Our Mission and Our Staff
We believe that Jesus Christ came to reveal the fullness of God's love for us, and we continue to celebrate that love through praise, sacraments, service, and community.  Learn about our mission and meet our staff.
Become Active in Parish Life
Our parish offers a wide range of ministry opportunities. Whether you'd like to learn more, pray more, or serve more, we have a ministry for you.
Strengthen Your Spiritual Life
Making an offering of our time, talents, and treasure is an integral part of what it means to be a Christian.  But at the root of everything we do is our relationship with our God.  Use these resources to help strengthen your spiritual life.   
UPCOMING MINISTRY SCHEDULE: With the uncertainty of when the restrictions related to the pandemic will be lifted, the abbreviated ministry schedule will continue through Lent. The next schedule will begin with Ash Wednesday (February 17) and end with the Fifth Sunday of Lent (March 21). If any current ministers would like to change their preferences, please contact George Pisula by the end of January (254-1961 or ggpisula@atlanticbb.net). New ministers are always welcome. As an additional note, to maintain social distancing, the candle and cross bearers will not be used during the Stations of the Cross this year. 

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News & Events
“Follow me and I will make you fishers of men.”
Mark 1:17
Jesus’ call to “Follow me” is a call
to all Christians!  The call is
in the here and now,
in our present circumstances,
not when we think we are “ready” or have everything in order.
 Good stewardship
of our God-given gifts means that things aren’t always going
to go according to our schedule and that God has a much better plan in store for each of us.
Almighty God, our Rock and our Salvation, we beg you to pour out your Holy Spirit upon our nation. Heal the divisions that separate us and remove all obstacles to authentic unity.
May you guide this great country of ours and lead our citizens to embrace one another as neighbors and fellow countrymen, created in your own image and likeness.  Give us a fresh opportunity for renewal and true solidarity for the common good of our homeland.
May we return to our true identity as people of faith and charity. Help us to always remain One Nation, Under God, Indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all. Amen.
Almighty and All-loving God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, we pray to you through Christ the Healer, for those who suffer from the Coronavirus across the world. We pray for all who mourn the loss of each and every person who has died as a result of contracting the disease. We lift up to your mercy to all those affected, all those working hard to study and cure this illness, and all health care professionals and emergency management teams that are working day and night to keep us safe. Give comfort to everyone in distress and a sense of calm to all of us in these days of uncertainty. This we ask in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord who showed compassion to the outcast, acceptance to the rejected and love to those to whom no love was shown. Amen. 

Pray the Liturgy of the Hours

Lectio divina is a form of meditation rooted in liturgical celebration that dates back to early monastic communities. It was a method practiced by monks in their daily encounter with Scripture, both as they prepared for the Eucharist and as they prayed the Liturgy of the Hours.
The Latin phrase “lectio divina” may be translated as “divine reading.”  As one reads and invites the Word to become a transforming lens that brings the events of daily living into focus, one can come to live more deeply and find the presence of God more readily in the events of each day. The method of lectio divina follows four steps:
  • lectio (reading)
  • meditatio (meditation)
  • contemplatio (contemplation)
  • and oratio (prayer)

Use these Lectio Divina guides to meditate, contemplate, and pray.
Recorded and Livestreamed Masses
from Resurrection Parish
 To speak to someone from the Parish Office,
please call 814-539-5788. 
 MaryBeth Konieczny, Parish Secretary, will be available
​ Monday through Thursday,
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
 
​BULLETIN DEADLINE: The deadline for bulletin submissions is WEDNESDAY AT 9:00 AM. Bulletin announcements will remain in the bulletin for up to two weeks. If you have something that you want published in the bulletin please email all items to resurrectionparishbulletin@gmail.com
or
stclareofassisi@atlanticbb.net
​ or call either Parish Office during regular business hours. 
Please Note:
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, Resurrection Parish will follow the Johnstown School District’s and/or Bishop McCort’s schedule. If there is a two hour delay, the Parish Office will open two hours late (11:00 AM), and all meetings/activities will take place. If there is no school the Parish Office will be closed and all meetings/activities will be cancelled. If there is an unscheduled early dismissal the Parish Office will close early and all meetings/activities will be cancelled.

Please note, Mass WILL  STILL BE celebrated regardless.
PLEASE NOTE that the time for praying the Rosary on Mondays and Fridays at the Resurrection Oratory has been changed from 12:15 PM to 12:00 PM.

