Church of St. Anne A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust + A Parish in the Diocese of Greensburg 1870 Rostraver Road, Rostraver Township, Pennsylvania 15012 The Reverend Vincent J. Gigliotti, Pastor vgigliotti@dioceseofgreensburg.org Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ March 3, 2019 EUCHARISTIC LITURGIES Weekends: Saturday..... 4:30PM Sunday............ 8AM & 11AM Weekdays & Holy Day Consult Mass schedule inside the bulletin. Sacrament of Reconciliation The Sacrament is celebrated on Saturdays. ** Parish Office Hours ** Sunday: 8:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. 12:00 Noon until 1:00 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. (Out for Lunch: Noon until 1:00 p.m.) Thursday: 8:30 a.m. until 12:00 Noon Evenings by Appointment Parish Telephone Numbers Parish Office: 724-872-3555 Fax: 724-872-3373 Office of Faith Formation: 724-872-3486 Website: www.stannerostraver.org In our parishes, the Lenten Appeal makes renovations and repairs possible. At Holy Cross Parish in Youngwood, Father William C. McGuirk and his parishioners received more than $40,000 from the Diocesan Lenten Appeal last year. They used it to renovate the social hall and remodel the kitchen, making a more pleasant gathering space for the parish community. The kitchen was basically collapsing, and the cabinets were falling off the walls. The DLA is our only parish fundraiser, and we were tickled to raise enough to totally renovate the social hall kitchen and also update our wheelchair ramps so all can enjoy it. -Father William C. McGuirk Watch the video featuring Father McGuirk and Holy Cross Parish at dioceseofgreensburg.org/hope
Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time March 3, 2019 Page 2 FAITH FORMATION-ORGANIZATIONS MINISTRIES-PRAYER GROUPS Faith Formation ~ Grades 1, 2 & 3: Students attend class every Sunday morning from 9:30 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. according to a previously mailed schedule. Faith Formation ~ Grades 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8: Students attend class on biweekly Mondays from 7:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. according to a previously mailed schedule. Please Note: Schedules are also available on the Website, www.stannerostraver.org. Baptism Preparation Class (Pre-Jordan): Parents and sponsors are required to participate before the day of Baptism. To register for an upcoming class, call the Office of Faith Formation, 724-872-3486. * * * * * * * * * * New Society: Members meet Tuesdays at 12:00 noon for afternoon fellowship, unless otherwise planned. Christian Mothers: Members gather trimonthly and attend the 8:00 a.m. Mass on the third Sunday of the month followed by a business meeting, unless otherwise planned. Holy Name Society: Members attend the 8:00 a.m. Mass on the second Sunday of the month followed by a business meeting, unless otherwise planned. * * * * * * * * * Sr. High Youth Ministry ~ Grades 9, 10, 11 & 12: Monthly meetings are held on the second Sunday of the month, unless otherwise planned. Respect Life Ministry: Mary Harris ~ 724-872-6777 Outreach Ministry: Are you a housebound parishioner needing company; a caregiver needing a break from an everyday routine? Please call the Parish Office, 724-872-3555. Prayer Shawl Ministry: Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of the month from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., unless otherwise planned. * * * * * * * * * Disciples of Prayer: Do you need someone to pray for you or for your special intentions? Please call the Parish Office, 724-872-3555. The Chaplet of Divine Mercy: Gatherings are held every Thursday at 3:00 p.m. unless otherwise mentioned. Call the Parish Office, 724-872-3555, for more information. Service Men and Women Prayer Requests: As we would like to remember those parishioners or family members who are serving in an area of conflict, please notify the Parish Office so that we can keep them in prayer. Prayer Requests: General requests will be mentioned at Mass during the General Intercessions and should focus on a) the needs of the Church, b) for public authorities and salvation of the whole world, c) for those burdened by any difficulty, d) for the local community. Please email your requests to Father Vince, vgigliotti@dioceseofgreensburg.org. CONFIRMATION CANDIDATES, parents/ guardians, sponsors and siblings will participate in A FAMILY SERVICE EXPERIENCE tomorrow, Monday, March 4, from 7:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. in the Social Hall in preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation to be celebrated on Tuesday, May 7, at 7:00 p.m. by Bishop Malesic. REVELATION THE KINGDOM YET TO COME will continue with Session Six this Thursday, March 7, at 10:00 a.m. or 7:00 p.m. in the Social Hall. For more information, please call Barbara, 