310 Kane Boulevard • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15243

March 12, 2017

Schedule of Liturgies Saturday Vigil Mass 6:00 p.m. Sunday Masses 8:00, 9:30, and 11:30 a.m. Daily Masses Monday - Friday at 6:45 a.m. Monday - Saturday at 9:00 a.m. Baptism: Second Sunday of each month at 1:00 p.m. Prior arrangements and pre-baptismal sessions should be completed before the birth of the child. Call the Parish Office to register. Reconciliation: Confessions are heard Saturdays from 12 noon to 1:00 p.m., or any time by appointment. Holy Eucharist: For those who are sick and confined to home, call Tracy Walnoha, 412-835-0897. Marriage: Weddings must be scheduled six months in advance. Pre-marriage sessions are required. Contact one of the priests to make arrangements. Anointing of the Sick: For those who are chronically or seriously ill, call one of the priests at any time. A parish service for Anointing of the Sick is celebrated annually. New Parishioners Are Most Welcome! Please speak with one of the priests, then call the Parish Office to register. Eucharistic Day and Holy Hour Last Wednesday of each month; all day adoration following the 9:00 a.m. Mass and concluding with prayer and benediction from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Rosary: Daily at 8:30 a.m. and Tuesday evenings at 7:00 p.m. in the church. St. Vincent De Paul Society - 412-200-2244 Parish Office Hours Monday through Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Bulletin Deadline: Monday Noon

CLERGY

Rev. Richard A. Infante............................................................. Pastor Rev. Gilbert Z. Puznakoski ............................................. In Residence Chaplain, Kane Hospital Rev. Dr. Lawrence R. Sutton .................................................. Deacon

TELEPHONES Parish Office ................................................................. 412-279-7070 Parish Fax ...................................................................... 412-279-2385 School Office .................................................... 412-279-6611

PASTORAL STAFF Sharon Loughran Brown ............................................... 412-279-6611 Principal, OLG Parish School Don S. Fontana .............................................................. 412-276-0277 Coordinator, Religious Education Kevin Trichtinger .......................................................... 412-279-6135 Coordinator of Music and Choir Director Josette N. Baker, OFS..………………………………. 412-279-7070 Parish Social Minister Geoffrey A. Schnieder. ................................................. 412-279-7070 Director of Adult Catechesis and Evangelization Isaac Summers…………………………………………412-276-0278 Regional Youth Minister Stanley Zeszutek ........................................................... 412-279-7070 Facilities and Maintenance Manager Earle Bisbey .................................................................. 412-279-7070 Sacristan Dennis Stover ................................................................ 412-398-8917 Chairman, Finance Council Dr. Philip S. Boggio ...................................................... 412-279-7070 President, Parish Pastoral Council

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Liturgy Schedule SUNDAY, MARCH 12 THE SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT 8:00 Erica Kneib Brajdic by Family 9:30 Janet Hartman Clowes by Darges Family 11:30 Our Lady of Grace Parish 1:00 Parish Baptisms MONDAY, MARCH 13 6:45 William Hunter by Sloan Family 9:00 Tracy Krug by Children TUESDAY, MARCH 14 6:45 Joseph Figura by Family 9:00 Eugene Bernard Orcutt by Ed Bittner Family WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15 6:45 Andreo and Maria Aiello by Fr. Richard A. Infante 9:00 Hope Kusajtys by Mom and Family THURSDAY, MARCH 16 6:45 John and Ann Aiello by Fr. Richard A. Infante 9:00 Mary Lou Powers by Nancy Morris FRIDAY, MARCH 17 6:45 Peter and Josephine Aiello by Fr. Richard A. Infante 9:00 Daniel Moroco, Jr. by Paula Famularo SATURDAY, MARCH 18 9:00 Tony Bernardo by Karen Bernardo 12:00 Reconciliation 6:00 Our Lady of Grace Parish SUNDAY, MARCH 19 THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT 8:00 Margaret Vernino by Dr. Richard Vernino 9:30 Marc J. DeCello by Mother and Dad 11:30 Carolyn and Joe Radich by Joe and Rita Torrez

