Saints Joachim and Anne Parish Elizabeth, Glassport, South Allegheny Roman Catholic Community Established January 4, 2021 A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic
Website: joachimandannediopitt.org
Administration Center

101 McLay Drive Elizabeth, PA 15037

Phone 412-751-0663

Fax 412-751-2161

Email:

Church Buildings

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Saint Eugene Church (StE) 3210 Liberty Way McKeesport, PA 15133

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Saint Michael Church (StM) 101 McLay Drive Elizabeth, PA 15037

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Queen of the Rosary Church (QoR) 530 Michigan Avenue Glassport, PA 15045 January 24, 2021

Faith Formation Mary of Nazareth Catholic School Adult - Children - Youth 1640 Fawcett Ave. White Oak, PA 15131 101 McLay Drive Pre-School 3 & 4, Kindergarten, First - Eighth Grade please call the school office, 412-672-2360. Elizabeth, PA 15037 Webpage: www.maryofnazarethschool.org Phone 412-754-0886 Email: [email protected] The Pittsburgh Catholic is now Online. Facebook: FaithForm- thepittsburghcatholic.wpccomstating.com

Looking For A Faith Community? Wherever you are on your faith journey, we welcome you to join our community. You may register by calling the Faith Community Office.

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Sacraments Mass Intentions For The Week

Baptism of Infants & Children StE St. Eugene Church, Liberty StM St. Michael Church, Elizabeth

Baptism is a joyous event in the life of the QoR Queen of the Rosary Church, Glassport church. Baptism is celebrated any Sunday January 24—31, 2021 after Mass. Parents are required to Saturday, 23, Vigil, Third Sunday in Ordinal Time attend a Pre-Baptism Class. Previous arrangements are necessary. StM 4:00 pm M Edith Mae Dinello - Yurkovich Family

Instruction in the Faith - R.C.I.A. StE 6:00 pm T James Valecko - Family & Friends

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Sunday, 24, Third Sunday in Ordinal Time

Program is offered for those interested in StE 8:00 am T George T. Legin, Jr. - Tom & Cathy Esack

the Catholic Faith. For more information, StM 9:00 am M Paddric Shawn Elko - Werner Family please contact Fr. Wagner. QoR 10:30 am T Val D’Angelo - Sister, Theresa Komonder Reconciliation StM 12 Noon M Living & Deceased of the Grouping Family St. Eugene Church, Liberty Monday, 25, Conversion of Paul, apostle Tuesday, 7 - 7:30 pm QoR 8:30 am Duane & Mary Molinaro - Duane & Mary Jean Molinaro St. Michael Church, Elizabeth Saturday, 11-11:30 am Novena - Infant of Prague

Queen of the Rosary Church, Glassport StM 9:00 am Paul, Betty, Tom Lee – Family

Saturday, 1-1:30 pm Tuesday, 26, Timothy & Titus, bishops

St. Michael Church, Elizabeth StM 9:00 am Kent Baker - Betty Baker

Saturday, 3:15-3:45 pm StE 6:30 pm Bryan Myers - Family & Friends

St. Eugene Church, Liberty Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament & Confessions - 7:00 - 7:30 pm Saturday, 5:15-5:45 pm Wednesday, 27, Angela Merici, virgin

Marriage QoR 8:30 am Dorothy Valencik - Family & Friends The prospective bride and groom are to StM 9:00 am Andrew Hanick – Knights of Columbus, #10077 make arrangements with the priest or deacon at least 6 months prior to the Thursday, 28, Thomas Aquinas, priest proposed date of the wedding. Diocesan StE 8:30 am Kenny Kaczka - Family & Friends

regulations require all couples to attend StM 9:00 am Beth Wargo - Parents an approved pre-marriage preparation Friday, 29, Weekday program. QoR 8:30 am Joseph Beres - Son, Tom & Family Anointing of the Sick StM 9:00 am Michael Hrizo - Family & Friends the Anointing of the Sick is celebrated communally on the Second Sunday of the Saturday, 30, Vigil, Fourth Sunday in Ordinal Time

Month. StM 4:00 pm T Mary Jane Speney - W.J. & Cynthia Helzlsorer

Ministry to the Sick and Shut In StE 6:00 pm M Carmella Picone - Family & Friends

