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Partner Parishes of the Diocese of Greensburg
A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust
† Palm Sunday of The Passion of the Lord March 25, 2018 †
St. Joseph 1125 Leishman Avenue
New Kensington, PA 15068
Office 724-337-6412 Fax 724-337-4022 Ministry Office 724-337-6412, ext 15
www.stjosephstmarynk.org
Parish Office Hours
Monday - Friday
9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Weekend Mass Schedule
Saturday Vigil 4:00 PM Sunday 9:30 AM
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Wednesday 5:45 PM
Also by appointment
Fr. Gregorio de la Cruz Soldevilla, Jr.
Parochial Vicar [email protected]
Fr. John S. Szczesny
Pastor & Administrator
Parish Office Hours Weekend Mass Schedule
Monday 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM Sunday 7:30 AM & 11:30 AM Tuesday 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM Wednesday 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM Sacrament of Reconciliation
Thursday 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM 2nd & 4th Sunday 11:00 AM Friday CLOSED 1st Friday 11:15 AM Also by appointment
Eucharistic Adoration 1st Friday of the month 11:00 AM - 12:00 NN
857 Kenneth Avenue, New Kensington, PA 15068
Office: 724-335-8212 Fax: 724-335-1314
Religion Center: 724-335-0785 www.stjosephstmarynk.org
St. Mary of Czestochowa
Holy Week Schedule
Thursday, March 29 Mass of the Lord’s Supper
7:00 Pm St. Joseph Eucharistic Adoration until 10:00 PM
Friday, March 30 Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
1:30 PM - St. Mary
Tenebrae Service 7:00 PM - St. Mary
Saturday, March 31 10:30 AM & 12:00 Noon
Blessing of Baskets - St. Mary 12:00 Noon
Blessing of Baskets - St. Joseph 8:30 PM
Easter Vigil Mass - St. Joseph
Sunday, April 1 7;30 AM & 11:30 AM
Mass at St. Mary 9:30 AM
Mass at St. Joseph
† Liturgical Schedule †
ST. JOSEPH ST. MARY
Saturday, March 24 - Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord 3:30 PM The Rosary 4:00 PM † Frank Varesco (Children & Grandchildren)
Sunday, March 25 - Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord 9:00 AM The Rosary 9:30 AM † Violet Sotak
Monday, March 26 7:30 AM † Alfred Linza (Knights of Columbus Council #1381)
Wednesday, March 28 No Sacrament of Reconciliation 6:15 PM † Mary Matovcik (Mrs. Joanna Zana) 6:45 PM Stations of the Cross
Thursday, March 29 - Holy Thursday NO MORNING MASS - PARISH OFFICES CLOSED 7:00 PM † Irene Pjontek (Patty Kriegel) EUCHARISTIC ADORATION UNTIL 10:00 PM
Friday, March 30 - Friday of the Passion of the Lord (Good Friday) PARISH OFFICES CLOSED
Saturday, March 31 - Holy Saturday/Easter Vigil 12:00 PM Blessing of Baskets 8:30 PM Special Intention of the Celebrant
Sunday, April 1 - Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord 9:00 AM The Rosary 9:30 AM Special Intention of the Celebrant
Sunday, March 25 - Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord 7:30 AM † Floyd “Stinky” Stelmach (Stelmach & Stewart Families) 11:00 AM The Rosary 11:30 AM † Margaret Gawlik (Daughters & Families)
Tuesday, March 27 7:30 AM † Stella Cisek (Daniel & Cynthia Shaffer)
Wednesday, March 28 7:30 AM † Carolina Skubis Milcarek (Granddaughter, Maxine )
Thursday, March 29 - Holy Thursday PARISH OFFICES CLOSED
Friday, March 30 - Friday of the Passion of the Lord (Good Friday) PARISH OFFICES CLOSED 1:30 PM Celebration of the Lord’s Passion 7:00 PM Tenebrae Service
Saturday, March 31 - Holy Saturday 10:30 AM Blessing of Baskets 12:00 PM Blessing of Baskets
Sunday, April 1 - Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord
7:30 AM Special Intention of the Celebrant 11:00 AM The Rosary 11:30 AM Special Intention of the Celebrant
Go with family or friends to as many of the Holy Week liturgies as possible
Sanctuary Candle
March 25, 2018 - April 7, 2018
† In Memory of Albert Snoznik (Missing You) (Wife, Pauline & Family)
Winter Coat Collection
St. Mary St. Vincent de Paul will soon begin collecting coats, hats, gloves and scarves. Check your closets and look for our barrels in the vestibule at the end of March.
