Church of

310 Kane Boulevard • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15243

June 26, 2016

SCHEDULE OF LITURGIES Saturday Vigil Mass 6:00 p.m. Sunday Masses 8:00, 9:30, and 11:30 a.m. Daily Masses Monday - Friday at 6:45 a.m. Monday - Saturday at 9:00 a.m.

BAPTISM: Second Sunday of each month at 1:00 p.m. Prior arrangements and pre-baptismal sessions should be completed before the birth of the child. Call the Parish Office to register.

RECONCILIATION: Confessions are heard Saturdays from 12 noon to 1:00 p.m., or any time by appointment.

HOLY EUCHARIST: For those who are sick and confined to home, call Tracy Walnoha, 412-835-0897.

MARRIAGE: Weddings must be scheduled six months in advance. Pre-marriage sessions are required. Contact one of the priests to make arrangements.

ANOINTING OF THE SICK: For those who are chronically or seriously ill, call one of the priests at any time. A parish service for Anointing of the Sick is celebrated annually.

NEW PARISHIONERS ARE MOST WELCOME! Please speak with one of the priests, then call the Parish Office to register.

EUCHARISTIC DAY AND HOLY HOUR Last Wednesday of each month; all day adoration following the 9:00 a.m. Mass and concluding with prayer and benediction from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

ROSARY: Daily at 8:30 a.m. and Tuesday evenings at 7:00 p.m. in the church. ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY - 412-200-2244 PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday through Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Bulletin Deadline: Monday Noon

CLERGY Rev. Richard A. Infante............................................................. Pastor Rev. Gilbert Z. Puznakoski ............................................. In Residence Chaplain, Kane Hospital Rev. Ralph Tajak, O.S.B..................................................In Residence Chaplain, Epiphany Association Rev. Dr. Lawrence R. Sutton .................................................. Deacon

TELEPHONES Parish Office ................................................................. 412-279-7070 Parish Fax ...................................................................... 412-279-2385 School Office .................................................... 412-279-6611

PASTORAL STAFF Sharon Loughran Brown ............................................... 412-279-6611 Principal, OLG Parish School Don S. Fontana .............................................................. 412-276-0277 Coordinator, Religious Education Kevin Trichtinger .......................................................... 412-279-6135 Coordinator of Music and Choir Director Josette N. Baker, OFS..………………………………. 412-279-7070 Parish Social Minister Geoffrey A. Schnieder. ................................................. 412-279-7070 Director of Adult Catechesis and Evangelization Isaac Summers…………………………………………412-276-0278 Regional Youth Minister Stanley Zeszutek ........................................................... 412-279-7070 Facilities and Maintenance Manager Earle Bisbey .................................................................. 412-279-7070 Sacristan Dennis Stover ................................................................ 412-398-8917 Chairman, Finance Council Dr. Philip S. Boggio ...................................................... 412-279-7070 President, Parish Pastoral Council

Email: Rectory@olgscott.org • Website: www.olgscott.org Like us on Facebook at “Our Lady of Grace Scott Twp, PA”

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OUR LADY OF GRACE PITTSBURGH, PA

Liturgy Schedule SUNDAY, JUNE 26

8:00 Our Lady of Grace Parish

9:30 John and AnnaMae Gallagher (Larry & Nancy Sutton)

11:30 John J. Musiol (Rose Marie Ciccola)

MONDAY, JUNE 27

6:45 James Miller (Darges Family)

9:00 Richard Laitta (Wife, Nancy)

TUESDAY, JUNE 28

6:45 Fr. William Bovard (Joe and Irene Dressel)

9:00 Thomas Bauman (Sister, Kathleen Harlan)

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29

6:45 Larry Donovan (Wife, Eleanor)

9:00 Marie Morris (Nancy Morris)

7:00 Eucharistic Holy Hour

THURSDAY, JUNE 30

6:45 Gerard Baker (Helen and Ty Walker)

9:00 William Kane (Wife and Children)

FRIDAY, JULY 1

6:45 Ed Yourick (Jim and Christopher Barthen)

9:00 John Scanlon (Family)

