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In Residence Rev. Edward Bryce Rev. Nicholas Vaskov Monsignor
Ronald Lengwin Rev. Augustine Wayii
Assisting Priests
Very Rev. Brian Welding Very Rev. Thomas Kunz
CITY CENTER PARISHES EPIPHANY, ST. BENEDICT THE MOOR,
ST. MARY OF MERCY, ST. PATRICK-ST. STANISLAUS Rev. Christopher
Donley, Administrator
Deacon Samuel Toney
“You have kept the good wine until now.”
John 2:10
January 20, 2019 2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time
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From the desk of Fr. Chris—
“Falling in love is the easy part...staying in love is the real
work of the spiritual life.” This past week, I spent a few days in
Chicago with an organization that was created to support and form
Di-ocesan Priests called the Institute for Priestly Formation, IPF.
In 2017, the Diocese of Pittsburgh asked me to begin a particular
program with IPF that is aimed towards forming Diocesan Priests to
be Spiritual Directors. The theme of this week was ‘Spiritual
Fatherhood.’ We learned that, as priests, we are called to be
Spiritual Fathers to our parishioners and to those we offer
spiritual direction to. The way we learn how to be Spiritual
Fathers is by entering into relationship with the Father’s Son,
Jesus Christ, who desires to reveal the Father to us. You would not
be reading this article if you did not have some experience in your
life where the Son revealed the Fathers Love to you. The key now?
To remain in His Love. Falling in love is the easy part...staying
in love is the real work of the spiritual life. Remember to seek
new ways to remain in His Love daily. Turn to Him who turns to you.
Reach out to Him who reaches out to you. Trust the One who trusts
in you. Remember to pray today and allow Jesus to fulfill His
Father’s loving will for Him. Allow Jesus to bring you to the
Father’s Love today. In the Merciful heart of Jesus— Fr. Chris
Becoming One ~Under the protection of the Merciful Jesus~
I find myself constantly praying for God’s peace in the hearts
of all of the faithful in the City Center Parishes. Our situation
is difficult— we are learning to work together, pray together, and
get to know one another while becoming one parish in a relatively
short amount of time. (Here is where my prayer comes in.) God
offers us a peace that only He can give. If we search for peace in
our world, we come up empty. The world teaches us to be in
control—always, which leads to selfishness and greed. Peace in our
hearts will come when we turn to our Lord, placing our trust in Him
and His eternal love for us. It is only then, that we are able to
open our hearts and allow Him to lead us on our journey. During
these upcoming months, as we continue this difficult transition in
our parishes, let us pray together and for each other—for the
courage to place our trust in our Lord—with a peaceful heart—while
He leads us. Praying for God’s peace in our hearts— Dolores Shipe,
Pastoral Associate: City Center Parishes
Parish News We Welcome into our parish family ~ Peter Scozzare
(St. Mary of Mercy) Mr. and Mrs. Daniel and Samantha Turkovick (St.
Patrick-St. Stanislaus) Chase Miller (St. Patrick-St. Stanislaus)
Lanie Murray (St. Patrick-St. Stanislaus) John Marty III(St.
Patrick-St. Stanislaus) Colleen Boyle (St. Patrick-St. Stanislaus)
Congratulations to our newly married couples~ Daniel Pfeifer and
Laura Fahner (Epiphany) Remember in your prayers the following who
have been called to the Lord, and their families~ Ann Antosz (St.
Patrick-St. Stanislaus)
MASS TIME CHANGE Starting February 2 at Epiphany
Sunday Mass times will be: Sunday: 9:00 a.m. Sunday: 5:00
p.m.
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Pope Francis has implored all Catholics to return to Adoration
of the Blessed Sacrament. He encourages us with these words...‘Let
us rediscover Eucharistic Adoration in our communities. Let us
implore the grace to hunger for God with an insatiable desire to
receive what He has prepared for us.’
If you hunger for Eucharistic Adoration in the City, consider
joining our City Center Adoration Committee. We will be praying and
discerning where the Lord desires to be Adored within our City
Center Parishes.
