THE PARTNER PARISHES OF Saint Mary, Our Lady of Guadalupe & Saint Mary, Mother of God Parishes of the Diocese of Greensburg Pennsylvania Charitable Trusts SAINT MARY, OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE KITTANNING 101 W High Street Kittanning, PA 16201 724-548-7649 www.stmarykittanning.org OFFICE HOURS Monday - Thursday 9 am - 12 Noon & 1 pm - 3:30 pm Friday 9 am - 12 Noon WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE Saturday…….4:00 pm Sunday……..9:00 am Weekday Mass Schedule Monday & Friday…….8:00 am Wednesday……..7:00 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation Wednesdays…6:00 to 6:45 pm or by Appointment St. Joseph & St. Mary Cemeteries Contact the parish office. KITTANNING STAFF Erika Dragunova Administrative Assistant [email protected]Sandy Ashley Director of Liturgy & Music [email protected]Joseph Kacprowski Facilities Manager [email protected]James Gaggini Coordinator of Faith Formation [email protected]Marilyn Brochetti Business Manager Sandy Carlson, Office Assistant Larry Bandura, Maintenance SAINT MARY, MOTHER OF GOD YATESBORO P.O. Box 327, 109 2nd Street Yatesboro, PA 16263 724-783-7191 www.saintmaryyatesboro.org OFFICE HOURS Monday - Thursday 9 am - 12 Noon & 1 pm - 3:30 pm WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE Saturday…….6:00 pm Sunday……..11:00 am Weekday Mass Schedule Tuesday & Thursday…8:30 am Sacrament of Reconciliation Thursdays...9:30 to 10:30 am or by Appointment Sacred Heart & St. Mary Cemeteries Contact the parish office. YATESBORO STAFF Betty Rose Walker Office Manager [email protected]Bonnie Frailey Coordinator of Faith Formation [email protected]Barbara Boltz Financial Secretary [email protected]Peggy Skamai Organist [email protected]Bob Skamai, Choir Director Sandy Caresani, Sacristan Tom Caresani, Maintenance The Reverend Ronald Maquiñana PASTOR [email protected]The Reverend Alan W. Grote Regional Chaplain for Northern Armstrong County [email protected]SACRAMENTS OF Baptism, Marriage, Anointing of the Sick Please contact the parish office for more information. Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ August 23, 2020
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THE PARTNER PARISHES OF
Saint Mary, Our Lady of Guadalupe &
Saint Mary, Mother of God
Parishes of the Diocese of Greensburg Pennsylvania Charitable Trusts
SAINT MARY,
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE
KITTANNING
101 W High Street Kittanning, PA 16201
724-548-7649
www.stmarykittanning.org
OFFICE HOURS Monday - Thursday
9 am - 12 Noon & 1 pm - 3:30 pm Friday 9 am - 12 Noon
WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday…….4:00 pm Sunday……..9:00 am
Weekday Mass Schedule
Monday & Friday…….8:00 am Wednesday……..7:00 pm
Sacrament of Reconciliation Wednesdays…6:00 to 6:45 pm
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Congratulations to our first communion class from St. Mary, Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish. Eleven made their first communion last Saturday plus one last Wednesday. They were Asher Bowser, Brennan Chapman, Carsten Colberg, William Cravenor, Liliana McGaughey, Grace Meighan, Sydney Miklos, Janae Monroe, Leo Shotts, Raife Swartz, Marie Webb and Chase Vukovich.
During their first communion, I encouraged them to have a personal friendship with Jesus so they will know Jesus deeper and they will grow in faith as they go along with their journey. I also asked the parents to continue to be their inspiration in living out the faith because if they do not see them practicing the faith, neither will they be encouraged to practice their faith. For instance, if parents do not come to the Church for Sunday or holy day, they will not come also. However, if parents go regularly to the Church and pray, they will learn to value the faith and the importance of coming to the Church. Their knowledge of Jesus and understanding of the faith will not just be confined to the reception of the sacraments but also in prayer and the Scriptures.
St. Jerome once said that ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ and that is true. In this Sunday’s gospel, Jesus asked His disciples how people perceived Him? He was in the region of Caesaria Philippi where people had several encounters with Him already but to His surprise people have different perception about Him. Some said He was John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.
