HOLY CROSS CHURCH
A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust 711 Depot St., Youngwood, PA 15697 A Parish of the Diocese of Greensburg Phone: 724-925-7811 Fax: 724-925-6170 Website: www.holycrossyoungwood.org TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C September 15, 2019
PARISH DIRECTORY
REV. WILLIAM C. MCGUIRK,
PASTOR AND TRUST ADMINISTRATOR [email protected] The Tradition continues… PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL: GERRY ANDREWS, BOB KIMMICK, ANTHONY & SHARON RIZZARDI, Festival Help Wanted - Before, During and After!
D EB SCHOTTING, KAY SOFRANKO, JOE SOSTARICH, Before: ROSE YODER Setup: Wed., Sept. 18, 5 p.m. FINANCE COUNCIL: JOE ADAMOSKI, MARK FRICK, GEORGIE GAMBERONI, SALLY HURRIANKO, General Help: If you haven’t signed up to help yet, DENNIS MCMANUS please complete one of the forms in the pews and place them in the baskets at the doors. FAITH FORMATION: BRIAN LOHR Food/Kitchen: We’ll gladly take donations of peppers & YOUTH MINISTRY/WEB ADMIN: BOB CHAPPELL tomatoes. They can be dropped off after Wed., Sept. 18. SACRISTAN/WOMEN’S GUILD PRESIDENT During: ELEANOR HAMROCK DIRECTOR OF MUSIC & WORSHIP Food Booths: Workers are needed to staff Sandwich, DR. EUGENE M. DANGELO, 724-837-5056 Dessert & Drink booths. [email protected] A “Grill Sergeant” is needed to grill hamburgers. Games of Chance & Children’s Area need volunteers. OFFICE MANAGER: MARIA BRINZA [email protected] After:
MINISTRY OF CARE: JOAN JONES, 724-925-6064 Teardown: Volunteers are needed to help with clean- PRAYER CHAIN: PAT CASSA, 724-925-2617 up after all the fun, immediately following the 7pm close on HEALTH MINISTRY: MELANIE ORNDOFF Sunday.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: JIM AUJAY, 724-493-2755 **See the insert in today’s bulletin!** MEETINGS: 1st Wed. of the month, 7:30 p.m.
MASS SCHEDULE This week’s featured Advertiser SATURDAY: Vigil 5:00 p.m. SUNDAY: 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. HOLY DAY: Vigil 7:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. WEEKDAY: 8:00 a.m. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. CONFESSIONS: Saturday 4:00 p.m. WEDDINGS: Please call Father at least 6 mos. in advance. BAPTISMS: Please call Father to schedule. ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Please call the parish office. OFFICE HOURS: Mon.-Thurs.: 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
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facebook.com/hcyoungwood Pennie$ From Heaven: $760.50 To donate online go to (as of September 1) www.holycrossyoungwood.org Totals for Sept. 8 not yet available. Click on “Donate” and follow prompts.
Call Maria if you have any questions. Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time-Sept 15, 2019 “I will rise and go to my father.” Luke 15:18
MASS INTENTIONS The Word
Sat: Sept 14 Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Vigil) Exodus 32: 7-11, 13-14 5:00PM+ Lorene Natale (B) “I will make your descendants as numerous (Gloria & Karen) as the stars in the sky; and all this land that I Sun: Sept 15 Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time promised, I will give your descendants as their 8:00AM+ Living & Deceased Holy Cross Parishioners 10:00AM+ Robert Ream (B) perpetual heritage.” (Sharon Rizzardi & Family) 1 Timothy 1:12-17 Mon: Sept 16 Sts. Cornelius, Pope & Cyprian, Bishop, Martyrs This saying is trustworthy and deserves full 8:00AM+ William E. (Surname not given) (Family) acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world
Tue: Sept 17 Weekday to save sinners. 8:00AM+ Fred Brown (Wife Helen) Luke 15:1-32 or 15:1-10
Wed: Sept 18 Weekday 8:00AM+ Deceased Members of the Capretti Family (Tish Capretti)
Thu: Sept 19 Weekday
8:00AM Pauline Lucas (B)
(The Lucas Family)
Fri: Sept 20 Sts. Andrew Kim Tae-gon, Priest & Paul Chong Ha-sang & Companions, Martyrs 8:00AM No Mass
Join us September 21 & 22 for our Annual
