January 8, 2017 — The Epiphany of the Lord
Collection Report St. Peter Church 12/18/16
The Epiphany of The Lord Saturday Vigil, January 7, 2017 4:00 p.m. P Lucille Kormos (Daughters Eva & Gina) Sunday, January 8, 2017 8:00 a.m. P Pro Populo 9:30 a.m. C Eleanor Gibson (Chip & Eva Giannetti) 11:00 a.m. P Josephine Bogorae (Beth, Lana, Junior, Alana) Monday January 9, 2017 7:30 a.m. P Roman & Jennie Davis (Richard & Norma Quarzo) Tuesday January 10, 2017 7:30 a.m. P Rae & Sam Francis (Daughter) Wednesday January 11, 2017 8:00 a.m. C John Ross (Brother) (Ross family) Thursday January 12, 2017 7:30 a.m. P Josephine Bogorae (Rita Verry) Friday January 13, 2017 7:30 a.m. P Gerald Tylka Sr. (Wife Kathy & family) Saturday, January 14, 2017 8:00 a.m. C Dolores Kish (Walter J. Kopec)
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Saturday Vigil, January 14, 2017 4:00 p.m. P Mr. & Mrs. Sewell Cox (Don & Louise Cox) Sunday, January 15, 2017 8:00 a.m. P Pro Populo 9:30 a.m. C Mary Kurnava (Norman & Valeri Peretti) 11:00 a.m. P Gerald P. Boggess Successful surgery (Family)
“‘ ...believe.’” — John 20:27
ADULT ENVELOPES (199) ......................... . .. $3420.00 STUDENT ENVELOPES (17) .............................. $18.00 MONTHLY (15)…………………………… .......... $158.00 LOOSE…………………………………….. .......... $294.00 CANDLES……………………………… ................. $91.50 ACCENT .............................................................. $25.00 CHRISTMAS FLOWERS ................................... $152.00
St. Cecilia Church 12/18/16
ADULT ENVELOPES (58) ............................... $1048.00 STUDENT ENVELOPES (1) .................................. $2.00 LOOSE ................................................................. $37.00 CANDLES ............................................................ $40.00 CHRISTMAS FLOWERS ..................................... $85.00 ACCENT .............................................................. $14.00 IMMACULATE CONCEPTION ............................ $25.00
St. Peter Church 12/25/16 ADULT ENVELOPES (188) ......................... . .. $3559.00 STUDENT ENVELOPES (17) .............................. $25.00 MONTHLY (14)…………………………… .......... $450.00 LOOSE…………………………………….. ........ $1425.00 CANDLES……………………………… ................. $60.50 ACCENT .............................................................. $30.00 CHRISTMAS ADULT ENVELOPES (223) ....... $7019.00 CHRISTMAS STUDENT ENVELOPES (14)........ $33.00 CHILDREN & FAMILY APPEAL ...................... $1093.00
St. Cecilia Church 12/25/16
ADULT ENVELOPES (119) ............................. $1883.00 STUDENT ENVELOPES (16) .............................. $17.00 LOOSE ............................................................... $327.00 CANDLES ............................................................ $47.00 ACCENT .............................................................. $10.00 CHRISTMAS FLOWERS ................................... $113.00 SVDP ................................................................. $116.00 CHRISTMAS ADULT ENVELOPES (86) ......... $1965.00 CHRISTMAS STUDENT ENVELOPES (2)............ $5.00 CHILDREN & FAMILY APPEAL ........................ $243.00
St. Peter Church 1/1/17 ADULT ENVELOPES (199) ......................... . ... $415100 STUDENT ENVELOPES (3) ................................ $22.00 MONTHLY (26)…………………………… .......... $331.00 LOOSE…………………………………….. .......... $286.00 CANDLES……………………………… ............... $144.50 ACCENT .............................................................. $15.00 CHRISTMAS ..................................................... $896.00 SOLEMNITY OF MARY ................................... $1457.00 INITIAL OFFERING ........................................... $506.00 SVDP ..................................................................... $5.00
St. Cecilia Church 1/1/17
ADULT ENVELOPES (56) ................................. $822.00 STUDENT ENVELOPES (5) .................................. $5.00 LOOSE ............................................................... $137.00 CANDLES ............................................................ $37.00 UTILITY ................................................................ $54.00 ACCENT .............................................................. $22.00 SVDP ................................................................... $25.00 CHILDREN & FAMILY APPEAL .......................... $20.00 SOLEMNITY OF MARY ..................................... $653.00
