2001 A B, P, PA 15221 412-271-0809 Parish Website: www.stmauriceparish.org Twitter: @StMauriceFH Fr. Kenneth W. Marlovits Administrator kmarlovits@saintmauriceparish.org East Catholic School 412-351-5403; FAX: 412-273-9114 principal@eastcatholicschool.org Norman E. Chapman, CAGO Music Ministry 412-271-6265 nchapman@saintmauriceparish.org Cheryl Kirkland Director of Religious Educa on 412-351-6710 ckirkland@saintmauriceparish.org Jo Ann McLaughlin-Klemencic Director of Evangeliza on 412-271-0809 jklemencic@saintmauriceparish.org Kelley Rodgers Business Manager 412-271-0809 krodgers@saintmauriceparish.org P O S Judy Kosar, LaVerne Caprara 412-271-0809 Fax: 412-271-2415 jkosar@saintmauriceparish.org L Saturday Evening 5:00 PM Sunday 8:00 AM; 10:00 AM; 12:00 Noon Monday 7:00 PM (with Novena) Tuesday - Saturday 9:00 AM S RECONCILIATION: Saturday 11:00 AM to 12:00 Noon INFANT BAPTISM: Seminar - First Sunday of every month at 1:00 PM in the Parish Center. Call the Parish Center Office to pre-register. Sacrament - Administered third Sunday of the month at 1:00 PM. Call the Parish Center Office to register. SPONSOR CERTIFICATES FOR BAPTISM AND CONFIRMATION: Anyone needing a sponsor cer ficate must be registered in the Parish for at least 3 months, have all of their Sacraments (if married, be a Catholic Marriage), a end Mass regularly and support the Church. INITIATION FOR ADULTS (RCIA PROCESS): Contact the Parish Center Office. MARRIAGE: Contact the Pastor at least six months in advance. ANOINTING OF THE SICK: By appointment or on scheduled Sundays. COMMUNION CALLS: If you are unable to a end Mass, contact the Parish Center Office to arrange for Communion to be brought to your home. REGISTRATION: New parishioners are welcome. Call the Parish Center Office to register. OFFICE HOURS: Monday - Friday 9:00 AM -12:00 PM; 1:00 PM -4:30 PM BULLETIN DEADLINE: Monday 2:00 PM K H K : 412-723-1200 DIOCESE SEXUAL ABUSE VICTIM ASSISTANCE HOTLINE: 1-888-808-1235 August 12, 2018 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME August 12, 2018 I am the living bread that came down from Heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever. John 6:51 A Call To Re-ignite The Fervor Of Our Faith By Praying, Serving & Learning Programming for youth in Middle School (7-8) & High School (9-12) Please contact Jo Ann McLaughlin-Klemencic: jklemencic@saintmauriceparish.org 412-271-0809 @StMaurice_YM; www.stmauriceparish.org/youth TEXAS ROADHOUSE SISTER PARISH FUNDRAISER AND BAKE SALE: Monday, August 20, from 4:00-8:00 PM. Youth are invited to participate in running a bake sale during the upcoming Sister Parish fundraiser at the Texas Roadhouse. Anyone wishing to participate should sign up on the youth website and can choose the 4:00-6:00 PM shift or the 6:00-8:00 PM shift. Youth and all parishioners can also donate baked goods. These can be brought to the Parish Center Office between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM on Monday, August 20. Thank you in advance for the baked goods, time, and support. SISTER PARISH - SAVE THE DATE: Join us Monday, August 20, from 4:00-8:00 PM at Texas Roadhouse in Penn Center (Wilkins Township) to help raise money for our Sister Parish in Ataase, Ghana. The coupon needed for that night will be available at the Welcome Desk. There will also be a bake sale that evening at the restaurant. Donations of baked goods are greatly appreciated. They can be dropped off at the Parish Center Office on Monday, August 20, by 3:00 PM. Please contact Maribeth Rushe at 412-977-1019 with any questions. SAVE THE DATE! The parish is hosting an event to celebrate the feast of St. Maurice as well as a tribute to Fr. Ken after the 5:00 PM Mass on September 22. All are welcome! A flier with more information and a registration form will be the bulletin insert next weekend, August 18-19. Tickets will be available beginning that weekend. SERVICE & OUTREACH COMMITTEE: MUM SALE FOR SISTER PARISH: Order forms for Fall mums are now available at the Parish Center Office, the Welcome Desk, and on-line at www.stmauriceparish.org. Prepaid orders will be accepted through noon on August 31. Please support this effort to raise funds for the installation of windows for Fr. Daniel's home parish in Ghana. Mums in beautiful Fall colors of Burgundy, Yellow, Orange, and Red are available in 8 pots and are $8 each. Pick-up is in Keane Hall on Saturday, September 8, and Sunday, September 9. TRIVIA NIGHT!!: Mark Your Calendars! On Saturday, August 18, we will be having a night of Catholic Trivia in Keane Hall. This 21+ event is BYOB and snacks will be provided. Doors open at 6:00 PM, and trivia begins at 7:00 PM. Teams of up to eight persons will answer questions in categories including Pop Culture Catholicism, The Mass, Sacred Scripture, Mary and The Saints, Church History, and Pope-ourri! All parishes from our new grouping will be invited, and the three top-scoring teams will have their choice of prizes at the end of the night! RSVPs are encouraged to rbegg@saintmauriceparish.org. or at the Welcome Desk. ST. MAURICE PARISH PHOTOS: Do you have favorite St. Maurice photos? Would you consider lending them to be scanned and possibly included for the upcoming Feast Day celebration? They can be from the beginning of the parish or more recent, a holiday, sacrament, or large parish event, or anything else relating to the history of the parish. If you are willing to let them be scanned, please submit them to the Welcome Desk or Parish Center Office in an envelope labeled with your first and last name and phone number c/o Feast Day Committee. Images will be returned in that envelope. Also, we are looking for a copy of the 50 th Anniversary of the parish DVD. If you have one and are willing to lend it to the committee, we would greatly appreciate it!
