Be vigilant at all times and pray that you have the strength to stand before the Son of Man.

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1 Part of the On Mission for the Church Alive Grouping #210 Carnegie/ Green Tree /Scott w i t h S t. M a r g a r e t o f S c o t l a n d a n d S S. S i m o n a n d J u d e P a r i s h e s. Be vigilant at all times and pray that you have the strength to stand before the Son of Man. Lk 21:36 S U N D AY M A S S Saturday: 4:30 p.m. Sunday: 10:00 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. W E E K D AY M A S S Noon on Monday - Wednesday - Thursday - Friday C O N F E S S I O N S Thursday: 11:00 11:45 a.m. N E W M E M B E R S W E L C O M E Introduce yourself to one of our greeters, priests, or hospitality hosts. 330 Third Avenue Carnegie, PA Staff Information on back cover. Administrator: Reverend Robert J. Grecco, M.A., M. Ed. Parochial Vicar: Reverend Aleksandr J. Schrenk, M.A., S.T.L. Parish Chaplain: Reverend Robin Evanish 1

2 2 SACRAMENTS Sacrament of Baptism: For arrangements call x 210 Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick: Call the parish office for arrangements (before surgery, during illness, etc.) Sacrament of Marriage: Arrangements must be made with one of the priests at least six months before the proposed date of the wedding. Sacrament of Penance: Confessions every Thursday from 11:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. Saturday from Noon to 1:00 p.m. at St. Margaret & 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at SS. Simon & Jude. Also at SSJ on Tuesday from 6:00 to 6:30 p.m. Age & Illness If you have a family member who has become seriously ill, homebound, or is in a long-term care facility, please call Tess Keddie x221 MASS SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS FOR ST. ELIZABETH ANN SETON PARISH November 18 Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time 4:00 p.m. AT SS. SIMON AND JUDE CHURCH 4:30 p.m. KATHRYN OLIVERIO by Husband 7:30 a.m. AT ST. MARGARET OF SCOTLAND CHURCH 9:30 a.m. AT SS. SIMON AND JUDE CHURCH 10:00 a.m. DECEASED OF SEAS KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS by Council :30 a.m. AT ST. MARGARET OF SCOTLAND CHURCH 11:00 a.m. AT SS. SIMON AND JUDE CHURCH 11:30 a.m. JOSEPH SCHIRRIPA by the Schirripa Family November 19 8:30 a.m. AT SS. SIMON AND JUDE CHURCH 12:00 p.m. FRANK AND ANTHONY PERRI by Nephew November 20 7:00 p.m. AT SS. SIMON AND JUDE CHURCH November 21 8:30 a.m. AT SS. SIMON AND JUDE CHURCH Monday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time Tuesday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 12:00 p.m. ANTHONY AND DOROTHY GRANDINETTI by Robert and Donna Grandinetti November 22 8:30 a.m. EDMUND GUDEWICZ by Ann Maleski 8:30 a.m. AT SS. SIMON AND JUDE CHURCH November 23 12:00 p.m. DOLLY SMITH by Tristan and Bruno Smith November 25 4:00 p.m. AT SS. SIMON AND JUDE CHURCH 4:30 p.m. JEFFREY A. HOFFMAN by Chris Jaroszynski 7:30 a.m. AT ST. MARGARET OF SCOTLAND CHURCH 9:30 a.m. AT SS. SIMON AND JUDE CHURCH Thanksgiving Day Friday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe 10:00 a.m. DECEASED OF SPOHARSKI AND ANDREJASIK FAMILIES by Mary Ann Scarfo 10:30 a.m. AT ST. MARGARET OF SCOTLAND CHURCH 11:00 a.m. AT SS. SIMON AND JUDE CHURCH 11:30 a.m. RAYMOND VOCK by Family St. Margaret of Scotland Church 310 Mansfield Avenue, Pittsburgh, SS. Simon and Jude Church 1607 Greentree Road, Pittsburgh, To see (or hear) the Daily Readings, go to USCCB.org, or click the link on our homepage!

