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“With God All Things Are Possible!”
The Catholic Community of the East End of Pittsburgh
November 24, 2019 Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
Pastoral Staff Rev. Thomas J. Burke, Administrator [email protected] Rev. David Taylor, Senior Parochial Vicar [email protected]
In Residence Rev. James Adeoye [email protected] Rev. Augustine Temu [email protected]
Office Staff Christine Pacifico [email protected] Terri Price [email protected] Joyce Broadus [email protected]
Director of Religious Education Teresa Maynor [email protected]
Music Ministry
Jennifer Gorske 412.370.2638; [email protected] Carla LaRocca DiDonato 412.422.2460; [email protected] Pat Morgan 412.425.3834; [email protected] Gerard Rohlf 412.657.7570; [email protected]
Safe Environment/Sacramental Coordinator Melissa Viator 412.661.7222 [email protected]
Social Ministries & Community Outreach Anne Scheuermann 412.241.1309; [email protected]
Communications Cathy Raffaele 412.241.1392; [email protected] Glennen Lloyd [email protected] Bulletin [email protected]
Housekeeping/Maintenance Paul Denk, Matthew Denk, Donald Graham, Annette Shunk, Jim Speranza,
Principals Sr. Thea Bowman Catholic Academy: Ms. Stephanie Michael
412.242.3515; [email protected] St. Bede School: Sr. Daniela Bronka
412.661.9425; [email protected]
St. Bede 509 S. Dallas Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15208
[email protected] 412.661.7222
Monday-Friday 8:30 am - 5 pm
St. Charles Lwanga Church 7705 Bennett Street
Office 7114 Kelly Street Pittsburgh, PA 15208
[email protected] 412.731.3020
Monday-Wednesday 8:30 am - 4 pm
St. James 718 Franklin Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15221
[email protected] 412-241.1392
Monday-Wednesday 9 am - 3:30 pm Thursday-Friday 10 am - 2 pm
Website cceepgh.org @cceepgh All our churches are accessible.
Confession Saturday 9:30 am - 10:30 am St. Bede
Novenas 9:30 am St. Bede
Monday Miraculous Medal Perpetual Novena Wednesday Mother of Perpetual Help Novena Thursday St. John XXIII Novena for the Sick
Eucharistic Adoration Saturday 9:30 am - 10:30 am St. Bede
Faith Formation (CCD) Sunday 9:45 am - 10:45 am St. Bede
Baptisms and Weddings By appointment only
Mass Schedule Saturday 4 pm St. James 5:30 pm St. Bede
Sunday 8 am St. Bede 9 am St. Charles Lwanga,
Mother of Good Counsel Church 10 am St. James 11 am St. Bede Monday—Saturday 9 am St. Bede
Mass Intentions November 23 - December 1
SATURDAY VIGIL
The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
4 pm Chad Michael Wilkinson (Nick & Anna Olivier) Taylor
5:30 pm Matthew Bauerle; William & Anna Bauerle
(William & Gita Bauerle) Burke
THE SOLEMNITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING
8 am Aileen Minnock (Robert & Monica Werner) Burke
9 am James and Alice Bender (Paul Bender) Temu
10 am For the Living and Deceased of the Parish Burke Taylor
11 am Wlodzimierz Kozak (Wife, Eva, and Family) Marcucci
Monday Weekday 9 am Marie McInerney (Family) Burke
Tuesday Weekday 9 am Dr. Eduardo Yunis (Bob and Kathleen Lee) Taylor
Wednesday Weekday 9 am Harold Cooley (Bob and Kathleen Lee) Temu
Thursday Weekday 9 am (SJ) St. Bede Guild Members Burke
Friday Weekday 9 am Marlene Handrahan (Angie McVeagh and Family) Temu
Saturday St. Andrew, Apostle 9 am Lasinda Greenwood (Bob and Kathleen Lee) Adeoye
SATURDAY VIGIL
First Sunday of Advent 4 pm Evelyn Buratti (Health Ministry) Burke
5:30 pm George Baribeau (Seery Family) Taylor
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT 8 am Rosie Fitzgerald (Angie McVeagh and Family) Taylor
9 am For the People of the Parish Burke
10 am Ciara Eirez (Corpuz/Thomson Family) Taylor
11 am Dorothy Miller (Joanne Cohan) Burke
Protection of God’s Children
Report suspected child abuse Childline: 800.932.0313
If a child is in imminent danger, call 911
Anointing of the Sick For those seriously ill, elderly, or preparing for surgery,
please call Fr. Tom at 412.661.7222 or Fr. Taylor at 412. 731.3020.
