Welcome to the home page of Saint John the Baptist and Immaculate Conception. We are a Roman Catholic community and partnered parishes of the Altoona-Johnstown Diocese located in Summerhill, Pennsylvania.
Saint John the Baptist
538 Main Street
Summerhill, PA 15958
Immaculate Conception
1640 New Germany Road
Summerhill, PA 15958
New Germany Grove Hall
1635 New Germany Road
Summerhill, PA 15958
May 13th: Our Lady of Fatima
May 13th is the anniversary of the apparition of Our Lady to three shepherd children in the small village of Fatima in Portugal in 1917. She appeared six times to Lucia, 9, and her cousins Francisco, 8, and his sister Jacinta, 6, between May 13, 1917 and October 13, 1917. [Read more…]
Catechism Meditation:
After her Son’s Ascension, Mary “aided the beginnings of the Church by her prayers.” In her association with the apostles and several women, “we also see Mary by her prayers imploring the gift of the Spirit, who had already overshadowed her in the Annunciation.” ―No. 965
REFLECTION. The Blessed Virgin Mary has a unique and privileged place in salvation history and in the Church. Because she responded yes to becoming the Mother of God, she is our first model of discipleship and our model of grace and trust in God.
May is a special month — it was likely chosen to be devoted to Mary because the month is home to several major Marian Feast Days: Our Lady, Queen of Apostles (the Saturday following the Ascension); Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament (May 13); Our Lady of Fatima (May 13); Mary, Help of Christians (May 24); Mary, Mediatrix of All Graces (May 31); and the Visitation (May 31).
PRAYER. Mary, pray that the power of the Most High will overshadow us, and send his Spirit upon the Church.
Timeless Wisdom Quote:
“As our love does not start with Mary, so neither does it stop with Mary. Mary is a window through which our humanity first catches a glimpse of Divinity on earth. Or perhaps she is more like a magnifying glass; she intensifies our love of her Son and makes our prayers more bright and burning.” ― Venerable Fulton J. Sheen
Video of the Week:
Why Catholics Call Mary Their Mother (9:19)
Saint of the Month:
Saint Philip Neri – Patron of Joy
St. Philip Neri is the perfect saint to pray to when we get too serious or negative about life. [Read more…]
National Eucharistic Revival
The National Eucharistic Revival is a movement to restore understanding and devotion to this great mystery here in the United States by helping us renew our worship of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.
The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage will be passing through our diocese with twelve pilgrims coming from the Baltimore Area, traveling the Seton route, while making their way to the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, Indiana. Please download the Pilgrimage schedule for the three days (June 9-11) they will be in the Altoona-Johnstown Diocese. Mark your calendars and plan to join in the experience!
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