Rev. Robert Miller, Administrator Paul Kuppe, O.F.M., Cap., Senior Parochial Vicar

Mark Carter, O.F.M., Cap, Parochial Vicar Michael Greb, O.F.M. Cap. (McGuire Memorial)

Cemetery Inquiries: 724-323-0033

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM We are happy to welcome the newest members of our parish. To schedule a baptism, please call the office. Parents must be active members of the parish.

SPONSORS (GODPARENTS) For Baptism or Confirmation must be a registered member for at least three months and to actively participate in the life of the Church including Sunday Mass.

SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Arrangements should be made with a priest at least six months in advance . Pre-marriage classes, as well as meetings with the priest, are necessary. One party to be married must be a registered parishioner and practicing Catholic.

INSTRUCTIONS IN THE FAITH The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) and Christian Initiation of Children (CIC) are offered for those interested in the Catholic Faith. For information, contact the Parish Office. Call Fr. Mark for more info: 443-844-8417.

PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK If you or anyone you know would like to receive the Anointing of the Sick, Reconcil-iation, or Holy communion, please call the Parish Office

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAMS Religious education classes at St. Felix are Sundays. at 9:30 AM in the Upper hall. Call Danielle Tabin, Coordinator at: 724-775-2487 for more info.

Religious Education classes At St. Cecilia, for grades 1 to 6 are Sundays beginning with 9:15 AM Mass followed by class at !0:30. Seventh and Eight graders meet Sunday evenings from 6 to 7:30 PM. Call Mrs. Chris Patsch 724-775-2761 for more info.

SCRIPTURE STUDY AT ST. CECILIA’S Groups meet Sundays at 10:30 AM and Thursdays from 1:30 to 2:30 PM in the Reli-gious Ed Center to study next Sunday’s Gospel. For information, contact the Parish Office.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Meets the 1st Thursday of the month at 7 PM in St. Cecilia’s Rel. Ed Center

HOLY NAME SOCIETY Meets 2nd Sunday of the month at 9:30 AM in St. Felix Lower Hall

ST. ANTHONY NOVENA Tuesdays after Mass

www.stceciliaroch.org

SATURDAY VIGIL MASSES 4 pm Holy Family

5 pm St. Cecilia 6 pm SS. Peter & Paul

SUNDAY MASSES 7:30 am SS. Peter & Paul

9 am Holy Family 9:15 am St. Cecilia

10 am SS. Peter & Paul 11 am St. Felix

12 Noon SS. Peter & Paul

CONFESSIONS

WED. 6:15-6:45 pm St. Cecilia SAT. 12 –1 pm SS Peter & Paul SAT. 3:10-3:45 pm Holy Family

OFFICE HOURS Mon—Fri: 9 AM to Noon & 1 to 4 PM

ft|Çà Vxv| Ä |t ctÜ|á{ 632 Virginia Avenue

Rochester, PA 15074-1256 Parish Office: 628 Virginia Avenue

Phone: 724-775-0801 Fax: 724-774-3056 E-mail: secretary@stcecilia.comcastbiz.net

ft|Çà YxÄ|å ctÜ|á{ 450 Thirteenth Street

Freedom, Pa. 15042 Phone 724-775-1476

E-nail: Secretarystfelix.comcastbiz.net www.stfelixfreedom.org

2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time January 20, 2019

“Everyone serves good wine first, and the when people have drunk freely, an

inferior one; but you have kept the good

St. Cecilia Candle Intention Week of January 20, 2019

Nancy Reed By Friends & Family of St. Cecilia Parish

SAINT CECILIA PARISH January 20, 2019

Renee Laure, Gary Heagy, Kathy Ebers-berger, Sarah Clansy, Wanda Gaston, Walt Czartoryski, Frank Re-da, Anna Groves, Victo-ria, Judith, & Dan Dettor-re, Sr.& Jr., Mary K. Leahy, James Stenger, Catherine Hutsky, Louie Hapach, Dolly Roberto, Janet Makar, Antoinette

