SAINT JOHN OF GOD. Office Telephones. Mass Schedule. CHURCH: 1011 Church Ave. McKees Rocks, PA

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1 OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE NOVEMBER 25, 2018 SAINT JOHN OF GOD Office Telephones Parish Office/Residence Parish Fax Deacon Leonard Thomas Music Catholic Parish Cemeteries Association Social Hall (Bingo and Pizza Kitchen) Mass Schedule ~ Low Gluten Hosts Available For Communion ~ ~ See Priest Before Mass ~ Celebration of the Sacraments Infant Baptism: Second Sunday Please call office to schedule. Adult Baptism: The R.C.I.A. program sees to the needs of adults who wish to become Catholic. Reconciliation (Confession): 3:30 PM to 4:15 (Church) and following the 4:30 PM Mass (Church) and by appointment. Holy Eucharist: Available for those who are sick and confined to home. Call the Parish Office and we will bring the Eucharist to you. Anointing of the Sick: Available for those who are seriously ill or anticipating surgery after Mass every Sunday at the Church. Marriage: Anyone who wishes to marry should contact the Office at least six months prior to the desired date. Inactive Catholics: Are lovingly welcome back to the faith. New Parishioners are joyfully invited to join our community. Please call the Parish Office. Saturday Vigil...4:30 PM Church Sunday...9:45 AM Church Weekday Schedule Monday Friday...9:30 AM Church Confessions: Saturday 3:30 PM to 4:15 PM Parish Clergy Rev. David G. Poecking Deacon Tim M. Killmeyer Rev. Robert J. Zajdel Deacon Leonard M. Thomas Rev. Alan E. Morris Rev. Regis J. Ryan, ret. Rev. Michael R. Ruffalo Rev. Louis F. Vallone, ret. Staff Ms. Elna Johnson, Director of Music Mrs. Mary Ann Jones, Director of Finances Mrs. Janice Lipa, Parish Secretary, parish@sjogparish.com Mr. Wayne Summers, Maintenance Supervisor Safe Environment Coordinator Mrs. Karen Vinci-Stack, Scheduler of Ministries Jeri Stotlemyer, sjogscat@gmail.com (Vatican News) Bulletin Deadline: Tuesday Noon CHURCH: 1011 Church Ave. McKees Rocks, PA

2 Saturday Vigil, Nov. 24: Parish Family of Saint John of God OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, Nov. 24 to Sunday, Dec. 2, :30 PM Church Sunday, Nov. 25: 9:45 AM Church Samuel Sleva (Carol) WEEKDAYS 9:30 AM CHURCH Monday, Nov. 26: Kelly Gault (Darlene, Dawn & Irene) Tuesday, Nov. 27: John F. Ellek (Son, John) Tuesday, Nov. 27: St. Anthony Novena Prayers recited following the 9:30 AM Mass in St. Mary s Wednesday, Nov. 28: Mary Carolyn Dellenbach (Joseph & Margaret Ravas) Thursday, Nov. 29: Parish Family of Saint John of God Friday, Nov. 30: Eugene W. Ritter (Daughter, Anna) Friday, Nov. 30: Mother of Sorrows Novena Prayers recited following 9:30 AM Mass, St. Mary s Church. Saturday Vigil, Dec. 1: 4:30 PM Church George, Kathleen & Frank Palermo (Family) Sunday, Dec. 2: Anniv - David A. Lipa (Jan & Family) 9:45 AM Church Readings for the Week of November 25, 2018 Sunday: Dn 7:13-14/Ps 93:1, 1-2, 5 [1a]/Rv 1:5-8/ Jn18:33b-37 Monday: Rv 14:1-3, 4b-5/Ps 24:1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6 [cf. 6]/Lk 21:1-4 Tuesday: Rv 14:14-19/Ps 96:10, 11-12, 13 [13b]/ Lk 21:5-11 Wednesday: Rv 15:1-4/Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 7-8, 9 [Rv 15:3b]/Lk 21:12-19 Thursday: Rv 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3, 9a/Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 4, 5 [Rv 19:9a]/Lk 21:20-28 Friday: Rom 10:9-18/Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11 [10 or Jn 6:63]/Mt 4:18-22 Saturday: Rv 22:1-7/Ps 95:1-2, 3-5, 6-7ab [1 Cor 16:22b; cf Rv 22:20c]/Lk 21:34-36 Next Sunday: Jer 33:14-16/Ps 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14 [1b]/ 1 Thes 3:12--4:2/Lk 21:25-28, SANCTUARY CANDLE - WEEK OF NOVEMBER 25 