To sign up, or for more information, contact our DRE Nathan
Wigfield at [email protected]
Come, Worship the Lord
Hour of Mercy—Every Friday at 3 pm at
St. Stanislaus
We are inviting everyone to join us in the Hour of Mercy every
Friday at 3pm. This will take place in St. Stanislaus Church in
the Strip District. If some of you would like to join us but are
unable to come you may
send us your prayer request on our email
([email protected]) and we will present them to the
Merciful Heart of Jesus. God bless you
Donation for the Sisters of
Merciful Jesus
Some have been asking how to give the Sisters a donation. If
you
would like to give a monetary donation to the Sisters of
Merciful Jesus, please make a check payable to St.
Patrick-St.
Stanislaus, with a notation on the memo line of SMJ or Sisters
of
Merciful Jesus. Thank you.
“I promise that the soul that will venerate this image will not
perish. I also promise victory over [its] enemies already here on
earth, especially at the hour of death. I
Myself will defend it as My own glory.” ~Diary of St.
Faustina
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Mass Attendance~ January 13—6 pm 8 am 7:15 pm
27 94 40
Epiphany Fish Fry ~ Coming Back! Our Lenten Fish Fry begins on
Ash Wednesday, March 6, and will be open from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00
p.m. each Friday of Lent. We are always in need of volunteers! Any
amount of time you give will be welcomed and appreciated. Epiphany
has been known to serve the Best Fish in Town! Contact Dolores
Shipe at [email protected] , and let us know the time you
can give! Thank you!
AMERICAN HISTORY—THIS WEEK IN BLACK
HISTORY Joshua Gibson (c. December 21, 1911 – January 20, 1947)
was an American Negro league baseball catcher. Baseball historians
consider Gibson to be among the very best power hitters and
catchers in the history of any league, including Major League
Baseball (MLB). In 1972, he became the second Negro league player
to be inducted in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Gibson played
for the Homestead Grays from 1930 to 1931, moved to the Pittsburgh
Crawfords from 1932 to 1936, and returned to the Grays from 1937 to
1939 and 1942 to 1946. In 1937, he played for Ciudad Trujillo in
Trujillo's Dominican League and from 1940 to 1941, he played in the
Mexican League for Rojos del Águila de Veracruz. Gibson served as
the first manager of the Santurce Crabbers, one of the most
historic franchises of the Puerto Rico Baseball League.
PRAYER LIST...KEEPING FOLKS BEFORE
THE LORD The following request our prayers: Vinnie Coffe Bey,
Gordon & Peggy
Bullard; Edward Davis, Suzanne Davis, Dolores Denton,
Patricia
Ellis, Debra Foster, Lydia Francis, Woody Frazier, Ann Fultz,
Brenda Glenn, Leon Grant, Helena Harris,
Harold G. Heim, Jr., Osaruyi Osasere Igbineweka, Billy Jenkins,
Sandra
Johnson,Tiffany Livsey, Aisha Lado, Andrew Lyke, Ruth
McCartney,
Sherry McGinnis, Todd Mattei, Betty Muse, David Orlando,
Josephine
O’Connor, Damitra Penny, Marva Price, Ira Ritter Sr.,
Genevieve
Sanford, Debbie Sturm, Vincent Tucker, Barbara Tucker, Lyle
Wil-
liams, Leslie Wilson, Peggy Young, Regina Zelik,Victims of
Abuse
WEEKLY ATTENDANCE at 10:00 A.M., January 6
Sunday liturgy: 158 OFFERTORY: $2,165.55
Farewell Sr. Marlene—As you know, Sr. Marlene will be leaving
ministry at the Church of the Epiphany this month. We have been
truly blessed to have Sister Marlene’s support and guid-
ance over the last 11 years. Please join the Pastoral Council of
Epiphany as we wish Sr. Mar-lene well in her next venture. We will
host a reception in McDowell
Hall on Sunday, February 3 after the 9:00 a.m. Mass. Please RSVP
to Judy Kail at 412-260-1930 by next weekend, January 27.
Epiphany Second Collection This Weekend The second collection
this week-end is the Annual St. Anthony School Programs and
DePaul
School for Hearing and Speech. This collection is two-fold.
This
collection supports these diocesan programs and will also be
credited to our Parish Share. Thank you for supporting these two
good causes!
