ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST CATHOLIC CHURCH

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1 ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST CATHOLIC CHURCH 134 East Bishop Street Bellefonte, PA BAPTISMS: By Appointment MARRIAGE: Notify Pastor 9 Months in Advance SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturday: 4:00-4:30PM CHRISTIAN INITIATION FOR ADULTS: Call the Rectory. MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday: 5:00 PM Sunday: 8:00 AM and 10:15 AM Daily: See Bulletin Rectory Phone: 814) saintjohnsoff@gmail.com Web: School Phone: (814) School Website: Pastor: Rev. GEORGE I. JAKOPAC St. John s Church was Established in 1828 ST. JOHN CATHOLIC SCHOOL Deacon: THOMAS E. BOLDIN St. John School Celebrating 125 Years MRS. KRISTINA TICE, School Principal

2 ** WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2016 ** Page Two St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church Saturday, September 3rd 5:00 PM J. Gawen Stoker (Wife Pat and Family) 7:00 PM LATIN MASS CELEBRATED Sunday, September 4th 8:00 AM Joe & Connie Moseri (The Brezler Family) 10:15 AM Mary Kushwara (Rosemarie Kushwara) Monday, September 5th LABOR DAY CELEBRATED 9:00 AM Poor Souls (A Friend) NOTICE: NO MASS SCHEDULED AT CENTRE CREST TODAY Tuesday, September 6th 8:00 AM Communion Service Wednesday, September 7th 8:00 AM Stephen Riglin (The Family) Thursday, September 8th 8:00 AM Emma Sue Poretto (Joe & Toni Beigle) Friday, September 9th 8:00 AM James Shaw (Marion Novak) Saturday, September 10th 5:00 PM Mr. & Mrs. Russell Rider (Marian Wayne) Sunday, September 11th 8:00 AM Our Parish Family 10:15 AM Lt. Jonas Martin Panik (Martin Panik & Family) LITURGICAL MINISTER/SERVER SCHEDULE: 5:00 PM Saturday, September 10th Servers: Sam Yangula & Kyle Yangula E.M.s: Linda Jabco & Michael Pavone Lector: Lucia Stover Music Ministers: Stephen St. Amant & Suzanne Egli 8:00 AM Sunday, September 11th Servers: Corby Koleno & Thomas McElhinny E.M.s: Christopher Ross & Louise Manginell Lector: Christopher Ross Music Ministers: Adult Choir 10:15 AM Sunday, September 11th Servers: Maria Cotter & Rebecca Burns E.M.s: Frank Densevich & Charles Witmer Lector: Joseph Pietrowicz Music Ministers: Jay Zimmerman & Stacey Jackson COLLECTION ENVELOPE REMINDER: Please remember to fill in the Amount $ line of your weekly giving envelopes. This not only saves our volunteers time when tallying donations, but is also an extra confirmation of your gift amount for recording. For privacy, just flip your envelope over when tossing it into the collection basket. Thanks. NOTE: CONFESSIONS ARE HELD ON SATURDAY AFTERNOONS FROM 4:00 PM 4:30 PM. Our Address is saintjohnsoff@gmail.com OurWebsite: Rectory Office Hours are as follows: Monday through Wednesday: 8:30 AM 3:00 PM Thursdays: 8:30 AM 12:00 Noon (Summer hours) Fridays: Rectory Office is Closed for the Summer MASS TIME AT ST. KATERI CHURCH IS AT NOON EVERY SUNDAY! MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH, THE OFFICE IS CLOSED NO ALL-DAY ADORATION THIS MONDAY Because the first Monday of September falls on Labor Day this year, we will NOT have an All-Day Adoration on September 5th. Our next All-Day Adoration will be held on the third Monday of the month which falls on September 19th. MISSIONARY CO-OP ENVELOPES HELP ROMBLON Father Noel Sixon of the Diocese of Romblon in the Philippines visited St. John s and St. Kateri Parishes last weekend. In response to his message for his mission appeal Special Missionary Cooperative envelopes which were in last weekend s bulletin will be collected THIS weekend. Please be as generous as you can to help Fr. Noel Sixon and Romblon with their appeal during this Year of Mercy. BAPTISM PREPARATION CLASS THIS SUNDAY Attention New or Expecting Parents: Deacon Tom will hold the next Baptism Preparation Class THIS Sunday, September 4th from 11:30 12:30 AM in the rectory basement. This class is for all parents wanting to have their child baptized either here at St. John s or at St. Kateri Parish. If you can t attend this Baptism Preparation Class, the next one will be held on Sunday, December 4th. For any questions, contact Deacon Tom Boldin at stboldin@verizon.net or To schedule a Baptism, call the rectory at SCHEDULING MASS INTENTIONS We are now getting caught up with having all of our hanging Mass intentions offered. These intentions were some that were back-logged because of the volume received in the past. We did NOT send any intentions away to be said. If you have not seen yours offered yet, it/they are still on the roster and will be scheduled soon. However, we also have ample openings now for new intentions, so we encourage you to call in and again schedule Masses to be said for your deceased loved ones. We are also scheduling intentions for our 2017 Masses. HEALING FROM GRIEF GROUP MEETING Our next Healing Through Faith Group meeting is scheduled for next Tuesday, September 13th. It will be held at 9:00 AM