Seven Dolors Church SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME February 11, 2018 A Parish of the Diocese of Greensburg Rev. Richard Ulam, O.S.B. Administrator A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust www.dioceseofgreensburg.org Parish Secretary: Ruth Erhardt Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 Noon / 1:00 P.M.- 3:00 P.M. rerhardt@dioceseofgreensburg.org Faith Formation: Lauretta Stanley:... (724) 722-3143... lstanley@dioceseofgreensburg.org Home Telephone:... (724) 722-3236 Pastoral Ministry:...724) 722-3141 Music Ministry: Deb Theis:...(724) 722-3141... dtheis@dioceseofgreensburg.org Facilities and Maintenance: Ron Cosalter:... (724) 722-3141... rcosalter@dioceseofgreensburg.org Seven Dolors Cemetery:....(724) 722-3141 Mailing address:... PO Box 308 Yukon, PA 15698 Mass Schedule: Saturday Vigil:... 4:30 P.M. Sunday:... 10:30 A.M. Regional Mass at St. Barbara Church: 6:00 P.M. Baptisms: By arrangement with Administrator. Marriages: By arrangement with Administrator. Arrangements must be at least 6 months in advance. Anointing of the Sick: Call the Parish Office to arrange a visit by the priest. Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday:...3:30-4:00 P.M.... and by appointment Parish Office:... (724) 722-3141 Fax:... (724) 722-3140 Social Hall:... (724) 722-3150 Website:... www.sevendolors.org We, the Catholic faithful of Yukon and the surrounding areas, comprise Seven Dolors Parish. We have a rich immigrant ancestry and a diverse ethnic heritage where Christian charity prevails. We are committed to the Eucharist, the Good News of Jesus Christ and all teachings of the Catholic Church. We strive to minister to the needs of those we encounter on a daily basis by centering ourselves in worship, participating in the sacramental life of the Church, and performing works of mercy. We seek to build-up the Kingdom of God through stewardship and service under the guidance of our patroness, Mary, the Mother of God.
Page Two Seven Dolors Church Treasures From Our Tradition Today s Gospel centers on the plight of a leper and Jesus response of healing. In Hawaii, the bacterium that causes leprosy probably entered from China in the mid-1800s, and the native islanders were susceptible to the dreaded disease. In 1866, the government literally dumped the sufferers on a remote and virtually inaccessible island peninsula with towering cliffs. Thrown off ships into the sea, the sick people were told to swim for the beach and head for caves, and for seven years the only supplies were similarly cast into the sea to drift ashore. It was then, 1873, that a thirty-threeyear-old Belgian priest, Damien de Veuster, went voluntarily to Kalaupapa. Before long, he cajoled the government into funding his mission and its hospital, built a village with proper homes and sanitation, and recruited Mother Marianne Cope to bring sisters from Syracuse, New York, to nurse the sick. Damien, who eventually died of leprosy, has been canonized, and Mother Marianne as well. Although leprosy has been curable since the 1940s, today a few patients remain in their lifelong home, now a national historic site. The peninsula is still utterly isolated from the outside world, and the speed limit for the few cars there is 5 mph since there s nowhere to go! The hospital is still well-staffed and equipped, but access is regulated and visitors must take an official tour, often involving a descent down the cliffs by Molakai mule. There are few places on earth that evoke the healing power of Jesus, or our call to follow the Healer, more than Damien s beloved island mission. Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. Catholic Home Missions Appeal Next weekend (February 17-18), the second collection is for the Catholic Home Missions Appeal. At present, over 40 percent of dioceses in the US are considered home missions because they are unable to fund essential pastoral work needed in their communities. Your support of this appeal helps ease the struggle of these dioceses. Please prayerfully consider how you can support this appeal. More information can be found at www.usccb.org/homemissions. Please be generous. Faith Formation Faith Formation (K-5) meets on Monday, February 12, from 6:15 PM-7:30 PM in Rogers Hall. Novena to Our Lady Join the continuous Our Lady of Perpetual Help novena on Tuesdays at 11:45 AM. Lent Begins! Ash Wednesday (February 14) services: 9 AM Mass 7 PM Mass Choir Practice The Choir will practice on Wednesday, February 14 following the 7 PM/Ash Wednesday Mass. If you would like to join the parish choir, please join us at practice. Stations of the Cross Please join this traditional Lenten devotion on the Fridays during Lent. There will be Stations of the Cross on Friday, February 16, at 7 PM in the church. Weekly Contributions Please make an effort to submit your weekly contributions by check and to use your Seven Dolors parish envelopes. Scripture Study Seven Dolors Scripture Study will resume on Friday, February 16, in Roger s Hall with Psalms. A sign up sheet and schedule has been posted at the entrance of the church. Youth Ministry The youth will meet Saturday, February 17 at 5:45 PM in Rogers Hall. Mark Your Calendars! Upcoming SOUPER Sunday, March 18. This favorite event supports the Christian Mothers and Ladies and their ministry in and to the parish. Flu Season The 2018 flu season has been dubbed as a really bad flu season. If you have any flu symptoms (fever and chills, cough, sore throat, muscle and body aches, headache, fatigue), please remember to refrain from partaking of the Precious Blood.
