PARISH INFORMATION LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

All Masses, Liturgies, Adoration, Routine vis-its to the sick and Confessions have been suspended. Emergency visits for Last Rites will be made. Weddings have been post-

poned. Memorial Funeral Masses are suspended but can be scheduled after the

virus subsides. Only small funeral gatherings are permitted at this time, but not in the

church. Baptisms are not being done at this time unless the circumstances are dire. Mass intensions for the month have been forwarded

to our Pastor. He and Father Gilbert will continue to say Mass in private

and continue to remember the intentions for each Mass as scheduled.

If you have questions about this you can contact the parish office through phone or internet . Email for the office manager is

jmosser@dioceseofgreensburg.org, who can direct your questions to the appropriate office staff. If you’re calling in and get the answer-ing service, leave your message with them

and they will contact the staff on your behalf.

PARISH DIRECTORY Office: 724-834-6880

SVDP Help Line: 724-420-3279 Aquinas Academy: 724-834-7940

Website: pbcatholic.org

PARISH STAFF Reverend Lawrence Manchas, Pastor

Reverend Gilbert Gente, Parochial Vicar Sue Craig, Coordinator of Faith Formation

Bob Stauffer, Director of Maintenance Glenn Buzzard, Director of Music James Mosser, Office Manager

Ginny Buzzard, Business Manager Tony Concannon, Website Administrator

SAINT PAUL PARISH 820 Carbon Road, Greensburg, PA 15601

Parish Website: pbcatholic.org Diocesan Website: dioceseofgreensburg.org

A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust A Parish of the Diocese of Greensburg

STREAMING MASSES, LITURGIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS DURING EASTER SEASON

SUNDAY MASSES: www.dioceseofgreensburg.org and YouTube. Bishop Malesic Streams Mass Sunday Mornings at 9:00AM

DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY: Televised Special., “Faith During Crisis: Lord, Have Mercy!” is a one-hour special scheduled to air on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 19, at 2PM on WTAE Channel 4. Local families explain the importance of Divine Mercy during the COVID-19 outbreak. Learn about the history of

Divine Mercy then pray the chaplet along with Bishop Malesic. The broadcast will be available to view afterward on the diocesan website dioceseofgreens burg.org. and TheAccentOnline.org . WEEKDAY MASSES: stream Bishop Barron or Saint Vincent Arch Abbey on

YouTube. ROSARY: stream YouTube for several options; also contact Tony Concannon

for an invitation to live Rosary on Zoom from families of the Partner Parishes. Reach out to Tony at aconcannon@dioceseofgreensburg.org for details &

Instructions.

Divine Mercy Sunday April 19,, 2020

REFLECTION: GET REAL! Those of us who flatter ourselves that we have a “realistic” view of the world may listen to the first reading today and say, “Get real!” when we hear Luke’s account of the early, Elysian days of the Christian movement. All seems to be rosy, lots of wonders are performed, everyone shares selflessly, they eat together in “exultation,” and the Lord added to their numbers? Well, who wouldn’t be at-tracted to a group like this? From the wind that swept through the upper room at Pentecost as the Spirit of God blew over the face of the waters in Genesis, and the fire that appeared over each disciple as the light appeared at the dawn of crea-tion, Luke’s intent in Acts is to show a new creation, a restoration of creation’s orig-inal goodness through the working of the Holy Spirit. It is the Spirit who continues to make us into the Body of Christ. We may occasionally, like Thomas in the Gos-pel, say, “Get real!” but our ultimate reality in the Spirit is to work continually to make our Christian community a new creation, one in which others will find God’s joy and beauty. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

READINGS & REFLECTIONS

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 4:23-31; Ps 2:1-9; Jn 3:1-8

Tuesday: Acts 4:32-37; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Jn 3:7b-15

Wednesday: Acts 5:17-26; Ps 34:2-9; Jn 3:16-21

Thursday: Acts 5:27-33; Ps 34:2, 9, 17-20; Jn 3:31-36

Friday: Acts 5:34-42; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Jn 6:1-15

