Serving the communities of Bon Air, Carrick, Baldwin and Overbrook Office: 3198 Schieck St. Pittsburgh, PA 15227 Phone: (412) 884-7744 ~ Fax: (412) 884-2300 Web: holyapostlesparish.org ~ Email: holyapostles@holyapostlesparish.org Office Hours: 9:00am - 3:00pm ~ Monday ~ Friday PASTORAL STAFF CLERGY Pastor Reverend Stephen A. Kresak ~ skresak@holyapostlesparish.org Administrative Assistants Mary Ann Negley ext. 201 Parochial Vicar Reverend Levi R. Hartle ~ lhartle@holyapostlesparish.org Kathleen Schmidt ext. 204 Deacons Michael J. Babcock ~ mbabcock@holyapostlesparish.org Bulletin Editor Judy Lee James R. Grab ~ jgrab@holyapostlesparish.org bulletin@holyapostlesparish.org Timothy B. Zenchak ~ tzenchak@holyapostlesparish.org Maintenance Jeff Jenney, Len Lis Music Directors Zvonimir Nagy znagy@holyapostlesparish.org Eileen Hite ehite@holyapostlesparish.org Office Cleaning Office Secretary Julene Pegher Judy Lee ext. 200 jlee@holyapostlesparish.org Pastoral Associate Mary Swindal ext. 202 mswindal@holyapostlesparish.org Religious Education REA: Lori Mandela lmandela@holyapostlesparish.org RE Secretary Rosina Zilionis ext. 222 rzilionis@holyapostlesparish.org Youth Ministry Deacon Tim ext. 207 tzenchak@holyapostlesparish.org Safe Environment Lou Ann Shannon safeenvironment@holyapostlesparish.org DAILY MASSES 8:00AM Wednesday & Friday 9:00AM Mon, Wed & Friday 8:00AM Tues, Thurs & Saturday 9:00AM Tuesday St. Wendelin St. Albert St. Norbert SATURDAY VIGIL MASSES 4:00PM 4:00PM St. Albert SUNDAY MASSES 8:00AM 9:00AM 10:30AM 11:30AM St. Wendelin St. Norbert St. Albert CONFESSION 11:00AM - Noon Saturday The sacrament of reconciliation is always available to those seeking it by making an appointment with a priest. January 8, 2017 Epiphany of the Lord
Jan. 8th Through Jan. 15th SUNDAY Epiphany of the Lord 4 PM ST. ALBERT Peter Terreri : Wife 4 PM Living & Deceased of Holy Apostles Parish 8:00 AM ST. WENDELIN Edward Bunyan : Aunt Mary 9:00 AM ST. NORBERT Laura Lancia : Carl Wagner 10:30 AM ST. BASIL Danny ( Angel ) Wernert : Family 11:30 AM ST. ALBERT Lawrence & Eileen Murphy : Family MONDAY WEEKDAY January 9 9:00 AM ST. ALBERT Carol Tateai : Randy & Kathy Cowan TUESDAY WEEKDAY January 10 8:00 AM ST. BASIL Pearl Speicher : Family 9:00 AM ST. NORBERT Fred & Mathilda Seddon : Family WEDNESDAY WEEKDAY January 11 8:00 AM ST. WENDELIN Katharina Kresl : Mario Caputo 9:00 AM ST. ALBERT Jennifer Miller : Mom & Dad THURSDAY WEEKDAY January 12 8:00 AM ST. BASIL Ang Gusti : Joan & Jerry Plack FRIDAY WEEKDAY January 13 8 AM ST. WENDELIN Catherine McGee : Family 9 AM ST. ALBERT Janet Moore : Hank & Jackie Stevens SATURDAY WEEKDAY January 14 8 AM ST. BASIL Monica Olah : Joanna & Joe Karcher SUNDAY 2ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 4 PM ST. ALBERT Living & Deceased of Holy Apostles Parish 4 PM ST. BASIL Laura Lee Lancia : Joe & Carol Gugluizza 8 AM ST. WENDELIN Rosemary Rupert : Chuck & Mary Stewart 9 AM ST. NORBERT Lisa Nicole Lageman : Melvin & Ackerman Families 10:30 AM ST. BASIL Lillian Palakovich : Jim & Cathy McGurk 11:30AM ST. ALBERT Theresa Thornburg : Bob & Donna Bauer This week our parish Sanctuary s Candles are lit for the following intentions. St. Albert Church 3198 Schieck St. ~ Pittsburgh, PA 15227 Alfred DeMartino Thelma DeMartino And Ted Kuehn Wife & Family Church 1735 Brownsville Rd. ~ Pittsburgh, PA 15210 Leo & Tom Forbidussi Family St. Norbert Church 2413 St. Norbert St. ~ Pittsburgh, PA 15234 Arlene Stenglein A Friend St. Wendelin Church 2728 Custer Ave. ~ Pittsburgh, PA 15210 Vincent Krayvo Family
