Partner Parishes of The Historic Church of St. Peter and St. Cecilia
Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
September 16, 2018
The Lord GOD is my help, therefore I am not disgraced. -- Isaiah 50:7
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. Thumma Fathimareddy
tfathimareddy@dioceseofgreensburg.org
Mrs. Shannon Sealy
ssealy@dioceseofgreensburg.org
Mr. Aaron Gray Mrs. Nikki Harvey Mrs. Nikki Harvey 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 Sept. 22/24
Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Saturday Vigil, September 15, 2018 4:00 p.m. P 2nd Anniversary of Death Bob Behary (Family)
Sunday, September 16, 2018 8:00 a.m. P Pro Populo 9:30 a.m. C Elizabeth Riggan (Roni & Ray) 11:00 a.m. P 100th Birthday Remembrance Charles Bogorae (Daughter-Sherry) Monday, September 17, 2018 7:30 a.m. P Danny Sheehan (Tom Sheehan and Family) Tuesday, September 18, 2018 7:30 a.m. P 64th Wedding Anniversary David & Martha Remington (Mike & Marlene Klamerus) Wednesday, September 19, 2018 8:00 a.m. C Louise Franks (Paulette Mihalek & Family) Thursday, September 20, 2018 7:30 a.m. P Anniversary of Death Sylvester Verry (His Children-Rita, Rosanne, Paula & Buzz) Friday, September 21, 2018 7:30 a.m. P Richard Balcik (Maryann Sawka & Family) Saturday, September 22, 2018 8:00 a.m. C Month’s Mind Andrew Machusko (Parish Family)
Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Saturday Vigil, September 22, 2018 4:00 p.m. P L. Antonucci (Joetta Britvich) Sunday, September 23, 2018 8:00 a.m. P Birthday Remembrance Helen Ozanick (Daughter– Marlene Klamerus & family) 9:30 a.m. C Jacob & Stella Kopec (Janet & Walter Kopec) 11:00 a.m. P Pro Populo
The Historic Church of St. Peter Bread & Wine Mary Call, Catherine Barker, Frank Carpies & Ted Barker
by Ann Cannon
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Saturday, Sept 15— 4:00 p.m. St. Peter C-Gloria Wheeler C-Sr. James Ann H-Patty Craig Hannah Belmont Jolenna Quarzo Brionna Staggers Christine Beck Cantor: Bernadette Behary Sunday, Sept. 16— 8:00 a.m. St. Peter C-Margaret Peters C-Bill Johns H-Mark Moncheck Carmella & Gina DiFlippo Cory Ann Dolan Cantor: Rita Koffler Sunday, Sept. 16—9:30 a.m. St.Cecilia Mark Konter Nancy Sebeck Annette Augustine Anthony DellaPenna Caleb DellaPenna Clara Medlock Sunday, Sept 16 — 11:00 a.m. St. Peter C-Nancy Ritz C-Gary Ritz H-Larry Franks III Addison Gregory Cole Lincoski Sarah Sawka Chuck Bogorae Cantor: Delaney Harvey
Collection Report St. Peter Church 9/9/18 ADULT ENVELOPES (199) .........................….. .... $3711.00 STUDENT (10) ............................. …………….. ........ $23.00 MONTHLY (23)…………………………… ................ $870.00 LOOSE…………………………………….. ................ $226.00 CANDLES……………………………… ...................... $83.50 ACCENT…………………………………………………$20.00 SEMINARIAN…………………………………………...$35.00
St. Cecilia Church 9/9/18 ADULT ENVELOPES (67) ..................................... $1791.00 STUDENT (5) .............................................................. $7.00 LOOSE ...................................................................... $34.00 CANDLES .................................................................. $45.00 ASSUMPTION………………………………..…………$15.00 SPAGHETTI DINNER DONATION……………………$30.00
“Consider Being a Crosskeys Volunteer” Crosskeys is looking for someone to volunteer a half hour of their time to help deliver meals to Mulligan Manor one day a week or more to help take the load off our driver. We have over 180 meals to deliver a day and currently deliver 15 of those to Mulligan Manor which takes our driver at least half an hour there. If you would like to “Be a Volunteer”, please consider delivering homebound meals. We have other areas to consider if not interested in Mulligan Manor. For more information please call 724-785-6180 Ext. 12 The Historic Church of St. Peter
Sanctuary Lamp Charles Bogorae by Daughter– Sherry
When Jesus asked, “Who do people say that I am?”, Peter responded, "You are the Christ". "Christ”, a Greek word; "Messiah", a Hebrew word. Both mean "the Anointed One." Jesus is the Anointed One. He was the long-expected Messiah. Unfortunately, Peter and the other Apostles viewed their role as His disciples as leading to honor and recognition when Jesus established his Kingdom. They hoped to be seated at his right and left. They believed Israel’s glory would be restored. It would be like the days of David and Solomon, not like the humiliation they had suffered when they were subjugated by the Assyrians, the Babylonians, the Persians, the Greeks, and the Romans. Israel lived as a subjugated people; in effect as slaves. They thought the Messiah would exercise power and authority. In their minds, Jesus’ throne would entail healing the sick, restoring sight to the blind and raising the dead. They thought Jesus would feed the multitudes as he had with bread and fish. He could walk on water; his power would direct nature and, as necessary, cause nature to change course. However, the Lord said to Peter, and ultimately to us: You are thinking as humans do, not as God does. If you follow me, you will pick up your cross, forget yourself, and follow the path that I walk. We know that Jesus’ path entailed the cross which is something that we all have a difficult time embracing. If Peter and the other Apostles gave Jesus’ words any thought, they would have remembered the words of Isaiah. Four times in his prophetic passages, Isaiah spoke of a "suffering servant". We heard his words today, that the Lord God had opened his ears that he might hear and he had not rebelled. He had not turned away, but gave his back to those who beat him, his cheeks to those who plucked his beard. His face he did not shield from buffets or spitting, but recognized that the Lord his God was his help. Therefore, he was not disgraced, but instead, set his face like flint, knowing that he would not be put to shame. There are many examples we could enumerate. For the past sev-
