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“With God All Things Are Possible!”
St. Mary Magdalene Parish
The Catholic Community of the East End of Pittsburgh
Website saintmarymagdalenepgh.org All our churches are accessible. @smmppgh
Parish Office 509 South Dallas Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15208
[email protected] Phone:412.661.7222 Fax: 412.661.9337
St. Bede Church 509 South Dallas Avenue
Pittsburgh PA 15208
St. James Church 718 Franklin Avenue, Wilkinsburg PA 15221
Mother of Good Counsel Church
7705 Bennett Street Pittsburgh PA 15208
Mass Schedule
Saturday Vigil 4:00 pm St. James Sunday 9:00 am Mother of Good Counsel Sunday 11:00 am St. Bede
Monday - Saturday 9:00 am St. Bede
Mass occupancy is limited.
Mass is also available on Facebook and YouTube.
Confession & Eucharistic Adoration
Saturday 9:30 - 10:30 am St. Bede
The Sacrament of reconciliation is available by appointment.
St. Bede Church will be open daily
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Online Giving
Faith Direct is the online giving provider for our parish.
To sign up at Faith Direct, for regular contributions or for a one time gift, visit faithdirect.net and use church code PA994. Enrollment forms are available at all our churches and Parish Office.
For online giving information, see the homepage of our website: saintmarymagdalenepgh.org or call Frank Grande at 412.661.7222.
Parish Office 412.661.7222
Pastoral Staff Rev. Thomas J. Burke, Pastor “2”; [email protected] Rev. David Taylor, Senior Parochial Vicar “3”;
In Residence Rev. James Adeoye [email protected] Rev. Augustine Temu [email protected]
Office Staff Frank Grande “4”; [email protected] Terri Price “0”; [email protected]
Religious Education Teresa Maynor 412.661.7222; [email protected]
Music Ministries Jennifer Gorske, Director of Music Ministries
412.370.2638; [email protected] Carla LaRocca DiDonato 412.422.2460;
[email protected] Pat Morgan 412.425.3834; [email protected] Gerard Rohlf 412.657.7570; [email protected]
Safe Environment Melissa Viator 412.661.7222; [email protected]
Social Ministry & Community Outreach Anne Scheuermann 412.241.1309 or “8”
Holy Rosary Food Bank “9”
Media & Communications Cathy Raffaele “5”; [email protected] Glennen Lloyd [email protected] Bulletin [email protected]
Housekeeping/Maintenance Paul Denk, Michael Natalia, Annette Shunk
Principals Sr. Thea Bowman Catholic Academy: Ms. Stephanie Michael
412.242.3515; [email protected]; sistertheabowman.org St. Bede School: Sr. Daniela Bronka 412.661.9425;
[email protected]; saintbedeschool.com
Bulletin Announcements are due no later than 9 am on Monday
for the next week’s bulletin.
Larger announcements must be submitted a week prior to the Monday deadline.
Safe Environment Compliance Anyone who
volunteers in the parish or school is required by the diocese to be compliant with all Safe Environment clearances.
Please contact Melissa Viator at 412.661.7222 or [email protected] with questions or for assistance.
Protection of God’s Children Report suspected child abuse
At the 24-Hour Child Abuse Hotline: 800.932.0313
If a child is in imminent danger, call 911
As a Faith Community, we pray for all who
request prayers.
Gail Britanik, Bridget Costello, Mary Lou Laird, Patricia Marino, Deanna Nebel,
Dominic Nebel, Emily Reiling, Marion Reynoso, James & Rose Smith,
and Arlene Trichtinger
We pray for those affected by the coronavirus, COVID-19: those who are ill; healthcare and frontline workers; religious and government leaders; and everyone im-pacted in any way.
If you, a family member, or friend would like to be on our prayer list, please call Cathy at the Parish Office or email [email protected].
The names will be published in the bulletin and on the website.
