The YMS of R will have their annual Men’s Spiritual Retreat from June 12th through the 15th at the Bishop Hodur Retreat and Recreation Center in Waymart, PA. This year’s theme is Iron Sharpens Iron from Proverbs 27:17, and is designed for all men of the Church. Of special note, we will be joined by […]
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We encourage all Diocesan families to register their youth ages 13 through 20 for Convo 2024. The early/discounted registration date is June 15th. Convo 2024 with the theme Running the Race from 1 Corinthians 9:24 will take place from July 22nd through 26th at Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pennsylvania.
We invite all to join us at Spójnia Farm and the Bishop Hodur Retreat and Recreation Center for a day of worship, fellowship and enjoyment on July 4th. On July 4th we honor the 95th anniversary of the blessing and dedication of the Spójnia Farm property by Bishop Francis Hodur on July 4, 1929. Holy
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Kurs 2024 Registration is now open. Kurs is for youth ages 8 to 17 and runs from July 4th through the 13th. You may register your children starting now and until June 25th. The Registration form and instructions are here: Kurs 2024 Registration. The cost for campers whose families are members of the Polish National Catholic
June is Sacred Vocations Month in the PNCC. We ask that in addition to your daily prayers that you also pray for our bishops, priests, deacons, and for an increase of priests and deacons. Heavenly Father, Master of the harvest,we humbly ask You to send more laborers intoYour fields, for the work is indeed great.Grant
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Word of God Sunday is our newest solemnity in the PNCC, and will be celebrated this year on June 9. It is designed in our Church to be observed the Sunday after Corpus Christi Sunday. The liturgical color is white, and the readings are found in the PNCC ordo (liturgical calendar). The Word of God
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On Saturday, August 13th, a summer music workshop entitled There Is Nothing Ordinary About Singing the Ordinaries, will be conducted by the Music Commission of our Diocese. It will take place at our Cathedral in Scranton from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on that day. The workshop will focus on providing instruction and resources for
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My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus our Lord. Grace and peace to you all. Because some of you have been requesting of your priest to have wakes or viewings of the deceased or visitations to the grieving family held in your parish church, I am responding to all of you here with my
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January, 2019 HAPPY NEW YEAR to all of you in our Central Diocesan family, and welcome to the Year of Discipleship in our holy Church!
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Thank you to all who attended Convo 2018, hosted by our Diocese. Thank you to all who helped, pitched in, donated, supported, and just made it happen.
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