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Saint Philip Catholic Parish The People of God in Pittsburgh, Thornburg, Ingram, and Crafton WEEK OF APRIL 18, 2021 Download the bulletin at www.parishesonline.com PASTORAL STAFF OFFICE HOURS: Monday – Friday Hours vary due to pandemic. Rev. James R. Torquato, Pastor Rev. John E. Forbidussi, Parochial Vicar Dr. Brian Dougherty, Saint Philip School Principal Ms. MaryAnn Garfold, Dir. of Religious Education Ms. Mary Beth Barsh, Music Director Ms. Dorothy Mancini, Assistant Organist Ms. Dorothy Kraemer, Oce Manager Ms. Ursula Eberle, Business Coordinator Ms. Maureen Takach, Administrative Assistant & Safe Environment Coordinator Ms. Linda Bey, Religious Education Secretary Ms. Michele O’Toole, School Secretary Ms. Chris Archacki, Maintenance Mr. Richard Hufnagel, Maintenance Mr. Brian Cox, Maintenance Ms. Nancy Mehal, Housekeeping PRIESTS IN RESIDENCE Rev. Joseph Scheib, Saint Philip Rectory Rev. Gary Oehmler, Saint Philip Rectory PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL Robert Bertocchi, Frank Bey, Judi Cagley, Patricia Cygrymus, Barbara Hendrick, Joseph Hoover, Dolores Leone, Martin Matko, Patricia McDermott (Co-Chair), Katie Phillips, David Pilarski (Co-Chair), Mary Schubert and Richard Schubert. PARISH FINANCE COUNCIL Benjamin Bannon, Thomas Hipkiss, Joseph Hoover, Joseph Rynn, Gary Urbatis ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES 114 Berry Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15205 Saint Philip Church Ascension Church Saint Philip School [email protected] 50 West Crafton Ave. 114 Berry Street 52 West Crafton Ave. Saint Philip Oce (412) 922-6300 Pittsburgh, PA 15205 Pittsburgh, PA 15205 Pittsburgh, PA 15205 Saint Philip School (412) 928-2742 www.spsangelway.org Saint Philip CCD Oce (412) 922-6388 BULLETIN SUBMISSIONS: Should be submitted to [email protected] Society of SVdeP (412) 444-8140 no later than 12:00pm on Friday to be included in the following week’s bulletin. MASS SCHEDULE Masses are held at Saint Philip Church and Ascension Church LOCATION TIME MASS INTENTION REQUESTED BY SATURDAY, APRIL 17 — EASTER WEEKDAY Ascension 8:00am Margaret & Paul O’Donovan Maureen O’Donovan Saint Philip 4:00pm (V) Arlene Ramolt Ron Ascension 5:30pm (V) Alfred Vorbach, Sr. Helen Demma CONFESSION SUNDAY, APRIL 18 — THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER Oered Saturdays from 12:15pm to Saint Philip 7:00am Herb Lucot, Sr. Craig Lucot & Family 1:15pm at Ascension Church. Ascension 9:30am Anna & Victor Zink Marcy & Ed Tuszynski Saint Philip 11:00am Mildred Stolburg Husband, Roger SACRAMENTS Baptism: A seminar is required for MONDAY, APRIL 19 — EASTER WEEKDAY first-time parents. Baptisms are Saint Philip 8:00am Brian Urban Kathy Wholey celebrated on the first and third Sundays of the month at 12:15pm at Saint Philip Church or at the Ascension TUESDAY, APRIL 20 — EASTER WEEKDAY Church. Please call the Religious Ascension 8:00am Mr. & Mrs. Earl Hastings Julian Family Education Oce at 412-922-6388 for more information. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21 — EASTER WEEKDAY Matrimony: Priest is to be contacted Saint Philip 8:00am Living & Deceased Members of St. Philip Parish six months in advance of wedding. Participation in Pre-Cana Program THURSDAY, APRIL 22 — EASTER WEEKDAY required. Please contact the Parish Priests for more information. Ascension 8:00am Kathy & Ron Lundell Je & Sue Maurer Anointing of the Sick: Following a FRIDAY, APRIL 23 — EASTER WEEKDAY weekend Mass and on the last Saturday of the month at 8:30am at Saint Philip 8:00am Nicholas Torquato Family Ascension Church. SATURDAY, APRIL 24 — EASTER WEEKDAY Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Ascension 8:00am Schuler Family Family (RCIA): Call the Oce of Religious Saint Philip 4:00pm Marie & Bill Reif Sue & Mike Rust Education for more information. Ascension 5:30pm Mary Ellen & Francis Leon Barbara & Louis Wentz Priesthood/Religious Life: Contact the Parish Priests for more information. SUNDAY, APRIL 25 — FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Saint Philip 7:00am Dave Stahurski Wife, Valerie Victim’s Assistance Hot-Line: If you are a person who has been hurt by abuse from Ascension 9:30am Alene D’Andrea Jolene D’Andrea clergy or others associated with the Church, Saint Philip 11:00am Kwasniewski Family Ken & Jane Kwasniewski the Diocese of Pittsburgh oers assistance with counseling, spiritual direction and referrals to other supportive services. SUNDAY COLLECTION For information, contact our Diocesan Victim Regular Sunday Collection, April 11: $8,193.00 Assistance Coordinator at 412-456-3093. Protecting God’s Children — VICTIM HOTLINE: 1-888-808-1235 CHILDLINE: 1-888-932-0313 to report child abuse Saint Philip Parish is on Facebook! Follow us today to learn about upcoming events and happenings. Call 911 if a child is in imminent danger. 