A special remembrance will be made at Mass for: Monday, February 25 8:00 AM No Mass Tuesday, February 26 8:00 AM No Mass Wednesday, Feb 27

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1 A special remembrance will be made at Mass for: Monday, February 25 8:00 AM No Mass Tuesday, February 26 8:00 AM No Mass Wednesday, Feb 27 Church 9:00 AM Tom Kern Thursday, February 28 7:00 PM No Mass Friday, March 1 8:00 AM No Mass / No Divine Mercy Saturday, March 2 8:30 AM No Mass 4:30 PM Marie Shober Sunday, March 3 Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time 8:00 AM Catherine Klement 10:00 AM Mary Emma Mascari Pray For Our Intentions Please remember in your prayers all our parish family and friends who suffer physically, emotionally, or spiritually, especially: Mike & Ann Baran, Marge Boccardi, John & Rose Brosious, Robert Brubacker, Millie Buchman, Barbara Buck, Larry Buss, Dave & Peggy Faust, Dorothy Folajtar, Carl Kilhefner, Marie Lo Cicero, Joe Macaluso, Helen Marzano, Phyllis Mizgerd, Stephen O Connor, David Perenyi, Tim Pollock, Rick Stoudt, Peter Wallack, Irene Zink. Intentions will remain for three months unless renewed. If you are admitted to a hospital, please remember to inform the parish office. Additional personal prayers may be written in the book in the church foyer for prayer at Masses. Godparents & Confirmation Sponsors Info You must be registered with the parish, be at least 16 years of age, have received the Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation, must attend Mass regularly and, if married, the marriage must be recognized by the church. These requirements are the universal law of the church. All requests for Letters of Good Standing are to be made well in advance to the rectory office. To access current & past bulletins visit You can also visit Facebook St Elizabeth Catholic Church Flowers on the altar this week are in memory of Jim Coombe requested by Sylvia Coombe. Eucharistic Adoration Our next Day of Eucharistic Adoration will take place in the Chapel on Monday, March 4 th after the 8:00 am Mass and will conclude at 5 pm. February 24, 2019 Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time Readings for the Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time First Reading: Sirach 27: 4 7 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 92 Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 15: Gospel: Luke 6: The Sanctuary Candle, Ringing of the Bells, or Flowers on the Altar may be sponsored in memory of a loved one or for a special intention. Contact the parish office for available dates. The Sanctuary Candle burns this week for Maryann Chipkar requested by the Keller & Perini families. The Church Bells will ring this week for Jim Coombe requested by the people of the parish. Low Gluten Communion Hosts If there is a medical need and you would like to receive the Eucharist in low gluten form, please come to the sacristy fifteen minutes prior to Mass so that the celebrant is aware and arrangements can be made for distribution. To Our Parishioners with a Disability We welcome you to Mass each weekend. If you wish to receive Holy Communion and find it difficult to join the Communion line, please let the ushers know so that Communion can be brought to you. RCIA & RCIT Classes Adult RCIA s topic this week will be on Eucharist & the Mass on Feb 26 th ; class time is 7 pm. For information, please call Mary Spieker at ext 208. Teen RCIT s class will be held on Tuesday from 6 7 pm. Diocesan Services For information on healing services offered by the Allentown Diocese visit or call or victimsassistance@allentowndiocese.org 2018 Tax Statements Parishioners who requested a tax statement can find their statement in the church foyer. Tax statements will be available in the church foyer during weekend Masses through Feb 24 th. They may be picked up at the parish office during the week. If yours is not there please call the parish office and request one Area Mass Times (times are subject to change) St. John the Baptist Sat 4 pm, Sun 9:15 am Daily 8 am St. Peter & Paul Sun 8 am, 10:30 am Immaculate Conception Sat 4:15 pm, Sun 8 am, 10:30 am St. Mary Sat 4 pm, Sun 8 am, 10:30 am St. John Fisher Sat 4 pm, 7 pm, Sun 8:30 am, 10:30 am

