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Our Mother of Perpetual Help Church October 8, 2017

Ephrata, PA 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time

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My Dear Parishioners,

All imaginative writing (secular and sacred)

uses symbols and imagery to describe the beauty and

the pain of human relationships. Our readings for

today’s liturgy use the image of a vineyard to describe

God’s loving relationship with His people.

A vineyard was very important to ancient

people. Biblical writers used it frequently as a symbol

for Israel (God’s Chosen People.) A vineyard was

important in ancient Palestine because it provided

grapes which were a succulent fruit in the heat of the

summer and (when dried as raisins) a sweet treat in

winter when other fruits were not generally available.

Even more importantly it provided wine which was a

source of relaxation and merriment for people. A

vineyard then was understandably an individual’s

prized possession and that is why biblical writers used

the image of a vineyard in Scripture to symbolize

God’s love for His people. Just as people loved and

cared for their vineyards so too God loved and cared

for Israel. Just as the fruit of the vine gave great joy to

the human soul so too the fruit of human endeavor

gave great joy to God.

The portrayal of the Chosen People as the

vineyard of the Lord is a familiar prophetic image

and we have an example of that in today’s first

reading, Isaiah’s Song of the Vineyard: “Let me now

sing of my friend, my friend’s song concerning his

vineyard. My friend had a vineyard on a fertile

hillside; he spaded it, cleared it of stones and planted

the choicest vines….”

In this eighth-century ballad the owner of the

vineyard is Isaiah’s friend- God and the vineyard

represents God’s people-Israel. The ballad states that

Isaiah’s friend picked the very best spot for his

vineyard, carefully prepared the soil, selected the best

vines, and carefully nurtured his crop. With all the care

and cultivation the owner lavishes his vineyard and he

has a lively expectation of a good yield at harvest time.

However all he receives for his labors are useless sour

grapes. Instead of good fruit, the vineyard produced

wild grapes which were small and sour, unsuitable for

eating and unfit for wine. In his disappointment and

disgust the owner decides to turn the vineyard into a

wasteland by tearing down its walls, leaving it

unpruned, undug, and overgrown. Eventually the

owner will plant another vineyard somewhere else.

The point of Isaiah’s ballad is very simple.

The House of Israel and the men of Judah had been the

objects of God’s special love. However, election

demands productivity and they had failed to bear good

fruit. (Fruit was used in Scripture to symbolize good

works.) Using a Hebrew play on words, Isaiah shows

that God sought judgment only to find bloodshed. God

looked for justice only to discover outcry (the cry of

the oppressed poor whom fellow Israelites had

manipulated). God expected a bountiful harvest of

peace and justice but instead He received the wild

grapes of violence, idolatry and abuse of the poor.

Ultimately Isaiah’s ballad becomes the song of Israel’s

condemnation and a portrayal of her spiritual failure.

The Israelites are not living up to the covenant which

they made with God. They failed to produce ‘good

fruit.”

In today’s second reading, St. Paul instructs

the Philippians that they must produce “good fruit”

by bringing about peace in their lives. Paul presents to

them advice on how to achieve the peace of God from

the God of peace. His essential advice is to the

Philippians is to pray. Their prayer should not be a

negative flight from anxiety but rather positive

requests which, along with thanksgiving, apply to

everything. Paul reminds them that prayer implies a

perfect submission to the will of God. God is greater

than all our troubles and He can give us His peace,

which is beyond anything we can come up with on our

own. Of all Paul’s titles for God, “God of peace” is

the one he seems to like best.

For the God of peace to be with His listeners

Paul lists qualities for them to cultivate. They are to set

their minds on all things which are true, on everything

that is honorable, on all things just, on the pure, on

the lovely, on everything gracious, and on all that is

worthy of praise. For Paul those virtues and some

others all form a single reality: life in Christ. By

imitating Christ and imitating the Pauline manner of

virtue the Philippians will ensure the presence of the

God of peace and thus become productive members

of a believing community.

