HOLY CHILD CATHOLIC PARISH Rev. Bryan Wright, Pastor

Rita Hanson, Financial Secretary

Cathy Asbury, Parish Secretary

Rectory Office Hours: 9 AM – 4 PM Monday, Tuesday and Friday

Cemetery Business Hours: By Appointment

237 S Main St, Mansfield, PA 16933

Phone: 570-662-3568

Fax: 570-662-2113

Email: hlychild@ptd.net

Web: www.holychildparish.com

Mission Statement: Holy Child Parish United with the Pope, we the members of Holy Child Parish seek to be a welcoming church, which fosters spiritual develop-ment and expresses charity by living in word and deed the life of Christ. Under the leadership of the bishop, our goals are to implement effective ministries through word, worship, and the sacraments, to enhance the spiritual growth of our parish fami-ly, and to encourage, through works of love and faith, the unity of the Church.

Sacraments:

Reconciliation: Confessions are heard on Saturdays at 3:15 PM at Holy Child Church and 7:00 PM at Saint Mary of Czestochowa Church, on First Friday from 9 to 10 am at Holy Child Church, and on First Saturday from 10 to 11 am at Saint Mary of Czestochowa Church. For other times, call the office to make an appointment.

Baptism: Please call the church office to make ar-rangements to meet with the pastor and schedule the time and date of the ceremony.

Matrimony: Couples planning to marry should contact their Pastor at least 6 months before the planned wed-ding date.

Anointing of the Sick: Anointing and Holy Communion are available to the infirmed and homebound. Families are asked to notify the church office to arrange a visit.

New Parishioners Holy Child Parish welcomes you! New members are asked to register by contacting the Parish Office. Reg-istration is a requirement for admission to our religious education programs and reception of the Sacraments of Baptism, First Penance, Confirmation, and Matrimony.

Holy Child Church Saint Mary of Czestochowa Church

Parish Contacts:

Director of Religious Education: Christine King dre.holy.child@gmail.com

God Squad: 570-662-3568

Good Neighbors: Tom Wierbowski 570-404-3028

Good Samaritans: Doris Partyka 570-324-2295

Health Ministry: Dotty Welsh 570-662-2057

Knights of Columbus, MU Council: Steve Boyce 570-835-4049

Knights of Columbus, Blossburg Council: Jim Weiskopff 570-662-7133

Ladies Guild: Patty Hutcheson 570-662-2034

Medical Equipment Loaning Program: Dotty Welsh 570-662-2057

Prayer Chain:

Mary Jane Seifried: email - mseif@npacc.net phone - (570) 549-7550 Dotty Welsh: email - dhjrw@ptd.net phone - (570) 662-2057

RCIA: Parish Office 570-662-3568

Holy Child Parish Center: 570-662-7773

Holy Child Hall: 570-662-9996

The Second Sunday of Ordinary Time January 19, 2020

Ministers of the Altar for January 18 & 19

4:00 PM Saturday at Holy Child Readers: Darlene & Liz Buck Servers: Daniel & Michael Harman E. Min: Scott DiMarco

6:00 PM Saturday at St. Mary’s Readers: Chris King Servers: Katie Nealen E. Min: Peter Lupkowski

9:00 AM Sunday at Holy Child Readers: Jim Weiskopff, Sue Nowak Servers: Addison & Madalyn Farrer E. Min: Ann Monaghan, Donna Casselberry

Ann Vayansky

11:15 AM Sunday at Holy Child Readers: Suzanne Case Servers: Tessa Mitchell E. Min: Rick Case

Ministers of the Altar for January 25 & 26

4:00 PM Saturday at Holy Child Readers: Erin Griess Servers: Marissa & Aubrey Griess E. Min: John Ranck

6:00 PM Saturday at St. Mary’s Readers: Peter Lupkowski Servers: Bridgette & Benjamin Wolf E. Min: Chris King

9:00 AM Sunday at Holy Child Readers: Bob Wood, Brenda Brewster Servers: Daniel & Michael Harman E. Min: Anna Marie Mimlitsch, Ann Monaghan,

Donna Brennan

11:15 AM Sunday at Holy Child Readers: Darlene & Liz Buck Servers: Bill Page E. Min: Laurie Coffee

