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CHURCH OF THE
GOOD SHEPHERD
Address:
867 Gray’s Woods Boulevard
P. O. Box 8186
State College, PA 16805
Phone:
Church Office: 814-238-2110
Pastor: 814- 238-6114
Parish Manager: 814-238-6114
Faith Formation Office: 814-238-0649
Fax:
814-238-3484
Email:
Parish Manager: [email protected]
Faith Formation: [email protected]
Youth Minister: [email protected]
Bulletin: [email protected]
Deacon Jack Orlandi: [email protected]
Website:
http://goodshepherd-sc.org/
Pastor: Fr. Charlie Amershek
Deacon: Jack E. Orlandi
Deacon: Michael A. Ondik
FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT
John 12: 20-33
Parish Manager: Dee Treaster
Director of Faith Formation: Margie Meyers
Coordinator of Youth Ministry: Elaine Scutti
Vol. 28 No. 12
MARCH 22, 2015
To die and rise should happen every day but not everybody buys
such a drastic way to come alive.
Question of the Week
The question of the week invites the parish community to share faith by reflecting on and
discussing Sunday’s Gospel throughout the week.
Adult
When and in what way have you seen life come from death?
Child
When have you felt stronger because you sacrificed something for a friend or
member of your family?
Masses for the Week
(Unless otherwise noted, weekday Masses are held in the Word of God Chapel)
Monday ------------------------------------------ 8:00 a.m. – No Mass
Tuesday ----------------------------------------- 8:00 a.m. – No Mass
Wednesday ------------------------------------- 7:00 p.m. – Mathew McDermott
Thursday ---------------------------------------- 8:00 a.m. – Gregory Fontana
Friday--------------------------------------------- 8:00 a.m. – For the Parish Family
Saturday ----------------------------------------- 5:30 p.m. – For the Parish Family
Sunday ------------------------------------------- 9:00 a.m. – Intentions of Priests of OLV
----------------------------------------------and Good Shepherd
----------------------------------------------- 11:00 a.m. – Margaret Rutkowski
Liturgical Ministers for Next Week
Eucharistic Ministers
Saturday 5:30 p.m.
Sunday
9:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
Cup Ministers
Bread Ministers
L. Bevan – V. Bojan – Ma. Bojan –
*K. Karchner
D. Jankowski – B. Karchner – T. Scheidell
**NEED ONE
D. Carver – S. Confer – R. Hoover –
*Deacon
K. Kearney – J. Wright – R. Zbiek
**T. Kearney
M. Dirsmith – L. Gall – A. Hettmansperger –
*Deacon
Ba. Maloit – M. Schafer – B. Zierke
**J. Vautour
(*does pouring/**gets ciborium)
Readers
Saturday
Sunday
5:30 p.m.
9:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
E. Jankowski
J. Nolan
Bo. Maloit
Ministers of
Hospitality
Saturday
Sunday
5:30 p.m.
9:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
Fura Family
Fralick Family
Maloit Family – Maund Family
Children’s Liturgy
Sunday
9:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
No Children’s Liturgy
(Children’s Mass 11:00 a.m.)
No Children’s Liturgy
(Children’s Mass 11:00 a.m.)
Servers
Mi. Bojan – C. Olsson
M. Berrena – L. Berrena
M. Allgeier – C. Mellace
Cross Bearers
M. Davis
D. Schneider
F. Deutsch
Nursery Volunteers
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Sun.
Mar. 22
Mon.
Mar. 23
Tues.
Mar. 24
Weds. Mar. 25
Thurs. Mar. 26
Fri.
Mar. 27
Sat.
Mar. 28
Sun.
Mar. 29
Mon.
Tues.
Mar. 30
Mar. 31
Weds. Apr. 1
Thurs. Apr. 2
Fri.
Apr. 3
Sat.
Apr. 4
Schedule of Events for this Week
Elementary Faith Formation – 9:30 – 10:45 a.m. – Classrooms
RCIA Third Scrutiny & BOW – 9:00 a.m. Mass
RCIA Class – 10:30 a.m.
