Second. January 6, 2019 The Epiphany of the Lord

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1 416 SOUTH BROADWAY SCOTTDALE, PA A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust A Parish of the Diocese of Greensburg January 6, 2019 The Epiphany of the Lord Second THE PARTNER PARISH PASTORAL CENTER 416 South Broadway Scottdale, PA Phone: / Fax: St John the Baptist Hall: St Joseph Hall: PARISH STAFF Rev. Andrew M. Kawecki... Pastor/Administrator Residence akawecki@dioceseofgreensburg.org Caroline Stynchula.Parish Secretary/Bulletin Editor ...cnstynchula@dioceseofgreensburg.org Chris Whoric... Finance Secretary .dwhoric@dioceseofgreensburg.org Dianne Sutton...Faith Formation/RCIA ...dsutton@dioceseofgreensburg.org James Jacquillard...Music Director jjacquillard@dioceseofgreensburg.org Bill Thompson.. Maintenance wthompson@dioceseofgreensburg.org OFFICE HOURS Monday Friday:... 9:00 AM 3:30 PM Closed Daily... Noon 1:00 PM Charity Outreach ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PRE-K PROGRAM Early Childhood 3 4 years old Bonnie Sandusky..Teacher Evelyn Connors Pre-School Phone LITURGICAL SCHEDULE Weekday Masses Monday, Tuesday... 8:30 AM (SJE) Wednesday, Friday... 8:30 AM (SJBS) Weekend Masses Saturday Vigil... 4:00 PM (SJBS) Sunday... 8:30 AM (SJE) Sunday... 10:30 AM (SJBS) Holy Days of Obligation Holy Day Vigil... 6:00 PM (SJE) Holy Day... 6:00 PM (SJBS) SACRAMENTS Sacrament of Reconciliation: Daily before / after Mass and by appt. Saturday: 3:30 4:00 PM (SJBS) Sunday: 8:00 8:30 AM (SJE) Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament & Benediction: All are welcome to attend Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament after 8:30 AM Mass Tuesdays at (SJE) until concluding at 10:00 AM with Benediction. Sacrament of Baptism: Baptism is celebrated at Sunday Eucharist. To arrange a date and instructions for the Sacrament please call the Parish Office, Sacrament of Marriage: Arrangements can be made by calling the office at least one year in advance. RCIA/Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults: Those interested in learning about becoming a member of the Catholic Faith contact Parish Office, Sponsors for Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation are required to provide a certificate of eligibility if they are not a member of our Partner Parish. To be a sponsor, you must be Baptized and Confirmed. Any parishioner needing a certificate of eligibility to be a sponsor for another parish is required to personally visit the Pastoral Center to obtain a certificate at our office during business hours. NEW MEMBERS If you wish to join the faith community of the Partner Parish of St. John the Baptist and St. Joseph please contact the Pastoral Center.

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3 PARTNER PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS St John & St Joseph Partner Parish Cash Bash will be held this year on January 26, Since Thanksgiving and Christmas are right around the corner, why not take some tickets and see if any of your friends or family members would like to buy some. They also make great Christmas Gifts! If you would like any, please contact the Pastoral Center, Jason Taft, Diane Figg or June Morrocco. Charity Outreach Charity Outreach will be open the following dates: Jan. 11th Jan. 22nd 10:30am - 12:30pm 3:00pm - 5:00pm Cash Bash Meeting January 7th At 6:00pm PRE SCHOOL NEWS TEACHER BONNIE SANDUSKY TEACHER AIDE EVELYN CONNORS Every Sunday at 10:30 Mass in the Part ner Parish, your youngsters have an opportunity to participate in the Children s Liturgy of the Word, where the Sunday s readings are explained to them on their level. It is truly a wonderful experience for them. So, parents, send them to experience the Love of God! Clearance Training Workshop January 9th at 6pm At St. John Social Hall If you need your clearances, contact the Pastoral Center for more details January 9th January 16th January 23rd January 30th 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm St. Joseph Society will meet on Wednesday, January 9th at 6:00pm If there is inclement weather, the meeting will be cancelled Any questions please call: Barb Shemo

