News Update: September 2, 2025

kmikulski6
Aug 29
3 min read

Updated: Sep 3

Welcome to the latest news blog for St. John Neumann Parish. This page will be updated weekly with the most recent information to keep you informed. You can also access past blogs by clicking on the links on our blog landing page.

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Parish News

Our Traveling Chalice Program has begun. Take home a sacred chalice for one week and commit to daily prayer for vocations to the priesthood, diaconate, and religious life. Each chalice includes a protective case and prayer guide to help you pray for those God is calling to serve His Church. If you are interested in participating, please scan the QR code or see the sign up sheet in the Vocations Corner in the narthex at church.

Diocesan News & Events

Get Connected! Click the flyer below for information on a Young Adult event taking place on Sept. 7.

Click below for a flyer for the Catholic Scout Retreat taking place on November 22.

Below, please find a flyer for the Annual Hispanic Catholic Encounter on Sept. 6.

You are invited to attend the PA March for Life Eucharistic Adoration. Click here to sign up.
For information on the Charismatic Day of Renewal in September, click the link below.

Respect Life Ministry Leaders are cordially invited to attend a Respect Life Ministry Gathering on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, from 5:30 PM until 8:30 PM at the Diocesan Center, 4800 Union Deposit Road, Harrisburg, PA. This gathering will provide the opportunity to learn about Respect Life ministry in the Diocese and to share in fellowship with one another.

Dinner will be offered from 5:30-6:30 pm. Following dinner, from 6:30-8:30 pm, presentations will be shared by the Life & Dignity Office, Communications Office, Culture & Outreach Office, A Woman's Concern, Lancaster, and the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference. There will be opportunities for sharing and group discussion. Parishes are welcome to send more than one Respect Life Ministry representative.

Please RSVP to Brenda Estremera-Garay at BEstremeragaray@hbgdiocese.org by Sunday, August 29th. For planning purposes, please indicate if you will be joining us for dinner. If you have any questions or dietary concerns, please include them with your RSVP. Should your parish not currently have an active Respect Life Ministry, please share this invitation with one or two people that could attend to represent your parish. Thank you.

Youth Ministry

As a reminder, YM events are still scheduled. God bless!

Faith Formation

All in-person and at-home families, Pre-K through 6th, are scheduled to meet in the school gym on September 7, at 10:00 AM, for orientation. Students will receive their books and meet their catechists!

Parents of 7th and 8th-grade Confirmation Prep students meet on September 7, at Noon, in the school gym. Parents will attend an orientation and students will meet with their catechists.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Parish Health Ministry (PHM)

Grief Share began today, Tuesday, September 2, 2025 . Sessions will run through November 18, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Sessions meet each week in the library.

Participants are kindly asked to register at 717 569-8531 x229, and a $10 contribution will be received at any of the first three sessions. This will assist in offsetting the cost of the $20 workbooks that are provided to each participant.