Community and Service
Monthly Breakfast
Monthly
Breakfast is held the 1st Sunday of every month in the
Good Shepherd Parish Hall (basement). Adult meals are $6 and children's
are $3. The menu includes eggs (any style), ham, bacon, sausage, home
fries, toast, pancakes, coffee and orange juice. Serving time is from
8:00 AM until noon. Come break bread with your extended parish family!
Bingo
BINGO is held every Tuesday evening in the Good Shepherd Parish Hall. Doors open at 5:00 PM, and games start at 6:00 PM.
Valley Food Pantry
Valley Food Pantry — Remember in your charity those in need. Deposit your gifts of food or paper products in the boxes at the rear of the Church. Watch the bulletin for special requests. Be sure to check food products for expiration dates before donation. Thank you!
Soup Kitchen
Soup Kitchen — Join other parishioners the 3rd Wednesday of each month serving at the Salvation Army in Hazleton. Contact Judy Boesch at 788-2970 for more information and to volunteer.
Youth Ministry & Leadership Teams
Youth Ministry & Leadership Teams — High School Kids…want to be accepted and have a feeling of belonging??? Want to be Full members of the Parish Community?
Join one of our Leadership teams: Junior High LT, Outreach LT, Youth Task Force, Motivational Speaker.
There are many Leaders, some quiet and some not so quiet, we plan on bringing everyone’s gifts together to plan and organize events for, by, and with our High School students!
The Leadership Teams are comprised of a core group of High School students that will plan and organize various events and activities for the Youth of the Parish and community.
These activities and events will come from the students with the support of adults.
If you are interested in serving on a Leadership Team or have any questions, please contact Brian Williams, our Director of Youth Ministry, by phone at 570-788-1997, ext. 105 or by submitting a form that you can access by clicking here or clicking on the Contact Us link in the sidebar at the left side of this page. To learn more about us and events and activities that are being planned click on the Youth Ministry link in the sidebar on the left side of this page or simply click here.
Announcements & Events
Community
Bingo
at Good Shepherd Church Hall…
every Tuesday evening. Doors open at 5:00 PM, games start at 6:00 PM. Food and refreshments are available. Free cake and coffee in a SMOKE-FREE environment. It's all paper, so bring your dabbers. Come relax and enjoy yourself while supporting your church. Hope to see you there!
Monthly
Breakfast: Monthly breakfast is next Sunday,
August 1at Good Shepherd Church Hall. The menu includes: eggs (any
style), bacon, ham, sausage, homefries, pancakes, toast, coffee and orange
juice. Price: $6.00/adult; $3.00/child. Serving time is from 8:00 AM until
12:00 Noon. Come break bread with your extended parish family.
Vera Bradley Bingo at Good Shepherd – Sunday, August 22nd. Featuring a variety of patterns ranging from New Fall 2010 to some retired. Tickets are $25. Only 100 tickets will be sold. Call Good Shepherd Office for info at 788-3141.
Valley Food Pantry. The Valley Food Pantry needs your help, with many families going on vacation; donations tend to decease during the summer. Presently, we are in need of the following items: Canned Fruit, Coffee, Tea, Peanut Butter, Jelly, Snacks, Paper Products, Toothpaste, & Shampoo. Your generosity is greatly appreciated by those who benefit from the Food Pantry each month. THANK YOU!!
Local Parish Picnics
- Holy Rosary, Poplar Street, Hazleton; August 7th and 8th
The “Holy Family Academy Scholarship Fund” has been established! If you would like to contribute, please mail your donation to: Holy Family Academy, 1700 West 22nd Street, Hazleton, PA 18202, Attention: Olivia. Thank you so much for what you are doing to help maintain Catholic education in the Hazleton area!! God Bless.
Help Our Friends in the Fields
Hundreds of migrant farm workers will make their annual journey to farms in our area this summer. In an effort to help provide for their needs, the Diocese of Scranton and Wyoming Valley Council of Churches is asking churches for the following items for migrant workers in need:
- Monetary Donations to purchase food, clothing, personal hygiene aids, laundry detergent, religious items;
- Personal Hygiene supplies: shaving supplies, soap, sunscreen, toothpaste & brushes, shampoo, Laundry detergent, foot powder etc.
- Paper Products: Toilet tissue, facial tissues, paper towels.
- Non Perishable food items: dries beans, Masa Harina, rice, corn flour, hot sauce, salt, pepper, bay leaf, oregano, thyme, dried chilies, bottled water, Gatorade, fruit juice, salsa, spaghetti sauce, canned vegetables.
All items can be dropped off at Good Shepherd Church.
Deadline for drop off is Sunday, August 8th.
Thank You for helping our friends in the fields!!
Vocations - 1st Annual Golf Classic
We are pleased to announce that the Vocations Office has recently created the Saint John Vianney Vocations Endowment for seminarians in the Diocese of Scranton. This fund will accept donations to help assist our seminarians.
The first major fundraiser with which we hope to grow the fund will be the 1st Annual Golf Classic, which is scheduled for Monday, August 30, 2010, at Blue Ridge Trail Golf Club in Mountaintop, PA. Bishop Bambera will be serving as honorary chair and joining us for the day.
If you’re interested in participating or donating, please contact your parish office or the Vocations Office (570-207-2216 x 1013) for more information. We look forward to seeing you!
Catholic Social Services recently began “Street Links,” a program which offers youth the opportunity to become fully engaged in their own development as a healthy, productive member of society. C.S.S. is dedicated to providing families with the support necessary to maintain a happy, healthy relationship with each other. Catholic Social Services of the Diocese of Scranton with you providing help and creating hope.