Sat: Sept 21 Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Vigil) 5:00PM+ Patricia Genard (B) (Family) Sun: Sept 22 Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00AM+ Jeffery Poole (Annette Poole & Family) 10:00AM+ Judith Ann Swanderski (Joan Swanderski)
LITURGICAL MINISTERS SCHEDULE FOR SEPT 21 & 22, 2019
SAT., SEPT. 21, 5PM: LECTOR: S. Patterson ALTAR SERVERS: A & T George / L Yoder EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS: Forsythe / Brown / Helman SUN., SEPT 22, 8AM: LECTOR: B. Murphy ALTAR SERVERS: L Houghtalen / M Kochuga / I Bensko EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS: Hald / Fullman / Fox 10AM: LECTOR: J Lubecki “Now we must celebrate and rejoice, ALTAR SERVERS: A & A Gray / N Lubecki because your brother was dead and has come EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS: Nemec / Rizzardi / Casini / to life again; he was lost and has been found.” H & J Haney
Please check with Father before Mass to see if your help is needed. He always welcomes your participation. Daily Mass Readings: www.usccb.org Thank you all for your service! Daily Mass Schedules: www.dioceseofgreensburg.org PARISH AND COMMUNITY NEWS
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Sunday Offertory $3,893 Loose Collection $244 SEPT 18: FESTIVAL SETUP, SCHOOL PARKING LOT, 5PM (Pizza after!) Children’s Collection $39 Choir Practice, 7pm, Church Monthly Inflation $105 SEPT 21-22: PARISH FESTIVAL! Online Giving (8/25) $300 (9/1 & 9/8) $750 SEPT 22: Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass, 3pm, Cathedral Total $5,331 SEPT 29: Faith Formation Class Budget $6,600 OCT 1: Finance Council Meeting, 6pm, Rectory Over/Under -$1,269 OCT 4: Adoration/Rosary, 12-1pm, Church CCD $77 OCT 5: Pet Blessing, 3pm, Rectory Driveway Candles $112 OCT 6: Faith Formation Class Cath. Univ./Schools $10 OCT 13: Knights of Columbus Donut Sunday after morning Masses Seminarian/Clergy Formation $5
To receive proper credit, please clearly write GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MASS: Bishop Malesic invites all your donation amount on your weekly envelope. couples celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary in 2019 to partici- Sincerest thanks for your ongoing financial stewardship! pate in the Golden Jubilee Mass at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral on Pennie$ from Heaven: N/A Sept. 22 at 3pm. Jubilarians, their children, relatives or friends should contact their parish office to register couples for this celebration. All The system for reporting online giving is not complete; so in the meantime, collection registered couples, even those unable to attend, will receive a com- totals may not be accurate. Thank you for memorative scroll signed by the bishop. your patience and understanding. ALTAR FLOWERS OR SANCTUARY CANDLE Because blood supplies in the If you would like to purchase altar flowers or a sanctuary community are dangerously low, candle in honor of or in memory of a loved one, please call the Youngwood churches are sponsoring a blood drive with the the parish office. Please keep in mind that altar flowers American Red Cross in the near future. If you and sanctuary candles may be purchased to would like to donate blood, signup sheets are honor the living as well as the deceased. They at every door. All blood types are needed. may also convey thanksgiving for prayers answered or to When the number of potential donors is known, celebrate occasions such as anniversaries and birthdays. more details will become available. The suggested donation for flowers is $75; candle is $25.
THE WHITE MASS for all healthcare Choir season has begun! New members professionals will be celebrated by are always welcome. Practice is at 7pm Bishop Malesic on Oct. 20 at 11:30am every Wed. in the Church; the choir sings at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral. at the 10am Mass. See Dr. Gene for details.
