SAINT PAUL PARISH 820 Carbon Road, Greensburg, PA 15601 Website: pbcatholic.org A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust A Parish of the Diocese of Greensburg JANUARY 12-13, 2019 BAPTISM OF THE LORD PARISH WEEKLY CALENDAR PARISH INFORMATION Liturgical Schedule Weekday Masses: Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 8:00AM Weekend Masses: Saturday 4:30PM & Sunday 9:00AM Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 3:00PM Baptisms and Weddings by arrangement Adoration & Benediction Second Friday of the Month 8:30AM-12:30PM Baptisms and Weddings are pre-arranged and require Sacramental Preparation. For Baptisms please contact the Office as soon as possible. With Weddings please allow at least 6 months lead time for preparation meetings and time to gather & coordinate your paperwork. Call the office before setting your date. Parish Directory Office: 724-834-6880 Fax: 724-834-1492 SVDP Help Line: 724-420-3279 Aquinas Academy: 724-834-7940 Parish Staff Reverend Lawrence Manchas, Pastor Reverend James Morley, Parochial Vicar Sue Craig, Coordinator of Faith Formation Bob Stauffer, Director of Maintenance Glenn Buzzard, Director of Music James Mosser, Office Manager Ginny Buzzard, Business Manager Tony Concannon, Website Administrator SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, BAPTISM OF THE LORD Youth Ministry: 4:30PM Grades 9-12 and 6-8 at 6:30PM NCYC Parent & Student (grades 8-11)Info Meeting 4:30PM MONDAY, JANUARY 14 Rosary after Mass Cub Scouts 6:45PM Magnificat 6:45PM TUESDAY, JANUARY 15 Good Shepherd 4:30PM Weight Watchers 6:30PM WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16 Bob Evans/ K of C fundraiser, All Day Home School Group 10:00AM Midday Rosary 12:15PM Boy Scouts 7:00PM Choir Rehearsal 7:00PM THURSDAY, JANUARY 17 Hempfield Manor Communion Service 10:00AM March for Life: Diocesan Youth Depart FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, MARCH FOR LIFE Office Closed March for Life 6:15AM-11:30PM Leaving & Returning here.... Rally at Noon and Protest/March, National Mall at 1:00PM Our Lady s Rosary Makers 10:00AM SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 2ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Men s Group Meeting at Panera 7:00AM Sacramental Prep for Eucharist 9:30AM Faith Formation 9:30AM Reconciliation 3:00PM SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Youth Ministry: 4:30PM Grades 9-12 and 6-8 at 6:30PM Safe Environments: As a Roman Catholic Community we want to have environments where everyone is safe from abuse. Priests, staff & volunteers (who have regular contact with even 1 minor child) are required to have Clearances and Virtus Training. We are also required to report any suspicious or inappropriate behavior. If you have any suspicion about the sexual abuse (or any other type of abuse) of a minor child by anyone, please contact PA Childline immediately at 1-800-932-0313. If the alleged abuser is functioning in a parish, school or diocesan position as clergy, religious, paid staff or volunteer you are also requested to contact the Bishop s Delegate for Matters of Sexual Misconduct after you have called the Childline number and made the report. The Bishop s Delegate may be reached at 724-837- 0901, Ext. 1221. Your actions help keep our environments safe.
