Second Sunday of Lent - March 16
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Resurrection Parish Contact Information
Phone: 814-539-5788 Fax: 814-539-8845
email: [email protected]
web site: resurrectionparishjohnstown.com
email: [email protected]
web site: resurrectionparishjohnstown.com
St. Clare of Assisi Parish Contact Information
VIGIL MASSES FOR SUNDAY
Saturday: 4:00 PM - St. Clare of Assisi Church
SUNDAY MASSES
8:00 AM and 10:30 AM - Resurrection Church
WEEKDAY MASSES
Monday: 6:30 PM - St. Clare of Assisi Church
Tuesday: 8:00 AM - Resurrection Church
Wednesday: 8:00 AM - Resurrection Church
Thursday: No Mass
Friday: 8:00 AM - Resurrection Church
RECONCILIATION
Saturday: 2:30 - 3:00 PM at Resurrection Church
Saturday: 3:30 - 4:00 PM at St. Clare of Assisi Church
or by appointment
WEEKLY ROSARY
Mondays and Fridays at noon at the Resurrection Parish's Oratory
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
The first Friday of each month at 6:30 PM - Resurrection Church
After the 6:30 PM Mass on the second Monday of each month - St. Clare of Assisi Church
RESURRECTION CHURCH'S SANCTUARY LIGHT INTENTION:
For the intention of Jackie Huff– McCann and Barry Himes remembered by Ray and Connie Huff and their family
RESURRECTION ORATORY SANCTUARY LIGHT INTENTION:
An anniversary remembrance of Frank Sojak remembered by his wife, Mary Ann, and his family
ST. CLARE OF ASSISI CHURCH'S SANCTUARY LIGHT INTENTION:
An anniversary remembrance of Russell Bernardy Jr. forever loved and missed by his family
CHECK THE BULLETIN FOR ANY EXCEPTIONS TO THE ABOVE SCHEDULE
Loving and Merciful God,
we come before You in prayer, lifting up Your servant, Pope Francis, in his time of need.
You are the Source of all healing, and we ask You to surround him with Your loving presence,
granting him strength and recovery. May Your divine grace rest upon him,
restoring his health and filling him with renewed vigor to continue leading Your Church
with compassion and wisdom.
We place Pope Francis into Your hands, trusting in Your eternal care.
May he be comforted by the love of the Church and the prayers of all the faithful.
We ask, through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
that his recovery be swift, and his spirit be strengthened in Your peace.
May Your will be done in his life, O Lord, and may Your healing power be with him always.
We offer this prayer in the name of Your Son, Jesus Christ,
who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
we come before You in prayer, lifting up Your servant, Pope Francis, in his time of need.
You are the Source of all healing, and we ask You to surround him with Your loving presence,
granting him strength and recovery. May Your divine grace rest upon him,
restoring his health and filling him with renewed vigor to continue leading Your Church
with compassion and wisdom.
We place Pope Francis into Your hands, trusting in Your eternal care.
May he be comforted by the love of the Church and the prayers of all the faithful.
We ask, through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
that his recovery be swift, and his spirit be strengthened in Your peace.
May Your will be done in his life, O Lord, and may Your healing power be with him always.
We offer this prayer in the name of Your Son, Jesus Christ,
who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
DIOCESAN WEBSITE: UNITED IN FAITH
THE 2025 CATHOLIC MINISTRIES DRIVE BEGINS THROUGHOUT OUR DIOCESE THIS WEEKEND.
This year’s theme, “Follow Me” (Mt 16:24), invites us into a deeper relationship with Christ,
as we share in His mission of love and service, proclaiming the Good News to all.
Our Catholic Ministries Drive supports 10 ministries throughout our diocese,
which all fall into one of our three main focuses of evangelization, serving those in need,
or formation of our priests and deacons.
Please reflect on Bishop Mark’s invitation when it arrives in your mail,
and prayerfully consider supporting our diocesan ministries.
You may return your pledge card and donation by mailing it directly to the Diocese of Altoona/Johnstown
or make your payment online. All contributions received beyond the parish target amount will be used for your parish.
Thank you for supporting the Catholic Ministries Drive and our diocese’s vital ministries.
The Target amounts for 2025 are:
Resurrection Parish, $32,000.00 and St. Clare of Assisi Parish, $8,700.00.
This year’s theme, “Follow Me” (Mt 16:24), invites us into a deeper relationship with Christ,
as we share in His mission of love and service, proclaiming the Good News to all.
Our Catholic Ministries Drive supports 10 ministries throughout our diocese,
which all fall into one of our three main focuses of evangelization, serving those in need,
or formation of our priests and deacons.
Please reflect on Bishop Mark’s invitation when it arrives in your mail,
and prayerfully consider supporting our diocesan ministries.
