Our Lady of the Snows Parish

Parish Center

301 South State Street

Clarks Summit, PA

18411

Office Hours:

Monday – Friday

9:00am-5:00pm

Website: OLSParish.net

Phone: (570) 586-1741

Fax: (570) 586-2504

Saturday Vigil Masses

4:00 pm CSB

5:30 pm OLS

Sunday Masses

7:00 am OLS

8:00 am CSB

9:30 am OLS

11:00 am CSB

11:15 am OLS

Daily Masses (Mon-Fri)

7:00 am CSG

12:10 pm OLS

Saturday Confessions

3:15 pm CSB

5:00 pm OLS

Fourth Sunday in Lent

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Journeying...

with Christ.

Journeying...

Assistant Pastor

Rev. Seth Wasnock

CSG 7:00am Joseph V. Scott

(Family)

OLS 12:10pm Ann James

(Lea & Joe Divanna)

CSG 7:00am Doris Milani

(Dr. Frank Milani)

OLS 12:10pm John Stracham

(Family)

CSG 7:00am The Biancardi, Memolo

& Beccaris Famlies

(Family)

OLS 12:10pm Ann Picca

(Family)

CSG 7:00am Ronald Cronkey & Janice Morkel

(Family)

OLS 12:10pm James R. Carroll

(Jim & Jeanne Carroll)

CSG 7:00am John Glynn

(Wife-Janet)

OLS 12:10pm Edward M. Gowarty

(Gowarty Family)

CSB 4:00pm C. Richard Marshall

(Family)

OLS 5:30pm John Ardizoni

(Joan Ardizoni)

OLS 7:00am All Deceased Members

of our Parish

CSB 8:00am Henry Jellock

(Kathleen & Robert Parlanti)

OLS 9:30am Eric Salerno

(Debby Salerno)

CSB 11:00am Francis J O’Boyle

(Family)

OLS 11:15am Pasquale Mastroianni

(Family)

Sacramental Life Remembering Our Beloved

Mon, Mar 12 Lent Weekday

Tue, Mar 13 Lent Weekday

Wed, Mar 14 Lent Weekday

Fri, Mar 16 Lent Weekday

Sat, Mar 17 Vigil

Sun, Mar 18 5th Sunday in Lent

Sacrament of Baptism: is ordinarily

celebrated on the !irst Sunday of each month at

Our Lady of the Snows Church following the

11:15am Mass or the second Sunday of each

month at the Church of St. Benedict following the

11am Mass. First time parents are asked to

attend a Pre-Baptismal class offered the !irst

Tuesday of each month at 3pm or the second

Thursday of each month at 7pm in the Emmaus

Room. Please call the Parish Of!ice to schedule

your appointment.

Sacrament of Eucharist: This important

sacrament is the foundation of our faith. For

questions concerning First Eucharist, please

contact Nettie Goldate.

Sacrament of Con!irmation:

Con!irmation is administered yearly to all 8th

Grade students in our Religious Education

Program and students attending Catholic

Schools. Children wishing to receive

Con!irmation must be enrolled for at least two

years before they are eligible to receive

Con!irmation.

Sacrament of Reconciliation can be

celebrated at the times listed on the front cover

or by appointment by calling the Parish Of!ice.

Sacrament of Marriage: At least six months

before the desired date of your marriage, you are

asked to contact the Parish Of!ice to make the

appropriate preparations for this special

celebration.

Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick:

Please contact the Parish Of!ice whenever a

member of your family has become sick or

hospitalized.

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

(RCIA) is the process the Catholic Church uses to

welcome adult members into the faith. Anyone

interested in becoming a part of this process or

in obtaining more information about it, please

call the Parish Of!ice to speak with a priest.

Visitation of the Sick: Any parishioner who

is homebound and wishes to receive the

Eucharist on a regular basis is encouraged to

contact the Parish Of!ice to schedule a visit.

Funerals: Please notify the Parish Of!ice at

the time of a loved one's death to assist you in

helping to plan the funeral.

Thu, Mar 15 Lent Weekday

MISSION STATEMENT

We the people of Our Lady of the Snows and Church of Saint

Benedict comprise a joyful Catholic Community of the faithful united

in Baptism in Christ Jesus the Son, guided by the Father, and

sustained by the Holy Spirit.

We are dedicated to serving God and one another with love and understanding.

We also recognize the diversity of cultural, ethnic, and religious traditions

among us and extend our hands and hearts to all with care and compassion.

Challenged by the Word of God, we are nourished by the Eucharist and

strengthened by prayer and the sacraments to attain our ultimate goal of eternal life

and everlasting happiness in complete union with God.