2 | Saint Philip Catholic Parish celebrating these Easter days, and give your attention to property decorators, to our music director and raise the funds which we contribute to the work of these Gospel accounts. Continue celebrating this Easter musicians and vocalists, to our ushers, lectors, servers, Bishop David Zubik and the operations of the Diocese. Notes Season, and rejoice that Jesus has been raised from the Communion ministers, church sanitizers, donors, and from the dead! Remain close to the Risen Lord, and know that collection counters. Thank you all for your participation Our goal this year is now $76,969. As in past years, I Jesus wishes to raise us up to everlasting life with him as and your many contributions to Lent, Holy Week, and encourage all our households to contribute (or pledge) well. God bless! the Easter Season this year. May Jesus bless you in this $250 or more for this important annual eort. Last year, Pastor Easter Season and throughout this year with faith, joy, our donors were generous in helping Saint Philip Parish Congratulations and best wishes to all of this year’s First and good health! to meet and surpass the parish goal. All funds received Communion recipients above this year’s goal will stay with our parish to fund Greetings once again, everyone, and best wishes for a The Sacrament of the Sick and Holy Communion in the budget and operations of Saint Philip Parish. Please joyful and blessed Easter Season! Beginning this Sunday, April 18, our parish will your home be generous this year as we begin the very important celebrate First Communion Liturgies for three Sunday 2021 Parish Share Campaign. Thank you all very much! The Easter Season – The witness of the Apostles afternoons at Ascension Church. This will be the first While this pandemic year severely limited our ability to time that these young students will receive the Lord make home visits due to Covid restrictions, now that Happy Easter once again! As you know, our celebration Jesus in the Holy Eucharist. Thanks to the faith and vaccinations are being given, our priests are able to make of Jesus’ Resurrection takes place over the fifty holy days preparation shared with them by their parents or visits where the Sacrament of the Sick is needed. Please which begin with the great Easter Vigil. The Easter guardians or grandparents, our young students will call Father John Forbidussi (412-922-6300, extension 106) Season is much longer than only Easter Sunday because know and receive the love and care of Jesus in this this month, and he will schedule visits by our priests to Jesus’ Resurrection is so tremendously important to the wonderful gift, this Blessed Sacrament! parish members for the Anointing of the Sick and Holy Church and Christianity, to world history and to all Communion. humanity. Jesus’ Resurrection is the beginning of a new Please remember that, while this is the first time that re-creation of the world, and Jesus’ Resurrection is the our youngsters are receiving Holy Communion, it will Beginning our newly merged Catholic school primary hope and promise that we too will share in the hopefully be the first of thousands of times when they Resurrection of the Lord’s people as well as the eternal receive the Lord in the Eucharist. Presuming that As we prepare for and enroll students for the first life and glory of God’s Kingdom! families and individuals participate in the Sacred academic year of our newly merged local Catholic Liturgy every Sunday and Holy Day of our lives, then school, many eorts are well underway. The enrollment Just as the Easter celebration is fifty days, so too were each of us will receive the Eucharist in Holy for the newly merged school continues to increase each the witnesses to the Risen Lord numerous as well. Communion nearly 5,000 times if we live into old age. week. We expect a principal to be chosen and appointed Raised from the dead and transformed to new life, Jesus Those who participate in the Liturgy every day of the this month. Then, the new principal will begin selecting was encountered by many, many witnesses, and he year will receive the Blessed Sacrament tens of the faculty members and sta for this new Catholic interacted with the Apostles and disciples for forty days thousands of time. How remarkable it is that we can elementary school. As we enter into the Spring, a new before returning to the Father in heaven. These receive this sacred gift of God so often on our journey to name for our local merged school will also be selected encounters with the Risen Lord were life changing for sainthood and to God’s eternal life! and published. Finally, visits to the Green Tree campus Best wishes for a blessed Easter Season! the Apostles and disciples. Found in the Gospels, these will continue, and the Implementation Committee will encounters with the Risen Lord inspired the Apostles Again, congratulations and best wishes to our First continue its work of preparing for the new academic Best wishes, again, for a joyful and holy Easter Season! and disciples to then dedicate themselves to Jesus and Communion students, and many thanks to their year 2021-2022.