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1 TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OCTOBER 6, 2013 Rev. Louis F. Vallone Rev. Robert J. Zajdel Parish Clergy Staff Rev. Regis J. Ryan Deacon Robert J. Stein Mr. John Fatula, Director of Religious Ed. Ms. Elna Johnson, Director of Music Mrs. Mary Ann Jones, Director of Finances Mrs. Janice Lipa, Parish Secretary Mr. Wayne Summers, Maintenance Supervisor Mr. Steven Swank, Youth Minister Safe Environment Coordinators Mr. John Fatula, Sunday School Mr. Steven Swank, Parish (Vatican News) Parish Office/Residence Parish Fax Religious Education (Sunday School) Youth Ministry Religious Ed/Youth Ministry Fax Music Ministry Bingo (Social Hall/Mother of Sorrows) Cemeteries (St. Mark s/st. Mary s) Pizza Kitchen (Fridays) ~ Low Gluten Hosts Available For Communion ~ ~ See Priest Before Mass ~ Saturday Vigil...4:30 PM Church - (St. Mary) Sunday... 7:30 AM Church 9:30 AM Chapel - (Mother of Sorrows) 11:30 AM Church Weekday Schedule Office Telephones Mass Schedule Monday Friday... 9:30 AM Church Confessions: Saturday 3:30 PM to 4:15 PM and 5:30 PM Celebration of the Sacraments Infant Baptism: Call office to schedule. Adult Baptism: The R.C.I.A. program sees to the needs of adults who wish to become Catholic. Reconciliation (Confession): 3:30 PM to 4:15 PM (Church) and following the 4:30 PM Mass (Church) and by appointment. Holy Eucharist: Available for those who are sick and confined to home. Call the Parish Office and we will bring the Eucharist to you. Anointing of the Sick: Available for those who are seriously ill or anticipating surgery after the 7:30 a.m. Mass every Sunday at the Church at St. Mary s, and by request. Marriage: Anyone who wishes to marry should contact the Office at least six months prior to the desired date. Inactive Catholics: Are lovingly welcome back to the faith. New Parishioners are joyfully invited to join our community. Please call the Parish Office. CHURCH: 1011 Church Ave CHAPEL: One Desiderio Way, McKees Rocks, PA 15136

2 ST. JOHN OF GOD PARISH Vigil, Oct. 5: TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, Oct. 5 to Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013 Louis J. Stanson (Charlotte & Patti) Sunday, Oct. 6: Anna Gaal (Peggy & Julius Wailand) Sunday, Oct. 6: Anniv - Settimio Puppo (Wife, Maria & Family) Sunday, Oct. 6: 4:30 PM Church 7:30 AM Church 9:30 AM Chapel 11:30 AM Church Lillian Grgurich (Family) WEEKDAYS 9:30 AM CHURCH Monday, Oct. 7: Parish Family of Saint John of God Tuesday, Oct. 8: Arlene G. Hufnagel (Family) Wednesday, Oct. 9: Fred Brobeck (Carol Yunker) Thursday, Oct. 10: Peter & Helen Mochnach (Family) Friday, Oct. 11: Helen Placon (Terry Fedio) Saturday Vigil, Oct. 12: Helen Schriner (Charlotte & Patti) Sunday, Oct. 13: Peru & Palahunick Family (Palahunick Family) Sunday, Oct. 13: Anniv - Edward Coppola (Lucille) Sunday, Oct. 13: 4:30 PM Church 7:30 AM Church 9:30 AM Chapel 11:30 AM Church Charles Hawk & Lydia Hawk Hohlman (Wife, Mother & Family) CONFIRMATION NEWS MCKEES ROCKS, PA Our Confirmation Program continues this Sunday, Sept. 29, during regular Sunday School time 9:00 AM to 11:15 AM at Mother of Sorrows Chapel. All will attend the 9:30 AM Mass. St. Catherine of Siena Parish holds the exact same program on Saturdays from 4 to 6:15 PM. If you cannot come to St. John of God, you have the option to go to St. Catherine s. Please call John Fatula at for any further information. Diocesan Women s Conference: Women ALIVE! In Prayer Register now for the Diocese of Pittsburgh s Catholic Women s Conference which will be held on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013 from 8 AM to 4:30 PM at the Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown. Online registration and a downloadable form are available at This day-long program begins with morning prayer, is filled with thoughtfully planned workshops to enrich women s prayers life, includes Eucharistic Adoration and concludes at Mass with Bishop Zubik. STEELERS FOOTBALL POOL WINNERS September 29, 2013 Steelers vs Vikings Half Time Score: Steelers 10 Vikings 20 MASOOCH owned by Bob & Ann Massucci $100 PANCAKES owned by Jeanette Pancurak $100 Final Score: Steelers 27 Vikings 34 DAISY owned by Pat Cunningham $150 53RJ owned by Ruth Janik $150 Readings for the Week of October 6, 2013 Sunday: Hb 1:2-3; 2:2-4/2 Tm 1:6-14/Lk 17:5-10 Monday: Jon 1:1--2:2, 11/Lk 10:25-37 Tuesday: Jon 3:1-10/Lk 10:38-42 Wednesday: Jon 4:1-11/Lk 11:1-4 Thursday: Mal 3:13-20b/Lk 11:5-13 Friday: Jl 1:13-15; 2:1-2/Lk 11:15-26 Saturday: Jl 4:12-21/Lk 11:27-28 Next Sunday: 2 Kgs 5:14-17/2 Tm 2:8-13/Lk 17:11-19 Congratulations and Let s Go Steelers! STEELERS FOOTBALL POOL REMINDER REMINDER TO THOSE WHO USED THE PARTIAL PAYMENT OPTION FOR THE STEEPLE CHASE FOOTBALL POOL The balance is due October 8. Thank you. PARISH OFFICE HOURS: 9:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M. (MONDAY THRU FRIDAY) Bulletin Deadline: Tuesday Noon SANCTUARY CANDLE - WEEK OF OCTOBER 6 ST. MARY S - IN MEMORY OF LOUIS VIGNONE Mother of Sorrows - PARISH FAMILY OF SAINT JOHN OF GOD