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PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS— Those who are sick especially: Thomas Hohler, Tom Levy, Carolyn Lally Jennings, Nancy Finnegan, Brenda Laylock, Daniel Koshute, Norma Yorke, Karen Recrosio, Pat Morrissey, Janine Gismondi, Jerry Matthews, Lauren K., Donna Torisky, Diane Moran, Stephen Kist, Betsy Houn, Amy Will, Josephine Morice, Mary Andrea Collins, Mary Ann Missonak, Dominic Falcione, Whitney Baker Riegelsberger, Mary Ann Sobieralski, Jackie Battenfelder, Maria, Mary Lou Mahon, Edward Squiller, Maureen Leckenby, Dolores Blatnik, J. Hutton, Ed Funari, Carl Murawski, Chuck

McIntyre, John Goray, Bernie Donnelly, Charlotte Kuczinski, Baby Lenna, Jennifer Welch, Charles Rupani, Dave Dunbar, Jesse Lesko, Kassidy Jane Morrone, Michael Ray, Amy Bellini, Grace Semon, Lucille Kubit, Dorothy Plank, Robert Barrett, Michael Starek, Maureen O’Brien, Johnny Mucha, Lee Gregory,

Joyce Grimm, Jennifer Gordon, Theresa Lawton, Linda Louis, Audrey Wenzig, Ronald Liguori, Lisa Hofmeister, William Dalesandry, Joanna Schupp, Kathleen Davis, James Yount, Jason Lipinski, Alice Stumpf, Karlie, Rosemary Serowik, Juanita Besso. PRAY FOR THOSE IN THE MILITARY— Capt. Matthew Darnley, S/Sgt Melody McKee, Lt. Col Edward W. Jackson, SFC Richard F. Lawrence, Spc.4 Nicholas Talarico, Capt. Michael Makrucki, Cpl. Ronald S. Strang, II, Staff Sgt. Gregory Halloran, Capt. Adam Ewoldsen, Adam Ginter U.S. Army, Capt. Kendall Seli, Lnc. Cpl. Daniel Mulvihill, Master Sgt. Daniel Mulvihill, Sr., Airman 1st Class Tim and Kate Mulvihill, Capt. William J. Shields, Capt. Christopher Lauff, 1st Sgt. Rick Oddi, Sr. Airman Dion Julian, Capt. Aaron L. B. Cox, Lt. Col. Steven Tingley, Cmdr. Steve Fichter, Capt. Sam Gazzo, Staff Sgt. Ryan Kelsey, Sgt. Dustin Huff, 2nd Lt. Meghan Cumpston, Lt. Cmdr. Jason Simon, Lt. Col. J.J. Serowik, Sgt. Matthew Tardio, PV2 Erik Lind, Maj. Thomas H. Huzzard, Lnc. Cpl. William H. “Billy” Segeleon, Matthew Keglovich, SPC Paul Trusiak Cpl. David Lauff, 2nd Lt. Daniel Mayer, Lnc. Cpl. Adam Halloran, PV2 Tyler Trusiak.

Thought of the week— We believe.

Activities Schedule SUNDAY, MARCH 12 8:30 Autism Religious Education, School Library 9:30 Children’s Liturgy of the Word, Keefer Hall 10:00/10:45 CCD: School, Conroy Hall, School Library 1:00-3:00 St. Patrick’s Day Concert, Keefer Hall 6:00-7:00 Youth Ministry Mass, Church 7:00-8:00 Youth Ministry Reception, Keefer Hall 7:30 AA, Conroy Hall MONDAY, MARCH 13 9:45 CSS Leader Meeting, Rectory 10:00 St. Vincent de Paul, Rutkowski Religious Ed. Ctr. 6:00 Pack 262 Meeting, Conroy Hall 7:00 First Reconciliation, Church TUESDAY, MARCH 14 7:00 Rosary, Church 7:00 Pittsburgh Civic Orchestra, Conroy Hall 8:00 Choir, Church WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15 9:30 Ladies of Charity, Rutkowski Religious Ed. Ctr. 9:45 CSS: Church, Keefer Hall, Rectory 6:00-9:00 Light is on for You (Diocesan wide confessions), Church 6:30 CCD: School, Conroy Hall, School Library THURSDAY, MARCH 16 7:00 Boy Scouts, Conroy Hall 7:00 “The Joy of Love” Adult Education Series, Keefer Hall FRIDAY, MARCH 17 4:30-7:00 Fish Fry, Conroy Hall 5:30-7:00 Confirmation Rehearsal, Church 7:00 Confessions, Church 7:30 Stations of the Cross, Church SUNDAY, MARCH 19 8:30 Autism Religious Education, School Library 10:00-10:45 CCD: School, Conroy Hall, School Library 11:30 Confirmation, Church Reception to follow, Keefer Hall 2:00-3:30 Bereavement Support, Rutkowski Religious Ed. Ctr. 7:30 AA, Conroy Hall

