Christian and Missionary Alliance
317 Luzerne Ave., West Pittston
570-654-2500 or 570-654-7414
cmaofwestpittston@juno.com
Website: www.cmawp.com
Sunday prayer, 9 a.m.; Worship, 10:30 a.m.; Evening service 7 p.m.
Wednesday prayer and praise, 7 p.m.
Bible study all ages Thursday, 7 p.m.
The Breaking Bread Soup Kitchen is serving meals from 5 to 6:30 p.m. every Monday at the church. The meal is being served without charge to interested individuals and families in the community.
Christ Community Clothes Closet will be open from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays. Donations of clothing are accepted. Call for additional information.
Exercise classes are available at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday evenings. Call 570-655-4791.
Breaking Bread Soup Kitchen will be held Monday’s from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Call Toni Davis at 570-760-4830 to donate food or call the church at 570-654-2500 for more information.
First Baptist Church
Water Street
Pittston, PA 18640
Rev. James. H. Breese
Services and Children Sunday School at 9:30 a.m.
Adult Sunday School following service.
Bible study, Wednesdays at 7:15 p.m.
First Congregational Church U.C.C.
500 Luzerne Avenue
West Pittston, PA 18643
570-654-8052, leave message
Rev. Joan Mitchell, Pastor
Morning worship at 11 a.m.
Sunday School at 10:15 a.m.
Council and Diaconate meetings have been rescheduled to Sunday, Nov. 15.
First United Methodist Church
West Pittston
David Walker, pastor
Pastie sale will be held on Thursday, Nov. 19. Pasties are meat, vegetable with cheese, sausage and pepper. Call orders to 570-655-1083 Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Ann Alaimo, 570-654-3850 or Warren and Nancy Pollard, 570-654-4745. Order deadline Tuesday, Nov. 17. No orders day of sale. Cost of pasties, $6.00.
Holy Mother of Sorrows PNCC
212 Wyoming Ave., Dupont
Very Rev. Zbigniew Dawid, pastor
Sunday Masses: 8 a.m., 9 a.m. coffee hour and School of Christian Living, 10:30 a.m. High Mass
Daily Mass: 9 a.m. Tuesday through Friday
Thanksgiving Food Drive for the Greater Pittston area will take place on Nov. 15. There is a need for stuffing mix, canned vegetables, cranberry sauce, soup, sweet potatoes, gravy and any other canned food that might be part of a holiday meal. Drop-off the food donations in the church’s vestibule.
The Seventh Annual Community Thanksgiving Prayer Service will be held 7 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 22. During the service a collection will be taken for the needy in the Greater Pittston area. Following the prayer service, all are invited to the parish hall for refreshments and fellowship.
Lighthouse Fellowship Church
718 Luzerne Ave., West Pittston
Pastor Shane Nichols
570-883-9755
Sunday Morning:
9:15 to 9:45 a.m., Prayer; 10 a.m., Worship.
10:45 a.m., Children’s Sunday School. Nursery available.
Wednesday Bible Study and Prayer will be at 6:30 p.m.
First and third Friday Morning Bible Study will be at 10 a.m.
The Lighthouse Fellowship Annual Pie Night will be from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 20. Bring a friend and a pie to share.
Oblates of St. Joseph
Highway 315, Laflin
570-654-7542
The office is open every day from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Holy Mass is celebrated every day, Monday through Friday at 7 a.m., Saturday at 8 a.m. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is offered every day from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Every Wednesday Novena prayers to Saint Joseph and St. Joseph Marello after the 11 a.m. to 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. Everyone is welcome.
Saturday, First Saturday of the month, Mass at 8 a.m. with devotion prayers to the Blessed Mother.
Our Lady of the Eucharist Parish
535 N. Main St., Pittston
www.eucharist-pittston.org
www.facebook.com/OLEPARISH
570-654-0263
Mass Schedule
Saturday Vigil: 4 p.m.
