Entries for 2024

Recently I was with my little dog Libby at a retreat center in the Arizona desert.  I sat in a chair near a ravine filled with shrubs.  Unbeknownst to me, Libby wandered down there and disappeared.  Suddenly an animal's wild shriek erupted from the area.  Without thinking, I ...

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5K Race & 1 Mile Walk Sponsored by the Church of Notre Dame Proceeds will benefit the Prince of Peace Center (The Prince of Peace Center provides services to strengthen families, build community, and reduce poverty throughout the Mercer County area.) Saturday, May 4, 2024 Time:...

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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS & HOLY NAME SOCIETY PANCAKE BREAKFAST Sunday, April 21, 2024 8:000 am—1:00 pm ST. BARTHOLOMEW CENTER Includes: Pancakes, Eggs, Bacon, Sausage, Fruit and DrinkS!

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When I was a kid, a friend at my home parish told me, "If you get to Mass by the Gospel reading, it counts!"  As a lifelong late-arriver, it's something I have told myself many times, especially in my earlier years as a Catholic.  If the "it counts" is justifiable o...

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Join us for Wine & Cheese Night following the 4 p.m. Mass on Saturday, April 20th. Bring friends or make new friends while enjoying an evening of wine tasting, great fellowship, and tasty treats.  Do you have a favorite wine you’d like to share?  Bring it alo...

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Ladies Tea & Flower Arranging Bring your...daughter, mother, aunt, neighbor, or friend to our Ladies Tea to enjoy some 'girl' time!  Come enjoy one another's company and a chance to make a little flower arrangement to take home! Saturday, May 4, 2024 2:00pm Notre Dam...

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The Blue Army of Mercer County invites everyone to gather on Monday, May 13th for the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima. Our gathering will take place at the Our Lady of Fatima Church in Farrell, PA.  We will begin around 12:00pm with prayerful events including the Crowning of Our Holy Mother of God,...

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A protestant pastor friend of mine was invited to meet Pope Francis with a group of other pastors.  He noticed the Pope's chair was especially ornate and set at the head of the group.  He somewhat playfully said, "Holy Father, why do you get that special chair?"  The gro...

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Join us via livestream for the Ordination of the next transitional deacons, Brandon Matthew Feikles and Michael Christopher Scanga, tomorrow, April 13th,10:30am at www.youtube.com/@eriediocese/streams.

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The Notre Dame Book Club will be meeting Thursday, April 18th at 6:30 PM  NOTRE DAME MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM We will be reading A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki. A few books will be available outside the parish office.   Please join us!

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THIS PILGRIMAGE IS NOT SOLD OUT IN CASE YOU TRIED TO REGISTER July 17–21, 2024, tens of thousands of passionate Catholics will experience an outpouring of grace on a scale this generation has never seen. This historic moment is called the 10th National Eucharistic Congress. Catholics from e...

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Good Friday is the day on which Catholics commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Catholics are joined by almost all other Christians in solemn commemoration on this day. It is also a legal holiday around much of the world. According to the gospels, Jesus was betrayed by Judas on the night o...

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DIVINE MERCY ENCOUNTER DME #108: April 26-28, 2024 (HELD AT ST. JOSEPH, ERIE, PA) DME is a three day retreat program. Each day has a different focus: Friday is the Day of Invitation, focusing on how God is inviting us into relationship. Saturday is the Day of Encounter, where we encoun...

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Holy Week is a week of prayer, reflection and gratitude for Christians as we contemplate the agony Jesus endured for us and the hope of the Resurrection. Our freedom was bought for us by Him. Life did not end on the cross; it was the beginning of a new and glorious eternal life. Holy Thursday...

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Our Pop-Up Gift Shop will be open this weekend, just in time to grab a few religious Easter Basket fillers!  Come, shop for a variety of religious items, including Holy Communion and Confirmation gifts.  We will only be accepting cash or checks.

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A few months before they married, my twenty-three-year-old sister and her fiance planned a cross-country road trip to visit his family.  My parents told them that they could only go if they slept in separate hotel rooms, offering to foot the bill.  It might sound prudish, but my parents wa...