In today’s Gospel passage Matthew borrows

some ideas from Isaiah’s Song of the Vineyard but

alters the central imagery. Israel is no longer the

vineyard itself but tenant farmers working for a

landlord. Matthew quotes Jesus’ parable of the

vineyard and tenants which Jesus had addressed to the

chief priests and elders. The parable is about a landlord

who plants a vineyard, leases it to tenants and entrusts

them with the responsibility of caring for it and paying

their dues. When vintage time comes the landlord

sends his servants to collect what is due him. When his

servants are treated with brutality the landlord sends a

larger number of servants but they meet with the same

fate. The landlord follows these two catastrophes by

sending his son, hoping the tenants would respect him.

The landlord’s hope is misplaced. His son is thrown

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out of the vineyard and killed. Jesus then asks the

unsuspecting chief priests and elders what the landlord

should do. They reply indignantly and self-righteously

that the landlord should take the vineyard from the

tenants and give it to others. It is only then (after they

have condemned themselves) that Jesus reveals that

they are the evil tenant farmers.

Matthew’s explanation of Jesus’ parable of

the vineyard is a reworking of a similar story found in

Mark 12:1-12. It is an allegorical summary of

salvation history that Matthew has sharpened into a

controversy regarding why Jesus was killed. The focus

of the controversy includes a sharp criticism of Israel’s

leadership. The dispute is not with all the Jews but

rather with Jewish leadership that has proven to be

incompetent.

Matthew accepts Israel’s status as God’s

special possession (“vineyard”). But Israel’s history

is not one of producing “good fruit” for God and the

community. In Jesus’ parable the landlord represents

God and the vineyard symbolizes the Jewish people.

The tenant farmers are the religious leaders

responsible for nurturing the Jewish people. The first

group of servants was the prophets sent before the

Exile, many of whom were treated with disdain and

violence by the elders and chief priests. The second

group of servants was the prophets after the Exile,

many of whom were mistreated and even killed. The

son is clearly a figure of Jesus himself, dragged out of

Jerusalem to a place called Golgotha where he was

publicly executed on the cross. Jesus is not just another

one of the prophets but rather He is God’s own Son.

The punishment of leasing the vineyard to other

tenants clearly indicates Matthew’s thought that the

Kingdom of God will be taken away from Israel and

given to others (the Gentiles), who will be expected to

deliver “good fruit.”

The chief priests and elders react with

hostility to Jesus’ parable, but they cannot yet lay

hands upon Him without endangering their own

position in the community. In wanting to lay hands

upon Jesus, the religious leaders and elders underline

the truth of His parable. It will only be a matter of time

before they create the opportunity to enact its

conclusion.

Jesus’ parable of the Vineyard looks forward

and backward. Looking back, it sums up the story of

redemption. The leaders of Israel were given care of

the vineyard but they did not produce for God. They

rejected God’s Son who came to help them produce a

yield for God. Therefore the vineyard was given to

new keepers. Now the Gentiles are the new agents of

God’s purpose, blessing and grace in the world. Jesus’

parable also looks forward with meaning for us. The

vineyard is now our community, society and world. It

is rich in abundant blessings. And so the question

becomes: What are we doing with God’s vineyard?

How are we caring for it?

Today’s readings reveal God’s tremendous

love for us. The image of the vineyard shows how

important we are to Him and how much effort He has

extended in making us fruitful. But history shows

humankind often failed to respond to God’s love and

failed to produce good fruit (good works). Let us pray,

as we continue on our life’s journey, that we will

always be aware of God’s special love for us and that

we will truly produce good fruit (charitable works,

peace, justice, forgiveness and love) and share these

fruits with one another. Have a blessed week.

Love & prayers,

Fr. John

PS Today we begin our Annual Forty Hours of

Eucharistic Devotion. I encourage all of us to spend

some quiet time before Jesus present in the Blessed

Sacrament in order to receive His special blessings and

graces.

