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Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
January 18, 2015
Saint Paul Parish
A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust
A Parish of the Diocese of Greensburg
820 Carbon Road ● Greensburg, PA 15601
Rev. Lawrence L.
Manchas
Pastor
Parish Office Hours
Monday - Thursday
8:30 AM—12:00 NOON &
1:00 PM — 4:00 PM
Fridays
8:30 AM — 3:00 PM
Rev. Francisco Robles
Gan, Jr.
Parochial Vicar
Liturgical Schedule
Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil
Sunday
4:30 PM
9:00 AM
Weekday Masses: Monday, Wednesday, Friday
8:00 AM
Reconciliation:
Saturday
3:00 PM
Parish Staff
Sue Craig …….Coordinator of Faith Formation
Jason Stanislaw…...Director of Evangelization
Emily Lapisardi…...…..…...Director of Music
Ginny Buzzard ...…….…...Business Manager
James Mosser…………………......…Secretary
Bob Stauffer..…..……Director of Maintenance
Weddings & Baptisms
Baptisms: By appointment only. Please call the Parish Office at least four months in advance of the birth. A
class for parents is required to reflect on the meaning of
the sacrament, to review the ceremony, and to highlight
the importance of the family’s commitment to practice
the Catholic Faith.
Weddings: Engaged couples, one of whom must be
Parish Directory
Church: . ………………………..724-834-6880
Church Fax: ... ………………..….724-834-1492
Church Email: . ………..….stpaulgbg@aol.com
Web Site:. …………www.churchofsaintpaul.org
St. Vincent de Paul….………….724-420-3279
Aquinas Academy: ……………..724-834-7940
New Parishioners: You are warmly welcomed
to the Parish. You may register by calling the Parish Office.
Moving: Please notify the office immediately.
Bulletin Deadline: Monday: 12:00 Noon
an active, registered member of the parish, should contact the Parish Office at least six months in advance of
the intended wedding; a date should not be set before
this contact. Pre-marriage formation is required to prepare for this serious, life-long commitment.
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January 18, 2015
60TH ANNIVERSARY PARISH PHOTO DIRECTORY
Portraits will be taken Tuesday-Saturday from January
24th-February 14th. Weekdays from 2-9pm and Saturdays from 9-3pm. Sign-up after masses or visit
www.saintbruno.catholicweb.com and click under “links”
to find the on-line sign-up. Follow the prompts. You may
also call Sharon at 724-989-6034 or the church office.
Please note that on-line sign-ups will be shut down during masses beginning Saturday afternoon and reopening
on Sunday afternoon. Thank You!
MAGNIFICAT BREAKFAST
The Greensburg Chapter of Magnificat, A Ministry to
Catholic Women, is holding a breakfast on Saturday, January 31 at the Ramada Hotel and Convention Center,
Route 30 East in Greensburg from 9am to noon. The
guest speaker is Dr. Carol Razza who is a faculty member at St. Vincent de Paul Seminary in Florida and also on
the Advisory Board for the International Magnificat. Cost
is $20 ($15 for students). Call Brenda at 724-836-2094 to
register by Jan. 23 or visit www.magnificatgreensburg.com
to download a registration form. Please note that there is
no online registration.
DO YOU HAVE SOME TIME TO SPARE?
Companion/Caregiver needed in Greensburg for a homebound person. Must have experience, a valid Driver’s License and a vehicle. Both daylight and overnight hours
are available. Duties would include meal preparation,
grocery shopping, some help with personal hygiene, and
companionship. If interested call Brenda at Caring Companions 724-337-7581.
ENVIRONMENTALISTS NEEDED
St. Paul Parish needs people to assist the
housekeepers in maintaining a clean & orderly worship space. To volunteer for this
ministry please call Alice Rhine at 724-8328857.
2014 CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS
All active parishioners will receive their 2014 contribution
statements by the end of January 2015. You will not
need to notify the parish office. If there are any discrepancies, please notify the Finance Council with a letter to
their attention.
A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM Father Frank...
“Thank you very much for making my first Christmas
in the US a meaningful one. My heartfelt gratitude for
your greetings and gifts. May the Lord who cannot be
outdone in generosity bless, guide and protect you and
yours today and always! Fr. Frank”
Father Frank is away visiting his family in the Philipines.
We look forward to his return in February.
PRO-LIFE ESSAY CONTEST
This contest is open to PA students in Grades 7-12.
Simply write a pro-life essay about abortion, euthanasia,
or stem cell research. The word limit is 500 for Grades 79, and 750 for Grades 10-12. Essays must include a
cover page with the student’s name, address, phone
number, grade and school. Cash prizes will be awarded!
Interested? Submit your entry by Monday, March 2,
2015 to lifelines@paprolife.org or mail to PA Pro-Life
Federation, 4800 Jonestown Rd, Suite 102, Harrisburg,
PA 17109-1741.
