Faith Formation Present and Future Directions

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1 Coat of Arms of The Most Reverend Edward C. Malesic, J.C.L. Bishop of Greensburg Faith Formation Present and Future Directions With the sad and untimely death of Kathi Probo we find ourselves in the middle of our Faith Formation year as well as the Lenten Season. In order to respond to the short term immediate needs of those participating in Faith Formation as well as those preparing for Sacraments at the Cathedral this Spring, we have made the following changes. Until we are able to hire a permanent replacement for Kathi Probo the following staff people will take responsibility for the duties that fell under her position. Effective immediately, Tammi Rzempoluch will take over as Interim Director of Faith Formation Classes and be the primary contact for all First Holy Communion preparation. Katie Zuzik will be the coordinator for Baptism Preparation and all matters related to the Sacrament of Baptism. Fr. Matthew Morelli will work with the RCIA team and be the primary contact for all RCIA questions and concerns. Msgr. Riffle and Deacon Bill will be the primary contact for all matters related to the Sacrament of Marriage. All of these people can be reached by calling the parish at If you have a question that does not fall under any of these specific headings please call the parish office and you will be directed to the person responsible for your concern. It is our fervent hope that we can have a full time person on board in the position of Faith Formation Director by July 1, We will be seeking applicants for this position in the near future. Thanks to all of these people who have stepped up to cover these important areas of our ongoing parish ministry. Last Sunday, our Parish celebrated the Rite of Sending and the Rite of Election for our Catechumens as they were numbered among God s Elect as they prepare for Baptism. Please pray throughout the Lenten Season for these Elect as they prepare to enter the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil. Please keep these Elect in your prayers: Dale Detrick, Bella DeRubeis, Ashley Sarokon, Mary Ann Powers-Sherrin and Nicholas Sherrin. Parish Office Hours Monday- Friday 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Phone (724) Fax (724) Greensburg Catholic Cemetery Office Hours Monday-Friday 8:00 AM 4:00 PM Phone (724) Aquinas Academy Phone (724) Website Online Giving: Blessed Sacrament Cathedral 300 North Main Street Greensburg, PA Sacrament of Reconciliation Every Saturday at 11 AM till completed, or any time by appointment. Daily Rosary Monday - Friday 11:30 AM Daily Mass Schedule Monday - Friday 12:10 PM and Saturday: 8:00 AM Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil: 5:30 PM Sunday: 7:00 AM, 9:00 AM, 11:30 AM, 7:00 PM Holy Day Vigil Mass 5:30 PM

2 Exodus 20:1-17 God delivers the standard of the law to Israel through Moses. Psalm 19:8, 9, 10, 11 The Word of God is wisdom that leads to everlasting life. 1 Corinthians 1:22-25 Christ crucified is a far greater wisdom than the world can give. John 2:13-25 Jesus claims the authority of the temple as his own. Saturday, March 3, :00 AM Caroline Kocian (Dianna Ficco) 11:00 AM Sacrament of Reconciliation 5:30 PM Gail Forbes (Marty and Joan Myers) Sunday, March 4, 2018 The Third Sunday of Lent 7:00 AM Antonio and Anita Bisignani (Anita Gallagher) 9:00 AM Sondra Ruggery (The Ruggery Family) 11:30 AM Deceased Members of the Hoehler - Miles Families (Ray and June Hoehler) 7:00 PM For the Living and Deceased Members of the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral Parish Keeping in our prayers and trusting that God will bring to their families comfort in the days ahead, we commend to your prayer the souls of: Joseph R Barozzini Jennie M. Myers Elizabeth S. Jacobsen Know that the Lord has welcomed our loved ones into the home of Heaven. Our parish community extends its deepest sympathies to their families and relatives on their loss. Monday, March 5, :10 PM Eleanor Petrosky (Mary and Michael Gano) Tuesday, March 6, :10 PM Frank Moore (Wife) Wednesday, March 7, :10 PM Thomas L. Danks (John McFeeley Family) Thursday, March 8, :10 PM Karen Stoltz (Ronald