PARISH MISSION STATEMENT Our mission is to build up the Kingdom of God by offering ourselves with Jesus for the true good of every person.

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1 SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME REV. JOHN A. SEDLAK Pastor/Trust Administrator January 20, 2019 PARISH MISSION STATEMENT Our mission is to build up the Kingdom of God by offering ourselves with Jesus for the true good of every person. Mass Schedule Weekday & Sat. Morning: 8:00 am Saturday Vigil: 5:00 pm Sunday: 9:00 & 11:00 am Holy Days: As Announced Sacrament of Reconciliation Weekday & Sat. Morning: 7:30-7:50 am Saturday Vigil: 4:00-4:45 pm Sunday: 8:30-8:45 am & 10:30-10:45 am (30 minutes before all other Masses) Office Hours Monday-Thursday: 8:15 am - 3:45 pm Mailing Address PO Box Route 981 United PA Website Phone Numbers Parish Office/Rectory: FAX: Pastoral Emergencies: Catechesis, Faith Formation & Evangelization (CFFE) Office: Preschool: Social Hall: St. Vincent de Paul Helpline: Staff CFFE Director: Dr. Joseph Dreliszak Preschool Director: Lottie Hirak Preschool Aide: Karen Dlugos Music Director: Steven Makar Parish Secretary and Bookkeeper: Angela Reese Pastoral Council Terry Foriska Mike Reese Don Scekeres Tammy Sofranko* Nicole Stull Dave Shimko *Recorder Finance Council John Boggess Stephanie Soflak Jerry Yasher Emily Uhrin *Chair Kathy Sobinsky Mike Johnson David Lazor* EUCHARISTIC SELF-OFFERING PRAYER I am all Yours, O most loving Jesus, through Mary, Your Mother.

2 Page 2 January 20, 2019 Sat., Jan. 19 5:00 PM Sun., Jan. 20 9:00 AM 11:00 AM Mon., Jan 21 Tue., Jan. 22 Wed., Jan. 23 Thu., Jan. 24 Fri., Jan. 25 Sat., Jan. 26 5:00 PM Sun., Jan. 27 9:00 AM 11:00 AM MASS INTENTIONS (Request Form on back of bulletin) Weekday +John Dzuban by Larry & Lisa Bartosh +Joseph Kapura by Leona & Jeff Weir Second Sunday in Ordinary Time +Mary Mag Krivoniak by John & Donna Warden For the Parishioners St. Agnes +John Jackson by Terry & Sharyn Jackson Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children +Betty Skergan by Sister Phyllis Hudak & Family Weekday Living and Deceased Members of the St. Florian Altar Society St. Francis de Sales +Ann Bossick by Daughter Lori The Conversion of St. Paul +Mary Ann Mizikar by Teresa & Jerry Banks & Family St. Timothy and St. Titus +Joseph Emanuele by Fran DiVecchio +Adrienne Ponzetti by Uncle Joe Third Sunday in Ordinary Time +John W. Keslar Sr. by Rich & Sandy Horne For the Parishioners ST. FLORIAN OFFERTORY STEWARDSHIP: January 12-13: Adults: $ ; Loose: $202.00; Candles: $125.00; Parish Endowment: $20.00; St. Vincent de Paul: $63.00; Catholic Accent: $170.00; Children & Family Services: $1.00; Solemnity of Mary: $20.00; TOTAL: $ 5, God Bless you! MEMORIAL GIFTS With deepest gratitude we acknowledge the following gifts: To St. Florian Church In memory of Pauline Oplinger Born on January 18th By: Husband, Leroy Oplinger To St. Florian Capital Campaign In Memory of Betty Holoman By: John & Barbara Hetcko To St. Florian Capital Campaign In Memory of Mary Ann Mizikar By: Dave & Kathy Mizikar Robert & Juanita Mizikar Geraldine Mizikar Teresa & Jerry Banks Ed & Barb Mizikar Elizabeth Shay Bulletin Deadline: submissions for the Bulletin are due by Monday at 9 AM to: areese@dioceseofgreensburg.org MINISTRY SCHEDULE Saturday, January 19, 2019~ 5:00 PM Lector....J. Mizikar Eucharistic Ministers.. C. Gricheck, G. Kovacina, C. Kelly Altar Servers J. & M. Labuda Greeters