continuing education of our priests. There is an envelope attached to
bulletins for this purpose.
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Readers, Servers, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion |
We
need Altar Servers for both Churches! Anyone who has received First Communion
is invited to serve in this ministry of the Altar
We are especially in need of Extraordinary Ministers
of Communion, especially for 4 PM Mass on Saturdays. We always welcome
new lectors and altar servers,too. If you would like to participate in
any of these "Ministries of the Altar", call the Parish Office
or speak to Father Jacek. We will arrange for training for you.
Are
you interested in serving as an Extraordinary Minister of Communion?
We are especially in need of persons to serve
at 11:15 AM Mass on Sundays. Call the rectory for information. We will
schedule training for you.
Couples
planning to marry
Must contact the pastor at least six months before the wedding date. Consult
the pastor before making any other wedding arrangements.
Click
here to learn more about getting married in Holy Child Parish!
Would
you like to be part of our Parish
Prayer and Concern Chain?
We are restructuring our Parish Prayer and Concern Chain and will be compiling
new lists soon. We ask that you call Joan Miller, 662-3594, to have your
name included on the prayer chain. Please do this even if you are on the
current Parish Prayer Chain.
So how does the Prayer Chain function? This is a list of Parishioners
and their phone numbers. When someone is in need of prayers, for any reason,
they are asked to contact the Parishioners who coordinate the Prayer Chain.
These persons contact the first person on the list to request their prayers.
That person contacts the next person on the list and so on.
If you would like to donate altar flowers in memory
of a deceased loved one or in honor of a birthday or anniversary, please
contact the parish office.
Baptism
Please contact Father Jacek to arrange date and time for
Baptisms.
Matrimony
Please contact the Pastor at least six months prior to
the desired date
Anointing
of the Sick
Please call the rectory if anyone in your family is seriously
ill or going to the hospital and would like to receive Anointing of the
Sick. You may also request prayers and a visit to the sick person.
Eucharist
for the homebound
The Pastor makes regular Communion calls at the area hospitals
and nursing homes as well as to shut-ins of the parish. Please call if
you would like a visit from one of our priests to include you or a family
member in his visits.
Do
you know someone interested in becoming a Catholic?
The
right of Christian Initiation of Adults is the process of introducing
our Catholic Faith tradition to those interested in becoming members of
the Church. This process begins with a period of inquiry in September.
If you know of someone who might be interested in learning more about
the Church or becoming Catholic, have him/ her call the parish office.
Click
here if you want information about having a child Baptized!
Support our Parish Bingo Games:
Monday- 6:30 PM at St. Mary's Hall, Blossburg
Saturday- 6:30 PM at Holy Child Hall, Mansfield
Remember
Your Parish...Consider designating "Holy Child Parish" in your
will so that the blessings the Lord has given you will help the parish
to enrich others
You can make a bequest to the parish simply by
having the following statement in your wil: "I leave to Holy Child
Parish of Mansfield, Pennsylvania, the sum of $____ or _____% of the residue
of my estate for its religious, educational, and charitable works."
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Health Ministry Committee |
Help with Meals?The Health Ministry Committee is looking for parishioners
who are willing to make a meal once in a while
for people who are recovering from surgery, families who have a new baby,
etc. Can you help with this? Call MaryLou Smith 724-2574 or Peggy Padden,
549-5668
Baby
Furniture and Supplies…
Are you having grandchildren or other young children visiting? Do you
need a high chair, booster seat, infant bath supplies, pack-and-play for
use for a few days and hate to purchase the same? The Health Ministry
Committee has these items available for you to borrow as needed. Call
MaryLou Smith 724-2574.
Are
you in need of a wheel chair, walker, cane, portable toilet, or other
supplies for assistance and / or rehabilitation?
Our parish Health Ministry Committee has these items to lend at no charge.
If you need information as to what is available. Call MaryLou Smith at
724-2574.
If your baby or granchild has outgrown a certain size diaper
before the package was used up, please consider donating them to the Parish
Health Ministry.
You may leave them in back of the churches or
call Dotty Welsh 662-2057.
