St. Catherine of Siena R.C. Parish 199 McGovern Boulevard • Crescent, PA 15046

PARISH CLERGY Fr. Lou Vallone .......................... ..Fr. Robert Zajdel

TELEPHONE NUMBERS Parish Office ..................................... 724-457-7026 Fax .................................................... 724-457-3292 Sue Tranter, CCD Director ................. 724-601-1872 John Galzarano, Maintenance ........... 724-457-7026 Mary Ann Jones, Bookkeeper ............. 412-771-5646 Jennifer Persuitte, Organist/Secretary.724-457-7026

(Bulletin submission deadline is Tuesday at Noon.)

PARISH EMAIL ADDRESSES scatparish@verizon.net Parish Email scatpastor@verizon.net Father Vallone Email scatccd@verizon.net Sue Tranter, CCD Director sjogscat@gmail.com Jeri Stotlemyer, Scheduler of Ministries PARISH WEB-SITE: VATICAN WEB-SITE: www.scatparish.com www.news.va/en

SACRAMENTS CONFESSIONS: Saturdays: 3:15 PM to 3:45PM & 5:00 PM; also by appointment

BAPTISM: By Appointment.

WEDDINGS: Call the Parish Office 6 months in advance of the prospective date. Marriage Classes Required.

ANOINTING OF THE SICK: After every Mass (please ask the priest) and by request.

Low-gluten hosts available for Communion - See priest before Mass.

PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday, through Thursday 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM Friday: 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE HOURS

Sunday 10:00AM-11:15AM

MASS SCHEDULE Daily Mass: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday ~ 8:30 AM (No Wednesday 8:30 AM Mass) Saturday Vigil Mass: 4:00 P.M. Sunday Morning: 9:00 A.M., 11:30 A.M. Holy Days as Scheduled See inside for Daily, Holiday and Special Events

Mission Statement We of St. Catherine of Siena Parish, have a commitment to meeting the spiritual needs of our members

and community by building a strong bond through worship. It is in mutual understanding and commitment to our baptismal call that we will grow in faith bringing

Christ’s love and peace to those we encounter. In this we also commit ourselves to the Catholic Church’s Mission of Evangelization.

November 24, 2013 Lord Jesus Christ the King

Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

Saturday November 23rd 4:00 PM Lou Yordana (Sam Santilli Family)

Sunday November 24th 9:00 AM Tom & Rita Shively (Children) 11:30 AM Helen & Nick Zernick (Daughter, Marion & Granddaughter, Jennifer) Monday November 25th 8:30 AM Louis Denny (Beverly Lang)

Tuesday November 26th 8:00 AM Rosary 8:30 AM Hank McGinnis (Stan & Annette Konarski)

Thursday November 28th Thanksgiving 9:30 AM Parish Family Friday November 29th 8:30 AM Mary Ann Grubich (The James DiVito Family

Saturday November 30th 4:00 PM Dina Bracci (Sam Santilli Family)

Sunday December 1st 9:00 AM Sam Santilli (Son) 11:30 AM Henry & Margaret Lavrich (Son, Tom)

NEIGHBORING CHURCHES WEDNESDAY MORNING MASSES

Our Lady of Fatima in Hopewell Twp. 9:00 AM St. James in Sewickley 6:45 AM & 9:00 AM St. Titus in Aliquippa 7:30 AM St. Margaret Mary 8:30 AM

PRAYER REQUESTS: In your kindness will you please pray for the following : Josh P., John, Maria, John, Faith, Taylor, Lola, Reno, Holly, Doris, Miriam, Dave, Sam Schacht, Joshua, Father Chuck, David Hemphill, Edith Wana, Ron B., Rich Mader, J.J., Tom Harper, Edward Y., Helen K., Joe B., Dan R., Ardith G., Maryanne J., Tracy N., Marion Lombardo, John & Debbie Cattley & Family, Joshua Luker, Ryan Joseph, Irene Z., Toni K., LuAnn Weber, Sally K., Aunt Mar, Aunt Lois, Carol Pirro, Jann Ciccone, Carol G., James E., Mark P., Armand Falso, Mary, Wayne King, Nancy Bosetti, Lewis Ciccone, Emma Merante, Little Jimmy, Gilbert DiCenzo, Zachary Henry & Family, Betty A., Lenore Hoovler, Helen Dixon, Nick Ranieri, Mary, Ryan, Rosemarie Please Note: Prayer intentions will only be published for a 2 week period. If you wish to fill out another intention slip after that time, you are more than welcome to do so, but the list will be updated every week and, again, each intention slip will only be printed for 2 weeks. Thank you

THANKSGIVING MASS This Thursday, November 28th, is Thanksgiving. We will celebrate with Mass at 9:30AM. As in the past, the Confirmation class will provide the homemade bread for each family. Please make sure you get a loaf to share with your family at your Thanksgiving dinner table. A prayer is included to continue this wonderful tradition.

