and

CONGRATULATIONS AND BLESSINGS!!! We congratulate the following members of our parish who will be “Sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit”

today (Sunday) through the Sacrament of Confirmation.

Ashley Abplanalp

Shelby Ardo-Boyko

Nina Balchune

Andrew Bender

Logan Bryan

Brianna Carrozza

Jeremy Cawley

Nicholas Cerasaro

Carsyn Cole

Abigail Davitt

Isabella DeBiasi

Joshua DeSanto

Gisele Falzone

Bianca Fortini

Nicholas Franchetti

Nakya Grumblis

Hailey Halagarda

Mark Korea

Raymond Kresefski

Paige Kroptavich

William Kucharski, III

Ethan Licari

Kevin Lockett, III

Sarah Lyons

Kalli Mahasky

Karli Mahasky

Aiden McCoy

Joshua Norton

Michael Nowakowski

Caidyn O’Malley

Rheanna Pesotine

Karl Polt

Brielle Scheland

Lauren Shay

Paige Skibitsky

Kyle Skutack

Catherine Zaladonis

Pentecost Sunday June 9, 2019

NATIVITY OF OUR LORD PARISH, DURYEA 127 Stephenson Street Tel: 570-457-3502 Fax: 570-451-3341 Office Hours: M-F, 8:30-4:30 unless otherwise noted in bulletin

E-mail: rectory@nativityduryea.org Web: www.nativityduryea.org / Nativity of Our Lord Duryea

Rev. John V. Polednak, V.E., Pastor Deacon André Kabacinski, Parish Deacon

Masses: Daily, M-F – 7:00 am ● Saturday (Vigil)- 4:00 pm ● Sunday- 8:00 am, 11:00 am and 7:00 pm

Confession: Daily, M-F~6:40-6:55 am ● Saturday- 3:15-3:45 pm, and anytime upon request.

LITURGICAL CALENDAR, DEVOTIONS AND INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 10-16, 2019

Mo

n

10 7:00am Margaret Stanavage and Son, Ronnie (by Debbie Buckley, Karen and Jack Hoover)

Tu

e

11 7:00am Joseph Bartush (by Pauline and Gerry Reedy)

We

d

12 7:00am Sophie Kridlo (by Paul Kridlo and Family)

Th

u

13 7:00am 8:30am

Karen Palumbo (by Mercedes McHale) HRS Mass in Thanksgiving for a great school year!

Fri

14 7:00am Thomas and Florence Skowronski (by Daughter, Joyce Jones)

Sa

t 15 4:00pm For Our Father’s Day Intentions

Sun

16

8:00am

11:00am

7:00pm

For Our Father’s Day Intentions

For Our Father’s Day Intentions

For Our Father’s Day Intentions

VOTIVE CANDLE OFFERINGS

Sacred Heart of Jesus Frank Callis (by Regina and Carol Callis)

Blessed Virgin Mary Helen Rincavage (by Mary Ellen and Tom Singer)

St. Joseph Pauline Vitek (by Daughter, Jacqueline Vitek)

Picnic Preparation Schedule Please watch future bulletins for changes or additions

JOB OPENING We are in need of one or two people to take care of garbage pick-up rounds each night of the picnic (5pm-10pm), and for cleanup (11/11:30pm – 1:30am or completion) each night after the picnic closes – Frida and Saturday. Because this is an ugly job, and because the hours are so late, there is a monetary stipend attached to the work. Please call the rectory with any questions.

JUNE

9 PENTECOST Confirmation 11am MASS

10 CEO Weinberg Mobile Food Bank

11 Pastoral Council

12 Sautee Cabbage 6 pm

13 14

15

16 FATHERS DAY

17

18 Schiff’s Delivery

19 20 9am Peel & Cut Potatoes

21

22 10am Boil & Ball Potatoes

23 9am Make 13 batches of Pierogies

24 Grounds Preparation Begins 10:00am

25

Grounds Preparation Begins 10:00am

26

Grounds Preparation Begins 10:00am

27 9am Peel & Cut Potatoes & Prep Cabbage for Piggies

28 6pm Mix 50 pounds of meat and set up Hall

29 9am Mash & Ball & Make 4 Batches Make 500 Piggies

30 JULY 1 2 3 4 Independence Day 5 6

7 1pm Remove Food from Freezers

8 10am work begins 1pm CEO FOOD BANK

9 10am work begins

10 10am work begins

11 10am work begins

12 13

2

~ FINANCES AND ONGOING STEWARDSHIP ~ for the weekend of June 1-2, 2019 $3,888.75 Sunday; $1,449.50 Secondary; $209 Loose; $515.25 Care & Education of Priests; $94 Catholic Communications;

$944.50 Ascension; $116 Ascension Loose Online Giving: $495 Sunday; $75 Secondary; $40 Care & Education of Priests; $5 Initial;