40 HOURS DEVOTIONS

OCTOBER 8, 9 &10 Father Anthony Michalik,

C.Ss.R. is a Redemptorist

priest currently stationed at

St. Peter the Apostle Church

in Philadelphia, site of the

National Shrine of Saint John

Neumann. Fr. Michalik is a

native of Ephrata, PA and was ordained to the

priesthood here at Our Mother of Perpetual Help

Church in June of 2015. Prior to his ordination, Fr.

Michalik was a resident of the Redemptorist

community of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in

Boston, MA and attended Boston College where

he completed his formal theological study. He is

most grateful for this invitation to return “home”

and to share in these Forty Hour Devotions with

the parish family of Our Mother of Perpetual

Help Church.

FORTY HOURS EUCHARISTIC DEVOTIONS





After the conclusion of the 11

a.m. Mass today we will begin

our Annual Forty Hours

Eucharistic Devotions. Our

devotions will continue until

Tuesday, October 10 ending at

7 PM. During these Forty Hours of

Eucharistic Devotions we all will have an

opportunity to do what St. Pope John Paul II

challenged us to do in his Encyclical on the Eucharist:

“Renew our amazement and gratitude for the great gift

of Jesus’ Sacramental Presence in our lives.”

We will have Eucharistic Services on

Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday evenings at 7 PM.

We will also have ALL NIGHT EUCHARISTIC

ADORATION of the BLESSED SACRAMENT on

Sunday and Monday nights. Please come out and

spend some quiet time with your Jesus present in the

Blessed Sacrament.

We ask that our Extraordinary Ministers of

the Eucharist and our Altar Servers to be present for

our closing service on Tuesday (October 10) at 7 PM.

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTRY

OF HOLY COMMUNION

A mandate class will be offered at Sacred

Heart of Jesus Church 558 W. Walnut St.

Lancaster on October 18 from 6:30 – 9:00

PM. The session will be taught by Deacon

Peter Jupin. If you are interested in being

mandated as an Extraordinary Minister of

Holy Communion or need to update your

mandate, please contact Mary Burkholder

at 717-413-0497 for the proper paperwork. The

paperwork must be sent to the Diocese before you

attend the class. The class will be held in the “lower

church”. Please use the Nevin Street entrance.

MASS INTENTIONS

Monday, October 9, St. Denis, Bishop, and

Companions, Martyrs; St. John

Leonardi, Priest

7:00 Carl Pushauver

9:00 Beverly Addelizzi

Tuesday, October 10

7:00 Bill Hecker

9:00 Laura Harris

Wednesday, October 11, St. John XXIII

7:00 Dean Deller

9:00 Jane Drozdowski

Thursday, October 12

7:00 Daniel Wolper

9:00 Patrick Cassidy

Friday, October 13

7:00 Antonio Antonico

9:00 Augustine Venditti

Saturday, October 14, St, Callistus I, Pope and

Martyr

9:00 Christine Magloire

5:00 Nina Tollis

Sunday, October 15, 28th Sunday in Ordinary

Time

7:30 For the Parishioners

9:00 Knights of Columbus Memorial

Mass

11:00 Howard Nast

IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS

We will be publishing the names of your dear loved

ones who are seriously ill or injured. After the period

of one month their names will be removed. For

example, names announced in the bulletin the third

week of the month will be removed the third week of

the following month. If at that time prayers are still

needed, please feel free to contact the parish office,

and we will be more than happy to re-publish your

loved one’s name.

October 1: Margaret Gardner, Jane Muldowney,

Dakota Goshert, Brenda Crawford, Stephen

Stanavage, Louie Leone, Jennifer Ranker, Melissa

Kurtz, Janet Tomko, Jean Givler, Abigail Lowe-

Critchfield, Brendan Holbritter.

