First Baptist Church
Water Street, Pittston
570-654-0283
www.fbcpittston.com
Rev. James H. Breese, pastor
Sunday Morning worship, 9:30 a.m.
Sunday School for adults, teens and children, 11 a.m.
Wednesday Bible Study, 7:15 p.m.
Mens Fellowship, 8:30 a.m. the first and third Saturday of every month
Womens Fellowship, 11 a.m. the fourth Saturday of every month
Teen Fellowship, 10 a.m. the first and third Saturday of every month
First Congregational Church U.C.C.
500 Luzerne Ave.
West Pittston, PA 18643
570-654-8052, leave message
Sunday services are at 11 a.m.
Church Council meetings are held the second Sunday of each month.
Communion is the first Sunday of each month.
Oblates of St. Joseph
Highway 315, Laflin
570-654-7542
Holy Hour is held every Wednesday from 6 to 7 p. m. followed by the Mass and the novena prayers to St. Joseph and St. Joseph Marello.
The Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is held from 6 to 7 p.m. every Wednesday in the seminary chapel at St. Joseph’s Oblate Seminary. It includes recitation of the Rosary and opportunity for confessions. Holy Mass is celebrated at 7 p.m., followed by Novena prayers to St. Joseph and St. Joseph Marello, founder of the Oblates of St. Joseph religious congregation. For more information, contact the OSJ seminary.
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
Advent Confession schedule: confessions are heard every Saturday, 3:15 to 3:50 p.m. Confessions will also be heard in Sacred Heart Church on the day before Christmas Eve, Sunday, Dec. 23, from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. and from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Polish-language Christmas carols will be sung by the Sacred Heart choir in the church prior to Midnight Mass at 11:30 p.m. Dec. 24.
Christmas Mass schedule: Monday, Dec. 24: 4 p.m.; Tuesday, Dec. 25: Midnight, 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.
New Year’s Day Mass schedule for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God: Monday, Dec. 31: 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 1: 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.
St. John the Evangelist Church
35 William St., Pittston
570-654-0053
Christmas Mass Schedule
Deanery Penance Service Thursday, Dec. 20, 7 p.m. Several priests present
Christmas Eve — 4:30 and 10 p.m.
Christmas Day — 9 a.m. Mass
Monday, Dec. 31 — Vigil of the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, 5:30 p.m. Mass. St. Joseph Marello only
Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019 — Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, 10 a.m. Mass, St. John the Evangelist only
St. Joseph Marello
237 William St. Pittston
Christmas Eve — 4 p.m. and midnight, carols begin at 11:25 p.m.
Christmas Day — 10:30 a.m.
Monday Dec. 31 — Vigil of the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019 — Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God New Year’s Day, Mass at 10 a.m., St. John the Evangelist only
Christmas concert
Come and listen to some of the most loved and cherished Christmas carols and hymns at 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16. Music will be performed by St. John’s Choir under the direction of Dr. Charles Stevens.
Oplatek
Packets of Christmas wafer (oplatek) are now available at the main entrance of the church for $5. the tradition of he oplatek is that, on Christmas Eve as a family gather to share a meal, they firs break bread and share the Christmas wafer uniting family member and reminding us of the unity we share in the celebration of the Eucharist.
Lottery tickets
Lottery tickets are now available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday at the rectory for February 2019 at $10 each. Proceeds benefit Holy Name Society projects and the parish. Returns must be in before Jan. 31, 2019 in order to register all tickets.
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran
7 Wood St., Pittston
570-655-2505
stjohnsllutheranchurch@aol.com
Facebook: stjohnslutheranchurchpittstonpa
Sunday service 8 a.m.
Fellowship is before and after service.
Communion is the first and third Sunday of each month.
St. Maria Goretti
42 Redwood Dr., Laflin
570-655-8956
Rev. James J. Walsh, J.C.L.