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Pastor Emeritus

Msgr. James J. McGarry

Parish Staff

Pastor

Msgr. Joseph G. Quinn

Deacon

Deacon Leo Lynn

Parish Operations

Donna O’Brien Arnold

Liturgical Music

Stephen Murphy

Liturgical Ministries

Dorothy Lynott

Faith Formation

Nettie Goldate

Grounds and Facilities

Pete Serine

OLS: Our Lady of the Snows

CSG: Church of St. Gregory

CSB: Church of St. Benedict

May They Rest in Peace

In addition, we remember our recently deceased relatives, friends and cherished members of our own parish community, especially:

“Bootsie” Gowarty

David J. Gromelski Esq.

Today's Gospel features one of the most oft-

quoted Scripture verses of all time: "For God so

loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that

everyone who believes in him might not perish but

might have eternal life.” But if Christ has come, why is the world so challenging? Why is the world still -- to our eyes -- being carried off in a proverbial hand basket? Jesus' response is a deeply personal one. "This is

the verdict, that the light came into the world, but

people preferred darkness to light.” Patterns arise, habits are formed, and systems become engrained, but each is the result of an interconnected web of human choices.

Where do we stand? Our answers, perhaps, vary from week to week, hour to hour, missed traf!ic light to spilled coffee to teenage child's rebellion. The world isn't perfect because we aren't perfect. Our parish is !lawed because we're !lawed. Our families need work because every one of us needs to be converted. Christianity is a process, not a destination! This Sunday, Jesus invites us to consider our own lives. Where in our own lives do we prefer darkness to light? What !laws are we trying to hide?

Humbly acknowledge those places today. Ask God for the grace to be transformed. Share with your spouse or a friend where you'd like to improve this week. Remember that, "Whoever loves truth comes to the

light, so that his works may be clearly seen as done in God."

Sunday Connection: Christ the Light

Tuesday, Mar 13

The Week Ahead...

GR 10am– Friday Morning Company

Thursday, Mar 15

Wednesday, Mar 14

Friday, Mar 16

Monday, Mar 12

Sunday, Mar 18

GR 9:30am– RCIA Class

OLS– Our Lady of the Snows Church

CSB– Church of St. Benedict

CSG- Church of St. Gregory

PCR– Parish Conference Room

ER– Emmaus Room

GR– Gathering Room

GR 7pm–Youth Group Meeting

The Annual Day of

Re!lection sponsored by the Church of St. Gregory's Women's

Guild will take place this Tuesday, March 13th, at Saint

Gabriel’s Retreat House in Clarks Summit. The day is

open to both men and women.

The retreat conference leader this year will be our assistant pastor, Fr. Seth D

Wasnock. The retreat begins at 9am and will conclude at 3pm following Mass. Lunch is included.

The fee is $30. To make a reservation, please call Nancy at 570-586-9227 or Martha at 570-587-2491.

Tuesday… Retreat

OLS 7pm—Wednesday Vespers

(Prayer)

OLS 12:35pm– Marian Novena

OLS 5:30pm–House of God Volunteer Cleaners

OLS 7:45pm– Parish Choir Rehearsal

OLS 12:45pm–Stations of the Cross

OLS 5:30pm–Light is on For You

(Confessions)

GR 6:30pm–Pivotal Players (Video) CSB 3pm–House of God Volunteer Cleaners

CSG 5:30pm–Stations of the Cross

GR 5:30pm–Parish Nurses Meeting

PCR 3:30 pm–Staff Meeting

GR 2pm–Bereavement Group

GR 9:30am–Pray and Play

BT 1:30pm– Mass at Bedford

GR 7pm– Knights of Columbus Meeting

ER 7pm–Cursillo Meeting

CSB 11 am–Con!irmation Retreat Day

Confirmation Retreat

Our OLS Parish

Con!irmation

Retreat will be

held on next

Sunday, March

18th, at the

Jesuit Retreat Center at Chapman Lake in

Scott Township.

It will begin with Mass at 11am at the

St. Benedict’s. Students will then be

transported by school bus to the retreat.

The retreat will run from 1-5:30 pm.

Pick up will be 6pm at St. Benedict’s.

Bishop Bambera, invites all couples celebrating their 25th & 50th Wedding

Anniversary in 2018 to a special Diocesan Wedding

Anniversary Mass

on Sunday, June 10th. The event includes a 2:30"# Mass at St. Peter’s Cathedral in Scranton followed by a reception.

Requests for an invitation to be sent to you can be made by contacting Nettie Goldate at the OLS Parish Center at 570-

586-1741 by this Monday, March 12.

Anniversary this Year?

PCR 4:30 pm–Bazaar ‘18 Meeting

Created by Valarie Clark,

Parish Council Secretary & Long Time OLS Parishioner!

