march 6, 2016 * fourth sunday of lent st. monica … 6, 2016 * fourth sunday of lent st. monica...
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March 6, 2016 * Fourth Sunday of Lent
ST. MONICA PRAYED AND WEPT WITH HOPE FOR
THE CONVERSION OF HER HUSBAND AND SON FOR 30 YEARS!
St. Monica Parish was founded in 2013 by Bishop David
Zubik. The clergy and people of four parishes, representing
eight previous parishes, bravely accepted the call of the
Bishop to cooperate as people of faith in the power of the
Holy Spirit to Build a Church that is Alive! Christ has
asked this parish to be born so that the Faith may continue
to be proclaimed and lived in the upper Beaver Valley. The
Holy Eucharist has been praised and adored in this area
since 1854. St. Monica Parish with the assistance of our
Patroness, and her son St. Augustine, will continue to
spread the Catholic faith and to be the light of Christ to all
that we meet.
www.saintmonica.us Father Kim J. Schreck
Pastor
Father John Naugle
Parochial Vicar
Deacon Harry DeNome
ONE PARISH WITH THREE CAMPUSES
Chippewa: 116 Thorndale Drive
(Christ the Divine Teacher) (Chippewa Twp.)
Beaver Falls
College Hill: 6th Ave.
(St. Philomena) Beaver Falls
Darlington: 3357 Constitution Blvd.
(St. Rose of Lima) Darlington
ST. JOSEPH ADORATION CHAPEL
Chippewa Campus—adorationservants.org
CONTACT US:
Office located at Chippewa Campus
(724) 846-7540
Fax: (724) 846-3819
St. Monica Catholic Academy:
724-846-5955
St. Mary Cemetery: 724-843-4704 _______________________________
Diocesan victim assistance hotline:
1-888-808-1235
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Sunday
7:30am Mass.....................................Chippewa 9:00am Mass.....................................Chippewa 10:45am Mass.................................. Chippewa 12:30pm Mass...................................Chippewa
Monday -Tuesday -Thursday-Friday
8:00am Confessions/ Adoration..…...Chippewa 9:00am Mass.....................................Chippewa
Wednesday
6:00pm Confessions/ Adoration.........Chippewa 7:00pm Mass......................................Chippewa
Saturday
4:00pm Mass..................................... Chippewa 5:00pm Confessions………………….Chippewa 6:00pm Mass......................................Chippewa
DEVOTION HOURS
St. Rose & St. Philomena will be churches of Devotion: SAINT PHILOMENA: Tuesday 11am-2pm
(use entrance at top of rear parking lot ramp)
SAINT ROSE OF LIMA: Saturday 9am-12pm
To Schedule a Baptism, Wedding, or Funeral please contact the office for information and
policy procedures.
ST. MONICA ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH A Continuous Catholic Presence Since 1854
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“So the prodigal son “came to his senses”. Living in a pigpen probably had him on sensory overload!! Hearing the constant oinking, seeing the muck and mire of his new home, feeling that mud between his own little piggies, and tasting the cobs; breakfast of the swinest, probably all got to him. But the smell probably put him over the top!! Pig-sty putrid, muddy mess, garbage goulash!! Though his senses made him think he was a pig; he thought of his father and remembered who he really was. A Beloved son! And his father didn’t let him down. He acknowledged him and rejoiced over him and forgave him. When our senses reveal to us the “pigginess” of our choices, we can meet Our Father in confession. He waits there every day watching to see if we are coming over the hill of our muck and mire to receive His mercy. This Wednesday “The Light is Still On For You” in a special way at our parish, so that you can rec-oncile with your Heavenly Father…follow your senses to it. AMDG: “Your outstretched arms are so much like the wide-spread welcome of the forgiving father open to the repentant prodigal son. I come before your crucifix just like him: starving, poor in my foolishness, laughable in my shame, a beggar, repugnant by every measure……..except yours (MC 117/118)
Gospel: The 4th Sunday of Lent
Luke 15: 1-3 11-32
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Traditional Stations Friday, March 11th & 18th at 3pm
Living Stations with St. Monica Academy Students Friday, March 11th & 18th at 7pm Wednesday, March 23rd at 12pm
Living Stations with St. Monica’s Youth Group Good Friday: March 25th 3pm & 7pm
CONFESSIONS
The Light Is Still On For You March 9th 6pm-9pm
Lenten Confessions
March 15th at 7pm
HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE
Holy Thursday March 24th-7pm
* Church will remain open until 11pm
Good Friday March 25th-12pm
Blessing of the Food Baskets March 26th-12pm
Easter Vigil March 26th-8:30pm
Easter Sunday March 27th-
7:30am, 9am, 10:45am
& 12:30pm
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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS
YOUTH GROUP NEWS
RCIA NEWS
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Classes for Religious Education Grades 1-6 are held at Saint Monica Catholic Academy from 9:00am-10:15am. If you have any questions, contact Heather at [email protected]. ATTENTION FIRST COMMUNION PARENTS There will be a meeting for all First Communion Parents on Sunday, March 13th at 9:15am at St. Monica Acad-emy cafeteria to discuss any items pertaining to First Rec-onciliation and First Holy Communion.
RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA) Please pray for the individuals who are currently attending RCIA on Sunday mornings. For information about RCIA at Saint Monica Parish, please email [email protected], call the Parish office at 724-846-7540 x-23, or visit our webpage on the Parish website at www.saintmonica.us/Religious Edu-cation/Become a Catholic (RCIA).
FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK
Dear Fellow Parishioners:
We could not be prouder of SMCA Academic Games Team. This
year 13 students from SMCA participated in the local Beaver
County Academic Games League competitions in Propaganda,
Presidents, Equations and Linguistics. Getting the opportunity to
participate in these games and spending the extra time required to
prepare for the games is something the students can be proud of.
Of those 13 students, 6 qualified to participate in the Academic
Games Nationals Tournament in Atlanta, Georgia, at the end of
April. These students are Quinn Borroni, Deryn Moye, Bailey Dia-
mond, Mark Hewitt, Trent Lilly and Ben Laderer. To qualify for the
nationals tournament, these students had to receive qualifying
scores in 2 or more of the games listed above. Considering the
amount of students participating in the local tournaments. It is
quite an accomplishment for the students to qualify for nationals.
Now the SMCA Nationals Team is preparing for the tough competi-
tion they will encounter at the nationals tournament. Georgia, here
we come! We are very grateful to our 1st grade teacher, Mrs.
Mineard for the hours she spends coaching these students. THANK
YOU Mrs. Mineard!
Tuesday evening from 5:30—6:30 pm we will hold our Preschool
Open House. We have a “State of the Art” classroom that will im-
press the incoming students and their families. We are very proud
to boast about our facilities and our curriculum. We are very proud
to be a spiritual and superior academic learning institution in the
City of Beaver Falls for the past 126 years! Our reputation proudly
precedes us. So please consider us for your children and grandchil-
dren. We are currently accepting registrations for the 2016-2017
school year in all grades.
Please consider using your Angel Fund envelope that is included in
your weekly church envelopes. We appreciate all donations no
matter how small. The Angel Fund Committee members are to be
admired for their tireless efforts to keep Catholic education alive
and well in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. The school relies on their
efforts to help families financially. Our families are very grateful for
the funds that help them meet their tuition responsibilities and
commitments. Our families sacrifice much so that they can send
their children here for the spiritual and academic education that we
offer. We sincerely appreciate all of our donors and supporters.
These students are our future and we can be secure in knowing
they take with them not only the academics but also values, ethics,
and morals to lead us in our future. We are very blessed to be part
of this wonderful school and parish as “the miracle continues.”
As we continue our journey to Easter, let us not forget our Lord’s
suffering for all of us. We are very fortunate to be able to offer to
the parish and community our own reenactment through the Living
Stations. Please consider joining us on Fridays, March 11 and/or 18
in church for this moving presentation. Also, consider joining us on
Friday for our all school Liturgy at 9:00 am in the gym. We love
seeing new faces.