Holy Apostles Parish Stewardship PARISH OFFERTORY (includes any second collections) SATURDAY: December 31, 2016 (BOTH MASSES) 4:00 PM.Regular.$ 5,906.20 Christmas...$305.50 SUNDAY: January 1, 2017 Regular 8:00 AM..$2,018.10 Christmas $106.00 Regular 9:00 AM..$1,341.00 Christmas $14.00 Regular 10:30 AM.. $1,515.60 Christmas $45.00 Regular 11:30 AM. $2,712.50 Christmas $595.00 MAIL IN AND DROP OFFS Regular $3,350.00 Christmas $475.00 TOTAL REGULAR OFFERING. $16,843.40 TOTAL CHRISTMAS OFFERING....$1,540.50 ( Details can be obtained at the Parish Office ) SATURDAY: December 31, 2016 (BOTH MASSES) 4:00 PM $714.00 SUNDAY: 8:00 AM.$ 251.00 9:00 AM.$ 122.00 10:30 AM. $ 148.00 11:30 AM.$ 420.00 MAIL IN AND DROP OFFS....$ 350.00 TOTAL OFFERING $2,005.00 PSP COLLECTED TO DATE... $160,926.00 TOTAL STILL DUE. $ 14,759.00 (Details can be obtained at the parish office) Holy Apostles Ministries, Meetings & Happenings 2017 Wednesday, January 4th Men s Fellowship Meeting (St. Albert the Great Church Meeting Room ) Monday, January 9th Calendar Party Meeting 6:30 PM ( Formation Building Upper Floor ) Wednesday, January 11th Ladies of Charity 12 noon to 2 PM The Ladies will be making Mats for the Homeless (Formation Building Upper Floor ) Saturday, January 14th Soup will be collected at St. Albert the Great (Formation Building at. 11 AM) Saturday, January 14th Festival of Praise 7 to 8:30 PM (St. Albert the Great Church ) Sunday, January 15th Holy Apostles Food Bank Collection ( At all The Churches ) Sunday, January 15th Soup Sunday ( Soup will be sold at all the Church s after Mass) Monday, January 16th Ladies of Charity Meeting 6:30 PM ( St.. Albert ) Wednesday, February 1st Men s Fellowship Meeting ( St. Albert the Great Church Meeting Room ) Saturday, February 11th Festival of Praise 7 to 8:30 PM ( St. Albert the Great Church ) Let Us Pray! O Lord, giver of life and source of freedom, I know that all I have received is from your hand. Gracious and loving God, You call us to be stewards of Your abundance, the caretakers of all you have entrusted to us. Help us to always use Your gifts wisely and teach us to share them generously. Send the Holy Spirit to work through us, bringing Your message to those we serve. May our faithful stewardship bear witness to the love of Jesus Christ in our lives. We pray with grateful hearts, in Jesus name. Amen. Need more information? Lost your bulletin? You can always check the Holy Apostles Website! www.holyapostlesparish.org The site is full of up-to-date information, as well as wonderful pictures of our parish events! Check it out!
I am blessed to be the pastor of a parish with four beautiful churches. Thank You to all who helped to decorate. them and to all who served in our Christmas and New Year liturgies. Thank You especially to all who attended and to our home-bound parishioners who prayed from home. Holy Apostles Parish St. Norbert Our four beautiful churches and crèches St. Wendelin St. Albert Fr. Steve Celebrations of Life s Journey Please remember members of our parishes who are in nursing homes, the homebound, the sick and their caregivers in your prayers. May God s mercy shine on them. Our sympathy is extended to the families of: John Olsen, Ralph Lutz, Wayne Cuddy, Selma Krewin, LuAnn Schiffhauer, Gregory Freidman & Johanna Aul. Eternal Rest Grant to Them O Lord, And Let Perpetual Light shine on Them.