ALL ARE WELCOME in praying the Rosary on Mon. and Fri., at 12:00 PM at the Resurrection Oratory. A schedule of Oratory Rosary leaders is as follows: 
Monday                                                                                                Friday                                                                          
                                                                                                                  Jan. 22 - Janet Yuras
Jan. 25 - Nancy Fesko                                                                  Jan. 29 - Pat Barrett
Feb. 1 - Judy Rozich                                                                      Feb. 5 - Chris Rebar
Feb. 8 - Phil Skala                                                                           Feb. 12 - Jim and Nina Kopriva
eb. 15 - Fran Findley                                                                     Feb. 19 - Diane Ashbridge
Feb. 22 - Deacon Sam                                                                  Feb. 26 - Janet Yuras

LITURGICAL NOTES REGARDING UPCOMING CELEBRATIONS USING SACRAMENTALS

PRESENTATION OF THE LORD/CANDLEMAS (February 2nd): Mass will be celebrated at Resurrection at 6:30pm. Candles will be blessed at the beginning of the Liturgy. Candles for home use will be available following Mass. You may bring candles from home to be blessed. They may be of any size, shape, color!

MEMORIAL OF ST. BLASÉ/BLESSING OF THROATS (February 3rd): Blessing of throats will take place at all Masses the weekends of January 30/31 and February 6/7 as well as at regular scheduled Mass the morning of February 3rd. The Blessing of Throats will be done as follows: the prayer of blessing will be said over all in attendance at the conclusion of the Universal Prayers. Crossed candles will not be used.

ASH WEDNESDAY/BLESSING AND DISTRIBUTION OF ASHES (February 17th): Ash Wednesday Masses will be 8:00am at St. Clare’s and 6:30pm at Resurrection. Ashes will be imposed in an unusual way for dioceses in United States but the usual way for other countries. The ashes will be blessed as usual. The words during imposition will be said only once over all in attendance. Then individuals will approach the minister, who says nothing, to have a very small amount of ash “sprinkled” upon the crown of the head. (Think “a pinch of salt!”)
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PASSION/PALM SUNDAY (March 28th): Masses will be at the normal scheduled times and locations. Blessed palms will be distributed this year! Before distribution, palm will be blessed as usual at the beginning of Mass. The blessed palm will then be available at the conclusion of Mass.
  • ​MASS RESERVATIONS: St. Clare of Assisi Parishioners, If you would like to attend 4:00 PM Saturday Mass, PLEASE call Rose or Mary Rita at the Parish Office to make a reservation, 535-1133 during regular business hours. If you leave a message, please be sure to leave the number of people who will be attending Resurrection Parishioners, If you would like to attend Sunday Mass at 8:00 AM or 10:30 AM, PLEASE call MaryBeth at the Parish Office to make a reservation, 539-5788, ext. 4, (Reminder...Parish Office is closed on Fri.). If you leave a message, please be sure to leave the Mass you would like to attend and the number of people who will be attending. Reminder for all Masses, masks must be worn and may only be removed to receive Holy Communion and social distancing will be practiced. 
  • THE PARISH BULLETIN will continue to be available on the Parish website resurrectionparishjohnstown.com there are also limited copies available in the Church.
  • OFFERTORY ENVELOPES can be mailed or dropped in the mailbox at the Parish Office. There is also a way to give online. Simply go to www.dioceseaj.org/giving and click the donate now button. There you will see another button to donate to your parish. This will assist us in being able to continue paying our bills!  MANY THANKS to all the parishioners who have faithfully and continually given their offertory envelopes.
  • COLLECTION COUNTERS: We will be getting back to our regular schedule. Group 3 volunteers are scheduled to count the collection on Monday, January 25.  Thank you to all who help!
  • THE SWEET SHOPPE, 719 Chestnut St. (539-6502) is open Monday thru Friday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Come and see us and pick up some “heavenly” chocolates! Closed Saturday and Sunday. 
  • 2021 OFFERTORY ENVELOPES are now available for pick up. If you have been attending Mass, your envelopes will be available at the Church. If you have not been attending Mass, your envelopes will be available at the Parish Office. If you know someone who is  homebound please feel free to take their envelopes to them.​
  • MINISTRY SCHEDULE: With the uncertainty of when the restrictions related to the pandemic will be lifted, the abbreviated ministry schedule will continue through Lent. The next schedule will begin with Ash Wednesday (February 17) and end with the Fifth Sunday of Lent (March 21). If any current ministers would like to change their preferences, please contact George Pisula by the end of January (254-1961 or ggpisula@atlanticbb.net). New ministers are always welcome. As an additional note, to maintain social distancing, the candle and cross bearers will not be used during the Stations of the Cross this year.
  • “SOUP”ER BOWL SUNDAY: In today’s bulletin you will find envelopes for our parish’s “Soup”er Bowl Sunday collection. The moneys received will help support the St. Vincent de Paul Family Kitchen in Johnstown. If you are viewing the bulletin online and still would like to contribute, simply use a plain envelope writing “Soup”er Bowl Sunday Collection on the front along with your name and envelope number.   Over the next two weekends please consider sharing your blessings with those less fortunate.
  • BLESSED BLANKETS: The Sewing Ministry invites any parishioner who has a loved one who is ill or suffering in any way and is in need of comfort to take a blessed blanket to them.  Many hours of prayer went into making these hand-made articles (there is no fee).  Blankets are available at the Parish Offices.
                        PLEASE KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS ALL THOSE WHO ARE SICK,
                  THOSE IN NURSING HOMES AND THOSE WHO ARE HOMEBOUND
Joann Yuhas; Josephine Stumpo; Helen Lech; Arlene Schaffer; Florence Urbassik, Nellie Barkley, Sophie Mulvehill, Kay Komar, Eric Moran; Rita Ozog; Ed Wysocki; Mary Ann Robatin; Dorothy Savering; and Sylvia Brisko.
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If you know of someone who is sick, in a nursing home or is homebound and would like to add them to the prayer list please call MaryBeth at the Parish Office at 539-5788, ext 4.
  • SATURDAY, JANUARY 30 - Grade 9 Baptism Retreat 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM at the St. Benedict’s School Gym. The retreat will take place in person. Masks will be required and social distancing will be practiced.
  • SATURDAY, JANUARY 30  Registration deadline for Confirmation Sessions 9A, 10B and 11C
  • SUNDAY, JANUARY 31  Catholic Schools Week begins.
  • SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7 - Confirmation sessions 9A, 10B and 11C  8:45 AM to 10:15 AM. Please register for this session by January 30. Parents are not required to attend sessions.
  • 11TH GRADE CONFIRMATION CANDIDATES, please make sure to turn in all your confirmation paperwork as soon as possible. We are in the process of planning Confirmation and the information is an important  part of this process.
THE SWEET SHOPPE
539-6502
Hours are:
Monday thru Friday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Closed Saturdays and Sundays
Masks and social distancing required. 

