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As we approach the Epiphany, I was reflecting on the Scripture reading Matthew 2:1-12. The Magi were looking for a king, but they did not find Him in a castle. He was found in the lowliest of places. We can be the same way. Sometimes He is not found where we would expect Him. Sometimes we can’t find God in our life. We are seeking Him, but sometimes there is emptiness and darkness. Where is He? Ask our Blessed Mother to help us. Like the Magi, we will always find “the Child with Mary His Mother” (Matthew 2:11).
Please join me in this prayer:
Lord, help me never to stop seeking You, knowing that You are the answer to all my deepest hopes and desires. Blessed Mother please draw me close to your Son. Amen.
Have a Blessed New Year and continue to pray for Holy Family Radio. Thank you!
Joe Nebistinsky
jnebistinsky@720whyf.com
Station Manager
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Support Holy Family Radio
As we get more busy at this time of the year, don't forget to make a Monthly Pledge or One-Time Donation today. Use this Link.
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Update from Russ Fry
WHYF Community Relations Coordinator
Rfry@720whyf.com
Last year was an exciting one for Holy Family Radio. We acquired several new business sponsors, upgraded some of our antiquated equipment, met a lot of our listeners at the Church Festivals and Women’s Conferences and we were blessed with a few new volunteers. In December we held our first Open House. Thank you to all of our listeners who dropped in for a tour of our facilities. We truly had a great year in 2022!
The New Year promises to be just as exciting! We want to keep adding new technologies to our radio equipment and be visiting more conferences. We also hope to visit Knight’s of Columbus Councils to thank them for their support. We continue to welcome more volunteers to help us keep our radio station vibrant and alive.
God Bless you all for your support over the past year, and please continue to help us to spread the Good News of Christ, our Lord and Savior!
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Thank you to all who attended our Holiday Open House. |
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Spiritual Advisor's Corner
I pray your Christmas and New Year celebrations were joyful. It is very easy, after the celebration of the big feasts and with the onset of the cold winter, to enter something like the doldrums. I know I fall into this trap. But the wonderful thing about our faith is that the joy that Christmas brings - the birth of our Savior who brings freedom from Sin - can be felt all the year around. Jesus, and His freedom from sin, are given to us through the Eucharist, and through Confession, every day of the year.
That means that the celebration continues even through the sadness of January and February (especially if your favorite football team, like mine, is terrible and isn't in the playoffs!). He is always available to us, so that the joy we feel in December is always present. We can't let the weather or solitude of the winter feel separate from our God. Jesus is available to us through the Sacraments, and so the Holiday is every day as we celebrate the Sacred Mysteries. God bless you!
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MAKE PLANS NOW!
WHYF 2023 BENEFIT DINNER
APRIL 21, 2023
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WHO: You and our Holy Family Radio Family
WHAT: WHYF 2023 Benefit Dinner
WHEN: Friday, April 21, 2023
WHERE: Sheraton Harrisburg-Hershey
WHYF: Support Catholic Radio, be inspired, fellowship
OTHER DETAILS: Our Keynote Speaker will be Kevin Reilly. Kevin Reilly is an acclaimed keynote speaker, author, former broadcaster for the Philadelphia Eagles Network, and former professional football player. He has motivated thousands with his journey of overcoming illness and unbelievable obstacles. In 1976, Kevin was diagnosed with a rare tumor that led to the amputation of his left arm, ending his lifelong dream of playing in the NFL. Through perseverance and strength, Kevin achieved accomplishments many thought impossible: seeing success in the corporate world, broadcasting, and reaching thousands with his inspirational message.
YOUR ACTION PLAN:
- Mark your calendar.
- Invite your friends, families, new and old listeners to join you.
- Consider contacting parish organizations and business about sponsoring a table at the dinner.
- Watch for more details.
- Consider volunteering for our Planning Committee and contact us now.
