St. John Neumann Parish is a gathered people, acting in word, sacrament, witness and service toward all, with gratitude to God our Father, through Jesus Christ our Brother with the Holy Spirit our Guide. A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust Feb. 7, 2016 5th Sunday in Ord. Time Mass Schedule Saturday: 9:00 AM & 5:30 PM (Vigil) Sunday: 8:00, 9:30, 11:30 AM Weekdays: (M, T, TH, F): 9:00 AM Weds. 6:30 PM Holy Days: 7:00 PM (Vigil), 9:00 AM, 7:00 PM Sacrament of Reconciliation 9:30-10:00 AM Saturday or by appointment Sacrament of Baptism Celebrated on the last Sunday of every month or during Mass by appointment only. Parents are to attend Baptism preparation classes; for class information please call the Rel. Ed. Office. Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) We welcome those who are interested in becoming Roman Catholic Christians, through a program of formation and prayer. Contact the Parish Office for more information. Sacrament of Matrimony Contact the Parish Office at least six months prior to wedding date. Marriage preparation is required. Parish Membership New parishioners are always welcome! Please call the Parish Office so we may welcome you into our community. 2230 Rochester Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15237 (412) 366-2020 www.stjohnneumannpgh.org
THE WEEK AHEAD Sunday, Feb. 7 Blessing of Exp. Parents, Light of Life Coll., Blood Pressure Screening 1:00 PM Were You There Practice 1:00 PM Encounter Mission Trip Mt. Monday, Feb. 8 7:00 PM Div./Separated Support Group Tues. Feb. 9 Weds. Feb. 10 9:00 AM Liturgy of the Word with Ashes Thurs, Feb. 11 9:45 AM Scripture Study 7:00 PM RCIA 7:00 PM Adult Choir 7:00 PM Encounter Mission Trip Mt. 7:30 PM MOMS Friday, Feb. 12 7:00 PM Stations of the Cross 7:30 PM Stephens Ministry Sat. Feb. 13 9:30 AM Stephens Ministry 7:00 PM Retrouvaille EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Weds. Feb. 10, 6:30 PM J. Mack, B. Washabaugh, G. & E. Mandl, F. & P. Ermlich, T. LaVoice Sat. Feb. 13, 5:30 PM D. & C. Hagen, K. Masters, P. Thompson, M. Jezerc, M. & C. Shepard Sun. Feb. 14, 8 AM - K. Deken, P. Anderson, B. Smith, B. Walls, E. Deutsch, D. & J. Anke 9:30 AM - E. Ungarean, C. Vollmer, H. O Hallaron, D. Heusey, R. Cox, K. Buzzard, K. Sterling 11:30 AM - C. Hogan, B. Furiga, A. Janosco, J. & A. Burke, D. Down, S. Foody LECTORS Weds. Feb. 10, 6:30 PM E. Cavanaugh, S. Hammel Sat. Feb. 13, 5:30 PM L. Young, V. Furst Sun Feb. 14, 8 AM D. Chappel, M. Davison 9:30 AM M. Conroy, P. Quinn 11:30 AM P. Furiga, A. Shuckrow ALTAR SERVERS Weds. Feb. 