St. John Bosco Church

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We, the Catholic community of Saint John Bosco are called to bring others to Christ and in doing so, are brought to Christ In July of 1959, something ordinary and remarkable happened in the Diocese of Scranton. An envelope was delivered to then Bishop Jerome D. Hannan. Ordinary enough. The extraordinary thing is that it contained a letter from twenty Conyngham/Sugarloaf families ending with a simple statement: "We feel the Catholic population has become large enough to support a church or a mission. Read more" And so we began. The Spirit moved through those founding families just as it did the early disciples. They listened and acted by making their request known to their Bishop, the pastoral leader of the Diocese. He, in turn, conducted a census of Catholic families in the Western Valley and discovered more than one hundred, all of them traveling considerable distances to worship at various churches in the Hazleton area. A decade earlier and with great foresight, Bishop William J. Hafey acquired the land that is now our campus. Once again, the Spirit moves. After meticulous planning, construction began early in 1963 and on December 15th, St. John Bosco Church was dedicated. Many joyful "firsts" were celebrated by our new and growing parish family: • Msgr. Joseph T. Shaughnessy, first Pastor - March 8, 1964 • Michael Anthony Maylath, first Baptism - March 29, 1964 • First celebration of First Eucharist - June 28, 1964 • Carol Hyde and Michael Drewniak, first Wedding - July 4, 1964 • First celebration of Confirmation - November 9, 1966 Like all families, a parish family is made up of many members and some memorable leaders. And while all our pastors, associate pastors, resident priests and pastoral staff have nurtured our family by generously sharing their gifts, by laying down their lives for us, some remain especially present to us: Msgr. George T. Casey, fourth pastor and known as the "people's priest," built the Parish Center in 1973. Sister Ann Bernadette McGough, RSM, served brilliantly as Director of Religious Education from 1982 until her death on December 1, 1990. Rev. John K. Manno, dynamic seventh pastor, from 1984 to 1998, successfully launched a $1.1 million capital campaign and oversaw the construction of our current church building, dedicated on December 6, 1992. Msgr. Joseph C. Bambera, currently Bishop of the Diocese of Scranton and much-loved eighth pastor, inspired his parishioners and served with dedication from 1998 to 2001. All alon Update description

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573 State Route 93 PO Box 919
Conyngham

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(570) 788-1997

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St. John Bosco C. 2017-07-26
Our teen and adult "superheroes" have been hard at work this week decorating for Hero Central Vacation Bible Camp! Hero Central will take place next week, Monday through Friday, from 9:00 am-12:00 pm! Please call the Faith Formation office for more inform

St. John Bosco C. 2017-07-19
Several of our SJB teen and adult volunteers helped to prepare and serve lunch at the Salvation Army today! Hot Dogs were on the menu, and we had no idea it was actually National Hot Dog Day! Thanks to all for a great morning!

St. John Bosco C. 2017-06-28
Ready to start a fun and prayer filled day at the Light the Fire Youth Rally with some great teens! Keep our teens and chaperones in your prayers, and you will be in ours!

St. John Bosco C. 2017-06-08
The sign is up, and registration is open! Don't forget to sign your children/grandchildren up for Hero Central Vacation Bible Camp! Stop in or call the Faith Formation office for more information and to register! Registration forms may also be downloaded

St. John Bosco C. 2017-05-16
It's time to start planning this year's Vacation Bible Camp, "Hero Central"! Interested adult and teen volunteers are invited to a meeting tomorrow, May 17th at 6:00 pm in the SJB music room! There are many different ways to volunteer your time and talent

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