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NEXT SUNDAY’S SCRIPTURE READINGS: Exodus 17:3-7, Romans 5:1-2, 5-8, John 4:5-42

REST IN PEACE Edward Cahill, brother of Joseph Cahill, our parishioner

TODAY THE OLG YOUTH MASS— The OLG/St. Barbara

Youth Group will be holding a Youth Mass Today March 12th at 6:00pm

at Our Lady of Grace Church. The youth group will be participating in readings and contemporary music. A reception will follow in Keefer Hall. All are welcome!

LENTEN PROGRAM – “The Joy of Love” – is a Lenten Series at

Our Lady of Grace Parish. We will use Francis’ exhortation, Amoris

Laetitia as our guide throughout the series. Each Thursday (March 16,

23, 30 and April 6) the OLG pastoral staff will present var ious

sections of the papal exhortation with small group discussion. This

week’s discussion is In The Light of the Word: Experiences and

Challenges, Ch. 1 & 2 by Geoffrey Schnieder , Director for Adult

Catechesis and Evangelization. He will look at the family from a

scriptural perspective. The Bible is full of stories about families, and

passages directed at families. How do these provide meaning and hope

for contemporary family life? Geoff will then enter into the pope’s

examination of the current reality of families. How should the Church

and the state respond to the challenges families face today? For more

information, please contact the OLG rectory: 412-279-7070. Please plan

on attending!

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MARCH 12, 2017

2018 OUR LADY OF GRACE PARISH MASS BOOK— Our

new Mass book will be available Monday March 20th at 9:30 AM.

Stop by the Parish rectory to schedule your 2018 mass times with us.

CONFIRMATION NEXT WEEKEND— Sunday, March 19th at the 11:30 mass, the eighth grade students of our parish will be confirmed by Bishop William Winter. Please come and be filled with the Holy Spirit as we celebrate this blessed sacrament with them.

TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE PUBLIC SQUARE ROSARY

CRUSADE— God’s marriage and the traditional family need our

prayers. That is why you are invited to join our 2017 Rosary Rally for Traditional Marriage. In The Secret of the Rosary, Saint Louis de Montfort said: “Public prayer is far more powerful than private prayer to appease the anger of God and call down His mercy, and Holy Mother Church, guided by the Holy Ghost, has always advocated public prayer in times of public tragedy and suffering.” What: The Holy Rosary Where: OLG Marian Grotto When: Saturday, March 19, Noon For more Information, contact: Sue Chirumbole 412.276.1163. Bring a lawn chair if desired, Rosary indoors if weather inclement.

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT SERIES AT OUR LADY OF GRACE—Our Lady of Grace Parish in Scott Township will conduct a bereavement support series for any men, women or teens who have experienced the loss of a family member or friend due to a death in recent months or years. The support sessions are free, open to the public and held at the Rutkowski Religious Education Center, 1730 Bower Hill Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15243. The group will meet on six Sundays, excluding Easter, starting March 19 through April 30, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more information and to pre-register, call Our Lady of Grace office at (412) 279-7070 or Paula Elliott, Bereavement Facilitator at (412) 279-6560.

LENT CALLS US TO CHANGE— our awareness, attitude and actions as we reflect on our lives in relation to God and others. Where are there opportunities to grow, heal or deepen our relationship with God, others and the world? Think of one relationship this week that needs to change. Be open as you pray for the other, whomever they may be, and for yourself and ask God to change and enliven your hearts in love. Visit OnMissionChurchAlive.org to learn more.

