St. John Neumann Parish is a gathered people, acting in word, sacrament, witness and service toward all, with gratitude to God our Father, through Jesus Christ our Brother with the Holy Spirit our Guide. Mass Schedule Saturday: 9:00 AM & 5:30 PM (Vigil) Sunday: 8:00, 9:30, 11:30 AM Weekdays: 9:00 AM Holy Days: 7:00 PM (Vigil), 9:00 AM, 7:00 PM Sacrament of Reconciliation 9:30-10:00 AM Saturday or by appointment Sacrament of Baptism Celebrated on the last Sunday of every month or during Mass by appointment only. Parents are to attend Baptism preparation classes; for class information please call the Rel. Ed. Office. Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) We welcome those who are interested in becoming Roman Catholic Christians, through a program of formation and prayer. Contact the Parish Office for more information. Sacrament of Matrimony Contact the Parish Office at least six months prior to wedding date. Marriage preparation is required. Parish Membership New parishioners are always welcome! Please call the Parish Office so we may welcome you into our community.
THE WEEK AHEAD Sunday, April 23 5th grade Bible Enthronement Good Shepherd Catechist training 10:30 AM Baptism prep 12:30 PM Encounter 12:45 PM Group Practice for 1st Communion Monday, April 24 2:45 PM Meditation & Prayer 7:00 PM Teen led Bible Study 7:00 PM Monday School Tues. April 25 6:30 PM Stephen Minister s Supervision Weds. April 26 1:00 PM Gospel of Mark Scripture Study Thurs, April 27 9:45 AM Scripture Study 7:00 PM Adult Choir 7:30 PM Women s Guild Friday, April 28 Sat. April 29 Reverend Albin C. McGinnis, Ext. 20 Pastor & Trust Adm. Pastor2@stjohnneumannpgh.org Richard Caruso, Ext. 23, Permanent Deacon Parish Office 412-366-2020 Joan Kiliany, Parish Secretary, Ext. 10 Religious Education Office 412-366-5885 Lisa Rind, Rel. Ed. Secretary, Ext. 12 Barbara Stokes, Ext. 13 Dir. for Rel. Ed., Family & Sac. Ministries Kelly Reed, Ext. 16 Dir. for Rel. Ed., Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Julie Amatangelo, Ext. 15 Director of Youth Ministry Gary Fritsch, Outreach & Evangelization Coordinator Jessica Bucci, Ext. 10, Director of Music Ministry Andrew James, Ext. 11, Facilities Manager Sr. Caritas Marshall, ext. 18, Elderly Outreach Min. Larry Badaczewski, Ext. 56, Pastoral Counselor Sue Bodziach, Ext. 14, Protecting God s Children Child Abuse Hot Line 1-800-932-0313 April 9 April 16 Operating $10,012.00 $36,040.00 Church Alive 4,251.00 450.00 Parish Share 7,511.00 1,150.00 Golf Outing 2,335.00 Holy Land 1,804.00 Misc. 79.00 390.00 $24,188.00 $39,834.00 Saturday, April 22 9:00AM MASS INTENTIONS Midge Neugebauer (Godson Sean Gross) 5:30 PM For the People of SJN Parish Sunday, April 23, 2nd Sunday of Easter 8:00 AM John David Parks (Iris & John Parks) 9:30 AM Pat Conroy (Mike) 11:30 AM Deceased members of the Anthony Dentici Family (Family) Monday, April 24 9:00 AM John Culhane (Children) Tuesday, April 25, St. Mark, Evangelist 9:00 AM Stephen & Anna Hreha (Marian Olson) Wednesday, April 26 9:00 AM John LaBella (Wife) Thursday, April 27 9:00 AM Fr. William Bovard (Jim Haley) Friday, April 28 9:00 AM Maidline & Peter Joyce (Tom & Barbara Joyce) Saturday, April 29 9:00AM Dave Arendas (Carlene Arendas) 5:30 PM For the People of SJN Parish Sunday, April 30, 3rd Sunday of Easter 8:00 AM Robert Goetz (Dennis & Laura Juran) 9:30 AM Leslie Powers (DJ & Connor) 11:30 AM For the Children of SJN Parish EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Sat. April 29-5:30 PM K. Masters, L. Juhascik, A. McCafferty, T. LaVoice, K. & E. Taffe, R. Priorielli Sun. April 30-8 AM E. & C. Gillis, J. Rahenkamp, N. Stephens, K. Miller, J. & D. Anke 9:30 AM S. Duchi, M. Kohler, S. Schupansky, K. Buzzard, S. Benna, B. Washabaugh, R. Cox 11:30 AM - B. Furiga, R. Full, S. Foody, E. Macken, J. Mack, E. & D. Brett LECTORS Sat. April 29, 5:30 PM G. Lippert, S. Burkes Sun April 30, 8 AM P. Lang, A. Heinnickel 9:30 AM M. Conroy, C. Browne 11:30 AM A. Shuckrow, P. Furiga ALTAR SERVERS Sat. April 29, 5:30 PM K. & M. Root, A. Johnson Sun. April 30, 8 AM L. & S. Cwalina, N. Bridges 9:30 AM G. Moraca, J. & G. Fritsch 11:30 AM L. Jezerc, A. Bansemer, A. Siclari READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 4:23-31; Ps 2:1-9; Jn 3:1-8 Tuesday: 1 Pt 5:5b-14; Ps 89:2-3, 6-7, 16-17; Mk 16:15-20 Wednesday: Acts 5:17-26; Ps 34:2-9; Jn 3:16-21 Thursday: Acts 5:27-33; Ps 34:2, 9, 17-20; Jn 3:31-36 Friday: Acts 5:34-42; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Jn 6:1-15 Saturday: Acts 6:1-7; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19; Jn 6:16-21 Sunday: Acts 2:14, 22-33; Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-11; 1 Pt 1:17-21; Lk 24:13-35
