Christ, Prince of Peace, Ford City

& St. Lawrence, Cadogan

Pennsylvania Charitable Trusts

Christ, Prince of Peace

740 Fourth Avenue Ford City, PA 16226 (Phone) 724-763-9141 (Fax) 724-763-9142

Office Location 718 4th Ave Ford City, PA 16226 * Sunday Mass Schedule

Sunday………..8:00 AM Sunday...........11:00 AM

* Confessions Noon

Prayer Chain Barbara Pierce 724-763-6198

Coordinator of Homebound Communion Ministry

Sara Green

Bereavement Dan Kerr Stacy Klukan Judy Lyon Joan Moore

Website : fccatholic.org

St. Lawrence

114 Main Street Cadogan, PA 16212 (P) 724-763-9141 (F) 724-763-9142

Office Location 718 4th Ave Ford City, PA 16226

* Daily Mass Schedule Monday - Friday .....8:00 AM

* Sunday Mass Schedule

Saturday ……...5:00 PM (Live Streamed)

Sunday ………..7:00 PM

Prayer Chain Candace Lias 724-763-1978

Facebook : Friends of St. Lawrence

Partner Parish Office Hours

Monday-Thursday 9:00 AM-3:00 PM

Friday Closed

Directors of Music Michael Heilman & Sandy Reich

Knights of Columbus

Thomas Goughnour 724-763-7558

St. Vincent de Paul Store 123 Market Street

Kittanning, PA 16201 724-548-8845

Divine Redeemer School

Tom Dinga-Principal 726 Fourth Avenue

Ford City, PA 16226 724-763-3761

Bulletin Deadline-Monday 3 PM

Christ, Prince of Peace & St. Lawrence Office Staff

Susan Gallovich sgallovich@dioceseofgreensburg.org

Business Manager

Kimberly Halutick khalutick@dioceseofgreensburg.org

Administrative Assistant

Reverend Alan Polczynski Pastor

apolczynski@dioceseofgreensburg.org

Reverend Alan Grote Regional Chaplain

agrote@dioceseofgreensburg.org

June 21, 2020

Parishes of the Diocese of Greensburg

Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Happy Father’s Day

A Father’s Heart Reflects God’s Love For His Children

PROCESSIONAL HYMN O God Beyond All Praising Verse 1: O God beyond all praising, We worship you today And sing the love amazing that songs cannot repay; For we can only wonder at every gift you send, At blessings without number and mercies without end: We lift our hearts before you and wait upon your word, We honor and adore you, our great and mighty Lord.

Verse 2: Then hear, O gracious Savior, accept the love we bring, That we who know your favor may serve you as our King; And whether our tomorrows be filled with good or ill, We’ll triumph through our sorrows and rise to bless you still; To marvel at your beauty and glory in your ways, And make a joyful duty our sacrifice of praise.

GLORY TO GOD

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will. We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father.

Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer; you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us.

For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

R. Lord, in your great love, answer me. For your sake I bear insult, and shame covers my face. I have become an outcast to my brothers, a stranger to my children, Because zeal for your house consumes me, and the insults of those who blaspheme you fall upon me. R. Lord, in your great love, answer me. I pray to you, O LORD, for the time of your favor, O God! In your great kindness answer me with your constant help. Answer me, O LORD, for bounteous is your kindness; in your great mercy turn toward me. R. Lord, in your great love, answer me. “See, you lowly ones, and be glad; you who seek God, may your hearts revive! For the LORD hears the poor, and his own who are in bonds he spurns not. Let the heavens and the earth praise him, the seas and whatever moves in them!” R. Lord, in your great love, answer me.

WORSHIP AID

FIRST READING - Jeremiah 20:10-13

Jeremiah said: “I hear the whisperings of many: „Terror on every side! Denounce! let us denounce him!‟ All those who were my friends are on the watch for any misstep of mine. „Perhaps he will be trapped; then we can prevail, and take our vengeance on him.‟ But the LORD is with me, like a mighty champion: my persecutors will stumble, they will not triumph. In their failure they will be put to utter shame, to lasting, unforgettable confusion. O LORD of hosts, you who test the just, who probe mind and heart, let me witness the vengeance you take on them, for to you I have entrusted my cause. Sing to the LORD, praise the LORD, for he has rescued the life of the poor from the power of the wicked!” R. Thanks be to God.

