Baptism: Please contact the parish office to schedule a time and
date. A pre-baptism class is required. No baptisms during Advent
and Lent.
Matrimony: By appointment six months in advance.
Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA): Please call the
church office at 724-981-3232.
Prayer Line: For intentions, please call 724-342-3456.
PARISHIONER PRE-REGISTRATION FORM
New Member Address Change Update Info
Place completed form in today’s collection basket or drop it off in
the church office.
Rev. Thomas J. Whitman, Pastor Director of Religious Ed: Sr. Sandy
Pedone, H.M.
Parish Secretary: Lori Vasconi Financial Secretary: Carol
Koch
Maintenance: Brad Goodall Music Director: Mary Messina
Office Hours Monday - Friday,
Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil - 5:15 PM
Sunday - 8:30 & 11:00 AM Weekday: M, T, Th, Fri - 8:00 AM
Wed. - 12:10 PM (Check weekly bulletin for changes.)
Confessions Saturday: 4:00 - 4:30 PM or by request.
Religious Education Program Sundays, 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
CCD Grades K-10 at Case Avenue Elem. School, Grade 11 in the church
annex.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Every Wednesday after the 12:10 PM Mass
in
the Mother’s Chapel.
Mr. William Lyon, Principal, Kennedy Catholic Middle and High
Schools:
724-346-5531 Mr. Joshua Testa, Principal
St. John Paul II: 724-342-2205
FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2019
SUPER BOWLSUPER BOWLSUPER BOWL CHILI FESTCHILI FESTCHILI FEST
TODAYTODAYTODAY --- Feb. 3Feb. 3Feb. 3 Noon to 1:30pmNoon to
1:30pmNoon to 1:30pm
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2018 END OF YEAR TAX STATEMENTS are available upon request
beginning February 1. Please call the church office at 724-981-3232
ext. 13 if you would like a copy. Please allow two business days
for processing.
FUNERAL Our sympathy and prayers to the family of Marie Zoccola.
May her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed through the
mercy of God rest in peace.
FIRST FRIDAY VISITS If you or a loved one are unable to attend
church for health reasons or a disability, please call the church
office at 724-981-3232 to be placed on our First Friday list. By
signing up, the First Friday of each month a Eucharistic Minister
or our priest will come to your home and distribute Holy Communion.
When the priest visits he will also administer the Anointing of the
Sick.
PASTOR’S COLUMN SCRIPTURE CLASS: Fr. Tom will be offering another
Scripture class – this one will be on the Passion Narratives. We
will be looking at the Gospel of Mark and his Passion over a
four-week period. Classes will be February 6, 11, 20, 25. February
6 & 20 are Wednesdays and February 11 & 25 are Mondays. You
will need a Bible, paper, and a writing instrument.
ASH WEDNESDAY CHANGE: The liturgy committee evaluates what we do
for each season of the year. In our discussion about Ash Wednesday
we decided to continue the Ash Wednesday Masses at 12:10 and
7:00pm. The early morning Mass was not well attended for various
reasons. This year we are planning to have a 7:00am prayer service,
(not a Mass) on Ash Wednesday. This will consist of a prayer,
scripture read- ing, brief homily, and the distribution of ashes.
We hope that those who wish to start their day with prayer and
ashes can do so and make it to work. This service will conclude as
you receive ashes and you can be on your way to work before 7:30am.
Ash Wednesday is March 6. REFLECTIONS ON THE READINGS: Our readings
this weekend reflect on the role of the prophet to speak a word
that challenges us to greater love. In the first reading we hear
about the call of Jeremiah the prophet. God promises to be with
Jeremiah before he is born and throughout all the struggles he will
endure as a prophet. Jeremiah will speak out against the civil
authorities and how they endanger the people’s freedom. He will
speak out against the religious au- thorities who have placed all
their trust in the Temple and external worship. Jeremiah will
challenge them to practice a religion of the heart. He will
challenge them to reach out to people in need. His message will not
always be welcome by those who are in power or who have grown
accustomed to the way things are. In the second reading Paul gives
us his great discourse on love. But Paul speaks here not simply
about romantic love or a love that is based on feelings or
emotions. Paul speaks about a love that is demonstrated by acts of
charity and compassion. It is the kind of love we all want, but it
is not always the kind of love that we are willing to extend to
others, particularly those who are not part of our inner circle.
Jesus in the Gospel has just announced what he will do in his
ministry (last week’s Gospel) and now the people are questioning
how Jesus could do these things because he is no one special (the
son of Joseph). Jesus then speaks about how foreigners have been
granted God’s assistance in the past and will continue to have
God’s assistance. God is not just the God of the Jewish people, but
the God of all people. This was not something they wanted to hear
or something that was easy to hear in their culture, or in ours.