4 Generations of Faith Our Next Session of GOF will be on Sunday, January 13th from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM Ministry Schedules will be sent out to everyone As soon as they are available At St. John s School. Our theme will be: Respecting the Sacredness of Life on the Journey Please bring a baby item to donate to Alternative, Yes. Don t forget your covered dish! PLEASE NOTE: If you or your loved one are homebound and wish to receive Communion, please call the Pastoral Center, Also, if a member is in the hospital, we have no way of knowing unless the family notifies us. We receive a few Clergy Calls from the hospital...but that does not cover everyone. *****IF ANY EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS ARE WILLING TO HELP VISIT THE HOMEBOUND, PLEASE CALL JEAN DOMUROT AT OR THE PASTORAL OFFICE. January 7 6:00pm Cash Bash Meeting 6:30pm Worship Council January 9 6:00pm Clearance Training January 11 10:30-12:30pm Charity Outreach January 13 4:00-7:00pm Generations of Faith January 22 3:00-5:00pm Charity Outreach January 26 6:00-10:00pm Cash Bash

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6 EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS TO FRICK HOSPITAL Jean Domurot January 8 Tim Stepanic January 15 Frank Rudnik January 22 Carol Konieczny January 29 News from the Diocese: ChristLife sessions at St. Vincent St. Vincent Basilica Parish will host Discovering Christ, a seven-week series in the ChristLife program that begins Jan. 29 and includes a retreat on March 3. The sessions, held in the parish center, include a free meal, teaching and small-group discussions. For information and to register, call Kristina Davies at , ext. 19, or Kristina.davies@stvincent.edu. To learn more about the course, watch the video at Lois M. (Burke) Grabiak & Pauline Zaffina St. John the Baptist Parishioner Buried St. John Cemetery Keep them and their family in your prayers The Three Kings Since the seventh century in the Western Church, the Magi have been identified as Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar. A work called the Excerpta et Collectanea attributed to St. Bede (d. 735) wrote, "The magi were the ones who gave gifts to the Lord. The first is said to have been Melchior, an old man with white hair and a long beard... who offered gold to the Lord as to a king. The second, Caspar by name, young and beardless and ruddy complexioned... honored Him as God by his gift of incense, an oblation worthy of divinity. The third, black-skinned and heavily bearded, named Balthasar... by his gift of myrrh testified to the Son of Man who was to die." An excerpt from a Medieval saints calendar printed in Cologne read, "Having undergone many trials and fatigues for the Gospel, the three wise men met at Sewa (Sebaste in Armenia) in A.D. 54 to celebrate the feast of Christmas. Thereupon, after the celebration of Mass, they died: St. Melchior on Jan. 1, aged 116; St. Balthasar on Jan. 6, aged 112; and St. Caspar on Jan. 11, aged 109." The Roman Martyrology also lists these dates as the Magi's respective feast days.

7 MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, January 5 NO MORNING MASS Saint John Neumann, Bishop SJBS 4:00 PM Sunday, January 6 The Epiphany of the Lord SJE 8:30 AM SJBS- 10:30 AM Monday, January 7 SJE-8:30 AM Tuesday, January 8 SJBS 8:30 AM Wednesday, January 9 SJBS 8:30am + Parishioners + Living & Deceased Members of St. Joseph Society + Mrs. Sally Green Ed Cowles + Leopold Skwarko Birthday Rem,- Fr. Andrew + Frances Eperesi Daughter, Barbara + Ange Zaffina Blackburn Chester & Sally Doppelheuer Thursday, January 10 NO MORNING MASS Friday, January 11 SJBS 8:30am + John Jack Burke Catherine Nicklow WEEKLY COLLECTION-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST December 27, 2018 Envelopes. $ Loose.$ Candles..$ Immaculate Conception.... $ Maintenance.... $ 1.00 Christmas Flowers.. $ Christmas..... $ Diocesan Collections. $ Solemnity of Mary $ 5.00 November Collections..$ TOTAL REGULAR $ WEEKLY COLLECTION ST. JOSEPH December 23, 2018 Envelopes. $ Loose. $ Candles.. $ Diocesan Collections $ Maintenance $ 5.00 Immaculate Conception $ 5.00 Christmas Flowers. $ Oplatki $ Christmas..$ Solemnity of Mary $ 5.00 TOTAL REGULAR. $ Cemetery..$ Saturday, January 12 NO MORNING MASS SJBS 4:00 PM + Fr. Joe Minsterman- Family Sunday, January 6 The Baptism of the Lord SJE 8:30 AM + Parishioners SJBS- 10:30 AM + Clara Severi- John Severi If you have any suspicion about the sexual abuse (or any other type of abuse) of a minor child by anyone please contact PA Childline immediately at If the alleged abuser is functioning in a parish, school or diocesan position as clergy, religious, paid staff or volunteer you are also requested to contact the Bishop s Delegate for Matters of Sexual Misconduct after you have called the Childline number and made the report. The Bishop s Delegate may be reached at , Ext

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