Please note that Eucharisitc Adoration will take place from 3:30 PM to 7:00 PM this Friday, February 21st and next Friday, February 28th only. We hope to see you there!

Camp Virtue is a day camp that allows 6th-8th grade youth the opportunity to explore their Catholic faith while also exploring the world around them. Camp Virtue will help participants to understand that they can enjoy each day to the fullest while being filled with faith and a love for God. Camp will include morning sessions of dynamic talks on the virtues, praise and worship, prayer, Mass, small group sharing, games, and much more.

After lunch we will depart via school bus for an EPIC EXPEDITION!!! This is your chance to experience something unforgettable - an action-packed journey that will challenge you, bring you closer to your faith, and create memories you’ll treasure forever. Trust us, this is an adventure you won’t want to miss!

Christ the King Church
125 Park Road Leechburg 15656

For more info, contact Heather Hensley, Regional Director of Youth Formation and Discipleship, at hhensley@dioceseofgreensburg.org

Check out the flyer here to learn more and see some of the EPIC ADVENTURES planned.

Heather Hensley, Regional Director of Youth Formation and Discipleship, is asking families to complete the survey located here.

This will allow us to improve our youth ministry programs going forward.

The mom and tots group will be adding an evening option! The March gatherings will be held on March 5 from 9:30-11am and on March 19 from 6-7:30pm.

Please call or text Brianna Ruflin at 973-856-4472 for more details and to let her know you are interested in coming!

The St. Margaret Mary Youth Music Ministry is excited to announce the 2025 Summer Youth Music Camp Registration is now open.

For Whom: Youth entering Grades 6-12 in the Fall 2025

What: Learn Vocal Technique, Experience ringing handbells or handchimes, Grow in your understanding of the holy Mass and the Saints, and Help to lead music for the 4:00 PM Mass on Saturday June 21st.

When: June 17-19 9:15am - 3:30pm, lunch provided

Participants will sing/play for 4:00 PM Mass on Saturday June 21st.

No prior singing or handbell experience is required.

For more information, contact Mary Murphy at 724-335-2336 x6320 or email mmurphy@dioceseofgreensburg.org.

Participants can register online here.

We look forward to making music and sharing the Catholic faith with you!

On Sunday, March 9 at the 11:00am Mass at St. Margaret Mary, the Rite of Sending of our candidates and catechumens in the Christian Initiation program will be celebrated.

The Rite of Sending offers the parish community the opportunity to acknowledge the spiritual progress that our catechumens and candidates have made, as well as express our approval of their election or recognition, and send them forth with the assurance of the parish's care and support as they are presented to Bishop Kulick for Election or Calling to Continuing Conversion.

This year, we have 21 adult and children catechumens and candidates who are preparing to receive the Easter Sacraments, coming from Mount St. Peter, St. Mary of Czestochowa and St. Margaret Mary parishes.

This process includes times of study, prayer, and Rites that take place at Mass. Formation sessions will begin in mid-September.

If you or someone you know is interested, please contact Timothy Ruflin in the parish office to find out more and to set up a meeting.

Attention rising and current high school students! Registration is open for next year’s conferences. You have the opportunity to experience Jesus in an exciting and wonderful way with your friends and peers at the Steubenville Conference in Ohio on July 18-20, 2025 and The National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) in Indianapolis on November 20-22, 2025. Don’t miss these fun filled retreats with games, speakers, friends and Jesus!

For more information or to learn how to register contact Heather Hensley at 724-335-2336.

The regional Vacation Bible School program will take place beginning on Monday, June 23 through and including Friday, June 27 at Saint Margaret Mary Church. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity for all children to experience a week of faith, fun and friendship.

Stay tuned for more information in the spring.

The KNOW HIM: Go to Joseph! invites participants to form a relationship with Jesus through the protection and guidance of his foster father, St. Joseph, Protector of the Eucharist, and Patron of the Universal Church.  Chef Rizzi DeFabo, of Rizzo’s Malabar Inn in Crabtree, will give a presentation on the St. Joseph Altar.  Chef DeFabo will share this family treasure with the faithful, along with tasty treats for St. Joseph Day.

Those attending will also learn about the importance of creating a space in the home for a family altar and have the opportunity to create the items needed for that home altar. The event will also include a unique and immersive Eucharistic Adoration experience, allowing attendees to travel to Nazareth and imagine they are in the Holy Family’s living space, plus a presentation on St. Joseph as depicted in art.

Wednesday March 19th
Christ our Shepherd Center
2:00 PM and 6:00 PM

Click here to register.

If you have further questions, please contact Kate Parkinson at kparkinson@dioceseofgreensburg.org or 724-837-0901 ext. 1118.

Mark your calendar for the next Kerygma Discipleship Retreat:

May 16-18, 2025
Christ Our Shepherd Center, Greensburg

The retreat is an opportunity to hear God’s call and experience a way to live our faith in the modern world through prayer and the Church community. It is open to all adults who desire to know Jesus in a deeper way. For information, visit here.

For more information, review the flyer located here

Join Bishop Larry J. Kulick for Lenten Evenings of Reflection across the Diocese. You can find more information on the Diocesan website (www.DioceseofGreensburg.org)

Thursday, March 6 - 6:00PM
St. John the Evangelist Parish, Uniontown
Topic: “I Believe in the Father”

Tuesday, March 11 - 6:00PM
Christ the King Parish, Leechburg
Topic: “I Believe in the Son”

Monday, March 17 - 6:00PM
Mother of Sorrows Parish, Murrysville
Topic: “I Believe in the Holy Spirit”

Bishop Kulick will also offer two Lenten Reflections from Rome.

They are titled:
“I Believe in the Church”
“I Believe in the Communion of Saints.”

All of Bishop Kulick’s Lenten Reflections can be seen at www.DioceseofGreensburg.org

Every 25 years, the Universal Church proclaims a Jubilee Year to encourage the faithful to embark on pilgrimages, repent of their sins, forgive the sins of others and renew a focus on their spiritual lives. On Christmas Eve, the Holy Father, Pope Francis, will begin the 2025  Jubilee Year of Hope, “Pilgrims of Hope,” with the official Opening of the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.

Click here to review the Jubilee 2025 events in the Diocese of Greensburg.

Click here to listen to the Jubilee 2025 hymn that we will begin using at St. Margaret Mary in the coming weeks.
Title is “Pilgrims of Hope”  Text:  Pierangelo Sequeri, tr. Andrew Wadsworth; Music: Francesco Meneghello

Click here to visit the Jubilee 2025 section of the Diocese of Greensburg website.

March 29, 2025 | 10am-4:30pm
Christ Our Shepherd Center

Open to all 6th-8th grade students in the Diocese of Greensburg

Drop off begins at 9:30 AM.  Event starts at 10:00 AM at Christ Our Shepherd Center and ends at 4:30 PM.  All students and families are welcome to join us for Mass at 5:00 PM at Christ Our Shepherd, St. Joseph Chapel with Fr. Dan Carr as celebrant.

Boxed Lunch, snacks and water will be provided.  

An email will be sent to all parents the week of the event with more details and instructions for drop off and pick up.

Click here to register.

Click here to visit the New Kensington Catholic Community homepage for information regarding events happening at our neighbor parishes of St. Joseph, St. Mary of Czestochowa, and Mt. St. Peter.