Join us on Thursday nights at the Gathering Room at 7pm for a chance to be with other young

people having fun and growing in

our great faith.

We hope to see you there!

Thursday: Youth Ministry

The Light is on for You is an opportunity for you to go to Confession during the season of Lent. Until Monday, March 19th, Msgr. Quinn, Fr. Lapera and Fr. Seth are

available for confessions on Monday evenings during Lent from 5:30-7:00pm at Our Lady of the Snows .

Monday: Confession

Join us Wednesday Evenings in Lent at 7pm as we continue the Journey of Praying with Fr. Daniel Issing C.S.C. of King’s College.

Mar 14 (Our Lady of the Snows)

Mar 21 (St. Gregory’s )

Wednesday: Vespers

The Pivotal Players is a multi-part !ilm series that

illumines a handful of saints, artists, mystics and scholars

who not only shaped the life of the Church but changed the

course of civilization.

Join us this Tuesday in the OLS Gathering Room from

6:30—8 pm.

Tuesday: Movies with Pivotal Players

Mar 13 Thomas Aquinas

Mar 20 Scranton Diocese Documentary

Lent 2018:

Friday: Stations Fridays during Lent is the

traditional time that the Church remembers the Way of

the Cross.

Join us at Our Lady of the

Snows Church after the 12:10pm Mass or at St.

Gregory’s Church at 5:30pm every Friday as we walk with

Jesus on this Lenten journey of faith.

Getting to Confession in the Abingtons

Regional Penance Services:

Sunday, March 18th at 6:00pm

St. Mary of the Lake

at

Lake Winola

Monday, March 19th at 7:00pm

St. John Vianney

at

Montdale

Tuesday, March 20th at 7:00pm

Our Lady of the Abingtons

at

Nicholson

Wednesday, March 21st at 7:00pm

St. Gregory’s Church

at

Clarks Green

OLS/CSB Confessions:

Monday March 26th

Our Lady of the Snows 5:30-7pm

Last Chance Confessions at OLS:

Saturdays in Lent:

March 17th & 24th

St. Benedict’s at 3pm

Our Lady of the Snows at 5pm

Journey of Fasting... What can fasting mean in out health-

conscious culture? The fasting of Lent is not about eating less for its own sake. In the Book of Isaiah, God addresses the mistake of settling for the outward trappings of penance. “Is not this the fast

that I choose: to loose the bonds of

injustice, to undo the thongs of the yoke, to

let the oppressed go free?” We are encouraged to fast by sharing our bread with the hungry and bringing the homeless into our own homes. Go beyond the days of Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Please consider a Weekly Poverty Meal, which is one simple meal each week as an important part of your Lenten journey. The money one saves on their Weekly Poverty Meal each week can be used to buy food to support our local food pantries. Each week bring your food into the church and it will be brought up as an additional offering to God at our Sunday Masses during this Lenten Season.

Mass Cantor Altar Servers Eucharistic Ministers Lectors

4:00pm CSB Lauren Coggins Noelle Prisco

Volunteer Needed

Anne Brokus

Peter Brokus Linda Denault

Thomas Cummings, Esq.

5:30pm OLS Jo Ann Durdan Jake Graham

Molly Graham

Penny Common

June Burns Nancy Parlo

Diane Alberigi

Ellen Walsh

7:00am OLS - - - - - - Dorothy Lynott Donna Coleman

8:00am CSB Barbara Frutchey Regan Allison

Wyatt Duggan

Patricia Clarke

Meredith Westington Deacon Leo Lynn

Anthony Mercuri

9:30am OLS Noreen Joyce Henry Barbrack

Mark Barbrack

Mary Beth Culkin

Laurie Fleming Michael Fleming

Eric Barbrack

Katherine Dammer

11:00am CSB Domenica Coleman Germaine Carey

Nancy Ayers Anne McQueen

11:15amOLS Jo Ann Durdan Lucy Specht

Samuel Specht

Dr.Dennis Dawgert

Grace Dawgert Tricia Rubner

Valarie Clark

Thomas Specht

Ministry Schedule for Next Weekend: March 17th and March 18th

Know how grateful we are for your Sunday

offerings from the weekend of

March 3rd — 4th

Weekend Envelopes: $ 13,148.50

Online Giving: $ 1,159.25

Weekly Offerings: $ 14,307.75

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This week, we are taking up The Catholic Relief Services Collection to respond to Jesus in disguise. This collection helps six Catholic agencies to provide relief and support to struggling

communities and to work toward peace and reconciliation among our marginalized brothers and sisters here and around the world. Please prayerfully consider how you can support the

collection. Learn more at www.usccb.org/

catholic-relief.

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