THE SETON SENTINEL St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish Mother s Day Blessings Regina Caeli! Seventh Sunday of Easter May 12, 2013 Swoyersville, PA
HAPPY MOTHER S DAY! Pro-Life carnation sale This weekend after all Masses, we are selling Carnations which will benefit our local Pro-Life Chapter to help maintain its Pregnancy Center. MAY CROWNING Our parish is honoring our Blessed Mother in a special way by conducting our May Crowning this weekend at the 10:00AM Mass. FESTIVAL Our parish festival will be held on July 11, 12, and 13. As always, items such as paper plates, paper towels, napkins, large & small take-out containers, raffle prizes, bottles of spirit, & child game prizes are needed. Items can be brought to the parish office Monday-Friday from 8:30 to 4:00, or you can leave them on the enclosed back porch after hours. We also need able-bodied help to assist with setting up the grounds & taking down the stands. Workers will be there for guidance & work with the scheduled crew from 8AM-2:30PM. Coffee, snack, & lunch provided. For set-up info, call Kathy at 283-1677. KOUNTRY KITCHEN Buckets for the Kountry Kitchen stand will be available next weekend. Please take a bucket & fill it with non-perishable food or cleaning items. Return the filled buckets to the rectory before July 5th. You may also bring items to fill a bucket in a bag, if you do not take a bucket. On Sunday, June 2nd, at 9:30AM, outside of the church, a photo for the newspaper will be taken for anyone interested in being in the picture. ~More festival information in next weekend s bulletin UPCOMING MEETINGS: ~~Knights of Columbus #12976, Tuesday, May 14, 7PM, church hall ~Social Concerns Committee, Thursday, May 16, 7PM, church hall INVITATION TO 2013 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES All high school graduates from our parish are invited to participate in a Special Mass on Sunday, June 2nd, at 10:00am. Mass will be followed by a breakfast for the graduates and their immediate families. Please call Mrs. Terry Jankoviak at 287-4587 for more information, or to RSVP. Reservations are needed by May 19th. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COLLECTION MAY 4/5, 2013 Sunday: $7416.50 Dues: $527.00 Loose: $1261.96 Other: $80.00 Total: $9285.46 Catholic Home Missions Appeal: $148.00 Care & Education of Priests: $1189.47 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONFRATERNITY OF CATHOLIC WOMEN Our CCW will hold their Annual Communion Breakfast on Sunday, May 26th, after the 8:30AM Mass. Members are asked to meet in the church hall at 8:15AM. Door prizes may be brought to the Breakfast. Fee for guests attending is $5.00. Call Fran at 288-1708 or Mary at 288-3073 to make reservations or for further information. Reservations are due by May 19th. St. Joseph Marello Triduum/Feast Day The Congregation of the Oblates of St. Joseph will celebrate the Feast of their founder, St. Joseph Marello, with a 3 day spiritual preparation from May 27-29. Mass will be held each evening at 7PM in the Oblates chapel, Route 315, Laflin. Novena prayers & blessing with St. Joseph Marello relic will conclude each Mass. The Feast of St. Joseph Marello will be celebrated on Thursday, May 30, with a Mass at 7PM concelebrated by the Oblate Fathers. An outdoor reception on the seminary grounds will follow the Mass. The public is invited to participate. Page 2 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish Swoyersville, PA
