Partner Parishes of Historic Church of St. Peter & St. Cecilia
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time January 29, 2017 You humble of the land, seek justice and humility, and the Lord will be your protection. — (Zephaniah 2:3; 3:12-13) Parish Staff Pastor: Email: Parochial Vicar: Email: Business Manager: Email: Music Ministry: Religious Education: Youth Ministry: RCIA: Custodial Services:
Rev. Timothy Kruthaupt tkruthaupt@dioceseofgreensburg.org
Rev. Alvin Cabungcal
acabungcal@dioceseofgreensburg.org
Mrs. Shannon Sealy
ssealy@dioceseofgreensburg.org
Ms. Annette Buffer Mrs. Patty Craig Mr. Michael Bogden Dr. Melvin Sally Mrs. Tina Konter
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); 11:00 a.m. (St. Peter) Reconciliation: St. Peter: 3:00-3:45 p.m. every Saturday St. Cecilia: 8:30-10:00 a.m. every Saturday Sacrament of Baptism: Contact the parish as soon as you know that you are expecting a child. Baptismal prep is required. 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!
Historic Church of St. Peter 300 Shaffner Avenue Brownsville, Pennsylvania
Sexual Child Abuse If you have any suspicion about the sexual abuse (or any other type of abuse) of a minor child by anyone, please contact PA Childline immediately at 1-800 -932-0313. If the alleged abuser is functioning in a parish, school or diocesan position as clergy, religious, paid staff or volunteer, you are also requested to contact the Bishop’s Delegate for Matters of Sexual Misconduct after you have called the Childline number and made the report. The Bishop’s Delegate may be reached at 724-837-0901, Ext. 1221.
Mailing Address: Partner Parishes of St. Peter & St. Cecilia 118 Church Street Brownsville, PA 15417 Phone: 724-785-7781/Fax: 724-785-0844 Websites: www.stpeterstcecilia.org and www.historicchurchofstpeter.org
Office Hours: Monday through Friday: 9:00 a.m.—4:30 p.m.
Mission Statement United as the parish family, The Historic Church of St. Peter and St. Cecilia Catholic Church of the Diocese of Greensburg come together under the guidance of the Holy Spirit to promote the mission of Jesus Christ and to live out our faith as Christians. Centered in the Eucharist, we are a welcoming community that exists to love, serve, and grow in our relationship with our Lord through prayer, worship and ministry. We strive to strengthen and inspire our parish family by understanding and passing on our faith.
St. Cecilia Church 1571 Grindstone Road Grindstone, Pennsylvania
Ministry Schedule February 4/5
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
EM: Server: Lector:
4:00 p.m. St. Peter C-Patty Galway C-Mark Galway H-Gloria Wheeler Jolena Quarzo Brionna Staggers Roxann Zidek Cantor: Volunteer
EM: Server: Lector:
C-Joanie Pagac C-Kathy Miller H-Kim Gaydos Carmella & Gina DiFlippo Joe Gaydos Cantor: Rita Koffler
EM: Server: Lector:
Carl DellaPenna Jr. Carl DellaPenna Nancy Sebeck Caleb DellaPenna Anthony DellaPenna Clara Medlock
EM: Server: Lector:
C-Gary Ritz C-Nancy Ritz H-Larry Franks III Luke & Anna Clister Ron Barry Cantor: Delaney Harvey
8:00 a.m. St. Peter
Saturday Vigil, January 28, 2017 4:00 p.m. P Josephine Bogorae (Larry & Kim Harvey) Sunday, January 29, 2017 8:00 a.m. P Pro Populo 9:30 a.m. C Helen Richards (Katharine Klawitter) 11:00 a.m. P Alex McCune (Tina [Filchock] Worrell) Monday January 30, 2017 7:30 a.m. P Edward T. Sieradzki (Barb & Ted Gera) Tuesday January 31, 2017 7:30 a.m. P Kathryn Marie Durigon (Vera Lou Durigon) Wednesday February 1, 2017 8:00 a.m. C Joseph Locke (Jackie & Brad Mortichesky) Thursday February 2, 2017 7:30 a.m. P John Solak (Daughter Lorraine Kelley & family) Friday February 3, 2017 7:30 a.m. P Month’s Mind John Goryl (Parish family) Saturday, February 4, 2017 8:00 a.m. C 20th Anniversary of Death Lawrence Durigon (Daughter Joyce & grandchildren)
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Saturday Vigil, February 4, 2017 4:00 p.m. P 1st Anniversary of Death Frank Ricco (Wife Marlene Ricco) Sunday, February 5, 2017 8:00 a.m. P Helen Ricco (Son & daughter-in-law Frank & Colleen)
9:30 a.m. C Wedding Anniversary Eleanor Gibson (Millie Shinsky) 11:00 a.m. P Pro Populo