Out of the Cold Training – 12:15 – 2:00 p.m. – Classroom #1
Confirmation Capstone Reflection – 12:30 – 3:30 p.m. – Warehouse/P. Hall
Jamaica Mission Team ‘Unpack’ Meeting – 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. – Parish Hall
9h & 10th Grade Faith Formation – 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. – PH/Classrooms/Warehouse
Elementary Faith Formation – 6:00 – 7:15 p.m. – Classrooms
Holy Week Planning Meeting – 7:00 p.m.
Easter Egg Hunt Planning Meeting – 7:30 p.m. – Parish Hall
Prayer Shawl - 10:00 a.m. - Noon - Marge Bennett’s home
Centering Prayer - 12:00 Noon - Marge Bennett’s home
Youth Ministry WORD – 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. – The Warehouse
Diocesan Lenten Penance Service – 7:00 p.m.
Rosary Prayer Group – 6:30 p.m. – Chapel
Finance Council Meeting – 7:45 p.m. – Christ the Servant (Large) CR
Scripture Study – 9:00 a.m. – Great Spirit (Med.) Conference Room
Centering Prayer – 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. – Chapel
Art & Environment Set-Up – 7:30 p.m. – Church and Gathering Space
Lenten Fish Dinner – 4:30 to 7:00 p.m. – Parish Hall
Stations of the Cross – 7:00 p.m. – Chapel
RCIA Retreat – Our Lady of Victory Activity Center – 9:00 a.m.
First Communion Mini Retreat – 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – P. Hall/Classrooms
5:30 Music Ministry Rehearsal – 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. – Church
Schedule of Coming Events
Elementary Faith Formation – 9:30 – 10:45 a.m. – Classrooms
RCIA Breaking Open the Word – 9:00 a.m. Mass
RCIA Class – 10:30 a.m.
Children’s Palm Sunday Mass – 11:00 a.m.
6th – 8th Grade Faith Formation – 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. –PH/Classrooms/Warehouse
Elementary Faith Formation – 6:00 – 7:15 p.m. – Classrooms
Prayer Shawl - 10:00 a.m. - Noon - Marge Bennett’s home
Centering Prayer - 12:00 Noon - Marge Bennett’s home
Seder Meal – 6:00 p.m. – Parish Hall
Rosary Prayer Group – 6:30 p.m. – Chapel
Easter Egg Hunt Planning Meeting – 7:30 p.m. – Parish Hall
Scripture Study – 9:00 a.m. – Great Spirit (Med.) Conference Room
Holy Thursday Mass – 7:00 p.m.
OFFICE CLOSED – Easter Holiday
Good Friday Liturgy – 2:00 p.m.
Stations of the Cross – 7:00 p.m. – Chapel
Men at Prayer – 8:00 a.m.
RCIA Rehearsal for Easter Vigil – 10:00 a.m.
Easter Egg Hunt – 10:00 a.m.
Blessing of Easter Food Baskets – 12:00 p.m.
Easter Vigil Mass – 8:30 p.m.
Parish Events
Lenten Penance Service – This Tuesday – March 24 – Please join us for the Lenten
Community Penance Service being held here at Good Shepherd on Tuesday March 24, at 7:00
p.m. A number of extra priests will be available for confessions as part of the service. If you are
unable to make the service here at Good Shepherd, listed below are others scheduled in the area
during the Lenten Season:
Thursday, March 26, 7:00 p.m. – St Matthew’s (Tyrone)
Sunday, March 29, 2:00 p.m. Our Lady of Victory
Tuesday, March 31, 7:00 p.m. – Penn State Catholic Community
Liturgical Ministers are still needed for this service. If you can help in any of the
ministries listed below, please call the office as soon as possible:
Cross Bearer
Altar Server
Reader
Hospitality Ministers
Have a wonderful week, everyone!
