Sunday, December 6, 2020

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Date Church Time Intentions Requested by

Saturday, December 5

St. Valentine 4:00 PM Frank Evanovich Steiger Family

St. Gabriel 5:00 PM Loretta Stabryla Kathy Stabryla

Sunday, December 6

St. Germaine 7:30 AM Norm Quering Family

Nativity 9:00 AM Deceased Members of the Drake, White and Meehan Families

Ruth Drake

St. Valentine 10:30 AM Teresa Trombetta Rullo Family

St. Gabriel 11:00 AM Jim Knerr Wife, Paula & Family

Monday, December 7

St. Germaine 8:00 AM Larry Suslowicz SVdP St. Gabriel Conference

St. Valentine 11:30 AM Michelle Loveday Family

St. Valentine 4:00 PM John Savulak Marlene & Dennis Moran

Tuesday, December 8

St. Germaine 8:00 AM John A. Strazza Marian & Don Pauley

St. Gabriel 9:00 AM Oneida Gelston Fran Schneider

St. Gabriel 11:30 AM Julie Duttine (Anniversary) Family

Nativity 7:00 PM Amelia Fatima Mary Belack

Wednesday, December 9

St. Germaine 8:00 AM John Marraway (Birthday) Jumbo, Mary Ann & John Kearns

St. Valentine 11:30 AM Nate Bonadio Family

Nativity 7:00 PM Laura, Mildred & John Graney Greg Bucci

Thursday, December 10

St Germaine 8:00 AM Patricia Colligan Linda Bechtol

St. Gabriel 9:00 AM Ernest & Esther Knoll (Anniversary) Family

St. Germaine 8:00 AM Loretta Anderson Mary Lou & Joe Mangieri Friday, December 11 Nativity 11:30 AM Special Intentions of Lois Scholz Ralph & Lorraine Scholz

Saturday, December 12 St. Gabriel 10:00 AM

Chuck Eisenbarth Family

NEXT WEEKEND - VIGIL & SUNDAY MASSES

Saturday, December 12

St. Valentine 4:00 PM James Wehner Family

St. Gabriel 5:00 PM Edward & Rosemary Tasillo Family

Sunday, December 13

St. Germaine 7:30 AM Clara Walsh Son

Nativity 9:00 AM Nickolas Toth Ray & Dorothy Kraus

St. Valentine 10:30 AM South Hills Catholics Grouping 218

St. Gabriel 11:00 AM Daughters

MASS INTENTIONS December 5-13, 2020

CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE - HTTPS://OLHPGH.ORG (BEGINNING 12/7/2020)

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It was with great joy that we received word, this past weekend, of Bishop’s Zubik’s announcement of the name of our soon-to-be parish, Our Lady of Hope! As you may recall, this was the name chosen as the first selection by the parishioners of

our parish grouping a few months ago, after an extensive consultation process.

A copy of the Bishop’s letter is contained on page 4 of this bulletin and on our parish website. In addition, the website includes the canonical decree naming our new parish. The decree is posted in the vestibules of our four churches as well.

One of the tasks asked of us before the parish was named, was to have a logo ready for envelopes and other paperwork purposes. Parishioner Lynette Kelley sponsored the services of a graphic artist from our area to produce possible logos for all five names, including one that would work with all of them. The new logo is also contained in this bulletin, along with examples of how it might look on letterhead.

While it is my intention that we all engage in a creative process in terms of appropriate statuary and/paintings of Our Lady of Hope sometime early in the New Year, this is a great logo to begin with and use in our parish communications. You will notice the four circular points on the cross represent our four parishes joined as one. Thank you, Lynette, for providing this service for us!

Bishop Zubik has given special permission for earlier Christmas Eve

Mass schedule takes that permission into account as we prepare to celebrate the birth of Our Lord. In addition, please be aware of the Mass schedule for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception this week. Although the dispensation from Sunday Mass and Holy Days remains in effect, we will conduct the full Holy Day Mass schedule as listed, with the 4:00 PM Vigil Mass at St. Valentine Church being livestreamed.

