ADMINISTRATION CENTER 1125 Romine Avenue McKeesport, Pennsylvania 15133 Email: stmarkparish1101@comcast.net www.saintmarkdiopitt.org Telephone: 412-678-MARK (6275) Fax: 412-673-1393 Father Rowan Hall: 412-678-3443 Parish Nurse: 412-678-6275 x102 Religious Education & Youth Ministry: 412-678-6275 x105 Mon Yough Catholic School: 412-672-2360 Victim Assistance Hotline: 1-888-808-1235 PASTOR Reverend Daniel T. Straughn, S.T.L. Accept God s LOVE, and LIVE! Share God s LOVE, and THRIVE! LIBERTY SITE (LB) 3210 Liberty Way McKeesport, PA 15133 MASS SCHEDULE Mon., Wed. & Fri.... 8:30am Sat. Vigil... 6:00pm PORT VUE SITE (PV) 1125 Romine Avenue McKeesport, PA 15133 MASS SCHEDULE Tues., Thurs. & Sat.... 8:30am Sunday... 8:00am Sunday... 11:00am SAINT MARK PARISH MISSION STATEMENT (Ratified January 11, 2009 by the People of Saint Mark Parish) We, the people of Saint Mark Parish, are a welcoming community, cherishing the traditions of our Catholic faith. Unified by our rich heritage in the Mon Yough Valley, we are committed to the call of our Baptism by listening to and putting God s Word into action. Nurtured by the Eucharist and empowered by the Holy Spirit, we walk with Christ celebrating and spreading the good news of the gospel through prayer and humble service to all. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION 5:15pm Saturdays at our Liberty site and anytime upon request. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM Classes are held at our Port Vue site for Grades K-8 on Sundays from 9:30am 10:45am, September thru May. SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Engaged couples are to participate in a Marriage Preparation Class. Please contact our Administration Center six months prior to the anticipated wedding date. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Baptisms are the 1 st Sunday and 3 rd Sunday of the month after the 11:00am Mass. Pre-Baptism Class is required. Please contact our Administration Center three months prior to the anticipated birth. OFFICE HOURS: Monday thru Friday 9:00am to 12:30pm 1:00pm to 4:00pm BULLETIN DEADLINE: Friday 12:00 Noon
SAINT MARK PARISH TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 13 OCTOBER 2013 Rosary prior to daily morning Mass MONDAY, 14 October 2013 COMMUNION SERVICE (Intention Fulfilled Privately) 8:30am Private Intention... LB TUESDAY, 15 October 2013 8:30am Theresa Delivuk... PV (Children) WEDNESDAY, 16 October 2013 8:30am Orlean Gilbert..........LB (Tammy Vargo) THURSDAY, 17 October 2013 COMMUNION SERVICE (Intention Fulfilled Privately) 8:30am Cleary and Froehlich families....pv (Janie) FRIDAY, 18 October 2013 8:30am John and Mathilda Pucky... LB (Pamela Pucky, daughter) SATURDAY, 19 October 2013 8:30am Dorothy Beno... PV (PV Seniors) 6:00pm Grandparents... LB (Richard Gradich and family) SUNDAY, 20 October 2013 8:00am The People of Saint Mark Parish... PV 11:00am Regis Weimerskirtch and Mike Wilks... PV (JoAnn and Eric Weimerskirtch) Baptism Instruction Class The next Baptism class for parents: Monday, 4 November at Saint Robert Bellarmine Monday, 6 January at Saint Mark Parish Monday, 3 March at Corpus Christi Deepen your relationship with Christ by reading the Scriptures. Readings for the Week of 13 October 2013 Sunday: 2 Kgs 5:14-17/2 Tm 2:8-13/Lk 17:11-19 Monday: Rom 1:1-7/Lk 11:29-32 Tuesday: Rom 1:16-25/Lk 11:37-41 Wednesday: Rom 2:1-11/Lk 11:42-46 Thursday: Rom 3:21-30/Lk 11:47-54 Friday: 2 Tm 4:10-17b/Lk 10:1-9 Saturday: Rom 4:13, 16-18/Lk 12:8-12 Next Sunday: Ex 17:8-13/2 Tm 3:14--4:2/Lk 18:1-8 MCKEESPORT, PA The sacrifices of our parents and grandparents allowed us to become Saint Mark Parish we now are asked to sacrifice for the future of our Saint Mark Parish. Stewardship 6 October 2013 Offertory Collection... $6,660.00 Maintenance/Buildings & Grounds... $1,293.50 FYI: The electricity bill for our two sites for May, June and July 2013 was $4,966.05. The gas bill for our two sites for May, June and July 2013 was $5,481.66. Please help with the good stewardship of our properties. Thank you! Second Collection - Next Weekend A second collection is taken next weekend for World Mission Day. Please give generously. Sanctuary Lamp/Altar Bread & Wine This week the Sanctuary Lamp at our Liberty site burns for Sally Carlson from great grandmother, Wanda Evangelista. This week the Sanctuary Lamp at our Port Vue site burns for Caroline Wasil from family. This week the Altar Bread & Wine is offered for Sally Carlson from parents, Emily and Adam Carlson. Activity Schedule Monday, 14 October 