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May 4, 2008 
TRANSFIGURATION/STS. PETER & PAUL PARISH
WEST HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA 7th Sunday of Easter

NEXT SUNDAY’S READINGS: As a way to prepare for Mass next Sunday, you may pray with the readings for next Sunday’s Mass: Acts of the Apostles 
2:1-11; 1 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13; John 20:19-23

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION - Congratulations to our First Holy Communion Class of 2008 from St. Francis of Assisi, Sts. Peter & Paul’s and Transfiguration Church. The names of all the students appear on the cover of this weeks bulletin. May God continue to bless these children in all they do .

THANK YOU to everyone who donated to the Catholic Home Missions Appeal last weekend. This Appeal was a concrete way for our parish to share its faith and resources with the mission Church here at home. Over 95 cents of every dollar donated to the Appeal goes directly to the missions to keep church doors open, to support pastors in their priestly ministry, and to provide basic pastoral services like religious education for children. Thank You!

MAY CROWNING - As we celebrate Mother’s Day next weekend, we honor Mary, the Mother of God and our Mother, with our traditional May Crowning. This year May Crowning shall take place on SUNDAY, MAY 11th at the following times and places. Our First Communion Class shall participate during the May Crowning celebration.
(STS) - 9:00 AM Mass and (TR) - 11:00 AM Mass

MARY’S NIGHT OF PRAYER - St. Theresa’s Society will sponsor “Mary’s Night of Prayer” on WEDNESDAY, MAY 21st in Transfiguration Church at 7 PM. Fr. Laurian Janicki shall preside. Light refreshments shall be served after the Prayer Service in Transfiguration School Gym. ALL ARE INVITED TO ATTEND!

ATTENTION ALTAR SERVERS, EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST AND LECTORS - The June & July schedule is now being composed. Please contact the Rectory with your availability for assisting at Mass as soon as possible. Volunteers are needed to serve in each of these ministries. Please contact the Rectory to get involved.

ATTN. TRANSFIGURATION PARISHIONERS - PICNIC RAFFLE TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PICK UP IN THE BACK OF THE CHURCH. PLEASE PICK THEM UP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IF YOU CAN, PLEASE TAKE ALONG YOUR NEIGHBOR’S TICKETS TOO. Thank You!

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK OF OUR PARISH AND ALL OUR HOMEBOUND PARISHIONERS. 

TR - Ignatius Tychinski 

PLEASE PRAY FOR: Rose Marie Tomko (TR), Betty Majko (TR), Mamie Kulaga (TR), and Tracey Fox (TR) 

THANK YOU to ATTY. FRANK J. SKOKOSKI in West Hazleton for placing an ad in our bulletin. Please remember to support the businesses that support our parish bulletin.

CCD DIRECTOR:
CHERYL KRIEGER
454-2094

May 4 - 1st Holy Communion (11 AM Mass)
May 11 - May Crowning

COLLECTION FOR: 4-06-2008

(TR) Envelopes issued 646 - envelopes used 352 (offering)
(STS) Envelopes issued 131 - envelopes used 77 (offering)
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!

ON THE HORIZON ….
May 11 - May Crowning
- Youth Group Breakfast in 
Transfiguration School from 
7:30 AM - 12:30 PM
May 18 - St. Theresa Society Communion 
Breakfast at Capriotti’s Restaurant in Tresckow
May 19 - Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament after the 7 AM 
Mass at Transfiguration
- 7 PM - West Hazleton Crime Watch - Pastoral Ctr.
May 21 - Mary’s Night of Prayer - 7 PM in Transfiguration 
Church (Fr. Laurian Janicki will preside)
May 25 - Memorial Day Prayer Services at our Parish 
Cemeteries TR - 1:00 PM
STS - 2:00 PM
May 27 - Transfiguration Picnic Meeting - 7 PM - Living Rm.

FRIENDLY REMINDER CONCERNING FUNERALS - In the event of a funeral, the 7 Am daily Mass at Transfiguration shall be cancelled. Please consult the Hazleton Standard Speaker Obituaries daily for this information. IF we know of a scheduled funeral ahead of time, it will be announced at all weekend and weekday masses. Signs will also be posted on the front doors of the church when we find out there will be a funeral. Thank you for your kind understanding in this matter. 