10, 6:30 PM I. Cavanaugh, J. & G. Fritsch Sat. Feb. 13, 5:30 PM K. Smith, L. Evankovich, A. Siclari Sun. Feb. 14, 8 AM T. Deken, M. & H. Mannion 9:30 AM L. Swartz, T. & R. Ungarean 11:30 AM S. Cottone, T. Hogan, A. Johnson READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 2 Sm 15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13; Ps 3:2-7; Mk 5:1-20 Tuesday: Mal 3:1-4; Ps 24:7-10; Heb 2:14-18; Lk 2:22-40 [22-32] Wednesday: 2 Sm 24:2, 9-17; Ps 32:1-2, 5-7; Mk 6:1-6 Thursday: 1 Kgs 2:1-4, 10-12; 1 Chr 29:10-12; Mk 6:7-13 Friday: Sir 47:2-11; Ps 18:31, 47, 50, 51; Mk 6:14-29 Saturday: 1 Kgs 3:4-13; Ps 119:9-14; Mk 6:30-34 Sunday: Is 6:1-2a, 3-8; Ps 138:1-5, 7-8; 1 Cor 15:1-11 [3-8, 11]; Lk 5:1-11 MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, Feb. 6, St. Paul Miki & Companions, Martyrs 9:00 AM Ross Branihall (Cindy & Jim Hall) 5:30 PM Joe Guzzetti (Family) Sunday, Feb. 7, 5th Sunday in Ord. Time 8:00 AM For the People of SJN Parish 9:30 AM Stephen Spolar (Jeanette Pappert) 11:30 AM Dave Westhead (Family) Monday, Feb. 8 9:00 AM Leslie Powers (Pritchard Family) Tuesday, Feb. 9 9:00 AM In Honor of the Holy Face of Jesus Wednesday, Feb. 10, Ash Wednesday 4:30 PM Stephen Spolar (Jan & Rob Howard) 6:30 PM JoAnn Wall (Cathy & Joe Spirnak) Thursday, Feb. 11 9:00 AM Patricia Crawford (Mallampalli Family) Friday, Feb. 12 9:00 AM Richard Setzenfand (Anna Mae Heiles) Saturday, Feb. 13 9:00 AM Cody Morris (Phyllis Conley) 5:30 PM James Zahren (Family) Sunday, Feb. 14, 1st Sunday of Lent 8:00 AM For the People of SJN Parish 9:30 AM Margaret Fiore (Turo Family) 11:30 AM Betty McCool (Family) Reverend Albin C. McGinnis, Ext. 20 Pastor & Trust Adm. Pastor2@stjohnneumannpgh.org Richard Caruso, Ext. 23, Permanent Deacon Parish Office 412-366-2020, Joan Kiliany, Parish Secretary, ext. 10 Religious Education Office 412-366-5885 Lisa Rind, Rel. Ed. Secretary, ext 12 Barbara Stokes, Ext. 13 Director for Rel. Education, Family & Sac. Ministries Kelly Reed, Ext. 16 Dir. For Rel. Ed, Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Barbara Matera, Ext. 18 Dir. for Rel. Ed, Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Julie Amatangelo, Ext. 15 Director of Youth Ministry Jessica Bucci, Ext. 10, Director of Music Ministry Andrew James, Ext. 11, Facilities Manager Larry Badaczewski, Ext. 56, Pastoral Counselor Sue Bodziach, Ext. 14, Protecting God s Children Jan. 31 Operating $8,570.00 Camp. Alive 3,548.00 Parish Share 4,493.00 Youth Ministry 1,075.00 Sacramental 250.00 Misc. 196.00 $18,132.00 Thank you for your generosity toward our parish!
