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Derry, Pa. 15627
New Derry, Pa. 15671
Aug. 16, 2020 Welcome to All 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Partner Parishes of the Diocese of Greensburg
A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust
125 SOUTH LIGONIER ST. DERRY PA 15627
Partner Parish Office 724-694-5359 St. Martin Rectory 724-739-0769
Fax: 724-694-6215
Partner Parish Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday : 9AM to 3PM
Closed Wednesday & Friday WEBSITE: www.stmartinstjoseph.org
St. Martin St. Joseph
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Queenship of Mary, August 22
With the certainty of faith we know that Jesus Christ is king in the full, literal, and absolute sense of the word; for He is true God and man. This does not, however, prevent Mary from sharing His royal prerogatives, though in a limited and analogous manner; for she was the Mother of Christ, and Christ is God; and she shared in the work of the divine Redeemer, in His struggles against enemies and in the triumph He won over them all. From this union with Christ the King she assuredly obtains so eminent a status that she stands high above all created things; and upon this same union with Christ is based that royal privilege enabling her to distribute the treasures of the kingdom of the divine Redeemer. And lastly, this same union with Christ is the fountain of the inexhaustible efficacy of her motherly intercession in the presence of the Son and of the Father.
Without doubt, then, does our holy Virgin possess a dignity that far transcends all other creatures. In the eyes of her Son she takes precedence over everyone else. In order to help us understand the preeminence that the Mother of God enjoys over all creation, it would help to remember that from the first moment of her conception the holy Virgin was filled with such a plenitude of grace as to surpass the graces enhancing all the saints. Recall what our predecessor Pius IX, of blessed memory, wrote in his Bull Ineflabilis Deus: "More than all the angels and all the saints has God ineffable freely endowed Mary with the fullness of the heavenly gifts that abound in the divine treasury; and she, preserving herself ever immaculately clean from the slightest taint of sin, attained a fullness of innocence and holiness so great as to be unthinkable apart from God Himself, a fullness that no one other than God will ever possess."
Spurred on by piety and faith, may we glory in being subject to the rule of the Virgin Mother of God; she bears the royal sceptre in her hand, while her heart is ever aflame with motherlove. Excerpted from Ad Caeli Reginam, Pius XII
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“As a body is one though it has many part, and all the parts of the body though many are one body, so also Christ.” 1 Cor,12. This verse captures our Partner Parishes. Each and every family is a vital part to our success.
May God Bless Us All, Fr. Sam
Pastor’s Pun: What stays in a corner, but goes around the world? A stamp
In Eucharistic Prayer I used at Mass, otherwise known as the Roman Canon, the priest prays: “Look with favor on these offerings and accept them as you once accepted the gifts of your servant Abel, the sacrifice of Abraham our father in faith..” As people of faith, we cannot think about trust in God without recalling the story of Abraham.
Abraham left his family, his friends and his native place to journey as a pilgrim. The only thing he had to live by was a promise from God. So unshakable was the faith of Abraham that he was willing to sacrifice his only son Isaac if God so desired. Not knowing where his journey would take him, with firm faith Abraham believed at the end he would find God.
The call from God to go forward into the unknown is made to all of us. No less than Abraham, our father in faith, we are called continuously to leave behind our old selves, habits and ways of thinking, as well as our own sinfulness and to place our trust in God as we journey the way of faith that God has in store for us. Every day of our lives is a gift from God through which we are presented with countless op-portunities of demonstrating our faithfulness to our baptismal promises.
We can come to know and understand God’s will for our lives when we take regular opportunities to engage in prayer. We would do well to heed the advice of Saint Augustine of Hippo who says: “God wills that our desire should be exercised in prayer, that we may be able to receive what He is prepared to give.”
In other business:
Our Knights of Columbus share their time, talent and treasure both in the Par ish and our Community. We are grateful to our Knights of Columbus Council #2648 for their recent generous monetary gifts in the amount of $1000.00 to each of our Partner Parishes.
Thank you to all our Knights for their outstanding Stewardship and hard work for St. Martin and St. Joseph.
