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OLMC News:

Thank you to everyone that came out to help make our Lenten Pierogies this weekend.  
We will begin selling them on Ash Wednesday.

Blessing of the Throats  will be offered after all  weekend Masses  on February 4th and 5th.

LIVING STATIONS OF THE CROSS

We are looking for 4th grade students & older to be actors in the Living Stations. We also need  junior & senior high school students for narrators and actors.  

The Living Stations is scheduled for April 1st at 6 p.m.  Practices will be held on Sundays after the 11:00 mass, and   practice dates will be announced shortly.  

If your child is interested, we will have a signup sheet on the  hall bulletin board on Feb. 5th.  The children will be put into their roles at the first practice.  This is a fun activity for the children to do and will teach them a lot about what Christ went through for us.

Any questions, please call Matt Gorski at 675-5853.

CCD BIBLE STORY CONTEST

Our CCD children have been working hard over the past  few  weeks and each class, K-6 has made a poster, each representing a different bible story.

Please take the opportunity before or after  mass this weekend and next, to vote on the Bible Story poster you like the best.  They are located in the church hall.  The winning  class will receive a doughnut party on February 19th!

ANNUAL  CCD  DOUGHNUT  FUNDRAISER

This year CCD will be selling doughnuts & doughnut certificates.  The cost is $7 per dozen (original glazed) or each certificate, which can be redeemed for a dozen of original glazed at one of the  three Krispy Kreme retail shops in Scranton and Clarks Summit.  (Certificates  do not expire).

Orders will be accepted after each mass on the weekends of Feb 4/5 and 11/12, delivery will be on the weekend of Feb 18/19  after all masses. Order sheets are attached  to  bulletin. Cash or checks  made payable to OLMC accepted. 
Any questions, please call Elaine Herceg at 256-4390 or email  elaineherceg@gmail.com.

SECOND COLLECTIONS:

This Weekend:  Campaign for Human Development 
Next Weekend:  Care & Education of Priests

In the Weeks Ahead:

Mission Experience for High School Juniors:

The Pontifical Mission Office in the Diocese of Scranton will be sponsoring their annual faith based summer mission experience for High School Juniors from July 9-21, 2012 in the Archdiocese of Castries, St. Lucia, West Indies.

The experience is open only to students who are currently in their Junior year of high school.

Criteria for applicants and “How to Apply” instructions are posted on both bulletin boards in the hall & side entrance or by logging onto the Mission Office website at: www.dioceseofScranton.org

Deadline for sending letters of interest with a request for an interview is February 10th.

Holy Redeemer High School will be scheduling appointments for incoming 9th graders for the 2012-2013 school year. Appointments may be scheduled for Feb 6,7,8, or 9 from 3—6 p.m. by calling the Guidance Office at 829-2424 ext. 337.  The deadline for all registration material is March 2nd. Tuition assistance applications are available online at www.dioceseofscranton.org or can be obtained at the Holy Redeemer High School finance office 

Jan. 31st: 6:30 p.m. at Gate of Heaven, the God Squad (Senior Youth Group) will hold it’s spiritual night, in which we learn more about the lives of the saints.

Feb. 5th:St. Faustina Kowalska BINGO at  St. Mary’s  hall.  Doors open at 12:30 p.m. with Early Bird at 1:45 and regular games begin at  2:00 p.m.

Feb. 5thBack Mt. Catholic Jr. High Youth Group planning meeting  at 12:30—2:00 p.m. in St. Therese’s Church hall.  Please bring a lunch! For further information, call Denise Murphy at: 696-1144 ext. 29

February 7th:  NPM Meeting

“The Revised Roman Missal and the Triduum”. Presenter is Fr. Robert Simon. To be held at the Holy Family Parish, Sugar Notch. Dinner at 6 p.m. and Presentation at 7 p.m. Please make reservations BEFORE February 1st, call Rob Yenkowski at 208-6044

February 7th:

Finance Council Meeting 7PM (Rectory)

Feb. 10-12th:

Worldwide Marriage Encounter at St. Francis Renewal Center, Bethlehem. For more information, call 1-800-787-7679

Feb. 10-12th:

The Diocese of Scranton Vocation Office is hosting a weekend of discernment at the Fatima Center in Dalton, for young men in high school and beyond, ages 16-30, to assist them in recognizing whether God is inviting them to step forward to offer their lives as diocesan priests.  For further information, contact Fr. Rafferty at 570-207-1452 or email: Rev-James-Rafferty@dioceseofscranton.org

 Feb. 24-26th:

International Student Leadership Conference at the Fatima  Renewal Center in Dalton. If interested, contact Father Toomey at 675-2121. You must sign up online by Feb 13th and the first three students will be free.

Feb. 11th:  

Night at the Races  at Holy Redeemer High School Gym.  Doors open at 6 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m., post time at 7:15 p.m.

Admission $10.00 (includes dinner & refreshments, must be 21 yr old) Tables of 8-10 may be reserved in advance.  Call 829-2424 to purchase your tickets.
Admission not available at the door

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MASS

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Joseph C. Bambera, D.D.,J.C.L., Bishop of Scranton and the Office for Parish Life & Evangelization/Family Life wish to invite couples celebrating their 25th or 50th wedding anniversary in 2012 to a diocesan Wedding Anniversary Mass on

Sunday, June 3rd.  The event includes a 2:30 p.m. Mass at St. Peter’s Cathedral followed by a reception.

Requests for an invitation, with a mailing address that will be accurate in March, should be made through your pastor before March 1st.