Life Line Screening, a leading mobile health screening service, will be at Good Shepherd Church to offer life-saving ultrasound screenings, on Thursday, July 15th. If you would like to take the next step in saving your life or the life of someone you know, please place your name, address, the tests you would like and your phone number on the sign-up sheet on the bulletin board. A representative from Life Line will be calling you soon to confirm your exact appointment time
Hospital Patients: Families with members in the hospitals are asked to notify the Parish office to ensure a visit from either Fr. Jack or Fr. McHugh.
RSVP is actively looking for volunteers age 55 and older. You have a lifetime of experience – unique insights, wisdom, and talents to share. Whether you prefer to give just a little time or want to become deeply involved in a project, RSVP has volunteer opportunities available now. Call today, 570-822-1159, extension 3352.
Watch It On the Web: The Diocese of Scranton’s website has added video of certain programs broadcast by CTV: Catholic Television. The programs include the Daily Mass from St. Peter’s Cathedral, the monthly news program “Our Faith, Our Diocese” and other special programs aired on CTV. People in areas of the Diocese where CTV is not carried by their cable company or on a local television station can now watch these programs. Those who do receive CTV have the option of watching the programs at any time on the website. Viewing the videos requires a computer with a high-speed Internet connection (DSL or cable). A dial-up phone modem may not be sufficient to access the video transmission. To watch the videos, go to www.dioceseofscranton.org. Then see the “Watch Video” link on the homepage.
The Make-A-Wish Foundation®
For a sick child, sometimes the slightest diversion can go a very long way. The Make-A-Wish Foundation® has been in the business of amazing distractions — fulfilling wonderful, thrilling wishes — for 25 years. It is our hope that every child who qualifies for a wish has the opportunity to be a part of this kind of adventure.
Our biggest challenge is finding children who are eligible for a wish. Any child between the ages of 2 ½ to under 18, who has a life-threatening medical condition, may be referred to our organization. Life-threatening conditions that typically qualify include, but are not limited to — types of cancer, cardiomyopathy, cystic fibrosis, Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy, and transplants. Children with more chronic or life-altering conditions such as autism, cerebral palsy, diabetes, mental retardation or a psychological disorder typically WILL NOT qualify unless the condition is coupled with a life-threatening complication.
Referring a child takes only minutes, but the memories of a wish last a lifetime. If you know of a child who may qualify, please: Call us at (800) 676-WISH, email us at email@wishworld.org, or visit us online at www.wishgreaterpa.org and click on “Refer a Child.”
Pennsylvania Marriage Protection Amendment
The Pennsylvania Legislature is considering an amendment to the state constitution to protect marriage. The amendment will define marriage as the union between one man and one woman, and will prevent civil unions, which are in effect the same as marriage. Your state representative and state senator need to hear from you that marriage matters. Log on to www.pacatholic.org to send a message telling your legislators to support the marriage amendment, and check out www.youranswermatters.org for more ideas about how you can get involved in the effort to protect and preserve marriage.
Service
Natural Family Planning
Natural Family Planning is a way of life, a way of love. To hear about the benefits of Natural Family Planning, call diocesan-approved instructors Eric & Bernadette Jespersen at 788-4560.
To learn more about Natural Family Planning,
visit the Diocesan web site:
Natural
Family Planning HomePage.
Blood Drive – Nuremberg/Weston Fire Co., Nuremberg/Weston Rd; Thursday, August 12th, 1:00 to 6:00 PM!!
We would like to thank all those who renewed their subscriptions for ads in St. John Bosco Bulletin and to welcome a new subscriber – Terrence F. Duffy MD (pain medicine). Please support all our valued advertisers. They make our bulletin possible. When you utilize any of the services of the subscribers, let them know you saw their ad in the Church Bulletin.
Hospice Volunteers Needed: Maylath Valley Health Systems is looking for volunteers to join our Hospice Team. Please consider giving the gift of time to the terminally ill. You can provide outreach to both patient and family-let them know they’re not alone. Call 708-2929 (Maylath’s) and tell them you want to volunteer. Training will take place in June.
Christ Lutheran Church is a host site for Angel Food Ministries, a low cost food provider organization. For more information call Lenora Hampton 956-6500 or visit online at www.angelfoodministries.com.
American
Legion Post #795: Recently discharged from Active Duty in the
Military? Get involved in helping the community and veterans by joining
Post 795 of the American Legion. Call 788-5335 for details.
The Hazleton Area Fibromyalgia Support Group meets the first Wednesday of each month at 6:00 PM at Faith United Church of Christ, 21 Faith Drive, Hazleton, PA 18202. Meetings are open to those with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue or similar chronic illness. For information or direction, call: Carol Vilcko at 570-788-6363; Debbie Mainiero at 570-454-2821; Alice Powell at 570-788-3847; Michelle Hrino at 570-708-0917; or Stacy Morris at 570-403-6063.
The Office for Parish Life/Resource Center, 400 Wyoming Avenue, Scranton has a variety of resources and media for your spiritual development and catechetical needs. Topics such as Sacraments, Saints, Social Justice, Respect Life, Morality, Liturgy, Prayer, Respect Life, and Family Life, are found in a variety of media are directed to all age levels. The center is available to, parishioners from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM., M – F, 207-2284, fax 207-2204, online at www.dioceseofscranton.org.
Diakon, a private, non-profit organization dedicated to helping our neighbors through acts of service, is in need of our help. Through its Volunteer Home Care program, Diakon is looking to increase its presence in our Valley by identifying those in need of its services, and those that may volunteer in providing the services. It would include things like: providing short-term assistance with household chores; transportation to medical appointments; or simply companionship of a caring person. If you know of anyone in need of services, or if you would like to volunteer, you may contact Diakon VHC at 1-888-660-2566 or e-mail erthrash@ptd.net for a response. Informational pamphlets are also available at St. John Bosco on the table in the back of the church. Pre-registration is required. Call 1-800-324-1851.