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THE PARISHES OF SACRED HEART & SAINT RAPHAEL 20 JANUARY 2019
THE PARISHES OF SACRED HEART & SAINT RAPHAEL
20 JANUARY 2019
Rev. Thomas Miller, Administrator 412-661-0187 ext. 122 or [email protected]
Rev. John Sweeney, Sr. Parochial Vicar [email protected]
Rev. Steve Palsa, Parish Chaplain 412-720-3554
[email protected] Rev. Edward Muge, In Residence
Dr. William Hahn, Deacon [email protected] Mr. John Vaskov, Deacon
412-661-0187 ext. 117
SAINT RAPHAEL CONTACTS
1118 Chislett St., Pittsburgh, PA 15206 Parish Office: 412-661-3100
Fax: 412-661-0428 Email: [email protected]
Website: straphaelpgh.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/straphaelpgh/
Parish Office Hours: Weekdays 9:00AM*- 5:00PM *Please note time change
Pastoral Associate & Coordinator of Religious Education
Sharon Smoller x118 (Sacred Heart) [email protected]
Music Director Darlene Kiniry
Director of Evangelization
Jack Shaw
Business Manager Charles Goetz x111
Secretary
Barb Melick x110
Safe Environment Coordinator Melissa Nosenchuck Ext. 111
Care Minister
Eddie Wamala 661-3100
All staff emails are [email protected]
SAINT RAPHAEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1154 Chislett St. • Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Principal Mrs. Angela Manchini x122
[email protected] Phone 412-661-3100 Fax 412-661-0428
Email: [email protected] Website: straphaelphg.org/school
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/strapahelschool/
SACRED HEART CONTACTS
310 Shady Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15206 Parish Office: 412-661-0187
Fax: 412-661-7932 Email: [email protected] Website: sacredheartparishshadyside.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/sacredheartpittsburgh Office Hours: Weekdays 8:00AM - 4:00PM
*Office closed for lunch 12:15-12:45PM
Pastoral Associate & Coordinator of Religious Education Sharon Smoller x118
Choir Director Alianna Whiteaker-Chudecke
Organist
Mary Ann Cooper
Director of Evangelization Jack Shaw
Business Manager
Administrative Assistants Laura Abinader x113
Melissa Nosenchuck x110
Safe Environment Coordinator Laura Abinader x113
SACRED HEART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 325 Emerson Street • Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Principal Mrs. Kate Taylor 412-441-1582
Phone 412-441-1582 Fax 412-441-2798
Email: [email protected] Website: www.sacredheartpgh.org
Diocese Victim Assistance Abuse Hotline: 1-888-808-1235
PARISH MEMBERSHIP Every family and adult should be registered as a practicing member
of the parish.
Sacred Heart: Call the parish office: 412-661-0187 Saint Raphael: Call the parish office: 412-661-3100
BULLETIN SUBMISSIONS [email protected]
Please submit 10 days prior to date you would like it to appear. Earlier before holidays.
SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY The Diocese requires a 6-month preparation period; a pre-
marriage course is also required for each couple. Sacred Heart: Call the parish office to speak with the priest. Saint Raphael: Visit the marriage section of the parish website to complete the necessary paperwork.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM By Appointment. Pre-Baptismal program required for parents.
Contact Sharon Smoller at 412-661-0187 ext.118 or [email protected].
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Sacred Heart: Saturday 3:30-4:30PM, 2nd Sundays after Masses, or by appointment. Saint Raphael: Wednesday 6:00-7:00PM; Saturday 3:15-3:45PM, 2nd Sundays after Masses, or by appointment.
RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults)
Interested in becoming a Catholic? RCIA is a process of discernment and formation.
Contact Sharon Smoller at 412-661-0187 ext.118 or [email protected].
ANOINTING OF THE SICK For those seriously ill, preparing for surgery, or the elderly.