PARISH NEWS ASH WEDNESDAY - FEBRUARY 10 ASHES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED DURING MASS AT 4:30 PM and 6:30 PM LITURGY OF THE WORD AND DISTRIBUTION OF ASHES AT 9:00 AM LENTEN REMINDER - ASH WEDNESDAY & GOOD FRIDAY are days to FAST (1 main meal, 2 lesser meals and no eating between meals), and ABSTAIN (no meat). ALL FRIDAYS OF LENT are days of ABSTINENCE (no meat). Abstinence applies to those who are 14 years of age or older. Fasting applies to those 18-59 years of age. STATIONS OF THE CROSS Every Friday during Lent at 7:00 PM RENEW It is not too late to sign up for small groups for Lent. Please contact Linda Young by email to linda.young1@verizon.net to inquire. Groups will begin to meet this week, for six weeks. Climb the Beatitudes with us this Lent. EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS, LECTORS & ALTAR SERVERS New serving schedules will be prepared shortly. If you have any changes to your availability, please call the Parish Office at ext. 10 by Feb. 10. This schedule will run from March 1 through the end of June. SPRING BLOOD DRIVE Central Blood Bank is coming on Sunday, March 6 th for our next blood drive. Our parish goal for this drive is 25 units. Please consider donating. This gift save lives. Make an appt. on-line at www.centralbloodbank.org using group code G0040097 or call Andrew James at ext. 11. Sign-up sheets will be available on the weekends of February 21 st and 28 th along with donor info in Bovard Hall. CHOCOLATE FOR CHIMBOTE The Valentine candy is all around but.easter is early this year so get ready. This year consider ordering your Easter candy now and the profit will help the mission in Chimbote. Flyers for Sarris and Betsy Ann are available and Sarris orders can also be placed online. Deadline for orders is Feb. 16 and orders will be delivered March 11. They can be picked up that week-end. Last week-end was just a touch of spring - so place your Easter candy order now and help the Chimbote mission too! It s good to think SPRING and Easter goodness. MONDAY SCHOOL For Monday School on February 15 at 7:00 PM, there has been a change in our programming on addiction. Mrs. Chico Ficerai who is currently presenting a 12 week seminar called "Six Steps to Sanity" at Saints John and Paul, will do an overview of this very helpful course. This is a program she has found helpful in her own life in dealing with her son's addiction. It promises to be a powerful presentation. All parents and grandparents are invited. Curious about how addiction can affect the addict and everyone who loves him or her? Come and hear from brave families who have struggled with the pain of addiction on February 22 for Monday School. Discussion and suggestions about outreach will follow. LENTEN RESOURCES The cold still surrounds us even as the church invites us to prepare for Spring. New Life and Easter. We turn toward our 40 day period - the season of Lent. It begins on Feb. 10 with Ash Wednesday. Prepare with your family by taking home one or more of our Lenten resources. Make the season a time of special prayer with one of the great reflection booklets. Select something from the lobby table to share with a friend or send to that young person in college. Who knows what might happen in our world if we invite someone to walk the way. Peace begins with each one of us! Let s pray especially during this year of Mercy that we may truly celebrate the Paschal Mystery this Easter, March 27! WORLD MARRIAGE DAY Today the Diocese of Pittsburgh celebrates the vocation of married love. Please bless with your prayers all those who live this vocation, encourage this vocation and/or counsel and support this vocation. It is a firm foundation for building faith and family. GOOD SHEPHERD CATECHESIS OF THE GOOD SEHPHERD INTERCESSION AND FAMILY MASSES Family Masses are this Wednesday, (Ash Weds.) Feb. 10 at 4:30 & 6:30 pm. All families are invited and encouraged to join in the celebration of our Family Masses! We look forward to seeing you there! Winter intercession continues through February 20.