As always, I thank you for your continued support of your parish
school and God Bless,
Mr. Brad Diamond, Principal
PASSION PLAY Calling all youth! It’s time again for the Passion play. Practice will be held this Sunday, with dinner at 6pm and prac-tice at 6:30pm. Practices are every Sunday; March 20th will be dress rehearsal and we will have two shows on Good Friday at 3pm and 7 pm. Please call Janet for more informa-tion. Youth of ALL ages are invited to participate! For those wishing to participate in youth group but not the play, it will still be held in the youth group room at the same time. YOUTH GROUP LENTEN BIBLE STUDY
All Youth are invited every Wednesday (thru March
23rd) during Lent from 5-6:30pm in the Youth Group
Room in Founders Hall. Hosted by John Selby. Catholic
Edition Bibles, food and drinks will be provided.
PARISH NEWS
BAPTISM We welcome into God’s family Jordan Allen & Isaac Holewski who recently received the new life of Christ in baptism. May they grow strong in faith through God’s loving grace. REST IN PEACE Please remember Raymond Rimoldi, Richard Massironi, Mi-chael Eaton, Mary Cook, Ann Corwin and Augustine Facciolo in your prayers who was buried this past week. May their souls and the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace.
PILGRIM MADONNA The Pilgrim Madonna will be at the home Vicky Orlowski (724-843-1873) this week and at the home of Harry & Mary Kay DeNome (724-843-4528) the week of March 13th-19th.
HOLY NAME SOCIETY
There will be a meeting of the St. Monica Holy Name this
Sunday, March 6th in the meeting room in Founders
Hall at 10:15am.
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FISH FRY HELP We are asking parishioners to donate baked goods according to their last names for the following dates: Mar. 11: P-S; Mar. 18: T-Z. Desserts can be anything and dropped off in the hall anytime after 1pm. We are also asking CCD Parents to volun-teer for the following dates: Mar. 11th: grade 2; Mar. 18th: grade 1. We are in need for volunteers to wait tables from the 4-7pm, we have been short handed in this shift. All volunteers are asked to call 724-846-7540 ext. 6 to be scheduled in ASAP or email Janet volunteer name at [email protected]. PRE-SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE Saint Monica Catholic Academy Tuesday, March 8th 5:30pm-6:30pm Come and visit our newly remodeled "State of the Art" pre-school building and meet our teachers! Regis-tration and Financial Aid info will be available for our 3 year o l d a n d 4 y e a r o l d c l a s s e s . V i s i t w w w . s a i n t m o n i c a a c a d e m y . o r g o r e m a i l [email protected] for more info.
VSP The VSP will meet on Tuesday, March 8 at 6PM in Foun-ders Hall. Cost of the Ham Dinner will be $10.00 per per-son. We will have a 50/50 and play "pirate bingo". THE LIGHT IS ON FOR YOU!
This year every parish across the Diocese of Pittsburgh, the
Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available Wednesday,
March 9th from 6pm-9pm.
MEN'S PARISH RETREAT The Men's Parish Retreat will be March 11th, 12th & 13th - Friday afternoon until Sunday noon at St. Paul of the Cross Retreat Center on 'the slopes' of the South Side of Pittsburgh. All men are invited. Pick up a brochure at the Church entrance or contact Dennis Garrett for information 724-827-2350, [email protected]. PADDLE PARTY Saint Monica Catholic Academy will be hosting a Paddle Party Saturday, March 12th in Founders Hall. Doors open at 1:00pm and the auction will begin at 2:00pm. Ad-mission is $5 payable at the door and includes 1 pad-dle. Bidding chips can also be purchased at the door. A Paddle Party is a fast paced Chinese Auctions meets Bingo! We will have lots of vendors and great items to bid on. For more info contact Danielle Lilly at 724-630-1098.