9:30 a.m. St. Cecilia
11:00 a.m. St. Peter
Attention All Eucharistic Ministers, Altar Servers, Lectors and Cantors ♦ Beginning the weekend of Feb. 4-5, we will be assigning the Cups and Host for Eucharistic distribution to Eucharistic Ministers. Please check the Ministry Schedule for your assigned duty. “C” before your name indicates the Cup and “H” indicates the Host. Please see the notice in this bulletin about the Eucharistic Minister meeting where further details will be available. ♦ If you are not able to keep your scheduled ministry date, it is your responsibility to find a substitute to fill in for you.
Thank you!
Collection Report St. Peter Church 1/22/17 ADULT ENVELOPES (243) .......................... .. $4187.26 STUDENT ENVELOPES (24) .............................. $56.50 MONTHLY (13)……………………………........... $196.00 LOOSE…………………………………….. .......... $327.00 CANDLES……………………………… ............... $190.81 INITIAL OFFERING ............................................. $25.00
St. Cecilia Church 1/22/17
ADULT ENVELOPES (100) ............................. $1458.00 STUDENT ENVELOPES (6) .................................. $7.00 LOOSE ................................................................. $62.50 CANDLES ............................................................ $76.00
Mr. Frank Gigliotti, 98, beloved father of Fr. Vincent J. Gigliotti, died Jan. 17, 2017. Many of our parishioners remember Fr. Vince from his 15 years as Pastor of the Partner Parishes of St. Peter and St. Mary here in Brownsville, from 1995 to 2010. Please join us in praying for Mr. Gigliotti, Fr. Vince and their loved ones during this time of loss. If you would like to send your condolences to Fr. Vince, here is his address: Rev. Vincent J. Gigliotti, Pastor St. Anne Parish 1870 Rostraver Rd. Belle Vernon, PA 15012
The passage from Matthew’s Sermon on the Mount was a very powerful reading for this Sunday’s Gospel. Before we explore the Beatitudes proclaimed by Jesus, I'd like to begin by referencing St. Paul's Letter to the Corinthians that challenged them with the following commentary he’d written about them in his letter: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth, but God chose the foolish of the world to shame the wise. And he chose the weak of the world to shame the strong; those who count for nothing to reduce to nothing those who are something that no human being might boast before God. — 1 Cor. 1:26-29 To be described as a foolish and meek people would not normally be considered noble or positive. However, the Lord had revealed to Paul that this earthly journey from our birth to our death is not about recognition. As a result, he proposed to the Corinthians that life is not about gathering things, seeking positions that garner attention or that mark us as someone special. The Lord’s life and ministry reflect what he truly calls us to be. Jesus left us a model that is far beyond our human understanding: his was a model of sacrificial love—powerfully expressed in the Cross. I often comment that the reason we as Catholics leave the Lord's body, his corpus, on the Cross, is to be a continual reminder to us that, as we follow the Lord, we are called to a self-sacrificing love, a literal giving of ourselves away for the other. When we listen to the Lord's Sermon on the Mount from a perspective of sacrificial love, it begins to make sense. Jesus blesses those who are poor in spirit, who mourn, who are meek, who hunger and thirst for righteousness. In effect he asks even those who are gifted with great strength, intellect or material resources to reflect his gentle, loving approach to others. We are called to identify with those who are dispossessed, the poor, the orphan and the widow. We are asked to unite with them on this journey, to be a generous people. Jesus asks us to recognize that it's not what we accumulate during this lifetime that accompanies us when we transition to the new life in Christ, but what we give away during this lifetime. Our love, generosity and service will accompany us when we enter the Lord’s presence. Think about that reality. If