GOSPEL - Matthew 10:26-33

Jesus said to the Twelve: “Fear no one. Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known. What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light; what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops. And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, be afraid of the one who can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna. Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin? Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father‟s knowledge. Even all the hairs of your head are counted. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. Everyone who acknowledges me be-fore others I will acknowledge before my heavenly Father. But whoever denies me before others, I will deny before my heavenly Father.”

R. Praise to you Lord, Jesus Christ

NICENE CREED

I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.

I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets.

I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.

RECESSIONAL Faith of Our Fathers

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Verse 1: Faith of our fathers! Living still In spite of dungeon, fire and sword: O how our hearts beat high with joy, When-e’er we hear that glorious word: Faith of our fathers, holy faith! We will be true to thee till death.

Verse 2: The martyrs chained in prisons dark, Were still in heart and conscience free: And truly blest would be our fate, If we, like them, should die for thee. Faith of the martyrs, holy faith! We will be true to thee till death.

SECOND READING—Romans 5:12-15

Brothers and sisters: Through one man sin entered the world, and through sin, death, and thus death came to all men, inasmuch as all sinned— for up to the time of the law, sin was in the world, though sin is not accounted when there is no law. But death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who did not sin after the pattern of the trespass of Adam, who is the type of the one who was to come.

But the gift is not like the transgression. For if by the transgression of the one the many died, how much more did the grace of God and the gracious gift of the one man Jesus Christ overflow for the many.

R. Thanks be to God.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JUNE 21, 2020

Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time

We read today’s Gospel in the context of last week’s Gospel in which Jesus sent the twelve disciples to proclaim the kingdom of heaven. In between last week’s reading and today’s reading, Jesus has predicted that the disciples will face difficulties in their mission. Many people will not receive them well, even within the land of Israel. Even family members will turn away from the disciples because of the disciples’ commitment to Jesus and the kingdom. Today’s Gospel offers the disciples consolation against this difficult truth. This section of Matthew’s Gospel should be read in the context of Matthew’s intended audience, a Jewish-Christian community. The Gospel alludes to the dangers and persecutions that this community has most likely already faced and will continue to face. To reassure this community, Matthew recalls for them the encouraging words of Jesus that we read today. In this Gospel passage, Jesus might be understood as putting suffering in perspective. The disciples of Jesus are called upon to keep their focus on God. Those who can harm the body do not have ultimate power; God does. Still persecution and suffering can not be avoided or prevented. But Jesus reassures his disciples that God knows and cares about what happens to his children. We might not face the same type of persecution, but we do experience difficulties as we endeavor to live a Christian life. Sometimes we let the opinions of others prevent us from doing what we know to be right. We need the reminder that what God thinks about us is more important. We are reassured by the promise that God cares for us and protects us.

Monday - June 22 St. Paulinus of Nola

7:30 AM Rosary

8:00 AM Mass at St. Lawrence Church

Elizabeth Pechan (by Dennis & Emma Kijowski)

Tuesday - June 23

7:30 AM Rosary

8:00 AM Mass at St. Lawrence Church

Josephine Zahradnik (by Ed & Theresa Moses)

Wednesday - June 24 Nativity of St. John the Baptist

7:30 AM Rosary

8:00 AM Mass at St. Lawrence Church

Helen & Bill Sacik (by Tony & Dolores Remis)

Thursday - June 25

7:30 AM Rosary

8:00 AM Mass at St. Lawrence Church

For the Unborn

Friday - June 26

7:30 AM Rosary

8:00 AM Mass at St. Lawrence Church

Ida Gorbetti (by Frank Alcibiade)

Saturday - June 27 St. Cyril of Alexandria

NOON Confessions at Christ, Prince of Peace

Thirteenth Sunday

in Ordinary Time

5:00 PM Mass at St. Lawrence Church

Henry Wolfe (by Louise Papciak)

