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Partner Parishes of the Diocese St. Joseph St. Martin of Greensburg A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust
125 SOUTH LIGONIER ST. DERRY PA 15627 Partner Parish Office 724-694-5359 St. Martin Rectory 724-739-0769 Fax: 724-694-6215
Partner Parish Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday : 9AM to 3PM Closed Wednesday & Friday WEBSITE: www.stmartinstjoseph.org
New Derry, Pa. 15671 Derry, Pa. 15627
Nov. 22, 2020 Welcome to All Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe November 22, 2020 Page 2
Roman Catholic Church
Pope Pius XI instituted the Feast of Christ the King in his encyclical Quas primas of 1925, in response to growing secularism and nationalism, and in the context of the unreolved Roman Question. The title of the feast was "Domini Nostri Jesu Christi Regis" ([of] Our Lord Jesus Christ the King), and the date was established as "the last Sunday of the month of October – the Sunday, that is, which immediately precedes the Feast of All Saints". In Pope John XXIII's revision of the calendar in 1960, the date and title were unchanged but, according to the simplification of the ranking of feasts, it was classified as a feast of the first class. In his motu proprio Mysterii Paschalis of 1969, Pope Paul VI amended the title of the Feast to "D. N. Iesu Christi universorum Regis" (Our Lord Jesus Christ King of the Universe). He also moved it to the new date of the final Sunday of the liturgical year, before the com- mencement of a new liturgical year on the First Sunday of Advent (the earliest date for which is 27 November). Through this choice of date the eschatological importance of this Sunday is made clearer". He assigned to it the highest rank of "solemnity". In 2020, the Solemnity day falls on 22 November. The liturgical vestments for the day are colored white or gold, in keeping with other joyous feasts honoring Christ. In the extraordinary form, as happens with all Sundays whose liturgies are replaced by those of important feasts, the prayers of the Sunday on which the celebration of the feast of Christ the King occurs are used on the ferias (weekdays) of the following week. The Sunday liturgy is thus not totally omitted. In 2020, the Solemnity day falls on 25 October for those using the former calendar. November 22, 2020 Page 3 We thank you Lord. Accept our thanksgiving on this day. FEAST OF CHRIST THE KING: We pray and give you thanks through Jesus NOVEMBER 22, 2020 Christ our Lord. Amen
Pilate asks Jesus if he is a king. Jesus May God Bless Us All, explains that His kingdom is not of this Fr. Sam world. Pilate asks again if Jesus is a king, to which he replies, “ I came into the world to Pastor’s Pun: Q : What do you call the age of testify to the truth. Anyone committed to the a pilgrim? truth hears my voice.” Pilgrimage
On this Feast of Christ the King, we are reminded of our primary focus as a Church: to serve the Lord as we serve His People. Nourished by His Body and Blood and fortified for the journey, we soon close this Year of Faith with a renewed confidence in His sovereignty over all we do.
May Mary’s example of generous service inspire and direct our efforts as we proclaim, “Thy will be done now and forever.”
Below are some of the highlight events for our Partner Parishes this week:
This coming Thursday, November 26th is Thanksgiving Day. I invite you to join us and celebrate a Special Mass for Thanksgiving Day at 9:00 AM at St. Joseph. Freshly oven baked bread will be blessed during this Mass and be distributed after the Eucharistic celebration for you to take home and share at your Thanksgiving Day table. God Bless you and Happy Thanksgiving!
THANKSGIVING DAY PRAYER
Lord, we thank you for the goodness of our people and for the spirit of justice that fills this nation. We thank you for the beauty and fullness of the land and the challenges of the cities. We thank you for our work and our rest, for one another, and for our homes. November 22, 2020 Page 4
Father Sam will continue to offer Mass privately for the following intentions that are scheduled on Friday Nov. 27th. Saturday- Nov. 21 - St. Joseph 5:00 PM - St. Joseph - Shirley Laskie (Linda & Friday, Nov. 20, Don Stiffler , Anniversary Larry Wilders) Sunday - Nov. 22 - Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Please hold in your hearts and prayers those who are 9:00 AM - St. Martin - Ida Baum (mother & family) sick, aging or homebound:
Shirley Boring, Chuck DeRito, Dino Frassenei, 10:30 AM - St. Joseph - Michael Zitt (Denise & Anna Frayvolt, Steve Gaul, Beverly Heiple, Karen Mike Butler ) Jellison, Deora Matvey, Gene & Gloria Paouncic, Monday - Nov. 23 - St. Martin Selma Patterson, Abby Rose, Braxton Strianna, Sue 6:00 PM - Laura Bridge (St. Martin Rosary Altar Tommasini, Zoey Tommasini, Grace Whipkey Society) Tuesday - Nov. 24 - St. Joseph Also, pray for all the lonely and homeless, and all 8:00 AM - Jennifer Daley (Tony Zappa) our loved ones who have gone before us.