Perrone, Diane Nazdam, Wyatt Newlin, Jo Haslett, Concetta Cantenzarite, Nancy Mignanelli, Thomas Samchuck, Eddie Man-gelli, Audrey Kohlman, Clare Fusco, Richard Cairns, Leo Wolfe, Tom Carcaise, Cathy Kinlock, Joe Sutej, Bernie Frank, Barb Am-merman, Paschal Indovina, Leslie King, Carmella Matsook,Leon Smith, Tom Lipnicky, Ruth Ann Debo, Henry Mathlage, Linda Lombardo, Mary Pat Beatty, Arlean Francis, Michael Ricciardi Jr. Bill Graham, Joan Charlovich,

Served by the Capuchin Franciscan Friars Province of St. Augustine

Pray that more young men and women will respond generously to God’s call to serve the

Church.

Diocesan Victim Assistance Hotline: 888-808-1235

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is the process by which adults are received into the Catholic Church. The focus

of the RCIA program is to instruct adults on the beliefs and teachings of the Catholic Church, while at the same time fur-

thering the spiritual development of the candidate and catechu-mens.

Adults who are either not Catholic or who were baptized Cath-olic but not catechized as children are welcome to RCIA to learn more about the Catholic faith. After several months of friendly, informational sessions, participants may elect to pre-pare for and finalize initiation into the Catholic Church. Con-tact Fr. Mark for further info: 724-775-0801 or sparkfr-carter@yahoo.com or just come Tuesdays, 7 PM to the Lower room of Office Bldg.

When sturdy love is what you need . . . Michelle was at work when a friend texted the link to a news-paper article. It included a photo of an icy Montana highway, a pickup with the hood smashed in and a blue Subaru Outback that had been cut in half. According to the story, the woman who had been driving the Outback was their former high school classmate Deirdre. Deirdre survived, but her three-year-old daughter Zoe was killed. The tragedy dredged up painful memories for Michelle. Three years before, Michelle and her husband, Eric, lost their 22-month son, Seamus, when they were struck in a crosswalk by a careless driv-er. Michelle writes that their marriage became “like a ship that had weathered a bad storm — grateful and relieved to be afloat, but the damage was extensive.” The couple had just become parents again. The twins, a boy and a girl, had just turned one and the family was about to celebrate Christmas for the first time in three years. “Having more children did not reduce the sadness that had become the identifying feature of our marriage, but it did force our hearts to expand to accommodate other, happier emotions,” Michelle remembers. Michelle had not talked to Deirdre in 20 years. Michelle wasn’t sure what to do. One afternoon, while the twins were napping, Michelle retrieved from the basement a wicker basket of cards they had received when Seamus died. There are no words . . . You are in our hearts . . . I cannot imagine your pain. No one can think of the perfect thing to say at such times. But Michelle remembered the com-fort the notes had brought her, and so decided to send Deirdre a note. To her surprise, Deirdre replied by e-mail and the two were soon regularly exchanging texts. In April, Michelle had a trip planned to Montana, and they arranged to meet. Michelle and Deirdre greeted each other with a hug. There was no small talk. Walking together through the streets of Deirdre’s neigh-borhood, they talked about watching their children die, moving easily between medical terms and “mother” terms. Michelle asked Deirdre how her marriage was holding up. And Deirdre opened up about the struggle her husband was having over the decision to withdraw care for Zoe. Michelle listened, giving Deirdre space to voice her fears, and then offering the assurance of a wife and mother who had been through the same devastating experience herself, and found the way to move on. Michelle later wrote that she hoped Deirdre would discover what she learned: “that grief is exactly as painful as you think it will be, but with time you will learn to love your sadness because of the tiny shoots of joy and gratitude that sprout around it, like new growth on scorched earth. As she drove home from Deirdre’s, Michelle “thought about the comfort of sturdy, unglamorous things, my marriage among them. Ours may not be a great love story, but set against a backdrop of cruel nature and boundless beauty, I didn’t need it to be.” Good marriages, imperfect but “sturdy,” manifest the love of God at its most powerful: love that enables spouses to navigate together life’s hard roads of fear, heartache and illness. As ministers of the marriage sacrament, wives and husbands, in their love for one anoth-er, help all of us to recognize the great love of God the Father made real for us in the person of his Christ, the Bridegroom. Throughout Scripture, God speaks of his love for humanity in terms of espousal; Christ, who performed his first miracle at a wedding, called himself “the Bridegroom” who comes to bring his people to the wedding feast of the Father. Spouses, in their “sturdy” love centered in selfless trust, are living signs to all of us of the hope of God’s great wedding ban-quet.

SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Jan. 22 7 PM Finance Council Jan. 27 Noon, Artsy Doodle Feb. 2-3 Blessing of Throats Feb. 9 7-9 PM Quigley Open House Feb 12 10:30 Human Trafficking Talk Feb. 12 7 PM Liturgy Committee Feb. 16-17 8:30 AM Women’s CRHP Feb. 23-24 8:30 AM Men’s CRHP Mar. 4 5:30-7:30 PM Quigley Open House March 6 Ash Wednesday

You're Invited to a Life-Changing

CHRIST RENEWS HIS PARISH

FEBRUARY 16-17, 2019 FEBRUARY 23-24, 2019

at Saint Cecilia Parish 628 Virginia Avenue, Rochester, PA 15074

Through fellowship, faith sharing, hospitality, music, individual and group activities, Mass, and more, participants have the opportunity to step back and reflect on their lives and their spiritual journeys and build meaningful relationships with others in our parishes. Welcome Weekend is given by those who have previously attended a Welcome

Weekend and they want to share this special experience with you. We hope you can join us for this wonderful weekend. Your life will be changed at no cost to you.

Matthew Kelly, Founder of Dynamic Catholic Institute, Video at https://dynamiccatholic.com/welcome

For more information & reservations

Women Contact Men Contact Becky Sabo at (724) 513-2974 Frank Blaskowitz at (724) 601-5960

Sue Jamery at (724) 312-0142 Tony Ziegler at (412) 974-3187 Lori Ketterer at (724) 544-8806

Reserve your spot now for this year’s inspiring Renewal. You won’t regret it! It will strengthen your relationship with God, your family & your friends. Guaranteed to bring you closer to God.

ADDICTION CHAPLETS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE NARTHEX.

PRAY THIS POWERFUL CHAPLET FOR THE MANY PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES

CAUGHT IN THIS TERRIBLE VICE If you or someone you know has a loved one lost in the throes of addiction, please pick up a Chaplet and let them know

there’s hope.

STOP THE SCOURGE Our Voice of Justice Committee chose Sunday, February 10th after the 9:15 mass to have a

speaker (Ann Colella-Murry/Women’s Center) to present a short informational meeting about human

trafficking in general and here in Beaver County fol-lowed by a Q & A. There will be doughnuts and cof-

fee for all interested in this shocking situation.

January 21 Monday (Mk 2:18-22) St. Agnes, Virgin & Martyr 7:00 PM Rick Jamery By Sue & Jesse January 22 Tuesday Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn 7:00 PM Hilda Montini Catalucci By Jerry & Marlene Kislock January 23 Wednesday (Mk 3:1-6) 7:00 PM M/M Joseph Kuppe By Fr. Paul January 24 Thursday (Mk 3:7-12)

NO MASS January 25 Friday (Mk 16:15-18) 7:30am For all the living and deceased of St. Cecilia January 26 Saturday (Mk 3:20-21) 5:00 pm Dorothy Frank By Frank Weese Conrad January 27 Sunday (Lk 1:1-4) Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

9:15 am Charles Frank By Jerry & Marlene Kislock

Dear Parishioners: Some things for consideration this week: This Tuesday, January 22, is the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that permits abortion on demand in the U.S.A.