And rather than allow themselves to be challenged by the message of
Jesus, they plot to kill him. Not the loving response that Jesus
was hoping for!
Jesus will constantly be pushing the boundaries of inclusion in his
ministry and the challenge of the Gospel for us today is to look at
whom we are excluding from our love and care for whatever reason.
How can we grow in our imitation of Jesus and the way in which he
continually moves the boundaries of inclusion to be wider and
wider?
WEEKEND COLLECTION - January 28, 2019 Number of Adult envelopes
sent…….. 859 Number of Adult envelopes used….… 243 Number of unused
envelopes……….... 616
Sunday Offertory……..…….….…..$ 8,508 Budgeted
Offertory……….……......$10,650 Deficit..…………...…….................($
2,142)
Other Collections: Catholic Communication….....$ 671
REMINDER: The PLEASE PRAY FOR is updated at the beginning of each
month. If you or your loved one were on the Please Pray For List
the month prior and still need continual prayer, please call the
church office at 724-981- 3232 at the beginning of the new month.
And as always, if at any given time during the current month you or
a loved one become ill or hospitalized and need placed on the list,
you may call the church anytime during our week day office
hours.
Altar flowers are donated in thanksgiving to God and in memory
of
Nancy CorteseNancy CorteseNancy Cortese by Joe & Louise
Aquino
FEATURED FOOD PANTRY ITEM Next week’s featured item - Canned Tuna.
Please place your donation in the shopping cart located in the
Gather- ing Space and thanks for checking the expiration
date!
UPCOMING FEATURED ITEMS Canned or Boxed Soups - Pancake Mix -
Jelly
The Food Pantry is in need of volunteers! Distribution days are the
1st and 3rd Fridays of each month. If you’d like to volunteer for
one or both sessions, please report to the church’s lower level at
8:00am on our next distri- bution days, Friday, February 1 and
Friday, February 15.
PLEASE PRAY FOR: Ed Thomas, Bill Lasche, Lorraine Penhos and
Lillian Fabrey.
PRO-LIFE ANNUAL BREAKFAST The Pro-Life of Mercer County’s 17th
Annual Breakfast will take place on Satur- day, February 16, 2019
at 9:00am. The location is the Park Inn by Radisson, 3377 New
Castle Road, West Mid- dlesex, PA. Keynote speaker is Monica
Migliorino Miller, the Director of Citizens for a Pro-Life Society
and author of “Abandoned - The Untold Story of the Abortion Wars”.
Tickets are $16 adults/$10 children through age 19. For more
information or to purchase tickets, please con- tact Susan Wallace
at
[email protected] or 724- 815-5221; or Bob Lackey at
[email protected] or 724- 342-6835.
The 5th Annual Erie Men’s Conference will be held at Our Lady of
Peace in Erie, Pennsylvania on Saturday, March 3, 2018 at 9:00 AM.
This conference will ignite and strengthen your faith, through
pow-
erful speakers, and Fr. Larry Richards will be speaking alongside
Steve Wood and Mike McCoy. You will build a foundation that will
change your life forever. Bishop Lawrence Persico will be in
attendance all day and pre- side over the opening ceremony and
closing Mass. Grow strong and meet the challenges of the modern
world with the power and tools you will take from this conference!
Please log on to www.2232Men.com to register and to view group and
individual fees. If you have any questions, please call
814-455-7364.
Child Protection and Creating Safe Environments - Teen Dating
Violence and Protecting our Youth: Teen dating violence is a
serious problem in the United States. A national survey found that
10% of teens had been victims of physical dating violence within
the past year and approximately 29% reported being verbally or
psychologically abused in the previous year. Teen dating violence
can be physical, emotional or sexual. Teen dat- ing violence can be
prevented through empowering teens to lead healthy lives and
establish healthy relation- ships. Healthy relationships consist of
trust, honesty, respect, equality and compromise. To see what the
Dio- cese of Erie is doing to help maintain safe environments,
visit https://www.eriercd.org/childprotection/
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS–CAREER OPPORTUNITY: The K of C is seeking a
Field Agent for a career opportunity representing their insurance
program. We offer a complete benefits package with this full-time
position. In order to qualify, one must be eligible for member-
ship in the Knights of Columbus. For more informa- tion, please
contact David McIntosh, FIC, General Agent at 517-214-7040 or by
email:
[email protected].
ST . ANTHONY/ST . STANISLAUS-LENTEN BIBLE STUDY Join us for
Revelation: The
Kingdom Yet to Come at St. Stanislaus Church Hall, in Sharon, Pa.
beginning Tuesday, February 26 at 6:30pm and continuing every
Tuesday for 11 weeks. For more information or to register for the
study, call Mary Ann at St. Anthony Parish Office 724-342- 7391 or
email:
[email protected].
