LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil: 4:30 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM

Weekday Masses: Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 8:00 AM

Reconciliation: Saturday: 3:00 PM

Adoration: Second Friday of each month at St. Paul in the Church, 8:30AM-12:15PM followed by Benediction. Also, at the Adoration Chapel at St. Bruno: Monday-Tuesday –Wednesday-Friday 9AM-3PM; Thursday 9AM-7PM; First Friday 9AM-7PM.

PARISH WEEKLY CALENDAR

Sunday, February 4 RAS Rosary 8:30AM 2nd Collection: Eastern & Central Europe BSA Court of Honor 10:30AM Youth Ministry Meetings Cancelled

Monday, February 5 Rosary after 8:00AM Mass Cub Scouts 6:30PM St. Vincent dePaul Meeting 7:00PM

Tuesday, February 6 Bible Study: Eucharist 1:00PM or 7:00PM Good Shepherd 5:30PM Weight Watchers 6:30PM

Wednesday, February 7 Midday Rosary 12:15PM Boy Scouts 7:00PM Choir Rehearsal 7:00PM

Thursday, February 8 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER & AWARENESS AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING Sisters in Faith 7:00PM

Friday, February 9 Parish Adoration Day: Exposition: 8:30AM Closing Benediction: 12:15PM Second Fridays Meeting 7:00PM

Saturday, February 10 American Guild of Organists 10:00AM Youth Ministry Lock In 4:30-11:00PM

PARISH DIRECTORY

Parish Office:.……..…………...........724-834-6880 Fax Number:……….........………......724-834-1492 St. Vincent de Paul Help Line:........724-420-3279 Aquinas Academy Main Office:.….724-834-7940 Website............................. www.pbcatholic.org

Saint Paul Parish 820 Carbon Road ● Greensburg, PA 15601

A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust A Parish of the Diocese of Greensburg

Fr. James Morley Parochial Vicar

Fr. Lawrence Manchas Pastor

February 4, 2018 5th Sunday

in Ordinary Time

PARISH STAFF

Coordinator of Faith Formation:.......... Sue Craig Director of Music:..........................Glenn Buzzard Business Manager:....................... Ginny Buzzard Director of Maintenance:................. Bob Stauffer Office Manager:............................. James Mosser Website Administrator: .................. Bob Chappell

MEMORAL ALTAR FLOWERS Today’s flowers were given in memory of Jim Provenzano by his loving family Terry, Luke & Logan.

MASS SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS Saturday February 3 4:30PM †Anthony & Consetta Zello (Sons & Daughter in Law)

Sunday February 4 9:00AM †Rosemarie Whalen (son, Paul & Family)

Monday February 5 8:00AM †Daniel, Daniel G., Ronald & Jonathan Morelli (Anne Morelli) Wednesday February 7 8:00AM †Deceased Members: Anelli, Tiberio, Cipriani, Ferrale & Peterinelli Families (Theresa Peterinelli)

Friday February 9 8:00AM †Howard & Thelma McEver (Angela Arcara)

Saturday February 10 4:30PM †Rocco & Mary Blasiole (dtr., Sandra Weaver)

Sunday February 11 9:00AM †Ralph Graff (daughter, Patty Graff)

† denotes focus of the intention is deceased

St. Paul Youth Ministry† Youth (Grades 6-12)

High School: 4:30-6:00PM

Jr. High: 6:30-8:00PM

Youth Ministry Meetings

February 4: CANCELLED. Super Bowl Sunday

February 10-Saturday: Pre Lenten Lock-In for all grades. 4:30PM –11:00PM

February 18: Keeping in touch with God Through Prayer

February 25: CANCELLED. Rite of Election

March 18: Silver Ring Thing—Catholic Edition The diocese will sponsor the Silver Ring Thing—Catholic Edition Sunday, March 18, 6-8 p.m. at Queen of Angels Catholic School, North Huntingdon. Students, parents and youth ministers are en-couraged to attend this chastity education program. For information, contact your parish youth minister, faith formation leader or Catholic school principal or visit www.silverringthing.com.