STRENGTHENED BY THE BREAD OF LIFE: Today we resume the Bread of Life discourse from John s Gospel that began two weeks ago. He makes reference to the Jews ancestors who ate manna in the desert. These days we would think primarily of Israel wandering in the desert, but faithful Jews would also have known the story of Elijah that we hear today. Strengthened by food and drink in the desert, the angel of the Lord sends him on his forty-day and forty-night journey (the biblical number for a preparation time). Like the food given to Elijah in the desert, Jesus tells his listeners that he is bread for the life of the world. It is very important that we not stop listening to Jesus after his promise of eternal life - a marvelous promise, but this reward is not the only reason we feast on the Bread of Life. We also come to the table to be made strong for the journey of mission, that the whole world might have life in the fullness of Christ. We are compelled, if we have eaten of the bread of life, to go forth in service to all. New Interim Mass schedule to be released next weekend. For an update on the release of the new Mass schedule, and how to prepare ourselves for the change it will bring, I am going to borrow heavily from what Fr. Kevin Fazio shared with his new grouping of parishes in Butler. Please keep in mind that the one constant to expect with the On Mission initiative is change, more change, and perhaps more change for a number of years, until the On Mission dust settles, so to speak. While many of us may not like to hear this, it is a reality of the times that we are living in. When the interim Mass schedule is published, please be mindful that we (current clergy Fr. Al Semler, Fr. John Lynam, and I) and the future clergy team considered numerous factors in our proposal to Fr. Fred Cain, our regional vicar, some of which included: the total number of parishioners attending weekend and Holy Day Masses; the church buildings seating capacity, access, condition, location, and parking (including campus traffic patterns/concerns); the religious education (CCD) schedules; our region s demographic and population trends, and the number of funerals celebrated each week. We also gave great consideration to the reality that our grouping of four parishes is slated to have only two priests by year 2025, if not sooner. We attempted to do our very best in anticipating the needs of our community in light of future realities and to suggest a Mass and Confession schedule that would be stable. Yet, no one can predict the future and this announcement is the INTERIM MASS/CONFESSION TIMES. At what point in the future this might/will change, I cannot say; but change is a real possibility. Our main objective as clergy (the outgoing and incoming clergy teams) is to serve you, to participate in our community, to listen, to observe, and then to make decisions one moment at a time. None of us can do everything; we can only do the next thing! I ask that everyone please be understanding, patient, and flexible with these changes, especially those of you who worship and participate at Mass and in various ministries. Our recent change to our scheduling system was made in the hope that it better prepares us to meet the needs and desires of those who offer a liturgical ministry here at the parish. It is one small step we have taken to help ease this transition. Still, the clergy recognizes and respects that all leaders of liturgical ministries (music directors, cantors, musicians, Lectors, extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion, ushers, greeters, altar servers, etc.), and all involved in our religious education programs, will be greatly impacted by this change. We will do our best to keep you informed and assist you in the transition. As more information is given to us we will respond in a way that allows all of us to best meet the challenges and opportunities as they become known. Be not afraid! Jesus often-times says to us, when change is necessary. Let us keep this in heart, mind and prayer as we support one another on this journey. UNVEILING FR. JOHN S PICTURE: On Monday, August 20, Fr. John Skirtich will celebrate the 7:00 PM Mass and Novena. We will then honor him by unveiling and hanging his picture in the Davin Room. A small reception with wine and cheese will follow.
