Entries for August 2021

In case you missed our 2021 Outdoor Mass & Parish Picnic Photos
What a great way to welcome everyone back to Mass and celebrate summer! Unfortunately, with the pandemic, we were not able to have our picnic last year. This year on August 22, 2021 we gathered once again outside to share our faith, good food and some fun with family and friends! Check out the ph...

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PARISH PICNIC

Safe & Secure

Posted on August 25, 2021 in: General News

Safe & Secure
Online Giving is Now Available on the ND Website Notre Dame Parish members are now able to make donations to the church online at the Notre Dame parish website: www.notredame-pa.org. For those who like setting up payments online, whether recurring or on a one-time basis, the website&rsquo...

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Online Giving
Live the Liturgy ~ 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
What makes a person wise and intelligent?  Certainly it is not the ability to memorize facts or minute details about a situation.  What makes a person wise and intelligent is when their words and actions harmoniously unite and produce virtue.  A person can know many facts and even do ...

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Live the Liturgy
Thank you to all those who helped!
A sincere thank you to all who made our parish picnic a huge success!  A special thank you to Fr. Allen. Deacon Frank and the musicians for a beautiful Mass and for all of those who attended to make it such a joyous occasion!  Thank you as always to the Knights of Columbus for their contri...

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PARISH PICNIC
Living the Liturgy ~ 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
Many people give their allegiance to something until it asks them to do something challenging or radical.  Then, they find themselves rethinking whether they want to be associated with it.  The same holds for God.  Either we serve God, or we don't.  There can be no lukewarm s...

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Live the Liturgy
Check out our Parish Facebook page!
Follow us on our new and improved Facebook page! Catch up on parish news. Learn about the Saints. Be inspired by meditations on the daily readings. Connect to our online Mass. Read the weekly bulletin. Connect with your Church family! Check us out here:  Notre Dame Par...

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Live the Liturgy ~ Feast of the Assumption
Good mothers have a way of bringing their children hope.  When we fall and hurt ourselves, our mothers can help us walk the path of healing.  There is hope that we will get better and the trust that we have in mom's comforting assurance allows us to move forward.  Mothers kno...

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Live the Liturgy
Parish Picnic ~ August 22nd ~ Outdoor Noon Mass
We are so excited to once again have our parish picnic!  We are looking forward to gathering together with our Church family, sharing some food, fun and fellowship. Our Parish Picnic will take place on Sunday, August 22nd, following our outdoor Noon Mass.  Lunch will be served...

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PARISH PICNIC

Volunteers Needed

Posted on August 11, 2021 in: General News

Volunteers Needed
We are still in need of volunteers on August 22nd to help at our parish picnic with set-up, clean-up, games, crafts and assisting in the kitchen throughout the day.  Please call Jeanne @ 724.854.6206, Jo @ 724.699.3340, Michelle @ 724.699.5891 or Staci @ 330.519.3239.  Many ...

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Volunteers Needed
Live the Liturgy ~ Inspiration for the Week
Are we willing to be taught by God?  If we are, then we will begin to see things and make judgments using a Divine lens.  Often, we perceive things with purely human eyes and reference points.  When we do this, reality can lose its Divine spark and we miss what God is trying...

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Living the Liturgy
Clarification from the Bishop regarding Mass obligation
Clarification from Bishop Lawrence Persico in preparation for the return of the obligation to attend Mass As previously announced, I am reinstating the obligation to attend Mass in person on Sundays and holy days beginning on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. I have heard from a number of parishioners w...

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