The celebration of the Solemnity of The Epiphany of The Lord is so extraordinarily important in terms of the light that it sheds on God's plan to save all people, not just the Jewish people. For those who aren't familiar with it, the word "epiphany" is derived from a Greek word meaning “appearance or manifestation." It also means "revelation." In the celebration of the feast of Epiphany, it refers to the revelation of God's plan for the salvation of mankind. This is one of the extraordinary events that we commemorate in our celebration of the Advent and the Christmas seasons. By the way, the Christmas Season officially ends on Monday, Jan. 9, with the celebration of the Baptism of the Lord. Of course we have just celebrated an entire series of earth-shattering “revelations” in these seasons. The Angel Gabriel revealing to Zechariah that he and Elizabeth, advanced in age and thought to be barren, would have a child John who would be the precursor of the Lord. Gabriel’s annunciation to Mary that she would be the Mother of God, of Jesus, who would bring salvation to mankind. Now the Magi, pagan astronomers, who would come and bow down in homage to the newborn king. Monday in the Baptism of Jesus, the Spirit of God manifesting itself as a dove descending upon him, as his cousin John baptized Jesus in the river Jordan. All of these events, beyond our imagining in terms of their impact on human history, do not astonish us as they would if occurring directly in our lives. In other words, our yearly celebrations cause us to lose the intensity of our appreciation for God’s revelation of his plan for our salvation. This is why we must recognize in our youngest family members the wonder they express during the season of celebrating the incarnation of Christ. Even as the gifts begin to take precedence for the children, they maintain the wonder of the season. We should strive to be like what Jesus said in Mark’s Gospel about the children: “Amen, I say to you, whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it.” I would like to share one of the stories which I use each year to help illustrate the significance of Epiphany. Maybe some have seen the DVD called "The Star of Bethlehem." We actually showed it last year in one of our Faith and Family Movie events. There is an individual—he's not an astronomer; he's an attorney by trade, but he studied the Bible extensively and got so caught up in this question about the star of Bethlehem: whether it really existed or not, that he began to study astronomy. When he achieved a depth of understanding about the stars, planets and constellations, he developed a reasonable explanation of what the wise men saw. He believes there was an actual star (a planet aligned with a star) that they followed. I'd just like to share a couple of the comments about the DVD he produced from those considered experts on astronomy. From the former chief of planetary astronomy for NASA and a technical editor of Sky and Telescope Magazine, the comments were, “The DVD was well-researched and reasonable.” From the magazine Christianity Today, it says, "An interesting look at the star." From the distinguished professor of Old Testament studies at the Dallas Theological Seminary: "It models the scientific method at its best," and from the former publisher and editor of Scientific American Magazine and the President of the American Association of Advanced Scientists, he said, "It's wide-ranging and insightful scholarship." What the author found was that by utilizing software that is readily available today, he could reconstruct the movement of the stars for every date in history back to the year 6000 B.C. He was able to pinpoint where the referenced stars and planets were located in the various constellations. He discovered what astronomers have known forever, that there are mathematical formulas, patterns in the movement of the stars and the planets. He could actually input dates and the software would display the arrangement of the stars and planets at the time. He chose from dates 2,000 years ago, roughly in the period when Christ was believed to have been born. He found that, indeed, the alignment of a certain star and one of the planets produced an extravagantly bright light, and that that particular celestial image appeared to travel from the east to the west. The astronomers, the three Wise Men, determined that the constellation’s alignment meant that the Lion of Judah would be born, the King of the Jews. They followed that star, arriving in Jerusalem where they met with Herod. They went before the Child and did him homage and followed the star by another route to their home. The author continues his explanation and lays out, in a very scientific way, other events, such as when the Lord died. He describes alignments of the stars at times such as during the Passover celebration, how the constellations were revealing God’s plan. His point is that the Father had a plan from the beginning and that plan included the celestial bodies. Not only was that plan revealed in the scriptures but it was actually written in the stars. As the author reminds us from Psalm 19: “The heavens proclaim the glory of God.” We as faithful disciples of Christ celebrate the Father’s plan by acknowledging the wonder of his gift of his very Son who revealed the plan for our salvation. If you would like to enter more fully into these great revelations and joyfully encounter the gift of God, such movies as the “The Star of Bethlehem” and “The Fourth Wise Man” are inspirational presentations of the truths of our faith. The videos are easily found and available to all for viewing.
