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Pittston, PA

Parish Offices:
35 William Street, Pittston, PA 18640
Pastor:
Msgr. John J. Bendik
Assistants:
Rev. James P. Dougher
Senior Priest:
Rev. Hugh H. McGroarty
Deacon:
Rev. Mr. James G. Cortegerone
Rev. Mr. David Marx

Pastor Emeritus:
Rev. Peter J. Alisauskas, St. Casimir's
Daily Mass from St. Ann's Basilica
HOLY FATHER'S PRAYER INTENTIONS - JULY 2009
 Monthly prayer intentions from Pope Benedict XVI are:

    General: That the Christians of the Middle East may live their faith in full
                       freedom and be an instrument of peace and reconciliation.
  
    Missionary: That the Church may be the seed and nucleus of a humanity
                             reconciled and reunited in God's one and only family, thanks to
                             the testimony of all the faithful in every country in the world.
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 This Web Site last updated on Friday, July 03, 2009
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Monsignor John Bendik

 Great Pittston Kids Closet
 Greater Pittston Food Pantry
 Care and Concern Free Health Clinic
 We are a parish of the consolidated churches of St. Casimir's,
 St. John the Baptist, St. John the Evangelist and St. Joseph's
UPCOMING MEETINGS & ACTIVITIES

  
   Sunday, July 5th,
        6:30 p.m.
        Knitting Ministry

   Monday, July 6th,
        7:00 p.m.
        Book Study Group
        Parish Center Dining Room

   Tuesday, July 07th,
        10:00 a.m. 
        Children's Bible Story Hour
        
        1:00 p.m.    
        Children's Bible Story Hour
        Parish Center Dining Room        

   Thursday, July 9th,
        7:00 p.m.          
        Acts of the Apostles/Bible Study
         Parish Center Dining Room

 
 Our Mission:

  We are a Eucharistic Community, a people diverse
  in background united together as Catholic Christians
  around the altar of the Lord.
  We are nurtured by the Sacraments and sustained
  by prayer. Our mission is to fulfill our Baptismal
  promises by proclaiming the message of the Gospel
  in our lives by our commitment to faithfully love and
  serve the Lord and one another.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
 GRATITUDE FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE


 Monsignor Bendik and
 Fr. McGroarty will
 celebrate their thirteenth
 anniversary of ministry
 in our Parish Community on July 8th.  Please keep
                                them along with Fr. Dougher,
                                Deacon Cortegerone, and
                                Deacon Marx and our entire
                                Pastoral Team in your
                                prayers.

  SACRIFICIAL OFFERING

  On Saturday, we celebrate our nation's
  independence.  July 4th is truly a wonderful
  holiday for all of us.  We are well aware that we
  can never be independet of our God.  We are
  constantly challenged to do his will.  As a Parish
  Community, we attempt to do God's will by
  reaching out in service to each other.  We thank
  all who make it possible for us to do so by
  supporting our parish financially.  This year's
  budget calls for an increase.  We did all in our
  power to be very conservative.  We are
  dependent upon your good will to do God's will. 
  May God bless us all.

CONFIRMATION SERVICE HOURS

  Just a reminder that all candidates preparing for
  Confirmation need to complete 20 hours of
  community service.  Service hours are intended
  to introduce the candidates to responsible roles of
  ministry within the parish and community. Service
  should be something that becomes integrated into
  the life of the person as a way of caring for one's
  neighbor.  Service hours are available at the
  parish; Specifically, confirmation candidates
  are needed for the upcoming Summer
  Bazaar, helping at the Food Pantry, and at
  the Kids Closet.  Please call the Parish Office
  if you are interested in volunteering.
  PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS

  As we begin this Year for Priest, please keep in
  your prayers all the priests who faithfully serve
  the Diocese of Scranton.  Remember in your
  prayers, Fr. Sean Carpenter and Fr. Gerald
  Shantillo who were ordained as priests of the
  Diocese of Scranton on June 27th.
     Good and gracious God, hear our prayer
  for an increase in priestly vocations.  Touch
  the hearts of young men in our world today. 
     Instill in them a burning desire to serve you. 
  Give them the courage to answer your call
   with generous hearts.
     Reveal to them a vision of your Kingdom. 
  Help them to see the joy of priestly ministry. 
  Lead them in the footsteps of your Son, Jesus
  Christ.
     We ask you to bless our seminarians and
  guide them on the path toward priesthood. 
  Strengthen them as they are educated and
  formed in the duties and responsibilities of the
  priesthood.  Help them to become faithful
  servants and leaders in the Church Today.
     We ask this through Jesus Christ, who lives
  and reigns now and forever.  Amen.