Category: Announcements

The parish office will close at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 23 and will reopen on Monday, December 28.

The parish office will also close at noon on Thursday, December 31, in observance of New Year’s, and will reopen on Monday, January 4.

 

Bishop Ronald W. Gainer of the Diocese of Harrisburg has prepared a letter addressing the moral concerns of the vaccine options.

Click here to view the Bishop’s 2020 Letter on COVID Vaccines

November 26 – December 16, 2020

Choose a gift tag from the tree, or select a virtual gift tag!

This year brings a twist to our annual Giving Tree.  On Thanksgiving Day, our tree will be on display in the narthex, decorated with gift tags.  If you choose, select a tag from the tree, purchase the item and return your wrapped gift, including the tag, to the narthex after Mass, or to the parish office during normal business hours.

-OR-

Click here to select a virtual tag.

Virtual gifts may be sent directly to the parish office so when the gift arrives, the tag can be matched to the gift.  Our elves will be delivering gifts to the various organizations throughout December, so get your shopping done early!

The last day for gift drop-off is December 16. 

Thank you for your continued generous support of those in need this holiday season.

The parish mailing address is:
Saint Catherine Laboure Parish
4000 Derry St
Harrisburg, PA 17111

 

 

 

Join us for Eucharistic Adoration on Mondays during Advent!

November 30, December 7, 14 & 21
1:00 p.m.—7:00 p.m.
SHRINE CHURCH

We invite you to share in a special opportunity for Eucharistic Adoration as we prepare our hearts for the coming of our Lord.

To sign up, please contact Karen at 717.545.2548 or mkleahy50@icloud.com

Masks and social distancing required.

 

There will be some adjustments to the daily Mass schedule during Thanksgiving week.

Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Mass at 6:30 AM and 9:00 AM

Thursday, November 26, 2020 – Thanksgiving Day
Mass at  9:00 AM – In-person and Live-Streamed  on the parish webpage and on Facebook
*The parish office and school are closed.

Friday, November 27, 2020 – Feast of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
Mass at 6:30 AM and 8:30 AM
*The parish office and school are closed.

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. 

This weekend begins our annual Thanksgiving Dinner Food Drive to provide Thanksgiving Day dinner to those within our parish family and surrounding community. Once again, our goal is to distribute bags for 80 families.

Please review the list below, purchase the items you choose and return to the racks in the narthex the weekends of November 14/15 or November 21/22, or to the parish office during normal business hours.

Instant Potatoes
Boxed Stuffing
Canned Vegetables
Gravy
Cranberry Sauce
Canned Fruit
Turkey*
Giant Gift Cards**

*We have freezer storage this year, therefore we are accepting frozen turkeys throughout the food drive. Items (including frozen turkeys) may be delivered to the parish office during our normal business hours of Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

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

Once again, your generosity is gratefully appreciated.

Blessings in abundance on you and your family.

Sunday, November 8, 2020
4:00 P.M. • SHRINE CHURCH 

Lives Stream available on Facebook and on our website.   Streaming will begin approximately 15 prior to the start of the service.  

Click here to view this special prayer service!   

A special prayer service will be held on Sunday, November 8 at 4:00 p.m. in the Shrine Church during which we will remember our parishioners who died this past year as well as all of our beloved dead. Join us for this very beautiful and moving ceremony.

Masks are required.  Seating is limited.

 

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 Cathedral

Most 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…/