Partner Parishes of The Historic Church of St. Peter and St. Cecilia
Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time June 10, 2018 Actions speak louder than words; let your words teach and your actions speak.
— St. Anthony of Padua
Parish Staff Pastor: Email: Parochial Vicar: Email: Business Manager: Email: Music Ministry: Religious Education: Youth Ministry: RCIA: Custodial Services: Maintenance Supervisor:
Rev. Timothy J. Kruthaupt tkruthaupt@dioceseofgreensburg.org
Rev. Alvin Cabungcal
acabungcal@dioceseofgreensburg.org
Mrs. Shannon Sealy
ssealy@dioceseofgreensburg.org
Ms. Annette Buffer Mrs. Nikki Harvey Mr. Michael Bogden Dr. Melvin Sally Mrs. Tina Konter Mr. Chris Alexander
Mass Schedule: Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m. (St. Peter) Sunday Morning: 8:00 a.m. (St. Peter); 9:30 a.m. (St. Cecilia); 11:00 a.m. (St. Peter) Sunday Evening: Regional Mass 5:30 p.m. (Sts. Cyril & Methodius, Fairchance) Reconciliation: The Historic Church of 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. Anointing of the Sick: You are encouraged to receive the Sacrament of the Sick. Those who are seriously ill, anticipating surgery, or weakened because of prolonged illness or advanced age, please contact the parish office. 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 1-800932-0313. The Bishop’s Delegate may be reached at 724-837-0901, Ext. 1221.
Mailing Address: Partner Parishes of The Historic Church of St. Peter and 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 June 16/17
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Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Saturday Vigil, June 9, 2018 4:00 p.m. P Bridget & John Berisko (Ray & Nancy Berisko) Sunday, June 10, 2018 8:00 a.m. P Pro Populo 9:30 a.m. C Robert Gibson (Sophia Duratz, deceased) 11:00 a.m. P All Graduates of Our Partner Parishes
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Saturday, June 16 — 4:00 p.m. St. Peter C-Patty Galway C-Mark Galway H-John Peters Jolena Quarzo Brionna Staggers Cole Lincoski Patty Craig Cantor: Megan Behary Sunday, June 17 — 8:00 a.m. St. Peter C-Kim Gaydos C-Kathy Miller H-Joanie Pagac Carmella & Gina DiFlippo David Ziglear Cory Anne Dolan Cantor: Rita Koffler Sunday, June 17 — 9:30 a.m. St. Cecilia Matthew Bernot Mark Konter Nancy Sebeck Anthony DellaPenna Caleb DellaPenna Vincent DellaPenna Sunday, June 17 — 11:00 a.m. St. Peter C-Gary Ritz C-Nancy Ritz H-Ron Dellarose Camden Harvey Dylan & Madison Stowe Patty Columbia Cantor: Nicole Dainty
Collection Report St. Peter Church 6/3/18 Monday, June 11, 2018 7:30 a.m. P Frank Savona (Mary Savona family) Tuesday, June 12, 2018 7:30 a.m. P Jack Hart (Members of St. Vincent de Paul Society of Brownsville) Wednesday, June 13, 2018 8:00 a.m. C Angela Modispaw (Family) Thursday, June 14, 2018 7:30 a.m. P Anniversary of Death Pauline Pahula (Daughters Joanne, Darlene & families) Friday, June 15, 2018 7:30 a.m. P Dorothy Ferenci (Walter & Mary Shimborske) Saturday, June 16, 2018 8:00 a.m. C Sophia Duratz (Millie Shinsky)
Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Saturday Vigil, June 16, 2018 4:00 p.m. P Pro Populo Sunday, June 17, 2018 8:00 a.m. P Clarence & Mildred Steeber (Children & grandchildren) 9:30 a.m. C Ronald Ondreani (Marietta Allamon & family) 11:00 a.m. P Wedding Anniversary Evelyn Lanzi (Joyce Sheehan, Colleen Orris)
The Historic Church of St. Peter Sanctuary Lamp Sandra Jones by Larry & Darlene Wible