$5 Catholic Communications; $20 Ascension

Loaves and Fishes: June: jelly

9 Sunday -Confirmation, 11:00am, church 11 Tuesday -Pastoral Council, 6:30pm, Rectory 12 Wednesday -Sauté cabbage, 6:00pm, SHH 20 Thursday -Peel/cut potatoes, 9:00am, SHH 22 Saturday -Boil/ball potatoes, 10:00am, SHH 23 Sunday -Make pierogi, 9:00am, SHH 27 Thursday -Peel/cut potatoes – Prep cabbage 9:00am, SHH 28 Friday -Mix Meat and Set Up Hall, 6:00pm, SHH 29 Saturday -Mash/Ball Potatoes for Pierogi and Make Piggies, 9:00am, SHH

More events and details online at www.nativityduryea.org

Pentecost Sunday / Tenth Week in Ordinary Time

WITH PARISH SYMPATHY Our prayers are requested for Peter Chropowicki whose Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Wednesday, June 5; and for John Sarti whose Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, June 11. May our Lord embrace them in His eternal love and peace, and give His comfort and consolation to their families and friends. We offer them our parish sympathy.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM We welcome to the Church Luke James Soy who was baptized Sunday, June 2. As he received his new life in Christ in the Sacrament of Baptism, may Our Lord fill him with many graces and blessings all through his Christian life. We offer our parish congratulations and prayerful best wishes to him and his family on this happy occasion!

There will be NO GIFT CERTIFICATES on Thursday, June 13. The next sale will be on the summer schedule beginning with Wednesday, June 26, from 4:00-5:00 pm in the Rectory.

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION PICTURES are available for pick-up in the parish office during ordinary hours, Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm.

FATHER’S DAY If you wish to remember your father, living or deceased, please fill out the INTENTION envelope in your packet and return it by June 13, before any of the Masses the weekend of June 15-16, so that our Fathers can be remembered at those Masses. Those who may be visitors, or who might have lost your envelope, may mark a plain envelope with “Father’s Day Intention” and list their names.

PICNIC NEWS AND NOTES THEME BASKETS A very popular stand at our yearly picnic are the theme baskets. We ask anyone who is planning to donate one to please call Carol Schultz at 570-883-9814 or Linda Dzieciol at 570-262-2462 if you need assistance with your basket, need help with an idea, or need a basket picked up.

FLEA MARKET items are being accepted. We ask that you please place your items inside Sacred Heart Hall and if possible, take them to the upper level; if not, leave them inside the door. If left outside, they get ruined with inclement weather (and we’ve had a lot of that this spring!!). The doors are open from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday thru Friday and from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm on Saturdays. Remember that we DO NOT accept

computers, electronics, plush animals, clothing or shoes!!!

The SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST SACRED HEART OF

JESUS takes place on Friday, June 28th. A special Mass will be prayed at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, 215 Lackawanna Ave, Dupont, at 6 p.m. Fr. Charles Kelly of the Archdiocese of Newark will be the guest Homilist and Celebrant. Fr. Thomas Petro, Pastor, and Fr. John Cigan of Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church, Jessup, will be Concelebrants. During this Mass we will celebrate the Enthronement Ceremony of the Sacred Heart and recite the Act of Consecration and the Litany of the Sacred Heart. A plenary indulgence, granted under the usual conditions, is attached to these devotions for anyone who prays them on this solemnity. You may bring an image of the Sacred Heart for blessing and certificates will be distributed.

IN THE COMMUNITY FOOD DISTRIBUTION HELP NEEDED Organizers of the Duryea CEO Weinberg mobile food pantry are actively seeking volunteers to help with receiving, boxing and distributing food on the second Monday each month, from around 1:00-3:00. This takes place at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Hall, Stephenson Street, Duryea. For more information on volunteering, or to apply, please call Borough Councilwoman Lois Hanczyc, 570-457-2482.

VIRTUS: Protecting God’s Children for Adults Program. This training session is required for all adult employees and volunteers who have direct contact or routine interaction with children. Training will be held on WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2019, at CATHOLIC YOUTH CENTER (CYC), WILKES-BARRE 36 South Washington Street Register by contacting Mark Soprano at: 570.823.6121, ext. 287 or email: msoprano@wyomingvalleycyc.org

QUO VADIS DAYS 2019 will be held June 23-26 at Misericordia University, Dallas. This retreat is for young Catholic men in High School (9-12th grade) to learn about priesthood. Online registration is now open at vocations.dioceseofscranton.org. For more information, call 570-207-1452.

CATHOLIC WOMEN’S RETREAT - Three-day summer retreat at San Alfonso Retreat House, Long Branch, NJ, Tuesday, August 13-15. Bus leaves from Dunmore. $350 includes meals and lodging. Sponsored by St. Raphael Society Prayer Group. Please call Barbara McCarthy for more information at 570-347-8314.