Stewardship
Offertory May 24 $4,773
PSP 2020 Goal $153,393 Received $64,356
Stimulus Check Donations To Date: Social Ministry $15,135 St. Vincent DePaul $5,257 Parish $6,385
Total Donations $26,777
Faith Direct: May
Offertory $30,371 Parish Campus Maintenance $1,020 PSP 2020 $4,597 Social Ministries $2,402 St. Bede School Support $815 St. Vincent de Paul $586 Feast of the Ascension $565 Overseas Appeal $210 Ministry Center Van $100
Saint Mary Magdalene Parish Preliminary Re-opening Plan
As we welcome parishioners back to church, it is important to keep in mind that Covid-19 virus is still a great threat to public health. Distancing, hand washing, and masks should continue to be regular practices by all. The Diocese of Pittsburgh has provided guidelines as we slowly reopen our churches. We ask that everyone follow these guide-lines strictly and be patient as we begin to move forward. We appreciate your continued support and patience ~ Father Tom No one is currently obligated to attend Mass. If you feel ill, are older than 65 or have health issues, you should stay home, due to your higher risk from COVID-19. We will resume weekend Masses on a limited basis beginning on the weekend of June 6/7. There will be a 4 pm Mass on Saturday at St. James, 9 am Mass at Mother of Good Counsel and 11 am Mass at St. Bede Church on Sunday. There will be no hospitality or greeters until further notice. Parishioners are invited and encouraged to bring their own hand sanitizer to Mass. The number of people at Mass will be limited according to public health guidelines. Families and those who live together may occupy one pew. Single individuals will be distanced from each other by 6 feet. At Mother of Good Counsel and St. James, this will mean three people to a pew. At St. Bede this will mean two people to a pew. We will only be using every third pew. When the churches are “full” based on these seating restrictions, parishion-ers will be asked to attend another Mass. Parishioners will be asked to seat themselves, beginning from the back of the church to the front of the church, ob-serving the instructions of the ushers who will be at all campus entrances. Missalettes and hymnals have been removed and there will be no congregational singing nor will choirs be allowed to sing until further notice. There will be one Lector and one Eucharistic Minister. Mass will not begin with a pro-cession nor will there be an offertory procession. Boxes will be placed at the altar for the offertory collection as you leave. We encourage online giving or mail-ins/drop-offs at the parish office. There will be no holy water, offertory profession or passing of the sign of peace. The Precious Blood will not be distributed. All parishioners over the age of two are asked to wear a mask during Mass. Communion will be distributed at the end of Mass. Parishioners are asked to come to Communion by the center aisle and exit by the side aisle, ob-serving 6 feet distance at all time. Everyone should leave their seat, even if you do not plan to receive Commun-ion, in order to avoid people having to step over one another. Please fully extend your arm with hands cupped as the Priest/Eucharistic Minister drops the host into your hand. Please step to the side, lift up the bottom of your mask and place the host in your mouth before exiting the church. Please note: Holy Communion will only be distributed in the hand at this time. After you receive Communion, please leave the church immediately, main-taining the 6-foot distance requirement. Bulletins will be available for pick-up as you leave. We will learn from the first weekend’s Mass attendance and adjust these guidelines as needed for the future. These guidelines may be updated as we progress through the different stages of reopening. Updated guidelines will appear in our bulletin; Facebook page, Saint Mary Magdalene Parish, @smmppgh; and website, saintmarymagdalenepgh.org.
With God, all things are possible.
Mass Intentions June 6 - 14
Saturday Vigil The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
4 pm David Scherbarth (Family) BURKE
9 am Rose Scatorchia (Mary Grace & July Prata) TAYLOR SUNDAY
THE SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY
First Reading: Exodus 34:4b-6, 8-9 Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 Gospel: John 3:16-18
11 am Mary Louise Wagner (Family) BURKE
MONDAY Weekday 9 am Special Intention ADEOYE
TUESDAY Weekday 9 am Special Intention BURKE
WEDNESDAY Weekday 9 am Miller and Shields Families (Helen Shields) TAYLOR
THURSDAY Memorial of Saint Barnabas, Apostle 9 am Rita B. Reiling (Chris Reiling & Family) TEMU
FRIDAY Weekday 9 am Stedina, Gontis and Stets Families
(Barbara Krajcovic) BURKE
SATURDAY St. Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor of the Church
9 am Special Intention BURKE
Saturday Vigil Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ
4 pm Jerry Handrahan (Family) BURKE
SUNDAY SOLEMNITY OF THE BODY AND BLOOD OF
CHRIST
First Reading: Deuteronomy 8:2–3,14b–16a Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:16–1713 Gospel: John 6:51–58
9 am In Honor of St. Anthony
(St. Anthony Society) BURKE
11 am Living and Deceased Members
of the Pioneer Association (Peggy Bond) TAYLOR
Virtual Faith Sharing on ZOOM! Join fellow parishioners on ZOOM on Sunday, June 7, from 2 to 3 pm for an informal time of faith sharing. The link to the meeting and the topic is sent by email and is also on the homepage of our website: saintmarymagdalenepgh.org
In this difficult time, this is an opportunity to connect with one another in a meaningful way. We hope you can join us!
If you currently do not receive emails from the parish and would like to, please send your email address to [email protected].