ADULT ENVELOPES (221) .................... ….. ...$4676.00 STUDENT (9) ........................... …………….. ....... $10.00 MONTHLY (35)…………………………… .........$1007.00 LOOSE…………………………………….. ........... $290.00 CANDLES………………………………................ $156.50 ACCENT ............................................................... $20.00
St. Cecilia Church 6/3/18 ADULT ENVELOPES (91) ................................$1467.00 STUDENT (6) ....................................................... $13.00 LOOSE................................................................ $134.00 CANDLES ............................................................. $28.00 ASCENSION ......................................................... $10.00 PETER’S PENCE ................................................. $20.00 SVDP .................................................................... $20.00
Lions Recycle for Sight Program Changing Lives, One Pair at a Time
In just about every home, there sits a pair of eyeglasses no longer being used. That same pair of eyeglasses can change another person’s life. Through the Lions Recycle for Sight program, members of Lions International clean, sort by prescription strength, and package the glasses, then distribute them to people in need in low- and middle-income communities where they will have the greatest impact. Imagine if you could help a child read, an adult succeed in his job, a senior maintain her independence, and provide a community with more opportunities to grow and thrive. Every day, recycled eyeglasses do all of this. You can drop your usable eyewear at the Lions-sponsored collection boxes located in the back of each of our Partner Parishes churches.
Sunday’s Gospel and the first reading from Genesis reflect prophecy made and fulfilled. In Genesis, God the Father is speaking to Adam and Eve about their succumbing to the temptation of the devil (the serpent) to become like God by eating fruit from the forbidden tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. God sentences Satan to crawl always on his belly, striking at the heel of the “woman” and she, the “woman” and her heirs, striking at his head. St. Mark uses this exchange between Jesus and the scribes to demonstrate how the long-expected Messiah will fulfill the words of the Father spoken to the serpent in Genesis. The scribes accuse Jesus of driving out evil spirits by the power of Beelzebul (Satan, the prince of evil spirits). Jesus very easily demonstrates the error of their charge by showing the ridiculous basis of their argument, which was that the prince of evil spirits would use his power to drive out other evil spirits. Instead, Jesus tell them that while every sin can be forgiven, if they continue to blaspheme against the Holy Spirit of God which destroyed the power of evil by driving it out of the suffering persons, they would never be forgiven. The passage from Genesis Chapter 3:13-15 is often referred to as the Protoevangelium (the first Gospel). The Father condemning Satan to crawling on his belly and striking at the heel of the “woman” (Mary) and her offspring (Jesus) prophesizes that Jesus will crush the head of Satan. Indeed, through his Incarnation, life, public ministry, suffering, death and Resurrection, Jesus crushes the power of Satan and evil. Adam and Eve were intended to live a life in relationship with their creator, God. They were in the beauty and natural goodness of the Garden, including freedom from any want. Humanity’s relationship with God the Father was intended to include freedom from sin.
