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3 NOVEMBER 2019 THE PARISHES OF SACRED HEART & SAINT RAPHAEL
3 NOVEMBER 2019
THE PARISHES OF SACRED HEART & SAINT RAPHAEL
Rev. Joseph Mele, Administrator Sacred Heart 412-661-0187 ext. 122 Saint Raphael 412-661-3100 ext. 124
Rev. John Sweeney, Sr. Parochial Vicar 412-661-3100 ext. 128 or [email protected]
Rev. Steve Palsa, Parish Chaplain 412-720-3554 or [email protected]
Rev. Edward Muge, In Residence Dr. William Hahn, Deacon
412-661-3100 ext. 114 or [email protected] Mr. John Vaskov, Deacon
[email protected] or 412-661-0187 ext. 117
Diocese Victim Assistance Abuse Hotline: 1-888-808-1235
SACRED HEART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
325 Emerson Street • Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Principal: Mrs. Kate Taylor
Phone 412-441-1582
Fax 412-441-2798
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.sacredheartpgh.org
SAINT RAPHAEL PRESCHOOL
1154 Chislett St. • Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Principal: Mrs. Kate Taylor
Phone 412-661-3100 x122
Fax 412-661-0428
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.straphaelphg.org/school
SACRED HEART CONTACTS
310 Shady Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15206 Parish Office: 412-661-0187
Fax: 412-661-7932 Email: [email protected] Website: sacredheartsaintraphael.org
Office Hours: Weekdays 8:00AM - 4:00PM
Administrative Assistant for the Grouping Emily Pino x111
Business Manager Michael McGrath x118
Director of Music Ministries John Ronald “JR” Daniels x226
Evangelization & Outreach Jack Shaw
412-508-5383 [email protected]
Secretary & Bulletin Editor
Manon Proulx x110 [email protected]
Part time Ministry to the Bereaved
Sister Mary Elizabeth Schrei, SC [email protected]
Office Staff
Gregory Caridi x113 [email protected]
Safe Environment Coordinator
Pam Matia [email protected]
Saint Vincent de Paul Society
412-404-3524
SAINT RAPHAEL CONTACTS
1118 Chislett St., Pittsburgh, PA 15206 Parish Office: 412-661-3100
Fax: 412-661-0428 Email: [email protected]
Website: sacredheartsaintraphael.org Office Hours: Weekdays 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Administrative Assistant for the Grouping
Emily Pino [email protected]
Business Manager Michael McGrath
Director of Music Ministries John Ronald “JR” Daniels 412-661-0187 x 226
Assistant Music Minister Darlene Kiniry
Evangelization & Outreach Jack Shaw
412-508-5383 [email protected]
Secretary
Barb Melick x110 [email protected]
Bulletin Editor Manon Proulx
Safe Environment Coordinator Pam Matia
Saint Vincent de Paul Society 412-404-3524
HAPPENING IN OUR GROUPING
WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD
In the October 13 bulletin, I asked parishioners to think about prioritizing ministries for chil-dren, youth, young adults and families when we become a new parish. I was pleased by the heartily response from many people that they were excited about this idea. At the same time I heard from a number of veteran parishioners who said, “Father Joe, we support your sugges-tion. We need to hold on to our young people but please, don’t forget us senior citizens. We need support in our faith too!” I love when people tell me what ison their minds. The solution to what the long time parishion-ers ask an easy one. We already have the talent and the right people on our staff to make sure our senior members have their needs met as well. It is just a matter of re-aligning staff members to different positions. Therefore, I’m happy to announce the following adjustments to our staff:
Jack Shaw has agreed to adjust his current duties and responsibilities to help and assist our parishioners over fifty who are still very active. Jack will also assist our homebound and frail parishioners. In time he will coordinate services to our neighbors in need beyond our parish. Jack will continue leading the New Evangelization but will primarily, for the next few years, focus on pastoral and social outreach.
Father Steve Palsa, our Parish Chaplain has agreed to work within our Grouping in serving specifically the Sacramental Life of our sick, homebound and their families. As a Parish Chaplain, Father Steve’s principal responsibility is to cover area health care facilities for our grouping and the Cathedral Parish Grouping. He has been exemplary in visiting patients in the hospitals and area nursing facilities since the inception of the new Grouping. He has now graciously agreed to visit homes of our own parishioners on a regular basis and also pro-vide Extreme Unction and the Apostolic Indulgence to the dying when emergencies arise. Father wants our fami-lies not to hesitate calling him for emergencies. All of our priests are also available if the homebound want Con-fession or just a priest to talk with.
During the confusion that happened during the first year of the Grouping, Father Steve assumed many menial tasks that he did without any complaint. These jobs can now be taken over by the goodness of many lay volun-teers and even some of our paid staff. Please read on to another section of this bulletin where we need your help if you are willing and able.
