ft Çà e v{tüw PARISH 3841 Dickey Road Gibsonia, PA 15044 724-444-1971 SaintRichardParish.org CLERGY Rev. Robert J. Vular Administrator Rev. Christopher J. Mannerino Parochial Vicar Gary Molitor Deacon Mingwei Li Deacon Clifford M. Homer, Sr. Deacon PARISH MISSION STATEMENT We, the faith-filled Eucharis c community of Saint Richard Roman Catholic Church, guided by the Holy Spirit, seek to build the kingdom of God by witnessing to the good news of Jesus Christ. As the Body of Christ, we joyfully celebrate the Sacraments, the Word of God and our Catholic tradi on. We strive to strengthen our parish family through spiritual devo on and faith forma on. Impassioned by our love for Christ, we reach out and serve the needs of our en re community. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2018 LITURGY SCHEDULE Saturday: 5:30 pm; Sunday: 7:30 am & 10:00 am Monday: 8:30 am, Tuesday & Thursday: 10:00 am St. Barnabas Re rement Village: Friday 9:30 am Eucharis c Adora on: Every Friday noon un l 9:00 pm
SAINT RICHARD PARISH / December 9, 2018 PARISH WORSHIP & MASS INTENTIONS Sunday, December 9 / Second Sunday of Advent 4:00 pm Mass at St. Catherine of Sweden Church 5:30 pm (Sat. Vigil) George Kusevich, Sr. / Jerry & Chris ne Miles 7:30 am William Eichner / St. Richard Prayer Group 9:15 am Mass at St. Catherine of Sweden Church 10:00 am Gene Se embrino / Angel Se embrino Children s Mass 12:00 pm Mass at St. Catherine of Sweden Church Monday, December 10 / Advent Weekday 8:30 am Louis Antony / Jithesh Louis & Family 10:00 am Mass at St. Catherine of Sweden Church Tuesday, December 11 / Advent Weekday 10:00 am Farls & Mazzenga Families / Farls Family 6:00 pm The Light Is On For You Confessions un l 9:00 pm At St. Catherine of Sweden Church Wednesday, December 12 / Our Lady of Guadalupe 6:30 am Mass at St. Catherine of Sweden Church 7:00 am Reconcilia on un l 7:45 am at St. Catherine of Sweden Church Thursday, December 13 / Saint Lucy 10:00 am Miller & DiFonso Families / Remy & Cheryl Schoone Friday, December 14 / Saint John of the Cross 9:30 am Deceased Members of Ranalli Family / Tamara Ranalli At St. Barnabas Re rement Village 10:00 am Mass at St. Catherine of Sweden Church 12:00 pm Eucharis c Adora on 8:45 pm Advent Compline and Benedic on Saturday, December 15 / Advent Weekday 12:00 pm Bap sm: Joseph Ryan Ambrose & Gwendolyn Rae Ambrose Vigil: Third Sunday of Advent 4:00 pm Mass at St. Catherine of Sweden Church 5:30 pm For The People 6:30 pm Reconcilia on un l 7:30 pm Sunday, December 16 / Third Sunday of Advent 7:30 am Catherine Amery / Alyce Amery-Spencer 9:15 am Mass at St. Catherine of Sweden Church 10:00 am Ron Karpuszka / Family 12:00 pm Mass at St. Catherine of Sweden Church Second Sunday of Advent FOR YOUR PRAYER TIME Let Us Pray The St. Richard Prayer Group invites parishioners to pray a decade of the Rosary for a special inten on that will vary each week. Let us pray that we pray and provide for the needs of the homeless and hungry. 7 Day Sanctuary Light December 8 - Jim & Eileen Quinn December 15 - Frances Sutch READINGS FOR THE WEEK Sunday: Bar 5:1-9/Ps 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6 [3]/ Phil 1:4-6, 8-11/Lk 3:1-6 Monday: Is 35:1-10/Ps 85:9ab and 10, 11-12, 13-14 [Is 35:4f]/Lk 5:17-26 Tuesday: Is 40:1-11/Ps 96:1-2, 3 and 10ac, 11-12, 13 [Is 40:10ab]/Mt 18:12-14 Wednesday: Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab/ Jdt 13:18bcde, 19 [15:9d]/Lk 1:26-38 or Lk 1:39-47 Thursday: Is 41:13-20/Ps 145:1 and 9, 10-11, 12-13ab [8]/Mt 11:11-15 Friday: Is 48:17-19/Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6 [Jn 8:12]/ Mt 11:16-19 Saturday: Sir 48:1-4, 9-11/Ps 80:2ac and 3b, 15-16, 18-19 [4]/Mt 17:9a, 10-13 Next Sunday: Zep 3:14-18a/Is 12:2-3, 4, 5-6 [6]/ Phil 4:4-7/Lk 3:10-18 Diocesan Vic m Assistance Hotline phone number is 1-888-808-1235. The State of PA Child Protec ve Services telephone number is 1-800-932-0313. Please pray for the Sick: Kathy Alexander, Terry Behr, Ben, Brad Bridgham, Carol Dailey, Darlene, Brieanne Dolby, Larry Domitrovic, Ann Doran, Sherie Eckard, June Euler, Rose Fitzgerald, Lois Greer, Rae Hallstrom, Cara Holland, Jack Hombosky, Jeffrey, Charles Jones, Paula Kurp, Joseph James La o, Linda Lefevre, Joan Malchano, Lucille & Ray Marsico, Eli Mar n, Tom McKinney, Lennon Meyers, Kathy Miklavic, Lynn Nebel, Nelson Noel, Jim O Hara, Sean Roy, Cathy Russell, Joan & Ed Schick, Russ Stainfield, Dorothy Thoma, Carol Wyeth and Frank Zo er. Please call the Church office with updates.
