Entries for July 2025

Over the past more than thirty years, I’ve been welcomed into any number of communities. Sometimes—think the first days in a seminary—it was a highly organized, incredibly active orientation program. Occasionally, it’s the cookies and punch reception after Sunday Mass. In one parish, I was intrigued that the cookies were precisely lined up, and since they were the chessmen cookies, they were organized in rook, pawn, and bishop piles. I thought that might be a sign that that particular parish would be extremely organized in all parts of its life. I...

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Please mark your calendars! As we prepare for the upcoming linkage with St. Ann Parish, on October 1st, our new Mass schedule for July 6—September 30 is as follows: Weekdays Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 7:00 AM – St. Lawrence 8:00 AM – St. Boniface Wednesday Only 7:00 AM – Divine Providence Hospital Chapel Weekends Saturday 4:00 PM – St. Boniface 5:45 PM – St. Lawrence Sunday 8:00 AM – St. Lawrence 11:00 AM – St. Boniface ...

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Rev. Mr. Thomas J. Dzwonczyk and Rev. Mr. Andrew T. McCarroll were ordained to the Sacred Priesthood for the Diocese of Scranton on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at the Cathedral of Saint Peter. The Most Rev. Joseph C. Bambera served as principal celebrant, homilist, and ordaining prelate. We rejoice that these two men are now priests, following years of prayer, discernment, and formation. Congratulations to both men, and especially Father McCarroll, who served a pastoral year here at St. Boniface and St. Lawrence. You can view the Mass on YouTube at https://youtu.be/cbxUbz...

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