Holy Spirit ~ St. Nicholas Parishes

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1 Holy Spirit ~ St. Nicholas Parishes May 6, 2018 Sixth Sunday of Easter St. Nicholas Parish (SNP) A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust 24 Maryland Ave. Millvale, PA Fr. James K. Mazurek, M.Div. Administrator pastor@holyspiritmillvale.org Sunday Mass Schedule: Saturday: 6:00 pm Sunday: 12:00 Noon Daily Mass: Wednesday only, 8:00 am Holy Days: See Bulletin Reconciliation: Saturdays following 6:00 pm Mass Holy Spirit Parish (HSP) A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust 608 Farragut Street Millvale, PA Fax: office@holyspiritmillvale.org Fr. James K. Mazurek, M.Div. Administrator pastor@ holyspiritmillvale.org Deacon: Mr. Steve Kisak deacon@holyspiritmillvale.org Business Manager: Pamela Ebner Simard businessmanager@ holyspiritmillvale.org Internet: holyspiritmillvale.org Sunday Mass Schedule: Saturday: 4:00 pm Sunday: 8:00 & 10:00 am Daily Mass: Monday, Tuesday, & Friday: 8:00 am Holy Hour after every First Friday 8 am Mass Holy Days: See Bulletin Reconciliation: Saturdays 11:00-11:30 am Pastoral Assoc./CCD & Music: Pastoral Associate/DRE: Mrs. Elaine Magill pa@holyspiritmillvale.org Music Director: Mr. Terry Schiebel music@ holyspiritmillvale.org Deacon: Mr. Steve Kisak deacon@ stnicholascroatian.org office@ stnicholascroatian.org Internet: stnicholascroatian.org Cemeteries: Catholic Parish Cemeteries Assoc. CPCA: Vanka Mural Tours: Saturdays: 11 am & 12:30 pm Other: Holy Rosary Society: Sandy Koch, PARISH & SACRAMENTAL LIFE Please contact the Parish Office concerning the sacraments. BAPTISM: Infant Baptism is held on the first and third Sundays of the month at 2 pm. Prior registration is necessary. A formation session for parents is also required. RECONCILIATION: The Sacrament of Penance is offered on Saturdays at 11 am at HSP and on Saturdays following the 6 pm Mass at SNP. Other times are available by appointment. FIRST COMMUNION: First Holy Communion is usually celebrated in the Spring. Children candidates are expected to be enrolled in the parish CCD program. CONFIRMATION: Children preparing for confirmation are expected to be enrolled in the parish CCD program. Any adult (over 18) should contact the CCD Office for their formation preparation. MARRIAGE: Potential couples wishing to be married in our Catholic Church must contact the priest at least six months before the desired date. No date can be guaranteed until the couple has met with one of the parish priests. ANOINTING OF THE SICK: The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick can be administered by a priest at anytime as long as the priest is available. Two Communal Anointing of the Sick Masses are offered during the year in the fall and in the spring. RCIA: The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is open to any adult interested in becoming a Roman Catholic Christian through a program of formation and prayer. Call the CCD office for more information.

