Welcome to Sts. Gregory & Barnabas Parish United In Christ Pastor Rev. Robert L. Ruston Stations of the Cross Wednesdays at 7PM March 13th Daisytown. March 20th Bon Air March 27th Daisytown April 3rd Bon Air April 10th Daisytown Daily Mass: (See inside for locations) 8:00AM Monday Tuesday Wednesday Friday 6:30PM Thursday Weekend Liturgy: Saturday: 4:00PM (Daisytown) Sunday: 8:00AM (Bon Air) 11:00AM (Daisytown) 120 Boltz Street 408 Luzon Avenue Johnstown, PA 15902 Phone: 814-536-6818 EMAIL: stsgregbar@dioceseaj.org Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00AM - 2:00PM Visit us on the WEB! www.ssgregbar.org Join us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/ groups/ssgregorybarnabas/ 1 S L M 10, 2019 MISSION STATEMENT As Catholic Christians, we will live to serve God and each other. And do His will as one family united in Faith. We will teach, serve, and be an example to the youth of the parish that they will come to a full understanding of Christ and His plan for their lives. We will nurture the gifts and talents of all parish members and use them wisely for the glory of God. We will compassionately implement the Spiritual and Corporal works of Mercy for those in our Parish, Diocese and throughout the world. Through the celebration of the Sacraments, especially the Eucharist, we affirm our Communion with Christ and each other. All are welcome. The devil said to him, "All this will be yours, if you worship me." Jesus said to him in reply, "It is wri en: You shall worship the Lord, your God, and him alone shall you serve." Lk 4:6a, 7 8 This Weekend March 10th Reconciliation: Saturday: Noon 12:30PM (Daisytown) Saturday: 3:15 3:45PM (Daisytown) Sacrament of Baptism: Parents are to be examples to their children by being registered, active members of the Parish. Please call the rectory office to make arrangements. Sacrament of Marriage: Couples planning to marry are to make arrangements at least nine months prior to their wedding date. Diocesan Guidelines regarding Marriage Preparation must be followed. The Catholic party/parties is/are to be registered, active members in the parish. Anointing of the Sick: Please call the church office if you have a family member or friend in the hospital who would like to receive the Sacraments. The homebound and parishioners in nursing homes should also receive the Sacrament of the Sick and Holy Communion. Parish Membership: New members are always welcome! If you are moving into, within, or out of the Parish, please call the Rectory Office and let us know. Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA): All who would like more information about membership in the Roman Catholic Church are invited to call the Church Office.
Welcome to Sts. Gregory & Barnabas Parish March 10, 2019 WEEKLY SCHEDULE MASS SCHEDULE (Mass Stipend $10) Sunday, March 10th 1st Sunday of Lent K-11; Confessions 9th Grade Tuesday, March 12th In Stitches Wednesday, Fr. Bob s Day Off Friday Fish Fry D/BA Next Sunday, March 17th 2nd Sunday of Lent K-11; Confessions 7th Grade Confirmation Session 9th grade RELIGIOUS ED SCHEDULE CLASS 9:30AM - 10:45AM MARCH 3/10 K-11; Confessions 9th Grade 3/17 K-11, Confessions 7th Grade Confirmation Session 9th Grade 3/24 K-11; Confessions 3rd Grade 3/30 Confirmation/1st Eucharist Retreat in Bon Air; 11th Graders attend 7AM-7PM and 2nd Graders attend 10AM-NOON 3/31 K-10 APRIL 4/7 K-11; Confessions 8 th Grade 4/14 K-11; Rite of Sending (11th Graders) at 11AM Mass; Sponsor & Candidate Mandatory session during class time ***SERVICE HOUR FORMS DUE*** 4/21 Easter Sunday Family Day-no class CHOIR PRACTICE Prac ce is every Wednesday in Bon Air at 6:30PM. If you are interested in joining please come to prac ce or contact: Marlene Kotch 539 8292 IN STITCHES Next Meeting (in Bon Air): March 12 & 26 Join us the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of every month from 6:30 to 8PM in Bon Air Hall for winter. New Members welcome! M (SG) 8:00AM T (SB) 8:00AM W (SG) 8:00AM (SG) 7:00PM T (SG) 6:30PM F (SB) 8:00AM S (SG) 4:00PM S (SB) 8 :00AM (SG)11:00AM Family members are asked to present Offertory Gifts at weekend masses being offered for their loved ones. Toppy O Leary by Eileen Heinrich Margaret Guillarmod by Family James Kawchak by Helen Bowman Stations of the Cross Elaine Kachmar by Virginia Amenti Bonnie Bernardy by Friends Gloria 3/12 & Glenn Hull 3/14 Anniv. Deaths by Mark & Beverly Hull Dan Freiwald 3/14 Birthday by Andy, MH Percinsky & Family For The People Liturgical Reflection Lent is a rich season to take time in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament. One may pray before the tabernacle or participate in Eucharistic Adoration with the Blessed Sacrament in exposition within the monstrance. The celebration of the Eucharist in the Sacrifice of the Mass is truly the origin and end of the worship given to the Eucharist outside of Mass. The reservation of the Eucharist permits the practice of adoring and praising this great Sacrament, offering the Reserved Sacrament the worship due to God. Accordingly, forms of adoration that are not only private but also public and communitarian in nature, as approved by the Church, are strongly promoted. Instruction on the Eucharist, Chapter VI, Number 129. 