The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is offered on the Lord’s Day at Saints Peter and Paul Parish in Lehighton by the Rev. Christopher M. Zelonis, assisted by Deacon Joseph C. Wilhelm Jr., on Saturdays at 4 p.m. and Sundays at 7:45 a.m. and 10 a.m. Daily Masses are on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 8 a.m. We welcome you, or welcome you back, to worship the Lord at our parish.

The Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) is available on Mondays and Thursdays from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., and 30 minutes before Masses on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.

Until Sept. 7, adoration from noon to 9 p.m. and Confessions from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. will take place on Thursdays. We still need adorers between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.

Help available

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Allentown is accepting appointments and walk-ins at the parish convent building (242 N. 3rd Street) every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 9 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Services include: individual, marriage, and family counseling; pregnancy and parenting support (counseling, material assistance such as diapers, wipes, baby items); and supportive services (case management, material assistance, emergency rental assistance, referrals). Contact Tom Miller at 610-435-1541 or tmiller@allentowndiocese.org.

Our parish Saint Vincent de Paul Society hosts “Vincent’s Closet” by appointment in our former convent building on 242 N. 3rd Street. The society offers clothing and toiletries for those in need, and seeks donations of gift cards for local stores. Call the Rectory for more information.

Weekend Masses over the next several weeks will feature explanations of items and procedures at Mass. Materials will be provided.

Devotion

The Annual Forty Hours Eucharistic Devotion will resume on Tuesday, Sept. 5 through Thursday, Sept. 7. Adoration will take place from 8:30 a.m. through 7 p.m. each night, concluding with Solemn Vespers (Evening Prayer) on Tuesday and Wednesday, but with Mass on Thursday, all at 7 p.m.

The Angelorum Choir will lead the chanting and offer sacred music beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Keeping with the theme of former SSPP Pastors, we welcome back the Rev. Philip F. Rodgers, now pastor of St. Patrick in Pottsville, who served the parish from 1999-2003.

On Thursday, Sept. 7, the parishes of Carbon County will renew their Consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Eucharistic Adoration will take place at each parish from 9 a.m. to noon, during which the Holy Rosary and the Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary will be prayed. Speakers will give Marian talks at our Catholic schools.

This day of dedication will conclude with Mass at SSPP at 7 p.m., also the conclusion of our Forty Hours. Former Pastor the Rev. Phil Rodgers will preach for the Mass. We hope you can join in our offering to Mary, who draws us ever closer to her divine Son.