St Paul Youth Ministry is focused on forming our young people through the study and practice of their faith, to challenge them to embrace the life of the church through prayer, service to our community and social activities.

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HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING! Do you like to sing... maybe in the car on your way to work or when you do your chores around the house? Maybe you sing when that song gets trapped in your head repeating itself all day long. This may be your soul telling you that it needs to sing out. We give praises to our God in a number of ways. Sung praise through psalms and religious songs is one of those ways. When you use your voice to create praise you develop a connection with others doing the same... you become family. Adult Choir here at St. Paul Parish is a long standing, well rec-ognized tradition and ministry.

A line from one of their songs goes like this: “Through all the tumult and the strife, I hear the music ring-ing; it finds an echo in my soul; How can I keep from singing.” The author recognized the connection of the soul to singing. The phrase also recognizes that over the confusion and stress of life, that song of praise is heard in the mind and soul aching to be heard out loud.

Written song, praise and voices merge here on Wednesday evenings at 7:00PM for Choir Rehearsal. Please consider broadening your horizons and let your soul sing out in praise to our God. Come join the ministry and enjoy the fellowship of the Adult Choir. Contact Glenn Buzzard, Director of Music Ministry, at 724-834-6880 to express your interest in Choir, or see him after Mass.

PRAYER CHAIN The Prayer Chain is activated every Tuesday evening. If you know someone needing the prayer chain, or if you would like to volunteer your time on the chain, please call either of the leaders: Philomena Lillie 724-832-8521 or Audrey & Mike Lucotch 724-834-2113.

Money Matters

JANUARY 27-28: SECOND COLLECTION, LOCAL CHARIITES for the Poor & Needy in our midst; $1,096.00 was collected. Thank you for your generosity.

FEBRUARY 3-4, 2018: ANNUAL COLLECTION FOR THE CHURCH IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE Every year our Diocese participates in the Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe on the first Sunday of February. This year, the collection is to be taken at all parish Saturday evening Masses and Sunday Masses on February 3 and February 4. The Church in Central and Eastern Europe is in need of assistance to rebuild after more than 70 years of Soviet rule and oppression. Of course, this assistance is not limited to the Church only, as the social structures in Central and Eastern Europe also need to be strength-ened, as poverty continues to be rampant. The people of these nations, already taking the initiative to restore and to build their Church and towns, need our help. We are called to continue to offer hope to our fellow Catholics, by providing both material and spiritual assistance, in Central and Eastern Europe as they face enormous challenges. FEBRUARY 10-11: KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS SPECIAL COLLECTION for the Bishop’s Seminarian Fund. Money collected for this appeal will be matched by the K of C and presented to Bishop Malesic to use at his discretion for the needs of Seminarians in formation. FEBRUARY 17-18, 2018: HOME MISSIONS OF AMERICA APPEAL. This Collection helps Diocese in the United States designated as Home Missions. This designations means that without outside support these diocese could not provide essential services like: Mass, administration of the Sacraments, Clergy and Seminarian education, Educa-tion to the Laity, etc. Realizing our good fortune, prayerfully consider how you can help. FEBRUARY 24-25, 2018: LOCAL CHARITIES COLLECTION: Helping the Poor & Needy in our midst. Page 3

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2018

Weekly Budget

$8,250.00

Weekly Collection

$9,196.00

Weekly +/-

+$946.00

Annual +/-

+ $10,044.00

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EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF

HOLY COMMUNION LECTOR

Saturday February 10 4:30PM

Jaclyn & Jarrett Ream

Michael Vitale, Jackie Noll, Mark & Joan Ulishney Jim Sherin

Sunday February 11 9:00AM

Matteo Arcara & Gia Angelicchio

Paul Whalen, Tom Myers & Tom Adams Bob Stauffer

Liturgical Minister Schedule

LENTEN SCHEDULE CHANGES Lent is rapidly approaching, beginning on February 14th, Valentines Day and then East-er will be celebrated on April 1st. I have been trying to put together a comprehensive calendar, but no sooner than several hundred copies were made did I learn about another event/presentation that needs announced. But, that is a good thing! So, please add to your individual calendars that Dr. Art Androkites will present a slideshow on the Shroud of Turin, in the Sullivan Room at 6:30PM on February 22. This is believed to be the burial cloth of Jesus of Nazareth, Jesus Christ, showing and documenting the wounds of His scourging and crucifixion. Call Jim at the Parish Office (724-834-6880) to register for this unique presentation. We need to know how many will attend so that we have enough space for everyone. Feel free to bring a friend. If we need a bigger space we can move it to the Parish Hall.

Reading & Reflections

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Kgs 8:1-7, 9-13; Ps 132:6-7, 8-10; Mk 6:53-56 Tuesday: 1 Kgs 8:22-23, 27-30; Ps 84:3-5, 10-11; Mk 7:1-13 Wednesday: 1 Kgs 10:1-10; Ps 37:5-6, 30-31, 39-40; Mk 7:14-23 Thursday: 1 Kgs 11:4-13; Ps 106:3-4, 35-37, 40; Mk 7:24-30 Friday: 1 Kgs 11:29-32; 12:19; Ps 81:10-11ab, 12-15; Mk 7:31-37 Saturday: 1 Kgs 12:26-32; 13:33-34; Ps 106:6-7ab, 19-22; Mk 8:1-10 Sunday: Lv 13:1-2, 44-46; Ps 32:1-2, 5, 11; 1 Cor 10:31 — 11:1; Mk 1:40-45

TIRELESS DISCIPLESHIP The stories we’ve been hearing these weeks come from the very first chapter of Mark, and they show us the public ministry of Je-sus in its infancy. Today’s account shows some of the strain or adjustment of His new life of preaching the reign of God, healing the sick, and casting out demons. Notice that after sunset, when darkness ended the workday, people brought the sick and pos-sessed to Jesus. The following day he rose before dawn to get away by himself to pray, but to no avail. Simon Peter and the oth-ers don’t just look for Him, they pursue Him, filled with the fervor that His ministry has incited. With the self-sacrificing example He gave until the end of His earthly life, He tells his followers that this is His whole purpose. Through Mark, He is also telling the early church, and He is telling us, that this is our purpose, our vocation: to be tireless in our pursuit of proclaiming the Good News, and in bringing the healing, reconciling touch of Christ to the world. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

PAUL’S CORNITH We’re reading St. Paul’s letter to the Corinthians these days. What was Corinth like? It had a beautiful setting on an isthmus, about fifty miles from Athens. The location makes for very easy exchange by sea routes between Greece and Italy, a factor in its economic success even today. In Paul’s day it was a cosmopolitan and wealthy city with inhabitants drawn from all over the world, including a sizeable Jewish community. When Paul arrived about the year 50, the city was only about a century old, but already five times the size of Athens. Paul lived in Corinth for a year and a half, and a few years later came back for three months. The community of Christians there struggled against the influence of a very secular and self-indulgent society that was blind to the plight of the poor. Pagan attitudes afflicted the community, which had a way of breaking Paul’s heart; he wrote to them sometimes “with many tears” (2 Corinthians 2:4).

