Coffee & Donuts
We will have coffee & donuts in the downstairs Social Hall following the 10am Mass.
Girls’ Sodality Trip to Elysburg Carmel
The Girls’ Sodality trip to the Carmel of Jesus, Mary & Joseph in Elysburg, PA is this coming Tuesday, July 30th. This trip is open to all the girls of the parish ages 9 – 18. For more information, please contact Jill Lear at jilllear@hotmail.com.
Choir Auditions
Mater Dei's choral program has grown in the past two years, and will now split into two choirs for next choir season. Auditions for the Sunday choir (to be called the Schola Sancti Gregorii) will be held at 7pm on Thursday evening, 8/1, in the main classroom in the presence of two adjudicators. Please visit MaterDeiPA.com/music/auditions for details.
Ordination & First Mass— Brother Thomas Mary
Brother Thomas Mary will be ordained a priest on Saturday, August 10th, at 10am by Cardinal Burke in the Cathedral of St. Patrick. All are invited to attend. On Sunday, August 11th, our 10am Mass will be offered by Brother in the presence of Cardinal Burke. This will be his first Mass. This Mass will be of the Carmelite Rite which is similar to the Roman Rite Mass we are accustomed to but with a few differences. Brother expects to have a large number of guests attending this Mass, but since it is our main Sunday Mass, Mater Dei parishioners are expected to attend as usual. Information concerning Br Thomas Mary’s community can be found at https://www.eremitaednmc.org/
Building Fund Collection
Today we will have a second collection for the Building Fund. Your continued generosity is greatly appreciated as we first pay off the rectory and then begin to address our most critical future needs.
Altar Servers Training Day
Tuesday, August 6th, Frs. Eichman and Killackey and Patrick Torsell will lead a servers’ training day for all Knights of the Altar and any other boys interested in learning to serve. The day will begin after the morning Mass with training at St. Lawrence and end mid-afternoon with sports and games at a nearby park. For more information and to RSVP contact fr.killackey@materdeipa.com
New First Friday Devotion
Beginning on August 2nd, we will pray a novena and a Litany to the Sacred Heart of Jesus after the evening Mass on the first Friday of every month. Following this, the priests will sing Compline (the final prayer of the daily Divine Office) with organ accompaniment.
RCIA
If you are interested in coming into the Church please contact the parish office to speak with a priest about beginning RCIA.
Parish Picnic — Location Change
Our annual parish picnic will be held on Sunday, August 11th, at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Mechanicsburg, PA following Brother Thomas Mary’s first Mass. Attendance will be roughly twice as large as usual with Brother Thomas Mary’s guests so we will need more volunteers than in past years. We are still in need of people to help with set up and clean up. Sign up sheets for food and volunteer duties are in the vestibule.