Our first parents were to always say yes to the will of God. We know of their fall from grace through the sins of presumption and greed. Therefore, God the Father speaks of the woman Mary (the new Eve) who will strike at the head of the serpent Satan by her constant yes to the will of God. The offspring of the “woman” (Jesus, the new Adam) will also be always obedient to the Father’s will. Jesus notes, in the last verse of our reading from Mark’s Gospel today, that whoever does the will of God is “my brother and sister and mother.” Jesus is telling us that, like his obedience to the Father, the members of the human family as his brothers and sisters can crush the head of Satan by following his model of saying no to temptation and sin and yes to God’s will for our lives. We have received the gift of God’s Holy Spirit through Baptism and Confirmation. If we allow our lives to be animated by the Spirit that lives within us, we are Christ’s brothers and sisters in the battle against evil and the darkness it brings to our world. In our reading from St. Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians at Mass today, he speaks of the reality that during our lives we will struggle in a battle not with flesh and blood but with principalities and powers that seek the destruction of ourselves and everything good. For example, when Jesus was arrested, charged, humiliated, made to suffer and then killed on the cross by his fellow Jews, Satan thought he had won the final victory over goodness and God. However, Jesus’ Resurrection fulfilled the prophecy from Genesis that the “woman’s” offspring would crush the head of Satan. Jesus, through his obedience to the Father, won the eternal victory over sin and death. We, as Jesus’ brothers and sisters, coheirs to the eternal promises of the Father, are the beneficiaries of his victory. As St. Paul says, “We have the same spirit of faith… knowing that the one who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and place us with
you in his presence.” So, although we recognize that all material things are transitory, and “our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.” He goes on to remind us that the Father’s eternal promises will be fulfilled in those who live their lives in relationship with Jesus through the gift of his Spirit within us. “For we know that if our earthly dwelling, a tent, should be destroyed we have a building from God, a dwelling not made with hands, eternal in heaven.” Jesus’ victory over sin and death has born great fruits. Through the work of the Spirit, the Advocate which descended upon Mary and the Apostles at Pentecost, we are equipped for the battle against those principalities and powers of evil. The fruits of Jesus’ victory come to us through the Church. Our participation in the sacramental life of the Church, Mass, and the sacraments enables us to not only fight but, with Christ, help crush the head of Satan. This reality of the struggle and battle against evil in this world is why we must participate in the life of the Church. The Mass is the source of our strength. By weekly participation in the Mass we are given the necessary graces to battle evil. There is no more effective way to in effect recharge our energy for the battle against evil. In the Eucharist we are fed and strengthened. Jesus renews us in ways of which we are not even conscious. As we leave Mass, our prayer — “Go in the peace of Christ to love and serve the Lord and one another” — is our charge for the coming week of challenges. We dip in the holy water and bless ourselves as a sign of our recommitment to our baptismal commission of serving Jesus and his people. Our plan to build our new Social Hall is entirely based on the desire to strengthen our bonds as fellow members of the body of Christ and to utilize this resource to evangelize our brothers and sisters just as Jesus did with those he taught, healed and loved.
Prayer List
Amelia Dascenzo Ann Jaworowsky Beatrice Kloock Bill Snodgrass Brian Tomecsko Bruce Wells Carol Ashton Charlotte Katko Cody Tylka Craig Alessio Daryl Hall David Ballant
Deb Donna Fletcher Donna Hill Donnie Dru Vojacek Ed Balchon Ed Blacka Elaine Helsel Eleanor Dando Fr. Bob Conley Fred Gnus George Lisac Harry Booker HeatherBeth Powell Helen Mendish Irene Franks J. A.
Jackson Hodge James Illar Janet Booker Jean Bohna Jerry Zalek Jim Belice Joe Angell Joe Shashura John Hlatky John & Alyssa Messick and baby Jack John E. Jenkins Jonathan Wallowicz Josephine Lagina Karl Hennig Kathy Kim Harvey
Kinzley Marie Grooms Laura Cherban Lillian Baroni Lisa Chancey Luella Sholl Matilyn Baumgrad Matthew DeSimone Melissa Bell Michael Mancini Mike Dorobish Mike Stump Nancy Jenkins Nicole Dainty Patty Volek Robert Atz Robert Franks Robert Stringert
Robert Sunny Rose Rambo Sam Basile III Sarah Corebridge Sherri Zias Shirley Mae Mislo Stanley Sobek Susan Rountree Sylvia Walinski Veronica Stringert Vickie Dzmura Virginia Conaway Virginia Galway V. V. Wanda Burns Wayne Rishel William Gabonay
Know Someone Homebound or in a Nursing or Personal Care Home Who is Unable to Attend Mass Any Longer? Please Contact Us! Do you know people who attended our Partner Parishes in the past who are no longer able to come to Mass because they are homebound or living in a nursing home or personal care home, permanently or temporarily? How about someone who is currently hospitalized due to illness or injury? PLEASE tell us about family members, friends and any other parishioners who are not able to participate in the life of our parishes. We would like to coordinate home visits by our Eucharistic Ministers who visit the homes of these individuals who would like them to, and also arrange for our priests to meet with them on a more regular basis. Our parishioners are still our parishioners, but we receive very few notifications when health issues or life situations make it impossible for them to attend Mass, receive Holy Communion or participate fully in other parish activities. Of course, we still want to include them in our parish operations as much as their individual situations allow. Please don’t assume we already know about these circumstances! Below is a tear-off form that you can fill out and drop in the collection basket, or you may call the church office at 724-785-7781. Either way, you will be helping a friend, relative or fellow parishioner live a fuller spiritual life within our Partner Parishes. Thank you for your help and concern!