Stoltz) Friday, March 9, :10 PM Dorothy Sacco (Crosby) 2:00 PM Aquinas Academy Stations of the Cross 5:30 PM Blessed Sacrament Stations of the Cross Saturday, March 10, :00 AM James and Lena Prioletto (Family) 11:00 AM Sacrament of Reconciliation 5:30 PM Ed and Barb Mikula (Family) Sunday, March 11, 2018 The Fourth Sunday of Lent Anniversary of the Diocese of Greensburg 7:00 AM Ralph Palmer (Mary Jane Palmer Sister) 9:00 AM Mary Alyce Grimm (Karen Cadwell) 11:30 AM For the Living and Deceased Members of the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral Parish 7:00 PM Bernard J. Morelli (Arlene Redish and Family) Especially during the Lenten season, you are invited to pray the daily rosary. The rosary begins daily at 11:30 AM prior to the 12:10 PM Mass. Everyone is welcome! In acknowledging the Real Presence of Christ, the Tabernacle Candle will burn from March 3 through March 9 in loving memory of Dorothy Sacco from the Crosby Family

3 In order to meet our budgetary needs, Blessed Sacrament Cathedral requires an average of $18,000 per week in the regular offertory collection. Sunday Offertory $13, Votive Candles $ Home Missions $1, Families receiving envelopes 1, 635 Envelopes used this week 314 Parishioners using Online Giving 76 Sunday Offertory $17, Votive Candles $ Cathedral Care $1, Families receiving envelopes 1, 635 Envelopes used this week 368 Parishioners using Online Giving 76 Thank you for your generosity and support of Blessed Sacrament Cathedral Parish! Make your 2018 contribution a bit easier by checking out the Online Giving website at If Online Giving is not an option for you, please consider writing a check for added security as opposed to putting cash in your weekly envelope. Congratulations to Webelos Scouts Quinn Kuczynski and Paul Buczynski on the successful completion of the requirements for the Parvuli Dei (Child of God) Religious Emblem recognition. Over the last several months, both Scouts have grown in their awareness as member s of their own families, their parish family, and as a member of the Family of God. Both Scouts are members of Pack 414, Greensburg. Thank you to Paul and Quinn s families for helping them along their journeys in Faith and in Scouting. Father Matthew presented the emblems to Paul and Quinn at the 11:30 Mass on February 18. All youth in Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and American Heritage Girls can earn religious emblems as they learn about our faith more deeply. Adult volunteers are also needed to help facilitate the emblems program and other activities for Catholic Scouts. If you are interested in either, please contact Fr. Matthew. A Note from Fr. Matthew: Please remember me in your prayers this weekend and in the coming week. Fr. Dan Ulishney and I are currently in Rome on a study trip with 15 other students from the Catholic University of America School of Canon Law. We will be visiting many of the Roman Dicastery offices that make up our Church government in the Vatican, and we will speak with some of the priests and bishops who work there. Please be assured of my prayers for you during my journey. Let us continue to pray for each other! ~Fr. Matthew This weekend we heard a special message from Msgr. Riffle about the 2018 Diocesan Lenten Appeal (DLA). Thank you to all who took the opportunity to make their commitment at Mass this weekend. If you were unable to make your DLA commitment at Mass this weekend, please consider making it this coming week. You may do so by mailing your card to the church or by dropping off your pledge card at the Parish Office or by completing your pledge card and placing it in the offertory basket next weekend at Mass. You may also go online to DLA.dioceseofgreensburg.org to make your pledge through the diocese. Please keep in mind that it is important that you use the envelope/pledge card that you received in the mail for your DLA contribution since it contains your personal Diocesan identification number. However, if you did not receive your envelope/pledge card in the mail, please pick up one in the pew or in the church vestibule and place it in next weekend s collection basket. Your identification number will be placed on the envelope when it is processed.