September 17: Richard Warner, John Griffis,

Anthony Tassa

September10: Michael Lillis, Joe Lerman,

Erin Wieczorkowski

Date Amount Needed Difference

10-1-17 $ $14,950.00 ($)

YTD Amount YTD Needed Difference

10-1-17 $ $224,250 .00 ($)

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED

SACRAMENT





According to St. Paul in today’s first reading, the

peace of God isn’t so different from your immune

system. It’s your personal guardian against fear and

frustration. It has divine power to subdue life’s

anxieties. Even Jesus tells us that his peace is able to

surpass the world’s peace, both in its depth and in its

strength. This is what guards your heart: this grace-

filled “peace system.” It’s always with you wherever

you go, always ready to help you and protect you.

You have probably noticed that when you’re at peace,

ordinary problems like traffic congestion don’t infect

you with anxiety. The peace of God is neutralizing

stress, just as it should. But what about when bigger

hazards like serious health or financial problems

threaten to overtax your “peace system”? Just as you

might take supplements for your body, you can

increase the vitamins that strengthen your soul.

SANCTUARY LAMP

You may have the Sanctuary Lamp burn for a sick or

deceased loved one for a donation of $5 to defray the

cost of the candles. This week the candle burns for

John & Helen Phillips.

LEGION OF MARY AULIIARIES

DAY OF RECOLLECTION

Mark your calendars for Saturday,

November 4 from 9-2 PM at St. Joseph’s,

in Lancaster. Mass, talks, Confessions,

prayers, Adoration, fellowship, lunch provided

($5 donation). Call Mary Leffler at 484-706-

0627 to save your place or if you need a ride.

WE NEED ACCOMPANISTS

The OMPH Music Ministry is in need of some more

pianists and organists to play at the

weekend Masses. You can do as

little as 1 Mass per month or as many

as 1 every week. You’ll be scheduled according to

your availability and preferences. There is a small

group of singers who can sing with you and song

suggestions and sheet music are provided. The music

ministry is a great way to meet other parishioners and

to become more involved in our faith community. If

you are willing to share your talent, please call or

email Jill McGowan at 336-5578 or

[email protected]

WOMEN’S CONFERENCE

Diocesan Women’s Conference – October 14

Women of the Diocese of Harrisburg may register

online, now, at www.hbgdioce.org/women, for the

3rd Annual Diocesan Women’s Conference,

Saturday, October 14, 2017, at Bishop McDevitt

High School. Brochures for paper registration are

also available at parishes and online. Theme: “Lead

All Souls to Heaven”: Mary’s Message to Us from

Fatima. Keynote Speaker: Susan Brinkmann,

award-winning Catholic author and noted speaker.

The title of her keynote address is: The Message of

Fatima for Today’s Woman. This Conference

includes 36 workshops from a blue-ribbon panel of

speakers, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament with

the Rosary & Benediction, opportunity for

Confession, beautiful music, good food, many

exhibitors, Mass with Bishop Gainer as Principal

Celebrant and Homilist, fellowship with hundreds

of women and more. Last year we had more than

Religious Education Corner:

There Are NO Religious Education Classes

This Week Due To 40 Hours.

All RE Students Are Expected To Attend One Of

The 40 Hours Services Being Held At 7:00 PM On

Sunday, Monday And Tuesday Of This Week.

Those Who Are Not Able To Attend One Of The 7:00

PM Services Are Expected To Spend One Hour In

Quiet Adoration During 40 Hours.

Papers Went Home With All RE Students Last Week

Explaining What Is Listed Above In Greater Detail.

Please Contact Kelly Lawrence In The

RE Office If You Have Any Questions.

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 717-738-4517

RE Registration For This Year Is Now Closed.

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800 women attend this conference. We expect

another large crowd this year. We would love to

see you there! Thank you! For answers to your

questions call Kelly at 738-4517.

BENEVOLENT SOCIETY

The OMPH Community Food Bank is in

need of some nonperishable foods:

Canned pasta, noodles, canned corn,

peas and green beans. Would you

consider purchasing a few of these items

on your next grocery run and placing them in the food

bank crate in the narthex of the church? Your

generosity is ALWAYS greatly appreciated by the

Benevolent Society AND the underserved families in

northern Lancaster County who we serve.

