St. Damien of Molokai Parish Fr. William R. Terza, Pastor stdamienterzab@verizon.net Deacon Al Poroda, Permanent Deacon DeaconAL611@gmail.com May 18, 2014 Fifth Sunday of Easter Come to him...and like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house. 1 Peter 2:4,5 Lord, thank you for fashioning me as a precious stone in your house! 722 West Main Street, Monongahela, PA 15063 Parish Office: 724-258-7742 Fax: 724-258-8733 Madonna Catholic Regional School: 724-258-3199 Website: stdamienofmolokai.org Parish Mission Statement Saint Damien of Molokai is a new Roman Catholic parish formed from the honored traditions of two parishes. Our mission during this time of transition is to support one another, promote healing and unity, and grow as a faith community centered around the Holy Eucharist. PASTORAL STAFF Mrs. Patricia Forsyth, Asst. Dir. of Music stdamienparish@verizon.net Mr. Donald Militzer, Principal madonnacatholicregional@earthlink.com Mrs. Kathy Miller, Faith Formation stdamienparish@verizon.net Mrs. Kathryn Wray, Director of Music kfwray@yahoo.com SECRETARIES Phyllis DeMedio stdamiendemediop@verizon.net Peggy Romeo stdamienromeop@verizon.net General email stdamienparish@verizon.net Safe Environment Coordinator Helena Glaneman alexsei521@yahoo.com or 724-503-7325 St. Damien Finance Council Gloria DeRosa, Alfred Galilei, Steven Markovich, Antoinette Moffit, Richard Pantaleo, Randall Rodriguez St. Damien Parish Pastoral Council Kathleen Barkey, Thomas Caudill, Sandra Craig, Roger D Emidio, Thomas Kustron, Denise Majoris, Anna Markovich, Debra Reis, Walter Tabory All Masses and Reconciliation are at St. Damien of Molokai Church 722 West Main Street Interim Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil: 4:00pm Sunday 8:30am & 11:00am Daily Mass Schedule Monday Friday at 8:00am Weddings Please make arrangements by calling the Parish Office 6 months in advance. Sacrament of Reconciliation Tuesday 8:30-9:00am Saturdays 3:00-3:30pm Baptisms 1st and 3rd Sundays at 12:30pm; 4th Sunday at Mass DIOCESAN VICTIM HOTLINE 1-888-808-1235
Page Two Saturday, May 17, 2014 4:00pm Joseph & Frances Kustron (Kustron Family) Sunday, May 18, 2014 8:30am Russell Marraccini (Karl Amoroso) 11:00am Mary Ann Ghilani (Rick Ghilani) Monday May 19, 2014 8:00am Kelly/Rostcheck Family (Rostcheck Family) Tuesday, May 20, 2014 8:00am Mary Bury (Paul & Kathleen Barkey) Wednesday, May 21, 2014 8:00am Remembrance Mass (Ladies of Charity) Thursday, May 22, 2014 8:00am William Niccolai (Elaine & Family) Friday, May 23, 2014 8:00am Della Sheehan (Liz Cichy) 1:00pm Special Intention of the Priest Saturday, May 24, 2014 2:00pm Robbins/Rush Wedding 4:00pm Mary Laverne Tabory (Husband, Walt) Sunday, May 25, 2014 8:30am Dorothy Radic (Husband, John Radic) 11:00am Living and Deceased Members of the Parish Bible Study Tuesdays @ 11:00am (Parish Center) and Wednesdays @ 7:00pm (Conference Room) Eucharistic Adoration (Chapel) This Friday from 12:00noon 6:00pm. Call 724-747-7071 for scheduling. Please Note: There is also a Holy Hour with Exposition and Adoration on the third Wednesday of the month from 7-8pm all are invited and welcome to attend (Main Street) Padre Pio Prayer Group (Park Ave. School) This Friday 6:00-7:00pm Servants of the Little Way (Chapel) The first Tuesday of every month at 6:00pm. Holy Name Society (Parish Park) Second Sunday of each month after the 8:30am Mass. Catholic Men s Fellowship (Chapel) The first Monday of the month at 6:30pm and the 3rd Saturday at 7:30am. Rest In Peace In the charity of your prayers we kindly ask that you please pray for the repose of the soul of Mary Stahlman who was laid to rest recently. May God grant her eternal rest, may Perpetual Light shine upon her soul and may all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, Rest In Peace. Amen. Wedding Banns May 18, 2014 Fifth Sunday of Easter I, II & III Jill Robbins & Kevin Rush St. Damien of Molokai Parish, Monongahela THIS WEEKEND PARISH HALUPKI DINNER The Parish is holding an Halupki Dinner this Sunday, May 18th from Noon - 5:00pm at Fr. Leger