We are asked on this day to make personal acts of penance, prayer and reparation for this great blight upon our nation. Monday, January 21, is the national holiday honoring the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King. The whole area of civil rights

and racial tensions is also a problem for our nation that constantly needs much prayer and personal examination. The week of prayer for unity began last week on Friday, January 18, and concludes on the 25th which is the Feast of the

Conversion of St. Paul. The story of Paul’s conversion is an important moment for ALL Christians. What an inspiring and amazing coincidence that he who was such an avowed enemy of the Christians would become our greatest teacher. God can – and does – call each of us, no matter what our sins.

I put in a plug for the Parish Share drive at Rochester and Freedom last week. Holy Family has made theirs. Most proba-bly, St. Felix did too. It’s important that we exceed the Parish Share goal in order to make extra savings for the parish that is assess-ment free. We are required to pay our goal anyway, so this can be a very good source of revenue.

Next week is National Catholic Schools Week. There are a number of activities and special events to which everyone is invited. More details will be published next week.

I apologize that I missed the Monday deadline for your bulletins last week. I had shared these thoughts with the others which now I do with you.

There’s something I’ve noticed throughout Advent. Attendance was solid. Sacrament of Penance opportunities were very busy. People are calling about baptisms. People are returning to the Church even after being gone a good while. It seems that even though there is anger and more than a few departures over the Grand Jury report, the folks who are staying are taking their faith more seriously.

I do believe, as I’m sure do all of you, that God can bring about goodness even in the worst of situations. Perhaps that is what I’m noticing. People are living their faith because it is their faith. It’s not about the man who is the priest but what we believe about Jesus that makes us who we are and is the focus of our religion. One parishioner quoted a young woman she had seen in a

TV interview “We worship God, not the priest.” Certainly it seems that God is actively at work. Fr. Bob

2017 2018 Christmas Flowers $816.00 $795.00 Immaculate Concep on $1,057.00 $1,039.00 Christmas Collec on $9,733.00 $7,048.00 Children& Youth $2,553.25 $2,736.00 Solemnity of Mary $1,000.00 $1,040.00 $15,159.25 $12,658.00

DID YOU KNOW that Quigley Catholic High School has a 1 to 10 Teacher /Student ratio? Also, over 90% of the students earn college scholarships. To find out more about this excellent school right in our backyards, plan to come to the Open House on Sat. Feb. 9, 7 to 9 PM or Mon., Mar. 4, 5:30 to 7:30 PM. Obviously Catholic Edu-cation costs money, but check out the many HS financial scholarships available to help you send your child to this great school. We are very proud of AUTUMN WHEELER who made highest honors this first semester; and DAWSON SUMMERS who received high honors as well.

IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE? The collections listed below show that we’re $2501.25 less than last year for the Christmas holidays. Yet our attendance on 12/15 and 12/16 was 531; and on 12/22 and 12/23 was 561 and finally on 12/24 and 12/25 was 987. So, twice the people on Chr istmas, but over $2,000 less. We’d really appreciate your help in making up for this shortfall. If we all gave an extra $5.00 each

SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

PRAY ALSO FOR SAFETY OF OUR TROOPS SSG David J. Ribar, In Army;

& Ryan Whipple in the Air Force

PSP Goal $69,232.00

Collected $51,392.50

Balance Due $17,839.50

Sunday Collection Budgeted Jan. 13 $5,677.25 $7,000.00

Baptism is a major event. To understand the serious responsibilities of both parents and godparents, there will be Pre-Baptism Sessions on Feb.3, & Mar. 3. at 2 PM in the Religious Ed Center. To register for one session, or for more

info, please call Gary or Tina Grimm at 724-495-2385.

Our church is open Monday thru Friday, for you to stop by and sit and pray in quiet

from 8 to 3 P M. Let’s get into the habit of visit-ing Jesus as often as we can! He is always there for you when-ever you need Him.

TRY IT. TALK TO

JESUS YOUR FRIEND . He’s waiting for

you.

REMEMBER, you can participate in any Mass in our grouping (Holy Family, St. Felix, or SS Peter & Paul) and know that the St. Cecilia envelope you put

in the collection there will make it back to 628 Virgin-ia Ave., Rochester, Pa. So, don’t leave home without

your St. Cecilia envelope.

