Eight years ago, Monsignor Michael Chaback, then the Director of the Office for Permanent Diaconate Formation for the Diocese of Allentown, presented 47 men to then Bishop John Barres to be ordained as deacons. You read that number correctly: four – seven. According to the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown University, which studies church trends and demographics, it was the largest class of deacons in…
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A Legacy Remembered Many of those touched by Sr. Janice attended her Memorial Mass at St. Thomas More Church, Allentown, on January 31, 2023. She was remembered as an advocate for people with special needs with her tender, yet pointed, voice. “We gather around the altar to pray to God in thanksgiving for Sr. Janice’s life, mission, and ministry,” said Monsignor John McCann, Homilist. He remembered her as someone who…
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Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Allentown has been serving up food and spiritual assistance to those in need through its two ecumenical kitchens for decades. To ensure these vital services remain in continuous operation, Catholic Charities partnered with the Catholic Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania to create two endowment funds: Catholic Charities Lehigh Valley Ecumenical Kitchen FundFund supports the operations, supplies, special programs, equipment maintenance and replacement, other maintenance and…
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