September 18, th Sunday in Ordinary Time

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1 September 18, th Sunday in Ordinary Time St. Aloysius Church Most Holy Name of Jesus Church St. Anthony Chapel Rev. James R. Orr, Pastor Rev. James W. Garvey, In Residence Deacon G. Gregory Jelinek, Permanent Deacon MOST HOLY NAME OF JESUS CHURCH 1700 Harpster St. Pgh. PA Phone: Sunday: 7:30 am & 9:00 am ST. ALOYSIUS CHURCH 3616 Mount Troy Rd. Pgh. PA Phone: Saturday Vigil: 4:00 pm Sunday: 11:00 am ST. ANTHONY CHAPEL Saturday Vigil: 6:00 pm 1704 Harpster St. Pgh. PA Mass Monday Friday: 8:30 am Novena to St. Anthony of Padua: Tuesday at 7:30 pm RECONCILIATION: Saturday at 3:15 pm at St. Aloysius Church and 7:00 pm at St. Anthony s Chapel or by appointment. BAPTISM: Held on 1st Sundays at 12:30 pm at St. Aloysius Church and on 2nd Sundays at 12:30 pm at Most Holy Name Church. Call office to schedule an appointment R.C.I.A.: This is the program for those who wish to become Catholic. Call the parish office for information. MARRIAGE: Beginning in 2016, weddings will be scheduled no later than 2:00 pm ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Available by appointment. Mission Statement of St. Aloysius & Most Holy Name Parishes St. Aloysius and Most Holy Name of Jesus parishes, while valuing the uniqueness of each parish community, commit to work together to proclaim the gospel of Christ and to welcome others to join in the life of the Church, to celebrate the sacramental life of the Catholic Church, to nourish the faith of our members, and to engage in serving the needs of others.

2 CLERGY Rev. James R. Orr, Pastor.ext. 5 Rev. James Garvey, In Residence...ext. 6 Gregory Jelinek, Deacon Deacon Greg s snsm811@verizon.net MOST HOLY NAME OF JESUS PARISH Phone Fax Website...mostholynameofjesusparish15212.org ..mostholyname@hotmail.com Becky Hurst, Administrative Assistant....ext. 2 ST. ALOYSIUS PARISH Phone Fax Website.saintaloysiuspittsburgh.org . staloysius.church@verizon.net Jim Gottermeyer, Administrative Assistant.ext. 4 Claire Sigmund, Rummage House CCD DIRECTOR Mary Ann Dank MUSIC MINISTRY Ken Gerst Carol Ann Spehar CHARITABLE OUTREACH IN OUR PARISHES St. Vincent de Paul Society...ext. 8 Ladies of Charity..ext. 0 Catholic Community Food Bank..ext. 0 ST. ANTHONY S CHAPEL Website..saintanthonyschapel.org .saintanthonychairperson@gmail.com Chapel Hours: 1-4 pm Every day EXCEPT Fridays & Holidays To schedule a tour of 10 or more during times not open, please call the Chapel Shop Carole Brueckner, Chairperson Margie Hoffield, Chapel Shop Liturgical Schedule: September Saturday, September 17 Vigil: 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time 4:00PM Alma Woolley (The Rummagers) STA 6:00PM Herman & Cecilia Uhlig (Children) CHP Sunday, September 18 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30AM Edna & Chris Bergman (Mick & Wilma) MHN 9:00AM Grace Seelman / Anniversary MHN (Sue & Joe Fabrizio) 11:00AM For the Parishes STA Monday, September 19 St. Januarius 8:30AM Veronica & Thomas Short (Family) CHP Tuesday, September 20 Sts. Andrew Kim Tae-Gon & Paul Chong Ha-Sang and Companions 8:30AM Dorothy Walther (Daughter & Family) CHP 7:30PM Novena to St. Anthony of Padua CHP Wednesday, September 21 St. Matthew 8:30AM Thomas Sukitsch / Birthday CHP (Sukitsch Family) Thursday, September 22 Weekday 8:30AM Carl J. Bruecken / Birthday CHP (Mom & Family) Friday, September 23 St. Pius of Pietrelcina 8:30AM Barbara Jean Devlin Strelecki (Family) CHP Saturday, September 24 Vigil: 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time 4:00PM Berry Family (Jim Gottermeyer) STA 6:00PM Margaret Helwich (Mike & Gloria Helwich) CHP Sunday, September 25 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30AM For the Parishes MHN 9:00AM Ed & Jimmy Reibein (Marge Guido) MHN 11:00AM Alex E. Braun / Anniversary (Family) STA STA - Saint Aloysius Church MHN - Most Holy Name of Jesus Church CHP - St. Anthony s Chapel Sanctuary Candles Interested in becoming Catholic? New class beginning soon, call , ext. 0 for information. Diocesan Toll Free Number for Abuse Response: St. Aloysius In Loving Memory of Thomas Sukitsch (Birthday) By Sukitsch Family Most Holy Name In Loving Memory of Leo Chraska By Wife, Helen St. Anthony s Chapel In Loving Memory of Carl J. Bruecken (Birthday) By Mom & Family