OFFICE CLOSED The office will be closed on Thursday & Friday, November 28th and 29th for the holiday. We will reopen on Monday, December 2nd. We wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving.

DAILY MASS SNOW POLICY

If Hopewell or Moon Area School Districts have a 2 hour delay for snow/ice only, (NOT wind chill or anything else), there will not be a weekday Mass

celebrated here. Thank you for your patience in this matter.

St. Catherine of Siena Parish Crescent, PA

St. Catherine of Siena Parish - Crescent, PA 15046

St. Catherine of Siena Parish - Crescent, PA 15046

Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe November 24, 2013

ATTENTION LECTORS Workbooks for 2014 for our lectors are available in the sacristy. These books are invaluable as they provide help with pronunciation and give other tips as well. If you haven’t picked up your

copy yet, please do so as the new liturgical year be-gins next weekend!

YOUTH GROUP NEWS Attention all high school students of St. Titus, Our Lady of Fatima and St. Catherine of Siena Parishes. Please join us for youth ministry. We meet at Fatima House – Our Lady of Fatima Parish. YOUR PAR-ISHES NEED YOUR HELP AND SERVICE! We have lots in store for 2013-2014. Come when you can! At these meetings we will distribute permission forms for ALL events for 2013-2014. Please call Marilyn at 724-774-3805 or olofre@comcast.net. December 1,8—Lectionary based scripture study following Noon Mass in Fatima House December 7—Advent Retreat—Gilmary school building (free) December 14—”Amped” youth event—Gilmary school building (free) Monday: 1 Mc 1:10-15, 41-43, 54-57, 62-63; Ps 119:53, 61, 134, 150, 155, 158; Lk 18:35-43 or (for the memorial of the Dedication) Acts 28:11-16, 30-31; Ps 98:1-6; Mt 14:22-33

Monday: Dn 1:1-6, 8-20; Dn 3:52-56; Lk 21:1-4 Tuesday: Dn 2:31-45; Dn 3:57-61; Lk 21:5-11 Wednesday: Dn 5:1-6, 13-14, 16-17, 23-28; Dn 3:62-67; Lk 21:12-19 Thursday: Dn 6:12-28; Dn 3:68-74; Lk 21:20-28 Thanksgiving Day, Suggested: Sir 50:22-24; Ps 145:2-11; 1 Cor 1:3-9; Lk 17:11-19 Friday: Dn 7:2-14; Dn 3:75-81; Lk 21:29-33 Saturday: Rom 10:9-18; Ps 19:8-11; Mt 4:18-22 Sunday: Is 2:1-5; Ps 122:1-9; Rom 13:11-14; Mt 24:37-44

Reminder: Sunday Dec 8th Lincoln Park White Christmas Show @2:00PM Hall Rental Are you Planning a Christmas party, Baptism, Confir-mation, Bridal shower, Birthday, or Baby shower? Well Siena Hall is for you! We have a great afford-able space for rent. If you are interested please con-tact Erin Heidenreich @ 724-378-4783 Christmas Wreaths We have wreaths left over from our craft show. We will be selling them for $20 each. We also have smaller sized ones that we will sell for $10 each. If you are interested please come down to Siena Hall and ask for Erin Heidenreich or Antoinette Garuccio after any Mass. Special message to Sue Tranter and Toni Huwar, What a wonderful day it was for the CCD classes and their parents! Thank you both for doing such a won-derful job! It was truly a blessed day! God Bless you! Saint Catherine’s Christian Ladies Society would

like to wish all our parish members and their families a Blessed Thanksgiving!

Thank you, Father, for having created us and given us to each other in the human fam-ily. Thank you for being with us in all our joys and sorrows, for your comfort in our sad-ness, your companionship in our loneliness. Thank you for yesterday, today, tomorrow and for the whole of our lives. Thank you for friends, for

health and for grace. May we live this and every day conscious of all that has been given to us.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

ST. CATHERINE’S CHRISTIAN LADIES SOCIETY NEWS

Regular Offertory Collection

November 17, 2013………………...…..…..$4,731.0 (This is ordinary income from contributions for the general running of the parish. It is subject to a 17.6% tax to the diocese of Pittsburgh.)

