Entries for July 2021

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Living the Liturgy

God shows up in unexpected ways!  Just when we think we have God's agenda figured out, another surprise comes.  Expecting to find God only in some places hinders us from finding Him everywhere.  Who would have thought that  young boy's few loaves and fishes would feed tho...

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Live the Liturgy

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ: July 15, 2021 As you have heard, the Catholic bishops of Pennsylvania have issued statements indicating that the dispensation from the obligation to attend Mass, which went into effect in March 2020 — just as the pandemic began significantly...

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Diocesan News

There are several programs throughout the Valley that focus on supplies (notebooks, pencils, etc.); this year, we turn our focus to meeting a different but just as important need. Seats & Feets Underwear and Sock Drive On August 26th, Prince of Peace Center will distribute the following...

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Prince of Peace Center

Home Enthronement is a form of consecration of the home and family to Jesus and his Blessed Mother. This three to seven day experience is an opportunity for a family to spend time each day in prayer together and is meant to be a reminder that the home is a place of holiness, and that the family is m...

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Parish News, Home Enthronement

The virtual pilgrimage to the seven churches named for St. Joseph in the Diocese of Erie continues July 18 at St. Joseph Parish in Force. A pre-recorded Mass with Father Mark Mastrian, pastor, will be available through a link on the parish website at www.stjosephforce.org beginning Saturda...

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Year of St. Joseph

There's an ordinary pine grove located on a tree farm not too far from town where life's stresses and demands seem to melt away.  It is here that all that seemed so important out there no longer is and one can get lost in the rows of trees and majestic beauty.  God is here and all ...

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Gospel Meditation - 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Maybe the work is best left to the professionals.   That's how many people view the preachiing of the Gospel.  That's the stuff priests, religious, deacons, lay ministers, and other professional Church people do.  It has little to do with me.  Well, that's not re...

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Gospel Mediation ~ 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time

‘I KNEW I LOVED YOU WHEN...'  Sheila Grove 07/05/2021    Blessed are you, Lord, for in the good and bad times of our life,  you have stood lovingly by our side.  Help us, we pray, to remain faithful in our love for one another,  so that we m...

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Diocesan Anniversary Celebration