SACRAMENTAL MARRIAGE PREP Plans consume us as we prepare for a wedding. So much to do and so many people to consult. Yet the wedding is just one day and the marriage is a lifetime. Put some good planning in the lifetime sacrament of matrimony with marriage prep at SJN. Register now for Saturday, Feb. 20 - online or call the rel. ed. office. The day fulfills the diocesan requirement for the sacrament so pass the date on to anyone who might be anticipating the celebration of Matrimony in the coming year. Give yourself this gift of reflection and time before you begin this awesome vocation of love. Keep God as the most important part of your relationship! BAPTISM PREP Every child needs our time of preparation and prayer. Please register for Baptism Prep and give yourself this precious time if you anticipate the birth or adoption of a child into your family. The gift of Baptism reminds us all of our responsibility to be teachers of our children. Let baptism prep be one of your first classes in this awesome life journey. Register for one of these dates: Feb. 21, March 20, April 17, May 15 or June 12. We have some wonderful new couples leading these classes and we are grateful! Call ext. 12 to register. BAPTISM - January 2016 We welcome into our community of faith. Lucia Elizabeth Duryea, daughter of Neal & Jennifer (Costanzo) Duryea LENTEN NULLITY PRESENTATIONS Very Reverend Dennis P. Yurochko, JV, JCL, STL of the Tribunal Office of the Diocese of Pittsburgh will be providing a 45-minute presentation at Our Lady of Grace Parish, Scott Twp., on Tuesday, February 16. The purpose of the talk is to provide information about the nullity process and help those wanting to begin the process to do so by receiving the initial paperwork. The talk is directed toward those who have a desire for adult education regarding this often misunderstood subject. People involved in RCIA as teachers or directors may have a special interest in attending this talk. Registration is not required, but to plan for chairs and refreshments please let us know that you are coming at tribunal@diopitt.org or call 412-456-3033. Presentations at other parishes throughout the diocese are scheduled as follows: February 22, Saint Alphonsus, McDonald; February 23, Saint Monica, Beaver Falls; February 29, Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament, Natrona Heights; March 2, Saint Gregory, Zelienople; March 7, Saint Athanasius, West View; March 9, Saint Raphael, Morningside; March 16, Saint John Fisher, Churchill. All presentations will begin at 7:00 PM and are free of charge. RCIA-NEXT SUNDAY Our group of candidates continues to journey to Easter sacraments by meeting & praying every Thursday night. They are anticipating the Rite of Election on Sunday, February 14 at St. Paul Cathedral. Before they go, on Sunday, Feb 14, at the 11:30 am Mass, we, the SJN parish, will send them to the Bishop and this celebration with our special prayers and blessing. SPIRITUAL Have you ever wondered why the music that we sing during the Eucharistic prayers changes? There are hundreds upon hundreds of mass settings that have been written by various composers and even Directors of Music at some parishes (not this Director of Music yet.). The Mass Setting includes what we sing at communion, the Holy Holy, Memorial Acclamations (When We Eat this Bread, etc.), Amen, and Lamb of God, and also includes the Penitential Rites (Lord Have Mercy), the Gloria, and the Alleluia. I like to change the mass setting when we ve entered a new season of the church year, for example, we sang Missa Emmanuel (which is based on O Come, O Come Emmanuel) throughout Advent, and we sang the Mass of Creation throughout Ordinary Time between Christmas and the start of Lent. A lot of the settings we sing can be found in our hymnal, in the pages after the psalms. Check them out sometime! Your Director of Music, Jessica Bucci Do you have a question? Email me at: jbucci@stjohnneumannpgh.org MEN S RETREAT: CALLED TO GROW IN DISCIPLESHIP Friday thru Sunday, March 11-13, 2016 is the St. John Neumann annual Men s Lenten Retreat at St. Paul of the Cross Retreat Center. Contact retreat promoters Andrew James at 412-366-5885 x11 or ajames@stjohnneumannpgh.org or Paul Crnkovic at 412-367-7481 for more information about our retreat SCRIPTURE STUDY Winter might be a great time for you to come to Thursday Morning Scripture Study. We meet in Conf. Room A and begin by 10 am to read and pray the coming Sunday Scriptures. No previous study needed & no homework is given. Come and grow with us in God s Word. Coffee is on and the door open for you! Bring a friend!
