Sunday Mass Schedule

Our Mass schedule is as follows:

• 7:30am Low Mass
• 9:00am Low Mass (also livestreamed)
• 10:30 Low Mass
• 12:00 Low Mass
• 6:00pm Low Mass

Registration will open at 6pm on Tuesday evening.

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.

Adoration Feasibility Survey

If you are interested in signing up for regularly scheduled Eucharistic Adoration at Mater Dei, possibly on Tuesdays during the day, please contact Amanda Healy at 717-847-4871.

Cleaning Updates

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who has stayed to clean after Masses! It is very much appreciated since “many hands make light work.”

• If anyone is interested in giving just 1 hour of their time once a month to help clean the rest of the church building, the Second Saturday of each month is in most need of extra volunteers.
• If regular commitment doesn’t work for you but you can help out occasionally as your schedule permits, please consider joining our substitute list! The work can be tailored to your tastes and abilities – no heavy lifting required. Even if you can only give a few minutes, every bit helps so please consider signing up.

If interested or if you have any questions, please contact Sara Sides, clean@materdei-pa.com. Thank you!

St. Jude Devotion

This Wednesday, August 19, we will have our monthly St. Jude Devotion.

• 6pm Simple Adoration
• 7pm Low Mass
• Following Mass: Devotion prayers & veneration of relic

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.

ProLife Rosary Change

This month we will pray the rosary for the unborn next Saturday, 8/22, following 9am Mass.

Girls’ Sodality Ice Cream Party

There will be an ice cream party for the Girl’s Sodality on Saturday, 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.

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.”

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.

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.

Sung Masses and Limited Choir to Resume

Choir season will resume with Sung Masses beginning on Sunday, 9/13. The Sung Mass will be the 12pm. In compliance with social distancing guidelines, each Sung Mass will be limited to a maximum of four singers for the present time.

Farewell to Stephanie and Matt, and Welcome to Sonny

Our Soprano Section Leader, Stephanie Griffin, and Bass Section Leader, Matt Keeny, are moving on to other ventures this fall. We are grateful for their dedication to Mater Dei, and wish them well! We welcome Sonny Albright as our new Tenor Section Leader, while Elizabeth Gearhart remains Alto Section Leader, and Choirmaster Patrick Torsell will now lead the Bass section.

Choir Seeks Soprano Section Leader

We're seeking a Soprano, initially to sing in a physically distanced quartet, transitioning to a traditional section leader role for our mixed choir when conditions allow. Qualified candidates will have prior choral experience with 4+ part music, familiarity with Gregorian Chant and Renaissance Polyphony, ability to sing with pure tone and accurate intonation, a passion for traditional sacred music, & leadership aptitude. This is a paid position. For more details email music@materdeipa.com.

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.