Holy Sepulcher CATHOLIC CHURCH

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1 Holy Sepulcher PAGE 1 CATHOLIC CHURCH 1304 E. CRUIKSHANK ROAD BUTLER, PA hsc.office@zoominternet.net Phone: Office Hours: M F 8 am 4 pm A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust October 14, 2018 Twenty Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Bishop of Pittsburgh Most Rev. David A. Zubik Pastor Father Robert J. Cedolia MASS TIMES Saturday... 4:00 pm Sunday... 8:00 am & 10:30 am Daily Mass times can be found under Mass Intentions RECONCILIATION Every Saturday, 12:00-12:30 pm and after the Saturday evening Mass. BAPTISMS Baptisms are held twice a month (call the parish office for dates). Attendance at a pre-baptism class is required. WEDDINGS Arrangements must be made six months in advance. All couples are expected to take a Pre-Marriage Preparation Program. ANOINTING OF THE SICK After any Mass or by calling the Parish Office to schedule. PARISH MISSION STATEMENT Holy Sepulcher Parish is a warm, welcoming, faith-filled family dedicated to following Jesus Christ through Scripture and the Traditions of the Roman Catholic Church. United through Baptism, nourished by the Eucharist and empowered by the Holy Spirit, we are committed to serving our brothers and sisters. We welcome all to join us as we celebrate the joy and mystery of the empty tomb. NEW PARISHIONERS Welcome to Holy Sepulcher! To register, go to: or contact the Parish Office.

2 OCTOBER 14, 2018 TWENTY EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME PAGE 2 DIRECTORY Bishop of Pittsburgh Most Rev. David A. Zubik Father Robert J. Cedolia, Pastor rjc78@zoominternet.net Deacon: Mr. David S. Miller davidscottmiller@zoominternet.net Parish Office hsc.office@zoominternet.net School Principal: Mrs. Ashley Bauer abauer@holysepulcher.org Consulting School Principal: Sister Anna Marie Gaglia, CSJ ; amgaglia@holysepulcher.org School Secretary: Mrs. Lydia Smith ; school@holysepulcher.org Director of Faith Formation: Sr. Benita DeMatteis ; hsfaithformation@zoominternet.net Admin. Assistant of Faith Formation: Mrs. Rachael Horstman hs2faithformation@zoominternet.net Coordinator of Youth & Young Adult Ministry: Ms. Joni Mulvaney ; holysepym@gmail.com Directress of Music Ministries Ms. Madlyn DeRito ; deritoma@hotmail.com Business Manager: Mrs. Joan Tosto ; hsc.joan@zoominternet.net Parish Pastoral Council: Mr. Raymond Schratz - Vice Chairperson Prayer Chain Requests: or hscprayerchain@gmail.com Safe Environment Coordinator Jo Scheller hsc.jscheller@zoominternet.net CLEARANCES Clearances are required for all ministries in the parish, even if they do not directly involve children. For requirement links, codes, and for detailed instructions, please Jo Scheller at hsc.jscheller@zoominternet.net Mass Intentions & Schedule Mon., Oct. 15, :30 am Bob Gates David & Jamie Smith & Family Tues., Oct. 16, :30 am Dolores Bodnar Jim & Cheryl Bakaj Wed., Oct. 17, :00 pm Buddy Bender Gram, Joan Hespenheide Thurs., Oct. 18, :30 am Bernie Cinski Brother, Brian & Vicki Fri., Oct. 19, :00 am Mary W. Lukas Norma Fedak & Family Sat., Oct. 20, :30 pm Hartman-Chalmers Wedding Sat., Oct. 20, :00 pm Mary & Lee Owen Wedding Anniversary Dave & Anne Revitsky Sun., Oct. 21, :00 am For the People of Holy Sepulcher Sun., Oct. 21, :30 am Mary Lou O Cilka Bridgemans Deceased Twenty-Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time Reflection: Christian author C.S. Lewis once wrote that Christianity is not so much about being nice people but in being new men. We see this contrast in today s Gospel. Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life? Jesus first answers in the predictable way. Follow the commandments! Teacher, all of these I have observed from my youth. Perhaps for some of us it s easy to answer this way. I m a good person! he seems to reply. Does he truly follow all the commandments he professes to follow? Does he in word and deed check off all the boxes of moral law? Perhaps. Whether he s being honest or fudging the truth, Jesus accepts his answer at face value with compassion. Jesus, looking at him, loved him. But he s not done yet! Jesus wants to remind us that this attitude alone is not enough. Go, sell what you have...then come, follow me. Jesus invitation to the young man is radical. Abandon everything that gives you any sense of security. Give it all up for an unknown future with a wandering preacher. The Christian life is not easy. How hard is it to enter the kingdom of God! It s easier, Jesus says, for a gigantic camel to squeeze itself through a tiny needle s eye. But the God of the universe creates out of nothing, breaks the bars of hell, and raises the dead to life. Is a needle s eye really such an obstacle? Jesus invitation is always bigger than our own limitations. This week, what do we need to offer up? How is Jesus inviting us to follow him?