Today, Corinth is a small industrial city. Its historic core has been destroyed by a series of earthquakes over the centuries, and what little re-mained was totally obliterated in a war with Turkey in the 1820s. There’s a core city with glamorous shops to catch the tourists, but it is mainly a cargo port, with piles of marble, tiles, and minerals everywhere, a huge oil refinery nearby, a busy canal, a modern fast rail line to Athens, and a meeting point of major highways. Today, the remains of the Temple of Apollo and the marketplace are more ruined than most such sites. The glory of the city Paul knew well has faded, but the relevance of his words shines through the centuries. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

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News & Events Around the Diocese

DIOCESAN HERITAGE CENTER MASS AND LIGHT LUNCH ON SATURDAYS IN LENT The Diocesan Heritage Center is hosting a Lenten program on the five Saturdays in Lent (Feb. 17 and 24, March 3, 10 and 17). Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Joseph Chapel at the Bishop Connare Center. A light soup lunch will follow, and attendees will be invited to the new Heritage Center exhibit, “Journeying with Jesus: The Passion.”

GCC AUCTION GALA FEB. 23 Greensburg Central Catholic’s annual auction is Feb. 23 at 6 p.m. at Stratigos Banquet Center, North Huntingdon. The 2018 Distinguished Centurions will be honored: Bibiana Boerio '71 (Achievement); Kevin Kacvinsky '05 (Service); Will Merchant '03 (Young Alum); and Joanna (Pietropaoli) Stillwagon '65 (Community). Tickets, sponsorships and ads can be purchased through Feb. 16 at www.gcchs.org or by calling the GCC Advancement Office at 724-834-0310.

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — Job experienced months of misery and troubled

nights (Job 7:1-4, 6-7).

Psalm — Praise the Lord, who heals the brokenhearted (Psalm

147).

Second Reading — I have become all things to all, to save at

least some (1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23). Gospel — Jesus cured many who were sick with various diseas-es (Mark 1:29-39). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, Interna-tional Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

Calendar of Events Around the Diocese

FEBRUARY 6: PAINTING WITH A PURPOSE TO BENEFIT CATHOLIC CHARITIES from 6-8 p.m. at Painting with a Twist, Greensburg. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The event is for people over the age of 18. Cost is $35. Register at www.paintingwithatwist.com/studio/Greensburg/event/1293155.

FEBRUARY 8: STEUBENVILLE NIGHT OF WORSHIP IN NEW KENSINGTON hosted by Mount St. Peter Parish, New Kensington, at 7 p.m. with speakers, music, praise, worship, and Eucharistic procession. Contact Elizabeth Haberstroh at 724-335-9877, ext. 206.

FEBRUARY 10: 3RD ANNUAL DAY OF PRAYER AND AWARENESS FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING, from 1-4 p.m. at St. Vincent Grove, Latrobe. The speaker will be Marlene Carson, Ph.D., a survivor of trafficking and founder of The SWITCH National Anti-trafficking Network. Register for the free event at rsvpf@hotmail.com or 724-537-2064.

FEBRUARY 10: SETON HILL AGO WORKSHOP AT ST. PAUL PARISH 10AM-NOON. Keyboardists are invitied to attend. The workshop is free and open to all. Inquiries to Marisa Cazden, Dean of the Guild, 724 838 9480 ext. 28 or email mcazden@dioceseofgreensburg.org .

FEBRUARY 18-21: ONLINE LENTEN REFLECTIONS BY SISTERS OF CHARI-

TY FEDERATION. Talks begin each night at 9 p.m. on Facebook live at www.facebook.com/scharityfed.

FEBRUARY 23-25: DIOCESAN HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH WINTER RETREAT “I am the vine, You are the branches,” will be held Feb. 23-25 at Laurelville Retreat Center, Mount Pleasant. Register with parish youth minister or faith formation leader. More information at

www.dioceseofgreensburg.org.

MARCH 10: SETON HILL UNIVERSITY AND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION DAY OF

REFLECTION, 9:30AM-4:00PM. Presenters are Sister Susan Jenny, SC, and Sister Vivien Linkhauer, SC. The event is open to all. The regis-tration deadline is March 3. For information and to register visit alumni.setonhill.edu/2018DOR or call the alumni office at 724-830-1005.