2 MASS SCHEDULE Saturday, May 5 4:00 p.m. HSP +Jacki Miksic Maloney (Family) 6:00 p.m. SNP +Joseph Profozich (Family) Sun., May 6 SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER 8:00 a.m. HSP +Parishioners 10:00 a.m. HSP +Regis Ebner (Family) 12 Noon SNP +Living & Deceased Members of the Holy Rosary Society (HRS) Mon., May 7 Easter Weekday 8:00 a.m. HSP +Jim Porter (Family) Tues., May 8 Easter Weekday 8:00 a.m. HSP +Mass of Thanksgiving (Anonymous) Wed., May 9 Easter Weekday 8:00 a.m. SNP +Parishioners Anticipated Mass for The Ascension 6:00 p.m. SNP +Theresa Horvatich (Family) Thurs., May 10 The Ascension of the Lord 8:00 a.m. SNP +Mark Frankovich (Family) 12 Noon HSP +Irene Karausky (Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Bialek) 6:00 p.m. HSP +Dorothy Hersick (Month s Mind) Friday, May 11 Easter Weekday 8:00 a.m. HSP +Rita Ebner (Lang & Born Families) Saturday, May 12 4:00 p.m. HSP +All Mothers 6:00 p.m. SNP +Elmer, Joe, Frank & Catherine Zitkovic (Nephew, Steve Zivic) Sun., May 13 SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER 8:00 a.m. HSP +All Mothers 10:00 a.m. HSP +All Mothers 12 Noon SNP +Joseph & Elizabeth Jelacic (Son, Allan) SANCTUARY CANDLES LIT THIS WEEK HSP Sanctuary: Roland Simard By: Family SNP Sanctuary: Joseph E. Profozich By: Family SNP Grotto: Our Mothers By: Parishioners FR. JIM S CORNER Now that the new parish groupings have been announced as well as the new clergy teams and number of Masses allowed for each new parish grouping, many are saying, Well, Fr. Jim it s finally over! Far from it! The real work now commences for the new clergy team to collaborate with the old clergy team to share information, exchanges ideas and make suggestions as the new parish officially starts up on October 15, In this weekend s Pittsburgh Catholic, every family received a home edition which listed all the parish groupings for the six counties in our diocese. It is a massive restructuring likes of which have never been seen. But it is necessary for many reasons that have already been expressed by the leadership in our diocese. Throughout the process, prayer has been at the forefront of everything we do for On Mission. And that must continue. Bishop Zubik has asked every parish to have a time of Eucharistic Adoration between April 27th and October 14 th. Every day during that period of time, Eucharistic Adoration will be celebrated in a parish in our diocese. Ours has already been scheduled Holy Spirit on Sunday, May 20 th and St. Nicholas on Sunday, September 30 th. All are welcome to come and pray for the church those days! Each parish will continue business as usual through October 14 th. But the ongoing transition process will be the focus for the clergy teams, primarily but not exclusively, to work out the many details to prepare for the startup on October 15 th. Each new clergy team has been given a blueprint which is unique for each specific grouping. From that blueprint, many, many decisions will have to be made to prepare for the grouping of the parishes. Just one example is Campaign for the Church Alive. The new clergy team will be given all the case statements from each parish to reprioritize the use of the funds remaining. And of course, in May and June, clergy will be meeting to discuss that which probably is most concerning in the minds of many parishioners namely the new Mass schedule. Beginning October 15 th, that new Mass schedule will be in effect. It will probably not be the same for the parishes in our grouping since it must be based on the number of priests assigned in the grouping. No, it is not over but now we will have the opportunity to witness the love of God alive in our hearts. While this might seem like a burden to some, it is at the heart of the Christian life as we build up the Body of Christ, the Church. God Bless. Idi sa Bogom Fr. Jim

3 THIS WEEK AT HOLY SPIRIT PARISH Bell choir practice is Monday at 7 pm. Voice choir practice is Tuesday at 7 pm. Feast of the Ascension is Thursday. See Mass schedule. Church cleaning is Thursday at 8 am. HSP CONTRIBUTIONS: Sunday, April 29, 2018 Offertory $ 4,128 Parish Share 611 Ascension 5 Holy Land Diocesan Collection 5 Easter Offering 50 Total for the week: $ 4,799 Votive Candles $ 139 Rental of School to Adelphoi 4,164 Rental of Lyceum 150 Funerals 300 Grand Total for week: $ 9,552 Thank you for your generosity! `Éà{xÜËá Wtç UÜxt~ytáà Sunday, May 13th, from 8:45 to 11:30 am in the Holy Spirit Lyceum. All are invited. MOTHERS FREE Adults: $6.00; Children, 6-12: $3.00. THE MENU: Scrambled Eggs, Sausage, Hash Browns Fruit Cup, Rolls, Danish & Donuts, Orange Juice, Coffee, Tea No reservations necessary. Sponsored by the Holy Spirit Parish Ushers. MAY CROWNING Next Sunday, Mother s Day, the First Communion Class of Holy Spirit Church will process into the church at the 10:00 AM Mass and place flowers at the statue of the Blessed Mother in the church sanctuary. Please pray for the deceased of our parishes. William J. Fiedler May he rest in peace. CALENDAR OF EVENTS May 10 May 13 May May 20 May 21 June 2 Aug 19 Sept. 15 Sept. 30 Ascension-Holy Day of Obligation HSP Usher s Mother s Day Breakfast HSP Parish Flower Sale (Pick-up) HSP Eucharistic Day CM/WG Meeting/Installation HSP FREE Ice Cream Social Parish Picnic Parish Raffle Drawing SNP Eucharistic Day HSP ANNUAL PLANT SALE Varieties of flowers, tomatoes, and peppers are available. Order forms can be found at the church entrances or can be obtained at the church office. You can also download an order form from our parish website at Please place your order in the Flower Order Box at the main entrance of the church or in the collection basket. Cost: Flats are $14; Baskets are $15. Deadline to order is next Sunday, May 13th. Plant pick-up is Sat., May 19th from 2:00 pm until after 4:00 pm Mass and Sunday, May 20th by NO LATER THAN 11:30 AM. All plants must be picked up May 19th and 20th and paid with cash only. Plants are provided by Pisarcik Greenhouse. HOLY SPIRIT PARISH EUCHARISTIC DAY Holy Spirit s Eucharistic Day will be held on Pentecost Sunday, May 20 th. The day will begin with the 10:00 AM Sunday Mass followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and a Holy Hour. It will conclude with Benediction and be followed by a free parish dinner in the Lyceum. You do not need to register for the Mass or Adoration in the church; however, registration for the dinner is required. Please use the form below for your dinner reservations and drop them in the collection basket or at the parish office. HOLY SPIRIT PARISH EUCHARISTIC DAY DINNER Sunday, May 20, 2018 I will attend the free parish dinner (starts at 1:30 pm). FAMILY NAME Please reserve spaces.

