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Saint Catherine of Sweden Church 2554 Wildwood Road, Allison Park, PA 15101
412-486-6001 www.stcatherineofsweden.org
Saint Richard Church 3841 Dickey Road, Gibsonia, PA 15044
724-444-1971 www.saintrichardparish.org
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2019 Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
SAINT CATHERINE OF SWEDEN Mass Schedule
Monday & Friday: 10:00 am Wednesday: 6:30 am
Saturday: 4:00 pm (Sunday Vigil Mass) Sunday: 9:15 am & 12:00 pm
Confessions Saturday: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Wednesday: 7:00 am - 7:30 am
SAINT RICHARD Mass Schedule Monday: 8:30 am
Tuesday & Thursday: 10:00 am Friday: 9:30 am at St. Barnabas Retirement Village
Saturday: 5:00 pm (Sunday Vigil Mass) Sunday: 7:30 am & 10:00 am
Confessions Monday: 9:00 am - 9:30 am Saturday: 3:45 pm - 4:15 pm
Eucharistic Adoration Every Friday - 12:00 pm- 9:00 pm
Sacramental Life
Infant Baptism is celebrated each month at St. Richard Church on the first Saturday at noon and the fourth
Sunday at 11:30 am and at St. Catherine of Sweden Church on the second Sunday at 1:30 pm and the third Saturday at noon. A Pre-Baptism class is required for parents and available once a month at either St. Catherine of Sweden Church or St. Richard Church. Please call the Parish Office to register for a Pre-Baptism Class or to schedule your child’s baptism.
Holy Eucharist is available for those who are sick and confined to home. Please contact the Parish Office.
Anointing of the Sick is celebrated communally twice a year during liturgies in the Spring and Fall. It is also available anytime for those who are chronically or seriously ill. Please call the Parish Office.
Marriage: Couples planning marriage should contact the Parish Office six months in advance of the desired date. Pre-Marriage classes are required prior to the marriage. Visit www.diopitt.org/marriage-preparation for a list of available classes. Those who are married civilly and wish to sacramentalize their union, and those celebrating special anniversaries, who wish to renew their vows, are asked to call the Parish Office to make arrangements.
Diocesan Victim Assistance Hotline phone number is 1-888-808-1235. The State of PA Child Protective
Services telephone number is 1-800-932-0313.
PARISH STAFF Director of Evangelization & Intentional Discipleship Will Reaves | Ext. 15 | [email protected] Maintenance Michael Downing | Ext. 41 Ronald Downing | Ext. 25 | [email protected] Parish Secretaries Janis Mottola | Ext. 10 | [email protected] Anne Rakszawski | Ext. 11 | [email protected] Pre-School Director Kathryn Sperdute | Ext. 20 | [email protected] Safe Environment Coordinator Joanne Giovannini | Ext. 35 | [email protected] Director of Elementary Formation & CGS Julie Thimons | Ext. 19 | [email protected] Director of Middle School Formation & Youth Ministry Lisa Cuzzo | Ext. 23 | [email protected]
OFFICE HOURS Weekdays 9:00 am -to 4:00 pm
SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: stcatherineofsweden
ST. CATHERINE FAX NUMBER 412-486-6004
Parish Grouping Staff Minister of Music James Skalos | 412-486-6001 Ext. 32 | [email protected] Business Manager Daniel Stover | 412-486-6001 Ext. 12 | [email protected] 724-444-1971 Ext. 120 | [email protected] Director of H.S. Youth Ministry Taylor McKeegan | 724-444-1971 Ext. 117 | [email protected] Assistant of H.S. Youth Ministry Don Ruby | 724-444-1971 Ext. 117 | [email protected]
PARISH STAFF Administrative Assistant Sharon McGrath | Ext 110 | [email protected] Administrative Assistant/Religious Education Joy Kella | Ext. 119 | [email protected] Choir Director Diane Rudolph | Ext. 122 | [email protected] Custodian Lar McGrath | Ext. 123 Facilities Manager Ben Barcaskey | Ext. 123 | [email protected] Director of Faith Formation & Multi-Media Director Holly Smith | Ext. 115 | [email protected] Youth Minister-EDGE Don Ruby | 724-444-1971 Ext. 117 | [email protected] Pastoral Associate Mary Jordan |Ext. 112 | [email protected]
