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Welcome to Holy Family Parish, Nazareth, PA

Holy Family Catholic Church

Holy Family Parish Mission Statement

Holy Family Parish is a community empowered through the Holy Spirit to promote the Kingdom of God and to extend Christ's presence among us.  The vision will be realized with our loving acceptance of all people, through heartfelt openness, parish and family unity, and Spirit led involvement.

Mass Times

Daily Mass:
7:00 AM (Monday - Friday during Lent)
8:30 AM (Monday - Saturday)
Saturday Vigil: 5:00 PM
Sunday Masses: 7:00 AM, 9:00 AM & 11:00 AM

Confession Times:
Wednesday & Saturday mornings after the 8:30 AM Mass.
Saturdays from 4:00-4:45 PM.

Stations of The Cross:
Every Friday during Lent at 7PM

Office Hours

Monday - Thursday
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

**Please note, there is a drop-box outside the office door for any afterhours business.

Lenten Daily Masses:
~In addition to our 8:30 AM Mass, we will have a 7AM Mass,
       Monday through Friday.
Stations of the cross
Each Friday at 7PM

 

Wishing All Parishioners A Blessed Easter!
Lord,  Help us to live in the gladness and grace of Easter Sunday, every day. Let us have hearts of thankfulness for your sacrifice.  Let us have eyes that look upon Your grace and rejoice in our salvation. Help us to walk in that mighty grace and tell Your good news to the world. Amen.

An Easter choir will be starting up this Thursday from 6-7PM in choir loft.
We will practice weekly until Easter.
All are welcome to join together in song.
Anyone under 18 should attend with a parent.
Hope to see you in the choir loft this Thursday at 6:00.

Altar Rosary News
~The next meeting of the ARS will be April 2nd at 6:30 in the parish center. All women of the parish are invited to attend.
~Clothing Drive April 20th from 9AM-1PM.  All items must be in plastic bags.  Drive into the church parking lot and someone will take the bags from your vehicle. 
~The annual ARS Mother Daughter Dinner will be on Tuesday, May 7th, in the Parish Center.  Members without daughters available may bring another guest (7th grade+).  Doors open 5PM; Dinner at 5:45. Cost is $8 per person.  Call Nancy (610-392-9854) for more information or reservations for you and your guest(s).  Deadline is 4/26.

On Saturday, April 6th, 65 of our parish children will receive their First Holy Communion. Please keep them and their families in your prayers this week.
Please note: Next Saturday, April 6th, there will not be a morning mass or confessions due to First Holy Communion being held in the church.

Chaplet of the Divine Mercy Sunday
~Sunday, April 7th~
At 2:30 we will have time for silent prayer. At 2:45 we will begin with Our Lord’s Words to St. Faustina. We will begin the chaplet of the Divine Mercy promptly at 3PM. Please plan to join us in prayer.
To take part in the Chaplet Novena you should begin the Novena on Good Friday. Pamphlets are available in the Narthex. You should receive    communion and go to confession within a week of Divine Mercy Sunday

 

Donut Sunday!
April 14th after the 9AM & 11AM Masses
Join us for coffee, juice and a donut with fellow parishioners!

Knights of Columbus BINGO
~Sunday, April 21st
~$20 entry
~15 games with plenty of specials & 50/50 Raffle.
~Doors open at Noon;
~First Game at 12:45.
See you there !

Holy Family Youth Group!
Every 2nd Sunday
Next Meeting: April 14th
Who: 8th after Confirmation – 12th Grade
Where: 2nd Floor Holy Family Parish Center (last door on right)
When: April 14, 2024 @12:15pm - 1:30pm.
What:  ¨ Games, Puzzles, Crafts, & Spikeball¨ Talk & Pray - when you are ready
Contact:  holyfamilyyouth2024@gmail.com
Bring your favorite games, snacks, friends!

We invite you to Spend Time With Our Lord
      in Eucharistic Adoration

* Wednesdays  4:30 - 7:30 

* First Friday of the month after 8:30 AM Mass until 4PM
                           To sign up for a time slot go to: https://www.holyfamilynazarethpa.com/adoration  or by calling Dawn at (908) 896-2356 or just stop in anytime to spend some peaceful, prayerful time with our Lord.

