April 17, 2011 Palm Sunday St. Catherine of Siena R.C. Parish 199 McGovern Boulevard Crescent, PA 15046 MASS SCHEDULE Daily Mass: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday ~ 8:30 AM (No Wednesday 8:30 AM Mass) Saturday Vigil Mass: 4:00 P.M. Sunday Morning: 9:00 A.M., 11:30 A.M. Holy Days as Scheduled See inside for Daily, Holiday and Special Events PARISH CLERGY Fr. Lou Vallone... Fr. Robert Zajdel TELEPHONE NUMBERS & EMAIL ADDRESSES Parish Office... 724-457-7026 Fax... 724-457-3292 Sue Tranter, CCD Director... 412-327-3337 Jennifer Persuitte-Organist... 412-596-8511 John Galzarano, Maintenance... 724-457-7026 Mary Ann Jones, Bookkeeper... 412-771-5646 Jennifer Persuitte, Parish Secretary... 724-457-7026 (Bulletin submission deadline is Tuesday at noon. Please put submissions in writing.) PARISH E-MAIL ADDRESS: scatparish@verizon.net scatpastor@verizon.net scatccd@verizon.net PARISH WEB-SITE: www.scatparish.com Parish Email Father Vallone Email Sue Tranter, CCD Director SACRAMENTS CONFESSIONS: Saturdays: 3:15 P.M. to 3:45P.M. & 5:00 PM; also by appointment BAPTISM: WEDDINGS: By Appointment. Call the Parish Office 6 months in advance of the prospective date. Marriage Classes Required. ANOINTING OF THE SICK: After every Mass (please ask the priest) and by request. PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday, through Thursday Friday: 9:30 A.M. to 4:00 PM 9:30 A.M. to 2:00 P.M RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE HOURS Beginning January 1, 2011 10:00 11:15 Sundays Mission Statement We of St. Catherine of Siena Parish, have a commitment to meeting the spiritual needs of our members and community by building a strong bond through worship. It is in mutual understanding and commitment to our baptismal call that we will grow in faith bringing Christ s love and peace to those we encounter. In this we also commit ourselves to the Catholic Church s Mission of Evangelization. 1910-2010 100th Year
St. Catherine of Siena Parish Crescent, PA PALM SUNDAY OF THE LORD S PASSION Saturday April 16th 4:00 PM Lea Salvati - Birthday Remembrance (Husband, Children Mother & Sister) Sunday, April 17th 9:00 AM Julia B. Weber (M/M Jim DiVito & Family) 11:30 AM Parish Family Monday, April 18th 8:30 AM Parish Family Tuesday, April 19th 8:00 AM Rosary 8:30 AM Parish Family Thursday, April 21st 6:30 PM Mass of the Lord s Supper Friday, April 22nd 3:00 PM Liturgical Service Saturday April 23rd 1:00 PM Blessing of Food 7:30 PM Easter Vigil Sunday, April 24th 9:00 AM Parish Family 11:30 AM Parish Family PRAYER REQUESTS In your kindness will you please pray for the following : Rosemarie, Ryan, Betty A., Lenore Hoovler, Rita Shively, Catherine & Harry Bittner, Bill Murphy, Please Note: Prayer intentions will only be published for a 2 week period. If you wish to fill out another intention slip after that time, you are more than welcome to do so, but the list will be updated every week and, again, each intention slip will only be printed for 2 weeks. Thank you. BAKE SALE THIS WEEKEND! After each Mass this weekend, the Christian Ladies Society is sponsoring a Bake Sale in Siena Hall. This is the perfect time to get some goodies for Easter or just a treat for Sunday. The Ladies have purchased numerous items for our church including the Baptismal Font which will be up throughout the Easter Season. Please patronize their bake sale and help them continue with their good works. Thank you. 2 COLLECTIONS EASTER SUNDAY There will be two collections on Easter Sunday, April 24th. The first is your regular weekly donation and the second is your Easter gift to the parish. Thank you in advance for your generosity. NEIGHBORING CHURCHES WEDNESDAY MORNING MASSES Our Lady of Fatima in Hopewell Twp. 9:00 AM St. James in Sewickley 6:45 AM & 9:00 AM St. Titus in Aliquippa 7:00 AM St. Margaret Mary 8:30 AM Good Samaritan M, T, H, 8:00 AM Wednesday, 6:30 PM MT. OLIVET CATHOLIC CEMETARY NEWS If you wish to place Easter decorations please do so AFTER the 18th of April. All Easter decorations and flowers will be removed the week following Easter. No exceptions!!! The cemetery is selling spring flowers for the mausoleum crypt vases only. Cost is $8.00 St. Catherine of Siena Parish - Crescent, PA 15046