GREENSBURG CENTRAL CATHOLIC Junior-Senior High School will host a Visit Day for prospective Centurions on Sept. 20 from, 9am-1pm. The visit will include a breakfast snack and lunch. The visit is an excuse from schools. To register, call 724-834-0310, ext. 4214, or visit www.gcchs.org. GREENSBURG CENTRAL CATHOLIC JR-SR HS HOMECOMING/60TH ANNIV. CELEBRATION WEEKEND Please mark your calendars for a special weekend to celebrate 60 Years of Excellence! Fri., Oct. 11, 2019 HOMECOMING 5 p.m. – Alumni Tent 6:30 p.m. – Special Recognition 7 p.m. – GCC vs. Jeannette Sat., Oct. 12, 2019 60TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION 4 p.m. – Celebration Mass – GCC Gym 5 p.m. – Celebration Party – GCC Cafeteria WE ARE LOOKING FOR PICTURES OF GCC MEMORABILIA! Any alumni that have memorabilia from their days at GCC can take a picture of it and email it, with a description of what it is or who is in the picture. We will be putting together a digital slide show for the evening of Oct. 12. CALLING FOR GCC ALUMNI MUSICIANS to return for the 60th anniversary celebration and participate in the jam session during the celebration! If you still play and want to sit in with other alumni, let us know that we can expect you and your talents to help entertain your GCC family! Email Dennis at [email protected] MORE PARISH AND COMMUNITY NEWS
CATHOLIC MEN’S FELLOWSHIP RETREAT + Pray for Vocations + OCT. 18-19 AT CHRIST OUR SHEPHERD CENTER The 13th Catholic Men’s Fellowship Retreat will DIOCESAN YOUNG WOMEN (AGES 18-35) be held Oct. 18-19 at Christ Our Shepherd Cen- RETREAT “COME TO THE QUIET” ter beginning Friday at 6 p.m. and closing with A time for prayer, private reflection, sharing Mass celebrated by Bishop Malesic on Satur- with Religious companions, Q & A. Fri., Sept. day. The keynote speaker will be Devin Schadt, 27, 6:30 p.m. through Sun. Sept. 29 (depart after a Catholic author and EWTN guest and founder lunch), St. Emma Retreat House, 1001 Harvey of the Fathers of St. Joseph. The retreat fea- Ave., Greensburg, 724-834-3060. Sponsored by tures music, Adoration, confession, witness the Greensburg Religious Vocation Council. Suggested offering $30. Register at talks and small group discussions. Register at [email protected] or call 724-454-8524. www.cmfgbg.org.
NOMINATIONS FOR COMMUNITIES OF MIDDLE SCHOOL PRIESTHOOD DISCERNMENT GROUP SALT & LIGHT AWARDS Jeremiah Days is an opportunity for middle school-aged boys and will be accepted through Oct. 31. The catego- their parents or guardians to gather to learn, discuss, and pray ries are humanitarianism, philanthropy and about a vocation to the priesthood. The group will meet on the outstanding human services organization. following days: October 5, February 8 and May 2 from 9:30 am – The dinner will be held at Stratigos Banquet 11:30 am at St. Barbara Church in Harrison City. Centre, North Huntingdon, April 16, 2020. To register, please visit gbgvocations.org. Nominations can be made through the Catho- lic Charities website, ccharitiesgreensburg.org. HIGH SCHOOL & YOUNG ADULT PRIESTHOOD DISCERNMENT GROUP Download a printable form, complete it and Age-specific discernment groups meet regularly for both high email the form to: school and young adult aged men. These gatherings offer an op- Director of Community Relations and Special portunity for men to meet with other individuals who share the de- Events, Catholic Charities, 711 E. Pittsburgh sire to grow in their understanding of how to discern a vocation to St., Greensburg, PA 15601. the priesthood. Each gathering involves prayer, discussion on a specific topic related to priesthood and dinner. Please visit THE ANNUAL INTERFAITH PRO-LIFE PRAYER gbgvocations.org for registration information, dates, and locations. BREAKFAST, sponsored by the Greensburg
Diocesan Council of the National Council of Catholic Women, will be held Sept. 28, 10 a.m.- Rite of Christian noon (registration at 9:30 a.m.) at Christ Our Initiation for Adults Shepherd Center, Greensburg. Keynote Do you know someone — maybe you — who speaker Michael Victor Ciccocioppo Jr., chief Desires to be baptized? Was baptized in another executive officer of the Pennsylvania Pro-life Christian Church but now wants to become a Cath- Federation, will discuss the current climate and olic? Was baptized but not raised in the Faith and recent updates regarding abortion and physi- who never celebrated First Communion? cian-assisted suicide. Deadline to register is If so, the Church offers the opportunity for adults to Sept. 14. No walk-ins will be accepted. Cost is complete the Sacraments of Initiation. You may $20, $10 for students. To register, send a want to enter into this journey toward full member- check made out to Greensburg DCCW (put ship in the Catholic Church. If you are interested in Pro-life Breakfast in memo line) to Millie learning more about the RCIA program, please Krinock, 11 Meadow Dr., Latrobe, PA 15650. contact Father McGuirk at 724-925-7811 or For information, call 724-537-2064. [email protected].