Allison Sallade Ann Baker Ann Bill Barbara Batovsky Barbara McNeeley Beverly Berish Bill Snodgrass Bob Clark Bob Magdic Bonnie Tarte Brandon Tomecsko Bryan Tomecsko Carl Butler Charlotte Katko Christine Rose Christopher Liebietreu Chuck Smith Cody Tylka Darla Stump David Ballant David Black Donald Maglietta Donna Fletcher Eleanor Dando Emma Null Fred Gnus George Babko Gerald Boggess
Harold Seto Sr. Helen Mendish Jackson Hodge James Illar Jeff Melhorn Jerry Zalek Jill Wible Joel Shumar John Hlatky John L. Hankins, Jr. John E. Jenkins John Zulkowsky Johnny Little Joseph Jagoda Joseph Nehela Joyce Smith Kathleen Miller Laura Garee Lenny Zielinski Liliana Orris Lisa Chancey Luella Scholl M. V. Margie Linzmeier Maria Coate
MaryAnn Marshall Maryann Olenik Melvin Wence Michael Climes Sr. Nancy Heinbaugh Patricia Knight Patricia Urick Sawyer Patty Sluk Paul Cech, Sr. Rhonda Liggett Robert Franks Robert Stringert Robert Sunny Ronald Sabo Jr. Rose Marie Cross Ryan Barry Sammy Basile III Scott Casterwiller Serena Snodgrass Shirley Mae Mislo Susan Nesti Sylvia Walinski Teresa Black Terry Thomas Tisa Lach V. V. Veronica Stringert Virginia Conaway
Bereavement Session Begins Jan. 18 The next six-week session of the Partner Parishes Bereavement Group will begin Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, at 6:00 p.m. at the church office. If you would like to par cipate in the group, or if you have ques ons, please call the church office, 724-785-7781.
EWTN Newsle er Available We are making the winter issue of the EWTN programming schedule (January through March) available for pickup in the back of both The Historic Church of St. Peter and St. Cecilia. This issue also has been sent to our homebound parishioners. EWTN provides wonderful Catholic devo ons and inspira onal programs each day. For your viewing pleasure, here are the local cable and satellite EWTN channels:
Armstrong: Channel 43 Atlan c Broadband: Channel 21 DIRECTV: Channel 370 DISH Network: Channel 261
Welcome Our New Parishioners Our Partner Parishes are pleased to welcome several new families who joined our faith community during 2016. As we ring in the New Year, we look forward to many more in 2017. Please offer a friendly smile as you greet them !
What a Glorious Christmas Weekend at Our Pa ner Parishes! Nearly 300 attended Masses at St. Cecilia Church, below, over the Christmas weekend. The church was beautifully decorated for the coming of our Savior Jesus Christ. Glory to God in the highest!