we give ourselves away by being a loving person and sharing our material possessions, we will never be separated from our goodness. The giving away of ourselves, such as through our understanding and empathy for others, actually increases what we possess. If we are willing to be present for others at their time of need, to nurture and strengthen them on their journey, the net effect is to increase our likeness to Christ. We share with others from our abundance. Our sacrifices before the Lord will not go unnoticed. He will recognize in us the humble servant who meekly seeks to follow the model that he gave us by caring for our brothers and sisters in whatever circumstance we find them. This is true when we serve members of our immediate family, our faith community, those in the workplace or if we're called to a vocation of service to those in the broader world. The challenge St. Paul presents to the Corinthians and that Jesus proclaims through the Beatitudes is difficult but not impossible. Some say living the Beatitudes is not realistic. I would like to continue using St. Paul as an example of one who not only spoke of the Gospel virtues but truly lived them. He modeled for all humanity what a life based on the Beatitudes would reflect. St. John Chrysostom, a Bishop and great commentator on the scriptures, gave a homily titled, “For love of Christ, Paul bore every burden.” This brief quote from the homily contains the substance of his teaching concerning Paul’s life in Christ: “When danger, injustice and abuse threatened Paul, he said: I am content with weakness, mistreatment and persecution. These he called the weapons of righteousness, thus telling us that he derived immense profit from them. “Thus, amid the traps set for Paul by his enemies, with exultant heart he turned their every attack into a victory for himself; constantly beaten, abused and cursed, he boasted of it as though he were celebrating a triumphal procession and taking trophies home, and offered thanks to God for it all: Thanks be to God who is always victorious in us! This is why he was far more eager for the shameful abuse that his zeal in preaching brought upon him than we are for the most pleasing honours, more eager for death than we are for life, for poverty than we are for wealth; he yearned for toil far more than others yearn for rest after toil. The one thing he feared, indeed dreaded, was to offend God; nothing else could sway him. Therefore, the only thing he really wanted was always to please God.” We are not asked to suffer how St. Paul did as he proclaimed the Gospel. Our vocation is not to be an Evangelist, but we do strive to respond to Jesus’ call to live out Gospel values, including the Beatitudes. If we truly enter into relationship with our Lord, seeking to understand what his will is for our lives and striving to live it out, we will enter into the heavenly, beatific realm. In the everyday struggles of life, the path Jesus calls us to follow doesn't always seem clear. However, if we faithfully seek to know his will, he does reveal himself to us. In light of our need to experience a true conversion to Gospel living, I’d like to share an upcoming opportunity to strengthen our faith. In just over a month we will begin our Lenten celebration with Ash Wednesday. What I'm asking you to consider, as we approach the Lenten season, is how this year you could journey with the Lord through his public ministry to his passion, cross and death. We have until April 16 to evaluate and define more clearly how our individual journey with Jesus will enhance our celebration of Easter glory and his Resurrection. Our Partner Parishes will be conducting a “RENEW” Lenten Series. It will consist of small faith-sharing groups: one meeting during the day and the other in the evening. The series is called “Live Lent!” It will focus on studying the Sunday Gospel and Old Testament readings. Once a week in small faith-sharing groups we will seek to RENEW our depth of the Lenten experience and to begin the transformation of our lives by living more fully the Beatitudes. Watch upcoming bulletins for details!
