Monday, September 15, 2008

Profound Renewal. Ha!

I stole this from The Catholic Watchdog. Be sure to check out the page.

Heavenly Father, hear our prayer. Moved by your Holy Spirit dwelling within our hearts, we humbly ask you, Father, to bless the Diocese of Scranton at this time of profound parish renewal.” - from the Prayer for the Diocese of Scranton

All priests of the diocese of Scranton have been mandated by Bishop Martino to read this prayer in place of a proper collect at the conclusion of the General Intercessions at all Sunday and holy day liturgies. The renewal, however, remains elusive, as evidenced by the following lists:

PARISHES RECENTLY AFFECTED BY PROFOUND RENEWAL:

St. Andrew, Blossburg (2007)

St. Mary of Czestochowa (2007)*

St. Joseph’s Mission, Morris Run (2007)

St. Stanislaus Mission, Arnot (2007)

Holy Rosary, Ashley (2007)

St. Hedwig, Kingston (2007)

St. Mary, Plymouth (2006)*

St. Stephen, Plymouth (2006)

St. Vincent, Plymouth (2006)

St. John the Baptist, Pittston (2008)

St. Casimir, Pittston (2008)

St. Joseph, Port Griffith (2008)

St. David, Keyser Valley (Scranton) (2007)

*Building renamed and now serves as a consolidated parish

SCHOOLS AFFECTED BY PROFOUND RENEWAL:

St. Mary, Avoca

Sacred Heart High School, Carbondale

Bishop O’Hara High School, Dunmore***

Saint Anthony, Dunmore

Sacred Heart, Dupont

Bishop Hafey Junior/Senior High School, Hazleton

Regis Elementary, Forty-Fort

Bishop O’Reilly Junior/Senior High School, Kingston*

Sacred Heart, Luzerne

Pope John Paul II, Nanticoke

St. Mary, Old Forge

St. John the Baptist, Pittston

Seton Catholic High School, Pittston

Bishop Hannan High School, Scranton***

Holy Rosary, Scranton

Bishop Hoban High School, Wilkes-Barre**

St. Boniface, Wilkes-Barre

Sacred Heart, Wilkes-Barre

*Building retained as a merged regional elementary school

**Building retained as a merged regional high school

***Both buildings maintained, but reorganized into one high school

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