OFFICE HOURS Weekdays 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: saintrichardgibsonia Instagram: @strichardparish Twitter: @strichardparish
ST. RICHARD FAX NUMBER 724-444-6001
Parish Grouping Clergy Team Administrator Fr. Robert J. Vular | 412-486-6001 Ext. 14 | 724-444-1971 Ext.111 | [email protected] Parochial Vicar Fr. Christopher J. Mannerino | 412-486-6001 Ext. 24 | 724-444-1971 Ext. 113 | [email protected] Deacons Dn. Clifford M. Homer, Sr. | 412-486-6001 Ext. 54 | [email protected] Dn. Gary Molitor | 724-444-1971 Ext. 129 | [email protected]
St. Richard St. Catherine of Sweden
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Parish Information WELCOME
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ST. CATHERINE OF SWEDEN & ST. RICHARD
Sunday, November 24 / Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Saturday SCOS 4:00 pm John Knorr / Jan & Jim Armstrong SR 5:00 pm Mary Ann Guernsey / Dick Guernsey
Sunday SR 7:30 am Eleanor & Frank Ranalli / Dr. Frank Ranalli SCOS 9:15 am For The People SR 10:00 am Norenne Krzan / John Krzan SR 11:30 am Baptisms: Riley Ann Davis & Kenzlee Ann Campbell SCOS 12:00 pm Jeffrey Malone / Family SR 6:00 pm Life Teen Festival of Praise
Monday, November 25 / Weekday SR 8:30 am Larry Domitrovic / Joann Domitrovic SR 9:00 am Reconciliation until 9:30 am SCOS 9:30 am Rosary for Peace SCOS 10:00 am Michael J. Sr. & Virginia R. Tulley / Son, Michael Tulley, Jr.
Tuesday, November 26 / Weekday SR 10:00 am Norenne Krzan / Martin & Barbara Johns
Wednesday, November 27 / Weekday SCOS 6:30 am Jack Osborn / George & Sally Enie 7:00 am Reconciliation until 7:30 am
Thursday, November 28 / Weekday - Thanksgiving Day SCOS 9:30 am For The People SR 10:00 am NO MASS SR 11:30 am Wedding Service: Terrance Kaiserman & Nadine Tripodi
Friday, November 29 / Weekday SBRV 9:30 am NO MASS SCOS 9:30 am Divine Mercy Chaplet 10:00 am Jim Meyer / Bill & Audrey Homza SR 12:00 pm NO Eucharistic Adoration
Saturday, November 30 / Saint Andrew SCOS 11:00 am Reconciliation until noon SR 3:45 pm Reconciliation until 4:15 pm
Vigil: First Sunday of Advent SCOS 4:00 pm Calvin & Catherine Hansel / Don & Janet Hansell SR 5:00 pm George Kusevich, Sr. / Kusevich Family
Sunday, December 1 / First Sunday of Advent SR 7:30 am William Dugan / Mark & Lynn Giovannitti SCOS 9:15 am Jean & Patrick Riley / Kirby Family SR 10:00 am For The People SCOS 12:00 pm Rita Jochim / Husband, Stanley Jochim
November 23 - Louise Malone
November 30 - Josephine Hartman
Sunday: 2 Sm 5:1-3/Ps 122:1-2, 3-4, 4-5 [cf. 1]/ Col 1:12-20/Lk 23:35-43 Monday: Dn 1:1-6, 8-20/Dn 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56 [52b]/Lk 21:1-4 Tuesday: Dn 2:31-45/Dn 3:57, 58, 59, 60, 61 [59b]/Lk 21:5-11 Wednesday: Dn 5:1-6, 13-14, 16-17, 23-28/Dn 3:62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67 [59b]/Lk 21:12-19 Thursday: Dn 6:12-28/Dn 3:68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74 [59b]/Lk 21:20-28 Friday: Dn 7:2-14/Dn 3:75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81/Lk 21:29-33 Saturday: Rom 10:9-18/Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11 [10 or Jn 6:63]/Mt 4:18-22 Next Sunday: Is 2:1-5/Ps 122:1-2, 3-4, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [1]/Rom 13:11-14/Mt 24:37-44
= SCOS = SR = BOTH PARISHES
“I adore and venerate you as much as ever I can, though my love is so cold, my devotion so poor. Thank you for the good gift of this your holy Body and Blood, which I desire to receive.”
- St. Anselm
All are encouraged to come and adore Jesus in the quiet of Eucharistic Adoration at St. Richard every Friday from noon until 9:00 pm. You and all that you pray for will be blessed abundantly by our Eucharistic Lord.