724-872-3486, or Email her, bzucconi@dioceseofgreensburg.org. FIRST EUCHARIST FAMILY WORKSHOP FOR STUDENTS IN GRADE 2 AND THEIR PARENTS will be held this Saturday, March 9, from 9:30 a.m. until Noon in the Social Hall. Families are requested to make appropriate child care for siblings. THE ACCENT ON THE AIR debuts today, Sunday, March 3, at 11:30 a.m. on WTAE-TV Channel 4. The premier broadcast, Faith and Food, includes the story about The Epiphany of Our Lord Parish in Monessen winning the Untimate Pittsburgh Pierogi competition along with other features, including Lenten lessons from Bishop Malesic and Father Tyler Bandura. A rebroadcast of this show will be at 2:08 a.m. on March 5, 8, 14 and 29. WELCOME TO THOSE WHO MADE RESERVATIONS FOR THE MARDI GRAS! Dinner will be served at 6:00 p.m. this Fat Tuesday, March 5. COLLECTING PALM: If you have palm from past years and would like to dispose of them properly, you can drop them off in the baskets at the entrances of the Church, and we will burn them at our Easter Vigil. **ST. SEBASTIAN REGIONAL SCHOOL NEWS** Disney Trip Tickets are on sale now; $10.00 each. Stop at the School to pick one up. Math Madness Night, Thursday, March 14 all children, PreK-7, are welcome, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Thank you for all of your support! THEOLOGY ON TAP, for young adults, ages 21 through 40, will be held this Thursday, March 7, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Clubhouse Grille at Cedarbrook Golf Course. Guest speaker for the evening will be Father Timothy Kruthaupt, pastor of St. Peter Church in Brownsville. Come to share conversation, refreshments and snacks and gain new insights into the faith even meet new friends! Contact parishioners, Joe and Ali Kolano, ajkolano0411@gmail.com to advise you will be attending. Feel free to invite family and friends.
Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time March 3, 2019 Page 3 ATTENTION: HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS OF THE CHURCH OF ST. ANNE! The Holy Name Society is offering a chance to win two scholarship awards, one for $1,000 and one for $500. If you are graduating in the Spring of 2019 and have been accepted into a college or post-secondary school in the Fall of 2019, and are an active and registered member of the Parish, then you are eligible to apply. Applicants are required to write an original essay according to the designated topic noted on the application. The scholarship money is to be used for any cost associated with higher learning and is offered to promote the ideals and values of the Holy Name Society and the Church. All submitted entries must be accompanied by an original application which may be picked up at the Parish Office through Sunday, March 10, after both Masses and during regular Parish Office hours, which are listed on the bulletin front. All other details are noted on the application. Lenten Regulations Abstinence from meat: Catholics in the United States age 14 and older (with no maximum age) are obliged to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, the Fridays of Lent and Good Friday. Fasting: Catholics in the United States, from the day after their 18th birthday until the day after their 59th birthday, are obliged to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Church law allows for only one full meal a day, but does not prohibit the taking of some food in the morning or the evening. The combined quantity of the two meals should not exceed the quantity eaten at the full meal. The drinking of ordinary liquids does not break the fast. Note: People taking medication or with health concerns should follow their doctor s advice on fasting. Catholics are reminded that they should fast from solid food for one hour before receiving the Eucharist. ATTENTION, MEN 18 & OVER! THE WELL MEN S CONFERENCE. What are you looking for? Come and Be Renewed is a group of men gathering created by the Men s Ministry Team in the Diocese of Greensburg seeking to bring other men to Christ. The Conference is designed to bring men closer to Christ by helping them explore topics through small group workshops, open discussions and prayer. It will be held on Saturday, March 30, at Greensburg Central Catholic Junior-Senior High School and is open to men 18 years of age and older. For more details check out the Diocesan website, www.dioceseofgreensburg.org./thewell. Registration deadline is Friday, March 22. Pre-registration is $25.00; at the door, $40.00. The registration fee includes breakfast, lunch and workshops. ***WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST ADVERTISER*** LeafGuard Thank you for becoming a part of our advertising family. THANKS No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks. Ambrose of Milan DIOCESAN LENTEN APPEAL Open your heart to HOPE, the 2019 Diocesan Lenten Appeal, helps parishes build HOPE. The DLA supports