I’m not trying to rush us through these last weeks of Lent. But, let’s take a look at these days—including a glance at some additions and tweaks to Holy Week. Passiontide. We seem to have forgotten this word, but the scriptures and prayers of the final two weeks of Lent continue to focus on the Lord’s approach to his Passion. With that in mind, we offer Tenebrae this Sunday (March 17) afternoon at 4 pm at St Boniface: A Liturgy of scripture and song that draws us into the darkness of these days, a darkness that ultimately leads to the bright light...

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Become part of a powerful tradition by volunteering to have your foot washed during our Holy Thursday Mass at 7 p.m. on March 28 at St. Boniface. This meaningful act reflects Jesus' message of humility and service. We are looking for twelve volunteers and welcome all ages and family members to participate. Contact the parish office to sign up to be a part of this special ceremony.

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Join us this Sunday, March 17 at 4:00 PM, as we continue our Lenten journey with the celebration of Tenebrae!

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Join us for a special Penance Service at St. Boniface on Wednesday, March 27 at 7 p.m. This service is a beautiful Lenten opportunity to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation and experience the power of forgiveness. All are welcome – come as you are and find comfort in the warmth of our community.

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The foundation of the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) non-profit program is faith. They reach out in faith to the people they serve, trying to build a more just and peaceful world. They move forward and act on this mission as it is not enough to desire to serve, but they work with others to bring about real change. There are results to their ministry and we can be part of this by continuing to add to the RICE BOWL and designate a family amount to be given. Thank you for your continued support.

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Join the Williamsport Deanery for The Vigil Project: True Presence Night Experience a meaningful evening of reflection and inspiration during Lent on Wednesday, March 13 at 7 p.m. at the St. Lawrence Church (800 W Central Ave., South Williamsport, PA 17702). The evening features live music, a dynamic speaker, and Eucharistic Adoration. Light refreshments will be served following the presentation in the church hall. For questions, please contact music.stannrcc@gmail.com. Check Out The Vigil Project on YouTube @TheVigilProject

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Lycoming County Catholic Churches are inviting the faithful to participate in ‘Road to Resurrection’ events this Lent.  Weekly prayer opportunities will feature Eucharistic Adoration, Benediction, and Vespers. A light reception will follow each event. February 28: St. Joseph the Worker Parish - Special holy hour with Bishop Bambera March 6: Church of the Resurrection  March 13: St. Lawrence Church - featuring the "Vigil Project'"  March 20: St. Ann Parish March 27: St. Boniface - with penance service beginning at 6:3...

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Download Interactive Calendar from FORMED Lent is a sacred season of prayer and devotion in the Christian calendar. For Roman Catholics, the forty days of Lent are a time of fasting, prayer, and almsgiving to prepare for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday. This period of fasting, prayer, and almsgiving fosters spiritual growth by holistically deepening our relationship with God. Through prayer, Catholics draw closer to God. By fasting, Catholics detach from worldly comforts and redirect our focus toward the Lord. Refraining from certain foods or activit...

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This year's Lenten Table Soup Dinner will be held at St. Lawrence Hall on Friday, March 1, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. following the Stations of the Cross. Homemade meatless soups and bread will be provided. A free will offering will be available to support CRS (Catholic Relief Services) Rice Bowl. Please bring a soup bowl and spoon.

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Don't Miss Out! Immerse Yourself in the Spirit of Lent with Our 2024 Brochure It's packed with meaningful events and opportunities to enrich your spiritual journey this season. Inside you'll find: Delicious meals: Savor the flavors of our Take Out Fish Dinner, Rice Bowl Soup Dinner, and St. Patrick's Day Dinner. Meaningful services: Participate in special Masses, including the Blessing of Easter Food & Baskets and the Easter Egg Hunt. Deepen your faith: Explore enriching Adult Faith Formation programs an...

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The St. Boniface Activities Committee will be selling tickets in the back of church on February 3 & 4 and February 10 &11 for the Ash Wednesday Fish Dinner. Ticket sales are limited to 450 meals and must be purchased by February 12.

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Bring back your old palms! We will be using the old palms to make ashes for distribution on Ash Wednesday. We will be collecting the palms through Sunday, February 11. Palm collection baskets can be found in the gathering space of both churches.

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Yes, it looks like Lent is winding down. 40 days always seems daunting when we set out on Ash Wednesday, doesn’t it? With all our promises and hopes to fast and prayer and live charitably! Next week will be Palm Sunday. Just a reminder of how we’ll celebrate that Sunday this year. We’re resuming the practice of a Palm Sunday procession at the 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Masses. At St. Lawrence we’ll gather outside the main porch to bless the branches and then we’ll all walk into church together for the Mass. At St. Boniface, meet us in the gym for th...

