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Cooks With Collars: Priests Take to Their Kitchens in a Friendly Competition That Supports Parishes and Catholic Charities
by Paul Wirth | Jan 13, 2021 | News | 0
It’s a friendly competition among priests and parishes, and you can vote for your favorites by using the website to make a financial contribution to the parishes with the best videos. All money from voting goes directly to the parishes, and dollars from sponsors of Cooks With Collars go to the food ministries of Catholic Charities.
Read MoreDiocese Completes Two Sales of Unused Land
by Paul Wirth | Jan 8, 2021 | News | 0
The Diocese of Allentown has completed the sale of two tracts of land in connection with the funding of the now-completed Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program, which provided victims of clergy sexual abuse with compensation as one aspect of their healing.
Read MoreAntibody Treatments and Vaccines Being Used at Holy Family Manor as Part of Proactive Response to Coronavirus
by Paul Wirth | Jan 7, 2021 | News | 0
Holy Family Manor residents are receiving antibody treatments to treat symptoms of Covid-19, thanks to the facility’s continuing aggressive approach to managing the Coronavirus.
Read MoreBishop Condemns Washington Violence, Prays for Orderly and Peaceful Transition of Power
by Paul Wirth | Jan 7, 2021 | News | 0
“Yesterday’s attack on our national legislature at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. was unconscionable.”
Read MoreNewest Priest a ‘Great Gift’ to the Diocese in the Christmas Season
by Paul Wirth | Jan 6, 2021 | News | 0
Ordination to the Sacred Order of the Priesthood was conferred on Rev. Mr. Juan Rodriguez by Bishop Alfred Schlert at a special Mass Jan. 6.
Read MoreBethlehem Priests Release CD of Sacred, Secular Songs
by Paul Wirth | Jan 4, 2021 | News | 0
Continuing their ministry through music, two priests of St. Anne Parish, Bethlehem, have released a compact disc of sacred, secular and folk songs. Father Anthony Mongiello, pastor, and Father Giuseppe Esposito, assistant pastor, are teamed up once again for an album entitled “No Thread.” All proceeds benefit the parish.
Read MoreThe Te Deum, a Special Prayer for New Year’s Eve
by Paul Wirth | Dec 28, 2020 | News | 0
It is customary in Catholic churches on New Year’s Eve to sing the hymn of thanksgiving, Te Deum....
Read MoreMake ‘Chalking of the Doors’ a Family Tradition
by Paul Wirth | Dec 28, 2020 | News | 0
An Epiphany tradition that may be better known in Europe than it is in the United States is...
Read MoreNewest Priest of Diocese to Be Ordained January 6
by Paul Wirth | Dec 28, 2020 | News | 0
The Christmas Season, already a time of great hope and joy, will be the setting for another joyous event when the newest priest in the Diocese of Allentown is ordained.
Read MoreCelebrate Christmas During the Entire Christmas Season
by Paul Wirth | Dec 22, 2020 | News | 0
Christmas is more than one day; it’s an entire season of the Church year, from Christmas Eve straight through January 10, the Feast of the Baptism of our Lord.
Read MoreA Christmas Message from Bishop Schlert: Finding Hope Amid the Devastation of the Pandemic
by Paul Wirth | Dec 21, 2020 | News | 0
“We can see ourselves in the example of Mary and Joseph, finding joy in the birth of a Child, despite the swirling anxieties around us. Like these Holy Parents, we also find hope.”
Read MoreWith Coronavirus Safety Protocols Firmly in Place, Parishes Get Creative as They Plan For Christmas Masses
by Paul Wirth | Dec 14, 2020 | News | 0
Parishes are finding creative ways to welcome as many people as possible on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day while continuing to comply with the Diocese’s capacity restrictions in churches.
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