in the rectory basement meeting room. Everyone is welcome to attend and share in the discussions with Fr. George. JARED BOX ITEMS NEEDED A few weeks ago we published a Thank You from both the Foundation for Mount Nittany Medical Center and The Jared Box Project. Students from our Kindergarten, First and Sixth grades CCD Classes had assembled Jared Boxes earlier this year from items they and you, our parishioners had donated. The Mount Nittany Children s Advocacy Group of Bellefonte has again notified us of a desperate need for these Jared Boxes. We have a bin in the back of the church to collect the items that are needed. The suggested items are as follows: crayons/ markers, coloring books, small toys, bubbles, pens/pencils, small notepads/journals, small puzzles, card games and travel size board games. All items should be able to fit in a shoebox. Please do not give any dolls or food items. As a reminder, these boxes are given to the young patients in the Surgical, Emergency, Pediatric and Children s Inpatient Units of The Mount Nittany Medical Center. Your help with donating any of the items requested is greatly appreciated.

3 Page Three Bellefonte, Pennsylvania THE TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME WEEKLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR WEEKEND 08/28/2016 ORDINARY COLLECTION INCOME RECEIVED: Adult Offertory: $ 6, Loose Offertory: $ Children s Offertory: $ Special Monthly: $ Votive Candles: $ ORDINARY COLLECTION TOTAL: $ 8, EXTRA ORDINARY INCOME RECEIVED: Maintenance Fund: $ Fr. O Malley Fund: $ Feast of the Assumption: $ EXTRA ORDINARY INCOME TOTAL: $ ORDINARY & EXTRA DEPOSIT TOTAL: $ 8, ************************************************* REGULAR SCHOOL COLLECTION TOTAL: $ SPECIAL COLLECTIONS: (Diocesan or Others) Holy Name of Mary School in Ghana: $ Missionary Co-op Collection: $ THANK YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS AND YOUR GENEROSITY WAIT NO MORE EVENT If you have ever considered adoption from foster care or want to learn more, plan to attend the Wait No More event this coming Saturday, September 10th at Calvary Church. The address is 150 Harvest Fields Drive in Boalsburg and it will be held from 10:00 AM 2:00 PM. This event is for the thousands of boys and girls in Pennsylvania who are trapped in the foster care system and have no permanent family to love and support them. No registration is required, but if you would like to sign up early to attend, please go to pennsylvania/. You can also visit Social-Media-Resources.html for various children s files. For general information, you can call the Centre County Orphan Care Alliance at or them at Together, with your help, we can find forever families for all the waiting kids in Pennsylvania! 2016/2017 RCIA CLASSES TO BEGIN Are you interested in becoming Catholic? Or..Perhaps you know someone who may be interested? RCIA is the Program the church uses to bring in new converts on a yearly basis. Our first class is scheduled for next Sunday, September 11th. These classes are held each Sunday at 9:00 AM in the rectory basement. If you have questions, you can call the rectory at or contact our RCIA director, George Callahan at or reach him online at callahangm@live.com. ADULT AND FOLK CHOIRS SEEK NEW MEMBERS The Adult and Folk Choirs are starting up once again this fall. Both groups during the past 2 years have seen a substantial drop in personnel for various reasons. So we are actively recruiting new members. The Adult Choir traditionally sings at the 8:00 AM Mass and is run by Jay Zimmerman. The Folk Group sings 2 or 3 times a month on a rotating Mass schedule and is led by Tim Kasper. If you enjoy singing, please consider becoming a part of the music ministry and contact either Jay at or Tim at The Adult Choir rehearses on Wednesday evenings and the Folk Group has their practices on Thursday evenings. SILVER CIRCLE MEMBERSHIP HELPS IHM SISTERS Would you like to help our retired Immaculate Heart of Mary Sisters who reside at Our Lady of Peace in Scranton, PA? If so, you can help by becoming a member of the Silver Circle. After becoming a member, your membership form is entered into a monthly drawing from October through June where there are a total of 324 prizes that range from $50 $1,000. Some of the retired sisters you would be helping include Sisters Eleanor Desaulniers, Fidelis Flannery, Lisbeth Hartnett, Margaret Loftus, Rita Ann Naughton and many others whom you may remember. A year s membership ticket cost is $ Tickets are available at the rectory office. Please stop by during regular business hours. You can also call the rectory ( ) to reserve a ticket and mail in your payment or place it in he collection basket. For more information about the Silver Circle membership, visit or call (570) Thanks for supporting our retired IHM Sisters. BUS TRIP TO BALTIMORE S HISTORIC BASILICA Fr. Neil Dadey has scheduled a Bus Trip to Baltimore s Historic Basilica, Holy Door and Inner Harbor. The Bus