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St. John the Evangelist 306 St. John Drive Latrobe, PA 15650
Weekday Masses: Monday & Friday 8:00am
Weekend Masses: Saturday—5:00pm Sunday—8:30am
Confession: 1st, 3rd & 5th Saturday @ 11:30am
The Reverend Eric J. Dinga, Pastor
St. John Office — 724-537-8909 St. Rose Office — 724-537-3709
OFFICE HOURS
St. John - Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00am - 4:00pm
St. Rose - Tuesday & Thursday 9:00am - 4:00pm
Find us on Facebook: @stjohnandstroselatrobe
Website: stjohnandstroselatrobe.org
Peggy Goldberg, Jessica Plummer &
Tammy Richards Partner Parish Secretaries
Tracy Otto, Business Manager Eva Japalucci, Faith Formation Facilitator
Sandy Rubright, Director of Music
Kevin Frye, Principal, Christ the Divine Teacher School
St. Rose
4969 Route 982 Latrobe, PA 15650
Weekday Masses: Tuesday & Thursday 8:00am
Weekend Masses: Saturday—4:00pm Sunday—10:30am
Confession: 2nd & 4th Saturday @ 11:30am
Mass Intentions Saturday, May 16 Msgr Edward McCullough (Betty Kubistek & Family) SR Sue Yourish (Pat & Tom Burlas) SJ Sunday, May 17—Sixth Sunday of Easter Karin McKay (Tom & Family) SJ Mass for the People SR Monday, May 18 Anna & Joseph Dorko (Agnes Dorko) SJ Tuesday, May 19 Angela Prohaska (Mom & Dad) SR Wednesday, May 20 Stan Yourish (Ron & Helen Lekawa) SJ Thursday, May 21— The Ascension of the Lord Mary & Charles Cignetto (Cignetto Family) SR Friday, May 22 Dorothy Miedel (Georganna & Terry) SJ Saturday, May 23 Mike Evano (Alberta, Mike & Jennifer) SR Mass for the People SJ Sunday, May 24—Seventh Sunday of Easter Roma Hamerski (St. John Rosary Sisters) SJ Joseph Miller (wife Agnes & daughter) SR As the Sanctuary Light burns to remind us of the Real Presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, we remem-ber Mike Evano (SR), whose family, Alberta, Mike, and Jennifer provided the candle for us. St. John’s candle is burning in appreciation for unknown benefactors to our church by an anonymous donor.
LIVE-STREAMED MASSES Please note that we will be continuing to live-stream our Mass on Sundays at 10:30AM on our Partner Parish Facebook page. Even if you do not have a Facebook account, you can still access the Mass by going to our Partner Parish website, stjohnandstroselatrobe.org, and clicking the “f” in the top right corner of the website page. This will take you directly to our Facebook page, without needing to be a member.
FROM THE DESK OF FATHER DINGA
Jesus is preparing to leave his disciples. They have been together for three years now, shar-ing memories and experiencing unforgettable events and stories along the way. The separation Jesus is about to make is difficult for all. While he truly is the Messiah and Savior, he is also a friend to his fol-lowers. He does not want them to see this departure as if he is abandoning them, but as a part of the larg-er plan of the Father.
Jesus chooses words that are clear and sin-
cere- he has to return to his Father to continue what
they began long ago. Jesus reminds them that even though they will no longer see him, he will never abandon them because the Holy Spirit will be with them.
And so mindful that the solemnities of the
Ascension and Pentecost are upon us, our readings today turn our minds to these events in our salvation history. John’s Gospel wants us to realize that we can truly know Jesus in our lives. In our passage to-day we revisit Jesus’ promise to send another “Paraclete” to be with us always, translated for us as “Advocate.” There is only one criterion for the com-ing of the Advocate: that we love Jesus and that our love be demonstrated by keeping his commands.
If we love Jesus- which means being obedi-
ent to his word- we will acquire the courage Chris-tians must have to live in our world today. Moreo-ver, if we love as we are asked, we are assured that we will see Jesus! Jesus loves his disciples now and always. He invites them to remember this above all else. Love is the bond between Jesus and his fol-lowers and between us and one another, no matter where we go, no matter what happens.