3 TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OCTOBER 6, 2013 YOUTH NEWS Our next Youth Group gathering will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 22, (please note the date change) from 7:00 to 8:30 PM in the SJG Youth Center. Our topic will be what it means to be pro-life. Join us as we eat pizza and discuss our faith. ALL TEENS IN GRADES 8-12 ARE INVITED TO ATTEND! Our next Youth Group outing will be to Kennywood Park on Friday, Oct. 25. Cost is $30.99 plus a permission form. To sign up, contact Steve at swankymca@gmail.com or PARISH WEEKEND ATTENDANCE Sept. 28/29 Saturday Sunday Total Weekend Attendance PARISH FINANCIAL TOTALS For the Weekend of Sept. 28/29 Regular Offertory Collection...$4, (This is ordinary income from contributions for the general running of the parish. It is subject to a 17.6% tax to the Diocese of Pittsburgh.) PARISH SHARE PROGRAM PSP Assessment for $ 63,00 Contributions to Date...(Thank You!)... $88, Excess Parish Share...$ 25, We have successfully raised and paid off the Diocese on our PSP assessment for this year! Thank you for your generosity. From this point on, we get to keep for ourselves all PSP contributions to the end of the year, and tax-free at that. Please continue to use your monthly envelopes at the same rate - it is a year round campaign for us. God bless you for your cooperation. HOSPITAL Please pray for all parishioners who are in the hospital. Also for all 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 Thomas Giacomino and Salvatore (Sam) Divecchio whom God has called home. Please remember them and all our dearly departed and their families in your prayers. May the Choirs of Angels receive them, and may they with the once poor Lazarus, have rest ever- YUMMM!!! PORK LOIN DINNER WITH LOTS OF EXTRAS!! Don t feel like cooking? Bring your family and friends for a delicious pork dinner at the Social Hall on Sunday, November 3, from 12 Noon to 5 PM. Kick back, relax, enjoy the meal and check out the Chinese Auction, 50/50 raffle, plus more. (Steelers don t play until 4:30 PM.) The Steeple Chase is sponsoring the pork loin dinner that includes mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, veggie, salad, dessert and beverage. Tickets are $12 for adults, and $6 for children 8 and under when purchased in advance. You can eat in and/or take out. Tickets available at all the Masses, the office, bingo and pizza kitchen. Limited tickets will be available at the door at a price of $15 for adults and $7.50 for children 8 and under. Questions?? Contact Terry, or Charlotte, PLUS ~ SPECIAL DELIVERY... if unable to make it to the social hall, we will arrange for a special take-out delivery of the entire dinner that you can pick up at 1 PM at St. Mary s parking lot by the garages. We must sell a total of 10 or more of these SPECIAL DELIVERY tickets to provide this service. Tickets for this special delivery can only be purchased by calling Charlotte, or Terry, no later than Tuesday, October 15. Remember ~~ Do not purchase these tickets for the Special Delivery from anyone else! ~~ The Rosary is prayed at 9:00 AM before the 9:30 AM Mass Monday through Friday in St. Mary s Church. THE WEEK AHEAD Oct. 6 (Sun.) - Cub Scout Meeting, 6:00 PM, in the Gathering Place. Contact Kim Farrell, Cubmaster, at , for more information. Oct. 7 (Tues.) - St. Anthony Novena Prayers recited following the 9:30 AM Mass in St. Mary s Church. Oct. 7 (Tues.) - Adult Choir Rehearsal, 7-9 PM, St. Mary Church - Call Elna at for info Oct. 9 - WEDNESDAY NIGHT BINGO in MOS Social Hall - Doors open at 5 PM Early Birds, 7 PM and Regular Games begin at 7:15 PM. Oct. 9 (Wed.) - Boy Scout Meeting, 6-7 PM, Gathering Place - For info, call Don Garrett, Oct. 11 (Fri.) - Mother of Sorrows Novena Prayers recited following 9:30 AM Mass, St. Mary s Church. Oct. 11 (Fri.) - PIZZA KITCHEN To order please call on Fridays, 8 AM to 1 PM. Orders must be picked up by 3:30 PM.

