Christian and Missionary Alliance
317 Luzerne Ave., West Pittston
570-654-2500 or 570-654-7414
cmaofwestpittston@juno.com
Website: www.cmawp.com
Sunday prayer, 9 a.m.; Worship, 10:30 a.m.; Evening service 7 p.m.
Wednesday prayer and praise, 7 p.m.
Bible study all ages Thursday, 7 p.m.
The Breaking Bread Soup Kitchen is serving meals from 5 to 6:30 p.m. every Monday at the church. The meal is being served without charge to interested individuals and families in the community.
Christ Community Clothes Closet will be open from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays. Donations of clothing are accepted. Call for additional information.
Exercise classes are available at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday evenings. Call 570-655-4791.
Christ’s Community Clothes Closet will be open on Wednesday evenings from 6 to 8 p.m. until Jan. 5.
Corpus Christi Parish
Immaculate Conception
Holy Redeemer Churches
605 Luzerne Ave., West Pittston
Holy Redeemer Church, Route 92, Harding
Weekend celebration of the Eucharist
Saturday, 4 p.m. – Immaculate Conception
Saturday, 5:30 p.m. – Holy Redeemer
Sunday, 7:30 a.m, 10:30 a.m. – Immaculate Conception
Sunday 9 a.m. – Holy Redeemer
Weekday celebration of the Eucharist
7:30 a.m. – Immaculate Conception
8:30 a.m. – Holy Redeemer
Confessions are Saturday from 3 to 3:30 p.m. – Immaculate Conception
The parish will sponsor a small games of chance information meeting from 6 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 20. The meeting is open to the public and is free to attend. Registration is required by contacting Lori Kasisky at lkasisky1@epix.net or call 570-654-2753.
First Congregational Church U.C.C.
500 Luzerne Avenue
West Pittston, PA 18643
570-654-8052, leave message
Rev. Joan Mitchell, Pastor
Morning worship at 11 a.m.
Sunday School at 10:15 a.m.
Sanctuary is handicap accessible.
Council and Diaconate meetings have been postponed until Jan. 17.
First United Methodist Church
408 Wyoming Ave., West Pittston
Rev. James Thyren
570-655-1083
Pastie sale will be held Thursday, Jan 21. Pasties available are meat, vegetable with cheese, sausage and peppers. Order by calling 570-655-1083 Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or Ann Alaimo, 570-654-3850 or Warren and Nancy Pollard, 570-654-4745. Deadline for orders Tuesday, Jan 19. No orders will be taken on the day of sale. Cost is $6. per pastie.
First United Presbyterian Church
326 Warren Street, West Pittston
Rev. James Thyren
570-654-88121
Sunday, Jan. 17: Worship at Wyoming Presbyterian Church, corner of Wyoming Avenue and Institute Street, Wyoming, 9 a.m.; 10:15 a.m., Sunday School in the Institute
Holy Mother of Sorrows PNCC
212 Wyoming Ave., Dupont
Very Rev. Zbigniew Dawid, pastor
Sunday Mass, 8 a.m.; Coffee hour/School of Christian Living, 9 a.m.; 10:30 a.m. High Mass.
Daily Mass: 9 a.m. Tuesday through Friday
The annual PTO Super Bowl Chicken Wings sale will be held on Sunday, Feb. 7. Order forms are in the vestibule, or order by phone by calling Julie Slezak at 570-655-9359 or 570-466-4348. All orders are pick-up only.
The church will celebrate its 100th anniversary at 6 p.m. on Sunday, April 3. A banquet will be held at the Hilton in Scranton. donation per person for church members is $25 and $10 for children under the age of 12. The fee for the dinner is $35, Reservations can be made with Julie Slezak at 570-655-9359. Tickets must be purchased no later than March 1. Checks are payable to Holy Mother of Sorrows, PNCC and sent to Julie Slezak, 140 Jackson St., Dupont, PA, 18641. Selection of entrees are chicken marsala, beef sirloin with a cabernet reduction and broiled haddock. Appetizers are included and there will be a cash bar.