2 PASTOR S CORNER Trapped in the cloister with your 'enemy' There are some people who can literally and frequently try the patience of a saint. Take, for example, St. Thérèse of Lisieux, the Little Flower, driven a little crazy by a fellow nun. In the cloister. In the chapel. In the garden. No escape! Here s how she tells it in her autobiographical Story of a Soul (Manuscript C, Chapter 10): There is in the Community a Sister who has the faculty of displeasing me in everything. In that woman s ways, words and character: Everything seems very disagreeable to me. But, Sister Thérèse told herself, Charity must not consist in feelings but in works. So I set myself to doing for this Sister what I would do for the person I loved the most. This meant each time their paths crossed I prayed to God for her, offering him all her virtues and merits. (She figured it pleased God for her to mention what a good job he had done creating that nun.) But - She wasn t content simply with praying very much for this Sister who gave [her] so many struggles. I took care to render all the services possible, and when I was tempted to answer her back in a disagreeable manner, I was content with giving her the most friendly smile, and with changing the subject of the conversation. The fellow community member was absolutely unaware of my feelings for her... and remained convinced that her character was very pleasing to me. One day at recreation she asked in almost these words: Would you tell me Sister Thérèse of the Child Jesus, what attracts you so much toward me: Every time you look at me, I see you smile? It was, she writes, Jesus hidden in the depth of her [that nun s] soul; Jesus who makes sweet what is most bitter. But how did she answer that nun s question? I was smiling because I was happy to see her (it is understood that I did not add that this was from a spiritual standpoint). Spiritually, glad to see her; personally, not so much. God Bless You! - Fr. Pendzick PARISH NEWS All You Can Eat Spaghetti & Meatball Dinner Knights of Columbus #528 is hosting an all you can eat diner which includes salad, bread, dessert and coffee. There will be live entertainment by Woodward & Hummell on Sunday Feb 24 th from 4 7 pm at the Colombian Home 1519 W Greenleaf St, Allentown. Cost $10 / Adults, age 12 & under $5. Call for tickets. Walk ins will be accepted at the door for $15. Dinner proceeds support Food for Families. Youth Ministry Event FUDGE WITH FATHER! Come and join Tina and our Youth Ministry on: Sunday, March 3 rd in the parish hall Time: 6:00 8:00 pm We will pray together and then make some delicious fund-raising fudge with Father Pendzick to sell at the next parish breakfast in March! Join us for some fun, food and fellowship. Parent helpers are requested!! RSVP to Tina via REMIND or to parish office by March 1 st. Direct any questions to dirreled@sercc.org or and ask for Mrs. Spieker. Come and BRING A FRIEND OR TWO! St. Elizabeth Morning Lenten Retreat on Prayer Saturday, March 9 th 8:30 am Noon ALL ARE WELCOME! The purpose of this retreat is to become refreshed and renewed in prayer. Please join us in the parish chapel for the 8:30 am Mass, followed by refreshments and three inspiring talks on prayer life. Please RSVP to the parish office by Friday, March 8 th I write these things to you so that you may know that you have eternal life, you who believe in the name of the Son of God. And we have this confidence in him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 1 John 5:13-14 Anointing Mass Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:8 All who are infirmed, anticipating surgery, or suffering from mental or terminal illness are welcome to attend an Anointing Mass on Thursday evening, March 28, at 6:00 pm. You will be welcomed and seated by our sixth grade students. Fr Pendzick will be our celebrant. Light refreshments will follow in the parish hall. Please RSVP to the parish office by Monday, March 25 th. Parish Office And now a word from Dusty... Can t wait for the delicious Fish Fry on March 22 nd. Save me some.. ST. ELIZABETH REGIONAL SCHOOL The School Board looks forward to seeing you all at our next event on April 6 th NIGHT AT THE RACES!!

