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Beginning July 5th our Saturday 5:15PM Mass will will be moved to 4:15 PM and there will still be one Sunday Mass at 10AM.

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our Sacramental Minister, Rev. Connell McHugh. With great dedication, he served our parish in this role, not only celebrating Mass with us , but weddings, baptisms, funerals and of course, offering his incredible scripture classes. Fr. McHugh will be greatly missed by our parish and our local deanery. Please join us as we bid farewell to such a faithful servant of our God. The funeral arrangements are as follows:

Friday January 9th

Viewing 5:30-6:30 PM

Vespers beginning at 6:30

Saturday January 10th

Viewing 9-10AM

Funeral Mass at 10AM

The viewing and Mass will take place in our church

For the winter :

If school is closed or moves to virtual studies due to inclement weather, Daily Mass will not be held. If school has a delayed start, Mass will be held as scheduled.

Our Rosary Prayer Group will meet on Wednesday evenings at 6PM in our chapel at Holy Rosary Church. Everyone is welcome to attend.

The Christian Women will be reciting the Rosary before Mass on every first Saturday of the month.

Join us for BOW = Breaking Open the Word

Meet on January 11th at 6PM in the Rectory Living Room for an open, informal discussion of Sunday’s readings and music. Session will be led by our choir members. We’ll share insights and ways to apply the readings to daily life.

Our amazing choir will presented "Joyful Tidings: A Christmas Celebration". A r3ecoding can be found here:

https://youtube.com/live/Ocq2sagEYmk?feature=share

Low Gluten Hosts are now available, please inform the Sacristan before Mass if you would like to receive one.

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Our parish Masses will continue to be recorded and/or livestreamed and posted here. Previous Masses can be found on our Weekend Masses page. Beginning on September 6th the Mass will be streamed on Saturdays at 4:15PM

THE OFFICE IS OPEN Monday -Thursday 9AM -4PM. You may also call or e-mail us for any requests or questions.

The Hazleton office of Catholic Social Services is partnering with St. Francis of Assisi Free Clothing Van to offer free clothing to adults in the area. Clothing donations can also be accepted when the van is here.(We cannot accept them at any other time). The trailer will be in the parking lot of our Family Center – 106 S. Church St, the third Tuesday of every month from 12:30 to 2:00 pm. The next van visit is January 20th.

Low Gluten Hosts are now available, please inform the Sacristan before Mass if you would like to receive one.

We are thrilled to announce that we'll be partnering with Hallow for this year, the #1 prayer app. Through prayer and meditation rooted in Catholic faith, Hallow helps people grow closer to God and find Peace. All parishioners, subscribers and those in the free version are invited to be part of Holy Rosary's Parish Page in the app. There you will be able to create a profile, share prayer requests and take part in prayer challenges together. To join from a computer, click on the icon below and follow the prompts.

From your phone, download the Hallow app and log in. On the bottom right, tap Community. Then from the upper left, use the Friends drop down menu and select join a church. Enter your parish zipcode (18201) and select Holy Rosary and tap to join.

You will be given a free trial of all the app's premium content. If you would like to remain on the free version simply hit "Skip". Our access to Hallow is made possible with funds from a grant from the Diocese of Scranton and a little bit of some of the funds we raised through our efforts here.