Eucharistic Adoration
7 Day Sanctuary Light
Mass Intentions
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Pat Abadie, Helen Altimore, Pauline Armor, Arthur, Ethan Ballay, Barbara Barley, Rosie Becker, Andrew Bogdon, Brad Bridgham, Janice Brunotts, Lois Burgoon, Mike Casper, Cayden, Annetta D., Charles D., Darlene, Maria Farina DeMore, Tommie DeSantis, Marie Downing, Sherie Eckard, Isaiah England, Donna F., Pat Fife, Gene Fischione, Rosemary Flaherty, Anna G., Masako Gill, Paula Good, Burt Gordon, Shirley H. Hartle, Ed Hayes, Marie Dancho Hazelton, Chuck & Marlene Hosick, Michele Hutfles, Jeffrey, Terri Janosco, Bob Kalin, Bob and Inez Keally, Gina Keys, Regina Kirschmann, Joe Landefeld, Laura, Anthony Limetti, Kris Limetti, Adam Lucarelli, Denise & Lisa Lynch, Richard Maier, Joan Malchano, Julie Mancu, Veronica Marol, Fr. Michael McDermott, Tom McKinney, Joann Merhaut, Bart Miller, Chris Mustovic, John Rampone, Cheryl Rice, Olive Riley, Bonnie Rock, Rodrigo P. Rodriguez, Dorothy Roth, Sean Roy, Maya Rubach, Steve Ruggiero, Camden Shea, Russ Stainfield, C. Stewart, Tina & Ernie Tegge, Dorothy Thoma, Tess Tripodi, Bob & Jean Vanasdale, Richard Voit, Miles & Barbara Wilson, Carol Wyeth, Louisa Zadecky, Marge Zawacki, Toni Zawisza and Frank Zotter.
Please call your church office with updates.
U.S. AIR FORCE U.S. MARINE CORPS MSgt. Robert J. Yatsko Corporal Tim Tabify Justin Nichol Maj. Andrew Reaves SSST Tyler Kurtz SSgt Aaron Eckard SSgt. Justin L. Dornetto Cap. Christopher Sills T. Sgt. Michael Briston Cdt. Rylie K. Fry USMA Maj. Paul Tisa SrA Devin McGrath
U.S. ARMY U.S. NAVY Maj. J. E. O’Hanlon Astrid L. Mayne Maj. Matthew Starsnic PO2 Joshua Zivkovich Cap. Matthew Kalin MIDN Anthony P. Hite USMMA Spec. Jesse Hartle Ensign Blake P. Constantakis Pvt. Brent M. Metal MA2 David Briski Cap. Marc Weinheimer Col. Timothy Parker
U.S. ARMY RESERVES U.S. NAVY RESERVES Sgt. Major Michael Nutter Cmdr. Rob A. Mercer III
Pray for our Service Personnel:
Pray For Our Sick
For Your Prayer Time The St. Richard Prayer Group invites all parishioners to pray a decade of the Rosary for a special intention that will vary each week. Let us
pray and provide for the needs of the homeless and the hungry.
ST. CATHERINE OF SWEDEN & ST. RICHARD
RCIA
COME AND LEARN—RCIA SESSIONS
All are welcome to the RCIA sessions held on Thursday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at St. Catherine of Sweden Church in Room 215. Come and learn and grow in your faith. These sessions are a wonderful way for Catholics to renew and refresh their faith. Please pray for those who may be inquiring into coming into the Catholic Church.
November 28 No RCIA due to Thanksgiving Break
December 5 CHURCH HISTORY: How did they celebrate Mass in the early church? When did the requirement of celibacy for clerics come into effect? Come and learn as Mary Jordan leads the session on the History of the Church. We’ll trace the history from the early church in the Acts of the Apostles to our current times.
December 12 SACRED LITURGY AND THE SACRAMENTS: What does it mean to pray the Liturgy? Did Jesus really give us the Mass? What is a Sacrament? Come and learn as David and Patricia Tamburri will teach this session on the Celebration of the Christian Mystery. They will explain how we all enter into the Paschal mystery of Christ through our participation in the liturgy.
