We Capuchin Franciscan friars wish all of you a blessed Christmas, filled with the peace and joy that only the humble beginnings of our salvation can ensure us.
Our Capuchin parishes will be livestreaming many of their Christmas Masses, and we'd like to share with you the chances when you can join our communities in prayer. Even though the contact be "virtual," feel free to take an opportunity for us to be with one another in spirit . . .
We pray that any of the frailty you have experienced this year from the pandemic which has weighed us down throughout the world might be united with the fragility of the Holy Family, who revealed a light that can never be extinguished: our God accompanies us on our human journey. May you know that hope and joy in the love of your family and friends - true lights that can shine more brightly in the darkness of the winter season.
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Baltimore, MD
St. Ambrose Parish
You may want to view St. Ambrose's recent Advent Praise Concert online. Their Christmas Eve Mass will be celebrated on Thursday evening, December 24, at 5pm and seen on their video page.
The Christmas Eve Mass Readings are found on their website here which includes the story of St. Francis of Assisi and the Christmas Crib.
-- Paul Zaborowski, OFM Cap., Pastor
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Beaver, Freedom, New Brighton, Rochester, PA
Our Lady of the Valley Parish
The parish hasn't published which Masses are being livestreamed, but they invite us to "Click the Mass you would like to view to see if it is being broadcasted." All the livestreamed Masses can be found on their Facebook page.
-- Paul Kuppe, OFM Cap. & Mark Carter, OFM Cap., Associate Pastors
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Coral & Lucerne Mines, PA
Our Lady of the Assumption Parish
Every Sunday we are streaming the 9:00 am and on Christmas Eve we will stream the 7:30 pm Mass. That Mass can be viewed on their YouTube Channel. We are also doing some daily masses at 8:00 am. This is new territory for parish, and I am grateful to the young people helping us.
-- John Pavlik, OFM Cap., Pastor
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Cleveland, OH
St. Agnes-Our Lady of Fatima Parish
We will live stream Christmas Eve at 7:00 p.m. on our Facebook page. It will also be available on the website afterward. We also stream live each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at the same location. Join us!
-- Bob Marva, OFM Cap., Pastor
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Cumberland, MD
Our Lady of the Mountains Parish
We'll have Christmas Eve Mass livestreamed on December 24 at 4:00 p.m. from Saint Mary’s Church. This Mass can be viewed then and anytime thereafter at OLMCumberland.org. I am encouraging you to please seriously consider staying home from Masses on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day for your and everyone else’s health and safety.
The parish's in-person Mass Schedule is on their webiste.
-- Greg Chervenak, OFM Cap., Pastor
James Watson, OFM Cap. & Greg Brown, OFM Cap., Assistants
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Harrisburg, PA
St. Francis Parish
Holy Family Catholic Church
The Mass times of the Parish are here, and you can find their livestreamed Mass on their Facebook page.
-- Orlando Reyes, OFM Cap., Pastor
Phil White, OFM Cap., Parochial Vicar
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Herman, Cabot, Coylesville, PA
St. Francis of Assisi Parish
The Mass times can be found in the parish bulletin, but the Masses of Christmas Eve from St. Joseph Church in Cabot will be livestreamed at 4:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
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New Baltimore, PA
St. John the Baptist Parish
We will be live streaming from my cell phone at the 6:00 p.m. Mass, Christmas Eve on Facebook. We will begin early at 5:30 p.m. with Christmas music being played by the McCreary family and our Organist Janie McGregor. The Facebook livestream will be saved on the page for later viewing.
-- Mark Pattock, OFM Cap., Pastor
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Philadelphia, PA
St. John the Evangelist Parish
Holy Redeemer Chinese Catholic Church
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You can find the schedule of the Masses on their webpage here, but the livestreamed Mass will take place on Christmas Eve at 10:00 p.m. on their "stjohnslive" page, carols will precede the Mass at 9:30 p.m. Holy Redeemer's Christmas Eve Mass with their Children's choir beins 5:00 p.m. on December 24.
-- John Daya, OFM Cap., Pastor
Akolla Etuge, OFM Cap., John McCloskey, OFM Cap. & Roger White, OFM Cap., Assistants
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Pittsburgh, PA
Bloomfield/Garfield/Lawrenceville Cluster
Our Lady of the Angels & St. Maria Goretti Parishes
The Christmas Eve and the Christmas Day Mass at Our Lady of the Angels and St. Maria Goretti Parishes will be livestreamed on their Facebook page. Christmas Eve, December 24, will see three Masses: 2:00pm ( St. Maria Goretti Parish-Immaculate Conception Church), 4:00pm at Our Lady of the Angels Parish and 10:00pm at St. Maria Goretti Parish-Immaculate Conception Church. The Christmas Day Mass will be celebrated at 9:30am at Our Lady of the Angels Parish.
-- John Harvey, OFM Cap., Pastor
Jonathan Ulrick, OFM Cap., Parochial Vicar
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Washington, DC
Shrine of the Sacred Heart Parish
The times for the Masses and the livestream broadcasts can be found on their Facebook page, and you can find the full schedule here. There you will find the Masses to be celebrated variously in Spanish, Creole, Portuguese, Vietnamese and English.
-- Emilio Biosca, OFM Cap., Pastor
Diogo Escudero OFM Cap., Carlos Reyes OFM Cap., Parochial Vicars
Keon Tu, OFM Cap., Deacon
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York, PA
St. Joseph Parish
All Masses can be heard locally on your car radio on AM Radio Station 1630. On Christmas Eve, December 24, a Children's Mass will be livestreamed at 4:30pm, and the Christmas Day Mass will be streamed on December 25 at 9:00am. You can find the entire Mass schedule online and the livestreams are conveniently located on their homepage.
-- Steven Fernandes, OFM Cap., Pastor
Rigobel Azanwi, OFM Cap., James Menkhus, OFM Cap., Assistants
Let us celebrate His Birth . . .
and let us be reborn!
Merry Christmas!