ST. MARY S IN MEMORY OF TERRY SPOHN BY DONNA SPOHN PARISH OFFICE HOURS: 9:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M. (MONDAY THRU FRIDAY) AN OPEN INVITATION OF WELCOME Non-Catholics and non-parishioners are always welcomed guests. Inactive, unsure or irregular Catholics are lovingly encouraged to reconnect with the Faith. New parishioners are joyfully received in our community. Please call the parish office. Our hearts are large and there is plenty good room for all. BAPTISMAL PROGRAM FOR NEW AND EXPECTING PARENTS The next class will be held on Sunday, Dec. 10 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Gathering Place at St. Mary s. To register or for more information, please call Tom Adams at BIBLE STUDY Our Bible Study will continue this Monday, Nov. 26, from 6:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. in the Gathering Place. For more information, please call Tom Adams at Everyone is welcome! SAINT MALACHY FAITH FORMATION NEWS Religious Education classes at Saint Malachy will not be in session this Sunday, November 25 and Monday, November 26 due to Thanksgiving. Classes will resume next week on December 2 & 3. ATTENTION LECTORS Copies of the 2019 Workbook for s are available in the Sacristy. Please remember to pick up your copy after Mass. ST. NICHOLAS FEAST DAY Ladies of Holy Trinity, St. Malachy, and St. John of God, please join the Holy Trinity Ladies Guild for an evening of light refreshments and tea/coffee as we celebrate St. Nicholas Feast Day on Thursday, December 6 at 7 pm in the Holy Trinity Cafeteria. Please RSVP to Roni at by Monday, November 26 so we may get an accurate headcount for our event. Please keep our Priests, Seminarians, Deacons and all Religious in your prayers.

3 HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS Our next activity will be Speaker Night on Sunday, December 2 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at the Holy Trinity Ministry Center. All teens in grades 9-12 are invited! Fr. Adam Potter will be on hand to talk about Advent and answer any questions you may have about our faith. For more information contact Steven Swank at swankymca@gmail.com PARISH WEEKEND ATTENDANCE November 10 / 11 Saturday Sunday Total Weekend Attendance PARISH FINANCIAL TOTALS For the Weekend of November 10 / 11 Regular Offertory Collection...$ 3, (This is ordinary income from contributions for the general running of the parish. It is subject to a 17.6% tax to the Diocese of Pittsburgh.) PARISH SHARE PROGRAM PSP Collected since 12/1/17..Thank You!... $ 88, PSP Assessment for $ 78, Excess Parish Share (Thank You!)...$ 10, (We have successfully raised and paid off the Diocese on our PSP assessment for this year! Thank you for your generosity. From this point on, we get to keep for ourselves all PSP contributions to the end of the year, and tax-free at that. Please continue to use your monthly envelopes at the same rate - it is a year round campaign for us. God bless you for your cooperation.) Due to early transmission of this bulletin, the attendance and offertory for the weekend of November 17/18 will be published next week. ALSO The winners of the Steelers vs. Jacksonville and Steelers vs. Denver games will be published next week. A FAMILY PERSPECTIVE by Bud Ozar When we are young, our parents tell us about Jesus and we believe what our parents believe. At some point we must leave our parents faith and ask Pilate s question: Are you the King? Pilate is just asking these questions on our behalf. QUOTE FROM THE POPE Let us remember in our prayers all those who, with dedication and spirit of sacrifice, care for those who are ill. Pope Francis The Rosary is prayed at 9:00 AM before the 9:30 AM Mass Monday through Friday in St. Mary s Church. THE