PARISH NEWS HOSPITALITY SUNDAY Next week-end, April 30, is our next Hospitality Sunday. Please join us in Bovard Hall after the Masses on Sunday morning to enjoy coffee, juice, donuts, and friends. Connect with old friends and make new ones. If you'd like to help with this ministry, please stop in the kitchen and we ll put you to work! It s time to catch up with friends - We look forward to seeing you! LEMONADE STAND A group of Good Shepherd students have decided to take the Lord s command to help the poor seriously. On Sunday, April 30 after the 9:30 & 11:30 Mass, they will offer delicious lemonade and cookies for a $1 donation to feed the hungry and to help children with cancer. This is really an ambitious endeavor for 3rd & 4th graders. Come and support their enthusiasm and compassion on Sunday, April 30. MONDAY FRIDAY, JUNE 12-16 Registration brochures for vacation bible school are now available in the SJN Rel. Ed. Office Volunteer information is included in the form as well. Completed forms should be submitted by Friday, June 2 nd. SJN GOLF OUTING Does anyone have any gift cards lying around the house that they absolutely KNOW they aren t going to use? Do you want to do a good deed for your church?? Even if you do not have any unwanted gift cards, you can still help. We are looking for parishioners to donate their unwanted gift cards, or purchase scratch off lottery tickets to donate toward a gift card/lottery tree. The tree will be assembled by Sue Bodziach and will raffled off in support of the Golf Outing benefiting the youth ministry programs. If you would like to donate gift cards or tickets, please contact Sue at 412-364-8578 or pttsbrghgrl@yahoo.com. Thanks, in advance, for your generosity. More info on the raffle will be posted in future bulletins as the tree gets assembled. AGING WITH WISDOM & GRACE Sr. Caritas, along with Beth Stroud from Catholic Hospice and Victoria Sheridan, will be presenting Monday School on April 24 at 7 pm on the topics of aging, serious illness & end of life medical & spiritual issues. Be thinking about this event as a way to begin this conversation with family. PROTECTING GOD S CHILDREN All church volunteers (age 18 and over) must participate in this child sex abuse awareness seminar. The workshop is being offered here at St. John Neumann Church on Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 7:00 pm to accommodate Vacation Bible School and Appalachia Workcamp volunteers. It can also be completed online. For more information and to register, contact Andrew James (x11) or Sue Bodziach (x14). WOMEN S RETREAT Spring is a busy time and we know you have lots to do BUT consider taking a breather! Join us on Saturday, May 21, from 9 am Mass till 3 pm to be still and listen for the Lord. Jane Rahenkamp will again lead us in meditation and journaling and more. Call Barb Stokes to register. Space is limited and a light breakfast and lunch is included. Cost is a free will offering. GRADE 5 - BIBLE ENTHRONEMENT All current 5th graders are invited to participate in Bible Enthronement during the Sunday liturgies this week-end, April 22/23. This blessing & presentation of the Bible marks the first step in our formal confirmation prep sessions. The Bible is a necessary companion as we journey to encounter the Spirit in our lives. Looking forward to seeing you at Mass. A SEASON OF JOY They devoted themselves to the teaching of the apostles and to the communal life, to the breaking of bread and to the prayers (Acts 2:42). This first line of today s first reading sets the tone as this fifty-day celebration of Easter opens before us. Today we listen to the teachings of three apostles Luke, Peter, and John who remind us that even though we have not seen Christ, we nonetheless are filled with joy as we place our belief in his saving death and resurrection. Each week during the Easter season we will gather as a community of faith to find strength and support from our God and from one another. Each week we will gather to break bread and offer the great prayer of thanksgiving, actions that will manifest the very presence of the risen Christ in our midst. Let us be open to the wonders of this season of joy. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.