OMPH COMMUNITY MEALS

OMPH will be hosting our third Community Meal of

2017. We are once again looking for volunteers to

help. Our Community Meal Program provides free,

freshly prepared and nutritious meals, to hungry

residents of the Ephrata area. This meal will be held

on October 26 at Bethany United Church of Christ

140 East Main Street, Ephrata, PA.

There is no special expertise required. Volunteer will

have varied duties from helping to set up the dining

area, serving meals to our guests and of course

cleaning up after the meal. Our meal program serves

anywhere from 120 to 180 people so we usually need

around 25 volunteers. Without our volunteers it would

be difficult if not impossible to accomplish our

mission. Whether you have helped in the past or this

is your first time we would love to have you join us for

this worthwhile and rewarding experience.

For those individuals who are unable to volunteer

some of their time but still want to help out, monetary

donations are always welcome for the “OMPH

Community Meals“. If you are interested in

volunteering or want more information please email

Tara Montgomery at [email protected] or contact Pat

or Georgia Hogan at 738-0825.

YOUTH GROUP NEWS

News from OMPH youth group: OMPH youth group is happy

to announce our plans to meet on Sunday, October

29th at noon in front of the Planned Parenthood

Center at 31 S. Lime Street in Lancaster to pray the

Rosary during 40 Days for Life. All Parishioners

are invited to join us at this event for prayer on that

day. Any questions, please feel free to contact me

at 717-989-8900. May God bless our efforts!

The next youth group meeting at the Bernadine Center is

October 8th from 2:30-4:30. Bring a friend! Frozen t-shirt

contest, snacks, games, and prayer time. In His service,

Denise Ives.

VOLUNTEER COACHES NEEDED

The OMPH Athletic Association is looking for volunteers to

coach youth basketball this upcoming

season. This is a perfect opportunity for recent

college graduates, recent retirees, or any adult

who wants to share their knowledge of

basketball with the younger generation. If you would like to

help, or just want more information, please contact Chris

Sheaffer at (717) 471-4994 or email at

[email protected]

Diocesan Youth Protection Clearances are required.

CHILDREN’S LITURGY

Children’s Liturgy started on October 1st. We are in

desperate need for volunteers!! I would like to start

having it during the 9:00 AND 11:00 masses. I

provide a copy of the week’s readings and the

background information pages to all volunteers to prep

for leading Children’s Liturgy. The prep time is

minimal, and volunteers are asked to do one

Sunday/mass per month, if possible. All volunteers

must get their clearances through the diocese in order

to volunteer with children. If you have any questions,

or would like to observe me leading the children some

Sunday, please contact me at 717-538-3257, or email

me at [email protected]. I encourage all

members of OMPH to prayerfully consider joining this

wonderful ministry for the children. How awesome it

is to spread the word of God to our youth!

Kathy

Erisman







Diocesan Youth Protection Clearances are

required

NURSERY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

The OMPH Church Nursery is in need of adult

volunteers during the 9:00 Mass on Sundays.

Volunteers are needed for one mass a month or as little

as four times a year. The Nursery is also looking for a

new coordinator, who would schedule volunteers and

help maintain the nursery. If you are interested in

volunteering or coordinating please call Laura

Kauffman at (717) 575-8221 or email

[email protected] to get more information.

Diocesan Youth Protection Clearances are

required

Treasures Abound!

Find your treasure at OMPH School’s

Treasure Island Auction on Saturday, November

4th!

Purchase your ticket(s) in advance for $15 and receive

5 Treasure Tickets at the door! For more information,

or to purchase tickets, call or stop by the School Office

(738-2414). Bring your friends and get ready for an

evening of fun, food, and winnings! Doors open at

6:00 PM. Auctioning begins at 7:00 p.m. If you have

a treasure you would like to share, please contact the

Development Office at 738-2414.

