Holy Family Radio Parish Bulletin Board
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"Fear not you; for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified.
6 He is not here, for he is risen, as he said. Come, and see the place where the Lord was laid."
-- Matthew 28:5-6
Recent Announcements
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Biking for Babies, a new and exciting fundraiser event to support local pregnancy resource centers. Come and Ride for Life on the Cumberland Valley Rail Trail, Saturday, April 26th. Holy Mass at Our Lady of the Visitation, Shippensburg, 7:30 AM. The Biking for Babies program follows 8:30 to noon. For more information and to register please visit https://www.bikingforbabies.com/events/.
​Bishop McDevitt High School is accepting applications for the 2025-2026 school year. To Apply go to www.bishopmcdevitt.org and click on the Admissions Tab
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The Diocese of Harrisburg is hosting a series of online conversations and in-person presentations on Laudato Si’ to commemorate the tenth anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home. The series will be offered throughout May as an opportunity for participants to connect with one another, the Diocese of Harrisburg and individuals who dedicate their time and apostolate to the goals of Laudato Si’. A link to the series and all the information is available at:
https://www.hbgdiocese.org/celebrating-10-years-of-laudato-si/.
​St. Katharine Drexel Parish in Mechanicsburg will have a golf tournament in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the saint’s canonization. The event will be May 16th at Rich Valley Golf Course. All proceeds from this event go to the support the missions in Gallup, New Mexico, which St. Katharine Drexel founded. To register for the tournament, visit www.skdparish.com and click on the golf tournament ad or call Tom at 717-697-8716, ext. 238.
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St. Margaret Mary School in Harrisburg will have its 18th annual 5K race on Saturday, May 17th, at 8:30 AM. For more information and to register, visit:
https://www.stmmparishschool.org/ and click on “news and events”
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The Knights of Columbus at Our Lady of Lourdes, Enola, is having Pancake Sausage breakfasts from 8:00 AM to Noon, Sunday April 27th, and May 18th: a ten dollar donation per adult is requested and kids eat free!
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The Archdiocese for the Military Services, Annual Memorial Mass honoring the men and women of the Armed Forces at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., Sunday, May 18th. Penance will be available from 2:30 PM, Rosary at 3:35, Vespers at 4. and Mass at 4:30 PM. The principal celebrant and homilist will be Archbishop Timothy Broglio.
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The Diocese of Harrisburg will be hosting its annual Young Adult Retreat, May 23rd to the 25th, at the Christian Retreat Center, East Waterford. This year’s retreat is themed Journey of Hope. For all the information including event times, lodging, meals and cost: visit www.hbgdiocese.org/yaretreat .
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Masses in American Sign Language (ASL) at St. Joseph Church in Mechanicsburg will be celebrated by Father Michael Depcik, chaplain for the Deaf Ministry in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, at 4 PM April 27th and June 1st. Note: The Masses are entirely in ASL, with no voice interpretation.​
The Harrisburg Diocesan Council of Catholic Women invites all women of the Diocese to their Annual Weekend Retreat at Mount St. Mary's University, Emmitsburg. The retreat runs from Friday evening, June 13th until noon Sunday, June 15th. The Retreat Master: Father Jonathan Sawicki, Pastor of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Parish, New Cumberland. The registration deadline is May 24th. Registration forms and more details are available from Jeanne, 717-503-9429.
The Knights of Columbus of St. Joseph Parish in York will have their 9th Annual Charity Golf Tournament Benefitting Misericordia Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. The event will be held on June 23rd at Heritage Hills Golf Resort. Tee time is 12:30 PM. For more information and registration forms for golfers or sponsors call Kelly Brown at 717-668-0509
The Diocese of Harrisburg is organizing a young adult pilgrimage to Assisi and Rome for the 2025 Jubilee of Young People from July 26th - August 5th, 2025. All young adults ages 18-39 at the time of the trip are invited to join. For details, please contact Zack Haney at zhaney@hbgdiocese.org .
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Saint Katharine Drexel, Mechanicsburg, invites you to meet in the church on the 4th Wednesday of the month after the 7:00 p.m. Mass to pray for our love ones and friends to come back to their Catholic Faith. If you have any questions, please e-mail theoldfolk@aol.com
The members of the Serra Vocations Club of Harrisburg invite you to their meetings on the second Wednesday of each month at the Diocesan Center, in Harrisburg. Mass is celebrated by Father Joshua Weaver at noon in the chapel at the Center, followed by prayers for our priests, sisters, deacons and seminarians, and lunch. Meetings consist of prayer, announcements, a timely speaker and other instructional or spiritual events. If you would like to attend a meeting, please email Stella at theoldfolk@aol.com [The organization, named after Saint Junipero Serra, has, as objectives, to promote priestly and religious vocations in the Catholic Church, by supporting our clergy and prospective clergy prayerfully and financially.]
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The St. Anselm Deanery of Benedictine Oblates meets the second Sunday each month at St. Pius the Tenth Church, Selinsgrove. The deanery is affiliated with St. Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe. For more information, call or text Teresa Warlow at 717-275-2346.
Are you looking for a great school for your child? If so, consider Catholic Schools. The Catholic schools in the Diocese of Harrisburg are noted for excellent academics, affordable tuition, high graduation rates, and college scholarships. To find a school near you go on-line to www.gocatholicschools.org
The Flower of Carmel Hermitage is seeking volunteers to assist in the development of funding and construction of a Laura which is a small colony of hermits who spend their entire life in prayer alone with God. In the Diocese of Harrisburg the hermit’s way of life is approved by our Bishop who is their Superior. These consecrated hermits live alone praying constantly and doing penance for the the forgiveness of their sins and those of the whole world. As of old, they rely on the support of others. If you want to learn more, explore the life, or want to assist in the building of something beautiful for God go on-line to, https://flowerofcarmelhermitage.org/ or e-mail sisterhermitess@gmail.com .
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Have you served in the military? The Catholic War Veterans are reactivating their Central Pennsylvania Chapter. Any baptized Catholic who has served in uniform can join. The first year of membership is free. For more information, contact Bob DeSousa: 717-648-8317.
In 1981, Mother Angelica, a cloistered Franciscan nun, launched what has become the largest media network in the world, the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN). Mother Angelica was born Rita A. Rizzo in a small home in the southeast end of Canton, Ohio during the Roaring Twenties. Her life was not easy... still, with a few miracles and perseverance along the way, Mother’s EWTN now reaches over 700 million homes in 145 countries in various media formats. You can learn all about her life by visiting the Mother Angelica Museum located at the Saint Raphael Center in Canton, Ohio. To learn more about visiting the Center call 1-800-548-8270 or visit online at http://motherangelicatour.com.
Holy Family Radio Prayers & Thoughts
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Alleluia! The LORD is risen as He promised, Alleluia!
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From the Gospel of John Chapter 20
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And on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalen cometh early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre; and she saw the stone taken away from the sepulchre.
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She ran, therefore, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and saith to them: They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.
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Peter therefore went out, and that other disciple, and they came to the sepulchre.
And they both ran together, and that other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.
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And when he stooped down, he saw the linen cloths lying; but yet he went not in.
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Then cometh Simon Peter, following him, and went into the sepulchre, and saw the linen cloths lying,
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And the napkin that had been about his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but apart, wrapped up into one place.
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Then that other disciple also went in, who came first to the sepulchre: and he saw, and believed.
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SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT:
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For if thou confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in thy heart that God hath raised him up from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
For, with the heart, we believe unto justice; but, with the mouth, confession is made unto salvation.
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-- Romans 10:9-10
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