YEAR-END STATEMENTS SANCTUARY CANDLE - WEEK OF JANUARY 11 BAPTISM OF THE LORD. MASS INTENTIONS Sat., Jan. 10 to Sun., Jan.

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1 BAPTISM OF THE LORD MASS INTENTIONS Sat., Jan. 10 to Sun., Jan. 18, 2009 Saturday Vigil, Jan. 10: 4:30 PM Church Andy Leto (Jan & Harry Griser) 7:30 AM Church Chuck & Ann Wagner including Bob, Tom & Harry (Family) 9:30 AM Chapel Elizabeth Spadaccia & Lucille Renschler (Family) 11:30 AM Church For Parish Family of St. John of God WEEKDAYS 9:30 AM CHURCH Monday, Jan. 12: Mass of Thanksgiving (John & Betty McDermott) Tuesday, Jan. 13: Richard Coperich (Jerry & Mary Ann Bussard) Wednesday, Jan. 14, 8:30 AM, Chapel: Marianne Duerr (Cindy Manning) Wednesday, Jan. 14: Nicholas Sacco, Sr. (Wife, Jane & Family) Thursday, Jan. 15: Helen Haas (Ed Fedorka) Friday, Jan. 16: Anniv - Edward Bukowski (Theresa) Saturday Vigil, Jan. 17: 4:30 PM Church Christine Calabrese (Husband, Joe and Dghtrs, Angelica and Ariani) 7:30 AM Church Eleanor Nau (Ethel Wagner) 9:30 AM Chapel Anniv - Ted Pszolkowski (Wife, Minnie & Family) 11:30 AM Church Robert C. Lang (Patty Smith) Readings for the Week of January 11, 2009 Sunday: Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or Is 55:1-11/Acts 10:34-38 or 1 Jn 5:1-9/Mk 1:7-11 Monday: Heb 1:1-6/Mk 1:14-20 Tuesday: Heb 2:5-12/Mk 1:21-28 Wednesday: Heb 2:14-18/Mk 1:29-39 Thursday: Heb 3:7-14/Mk 1:40-45 Friday: Heb 4:1-5, 11/Mk 2:1-12 Saturday: Heb 4:12-16/Mk 2:13-17 Next Sunday: 1 Sm 3:3b-10, 19/1 Cor 6:13c-15a, 17-20/ Jn 1:35-42 SANCTUARY CANDLE - WEEK OF JANUARY 11 ST. MARY S - IN MEMORY OF JOHN SR., OLGA, JOHN JR. AND GLENN MARTONIK BY FAMILY MOTHER OF SORROWS - IN MEMORY OF ANTHONY CARLEO BY THERESA EVANS YEAR-END STATEMENTS In Case You Didn t Get The Epiphany Prayer 20 C+M+B 09 Lord God of heaven and earth, You revealed your only begotten Son to every nation by guidance of a star. Bless this house and all who inhabit it. Fill them with the light of Christ, that their concern for others may reflect your love. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. (Chalk available in the Sacristy) We will be mailing to you a list of your contributions for 2008 by January 31, If you do not receive envelopes, you will not receive a report. If you receive envelopes, but didn t use them, you will receive a report marked $0.00 contributions, and the computer may deactivate you. You may be removed from the envelope list. And your status is reduced to inactive parishioner, which means that you will not qualify for things like sponsorship certificates and a number of other things. Of course, you always have the right to come to Church, receive the sacraments if you are spiritually disposed and call upon the clergy for pastoral service. But you will lose some of the privileges of active participation. Since we will not compute the report till the end of January, you have time to make contributions for the 2008 year, but you must make it clear to us that it is to be credited to the 2008 account. We have started the 2009 contribution records already. MEN S RETREAT REMINDER The men s retreat scheduled for St. John of God Parish and St. Catherine of Siena Parish at St. Paul s Monastery on Jan. 30 to Feb. 1 will be here before you know it. This is a great opportunity to become closer with God and to deepen your spirituality. For those who have attended previous years have all experienced a closer yet different experience with our own relationships with God. Car pooling is available for those who need it. The retreat begins Friday evening and concludes around Noon time on Sunday. As previously mentioned, yes the Super Bowl is Feb. 1st BUT there is plenty of time for us to get back to McKees Rocks and Crescent Township. We will be home by 1:00 PM. The retreat can be flexible in arrival and departure times for those in need. For a brochure or for more information, please call Bob Bittner at or Jim Barcaskey at ,

