SEPTEMBER 4, 2016 23rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 225 37TH ST. PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15201 PARISH OFFICE: 412-682-0929 FAX: 412-682-6889 EMAIL: parish@oloa.org WEBSITE: www.oloa.org STAFF Bro. John D. Harvey, O.F.M. Cap., Pastor Richard Fitzpatrick, Deacon Chrissy Jankowski, Music Minister Paula Calabrese, Religious Education Eileen Frollini, Secretary FACILITIES Food Pantry... 412-682-3877 St. Augustine Cemetery... 412-821-3399 MASS SCHEDULE Saturday:... 4:00 p.m. (Sun. Vigil) Sunday:... 8:30 a.m. & 10:00 a.m. Weekdays:. 6:30 p.m. (Mon. Thur. & 1st Fridays) RECONCILIATION Saturdays: Noon 1:00 p.m. in Church or by appointment anytime. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION There is the opportunity for Eucharistic Adoration every Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. in the Parish House Chapel. DIOCESE VICTIM ASSISTANCE HOTLINE: 1-888-808-1235 BAPTISM Ordinarily celebrated during one of the weekend Masses. A preparation class is required for parents and godparents. Contact the parish office to make arrangements. MARRIAGE Couples planning to marry must contact one of the parish priests at least six months before the marriage to set a date and begin preparations for this sacrament. SICK AND HOMEBOUND Please notify the parish office if someone is unable to attend Mass and wishes to receive Communion or the Sacrament of the Sick. Also please notify the office if any parishioner is admitted to a hospital. MISSION STATEMENT OF OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS PARISH Bringing the Gospel of Jesus Christ to life in our hearts, in our families and in our community To fulfill our mission we invite you to: Share in the Capuchin Franciscan Spirit Love and serve the Church Love and serve the poor Grow in holiness through vibrant liturgies and personal prayer Become an active and participating member of our Parish Community Deepen your knowledge of the Catholic Faith Affirm the dignity of each person Evangelize others through your life
SEPTEMBER 4, 2016 PASTOR S COMMENTS. What is the cost of discipleship? We tend to ask, How much do I need to do to be saved? We would like to have a finite or tangible figure to work toward for assurance. Jesus in today s Gospel passage from Luke is telling us that the commitment of discipleship is absolute and total. He says: If anyone comes to me without hating his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. Jesus of course is not saying that we should hate our family members but rather that we should not prefer them over Jesus himself. That is a radical statement about the commitment that Jesus is asking of us. He further states: Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple. To be a disciple means to follow Jesus; and the nature of that following is not to be guarded or limited but rather to be total and the center of are words and actions. We are being called to take a closer look at how committed we are to living in relationship to Jesus and his values and way of life. If we are really in love with Jesus and desire to know and love him totally than that commitment does not alienate us from family, but rather gives direction and purpose to all of our other relationships. All our relationships take on a supernatural dimension in that we are striving to love and serve Jesus in all people and desire as a true disciple to assist in the mission of Jesus to bring them to the face to face experience of our God for all eternity. Jesus never said that discipleship would be easy but he did say that he will be with us all days until the end of the world. We trust in him to guide and sustain our journey. Monday is Labor Day, so the holiday Mass for giving thanks for the gift of labor and for praying for the unemployed and underemployed will be celebrated at 9:00 a.m. in the Parish House Chapel. Sept. 5 Sept. 6 Sept. 7 Sept. 10 Sept. 11 Sept. 12 Sept. 12 Sept. 13 Sept. 18 Labor Day Mass, 9:00 a.m., Chapel Pastoral Council Meeting, 7:15 p.m., Parish House Staff Meeting, 9:30 a.m. St. John & Paul Workday in neighborhood Family Centered Religious Ed Program Begins, 10:00 a.m. Mass Catholic Men s Fellowship, 7:00 p.m., Parish House RCIA Faith Study, 7:15 p.m., Parish House BYOB Young Adults Gathering, 7:00 p.m., Patio Youth Group Social, 11:00 a.m., Lower Social Hall WEDDING CONGRATULATIONS This Saturday Christina Lynch & Matt Hohmann were united in the Sacrament of Marriage at our Parish. We congratulate them and pray that they may grow in faith and love as they live out this Sacrament. RESULTS OF SECOND COLLECTION LAST WEEKEND The results of last weekend s Second Collection in support of Catholic Communications and Catholic University of America was contributions totaling $397.00. Thank you for your generosity SPECIAL COLLECTION NEXT WEEKEND Next weekend there will be a Second Collection called the Bishop s Education Fund. This fund is used by Bishop Zubik to assist students to attend Catholic Schools. There is no envelope in your packets for this collection. Today we celebrate as a Church the canonization of Mother Teresa of Calcutta as a saint and intercessor. Not too many years ago Time Magazine had her on the cover proclaiming her as a living saint. There is something special in celebrating a saint who lived in our time and gave us an example and a witness to the reality that discipleship can be lived and can be an inspiration in our day.
23rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OKTOBERFEST FUNDRAISER On Saturday October 8 th we will be holding our annual Oktoberfest Fundraiser in St. Augustine Hall. Ticket cost is $15 and this includes German foods, desserts, and refreshments. Oktoberfest beers and German wines will be available. Tickets will go on sale next weekend. OKTOBERFEST VOLUNTEERS NEEDED We are in need of Volunteers to work, both in preparation for and in service at the Fundraiser. We are looking for folks that would be willing to make German Potato Salad and to make Black Forest Cake, German Chocolate Cake or help with making Apple Strudel. At the Event on October 8 th we will be looking for volunteers to set up the hall, prepare the food, grill the brats, serve the food, tend the bar, and sell chances and 50/50 tickets. Give some thought at to how you would be willing to help and plan to sign up next weekend as a Volunteer. OKTOBERFEST RAFFLE In conjunction with the Oktoberfest Fundraiser on Saturday October 8th we will be having a Money Raffle. The prizes for the Raffle will be $1500, $500 and $250. Your help is needed to make this Raffle a success. Tickets are: 1 for $2.00, 3 for $5.00 and 12 for $20.00. Each household of our parish is being asked to sell at least one book of 12 chances. Be sure to remind folks that they do not need to be present at the Oktoberfest Fundraiser to win. The stubs and the money for the chances can be placed in an envelope and returned through the collection basket or they can be mailed to the parish office. There are plenty of extra books of chances available in the back of church or at the parish office. Thanks for your help with this important fundraiser. PIRATE GAME SEPTEMBER 9 th If you have not already picked up the Pirate Tickets you ordered for the game against the Reds this Friday September 9 th at 7:05 p.m., please do so after Mass today. Cost is $20 a ticket for section 310. Each ticket will have a voucher for a free Pirate cap and it is free T -Shirt night for the first 20,000 fans. YOUTH GROUP SOCIAL The Youth Group will be hosting a social in the Lower Social Hall on Sunday Sept.18 th after the 10:00 a.m. Mass for any young people of the parish grades 8-12 and their parents to talk about the Parish Youth Group for the coming year. Gretchen Okunewick and Bro. Jonathan, as leaders of the Youth Group, have come up with some good ideas for the Group, but, of course, the participation of the Youth and their parents from the parish is critical for the success of our Youth Group. Please make the effort to come. The meeting will be just one hour. HIPSTER T-SHIRTS If you did not pick up the Original Hipsters of Lawrenceville T-Shirts you ordered last weekend you can now pick them up in the back of church or at the parish office. The cost is $10.00 per T-Shirt. Extra T- Shirts are also available if you would like to purchase them. The sizes range from Small to XX.. RCIA FAITH STUDY Are you or someone you know interested in joining the Catholic Church? Are you married to a Catholic spouse, raising children Catholic, and/or interested in knowing more about the Faith to be able to share with them? Are you a Catholic who was baptized but never received the Sacraments of Eucharist or Confirmation? The RCIA Faith Study is offered to assist you! There is no time like the present to begin your inquiry into the Faith! Classes start in September. To learn more or to sign up please contact Deacon Richard at: richard.fitzpatrickrt@gmail.com or you can call the Parish Office. FAMILY CENTERED RELIGIOUS ED PROGRAM Our Family Centered Religious Education Program will begin on Sunday September 11 th. If you have not already done so, we ask that you take time to register all your children age 4 thru 8 th grade, who are not going to Catholic School, in our Family Centered Religious Ed Program. Registration forms are available in church, online or at the Parish Office. If you have any questions about the program please call the Parish Office.
ANNUAL MASS IN HONOR OF PADRE PIO Friday, September 23, 2016, 7pm, Saint Augustine Church, 37th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201. Relics from Padre Pio will be on display and the public is welcome. Confessions will be heard 6pm 7pm. PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY DOOR During this Year of Mercy there is a special indulgence offered to those who make a Pilgrimage through the Holy Door at Saint Paul Cathedral in Oakland. The Cathedral is open from 5:30 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. each day. The requirement for the indulgence is to say a prayer for Pope Francis and receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation and the Eucharist in the course of the week. IT S ALMOST TIME FOR CONSULTATION MEETINGS IN OUR PARISH. On Thursday, Nov. 17th and Monday, Nov. 21st from 7-9 p.m. Our Lady of the Angels Parish will offer two consultation sessions as part of On Mission for The Church Alive! Attendees will have the opportunity to learn all the facts and figures about our parish, including Mass attendance, participation in the sacraments, ministries and finances. This feedback will be compiled in every parish across the Diocese of Pittsburgh to aid in the planning process. So please plan to attend and get involved. Learn more at www.onmissionchurchalive.org. PRAYER FOR ON MISSION FOR THE CHURCH ALIVE Father of Mercy, as