Sunday: 8:30 and 11 a.m.
Weekday Mass: 8 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday,
Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions): 3:30 to 3:45 p.m. and by appointment Saturdays.
Religious education classes are held from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. All children enrolled in public or private schools, as well as home schools, are invited to participate.
Prince of Peace Parish
123 W. Grace St., Old Forge
570-457-5900
There will be a pre-Thanksgiving sale before and after all Masses on Saturday, Nov. 21 and Sunday, Nov. 22 at both worship sites.
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.
Daily Masses: 8 a.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday; 7 p.m. on Wednesday
Eucharistic Adoration: Tuesdays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Miraculous Medal Novena: Wednesday following the 7 p.m. Mass
Healing Mass: First Friday of the month at 7 p.m.
Weekend Mass Schedule: Saturday at 4 p.m.; Sunday at 8, 9:30 and 11 a.m.
Confession: Saturdays 3 to 3:45 p.m.; anytime upon request by calling 570-457-3412.
Prayer Chain: 570-457-5867
There will be a Catholic Charismatic Mass and healing service on Sunday, Nov. 15. The rosary will be recited at 6:30 p.m. followed by the Mass at 7 p.m.
The following meetings will be held at these respective times: building and grounds committee, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23; rectory and finance committee, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, rectory.
The parish will have a Polish Mass and luncheon on Monday, Nov. 30. Mass will held at noon.
Sacred Heart of Jesus
215 Lackawanna Ave., Dupont
Mass schedule: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.; Saturday, 4 p.m.; Sunday, 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Daily Mass is held at St. John Paul Chapel.
The CCD program is looking for volunteers to serve as classroom aides, substitute teachers or to make phone calls for the program. Contact Elaine at 570-654-6952 or estarinski@ comcast.net for more information or to volunteer.
Today is the last day that food is being collected for the Greater Pittston Food Bank to help make holiday dinners. CCD students can bring their offerings to class. Outside of mass times, leave offerings on the rear porch of the rectory.
A welcoming Mass for our newest parishioners will be celebrated Nov. 15 during the 10:30 a.m. Mass. refreshments will be served afterwards in the church hall.
Childrens Choir will meet after the 10:30 a.m. Mass today in the recorty meeting room.
CCD class will be held at 6 p.m. on Mondays, Nov. 16 and 23. If your child can not attend CCD class for any reason, call 570-362-1900 and report them off. In case of school closing or early dismissal due to severe weather, the program will be closed for that night.
Along with Holy Mother of Sorrows Church, we will take part in the annual food collection for the Greater Pittston Food Bank. The needed items are those canned items and dry food that will help make a Holiday dinner. CCD students can bring their items to class. Items can also be left on the rear porch of the rectory this week.
Senior Outreach will meet at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 17 in the rectory meeting room.
Choir practice will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 17 in the choir lost.
Bible Study will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 18 in the rectory room.
The Sacred Heart Welcoming Committee will sponsor its annual Christmas Greens Sale. Items available will be wreath, wooden cross, cemetery cross, log bundle, planter and centerpiece. The sale will start on Saturday, Nov. 21 and end on Sunday, Dec. 6. Greens can be picked up the weekend of Dec. 14 and 15 after Masses in the church hall. Samples and order forms will be in the church lobby. Questions can be directed to Tammy at 570-457-3855.
The seventh annual community Thanksgiving Prayer Service will be held at Our Holy Mother of Sorrows Church at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 22. The two parish choirs will join forces and voices in songs of praise. Practice will take place at 7 p.m. on Nov. 17 at Holy Mother of Sorrows. Father Verespy will be the homilist for the service. During the service, a collection will be taken for the Greater Pittston Food Pantry. A social will be held in the Holy Mother of Sorrows Church hall following the service.
The Holy Name Society Installation Dinner will take place on at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 2 in the church hall. Call Jerry at the rectory at 570-654-3713 to sign up.