The 13th annual LIGHT THE FIRE SUMMER YOUTH RALLY will be held, Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at Misericordia University. The rally will gather together some 400 high school students and their chaperones from parishes across the Diocese of Scranton. The rally is an opportunity for students to gather outside of their parish walls and celebrate their Catholic faith. There will be terrific speakers that will inspire young people and help them realize among other things that they are loved and valued. Their lives matter. They are the now of the Church and God is calling them and needs them to be Christ for others. There will be an opportunity for reconciliation and Adoration. An awesome closing Mass with be celebrated by Bishop Bambera and priests from throughout the Diocese of Scranton. Registration is now open. Please go to our website at https://light-the-fire.org/ for a registration packet, information on all of our speakers, the schedule for the day and photos and videos from previous years.

The community is invited to "FANFARE FOR THE FOURTH," a concert for Independence Day presented by musicians from the community on Tuesday, July 2, at 7 PM at Saint John the Evangelist R.C. Church, 35 William Street in Pittston. A community choir will sing patriotic hymns and choral selections The community is invited to "Fanfare for the Fourth," a concert for Independence Day presented by musicians from the community on Tuesday, July 2 at 7 PM at Saint John the Evangelist R.C. Church, 35 William Street in Pittston. A community choir will sing patriotic hymns and choral selections led by area choir directors and accompanied by organ, brass quartet, and percussion. Other musical selections will be performed by participating soloists, instrumentalists, and aspiring music students. Veterans of the United States Armed Services will be recognized during the concert. A free-will offering will be accepted.

3 Week of June 10-16, 2019 ~ Tenth Week in Ordinary Time

This Bulletin is printed in Loving Memory of. . .

John A., Theresa and

John Adamiak Jr.

Alfred & Judith Akulonis, Sr. Frank and Helen Amantea Jean Marie Ambrosavage

Mary Louise Bomber

Peter and Victoria Biga

Mary Soltysiak Thomas and Stella Blasco

Edward and Margaret

Brostoski Frank Callis

Alan J. Celusniak

John and Mary Celusniak Richard A. Champi, Sr. Chilek and Hoover Families

Coyne and Wieczorek

Families

Louis Robert Cremard

Catherine and Louis Cremard

Irene DeAngelo

Rev. Andrew J. Marcinko

M/M Andrew Marcinko

Carmen and Idena DeBiasi

Deceased members of the

Louis and Dorothy Doxbeck

Family

Deceased members of the

Dolan and Roche Family Chester Draus

Dulny and Kapish Families Jack Fischer and

Zaladonis Family Helen S. Mattei Freas

John T. Freas

and Mary Matt

Fumanti and Rafferty

Families

Dominick “Beaver” Gigliello

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Anthony & Mary Naida

Margaret & Leo Glodzik, Sr.

and Lea Glodzik

Gregorczyk and Negvesky

Families Martin K. Hastie, Jr.

Jasienski, Bozinko &

Lewandowski Families Edward A. Jones Judge and Antal Families

Kundrat and Simko Families Eugene Madrak Lottie and George Matrone Victoria, Stella and William

Maziarz

Thomas J. and Cecelia A.

McAndrew Henry B. McHale

John and Mary Mikovitch Moskaitis Family

Mary Ann Namatka

Peter & Elizabeth Namatka

William & Josephine Sowa

Sophia & Walter Nestorick

and Peter Pocholonis, Jr.

Deceased members of the

Stanley & Josephine

Nowakowski Family

Bernard Olcheski,

Eileen Macuga and

William & Helen Dalton

Agnes and Peter Olsheski

Olszewski, Grudzinski and

Madrak Families

Zigmont, Lottie &

David Olszewski and

Anna Skowronski

Frank & Florence Orlowski Bernard J. Ostrosky Teresa Ramiza Pace and

Michael T. Haluschak

Charles & Julia Pernot and

Martin & Anna Dunay

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Ruth Pernot Samuel & Genevieve Perrins

Eugene P. Perrins

Edward and Dorothy

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Mrs. Helen Rava

Sharon Rava Imbrogno

Stanley & Stella Rava

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Rincavage, Billick and

Galinas Families

Anthony and Helen Rincavage

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Victor L., Anna and

Victor J. Salidas

Thomas & Florence

Skowronski and

Wascavage Family

Joseph and Mary Solarchik

Margaret Stanavage and

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Carl Joseph Tucker, Butler

and Long Families Walter Urban

Ross A., Anna and Raymond

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Jacob J. Vitek

Pauline M. Vitek

Theresa M. Vitek

Earl & Marion Vrabel and

Michael Larronde

Grant Larronde

Michael and Jean Wasko Vincent & Mary Waszczak

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