2 BAPTISM OF THE LORD JANUARY 11, 2009 YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS Teens in grades 9-12 are invited to spend the day at Seven Springs Mountain Resort on Monday, Jan. 19 (NO SCHOOL - Martin Luther King Jr. Day). There are a variety of activities including snow tubing, skiing, snow boarding, and more! Deadline to sign-up is this Wednesday, Jan. 14! To sign-up, contact Steve at or sjgyouthmin@yahoo.com. SILVER RING THING Teens in grades 9-12 are invited to the Silver Ring Thing Mythbuster Tour on Friday, January 16, from 6:30 to 9 PM at Seton-LaSalle High School. SRT is about guys, girls, dating, love, second chances, and the best choices. Tickets are $8 each. For more info, contact Steve Swank at or sjgyouthmin@yahoo.com. ST. ANTHONY SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND DEPAUL SCHOOL FOR HEARING AND SPEECH Second Collection Next Weekend, Jan. 17/18 The Pittsburgh Diocese is home to two nationally recognized educational programs for children with special needs: St. Anthony School Programs and DePaul School for Hearing and Speech (formerly known as The DePaul Institute). A special collection to benefit these two organizations will be taken next weekend, January 17-18, 2009 at all Masses celebrated in St. John of God Parish. St. Anthony School Programs provides Catholic special education to children with development delays and autism in 10 schools within the Diocese and one college-age program located on the campus of Duquesne University. DePaul School for Hearing and Speech teaches deaf or hard of hearing children how to listen, learn and speak, so that these children may fully participate in our hearing and speaking world. Your donation will help St. Anthony School Programs and DePaul School for Hearing and Speech to further their goals of providing quality educational programs and services for their students. This collection is a two-fold win. Not only does it benefit these two vital programs of the Diocese but all monies collected will be credited towards our 2008 Parish Share assessment. Since we have met our goal for 2008 this collection will automatically be deposited in our savings at Catholic Institute and not be taxed. ST. JOHN OF GOD SCHOOL NEWS MONTHLY LOTTERY CALENDARS Just a reminder for this new year that monthly Lottery Calendars are available in the school office. The cost is $5 for two numbers. The winning number is based on the PA Lottery 7 PM daily drawing. For more information or get your calendar, please call the school office at ATTENDANCE AT ST. JOHN OF GOD PARISH FOR THE WEEKEND OF JAN. 3 / 4 Saturday Sunday Total Weekend Attendance... 1,008 Total Weekend Offertory... $ 6, Parish Share Assessment $?????? Parish Share Collected as of 12/1/08... $ 8, Remaining on 2009 Goal... $?????? We have not yet received our assessment for 2009, but all contributions to Parish Share as of Dec. 1 will be allocated to our assessment for HOSPITAL Please pray for all parishioners who are in the hospital, especially: West Hills Health & Rehab - John Hanobik Sycamore Creek - Stephanie Matula Also for those ill at home, in nursing homes, and shut-ins, that they may continue to receive the Lord s Blessings. SYMPATHY We wish to extend our sympathy to the Family of Madeline Nicoletta, Florence Cousins, Michael Tatich, Dorothy Carr, Thelma Meyer, and Rita Feist whom God has called. Please remember them and all our dearly departed and their families in your prayers. They whom we love and lose are no longer where they were before. They are now wherever we are. DIVORCED AND SEPARATED SUPPORT GROUP The Sts. John and Paul & St. Richard Divorced and Separated Support Group will begin its next 13-week cycle of meetings on Monday Jan. 12, Meetings will be held at St. Richard Church in Rooms 5A & B of the Social Hall from 7:00 to 8:45 PM. Anyone who has questions or would like more information should contact Ralph Joy at or via at rjoy@connecttime.net.