ST. RICHARD & ST. CATHERINE OF SWEDEN CHRIST RENEWS HIS PARISH
2020 WEEKENDS
Women - February 29-March 1 Men - March 14-15
Second Collection SUPPORT AGING RELIGIOUS – Our second collection is for the Retirement Fund for Religious. Many senior Catholic sisters, brothers and religious order priests served for little or no pay. Today, religious communities often do not have enough savings to meet retirement needs. Your gift helps provide medications, nursing care and more for tens of thousands of elderly religious. It also helps ensure younger members can continue the good works of their elders. Please be generous.
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Forever “I Do” Ministry Please join us for our Forever “I Do” Christmas Dinner on Friday, December 6 at 6:30 pm in Saint Richard Parish Social Hall. RSVP is required at [email protected] by Friday, November 29. Please bring men’s tube socks or men’s solid color t-shirts, Medium or Large, to donate to Saint Joseph’s House of Hospitality. We will be going there to sing carols and deliver the gifts on Saturday, December 7 at 12:30 pm, if you would like to join in the fun. Please have the gifts wrapped in Christmas paper with the size written on the outside.
ST. CATHERINE OF SWEDEN & ST. RICHARD
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Pre-Baptism Class Lighthouse Catholic Media Booklet – The Message of St. Thérèse of Lisieux. Read about the “Little Way” of an unknown Carmelite nun who became a Doctor of the Church. Thérèse died a painful and lingering death of tuberculosis in her French convent in the Normandy town of Lisieux in 1897 at only 24 years of age. Thousands of soldiers in the First World War
trenches carried her picture to their own deaths. This acclaimed booklet sets out what Thérèse called her Little Way and powerfully reveals the relevance of the Gospel to everyday living. Available on the kiosk in the narthex at St. Catherine of Sweden.
The next PRE-BAPTISM CLASS will be held at St. Richard Parish on Tuesday, December 3 at 8:00 pm in Room 4 on the lower level. To register, please call the St. Richard Parish Office at 724-444-1971. The January class will be held at St. Catherine of Sweden on Sunday, January 5 at 10:30 am in Room 216. Please call the St. Catherine Parish Office at 412-486-6001 to register.
Spiritual Therapeutic Recovery SPIRITUAL THERAPEUTIC RECOVERY MINISTRY is designed to serve families and friends with loved ones struggling with addiction. Please mark your calendars for Thursdays, December 5, 12 & 19 for our members and newcomers who are searching for recovery that has provided inner peace and hope for families struggling with loved ones in addiction. We continue to provide open enrollment at St. Catherine of Sweden for this vital ministry on Thursday evenings from 7:00 to 8:30 pm in the Children’s Chapel, Room 222. The group meets at pre-designated times. David Gentile, a psychologist who has worked with this population of clients for several years and has personal experience as well, facilitates this much needed group that has a spiritual and clinical foundation for recovery. Please call the Parish Office at 412-486-6001 to register. Walk-ins are always welcome. Keep in mind that this is a recovery program for individuals providing support and care for their loved ones—not for the individual in addiction.
Music Notes Today, we end our Liturgical Year by celebrating Jesus, the King of the Universe. This King continues to give of himself today as he did by giving himself completely on the wood of the cross. The majesty of the music today will give way to the more reserved music of Advent. As we come to an end, we also look towards the future with hope. May Christ the King be with each of you in the coming new year.
God Bless, Jim Skalos, Music Minister
As we gather around the table at Thanksgiving, let us thank God, who is the giver of all good gifts.
Let us pray...
Generous and merciful God, we thank you for your abundant gifts to us. As we celebrate this Thanksgiving feast, we ask you to send your Spirit, to open our hearts to you and our neighbor, that we may share the gifts you have given us as your Son Jesus taught us to.
Thank you for the many blessings of our lives: our family and friends, our home and the food we eat, our health and employment.
We ask your blessing on all gathered here today, and all your people throughout the world, through Christ your Son. Amen.
Widows or Widowers Luncheon The next WIDOWS OR WIDOWERS (WOW) LUNCHEON will be held on Saturday, December 7, at 12:30 pm at La Casa Narcisi Winery on Rt. 910. All widows & widowers from
St. Catherine and St. Richard Parishes are invited to join us for food and fellowship! Please bring cash for your lunch as Narcisi’s is unable to provide separate checks for a group. RVSP to Kathy Obermeier at 724-518-9577 by Friday morning, December 6. Hope to see you there
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Discipleship Corner Jesus is called Emmanuel, God with us. This would suggest that when Jesus ascended into Heaven, God was no longer with us. But this is not the case at all; in at least two ways, God is closer to us now than at any prior point in the history of Creation. One of those ways we will discuss next week. But the most obvious, and yet most hidden way that God is with us is in the Person of the Holy Spirit. Jesus was and is the incarnation of God the Son, a human example of Divine Love walking among us. God the Holy Spirit, in turn, lives within us. We who are baptized have received the Holy Spirit; we who are confirmed are strengthened in the Spirit. The disciples had God Incarnate walking among them, but they only became the Apostles when they had God the Spirit dwelling within them.