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Please hold in your hearts and prayers those who are sick, aging or homebound:
Rich Batsa, Shirley Boring, Chuck DeRito, Steve Gaul, Beverly Heiple, Celeste Stoltz-Jones, Deora Matvey, Gene & Gloria Paouncic, Selma Patterson, Louise Reffo, Abby Rose, Helen Stercho, Braxton Strianna, Sue Tommasini, Zoey Tommasini Also, pray for all the lonely and homeless, and all our loved ones who have gone before us.
SATURDAY - Aug. 15, - St. Joseph ***10:00 AM - First Holy Communion, St. Joseph Feast of the Assumption 5:00 PM - St. Joseph - David Borsari (John & Janet Richards) SUNDAY - Aug. 16, 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00 AM - St. Martin - Mary Razza (Richard Matteo) 10:30 AM - St. Joseph - Joseph Beason, birthday (Joe & Dolly Lagalski) MONDAY - Aug. 17, - St. Martin 6:00 PM - Special Intention (Kerlin family) TUESDAY - Aug 18, - St. Joseph 8:00 AM - Mary Elizabeth Salandro, Anniversary
(daughter, Geraldine) THURSDAY - Aug 20, - St. Joseph
8:00 AM - Melinda Murty (Ronna Krinock) FRIDAY - Aug 21, - St. Martin 8:00 AM - Elizabeth Pennesi (John & Marlene Boggio) SATURDAY - Aug. 22, - St. Joseph 5:00 PM - St. Joseph - Lisa Tommasini (Gina & Vaughn Donovan) SUNDAY - Aug. 23, 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00 AM - St. Martin - Richard Pavlik (Trudy & Joe Mucci) 10:30 AM - St. Joseph - Joseph Bundy (Suzanne & Ed Markiewicz)
St. Martin Sanctuary Candle In acknowledging the Real Presence of Christ, the Sanctuary Candle will burn from Aug 16 through Aug. 22 in loving memory of Elizabeth “Babe” Pennesi Requested by Jeff & Debbie Rick
St. Joseph Sanctuary Candle In acknowledging the Real Presence of Christ, the Sanctuary Candle will burn from Aug 16 through Aug. 22 in loving memory of Mary Elizabeth Salandro Requested by daughter, Geraldine
Thursday, Aug. 20, Melinda Murty Friday, Aug. 21, Elizabeth Pennesi
Father Sam will continue to offer Mass privately for the following intentions that are scheduled on Thursday, Aug. 20th and Friday Aug. 21st.
IN SYMPATHY Our Partner Parishes extend their sympathy to the families of Jean Tempio and Deborah Atkins Reed who passed away this week. May their souls and the souls of all the departed rest in peace.
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
Saturday, August 22: St. Joseph, 5:00 pm Eucharistic Minister: Laura Hamrock Lector: Ami Akins Sunday, August 23: St. Martin, 9:00 am Eucharistic Minister: Bob Meisinger Lector: Marie McCandless Sunday, August 23: St. Joseph, 10:30 am Eucharistic Minister: Sheryl Stercho Lector: Joanne Previc
NEW SPONSOR
COKEVILLE PRODUCE
BLAIRSVILLE
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Stewardship of Treasure 07/1/20 - 08/09/20
New Fiscal Year - 2020-2021
St. Joseph Offertory Weekly Budget Need $ 3,700.00 Actual Weekly Offering 08/09 $ 4,926.00 Other Income $ 694.00 Difference this week $ 1,920.00 Fiscal Year to Date Budget Need $ 22,200.00 Fiscal Year to Date Actual $ 22,955.00 Year to date difference $ 755.00 Receiving Envelopes 318 Using Envelopes 83 St. Martin Offertory Weekly Budget Need $ 2,500.00 Actual Weekly Offering 08/09 $ 1,292.00 Other Income $ 1,135.00 Difference This Week $ (73.00) Fiscal Year to Date Budget Need $ 15,000.00 Fiscal Year to Date Actual $ 14,622.00 Year to Date Difference $ (378.00) Receiving Envelopes 252 Using Envelopes 47 Budget needs are based on projected expenses. Need will be reviewed periodically.
CURRENT NEED IS BASED ON LAST FISCAL YEAR
Thank you for your stewardship!