Please note below the specific tasks of Jack Shaw’s new position and Father Steve’s new role:
Jack Shaw, Part-time Minister of Pastoral and Social Outreach:
• Provides pastoral and social services that will foster well-being, friendships, recreation and community-building among parishioners, especially but not limited to members over fifty; i.e., day trips, mini-bus trips, social gatherings, retreats, days of learning etc.
• Provides staff support to any existing parish committees or apostolic work groups engaged in works of charity and justice.
• Invests in regular recruitment of new members for these groups and assists in the orientation of these new volunteers.
• Equips more volunteers to provide pastoral support to our homebound parishioners and parishioners now living in nursing homes.
Father Steve Palsa, Parish Chaplain - In addition to Father Steve’s principal duties, Father Steve has agreed to provide these additional services to our Grouping:
• Visits the sick and homebound (especially those who live alone) within our Grouping on a routine schedule. Father Steve will not replace the services of the current Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist to the homebound.
• Provides the Sacrament of Penance or Anointing of the Sick to any homebound parishioner upon request.
• Provides Extreme Unction and the Apostolic Indulgence in the home of a parishioner where this unexpected need arises. Family members should never hesitate to call for Father Steve.
I am extremely grateful to Jack and Father Steve for their openness to lead these important ministries in our Grouping. I have no doubt they will do an exceptional job. Their leadership in these areas is also going to inspire the rest of us to look in on one another and become a warm and caring faith community where everyone is included and no one is forgotten.
Ministry to the Bereaved:
As you are already aware, Sister Mary Elizabeth Schrei, SC, has been serving part-time as Minister to the Bereaved. Sister helps families plan the Mass of Christian Burial when a loved one dies. She assists family members to select Scripture Readings for the Mass, prepares the people who will proclaim the readings, the people who will present the Bread and Wine at the Altar and the person who delivers the brief eulogy. Sister Mary Elizabeth also attends the funeral Mass to assist the family in carrying out these roles so that everything is well ordered. Our thanks to Sister for her compassion and care.
HAPPENING IN OUR GROUPING
ETERNAL REST GRANT UNTO THEM, O LORD. And Let the Perpetual Light Shine upon them
All parishioners in both of our parishes are invited to write the names of all their loved ones that they would like to have remembered throughout the month of November at every Mass offered in our churches. These Books of Remembrance will be available for you to write the names of relatives and friends beginning on November 7, 2019. The Book of Remembrance at Saint Raphael will be located at the Saint Raphael Shrine which is in the middle of the church on the Blessed Mother side. The Book of Remembrance at Sacred Heart Church will be located in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel. Please take time to write the names of your loved ones you want to remember at the altar.
It is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins. (Maccabees 12:46)
REMEMBERING OUR BELOVED DECEASED OF SACRED HEART AND SAINT RAPHAEL PARISHES
NOVEMBER 2018 - OCTOBER 2019
Julieanne Aaron
Rita Allan
Judith Anderson
Rose Asturi
Ann “Betty” Bates
William Brown
Fay P. Caliendo
Reed D. Campbell
John Carroll
Mercedes Chechak
Marjorie Claus
Steve Cuccaro
Robert P. Delaney
Donald M. Del Duca
Mary Duff
Mary T. Enright
Gloria Evans
Joann Farrell
Marion Fischer
John P. Gallagher
Shirley Huddleston
Katherine Joller
Kevin Kelly
Richard W. Kelly
Peter King
George G. Koehler
Wayne M. Lawley
Margaret Lightner
David Lloyd
Alice C. Mali
Bruno Malta
Elizabeth Ann Marshall
Martin J. McElroy
Ann McEntee
Marjorie McMahon
Michael McPaul
George Medved
Joan Agnes Murphy
Patricia Kathleen Murphy
Prudence Navarro
Kay C. Neuhausen
Helen Osuch
Helen Papa
Ida Marie Papale
George H. Pappas
Ermalinda Persichetti
Carmella Romeo
Elizabeth Saley
Donald Scanlon Jr.
Dolores M. Schilling
Patricia Schlicht
Frank Serrao
Leo Stockey
David Summers
Ellene Milie Summers
Mary Agnes Sweeney
Mary Lisa Tyner
Robert P. Van Der Maelen
Nicholas A. Vento
Betty Wantuck
Jeanne Landgraff Young
Shirley Young
Margaret L. Zavolda
Albert A. Zottola
Helen Zottola
In his book: abuse crisis in the Church today. He understands that many Catholics are ask-
ing, or my children under?" Bishop Barron, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, explains why this is not the time to leave, but the time to stay and fight. Viewing the current crisis through the lenses of Scripture and Church
history, the Bishop shows that we have faced such egregious scandals before; that the spiritual treasures of the Church were preserved by holy men and women who recommitted themselves to fighting evil; and that there is a clear
path forward for us today. For Catholics questioning their faith, searching desperately for encouragement and hope, this book will offer reasons to stay and fight for the Body of Christ. This book has been made available at no
charge by the generosity of some of our parishioners, and is available at the back of the Church.
