Saint Januarius Church 1450 RENTON ROAD PITTSBURGH, PA 15239 Phone: 412-793-4439 Fax: 412-793-7135 Church Hall: 412-793-9788 Email: stjanplum@verizon.net Website: Saintjanuarius.org MARCH 20, 2016 PALM SUNDAY PARISH STAFF & OTHER CONTACTS Pastor... Fr. Kenneth Sparks Church Secretary... Betsy Yaklich Pastoral Council President... Bud Joyce Pastoral Council President... Steve Bullick Finance Council President... Josephine Rock Women s Guild President... Arlene Miller C.C.D. Coordinator... Diana Bullick C.C.D. Coordinator... Helen Feledik Prayer Chain Contact... Tracy Zanaglio 412-793-8377 MASS SCHEDULE Saturday... 4:00 PM Sunday... 10:00 AM Monday Friday... 8:00 AM CONFESSION Saturday: 3:30 PM Sunday: 9:30 AM Or by appointment. BAPTISM: By Appointment. MARRIAGE: Arrangements are to be made six months in advance. MISSION STATEMENT St. Januarius is a Roman Catholic community of faith focused on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. We are grateful to those who have built up St. Januarius to be a welcoming, active, and spiritual parish. With the Eucharist and through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we strive to use the gifts and talents given to us by the Father to support the lives of parishioners at all age levels and stages of life. We also pledge to live our lives so that through our words and actions all may feel the presence of Jesus Christ in the world today. PASSION The word "passion" connotes deep, focused engagement. It also relates to passivity, interestingly. The deeply passionate person in the Gospel narrative from Luke is Jesus. He appears passive, but he is not. He is wholly self-possessed and wholly present for the one day that begins on Thursday evening at his last meal with his apostles and ends with his burial before sunset the next day. Then follows the long Sabbath silence. The narrative of the Passion is read whole and without pause on the Palm Sunday of the Passion. This story, found in each of the Gospels, is unchanging. We are the ones who change. Each year, we bring ourselves with another year's history to hear and heed the story we so badly need. Life has its way with us, and we look again to the Passion narratives to learn to follow. Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.
Page 2 Thank you to Ellen and the cleaning crew for a job well done. looked good. The church not only smelled great, but Special Note: After the celebration of Palm Sunday, please try to keep the palm pieces off of the floor. Holy Week Revisions for Reconciliation: March 21 - Penance Service at North American Martyrs 7:00 pm March 22 - Penance Service at St. John the Baptist 7:00 pm March 23 - Reconciliation only at St. Januarius 2-5 and 6-8 The church will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 pm on Holy Thursday. Good Friday Schedule: 1:00 pm - Rosary 2:00 pm - Stations of the Cross 3:00 pm - Service 7:00 pm - Tenebrae The Blessing of the Baskets will take place on Saturday, March 26 at Noon. May God s perfect peace and love remain with you always! ~ Fr. Ken Sick and Homebound Please pray for the following: Ann Cerf Audrey D Incau Helen Feledik William Griffith III Fredrick Heinz Mary K. Heinz Sandy Keller Bob Karl Jacob Knighton Ursula Koontz Helen Kosnac Farah Marshal Chuck McKinley Kathy Miller Patsy Montanaro Msgr. Ogrodowski Sandy Novak Phyllis Pierce Mary Pivik Phil Stango Jack Tolan George Walcutt Tom Woods Angie Zucco Elmer Zucco Please : We ask those who have requested prayers to give us another update call when your loved one is better. MEETINGS COMING UP Overeaters Anonymous - Tuesday, March 22. Contact Sherry @ 412-795-4897 All meetings are held at 7:00 pm in the Church Hall. WOMEN S GUILD MEMBERS - We are now collecting the 2016 dues. Additionally, there are still outstanding dues for 2015. If you have any questions, please contact Marie Pietropaolo at 412-795- 0614 We are accepting new members. You must be over 18 years of age. If interested, please contact Arlene Miller at 724-327-6118.