And so I think all of us can be encouraged in
this regard by a quote from St. Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor of the Church: “Do not think the Lord is far from us when we are experiencing diffi-culties. It is not tranquility that brings the Lord near to our hearts, but the faithfulness of our love.”
This coming Thursday, May 21, the Church
celebrates the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord. For ty days after Easter , we acknowledge the Lord’s return to the Father where lives forever to make intercession for us and his promise to send the Holy Spirit to empower us to go and live the mission he has entrusted to us. We will provide the live-stream Vigil Mass for this great feast on Wednesday, May 20 at 7:00 PM.
We are grateful that as of this past Friday, all
of the churches in the Diocese of Greensburg are permitted to be reopened for private prayer. Please consult the schedule in this bulletin or on our Face-book page or website for the hours which each of our partner parishes will be open for prayer until further notice. We of course continue to look for-ward to when, hopefully soon, we are able to once again gather for the public celebration of Mass.
Father Dinga
REMINDER To the parishioners of St. John and St. Rose for whom we have email addresses you should be receiving the weekly bulletin through your email. The address in which the email comes from is: [email protected], so please be aware of this when looking through your email. If you do not receive the bulletin, it may be be-cause we have an incorrect email address for you. Please contact either office and give us your email so you are sure to receive the bulletin. Thank you.
Thank you
Thank you to all who donated to the Baby Bottles for Lifeway Pregnancy Center. St. Rose collect-ed $900 and St. John collected $481.15.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Sunday, May 17 First Reading Acts 8:5-8, 14-17 Responsorial Psalm 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20 Second Reading 1 Peter 3:15-18 Gospel John 14:15-21 Monday, May 18 First Reading Acts 16:11-15 Responsorial Psalm 149:1B-2, 3-4, 5-6A & 9B
Gospel John 15:26—16:4A Tuesday, May 19 First Reading Acts 16:22-34 Responsorial Psalm 138:1-2AB, 2CDE-3, 7C-8 Gospel John 16:5-11 Wednesday, May 20 First Reading Acts 7:15, 22—18:1 Responsorial Psalm 148:1-2, 11-12, 13, 14 Gospel John 16:12-15 Thursday, May 21 First Reading Acts 1:1-11 Responsorial Psalm 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 Second Reading Ephesians 1:17-23 Matthew 28:16-20 Friday, May 22 First Reading Acts 18:9-18 Responsorial Psalm 47:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 Gospel John 16:20-23 Saturday, May 23 First Reading Acts 18:23-28 Responsorial Psalm 47:2-3, 8-9, 10 Gospel John 16:23B-28 Sunday, May 24 First Reading Acts 1:12-14 Responsorial Psalm 27:1, 4, 7-8 Second Reading 1 Peter 4:13-16 Gospel John 17:1-11A
Guidelines for Prayer List From this point on, names that are placed on the prayer list will remain on the list for one month’s time unless specifically requested otherwise. Thank you.
Prayer List In your charity of prayers, please pray for: Teri Scurci, Kristen Novosel, Brent Smetanka, Regina Aniballi, Al & Bill Steinmetz, John Belsick, Rita D’Angelo, Shane Ostrosky, Frankie & Paul Guzik, Amy Newhouse, Ron Lekawa, Dorothy Wanichko, Joanne Zimmerman, “Toots” Harvey, Morgan Morgatroyd-Klosky, Andy Noel, Rose Marnell, Mary Price, Joe Strazzera, Polly, Betty Quick, Janet Franks, Lily Chung, Lauren Wilkins, Sam Fowler, Ashley Mullen, Carol Perna, Moonie Deguffroy, Patsie S., Jack Munchinski, Jim Spillar, Susan Daly, Jim Schoming Steve Yandrick, Ryan Coyne, Flo Palasta, Rosemary Helderle, Mary Margaret Palek and Eugene Lekawa. Please call either office to place a name on the prayer list.