Books of Remembrance
HAPPENING IN OUR GROUPING
Rooted and Grounded in Love (Ephesians 3:16)
This line of Sacred Scripture has always been a source of immense healing where wounds have threaten the very foundation of our Catholic Faith, the road to healing must lead us back eventually to what grounds us as Christians. No hurt, no matter how severe, can though the love and the pledge of friendships scratching into eternity that Jesus offers us. Healing is always possible.
Forgiving
“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.”
- Lewis B. Smedes
Pope Francis wants to provide a “Revolution of tenderness”. Fr. Joe and the Pastoral Staff are asking all parishioners at Sacred Heart Church and Saint Raphael Church to submit ideas how our Grouping can bring our dear parishioners who have been deeply hurt by us or the church in general back to our faith community. How do we invite someone back unless we all are go-ing to welcome that person. Obviously, the first order of business is welcoming, loving, and accompanying.
Please offer Fr. Joe and his staff your idea of how to host events that would bring about “a Revolution of tenderness” right here in our parishes. What would such an event look like? Please complete the form below and return it in your Offertory en-velope next weekend. Your prayerful reflection will help tremendously.
Dear Fr. Joe and Pastoral Staff members, after prayerful consideration of your request, I am pleased to off this suggestion:
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A beautiful moment of special grace for our Grouping
There are many signs of a springtime for our Saint Raphael and Sacred Heart Grouping. God is doing great things in our midst. Several Intentional Catholic Houses have been established in our neighborhood. These young men and women pray for the rest of us all the time. Two Focolare Communities have moved within our grouping bounda-ry. Their presence is a sign of favor from God. Finally, after many years, someone has responded to Christ’s call to religious life. The former Irene Schneider, daughter of Martin & Margie Schneider and sister of Ann, has entered the novitiate with the Sisters of Our Mother of Divine Grace on October 22. At that time, she received a new name, Sister Mary Augusta (of Mary, Mother of the Church). The novitiate is the first stage of a long journey to her final profession. Special prayers are asked for her and for her family. Let us all thank God for his call to Sister and for her listening heart.
Come and Adore Christ - Unity, Guidance and Vibrancy Saint Raphael
All Day Adoration for Unity, Guidance and Vibrancy will be held at Saint Raphael Church during their usual hours of 9:00 AM until 7:00 PM every Wednesday.
Sacred Heart
Adoration is conducted every First Friday of the month from after the 8:45 AM Mass until 11:45 AM. In addition Sacred Heart will add Adoration every First Sunday of the month from 6: 30 PM to 7:30 PM. Adora-tion will be conducted in quiet except when reposition of the Blessed Sacrament begins. The usual hymns and litany
HAPPENING IN OUR GROUPING
Haiti Holiday Candle Sale
On the weekend of November 9-10, the Hearts for Haiti Committee will hold their 19th Annual Holiday Candle Sale at Sacred Heart’s Church doors after all 4 week-end Masses.
Profits will benefit St. Antoine School where 600 stu-dents, in kindergarten through secondary school, receive and education in rural Haiti as a path to a better life. The sale includes Advent candle sets ($7.00), Advent rings
($107.00) and assorted tumbler candles ($10.00) which come in four scents: pumpkin spice, apple cinnamon, vanilla and lavender.
In addition, we will sell Haitian fair trade coffee ($10.00 per bag) and chocolate candy bars ($3.00), distributed by Singing Rooster Inc. Please support the sale with a purchase or a donation to strengthen the light of learning in rural Haiti. Questions? Call Betty Hanigan at 412- 576-7409 or Pat Miller at 412-731-3164
A Special Invitation for St. Raphael & Sacred Heart Parish Members
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Holiday Pops Deck the halls with boughs of holly – and all of your favorite holiday music!
Bring the whole family to Heinz Hall and Experience the Power of Pittsburgh's holiday tradition with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra!
