July 13, 2008
TRANSFIGURATION/STS. PETER & PAUL PARISH
WEST HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time
NEXT SUNDAY’S READINGS: As a way to prepare for Mass next Sunday, you may pray with the readings for next Sunday’s Mass: Wisdom 12:13, 16-19; Romans 8:26-27; Matthew 13:24-43
PARISH MISSION STATEMENT - The Church of Transfiguration and Saints Peter & Paul is a Catholic Christian Community of disciples of Jesus Christ who are dedicated to evangelization through continual ageless religious education and spiritual growth with a clear focus on pastoral outreach and music ministry.
PARISH BUS
TRIP TO ATLANTIC CITY - Transfiguration Church will sponsor a bus trip to Atlantic City on THURSDAY, AUGUST 7th, 2008. There are still a few seats available to fill the bus. Come join us for a fun-filled day!
COST: $25.00 per person which must be paid in advance. Bus will leave in front of Transfiguration Church at 8 AM sharp and depart from Atlantic City at 6 PM.
NOTE: WE WILL BE GOING TO THE
SHOWBOAT CASINO.
REBATE: $20.00/COIN AND $5.00/FOOD
Please contact the rectory at 454-3933 to reserve your seat! Please bring government issued ID with you!
ATTENTION
ALTAR SERVERS, EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST AND LECTORS - The new schedules for AUGUST and SEPTEMBER are completed and ready for pick up. Please pick your schedules up in the sacristy as soon as possible.
We will be having practice for new altar servers in September.
OUTSIDE TICKET SALES - To date, we have sold close to $7,000 in outside ticket sales. A huge thank you to Marge Jurewicz and her team who have spent so many countless hours selling tickets for our picnic. This would not be possible if it weren’t for all of our dedicated parishioners.
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!!!!!!
RAFFLE TICKET RETURNS - Please make your Raffle Ticket returns for the Transfiguration Picnic as soon as possible, as our picnic is only 1 week away.
| Monday, July 14 (TR) 7:00 am – Theresa Baradziej = M/M John Kozel Tuesday, July 15 (TR) 7:00 am – Caroline Kulaga = Francis Schegan and Family Wednesday, July 16 (TR) 7:00 am - Walter Kubitz = Daughter, Helen Hutton Thursday, July 17 (TR) 7:00 am – Carol Manganelli = Al Fisher Friday, July 18 (TR) 7:00 am - Josephine Zola = Alexandra Betley Saturday, July 19 (TR) 4:00 pm - John Fendrick = Wife, Mary & Family Sunday, July 20 (TR) 7:00 am – For All Parishioners (STS) 9:00 am - Stanley DeCusatis = Wife, Veronica (TR) 11:00 am - George Ritz = John L. Shofran (TR) 6:30 pm - Anna Hopeck = Son, Joseph and Wife, Carol and Family |
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK OF OUR PARISH AND ALL OUR HOSPITALIZED AND HOMEBOUND PARISHIONERS.
STS - Eleanor Cherko
PLEASE PRAY FOR: Rose Marie Tomko (TR), Betty Majko (TR), Carol Rentko (TR), Gertrude Sypek, (TR), Dolores Yuscavage (STS) , Iggy Tychinski (TR) and Tracey Fox (TR)
THANK YOU to PA MONUMENT CO. in West Hazleton for placing an ad in our bulletin. Please remember to support the businesses that support our parish bulletin.
COLLECTION FOR: 7-6-2008
| (TR) | (STS) | |
| Sunday | $2,363.00 | $391.00 |
| Loose | 356.00 | 56.00 |
| Air Cond./Fuel | 4.00 | |
| Dues | 192.00 | 38.00 |
| Catholic Ed | ||
| Miscellaneous | 5.00 | |
| Charity | 5.00 | |
| Insurance | 307.00 | 63.00 |
| TOTAL | $3,232.00 | $548.00 |
| Peter’s Pence (addl) | $25.00 | $5.00 |
(TR) Envelopes issued 643 - envelopes used 310 (offering)
(STS) Envelopes issued 130 - envelopes used 63 (offering)
THANK YOU to everyone who gave to last week’s second collection for Vacation Bible School. With your generosity, we received a total of $325.00.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!
