Everyone in grades 8-12 are invited to attend youth group this Sunday, from 5:30pm - 7pm, at Hanover Township Park. For more info, and for the permission slip,
click here.
Jeff Cavins is hosting a LIVE virtual Bible study on 8 Wednesday nights in a row starting Wednesday, September 16th at 8PM EST! He'll be presenting one of Ascension’s most popular Great Adventure Bible studies — Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible. Jeff himself will be hosting the Bible study in 8 LIVE interactive sessions on Ascension’s Facebook page and website. Each hour-long live session will consist of prayer, teaching, and audience engagement (Q&A).
Click here for more info.
The High School Youth Ministry page has been updated. It has a calendar of events as well as many other resources. All youth in grades 8 - 12 are welcome to participate!
Click here for more info.
All Boy Scouts in junior high are invited to earn the Ad Altare Dei religious emblem. The program to earn this award will be held two Thursdays a month, from 7pm - 8:30pm, on Zoom. We'll start in October and go through early February. To sign up, please contact Fr. Zach ASAP.
Rev. Walter Sobon, who was the pastor of St. Alphonsus and St. Patrick from 2008 - 2011, passed away on August 20, 2020. In your charity, please pray for the repose of his soul. "Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace. Amen."
The Little Sisters of the Poor have been helping the elderly poor in Pittsburgh for 150 years. They were going to join us the weekend of Sept. 26/27 to collect for their ministry, but the pandemic has prevented this. St. Isidore the Farmer Parish still wants to help them. Throughout the month of September, you are invited to place a donation for them in an envelope marked, "Little Sisters of the Poor," and drop in the collection basket or mail it to the parish. Thank you for your generosity.
CALIX and the Addiction Recovery Ministry sponsor a Holy Hour every second Tuesday at 7pm at Madonna of Jerusalem Church, 9th Street, Sharpsburg, PA.
Click here for more info. on all the initiatives and resources that these groups have to offer.
If anyone emails you claiming to be Fr. Harry or another parish staff member, and asks you to purchase gift cards for the poor, this is a scam! Please disregard the email.
Beginning the weekend of Aug. 1/2, the Sunday Masses at WA High School Parking Lot will be discontinued. Instead, the 8am and 10am Masses will be held in St. Columbkille Church. Those who wish may still attend Mass from their car in the church parking lot. Reservations are required to be seated in church. Click the link for more info.
The remaining balance of your 2020 Parish Share pledge to St. Alphonsus Church, St. Columbkille Church, and St. Patrick Church will now appear as your Total Gift amount for St. Isidore the Farmer Parish on your Parish Share pledge reminder cards. This will ensure your balance due on the reminder card is accurate going forward. Thank you for your continued generosity.
Our Parish has a brand new app! It's not just another place to find parish info. It can help grow your faith! Search for "myparish app" in the Google Play Store or App Store, and download it for free! Click the link for more info.
We have prayerfully decided to focus our limited resources on making sure that all liturgical activities (Mass, small funerals, small baptisms, etc.) can continue. All non-liturgical parish activities and meetings (Ladies of Charity meetings, fish fry, senior citizen's lunch, etc.) have been cancelled until further notice.
Beginning July 1, a new schedule of when our churches will be open for private prayer will go into effect. St. Columbkille will be open every Wednesday from 9am - 3pm. Our Lady of Lourdes will be open every Friday from 9am - 3pm. These will be the only times throughout the week that our churches will be open during the day for private prayer.