A Christmas Sing-a-long will be held in church at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 6.
St. Joseph Marello
237 William Street, Pittston
570-654-6902
office@sjmparish.org
www.sjmparish.org
Mass schedule: 7:30 and 11:30 a.m. Monday-Friday; 4 p.m. Saturday; 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Solemn Vespers at 5 p.m.
Confessions: 3 to 4 p.m. Saturday; 11 to 11:25 a.m. Monday-Friday.
Office hours: 1:30 to 4 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 12:30 to 1 p.m., closed for lunch.
Novenas: Every Tuesday after 7:30 and 11:30 a.m. Masses novena to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. Every Wednesday after the 7:30 and 11:30 a.m. Masses novenae to St. Joseph and St. Joseph Marello.
Holy hour is offered every Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. in the church.
From noon to 5 p.m., First Friday Adoration: An afternoon of Silent Adoration of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. Adoration will begin at noon (end of mass) and end with Solemn Benediction at 5 p.m.
The parish will have Solemn Vespers every Sunday before the 5:30 p.m. Mass. The psalms will be chanted, and prayer booklets will be provided.
Anyone interested in helping the religious education program can email the director, Alicia Hintze, at ccd@sjmparish.org. Volunteers, including teenagers, are needed to serve as teachers, substitute teachers, classroom helpers, etc.
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran
7 Wood St., Pittston
570-655-2505
www.lutheransonline.com/stjohns18640
Facebook: stjohnslutheranchurchpittstonpa
stjohnspittstonpittston@verizon.com
Sunday School and Fellowship: 10 a.m.
Sunday Service: 11 a.m.
Planning meeting will be held after Mass on Sunday, Nov. 15.
Congregational meeting will be held Sunday, Nov. 22 after service.
The Christmas Party will be held beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5. More details to follow.
If you would like to order homemade vegetable soup, the last date to order is Saturday, Dec. 5. Soup will be made Saturday, Dec. 12 and pickup after is service on Sunday, Dec. 13. Cost is $7 per quart. Call the church at 570-655-2505 to order.
Planning meeting will be held Sunday, Dec. 6 after service.
Council meeting will be held Sunday, Dec. 13 after service.
Christmas Eve service will be held at 10 p.m.
GLC Scripts Gift Cards are currently for sale. There are many cards and price ranges to choose from. See Mary Ann or Allan to make a purchase.
When coming to a worship service or church function park in the lot. If a handicap spot is needed, use the driveway located right next to the church.
St. John the Evangelist Parish Community
35 William St., Pittston
The Greater Pittston Kids Clothes Closet is open on Wednesdays from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and 5 to 7 p.m.
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-serve basis.
Patients for The Pediatric Health Clinic are now being seen on the first Thursday and third Thursday of the month at Dr. Imbrogno’s office at 570-855-6035 until further notice. 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 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.
The Toy & Book Corner is open from 5-7:30 p.m. every other Wednesday as follows: Dec. 2, 16, 20 (special Sunday opening for Christmas).
St. Maria Goretti
Laflin Road, Laflin
Rev. James J. Walsh, J.C.L., pastor
Mass schedule: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.; Saturday, 4:30 p.m.; Sunday 8:30 and 11 a.m.
Holy Days of Obligation: 6 p.m. vigil
New hours for the parish office will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The office will be closed on Tuesdays. The pastor is off Fridays. Calls will not be returned, but messages will be taken on Fridays.
Rehearsals for the new St. Maria Goretti Youth Choir will resume at 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 15 in the church. This choir is open to students ages 12 to 18. They will participate in the annual Christmas concert as well as the 4 p.m. Christmas Eve Mass. For more information, email Jenn Johnson at jmsjohnson7@gmail.com.
The Specialty Basket Raffle ticket sales will once again be held during the month of November. Ticket sales began at the Fall Pasta Dinner and will continue to be sold after all Masses this weekend, Nov. 15 and also at the Holiday Craft & Gift Fair on Nov. 21 and 22 at which time they will be raffled off.