Saturday: 1 Pt 5:5b-14; Ps 89:2-3, 6-7, 16-17; Mk 16:15-20 Sunday: Acts 2:14, 22-33; Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-11; 1 Pt 1:17-21; Lk 24:13-35

TODAY’S READNGS FIRST READING: All who believed were devoted to the teachings of the apostles, the communal life, the breaking of the bread, and prayer (Acts 2:42-47). PSALM: Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, his love is everlasting (Psalm 118). SECOND READING: God has given us an undimin ished inheritance, safeguarded for us in heaven (1 Peter 1:3-9). GOSPEL: The risen Christ comes to his disciples with peace and the Spirit. The absent Thomas doubts (John 20:19-31).

The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation.

All rights reserved.

Only 2 of every species of creatures of the earth, and

one human family could go on the Ark. They had to

keep each species separate, follow instructions, wait for

the storm to pass and for things to get better. Kinda like

us today. Hang in there it will get better. Give thanks

to the Good God when it is over!!!

Social Distancing and Voluntary Quarantine are Nothing New!

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COVID 19 PANDEMIC REMINDS US OF A LESSON Thank you to everyone who continues to contribute to our Church and its Ministry in spite of the closed doors, and darkened Sanctuary. It was sad when Jesus, in form of Eucharistic Bread, was removed from the tabernacle and the tabernacle candle was extinguished. We know it will all be restored one day soon.

The Ministry of the Church does not stop here, we see it at work every day in the news. We see people step up from everyday life to pack food boxes and distribute them because their neighbors do not have enough food; we see doctors, nurses, aides and other medical professionals get face to face with victims of this virus. We see the able elderly pitch in to make face masks for people they do not know. In the gro-cery stores our neighbors continue to go to work to make sure their we can get the basics of daily life. Emergency caseworkers for the county and state turn their homes into make-shift offices so they can continue care for the children, elderly, sick and poor. Prayer groups use social media to keep connected through prayer. Look closely and you will see our parishioners boldly continuing the work of the “church”, doing as Jesus taught us, to care for each other’s needs, to “wash each other’s feet.”

Not all contributions are financial, they are also of time and talent. God bless you all as you contribute in whatever way you can as we wade through this pandemic.

Easter Flowers/Decorations M/M Tom Myers, Mrs. Philomena Lillie, Mrs. Mathilda Fidazzo, Patricia Peters, M/M Barry Hartmann, M/M Paul Neiderhiser,

M/M Lucien Bove, M/M Mark Shaffer, Mr. John Adams, M/M Joseph Carl, M/M Anthony Zello, M/M Samuel Testa,

M/M Walter Waitlevertch, M/M Carl Bucchi, M/M Harry Murtha, Angelo Jioio, Mrs. Josephine Loughner, Susan VonBriel,

M/M Mark Pardus, M/M Thomas Kristan, Mr. Pete Kristan, M/M Michael Kuchta, M/M Paul Whalen, M/M Albert Gonda,

Mr. David Dancho, M/M Christopher Miller, M/M William Homer, Mr. Doug Regola, M/M Michael Stefanik, M/M James Buxton,

Carol Boscarino, Marie Trongo, Mrs. Gloria Cannillo, Mrs. Sarah DePasquale, M/M John Fawcett,

Mrs. Barbara Giallonardo, Mrs. Sandra Weaver, M/M James Sherin, M/M Robert Klebick, M/M William Willis, M/M John Prellwitz,

M/M Joseph Twigger, M/M Douglas Pike, Sandra Bozik, M/M Rob Very, M/M Richard Mahoney, M/M Tom Adams,

M/M John Devich, M/M David Long, M/M Tony Concannon, M/M James Mosser, M/M Carmen Rosatti, M/M John Henry,

