1024 Maple Way November 24, 2013 Parish Office: 412-271-1515 Braddock PA 15104-1612 Fax: 412-271-1222

Website: www.goodshepherdbraddock.org Serving the Communities of Braddock, Braddock Hills, North Braddock and Rankin

Good Shepherd Church Sacred Heart Church Braddock Avenue at Frazier Street 1600 Brinton Road Braddock PA 15104-1612 A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust Braddock Hills PA 15221-4902

Mass Schedule Weekday Mass: Monday—Thursday—9:00 AM Sunday: 11:00 AM Saturday Vigil: 4:00 PM Sunday Mass: 9:00 AM

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday at 3:00 PM at Good Shepherd Church or by appointment

Parish Staff Parish Telephone Numbers Reverend Albert J. Semler, Pastor Parish Office: ...................... .412-271-1515 Deacon Joseph M. Dougherty Phone: 412-351-3710 Mrs. Michele Catone, Parish Secretary (micky52@comcast.net) Fax…………………………...412-271-1222 Sr. Marita Charley, OP, Director of Development Convent ……………………...412-271-1736 Mr. Herbert A. Dillahunt, Director of Music (nasard@aol.com) Music Ministry……………. 412-271-1326 Ms. Carol Funk, Parish Office Manager e-mail…….….gshepoffice@comcast.net Miss Joan Hojnacki, Religious Education Religious Education…… 412-271-2630 Mr. Frank Koncerak, Director of Maintenance Sr. Judith Stojhovic, RSM, Principal of East Catholic East Catholic………....….. 412-351-5403 School Fax:……..……….412-372-9114 Sacrament of Baptism: Parents are required to attend a Pre-Baptism Class. Please call Joan at 412-271-2630 to

register. Previous arrangements are necessary. Instruction in the Faith: The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (R.C.I.A.) program is offered for those interested

in the Catholic Faith. Contact the Parish Office at 412-271-1515. Sacrament of Marriage: The prospective bride & groom are to make arrangements with the priest at least six

months prior to the Wedding. All couples are required to attend a marriage preparation class. Parish Prayer Line: Intentions may be placed on the Prayer Line by calling Joanne at 412-271-8690.

Good Shepherd Catholic Parish

With God All Things Are Possible!

November 24, 2013

From the Pastor’s Desk Our Lord Jesus Christ King of the Universe

HAPPY THANKSGIVING:

Thursday is Thanksgiving Day. We will celebrate with Mass at Good Shepherd Church at 9:00 AM. That will be the last day you can bring canned and dry goods for the Little Sisters of the Poor. The goods will be delivered on Saturday, November 30th. If you are able to help deliver give me a call, especially Youth Group members. Our Thanksgiving collection will be taken up that day with

the money going to the Little Sisters. Thanks in advance for your support. On Thanksgiving morning the Chamber Choir, Alumni Handbell Team and the brass quintet will be on hand to enhance our liturgy of giving thanks. Rosary will be recited at 8:15 AM. Special music will begin at 8:30 AM. There will be seasonal hymns and anthem, patriotic music and the annual singing of "How Great Thou Art," along with the Festival Alleluia. Put the turkey on and come to church to give thanks to

God for our many blessings.

DECEMBER 8: THE FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION falls on the Second Sunday of Advent this year. Well the Sundays of Advent or Lent can never be “bumped.” So the celebration of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception is transferred to Monday, December 9th. BUT when you transfer a feast to another day it is NOT a Holy Day of Obligation. I thought I’d let you know this in advance since I figured 33 1/3 percent of you were wondering. ADORATION: Beginning Thursday, December 5th we will have Adoration in Sacred Heart Chapel from 7:00 to 8:00 PM. Our Prayer Group meets every Thursday from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. They invite YOU to join them for Adoration and for the prayer time if you so desire.

KEEP THE LIGHTS ON AND ADORATION: We are going to have Adoration of the Eucharist as we celebrate the Keep the Lights On program on Wednesday, December 11th from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. This Diocesan program is to help welcome people to receive the Sacrament of Penance during the Advent Season. We will hold this in Sacred Heart Church. Kindly mark your calendar now.

PARISH CHRISTMAS PARTY: Our Social Club will sponsor the annual Parish Christmas Party to be held on Saturday, December 7th at the Thomas J. Usher Gymnasium. Doors will open at 5:00 PM. The donation is $20.00 per person. Tickets are available in Gathering Spaces of the Churches at the weekend Masses. Tickets will also be available at the Parish Office.

