Sacred Heart Parish, Lafayette Avenue, Palmerton, celebrates weekend Mass at 5 p.m. on Saturday and 9:30 a.m. Sunday, following all Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Allentown Diocesan directives during the current green phase of COVID-19. All returning worshippers are asked to call the Rectory Office at: 610-826-2335 indicating the Mass time and how many will be attending. Daily Mass, Monday through Friday, is celebrated at noon.

The church remains open after daily Mass until 3 p.m. for private prayer. Sunday 9:30 a.m. Mass is livestreamed on Facebook for all who are unable to join us in person.

Seating capacity continues to be limited to 160 worshippers at each Mass. Wearing a facial mask and safe distancing is required. The sacrament of Confession continues to be offered by appointment only.

Please call the Rectory Office to schedule. All other parish and diocesan news can be found on the parish webpage at: www.shcpalmerton.org.

This weekend we celebrate the Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The theme is the Lord’s invitation to us to share in His banquet, one of the Lord’s favorite images of what awaits His faithful disciples. However, the Scripture points out how often people refuse the invitation to share in His riches.

At our weekend Masses this week, a parent from St. John Neumann Regional School will speak regarding the school’s annual Walk-A-Thon and seeking our financial support. The Walk-A-Thon is scheduled for Oct. 30.

The Pastors/Principal for St. John Neumann will meet on Tuesday for their monthly meeting. The school’s enrollment continues to increase and parents interested in enrolling their child/children should contact the Palmerton Campus Office at 610-826-2354.

The Parish Mass Intention Book for 2021 is now open. Please stop by the Rectory Office during the week between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to schedule. Also, candles and flowers can also be scheduled at this time.

Confirmation students are reminded of their rehearsal on Oct. 18 at 2 p.m. Bishop Schlert will visit Sacred Heart Parish to confer the Sacrament on 32 eighth-graders on Oct. 20.

Father Bill continues to ask for prayers, through the intercession of Father Walter Ciszek, whose cause for canonization to Sainthood is under study, that God will bless us with a cure for COVID-19 and restore the physical, spiritual, emotional and financial health to our global family.