Hall. The dinner will include 2 cabbage rolls, mashed potatoes, your choice of green beans or corn and dessert. The price will be $8.00 Proceeds to benefit the church. Take outs will be available. SUMMERFEST NEWS SummerFest Hours Friday, June 20th 5pm-11pm Saturday, June 21st 5pm-11pm Sunday, June 22nd 3pm-8pm CASH RAFFLE All parishioners were mailed a booklet of tickets for the Cash Raffle at SummerFest. Please return the filled in stubs and payment in an envelope marked Cash Raffle. Returns can be made in the Sunday collections or dropped off at the Parish Office. If you didn t receive a booklet, please call the Parish Office. BASKET RAFFLE Terry Lewis is in charge of the Chinese Auction/Basket Raffle to be held at SummerFest. If you would like to donate a theme basket, please call Terry at 724-258-4616. She would like to know, in advance, what baskets she will be receiving so that she can be prepared with supplies needed. MEMORIAL PATRONS This year, as a part of SummerFest, we will again be offering a Memorial Patron listing. The donation will be $25.00 for each memorial. The forms for this purpose are located at the doors of the church. Deadline for making a donation will be Friday, June 13, 2014. BAKE SALE Parish bakers, what goodies are you planning on baking for the SummerFest this year? Our Bake Sale booth needs your help! There is a tear-off slip on the bottom of the next page. Please complete and return in the offertory or send to the Parish Office. CALLING ALL BINGO WORKERS If you are interested in helping with our Bingo, raffles, 1/2 the take or tip cards at SummerFest, please call the parish office at 724-258-7742 or Tom Kustron at 724-258 -3249.
St. Damien of Molokai Parish, Monongahela Page Three Ascension Thursday Holy Day of Obligation MAY 29th The Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, also known as Ascension Thursday, is one of the great solemnities in the Christian liturgical calendar and commemorates the bodily Ascension of Jesus into heaven. Ascension Day is traditionally celebrated on a Thursday, the fortieth day of Easter. The feast is one of the liturgical feasts ranking with the Passion, Easter and Pentecost. Mass Schedule: Thursday, May 29th 9:00am and 7:00pm ST. ANTHONY NOVENA The Solemn 13-week Novena to St. Anthony will continue this week after the 8:00 am Mass at Main St. Let us come together to honor St. Anthony and ask his help for the special needs that each of us has. SAVE THE DATE VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL Our summer VBS will be held the week of June 23-27, 2014 in Madonna Catholic School from 9:00am-11:30am daily. This year s program is WOW Workshop of Wonders. Check next week s bulletin for more information. Baptism Registration Parents/Guardians who are anticipating the baptism of a child are reminded of the need to call the Parish Office to make a baptism appointment prior to the celebration of the sacrament. Please call the office and we will be glad to assist you with the process. 50th Ordination Anniversary FATHER GEORGE CHORTOS May 18, 2014-4:00p.m. Mass at Immaculate Conception Church 119 W. Chestnut St. Washington, PA 15301 Refreshments following Mass (Church Hall) Everyone invited FOOD BANK THANK YOU S To the Knights of Columbus, the Monongahela- Donora Area Lions Club and the ARCM of St. Damien of Molokai Parish: The Food Bank Committee of St. Damien s wishes to express its sincere gratitude to these organizations for their Most Generous donations to the Parish Food Bank. We also acknowledge our parishioners who faithfully support the Food Bank from month to month. Your generosity truly represents the ministry that Father Damien gave of himself to those in need on the island of Molokai as we try to continue his mission here in the Mon Valley. You have touched hearts in ways you ll never know. Many blessings, Deacon Al and the Food Bank Committee SummerFest Bake Sale Name PH# Type of Baked Goods Qty. (specify type of cookies, brownies, cakes, pies, etc.) Please complete and drop in the collection or send to the Parish Office.
