Category: Announcements

Catherine’s Cupboard Personal Care Item Collection
October 10 & 11, 2020 
Narthex

We will once again collect non-perishable food and personal care items for our emergency pantry shared with the Catholic Worker House on Market Street. Throughout the pandemic, the Catholic Worker House continued to provide for the basic needs of their neighbors—the poor and homeless—in the Allison Hill section of Harrisburg. Their volunteer staff remains committed to providing services in a dignified and judicious way.

Items most in need include:

• men’s boxer or brief underwear (large and x-large)
• men’s t-shirts (large and x-large, any color)
• men’s socks
• bath towels and washcloths
• knit hats
• hoodies (large and x-large)

Needed personal care items include:

• bars of soap
• men’s deodorant
• toothpaste
• toothbrushes
• toilet paper

A rack will be available in the narthex on which donated items may be placed. Due to lack of storage, please refrain from bringing items until  October 10/11.

Thank you for your continued generosity to our neighbors.

Join us for a Rosary Rally
October 10, 2020
12:00 p.m.
Plaza of Our Lady of the Globe

There will be a Rosary Rally on Saturday, October 10 at 12:00 p.m. at Saint Catherine Labouré on the Plaza of Our Lady of the Globe. Rain or shine. Come and pray that Our Mother Mary will intercede on our behalf to God for healing, peace and mercy in our world in these uncertain times and an end to abortion. Bring your whole family!

Masks and social distancing are required.

Mass with Anointing of the Sick
Saturday, October 10, 2020
11:00 a.m.
Shrine Church

On October 10, close to the feast of Saint Luke, Evangelist, who is believed to have been a physician by profession, there will be a special Mass with the Anointing of the Sick for our homebound parishioners and any others who are in need of the Sacrament.

The Mass begins at 11:00 a.m.  Confessions will begin at 10:15 a.m. for those who are interested.

Please contact the parish office at 717.564.1321 or email parish@sclhbg.org if you plan to attend this special Mass with Anointing.

 

Saturday, October 3, 2020
10:00 a.m.
Parish Pavilion

All are invited to bring your pets—large and small— for this special blessing. We set aside this day each year to commemorate the life of St. Francis of Assisi, Patron Saint of Animals. Masks and social distancing are required.

 

 

The Diocesan Women’s Conference will be held on Saturday, October 17, 2020, from 9:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.  The conference registration, schedule, and other information is available at www.hbgdiocese.org/women.

This year’s virtual conference’s theme is “Catholic Women: Our Place at the Table”. The keynote is Emily Stimpson Chapman, nationally known Catholic author, speaker, and blogger. Her address is: Tasting the Love of God: Finding Healing and Joy a the Catholic Table. Other speakers are Bishop Gainer and Mrs. Megan Murphy. There will also be Eucharistic Adoration and Praise and Worship music.

Cost is $10 per person. Registration is online only. Please join us.

 

Saturday, October 3, 2020
7:00 p.m.
Shrine Church

On Saturday, October 3, at 7:00 p.m. Bishop Ronald W. Gainer will act as the Principal Celebrant and Homilist for the Diocesan Mass for Young Adults. The Mass will be celebrated at Saint Catherine Labouré Parish. Young adult Catholics in their 20’s and 30’s are most welcome and heartily encouraged to attend.

Masks and social distancing required.

 

 

On Labor Day, Monday, September 7, 2020, we will operate on our National/Federal holiday schedule with one community Mass celebrated at 9:00 a.m.  The parish office and school are closed.  The 6:30 a.m. Mass, Miraculous Medal Novena and Confessions will not be held.  Enjoy the last holiday of summer!

 

Click here to Register today!

 

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

 

This Saturday, August 15 is the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

We will have Mass for the Vigil of the Assumption of the BVM on Friday, August 14 at 7:00 p.m.  The Vigil Mass will be celebrated in person and live streamed on Facebook.

This will be our only Mass for the Assumption, since 1) it is not obligatory this year and 2) we have a wedding and parish Mass on Saturday and need to be careful not to overbook the Shrine Church during COVID precautions.