B-I-N-G-O
Enjoy a night of Bingo each Thursday at Founders Hall, Chip-pewa site. Early Birds start at 7pm and Regular Games start at 7:30pm. On Thursday March 17th we will have a St. Patty’s Day Special… on this night all regular game Bingo Packages will be $5 Off. The Cover All Game will have a guar-anteed payout of $700 instead of the normal $500. We will play the Pot-O-Gold Game…a 50-50 split the pot special where some lucky player may win an additional $100 in gold coins. As usual, we will have a wide selection of Pull Tabs. Bingo on the “Cookie Jar” number can pay as much as $500. Our Kitchen is open and the coffee is always free. Hope to see you at our St. Patty’s Day Bingo Special! EASTER EGG HUNT Come and join us on Saturday, March 19th from 9am-11am in Founders Hall for Donuts with the Easter Bunny. Egg Hunt will be at 10am. Ages pre-school and under thru 5th grade. SMCA 7TH ANNUAL NIGHT AT THE RACES Friday, April 8th at Founders Hall. Doors will open at 5:30pm for food, fun, music and gaming with races beginning at 7pm. Tickets are now on sale. Jockey ticket is $55 which includes 2 admissions. Horse owner ticket is $30 which includes 1 admission. General Admission is $20. Admis-sion includes Buffett, Beer and Mixers (BYOB). For more infor-mation or to purchase tickets please contact Teresa McCracken at 724-888-9828. WOMENS RETREAT Registration now open for Women Alive! In God's Mercy Con-ference, Saturday, April 16, 2016, 8am - 2:30pm Cardi-nal Wuerl North Catholic High School, Cranberry Town-ship. You won't want to miss this conference that includes dynamic speakers and the day also features Mass with Bishop Zubik and the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Cost is $45. Regis-ter at womenalivepgh.eventbrite.com or visit wome-nalivepgh.org. PROTECTING GOD’S CHILDREN WORKSHOP We will have a Protecting God’s Children Workshop here at St. Monica in Founders Hall on Saturday, April 23rd from 9am-12pm. Light refreshments served. SPRING FEVER CASH! Purchase a ticket for a chance to win between $50-$100 with a grand prize of $500 for the entire month of April. Winning ticket will be based on the Evening PA Daily Number. Tickets are $10 and will be sold at all Fish Fry's and in the Parish Office. REPLICAS OF ORIGINAL CHURCH BUILDINGS
Wooden replicas of the seven original church buildings which
served the people who are now members of Saint Monica Par-
ish are in the vestibule of the church. Each month, Friends
for Jesus will provide the opportunity to order one of the rep-
licas to complete your collection. Orders for the third
building, Saint Philomena Church, are due March 31.
Cost is $20 payable with your order.
PARISH ORGANIZATIONS / NEWS
FISH FRY
Fridays from 4pm-7pm March 11th & 18th
Fish Dinner (includes 2 sides) $10
Shrimp Dinner (includes 2 sides) $10 Fish Sandwich $7
Kids meal $5 (varies each week: pizza, mac-n-cheese, etc.)
Extra Sides $2 Credit Cards now accepted!