The Prayer Chain is ac vated every Tuesday evening. If you know someone needing the prayer chain, or if you would like to volunteer your me on the chain, please call either of the leaders listed below: Philomena Lillie 724-832-8521 or Audrey & Mike Lucotch 724-834-2113. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY Due to the possibility of foul weather, it may be necessary to cancel Faith Formation or other meetings. If so, your group leader will contact you. We do not contact any television stations or cable providers to post our closings & cancellations. Mass is rarely cancelled. However, use good judgement. If the weather is bad and you do not feel safe getting here... stay home. Catholic Masses are on several channels on your TV. Knights of Columbus/Bob Evans Community Fundraiser... All Wednesdays in January! Flyers are posted in the bulletin and additional copies are in the vestibule for your convenience. 15% comes back to K of C. St. Paul Youth Ministry Grades 6-12 ST PAUL YOUTH MINISTRY CHECK IT OUT! This is an open invitation to all students in grades six through twelve to join us on Sunday evenings to discover what God is calling you to do as the young church. Saint Paul Youth Ministry is focused on forming our young people through the study and practice of their faith and to challenge them to embrace the life of the church through prayer, service to our community and social activities. Below is our schedule for the next few months. Grades 9-12 meet 4:30-6:00PM and Grades 6-8 meet 6:30-8:00PM except where noted differently. JANUARY 2019 January 13 January 17 & 18: Grades 9-12, March for Life January 20 January 27: All Grades 6:00-8:00PM FEBRUARY 2019 February 3 February 10 February 17 February 24 MARCH 2019 March 3 March 10 March 17 March 24 March 31 46TH ANNUAL MARCH FOR LIFE RALLY & PROTEST 2019 No matter how I size the pictures, I cannot seem to capture the essence of the magnitude of the crowd in Washington DC that gathers to be a voice for those who cannot speak for themselves. They gather to protest the legalization of abortion, the use of public money to fund abortion and seek to end the practice of abortion. They also gather to protest euthanasia, mercy killing of the terminally ill. Life from conception to natural end is their mantra. Each year the size of the crowd is different, mostly due to the weather and travel conditions to get from points throughout the United States to Washington DC. But, no matter how you slice it, the crowd is huge. Usually there is not violence, but there are counter-protestors who obviously have a different opinion and voice it loudly. The crowd is made up of the very young, sometimes being pushed in strollers or carried on their parents backs or shoulders. There are grade school age children and teens who have taken the day off from school to join in the protest with adults from their family. There are people from the work force, home-makers, retirees, clergy and atheists. They are Catholics, Protestants, Jewish and other denominations. Women give testimony to the heart break of life after abortion; and men give testimony to the lost opportunity of fatherhood, sometimes not knowing this choice was being made for them. All of these people gather with one focus...to protect the right of each life to come into being; and to live that life until called home by the Creator. It is not to late to make a call and get on the bus, or take the day off and drive to Washington DC to join the Rally & March. The bus will leave our parking lot by 6:30AM on January 18th. To get a seat on the bus call Paul Whalen at 724-836-3096 to make your reservation. The cost is only $20.00 and a bagged lunch is provided. If you d rather travel yourself you can drive to Washington DC and walk into the Mall area...you cannot miss it. DCCW PRO-LIFE PRAYER EVENT JANUARY 18 The Greensburg Diocesan Council of Catholic Women (DCCW) will sponsor a Pro-Life Day of Prayer Jan. 18 at Christ Our Shepherd Center. The day begins at 11 a.m. with a Rosary for Priests followed by Mass and exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. The event closes with Benediction at 4PM. Page 2
Liturgical Minister Schedule MASS ALTAR SERVERS EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION LECTORS JANUARY 19 4:30PM Matthew Ulishney Andrew Mikan John Henry, Jerry Hanley, Joan & Mark Ulishney, Kathy Kuchta, Sue Craig, Jackie Noll Mike Kuchta JANUARY 20 9:00AM Anna Vitale Matteo Arcara Jeff & Stephanie Peterinelli, Karen Galvin, Kathy Hill, Mario Vitale, Tom Myers, Sharon Highberger David Woodbury NEEDED: People with good housekeeping skills for a church volunteer group. The Environmentalists for our parish had a lot of changes with people stepping back from the ministry. As a result we need to ask for new volunteers for them. This group is responsible for light housekeeping in the church...things like dusting, straightening the books, removing old flyers from the pews, replacing candles, filling holy water fonts, all to make our church more welcoming for the weekend liturgies. If you like redding-up and making the place look nice, then you are the person we re looking for. Call Alice at 724-755-5924 for details. No other job offers the benefit of diadems for