Parish Share Program

PSP Assessment for 2013……………...……..…..? PSP Collected……………...………….…....$6,512.00 Remaining on goal………………..……………..….? (We have not yet received our assessment for 2014, but all contributions to Parish Share as of November 3, 2013 will be allocated to our assessment for 2014. Please continue to use your monthly envelopes at the same rate—it is a year round campaign for us. God bless you for your cooperation.)

Capital Improvements

Goal…………………………………………$12,000.00 Contributions to Date…..............................$1,487.00 Remaining on Goal………………..….......$10,513.00 (We are “rebooting” our goal by carrying over $4K unpaid from the last goal and adding on the costs of the latest projects. This money comes from the monthly envelope and overage from PSP. All the following projects have been completed and paid for in advance during the 2013-2014 fiscal year so far.) 1. Church: Cleaning and repairof furnace and

heating system; radiators refurbished; new exhaust fans. New glass block windows and trim throughout the basement of Church.

2. CCD: Redecking of handicap ramps and steps to the trailers; new thermostats.

3. Parking lots: Trimming of trees and boundaries; repair of entrance in gravel lot.

Religious Education

Assessment 2013-2014………………..…$23,600.00 Contributions to date………………….........$1,374.00 Remaining on Goal……………….….….....$22,226.00 (This is our new assessment for our portion of the Elementary School Grant Contributions to the diocese based on 10% of the gross parish income. Contributions to this fund are parish share exempt.)

Special Collection Retirement Fund for the Religious…....$3,855.00 (These collections are mandated by the Diocese for specific purposes. These moneys are remitted in total to the diocese and are not taxed.)

Weekend Attendance

November 17, 2013 4:00 PM Mass.....................................………...287 9:00 AM Mass.................................................. 245 11:30 AM Mass................................................ 202 Total……………………………………………......734

ST. JOSEPH SPIRITUALITY CENTER The St. Joseph Spirituality Center, 1020 State Street, Baden, PA 15005 (located on the campus of the Sisters of St. Joseph and Villa St. Joseph) is offering 2 programs this December. They are…

Gospel Reflections for Advent Tuesday, 10:00AM-3:00PM

To enhance our appreciation of the story of Jesus’ birth, St. Joseph Spirituality Center will sponsor Gospel Reflections for Advent offered by Sister Marguerite Kropinak, on Tuesday, December 3, from 10:00AM-3:30PM. A fee of $20 includes lunch. Pre-registeration is preferred! To register, call 724-869-6587.

Journey from Grief To Healing During the Holidays

Wednesdays, 1:30PM-3:00PM

St. Joseph Spirituality Center will sponsor Journey From Grief to Healing During the Holidays, conducted by Sister Mary Ann Thimons, on two Wednesday afternoons (December 4 and 18) from 1:30PM–3:00PM. Sessions consist of input, sharing, and mutual support–helping to cope with loss during the holidays. There is no fee for this program. To register, call 412-600–3247.

“Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: Rejoice!”

St. Catherine of Siena Parish Crescent, PA

Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe November 24, 2013

“Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: Rejoice!”

PARISH REGISTRATION We welcome all those who would like to become members of St. Catherine of Siena Parish community. To register as a parish-ioner, please complete the following information and return it to the Parish Office or drop it in the collection basket at Mass. If you need to update your parish info, use this form also.

Name: Address: Telephone Number: Best Time to Reach you:_________ New Address Change

CHRISTMAS CARDS BY LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR The Little Sisters of the Poor are once again offering Christmas Cards sketched by Sister Martha, lsp. This year's sketch is black on a cream card. The cards are: 7 for $10 (plus $1.50 shipping), 12 for $15 (plus $2.00 ship-

ping) or 30 for $25 (plus $5.00 shipping). Cards can be ordered in 1 of 4 ways… 1. online at www.littlesistersofthepoorpittsburgh.org 2. calling (412) 307-1100, 3. sending a check made payable to Little Sisters o the Poor at 1028 Benton Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 4. stopping at the Main Entrance of the Home. All proceeds from the sale of the cards helps to support the elderly poor residents in the Little Sisters care.