You may return your pledge card and donation by mailing it directly to the Diocese of Altoona/Johnstown
or make your payment online. All contributions received beyond the parish target amount will be used for your parish.
Thank you for supporting the Catholic Ministries Drive and our diocese’s vital ministries.
The Target amounts for 2025 are:
Resurrection Parish, $32,000.00 and St. Clare of Assisi Parish, $8,700.00.
News & Events
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION will be held on First Friday, May 2, from 6:30 to 7:30 PM at Resurrection Church. All are welcome.
LENTEN HOLY HOUR will be held every Wednesday during Lent beginning on Wednesday, March 12 at 12:00 PM noon at Resurrection Church. All are welcome to attend.
EXPOSITION AND BENEDICTION is held the second Monday of each month after the 6:30 PM Mass at St. Clare of Assisi Church. The next adoration will take place on Monday, April 14.
ANDREW ADORATION CHAPEL, 1621 Ferndale Ave, Johnstown: In this blessed time of Eucharistic Revival in our Church, consider visiting and/or committing to an hour at our Perpetual Adoration Chapel. We are always seeking adorers and substitutes. The chapel is open Sunday morning immediately following the 10:30 Mass and remains open until 7:20 AM on Saturday morning each week. Consider giving one hour to our Lord. One does not need to be a member of St. Andrew Parish in order to visit or commit in any way. Currently, we are most in need of committed adorers on Tuesday, 12 AM (midnight) to 1 AM, and Thursday morning, 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM. Many hours only have one adorer, and it is preferable to have two each hour. Please call 814-288-4324, Ext. 5, visit https://standrewjtown.weadorehim.com/en/schedule, or feel free to call or text Terri Roy at 815-255-5645 if you feel Our Lord is calling you to sign up for an hour or have any questions. Jesus is waiting for you!
ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI: Connect with your Creator, Redeemer, and Spiritual Guide in a stress-free environment at the Eucharistic Adoration every first Friday of the month from 9:30 AM until 5:30 PM at St. Francis of Assisi Church. It is important that each ½ hour or hour have two adorers to adore and protect the Blessed Sacrament.
LENTEN HOLY HOUR will be held every Wednesday during Lent beginning on Wednesday, March 12 at 12:00 PM noon at Resurrection Church. All are welcome to attend.
EXPOSITION AND BENEDICTION is held the second Monday of each month after the 6:30 PM Mass at St. Clare of Assisi Church. The next adoration will take place on Monday, April 14.
ANDREW ADORATION CHAPEL, 1621 Ferndale Ave, Johnstown: In this blessed time of Eucharistic Revival in our Church, consider visiting and/or committing to an hour at our Perpetual Adoration Chapel. We are always seeking adorers and substitutes. The chapel is open Sunday morning immediately following the 10:30 Mass and remains open until 7:20 AM on Saturday morning each week. Consider giving one hour to our Lord. One does not need to be a member of St. Andrew Parish in order to visit or commit in any way. Currently, we are most in need of committed adorers on Tuesday, 12 AM (midnight) to 1 AM, and Thursday morning, 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM. Many hours only have one adorer, and it is preferable to have two each hour. Please call 814-288-4324, Ext. 5, visit https://standrewjtown.weadorehim.com/en/schedule, or feel free to call or text Terri Roy at 815-255-5645 if you feel Our Lord is calling you to sign up for an hour or have any questions. Jesus is waiting for you!
ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI: Connect with your Creator, Redeemer, and Spiritual Guide in a stress-free environment at the Eucharistic Adoration every first Friday of the month from 9:30 AM until 5:30 PM at St. Francis of Assisi Church. It is important that each ½ hour or hour have two adorers to adore and protect the Blessed Sacrament.
In last week’s Gospel, we followed Jesus into the desert where He fasted and prayed. This week, He leads us up a mountain to witness His Transfiguration. Why these experiences? Because He is preparing us to go with Him in a few short weeks to a hilltop, Golgotha, where He will lay down His life for our sake – and finally He will take us to an empty cave where He triumphed over sin and death once and for all.
Jesus perfectly understands our humanity. He knows we need to experience times of self-denial and testing, in order to arrive at mountain-top moments when we see and feel His glorious presence in our lives. The reason for all of our fasting and prayer and almsgiving during lent is to be reawakened to all God has done for humanity and to all that He has done for each of us personally. While there is nothing sinful in complacency in our daily routine, as Christian stewards we are called to so much more!
We need to train ourselves, or allow Jesus to train us, to say ‘Yes’ to His will and to offer our lives back to Him. In doing so, we too become ‘transfigured.’ This is what it means to live fully awake; this is a stewardship way of life and it is glorious indeed.
