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Join Bishop Schlert in Prayer for Uvalde
"Please join me in prayer for the innocent children and adults who lost their lives in Uvalde," said Bishop Schlert. "Their families and friends have had their lives forever changed. May Our Blessed Mother, who lost her Child to violence, watch over and console them."
Bishop Schlert Announces New Assignments for Diocesan Priests
Every year the Bishop works with the Priest Personnel Board, an advisory body made up of experienced priests who are representative of the Diocese and its many regions and ministries, to make decisions on new assignments. New assignments are designed to meet the needs of the faithful in the Diocese’s 80 parishes, as well as fulfilling pastoral needs at college campuses, at hospitals, at diocesan high schools, and at prisons and nursing homes.
Participants in Closing Mass and Procession for Year of Real Presence Will Receive a Plenary Indulgence
As the Year of the Real Presence draws to a close, the Diocese of Allentown is making plans for a Solemn Mass of Corpus Christi and Eucharistic Procession to formally end the year on June 19. Participants in the 3 p.m. Mass and Procession, to be held at Most Blessed Sacrament Parish, Bally, will be granted a Plenary Indulgence by Bishop Alfred Schlert.
World-Renowned Company Allen Organ Got Its Start at Cathedral, Where it Installed its First Organ in 1939
Allen Organ, based near Allentown, has grown into a world-renowned company, having built organs for 80,000 churches, theaters, and concert halls in 70 countries.
Bishop’s Catholic Scholar Awards Celebrate Catholic Values and Academic Achievement
Academic achievement and Catholic values were celebrated April 30 when diocesan students were honored at the Bishop’s Catholic Scholar Society Awards. A total of 126 students from diocesan elementary and high schools and the special learning centers were presented with $120,000 in scholarships during a ceremony at Bethlehem Catholic High School.
Financial Transparency Enhanced With New Web Page
In a continued effort to keep the faithful informed, Bishop Alfred Schlert has directed the addition of a Financial Transparency section to the diocesan website.
Diocese of Allentown Awards Poverty Relief Grants in Five Counties
Thanks to the generosity of Catholics throughout its five counties, the Diocese of Allentown has awarded 24 poverty relief grants for humanitarian outreach and assistance in Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton, and Schuylkill counties.
Priests are “Choir of Many Voices”, Bishop Schlert Says at Chrism Mass
The priests of the Diocese of Allentown are “a choir of many voices,” Bishop Alfred Schlert said at the Chrism Mass, each with unique gifts, yet each singing in harmony for the good of the Diocese and for the good of the Catholic Church. The Chrism Mass typically is the largest gathering of priests during the year, a time when they recommit themselves to the promises they made on their Ordination Day.
Priests of Diocese are “Choir of Many Voices” Singing in Harmony for the Benefit of All, Bishop Schlert Says at Chrism Mass
The priests of the Diocese of Allentown are “a choir of many voices,” Bishop Alfred Schlert said at the Chrism Mass, each with unique gifts, yet each singing in harmony for the good of the Diocese and for the good of the Catholic Church. The Chrism Mass typically is the largest gathering of priests during the year, a time when they recommit themselves to the promises they made on their Ordination Day.