J. & E. Kovalik, F. Kernicky Ushers E. Carpenter, D. & T. Ulishney, K. Labuda Sunday, January 20, 2019 ~ 9:00 AM Lector... C. Stercho Eucharistic Ministers... M. Ceroni, S. King, H. Szewczyk Altar Servers......J. & L. King Greeters J. Mott, N. Tracy, C. Szewczyk Ushers....Ron Mizikar, G. & D. Vidakovich, P. Bitner Sunday, January 20, 2018 ~ 11:00 AM Lector...T. Jackson Eucharistic Ministers... W. Back, R. & B. Obusek Altar Servers A. & M. Reese Greeters...D. Scekeres, J. Burik Ushers...D. Scekeres, J. Burik, E. Uhrin, J. Mylant Children s Liturgy...M. Klimchock, M. Kelly Saturday, January 26, 2019 ~ 5:00 PM Lector... J. Lawrence Eucharistic Ministers... C. Gricheck, D. Mizikar, M. Ceroni Altar Servers J. & M. Labuda Greeters C. Mizikar, J. & E. Kovalik Ushers..E. Carpenter, K. Labuda, T. & D. Ulishney Sunday, January 27, 2019 ~ 9:00 AM Lector... B. Mizikar Eucharistic Ministers... R. Mizikar, M. Monticue, K. Kitz Altar Servers......J. & J. Kitz Greeters S. Jackson, V. Swiderski, N. Logan Ushers...H. Szewczyk, S. Snively, G. & D. Vidakovich Sunday, January 27, 2019 ~ 11:00 AM Lector... M. D Amico Eucharistic Ministers D. Neiderhiser, S. King, M. Klimchock Altar Servers Z. Koch, A. Kelly Greeters D. Scekeres, J. Burik Ushers D. Scekeres, M. Mylant, J. Mizikar, J. Burik Children s Liturgy...W. & V. Back Readings for the week of January 20, 2019 Sunday: Is 62:1-5/Ps 96:1-2, 2-3, 7-8, 9-10 [3]/1 Cor 12:4-11/Jn 2:1-11 Monday: Heb 5:1-10/Ps 110:1, 2, 3, 4 [4b]/Mk 2:18-22 Tuesday: Heb 6:10-20/Ps 111:1-2, 4-5, 9 and 10c [5]/Mk 2:23-28 Wednesday: Heb 7:1-3, 15-17/Ps 110:1, 2, 3, 4 [4b]/Mk 3:1-6 Thursday: Heb 7:25 8:6/Ps 40:7-8a, 8b-9, 10, 17 [8a and 9a]/Mk 3:7-12 Friday: Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22/Ps 117:1bc, 2 [Mk 16:15]/Mk 16:15-18 Saturday: 2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5/Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 7-8a, 10 [3]/Mk 3:20-21 Next Sunday: Neh 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10/Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 15 [cf. Jn 6:63c]/1 Cor 12:12-30 or 1 Cor 12:12-14, 27/Lk 1:1-4; 4:14-21 Liturgical Publications Inc. Sanctuary Light In Memory of Edward Bilik By Wife & Children THIS WEEK Prayer Shawl Ministry St. Vincent de Paul Meeting Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Tuesday, 1:00 PM Tuesday, 7:00 PM Tuesday Wednesday

3 CATECHESIS, FAITH FORMATION AND EVANGELIZATION Week to Week: January 20-27, 2019 Sunday Adult Faith Sharing after 9:00 am Mass Faith Formation Center Children s Liturgy During 11:00 am Mass Monday No Faith Formation Classes resume January 28th Wednesday Book Club 9:00 am 10: 00 am Sunday Adult Faith Sharing after 9:00 am Mass Faith Formation Center Children s Liturgy During 11:00 am Mass Youth Ministry (Grades 8-12) from Noon 2:00 pm Students are encouraged to have our Pancake/ Sausage Breakfast followed by a presentation on The Mass by Fr. John The CFFE Office is open on Mondays and Wednesdays. The phone is checked daily for messages. For immediate attention, please contact Dr. Dreliszak at home Faith Formation News Faith Formation News: Elementary Classes for Grades K-7 January 21st No Classe No Classes due to no school in Mt. Pleasant School district. Classes will resume on January 28, 2019 from 6:00-7:15 pm. Mid year Information Meeting with Dr. Dreliszak will be held at 6:45 pm in the Social Hall. All are welcome! Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) Are you or someone you know interested in joining the Catholic Faith?? No commitment needed at this time. Please contact Dr. Dreliszak at the Faith Formation Center for more information. More details will be announced in the near future. May we pray for those considering this important step on their journey of faith. Divine Mercy Chaplet A new practice has begun in our parish and ALL are welcome to join us as individuals pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet AFTER our 8:00 am morning Mass on Tuesdays and Fridays. The prayer takes no longer than minutes and is a wonderful opportunity to reflect on God s mercy and love for us. This week s passage: from Divine Mercy Explained - Keys to the Message & Devotion by Fr. Michael Gaitley The Message of Divine Mercy So how do we get the great graces of Divine Mercy in our time? All you need is one little word F-I-N-C-H This stands for Feast, Image, Novena, Chaplet and Hour. Over the next several weeks we will explain the importance of each word as it relates to the importance of understanding God s Divine Mercy for us at this time in our world. This week s word highlight will be FEAST! We continue this week to focus on the fourth letter of FINCH the letter C which is for CHAPLET Additional words told by Jesus to Faustina who pray the chaplet: The souls that say this chaplet will be embraced by My mercy during their lifetime and especially at the hour of their death. Oh what great graces I will grant to souls who say this chaplet; the very depths of My tender mercy are stirred for the sake of those who say the chaplet. My daughter, encourage souls to say the chaplet which I have given to you. It pleases Me to grant everything they ask of Me by saying the chaplet. When hardened sinners say it, I will their souls with peace, and the hour of their death will be a happy one. INVITING ALL MEMBERS OF THE PARISH: DO YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE LIFE OF ST. FAUSTINA??? A SPECIAL VIDEO PRESENTATION OF HER LIFE WILL BE SHOWN ON MONDAY, JANUARY 21 FOLLOWING THE MASS. THE MOVIE LASTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 90 MINUTES. CONTIENTAL BREAKFAST WILL BE SERVED. FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, PLEASE CONTACT THE FAITH FORMATION OFFICE BY JANUARY 18, Prayer Chain Please Note: If you have a particular prayer intention, please contact the FAITH FORMATION CENTER at and your request will be forwarded to those who have agreed to take part in this special ministry. New members on our Parish Prayer Chain are always welcome to join! Bill Kathryn Charles Shaleigh Jeff Joanne Xavier Lillian Mary Ann Jay Jeanne Mike Edna Willie Rich Michaelene Lily Mallory Nancy Susan Herb Robert Jeff Charlie Jill Charlie Jenna Cindy Kelly May we continue to remember these individuals in our daily prayers! Adult Education Opportunities Adult Faith Sharing: Adult Faith Sharing will be held on Sunday, January 20th after the 9:00 am Mass in the Faith Formation Building. New participants are encouraged to join this group. Please contact Dr. Dreliszak for more information Book Club: Please consider joining our Parish Book Club! Our next session will be begin on Wednesday, January 23 from 9:00 10:00 am in the Faith Formation Center. We will be reading and discussing: Our Lady of Kibeho Mary Speaks to the World From the Heart of Africa. The cost is $ Please come and learn about this powerful apparition approved by the Catholic Church. All are welcome!