Palm Sunday of the Lord s Passion April 17, 2011 PENANCE SERVICE St. Joseph, Coraopolis Monday, April 18th at 6:30 PM HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE April 21st Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord s Supper at 6:30 PM April 22nd Good Friday Liturgical Services at 3:00 PM April 23rd Holy Saturday Blessing of Food at 1:00 PM Easter Vigil at 7:30 PM April 24th Easter Sunday Mass at 9:00 AM and 11:30 AM HOLY WEEK SPECIAL COLLECTIONS There will be a collection taken up on Holy Thursday during Mass and that is for St. Catherine s. The collection taken up at our Good Friday service is for the Holy Land. Please be as generous as possible to our fellow brothers and sisters. Thank you in advance. FEAST OF FAITH The Liturgies of Holy Week Holy Week is the culmination of the liturgical year. During these holy days, the liturgy will lead us, with Jesus, to the depths and to the heights. It begins with a harsh juxtaposition, as we carry palms in remembrance of Christ s triumphant entry into Jerusalem and then listen to the Passion according to Matthew, as the King is handed over for crucifixion. Then, on Holy Thursday, we remember the night Jesus was handed over the night he gave himself for us and to us, to live in our midst forever in the sacrament of his Body and Blood. On Good Friday, we touch with our hands the mystery of the Lord s cross, the instrument of torture that has become the tree of life. Then, at the great Easter Vigil, the lighting of the paschal candle speaks to us of the triumph of light over darkness, of life over death. The resurrection of the Lord becomes a living reality in our midst as the catechumens for whom the Church has prayed throughout Lent are plunged into the mystery of Christ s death and share in the glory of his resurrection. These are indeed holy days, the culmination of the Church s liturgy, and an invitation to participate in the very life of Christ. Come, let us worship. Corinna Laughlin, Copyright, J. S. Paluch Co. CHRISTIAN LADIES SOCIETY NEWS May 16 Annual Dinner. Monday, at 6:30 PM in Siena Hall. Catered by Beyond Parsley. Price of dinner is $11.00 and is DUE April 12. Installation of officers will take place at this dinner. CCD TEACHERS WANTED!!! St. Catherine s CCD is in need of several teachers for the 2011/2012 year. Volunteering is one way of answering God s call. Please consider teaching one of our classes next year so we are able to continue with our youth s growth. Contact Sue Tranter 412-327-3337 to volunteer your time. ST.TITUS CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION This year, St. Titus Parish in Aliquippa is celebrating 100 years of Catholic faith, family and community (1911-2011) Highlighting a series of centennial activities throughout the year is the St. Titus Centennial Celebration that will be held Sunday, May 15th. That celebration includes Mass at 3 p.m. and a banquet in the church hall afterwards. Tickets cost $35 per person and can be obtained by calling the St. Titus parish office at 724-378-8561. Deadline to purchase tickets is May 1st. YOUR BEST Give to the world the best you have and the best will come back to you. Anonymous St. Catherine of Siena Parish - Crescent, PA 15046
St. Catherine of Siena Parish Crescent, PA APRIL 10, 2011 Weekend Attendance REGULAR OFFERTORY COLLECTION.? DUE TO EARLY BULLETIN DEADLINES, THESE FIGURES WERE UNAVAILABLE WHEN THIS WENT TO PRINT. ALL TOTALS WILL BE LISTED WHEN POSSIBLE (This is ordinary income from contributions for the general running of the parish. It is subject to a 17.6% tax to the diocese of Pittsburgh.) Parish Share Program PSP Assessment for 2011 $33,302.00 PSP Collected....$17,493.00 Remaining on 2011 Goal..