When you are admitted to a hospital or nursing home, ADDICTION HEALING SERVICE: Substance Addiction Ministry please tell the admissions staff and nurses that you are will hold a healing service for those battling addiction, those Roman Catholic and would like a visit from the facility’s Catholic Chaplain. This is due to HIPAA privacy laws. who have loved ones battling addiction and those who have The Chaplain is often able to see you and administer the lost loved ones to addiction Sept. 21 at noon at Immaculate sacraments during times when the pastor is not available. Conception Parish, Irwin. COMMUNITY AND DIOCESAN NEWS
Prayer in the spirit of the Taize’ Community is a meditative ST. VINCENT PARISH, LATROBE will hold a 12 session Catholic Divorce Support Group on Wednesdays from form of common prayer, which allows the mystery of God to 7-9 p.m. beginning Sept. 18, for those who are currently become tangible through the beauty of simplicity. The going through a divorce or are already divorced. The structure of prayer is very similar to the Divine Office with support group will be using Surviving Divorce videos and chants, psalms, a scripture reading, reflection and silence. workbooks from Ascension Press, a trusted Catholic Taize' Prayer will begin to transform your faith bringing you publisher. Some topics covered include how to deal with to a closer relationship with Our Lord and engaging the depression, anger, money, family, forgiveness as well as spirit. Please join us at 6:30 pm on Thurs., Sept. 26, at church teachings on dating, annulment and remarriage. Sacred Heart Church 504 Cowan Avenue, Jeannette. Con- A modest registration fee covers all materials. Find help and hope through hearing from and sharing with others in tact Theresa Mazur: [email protected] similar circumstances. For more information or to register, please contact Teri Pomerleau at 724-539-8629, ext. 15 or [email protected]. TAIZE PRAYER FOR PEACE-Candlelight prayer at Doran Hall of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, 441 Mt. Thor Rd., TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, LATROBE, will Greensburg. Every 1st Tues. from 7-8pm. A time of quiet host “Help for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren” on reflection, scripture, repetitive sung antiphons, open to the Sept. 18, 5:30pm to help grandparents and other people public refreshment and conversation follow. Contact Sr. near retirement who have unexpectedly become the pri- Barbara Ann Smelko, SC: 724-836-0406, x6622. mary caregivers for their grandchildren. The evening is Musicians are invited to enhance the evening prayer. designed to share ideas and resources that address the emotional, legal, financial and daily living challenges of PATHWAYS REGISTRATION OPEN FOR 2019-20 grandparents who are now raising a second family. A Registration is open for Pathways, the diocese’s commit- speaker will provide information about preparing children ment to adult faith formation and nurturing mature disci- for the start of the school year and drawings will be held pleship. Pathways will be held Thursdays from 6:30-9 for backpacks filled with school supplies. Childcare will p.m. at St. Barbara Parish, Harrison City. To register, visit be available. Call 724-423-3777. The program is spon- www.dioceseofgreensburg.org/pathways, email Path- sored by St. Cecilia Parish and Sacred Heart Parish, [email protected] or call the Office of Youngstown, and Trinity Evangelical Lutheran. Faith, Family and Discipleship at 724-552-2598. Financial assistance is available from the Francis Fund. For infor- mation or to apply for a scholarship, call 724-837-0901, Faith Formation 2019-2020 FAITH FORMATION INFORMATION: If your child has not recently been involved in faith formation/youth ministry and you would like for them to be involved in the sacramental preparation process, please contact Brian Lohr at [email protected]. Pre-K Class: This year for the first time, Holy Cross faith formation will include Pre-K! Children must be 4 years old and potty trained by the starting date of Sept.15. Sign-ups: Faith formation and youth ministry sign-ups are now available. All sign-ups will be completed online through these links: Faith Formation: https://waiver.smartwaiver.com/v/faithformation Youth Ministry: https://waiver.smartwaiver.com/v/youthministry Sacramental Preparation: Children going into 2nd grade this school year will receive the sacraments of Reconciliation and First Eucharist. Preparation for these sacraments begins in 1st grade. Children going into 8th grade will receive the sacrament of Confirmation. Preparation for Confirmation begins in 7th grade. CCD/Faith Formation 2019-2020 Schedule Sept. 22 / 29 +++++++ Special Dates: OCT. 6 / 13 / 20 / 27 +++++++ Bolded dates are Children’s Masses Nov. 3 / 10 / 17 /24 +++++++ Christmas cards for Homebound-Dec. 1 Dec. 1 / 8 / 15 (22 & 29 NO CLASS) +++++++ RECONCILIATION-DEC. 2 2019 FIRST COMMUNION-MAY 3 JAN. 5 / 12 / 19 / 26 +++++++ Jan. 5–Christmas Party Feb. 2 / 9 / 16 / 23 Mar. 1 / 8 / 15 / 22 / 29 Apr. 19 / 26 (5 & 12 NO CLASS) Link to K-5 Sign-ups: www.smartwaiver.com/v/hcfaithformation Link to Youth Minstry Sign-ups: www.smartwaiver.com/v/hcyouthministry