Welcome to Sts. Gregory & Barnabas Parish United In Christ Pastor Rev. Robert L. Ruston Daily Mass: (See inside for locations) 8:00AM Monday 22 S O T S 2, 2018 MISSION STATEMENT As Catholic Christians, we will live to serve God and each other. And do His will as one family united in Faith. We will teach, serve, and be an example to the youth of the parish that they will come to a full understanding of Christ and His plan for their lives. We will nurture the gifts and talents of all parish members and use them wisely for the glory of God. We will compassionately implement the Spiritual and Corporal works of Mercy for those in our Parish, Diocese and throughout the world. Through the celebration of the Sacraments, especially the Eucharist, we affirm our Communion with Christ and each other. All are welcome. Tuesday Wednesday Friday 6:30PM Thursday Weekend Liturgy: Saturday: 4:00PM (Daisytown) Sunday: 8:00AM (Bon Air) 11:00AM (Daisytown) 120 Boltz Street 408 Luzon Avenue Johnstown, PA 15902 Phone: 814-536-6818 EMAIL: stsgregbar@dioceseaj.org Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00AM - 2:00PM Visit us on the WEB! www.ssgregbar.org Join us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/ groups/ssgregorybarnabas/ He summoned the crowd again and said to them, Hear me, all of you, and understand. Nothing that enters one from outside can defile that person; but the things that come out from within are what defile. - Mk 7:14-15 Reconciliation: Saturday: Noon 12:30PM (Daisytown) Saturday: 3:15 3:45PM (Daisytown) Sacrament of Baptism: Parents are to be examples to their children by being registered, active members of the Parish. Please call the rectory office to make arrangements. Sacrament of Marriage: Couples planning to marry are to make arrangements at least nine months prior to their wedding date. Diocesan Guidelines regarding Marriage Preparation must be followed. The Catholic party/parties is/are to be registered, active members in the parish. Anointing of the Sick: Please call the church office if you have a family member or friend in the hospital who would like to receive the Sacraments. The homebound and parishioners in nursing homes should also receive the Sacrament of the Sick and Holy Communion. Parish Membership: New members are always welcome! If you are moving into, within, or out of the Parish, please call the Rectory Office and let us know. Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA): All who would like more information about membership in the Roman Catholic Church are invited to call the Church Office.
Welcome to Sts. Gregory & Barnabas Parish September 2, 2018 WEEKLY SCHEDULE MASS SCHEDULE (Mass Stipend $10) Sunday, September 2nd 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday, September 3rd Labor Day Office Closed Wednesday, Fr. Bob s Day off Next Sunday, September 9th 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time RELIGIOUS ED SCHEDULE CLASS 9:30AM - 10:45AM 9/30 CCD Registra on Daisytown 9:30AM 10:30AM 10/14 F CCD REGISTRATION FORMS and payment ($10/per child) Must be turned in to the teacher today. A LOOK AT WHATS AHEAD Save the date!!! September 16th a er 11AM Mass Sign-ups sheets will be in the ves bule this weekend. Smoke em Up BBQ will bring pulled pork, half chicken legs/thighs, chicken brats, buns and sauce. We need a final count by Monday, Sept. 10th. Thank you! We are preparing our list of help for our Fall Gun Raffle on Saturday September 22nd. If you can help, please let Dan know. We could use some extra people to walk around and sell raffle ckets/pull tabs throughout the evening. M T (SG) 8:00AM (SB) 8:00AM W (SG) 8:00AM T (SG) 6:30PM F (SG) 8:00AM S (SG) 4:00PM S (SB) 8:00AM S (SG) 11:00AM Family members are asked to present Offertory Gifts at weekend masses being offered for their loved ones. Carl J. Slavick by Ed & Debbie Kohan Helen Zelek by Rob & Tanya Shaffer Christopher Nanna by Gram & Pap David Slavich by Rick & Cathy Slavich Members of the Purgatorial Society Delford Freidhoff Birthday by Debbie Washington For The People Betty Stuart by Larry & Sharon Thomas Liturgical Reflection The Christian faithful are unequivocally confronted by the mystery of life and death when faced with the presence of the body of one who has died. Moreover, the body which lies in death naturally recalls the personal story of faith, the loving family bonds, the friendships, and the words and acts of kindness of the deceased person. Indeed, the human body is inextricably associated with the human person, which acts and is experienced by others through the body. It is the body whose hands clothed the poor and embraced the sorrowing. Order of Christian Funerals, Cremation, 1998, Introduction, Number 411. Liturgical Reflection Monday, September 3, is a Day of Prayer in the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown. On Labor Day the Local Church will observe the intention for Human Rights and Equality. Please pray the following for all who seek just and rewarding work. God of compassion and love, guardian of the oppressed and lover of the poor, watch over and protect our brothers and sisters who seek work that meets the needs of their families. Provide labor that offers just wages and dignity of life so that all may live comfortably and in peace. On this Labor Day we ask your blessings through Christ our Lord. Amen. Members of Purgatorial Society Oct. 2017 Sept. 2018 Mar. 2018 Feb. 2019 Apr. 2018 Mar. 2019 Charlotte Costlow Joey Vogel Carole E. Vogel Norman Costlow Isabel Vogel Mary Torok William & Dorothy Milavec May 2018 April 2019 Frank Torok Andrew & Margie Martinec Jamey Petrick Jack & Dorothy Heller Joseph Kralik Jan. 2018 Dec. 2018 John & Albina Sweltz Sept. 2018 Aug. 2019 Edward & Sophie Utnik Catherine Kormanik James Utnik James Fisher Dorothy Mesaros William Biss & Frances (Biss) Ashcraft Anna Elka Raymond & Anna Ponczek RELIGIOUS EDUCATION REGISTRATION on SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30th in the Daisytown Hall at 9:30AM 10:45AM Registra on fee: $10 per child It is important that every child be represented by a parent/guardian. All Parents of Grade School & Catholic School should a end. Students do not need to a end. FIRST DAY OF CLASS: October 14th Please remember class starts promptly at 9:30AM Don t be late.