SACRAMENTAL FIRST COMMUNION Today, Sunday, April 23 at 12:45 pm, our children who will soon receive First Communion are expected at a short but important practice in the church. Parents are welcome too. Our songs are part of our prayer and we need to sing them from our heart. So please make every effort to come. Next Sunday, (April 30), we ll welcome one group of children to the Lord s table in First Communion at 11:30 Mass. We ask you to hold them in prayer as they prepare for this amazing mystery. Also don t forget your individual group practice dates this Friday and next week also. Call if you need more info. RCIA Our new member Greg Howard enters now this time of Mystagogy. These special Easter weeks help us all to deepen the mystery. We rejoice with him as he grows in faith and we learn from his too! Greg has experienced the awesome joy of meeting the Lord in a new way. Pray that he and all of us never lose that precious gift of love from Jesus, the Lord. ADULT CONFIRMATION Did you miss the Sacrament of Confirmation when you were growing up? Maybe you decided you weren't ready when you were 14 or maybe you moved, etc. Is this the year to be filled with the Holy Spirit? Any baptized practicing Catholic adult over 18 yrs. old, is invited to prepare now and then celebrate the sacrament with the diocese at the cathedral on June 4. Please call Barb Stokes if you are interested or want more information. Paperwork must be submitted soon, so please contact the Rel. Ed. office. MISSED OUR CONFIRMATION MEETING? If you couldn t come to the intro orientation on April 2 but still are interested in Confirmation this coming fall (2017), we need to hear from you ASAP. Please call Barb or Julie to make some arrangements for this overview/info about Confirmation. If we don t hear from you, we assume you decided to wait to receive the sacrament next year. Confirmation Preparation sessions will take place from 6:30-8:30pm on Wednesdays in May (the 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, & 31st). Each session builds upon the last so please make every effort to attend each session from beginning to end. Each missed session will have to be made up promptly. Please make sure you are registered. If you have any questions, please call the Rel. Ed. office at ext. 12. BAPTISM PREP If you have been blessed with new life in your family through birth or adoption, we are glad to have you share that life with us through Baptism. The diocese asks us to take this step with knowledge and prayer. The next baptism prep sessions for the summer will be held May 21, June 18 and August 20. Please call the Rel. Ed. office (ext. 12) to register or for more information. YOUTH MINISTRY EVENT FOR HIGH SCHOOL TEENS Called by Name and evening for high schoolers to explore our call to greatness. Sunday, April 30 th 4-8:30pm St. Paul Seminary. Includes Mass, dinner, great talks, great music and adoration and - it s free! Contact Julie to sign up julie@sjnyouth.org SAVE THE DATE All high school seniors and their families are invited to join us for the Senior Recognition Mass on Sunday, May 21 at 11:30am. Receive a special blessing and attend the reception in your honor directly following Mass in Bovard Hall. Please save the date. Steubenville Summer Youth Conference The Steubenville Youth Conference invites teens grades 8-12 into a life-changing encounter with Jesus Christ through the Sacraments of the Church and the power of the Holy Spirit. This experience of Christ s love gives you a safe place to open your hearts to become His disciple and embrace the mission of the Church. WHEN: July 7-9, 2017 WHERE: Franciscan University, Steubenville, Ohio WHO: Teens grades 8-12 COST: $225 includes conference and bus. $125 deposit due with registration. Go to www.sjnyouth.org/ forms for registration info. YOUTH MINISTRY GOLF OUTING, SHANOPIN COUNTRY CLUB Our biggest fundraiser of the year, the golf outing, will be held on Monday, May 22. There are a number of ways that you can be involved: Get a four-some of golfers together, attend the dinner, purchase raffle tickets and/or talk it up with your friends and family. All proceeds go to support: the Appalachia trip, and the Encounter mission trip to Queens, NY. Go to sjnyouth.org/golf for more info.