Palm Sunday, March 20, 2016 C C D O R N E R Happy Birthday! We wish a very happy birthday to: Anna Lewis You are a gift from God! The 1st grade students of Mrs. O Connell and BJ Campbell learn about the Stations of the Cross CCD 2015-16 INFORMATION Sun., March 20: Easter Egg Hunt Sun., March 27: Easter! (no CCD) Sun., Apr. 3: CCD resumes 7th Grade CCD Parent Mtg Sun., Apr. 10: Children s Mass, gr. 2, 5, 6 Sun., Apr. 10: Gr. 2 retreat/reconciliation @ St. Januarius Sunday, April 17: last day for Early Bird Registration for CCD 2016-17 Sun., Apr. 17: last CCD class Sunday, April 24: First Holy Communion THANK YOU! A tremendous THANK YOU for all of the donations for our Easter Egg Hunt! You are so very generous and such a blessing to our CCD program! School Closing In case of inclement weather, please tune into WPXI. Ministry Schedule DATE ALTAR SERVERS LECTORS OFFERTORY EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS MONEY COUNTERS SATURDAY MARCH 19 Denis Farabaugh Erik Farabaugh Danielle Farabaugh Loretta White Mary Ann Kaiser Martina Phillips Mary Ann Kaiser Karen Murphy Bernard Murphy SUNDAY MARCH 20 Blake George Christopher Izydore Mary Ann Birsa Bob Oldenski Ushers Mark Heinz Kathy Heinz Marlene Jones Keith Trischen Anna Trischen Marie Pietropaolo Peg Reynolds THURSDAY MARCH 24 3 PM Erick Hanes Kyle Hanes David Lavrich Papciak Family Mary Kay Sneider Phyllis Pierce Marie Pietropaolo FRIDAY MARCH 25 7 P.M. Abriel DiLonardo Alani DiLonardo Savino DiLonardo Karen Murphy Adele Trerice Karen Griffith Catherine Hanlon Nancy Golubski SATURDAY MARCH 26 BJ Campbell Angela Campbell Adele Trerice Helen K., Jim and Stephanie Jim Price Susan Price Kathleen Specht SUNDAY MARCH 27 Angela Valotta Marissa Valotta Greg Valotta Anita Valotta Robert and Lorraine Oldenski Michelle Joyce Bud Joyce Carol Kelly Pat Staudt Janet DiLonardo Carol Carabin Tom O Connell
Mass Intentions Saturday, March 19 - Sunday March 27 SATURDAY St. Joseph, Blessed Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary 03/19 4 PM Patti Phillips - Martina Phillips SUNDAY - Palm Sunday, Passion of our Lord 03/20 10 AM For the Living and Deceased Members of St. Januarius Parish MONDAY - Monday of Holy Week 03/21 8 AM Rose Lang - Connie Fiorina & Shirley DeLuca TUESDAY - Tuesday of Holy Week 03/22 8 AM Concetta Costa Derenzo - Frank Vittoria Serrao WEDNESDAY - Wednesday of Holy Week 03/23 8 AM Anne Doyle and Family Mary Kay Sneider THURSDAY - Holy Thursday 03/24 7 PM For the souls in Purgatory, especially those that have died an unexpected death - Papciak Family FRIDAY - Friday of the Passion of the Lord 03/25 3 PM Nancy Krsul - Ron Krsul 7 PM For the Living and Deceased Members of St. Januarius SATURDAY Holy Saturday 03/26 4 PM Rudy Kosnac - Helen K., Jim and Stephanie SUNDAY - Easter Sunday 03/27 10 AM Geno Noschese - Robert and Lorrain Oldenski We reserve the right to make unavoidable changes in the Mass schedule. Weekly Collection - March 13 Collection Amount Offertory $ 2,212 Monthly $ 288 Second Collection $ 191 PSP received 2015 $ 17,865 Please remember St. Januarius in your will. Readings for the Week of March 20 Monday: Is 42:1-7; Ps 27:1-3, 13-14; Jn 12:1-11 Tuesday: Is 49:1-6; Ps 71:1-6, 15, 17; Jn 13:21-33, 36-38 Wednesday: Is 50:4-9a; Ps 69:8-10, 21-22, 31, 33-34; Mt 26:14-25 Thursday: Chrism Mass: Is 61:1-3ab, 6a, 8b-9; Ps 89:21-22, 25, 27; Rv 1:5-8; Lk 4:16-21, Lord's Supper: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14; Ps 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18; 1 Cor 11:23-26; Jn 13:1-15 Friday: Is 52:13 -- 53:12; Ps 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25; Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9; Jn 18:1 -- 19:42 Saturday: a) Gn 1:1 -- 2:2 [1:1, 26-31a]; Ps 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12, 13-14, 24, 35; or Ps 33:4-7, 12-13, 20-22; b) Gn 22:1-18 [1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18]; Ps 16: 5, 8-11; c) Ex 14:15 -- 15:1; Ex 15:1-6, 17-18; d) Is 54:5-14; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13; e) Is 55:1-11; Is 12:2-6; f) Bar 3:9-15, 32 -- 4:4; Ps 19:8-11; g) Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28; Ps 42:3, 5; 43:3-4 or Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 or Ps 51:12-15, 18-19; h) Rom 6:3-11; i) Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Lk 24:1-12 Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8; Jn 20:1-9 or Lk 24:1-12 or (at an afternoon or evening Mass) Lk 24:13-35 Saints and Special Observances Sunday: Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord - Palm Sunday Christians celebrate the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem, the week before his death and resurrection. For many Christian churches, Palm Sunday, often referred to as "Passion Sunday," marks the beginning of Holy Week, which concludes on Easter Sunday. The Bible reveals that when Jesus entered Jerusalem, the crowds greeted him by waving palm branches and covering his path with palm branches. Immediately following this great time of celebration in the ministry of Jesus, he begins his journey to the cross. Thursday: Holy Thursday; Paschal Triduum begins - Is the day on which Catholics commemorate the institution of three pillars of the Catholic Faith: the Sacrament of Holy Communion, the priesthood, and the Mass. During the Last Supper, Christ blessed the bread and wine with the very words that Catholic and Orthodox priests use today