3 At Home with the Lord Remember Lord and welcome into your Kingdom those who have died and gone before us marked in the sign of faith, especially Norma Long Please pray for the consolation of her loved ones. Daily Mass will be held during Convocation All the Priests of the Diocese will gather for a Convocation in Oglebay, West Virginia from Monday, September 19 through Thursday, September 22. Please note that there will be 8:30 am Mass held each day in St. Anthony s Chapel. We will have the following scheduled Priests: Tuesday, September 20: Fr. Larry Smith Wednesday, September 21: Fr. David Moczulski Thursday, September 22: Fr. Reginald Russo Mass Intention Correction The Mass Intentions were announced incorrectly at the Masses at Most Holy Name Parish last weekend. The scheduled intentions were listed correctly in the bulletin and were honored by Fr. Jim Orr and should have been announced as: 6:00 pm: For William Straka 7:30 am: Bill & Ed Bartolowits 9:00 am: For the Parishes Eucharistic Adoration & Veneration of the Relic of St. Hedwig at St. Anthony's Chapel On Sunday, October 4 at 3:00 pm, we will begin to pray the Church's evening prayer before Christ in the Eucharist. The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed in the monstrance at the beginning of evening prayer and the service will conclude with Benediction, Christ imparting His blessing to us in His Eucharistic Presence. Following the service, the faithful who wish to do so will have the opportunity to venerate a relic of one of the saints. For October, it will be the relic of St. Hedwig, whose feast day is on October 16. Mass Attendance September 10 & 11 Saturday: 246 Sunday: 319 Total attendance at both churches: 565 From the desk of Fr. Jim The 150th Anniversary meeting was a great opportunity to brainstorm about the celebration of this important milestone in Most Holy Name s history. One of the principle ideas surfaced was to make this a year long celebration. There is a kind of bookends of celebrations to go with this. June 2017 marks the 125th of the completion of St. Anthony Chapel and the death of Fr. Mollenger. June 2018 is the 150th of the founding of Most Holy Name Parish. The year between becomes then the canvas upon which we build the celebration. Each month can be an opportunity to celebrate a different facet of the parish s history. Ideas are floating as to when and how each celebration will happen. One of these will be the Parish s Name Day, The Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus which does fall on January 3rd. In spite of the possibility of inclement weather, it was thought that the day was too important given the 150th anniversary commemoration not to celebrate in some fashion. There are other ideas out there and there is certainly room for more contributions. It is important to me that this be a celebration of the people of the parish and for the parish. It is in line with this that one idea came up that I nixed last June but came up again. The thought was to have the celebratory dinner at The Priory after the Mass in June of The historic connection between old St. Mary s and MHN was the rational. The problem is the cost per person would be $ I thought that was way too expensive. I did some checking with the Regional Vicar, the Vicar General of the Diocese and the Finance Council. They all agreed that is was not a good idea. While we will have a celebratory dinner after the June 2018 Mass, it will be in the School Social Hall and catered in such a way to make a true celebration worthy of the occasion. The next 150th planning meeting will be Thursday, September 29th at 7pm in the School Social Hall. It is an open meeting. You are welcome to attend. God bless all of you. Pax, Fr. Jim