Information during the Pandemic
Weekend Masses will resume on June 6/7 with limited occupancy.
Sunday Masses will continue to be broadcast on Sat-urdays on Facebook, live streamed at 4 pm, and avail-able on YouTube at 5:30 pm.
Facebook: Saint Mary Magdalene Parish, @smmppgh YouTube: St. Mary Magdalene Parish PGH
The parish website will be updated as information is available, saintmarymagdalenepgh.org.
Bulletins are available at the Parish Office.
Reflection from Thomas à Kempis “Love is a mighty power, a great and complete good; Love alone lightens every burden, and makes the rough places smooth. It bears every hardship as though it were nothing, and renders all bitterness sweet and accepta-ble. The love of Jesus is noble, and inspires us to great deeds; it moves us always to desire perfection. Love aspires to high things, and is held back by nothing base. Love longs to be free, a stranger to every worldly desire, lest its inner vision become dimmed, and lest worldly self-interest hinder it or ill-fortune cast it down. Nothing is sweeter than love, nothing stronger, nothing higher, nothing wider, nothing more pleasant, nothing fuller or better in heaven or earth; for love is born of God, and can rest only in God above all created things. Love flies, runs, leaps for joy; it is free and unrestrained. Love gives all for all, resting in One who is highest above all things, from whom every good flows and proceeds. Love does not regard the gifts, but turns to the Giver of all good gifts. Love knows no limits, but ardently trans-cends all bounds. Love feels no burden, takes no ac-count of toil, attempts things beyond its strength; love sees nothing as impossible, for it feels able to achieve all things. Love therefore does great things; it is strange and effective; while he who lacks love faints and fails.”
The Imitation of Christ (The Inner Life), published 1441
Mass Intentions June 6 - 14
Saturday Vigil The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
4 pm David Scherbarth (Family) BURKE
9 am Rose Scatorchia (Mary Grace & July Prata) TAYLOR SUNDAY
THE SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY
First Reading: Exodus 34:4b-6, 8-9 Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 Gospel: John 3:16-18
11 am Mary Louise Wagner (Family) BURKE
MONDAY Weekday 9 am Special Intention ADEOYE
TUESDAY Weekday 9 am Special Intention BURKE
WEDNESDAY Weekday 9 am Miller and Shields Families (Helen Shields) TAYLOR
THURSDAY Memorial of Saint Barnabas, Apostle 9 am Rita B. Reiling (Chris Reiling & Family) TEMU
FRIDAY Weekday 9 am Stedina, Gontis and Stets Families
(Barbara Krajcovic) BURKE
SATURDAY St. Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor of the Church
9 am Special Intention BURKE
Saturday Vigil Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ
4 pm Jerry Handrahan (Family) BURKE
SUNDAY SOLEMNITY OF THE BODY AND BLOOD OF
CHRIST
First Reading: Deuteronomy 8:2–3,14b–16a Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:16–1713 Gospel: John 6:51–58
9 am In Honor of St. Anthony
(St. Anthony Society) BURKE
11 am Living and Deceased Members
of the Pioneer Association (Peggy Bond) TAYLOR
Pastor’s Note
Welcome Back! As we welcome people back to church this week, it is important to keep in mind that the Covid-19 virus is still a great threat to public health. Social Distancing, hand washing and wearing masks should continue to be regular practices by all. Bish-op Zubik has dispensed every one
of the Sunday obligation indefinitely so those who are at risk or with health issues should refrain from coming to Mass. We ask that those who will be attending daily or weekend Mass follow the safety guidelines. Those who are unable to attend Mass physically are welcome to view the Mass on Facebook and YouTube. We ask that parishioners drop off their weekly envelopes at the parish office or mail them in or participate in our online giving program, Faith Direct. To ensure proper credit we ask that you please use your envelopes weekly and mark your donation on the envelope. The parish pays a printing and postage fee for them to be mailed out. Bulletins, Living Faith Books and We Celebrate Mis-sals are available at on the front porch of the parish of-fice. We thank you for your continued financial support. Today, we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Trinity, a day on which we marvel at how fortunate we are to be in a relationship with God. In the first reading from Exodus, we read how God sum-mons Moses to the top of Mount Sinai and is privileged to hear the voice of God proclaim mercy and kindness. In the second reading from Paul to the Corinthians, we read how Paul provides a struggling community with healing and urges them to live in fellowship and peace as broth-ers and sisters, children of one God. In the Gospel of John, we read the famous gospel pas-sage of John 3:16, how Jesus promises to send the dis-ciples the spirit of truth who will guide them through the challenges of the future. God so loved the world that he gave his only son for the salvation of the world. The mis-sion of Jesus is to save the world by revealing the pres-ence of God. All who believe will have eternal life. The Trinity is a communion of love: God’s love comes to us from the Father through his Son Jesus, and is com-municated to us in the Holy Spirit. It remains a mystery of our faith. We don’t have to understand everything about him in order to have a personal relationship with each of those three persons of the trinity. Let us reflect on this great mystery and prepare our-selves for next week as we celebrate Corpus Christi, the Body and Blood of Christ.