BIBLE STUDY: CANCELLED Due to unforeseen circumstances, the monthly Bibles studies scheduled to begin Thursday, January 12th, with Fr. John Marcucci has been cancelled. We will try again another time. There will be a meeting on Monday, January 9th, 2017 at 6:30 PM on the upper floor of the Formation Building. If you are interested in becoming involved, please join us. The Calendar Party is a great way to meet wonderful people. For more information Call the Parish Office. 412-884-7744 READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or Acts 10:34-38; Ps 29:1-4, 3, 9-10; Mt 3:13-17 Tuesday: Heb 2:5-12; Ps 8:2ab, 5, 6-9; Mk 1:21-28 or Heb 1:1-6 and 2:5-12; Ps 8:2ab, 5, 6-9; Mk 1:14-20 and 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: HOLY APOSTLES FESTIVAL OF PRAISE Festival of Praise HOPE AMONG US SATURDAY January 14, 2017 7:00pm - 8:30pm St. Albert the Great Church Come for a time of Adoration before the Blessed Sacrament with catechesis. Inspirational praise and worship music provided by our praise band. HOLY APOSTLES CALENDAR P PARTY 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 49:3, 5-6; Ps 40:2, 4, 7-10; 1 Cor 1:1-3; JJn 1:29-34 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! On Saturday, January 21, 2017 please join your neighbors to clean up litter and prune street trees. All are welcome and encouraged. WE CAN MAKE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BETTER TOGETHER! Gloves and bags will be provided. We will meet at the corner of Brownsville Rd. and East Agnew at 9 AM, We will work until 12:00 PM Please call 412-339 0808 to register or just show up HOLY APOSTLES SOUP SUNDAY SOUP SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 2017 Calling all of our GREAT Soup Makers. The response from the last sale was great. This time we will be doing things a little different. We will be having soup at all of the churches after Mass. We will be collecting all of the soup on Saturday, January 14 on the upper floor of the Parish Formation Building from 11 AM to 2 PM. If you can help us out with some of your great soup,or you would like to sell at one of the Churches please call the Parish office. We will also have soup containers for you. CENTURY CLUB Holy Apostles Catholic Parish Century Club February 25, 2017 St. Albert the Great Formation Building Cost will be $100.00 Per Couple Applications can be picked up at the Parish Office. We are collecting baskets for our Chinese Auction. And unopened spirits for the Basket of Cheer. If you have never been to the Century Club and have any Questions you can call the Parish Office at 412-884-7744 It is a great time to meet new people and get over the winter BLAHS
December 24, 2016 PARISH SHARE TOTALS All 4:00 Masses All 4:00 Masses Regular Collection $9,398.74 $280.00 Christmas $9,382.00 TOTAL $18,780.74 10:00 PM St. Wendelin 10:00 PM St. Wendelin Regular Collection $1,272.00-0- Christmas $1,364.00 TOTAL $2,636.00 Midnight Midnight Regular Collection $1,030.00 Christmas $825.00 $75.00 TOTAL $1,855.00 December 25, 2016 8:00 AM St. Wendelin 8:00 AM St. Wendelin Regular Collection $1,223.27-0- Christmas $2.105.00 TOTAL $3,328.27 9:00 AM St. Norbert 9:00 AM St. Norbert Regular Collection $1,207.00 $20.00 Christmas $577.00 TOTAL $1,784.00 10:30 AM 10:30 AM Regular Collection $1,897.89 Christmas $1,255.00 $81.00 TOTAL $3,152.89 11:30 AM St. Albert 11:30 AM St. Albert Regular Collection $2,612.00 Christmas $2,016.00 $45.00 TOTAL $4,628.00 Christmas Mail-ins Christmas Mail-ins Regular Collection $2,947.00 $40.00 Christmas $875.25 TOTAL $3,822.25 TOTAL REGULAR COLLECTION: $21,587.79 TOTAL PSP: $541.00 TOTAL CHRISTMAS COLLECTION: $18,399.25 PSP COLLECTED TO DATE: $158,921.00 TOTAL: $39,987.04 TOTAL STILL DUE: $16,764.00
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