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Partner Parishes of the Diocese of Greensburg A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust 1125 Leishman Avenue New Kensington, PA 15068 Office 724-337-6412 Fax 724-337-4022 Ministry Office 724-337-6412, ext 15

Mary of Czestochowa 857 Kenneth Avenue, New Kensington, PA 15068 Office: 724-335-8212 Fax: 724-335-1314 Religion Center: 724-335-0785 www.stjosephstmarynk.

1 Partner Parishes of the Diocese of Greensburg A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust 1125 Leishman Avenue New Kensington, PA Office Fax Ministry Office , ext 15 Fr. John S. Szczesny Pastor & Administrator jszczesny@dioceseofgreensburg.org St. Mary of Czestochowa 857 Kenneth Avenue, New Kensington, PA Office: Fax: Religion Center: Parish Office Hours Weekend Mass Schedule Monday 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM Sunday 7:30 AM & 11:30 AM Tuesday 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM Wednesday 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM Sacrament of Reconciliation Thursday 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM 2nd & 4th Sunday 11:00 AM Friday CLOSED 1st Friday 11:15 AM Also by appointment Pastoral Ministry Sr. M. Carol Kardell, C.S.S.F. CKARDELL@DIOCESEOFGREENSBURG.ORG Business Manager Stephanie Gracey SGracey@dioceseofgreensburg.org Eucharistic Adoration 1st Friday of the month 11:00 AM - 12:00 NN Staff Organist & Director of Liturgy George Pecoraro, St. Mary gpecoraro@stmarynk.org Organist & Director of Music Diane Painter, dpainter@dioceseofgreensburg.org Parish Office Hours Monday - Friday 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil 4:00 PM Sunday 9:30 AM Sacrament of Reconciliation Wednesday 5:45 PM Also by appointment Fr. Gregorio de la Cruz Soldevilla, Jr. Parochial Vicar gsoldevilla@dioceseofgreensburg.org Director of Religious Formation Deborah Discello, St. Mary ddiscello@dioceseofgreensburg.org Maintenance Greg Szarek Rebecca Planavsky, St. Mary RPlanavsky@dioceseofgreensburg.org Parish Secretaries Deborah Hilliard, dhilliard@dioceseofgreensburg.org Mary, Queen of Apostles School Catherine Collett - Principal PK - 3rd Grade 4th - 8th Grade Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Ages 3-12 Religion Center: St. Mary Cemetery Contact Person - Colin Glendenning 3380 Leechburg Road Lower Burrell, PA Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 16, 2017

2 ST. JOSEPH Saturday, July 15 - Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 3:30 PM The Rosary 4:00 PM Anna C. Szczesny (Anniversary) Sunday, July 16 - Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00 AM The Rosary 9:30 AM Helen Salem (Bill & Darlene Coury) Monday, July 17 7:30 AM Joel Jablonski (Margie & Jim Fisher) Wednesday, July 19 5:45 PM Sacrament of Reconciliation 6:15 PM Loretta Bartlett (Mary Jean DiRoberto) Thursday, July 20 - St. Apollinaris, Bishop & Martyr 7:30 AM Margaret Ryan (Anniversary) Saturday, July 22 - Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 3:30 PM The Rosary 4:00 PM Dorothy Shaw (John Shaw) Sunday, July 23 - Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00 AM The Rosary 9:30 AM For All Parishioners Living and Deceased Liturgical Schedule ST. MARY Sunday, July 16 - Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:00 AM The Rosary 7:30 AM Sharon Cicconi (Family) 11:00 AM The Rosary 11:30 AM Andrew & Eleanor Peck (Daughters) Tuesday, July 18 - St. Camillus de Lellis, Priest 7:30 AM Leo & Eleanor Mozelewski (Bernice & Family) Wednesday, July 19 7:30 AM Theresa Smutsky (Lois Martin) Friday, July 21 - St. Lawrence of Brindisi, Priest & Doctor of the Church 7:30 AM Ray Wroblewski (Sisters, Rita Sieczkowski & Marcia Wroblewski) Sunday, July 23 - Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:00 AM The Rosary 7:30 AM Elaine Ganong (Bill Englert & Family) 11:00 AM The Rosary 11:15 AM Sacrament of Reconciliation 11:30 AM Cieslinski, Zaporowski & Kula Families (Family) Sanctuary Candle July 9, July 22, 2017 In Memory of David T. Cashell (Wife, Nancy) Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that you have received only what you have given. St. Francis of Assisi Welcome to the Catholic Community! Through the waters of baptism we welcome into the Catholic community, Dawson Robert DeAngelis, son of Mr. & Mrs. Christopher (Leanne) DeAngelis of St. Mary Parish. Pray for Dawson Robert as he begins his spiritual formation in the Catholic Church. Pray Always Many parishes have a parish book of prayer or parish book of intercessions where individuals can write a prayer for someone in need, a prayer of thanksgiving, or a prayer of praise. When we gather at Mass, we pray for others and with one another. How can we take this example from church to our homes and pray always? Consider buying a blank book or journal as your family s book of prayer. Each day write a prayer of thanks, intercession, praise or petition. Let every time you think of a friend, family member or co-worker be a prayer of thanks for that person s place in your life. Readings for the Week Monday: Ex 1:8-14, 22; Ps 124:1b-8; Mt 10:34 11:1 Tuesday: Ex 2:1-15a; Ps 69:3, 14, 30-31, 33-34; Mt 11:20-24 Wednesday: Ex 3:1-6, 9-12; Ps 103:1b-4, 6-7; Mt 11:25-27 Thursday: Ex 3:13-20; Ps 105:1, 5, 8-9, 24-27; Mt 11:28-30 Friday: Ex 11:10 12:14; Ps 116:12-13, 15, 16bc, 17-18; Mt 12:1-8 Saturday: Ex 12:37-42; Ps 136:1, 23-24, 10-15; Jn 20:1-2, Sunday: Wis 12:13, 16-19; Ps 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16; Rom 8:26-27; Mt 13:24-43 [24-30] in the charity of your prayers Please remember the souls of those who have died, especially for the repose of the souls of Father William P. Donahue, formerly of Parish and Margaret C. Scalise, formerly of St. Mary Parish. May God welcome them and all who have gone before us into the joy of everlasting life, and bring comfort and peace to their families. Cemetery Plots St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Lower Burrell has plots available at competitive prices. The plots are available for all who wish to be buried in consecrated ground. If you or a loved one are interested, please contact Colin at