How did they arrive into different answers? It was because their encounter of Jesus was limited. They based their knowledge only on what they saw and heard. Unlike the disciples when Jesus asked them, Peter gave him a profound answer and have known his identity deeper as Christ, the Son of the living God to which Jesus acknowledged it and said, “Blessed are you Simon, son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. How did Peter come up with it? It is because of his personal encounter and journey with Jesus. Peter followed and journeyed with Him and that is where he came to know Jesus that He was not just a teacher but also the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Because of that profession, Jesus built His Church upon his rock and in a symbolic way handed down to him the keys of the kingdom of heaven and gave the authority to govern. What a great privilege Peter had received!
In our faith journey, we can also receive blessing even a surprise more than what we deserve if we know Jesus Christ intimately, profess it and live it out faithfully. By doing so, we give witness to the world of who we are and who knows, we inspire others to know and get closer to Jesus.
Father Ron
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LITURGICAL SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS Saturday, August 22 Vigil
4:00 p.m. Kittanning Mary Louise Andryka by Kevin Andryka Family
6:00 p.m. Yatesboro Alice Fusaro by Tina & Jerry Samosky
Sunday, August 23 Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
9:00 a.m. Kittanning For All Living & Deceased Parishioners
11:00 a.m. Yatesboro Melvin Ondich by Denny & Donna Marken
Monday, August 24 Saint Bartholomew, Apostle
8:00 a.m. Kittanning Viola Coleman by Rick & Melissa Hand
Tuesday, August 25 Saint Louis; Saint Joseph Calasanz, Priest
8:30 a.m. Yatesboro Linda LaPorte by Dave & Mary Ellen Wilkinson
Wednesday, August 26 Weekday
6:00 to 6:45 pm Kittanning Sacrament of Reconciliation
7:00 p.m. Kittanning Living & Deceased Members of the Henry, Lavick, Levkus, and Prunty Families by Gary & Gerianne Prunty
Thursday, August 27 Saint Monica
8:30 a.m. Yatesboro John Bugay by Brad & Diana Tatsak & Family
9:30 to 10:30 am Yatesboro Sacrament of Reconciliation
Friday, August 28 Saint Augustine, Bishop & Doctor of the
Church
8:00 a.m. Kittanning George & Mary Andra by John & Karen Rosenberger
Saturday, August 29
4:00 p.m. Kittanning Larry Crawford (Birthday Remembrance) by Kim & Family
6:00 p.m. Yatesboro For All Living & Deceased Parishioners
Sunday, August 30 Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
9:00 a.m. Kittanning Catherine & Richard Jordan by Raymond Vance & Family
11:00 a.m. Yatesboro Nicholas Elko by Family
Helpful Phone Numbers
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Greensburg 724-548-1009 Divine Redeemer Regional Catholic School 724-763-3761 St. Mary Parish Hall Rental, Kittanning 724-548-7649 St. Mary/St. Gabriel Hall Rental, Yatesboro 724-783-7191 St. Vincent de Paul Helpline, Kittanning 724-543-2134 Prayer Chain, Yatesboro 724-783-6717 or 724-354-4545 Good Samaritan Ministry, Yatesboro 724-783-7936
To stand in the presence of God is to stand
in the presence of incomprehensible
mystery. We are people of proofs and facts.
With good reason, we are becoming more
doubtful of what presents itself to us, as
technology makes it easy to fabricate false
images and distort what is actually true.
What we think is real actually may not be.
We become skeptical. Does this skepticism
affect our relationship with God? To have
faith in God means that we must be willing to
trust in the absence of full knowledge. To
know the mind of God means we would
know God himself, and that is impossible. To
acknowledge Jesus as the Christ means we
acknowledge that the reality and presence of
an incarnate God has a fundamental claim
on who we are. When we name this truth,
we participate in a depth of knowledge that
stretches us far beyond the scope of
our minds. It brings us to silence, which is
the only way to touch our soul.
The Sanctuary Candle in Kittanning is burning this week in memory of Jim & Ruthe Swoger Anniversary by Kryss & Ralph Craig.
The Tabernacle Candle in Yatesboro is burning this week in memory of Alice Fusaro by Bo & Janet Yanik.