Liturgy Schedule

Saturday, January 18 Weekday

4:00 PM, Holy Child: † Brad Brown (by Tom Wierbowski)

6:00 PM, St. Mary’s: † Parishioners

Sunday, January 19 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00 AM, Holy Child: † Richard Draxler

(by Anna Marie Mimlitsch)

11:15 AM, Holy Child: † Dominick Leone (by Ken & Mary Kay)

Monday, January 20 Weekday

12:10 PM, St. Mary’s: † Father Vince Langan (by Father Bryan Wright)

Tuesday, January 21 Saint Agnes, Virgin and Martyr

12:10 PM, St. Mary’s: † Janet Warren (by The Family)

Wednesday, January 22 Day of Prayer for the Legal

No Mass Protection of Unborn Children

Thursday, January 23 Weekday

6:00 PM, Holy Child: † Brad Brown (by Rita Hanson & Ian)

Friday, January 24 Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor of the Church

8:30 AM, Holy Child: † George Kump (by The Ladies Guild)

Saturday, Jan 25 Conversion of Saint Paul, Apostle

4:00 PM, Holy Child: † Deceased members of the Frederick Family (by Yolanda)

6:00 PM, St. Mary’s: † Parishioners

Sunday, January 26 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

9:00 AM, Holy Child: † George Kump (by Tom Wierbowski)

11:15 AM, Holy Child: † Alfie Davis (by Lola Gerg & Family)

The Sanctuary Light burns to remind us of the real presence of Christ reserved in the tabernacle.

Week of January 19th - 25th

The Sanctuary Light in Saint Mary’s Church burns this week in memory of

deceased members of Holy Child Parish.

The Sanctuary Light in Holy Child Church

burns this week in memory of The Kenesky Family

by Bernie & Marie Sabol.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION:

Confessions are heard on Saturdays at: 3:15 PM at Holy Child 7:00 PM at St. Mary of Czestochowa First Fridays from 9-10 am at Holy Child First Saturdays from 10-11 at St. Mary of Czestochowa

For other times, call the office to make an appointment.

Availability Notices for March - May, 2020 are due by February 3rd. Please mark which Mass or Masses you attend and circle your ministry or ministries. It is a great help when putting the schedule together. Thank you for repeating yourselves and especially for your service to Christ’s Church.

His Excellency, the Most Reverend Joseph C. Bambera,

D.D., J.C.L., Bishop of Scranton, and the Office for Parish

Life wish to invite couples celebrating their 25th or 50th

wedding anniversary in 2020 to a diocesan Wedding Anni-

versary Mass on Sunday, June 14. The event includes a 2:30

pm Mass at St. Peter’s Cathedral followed by a reception.

Requests for an invitation, with an April mailing address,

should be made through your parish office before March 16.

Building & Maintenance Fund 2020 Lottery Tickets are still available for sale in the rectory office on

Monday, Tuesday and Friday between 9 am and 4 pm. Congratulations Winners!

Day Date Ticket # Winner Amount Won Sunday 1/12/20 #089 no winner Saturday 1/11/20 #167 no winner Friday 1/10/20 #066 no winner Thursday 1/09/20 #508 Ginny Hetrick $50.00 Wednesday 1/08/20 #219 no winner Tuesday 1/07/20 #815 Fran & Susan Jaquish $50.00 Monday 1/06/20 #360 no winner

Registration Form Retreat and Dinner - March 15, 2020

Please complete the registration and return with payment to: Saint Peter’s Catholic Church

47 Central Avenue Wellsboro, PA 16901

Deadline for registration is February 28, 2020.