Please call Fr. Steve Palsa - Parish Chaplain 412-720-3553
SACRED HEART—SAINT RAPHAEL’S FAITH FORMATION
Children’s Sunday Faith Formation resumes this Sunday from 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Families will meet in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel for opening and prayer. Dismissal will take place from the classrooms.
Children’s Sunday Faith Formation has a scheduled HOME FIRE DAY this Sunday, January 20. Parents are provided with the materials to cover at home with their child/ren and return it to the child’s catechist at the next weekend.
Children’s Liturgy of the Word takes place on Sunday, February 3, 2019 during 9:00 a.m. Mass for children in grades K - 4. Children are dismissed with Sharon Smoller to the rectory library for the daily Mass read-ings and homily, and general intercessions. The children return to their pews for Liturgy of the Eucharist.
Second Grade First Reconciliation Family Service will be held for both second graders and their parents on Tuesday, January 22, 2019, in the main church of Sacred Heart from 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. This is a special time for the children to learn more about the gift of God’s ever loving and unbounding mercy. Questions, please contact Sharon Smoller. 412-661-0187 ext.118
Baptism Preparation Seminar will be held at the home of Bob & Colleen Derda on February 6 at 7:30PM for any parents planning a baptism for their first child. Reservations are required by calling 412-480-3640.
Confirmation Retreat Day for all eighth grade candidates at Sacred Heart and St. Raphael will be held at the Martina Spirituality Renewal Center, Westview on Monday, February 4, 2019. The Candidates will be bused from Sacred Heart to the retreat center at 8:30 a.m. and return to Sacred Heart at 2:30 p.m.; lunch is provided at no cost. Parents of Sunday faith formation candidates and St. Raphael school candidates will need to make arrangements for their child to be at Sacred Heart at 8:15 a.m and for dismissal at 2:30 p.m. Questions, please contact Sharon Smoller at 412-661-0187 ext.118
SACRED HEART CHURCH
310 SHADY AVE. PITTSBURGH, PA 15206
Saturday, January 19 - Weekday 3:30PM Sacrament of Reconciliation 4:30PM Anna Marie Ward (Anniversary) Sunday, January 20 - Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00AM Guilio Parente (Anniversary) 11:30AM For the People 7:45PM Jennie Cukas Monday, January 21 - Saint Agnes 12:05PM Mr. & Mrs. R.H. Miller Tuesday, January 22 - Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children 12:05PM George & Anne Checque Wednesday, January 23 - Saint Vincent; Saint Marianne Cope 12:05PM John A. Reifsnyder (Anniversary) Thursday, January 24 - Saint Francis de Sales 12:05PM Janice Abraham Alexander Friday, January 25 - Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul, Apostle 8:30AM Helen Cade & Hayley Thomas Saturday, January 26 - Saints Timothy & Titus 3:30PM Sacrament of Reconciliation 4:30PM (Vigil) *TM Mr. & Mrs. R.H. Miller Next Sunday, January 27 - Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00AM *TM Giulio Parente (Anniversary) 11:30AM *TM For the People 7:45PM Jennie Cukas * Rev. Thomas Miller
MASS SCHEDULE
FOOD BASKETS AT SACRED HEART When you are preparing your envelope for Sunday,
please remember to bring along non-perishable food items for the poor, and place them in the baskets in the lobbies of the church. The food is given to East End Cooperative Ministry to be distributed to the needy in our area. Your participation in this food
collection is appreciated.