Your Stewardship ~ Thank You! Offertory, Jan 13....$ 1,314.88
Parish Share…………..298.11 Upkeep of the Church... 135.00
2nd Collection next Sunday— Upkeep of the Church
Please pray for those who have requested our prayers
Jerry Barry, Laurie Bozik, Robert Dougherty, William Egger,
Terri Evans, Pat French, Katherine Gross, Margaret Hurney, Marva
Josie, D.M.K., Michael Kruljac, Barbara Kuhn, F.M.M., Jessie Marsh,
Patricia Morra, Daniel Murphy, Dennis Murphy, Justin Murphy, Jean
O’Hanlon, Mary Ann Pacini, Clara Jane Roy, Marianne Wisdom Oines,
C.Z.R., Sr. Mary Ann Troup, Elsie Urban, Bill Vergot, Derrick
Gardener
St. Benedict the Moor
A MEETING OF FAMILIES
We invite St Benedict the Moor families with children in grades
K-8 to join us on Sunday, February 10 after Mass for a discussion
on parish religious education and faith in the family. The meeting
will be held in
the back of the Church. If you have any questions, contact
Nathan Wigfield at [email protected]
Theresa Hawkins (1/20) Gail Young (1/21) Winfred Roach (1/22)
Gordon Bullard (1/24) Ebunoluwan Ogunyemi (1/25)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negro_league_baseballhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catcherhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_hitterhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseballhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseballhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Famehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homestead_Grayshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homestead_Grayshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_Crawfordshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo_Domingohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Trujillohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominican_Winter_Baseball_Leaguehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liga_Mexicana_de_Beisbolhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rojos_del_%C3%81guila_de_Veracruzhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cangrejeros_de_Santurce_(baseball)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico_Baseball_League
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St. Mary of Mercy
Candles: $583.16 Envelopes: 137 Collection: $4,341.41
Maintenance: $724.00 Parish Share: $208.00 Raise the Roof:
$612.00
Second Collections for January January 20 St. Anthony/DePaul
Inst. January 27 Parish Share
Please keep St. Patrick-St. Stanislaus in your will!
OUR MISSION STATEMENT
It is the mission of the people of Saint Patrick-Saint
Stanislaus Kostka Parish to be ambassadors for Christ.
All are welcome in our diverse and historic faith community in
the Strip District. We strive to nurture and to grow in the
sacramental life and tradition of the Roman Catholic Church.
Anyone interested in becoming Catholic or learning more about
the Catholic faith please e-mail
Nathan Wigfield at [email protected]
St. Patrick-St. Stanislaus Kostka
Our Offering Weekday 1/7-1/12...……..…..$1,002.61 Weekend
1/12-1/13…………..$2,794.00 Initial offering………..…….…$457.00
Mass Attendance for January 12-13
Saturday, 4 p.m. 190 Sunday, 12 p.m. 184
St. Mary of Mercy Church provides several kinds of assistance to
people in need.
The "oldest" of St. Mary's services is the Red Door Program
which began during the
Great Depression. This program provides a bag lunch, Monday
through Saturday
to more than 100 persons each day. The program is underwritten
by St. Mary of
Mercy Church through various contributions made directly to the
Red Door.
For more information, please
contact one of the coordinators at
412-261-0110 ext. 314 or
[email protected]
St. Patrick’s— OPEN PRAYER HOURS
DAILY 9a– 4p
Red Door Ministry:
Those in need can receive a bagged lunch Mon
thru Sat from 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. The
actual Red Door is located on Boulevard of the
Allies (next to the Diocesan Building).
Our Mission...Helping all of God’s children wherever they may be
is a primary goal of St. Mary of Mercy Parish. Being a place of
spiritual respite for so many people who live, work, shop, go to
school and who are homeless in the Downtown area is very important
to us.
Through Mass and the Sacraments, the Red Door Program as well as
the Walk-in Ministry, we are able
to meet God’s children wherever they may be.
Mass Attendance—St. Stanislaus—January 6 Saturday, 5 p.m. 145
Sunday, 9 a.m. 155 11 a.m. 230
Congratulations to our National Honor Society student from
St. Stanislaus!