Yet, it must be clear: this is not a magic trick or a form of possession. The love of God does not override our will, but invites us to conform our will to God’s perfect will. This invitation to holiness is possible through the coming of the Holy Spirit, but it is still an invitation. Even those of us who have been baptized and confirmed must still choose, every day, to live out our Christian vocation. And just as God is Love, our Christian vocation is always a vocation to love; whether single or married, with or without children, or in any other state of life, we are called to will the good of our neighbor. That means everyone. This is a challenging vocation, so it is a good thing that we have the Holy Spirit to help us.
Challenge: Think of one way you have been resisting your vocation to love others. Pray to the Holy Spirit to open your heart to change.
—Will Reaves, Director of Evangelization & Intentional Discipleship
Happenings Elsewhere LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR CHRISTMAS CARDS
The Little Sisters of the Poor are once again offering CHRISTMAS CARDS sketched by Sister Martha, lsp. This year’s card is beige with a red sketch of Mary holding baby Jesus. The previous year’s cards are also available. The cards are: 7 for $10 (+ $2 shipping), 12 for $15 (+ $3 shipping) or 30 for $25 + $6 shipping). Cards can be viewed and ordered online at www.littlesistersofthepoorpittsburgh.org, by
calling 412-307-1100, sending a check made payable to Little Sisters of the Poor at 1028 Benton Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 or stopping at the Main Entrance of the Home. All proceeds from the sale of the cards help to support the elderly poor Residents in the Little Sisters care.
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From The Administrator
Lector & Altar Server Schedule
ST. CATHERINE OF SWEDEN
Gift Bearers for November 24
Schedule of Events IN THE NARTHEX THIS WEEKEND: ONE NIGHT IN BETHLEHEM TICKETS & APPALACHIA INFO TABLE
SECOND COLLECTION: RETIREMENT FUND FOR RELIGIOUS
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24 Children’s Liturgy of the Word 222 9:15 am Gr. P-8 Faith Formation Classrooms 10:30 am Jesus Journey I Church/222 1:00 pm SVDP Sorting Food Farmer Hall 1:00 pm
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25 Morning Group Breakfast Kings Rest. 10:45 am Gr. P-8 Faith Formation Classrooms 4:45 pm Gr. P-8 Faith Formation Classrooms 6:15 pm Handbell Choir Church 6:30 pm Ladies of Charity Meeting 215 7:00 pm
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26 Chill Chaser/Sleeping Mat 222 10:00 am Boy Scouts Farmer Hall 7:00 pm 33 Days to Morning Glory 215 7:00 pm Jesus Journey 1 Church/222 4:30 pm
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 Pre-School Break Begins Hampton Fields Mass Hampton Flds 11:00 am
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28 - THANKSGIVING DAY OFFICE CLOSED
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29 OFFICE CLOSED
IN THE NARTHEX THIS WEEKEND: ONE NIGHT IN BETHLEHEM TICKETS & K OF C CHRISTMAS CARD SALE
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30 Homeless Shelter Breakfast Parking Lot 6:00 am AA Meeting 222 7:00 am
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1 K of C Pancake Breakfast Farmer Hall 8:00 am Children’s Liturgy of the Word 222 9:15 am
11/30 4:00 pm Lectors Gavin, Simone Servers B & K Laffin, Bailon 12/1 9:15 am Lectors Lagnese , Zbur Servers J, C & A Kuzniewski 12:00 pm Lectors Betz, Obermeier Servers E, A & T Tillman
Saturday, 11/23 4:00 pm Great Grandchildren Sunday, 11/24 9:15 am Volunteer 12:00 pm Sandra Hartman
THE WORD AMONG US devotional booklets for the season of Advent are available in the St. Catherine of Sweden narthex for a donation of $2.00 each.