M/M Richard Walter, Mrs. Shirley Shoup, M/M Walter Przybocki, M/M Tom Rhine, M/M Daniel Craig, Mrs. Doris Harvan,

Connie DiCicco, M/M Vincent Moore, M/M Donald Kundrick, M/M Frank Gutman, Elaine Zimmerman, Mr. David Varriano,

Mr. Michael Durda, Margaret Falcon, Kathy Bacha, M/M Gary Newhouse, Mrs. Ottavio Palko, Claudia Pianko,

Mrs. Marcia Barlock, Virginia Kaczmarek, Sarah Detore, Loraine Pandolf, M/M Leonard Detore, Pat Papson, Virignia Ross,

M/M Mario Vitale, M/M John Ranker, Mrs. Joanne Kaylor, M/M William Taylor, Mrs. Alvira Sompel, M/M Walter Moore, M/M Lawrence Rusnock, Mrs. Nancy Barton, M/M Dick Fox, Karen M. Clawson, Mr. William Pacelli, M/M Jeff Peterinelli,

M/M John Yurko, M/M Okey Reese, Mr. Frank Zello, Mrs. Vivian Ream, Mr. Scott Ream, M/M Angelo Cassette,

M/M Skip Polvinale, M/M Lewis Colosimo, Mrs. Terry Provenzano, Mr. John Meffe, Mrs. Rita Weir, M/M John Olsen,

M/M Peter Oblinsky, M/M Joseph Koller, Mr. Luke Sacco, Mrs. Audrey Skergan, Mr. Carmen Bianco, M/M Ross Farber,

M/M Stephen Sarracino, Mrs. Judy Lynn, Mrs. Dolores Marcheleovich, Mr. William Kline, Mrs. Ann Curran, Mrs. Roseann Stefanic,

M/M Thomas Altman, M/M Robert Ream, M/M Daniel Allen, Barbara DePasquale, Mrs. Sheila Chalot, Mrs. Marlene Thomas, M/M Peter Zapalo, Mrs. Anna Marie Gibson, Mr. Jerry Donley,

Mrs. Helen Zello, M/M Anthony Jioio, Mrs. Diana Yuhas, M/M Ernest Hoffman, Mrs. Pauline Tometsko, Mr. Kenneth Hudak,

Mr. David Curran, Mrs. Rose Marie Shoplik, M/M Joseph Palla, M/M Charles Debich, Mr. Carl Colarusso, Mr. Philip Chiaramonte,

M/M John Caccamese, M/M Jerome Pushnik, M/M Ralph Tantlinger, Mr. William Moore, M/M Carl Pacione, M/M Richard Skatell,

M/M Justin O’Toole, Virginia Macey, M/M Nicholas Parise, M/M Rocco Giallonardo, M/M Harold Lakin, Yvonne Kalata,

M/M Julian Bucchi, Dr. Anthony Marchionno, Susan D’Onofrio, Mrs. Rhonda Kocevar, Mrs. Linda West, Jacqueline Occhuizzo,

M/M Michael Bove, M/M Leonard Morris, M/M David Woodbury, Mrs. Rose Marie Rohrbacher, Dr./Mrs. Arthur Androkites,

M/M Richard Makar, Mrs. Linda Higgins, M/M John Mlinarcik, M/M Francis Zajdel, M/M Harold Griesbaum, Teresa Elaine Cochran,

M/M Richard Rosky, M/M Jonathan Bolkavac, M/M David Lewis, Mrs. Ursula Sweeney, Mrs. Bonnie McCurry, Mrs. Anita Anthony,

M/M Jason Anderson, M/M James Monroe, Mrs. Annette Benedict, Mrs. Barbara Bacha, Bina Guerrieri, Mrs. Debbie West,

M/M Ray Duffy, Mrs. Anne Dewing, Mrs. Bonnie Wilhelm, Mrs. Bertha Zajdel, M/M Christopher Mintus, M/M Ed Welc.

Thank you …. ( Donations as of 4/08/20)