Homebound members of the Parish Sunday, 31, Fourth Sunday in Ordinal Time

should call the Parish Office to make StE 8:00 am M Florence Laychak - Family & Friends arrangements to receive Holy Communion StM 9:00 am T Living & Deceased of the Chiappetta Family - Frank & Bea at home. QoR 10:30 am M Evelyn Gooch - Frank & Gail Kwolek Sponsorship Forms Only registered, practicing, fully-initiated StM 12 Noon T Stella Smith - Family & Friends

Catholics are eligible for sponsor Living & Deceased of the Grouping Family certificates. Please call the Parish Office. Low Gluten Hosts available - please see Priest before Mass.

Bulletin Information Deadline 2 weeks in advance of publish date. [email protected] Jesus proclaims,

Moving Repent, and believe in the gospel. Please call or email your new address to The new disciples abandon their nets and follow him. the Parish Office. —Mark 1:14-20

Child Abuse Hotline 1-888-808-1235

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Pastoral Staff 3rd Sunday in Ordinal Time
Clergy Team January 24, 2021
Reverend Thomas A. Wagner, Pastor It was a normal day by all Reverend Miroslaus A. Wojcicki, Senior Parochial Vicar accounts, but John just Deacon Dale J. DiSanto, Permanent Deacon wasn’t feeling himself. He Deacon Jeffrey P. Formica, Permanent Deacon was a little lightheaded and Deacon Stephen C. Pikula, Permanent Deacon out of sorts and certainly not Deacon John E. Ragan, Permanent Deacon himself. Later in the

Mary of Nazareth Catholic School afternoon, he experienced chest a sharp pain in his Lynda McFarland, Principal, 412-672-2360 chest and arm. Quick thinking and action brought John to the Emergency Department with a diagnosis Faith Formation - Religious Education of a significant heart attack. Surviving this ordeal, he Adult - Children - Youth found himself face to face with his cardiologist Julie Fleckenstein, Facilitator having an honest conversation about things that Amanda Wilt, Co-Children, K-6 Grade needed to change. I came close to death, John found Susan Formica, Youth, Junior & Senior High himself thinking. Then came the remorse. He was a Music Ministry Pastoral Secretary young man with a loving wife and children who Celeste Cafasso Jan Kunkel were very close to facing life without him. John Carol Gioia Amy Megahan found himself with intense sorrow for living an Pamela Whitney unchecked and self
indulgent life that almost brought Facilities Business Manager & him to his demise. He wanted to change. Tony Hutskow Safe Environment We all have our wake
up calls. We have Kevin Hopkins Jeannie Premozic experiences and encounters that call us to really Darla Losteter think twice about choices we have made and Patricia Muic directions we have taken. Often, we find ourselves

Advisory Councils looking at those we have hurt square in the eye and Pastoral Council wallowing in our foolishness. We regrettably realize Jack Ferko, Facilitator Patty Smith, Co-Facilitator that we have allowed our ego needs to lure us into Zac Allan, Scribe making some cruel mistakes. We impulsively say Glenn Bonczek Vickie Budd Elaine David things and flippantly do things that reveal our Eric Davis Denise DeCapria Anne Laychak unredeemed and unhealed self. It is a self we stumble Michael Ksiazek Leah Meek Brian Phillips over and try to tame but can’t quite seem to master

Finance Council and control. Help! Judy Zajicek, Facilitator Patricia Palmer, Co-Facilitator We spin our wheels naively thinking that we will Barry Bisogni, Scribe somehow, perhaps through persistence, get ourselves Kay Callear Loretta Dabruzzo Val McCarthy unstuck. But, we don’t. We just get out of the car, Sandy Palmer Judy Shriane Donald Similo feeling very helpless, and ignorantly look at the mess we got ourselves into. Did we ever think to ask someone for help? Or, taken the advice of One who We remember . . . In your charity, is wiser and avoid this route altogether? Come after please remember all those who have died, me, are words that Jesus says to all of us. In order to especially: Michael Carnahan, Richard Wilson,
heed his invitation, we have to leave our ego
self June Cirucci, Patrick Stetar,
behind and follow. When we really see and Ralph Henry, Peggy Fait, mother of Stephen Fait,
understand the freedom, peace, justice, and love he all who will die today,
offers, we find ourselves with such sorrow in our and those who have no one to pray for them.
hearts for how foolish and silly we have been. All of Resting in Paradise.
the misguided choices and sinful actions come full Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord.
view and we see how risky our random impassioned And let perpetual light shine upon them.
behaviors really have been. Repentance is beautiful. When done with a sincere and contrite heart, it February Rosary Intention
directs us to the glory that can be ours, ignites us We pray for women who are victims of violence, with the challenge of living a life in service of others that they may be protected by society and reminds us that all is well.      ©LPi
and have their sufferings considered and heeded.