$15,809.00 (This is the tax paid to the diocese. We must remit this entire amount to the diocese by December 31. Any surplus then remains in the parish, tax free.) Capital Improvements Goal $18,000.00 Contributions to Date $6,710.00 Remaining on Goal $11,290.00 (The contributions from your monthly envelope will go to this fund. The goal is 1.Total amount of our electrical update 2. Repairs to the sound system 3. Expenses incurred from the flood These projects are already in progress. These funds are not PSP exempt. Thank you for your generosity.) Religious Education Assessment 2011... $4,400.00 Contributions to date... $2,147.00 Remaining on Goal... $2,253.00 (This is an assessment by the diocese based on between 2% to 10% of gross parish income. Currently, by dispensation, we are at 2%. It is exempt from the PSP tax up to our assessment, and then the surplus is taxed.) Special Collection (These collections are mandated by the diocese for specific purposes. These moneys are remitted in total to the diocese and are not taxed.) APRIL 10, 2011 4:00 PM Mass...? 9:00 AM Mass...? 11:30 AM Mass...? Total...? HOSANNA! Hosanna to the Son of David; blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord; hosanna in the highest (Matthew 21:9). With these words the Church enters the holiest of weeks, commemorating the passion, death, and resurrection of Christ. When the people of Jerusalem cried out with their hosannas, they were using an ancient Hebrew shout of acclamation that meant Pray, save us. The king to whom they were shouting eventually would save them, but in a way that would be far from what they expected. Salvation would come from the wood of the cross as Jesus hung there to bring freedom from sin and life through death, opening the gates of heaven for all who put their faith and trust in him. Copyright, J. S. Paluch Co. Family Perspective: by Bud Ozar The cruel death of Jesus tells us bad things can and do happen to very good people. It also tells us God is present during the suffering. Bad things happen but God does not abandon us. Marriage Moments: by Susan Vogt...Until death do us part. This alternative wording of the wedding vow is sobering and most couples don t focus on it for long. The crucifixion, however, reminds us of the reality of death. Have you shared with each other your feelings about death? Parenting Pointers: by Susan Vogt Everybody s got a cross to bear. If your, or your child s, cross is relatively light, be a Simon of Cyrene. Look for someone else who needs help carrying their cross today. Perhaps you and your child can do it together.
Palm Sunday of the Lord s Passion April 17, 2011 MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT DINNER: COMMUNICATION IN MARRIAGE Make plans to bring your spouse to the Marriage Enrichment Dinner at Gilmary Center on Thursday, April 28th at 7:00PM. Enjoy a six course dinner and hear a talk that will strengthen your marriage. Guest speakers are Regis and Libbie Flaherty. Call 412-264-8400 for complete info or email: info@gilmarycenter.org. Registration forms can be downloaded from our website at www.gilmarycenter.org under the Upcoming Events tab. Deadline is April 26th. MOTHER / DAUGHTER(S) DAY OF RECOLLECTION Saturday, May 14, 2011 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Girls ages 10 and up. Relationship building, spiritually encouraging and fun. Age appropriate talks, lunch, and much more. Wear comfortable clothing. Price: $25.oo per mother/daughter, $5.00 for each additional daughter. For more info contact the Gilmary offic PILGRIMAGE TO POLAND Bishop David Zubik invites you to join him as he retraces his Polish heritage on a remarkable 9-day pilgrimage to Poland. Walk in the footsteps of Pope John Paul II. Pray at the Shrine of our Lady of Czestochowa, the Divine Mercy chapel and other holy places. Attend a lecture by famed papal biographer George Weigel, and see many of Poland s rich cultural sites from July 2-10, 2011. Sponsored by Franciscan University Pilgrimages. Contact our office at 1-800-437-8368 for more information. HOLY THURSDAY CHRISM MASS & SEVEN CHURCH PILGRIMAGE The Office of Vocations invites you to join us and pilgrims from across the Diocese for the Holy Thursday Chrism Mass and Seven Church Pilgrimage. The day begins with the Chrism Mass at St. Paul s Cathedral at 10:00 AM followed by a Seven Church Walk beginning at St. Mary of Mercy Church at the Point, and ending at Historic St. Patrick Church in the Strip District. We will gather in Lawless Hall at St. Mary s for a quick pizza lunch at noon if you so choose. You are more than welcome to join just for the