Craft Fair March 2 At St. Maria Goretti

The Christian Education Committee of the Second Presbyterian Church, Parsonage Street, Pittston conducted their annual Christmas program which was a play entitled, “The Backward Christmas Pageant”. Both parents and students participated and after the program a reception was held in the Fellowship Hall followed by a visit from Santa Claus. Shown are children that participated: Caitlin Ondusko, Tallia Isenberg, Adriana Grillo, Tony Saitta, Emily Uritz, Abby Turner, Nicole Lazevnick, Gianna Guiliano and Dana Turner. Back row: Rachel Lazevnick, Anjelica Singer and Dangelo Powell. Sunday School is held every Sunday morning beginning at 9:30 am for ages 2-13 and worship service begins at 11:00 am. For more information, contact The Rev. David Brague, Pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church at 654-1411.

Plans are moving fast on the upcoming St. Rocco’s Church Holy Name Society Palm Sunday Smoker. This Palm Sunday Smoker will be the 61st. A wonderful menu is planned to coincide with the music of Danny Argo and Frankie Galoardi. Next meeting of the Holy Name Society will be held on Wednesday, March 11 at Tony’s Pizza at City Line Plaza. All members are urged to attend. Tickets for the smoker are available from committee members and can be obtained at St. Rocco’s Rectory, cost is $12.00. Call the rectory at 654-2914 from 9 a.m. to noon.

The Holy Name Society of the Parish Community of St. John the Evangelist, Pittston, held its annual installation breakfast on January 11. Pictured are the officers for the upcoming year. First row: Joseph Jones Jr.: Gregory R. Serfass, President: Monsignor John Bendik, moderator: James McGill, Vice President. Second row: Deacon James Cortegerone; Joseph Jones Sr.; Joseph Walsh, Membership Chairman; Edward Farrell; Stephen Vitek, Recording Secretary; William Burke; Mary Ann Littlefield, President Altar and Rosary Society and Paul Mullock, Treasurer. The Society will be sponsoring a Night at the Races on Saturday, February 21, at Seton Catholic Auditorium. The public is invited to attend. Admission is $6.00 or free with the purchase of a horse for $10.00. Doors open at 6 p.m. Food and refreshments will be served. You may purchase a horse by calling Gregory Serfass at 655-1114 or at the Parish office.

