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1 SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JULY 20, 2014 Rev. Louis F. Vallone Rev. Robert J. Zajdel Parish Clergy Staff Rev. Regis J. Ryan Deacon Robert J. Stein Mr. John Fatula, Director of Religious Ed. Ms. Elna Johnson, Director of Music Mrs. Mary Ann Jones, Director of Finances Mrs. Janice Lipa, Parish Secretary Mr. Wayne Summers, Maintenance Supervisor Mr. Steven Swank, Youth Minister Safe Environment Coordinators Mr. John Fatula, Sunday School Mr. Steven Swank, Parish (Vatican News) Office Telephones Parish Office/Residence Parish Fax Religious Education (Sunday School) Youth Ministry Religious Ed/Youth Ministry Fax Music Ministry Bingo (Social Hall/Mother of Sorrows) Cemeteries (St. Mark s/st. Mary s) Pizza Kitchen (Fridays) Mass Schedule ~ Low Gluten Hosts Available For Communion ~ ~ See Priest Before Mass ~ Saturday Vigil... 4:30 PM Church - (St. Mary) Sunday... 7:30 AM Church 9:30 AM Chapel - (Mother of Sorrows) 11:30 AM Church Weekday Schedule Monday Friday... 9:30 AM Church Confessions: Saturday 3:30 PM to 4:15 PM and 5:30 PM Celebration of the Sacraments Infant Baptism: 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 PM (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 the 7:30 a.m. Mass every Sunday at the Church at St. Mary s, and by request. 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. CHURCH: 1011 Church Ave CHAPEL: One Desiderio Way, McKees Rocks, PA 15136

2 SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, July 19 to Sunday, July 27, 2014 Saturday Vigil, July 19: 4:30 PM Church Anniv - William E. Sideritch (Dymetro, Allan & Deborah Telech) Sunday, July 20: Joe & Lou Demmel (Son, Don) Sunday, July 20: Dolly LaCivita (Lillian Pelkington) 7:30 AM Church 9:30 AM Chapel Sunday, July 20: 11:30 AM Church Roxey DeMarco (Kathy Richardson) WEEKDAYS 9:30 AM CHURCH Monday, July 21: Helen & Roman Placon (Family) Tuesday, July 22: Helen Porta (Family) Wednesday, July 23: James Barthurst (Wife & Family) Thursday, July 24: Parish Family of Saint John of God Friday, July 25: Michael Stangl, Jr. (Daughter, Kathy & Family) Saturday Vigil, July 26: 4:30 PM Church Anniv - Helen Husava (Pizza Kitchen workers) Sunday, July 27: Gizella Fedorka (Sister, Lillian) 7:30 AM Church Sunday, July 27: 9:30 AM Chapel 50th Wedding Anniv - Victor & Kathleen Lohmann (Bailey Family) Sunday, July 27: Anniv - Harry Wagner (Family) 11:30 AM Church Readings for the Week of July 20, 2014 Sunday: Wis 12:13-19/Rom 8:26-27/Mt 13:24-43 Monday: Mi 6:1-4, 6-8/Mt 12:38-42 Tuesday: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20/Jn 20:1-2, Wednesday: Jer 1:1, 4-10/Mt 13:1-9 Thursday: Jer 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13/Mt 13:10-17 Friday: 2 Cor 4:7-15/Mt 20:20-28 Saturday: Jer 7:1-11/Mt 13:24-30 Next Sunday: 1 Kgs 3:5, 7-12/Rom 8:28-30/Mt 13:44-52 PARISH OFFICE HOURS: 9:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M. (MONDAY THRU FRIDAY) Bulletin Deadline: TUESDAY NOON GOLDEN WEDDING CELEBRATION The Diocese of Pittsburgh is once again planning its annual Golden Wedding Celebration for the couples who are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. This year s event will begin with Mass at St. Paul Cathedral on Sunday, October 12, 2014, at 2:30 P.M. Bishop Zubik will be the main celebrant. A reception will follow in the lower hall at the Cathedral. The Cathedral and hall are both wheelchair accessible. If you are one of the couples celebrating your 50th wedding anniversary in 2014, and would like to receive an invitation to this event, please call the parish office or drop a note in the collection basket no later than August 19, BAPTISMAL PROGRAM FOR NEW AND EXPECTING PARENTS There will NOT be a Baptismal Class in July. The next class will be held August 3, Registrations will be taken August 1 and after by calling John Fatula at SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM We wish to welcome into God s Family the newly baptized: Isla Grace Kerr. May