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!
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.
Saint Catherine Labouré Parish is seeking a part-time Director of Religious 
Education (DRE) for grades Pre-K through 8. This position is 20-25 hour per week. The DRE provides leadership for the Parish Religious Education Program (PREP) including direction of students and catechists, coordination of preparation and celebration of the Sacraments of Penance, First Holy Communion, and Confirmation for all Saint Catherine Labouré Parish youth (including those children over 7 years of age seeking Baptism or Full Communion in the Catholic Church), close collaboration with the Saint Catherine Labouré school community; Vacation Bible School, and parent meetings. This position requires a mature, professional, responsible, committed Catholic in good standing with excellent communication, interpersonal, organizational, technology and administrative skills. Must have formal training in Catholic theology and catechetical experience. A bachelor’s degree in theology, education, or a related field is preferred.
Interested candidates should send cover letter, resume, and references to Mr. Mark Frey, Parish Manager, at mfrey@sclhbg.org or call 717.564.1321 x104
Across The Father Tolton Movie
Friday, July 31, 2020 at 6:30 p.m.
This short film viewing is about the boyhood of the first African American priest and his attempt to escape slavery in 1863. The film will be followed by a historical presentation about the Venerable Augustine Tolton including Q&A with Writer and Director Christopher Foley. Watch the movie trailer.
Bishop Ronald Gainer and Bishop Joseph Perry, postulator for the Father Tolton canonization cause, will join our discussion. Screening and presentation will be offered using the Zoom platform. To receive the Zoom link to access the presentation, please follow this link to register online.