WEEKDAY-HOSPITAL February 10 Feb. 5 - F. Giroski SRMC - P. Dach
Feb. 6 - P. Emery Nugent - D. Ranelli Feb. 7 - P. Radasevich
Clepper - F. Smeraglia
Mass Intentions
+Indicates Mass Time Monday, February 4–Heb 11: 32-40 / Mk 5: 1-20
+8:00 Jack Taylor (Glenda Kurelko) *7:00 Liturgy Meeting-choir
room
Tuesday, February 5–Heb 12: 1-4 / Mk 5: 21-43 +8:00 Charles Sanata
(Jack and Lois O’Toole)
Wednesday, February 6-Heb 12: 4-7, 11-15 / Mk 6: 1-6 +12:10 Ann
Tarkanick (Lucille Marnejon) *2:30 West Hill Ministries *7:00
Scripture Class-choir room
Thursday, February 7–Heb 12: 18-19, 21-24 / Mk 6: 7-13 +8:00 David
M. Bock (Family) *2:30 West Hill Ministries *6:00 RCIA-choir
room
Friday, February 8-Heb 13: 1-8 / Mk 6: 14-29 +8:00 Kathryn S.
Earnhart (Jim Earnhart)
Saturday, February 9-Is 6: 1-2a, 3-8 / 1 Cor 15: 1-11 or 15: 3-8,
11 / Lk 5: 1-11 FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME +5:15 M/M Thomas J.
Dach (Peggy and Diane)
Sunday, February 10–Is 6: 1-2a, 3-8 / 1 Cor 15: 1-11 or 15: 3-8, 11
/ Lk 5: 1-11 FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME +8:30 Edwin Lasche (Dr.
& Mrs. Robert Weiner & Family) +11:00 Deceased Members of
Our Parish
Ministry Schedule for February 9/10 LECTOR M. Norman
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
T. H. Cole, S. Messina, P. Dach, D. Dach, M. Goodwin, F. Smeraglia,
Volunteer
ALTAR SERVERS N. Alexander, D. Eller, M. Jordan
GREETERS GS: F. Giroski, S. McLaughlin Fr: L. Volansky
LECTOR D. Rubano
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
P. Emery, M. Christman, S. Missory, S. Cleary, J. Vukovich, R.
Vukovich, S. Delp
ALTAR SERVERS A. Schupp, N. Schupp, S. Schupp
GREETERS GS: S. Paul
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
G. Pacsi, J. Kaibas, K. Bonomo, Dr. D’Amore, D. D’Amore, S. Feeney,
J. Grandy, D. Ranelli, D. Yao, L. Dach, V. Mulligan
ALTAR SERVERS H. Busi, R. Busi, B. Dach, S. Pass
GREETERS GS: T. McCallen CL: O. Pacsi Fr: B. Anzevino, A.
Ward
Saturday, Feb. 9,
Mass
St. Joseph Parish Welcomes St. Joseph Parish Welcomes St. Joseph
Parish Welcomes
All New and Visiting ParishionersAll New and Visiting
ParishionersAll New and Visiting Parishioners !
We hope you find warmth and hospitality at our parish as well as
St. Joseph Church being nurturing and spiritu- ally enriching. If
you are considering or would like to join our parish community, we
invite you to please take a Welcome Packet located at each exit or
fill out the Pre- Registration Form on the front cover of the
bulletin and drop it in today’s collection basket and a census form
will be mailed to you.
WelcomeWelcomeWelcome
This event will support Prince of Peace Center’s AWESOME
life-skills classes and its Family Suppor- tive Services
programs.
Teams of up to five bowlers and individuals are in- vited to
register for the event by Feb. 1 to guarantee a free T-shirt and a
chance at various prizes. Cost is $30 per person, which will
include three games of bowling, shoe rental, T-shirt, raffle ticket
and food, drink and snack tickets.
The bowl-a-thon also will include a Chinese auction, 50/50 raffle
and other prizes.
Area churches, many of which support Prince of Peace throughout the
year, are invited to field at least one team to take part in the
bowl-a-thon competition. To register a team or individual, call
(724) 346-5777 ext. 14 or go to the Prince of Peace website
www.princeofpeacecenter.org/events/2019-bowlathon/ and download the
event registration form. Return the completed form to the center,
PO Box 89, Farrell, Pa. 16121.
PRINCE OF PEACE CENTER Bowl-a-Thon 2019 “Strike Out Poverty!”
Sunday, February 24 / 12:30pm
Stations of the Cross-Church
