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1 St. Philip Parish 50 West Crafton Ave Pittsburgh Pa Contact: Dorothy Kraemer x5 Acct # Heading

2 March 4, 2012 Year of St. Philip Second Sunday of Lent Saint Philip Parish 50 West Crafton Ave. Pgh Pa PHONE: FAX Church Website: Church School Website: STAFF Rev. Walter W. Dworak, Pastor Sr. Geri Marr, S.C ext.# 4 School Principal Mr. William O Connell ext.# 5 Finance Manager Sharon Dorenkott ext. #8 Coordinator of Religious Education Heidi Beam ext. #6 Youth Minister, Young Adult Minister Tim Ignatz ext.#7 Director of Music St. Vincent de Paul Society ext. #2 Mass Schedule Saturday Evening: 4:00 P.M. Sunday: 7:00 a.m. 10:00 A.M. 12:00 Noon Daily Mass: 8:30 A.M. Holy Days: Anticipated Mass 4:00 P.M. 8:30 A.M. 12:00 Noon 7:00 P.M. (except Christmas and New Year s Day) Devotions Sunday: 3:00 p.m. Rosary & Devotions Tuesday: 8:25 a.m. Our Lady of Miraculous Medal Novena Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday between 12:30-1:00 P.M. and after the Saturday evening anticipated Mass. Appointments can be made for private reconciliation by calling the Parish Office. Mission Statement Both as a community of the Body of Christ and as individuals who are attempting to follow and obey Him, we do so by reflecting the Light of Christ through the prism and life of our beloved Apostle Saint Philip. Like him, we, too, are working to bring others to Christ as did he, saying, come and see Jesus of Nazareth along with us (John 1:43 ff). We also are present and at work in our community ministering as did Saint Philip who helped to feed the hungry multitudes (John 6:5ff). And most important of all, we gather for worship, prayer, and celebration of the Eucharist as did saint Philip when he met with the risen Christ and his disciples in the Upper Room in Jerusalem (Acts 1:13ff).

3 March 4, 2012 St. Philip, pray for us! Page 2 St. Philip Parish St. Philip School: Is under the guidance of the Sisters of Charity, includes Pre-school through 8 th Grade. Students experience a superior education along with Fine Arts, technology integration and broad curriculum activities. Students learn traditional Catholic prayer, worship, doctrine and how to follow Jesus the Angelway. Instructions in the Faith: The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) and the Initiation of Children (CIC) is offered for those interested in the Catholic faith. For information, please contact the Religious Education Office. Ministry to the Sick & Shut-ins: Arrangements for home visitation for the Sacraments of Eucharist, Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick may be made by contacting the Parish Office. Eucharistic Ministers are available on Sundays for distribution of the Eucharist. Prayer Ministry: If you would like to request prayers for a special intention, family concern or illness, please write your request in the books, which are located at the end of the communion rail or call Rosemary Mulkerrin at We will remember your request in our daily prayers. Youth Ministry: St. Philip Youth Ministry events are open to Middle School (MS) (6-8 th grade) and High School (HS) (9-12 th grade) students and their friends. It offers a variety of social, educational, spiritual, service and social justice activities. Parents are always welcome. For upcoming events, see the bulletin or parish website under Youth Ministry. Young Adult Ministry: St. Philip Young Adult Ministry (YAM) events are open to anyone between the ages of 18 and 39, single, Religious, or married, with or without children. For upcoming events, see the bulletin or parish website. Religious Education: For Public school students in Kindergarten through grade 8 takes place on Sunday mornings from 8:15 to 9:30 a.m. mid-september through April of the following year. Contact the Religious Education Office. Children s Liturgy of the Word: Children, Kindergarten through 5th Grade, are invited to attend the Children s Liturgy of the Word which is held most Sundays at the 10:00 a.m. Mass. Sacrament of Marriage: Weddings: Saturdays 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Diocesan guidelines require participation in a Marriage Preparation program. Engaged couples are to contact the Parish Office at least six months prior to the anticipated wedding. Church Envelopes: All members of the parish community should be registered as parishioners. If you are new to the area, or if you do not receive envelopes, please call the Parish Office. Music Ministry - St. Philip Music Ministry consists of Adult Choir, Cantors, Seasonal Children's Choir, Instrumentalists and Youth Handbell Choir. Adult choir rehearsals are Thursdays, 7-9:00 p.m., and the other choirs are