Stewardship—St. Rose 5/10/2020
Weekly $2,005 Loose 120 U & M 105 Cemetery 155 Catholic Accent 73 Easter 185 Ascension 63 Holy Land 15
Stewardship—St. John 5/10/2020
Weekly $3,089 Building 330 School 43 Lent 41 Ascension 40 Easter 65 Easter Flowers 2 Holy Land 21 Communications 10 Our Lady’s Garden 25 Lifeway Pregnancy 8.90
DLA UPDATE ST. JOHN 150 DONORS $36,577 ($33,933) ST. ROSE 166 DONORS $35,717 ($33,486)
RE-OPENING SCHEDULE
Our Partner Parishes will once again be open for private prayer beginning this Friday, May 15, ac-cording to the following schedule:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9am-3pm at St Rose
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
9am-3pm at St. John
Sunday 12 Noon-3pm at both St. John & St. Rose
Please note that both parishes, there will be certain designated sections for which to pray, so that the required cleaning procedures may be tended to as easily as possible after each day of private prayer.
Novena to the Holy Spirit
Friday after Ascension Thursday -- Saturday, the Vigil of Pentecost
This is the prototype of all novenas. It commemorates the nine days between the Ascension of Our Lord and the de-scent of the Holy Spirit on the first Pentecost Sunday. Dur-ing this time Our Lady and the twelve Apostles prayed in the upper room for the coming of the Paraclete. O Holy Spirit, O my God, I adore Thee, and acknowledge, here in Thy divine presence, that I am nothing and can do nothing without Thee. Come, great Paraclete, Thou father of the poor, Thou comforter the best, fulfil the promise of our blessed Savior, Who would not leave us orphans, and come into the mind and the heart of Thy poor, unworthy creature, as Thou didst descend on the sacred day of Pente-cost on the holy Mother of Jesus and on His first disciples. Grant that I may participate in those gifts which Thou didst communicate to them so wonderfully, and with so much mercy and generosity. Take from my heart whatever is not pleasing to Thee, and make of it a worthy dwelling-place for Thyself. Illumine my mind, that I may see and under-stand the things that are for my eternal good. Inflame my heart with pure love of Thee, that I may be cleansed from the dross of all inordinate attachments, and that my whole life may be hidden with Jesus in God. Strengthen my will, that I may be made conformable to Thy divine will, and be guided by Thy holy inspirations. Aid me by Thy grace to practice the divine lessons of humility, poverty, obedience, and contempt of the world, which Jesus taught us in His mortal life.
Oh, rend the heavens, and come down, consoling Spirit! that inspired and encouraged by Thee, I may faithfully comply with the duties of my state, carry my daily cross most patiently, and endeavor to accomplish the divine will with the utmost perfection. Spirit of love! Spirit of purity! Spirit of peace! Sanctify my soul more and more, and give me that heavenly peace which the world cannot give. Bless our Holy Father the Pope, bless the Church, bless our bish-ops, our priests, all Religious Orders, and all the faithful, that they may be filled with the spirit of Christ and labor earnestly for the spread of His kingdom.
O Holy Spirit, Thou Giver of every good and perfect gift, grant me, I beseech Thee, the intentions of this novena. May Thy will be done in me and through me. Mayest Thou be praised and glorified forevermore! Amen.
The officers of St. John the Evangelist R.A.C.M. made the decision to cancel the Thursday, May 28th meeting due the coronavirus problem. The next scheduled meeting will be September 24 in the St. John Parish Center. We hope and pray that everyone stays safe and healthy and has a wonderful summer. The rosary will be prayed 6pm Wednesday, May 20 and May 27 at St. Rose. Everyone is welcome to attend and pray with us as we honor our Blessed Mother.
THE ASCENSION OF OUR LORD But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has
come upon you; and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem
and in all Judea and Samaria and to the end of the earth."
And when he had said this, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their
sight. And while they were gazing into heaven as he went,
behold, two men stood by them in white robes, and said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking
into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven,
will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.
Acts of the Apostles 1:8-11