Craft and Gift Fair
A Spring Craft and Gift Fair will be held on March 2, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. at St. Maria Goretti Banquet Hall, Laflin Road, Laflin
20+ venders will be offering a wide variety of craft and gift items including Home made baked goods and candy, Victorian Style items, placemats and runners, popcorn shirts, candles, soap, crocheted towels, Embroidery, Raggedy Ann Dolls, decorated horse shoes, purses, relishes, sports collectibles, Mary Kay, Tastefully Simple.
Admission is free with plenty of free parking. A Chinese auction and raffle will also be offered. Food will be served all day with Take Outs available.
For info, please call Kathy @ 822-7885.
Blue Army Vigil
The next monthly First Friday Reparation Vigil to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Immaculate Heart of Mary will be held Friday, March 6 at St. Joseph’s Oblate Seminary in Laflin.
Fr. Paul McDonnell will serve as host for the vigil. Young adults are most welcome. Devotions begin Friday evening at 8 p.m. with recitation of the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary, during which time confessions are heard.
Meditation of the 15 Mysteries of the Rosary will also take place at this time. Mass of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is celebrated at 8:55 p.m. followed by benediction, litany, and consecration to the Sacred Heart. Vigil concludes with the crowning of the Pilgrim Virgin Statue, Word Apostolate Pledge, Fatima prayers and consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The vigil concludes with scapular enrollment at 10:15 p.m.
Hunterdon Hills Trip
The Women’s Association of the First Presbyterian Church, Wilkes-Barre is sponsoring a bus trip on Monday, June 8 to the Hunterdon Hills Playhouse at Hampton, New Jersey. The cost of the entire trip including show and dinner is $75.00 per person with a $40.00 deposit for each reservation. Balance is due by May 1st. Call June Stevens at 674-2331 for reservations and complete dinner menu. The play, a comedy will be Over the River and Through the Woods. Buses leave at 9 a.m. from Wyoming Valley Mall.
Craft Fair
St. John the Baptist Church 126, Nesbitt Street, Larksville will hold a craft fair on Saturday, April 25 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Interested vendors please call St. John’s at 779-9620 weekdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or 417-4927 for information and/or to reserve a space. Food, refreshments, bake sale, frozen pierogie sale and children’s activities will also be featured.
Palm Sunday Smoker
St. Rocco’s Church Holy Name Society officers and members held a meeting to make plans for their annual Palm Sunday Smoker on April 11. This year’s smoker will mark the 61st gathering and promises to be as successful as past events. At this meeting, chaired by President Jarrett Ferentino, plans for the smoker were discussed. Any male church members of St. Rocco’s Church wishes to join the Holy Name Society should contact Secretary Treasurer, John Trombetta. Annual dues are payable at the next meeting which will be held at 7 p.m. on February 11, at Tony’s Pizza, City Line Plaza. Tickets for the annual Palm Sunday Smoker will be available at the next meeting.
Young Adult Retreat
A Young Adult Retreat will be held on February 27 to March 1, at Our Lady of Czestochowa Shrine, Doylestown, PA. Cost is $105.00 which includes lodging for two nights and all meals. To register e-mail [emailprotected] or call 706-2675, extension 201. Car rides are available to Doylestown.
Spring Craft Fair
A Spring Craft and Gift Fair will be held on Saturday, April 4, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at The Oblates of St. Joseph on Rt. 315, Pittston.
Admission is FREE with plenty of parking. 50 + vendors will be offering a wide variety of hand made crafts and unique gift products that will be perfect for Easter and Mother’s Day gift giving. Home made food and refreshments, Chinese Auction, Theme Baskets and a Baked Good Stand will be available. For vendor info, please call Judy at 655-8860 for details. Vendors must bring their own tables and chairs.
Bethel United Methodist