SATURDAY, JULY 2

9:00 Doris Schneider (Larry and Carol Powers)

12:00 Reconciliation

6:00 Jane Nussbaumer (Musiol Family)

SUNDAY, JULY 3

8:00 Dolly Stapanik (Wisniowski Family)

9:30 Our Lady of Grace Parish

11:30 Joyce Wintgens (Family)

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ALTAR SOCIETY SCHEDULE G. Higie

PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS—those who are sick especially: Kathleen Murphy, Ben Heinrich, Elaine Hall, Maria, Mary Lou Mahon, Sharon Brown, Lauren K., Edward Squiller, Maureen

Leckenby, Dolores Blatnik, J. Hutton, Ed Funari, Janice Nagle, Audrey Flowers, Carl Murawski, Chuck McIntyre, John Goray, Bernie Donnelly, Charlotte Kuczinski, Baby Lenna, Jennifer Welch, Charles Rupani, Dave Dunbar, Jesse Lesko, Kassidy Jane Morrone, Michael Ray, Amy Bellini, Grace Semon, Lucille Kubit, Dorothy Plank, Gloria Miller, Robert Barrett, Michael Starek, Penny Ging, Maureen O’Brien, Johnny Mucha,

Lee Gregory, Joyce Grimm, Jennifer Gordon, Theresa Lawton, Linda Louis, Audrey Wenzig, Ronald Liguori, Lisa Hofmeister, William Dalesandry, Joanna Schupp, Kathleen Davis, James Yount, Jason Lipinski, Alice Stumpf, Louis Gessner, Karlie, Rosemary Serowik, Juanita Besso, Lorraine Buchta.

PRAY FOR THOSE IN THE MILITARY—Capt. Matthew Darnley, S/Sgt Melody McKee, Lt. Col Edward W. Jackson, SFC Richard F. Lawrence, Spc.4 Nicholas Talarico, Capt. Michael Makrucki, Cpl. Ronald S. Strang, II, Staff Sgt. Gregory Halloran, Capt. Adam Ewoldsen, Adam Ginter U.S. Army, Capt. Kendall Seli, Lnc. Cpl. Daniel Mulvihill, Master Sgt. Daniel Mulvihill, Sr., Airman 1st Class Tim and Kate Mulvihill, Capt. William J. Shields, Capt. Christopher Lauff, 1st Sgt. Rick Oddi, Sr. Airman Dion Julian, Capt. Aaron L. B. Cox, Lt. Col. Steven Tingley, Cmdr. Steve Fichter, Capt. Sam Gazzo, Staff Sgt. Ryan Kelsey, Sgt. Dustin Huff, 2nd Lt. Meghan Cumpston, Master Sgt. Stephen Lorenzetty, Lt. Cmdr. Jason Simon, Maj. J.J. Serowik, Sgt. Matthew Tardio, PV2 Erik Lind, Maj. Thomas H. Huzzard, Lnc. Cpl. William H. “Billy” Segeleon, Matthew Keglovich, SPC Paul Trusiak Cpl. David Lauff, 2nd Lt. Daniel Mayer, Lnc. Cpl. Adam Halloran, PV2 Tyler Trusiak.

For your information - Diocese of Pittsburgh Victim Assistance

Hotline is 1-888-808-1235.

Activities Schedule SUNDAY, JUNE 26 After Masses, St. Vincent de Paul Book Sale, Keefer Hall

After Masses, Ladies of Charity Diaper Collection,

Keefer Hall

7:30 AA, Conroy Hall

MONDAY, JUNE 27 10:00 St. Vincent de Paul, Rutkowski Rel. Ed. Ctr.

TUESDAY, JUNE 28 7:00 Rosary, Church

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29 9:30 Adoration, Church

THURSDAY, JUNE 30 7:00 Boy Scouts, Conroy Hall 7:30 People of God, Keefer Hall

SUNDAY, JULY 3 7:30 AA, Conroy Hall

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Stewardship

Treasure - $9,909.00

NEXT SUNDAY’S SCRIPTURE READINGS: Isaiah 66:10-14c; Galatians 6:14-18; Luke 10:1-12, 17-20.

