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Several years ago our parish set up

a Parish Education Fund within the

Ministry of Mercy account.  The

purpose of this fund is assist Parish

children in attending Catholic

schools, K-12^th grade. By easing the

financial burden, we hope to convince

more parents to choose a Catholic education for their children.   Guidelines:   Applicants must be registered members of the Parish for at least 12 months prior to application.  At least one parent must be a baptized and regularly practicing Catholic with our Parish.  The maximum contributed by the Parish would be $2,000 per student or 100% of the cost of St Agnes whichever is less.  Specific financial need is not necessary.  If there is financial need, the family is encouraged to apply to the school and the Diocese first and then use the Parish fund to make up the difference up to 100% or $2,000.  The committee will review and recommend applications to Father, who must grant final approval before funds are granted to the students family.   The Parish office has copies of financial aid applications from the Diocese and St Agnes.   The deadlines to apply to the Diocese is April 17^th .  Since St Agnes is the only Catholic school near our Parish, we presume that the students would go there.  The cost is approximately $ 5,100 per year.   If you have any questions please call the Parish office or Kim Homer

Tip #224     

If it wasn’t for my children, I would have been overwhelmed with work. My daughters washed the clothes and the dishes. They hung up the clothes to dry and folded them when they were ready. Thank you my girls!

        SANCTUARY CANDLES

 

                will burn in loving memory

           throughout the entire month for

                   March 2020

   St. Mary’s –Jim Harris

   St. Joachim –Collin Burton

Please remember them in your prayers

TEN MINUTE CLUB FOR LENT

The 10 Minute Lenten Club has resumed on Monday, March 2nd. 

St. Mary’s Church is open from 8 AM to 5 PM.  Please stop by

and enjoy some quiet time with Our Lord in the real presence of Jesus

in the tabernacle.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

Eucharistic Adoration Every Tuesday,

12:30 to 2 PM at St. Mary’s and will

continue throughout the season of Lent

It’s that time! Time to start planning what kind of

basket to donate to OLPH Parish Picnic.

A few suggested themes:

Pets─Plants─Baking─Picnics─Cooking─Birds─Snacks

Kids─Relaxation─Groceries─Gift Cards─Games……          

Watch for due date to be announced in the bulletin.

Sunday, March 22nd

2pm Wyalusing 4pm Dushore

Sunday, March 29th

2pm Canton 4pm Towanda

Sunday, April 5th

3pm Sayre

STATIONS OF THE CROSS

WITHIN MASS

Fridays during Lent

12:15 pm St. Joachim

 6:30 pm St. Mary’s

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The Ministry of Mercy is pleased to announce accessibility to a wonderful online resources called FORMED.  FORMED is an online resource that helps you learn and enjoy your faith every day by offering different digital formats for you to Study, Watch, Listen, and Read.  There are several video series for Bible study, movies, podcasts, and a virtual library of ebooks.  There are also resources in Spanish and for children.

FORMED is accessible on a personal computer, tablet, or as an app on any smart phone.  Signing up is free, but you must have an email account.  Go the website:  https://formed.org or search for Formed.org. See bulletin for Sunday Sept. 8th

or call the parish office for the Code you need to enter in the Get Started section.  Informational fliers have been placed in St. Mary’s and in the education building at St. Joachim’s.  Yellow cards with the FORMED website login information and parish code are posted with the fliers.  Please take one home with you!

Bible Study will begin the evening of Monday, September 9 at the St. Mary’s parish office.  We will be studying the Gospel of Mark utilizing the FORMED study guide.  Going to miss a Bible study class or unable to attend Bible study in person? Follow along on the FORMED website under the Study section: Lectio Mark!  There are 14 video sessions that run only about 30 minutes each about St. Mark the Evangelist.

This free gift to the Parish has been made available by the Ministry of Mercy who would like to thank Father Peter for supporting and encouraging this new resource!  If you have any questions or have any feedback, please contact Robyn Kennedy through the Parish office.

TITULUS CRUCIS is the name for the sign that was nailed above Jesus on the cross. Another engaging talk will be given by Alex Piechokie about the sign at the top of the cross. If you went to Alex’s previous talk on the Shroud of Turin, you know it will be another great evening. The talk will be held Tuesday, September 24^th at 6:30pm in St. Mary’s Hall. Light refreshments will be served.