Annual Contribution Statement The parish office has sent out the annual contribution statements for 2018. All parishioners should have received one. If you did not receive a statement, contact the parish office. Paschal Candle If you would like to sponsor the 2018 Paschal candle in memory of or in honor of a person or persons, please contact the parish office. Increased Offertory Please consider increasing your weekly offering. Prices continue to increase. Your generosity allows the parish to offer a variety of ministries to those in need. An increase of $1-$5 per week can have a substantial impact on the parish s ministry to the community. Our Lady of Sorrows Cemetery Support Thank you to those who use their cemetery envelopes to support the conservation of Seven Dolors Cemetery. Return Your Palm Please return your palm from past Palm Sundays. The parish is collecting them to burn as kindling for the Easter Vigil fire on March 31. Heating Fuel At the beginning of December 2017, the church purchased heating fuel-1373.5 gallons-at a cost of $2829.41. In January 2018, the church purchased 1572 gallons of fuel at a cost of $3694.00. Retrouvaille Call (412) 277-3434 or visit www.retrouvailleofpittsburghinc.org. Sponsor of the Week! Our parish family is most appreciative of the businesses and individuals who sponsor our parish bulletin. This week we recognize: Joseph W. Nickels Funeral Home, Inc. for its generous support to Seven Dolors Church. Page Three Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe Thank you for your generous contributions last week to the Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe (CCEE). Your donation to this collection helps restore the Church and build the future in over 20 countries. If you missed the collection, it is not too late. Drop the CCEE envelope in the collection basket. Yukon V.F.D. Fish Fry Held every Friday during Lent from 11 AM-7 PM at the Yukon Fire Department. Traveling Catholics For nationwide Mass times and locations, call (858) 207 6277 [toll free] or go to www.masstimes.org. A BOOK TO READ There is a great difference between the eager person who wants to read a book and the tired person who wants a book to read. G. K. Chesterton Please remember in your prayers those men and women who serve in the Armed Forces, their families and their loved ones. Prayer Chain For special prayer intentions this week, please call: Rose Marie Govi at (724) 722-3343. 02/04/2018 Collection information for February 3-4 will be reported in the February 18 bulletin due to an early bulletin submission. STEWARDSHIP THANK YOU for your continued support to the parish. Remembering Those Who Serve Our Country MSGT John Barker Army - Newton Falls, OH LCDR Ken Barnhart Navy - NAS Norfolk, VA LCDR Tim Barnhart Navy - NAS San Diego, CA CPT Jedd Ferris Army - Ft. Hood, TX SFC Lori Garrett Army - Ft. Knox, KY CPR2PO Joshua Harshman Navy - Hawaii PVT Garrett Kalinowski Army-Ft. Riley, KS MAJ Frank E. Kostik Jr. Army - Arlington, VA PVT Bailey Kulik Army-Ft. Lee, VA CPT Jason Levine Army National Guard-Kuwait BU1 Martin Riddle Navy Seabees - Gulfport, MS GYSGT Jeremy Ritz Marines - Okinawa PFC Nicole Stricek Army - Reserves