Sunday - June 28

7:30 AM Rosary

8:00 AM Mass at Christ, Prince of Peace Church

Freeport High School Graduates & All Graduates

(by Charlotte Rupert)

11:00 AM Mass at Christ, Prince of Peace Church

Ryder John & Ryker Joshua Zahradnik

(by John & Lisa Czapor)

7:00 PM Mass at St. Lawrence Church For the Living & Deceased of our Partner Parishes

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY

God our Father, through the intercession of St. Joseph, the foster father of Your

Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, we give you thanks and praise for all fathers in the world. We pray for them so that they

may find courage and perseverance to balance work, family and faith in joy and sacrifice. We remember fathers, grandfathers, and great grandfathers

who are no longer with us but who live forever in our memory and with You, and nourish us with their love. Amen.

TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JUNE 21, 2020

If you have any suspicion about the sexual abuse (or any other type of abuse) of a minor child by anyone please

contact PA Childline immediately at 1-800-932-0313. If the alleged abuser is functioning in a

parish, school or diocesan position as clergy, religious, paid staff or volunteer you are also requested to contact the Bishop’s Delegate for Matters of Sexual Misconduct AFTER you have

called the Childline number and made the report. The Bishop’s

Delegate may be reached at 724-837-0901, Ext. 1221.

The Sanctuary Candle at

Christ, Prince of Peace Church

will burn this week in memory of

Richard Grabiec by wife - Lil & Family

to Joe Frick who

will celebrate his 97th birthday on June 24th.

Readings for the Week of June 21, 2019

Sunday Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time Jer 20:10-13; Ps 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35; Rom 5:12-15; Mt 10:26-33

Monday St. Paulinus 2Kgs 17:5-8, 13-15A, 18; Ps 60:3, 4-5, 12-13; Mt 7:1-5

Tuesday 2Kgs 19:9B-11, 14-21, 31-35A, 36; Ps 48:2-3AB, 3CD-4, 10-11; Mt 7:6, 12-14

Wednesday Nativity of St. John the Baptist Is 49:1-6; Ps 139:1B-3, 13-14AB, 14C-15; Acts 13:22-26; Lk 1:57-66, 80

Thursday 2Kgs 24:8-17; Ps 1B-2, 3-5, 8, 9; Mt 7:21-29

Friday 2Kgs 25:1-12; Ps 137:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6 Mt 8:1-4

Saturday St. Cyril of Alexandra Lam 2:2, 10-14, 18-19; Ps 74:1B-2, 3-5, 6-7, . 20-21; Mt 8:5-17

Sunday Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2 Kgs 4:8-11, 14-16A; Ps 89:2-3, 16-17, 18-19; Rom 6:3-4, 8-11; Mt 10:37-42

Christ, Prince of Peace & St. Lawrence meetings / Classes for the

week of June 21

Christ, Prince of Peace Finance Council will be meeting at the Partner Parish Office @ 6:00 PM on Tuesday, June 23.

Christ, Prince of Peace Pastoral Council will be meeting at a location to be determined @ 6:00 PM on Thursday, June 25. Please RSVP to Kim (khalutick@dioceseofgreensburg.org or 724-763-9141) if you are able to attend.

June 8, 2020 Christ, Prince of

Peace Parish St. Lawrence

Parish

Parish Goal Diocesan Goal

$65,000.00 $42,315.00

$25,000.00 $12,275.00

Total Gifts to date $37,880.00 $17,275.00

% of Parish Goal % of Diocesan Goal

58% 89%

69% 140%

Parish Donor Goal 500 150

Total Donors 190 58

% of Donors 38% 38%

Diocesan Lenten Appeal 2020

Divine Trinity Council #17178 Thank You to all of the Knights of Columbus members and families that participated in placing flags on the Veterans graves at St Mary Ukrainian cemetery for Memorial Day.

The next Knights of Columbus Officers Meeting is scheduled for Thursday July 2 at 6:30 PM at the Partner Parish Office

in Ford City. The meeting will be preceded by a rosary at 6:00 PM

Reminder: Bishop Malesic will be coming up to bless the new ultrasound machine at the Life Choices Office in Franklin Village Mall on June 30th at 2:00 PM.