Those who are in hospitals or nursing homes may also request the Catholic Chaplain on duty for the Sacrament.
Hospitalized and Homebound If you, a family
member or if you know a parishioner who is unable to get to church and would like to receive Communion, please contact us at 412.241.1392.
As a Faith Community,
we remember parishioners,
who cannot be with us,
and those who care for them.
Readings November 24: 2 Samuel 5:1-3; Colossians 1:12-20; Luke 23:35-43 December 1: Isaiah 2:1-5; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:37-44
Pastor’s Note
Hail To The King!
This weekend we celebrate the So-lemnity of Christ the King. This so-lemnity was established by Pope Pius XI in 1925, an observance celebrating an aspect of Jesus’ identity rather than of his life. The
readings this weekend use images of God and Christ as shepherd and King of all creation.
In our first reading from the Book of Samuel, we read how all the tribes of Israel come to David. They know without a doubt that God has chosen him to be their King and shepherd. Dave was anointed to succeed Saul as king and lead them out to battle and bring them back in triumph. In the Second Reading from Paul to the Colos-sians we read how Paul gives thanks for the gift of salva-tion and offers a hymn of praise to the Lord.
In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus is mocked by the rulers and soldiers and a crucified criminal. They taunt him and re-fer him as the “King of the Jews.”
On this final day of the Liturgical Year, and prepare for the month of December and the Season of Advent, and also the final five weeks before we officially merge into one Catholic Parish family, let us use our Baptismal call-ing and gifts to continue building his kingdom here on earth. Our King of the Universe feeds us with his body, blood, soul, and divinity.
Hail To The King! 2020 Mass Intentions This year because of the merger we will open our books for 2020 Mass Intentions next weekend: Saturday, November 30, from 5 pm to 7pm, and Sunday, December 1, from 7:30 am to 12:30 pm in the St. Bede Activity Room. We have a special flyer available to make reservations for one Daily and one Sunday Mass (per family) at all three of our campuses. Please be pa-tient with this new sign up system. We appreciate your understanding.
Thanksgiving Day Mass - Thursday, November 22, 9 am - St. James
**Please note we are having one Mass on Thanksgiving Day. As we will soon become one parish family, what a great day to come together and give thanks for Gods blessings and breaking bread as one unified family**
The parish offices will be closed Thursday, November 28, through Monday, December 2. All three parish offices will reopen on Tuesday, December 3.
Fair Trade Sale Join us next Saturday November 30,
after the Saturday afternoon Masses, and Sunday, De-cember 2, after all the Masses in the St. Bede School Cafeteria (below the church) for a Fair Trade Sale! There will be several vendors with handmade goods from various countries. These items make great stocking stuff-ers to help’s support a great cause by helping the vendors and helping with Partners in Progress Missions. It’s a great way to get ahead of your Christmas shopping, plus help others!
Feast of the Immaculate Conception Not a Holy Day of Obligation Because December 8 falls on a Sunday this year, we will celebrate the Second Sunday of Ad-vent. The Feast of the Immaculate Conception will be transferred to Monday, December 9, and this year, it is NOT A HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION. We will have the regular Monday morning Mass at 9 am. Light is On For You: On Wednesday, December 11, from 6 pm to 9 pm parishes throughout the Diocese of Pittsburgh will be open for the Sacrament of Reconcilia-tion. St. Bede Church will be open for private confession for our grouping. Looking Ahead - Christmas Mass Schedule
Christmas Eve - Tuesday, December 24 4 pm - St. Bede 4 pm - St. James 10 pm - St. Bede
Christmas Day - Wednesday, December 25 9 am - St. Bede 10 am - St. James 11am - St. Charles Lwanga, Mother of Good Counsel Birthday Reflection As I celebrate my 49
th Birthday this
weekend, Sunday, November 24, I pause and give thanks for the gift of life. Also Happy Birthday to Fr. David Taylor, celebrating his birthday this Monday, No-vember 25
th!