3 PAGE 3 With Him, you will find not only the closure to move on, but the bravery and strength to dive deep into new beginnings where you are no longer guided by the past, but guided by His Spirit, as He breathes new life into you and every new step you take. -Morgan Harper Nichols As I sit in my office, the boxes are stacked full of items I have accumulated over the past four years. The first thought that comes to my mind is a time four years ago when I arrived here at Holy Sepulcher Parish. From what I can recall that was a time of apprehension and excitement. Today, I still feel that same apprehension, but the excitement has turned to sadness for me. As you know, I will be leaving Holy Sepulcher for a new pastoral assignment at St. Elizabeth, St. Thomas a Becket, St. Clare of Assisi and Holy Spirit Parishes. The People of God at Holy Sepulcher Parish have allowed me to experience a great fulfillment in my pastoral ministry. You have given me the opportunity to become a part of your parish family. You also have allowed me to grow as a person and priest over the past four years. You taught me to share, to enjoy, to care, and most importantly to love, because I have witnessed all these things in your interactions with one another and with me. The paths of our lives will change, but the images and memories of these four years will never fade. These moments and all of you are unforgettable, and I will cherish them for the rest of my life. Thank you again for allowing me to become part of your lives, for you have become a very important part of mine. I wish to offer, in a very special way, my heartfelt thanks and gratitude to Deacon Dave Miller for his ministry of service and charity of the People of God at Holy Sepulcher Parish. Deacon Dave has always been there when I need his assistance, especially when I was ill for six weeks. I also wish to thank the entire parish pastoral staff for their witness they gave to me, of their commitment and service. I could not have been an effective pastor and shepherd without their ministry. I can only say that the parish staff is what makes Holy Sepulcher Parish someplace special. I KNOW that it is impossible for me to express my thanks to all the people who have shown me warmth and love of God. I would just like to say THANK YOU. I am very grateful for everything you have done for me over the past four years. May God continue to bless and keep you in His loving and caring hands. My prayers are with you always. Sincerely yours in Christ, Father Bob New Address: Rev. Robert J. Cedolia Saint Elizabeth Parish One Grove Place Pittsburgh, PA CHURCH MINISTRY SCHEDULE Oct. 20, :00 pm Eucharistic Ministers M. Johnson A. King K. King C. Loncaric K. Martell S. Pieto R. Snow J. Tosto Deacon Proclaimer M. Smotzer Altar Servers D. DeLong T. Roos Oct. 21, :00 am Eucharistic Ministers J. Castello J. Doyle G. Gillis R. Gillis B. Hartzel R. Hartzel A. Schratz R. Schratz Deacon Proclaimer M. Cunningham Altar Servers M. Wolfe S. Wolfe J. Wolfe Oct. 21, :30 am Eucharistic Ministers M. Danner J. Hartman A. Hutchinson P. Palermo D. Smith J. Smith G. Weaver K. Weaver Deacon Proclaimer Life Teens Altar Servers A. Schriner D. Hartle Weekday Altar Server (10/15-10/19) Joe Schratz Volunteer Server needed for the Wednesday Mass. For the complete month s schedule, visit our website: Monday, October 15 Days For Girls 9:00am Tuesday, October 16 Class on Mass 10:00am St. Vincent de Paul 4:00pm Wednesday, October 17 Sociables Business meeting 7:00pm Thursday, October 18 Choir Rehearsal 6:00pm Catholic Men s Fellowship 7:00pm Computer Class 7:00pm Life Teen Hang Out 7:00pm Friday, October 19 Hartman-Chalmers Rehearsal 5:30pm Saturday, October 20 HSCS Soccer game 10:00am Hartman-Chalmers Wedding 1:30pm Edge 5:00pm Sunday, October 21 THIS WEEK AT HOLY SEPULCHER: Faith Formation Classes 9:00am Ladies of Charity 1:00pm Life Teen, Life Night 6:30pm

