Join the Host Family for a Bible Study!

There's still time to join Bill, Kathleen, Mollie, and Joni Host for a study about the Gospel of John. It will include a weekly pre-recorded video from Ascension Press, a discussion, and some time for fellowship.

According to Ascension Press, “Follow Me: Meeting Jesus in the Gospel of John is your guide to a personal encounter with Christ.”

This study will occur Tuesday evenings from 6:30-8:00 pm at Holy Name of Mary Parish Center.

If you are interested in joining, please call or text 570-396-6228.

This study has one remaining session:

July 22

Holy Name of Mary Parish Potluck Dinner

Saturday, August 9, 2025

Immediately following 4:00 PM Mass at the Parish Center & Adjacent Parking Lot

Join us for an evening of food, fellowship, and fun with our parish family!

Please bring a dish to share:

Appetizer, Main Course, Side, Salad, Dessert, Beverage, or Paper Products

(plates, napkins, utensils, cups)

Can’t bring a dish? No problem!

Your presence – and a helping hand with setup or cleanup – will be a blessing.

"For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them."
Matthew 18:2

👉 Sign up here: https://mealtrain.com/gvzvyo or use one of the sign-up sheets in the back of the church.

For more information, please contact: holynameofmarypotluckdinner@gmail.com

Or, please call the rectory at 570-278-1504.

An Invite from the Beloved Bishop of Scranton

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

It is with deep joy and great anticipation that I invite each and every one of you – clergy, religious, and lay faithful – to join me on a Diocesan Pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, in

celebration of the ongoing Jubilee Year of Hope.

The 2025 Jubilee Year is a sacred time of renewal, reconciliation, and grace for the entire Church – a time to rediscover the hope that only Christ can give in a world

marked by anxiety, division, uncertainty, and fear. This Pilgrimage will be a visible sign that hope is alive in our hearts, in our families, and in the Church of Scranton.

The Basilica of the National Shrine of Immaculate Conception – affectionately known as “Mary’s House” to honor Our Blessed Mother – has been designated as a special place of pilgrimage during Jubilee Year 2025 by the

Administrative Committee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

As the largest Catholic church in North America, the Shrine is a most fitting place for us to pray, give thanks, and to be strengthened in our mission as witnesses of hope. Visiting the Basilica will also provide pilgrims with the opportunity to obtain a plenary indulgence of the Jubilee.

I ask for your help in having the faithful of our Diocese come together as a people of hope, united in faith. With gratitude for your witness and your love for the Church, we entrust this pilgrimage to the intercession of the Immaculate Conception.

Faithfully yours in Christ,

Most Reverend Joseph C. Bambera, D.D., J.C.L.

Bishop of Scranton