Welcome Back!
Congratulations Congratulations to the Class of 2020 of St. Bede School and Sister Thea Bowman Catholic Academy. Both schools held their graduations last week. Special thanks to Sister Daniela and Stephanie Michael for their leader-ship. It was a very different ending to the school year but our students and faculty adjusted quite well. We are hop-ing to reopen in August pending how things go with the Covid-19 pandemic. Best wishes to our graduates and to our students, faculty staff! Summer Church Hours St. Bede Church is open daily for private prayer and meditation Monday through Saturday from 8 am to Noon. St. James, Mother of Good Counsel and St. Bede Churches are open one hour before and locked immedi-ately after Mass on the weekends. Please note our inter-im weekend Masses: Saturday 4 pm at St. James, Sun-day 9 am at Mother of Good Counsel and 11 am at St. Bede. Two Year Anniversary This coming Thursday, June 11, marks my second year since I arrived in the East End. It is has been a true joy these past two years to work with Fr. Taylor bringing St. Bede, St. Charles Lwanga and St. James Parishes to-gether to form St. Mary Magdalene. We have made many positive upgrades to all three of our campuses and I am honored to continue to serve you. Welcome A special welcome to Edward, Tiffany, Zachary, Charles, and William Smith who recently registered at St. Mary Magdalene. Pray We pray for peace and healing over the horrific death of George Floyd in Minneapolis last week. Let us pray for calm, healing and a respect for all human life. God Bless America!
Something to Think About… The truth must be sought with all one’s soul
…Love is stronger than hate. Marc Sangnier
With God, All Things Are Possible!
Fr. Tom Burke, Pastor [email protected]
Father Taylor’s Reflection
I first learned of the Holy Trinity in the first grade. This was before my family’s conversion to Catholi-cism Learning to make the sign of the cross was something new and awesome. I took pride in blessing myself throughout the day. Most of us were taught that the Trinity is a mystery, something to believe in
without understanding it. Indeed, the more we try to understand God, we realize that he is beyond comprehension. He is, however, so close to us in Jesus who pitched his tent among us and became one of us in everything but sin. The entire Lenten and Easter season affirm this. As we gradually and safely return to church, it is the Spirit who will support us. These last few months have challenged both our faith and our ability and desire to help one another. We also must realize that there is much to be done in the healing of racism which hurts all of us. The re-cent events sadly remind us of this. I grew up in the time when racism was a matter of fact. Many African Americans and others felt powerless to do anything about it because it was the rule of law. Sadly, I think that today’s bigotry and racism can be more harmful because instead of being a matter of law, it is a matter of the heart. And this is a big challenge we face even as a Catholic church. One of the main reasons I entered the priesthood was to help bring about this conversion. I pray this was not in vain. In my heart I have to believe it was not. We must overcome, there is no other way.
Graduates Do you have a graduate in your fami-
ly you would like us to acknowledge in the bulletin and newsletter? Please send a note to the Parish Office or email [email protected] with the gradu-ate’s name, school and family relationship.
Cookies and Crackers are requested for our parish pantries during the month of June. Please bring donations to one of the churches. If you bring donations to the Parish Office, 509 S. Dallas Avenue in Point Breeze, It is preferred that donations be brought between 10 am and 5 pm Monday through Friday. If not, they can be left on the front or back porch.
It is suggested (but not necessary at this time) that donations no longer be put in plastic bags but recycla-ble bags which will then be used at the pantries.
Thank you for your continued support.
Advisory Councils
Parish Pastoral Council Finance Council
Patricia Albacete Linda Atkins
Lois Campbell Denise Charron-Prochownik
Anne Kovalan-Santoni Peter Lahoda
Teresa Maynor Joan Price
Janice Reed Dante Romito Eric Setzler
Geloria White
Pastoral Council meets on the 3
rd Monday
of the month.
Martin Albacete David Aleva
Christopher Benec Linda Burke
Michael Myers Michael Polite
Judy Prata Bill Rawlings Mara Sullivan Victor Thorpe
Finance Council meets
on 4th
Monday of the month.