We have a limited number of seats reserved for:
Sunday, December 15 at 2:30pm Tickets: Balcony Family Circle at $40
(Regular Price is $60 for Family Front Circle) A limited number of Bus Tickets are also available for $5 a seat
A School Bus will leave St. Raphael playground at 1:15pm
Orders MUST be received by Sunday, November 10th Ticket Orders taken on a “First Come – First Served” basis
Drop Off Ticket Orders at either of the Parish Offices OR
Before Sunday Morning Masses on November 3rd
& 10th
At the Holiday Pops Table in both Church Lobbies
Questions? Contact Jack Shaw at 412-508-5383 or [email protected]
Name: _______________________________________________________________________
Phone: Home ___________________________________ Cell _______________________________
Email: _______________________________________________________________________
Number of Symphony Tickets: # _____ X $40 = $ ________________
Number of Bus Tickets (Optional): # _____ X $5 = $ ________________
Make checks payable to St. Raphael: Total: $ ________________
(Please make out a separate check if purchasing bus tickets)
If you are requesting prayers or are happy to pray for someone else, you can be part of the Prayer Chain!
For more information, please call Ellen Gunnell at 412-521-2930
HAPPENING IN OUR GROUPING
Attention all Veterans!
All Veterans and their families from Sacred Heart Parish and Saint Raphael Parish and even beyond, are invited to attend the Annual Mass honoring Veterans at Saint Raphael Church on November 10, 2019 at 9:00AM.
This beautiful Mass is a grand celebration to pray for and to honor all of our veterans. If you have not attended the Mass before, it is a glorious celebration. Please consider coming to this Mass. Veterans are welcome to wear Military Uni-forms if they have but they are not necessary.
A brunch and program will follow from 10AM until 1:00PM at the St. Raphael Multipurpose Room. All veterans and their families and Sacred Heart/St. Raphael parishioners are invited to join us for brunch to thank our veterans for their service!
The Mystery of the Incarnation Awakening to the Beauty and Divine Goodness in All of Creation
Saturday, November 16, 9am to 1pm (Sacred Heart Auditorium - Shadyside) Experience the Mystery of the Incarnation through:
• Centering Prayer
• Reflections on the Incarnation
• Richard Rohr’s Presentation on DVD
• A Reflective Labyrinth Prayer Walk in the Auditorium
Experience Your Personal Journey to Bethlehem
Labyrinth Instructor with guided Advent prayers
Prepare the Nativity of Your Heart to Receive the Blessings of Advent & Christmas
To Register or for Information contact: Jack Shaw at 412-508-5383 or [email protected]
{A $10 suggested donation to cover expenses} Any donation accepted
Welcome begins at 8:15 with Coffee, Tea, & Light Breakfast Prayer & Program begins at 9am – RSVP by Nov. 12
Sponsored by The Sacred Heart Centering Prayer Group
Come shop the Sacred Heart Scholastic Book Fair “Friends and Fami-ly” event on Sunday, November 10th from 10 am to 2 pm in the Sa-cred Heart auditorium. Books make great holiday and birthday gifts!
Come enjoy complementary cookies, donuts and coffee. Hope to see you there!
We would like to reach each one of you, parishioners, with a wide mailing in-cluding our Advent Calendar. The mailing will be done during the week of November 18, 2019. If you do not receive your Advent Kit by November 25, please let us know by call-ing us at 412-661-3100 (Saint Raphael) or 412-661-0187 (Sacred Heart).
Weekend Retreat for Post-Abortion Healing: Rachel’s Vineyard, a weekend retreat designed to address the emotional and spiritual wounds of abortion, will be held November 22-24, 2019 at The Ark and the Dove retreat center (10745 Babcock Blvd, Gibsonia, PA 15044). The retreat begins at 1:00 pm on Friday. The donation is $175.00. In a confi-dential and supportive atmosphere, the Rachel’s Vineyard team demon-strates God’s love, mercy, and forgiveness to women and men strug-gling in the aftermath of abortion. To register or for more information, call Toni Jester 412-352-5348 or email [email protected]. If you would like Rachel’s Vineyard to speak at your parish either after mass or to a church group, please call Toni Jester at the above information.
HAPPENING IN OUR GROUPING
Parishioners of Sacred Heart and St. Raphael grouping are cordially invited to the Sacred Heart School on Veterans Day on Monday, November 11 at 10:45am.
Students, teachers, and parents will come together in the Monsignor Keane Activities Building (gymnasium) to honor Veterans. The school band, along with the children's choir, will provide a musical background The middle school students will create a flag that covers two thirds of the gym as the drum rolls. We sing, pray, and cele-brate Veterans, living and deceased, who served their country. Come and take part in this tribute.
Friday, November 29, 2019 • Come with your priest to help pack over 1 million meals for the
hungry,
• Morning begins with a worship service with over 3, 000 volun-teers,
• Bus transportation will be available departing from both Sacred Heart Church and Saint Raphael,
• To register for Amen To Action at www.amentoaction.org Over 1,000 people are already registered,
• To register for the parish buses, please Contact Jack Shaw at 412-508-5383 or [email protected],
• If you decide to join us on the buses, we will also be making a quick stop on the way home at the Crèche as a parish family,
• Please consider joining us on the morning after Thanksgiving for this incredible event!