you continue to grow in God s love. A FAMILY PERSPECTIVE by Bud Ozar Parents plant values in their children anticipating the tiny seeds of honesty, respect, commitment and fidelity will grow with their child and one day become a safe haven to many. PARENTING POINTERS by Susan Vogt Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field. (Mt.: 13:36) Jesus talks a lot about seeds and weeds. Children of course are like the seeds that we nurture and hope to see blossom. But life doesn t always work neatly. As parents, we must sometimes carefully weed bad habits out of ourselves and our children without damaging the root and their spirit. Has your child inherited any bad weeds from you? Prune yourself first.

3 YOUTH NEWS Our next outing is to Island Sports Center to play mini-golf on the afternoon of Monday, July 28. Cost is $6 plus a permission form. All teens entering grades 8-12 are invited. Join us! To sign up or get more info, contact Steve at swankymca@gmail.com. PARISH WEEKEND ATTENDANCE July 12 / 13 Saturday Sunday Total Weekend Attendance PARISH FINANCIAL TOTALS For the Weekend of July 12 / 13 Regular Offertory Collection...$4, (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.) SAFE ENVIRONMENT POLICY All parish volunteers including ushers, choir members, lectors, Eucharistic ministers, fundraiser dinner workers, and bingo workers (for a complete list please see Appendix A in the tan Safe Environment booklets) are reminded that they are required to complete the following six items: Application in the Diocesan Database, State Criminal Record Check, Child Abuse History Clearance, Code of Pastoral Conduct, Child Protect Services Law, and Protecting God s Children Workshop. Links to these items can be found on our website: (click on Safe Environment Page ). Information is also available in the back of the Church and Chapel, the Parish Office, and the Safe Environment/Youth Ministry Office. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact Steven Swank, our parish Safe Environment Coordinator, at or swankymca@gmail.com. Reminder: volunteers who are not in compliance with all of these items may not serve in ministry. THANK YOU for your tireless dedication to our parish and for helping to ensure that it is a safe environment for our children! PARISH SHARE PROGRAM PSP Assessment for $ 82, PSP Collected beginning12/1/13... $ 77, Remaining on 2014 Goal... $ 5, (This is the tax paid to the Diocese. We must remit this entire amount to the Diocese by Dec. 31. Any surplus then remains in the parish, tax free.) HOSPITAL Please pray for all parishioners who are in the hospital, especially: Shadyside - Stanley Andrew Dressler. Also for all those ill at home, in nursing homes, and shut-ins; that they may continue to receive the Lord s Blessings. 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 July 22 (Tues.) - St. Anthony Novena Prayers recited following the 9:30 AM Mass in St. Mary s Church. July 23 - WEDNESDAY NIGHT BINGO in MOS Social Hall - Doors open at 5 PM Early Birds, 7 PM and Regular Games begin at 7:15 PM. July 25 (Fri.) - Mother of Sorrows Novena Prayers recited following 9:30 AM Mass, St. Mary s Church. SYMPATHY We wish to extend our sympathy to the Family of Roberta Rennekamp and Jeffrey Saar whom God has called home. Please remember them and all our dearly departed and their families in your prayers. May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Saint John of God, Pray for us. PIZZA KITCHEN IS ON SUMMER BREAK! SANCTUARY CANDLE - WEEK OF JULY 20 ST. MARY S - IN MEMORY OF EDWARD E. MARTONIK AND ETHEL M. MARTONIC BY FAMILY Mother of Sorrows - IN MEMORY OF HELEN AND ROMAN PLACON BY FAMILY