4 PAGE 4 WEEKLY OFFERING Weekly Offering: October 7, 2018 (245) Envelopes Loose (38) Online Total $7, $2, $1, $10, Parish Maintenance Fund: $ Parish Share: $1, Total Parish Share Collected: $79, Parish Share Goal: $99, We have 313 families participating in the Parish Share Program and are 20.24% away from making our goal! Sign up for Online Giving at (Mobile app also available for Google Play and App Store.) Call the Parish office for assistance or questions. MASS INTENTIONS: The Mass Intention Book is open for 2019 if you wish to have a special intention scheduled for one of the Masses celebrated here at Holy Sepulcher Parish. Cards indicating that a Mass has been scheduled (for the living or the deceased) can be sent to family members or friends of those whom you have remembered in this way. To ensure that everyone has an opportunity to schedule Masses for loved ones there will be a (3) Mass limit per family: (1 weekends and 2 weekday Masses). The stipend for each Mass is $ Please note, Mass Intentions cannot be taken over the phone. Please complete the Mass Intention form on the back page of the bulletin or located on the church website. Please contact the parish office at for more information. WORLD MISSION Next weekend, we will celebrate World Mission Sunday. Pope Francis invites the entire Church to support the mission dioceses in Africa, Asia, the Pacific Islands, and parts of Latin America and Europe, where priests, religious and lay leaders serve the world's most vulnerable communities. Please keep the Pope's missions in your prayers, and be generous in next week's collection for the Society for the Propagation of the Faith. SAINT VINCENT DEPAUL SOCIETY The next meeting of the Holy Sepulcher St. Vincent DePaul Society will be held on Tuesday, October 16th at 4:00pm in the Youth and Young Adult Center. LADIES OF CHARITY Our next membership meeting will be at the Youth/Young Adult Center Sunday, October 21st at 1:00. Please bring a Halloween treat to give to the men at Colonial Gardens. Also, please try to estimate how many hours you spent working on Ladies of Charity projects in 2017; we have been asked to turn in an estimate of volunteer hours. All Things Are Possible for God This Sunday s Gospel brings us back to the basics. The young man with whom Jesus is conversing strives to live the commandments, yet when Jesus asks him to do more he goes away sad. What Jesus asks of him is not unreasonable, yet it is not what the young man expected. The disciples are in shock and Jesus response is to encourage them, that with faith, all things are possible for God. There is no better message for us in the Church of Pittsburgh as the implementation of On Mission for The Church Alive! begins on Monday, October 15th. We strive to follow the commandments and be faithful to the will of God, yet we, too, are challenged when faced with something we never expected. New parish groupings, new clergy teams and new Mass times can be a challenge for many, but they can also provide new opportunities for the grace of God to be at work in the Church for our good and the good of others. Visit onmissionchurchalive.org to learn more and to stay informed. SO WHAT IS COMING ON OCTOBER 15th? As you know, the implementation of the On Mission Initiative begins on Monday, October 15, 2018 Much of this involves what are termed Groupings. All the parishes of the Diocese have been placed into 57 Groupings. Our Parish Grouping is Adams/Cranberry/ Glade Mills. This is important for several reasons, one of which is that all clergy are assigned to each parish in the grouping. Therefore, on Monday, October 15, 2018, our grouping will have three priests assigned to it: Father Charles Bober, Father Charles Baptiste and Father Kenneth Marlovits. The clergy also includes four deacons: Deacon Ralph Bachner, Deacon William Carver, Deacon Robert Marshall and Deacon David Miller. These priests and deacons are assigned to and will minister in both parishes of the grouping beginning on October 15th. MASS ATTENDANCE COUNTS Each October, parishes have been asked to compile their attendance data for the weekend Masses. The purpose of the October Count, which began in 1987, has been to track Saturday/Sunday Mass attendance trends throughout the diocese. This year the diocese has requested that we extend the October Count through January 2019.