Dee Treaster
Parish Manager
SAVE THE DATE – UPCOMING LENTEN DINNER
Please plan to join us Friday, March 27, from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m. for the last of our 2015 Lenten
Dinners in the Parish Hall.
SHEPHERD’S BALL TICKETS ON SALE
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The Rat Pack is ready for the 2015 Shepherd’s Ball “An Italian Festival” (April 24 .) Are You?
The event is fast approaching and tickets are now on sale. Buy them after masses, at the Parish
Office, and online at www.TheShepherdsBall.com.
PRAYER CHAIN
If you have any prayer intentions you would like us to pray for, please contact:
Ellen Jankowski – 814-231-0213
Mary Petersen – 814-238-2209
Marge Carline – 814-238-311
SEDER MEAL RESERVATIONS
Reservations are due no later than Tuesday, March 24 for the meal to be held on Tuesday,
March 31 at 6:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall.
SEDER MEAL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Set up for the Seder Meal begins at 1:00
p.m. on March 31 in the Parish Hall. Clean up will begin at approximately 8:00 p.m. until the meal
is finished.
If you are able to help at either time, please contact Sandi Craig @
[email protected].
EASTER SET-UP HELPERS NEEDED
Volunteers are needed to help set up the Parish Hall for Easter Masses. This work will be
happening in the afternoons on Thursday, April 2, and Friday, April 3, starting at 1:00 p.m.
OUT OF THE COLD VOLUNTEER TRAINING
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OOTC is having a full and impactful 4 season across our region. On Sunday, March 22, after
the 11:00 a.m. Mass there will be required training for those who are interested in volunteering
and have not yet attended OOTC training. Starting at 12:15 p.m. in the The Mary & Joseph
Classroom (#1), please join us to discuss the program and our plan to host homeless guests April
6 through 19. We will review volunteer opportunities to assist with meals, welcome/check-in,
overnight, and blanket washing.
CANDY DONATIONS NEEDED
The annual Good Shepherd Easter Egg Hunt is fast approaching! Last year we stuffed over
2,700 eggs for the event. We are collecting donations of wrapped candy for the event on April 4.
Please drop candy off in the marked basket in the Gathering Space by March 24. Thank you!
BRING A BOTTLE TO CHURCH
Fill the Basket of Cheer to be auctioned off at the Shepherd’s Ball “An Italian Festival”, being
held on April 24. Drop off your new/unopened bottles of spirits or wines in the basket in the
Gathering Space. Visit www.TheShepherdsBall.com for more information.
SAVE THE DATE – MARKET PLACE AT GOOD SHEPHERD
Will be held Saturday, May 16, from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Tables rent for $25 each. Vendors
welcome. Save your garage sale items and either sell them yourself in an environmentally
controlled setting or bring items to donate for the church to sell. All benefits go to the general
fund.
GLOBAL CATHOLIC CLIMATE MOVEMENT
Catholic Charities USA is a signatory of the Global Catholic Climate Movement (GCCM) which is
an international coalition of Catholic organizations and individuals that, in union with and in
support of the Pope and bishops, seeks to raise a strong Catholic voice in global climate change
discussion. Its goal, underpinned by Catholic teachings, is to fulfill the scriptural obligation to care
for God’s creation, for the poor who are most vulnerable to extreme weather events, and for
future generations who will face the worst impacts of climate change.
See
catholicclimatemovement.global on the web.
A HINT FOR “REMEMBERING” TO BRING YOUR FOOD BANK DONATIONS WITH YOU
WHEN YOU COME TO CHURCH!
Food Bank Sunday at Good Shepherd is the second Sunday of each month. As a reminder to
bring your donations with you, we recommend that you put a paperclip on the second Sunday
envelope when your packet of envelopes arrives in the mail. When you get your envelope out, it
will remind you to bring your donated item(s) with you when you come to church!
Current Food Bank Needs
Grocery store Gift Cards – any
denomination is appreciated.
Spaghetti/Pasta Sauce
Sloppy Joe Mix
Oatmeal or Cereal
Tomato Products (diced, stewed,
paste, sauce)
Canned Meats (chicken, Spam)
Mayonnaise
Condiments (ketchup, mustard, BBQ
sauce, etc.)