Thursday - Nov. 26 - St. Joseph - Thanksgiving Day Mass ***9:00 AM Ron Echard (Jessalyn Miller) St. Martin Sanctuary Candle Friday - Nov. 27 - St. Martin In acknowledging the Real Presence of Christ, Don Stiffler, Anniversary, (wife & daughters) the Sanctuary Candle will burn from Nov. 22 through Nov. 28 in loving memory of Saturday- Nov. 28 - St. Joseph Stephen & Mary Malarick 5:00 PM - St. Joseph - Samuel Lamendola (Schrum Requested by their daughters family) Sunday - Nov. 29 - 1st Sunday of Advent St. Joseph Sanctuary Candle 9:00 AM - St. Martin - Mike Cymek (wife, Judy) In acknowledging the Real Presence of Christ, the Sanctuary Candle will burn from 10:30 AM - St. Joseph - W. Raymond Levay (Ray Nov. 22 through Nov. 28 in loving memory of Honeychuck ) Regis, Laura, Regis Jr. & Jim Margey Requested by their family
Eucharistic Ministers
Thanksgiving Day Mass, Nov. 26: St. Joseph, Diocese Plans Televised Christmas Masses 9:00 am With concerns over a resurgence in coronavirus Eucharistic Minister: Sheryl Stercho cases, particularly in the four counties of the Lector: Joanne Gaul Diocese of Greensburg, diocesan leaders have decided to televise Masses to engage the faithful at Saturday, November 28: St. Joseph, 5:00 pm home. A Christmas Vigil Mass from Blessed Eucharistic Minister: Laura Hamrock Sacrament Cathedral in Greensburg celebrated by Lector: John Moyer the Cathedral Rector, Monsignor Raymond E. Riffle, will be broadcast at 2 pm on Christmas Eve. Sunday, November 29: St. Martin, 9:00 am Diocesan Administrator, Monsignor Larry J. Kulick, Eucharistic Minister: Bob Meisinger will celebrate a Mass from blessed Sacrament Lector: Suzanne Skacel Cathedral, which will be broadcast at 10 am on Christmas Day. Both Masses will air on PCNC, Sunday, November 29: St. Joseph, 10:30 am the Pittsburgh Cable News Channel. Eucharistic Minister: Tim Dalton Lector: Cindy Dalton November 22, 2020 Page 5 Stewardship of Treasure 07/1/20 - 11/15/20 Our Partner Parishes would like to St. Joseph Offertory wish a HAPPY BIRTHDAY to all who Weekly Budget Need $ 3,700.00 are celebrating birthdays from Actual Weekly Offering 11/15 3,224.00 11/22/20 - 11/28/20 Other Income 434.00 Difference this week (42.00) ST. MARTIN: Deborah Blotzer, Vaughn Donovan, Fiscal Year to Date Budget Need 74,000.00 Stella Free, Joseph Hinsinger, Delores Hitchman, Fiscal Year to Date Actual 70,400.00 Michael Kelly, Ryan Kelly, Taylor Myers, Mary Year to date difference $ (3,600.00) Jane Voyten and Carl White
Receiving Envelopes 318 Using Envelopes 82 ST. JOSEPH: Jonathan Dudzinsky, Madison Gaul, Joseph Lester, Barbara McCullough, Ronnie Menzie, St. Martin Offertory Lorraine Polinsky, Joanne Previc, Dawn Repak, Weekly Budget Need $ 2,500.00 Michael Ridilla, Curt Stoltz and Fintan Vallely Actual Weekly Offering 11/15 1,872.00 Other Income 219.00 Difference This Week (409.00) The Church cannot survive without your Fiscal Year to Date Budget Need 50,000.00 financial support! Please continue to support the Fiscal Year to Date Actual 45,429.00 Year to Date Difference $ (4,571.00) Church during these trying times. You can drop off your contributions at the parish mailboxes; Receiving Envelopes 252 they can be mailed to the parish office. You can Using Envelopes 52 contribute through on-line giving ~ the link is on the parish website, ww.stmartinstjoseph.org. Budget needs are based on projected expenses. Thank you! Need will be reviewed periodically.
