News - April 2021 RSS Feed

Needed new vestments were recently purchased for our four worship sites. Many thanks to our parishioners who made obtaining them possible. The vestments will be blessed in special paraliturgies. For days, times, and locations, click on the heading.

In honor of the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima, the recitation of the rosary and the praying of Solemn Vespers will be offered on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 in the Church of Our Lady of Fatima, Hopewell Twp. for further details, click heading.

Artist Kate Capato will present a time of prayer centered on the life of St. Joseph as well as an exhibit of her original art work on the weekend of May 1/2, 2021. Fro details, click on the heading.

Join the OLoF PTG on Sunday, April 18, 2021 at St. John the Baptist Parish, Monaca in Msgr. Farri Hall for a homemade spaghetti dinner fundraiser. Take out ONLY! Pre-order online. For details, click heading.

Thanks to all - organizers, volunteers, sponsors, contestants and attendees - who supported the Spring Fling Fundraiser. Not only a success, but loads of fun and good eats. (For a detailed list of acknowledgements, click on heading)

A Holy Hour, that will include Adoration and Benediction, will be held on Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 1:00PM at Our Lady of Fatima Church in honor of St. Joseph the Worker,,, (to continue, click heading)

Our Lady of Fatima Flea Market Is back for 2021! Due to renovation issues, the venue this year has changed to St. Frances Cabrini’s O’Connell Hall. (For details on item collection dates and times as well as Flea Market sale dates and times, click on the heading.)

Messages of thanks regarding the Easter Flower Fund and the Easter Bread Sale. (Click heading to continue reading.)

On Wednesday, May 5, 2021 from 12Noon to 5:00PM at St. Titus Parish in Titan Hall, 952 Franklin Avenue, Aliquippa, PA, 15001 our parish grouping will host a blood drive through Vitalant. For information and details on setting an appointment, click on the heading.

Help raise funds by donating shoes in any condition to Families Matter Food Pantry. Shoes can be dropped off at 186 Wagner Road, Monaca or at any of the four MACH1 worship sites in our grouping by placing them in the Shoe Drop-Off Bin. (For further details, click on heading.)

We believe that every child is a precious gift of God. It is truly wonderful that you wish to share your faith with your child, for Jesus Himself said: “Let the children come to me.” As you begin the task of bringing up your child in the Catholic Church, first-time parents who wish to present their child for Baptism are required to take a one-time Baptism Preparation Class. (For details, click heading.)

Join us for pulled pork, chicken, kielbasa, side fixin’s, and cold beer at the Parish Family Pig Roast & Hoedown. (For details, click on heading.)

Save the date of Wednesday, May 5, 2021 for the return of our 50+ Friends gatherings. We will be back for cards, bingo and socializing with friends, old and new. We look forward to seeing one another once again. For any questions, call Dee at 724.777.5881.

As we celebrate the feast of Easter, we find the challenge of also seeing and believing the resurrection that comes through our own lives of self-sacrifice, which brings new life to others. (To continue reading, click heading.)

There will be no classes on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021. CCD Faith Formation classes will resume on Sunday, April 11, 2021 at 9:00AM. May the blessings of the Risen Savior be granted you and our entire parish family.

The Pastoral Center Office will be closed on Monday, April 5, 2021. It will reopen on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at 9:00AM. A blessed Easter to you and your family!

All high school students in the MACH1 Grouping are invited to Youth Group on Sunday, April 11, 2021 from 6:30PM to 8:00PM at St. John the Baptist Parish for a bowling challenge. (For further details, click heading.)