Lighthouse Fellowship Church
718 Luzerne Ave., West Pittston
Pastor Shane Nichols
570-883-9755
Sunday: 9:15 to 9:45 a.m., Prayer; 10 a.m., Worship; 10:45 a.m., Children’s Sunday School. Nursery available.
Wednesday Bible Study and Prayer will be at 6:30 p.m.
First and third Friday Morning Bible Study will be at 10 a.m.
A Men’s Breakfast will be held on Saturday, Jan. 30. Call for more details.
Mt. Zion United Methodist Church
1244 Mt. Zion Road, Harding, PA 18643
Pastor Ruth Liples
Worship service at 11 a.m. each Sunday.
The first all-you-can-eat soup and salad supper of 2016 will be held from 4:30 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 6. A variety of soups, chili, several salads, breads, beverages and desserts will be available. Cost is $7 for adult meals and $4 for children’s meals. For more information, contact Karen Daniels at 570-885-1650.
Nativity of Our Lord Parish
127 Stephenson St., Duryea
570-457-5302
Mass schedule, all to be held at Holy Rosary Church:
Saturdays – 4 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Sundays – 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.
Confessions: Daily from 6:40 to 6:55 a.m.; Saturday from 3:15 to 3:45 p.m.
Daily Masses: Monday through Friday, 7 a.m.
Oblates of St. Joseph
Highway 315, Laflin
570-654-7542
The office is open every day from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Holy Mass is celebrated every day, Monday through Friday at 7 a.m., Saturday at 8 a.m. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is offered every day from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Every Wednesday Novena prayers to Saint Joseph and St. Joseph Marello after the 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Masses. Confessions before Masses.
Thursday, First Thursday of the month, Holy Hour for Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life at 7 p.m. Come and join in prayer to ask the Lord to send young and less young people to serve the Holy Church in the Priesthood and in the Religious Life.
Friday, First Friday of the month, Mass at 7 and 11 a.m. with devotion prayers to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. At 8 p.m. the Blue Army Vigil to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Holy Hour and confessions at 8 p.m. and a special Holy Mass at 9 p.m.
Saturday, First Saturday of the month, Mass at 8 a.m. with devotion prayers to the Blessed Mother.
The parish will host the Annual Feast of the Holy Spouses, the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Joseph, on Sunday, Jan. 24 with a special Holy Mass at 2 p.m. at the Oblates of St. Joseph Chapel, Route 315, Laflin. A light reception will follow in the seminary community room for all to enjoy.
A triduum (three days of prayers) will be held at 7 p.m. from Jan. 21-23. The Holy Rosary and Confessions will be before the Holy Mass.
Our Lady of the Eucharist Parish
535 N. Main St., Pittston
www.eucharist-pittston.org
www.facebook.com/OLEPARISH
570-654-0263
Mass Schedule
Saturday Vigil: 4 p.m.
Sunday: 8:30 and 11 a.m.
Weekday Mass: 8 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions): 3:30 to 3:45 p.m. and by appointment Saturdays.
Religious education classes are held from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. All children enrolled in public or private schools, as well as home schools, are invited to participate.
In celebration of the Year of Mercy through Nov. 20, 2016, the church will have Eucharistic Adoration on Fridays after the 8 a.m. Mass.
Prince of Peace Parish
123 W. Grace St., Old Forge
570-457-5900
The parish will hold its Mardi Gras beginning at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 6 at Arcaro and Genell Banquet Room, Main Street. The menus includes hors d’oeurves and a full course dinner with one choice of four menu items — stuffed pork chop, roast beef, chicken francaise or haddock baked Italian style. Refreshments of beer, wine and soda are included. Cost to attend is $30 per person and reservations close Tuesday, Jan. 25 and seating is limited to 125 people. For reservations call the rectory or email to mjriviello@icloud.com.
Queen of the Apostles
715 Hawthorne St., Avoca
570-457-3412
stmarysavoca@verizon.net
www.queenoftheapostles.weconnect.com
Facebook page: Queen of the Apostles Parish, Avoca.