Date Changed for First Holy Communion Mass Please note that the date has been changed for our Partner Parishes children making their First Holy Communion this year. Fr. Tim will be celebrating the special Mass for our children on Saturday, May 6, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. at The Historic Church of St. Peter.
St. Cecilia Spaghetti Dinner Set for March 19th
Mark you calendar for St. Cecilia’s upcoming Spaghetti Dinner! Dinner includes spaghetti, two meatballs, salad, bread and dessert. Sunday, March 19 11 a.m. — 5 p.m. Adults: $8.00 Children under 12: $5.00 Takeouts will be available!
Central and Eastern Europe Collection to be taken up Feb. 4-5
Next weekend, we will take up the Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe. This collection supports the Church in more than 20 countries, many of which are still struggling to recover in the aftermath of Soviet rule. Funds from this collection support pastoral care, catechesis, building renovations, and seminary formation. Your support restores the Church and builds the future in this region. Please prayerfully consider how you can support this collection. For more information, visit www.usccb.org/ccee. Thank you for your generosity!
Welcome Our New Parishioners
The Partner Parishes of The Historic Church of St. Peter and St. Cecilia are pleased to welcome several new families who have joined our faith community over the past few months, and we look forward to many more new members in the coming year. Be sure to offer a friendly smile as you greet them! And, if you’re new to our Partner Parishes and you have a child aged pre-K through high school, please note that you can still enroll him or her in the Faith Formation classes going on NOW. Just call the church office, 724-785-7781. We’re happy to have you with us!
SVDP Food Bank Ministry Volunteers Receive 2017 Service Award Members of our Partner Parishes St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank Ministry Program were honored recently by the Brownsville Area Ministry Association (BAMA) for their ongoing efforts to assist those in need in our community. The ministry was chosen by BAMA to receive its 2017 Service Award. Our Partner Parishes SVDP Food Bank Ministry Program conducts a monthly food distribution in cooperation with the Fayette County Food Bank, and also provides emergency food to people in our community who are in crisis. Volunteers in the photo, below right, who attended the award ceremony Jan. 19, 2017, at Ft. Burd Presbyterian Church in Brownsville are, l. to r.: Richard Dascenzo, Barb Gera, Dorothy Clayton, John Ball, Arlene Ball, Russell Urick, Barb Hall, and Nancy Komacek. Also honored, but not present at the service, were: Cheryl Barno, Lou Congelio, Tena Congelio, Toni Diederich, Virginia Galway, Eva Giannetti, Bill Johns, Katy Matteucci, Gigi Patrignani, Elizabeth Patsko, Margaret Peters, Audrey Petzel, Mary Porter, Christine Rankin, Marlene Ricco, Mary Savona, Jane Sheehan, Diane Sheridan and Rita Verry.
Congratulations to our volunteers and thank you for all your good works!
The Historic Church of St. Peter
Sanctuary Lamp
Birthday Remembrance
Edward T. Sieradski by Sister, Linda & John The Historic Church of St. Peter
Bread & Wine In Memory of
Roger Daniero Jr. by Linda & John Masney
2016 Contribution Records Now Available It’s that time of year again. Contribution records can be obtained by placing a phone call to the church office or dropping your request in an envelope in the collection basket. Thank you for your generosity!
Attention Altar Servers and Eucharistic Ministers: Important Meetings Scheduled Feb. 18-19 There will be a meeting for all current altar servers, and anyone wishing to become an altar server, following the 11:00 a.m. Youth Mass on Feb. 19, 2017, at The Historic Church of St. Peter. All existing altar servers must attend this meeting! All current Eucharistic Ministers, and anyone interested in becoming a Eucharistic Minister, should see Fr. Tim after any Mass the weekend of Feb. 18-19 for a brief 15minute meeting.