4 Cathetical Sunday This Sunday, September 18, is celebrated throughout the Church as Catechetical Sunday. The theme this year is "Prayer: The Faith Prayed." Those who have answered the call of the Holy Spirit to serve as catechists in our parish will be called forth to be commissioned for their ministry at our 9:00 AM Mass that day. Many Thank to our Religious Education Teachers CCD Coordinator: Mary Ann Dank Kindergarten Margaret Leo & Laura Stalter Grade 1 Stephanie Marks Grade 2 Russell Reiger Grade 3 Jon Duermeyer Grade 4 Raymond Marks Grade 5 Alisa Casper Grade 6 Al Kaib Grade 7 Tim Bartolowits Grade 8 Becky & Bill Hurst Special Ed CCD Coordinator: Cathy Baysek Carol Anderson Kara Anderson Ellie Bartolowits Dorothy Basel Carole Brueckner Clara Dank Mary Ann Dank Donna Ebitz Sue Etters Carl Geyer Jamie Hatch Kelly Hatch Deborah Herp Josh Hubert Emily Kaib Pam Kaib Mike Kaib Paul Kapetanovic Norita Keller Margaret Leo Christina McCallum Kathy Pope Patty Schirra Karen Sestric Seedy Schutzman Dick Schubert Sandi Tivo Pat Weiss Ron Weiss Kim Young Religious Education News Religious Education (CCD) classes are scheduled to begin on Sunday, September registration forms are available at each parish office or can be downloaded from the parish website. It is important that we receive an updated form from each family so we have the most current information. Please complete the registration form and return it to the Parish Office as soon as possible. Classes are held on Sundays, 10:15-11:35 am at Most Holy Name School. Save the Dates September 24 & 25: Ministry Fair at St. Aloysius & Most Holy Name Parishes October 29 & 30: Parish Mission weekend with Fr. Don Ware as homilist. Eucharistic adoration, special talk & fellowship. Sanctuary Candle Dates Available Several dates are open for the 7 day Sanctuary Candle in St. Anthony s Chapel. If you are interested, please forward the name to the parish office as well as $20 made payable to the Chapel. Dates available are: November 27; December 11, 18 & 25. WOMEN AND MEN SHARING FAITH AND HOPE We ve changed our name from Faith Sharing to the above title so women and men come join us to share faith and hope. Our next session is Monday, September 19 at 7:00 p.m. at St. Aloysius Administration Building. Please read Chapters 7, 8, 9 and 10 of Rediscover Jesus by Matthew Kelly. All are welcome. Come join us---we have extra copies of the book. Catholic Community Food Bank The Catholic Community Food Bank continues to serve the needs of those in our community. The 3rd Tuesday of each month from 10:00 am to noon, will be the designated day for distributions. Tuesday, September 20th is the next distribution date. Please note that if you would like to make a monetary donation to the food bank, your check must be made out to The Catholic Community Food Bank of Troy Hill. SOMETIMES CHANGE IS THRUST UPON US, but how we choose to respond is up to us. This week s bulletin insert for ON MISSION FOR THE CHURCH ALIVE! explains why change is needed in our parishes, schools and ministries, and how we can be part of that change. Be sure to attend one of the two consultation sessions coming up at our parish, and get involved! Learn more at

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6 Most Holy Name of Jesus Church Thursday, September 7:00 pm St. Aloysius Church Monday, September 7:00 pm

7 Most Holy Name of Jesus Parish Parish Calendar Sun. Sept Catechetical Sunday Mon. Sept Food Bank Packing - 9:00 am Tues. Sept Food Bank Handout - 10:00 am Wed. Sept Block Watch Meeting - 7:00 pm - SH Sat. Sept Special Ed CCD - 10:00 am - 11:30 am Sun. Sept CCD Classes Begin - 10:15-11:35 am Sun. Sept. 25-2nd Collection - Food Bank Steeler Season Ticket Winner Congratulations to Mike Kirschner, the winner of the St. Anthony s Lyceum Steeler Ticket Raffle. The winning number was 436. Monthly 50 / 50 Drawing Congratulations to Dorothy Camarda who won $ in the 50 / 50 Raffle for August! Don t forget to turn in your orange 50 / 50 envelope for September for your chance to win. You may turn in the envelope through the collection basket anytime this month. Good luck! The Enjoy Coupon Book is Here! Most Holy Name Parish has the 2017 Enjoy Coupon Book this season. Books are $30 each. Several of our parishioners expressed that this book has better deals than the coupon books sold in the past. If you would like a preview of the offers in this book, visit From the Family of Walt Schutzman... Walter Schutzman s Family would like to Thank everyone for the prayers and support you gave us during Walt s illness. We are very grateful to each and everyone. - Seedy Schutzman Most Holy Name of Jesus Parish Offertory Collections September 10 & 11 Offertory $3, Maintenance $ Parish Share $1, Assumption $85.00 St. Vincent de Paul $ Bishops Education Fund $ Food Bank $15.00 Parish Oktoberfest ZICKE, ZACKE, ZICKE, ZACKE, HOI, HOI, HOI! Save the date for our Annual Parish Oktoberfest on October 8th. We will serve lunch (11am - 2pm) and dinner (3-8pm) in our school hall. Tickets for our Oktoberfest dinner are now available. The Pork Dinner is $10 and you have your choice of 2: Mashed potatoes, spaetzle, German potato salad, red cabbage or sauerkraut. Your dinner includes homemade dessert this year! Please note that Sauerbraten will not be offered. We will be entertained by live musicians and also the GTEV D Lustigen Isartaler Bavarian Club Dancers throughout the day. Beginning at 12 Noon, we have some new things and activities for the kids to do. Because of your suggestions in the past, we have a new and improved menu this year. All of our food will be homemade by our parishioners. We will have a Chinese Auction, Lottery Raffle, 50/50 Raffle and our Oktoberfest Cash Raffle. Our Oktoberfest is on the same day as our Rummage Sale - what a great day to shop & eat! A La Carte Menu Potato Pancakes, Bratwurst, Knockwurst, Kolbasi, Hot Dogs, Chicken Fingers, German Potato Salad, Sauerkraut, Red Cabbage, Einlauf Soup, Homemade Funnel Cakes - Apple topping available. Oktoberfest Needs Dessert: We will need all types of dessert for the dinner. If you donate to fish dinners - please consider baking for this event. Lottery Broom: Scratch off tickets for the raffle. Chinese Auction: Anything worthy enough to raffle we ll take it and raffle it! Save the Dates Please save the following dates for upcoming Parish Events: September 24 & 25: Ministry Fair Saturday, October 8: Hidden Treasures Rummage Sale, 8:00 am - 2:00 pm Saturday, October 8: Oktoberfest Lunch & Dinner Saturday, November 5: Oldies Dance

