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3170 E. STATE ST TAGE, PA FAX: 724.346.1107
Email: customerservice1@minutemanpress.comwww.hermitage.minutemanpress.com
FAST FRIENDLY SERVICE
Smith Funeral
Home, Ltd.3126 Main Street
W. Middlesex, PA 16159724-528-3222
Craig Cunningham SmithSupervisor
SEPTEMBER 2017
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BUSINESS CARDS NEWSLETTERS FORMS MAILERS RACK CARDS INVITATIONS TICKETS POSTERS
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Michael ListopadOwner/President
724.813.3185866.309.5486Residential / Commercial
Financial Planning HARTLE ELDER LAW PRACTICE, LLC
CAROLYN E. HARTLE, ESQUIRE
The law firm where we treat you like part of the family
PA 16148
Church of the Good Shepherd 3613 Sharon Road, PO Box 226 West Middlesex, PA 16159
Baptisms - Arrangements should be made 6 weeks in advance.
Schedule of MassesDaily Mass Holy Day Mass
Confessions - Saturday 5:15-5:45 PM
Marriages - Arrangements should be made 6 months in advance.Care of the sick - Please notify the rectory when someone is hospitalized or seriously ill.
Secretary - Deb Sokolak, Religious Education Coordinator - Rose DeMarcoMaintenance - Gene Castellan, Music Director - Terry Whalen
Email: [email protected]
PARISHIONERS REGISTRATION FORMNAME_________________________________________________PHONE________________________
STREET_______________________________CITY_____________________________ZIP__________
CHECK: New Registration Change of Address Moving out of Parish Want envelopes
Please drop this information into the Offertory basket or mail to the Rectory.
We Joyfully Welcome...
Christian Gregoryson of Anthony & Katie Mastrianno to
our Faith Community.
25th SUNDAY/ORDINARY TIME
MASS INTENTIONS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25th 8:30 AM – Karen Toth c/o Cliff & Claire TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26th 8:30 AM - Poor Souls c/o Marie Flickinger WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th 7:00 PM - Len Kaletka c/o Good Shepherd Friends THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th 8:30 AM - Scrip Morocco c/o wife, Rosemary & family FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29th 8:30 AM – Antoinette & Lou Malene c/o As Requested SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30th –Vigil 6:00 PM – Gary Mooney c/o Wife, Joan & family SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1st 9:30 AM – For our Parishioners 11:30 AM – John & Ann Sokolak c/o Dottie Stefanak
ALTAR SERVERS E. MINISTERS
9/30 6:00 pm Rylie Adams Brian Rogers Kambri Adams Mary J. Krivosh Olivia Gingras Mary Cline Ken Cline Ron Adams Bob Bleggi 10/1 9:30 am Michael Morelli Jim Uram Mary Matyasovsky Pat Uram Carissa Ayers Beth Garrett
Marsha Garver Ken Garver
Dave Morelli
11:30 am John Rumelfanger Judy Miller Jacob Rumelfanger Monica Hanrahan Maggie Rumelfanger Tom Sokolak Erin Borowicz
LECTORS #1 LECTOR #2
9/30 6:00 pm Donna Pavlovich John Pavlovich 10/1 9:30 am Mary Svirbly Tonya Morelli 11:30 am Dottie Pozzuto Mary E. Moroco
HOSPITALITY MINISTERS
9/30 6:00 pm Tony Russo/Jen Drda Mona Macchia/Lois & Bob Fetsko 10/1 9:30 am J. Moroco / Jerry Bator Diane Bator/Cathy Moroco 11:30 am Jim Burgoon/Maurice Igou Cindy Musser/1 Greeter
O Mary, Mother of the Church, pray for us and obtain many and holy vocations.
SEPTEMBER 24, 2017 CALENDAR OF EVENTS – Week/September 24, 2017 Sunday, September 24th 6:30 pm - Religious Ed classes Grs. 7 – 11 7:45 pm - Parent Meeting Grs. 7 – 11 Note time change Monday, September 25th 6:30 pm – Finance Meeting Wednesday, September 27th 12:30 pm – Quilters Meet / Church Friday, September 29th 9:30 am – Scripture Study / Social Hall back mtg. room Saturday, September 30th 9:00 am - Religious Ed classes Grs. 1 – 6 11:15 am – Blessing of Pets / Parking lot Sunday, October 1st 9:00 am – Rosary recited before Mass by Teens / Church 6:30 pm – Religious Ed classes Grs. 7 - 11
WEEKEND COLLECTION – Sept. 17, 2017 Number of Adult envelopes issued………………..…..515 Adult Offertory Collection …….………………$4,521.00 Children’s Offertory …………………..……….. $ 36.25 Loose Offertory…………………………………..$ 464.00 # of envelopes used …………………………..……...193 Attendance at Mass ………………….…………..…..480
PRAY FOR OUR HOMEBOUND PARISHIONERS, THOSE ON OUR PRAYER CHAIN & HOSPITALIZED:
Margarite Canada – Sharon Reg., Rm. 553
THE RITE OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL was celebrated for parishioner Mary S. Miller this past week. The parish’s prayers and sympathy are extended to her family. May she rest in peace.