Everyone is invited to come and spend an enjoyable evening with your Parish Family!

OFFICE CLOSED: The Church Office will close at 12:00 Noon on Wednesday, November 27th so our good staff can get home to prepare for Thanksgiving. The office will reopen on Monday, December 2nd.

TICKETS: The Turkey Trot tickets go off this Wednesday evening. Please have your tickets in by 12:00 Noon on Tuesday, November 26th so that we can process your tickets. Winners will be notified on Monday, December 2nd. So, watch your tickets or hope for a nice phone call. OUR CAMPAIGN: Here is a progress report on our Church Alive Campaign from a diocesan perspective.

More than $93,000,000.00 committed to date (74% of Diocesan goal).

The entire campaign is working as envisioned, and is ahead of projections. The campaign vision and plan is enjoying success in all types and sizes of parishes throughout the Diocese; in large and small, center-city, urban, suburban and rural; and in both financially stabile and fragile parishes.

Bishop’s Leadership Phase has raised over $37 million and continues with strong support; Clergy Phase: raised more than $3.1 million pledged from priests and deacons toward a target of $500,000; Both the Initial Parish Phase and Track 1 exceeded targets; Track 2 has reached 28% of target within two months remaining.

Love and Peace,

Fr. Semler

Stewardship: Time - Talent - Treasure Sunday, November 17th: $4,653.00 Parishioners receiving env: 652 Env used: 268 Loose Offertory Collection: $200.00 Religious Retirement: $1,737.00 Env used:107 Loose Religious Retirement: $163.00 Votive: $112.00

Thank you for your generosity!

Please take an ornament from the tree and return the gift, wrapped with the orna-ment attached to Good Shepherd or Sa-cred Heart Church by Sunday, Decem-ber 15th. Gifts can also be brought to the Parish Office. If you have questions, please call Denise at 412-915-9147. Help us to make a blessed Christmas for the deserving students of our Par-ish, School, and CCD.

PARISH CHRISTMAS PARTY In addition to the information Father Al published on his Pastor’s Page, we want to give you a peek at the menu. We’ll have Harvest Salad, Roast Beef au jus, Chicken Parmesan Casserole, Stuffed Shells, Parsley Potatoes, green beans, rolls and butter, coffee and iced tea. The donation is $20.00 per person. Tickets are avail-able in the Gathering Spaces of the Churches at the week-end Masses. Tickets are also available at the Parish Of-fice.

THANKSGIVING Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feel-ing. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.

—Henry Van Dyke

The new Calendar raffle tickets (for the entire year of 2014) are now available. The ticket is based on the eve-ning 3-digit number of the PA Lottery. The donation is $25.00 and you will have 365 chances to win! Winners will be paid weekly. Let us know if you would like to help sell them.

Prizes: $25.00 every weekday and Sunday $50.00 every Saturday

$50.00 - $500.00 on 20 Special Days The tickets make excellent holiday gifts…. Your family and friends can enjoy them year round.. Tickets are available in the Gathering Spaces of the churches at weekend Masses or at the Parish Office.

SECOND COLLECTION TODAY Bishop Zubik has asked that the special second collec-tion today will be taken to assist the victims of Ty-phoon Haiyan, in the Philippines. This will be part of our response to the call of Pope Francis for an inter-national effort to address this tragedy. The funds that you so generously contribute will be used to support Catholic Relief Services (CRS) our official interna-tional humanitarian agency representing the U.S. Catholic Church.

MONTHLY COMMEMORATIVE CELEBRATION Please Note: The MCC for November will be cele-brated this Wednesday, November 27th. The MCC for December will be celebrated Thursday, December 26th. Intentions are to be turned in by Thursday, December 19th.

CHRISTMAS WAFERS Christmas Wafers will be available for purchase next weekend, the First Sunday of Advent. The wafers are pre-packaged, four to a package and the donation is $2.00 per package.

PASTORAL COUNCIL Members will meet on Monday, December 2nd at Sa-cred Heart Hall at 7:00 PM. Candidates will be given an opportunity to give a short presentation of the gifts and qualities they possess that will enhance the work of our Pastoral Council.

BAPTISMAL SEMINARS—2014 All couples are required to attend a preparation pro-gram before a child’s Baptism can be scheduled. Classes will be held on Saturday mornings at 11:00 AM in the Religious Education Office located in the Parish Center. The Seminar dates are also listed on our web site at www.goodshepherdbraddock.org.