Oakland Catholic Sarah Pritchard
mailto:[email protected]
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St Benedict the Moor School Friends of St. Benedict the Moor
School- Our second-grade class has made some wonderful
feathered-friends this school year through their partnership with
the One Aviary for Every Student Program. The Aviary has partnered
with our teachers to bring birds from the Pittsburgh area and
around the world to our school. These photos show our second
graders meeting Slippy the Penguin and Sunny the Parrot. They love
learning about these beautiful and special creatures. In the coming
months, the students look forward to bird watching in our school
neighborhood and to a field trip to the National Aviary!
Your Principal, Lauren Rudy
“What you are to love in your neighbor, then, and do to him, are
the
things that will make him good if he is bad, or
encourage him to persevere in virtue if he
is good.”
St. Peter Thomas (1305-1366)
Patron Saint of Peace, Feast Day January 25
Parish Survey Reminder Last weekend, Nathan Wigfield, our
Religious Education Director, had parish surveys on the tables
for you
to pick up. They are due this weekend. Please remember to return
your
surveys to the same church location that your received them.
Thank you for your support.
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Confessions Epiphany Mon. & Fri. 11:00-11:45 a.m. St.
Benedict the Moor Sun. 9:15-9:45 a.m. St. Mary of Mercy Mon thru
Fri. 11:00-11:45 a.m. St. Stanislaus Kostka Sat. 4:00-4:30 p.m.
Novenas Epiphany St. Rita, Mondays, after 12:05 Mass Sorrowful
Mother Fridays, after 12:05 Mass
St. Stanislaus St. Jude, after Wednesday 7p Mass
St. Mary of Mercy Miraculous Medal, Monday after 12 p.m.
Mass
St. Mary of Mercy 202 Stanwix St., Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-261-0110 E-mail: [email protected] Music Ministry
Amanda Bruce—Weekdays A.R. Valletta—Weekends Red Door
Co-Coordinator—Heidi Potter Red Door Co-Coordinator— Nathalie Berry
Office Manager—Carole Clifford Secretary/Safe Environment
Coordinator - Shari Hill Maintenance—Ray Krivanek
Epiphany 164 Washington Place Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-471-0654 E-mail: [email protected] Safe
Environment—Josephine Crame Music Director—John Raevens
Maintenance—Dylan Weller
City Center Parish Staff Listings
St. Patrick-St. Stanislaus St. Patrick St. Stanislaus 1711
Liberty Ave 57 21st Street Pgh, PA 15222 Pgh, PA 15222
412-471-4767 E-mail: [email protected] Office
Manager—Josie Santapietro Maintenance—Megan Cramer Music
Ministry—Zach Legas Dorothy Heneroty
St. Benedict the Moor 91 Crawford St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412-281-3141 E-mail: [email protected]
Business Manager—Brenda Younger Office Manager/Safe
Environment—Priscilla Davis Music Ministers—Antonia Long Peggy
Bullard St. Benedict the Moor School Principal—Lauren Rudy
City Center Parishes Staff Pastoral Associate—Dolores Shipe
E-mail: [email protected] Business Manager—Chuck Goetz
E-mail: [email protected] Director of Religious
Education—Nathan Wigfield E-mail: [email protected]
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Sat, Jan 19 4:00 p.m. Wedding - Epiphany Anne Collier and Andrew
Cockeram Fr. Ackerman 4:00 p.m. St. Mary of Mercy For the People
Fr. McKenna 5:00 p.m. St. Stanislaus Carol Fitzgerald By Family Fr.
Marcucci 6:00 p.m. Epiphany Marguerite Daugherty Fr. Augustine Sun,
Jan 20 8:00 a.m. Epiphany Kenneth Scherer (liv) By Pat Doherty Fr.
Hogan 9:00 a.m. St. Stanislaus People of Grouping 110 Fr. Donley
10:00 a.m. St. Benedict the Moor Annaliese Briscoe By Dorothy
Coleman Fr. Augustine 11:00 a.m. St. Stanislaus Griffin Stoutnour
Mike and Kathy Bort Fr. Donley 12:00 p.m. St. Mary of Mercy Laura
& Frank Bronowicz By Theresa Bronowicz Fr. Vaskov 7:15 p.m.