WELCOME We extend a warm welcome to the following families who recently joined our parish: Neil and Nanci Hosick and children Will & Maryn of Hermitage; Albert & Karen Scott of Hermitage; Zachary Mulvey; and Thomas & Sue Mulvey all of Sharon.
Want information or see what’s going on in the diocese? Visit the Diocesan website at www.eriercd.org.
#ThinkingPriesthood? Come to the St. Andrew Dinner Monday, October 2, 6:00 – 8:00 pm here @ Good Shepherd Church This gathering is for any mature young man striving to follow Jesus’ call in his life and open to the possibility of the seminary and priesthood. Join Bishop Lawrence Persico, Fr. Glenn, Fr. Sean, Fr. Mike Polinek, and other guest priests as they share their vocation stories. Attire is casual, but respectable and there is no cost. Please RSVP @ 724-528-3539 select #15. For more information contact Fr. Mike at [email protected] or 814-824-1200.
CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD
FROM OUR PASTOR “FRIEND, I AM DOING YOU NO WRONG!” Don’t we love to hate this story? It seems so unfair. Don’t people who work longer and harder deserve more pay? How can it be fair that all get paid the same but haven’t worked the same amount of time? Maybe a more contemporary example would be people who plan a flight somewhere, and buy their tickets far in advance, ensuring their reserved seat. Others rush to “Cheap-O-Air” or “Kayak” at the last minute and get a nice aisle seat next to the early birds at half the price and they all end up at the same destination at the same time as those who planned ahead. Fair? Several years ago a single mother of three whose husband deserted them helped me understand the story from a different perspective. She had little to no formal education and few marketable skills and went regularly to the unemployment office to wait, hoping for a job. She saw in the story that the ones who were “idle all day” were not lazy; they would gladly work if hired. But they were always left behind because they were old, frail, unskilled or unable to work very strenuously…they were like her, waiting in the unemployment line. She observed that if the landowner gave anything but the full day’s wage to those hired last, what good would that do? How would they feed their children? Sure those hired early worked all day in the heat, but they had the satisfaction of knowing all day long that they would be able to provide for their families. Justice is about everybody being able to eat at the end of the day, no matter what capacity to work each possessed. Does it take away anything from the first hired if the last hired receive the same wage? In the end the question is about God’s goodness, which is extended equally to all, and how difficult it is for us not to look enviously on goodness poured out on others, even as it has been lavished on us. And ain’t it a great relief that God’s justice does not mean that people get what they deserve? THANK YOU What a great time at last week’s parish picnic! There were just over 230 at Mass, but we saw some of you come just for the food, which was spectacular. Big boys playing with fire, Teen Shepherds helping with games and psychedelic snow cone designs, ARS women stocking the food table, little kids all sugared-up running in circles, and enough s’mores fixin’s left for the Men’s Club to have a Hershey’s brewfest Monday night! I think we’ve landed on a plan for the next couple years. Thanks to all those who cooked, set up, put up tents and took them down, chair carriers and table folders, the youth choir and Monica’s broken finger, coffee makers and pot washers, floor sweepers and table coverers (Spellcheck says that’s a word!), bonfire extinguishers and table wipers, all those who ministered at “Mass in the grass” and those who came to just enjoy it all! It was a pleasure to be there.