The 2014 dates are as follows: February 22, 2014, April 26, 2014, June 28, 2014

August 30, 2014 October 24, 2014

ST. VINCENT de PAUL SOCIETY Today as we celebrate Christ the King, may we open the door of our hearts so wide that we may listen to the voice of Jesus calling us to help build his kingdom here

on earth. In the month of November, through your gifts, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul was able to help build the kingdom of God. In October our conference helped five familes, pro-viding 12 pieces of furniture and

four beds. Three of the families shopped for clothing and household goods items at the Penn Hills Thrift Store.

St. Vincent de Paul Phone: 412-437-8370

Weekly Tuesday Night Bingo Sacred Heart Hall

1600 Brinton Road, Braddock Hills 900 PTS Jackpot - Must Go!

80 PTS Regular Game (90 if 100 or more at-tend)

150 PTS Specials Early Birds 6:45 PM Regular Games 7:00 PM For more information, Call 412-271-1515.

Diocesan Toll-Free Number for Abuse Response: 1-888-808-1235

Safe Environment Administrator: Rose Morgan

CHRISTMAS BAKE SALES:

HOLY CROSS, EAST PITTSBURGH Slovak Recipe Rolls: $12.00 each Varieties: Nut, Nut/Raisin, Poppy Seed, Apricot and Lekvar (prune). To place an order call 412-823-8071. Pickup will be on December 11th from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM at St. Helen Church. MADONNA DEL CASTELLO, SWISSVALE

Cookies For Christmas: Varieties: Anginetts, Apricot Horns, Plain Biscotti, Fruit Biscotti, Buckeyes, Butterballs, Chocolate Chip, Ewands, Ladylocks, Mini Nut rolls, Peanut Butter, Anise Pitzelles, Vanilla Pitzelles, Raisin Oatmeal, Thumbprints and Pasta Ciotta (custard filled pas-try). For questions or to order, call Mary Iannucci at 412-371-4912 or Lois Petrarca at 412-646-2344. Or-ders will be ready for pick up on Tuesday, Decem-ber 21st. `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` FEAST OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE Bishop David A. Zubik will be celebrating the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Thursday, December 12th at St. Paul Cathedral starting at 7:00 PM. A reception will follow the Mass in the Cathedral Social Room. Please use the link below to formally complete and submit your attendance. Deadline is December 6, 2013. http://diopitt.org/webforms/our-lady-guadalupe

SCHOLARSHIPS for 2013 HIGH SCHOOL

GRADUATES The Braddock Elks is offering 500 Schol-arships to 2013 Seniors that have excellent SAT Scores, High Involvement in their School, Community and show strong leadership. Monetary awards range from 4,000 to 60,000 paid over 4 years. Application deadline is De-cember 6, 2013. Please contact Debbie Raible at 412-823-1357 for an application and details. No affiliation with the Elks is required.

Our Lord Jesus Christ King of the Universe (Lk 23:35-43)

GS: 4:00 PM Charles J. & Charles A. Hartford by Hartford Family

Sunday Morning GS: 9:00 AM Robert C. Snyder, Sr.

by Wife Linda & Family SH: 11:00 AM Parishioners of Good Shepherd Parish

Monday-Weekday (Lk 21:1-4) GS: 9:00 AM Ann Halko

by Michael & Mary Halko Sorokacs Tuesday-Weekday (Lk 21:5-11) GS: 9:00 AM Catherine Hatok

by Jim & Micky Catone Wednesday-Weekday (Lk 21:12-19) GS: 9:00 AM Arlene Beilner by Sister, Joanne Thursday-Weekday Thanksgiving Day (Lk 17:11-19) GS 9:00 AM Henry & Mary Hojnacki

by Daughter, Joan Friday-Weekday (Lk 21:29-33) No Morning Mass Saturday-St. Andrew, Apostle (Mt 4:18-22) No Morning Mass First Sunday of Advent (Lk 23:35-43) GS: 4:00 PM Parishioners of Good Shepherd Parish Sunday Morning GS: 9:00 AM Gloria Jean Calabria

by Terese & Janis Braill SH: 11:00 AM Theresa Isles by Natalie Vasilko

Good Shepherd Parish November 24-December 1, 2013

Rest In Peace In your charity, we remember all those

who have died, especially: Gerald Leslie and Mary Novak.

May the angels lead you into paradise!

Memorial Offering: Good Shepherd Church Altar Bread, Altar Wine, Altar Candles, and

Sanctuary Lamp: In Memory of Robert C. Snyder, Sr.

by Wife and Family

Happy Thanksgiving!

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