Must be 21 or over to attend.

PURGATORY PRESENTATION

Is Purgatory real? Could the afterlife require

suffering? Can the living help alleviate the anguish of

the dead?

November is the month dedicated to the souls in

purgatory-Feast day November 2. The parish faith

formation group will be presenting a groundbreaking

documentary that investigates these life-after-death

questions through spiritual, scientific, and cultural

perspectives in hopes of reinvigorating the spiritual

alliance Catholics shared with the departed souls.

The film entitled “Purgatory- The Forgotten Church”

will be presented in the Bernardine Center on

October 21 after the 5:00 Mass

October 22 after the 9:00 Mass

October 29 after the 7:30 and 11:00 Mass

OCTOBER ROSARY RALLY

Mark your calendar – Saturday, October 14 at

noon, OMPH will again sponsor a public Rosary

Rally. This will take place in front of Ephrata Pizza,

43 East Main St., Ephrata, Pa. This October

marks the 100th Anniversary of the miracle of the sun

at Fatima. To prove to Our Lady that we are serious

about her message to pray the Rosary, the

organization called Tradition, Family and Property is

organizing 20,000 Rosary Rallies all across the

country that day. Last year there were over 16, 000

rallies held all over the U.S. Please join us, and if

you’d like to volunteer or have questions, please

contact Susan Strosser at [email protected]

WOMAN’S CONCERN

Please join A Woman’s Concern for their Night in

Nashville Fall Gala! The gala is being held at the

Lancaster Country Club on October 27th from 6-

10PM. The evening will feature a live and silent

auctions, music, country line dancing, dinner and

more! The cost is $75 per person. All proceeds will

benefit the women and families who receive the

services of A Woman’s Concern. For reservations go

This Year’s Theme: “ON MISSION”

It’s Almost Here!

Next Sunday, October 15th LCHS Will

Host The Fifth Annual I AM Rally.

There Are NO Sixth Or Seventh Grade RE Classes

On Sunday, October 15th Due To The I AM Rally.

Kelly Lawrence







to https://pregnancylancaster.com/events/ . We hope

to see you there!

RESPECT LIFE COMMITTEE MEETING

The Respect Life Committee will be meeting

Wednesday October 11 at 6 PM in the parish meeting

rooms. We will discuss and plan out our upcoming

events, including our crosses that are displayed each

January, the Cupcakes for Life sale, and any new idea

we have. Any parishioner interested in the Respect

Life ministry is welcome to attend! If you have any

questions please contact Laura Kauffman at (717) 575-

8221 or [email protected].

A HOSPICE AND COMMUNITY CARE

SEMINAR will be offered at Sacred Heart of Jesus

Church, 558 W. Walnut St., Lancaster on Saturday,

November 4 from 9:30 AM-11:30 AM. (The

seminar will be held in the “lower church. Please enter

from the Nevin Street side door.) Our speaker will be

Joan Groh from Hospice and Community Care

(founded as Hospice of Lancaster County). Joan will

discuss the many expanded services that are available

through Hospice and Community Care for you, or your

family and loved ones. Light Refreshments will be

available. There will be ample time for questions.

There is no charge for this seminar; however because

of the availability of space, we would appreciate it if

you would register by e-mail:

[email protected]. For questions please

call the parish office (717-394-0757). We are pleased

to be able to offer these two sessions to the Deanery.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact

me at the parish office. Thank you for being willing

to share this information with your parishioners and

staff.

RESPECT LIF E

More babies have been killed in the US by abortion,

60,000,000, then in all the wars, combined (merican

deaths: 1,264,123). 60 million babies to one million

war deaths. The real war is the one on the unborn. In

the US, there is one abortion every 30 seconds. These

staggering facts should spur us on to really DO

something about ending abortion. 40 Days for Life,

with its focus on prayer, fasting and vigils, is the

perfect opportunity for everyone to consciously offer

some prayers, penances or vigil time.