4 ST. JOHN OF GOD PARISH Pastor s Corner ~ Fr. Lou Vallone: This data is the pastor s corner for this week. The interpretation will be next week s Pastor s Corner. Stay Tuned! MCKEES ROCKS, PA Saint John of God Parish Financial Report 7/1/2012-6/30/2013 A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust Operating Income Budget Collections at Offertory 440, , , ,87 393, , , ,42 400,00 Donations and Bequests General Fund Raising 22, , , , , , , , ,00 75, , ,00 85,00 90,00 25,00 5,00 30,00 75,00 Investment Income 1, , , , ,30 13, , , Other Operating Income 9, , , , , , , , ,00 Total Operating Income 548, , ,15 560, , , , ,67 525,00 Operating Expense Liturgical 60, , , , , , , , ,00 Administration 230, , , , , , , ,00 Operation & Maintenance 295, , , , ,87 120, , ,00 Rectory 45, , , , , , , ,21 15,00 Property and Liability 107, , , , , , , , ,00 Sunday School Program 36, , , , , , , , ,00 Youth Ministry (surplus) (+$5,525.81) (+3,759.00) ( ) 1, ,04 12, , , ,00 Social Service 29, , , , , , <205.00> Community Programs ,05 5 ( ) Social Activities (+$382.00) <326.00> School Subsidy 16, ,00 65,52 50,00 Total Operating Expense 800, , , , , , , ,00 Surplus <deficit> <$251,355.67> <73,482.00> $48, <$23,025.00> <$6,234.00> <$103,87> <$85,924.00> <27,143.00> BALANCED PSP 2012(assessed) $73,00 PSP 2012(collected) $106, Parish D&L Operating Fund (reserve) Capital Improvement Fund (reserve) $405, $105, Operating Loan <debt> $1,118, Statistics (as of September 30, 2013) Active Families: 1412 Souls: 2523 October Count Attendance: 919 CCD Students: 109 Sacramentals (2012 calendar year) Baptisms 37 First Communion 16 Confirmation 33 Marriage 14 Death 110 Communion Calls 120

5 TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OCTOBER 6, 2013 SENIOR CITIZENS 55+ AARP Chapter #2203 would like to invite seniors over the age of 55 to join this Chapter of the AARP. Meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday of the month at the Kennedy Township Fire Hall on Pine Hollow Road. A short meeting is held at 12:00 Noon followed by refreshments and bingo. Every other month there is entertainment. Come for an enjoyable afternoon and meet your neighbors and new friends, too. If you have any questions, please call Jean Friel at or Eleanor Vith at HOW DOES A PERSON BECOME A CATHOLIC? The R.C.I.A. Program (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) is a process within the Church for welcoming and initiating new members into the Catholic Faith. The program for this year has begun but if you or someone you know are interested, please call John Fatula at for more information. ASCENSION PARISH FLEA MARKET LUNCHEON AND BAKE SALE Saturday, October 12, :00 AM TO 2:00 PM Fr. Conner Hall Information: MAGNIFICAT PITTSBURGH Ladies, Magnificat Pittsburgh is pleased to bring you Susan Tassone as speaker at their prayer breakfast on Saturday, Oct 12 from 9:00AM to Noon at the Sheraton Four Points in Cranberry Township. Susan has long been a passionate champion for the holy souls in purgatory. She is a best-selling author of six books and is a regular guest on EWTN and other radio and TV shows. She had the rare honor of two private audiences with Blessed Pope John Paul II, who bestowed a special blessing upon her and her ministry for the holy souls. The cost of the breakfast is $20. To register, visit the web at pittsburgh.org or call Kay at or Dorothy at Registration deadline is Friday, October 4th. BIBLE STUDY All are welcome to a Bible Study, led by John Fatula, this Tuesday, October 1, from 6:30 to 8:00 PM in Mother of Sorrows Chapel. For more information, please call John Fatula at ROCK-A-THON Sister Judith, Mother Superior of the Little Sisters of the Poor, invites you to join her for a fun filled afternoon on Saturday, Oct. 12, from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM as they host their 3rd annual Rock-A-Thon at their Home on 1028 Benton