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Holy Family Senior Living Golf Tournament Supports Residents’ Quality of Life

Holy Family Senior Living (HFSL) in Bethlehem is hosting a day of golf, fun, and fellowship at its Annual Golf Tournament on Friday, June 14 at Southmoore Golf Club in Bath.

Lebanese Franciscan Sisters of the Cross Renew Gratitude for the Generosity of Diocesan Schools

Sister Marie Makhlouf, General Superior of the Lebanese Franciscan Sisters, wrote a letter to Fr. Stephan Isaac, Assistant Pastor of the Cathedral of St.

Bishop Schlert Announces New Assignments for Some Diocesan Priests

Bishop Alfred Schlert has announced new clergy assignments in the Diocese of Allentown.

St. Joseph Center Embraces Meaningful Messages and Fun in This Year’s ‘Joyful Noise’ Competition

This year’s “Make a Joyful Noise” music video competition shows thousands of students throughout the Diocese of Allentown celebrating their Catholic schools with singing and dancing. One music video by St.

Bishop Schlert Dedicates New Altar at Sacred Heart, Bethlehem

In April of 1964, Bishop Joseph McShea, the First Bishop of the Diocese of Allentown, blessed the cornerstone of Sacred Heart Church in Bethlehem. In the ensuing 60 years, the church devotedly served the faithful in the Miller Heights section.

Diocesan Schools Donate Crucial Supplies on Their Way to Lebanon

A huge shipment made up of an estimated 3.5 tons of nonperishable food, toiletries, and “arts and crafts” supplies is on its way to Lebanon and due to arrive there on May 16.

Bishop’s Catholic Scholar Society Awards: Celebrating Academic Achievement and Catholic Values

Berks Catholic High School, Reading hosted the Bishop’s Catholic Scholar Society Awards ceremony April 27.

Holy Smokes Brotherhood Igniting Faith and Fellowship

St. Mary Parish in Kutztown played host April 20 to the monthly gathering of Holy Smokes, a Catholic fraternity that originated around 2017. Holy Smokes brings together men for discussions on faith accompanied by a shared cigar.

Legacy Society – ‘An Avenue of Showing Your Love for the Faith’

One of the ways to help sustain the Diocese and everything it encompasses, including local parishes and local Catholic schools, for years to come, is through the Diocese’s Legacy Society.

Catholic Charities Gala – ‘Hope Grows Here’

“Hope Grows Here” was the uplifting theme of the 16th Annual Gala of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Allentown, April 14 at DeSales University Center, Center Valley.

Bishop Alfred Schlert gave an invocation and offered words of welcome to the assembly of approximately 250.