O COME, O COME EMMANUEL ADVENT 2018 ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT St. Richard December 14, 21 Begins at Noon Advent Compline and Benedic on at 8:45 pm SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION St. Richard Saturdays, December 15 & 22 6:30 pm St. Catherine of Sweden Tuesday, December 11 6:00-9:00 pm The Light is on For You Wednesdays, December 12 & 19 7:00 am Saturdays, December 15 & 22 11:00 am - Noon ADVENT JOURNEY All are welcome! St. Richard - Sunday, December 9 Arrive any me between 2:00-5:00 pm to journey with the Holy Family and prepare your family s hearts for Christ s birth! Sign in sheets will be in the narthex. *In place of a regular Faith Forma on class BLESSING THE IMAGE OF BABY JESUS At all Masses next weekend, we will have the annual blessing of the images of the infant Jesus from your home na vity displays. Please bring your statue to Sunday Mass and during the Liturgy a blessing will be prayed over the sacred images of the newborn Messiah and for all who will look upon them. ADVENT RECONCILIATION NIGHT St. Richard - Tuesday, December 18-6:00 pm Several Priests will be here to celebrate God s Mercy Elves wanted to. Decorate our parish home for the Holy Days: We will decorate our spiritual home on Sunday, December 16 following the 10:00 am Mass. Please come lend a hand. The more the merrier! Spend their extra me to help at the church: If you have me to spare the weeks before Christmas, please call the parish office. We have lots of li le jobs that need to be done in prepara on for Christmas. Clean our parish home for the Holy Days: The week before Christmas we need some extra help cleaning the church for Christmas. If you can help, please call the parish office. For last minute prepara on: We could use the help of many hands on Friday, December 21 at 10:00 am. We will be se ng up chairs both upstairs and downstairs for the Christmas Masses. There will also be other smaller jobs that we will need help with. Thanksgiving Mass Offertory A special Thank you to all who donated to the offertory collec on at the Thanksgiving Day Mass. A total of $2,337 was donated to the Li le Sisters of the Poor to assist them in their ministry for caring for the elderly poor in our community. May God Bless you for your generosity in helping His children in need. Prepare the Way of the Lord This Second Sunday of Advent we hear the call in the Gospel to Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths. Every valley shall be filled and every mountain and hill shall be made low. This is a vivid reminder that, as God desires to be with us, so must we work to prepare our hearts and our lives to be places where he desires to dwell and that are fi ng for his coming. While this prepara on can take on many forms, Saint Luke reminds us of one important way, repentance for the forgiveness of sins. As Catholics, we repent of our sins and are forgiveness in the Sacrament of Reconcilia on, and Advent, the season of prepara on, is a perfect me to celebrate this beau ful sacrament and ready our hearts for the coming of the Lord. This Tuesday, December 11, The Light Is On For You! at parishes across the Diocese of Pi sburgh from 6:00-9:00 pm and priests will be available to hear Confessions. No ma er how long it has been since you last went, consider taking this opportunity to prepare your heart this Advent.