Trip departs at 6:00 AM on Tuesday, September 13th, from the back parking lot of Our Lady of Victory Church. In Baltimore the trip includes a visit to St. Elizabeth Seton s House and Seminary Chapel where she made her first profession of vows. Prince Gallitzin and Fr. Michael McGivnev were both ordained at this Seminary also. There will be a tour of The Basilica of the Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, America s First Cathedral., and The Holy Door. Attendance at Mass will be at 12:10 PM. After Mass, the bus heads to Baltimore s Inner Harbor. For the rest of the day, you are on your own to enjoy great food, sightseeing and shopping in the area. Departure for home is at 7:00 PM arriving back at OLV approximately 11:00 PM. Please call the Office at Our Lady of Victory Church at by this Tuesday, September 6th to make your reservation. ICON PAINTING WORKSHOP The Bethany Retreat Center in Frenchville (about 50 minutes from State College) is offering an opportunity to learn about and create an icon painted in the ancient Byzantine style. Mary Kay Laplante will lead the class in creating an icon of the Mother of God, Tenderness, using ancient techniques and all natural materials rich with symbolic meaning. This workshop is similar to the one she lead last year, with a different subject for the icon. Previous artistic experience is not necessary, as w riting an icon is as much a contemplative form of prayer as an artistic discipline. Students will receive step-by-step instructions and all necessary materials will be provided. The underlying theology will be equally emphasized with each technical step demonstrated. The days will include class instruction and painting, personal prayer time, optional Centering Prayer, daily Mass and home cooked meals. The workshop will be held from November 6th - 12th (Sunday to Saturday). Arrival is after 4:00 PM on Sunday with supper at 6:00 PM. Departure is on Saturday after 1:00 PM. The offering for the class is $800 per person with a nonrefundable deposit of $250 required. This amount includes lodging and meals for the week, class instruction and all icon materials. These materials provided include: a prepared icon board, set of brushes, palette, 23K gold leaf, pigments, and all other necessary materials to complete the icon. Partial scholarships are available. Save $15 by bringing your own single sheets and towels. Please indicate prior to your arrival if you have special dietary needs. To register, please call Bethany Retreat Center at or contact them via at bethanyretreatcenter@gmail.com. For more information about the workshop, contact Mary Kay Laplante at mklaplante11@gmail.com

4 THE SCHOOL YEAR HAS BEGUN! Welcome back, students!! BACK TO SCHOOL WE ARE BEGINNING OUR 126TH YEAR! NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH SCHOOL RESUMES ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH. SCHOOL INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBPAGE, ************************************************************************* ***FAMILY FUN NIGHT*** Fr. Michael Wolfe, the new pastor of Queen of the Archangels Parish in Clarence invites the families of St. John the Evangelist and St. Kateri to a FAMILY FUN NIGHT. This family gathering will actually be a kick-off to form a new REGIONAL YOUTH GROUP for Middle School and High School aged students. It will be held at the Snow Shoe Skating Rink at 202 South 4th Street in Snow Shoe. The date and time is Saturday, September 10th at 6:30 PM til?. There will be lots of party games plus video game tournaments and roller skating. Pizza, drinks and snacks will be provided. Father Wolfe invites you to please bring the whole family and a friend, if you d like. If you have any questions, please contact Fr. Wolfe at Come and join in on an evening of great family fun! LAST OUTDOOR SUMMER MASS AT LORETTO SHRINE Father John D. Byrnes, Rector, and the Parish Family of Saint Michael the Archangel Basilica in Loretto, invite the faithful to join them this Sunday evening, September 4th at 7:00 PM for the final outdoor Sunday Mass for the year at the beautiful Shrine of Our Lady of the Alleghenies in Loretto. Please bring a lawn chair. In the event of inclement weather, the Mass will be held in the Basilica of Saint Michael the Archangel. OUR SEWING GROUP St. John s In Stitches Now that the summer months have passed, our Church s Sewing Group, St. John s In Stitches will hold their next meeting on the third Monday of September. Check next week s bulletin for the scheduled time. The ladies are always working on a variety of projects and the group is open to anyone interested in sewing, knitting, crocheting or working with crafts, etc. New members are always welcome and they currently are especially in need of additional sew-ers. If you have any questions, you can reach Rosie Wood at or you can her at the following address: rosieandwoody3@hotmail.com. Also, they gladly accept monetary and material donations anytime.