January Food of the Month: Rice-a-Roni
SACRED HEART MINISTRIES
Prayer Chain Is a loved one suffering physically, emotionally, spiritually? Add yourself or loved one to the list so others can pray on his/her behalf! It’s easy and simple by calling: 412-371-1423 or 412-521-2930 Homebound Visits Are you or a family member homebound? We would be most happy to bring Holy Communion to you. To arrange a visit, please call Sharon Smoller at 412-661-0187 ext.118 or [email protected] Saint Vincent de Paul Meets 2nd & 4th Wednesdays monthly from 6:00-8:00PM in the Bishop Winter Conference Center. New members always welcome. If in need, please call: 412-661-0187 x7. Young Adult Group Comprised of men and women in their 20s and 30s seeking to grow in their relationship with Christ in fellowship with other young adults. We meet every 1st and 3rd Wednesday evenings (except during Advent and Lent) in the Bishop Winter Conference Center to discuss the Sunday's upcoming readings. We also host social functions throughout the year, regularly visit the Highland Care Nursing Home, and switch things up during Advent and Lent with specific events to help us enter these holy seasons. Feel free to send organizer Joe Wingenfeld an email at [email protected] if you have any questions.
BULLETIN SUBMISSIONS Please submit all article for the bulletin 10 days
before you would like it to appear (earlier during the holiday season). [email protected].
SAFE ENVIRONMENT REMINDER Anyone who volunteers in the school or with the parish ministries is REQUIRED by the diocese to be compliant with all Safe Environment clearances. If you have not registered on the Diocesan database you may do so by visiting www.diopitt.org and following the links. Thank you for your service to the parish!
SACRED HEART YOUNG ADULT GROUP January Activities
Praying with Highland Park Care Center Residents
Wednesday, January 23 at 7:00PM 745 N. Highland Ave., Pittsburgh 15206
Come to meet and pray the Rosary with residents of the nursing home. We will gather at the front desk of the Care
Center at 7:00PM. If interested in joining us or if you have any questions, please email: [email protected]
Sacred Heart Weekly Parish Schedule
Sunday, January 20
Haiti Meeting 10:00AM (Bishop Winter Conference Room)
RCIA 12:30PM (Bishop Winter Conference Center)
Tuesday, January 22 First Reconciliation Family Service 6:30PM
Thursday, January 24 Centering Prayer Group 7:00PM (Bishop Winter Conference Center)
BLESSING SCHEDULE 1st Sunday of the month: Anointing
2nd Sunday of the month: Confession 3rd Sunday of the month:
Blessing of children in the womb 4th Sunday of the month: Blessing of Marriages
DONUT HOUR Please join us for donuts and coffee in the Sacred Heart Auditorium (doors facing Emerson Street) after the 9:00AM Mass today. PLEASE NOTE: There will be no donut hour next Sunday (1/27) due to the Catholic Schools Week Breakfast. We will resume after the 9:00AM Mass on February 3rd.
ATTENTION: ALL THOSE WHO TAKE COMMUNION TO THE HOMEBOUND
In order to better serve our homebound parishioners in both churches and allow our new priests the op-
portunity to get to know you and your ministry, please email Melissa
([email protected]) with your name and a list of those to whom you bring Communion.
MASS INTENTIONS The 2019 Mass Book has many available dates for Mass Intentions. Please call the parish office to schedule Masses for deceased loved ones, in thanks-giving, birthdays, anniversaries, or for those in need of special prayers.
THE CONVERSION OF SAINT PAUL Saint Paul’s entire life can be explained in terms of one experience—his meeting with Jesus on the road to Damascus. In an instant, he saw that all the zeal of his dynamic personality was being wasted, like the strength of a boxer swinging wildly. Perhaps he had never seen Jesus, who was only a few years older. But he had acquired a zealot’s hatred of all Jesus stood for, as he began to harass the Church: “…entering house after house and dragging out men and women, he handed them over for imprisonment” (Acts 8:3b). Now he himself was “entered,” possessed, all his energy harnessed to one goal—being a slave of Christ in the ministry of reconciliation, an instrument to help others experience the one Savior.
One sentence determined his theology: “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting” (Acts 9:5b). Jesus was mysteriously identified with people—the loving group of people Saul had been running down like criminals. Jesus, he saw, was the mysterious fulfillment of all he had been blindly pursuing.
From then on, his only work was to “present everyone perfect in Christ. For this I labor and struggle, in accord with the exercise of his power working within me” (Colossians 1:28b-29). “For our gospel did not come to you in word alone, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and [with] much conviction” (1 Thessalonians 1:5a).