3 TODAY S SECOND COLLECTION IS FOR THE RETIREMENT FUND FOR RELIGIOUS. SEE PAGE 12 THE EUCHARIST GIVE THANKS This coming week many of us will be busied about preparing a Thanksgiving meal and gathering with family and loved ones to share the gratitude of our hearts for the many blessings we have received. While Thanksgiving Day is celebrated as a national holiday by people of varied backgrounds, as people of faith, our hearts and minds are raised in prayer this day to the God who loves us and who provides every good gift and grace for our lives. Yet, our giving thanks to God for his blessings cannot be limited to just one day. Instead, thanksgiving must be woven into our daily lives. The word Eucharist means to give thanks. As we gather to celebrate God s love for us in the gift of His Son s Body and Blood, we give thanks from the depths of our hearts for the ways he is constantly at work to nourish, strengthen, enliven and inspire us. As Catholics, we enjoy the celebrations of Thanksgiving Day and we are called to work hard each day to form thankful hearts. And may our gratitude to God be expressed in words and deeds that strengthen our communities as we journey On Mission for The Church Alive! Visit onmissionchurchalive.org to learn more and to stay informed. PARISH OFFICE HOURS Mon. - Fri. 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP November 11 Regular Collection: $6,107 P A R I S H W E E K LY S C H E D U L E MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19 9:30 a.m. Ladies of Charity Wrapping for Homebound St. Maximilian Kolbe Room 1:00 p.m. Ladies of Charity Meeting St. Maximilian Kolbe Room 6:00 p.m. Living Jesus Program St. Maximilian Kolbe Room 6:30 p.m. Children s Faith Formation Bayley Building Classrooms 7:00 p.m. Bingo Bishop Canevin High School TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20 Anniversary of the Dedication of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church 6:30 a.m. Men s Faith Sharing Group St. Maximilian Kolbe Room 9:00 a.m. St. John Paul II Homeschool Group Bayley Building Classrooms 7:00 p.m. Contemporary Choir Rehearsal Church WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21 9:30 a.m. Ladies of Charity Bread Packing St. Maximilian Kolbe Room 12:30 p.m. Rosary to End Violence and Terrorism Immaculate Conception Chapel 1:00 p.m. Liturgy of the Hours Group Immaculate Conception Chapel 4:00 p.m. Co-Ed Faith Sharing Group St. Maximilian Kolbe Room Parish Share Gifts: $2,807 Tree of Life Collection: $1,467 Make a one-time gift, or enroll in Faith Direct! See our website for more information or scan the code to get started. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22 THANKSGIVING DAY PARISH OFFICES CLOSED 8:30 a.m. Thanksgiving Mass at SEAS & SSJ 9:00 a.m. Mass at SMOS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23 PARISH OFFICES CLOSED 9:00 a.m. Amen to Action David L. Lawrence Convention Center see page 14 Ruth Ann Gergerich Mary Novelli Mary A. Paonessa Shelley Sawicki This Sunday s Tabernacle Lamp burns in honor of Frank and Rosemary Zuk by Mary and Richard Barnes Please remember SEAS in your will! 3