Sunday August 23 , 2020 ST. JOSEPH -TEAM 4 ST. MARTIN -TEAM 4 Marie Giotto Mary Lou Shumaker Ann Kruzynski Sylvia Smith Joan VanDyke Chris Treece
Our Partner Parishes would like to wish a HAPPY BIRTHDAY to all who
are celebrating birthdays from 08/16/20 - 08/22/20
ST. MARTIN: Taylor Byers, Cindy DeCario, Preston Donovan and Andrew Pribicko ST. JOSEPH: Michael Gaul, Justin Huss, Susan Laughlin, Francis Macey, Suzanne Markiewicz and Caitlin Vallely
OTHER INCOME for the Churches includes candles, flowers, DLA refund, Rental, Tuition, Building Fund and Knights of Columbus Donations
The Church cannot survive without your financial support! Please continue to support the Church during these trying times. You can drop off your contributions at the parish mailboxes; they can be mailed to the parish office. You can contribute through on-line giving ~ the link is on the front page of our parish website www.stmartinstjoseph.org. Thank you!
2020 DIOCESAN LENTEN APPEAL UPDATE “Grow in the Lord”
It is not too late to make a gift to this year’s Diocesan Lenten Appeal. We are working towards our parish goal! All monies received now will be returned to the parish. We will use our share of the funds for maintenance projects around the parishes.
Thank you to those who responded, especially during this pandemic.
AREA HAPPENINGS
ST. MARTIN NEWS PARTNER PARISH NEWS
Pastor: Rev. Salvatore Lamendola Maintenance Supervisor: [email protected] Rich Hamrock
Secretary: Joanne Gaul Custodians: [email protected] St. Martin: Ted Watkins St. Joseph: Becky Ellenberger
Financial Secretary: Karen Novello
[email protected] Sacrament of Baptism: Contact Betty Wechtenhiser
Faith Formation Director: Betty Wechtenhiser
[email protected] Sacrament of Marriage: C:724-989-5725 H:724-539-9799 Contact the Pastor a minimum of six months prior to wedding date Music Directors:
Dolly Stiffler (St. Martin) Sacrament of Reconciliation: Madlyn DeRito (St. Joseph) St. Martin: Monday 5:30 pm [email protected] St. Joseph: Saturday 4:15-4:40 pm and by Appointment
Partner Parish Web Coordinator:
Theresa Miedel, [email protected] St. Vincent de Paul Society Hot Line 724-694-5359
Sacristan: Tish Rossi (St. Joseph)
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St. Benedict Parish Cash Give-A-Way St. Benedicts Parish is selling a new $6,000 Cash Give-A-Way ticket this year. It is set to go off on Saturday, September 5, 2020 with the PA Lottery Pick 3. Cost of each ticket is $10.00. Tickets are available to purchase and sell. Please contact the Parish Office at 724-834-9045 or call Cheryl on her cell phone at 724-396-9227.
St. Margaret Mary Virtual Festival of Friendship
This year, we’re bringing all of the fun and joy of our summer festival online! Join us for our first ever Virtual Festival of Friendship on our parish website at www.smmlb.org from August 19-22 for phenomenal online raffles (including our fabulous basket raffle ), engaging community videos and activities, and even tons of games and craft ideas for kids. Buy your tickets online for our Big Money Raffle ($3,000 grand prize) or place your chances on our Big Ticket Raffle Item, which this year is a Fire Table Outdoor Dining Set from Amish Yard valued around $9,000.
St. Martin Rosary Altar Society Meeting St. Martin Rosary Altar Society will be having a meeting on Tuesday, August 25 beginning at 6 pm in their social hall. Please wear masks and practice social distancing. New members are welcome.
Our Lady’s Rosary Makers Meeting Our Lady’s Rosary Makers will meet on Tuesday, August 25th at 2 pm in St. Joseph’s Social Hall. Please wear a mask and practice social distancing. New members are welcome to join this group.