Paul’s life became a tireless proclaiming and living out of the message of the cross: Christians die baptismally to sin and are buried with Christ; they are dead to all that is sinful and unredeemed in the world. They are made into a new creation, already sharing Christ’s victory and someday to rise from the dead like him. Through this risen Christ the Father pours out the Spirit on them, making them completely new.
So Paul’s great message to the world was: You are saved entirely by God, not by anything you can do. Saving faith is the gift of total, free, personal and loving commitment to Christ, a commitment that then bears fruit in more “works” than the Law could ever contemplate. franciscanmedia.org
SAINT RAPHAEL CHURCH
1154 CHISLETT ST. PITTSBURGH, PA 15206
SAINT RAPHAEL MINISTRIES Homebound Visits Please call the Parish Center to arrange for visits or Holy Communion to be brought to the sick at home. Food Bank We invite you to consider donating generously to our food bank. The number of families we serve has increased to 26. You can make a special donation in the form of food, or money (to be used to purchase food. Make checks payable to St. Raphael). Check the list on the cabinet in the back of the church to see what is needed. Food Bank operates on the first and third Thursday of the month from 1 to 2 p.m. The Food Bank is for all families living within the parish lines of St. Raphael and Messiah Lutheran Churches. You are eligible if you are on a fixed income, are having financial difficulties, or are on public assistance.
WEEKLY OFFERTORY
January 12th & 13th
$4,800.00
2018 Parish Share Program as of 1/14/18
Diocesan Assigned Goal: $113,295.00
Amount Pledged: $81,117.00 Amount Paid: $82,233.00
Monthly Calendar Raffle Tickets RETURN POLICY: Stubs and unsold tickets must be
returned by the 1st of the month. If your ticket wins, but has not been returned to the
Parish Center on time, the winnings will not be honored.
PAYOUT PROCESS: Winning checks to be expected 2-4 weeks after winning number is drawn.
**DOUBLE DRAWING DOES NOT QUALIFY**
MASS SCHEDULE
Date: Winning No: Winner’s Name: Amount:
12/26 #120 Melissa Kenaan $50.00
12/27 #693 Eddie Randig $50.00
12/28 #646 Unsold $50.00
12/29 #432 Unsold $50.00
12/30 #345 Toni Ventura $100.00
12/31 # 648 Unsold $500.00
1/1 #202 Janine Kopko $50.00
Visit www.faithdirect.net and use Saint Raphael’s church code: PA732 sign up for electronic giving.
BULLETIN SUBMISSIONS Please submit all article for the bulletin 10 days before
you would like it to appear (earlier during the holiday season). [email protected].
RED ROSE SUNDAY
Collection for Birthright
February 16th & 17th
Mass intentions are also available at the Villa.
Mass times are Mon/Wed at 1:30 p.m., Tues at 10:30 a.m. Thurs/Fri at 11 a.m., and Sunday at 10:30 a.m.