Jesus perfectly understands our humanity. He knows we need to experience times of self-denial and testing, in order to arrive at mountain-top moments when we see and feel His glorious presence in our lives. The reason for all of our fasting and prayer and almsgiving during lent is to be reawakened to all God has done for humanity and to all that He has done for each of us personally. While there is nothing sinful in complacency in our daily routine, as Christian stewards we are called to so much more!
We need to train ourselves, or allow Jesus to train us, to say ‘Yes’ to His will and to offer our lives back to Him. In doing so, we too become ‘transfigured.’ This is what it means to live fully awake; this is a stewardship way of life and it is glorious indeed.
SOLENMITY OF SAINT JOSEPH - MARCH 19
Saint Joseph, guardian of the Holy Family, be with us in our trials.
May your prayers obtain for us the strength to flee from error
and wrestle with the powers of corruption
so that in life we may grow in holiness
and in death rejoice in the crown of victory. Amen.
May your prayers obtain for us the strength to flee from error
and wrestle with the powers of corruption
so that in life we may grow in holiness
and in death rejoice in the crown of victory. Amen.
Dear God, during these forty days let us not focus
on the things we are “giving up.”
Let us focus on the One who “gave it all up” for us.
Renew our minds and draw us back to our first love.
Prepare our hearts for Easter,
for Your sacrifice and for Your Resurrection! Amen.
on the things we are “giving up.”
Let us focus on the One who “gave it all up” for us.
Renew our minds and draw us back to our first love.
Prepare our hearts for Easter,
for Your sacrifice and for Your Resurrection! Amen.
- STATIONS OF THE CROSS will be held on the Fridays of Lent (except Good Friday) beginning on Friday, March 7 at 6:30 PM at St. Clare of Assisi Church. All are welcome to attend. We are asking for volunteers to assist as cross & candle bearers for Stations of the Cross. To participate, you do not need to be an altar server. Families are encouraged to participate. If you can assist, please sign the registry located in the sacristy at St. Clare. Parishioners from both parishes are encouraged to take part.
- DISPOSING OF OLD PALMS: If you are looking for a convenient way to dispose of your blessed palms from last year, beginning in Lent you can bring them to the church and place them in the container found in the rear. They will be burned as part of the new fire at the Easter Vigil
- LENTEN HOLY HOUR will be held every Wednesday during Lent beginning on Wednesday, March 12 at 12:00 PM noon at Resurrection Church. All are welcome to attend.
Ave Regina Caelorum
Vespers for the Second Sunday of Lent
As pilgrims of hope in this Jubilee Year, come journey with us by joining one of our Lenten Faith-Sharing groups. Two sessions are being offered. The first group will meet on the six Fridays in Lent (March 7 – April 11) after the 8:00 AM Mass in the Resurrection Church Hall. Diane Gorka will lead this group. For those unable to attend the Friday sessions, the same materials will be offered on Tuesday evenings beginning at 6:00 PM in Resurrection's Oratory, moderated by Deacon Nelson. These sessions will begin on Tuesday, March 11 and continue until Tuesday, April 15. Parishioners from both parishes are invited and you are encouraged to bring a friend. Each session will last 1 to 1-1/2 hours.
If anyone would like to do the sessions alone or with a group of friends, the same materials can be found on the buttons below.
If anyone would like to do the sessions alone or with a group of friends, the same materials can be found on the buttons below.
To speak to someone from the Resurrection Parish Office,
please call 814-539-5788 MaryBeth Konieczny, Parish Secretary and Beth Thomas, Administrative Assistant OFFICE HOURS Monday through Friday 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM To speak to someone from the St. Clare of Assisi Parish Office, please call 814-535-1133 Rose Eckenrod, Parish Secretary & Financial Secretary OFFICE HOURS Mondays through Friday 8:30 AM - 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 [email protected] or [email protected] or call either Parish Office during regular business hours.
Lenten Faith-SharingAs pilgrims of hope in this Jubilee Year, come journey with us by joining one of our Lenten Faith-Sharing groups. Two sessions are being offered. The first group will meet on the six Fridays in Lent (March 7 – April 11) after the 8:00 AM Mass in the Resurrection Church Hall. Diane Gorka will lead this group. For those unable to attend the Friday sessions, the same materials will be offered on Tuesday evenings beginning at 6:00 PM in Resurrection's Oratory, moderated by Deacon Nelson. These sessions will begin on Tuesday, March 11 and continue until Tuesday, April 15. Parishioners from both parishes are invited and you are encouraged to bring a friend. Each session will last 1 to 1-1/2 hours.
Ministry GuidelinesGuidelines for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion and Lectors can be found below. These guidelines reinforce the training sessions presented by Deacon Nelson and can be referenced as needed.