Saturday - (11th) St. Clare, Virgin 5:00 PM - Ed Pristas, Sr. (Carole Jones) Sunday - (12th) Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 AM - People of St. Maurice 10:00 AM - Special Intention (Sheila & Isaac Garcia) 12:00 PM - Lorraine F. Kazyak (RCIA Team) Monday - (13th) Weekday 7:00 PM - Ray Heller, Jr. (Valerie Van Meter) Tuesday - (14th) St. Maximilian Kolbe, Priest/Martyr 9:00 AM - Fred & Mathilda Seddon (Family) Wednesday - (15th) The Assumption of the BVM 9:00 AM - Spec. Int. Kay Bordogna (Donna) 7:00 PM - Eileen Stack (Daughter-Kathleen) Thursday - (16th) Weekday 9:00 AM - Edward McClesky (Wife-Alice) Friday - (17th) Weekday 9:00 AM - Bob Gross (Michael Connolly) Saturday - (18th) Weekday 9:00 AM - Spec. Int. Wilma Seng (Family) 5:00 PM - Jerry McCune (Judy & Nicole) Sunday - (19th) Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 AM - People of St. Maurice 10:00 AM - Jeff Cobbs III, Jamie Hines (Dodaro Family) 12:00 PM - Tom Kasardo (Family) Shirley Elinsky, beloved parishioner. May her soul be without pain and rest in peace in God s loving and most holy hands. We express our condolences to the family members and friends of the deceased. TABERNACLE LAMP: For the week of August 13-19 MEMORIAL our tabernacle FUND lamp burns in In memory prayerful of remembrance from of Helene Baur and has been donated by Ken Baur. All Tabernacle Lamp requests for the remainder of the year have been filled. Thank you for your participation. MEMORIAL FUND In memory of Helen DiLucente from Jane Davidson. Prayer Line 412-277-0693 or 412-871-3245 ST. MAURICE TODAY S READINGS First Reading Elijah looked and there at his head was a hearth cake and a jug of water (1 Kings 19:4-8). Psalm Taste and see the goodness of the Lord (Psalm 34). Second Reading Be imitators of God, as beloved children, and live in love (Ephesians 4:30 5:2). Gospel Jesus said, I am the living bread; whoever eats this bread will live forever (John 6:41-51). READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Ez 1:2-5, 24-28c; Ps 148:1-2, 11-14; Mt 17:22-27 Tuesday: Ez 2:8 3:4; Ps 119:14, 24, 72, 103, 111, 131; Mt 18:1-5, 10, 12-14 Wednesday: Vigil: 1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2; Ps 132:6-7, 9-10, 13-14; 1 Cor 15:54b-57; Lk 11:27-28 Day: Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Ps 45:10-12, 16; 1 Cor 15:20-27; Lk 1:39-56 Thursday: Ez 12:1-12; Ps 78:56-59, 61-62: Mt 18:21 19:1 Friday: Ez 16:1-15, 60, 63 or 16:59-63; Is 12:2-3, 4bcd-6; Mt 19:3-12 Saturday: Ez 18:1-10, 13b, 30-32; Ps 51:12-15, 18-19; Mt 19:13-15 Sunday: Prv 9:1-6; Ps 34:2-7; Eph 5:15-20; Jn 6:51-58 The Offertory Collection for last week: $11,560.00 THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY: is Wednesday, August 15, a Holy Day of Obligation. Mass will be offered at 9:00 AM as well as at 7:00 PM. The Parish Center Office will be closed in observance of the Holy Day. MASS PRAYERS AND RESPONSE CARDS: If needed for any reason, a few of the Mass Prayer and Response cards that were first used at the time of the new Mass translation will be available at the Welcome Desk for individuals to use during Mass and then to return to the Welcome Desk after Mass. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Sunday, August 12, 2018 Food Collection Tuesday, August 14, 2018 6:30 PM - St. Vincent de Paul - Davin Room Thursday, August 16, 2018 7:00 PM - Bible Study - Parish Center Saturday, August 18, 2018 6:00 PM - Trivia Night - Keane Hall Sunday, August 19, 2018 1:00 PM - Baptisms - Church