Main St., Avoca

11:15 a.m. Worship
Blessed Sacrament

Rock St., Hughestown

St. Mary’s Assumption

Church St., Pittston

St. Mary’s H of C

N. Main St., Pittston

Ash Wednesday Celebrations
8:00 a.m. Mass with Distribution of Ashes at St. Mary, Help of Christians Church
10:30 a.m. School Mass with Distribution of Ashes at St. Mary’s Assumption Church
12 Noon Service with Distribution of Ashes at St. Mary, Help of Christians Church
4:00 p.m. Service with Distribution of Ashes at Blessed Sacrament Church
7:00 p.m. Mass with Distribution of Ashes at Blessed Sacrament Church
The Stations of the Cross will be celebrated every Friday during Lent at 7:00 p.m. at Blessed Sacrament Church. This Friday we will be using Everyone’s Way of the Cross.
During the season of Lent we will once again have baskets in each of our Churches. All donated food items will be brought to the Pittston Area Food Pantry in the former Seton Catholic building.
This Sunday, February 22, all the children and parents from our Religious Education program will have the opportunity to participate in a Family Lenten Preparation Program. The program will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. during the regular Religious Education time. We hope that at least one parent will taken the opportunity to come and work with their child(ren) on the Lenten project. The next Confirmation class will be held this Sunday, February 22, 2009 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the hall at Blessed Sacrament.
Our Parish Community Choir is reorganizing in preparation for the Celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation (March 22, 2009), Lent and the Easter Triduum. The choir will meet on Monday evenings from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in St. Mary, Help of Christians Church. Beginning in March, the choir will be meeting on Tuesdays from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. All members of our parish community are welcome and encouraged to be part of this most important ministry.
Scripture Study will meet Tuesday of this week from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Both sessions will be held in the Religious Education Center.
Bishop Martino has asked us to implement his Directives which grew out of the Called to Holiness and Mission Planning Process. His expectation is that all parishes will work with their cluster to develop a plan to implement both their particular recommendations and the general recommendations. Our cluster includes Blessed Sacrament, Hughestown, St. Mary’s Assumption, St. Mary, Help of Christians, St. John the Evangelist, St. Rocco, and Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Pittston. Bishop Martino has directed us that:
Blessed Sacrament, Hughestown, St. Mary Assumption, Pittston and St. Mary Help of Christians, Pittston will consolidate no later than July 2012 at the St. Mary Help of Christians site. The Church buildings of Blessed Sacrament and St. Mary Assumption will close no later than July 2012.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Pittston and St. Rocco, Pittston will consolidate no later than July 2012 at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel site. St. Rocco Church building will close no later than July 2012.
The creation of a Partnership among St. John the Evangelist, Pittston and the two newly consolidated parishes by July 2012.
On the first Friday of each month Communion is brought to those who are unable to participate in Sunday Mass because of age or health.
The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick is celebrated with anyone seriously ill, anticipating a serious operation, or quite elderly.
Please notify the parish office of anyone desiring these Sacraments, as well as anyone in the hospital or a nursing home.
The Prayer Shawl Ministry meets every Thursday at 7:00 p.m. at Assumption Annex. For further information, call Mary Boylan (654-0529).
The address for the parish webpage is: www.blessedmarys-pittston.org.
You will find links to the Schedule for Liturgical Ministers, our weekly bulletins, monthly calendars, upcoming events and additional information.
Brick United Methodist

905 Foote Ave., Duryea

Pastor Michael Shambora
Service: Sunday 9:45 a.m.
Fellowship coffee hour afterward downstairs.
First CongregationalUnited Church of Christ

500 Luzerne Ave., West Pittston

The Rev. Wayne Shontz Jr., Pastor
Sanctuary is handicapped accessible
Worship Service at 11 a.m.
Ash Wednesday Service 7 p.m.
First Baptist Church

Pittston

Rev. James H. Breese, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Water Street, Pittston, conducts services Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m.
First United Presbyterian

Exeter Ave., West Pittston

Services: Sundays, 8:30 a.m.
Langcliffe Presbyterian Church

Main Street Avoca

Sunday Worship 11:15 a.m.
Oblates of St. Joseph

Highway 315, Pittston

Daily Masses at 7:30 a.m. (Saturdays 8:00 a.m.).
Confessions are heard daily from 9:00 a.m. – noon / 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Perpetual Novena in Honor of St. Joseph & St. Joseph Marello is held every Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m. Recitation of the holy rosary and confessions precede the novena service.
Tune into Catholic Radio 750 AM. The studio is located in the seminary building with call letters WQOR (Queen Of the Rosary). For more information, contact the station at 287-4670.
Divine Mercy devotions will be offered, with the celebration of Holy Mass, this afternoon starting at 2:00 p.m. Following the Mass the Divine Mercy Chaplet will be prayed with Exposition/Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament and individual blessing with the first class relic of Saint Faustina. All are welcome!
This Thursday evening, Feb. 26, the seminary will welcome the youth group members of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Pittston. Fr. Paul will speak to the youth about vocations and the steps to the priesthood.
Beginning this Ash Wednesday, Feb. 25, there will be Mass celebrated at 7:00 p.m. every Wednesday night during the Lenten season, rather than following the usual novena format with Exposition/Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Many people attend daily Mass during the Lenten season and so they can attend the weekly Novena to St. Joseph and Mass at the same time.
Lenten Retreat is scheduled for the Oblate Lay Cooperators next Sunday, March 1, from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. The afternoon includes Mass that will fulfill the Sunday obligation. All are welcome!
Oblates of St. Joseph Lay Cooperator Society will meet for their monthly meeting on Wed., March 4, after the 7:00 p.m. Mass & Novena to St. Joseph. New members are always welcome!
Mass enrollments, cards and other religious articles are available at the office. Feel free to stop by for any of your personal religious needs.
The seminary facility is available for small meetings, events and activities, etc. Contact Father Paul McDonnell, OSJ at 654-7542 or at osjsemina [emailprotected]
Check out the seminary website: www.oblates-stjoseph.com for any current and vocational information.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel

William St., Pittston

Masses:
Monday and Tuesday and Thursday-7and 11:30 a.m.
Ash Wednesday – 7 and 11:30 a.m., 4 and 7 p.m.
Friday 7 a.m., 11:30 a.m., noon and 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, 7:30 a.m., 4 and 7 p.m.
Sunday – 8 and 10 and 11:15 a.m.
Lenten Stations of the Cross will be held every Friday at noon and at 6:30 p.m. This is a beautiful devotion during Lent and the faithful are encouraged to participate.
Father Greg will offer a Lenten Bible study focusing on the Letter of St. Paul to the Romans. The Bible study will be held on the Tuesdays of Lent, beginning March 3 starting at 7 p.m. in the parish hall conference room.
Italian Festival
All parishioners are invited to partake of the delicious pasta and other Italian food specialties in our parish hall today: take-outs from 11 to noon, table service from noon to 4 p.m. Raffle drawing will take place at the conclusion of the festival on Sunday. Raffle tickets will be available throughout the weekend at the festival.
Youth group meets on Thursday evening at 7 p.m. in the conference room of the parish hall
Senior Choir practices on Monday evenings at 7 p.m.
Prayer group invites you to join them during the Lenten season. They meet every Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. in church for rosary, scriptural reflection and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.
Sacred Heart of Jesus

Lackawanna Ave., Dupont

The weekly mass schedule will be: Monday and Tuesday at 7:00 a.m., Wednesday (Ash Wednesday) at 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., Thursday and Friday at 7:00 a.m., Saturday at 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. and Sunday at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. The Stations of the Cross will be prayed on Friday at 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 25 is Ash Wednesday. The schedule will be a 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. mass and Prayer Services at 12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. The blessing and signing with Ashes will take place during the masses and prayer services. If you would like to take ashes to a homebound person, please bring an unused tissue or small envelope.
The inter-parish Lenten Program “Road to Resurrection” will begin on Wednesday, March 4 at St. Mary’s Avoca with Father David Betts as homilist. Mass will begin at 7:00 p.m.
This weekend, through the sacrament of Baptism, Tyler Connor Roche, son of Desiree Roche and Ryan Fox, is welcomed to our Catholic family.
The choir will meet on Thursday, February 25 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the choir loft.
In case of school closing or early dismissal due to severe weather, the CCD program will be closed for the night. If there is a late start to school classes, CCD classes will be held as scheduled. CCD classes will take place on Monday, February 23 in the school.
RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) Classes are starting in February. For more information, please contact Elaine Starinski at 654-6952.
Winners of the Women’s Society Raffle are 1st prize, O. Bryk; 2nd prize, K.Sudol and 3rd prize, T. Barkowski.
The Holy Name Society is conducting its Annual Spring Raffle. Tickets are $10 each and are available from any member or at the rectory.
The Girl Scouts are invited to the 4:00O p.m. mass on March 7. Please call Janice at 472-3253 if you will be attending. Girls should wear their scouting vest or sash. Girls will meet at 3:45 p.m. in the church basement. A party will follow.
Preparation for the Lenten Pierogi Sale began on Friday, February 20 starting at 8:00 a.m. with the frying of cabbage and onions.
On Sunday, February 22, preparation begins at 9:00 a.m. and the actual making of pierogi starts at 10:00 a.m. On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, making and cutting dough begins at 7:30 a.m., rolling starts at 8:00 a.m., pinching starts at 9:00 a.m., cooking and cooling starts at 9:00 a.m. Clean up will begin at 2:00 p.m. each day.
The Holy Name Society of Sacred Heart Church is currently conducting their Annual Spring Raffle. Tickets are $10.00 each. Tickets can be obtained by any Holy Name member of by calling the rectory during regular office hours.
St. Anthony’s