WEEK AHEAD Nov. 26 (Mon.) - Miraculous Medal Novena Prayers Recitation of the Rosary begins at 6:30 P.M. in St. Mary s Church - held on the 1st & last Monday of each month. Nov. 26 (Mon.) - Bible Study, 6:30-7:30 PM in Gathering Place at St. Mary s Nov. 27 (Tues.) - St. Anthony Novena Prayers recited following the 9:30 AM Mass in St. Mary s Church Nov WEDNESDAY NIGHT BINGO in MOS Social Hall - Doors open at 5 PM Early Birds, 7 PM and Regular Games begin at 7:15 PM. Nov. 30 (Fri.) - Mother of Sorrows Novena Prayers recited following 9:30 AM Mass, St. Mary s Church. Nov. 30 (Fri.) - PIZZA KITCHEN! To order please call on Fridays, 8 AM to 1 PM. Orders must be picked up by 3:30 PM. HOSPITAL Please pray for all parishioners who are in the hospital. Also for all those ill at home, in nursing homes, and shut-ins; that they may continue to receive the Lord s Blessings. SYMPATHY We wish to extend our sympathy to the Family of Mark Drgon, John Rippole, and Irene Panizzi whom God has called home. Please remember them and all our dearly departed and their families in your prayers. May the Choirs of Angels receive them, and may they with the once poor Lazarus, have rest everlasting. CANDLELIGHT MASS Join your friends and neighbors for the monthly Candlelight Mass at Saint Stanislaus Church in the Strip District. The next Mass will be on the vigil of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Saturday, December 7, 2018 at 8:00 pm. Confessions and music start at 7:00 pm and fellowship follows the Mass. For more information, visit facebook.com/behold pittsburgh.

4 OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE NOVEMBER 25, 2018 CHRISTMAS CARDS LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR The Little Sisters of the Poor are once again offering Christmas Cards sketched by Sister Martha, lsp. This year s card is white with a blue sketch of Mary holding baby Jesus. The previous year s cards are also available. The cards are: 7 for $10 (plus $2.00 shipping), 12 for $15 (plus $3.00 shipping) or 30 for $25 (plus $6.00 shipping). Cards can be viewed and ordered online, or by calling , or sending a check made payable to Little Sisters of the Poor at 1028 Benton Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA or stopping at the Main Entrance of the Home. All proceeds from the sale of the cards help to support the elderly poor Residents in the Little Sisters care. LUNCH WITH SANTA It s a Holiday Happening! Come on Sunday, Dec. 2 for Lunch with Santa and the amazing Santaland Railroad Display trains in Conner Hall of Ascension Worship Site, 114 Berry Street, Pittsburgh, PA Welcome ALL BOYS AND GIRLS (Parents and Grandparents too!) Doors open at 11:00 a.m. and reservations are strongly suggested. Tickets are $7.00 for children or adults. For tickets call Nancy at or Mary at Sponsored by St. Philip Parish. We have a Giving Tree in the Church at St. Mary s as a sign that St. John of God Parish is a caring community. We thank you in advance for your continued generosity to those in need. Here is how the Giving Tree works: 1. Come to the tree and take an ornament. Purchase and wrap the gift in Christmas paper. No bows please. Save the ornament and after wrapping the gift, attach the ornament to the outside of the gift. This ensures proper delivery to the person. 