Salad Dressing (Ranch, Italian, etc.)
Juice (100%)
Coffee, Tea, Hot Chocolate
Shampoo & Conditioner
Toothpaste and Toothbrushes
Deodorant
Laundry Detergent
Soap (bars/liquid)
Faith Formation News
Please join in praying for all those who are participating in the small groups
at Good Shepherd this Lent. May these final weeks of gatherings be graced
with the inspiration of the Holy Spirit and blessed with faith that has been
renewed and strengthened.
Confirmation – special class or “Capstone event” will be held this Sunday afternoon, March 22
and will us this time approaching the celebration of the Sacrament to help the candidates reflect on
some important themes of confirmation and discipleship. The session will begin with lunch
immediately after the 11 a.m. Mass and end at 3:30 pm. There will be no evening session that day
for Grade 11.
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9 Grade Students are invited to participate in the Parish Seder at a reduced cost this year as
part of their study of the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures. Please contact your class catechists for
more information.
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2 Grade Retreat for First Communion- Saturday, March 28 from 9:30 am –
12:30 pm. This retreat is an important part of the preparation for First
Communion. Parent helpers are needed and families are asked to contribute
snack items for break time. Please let Margie know if you can help
([email protected]). See more info at: tinyurl.com/GSFC2015
SPRING IS HERE. SUMMER WON’T BE LONG!
Plan now for our Vacation Bible School.
Mark your calendars and consider volunteering: July 20-25, 2015.
Contact Dawn Lorenz, for more information or to volunteer: [email protected]
Communal Penance Service will be held at Good Shepherd on Tuesday, March 24 at 7 p.m.
Remember that we encourage children who have experienced their First Confession to participate
in this service. Bring the kids! It is their chance to celebrate the grace of God’s loving mercy in their
lives.
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Weekly Justice Challenge - 5 Week of Lent: March 22 is World Water Day. The
foundation of all Catholic social teaching is respect for the life and dignity of every
human person. Fundamental to both life itself and life lived with dignity is access to
clean water. Around the world, millions of people—elderly people, children, and all
ages in between—suffer because of a scarcity of water. Your challenge this week is
two-fold. First, examine how your family uses water. Do you conserve it as a precious
and God-given resource which is not unlimited? Pay attention to how much water you
waste (e.g., letting water run while you are brushing your teeth instead of just using it to
get your toothbrush wet at the beginning and to rinse at the end). Discuss how you can
limit your use of water and commit to it—at least for the rest of the Lenten season. Secondly, decide on one
way you can support people in areas of the world which do not have clean water. You might want to research
particular programs of Catholic Relief Services which help people dig wells or purify contaminated water. (Go
to www.crs.org for details). Then make a donation on behalf of those denied dignity by helping them receive
life-giving water.
Youth Ministry in the Warehouse
NCYC ~ FINAL CALL!!
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NCYC 2015: November 19 -21, 2015 Registration and deposit
is due tomorrow. If you have any questions, please email me TODAY: [email protected]. Thank
you! Not all forms are in, but I think that we will have at least 15 teens and 4 adults. I am praying for a few
more to answer the call!
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WORD: Tuesday, March 24 , 7-8:30. Penance Service is also scheduled for this evening. I will
be in the Warehouse to share some of what I experienced in Jamaica, or we can attend the
service together. Either way… I’ll be there! See you Tuesday <><
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10 Grade Overnight Retreat~ was held this weekend at Sylvan Hills
Christian Service Camp in Howard and we will return Good Shepherd
around 12:15 today. Thank you for lifting us in prayer on our journey
towards Confirmation.
WORD’s Dessert Team: We only have one week left before Holy Week! Thank you
to so many who have helped support our teens headed to
NCYC this fall. If you would still like to donate a baked good
for next week, please do!
Thank you for all of the prayers for safety in Jamaica.