eral Sundays I've mentioned the large number of funerals we’ve had in our parishes since my arrival. Some have been for elderly members of the parish, as much as 97 years old when the Lord called them home; always a painful loss but natural in the course of our human condition. Some were very active, just recently retired, working in the community, on their farm, etc., enjoying their retirement in their 60s or 70s. We often wonder why the Lord didn’t allow them to enjoy the fruits of their life- long labor more fully. Others were as young as 22 years old; a total shock to their family who had no indication that something like this would happen. The suffering is so intense. How can there be such suffering if we have a loving God? Yet, indeed we do, and he would heal our suffering if we would permit him. We encounter varying and complex crosses in our journey to the Lord : death of a loved one; a terrible illness that afflicts us or a member of our family for whom we are care-givers; spouses who don’t live out the commitments they made, who don’t respect us, don’t treat us as an equal or affirm us; a job that we don’t like. Yet we recognize that if we don’t have that job or put up with that difficult spouse, we won’t be able to support our families. Jesus has said to us, “You who are my disciples, as you carry these crosses, if you cling to me, the Lord God will be your help; you will be not disgraced. So we set our faces like flint, knowing that we shall not be put to shame. For indeed, the Lord embraces us when we enter into our daily prayer with him and he strengthens us as we live the sacramental life of the church, attending Mass each Sunday. However, that's hard to believe if in the midst of the day-to-day suffering, we can't comprehend emerging from our current darkness or sorrow, and even on occasion, depression that overcomes us. Yet, the Lord is my Light; he promises to sustain and enable me. Our Reading today from St. James is a powerful statement about our Faith, and he's speaking about how our Faith finds expression through the works that we do: that if we have a brother or a sister (a spouse or our children, somebody in the workplace) who has no food
or source of strength, we say to them, "Go in peace, keep warm and eat well", but do not provide for them in their necessities, what good is it? If my spouse is sorrowing, and I don't reach out in an effort to be the healing hands of Jesus or to say words which enable them to experience the love of God through me and my presence, according to St. James, I’ve, in effect, sent them on their way without the necessities of life. If I know someone as a friend or in the workplace but I'm not willing to be there for them in their hour of need saying "God bless you", and just walk away, St. James says, "You're not living out your Faith. You show me your works, and I'll show you the Faith that animates those works." In order to respond to Jesus’ directive to forget ourselves, pick up our cross and follow him, we must consider participating in ministry as we live out our Faith. Not only do we accomplish what the Lord asks us to do but we help heal ourselves by ministering to the needs of others. In our family, our faith community, our workplace, our schools, as we minister we pick up that cross, forget ourselves, and we follow him. It's a hard formula. Nobody said it would be easy. But when we do it, when we embrace that cross, the Lord will sustain us. He'll manifest his presence in our life each day so that we experience that peace and joy that comes from no other source and that cannot be taken from us. We must consider the cross; not always seek to avoid it. As we progress on this journey, we try to be more Christ-like in every way. In our human experience we know ultimately we will begin to lose the gifts we've been given. The Lord slowly takes them from us. Each of us will someday become dependent on another for care, and Christ says, to both the person losing those gifts who humbly accepts the care, and for the person who provides it, "You are my sons and daughters; you are my hands and feet. You're my voice with one another. You are giving yourself away in order that another might have life through you. "
Prayer List Ann Jaworowsky Bill Snodgrass Billieann Dean Brian Tomecsko Bruce Wells Carol Ashton Charlotte Katko Cody Tylka Corey Mosco Craig Alessio Daryl Hall David Ballant Deb Donna Fletcher Donna Hill Donnie Dru Vojacek Ed Balchon
Ed Blacka Elaine Helsel Eleanor Dando Eli Z. Elizabeth & Joe Grooms Erlene Fr. Bob Conley Fr. Alvin Fred Gnus Gary Ritz George Lisac Harry Booker HeatherBeth Powell Helen Mendish Irene Franks J. A. Jackie Williams 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 Marie Begovich Marsha Papini Mason Madzey Matilyn Baumgard Matthew DeSimone Melissa Bell Michael Mancini Mike Dorobish Mike Stump Nancy Jenkins Patty Volek Ricky Bella Robert Atz Robert Franks Robert Stringert Robert Sunny
Rose Rambo Ron Skira Sam Basile III Sam Angelo Sarah Corebridge Sherri Zias Shirley Conway Shirley Mae Mislo Stanley Sobek Stephen Hornick Susan Roundtree Sylvia Walinski Veronica Stringert Virginia Conaway V. V. Wanda Burns Wayne Rishel William Gabonay
Save the Date and Plan to Join US! For Our
Annual Partner Parishes Mass and Picnic The Historic Church of St. Peter and St. Cecilia Next Weekend!!! Sunday September 23, 2018 11:00 a.m. (Mass) -3:00 p.m. This year at Nixon Gun Club Lunch Provided by Jerry’s Catering and Drinks by J&D Beer Distributor.