Lenten Luncheon Series
The remaining Lenten Luncheon is: March 28: New Kensington Salvation Army Luncheon begins at 12:00 PM. A brief prayer service will be part of the event, and a free-will offering will be taken for a local charity. All welcome.
Share the Word Bible Study
Share the Word, a Bible Study for adults, resumes on Monday, March 26, from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM in the St. Francis Room. Gain a great-er understanding of Scripture as we read and discuss the coming Sunday readings. Come every week or when you are able. All are welcome!
When we pray “The Lord’s Prayer”, we ask God to provide our food. Most of us
are provided with enough food, BUT OTHERS ARE NOT!
We can all be our Father’s instruments for providing “bread” to the needy. You can help with your donations to the St. Joseph Parish or St. Mary Parish
St. Vincent de Paul Society.
St. Joseph Church Decorating
Volunteers are needed to help decorate the church All help will be greatly appreciated. Holy Thursday - Wednesday, March 28 - 7:15 PM Easter - Friday, March 30 - 3:30 PM
“Attend a scripture study group to listen more responsibly. You need not be a scholar or an expert to begin.”
Stewardship Ministry Schedule
Go with family or friends to as many of the Holy Week liturgies as possible.
A sincere thank you goes out to all who have responded to the Diocesan Lenten Appeal. St. Joseph Parish To date, the total is 76 gifts with pledges and gifts is $24,757 with 36% of our parish
responding. That means we only need $13,076.73 to reach our diocesan target of $37,833.73 and $29,376.73 to reach our parish goal of $54,133.73.
St. Mary Parish To date, the total is 79 gifts with pledges and gifts is $24,440 with 38% of our parish responding. That means we only need $11,415 to reach our diocesan target of $35,855 and $31,415 to reach our parish goal of $55,855.
If you haven’t yet made your commitment, please consider making it this week. You may do so online at DLA.dioceseofgreensburg.org, by sending your pledge card to the Parish Office or dropping if off, or by completing your pledge card and placing it in the offertory basket next weekend at Mass.
Weekend Collection Report
Due to the bulletin deadline for Palm Sunday, the collection figures for the weekend of March 17-18 will be reported in the April 1 bulletin. Thank you for your understanding.
Readings for the Week
Monday: Is 42:1-7; Ps 27:1-3, 13-14; Jn 12:1-11
Tuesday: Is 49:1-6; Ps 71:1-6, 15, 17; Jn 13:21-33, 36-38
Wednesday: Is 50:4-9a; Ps 69:8-10, 21-22, 31, 33-34; Mt 26:14-25
Thursday: Chrism Mass: Is 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9; Ps 89:21-22, 25, 27; Rv 1:5-8; Lk 4:16-21
Lord’s Supper: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14; Ps 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18; 1 Cor 11:23-26; Jn 13:1-15
Friday: Is 52:13 — 53:12; Ps 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-17, 25; Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9; Jn 18:1 — 19:42
Saturday: a) Gn 1:1 — 2:2 [1:1, 26-31a]; Ps 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12, 13-14, 24, 35; or Ps 33:4-7, 12-13, 20-22; b) Gn 22:1-18 [1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18]; Ps 16: 5, 8-11; c) Ex 14:15 — 15:1; Ex 15:1-6, 17-18; d) Is 54:5-14; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13; e) Is 55:1-11; Is 12:2-6; f) Bar 3:9-15, 32 — 4:4; Ps 19:8-11; g) Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28; Ps 42:3, 5; 43:3-4 or Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 or Ps 51:12-15, 18-19; h) Rom 6:3-11; i) Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Mk 16:1-7
Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8; Jn 20:1-9 or Mk 16:1-7 or (at an afternoon or evening Mass) Lk 24:13-35
March 29 - Holy Thursday
St. Joseph
Lector
7:00 PM M Smith
EMHC
7:00 PM P Mudrinich, T Spiering, B Constant
Servers
7:00 PM Adult Sacristans
March 30 - Good Friday St. Mary
Lector
1:30 PM C Reck
Narrator
1:30 PM Sr Carol
EMHC 1:30 PM D Discello
March 31 - Easter Vigil
St. Joseph
Lector
8:30 PM D Dubnicay, T Kovalchick
EMHC
8:30 PM L Neurohr, B Constant, T Spiering
Servers
8:30 PM Adult Sacristans
April 1 - Easter Sunday St. Joseph
Lector 9:30 AM L Barkowski
EMHC 9:30 AM P Mudrinich, J Slocik, S Matta
Servers
9:30 AM J, L & V Guerrini
St. Mary
Lector
7:30 AM A Perdeus
11:30 AM Sr Carol
EMHC
7:30 AM *Jen Kvortek, T Kvortek, V Perdeus
11:30 AM *D Discello, K Labay, B Bloch
Servers
7:30 AM D Reed, D Stitt
11:30 AM M & S Gracey
Counters (1)
Partnered Parish News
Congratulations MQA Forensic Team
Students from MQA Forensics Team participated in the Finals and All Star Forensic competition on February 17. Over 160 teams from 16 different schools competed in the tournament that took place at South Fayette.