Happy 150
th Anniversary! This weekend we are cele-
brating the 150th Anniversary of St. James Parish! Proud
of our past, hopeful for our future! Welcome Home A special welcome to Daniel Tapia-Jimenez, and Marisella Rodriguez who recently regis-tered at CCEEP. Second Collection this weekend is for the Retirement Fund for Religious please be as generous as possible. Something to Think About… We are all made in the in the image and likeness of God,
so there’s more work to be done by every one of us. St. Antona Ebo
With God All Things Are Possible!
Fr. Tom Burke, Administrator [email protected]
Joint Advisory Councils
Each of our parishes has four people serving on the CCEEP Joint Pastoral and Finance Councils.
Pastoral Council Finance Council
St. Bede
Denise Charron-Prochownik Joan Price Dante Romito Eric Setzler
Linda Burke Jerry Conner Joseph Gartner Holly Sommer
St. Charles Lwanga
Linda Atkins Teresa Maynor Janice Reed Geloria White
Michael Polite Judy Prata Bill Rawlings Victor Thorpe
St. James
Patricia Albacete Lois Campbell Anne Kovalan-Santoni Peter Lahoda
Martin Albacete David Aleva Michael Myers Mara Sullivan
Father Taylor’s Reflection
Dying he destroyed our death. Rising he restored our life. We may look at today's gospel and think hey, this is a reading for Holy Week or Good Friday, certainly not for Christ the King. But it is for a pur-pose. Our world emphasizes power and authority, not weakness. But scripture
reminds us that the most powerful events can be done when we feel powerless. We can truly look beyond these seemingly real contradictions. Jesus was indeed the Mes-siah who in the very act of dying, conquered death itself
It is meaningful on this last week of the church year that we focus on leadership and what power and authority is sup-posed to be. This awesome sign, the cross, is the center-piece of all of our churches, reinforcing what the Eucharist is really all about. Yes, real power and authority always start with the cross.
Next week we begin Advent and a new year of the church. It is indeed a hallmark time for us as we look forward to a new church year as well as the new parish.
This weekend we celebrate the 150th anniversary of St. James Parish. The great history of this parish will add much to our new Faith Community in the East End.
As I look back on my 45 years as a priest and my birthday tomorrow, I can truly acknowledge that the road has been tough, but my Ministry has been so rewarding. My late fa-ther and mother as well as all of my siblings, 6 of them, help to make it all possible and what a joy to continue Ministry with all of you
Let's move ahead knowing that we do not have to doubt how it will be when we celebrate Thanksgiving this week with family and friends. We have so much to be grateful and thankful about and it all started with the cross.
S T E W A R D S H I P
ST. BEDE Offertory
Envelopes Online Total $5,976 $3,513 $9,489
PSP 2019 Goal $90,500 Received $62,539
ST. CHARLES LWANGA
Offertory $2,343
PSP 2019 Goal $15,000 Received $10.416
ST. JAMES Offertory $2,678
PSP 2019 Goal $46,190 Received 36,167
November 18
All parish offices will close at Noon on Wednesday, November 27,
and reopen on Tuesday, December 2.
Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse
to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.
Henry Van Dyke
Thanksgiving Day Mass St. James at 9 am
On Thanksgiving Day, November 28, at 9 am, CCEEP will gather together to thank God for his many blessings. We will come together to sing, to listen to the Word, and celebrate Eucharist. We will also remember those in need by collecting nonperishable food items to be pre-sented with the gifts. It will be a nice way to begin your family’s observance of the holiday. After Mass, be sure to take home an item from the altar decorations for you holiday meal.
As we will soon become one parish family, what a great day it is to come together and break bread as one.
Schedule November 23 - December 1
SAT CCEEP Blood Drive Adoration & Confession
SJ Chapel 9 am St. Bede 9:30 am
SUN CCD St. James 150th Anniversary
Eucharistic Celebration
St. Bede 9:45 am St. James 10 am
MON
Miraculous Medal Novena SCL Food Bank Packing Joint Parish Council Meeting St. Vincent DePaul Society
SB 9:30 am HR Rectory 10 am
SJ Chapel 6:30 am Ministry Ctr.7 pm
TUE RCIA Wilkinsburg Solidarity Vigil
St. Bede AR 6:30 pm SJ Chapel 7 pm
WED SJ Food Bank Pick Up Mother of Perpetual Help Novena
Ministry Ctr 8:30 am St. Bede 9:30 am
THURS Parish Offices Closed Thanksgiving Day Mass
St. James 9 am
FRI Parish Offices Closed
SAT Advent Begins
SUN CCD St. Bede 9:45 am
Congratulations to St. James Parish on its 150
th Anniversary
On November 18, 1869, the consecration Mass was held for the first church of St. James Parish. This church stood on Franklin Avenue where the school’s new wing stands today.