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Everyday Stewardship
Initial Offering Envelope Recognize God In Your Ordinary Moments

At the end of your December packet you will find Give Until It Hurts
your Initial Offering Envelope. Your donation of
One of the characteristics of Everyday Stewardship is to be $5 or $10 will help to defray the cost of your committed N to persevere daily in a way of life Offertory envelopes throughout the year. Please acknowledging that everything belongs to God.
place envelope in any collection. Thank You!
I know, I know. Easier said than done.

Just ask Zebedee. It’s quite an Parishioner Financial Statements image we get from the Gospel, after all. So they left their father will be mailed prior to January 31, 2021.
Zebedee in the boat along with the Our records show what the parish received in the hired men and followed him.
Offertory Contribution Envelopes and Parish Share There was Zebedee, about his Program. business, mending nets with his two Your contribution to the Campaign for the sons, who were undoubtedly his best workers N they had to have been Church Alive will come under a different mailing. more dedicated than the hired men, Thank you for your sacrificial giving!
who worked for wages rather than for family. And in an instant
off they go, following this strange man.
New Envelope Numbers I don’t know about you, but if my kids left me on a hot Beginning with the January Envelope packets,
summer day to finish the lawn by myself, I wouldn’t be too
happy.
All Saints Joachim and Anne Parishioners
But Zebedee must have been someone quite special. Perhaps have received a New Envelope Numbers.
he realized that his sons didn’t belong to him N not really. With the combining of the
St. Mark, St. Michael, They belonged to God, and from the beginning of time, it had and Queen of the Rosary census data, it became been appointed that they would be among the first disciples of Christ. He passed, he called, they followed, and Zebedee necessary to eliminate all duplicate numbers. The obliged. He simply went back to mending his nets, I imagine.
Parish Data System automatically assigned the new Zebedee already understood what St. Teresa of Calcutta numbers. would say millennia later: Give until it hurts.

You’re wasting my time. I’ve done so much for her; she Please make all checks payable to
owes me this. How often do we think things, and even people and relationships, belong to us? The truth is none of them do. Saints Joachim and Anne Parish
We must be ready, as Zebedee was, to surrender them to God
when He comes walking past.
Mailing Offertory Envelopes:

N Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS ©LPi
Saints Joachim and Anne Parish

101 McLay Drive
Elizabeth, PA 15037

New Monthly Envelope Beginning with the January Envelope packets the Capital Improvement, Building & Grounds, Upkeep and the Utility & Energy or Fuel envelopes will be replaced with a New Monthly The kingdom of God is at hand. Envelope.
Repent, and believe in the gospel. Each Family is asked to contribute $20 to the Monthly Envelope. These monies will be used to — Mark 1:15 assist in the upkeep of parish property and help cover the cost of energy and utilities. Safety First
Morning or Evening Mass Snow Cancellations Saints Joachim and Anne Parish 50/50 For everyone’s safety, a delay or cancellation at Elizabeth In your offertory packet, there is a special envelope Forward or South Allegheny School Districts is our notice of marked 50/50 Drawing

Donation $5.00. Safety First. Thank You For Your Support!

Mornings or Evenings with a delay or cancellation—There You will be enriched in every way
will be no morning or evening Mass at Saint Eugene for your great generosity.
Church. Please listen to the radio or watch TV for delays N2 Corinthians 9:11


or cancellations. Safety first! Be careful!