Daily Masses: 8 a.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday; 7 p.m. on Wednesday
Eucharistic Adoration: Tuesdays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Miraculous Medal Novena: Wednesday following the 7 p.m. Mass
Healing Mass: First Friday of the month at 7 p.m.
Weekend Mass Schedule: Saturday at 4 p.m.; Sunday at 8, 9:30 and 11 a.m.
Confession: Saturdays 3 to 3:45 p.m.; anytime upon request by calling 570-457-3412.
Prayer Chain: 570-457-5867
The parish announces the following upcoming meetings: Worship committee, 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18, rectory; building and grounds committee, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25, rectory; finance council, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, rectory.
The parish will sponsor A Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children on Tuesday, Jan. 19, at the church. The day will begin with Mass at 8 a.m. followed by the Divine Mercy Chaplet. Eucharistic Adoration will take place until 6:40 p.m. when a special Eucharistic Holy Hour for Life will begin. The holy hour will include music meditation, the recitation of the Rosary for Life, a special Pro-Life program and Benediction.
Tickets are available for the Pot of Gold Stocking Stuffer raffle. Tickets, which are $10 each, offer a chance to win $75 daily and $100 on Fridays throughout January, as well as $250 on Jan. 24 and $500 on Jan. 31. For more information or to purchase a ticket, contact the parish office. The daily winning number must match the state lottery’s evening Pick 3 number.
Sacred Heart of Jesus
215 Lackawanna Ave., Dupont
Mass schedule: Monday through Friday at 7 a.m.; Saturday, 4:30 p.m.; and Sunday 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.
The rectory office will be closed on Monday, Jan. 18 in observance of Martin Luther King Day.
Choir practice will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 21 in the choir loft. The children’s choir will practice after the 10:30 a.m. mass on Sunday, Jan. 17.
Senior Outreach will meet at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 19 in the rectory meeting room.
There is no CCD class on Monday, Jan. 18. Class will be held on Monday, Jan. 25. Report cadets will be distributed at this class. If your child can not attend CCD class for any reason call 570-362-1900 and report them off. Do not use the driveway between the rectory and the doctor’s office to drop off and pick-up on CCD nights. If school is cancelled due to severe weather, the CCD program will be cancelled for that night.
The Welcoming/Hospitality Committee will sponsor Winter Wonderland Social from 5 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 30 in the church hall. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. The cost is $15 per person and includes food, soda, water, dancing and DJ Fast Freddie. Attendees must be 21 years of age or older to attend. Reservation forms are available in the church vestibule and are due by Sunday, Jan. 24. They can be dropped off in the collection basket or sent to the rectory by Jan. 24. Make checks payable to “Sacred Heart Church.”
Bring old palms back to the church. There is a basket located in the lobby. Ash Wednesday is Wednesday, Feb. 10.
Church files are being updated. If you received envelopes in 2015 but did not use them, we will discontinue sending them to you unless you notify the rectory by Feb. 1.
Bishop Bambera and the Office for Parish Life invite couples celebrating their 25th or 50th wedding anniversary in 2016 to a Diocesan Wedding Anniversary Mass on Sunday, June 5. The event includes a 2:30 p.m. Mass at St. Peter’s Cathedral followed by a reception. A request for an invitation must be made through the parish office before March 7.
Interested in being a church greeter? Come to mass a little earlier, hand out bulletins, answer questions and make people feel welcome. If you are interested or would like more information contact Joann Zack at 570-603-7019.
Second Presbyterian
143 Parsonage St., Pittston
Rev. David Brague
570-654-1411
Sunday, Jan. 17: 9:30 a.m., Sunday School; 11 a.m., Worship
Monday, Jan. 18: 6:30 p.m., Deacons
Tuesday, Jan. 19: 6:30 p.m., Mission Committee; 7:30 p.m., AA meeting
St. Joseph Marello
237 William Street, Pittston
570-654-6902
office@sjmparish.org
www.sjmparish.org
Mass schedule: 7:30 and 11:30 a.m. Monday-Friday; 4 p.m. Saturday; 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Solemn Vespers at 5 p.m.