This Eucharist marked the beginning of St. James Parish and the 150 year mission of serving Jesus Christ in Pittsburgh’s eastern suburbs. This mission continues to this day at St. James.
As we move into the future as a new parish and with a new name, let us continue
our faith journey together, welcoming one another and growing from all our traditions!
Bulletin Submissions are due no later than Noon on Fridays.
Larger announcements must be submitted a week prior to the Friday deadline.
Early Bulletin Submission Dates
Items Due Bulletin
December 9 December 22
December 16 December 29
December 20 January 5
Announcements for Weekend Masses are due no later than Noon on Wednesdays.
Angel/Magi Tree Project Our parish Angel/
Magi Trees are now set up at each of our worship sites. Please feel free to take an angel or tag and provide a gift for someone less fortunate this Christ-mas. Last year we provided close to 500 gifts for those in
need. Don't forget to register your selection before you leave by filling out the tag and leaving it in the box pro-vided. This is the only way we have to keep track of the gifts. Pay special attention to the tags this year. A num-ber of them have special instructions from the agencies we are working with. Some of the tags are color-coded according to price range while others require you to search your hearts as to what you would like to spend.
During the week, please do not leave any gifts in the church. Take them to the rectory or Ministry Cen-ter. All gifts must be returned to the church by Sunday,
December 1. Blessings to all of you for your generos-ity!
Spiritual Enrichment Ministry All are in-
vited to our Advent Afternoon of Re-flection, ”Preparing for Something New” on Saturday, December 7, from 1 to 3:30 pm with Father John Mar-cucci in the Chapel at St. James CCEEP campus. Please RSVP by Monday, December 2: 412.241.1392 or [email protected].
Senior Citizens Christmas Luncheon: Tuesday, December 10, at 12 pm in the Activities Room at St. Bede.. A delicious lunch will be provided... come prepared to enjoy.
Please RSVP by Sunday, December 8, to Kathy Spechtold at 412.421.1013.
Howard R. Hays John M. Mullarkey
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him.
May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God,
rest in peace. Amen
Radio Program, with Fr.
Tom Burke as host, high-lights elementary and secon-dary schools; colleges; youth
ministry programs; and more, and is broadcast every other Sunday morning on KDKA-AM. Fr. Tom’s next program is on December 8.
See the homepage of our website, cceepgh.org for the link to podcasts of the programs.
The Ministry Center is looking for a few
volunteers to help get two rooms ready for a new coat of paint. Scraping, spackling and a light wash of the walls is needed before a volunteer team comes to paint in early December. If you can help, please call the Ministry Center at 412.241.1309. Many thanks!
Dates for Upcoming Advent Season Events!
December 7: Advent Afternoon of Reflection: Pre-paring for Something New. December 7 at St. James from 1 to 3:30 pm.
December 7 and 8: Annual Fair Trade Sale at St. Bede after the 4 pm Mass and before and after all other weekend Masses,
December 10: Senior Citizens Christmas Lunch-eon. St. Bede’s Activity Room at 12 pm
December 11: The Light is on for You for the Sacrament of Reconciliation at St. Bede from 6 to 9 pm.
December 12: Finding the Light, an evening reflec-tion on art and scripture from 6:30 to 8:30 pm.
December 13: Plant St. Lucy’s wheat seeds distrib-uted on December 7 and 8. The plant will be grown by Christmas and may be used as part of your crèche.
December 15: Taizé Prayer Service at St. James at 3 pm.
December 18, 19, 20: Christmas Carols played on St. James Carillon from 5 to 5:30 pm. On December 20, there will be a organ concert of Christmas music, 5:30 to 6 pm.
Great Job: Our scouts cleared 111 bags of
leaves from St. Bede's property on November 16. Thank you for a job well done!