4 ST. NICHOLAS PARISH CONTRIBUTIONS: Sunday, 4/29/2018: Offertory: $2,118; PSP/Generations: $742; Improvement Fund: $43; Educational Support: $8; Votive Candles: $3; Ascension: $10; Mother s/father s Day: $207; Peter s Pence: $100. Puno vam hvala i Bog vas blagoslovio! MAXO VANKA MURAL DVDs An unusual, informative and treasured gift. DVDs are on sale after Masses. Only $20 each. (Plus $4.95 each to mail). Help to make known the beauty, heritage and history of St. Nicholas church. SPECIAL GIFT IDEA PRAYER CARDS St. Nicholas Parish Prayer Cards include Birthday, Get Well and Congratulations and are available for a $25 donation. The names of those who receive the prayer cards are entered into our Parish Book of Prayer and remembered at all Masses. To view the cards, please call Jan Kopec at ADVERTISER OF THE WEEK Our advertisers make this bulletin possible. Think of them first for your needs and services. To advertise, call KRETZLER S FEAST OF THE ASCENSION On Thursday we celebrate Christ's ascension into heaven and his commissioning of the disciples to carry on his mission in the world. First we hear Luke's description of those events in the opening verses of the Acts of the Apostles. Next we hear words of encouragement and guidance from the Letter to the Ephesians. Finally we hear Mark's account of the Ascension, foretelling the mighty works and acts the Christian community would do in Jesus' name. Together these scriptures give us a vision of the mission of the church of Jesus Christ a mission statement of sorts. Like mission statements in our parishes and corporations, this mission statement can help us set priorities and focus our activities. It can guide and support us as we strive to continue Christ's messianic mission on earth. Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. NEW CHURCH MEMBERS AT HSP & SNP PARISHES New members are always welcome. Registration forms are available from the Parish Office and are also located at the church entrances and on our website. Remember them in your prayers HOLY SPIRIT PARISH Anonymous, Alma Anzelone, Florence Atkinson, Robert Bajus, Vince Cinski, Helen Crouse, William Dietrich, Timothy Donovan, Sr., Florence Dubis, Violet Dugan, Jean Duss, Erika Gray, Joan Hanselman, Bertha Hartung, Betty Hertweck, Tracie Hillard, Susan Huerbin, Tom Hollinger, Frank Iozzo, Thomas Kane, Linda Kennedy, Ann Kisak, Justin Kist, Regina Kowalski, Charles Kress, Florenz Kress, Jr., Florenz Kress III, Kathryn C. Kress, Lisa Kunkle, Carlee Majernik, Audrey McIntyre, Dorothy Mehrlich, Pat Miksic, Rose Marie Morgan, Fr. Jack Nanz, Lois Nedimyer, Thomas Nedimyer, Barbara Oswald, Annalena Pearsons, Gerry Piskurich, Lynn Richter, Dee Russell, Jeffery Scheuring, Terry Schiebel, Loretta Sciulli, Diane Schmidt, Dorothy Schreiber, Lois Sippel, Elaine Staniszewski, Amy Steinmetz, Henry & Gertrude Szymanski, Vi Tourville, Joanne Victoria, Carla Wasielewski, Barbara Wassell, Ralph Wesolek, Mary Zellmer, Mary Ann Zmuda. ST. NICHOLAS PARISH Anonymous, Mae Capan, Dorothy Chutko, Anna Fabina, Coleman Horvath, Ann Kisak, Carol Kristoff, George Kusevich, Mary Matkovic, Mary Petrich, Mary Poslusney, Danica Pupich, Nikola Radmanovic, Joanna Raida, Robert Rocky Rothmeyer, Terry Schiebel, Marshall Simonic, Anna Smokovich, Edward Stankovic, Helen Tolley, Margaret Vogrin, Ryan Woodrow, Helen Yagesh PARISH SHARE HSP Goal: $67,068 Received to Date: $16,028 SNP Goal: $27,023 Received to Date: $11,339 Diocesan Child Abuse Hotline: WE HONOR... Please pray for these and all men and women serving in our Armed Forces around the world. Actively Serving in the Military Matt Ciesinski, Army PFC Mike Grundler, Sergeant First Class Damian Schmitt, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Ann Mary Walker, USMC Staff Sergeant

