Holy Spirit ~ St. Nicholas Parishes

Holy Spirit Parish (HSP) A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust

608 Farragut Street Millvale, PA 15209

412-821-4424 Fax: 412-253-4732

Email: office@holyspiritmillvale.org

Fr. James K. Mazurek, Administrator

pastor@ holyspiritmillvale.org

Deacon: Mr. Steve Kisak deacon@holyspiritmillvale.org

Business Manager: Pamela Ebner Simard businessmanager@

holyspiritmillvale.org

Internet: holyspiritmillvale.org

Sunday Mass Schedule: Saturday: 4:00 pm

Sunday: 8:00 & 10:00 am

Daily Mass: Monday, Tuesday, &

Friday: 8:00 am Holy Hour after every First Friday 8 am Mass

Holy Days: See Bulletin Reconciliation: Saturdays

11:00-11:30 am

Pastoral Assoc./CCD & Music: 412-821-2099

Pastoral Associate/DRE: Mrs. Elaine Magill

pa@holyspiritmillvale.org

Music Director: Mr. Terry Schiebel

music@ holyspiritmillvale.org

St. Nicholas Parish (SNP) A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust

24 Maryland Ave.

Millvale, PA 15209

412-821-3438 Fax: 412-821-8726

Fr. James K. Mazurek Administrator

pastor@holyspiritmillvale.org

Deacon: Mr. Steve Kisak deacon@

stnicholascroatian.org

E-mail: office@

stnicholascroatian.org

Internet: stnicholascroatian.org

Sunday Mass Schedule: Saturday: 6:00 pm

Sunday: 12:00 Noon Croatian Language Mass: 3rd Sun., ea. month, Noon

Daily Mass: Wednesday only, 8:00 am

Holy Days: See Bulletin

Reconciliation: Saturdays following 6:00 pm Mass

In Residence: Fr. Daniel W. Whalen

Cemeteries: Allan Jelacic 412-771-3530

Church Tours: Saturdays: 11 am, Noon, & 1 pm; Other: 412-407-2570

Holy Rosary Society: Sandy Koch, 412-486-5983

Parish & Sacramental Life Please contact the Parish Office concerning any sacraments.

New members: Always welcome! Please contact the Parish Office, or website, or by church doors, for a registration form.

Infant Baptism: Celebrated at HSP on first and third Sundays at 2:00 p.m.; or at HSP and SNP, on a date and time agreed upon with the Priest. A Baptismal Seminar is required.

Adult Initiation: The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) process sees to the needs of those who are inquiring about the faith of Catholics. At a convenient time, to be determined.

Marriage: Consultation with the Pastor at least six months in advance is required. An initial interview must be scheduled, at which time further information will be provided.

Anointing of the Sick / Communion Calls: For any parishioner at anytime, as long as the priest is available. You are encouraged to see the priest after Mass, but visits to hospitals and homes also can be made. Please anticipate; call in advance if you know you are going into the hospital in the near future, for surgery, etc.

Confirmation: For adults (over 18) who have not been confirmed.

September 10, 2017 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

SANCTUARY CANDLES LIT THIS WEEK

HSP Sanctuary: Dorothy Pawlak By: Cindy, John, Chris & Matt

SNP Sanctuary: Frank Plavan By: Family

SNP Grotto: Bill Anthony By: Julie Anthony

Saturday, Sep. 9 4:00 p.m. HSP +Jean Szramowski (Longo Family) 6:00 p.m. SNP +Annie & Bernard Albrecht (Family)

Sun., Sep. 10 TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 8:00 a.m. HSP +Parishioners 10:00 a.m. HSP +Deceased of the Lang & Born Families (Family) 12 Noon SNP +Tony DiGiorgi (Wife, Anna)

Mon., Sep. 11 Weekday 8:00 a.m. HSP +Paul Mihlfried (Family)

Tues., Sep. 12 The Most Holy Name of Mary 8:00 a.m. HSP +Thank you, St. Joseph (Anonymous)