FROM THE DESK OF FATHER BOB Our annual Church Picnic is scheduled for Sunday, September 16th in Daisytown after the 11A.M. Mass. Sign-up sheets are in the vestibules of both worship sites this weekend. This also means that the deadline for signing those lists is fast approaching, September 10th. We need to place our food order the week of the September 10th. Smoke em Up BBQ will bring pulled pork, half chicken legs/thighs, chicken brats, buns and sauce. We are asking that those families/ individuals attending bring a covered dish, dessert or salad. There is no program, speeches, or bands, just an opportunity to gather for a family parish picnic of sorts before the Fall. Feel free to use the parish grounds for Volley Ball or any other sporting event, but you must provide the necessary equipment needed for those games. Hope to see you there. With all the bad press the Church has received in the last few weeks, I would also ask you to at least consider that this sin of sexual abuse may have been brought to the sacrament of Penance (confession) and we may not break that sacred seal of confession. Of course, the priest who administers the sacrament must do all he is able to convince the penitent that what was confessed was not only sinful but against the law. If truly sorrow, they must also face the legal consequences of their crime. This whole issue is not as black and white as it appears. God is the ultimate judge of our earthly actions. We must forgive the sin, but it is up to the penitent to uphold and abide by the laws enacted by government officials or the moral laws of the Church that have been broken. Our religious education program will begin soon, and this is just a reminder to parents that those classes on Sunday morning do not replace the obligation to attend Mass on the weekend, either Saturday evening or Sunday morning. It would also be good to sit down with your children at home and ask them to share with you what they learned or did at class that day. As the Church proclaims, parents are the first teachers of their children in the way of faith. They are to do this both in word and action as they are asked to be the best of teachers. They learn more from you by your daily actions and words about their religion and how important the faith is in their own lives than they do by the time they spend in religion classes once a week. Please help us in the religious education of your children by your own good example. Mission Co-Op this weekend: Visi ng Missionary Fr. Frederic Kpoumie, a Clare an Missionary from Cameroon who is presently assigned to parish ministry an forma on of minor seminarians in Yaounde, Cameroon (Africa) will be in our parish this weekend (Sept 1-2) to par cipate in the Annual Missionary Coopera ve Appeal. He will preach at all the masses this weekend and will make an appeal on behalf of this religious community the Clare an Missionaries serving the US and abroad in places like Cameroon, India, Nigeria, and Tanzania. There will be a special mission collec on next weekend, September 8 * 9 to help the Clare an Missionaries. We urge you to be very generous in your mission offering since these Missionaries need our help. Please keep Father Frederic and all the Clare an Missionaries and seminarians in your prayers. HOSPITALIZED Patricia Freidhoff Virginia Amen PLEASE, if you have a loved one admitted to the hospital or nursing home contact the office. The hospital may take your church information, but we are not always notified. Fr. Bob likes to get to the hospital in a timely manner, but cannot if he doesn t know. Thanks for your help. PRAYER CHAIN Do you know someone who needs prayers? Please contact Debbie Washington at 536-3616 or dlwashi@hotmail.com to place a name on the parish Prayer Chain! Boxes for requests are also located in the vestibules of our worship sites. PRAYERFUL REMEMBRANCE FOR ALL SERVING IN THE MILITARY Ryan Wood, Army; CDR. Nathan S. Brezovic, US Navy; Fr. Frantisek Halka, Army; Major David Dietz, Army; Petty Officer Tony Pinkas, Navy; Second Infantry Brigade & Det 1, Company C, 2nd 104th; Navy Corpsman Marina J. Sumrada, Annapolis (MD) Naval Academy Hospital Please contact the parish office (536-6818) if we need to add or remove any of our military personnel from this list. Thank you. Catholic Ministries Drive 2018 by now you should have received your donation card for the 2018 Drive (blank cards can be found in the vestibule). I mailed your current statement with 2018 Catholic Ministry donations last week. ALL PAYMENTS should be made to Ss. Gregory & Barnabas Church. We will submit your card to the Diocese along with a check from the church according to what you gave. You are welcome to add more to your payment, please don t hesitate to call Kristen at the office if you have ANY QUESTIONS 536-6818. This years goal is $21,446 as of April 17th we have received donor cards totaling $12,560.00. Several of you still have your donor cards/statement from the church totaling $2,496.50. We are $8,886.50 shy of the goal requested by the Diocese. If you have misplaced your card please let me know there are extra cards in the vestibule. Please turn them into the office as soon as possible so that they are turned in in a timely manner in accordance to the Diocese request. Thank you!