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6 Parish Grouping All Saints St. Bonaventure Holy Spirit St. Nicholas School: Blessed Trinity Academy (NHCRES) Mass Attendance = 2,450 Maximum Number of Masses: 9 Category: C Etna/Glenshaw/ Millvale Grouping Administrator: Father James Gretz Senior Parochial Vicar: Father James Mazurek Parochial Vicar: Father Miroslaw Stelmaszczyk In Residence: Father Gerald Lutz Deacons: Deacon Stephen Byers Deacon Stephen Kisak Deacon Charles Rhoads

7 Around the Diocese and Community FREE BLOOD PRESSURE CHECK EVERY WEDNESDAY There is a nurse available for blood pressure checks and general health information from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM every Wednesday at the Medicap Pharmacy (225 Grant Ave., Millvale). Please feel free to stop by and take advantage of this service. THE 2018 DIOCESAN CHORAL FESTIVAL presented by the Pittsburgh Chapter of National Pastoral Musicians Association (NPM Pittsburgh) will take place on Tues., May 15th, at 7:30 pm at St. Bernard Parish, located on Washington Rd. in Mt. Lebanon. Over 100 choristers from around the Diocese will comprise the Festival Choir and be under the direction of Dr. Caron Daly, Director of Choral Activities, Duquesne University. Chaz Bowers, Director of Music Ministries at St. Bernard Parish will serve as accompanist. Admission is FREE. Donations of non-perishable food items for the Food Bank, and tube socks for the homeless will gladly be accepted. For more info, visit the NPMPGH website: All are welcome! AN INVITATION TO GET ACQUAINTED The ladies of Holy Spirit Parish and St. Nicholas Parish are invited to come and join the ladies of All Saints Parish in Etna (19 Wilson St.) on Wednesday, May 16, at 7 PM. The evening will begin with a prayer service in the church and a social to follow. This is an opportunity to get acquainted with our parish neighbors. Please RSVP by May 9th by calling Candy Newcamp at , Karen Tomaszewski at , or Judy Weismann at PARISH MISSION Our neighbors at Saint Athanasius Parish will be conducting a Parish Mission for four straight evenings on May 7 through 10. Each event begins at 7 PM in the church (7 Chalfonte Ave., West View). The guest speaker is Father Bob Gielow from Vincentian Parish Missions. Missions are a special time of grace when God calls us into a deeper relationship with Him. Come be a part of this Mission! A social will follow each evening. THE 83RD INTERNATIONAL EUCHARISTIC ROSARY MARCH Will be held on Sunday, May 20, at Epiphany Church in uptown Pittsburgh. We will start with a Festival of Praise at 1:10 PM, followed by Liturgy of the Word at 1:30 PM. We will process through the City of Pittsburgh before returning to Epiphany, where will crown Our Lady of Fatima and pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. The afternoon will conclude with Benediction. For those unable to march, Holy Rosary will be prayed at Epiphany while the others march. For those who wish to stay, there will be prayers of healing. For more information, call or We hope you can join us! LOVE ONE ANOTHER: THE CALL TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS As the On Mission for The Church Alive! announcements continue to sink in, we hear Jesus call in today s Gospel to love one another. It s a simple command, without condition or rationalization. To love one another is the call of the Christian life and is at the heart of the On Mission! initiative. In the coming months the parishes in our grouping will begin to work together to build relationships rooted in faith, hope and love. These relationships should not be forced or fake but should recognize that we are one in our Catholic faith and that nothing should divide us. Then, with our common faith and love for one another as our foundation, we will be able to form parishes that are truly alive as resources, efforts and energies are shared. It can be easy to love what is familiar to us. As we journey On Mission for The Church Alive! let us seek new ways to heed Jesus call to love one another. Visit onmissionchurchalive.org to learn more and to stay informed. MINISTRIES SCHEDULE WEEKEND OF MAY 12th-13th 4:00 pm-hsp: Lector T. Donovan; EM S B. Stout; E. Magill; L. Duermeyer; J. Powell; K. Powell; J. Davis 6:00 pm-snp: Lector D. Bursic; EM S MA Librich; D. Woodrow 8 am-hsp- Lector: L. Soltis; EM S J. Guentner; D Bauer; S Loch; B. Kruszewski; M. Miller; T. Long 1 0am-HSP-Lector: D. Brown; K. Ferrari; S. Schlerth; P. Simard; A. Roman, P. Schaefer; K. Simard Noon-SNP: Lector: D. Langerfeld; EM S E. Simler; I. Juric

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