STEELERS FOOTBALL POOL WINNERS

November 17, 2013 Steelers vs Lions

Half Time Score: Steelers 20 Lions 27 "Neeka" owned by Denise Presutti $100 TOMLOR owned by Edith Harper $100 Final Score: Steelers 37 Lions 27 Bill Burgunder, Sr. owned by Thomas Burgunder $150 QORBAN owned by Father Lou Vallone $150

CONGRATULATIONS

“THE LIGHT IS STILL ON FOR YOU!” This year in every parish across the Dio-cese of Pittsburgh, the Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available on Wednesday, December 11th from 6:00PM-9:00PM. St. Catherine’s will also be holding a penance service that night. Consider making a commitment this Advent to experience the healing grace of God’s forgiveness and love. Visit www.diopitt.org/lightstillon for more information

ONE DAY ADVENT RETREAT Respond to the call of St. John the Baptist with a one-day Advent retreat. Step aside from the secular pre-Christmas hustle and bustle and, through a day of prayer and contemplation, prepare to enter more fully into joy and the call of Christmas. Join us at the Gilmary Center on Saturday, December 14th from 9:00AM to 3:30PM for this day of recollection. Visit the Gilmary website at www.gilmarycenter.org for complete information, or call 412-264-8400. Note: space is limited, please register by December 7th. A Family Perspective………….….by Bud Ozar Because the Kingdom of God already began Jesus could promise the thief at Calvary “today you will be with me in Paradise.” We only need to look at the love and forgiveness in families to see signs of this Kingdom unfolding in your life. This Thanksgiving, give thanks for the signs of the Kingdom in your fam-ily.

“Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: Rejoice!”

St. Catherine of Siena Parish Crescent, PA

RETREAT AT ST. PAUL OF THE CROSS MONASTERY

The annual St. Catherine’s men’s retreat is sched-uled for January 31- February 2, 2014. I invite as many men to attend and to deepen their relationship with the Lord. The retreat is what YOU make of it. The weekend has 3 conferences and there are mini- discussions. You may attend all or as few as you wish. The whole concept is to help you deepen and enrich your relationship with God. The theme for this year is “Walking with Jesus-Empowered by the Spirit”. We also are inviting the men of St. John of God to join in the weekend as has been our practice. Since my ordination and my subsequent assignment to Our Lady of Fatima, I am also inviting the men from Fatima to make the weekend retreat as a com-munity event. Women, as has been stated over the past years, St. Paul’s offers the very same retreat to you on specific weekends. Please consider attending as an unaffili-ated guest or perhaps you may want to form your own group. No group is too small! For more information, you may contact St. Paul of the Cross Retreat Center at 412-381-7676 or www. stpaulsretreatcenter-pittsburgh.org and click on St. Paul’s 2014 newsletter for more dates Or you may contact Jim Barcaskey at 724-457-7764 or myself, Deacon Bob Bittner at 724-378-0903. May God Bless You!

CHRISTMAS DISCERNMENT RETREAT Fr. Joe Freedy will be leading a retreat for men in college or above who desire a deeper relationship with Christ, are seeking to know their vocation, and are interested in learning more about discerning a vocation to the Priesthood. Weekend will include daily Mass, Adoration, opportunities for Confession, solid brotherhood, as well as a talk and discussion with Bishop Zubik. Friday evening, December 20th – Sunday morning, December 22nd. For more in-formation or to register please visitwww.pghpriest.com A Family Perspective………….……...by Bud Ozar Today’s gospel reminds us the Kingdom of Heaven is not like Disney’s Magic Kingdom. Admission to Christ’s Kingdom is paid with the currency of accep-tance, forgiveness, attention to the poor and love of one’s enemy.

STEEPLE CHASE SUPER BOWL POOL It is time to plan for Super Bowl Sunday, February 2, 2014. Again, we are offering two versions of a Super Bowl pool. One will cost: $35 the other will cost $100. There are 100 blocks in each pool. $35 pool will have a total payment of $1,700: $100 1st qtr., $500 half time, $100 3rd qtr. $1,000 final. $100 pool will have a total payment of $5,000: $500 1st qtr., $1000 half time, $500 3rd qtr. $3,000 final. (Payment plan is available for the $100 pool only)