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Third Sunday in Ordinal Time
A New Day Dawns
Our readings today speak of Today we hear how Jonah, Kairos times, of God sent by God to warn the proclaiming new moments of people, storms through the opportunity of encounter with the streets of Nineveh, scaring the Divine. From Jonah, we hear of citizens out of their wits. And God’s summons to the people of it works! God has a change of Nineveh to turn from evil. We hear Paul tell the church in heart, seeing by their actions Corinth that those who live in how the people turn from evil Christ must avoid clinging to anything transient, as all is (Jonah 3:10). A new day dawns. secondary to God. And we hear of the beginning of Jesus’ Next we hear Paul telling the Corinthians, The ministry in Mark, as Jesus proclaims a moment of both world in its present form is passing away (1 opportunity and crisis. In these passages, there are no Corinthians 7:31). He calls for a change of heart. delaying tactics, no getting caught up in life’s distractions. Stopping short of telling them to stop carrying out Just a simple moment of choice. Perhaps we have had their everyday activities, he urges themNrather Kairos moments like these, or we may be facing one now. mysteriouslyNto live as though they aren’t doing Sometimes, amid the complexities and uncertainties of the things they are doing. A new day has dawned. our lives, clear choices emerge, and God asks us to Finally, Jesus stands on the shore and cries, The choose. And our always patient and merciful God will kingdom of God is at hand! (Mark 1:14). Simon and accompany us in our choices.
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Andrew abandon their netsNand even their fatherN The Inauguration
and follow him. A new day had dawned. Mark describes the Everyone has to change when a new day dawns: beginning of Jesus’ ministry the Ninevites, the Corinthians, the apostles, even with his proclamation that the Jesus! kingdom of God is at hand. Didn’t a new day dawn today for us as well?
The rest of Mark’s GospelNall Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.
of Jesus’ preaching and healing, his death and Jonah and Nineveh
resurrectionNdescribes the Jonah makes a rare inauguration of this kingdom of God. For Mark, the appearance this week. The life of Jesus is the center point of history, where book of Jonah is a everything leads up to Jesus, and everything follows fascinating tale of God, from Jesus. Mark then tells us that the first disciples stubborn Jonah, surprising follow Jesus immediately and wholeheartedly. They Nineveh, and the famous fish (or whale). Please leave their work and family, all for Jesus. Because consider reading the whole book, just 48 verses, compared to Jesus and the life he offers, everything together with a good commentary. The book is read else is secondary. at Jewish services at Yom Kippur, as a profound Perhaps our invitations from God do not entail such reflection about God and about all of us. dramatic life changes. But all who follow Jesus are Today’s passage takes place shortly after Jonah’s called to align our life and values with his ways of time in the fish’s belly. Jonah finally performs the love. As we continue to mature in love and in task that God asks of him, to call the people of faith, we might ask:
Nineveh to repentance. (Nineveh was notorious for its
What needs to be renewed, reoriented,
brutality.) Their sudden repentance is bitterly

or discarded in light of our life in Christ?
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Nineveh. God reminds Jonah that the people of
Nineveh are God’s beloved too. Like the parable of Jesus proclaims the Prodigal Son, the story hints at the vastness of Repent, and believe in the gospel. God’s mercy, especially forgiveness of those who The new disciples abandon their nets seem least deserving. We are reminded that all of us are sinners, and we are all in need of God’s mercy. and follow him. —Mark 1:14-20 Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Family Influence

NSt. Angela Merici

Not Without Love

NSt. Francis de Sales
Disorder in the society
The soul cannot live without love.
is the result of disorder in the family.

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Protecting God’s Children Feast of Faith: The Penitential Rite
Standing together in the presence of the Lord, we Safe Environment for Children
acknowledge our weakness, our sins and faults and To take reasonable measures to assure that Church failings. But the penitential rite is really less about our personnel comply with all required certifications and sins than it is about God’s mercy. It is not a time for background checks for the purpose of providing a safe individual confession, like a mini
sacrament of environment for children. reconciliation. It is, rather, a preparatory rite,
Diocesan Database preparing us to praise the mercy of Christ as we & Regulations for all Ministries acknowledge our own weakness. When Simon Peter