as scheduled. All are welcome! Please see the Music and Liturgy page for more details or contact the Music Director. Sacrament of Baptism: Baptism is celebrated on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month. Call the Parish Office for information. Year of St. Philip Sat./Sun., March 3/ March 4: Second Sunday of Lent 4:00 P.M Suzanne Riggle (Pat Donahoe) 7:00 A.M. Sara Chamberlin (family) 10:00 A.M. Jennie Ambrozic (Frances Ambrozic) 12:00 Noon Jane Waldron (M/M Rusnek) Monday, March 5: Lenten Weekday 8:30 A.M. Robert Dailey (Claire Derringer) Tuesday, March 6: Lenten Weekday 8:30 A.M. Vi Griffiths (Kathy Hayes) Wednesday March 7: Lenten Weekday 8:30 A.M. Christine Guarnaccio (Les & Colleen Jones) Thursday, March 8: Lenten Weekday 8:30 A.M Pauline Puskar (family) Friday, March 9: Lenten Weekday 8:30 A.M. Dorothy Chmiel (husband, Joe) 12:25 P.M. Children s Stations 7:00 P.M. Stations of the Cross Saturday, March 10: Lenten Weekday 8:30 A.M. Ed Huth (family) 12:30 A.M. Confessions Sat./Sun., March 11/ March 12: Third Sunday of Lent 4:00 P.M Dorothy Chimiel (family) 7:00 A.M. Michael Surma (Josie) 10:00 A.M. James R. Reilly (Marge & family) 12:00 Noon Ed Hartman (wife, Lois) Sanctuary Light Burns this week for: Jennie Ambrozic Requested By: Frances Ambrozic Addresses: Sister Geri Marr (Principal): gmarr@spsangelway.org; Sharon Dorenkott (Coordinator of Religious Education) sharon.dorenkott@saintphilipchurch.org; Heidi Beam (Youth Minister):stpcyyam@gmail.com

4 In a recent The Wizard of Id comic strip, one lady says to another: Even though I can t afford it, I only buy my parents the finest, most expensive gifts for their birthdays and holidays. The other lady asks why. She replies: I don t want to inherit junk. I thought the comic strip was rather humorous. It was also thought-provoking. It caused me to pause and reflect why we do good things for others. Is it out of love? Or are we doing them for a more selfish reason? Sometimes actions that outwardly appear virtuous are really not. Our bad intentions undermine their apparent goodness. Judas kiss, for example, was not a sign of friendship but a signal to arrest Jesus. It was a mark of betrayal. His treacherous inward intention perverted the good meaning we usually attach to this mark of affection. It is not enough that we do good deeds. We must also have the right intention for doing them. If we give someone a gift, but expect something in return, we change the gift into a bribe. If we treat others with kindness because we want them to like us, our intention is selfish. And if we are generous to others because it makes us feel good, how can we claim to be loving? There is nothing wrong with feeling satisfaction if we helped someone in difficult straits. But the good feelings should be a consequence of our virtuous action, not the reason for doing it. Good intentions, of course, are not sufficient. The road to hell is paved with good intentions, as the old saying goes. We can be rather clever at making grandiose plans to help others, and then fail to come through. And so our selfless desires never result in selfless deeds. Lent is a good time to not only purify our intentions, but also to put them into practice. When we examine our consciences at the end of the day, we should certainly acknowledge our sins and ask for God s forgiveness. But we should also reflect on whether or not we took advantage of the opportunities for Good that came our way. In addition, shouldn t we also ask ourselves if we performed them for selfish or selfless reasons? When Jesus died on the cross, He received nothing in return for His sacrifice. He did it, not for any sins of His own, but for ours. He gave His life out of total, selfless love so that we might achieve salvation. So when we look at the crucifix, we behold not only Christ s outward sacrifice, but also the inner love that led Him to the hill of Calvary. How can we not imitate His example so that, with purified intentions, we may better perform selfless acts of love for God and others? BIBLE CLASS Fr. Walt will conduct two Lenten Bible classes. The first session will be on the Passion Narrative in Mark s Gospel and will take place on Monday, March 19. The second session will be on the Passion Narrative in John s Gospel on Monday, March 26. Both sessions will take place in Fr. Kelty Hall and will run from 7:00 to 8:00 P.M. Please BYOB (Bring Your Own Bible). Festival Meeting Our next meeting will be on Monday, March 5 at 7:00 P.M. in the parish center. All booth chairpersons; please make every effort to attend. We are still looking for a co-chairperson and a chairperson for the funnel cake booth. Please call the parish office for more information.