HUGE THANK YOU—Many thanks to everyone who helped in any

way to make our annual Rummage Sale a success! Whether you worked

a couple hours or many, whether you donated food or dollars to feed us

(we ate well), whether you donated items or bought them, whether you

unpacked boxes, priced or organized, cashiered or wrapped--the

Women's Guild appreciates EVERYONE'S participation and

support! More than two hundred people came for Preview Night and

many more the next two days. We don't have dollar numbers as of this

bulletin but anticipate another successful count. Thank you one and all.

KEYS FOUND DURING RUMMAGE SALE!—Two sets of

keys were found in the gym (Miller Pavilion) during the week of the

Rummage Sale. Call the Parish Office at 412-279-7070 or stop by to

identify and claim.

GET THE FACTS—This week’s On Mission for The Church Alive! Information session presented by a diocesan priest will be from 7:00-8:30 p.m. this Tuesday, June 28 at St. John fisher, Churchill. All are welcome and no reservations are necessary. The session will be in the Church. A FAMILY PERSPECTIVE (THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME)—Today’s gospel reminds us once we set our “hands to the plow” of parenting and marriage, “we cannot look back.” This is what commitment means: we have said YES to what was, what is and what can be.

FOOD PANTRY DAY—Next Sunday, July 3 is Food Pantry Day. Parishioners may bring their donations of food to any Mass next weekend. Baggies, paper products, and cleaning supplies are also welcome. If this is not possible, monetary donations or shopping certificates are appreciated. Members of the St. Vincent de Paul Society thank you for your generosity.

OUR LADY OF GRACE FACEBOOK PAGE—We now have a

Facebook page. You can like us at “Our Lady of Grace Scott Twp, PA”.

We will be regularly updating our Facebook page with Parish activities

and announcements.

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THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JUNE 26, 2016

PITTSBURGH WOMEN’S EMMAUS—Who am I? What is my purpose? Is my faith important to me? Where am I going? Is Jesus part of my daily life? The Emmaus weekend is a time for reflecting, renewing, relaxing and rejoicing. It is an opportunity to build valuable relationships, as we discover who we are and whose we are: daughters and sons of the most High. Women retreats that are available in the South Hills are Friday to Sunday, October 21-23, 2016, March 24-26 and October 20-22, 2017. Contact Stacey Graham at 412-657-7955. Emmaus retreats are available for men at St. Paul of the Cross Retreat Center Friday to Sunday, June 10-12 and December 2-4. For more information on the men’s retreats contact Rich Dovi at 412-425-7512 or email rcdovi@verizon.net.

GET ACQUAINTED DAY OPEN HOUSE—High School juniors or seniors and their families are invited to an open house on Saturday, July 16 at St. Vincent College in Latrobe. The day begins with a buffet breakfast and registration from 8:30-9:00 a.m. and the day concludes at noon. There will be a student panel, financial aid and admission presentations, faculty, administrators, coaches and the opportunity for campus tours. For more information and reservations call 1-800-782-5549.

SUMMER PRAYER MEETINGS—The People of God community are hosting summer prayer meetings on Thursday evenings June 30, July 7 and 21 and August 4 and 25 at 7:30 p.m. in Keefer Hall. The worship is lively and the fellowship is welcoming. All ages are welcome. If you have any questions, please call Milo and Joanne Milburn at 412-221-9022 or Bill and Joanie Nath at 412-221-4531.

CALLED AND GIFTED—Discern your spiritual gifts! Discern your call! What is your vocation? God is calling you to a unique purpose in life, a work of love that only you can do. Come and begin to discover this work. The Called and Gifted Workshop is a two-day live presentation which includes Church teaching on the laity and lay apostleship; the nature of spiritual gifts, call, and vocation; and how to undertake the process of discernment. The workshop will be held at St. Paul Seminary, Cardinal’s Great Hall on Friday, July 8 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. and on Saturday July 9 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Register today at www.diopitt.org and click on Called and Gifted.