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A middle-aged woman sat on the couch in my parish office and recounted to me a shocking list of terrible calamities in her life: addictions, terminal illnesses, financial loss, broken relationships, and so on.  She smiled as she did so.  "Please forgive me," I asked, "but yo...

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Can you help us make our Easter Egg Hunt 'eggs'tra special? We will be having our annual Easter Egg Hunt on Easter Sunday after 11:00am Mass.   ALL CHILDREN ARE WELCOME! If you're able to provide egg fillers (candy, stickers, etc), we would glady welcome them.  Donatio...

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Knights of Columbus Easter Bread Sale Palm Sunday Weekend, March 23 & 24  Bread purchases and pickup will be available Saturday at St. John Paul II School Kitchen and also before & after all Masses March 23rd & 24th @ Our Lady of Fatima, St Barts, ...

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Our national pastime isn't baseball.  It's what the Bible calls "condemning the world."  We generally enjoy pronouncing curses upon those whom we see as trouble, wrong, or evil.  Don't believe me?  Listen to almost any podcast, cable news network, or social ...

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Two opportunities this Sunday to attend a penance service... Sun, March 17, 2pm at Immaculate Heart, Mercer Sun, March 17, 5pm at Beloved Disciple, Grove City

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I am the Lord your God... You shall not have other gods beside me.  ~ Ex 20:2-3 One of the greatest golfers of all time - if not the greatest - was Jack Nicklaus.  Which is why it is baffling that at the beginning of each season he would return to his childhood coach and re-learn h...

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Raffle Tickets will be sold after ALL Masses this weekend. Grand Prize $1,000 Chances are $1 each or 6 for $5 If you forget to bring your cash to Mass, you can purchase tickets at the church office or call Jo Feeney at 724.699.3340 The actual St. Mark Seminary Auxiliary Annual Card P...

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David Kauffman, San Antonio, TX, well-known musician, and composer of such pieces as Be Still, Behold, the musical “Moses and the Burning Within”, and the Mass of Renewal used here at Notre Dame, will once again be here for Lent!! “Your Heart Knows the Way Home” will be th...

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Synod Update Did you participate in any of the Synod listening sessions held at Notre Dame (or any other parish)? Would you like an update? The Diocese of Erie will hold the last of their listening sessions via Zoom this Tuesday, March 5th.  If you would like to participate, pleas...

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Under the direction of Rhonda Paglia, the Notre Dame Church Youth Choir will be singing once again at the 11:00am Easter Mass on Sunday, March 31st. All Notre Dame youth parishioners, grades 1 – 8, who enjoy singing are invited to jointhe Notre Dame Youth Choir. We will be preparing 2 prelu...

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TAIZE PRAYER THURSDAY, MARCH 14TH AT 7:00 PM On Thursday, March 14th at 7pm, the choir and folk group of Notre Dame Musicians will be having a Lenten Taize prayer gathering. It is a time of quiet in the midst of our holy season of Lent, warmth in the midst of cold nights. Taize prayer began...

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March 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th: 6:30-8pm Bible Study - The Gospel of Mark 29th: Following 2pm Service Good Friday Soup & Salad  31st: Following 11am Mass Easter Egg Hunt April 20th: Following 4pm Mass Wine & Cheese  May 4th: 9:00am Faithfu...

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As a college student, my prized possession was an after-market car stereo.  It was my pride and joy; glorious audio, eye-catching display screen, and multi-disc CD changer.  It drained my hard-earned dollars, but it was totally worth it.  It drenched me in music everywhere I drove. &n...

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Please plan to join us after our 2pm Good Friday Service for a simple meal. Soup, salad, bread and beverages will be served. There will be sign up sheets in the church vestibule this weekend, March 23/24, so that you can sign up to attend, volunteer to help serve or volunteer to make a po...