4 Sunday, March 4, :10 AM Faith Formation 1:00 PM Marriage Prep. [Social Hall] 6:00 PM Youth Ministry Monday, March 5, :00 PM No Lenten Series scheduled this week! Wednesday, March 7, :00 PM SVdP Store Meeting [FC- EAS] 7:00 PM Cathedral Choir Rehearsal [Church] Thursday, March 8, :00 PM Women s Faith Sharing [FC-EAS] Friday, March 9, :00 PM Aquinas Academy Stations of the Cross [Church] 5:30 PM Parish Stations of the Cross [Church] Saturday, March 10, :45 AM Catholic Men s Fellowship Meeting [Social Hall] 11:00 AM Sacrament of Reconciliation [Church] Sunday, March 11, :10 AM Faith Formation 1:00 PM Marriage Prep [Social Hall] 6:00 PM Youth Ministry St. Dominic Savio: The Schoolboy Saint ($4 Kids CD) The Truth to Inspire Series offers children captivating dramatizations of the lives of saints and well-known Marian apparitions in order to teach them about the Catholic Faith. Through St. John Bosco s mentorship and God s grace, St. Dominic Savio was able to live a life of holiness, even as a young boy. Hear how St. Dominic blessed those around him with his numerous acts of charity and commitment to God. Did Jesus Really Rise From the Dead? ($2 Lenten Special Book) Movies such as Risen and books such as Bill O'Reilly's Killing Jesus raise questions about what really happened to the crucified body of Jesus of Nazareth. Using a popular question-and-answer format, Carl Olson examines the historical evidence concerning Jesus's controversial fate. Did Jesus really die on the Cross? If so, what became of his body? Was it stolen? Misplaced? Saint Bruno Parish, South Greensburg will host its annual Lenten Fish Fry every Friday during Lent from 4 PM -7 PM and Good Friday from 2:30 PM -7 PM in the Parish Center. Dinners which include Baked Orange Roughy $9.50, Deep Fried Fish, Fried Shrimp, Crab Cakes, and a Weekly Special, are all $8.00. Also available are Fish Sandwiches $5.50, Children s Meal $4.50, Cup of Soup $3.50, Pizza $1.50, and many other sides. We will have many homemade desserts. Take out is available. No phone orders. For more information, please call Seton Hill University and Alumni Association Day of Reflection As part of its centennial celebration, Seton Hill University and its Alumni Association will sponsor a Day of Reflection: Welcoming the Stranger: Seeking Grace in Every Moment at the university on Saturday, March 10, from 9:30 AM - 4 PM. Presenters are Sister Susan Jenny, SC, and Sister Vivien Linkhauer, SC. The event is open to all. The registration deadline is March 3. For information and to register visit alumni.setonhill.edu/2018dor or call The Diocesan Heritage Center will host Exposition of Sacred Relics: Treasures of the Church March 14 at 7 p.m. in the St. Joseph Chapel at the Bishop Connare Center. The exhibit includes more than 150 relics and a presentation by Companions of the Cross Father Carlos Martins. For information, go to There is no admission fee. The Diocesan Heritage Center is hosting a Lenten program on Saturdays in Lent concluding March 17. Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. in the St. Joseph Chapel at the Bishop Connare Center. A light soup lunch will follow, and attendees will be invited to the new Heritage Center exhibit, Journeying with Jesus: The Passion. Send lunch reservations to jvenneman@dioceseofgreensburg.org. The Diocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting for Boys will hold an adult moderator training to counsel the Ad Altare Dei Emblem March 17 from 9:30 AM -1:30 PM at the BSA Westmoreland Fayette Council Service Center. The committee will also sponsor adult facilitator training for the Pope Pius XII emblem March 24 from 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM at the service enter. Adult counselors trained prior to 2013 must update their certifications. Training is free, but registration is necessary. Go to or contact Tina Moore, for more information at tmoore@dioceseofgreensburg.org. The Holy Name Society of St. Mary of Czestochowa Parish invites all Catholic men to attend its annual Men's Day of Reflection, Sunday, March 18, from 12:45 PM until 5:00 PM. Fr. Thomas Hart, OSB, guest presenter and homilist, will speak on "Prayer, Fasting, and the Works of Mercy." Day includes Mass that will fulfill the Sunday Mass obligation. Confessions, Rosary, and dinner also included. Cost: $16. Pre-registration strongly recommended. Contact Ed Bloch: , or gpecoraro@stmarynk.org. Is the Resurrection a cleverly devised plot to a new found religion? Or a myth? Or a mass hallucination? Whether you are a believer, a skeptic, or something in between, prepare to be challenged by the logical arguments in this provocative and insightful book.