Epiphany Charles Yochum Fr. Donley Mon, Jan 21 6:30 a.m. St. Mary
of Mercy Soul of Maha Basil By Joe & Jocelyn Chahine Msgr.
Lengwin 7:30 a.m. St. Mary of Mercy David & Pat Merenick Fr.
Vaskov 7:45 a.m. St. Stanislaus Spiritual and Temporal Welfare of
Paul Logan Fr. Welding 12:00 p.m. St. Mary of Mercy Dolores Kramer
By Lorraine Simmons Fr. Marcucci 12:05 p.m. Epiphany Marguerite
Daugherty Fr. McKenna Tues, Jan 22 6:30 a.m. St. Mary of Mercy For
the People of St. Mary's Msgr. Lengwin 7:30 a.m. St. Mary of Mercy
Jim & Danny Morgan By Bud & Karen Burke Fr. Vaskov 7:45
a.m. St. Stanislaus Spiritual & Temporal Welfare of Baby Rocco
Montelione Fr. Welding 12:00 p.m. St. Mary of Mercy Dorothy
Kleppick Nancy & Bill Bonenberger Fr. McKenna
12:05 p.m. Epiphany John Foody By Family Fr. Augustine Wed, Jan
23 6:30 a.m. St. Mary of Mercy For the People of St. Mary's Fr.
Vaskov 7:30 a.m. St. Mary of Mercy For the People of St. Mary's
Msgr. Lengwin 7:45 a.m. St. Stanislaus Special Intention Fr. Kunz
12:00 p.m. St. Mary of Mercy Thomas A. McKeegan Fr. Donley 12:05
p.m. Epiphany Charles Yochum Fr. McKenna 7:00 p.m. St. Stanislaus
Frank Galioto Josie Fr. Albie Thurs, Jan 24 6:30 a.m. St. Mary of
Mercy For the People of St. Mary's Msgr. Lengwin 7:30 a.m. St. Mary
of Mercy John Heintz Bud & Karen Burke Fr. Vaskov 7:45 a.m. St.
Stanislaus Ann M. Sunseri Larry & Sam Lagattuta Fr. Kunz 12:00
p.m. St. Mary of Mercy In Memory of John & Rita Kokai Fr.
Marcucci 12:05 p.m. Epiphany Marguerite Daugherty Fr. Augustine
12:10 p.m. St. Patrick's Special Intention of Dan YatesBy Friends
of St. Patrick Fr. Donley Fri, Jan 25 6:30 a.m. St. Mary of Mercy
For the People of St. Mary's Msgr. Lengwin 7:30 a.m. St. Mary of
Mercy Guido F. Pompeo By Family Fr. Vaskov 7:45 a.m. St. Stanislaus
James Capizzi By Friend Fr. Donley 12:00 p.m. St. Mary of Mercy
Carolyn Chris Bender By Mike Devanney Fr. Marcucci 12:05 p.m.
Epiphany Luigi Pacini MAP Fr. McKenna Sat, Jan 26 12:00 p.m. St.
Mary of Mercy Mary Lou Gill By Joe Nigro Fr. Buchleitner 4:00 p.m.
St. Mary of Mercy Midred Scott By niece, Marian Murphy Fr. Donley
5:00 p.m. St. Stanislaus George Devinney By wife and family Fr.
McKenna 6:00 p.m. Epiphany Dr&Mrs Lawrence Beinhauer M/M Leo
O'Donnell Fr. Donley Sun, Jan 27 8:00 a.m. Epiphany John Leopardi
Fr. Hogan 9:00 a.m. St. Stanislaus Frank Yukovich (bday) By Mom and
John Fr. Kunz 10:00 a.m. St. Benedict the Moor Betty Patterson By
Keith & Brenda Younger Fr. Donley 11:00 a.m. St. Stanislaus
People of Grouping 110 Fr. Vaskov 12:00 p.m. St. Mary of Mercy John
Gaita & Francis Bronowicz By Theresa Bronowicz Msgr. Lengwin
7:15 p.m. Epiphany Dcsd of John P. Harris Family Cynthia Hahn
Yothers Fr. Vaskov
