We will operate on our Federal Holiday schedule on Memorial Day (Monday, May 31). The parish office and school are not open. The 6:30 a.m. Mass, Eucharistic Adoration, Rosary, Novena, Confessions will not be held. There will be only one Mass at 9:00 a.m.
May 2021
As the Easter season draws to a close, I pray that you have found a renewed commitment to your faith. The events of the last 18 months have challenged us but we have emerged stronger with an unwavering dedication to our faith. It is this dedication and call to minister to others that so many men in our Diocese have responded to. Their commitment is an example to us all.
However, these men need your support, both spiritually and financially. The annual Pentecost Collection for Seminarian Education invites the faithful of the Diocese of Harrisburg to provide the necessary resources to educate our future priests. I ask you to prayerfully consider a gift to this year’s Pentecost Collection, which is the weekend of May 23.
The cost to educate one candidate for the priesthood is approximately $40,000 per year. This cost of education goes beyond the classroom, as the Seminarians are provided room, board, healthcare, and other nominal expenses. The Diocese of Harrisburg has been blessed with 23 Seminarians, four of whom will be ordained transitional Deacons and two who will be ordained as priests in 2021. While the Office of Vocations does receive support from the Diocesan Annual Campaign, expenses associated with seminarian education far exceed that funding.
As a member of the faith community of the Diocese of Harrisburg, it is our collective responsibility to provide for the formation and education of our future priests. The Pentecost Collection offers all of us the opportunity to financially support our men in formation. Because of your gifts, our Seminarians can completely focus on their formation in order to become the best priests possible for our Diocese.
To make a gift, please use the special envelope provided by your parish or visit www.hbgdiocese.org/Pentecost-collection. In addition to your financial support, I also ask that you pray for our seminarians as they continue their formation.
On behalf of the holy and devout men who minister to the faithful in the Diocese of Harrisburg, I thank you in advance for your support and prayers.
Sincerely in Christ,
Most Reverend Ronald W. Gainer
The Diocese of Harrisburg has announced changes in the COVID mitigation practices.
If you are fully vaccinated, you may attend Mass without a mask.
“Fully vaccinated” is two weeks after the reception of the second Pfizer or Moderna Vaccine or two weeks after the single Johnson and Johnson Vaccine. People who do not meet those requirements are not considered fully vaccinated, and must keep taking all precautions.
If you are not fully vaccinated, please continue to wear a mask.
We will continue to practice social distancing and other COVID mitigation until Memorial Day, as announced by the Commonwealth of PA.
Welcome Back Seminarian Richard McAlister
May 15 & 16, 2021
We welcome Seminarian Richard McAlister back to Saint Catherine Labouré Parish the weekend of May 15 & 16 to speak about the Pentecost Collection which supports the educational costs for Seminarian Formation. The Diocese of Harrisburg is blessed to have 23 men in formation at this time, at a cost exceeding $40,000 for one year of education. The Pentecost Collection will take place the following weekend, May 22 & 23. Thank you for your support and prayers. Donate at https://www.hbgdiocese.org/giving/pentecost-collection/
This weekend officially launches the 2021 Diocesan Annual Campaign! The campaign theme of Faith Alive, reminds us that our commitment, no matter the amount, is a symbol of our living faith.
Please join us for Eucharistic Devotion on Tuesday, November 17, 2020.
6:30 a.m. Holy Mass
1:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Exposition & Adoration
7:00 p.m. Solemn Closing including Evening Prayer, Homily, Benediction, & Reposition
Shrine Church
Solemn Closing will be live-streamed on our Together We Prayer page on our website or on Facebook
To ensure adorers safety and maintain social distancing requirements in our Shrine Church, we ask that you reserve your time by e-mailing Karen or by phone at 717.545.2548.
Masks are required at all times while in the building.
A nationwide day of prayer, November 3, 2020
1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. • Shrine Church
On election day Catholic churches across the country are opening their doors for Eucharistic Adoration. We are joining this effort to bring healing, hope and prayer to our nation through our Lord, Jesus. We are asking parishioners to sign up for one hour of adoration between the hours of 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3.
For more information or to sign up for an hour, please contact Karen Leahy at 717.545.2548 or mkleahy50@icloud.com.
Masks and social distancing required.
Sunday, November 1, 2020 beginning at 1:30 p.m. from Saint Patrick CathedralMost Reverend Ronald W. Gainer, Bishop of Harrisburg, will lead a Eucharistic procession and recitation of the Holy Rosary on Sunday, November 1, 2020.
The procession will begin at Saint Patrick Cathedral at 1:30 p.m. and travel up State Street and around the Capital complex before returning to the Cathedral. Sponsored by a group of lay faithful, the procession is open to the public and all are encouraged to attend. All participants will be asked to maintain social distancing and to wear masks.
This event is part of the nationwide movement Unite Our Nation, which is prayerful, non-political and family-friendly. It is designed to help bring peace and prayer to the state of Pennsylvania and healing to our nation.
This event is non-political. Please do not bring political signs and do not wear clothing with political or campaign statements. Learn more at https://www.hbgdiocese.org/…/eucharistic-procession-with-b…/
A Message from Father Lease
Beginning on Monday, August 24, we will offer daily Mass at 6:30 a.m. Monday through Friday. With the return of school, I would like to provide Mass for those who must be off to school or work; hence, the 6:30 a.m. time. Due to the sanitization requirements (we have to clean the whole church after each Mass or service); I would like to avoid overloading our hardworking maintenance staff by not scheduling additional services at this time.
The 8:30 AM Friday Mass will be for the School only, and will not be open to the public; this is to keep everyone safe and healthy. We have ordered sanitization equipment that should cut down on the cleaning time; after it arrives and after we see how school is going, I will consider adding mid-morning weekday Masses. Just a reminder: face masks must be worn at all times while in the building. – Fr. Lease