Final payment due January 21, 2014 For the $100 pool only you will get 4 sets of num-bers. A different set of numbers for each quarter. The names and numbers for each pool will be ran-domly drawn in advance. You will receive a copy of your completed pool prior to the Super Bowl. Don’t be left out. Purchase a square for yourself or partner with a friend. Consider buying some as Christmas or birthday gifts (we will even prepare a gift card). Name your block and fill out the form below. Ques-tions?? Call Terry 412-331-3443 or Charlotte 412-331-2453. --------------------------------------------------------------------------SUPER BOWL POOL PLEASE PRINT, FILL OUT COM-PLETELY, DROP IN COLLECTION BASKET OR PAR-ISH OFFICE MAIL SLOT, OR MAKE CHECKS PAY-ABLE and MAIL TO: SJOG PARISH, “SUPER BOWL POOL,” 1011 CHURCH AVE., MCKEES ROCKS, PA 15136. QUESTIONS??? CALL TERRY 412-331- 3443 OR CHARLOTTE 412-331-2453 (PAYMENT PLAN AVAILABLE FOR $100 POOL ONLY) ______Square(s) @ $35/square ($1,700 payout)=$______(AMOUNT ENCLOSED) ______Square(s) @ $100/square ($5,000 payout)=$______(AMOUNT ENCLOSED) I would like to name my square(s) ____________________________________________________________________________________________

PLEASE PRINT Name:________________________________________ Full Address w/ZIP: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Phone ______________________________________________

Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe November 24, 2013

“Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: Rejoice!”

The Pastor’s Corner……..Fr. Lou Vallone

(Because of a ridiculously early deadline for the next three weeks’ bulletins, I will have to recycle Pastor’s Corners from past years. You probably don’t remember them anyway, for which fact I am thankful.)

Several years ago in the Sacrament of Penance (i.e., while I was hearing someone's confession), the gentleman expressed concern over the sin of "bad language". Now, the third commandment does enjoin us against using the name of the Lord in vain, but he was referring more to vulgar words, scatological language, monosyllabic Anglo-Saxisms: in short, four letter words. I explained that this was less a moral issue than one of respect. Since usually our language becomes a pattern, a habit, and since in this particular case it often arises from impatience or anger, I advised him to try the tactic of substituting some innocuous, inoffensive words for the ones he had been using. It is less difficult to substitute a harmless habit for a detrimental one than it is to banish habit altogether, so I offered absolution with this helpful hint.

Some months later he returned to the confessional and gave me a report on his progress. He had decided to substitute the phrase "thank you!" for another less edifying explicative. When a driver on the road would exasperate him with a bonehead stunt, he would holler "thank you!" When someone at work would get on his last nerve with unwarranted criticism, he would reply "thank you!" When a neighbor or stranger would offer some verbal insult, he would retort "thank you!" When an unwieldy piece of equipment would frustrate his efforts to accomplish some work, he would ejaculate the phrase in the hearing of others "thank you!" In each of these instances, the emotional tone and tenor would be the same as before, but the words changed radically. And so did his outlook on life!

He explained that the new verbal habit made him more comfortable with himself, but even more gratifying was the effect it had on other people and his relation with them. Angry conditions were diffused by the shock of the unaccustomed phrase. Fights that could have broken out were often short-circuited by bursts of laughter. Tense

circumstances become relaxed, and even his frustration level had dropped by the "silliness" of the situation put in the perspective of his response.

When I was a child, I was taught that "thank you" was among the magic words in life. With Thanksgiving coming up this week, we all know that individually and collectively we have much to be thankful for, and we will express that at St. Catherine of Siena Parish with a 9:30 AM Mass. And at the Church of St. Mary at St. John of God Parish with a 9:30 AM Family Mass. At both celebrations, we will bless and distribute bread baked by our own parishioners, have a collection of foodstuffs and money for the less fortunate, and most of all we will celebrate with the Eucharist, the paradigm of all Thanksgiving. This is all self-apparent. But in line with the experience of my penitent, I want to take this opportunity to say to all my friends and enemies, to all who have been good and bad to me, to all who have aided and attacked me, to all who have pleased and frustrated me, to all who complimented and offended me:

"THANK YOU, one and all!"

THEOLOGY ON TAP, BEAVER COUNTY Come for our biggest event yet! “Priests Stump Priests”. Cheer on your pastor! See if the priests in Beaver County can stump each other! This is sure to be one intense evening! We are expecting a great crowd for this once in a lifetime event! It will also be our Christmas Party so bring a wrapped gift ($10.00 value) if you want to participate in our crazy gift exchange! The date is Thursday, December 5th at 7:00PM at Ba Runi Bar & Grill, Baden, 3737 Duss Ave. Baden, PA 15005. For questions, call Mary Ann Schweitzer at 724-846-7540 or email theologyontapbc@gmail.com or check out our website www.theologyontapbc.org Parenting Pointers…………...by Susan Vogt The day after Thanksgiving is the day that many people shop for Christmas bargains. Your children are your biggest bargain. Spend time with them that day. Play games together.