2015 WORLD MEETING OF FAMILIES
Families from across the Diocese of Greensburg are invited to journey to Philadelphia for the 2015 World Meeting
of Families. Pope Francis will attend this event, being the
4th reigning Pontiff to visit the United States. The Diocese
of Greensburg is offering 2 trips to Philadelphia. The
deadline for the weeklong pilgrimage has just passed
(January 10th). However the weekend pilgrimage is still
available, and its deadline is February 15, 2015. This trip
will include: 3 night hotel stay, coach bus transportation,
breakfast September 26 & 28, Diocesan Gathering September 26, Festival of Families September 26, Papal
Mass September 27. The cost is $1162/person, $1452/
Couple, $2905/Family of 4. The registration deadline is
quickly approaching… Make your reservation soon by
logging onto www.dioceseofgreensburg.org.
THE DIOCESAN HERITAGE CENTER IS OPEN
The Diocesan Heritage Center is open on Saturdays from
10 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m. The center is adjacent to the
Indiana Room in the Bishop William G. Connare Center
on U.S. Route 30 east of Greensburg. Admission is
free. The theme of the opening exhibit is Mary, Mother of
God. This exhibit runs through Feb. 14; a new exhibit is
being planned for Lent. Groups can schedule weekday
visits to the Heritage Center by calling the Connare Center at 724-834-7350.
40 DAYS FOR LIFE
A peaceful rally will be held from Ash Wednesday till Palm
Sunday, maintaining a prayerful vigil in front of the
Planned Parenthood Office in Pittsburgh. In Texas this
type of rally caused the conversion of the Clinic Director,
Clinic Staff to quit their jobs, and saved numerous lives of
unborn children. Nikki Bruni has been the 40 Days for
Life Campaign Director for 5 years. She reflected on the
success of the rally’s past 10 years and sees that at least
9699 lives have been saved; 107 abortion workers have
quit their jobs and 59 abortion facilities have closed. 40
Days for Life International has just located its office in
what used to be the Planned Parenthood Office in College Station, Texas. The rallies make a difference! If interested in taking part in this unique rally please contact
Paul Whalen at 724-836-3096.
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January 18, 2015
This Week at Saint Paul Parish
Heroes For HIM †
Saturday January 17
Faith Formation 9:30-11:30
Youth (Grades 6-12)
Sunday, January 18
Youth Ministry 6:00-8:00 St. Bruno
Monday, January 19, Martin Luther King Day
Office Closed
Cub Scouts 6:30 Parish Hall
Pastoral Council 7:00PM
Tuesday, January 20
Good Shepherd 5:30-7:30 Atrium
Wednesday, January 21
Good Shepherd 9:30-11:30 Atrium
Rosary-12:15 Church
Financial Peace 6:00-8:00
Boy Scouts 7:00 Parish Hall
Choir 7:00 Church
Thursday, January 22
OFFICE CLOSED
Friday, January 23
Saturday, January 24
Evangelization Workshop 8:30AM-12:30PM
Sunday, January 25
Continental Breakfast after Mass
Youth Ministry 6:00-8:00 St. Bruno
UPCOMING DATES & EVENTS
1/19/2015: Community Fund Raiser for Aquinas
Academy. 15% of sales go to Aquinas when you
present your flyer.
1/22/2015: March for Life, Washington DC.
Day of Prayer for the Unborn
ANGELS OF THE AUDITORIUM
Queen of Angels Catholic School will host a Jewelry Bash on Sunday, January 25, 2015. A light
lunch will be provided and jewelry by James
Douglas. Doors open at noon and tickets are
$25.00 available in the school office. Please call
724-978-0144 x 2222 to reserve your ticket. Need
not be present to win!
FOOD BANK DISTRIBUTION
Through your contributions of time and talent, the
Westmoreland County Food Bank was able to
help 175 households with 21940 pound of food!
Thank you.
January Youth Ministry Meetings will be at St. Bruno
January 18: Pro-Life
January 22: March for Life Rally-Info packets in the vestibule
January 25: Game Night & March for Life Recap
HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY RETREAT
All youth of the Diocese in grades 9 -12 are invited to join us for
the Diocesan High School Youth Ministry Retreat sponsored by
the Diocese of Greensburg Office for Evangelization and Faith
Formation. This year’s retreat will have us taking a closer look on
the Beatitudes and how they relate to our own faith journey. Join
us February 27-March 1, 2015 at Laurelville Retreat Center in Mt.
Pleasant. Register now with your parish youth ministry leader or
faith formation office. The deadline to register is February 15,
2015. For more information visit www.dioceseofgreensburg.org.
BABY BOTTLE CAMPAIGN
We thank the Knights of Columbus who continue to do such good
works for those in need and specifically this past month for unborn babies. Parishioners of Saint Paul Parish, as always, contributed generously to this mission. More than $3,700 was collected and will be used for Pro-Life activities. We thank both the
Knights of Columbus and the parishioners for recognizing this
need and supporting its cause!