2013 9:00am, Ladies of Charity cook for shut-ins, LB 6:30-7:30pm, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, LB Tuesday, 15 October 2013 6:30-7:30pm, Zumba Fitness Class, LB 7:00pm, Youth Group Outdoor Mass, PV Wednesday, 16 October 2013 9:00am, Miraculous Medal Novena, LB 7:00pm, Bible Study meeting, PV Thursday, 17 October 2013 6:30-7:30pm, Zumba Fitness Class, LB Sunday, 20 October 2013 9:30-10:30am, First Holy Communion parent meeting, PV 12:30pm, Parish Bingo, LB Please Note: Change in Mass Schedule Morning Masses are canceled and Intentions celebrated privately Monday, 21 October - Thursday, 24 while Father Daniel is attending the Diocesan Priest Convocation. Please pray for the Presbyterate (Priests) of Pittsburgh. Saint Mark Common Grounds The Coffee House at the Port Vue site is open today following the 8:00am Mass. Join us for coffee and fellowship!
TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 13 OCTOBER 2013 $1,300 November Lottery Raffle Ticket November s monthly ticket plays the 7:00pm PA Lottery on Monday, 4 November 2013. Tickets for the November Lottery Raffle are sold before and after all Masses. Saint Mark Parish 50/50 In your offertory packet, there is a tan colored envelope marked 50/50 Drawing--Donation $5.00. At the end of each month, all envelopes are placed in a drum and one lucky winner is drawn to win half of the take. Our September winner is Jane Manning. Natural Family Planning Promotion Day Sunday, 13 October 2013, is the Diocese of Pittsburgh Second Annual Natural Family Planning (NFP) Promotion Day. All parishes are asked to raise awareness of this effective, healthy and holy alternative for family planning. NFP works in full cooperation with God s design of human physiology and consistently has shown to be beneficial for the covenant of marriage. For more information visit: www.diopitt.org/ nfp and the Year of Faith page of this bulletin. Convocation of Diocesan Priests The triennial Convocation of Priests of the Diocese of Pittsburgh begins Monday, 21 October 2013 and concludes Thursday, 24 October 2013, and is held at the Oglebay Conference Center. This is an opportunity for our Priests to join with Bishop Zubik for spiritual renewal, pastoral and professional development, and priestly fraternity. Your prayers for the success of this gathering are very important. Please pray for Bishop Zubik, Father Daniel and all of our diocesan Priests in anticipation and during the Convocation. Thank you. Please Note: Morning Masses are canceled and Intentions celebrated privately Monday, 21 October - Thursday, 24, while Father Daniel is attending the Diocesan Convocation. CLERGY APPRECIATION MONTH! Clergy Appreciation Month is a special time congregations set aside each year to honor their pastors for the hard work, sacrificial dedication and multiple blessings provided by these special people. The nature of the service provided by pastors and their families is unique. God has entrusted to them one of the most precious of assignments the spiritual well-being of His flock. God has instructed us to recognize His servants. The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching. (1 Timothy 5:17) Do something special for our pastor this month. Pray for his spiritual strength and purity, and that he will seek earnestly to serve God above all else. Put Saint Mark Parish in your Will or ask for donations to our parish in lieu of flowers at your funeral. Thank you! And God bless you! And one of them, realizing he had been healed, returned, glorifying God in a loud voice; and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him. He was a Samaritan. Jesus said in reply, Ten were cleanse, were they not? Where are the other nine? Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God? -Luke 17:15-18 Hymnal Fund Donations In the pews at both of our worship sites are envelopes for donations toward the purchasing of new Hymnals with Sunday Scriptures. Please help support our liturgical celebration with a donation. Your kind generosity is greatly appreciated! OCTOBER COUNT Very Important! Each weekend in October, a count is made of the attendance at all Masses. These figures are forwarded to the Diocese to help determine future decisions in the organization of the parishes and alignment of clergy. It is important to the parish that we all attend Mass here and not elsewhere during October. Thank you! Protecting God s Children Virtus Workshop The next LOCAL Virtus Workshops: Saint Michael Parish, Elizabeth: Tuesday, 15 October 2013 at 6:30pm. To