TICKET SELLERS ARE NEEDED - Volunteers will soon be out and about our community selling our Transfiguration Picnic Raffle Tickets. The more we are out in the community selling tickets, the more our parish benefits. Please spare a few hours of your time and contact Marge Jurewicz at 455-1176 to help out. We are always looking for new faces and volunteers. 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SACRAMENTS OF 1ST PENANCE, 1ST EUCHARISTAND CONFIRMATION - Diocesan policy states that two years of preparation are required before celebration of the sacraments of FIRST PENANCE, FIRST EUCHARIST AND CONFIRMATION. Thus, all students receiving First Penance and First Eucharist in 2010, MUST be enrolled in the first grade CCD Class in September 2008. 
All students who wish to celebrate the sacrament of Confirmation in 2010, MUST be enrolled in CCD Class in September 2008.
Additional CCD registration forms are available in the back of the church. Please return them to the Rectory ASAP. A second sign-up session is scheduled for Sunday, June 1st after the 11 AM Mass for those who haven’t already signed up. This sign up will take place at Transfiguration Church in the Altar Server Sacristy. Please be prompt in this matter.
If you have any additional questions, please contact our Director of Religious Education, Cheryl Krieger at 454-2094.

MOTHER’S DAY MEMORIAL ENVELOPES FOR OUR DECEASED OR LIVING MOTHERS - . On Mother’s Day and several other days in May, we will remember our living and deceased Mothers and Grandmothers at Mass. You may use your Mother’s Day envelope in your packet or the special Mother’s Day envelopes available in the church vestibule to place the name(s) of your loved ones on . All envelopes will be placed on the altar during the whole MONTH OF MAY. 

LIL’ COLTS FOOTBALL TEAM - Lil’ Colts knee-hi football is back! Now in their 2nd year, they have recently joined and will participate in the Lehigh Valley Youth Football League. Signup dates for 2008 will be May 13th from 6-8 PM and May 17th from 10 AM - Noon. All signups will take place at Marian High School. For additional information, please call John at 570-325-9392.

WITH SYMPATHY - Please remember in your prayers the soul of ALFRED MATUSICK (TR) and MARY WROBLESKI who recently passed away. May they rest in peace and their families be comforted in their loss.


CARNATION SALE ON MOTHER’S DAY - Once again this year, we will be selling carnations in the vestibules of both churches on Mother’s Day. The cost is $1.00 each and the proceeds will benefit PA for Human Life. Please support this worthwhile cause.
ST. THERESA SOCIETY COMMUNION BREAKFAST - A breakfast will be held for the members of St. Theresa’s Society on SUNDAY, MAY 18th at Capriotti’s Restaurant in Tresckow. COST: $8.00 for Sunday Breakfast Buffet.
Please call Susan Houseknecht at 384-3912 or Teresa Serafini at 454-0176 to make your reservation. If you get an answering machine, please leave a message.


THE CATHOLIC UNDERGROUND PA, will host a night of Eucharistic Adoration on Friday, May 9th from 7-10 PM at St. Gabriel’s Church in Hazleton followed by a “coffeehouse”. They are honored to have a Blessed Sacrament Monstrance that was blessed by the late Pope John Paul II for this night of prayer, specifically for vocations. Fr. Christopher Sahd, assistant direction of vocations for the Diocese of Scranton, will lead the Holy Hour. All are welcome to participate in the very special evening of prayer. More information can be found at www.catholicundergroundpa.com  or by calling St. Gabriel’s at 570-454-0212.

NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING enables both spouses to understand fertility and work with it, either to plan or avoid pregnancy. Effective modern NFP is low cost, has no side effects, and is morally acceptable. To learn more about NFP, visit www.dioceseofscranton.org or contact Bernadette & Eric Jespersen at 570-788-4560.

PLEASE WELCOME Fr. Laurian Janicki to our parish for Mass on Tuesday, May 6th and Wednesday, May 7th. He will be celebrating Mass with us while Fr. Mark is at his annual Convocation for Priests.

INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE - I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve. 
- Albert Schweitzer

CAMP ST. ANDREW - Once again, our Diocese of Scranton will hold “Camp St. Andrew” in Tunkhannock for our youth. The dates, age groups and activities are as follows:
Girls Basketball - (grades 5-10) ….. July 6-11, 2008
Girls Basketball - (grades 5-10) ….. July 13-18, 2008
Girls Traditional Camp - (grades 3-9) ….. July 6-11, 2008
Girls Traditional Camp - (grades 3-9) ….. July 13-18, 2008
Father / Son Weekend - (sons age 6-13) ….. July 18-20. 2008
Boys Basketball - (grades 4-9) ….. July 20-24, 2008

For Information, or to register, please visit:
www.dioceseofscranton.org  
Click on Camp St. Andrew under Departments & Resources
Phone: (570) 226-4606

CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES OFFERS Pregnancy Counseling and support for individuals, couples or families facing unexpected or crisis pregnancies. CSS is caring, serving, and solving problems through free Pregnancy Counseling services. For 24 hour crisis pregnancy support, please call 1-800-982-4310. Catholic Social Services and you, together we can make a difference.

DEVOTIONS TO OUR LADY OF FATIMA for 2008 will begin on MAY 13th at 7 PM in Holy Rosary Church in Hazleton. Devotions will be held on the 13th of each month, May through October. All are invited to attend.

LIFELINE - The use society hopes to make of biomedical science must constantly be measured against robust and firm ethical standards. … Foremost among these is the dignity of human life, for under no circumstances may a human being be manipulated or treated as a mere instrument for experimentation. 
- Pope Benedict XVI, Address to the Ambassador of the 
Republic of Korea to the Holy See, Oct. 11, 2007

TRANSFIGURATION PICNIC NEWS - Wow! We’re already talking picnic time again at Transfiguration Church. As we continue to prepare for our Annual Summer Picnic, we take an inventory of our picnic supplies and ask our generous parishioners for donations. We will be collecting donations of the following items during the dates specified below. There will be bins in the back of the church to place your donations.

May 10/11 - Flour (Gold Medal Flour only, please)
May 17/18 - Flour (Gold Medal) & Long Grain Rice
May 24/25 - Napkins, Napkins and more napkins…….
May 31/June 1 - 9” paper plates & Small 6” Paper Plates
June 7/8 - 9” Styrofoam Plates & Small 6” Styrofoam Plates
June 14/15 - Mazola Oil & Ketchup (no mustard please)
June 21/22 - Mazola Oil & paper or Styrofoam plates (we
really go through a lot of paper/Styrofoam plates)
June 28/29 - Soda - Pepsi products only, please
July 5/6 - Soda - Pepsi products only, please
July 12/13 - Soda - Pepsi Products only, please

NOTE - Many, many gallons of Mazola oil are needed for the picnic. They can be dropped off at the Rectory or in the back of the church at any time. We are still looking for additional large Electric Roasters. They too can be dropped off at the Rectory at any time. THANK YOU for all you do for Transfiguration Church! Looking forward to another GREAT PICNIC this year…...

NEXT-TO-NEW STAND - Items are needed for our Next-to-New Stand at our picnic. This is always a big hit and everyone seems to enjoy this popular stand. They can be dropped off at the Rectory or you may call Teresa Serafini at 454-0176 to arrange for a pick up.

YOUTH GROUP BREAKFAST - Transfiguration/Sts. Peter & Paul Youth Group will hold the “All You Can Eat Breakfast” next SUNDAY, MAY 11th from 7:30 AM - 12:30 PM in the Transfiguration School Gym. 
COST: $5.00/adults and $3.50 for children under age 12. Why not treat Mom to a great breakfast on her special day.

PRAYER FOR PRIESTS - O Jesus, Eternal High Priest, live in (name of priest), act in him, speak in and through him. Think your thoughts in his mind, love through his heart. Give him your own dispositions and feelings. Teach, lead and guide him always. Correct, enlighten and expand his thoughts and behavior. Possess his soul; take over his entire personality and life. 
Replace him with yourself. Incline him to constant adoration and thanksgiving; pray in and through him. Let him live in you and keep him in the intimate union always. O Mary, Immaculate Conception, Mother of Jesus and Mother of priests, pray and intercede for them. Amen. 

May 4, 2008 - Rev. Richard E. Fox
May 5, 2008 - Bishop M. Dougherty
May 6, 2008 - Rev. Anthony J. Gali
May 7, 200 8 - Rev. Richard J. Gabuzda
May 8, 2008 - Rev. Martin J. Gaiardo (Emeritus)
May 9, 2008 - Msgr. Chester A. Gajewski
May 10, 2008 - Rev. Andrew R. Gallia
MAY CROWNING AT HOLY FAMILY ACADEMY - There will be a special “May Crowing Mass” at Holy Family Academy on MONDAY, MAY 5th at 1 PM. This is open to the public and everyone is invited to attend.

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