2019, Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown, Liturgy Office, 925 South Logan Blvd., Hollidaysburg, PA 16648 In your Prayers please remember Frances R. Middler Aunt to Mickey Keytack; who died recently. May she rest in peace. May God bless and console her family. Hello, I am Lydia Sorchilla. I am making my confirmation this year and my confirmation project is Pennies for Power. My project will help support and fund heat and electricity for our CCD classes in the parish. I will have containers at both worship sites during the month of March starting March 9th. Any change would be appreciated to help aid my project. Thank in advance for your support. -Lydia Sorchilla Stations of the Cross for students of Religious Ed and Catholic School will be held Sundays at 3:30PM at St. Gregory s Church from March 10 th April 7 th. Students and parents please check your schedules. Anyone is welcome to join us at that time for Stations of the Cross. I would like to thank our parishioners for making my individual confirmation project a success. I had delivered several bags of clothing, toiletry items, and books to Distinctive Human Services to provide to their clients in nursing homes. They were extremely grateful for these items and thankful for the generosity of our parish. Thank you again for your support. Megan Hamilton IMPORTANT: Catholic Ministries Drive 2019 You should be receiving your donation card for the 2019 Drive very soon. I will be mailing out your current 2019 Catholic Ministry Drive (CMD) donation statement by the end of the week of March 15th. Please wait until you receive statements from the church to do anything with your donation card. ALL PAYMENTS should be made to Ss. Gregory & Barnabas Church and given to Kristen via the collection basket or by mail, or dropping by the office. We will submit all parishioner cards to the Diocese along with your payment. Please call Kristen at the office if you have ANY QUESTIONS 536-6818. Again, please wait until you receive the statement from the church before you do anything. Thank you! - Kristen
FROM THE DESK OF FATHER BOB The cross of ash on our forehead is gone but our liturgical journey to Easter has just begun in this season of Lent. In the cold and snow of this winter season we look forward to the arrival of Spring but in this 40-day journey to the death and resurrection of Jesus, we are hopefully making the effort to be reborn once again into the fullness of life promised us if we but follow in the way of the Lord. Often it can be the way of the cross for us as we attempt to live each day of this journey following in the way of Jesus. We are being asked to endure the labor pains of giving birth to His divine presence in our time and place in history. There is nothing wrong about giving-up candy for Lent but often that can be for personal reasons, such as losing a few pounds, but it has nothing to do with making His Gospel message a part of our everyday lives. Just as Jesus was tempted by Satan in the desert, we are faced with temptations that concern our spiritual wellbeing for they present themselves as the good, especially when we are hungry for power, success, or material possessions. The evangelist Luke in our Gospel account this weekend tells us that the devil departed from Him for a time. This was not to be the last encounter between the devil and Jesus. Should we then not expect the same to occur in our own journey to the promised Kingdom? Human beings are faced with temptations that concern our well-being (bread), our own power and glory (kingdoms of this world), or the limits of God s power (throwing oneself off the parapet of the temple). We do not inherit that heavenly kingdom by our own power and might but by that sacrificial gift of the Son, Jesus, upon the wood of the cross on Calvary. Just as Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane, so must we in the hour of our temptation. May we take advantage of this Lenten season to deepen our own relationship with God the Father, secure in our filial relationship with the Son, Jesus the Christ, and the gifts of the Holy Spirit that enable each of us to renew the face of this earth. For forty days we are asked to embrace fasting, prayer, and almsgiving to empty ourselves in order to be filled anew with the abundance of God. By doing so, we too will rise to a new and better life even before our earthly death. This becomes our reason to rejoice and be glad in the here and now. L F F M 8 A 12 B L - ; F F G F I D!!! D F 4PM - 7PM B A 4-6:30PM Fish Fry Week in