Saint Ann Maronite Catholic Church

09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day from all of us at St. Ann Maronite Church! 🇺🇸

As summer winds down, we’re already looking forward to bringing our community together one more time.

🇱🇧 The 31st Annual Lebanese Heritage Festival is almost here!

🗓️ Sunday, September 20 · 12–7 PM

📍 1320 Price Street, West Scranton

🎟️ Free admission

Homemade Lebanese food, pastries, music, dancing, and raffles. Rest up this Labor Day, then come celebrate with us in a couple of weeks. 🌿

09/03/2026

Cigar & Ho**ah Night at St. Ann 💨

The night before our Lebanese Heritage Festival, come unwind with us!

🗓️ Saturday, September 19 · 6:00 PM

📍 St. Ann Maronite Church, 1320 Price Street, West Scranton

On the menu:
🍗 Chicken sandwich — $10
💨 Cigar with a drink — $15
💨 Ho**ah with a drink — $25

Adults 21+ welcome. Come relax before festival day, then bring the whole family back Sunday for the main event!

09/03/2026

Come hungry. 😋

A taste of what’s waiting at the 31st Annual Lebanese Heritage Festival on Sunday, September 20:

🥘 Kibbee, grape leaves, hashweh
🍢 Chicken, beef & lamb kabobs
🥧 Spinach & meat pies, zaatar bread
🥗 Tabouli, hummus, falafel
🍯 Homemade pastries: baklava, mamoul & more

Plus music, dancing, basket raffles & a 50/50.

📍 St. Ann Maronite Church, 1320 Price Street, West Scranton

🕛 12–7 PM · Free admission

09/02/2026

Become a Sponsor of the Lebanese Heritage Festival 🇱🇧🌲

For 31 years, our festival has been the heartbeat of St. Ann Maronite Church, and it’s our parish’s primary fundraiser. Your sponsorship helps keep our doors open and our community thriving.

This year, sponsors are featured digitally on screens throughout festival week, wonderful visibility for your business, family, or a loved one’s memory.

Sponsorship levels:
💎 Diamond — $2,000
⭐ Platinum — $1,000
🥇 Gold — $500
🥈 Silver — $200
🥉 Bronze — $100
(Or any amount you choose)

Dedicate your ad to a business, a family, or in memory of someone dear.
✅ All contributions are tax deductible.

⏰ Deadline: ads must be received by September 17, 2026.

📞 Contact Marguerite Rade at (570) 650-4111

📧 [email protected]

✉️ Checks payable to Saint Ann Maronite Church, 1320 Price Street, Scranton, PA 18504

🗓️ Festival: Sunday, September 20 · 12–7 PM

Thank you for helping us keep this beautiful tradition alive. 🙏

08/27/2026

Many hands make light work. 🙏

Our Lebanese Heritage Festival is coming Sunday, September 20, and we need volunteers the week leading up to it and on the day itself.

Can you cook, bake, set up, serve, or lend a few hours? Every bit of help makes a difference, and it’s a joyful way to be part of the parish family.

📞 Call the rectory at (570) 344-2129
📧 [email protected]

Reach out, we’d love to have you on the team.

07/30/2026

The doors are open this weekend. 🕊️

Join us for Divine Liturgy at St. Ann Maronite Catholic Church.

🗓️ Sunday @ 10:30 a.m.
📍 1320 Price Street, Scranton, PA 18504

New here or visiting? Come as you are. There’s a place for you at this altar.

07/17/2026

🕊️ In Loving Memory 🕊️

Margarite M. “Peg” Peters

The Saint Ann Maronite Church family mourns the passing of Peg Peters, a beloved member of our St. Ann family, who entered eternal rest on July 13, 2026, at the age of 90.

She is lovingly remembered by her husband of 70 years, former Scranton Mayor Eugene Peters, their five children, and the many grandchildren and great-grandchildren who were her greatest joy.

🕯️ Visitation — Today, 4:00 to 6:00 PM
McGoff-Hughes Funeral Home,
1401 Capouse Avenue, Scranton

✝️ Funeral Liturgy — Saturday, 10:00 AM
Saint Ann Maronite Church,
1320 Price Street, Scranton

Those attending are asked to meet at the church.

Interment to follow at Sacred Heart Lebanese Cemetery.

May her memory be eternal. 🙏

Margarite M. "Peg" Peters, 90, passed away peacefully following a brief illness on July 13, 2026, surrounded by the love of four generations of her family. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Helen Salerno Calorico. Peg was the devoted wife of former Scranton Mayor Eugene Peters. T...

07/17/2026

☕ ✨ Coffee Hour & Raffle Winners — This Sunday! ✨ ☕

Dear Parishioners and Friends of Saint Ann,

Join us this Sunday following Divine Liturgy for Coffee Hour in the Church Hall, and stay for a special moment: we’ll be announcing the winners of our 2026 Spring Raffle! 🎟️

Whether you bought a ticket, sold a few, or simply cheered us on, come share in the fellowship, the coffee, and the excitement of the drawing. Thank you to everyone who made this fundraiser a success. 🙏