4 Connections Second Sunday of Ordinary Time by Joe Lesko Our concerns from the two passages are presented as marriage feasts. Both point to a future for the faithful in the new Zion, a new Jerusalem. The words Zion and Jerusalem are same references. The city of Jerusalem is built on Mount Zion and the Temple sets on Mount Moriah. They are used as interchangeable place names. Isaiah begins with a prophecy of greatness to come to God s people in their return from exile. He refuses to remain silent and declares a period of vindication. The Lord Himself will proclaim the City as My Delight and Espoused. The prophet continues describing the new glory to come as the Lord holds the city as a diadem (a crown worn as a sign of royalty). This image refers to the ancient practice of showing the local deity wearing a crown. The crown itself is fashioned after the city walls. The Lord holds His crown in His hands for Jerusalem is His possession. The passage concludes to a restored Israel when she was youthful and innocent. She is the Lord s virgin spouse. For the Lord delights in you and makes your land his spouse. This marriage theme calls thoughts of thoughts of the marriage feast at Cana, the Gospel passage for today. The Church, which Christ comes to establish as the new Israel, is His bride. Like His Father in Isaiah s passage, Christ builds a new people much like a young man marries a virgin. As the purveyor of hope, Isaiah is describing a time of Israel s glorious return to their beloved land. The present is a time of great afflictions which have fallen on the people of Judah and Jerusalem and which have come by their own sinfulness. Their wickedness has drawn the wrath of Yawhew. An outward show of prosperity hides their greed, extortion, oppression of the poor, wanton luxury, debauchery, and glaring immorality. Isaiah seeks to startle the nation into repentance and reform by predicting the doom that Yawhew is preparing for it, if it continues in its wickedness. Isaiah is not just a prophet of doom. He is also a prophet of hope. The role of a prophet is not one of a soothsayer; he does not predict the future. His role is to monitor the adherence to the Mosaic Covent, to warn of God s curses that shall come if the Covenant is not kept, and to point to the blessings which come from obedience. The connector theme for the Old Testament and the Gospel is a theme of marriage. The concluding verses of the first reading contain words that reference marriage. Each metaphorically refer to Yawhew as the groom and the nation of Israel as His bride.. Yawhew loves and protects her as a husband protects his wife. The Gospel of John suggests that Jesus, complying with His Mother s request, shows that He is the long awaited Messiah. The nuptial from the Isaiah reading has a marriage consummated in Jesus through His passion and death. He is the groom and His Church is His bride. John s Gospel begins with a mention to on the third day. Marriage feasts generally lasted seven days. The third day, the day of Christ s Resurrection, occurs on the seventh day of Genesis imagery that John patterns for the beginning of his Gospel. The third day is also the day of Covenant when God s new creation Jesus manifests His glory. Mary s observation to her Son of the shortage of wine is not a request for a miracle. She is counting on His resourcefulness. Her concern is to avoid embarrassment for her close relatives. She, Jesus, and His disciples have been invited to the feast. Their invitation suggests that they are related to either the groom or the bride. No where in the Bible does Jesus address Mary as Mother. In Jesus time to address her as woman is not disrespectful. It is similar to calling her madam in a formal situation. Eve is called woman before the fall when she is sinless and pure in God s eyes. Mary is the new Eve conceived without sin and without sin her entire life. These water jars hold approximately 20 gallon of water. Filled to the brim indicates the abundance of the riches of redemption that Jesus shall administer. The feast has 121 to 180 gallons of quality wine. The word sign appears in the final verse and John repeats it frequently in the first half of his Gospel. Among these are Christ s miracles. Johns cites just seven. Sign works to encourage witnesses to believe. They further signify Christ for who He is. Both passages signal the wait for salvation and redemption. Isaiah offers hope for the glory that will come with the restoration of the people in their homeland. Christ s miracle manifests who He is for His disciples begin to believe in Him. Prayers for Mary Ann Mizikar, John Herb Walton, Mary Therese Beers, Edith Melago and Ellona Pendrick who died recently. May we continue to pray for them and their families during this time of