There will be a Brisket fundraising event this Saturday. Fr. Edward S. Finn Honesdale Council 363 is hosting a Beef Brisket Dinner package to include a tender Brisket Sandwich, Hobo Beans, tasty Coleslaw, and delicious Cookies! Saturday, September 19th 11:30am-2:00pm Catholic Family Community Center (St. Dominic's Academy) 329 Cliff Street Honesdale, PA Donation is $16.00 per meal. IF YOU HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED YOUR BRISKET DINNER TICKET, COME DOWN ANYWAY! YOU CAN PURC

Good morning everyone! Hope the wonderful Fall weather is treating you well. A few things I wanted to bring attention / reminders to: We will be having our 4th Degree Dinner NEXT THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH, at Elegante in Honesdale (851 Main St, Honesdale, PA 18431) at 6:00PM Dinner will be buffet style, includes dessert, and will be $28. We will also be running a 50/50. Tickets will be 1 FOR $2 OR 3 FOR $5. I will have some sort of door prize or runner up to the 50/50 as we

We are sponsoring (paying for) two men from our parish to attend the B.A.C.M. conference this year. The tickets are usually $40, and cover the entire day's event, including food. Anyone wishing to enter, should use the CONTACT US part of this page. Winners will be announced / contacted SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th. For more information about the event, please see the official website. https://beacatholicman.com/ Date: Saturday, October 10, 2026 The conference will run from 8:00 a.m

Good evening everyone! Friendly reminder that next TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH, we will be having our next business meeting. Social hour is at 6:00PM and the meeting starts at 7:00PM. I have been told by many individuals that I will get some sort of commendation if the meeting goes under one hour. Unfortunately I have no plans to do so! We will have our speaker(s) from OPTIONS Women's Center talking to us before the business meeting starts, so please try to be there by 6:30PM! We

Forwarded is an email from Ivet from Queen Of Peace. This will detail what is planned and our respective roles in this event. We will discuss this heavily our next business meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Good morning! We are so excited to move forward on our Field Day with Jesus on September 27, 2026 after the 11AM Mass at St. Thomas More (until 3PM). We don’t have a rain d

September 8: Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary—Feast c. 15 BC Patron Saint of chefs, cooks, distillers, drapers, fish dealers, goldsmiths, silversmiths, needlemakers, potters, restaurateurs, silkworkers, and tilemakers Liturgical Color: White Quote: The present Feast forms a link between the New and the Old Testament. It shows that Truth succeeds symbols and figures and that the New Covenant replaces the Old. Hence, all creation sings with joy, exults, and participates in the

September 2026 Then Peter approaching asked him, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times.” (Gospel for Sept. 13, Mt 18:21-22) To forgive others can be very difficult at times, especially when someone repeatedly offends us. Jesus tells us there is no magic number that limits our obligation — our desire to forgive and show mercy to others must be boundless

Good evening all. I write to inform you that today Mark Durdach has passed from this life into the next. News about services and masses will be sent out as they are made known. Please keep Mark and his family in your continued prayers. My family has procured a mass for him Saturday - Decemeber 12th, 2026 - 8:15am - St. Marys Please try to attend this date if possible! Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let Your perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul and the soul

Good morning all, and happy Sunday! Just a few reminders and updates on things pertaining to our council! I have placed an order through Knights Online for council supplies. Included items are: Various prayer cards, including McGivney ones for our meetings Candidate packs and certificates for new members Various kits to align with liturgical events for our parish Posters and promotionals to be displayed and used during recruitment drives, and to hopefully catch the attention

Hello all! Quick updates and things to expect for our next meeting: As noted before, we have secured advertising in this month's Catholic Light publishing. An ad for our Golf Outing will be featured in it. Spots are still available, and you do not need to be a Knight to join! We just finished our 3rd week of football raffle tickets, with one more to go. Anyone wishing to help out on September 5th, please see the volunteer section at the top of this site, or reach out to mysel

From a letter attributed to Barnabas The way of light Consider now the way of light; any man who is bent on reaching his appointed goal must be very careful in all he does. Now these are the directions that have been given to us for this journey: love your Creator; reverence your Maker; give glory to him who redeemed you when you were dead; be single-minded but rich in spiritual treasure; avoid those who travel down death’s highway; hate whatever is displeasing to God; detest

August 2026 He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are an obstacle to me. You are thinking not as God does, but as human beings do.” (Gospel for Aug. 30, Mt 16:23) Who knows the mind of God? God is beyond human understanding, yet he has revealed himself to us most perfectly in the person of Jesus Christ. Through prayer we can come to know God more fully, and we grow in understanding of his plan when we make a habit of conforming our will to his holy will. We

Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori August 1: Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church—Memorial 1696–1787 Patron Saint of confessors and moral theologians Invoked against scrupulosity, arthritis, and for final perseverance Canonized by Pope Gregory XVI in 1839 Proclaimed a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius IX in 1871 Liturgical Color: White Quote:In the beginning of the soul’s conversion, God often gives her a flood of consolations. In consequence of thi

Greetings all! We've submitted for an advertising spot in Catholic Light and after acceptance, it will be in the August issue. We have also submitted for signs to be made for our football raffle tickets, and they will be available for the remainder of this year's selling dates. The information was left vague enough that we will be able to use them in subsequent years as well. Reminder: if you wish to join in selling tickets, please use the unison sign up. You only need to inp

Our annual golf outing will be held SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH at the HONESDALE GOLF CLUB. We have a site to coincide with donations and external registrations, but it is still being pre-approved by the site's moderators. If you are interested in attending, or soliciting donations for the event, atattched are some files / fliers. Please contact Kevin if you have any more questions!

July 15: Saint Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor—Memorial c. 1217–1274 Invoked against intestinal problems Canonized by Pope Sixtus IV on April 14, 1482 Proclaimed the Seraphic Doctor of the Church by Pope Sixtus V in 1588 Liturgical Color: White Quote:Christ is both the way and the door. Christ is the staircase and the vehicle, like the “throne of mercy over the Ark of the Covenant,” and “the mystery hidden from the ages.” A man should turn his full attention to this throne of

July 2026 “Which of these three, in your opinion, was neighbor to the robbers’ victim?” He answered, “The one who treated him with mercy.” Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.” (Gospel for July 13, Lk 10:36-37) In the parable of the good Samaritan, we again witness the Lord’s call to put our faith into action. Neither the priest nor the Levite stopped to render aid to alleviate the injured man’s suffering. The true act of love came from an unexpected source: a Samaritan, a

Hello all! We will be selling fundraiser tickets the following Saturdays at Dutch's Market, from 10am - 2pm 6/27 7/11 8/01 9/05 Anyone wishing to participate, please contact Dan Baron, myself, or preferably click the button and sign up below! Thank you very much for your continued support and engagement! -Eric

June 19: Saint Romuald, Abbot—Optional Memorial c. 951–1027 Invoked for reformation of the Church and monastic life Canonized by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 Liturgical Color: White Quote: Sit in your cell as in paradise. Put the whole world behind you and forget it. Watch your thoughts like a good fisherman watching for fish. The path you must follow is in the Psalms—never leave it. If you have just come to the monastery, and in spite of your good will you cannot accomplish wha

Hello all! Just a reminder that this Sunday, June 7th, there will be a Eucharistic Procession following the 11:00 mass at STM. At our last meeting, a small amount of people signed up to help assist, so we're still looking for other members to help with the Procession! If you are planning on attending the mass and can stick around after, please do so! These events help spread adoration and love for Jesus in the most Holy Sacrament of the altar. The official KOFC site has a