Category: Announcements

January 8th begins our parish baby bottle project to benefit the work of Morning Star Pregnancy Services. This year an envelope system will replace the use of bottles. We invite you to take home an envelope, available in the narthex, as you leave church.  Your financial support will help Morning Star continue to provide counseling and resources to women facing untimely pregnancies in our community.

Envelopes may be returned to the box on the table in the narthex by January 30 or mailed directly to the center.

“We Gather Together” a new online program will provide you with a chance to explore ways to grow closer to God and to one another during these most unusual times.  Come and reconnect with people you’ve missed, share your joys and challenges, meet new church members, and travel together through the new year.

WHO: Open to Everyone

WHEN: Tuesday Evenings 7:00-8:00 pm.
January 18, 25 & Feb 8,15

WHERE: ZOOM  (Link will be sent upon registration)

REGISTER: Below or contact Alycia at alaureti@sclhbg.org or 717.561.1321 ext. 132

Quote: “We gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing; He chastens and hastens His will to make known; The wicked oppressing now cease from distressing; Sing praises to His Name; He forgets not His own.”

Attention Men of St. Catherine Laboure!

Are you looking to deepen your relationship with God?  Be a better husband?  Become a more loving father?  Build friendships with other like-minded men?  And seek to be the best man you can be? Then Come Join… That Man is You! 

Saturday Mornings starting January 8. • 7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m. • Leo Hall

Contact info: Ben Nebroski at Bnebro1@gmail.com

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2021
4:00 P.M.
SHRINE CHURCH
LIVE-STREAM ON FACEBOOK AND SCLHBG.ORG

We will once again have our Ceremony of Lessons and Carols featuring the talents of our parish Shrine Choir and Lectors.  Come join us for an enjoyable afternoon.

Bus to March for Life – CANCELLED

Due to the increase in COVID cases and the low number of registrations, we are canceling the bus to the march.  We hope to resume sponsoring a bus in 2023.

Please join us in prayer the month of January to pray for the precious gift of life:

O God, our Creator, all life is in your hands from conception until death. Help us to cherish our children and to reverence the awesome privilege of our share in creation. May all people live and die in dignity and love. Bless all those who defend the rights of the unborn, the handicapped and the aged. Enlighten and be merciful toward those who fail to love, and give them peace. Let freedom be tempered by responsibility, integrity and morality.

Mass schedule for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (a holy day of obligation)

Tuesday, December 7
5:30 p.m.
*The 5:30 p.m. Mass will be live-streamed. 

Wednesday, December 8 
6:30 a.m.  8:45 a.m*., 12:05 p.m., and 7:00 p.m.
*The 8:45 a.m. Mass is a School Mass and masks are required. 

As we prepare to journey through Advent and conclude the Year of Saint Joseph, please join us for our parish Advent Retreat entitled Saint Joseph’s Side of the Story on Saturday, December 4.

The day will begin at 9 AM with the holy sacrifice of the mass followed by three sessions including scripture, prayer, and reflection. Light refreshments will be served in the morning and lunch will be provided at the conclusion of the retreat at noon.

The deadline to register for the retreat is Wednesday, December 1. Please register below.

Advent Retreat Flyer

The parish office will close on Wednesday, November 24 at 1:00 p.m. On Thanksgiving Day, we will follow our National/Federal holiday schedule.  The parish office and school are closed.  There is one community Mass celebrated at 8:45 a.m. on Thursday.  However, public Masses will be celebrated at 6:30 a.m. and 8:45 a.m. on Friday, November 26.

Saint Catherine Laboure School Open House
November 18, 2021
5:30 P.M.-7:00 P.M.
Enter via the ramp in the back school parking lot

We invite prospective families to stop by our Open House. Enrollment staff will be available to answer any questions and provide a tour of our amazing school! Enter the building via the library ramp from the back school parking lot.

Families interested in enrolling their children in preschool through
8th grade are welcome to attend. Please share this information with family and friends who may be considering SCLS for their children!

Contact the Advancement office with any questions:
717.564.1760 x 129 or jbufton@sclhbg.org

As an extension of Catherine’s Cupboard Collections, we will again be collecting items for our annual Thanksgiving Dinner Food Drive. With the help of various organizations, we hope to distribute bags to 100 families within our own parish and surrounding community.

Needed items include:

• Instant Potatoes
• Boxed Stuffing
• Canned Vegetables (green beans or corn)
• Gravy (packets or jars)
• Canned Fruit
• Cranberry Sauce
• Turkeys (frozen)
• Giant Gift Cards (see instructions below)

Drop Off Items by November 21: 

• All Items including turkeys: Mon- Fri, Parish office, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
• Other food items (no turkeys): Weekends, Narthex racks

Gift Cards: 

Gift cards to Giant Foods are always appreciated. We purchase pumpkin pies, rolls and to round out the Thanksgiving meal.
If you wish to donate a gift card it may be placed in an envelope marked Thanksgiving, and placed in the collection basket or drop it off at the parish office during normal business hours.

Looking for a volunteer opportunity? We will sort and assemble the food for distribution on Sunday, November 21. Contact Kathy at 717.564.1321 x 133 or kpanza@sclhbg.org to sign up. Once again, your generosity is gratefully appreciated.