ON THE HORIZON ….
July 21 - Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament - after 7 AM Mass until 9 AM in Transfiguration Church
July 21 - 7 PM - West Hazleton Crime Watch - Transfiguration Pastoral Center
July 23 - 7 PM -Vacation Bible School Meeting - Rectory DR
July 24 - 7 PM - St. Theresa Society Meeting - Rectory DR
August 6 - 6 PM - Vesper Service - Feast of the Transfiguration - Fr. Laurian Janicki will preside (light refreshments will be served in the school afterwards)
IMPORTANT INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SACRAMENTS OF 1ST PENANCE, 1ST EUCHARIST AND 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.
CCD registration forms are available in the back of the church. Please return them to the Rectory ASAP.
If you have any additional questions, please contact our Director of Religious Education, Cheryl Krieger at 454-2094.
 TRANSFIGURATION PICNIC NEWS -CAN YOU BELIEVE IT - OUR PICNIC IS ONLY 1 WEEK AWAY!!!!!July 12/13 - Any Pepsi donations can still be brought to the Rectory this week. THANK YOU for all you do for Transfiguration Church! Looking forward to another GREAT PICNIC this year…... NEXT-TO-NEW STAND - Items can still be dropped off 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. TENT SPONSORS - LAST WEEKEND TO BE A TENT SPONSOR….Please consider being a Tent Sponsor for this year’s picnic. The cost for our tent rental this year is $5,749.00. Signs for sponsors shall be displayed on the Picnic grounds. ALL sponsor donations are due at the Rectory no later than Monday, July 14th. HALUPKI, HALUSHKI AND SAUSAGE & PEPPER MAKING FOR TRANSFIGURATION PICNIC - Our kitchen crew will again be hard at work preparing for our picnic. They will be in the kitchen at the school on the following dates and times: All Are welcome … TRICKY TRAYS NEEDED - We are currently collecting TRICKY TRAY baskets for Transfiguration Picnic. You can make a basket of any theme (i.e. sports, lottery basket, gardening, movies, etc.), and the items should total $25.00 or more. Tricky Trays can be dropped off at the Rectory from now until the picnic during normal business hours. This is always a “big hit” at our picnic. Thank you to everyone who helps makes this stand a great success and also to our parishioners who have donated such beautiful TRICKY TRAYS for this stand.
CONFIRMATION STUDENTS 2010 - It’s not too early to earn your Service Hours for Confirmation in 2010. Please contact Mary Krohn to sign up for the picnic.
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CATHOLIC VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL - The 2008 theme for our Southern Luzerne Deanery Vacation Bible School is RAINFOREST ADVENTURE: A TREE TOP BIBLE BLAST! Mark the dates on your calendar! We begin on Monday, August 11 and conclude on Friday, August 15. Our sessions are in the evening from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. On Saturday, August 16 , the 4:00 P.M. Mass shall be enhanced by our Bible School Children singing the songs they have learned during the week. Volunteers are needed for music, arts & crafts, refreshments, recreation, teaching, etc.
Our next meeting shall be held on Wednesday, JULY 23rd at 7 PM at Transfiguration Rectory in the Dining Room. All are most welcomed to attend!
REGISTRATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE BACK OF EACH CHURCH. Please call the Rectory with any additional questions at 454-3933.
PLEASE COMPLETE VBS VOLUNTEER FORM → →
IF YOU CAN HELP AND RETURN TO THE RECTORY
| VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL VOLUNTEER FORM I would like to be a volunteer for VBS that will be held AUGUST 11th through August 15th at Transfiguration. NAME: ________________________________________ PHONE NO.: ____________________________________ YOUR HOME PARISH: ____________________________ I would like to help with (please circle one or more): Games - Music - Arts & Crafts - Refreshments |
THANK YOU -
We thank the following Business and/or Family Tent Sponsors for the 2008 Transfiguration Picnic.