GOOD SHEPHERD This week marks our last week of Good Shepherd sessions for this academic year. We will celebrate Family Mass together on Wednesday, May 3 rd at 4:30pm and 7:00pm. Have a very blessed and safe summer! SPIRITUAL SAVE THE DATE - TIME TO AWAKEN! Monday May 15, 2017 7pm SJN is excited to welcome Fr. Joe Freedy and Dave Vanvickle for AWAKEN, a night of Dynamic Preaching, Powerful Music, Prayer, Adoration and Fellowship. AWAKEN is open and free for all, so invite friends and family from all over for this amazing night. E-mail Gary gfritsch@stjohnneumannpgh.org, ext. 24 to RSVP. CRS: OPERATION RICEBOWL Lenten mite boxes may be placed in the collection box located in the church lobby. All donations will be forwarded to Catholic Relief Services. Thank you for your generosity. EASTER DUTY Catholics are required to receive Holy Communion worthily at least once between the First Sunday of Lent and Trinity Sunday, June 11. The Church encourages us to receive regularly rather than just being satisfied with making Easter Duty. Eucharist is our source of strength and grace in the Lord. It is our Bread of Life for the journey home to God. What a GIFT! A ROYAL INVITATION FOR WOMEN Kearns Spirituality Center, Allison Park, April 29 & 30 It is a time for reflecting, renewing, relaxing & rejoicing. Encounter or rediscover Jesus in your life. Contact Kayla at 412-758-1296 to register & for more info CENTERING PRAYER One of our greatest needs today is to be still in God s presence. If you long for this stillness and community, come on Tuesday at 6:30 pm to Rm. 4 of the Ed. Bldg. It is a gift! SOCIAL WOMEN S GUILD All parishioners are welcome to join us on Thursday April 27 th at 7:00 p.m. in the Youth Room. Our guest speaker will be Sr. Dolores Conley of the Benedictine Sisters. She will give a presentation on the meditative impact the biblical events of Blessed Mary have had on the artists and our spiritual life. Guests always welcome. Refreshments will be served. FRIDAY NIGHTS FAMILY NIGHTS Mark your calendars for a special Cinco de Mayo Friday Night Family Night (FN2)! Bring the whole family and join us on Friday, May 5 for family, fellowship, food, and FUN! We will gather in Bovard Hall at 6:00. BABYSITTING is provided along with a Taco Bar, Soft Drinks, Juice, and Wine! Bring a Cinco de Mayo themed appetizer or dessert to share and your own beer selection, if desired. If you haven t attended an FN2 event, please email the team at SJN_FN2@yahoo.com to RSVP or be added to the FN2 email list. New friends are always welcome! MISC. WORKING FOR A FUTURE WE BELIEVE IN Sunday, April 30, 1:30-3:45pm Sullivan Hall on Mt. Washington Call the parish office for more info APP ON TAP Thanks to everyone who supported our craft beer tasting event. We couldn t do it without you! PASTA DINNER FUND RAISER-MARINE CORPS. Sunday, April 30, Noon to 6 PM; Adults-$10, Kids-$8 Westview VFW. Food provided by Monte Cello s Call Tom Szmed at 412-225-4590 for more info ON MISSION Based on all the feedback the diocese has received to date the following plan will assist in accomplishing the next steps in the On Mission process. Bishop Zubik, after receiving recommendations from the On Mission Commission will announce his decisions and announce groupings of parishes at the end of March 2018. All the groupings will be announced simultaneously. All the priest assignments will be announced at the same time. Implementation will come out in stages. Each grouping will be put into one of three categories. The priests will be assigned to all of the parishes within the grouping they would eventually serve. Category A would include areas that are in need of making the change immediately, either because of finances or demographics. Category A also includes groupings that have indicated to the diocese that they are ready to go immediately. These mergers would take place within a year of the priest changes. They would follow a blueprint that is being developed to help bring parishes together. Category B would include the greatest number of parishes. The new pastor (and parochial vicars/parish chaplains) would be appointed to the various parishes in the grouping. They would follow the blueprint. The pastor will work to bring the parishes together for the ultimate merger, which would take place in one to three years. Finally, some of the larger or more complex parishes would be part of Category C. In these cases, the final merger would not be implemented for three to five years. They would also follow the blueprint.
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