Wed., Sep. 13 St. John Chrysostom 8:00 a.m. SNP +Theodore Mazurek (Son, Fr. Jim & Daughter, Debbie)

Thurs., Sep. 14 No Mass Scheduled

Friday, Sep. 15 Our Lady of Sorrows 8:00 a.m. HSP +Dorothy Pawlak (Cindy, John, Chris & Matt)

Saturday, Sep. 16 4:00 p.m. HSP +Charles Thomas (Children, Marcy & Linda) 6:00 p.m. SNP +Jane Stankovic (Family)

Sun., Sep. 17 TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 8:00 a.m. HSP +Parishioners 10:00 a.m. HSP +Dolores Janasik (Niece & Nephew) 12 Noon SNP +Genevieve Kaltenboch (Diane Ebner)

FR. JIM’S CORNER

The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick is often the most misunderstood of all the sacraments. Hopefully, I am able to clarify many of those misconcep-tions. If you think of the Anointing of the Sick is just for the extremely old or the critically ill or if you assume that the only time you can receive it is at the moment of death, you are not alone. Many Catholics still think of the sacrament that way. The fact is that it is the sign of Christ’s healing presence in the world. Who can receive it? Anyone, regardless of age, can receive the sacrament if his or her health is seriously weakened. It can be administered before surgery and contrary to many people’s beliefs it can be received more than once if the original illness gets worse or if an-other serious sickness is diagnosed. In the letter of James we read “If anyone among you is sick; He should summon the presbyters and they should pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord, the prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will raise them up.” These words are still true today – the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick is the Church’s way to continue the healing work of Jesus. This Sacrament used to be known as “Extreme Unc-tion” or the “Last Rites.” We only have seven sacraments and in the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick the church has returned to the truer origins which the scrip-ture says “they anointed with oil many who were sick and cured them”. On Monday, October 16, 2017, we will be celebrat-ing a Mass of the Anointing of the Sick at 6:30 pm in Holy Spirit Church. We would love to have you register by calling the parish office and leaving your name or the name of the person to be anointed. The Christian Moth-ers will host this event. In the context of the Mass, the ritual consists of prayer, laying on of hands, anointing with the sacred oil and reception of Holy Communion. Suffering and illness have always been among the greatest problems that trouble the human spirit. Catho-lics feel and experience pain as do all other people; yet their faith helps them grasp more deeply the mystery of suffering giving them insight to bear their pain with great courage. The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick does not remove the mystery of suffering; rather the Anoint-ing of the sick celebration gives us a window into the mystery of a caring and loving God.

God Bless. Idi sa Bogom Fr. Jim

MASS SCHEDULE

THIS WEEK AT HOLY SPIRIT PARISH

♦ There will be Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament fol-lowing the 10:00 am Mass this Sunday. ♦ Voice choir practice is Tuesday at 7 pm. ♦ Church cleaning is Thursday at 8 am.

HSP CONTRIBUTIONS: Sunday, September 3, 2017 Offertory $ 4,007 Parish Share 1,177 Debt Reduction 50 Catholic Communication/Cath. Univ. Diocesan Collection 16 Assumption 25 Total for the week: $ 5,275

Votive Candles $ 131 Sanctuary Candles 25 Rental of Convent to Boys & Girls Club 3,050 CCD Registration 2,045 Grand Total for week: $10,525

Thank you for your generosity! Please pray for the deceased of our parishes.

Dorothy J. Castelli Robert J. Sauter

May they rest in peace.

Sept 16 Millvale Days/Parish Raffle Drawing Sept 22 SNP Flea Market Sept 24 HSP Ushers’ Fall Breakfast Sept 30/Oct 1 Missionary Cooperation Appeal Oct 1 St. Nicholas Parish Afternoon of Praise Oct 7 HSP Oktoberfest Oct 13 SNP Flea Market Oct 21 CM&WG Fall Bingo Nov 4 HSP Night at the Races Nov 11 German Mass & Dinner Nov 18 St. Nicholas Parish Bingo

Wedding Banns

Jared Izzo & Katie Heitzinger

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

ANNUAL HOLY SPIRIT PARISH RAFFLE The raffle drawing will be held at the close of Millvale Days—NEXT Saturday, September 16th, at approximately 10 pm. A total of $6,000 in Cash Prizes will be awarded. You can stop by the office Monday-Friday (8:00-4:00) if you need additional tickets to buy or sell.