SOUTHERN LUZERNE DEANERY
 TRANSFIGURATION -
TENT SPONSOR FORMI/we will be a Tent Sponsor for the Transfiguration Church Picnic. (Please enclose payment) COST: $100.00 - Business Sponsor |
SUMMER FINANCES - Summertime is a time that Sunday collections often take a downturn because many people go away on vacation and church attendance often lags.
Thank you for your conscientious stewardship to your parish. If you are planning on a vacation during the summer, please try to submit your envelopes upon your return. Please remember that our bills stay constant whether you are in town or away.
A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES - The Catholic Underground will be holding an exclusive screening of the movie Pope John Paul II on MONDAY, JULY 28th at the Cinema Drafthouse on Broad Street. Doors open at 5:30 PM Movie starts at 6:30 PM. Tickets are $5.00 each and can be purchased at St. Gabriel’s Rectory. Tickets are limited. If you have any additional questions, please call 454-0212.
PRAYER FOR OUR TROOPS - Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. And give us peace. I ask this in the name of Jesus, Our Lord and Savior. Amen.
FOOTBALL CAMP - Stan Dakosty, Head Football Coach at Marian High School, announces one of the longest running and most successful football camps in PA. This year’s camp will run from JULY 14 - JULY 16 and is open to anyone entering grades 4-9. The camp stresses football fundamentals in offense, defense and special teams. The staff includes coaches and players from Marian Colts Football Team. The cost is $48.00 and you can even register the first day of the camp. If you have any additional questions, please call
467-0641 or 668-2225.
DIOCESAN CATHOLIC CHARISMATIC RENEWAL - A Catholic Charismatic Conference focusing on the theme “There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit” will be held at the University of Scranton during the weekend of August 1st thru August 3rd. Speakers are Maria Vadia, Fr. John Gordon, Fr. Celsus Auguiste, Walter Matthews, Bishop Sam Jacobs, Fr. Richard Loch, and Bob Valiante. This years comference includes a youth tract and a children’s tract. Registration fee for the weekend before 7/21 is $40.00, after 7/21 it will be $55.00. Commuting and brown bagging is encouraged, although dormitory housing and cafeteria meals are available at a moderate cost.
For registration forms, please write to C.C.R., P O Box 3306, Scranton, PA 18505 or call 344-2214.
CATHOLIC TELEVISION - CTV will broadcast The Annual Solemn Novena to St. Ann from St. Ann’s Basilica in Scranton on the following dates and times: (1 hour)
Thursday - July 17 - Opening Ceremony - 3 PM
Friday - July 18 - 6 PM
Sunday - July 20 - 7 PM
Monday - Friday (July 21-25) 3:30 PM and 9 PM
Sunday - July 27 - Closing Ceremony - 7 PM
WITH SYMPATHY - Please remember in your prayers the soul of ANTONIA ROCKOVICH who recently passed away. May she rest in peace and her family be comforted in their loss.
MEN OF MARIAN PICNIC will be held on the Marian High School grounds in Hometown on Friday, Saturday, July 25th &26th from 5-10 PM and on Sunday, July 27 from
12 noon - 10 PM. A huge flea market will again be part of the picnic. Live music will be provided all three days.
Friday, July 26th - “The Irish Lads”
Saturday, July 27th - “Villagers Polka Band”
Sunday, July 28th - WMGH’s Polka Joe Manjack and the Magic Polka Machine and in the evening, music will be provided by “Remember When”
There will be plenty of homemade ethnic foods available along with the old time favorites. For additional information, please contact the Development Office at Marian High School at 467-0641.
BAKE SALE ITEMS NEEDED - Attention Transfiguration Bakers!!!! It is time to heat up the kitchen and create those wonderful goodies. Phone calls will be made. If you don’t get a call, we’re sorry we missed you. You can still bring your goodies to the stand on Saturday or Sunday. If you need your baked item(s) picked up, please call Carolyn at 455-3763 and leave a message.