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St. Mary, Our Lady of Guadalupe & St. Mary, Mother of God Partner Parish News
Important Catechist Meeting For All Faith Formation Catechists, Substitute Cate-
chists and anyone considering becoming a Catechist
at St. Mary, Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Kittanning
Tuesday, August 25, at 6:00 p.m.
St. Mary Parish Hall, Kittanning
Make sure to join us for a review of the upcoming year
of Faith Formation for Grades K-8 in our parish.
Our Sincere Congratulations to the children of St. Mary, Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish,
who received the Holy Eucharist for the first time on Saturday, August 15.
Asher Bowser
Brennan Chapman
Carsten Colberg
William Cravenor III
Liliana McGaughey
Sydney Miklos
Janae Monroe
Leo Shotts
Raife Swartz
Marie Webb
Chase Vukovich
Our Sincere Congratulations to
Lucas Joseph Skamai Son of Joseph & Laura (Lightner) Skamai
The Catholic University of America is unique among the Catholic institutions of higher education as the national university for the Catholic Church in the United States. Its mission is to prepare future leaders for the Church and the nation who are formed in the Catholic tradition that faith and the intellectual life enhance each other. This year fifty percent of this collection will be used to aid the Catholic schools here in our own Diocese where parents of students in our 12 schools sacrifice to send their children to a Catholic school because they recognize how important academics and Catholic values are to their child’s lifelong success. Our Catholic schools are centered in Christ's teachings and Catholic doctrine. We recognize that each student is created with unique talents and intellect. Please give generously!
From Divine Redeemer School…
Anyone interested in helping as a classroom support aide in our primary grades, please contact our office at 724-763-3761. Thank you!
IMPORTANT Meeting
for All Parish Hall Volunteers
All volunteers who prepare, handle, or serve food at St. Mary Parish Hall, Kittanning are required to attend a training session in the practices of providing and handling food safely.
We have scheduled two options for the “ServSafe” training sessions.
Wednesday, August 26 at 5:30 p.m. or Monday, August 31, at 6:00 p.m. at St. Mary Parish Hall, Kittanning
You may choose to attend which ever date works best for you. Please keep in mind that because of social distancing guidelines, there will be a limit of 25 participants per session. Additional sessions will be added if needed.
This is a requirement of the diocese so we can move forward with planning future parish food events and fundraisers such as Holy Berry Fair, Apple Dumpling Festival, Wedding receptions, etc.
I encourage all personnel from young adults to our senior veterans to make time to attend. If you have any questions, please call Joseph Kacprowski at 724-548-7649.
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St. Mary, Our Lady of Guadalupe & St. Mary, Mother of God Partner Parish News
“The Accent On-Air” premieres August 23 on WTAE-TV
“The Accent On-Air” features a new half-hour special on Sunday, August 23, at 11:30 a.m. on WTAE-TV. See a sit-down interview with Bishop Malesic before he leaves to become Bishop of Cleveland, and hear what the bishop’s 102-year-old father has to say about the change. Learn more about a major donation that has boosted Catholic school enrollment by nearly 10%. Meet the winners of Energy Smart 2020: local students who submitted creative expressions of caring for God’s creations. And hear about a new friary in the town of Indiana where Capuchin Franciscan priests are providing new leadership for local parishes. Unable to see the show August 23? It will be broadcast again on Sunday, August 30 at 11:30 a.m. on WTAE. “The Accent On-Air” is always on TheAccentOnline.org.
Are you or someone you know thinking about becoming Catholic?
RCIA, the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, is the process by which we prepare adults
and youth for entry into the Catholic Church. If you or someone you know has expressed a
desire to become Catholic or if you are a baptized Catholic and have not completed the
sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist, we would be glad to talk with you.
For more information, please contact Father Ron Maquiñana
at the parish office in Kittanning at 724-548-7649 or in Yatesboro at 724-783-7191
have never been baptized, who wish to become Catholic.
have been baptized in a protestant church, who wish to become Catholic and receive the
Sacraments of Confirmation and Holy Eucharist.
who have been baptized Catholic, but never made the sacraments of Confirmation and/or
Holy Communion and are ready to practice their faith.
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 [email protected].