Central Catholic High School’s Open House: Central Catholic High School’s open house for prospective stu-dents and their families will be held on Sunday, Novem-ber 10, from 11:30 am until 2:30 pm. All are welcome to tour the campus and speak with current students, parents, teachers, and coaches.
Oakland Catholic High School Open House: Oak-
land Catholic High School is hosting an open house
on Sunday, November 10th from11:30 am - 2:30
pm. Prospective students and their families are invit-
ed to tour the campus and meet administration, facul-
ty & staff, alumnae, and representatives from the ath-
letic teams and clubs. Please visit oaklandcatho-
lic.org for information on all our upcoming events. If
you have questions in advance, please call the Ad-
missions Office at 412-682-66333 x253 or x267.
Archibald MacLeish J.B.
“Children know the grace of God better than most of us. They see the world the way the morning
brings it back to them; new + born + fresh + wonderful.”
Appreciate each day as a gift
Begin your day with Daily Mass
HAPPENING IN OUR GROUPING
In his book: Letters to a Suffering Church, Bishop Robert Barron explores the
abuse crisis in the Church today. He understands that many Catholics are asking, “Why should I stay? Why not abandon this sinking ship before it drags me or my children under?" Bishop Barron, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, explains why this is not the time to leave, but the time to stay and fight. Viewing the current crisis through the lenses of Scripture and Church history, the Bishop shows that we have faced such egregious scandals before; that the spiritual
treasures of the Church were preserved by holy men and women who recommitted themselves to fighting evil; and that there is a clear path forward for us today. For Catholics questioning their faith, searching desperately for encouragement and hope, this book will offer reasons to stay and fight for the Body of Christ. This book has been made available at no charge by the generosity of some of our parishioners, and is available at the back of the Church.
Maybe this is your year to become Catholic! It’s not too late!!
Have you ever thought about: Becoming Catholic? Receiving your Baptism? Receiving your First Communion? Receiving your Confirmation?
Or do you have a spouse, child (any age) or other family member who needs one or more of these sacraments?
Prayerfully consider this invitation...
If so, you are invited to a journey of prayerful discernment leading to full membership in the Catholic Church. Please contact Father John Sweeney at 412-661-3100 to set up a time to meet with him.
ATTENTION ALL CHURCH DECORATORS Father Mele is interested in meeting with all volunteers, current and former volunteers that enjoy helping decorate both of our beau-tiful churches. We realize that at one time both parishes had extensive committees that were in charge of decorating for the holidays but also helped beautify the churches year round. The House of God deserves that consistent care and attention. Art and Environ-ment makes a huge difference in a parish church. They add warmth and hospitality and most of all give glory and honor to Christ. If you are interested in continuing this service to our parishes or returning to help again or want to come on board with Father Joe for the first time, please plan to meet with him on November 9, 2019 at 9:30 AM. in the Holy Angels Conference Room at Saint Raphael’s Campus. Father Joe will explain how he hopes we can forward with this ministry. In order to plan better, if you are willing to attend the meeting with Father Joe to find out more about an Art and Environment Com-mittee and what all will be involved, please let Emily Pino know you will attend. Emily can be reached at [email protected]. If you are already one of the decorators of either church and cannot attend but are interested in staying on as a volunteer, please let Emily know your intentions as well. We want everyone that wants to help to join us as we plan for the fu-ture. Thank you.
GROUPING WANT ADS
Your parish needs your volunteer help. There are so many signs of vibrancy budding already in our parishes. We really need help keeping up with the activities and enthusiasm. Obviously, we are not able to hire people to help us. We need to rely on your good will. Besides, it is fun to volunteer at the local parish level. You meet the nicest people. You gain a sense of be-longing that often leads to some of the most wonderful and meaningful friendships in life. And by volunteering around the parish, your faith is made much stronger by your association with a worthy cause and the good people that help make it hap-pen. Here is a list that we need to start:
Office Staff: - Daytime and Evening Receptionists to answer phones and do some clerical duties. - Seasonal mailing team members. (We will train you). - Volunteers that we can call upon for special occasions.
Porter: Someone that would be willing to make sure the church is open and closed each day. This is a job that the right person could make into a ministry. In fact, up until recently this person was considered the Guardian of God’s House. What a beautiful title! The pastor would train these people because ultimately the pastor is like a dad that has the holy and serious charge of making sure all of his family is safe each night. We are sure there has to be several very pious parishioners that God would love to have to take care of this respon-sibility and labor of love for His family.
