Sunday, April 12, 2020

St. Agnes Church 622 St. Agnes Lane, West Mifflin

Christ the Light of the World

32 S. First Street, Duquesne Holy Trinity

529 Grant Ave. Ext.ension, West Mifflin

St. Joseph Church 817 Grant Ave., Duquesne

Grouping 229

CLERGY TEAM

ADMINISTRATOR Rev. E. Daniel Sweeney

PAROCHIAL VICAR Rev. Michael Conway

Rev. Nicholas Mastrangelo

DEACON Deacon Ron Demblowski

IN RESIDENCE Rev. Mark Glasgow

Fr. Emmanuel Abbey-Quaye Fr. Augustus Nweze

Serving the faith communities of

Duquesne, Homestead, Munhall,

West Homestead, West Mifflin and

Whitaker

Parish Offices and Staff

Christ the Light of the World/St. Joseph CLW, Holy Trinity, St. Agnes, St. Joseph 32 South First Street, Duquesne Phone: 412-469-0196 Fax: 412-466-6845 Suzann Bevan, Parish Secretary

St. Maximilian Kolbe Central Office for Grouping 229 Resurrection, St. Maximilian Kolbe and St. Rita 363 West 11th Ave. Extension, Homestead Phone: 412-461-1054 Fax: 412-462-1744 Parish Hall 412-462-1743 Trish DiGiannurio, Central Office Coordinator

St. Therese of Lisieux 1 St. Therese Court, Munhall Phone: 412-462-8161 Fax: 412-462-4817 Jon Cuniak, Principal Lori Ellis, Pastoral Associate Ray Fonos, Business Manager Fran Magnuson, Administrative Assistant Cindi Picciafoco, Parish Secretary Sr. Cynthia Wessel, Safe Environment Coordinator

Emergencies

Please call 412-461-1054

Music Ministry

Thomas Coyne, LEM, Dir. Greg Lesko

Nina Mascio Debbie Walters, LEM, Dir.

Faith Formation

Lori Ellis, LEM, Religious Education Donna Lew-Buechel, LEM, Religious Education

Maintenance

Jason Bevan Rick Booker, Dir.

Confession Schedule

PLEASE CALL THE PARISH OFFICE TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT

Baptism/Marriage

Please contact Lori Ellis at 412-462-8161

Hall Rentals Please call 412-461-1054

Website www.steelvalleycatholic.com

Saturday, April 11

DS/NM Father Joseph Grosko Andrew Gougler

Parishioners Ken & Diane Awenowicz

Sunday, April 12

The Resurrection of

the Lord

DS Patricia & James Bongartz Daughter, Kelly

MC John Conway Bob & Carol Kostelnik

NM John R. Bost Wife & Children

MG Bill Cress Judy Watts

ALL MASSES WILL BE SAID PRIVATELY BY THE ASSIGNED PRIEST

ALL MASSES ARE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC

Here are a few ways that you can join us from home: Easter Vigil will take place at 8:30 p.m. and can be live-streamed on our Facebook Page. Easter Sunday Mass at 10:00 a.m. will be live-steamed on our Facebook page. If you do not have Facebook, you can go onto the website: www.steelvalleycatholic.com or www.diopitt.org . If you do not have a computer or do not have access to Facebook, Mass is televised at 6:00 a.m. on MeTV or PCNC or on EWTN at 8:00 a.m., Noon and 7:00 p.m.

