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
The Oblates of St. Joseph will host the Annual Feast of the Holy Spouses, the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Joseph, on Sunday, Jan. 20 with a special Holy Mass at 3 p.m. at the Oblates of St. Joseph Seminary, Route 315, Laflin. The Holy Spouses lapel-pins will be distributed after the Holy Mass. A light reception will follow in the seminary community room for all to enjoy.
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
St. John the Evangelist Church
35 William St., Pittston
570-654-0053
St. Joseph Marello
237 William St. Pittston
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.
Pro-lifers pray first Fridays
Pro-lifers will pray each First Friday of the month in front of new Planned Parenthood location: 101 N. Main St. Wilkes-Barre, five decades of the rosary at 9 a.m. for an end to abortion and to close this particular Planned Parenthood location. Peaceful, prayful witness on Planned Parenhood sidewalk.
Coats for kids
One of our high school seniors is collecting coats for children for the Care & Concern Clinic for his Honor Society senior project. Located in the vestibule of the church is a box to place gently used coats for children. This box will be available until February.
CCD schedule
Jan. 20 – No CCD. Young adult workshop, 6 p.m.
Jan. 27 – 11 a.m. Liturgy involves third-grade class