5 St. Philip School GRACE Program Our next GRACE Program will be held on March 23, 2012 in conjunction with Stations of the Cross. Request for enrollment may be made by sending a note in an envelope marked GRACE to the school or parish office. Deadline for March enrollment is March st grade made snowman tray favors for the clients of Meals on Wheels. Stations of the Cross The school students will be attending Stations of the Cross each Friday in March at 12:25 P.M. Parishioners are invited to come and pray with the children. 4.0 Honor Roll 2 nd Quarter Grade 5- Maddie Hoff, Briana Patterson, Elias Ward Grade 6- Margaret Begg, Olivia Clark, Kasey Kaczorowski, Marissa Pekular, Andres Recalde, Erin Sheedy, Louis Worrall Grade 7- Eric Ashby, Julian Bonds, James Hurley, Joey Kretz, Michael Mikush, Maggie Leone, Ana Petrak, Jack Pulford, Luke Rattay, Ryley Tarasi Grade 8 - Kevin Costantino, Lauren Kanavy, Ashley Mell, Athena Pyros, Maura Sheedy Handwriting Experts Congratulations to the following students who were awarded Certificates of Achievement in the Zaner-Bloser Handwriting Contest and will go on to compete on their individual grade levels nationally. Grade 1 - Trinity Anselm Grade 2 - Lauren Kirsch Grade 3 - Nevan Crossey Grade 4 - Annie Kubiak Grade 5 - Maddie Hoff Grade 6 - Olivia Clark Grade 7 - Sydney Bonds Grade 8 - Ashley Mell The 6th grade Spanish students held their first "Food Tasting Fiesta". Authentic Hispanic recipes from various Spanish speaking counties included: San Jacobo (a merienda or snack food), yemas (a very special Christmas dessert), enchiladas, tacos, fruit gazpacho, flan, guacamole, salsas, churros, cinnamon chocolate drink, and many other dishes. "Un buen tiempo" was had by all! Ole! Paper Needed Our school is in need of gently used (one side blank) or new paper for copying. If you or your business is able to donate paper, please contact the school Thank you for your generosity! Bishop Canevin Second Quarter Honor Roll HIGH HONORS - Maggie Aiello, Bailey Burgess, Kelly Burgess, Dylan Cain, Sean Donnelly, Anthony Gioia, Andrew Graziano, Mary Hicks, Kaitlin Kennedy, Laura Klimek, Adrianne Kubiak, Hanna Lamm, Alies Lefcakis, Stephen Lucot, Ashlee Mankowski, Sarah McKnight, Zachary McKnight, Zachary Mell, Julie Mozelewski Alyssa Nakles, Eric Shorthouse, Mark Szymanski, Laura Tarnow, Katrina Zientarski. Hoop Shooter Extraordinaire Congratulations to 8th grader Erin Joyce who has advanced to the State round of the Elks Hoop Shooting Contest. Erin will compete at Penn State for the title in March. Good Luck!! HONORS: - Nicole Barone, James Caton, Patricia Cortese, Clayton Crabbe, Kirby Crabbe, Ciara Crossey, Bradley Davis, Maria Donnelly, Jocelyn Gentile,Tyler Green, Allison Killen, James McKnight, Austin Nicholls, Angela Palchowski, Lindsey Pawlos, Danielle Pekular, Shannon Rauterkus, Cassidy Richardson, Jacob Seligman, Mark Shorthouse, Sara Smallhoover, Jordan Spadafora, Michael Szabo, Cal Tarasi, Adam Varley, Christine Wagner. This Week at SPS 5th grade has been studying the Water Cycle and did some experiments to show how water infiltration and surface runoff play parts in the cycle.