renovations and repairs in the parishes. For a video of Father William McGuirk s explanation on how his parish of Holy Cross, Youngwood, received $40,000 from the DLA last year, visit www.dioceseofgreensburg.org/hope. As the bulletin front mentions, they used it to renovate the social hall and remodel its kitchen, making it a more pleasant gathering space for the parish community. To make an online DLA donation to our Parish, visit www.dioceseofgreensburg.org/hope. ASH WEDNESDAY DISTRIBUTION OF ASHES IN NEIGHBORING CHURCHES The Epiphany of Our Lord 44 Pennsylvania Blvd., Monessen: 8:00 a.m.: Communion Service/Distribution of Ashes Noon: Mass/Distribution of Ashes St. John the Baptist, Perryopolis: 8:30 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.: Mass/Distribution of Ashes St. Sebastian, Belle Vernon: 9:30 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.: Mass/Distribution of Ashes 4:00 p.m.: Liturgy of the Word/Distribution of Ashes Holy Family, West Newton: 8:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.: Mass/Distribution of Ashes STRENGTHENING THE CHURCH AT HOME the theme of this year s Home Missions of America Collection, shares the good works of promoting priestly and religious vocations, assists dioceses and individual parishes, safeguards the life and dignity of the human person, provides faith formation, strengthens marriage and family life and recognizes cultural diversity. Please place this envelope in the regular collection next weekend. TAKE TIME TO SMILE! Four men were in the hospital waiting room because their wives were having babies. A nurse went up to the first man and said, Congratulations! You re the father of twins. That s odd, the man replied. I work for the Minnesota Twins! A short time later, the nurse returned and said to the next man, Congratulations! You re the father of triplets! That s amazing! answered the man. I work for the 3M Company! Moments later the nurse came out to tell yet another man, Congratulations! You re the father of quadruplets! Incredible! he said. I work for the Four Seasons Hotel! The last man looked as though he was ready to pass out. What s wrong? the others asked. The man spoke up and said, I work for 7-Eleven! PARISH STEWARDSHIP ~ Sunday, February 24, 2019 282 Regular Sunday Envelopes: $ 6,408.50 7 Young Adult Envelopes: $ 16.00 Loose: $ 408.00 Votive: $ 137.25 Weekend Collection Total: $ 6,969.75 Online Giving, 2/21/2019, through 2/27/2019: 17 families, Weekly Sunday Collection: $ 405.00 Weekend Collection/Online Giving Total: $ 7,374.75
Masses for the Week EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Saturday, March 2 4:30 p.m. George & Ann Bagay Jim & Maryann Amicucci and Sons, Stephen & Paul Sunday, March 3 8:00 a.m. Tom Pitera-Wife, Susan 11:00 a.m. Parish Family THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS ARE LOCKED FOR DAILY MASS & FOR PRIVATE PRAYER DURING USUAL CHURCH HOURS. PLEASE USE THE ELEVATOR LOBBY DOOR AT THE SIDE ENTRANCE TO ENTER THE CHURCH FOR DAILY MASS OR IF YOU WISH TO PRAY PRIVATELY. Monday, March 4 8:00 a.m. Novena-Our Lady of Perpetual Help Agnes Celaschi-Homer & Barbara Zucconi Tuesday, March 5 8:00 a.m. Elizabeth Tomasiak-Elaine & Mike Sylvester Wednesday, March 6 ~ ASH WEDNESDAY 7:00 a.m. Liturgy of the Word & Ashes Distribution 12:00 Noon Liturgy of the Word & Ashes Distribution 7:00 p.m. John Nusser, Sr.-Michael Kelemen Thursday, March 7 8:00 a.m. Novena-Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal John Maucher-Jim & Kay Murphy Friday, March 8 8:00 a.m. Deceased Members of the Bitonti & Tegnelia Families-Dolores & Ralph 12:00 Noon Stations of the Cross FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT Saturday, March 9 4:30 p.m. Michael R. Bucci, Jr.-Mom, Helen Sunday, March 10 8:00 a.m. Parish Family 11:00 a.m. Deceased Members of the Martinik & Wardle Families Ralph & Rosemary Wardle & Family SUNDAY & DAILY READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF THE EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Sunday: 84: Sir 27:4-7; Ps 92:2-3,13-16; 1 Cor 15:54-58; Lk 6:39-45 Monday: 347: Sir 17:20-24; Ps 32:1-2,5-7; Mk 10:17-27 Tuesday: 348: Sir 35:1-12; Ps 50:5-8,14,23; Mk 10:28-31 Wednesday: 219: Jl 2:12-18; Ps 51:3-6b,12-14,17; 2 Cor 5:20 6:2; Mt 6:1-6,16-18 Thursday: 220: Dt 30:15-20; Ps 1:1-4,6; Lk 9:22-25 Friday: 221: Is 58:1-9a; Ps 51:3-6b,18-19; Mt 9:14-15 Saturday: 222: Is 58:9b-14; Ps 86:1-6; Lk 5:27-32 Sunday: 24: Dt 26:4-10; Ps 91:1-2,10-15; Rom 10:8-13; Lk 4:1-13 HOMEBOUND COMMUNION CALLS! From time to time a person may not be able to attend Mass because of an illness or advanced age. We have a ministry to visit and bring Holy Communion to these individuals each week or monthly, whichever best suits the person. If you or someone you know is in need of this ministry, please call the Parish Office, 724-872-3555, so we can make contact and plan on visiting.