MILLVALE DAYS HOLY SPIRIT BASKET RAFFLE Tickets on sale this weekend.

View the beautiful baskets at the back of church and buy your tickets.

- OKTOBERFEST - LAST CALL FOR BASKET DONATIONS

for Oktoberfest / German Dinner Raffle. Please place all money, gift card, and gift certificate donations in an en-velope marked Oktoberfest & German Dinner and drop into the collection basket. Items can still be placed in the Oktoberfest & German Dinner Box located in the rear of

church through this week. Thank you for your contributions!

- GERMAN DINNER -

CCD CLASSES BEGIN Religious education classes (CCD) begin this Sun., Sept. 10th at 8:30 am. Please contact Elaine Magill at 412-821-2099 if you have not yet registered.

LAST CHANCE! HSP STEELER FOOTBALL POOL Includes 16 regular season games. Look for black & gold forms at all church entrances or call the parish office. The cost is $80. Deadline to enter is THIS Sunday, Sept. 10th at 11 am. PLEASE NOTE: Pools will be emailed prior to kickoff. At approximately 12:30, there will also be some available for pickup at the rectory door. THANK YOU for participating in this fundraiser for Holy Spirit Parish.

SEPT 16th CONFESSIONS The usual 11:00 am Confessions on Sat-urday, September 16th will not be held due to a scheduling conflict with an 11:30 am funeral at HSP. If someone needs to receive the sacrament urgently, please contact Fr. Jim and he will make private arrange-ments.

CALLING ALL SINGERS If you would like to join the Holy Spirit Choir, rehearsals start this Tues., Sept. 12, at 7 pm in the Music Room. New choir members are wel-come! Questions, contact Terry Schiebel at 412-

821-2099 or music@holyspiritmillvale.org.

CHANGES TO HOLY SPIRIT PARISH HOLY HOUR This weekend’s Holy Hour (following the 10:00 am Mass) will be the final Holy Hour on Sundays. Beginning in Octo-ber (10/6), Holy Hour will follow the First Friday 8 am Mass. The Holy Hour includes Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, prayers and closing Benediction. Plan to at-tend and spend some time with the Lord.

ST. NICHOLAS PARISH

CONTRIBUTIONS: Sunday, 9/3/2017: Offertory: $1,452; PSP/Generations: $1,271; Catholic University: $30; Improve-ment Fund: $180; Bishop’s Education Fund: $10; Priest Residence Fee: $400.

Puno vam hvala i Bog vas blagoslovio!

REGISTER FOR ST. NICHOLAS GRADE SCHOOL REUNION

An all-class reunion is planned for Saturday, Oct. 21st, at Scotus Hall on the Mt. Alvernia campus in Millvale. Cost is $40. Send your check payable to “St. Nicholas Re-union” to either John Mikulan, 207 Karen Dr., Pgh, Pa 15209 (412-784-1825) or Dan Wolovich, 5257 Trillium Drive, Export, PA 15632 (724-733-2258). Be sure to pass the word to other St. Nick grads! Call either John or Dan if you have questions.