Memorial Avenue, Exeter

Practice for the Living Stations on Sunday, February 22 after the 7:00 p.m. Mass in the Church. Anyone who wishes to participate is welcome to come to the practice.
All St. Anthony’s Church second grade children, Catholic and Public School, will receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation together on Sunday, March 8 at 2:30 p.m. All parents are asked to attend a meeting Sunday, March 1 at 6:00 p.m. at the Parish Center.
Religious Education Program Monday afternoon at release time from Wyoming Area School for students 1st to 7th grades. Students from other schools and Kindergarten children are attending classes on Monday evening from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. High School Students attend classes on Sunday from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m.
Wednesday, February 25, is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Lenten Season. Masses will be celebrated at 7:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Ashes will be distributed after each Mass, and also at a special service at 3:30 p.m.
Lenten Schedule:
Daily Masses: Monday thru Friday: 7:00 and 11:00 a.m.. Saturday at 7:00 a.m.
Every Monday: 7:00 p.m. Mass, followed by Novena prayers to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal and Mother Cabrini.
Every Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Mass, followed by Novena prayers to Saint Anthony.
Every Friday: Stations of the Cross at 4:00 p.m. followed by the Eucharistic Benediction and 6:30 p.m. followed by the Holy Mass.
Confessions before all Masses and on Saturday from 3:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Every Day: Eucharistic Adoration from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. followed by the Benediction with the Blessed Sacrament.
Road to Resurrection: The Churches of the West Side Pittston Deanery will host a special Lenten series every Wednesday, starting on March 4 at 7:00 p.m. with the celebration of the Holy Mass with Very Rev. Richard Burke, C.P. as the Lenten Homilist. Please, participate in this special Lenten devotion. After Mass, priests will be available to hear confessions in preparation for Easter. Masses will be celebrated at different churches in our area.
Weekend Masses: on Saturday at 4:30 p.m., on Sunday at 7:30 & 10:30 a.m. and at 7:00 p.m. (the last Mass in the valley). The Rosary is recited 20 minutes before the weekend Masses.
We welcome to our Parish Family through the Sacrament of Baptism Sophia Grace Biscotti daughter of Thomas & Melissa Del Giorno Biscotti.
The Christian Mothers Society meet on Tuesday, February 24 at 7:00 p.m. at the Parish Center. Hostesses are: Michelle Perry, Marion Pizano, Rose Marie Prebola & Nancy Remely.
The Golden Age Club meet on Thursday, February 26, at 1:30 p.m. at the Parish Center. Hostesses are: Jetta Angelo, Susan Begliomini, Theresa Blasavage.
St. John the Evangelist Parish Community

Pittston

Mass Schedule
Monday and Tuesday 7 a.m. and 8 a.m.
Wednesday 7 a.m. 12 p.m. 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Thursday and Friday 7 a.m. and 8 a.m.
Saturday 4:30 p.m.
Sunday 8 a.m., 10 a.m., 12 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Starting March 2 through March 13 we will have only an 8 a.m. Mass during the week
Confessions for those who are unable to receive the Sacrament on Saturday, are heard on the first Sunday of every month from 9:15 to 9:45.
Our first choir rehearsal will be held Sunday March 1 at 6:15 p.m. Prior singing experience is great, but not a requirement. We’re looking for singers, high school age and up. We’ll be practicing for The Road to Resurrection and Easter Service. For more information see Joe Holden in the choir loft after any Mass or email [emailprotected]