pilgrimage if you are not able to make the Chrism Mass. If you plan to attend or would like more information please contact Janet Roberto at 724-941-9587 ext. 112 or janetr@stbenedicttheabbot.org. EASTER BLESSING OF THE FAMILIES On Easter Sunday, April 24, 2011, Bishops David Zubik and William Winter and Bishop-elect William Waltersheid will welcome families of the Diocese to their Annual Blessing of Families at St. Paul Cathedral, Oakland beginning at 2:00PM As they greet and bless your family personally, they affirm and support you as a household of love and witnesses to your faith. Come and experience the Bishops expression of appreciation for the gift that you are and the gifts that you bring to our Diocese. Each family attending will receive a special memento to take home and the children will receive a sweet treat. PARISH REGISTRATION We welcome all those who would like to become members of St. Catherine of Siena Parish community. To register as a parishioner, please complete the following information and return it to the Parish Office or drop it in the collection basket at Mass. If you need to update your parish info, use this form also. Name: Address: Telephone Number: Best Time to Reach you: New Address Change
St. Catherine of Siena Parish DIVORCED & SEPARATED SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS START MAY 2ND The Divorced and Separated support group jointly sponsored by Sts. John & Paul, St. Richard and St. John Neumann parishes will begin its next 14 week cycle of meetings on Monday, May 2, 2011. This group provides caring support to anyone who is experiencing the pain of separation or divorce. Meetings are on Monday evenings from 7:00-8:45 PM and will be held at Sts. John & Paul Church in Room 10 of the Cardinal DiNardo Center from 7:00-8:45 PM. Anyone who has questions or would like more information should contact Ralph Joy (412-741-5456 or rjoy205@verizon.net) Sts. John & Paul s address is: 2586 Wexford Bayne Rd., Sewickley, PA. The church is located approximately ½ mile from the I-79 Wexford exit. For directions please contact Ralph Joy or visit the Sts. John & Paul website http://stsjohnandpaul.org/. JOURNEYING WITH GRIEF If you or someone you know has recently lost a loved one you may want to consider joining Our Lady of Fatima s Journey With Grief group. This is a 6 week program in which the bereaved journey through their grief toward healing. It is a process of understanding and working through the tasks of grief in a supportive and caring atmosphere. The group will be led by Sister Margie and will meet in the Fatima House Chapel on Thursdays at 7:00 PM beginning May 5th. To register of for further info please call Sister Margie at 724-375-7626. GOLF TOURNAMENT The 8th Annual OC Eagle Golf Classic Golf Tournament benefiting Oakland Catholic High School is Monday, May 2, 2011 at the Fox Chapel Golf Club. Penny McKenna is the Event Chair and Joseph A. Massaro III is the Honorary Chair. For more information, questions & sponsorship opportunities: Please contact Karen in the Institutional Advancement Office at 412-682-6797 or E-mail development@oaklandcatholic.org SPRING LUNCHEON Crescent, PA St. Ferdinand Church, Cranberry Township, is hosting a Spring Luncheon with special guest, Father Scott Seethaler on Tuesday, April 26 @ Noon - 2:30 PM at our Oldenski Hall, 2535 Rochester Road, Cranberry Township, PA. After lunch, Father Scott will present the message "Hope in Stressful Times". The cost is $10; advance reservations are required; call 724.776.9177, ext. 313 (Bonnie) for reservations & more information. Reservations close April 20, 2011. CLASS REUNION WHO: All St. Thomas High School Alumni (located in Braddock, PA 1908-1984) WHAT: St. Thomas High School s ALL-CLASS REUNION! WHEN: Friday, September 16, 2011 WHERE: 6:30PM Mass at Good Shepherd (Formerly St. Michael s, Braddock) THEN East Pittsburgh VFW 8:00PM - 1:30 AM (Doors open 7:45 PM) Cash Bar, DJ and Appetizers included. Shuttle bus will be available. Ticket cost: 7:00 NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR (Only 650 tickets will be sold) To purchase tickets, please send your monies (please make check to St. Thomas High School All Class Reunion) and a self-addressed envelope to either: Joanne Schleifer at 202 Comrie Ave. Braddock, PA 15104 412-271-1696 OR Marlene (Schuler) Waszkiewicz at 571 Old Leechburg Rd. Pittsburgh, PA 15239 SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Palm Sunday of the Lord s Passion Monday: Monday of Holy Week Tuesday: Tuesday of Holy Week; Passover begins Wednesday: Wednesday of Holy Week Thursday: Holy Thursday; Paschal Triduum begins Friday: Good Friday of the Lord s Passion; Fast and Abstinence; Earth Day Saturday: Holy Saturday; Vigil of Easter