2020 MASS INTENTION MAIL-IN FORM
Mass Intentions Mail-In Form for 2020
The practice of requesting a Mass to be offered for loved ones, living or de-ceased, is a beautiful and wonderful part of our Catholic tradition. At Saint Raphael and Sacred Heart Parishes, there are many requests for scheduling Mass intentions. As a way to allow as many parishioners as possible to schedule Masses, and understanding that we are still in a time of transition, we are adopting the following policy for scheduling Masses from January 1 through April 12, 2020:
1. The Mass book will be opened for MAIL-IN FORMS ONLY beginning October 21st. This will allow our shut-ins, working families, and retired parishioners to have the same opportunity to schedule Masses in this way. From October 21 - November 3, we will not schedule Masses in person or on the phone. The mail-in form will be available in the bulletin starting October 19 and 20 and also on our website. Parishioners are welcome to return this form and money in an enve-lope in the collection basket at Mass if you do not want to mail it.
2. For those who choose not to use the mail-in form, the Mass book will be opened to schedule Masses in person at each Parish Office beginning Monday, November 4th during office hours. WE WILL NOT SCHEDULE MASSES OVER THE PHONE.
3. We will accept no more than 2 (TWO) intentions per household, based upon availability with only 1 (ONE) Sunday intention if available.
4. A $10 stipend, as determined by Diocesan policy, is to accompany each Mass request.
5. Mass intentions cannot be scheduled for the following days: Holy Thursday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday.
6. Please print names clearly and legibly so that we can enter the names correctly. Lengthy inten-tions cannot be published in the bulletin and will be edited for the sake of brevity. Please indicate if the person for whom the Mass is requested is living or deceased.
7. PLEASE NOTE THE MASS SCHEDULE:
8. If for some reason a Mass intention must be changed, we will contact you to find another date.
9. Please schedule Masses ONLY from January 1 - April 12, 2020. We will open the rest of the Mass book once our Pastoral Council determines the most suitable Mass schedule moving for-ward.
Sacred Heart: Monday - Thursday 12:05pm Friday 8:30am Saturday (1st and 3rd) 8:30am Saturday (anticipated) 4:30pm Sunday 9:00am, 11:30am, 7:45pm
Saint Raphael: Mon., Tues., Thurs., and Fri. 9:00am Wednesday 7:00pm Saturday (anticipated) 4:00pm Sunday 9:00am, 11:00am
ACT OF LOVE
O my God, I love you above all things, with my whole heart and soul,
because you are all good and worthy of all my love. I love my neighbor as
myself for the love of you. I forgive all who have injured me and I ask
pardon of all whom I have injured. AMEN
2020 MASS INTENTION MAIL-IN FORM
PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE ALL INFORMATION CLEARLY
Name of Person for Whom Mass is Requested: Day, Date, and Time:
1. ______________________________________ living/deceased _________________ 2. ______________________________________ living/deceased _________________
PLEASE RETURN COMPLETED FORM ALONG WITH CASH, CHECK OR MONEY
ORDER TO EITHER: SAINT RAPHAEL PARISH c/o BARB MELICK, 1154 CHISLETT STREET,
PITTSBURGH, PA 15206 OR
SACRED HEART PARISH c/o MANON PROULX, 310 SHADY AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15206
Name: ___________________________________________________________________ Address: _________________________________________________________________ Phone: __________________________________________________________________ Email: __________________________________________________________________
The practice of defraying the cost of church candles by donating money to have the sanctuary candle burn for specific intentions has long been a custom at St. Raphael Parish. This year, we will have the same option at Sacred Heart Parish. If you wish, you can request the sanc-tuary candle burn for your loved ones for one week with a $10 donation. If paying by check,
please write a separate check for Mass intentions. Please fill in the boxes below if you wish for the sanctuary candle to burn for your intentions.
Sanctuary Candle Intention
Requested by Week Requested (Sunday to Saturday)
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY Total Mass: ....................... Check: No .................. Amount ..................... or Cash: ............................ Total Candle: .................... Check: No .................. Amount ..................... or Cash: ............................ Validated by: ....................