please Contact the Parish Center. Saturday, January 19 - Weekday 3:15PM Sacrament of Reconciliation 4:00PM Tom Wysocki, Sr. (the Family) Sunday, January 20 - Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00AM For the People of the Parish 11:00AM Nicol Antonio Malta (Bruno Malta) Monday, January 21– Saint Agnes
9:00AM *TM Ann Sunseri (Sharon Mariani) Tuesday, January 22 - Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children 9:00AM *TM Salvatore Pane (Wife, Mary Ethel Pane) Wednesday, January 23 - Saint Vincent; Saint Marianne Cope 7:00PM *TM Michael Mullen (Mr. and Mrs. David Brenenborg) Thursday, January 24 - Saint Francis de Sales 9:00AM *TM Connie Stemm (Domenic Marasco) Friday, January 25 - Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul, Apostle 9:00AM *TM Mary Ann Wojciak (Nick Iezzi) Saturday, January 26 - Saints Timothy & Titus 3:15PM Sacrament of Reconciliation 4:00PM For the People of the Parish Next Sunday, January 27 - Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00AM Deceased Members of Eberhardt & Dressel Family (Tony & Mary Giammarco) 11:00AM Angelina, Mariangela, and Paolo Liberto (Concettina and Vittoria Liberto) * Rev. Thomas Miller
Saint Raphael Parish Schedule
Tuesday, January 22 Choir 7:15 - 9:00PM Wednesday, January 23 Adoration 8:00AM -7:00PM Confession available beginning at 6:00PM Cub Scout Meeting - 6:30-8:30PM (Auditorium & Rms. 24, 26, 19)
2019 MASS BOOK *Requests for Mass and Sanctuary Candle intentions for January—April, 2019, will be taken at the parish center. *A stipend of $10 is asked for a Mass Intentions and $5 for each Sanctuary Candle. *If requesting both a Mass AND candle intention, please re-member that separate checks are required—one for the Mass and one for the candle. A single check will not be accepted. * A registered adult (+18) parishioner may request only ONE Mass intention.
THE HOLY ANGELS PRAYER GARDEN A way to memorialize a loved one in perpetuity on our sacred grounds. The sale of memorial blocks will begin on Monday, November 5, 2018 in the Parish & Education Center from 7:30AM—5:00PM and will continue to be sold during regular office hours until the last block is gone. There are 9 8”x8” ($500), and 117 4”x8” ($250). Blocks will be assigned on a first come, first served basis. You may select from the unsold blocks. A maximum of 2 names may be engraved on each block. Sales will continue through March, 2019 . All blocks sold by March 31, 2019 will be engraved by April 30,2019. In addition, there is one bench availa-ble for a donation of $5000, which will be rec-ognized with a special plaque.
Schedule for Weekend January 19th & 20th, 2019
Sanctuary Candles
January 20th For the People of the Parish
January 21st For the People of the Parish January 22nd Salvatore Pane (Wife, Mary Ethel Pane) January 23rd Tom Murray (Wife & Children) January 24th Angelina Liberto (Concettina & Vittoria Liberto) January 25th For the People of the Parish
January 26th For the People of the Parish
January 27th For the People of the Parish
Lectors EMoHC
Altar Servers
4:00 PM
Kevin Smith
Maria Scolieri Karen Somma Tom Venezia Peggy Vath
Phil Conway
Aidan Morgano
Brian Lemon
9:00 AM
Connie Silvaggio
Connie Silvaggio Adrienne Simcic Janet Ciramella
Franca Costa Susan Cugini
Robert Lemon Angela
Pasquarelli
11:00 AM
Diane Reimer
Deacon Carole Piriano
Margaret Schneider Domenic Bertucci
Nancy Bosac
Veronica McCarthy Aidan Cox
ADORATION, ROSARY & MASS Every Wednesday
You are invited to come and pray the rosary at 6:30pm with the following schedule:
8:00AM to 7:00PM All Day Adoration 6:30PM Rosary 7:00PM Mass
Dear Parish Family, For nearly 30 years many of you have either watched me grow in the faith, entrusted me with your children to teach catechesis in the Faith Formation program, or have become friends to share the journey to Christ with more closely. Saint Raphael’s has truly been a wonderful faith community, sharing in my joys and sorrows. I will be forever grateful for all that Saint Raphael Parish has done to contribute to my deepening relationship with Christ, Mary, and the Church. It is with all this in mind that I ask you to join in my joy as I continue to discern my vocation to Religious Life. On January 23rd, I enter the Sisters of Our Mother of Divine Grace as a postulant. The Sisters are located in Port Sanilac, Michigan, about two hours north of Detroit in the “thumb.” They are a newer community, only being established in the last 10 years, and live out their charism of “Unity in