Above, The Historic Church of St. Peter was filled to overflowing when almost 950 worshippers gathered at Christmas weekend Masses to celebrate Jesus’ birth. A nd peace to his people on earth.
The Nativity scene at St. Cecilia Church, above, was a magnificent reminder of the reason for the season. At right, the altar at St. Cecilia Church was resplendent with Christmas flowers. At left, Fr. Tim blesses the Nativity scene at The Historic Church of St. Peter, assisted by altar server Sarah Sawka, before Brooke Walters places the baby Jesus in the manger. Fr. Tim delivers a special homily, at right, to the children gathered at the altar at the 4:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Mass.
Santa made a surprise appearance at The Historic Church of St. Peter during Fr. Tim’s homily on Christmas Eve.
Eight musicians, led by our Partner Parishes Music Director Annette Buffer (center, holding saxophone), made beautiful music on Christmas Eve at The Historic Church of St. Peter. Front row, l. to r.: Samantha Dainty, Delaney Harvey, Annette Buffer, Stush Stetar, Dr. Frank Stetar; back row, l. to r.: Talia Dellarose, Megan Sawka. Organist was Cindy Bernot.
Help Needed Today to Take Down Decorations
Ministry Schedule January 14/15
4:00 p.m. St. Peter Patty Galway Mark Galway Patty Craig Jolena Quarzo Brionna Staggers Roxann Zidek Cantor: Volunteer
EM: Server: Lector:
Help is needed today, Sunday, Jan. 8, 8:00 a.m. St. Peter EM: Mark Moncheck Margaret Peters Kathy Miller to take down the Server: Andrew Frazee Volunteer Lector: Rose Ziglear Cantor: Samantha Ziglear Christmas decora9:30 a.m. St. Cecilia tions in our Partner EM: Nancy Sebeck Carl DellaPenna Jr. Carl DellaPenna Server: Anthony DellaPenna Caleb DellaPenna Parish churches. Lector: Vincent DellaPenna We welcome all pa11:00 a.m. St. Peter EM: Bert Smith Larry Franks III Diane Sheridan rishioners who are Server: Luke & Anna Clister Chuck Bogorae Cantor: Delaney Harvey available who would Lector: like to assist in this effort. Attention all Eucharistic The decorations will be reMinisters, Altar Servers, moved at The Historic Church of Lectors and Cantors St. Peter today after the 11:00 a.m. Mass and at St. Cecilia Church If you are not able to keep your scheduled ministry date, it is your responsiafter the 9:30 a.m. Mass. bility to find a substitute to fill in for Thank you for your help! you. Thank you!
Brownsville Catholic Padres Upcoming Local Game Schedule Date
Time
Opponent
Location of Gym
1/14/17
11:30 a.m. — JV
St. Sebastian Regional School
1/15/17
12:30 p.m. — JV 1:30 p.m. — Varsity
CDT Blue Mother of Sorrows 7 — White
Brownsville Elementary School Home Gym Brownsville Elementary School Home Gym
1/21/17
11:30 a.m. — JV 12:30 p.m. — Varsity
Aquinas Academy Queen of Angels
Brownsville Elementary School Home Gym
1/28/17
11:30 a.m. — Varsity 12:30 p.m. — JV 1:30 p.m. — Varsity
Mother of Sorrows School Mother of Sorrows 8 — Blue St. John the Evangelist
Brownsville Elementary School Home Gym
2/12/17
2:00 p.m. — Varsity
Geibel Catholic
2/18/17
10:00 a.m. — JV 11:00 a.m. — Varsity
St. John the Evangelist
Geibel Catholic (611 Crawford Ave., Connellsville) St. John the Evangelist (52 Jefferson St., Uniontown)
The Historic Church of St. Peter
Sanctuary Lamp In Memory of
Samuel Francis Bread & Wine
St. Cecilia Church
Sanctuary Lamp and Bread & Wine
In Memory of
In Memory of Anniversary of Death
Regina Francis
Eugene W. Beck
by Daughters
by Wife & family
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Day of Prayer for Unborn
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St. Cecilia Council Meeting 6pm
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Bible Study 6pm CrossKeys
31 St. John Bosco Choir Practice Office 6p
Bible Study 6pm CrossKeys
St. Francis deSales
Choir Practice Office 6p
Bible Study 6pm CrossKeys
17 St. Anthony Choir Practice Office 6p
Bible Study 6pm CrossKeys
10 Choir Practice Office 6p
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
26 Sts. Timothy & Titus
CD of A Meeting 5:45p Northside Fire Hall
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Meals on the Blvd 4:45p Depart St. Peter
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St. John Newman
Thu
FEB. 1ST SCW Meeting 6pm CrossKeys
Bereavement Group Meals on the Blvd 6p Office 4:45p Depart St. Peter
25Conversion of St. Paul
Bereavement Group 6p Office
SVDP Food Bank 215 Church St.