CCEEP Social Ministries Giving thanks...it
is hard to calculate the number of hours that volun-teers give to all the efforts of the programs of the so-cial ministry, but it easily is in the thousands! The food banks, Mary's Child, health ministry, community out-reach, letter writing, Angel/Magi Tree, and all the other efforts to help our neighbors in need have been sus-tained by lots of hard work and dedication of volun-teers across the parishes. We have a vibrant commu-nity that puts faith in action every day of the year, something to be very thankful for!!!!
Amen to Action! For the third year, we are
coming together on the day after Thanksgiving to sing, pray, celebrate and pack one million Meals of Hope for the hungry on Friday, November 29, 9 am to 12:30 pm at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. This is a great way to spend the day after Thanksgiving... with family and friends.
For more information, to register, or to donate: amentoaction.org
St. Bede School 2019 PTG Poinsettia Sale will run through Wednesday, November 27. Information sheets with photos, sizes and prices are available at all our campuses. For more informa-tion: Katherine Mazzey at [email protected] .
The St. Vincent de Paul Society of the Catholic Community of the East End of Pittsburgh will meet on Monday, November
25 ,at 7 pm in the Social Ministry Center, 723 Re-becca Avenue in Wilkinsburg. All are welcome to come and learn about the ministry.
Safe Environment Compliance Anyone
who volunteers in the parish or school is required by the diocese to be compliant with all Safe Environment clearances. Please contact Melissa Viator at 412.661.7222 or [email protected] or [email protected]
Our Schools
Sr. Thea Bowman
Catholic Academy Principal Ms. Stephanie Michael
721 Rebecca Avenue Wilkinsburg PA 15221
412.242.3515; [email protected]
St. Bede School Principal Sr. Daniela Bronka
6920 Edgerton Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15208
412.661.9425; [email protected]
saintbedeschool.com
Dear CCEEP Parishioners:
The 8th grade girls are conducting a WARM CLOTH-ING DRIVE to benefit Mary’s Child at St. James Minis-tries.
Many of our neighbors do not have all the extras that we have and struggle even to stay warm in the winter months. When we visit St. James in December for our service trip, we would like to fill up their chests and closets with warm clothing for all our less fortunate friends and neighbors.
We are collecting all forms of new or gently used warm clothing such as sweaters, vests, warm pants, winter hats, scarves, mittens and winter boots for men, women, children and infants.
Our drive will take place starting Wednesday, No-vember 13 and ends on Tuesday, December 3. Anything you can share with our neighbors who need our help would be appreciated! You can drop off all donations in the St. Bede School's main office.
Thank you in advance for your help!
Most sincerely,
The 8th Grade Girls
50% percent of BBE congregations serve children who live in these neighborhoods and towns: Home-wood, Wilkinsburg, North Side, Donora and the rural community of Imler in Blair County. In addition, the Catholic Community of the East End sponsors Somali refugees with children; and Lincoln Place Church of the Nazarene sponsors Sudanese refugees with chil-dren. Their early childhood, out-of-school, youth and Sunday school programs need the following either for use in their programs or as Christmas gifts for children from their congregations who are less fortunate:
#2 pencils; colored pencils; pens; packs of loose leaf paper, 3-punch-hole; crayons; washable markers;
story books, preschool and elementary; winter hats (beanies) children and youth, any colors; one size fits
all good too; gloves children and youth, any colors; tee shirts, all sizes, child through adult extra large.
Blessed Be Educators would like to receive all dona-tions by Monday, December 2, for early December distribution and may be dropped off at Sr. Thea Bow-man Catholic Academy.
Special thanks for your interest and possible dona-tions. Please contact Dr. Mary Ann Hvizdos, Program Director, if you have questions, 412.807.1611 or [email protected]
Blessed Be Educators Christmas Wish List
The St Bede Athletic Association Christmas Tree Sale begins on Thurs-
day, December 5. Hours of op-eration are Monday to Friday, 5:30 to 8:30 pm and Saturday and Sunday, 9 am to 8 pm at the St. Bede upper playground. In addition to freshly cut trees from Musser’s Farm in Indiana, PA, garland, tree delivery, and wreaths are also available. Cash and checks will be accepted, and all proceeds benefit the St Bede Athletic Association.
FORGIVENESS
The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness.
--William Blake