Radio Program, with Fr. Tom Burke as host, highlights elementary and secondary schools; col-
leges; youth ministry programs; and more, and is broadcast every other Sunday morning on KDKA-AM.
See the homepage of our website, for the link to pod-casts of the programs: stmarymagdalenepgh.org .
Our St. Mary Magdalene Team plans to walk on Saturday, June 13, beginning at 9:30 am at the St. Mary Magdalene Social Ministries Center (723 Rebec-ca Avenue) and walk (mostly via Penn Avenue) to our pantry at Holy Rosary Rectory, 7114 Kelly Street in Homewood (1.7 miles).
All are welcome to join us. (Umbrellas if it rains and canceled if it storms). Walkers can decide if they want to walk back to the Ministry Center or conclude the walk in Homewood.
This is a critical fundraiser for our parish pantries and needed this coming fiscal year (July 2020 – June 2021). Please participate in whatever way you can!
It is not too late to join our team or become a sponsor. Visit and donate at http:/hcf.convio.net/goto/stmarymagdaleneteam. Or make a check out to Gr. Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and put “The Walk” on the memo line and send it or drop it off at the par-ish office. Or call Joyce, Team Captain, at 412.271.8414.
Thanks to all who have already registered and/or al-ready generously sponsored a walker or the team!
A True Hero (Reprinted with permission from Robert Morris University)
Leah Lahoda took a 2-month leave from her work in the ICU at UPMC Mer-cy Hospital to go aid her fellow nurses at a beleaguered hospital in Long Island. The decision to leave behind her three chil-dren and husband for two months in order to lend her talents as a nurse at a New York hospital hit hard by the Covid-19 epidemic came down to one question for Leah Lahoda, ’16.
“I think the one thing that really stuck with me was reading multiple stories of people dying alone,” Leah says. “I thought if I can be there with someone, if I can help one patient and give them some comfort, that’s what we’re supposed to do as humans.” Leah, a self-described “soccer mom” from Mt. Leba-non, and two coworker friends from the intensive care unit at UPMC Mercy Hospital decided in April to go where their help was needed most. That was NYU Winthrop Hospital in Nassau County on Long Island, which Gov. Andrew Cuomo had singled out as one of the state’s worst coronavirus hot spots. So many pa-tients were being treated there that conference rooms and even the cafeteria had to be transformed into tem-porary patient wards, the number of beds doubling from approximately 500 to more than 1,000. They got temporary leaves from work in order to take the eight-week assignment. The three are living in an apartment in Brooklyn, 30 minutes from the hospital. It’s the first time Leah has been away from her chil-dren, ages 11, 10, and 5, for more than an overnight shift. “I felt like a bad mom for leaving my kids and doing something that’s super dangerous,” says Lahoda, “I had to go get screening tests and bloodwork done. People would be like God bless you and I’ll pray that you’re okay, and I started getting more and more scared.”
Her husband, Peter, a nuclear engineer and Army vet-eran who served two tours of duty in Iraq, supported Leah’s decision and gave her confidence, she says. The two met in high school in Forest Hills. After gradu-ation they moved to Texas, where Peter was stationed at Fort Hood and she studied cellular biology at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. Shortly after she got her diploma, they had their first child; a second fol-lowed the next year. The family later returned to Pitts-burgh, where Peter took a job at Westinghouse and Leah worked in medical research at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. After the birth of her third child, she wanted to work more directly with patients, so she enrolled in RMU’s second-degree nursing program. The situation has stabilized at NYU Winthrop, which has treated and released more than 1,000 identified coronavirus patients, while hundreds have died. Dressed in layers of personal protective equipment, Leah cares for the sickest patients. Most of them are not elderly, she says, but middle-aged, in their 40s and 50s. Learning new equipment and protocols in such a busy unit adds to the stress, Leah says. But she also has made many new friends who are nurses that she hopes to keep in touch with. Being able to comfort fam-ilies and patients means a lot to her. She describes one recent example of her working day. While caring for one patient in his 40s in critical condi-tion and on constant dialysis, she was trying to fix an unfamiliar machine that was acting up when the sink started to overflow. At that moment, the man’s daugh-ter called for an update on her father’s condition. “I took a few minutes to just talk to her, and even though I felt overwhelmed at that moment, I felt like I was doing something,” Leah says. She is eagerly counting the hours for her return in June, and calls home several times a day to talk to Pe-ter and the kids. For Mother’s Day, they made her a painting. It says they “get their super powers from their super mom.” Peter, Leah and their three children are parishioners of St. Mary Magdalene Parish.