Families and the Gospel September 2 Mk 7:1-8,14-15,21-23 In today s gospel Jesus warns what comes from within can defile a person. Families need to worry about outside influences but also about inside influences. The values our children carry for a life time are learned at home. Habits of the Hearth are the most powerful influences on a child. That s the good news! That can also be the bad news! IN THE COMMUNITY: Fish Fry is back! St. Francis of Assisi will be sponsoring a Fish Fry on Friday, September 14 from 11:00Am until 6:00PM at the Activity Center, corner of D Street and Barron Avenue. Gobs will be available as well as bake sale. We offer Fried and Baked Fish as well as Shrimp. Dinners include 2 sides and a roll. A Special which includes Fish Sandwich and French Fries for $7.50 is available all day. A complete menu can be viewed on our website: http://www.stfrancisofassisijohnstown.com Family Marian Celebration Mass & Rosary: will be hold Sunday, September 30 at 3PM at St. Benedict s Church, 2310 Bedford St. Johnstown PA. The theme for this year s celebration is Mary, Mother of the Church. Bishop Mark will be the principal celebrant and will give the homily. Please join Bishop Mark, along with the clergy, children, and religious organizations in honoring our Blessed Mother. This Mass fulfills your Sunday obligation. Thank you, Sponsors of the Marian Celebration Meadows Casino: October 11th, Pick up in Windber 8:30AM, departs Casino at 5PM. $35 cost includes $25 free play. Benefits Arcadia Theater Guild. Call by Sept. 27th to reserve you seat: 535-4712 or 270-6247. The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Altoona is conducting tours during the month of September. This is the month in which the Cathedral was formally dedicated in 1931. Parishes and groups from throughout the Diocese are invited to come for a one-hour guided tour. Plan to take part in one of these tours during September. Please call the Parish Office 814-536-6818 for further info. FINANCIAL NEWS Fiscal Year July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019 Offertory Totals for the week of August 26, 2018 Weekly Offering $2,148 Misc. Income $133 Votive Candles $25 Assumption $37 Fuel $5 Total $2,348 LAY MINISTRY SCHEDULE Weekly Needs $5,000 8/26 $2,348 (Over/under) $2,652 TV Proclaim $1 Catholic Register $229 Liturgy September 1/2 September 8/9 4PM Lector: S. Rosenbaum D EM: B P. Harteis P. Harteis (B: Bread) C J. Pribish (C: Cup) C Rosenbaum Servers: 8AM Lector: MB. D.Rykala BA EM: B MB. D.-Rykala C C Servers: 11AM Lector: D EM: B B. Sweeney C M. Krawczyk C Servers: CMD 2019: $109 September 15/16 P. Harteis L. Menett Rozum Rozum Rozum B. Sweeney Everyday Stewardship Justice is a concept under attack in today s world. When I watch the news, I see so many distortions of justice. One person s notion of fairness is sometimes far from another s understanding of justice. Perhaps the issue is that human justice often becomes corrupted by selfishness and greed. Justice for one s self always seems more important than justice for another. As disciples of Jesus Christ, we are called to use what we have been given not only to fight for human justice alone, but also to offer a more benevolent justice that can only come from God. We are called to offer all we have to God for His greater intentions. Our gifts cannot only level the playing field for some but can serve as instruments of grace for those who, in the eyes of the world, do not even deserve it. In God s framework of justice, second chances and overflowing generosity are commonplace. Everyone created in the image of God deserves love regardless of their state in life or the actions they have taken against another. The world will never understand this type of justice. Humans have a hard enough time figuring out the simple concepts of equity or fair play. For those who do not believe in Jesus, his justice seems even more difficult to comprehend. In fact, it can appear downright crazy. Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS Religious Riddle Why didn t they play cards on the Ark? Because Noah was standing on the deck. Family Ritual As the children get se led into a new school year, pause for a moment to pray for their success academically, athle cally and socially. Lord, draw all children close to you, for you are the source of all knowledge and talent. Surround them with a spirit of learning. Help them explore all that is available in this vast world that God has created for all of us to learn from. Bless their teachers with pa ence, tenderness and inspira on.