Ministry of Lector Training Video
ROSARY TIMES: We pray the Rosary on Mondays and Fridays at 12:00 PM at the Resurrection Oratory. A schedule of Rosary Leaders is as follows:
RESURRECTION EASTER BAKING
Help is needed with baking Pineapple Cream Cheese Rolls on Thursday, April 3 at the Oratory Hall beginning at 8:00 AM. Any amount of time will be appreciated. To place an order, please call 814-255-5792, no later than Friday, March 28. Pick-up will be on Saturday, April 5 from Noon to 2:00 PM at the Oratory Hall. We will also have a limited amount of nut and poppy seed rolls.
ST. CLARE OF ASSISI PARISH is taking orders for Nut and Poppy Seed Rolls and Easter Bread. Please order EARLY, by calling (814) 535-1133 or by printing a form found below and placing it the collection basket. The cost is $15.00 per roll/$5.00 per bread. Pick-up will be in the St. Clare of Assisi School Hall. Roll pick up: Thursday thru Saturday, April 10 thru 12 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM and Bread pick up: Saturday, April 12 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. HELP IS NEEDED at St. Clare of Assisi School Hall beginning at 9:00 AM on Monday, April 7 thru Saturday April 12 with prep work/baking and pick-up of the rolls. Any and all help would be most appreciated.
CONGRATULATIONS to the Resurrection Parish St. Patrick’s Day Special Ticket winners. Keep watching your tickets thru March 31st!
3/1/25 #387 $ 50.00 John and Chris Falduto 3/2/25 #663 $ 50.00 Carmelite Monastery 3/3/25 #091 $ 50.00 Kimberlee Konieczny 3/4/25 #437 $ 100.00 Cheryle Saylor 3/5/25 #816 $ 50.00 Martin Furman 3/6/25 #152 $ 100.00 Patricia Balagusz 3/7/25 #136 $ 50.00 Bonnie Hritz 3/8/25 #173 $ 50.00 Sonja Serball 3/9/25 #537 $ 50.00 Carol Axmacher 
PLEASE KEEP IN YOUR PRAYER
ALL THOSE WHO ARE SICK, Gwen Molnarko; Mike Macchiarolo; Deacon Richard Wentzel; Gloria; Betty; Denny; Ken Heath; Jane Hershberger; Dee Young; Victor Flores; Cindy Kris; Premie twins, Michael Anthony Eppolito III and Sophia Marie Eppolito; Rosalia Pietrolungo; Margie Duranko; Ed Tursic; Nicholas Booth; Baby Max Turley; David Cross; Eric Rozich; Pat Meagher; Rita Piro; Mary Falvo; Chris Klopfer; Florence Urbassik; Mary Ann Bellak; Dembrosky Family; Michelle Burns; Kathy Raymer Hurley and Family; ; Debbie; Christine Freed; Maria Piro; Betsy Konar; Ashlee Fecko; Nellie Adkins; Jane Goodwin; Mary Roberts; Michelle C.; Sandy Karas; Lois DiBuono; Chuck Schmidt; Nicole; Manny Layman; Helen Khula; April Skalek; James Piro; Margaret Kovach, Marty Vrabel; George Salata; Caroline Fetzko; Ann Hoffman; Verbine Family and Friends; Fran Findley; Mary Lynch; Joseph Gregorchik; Kay Komar; Rita Ozog; Charlotte Fesko; and all blessed blanket recipients including: Dezi; Baby Kissell; Shirley H.; Juliana; Baby Little; Kim Waddel; Helen Gagan; Flo Bischok; Paul Ferbiak; Mary Fabo; Julie Bogs; Carol Laugard; Jim Milla; Mary H. Miller; Rosemary Oswalt; Ray Lingly; Allie; Neysa C.; and all Down Syndrome patients. 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. 
Catholic Charities: Altoona: 814-944-9388; Johnstown: 814-535-6538
St. Vincent de Paul, Johnstown: 814-535-4357 SVDP Family Kitchen: 814-539-7811 Crisis Pregnancy/Pro-Life: Birthright of Johnstown: 814-535-8231 Gabriel Project- Gail Bala: 814-539-0155 Diocesan Family Life Office: 814-695-5579 
YOUNG ADULT GROUP (18-39): Theology on Tap continues at the Boulevard Grill at 6:00 PM on February 26 with Fr. Dave Peles speaking on The Jubilee Year of Hope: Lent & the Sacred Triduum. Along with the Altoona group we are hosting a young adult retreat on March 8 from 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM at Saint Francis University. Looking ahead, future guest speakers will include: March 26 with Bishop Waltersheid, April 30 with Mike Aquilina, May 28 with Br. Isaiah Klena OCD, June 25 TBD, and July 23 with Fr. Basil Cole O.P. All young adults aged 18-39 are invited to join us! We are also seeking sponsors. For more information contact Geoffrey Stumpo at (814) 659-7415 or [email protected].
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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