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In today’s gospel Jesus tells us he is “the light of the world.” As we tell his story through the liturgical year, we use that image of light to great advantage. Think of the Advent wreath and how its light grows each week. Think also about where our Lent leads us: to the evening celebration of Holy Thursday and the night Mass of the Easter Vigil. The darkness of his Passion will be overcome by the light of his Resurrection! We also have a tradition of praying Tenebrae, a liturgy that runs opposite from that Advent wreath. We begin with candles blazing ...

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Come experience dramatic and moving music and scripture reflecting Jesus's final moments before the crucifixion--presented by the St. Boniface Choir at 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 26 at St. Boniface. No charge for admission. All are welcome.

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The Stations of the Cross, also known as the Way of the Cross or Via Crucis, commemorate Jesus's passion and death on the cross. There are 14 stations that each depict a moment on his journey to Calvary, usually through sacred art, prayers, and reflections. Our Stations of the Cross will be held on several dates during Lent, including a live presentation led by our PREP students on March 17.  The stations will be held on Fridays at 5:30 p.m. on March 3 (St. Lawrence), March 10 (St. Boniface), March 17 (St. Lawrence with PREP students), March 24 (St. Bonifac...

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Join us on March 31 from 6-8 p.m. in the St. Lawrence Parish Hall for our Lenten Table dinner. Meatless soups and bread will be provided. Please bring a bowl and a spoon! A sign up sheet for the dinner is located in the back of each chuch.  Fifteen meatless soups will be served, following Stations of the Cross. at St. Lawrence. Catholic Relief Services CRS Rice Bowl donations will be accepted. **You may now use our On-Line Giving to make your donations.for the Rice Bowl osvhub.com/st-lawrence-williamsport/giving/funds or osvhub.com/st-boniface-williamsport/gi...

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You are invited to our Living Stations on Friday, March 17 at 5:30 p.m. at St. Lawrence Church. Students in grades 6 & 7 will bring the stations to life with visual representations and meditations for today’s followers of Jesus. Come join us and bring a friend!

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To commemorate the diocesan phase of the National Eucharistic Revival, a Holy Hour with Bishop Bambera will be held in each of the twelve deaneries of the Diocese of Scranton during the season of Lent. You and your family are invited to attend the Bishop's event for the Williamsport Deanery on Wednesday, March 8 at 7 p.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes in Montoursville. 

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40 days Jesus stays in the desert, keeping a fast. What does it mean to fast? How would we explain this to someone outside the faith? Many times, we’ve had to explain those ashes on our foreheads to someone else at school or the workplace. Many times, people have wondered why we skip the meat we’d like to opt for the fish on a Friday night. Sometimes we compare a fast to a diet. But, there’s a difference. Dieting is pretty much about us—our health, our self-image, the way we’d like to others to see us. But, fasting tells us to give up something...

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A reminder that our Lenten Schedule is available online and as a handout available in each church.  Please note the schedule for Ash Wednesday: 7 a.m. at Divine Providence Chapel: Liturgy & Ashes;  10 a.m. SJNRA at St. Boniface: Mass & Ashes;  4:30 p.m. at St. Boniface: Fish Dinner Take Out;  5:30 p.m. at St. Boniface: Mass & Ashes;  7 p.m. at St. Lawrence: Liturgy & Ashes

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Lent 2023 starts on Ash Wednesday, February 22, 2023. As Catholics, the observation of Lent ends on Holy Thursday, April 6, 2023. For this season, and including Easter weekend, our two parishes have compiled a brochure of the schedule of Masses, special dinners, children's activities, times for confession, and much more. Please download and print this information-filled brochure, or pick up a copy at the back of either St. Lawrence or St. Boniface. 

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Fasting. Prayer. Almsgiving. In this Wednesday’s — yes, it’s Ash Wednesday already! — gospel we’ll hear Jesus highlight these traditional Jewish—and later, Christian signs of repentance. This Lent each of us may have different paths to take as we fast, pray and do works of charity and justice, but let’s not forget one way in which we can unite with our sisters and brothers across the world this Lent: The Rice Bowl. They’re available at the doors of the church this weekend. Put them together (figuring out just how to ...