The
Parish Health Ministry Committee has purchased videos and invites you
to take them home, view them and return them for others to use. They are
located on the pamphlet rack in back of Holy Child Church.
Parishioners from St. Mary's are asked to call the parish office and tell
Linda which videos they would like to view and she will make arrangements
to send them to Tioga on Saturday evening with Father Leonard.
- FOCUS ON FATHERING: Six fathers discuss
various aspects of fathering.
- LIVING THROUGH LOSS: Suggestions for dealing
with grief.
- DON'T TAKE THE CANDY: Ways of protecting
children from sexual abuse.
- SELF-RESPECT: Teens with a zest for life
talk about self-worth.
- ALTERNATIVES TO ABORTION: Three young
mothers discuss the problems
of teenage pregnancy.
- TO BEGIN AGAIN: Rabbi Naomi Levy explores
ways to rebuild life after tragedy
and how to find faith in difficult
times.
-DON'T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF FOR TEENS: author Richard
Carlson shares insights for teens and their parents on dealing with peer
pressure, drug and alcohol abuse and more. THE CHIMES: Animated Charles
Dickens story emphasizes the power of faith and hope in our lives.
Kindly
inform the parish office
if you or any members of your family are in the hospital, a nursing home,
or confined to home and would like a visit from a priest.
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Holy Child Finance Council |
Members
of Holy Child Finance Council:
Connie Baker, President; Joe Maresco, Carl Smith,
Cleo Warren, George Kump, Pam Thomas, Ed Signor, Peter Lupkowski, Ray
Nealen, Anna Marie Mimlitsch, Paul Plowcha, Linda Brown, Recording Secretary
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Holy Child Pastoral Council |
Members of Holy Child Parish Pastoral Council:
Jennifer Minnich, President; Tom Hohman, Vice-President;
Jennifer Cheddar, Secretary; Kathryn Wasowicz, Cindy Lisowski, Jim Weiskopff,
and Steve Hilfiger, Courtney Hull, Cleo Warren, and Florrie Dove
The Knights
of Columbus is a social and service organization
for Catholic men
If you would like to join or if you would like more information on the
local council, call Nick Musshafen at 537-6620.
Parish
Registration: We ask that new members of the parish register at the rectory.
You may call and have a registration form mailed
to you or stop in and fill one out. Registration enables the parish staff
to know the needs of the people they serve. Registration is a condition
for admission to our religious education program and reception of the
Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, First Penance, First Eucharist and
Matrimony. If you need a testimonial letter for sponsorship of Baptism,
Confirmation and marriage outside of our parish, you must be a registered,
active parishioner.
Click
here to learn more about joining Holy Child Parish!
Catholic
Social Services: In order to better serve the needs of Lycoming, Tioga,
Sullivan, and Bradford Counties, a new office has been established at
Ascension Parish Center, 2100 Linn Street, Williamsport, PA
Clair Caputo, R.N. is the caseworker and will
be doing the in-take and services to women in need, including pregnancy
counseling. Bernie Makos, LCW, will be available and accepts most insurance
for family, individual and marital counseling, anger management, anxiety
and geriatric issues.
Adoption and foster care as well as post adoptive assistance is available.
Office Phone: 570-322-4220
Office Hours: Tuesday 2-4 PM
Wednesday: 1:30 PM - 4 PM
Thursday: 9 AM to 3 PM
Other times by appointment
Bernie Makos also has an office in Mansfield at 3892 Lambs Creek Road.
You can reach him at 662-7788.
Feeling Stressed? Having a hard time coping with a loss
or transition? Struggling in your marriage or with your children?
Counseling Services are available in Tioga County
through Catholic Social Services. For information or an appointment, call
Bernard D. Makos. LCSW at Serenity Counseling, 662-7788. Most insurances
are accepted. A sliding fee schedule is available through Catholic Social
Services to help make counseling affordable
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Endless Mountains Pregnancy Care Center |
Before
I formed you in the womb, I knew you...
before you were born I dedicated you. Jeremiah 1: 4-5
Are you in a crisis pregnancy?