Earning a first place in Finals were: Hannah Laskowski (Grade 8)-Declamation Maggie Nesko (Grade 5)-Poetry Kylie Krzewinski (Grade 6)-Drama Morgan Phillips (Grade 7), Lily Giovanelli (Grade 8), Sophia Perrino (Grade 8) & Olivia DiNatale (Grade 8)-Multiple Reading Group.
Second place awards in Finals were earned by: Abby Ruffini (Grade 5)-Impromptu Matthew Stonis (Grade 6)-Impromptu,Laney Porterfield (Grade 6)-Prose, Bella Carabin (Grade 7)-Drama.
Logan Davis (Grade 5) was awarded a third place award in Drama in Finals.
Three students were selected for All Stars. Hannah Laskowski earned a second place award in Declamation, Maggie Nesko earned a fourth place award in Poetry and the Multiple Reading group of Morgan Phillips, Lily Giovanelli, Sophia Perrino and Olivia DiNatale earned a second place in All Stars. Congratulations to the entire team!
Go with family or friends to as many of the Holy Week liturgies as possible.
Sacrament of Confirmation
Children who will be in 8th grade in the fall of 2018 and who have been enrolled in faith for-mation for 2 years will be confirmed on Satur-day, May 4, 2019, at Mt. St. Peter Church at 9:30 AM.
Preparation dates will be announced at a later date. For more information, please contact Debby in the Religion Center at 724-335-0785.
Please Note!
In observance of Easter, the parish offices will be closed on Thursday, March 29-Monday, April 2. Both offices will re-open on Tuesday, April 3. Have
a blessed and joyous Easter!
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
There will be no sessions on Tuesday, March 27, or Thursday, March 29 for Easter Break. Sessions for children ages 3-12 will
resume on Tuesday morning, April 3, from 9:30 AM-11:30 AM and Tuesday, April 3 and Thursday, April 5 evenings from 5:00 PM-7:00 PM. . For more information, please call the Religion Center at 724-335-0785. Our children live in a throwaway culture.
Most of them have plenty of food, plenty of paper, water and heat. It makes little difference to them if food is thrown away if they scribble on ten sheets of paper in a sitting. At soccer practice each child has a ball. In school there are scissors for everyone. By slowing things down and using resources carefully, CGS teaches children not to be anx-ious about what they may not have in their hands this mi-nute. They can wait and it won’t hurt them.
On Easter Eve
Place 1 cup of pecans in a zippered plastic bag and let chil-dren break them into pieces with a wooden spoon. Explain that Jesus was arrested and beaten by Roman soldiers. Let each child smell the vinegar and pour 1 teaspoon into a mixing bowl. Explain that Jesus was thirsty on the cross and was given vinegar to drink. Add 3 egg whites, representing life, to the vinegar. Explain that Jesus gave his life to give us life. Sprinkle salt into each child’s hand. Let them taste it and put a pinch into the bowl. Explain that this represents the salty tears shed by Jesus’ disciples, and the bitterness of our own sins. Add 1 cup of sugar. Explain that the sweetest part of the story is that Jesus died because he loves us. He wants us to know this and how to belong to him. Beat with a mixer on high speed until stiff peaks are formed. Explain that the color white represents our purity when God forgives our sins. Fold in the nuts. Drop by teaspoons onto a cookie sheet covered in wax paper. Explain that each mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus’ body was laid. Put the cookie sheet in a 300 degree Fahrenheit oven, close the door and turn the oven off! Give each child a piece of tape and seal the oven door. Ex-plain that Jesus’ tomb was sealed. Go to bed! Explain that they may feel sad leaving the cookies in the oven overnight, just as Jesus’ disciples were miserable when the tomb was sealed. On Easter day, open the oven and give everyone a cookie. Notice the cracked surface and take a bite. The cook-ies are hollow! On the first Easter, Jesus’ followers were amazed to find the tomb open and empty! Jesus is alive! Copyright 2011, World Library Publications. All rights reserved.