Thank you for all of your support

The next Knights of Columbus regular meeting is scheduled for Wednesday July 15 at 6:30 PM at the Latin American

Club in Ford City.

New members are always welcome!! Call Tom Goughnour for more information 724-954-4968

The Peter’s Pence second collection that was scheduled for June 28 has been delayed until October 4. Please hold on to your envelope. If you donated already, the funds will be held and mailed to the Diocese in October.

The righteous man walks in his integrity; His children are blessed after him.

Proverbs 20:7

TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JUNE 21, 2020

Catholic Charities offers virtual counseling Social distancing can take a toll. So can waiting in line to get into a grocery or hardware store. It’s not unusual to feel angry, or frustrated, or confused. For some people, the pandemic restrictions can magnify feelings of anxiety, depression, interpersonal conflict, grief and a wide variety of other issues. Catholic Charities provides virtual counseling to help address those issues and more. Taking care of your own emotional well-being is very important to you and the people you love. You don’t need to face these feelings alone. Call Catholic Charities at 724-837-1840 or email counseling.@dioceseofgreensburg.org.

Pathways registration open for 2020-21 Registration is open for Pathways, which is the diocese’s commitment to adult faith formation and nurturing mature discipleship. There are 12 evening sessions, three workshops and a closing retreat. Pathways is tentatively scheduled for Tuesdays from 6:30-9 PM at St. John the Baptist Parish, Scottdale. To register online, go to www.dioceseofgreensburg.org/pathways. Or email pathways@dioceseofgreensburg.org or call the Office of Faith, Family and Discipleship at 724-552-2598. Financial assistance is available from the Francis Fund. For information or to apply for a scholarship, call 724-837-0901, ext. 1249. The schedule is tentative, pending restrictions on gatherings that might be in place in September.

Volunteer Clearances

There is two new updates with the Virtus program that ALL VOLUNTEERS need to complete. Log into Virtusonline and sign in. Click on Toolbox Click on “See available training modules” To complete the first update, Under Safe Environments, Choose: #1 Keeping the Promise Alive This segment includes 5 questions along with a video for each one. After watching the videos (which are no more that 5 minutes long), you will be asked the same question again. Choose your answer and continue to the next question. Once completed, please print the document and return it to the Partner Parish Office. #2 Virtus-Protecting God’s Children Recertification. This segment is also a question and answer series. Again, once completed, please print the document and return it to the Partner Parish Office. We are in the process of calling any volunteers that need to turn in updated clearance documents to the Partner Parish Office. If you have a question call the Partner Parish Office at 724-763-9141.

The Blessed Palms will be distributed after all the Masses

on the weekend of June 27 and 28.

A Message from Life Choices

Quarantine has been hard on everyone. We are constantly asking are we doing enough. Balancing work, parenting, taking care of the house and oneself. The to-do list at the end of the day could be unfinished. We try to tell ourselves to do as much as possible. The reality is we all need help and we all need to give ourselves grace. Right now, we are all going through a pandemic. Right now Life Choices is still providing free services and support to those facing unplanned pregnancies while they are going through a pandemic. Right now, Life Choices is asking you for your help. We need your prayers. We need your financial support. We need your encouragement. Our donors are the foundation and backbone of the ministry and we need them to continue providing free support and services to our clients, and to continue spreading the Gospel to many. Our staff at Life Choices was not created to do ministry all ourselves. Please consider becoming a partner, joining us in this work, and together we can make sure that every life is valued. If you would like to make a donation mail it to Life Choices 15 A Franklin Village Mall, Kittanning, PA 16201 or online at www.yourlifechoicesinfo.com

CEMETERYS GUIDELINES

1. Artificial flowers are not permitted during grass cutting season.

2. No fence, gravel, bark, or other foreign objects are permitted. 3. Planting flowers must not exceed more than 1 foot in front of

the headstone. 4. The cemetery reserves the right to remove grave decorations

which become unsightly or a danger to lawn cutters. 5. The cemetery care givers will level and seed all graves. 6. It can take anywhere from 3-9 months for a grave to settle.