Catholic Publica ons 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 In addi on, we have ordered addi onal copies of The Catholic Leader magazine and they will be available in the next few weeks. Watch the bullen for a no ce when they arrive. They will be placed in the back of each church for you to pick up and enjoy at your convenience.
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 Cross Donna Fletcher Eleanor Dando Emma Null Fred Gnus George Babko Gerald Boggess Harold Seto Sr. Helen Mendish
Jackson Hodge James Illar Janet Booker Jeff Melhorn Jerry Zalek Jill Wible Joe Angell Joe Shashura 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 Gordon Nancy Heinbaugh Patricia Knight Patricia McCann 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 Serena Snodgrass Shirley Mae Mislo Susan Nesti Sylvia Walinski Teresa Black Terry Thomas Tisa Lach V. V. Veronica Stringert Virginia Conaway
Teaching Our Children to Share Through Children’s Offering Envelopes
Teaching your children to share their time, talents and treasure from a young age is an important but sometimes difficult responsibility of parenthood. Here at the Partner Parishes, parents have an opportunity to teach their children the rewards of sharing their blessings through the Children’s Envelope program. Children’s envelopes were mailed last week for Faith Formation classes for grades 1 through 12. If your child did not receive his or her envelopes, please call the office, 724-785-7781.
Brownsville Catholic Padres Upcoming Local Game Schedule Date
Time
Opponent
Location of 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
1/29/17
3:00 p.m. — Varsity
Queen of Angels
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
Brownsville Elementary School Home Gym Geibel Catholic (611 Crawford Ave., Connellsville) St. John the Evangelist (52 Jefferson St., Uniontown)
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FF Class
26 8th Sunday OT
Choir Practice 8 Office 6p Bereavement Group 6p Bible Study 6pm Office CrossKeys
SCW Meeting 6pm CrossKeys KofC Meeting 7pm (Uniontown) Bereavement Group 6p
1
Wed
Bible Study 6pm CrossKeys
28 Choir Practice Office 6p
Bible Study 6pm CrossKeys
21 Choir Practice Office 6p
CD of A Meeting 5:45p Northside Fire Hall
March 1st Ash Wed. St. Cecilia 8a Mass
Bereavement Group 6p Meals on the Blvd Office 4:45p Depart St. Peter
22 Chair of St. Peter 23 St. Polycarp
March 1st Ash Wed. St. Peter 9a Mass 12N (Ashes only) 7p Mass
Fri
24
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10 St. Scholastica
Presentation of 3 St. Blaise the Lord First Friday Exposition & CandleMas Benediction 8am-9am
9 Meals on the Blvd 4:45p Depart St. Peter
2
Thu
Save the DateRENEW Series March 8-April 12
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18 Pro Life Trip 7:15a Depart St.Peter EM Meeting after 4p Mass
11 Our Lady of Lourdes
Throat Blessing after 4p Mass
4 Pro Life Trip7:15a Depart St.Peter
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
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7
Tue
Sts. Cyril & 14 15 16 Methodius Choir Practice Office SVDP Food Bank 6p 215 Church St. Bible Study 6pm CrossKeys Bereavement Group 6p Office
19 Youth Mass 11a 20 NO FF Class Presidents’ Day EM Meeting after 8a & 11a Mass Altar Server Meeting 12p St. Peter
FF Class
12 6th Sunday OT
FF Class
Throat Blessing after 8a & 11a Mass
St. Paul Miki
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5th Sunday OT
Mon
Sun
February 2017
Partner Parishes of Historic Church of Saint Peter 300 Shaffner Avenue St. Peter Brownsville, Pennsylvania 118 Church Street & Brownsville, PA 15417 Saint Cecilia Church 1571 Grindstone Road O: 724-785-7781 Grindstone, Pennsylvania
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H: 724-785-7604 Parishes in the Diocese of Greensburg C: 724-984-6983*** “Pennsylvania Charitable Trusts”
Contact: Shannon Sealy MESSAGES:
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