ST. ELIZABETH ANN SETON FESTIVAL 2013 HEADS UP INFORMATION FOR VOLUNTEERING The actual sign-up sheets will be sent out with the Raffle Ticket mailing. FESTIVAL DATES and SHIFTS Thursday, July 11 th Friday, July 12 th Saturday, July 13 th 4:45-8:00 PM 4:45-8:00PM 4:45-8:00PM 8:00-11:00PM 8:00-11:00PM 8:00-11:00PM All Night All Night All Night FOOD PREPARATION PIROHY-MAKING: Monday, June 17 th 8:30-1:00 Tuesday, June 18 th 8:30-1:00 Wednesday, June 19 th 8:30-1:00 Thursday, June 20 th 8:30-1:00 (if necessary) PIGGIE-MAKING: Monday, July 8 th 8:30-1:00 Tuesday, July 9 th 8:30-1:00 CUT VEGETABLES: Wednesday, July 10 th 8:30-1:00 ETC. CONSTRUCTION OF STANDS Pull out lumber/equipment: Sunday, June 23 rd after 11:30am Mass Constructing Stands: Dismantling/Clean-up: Monday, June 24 th 9am-3pm Sunday, July 14 th 12:15-4pm Tuesday, June 25 th 9am-3pm Monday, July 15 th 9am-3pm Wednesday, June 26 th 9am-3pm Tuesday, July 16 th 9am-3pm Thursday, June 27 th 9am-3pm Wednesday, July 17 th 9am-3pm Friday, June 28 th 9am-3pm May 12, 2013 3 Seventh Sunday of Easter Page 3
REGIONAL YOUTH MINISTRY Come and join us for an incredible weekend retreat experience! Deadline to register is May 24 Call 207-2213 to sign up or register online at www.dioceseofscranton.org Arrival-Fri., June 7 at 7pm & Depart-Sun., June 9 at1pm Cost $100 ($50 non-refundable deposit) some parishes help with cost so don t be afraid to ask ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ International Student Leadership Institute You are the one! Now is the time! June 24 ~ June 27 Fatima Renewal Center 1000 Seminary Road, Dalton, PA For additional information or to register: www.dioceseofscranton.org or call Tommy McGrady 570-207-2213 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Regional Youth Ministry Summer Mission Trip to Almost Heaven Habitat for Humanity "BLITZ BUILD 2013" Sunday, July 21st - Saturday, July 27th, 2013 Details please call voicemail at 288-6446 or SJBrian2aol.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RELAY FOR LIFE - THANK YOU!!! Congratulations to our Regional Youth & Adult Leaders for receiving the Top Fundraising award for the American cancer Society's most recent Relay for Life held @ Wilkes University. The Youth & Adult Leaders surpassed their goal and raised and contributed $5,248.00. 40 Youth & Adults from our Region participated in this incredible 18 hour walk to honor and remember Cancer Survivors and those that have lost the fight to Cancer. Also, we congratulate one of our very own Regional Youth Leaders, Sara Touey for receiving the second highest Individual fundraising @ $1,514.00. Thanks a million to everyone involved with this incredible project!! LIFE LINE SCREENING YOU CAN AVOID A STROKE! Do you have high cholesterol or high blood pressure? Have members of your family suffered from these ailments? Do you have a poor diet? If you answer yes to any of these questions, you may want to consider being screened for your risk of stroke through the services of Life Line Screening. Life Line uses ultrasound technology to view the plaque build up in your carotid arteries, the main arteries that carry blood to the brain. Blockages in these arteries are a leading cause of stroke. We are pleased to host this Life Line Screening event on 6/10/2013 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish. Register for a Wellness Package which includes 4 vascular tests and osteoporosis screening from $159 ($149 with our member discount.) Speak with the LLSA representative for more package options. All five screenings take 60-90 minutes to complete. Your health is in your hands, so call 1-888-653-6441 for more information or to pre-register. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Bus Trip is being held to the Hollywood Casino (Grantville, PA) on Wednesday, June 12th. Cost is $25-Rebate $30. For more info or to make reservations, call Joann Baker @287-3443 or Marie Urban @287-3110. Deadline for reservations is May 29. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MEMORIAL DAY FOOD/BAKE SALE/FLEA MARKET Memorial Day Weekend St. Frances Cabrini Church & church grounds 585 Mt. Olivet Rd, Carverton Sunday, May 26, from 7:30am to 12:30pm Monday, May 27, Mass at 10am, followed by sale until 2PM Homemade clam chowder, haluski, pork BBQ, etc ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EVENING OF REFLECTION: St. Monica s Parish, West Wyoming Monday, May 20, Mass at 6PM Followed by conference given by Capuchin Sisters of Nazareth Social in church hall afterwards ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SAINT ELIZABETH ANN SETON PRAY FOR US! Page 4 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish Swoyersville, PA
