Announcements

Blessing of Homes – I will bless homes this year. Please call the church office at 717-652-1415, or sign up on the sheet in the back of the church if you want your home blessed. ~ Fr. Taras

Eparchial Opening of the Holy Year 2025 on January 19 at St. Michael’s Cathedral in Passaic, NJ. Father Marek would like a head count for this event. If you plan to attend, please contact the church office at 717-652-1415 or send an email to frtaras@stannbyz.org by midnight, Wednesday–January 15. Thank you.

Bible Study – Everyone is invited to join the Bible study on Wednesday, January 15, at 6 p.m. in the parish center. The following passages will be discussed: 2 Kings 12-20, Micah 3-7, and Acts 22-28.

Church Donations – January 12, 2024 is the close-out date for any 2024 donations. Starting January 13, all donations will be added to 2025,

Church Calendars and Church Envelopes for 2025 are in the back of the church. Please remember to take them with you.

We Need Your Help! – The bingo kitchen needs volunteers. Please contact Francis Drotar.

Bishop’s Annual Appeal – Donations toward this appeal are being accepted through June 1, 2025. Your donation will count toward the assessment that our parish must send in to the Eparchy. Funds are used to support many good works of the Eparchy including supporting the education of our youth in the faith, the formation of new priests as well as the preaching of The Good News. Visit https://www.eparchyofpassaic.com/ to donate and help your parish to meet our goal.

March for Life
Pro-Life Holy Hour at Holy Name of Jesus Parish – January 24, 2025, 7-8 pm Holy Hour of Eucharistic Adoration, scripture readings, and the Rosary on the day of the National March for Life. Join together to “storm heaven” in prayer for a greater respect for all human life, an end to abortion, and healing for all affected.

The 2025 Prayer Vigil for Life and the March for Life in Washington DC will take place on January 23rd and 24th 2025.  The Annual Prayer Vigil for Life takes place at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception 400 Michigan Avenue NE,  Washington, DC 20017.

The Opening Mass will begin at 5 pm in the Great Upper Church. Immediately following the Mass will be the Holy Hour for Life.  Making a return this year is Byzantine Compline. Compline will be celebrated after the Holy Hour following the Opening Mass on January 23rd 2025. Compline will be celebrated at 8 pm in the Byzantine Catholic Chapel in the Lower Church.

Also returning after many years is a Divine Liturgy. The Divine Liturgy will be celebrated in our Byzantine Catholic Chapel at 9:15 am on January 24th 2025.  Bishop Kurt has agreed to celebrate both Compline on January 23rd and the Divine Liturgy on January 24th.  For those who wish to stay at the Basilica and pray, there are over 60 Chapels dedicated to Our Lady, a gift shop, a book store and a cafeteria which will be open from 8 am until 2 pm.

Bus Transportation – The annual March for Life will be held this year on Friday, January 24 in Washington, DC. The local chapter of Pennsylvanians for Human Life (PHL) is offering bus transportation to this event. The bus will pick up passengers on both the east and west shores around 8 am and will return to the Harrisburg area by 8 pm. Cost is $35 per adult; $15 per student. Please consider attending and joining many others in this uplifting event to support life. For additional information, or to reserve a seat, please contact Laura.

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