Are you suffering from the effects of an abortion?
Help is available...you have a friend!
Endless Mountains Pregnancy Care Center
Canton: 570-673-4476
Towanda: 570-265-0500
Email: empcc@frontiernet.net
Web: www.empccfree.com
This organization offers guidance and support
to any woman with an unplanned, unanticipated or stressful pregnancy.
They offer free services, including pregnancy testing, counseling, education.
clothing and referrals.
Counseling for abortion alternatives:
Option Line: 800-395-HELP
Birthright: 800-550-4900
Pregnancy Hotline: 800-848-LOVE
Bethany Christian Services: 800-238-4269
Post Abortion Counseling:
Rachel's Vineyard: 877-HOPE4ME
www.rachelsvineyard.org
St.
Anthony's Soup Kitchen in Williamsport - the third Friday of each month
We are in need of people to help out at St. Anthony's
Soup Kitchen in Williamsport on the third Friday each month. The carpool
leaves Holy Child parking lot at 8:30 AM to help with food preparation
and serving the noon meal. After enjoying lunch and cleanup, you return
to Mansfield around 3 PM. If you would like to participate or need information,
call Dick Lynch at 662-2782.
Volunteers
Needed!
A
few years ago, the Diocese of Scranton implemented a Time and Talent Program
in hopes of raising parishioners’ awareness of the greet need for
volunteers in all our parishes. The program continues...
Our
CCD Program:
We need teachers/ aides/ substitutes for both St. Mary’s and Holy
Child,
Bingo
Workers
We need adults to help as floor workers and ticket sellers. Bingo makes
about $20,000 a year for our parish. But to continue our Bingo game, we
need new workers. You will not be asked to work more than one Saturday
evening a month.
Kitchen
at Bingo on Saturday evenings:
Volunteers serve sandwiches, salad and dessert to Bingo players. We always
need substitutes to fill in as needed. Call Dee Borden and volunteer to
help.
Kitchen
Help at our Monthly Dinners:
Our monthly dinners resume with the 1890’s Smorgasboard in late
September. After that, we have dinners on the second Friday of each month.
Food preparation begins on Wednesday or Thursday and continues through
the day of the dinner. Meals are served from 4-6:30 PM.
We always need help with:
Food Preparation
Serving the Meal
Cleanup
Perhaps your schedule will allow you to help with one of these.
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Helping the Parish Community |
The Tioga
and Mansfield Food Pantries need our continuing help. They are asking
churches for their financial assistance, as well as donations of food.
They are seeking donations of spaghetti and macaroni, tuna, cereal, canned
meats, any kind of non-perishable food. There are boxes in back of the
churches for your donations.
The Mansfield Food Pantry is open each Wednesday from 9:30 AM until noon.
It is located on Lambs Creek Road, just past Kingdom, Inc.
The Tioga Food Pantry is open on the third Saturday of each month from
9 am until 10 AM.
It is located at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. Financial donations can
be directed to Gene Haley, 835-0201, or Barbara Critcher, 835-5677. These
persons can also be contacted to provide assistance for those in need
in the Tioga/ Lawrenceville area.
There are an ever-increasing number of people who are coming to the Food
Pantry for assistance once a month where they receive about a 3-day supply
of food. Any donation that you can make will be gratefully accepted.
If each parish family brought just one can of soup or
tuna or spaghetti sauce for the food pantry each week, several hundred
families could be helped by this simple act of generosity. There are boxes
in back of the churches for your donations.
There is an ever increasing number of people who are coming in the pantry
for assistance once a month where they receive about a 3-day supply of
food. Any donations you make will be gratefully accepted.
From
Holy Child's Health Ministry Committee: Members
of a local group are providing lap quilts for patients undergoing
chemotherapy or kidney dialysis.
If you or anyone you know could use one of these, drop a note into the
collection basket or contact Dotty Welsh, 662-2057.
Crafty
Folks
Warm Your Heart!
Health Ministry is collecting hand-made baby items to donate to needy
new moms. There's a box in the vestibule of Holy Child Church for these,
or you can call Dotty Welsh at 662-2057.
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