Stewardship July 1-2 Sunday Collection Total $ 6,095.90 Diocesan Collection 91.00 E.F.T. - June 1,275.00 Deposit Total $ 7,461.90 St. Mary Sunday Collection Total $ 6,183.

00 Diocesan Collection 12.00 Deposit Total $ 4,625.00 Thank you for your generosity! Money Counters and St. Mary Parishes are in need of money counters.

Ministry Schedule July 22-23 Lector 4:00 PM T Kovalchick 9:30 AM D Dubnicay EMHC 4:00 PM B Constant, T Spiering, L Neurohr 9:30 AM J Slocik, R Cowfer, S Matta Servers 4:00 PM L, N & P Katona

Mary Lector 7:30 AM J McNally 11:30 AM K Labay EMHC 7:30 AM *C McNally, T Kvortek, K Brestensky 11:30 AM *B Farina, R Farina, Jen Kvortek Servers 7:30 AM M Stelmach, E Stewart, A Arledge

3 Stewardship July 1-2 Sunday Collection Total $ 6, Diocesan Collection E.F.T. - June 1, Deposit Total $ 7, St. Mary Sunday Collection Total $ 6, Diocesan Collection Deposit Total $ 6, July 8-9 Sunday Collection Total $ 5, Diocesan Collection Deposit Total $ 5, St. Mary Sunday Collection Total $ 4, Diocesan Collection Deposit Total $ 4, Thank you for your generosity! Money Counters and St. Mary Parishes are in need of money counters. If interested, please call the parish office to set up a training session with Stephanie. Ministry Schedule July Lector 4:00 PM T Kovalchick 9:30 AM D Dubnicay EMHC 4:00 PM B Constant, T Spiering, L Neurohr 9:30 AM J Slocik, R Cowfer, S Matta Servers 4:00 PM L, N & P Katona 9:30 AM D & N Krajci St. Mary Lector 7:30 AM J McNally 11:30 AM K Labay EMHC 7:30 AM *C McNally, T Kvortek, K Brestensky 11:30 AM *B Farina, R Farina, Jen Kvortek Servers 7:30 AM M Stelmach, E Stewart, A Arledge 11:30 AM Rottschaefer & Campbell Families Counters (4) George Pecoraro, Sr. From: Annie David Don & Diane Campbell and Family Martha Slack From: John & Lauraly Burnecke Rosella, Dorothy & Bruce Harrison Evelyn Perdeus Thank you for your donation to St. Mary Church Friday, August 11, is the date and the VFW Lodge is the place for the 2017 Partnered Parish Picnic at 5:00 PM. This is a partnered parish event! Both parishes are encouraged and welcomed to help with the planning. Watch upcoming bulletins for more details.

Partnered Parish News St. Mary St. Vincent de Paul Society The next meeting of the St. Mary St. Vincent de Paul Society will be held on Wednesday, July 19, at 7:00 PM, in the Conference Room.

