Sunday Mass Schedule
Our Mass schedule is as follows:
The 9:00am Mass will continue to be livestreamed.
Mater Dei Email List
If you are not on our parish wide email list and wish to be, email ChaplainsSecretary@MaterDeiPA.com to be added as a recipient.
Adoration Feasibility Survey
If you are interested in signing up for a regularly scheduled adoration time during the week, please contact Amanda Healy at 717-847-4871.
This Fall’s Sunday Catechism
Registration for this Fall's Sunday Catechism Classes will begin in a few weeks. You must be a parishioner to be enrolled in these classes. Enrollment is mandatory for any student who will be receiving their 1st Communion or Confirmation this year.
Please Bring Your Own Masks
We have been going through the masks in the vestibule very quickly. We ask that you please keep or bring your own mask, but we will continue to provide masks for anyone who forgets theirs. Thanks!
New Bathroom Installation
A second bathroom is being installed in the back of the church. Bathrooms in the school building will be accessible through the courtyard during Mass.
Sunday Mass Registration
Registration for Sunday Mass will continue to open on Tuesday evenings at 6pm on our website. Thank you for your continued cooperation with our registration system.
Please Stay Home if Sick
As we have said in past years, if you are sick it is not necessary to come to Mass. In such instances, it is an act of charity toward your fellow parishioners, especially those more susceptible to illness, to remain at home.
First Friday Devotion & Sung Compline
First Friday Devotion This Friday we will have our First Friday Devotion following the 6:30pm Mass. We will pray a novena and a Litany to the Sacred Heart of Jesus followed by Sung Compline with organ accompaniment.
Legion of Mary – Auxiliary Members
The Mater Dei praesidium is not currently meeting. But all Auxiliary Members are encouraged to continue to pray for the success of the work of the Legion of Mary. Your prayers are essential to the efficacy of the Legion's work.
Silence of Mary Food Donations
We are resuming our Silence of Mary non-perishable food donations. There are baskets in the back of the Church where you can drop off your donation. Thank you for your generosity.
Girls’ Sodality Ice Cream Party
There will be an ice cream party for the Girl’s Sodality at August 29th from 2-5pm. All young ladies ages 9 through high school are welcome and encouraged to attend. Contact Jill Lear at JillLear@hotmail.com for more information.
New Young Adult Parishioners
If you are one of our new young adult parishioners (18-35) send your email to the office so that we can keep you in the loop about upcoming events.
Mater Dei Shirt Sale
We have new Mater Dei shirts available for purchase. Long sleeve & short sleeve shirts are both available and are on display in the vestibule.
When you purchase a shirt, you can get your choice of a free Mater Dei mug or window decal.
Email ChaplainSecretary@MaterDeiPA.com or call the office if you would like to purchase one to support Mater Dei.
Free Meter Parking on Saturdays
By downloading the Parkmobile App, users can receive four hours of free parking on Saturdays anywhere in Harrisburg by using the code “LUVHBG.”
Holy Water Available
There are holy water containers in the vestibule for anyone who would like to take one since there is no holy water in the stoops.
No Confessions Sunday, 8/16
On Sunday August 16th confession will only be available at the 6pm Mass.
FSSP Pig Roast & Barn Dance
The FSSP Scranton Parish, St. Michael's, is having a Pig Roast and Barn Dance on August 22, 2020. Tickets must be reserved in advance by August 15. The cost is either $15 per person or $40 for a family. Children 5 and under are free. It is a Barn Dance with a whole Pig dinner and all the fixings. All you can eat and drink included in ticket. There will be a live fiddle band and caller for Barn Dance Fun! And if weather is permitting, there will be different inflatables for the children. For more information, parishioners can contact juventutemscranton@gmail.com or call 570-815-1141.