4 SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME _ JULY 20, 2014 MAGNIFICAT PITTSBURGH Ladies, come to the Magnificat Pittsburgh prayer breakfast on Saturday, August 16, from 9 A.M. to Noon at the Sheraton Four Points in Cranberry Twp. Hear speaker Kathy Wabick share her faith journey. Kathy experienced a deep conversion of faith at the bedside of her dying mother. Her mother was blessed with a Divine vision at the time of her passing which deepened Kathy s faith dramatically and led to the founding of a ministry that prays at the bedside of the sick and dying. Cost of the breakfast is $20. To register, go to org or call Christine at or Pam Registration deadline is August 8. PITTSBURGH LARGEST UKRAINIAN FOOD AND FUN FESTIVAL July 23 to 26 ~ Open Daily at 5:00 PM Live Entertainment Every Night! Lamb Roast Funnel Cakes Church open daily for your Prayers & Meditation Ukrainian Foods and Baked Goods Ukrainian Collectibles - Religious Items Fun Games for all Ages Bring Family & friends - Security on Site No Outside Food/Beverage For your Comfort - Seating & Stage under Tents QUOTE FROM THE POPE Jesus never disappoints us. Pope Francis CATHOLIC CHARITIES COUNSELING SERVICES Did you know...catholic Charities provides counseling services? A certified gambling addiction counselor is on staff and offers counseling for persons dealing with a gambling problem. Through the Free Health Care Center, free therapy is offered for adults who have NO health insurance, for depression, anxiety and life circumstances issues. Please call eligibility at for more information, or Kathleen Zamperini, Director of Counseling, at If you have a need that is beyond the scope of services at Catholic Charities, a qualified local referral will be provided for you. Call or visit Please keep our Priests, Seminarians, Deacons and all Religious in your prayers. Wednesday, July 23-5:00 PM - Food Service Begins 6:45 PM - Opening Ceremony 7:00 PM - Parade (From Robb St. to George St.) line-up 6:15 PM 8:15 PM - A Memorial Service for all Veterans, Law Enforcement Officers & Firefighters 8:30 PM - 10 PM Open Mic. Talent Show Thursday, July 24-5:00 PM - Food Service Begins 8:00 to 10:00 PM - Soft Winds live on stage Friday, July 25-5:00 PM - Food Service Begins 8:00 to 10:00 PM - Deke & The Blazers Shades of Blue perform their megahits such as Oh, How Happy You Have Made Me and other classics live on stage Saturday, July 26-5:00 PM - Food Service Begins 5:00 to 6:00 PM - The Rainbow Kids 5:00 to 7:00 PM - Clueless the Clown 7:00 to 8:30 PM - The Dzius Sisters perform Ukrainian Songs live on stage 8:30 to 10:30 PM - The Marcels live on stage Sponsored by St. Mary s Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 116 Ella Street, McKees Rocks ~~ For more information, visit ukiefestrox.com or call CATHOLIC ALUMNI CLUB Single, 21 & over (or know someone who is)? Looking for a new way to meet people and have some fun? Check out the Catholic Alumni Club. A variety of different activities including parties, picnics, hiking, sports leagues, dinners, trips, community service, and many other great events are offered. For more information, visit the web at or call Give yourself a Summer present and join today. STO-ROX FAMILY HEALTH CENTER QUALITY HEALTH CARE INSURANCES HMO S SLIDING SCALE PAYMENTS OPEN MONDAY - SATURDAY

5 SCRIPTURE VERSE "The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his kingdom all who cause others to sin and all evildoers. They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father." - Mt 13:41-43a Excerpts from the Lectionary for Mass 2001, 1998, 1970 CCD. Happy 100TH Birthday to Edward Angelilli who celebrated his birthday on Thursday, July 10, Congratulations and may the Lord continue to bless you! 16TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ST. VINCENT DE PAUL CLOTHES BIN Just a reminder that there is a St. Vincent de Paul clothes bin located on the parking lot at St. Mary s for your used clothing and shoes. The St. Vincent de Paul Society will be most grateful for these donations. DO Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. Theodore Roosevelt Kindly remember Saint John of God Parish in your will. GET ACQUAINTED DAY High School juniors or seniors and their families are invited to a Get Acquainted Day Open House at Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, on Sunday, Aug. 