THIS WEEK S MASS INTENTIONS Monday, May 13 Our Lady of Fatima 8:00 a.m. John & Marie Maxwell Virginia & Bill Schlosser Tuesday, May 14 St. Matthias, Apostle 8:00 a.m. Frank Matushek M/M Raymond Horensky Wednesday, May 15 St. Isidore 8:00 a.m. Mother s Day Intentions Thursday, May 16 8:00 a.m. Mother s Day Intentions Friday, May 17 8:00 a.m. Mother s Day Intentions Saturday, May 18 (Vigil: Pentecost ) 4:00 p.m. Josephine Laskaris Connor Family 5:30 p.m. Walter Palmer Dan & Jean Miller Sunday, May 19 Pentecost Sunday 8:30 a.m. Dorothy P. Romanosky Eleanor & Joseph Yasenchak 10:00 a.m. Mother s Day Intentions 11:30 a.m. Pro Populo IN MEMORIAM Eternal rest grant unto them,.caroline V. Matenus Joseph J. Smolko SANCTUARY LIGHTS ~For 49th Wedding Anniversary blessings for Vince & Fran Krajnak ~In Memory of Joseph Gonglefski ALTAR FLOWERS ~In memory of Anna Barnoski & Veronica Chimock offered by Rosemary & Ray Chimock Scripture for the week of May 12, 2013 PRESIDER S SCHEDULE MAY 18/19 4:00 p.m. Fr. Pisaneschi 5:30 p.m. Fr. Urban 8:30 a.m. Fr. Pisaneschi 10:00 a.m. Fr. Urban 11:30 a.m. Fr. Pisaneschi 12 SUN Acts 7:55-60/Rv 22:12-14, 16-17, 20/Jn 17:20-26 13 Mon Acts 19:1-8/Jn 16:29-33 23 14 Tue Acts 1:15-17, 20-26/Jn 15:9-17 15 Wed Acts 20:28-38/Jn 17:11b-19 16 Thu Acts 22:30; 23:6-11/Jn 17:20-26 17 Fri Acts 25:13b-21/Jn 21:15-19 18 Sat Acts 28:16-20, 30-31/Jn 21:20-25 19 SUN Acts 2:1-11/1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 or Rom 8:8-17/Jn 20:19-23 or Jn 14:15-16, 23b-26 May 12, 2013 5 Seventh Sunday of Easter Page 5
THE SETON SENTINEL T h e P a r i s h o f S t. E l i z a b e t h A n n S e t o n 1 1 6 H u g h e s S t r e e t S w o y e r s v i l l e, P A 1 8 7 0 4 570-287- 6624 570-287- 2139 F a x : 5 7 0-287- 4 7 0 4 s e t o n p a @ a o l. c o m setonpa.com Weekend Eucharist Saturday 4:00 and 5:30 p.m. Sunday 8:30, 10:00 and 11:30 a.m. Weekday Eucharist 8:00 a.m. CELEBRATING THE SACRAMENTS Baptism Expecting parents are asked to contact the Parish Office as soon as possible to register for a short session in preparation for their child s Baptism. The celebration of the Sacrament is held after the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sundays. Confirmation The Sacrament will be celebrated in 2014 by one of the Diocesan Bishops. Children must be consecutively registered in our Religious Education Program to be eligible to receive. Matrimony Couples planning to get married are asked to contact the parish office as soon as possible to reserve a date and begin the paper work necessary. Holy Orders Any man who feels called to Ordained Ministry of the Church, either Priesthood or Diaconate is asked to contact one of the Priests or the Deacon. Penance Saturdays 3:15-3:45, other times by appointment. P a r i s h S t a f f Rev. Joe Pisaneschi Pastor Rev. Anthony Urban Weekend Celebrant Rev. Mr. George Mochin Jr. Deacon Brian Williams Regional Youth Minister Monica Salis Business Manager Lori Raymond Pastoral Associate Terry Jankoviak Director of Faith Formation Marge Semanek Director of Music Cora Artim Children s and Contemporary Groups Joseph Sabol Assistant Organist Phil Bosha Maintenance Chris Calore Maintenance Anointing of the Sick To receive the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick, please contact the Parish Office. If you or a relative or friend is admitted to a hospital, nursing home, or is homebound. Please contact the Parish Office for a Pastoral Visit. Holy Communion is brought to those who request it on First Fridays. Office Hours: Monday Friday 8:30-4:00 Closed Holidays and Holy Days Direct Contacts Parish Hall: 570-287-2684 Regional Youth Ministry Office: 570-288-6446 Faith Formation Office: 570-287-4587 Father Joe s email: fatherjoey@aol.com Youth Ministry email: SJBrian2aol.com