While physically exhausting, it was spiritually uplifting. We renewed old
friendships and built new ones with our brothers and sisters in Maggotty as
well as with new Good Shepherd friends! Check out some of the photos on
the Good Shepherd Facebook page today! Here I am with Odjuhni, the
grandson of Mr. Salmon, whose house we finished. (I climbed on the roof
to patch holes… look out… a new calling?)
<>< In today’s Gospel found in John 12, we hear Jesus tell us that “Unless a grain of wheat falls
to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit.” How
has your Lenten season been? Have you died to all things of yourself? Have you “emptied
yourself of YOU and filled yourself with JESUS? Just imagine the fruit that you will produce if so...
Love, joy, peace, patience, goodness, kindness, gentleness, faithfulness, and self-control. It’s
never too late! <>< It’s been wonderful watching each of you bloom!
“I am troubled now. Yet what should I say?
‘Father, save me from this hour’?
But it was for this purpose that I came to this hour.”
Thank you, Jesus, for accepting the cross for me…
Blessings, Elaine <><
TJWY
Area Events
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS EVENTS:
Bingo – Monday, March 23, from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. at the KC Hall, 850 Stratford
Drive, in State College. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Jackpot $1,000 in 55 numbers. Magic
Number $100. Extreme Bingo $1,200. Single Red Winner +10. (Lionel Bassett, 2387003).
K of C General Meeting –The Father OHanlon Council 4678 general meeting for the
month of March will start at 7:30 p.m. at the State College Council home on
Wednesday, March 25. Father Aron plans to be there to discuss prison ministries. The
Rosary will be prayed starting 7:15 p.m.
Easter Egg Hunt – The Knights of Columbus Father O'Hanlon Council 4678 will hold
their annual Children’s Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 4, at 10:00 a.m. at the
Knights of Columbus Hall, Stratford Drive, State College. Children ages 1-9 are invited
to attend. Volunteers are needed to help cook and dye eggs and prepare prizes and
refreshments on Friday, April 3, at 4:00 p.m. and Saturday, April 4, at 7:30 a.m. To
volunteer or for more information, contact Randy Fisher at 814-359-9903 or
[email protected]
Blue/White Game Concession Stands – Saturday, April 18. Proceeds benefit the
Diocesan Seminarian Fund. We are soliciting your help - workers must be at least 16
years of age. We can provide letters documenting community service if requested.
Game time is 4:00 p.m. Stands must be ready for sales by 2:00 p.m. Please contact
either Lionel Bassett email [email protected] (238-7003), Ed Hughes [email protected],
or Doug Lang (574-6677) to verify that you can help. There are no tickets required for
the game and parking at the stadium is free anywhere.
LENTEN EVENINGS OF REFLECTION – final session on March 25 at the Bethany
Retreat Center in Frenchville. Stations of the Cross begin at 6:30 p.m., and prayer, ‘Our
Deepest Longing’, begins at 7:00 p.m. All are welcome. Free will offering accepted.
For more information call 814-263-4855 or visit www.bethanyretreatcenter.org. Contact
person is Nicole Fedder.
PRO-LIFE TOWN HALL LUNCHEON – Everyone is invited to a special Pro-Life Town Hall
Luncheon featuring Michael Ciccocioppo and Micaiah Bilger of the Pennsylvania ProLife Federation. They will share the latest on important pro-life issues such as the
Affordable Care Act, abortion in Pennsylvania, the push for assisted suicide, and more.
Sponsored by the Centre County Citizens Concerned for Human Life, the luncheon will
be held from 12:00 Noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 16 at Damon’s Grill, 1031 E.
College Ave., State College. For details, contact Susan Rogacs at 814-237-3213 or
[email protected].
CARMELITE COMMUNITY OF THE WORD – is offering various Lenten opportunities for
spiritual enrichment. Please see the announcement posted on the ‘Area Events’ bulletin
board in the Gathering Space for more information.