8 St. Aloysius Parish Parish Calendar Fri. Sept Reading Program, Noon - 2:00 pm Luncheon Bingo Tickets are now available for the Luncheon Bingo on Saturday, October 8th. Tickets will cost $10 each and includes lunch and bingo. The tickets will be available before each Mass. Doors open at 10:30 am, lunch will be served at 11:30 am, followed by bingo. For more information, please call Suzy Johns at Harvest Moon Tickets Harvest Moon Raffle Tickets are now available at the entrances to St. Aloysius Church. Each envelope contains 4 tickets at $5 each and is good for the entire month of October. Good luck! Children s Reading Program to Continue A nice group of children have visited the Summer Library at St. Aloysius and the Shaler North Hills Library would like to continue to offer the program each Friday at 12 Noon for those children who are not in school. If the program continues to be wellattended, we may be permitted to continue the reading program into the future. Rosaries can be found at the back of St. Aloysius Church for those who would like one. St. Aloysius Parish Offertory Collection September Offertory $2, Parish Share $ Maintenance $45.00 Food Bank $70.00 Bishop s Education Fund $ ST. ALOYSIUS ACTIVITY MEETING A meeting to discuss activities for 2017 is scheduled for Tuesday, October 11th at 7:00 p.m. in the Administration Building. All are welcome to attend. Please bring a list of your activities and the dates for the 2017 calendar. If you are unable to attend the meeting, please put a list of your activities and dates into an envelope and drop it in the collection basket to the attention of Donna Bodnar. Thank you! Meadows Casino Trip The next trip to the Meadow s Casino is on Monday, October 10th. The cost is $20 and you will get back $20 in free play and $5 in food. The bus will leave St. Aloysius at 9:30 am and then pick up at WesBanko (formerly ESB Bank) in Troy Hill. The bus leaves the casino at 3:30 pm to return. Please call Carol Fulton at WHY DO WE DO THAT? CATHOLIC TRADITIONS EXPLAINED Question: The third Sunday of September is referred to as Catechetical Sunday. What is the meaning of that term and why do we celebrate Catechetical Sunday? "Catechesis" comes from a Greek word meaning "to echo." It challenges all of us to develop a Catholic identity modeled on Jesus. We learn this from those who handed down that faith to us. We echo that back by the living example of our lives. Catechesis is handing down that tradition to others, hoping they can echo that back in their own lives. The presumption is that we do have something to hand on; this calls each of us to grow in faith and knowledge, and to share that with others. The mission of the church reflects the mission of Jesus to teach, preach, heal, and forgive. The task of handing on the Gospel is entrusted to the whole community who, by word and example, form young and new members in the way of the Gospel. This ministry reminds the church that preaching the Gospel and growing in faith are essential to our sacramental practice and our liturgical prayer. On this Sunday, each of us is called to renew our own commitment to grow in faith and knowledge, taking seriously our mission together as the pilgrim people of God. Whether or not we literally teach, all of us are teachers in the way we live. What are we echoing?

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