All parish staff and volunteers including: Faith Formation - witnesses the miraculous catch of fishNwhen he Catechists, Class Aides, R.C.I.A. Team, Youth Ministry; realizes who is in the boat with himNhe falls at Jesus’ Liturgical and Music Ministry - Adult Servers, Cantors, Choir, feet with the words, Depart from me, Lord, for I am Eucharistic Ministers, Lectors, Ushers; Parish Organizations - a sinful man (Luke 5:8). We are like Peter. The more Christian Mothers/Women’s Guild, Holy Name Society, Knight’s aware of the Lord’s presence we become, the more of Columbus, Ladies of Charity, Rosary Society; Fund Raising - awareness we also have of our sinfulness, our Festival, Fish Fry, Fund-Raising Worker, etc. are required by weakness. the USCCB, the Diocese of Pittsburgh and Saints Joachim and The Penitential Rite of the Mass takes several Anne Parish to be cleared in the following ways: forms, from the traditional Confiteor or I confess to a
1. Be registered on the Diocesan Data Base. litany, spoken or sung by the deacon or cantor with 2. Sign the Code of Pastoral Conduct. responses by the entire assembly. The Penitential Rite 3. Be cleared by the Department of Public Welfare. always includes the words Kyrie, eleison; Christe, 4. Be cleared by the Pennsylvania State Police. eleisonNLord, have mercy; Christ, have mercy. 5. Attend Protecting God’s Children Seminar. This ancient Greek prayer came to the Roman liturgy
from the East, and still echoes in many of the litanies The Protecting God’s Children Seminar (an online 3 hour of the Eastern Rite Churches. These words turn our seminar) is a requirement of the National Conference of gaze from our own weakness to the gentleness, the Bishops, Diocesan and Parish for all adults 18 years of age or kindness, the forgiving love of Christ. older who are involved in the public ministry (work) of the NCorinna Laughlin, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
church. For more information, questions, or to begin the process of certification, please call Jeannie, 412-751-0663, Parish Safe Environment Coordinator.

Marriage Moments by Susan Vogt
For the world in its present form is passing away (1 Cor 7:31). Covid
19 has changed much about how our lives work. Ponder together what you have learned over the past 12 months. What positive changes do you want to continue?
Parenting Pointers by Susan Vogt
January 22 is the anniversary of Roe v Wade abor- tion choice decision. What can your family do to prevent abortion? Have you ever supported an un- wed mother by providing clothes and baby needs? Can you provide childcare for a single mom who needs a break? If possible, let your children help.
A Family Perspective by Bud Ozar
It must have been difficult for Zebedee to watch his sons walk away and follow Jesus. It was the end of Zebedee and Sons Fishing, Inc. Our children were never ours. They are only on loan to us. We raise them to let them go. 

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Faith, Fellowship, & Food Adult Education Series for Lent 2021 The Lamb’s Supper with Scott Hahn Lent Series  February 16  March 23, 2021

For this Lent we will be journeying with Faith Formation
Scott Hahn’s book The Lamb’s Supper. Adult  Children  Youth
We will begin on the Tuesday before Religious Education
Ash Wednesday, Tuesday, February 16,
101 McLay Drive Elizabeth, PA 15037
and will run for 6 weeks 4127540886 Email: [email protected] and conclude on Tuesday, March 23.
Facebook: FaithFormation-EGSA Our Tuesday evenings begin at 6:45 pm in Saint Michael
Archangel Hall Faith Formation Sessions have begun. with a light meal, prayer, a video presentation, Parents are reminded that children must complete and a small group discussion. two consecutive years of formation before receiving Donation for materials is $10 per person. any sacraments (Holy Communion or Confirmation). Please contact Sue at [email protected]
 If you have any questions or concerns, or 412
926
8412 to register, and joins us please email [email protected] as we learn more about our Catholic Faith.
or call the Faith Formation Office, 412-754-0886 and leave a message.

First Holy Communion Sunday, April 11, 2021 For more information or to register,
Confirmation please email [email protected]
Monday, April 12, 2021 or call Mrs. Formica, 4127540886
Save the Date …. Pre-Baptism Class Family Fun Night & Car Cruise