Sacred Heart Weekly Parish Schedule
Sunday, November 3rd
Religious Education 10:00 - 11:20AM (Cafeteria)
Monday, November 4th
All Souls Mass 7:00PM
Thursday, November 7th
Centering Prayer Group 7:00 - 8:30PM (Bishop Winter Conference Room)
Choir Practice 7:00PM (Choir Room)
Friday, November 8th
Book Fair 7:30AM - 6:00PM (Auditorium)
Bible Study 10:00AM (Bishop Winter Conference Room)
Saturday, November 9th
East End Football Banquet 12:00PM (Cafeteria)
Saint Raphael Sanctuary Candles November 4th Saint Rocco (Antonio Tirone Family) November 5th Rita Schall (Linda) November 6th In Thanksgiving (Annette Inesso) November 7th Special Intention (Jan & Frank) November 8th Antonio Marcello (Joanna Marcello) November 9th St. Anthony (Antonio Tirone Family)
Saint Raphael Minister Schedule for November 9th - 10th
Lectors EMoHC Altar Servers
4:00 PM Danielle Leach
Albert Dongilli Paul Gensler
Donna Gensler Anthony Mannella
Lydia Morris
Jacob Wienand Miles Wienand
9:00 AM Diane Stockey
Deacon Hahn Lido Ramacciotti
Janelle Miller Susan Cugini
Dorothy Delaney
Robert Lemon Joey Bonifate
11:00 AM Kevin Smith
John Matia Margaret Schneider Domenic Bertucci
Nancy Bosack Roy Cook
Brendan Maloney Micah Brooks
FINANCIALS & SCHEDULES
Saint Raphael Weekly Parish Schedule
Monday, November 4th
Ladies of Charity 7:00PM (Holy Angels Conference Room)
Tuesday, November 5th
Spirituality of St.Francis 9:00AM (Holy Angels Conference Room)
RCIA 7:00PM (Holy Angels Conference Room)
ENDOW (Edith Stein) 7:00PM (Library)
Wednesday, November 6th
Adoration 9:00AM - 7:00PM Confession 6:00 - 7:00PM All Souls Mass 7:00PM
An Illuminate Requiem 8:30PM (Multipurpose Room)
Thursday, November 7th
Pre-Baptismal Class 8:30PM (Holy Angels Conference Room)
Saint Raphael 2019 Parish Share Program
Diocesan Assigned Goal: $126,954.00
Amount Received as of 10/27/19: $38,598.00
Thank you, everyone!
Saint Raphael Offertory Total for 10/27/19: $4,280.00
Thank you for your generosity!
Sacred Heart 2019 Parish Share Program
Diocesan Assigned Goal: $120,182.00
Amount Received as of 10/27/19: $136,573.00
Thank you, everyone!
Sacred Heart Offertory Total for 10/27/19: $7,458.00
Other Contributions for 10/27/19: Maintenance Fund: $219.05, Mission Sunday: $42.00, All Saints: $46.00, Religious Retirement: $73.00, Social Service: $136.00
Thank you for your generosity!
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 a priest. St. Raphael: Call the parish office to speak with a priest.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
By Appointment. Please call Barb Melick at 412-661-3100 to make arrangements.
A baptism preparation program is required for parents who are presenting their first child for baptism.
For information on this monthly program, please contact Barb Melick at 412-661-3100.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Sacred Heart: Saturday 3:30- 4:30PM
or by appointment. Saint Raphael: Wednesday 6:00-7:00PM; Saturday 3:15-3:45PM or by appointment.
RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults)
Interested in becoming a Catholic? RCIA is a process of discernment and formation. Please call Father John Sweeney at 412-661-3100
ANOINTING OF THE SICK
For those seriously ill, preparing for surgery, or the elderly. Please call Fr. Steven Palsa - Parish Chaplain
412-720-3554
SACRAMENTS & MORE
Please pray for our recently deceased
and their beloved families
Assunta Mieri
John Marthens
WELCOME TO OUR NEW PARISHIONERS Natalie Mangene
Arielle King and Daniel Fitzgerald Michael J. Ferguson
Annie Barnes
Connor McGrail & Emily Vaskov II
Please pray for this wonderful couple as they prepare for a happy life together.
ADORATION AT SAINT RAPHAEL Every Wednesday
You are invited to come and pray the rosary at 6:30pm with the following schedule:
9:00AM to 7:00PM All Day Adoration 6:30PM Rosary
7:00PM Mass
ADORATION AT SACRED HEART First Friday of the Month
8:45AM to 11:45AM First Sunday of the Month
6:30PM to 7:30PM
Congratulations to the family of Jonathan George Miele
who was recently baptized! May God bless family and friends as they
share faith over the years!
Sacred Heart Parishioners, have you lost a hat, scarf, glasses, or anything else while at church? If yes, come, we will have them all on a table in the front vestibule after every Mass this Saturday and Sunday, November 2-3. All left overs will go to Charity.
SCAM ALERT! Scammers are emailing and texting parishioners, claiming to be their pastor and asking for gift cards. If you receive an email or text from someone who claims to be your priest, ask-ing for gift cards or money: Do not respond. Do not click on anything in the email. Call the parish office immediately to report it. Anyone who has given money or gift cards in re-sponse to such a request should call the police. Your clergy will never make an urgent request for money or gift cards via email or text. If you wonder whether a parish request for giv-ing is legitimate, call your parish office to ask.