3 THE WEEK AHEAD Jan. 12 (Mon.) - Mass in Chartiers Manor Nursing Home, 814 Chartiers Ave., 1:30 PM Jan. 12 (Mon.) - Miraculous Medal Novena Prayers recited in St. Mary s Church - Rosary begins 6:30 PM. Jan. 13 (Tues.) - St. Anthony Novena Prayers recited following the 9:30 AM Mass in St. Mary s Church. Jan. 14 (Wed.) - WEDNESDAY NIGHT BINGO in MOS Social Hall - Doors open at 5 PM, Early Birds 7 PM, Reg. Games begin at 7:15 PM. Jan. 14 (Wed.) - Cub Scout Meeting, 6-7:30 PM in the Gathering Place. Jan. 16 (Fri.) - Mother of Sorrows Novena Prayers recited immediately following the 9:30 AM Mass in St. Mary s Church. Jan. 16 (Fri.) - PIZZA KITCHEN IS OPEN! To order call on Fridays, 8 AM 1 PM. Orders must be picked up by 3:45 PM. FALAGONE FRIDAY JANUARY 30, 2009 The Pizza Kitchen volunteers have decided to make Falagones on Friday, January 30. This is the week before the Super Bowl. Falagones make a great snack to eat while watching the Super Bowl. Don t forget, falagones as well as our pizzas, sausage & spinach rolls, and fried cakes freeze well. So, order plenty on Friday, January 30, so you will have enough to share with family and friends while watching the Super Bowl (Hopefully, the Steelers will be one of the teams playing!) FATHER RYAN ARTS CENTER SPRING 2009 CLASSES FORMING NOW! The Father Ryan Arts Center of Focus on Renewal welcomes you to celebrate the arts this spring with their 14-week and seven-week art classes in dance, visual arts, music, theater and creative workshops beginning Monday, January 12 through Saturday, April 25. For more information on these classes please call or visit GIVE THE GIFT OF ART! Appropriate for any occasion, Father Ryan Arts Center gift certificates are available in any denomination. For more information, please call JANUARY 11-17, 2009 This week we will celebrate National Vocation Awareness Week. Some suggestions for celebration: Recall your own vocation story and share it with your family. Pray for vocations. Make a daily sacrifice this week for those who are discerning their vocation. PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS Gracious God, you call each of us by name and gift us with a mission and purpose to fulfill your will on Earth as it is in heaven. Show us the path to holiness in our daily lives. Lead all who are discerning your call to marriage, single, consecrated life or priesthood to hear your voice and to respond generously to your love. With gratitude we offer this prayer through Jesus in the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen. MAKE A GIFT THROUGH AN IRA CHAFRITABLE ROLLOVER If you are over the age of 70 1/2, you must take a required minimum distribution from your IRA. Normally, the amount of this distribution is taxed as ordinary income. However, federal legislation enacted on October 3, 2008 extends the opportunity for you, throughout 2009, to make a direct distribution from your IRA to a qualified charity, such as St. John of God Parish. Such distributions, while not subject to income tax, will still count toward fulfilling your required minimum distribution. For more information about how you and your parish can benefit from an IRA charitable rollover, contact the parish office or Paul Stabile, the Director of Planned Giving for the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh at BLOOD DRIVE Give the gift of life! Support the 6th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blood Drive for Life on Sat., Jan. 17, 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM at St. Benedict the Moor Church (above Mellon Arena). Commemorate Dr. King s life and legacy by donating blood. Sponsored by the Office for Black Catholic Ministries in partnership with the Central Blood Bank, and cosponsored by several organizations and Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, City of Pittsburgh. To schedule your appointment, call the Office for Black Ministries ( ) or the Central Blood Bank ( or log onto then enter sponsor code G ).

4 BAPTISM OF THE LORD JANUARY 11, 2009 MEETING The St. Vincent de Paul Society will meet this Monday, Jan. 12, 2009 at 7 PM in the Gathering Place. WOMEN S GUILD NEWS There will not be a Women s Guild Meeting this month. Look in future bulletins for Information on a February meeting. MARRIAGE PREPARTION COURSE Saint Joseph Parish in Coraopolis is offering a one day Marriage Preparation Course which is being prepared in conformity with diocesan guidelines. The class will be held on January 24, 2009 from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. For more information, please call St. Joseph Parish Office at MAGNIFICAT PITTSBURGH Ladies, join Magnificat Pittsburgh for an extra special prayer breakfast on Saturday, Jan. 31 from 9 AM to Noon at the Four Points Sheraton, Cranberry Township. Internationally known Christian singer, Katrina Rae will give her testimony of fame and change interspersed with soft humor and her beautiful singing. Katrina is an international singer and evangelist in a contemporary Catholic ministry. She helps people accept healing from Jesus for life s pain and reach out to others with God s enduring love. Katrina is a 20-time Unity Award recipient with many TV and radio appearances including EWTN. The