Are you expecting?
Is this your first child?
Friday, June 18, 2021

PreBaptism Class is for expectant parents and Sponsored by Youth Ministry Godparents or anyone who is seeking a Catholic Baptism for their child. PreBaptism Class  Deacon Dale DiSanto
Show the Love — Jesus commanded us to Thursday, March 11, 2021 at 7:00 pm
love our neighbor as we love ourselves, and that can St. Michael Meeting Room
be difficult especially amid this COVID pandemic. Grandparents are also welcome at these classes. Now through Palm Sunday, we are asking for Please register by calling the Faith Formation  different charity groups so that we can continue to Religious Education office, 412
754
0886 or help our neighbors near and far. emailing [email protected]. Bagged Lunches For The Homeless Prior to scheduling a Baptism, parents need to Youth Ministry will be making 100 Bagged Lunches to attend the PreBaptismal Seminar.
help feed some of the people who are homeless in the Pittsburgh area. Bereavement Ministry Today and next Sunday (January 23/24), members of This group, led by Deacon Dale DiSanto, is for people the Youth Group will be seeking your support by Who have lost a loved one and are experiencing grief. collecting monetary donations after all the Masses or you This is a Support Group, not counseling. can mail your donation to the Office (101 McLay Drive, If you need assistance in moving through your grief, Elizabeth, PA 15037) marked Youth Ministry Bagged this is an ongoing way to be supported during this difficult Lunches before Wednesday, January 27, 2021. For more time. The weekly session begins with suggested topics, information, please contact Sue, [email protected]. open discussion and ends with prayer. Thank you for your kindness and support!

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Sunday, Jan 24; warns that it would be a dangerous error to think of the 3rd Sunday in Ordinal Time Holocaust as simply the result of the insanity of a group of Jon 3:1-5, 10; 1 Cor 7:29-31; Mk 1:14-20 criminal Nazis. It happened because of the millennia of Celebrate, study, share—The timing hatred, scapegoating, and discrimination targeting the seemed right. In September 2019, on the 1,600th anniversary of Jews. Pray today for grace to choose love rather than hate, to scripture scholar Saint Jerome’s death, Pope Francis launched choose inclusion rather than discrimination. Sit at my right a new observance on the church calendar. Today’s “Sunday of hand till I make your enemies your footstool. the Word of God” is deliberately placed within the Week of Thursday, Jan 28; Thomas Aquinas, priest Prayer for Christian Unity. All who follow Jesus are invited to Hebrews 10:19-25; Mark 4:21-25 unite around the happy gift of our sacred story contained in the Let your light shine—How apt that the gospel on today’s Bible’s pages. On this occasion, we celebrate, study, and memorial of Saint Thomas Aquinas encourages us to let our spread these good words we never possess merely for light shine. This saint’s light was his powerful intellect, and it still ourselves. Enthrone the Bible in your home—and heart. The shines brightly today. His theological writings, particularly kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe in the Summa Theologiae, continue to have tremendous impact on gospel. the church. One of his lasting insights is that faith and reason

Monday, Jan 25; Conversion of Paul, Apostle both come from God, and Christian doctrine is not at odds with Acts 22:3-16 or 9:1-22; Mark 16:15-18 rational thought. In honor of this doctor of the church with his Turn things around—It is arguably the biggest about-face in relentlessly probing mind, take time to sharpen your own history: Paul goes from passionately persecuting Christians to understanding of a faith-related issue. Is a lamp brought in to converting to Christianity and becoming one of its most be placed under a bushel basket . . . and not to be placed important champions. And it’s a hard-to-beat conversion story: on a lampstand? falling off a horse and encountering the risen Lord. But it’s a Friday, Jan 29; Weekday story that happens in the hearts of Christians all the time: Life Hebrews 10:32-39; Mark 4:26-34 knocks you down while going the wrong way, and you’re not Make an offer—Offer it up is a phrase that seems baked into ready, willing, or able to see the truth —and then somehow our Catholic tradition. Often it comes out at times when we are Jesus changes everything. By the grace of God, it happens to at a loss from the complexities and pain of suffering, which can you again and again. Paul is proof that it’s never too late, that leave us hopeless, scared, and lonely. After months of social you’ve never made too many mistakes, that you’re never too far distancing, mourning deaths, job and school closures, and gone to keep turning yourself around. Repent, and believe in holidays spent alone, we are all in a kind of personal and the gospel. corporate space of suffering. We are invited to truly of er, that is,