Confessions: 3 to 4 p.m. Saturday; 11 to 11:25 a.m. Monday-Friday.
Office hours: 1:30 to 4 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 12:30 to 1 p.m., closed for lunch.
Novenas: Every Tuesday after 7:30 and 11:30 a.m. Masses novena to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. Every Wednesday after the 7:30 and 11:30 a.m. Masses novenae to St. Joseph and St. Joseph Marello.
Holy hour is offered every Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. in the church.
From noon to 5 p.m., First Friday Adoration: An afternoon of Silent Adoration of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. Adoration will begin at noon (end of mass) and end with Solemn Benediction at 5 p.m.
The parish will have Solemn Vespers every Sunday before the 5:30 p.m. Mass. The psalms will be chanted, and prayer booklets will be provided.
Anyone interested in helping the religious education program can email the director, Alicia Hintze, at ccd@sjmparish.org. Volunteers, including teenagers, are needed to serve as teachers, substitute teachers, classroom helpers, etc.
There is no religious education class on Monday, Jan. 18 due to the holiday.
New members of the Knights of Columbus Council 16071 are always welcome. Contact Jim Nardone at 570-299-0717 or John Bingham at 570-947-4994 or email info@ sjm-koc.org for additional information.
The members of the Altar and Rosary Society meet every third Thursday of the month. This month the society will meet on Thursday, Jan. 21, with recitation of the Rosary beginning at 6:45 p.m. with the meeting immediately after. Hostesses for the meeting are: Phyllis O’Boyle, Lucy Iannuzzo, Loretta Joyce, Tootsie DeAngelo, Pattie Gregorio, Lillian Laffey, and Gloria Musto. Anyone who is interested in joining the group may do so by attending this meeting. Diane Charge, President, will preside.
The golf committee will hold its initial meeting for the 22nd annual St. Joseph Marello Parish Golf Tournament at 6:30 p.m. Monday Jan. 25 in the parish center conference room. Anyone interested in joining the committee is asked to attend. This year’s tournament will be held Sunday, June 12.
The Annual Pasta Dinner will be held in the banquet hall on from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. with takeouts beginning at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 31. The dinner will be a choice of either pasta with sausage and sauce or polenta with sausage and sauce, salad, roll and dessert. There will be beer, wine, soda and bottled water available for purchase. Pre-paid tickets will be made available inside the entrance of the hall upon arrival. This will be a served meal, so once seated, give your ticket to your server. Our parishioners will have received a letter and raffle tickets in the mail this past week. Make ticket returns no later than Monday, Jan. 25. Limited tickets will be sold at the door.
Volunteers are needed for all aspects of this event: set-up, ticket sellers and collectors, servers, bartenders, kitchen, and clean-up.
The parish is in need of additional lectors and Communion ministers. Anyone who has received the Sacrament of Confirmation, and if married, married in the Catholic church, is eligible to be a Communion minister. Those interested must contact the parish office at 570-654-6902.
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran
7 Wood St., Pittston
570-655-2505
www.lutheransonline.com/stjohns18640
Facebook: stjohnslutheranchurchpittstonpa
stjohnspittstonpittston@verizon.com
Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.
Fellowship: 10 a.m.
Sunday Service: 11 a.m.
Interim Pastor Murray Brindle will be installed by District President Pastor Wicher during the service on Sunday, Jan. 17.
St. John’s is now renting out the lower level beginning in January for non-members for events. Cost is $25 per hour plus a $25 per hour security fee. Cost for members of St John’s is $12.50 per hour and a $12.50 Security Deposit, maximum four hour limit.
GLC Scripts Gift Cards are currently for sale. There are many cards and price ranges to choose from. See Mary Ann or Allan to make a purchase.
Our website www.lutheranonline/stjohn will no longer be in service beginning Jan. 31. A new website will be announced a a later date.