2. When you have filled the request, come back to the tree with your tagged gift and place the wrapped gift under the tree. We ask that all gifts be returned by Saturday / Sunday, December 8 / 9. It is very important that the gifts be returned by these dates! Thank you! Win FREE Bingo Admission for ONE YEAR! That s right, our FIFTEENTH ANNUAL BINGO BONANZA! This year we are, once again, giving away a Bingo Pass for the entire year of Join us for Bingo on the following Wednesdays NOVEMBER 28, DECEMBER 5, DECEMBER 12, DECEMBER 19, and JANUARY 2. To be eligible for this spectacular give-a-way; make sure you play bingo on Wednesday, November 28, Each Bingo player will receive their registration card that evening. Our doors open at 5:00 PM each week with Early Birds playing at 7:00! Our One-Year Free Admission Prize will be awarded on Wednesday, January 2, To be eligible for this fabulous prize, you must have registered and played Bingo with us on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 and then play bingo with us TWO of the THREE Wednesdays in December (December 5, 12, or 19) and then be present and play Bingo with us on January 2, 2019 to win! Come join us for lots of fun and win some extra Christmas cash. Please note this promotion begins the last Wednesday in November 2018 and will end on January 2, See you at the Bingo! FESTIVAL OF CAROLS AND PRAISE An overture to the Advent and Christmas seasons St. Paul Cathedral Sunday, December 9, :30 pm - 4:30 pm Bring your family and friends to join the choirs of the Diocese, under the direction of Kevin Mauer, in joyful song. Bishop David Zubik, Presider, and Fr. Levi Hartle, Praise & Worship Leader (along with the Holy Apostles Praise Band), welcome you to this festive celebration. The program includes adoration, a procession, Christmas carols, hymns, contemporary music and a reflection. A light reception will follow the celebration. Questions: contact Jim Zern, , jim. zern@yahoo.com. In a Troubled Marriage? Please call Retrouvaille at or 3041@retrouvaille.org. More information is available at Diocesan Victim Assistance Hotline

5 Dec :30 PM 9:45 AM Victoria Diehl Jack Dombrowski Lydia King Bob Zitelli Wanda Mruczek Dec :30 PM 9:45 AM Tom Adams Victoria Diehl Wanda Mruczek Al Condeluci Dec :30 PM 9:45 AM Tom Adams Bob Zitelli Al Condeluci Dec :30 PM 9:45 AM MINISTRY SCHEDULE ~ December 2018 Tom Adams Jack Dombrowski Lydia King Christina Phillips Tom Phillips Al Condeluci Dec :30 PM 9:45 AM Phyllis Aluise Victoria Diehl Jack Dombrowski Lydia King Christine Phillips Tom Phillips Bob Zitelli Wanda Mruczek Dominic Puppo SIGN-UP SHEETS FOR CHRISTMAS Attention All s: Sign-up sheets are in the Sacristy for those ministers who are available to serve one of the Christmas Masses. Please sign-up soon so we know who will be there. CHRISTMAS CARDS FOR SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN Please join us on Wednesday, Nov. 28 in the church hall at St. Malachy from 6:30 to 8 pm. We will provide pre-printed Christmas cards that can be signed. Children are also welcome to come. Bring your favorite crayons, colored pencils, or markers to decorate the blank cards that will be provided. This is a great way to wish our service members a Merry Christmas and let them know how much we appreciate their service for us. If you have any questions you can call Pat at CHRISTMAS MUSIC DAY A Lessons and Carols hour for the littlest set of parishioners! Come participate in Christmas Music Day, the retelling of the Nativity story through song, dance, story, instruments, play and prayer. We will immerse ourselves in the story of Christmas! Making Music Praying Twice is a parent-participation music education class that fosters the Catholic faith and enriches education and family life. Classes are especially designed for infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers and their parent, grandparent or caregiver. This is fun, easy, joyful music and faith formation for you and your little one! Join us on Tuesday, December 11 at 10:00am in the Ministry Center at Holy Trinity! Cost is $10/child, $25/cap per family. Register by 11/31 with Caitlyn, makingmusicpgh@gmail.com. Saint John of God, pray for us.