Palm Sunday of the Lord s Passion April 17, 2011 Passion Play, "Why Must He Die?" Good Friday, April 23 at 12 Noon The Pastor s Cornered 16 th Edition Mark your calendars to attend the TriCounty Choir Institute's musical passion play, "Why Must He Die?" at St. John of God Parish at St. Mary Church site on Good Friday, April 23 at 12 noon. Over the past 20 years it has been presented there and throughout the area in over 135 churches of all denominations. In celebration of our 20th year anniversary, we have assembled 20 alumni together with our 15 High School Students of the Teen Chorale for this presentation. They represent many professions as varied as music directors, nurses, teachers, sales and business managers, a professional photographer and a doctor. "Why Must He Die?" is a meditation through music, drama and liturgical dance on the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. It is a unique passion play written as a play within a play. Throughout the trial of Jesus by Pilate and the Accusers, the action is repeatedly frozen. The disciples and apostles are then seen reflecting on Jesus' life and reacting to what led to Jesus' impending death. They share their thoughts with the audience as if they too, hypothetically, have been allowed to observe Jesus' trial. The 35 member cast of Alumni and High School students will only be giving 5 performances. It is 1 hour and 20 minutes in length. For more information, please call the director and writer, Linda Wallace at 412-741-3463 or lindaswallace@comcast.net. Don't miss this very special presentation this year! THE CROSS We should glory in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, for he is our salvation, our life and our resurrection; through him we are saved and made free. Opening Antiphon, Evening Mass of the Lord s Supper, Roman Missal I promised you last week I would include the Easter Treat in this week s bulletin so here it is. I wanted to give everybody a chance to prepare if you actually wanted to try last week s recipes during Holy week which is why they were included in that bulletin and the same holds true for this Easter recipe. Also if you really want to extend this recipe and relate it to Biblical history - then spend a portion of Holy Week reading John 12 18. For your Easter celebration serve Resurrection Rolls for breakfast or with your Easter Brunch. Ingredients: One can of crescent roll dough - 8 large marshmallows (or one for each roll you ll be making) - Melted butter - Cinnamon sugar - Bible or Easter storybook. Directions: Assemble rolls and read the story - Read John 19 while the oven is pre-heating according to package directions Unroll the crescent rolls Explain this is like the cloth Jesus was wrapped in Give each participant a marshmallow and explain that it represents Jesus; all white and pure because He was without sin Roll marshmallows in melted butter symbolizing the embalming oils Roll marshmallows in the cinnamon sugar; representing the spices used to prepare Jesus body for burial Wrap marshmallows in crescent roll cloth, pinching dough together securely; representing how they would have wrapped Jesus body Put rolls in the oven; symbolizing the tomb bake for the amount of time specified on the package While rolls are baking read John 20: 1-18 Open the tomb and remove rolls when cool enough to handle break one open and discover what happened to the marshmallows Jesus is risen! May you each have a very blessed Holy Week and as our Pastor would say; see you in church lots! RESURRECTION TO COME But from this earth, this grave, this dust, My God shall raise me up, I trust. Walter Raleigh