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 Environ-
ment 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!
Apartment for Rent Starting November 1st, 2019
One-Bedroom, second floor apartment in
Morningside
Please call 412-361-2460
MASS SCHEDULE
Mass Schedule at the Villa Vincentian De Marillac
5300 Stanton Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Monday and Wednesday at 1:30PM Tuesday at 10:30AM Thursday and Friday at 11:00AM Sunday at 10:30AM
Readings for the week of November 3, 2019 Sunday: Wis 11:22—12:2/Ps 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13, 14
[cf. 1]/2 Thes 1:11—2:2/Lk 19:1-10 Monday: Rom 11:29-36/Ps 69:30-31, 33-34, 36 [14c]/Lk
14:12-14 Tuesday: Rom 12:5-16b/Ps 131:1bcde, 2, 3/Lk 14:15-24 Wednesday: Rom 13:8-10/Ps 112:1b-2, 4-5, 9 [5a]/Lk 14:25-
33 Thursday: Rom 14:7-12/Ps 27:1bcde, 4, 13-14 [13]/Lk 15:1
-10 Friday: Rom 15:14-21/Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 [cf. 2b]/Lk
16:1-8 Saturday: Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12/Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8, 9 [5]/1 Cor
3:9c-11, 16-17/Jn 2:13-22
SAINT RAPHAEL CHURCH 1154 CHISLETT ST.
PITTSBURGH, PA 15206
SACRED HEART CHURCH 310 SHADY AVE.
PITTSBURGH, PA 15206
Saturday, November 2 - All Souls 9:00AM For the People 3:15PM Sacrament of Reconciliation 4:00PM(Vigil) For All Souls (Rosa Fusca) Sunday, November 3 - Thirty-First Sunday in
Ordinary Time 9:00AM For the People 11:00AM Giuseppe F. Labate (Rosa Labate & Family) 10:30AM Villa Frank A. Serrao (Wife, Vittoria & Family) Monday, November 4 - Saint Charles Borromeo, Bishop 9:00AM Francesco & Rosa P. Barbieri
(Son, Ralph Barbieri) Tuesday, November 5 - Weekday in Ordinary Time 9:00AM All Deceased members of Fusca Family (Rosa
Fusca) Wednesday, November 6 – Weekday in Ordinary Time 6:00PM Sacrament of Reconciliation 7:00PM Maria Annunziata “Nancy” Varasso (Balestrino
Family) Thursday, November 7 - Weekday in Ordinary Time 9:00AM James Klein (Paul Buckel, Sr.) Friday, November 8 – Weekday in Ordinary Time 9:00AM Brian Scheetz (Paul Buckel, Sr.) Saturday, November 9 - The Dedication of the Lateran
Basilica 9:00AM For the People 3:15PM Sacrament of Reconciliation 4:00PM(Vigil) Francesco Antonio Fusca (Rosa Fusca) Sunday, November 10 - Thirty-Second Sunday in
Ordinary Time 9:00AM For the People 11:00AM Maria Nancy Varasso (Sister, Lisa Valotta)
Mass intentions are also available at the Villa.
please Contact the Parish Center.
Saturday, November 2 - All Souls 8:30AM For All Souls 3:30PM Sacrament of Reconciliation 4:30PM (Vigil) Living & Deceased members of the Coraluppi &
Tonzig Families (Luiza Tonzig) Sunday, November 3 - Thirty-First Sunday in
Ordinary Time 9:00AM Living & Deceased members of the Coraluppi &
Tonzig Families (Luiza Tonzig) 11:30AM Patricia Maritto (McCartney & Maola Families) 7:45PM For the People Monday, November 4 - Saint Charles Borromeo, Bishop 12:05PM Reddy & Lydon Families (Mary Reddy) 7:00PM All the Deceased Tuesday, November 5 - Weekday in Ordinary Time 12:05PM Bill Blankenstein & Elizabeth Polen
(Nancy Blankenstein) Wednesday, November 6 – Weekday in Ordinary Time 12:05PM Cecilia Shchultheis (Ann Massey) Thursday, November 7 - Weekday in Ordinary Time 12:05PM Leonizio & Haberchak Families Friday, November 8 – Weekday in Ordinary Time 8:30AM McAuliffe & Haskins Families Saturday, November 9 - The Dedication of the Lateran
Basilica 3:30PM Sacrament of Reconciliation 4:30PM (Vigil) For the People
Sunday, November 10 - Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
9:00AM Deceased members of M.G. Fader & J. Targuinio Families (Michael & Gloria Fader)
11:30AM Gordon & McCague (James McCague) 7:45PM Janice Abraham Alexander
