The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, celebrated on January 1st, is a holy day. To access the MACH1 schedule of Masses for the vigil and the day, go to the 'Mass & Confession Times' page. For those who prefer for health reasons to view the Mass online, go to the 'Online Mass for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God' page.
For those parishioners who will not for various reasons be attending a Mass of Christmas in-person, Bishop Zubik’s offering of Christmas Eve Mass at 10:00PM on December 24th and Christmas Day Mass at 10:00AM on December 25th will be conveniently available for viewing on our MACH1 website. Also, you will find special prayers, seasonal music, and links to the readings of each Mass of Christmas. To access, visit the Online Christmas Mass page.
For those who are looking to attend a Christmas Eve or Day Mass in-person, please note that no seating reservation requests will be taken after Tuesday, December 22, 2020. Also, the online reservation request system will close on December 22nd at 11:59PM.
Dear Parishioners, For many months, or possibly even years, our parishioners have hoped for a restroom inside the walls of our beautiful church. The wait is over! For details, click on the heading.
Fr. Jean-Luc, Fr. Joachim and Fr. Canice are most appreciative to Fr. Paul Householder who came to our rescue to assist with Masses and Confessions over the past three weeks. His kind and generous assistance was a blessing. Thanks be to God for your priestly vocation and to you, Father, for the faithfulness with which you live out your vocation. We are most grateful!
Please consider online giving. To begin, just click on the Online Giving Grouping Portal icon found at the top of our MACH1 homepage. Please know that your continued support is appreciated at this time.
The Parish Offices of St. John the Baptist, St. Titus, St. Frances Cabrini and Our Lady of Fatima will be closed from 12noon on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 through January 3, 2021. The offices will re-open on Monday, January 4, 2021. If there is an emergency and you need a priest, please call 724.775.6363 and follow the prompts. The staff of our parish grouping offices wish you a blessed and merry Christmas. May His peace and joy reside in your heart this Christmas and the whole year through.
With the goal of providing the opportunity to our parishioners to attend the Sunday Mass in-person as well as offer Masses at all of our worship sites,... (to continue, click heading)
There will be a Penance Service for our parish grouping on Thursday, December 17, 2020 at 6:30PM at St. Frances Cabrini, Center Township. The service will include an Examination of Conscience. It will be followed by individual confessions. Penitents will have the opportunity of going to confession face-to-face or anonymously.
Our grouping has received positive news regarding Fr. Regis. Encompass Health and the diocese are working on finding a place for Fr. Regis. He has progressed beyond needing full-time rehabilitative care. The diocese will be placing him in a facility with step-down care. Thank you for your prayers for Fr. Regis.
Fathers Joachim and Canice are awaiting their test results. Thank you to everyone who dropped off food and wine for the two of them, and thank you for your continued prayers. They sure are good sports! Also, many thanks for your flexibility in facing the reality of two of our priests in quarantine getting dropped into our laps. Plans have been set to have Masses offered in all of our churches starting on Wednesday, December 9th, though still on a revised schedule.
Volunteers are needed to assist in preparing the Church of St. John the Baptist, Monaca, for the celebration of the coming of our Savior at Christmas. Those interested in helping are asked to meet in the church on Sunday, December 6, 2020 beginning at 3:00PM. (All participants are asked to please remember to adhere to COVID-19 guidelines.) Thank you in advance for your time, talent, and effort in this annual holiday season project.