“To seek to know the love of God revealed in Jesus Christ; to celebrate together as a Catholic family of faith; and to share our gifts and talents in loving service to others.”
UPCOMING EVENTS
THE ADORATION CHAPEL will be closed Thursday, August 22.
Daily Mass and adoration will be held in the Main Church.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS EIGHTH ANNUAL SPIRIT SCRAMBLE: Saturday, August 24, 8am, Iron Valley Golf Club, Lebanon
Four-person scramble format with 8am shotgun start. The $90 per person fee includes range balls, beverages, and barbecue lunch, as well as numerous prizes. Register online at www.spiritscramble.com. For more information, contact Dane Schoenbaum at dane.schoenbaum@gmail.com or 717-304-3493.
Meets Thursday, September 5, 4:30pm, Funcks Restaurant, Palmyra. Click here for more information.
HOLY HOUR OF REPARATION: Friday, September 6, 7pm, Adoration Chapel
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WOMEN’S MINISTRY NETWORK: Thursday, September 12, 7—8:30pm, 2nd Grade Classroom
All women of the parish are invited to attend our first meeting!
BLESSED BRUNCH: Sunday, September 15, 12:30pm, Social Hall
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BLESSED IS SHE 12 WEEK STUDY: Wednesdays at 7:15pm starting September 18
Join us for a 12 week study called Misericordia, or Mercy, This study focuses on the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy and modern lay holy women. Contact Heather Moran for more information, hmoran225@gmail.com.
5th ANNUAL DIOCESAN WOMEN’S CONFERENCE: Saturday, October 12, Bishop McDevitt High School
Registration is now available at www.hbgdiocese.org/women, for the 5th annual Diocesan Women’s Conference. The registration deadline is October 8. This year’s theme is Women of Light, Sisters in Christ! Helen Alvare, internationally known Catholic speaker, will provide the keynote address on “Shedding Light not Heat: Families and Other Religious Communities Respond to a Hypersexualized Culture.” The conference features workshops, adoration with rosary and benediction, Confessions, music, exhibits, food, Mass with Bishop Gainer, and fellowship with hundreds of women.
ONGOING
LET YOUR BEAUTIFUL LIGHT SHINE❤️
Join us for Shine’s August activities! Click here for the August calendar.
NEWS
MUSICIANS INVITED TO NEW PROGRAM SERIES: A new concert series is starting at St. Mary’s, Lebanon. These concerts will be sacred in nature, highlighting talent in our area. We hope to inspire a new chapter of music in our city, showcasing all the fantastic God-enabled talents from the Lebanon area. Our first concert will be held on Sunday, September 22, at 3pm at St. Mary’s. This will be a community choir, highlighting the talent from our community churches and organizations. We cordially invite singers and musicians to participate. We have a schedule for practices and the music that we will present. If you are interested, there is no charge, and all the music will be provided without cost to any musicians. Please contact St. Mary’s parish office, 717-272-5674, Mr. Rashko Nutaitis.
Survey for WOMEN’S MINISTRY NETWORK: We invite all women of the parish, 18 years of age and older, to participate in a survey for the Women’s Ministry Network, a new entity at our church. This network will connect and coordinate the many vibrant ministries for women in order to support the growth of our Catholic faith among women parishioners. Survey results will be used to coordinate and plan social and spiritual activities for women at Holy Spirit. To take the brief survey, click on the link below. Or, if you prefer, paper copies are available in the Narthex, along with a drop-off box for completed surveys. For questions, contact Susan Kelly-Dreiss at 717-533-6292 or skelld@aol.com. CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE SURVEY
Faith Forward
Diocesan Annual Campaign
Our 2019 Diocesan Annual Campaign (formerly Bishop’s Annual Lenten Appeal), continues. Please prayerfully consider a donation or pledge. You can find prayer cards in the Narthex that can be sent to Bishop Gainer requesting that he remember your prayer intention this year. Please see the link on the sidebar of our homepage or click here for additional information in regard to the Campaign.
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