5 PAGE 5 HOLY SEPULCHER SCHOOL We re more than just a School, We re Community. We re Family. Mrs. Ashley Bauer, Principal phone: website: school@holysepulcher.org Jr. Audubon Society Audubon Society educator, Mr. Ryan Stauffer, has generously given his time and materials through a grant to help the students establish a bird, honeybee, and butterfly habitat near the playground area. Students researched native plants, their benefits, and most common combinations. With the garden completing its first growing season, Mr. Stauffer will join the students in a study of the plant development, benefits to our local animals, and maintenance. As stewards of God's creation, the students have shown great interest in the garden and its impact on our environment. Please take a moment to visit the garden. EDUCATION NEWS Sr. Benita DeMatteis, Faith Formation Director hsfaithformation@zoominternet.net Mrs. Rachael Horstman, Administrative Assistant hs2faithformation@zoominternet.net October 14: Faith Formation Classes 9:05-10:20 Pre-K-8 October 14: Children s Liturgy of the Word 10:30 Mass I am aware if Your presence, O Lord. You have blessed me with the wisdom of Your ways and shown me the path of justice. Strengthen me to enrich those I meet with the knowledge of Your Holy Word. Amen. Catechesis of the Good Shepherd: We have heard Jesus say:...for they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things. Here at Holy Sepulcher we are privileged to have the Good Shepherd program for children 3-6 years of age. At 9:05a.m. on Sundays we have the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd program for children ages 3-4. In Holy Sepulcher School we have the program in Pre-K thru grade 1. It has been observed that children, even from the earliest age, eagerly seek religious experience and find fulfillment in it only if they are helped to live this experiences in its deepest, most essential elements, without any childish overtones. When these conditions are present, young children live their relationship with God in enchanted wonder and profound joy which gives them peace in the satisfaction it could be said of a deep and vital need. It seems the vital need is for relationship, which the Bible expresses as covenant. The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is not primarily academic in character. Rather, it seeks to be an experience of life and an education in faith, through the celebration of an encounter with the Father, in listening to Jesus the one Teacher, and in obedience to the Spirit. Dining 4 Dollars Join us on Thursday, October 18th at the Gibsonia Applebees for a Dining4Dollars. Dine in or take out for lunch or dinner, show the flyer and 15% of your total bill will be donated back to Holy Sepulcher School The method Jesus used in his preaching was the method of parables, this is, that method which presents mystery in an allusive way, thus providing an inexhaustible means of going ever more deeply into the mystery. In the preaching of Jesus the central theme is the kingdom of God which is revealed in its: mysterious nature in the parables of the: mustard seed, yeast, seed of grain and inestimable value, in the parables of the: precious pearl and hidden treasure and similarity to a wedding feast, in the parables of the: ten bridesmaids, and wedding guests; finally, in calling forth the response on the part of the human creature, in particular in the Pharisee and the publican, the insistent friend, the good Samaritan, the sower, the debtor, the laborers in the vineyard, and the rich fool. In confronting the evangelical maxims of Jesus and meeting the various human types and situation that the parables present, the children become conscious of a moral idea, of one s own limits, weakness, and sin. The child s conscience is enlightened in the certainty of God s unfailing love that seeks for the lost sheep, searches for the lost coin, welcomes the prodigal son and continually welcomes us in the sacrament of reconciliation by which the covenant is renewed, in the liberation from sin and in the renewal of the gift of the Spirit.

6 HOLY OCTOBER SEPULCHER 14, 2018 PARISH TWENTY BUTLER, EIGHTH PA SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME PAGE 6 YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT AND COMMUNITY Coordinator of Youth & Young Adult Ministry: Ms. Joni Mulvaney holysepym@gmail.com; Like us on Facebook Holy Sepulcher Life Teen Follow us on Instagram: Follow@youthofholysep Check out the website for details on Trunk-or-Treat at Saint Kilian and FALL FEST at Harvest Valley Farms Sunday, October 28th! All high-schoolers welcome Greg Gillis, Coordinator holysepedge@gmail.com Youth Ministry for 6th-8th Graders Follow Us On 6th-8th GRADERS: BEGINNING OCT 20TH, WE WILL BE FROM 5PM-7PM! Donations needed for College Student Care Packages: Peanut Free Snacks, Microwave Soups, Mac-n-Cheese Singles, Drinks/Desserts, Cool Pens, Post-it Notes, Gum/Mints, Stress Balls, Tissue Boxes, Spiritual items, Money for Postage Donations will be accepted through October 16th, please drop off items in the church coat room marked Life Teen Would you like to request a care package for a college student? Send your request with Student s name and address by October 14th to: holysepym@gmail.com CLIMBING SEASONS Join us for our NEW time of 5-7pm on OCT 20th Food, Fun, Games, Goofiness, and More! Bring your friends, invite your enemies Find the Fall calendar online now! Upcoming Events TEXT LifeTeen99 to for event reminders and updates! Upcoming Dates: Oct 20th, Nov 3rd, Nov 17th, Dec 1st, Dec 15th Coordinator of Youth & Young Adult Ministry: Ms. Joni Mulvaney holysepym@gmail.com; Like us on Facebook Holy Sepulcher Young Adult Ministry Sun 10/14 3:00-6:00pm FAITH FLOAT* Thurs 10/18 7:00-9:00pm College Care St. Kilian Hall Fri 10/19 - Sun 10/21 WOMEN S RETREAT* Sun 10/21 6:30-8:30pm Life Teen Thurs 10/25 7:00-9:00pm HANGOUT Sun 10/28 2:00-8:00pm TRUNK-OR-TREAT & FALL FEST *Starred events require a permission form and advance sign-up

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