Our parish is planning a pilgrimage to “Catholic Kentucky & the Ark Encounter” on May 9, 10 and 11. OLG will be traveling with people from my first pastorate, Nativity Parish in South Park, as well as a group from St. Gregory Parish in Zelienople. Kentucky is one of the few states in our country that I have not visited, so I am particularly excited about the prospects of our journey. As with other parish pilgrimages both in America and overseas, Wendt Touring, Inc., will be handling all of our travel arrangements with their usual expertise in focusing on religious sites while also highlighting some regional features. I have worked with Wendt Touring, Inc., for about

15 years and have always found their tours spiritually enriching, well organized and reasonably priced. On our three day pilgrimage, we will visit the Cistercian Abbey of Gethsemani where Fr. Thomas Merton lived, wrote and directed the spiritual lives of many. We will also visit one of the first religious communities of women in the United States, the Sisters of Loretto. Our trip includes a visit to both the Basilica of St. Joseph, the first Catholic cathedral west of the Alleghenies in the Louisville Diocese and the magnificent Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Covington Diocese. We will have ample opportunities for Mass and prayer. Our final day’s trip to Williamstown, Kentucky includes a new attraction: a replica of Noah’s Ark built by 100 skilled Amish carpenters, which will give our pilgrimage a unique biblical dimension. We will also find time for a few famous historic sites such as Churchill Downs, where the Kentucky Derby is held each year. In addition to the thoroughbred industry, Kentucky is also known for its bourbon distilleries, one of which we will also tour. A little known but interesting historical fact: Daniel Boone, the legendary Kentucky frontiersman, was originally from Berks County Pennsylvania before he went to the “frontier” territory of Kentucky as one of the first settlers. Since I was unable to go on our parish pilgrimage to Philadelphia to see Pope Francis at the World Meeting of Families in 2015 due to my open heart surgery, I am very anxious to lead this parish pilgrimage. Our trip in May promises to be both an invigorating spiritual experience and an enjoyable regional journey. Please join us on May 9, 10, and 11 for “Catholic Kentucky and the Ark Encounter.” Forms for the pilgrimage can be found on the Church bulletin boards or picked up at the parish office. A $50.00 deposit is due by April 7 to secure a seat on the bus. Rev. Richard A. Infante, Pastor

The priests, parishioners and staff would like to welcome everyone here today celebrating Mass with us at Our

Lady of Grace Parish.

OLSH CLASS OF 2021 PLACEMENT TEST— OLSH will be

offering a placement test for prospective incoming freshmen on Saturday, March 18 and Saturday, March 25 from 8:30 to 11:30 am. Any student interested in attending OLSH in the fall should plan to attend one of these sessions. The OLSH test is required for consideration for placement into honors levels courses. The top scoring male and female will each win a $500 scholarship for the 2017-2018 school year! Register online at http://www.olsh.org/admissions, or by calling the Admissions Office at (412) 262-3300.

ST. BENEDICT THE ABBOT WOMEN’S EMMAUS

RETREAT— How do you feel about God? One way (among many)

you can help answer that question is the Women’s Emmaus Retreat, led by women like you who have struggled with all the same questions about life and God that you have. You will listen to other women like yourself talk about their journey to know more about God. It is not required for you to be Catholic, Christian, or a member of any Parish. The cost of the weekend is $185.00. The Weekend is March 24-26, 2017. Please include a $50 deposit with your application so a spot can

be reserved for you. Space is limited. Any questions, please contact Pam Slomiany at 412.551.8039 or slofamily4@verizon.net or Beth Deely at 412.429.1069 or djdeely@verizon.net.

KITCHEN KARMA FOR KIDS— Cooking, Culture and Nutrition. The Sisters of St. Joseph Earth Tones ministry is offering Kitchen Karma for Kids, a ser ies of cooking classes for students in grades 3-5. Students will learn about the sources of their food while preparing simple, nutritious foods centered on a weekly cultural theme. Kids will ‘travel’ to Mexico, Italy, Egypt and the Mediterranean while developing self-sufficiency, creativity, kitchen proficiency and an openness to new tastes and experiences. Classes are March 18, April 1, April 15 and April 29 from 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in the Baden Academy Charter School cafeteria, located on the grounds of the Sisters of St. Joseph. Fee of $20 includes 4 classes; attend all or some. Participation limited to 20 students. Register online: www.bit.ly/KitchenKarma4Kids or call 724-869-6574.