Ashes will be distributed during the following Masses on February 25: 7 a.m., 12:10 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Please note all Masses at St. John the Evangelist will be held in the upper church.
Sorrows of Mary and Stations of the Cross will be conducted on the Fridays of Lent beginning on February 27. Sorrows of Mary at 4:45 p.m. followed by Stations of the Cross at 5 p.m.
A Lenten Mini Retreat for Liturgical Ministries will be lead by Steven Roth and Deacon Jim Cortegerone on Sunday, March 8 at 7 p.m. in St. John the Evangelist Chapel. Please call the Parish center to let us know you will attend 654-0052.
St John’s Lutheran

9 Wood St., Pittston

Vicar Will Cole
Organist: Marcia Colleran
Lay Reade: Sharleen Palaima
Acolyte: Shelby Rinaldi
Vicar Cole will take over the Adult Bible study this morning starting at 9:45 a.m. in the kitchen. The Vicar is starting with the topic of Creation.
Sunday School will start at 10 a.m. Service begins at 11 a.m. The children have been studying the Ten Commandments.
Vicar Cole started office hours Monday thru Thursday 9 a.m. to noon. Call ahead to schedule your time to meet with him.
If you have any liners from the flower vases, please bring them to church and leave them in the vestibule.
Ash Wednesday services will be held February 25 at 7 p.m. We will be starting mid week Lenten services on the following Wednesday.
Acolyte Schedule: Ash Wednesday John Peterson, March 1 Katelyn Colleran, March 4 ( Mid Week Service) Justin Peterson, March 8 Marissa Facciponti.
March Altar Guild is Barbara Laurie and Amy Saunders
If You have any questions, comments or would like to join our Church, leaveyour message for Vicar Will Coles at 655-2505 and he will get back to you as soon as possible.
St. John’s P.M. Church

316 Main St., Avoca

Sunday Service 10:00 a.m.
Sunday School 10:30 a.m.
Choir Practice Wednesday 7:00 p.m.
Bible Study Thursday 7:00 p.m.
CUBS (Christian Unity Builders) 2nd and 4th Monday of every month

St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

100 Rock Street, Hughestown
Saturday, 5 p.m. Jesus Today Contemporary Service of the Word
Sunday, 8 and 10:30 a.m. Holy Communion
Sunday, 9:15 a.m. Sunday School
St. Maria Goretti

Laflin Road, Laflin

Ash Wednesday, Feb. 25. Masses will be celebrated at 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. with distribution of ashes. There will also be distribution of ashes at Noon with no Mass.
Every Friday during Lent we will have Mass at 7:00 p.m. followed by Stations of the Cross.
There will be no 8:00 a.m. Mass on Friday’s during Lent. Exception: We will have our usual 8:00 a.m. Mass followed by Benediction and Exposition on First Friday, March 6 and April 3.
We will also have Mass and Stations of the Cross on First Friday at 7:00 p.m.
Road to Resurrection: March 4 – St. Mary’s, 715 Hawthorne St. Avoca; March 11- Our Lady of Mount Carmel, 237 William St., Pittston; March 18 – St. Maria Goretti, 42 Redwood Dr., Laflin; March 25 – Holy Rosary, 127 Stephenson St., Duryea; April 1 – St. John the Evangelist, 35 William St., Pittston
A parishioner from St. Maria Goretti Parish is in need of a kidney donation and is looking for a “living donor”. If you are interested in being such a donor, please contact Fr. Michael who can put you in contact with the interested person. A donor could be any blood type, with a “B” or an “O” being preferable. Please put this person in your prayers for a successful conclusion to this health problem. God bless you.
Tickets for the Pasta Dinner were recently mailed. Each family should have received four (4) tickets. Please try to purchase all four or sell them to friends or family members. We truly depend on this fund raiser to defray our operating expenses as it is one of our biggest sources of extra income. The cost has remained at $8 per person. What a great deal! This delicious homemade meal includes salad, all you can eat pasta and homemade sausage, beverage and desert!
We extend a warm welcome to Mr. & Mrs. Alex Radginski who joined our parish this past week
Saint Mary’s

