*IN CASES OF EMERGENCIES,

PLEASE CALL THE PARISH OFFICE AT 717-697-8716 AND PRESS 1

TO BE CONNECTED TO THE PRIEST ON DUTY DIRECTLY.

*UPCOMING SURGERY?

Please arrange for anointing prior to admission to the hospital. Because a priest may not always be available at a moment’s notice, please contact the office/priest on duty as soon as you know.

“By the sacred anointing of the sick and the prayer of the priests the whole Church commends those who are ill to the suffering and glorified Lord, that he may raise them up and save them. And indeed she exhorts them to contribute to the good of the People of God by freely uniting themselves to the Passion and death of Christ.” (CCC 1499)

This sacrament is intended to strengthen those being tried by illness. People who would benefit from reception of this sacrament include:

• Those preparing for serious surgery
• The elderly whose frailty has become seriously pronounced
• Those who begin to be in danger of death from sickness or old age