OPEN HOUSE
To begin Catholic Schools Week, Aquinas Academy will hold an
Open House on Sunday, January 25, 2015 from
1-3PM. Students will be available for tours. All are welcome! For more information, please call the school office at
724-834-7940.
OBLATES OF SAINT BENEDICT
The Latrobe Deanery of the Oblates of Saint Benedict will meet
on Sunday, January 18th at 6:45PM in Brownfield Room 202 of
the Saint Vincent Seminary. All Christians who seek to grow in
practical understanding of their faith through Benedictine spirituality are welcome to attend. Those wishing to pray vespers with the
monks at 5:00PM and then stay for supper should contact Fr.
Donald at 724-805-2291
Reporting Abuse...If you have a concern about sexual abuse of a child or young person by anyone in a parish or diocesan position—clergy, volunteer or paid staff—please contact Bishop Brandt’s delegate for matters of sexual misconduct.
He may be reached at 724-837-0901, Ext. 1221.
DAY OF PRAYER
"Pray for Life" with Greensburg Diocesan Council of the National Council of Catholic Women who will gather on Thursday,
January 22, at Bishop Connare Center. Beginning with Rosary
at 11:30 AM, Mass at Noon, followed by Exposition of the
Blessed Sacrament, Rosary for Life, Stations of the Cross for
Life, Divine Mercy Chaplet, Litany for Life and concluding at
4:30 PM with Prayer and Benediction. All are welcome to attend and pray for all life.
PRAYER CHAIN LEADERS
Audrey & Mike Lucotch...724-834-2113
Mary Ellen Thompson… 724-836-1408
Prayer Chain is activated on Tuesday!
Please remember to keep our recently
deceased parish members and their families in your prayers: Andrew T Kozak, Sr.,
Ethel Colarusso, Catherine Cremonese,
Dorothy Sacco, Angelo Bonesio, Frank
Fanelli.
Altar Flowers
Janaury 18, 2015
In Memory of Carl & Lois Voll
(Children: Jeff, Kathy, Barb, Carol & Families)
TODAY’S READINGS
First Reading — Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening (1 Samuel 3:3b-10, 19).
Psalm — Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will
(Psalm 40).
Second Reading — Your bodies are members of Christ;
glorify God in your body (1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a, 17-20).
Gospel — The first disciples saw where Jesus was staying and they stayed with him (John 1:35-42).
The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981,
1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday:
Tuesday:
Heb 5:1-10; Ps 110:1-4; Mk 2:18-22
Heb 6:10-20; Ps 111:1-2, 4-5, 9, 10c;
Mk 2:23-28
Wednesday: Heb 7:1-3, 15-17; Ps 110:1-4;
Mk 3:1-6
Thursday: Heb 7:25 — 8:6; Ps 40:7-10, 17; Mk 3:7-12,
or any of a number of readings for the Day
of Prayer
Friday:
Heb 8:6-13; Ps 85:8, 10-14; Mk 3:13-19
Saturday: Heb 9:2-3, 11-14; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9;
Mk 3:20-21
Sunday:
Jon 3:1-5, 10; Ps 25:4-9; 1 Cor 7:29-31;
Mk 1:14-20
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday
4:30 p.m.
January 17-Vigil
†Louis & Genevieve Zlebacic
(Daughters)
Sunday
January 18-Second Sunday in
Ordinary Time
Alfred Thompson
(Wife, Mary Ellen Thompson)
9:00 a.m.
Monday
8:00 a.m.
January 19
†John Risoli
(Antoinette & Tom Myers)
Wednesday
8:00 a.m.
January 21
†Dolores Hacha & Helen DeBone
(Family)
Friday
8:00 a.m.
January 23
†Anna Eannotti
(Elsa Bonfigli)
Saturday
4:30 p.m.
January 24-Vigil
†Dwane & Bonita Keller
(Dwane & Jackie Keller and Family)
Sunday
January 25-Third Sunday in
Ordinary Time
Living and Deceased Members of St.
Paul Parish
9:00 a.m.
LITURGICAL MINISTERS’
SCHEDULE
Saturday, January 24, 4:30 p.m.
Extraordinary Ministers: Paul Whalen, Rob DePasquale,
Jackie Noll, Sharon DeVito, Stephanie Apone, Joan Ulishney, Mark Ulishney
Lector: Maureen Miller
Altar Servers: Matthew & Michael Ulishney
Sunday, January 25, 9:00 a.m.
Extraordinary Ministers: Karen Galvin, Tom Rhine, Dave
Ream, Jerry Hanley, Lisa Crowe, Jack Yurko, Norma
Mosser
Lector: Carol Whalen
Altar Servers: Maggie & Tony Oblak
Report for January 11, 2015 Collection. Thank you for your
generosity!
Envelopes:
$8815.00
Loose Money:
$184.00
Children’s Envelopes: $8.00
Total Collection: $9007.00
Weekly Budget: $9000.00
+/- Weekly:
$7.00
+/- Annual:
-$13474.00
Envelopes Mailed:
851
Envelopes Used:
280