Hawthorne St., Avoca

St. Mary’s CCD students and their parents are reminded the Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available after the 8 a.m. Mass today. Everyone will review the procedure of confession and the prayers. CCD classes will take place following confession.
St. Mary’s altar and rosary society will meet today at 2 p.m. in St. Mary’s School auditorium, 742 Spring St. New members are always welcome.
St. Mary’s Church will have Ash Wednesday Masses and distribution of ashes February 25 at 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the church, 715 Hawthorne St.
The parishioners of St. Mary’s Church invite the community to pray the Stations of the Cross Fridays during Lent at 7 p.m. at the church, 715 Hawthorne St.
St. Mary’s Church will host the Pittston Deanery’s March 4 “Road to Resurrection” weekly Lenten service at 7 p.m. at the church, 715 Hawthorne St. The Rev. David Betts, assistant pastor of Sacred Heart/St. Stanislaus Church, Wilkes-Barre, and chaplain of the Veterans Hospital, Wilkes-Barre Twp., will be the homilist for the Mass. The music ministry for the evening will be the choirs of St. Mary’s and SS. Peter and Paul’s Churches. Following the service, refreshments will be served in St. Mary’s School auditorium. The public is invited to attend.
If anyone is interested in donating baked goods or fruit and vegetable trays for the refreshment reception, please call Marilyn Redington at 457-4616 or Nancy Adomiak at 457-4092. Items can be dropped off in the school from 6-6:50 p.m. the day of the Mass.
St. Mary’s Church has ventured into cyberspace! To visit the parish’s website go to www.stmaryavoca.4lpi.com. Be sure to check it out frequently. It contains informative and inspirational material including schedules, events, daily scripture, and the weekly bulletin.
Al-Anon, a support group offering hope and help to families and friends of alcoholics, meets Mondays at 7 p.m. in the basement meeting room of St. Mary’s Rectory, 715 Hawthorne St., and Thursdays at 7 p.m. in the basement meeting room of the Brick United Methodist Church, 935 Foote Ave., Duryea. Anyone who has been impacted by someone else’s drinking can find solutions that lead to serenity in the Al-Anon fellowship.
Anyone who is interested in renting St. Mary’s School for child care, parties, or other useful activities is invited to call the rectory at 457-3412 to learn more about this opportunity.
Daily Masses: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday at 8 a.m., Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Miraculous Medal Novena: Wednesday following the 7 p.m. Mass Weekends Masses: Saturday at 4:30 p.m., Sunday at 8 and 11 a.m.
Confession: Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.m. and available upon request at anytime
St. Rocco’s

Tompkins St., Pittston

Masses for the Lenten Season-
Ash Wednesday Masses at 7:30 and 11:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. A prayer service for the CCD religious education children at 4:30 p.m. and then their classes to follow. Ashes will be distributed after all Masses and services. The Stations of the Cross will be recited after the Friday 11:30 a.m. Masses and on Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m. with the CCD children thereafter.
The Fides Club will hold their monthly meeting on Tuesday, February 24, starting with a 7 p.m. Mass and the installation of officers, followed by a meeting in the church classrooms.
Classes for the CCD children remain every Wednesday from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the church classrooms. Classes for the Confirmation young adults will be held on Sundays from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. in the church classrooms, in the preparation for Confirmation on Tuesday, April 21 at 5 p.m.
There will be a meeting for the parents of the First Communion Class on Sunday, March 1 at 4 p.m. in the church in preparation for the First Communion on Sunday, May 3 at 12:30 p.m.
Second Presbyterian Church

