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Funeral Services for Bishop McFadden

The following funeral services for Bishop Joseph P. Mc Fadden have been established. All are open to the public. The services will begin on Sunday, May 5 at 7 p. m. when the Body will be received at St. Patrick Cathedral, 212 State Street, Harrisburg, PA.

Bishop McFadden will lie in state that until Tuesday evening, May 7 when a Rite of Transfer of the Body will be held. The coffin will be closed during all ser vices and viewings will end at the conclusion of the evening prayer services.

The funeral service for Bishop McFadden will be he ld at the Holy Name of Jesus Church, 6150 Allentown Blvd, Harrisburg, PA on Wednesday, May 8. Se rvices that day will begin at 8 a.m. with a Rite of Gathering in the Presence of the Body. The Solemn Funeral Mass will begin at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery in the Bishop’s Circle ar ea. The cemetery is located across from St. Catherine Laboure Parish, 4000 Derry Street, Swatara Township.

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QUO VADIS DAYS 2013

Attention all Catholic young men ages 15-25. Our Lord, Jesus Christ has a great plan and mission for you! You are invited to attend the Diocese of Harrisburg’s Eighth Annual Quo Vadis Days Vocation Camp to spend time with other young men your age as you listen to the Lord’s call in your life while having fun. Activities include—Holy Mass, Eucharistic Adoration, hiking, sports, games, great food, talks and more.

QVD is staffed by the Diocese of Harrisburg’s priests and seminarians. QVD will be held from June 23-27, at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary. There is no charge, due to generous donors. Registration forms can be found on our website at www.hbgdiocese.org. You may also contact the Office of Vocations at 657-4804, ext. 282.

New Ministry Schedules

Schedules for April 1-July 5, 2013, are now available for Altar Servers, Lectors, and Ministers of Communion.

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HABEMUS PAPAM

We Have a Pope
These are two of the most popular words in the papal lexicon. Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who was elected Pope on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, has taken the name Pope Francis.

Let us remember him in our prayers and ask God’s blessing upon him and the Church.

Lord, source of eternal life and truth, give
to your shepherd Pope Francis a spirit of
courage and right judgment, a spirit of knowledge and love.
By governing with fidelity those entrusted
to his care may he, as successor to the
Apostle Peter and Vicar of Christ, build
your Church into a sacrament of unity, love
and peace for all the world.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ,
your Son, who lives and reigns with you
and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.

Good Shepherd School Honored With
MSC Founders’ Legacy Award

The Missionary Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus have selected Good Shepherd School as this year’s recipient of the MSC Founders’ Legacy Award. Please click here to read about this prestigious award.

Congratulations to Good Shepherd School faculty, staff, students and parents!

Year of Faith

The upcoming Year of Faith declared by Pope Benedict XVI is a “summons to an authentic and renewed conversion to the Lord, the One Savior of the world” (Porta fidei 6). In other words, the Year of Faith is an opportunity for Catholics to experience a conversion – to turn back to Jesus and enter into a deeper relationship with him. The pope has described this conversion as opening the “door of faith” (see Acts 14:27). The “door of faith” is opened at one’s baptism, but during this year Catholics are called to open it again, walk through it and rediscover and renew their relationship with Christ and his Church.

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