Diocesan and Community Events BELLE VERNON ROTARY ANNUAL PANCAKE FES- TIVAL this Tuesday, March 5, from 11:30 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. in St. Sebastian Parish Hall. Sausage and All-You-Can-Eat- Pancakes are on the menu. Tickets are $7.00 for adults and $4.00 for children under 12, and may be purchased from any Rotarian or at the door. THE WEST NEWTON LIONS is sponsoring a fundraiser FISH FRY this Ash Wednesday, March 6, from 11:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the Lions Field House, 511 Pittsburgh Street, West Newton, 15089. **Take Out or Dine In** The ala carte menu includes fried or baked cod on a dish or fried fish sandwich, albacore tuna salad scoop or sandwich, macaroni n cheese, potato soup, pierogis, haluski, rolls & butter, desserts, coffee, tea, soft drinks and water. Call 724-972-3779 for more information. LENTEN RENEWAL Why Do We Use Icons? at Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church, 222 Mary Street, Belle Vernon, 15012, this Saturday, March 9, by Presenter, V. Rev. Mark Meholick. Two sessions are included in the day: I) The Triumph of Orthodoxy and Iconography A Historical Perspective, and II) The Theology of Icons The Glory of God and His Saints Recorded. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m., morning prayers, first session at 10:15 a.m., lunch, second session at 2:00 p.m. and vespers at 4:00 p.m. Lunch and refreshments are included in the Renewal price of $15.00. Email lwiker@comcast.net or call 724-322-3334. A SOUPER SUNDAY is being hosted by the Christian Mothers & Ladies of Seven Dolors Parish, 102 Center Street, Yukon, 15697, on Sunday, March 10, from 11:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. in Seven Dolors Church social hall. A variety of homemade soups, sandwiches, desserts and beverages will be offered. The price is $7.00 for adults; $3.00 for children. DIOCESAN COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN, GREENSBURG, will host a Lenten Evening of Recollection at St. Emma Monastery, 1001 Harvey Street, Greensburg, 15601, on Tuesday, March 19, from 3:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Bishop Edward Malesic will be homilist. The cost is $30.00. For more information, please call Christian Mother, Irene Coulson, 724-929-6162. Register early! **CATHOLIC CHARITIES EVENT** 21st Annual Communities of Salt and Light Awards Dinner is set for Thursday, April 25, at 6:00 p.m. at Stratigos Banquet Centre, 131 Colonial Valley Road, North Huntingdon, 15642. Bishop Malesic will present the awards for humanitarianism, philanthropy and outstanding human services organization. All net proceeds benefit people in need in the four counties of the Diocese. Contact Director of Community Relations and Special Events, Heather Rady, 724-837-1840, for sponsorship information. A MANTLE HOUSE MISSION EVENT Stuffed Pork Chop Dinner, plus dessert, by Gary s Chuckwagon on Saturday, April 6, from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Turkeytown Fire Hall, 90 Supervisors Drive, West Newton, 15089. The cost is $20.00 per person. For tickets, contact ACE Hardware, Gary s Chuckwagon and Mantle House Mission. Advertiser of the Week Catholic Cruises and Tours Please support our advertisers who make our bulletin possible.