PECKVILLE – The COVID-19 pandemic may have delayed the party but there was no way it was going to cancel the celebration. On April 23, 2022, one year after it was originally scheduled to take place, hundreds of people gathered at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Peckville to celebrate the parish’s 75th anniversary. The …
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HOMILY Chrism Mass – April 12, 2022 It has been a long time since we’ve had the opportunity to gather for this Chrism Mass as we do today, with all of us – priests, deacons, those in consecrated life and lay faithful – offering a powerful witness to our world of the abiding presence …
HOMILY All Souls’ Day Mass – November 2, 2021 Wisdom 3:1-9; Romans 6:3-9; Matthew 11:25-30 Years ago, I attended the funeral of a young man in his 40’s. He had died following a struggle with cancer. He was the son of a widow whom I had gotten to know pretty well from one of …
HOMILY Wedding Anniversary Mass – June 6, 2021 Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Today, the Church throughout the world celebrates the Feast of the Body and Blood of the Lord Jesus – Corpus Christi Sunday: a day that invites us to pause and reflect upon Jesus’ gift of the …
SCRANTON – Bishop Joseph C. Bambera will serve as principal celebrant and homilist for two Masses on the Solemnity of Saint Joseph, March 19, 2021. First, the Diocese of Scranton will conclude its own special observance of the “Year of Saint Joseph” with a Pontifical Mass at 12:10 p.m. at the Cathedral of Saint …
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Parishes across the Diocese of Scranton are busy preparing to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ and each parish plans on holding Masses that are open to the public. Due to COVID-19, anyone wishing to attend Mass is urged to plan ahead and familiarize themselves with the Diocesan safety guidelines and protocols. Anyone who …
Dear Friends in Christ: As the joyful celebration of Christmas approaches, the Diocesan Office of Communications requests your assistance with two pieces of information. First, many people visit the Diocese of Scranton website on a daily basis looking for Mass schedules/times of individual parishes. That is only expected to increase as Christmas approaches. We …
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WILLIAMSPORT – More than two months after in-person Masses were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most churches in the Diocese of Scranton have started the gradual reopening process. “It was like Chris tmas . It w as wonderful,” Tammy Youmans, parishioner at Saint Joseph the Worker Parish in Williamsport, said as she returned to …
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As four counties within the Diocese of Scranton’s territory entered the “yellow phase” of Pennsylvania’s reopening plan on Friday, May 8, 2020, Bishop Joseph C. Bambera announced that public Masses would be allowed to gradually resume for parishes in those specific communities. Public Masses will initially only be allowed to resume in Bradford, Lycoming, …
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In the midst of rising unemployment numbers and essential workers who are putting their lives on the line to battle the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this Friday, May 1, will take on added significance. Bishop Joseph C. Bambera will celebrate the 12:10 p.m. daily Mass at the Cathedral of Saint Peter for the Feast Day of …
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