FAITH FORMATION Upcoming Events and Activities: Next Upper Room session will be on Wednesday, December 19 from 7:00-9:00 pm with Fr. Mike Conway presiding. All are welcome to Mass! YOUTH MINISTRY 2nd Grade Chats will be held on Wednesday, January 2 and Thursday, January 3. Check your email for your child s assigned me. First Reconcilia on will be on Saturday, January 12 at 11:00 am OR Tuesday, January 15 at 6:30 pm. Advent: Week 2
PARISH MINISTRY Rite of Chris an Ini a on of Adults Come and Learn - RCIA Sessions All are welcome to the RCIA sessions held on Thursday evenings from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm in Rooms 5A and 5B. COME AND LEARN and grow in your faith. These sessions are a wonderful way for Catholics to renew and refresh their faith. December 13 What does it mean to pray the Liturgy? Did Jesus really give us the Mass? What is a Sacrament? Come and learn as David and Patricia Tamburri will teach this session on the Celebra on of the Chris an Mystery. They will explain how we all enter into the Paschal mystery of Christ through our par cipa on in the liturgy. For our winter Holy Day break, there will be NO RCIA sessions on December 20, 27 and January 3. God Is Calling You to a Deeper Rela onship If we consider that God is the Divine Bridegroom and the Church is his Bride, then the prophets can be seen as spiritual marriage counselors. They afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted, calling us to return to our covenant rela onship with God. They urge us to repentance, warn us of the dangers of sin, and announce the blessings of faithfulness. Their prophe c words speak to us even today, as they draw us closer to our heavenly Bridegroom. We will begin our next 10 session Bible Study en tled The Prophets: Messengers of God s Mercy, on Monday January 14 at 6:30 pm and Thursday January 17 at 10:45 am. All sessions will be held in Rooms 5A and 5B. In The Prophets You Will: Discover who the prophets were, what their message was, and why they are important to us. See how God is constantly calling you to a deeper rela onship with him. Discover the areas in your life that prevent you from drawing closer to God. Understand how the central message of the prophets is one of love, proclaiming the mercy of God for his children. See how their powerful words speak to us today, shedding light on our faith and our lives. To purchase a study set, visit h ps:// shop.ascensionpress.com/collec ons/prophetsmessengers-of-gods-mercy/products/prophets-study-set or call 1-800-376-0520. For more informa on contact Mary Jordan at the parish office. Reflec on This week we celebrate another Marian feast when we remember Our Lady of Guadalupe on Wednesday, December 12. Below is the story of this Marian appari on. The feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe commemorates the appari on of the Blessed Mother to Juan Diego, a 57- year-old Aztec Indian peasant. Our Lady appeared to Juan as an indigenous woman and spoke to him in his own indigenous language. She appeared to Juan Diego four mes between December 9 and 12 in 1531 on Tepeyac Hill located just north of Mexico City. Juan Diego, whose feast day is December 9, was canonized by St. Pope John Paul II in 2002. This is the only appari on where Our Lady le a miraculous image of herself, on the lma (cloak) given to Juan Diego. The appari on is also unique in that Mary appeared pregnant instead of holding the infant Jesus. Our Lady of Guadalupe is the patron of Mexico and the Americas. The feast day is one of the most popular religious celebra ons in Mexico, La n America and the United States. St. Juan Diego is the first indigenous saint from the Americas and holds a special place in the hearts of the Mexican people. Our Lady of Guadalupe holds such a special place in the hearts of the Mexican people and many others throughout the world because she is a symbol of faith, hope and consola on. In 16th century Mexico, the appari on and message of Our Lady of Guadalupe offered a message of hope to the oppressed indigenous peoples of Mexico and a reconcilia on with their Spanish rulers who treated the indigenous as outcasts. The appari on also saw the end of the human sacrifices of the Aztecs and worship of stone gods as millions of indigenous people converted to Chris anity within a few years of the appari on. www.catholicculture.org Need Some Support During This Season? At this me of year, when it seems that the world is full of joy and cheer, maybe you are not feeling that way. Maybe you are ill, or have a lost a loved one or have lost a job and you would like someone to care, to pray and to talk to. Stephen Ministry may be the ministry for you! Stephen Ministry is a caregiving ministry in our parish to plant seeds of hope and healing in a person whose life seems barren and forlorn because of a crisis or tragedy. Stephen Ministers: listen, explore feelings, pray, share Christ s love, maintain confiden ality, and a end to the caregiving process while leaving the results to God. If you are in need of a Stephen Minister, please contact Mary Jordan at the parish office for assistance.