sorrow. PA CHILDLINE If you have any suspicion about the sexual abuse (or any other type of abuse) of a minor child by anyone please contact PA Childline immediately at If the alleged abuser is functioning in a parish, school or diocesan position as clergy, religious, paid staff or volunteer you are also requested to contact the Bishop s Delegate for Matters of Sexual Misconduct after you have called the Childline number and made the report. The Bishop s Delegate may be reached at , Ext Christmas Decoration Removal - Greensburg Catholic Cemetery If you wish to retain your Christmas decorations from your loved ones graves, please remove the decorations by February 15. Anything left in the cemetery past February 15, as a courtesy to you, will be discarded by cemetery staff. Thank you for your cooperation. Note: Please watch future bulletins for details regarding removal of Christmas Decorations from St. Florian, St. Stan and Forty Martyrs Cemeteries. Have you Joined our Birthday Club: Our Evangelization Committee has started a Birthday Club. All you need to do is to give us your name and the date of your birthday, the year of birth is not necessary. Starting in January, we will list the names for that particular month. We agree to pray for them, they will receive a card from the parish and a phone call on their special day. Please consider joining! SUB SALE! Fund-Raiser to support our Capital Campaign Our Youth Group will once again be sponsoring a Sub Sale in time for the upcoming Super Bowl in February. Subs will be prepared by Post Avenue and they are GREAT! Return order form or call the CFFE Office to order. All Subs are $7.00 Italian Onion Ham & Swiss Onion Italian No Onion Ham & Swiss No Onion Turkey Onion Turkey No Onion Pizza Hoagie Name: Phone: Orders due by January 28th Pick-up Saturday February 2nd 11:00 to 12:00 pm In the Social Hall

5 Page 5 January 20, 2019 AGAIN THANK YOU SO MUCH! ST. FLORIAN CAPITAL CAMPAIGN pledge total is now $714,863 and the amount collected as of January 7 th is $679,256!! Gifts received have now amazingly surpassed Our Campaign Goal!! We are truly grateful to God and to all who have contributed to or prayed for the success of our Campaign, and to our Campaign Chairperson and co-leaders. Please continue to fulfill pledges, sooner rather than later if possible, and to make extra gifts, when able. All new or extra gifts add to our total pledged and collected. A monthly Capital Campaign envelope will continue to be included in your packet until June, The Campaign window for assessment-free donations will close at the end of April, with the possibility of an extension. This envelope can be used for payments on pledges or new gifts; please indicate one or the other on your envelope. HAVE YOU INVITED A LAPSED CATHOLIC BACK TO CHURCH or an un-churched person to consider becoming a Catholic? Did you first pray for that person daily, offer a small weekly sacrifice, and include him or her in your self-offering at Mass? As baptized and confirmed Catholics we have been given the grace and the duty to lead others to Jesus in the sacraments. LITURGICAL CONSIDERATIONS will be addressed sometime before Lent by way of a State of the Liturgy homily. Read Fr. John s Homily at under the Parish Life tab. AFFORDABLE SENIOR HOUSING WANTED: Property for Possible Senior Affordable Housing in Our Area! If you or someone you know has 3.5 acres of level property in the greater Norvelt area that could be donated or purchased for the site of Senior Affordable Housing units, please contact the parish office. LAY MISSIONARY, KAREN HUNKA, IN GHANA Our fellow parishioner, Karen Hunka, is beginning her journey as a lay missionary in Ghana for the next three years. Follow her progress and / or make a donation to support her work at Khunkainghana.blogspot.com All You Can Eat! PANCAKE BREAKFAST Sunday January 27, am to 1 pm St. Florian Social Hall EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Normally, two adorers should be present at all times. For January 8-9 the following hours had only one adorer: 3 PM and 5PM. Please call the parish office or (after hours) Fr. John s cell phone if the next adorers do not show up. Please continue to pray for the reform of the Church, especially for our leaders, and for all who have been harmed by clergy misconduct or episcopal malfeasance. Catholic Charities Thanks you! A letter of thanks was received from Catholic Charities for all the donated gifts that were sent to them to distribute to youth in need this past Christmas. It was noted that This Christmas was a great deal happier for many because of your consideration! $8.00 per Adult $5.00 age 5-12 Free Under 5 Menu includes: Pancakes, Sausage, Hash browns and Eggs SPONSOR OF THE WEEK UNITY MEMORIALS Please support our sponsors.