Gratefully in Christ,

Nov 15, 2020 Nov 22, 2020 Nativity $2,823.00 $2,063.00 St. Gabriel $12,937.00 $21,098.00 St. Germaine St. Valentine $6,025.00 $6,325.00 Total Offering $26,758.00 $36,324.00

November 22, 2020

Nativity 9:00 AM ......................................................... 142 Total .......................................................... 142

St. Gabriel 5:00 PM. .................................. Not Available 11:00 AM. ................................. Not Available Total .................................................................

St. Germaine 7:30 AM .......................................................... 126Total .......................................................... 126

St. Valentine 4:00 PM ......................................................... 147 10:30 AM ......................................................... 131 Total ......................................................... 278 Total Attendance………………546

November 29, 2020

Nativity 9:00 AM ......................................................... 147 Total .......................................................... 147

St. Gabriel 5:00 PM. ........................................................... 90 11:00 AM. ........................................................ 143 Total .......................................................... 233

St. Germaine 7:30 AM .......................................................... 134Total .......................................................... 134

St. Valentine 4:00 PM ......................................................... 140 10:30 AM ........................................................ 114 Total ......................................................... 254 Total Attendance………………768

From the Desk of Fr. John Skirtich

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FROM THE BISHOP

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OUR NEW BEGINNING

Our new parish website https://olhpgh.org will go live on Monday, December 7th.

to be there, including our Online Giving Program.

Current online givers will receive a letter in the coming days outlining procedures on how to enroll in the new online giving platform. New users will be able to enroll through the new website.

All are encouraged to take advantage of this way of giving.

https://olhpgh.org

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Nativity Divine Mercy Candle

Lit for Blessings

for

Colleen

Rest in Peace

LIVE JESUS

St. Valentine Sanctuary Lamp Lit in Memory of

Pat Forsyth

By Family

Readings and Observances for the Week of December 6, 2020

Sunday: Is 40:1-5, 9-11/Ps 85:9-10, 11-12, 13-14 [8]/2 Pt 3:8-14/Mk 1:1-8 2nd Sunday of Advent

Monday: Is 35:1-10/Ps 85:9ab and 10, 11-12, 13-14 [Is 35:4f]/Lk 5:17-26 St. Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church

Tuesday: Gn 3:9-15, 20/Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 [1]/Eph 1:3-6, 11-12/Lk 1:26-38 The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Wednesday: Is 40:25-31/Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 8 and 10 [1]/Mt 11:28-30 St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin Thursday: Is 41:13-20/Ps 145:1 and 9, 10-11, 12-13ab [8]/Mt 11:11-15 Advent Weekday

Friday: Is 48:17-19/Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6 [cf. Jn 8:12]/Mt 11:16-19 St. Damasus I, Pope

Saturday: Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab/Jdt 13:18bcde, 19 [15:9d]/Lk 1:26-38 or Lk 1:39-47 Our Lady of Guadalupe

Next Sunday: Is 61:1-2a, 10-11/Lk 1:46-48, 49-50, 51-54 [Is 61:10b]/1 Thes 5:16-24/Jn 1:6-8, 19-28 3rd Sunday of Advent

O God of truth and justice, we hold

before you the names of those whose

memory we cherish. Grant us the

faith to surrender to you these

faithfully departed loved

ones who live and remain with you.

Audrey F. Belfiore

Mary Casciotti

William “Bill” Coll

Ruth M. Gilardi

Kevin Miles

Ralph J. Moeller

Allen C. Spencer

John A. Stazza, Jr.

Act of Spiritual Communion My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I long for You in my soul. Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. As though You have already come, I embrace You and unite myself

from You. Amen

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LIVE JESUS

Inspiration for the week

Prepare the way of the Lord! The message of John the Baptist becomes the calling of every baptized disciple of Jesus Christ. Each one of us is asked to prepare the way of the Lord. Given the humble means of our lives, how can we do this?