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THE GOSPEL OF MARK Short, But Not Always Sweet! Come join us for a Bible Study of the Gospel of Mark presented by Pat Polesnak. Classes will be held on Wednesdays / 6:30-8:00pm Multipurpose Room February 21 / February 28 March 6 / March 13 / March 20 / March 27

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When I feel down, I sometimes watch the famous "Double Rainbow" video on YouTube to feel better.  It's hilarious.  A young man camping in Yosemite Park sees two rainbows stretching across the sky.  He bursts into a kind of ecstasy.  "Double rainbow, all the way...

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St. Anthony Antonium (Sherman Ave. Entrance) Hall is Handicap Accessible Serving every Friday during Lent including Good Friday 4 TO 7PM / DINE IN OR TAKE OUT Dinner includes fries or baked potato, cole slaw or applesauce & cookie Baked or Fried Fish Dinner $14 Palacin...

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Precious Blood Ocean of Divine Mercy Fr. Maximilian Maria Jaskowak, OP Native son of Beloved Disciple Parish, Grove City February 19th 6:30-8:00pm: Adoration & Confessions 7:00pm: First Conference 7:30pm: Confessions Resume 8:00pm: Benediction February 20th 6:30-...

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Recently I had a skin rash, and it was awful.  (Please don't tell anyone.)  I am embarrassed to admit that I didn't handle it well.  Complaining, whining, begging for sympathy, and crying were my responses to the mericless itching and burning.  In the aftermath, a silver ...

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Gospel Meditation Encourage Deeper Understanding of Scripture I love movies about exorcisms.  Apparenty, so do many others.  The 2023 movie "Nefarious" features a possibly possessed inmate on death row.  Critics were not impressed, but audiences scored it at 97% on the...

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Cost: $15 Make Reservations by Thursday, Feb. 8 by dropping your payment off at the Notre Dame Church Office with your name, phone number and parish you attend in an envelope marked ‘Men’s Breakfast’. Can also drop it in the Collection basket or mail to Church of Notre Dame...

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Homemade Pierogi Sale $10 per dozen Pick-up date Tuesday, Feb. 21st in the Parish Center  12:30-2:30pm PAYMENT IS DUE AT TIME OF ORDER See bulletin for order form or call the Parish office at 724.962.7130 Easter Eucharistic Series Come for one or both.  ...

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In short, God is calling us, now, wherever we are and whatever we are doing. Ask the Holy Spirit to be alert to His call. If we dedicate this year to falling in love with Mark's Jesus Christ in our Sunday gospels and in our daily reading from Mark, we will hear and we will be blissfully happy. J...

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The next OWLS potluck dinner will be held Sunday, Feb. 18th, after the 11:00am Mass in the Multi-purpose Room. Main dish is lasagna.   Any questions contact Ann Nicolls at 724.962.7164.

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The Parish Office will be closed Monday, Jan. 15th, in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

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The Diocese of Erie would like you to join us on a pilgrimage to the 10th National Eucharistic Congress, the first in 83 years!  What an awesome opportunity this is...especially to share this unique experience with your Diocesan family!  The pilgrimage will take place July 17-21, 2024...

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Our parish Faith Formation Office would like to extend a sincere apology for not being able to place luminarias around the church campus on Christmas Eve due to the back order of the 15-hour candles. If you donated in the parish envelope to have a luminaria burn in memory or in honor of a loved one,...

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The feast of Epiphany has a lot to do with our notion of home.  Where is our origin?  Where are we going?  When is our wandering done?  Saint Matthew tells us of the Magi, "They were overjoyed at seeing the star."  This star will bring them home, to a place where t...

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12.20.2023 Statement from the Most Rev. Lawrence T. Persico, Bishop of Erieconcerning Fiducia Supplicans I learned about the new papal document, Fiducia Supplicans (Supplicating Trust), at the same time as the public. Having reviewed it, I’d like to summarize and comment on some key poin...

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A huge thank you is due to so many people: those who cleaned the church (they do it every Thursday!), those who decorated, and who do so throughout the different liturgical seasons, to all musicians, those who sent cards, gifts and best wishes at Christmas, those who took advantage of the “pop...

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Tax statements for 2023 Sacrificial Giving to Notre Dame will ONLY BE PREPARED BY REQUEST. If you would like a statement, please call the parish office, 724-981-5566.

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