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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!

13th Sunday in Ordinary Time June 28, 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, June 28 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time

4:00 p.m. THOMAS DIGGANS by Alice

7:30 a.m. JOHN KOPIA by Sharon and John Hwilka

9:30 a.m. DOLORES SMITH by Family

11:30 a.m. 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY OF FLO & JACK CRAIG by Family

Monday, June 29 Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles Acts 12:1-11 Ps 34 The angel of the Lord will rescue thise who fear him. 2 Tm 4: 6-8, 17-18 Mt 16:13-19

8:00 a.m. THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH

12:00 p.m. MARY BAUMAN AND DOROTHY BECKER by Family

Tuesday, June 30 Weekday Gn 19:15-29 O Lord, your mercy is before my eyes. Mt 8:23-27

8:00 a.m. RITA MAE BRYAN by Angela Pandolph

Wednesday, July 1 Weekday Gn 21:5, 8-20A Ps 34 The Lord hears the cry of the poor. Mt 8:28-34

8:00 a.m. DOROTHY BERTEOTTI by Family

12:00 p.m. THOMAS WEIXEL by Family

Thursday, July 2 Weekday Gn 22:1B-19 Ps 115 I will walk in the presence of the Lord, in the land of the living. Mt 9: 1-8

8:00 a.m. GINO CONTE by Jan Conley and Ed Krugh

Friday, July 3 St. Thomas, Apostle Eph 2:19-22 Ps 117 Go out to all the world and tell the Good News. Jn 20:24-29

8:00 a.m. JOE CZAPLICKI by Flo LaSota

12:00 p.m. JOHN BOBAK by Johnette

Saturday, July 4 Weekday Gn 27: 1-5, 15-29 Ps 135 Praise the Lord for the Lord is good! Mt 9:14-17

8:00 a.m. LAWRENCE AND IRENE SKIBA by Daughters

4:00 p.m. DENIS M. STEIN by Melissa

Sunday, July 5 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ez 2:2-5 Ps Our eyes are fixed on the Lord, pleading for his mercy. 2 Cor 12:7-10 Mk 6:1-6

7:30 a.m. HELEN HENNEY by Michael and Kathleen Stefanchik

9:30 a.m. JEAN MCCRACKEN by the Folcik, Milavec, and Bachner Families

11:30 a.m. MARTIN M. FERGUSON by Jeannette Gilliland

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. Are you interested in learning more about the Catholic Church? Perhaps you're not Christian, not Catholic, or just curious. Our staff is here for you! Contact Fr. Dave Poecking or Dee Fitzsimmons to learn more. Adults interested in becoming Christian, adult Christians interested in becoming Catholic, and adult Catholics in need of First Communion or Confirmation, please call Fr. Dave or Dee for information about the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)

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FINANCIAL

STEWARDSHIP

Sunday

Collection June 22, 2015

Regular

Collection: $9,783

Parish Share Gifts: $2,949

Capital

Campaign: $1,814

Faith Direct for June: $15,992

Enroll in Faith Direct!

See our website for more

information or scan the code to

get started!

Please

remember SEAS in your will!

Ruth E. Tinney

This Sunday’s

Tabernacle Lamp

Burns for

Blessings for Gregg & Kristen

RAFFLE TICKETS AVAILABLE TODAY! Every registered family at SEAS Parish is asked to sell at least one book of raffle tickets for SEAS Summerfest ‘15. They are available this weekend only in Holy Family Hall! Please save us postage costs by taking yours today! If you are not a registered member, or you would like to sell more than one book of tickets, there are several envelopes marked “extra” for you to take!

WHY SHOULD YOU SELL SEAS RAFFLE TICKETS? 1. We need you! The raffle is the biggest “event” of the festival! The more people who buy

and sell tickets, the more profit to the Parish. The more profit — the less debt. 2. It’s the best deal around! At only $2 per ticket, our raffle is one of the best raffles of all

the churches in the area! 3. The total payout is $10,000! We give away the greatest prizes with multiple opportunities

to win! See your tickets for details. 4. You get a thank-you gift with each book you sell! There are 22 tickets in each book, if

you sell 20, the last two are yours! You only need to turn in $40.00 with each book of tickets. More details can be found in your ticket envelope.

So sell tickets to your friends, neighbors, relatives, and co-workers! Give tickets as a little

bonus in graduation cards, birthday cards, or as an extra tip to your favorite waiter! The winner does not have to be present! Join the fun! Buy some for yourself!

Somebody is going to win, it might be you!

PARISH WEEKLY SCHEDULE

MONDAY, JUNE 29 7:00 p.m. Bingo at Bishop Canevin High School —Cafeteria

TUESDAY, JUNE 30 6:30 a.m. Men’s Faith Sharing Group —Maximilian Kolbe Room 8:45 a.m. Prayer Ministry Meeting —Maximilian Kolbe Room 2:00 p.m. Afternoon Faith Sharing Group—Maximilian Kolbe Room

WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 7:00 p.m. Luke Briola Class —St. Luke Hall “Living the Resurrection Mission”

THURSDAY, JULY 2 10:00 a.m. SEAS Moms Play Group —Maximilian Kolbe Room 6:00 p.m. Holy Hour —Church 7:30 p.m. Knights of Columbus Meeting —St. Luke Hall

FRIDAY, JULY 3 —PARISH OFFICES ARE CLOSED

In the second collection today, we are supporting Pope Francis in his charitable works. The Peter’s Pence Collection is taken up worldwide to support the most disadvantaged: victims of war, oppression, and natural disasters.

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FROM THE PASTOR

FORTNIGHT FOR FREEDOM From the feast of the martyrs Saint-Bishop John Fisher and St. Thomas More, June 22, through Independence Day, July 4, we have been observing an annual Fortnight for Freedom. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops highlights the urgency of religious liberty—most spectacularly in the dramatic, deadly persecution of Christians currently underway in the Middle East. Two months ago, I wrote in this bulletin how you might respond to the crisis—fasting & praying, solidarity, attention, politics, and direct assistance. In a subtler but still important manner, religious liberty is also under attack in these United States. Whenever you hear of crime ascribed to “religious extremism,” you hear the bigotry: The crimes are not the work of a crazed individual, nor even of a doubtful religious doctrine. The real problem, we are told, is too much religion—as if Amish Christians, for example, being “religious extremists,” are as dangerous as the Jihadists beheading Christians in Syria or Libya. Much anti-religious sentiment in the United States stems from a prejudicial perception that Christians “hate” sexual liberty. Indeed, American Christians have often been hypocritical—in the 1970s, for example, excessively indulging “no-fault divorce” and unregulated remarriage, while intolerantly scorning persons afflicted with same-sex inclinations. Above our failings, however, abides the faith of the Catholic Church: All persons must be treated with respect, compassion, and dignity; and at the same time, our maturation as persons and as a community requires cooperation with our sexual nature. Thus Pope Francis’s recent encyclical, Laudato si’, identifies human ecology as the central feature of any Christian ecology:

155. Human ecology also implies another profound reality: the relationship between human life and the moral law, which is inscribed in our nature and is necessary for the creation of a more dignified environment. Pope Benedict XVI spoke of an “ecology of man,” based on the fact that “man too has a nature that he must respect and that he cannot manipulate at will”. It is enough to recognize that our body itself establishes us in a direct relationship with the environment and with other living beings. The acceptance of our bodies as God’s gift is vital for welcoming and accepting the entire world as a gift from the Father and our common home, whereas thinking that we enjoy absolute power over our own bodies turns, often subtly, into thinking that we enjoy absolute power over creation. Learning to accept our body, to care for it and to respect its fullest meaning, is an essential element of any genuine human ecology. Also, valuing one’s own body in its femininity or masculinity is necessary if I am going to be able to recognize myself in an encounter with someone who is different. In this way we can joyfully accept the specific gifts of another man or woman, the work of God the Creator, and find mutual enrichment. It is not a healthy attitude which would seek “to cancel out sexual difference because it no longer knows how to confront it.”

—Fr. Dave

CALLING ALL COOKS! JULY 6 WE’RE MAKING MEATBALLS! Kitchen help starts at 9:00 a.m. in St. Luke Hall. You do not have to be Italian to join in! All are welcome! BYOA (bring your own apron)

Also, July 15 is Pierogi Day, and July 22 is Apple Dumpling Day!

Don’t forget to drop scratch-off lottery tickets and gift cards into the collection basket with your weekly offertory gift! For more information, go to www.seascarnegie.org and click on the Summerfest banner on the homepage.

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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

As mentioned in the Pastor’s Page, we are right in the middle of the 2015 Fortnight for Freedom. The Fortnight for Freedom is a campaign initiated by the Roman Catholic bishops of the United States (USCCB), a 14-day period of prayer, education and action in support of religious freedom, from June 21-July 4 each year. The theme of this year’s Fortnight observance, “Freedom to Bear Witness,” emphasizes the link between

religious freedom and bearing witness to the truth of the Gospel, keeping in mind the sacrifice of so many martyrs to the faith, both past and present… “It is often in defending our freedoms that we are evangelizing, for the very struggle to defend and preserve religious freedom offers many opportunities for the proclamation of the Gospel such as the Fortnight for Freedom. In alerting fellow citizens to what is in danger of being lost, we have the opportunity of helping them to find what they have been looking for, their hunger and thirst for that unconditional love which only God offers us.” ~ William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore Pray for religious freedom in our country, and throughout the world. Look for the official “Prayer for the Protection of Religious Liberty”, available elsewhere in this bulletin, and in Holy Family Hall.

PRAYER FOR THE PROTECTION OF RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

O God our Creator, from your provident hand we have received our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. You have called us as your people and given us the right and the duty to worship you, the only true God, and your Son, Jesus Christ. Through the power and working of your Holy Spirit, you call us to live out our faith in the midst of the world, bringing the light and the saving truth of the Gospel to every corner of society. We ask you to bless us in our vigilance for the gift of religious liberty. Give us the strength of mind and heart to readily defend our freedoms when they are threatened;

give us courage in making our voices heard on behalf of the rights of your Church and the freedom of conscience of all people of faith. Grant, we pray, O heavenly Father, a clear and united voice to all your sons and daughters gathered in your Church in this decisive hour in the history of our nation, so that, with every trial withstood and every danger overcome— for the sake of our children, our grandchildren, and all who come after us— this great land will always be "one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Although we are willing to take sponsors up to the time of our festival, the deadline is approaching for submitting the business (and family) names for our sponsor banner! It is only $100 to add your business to the list! We would also love to see some of our SEAS families sponsor the festival! Get your names in soon! If you want to be a Gold Level sponsor, for $1,000 your business logo will be included on the sign, on the festival brochure, and on the website with a link directly to your business! We will

incorporate your logo online as soon as we recieve your donation! So get your sponsorship in early!

Our Combo Bounce House with slide is ordered thanks to the generosity of the Massaro Corporation!

Don’t forget your Ladies of Charity Auction Baskets! The deadline is July 17!

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advertisement for 1 week? Rent this space for $25

Call 412-276-1011 x 222 to get started!

Pop

drop-off ANY WEEKEND MASS

In Holy Family Hall

POP Needed! Please help the Parish Festival

by donating cases of pop— Pepsi, Coke, Sprite

& Mountain Dew in cans & in regular and diet

KNIGHTS NIGHT WITH THE PIRATES Join the Knights of Columbus for an evening at the ballpark where our Pittsburgh Pirates take on the San Francisco Giants!

Friday, August 21 Tickets: $22

Call Lou Pofi for tickets:

412-489-6543

Order Deadline : JULY 3 It’s a Free Shirt Friday game. The first 20,000 fans receive a free shirt! It’s also a Friday Night Block Party! Join the Pirates pregame on Federal Street for a Friday Night Block Party featuring live entertainment, food and beer options, games and more. Tailgate there! Join the fun! First pitch: 7:05! All are welcome!

SEAS KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

KNIGHTS NEWS

The Knights of Columbus would like to announce their new officers for the 2014/2015 fraternal year:

Grand Knight: Robert Greek Deputy Grand Knight: Lou Pofi Chaplain: Fr. Dave Peocking

Chancellor: Jim Miller Warden: Mark Moore

Advocate: Terry Cummings Recorder: Rick Amrhein Treasurer: Robert Kinzler

Financial Secretary: Joe Schmitt Outside Guard: Phil Milone Inside guard: Stan Koczaja

Trustees: John McGrogan Vince Dlugos Vince Bellini

A very special thanks to Lou Kwasnewski after serving for 21 years as our Recorder. Lou's hard work and dedication to our council will never be forgotten. Thanks Lou!

As always, the Knight are looking for new members. Have you thought about it before and were unsure? Now is a great time to join! If you are interested in joining or just have some questions please contact any of the above Knights or any Knight for more information.

Bishop Canevin High School announces that by virtue of their superior performance, SEAS parishioners, Kaitlin and Kylee Sonson, have been named to their honor roll for the fourth quarter of the 2014-2015 school year. In other academic news: Dean Dedola, DMD, graduated Summa Cum Laude from Pitt’s Dental School last month. Dean is a former SEAS altar server, was active in Youth Ministry, and was a Contemporary Choir member. He is currently in residency at the VA Hospital in Wilkes Barre, PA. Dean is the son of Lori and Dave Dedola, brother to Guy and David, and is engaged to Lindy Blair. Congratulations Dr. Dean!

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