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“With God All Things Are Possible!”
The Catholic Community of the East End of Pittsburgh
September 1, 2019 Twenty-Second Sunday In Ordinary Time
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]
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, Melissa Viator
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
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
Website cceepgh.org @cceepgh All our churches are accessible.
Mass Intentions August 31 - September 8
SATURDAY VIGIL
Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary 4 pm Helen Steppling (Eucharistic Ministers) Taylor
TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY
IN ORDINARY TIME 5:30 pm Rosie Fitzgerald (St. Bede Parish) Burke
8 am Aileen Minnock (Maureen Capp) Taylor
9 am Intention of the Donor: Ted Poznak Burke
10 am Chad Michael Wilkinson (Nick & Anna Olivier) Taylor
11 am Charlotte and Betty (The Hardiman Family) Burke
MONDAY Weekday 9 am Rosie Fitzgerald (The DiBattiste Family) Temu
TUESDAY St. Gregory the Great Pope and Doctor of the Church
9 am Bud O’Brien (Wife and Family) Burke
WEDNESDAY Weekday 9 am David Gloninger (The Gloniger Family) Temu
THURSDAY St. Teresa of Kolkata 9 am Aileen Minnock (Alice Buchdahl) Adeoye
FRIDAY Weekday 9 am Kathleen Mortell (St. Bede School Faculty) Taylor
SATURDAY Weekday 9 am James & Darlene Daley (Family) Temu
SATURDAY VIGIL
Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 4 pm Chad Michael Wilkinson (Nick & Anna Olivier) Temu
5:30 pm George and Elizabeth Scuticchio
62nd
Wedding Anniversary Commemoration Taylor
TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY
IN ORDINARY TIME 8 am Aileen Minnock (Sean & Bridget Kelly) Temu
9 am Dick Stein (Intention of the Donor)
and In Thanksgiving (Nora Orsatti) Taylor
10 am Harry Crawford (The Crawford Family) Temu
11 am Anne McAuley (The Gloniger Family) Taylor
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 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.
Scripture Readings
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September 1 First Reading Sirach 3:17-29
Conduct your affairs with humility. Second Reading Hebrews 12:18-19, 22-24a You have approached the city of the living God. Gospel Luke 14:1, 7-14 Those who humble themselves will be exalted.
September 8 First Reading Wisdom 9:13-18b Second Reading Philemon 9-10, 12-17 Gospel Luke 14:25-33
Church Hours St. Bede Church is open Monday through Friday from 6 am to 5 pm; Saturday 7 am until after the 5:30 pm Mass; and Sundays 7 am until after the 11am Mass. Mother of Good Counsel Church is open one hour before the 9 am Mass on Sundays; and St. James Church is open one hour before the Saturday 4 pm Vigil Mass and 10 am Sunday Mass. Holy Day and Holi-day Mass times will vary pending the time and day. Parish Improvements Minnick Signs of Greensburg installed three new LED lights on the front and side of St. James Church. Vacation 2019 Please note that I will be heading on my annual vacation to the Atlantic Coast this week September 5-15. Fr. Tay-lor, Fr. James and Fr. Augustine will be doing the daily and Sunday Masses along with Fr. Peter Mushi from the Apostles of Jesus conducting the annual Diocesan Mis-sion Appeal the weekend of September 14 and 15. Please hold any phone calls, messages, and emails while I am away. I will return to the office, Monday, September 16. Congratulations Congratulations to Dominica Clemente and Mary Mel-ton who are being baptized this weekend. Wedding Bells Congratulations to Eileen Milcic and Michael McMahon who are celebrating their wedding this weekend at CCEEP. Welcome A special welcome to Thomas and Debra Reed who recently registered at CCEEP. Next Sunday’s Second Collection is for the Bishop’s Education Fund to help families receive scholarships for Catholic Education. Please be as generous as possible. Thank you Thank you to Carolyn Menard for coordinating the spe-cial “Moving Day” a few weeks ago, and to the volun-teers who participated in the St. Bede Back to School Clea-up Day last Saturday morning. We had a lot of great hands to help spread mulch on the playground, weed the garden, and wash the cafeteria chairs. Something to Think About… Humility is the only true wisdom by which we prepare our
minds for all the possible changes of life. George Arliss
With God All Things Are Possible!
