From our pastor,
      We are now at the Fifth Sunday of Lent, there are only six , and so next week is Holy Week. Who would have ever thought this Lent up in their mind and heart, the Lent of Lents, when the whole world observed in Quarantine, forty days of separation from the world. Who knows when it will be over?
     We will be ready next Sunday, Palm Sunday with blessed Palms, hopefully the quarantine will be lifted or modified. We must wait and see, and Easter too. If there is no public celebration of Palm Sunday there will be blessed palms on the porch of the rectory, but no need to come out as the holy palms will be waiting for you once the quarantine is lifted.
 
     The Parish’s Sunday Mass are on Youtube, on our St Joseph Facebook. I am not sure about the Triduum, as the services are longer and we had problems with just posting a shortened Mass. Please go to the TV to watch on EWTN, or on line with the Diocese of Harrisburg Web Page, they have daily Masses and will have the Easter Triduum from the Cathedral with the Bishop.
 
     The Sacrament of Reconciliation:  I will be hearing Confession in the front yard of the rectory, there will be a tent to enter for Confession, there will be directions for you to follow to keep a safe distance and to disinfect before and after, and to have privacy for Confession. 
     I will be hearing Confessions on April 3 ^rd,First Friday, 10:00-11:00,
First Saturday, April 4 ^th, 10:00-11:00, and The Blessed Sacrament will be enthroned on the rectory porch from 9:30-11:30, with Benediction.
If  the church building must  remain closed on Palm Sunday then: Confessions on Palm Sunday from 2:00- 3:00 p.m. in the front yard.
Holy Week Confessions: Each day, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 12:00noon to 1:00p.m.   Plus in the evening at 6:00-7:00p.m.  on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.
 
   If we are allowed to have a public celebration of The Easter Triduum, the times will be  Holy Thursday, 7:00p.m. and Good Friday 2:00p.m. and Holy Saturday Easter Vigil, 8:00p.m. That is if we are allowed to have a public celebration.  And then after the Holy Thursday and Good Friday service I will offer Confession as long as needed.
     If there are no public services, then I will have Confessions on the front yard on Good Friday, April 10 from 12:00p.m- 1:00p.m., and 6:00p.m to 7:00p.m. On Holy Saturday 12:00-1:00p.m.
Please offer up your spiritual longing as a sacrifice to the Lord to pray to be delivered from this pandemic evil, pray for me as I do pray  for you.