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We are continuing to make upgrades here at the Holy Family Radio Broadcast Center. We recently installed a new Emergency Alert System. This new system permits us to keep our listeners apprised of important emergency announcements. |
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PROGRAM SCHEDULE HERE
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We welcome Crystall Caren-Stevens to WHYF.
Crystall is a new volunteer at WHYF. She has a BFA in Theater Arts from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. She is a recent convert to Catholicism and is very happy to have found a way to use her time and talents to serve the Lord. She was born in Harrisburg, left as a child and now after forty years of wandering in the desert has returned and is proud to call Harrisburg home again. She spends her time reading , writing, taking care of her wonderful husband James and playing with Prudence, the best dog ever and who was literally a gift from Jesus. She has had many careers: entrepreneur, Theater Arts teacher, waitress, shepherd, and working actor. She is a catechist at St. Francis of Assisi Parish where she tries her best to ready 7th graders for 8th grade and Comfirmation. She would really like to ask all the parents, grandparents, and everyone to help form all the young Catholics that you can by taking them to Mass and teaching them about our great Catholic faith.
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We are very concerned with the privacy of our listeners.
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Keep up-to-date with our Parish Bulletin Board.
Use the Link below.
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Special thanks to
Bishop Ronald W. Gainer and the Diocese of Harrisburg.
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Attorney Mary-Jo Mullen is a proud Supporter of Holy Family Radio.
Attorney Mullen is a Certified Public Accountant, and is located at 2109 Market Street in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.
She practices business law, criminal defense, elder law, and offers estate planning and administration, as well as preparing a Catholic Living Will. Attorney Mullen can also help you to put a plan in place to protect your assets (and to designate an agent to act on your behalf) should you become temporarily or permanently incapacitated.
Mary-Jo can be reached through the law firm of Halbruner, Hatch & Guise at 717-731-9600.
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January: The Holy Name of Jesus
Major Feast: Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus (January 3)
We kick off the year by remembering the “...name that is above every name” (Phillipians 2:9). The Holy Name of Jesus contains immense power and majesty.
According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church: “The name ‘Jesus’ contains all: God and man and the whole economy of creation and salvation. To pray ‘Jesus’ is to invoke him and to call him within us. His name is the only one that contains the presence it signifies. Jesus is the Risen One, and whoever invokes the name of Jesus is welcoming the Son of God who loved him and who gave himself up for him.”
How to celebrate
Pray the Jesus Prayer, or make reparations to the sins against the Holy Name of Jesus by praying the Divine Praises every day this month.
Divine Praises
Blessed be God.
Blessed be His holy Name.
Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true Man.
Blessed be the name of Jesus.
Blessed be His most Sacred Heart.
Blessed be His most Precious Blood.
Blessed be Jesus in the most holy Sacrament of the altar.
Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete.
Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy.
Blessed be Her holy and Immaculate Conception.
Blessed be Her glorious Assumption.
Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother.
Blessed be Saint Joseph, her most chaste spouse.
Blessed be God in his angels and in his saints.
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Now you can listen to our local programs as podcasts on our YouTube channel. Go to YouTube and search for Holy Family Radio. |
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Jokes of the Month
1. How does Moses make his coffee?
Answer: Hebrews it.
2. How long did Cain dislike his brother?
Answer: As long as he was Abel.
3. Why didn't Noah go fishing?
Answer: He only had two worms.
4. What is the best way to study the Bible?
Answer: You Luke into it.
5. How do you know that atoms are Catholic?
Answer: They have Mass.
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Please continue to support our
Business Supporters
Use the link below.
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Thanks to all of our listeners who made an
"end-of-the-year" gift to WHYF. Please know that we are very thankful for your financial support and your continued prayers!
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Info-graphics from Catholic-link.org and churchpop.com
WHYF BROADCAST CENTER
8 West Main Street
Shiremanstown, PA 17011
717-525-8110
Holy Family Radio, Inc.
P.O. Box 6028
Lancaster, PA 17607-6028
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