Holiday craft and gift fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22. There will be 30 plus vendors in the upstairs hall both days and in the downstairs classrooms on Saturday only. Handmade crafts and unique gift ideas such as jewelry, soaps, chocolates, gingerbread houses, Irish embroidery, wood crafts, and much, much more. a raffle for baskets and gifts valued at over $200 will be held, tickets $1 each or 6 for $5. Food will be available. Free admission.
St. Mary’s
Polish National
Catholic Church
200 Stephenson St., Duryea
570-457-2291
padre@saintmaryspncc.org
Rev. Fr. Carmen G. Bolock, pastor
Holy Mass, Sunday 9:30 a.m. weekdays, 8 a.m. holidays, 8 a.m. and 7 p.m.
The Duryea Community Thanksgiving Service will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday Nov. 24. The service is sponsored by the 4-Boro Ministerium. The guest homilist will be Father John Polednak Pastor of Nativity R.C. Church, Duryea. Clergy of the Ministerium will be taking part in the service. Those attending the service are asked to bring a non-perishable food item or monetary offering which will be donated to the food pantry at Moosic United Methodist Church. A social hour will follow the service.
St. Michael the Archangel Byzantine Catholic Church
205 N. Main St., Pittston
570-654-4564
Rev. Gary J. Mensinger
Secondary Site – St. Nicholas Byzantine – 570-714-8411
Divine Liturgy will be celebrated at 5 p.m. on Saturdays and at 8:30 a.m. on Sundays. Confession will be from 4:15 to 4:45 p.m. on Saturdays and from 8 to 8:15 a.m. on Sundays or by appointment, 570-654-4564. Weekday Liturgies are at 9 a.m.
There will be a halupki dinner from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 15, eat in or take out, at the church hall.
St. Monica’s Parish
363 W. 8th St., West Wyoming
570-693-1991
Email: 363monicast@comcast.net
www.stmonicanepa.com
Father Leo McKernan, pastor
Father Joseph Adonizio, visiting priest
William Jenkins, deacon
George Mochin, Jr., deacon
Diana Loftus, secretary
Office hours: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday
Mass Schedule: Saturday Vigil, 4 p.m.; Sunday, 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m
Daily: Monday and Thursday, 7 p.m.; Tuesday, 7 a.m.; Wednesday, No Mass; Friday, 12:10 p.m. followed by Eucharistic Adoration until 6:45 p.m. with Benediction and Divine Praises.
Sacrament of Reconciliation is available each day before daily Mass, as well as 3 to 3:50 p.m. Saturday and anytime by appointment.
Autumn Vacation Sweepstakes: Twice a year St. Monica’s Parish has a sweepstakes fundraiser based on the Big Four Number from the evening drawing of the Pennsylvania Lottery from Monday through Saturday. For a donation of $20 you have a number for the month of December. Call Howard at 570-693-1521 for all the details (number pays on exact and numerous other ways). Your favorite Big Four Number may still be available. Deadline for the purchase/and or return of tickets is Sunday, Nov. 22. In the past four years a total of over $23,000 has been paid out to persons purchasing tickets.
Prayer Group/Bible Study is held at 7 p.m. on Thursdays in the church hall. Participants are asked to bring a Bible.
CCD classes for intellectually challenged adults is held on Wednesday in the church hall.
St. Monica Parish website is www.stmonicanepa.com. When traveling and looking for a church to attend Mass on Sunday, visit www.masstimes.org.
United Methodist Church of Pittston
Corner of Broad and Church streets, Pittston
570-655-4340, leave message
www.umcpittston.org
Rev. Susan Hardman-Zimmerman
Sunday Worship Service, 9:30 a.m.
Children’s Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.
Holy Communion: First Sunday each month
Choir rehearsal: Thursday at 7 p.m. unless told otherwise
United Methodist Women: Second Monday unless told otherwise