Ladies Guild A luncheon is scheduled for Thursday, July 27, at King s Restaurant, Leechburg Road, Lower Burrell at 12:00 Noon. All ladies of the parish are welcome to attend the luncheon.

Some have elected to have this portrait sent to their home, while the remaining portraits have been forwarded to the respective parish offices.

If interested, please contact Debby at the Religion Center, 724-335-0785, as soon as possible to reserve your ticket.

If you have a child entering second grade in the fall and did not receive a schedule, please call Debby at 724-335-0785. Attention Parents: Catechesis Registration Opening!

4 Partnered Parish News St. Mary St. Vincent de Paul Society The next meeting of the St. Mary St. Vincent de Paul Society will be held on Wednesday, July 19, at 7:00 PM, in the Conference Room. New members are always welcome. If you are interested in joining this group, please contact the parish office. Ladies Guild A luncheon is scheduled for Thursday, July 27, at King s Restaurant, Leechburg Road, Lower Burrell at 12:00 Noon. All ladies of the parish are welcome to attend the luncheon. Complimentary Portraits As part of the Lifetouch program, each photographed family, couple or individual receives a complimentary portrait. Some have elected to have this portrait sent to their home, while the remaining portraits have been forwarded to the respective parish offices. If you have not received your complimentary portrait via the mail service, please contact your respective parish office during normal business hours to receive your complimentary portrait. Pirate Tickets Available for Youth! A limited number of tickets for the Thursday, August 3, game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds are available free of charge for all youth in grades If interested, please contact Debby at the Religion Center, , as soon as possible to reserve your ticket. Attention Parents: Sacramental Preparation A Sacramental Preparation schedule for candidates eligible to receive the sacraments of Reconciliation and First Holy Communion was mailed recently. If you have a child entering second grade in the fall and did not receive a schedule, please call Debby at Attention Parents: Catechesis Registration Opening! Sessions are held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings for children from 3 to 12 years of age. Registration forms will be mailed or ed to families in both parishes later this month or found on the partnered parish website: For more information, please contact the Religion Center at Help For Veterans! Anyone who is aware that a veteran needs assistance of any kind, please contact James W. Walters, Marine Corps League, Inc., at High School News High School is currently enrolling students for the incoming freshman class of Considering a transfer for grades 10 or 11? Contact the Admissions Director, Mrs. Shane Palumbo 92 at or by at admissions@saintjosephhs.com to schedule a private tour or for more information. Also visit our website at Boys and Girls Basketball Camp Saint Joseph High School is having a basketball camp for boys and girls entering grades 3-8 on Tuesday, July 18Thursday, July 20. The boys camp will run from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM; girls camp will run from 5:00 PM-7:00 PM. For more information, contact Jane Susa at or by at jsusa@saintjosephhs.com or visit Congratulations! Madison Phillips, a student at Oakland Catholic High School and parishioner of Church, has achieved Highest Honor status for the fourth quarter of the school year. Have a happy, healthy and restful summer. Keep up the good work! Challenge to Change At this time of the year, it is easy to see today s Gospel in practice. Farmers and gardeners sowed, weeded, fertilized and watered, and now begin to see the fruits of their labor. They sowed more seed than they actually needed, as nature is generous but also wasteful; no one who grows plants can tell you how many will survive and produce seed of their own. The parable of the sower, like all Jesus parables, stands conventional wisdom on its head and offers layers of new meaning. In Jesus day, the way of righteousness was spelled out in the Jewish scriptures. The person who lived as a pious Jew, following the Law of Moses, could be assured of many blessings. Yet, as Jesus often demonstrated, following the rules and living the life are the same thing. Why does the seed of the word not bear fruit in everyone who hears it? Jesus quotes the prophet Isaiah, who describes people as dull of hearing with their eyes shut. Jesus explains this as a form of self-protection. If people really hear and really see, they might have to change. We may hear this Gospel with a hint of complacency. It is possible to hear this parable and enjoy it as a simple tale. After all, we understand it, and we are not like the rest. But is this true? Do we really hear the word? Are we really seeking its meaning for us? Do we allow it to take root in the good soil in our lives, or do we push it to the edges or let it get choked out by other priorities? Disciples are the ones who water and nurture it, and ask Jesus to help them produce abundant fruit. Copyright 2010, World Library Publications. All rights reserved.

Craft/Vendor Show Sponsored by FUSED 4 Youth Ministry (comprised of youth from the parishes of Christ the King, Our Lady Queen of Peace, St. Gertrude and St.