Once the grave has, a care giver will repair the grave. 7. Please know that it is the responsibility of the family to have

the headstone reset through the monument company. 8. Please take your garbage home.

These are not new rules in the cemeteries. We continually remind you so that our cemeteries

are a safe and serene environment.

Attention Graduates

Christ, Prince of Peace Parish and St. Lawrence Parish would like to honor our 2020 Graduates. Please drop off a picture and your information at the Partner Parish Office or email it to khalutick@dioceseofgreensburg.org.

TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JUNE 21, 2020

Please pray for the soul of

Carolyn Wojton

&

Gloria Koch As we are united with Christ in death,

we also become one with Christ in His Resurrection.

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A Mass for Fred Walbert Jr. was received from

M/M Don Steighner, Dr. & Mrs. David Rupprecht

June 16, 2020 God bless you for your generosity!

Nativity of St. John the Baptist Feast Day June 24

Jesus called John the greatest of all those who had preceded him: “I tell you, among those born of women, no one is greater than John….” But John would have agreed completely with what Jesus added: “Yet the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he” (Luke 7:28). John spent his time in the desert, an ascetic. He began to announce the coming of the Kingdom, and to call everyone to a fundamental reformation of life. His purpose was to prepare the way for Jesus. His baptism, he said, was for repentance. But one would come who would baptize with the Holy Spirit and fire. John was not worthy even to untie his sandals. His attitude toward Jesus was: “He must increase; I must decrease” (John 3:30). John was humbled to find among the crowd of sinners who came to be baptized the one whom he already knew to be the Messiah. “I need to be baptized by you” (Matthew 3:14b). But Jesus insisted, “Allow it now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness” (Matthew 3:15b). Jesus, true and humble human as well as eternal God, was eager to do what was required of any good Jew. Jesus thus publicly entered the community of those awaiting the Messiah. But making himself part of that community, he made it truly messianic. The greatness of John, his pivotal place in the history of salvation, is seen in the great emphasis Luke gives to the announcement of his birth and the event itself—both made prominently parallel to the same occurrences in the life of Jesus. John attracted countless people to the banks of the Jordan, and it occurred to some people that he might be the Messiah. But he constantly deferred to Jesus, even to sending away some of his followers to become the first disciples of Jesus. Perhaps John’s idea of the coming of the Kingdom of God was not being perfectly fulfilled in the public ministry of Jesus. For whatever reason, when he was in prison he sent his disciples to ask Jesus if he was the Messiah. Jesus’ answer showed that the Messiah was to be a figure like that of the Suffering Servant in Isaiah. John himself would share in the pattern of messianic suffering, losing his life to the revenge of Herodias.

O God, You raised up St. John the Baptist to prepare a perfect person for Christ. We call upon St. John’s intercession to properly prepare us with a true sense of repentance to receive Your grace and salvation. Make us faithful to truth and justice, as You did Your servant, John the Baptist, herald of Your Son’s birth and death. Lord, may You increase Your life within us. Amen.

Sometimes our lives have to be

completely shaken up, changed, and

rearranged to relocate us to the place

we are meant to be.

ST. LAWRENCE PARISH Jun. 16-2020 YTD

Regular Offertory $3,199.00 $104,252.32

Easter $50.00

Palm Sunday $40.00

Utilities $68.00

Catholic Accent $5.00

Total $3,362.00

Christ, Prince of Peace Jun. 16-2020 YTD

Regular Offertory $7,937.00 $322,483.91

Easter $20.00

Ascension Thursday $80.00

Votives $94.51

Utilities $3,143.00

Holy Thursday $10.00

Catholic Accent $10.00

Holy Land $15.00

Communications Media $45.00

Total $11,354.51

(The regular offertory also includes loose and monthly)

Thank You to all who attended the rosary

for the 2nd Apparition of Our Lady of Fatima.

There will be a rosary said in memory of the 3rd Apparition of Our Lady of Fatima on

Monday, July 13 at the St. France Garden on 5th Avenue, Ford City at 9 AM.

All are welcome to attend.