5 The Greensburg Area St. Vincent de Paul Society is sponsoring an OUTDOOR food distribution on Monday, March 19. Operation Fresh Express is held in conjunction with the Westmoreland County Food Bank. The event will take place in the parking of Church of Jesus Christ World Operations Center, 110 Walton Tea Room Road, Greensburg. This is off of Route 136 on the way to Hempfield High School. Volunteers are requested to arrive by 3:00 PM and we are normally done by 5:00 PM. We need a minimum of 30 volunteers for this to run smoothly. Please come and help us to feed our neighbors. Monsignor Raymond E. Riffle Rector ext. 12 rriffle@dioceseofgreensburg.org Matthew J. Morelli Parochial Vicar ext.25 mjmorelli@dioceseofgreensburg.org Mr. William J. Hisker Permanent Deacon ext. 27 bhisker@dioceseofgreensburg.org Katie Zuzik Pastoral Associate ext. 11 kzuzik@dioceseofgreensburg.org Christopher Pardini Director of Liturgy and Music ext. 21 cpardini@dioceseofgreensburg.org Parish Finance Council Interim Director of Faith Formation Tammi Rzempoluch ext. 35 Linda DeFrancesco Financial Secretary ext.23 Julie Stauffer Receptionist ext. 10 jstauffer@dioceseofgreensburg.org Cindy Cope Coordinator of Cemetery Services ext. 16 ccope@dioceseofgreensburg.org Bill Wilson, Maintenance ext. 24 wwilson@dioceseofgreensburg.org Jan Brubaker, Custodian Contact the Parish Office jbrubaker@dioceseofgreensburg.org Parish Pastoral Council Baptisms By appointment only. Please call the Parish Office at least three months in advance of the Baptism. A class for parents is required to reflect on the meaning of the sacrament, to review the ceremony, and to highlight the importance of the family s commitment to practicing the Catholic Faith. Sponsorship Forms Forms for our parish members to serve as sponsors for Baptism and Confirmation must be filled out in person at the Parish Office. To serve as a sponsor, you must be at least 16 years old and a practicing Catholic who has received Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Eucharist. If you are married, it must be within the guidelines of the Catholic Church. Please call the Parish Office to make an appointment to fill out the form. Weddings Please call the Parish Office at least six months in advance. Do not set a date until you have contacted the Parish Office. Pre-marriage prep. classes are required. Contact the Office of Faith Formation for more information on classes. Mark Bartels Andy Benedict Linda Cooper David Fidazzo Kirsten Lieberum Judy Komarinski Ed Nemanic Prayer Chain SVdP Membership SVdP Food Pantry JoAnne Hudock Nancy Rottler Nazzi Zola Judy McChesney John Mickinack Paul Niemiec Betty Rua Mike Rzempoluch Betty Rua: John Kline Judy Komarinski Ed Nemanic Nancy Rottler Nazzi Zola Become a Member of Blessed Sacrament Cathedral Welcome! It is a great joy to welcome new members to our parish community. Please register as soon as possible in order to participate in our various programs, ministries and activities. Drop this form in the collection basket and we will send you a detailed registration form. If you are already a member and have changed any of your personal information please call the Parish Office or return the changes on the form below. Blessed Sacrament Cathedral Membership Request / Change Form Please drop this form in the collection basket or mail to: Blessed Sacrament Cathedral 300 North Main St. Greensburg, PA Name: Address: Contact Number: Address: Registration Moving Change Address/Phone