Our Facebook Page for Live-Stream is: duqwm227 new grouping 229

Monday, April 13

MC Delena Bevan Family

DS Margaret McKinney Louise Pokrifka Family

MG Helen & Philip Toluka Denis Hirkulich

Tuesday, April 14

DS Theresa A. Mervis Leona Ceil Godek

NM Bernard Lucas Family

MG Olga Gibson Denis Hirkulich

MC In Thanksgiving St. Vincent de Paul Society

Wednesday, April 15

NM Deceased Members of the Odenthal Family Buck & Karen Odenthal

DS Joan Dittman Family

MG Bob Aber Don & Donna Getsy

Thursday, April 16

DS Theresa A. Mervis Joan Prusak

MG Jean Kontos Family

MC Pete Spanitz Pete, Barb, MJ & Mimi

NM Joseph Manso Wife Friday, April 17

DS Mary T. Dvorjak Mary Rose Dvorjak

MC Rich Moran Nick & Laurel Bodnar

Saturday, April 18

NM Donald & Jean Sullivan - 65th Wedding Anniversary

DS Ronald Mizak Marge & Ed Pihonsky

MC James Zabelsky Donna & Larry Lusckay

MG Cecelia Hlad Kopolovich Family

Sunday, April 19

Sunday of Divine Mercy

NM Carol L. Staudt Paul & Family

MC Lillian Kimmel Sister Cynthia

DS Joseph R. Vehec Daughter, Sylvia

MG Deceased of the Hess & Lenart Families Jim & Karen Hess

AN Fr .Robert Hermann Rita Byrnes

EAQ Georgene Laffey Virginia & Ed Masley

Grouping #229 Christ the Light of the World ~ Holy Trinity ~ Resurrection ~ St. Agnes

St. Joseph ~ St. Maximilian Kolbe ~ St. Rita ~ St. Therese of Lisieux Serving the Catholic Community of Duquesne, Homestead, Munhall, West Homestead, West Mifflin and Whitaker

Administrative Office: 363 West 11th Avenue Extension, Homestead, PA 15120

April 12, 2020 Dear Parish Family,

Happy Easter! This is the climax of our faith. We are an Easter People and an Alleluia People. We may not feel this way now with all that is going on in the world, but, the Lord did not suffer and die and rise to leave us in a sad state. He promised us that He will be with us always. He is with us during these trying times. He promised us that he will not abandon us. We are never alone. Thank God we have our faith to strengthen us and lead us. We will continue each Sunday to stream Sunday Mass at 10:00 a.m. on Facebook. Please also check our website, www.steelvalleycatholic.com for any updates.

We have the joy of celebrating Easter until May 31st, when we celebrate Pentecost, the day the Holy Spirit came down upon the Apostles. The birthday of the church! Let us pray that June will be a time of new birth for all of us as well. That we too may become a new creation and feel even closer to God once we will be able to come back to churches and receive the greatest gift of all – the Eucharist. Let this be our common prayer during this Easter season. For if we lift our voices in solemn prayer, may the angels carry them to God, Our Father and Mary, the Blessed Mother, to intercede on our behalf. Please note that the St. Vincent de Paul Society, Council of Pittsburgh, has currently suspended all operations. This means that the Pittsburgh offices, all stores, and our warehouse are closed. It also means that at this time, we cannot accept any donations at a store or in the bins which have been placed in many church parking lots. We will need to pay for removal of any items left either at the store or at individual bin sites. If you have spent some time lately cleaning out cupboards and drawers, please find a spot in your basement or garage to store your donations until we are open and back in business! Please know that you are in all of our priests’ prayers each day. And, if we can be of any assistance to you – if you need food, need someone to talk with on the phone, want someone to pray with you, please call upon us at 412-462-8161 or 412-461-1054.

In closing, if you can continue to support the church, please do so by either dropping your collection envelopes off at the parish offices of Christ the Light of the World, St. Max office or St. Therese office, or the convent at St. Agnes. You can also mail your donation to any of the parish offices. If you belong to St. Therese or Christ the Light of the World, you are also able to make a donation online. The church relies on your contributions to keep us operational.

God Bless,

Father Dan

Happy Easter

Draw Us Forth

Draw us forth, God of all creation.

Draw us forward and away from limited certainty

into the immense world of your love.

Give us the capacity to even for a moment

taste the richness of the feast you give us.

Give us the peace to live with uncertainty,

with questions,

with doubts.

Help us to experience the resurrection anew

with open wonder and an increasing ability

to see you in the people of Easter.

Joyous Time of Year

May the glory

and the promise

of this joyous time of year

bring peace

and happiness to you

and those you hold most dear.

And may Christ,

Our Risen Saviour,

always be there by your side

to bless you

most abundantly

and be your loving guide.

GOSPEL MEDITATION

April 12, 2020

Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord

When we awoke this morning, we found ourselves blessed with another day. It is Easter Sunday. As that thought crossed our minds, did we find ourselves saying “so what” or “alleluia”? For many, today is truly a day of alleluia. For others, it is just another day of “so what.” Faith makes a huge difference. It not only makes a difference in how we understand today and the significance of what we celebrate, it also makes a huge difference in terms of how we understand ourselves.

Succeed, live well, be productive, find your niche, follow your dreams, make money, protect your social status, be politically correct, and keep your preferences to yourself are pretty good examples of the messages our secular life wants us to hear. In and of themselves, they don’t sound all that harmful. But when really examined, they are. The life of resurrection embodied in the Gospel tells us a much different story.

Life keeps us busy. We are always connected, distracted, occupied, and working. For many of us, an agenda awaits us before we even start our day, and unfinished stuff is brought with us when we retire at night. Make the best of life and “find your own road to happiness are messages we all too easily believe. The “so what” response to the new life of resurrection is often the result of believing that life is only what I make it. What God has to say isn’t important to me securing my next raise.

Sadly, we live as if the grave is the end. While we may give the wonder of heaven a blink now and then, its glory really doesn’t impress us or matter all that much. It’s all about the here and now and what I need to do today to get where I want to be tomorrow. We tend to put off considering the one significant “tomorrow” that will come the millisecond after we take our last breath. When that happens, will we want to be thinking “so what?” or “alleluia”?

There is only one Jesus, one mission, and one resurrection. There is also only one of us. Have you ever pondered what one solitary, humble human life can do? Faith, not our world, tells us how special we are. We are not robots. We are not replaceable. We have one shot. There are no do-overs. Love is at our core and unites us together as one with the God of love who so desperately wants us to be with Him for-ever. This may not match our secular agenda, but it ought to make our true inner agenda leap for joy. There doesn’t need to be an end. I can live forever. Alleluia! ©LPi

WEEKLY GUIDE - WEEKLY READINGS AND OBSERVANCES Readings for the week of April 12, 2020 Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43/Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 [24]/Col 3:1-4 or

1 Cor 5:6b-8/Jn 20:1-9 or Mt 28:1-10

Monday: Acts 2:14, 22-33/Ps 16:1-2a and 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11 [1]/Mt 28:8-15

Tuesday: Acts 2:36-41/Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20 and 22 [5b]/Jn 20:11-18

Wednesday: Acts 3:1-10/Ps 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8-9 [3b]/Lk 24:13-35

Thursday: Acts 3:11-26/Ps 8:2ab and 5, 6-7, 8-9 [2ab]/Lk 24:35-48

Friday: Acts 4:1-12/Ps 118: 1-2 and 4, 22-24, 25-27a [22]/Jn 21:1-14

Saturday: Acts 4:13-21/Ps 118:1 and 14-15ab, 16-18, 19-21 [21a]/Mk 16:9-15

Next Sunday: Acts 2:42-47/Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 [1]/1 Pt 1:3-9/Jn 20:19-31

©LPi

Prayer to the Holy Cross for an End to the Plague O Cross of Christ, save me. May zeal for your house free me. + The Cross conquers; the Cross reigns; the Cross rules; by the sign of the Cross + free me, O Lord, from this plague. · The Cross of Christ will expel the plague from this place and from my body. It is good to wait for the

help of God in silence, that he may drive away this plague from me. • I will incline my heart to performing your just deeds, and I will not be confounded, for I have called upon you. I had zeal on occasion of the wicked; seeing the peace of sinners, I have hoped in you. · The Cross of Christ puts demons to flight; corrupt air; and drives away the plague. I am your

Salvation, says the Lord; cry out to me, and I will hear you, and I will liberate you from this plague. · Abyss calls to abyss, and you have expelled demons by your voice; liberate me from this plague.