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THE LEGION OF MARY
The Legion of Mary is an international lay aposto-late, composed of men and women seeking to serve the par-ish and community through the Spiritual Works of Mercy (i.e., religious education, visiting the homebound and impris-oned, friendly evangelization, etc.) and to grow in devotion to Jesus through Mary. We are welcoming new Active (able to attend weekly meetings and complete assigned work) and Auxiliary (offering daily prayer support for the Legion) mem-bers. Please feel free to join us for a meeting Tuesday evenings at 7pm in St. Joseph’s room or contact Ann at 412-401-6056 [email protected]. WOMEN ALIVE IN PRAYER Come, join Saint Monica’s Women Alive in Prayer. There is power and enjoyment in women discussing the Bible read-ings and homily from the previous Mass. We learn about Jesus, we share different books and authors. We pray for each other and others. If you have a need or a problem, bring it to the group. Or get to know a woman in the group and talk to her after the meeting. We meet the 1st & 3rd Mondays of the month at 7pm in St. Joseph’s Room. FRIENDS FOR JESUS Be a friend. Be a friend of Jesus. Make friends for Jesus. These words sum up what it means to be part of the Church Evangelizing in the parish, if you are interested in expressing your friendship with Jesus through fellowship, prayer, study and reaching out to others, please consider joining a small group dedicated to being and making friends for Jesus. We meet each Wednesday at 12:30pm in St. Mary’s room. Please come and join us at any time. Contact Jean Bri-ancesco 724-827-2958, Sally Gerillo 770-316-7464 or Vicky Orlowski 724-843-1873. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS LENTEN SOUP KITCHENS As a Lenten observance, our Council helps at 4 soup kitch-ens in Beaver Falls during Lent. We could use some help from the parish in 'filling out' our teams on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday & Friday, 3 to 6 PM. If you would like to 'go beyond chocolate' this Lent and join us, please let us know. Also, if any parishioner could help us with the place-ment of additional Family Food Drive Boxes or Money Collec-tion Jars, we would be very appreciative - if we are to meet our goal of 8,000 lbs. we'll need some additional collection sites. Thanks for any help you can offer. Meeting Schedule is 2nd Monday of the month – Plan-ning Meeting at 7 PM in the lower level of Founders Hall. This is an opening meeting, all men are welcome-you do not have to be a member. If you would like to consider joining the Knights and being involved in our good works, please attend. 4th Monday of the month – Business meeting, members only, 6PM dinner, 6:40 Rosary, 7PM meeting. Please consider becoming a member of the Knights. Contact Dennis Garrett for more info., 724-827-2350, [email protected] or see us on Facebook, searching Knights of Columbus 604 or Knights of Columbus on the Par-ish Web site.
PARISH NEWS
MAGNIFICAT YEAR OF MERCY COMPANION In order to further enhance the use of the Magnificat Com-
panion that was given to everyone, small groups have
formed to pray, share and discuss the selections provided for
spiritual enrichment. Groups are meeting each week in
Mary’s room after the 9am Mass on Monday mornings
and at 9am Wednesday mornings after the Merry
Maids cleaning session . Anyone is welcome to attend
these small group discussions which usually last about one
half hour. More info available on the parish website under
the Adoration Chapel Tab.
ST JOSEPH ADORATION CHAPEL A Holy Hour before the Most Blessed Sacrament so pleases the Heart of Jesus, that every man, woman and child on earth receives a new effect of God’s graces. (St. Faustina) During this year of Mercy won’t you consider committing to an hour each week at the Adoration Chapel? Currently, there is a need for adorers at 4pm on Wednesday, 11pm on Thursday and Friday at 5am and 12 Noon. In addition, we are trying to fill each hour with at least 2 adorers. The time spent adoring our dear Lord is precious. Visit the Saint Jo-seph Adoration Chapel link on the parish site at www.saintmonica.us. The Chapel is open continuously Sun-day 1:30pm through Saturday at 4pm. Info. at www.saintmonica.us under the Adoration headings. CATHOLIC MEN’S FELLOWSHIP The Catholic Men’s Fellowship will be meeting the first and third Sundays at 9am in St. Joseph’s Room. MEN’S BIBLE STUDY GROUP Will meet in St. Mary’s Room, Chippewa the second and fourth Saturday’s each month beginning at 7:15am. We will be discussing The Joy of the Gospel. GENEVA COLLEGE OUTREACH Catholic at Geneva College is an outreach to the Catholic student population at Geneva from St. Monica Parish. It ex-ists to help Catholic students grow and develop in their Catholic Faith as they encounter the questions that will inevi-tably arise while attending an evangelical Protestant institu-tion. Ann Schmalstieg is the facilitator of this group. Meet-ings are held every Wednesday night from 8-9pm at the Beaver Falls Coffee & Tea Company (3219 4th Ave, Beaver Falls) directly across the street from the Main Campus. ASCA – ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE It is a long road of recovery for those suffering from wounds associated with child abuse and neglect. All adults wishing to heal from their past are welcome to attend a free, suppor-tive, and confidential group meeting each Thursday from 7:30-9pm in Mary’s Room. For more info., email [email protected] or call 724-462-8180.