The Word Among Us
Christmas Door Wreaths SIX CHRISTMAS DOOR WREATHS are available to mark a special occasion, honor a loved one or memorialize a deceased family member. They will hang on the front doors of St. Catherine of Sweden Church through the Christmas Season.
Donation is $125.00 each. The dedications are published in the bulletin. To reserve your wreath, please call the Parish Office at 412-486-6001.
Families Needed During Advent Families are asked to join the procession and carry the ADVENT CANDLE for each Mass on the four Sundays of Advent beginning November 30/December 1. Please sign up in the narthex if you would like to volunteer.
Next weekend we begin a new liturgical year with the First Sunday of Advent. With this new beginning, we will be tweaking the way we distribute Holy Communion at St. Catherine of Sweden in that we will no longer distribute Communion in the overflow area in the back of the church.
Theologically speaking, one of the components of Communion as “meal” is the aspect of the faithful coming forward to the table to be fed with the Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ. Jesus gave us the Eucharist to make us one body in Him, and one way we express that is to move to the table of the Lord forming one procession, a pilgrim people on the move together. Therefore, in solidarity, the ushers will invite all those seated in the overflow area to join in the procession to the table.
After the Communion procession ends, the Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion will then minister to all those who are physically unable to join in the procession who are seated in the designated areas to have Communion brought to them.
We are also reminded that after receiving Communion, we return to our pew. We do not go crashing out the door! Mass isn’t over yet! The General Instruction of the Roman Missal encourages us to spend some time following the hymn to reflect and praise God for the gracious and wondrous gift of the Body and Blood of Christ.
May we always have a profound respect for the Eucharist.
Thanksgiving Blessings! Father Bob
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Oplatki OPLATKI, Christmas wafers, are available in the narthex at St. Catherine of Sweden. The cost is $2.00 per envelope containing 4 wafers (3 white and 1 pink).
ST. CATHERINE OF SWEDEN
The SCOS Knights of Columbus are sponsoring the KEEP CHRIST IN CHRISTMAS POSTER CONTEST. All students in grades 1 – 8 are invited to create their own original 11 x 17 poster based on the theme “Keep Christ in Christmas.” Posters must be turned in on Sunday, December 1 at the Knights’ Pancake Breakfast at SCOS. Students and a parent must be present to fill out and sign the entry form. All artists submitting a poster will receive a free breakfast! One winner will be chosen from each of the following groups: Grades 1 – 2, 3 – 5 and 6 – 8. Winners will be announced after the SCOS Faith Formation Family Masses on December 15, 16 & 18. Each winner will receive a $25 cash prize. The winning posters will advance to the District Competition. Contact Dave Ubinger, Grand Knight at [email protected] with questions.
Christmas Poster Contest
Religious Christmas Card Sale
Quilting Ministry The St. Catherine of Sweden QUILTING MINISTRY has created well over 100 beautiful lap quilts for our shut ins and others in need since 2007. The group meets the first Wednesday of the month from 10:00 am to noon in Room 110. We would love to welcome new members to our ministry. If you can’t make the meeting, you are welcome to work on quilts at home. We can provide donated fabrics. If you are interested in this rewarding ministry, please call Janis Lynch at 724-584-9867 for details or come to our next meeting on Wednesday, December 4.
Lectors, Altar Servers & Eucharistic Ministers Your next schedule will begin the weekend of January 4/5 and end March 28 & 29, 2020. If you have any dates in those three months that you are unable to serve, please contact Anne at 412-486-6001 x 11 or [email protected] by Monday, December 16. Also, please update your contact information (i.e. new email addresses or cell phone numbers). Thank you.
Angel Gift Tags ANGEL GIFT TAGS will available in the SCOS narthex. Please choose a tag, purchase the gift and bring the wrapped gift, with the tag attached to the outside of the package, to the cart in the narthex. Place gift certificates in an envelope with the tag attached and drop them in the box marked
“Certificates” in the narthex. All gifts are due by Sunday, December 8. Thank you for your amazing generosity!
St. Joe’s Gift Boxes
The St. Catherine of Sweden Knights of Columbus will have RELIGIOUS CHRISTMAS CARDS for sale following Masses next weekend in the narthex.
“ONE NIGHT IN BETHLEHEM”
A special Christmas celebration for families with children ages 2-10.
Saturday, December 14 at 6:00 pm in Farmer Hall Tickets on sale after all Masses this weekend!