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A reminder that our Lenten Schedule is available online and as a handout available in each church.  Please note the schedule for Ash Wednesday: 7 a.m. at Divine Providence Chapel: Liturgy & Ashes;  10 a.m. SJNRA at St. Boniface: Mass & Ashes;  4:30 p.m. at St. Boniface: Fish Dinner Take Out;  5:30 p.m. at St. Boniface: Mass & Ashes;  7 p.m. at St. Lawrence: Liturgy & Ashes

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After celebrating the original Lord's Supper on Thursday, April 14, we will reserve the Blessed Sacrament. The lounge will be turned into our own Gethsemane. Come stay with the Lord in silence anytime from 8-11 p.m. There is a sign-up sheet in the narthex of St Boniface.

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Holy Week is unique in its rich Christian symbolism that streams from Holy Scripture and the earliest traditions of the Catholic/Orthodox believers. Take full advantage of it! After Holy Thursday's reliving of the Last Supper, stay for adoration. The Blessed Sacrament will be reserved in the lounge. Until 11 p.m. we will remain open for silent prayer. Also, think of remaining after the 1 p.m. Good Friday service. Privately, you could use the time in prayer until 3 p.m... when He died on the cross.

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FORMED is excited to present curated content to help your journey through this Lenten season. FORMED has resources to help you deepen your understanding of various Lenten days, practices, and devotions. Check them out at https://watch.formed.org/lent.  If you haven't done so, please take advantage of your FREE access to FORMED.  Sign up is easy!  If you have any questions, please reach out to Nick, our FORMED coordinator, at the1capster@gmail.com or 570-244-5774. Sign up steps: Go to https://signup.formed.org/ Enter 17701 (our...

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A Helpful Prayerform from Sister Angelita Fenker (1930-2012) : Use this prayerform 5-10 minutes daily. All you have to do is give Christ the time. He’ll do the rest! Your Lent will be graced. 1. Find a quiet place.  2. Relax and close your eyes if possible.  3. Take a few deep breaths.  4. Ask Christ to touch the center of your being.  5. Slowly repeat a word/phrase to help keep focused on Christ within you.  6. To end your quiet time, speak a prayerform to Him from your heart and ask His blessing.  Then, go forth ...

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Please bring a soup bowl and spoon and join us at our church family lenten table on Friday, April 1, from 6-8 p.m. in the St. Lawrence Parish Hall. Homemade meatless soups and bread will be provided. Donations will be accepted to benefit our Ukrainian sisters and brothers.  There are sign up sheets in the narthex of both churches. 

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Open to all parishioners! Bring your coffee and join us in the St. Boniface RAC for fellowship as we watch a lenten video series together. We will be gathering March 13, 20, and 27 from 9:15-10:05 a.m. (while children are in PREP). The FORMED series is "Metanoia: A Journey with Christ into Conversion". You will leave refreshed and renewed for the week ahead.

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No need to cook! The St. Lawrence Parish Activity Committee is sponsoring a fish fry take out on Friday, March 18 from 4-6:30 p.m. Each meal includes two pieces of fish, macaroni & cheese, coleslaw, applesauce, roll, and dessert.  Pick up meals at the church hall on W. Pheasant Alley in South Williamsport. The cost is $10 per meal. Tickets must be purchased in advance and will be on sale after Masses on March 12 & 13. Questions can be directed to Dianne Fisher (570-322-3278) or Judy Campion (570-322-5757). 

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Come experience the Stations of the Cross with us during Lent. The Stations of the Cross are a 14-step devotion that commemorates Jesus Christ's last day on Earth as a man. Each station depicts a moment on Christ's journey to Calvary.  Dates are scheduled at both churches: St. Boniface-- March 4, April 1, & 8 and at St. Lawrence-- March 11, 18, & 25.

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The Lenten Schedule 2022 is available in this week's bulletin or on our parish website. You will find a schedule of Masses from Ash Wednesday through Easter for both St. Boniface & St. Lawrence; you will learn how you can celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation; you will find where you can participate in the Stations of the Cross; and you can find out more about fish dinners. Please let us know if you have any questions by calling 570-326-1544 or reaching out by email to sboniface@comcast.net. “Remain in me, as I remain in you. Just as a branch ...

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Order/purchase your tickets for the St. Boniface Activity Association Ash Wednesday take out fish dinner to be held on March 2 from 5-6:30 p.m. Tickets will be on sale after Masses at both churches, with the ticket sale cut off on Sunday, February 27. If you will not be at Mass but would like tickets, please call Deb at 570-220-2303 or Lenny at 570-772-0722.  A limit of 425 dinner tickets will be available. Cost: $11/adult & $6/child Menu:  Baked fish Tony's macaroni & cheese Green beans Coleslaw Roll Dessert Directions for p...

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