Truth” by ministering in a parish that was once three separate parishes, and building relationships with other faith communities in the area. You can find out more information by visiting their website: www.sistersmdg.org. One of the things about taking this step towards Religious Life, is that I realize how incredibly blessed I am in my family, friends, and witnesses to the faith. I am confident that God’s grace will continue to be poured out on Saint Raphael Parish and Sacred Heart Parish, as we come to be united and strengthened in Christ’s love so that we can continue to share the Good News with our neighbors. I will make visits home from time to time, and though I am moving 244 miles away, we will always be united through Christ. Therefore, I will not say goodbye. However, know that I will keep you all in prayer, and hope that you will remember me in yours. Sincerely in Christ through Mary,
Irene Schneider
SACRED HEART SCHOOL NEWS
MON 1/21 TUES 1/22 WED 1/23 THURS 1/24 FRI 1/25
Report cards sent home
Visit our website: www.sacredheartpgh.org
NO SCHOOL
Grade 2
Sacramental Meeting 6:30PM
Parent/Teacher
Conferences
NO SCHOOL
Parent/Teacher Conferences
Kid’s Night Out
2,3,4
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK
January 28th - February 2nd Faith * Knowledge * Service 2019 CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK
FAMILY BRUNCH AT SACRED HEART
The theme this year is “Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed.”
This year the brunch will be held on Sunday,
January 27, 2019 at 10:00AM (after the 9:00AM Mass), in the school cafeteria.
All are welcome to come and enjoy this wonderful
opportunity to celebrate the Sacred Heart Elementary School.
The cost of the brunch is $6.00 per adult, and $4.00 per child. Children under three years of age are free.
Reservations are required. Please call or email
Diane Hurkmans at 412-512-0696, or [email protected].
SAINT RAPHAEL SCHOOL NEWS
MON 1/21 TUES 1/22 WED 1/23 THURS 1/24 FRI 1/25
Visit our website: http://straphaelpgh.org/school
Like us on Facebook! https:/www.facebook.com/straphaelschool
NO SCHOOL
8th Grade Pro-Life
day at Sacred Heart School
Movie Night
School Mass
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK
January 28th - February 2nd Faith * Knowledge * Service
STEPHEN FOSTER MEMORIAL CELEBRATION Tom Starsenic, superintendent of Allegheny Cemetery, invited the students of Saint Raphael School to sing at the Stephen Foster Memorial Celebration on Friday, January 11th at the Temple of Memories Mausoleum in Allegheny Cemetery. Under the direction of Mr. Legas, our school choir sang a medley of Stephen Foster songs. They also had the opportunity to learn about the life and songs of Stephen Foster, who was born in Lawrenceville in 1826 and is buried in Allegheny Cemetery. Mr. Foster composed more that 250 songs and piec-es of music. Among his best-known works are “Camptown Races”, “Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair”, and “Hard Times Come Again No More”.
All grandparents are invited to join the children of Saint Raphael’s School as they celebrate their grandparents on Wednesday,
January 30th. If their grandparents are unable to attend, we encourage students to
invite another special adult - a family friend or a relative such as an aunt or uncle.
A continental breakfast will be served.
This is a free event, however, we are asking each family to bring a canned good or
non - perishable food item for our parish food bank.
The children have received sign up sheets
which are to be returned to their homeroom teachers by January 17th. A letter will go home with the children on January 23rd
informing them to which seating time they have been assigned (8:45AM or 10:00AM).
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN 3rd GRADE? The third graders returned from holiday break and eagerly started a literature novel unit. They are reading about the adventures of a carefree mouse, Ralph, in Ralph S. Mouse by Beverly Cleary. Reading a literature novel allows students to apply comprehension skills that they have been learning since the beginning of the school year. Our geometry unit continued with measurement and finding perimeter and area of a polygon. Students also continue to practice their multiplication facts. They are learn-ing and applying different properties of math as well. We are all looking forward to Catholic Schools Week coming up on January 27th.
Your prayers are requested for Deacon Bill as he recovers from surgery for cancer.
Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of the Unborn
Tuesday, January 22 for our grouping
Saint Raphael – Sacred Heart
12:05PM Mass at Sacred Heart
Adoration until 4:00PM Benediction
Wednesday Adoration All day every Wednesday at St. Raphael Church
beginning at 9:00 am until Benediction at 6:45PM [Confessions are available from 6:00 to 6:45PM every Wednesday]
6:30PM Rosary 7:00PM Mass
“Will you not spend an hour with me?” There is a need for more Adorers during the day. Please call the parish office: 412-661-3100
9 DAYS FOR LIFE: Monday, January 14 - Tuesday, January 22
Www.9daysforlife.com
FIRST SATURDAY Saturday, February 2nd is the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple. This marks 40 days after Christmas. Come and share in this Ho-ly Mass which includes the procession with blessed candles! Saturday morning Mass at 8:30 am will be scheduled the first and third Saturday of the month beginning February.
AN EVENING WITH FATHER JACQUES PHILIPPE What does it mean to be holy? How can you become a saint right where you are in your life? Father Jacques Philippe, international author and authority on prayer, interior freedom and peace of heart, will speak on the universal call to holiness on February 25 at 7:00 pm at Saints John and Paul Church. Father Philippe, a member of the Community of the Beati-tudes, has written 10 books on prayer, interior freedom, and peace of heart, which have become modern Catholic spiritual classics. His books have sold more than one million copies and have been translated into 24 languages. These works have been lauded for insightfully presenting the pillars of Catholicism in a profound, yet accessible way. The event will include Evening Prayer, Father Philippe’s talk, and Q&A. All ages welcome. No cost. Visit PGHPriest.com for a courtesy registration.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GIFTS OF WARMTH On behalf of all at Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, we want to thank the members of St. Raphael and Sacred Heart Parishes for all the contributions of warm clothing to our Winter Warming Station. Your donations will ease the burdens of the homeless and financially struggling men, women and families we serve. The blessings that we can bring into someone else’s life are of immeasurable worth. Your generous donations make these blessings possible, and we are grateful—but more importantly, those who we serve are grateful and blessed by it.
ON MISSION FOR THE CHURCH ALIVE!
To Each Individual the Manifestation of the Spirit Is Given for Some Benefit – Last weekend, as we celebrated the Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River, we also had an opportunity to reflect on our own Baptism. Through Baptism we are washed clean of Original Sin and enter into the life of grace through the gift of the Holy Spirit. And it doesn’t end there! In Confirmation we receive the fullness of God’s Spirit and are sent forth into the world as instruments of his life and love. Yet, while we are united in the Spirit of God as his children, we are not robots who all speak the same words or who do identical deeds in God’s name. Instead, as Saint Paul reminds us in today’s second reading, each one of us shared uniquely in the gifts of the Spirit so that we might fulfill God’s unique will for us. The journey of our life of faith must then include discerning the gifts that God has given us and how he wants us to use them. This is an important part of the On Mission for The Church Alive! initiative. If each one of us has been endowed with spiritual gifts in what ways can we use them to enliven the Church? Spend a few moments in prayer this week and ask the Lord to help you know the gifts the Spirit has bestowed upon you and how you are being called to share them. Visit onmissionchurchalive.org to learn more and to stay informed.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 20 2019
Sunday: Is 62:1-5/Ps 96:1-2, 2-3, 7-8, 9-10 [3]/1 Cor 12:4-11/Jn 2:1-11 Monday: Heb 5:1-10/Ps 110:1, 2, 3, 4 [4b]/Mk 2:18-22 Tuesday: Heb 6:10-20/Ps 111:1-2, 4-5, 9 and 10c [5]/Mk 2:23-28 Wednesday: Heb 7:1-3, 15-17/Ps 110:1, 2, 3, 4 [4b]/ Mk 3:1-6 Thursday: Heb 7:25—8:6/Ps 40:7-8a, 8b-9, 10, 17 [8a and 9a]/Mk 3:7-12 Friday: Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22/Ps 117:1bc, 2 [Mk 16:15]/Mk 16:15-18 Saturday: 2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5/Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 7-8a, 10 [3]/Mk 3:20-21 Next Sunday: Neh 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10/Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 15 [cf. Jn 6:63c]/1 Cor 12:12-30 or 1 Cor 12:12-14, 27/Lk 1:1-4; 4:14-21
Dear Volunteers of Saint Raphael & Sacred Heart Parishes To thank you for your time and talent for serving as a light to our parish family, Fr. John, Fr. Steve, and I invite you and your spouse to a buffet dinner at Fox Chapel Racquet Club at 355 Hunt Road 15238 on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 6:00PM. RSVP by January 20th to the Sacred Heart Parish Office at (412) 661-0187. We look forward to seeing you! Fr. Thom P.S. Altar servers will be invited to a Pirate game this summer.
