Daily: Mon. & Thur.(Eng.) 7:30 am; Wed. & Fri. (Eng) 12:15 pm; Tue. (Sp.)7:00 pm
Saturday: (Eng.) 8:00 am (Only First Sat. of the Month); (Eng.) 4:15 pm at Incarnation Parish
Sunday: (Eng.) 7:00 am; (Port.)8:15 am; (Sp.)10:00am; (Eng.)12:00 Noon
Evenings Before Holy Days:(Eng.)5:15pm
Holy Infancy
My Parish, My Family
“Construction on Holy Infancy, first called Church of the Nativity, started in 1863 on land donated by the Moravians…
The parish’s first church was very small — measuring 70 feet by 40 feet…”
Nourishment for your soul is now available for FREE on Formed.org to our parishioners thanks to a generous donor. How to register today:
a. Go to formed.org/signup
b. Select “I Belong to a Parish or Organization”
c. Search for “Holy Infancy Church and School”
d. Enter your Full Name and Email address
e. Check that email account for a link to begin using FORMED
“What’s on your mind?”
Question box!
Keep asking your questions!! We received some last week and will answer them as quickly as possible. Questions like, what are indulgences, and where did all the religions come from….
Our Young Adult Group, for everyone ages 18-35, is now being held in Spanish and is meeting
every Thursday at 7:30 PM in the Rectory. Come and join us!
Our Diocese of Allentown is partnering with Franciscan University of Steubenville’s Catechetical Institute (FUSCI) in offering excellent online workshops and resources to grow in our Catholic Faith. FREE of cost to our parish and school.
TO CREATE A FREE ACCOUNT:
Go to www.franciscanathome.com/diocese-allentown
- Select “My parish or school is already registered and I would like to set up my individual free account under that institution”
- Create your account
– When asked for a Diocese: select “Diocese of Allentown”
– When asked for an Institution: select “Holy Infancy (Parish & School) Bethlehem”
TO LOG-IN:
- Go to www.franciscanathome.com
- Log-in using your email and password
- Select any track or workshop you are interested in
If you have any need or have something to give, contact the Almonry Ministry at HolyInfancyAlmonry@protonmail.com or (717) 429-8082. We will match those who want to give with those who need (typically within 1 week). Please be generous and please ask for whatever you need so that together we can serve the needs of one another.
MyParishNFP is a resource for Parishes to easily offer Natural Family Planning (NFP) to couples seeking guidance about fertility and faith.
Click the link below for more information
MyParishNFP
TODAY IS OUR ANNUAL SAFE HAVEN SUNDAY
As you work hard to create safe havens for your children and spouse, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and our Diocese of Allentown wish to bring one particular issue to your attention. It’s not easy to discuss, but it’s important. That issue is pornography.
Pornography is hurting many people, including marriages and families, singles, priests and religious, and even children. It hurts the healthy process of vocational discernment for our young people. Pornography use impacts the relationships of children with their parents, husbands with their wives (and vice versa), the pastor with his community, and most importantly, our relationship with our Lord.
In November of 2015, the USCCB released a pastoral response to pornography, called Create in Me a Clean Heart. In the statement, the USCCB speaks directly to parents about being proactive about the issue of pornography in the life of the home with their children and together as a married couple to ensure the home keeps its status as a safe haven for all. https://www.usccb.org/cleanheart
The Bishops state, “The use of pornography by anyone in the home deprives the home of its role as a safe haven and has negative effects throughout a family’s life and across generation.”
Thus, in the Diocese of Allentown, we are commemorating the annual Safe Haven Sunday. This awareness effort is meant to draw our attention as a community to the seriousness of the issue of pornography and to recommit ourselves to take steps to ensure our homes are safe havens for all.
Check out the following websites for assistance in this battle!
STRIVE – for men: https://www.covenanteyes.com/strive/
ARISE – for women: https://www.covenanteyes.com/arise/
RESTORED VOWS – for married couples: https://start.covenanteyes.com/restored-vows/
Stations of the Cross:
Holy Infancy Church: Tues. 6:00 PM Spanish, Thurs. 7 PM Portuguese, and Fri. 5:15 PM English
Incarnation Church: Fridays 7:00 PM
SILENCE is a gift that disposes us to listen to Jesus and speak with Him!
Sundays at Holy Infancy Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament before and after Masses:
6:15 – 6:55 AM, 7:45 – 8:05 AM, 9:15 AM – 9:50 AM, 11:15 AM – 11:50 AM
Confessions and Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament during Lent:
Begin this holy season with a good confession!
Confessions and Adoration – Saturdays: 2:45 PM – 4:00PM at Incarnation Church. Monday to Friday: 30 minutes before every daily Mass at Holy Infancy Church.
*Penance Service and Adoration at Incarnation Church on Wednesday, March 11th at 7:00 PM
Special Days of Adoration
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Incarnation Church on Saturday March 7th: We will begin at 9:00 AM with a morning Mass and Solemn Exposition and continue with Adoration throughout the day until 4:00 PM with Solemn Benediction after the Holy Rosary, and before the 4:15 PM Vigil Mass.
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Holy Infancy Church – All Night Adoration from Saturday, March 21st from 6:00 PM until March 22nd 6:30 AM. Rosary and Benediction at 6:50 AM