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Information for Home/Nursing Home/Personal Care Home Visit
Parishioner’s Name: _____________________________________________________ Home? Yes ___ No ___ If no, name of care facility:____________________________ Current Address: ________________________________________________________ Parishioner’s Phone: ____________________ Message Phone: __________________ Relative/Friend Name: ___________________________________________________ Relative/Friend Phone: __________________ Message Phone: __________________ Type of Service Requested: _______________________________________________
Big Changes Coming Soon to Partner Parishes! We Say Goodbye to Fr. Alvin
Fr Alvin has been reassigned by Bishop Malesic. He will assume the Pastorate at St. John the Baptist in Perryopolis effective June 27, 2018. Plans are being made for a farewell celebration for Father. Watch the bulletin for details. We want to thank him for his joyful service, his inspiring and humorous homilies as he fulfilled his priestly duties for our Partner Parishes. Be sure to congratulate him as he assumes his new role as leader of St. John’s for which he had many years of experience as a Pastor in the Philippines. We are all aware that the Greensburg Diocese has utilized the great resource of our International Priests to serve the pastoral needs of the people throughout the diocese. In May, three new International Priests arrived in the diocese. They currently are undergoing a two-month orientation program in Greensburg. One of these priests will be assigned to the Partner Parishes. It is anticipated that our new parochial vicar will arrive early in August. Throughout July, Fr. Tim will celebrate the daily Masses at St. Cecilia except when there are conflicts with current commitments. Sunday Masses at St. Cecilia will be celebrated by Father Thomas Smith. Fr. Tom was originally from the Greensburg Diocese but has served these last years prior to his retirement in the Diocese of Worchester, Massachusetts. He has recently returned to the area and is residing in Latrobe. We are gratified that he will be able to assist us during this time of need. One of Bishop Malesic’s commitments to the people of the Diocese of Greensburg is that he would do everything he could to avoid closing parishes. The current round of priestly personnel changes reflects his intention to maintain our parishes. In addition to the three new International Priests that arrived in May, four more are scheduled to begin work in the diocese in September. Many are aware that three priests from our area retire at the end of June: Fathers Jim Tringhese and Peter Peretti in Uniontown and Father Micah Kozoil in Dunbar. Their respective parishes all will remain open through partnering with parishes under Monsignor Matusak and Father Lubic, respectively. We thank the Bishop for his efforts to ensure our parishes continue to flourish.
The Historic Church of St. Peter Parish Capital Campaign Volume V
June 9 & 10,
Capital Campaign Reception Update We would like to thank all those who took the time to attend one of the Capital Campaign receptions. Over the past few weeks, we have hosted six receptions to explain our campaign and the fundraising process. We were very encouraged by the enthusiasm for the project, with many of our parish families attending one of the receptions. Additionally, we are thankful for all the positive feedback and suggestions that were made. In moving forward in the campaign, keeping our momentum is critical to our success as a parish. With that in mind, if you have not already pledged to the campaign, please consider making your pledge within the next week, if possible. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to call the parish office at 724-785-7781 or stop in to the parish office.
VOLUNTEER TRAINING MEETING Date: Wednesday, June 13, 2018 Time: 7:00 p.m. Place: Church Needed: All Our Volunteers! A special thank you to all the volunteers who completed volunteer cards at Mass. All volunteers are needed to attend this very important meeting. The major topic of discussion will be preparation for the home visitation phase of the campaign. This is the most important meeting of the campaign. In addition to a training session covering the home visits, we also will distribute worker materials and outreach assignments.