Daisytown: Fridays, March 8th - April 12th & Good Friday, April 19th Thursdays fish is cut and packed. This process takes approximately two hours beginning at 8:00AM. It is also time to clean the shrimp. Again this process can be done in 2 hours if we have enough help. Thursdays at 6:00PM we will begin baking for the dessert counter. BAKING HELP NEEDED! During this Lenten Fish Fry Season, we will be baking everything Thursday evening starting at 6:00 PM. We could used extra help during this time. Please come lend a hand. First baking session will be Thursday March 2nd. Friday mornings 8AM, is when we bread the shrimp & fish, cut cabbage and prepare the cole slaw. Friday afternoon we begin serving at 4PM. We also need extra help after the dinner is completed at 6:30PM to pack and store the leftovers and do the final cleanup. REMINDER: 11th Grade Spring Group Service Project is to reset halls 9:00AM Sunday mornings. Fish Fry Week in Bon Air: Fridays, March 8th-April 12th Friday morning fish is cut and breaded. Friday afternoon we begin serving at 4PM. We also need extra help after the dinner is completed to pack and store the leftovers, and clean off counters/stove/fryers etc. 6:30PM. Guests are always amazed at the number of parishioners who are actively involved in making these dinners possible. Those remarks also speak volumes about the vibrancy and life of our faith community. Help us through the next seven weeks and we will give you the standard pink slips for unemployment compensation at Easter! Jr./Sr. high students are asked to fulfill their service requirement by assisting at either hall. Make this a part of your Lenten discipline and discover that it can also be an enjoyable experience. HOSPITALIZED PLEASE, if you have a loved one admitted to the hospital or nursing home contact the office. The hospital may take your church information, but we are not always notified. Fr. Bob likes to get to the hospital in a timely manner, but cannot if he doesn t know. Thanks for your help. PRAYER CHAIN Do you know someone who needs prayers? Please contact Debbie Washington at 536-3616 or dlwashi@hotmail.com to place a name on the parish Prayer Chain! Boxes for requests are also located in the vestibules of our worship sites. PRAYERFUL REMEMBRANCE FOR ALL SERVING IN THE MILITARY Ryan Wood, Army; CDR. Nathan S. Brezovic, US Navy; Fr. Frantisek Halka, Army; Major David Dietz, Army; Petty Officer Tony Pinkas, Navy; Second Infantry Brigade & Det 1, Company C, 2nd 104th; Navy Corpsman Marina J. Sumrada, Annapolis (MD) Naval Academy Hospital Please contact the parish office (536-6818) if we need to add or remove any of our military personnel from this list. Thank you. Children s Liturgy offered during the 11:00 mass in Daisytown for children in Preschool to First Grade (starting at age 3). This will be offered on a weekly basis. The children will be excused at the beginning of the service and returned after the homily. The Children s Liturgy will include a Children s version of the Gospel reading and activity. There is no need to sign up in advance. What a great way to include the youth of our parish!!
Families and the Gospel March 10 Luke 4:1-13 Jesus was led by the Spirit in the wilderness. What is the wilderness in your life to which the Holy Spirit is leading you this Lent? Perhaps there are uncharted areas in your marriage or family relationships. Spend this Lent in your wilderness with God. Where is the Spirit leading you. In The Community: St. Therese Lenten Piroghi Sale Home-made potato and cheese piroghi made fresh each week during Lent. Call in orders every Monday starting March 4th until April 8th from 9AM to 11AM. Cost is $7.00 dozen (with or without onions). Pick up your order on Fridays from 9AM -2PM at our Social Hall, Upper Decker Avenue. No orders will be taken during Holy Week. N R at Cover Hill Fire Hall on March 9th from 6PM- 11PM. Cost: $15 a ticket (1 Horse or 1 Jockey), Beer, Soda, and meal. You can bring your own drinks and snacks. Tickets are Presale ONLY. Chance to win $25:Payout if horse or jockey wins. Call 814-243-2987 Save the Date: March 18th at Saint Francis University Kathy Troccoli, a gifted singer, songwriter, and author will be appearing as part of her national tour. The Comfort by Candlelight evening event promises to be an inspiring night of encouragement, hope, laughter, and love. The concert will be held in the Immaculate Conception Chapel from 7-8:30 p.m. with the doors opening at 6:15 p.m. Tickets are free. For more information contact, Denise Farabaugh at 814-472-3172 or visit www.kathytroccoli.com/ Kathy s numerous accolades include 24 recordings, 18 number-one radio hits, 19 Dove Award nominations, 2 Dove Awards, and 3 Grammy nominations. In addition to her success in Christian music she has made quite an impact in the mainstream arena as well, scoring a #1 hit with Everything Changes as well as a top 10 