AN INVITATION TO BECOME CATHOLIC Are you interested in joining our Catholic Faith? Are you a non- Catholic who has been attending Mass with your spouse and family? Were you baptized Catholic but never received your First Communion or Confirmation? Have you been away from the Church and are considering returning? Plans are underway for our CIA Inquiry Sessions to begin this Fall season. These sessions constitute the first stage in a spiritual journey of adults who wish to know more about our Catholic faith. They may be the un-baptized, those baptized in another denomination, or baptized Catholics who have never received First Communion or Confirmation. Please contact Mrs. Betty Wechtenhiser, the Director of Faith Formation at 724-989-5725 or email at [email protected]
WHY PRAY? The “foreigners” as Isaiah calls them, the “Gentiles” as Paul calls them, or the “Canaanites” as Matthew calls them are called to worship the one true God in prayer. As we listen to today’s readings, perhaps we are tempted to ask: Why pray? The question is rhetorical; it is tantamount to asking why should friends talk to one another or people in love kiss one another. Prayer is a way of relating to God, a way of talking to God. The apostles had the opportunity to talk to Jesus in the flesh. We have the opportunity to talk to Jesus Christ in prayer. Our relationship with him must be enthusiastic; it cannot be faint-hearted. John Donne, a fifteenth-century poet, knew what the qualities of good prayer were. Donne asks God to treat him differently from most Christians. The poet does not want God to merely “knock, breathe, shine, and seek to mend,” but also to “break, blow, burn, and make me new” (Holy Sonnets, XIV). It takes a dynamic faith on our part to come to God in prayer. As Jesus once said, “Knock and the door will be opened to you” (Matthew 7:7). It may take pounding the door down, but if we are as persistent as the woman in today’s Gospel, the results will follow. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — Thus says the Lord: “Stand firm in justice; do what is right” (Isaiah 56:1, 6-7). Psalm — O God, let all the nations praise you! (Psalm 67). Second Reading — The gifts and the calling of God are unable to be revoked (Romans 11:13-15, 29-32). Gospel — Recognizing the Canaanite woman’s great faith, Jesus told her, “It shall be done as you wish” (Matthew 15:21-28). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Ez 24:15-24; Dt 32:18-21; Mt 19:16-22 Tuesday: Ez 28:1-10; Dt 32:26-28, 30, 35cd-36ab; Mt 19:23-30 Wednesday: Ez 34:1-11; Ps 23:1-6; Mt 20:1-16 Thursday: Ez 36:23-28; Ps 51:12-15, 18-19; Mt 22:1-14 Friday: Ez 37:1-14; Ps 107:2-9; Mt 22:34-40 Saturday: Ez 43:1-7ab; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; Mt 23:1-12 Sunday: Is 22:19-23; Ps 138:1-3, 6, 8; Rom 11:33-36; Mt 16:13-20 SAINT PIUS X (1835-1914) August 21 Presidential vetoes we understand. But imagine vetoing a papal election! Yet in the conclave of 1903, the Archbishop of Cracow (ironically, a predecessor in that office of Karol Wojtyla, the future John Paul II) vetoed the leading candidate on the order of the Austro-Hungarian emperor. Instead, the cardinals elected Giuseppe Sarto of Venice as Pius X, the first pope, after a succession of nobles and diplomats, to hail from humble origins. Nor did the papacy alter his endearing simplicity. Tailors eventually made his cassock cuffs detachable because he absentmindedly wiped his fountain pen on them, forgetting that his old black cassock had been replaced by papal white! Taking as his motto “To restore all things in Christ” (Ephesians 1:10), Pius condemned the theological innovations called “modernism,” yet dramatically altered the then-common practice whereby people rarely received Communion for fear of unworthiness, mandating early First Communion and urging everyone to frequent reception. Refusing to bless troops assembled in Saint Peter’s Square—“I bless peace, not war!”—he died brokenhearted as World War I engulfed Christian Europe despite his peacemaking efforts. —Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. GRATITUDE O Thou who has given us so much, mercifully grant us one thing more—a grateful heart. —George Herbert
GOOD EXAMPLE A faithful Christian, illumined by the rays of grace like a crystal, ought to illumine his neighbor with the light of good example, through word and deed. —St. Anthony
Observe what is right, do what is just; for my salvation is about to come, my justice, about to be revealed. — Isaiah 56:1
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Wednesday: St. John Eudes Thursday: St. Bernard Friday: St. Pius X Saturday: Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS St. Joseph Church #436450 125 S. Ligonier Street Derry, PA 15627 TELEPHONE 724 694-5359 #2 for staff and #2 for Joanne CONTACT PERSON Joanne Gaul EMAIL: [email protected] TRANSMISSION TIME Wednesday 11:45 SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION Aug. 16, 2020 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 8
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