Avenue in Brighton Heights. Similar to a walk-a-thon where walkers solicit donations for each mile walked, all Rockers will solicit sponsors for specified increments of rocking chair rocking. A DJ, North Star Kids and Pittsburgh s premier Elvis Impersonator, Don Obusek, will be providing entertainment. Rockers of all ages are welcome. All proceeds from this fundraiser will be directed to the Winter Fuel Fund to keep residents warm this upcoming winter. For more information or to register as a Rock-A- Thon participant, or to sponsor a rocker, please contact Kathleen Bowser at or adevpittsburgh@littlesistersofthepoor.org or visit A Family Perspective...by Bud Ozar Faith is one of those things we just can t get enough of! In today s gospel the apostles asked Jesus to increase our faith. It is faith in ourselves, our spouse, our children, and our parents which equips us to overlook annoyances, helps us to forgive, and urges us to ask forgiveness. Lord, increase our faith! Parenting Pointers......by Susan Vogt Toddlers can be cute, full of energy, entertaining, creative...and tiring. If you're the parent of a toddler relish this phase as it will pass all too soon (or not soon enough depending on the day). If your children are older, reminisce about one delightful thing they did as a toddler. Marriage Moments...by Susan Vogt "Bear your share of hardship for the gospel." (2 Timothy 1:8) Married couples might substitute "for your beloved" since there are always hardships entwined in any marriage. What was the last hardship your spouse bore for you? Saint John of God, Pray for us. Diocesan Victim Assistance Hotline

6 ST. JOHN OF GOD PARISH MCKEES ROCKS, PA BAPTISMAL PROGRAM FOR NEW AND EXPECTING PARENTS The next class will be held on Sunday, Oct. 13, from 1:00 to 4:00 PM in Mother of Sorrows Chapel. For more information or to register, please call John Fatula at Remember to keep our Priests, Seminarians, Deacons and All Religious in your prayers! Ladies of Charity Meeting The Ladies of Charity will meet on Thursday, October 19, 2013 at 7:30 PM in the Gathering Place. We will be cutting out angel tags and preparing for our annual Angel Tree appeal. The Ladies of Charity continues to serve the less fortunate in our area by being the hands and feet of Christ. If you are interested in learning more about this wonderful parish ministry, please call the parish office * St. Catherine of Siena Craft Show and Sale Visit our sister parish in Crescent (199 McGovern Blvd Rte 51) on Saturday, October 26th from 9:00 A.M. until 2:00 P.M. in Siena Hall for a day of shopping. There will be ALL HANDCRAFTED items for sale including Holiday and Christmas decorations and beautiful items that will make wonderful gifts for somebody on your list! All funds raided from this event will help purchase a new battery for their AED device. We hope to see you there! 12th Annual Holiday Craft Show at Bishop Canevin High School 2700 Morange Road Pittsburgh PA Sunday, November 17, :00 am 3:00 pm Over 130 crafters, lunch, bake sale, gift auction, 50/50 raffle, Crafts with Katie and a free shuttle! Contact Vera ext 24 for additional information 12th Annual Oktoberfest Sisters of Divine Providence Sunday, October 19, :00 5:00 PM 9000 Babcock Blvd in the North Hills An authentic German dinner will be served (donation per meal $15.00 adults & $5.00 child), beer and nonalcoholic beverages, entertainment and special drawings, including a handcrafted quilt, theme baskets, bake sale, craft sale, children s activities and Ham it Up! photo booth. All proceeds benefit the Sisters of Divine Providence Also Lottery Calendars are available $25.00 per ticket with $25.00 weekday prizes, $5 Sunday prizes and one special $100 -$150 day per month based on the PA Daily Lottery drawings. Contact Sue Smith at or at ssmith@cdpsisters.org to request an order form. 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.