When coming to a worship service or church function park in the lot. If a handicap spot is needed, use the driveway located right next to the church.
St. Mary’s
Polish National
Catholic Church
200 Stephenson St., Duryea
570-457-2291
padre@saintmaryspncc.org
Rev. Fr. Carmen G. Bolock, pastor
Holy Mass, Sunday 9:30 a.m. weekdays, 8 a.m. holidays, 8 a.m. and 7 p.m.
A Pre-Lenten Breakfast will be held from 8 to 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 7 at the Church, 200 Stephenson St., Duryea. Featuring; Eggs, Sausage, Bacon, Potatoes, Rolls with butter, Juice, & Beverage. Ticket price $10 for adults and $5 children 12 and under. To purchase tickets call 570-457-2291. Limited number of tickets at the door. Take-out available.
St. Maria Goretti
Laflin Road, Laflin
Rev. James J. Walsh, J.C.L., pastor
Mass schedule: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.; Saturday, 4:30 p.m.; Sunday 8:30 and 11 a.m.
Holy Days of Obligation: 6 p.m. vigil
New hours for the parish office will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The office will be closed on Tuesdays. The pastor is off Fridays. Calls will not be returned, but messages will be taken on Fridays.
The new manger has been professionally photographed. If there are enough people who are interested in purchasing one of them to be framed on your own, an order will be placed. There is a sign-up sheet in the daily mass chapel – on the pulpit, along with a copy of the picture for you to see. You will be required to sign your name along with your address, phone number and email. The price is $ 25.00 per photo.
There is a sign-up sheet in the sacristy of the church for Extraordinary Ministers of Communion Training. The Diocese has scheduled three consecutive Tuesdays in February. They are Feb. 2, 9 and 16 from 6:30 to 9 p.m at the Pastoral Life Center, the former Bishop Hannan High School.
The Scouts are accepting enrollment for the New Year. If interested, contact Ed Daveski at 570-466-6025. The Scouts will be available in the foyer of the church after the 8:30 and 11 a.m. Masses this weekend and next weekend to answer any questions about Scouting.
St. Monica’s Parish
363 W. 8th St., West Wyoming
570-693-1991
Email: 363monicast@comcast.net
www.stmonicanepa.com
Father Leo McKernan, pastor
Father Joseph Adonizio, visiting priest
William Jenkins, deacon
Diana Loftus, secretary
Office hours: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday
Mass Schedule: Saturday Vigil, 4 p.m.; Sunday, 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m
Daily: Monday and Thursday, 7 p.m.; Tuesday, 7 a.m.; Wednesday, No Mass; Friday, 12:10 p.m. followed by Eucharistic Adoration until 6:45 p.m. with Benediction and Divine Praises and Night Prayer.
Sacrament of Reconciliation is available each day before daily Mass, as well as 3 to 3:50 p.m. Saturday and anytime by appointment.
Prayer Group is held in the Chapel at 7:30 p.m. after the 7 p.m. Mass on Thursday evening. Bring a Bible if you have one. Guitar Music and songs will be led by Ted, Mike and Anna.
CCD classes for intellectually challenged adults is held on Wednesday in the church hall.
A pasta dinner will be held from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 24 and will be sponsored by the Christian Society. Tickets are $8 for adults $5 for children over age 6 and free for children 6 and under.
The St. Monica Parish website, www.stmonicanepa.com, has undergone changes. Check it out for upcoming events, important links, schedules for services, a photo gallery and so much more.
A Night at the Races will be held on Friday, Feb. 5 at Our Lady of Sorrows Church Hall, 363 W. Eighth St., West Wyoming. Doors open at 6 p.m. with a post time of 7 p.m. Admission is $10 per person and only 175 seats will be sold. Horses can be purchased for $10. There will also be a Chinese auction, basket raffles, food and beverages. For more information, contact Tom Tomsak at 570-237-2188.
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
100 Rock St., Hughestown
570-654-1008
Stpeterselc@yahoo.com
Sunday Worship: 10 a.m.
Pastor Newman will hold Bible study at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 20.