register, call MaryJo or Jan: 412-751-0663. North American Martyrs Parish, Monroeville: Thursday, 17 October 2013 at 7:00pm. To register, call Donna Lew-Buechel: 412-349-0942. Come, Holy Spirit! Greeters/Ministers of Hospitality Saint Mark Parish is looking for young people and adults to join our Hospitality Team. Both of our worship sites need Greeters to help in welcoming parishioners/guests and distributing the offertory baskets. If interested, please call Marcie Nagy: 412-678-5294. Acolyte Training (Altar Server) Saint Mark Parish is looking for any girl or boy who is interested in becoming an Acolyte. The class is open to anyone who has completed the second grade and received First Holy Communion. Training sessions will be announced at a later date. If interested, please call Marcie Nagy: 412-678-5294. Order your Pies for Thanksgiving Back by popular demand, Fall Pie Sale! Pies from the Pie Shoppe in Laughlintown; delivery is in time for Thanksgiving! Orders due Wednesday, 6 November and delivery is Saturday, 16 November. The pies and pumpkin rolls can be frozen (except for the cream and pumpkin pies). Order forms are on the back of the PIE SALE flyer insert in our bulletin. Payment is due at the time of order and can be dropped in the collection basket marked Pie Sale or dropped off at the Parish Administration Center. For questions or additional information please call: 412-664-7434.
TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY JUNE 2, 2002 IN ORDINARY TIME 13 OCTOBER 2013 Religious Education Program PLEASE NOTE: Parents and Guardians please use the rear entrance of the school building when dropping-off and picking-up your children. This NEW procedure is being implemented for the safety of your children. Thank you in advance for your cooperation! Our Religious Education All Saint s Day Pageant is Sunday, 3 November, during the 11:00am Mass. Youth Group Harvest Party On Sunday, 20 October, our Saint Mark Parish Youth Group is hosting their annual Harvest Party for the residents of Womansplace in McKeesport. Donations of candy and/or costumes are greatly appreciated and can be placed in the boxes at the back of each worship site. Thank you for your continued support! Youth Group Outdoor Mass The Youth Group is hosting its annual Outdoor Mass on Tuesday, 15 October, at 7:00pm at the Youth House (indoors if weather does not permit). ALL ARE WELCOME to come and share the experience of a beautiful Mass with the youth of our parish. Flu Shot Clinic Flu shots will be given Saturday, 19 October, after the 6:00pm Mass. A pharmacist from Rite Aid Pharmacy will administer the shots. You must be 18 years of age. Please bring your insurance cards. If you have not already received your flu vaccine, this is a convenient opportunity! Saint Mark Parish BINGO Sunday, 20 October 2013, at our Liberty site in Father Rowan Hall. Doors open at 12:30pm, Early Bird at 1:30pm, Regular Games begin at 2:00pm. $20.00 Package Deal. 4 Specials - $50.00 Regular Game. ALL PAPER FORMAT, $750.00 GUARATEED JACKPOT. Pre-sale $100.00 CASH RAFFLE. For more information, call: 412-678-1657 Zumba Fitness Classes - FREE! Dance your way into fitness - all fitness levels welcome! Fall Classes: 15 October - 19 December Liberty Site; Father Rowan Hall Class Instructor: Dana Sandmeyer, Fitness Trainer Zumba Fitness: Tuesday, 6:30-7:30pm - An aerobic/fitness intermittent training with fast and slow rhythms that uses basic steps of popular dances! Zumba n Flex: Thursday, 6:30-7:30pm - 30 minutes of Zumba and 30 minutes of your favorite top 40 rhythms! (fitness mat required) Classes are FREE; donations are welcome. 100% of ALL donations benefit Saint Mark Parish! To register call Dana: 412-999-6984 or go online at: GoodSamaritanFitness.com. Saint Mark Parish Spaghetti Dinner Our fall Spaghetti Dinner is Sunday, 3 November, 3:00-7:00pm in Father Rowan Hall. $8.00 for adults and $4.00 for child; eat in or take out. Tickets will be sold in the coming weeks. Office Supplies REQUESTED Pencils, pens, white out, folders, binders, mailing seals, packing tape, rubber bands, envelopes, scissors, post-it notes, etc. are requested for our Parish Administration Center, Liturgical Ministry, Parish Nurse, Youth Group, Religious Education Program, Safe Environment Program, etc. If you or your business have office supplies for donation, please deliver them to us or call for pick up: 412-678-6275. The Diocese of Pittsburgh Catholic Women s Conference The Diocese of Pittsburgh is sponsoring a Catholic Women s Conference on