Our scriptures, on this 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time, teach us that our lives must be a complete turning to God in faith and trust in response to His generous gift of love given to us in Jesus Christ. Christian life is not a half-hearted venture. There was nothing half-hearted about Christ’s love for us; he loved us so much that he gave his life for us on the cross. But in our contemporary society, too many people are half-hearted, lukewarm, ambivalent and even double-minded about their faith: they believe in God but all short of turning their lives to Him in complete and radical trust. God would have us turn to Him like Elisha followed the great prophet Elijah who called him to be his successor.

The young man followed the Lord’s prophet unreservedly, wholeheartedly, placing his complete trust in God’s will for his life. Not only did he immediately follow Elijah, but he even “burned his bridges,” so to speak, offering the oxen as sacrifice to God and burning the plow in the sacrificial fire. There was not turning back for young Elisha, so confident was he in God’s love and power. And St. Paul teach the Galatians, and us, that sin, the habits and vices of the flesh, can cause us to turn away from God, away from His will for our lives. St. Paul puts this tension in vivid terms: he talks about the flesh and the spirit being at war with each other, contending for our souls on their way through this life: one leading to death, the other to life. And Jesus teaches his disciples that the kingdom of God is so important that they do not have time for anything that might distract them from its proclamation. Christ did not turn back in anger and retribution to the Samaritans who rejected his word, but rather continued resolutely to Jerusalem where He knew God was calling him to the cross. He would not allow himself to be sidetracked by insult or injury, and he did not want his disciples to be hindered even by their relationships to family and friends, or other allegiances. For He was on his way to do God’s will and there was no turning back. St. Paul taught the Galatians “to put up or shut up,” “to walk the talk,” “to be hot or cold, not lukewarm.” Just as Jesus risked everything for us, his very life on the cross, our faith demands that we risk everything, too. For our new way of life in Jesus Christ calls us to trust in God completely, to turn to Him wholeheartedly, to try His way, His will. Once we put our hand to the plow of Christian life, we should not be continually second-guessing ourselves, looking back at the familiar sins and associations that led us away from God in the first place. Like St. Paul teaches, we must choose sides and live our lives accordingly. Like young Elisha and Jesus himself, we must turn to God and not look back. The Galatians learned that we are called to live a new freedom given to us in Jesus Christ, the freedom to service in the Spirit. “Do not take on yourselves the yoke of slavery a second time,” St. Paul instructed those early Christians. He might as well have been writing to us at the beginning of the 21st century. We need a few more Elishas, not afraid “to burn their bridges” when God calls, not afraid to abandon their former way of life if it distracts them from their new life in Christ. Turn to God and away from sin! Do not look back! Turn to God today! Rev. Richard A. Infante, Pastor

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION—Come drop by for a visit, however long or short this Wednesday, June 29. Committed Adorers are needed to ensure that Jesus is never left unattended between 9:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. The evening concludes with Holy Hour from 7:00-8:00 p.m.

QUO VADIS DAYS—What does it mean to be a Catholic man?

Join us for two days of brotherhood, Mass, Adoration and dynamic

speakers on Monday and Tuesday, July 11-12. The days will include

games, ultimate Frisbee, dodgeball, volleyball tournament and a

bonfire. For more information and to register, visit pghpriest.com.

FESTIVAL CORNER The Festival will be held Monday through Saturday, August 15 to 20.

The Festival Raffle tickets are available for

pick up in the Church Vestibule. Please

return your tickets (including the Yellow

Parishioner Appreciation chance) by

Friday, July 29 at noon to be entered into

the $1000 early bird special. We are

beginning to collect prizes for the Festival

Chinese Auction raffle: gift certificates;

lottery tickets; electronics; and sporting

tickets or goods etc. are especially

popular. Please drop off at rectory any

time Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.. THANK

YOU in advance. We invite and encourage participation in meetings

and planning to help throughout the week so that the Festival run

smooth! The upcoming meetings are: Tuesdays, July 5 and 26 and

August 9 at 7:00 p.m. in Keefer Hall.

The priests, parishioners and staff of

Our Lady of Grace Parish would like

to welcome any visitors who are

celebrating Mass with us today.