4 SEAS EVANGELIZES FROM OUR ADMINISTRATOR be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another (in) psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and playing to the Lord in your hearts, giving thanks always and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God the Father. (Ephesians 5:18b-20) Fr. Alek, Fr. Robin, Fr. Jerome and I wish you a Thanksgiving Day filled with blessings and the joy of recognizing them and their Source! Be attentive to daily blessings! With regret I announce that Melissa Fawcett, secretary in the SS Simon & Jude administrative center, has taken another position outside of the parish. Melissa, although here for a short time, made a great impact through her organizational skills and kindness with those who called or came to the office door. I am happy at the same time to announce that Emily Pino, presently part-time secretary at St. Margaret office, will become a full-time employee with her work taking place in both the St. Margaret and SS. Simon & Jude offices. As we plan within the next three years to form a common Pastoral Center, Emily will help to begin the process. Beginning November 26, St. Margaret office will be open Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at the usual hours. This will allow those who attend the daily masses to have access to the office. Messages can always be left at Emily s phone at St. Margaret on the off days. She will be sure to return your calls. Again, I thank you for your patience as we are reshaped in the coming years. Happy patronal feast to the folks at St. Margaret of Scotland! Fr. Grecco Queen Margaret of Scotland was by birth an English Princess, but through a variety of circumstances was raised in Hungary. In 1054, Margaret and her family returned from Hungary to England. Despite her royal position, Margaret lived a relatively simple and often difficult life. Although her husband could neither read or write, Margaret had a strong Benedictine education and knew Latin as well as English. She educated her own children. Her personal care for the poor and needy was exemplary. Wife, mother of eight children, educated woman, important player in Scottish and British history, Margaret was, above all, a holy woman. HEARTS SPEAK TO HEARTS Now thank we all our God, with heart and hands and voices We American Catholics are so blessed, and the coming week is just one proof of this fact. It s Thanksgiving week, which, for many, means the one, practically guaranteed, four-day weekend we can hope for each year. And, the Thanksgiving holiday itself is such a super blessing for us because we know Who to thank, (Who the Source is of the many blessings for which we are grateful), and we know how to thank, (even our term Eucharist comes from the Greek word for thanksgiving). The Thanksgiving holiday is also a time when it s easy to be vocal, and at the same time, feel natural, about thanking God aloud and publicly. Our reasons for thanks are especially on our minds during this time period, and are also a part of the Thanksgiving dinner ritual for many of us. But even better than all of that, our Thanksgiving week/weekend is followed immediately by a prompt liturgical exclamation point! The Solemnity of Christ the King, also known as the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. So, as if we didn t already have tons of things to be grateful for as we go around the Thanksgiving dinner table, Mother Church follows up with the huge reminder of what it s really all about: professing with our whole lives that Jesus is Lord, recognizing his reign in public life, as well as private life. Ideally, we use our hearts and hands and voices to proclaim this beautiful Truth our hearts to love God and neighbor as Christ commands us, our hands to do activities and good works in order to put our love His love - into action, and our voices to share with others about the vital importance that our faith holds in our lives. Come, thou Almighty King, help us thy name to sing, help us to praise. Father all glorious, O er all victorious, Come, and reign over us, Ancient of Days! 4

5 GIVE THANKS AT MASS Join us at Mass this Thanksgiving morning! Masses will be celebrated at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church and SS. Simon and Jude Church at 8:30 a.m. St. Margaret of Scotland Mass time is at 9:00 a.m. Please note: there will not be confessions or a noon Mass at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church on Thursday. ANGEL TREE Our Ladies of Charity are sponsoring an Angel Tree this year. Please take an angel from the tree in Holy Family Hall. Purchase a gift (or gifts) that are suggested on the angel, and return the angel, attached to your gift, by December 9. For your convenience, the angels are color-coded. F-Green Angel...SVDP FOOD PANTRY...children 17 and under S-Pink Angel...STEP BY STEP...our neighbors with disabilities located at the old St. Joseph s building. B-Blue Angel...Ladies of Charity...gift cards to Jo Ann Fabric to buy material to make blankets for those who need them. L- Light Green Angel...Life Line...Infant items for young mothers with babies up to 18 months C-Off White Angel...Chartiers Manor...our neighbors with disabilities at the previous St. Ignatius convent. H-Purple Angel...Homeless on North Side I- Yellow Angel...Intersections...Shelter in McKeesport SV- Red...St. Vincent DePaul Care Bags Suggested amount of gift $30...(especially for F (green) and S (pink) and C (Off White)...these are for specific persons who will see others opening gifts together). Please wrap all gifts in bags or envelopes for cards if possible as it makes it easier to distribute. Be sure to attach your Angel to your gift. Gifts need to be returned by December 9th to SEAS Parish Site as they will be distributed the next week. The Ladies of Charity thank you for caring for others at this time of the year. If you have any problem please feel free to call Bonnie or THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS will be selling tickets for a $500 cash prize, based on the 7:00 p.m. PA three number Lottery drawing on St. Nicholas Day, Thursday, December 6, 2018, before and after masses the next few weeks while tickets last. The donation is $2.00 for a dual number ticket. If you don t get your ticket at Mass, please contact your favorite Knight or call Rick Amrhein: CHRISTMAS KOLBASSI is being sold by the Men s Club of St. Gregory Byzantine Catholic Church. Price is $6.00 per pound sold in two (2) pound packages. Please call Mike Kranack at to place your order. If no one answers, please leave your order information. You can also orders to: mpkranack@yahoo.com. Pick up is at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 8, in SEAS church parking lot (corner of 3rd Avenue and 4th Street). PLEASE NOTE: ALL ORDERS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THURSDAY, December 6. THIS WEEK S SECOND COLLECTION: The best thing I did in ministry was to teach children the Gospel through plays, says Sister Clare Vandecoevering, 88 (left). Oh, they were just delighted! A member of the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon, she spent over 50 years in the classroom. Today she is one of 31,000 senior Catholic sisters, brothers, and religious order priests who benefits from the Retirement Fund for Religious. Your gift helps religious communities care for aging members and plan for the future. Please be generous. Learn more: retiredreligious.org 5