3 GOLDEN AGERS Next meeting is March 1 st at 12:30 pm in the parish hall. The following are the Golden Agers planned excursions: March 13 th Silver Birches Irish Festival : $82; call Barbara for more information and to reserve a seat for this show The bus leaves at 9 am from the church parking lot. We will arrive at 11:30 am approximately for coffee and apple streusel cake. Followed by a family style Irish meal consisting of Irish soda bread, shamrock cucumber salad, turkey Reuben soup, traditional corned beef and cabbage, carrots, bangers and mash, lamb stew and whiskey cake. There is an open bar with draft beer, wine and soda. Entertainment includes music and dancing with Joe Bannigan and the Blarney Boys. We will leave approximately 3:30 and arrive at church around 5:30 pm. Casino Trips Cost is $30; call Irene at for more information. March 20 th Hollywood Casino April 17 th Mohegan Sun May 15 th Hollywood Casino June 19 th Mohegan Sun Join the Hospitality Team! We have an amazing team of volunteers for St. Elizabeth s Hospitality events, but are always looking for some added dedicated and cheerful parishioners to help serve refreshments during these church functions. Most of the events happen in March and are listed below. If you are interested in joining the team, please contact Mary Spieker at ext. 208 or dirreled@sercc.org. We look forward to welcoming you to hospitality! Saturday, March 9 th Mini Parish Retreat Refreshments 7:30 am 9:00 am Tuesday, March 19 th Hunger Initiative Community Meal 3:30 6:30 pm Friday, March 22 nd Parish Fish Fry - 2:00-7:30 pm Thursday, March 28 th Anointing Mass 6:00 8:00 pm March 31 st Jewish Seder Meal 2:00 pm clean-up Men of St Elizabeth There will be a meeting for all the Knights of Columbus members from St. Elizabeth Parish on Monday, March 18 th at 7:30 pm in the large meeting room. Basket Social Only Eight Months Away! Are you a bargain hunter? Do you see great deals that you just hate to pass by? You can start collecting items now for our 10 th Annual Basket Social coming in October. The committee is also looking for various baskets and item donations to create our beautiful, unique baskets. Feel free to drop off bargain winter, valentine, or just about any non-perishable item to the church office. We ll store them safely away for the Social. Thanks for your continued support! IN OUR COMMUNITY Ecumenical Food Bank As a reminder to all, we collect food for the food bank on the 3 rd Sunday of the month. Whitehall - Coplay Community Meal The next community meal will be served at Shepherd of the Hills March 3 rd. Thank you to our volunteers who deliver donations to the food bank. Designer Handbag Bingo Notre Dame Theatre Company will host a bingo featuring Coach, Kate Spade, Vera Bradley, Dooney & Burke, and Lucky Brand handbags. Tricky trays, 50/50 raffle and refreshments will be available. Cost $20 for 20 game boards / $25 at the door. Date is Sunday Feb 24 th at 3417 Church Rd, Easton. Doors open at 11, games start at 12:30. For info notredametheatrecompany@ndcrusaders.com Lenten Almsgiving Opportunities Lent is a solemn time when we practice sacrifice and the traditions of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. St. Elizabeth will host our annual Baby Bottle Campaign that benefits Mary s Shelter and Operation Rice Bowl collections. More information will follow in the coming weeks. Please consider these opportunities to sustain and improve lives. Spiritual Training: Prayer, Fasting & Almsgiving The Diocesan Commission for Men is offering a men s Lenten morning of reflection on Saturday, March 9 th at the Cathedral of St. Catharine of Siena in Allentown. Refreshments will be offered beginning at 8:30 am in the Parish Activity Center. Presentations by Bishop Schlert and Rev. Ezaki will begin in the Cathedral at 9:15 am, ending by 11:30 am. The Sacrament of Confession will be offered as well. To register for this free offering visit St. John s Holiday Spirit Dance 924 N. Front St, Sat March 9 th, 7 pm 10 pm $5 per ticket (includes ice). Tickets can be purchased from St. John s , after Mass or Call Bill Drost