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DIOCESAN NEWS
CEMETERY NEWS
ST MARY CEMETERY NEWS The chapel at St. Mary Cemetery is open Monday through Friday from 7:00am to 3:00pm. The chapel at St. Mary Cemetery is also open most holidays. A list of holiday hours along with dates and times of current funerals is posted on a sign located at the entrance of the chapel. Anyone wishing to pray or meditate is invited to and always welcomed at the St. Mary Cemetery chapel. All cemetery flowers and decora-tions have been removed. Please remember that the ceme-tery vases are not to be used during winter months. St. Mary’s Cemetery can not be responsible for damages in-curred by the inclement weather.
MASS INTENTIONS
Saturday, March 5th
Vigil/Fourth Sunday of Lent
4:00pm JOHN DOYLE By Al & JoAnne Bish
6:00pm ROSE JORDAN By Charlos & Tracey Jordan
Sunday, March 6th
Fourth Sunday of Lent 7:30am PRO POPULO
9:00am ROBERT VEON
By Edie & Family 10:45am CARMELLA MITCHELL
By Husband & Children 12:30pm LOUIS HUMMEL
By Edward & Linda Giannini
Monday, March 7th 9:00am ANN, JACK & RICHARD TOMEC
By Tomec Family
Tuesday, March 8th 9:00am SAM & ANN SETTING
By Children
Wednesday, March 9th 7:00pm RICHARD MASSIRONI
By Tanya Smakosz
Thursday, March 10th
9:00am TOM ROBERTS By Bernie & Mary Sonnett
Friday, March 11th
9:00am GRECO, CARUSO & NEUMANN FAMILIES By Family
Saturday, March 12th
Vigil/Fifth Sunday of Lent 4:00pm DONALD GAWELSKI
By Wife, Ginny 6:00pm PRO POPULO
Sunday, March 13th
Fifth Sunday of Lent 7:30am ROBERT SHIVELY
By Dawna & Dennis
9:00am ANGELO & YOLANDA BRIANCESCO By Tony, Jean & Ray
10:45am GARRETT & KENNY FAMILIES By Dennis & Cathy Garrett
12:30pm JOAN GOEHRING
By Husband & Sister-in-Law
CANDLE (week of 3/6/16)
In Loving Memory of Bob Merryman (8th Year Anniversary)
Requested by Wife, Marianne
PARISH NEWS
Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Maronite Catholic Mission
(Meets at our Darlington site) *You can attend any of their Masses.
Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 6:30pm
Saturday 4:30pm & Sunday at 11am
CATHOLIC CAMPAIGN FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT There will be a collection this weekend for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, Catholic Home Missions Appeal National Collection and Black and Indian Missions.
ROSARY CENACLE A Rosary Cenacle is held every Monday at 9:30am at the request of the Blessed Mother. God wants her to have this power, but she requests our prayers to assist her. BAPTISM PREPARATION CLASSES Baptism Preparation Classes will be held on the first Satur-days of each month at 11am at the Chippewa Site, by Deacon Harry DeNome. Please call the parish office to set up all baptisms and register for the class. CHURCH SUPPORT Offertory (2/28/16): $13,407.15 Parish Share 2016: (Goal: $136,515.00) Thank you for your continued generosity and support!
PURSE-A-PALOOZA
Purse Bash benefiting Quigley Catholic. Saturday, April 2nd from 12pm-3pm at St. Ferdinand’s Church,
Cranberry Twp. $40 admission which includes 5 raffle tickets, buffet lunch, wine, beverages and dessert. No ad-
mission tickets sold at the door. 20 Designer bags, de-
signer accessories raffle, gift card tree, 50/50 raffle. Doors open at noon, raffle starts at 1pm. To register, contact
Harry Colin at [email protected] or 724-869-2188.
COMMUNITY NEWS