Corpus Christi Parish
605 Luzerne Ave., West Pittston
570-654-2753
Weekday Celebration of Eucharist 7:30 a.m.
Weekend Celebration of Eucharist Saturdays 4 p.m., Sundays 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
First Baptist Church
Water Street, Pittston
570-654-0283
www.fbcpittston.com
Sunday school 11 a.m.
Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m.
Men’s Fellowship, 8:30 a.m., second and fourth Saturday of every month.
Women’s Fellowship, 10 a.m., fourth Saturday of every month.
Teen Fellowship, 10 a.m., second and fourth Saturday of every month.
All schedules are subject to change and additional events may be added. Please check the church website or visit us on Facebook for updates.
First Congregational Church U.C.C.
500 Luzerne Ave.
West Pittston, PA 18643
570-654-8052, leave message
A golf outing will be held May 14, 2018 at Huntsville Country Club in Dallas.
First United Presbyterian Church
Corner of Wyoming Avenue and Institute Street, Wyoming
570-609-5410
Rev. James Thyren
Sunday, Dec. 10: Worship, 9 a.m.; Sunday School, 10:15 a.m.; Wyoming Presbyterian Church Covered Dish and Craft, noon.
Tuesday, Dec. 12: Choir, 6:30 p.m.; Deacons, 7:15 p.m.
thursday, Dec. 14: Session, 7 p.m.
Nativity of Our Lord Parish
127 Stephenson St., Duryea
The Men’s Society Christmas Breakfast will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10 at Sacred Heart of Jesus, 529 Stephenson St. The menu includes scrambled eggs, potatoes, kielbasa and ham, pancakes and a beverage. Cost per meal is $9 for adults, $5 for children ages 5 to 12, and free for children ages 4 and under. Take-out, eat-in or delivery are available. To set up delivery, call Jef at 570-881-6006 or email jeffreyadambauman@gmail.com. Or call Mike at 570-885-6267.
Oblates of St. Joseph
Highway 315, Laflin
570-654-7542
Every Wednesday Novena prayers to St. Joseph and St. Joseph Marello after the 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Masses. Confessions before Masses.
Thursday, first Thursday of the month, Holy Hour for Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life at 7 p.m. Come and join in prayer to ask the Lord to send young and less young people to serve the Holy Church in the Priesthood and in the Religious Life.
Friday, first Friday of the month, Mass at 7 and 11 a.m. with devotion prayers to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. At 8 p.m. the Blue Army Vigil to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Holy Hour and confessions at 8 p.m. and a special Holy Mass at 9 p.m.
Saturday, first Saturday of the month, Mass at 8 a.m. with devotion prayers to the Blessed Mother.
Queen of the Apostles
715 Hawthorne St., Avoca
570-457-3412
stmarysavoca@verizon.net
www.queenoftheapostles.weconnect.com
Facebook page: Queen of the Apostles Parish, Avoca
Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays in the rectory.
Sacred Heart of Jesus Church
215 Lackawanna Ave., Dupont
570-654-3713
Rev. Thomas Petro, Pastor
shojesuschurch@gmail.com
www.sacredheartdupont.com
The parish Welcome Committee will host a “Cookie Walk” for the Christmas holiday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10 in the church hall. Homemade cookies, fudge and candies will be offered for $7 per pound. Coffee, tea and hot chocolate will be available.
Christmas Mass Schedule is as follows:
Sunday, Dec. 24 — 4 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 25 — Midnight, 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Polish-language carols will be sung by the choir in the church prior to Midnight Mass at 11:30 p.m.
Travel with Fr. Petro to Slovakia and Poland, June 16 to June 26, 2018. Visit Bratislava, Sastin, Levoca, Krakow, Zakopane, Lagiewniki, Auschwitz, Czestochowa and Warsaw. Cost: $3,700. Airfare included. To register, call 855-842-8001.
St. Joseph Marello
237 William St., Pittston
570-654-6902
office@sjmparish.org
www.sjmparish.org
Anyone interested in helping the religious education program may email the director, Alicia Hintze, at ccd@sjmparish.org. Volunteers, including teenagers, are needed to serve as teachers, substitute teachers, classroom helpers, etc.
New members of the Knights of Columbus Council 16071 are always welcome. Contact Jim Nardone at 570-299-0717, John Bingham at 570-947-4994 or email info@ sjm-koc.org for additional information.
