Bulletin Submission Deadline

Please note that all articles and information for the parish bulletin must be received by the Pastoral Center by 12noon on Friday so that it may be considered for publication in the bulletin to be printed for distribution at the weekend Masses that occur after the upcoming weekend.
 

Sunday Mass Announcements

Announcements for Sunday Mass must be received in the Pastoral Center by no later than 12noon on Thursday in order to be considered for presentation at the weekend Masses.
 

Hospital Patients & Nursing Home Residents

If you know of a family member or a neighbor who is in a local nursing home or hospital and would like a church visit, the Sacrament of Reconciliation, receive Holy Communion or the Anointing of the Sick, please call the Pastoral Center Office at 724.775.3940 ext. 3 to let a clergy/staff member know. Due to the HIPPA Laws, churches are almost never notified by the healthcare facility.

PLEASE NOTE: The quickest and most efficient way to ensure that your hospitalized loved ones are anointed in the case of an emergency is to ask the nurse to page the CATHOLIC CHAPLAIN ON CALL. There is a priest on duty 24/7 for Heritage Valley Beaver. (Our priests cover Thursdays and Fridays.) Calls to the Pastoral Center Office or notes left in the church sacristy may not be responded to in a timely fashion due to unavailability or oversight. Calls to the Catholic chaplain answering service receive IMMEDIATE RESPONSE. Also, please ensure your family member is listed in the hospital records as Catholic. If the person is not, there is no way of knowing the patient's religious affiliation and so are not seen when Fr. Regis kindly visits the hospital almost daily, or when the other priests are there. Thank you in advance for seeing to the sacramental needs of the hospitalized.
 

Homebound Visitations

If you or a loved one is hospitalized or homebound, please notify the Pastoral Center at 724.775.3940 ext. 3.
 

Monsignor Farri Hall

Need a place to hold a bridal or baby shower, birthday or graduation party, baptismal or funeral luncheon, a reception or reunion? The parish social center, Monsignor Farri Hall, is available to rent. Current rental rates (in addition to a $100.00 refundable deposit) are:

• $30.00 per hour for St. John the Baptist Parish members
• $50.00 per hour for non-parishioners

To reserve the space for your extra special occasion, please contact the Pastoral Center at 724.775.3940 ext. 3.