Thank you for your stewardship! SPONSOR OTHER INCOME for the Churches includes candles, flowers, DLA refund, Rental, Tuition, Building Fund and Knights of Columbus Donations GREGORY & MARTIN
DERRY Counters–Sunday November 29, 2020
ST. JOSEPH - Team 6 ST. MARTIN - Team 6 Lorraine Opatka Joyce Spangler Joan Ersick Penny Westrick Steve Gaul Ron Westrick
Tax-Free Donations Want to increase your church donations at no cost? Ask your financial advisor about making qualified charitable distributions from your IRA directly to St. Joseph or St. Martin. Such distributions can be set up as Our Partner Parishes extend their sympathy periodic payments (e.g., quarterly), and are to the family of Laura Vesco Parillo of St. tax-free. Include your tax savings in the Joseph Parish who passed away this week. periodic distributions, and your church dona- May her soul and the souls of all the faithful tion will increase at no cost to you! departed rest in peace. November 22, 2020 Page 6 Pastor: Rev. Salvatore Lamendola Maintenance Supervisor: [email protected] Rich Hamrock
Secretary: Joanne Gaul Custodians: [email protected] St. Martin: Ted Watkins St. Joseph: Becky Ellenberger Financial Secretary: Karen Novello [email protected] Sacrament of Baptism: Contact Betty Wechtenhiser Faith Formation Director: Betty Wechtenhiser [email protected] Sacrament of Marriage: C:724-989-5725 H:724-539-9799 Contact the Pastor a minimum of six months prior to wedding date Music Directors: Dolly Stiffler (St. Martin) Sacrament of Reconciliation: Madlyn DeRito (St. Joseph) St. Martin: Monday 5:30 pm [email protected] St. Joseph: Saturday 4:15-4:40 pm and by Appointment Partner Parish Web Coordinator: Theresa Miedel, [email protected] St. Vincent de Paul Society Hot Line 724-694-5359 Sacristan: Tish Rossi (St. Joseph) ************************************************************************************************ PARTNER PARISH NEWS ST. MARTIN NEWS
CONGRATULATIONS TO CONFIRMA- Counters needed for St. Martin TION CANDIDATES, SPONSORS AND St. Martin is in need of 3 counters for Sunday THEIR FAMILIES! collections beginning in January 2021. If you are interested please call the office. The schedule needs St. Martin: Anna Rose Ciocco, Heath Protus to be done ASAP so please call 724-694-5359. Esposito, Roman John Fridley, Samantha Elizabeth Gruska, Maizie Francis Legge AREA HAPPENINGS and Michael Martin Skacel. ‘The Accent On-Air’ Presents ‘Christmas Traditions’ St. Joseph: Matthew Aloysius Dalton, “The Accent On-Air” presents “Christmas Nikolas Wenceslaus Guidos, Tessa Rose Tradtions” on WTAE-TV at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, Hayes, Anthony Michael Joseph Jellison, Nov. 29 and Sunday, Dec. 6 at 11:30 a.m., with Jianna Bernadette Kaczmarkiewicz, Ryan overnight airings planned for Dec. 5, 12, 19 and 26. Joseph Mandekic, Vincent Vincent Slovak, Italian, German and Filipino Christmas traditions will be featured. This episode includes Mastrorocco, Camden Bernard Petrunak and Msgr. Larry J. Kulick’s message that “Advent is Jonathan Nicholas Shumaker. Still Ours,” Msgr. Raymond E. Riffle’s collection of Nativity sets, Father Anthony W. Ditto’s reference Please keep these newly confirmed in your guide of the Feast of the Seven Fishes, a Christmas prayers. nut roll recipe, along with a modern hack; the story of the Feast of St. Nicholas, a Bountiful Night at Christ Our Shepherd Center, Filipino delicacies and good cheer and various live Nativities and Angel Trees. “The Accent On-Air” is always on at TheAccentOnline.org November 22, 2020 Page 7 Vocation Discernment Event for boys & young adults Jeremiah Days is an opportunity for middle school-aged boys and their parents or guardians to gather to learn, discuss and pray about a vocation to the priesthood. The group will meet on Nov. 14 from 9:30 to 11:30 am at St. Barbara Parish in Harrison City. To register, visit gbgvocations.org.