17. Registration and brunch is from 10:30 A.M. to Noon. The day will conclude at 3 P.M. The presentation will include an introduction to Saint Vincent College and a student panel. Find out more about this top-ranked Catholic, Benedictine, liberal arts college. Listen to financial aid and admission presentations, meet faculty, administrators and coaches and take a campus tour. For information or reservations, phone , admission@stvincent.edu,or register online at One of the responsibilities defined for members of the town board in my locale is that of weed commissioner. It is his job to ensure that the local ordinances on noxious weeds are enforced. This almost always means that he has to respond to a complaint from some neighbor about another resident's unkempt property. The weed commissioner doesn't really drive around looking for weeds to be exterminated. And he can't enforce any code on his own. All he can do is encourage a property owner to cut down any weeds or risk having it done for them with the cost added to next year's property tax bill. A weed commissioner probably wouldn't have been much help to the landowner in today's parable. After all, the weeds were growing among the wheat, and tearing out the weeds would have risked uprooting the crops. The consequences at that moment would have been too catastrophic to imagine for the farmer. Instead, he was willing to wait until harvest time when he would harvest the grain and burn the weeds. His patience would be rewarded with a decent crop, and he would not risk losing it all. God is infinitely patient. Like the landowner, God is willing to wait things out, letting a person's life take its course. The consequences come at the end. Like the property owner who discovers that his tax bill at the end of the year now contains an assessment for weed removal, so too do those who spend their lives living like weeds. In the end, the bill will come due. But one important message of the parable is that God is willing to give a person time. Good and bad grow together. And God gives the sinner an opportunity to change, to seek conversion. Not everyone chooses that path. But the promise of salvation is held out for all. And thank God for that!

6 SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME _ JULY 20, 2014 PRAYER FOR OUR SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. Amen. STEEPLE CHASE STEELER FOOTBALL POOL It is that time of the year again...football SEASON and the STEEPLE CHASE FOOTBALL POOL The pool will include 16 regular season games beginning September 7 against the Browns. There are 100 blocks per game. The payout per game: $100 at half-time, $150 the final score. The total cost for all 16 games is $80 or $5 per game. One payment of $80 is due on or before August 19, or two payments, $40 by August 19, 2014 and final $40 due by October 7, You will retain the same block for each game. The numbers for each game will be drawn in advance; therefore, your numbers will be different each week. You will receive the completed pool for all of the 16 games prior to September 7. A total of only 100 squares are available. Purchase one or more. They make great gifts too! Name your block with your given name or be creative. Forms are due back to the parish office with payment on or before August 19, Completed forms and payment may be mailed to St. John of God Parish, 1011 Church Avenue, McKees Rocks, PA by U. S. Mail, or placed in SJOG collection basket or office mail drop. Put STEELERS FOOTBALL POOL on the front of the envelope. Any questions call Charlotte or Terry Let s go Steelers! Don t be left out, fill out the form below and return it NOW!!!!! INDOOR FOOD EVENT St. Titus Parish, Aliquippa Thursday, July 31 thru Saturday, August 2 - Thursday & Friday Hours 12 Noon ~ 8:00 P.M. Thursday ~ Homemade Spaghetti / Gnocchi Dinner; Friday ~ Fish Dinner. Thursday & Friday dinners are served from 12 Noon ~ 6:30 P.M. Saturday hours are 3:00 P.M. ~ 8:00 P.M. Saturday Dinner ~ Stuffed Pork Chop Dinner served from 3:00 P.M. ~ 6:30 