It certainly does not require we stand on street corners announcing God’s future coming! We can more readily take up the task of our lifework by clearing our lives of unnecessary, distracting clutter. By creating solid and deep spiritual lives., we can heighten our awareness of God’s presence and help people point to and discover God’s presence around them.

By conducting ourselves in holiness and devotion, we can speak volumes to those we meet. Not by preaching actual words, but by living lives that communicate the comfort God wants His people to know.

As the world sometimes frantically unfolds around us, we can be people of patience who show others that it’s okay to wait for

God’s gift to come. Conducting our lives in this manner, we will know the peace that comes from doing what we have been asked to do.

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MASS SCHEDULE

Weekday Masses - December 7-12, 2020 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

8:00 AM 11:30 AM 4:00 PM 8:00 AM 9:00 AM 11:30 AM 7:00 PM 8:00 AM 11:30 AM 7:00 PM 8:00 AM 9:00 AM 8:00 AM 11:30 AM

10:00 AM

St. Germaine St. Valentine St. Valentine St. Germaine St. Gabriel (School Mass) St. Gabriel Nativity St. Germaine St. Valentine Nativity St. Germaine St. Gabriel St. Germaine Nativity St. Gabriel

Weekend Masses - December 12-13, 2020 Saturday Vigil 4:00 PM St. Valentine

Saturday Vigil 5:00 PM St. Gabriel Sunday 7:30 AM St. Germaine Sunday 9:00 AM Nativity

Sunday 10:30 AM St. Valentine

Sunday 11:00 AM St. Gabriel

Reconciliation/Confession Schedule for this week

Nativity Wednesday 6:15 PM - 6:45 PM St. Gabriel Saturday 11:00 AM - Noon St. Valentine Saturday 11:00 AM - Noon

2:00 PM Nativity Church

3:00 PM St. Germaine Church

4:00 PM St. Valentine Church (Live Streamed)

4:00 PM St. Gabriel Church

7:00 PM St. Valentine Church

10:00 PM St. Gabriel Church

8:00 AM St. Germaine Church

9:00 AM Nativity Church

10:00 AM St. Valentine Church

11:00 AM St. Gabriel Church

Christmas Vigil & Christmas Day Masses

Thursday, December 24 Friday, December 25

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ST GABRIEL SCHOOL FUNDRAISER

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INFORMATION

If you are in need of assistance, our St. Vincent de Paul Society Conference has established a dedicated phone line for help.

412-831-8312

When you call, please leave a brief message including your name, address and phone

will return your call, usually within 24 hours!

Parish Membership

A frequent inquiry to our Parish Grouping is the request for a sponsor

an eligibility form active membership is required. In order to be consid-ered a member you must be registered at one of our churches: St. Gabriel, St. Germaine, Nativity or St. Valentine.

Additionally, in order to keep our census up to date, if you have any changes such as address, telephone number, email address, members of household, etc. please contact the parish admin-istrative office at 412-833-0661.

Adopt a Family for Christmas St. Vincent DePaul Society (SVDP) has a program for Christmas called “Adopt a Family.” Families whom SVDP has helped throughout the year have

each family with a substantial Giant Eagle gift card, we are seeking individuals and/or families who would “Adopt” a family by providing them with Christmas gifts.

It is anonymous for all involved and helps to fill everyone with the spirit of Christmas.

If you are interested in helping please call Lou Reda at 412-736-6969.

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ALL TOGETHER

With everything that is happening in this crazy world today…

You can SMILE and help St. Valentine Preschool along the way. Our new fundraiser is as easy as 1, 2, 3. Go to smile.amazon.com and you can see!

Three easy steps: Go to smile.amazon.com Choose ST. VALENTINE CHURCH (Bethel Park) as your charity. Click “shop now” (at smile.amazon.com) and begin your Amazon shopping.

When you choose St. Valentine Church as your charity, and you shop at SmileAmazon, 5% of your eligible purchases go directly to ST. VALENTINE PRESCHOOL.

With the holiday season upon us, help us to make this fundraiser grow by sharing this information with family and friends who shop on Amazon.