Blessed the man who hopes in the Lord, and does not look upon vanities, and false extravagances. · May the Cross of Christ, which was once the cause of scandal and indignity, and is now in glory and

nobility, be for my salvation, and expel from this place the demon, and corrupt air, and plague from my body.

· May zeal for the honor of God convert me before I die, and in your name, save me from this plague. +

May the sign of the Cross free the People of God, and those who trust in him, from the plague. · Will this foolish people return to the Lord? Make good on your vows, offering a sacrifice of praise and

faith to him, because he is able to liberate this place and me, from this plague; for whoever trusts in him will not be confounded.

· If I will not praise you, let my tongue stick to my throat and to my jaws; free those who hope in you;

in you I trust; liberate me and this place, O God, from this plague, for your name has been invoked in prayer.

· At your death, O Lord, darkness fell over the whole earth; my God, render the power of the devil

tenuous and dim, for it is for this that you have come, O Son of the living God: so that you might destroy the works of the devil with your power, drive out from this place and from me, your servant, this plague; and may the corrupt air depart from me into the outer darkness.

· Defend us, O Cross of Christ, and expel from this place the plague, and free your servant from this

plague, you who are kind, and merciful, and of many mercies, and true. · Blessed is he who does not look upon vanities, and false extravagances; on the day of evil the Lord

will free him; Lord, I have trusted in you; free me from this plague. God has become my refuge; because I have trusted in you, free me from this plague.

• Look upon me, O Lord my God, Adonai, from the holy seat of your Majesty, and have mercy on me, and because of your mercy, free me from this plague. You are my Salvation: heal me, and I will be healed; save me, and I will be saved.

Candles

The Sanctuary Candle at Resurrection is lit this week in memory of the deceased members of the Odenthal Family requested by Buck and Karen Odenthal. The Sanctuary Candle at St. Agnes is lit this week for the health of Harry Sweeney requested by Fran & Family.

The Sanctuary Candle at St. Joseph is lit this week for Roena Horton requested by Rita Byrnes.

The Sanctuary Candle at St. Max is lit this week for Bob Aber requested by Sons, Robb and Michael. Candles on the Altar at St. Max are lit for Bob Rochford req. by Wife, Cathy ~ Mary Ostrowski req. by Brother, Bernard ~ Mary Ostrowski req. by Sister, Pat & Del Keener ~ Winnie Rodosky req. by Family ~ Henry Schneider req. by Family ~ Ryan Family, Urban Family, Special Intention req. by Family ~ Bernard McKinney req. by Ryan Family

The Sanctuary Candle at St. Rita is lit this week for Kimberly Ostroski requested by the Garrison Family.

The Sanctuary Candle at St. Therese is lit this week in memory of Margaret Trout requested by Family.

Collection Report Grouping 229

April 5, 2020

Grouping 229 needs $40,000

each week in order to maintain the buildings, utilities, staff, etc.

$24,233

Please Help! If you know of any shut-ins in your neighborhood or within your own home, please call the parish offices so that we can create a list to give to our Eucharistic Ministers to bring Commun-ion to them.

Pope Francis Prayer

for Protection from Coronavirus O Mary, you shine continuously on our journey as a sign of salvation and hope. We hope entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick. At the foot of the Cross you participated in Jesus’ pain, with steadfast faith. You, Salvation of the Roman People, know what we need. We are certain that you will provide, so that, as you did at Cana of Galilee, joy and feasting might return after this moment of trial. Help us, Mother of Divine Love, to conform ourselves to the Father’s will and to do what Jesus tells us: He who took our sufferings upon Himself, and bore our sorrows to bring us, through the Cross, to the joy of the Resurrection. Amen. We seek refuge under your protection, O Holy Mother of God. Do not despise our pleas - we who are put to the test - and deliver us from every danger, O glorious and blessed Virgin.

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