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Diocese Provides Additional Information on Property Sales
The Diocese of Allentown has been selling unused properties to raise funds to compensate victims of clergy sexual abuse. The Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program is providing compensation to victims as one aspect of their healing. The Diocese has designated millions of dollars for this program, and is raising the money by using available cash, by borrowing, and by selling property which consists mostly of vacant land. No parish or school assets are being used. An article posted today by The Morning Call in Allentown may raise some questions in the minds of parishioners about the effort to raise funds for this program. We are providing additional information to help answer those questions.
St. Ursula, Fountain Hill Celebrates Centennial Year
This year St. Ursula is wrapping up its centennial with a Mass celebrated by Bishop Alfred Schlert Sunday, Oct. 20 at 2 p.m., followed by a Gala Dinner at DeSales University Center, Center Valley.
St. Mary, Kutztown to Celebrate a Century of Nourishing the Faith
The parish will begin a yearlong celebration Sunday, Oct. 13 with a Mass celebrated by Bishop of Allentown Alfred Schlert, followed by a reception at Kutztown University.
Youth at Steubenville NYC Conference Find ‘Belonging’ with God
“Watching the teens and chaperones connect with God in this unique way has always been inspiring to me.”
Faith plays a key role at family farm
On any given day at Little Peace Farm near Schuylkill Haven, Michael and Emily Scheidel juggle the demands of home-schooling eight children, tending to chickens and pigs and cows and goats, and raising acres of vegetable and flowers for sale to restaurants and the public. They also finds time to do charity work.
Spotlight on Members of the Commission for Young Adults
James and Abby Maria, Parishioners of St. Ignatius Loyola, Sinking Spring
142 Couples Renew Vows at Diocesan Anniversary Mass
Couples commemorated a combined 6,327 years of marriage Sept. 15 at the annual celebration at the Cathedral of St. Catharine of Siena, Allentown.
Beloved Blessed Mother Statue Emerges from Storage
Shut away in storage since 2007, a statue of the Blessed Mother that stood at the former Cardinal Brennan High School now inspires the faithful at St. Charles Borromeo Parish, Ashland.
Diocesan Priest Promoted in U.S. Army and National Guard
Father Christopher Butera, a military chaplain, was promoted to the rank of major during a Sept. 13 ceremony attended by 150 of his family, friends, students, and fellow soldiers at the Curtis Armory, Allentown.
St. Joseph, Sheppton celebrates its 125th anniversary
St. Joseph, Sheppton began humbly with Mass being celebrated in a local gathering hall. Through the years, the parish continued, even rising after a devastating fire in 1940.