5 Craft/Vendor Show Sponsored by FUSED 4 Youth Ministry (comprised of youth from the parishes of Christ the King, Our Lady Queen of Peace, St. Gertrude and St. James the Greater) at Christ the King Hall, 125 Park Road, Leechburg on Saturday, July 22, from 11:00 AM-3:00 PM to benefit the Youth Ministry program as well as aid St. Gabriel s Parish in Umunnachi, Nigeria. Admission is free and will be held rain or shine. Food items and bake goods will also be for sale. Hope to see you there! World Youth Day UNITE World Youth Day UNITE is a national young adult (18 to 39) festival where thousands will gather in Washington, D.C. for amazing worship, inspiring talks, engaging break out groups, incredible music with Audrey Assad and Tony Melendez, and more. This event, which channels the spirit and vision of the international World Youth Day celebrations, will be a moment of national unity and authentic communion for all young adults living and working in a broken and divided world. Young adults in the Diocese of Greensburg are invited to join Bishop Malesic for this uplifting day. We will leave at 7:30 AM on July 22nd, attend the festival, and then stay overnight at a hotel in D.C. returning to Greensburg the next day around 1:00 PM. Young people must be between 18 (and out of high school) and 39 years old to attend. Transportation will be provided. Registration is now available online at tinyurl.com/unitegbg Think well. Speak well. Do well. These three things, through the mercy of God, will make a person go to heaven....st. Camillus de Lellis Fall Marian Pilgrimage Sponsored by Mary s Travel Ministries, this pilgrimage is planned for October 9-13, 2017 and includes a visit to Our Lady of Good Help Shrine in New Franken, WI. This is the first Marian approved apparition site in the U.S. Visits are also planned to National Shrine of, DePere, WI; Sorrowful Mother Shrine, Bellevue, OH; Basilica of St. Josaphat, Milwaukee, WI; St. Mother Cabrini Shrine, Chicago, IL; Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Help of Good Christians, WI; and Notre Dame in South Bend, IN. Cost of the pilgrimage is $635 per person and includes daily Mass, 4 nights lodging, 4 breakfasts, 2 lunches and Campbell Motor Coach. For more information, contact Bernadette at or marystravel2@comcast.net. Parish & Neighbor News Upcoming Events What s Happening This Week Sunday, July 16-Monday, July 17 - Trash n Treasure Sale - St. Paul Parish, Greensburg - 10:00 AM-2:00 PM (Sunday) and Bag Sale on Monday, July 17 from 9:00 AM-1:00 PM for $4 bag (except jewelry which will be 25 cents and large items will be half-off. More information, contact the church at Sunday, July 16 - St. John the Baptist, Perryopolis Annual Church Festival - 11:00 AM-7:00 PM - Food, games, petting zoo, live entertainment and much more - More information, call Thursday, July 20 & Thursday, July 27 - Managing Your Diabetes Class - UPMC St. Margaret Conference Center B & C, 1st Floor, 815 Freeport Road, Pittsburgh - 5:00 PM- 9:00 PM - Class is split over 2 days - Free Parking - Registration required, call or for questions call Friday, July 21-Sunday, July 23 - Men s Retreat: Walking in Faith with St. Paul - 5:30 PM (Friday)-1:00 PM (Sunday) - Leander Hall-St. Vincent Archabbey, 300 Fraser Purchase Road, Latrobe - Retreat Master: Fr. Edward Mazich, OSB - Fee: $185 per person - More information or reservations, contact Brother Hugh Lester, O.S.B. at or hugh.lester@stvincent.edu. Pathways Registration Now Open! This year, ignite your imagination about what it means to follow Jesus Christ. Pathways is an adult faith formation program designed to help you discover how together we are called and gifted by God for others. The sites for are St. Mary (Nativity) Parish, Uniontown on Wednesday evenings and St. Bernard of Clairvaux Parish, Indiana on Thursday evenings. For more information or to register online, visit us at or contact the Office for Lay Ecclesial Ministry at or pathways@dioceseofgreensburg.org. Financial assistance is available. Considering a Vocation to the Priesthood? Join with other men of the Diocese at a St. Andrew Dinner at 6:30 PM on Friday, July 28, at St. Agnes, North Huntingdon. The St. Andrew Dinner is intended to bring men together who are considering a vocation to the priesthood in a relaxed atmosphere and includes a time of prayer, a meal, and an opportunity to listen while Bishop Malesic talks about his journey to priesthood. If you would like to attend or need more information, contact Mrs. Kim Bowkley at vocations@dioceseofgreensburg.org. Wednesday, July 19 SM St. Vincent de Paul Society Meeting 7:00 PM Conference Room St. Mary

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Partner Parishes of the Diocese of Greensburg. A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust. St. Joseph Leishman Avenue New Kensington, PA 15068

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