Take the journey to Bethlehem and: • Make Christmas crafts and play games • Hear beautiful Christmas stories in the Book Barn • Win a prize at the Candy Cane Pull • Purchase yummy treats at the Angel’s Bakery • Enjoy cake and punch in Mary’s Kitchen • See the wonderful living nativity at the close of the
evening outside at the stable
Ticket price is $6.00 per child (limited to the first 150 children). All children must be accompanied by an adult. Adult admission is free with a baby item donation for Lifeline of Southwestern PA. Tickets are also available online at www.stcatherineofsweden.org and in the St. Catherine of Sweden Parish Office during the week from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Calling All Angels! The “Angel’s Bakery” is one of the most popular shoppes in the marketplace for “One Night in Bethlehem.” Angel bakers are needed to supply the cookies, candy, brownies, muffins and cupcakes that are needed to fill the tables of the bakery. As you bake or make candy for Christmas, please consider donating your favorite holiday treat for this wonderful family event. There are no specific quantities requested and no wrapping or packaging requirements. Bring your donation to the kitchen in Farmer Hall beginning Wednesday, December 11. Thanks for being an angel!
Please help the Men at St Joseph’s House of Hospitality this Christmas by donating a gift box. Boy Scout Troop 195 traditionally hosts a party and will deliver the boxes on Tuesday, December 10. Fill a shoe box with gifts such as toiletries, socks, gloves, hats, books, treats, gift cards, etc. Please no alcohol-based products or medicines. Please drop off the wrapped gift boxes in Farmer Hall before December 10. The Scouts appreciate your support.
The MORNING MASS GROUP will meet for breakfast following the 10:00 am Mass on Monday, November 25, at Kings Restaurant in Northtowne Square. For more information, please call the Parish Office at 412-486-6001.
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SECOND COLLECTION: RETIREMENT FUND FOR RELIGIOUS
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24 Faith Formation Downstairs 11:15 am Upper Room Downstairs 4:00 pm Life Teen Festival of Praise Church 6:00 pm
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25 Comfort Blanket Ministry Rooms 5A & B 9:30 am Cherub Choir Room 1 6:30 pm Children’s Choir Church 6:30 pm CRHP Men Team Formation Charity Room 7:30 pm Handbell Rehearsal Church 7:30 pm
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26 NO Activities
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 Sanctuary Cleaners Team 1 Church 9:30 am
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28 - THANKSGIVING DAY OFFICE CLOSED NO Activities
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29 OFFICE CLOSED
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30 Dustbusters Team 1 Church 9:30 am RETURN ANGEL GIFTS
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1 RETURN ANGEL GIFTS NO Faith Formation
Schedule of Events Angel Gifts PLEASE bring all Angel Gifts to church next weekend only (Nov. 30/Dec. 1) Place your gifts near the pulpit before Mass and Father will bless them. Thank you for your loving Christmas spirit, sharing your blessings with the needy in our neighborhood. Any late gifts must be taken to the Bakerstown United Methodist Church BEFORE 12/7 to make the distribution date. Christmas blessings to you and your family! Please remember: Angel Gifts from St. Catherine Parish, MUST BE RETURNED THERE. Thanks!
Congratulations!
Faith Formation UPCOMING EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES:
✓ Next Upper Room Session of the year will be on , Sunday, November 24 from 4:00 - 6:00 pm with a teaching Mass.
✓ No Faith Formation classes on Wednesday, November 27 and Sunday, December 1 due to Thanksgiving break. We give thanks to God for the goodness you bring to our parish and the lives of everyone around you!
✓ Children’s Mass Ushers needed! Contact Holly if your child is interested in trying out this ministry. Training can be done. You can sign up when available!
Congratulations to the following students for their accomplishments:
CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL High Honors Oleg Hartman, Alexander Kennedy & Peter Szalay
Honors Christian Farls & Eli Harpalani
St. Vincent de Paul Collection The Saint Vincent de Paul Society will be collecting monetary donations after all Masses the weekend of December 7/8. These donations help us to aid people with housing, food and utilities. We would like to thank you in advance for your generosity. If you would be interested in knowing more about our organization, please contact the church office and they will forward your information to us. God's Blessings to all and we hope your Advent journey is faith filled and that you have a blessed Christmas.
Thank You A special note of thanks to Barbara Pollak for her donation of our new altar cloth given in memory of her husband Robert. Her generosity has allowed us to dress the altar of Christ in a dignified and beautiful way. Thank you Barbara!
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