When you remember St. Cecilia Parish in your Will, you leave a lasting legacy to your values and

help to spread the Gospel far into the future.

IF WEDDING BELLS ARE IN YOUR FUTURE, PLEASE CALL

EITHER FR. BOB, FR. PAUL, OR FR. MARK AT LEAST SIX MONTHS BEFORE THE DE-

SIRED WEDDING DATE SO THAT THE NECESSARY PREPARATIONS CAN

BE COMPLETED.

PARISH YOGA Wednesdays from 6 until 6:45 PM in St. Cecilia Social hall with Kortney. Each class is $5.00. This is a chair yoga class so no mat is necessary for this type of yoga. Chair yoga warms and stretches all muscle groups. The poses and

sequences are designed to improve strength, balance, and flexibility; areas most often affected by arthritis are given

special attention. UxtäxÜ itÄÄxç

ctÜ|á{ ZÜÉâÑ|Çz jxx~wtç `táá fv{xwâÄx

Monday: SS Peter & Paul 7:30 am Holy Family 8:30 am St. Cecilia 7 pm Tuesday: SS Peter & Paul 7:30 am St. Felix 8:30 am St. Cecilia 7 pm Wednesday: St. Felix 7:30 am Holy Family 8:30 am St. Cecilia 7 pm Thursday: SS Peter & Paul 7:30 am St. Felix 8:30 am Holy Family 7 PM Friday: St. Cecilia 7:30 am Holy Family 8:30 am SS Peter & Paul 9 am Saturday: SS Peter & Paul 9 am

MAY GOD BLESS OUR LITTLE ONES WHO MADE THEIR FIRST CONFESSION ON JANU-ARY 10; AND WILL MAKE THEIR FIRST COM-MUNION ON APRIL 28. THEY ARE: Elizabeth Bird, Cecilia Kaye, Cassandra Kramer, Elle Lipnicky, Adalee VanZalinge, Lidia Wory, &

Brendan Valentine

THERE WILL BE A SECOND COLLECTION TODAY for St. Anthony School programs and DePaul School for Hearing and Speech. These wonderful schools along with McGuire Home do a marvelous job of caring for our children with spe-cial needs. As Catholics we can be proud of the countless successes in these schools because of your great generosity.

YxÄ|å Ytvàá Joe Alicandro Sr, Sam Bo-naparte, Margaret Concel-man, Dorothy Cornelius, Barbara Ann DePaolis, Vivian Fassett, Delores Fehr, Heidi Good, Bruce Hazenstab, Linda James, Lloyd James, Harry Jaros, Mary Jaros, Joel Kemerer, Donna Lack, Jeanne Lentz, Mona Lynch, Mary Ann Malagise, Viola Mar-

tin, Vern Nola, Rob Oesterling, Leonard Penzak, Josh Simon, Jim Stephenson & Carol Yannachione.

THANKS TO OUR HOLY NAME SOCIETY

WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PUTTING UP BOTH OUR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS UN-

DER THE DIRECTION OF ROB DUNBAR AND CISSIE SAS-SIC. THEIR ENERGY AND CREATIVITY INSPIRE US AND ADD MUCH TO OUR

CHRISTMAS SPIRIT. For more info, call John Buerkle our President at 412-491-

8495 You are welcome to join the monthly meeting , held in the

Lower Hall on the Second Sunday of each month. 9:30 AM

WE ALSO OWE A DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO BOB GIBBS, CHOIR DIRECTOR, AND AUTUMN

BEDOLATTI, ORGANIST, AND ALL WHO PRACTICED AND LIFTED UP THEIR VOICES TO GLORIFY GOD

THIS CHRISTMAS. AND WE CAN’T FORGET DANIELLE AND CHRIS

TABIN WHO COLLECTED AND DISTRIBUTED ALL THE GIVING TREE GIFTS THAT YOU GAVE THE KIDS.

ALSO PRAY FOR OUR TROOPS: James Bonaparte, Austin Johnson (Army); Jacob Dishler (Marines) Ryan

Whipple, John Garizas, Josh Scott (Air Force).