Anyone interested in renting the parish banquet hall or conference rooms, call the hall manager, Christine Silinskie at 570-704-8861 or e-mail parishcenter@sjmparish.org.
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran
7 Wood St., Pittston
570-655-2505
stjohnsllutheranchurch@aol.com
Facebook: stjohnslutheranchurchpittstonpa
Fellowship is before and after service.
Communion is the first and third Sundays of each month.
Council Meeting will be held after service Sunday, Dec. 10.
Planning Meeting will be held after serviceSunday, Dec. 17.
Christmas Eve Service on Sunday, Dec. 24 will be at normal time.
Planning meeting will be held after service Sunday, Jan. 7
Week Day School Wednesdays are from 5:30 to 8 p.m. A child friendly dinner is held at 5:30 p.m. followed by interactive lessons and activities.
Sanctuary candles are on sale for $4 each. Call the church and leave a message if interested in purchasing one.
Members may pick up their first quarter church helper list for 2018 and Portals of Prayer for 2018 in the rear of the church at the beginning or end of service.
St. John’s is renting out the lower level to non-members for events. Cost is $100 for three hours and $35 for additional hours, plus $100 returnable security deposit. For more information, call the church.
St. John the Evangelist Church
35 William St., Pittston
The Greater Pittston Kids Clothes Closet is open from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays.
The Care and Concern Free Health Clinic is open every Wednesday and is free of charge. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. in the former Seton Catholic High School and is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Patients for The Pediatric Health Clinic opens at 4:30 p.m. on the first Thursday and third Thursday of the month at the Care and Concern facility, 37 William St. Children’s immunization records are required upon registration. Parents or guardians must be present to have their child examined. All services are free and confidential.
The food pantry is always in need of the following items: cereal, tuna, peanut butter, jelly, canned fruit, soups, vegetables, canned hams and other non-perishable items. Call 570-654-9923 for more information.
St. Maria Goretti
42 Redwood Dr., Laflin
570-655-8956
Rev. James J. Walsh, J.C.L.
Once again, the church is sponsoring the Angel Project. Catholic Social Services will give the name tags of 125 children who are in need of gifts for Christmas. The name tags have been distributed and parishioners are to take a tag, buy the gifts on the tag (you do not need to buy all the gifts on the tag), wrap the gifts and put the tag either on top of the gift or on the bag if you use a gift bag. Please return the gifts with the tag by the weekend of Dec. 10.
The Annual Christmas concert will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10. The program will feature both the St. Maria Goretti Adult Choir and Youth Choir as well as solo performances. Admission is free. Light refreshments will follow.
The Rec Board will hold its annual Christmas Party at 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17 in the church banquet center.
St. Michael the Archangel Byzantine Catholic Church
205 N. Main St., Pittston
570-654-4564
The Very Rev. Gary J. Mensinger
Secondary Site – St. Nicholas Byzantine – 570-714-8411
A “Cookie Walk” will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., or until all cookies are sold, Sunday, Dec. 17 in the Church Hall. Information can be found on the church website: https://stmichaelsbyzantine.com. Tables will be set up displaying all the varieties of cookies and participants take “the walk” around the tables selecting the cookies they like into a container the church provides. The cost is $8.00 per pound. Kinds of cookies will include: Kolachi, Italian ricotta, peanut butter, chocolate chip, linzer, cherry winks, Russian tea cakes, butterscotch scotchies, gingerbread, nut and fig filled cookies, fudge, and many more. In addition to the Cookie Walk, A Christmas Basket Raffle will be featured with gifts and surprises in each basket. For more information, contact Linda at 570-905-7387. All proceeds benefit St. Michael’s Church.
St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church
320 Vine St., Old Forge
570-457-3042
The annual Christmas Cookie Sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16. All cookies are homemade including anise wedding, thumbprint, pepper cookies, chocolate chip, peanut butter kisses, nut rugalach, linzer, welsh cookies and many many more. Cost is $8 per pound.
Valley Alliance
317 Luzerne Ave., West Pittston
Pastor Shane M. Nichols
570-654-2500 or 570-654-7414
Service times: Faith & Family night, 6:30 p.m., Wednesdays; Sunday morning, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening (second and fourth Sunday of the month) 6 p.m.