Fr. Tom Burke, Administrator [email protected]
Pastor’s Note
Be Humble! Today celebrate the Twenty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. The read-ings focus on humility.
In the first reading from the Book of Sirach, we read how a teacher talks
about the wisdom of serving God with humility. Ben Sira advises his students to cultivate virtues and develop life-long habits essential to living wisely. Both humility and almsgiving draw the wise person into a right relationship with the Lord.
In the Gospel from St. Luke, Jesus challenges the Phari-sees to invite the poor, crippled, lame and the blind when holding a meal. Luke focuses events such as the context of a meal for opportunities for Jesus to teach. By exercis-ing humility Jesus says the one who humbles himself will be exalted. Humility is a distinctly Jewish virtue and one Jesus embraces as the foundation of his teaching on the Kingdom of God.
As we celebrate this Labor Day weekend, let us be thankful for the blessing gifts of labor God has given us. Please join us for Mass this Monday, at 9 am.
Be Humble!
Parish Assemblies As we move forward to becoming one parish family in January 2020, we are making preparations to merge. To be transparent with our parish communities, Fr. Taylor and I along with the Joint Pastoral and Finance Council will be hosting three assemblies: Sunday, September 22, after the 9 am Mass at Mother of Good Counsel Church and after the 11 am Mass at St. Bede Church and Sunday, September 29, after the 10 am Mass at St. James Church. Please join us for one of the sessions to get your questions answered and hear correct infor-mation. RCIA Do you want to learn more about the Catholic faith? Are you baptized in another faith and would like to be Catho-lic? Are you baptized Catholic but need the Sacraments of Communion and or Confirmation? The Rite of Chris-tian Initiation Program (RCIA) will be starting Tuesday, September 17. Weddings/Funerals/Baptisms Weddings celebrated in the Catholic Community of the East End of Pittsburgh start at 2 pm on Saturdays. A few people have asked to have different start times for their wedding because of later dinner receptions, but we need to keep a set time to avoid any confusion with the priest, organist and wedding coordinators.
Funerals are at 10am Monday through Saturday.
Baptisms can be scheduled either Saturday morning at 11 am or during or after Mass on the weekend at any of the three of our campuses.
Joint Advisory Councils
Each of our parishes have 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
Stefanie Bonavita Linda Burke Jerry Conner Joseph Gartner
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
Attendance at banquets and special dinners can become a real challenge. I enjoy sitting at the table with other guests. If invited to a head table I go, but sometimes reluctantly. It is usually the task of the host to assign tables.
In today's Gospel there is no doubt that Jesus is the host and we all are invited guests. The same is true when we attend Mass. Regardless of where we sit, we are equal invited guests and those who are visiting our church should feel the same way. I think one of the real Joys in becoming one parish is that regardless of which church we may attend we are never a visitor. There are no re-served places in the House of the Lord.
The same will be true of all of our Parish Ministries. To our credit we have already begun to see ourselves as one. We also have two very good Catholic schools, St. Bede and Sister Thea Bowman Catholic Academy. We are most welcome to visit volunteer and serve in our two schools.
We have much to be proud of.
STEWARDSHIP The collection for August 25 and September 1
will be reported at a later date.
Please note change in deadline. Bulletin Submissions
are due no later than Noon on Fridays. Larger announcements must be submitted
a week prior to the Friday deadline. [email protected]
are available for the 9 am Daily Mass at St. Bede. Please contact the parish office at 412.661.7222 or [email protected].
Lord God, Master of the Vineyard,
How wonderful that you have invited us who labor by the sweat of our brow to be workers in the vineyard and assist your work to
shape the world around us.
As we seek to respond to this call, make us attentive to those who
seek work but cannot find it.
Help us listen to the struggles of those who work hard to provide for their families
but still have trouble making ends meet.
Open our eyes to the struggles of those exploited and help us speak for just wages and safe conditions,
the freedom to organize, and time for renewal.
For work was made for humankind and not humankind for work. Let it not be a vehicle for exploitation but a
radiant expression of our human dignity.
Give all who labor listening hearts that we may pause from our work to receive your gift of rest.
Fill us with your Holy Spirit that you might work through us to let your justice reign. Amen.