single with the iconic Beach Boys, entitled I Can Hear Music. She s just as comfortable singing her heart out in a stadium alongside Billy Graham to Pope John Paul as she is belting out a big band tune or crooning her velvet voice on a jazz standard at the iconic Metropolitan Room in New York City. Trivia Night: Mom s House, Inc. of Johnstown Invites you to Trivia Night, Wednesday, March 27 @ the Blvd Grill. Doors open @ 5:30 First question is @ 6:30. Admission includes food, drinks, & dessert. Teams of up to 8 people - $20/person. Prizes for the top 3 teams. Call Allegra @ 535-4848 for team registration or information. SAVE THE DATE! Parish Mission Presents Inspirational Speaker Dr. John Bergsma at St. Benedict Parish, 2310 Bedford St. Johnstown, will be hosting Dr. John Bergsma March 31, April 1-2 from 7:00-8:30 PM each evening. This event is open to all in the Altoona-Johnstown Diocese. A Full Professor of Theology at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Dr. Bergsma served as a Protestant pastor for four years before entering the Catholic Church in 2001. Dr. Bergsma has a PH.D. in Theology from the University of Notre Dame, specializing in the Old Testament and the Dead Sea Scrolls. In his presentations, Dr. Bergsma will be exploring how Sacred Scripture supports Catholic teaching, how the Bible leads us to the Eucharist and how as Catholics we can better understand the New Testament. Tickets are not required. A love offering will be taken. For more information please contact Deacon Michael Russo at 814-288-3036 or by email at michael.russo@atlanticbb.net. St Patrick's Church DAY TRIP: has planned a day trip to Holocaust Museum in Washington for Monday April 8th via Lodestar Charter bus. Bus leaves 6AM from the church parking lot located at the corner of Park Avenue & Village Street in Moxham and returns at 8:30PM. The cost is $70. There are 55 seats available. To reserve please call 255-9797 or 241-3736 no later than March 20th. BUS TRIP TO SALAMANCA NEW YORK CASINO The Mount Carmel Social & Administration Committee is sponsoring a bus trip to Seneca Casino in Salamanca on Saturday, April 27th. We will be leaving the Church Parking lot at 9 am and departing from the Casino at 8 pm. The cost of the trip is $35.00 per person. To receive the Casino bonuses please bring a valid photo ID. For reservations please call the Parish Office (942-8501) during the week. FINANCIAL NEWS Fiscal Year July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019 Offertory Totals for the week of March 3, 2019 Weekly Offering $4,392 Misc. Income $146 Votive Candles $101 Building Fund $405 Fuel $8 First Offering $2 Ash Wednesday $86 Easter Flowers $265 Total $5,405 Weekly Needs $5,000 3/3 $5,405 (Over/under) $405 TV M $64 B I $47 C R $31 CMD 2020: $399.50 LAY MINISTRY SCHEDULE NO CUP Liturgy Mar 9/10 Mar 16/17 Mar 23/24 4PM Lector: D EM: B P. Harteis P. Harteis P. Harteis Servers: 8AM Lector: Rozum BA EM: B Rozum Servers: C. Wysocki Rozum 11AM Lector: S. Rosenbaum J. Allison D EM: B R. Rosenbaum M. Krawczyk Servers: Lay Ministry Month CORRECTION TO THE DATES The month of March will be Lay Ministry Month. Each week, after each mass, a different ministry will be taught to anyone who would like to volunteer at mass. This is a great opportunity to get involved in the parish, and is a great Lenten opportunity as well. More Eucharistic Ministers, lectors, and servers are needed in our parish, and all help will be greatly appreciated! March 9-10: Eucharistic Minister Training March 16-17: Server Training March 23-24: Lector Training Everyday Stewardship 1st Sunday of Lent It will take too long. I can't spare it. I don't know anybody. I am just too busy. How many excuses can you think of to put forth as reasons why you should say no to the call of Jesus Christ? Wait. You didn't know to whom those responses were directed? We say no to many things and many people, but we wouldn't say no to Jesus. Really? During this Lenten season, like all the other seasons, we will be asked to respond in many different ways. There will be fasting, almsgiving, and abstinence from certain foods. There will be invitations to various devotions and formational studies. We will be asked to reflect on our faith and then dive deeper. The argument will be made by some that many of these things are being asked of us by others and not Jesus. Of course, that will just be another excuse like those above. For every calling upon us comes with a temptation to take the easy way out or to minimize the value of the request. We will stay caught up in an endless cycle of excuses that lead us nowhere. That is unless we simply choose to stop the madness and say YES! This Lent, give up and give in. Let God take over as you surrender all you are and have to Him. Now is the time to turn to Jesus. No more excuses. Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS Liturgical Publications