For Jamie Kotula, age 16, a member of St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Cathedral, and a shining light among the youth of the PNCC, killed today in a tragic car crash.
This evening 300 young people appeared at St. Stanislaus to cry, to grieve, and to pray. May God comfort Jamie’s family and all who grieve in this time of sorrow.
Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord and may the perpetual light shine upon him.
May he rest in peace. Amen.
O Merciful God, Father of the Crucified Christ! In every sorrow which awaits us may we look up to Thee without doubt or fear, persuaded that Thy mercy is ever sure. Thou cannot fail us. There is no place or time where Thou art not. Uphold us in our grief and sorrow, and in our darkness visit us with Thy light. We are Thine; help us, we beseech Thee, in life and in death to feel that we are Thine. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. — A Prayer In Time of Sorrow — from A Book of Devotions and Prayers According to the Use of the Polish National Catholic Church, Published by the Mission Fund of the PNCC, 7th edition, May 1, 1984.
The funeral will be Monday, January 17th with Holy Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Stanislaus Polish National Catholic Cathedral. Interment, parish cemetery. Friends may call at St. Stanislaus Polish National Catholic Cathedral on Sunday from 2 to 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Stanislaus Polish National Catholic Cathedral, 529 E. Locust St., Scranton, PA 18505 or St. Stanislaus Elementary School, 529 E. Locust St., Scranton, PA 18505.
From CBS4 Denver: Good Samaritan Comes To The Rescue After Church Vandalism
(CBS4) – A Good Samaritan has come to the rescue for a Catholic church in the Denver area.
In July someone stole the 5 foot statue outside the Saint Francis Assisi Parish. The church bought a $1,500 replacement but then that statue was vandalized.
An Adams County woman saw the story in the paper and decided to help. She just goes by Angie and has experience working with fiberglass. In her free time she has been piecing together the statue.
“Here was this horribly damaged statue, and I felt bad. So I thought ‘Well, I can do that,’” she said.
Angie said there’s a message she’d like to share in relation to her efforts.
“If you can help out, volunteer and help out. It’s not harming anyone to help,” she said…
God bless you and thank you Angie.