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops 2019
The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers The Catholic Church has a well-
documented tradition on labor and unions, rooted in the human right of association. The economy must serve people, not the other way around. Work is more than a way to make a living; it is a form of continuing participa-tion in God’s creation. If the dignity of work is to be pro-tected, then the basic rights of workers must be respected--the right to productive work, to decent and fair wages, to the organization and joining of unions, to private property, and to economic initiative. This year we are aware of injustices that still exist when women and refugees can be denied equal pay for equal work and those who are victimized by human trafficking are forced to work by those who enslave them.
This Labor Day, take a few minutes to reflect on Catholic Social Teaching and the dignity of the worker and work itself. Visit our website for Selected Quotations from Catholic Social Thought on Workers and Labor Unions.
Schedule August 31 - September 8
SAT Adoration & Confession Domenica Clemente Baptism Milcic/McMahon Wedding
St. Bede 9:30 am St. Bede 11 am St. James 2 pm
SUN Mary Melton Baptism 10 am Mass
MON Parish Offices Closed Miraculous Medal Novena SCL Food Bank Packing
SB 9:30 am
HR Rectory 10 am
TUE SCL Food Bank Delivery Health Ministry Meeting Wilkinsburg Solidarity Vigil
HR Rectory SJ Chapel 7 pm SJ Chapel 7 pm
WED
SJ Food Bank Pick Up SCL Food Bank Mother of Perpetual Help Novena Seasonal Planning Meeting
HR Rectory 9 am Ministry Ctr 8:30 am
St. Bede 9:30 am SJ Chapel 6:30 pm
THURS St. John XXIII Novena
for the Sick St. Bede 9:30 am
FRI School Mass St. Bede 9 am
SAT
SUN CCD Donut Sunday
St. Bede 9:45 am SJ Chapel 11 am
Upcoming Meetings
The Health Ministry Team of CCEEP will have a meeting on Tuesday, September 3, at 7 pm in St. James Chapel. Everyone is invited to attend and to learn about and consider participating in this ministry.
St. James 150th Anniversary Mass Planning Meeting on Wednesday, September
4, at 6:30 pm in the Chapel at St. James. Please at-tend if you are interested in planning the liturgy for the anniversary celebration
Second Collections
September 7 and 8 for the Bishop’s Education
Fund which provides financial assistance to students in Catholic schools in the diocese.
September 14 and 15 for the Missionary
Appeal 2019. Father Peter Mushi will speak at all the Masses on behalf of the Apostles of Jesus, Mission-aries for Africa and the World.
September 21 and 22 for the removal of the
current inappropriate sound system equipment at Mother of Good Counsel Church and replacing it with unused sound components from Holy Rosary Church. Please note: this collection was originally scheduled for September 7 and 8.
Parish Offices will be closed on Monday, September 2, for Labor Day !
Anne Scheuermann, Coordinator of Social Ministries and Community Outreach, will be speaking at the all Masses on
September 7 and 8. Anne will give an overview of the CCEEP Neighborhood Social Ministry Center and Community Outreach programs, and will briefly de-scribe some of the many volunteer opportunities at all three campuses. Please stop by after Mass and intro-duce yourself and learn more! Parish Assemblies
Parishioners in the Catho-lic Community of the East End of Pittsburgh are en-couraged to join us for one of three parish assemblies to learn more about the financial state of our grouping and the timeline of the next few months as we prepare to officially merge into one parish family on January 6, 2020. Each assembly will be one hour with a power point presentation followed by an opportunity for ques-tions and discussion.
September 22: St. Charles Lwanga after the 9 am Mass and St. Bede after the 11 am Mass.
September 29: St. James after the 10ass.
Please plan to attend to be part of this important process.
for Donut Sunday hosted by Parish Life Min-
istry, on Sunday, September 8, in the Chapel at St. James, after the 10 am Mass. It is a great opportunity for everyone to get together for coffee, tea, juice and a maybe, a donut. Come for fellowship!
To the choir from Mother of Good Counsel for the very uplifting and inspirational Jesus Jam last Sunday and to everyone who who helped with the August birthday cele-bration and the farewell reception for Fr. Cajetan.
To all who participated in letter writing at St. James; 104 letters were posted to the White House and members of Congress calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons.