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11
KofC Meeting 7pm (Uniontown)
4
Wed
March for Life
27
Inauguration Day
20
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First Friday Exposition & Benediction 8am-9am
Fri
Padres BBall game Bville Elem Gym 11:30 V & 12:30 JV & 1:30 V
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Padres BBall game Bville Elem Gym 11:30JV & 12:30 V
St. Agnes
Pro Life Trip 7:15a Depart St.Peter
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Padres BBall game Bville Elem Gym 11:30a JV only
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Pro Life Trip 7:15a Depart St.Peter
7Orthodox Christmas
Sat
Church Office: 118 Church Street Brownsville, Pa 15417
Phone: 724-785-7781 Fax: 724-785-0844 ssealy@dioceseofgreensburg.org
Partner Parishes of St. Peter/St. Cecilia
4th Sunday OT FF Class
29
3rd Sunday OT FF Class
22
Padres BBall game Bville Elem Gym 12:30 JV & 1:30 V
Martin Luther King Day
16
15
2nd Sunday OT
End of Christmas Season
Baptism of the
FF Class
Lord
9The
The Epiphany of the Lord
8
Bible Study 6pm CrossKeys
The Most Holy Name of Jesus
3
Sts. Basil & Gregory Nazianzen
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New Year’s Solemnity of the Holy Mother of God
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January 2017
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Mailing Address: Partner Parishes of St. Peter & St. Cecilia 118 Church Street Brownsville, PA 15417 Phone: 724-785-7781 Fax: 724-785-0844
Pastor: Rev. Micah E. Kozoil; Sr. Priest Active: Rev. James Petrovsky Office Manager: Mrs. Virginia Galway: Music Ministry: St. Peter: Daniel Kovacic; St. Cecilia: Eric Blanda Religious Education Coordinator: Mrs. Anita LaMendola: Youth Ministry: Patty Columbia Mass Schedule: Saturday Vigil 4:00 P.M. (EST); 5:00 P.M. (DST) (St. Peter) Sunday Morning 8:00 A.M. (St. Peter); 9:30 A.M. (St. Cecilia); 11:30 A.M. (St. Peter) Reconciliation: Noon to 12:30 p.m. St. Peter: 1st & 3rd Saturday St. Cecilia: 2nd & 4th Saturday Sacrament of Baptism Contact the parish as soon as you know that you are expecting a child. Sacrament of Matrimony Those entering into Marriage must contact the pastor at least one full year in advance of the wedding Sponsor Certificates You must be registered and active in the parish at least 4 months to receive a certificate. Please don’t come at the last minute! Sexual Child Abuse If you have a concern about sexual abuse of a child or young person by anyone in a parish or diocesan position — clergy, volunteer or paid staff — please contact Bishop Brandt’s delegate for matters of sexual misconduct. He may be reached at 724-837-0901 Ext. 221