Your Name: _______________________________________

Email Address: ____________________________________

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Phone Number: ____________________________________

Home Parish: ______________________________________

Name of Additional Guest: ___________________________

Guest Email: ______________________________________

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Guest Email: ______________________________________

Do you have any dietary restrictions? Y/N _________________________________________________

Number of attendees: ___ x $25.00 = Total Enclosed: ______

Jan 19: First Reconciliation Jan 26: Regular Class/Mass Participation, all classes Feb 2: Regular Class Feb 16: Regular Class Confirmation class extended until 12:00 Feb 23: Family Catechesis, everyone meet in the hall Feb 26: Ash Wednesday Mar 1: Regular Class Mar 8: Regular Class Mar 15: Regular Class/Mass Participation, all classes

(Mass Participation means that children will assist with the 11:15 am Mass)

Scripture Readings

Sunday, Jan 19: Is 49:3, 5-6 Ps 40:2, 4, 7-10 1 Cor 1:1-3 John 1:29-34

Monday, Jan 20: 1 Sm 15:16-23 Ps 50:8-9, 16-17, 21, 23 Mark 2:18-22

Tuesday, Jan 21: 1 Sm 16:1-13 Ps 89:20-22, 27-28 Mark 2:23-28

Wed, Jan 22: 1 Sm 17:32-33, 37, 40-51 Ps 144:1b-2, 9-10 Mark 3:1-6

Thursday, Jan 23: 1 Sm 18:6-9; 19:1-7 Ps 56:2-3, 9-13 Mark 3:7-12

Friday, Jan 24: 1 Sm 24:3-21 Ps 57:2-4, 6, 11 Mark 3:13-19

Saturday, Jan 25: Acts 22:3-16 or 9:1-22 Ps 117:1-2 Mark 16:15-18

Sunday, Jan 26: Is 8:23—9:3 Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14 1 Cor 1:10-13, 17 Matthew 4:12-23

Bingo Kitchen Workers January 18: Gale Hall January 25: Knights of Columbus

"Refresh Your Spirit" Sponsored by:

St. Peter’s Parish, Wellsboro St. Thomas Parish, Elkland

Holy Child Parish, Mansfield

This multi-parish event will take place on Sunday, March 15, 2020 at 1:00 pm at St. Peter's Church, and includes: two presentations, Evening Prayer, catered dinner and Penance Service.

Judy was a college drop-out, single, homeless, drug addicted, and bankrupt by the age of 20; a millionaire and mom of 4 at the age of 34; scorned, broken, almost divorced at age 37.

Come and hear Judy’s inspiring message of conversion and hope!

All are welcome and encouraged to invite family and friends! Seating is limited, so reserve your place soon.

ISLI Leadership Retreat February 14-16, 2020

The International Student Leadership Institute (ISLI) is a peer-facilitated faith-based leadership retreat developed at the University of Notre Dame. The ISLI retreat is designed to provide the knowledge and skills necessary to excel in both the leadership and membership roles of task oriented groups. During the retreat, participants take part in small group tasks that allow the student to make good decisions, examine lead-ership styles, practice leadership behavior, learn about posi-tive communication, and develop self-motivational skills and learn problem solving and action planning techniques. The entirety of the retreat helps students to explore and express faith values in the Catholic Tradition.

Complete applications are required by Sunday, February 2 2020 and can be found at dioceseofscranton.org. Apply early as there are a limited number of spaces available for I.S.L.I. For further information, please call Shannon Kow-alski at 570-207-2213, ext. 1155.

Notre Dame High School Open House

Notre Dame High School, Grades 7–12 is hosting an Open House on Tuesday, January 28, from 6:30–8 p.m. as part of Catholic Schools Week. The evening will begin with a presenta-tion in the Charles and Mary Crossed Auditori-um at Notre Dame High School at 6:30 p.m. with campus tours to follow. Prospective students and their families are invited to tour the school, meet current students, and engage with the faculty and administration. Notre Dame is a college preparatory school offering an inclusive environ-ment that is rich in the traditions of the Sisters of Mercy and academic excellence. Additionally, Notre Dame offers a competitive athletic program along with many opportunities to participate in the performing, visual and language arts. Notre Dame High School is located at 1400 Maple Av-enue, Elmira and is currently accepting applications for new students for the 2020-21 school year. For more information or to apply on- line, visit: www.notredamehighschool.com or call 607-734-2267 x 9.

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Holy Child Hall Rental Rates

Parishioners for personal use: $50 per event per day

Business / Corporate use: $100 per event per day

Non-parishioners: $100 per event per day

Community / Non-profit: $50 per event per day

Applicable liability insurance must be secured for each event before the day of the event. Insurance is available through the Diocese of Scranton. The hall is available for rental only if no parish activity is scheduled. Please contact the parish office at least one month before the planned event.