MARCH 2018: SISTERS OF CHARITY FUNDRAISER . The Sisters of Chari-ty of Seton Hill will sponsor two Lucky March Cash Raffle tickets. Call Sister of Charity Agnes Steedle at 724-836-0406, ext. 6646, to order tickets, which are $10 each, and for payment information. All proceeds benefit the Sisters of Charity. Tickets and money must be returned by Feb. 27.

AN INVITATION FROM ST. VINCENT PARISH Are you free Wednesday afternoons? Come join our group at Saint Vincent Grove from 12:30-3:30 p.m. for bingo, cards and socializing. All ages and faiths are welcome. For more information, call Fr. Daniel O’Keefe at 724-539-8629, ext. 12.

DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND You are invited to join Bishop Malesic on an inspiring and amazing Pilgrimage to the Holy Land, October 1 - 11, 2018. This pilgrimage includes visits to Tiberias, Nazareth, Cana, the Sea of Galilee, Jeru-salem, Bethlehem & more! Space is limited! Please

contact Father Willie Lechnar, Director of Pilgrimages at 724.552.2645 or via email at

wlechnar@dioceseofgreensburg.org.

Get Catholic news today and every day on

Twitter @ Catholic Accent and diocesan news at

www.dioceseofgreensburg.org.

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NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING INSTRUCTION

CM-BBT is a medically based, scientifically researched, highly effective NFP method that safely promotes personal health and wellness of body. CM-BBT invites better marriages, enhances couple communication and encourages mutual respect and re-sponsibility. This NFP Method can be used to avoid, postpone, plan or achieve pregnancy.

The next Natural Family Planning CM-BBT Method INSTRUC-TION is scheduled for SATURDAY MARCH 10, 2018 beginning at 10 am at the Catholic Charities office in Greensburg. Partici-pants are required to attend only ONE session. The instruction, continued support and follow-up are provided by a medically certified CM-BBT Professional. Please call at least one week prior to instruction date to PRE- register.

Contact Mary Ann Newhouse at Catholic Charities at 724-837-1840, X1658 for additional information or to register for this or an upcoming class. For more information about Natural Family Plan-ning and the CM-BBT Method visit: www.ccharitiesgreensburg.org and link into Natural Family Planning under “Services”.

LENTEN FISH FRY AT ST. BRUNO Saint Bruno Parish, South Greensburg will host its annual Lenten Fish Fry every Friday during Lent from 4 p.m.-7 p.m., and Good Friday from 2:30 p.m.-7 p.m. in the Parish Center. Dinners which include Baked Orange Roughy $9.50, Deep Fried Fish, Fried Shrimp, Crab Cakes, and a Weekly Baked Special, are all $8.00. Also available are Fish Sandwiches $5.50, Children’s Meal $4.50, Cup of Soup $3.50, Pizza $1.50, and many other sides. We also will have many homemade desserts. Take out is availa-ble. No phone orders can be taken. For more information, please call 724-836-0690.

ST. EDWARD NIGHT AT THE RACES St. Edward Parish, 120 St. Edward Lane, Herminie will sponsor a “Night at the Races” on Saturday, February 10th at 7:30pm in the church hall. Doors open at 7:00pm. Horses are $25 each and entitles the owner to 2 free admission tickets. Horses must be purchased in advance. The winner of each winning horse will receive $40. The evening includes free food, free beer, beverag-es, BYOB, Basket Raffle, and much more! (Must be 21 to attend). Admission at the door will be $15 per person (without purchasing a horse). Information by calling Dawna Kavel at 724-446-1802.

CASH BASH/NITE AT THE RACES ST. BARTHOLOMEW Marian Hall, Crabtree, Saturday February 10th from 6-10 P.M. Doors open at 5:15, buffet 5:30. $25.00 includes buffet & refresh-ments. Horse races to be run between cash drawings. To buy a horse for $10.00 call 724-834-9328 or warquillo@comcast.net. For tickets or information call the rectory at 724-834-0709 or Kathy Noel 724-537-9498. Benefits Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Festival & Fireworks.