143 Parsonage Street, Pittston

The Session of the Second Presbyterian Church announces the following schedule
Sunday, February 22 – 9:30 a.m. Fellowship Breakfast; 11 a.m. Worship to be held in Fellowship Hall
Monday, February 23 – 6:30 p.m. Fellowship Committee
Tuesday, February 24 – 7 p.m. AA Meeting
Wednesday, February 25 – 7 p.m. Ash Wednesday Service
Thursday, February 26 – 6:30 p.m. Choir Rehearsal
Shoemaker Memorial United Methodist

W. 8th St., W. Wyoming

Worship service, 9 a.m.
Sunday school, 9:00 a.m.
Williard R. Rollins
Lay Supply Pastor
Trinity Episcopal

220 Montgomery Avenue

West Pittston

Sunday Holy Eucharist: 11 a.m. every Sunday.
Days of Prayer: Every Monday.
Food Pantry: February Items Needed: Cereal; Canned Chicken and Tuna; Crackers. Donations accepted every Sunday. Arrange to utilize Trinity Pantry by telephoning Charise at 451-0878.
Prayer network: Ministers of Prayer will start a network of prayer for anyone who calls. Begin the “network of prayer” by calling Barbara at 654-4645 or the parish office at 654-3261.
Recovery Ministries: AA Big Book on Mondays at noon and Monday Evenings and AA STEP GROUP on Tuesday evenings.
Project: Warm Greetings: Crochet wool “granny squares” then assemble into afghans for refugee children. Participants welcome by contacting moderators Emily Valli or Mary Rose Rickenbach at 654-3261.
Y.E.S. [Youth Episcopal Services] Partnership With Kajo-Keji, Sudan: Youth collect coins with total amount matched ten times by adults. Financial support sent via The Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem to The Episcopal Diocese of Kajo-Keji, Sudan. Donations always welcome: Label Financial Gift – “Trinity Episcopal Church – Y.E.S. Project: Kajo-Keji”. Helping Hand To Haiti: New global outreach ministry. Education sessions describing needs and ministry opportunities available from Ms. Carrine Simms, Parish Missioner to Haiti.
Faith lessons every Sunday beginning at 10:45 a.m. Special Events: Biblical Costume Storytelling for grades 2, 3 and 4.
Youth Ministry Sunday every last Sunday of the month. Teen Faith Lessons and Teen Ministry Opportunities by arrangement.
Christian Education and faith sharing opportunities facilitated by clergy and lay leadership. “At Home” Bible Reading and Study opportunity available by subscription.
Parish Life Team Meeting: First Sundays; Bi-Monthly.
Council – Vestry: Every Second Sunday.

125th Anniversary: Trinity’s 125th Anniversary Year. Historical information and photographs sought. Telephone 654-3261.
Party and banquet space: Rental information and tour of facility by arrangement at 654-3261.
Annual Shrove Tuesday Egg, Pancake and Sausage Dinner. Tuesday, February 24 from 3:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. Eat In or Take Outs. $6 Adult. $3 Youth Under 10. Tickets now at 654-3261 or at the door.
Ash Wednesday Mass and Distribution of Ashes. Wednesday, February 25 at 5 p.m.
United Methodist

Broad & Church Sts.

Pastor Harriet Santos
Sunday Worship Service 9:30 a.m.
Children’s Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.
Holy Communion: 1st Sunday each month
United Methodist Women: 2nd Monday of the month
Family Fellowship Evening will be held on Sunday, February 22nd at 5:30 p.m.
February 25, Ash Wednesday Services and Holy Communion will be held at Old Forge United Methodist Church at noon or Pittston United Methodist Church at 7 p.m.
Hoagie Sale scheduled for Tuesday, March 10. Choice of ham, salami and cheese or turkey and cheese – Price of hoagie is $3.50. To place an order call 654-3936 or 693-1572. Orders should be placed by Sunday, March 8th.
Website www.umcpittston.org
Phone 655-4340 leave message

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