A HIDDEN WHOLENESS - THE ZEN PHOTOGRAPHY OF THOMAS MERTON The Saint Vincent Gallery will exhibit a selection of photographs created by the Trappist monk, author and activist Thomas Merton beginning with an opening reception from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. Dr. Paul Pearson, director of the Thomas Merton Center in Louisville, Kentucky, will give an overview of Merton's growing interest in photography in the final decade of his life, exploring in particular Merton's use of the phrase "Zen photography" and its relationship to his vision of the world. Photographs are on loan from the Thomas Mer-ton Center at Bellarmine University, Louisville, KY. The lec-ture will begin at 7 p.m. in the Fred M. Rogers Center. Parking is available in Lot A, adjacent to the Fred M. Rogers Center, with the Saint Vincent Neighborhood Trolley offering free rides to and from the exhibition, which is situated on the third floor of the Robert S. Carey Student Center.
SAVE THE DATE “Take me out to the ballgame” Sacred Heart & St. Raphael Night at PNC Park Tuesday, June 18th Pirates vs Detroit Tigers. More information to come.
LIFELINE OF LISTENING FRIENDS A Grief & Loss program to help people navigate through the grieving process. Grieving the loss of someone we love is one of the hardest things we will have to do in this life – and it is best done with the help of “Listening Friends”. Our first meeting in 2019 is scheduled for Tuesday, February 12 from 7 to 8:30pm at St. Raphael. If you have lost a loved one two weeks ago or two years ago – you are encouraged to come. To register or for information, please con-tact Jack Shaw at 412-508-5383.
WHAT IS A PARISH CHAPLAIN? In the new parish groupings, a priest has been assigned to the clergy team as the parish chaplain. Father Steven Palsa is the parish chaplain for our Saint Raphael – Sacred Heart grouping. He helps with Mass and confessions at our parishes, but for the most part he is out visiting nursing homes to be available for the Anointing of the Sick, Confession, Mass and Holy Com-munion. His list of institutions for which he is responsible in-cludes nursing homes, one hospital and one school. Some places are visited once or twice a week. Some are visited once a month. Some places have made previous arrangements for pastoral care. This is Father Steve’s list: Angelus Personal Care Home [East Liberty], Charles Morris Nursing and Reha-bilitation [Squirrel Hill], De Paul School for Hearing and Speech [Shadyside], Forbes Rehabilitation [East Liberty], Highland Care Center [Highland Park], Kane Community Liv-ing Center [Glen Hazel], Manor Care [Negley Avenue], Manor Care [Fifth Avenue], Riverview Towers [Squirrel Hill], Schenley Gardens [Oakland], Squirrel Hill Center for Well-ness and Rehabilitation, Vincentian de Marillac [Stanton Heights], UPMC Heritage Place [Squirrel Hill] and UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital [Oakland]. If you have a loved one who is need of a pas-toral visit for Anointing of the Sick, Confession or Holy Communion, please call Father Steve at 412-720-3554. If you would like to volunteer at a nursing home, contact Father Steve.
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