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Pray for our brothers and sisters who have completed OCIA (RCIA)
We welcome them to our parish family
~Sienna Sargent
~David Deisher
~Ross Ellis
~Joseph Ellis
~Andrew Remaly
May God bless and guide them as they continue their journey of faith.

Our Appreciation for your
HOLY WEEK Spirit!
Easter is such a wondrous event that we have fifty days to celebrate and personally experience the Alleluia that is our resurrection. We are very grateful to so many of you who volunteer and make our parish a warm and welcoming community. Many thanks to our liturgy committee, sacristans, musicians, cantors, lectors, Eucharistic Minsters, church cleaners, ushers and altar servers for so much dedication. We applaud each one of you for helping make our Eucharistic celebrations so meaningful!

The DMI Survey closes on
MARCH 27th!!!
Click on this link to access the survey:
https://portal.catholicleaders.org/dmi/survey/by08gb
Once the survey is closed it will no longer be available.
Time is running out to complete the Disciple Maker Index (DMI) survey in order to strengthen Holy Family and better prepare us for the future! Share your perspective as a parishioner as we work to identify our greatest strengths and         opportunities. Complete the survey today and help Holy Family thrive! The survey will be live thru March 27th only.  Paper copies of the survey are available in the Narthex or by request.
As of 3/18: Out of approximately 2,000 families, 291 individuals have taken the survey. If you are one of those 291, GREAT JOB and THANK YOU! Please take the  DMI survey today!!!  It is important we hear from everyone.

CRS RICE BOWL
As our CRS Rice Bowl journey comes to an end, may the Eucharist continue to transform our lives and help us respond to God’s call to serve our global family. Let us commit to sharing the joy of the Resurrection with people in our local community and around the world.

During this Last week of Lent please keep in your prayers our RCIA candidates and elect
Our RCIA Candidates will be received into full Communion at the Easter Vigil. Our candidates are David Deisher, Ross Ellis, Joseph Ellis and Andrew Remaly. Our Elect, to receive Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Eucharist at the Easter Vigil, is Sienna Sargent. May we be a welcoming community willing to share the love of God with those around us.

Altar Rosary Clothing Drive!
Saturday April 20th ~ from 9AM-1PM. All items must be in plastic bags. Drive into the church parking lot and someone will take the bags from your vehicle.  CLICK HERE for a list of all accpetable items! 

  • April 26th, 27th, 28th ~
  • 8AM - 2Pm ~
  • Parish Center            
      ~Large varitety of items! ~                                
      ~ Something for everyone!~

    Please bring your donations of items to sell at the rummage sale to:
    1. **Preferred: Bring items the Parish Center from 6-8PM on Tuesdays April 2, 9 & 16. This drop off  method is strongly recommended.
    2. Or: Place in the marked bins in the Narthex by the Baptism Font. During Holy Week & Easter the bins for donations will be in the church basement.

  • No large Furniture, NO glasses or mugs, NO clothing

    Bring clothing donations to the Altar Rosary Society Clothing drive on April 20th**
    Questions  . . . . Call Jim (610) 703-7307

Children’s Liturgy of the Word
Children’s Liturgy takes place during the 9AM Sunday Mass for children ages 3 thru 1st grade. Children are dismissed before the first reading and are picked up from the Children’s Liturgy room in the church basement after mass.
Leaders: Alyssa Lagodney & Maria Braxmeier
hfnazchildrensliturgy@gmail.com
Note: There will not be Children’s Liturgy at the 9AM Mass on February 25th.

     Pray the Rosary before Morning Mass

Please join us each weekday  at 8:00 AM to pray the Joyful Mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary. If mass is at 9:00 the  Rosary will begin at 8:30.
~We can coordinate  for the rosary to be prayed    before the four weekend masses as well. If you are available to lead the rosary before the 5PM, 7AM, 9AM or 11AM masses, please call the Parish Office.~

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Our parish has a subscritption to FORMED, an online platform filled with over 4,000 Catholic studies, movies, audio dramas, talks, e-books, and even cartoons for our children.  As a Holy Family Parishioner, you have access to all of the material on FORMED to support your own faith journey!  For more information, including directions on how to sign up for free, click on the FORMED tab at top of the website. 

CLICK HERE   to see March Growing in Faith 

CLICK HERE      For the Feb. 10/11 Bulletin Inserts

CLICK HERE      For the Feb 24/25 Bulletin Inserts

CLICK HERE    For online access to your parish contributions, and to print your own contribution statement