to consecrate the Body and Blood of Christ during the Mass and the Divine Liturgy. In telling His disciples to "Do this in remembrance of Me," He instituted the Mass and made them the first priest. Friday: Good Friday of the Lord's Passion; - On Good Friday, the entire Church fixes her gaze on the Cross at Calvary. Each member of the Church tries to understand at what cost Christ has won our redemption. In the solemn ceremonies of Good Friday, in the Adoration of the Cross, in the chanting of the 'Reproaches', in the reading of the Passion, and in receiving the pre-consecrated Host, we unite ourselves to our Savior, and we contemplate our own death to sin in the Death of our Lord. The Church - stripped of its ornaments, the altar bare, and with the door of the empty tabernacle standing open - is as if in mourning. In the fourth century the Apostolic Constitutions described this day as a 'day of mourning, not a day of festive joy,' and this day was called the 'Pasch (passage) of the Crucifixion.' Saturday: Holy Saturday; Vigil of Easter - On Holy Saturday the Church waits at the Lord's tomb, meditating on his suffering and death. The altar is left bare, and the sacrifice of the Mass is not celebrated. Only after the solemn vigil during the night, held in anticipation of the resurrection, does the Easter celebration begin, with a spirit of joy that overflows into the following period of fifty days. The day is and should be the most calm and quiet day of the entire Church year, a day broken by no liturgical function. Christ lies in the grave; the Church sits near and mourns. After the great battle He is resting in peace, but upon Him we see the scars of intense suffering...the mortal wounds on His Body remain visible...jesus' enemies are still furious, attempting to obliterate the very memory of the Lord by lies and slander.
Palm Sunday, March 20, 2016 Around Our District DIVINE MERCY PRAYER GROUP - Our Lady of Joy offers a Holy Hour of prayer in the Divine Presence of Jesus in the church every Thursday from 3:00 to 4:00 pm, the Mercy Hour. By the grace of God this prayer group has been spending an hour with Jesus for over ten years. Please come and enjoy the hour of Peace and Serenity with us. SERVICE OF APOLOGY - On Monday of Holy Week, March 21 at 7:00 p.m., Bishop Zubik will be leading a special Service of Apology at St. Pau Cathedral in Oakland. We all know that the Church as the Body of Christ is divine. But we also know that the Church is very human and in it humanness may have been the cause of hurt or pain to some of the faithful in our diocese. We will post information on the diocesan website (www.diopitt.org), notify secular media and announce the service on the radio. UNIVERSTY OF PGH MEN S GLEE CLUB - On Good Friday Evening, under the direction of Richard Teaster will present A Concert of Sacred Music at St. John Fisher Church, 33 Lewin Lane, Churchill. All are invited to the is sacred and uplifting evening of music marking the death of Jesus Christ. OPEN HOUSE - LaRoche College invites high school sophomores, juniors and seniors to its Spring Open House on Saturday, April 9 from 9 am to 2 pm. Registration is on line at laroche.edu. Questions, please call 412-536-1272 or email admissions@laroche.edu Diocesan News PILGRIMAGE TO MEDJUGORJE: Celebrate may, the month of Our Lady, by being in the Grace filled village of Medjugorje with Mother s Pilgrims pilgrimage to Medjugorje. In the words of Our Lady, Thank you for responding to my call. If you knew how much I love you, you d cry for joy. April 26 -May 5, 2016. Spiritual Directors will be Rev. Tony Gargotta and Rev. Joseph Mele. Hostess for the Pilgrimage will be Cathy Howe and Medjugorje Visionary Mirjana Soldo. For more information, please call Cathy at 412-878-4673 or Chuck Wysor at Ambassador Travel Service at 412-336-7200 or Mary Ann Sarver at 412-486-8874. Space is limited. Please visit for more information www.motherspilgrims.com. CALLED BY NAME: High school and youth leaders! Save the date, Sunday, April 24 at St. Paul Seminary from 5:00 9:00 pm. An evening exploring our universal call to holiness and the particular vocations to marriage, priesthood and religious life. NEW EVANGELIZATION AND HIGHER ED CON- FERENCE - Cardinal Wuerl, S.T.D., Archbishop of Washington, will keynote a conference at Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, The New Evangelization and Higher Education: The Vision and Pope Francis, on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, May 23, 24 and 25. Other speakers will include Bishop Robert Barron, Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angles, founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries. Registration $350 includes all presentation, two nights lodging on campus, meals and snacks. For additional information or registration, 724-805-2177 or www.stvincent.edu/newevangilization fàa ]tçâtü âá ctü á{ Membership Form Name Address City Zip Phone CHECK ONE: New Registration Change of Address Moving out of Parish Want Envelopes PLEASE NOTE the new membership form in the bulletin. If you are thinking about joining our Parish Community of Faith OR there is new or changed information that should be of record, please complete the form and put it in the collection basket or send it to the Parish Office; we will be happy to contact you. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
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