6 ANOTHER REMEMBER WHEN MOMENT! This is the St. Ignatius School Graduation Class of Do you see anyone you know? Fr. John Gudewicz is the handsome fellow on the far right of the first row of boys! Of course, it s easy to see that it s him! Want to see this photo enlarged? Go to our website and click the Bulletin button! A PDF file of this bulletin will be available for you to enlarge and see the details of those lovely dresses! Send your photos of church history to: bulletin@seascarnegie.org The Christian Mothers and Guild s Annual CALLING ALL BAKERS: WE NEED YOUR HOMEMADE CHRISTMAS COOKIES! Please take your yummy treats to St. Luke Hall on Friday, December 14. There is no need to wrap them in a specific way for the sale; members of the Christian Mothers and Guild will do that for you, creating packages of various sizes with several varieties! Dust off your family recipes! It s cookie time! 6

7 C A R N E G I E / G R E E N T R E E / S C O T T Parish Happenings St. Elizabeth Ann Seton St. Margaret of Scotland Ss. Simon & Jude NEWS AND EVENTS FROM PARISH GROUPING #210 TO ALL MEN: YOU ARE INVITED TO THE ANNUAL ST. ELIZABETH ANN SETON Men s JANUARY ST. PAUL OF THE CROSS RETREAT CENTER on Pittsburgh s South Side If you are interested and would like more information, please call Jim Grazulis: Did you know that just by doing your normal shopping you can help our school earn some extra money? All you have to do is buy a gift card from the school and a percentage of that goes right back to the school. You can use your gift card right away and it holds its full value. You can also purchase Giant Eagle cards and use those to purchase any retailer cards Giant Eagle carries and still earn your fuel perks. If you have any questions or would like to place a big order that we need to make sure we have in stock, please contact Tasha Leslie at: tashaleslie2485@gmail.com or call her at Gift cards are sold every Wednesday during the school year in the St Margaret School lobby from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Gift cards are sold in the cry room at St Margaret church from 7:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. on Sundays. During the month of December, gift cards will also be sold on Friday s in the school lobby from 3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. LOTTERY CALENDAR SALE St. Margaret of Scotland School is selling the 2019 Lottery Calendar. Winners are based on the three-digit evening PA lottery drawing. Prizes daily from $25 to $60. Five special prizes from $75 to $125. Christmas Day prize of $500! Please do not contact the parish office for calendar information. Contact Stacy Ziegler at shelbyz2005@yahoo.com or call/text: NATIVITY TREE Keep Christ in Christmas, for this is the reason for the season, by placing a Nativity Tree in your yard. Nativity Trees are $65.00 and benefits St. Margaret of Scotland Parish community. Order forms are available at St. Margaret s web site: Local orders can be mailed or dropped off at St. Margaret Parish office. Call Audrey Henn at for more information. Golden Agers Friday, November 30 Steubenville Nutcracker Village ($95) Call Don Cain for details: Payment for December s Luncheon must be made by November 29! Call Don if you have questions! go to: amentoaction.org Friday, November 23 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. David L. Lawrence Convention Center For the second year, we re coming together on the day after Thanksgiving to sing, pray, celebrate and pack one million Meals of Hope for the hungry. 7

