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SEASONAL DECORATION COMMITTEE
SEASONAL DECORATION COMMITTEE
A church decoration committee enhances the celebration with seasonal flowers and adornments. A flower calendar is available weekly for those who wish to donate a floral arrangement for a particular weekend.
Contact: Mary Nora Wallace, (570) 956-9796
CHRISTMAS POINSETTIA FLOWERS
Donations for Sanctuary Flowers for the Christmas Season may be made to either of our churches. Please submit donations by December 14. An envelope is included in your envelope packet.
Kindly print your intentions clearly on the envelope so they may be listed in our Christmas Bulletin. This is a beautiful way to remember a loved one—living or deceased—or to offer a poinsettia plant in thanksgiving or for a special intention. Donations of $25 or more will be included in the bulletin.
The sanctuaries will be decorated on Monday, December 22. Envelopes may be placed in the weekend collection basket or mailed/dropped off at the Parish Office.
CHRISTMAS CANDLES
SAINT JOHN BOSCO CHURCH:
Six Sanctuary Candles are available — $25 each. They will be listed in the Christmas Bulletin and lit at every Mass during the Christmas and New Year’s Season.
Window Candles – $20 each
These candles will be lit (24/7) throughout the Christmas and New Year’s Season (December 24, 2025 through January 11, 2026). A total of 24 candles are available at $20 ea. They may be offered in memory of a loved one, for a special intention, or in thanksgiving.
SACRED HEART OF JESUS CHURCH:
Altar Candles: 6 available – $20 each. Other Tabernacle or Side Altar Candles: 6 large candles – $20 each
Candelabra Candles: Tabernacle Altar - $25 for each candelabra - 2 available.
MEMORIAL AVAILABLE
We are seeking a donor for an altar Brass Book Stand used during mass at Saint John Bosco Church. Please contact the parish office at 570-788-1997, Ext. 3. A brass memorial plaque will be engraved and placed on the stand.
SPECIAL MEMORIALS AVAILABLE
If you are interested in donating any of the following items in memory of a loved one, for a special intention or in thanksgiving for blessings received, or for a special intention, please call the parish office at 570-788-1997 at Extension 3.
The official Portrait of Pope Leo XIV to be hung in the main entrance of each of our churches. Two are available.
Sanctuary Candle Stand, Candle Sticks and Branch Candelabras at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church. All were recently refurbished and are beautiful. The Sanctuary Candle Stand, which is kept in the sanctuary and has a candle lit 24/7 to signal that Jesus is present in the Tabernacle.
Memorial Tables: We are hoping to purchase 10 new 72” round tables for our St. John Bosco Auditorium along with a table dolly to store them. Your donation with intention and donor will be listed in the bulletin and a plaque will be installed on the table.
These memorials are a beautiful way to express gratitude to God and can be donated to either Sacred Heart of Jesus or St. John Bosco Churches.
Altar Candles: $10 each (four available weekly)
Sanctuary Candle – Sacred Heart: $10 (burns for 1 week)
Sanctuary Candle – St. John Bosco: $20 (burns for 2 weeks)
Floral Bouquets: Available for the altar, pulpit, statues, and shrines
Host and Wine: $10 offering
To reserve a date or learn more, please call the parish office. The intention and donor will be listed in the bulletin on the week you desire (unless requested otherwise).
TABERNACLE DOME ADDED TO THE SANCTUARY
You may have noticed a beautiful enhancement to the Tabernacle in the Sanctuary of Saint John Bosco Church this week. We are pleased to share the joyful news of the addition of a golden dome, crafted by the same artisans who created the original tabernacle in 1963. This ensures a seamless and harmonious design, enriching the sacred beauty of our worship space.
The newly added domed top carries deep spiritual and architectural significance. A domed tabernacle emphasizes the glory of God and the holiness of the Eucharist reserved within. Architecturally, it draws the eye and makes the tabernacle a clear and compelling focal point of the sanctuary. Its graceful upward curve naturally lifts our gaze—and our hearts—toward heaven, evoking a profound sense of the divine.
Spiritually, the dome represents the heavenly realm, powerfully affirming our belief in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist—His divine presence dwelling among us in this most sacred place.
This meaningful and beautiful addition was generously donated by ARLENE STAGG, in loving memory of her dear husband, ROBERT G. STAGG, and her son, JAMES C. STAGG. We are deeply grateful for this heartfelt and very generous gift, which enhances both the reverence and the beauty of our sanctuary.
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