6 Bell Tower March Madness St. Philip Parish is having a fundraiser to help pay off the debt incurred by the repair of our bell tower. It follows the 2012 NCAA Men s Division 1 Basketball Tournament (March Madness). The way it works is: 1. You purchase a square on a 10x10 grid for $ Once the grid is filled, numbers 0-9 are drawn randomly and placed on the grid s axis. 3. The horizontal axis is labeled the winning team. The vertical axis is labeled losing team. 4. Your numbers represent the last digit of the winning team s score and last digit of the losing team s score per each game played throughout the entire tournament. For example, if your numbers are: winning team 1 and losing team 9 and Pitt beats WVU 71-59, you win! Every game played in the tournament (starting with round one) will generate a winner. Because you keep your numbers throughout the tournament, you have a great chance of winning multiple times per round or in different rounds. You don t have to fill out a bracket or know anything about college basketball. Just know that your odds of winning are great, and the parish greatly appreciates your support. The payout schedule is as follows: Round 1= $25 Field of 64 Round 2= $50 Field of 32 Round 3= $75 Sweet Sixteen Round 4= $100 Elite Eight Round 5= $200 Final Four Round 6= $500 Championship The two play-in games known as the first four are not included in this event. When we sell all 100 squares, we will be able to claim a $1500 profit. The event pays out a total of $3500 in winnings. Act quickly because the grid will fill up fast. Please make checks payable to St. Philip Church (write March Madness in memo) and send to Parish Office March Madness (Please print) Name Phone Number Address Sunday Collection (2-26) _ $ 5,121 Parish Share $ 13,331 Organ Fund $ 2,154 Bell Tower $ 452 Thank you for your generous donation. PARISH EVENTS THIS WEEK Tuesday, March 6: 6:45 P.M. St. Vincent de Paul Society (K of C Hall) Wednesday, March 7: 7:00 P.M. Men s Fellowship (Parish Office) 8:00 P.M. Adult Choir Rehearsal (Church) Saturday, March 10: 9:15 A.M. Legion of Mary (Rectory) ST. PHILIP LITURGICAL MINISTRY SCHEDULE Sat. March 11/March 12 Altar Servers 4:00 P.M Lauren Clutter, Bailey Burgess, Kelly Burgess 7:00 A.M. Adult Server 10:00 A.M. Adrianne Kubiak, Annie Kubiak, Jack Shorthouse 12:00 Noon Evelyn Hoff, Maddy Hoff, Breanna Wiegand Lectors 4:00 P.M. Art Bannon 7:00 A.M. Mary Jo Auth 10:00 A.M Patty McDermott 12:00 Noon Harold Murock Eucharistic Ministers 4:00 P.M. Bill Cullen & Susan, Kathy Hayes, Sue Solt-Lonsinger, Carol Solt 7:00 A.M. Karen Rozeck, Beth Ayres, Don Wolbert Sr. 10:00 A.M Bill Mulcahey, Tom & Terry Stacy, Ron & Mary Stacy 12:00 Noon Paula Kelly, Mike Calorie, Marie Kelly, Tom & Dorothy Koger Solemn Vespers with Eucharistic Holy Hour of the Sacred Heart Every Wednesday Evening 6:00 7:00 P.M. Church of the Ascension 114 Berry Street

7 The fundraiser for the Bell Tower has been extended at Sharp Edge Restaurant here in Crafton. Every Wednesday and Sunday, they will donate 15% of the total of your bill to St. Philip Bell Tower Fund. This coupon must be presented at the time of purchase in order to receive contribution credit. Thank you for all your support. (Please cut along dotted line.) Don t forget, when you get that new laptop, digital camera or cell phone the old ones can be donated to St. Philip Parish Bell Tower Fund. Just drop off at the parish office or give to any usher at Mass. Thank you! Lent is a time of preparation for us to mentally and spiritually get ready for Easter. The three components of Lent are Fasting, Prayer and Almsgiving. The St. Philip Conference of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul invites you to participate in our A.L.M.S. Program during Lent to help local families in need of food. Small marked envelopes are available at the entrances of the church. Please consider placing a Giant Eagle gift card, purchased at the Parish Office, into the SVDP marked envelopes before inserting it into one of the poor boxes. The gift cards will be dispensed to local families served by the St. Philip Conference. As always, monetary donations are always welcomed and deeply appreciated by the Vincentians of St. Philip Parish. 