5 CCD CLASSES RESUME THIS MONTH With the beginning of the new school year, our Religious Education Classes will also soon begin their sessions. The first class for Kindergarten through 10th Grade students will start next Sunday, September 11th. All the students (and parents) and teachers should gather in St. John School Auditorium by 9:00 AM. Fr. George will offer a welcome and a blessing for all the teachers and students before they are directed to their classrooms. Please note that some of the classroom locations have been changed for this year s classes. Classes will be held each week from 9:00 10:00 AM. For registering Kindergarten or any new students, parents, please fill out the forms located on the table in the rear of the church. Direct any questions to Mark or Denise Leskovansky at the school office during the class hour or call them at TH GRADE CONFIRMATION CLASSES RESUME The 11th Grade Confirmation Class will also begin their classes this month. The first class will be on Sunday, September 18th. Classes will again be held at St. John School Auditorium from 11:15 AM 12:30 PM. For questions or concerns, please call Deacon Tom or Shirley Boldin at or them at stboldin@verizon.net. K OF C MONTHLY BREAKFASTS RESUME THIS MONTH The Knights of Columbus of Bellefonte will again be sponsoring their ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BREAKFAST on the third Sunday of each month. This month s breakfast will be served starting at 8:30 AM until Noon on Sunday morning, September 18th. In addition to the full menu of years past which includes Bacon, Eggs, Sausage, Potatoes, French Toast, Pancakes, Waffles, Sausage Gravy, Oatmeal, Hot Syrup, Juice, Fruit, Coffee, Tea and Hot Chocolate, we have added SCRAPPLE. The cost is still only $8.00 for adults, children under 12 eat for $4.00 while children under 6 eat for Free. Come in and enjoy a great breakfast and support your local Knights of Columbus. These breakfasts are held at the Knights Hall on Stoney Batter in Bellefonte. MARRIAGE PREPARATION CLASSES AT ST. JOHN S Just a reminder to engaged couples that Marriage Preparation Classes are being held here at St. John s Parish in October. Preregistration is required. Please contact the Family Life Office at or them at familylife@dioceseaj.org for more information or to register. HELP DESK AGENT OPENING: Servant PC Resources of Lock Haven has an excellent full/parttime opportunity in the Help Desk Department to serve our rapidly growing client base. The position requires an individual to answer incoming calls from customers seeking help using their Servant Keeper software. Individual must be energetic, diligent, outgoing and have a good knowledge of computers. This individual must thrive on software problem solving and helping people use computer software while maintaining a cheerful attitude. Compensation is commensurate with your experience. To submit your application and resume please go to: TUNE INTO WJVM 90.3-FM & WEJO FM Free i-phone & Android apps for the stations are also available. Visit for details. We are now recording for our September prayer slots, as well as requesting extra pray-ers of the Divine Mercy Chaplet during this jubilee year. We thank Nancy Johnson, Carol Baker Marince, Cindy Maund, and Laurie Ragan for their recent chaplet recording. If you would like to pray or receive our monthly programming e-blasts, contact Sheryl Balkey at (814) or voiceofdivinemercy@gmail.com. Remember, just $100/day keeps our Catholic voice on the air. Our 501(c)3 organization is volunteer-run and your tax-deductible donation may be mailed to: Voice of Divine Mercy, PO Box 862, State College, PA It is labour indeed that puts the difference on everything...john Locke

6 St. John Evangelist Church 134 E. Bishop Street Bellefonte, PA Contact: Fr. George Jakopac Software Using: Win 8 Adobe DC Publisher 2013 Transmission Time: Wednesdays, 11:30 am Special Instructions: