Coffee & Donuts - Join us for coffee and donuts in the Social Hall following the 10am Mass this morning. 

2nd Collection - Building Fund - Today there will be the Building Fund collection.  This fund is used for the support and upkeep of our building needs and to help pay off the loan for the new rectory.  The current amount owed is $98,110.

 Stations of the Cross - Stations of the Cross will be every Friday of Lent.

• 5:00pm - Simple Adoration
• 6:00pm - Stations of the Cross
• 6:30pm - Low Mass 

Lenten Silent Retreats - Fr. Eichman and Fr. Franco will direct two half-day silent retreats during Lent.

• Women’s Retreat – Saturday, March 17th
• Men’s Retreat – Saturday, March 24th

Both retreats will begin at 8:00am with Adoration / Mass and will include spiritual conferences, confession, stations of the cross and time for silent prayer.  This will be a silent retreat, so leave your phones at home.  Register for either retreat by emailing the office at Contact@MaterDeiPA.com with subject line “Lenten Retreat.”  Indicate if you will be bringing a dish to share, or instead paying a registration fee of $15 per person.  The retreat is open to people 18 or older.  If any persons under 18 would like to attend contact Fr. Eichman.

Annual Lenten Appeal - Pledge cards for the Bishop’s Lenten Appeal are in the back of the Church on the piano. There are blank cards available for those who do not have a printed card. Please fill out the pledge card and place it in the Collection basket or mail it to the office. Our Diocesan Assessment this year is $12,100.  The community must cover this amount.  Anything in excess remains with Mater Dei, so please be generous!

Wednesday Mass—Time Change - Wednesday evening Mass has been permanently changed from 7:30pm to 7:00pm.  Thank you to all who responded to the survey last year regarding this.

Additional Confessions for Lent - Confessions will be heard from 12 noon to 1pm every Tuesday and Wednesday of Lent.

St. Tarcisius Meeting - This Saturday - Our next St. Tarcisius Meeting (Children ages 5-12) is this Saturday.  Contact Jill Lear for more information at SaintTarcisiusGroup@MaterDeiPA.com

Adult Convert / Confirmation Class - Our next class will be on Thursday, March 1 at 7pm.  All are welcome to attend.  Access via the side alley door.

If Not Registered with Mater Dei - The Chaplain and Assistant Chaplain have the special grace to guide those who are registered parishioners.  Anyone seeking the Sacraments of Baptism, 1st Communion, Confirmation and Matrimony here must be registered and active parishioners for 6 months.  Registration forms are available in the back of church or on our website.

Fr. Buckley Pilgrimage - Fr. Franco is organizing a group of boys and men to join the seminarians of OLG Seminary on a pilgrimage to Washington D.C. in early June.  Pilgrims will walk 50 miles along the C & O Canal as penance for their sins and the sins of the nation. For details contact Fr. Franco at Fr.Franco@materdeipa.com and visit fsspdcpilgrimage.com. 

Save the Dates:

• Friday, March 16: 1st Confessions after both Masses
• Tuesday, April 24, 7pm: 100th Anniversary Mass with Bishop Gainer
• Sunday, May 6: May Crowning between Masses
• Sunday, May 12: 1st Communions at 10am Mass
• Corpus Christi: Eucharistic Procession at 10am Mass
• TBD: Summer Children’s Chant Camp dates

 Regina Caeli Academy—Conference Call - Sunday, March 11, 2018 at 8:00pm.  Founder and Executive Director Kari Beckman will present on the Regina Caeli Academy difference, the value of classical education, and the hybrid model. Listen in to learn about curriculum, accreditation, transcripts, community life, and more!  Dial in to  302-202-1110, Conference Code 137330.  You can email Kari Beckman any questions you may have during the presentation and when she is finished she will answer them verbally on the phone.  In the meantime, if you have any questions please feel free to contact Katie Fifelski at ccfifelski@gmail.com or call at 717-361-0688.

Holy Week Schedule 2018

Palm Sunday

• 8:00am Low Mass (Palms will not be available)
• 10:00am Solemn Blessing of Palms and Procession. Solemn Mass.  (No Confessions)

Holy  Thursday

• 7:00pm Solemn Mass (No Confessions)
• Adoration until Midnight (Confessions during adoration)

Good Friday

• 3:00pm Solemn Liturgy (No Confessions)
• 7:00pm Stations of the Cross (Confessions during Stations)

Holy Saturday

• 10:00pm Solemn Liturgy (No Confessions)

Easter Sunday

• 8:00am Low Mass
• 10:00am Solemn High Mass (No Confessions)

There will be the traditional Holy Thursday devotion of having adoration of the Blessed Sacrament from after Mass until Midnight.  This is the day Our Lord suffered in the Garden after the Last Supper when He asked His disciples to watch and pray with Him.  At midnight the Blessed Sacrament is removed from the church to represent Our Lord’s arrest and imprisonment.