News, Information, and Calendar
Hall Rental:
For info call Carol Bondurich (she takes hall reservations at 570-654-8991
Sundays
Masses are celebrated at 8 AM and
10:30 AM
Address change If
you or your family members changed the address, please update it in our
church records.
Annual Giant Flea Market & Dozynki
The Parish Committee of Holy Mother of Sorrows Church made a decision on
Monday, July 13, 2020 to cancel our Annual events held in September: Giant
Flea Market and Dozynki/ Harvest Festival, due to Covid - 19. Our main
concern is the safety of our patrons as well as our workers. Hopefully we
can do it next year.
PNCC Future Directions -August 2020 - The Canaanite
Woman: Persistence and Humility
As we continue to pray for healing, health
and love for our nation and the world;this month on our discipleship journey
we focus on the Canaanite Woman.
Scripture for Reflection - Matthew
15:21-31; Questions for Reflection:
The Canaanite Woman persisted in her request
for healing even when Jesus tested her faith. How do you respond when
you petition the Lord through prayer but don't receive an immediate
response?
Name a few important “discipleship
qualities” that the Canaanite woman demonstrates? Which one would you
personally like to better emulate? How can you begin to practically do so in
your daily life? How can you, as a disciple, help others take their
relationship with our Lord more seriously?
During this month our Church celebrates
Youth Sunday
Let us pray: Loving and kind Father,
because You created us in Your image and likeness and determined that one
generation should follow another in order to continue life, keep in Your
tender and steadfast care the youth of the Church. May they come to
know and understand that true happiness can be attained when they live in
harmony with Your teaching. May they, like our Lord and Savior in His
youth, grow “in wisdom and in years, and in divine and human favor.”
Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Prayer in Time of National Anxiety - Let
us pray:
I come to You, Lord, in this time of
uncertainty and confusion that has gripped our nation and our world. I
pray that our leaders and representatives in government are filled with Your
peace, strength and courage. May your gifts of wisdom and
understanding, fortitude and counsel be sought and utilized by them for the
well-being of all people. By their belief and trust in You may they
provide capable leadership, promote unity and peace, and be attentive to the
concerns of all people. May Your Church provide support and comfort;
and help strengthen our hope for peace through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen.
Dear Parishioners:
As Luzerne County will
be moving to the “yellow” phase on May 29, 2020, we are happy to announce
the resumption of Holy Mass on Sunday, May 31, 2020 at Holy Mother of
Sorrows church in Dupont, PA.
The dispensation not to
attend mass still is in force. Therefore, if you are sick, not feeling
well, afraid for your health, elderly with co-morbidities, please feel free
to stay home and watch one of the many PNCC masses on Facebook. You are
in charge of your own health and safety. Even if you feel well, we encourage
you to take your temperature before attending mass and to stay home if you
have a fever.
We will be celebrating
our masses at the usual time, 8:00 AM and 10:30 AM. There will be no coffee
hour between masses. Please arrive a few minutes early as seats will be
assigned by ushers.
We will be following
the CDC, State and Local guidelines as well as the May 13, 2020 PNCC Bishops
guidelines. With that in regard, the following regulations will be in
force:
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All attendees
are required to wear a mask (including children 3 years and older).
Anyone without a mask will be asked not to attend until they acquire
one. Gloves are permitted, but not mandatory.
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Everyone respect
the social distancing of 6 ft. Pews will be alternated and sanitized
between masses.
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Upon entering the
church, you will be escorted by an usher to your seat. Please sit where
you are asked- no one will have their “regular” seat
(including ANS members). There
will be no holy water out for the people to bless themselves.
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The bulletin and
other liturgical materials will be placed in your pew by the ushers.
Please remember to take your bulletin home with you.
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Pew hymnals, Mass
booklets and Bibles will be removed from the pews.
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No congregational
singing is permitted and there will be no choir other than the organist.
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The only attendees
at the mass without a mask will be the celebrant and the organist.
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A collection stand
will be placed at the end of the pews (main aisle). There will be no
collection during the service. You are welcome to drop your offering at
the beginning or end of mass.
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During the “yellow”
phase, there will be no Holy Communion, only the Act of Spiritual
Communion. Once we are in the “green” phase, regular communion should
resume.
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At the end of the
service, please remain in your pew until an usher comes and escorts you
out of the church.
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Please do not
socialize at the church vestibule or entrance before and after mass.
There will be no shaking hands before and after mass. Return straight to
your car.
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If you require the
use of the restroom during the service, please ask one of the ushers who
will be happy to escort you to the church hall.`
Looking forward to
seeing you in church,
Very Rev. Zbigniew
Dawid and the Parish Committee of Holy Mother of Sorrows
Cemetery Reminders (Cemetery By-Laws)
#13. No fences, trees of
shrubbery are allowed on a grave site. Rose bushes and excessive
plants are prohibited. Plants should not be in excess of the with of
the grave monument or more that 12 inches in front of the monument.
#14. When cleaning around
the grave or lot, it is not permitted to throw stones, dirt, etc. on other
lots or over the cemetery fence.
#(17). The Parish
reserves the right to remove any excessive or dead shrubbery, stones,
fences, decorations or monuments of any sort from the grave if they do not
conform to the By-Laws of the cemetery if the parish Committee deems
necessary. If possible, persons responsible will be contacted and
asked to correct any problems. Failure to do so may result with the
Church correcting any problems and submitting the bill for work completed to
the person responsible if the Parish Committee feels such action is
necessary.
E-mail data. It is
very helpful to have all parishioners e-mail addresses.
E-mail is the fastest and most reliable way
to communicate instantly. Over the last few months we were sending emails to
parishioners pertaining to the situation with the pandemic and church
closing, but many emails were invalid. If you want to be notified
about the matters of our church, please provide your current e-mail address.
The best is if you send your e-mail address by e-mail to holymofs@gmail.com
so we can update this information in our database.
Act of Spiritual Communion
(To be used at the time of communion when not receiving the sacrament)
Most loving
Jesus, I adore You in the Most Blessed Sacrament, in Which You are truly
present. I love You above all things and I long for You in my soul. Since I
cannot receive You sacramentally, I ask You to come spiritually into my
heart and heal my soul. I embrace You and unite myself with You; may I never
be separated from You. Inflame my heart with the fire of Your love, my Lord
and Savior. Amen.
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