Remember them in your prayers…

HOLY SPIRIT PARISH Anonymous, Alma Anzelone, Florence At-kinson, Robert Bajus, Mayor Vince Cinski, Helen Crouse, William Dietrich, Florence Dubis, Jean Duss, Erika Gray, Joan Hansel-man, Betty Hertweck, Tracie Hillard, Susan Huerbin, Tom Hollinger, Thomas Kane, Linda Kennedy, Justin Kist, Regina Kowalski, Charles Kress, Florenz Kress, Jr., Florenz Kress III, Kathryn C. Kress, Lisa Kunkle, Car-lee Majernik, Audrey McIntyre, Dorothy Mehrlich, Pat Miksic, Fr. Jack Nanz, Lois Nedimyer, Barbara Oswald, Annalena Pear-sons, Gerry Piskurich, Lynn Richter, Dee Russell, Betty Scheuring, Jeffery Scheuring, Terry Schiebel, Loretta Sciulli, Diane Schmidt, Dorothy Schreiber, Lois Sippel, Elaine Staniszewski, Amy Steinmetz, Henry & Gertrude Szymanski, Rose Swiderski, Vi Tourville, Joanne Victoria, Carla Wasielewski, Barbara Wassell, Ralph Wesolek, Fr. Dan Whalen, Mary Zellmer, Mary Ann Zmuda.

ST. NICHOLAS PARISH Anonymous, Dorothy Chutko, Anna Fabina, Fr. Mirko Hladni, Coleman & Ann Horvath, Carol Kristoff, George Kusevich, Mary Matkovic, Mary Petrich, Mary Poslusney, Danica Pupich, Nikola Radmanovic, Joanna Raida, Robert “Rocky” Rothmeyer, Terry Schiebel, Marshall Simonic, Anna Smok-ovich, Edward Stankovic, Helen Tolley, Margaret Vogrin, Louise Vybiral, Fr. Dan Whalen, Ryan Woodrow.

SNP JANUARY 2018 LOTTERY Lottery raffle tickets for January 2018 are available and will be dis-tributed in October. This is one of our largest fundraisers and we need our dedicated parishioners, along with new volunteers, to sell tickets. Questions, call Jan at 412-821-4106.

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NEXT SNP FLEA MARKET The next flea market will be held on Friday, Sept. 22nd, from 5-8:30 pm. All items are 50% off the original marked prices. Hot sausage, kiel-basa, and baked goods will also be available for sale. (The 50% mark-down does not apply to food or bak-ery.) Questions, call Mary at (412) 821-1893. Please note that dona-tions are no longer accepted. Thank you for your past donation support!

HOLY ROSARY SOCIETY MEETING The next meeting for the HRS is Sun., Oct 1st. It will take place in conjunction with the “Afternoon of Praise.” The meeting will start at 11 am followed by the praying of the Holy Rosary at 11:30 am. The events of the after-noon are listed below.

ST. NICHOLAS PARISH “AFTERNOON OF PRAISE”

There is a new date and format for the former Eucharistic Day. The

Afternoon of Praise will be held on SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1st

11:30 am – Living Rosary led by the Holy Rosary Society. 12:00 Noon – Sunday Mass followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacra-ment. (A Spiritan Priest will preach the Mission Appeal.) 12:45-1:45 pm – Holy Hour dedi-cated to St. Jerome, Patron of Croatia. 2:00 pm – Free Catered Parish Luncheon in the Social Hall – reser-vations required. Please use the form below.

SNP RESERVATION FORM Oct. 1st Afternoon of Praise Luncheon

Family Name: ____________________ No. of Adults: No. of Children:

Place form in collection basket or drop at parish office. RSVP by Sept. 24th.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY “The opposite of love is not hate, the

opposite of love is to use another person

as a means to an end.” St. John Paul II

ENJOY COUPON BOOKS Forms for the Enjoy Coupon Books are now available in church—

or contact Jean Ehrman at 412-821-4118 or Jan Kopec at 412-821-4106. The price remains at $30. The new book will feature a National Section which includes major car rentals, Nike, Family Dollar, Macy’s, Bonton, Famous Footwear, Banana Republic and more!

GIFT IDEA: SNP PRAYER CARDS. Birthday, Get Well and Congratula-tions cards are available for a $25 donation. The names of those who receive the prayer cards are entered into our Parish Book of Prayer and remembered at all Masses. To view a sample of each card, please call Jan Kopec at 412-821-4106.