8 CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER GROUP St. John of the Cross tells us, The language God hears best is silent love ; therefore John advises us, Preserve a loving attentiveness to God. (Sayings of Light and Love 132, 88) If you feel drawn to practicing silent attention to God in an intentional way, you may wish to join the contemplative prayer group that will be meeting on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month (including 27) at 6:00 p.m. in the chapel at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish. We will engage in 45 minutes or so of reflective reading of scripture together, alternating with times of silence and stillness. Our gathering times will be based on the participants availability. If you are interested, please contact Steve Geitgey: ext. 217 Join in the great daily scripture and prayer tradition followed by millions of Catholics world-wide! WEDNESDAYS AT 1:00 P.M. (FOLLOWING THE ROSARY) See Steve Geitgey or call ext. 217 if you are interested, or just join us after the Mass! ADVENT STUDY Are you waiting for a day or waiting for a person? Starting Wednesday, NOVEMBER 28, after the morning Mass (around 9:00 a.m.) in the Parish Life Center at SS. Simon and Jude Church. For the 4 weeks of Advent. 'The Ancient of days has become an infant. He Who sits upon the sublime and heavenly Throne, now lies in a manger: And He Who cannot be touched, Who is simple, without complexity, and incorporeal, now lies subject to the hands of men. He Who has broken the bonds of sinners, is now bound by an infants bands. But He has decreed that ignominy shall become honor, infamy be clothed with glory, and total humiliation the measure of His Goodness." Saint John Chrysotom Harvest/Advent Potluck Dinner ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 AT 6:00 p.m. AT THE ST. MARGARET OF SCOTLAND SCHOOL CAFETERIA AL L AR E W E L C OME! WE WILL PROVIDE THE HAM AND BEVERAGES (water, pop, coffee, tea) YOU PROVIDE A SIDE DISH OR DESSERT RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED Meet and greet neighbors and friends from Grouping 210. Questions? Call/ Karen at , ext. 13 Karen@stmargparish.org Please return this slip to Collection Basket or Parish Office by Tuesday, December 4. Thank you! I/WE WILL ATTEND THE HARVEST/ADVENT DINNER. FAMILY NAME(S) NUMBER ATTENDING Will bring a SIDE DISH or DESSERT (circle one) Name of Item 8

9 BAGNATO FUNERAL HOME INC. LEO J. HENNEY FUNERAL HOME Daniel Westphal, Supervisor 50 Jefferson Scott K. Ritter, F.D. 323 Second Ave HENNEY, BRADWELL & NIRELLA FUNERAL HOME SZAFRANSKI-EBERLEIN FUNERAL HOME INC. Gregory J. Knorr, F.D. 524 Washington Ave Paul J. Eberlein, F.D., Supervisor 101 Third St Gourmet Apples and Treats PA State Inspection & Emissions Tests Auto Air Conditioning Service Cooling System Service General Automotive Repair 409 Jane Street - Carnegie Fax: Hours: 8:00 to 5:00 Monday thru Friday HELP WANTED Due to retirements at the end of October, we need 2 line sellers every Monday from 5:45 to 7:30 p.m. We can always use extra floor sellers and callers. Call Mike: Anita Astorino Kulik Attorney at Law GARY M. ZYRA -ATTORNEY AT LAW- 525 Carothers Ave., Carnegie Estate Administration Wills & Estates Real Estate Phone: CARNEGIE MOTORS Automotive Autobody Domestic & Foreign Collision Specialists 100 Washington Ave., Carnegie State Inspections Emissions Alignments FREE ESTIMATES Greentree Rd. Scott Twp w w w. s l a te rfu ne ra l. c om PA 6846 BRONIAK & KRAF FLOWERSHOP & GREENHOUSE 3205 Washington Pike Bridgeville, PA PHONE: Web: broniakandkraf.com Richard J. Amrhein, Esquire 530 Washington Ave Bridgeville, PA Christmas is next month! Don t give in to the mall madness; support the Knights of Columbus by giving the perfect gift! The Enjoy Coupon Book! T H E P R I C E I S T H E S A M E A S L A S T Y E A R - $30 P E R B O O K. The books can be purchased at the Parish Office, M-F, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Or call Jim Miller: or Terry Cummings: Parish phone: Fax: SEAS@seascarnegie.org Administrator: Fr. Robert Grecco ext. 212 Parochial Vicar: Fr. Aleksandr Schrenk ext. 213 Parish Chaplain: Fr. Robin Evanish In Residence: Fr. Jerome Etenduk Deacons: Dn. Kevin Lander & Dn. James Mackin Business Manager: Tim Castello ext. 216 Pastoral Associate: Tess Keddie ext. 221 Pastoral Associate: Steve Geitgey ext. 217 Music and Liturgy: Dr. Béla Pater ext. 219 Religious Education: Mary Kay Smith ext. 222 RCIA Director: Dorothy Fitzsimmons ext. 225 Receptionist: ext. 210 Find staff addresses at: Go to About on the homepage. Pittsburgh Diocese Victim Assistance Hotline: Childline: