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SUNDAY | AUGUST 2, 2020
GRADUAL REOPENING SCHEDULE SATURDAY VIGIL MASS
Corpus Christi: 4:00 PM St. Angela Merici: 4:30 PM
SUNDAY St. Patrick: 8:30 AM
St. Robert Bellarmine: 9:30 AM St. Angela Merici: 11:00 AM
WEEKDAYS St. Angela Merici:
Monday—Friday 8:30 AM MASSES AND PRAYER SERVICES AT ST. ANGELA WILL CONTINUE TO BE
LIVESTREAMED THROUGH A LINK ON OUR WEBSITE
www.marymotherofgod1.org
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Thursdays, 5 – 6 p.m.
at St. Angela Parking Lot Saturdays, 12 – 1 p.m.
at St. Robert Parking Lot.
All those confessing must wear a mask. Thank you!
CLERGY TEAMPastor
Rev. Terrence P. O’Connor
Parochial Vicar Rev. Jack E. Demnyan
Parish Chaplain Rev. Joseph C. Beck
In Residence Rev. Pius Nwankwo
Deacon Reynold Wilmer [email protected]
PARISH STAFF Business Manager
Cathy Nola
Family Faith Formation/ Safe Environment Coordinator
Krista Sudyk
Director of Music Ministry Ian Michael Brown
Assistant Director of Music Ministry
Sharon Sisley
Youth Minister Emily Belchick
Maintenance Dan Hearn, A.J. Minyon
Administrative Assistant Kathleen Strangis
SACRAMENTS Please contact the parish office as to the
following sacraments:
Sacrament of Baptism Prior to having your child baptized, both
parents must attend a
pre-baptismal seminar.
Sacrament of Matrimony Arrangements should be made at least six
months prior to your wedding date. A
date will be set only after contacting the
priest.
Sacrament of the Sick (You may also see a priest after Mass)
Holy Communion for Shut-Ins
R.C.I.A (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults)
This is the process to become Catholic or
for Catholics to receive the rest of their
Sacraments of Initiation. We also offer
programs for children.
St. Angela Merici 1640 Fawcett Ave. White Oak, PA 15131
Corpus Christi 2515 Versailles Ave.
McKeesport, PA 15132
St. Patrick 310 32nd Street
McKeesport, PA 15132
St. Robert Bellarmine 1313 Fifth Avenue
E. McKeesport, PA 15035
ADMINISTRATIVE CENTER 1640 Fawcett Ave
White Oak, PA 15131 Monday—Friday 9:15AM—3:15PM
P: 412-672-9641 | F: 412-672-1576 [email protected]
Saturday
August 1
4:00pm C.C.
4:30pm St. A.
Saint Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Jer 26:11-16, 24/Ps 69:15-16, 30-31, 33-34 [14c]/Mt 14:1-12
Irene Monezis by: Jim and Kathy Miller
Lawrence Englert (birthday) by: Wife and Son
Leonard Sklendar by: Jean and Family
Sunday
August 2
8:30am St.P.
9:30am St.R.
11:00am St.A
EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Is 55:1-3/Ps 145:8-9, 15-16, 17-18 [cf. 16]/Rom 8:35, 37-39/Mt 14:13-21
Leonard Ostrosky by: Kathy Sobinsky
Deceased Members of the Bauer Family by: Eugene Bauer
All Living and Deceased Members of Our Parish
Frances Eremia by: Husband, Anthony
Monday
August 3
8:30am St. A.
Weekday
Jer 28:1-17/Ps 119:29, 43, 79, 80, 95, 102 [68b]/Mt 14:22-36
Albert Petras by: Neighbors of Circle Drive
Tuesday
August 4
8:30am St. A.
Saint John Vianney, Priest
Jer 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22/Ps 102:16-18, 19-21, 29 and 22-23 [17]/Mt 14:22-36 or Mt 15:1-2, 10-14
Grace Varlotta by: Daughter, Connie
Wednesday
August 5
8:30am St. A.
Weekday; The Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major
Jer 31:1-7/Jer 31:10, 11-12ab, 13 [cf. 10d]/Mt 15:21-28
Judy Johnson by: Ken Bradley
Thursday
August 6
8:30am St. A.
THE TRANGSFIGURATION OF THE LORD
Dn 7:9-10, 13-14/Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 9 [1a, 9a]/2 Pt 1:16-19/Mt 17:1-9
Marcella and Enrico Cerrone by: Dr. and Mrs. Jerry Cerrone and Family
Friday
August 7 FIRST FRIDAY
8:30am St. A.
Weekday; Saint Sixtus II , Pope, and Companions, Martyrs; Saint Cajetan, Priest
Na 2:1, 3; 3:1-3, 6-7/Dt 32:35cd-36ab, 39abcd, 41 [39c]/Mt 16:24-28
Dave Crevar by: Family and Friends
Saturday
August 8
4:00pm C.C.
4:30pm St. A.
Saint Dominic, Priest
Hb 1:12—2:4/Ps 9:8-9, 10-11, 12-13 [11b]/Mt 17:14-20
Leona B. Razny by: Mrs. Frances Matlos
Daniel Kolodzeij by: Sylvia and Randy / Sharon and Bob
Clarence R. Clark by: Wife, Anna Marie Clark
Sunday
August 9
8:30am St.P.
9:30am St.R.
11:00am St.A
NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-13a/Ps 85:9, 10, 11-12, 13-14 [8]/Rom 9:1-5/Mt 14:22-33
Baran and Carouse Families by: Mr. and Mrs. Mark Baran
Edward Balog by: Bill and Mary Griffiths
August Rudolf by: Family
All Living and Deceased of our Parish
Mass Readings and Intentions
FROM FATHER JACK
P.V. Picks
Week of August 2nd
While Fr. Terry is away, I will be supplementing his weekly column with a few thoughts of my
own. So, here’s the return of the almost-annual column – P(arochial) V(icar) Picks.
Recreation or Re-Creation? This weekend’s Gospel from Matthew 14 tells us that Jesus
“withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself.” In its immediate context, we could
say that Jesus was removing Himself from Herod’s animosity and political shenanigans
as the preceding verses detail the death of John the Baptist. And on face value, it’s an
accurate read. However, let’s take a look at the Greek word Matthew uses for withdrew:
anechōrēsen. This word is a merger of “ana” and “chóreó.” Ana means “go back” or
“again” and “chóreó” means to “open up, make space.” In a figurative sense, it means
“to make room by departing; to live with an open heart.” With this deeper
understanding of the word, we can see how Jesus is “going back to make room” or
“going back to live with an open heart again.” On a human level it must’ve been hurtful,
stressful, and an emotional situation for our Lord to hear about the tragic death of His
cousin. He needed this “downtime” to re-focus,
renew, and reconnect with the Father. If Jesus
needed these moments, how much more do we need
them, then? We are all called to be disciples, but
we’re also not robots, either! Although the
pandemic is certainly diminishing our ability to do
so, let’s give ourselves, each other, and yes, your
parish staff and clergy team, the permission for time
away – whether vacation time, retreat time, or just
plain downtime. Suitable recreation can truly
become re-creation- allowing us to follow our Lord
in “going back to live with an open heart again.”
Save the Date! As you have all heard and seen, we are having a one day, take out only
Fish Fry on August 28th. Please see details in this bulletin! And please spread the word!
PROTECTING GOD’S CHILDREN
If you suspect any child is being abused or
neglected call 1-888-808-1235.
If you suspect a child is in imminent
danger from abuse please call 911
immediately.
Please remember in your prayers :
Evelyn DeFelice and Josephine ”Josie” Piper
May their souls and all the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen.
OFFERTORY COLLECTIONS
July 26, 2020
Offertory $ 12,118.00
Monthly Maintenance $ 792.00
Parish Share* $ 1,962.00
Assumption $ 47.00
Peter’s Pence $ 37.00
Outreach $ 32.00
Votives $ 248.40
*We have collected $96,052.00 towards our goal of $181,258
Thank you for your generous donations and continued support.
LIVESTREAM SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 2
Daily Mass M—F 8:30 A.M.
Weekend Masses: Saturday 4:30 P.M.
Sunday 11:00 A.M.
Rosary Mon. 8/3 7:00 P.M.
Holy Hour Wed. 8/5 7:00 P.M.
BULLETIN DEADLINES All bulletin articles must be submitted in writing by
Monday at noon. Articles can be delivered to the office
at 1640 Fawcett Ave., White Oak or emailed to :
[email protected] Thank you!
SAFE ENVIRONMENT
It is the policy of the Diocese that all
volunteers must complete the Safe
Environment process before beginning a
ministry or activity in any Parish.
Please contact Krista Sudyk, your Safe Environment
Coordinator at [email protected].
RENTAL AND USE OF OUR FACILITIES
In the past, some of our facilities have been used for private use. Due to COVID-19, and until further notice, we will not be permitting the use of our facilities for private events. The responsibility to ensure safety and proper cleaning standards falls completely on the Parish and with our limited staffing we do not have the resources to oversee and ensure compliance with the guidelines provided by the Diocese and the CDC. There are however 3 events already scheduled on the calendar and these events will proceed as planned. Thank you for your patience and understanding during these unprecedented times.
CHANGE IN OFFICE HOURS
In light of the pandemic and our
declining offertory, we recently had to
reduce the hours of our parish staff.
We have been experiencing
unprecedented declines in our income.
The offertory has been dramatically declining since
the pandemic and we also had to cancel the majority
of our Fish Fry and our Festival. The reduction of
hours will take effect on August 1, 2020. This will
mean that our office hours will be shortened to
9:15 a.m.– 3:15 p.m. Please keep our amazing staff
in your prayers. We thank them for their loyalty and
hard work in support of our parish.
The annual Chrism Mass, which
is usually on Holy Thursday,
will be at St. Paul Cathedral on
Tuesday, August 4, 2020.
August 4 is the feast day of
St. John Vianney, the patron of
priests. At the Chrism Mass, the
holy oils are blessed by Bishop
Zubik for the entire diocese and
priests renew their promises. Due to precautions, the
only priests attending will be representatives from the
Presbyteral (Priest) Council and the
newly ordained priests. The Mass will
be livestreamed at www.diopitt.org. Par-
ish representatives will pick up the oils
the following day at St. Paul Seminary.
In place of our Festival we are planning to have a To
Go Fish Fry on Friday, August 28 at Corpus Christi
Hall. For the fish fry to be both safe and successful,
the food must be pre-ordered. Many of us are used to
pre-ordering since this is the common approach at
our local restaurants. Details on the menu and how
to pre-order are in the bulletin. Although we are not
having a To Go Food Festival, we are still having
the Festival Raffle. Tickets have been mailed to you.
We would like to thank our parishioners for the
fantastic response so far! Additional books of tickets
are available at the rectory, or you may see an usher
after weekend Masses. In these unprecedented
difficult economic times, I ask that you support our
raffle and fish fry as best you can.
Saturday, August 15 is the Solemnity of the
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is on this
day that we celebrate Mary being assumed, body and
soul, into heaven at the end of her earthly life. The
Assumption reminds us that Our Lady is in heaven
interceding for us. She always has her loving eyes
upon us and whispers prayers to Jesus. Please note
that the actual day of the Assumption is an opportune
time to seek special requests from our heavenly
Mother. As we rejoice in the Assumption, I remind
all of the importance of praying the rosary. Through
the rosary, Mary will bring us closer to her Son Jesus.
I also recommend the following Marian books; True
Devotion to Mary by St. Louis deMontfort, which,
upon reading it, became a turning point in St. John
Paul II’s life. The book offers profound truths
concerning Our Lady. Also, The Glories of Mary by
St. Alphonsus Liguori, which is Pope Francis’
favorite book on the Blessed Virgin. It is a pretty
easy read filled with wonderful stories and insights.
Since it falls on a Saturday, and also due to the
dispensation granted by Bishop Zubik, the
Assumption is not a Holy Day of obligation this year.
However, all are welcome to attend a special added
Mass on Saturday, August 15, 9:00am at St. Angela
Church to honor Our Lady’s Assumption into
heaven. This Mass will also be livestreamed.
May we be
overcome with joy
at the Assumption
of Our Lady into
heaven!
Please visit the diocesan website to review specific directives here: https://diopitt.org/moving-forward-together And the diocese has a variety Spiritual Resources for you here: https://diopitt.org/spiritual-resources Don’t forget to visit our website for additional Parish updates: www.marymotherofgod1.org
Dear Parishioners, We recently received the
following notice from the Diocese of Pittsburgh. I
echo these sentiments and I would like to add my
gratitude for your co-operation during these difficult
times. We trust that the Lord is with us and we look
toward brighter days ahead.
To Jesus through Mary, Fr. Terry
“TO GO” FISH FRY
Our “To Go” Fish Fry event is fast approaching.
Mark your calendars for:
Friday, August 28, 2020 from 3 PM to 7PM
Corpus Christi Hall, 803 Market St., McKeesport, Pa.
Fish Fry is PICK UP ONLY due to the current Covid 19 restrictions.
You must pre-order.
Phone orders will be taken the week prior.
Monday, August 17 through Thursday, August 20
(contact number will be published next week)
“To Go” Fish Fry Menu
Choice of Fish Dinners:
1) Fish/Fries/Cole Slaw $11 (No Substitutes please)
2) Fish/Haluski/Cole Slaw $11 (No Substitutes please)
Additional sides available:
• Haluski $3
• Pierogi $3 (3 pierogi), $5 (6 pierogi), $10 (Dozen pierogi)
• Crepes $3 (2 crepes)
We appreciate your patronage.
Saint of the Day August 4
The month of August is dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Since the 16th
century Catholic piety has assigned entire months to special devotions. The month of
August is traditionally dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The physical heart
of Mary is venerated (and not adored as the Sacred Heart of Jesus is) because it is
united to her person and is the seat of her love (especially for her divine Son), virtue,
and inner life. Such devotion is an incentive to a similar love and virtue.
This devotion has received new emphasis in this century from the visions given to
Lucy Dos Santos, oldest of the visionaries of Fatima, in her convent in Tuy, in Spain,
in 1925 and 1926. In the visions Our Lady asked for the practice of the Five First
Saturdays to help make amends for the offenses committed against her heart by the
blasphemies and ingratitude of men. The practice parallels the devotion of the Nine First Fridays in honor of
the Sacred Heart.
On October 31, 1942, Pope Pius XII made a solemn Act of Consecration of the Church and the whole world
to the Immaculate Heart. Let us remember this devotion year-round, but particularly through the month of
August.
Excerpted from The Prayer Book by Reverend John P. O'Connell, M.A., S.T.D. and Jex Martin, M.A.
Saint John Vianney https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-john-vianney/ A man with vision overcomes
obstacles and performs deeds that seem impossible. John Vianney was a man with vision: He wanted to become a priest. But he had to overcome his meager formal schooling, which inadequately prepared him for seminary studies.
His failure to comprehend Latin lectures forced him to discontinue. But his vision of being a priest urged him to seek private tutoring. After a lengthy battle with the books, John was ordained.
Situations calling for “impossible” deeds followed him everywhere. As pastor of the parish at Ars, John encountered people who were indifferent and quite comfortable with their style of living. His vision led him through severe fasts and short nights of sleep.
With Catherine Lassagne and Benedicta Lardet, he established
La Providence, a home for girls. Only a man of vision could have such trust that God would provide for the spiritual and material needs of all those who came to make La Providence their home.
His work as a confessor is John Vianney’s most remarkable accomplishment. In the winter months he was to spend 11 to 12 hours daily reconciling people with God. In the summer months this time was increased to 16 hours. Unless a man was dedicated to his vision of a priestly vocation, he could not have endured this giving of self day after day.
Many people look forward to retirement and taking it easy, doing the things they always wanted to do but never had the time. But John Vianney had no thoughts of retirement.
As his fame spread, more hours were consumed in serving God’s people. Even the few hours he would allow himself for sleep were disturbed frequently by the devil.
Who, but a man with vision, could keep going with ever-increasing strength? In 1929, Pope Pius XI named him the patron of parish priests worldwide.
Saint John Vianney is the Patron Saint of Priests.
First raised at the order of Pope Liberius in the mid-fourth century, the Liberian basilica was rebuilt by Pope Sixtus III shortly after the Council of Ephesus affirmed Mary’s title as Mother of God in 431. Rededicated at that time to the Mother of God, St. Mary Major is the largest church in the world honoring God through Mary. Standing atop one of Rome’s seven hills, the Esquiline, it has survived many restorations without losing its character as an early Roman basilica. Its interior retains three naves divided by colonnades in the style of Constantine’s era. Fifth-century mosaics on its walls testify to its antiquity.
St. Mary Major is one of the four Roman basilicas known as patriarchal cathedrals in memory of the first centers of the Church. St. John Lateran represents Rome, the See of Peter; St. Paul Outside the Walls, the See of Alexandria, allegedly the see presided over by Mark; St. Peter’s, the See of Constantinople; and St. Mary’s, the See of Antioch, where Mary is supposed to have spent most of her later life.
One legend, unreported before the year 1000, gives another name to this feast: Our Lady of the Snows. According to that story, a wealthy Roman couple pledged their fortune to the Mother of God. In affirmation, she produced a miraculous summer snowfall and told them to build a church on the site. The legend was long celebrated by releasing a shower of white rose petals from the basilica’s dome every August 5.
Dedication of Saint Mary Major Basilica Saint of the Day for August 5
Transfiguration of the Lord Saint of the Day for August 6 All three Synoptic Gospels tell the story of the Transfiguration (Matthew 17:1-8; Mark 9:2-9; Luke 9:28-36). With remarkable agreement, all three place
the event shortly after Peter’s confession of faith that Jesus is the Messiah and Jesus’ first prediction of his passion and death. Peter’s eagerness to erect tents or booths on the spot suggests it occurred during the week-long Jewish Feast of Booths in the fall.
According to Scripture scholars, in spite of the texts’ agreement it is difficult to reconstruct the disciples’ experience, because the Gospels draw heavily on Old Testament descriptions of the Sinai encounter with God, and prophetic visions of the Son of Man. Certainly Peter, James, and John had a glimpse of Jesus’ divinity strong enough to strike fear into their hearts. Such an experience defies description, so they drew on familiar religious language to describe it. And certainly Jesus warned them that his glory and his suffering were to be inextricably connected—a theme John highlights throughout his Gospel.
Tradition names Mount Tabor as the site of the revelation. A church first raised there in the fourth century was
dedicated on August 6. A feast in honor of the Transfiguration was celebrated in the Eastern Church from
about that time. Western observance began in some localities about the eighth century.
https://www.franciscanmedia.org/transfiguration-of-the-lord/
https://www.franciscanmedia.org/dedication-of-saint-mary-major-basilica/
As with most things, the Catholic Church has a saint for these times. St. Cajetan, the patron
saint for the unemployed, knew something of poverty and pestilence.
St. Cajetan was born on October 1, 1487 in Vicenza, Italy. He was the youngest of three
sons born to Gaspar, Count of Thiene, and Maria Porto, a devout woman who consecrated
Cajetan to the Blessed Virgin Mary at a young age and saw to it that he received a religious
education and upbringing. His father died when he was just two years old.
In his 20s, Cajetan received degrees in both civil and canon law from the University of Padua, and shortly
thereafter moved to Rome, where he worked in the court of Pope Julian II and assisted at the Fifth Lateran
Council.
When Pope Julius II died, Cajetan resigned his position in order to study for the priesthood, and he was
ordained in 1516 at the age of 36.
Soon after he became a priest, Cajetan and a small group of like-minded priests founded the Congregation of
Clerics Regular, a community of priests seeking to live like the apostles.
The Congregation of Clerics Regular became known as the Theatines, after the title of one of the co-founders,
Giovanni Pietro Caraffa, the Bishop of Chieti (Theate in Latin), who later became Pope Paul IV.
The order took their vows of poverty, chastity and obedience seriously.
St. Cajetan asked that the order live poverty so strictly that they not even beg for alms, but that they rely totally
on the providence of whatever God chose to send them to sustain themselves.
Cajetan and his order sought to save souls primarily through living moral lives, through sacred studies, through
preaching, and through tending to the sick and the poor.
At the age of 42, Cajetan founded a hospital for “incurables” in Venice, and worked to comfort and heal the
sick during times of “pestilence”.
Likely, many of the sick he tended to were victims of the bubonic plague, which resurfaced frequently in the
town of Venice, an international trade hub.
While in Naples, Cajetan also founded a charitable nonprofit bank designed to protect the poor from usury - or
lending money at exorbitant rates of interest. Eventually, the bank became the Bank of Naples.
While in Naples, Cajetan became dangerously sick, and offered his sufferings for the conversion of the people
of Naples, reportedly refusing to be transferred from the planks of wood that served as his bed, so that he had
more suffering to offer. He died on August 6th 1547, the feast of the Transfiguration, and is buried in the San
Paolo Maggiore Basilica in Naples.
According to some accounts, the spiritual, political and social strife in the city of Naples ceased shortly after
Cajetan’s death, confirming to many the holiness of his life.
St. Cajetan was beatified by Urban VIII in 1629. Before he was a canonized saint, Cajetan was invoked when
the plague struck Naples hard in 1656.
According to a testimony written by the leader of a hospital in Naples at the time, and commemorated in an
artistic depiction, 600-700 people were dying of the plague daily, when the city celebrated the feast of then-
Blessed Cajetan with a Mass and music and confession. That day, there was no death recorded, and the plague
soon subsided from the city.
St. Cajetan was canonized by Pope Clement X in 1671. He is the patron saint of job-seekers and the
unemployed, as well as multiple countries, including Italy, Argentina, Brazil and El Salvador.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/unemployed-due-to-coronavirus-theres-a-saint-for-that-43154
Unemployed due to coronavirus? There’s a saint for that...Saint Cajetan, Priest Feast Day August 7
In 257, when Sixtus became pope, being a Christian had suddenly become dangerous. For a while, Emperor Valerius had been appreciative of Christians, and many of his high officials were Christians. But suddenly he accused Christians of being enemies of the government. In the midst of this, Pope Sixtus struggled for a year to guide the Church through many difficulties, some dealing with false teachers, some with Baptism.
Christians in Rome gathered for the Eucharist in the catacombs—damp, dark tunnels used as underground cemeteries. They would change the location or time of their celebrations to try to keep from being found. One day during Mass in the catacombs, Valerius’s soldiers appeared. In view of the community, the soldiers beheaded Sixtus and four deacons who were assisting him. The men were killed simply because they were Christians.
https://www.loyolapress.com/catholic-resources/saints/saints-stories-for-all-ages/saint-sixtus-ii-and-companions/
Saint Sixtus II and Companions Feast Day August 7
Saint Dominic Feast Day August 8
St. Dominic, a Spanish theologian (circa 1170-1221) was the founder of the Roman Catholic religious order of Friars Preachers, or Dominicans. Around the year 1203, Dominic was sent by Pope Innocent III to South France to preach to the Albigenses. At the time, the Albigensian doctrine was based on a dualism of two eternally opposing principles, good and evil, all matter being regarded as evil and the creator of the material world as a devil. St. Dominic discovered that this doctrine was becoming widespread due to the fact that the Albigenses were well educated and well organized. To combat the unorthodox teachings of the Albigensians, Dominic organized and educated his preachers so they would be better equipped to overcome this Albigensian heresy. Dominic stressed the importance of education, and his preachers traveled throughout Europe and educated common people and religious leaders as a way to challenge the heresy. It was during Dominic's fight against this heresy when tradition tells how this saint received the rosary from the Virgin Mary in a vision. According to tradition, the Virgin Mary told him to "Pray my Psalter and teach it to your people. That prayer will never fail". Dominic was told that if he did as instructed, the heresy would be dispelled from France. Eventually after widespread teachings on the rosary and the meditations of the life, death, and resurrection of Christ, the heresy was defeated and the Church was strengthened. St. Dominic is widely associated with the origin and creation of the Rosary because he was the first to implement the widespread teaching of this sacred devotion. http://www.erosary.com/rosary/miracles/saint-dominic.htm Saint Dominic is the patron saint of astronomers, the Dominican Republic, and the innocent who are falsely accused of crimes.
Prayer During Coronavirus Pandemic
O clement, O loving, O sweet Mother Mary,
We, your children of every nation,
turn to you in this pandemic.
Our troubles are numerous; our fears are great.
Grant that we might deposit them at your feet,
take refuge in your Immaculate Heart,
and obtain peace, healing, rescue,
and timely help in all our needs.
You are our Mother.
Pray for us to your Son.
Amen
MA’S PANTRY
Ma’s Pantry serves residents of
North Versailles and East
McKeesport with free food
distributed twice every month.
Food is distributed from Broadway Alliance Church,
1000 Broadway Street, East McKeesport from 9:30
A.M. to 11:00 A.M. on scheduled Saturdays.
First time applicants must bring the following:
• Proof of residence—E. McKeesport or N. Versailles • Current, government-issued photo ID • Proof of income • Names and birthdates of household family members This month’s distribution dates are August 8th and 22nd For the month of August Ma’s Pantry is requesting
donations of cereals and other wholesome, non-
perishable breakfast foods. We greatly appreciate
your generous support!
• We are in need of Church Cleaners and
Monitors. If interested, please call the
rectory at 412-672-9641 or email
Kathleen at [email protected].
• Divine Redeemer Motherhouse in
Elizabeth is in need of a nurse to care
for the elderly Sisters in the infirmary;
and also a kitchen assistant to
provide meals for all of the Sisters.
Both are part time jobs. For more information,
please call Sister Alojziana at 412-751-8600
Community News from :
The Intersection, Inc.
115 Seventh Ave, P.O. Box 827
McKeesport, PA. 15134
412-678-6948
Intersection-mckeesport.org
What We Can Use:
We always are in need of cereal for our families! We
also need paper towels, paper napkins, Kleenex, and
single ply toilet tissue for Intersection use and for
distribution to our pantry club members.
Vacation Week
Intersection will be closed the first week of August
for our summer vacation. Thanks to your generosity,
our guests receive food for the week we are off. We
provide a bag of easy-open, non-perishable food and
certificates for small purchases at food stores. Please
hold all drop-off donations from August 1 until we
reopen on Tuesday, August 10.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS SOUP SALE
The Steven P. Barry Assembly of the Knights of
Columbus will be holding a soup sale from the end
of July until September 6th. Delivery will start
October 14th. The soups are sold frozen by the quart
and will be supplied by Rockwell’s Red Lion
Restaurant in Elizabeth, PA. Sales will be by phone
or mail order only. All proceeds benefit the Knights
of Columbus Charities.
• Creamy Pepper Jack Cheese and Crab $11/QT
• Shrimp Bisque $11/QT
• Creamy Beer Cheese $11/QT
• Italian Wedding $10/QT
• Chicken Noodle $10/QT
• French Onion* $9/QT *Just add your own croutons and cheese then bake
Also available is a 4pk of Vinegar & Oil+ $15.00 + 1 each of: fruit infused vinegar, traditional balsamic vinegar,
infused olive oil, extra virgin olive oil
Orders can be mailed to:
Jerry Maxa
704 Kathleen Drive
Jefferson Hills, PA. 15025
Or call Jerry @ 412-653-7938
Make checks payable to K of C Steven P. Barry Assembly