Games for the Kids too! Parishioners are asked to bring a favorite dessert if you wish! Reminder: This will take the place of the 11:00 a.m. Mass at the Historic Church of St. Peter on that day.
Guardians For Life Trips Planned From Brownsville Several trips to the Pittsburgh Planned Parenthood Clinic are scheduled during the Fall 2018 40 Days For Life campaign. The schedule below reflects the actual times we’ll be at the clinic. Pickup times vary for different days. Please monitor this schedule or contact Fr. Tim, 724-785-7781 for more information. Hope to see you there! Departure times from the parking lot of The Historic Church of St. Peter in Brownsville will be Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. and Saturdays at 7:00 a.m. Wednesday Sept. 26 11:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m. Saturday Oct. 6 8:00 a.m.—10:00 a.m. Wednesday Oct. 10 11:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m. Saturday Oct. 20 8:00 a.m.—10:00 a.m. Wednesday Oct. 24 11:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m. Saturday Nov. 3 8:00 a.m.—10:00 a.m.
St. Cecilia Spaghetti Dinner Scheduled for October 7th ! Plan to join US! 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Adults: $8.00 Children: $5.00 (ages 10 and under)
Take outs available!
Volunteers ARE needed: 9:30 a.m. !
Tues. Oct 2-Prepare ingredients Wed. Oct 3– Making meatballs Thurs. Oct 4-Making sauce Fri. Oct 5– Prepare Pasta Sat. Oct 6-Set up hall
Monetary donations and/or cake donations and raffle baskets are being accepted. Please place monetary donations in an envelope marked “Spaghetti Dinner”
Are you someone or Do You Know Someone who…
†is seeking a closer connection to God and an interior faith life? †has expressed an interest in becoming Catholic? †would like to know why we Catholics do what we do? †would like to be baptized and understand what that means? †was Baptized Catholic as a child, but has not celebrated the Sacraments of
Confirmation and Eucharist? If you said yes to any of the above questions, then we invite you to join us in our Partner Parish RCIA ( Rite of Christian Initiation) classes forming now. For more information, please call the church office, 724-785-7781 or speak with Fr. Tim or Fr. Thumma.
Calling for Commissioning of Current and New Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Bishop Malesic will be commissioning EMs for the Diocese of Greensburg. The “Commission”, which will be for five years, enables ministers to distribute communion at Mass and/or minister communion to the homebound. Everyone who is an EM must be commissioned. To serve in this capacity as an EM you must live according to the teachings of the church. If you are interested in volunteering for this ministry please call the office no later than Oct 15, 2018 by 4:00 p.m. 724-785-7781. IF you are currently an EM, you must call the office to submit your name. Please don’t assume your name will be re-submitted. A Rite of Commissioning will take place at a later date, details to be in the bulletin.
Our Mission Appeal for 2018 will take place on: October 6 -7, 2018 MARYKNOLL LAY MISSIONERS
Debbie Northern, originally from Warsaw, VA became a Maryknoll Lay Missioner in 1999. As a Maryknoll Lay Missioner, she worked in Tanzania for three years at St. Augustine University of Tanzania. In 2003, she began her work in El Salvador in the program of CONTRASIDA, an organization that works with people who are HIV positive. Currently, Debbie is the Training and Educational Programs Manager for the Maryknoll Lay Missioners. Debbie will speak at all masses at St. Peter and St. Cecilia the weekend of October 6 -8 to share her mission experience as a part of the Diocesan Mission Cooperative Plan 2018. The second collection will be taken to support Maryknoll Lay Missioners. Your kind welcome and generous support is most appreciated. Maryknoll Lay Missioners is a Catholic organization inspired by the mission of Jesus to live and work with poor communities in Africa, Asia, and the Americas, responding to basic needs and helping to create a more just and compassionate world. Maryknoll Lay Missioners sends and supports long –
term missioners who work in Health care, Education, Pastoral Work, Justice and Peace, and Economic Development. To learn more, visit www.mklm.org.
Do you want to be an Altar Server? Parishioners who
have received their First Holy Communion, or are at least entering the 3rd grade, and who would like to be a part of this important liturgical ministry should submit an enrollment form to the parish office. Forms are available in the back of the church, the parish office, or on the parish website. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------***
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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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Parishes in the Diocese of Greensburg “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