4 Save the Dates: Annual Fish Fry Dinners March 8 th at St. John Fisher Catty March 8 th & April 12 th at St John the Baptist Allentown March 8 th, March 22 nd & April 5 th at Sacred Heart Bath March 22 nd at St. Elizabeth s April 5 th & 12 th at St. Mary s Catty Mardi Gras Bingo The St. Vincent de Paul Society of Incarnation of Our Lord Parish is sponsoring its sixth annual Mardi Gras Bingo on Sunday, March 3 rd. Doors will open at noon, and bingo will start at 2:00 pm. The ticket price includes 15 bingo cash prize games. Five Designer Bag special games, food, and a tricky tray raffle will be available for purchase. Tickets may be purchased by calling , Incarnation of Our Lord Parish 617 Pierce St, Bethlehem. Bingo - Coach, Vera Bradley, and more! Sunday, March 3 rd doors open at 1 pm, Bingo at 2pm Bethlehem Catholic High School Cafeteria Handicap Accessible. Tickets are $25 in advance / $30 at the door, which includes 20 regular games; 2 special games available for an additional cost. Door Prizes, Food, Tricky Tray, and 50/50. For information & tickets contact: Sue Wasilewski sjw61700@gmail.com or Diocese of Allentown Prison Ministry Workshop Are you currently volunteering in Catholic Prison Ministry or have a desire to volunteer? Join us on Saturday, March 23 rd for a morning workshop from 8:30 am - noon at St. Joseph the Worker, Orefield. The morning will begin with Mass with the workshop to follow in the Parish Center. The workshop will feature talks and discussion designed to assist those in Catholic Prison Ministry. Featured speakers are: Rev. Jason Stokes, Rev. Daniel Basile, Ms. Wendy Krisak. To register for this free workshop, visit Questions may be directed to cle@allentowndiocese.org or call ext Men's Spirituality Commission for Men Lenten Morning of Reflection SPIRITUAL TRAINING: Prayer, Fasting & Almsgiving Presenters: Most Reverend Alfred A. Schlert Rev. Bernard Ezaki FREE, but please register below for planning purposes Date & Time: Saturday, March 9 th Refreshments beginning at 8:30 am in the Parish Activity Center. Presentations begin at 9:15 am in the Cathedral of Saint Catharine of Siena

5 ST. ELIZABETH OF HUNGARY CATHOLIC CHURCH Office of the Director of Religious Education 618 FULLERTON AVE WHITEHALL, PENNYLVANIA Phone: (610) Fax: (610) February, 2019 Take Stock in Saint Elizabeth s Youth Ministry - Steubenville 2019 Dear Parishioners and Friends, Our Youth Ministry works hard on fund-raising so that each meeting and event is funded by our ministry and not from the parish coffers. Four of our young people and two adult chaperones will have the opportunity this summer to venture to the Steubenville Youth Conference July 19 21, 2019 at St. John s University in Queens, New York which invites high school students into a life-changing encounter with Jesus. It is our pleasure to announce the Youth Ministry Stock Program for 2019! To help support and finance their trip, we are asking for your help to please consider investing in our Youth through this Stock Program. What is the Youth Ministry Stock Program? When you invest in our program, it is a double investment! You are investing in: 1. The spiritual growth and well -being of the youth. 2. Prayers that will be offered for you while they are at the Conference. In return for taking Stock in our youth, you will be invited to join us in August for our Stockholder s Dessert/Slideshow of our experience. We would like to show you how even a small investment makes a world of difference for the future of our faith carried out by our youth. Thank you for your support! See what the Father has bestowed on us, that we may be called children of God. 1 John 3:1 Stock Order Form Name, Mailing Address & Phone (Please print) Please make checks payable to: St. Elizabeth Church Each share is $10.00 How many shares of stock? I would like: 2 shares = $20.00 I would like: 5 shares = $50.00 I would like shares = Please return to parish office or drop in the collection basket. Respectfully submitted by: Christina Tran, St. Elizabeth Parish Youth Minister

6 Lenten Fish Dinner by St Elizabeth s own legendary cook Deb Schuster Friday, March pm in the Parish Hall Menu Includes: Breaded Fish*, Coleslaw, Roll, Beverage, Dessert *Kids will be served fish sticks With a choice of two (2) sides: Roasted Potatoes, Mac & Cheese, Stewed Tomatoes, or Corn ~Take out will be available~ Ticket prices: Adults: $11 in advance; $13 at the door Kids: $5 in advance; $7 at the door (under 5 free) Advance tickets available after all Masses or by calling `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Ticket Order Form: Adults - $11 Kids $5 Name Phone: Adult Tickets Kid Tickets Total Enclosed: Your tickets will be held at the door Mar. 22.