6 OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE NOVEMBER 25, 2018 STEEPLE CHASE SUPER BOWL POOL Super Bowl Sunday is February 3, Again, the SJOG Steeple Chase is offering two pools for the Super Bowl. There are 100 blocks in each pool. $35 pool will have a total payment of $1,700 : $100 1st qtr., $500 half time, $100 3rd qtr. and $1,000 final. $100 pool will have a total payment of $5,000: $500 1st qtr., $1000 half time, $500 3rd qtr. and $3,000 final. For the $100 pool only you will get 4 sets of numbers ~ a different set of numbers for each quarter. The names and numbers for each pool will be randomly drawn in advance. You will receive a copy of your completed pool prior to the Super Bowl. Don t be left out. The pools fill up quickly. Purchase a square for yourself or partner with a friend. Consider buying some as Christmas or birthday gifts. Deadline is Friday, January 18, OR AS SOON AS THE POOLS ARE FILLED, WHICH- EVER COMES FIRST. Name your block and fill out the form below. All proceeds benefit the St. John of God capital improvement fund. Questions?? Call Terry at SUPER BOWL POOL PLEASE PRINT, FILL OUT COMPLETELY, DROP IN COLLEC- TION BASKET OR PARISH OFFICE MAIL SLOT, OR MAIL TO: SUPER BOWL POOL, 1011 CHURCH AVE., MCKEES ROCKS, PA MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO ST. JOHN OF GOD PARISH. MARK ENVELOPE SUPER BOWL QUESTIONS??? CALL TERRY AT ($1,700 payout) =$ (AMOUNT ENCLOSED) ($5,000 payout) =$ (AMOUNT ENCLOSED) ADVENT RETREAT Mary, the Breath of New Life Sunday, December 2, :00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Convent 1500 Woodcrest Avenue Coraopolis, PA Sr. Judith Marie Blizzard, CSSF, will guide participants through a reflection upon the impact of Mary s yes to God on the world, on the Church and on us; Luke s Gospel when Mary s yes gives birth to the Messiah; the Acts of the Apostles when Mary s yes gives birth to the Church; and what we can learn from Mary s life of prayer and her openness to the gift of the Holy Spirit. Participants will also have the opportunity to enjoy periods of reflections at different locations on the convent grounds, including the Labyrinth, grotto, and peace sites. A continental breakfast and light lunch will be served. Sunday Liturgy will be held at 3:00 p.m. There is no cost to attend, but a free will offering is welcome. To register, please call FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION Saturday, December 8, is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception and a Holy Day of Obligation. Following is the Mass schedule in St. John of God Parish for this day: December 7, Friday Vigil, 4:30 PM, Church December 8, Saturday, Holy Day: 9:30 AM Church PRESENCE Wherever you see another, there I am. ~ Rabbinical saying ~ (PLEASE PRINT) I would like to name my square(s) Name Address, City, State w/zip Phone Anthony M. Musmanno Funeral Home, Inc. Pre-Arrangements Available Anthony M. Musmanno, Jr., Supervisor Steven Matthew Bones, Funeral Director 700 7th Street McKees Rocks, PA Phone:

7 FROM THE ADMINISTRATOR Money on Mission Please don t give more money. Weren t expecting that, were you? But I m serious. Please allow me to explain. The Lord Jesus frequently spoke about money. It s not because he needed it: The earth is the Lord s, and everything in it. Instead, Jesus spoke about money because it s an excellent measurement of the heart: Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Thus Jesus praised the widow because she gave two pennies to the Temple treasury. He reckoned her gift greater than everyone else s because she sacrificed everything she had, whereas others gave seemingly larger amounts but only from their surplus. But in the early Church, Annas and Sapphira were condemned for giving only half their income, apparently holding back because of their distrust. So giving money to Christ and his Church should be more than just a matter of paying one s fair share of the bills. There s great virtue in giving money, if it is given in generosity, if it is given in love for God and neighbor. Conversely, there s a danger: If the giving becomes an occasion for resentment or alienation, it can mean the loss of a soul. I want you to have the opportunity not only to give, but to give as an intentional and joyful way of participating in the mission of Christ and his Church. Whatever you re already giving is fine, especially if you are giving in that spirit of generosity and love. But I m not yet ready to ask you for more money, because I don t yet know how the additional money will be used, and I don t want to put your soul at risk by having you give more now only to regret it later. So for now, please give according to your custom. If your custom is to give a percentage of your income, that s good, and please just hold steady. Make good on your pledges, if you can. If your custom is to give at flat pace or just occasionally, it may be premature to change now, unless you can do so without regret or other strings attached. Jesus praised the dishonest steward of Luke 16 not for his selfish purposes, but because the steward was pragmatic about using his position and power to achieve his purpose. I want us to imitate the virtue of the steward in Jesus story by making sure our time, effort, and money are well-used to achieve the purposes Jesus holds out for us. As soon as I can over the coming weeks, I will describe what I think is happening with the finances of the RocKenRo parishes, and how I think we might undertake the mission entrusted to us. Then together we can explore how to match the money with the mission. Fr. Dave St. John of God Parish Membership Form Name Address City Zip Phone CHECK ONE: New Registration Change of Address Moving out of Parish Want Envelopes Please drop Membership Form into the offertory basket or mail to Rectory.