Entries for October 2022

This week brings us some great feast days. First, on Tuesday, we celebrate All Saints’ Day— a holy day of obligation when we look with joy and hope to those holy women and men who help us by their prayers and examples on our Christian journey. Please make the time to join us for Mass that day. On Wednesday we follow quickly with All Souls’ Day—the day we pray for our dead, asking God to help them on their next world journey into the company of the saints. This year we return to very special music for the 7 p.m. All Souls Day Mass—the Mozart ...

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Tuesday, November 1 is a Holy Day of Obligation: The Solemnity of All Saints. The Lycoming County Catholic Churches put together a schedule of services to make it convenient for everyone. This is the day that the Church celebrates those Christians who achieved spiritual maturity. It is a day to venerate all the holy men and women who have been canonized by the Church. Also included is the schedule of services for the following day, The Feast of All Souls, on Wednesday, November 2. This is the day that the Church remembers and prays for the faithful departed: our brothers...

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Holy Day

Have you felt a bit uncomfortable about going to confession?  Not sure what it is all about?  We are offering five sessions on “Forgiven”—a refreshing look at the Sacrament of Reconciliation as you have never seen it before.  Come join us for coffee and a chance to listen, learn and have your questions answered during this second opportunity for adult faith formation. Presented by Jack Houston and Brian Haas, this video series will be offered on Sundays during PREP time from 9:15-10:10 a.m. in the St. Boniface rectory basement (RAC)....

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The Synod Listening Sessions from St. Boniface and St. Lawrence showed that parishioners would like a refresher course on church teachings. So, in November and December we will present the first five sessions of a year-long study using the FORMED video series, “Symbolon.” These are thought-provoking 30-minute videos followed by time for discussion led by Jack Houston and Brian Haas, with our priests in attendance from time to time to join in the discussion. Online guides for “Symbolon” are available on the FORMED website. You c...

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Bible Study

I know, I know. There was a tech glitch last weekend and maybe you didn’t get to see the Diocesan Annual Appeal video at your Mass! But, all is not lost. You can still view that video. You can see faces from your parishes. You can hear voices of people you know. Most importantly, you can view the impact of the Appeal on the hungry in our own community. Go to the diocesan website: dioceseofscranton.org (If you’re not tech savvy, find a young person to help.) When the site opens, click on the Diocesan Annual Appeal picture (it’s front and center these days)....

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Annual Appeal

This weekend is World Mission Sunday. Pope Francis invites the entire Church to pray and give generously in support of mission dioceses in Africa, Asia, the Pacific Islands, and parts of Latin America and Europe. Your prayers and generous help in this week’s collection for the Society for the Propagation of the Faith will support priests, religious and lay leaders who serve the world’s most vulnerable communities. Thank you!

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Come for a taco meal, meet other parish families, and share in the Sacrament of Reconciliation on Wednesday, October 26 at 5:30 p.m. at St. Lawrence Parish Hall.  Students in Grades 7 & 8 are asked to attend with their families, but families with students in grades 3-6 plus and younger siblings are welcome. We also need several people (4-6:30 p.m.) who can help prepare, serve, and clean up during our the event. Please contact Karen Balestino as soon as possible if you are able to assist us with this event for our families.

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PREP

We are gathering memorabilia of the original St. Boniface church for an upcoming display as we approach a milestone anniversary in December. We have located eight of the Stations of the Cross and hope to find the remaining six. Anyone who has an artifact of any kind from the "old" St. Boniface Church and would be willing to lend it, or allow it to be photographed, please call Judy Fischer at (570) 327-1066. Watch the bulletin for more information about a special program of remembrance to be held on December 4. 

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At Sunday Mass we hear the four gospels proclaimed over a period of three years—one year Matthew, the next Mark, the final year Luke, with John proclaimed in Lent and Easter time. This year we’ve heard from Luke’s gospel. Each evangelist had his own approach to Jesus’ story. Yes, they all followed the pattern of his life, death and resurrection. Yes, they told some of the same accounts with very similar words. But, each of them—as a true author with particular talents and interests—wrote with a slant. In Luke we can pull out some special ...

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John Bower Basketball is back! It is that time of year again to sign your child up for John Bower Basketball. Teams are being formed in the following divisions:  Beginner Pee-Wee (K thru 2nd) Pee Wee (3rd thru 5th) Midget (4th thru 6th) Juniors (7th thru 9th) Seniors (10th thru 12th) Please download, complete, and return the application (fillable PDF) in its entirety to the S.J.N.R.A. school office, to the St. Boniface church office, or email it to Thomas Reid at treid6@comcast.net at your earliest convenience, but no later than F...

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Sunday School Basketball

There is a First Reconciliation parent meeting on Sunday, October 16 from 9:15-10 a.m. at the St. Boniface RAC. This meeting is for all parents and guardians of children receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation in 2023. Note that there will be an information session for First Communion later in the year. 

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Let me tell you why I give to the Diocesan Annual Appeal. Of course, I’m impressed by the many ministries supported by the Appeal: service to the poor, Catholic education for our young people, support to parishes in creating leadership and service teams. I’m aware that these supports do come into our local community—something you’ll see when you look at this year’s Appeal video. But, I also give because I’ve received. I didn’t have to pay to be trained to be a priest. I didn’t have to pay for that graduate school education. Th...

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Annual Appeal

It's time for the fall clean-up at St. Boniface Cemetery. By October 22 please remove personal items (pots, vases, and other decorative items) that you wish to keep or the items will be disposed of. We again ask that you follow the regulations posted in the cemetery. The St. Boniface Cemetery Council thanks you for your cooperation.

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Food items are needed for our local food banks:  1. Salvation Army Youth After School Program & Senior Meals - Small packaged snacks including goldfish crackers, fruit cups, pudding cups, Jell-O cups, granola bars, brownie mix, pasta, spaghetti sauce, boxed scallop potatoes and boxed mashed potatoes. 2. Family Promise & Shepherd of the Streets - Protein or fruit bars, dry cereal, granola, peanut butter, dried fruit, and canned juices. Donation boxes are located at the back of both churches. Please reach out to Dianne Fisher at 570-244-1409 or Sue Lingg at ...

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Food items are needed for our local food banks:  1. Salvation Army Youth After School Program & Senior Meals - Small packaged snacks including goldfish crackers, fruit cups, pudding cups, Jell-O cups, granola bars, brownie mix, pasta, spaghetti sauce, boxed scallop potatoes and boxed mashed potatoes. 2. Family Promise & Shepherd of the Streets - Protein or fruit bars, dry cereal, granola, peanut butter, dried fruit, and canned juices. Donation boxes are located at the back of both churches. Please reach out to Dianne Fisher at 570-244-1409 or Sue Lingg at ...

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The 2023 Mass Intentions Calendar for St. Boniface & St. Lawrence is now open. This includes St. Boniface Sanctuary Candle intentions. An intention may be requested by one sponsor for a single Sunday or Saturday Mass and up to two daily Masses. Additional requests can be made after January 3, 2023. Note that there are several Thursday Mass intentions open between now and the end of 2022. Please contact the parish office for dates. 570-326-1544

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No, I’m not stranded in Portugal. I’m not being held a hostage by customs officials in the Philippines. I don’t have elderly relatives who need emergency surgery in Kenya. I haven’t just met a dying hospital patient who desperately needs to shop on Amazon. I have never asked—and never will—for anyone to send me gift cards to deal with the above situations. If you receive an email “from” me and it makes that kind of request, you’re being scammed. Don’t respond. Just delete the email. Sadly, churches are at particula...

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The St. Lawrence Parish Activity Committee will be hosting a food stand during the South Williamsport Mummers Parade on Saturday, October 15. The committee needs baked goods, bottled water, and canned drinks. Come join the fun, help at the food stand, and watch the parade. Contact Dianne Fisher at 570-322-3278 or Judy Campion at 570-323- 6202 if you can donate to the stand or would like to help. 

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