Tuesday, Jan 26; Timothy & Titus, bishops to give ourselves into the care of others and into the loving 2 Timothy 1:1-8 or Titus 1:1-5; Mark 3:31-35 embrace of Jesus the Christ who also has known suffering Seek good companions for the journey—We honor Timothy intimately. What do you need to offer up and how can you and Titus one day after the conversion of Saint Paul. For Paul, lovingly embrace others’ offerings of themselves? We are not once converted, wasted no time in spreading the gospel and among those who draw back and perish, but among those relied on many to help with his missionary work. Few of his who have faith and will possess life. companions were as key—or as beloved—as Timothy and Saturday, Jan 30; Weekday Titus. Paul gave them the toughest assignments, and his letters Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19; Mark 4:35-41 to them are the only ones addressed to fellow missionaries that All that I have is yours—Inheritance is a big deal in the Bible. are included in the Bible. In those epistles, Paul refers to them Not so much legal inheritance, though that is mentioned, but as my dear child and my true child in our common faith— theological inheritance, the gifts God bestows on the community reminders that all become brothers and sisters through Christ. of faith—the people of Israel—and later, in the New Testament, Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and to the followers of Christ. We all share in that inheritance, that mother. holy ground promised so long ago to Abraham and his

Wednesday, Jan 27; Weekday descendants. How will you put your inheritance to use? Will you Hebrews 10:11-18; Psalm 110; Mark 4:1-20 pass it on to others, or will it end with you? How you invest your Never forget—On this day in 2005, the 60th anniversary of the time, talent, and treasure will determine the answer to that liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp, the United Nations question. By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to established International Holocaust Remembrance Day. With go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. firm resolve to educate future generations about the horrors of ©2019 TrueQuest Communications. All rights reserved. the Holocaust, this annual event is a clarion call never to forget Reprinted with permission. TakeFiveForFaith.com; the Nazi atrocities that claimed the lives of 6 million Jews and Scripture citations from the New American Bible Revised Edition millions more others. U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres Teach me your ways, O Lord.

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Serra Catholic High School
Saints Joachim and Anne Parish
Placement Test
Souper Bowl Soup Drive
Serra Catholic High School Placement Test
We CAN Impact Our Community...
for incoming freshmen will be held on Would you consider bringing a can or Saturday, February
6, 2021
two of soup before or on Super Bowl from 8:45 am  12:00 pm
Sunday, February 7, 2021.
Students must preregister.
Please bring your donations to Mass Walkins will not be accepted.
and leave them in the Sanctuary in front of the altar. To register or for more
information contact All donations of soup will be shared with the local Mrs. Lyons at [email protected] food banks and Meals on Wheels. or 412
751
2020 x134. Thank you for your kindness and caring!

Available now…CUPID CIRCLE TICKET
Benefits Saints Joachim and Anne Parish
Try a chance at winning a total of $4000.00 in the month of February. Minimum payout is $100.00. $10.00 per ticket with 28 chances to win! Pays out on the 7pm PA Daily Pick 3. No bonus numbers. Numbers will be dispersed on a first-come, first-served basis. If you would like to help our Parish with selling a few tickets or helping to sell

before and after Masses, please contact Cathy or Jan. Saints Joachim and Anne Parish Thank You for your support!
Intention and Memorial Requests Altar Bread & Wine, Altar Flowers, Sanctuary Lamp

Eye have not seen, ears have not heard St. Eugene Church:

nor has it so much dawned on us ___ Altar Bread & Wine ___ Sanctuary Lamp

what God has prepared St. Michael Church:

for those who love him. ___ Altar Bread & Wine —1 Corinthians 2:9 ___ Sanctuary Lamp Chapel ___ Sanctuary Lamp Church

Queen of the Rosary Church: Time, Talent, and Treasure

___ Altar Bread & Wine ___ Sanctuary Lamp January 17, 2021

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___ Intention (Living) ___ Memorial (Deceased)


First Offering



$ 106

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Monthly Offering


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St. Anthony School

$1,007

Please Print ______


Religious Education

$ 89

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Children’s Offering

$ 5

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2021 Parish Share to Date

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Please place your request and donation ($15.00) in an envelope
marked Altar Memorials and deposit in the collection Thank You For Your Sacrificial Giving!
or mail to, Sts. Joachim and Anne Parish,
101 McLay Drive, Elizabeth, PA 15037. Please make all checks payable to
For Altar Flower Memorials please call the Parish Office, 412-751-0663, to check availability. Saints Joachim and Anne Parish
Thank you for your kind support!