we journey On Mission for The Church Alive!, endow us with your gifts of collaboration, courage and compassion. Help us to fulfill the mission of Jesus and His Church through vibrant parishes and effective ministries. Raise up selfless, energetic leaders to serve the Church in fidelity and with care. May we, the Church of Pittsburgh in Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Greene, Lawrence and Washington Counties, be sustained and strengthened by your grace. Help us to learn Jesus, to love Jesus and to live Jesus.Hear this prayer and grant it through Jesus Christ our Lord, with the help of our dear Blessed Mother, under the mantle of her love, Amen. CAMPAIGN UPDATE As an update for the five year pledge Campaign for the Church Alive in the Diocese, the amount pledged from our parishioners was $589,631.00 and after a little more than 2 years into the 5 year pledge $280,666.14 has been collected. That means that 48% of the pledged monies have been collected. As you know, with that money we have been able to air condition our church, so thank you to all those who have contributed toward the Campaign. AUTOMATIC OFFERTORY PAYMENT A number of parishioners have inquired about setting up a monthly online payment of their Offertory Contribution. Several parishioners already use that option and it can be easily set up through your own bank. If you go to your bank and tell them that you would like to include Our Lady of the Angels Parish in your Online Bill Paying, your bank can set that up so that a check will be sent each month to the Parish with the amount that you would like to donate. This simplifies your contributing in that you will not have to remember to find your envelope and write a check each week and it will be taken care of automatically by your bank and sent directly to the Parish. If you would like further information about this option for giving, please contact your own bank or you can call the Parish Office.. RIVER CRUISE IN MAY Georgia Brown is looking for folks that would like join Frs. Paul Kuppe & Bill Talentino, OFM Cap. on a Vantage River Cruise of Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Romania and Serbia in May of 2017. It is a 10 day excursion from May 16 25, 2017 with International Airfare included starting at $2848. If interested you can see or contact Georgia Brown at: 412-548-3409 or call Fr. Paul or Fr. Bill at 724-775-0801. For more info go to: www.vantagetravel.com/sbol17. A $500 deposit is due by September 8 th. CLOTHING DONATIONS The Society of St. Vincent DePaul is in need of clothing and shoes in ANY CONDITION. Even if the items are worn, they still provide income for the Society to do its work. If you have clothing you are no longer using you can put them to good use by donating them to someone in need through the St. Vincent de Paul receptacle located at the bottom of our parking lot. Clothes can be dropped off there anytime and they will be picked up and given a new home.
Served by CAPUCHIN-FRANCISCAN FRIARS http://capuchin.com the Sick and Homebound of our parish and those recently hospitalized and those recently deceased: George W. Broderick EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Every Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Parish House Chapel, 225 37th St. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Sunday: Wis 9:13-18b/Ps 90:3-6, 12-17/ Phlm 9-10, 12-17/Lk 14:25-33 Monday: 1 Cor 5:1-8/Ps 5:5-7, 12/Lk 6:6-11 Tuesday: 1 Cor 6:1-11/Ps 149:1-6, 9/Lk 6:12-19 Wednesday: 1 Cor 7:25-31/Ps 45:11-12, 14-17/ Lk 6:20-26 Thursday: Mi 5:1-4a or Rom 8:28-30/Ps 13:6/ Mt 1:1-16, 18-23 or 1:18-23 Friday: 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22b-27/Ps 84:3-6, 12/ Lk 6:39-42 Saturday: 1 Cor 10:14-22/Ps 116:12-13, 17-18/ Lk 6:43-49 Next Sunday: Ex 32:7-11, 13-14/Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 17, 19/1 Tm 1:12-17/Lk 15:1-32 or 15:1-10 SEPTEMBER 10-11 4:00 p.m. 8:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Lectors: E. Frollini J. Delaney E. Mathur Eucharistic Ministers: D. Newport J. Stevwing B. Kline L. Stokan P. Cygnarowicz L. Guerra C. Edder B. Vidra J. Wroblewski D. Marshall J. Wroblewski Sr. M. Elizabeth M. Dieschbourg B. Dieschbourg Servers: C. Pokorski S. Lechok H. Cooke B. Stazer M. Brienza R.J. Okunewick H. Stazer A. Okunewick V. Barbieri SEPTEMBER 3-4 - 23rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 4:00 p.m. Joseph & Barbara Bombich Family 8:30 a.m. Donald Grabowski Rich & Gerry Kopzynski 10:00 a.m. Robert E. McKee Daughter SEPTEMBER 5 - MONDAY St. Teresa of Calcutta 9:00 am. David E. Marshall Jr. Wife, Donna SEPTEMBER 6 - TUESDAY 6:30 p.m. Special Intention Dee Ferraccio SEPTEMBER 7 - WEDNESDAY 6:30 p.m. Sp. Int. for John Ravelo Father SEPTEMBER 8 - THURSDAY - The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary 6:30 p.m. Moska & Ferraccio Families Dee SEPTEMBER 9 - FRIDAY - St. Peter Claver NO MASS TODAY SEPTEMBER 10-11 - 23rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 4:00 p.m. Paul Goff Wife 8:30 a.m. John Schneider Family 10:00 a.m. Ann Gable Daughters, Ann & Beverly CHURCH SANCTUARY CANDLE Special Intention for Kimberly & Pete Maguire CHAPEL SANCTUARY CANDLE In Memory of Joseph H. Linn Weekly Offertory Needed $5,044.00 August 28, 2016 $4,995.50 2016 PARISH SHARE Amount Needed $85,123.00 As of August 28, 2016 $55,573.20 Please Remember Our Lady of the Angels Parish in Your Will.