The Sweet Shoppe is now opened year-round.
  • ​​PRO LIFE VIGIL Every Thursday from 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM we hold a prayer vigil across from the Franklin Street Planned Parenthood facility here in Johnstown.                                        For more information, call Gale at 539-0155.
  • THE ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI GABRIEL PROJECT PRO-LIFE MINISTRY is in need of financial assistance as well as any baby items such as, diapers, baby wipes, bottles, clothing, etc. For more information please call Gale at 539-0155.​
  • PUBLIC ROSARY FOR THE LEGAL PROTECTION OF UNBORN BABIES will be prayed on Saturday, January 23 at 12:00 PM in Central Park, downtown Johnstown. All are welcome. All Covid precautions will be enforced. 
  • ZOOM CHRISTIAN PRAYER AND SPIRITUALITY CLASS: Adult Religious Education nurtures the lifelong development of the whole person-body, mind, heart, and spirit.  Deacon Michael Russo will be teaching the 8 week course Christian Prayer and Spirituality via Zoom beginning Tuesday, March 2nd from 6:30-8:30 PM.  In this course participants will explore both traditional and contemporary expressions of Christian prayer and spirituality. The cost of this course which includes registration and material fee is $55.  Registration forms are available online at www.dioceseaj.org/lay-ecclesial-ministry/ or by calling Marybeth at (814) 361-2000.  Deadline for class registration is February 22nd.  All are welcome!
  • THE WEST END FOOD PANTRY is in need of boxed and canned non-perishable food items as well as paper products. Please make sure that your food donation items are not outdated. Please place donations in the back of the church or take them to the Resurrection Parish Office during regular business hours. 
BELLS OF CASIMIR MEMORIALS - We thank everyone who has commemorated their loved ones and families with a Bell ringing. The Bells have become a special part of our neighborhood. If you are interested in having a memorial, please visit stellajohnstown.com/bells-casimir-cultural-center/ to download a memorial request form or complete the on-line request. You may also stop by Cambria City Flowers during business hours to request a memorial. *Special holidays such as Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and St. Patrick's Day are available. 
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Resurrection Catholic Church
324 Chestnut Street
Johnstown, PA 15906
814-539-5788

Weekend Mass Times
Saturday Vigil: 4:00pm
Sunday: 8:00am, 10:30am