MUSIC MINISTRY As we prepare the way for Jesus to be born anew in our hearts this Christmas, what are the valleys we are called to fill in? What are the mountains that we must overcome to become more Christ-like? Today we hear John the Bap st preach a bap sm of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. This week, take a look at your life and ask yourself, how can I be made whole again? Give yourself the best Christmas present ever by filling in those valleys and overcoming those mountains. Make the second verse of our closing hymn, On Jordan s Bank, be your medita on for the week. Then cleansed be every life from sin, make straight the way for God within, And let each heart prepare a home where such a mighty guest may come. God Bless! Jim Skalos, Music Minister FOREVER I DO MARRIAGE MINISTRY Please join us to celebrate the most wonderful me of the year with the most wonderful person in your life: your spouse! Forever I Do invites you to our Christmas potluck dinner in our social hall on Friday, December 14 at 6:30 pm. Come join us for some fun and holiday cheer! RSVP by calling Joyce Marcinizyn at 412-216-0266 or Fran Hansen at 448-0272. Marriage Minute: The gi of yourself. Today, choose one thing that you want to work on in your friendship/rela onship as you seek to show love. OUT AND ABOUT Monthly Rosary and Program Join the Spirit Refill Team at St. Teresa of Avila on Thursday, December 13 at 7:00 pm in the church for recita on of the Rosary and presenta on by Fr. Chris Mannerino on the Appari ons of Rosa Mys ca. St. Catherine Ladies of Charity The Ladies of Charity will be having their Advent get together on Tuesday, December 18. Mass will be celebrated at 6:30 pm by Rev. Ma hew Tosello PhD at St. Catherine Church. Fr. Ma hew will speak on the Vincen an spirit during his homily. He will also celebrate reconcilia on following Mass. A light recep on will follow. All are welcome to a end. PARISH NEWS St. Richard Ladies Group Our December mee ng will take place tomorrow, Monday, December 10 at 1:00 pm with a pre-paid lunch at Atria s. Please wear your Christmas socks for a chance on the raffle. Our outreach item for December is toothpaste. Forever Young Christmas Dinner and Program Everyone is welcome to a end the Forever Young Christmas Dinner and Performance on Thursday, December 13 at noon in the social hall. Harmony in Song (HIS Ensemble), a group of women who love to sing in harmony, will present the program. They are led by Josie Crooks, our own talented cantor, and they are popular performers at many area events. Reserva ons are $10 and are due in the church office by tomorrow, Monday, December 10. If it is more convenient, your check or cash may be placed in the St. Richard collec on basket in an envelope clearly marked "Forever Young--A en on Sharon." Please include the names of those a ending and make checks payable to John Marshall. Hope to see you there! Dustbuster Appeal 2018 As you come into the church each weekend, do you no ce how clean everything is? You might be surprised to know that the church and the narthex are mopped, vacuumed and dusted each week by teams of volunteers. Our Dustbusters ministry was formed when we moved into the church building almost 23 years ago. At that me, we had five teams with 10 people on each team. But we are now down to four teams with not nearly as many volunteers. So WE NEED HELP! Our ideal would be to bring it up to six teams and to add volunteers to the exis ng teams. The commitment is Saturday morning, hopefully every