Saturday, 19 October 2013, at the Wyndham Grand Hotel in Pittsburgh. The theme for the day is ALIVE! in Prayer. All women of our parish are encouraged to attend to enrich your personal spirituality and strengthen your life of virtue and service. Any women of our parish who are interested in attending the conference and need assistance in registering, please contact: Missy Winzek:412-853-6463 or email misswinz77@hotmail.com. Walk by Faith, not by sight. Saint Mark Parish BIBLE STUDY Saint Mark Parish is hosting a Seven Week BIBLE STUDY starting Wednesday, 9 October 2013-20 November 2013, at 7:00pm at our Port Vue Meeting Room (former library). Join us every Wednesday as we start learning how to read the Bible the way our Catholic Church has always read it. Gain a greater understanding of Genesis, and God s original intent in creating woman and man. Come to a greater appreciation for the key figures and themes in the Old Testament, from Abraham to Melchizedek, circumcision, the sacrifice of Isaac and much more as they are understood in the Church s tradition. Plan to read the books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy, and gain a better understanding of the history of Israel and the crucial importance of God s everlasting Covenant with David, along with the mission of Jesus and the Church as it is presented in the New Testament. Join us as we dig deeper into Sacred Scripture, and learn more about God s promise and our faith response. Please bring a copy of The New American Bible with you. If you do not have a Bible, a few copies are available for your use. RSVP to: Tom Ponchak, 412-673-0004 or Cheryl Hopkins, 412-292-0555. Please call with any questions.
SAINT MARK PARISH MCKEESPORT, PA To live our Faith, we need to know our Faith! Year of Faith: 11 October 2012 to 24 November 2013 " They called the Church together and reported what GOD had done with them and how He had opened the door of faith..." (Acts of the Apostles 14:27). Natural Family Planning Promotion Day (13 October 2013) As stated by Bishop Zubik, "How important it is that ALL Catholics understand the holy teaching of the Church about the meaning and responsibilities of marriage, and the gift of human sexuality as well as the role of Natural Family Planning." As a unified effort, the Diocese of Pittsburgh is promoting Natural Family Planning (NFP) Promotion Day to celebrate the dignity of marriage and family life and to highlight the Respect for Life Month celebration. Facts about Natural Family Planning (NFP) "Married love is powerfully embodied in the spouses' sexual relationship, when they most fully express what it means to become 'one body' (Genesis 2:24) or 'one flesh' (Mark 10:8, Matthew 19:6). The Church teaches that the sexual union of husband and wife is meant to express the full meaning of love, its power to bind a couple together and its openness to new life. (Married Love and the Gift of Life, USCCB) Purpose of Marriage: The Catholic Church teaches that married love and its expression through sexual intercourse has two fundamental purposes. It is, at one and the same time: LIFE-GIVING - resulting in the procreation and faith formation of children, who are part of the totality of marriage. LOVE-GIVING - resulting in unity of the spouses in a permanent community of life and love. These dual purposes are so intrinsic to marriage and the mutual exchange of life and love by a married couple that to block either the unitive or the procreative aspects is to misuse this great gift from God; therefore, to do so is always a serious moral wrongdoing. Natural Family Planning: NFP is a proven, scientific and highly effective way for a couple to respect both the unitive and procreative nature of marriage and sexual intercourse and, at the same time, to practice responsible parenthood. NFP preserves true and integrally honest love. If defends the dignity of man and woman as each gives and receives the unconditional and total love of the other. (http://diopitt.org/2nd-annual-diocesan-nfp-awareness-day) For more information on Natural Family Planning, please see the pamphlets posted on the bulletin boards at each of our worship sites and/or refer to the references listed below: www.diopitt.org/nfp www.usccb.org; type NFP in search www.omsoul.com West, Christopher, Good News About Sex and Marriage, (Servant Publications/ST. Anthony Messenger, 2000) Popcak, Gregory K., For Better...Forever!, A Catholic Guide to Lifelong Marriage, (Our Sunday Visitor, 1999) GOD loves us with a mighty and tender love! Praise GOD!