Read the Easter story together on Easter Sunday before din-ner, and enjoy the cookies for dessert. “1 Cross + 3 Nails = 4Giveness” …Anonymous
Parish & Neighbor News
What’s Happening This Week
Monday, March 26 Share the Word Bible Study 1:00 PM-3:00 PM St. Frances Room St. Mary
Tuesday, March 27 NO CGS Session - Easter Break NO CGS Session - Easter Break
Wednesday, March 28 Bible Timeline Series 6:00 PM-8:00 PM Friendship Hall St. Mary Decorating for Holy Thursday 7:15 PM Church St. Joseph SJ Choir Rehearsal 7:15 PM Church St. Joseph
Thursday, March 29 PARISH OFFICES CLOSED - HOLY THURSDAY NO CGS Session - Easter Break
Friday, March 30 PARISH OFFICES CLOSED - GOOD FRIDAY Decorating for Easter 3:30 PM Church St. Joseph
Saturday, March 31 Blessing of Baskets 10:00 AM & 12:00 PM Church St. Mary Blessing of Baskets 12:00 PM Church St. Joseph
Sunday, April 1 HAPPY EASTER!!!!
Go with family or friends to as many of the Holy Week liturgies as possible.
Certificate in Pastoral Ministry Program
Applications are now being accepted for classes beginning in late August. The program is a partnership between the Diocese of Greensburg and Seton Hill University designed to meet the educational and formational needs of adults who are committed to the mission of Christ and feel called to serve publicly in the name of the Catholic Church. Parishioners interested in lay ecclesial ministry or the permanent diaconate should contact Marsha Kable at [email protected] or call 724-552-2597 for more information.
Mary Queen of Apostles School appreciates your support Each of these important programs help to develop and provide essential materials and equipment for our school. Questions? Please call 724-339-4411
Giant Eagle is awarding cash to area schools through their Apples for the Students Program. You can help MQA simply by registering your Giant Eagle card and using our school code #3647. Please log onto www.GiantEagle.com/AFTS.
Our Adopt-A-Student grocery certificate program is an excellent opportunity to help students at MQA. Each purchase at Giant Eagle, Community Market, Golden Dawn and Shop N Save using MQA grocery certificates enables us to provide funds through our local tuition assistance fund. Certificates are available at the New Kensington and Lower Burrell service desks and MQA School office.
Through our Scrip program, we offer a selection of over 160 retailers in various denominations. Orders for gift cards are placed every Wednesday morning and are ready for pick up the following Wednesday. A portion of your purchase is returned to the school via a rebate and helps to offset tuition costs for our families. Please call the school office for details 724.339.4411.
We continue to collect Box Tops for Education, Campbell Soup Labels for Education, and Tyson Project A+ Labels using the collection bins provided in the parishes and school offices. Used printer ink cartridges and cell phones are also recycled for cash.
Register your Target Visa or Target Card at RedCard.Target.com and designate Mary Queen of Apostles School.
Visit Our Campus
Greensburg Central Catholic Junior-Senior High School
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 5:00 PM-7:00 PM
No reservations needed. For information or to schedule a per-sonal visit, go to www.gcchs.org or call 724-834-0310.
Fr. Aaron Kriss, a Pittsburgh Diocesan priest who currently serves at Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament and St. Joseph in Natrona Heights and former pastor of Holy Martyrs Parish, Taren-tum, has written and completed his second book of poems entitled “SPIRITUAL INSPIRA-TIONS.” This composition contains 300 poems written between October, 2015, and July, 2017,
and is spiritual in scope. It covers six themes: Prayer and Praise, Jesus and Mary, Goodness and Holiness, Forgiveness and Mercy, Gifts and Blessings and Heaven and Eternity. If you would like to have a copy for yourself or even as a gift for someone else for spiritual reading “SPIRITUAL INSPIRA-TIONS” can be obtained for a suggested donation of $19.00 by contacting Fr. Aaron at the parish office, 724-226-4900, ext. 20 or by email at [email protected].
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