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Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church
1730 Fowler Avenue
Berwick, PA 18603
(O) 570-759-8113
Welcome to Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church in Berwick, Pennsylvania, affectionately known as "St. Mary's." Our mission is to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ to our community and to the whole world. We strive to witness to the truth with love, revealed by Christ and handed down through every age by the Catholic Church.
The enclosed Bulletins provide insight into how St. Mary's Church achieves their mission.
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Our History
Welcome to St. Mary’s where there is always a place for you. I would like to share with you the spirit of hope and faith that is blowing through our Parish. Here we look for the presence of God. We turn to God in prayer and invite his new life and new beginnings into our lives and into our world. Here we share the joy of the risen Christ with our friends and neighbors.
Please use our web page to learn more about us, and know that you are always welcome at our Masses, religious education classes and special events. St. Mary’s has been committed to serving the needs of the Berwick area since 1906.
God’s peace be with you!
Bishop Timothy Senior was appointed Bishop of Harrisburg by his Holiness Pope Francis on April 25, 2023. He will be installed the Bishop of Harrisburg on June 21, 2023
Bishop-designate Timothy Senior was ordained an Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia in July, 2009. He is currently Regional Bishop of Montgomery County and Philadelphia-South, as well as Chancellor of Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary.
Prior to assuming these responsibilities, Bishop-designate Senior served as Rector of Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary from 2012 to 2022, after having been the Moderator of the Curia of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia from 2009 to 2012. He served as Vicar for Clergy from 2004 to 2009. From 1992 to 2004, Bishop-designate Senior served in the Archdiocesan Secretariat for Catholic Human Services, both as Deputy Secretary and then Secretary.
A 1977 graduate of Lansdale Catholic High School, Lansdale, Pa., Bishop-designate Senior is a classically trained pianist and the youngest of the three children of the late James H. and Elise Rothwell Senior. He was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in 1985. He earned a Masters of Divinity and Master of Arts in Theology from Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, served as an assistant pastor at a parish in Bucks County and taught religion in an Archdiocesan high school. He was then assigned to graduate studies at Boston College, earning his Masters in Social Work and Masters in Business Administration in 1992.
In 1998, he was named Honorary Chaplain to His Holiness, and in 2005, he was named a Prelate of Honor. In 2009, Bishop-designate Senior was appointed Titular Bishop of Floriana and Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, and was ordained a Bishop on July 31, 2009 by Cardinal Justin Rigali.