Office Hours: 9 AM to Noon— Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday Secretaries: Autumn Bedolatti, Elisa Penjidore, Janet Smith, Jill Young

Into your hands, Father of mercies, we commend our brother RICHARD LAPISHKA

In the sure and certain hope that, together with all who have died in

Christ, he will rise with Him on the last day.

CAPUCHIN CRUISE PRESENTS FRANCE:

PARIS TO NORMANDY ABOARD A

VANTAGE RIVER CRUISE SEPTEMBER 10 TO 25, 2019

To find out more about this excit-ing adventure, call: Capuchin

Tour Guides: Fr. Paul Kuppe, 724-775-0801 OR Fr. Ward Stakem 724-777-9432 Includes: culinary

features, religious highlights with Mass, Art & Culture, Music and Wine.

RETROUVAILLE A lifeline for troubled marriages!

You Can Help Your Marriage Do you feel alone? Are you frustrated or angry with each other? Do you ar-gue...or have you just stopped talking to each other?

Retrouvaille helps couples through difficult times in their marriages. This program has helped 10s of 1000s of cou-ples experiencing difficulties in their marriage For confi-dential info or to register for an upcoming weekend call

412-277-3434 or email: 3041@retrouvaille.org

Visit the web site at retrouvailleofpitts-

burghinc.org

The next weekend is : February 1, 2019

YxÄ|å Ytvàá

January 20 Sunday (Jn 2:1-11) Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

11:00am Sammy Glies & Seth Weismantle By St.. Felix Kids January 22 Tuesday Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn 8:30 AM Seth Weismantle By John & Joann Orszulak January 23 Wednesday (Mk 3:1-6) 7:30 AM For sick & elderly of St. Felix Parish January 24 Thursday (Mk 3:7-12) St. Francis de Sales, Bishop & Doctor of Church 8:30 AM McClintock Family By McClintock Estate January 27 Sunday (Lk 1:1-4) Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

11:00am Joseph Lubert & Dorothy Krepps By Phil Tabin & Family

Jan. 24 7 PM St. Felix Pastoral Council Jan. 24 8 PM St. Felix Liturgy Committee Feb. 3 11 AM Blessing of Throats Feb. 16-17 8:30 AM Women’s CHRP Feb. 23-24 8:30 AM Men’s CHRP

PSP Goal $16,815.00

Collected $16,062.00

Balance Due $753.00

Sunday Collection Budgeted Jan. 13 $1,967.00 $2,500.00

THE ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY Will now minister to all the communities in our cluster: Beaver, Bridgewater, New Brighton, Vanport, Rochester and Freedom. With the welcome addition to our community of Rochester. Freedom and New Brighton in an already large service area, our team needs your help. There are people in our communi-ties who are facing crises in their lives and need our assis-tance. They do not have to be Catholic or members of our par-ishes to obtain assistance. So, we need more volunteers! There are 3 levels of volunteers: Active—Catholic, regularly

attend meetings, participate in conference works; Associ-ate—participate in Confer-ence works and may or may not attend meetings; Contrib-uting—makes regular finan-cial donation to the Society. If you have questions or wish

to volunteer, call the hot line at 724-312-6781 and leave a mes-sage and someone will get back to you.

THANK YOU FOR MAKING

ST. FELIX PARISH YOUR FIRST

AND FAVORITE CHARITY.

REMEMBER YOUR LOVED ONES AT MASS

Each parishioner can request three Masses (Two Sunday dates and one weekday) for a donation of $10 each. You can also have Masses celebrated at any of our grouping churches; but there will be a wait list to record your intentions and church of choice to be included on a first come, first served

basis after all interested parishioners have a chance to select their three allotted dates.

910046 CONTACT: Jill Young 724-775-0801 ST CECILIA PARISH 628 VIRGINIA AVENUE ROCHESTER, PA 15074 MESSAGES: PLEASE DO NOT STAPLE BULLETINS. THANK YOU.