Save the date! The youth of our Parish Grouping 218 (grades 9-12) will celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Saturday, December 12th at St. Valentine Church. Beginning at 3:00 PM with a presentation about this miraculous apparition of Mary and her impact on

following Mass we will enjoy a taco night (pending health restrictions due to Covid19)

Please contact Julianna Heiby for details: juliannaheiby@gmail.com or 412-480-6530.

Help spread the word about our “soft opening” of upcoming Youth Ministry events. Thank you!

Blood Drive Heartfelt Thanks! The 2020 Virtual Blood Drive in Memory of our Beloved Fr. Haney was very successful thanks to our many wonderful donors! We helped or saved over 70 lives!!! This was fantastic as our first Virtual Blood Drive. We are so grateful to all of you!

Thank you so much for

Giving Thanks, Giving Blood, Giving Life.

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CHILDREN’S CORNER ACTIVITY

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PARISH INFORMATION

PA R I S H S TA F F

Rev. John Skirtich, Administrator Rev. Michael Suslowicz,

Rev. John Hissrich, Chaplain Rev. Richard Tusky, Retired - In Residence

Rev. Charles Speicher, Retired - In Residence

Rev. Mr. Thom Mills, Permanent Deacon Rev. Mr. Robert Stein, Permanent Deacon

Rev. Mr. James Kenny, Deacon, Retired Mary Beth Green, Pastoral Associate

Kim Andartes Maintenance Team Member

Maureen Bittner Bookkeeper 412-835-4415 Ext. 3 mbittner@stvals.org

Jeff Conklin Coordinator or Faith Formation 412-655-1565 jeffconklinccd@gmail.com

Kyle Davies Director of Music 412-835-4415 Ext. 5 kdavies@stvals.org

Eric Douglas Maintenance Team Member

Cinda Etzel Maintenance Team Member

Carol Froehlich Music Minister 412-608-7585 stgabeschurch@yahoo.com

Cynthia Gilfoyle Director of Communications 412-833-0661 church_stgermaine@comcast.net

Margaret Gowaty Roving Secretary

Mary Beth Green Pastoral Associate 412-833-0661 marybethgreenlenox@gmail.com

Kathleen Kratt Parish Secretary 412-881-8115 stgabeschurch@yahoo.com

Splash Meyer Head of Maintenance

Donald R. Militzer, Jr., M.Ed. Principal 412-882-3353

Judy Mills Preschool Director (St. Valentine) 412-835-5539 jmills@stvals.org

Deborah O’Brien Director of Operations 412-881-8115 stgabeschurch@yahoo.com

Rhonda O’Keefe Maintenance Team Member

Donna Rech Safe Environment Coordinator 412-833-6662 nativitychurch@comcast.net

Rosemary Rovny Parish Secretary 412-835-4415 Ext 2 rrovny@stvals.org

J.T. Santelli Maintenance Team Member

Suzan Slezak, M.Ed. Preschool Director (St. Gabriel) 412-502-6196 stgpreschool@outlook.com

Melanie Spagnolo Music Minister spagnolomel@gmail.com

Carol Vater Director of Faith Formation 412-835-3780 Ext. 7 cvater@stvals.org

Maryann Wellinger Faith Formation Secretary 412-835-3780 mwellinger@stvals.org

CHURCH LOCATIONS St. Gabriel 5200 Greenridge Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15236 Phone: 412-881-8115 Fax: 412-440-0160 Office Hours: Tue & Thur 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Fri 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM

St. Germaine Administrative Center 7003 Baptist Rd, Bethel Park, PA 15102 Phone: 412-833-0661 Fax: 412-833-4036 Office Hours: Mon - Fri 8:30 AM- 4:30 PM

Nativity 5811 Curry Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236 Phone: 412-655-3000 Fax: 412-650-4658 Office Hours: Friday 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM

St. Valentine 2710 Ohio Street Bethel Park, PA 15102 Phone: 412-835-4415 Fax: 412-835-4417 Office Hours: Mon & Wed 9:00 AM– 2:00 PM

PASTORAL TEAM

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