P.M. Ala Carte foods items available ~ Stuffed Cabbage, Pierogies, Haluski, Meatball and Hot Sausage Sandwiches. Huge Silent Auction, Bake Sale, Flea Market, Bingo. For more information please call St. Titus at PLEASE PRINT, FILL OUT COMPLETELY, MAIL TO: SJOG Parish, Football Pool, 1011 Church Avenue, McKees Rocks, PA 15136, or place in SJOG collection basket or office mail drop off by August 19, Questions - Call or I would like to purchase per square RECIPES WANTED The Pittsburgh Catholic is looking for recipes for the annual Fall Events Guide to be published in the Pittsburgh Catholic Magazine in September. Send a recipe for your favorite fall dish to Peggy Zezza, at 135 First Avenue, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or pzezza@pittsburghcatholic.org. Be sure to include your name, parish and why the recipe is one of your favorites! MUSIC AND ICE CREAM Good Shepherd Lutheran Church invites you to join them for an evening of music and ice cream social on the lawn on Saturday, July 26, at 6 PM (weather permitting, inside in the event of rain) 618 Russellwood Ave. Come and bring your lawn chairs and enjoy an afternoon of fun and fellowship. Free make-it-yourself ice cream sundaes provided by Remember When. For more information, please call the Good Shepherd Church office at Enclosed is (Full Payment) or ($40 partial - remainder due Oct. 7, 2014) Please Print I would like to name my square(s) Name Address Phone

7 PASTOR'S CORNER Fr. Lou Vallone (Summer is traditionally a time for reruns on TV. I guess the heat saps creative juices turning them into sweat. So I am rerunning this Pastor s Corner from a few years back. If you remember it, then good on ya, because it means you continue to come to Mass regularly during the summer. If you don t remember it uh-oh! You know what that means!) I was at several meetings last week along with some brother priests, listening to guys saying how happy they were that it was summer and things had slowed down for them. What slowdown? The only thing that has fallen off is Church attendance since summer began. Although this is understandable, with vacations and all, it is not a condition we want to become habit with anyone. Therefore, consider this: TEN little Christians came to church all the time; one fell out with the priest: then there were nine. NINE little Christians stayed up late; one overslept on Sunday: then there were eight. EIGHT little Christians on their way to heaven; one took the low road: then there were seven. SEVEN little Christians chirping like a chick; one didn't like the music: then there were six. SIX little Christians seemed very much alive; one got "travelitis": then there were five. FIVE little Christians pulling for heaven's shore; one stopped to rest a while: then there were four. FOUR little Christians, each busy as a bee; one got his feelings hurt: then there were three. THREE little Christians couldn't decide what to do; one couldn't have his way: then there were two. TWO little Christians - each won one more; add them up - two times two make four! FOUR little Christians worked early and late; each one brought one: now there were eight! EIGHT little Christians, if they decide as before, in just seven Sundays we'd have 1024! Summer or not, slow down or not, see you in Church! ST. JAMES ELEGANT JUNK SALE The annual Elegant Junk Sale, sponsored by the Women s Guild of St. James Church in Sewickley will take place on Saturday, July 26th from 8:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. in the cafeteria and parking lot garages located at 200 Walnut Street, adjacent to Rt. 65/ Ohio River Blvd, near the Sewickley Bridge. Household items, toys, books, small electronics, jewelry, frames, DVD s and designer purses are just some of the treasures for sale in the school cafeteria. Furniture, bikes, and more are on sale in the parking garages. Early bird shopping begins at 7:30AM for a $5.00 donation. Diocesan Victim Assistance Hotline 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.