six weeks, for roughly an hour and a half, but if we have more people that would reduce the me involved even further! This ministry saves the church an incredible amount of money. Back in 2005, the quotes we received exceeded $40,000 annually. Who can even guess what it would be now? So please consider helping out. This is your parish and this is one small but important way that your me and talent can contribute. Please consider this ministry and call the office if you can help. Did you know that you can give to Saint Richard Parish online instead of using an envelope every week? Just scan the code or visit: www.faithdirect.net
When - Friday, December 14 Where - St. Richard Parish Social Hall Time - 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm RSVP - Joyce Marcinizyn at 412-216-0266 OR Frances Hansen at 724-448-0272
MEETINGS & ACTIVITIES STAFF DIRECTORY This Weekend St. Vincent de Paul Loose Change Collection Sunday, December 9 9:00 am YM Mission from Mars Food Prep - Kitchen Social Hall 2:00 pm Advent Journey - Entire Downstairs 6:00 pm Life Teen - Entire Downstairs Monday, December 10 1:00 pm Ladies Group Meeting - Off Site 6:00 pm Cub Scout Meeting - Room 1 6:30 pm Cherub Choir Rehearsal - Room 5A 6:30 pm Children s Seraphim Choir Rehearsal - Church 7:00 pm Christ Renews His Parish - Women - Charity Room 7:00 pm Stephen Ministry - Room 3 8:00 pm Adult Handbell Rehearsal - Church Tuesday, December 11 2:00 pm Lamb s Supper Cooking - Kitchen 7:00 pm Discipleship Group - Youth Room 7:00 pm Prayer Group - Rooms 5A & B 7:00 pm Christ Renews His Parish - Men - Room 1 7:00 pm Guatemala Mission Group Meeting - Room 3 8:00 pm Baptism Preparation - Room 4 Wednesday, December 12 NO Faith Formation 8:00 pm Knights of Columbus - Rooms 5A & B Thursday, December 13 9:30 am Sanctuary Helpers - Team 5 12:00 pm Forever Young - Social Hall 6:30 pm Cherub Choir Rehearsal - Room 1 6:30 pm Children s Seraphim Choir Rehearsal - Church 7:00 pm RCIA - Rooms 5A & B 7:30 pm Adult Choir - Church 9:00 pm Catholic Men s Fellowship - Room 3 Friday, December 14 5:00 pm Date Night Set Up - Social Hall 6:30 pm Forever I Do - Date Night Pot Luck Dinner - Social Hall This Weekend Blessing of Nativity Images at all Masses St. Ambrose Academy Raffle Sale in the narthex Saturday, December 15 9:30 am Dustbusters - Team 4 6:30 pm EDGE Middle School Ministry - Entire Downstairs Sunday, December 16 NO Faith Formation 11:00 am Decorate Church & Social Hall 6:00 pm Life Teen Christmas Caroling - Off Site Rev. Robert J. Vular Ext. 111 rvular@diopi.org Rev. Christopher J. Mannerino Ext. 113 cmannerino@diopi.org Deacon Gary Molitor Ext. 129 garym@saintrich.org Deacon Clifford Homer deaconcliff@scospgh.org Deacon Mingwei Li mli@saintrich.org Ben Barcaskey, Facili es Manager Ext. 123 benb@saintrich.org Judi Hoffman, Recep onist/religious Educa on Ext. 119 judi@saintrich.org Mary Jordan, Pastoral Associate Ext. 112 mary@saintrich.org Joy Kella, Admin. Assistant/Religious Educa on Ext. 119 joyk@saintrich.org Lar McGrath, Custodian Ext. 123 Sharon McGrath, Administra ve Assistant Ext. 110 sharonm@saintrich.org Taylor McKeegan, Youth Minister Ext. 117 taylorf@saintrich.org Don Ruby, Youth Minister-EDGE Ext. 117 donr@saintrich.org Diane Rudolph, Choir Director Ext. 122 diane@saintrich.org Jim Skalos, Music Director jims@scospgh.org Holly Smith, Faith Forma on Program Coordinator/Mul -media Director Ext. 115 hollys@saintrich.org Daniel Stover, Business Manager Ext. 120 dstover@saintrich.org St. Richard Fax Number 724-444-6001