Catholic Charities Offers Virtual Counseling Social distancing can take a toll. So can waiting in line to get into a grocery or hardware store. It’s not unusu- al to feel angry , or frustrated, or confused. For some people, the pandemic restrictions can magnify feelings of anxiety, depression, interpersonal conflict, grief and a wide variety of other issues and more. Taking care of your own emotional well-being is very important to you and the people you love. You don’t need to face these feelings alone. Call Catholic Charities at 724-837-1840 or email [email protected]. St. Benedict Parish Cash Give-A-Way St. Benedict Parish is selling a $6,000 Christmas Cash Give-a-Way Ticket this year. It is set to go off on Sat- urday, December 26, 2020 from the 7 pm PA Pick-3 Lottery. This would make a great Christmas Stocking stuffer! Cost of each ticket is $10. Tickets are available to purchase and sell. Please contact the Parish Of- fice at 724-834-9045 or call Cheryl on her cell phone at 724-396-9227.
************************************************************************************************ READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Rv 14:1-3, 4b-5; Ps 24:1bc-4ab, 5-6; SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Lk 21:1-4 Sunday: Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Monday: Thirty-fourth or Last Week in Ordinary Tuesday: Rv 14:14-19; Ps 96:10-13; Lk 21:5-11 Time; St. Clement I; St. Columban; Wednesday: Rv 15:1-4; Ps 98:1-3ab, 7-9; Lk 21:12-19 Bl. Miguel Agustín Pro Thursday: Sir 50:22-24; Ps 145:2-11; 1 Cor 1:3-9; Tuesday: St. Andrew Dũng-Lạc and Companions Lk 17:11-19 Wednesday: St. Catherine of Alexandria Friday: Rv 20:1-4, 11 — 21:2; Ps 84:3-6a, 8a; Thursday: Thanksgiving Day Lk 21:29-33 Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary Saturday: Rv 22:1-7; Ps 95:1-7ab; Lk 21:34-36
BLESSED MIGUEL AGUSTÍN PRO (1891-1927) November 23 Graham Greene’s classic The Power and the Glory immortalized Mexico’s persecuted Church of the 1920s. But photographs of Father Pro—arms outstretched to image Christ Crucified, kneeling in prayer be- fore the firing squad, crumpled dead on the ground—vividly, visually remind us that not long ago, not far away, the faith we take for granted cost everything! Born to a mining family, Miguel became a Jesuit and was sent to study Catholic labor movements in Belgium in preparation for evangelizing Mexico’s workers. But he returned to find a Mexico determined to annihilate Catholicism, and, like priests before him during Roman persecutions, England’s Reformation, and in China today, ministered secretly to an “underground Church” until apprehended and sentenced to the firing squad. In his final moments, Father Pro blessed his execution- ers, forgave his enemies, and shouted: “Viva el Cristo Rey!—Long Live Christ the King!”—his defiant, dying proclamation of ultimate, transcendent loyalty. Father Pro’s martyrdom reinvigorated that beleaguered Church, whose countless faithful, never again afraid, would throng John Paul II when he visited Pro’s be- loved Mexico fifty-two years later. —Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
THANKSGIVING One act of thanksgiving, when things go wrong with us, is worth a thousand thanks when things are agreeable to our inclinations. —Saint John of Ávila
START WITH GRATITUDE Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse. —Henry Van Dyke
CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS St. Joseph Church #436450 125 S. Ligonier Street Derry, PA 15627
TELEPHONE 724 694-5359 #2 for staff and #2 for Joanne
CONTACT PERSON Joanne Gaul
EMAIL: [email protected]
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SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION November 22, 2020
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