MAGNIFICAT SUBSCRIPTIONS (2016-17) Our deadline to order is close so renew or start a subscription to the Magnificat prayer journal now. For 12 months plus Holy Week you can receive a convenient book of daily mass readings, morning and evening prayer, scripture reflections and rich information on history and art. It's a great way to keep the Word of the Lord close at hand. Also a great gift for anyone who can't make it to daily Mass. Subscription is $25 per year if we place a bulk order. All orders are due NOW and the subscription starts in April. Please make checks out to Barb Stokes. Don't miss this opportunity to share the prayer of the church each day of this special Year of Faith. MAGNIFIKID Share faith with a child this year. Every month children receive a packet of four weekly full color booklets to help them follow the weekly Sunday liturgy. There are many sections in each booklet-prayer, mass scripture readings and activities (maze, etc. and more.) Each subscription costs $34.90 per year but we are able to get a bulk subscription rate of $20 if you are interested. Please call the Rel Ed office for more details or to see a copy of Magnifikid. Great gift for children preparing for sacraments...and for grandkids, etc. Keep the Church Alive! Diocese of Pittsburgh Women Alive! Sat. April 16, 8am-2:30 pm. at Cardinal Wuerl High School, Cranberry Twp. Do you seek to more fully know the love & mercy of God? Cost is $45 with free transportation from 12 locations. Visit womenalivepgh.org. THIS LENT SPEND TIME WITH CHRIST On Feb 12, 19, 26 & March 11 & 18, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will follow the 9 am Mass in the Grotto Chapel at Sts. John & Paul ending with Benediction at 8:45 am Sat. morning. Contact Marcia Sabados at (mssabados@gmail.com) to sign up. 'FROM THE STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE This week, Feb. 7, the quote from Pope Francis is: Lent is a time for drawing near to Christ by listening to the word of God and celebrating the Sacraments. YOUTH MINISTRY Fabulous February (Encounter Schedule) Feb 7 Were You There? Practice 1:00-3:00pm Feb 7 Mission Trip Meeting after the 11:30am Mass Feb 11 Mission Trip Meeting 7pm Feb 14 Encounter Youth Group 12:30-2:30pm Feb 20 Pilgrimage to the Door of Mercy Feb 20-21 Encounter Soup Sale Feb 21 Encounter guys/girls groups 12:30-2:00pm Feb 23 Were You There? Practice 6:30-8:00pm Feb 26 Stations, Pizza & Cosmic Bowling 7pm Were You There? If you didn t get to the casting call for our musical passion play: Were You There? it s not too late. 7 th -12 th graders contact Joyce (joyceylou@hotmail.com) to let her know that you are interested. Practice Schedule: 2/7 (1-3pm), 2/23 (6:30-8:30pm), 3/10 (6:30-8:30pm), 3/15 (6:30-8:30pm), 3/22 (6:30-8:30pm) Pray-formance Schedule: Friday, March 25. Cast required at 4pm, Pray-formance at 7pm. St. Richard Spring Festival The World Youth Day Pilgrims will be hosting a Spring Festival on Saturday March 5 th 10am-3pm. There will +40 booths for shopping, egg decorating and activities for kids, concessions and a bake sale, and a 50/50 Raffle and Raffle Items! Admission is free. Look the event up on Facebook for more information: Spring Festival at St Richard. YEAR OF MERCY PILGRIMAGE FOR YOUTH & YOUNG ADULTS Saturday, Feb. 20 from 7:15 to 9:45 pm. All high school teens and college students are invited to attend the diocesan wide pilgrimage at St. Paul Cathedral. Procession with Bishop Zubik, confession, Eucharistic Adoration & witness by Nick Sciarappa, our Asst. Youth Minister. Registration at tinyurl.com/pittyom SOCIAL OVER 50 S CLUB Our next luncheon is Feb. 15. The entertainment is Jenny Taylor - Ventriloquist. It begins at 12 noon and the lunch is at 1 pm. Hope to see you there! MISC. GARAGE SALE If you find yourself homebound and bored, clean a closet and set aside a box to donate to the Appalachia Workcamp Spring Garage Sale. The dates of the sale are 3/11 and 3/12. Donations will happily be accepted 3/7-10. Help would be very appreciated both with pricing and at the sale on Friday. Have questions? Call Laura Juran at 412-367- 4264 or lejuran@verizon.net. WORLD VISION - ASH WEDNESDAY Call SJN ext 12 to sign up. Volunteers this day will be leaving from SJN following the Ash Wednesday prayer service and distribution of ashes starting at 9 am. THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS - THANK YOU The Knights of Columbus from Our Lady of Olives Council 3907-Wexford wish to extend our gratitude to the parishioners who joined us after the 9:30 Mass last Sunday to recite the Rosary and to Fr. Al for his continued support.