ANOINTING OF THE SICK AT MASS On October 15 at the 11:30 AM Mass, we will celebrate the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. Though the sacrament usually is celebrated in a home or hospital setting with family present, if possible, the Church
WEST MIDDLESEX, PA encourages us to celebrate it in the context of weekend liturgy with the parish family in attendance. Those who suffer from a chronic weakness, any who are weakened by age or seek the Holy Spirit’s healing power are welcomed to present themselves for the sacrament. There will be more information in the bulletin as the date approaches, but we’re alerting the parish now in case transportation may need to be arranged in advance. Please get the word out to any of our shut-ins and those who can’t attend on a regular basis due to illness or infirmity. Enjoy your week! Fr. Glenn PARISH COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO THANK: All those who attended, contributed (with food or their time) or otherwise supported the annual parish picnic this past weekend. Holding it on a Saturday evening was a change from previous picnics and the support was overwhelming—we had over 250 parishioners and guests in attendance. We will hold a wrap-up meeting sometime over the next week and welcome all suggestions—positive or negative! Feel free to submit them to any member of parish council or forward them directly to the parish office. Your ideas will help us as we plan next year’s picnic!
RELIGIOUS ED PARENT MEETING Grs. 7 – 11: this Sun., Sept. 24 @ 7:45 pm - new time GAZEBO PROJECT THANK YOU to those who have recently made monetary donations to this project: John & Shirley Woge. Donations: make check out to Good Shepherd Ch. - write “Gazebo” in the memo line.
BABY BOTTLE DRIVE / WILLOW CENTER
Remember to return your change/dollar filled bottles by next Sunday, October 1ST If you have any questions about Willow or coming in for a tour, please call Jo Feeney @ 724-699-3340.
ANNULMENT INFORMATION SESSIONS Wednesday, October 4 at 7:00 pm at Notre Dame, Hermitage. In 2015 Pope Francis launched the most significant reform of the Church’s norms regarding the nullity of marriage in over 30 years. His desire to enact this reform was “fed by the great number of Christian faithful who, as they seek to assuage their consciences, are often kept back from the juridical structures of the Church because of physical or moral distance. Thus charity and mercy demand that the Church, like a good mother, be near her children who feel themselves estranged from her” (Mitis iudex Dominus Iesus, Introduction). It is with this in mind that the Office of the Tribunal and Matrimonial Concerns is pleased to take their services on the road to the people of the Erie Diocese. Anyone interested in pursuing a declaration of nullity or who simply would like to learn about the process is invited. Each session will include a short presentation on the annulment process followed by the opportunity for individuals to meet one-on-one with a member of the Tribunal staff to ask individual questions and to get the process started. Call 814-824-1140 with any questions. Other sessions @ 7 pm: Oct. 11, St. Bernard, Bradford; Oct. 18, St. Catherine, Dubois; Oct. 25, St. Boniface, Erie.
...more than just numbers68 buhl boulevard, sharon, pa 16146
e
wing: Light & Medium Duty
3170 E. STATE ST TAGE, PA FAX: 724.346.1107
Email: customerservice1@minutemanpress.comwww.hermitage.minutemanpress.com
FAST FRIENDLY SERVICE
Smith Funeral
Home, Ltd.3126 Main Street
W. Middlesex, PA 16159724-528-3222
Craig Cunningham SmithSupervisor
SEPTEMBER 2017
FULL COLOR DIGITAL IMAGINGBROCHURES POST CARDS FLYERS PROGRAMS
BUSINESS CARDS NEWSLETTERS FORMS MAILERS RACK CARDS INVITATIONS TICKETS POSTERS
For advertising information, contact Minuteman Press
Michael ListopadOwner/President
724.813.3185866.309.5486Residential / Commercial
Financial Planning HARTLE ELDER LAW PRACTICE, LLC
CAROLYN E. HARTLE, ESQUIRE
The law firm where we treat you like part of the family
PA 16148
Church of the Good Shepherd 3613 Sharon Road, PO Box 226 West Middlesex, PA 16159
Baptisms - Arrangements should be made 6 weeks in advance.
Schedule of MassesDaily Mass Holy Day Mass
Confessions - Saturday 5:15-5:45 PM
Marriages - Arrangements should be made 6 months in advance.Care of the sick - Please notify the rectory when someone is hospitalized or seriously ill.
Secretary - Deb Sokolak, Religious Education Coordinator - Rose DeMarcoMaintenance - Gene Castellan, Music Director - Terry Whalen
Email: [email protected]
PARISHIONERS REGISTRATION FORMNAME_________________________________________________PHONE________________________
STREET_______________________________CITY_____________________________ZIP__________
CHECK: New Registration Change of Address Moving out of Parish Want envelopes
Please drop this information into the Offertory basket or mail to the Rectory.
We Joyfully Welcome...
Christian Gregoryson of Anthony & Katie Mastrianno to
our Faith Community.
