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330 Third Avenue

Carnegie, PA 15106

A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust

ST. ELIZABETH ANN SETON

Telephone: 412-276-1011

Office Hours:

Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

Emergencies after hours call: 412-276-2353

Visit us on the web! www.seascarnegie.org

Sunday Mass Schedule: Saturday: 4:00 p.m.

Sunday: 7:30, 9:30, & 11:30 a.m.

Weekday Masses: Monday - Saturday • 8:00 a.m.

Monday - Wednesday - Friday • Noon

Sacrament of Penance: Confessions Saturday 11:00 a.m. to Noon

or by appointment

Pittsburgh Diocese Victim Assistance Hotline:

1-888-808-1235

Pastor: Fr. David Poecking x212

Parochial Vicar: Fr. Robin Evanish x213

Business Manager: Tim Castello x216

Pastoral Associate: Tess Keddie x221

Pastoral Associate: Steve Geitgey x217

Music & Liturgy: Prof. Nicholas Will x219

Religious Education: Mary Kay Smith x222

RCIA Director: Dorothy Fitzsimmons x225

Receptionist x210

Fax: 412-276-0816

Email: SEAS@seascarnegie.org

Smart phone users:

scan the code for

instant access!

Fourth Sunday of Advent December 20, 2015

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SACRAMENTS

Baptism: For arrangements call 412-276-1011

x 210

Sacrament of

the Anointing

of the Sick: Call Fr. Dave or Fr. Robin to

make arrangements (before surgery, during illness, etc)

Sacrament of

Marriage: Arrangements must be made with one of the priests at least six months before

the proposed date of the wedding.

Sacrament of

Penance: Confessions every Saturday from 11:00 a.m.

to Noon Also by

appointment.

Age & Illness If you have a family member who has become

seriously ill, homebound, or is in a long-term care facility, please call Tess Keddie 412-276-1011

x221

MASS INTENTIONS Sunday, December 20 Fourth Sunday of Advent

4:00 p.m. MARY JANE KELLY by Linda Okopal

7:30 a.m. ROY AND SARAH RACO by the Shimatzki and Raco Families

9:30 a.m. VERA AND BUZ FUNARO by Natalie and Robynne

11:30 a.m. FRANK R. CAPEZIO by Wife and Children

Monday, December 21 Advent Weekday Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18 A Ps 33 Exult, you just, in the Lord! Sing to him a new song. Lk 1:39-45

8:00 a.m. WANDA HWILKA by Nellie and Jerry Koziak

12:00 p.m. ANTHONY CHAIDO by Genevieve Chaido

Tuesday, December 22 Advent Weekday 1 Sm 1:24-28 1 Samuel My Heart exults in the Lord, my Savior. Lk 1: 46-56

8:00 a.m. RITA SPEICHER by Family

Wednesday, December 23 Advent Weekday Mal 3:1-4, 23-24 Ps 25 Lift up your heads and see; your redemption is near at hand! Lk 1:57-66

8:00 a.m. CLARA BRENNAN by Lucille Cord

12:00 p.m. AMEDIO FALLERONI by Family

Thursday, December 24 (note: no morning mass) Christmas Vigil Is 62:1-5 Ps 89 Acts 13:16-17, 22-25 Mt 1:1-25

4:00 p.m. WANDA JETKIEWICZ by Ann and Valerie

6:00 p.m. PEOPLE OF THE PARISH

10:00 p.m. MARCELLA MCGROGAN by Children and Families of John & Mildred McGrogan

Friday, December 25 Christmas Day Midnight: Is 9:1-6 Ps 96 Ti 2:11-14 Lk 2:1-14 Day: Is 52:7-10 Ps 98 Heb 1:1-6 Jn 1:1-18

12:00 a.m. MICHAEL MAZUR by Family

7:30 a.m. DOROTHY URSO by Jack and Marlene Urso and Family

9:30 a.m. RED AND FRANCES RETTINGER by Patty, George and Larry

11:30 a.m. HARRY AND RITA SPEICHER by Patrick and Ed Schlemmer

Saturday, December 26 Feast of St. Stephen, First Martyr Is 30:19-21, 23-26 Ps 147 Blessed are all who wait for the Lord. Mt 9:35—10:1, 5A, 6-8

8:00 a.m. MICHAEL AND ELIZABETH VARLINSKY by Eleanor Kitt and Family

4:00 p.m. REV. DENNIS COLAMARINO by SEAS Christian Mothers and Guild

Sunday, December 27 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Bar 5:1-9 Ps 126 Phil 1:4-6, 8-11 Lk 3:1-6

7:30 a.m. RITA NOWACKI by Jan Nowacki

9:30 a.m. COLLEEN MCGRATH by Pat McGrath and Family

11:30 a.m. CONSTANCE M. PALMOSINA by Mike Palmosina and Family

If you live in Carnegie or one of the nearby townships or boroughs, we'd like to know! Register as a member of the parish or get on our communication lists. Or you live farther away but visit us regularly, please consider registering as an interested non-member. Contact Fr. Dave or the parish office. You can also register online at www.seascarnegie.org/join-our-parish.

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FINANCIAL

STEWARDSHIP

Sunday

Collection December 13

Regular

Collection: $9,949

Parish Share Gifts: $4,844

Capital

Campaign: $2,169

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information or scan the code to

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Please remember SEAS in your will!

PARISH WEEKLY SCHEDULE

MONDAY, DECEMBER 21 12:00 p.m. Christian Men’s Fellowship Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Religious Education Classes 7:00 p.m. Penance Service see Pastor’s Page 7:00 p.m. Bingo at Bishop Canevin High School —Cafeteria

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22 6:30 a.m. Men’s Faith Sharing Group —Maximilian Kolbe Room 2:00 p.m. Afternoon Faith Sharing Group —Maximilian Kolbe Room 7:00 p.m. Contemporary Choir Rehearsal —Church 7:00 p.m. Parish Choir Rehearsal —St. Cecilia Room

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23 7:00 p.m. Fr. Robin’s Bible Study —Classroom 5

The Parish Office Closes at Noon on Thursday, December 24, and will re-open at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 29.

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This Sunday’s

Tabernacle Lamp burns

In Memory of

Frank Capezio

by wife Barbara

and children

We are in the early weeks of the Jubilee Year of Mercy called by the Holy Father. The Jubilee Year will last until November 28th next year. Pope Francis has described this year as a “favorable time to heal wounds.” At the same time, we have begun “On Mission for The Church Alive!” The goal of “On Mission” is to help our parishes become even more vibrant communities of service. What social outreach to the community can our parish do that it is not doing now?

To read more, check out “On Mission for The Church Alive!” on page 5 of this week’s Pittsburgh Catholic and visit

www.OnMissionChurchAlive.org. or click on the link on our homepage: www.SEAScarnegie.org

FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT

A FAMILY PERSPECTIVE

BY BUD OZAR Mary was excited about her first pregnancy and rushed to tell her cousin. Sadly children are often seen as a liability, “another mouth to feed” or an “obstacle to my career.” It is said “Christmas is for children.” It is more accurate to say “Christmas is for adults to appreciate the gift of children!”

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FROM THE PASTOR

MERRY CHRISTMAS! The Christmas message still astonishes, turning the world upside-down: • While we are preoccupied with a nostalgic past, dreaming of white Christmases and old-timey

holidays, the angels announce a new future—the reversal of the world’s decline, the promise of redemption, new health, eternal life.

• While we debate global policies and promote our preferred politicians, the last and lasting King has taken up his throne—in a manger among the animals, in a small suburb, in a backwater province of the empire.

• While we busily reject humanity—killing the unborn, euthanizing the disabled and the elderly, guarding ourselves from immigrants, punishing the guilty at home and abroad—the Lord God Almighty becomes man, embracing our humanity.

The joke’s on us: While we scrambled to make ourselves like gods, “the Word became flesh and lived among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who comes from the Father, full of grace and truth.”

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Please also note:

The Carnegie Community Choir performs a Christmas Concert Sunday, December 20, at 4:00 p.m. here at SEAS.

Bishop William Winter & several priests will be available for individual confession & absolution at our Advent Penance Service on Monday, December 21, at 7:00 p.m.

The Christmas Charities are the beneficiaries of the second collection on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Giving to these charities is like giving to the Parish Share Program—the best and most efficient way to give to the parish, as well.

The annual parish financial report is printed on the next page.

Notecards—suitable as thank-you notes!—with parish images are available in Holy Family Hall at $20 for a pack of 20, with self-sealing envelopes. SEAS Parish encourages donors to switch from offertory envelopes to electronic giving—a

monthly debit to your checking or credit card account. It’s safer, cheaper, easier, more reliable, and friendlier to the environment. You can sign up at www.faithdirect.net using parish code PA591, or ask for a paper application. To make a one-time gift via smart phone, use the QR code at left.

—Fr. Dave

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2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

Operating Income

Offerings 726,833 740,314 715,393

Donations 14,870 43,703 39,569

Gen. Fundraising 91,031 76,450 88,756

Parish Share Program 147,613 24,616 33,247

Property rentals 30,466 14,433

Other 16,670 18,038 15,574

Total Operating Income 997,017 933,588 906,972

Operating Expenses

Liturgy 124,424 96,202 106,854

Administration 369,180 358,900 352,917

Operation & maintenance 183,146 175,716 222,302

Rectory 56,483 55,157 62,805

Insurance 46,173 48,794 46,934

Religious Education 36,758 22,727 24,974

Youth Ministry 20,830 21,515 29,187

Adult Education 8,702 5,327 6,196

Social Services 57,096 63,102 64,592

Community Programs 359 (2,488) 0

Social Activities 1,355 1,277 2,734

Other (269) 906 1,618

Elementary Education Subsidy 110,737 107,187 88,332

Total Operating Expenses 1,014,973 954,322 1,009,445

Net Operating (17,955) (20,734) (102,473)

Capital Campaign 227,108 182,816 294,387

Church Alive! Campaign 76,744

Interest Income/Expense (94,271) (94,305) (92,537)

Diocesan assessment/collection (3,993) 4,953 19

Insurance settlements 7,200 89,158

Extraordinary maintenance (1,890) (4,900) (59,828)

Withdrawals from Savings 258 1,769

Borrowing/Repaying 102,083 (23,100) (119,203)

Property improvements (247,911) (44,006) (6,560)

Proceeds from Sale of Assets 10,000 195 2,460

Architect / Engineer (4,015) (7,794)

Accounts payable (2,100) 32,330 (18,675)

Net Non-Operating (7,531) 53,983 159,941

Net Cash Flow (25,486) 33,249 57,468

Account Balances as of June 30, 2015

Operating Checking 128,179

Operating Savings 10,184

Deposit & Loan Debt 2,268,766

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Carnegie, Pennsylvania

Financial Report July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015

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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION We DO have class this Monday, December 22, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (as usual). Classes will resume after the Christmas break on January 4. ALSO: A wise friend of mine wrote something this week on Facebook that I believe is worth sharing. As the season of Advent comes to a close, her thoughts provide a medicine that may help anyone who is struggling mentally, physically, financially, or in any other way. Perhaps you can share her words with someone you love. —Mary Kay Smith From Megan: I wasn’t going to write today as it has been an awful day – ending with me in a hotel room away on a business trip for the week. Anyone who knows me knows how far out of my comfort zone this is. But I had a 5 hour drive to think about Advent and it occurs to me that riding on a camel to a city far away – in her 3rd trimester – was probably pretty far out of Mary’s comfort zone too. Just because we are followers of Christ does not in any way mean that our path will be easy or free from trials. It wasn’t that way for any of the great Saints we read about. The idea is that we trust that our God has a purpose in the trial. And more important for us – that He is with us in the trial. Sometimes His greatest blessing are born and birthed in the midst of the greatest storm. Usually we can’t see it because we are too busy fighting to get free from it. But eventually the clouds do break and we end up on the other side. Hopefully with renewed strength of character and coming out more like Christ than we were before. I pray that like Mary I will have courage in my trials to say…. “but I offer all I am – for the mercy of Your plan – Help me be strong – Help me.”

Our Christmas Mass Schedule

Christmas Eve 4:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

10:00 p.m. -with the Parish Choir

Midnight Mass -with the Contemporary Choir

Christmas Mass During the Day

7:30 a.m.

9:30 a.m.

11:30 a.m. -with the Schola Cantorum

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UPCOMING EVENTS IN

THE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM � January 4 —A celebration for St. Elizabeth Ann

Seton’s Feast Day. � January 10 —8th Grade students “volunteer day”

at the Pancake Breakfast. � January 15 —Silver Ring Thing at Ss. Simon &

Jude Parish. � January 18 —8th Grade Confirmation retreat � January 18 —No Religious Education classes for

grades 1-7 � January 22 —Pro-Life Rally and Indoor Carnival

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H E A R T S S P E A K T O H E A R T S

SEAS EVANGELIZES

We will return to Kevin Cotter's list soon, but consider this a Christmas break.

Enjoy Pope Francis' Christmas message from Christmas, 2014, and think: HOSPITALITY...EVANGELIZATION...BROTHERLY LOVE...

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Merry Christmas! Jesus, the Son of God, the Saviour of the world, is born for us, born in Bethlehem of a Virgin, fulfilling the ancient prophecies. The Virgin’s name is Mary, the wife of Joseph.

Humble people, full of hope in the goodness of God, are those who welcome Jesus and recognize him. And so the Holy Spirit enlightened the shepherds of Bethlehem, who

hastened to the grotto and adored the Child. Then the Spirit led the elderly and humble couple Simeon and Anna into the temple of Jerusalem, and they recognized in Jesus the Messiah. “My eyes have seen your salvation”, Simeon exclaimed, “the salvation prepared

by God in the sight of all peoples” (Lk 2:30). Yes, brothers and sisters, Jesus is the salvation for every person and for every people!

- Pope Francis, Dec 25, 2014

Now, let's try a little Christmas exercise: when in Church this coming week for

Christmas Mass, imagine who you might be representing as an adorer at the Bethlehem stable...one of the Wise men?...or one of the Three Kings?... Now,

think about the person whom you've never before seen in church - you know, the one taking 'your' seat, or the one sitting in the narthex because they didn't arrive

early enough to be in a pew - who might they be representing?...the shepherd

boy?...one of the angels, perhaps? This Glorious Drama, this Good GREAT News, is for them, just as it is for us! It is the Lord Jesus, who comes to us as a child in

a manger, who is the Common Denominator for all of us. He comes to unite...let us do the same!

.... St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church ....

Sunday, December 20

. . . . 4:00 p.m. >>>> Free! ....

Refreshments after the concert!

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CONSOLING THE HEART OF JESUS A PRE-LENTEN/LENTEN RETREAT TO BE HELD ON 10 TUESDAY EVENINGS ~7:00-8:30 P.M.~ HERE AT SEAS

BEGINNING JANUARY12, 2016

Fr. Michael Gaitley, MIC, author of the renowned “33 Days To Morning Glory” Marian Consecration program offers another great ‘retreat’. This retreat is in the form of a 10-week dvd/faith-sharing program that brings together several spiritual traditions and blends them in the pattern of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. We will find inspiration in the quotations from the saints that Fr. Michael gathers carefully, and in his deep, but humble, understanding of the principles of holiness that they proclaim. This is a great way for souls to live the Holy Year of Mercy, and a wonderful way to prepare for, and go through Lent, 2016! If you are interested: � register by giving your name, phone number and email address to our receptionist at 412-

276-1011 ext. 210 � stop by the parish office to purchase your book (Mon-Fri 8:30-4:30) for $5; there is no

required reading before the 1st Session. [Please purchase your book in advance, so that we know whether we need to order more than our initial supply!]

� come to the 1st Session on Tuesday, January 12th at 7:00 pm. NOTE: Registration is very important in case of a weather cancellation! Also, your registration helps us to determine how many will be in attendance, so that we can determine our SEAS meeting space. This retreat will not be held without a minimum of 5 participants. The more, the merrier! Come one, come all!

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AROUND THE DIOCESE

DOES YOUR MARRIAGE NEED A RE-BIRTH? Begin the New Year by making a new effort to renew your marriage. Retrouvaille has helped 10s of 1000s of couples experiencing marital difficulty at all levels including disillusionment and deep misery. For confidential information about or to register for the upcoming program beginning with a weekend on January 15, please contact Retrouvaille at 412-277-3434. More information is available at http://www.retrouvailleofpittsburghinc.org/

HELP WANTED:

FRANCISCAN CHILD DAY CARE CENTER

The Franciscan Child Daycare Center in Pittsburgh is seeking caregivers to care for Infants, Toddlers and Pre-School age children. Full-time, part-time and substitute positions are available. Associate or bachelors degree in Early Childhood Education or related area preferred but not required. Good leadership skills and a nurturing disposition are required. Experience in childcare, education or related field preferred. Babysitting experience will be considered. Please no phone calls. E-mail résumé and inquiries to smerlo@osfprov.org.

CATHOLIC EDITION A RADICAL

RESPONSE TO CULTURE'S

CASUAL VIEW OF LOVE AND RELATIONSHIPS

This is a challenge to live bold and set apart from the celebration of immorality all around us. SRT defies the meet-up, hook-up, break-up mindset of today and inspires students to a pure life centered in Jesus Christ. This 2 hour stage performance incorporates high energy music, videos, skits, special affects, and comedy delivered in a concert-style approach with which teenagers can respond and relate. The event is presented by a team of peer-level students serving as role models and examples of the power and freedom in living out this calling. Their message is one of hope, boldness, and truth that's jam-packed with powerful speaking and personal testimonies. The program also proclaims the grace-filled message of the Gospel, going way beyond a call to abstinence to full life in Jesus Christ!

January 15 7:00-9:00p.m. Doors open 6:30p.m.

Saints Simon & Jude School 1625 Greentree Rd.

$6/online or $8/door

$5/online for groups of 25+ SRT ring available for just $20 at event *Special Parent Session from 7-7:45pm

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MAY 2016 COLLEGE GRADUATES: Are you wondering how and where to start your career? Holy Family Service Corps may be the answer. Our program launches in August 2016 and we invite you to explore a year of service as a way to gain real experience and direction. Room and board at our Emsworth campus are provided, plus a monthly stipend of $160 and the opportunity to receive an award of $5,000 to further your education or reduce your student loans. Visit www.hfi-pgh.org/service-corps or contact Amylyn at Verrone.Amylyn@hfi-pgh.org. Applications are due April 30, 2016.

ST. THOMAS MORE PARISH

December 20 – Second Annual Live Nativity Following 5 p.m. Mass: Christmas caroling, live animals, fellowship, hot chocolate and cookies! (St. Thomas More grounds/Breezeway)

Family Movie Nights—Hollywood Theater: Tues. 29th 6:00 p.m.: It’s a Wonderful Life 8:00 p.m.: Story of the Nativity Wed. 30th 6:00p.m.: It’s a Wonderful Life

8:00 p.m.: Joseph of Nazareth Call St. Thomas More parish office with any questions: 412-833-0031

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