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Patriotic Rosary Saints Joachim and Anne Parish Monday Evening
Community Festival 2021 February 8, 2021  7:00 pm
Saint Michael Church
is scheduled for

Elizabeth, PA
August 5, 6, 7, 2021 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

Rosary, Patriotic Hymns and Benediction
Happy 2021! — The start to a new year is a reminder There will be Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament that our Community Festival is only 8 months away, with Benediction to conclude the recitation of the August 5th, 6th and 7th. Rosary.
Please remember that we need your donations for the The Patriotic Rosary will be prayed on the Second Monday of the Month.
Specialty Baskets. They are a big hit with all of our loyal All are invited and most assuredly welcome!
patrons. They love how our baskets are so packed full with Mary, Queen of the
Rosary, pray for us.
different themes from baking and kitchen items to children's toys and games. We create baskets for men's May God Bless Our Service Personnel items, car wash baskets, summer grilling items, tools etc.. We pray for and remember our Service Men For the women we have gardening, candle, crafting, and and Women who are serving on active duty in decorating items. Please keep us in mind when you are the Armed Services, especially: Cpl. Peter A. shopping and remember to drop off any new items (never Barrante, USMC; Maj. Damian Baskerville, been used), at the back of our Gathering Spaces at each USAF; Col. Richard Collage, PA NG; Staff Sgt. Nicholas one of our churches. Thank you for your generosity! DeLuca, Army; Ens. David DeMaio, USCG; Capt. Craig We couldn't do it without your help. Dolhi, Army; Capt. Anthony Formica, Army; Jacob Formica, E-4, Army; 2nd Lt. John Formica, Army; SPC Samuel Formica, Army National Guard; Capt. Markus Saints Joachim and Anne Parish Gibson, USMC; 2ndLt. Miles Gibson, USMC; PO2. Mason Food Bank Sunday Gibson, USN; T/Sgt. Michael Goodman, USAF; Lt. Col. Third Sunday of the Month
James Hock, Army; E5 Sgt. Brian Imundo, Army; Sgt. Russ We accept all non
perishable food Langley, Marines; Staff Sgt. Raymond Massung, Jr., USAF; items and paper products to administer Sgt. First Class William Nellis, Army; Staff Sgt. Timothy to the needy of our local community. Oeler, USAF; LTJG. Timothy Ragan, USN; Amn. Stephanie Items for your consideration are pasta A. Reichenbach, USAF; PFC David R. Saunders, Army and sauces, tuna fish, rice, stews, cereal, canned National Guard; Sgt. Brandon R. Smith, USAF Pararescueman; Amn. Adam Stitt, USAF; Capt. Andrew fruits & vegetables, coffee & tea, hot chocolate mix, Tkac, Army. peanut butter & jelly, sugar, flour, crackers, Jell-O gel- Thank you for your service! atin, puddings, powdered milk, cocoa, infant formula May We Never Forget . . . Freedom is Never Free! & baby food, juices, facial soap, shampoo, laundry

May God Bless Our Health Care Workers detergent, diapers, facial tissues, paper towels, toilet and All First Responders. tissue, cleansers, etc. Please bring your donations to Mass with you and Available now…CUPID CIRCLE TICKET
leave them in the Gathering Space of the Church. Benefits Saints Joachim and Anne Parish Cash or checks are also welcome. Try a chance at winning a total of Kind deeds change lives, Thank You!
$4000.00 in the month of February. Minimum payout is $100.00. Upcoming Events

$10.00 per ticket with 28 chances to win! Knights of Columbus will meet on Monday,
Pays out on the 7pm PA Daily Pick 3. No bonus numbers. February 1, 2021 at 7:30 pm
Numbers will be dispersed in the St. Michael
Archangel Hall.
on a first-come, first-served basis. Glassport Sons of Italy Spaghetti Dinner
If you would like to help our Parish Sunday, January 31, 2021  12 Noon to 6:00 pm
with selling a few tickets or helping to sell Homemade Gnocchi or Cheese Ravioli before and after Masses, please contact Cathy or Jan. with Meatballs, Salad & Dessert Thank You for your support!
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