COMMUNITY NEWS

MILLVALE DAYS ECUMENICAL PRAYER SERVICE Come together at First United Church of Christ (425 North Ave.) this Wednesday, Sept. 13th at 7:30 pm to start off our community’s Millvale Days celebration with prayer and fellowship. All are welcome to share in con-versation and refreshments after the service.

THEN . . . MILLVALE DAYS—SEPT. 14-16 Includes food, music, games, rides, local business spe-cials and fun for the whole family. PLUS at the close of Millvale Days (around 10 pm on Saturday), we will have the drawings for the CM/WG baskets and the drawing for the annual parish raffle—with $6,000 in cash prizes!

HEALTH & SAFETY FAIR FOR SENIORS

On Thursday, Sept. 21st, the 2017 Senior Health & Safety Fair will be held at the Millvale Community Center (416 Lincoln Ave.) from 10 am to 1 pm. Edward Kress, District Three County Councilman, will host the event. Free and open to the public. Flu shots at no charge by presenting Medicare or Health Insurance Card.

CRAFT SHOW EXTRAVAGANZA FREE ADMISSION—on Saturday, Oct. 7, 10 am-3 pm at Providence Heights, 9000 Babcock Blvd. in Allison Park, benefiting the Sisters of Divine Providence. Shop over 65 crafters and enter to win great raffles – baskets, 50/50, or a beautiful quilt. Questions? Contact Pat Serafini at 412.635.5401 or pserafini@cdpsisters.org.

SAVE THE DATE Join women from all over the diocese for the first-ever Catholic Women’s Fellowship Conference, BRAVE. Mark your calendars for Nov. 18th at Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic HS. Local & nationally-known speakers!

WHERE TWO OR THREE ARE GATHERED The goal of On Mission for The Church Alive! is to build up and strengthen the Body of Christ, the Church in Pittsburgh. While this process involves many as-pects, including studying how our parishes are structured, fundamentally it is about fostering rela-tionships rooted in faith and love. We are all beloved children of God and heirs to his Kingdom. We cannot forget this as throughout the coming months and years we get to know even more of our

brothers and sisters in Christ. While we are anxious about what we might lose, we must be confident about what we will be able to gain as we grow together. “For where to or three are gathered in [Jesus’] name, there [he] is in the midst of them.” Visit onmissionchurchalive.org to learn more and to stay informed.

SPECIAL EMERGENCY COLLECTION FOR HURRICANE VICTIMS—NEXT WEEKEND

A second collection will be taken up on the weekend of Sept. 16-17 to as-sist the victims of Hurricane Harvey for humanitarian and church needs. This one-time appeal will be used to support the efforts of Catholic Charities USA and their member agencies to respond to the immediate needs for such necessities as shelter, clean water, food and medi-cal care. Since you will obviously not have a special envelope in your packet, you are asked to remit any checks pay-able to the “Diocese of Pittsburgh”, marked “Hurricane Harvey” in the memo field. Please be as generous as possible to our suffering brothers and sisters.

COMMUNAL ANOINTING OF THE SICK MASS The Fall Mass for the Communal Anointing of the Sick will take place on MONDAY, OCTOBER 16th at 6:30 PM in Holy Spirit Church. The Christian Mothers will host this event and act as greeters, ushers to assist with seating and hosting the reception. The Mass will be followed by a light reception in the Cafeteria. Reservations are rec-ommended by calling the parish office and leaving your name or the name of the person to be anointed. See “Fr. Jim’s Corner” for more information about this Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick.

THE SECOND COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND is for the Bishop’s Education Fund. Please be generous.

MISSION APPEAL Our annual Mission Cooperation Appeal will take place the weekend of September 30 and October 1st. Fr. James Okoye, C.S.Sp. will be here and preach at all the Masses at Holy Spirit and St. Nicholas. Fr. Okoye is the Director of the Center for Spiritan Studies at Duquesne University. The Spiritan Fathers were previously known as the Holy Ghost Fathers who served St. Anthony’s and Holy Spirit for many, many years. The second collection on Sep-

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