your heavenly crown :) 2019 SUMMER PILGRIMAGE On Wednesday June 12th we are taking a pilgrimage to the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Basilica and St. John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C. The motor coach departs from St. Paul's parking lot at 6:00 am and returns at 11:30 pm. The cost of the trip is $120 per person which includes the motor coach, taxes, dinner and admissions. We will attend the noon mass at the Basilica and lunch is on your own at the Basilica Cafe. This trip will take the place of the Sights and Sounds theater trip. A deposit of $50 is due by Sunday, February 10th. Please make checks out to Scholastica Travel, Inc. and mail them to Sharon Highberger 15 Northmont Street, Greensburg. For more information contact Sharon at 724-989-6034. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MASS Our new Bible Study will be The Mass, a six week study beginning on February 12 and ending on March 19. This will be an opportunity for every member of the parish to experience the Mass with more understanding and satisfaction. It will include not only some reading, but also videos for every session and opportunities for questions and discussion. More than most Bible studies, this one should be especially relevant to all of us because it focuses on the central event in our spiritual lives which brings us all together as we worship as a parish. No previous Bible study experience is needed. LOCAL ND ALUMNI CLUB TO VISIT GREENSBURG SYNAGOGUE The public is invited to join the Notre Dame Club of Greensburg/Uniontown on January 18 at 7PM for a visit to Congregation Emanu-El Israel, 222 N Main St. Greensburg. The group will attend the 7 p.m. Sabbath service, followed by a conversation with Rabbi Staci Pedersohn. Reservations are not required, but appreciated, by January 17 at ndclubgu@alumni.nd.edu. EVENING FOR TEENS AND PARENTS WITH BISHOP MALESIC Bishop Malesic will lead an evening for teens and parents How do I make my faith a priority in this culture? on February 10 at Our Lady of Grace Parish, Greensburg. Teens will gather in the church at 6PM; teens and parents will gather in the parish hall at 7:15. A social will follow. The event is open to students in grades 6-12 and their parents or guardians, and is sponsored by Our Lady of Grace, St. Benedict and Holy Cross parishes. For information or to respond, call Katrina Coleman at 724-838-9480. SPANISH MASS AT OUR LADY OF GRACE PARISH SUNDAY. A Mass in Spanish will be celebrated at Our Lady of Grace Parish, Greensburg, on Sundays at 6 p.m. on March 17, April 21 (Easter), May 19 and June 9 (Pentecost). A social will follow. Call 405-207-3468 for information. MISA EN ESPAÑOL A LA OUR LADY OF GRACE PARISH DOMINGOS. La Eucaristía tendrá lugar a las 6 de tarde a: 17 de Marzo, 21 de Abril (Pascua de Resurrección), 19 de Mayo, y 9 de Junio (Pentecostés). Después de la misa compartiremos una merienda. Para obtener más información, por favor llamen al 405-207-3468. MELCHIZEDEK PROJECT: VOCATION DISCERNMENT SESSIONS FOR YOUNG ADULT MEN The Melchizedek Project days for young men in grades 9-12 will be held at Greensburg Central Catholic Junior-Senior High School from 6:30-8PM on February 17, March 10, April 14 and May 12. Contact vocations@dioceseofgreensburg.org to register. JEREMIAH DAYS VOCATIONS DISCERNMENT EVENTS FOR BOYS IN GRADES 6-8 The Office for Priestly Vocations is hosting vocations discernment sessions, Jeremiah Days, for boys in grades 6-8 and their parents February 9 and April 13 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at St. Barbara Parish, Harrison City. Contact vocations@dioceseofgreensburg.org to register. Page 3
KNOCKING ON HEAVENS DOOR Today we offer our prayerful condolences to the Families of James (Bert) Bringe and Ernestine Salvador. Ernestine was 79 years old when she died on December 31, 2018. She was a member here for many years. She is survived by her sister Joanne, nieces & a nephew. Honoring her wishes there was no public viewing or Mass at the Church. Immediate family gathered at the Bacha Funeral Home on Saturday, January 5th for a funeral liturgy, followed by Burial at Greensburg Catholic Cemetery. Bert (James ) was 84 years old when he died on January 1in his home. He was a long-time member here. Bert was a veteran who served in the Marine Corps in the aftermath of the Korean Conflict. He is survived by his wife, Teresa and 7 children; Eric, Pete, Kevin, Karen, Kathy Johanna & Melissa, and Bert s sister Patricia. There are 14 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. Bert s choice was not to gather at the funeral home for viewing, but instead to come directly to church for Mass followed by burial at Greensburg Catholic Cemetery (January 5). Readings & Reflections TODAY S READINGS First Reading Isaiah speaks of the Servant whom the Lord upholds; he shall bring forth justice to the nations (Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7) or Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11. Psalm The Lord will bless his people with peace (Psalm 29) or Psalm 104. Second Reading Jesus was anointed by God with the Holy Spirit; he went out healing and doing good (Acts 10:34-38) or Titus 2:11-14; 3:4-7. Gospel A voice comes from heaven proclaiming Jesus as the beloved Son, with whom God is well pleased (Luke 3:15-16, 21-22). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Heb 1:1-6; Ps 97:1, 2b, 6, 7c, 9; Mk 1:14-20 Tuesday: Heb 2:5-12; Ps 8:2ab, 5, 6-9; Mk 1:21-28 Wednesday: Heb 2:14-18; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Mk 1:29-39 Thursday: Heb 3:7-14; Ps 95:6-11; Mk 1:40-45 Friday: Heb 4:1-5, 11; Ps 78:3, 4bc, 6c-8; Mk 2:1-12 Saturday: Heb 4:12-16; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mk 2:13-17 Sunday: Is 62:1-5; Ps 96:1-3, 7-10; 1 Cor 12:4-11; Jn 2:1-11 REFLECTION: CALLED TO SERVE For many weeks now, we have been celebrating the appearance of the divine presence in human form. As a child, he came to Mary and Joseph, was seen by the shepherds, and then by some wandering magi from the East. Today we celebrate another showing, later in time, to a group gathered at the Jordan River. John hesitated to baptize Jesus, whom he recognized as one mightier than I. But he did as Jesus asked, and the Holy Spirit descended and heaven s voice spoke to Jesus, You are my beloved Son. Jesus was beginning his public life of teaching and service. Soon he would start calling others to join him. Peter was one of the first to be called by Jesus. In today s second reading, he announces the heart of the message, peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all. Peter was called, and you and I are called to spread that message and to serve God s word. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. Saturday, January 12 4:30PM Philomena Rossi (Antoinette Miller) Sunday, January 13 9:00AM Walter (Pete) Barton (Wife, Nancy Barton & Family) Monday, January 14 8:00AM Patsy Zello (Helen & Family) Wednesday, January 16 8:00AM Members of St. Paul Parish Friday, January 18 8:00AM Helen Zagar (Debbie Stabile) Saturday, January 19 4:30PM Joseph Shoplik (Family) Sunday, January 20 9:00AM Members of the Varriano Family (Dave Varriano) Page 4
COLLECTION DATE WEEKLY BUDGET WEEKLY OFFERING Collections & Financial WEEKLY +/- ANNUAL +/- ENVELOPES USED SECOND COLLECTION January 6, 2019 $9,150.00 $7,957.00 -$1,553.00 -$33,676.00 228 None December 30, 2018 $9,150.00 $7,732.65 -$1,417 -$32,123 260 LOCAL CHARITES $1,208.00 December 25, 2018 CHRISTMAS OFFERING $11,852 CHILDREN & FAMILIES $2,279.00 Events to Remember JANUARY 18: 46TH ANNUAL MARCH FOR LIFE For information or to make a reservation call Paul Whalen at 724-836-3096. Dress for the weather, this is an outdoor rally & march. JANUARY 26: WORLD YOUTH DAY. Mark your calendar. The Diocese of Greensburg is sponsoring a trip for young adults (ages 18-39) to a one-day Catholic festival at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., in conjunction with World Youth Day in Panama. JANUARY 26: MAGNIFICAT BREAKFAST. The Greensburg Chapter of Magnificat-A Ministry to Catholic Women is holding a Breakfast at the Ramada Hotel and Convention Center, Rt. 30 East, Greensburg on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019 from 9AM 12:00 Noon. Guest speaker will be Carolyn Cannizzaro of Fayette City. Cost is $20.00, student rate $15.00. To register, please call Brenda by Jan. 20 at 724-836- 2094 or to download a registration form visit www.magnificatgreensburg.com. Please note that there is no online registration. JANUARY 29 CHRISTLIFE SESSIONS AT ST. VINCENT St. Vincent Basilica Parish will host Discovering Christ, a sevenweek series in the ChristLife program that begins January 29 and includes a retreat on March 3. For information and to register, call Kristina Davies at 724-539-8629, ext. 19, or email Kristina.davies@stvincent.edu. FEBRUARY 4: NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING AT CATHOLIC CHARITIES. Please call Mary Ann Newhouse at 724-837-1840, ext. 1658 to register for the session on Natural Family Planning coming up in February 2019. More information about Natural Family Planning and the CM-BBT method, is available on the website at www.ccharitiesgreensburg.org and link into Natural Family Planning under Services. If planning to attend please contact Mary Ann at least one week in advance. FEBRUARY 5: PAINTING WITH A PURPOSE hosted by Catholic Charities on Feb. 5 from 6-8 p.m. at Painting with a Twist, Greensburg. Doors open at 5:30PM. The event is for people over the age of 18. Cost is $35. Register at www.paintingwithatwist.com/studio/greensburg/ event/1752133/ MARCH 30: MEN S CONFERENCE The diocese s Men s Ministry Team will host THE WELL Men s Conference on March 30 at Greensburg Central Catholic. The event includes workshops, open discussions, the sacrament of reconciliation and adoration, and it concludes with Mass celebrated by Bishop Malesic. The keynote speaker will be Mike McCoy, an Erie native who is a former Notre Dame and NFL football star. Registration is open now at www.dioceseofgreensburg.org/thewell. VENDOR ALERT!!! The annual Flea Market sponsored by the Rosary Altar Society of Our Lady of Grace Church, Greensburg, will be held Saturday, April 27, from 7AM to 1PM in the parish hall. Table reservations are being taken now by calling Debby at 724-836-1019. Please leave a message with your name and phone number and your call will be returned. Cost is $15 for one table; $25 for two. Page 5