Are you looking for a faith-based beginning for your child's education? If so, the St. Maurice Religious Education Program is accepting registrations for Pre-School (age 4 by October) and Kindergarten for the 2018-2019 school year. We have an exciting program led by certified catechists and parishioners. Our program fulfills the Diocese of Pittsburgh's requirements for religious education if your child attends a public, private or charter school. If your child attends another Catholic school and you'd like them to receive their sacraments at St. Maurice Parish, contact us! Please contact Cheryl Kirkland at 412-351-6710 for more information. THE ROSARY: OUR PATH TO JESUS THROUGH MARY: National and international presenter, Deacon Cody Miller, will inspire us with his insights into the prayers, mysteries and use of the Rosary in spiritual combat and personal, as well as family, devotion Thursday, August 23, 7:00-8:00 PM, at Madonna del Castello Church, 2021 S. Braddock Ave., Swissvale, PA. A former professional recording artist and composer, Deacon Cody is now a missionary troubadour for Mary. He will have his books and CDs for sale at the reception following the talk. For more information call the Word of God Parish Office, 412-241-1372. LADIES 18 YEARS AND OLDER: and their families are invited to a Farewell to Sumer Picnic being held at Linhart Park in Wilkins Twp. on Thursday, August 23, from 6:00-8:30 PM. The Catholic Daughters of the Americas are hosting and will provide fried chicken and drinks. You are asked to bring a covered dish to share. There is a playground, an area for horseshoes, and an area for bocce. Please RSVP by August 16 and when you call please let us know how many to expect and if you are bringing a salad, a side, or a dessert. Call Donna at 412-999-4685 or Terri at 724-433-0654. FOOD FOR THE NEEDY: This weekend, food for the needy will be collected at all Masses. We ask that you be generous in responding to this collection. Please make sure the food is nonperishable, in good condition, and has NOT EXPIRED. PRAYER SHAWL: In order to prepare for the coming year, members of the Prayer Shawl group are needed to sort and organize the yarn. If you are available please come to the Lawrence Room on Tuesday, August 14, after the 9:00 AM Mass. SAVE THE DATE: The next St. Maurice Parish Movie Night will take place on Tuesday, August 21, at 7:00 PM in the Parish Center. We will be watching the highly popular movie, "The Shack," based on William P. Young's worldwide best seller. This is an incredible movie not to be missed! LOOKING TO BUILD OUR GREETER VOLUNTEERS! You may know that we have some already great greeters at St. Maurice, but we would like to welcome more to be at our front doors to welcome everyone to Masses and events. And as we get closer to joining with other parishes through On Mission, we want to continue to present a warm and welcoming atmosphere. We are looking for people of all ages and those involved in various parish programs. Families are welcomed to greet together as well. If you are interested in this important ministry, please contact Jo Ann McLaughlin-Klemencic (jklemencic@saintmauriceparish.org or 412-271-0809). Training and guidelines will be provided. DIOCESAN CHOIR AUDITIONS: for the 2018-2019 season will soon be held. The Choir, under the direction of Fr. Jim Chepponis, Music Director for the Diocese of Pittsburgh, sings for the major Diocesan events at St. Paul s Cathedral throughout the year. Currently there are openings in the soprano, alto, tenor, and bass sections. Potential members must be capable sight-readers due to a limited rehearsal schedule, and at least 18 years of age. Rehearsals are held at St. John Capistran Church in Upper St. Clair. Audition times may be scheduled by calling Doris Anne in the Diocesan Music Office at 412-456-3042 before August 21.