Masses

Lord’s Day Masses at SS. Peter and Paul Parish, 260 N. Third St., Lehighton, begin on Saturday at 4 p.m. and Sunday at 7:45 a.m. and 10 a.m. Father Christopher M. Zelonis offers the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass with the assistance of Deacon Joseph C. Wilhelm Jr.

There are no distance requirements, and masks do not need to be worn unless you are not yet two weeks from your second vaccination.

For those who need or desire the space, the parish hall (school building) livestreams each Mass from church and can fit an additional 25 people.

For those who are not ready or able to join us in person, each Mass is livestreamed on our parish Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/sspplehightonpa, and on our website, peterandpaulchurch.com, and is available on our parish YouTube channel. We love the sight and sound of children!

PREP

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Our young people’s doctrinal, liturgical, moral, and spiritual formation takes place during the school year from 8:45 to 10 a.m. in the parish hall, observing all sanitary precautions.

Registration for the 2021-22 year of PREP is underway. Contact Deacon Wilhelm at 610-377-3690 for more information.

Construction

While the rectory porch is under construction, rectory visits and deliveries will be received at the back door. Confessions have resumed in the crying room at the back of church.

Seminar

Between the 7:45 and 10 a.m. Sunday Masses until July 11, parishioner John Meier is presenting in the parish hall a six-week seminar called “Your Second Holy Communion,” which traces the biblical foundations of the Eucharist. Newcomers always welcome!

Block party

Our Summer “Backyard Bash” Block Party will take place on July 23 and July 24 from 5 to 10 p.m. American and Ethnic Foods, large-item and gift card raffles, children’s games, bingo, entertainment, and great fun all around! At the rectory or after Masses consider purchasing tickets for four prizes to be raffled off at the end of the event: $500 cash, a propane grill, a wood-burning firepit, and a set of zero-gravity chairs (slate of prizes corrected from last week).

Pilgrimage

If any parishioners want to attend the Diocesan Pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 7, inform the parish office. Although we currently will seek to join with the bus of another parish, with sufficient interest we will field our own. But act fast!