cost of the breakfast is $ Registration deadline is Friday, Jan. 23. For more information, call Kay at or Pam at or visit SAFE ENVIRONMENT POLICY All parish volunteers who have contact with children (lectors, Eucharistic ministers, adult altar servers, sacristans, cantors, ushers, bingo workers, pizza kitchen workers, festival workers, and youth ministry volunteers) are reminded that they are required by the Diocese to have the following five items: Application in the Diocesan Database, State Criminal Record Check, Child Abuse History Clearance, Code of Pastoral Conduct, Protecting God s Children Workshop. If you are a member of any of these groups and have not yet completed the online application, please contact Steve Swank, SJG Safe Environment Coordinator, at x11 or sjgyouthmin@yahoo.com (Sunday School teachers / volunteers should contact John Fatula and school volunteers should contact Sr. Anna Marie Gaglia.) THANK YOU for your tireless dedication to our parish and for helping to ensure that it is a safe environment for our children. PANCAKE BREAKFAST - ST. MALACHY SCHOOL This Sunday, January 11 - Serving 8 AM to 1 PM $5 per adult and $3 for children 2 to 12 Tickets available at the door. CHARITY HOCKEY GAME Bishop Canevin Varsity Hockey Team vs. Pittsburgh Firefighters Hockey Team will be played on Saturday, Jan. 24 at the Mt. Lebanon Ice Rink from 8:30 to 10 PM. Cost is $2.00 per person - children 10 and under free. Raffles: Autographed #71 Malkin Penguin Jersey, 50/50 and more. All proceeds to benefit the North Stars Special Olympic Floor Hockey Team. For more information, please call Bishop Canevin High School at EXPLORING NONVIOLENCE St. Joseph Spirituality Center in Baden will sponsor Exploring Nonviolence with Sister Jeanette Bussen on Wednesday, Jan. 21 from 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM. Ghandi said there are two kinds of power: one is obtained by threats of punishment and the other arises from acts of love. Nonviolence is the power of love. Jesus is the most compelling example of one who lived nonviolently. Sister Jeanette reflects on living nonviolently in a world of violence. A fee of $20 includes lunch. To register, contact Marian Mills at ext (Snow date is Jan. 28)

5 PASTOR'S CORNER Fr. Lou Vallone The first piece of mail that I opened in the new year of 2009 was from the Internal Revenue Service, congratulating me on the fact that I had been chosen to participate in a new form of reporting my income and paying my taxes. It gave me an ID number, and said I could file a totally electronic form, no paperwork, if I wished. They would send me all the software for my computer to work out my taxes, and modem the results to the IRS directly. I imagine the simplified form to look something like this: A. How much did you earn last year? B. How much did you spend last year? C. How much do you have left? D. Please forward all of ( C ) to the IRS. This gives me the opportunity to discuss some financial matters affecting you and the Parish. 1. We will be mailing to you a list of your contributions for 2008 by the beginning of February. If you do not receive envelops, you will not receive a report. If you receive envelops, but didn't use them, you will receive a report marked $0.00 contributions, and the computer will deactivate you. You will be removed from the envelop list and the active rolls. 2. Since we will not compute the report till the end of January, you have time to make contributions for the 2008 year, but you must make it clear to us that it is to be credited to the 2008 account. We have started the 2009 records. continued next column.. 3. We encourage you to check your charitable contribution status with whoever does your taxes. If you have the ability to give more to the Church than you have, please consider making the contribution to the maximum amount. It is better to give to the Parish than to the IRS, in my opinion! 4. You can specify if you wish where certain contributions are to be allocated, and this can help us. For example, PSP contributions and large contributions to the Renovation Account (at St. John of God) or the Debt Reduction (at St. Catherine) are not taxed by the diocese, and therefore are worth 17.6% more than the amount you give since we save that assessment. Just make a note on the envelop or check or whatever where you would like your contribution allocated. 5. Cash is not the only contribution that would help us. For example, some people reassign stock to the parish. They may have paid a low price for it, but by giving it to the parish they get credit for a higher amount if the stock went up, and won't pay capital gains taxes. Check with your tax adviser. There is also some tax savings on rollover retirement accounts. See the note in the bulletin or call us for information. Above all, thank you for your generosity and support of the Church and its work. We try to be good stewards here. BULLETIN DEADLINE: TUESDAY NOON PARISH OFFICE HOURS: 9:00 AM TO 5:00 PM (MONDAY THRU FRIDAY) St. John of God Parish Membership Form Name Address City Zip Phone CHECK ONE: New Registration Change of Address Moving out of Parish Want Envelopes Please drop Membership Form into the offertory basket or mail to Rectory.