Next Week is Visitation Sunday
Next week is Visitation Sunday. There will be a presentation at all Masses to officially launch the home visitation phase of the campaign and to announce the current progress of our Capital Campaign. In anticipation of home visits, please note that the home visitors will be your fellow parishioners. They are not professional solicitors. Their main responsibility will be to answer any questions you may have and to give you an opportunity to participate in this exciting project.
Upon This Rock You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church. — Matthew 16:18
Following are excerpts from an article by Jerry Zufelt that will appear in the June 14, 2018, issue of the Catholic Accent:
Brownsville Parish Launches $1Million Capital Campaign Upon This Rock You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church. — Matthew 16:18 The Historic Church of St. Peter parish in Brownsville has launched its “Upon This Rock” Capital Campaign to generate $1,000,000 for construction of a multipurpose parish center. The campaign began with a series of six receptions that were held in the church because the parish does not have a social hall and there is not enough meeting space in the parish office building, according to Father Timothy J. Kruthaupt, pastor. The final reception was held June 7, one day after a meeting of approximately 100 volunteers who will reach out to fellow parishioners in home visits scheduled to start June 17, he said. “This will be a catalyst for the parish,” Father Kruthaupt said about the center. “It will open doors to new ministries and services for everyone in the parish, from youth to seniors. It also will help bring in people who are not parishioners and introduce them to our ministries.” And the center will address one of the parish’s greatest challenges, he said. “There is no lack of enthusiasm or participation here,” Father Kruthaupt said. “We simply don’t have the space necessary for the spiritual development of our youth, for fellowship, or for fundraising and recreational activities.” Parish ministries compete for space in the office building, which was originally a convent. The new center will be built on parish-owned land on Church Street, adjacent to the current parish office building. The center will include a multipurpose social hall that can accommodate up to 300 people, a kitchen and related facilities, meeting areas for parish organizations and ministries, five religious education classrooms, recreational space, and office space. Three previous studies for a parish center and social hall all focused on building it in the parking lot adjacent to the church, but there is not enough space there, he said. Mark Moncheck, a longtime parishioner and resident of Brownsville and chairman of the parish finance council, is helping lead the campaign. He is motivated by many factors, not the least of which are his three young daughters. “This project will give the parish sustainability and the ability to evangelize,” he said. “It will add life to Brownsville and give others in the community a place to gather. I want my daughters to have this hall so they can be involved in this parish and be involved with others their age,” he added. “The hall will be for everybody, young and old, and open to everybody.” The current proposal has been in the works for nearly 2 ½ years, according to Father Kruthaupt, who has been pastor at the historic parish — it will celebrate its 175th anniversary in 2020 — for nearly three years. He said there is strong support for the project from community leaders as well as parishioners. Letters of support from the county commissioners (one of whom is parishioner Angela Zimmerlink), a state representative and a state senator have been included in recent parish bulletins. One person who can appreciate the importance of the parish project to Brownsville is parishioner Norma Ryan, who served Brownsville as a council member (1994-1998) and mayor (2001-2005). “This is something we have needed for a long time,” she said. “We have been many years without a social hall. In thinking about the future for our young people and knowing that the bonding we do with people our age is vital, too; this is what Jesus wants us to do.” Noting recent projects in the town, including an apartment complex for seniors and a new stage, Ryan said the parish center is “another boost for Brownsville. This community is coming back. To bring in something like this parish center helps pull everyone together. This is icing on the cake.”
Like to Sing? Don’t Read Music? Our Music Ministry Wants YOU! The music ministries of the Partner Parishes of The Historic Church of St. Peter and St. Cecilia are looking for new choir members, cantors and instrumentalists. We welcome all ages and voice types, even if you’ve never sung or played an instrument before, and reading music is not a requirement! We will hold a “meet and greet” on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at 7:00 p.m., at the church office for anyone interested in joining, or just meeting Aaron, and for all current music ministry members. For more information, please contact Aaron Gray at the church office, 724-785-7781, or email him at Agray@dioceseofgreensburg.org.
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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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