CCEEP Social Ministries requests napkins
for the month of September for the St. James and St. Charles Lwanga pantries. Items can be placed in con-tainers provided at all the campuses.
Thank you for your ongoing support.
Point Breeze Yard Sale: Come to the St.
Bede Used Book Sale on Saturday, September 21, from 9 am to 3 pm. Shop for used books and eat lunch at several food trucks!
Please donate books, especially your children’s books or any book collections, on Sunday, September 15, from 9 am to 12 pm in the driveway behind the St. Bede rectory.
For more information: Monica Costlow at [email protected]
or Colleen Luptak at [email protected]
Does a troubled marriage spoil your holidays? Still time to do something about it. The
holidays will be here before you know it. Perhaps Retrouvaille will enable you to appreciate future holi-days together as you once did. The next Pittsburgh program is scheduled to start on September 6. Please contact Retrouvaille at 412-277-3434. More informa-tion is available at www.retrouvailleofpittsburghinc.org
Divorced and Separated Support Group, sponsored by Sts. John & Paul Parish will
begin its next 13-week cycle of meetings on Monday, September 9. This peer-led group provides caring support to anyone who is experiencing the pain of separation or divorce. Topics covered include anger, loneliness, annulment, forgiveness, financial survival and more. The group meets on Monday evenings, from 7 to 9 pm, in Rooms 8 and 9 of the lower Cardi-nal DiNardo Center at Sts. John & Paul Church, 2586 Wexford Bayne Road, Sewickley 15143. For more information, contact Ralph Joy at 412.741.-5456 or [email protected].
Installation of new lights at St. James Church
Fr. Cajetan Anyanwu’s Farewell Celebration We all will miss you. May God bless you, always!
New address: Immaculate Heart of Mary Church 617 S. Santa Rosa Blvd, San Antonio TX, 78204.
Fr. Cajetan & Rosemarie Tolliver
First Friday Candlelight Mass at St. Stanislaus in the Strip, one of the Shrines of
Pittsburgh, on Friday, September 6, 57 21st Street 15222. The evening begins with Adoration and Con-fession at 7 pm; Mass at 8 pm; and a gathering with friends, new and old, at 9 pm at De Fer Coffee & Tea.
Sacred Spaces II, an Architectural Tour of Wilkinsburg, presented by the Reli-
gious Architectural Heritage Committee of Preserva-tion Pittsburgh, on Saturday, October 12, from 11 am to 4 pm. St. James Church will be on the tour until 3:30 pm. The tour is an “open house” in which partici-pants can learn about the various houses of worship in Wilkinsburg, the City of Churches”. Volunteers are needed at St. James to be hosts and tour guides. P l ease ca l l 412 .241 .1392 o r ema i l : [email protected] for more information.
As a Faith Community we remember parishioners
who cannot be with us and those who care for them.
Love
& Prayers
St. Bede School Principal Sr. Daniela Bronka
6920 Edgerton Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15208
412.661.9425; [email protected]
saintbedeschool.com
Our Schools
Sr. Thea Bowman
Catholic Academy Principal Ms. Stephanie Michael
721 Rebecca Avenue Wilkinsburg PA 15221
412.242.3515; [email protected] sistertheabowman.org
Radio Program, with Fr. Tom Burke as host, highlights elemen-
tary and secondary schools; colleges; youth ministry programs; and more, and is broadcast every other Sunday morning on KDKA-AM Fr. Tom’s next pro-gram is on September 15.
See the homepage of our website, cceepgh.org for the link to podcasts of the programs.
St. James School 69th
All Class Reunion All alumni, friends, parents and
teachers are invited to participate in our reun-ion at the Edgewood Country Club, 100 Churchill Road, 15235 on Saturday, Septem-ber 28. Meet & Greet begins at 10:30 am with a buffet luncheon to follow. Cost is $25 with
an added charge of $5.00 for walk-ins. For reserva-tions, contact St. James parish office at 412.241.1392 or email [email protected]. Checks made payable to St. James Church. Brochures are available at St. James. Proceeds from the event will go toward St. James organ repairs.
RSVP by September 18.
Thank you to everyone who participated in the
clean up at St. Bede; to everyone who helped set up for the STREAM Learning Center opening; and to Bishop William Winter for presiding at the celebration.
