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ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST DECEMBER 13, 2020 IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

540 MAIN STREET THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT 1640 NEW GERMANY ROAD

SUMMERHILL, PA WEBSITE: NEW GERMANY, PA

Fr. Leon Hont, O.S.B. Pastor Office Hours 9 AM – 3:30 PM M-F Rectory Address: P.O. Box 248

Rectory Phone: 495-5241 - Fax 495-9522 stjic@ 538 Main St., Summerhill, PA 15958

MASSES FOR THE WEEK

Mon. December 14th St. John of the Cross

SJ 7:45 AM Fr. Jonathan Murrman, OSB

Tues. December 15th Advent Weekday

SJ 7:45 AM Edith Mapstone

Wed. December 16th Advent Weekday

SJ 7:45 AM Jim Mathieson

Thurs. December 17th Advent Weekday

IC 7:45 AM Dean & Judy Wess

SJ 3 to 8 PM Exposition/Adoration/Benediction

Friday, December 18th Advent Weekday

IC 7:45 AM Twila Brown

Saturday, December 19th Advent Weekday

IC 4:00 PM Gary Schrift

SJ 5:00 PM L/D Carl Huber Family

Sunday, December 20th – Fourth Sunday of Advent

SJ 8:00 AM Jack Wilburn

SJ 10:00 AM For the Parish

IC 7:00 AM For the Parish

IC 9:00 AM Betty Gabany

ALTAR SERVERS SCHEDULE

NO Servers will be needed at any of the Masses.

SACRAMENT OF PENANCE

IC: Tuesday, Dec. 15 – 10 to 11 AM and 5 to 7 PM.

Wednesday, Dec. 16 – 5 PM to 7 PM.

Saturday, Dec. 19th – 3:00 PM to 3:50 PM.

Tuesday, Dec. 22 – 3 PM to 4 PM and 5 PM to 7 PM.

SJ: Monday, Dec. 14 – 5 PM to 7 PM.

Wednesday, Dec. 16 – 3 PM to 4 PM.

Saturday, Dec. 19th – 4:00 PM to 4:50 PM.

Monday, Dec. 21 – 3 PM to 4 PM and 5 PM to 7 PM.

IC VOTIVE CANDLES: If anyone would like a 6-day votive candle lit at IC Church, please call Pam at the rectory at 495-5241. Arrangements will then be made with Peggy to light it. Cost is $2 and can be given to Peggy or to Pam at the rectory.

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SJ &IC: The Dear Padre Bulletins being used are the ones that weren’t used previously due to the lockdown. The date on the side with Dear Padre, therefore, may not be the current Sunday’s date.

SJ & IC: Since one of the Benedictine pastors who was scheduled to rotate with me to hear confessions in the evenings tested positive for COVID-19 and, the other Benedictine pastors decided to stay in their own parishes for confession, I will be hearing confessions at all times and in both parishes. Everyone is welcome to come to me or, if you prefer, you may go to any priests in our neighboring parishes. Sorry for the inconvenience. May God restore health to all the infirmed. SJ Confessions that were scheduled for Monday, Dec. 14th at 10 AM has been canceled due to a funeral at IC.

IC ROSARY ALTAR SOCIETY: We are asking the members of the IC Rosary Altar Society to call either Anita McCoy at 244-3651 or Mary Haberl at 472-5266 to vote on an important issue by Friday, December 18th.

SJ & IC READERS: The Lector Workbooks for 2021, beginning the first Sunday of Advent, Nov. 29th, are now available in the back of both churches. Please take your copy home with you today.

IC LECTOR IS NEEDED for the 4th Sunday of the month at the 9 AM Mass. If anyone is interested in reading at that Mass, please call the rectory 495-5241. Since many of our volunteers who assist at mass as lectors and/or Extraordinary Minsters of Holy Communion have done so for many years, we ask the next generation of parishioners to be step forth.

IC & SJ: We have Exposition, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction on Thursdays, from 3-to 8 PM, in St. John Church, Summerhill. Since Our Blessed Lord cannot be left alone on the altar, we need more parishioner-volunteers to visit, pray, and be present to Our Lord Jesus during these hours of exposition. Chaplet of Divine Mercy and Rosary are prayed at 3:00 pm. We need to implore God to bring a quick and immediate end to the coronavirus.

A REMINDER to people attending Masses in both parishes: Please leave your kneeler down before you leave Mass, so that we know which seats need disinfected after each Mass. Of course, all are asked to assist in “disinfecting the seats. ALSO, if you forgot to bring your own mask when you come to church, masks available for you to wear. Thank you.

SJ & IC SPECIAL COLLECION this weekend is for the Retired Religious. Please be as generous as you can.

SJ/IC: The gifts for the Gabriel Project Angels and the red/green tags for Birthright babies are due back by today, Sunday, Dec. 13. Thank you and God bless to all who will brighten Christmas for these children.

SJ & IC: Christmas Eve and Christmas Day mass schedule for our partnered-parishes will be as follows: Saint John Church, Summerhill, Christmas Eve masses will be celebrated 5:00 pm, 7:00 pm, and 9:00 pm, Christmas Day, 10:00 am. Immaculate Conception Church, New Germany, Christmas Eve masses will be celebrated at 4:00 pm, 6:00 pm, and 8:00 pm. Christmas Day, mass be celebrated at 9:00 am. Neither parish will have a mid-night mass this year, and there will be no Children Christmas pageant this year, due to social distancing and Bishop Mark’s directive.

SJ & IC VOLUNTEERS FOR LECTORS AND EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS ARE NEEDED FOR THE CHRISTMAS MASSES. Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers are needed for all of the IC Christmas Masses. SJ only needs volunteers for the Christmas Eve 7 PM and 9 PM Masses. The other Masses have been taken care of already.

RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE was a good turnout with 22 units collected. They even registered one first time donor. Thanks to all who donated. It was a good drive, even with the snow!

SJ & IC: Our Holy Father, Pope Francis, has designated the year 2021 as a Holy Year in honor of Saint Joseph and his Fatherhood. We thank Pope Francis for recognizing the importance of Saint Joseph in the life of the Holy Family. May God bless all fathers with a deep and holy love for their spouse and children.

IC: We extend to the family & friends of Louise Bodenschatz our prayers & sympathy on her passing from here to eternity.

SJ: We extend to the family & friends of Thelma Robinson (wife of St. John parishioner Paul Robinson) our prayers & sympathy on her passing from here to eternity.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Ray Shrift “96” and Helen Wilson “96”. God Bless St. John’s oldest parishioners.

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