Lancaster Prayer Vigil and Sidewalk Counseling

Opportunities Although Lancaster is not hosting a

formal 40 Days for Life event this Fall, they will be

conducting a pray vigil and doing community outreach

and sidewalk counseling in solidarity with ongoing 40

Days for Life campaigns across Southeast

Pennsylvania. Lancaster's Planned Parenthood

Facility has expanded its days of operation from just

Wednesdays to Mondays, Wednesdays and every

other Thursday since June 8th. This represents an

increase in operating hours of roughly 50%. Please

join us as we pray and reach out to those who are

frightened, confused and considering abortion and to

those already spiritually and emotionally wounded by

abortion. To get involved, contact the following

individuals: Mondays 10:00 AM to Noon

Contact: Bob Dunn at 717-396-3838

Wednesdays 10AM to 4PM Contact: Tom

Ramsbotton at 717-468-3822 or at

[email protected]

OMPH will be praying in Lancaster at the clinic

Sunday October 29 at 12 noon, then going to the Latin

Mass. Please join us! Keep praying ... and join your

local vigil today! www.40daysforlife.com Andrea

Ostrowski

STEUBENVILLE YOUTH CONFERENCE

It's that time of year again. We are now ready to

register teens grades 8-12 for the Steubenville Youth

Conference in Ohio on July 13-15, 2018. This three

day weekend is life changing. Great speakers,

awesome praise and worship music, fun games,

Adoration, and much more. I need to know who all is

going by November 3rd of this year so I can be ready

to do registration on the 6th. There is a $40.00 down

payment due by November 3rd to hold your teen's

spot. The remaining amount owed will be determined

in February. See me for more details. Any questions,

please do not hesitate to contact me at 717-989-8900

or [email protected]. God is good all the

time...send your teens to Steubenville to experience

God in a new way. The theme of the conference this

year will be "Revealed". God bless! In His Service,

Denise Ives

LANCASTER CATHOLIC ACTIVITIES

- Dr. Candace Mowbray Classical Guitar Concert will

be held at Lancaster Catholic High School in the Old

Main stage on Tuesday, October 10th at 7:30 PM as

part of the Fine and Performing Arts Concert and

Lecture Series. Classical guitarist, Candace Mowbray,


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performs a beautiful program of works for solo guitar.

With focus on melody and evocation, the program will

feature music with a wide range of

influences including works from France, Spain, Brazil

and the U.S. This event is free of charge but donations

will be accepted.

-Lancaster Catholic's Annual Open House will be held

on October 29th starting at 1 PM. This is the chance

for parents and potential students to explore Lancaster

Catholic, discover the mission and to meet teachers,

faculty and current Crusaders. For more information

about the Open House go to lchsyes.org.

- Oktoberfest Fine and Preforming Arts Concert and

Lecture Series Fundraiser will be held on Saturday,

October 14 at 7 P.M. Music will be provided by

"2016 Lancaster's Got Talent" Grand Champion, Cody

McSherry '21 and his German band Polterabend.

Admission to this event is $10 per person or $85 for a

reserved table of 10. Please RSVP by October 10th to

Tony Brill at 509-0310 or [email protected].

Please RSVP to the Advancement Office by calling

717-509-0315 or filling out the RSVP on our website

(lchsyes.org) under the Advancement tab.

-Pillars of Truth Banquet- Come join our Lancaster

Catholic High School Community on November 10,

at 6 PM in the Berger Gym for The Society of The

Pillars of Truth Banquet to honor the men and women

who have dedicated their lives to the service of the

church as priests, deacons, sisters and brothers, and

various Religious Communities that staffed our school

through the years. The evening will include a cocktail

hour, dinner, dessert, live jazz music and will conclude

with a special ceremony. We hope to see you there as

we recognize these members of our LCHS

community! Please RSVP to the Advancement Office.

The cost to attend this event is $20.


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mailto:509-0310


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