Entries for October 2020

All Souls Day Masses - November 2nd St. Lawrence 7am; St. Boniface 5:30pm​ or you may watch on CTV. Despite the restrictions of public Masses, a private Mass will be celebrated daily in the Cathedral of Saint Peter in Scranton, and made available on CTV: Catholic Television of the Diocese of Scranton. On weekdays, the Mass will be broadcast at 12:10 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. On weekends, the Saturday Vigil Mass will be broadcast at 4:00 p.m. and rebroadcast on Sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. The Masses will also be streamed on the Diocese of Scranton’s website,...

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Did you know you can get daily mass readings right to your email inbox? The USCCB Daily Mass Readings can be viewed on their site USCCB Print, Audio and Video are available. 

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Daylight Saving Time Ends Sunday November 1st at 2am. Turn your clocks back 1 hour.

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Because we cannot have altar servers in the sanctuary, our bells have been absent for most Masses. Lately, some of the servers have returned to Masses. It would be nice to use them as our bell ringers during the Consecration at all Masses. See Fr Bill before Mass and take the bells to your pew. The servers could ring them from the pew...keeping everyone safe and yet, employing our children as best we can.

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October 25 - A recent study found that 63% of American youth were uncertain that 6 million Jews had been killed in the Holocaust of WWII. Many thought it was fake news and probably only 2 million were exterminated. Some of this denial could be assigned to a tragic void of historical education. But some is obviously willful. If they cannot recognize this documented disaster, how can we galvanize them for future violations of humanity? Whether it’s the unborn or Rohingya Muslims in Burma, the Catholic voice must stand out prophetically. Then, we need to aid the mot...

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Missionary Cooperation Plan Appeal Collection is October 24th & 25th, 2020 Mission Appeal - Little Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi (LSOSF) Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Peace and blessings to you.  I hope you and your loved ones are all well and in good health. Allow me first to take this opportunity to thank Fr. Brian Clarke, the Pontifical Mission Director of our Diocese, who has invited us missionaries to participate in the 2020 MCP in this unique way.  We are grateful to our Bishop, The Most Reverend Joseph C. Bambera, for his support f...

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October 14 & 15 - Over two nights at St Boniface, approximately 180 people from various parishes in the Williamsport area heard the inspirational message of Christopher West and the poetic music of Mike Mangione. Based on the Theology of the Body initiated by Pope John Paul II, this promoted respect for the human body, noted our purposeful creation and the beauty of marital sexuality.  West reflected on the Song of Songs in the Old Testament as a metaphor for God's desired union with us.  Sexual love is a preview of that union with the Creator, especi...

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CHANGING OF THE GUARD An example of extraordinary service is Jane Dincher who washed and ironed our sacred linens for Mass over the past 60 years at St. Boniface. She was always incredibly dependable. Besides that, she cared for the flowers in the exterior baptismal font and around the rectory. While she is only 96 years old, she decided to hand it on to another parishioner. Mary Haswell has accepted the linens which we know she will handle like a ministry. God bless both of them for service that is often unseen but highly necessary.

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October 18 - Many of you started to donate to the Annual Appeal. That’s very kind. We want to finish our parish effort by Thanksgiving. I made my contribution thru both parishes and I did it online. This charity could be a blessing for the local church as we approach another winter without easy solutions. More families are reaching their financial and physical limits. Catholic schools are delaying some tuition to ease the burden. Various parishes are stretched and can’t make salary or bill payments. If your wallet is not stressed, please, help the Annual Ap...

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Air Conditioning -St. Boniface Not that you are worried about it now...but we contracted to replace the remaining 50% of the old system that recently failed. After competitive bids that were reviewed by several, an award was made to Dixon AC & R. They will conduct much of the work in Nov/Dec because of lead times for equipment. The $70k for this contract was removed from savings. Since my arrival 2.3 years ago, this is the first time we withdrew savings. Now we should aim to replenish that amount. Our budgeted surplus for the year is only $4k, considering the loss of th...

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October 11 - In 1919, the Irish poet W.B. Yeats wrote the poem “The Second Coming”. His doom and gloom after WWI feels like a direct prophecy of now. Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.   We have gone through these times before. Our indiv...

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If you know any high schooler interested in being a part of a local youth group in the area, please let them know about Second Sunday High School Ministry. It's a collaboration between multiple Catholic churches to offer a space for young Catholics to learn about their faith while having fellowship. 9th - 12th graders are invited. For more information, email: jesseandalisan@gmail.com  

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Youth Ministry

October is the Month of the Holy Rosary!  The Rosary is a Scripture-based prayer. It begins with the Apostles’ Creed, which summarizes the great mysteries of the Catholic faith. The Our Father, which introduces each mystery, is from the Gospels. The first part of the Hail Mary is the angel’s words announcing Christ’s birth and Elizabeth’s greeting to Mary. St. Pius V officially added the second part of the Hail Mary. The Mysteries of the Rosary center on the events of Christ’s life. There are four sets of Myst...

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My dear friends, this has certainly been a difficult year, hasn’t it? We’ve faced separation, hardship and loss. Yet there are still so many good things taking place across our Diocese each and every day. We are truly blessed. As we respond to the challenges of the pandemic in our families, our parishes and our Diocese, let us continue to turn our hearts to our one true hope – Jesus Christ. His love is unending, unfading, unshakable. We are bound together in the Eucharist….bound together in hope. Thank you for all that you are doing to keep...

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Annual Appeal

The St. Lawrence PAC Soup fundraiser Pick up is Saturday October 10th 10am-12 noon or after 5:30pm Mass or Sunday October 11th 9am to 10am after 8am Mass.  Contact Dianne 570-322-3278 or Judy 570-323-6202.  You Can Pay at Pick up. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO OUR PARISH ACTIVITIES

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