Sacraments

God bless our First Communicants

On Sunday May 19th at 11 am seven children received the presence of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist for the first time. We congratulate: Lina Abdelfattah, Omar Abdelfattah, Declan Maher, Gianni Maher, Josephine Palman, Aubrey Santos, and Emily Reyes as well as their parents, godparents, grandparents, relatives and friends.

The crowded church witnessed a joyful occasion with the sanctuary decorated with the beautiful flowers. A professional soloist sung special music dedicated to the Holy Eucharist and Blessed Virgin Mary. The children received First Holy Communion candles, prayer books, and rosaries. May Jesus’ presence give them love and peace and strengthen them in their lives.

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God bless you Omar

We congratulate Omar Abdelfattah who received the Sacrament of Baptism at Holy Cross Church on Sunday May 12th. He is a special son of Firas Abdelfattah and Lorena (nee Sanita). His proud sister is Lina Abdelfattah. Proud Godparents are Claudio Soto and Angela Sanita-Soto. We congratulate all family members, relatives and friends.

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Consecration of our new bishops

See coverage and a video of the consecration of Bishops Nowicki and Bilinski at: New Bishops Installed in Polish National Catholic Church

Scranton, Lackawanna County – Friday, [September 14, 2012] was a big day for the Polish National Catholic Church.

A mass to officially install two new bishops, including the one who will serve northeastern Pennsylvania, got underway late Friday afternoon in Scranton.

The mass began at 3:30 PM at Saint Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr Cathedral in South Scranton.

The two bishops who will now serve their communities are Bishop Stanley Bilinski and Bishop Bernard Nowicki.

“I can’t believe the people who have come around from so far away and old friends from close places are an absolute delight,” Bishop Nowicki said.

Bishop Nowicki will serve the Polish National Catholic Church’s largest diocese, which includes Scranton. It stretches from New York to Washington, D.C.

Bishop Bilinski will be based in Chicago and will serve the church’s western diocese.

“We each bring unique gifts to the table and to understand that we can help the church along in its various needs, especially in this day and age,” Bishop Bilinski said.

Both of the new bishops, who were elected in June, say this is an exciting time for the Polish National Catholic Church. The bishops point to a new Prime Bishop in the church and a lot of new leadership that will drive them forward.

“We have our ideas, we have senses of where we want to go and certainly how we want to work together and that’s already been born out in the last few days,” Bishop Nowicki said…

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First Holy Communion 2012

On Sunday May 20th five children of our parish received the presence of Jesus in Holy Communion for the first time. They went through lessons learning the basics of Christian faith. The Sacrament of Confession took place on Friday May 18th after their rehearsal for this special event.

During Holy Mass the children read the Prayers of the Faithful.

We congratulate:

  • Natalie Joanne Cyman daughter of Fr. Joseph and Renata (Bujak) Cyman,
  • Kaylee Ann Gonzalez, daughter of Julio Gonzalez and Ella Anaya,
  • Ariana Rixana Rubio, daughter of Carlos Rubio and Sonia Garcia,
  • Vanessa Smith, daughter of Claudio Negrini and Lisa Smith, and
  • David Edwin Torres, son of Edwin Torres and Maria E. Morales.

We had the privilege of Fr. Stanley Kural’s presence to concelebrate Holy Mass. Fr. Kural served Resurrection Parish in Brooklyn for many years.

I thank parents for their input in preparing their children for the First Holy Communion celebration. They sponsored flowers that beautified the sanctuary and the soloist who with our organist Neil Estanislao performed solo pieces such as Ave Maria (Hail Mary) and Panis Angelicus (Bread from Heaven) – Father Joseph

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