Please check the updated minister schedules. MINISTERS SCHEDULE: Week of February 17-18, 2017 LECTORS: 9:00 A.M. Weekday Reader 7:00 P.M. Lauretta Stanley 4:30 P.M. Kyle Harper 10:30 A.M. Frank Beyrand EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION: 9:00 A.M. 3 Ministers needed 7:00 P.M. Josh Gelet / Cheryl McClain / Louise DiNardo / Karen Kosica / Cindy Andriechack 4:30 P.M. Rose Dushack / Agnes Magnone / Bob Rebish 10:30 A.M. Kelly Calderone / Kathy Sior / Clara Zulian / Dianna Blanish / Mary Kelly USHERS: 9:00 A.M. Stanley Homer / Fred Kucinic 7:00 P.M. Michele Margie / Cindy Andriechack 4:30 P.M. Andrew Rocker / Michele Margie 10:30 A.M. Stanley Homer / Fred Kucinic ALTAR SERVERS: 9:00 A.M. Weekday Server 7:00 P.M. Tommy Smith / Katerina Smith 4:30 P.M. Ava Levine 10:30 A.M. Katerina Smith COUNTERS: 10:30 A.M. Brad Calderone / Cindy Andriechack / Linda Leghart Bishop s Delegate If you have any suspicion about the sexual abuse (or any other type of abuse) of a minor child by anyone, please contact PA Childline immediately at (800) 932-0313. If the alleged abuser is functioning in a parish, school or diocesan position as clergy, religious, paid staff or volunteer you are also requested to contact the Bishop s Delegate for Matters of Sexual Misconduct after you have called the Childline number and made the report. The Bishop s Delegate may be reached at (724) 837-0901, Ext. 1221. Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 11, 2018 Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31
Liturgical Schedule Saturday, February 10-St. Scholastica 3:30 P.M. Confessions 4:30 P.M. For the People Sunday, February 11-6th Sunday in O.T. 10:30 A.M. Rudy Hynek (Wife & Family) World Marriage Day / World of the Sick Monday, February 12 9:00 A.M. Joseph Babilya (Bob & Tammie Keilback) Tuesday, February 13 11:45 A.M. Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help 12:00 P.M. Ronnie Grkman (Frank & Barb Liptak) Wednesday, February 14-Ash Wednesday (Fast & Abstinence) 9:00 A.M. Charles Gansor (For the Intention of the Donor) 7:00 P.M. For the People Thursday, February 15 9:00 A.M. Jack D. Fabean (Jonathan & Megan Shaffer) Friday, February 16 9:00 A.M. Angela Gates (Dan & Cheri Pergola & Family) 7:00 P.M. Stations of the Cross Saturday, February 17-The Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order 3:30 P.M. Confessions 4:30 P.M. John W. Horvath (Valerie Horvath) Sunday, February18-First Sunday of Lent 10:30 A.M. For the People Give God the Glory A curious feature of the first half of Mark s Gospel is the pattern of Jesus working a miracle, then telling the recipient of the miracle to keep still about it. Many theories have been offered: Mark is setting the stage for the great secret revealed when Peter will proclaim Jesus the Messiah at Caesarea Philippi; more skeptical commentators offer that Jesus, fully aware of human nature, knew that the way to spread the news was to tell people to keep it secret. The insight into this secret-keeping that serves us well, however, is that Jesus was initiating his public ministry according to the pattern that Paul describes. He was doing it for the glory of God not for his own benefit, but for that of all. Paul would later write in Philippians that Jesus humbled himself to become like us. And we see this humility at work in today s healing of the leper. Jesus is trying to reveal the presence of God s reign among the people, not so that he himself might receive the glory, but so that God would be glorified through him. Imitating this pattern, which Paul encourages the Jewish and Greek Christian factions in Corinth to do, still serves us well today. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.