TODAY IS DAFFODIL SUNDAY! Daffodils can be picked up this weekend after all the Masses. Extra daffodils were ordered. Thank you for joining the American Cancer Society in the fight against cancer

ATTENTION ALL MINISTERS OF THE ALTAR! The new schedule has been prepared and is available in the Sacristy this weekend. The ‘Family Information Sheet’ has also been provided and should be completed and returned before April 22^nd so the Summer schedule can be prepared. Please return the information sheet with your preferences for the summer months

PARENTS OF 1^st COMMUNION CLASS! The third and final Table of the Lord session for parents and children will be held today at 9:30AM. Parents will meet in the Church and students will gather in their classroom. St. Peter’s Closet has a variety of sample items on display in the Parish Center today immediately following the session and the 11:00AM Mass. Volunteers will be available to take your orders.

FIRST COMMUNION: Twenty-six young people of St. Peter’s will celebrate First Communion on Sun., May 6^th at the 11:00AM Mass. Their pictures and addresses are posted at the main entrance of the Church this weekend. Please remember them with cards and prayers.

TRAINING FOR NEW ALTAR SERVERS! Continues today following the 11:00AM Mass (12:30PM – 1:30PM) in the Church. Commissioning will take place next Sunday, April 1^st at the 11:00AM Mass.

Next Sunday’s 8:30AM Mass will be ministered by the 7^th Grade Religious Education Class under the direction of catechists, Don and Sue Sweeney.

Videos from our library will be available for check out in the Parish Center next Sunday between the Masses. Please take this opportunity to also return videos that you signed out last month.

PARISH PENANCE SERVICE – Next Sunday, April 1^st at 4:30PM, the priests of the deanery will be at St. Peter’s for the Communal Penance Service followed by the opportunity for individual confessions. In two weeks we will be invited to renew our baptismal promises at Easter. The Sacrament of Reconciliation has always been considered an excellent way to prepare spiritually for Easter. Other Services – Today, Sun., March 25, 2:00PM; Holy Child Church, Mansfield, St. Mary’s, Blossburg, 5:00PM (Benediction & Confessions), Sun., April 1, 2:00PM, St. Thomas Church, Elkland.

ROAD TO RESURRECTION: On Tues., March 27^th at 7:00PM Fr. Louis Kaminski welcomes us to Holy Child Church in Mansfield for the first of two Road to Resurrection Liturgies. The Very Rev. Bert S. Kozen, pastor of St. Michael’s, will be the homilist. The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available following Mass and light refreshments will be provided. Carpool from St. Peter’s parking lot at 6:30PM.

ECUMENICAL LENTEN SERVICES – WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28^th! Youth Prayer Breakfast – Students in grades 7 - 12 gather at the United Methodist Church at 7:00AM for breakfast, music and a short devotion. Rev. Carl Linscott will give the message this week -- "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Noontime Prayer Service – Brief service at 12:00 (Noon) followed by lunch at the First Presbyterian Church. This week David Blowers of the Community Chapel will speak on "I Am the Light of the World". Bring a sandwich – soup, beverage and dessert provided. A note of thanks to Valerie Berry and the ladies of St. Peter’s for providing such a lovely luncheon last week.

24 Hour Eucharistic Adoration – Begins at 8:00AM and concludes with Benediction at 8:00AM on Saturday.

MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH interested in preparing the Easter Party for our Pre-School Class on Sun., April 1^st at 8:30AM, are asked to join us on Thurs., March 29^th from 3:30PM – 4:30PM at the Parish Center to assemble baskets and fill eggs. Questions? Mary Nance (Rectory: 570-724-3371)

HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH – Trip to Mt. Saviour Monastery on Sun., April 1^st. We will carpool from St. Peter’s parking lot at 4:15PM and return approximately 9:30PM. RSVP Mary Nance (Rectory: 570-724-3371) by Sat., March 31^st. Seating is limited.

YOUTH CHOIR is practicing Saturday mornings of Lent from 9:30AM to 10:30AM in the Parish Center to prepare for the 9:00AM Easter morning Mass on April 15^th. Contact Lori Makos ( Rectory: 570-724-3371) or Katie Brennan ( Rectory: 570-724-3371) for more information.

Simple Evening Prayer – Sunday evenings at 6:00PM in the Church.

Mother’s Prayer Group – will not meet this Fri., March 30, but will resume Fri., April 6 at the regularly scheduled time. Questions? Mary Grab (Rectory: 570-724-3371)

Daylight Savings Time begins next weekend. Be sure to turn your clocks forward one hour Saturday evening!

LITURGY CORNER – The original intention of the Holy Thursday Liturgy is the Mandatum, or the Washing of the Feet. Holy Thursday should primarily be focused upon SERVICE, which is a fruit of being part of the Body of Christ.

LIFELINE – Dr. Edward Sheridan, a Washington psychiatrist, has found from counseling women who have had abortions that abortion is one of the most profound, deeply etching, corrosive acts that can affect a woman’s life. "There is a peasant wisdom in all of us, like a pilot light, that tells people that unborn children are alive and should not be killed. But many people ‘outgrow’ that wisdom by becoming sophisticated or numb."

EASTER FLOWER MEMORIAL - Memorialize your friends or family members by using the envelope provided in this months packet. Please place your envelope in the collection no later than Palm Sunday, April 8^th. The memorial will be printed and made available Easter weekend.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO TRAVEL TO ST. ANTHONY’S SOUP KITCHEN! The second Friday of each month, volunteers from St. Peter/Sacred Heart travel to St. Anthony’s Center in Williamsport to prepare and serve meals to poor and homeless persons there. Please consider committing to just one trip. Those interested are asked to call Joanne Dinnison (Rectory: 570-724-3371) or the Rectory (724-3371) during regular business hours.

The SPRING CLOTHING AND BOOK SALE will be held the second week of May. The sale will start Mon., May 7^th and run through Fri., May 11^th. Your donations of clothing, housewares, and books (please, no shoes) will be accepted at the Parish Center beginning at Noon on Sun., May 6^th. PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE ANYTHING AT THE CHURCH PRIOR TO MAY 6^TH.

LAST WEEK’S COLLECTION: Of 336 envelopes mailed, 174 families used envelopes and the following was contributed - $2,656.00 to Weekly Offering plus loose change and currency of $655.00 for a Total Weekly Offering, $3,220.00; Service to Help the Poor, $221.00; Easter Flower Memorial, $30.00; Adopt-A-Parish Program, $103.00; Building Fund, $157.00; Votive Candle Receipts, $41.00. REMINDER to all parishioners to utilize the envelope system provided by the parish so a statement can be prepared for you at the end of the year. If you have questions or wish to request envelopes, please contact the Parish Office during regular business hours. Thank you!