Pastoral Impressions by Fr. Bill Today s Gospel passage from John is from what is called the Last Supper Discourse, a conversation Jesus has with his disciples after washing their feet. Jesus knows that he doesn t have much time left. His passion and death are right around the corner. And he seems to be attempting to get them to understand some pretty important things about himself and his mission. And one of those things is the idea that, if they want to know God, they only need look at him and his life: his love and compassion, his teachings, his witness, his miracles, his attitudes, his outlook, his priorities. Everything about Jesus says something about God. Of course we have the benefit of knowing and believing, in faith, that Jesus is God but those first disciples almost certainly lacked that understanding. Can we say the same about ourselves? Jesus reveals God to us in a perfect way in everything he said and did and even in the totality of his person. We imperfect creatures will never be able to reveal God to others in the complete and perfect way that Jesus did and does. And yet make no mistake about it our lives continually reveal things to others, whether we like it or not. In everything we say and do we say something to those with whom our lives interact. The real question is, what will we make visible to others? What will others come to know through us? In other words, what exactly do we want our lives to say? Our task for the week is to reflect on this question and begin to prepare our answer. Madonna Catholic Regional School MCRS SCHOOL NEWS ENROLL NOW FOR 2014-2015 Madonna Catholic Regional School located at 731 Chess Street, Monongahela, PA 15063 is happy to meet the needs of our youngest valley residents with several Early Childhood Programs. Students age 3 by September 1, 2014 are eligible for the 2-Day ½ Program. Students age 4 by September 1, 2014 are eligible for the 3-Day ½ Day, 5 Day ½ Day, All Day 3- Day, or All Day- 5 Day Programs. Kindergarten Students must be five years of age before September 1, 2014. Kindergarten is a full day program. All parents enrolling a child in Early Childhood - Grade 8 are required to bring their child's birth certificate, immunization record and baptismal certificate (if applicable) to registration. There is a registration fee at application. Financial Aid is available. Come and explore the good news in Catholic Education! For information, or to make an appointment to visit the school, please call 724-258-3199. Please visit our website at www.madonnacatholic.com. Great beginnings last a lifetime!
Offertory Report 05/11/2014 Offertory 4:00pm 1971.00 8:30am 1949.00 11:00am 2717.00 Mail In 1303.00 Total $ 7,940.00 Our Offering Back To God (Weekly Offertory Goal $7,500) Mass Attendance 4:00pm 181 8:30am 191 11:00am 253 Total 625 2014 PARISH SHARE GOAL $71,950.00 Parish Share collected to date: $36,760.00 This weekend there will be a Second Collection for Catholic Relief Services. DuquesneFest Duquesne University s largest open house event, DuquesneFest, will be held this summer on Sunday, June 8, 2014 beginning at 8:00am This exciting day is a fun way for Fall 2014 high school seniors to learn more about the university. Register online at www.duq.edu/duquesnefest. ATTENTION 6TH, 7TH & 8TH GRADERS of Mary, Mother of the Church, Our Lady of the Valley and St. Damien of Molokai TRI-PARISH YOUTH GROUP WHERE: Mary, Mother of the Church School Bldg. (bottom floor) WHEN: Sunday, May 18th & 25th FROM: 6:00pm 8:00pm WHAT: Organizing teams for Round Robin Competition in selected board games, pool tables and bowling QUESTIONS: Amy Sands 724-344-5537 ATTENTION FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS... Youth Group Pizza Party The Tri-Parish Youth Group is inviting all fifth grade students to come join the 6th, 7th and 8th grade students for a Pizza Party on Sunday, june 1, 2014 beginning at 6:00p, in the school bulding at Mary, Mother of the Church. Come enjoy an evening of fun! Questions please call Amy Sands at 724-344-5537.