Diocesan Events
FAMILY LIFE OFFICE EVENTS:
2015 Engaged Couples Marriage Preparation Weekends – fulfills diocesan marriage
preparation requirement. Can attend March 27, 28 & 29; May 8, 9 & 10; or Nov. 6, 7 & 8.
Held at the Sacred Heart Spirituality Center in Portage.
Marriage Care - new, free, diocesan couple-to-couple ministry for couples or individuals in
stressed marriages who don’t know where to turn or what to do.
Natural Family Planning – husband and wife share responsibility; no health risks, costs
nothing. NFP is an updated, scientific, Church-approved method.
Faith & Light – Sharing Faith & Friendship with Intellectually Disabled Persons – a faith
sharing group which also includes family members, caregivers, and friends.
Retrouvaille – French for ‘rediscovery”, is a Christian peer ministry to help heal strained
marriages.
Bishop’s Message for Anniversaries – receive a special message from Bishop Mark for
someone you know who has been married 5 or 10 years.
For more information, visit www.dioceseaj.org/family-life.
PASTORAL COUNCIL MEMBERS
Pat Boston
861-5566
Jerry Joullian
321-4163
Kathy Karchner
231-9377
Carolyn Lucarelli
237-6197
Ana Peters
954-7117
Carol Pioli
574-2630
William Reed, Vice Chairman 308-9024
Al Turgeon, Chairman
360-4037
Tom Wilson, Secretary
441-5534
Fr. Charlie
238-6114
Ex-Officio Members:
Dee Treaster
238-6114
Margie Meyers
238-0649
Elaine Scutti
639-0061
Standing Committees:
Christian Service
Nancy Cook
Jerry Jouillian
Faith Formation
Margie Meyers
Fund Raising
Al Turgeon
Parish Family Life Marcella Fickes
Mike Fuller
Mary Petersen
Margi McGinnis
Prayer & Worship
Sandi Craig
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FINANCE COUNCIL
Ed Galus
Rick Goulet
Doug Loviscky
Jerry McGinnis
Gary Petersen
Brandon Zlupko
Fr. Charlie
Ex-Officio Member:
Dee Treaster
238-0479
234-0572
231-0907
308-8551
238-2209
238-8943
238-6114
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General Information
Parish Office Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday – Friday
Office Phone: (814) 238-2110 -- Office of Faith Formation: (814) 238-0649
Visits to the Sick and Homebound:
Please be sure to call the Parish Office when you or someone you love is admitted to the hospital
and would like a visit. This may be the only way we get the information. If you have an upcoming
scheduled surgery, please consider requesting the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick ahead of
time. A perfect time to celebrate the Sacrament is after weekend mass.
Those who are homebound and would like to receive communion at home should also call the
parish office. Social visits, either at the hospital or in your home, can also be arranged through
our Visitation Committee. Please call Colette Orlandi at 692-7472.
Baptism:
Parents may prepare for the baptism of their new baby before he or she is born. For more
information or to register for this 2-part program, please call the parish office. The next sessions
will be held starting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 7, and Tuesday, May 12.
Reconciliation:
Confessions are scheduled on Saturdays at 4:15 p.m. in the Reconciliation Room in the Chapel
or by appointment.
Marriage:
Call the Parish Office at least 9 months in advance of your scheduled wedding date.
Funerals:
The parish is here to support the family in a time of loss. Please call the parish office.
Bulletin:
Bulletin articles are due in the Parish Office by Wednesday at 5:00 p.m., unless otherwise noted.
Articles may run for up to three consecutive weeks. Inserts are limited.
Moving or changing your phone number or e-mail?
Please remember to inform the parish office of the changes to your contact information.
Parish Registration:
We would like to meet you! You may drop by or call the Parish Office to begin the registration
process. Even if your stay in State College will be relatively short, you should register as a
member of one of the two local parishes or with the Penn State Catholic Center. Parish
membership has a special importance for Baptism and Marriage.
Hearing Impaired?
Pocket-sized units (with earphones) offering a direct link to the sound system in the church are
available for your use. The units can be picked up in the sacristy before mass.