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Christ, Prince of Peace, Ford City
& St. Lawrence, Cadogan
Pennsylvania Charitable Trusts
Christ, Prince of Peace
740 Fourth Avenue Ford City, PA 16226 (P) 724-763-9141 (F) 724-763-9142
Office Location 718 4th Ave Ford City, PA 16226
* Daily Mass Schedule Temporarily suspended
* Sunday Mass Schedule
Temporarily suspended
* Confessions Check Parish Website
Prayer Chain Barbara Pierce 724-763-6198
Coordinator of Homebound Communion Ministry
Sara Green
Bereavement Dan Kerr Stacy Klukan Judy Lyon Joan Moore
Website : fccatholic.org
St. Lawrence
114 Main Street Cadogan, PA 16212 (P) 724-763-9141 (F) 724-763-9142
Office Location 718 4th Ave Ford City, PA 16226
* Daily Mass Schedule Temporarily suspended
* Sunday Mass Schedule
Temporarily suspended
* Confessions Check Parish Website
Prayer Chain Candace Lias 724-763-1978
Facebook : Friends of St. Lawrence
Partner Parish Office Hours
Monday-Thursday 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
Friday 9:00 AM-1:00 PM
Directors of Music Michael Heilman & Sandy Reich
Knights of Columbus
Thomas Goughnour 724-763-7558
St. Vincent de Paul Store 123 Market Street
Kittanning, PA 16201 724-548-8845
Divine Redeemer School
Tom Dinga-Principal 726 Fourth Avenue
Ford City, PA 16226 724-763-3761
Christ, Prince of Peace & St. Lawrence Office Staff
Susan Gallovich [email protected]
Business Manager
Kimberly Halutick [email protected]
Administrative Assistant
Theresa Heilman [email protected]
Administrative Assistant
Reverend Alan Polczynski Pastor
Reverend Alan Grote Regional Chaplain
Fourth Sunday of LentFourth Sunday of Lent
Parishes of the Diocese of Greensburg
March 22, 2020
THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT MARCH 22, 2020
NOTIFICATION TO CLERGY FROM THE DIOCESE OF GREENSBURG
As concerns surrounding the spread of the coronavirus continue to grow, Bishop Edward C. Malesic, after consulting with the Presbyteral Council and Senior Staff, has decided to temporarily suspend all weekday and weekend public Masses in the Diocese of Greensburg effective Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Tuesday will be the final day of public Masses until further notice.
Churches should however, remain open for private prayer a few hours each day as local circumstances
permit. Please encourage parishioners to consult their Parish for hours. Bishop Malesic will be urging the faithful to remember in their prayers all those whose lives have been
impacted by the coronavirus outbreak. “This is a seriously contagious illness. We have trust that God will see us through but we must do our part to not overwhelm our hospital systems. We have a responsibility to our neighbors. These actions help us to be proactive in the spread of the disease.” Bishop said.
Bishop Malesic is asking that priests continue to offer Mass daily in private for all previously published
parish Mass intentions, as well as offering additional prayers at these Masses for the protection of our flock during this time of crisis. Priests must continue to respond to all pastoral emergencies and provide Anointing of the Sick and Viaticum for the critically ill and dying.
OTHER IMPORTANT DECISIONS
While public Mass is being suspended during this time, the Diocese recognizes that many other important
events need to be considered. Priests in the Diocese of Greensburg should act with sensitivity and work with parishioners to use common sense measures to improve the safety of each event or postpone as many as possible.
For baptisms, funerals and weddings, an effort to scale back attendance to immediate family would be
preferred. The Diocese of Greensburg along with its parishes will follow all mandated regulations regarding the size of gatherings. For funerals it is recommended that public notification of services would not designate a specific time for Mass, rather, for example read, “A funeral Mass will be celebrated at the convenience of the family.”
All other gatherings including faith formation (e.g. RCIA) are now suspended, but should continue as possible electronically.
Fish fries, bake sales and the public celebration of Stations of the Cross, Chaplet of Divine Mercy, Morning/Evening Prayer and Rosary are all suspended.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
All public Penance services are suspended. Those who require the sacrament of reconciliation should contact their parish for an appointment.
Parishes may want to consider extended times for confession, while implementing protective social distancing measures and cleaning procedures between penitents.
If confessionals do not allow for adequate social distancing, find a room where the priest can be six feet from the penitent, while retaining the ability for anonymous confessions if possible.
Masses will be streamed across the diocese at 9 a.m. on Sunday mornings, with links available at DioceseOfGreensburg.org and its social media platforms.
Christ, Prince of Peace and St. Lawrence Parishes website fccatholic.org will be updated as new information is received.
FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT MARCH 22, 2020