68 (Middle School) 2:30-5 P.M. at Hope House. Wednesday, March 7 is Wii Day. Bring games to challenge your friends! Wednesday, March 14 is Game and Food Day. We will play games and make snacks! Wednesday, March 21 is Bible Study or Talk Day. Time for ping-pong afterwards. Wednesday, March 28 is Movie Day. 910 (High School) 2:30-5 P.M. at Hope House. Thursday, March 8 is Game and Food Day. We will play games and make snacks! Thursday, March 15 is Bible Study or Talk Day. Time for ping-pong afterwards. Thursday, March 22 is Movie Day. Thursday, March 29 is Service Day. Earn service hours. Thursday, April 5 is Wii Day. Bring games to challenge your friends! Fish Fry (HS) Fridays during Lent. 4:15-7:15 P.M. Service Hours! Advisory Board (MS&HS) Wednesday, March 14, 5-6 P.M. at the Hope House. For more information: x 6 or stpcyyam@gmail.com St. Philip Young Adult Ministry Take the leap of faith and get involved with 40 Days for Life Have you been to pray at a 40 Days for Life vigil yet? You may ask, What do I do? or What sign should I bring? The answer is simple; the only sign you really need to bring is yourself, for you represent God s love. Come, pray the rosary everyday after daily Mass. Recently Baptized was Lani Satyana Blevins. We welcome him and congratulate his parents and godparents. Young Adult Ministry is open to all between years old! Basketball Sunday night basketball is every Sunday from 7-9:00 P.M. in the school gym. me to make sure we are still playing. Bible Study Thursdays, March 8 & 22, from 7:30-9:00 P.M. at the Hope House Theology on Tap Mondays, March 5, 12, 19 & 26 at 7:30 P.M. at Cain s Saloon (3239 W. Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15216). Anyone in their 20 s and 30 s is welcome. Speakers and topics to be announced soon. For more information: x 6 or stpcyyam@gmail.com Candy needed! Donations of candy are needed to fill the Easter eggs for the Easter Egg Hunt. Any individually wrapped, small candy (that will fit in an Easter Egg) can be dropped off at the Parish Office. Youth Ministry thanks you for your donation!

8 Religious Education First Sunday of Lent, Year B First Reading: Genesis 22:1-2, 9a,10-13, Responsorial Psalm: 116:9 Second Reading: Romans 8:31b-34 Gospel: Mark 9:2-10 First Penance Our Second Graders will receive First Penance according to the following schedule: Saturday, March 3, 2012, at 1:30 P.M.: School children in Room 2A and Religious Education children with last names beginning A L. Saturday, March 10, 2012, at 1:30 P.M.: School children in Room 2B and Religious Education children with last names beginning M-Z. Please pray for our youngsters as they prepare to reconcile themselves to God through the Sacrament of Penance. Baptismal Preparation Classes Parents who are expecting their first child are required by the Diocese of Pittsburgh to attend a Baptismal Preparation class prior to the birth of the child. Sessions are held in the Parish Office at 1:15 P.M. by appointment. The next scheduled classes are March 18, 2012 and April 22, Please contact the Parish Office to schedule an appointment at , ext. 5. Adult Faith Lecture Series The Mass is Ended, Now Go and Live it! Fr. Dennis Gill, Director of the Office for Divine Worship in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, will present a lecture on the revised English translation of the Roman Missal. This offers us an opportunity to enter more fully into the mystery at the Liturgy through texts filled with biblical and theological images and ideas. The Adult Lecture Series is offered free of charge at St. Paul Seminary, in O Connor Hall on March 14, 2012 from 7:30 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.. For more information, please contact the Diocese of Pittsburgh s Department for Religious Education at Ways to Enrich your Lenten Experience 1. Take the kids grocery shopping for the poor and bring the food in to benefit our food pantry. 2. Let the children light a candle for people who are sick or suffering. See an usher to have your candle placed on the altar of Mary or Joseph. 3. Sample Lenten foods such as hot cross buns, pretzels or Easter bread. If you re really adventurous, begin a new family tradition by making your own! 4. Turn off the television and spend quality time together. Have a game night and bring out the old-fashioned board games. 5. Read the lives of the saints to your children. 6. Encourage each family member to do something nice or pray for someone ever day. 7. Bring the family to Saint Philip s Stations of the Cross on Friday evenings at 7:00 P.M. 8. Clean out the closet and donate your gently used clothing by putting them in plastic bags and placing them into the blue Saint Vincent DePaul donation boxes located in front of the Hope House. 9. Read the gospel accounts of the Passion Narratives throughout Lent. 10. Forgive your enemy.