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A Parish of the Saint Thomas More Diocese of Greensburg University Parish A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust “Moving from Maintenance to Mission” 1200 Oakland Avenue, Indiana, PA 15701 www.stmup.org Facebook (stmup) Office Hours: M-F 9 am – 4:30 pm Phone: 724-463-2277 November 24, 2019 Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Bishop of Greensburg: The Most Reverend Edward C. Malesic, JCL Administrator: The Reverend Andres C. Gumangan Parochial Vicar: The Reverend Rodolfo P. Mejia, Jr. SACRAMENT OF THE EUCHARIST Mass Times Saturday . 6:00 pm Sunday . 10:00 am & 7:00 pm SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Tuesdays 6:00 - 6:30 pm or call 724-463-2277 for an appointment. Please see inside bulletin for changes to schedule. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Please call the Parish Office, 724-463-2277, ext. 113, at least four months prior to the birth of your child. Baptismal Preparation Session for 2020 to be determined Baptisms will be scheduled within Mass on the first and third Sundays of the month or outside of Mass by appointment. SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY Please call the Parish Office for an appointment, 724-463-2277, ext. 113, at least one year prior to your anticipated wedding date. SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK Call 724-463-2277 - Fr. Andy, ext. 120 or Fr. Rody, ext. 116 SACRAMENT OF HOLY ORDERS If you or someone you know is interested in learning more about vocations to the priesthood or religious life, please call NEW PARISHIONERS & IUP STUDENTS 724-463-2277 or the Diocesan Office for Clergy Vocations at Welcome to Saint Thomas More University Parish 724-837-0901, ext. 1332 or ext. 1335. To register, go to: www.stmup.org or contact the Parish Office. PARISH STAFF Reverend Andres C. Gumangan, Administrator Phone Extension: 120 Email: [email protected] Reverend Rodolfo P. Mejia, Jr, Parochial Vicar Phone Extension: 116 Email: [email protected] Cindy Schillinger, Pastoral Associate & Director for Campus Ministry Phone Extension: 113 Email: [email protected] Alexandra Stossel, Director for Liturgy & Music Phone Extension:115 Email: [email protected] Mary Beth Palko, Director for Catechesis of the Good Shepherd & Youth Ministry Phone Extension: 125 Email: [email protected] Diane Cawley, Parish & Financial Secretary Phone Extension: 110 Email: [email protected] Bill Strittmatter, Maintenance & Physical Plant Manager Phone Extension: 122 Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Saturday, November 23 10:00am - Pro Populo 7:00pm + Viola Jeckavich - Shirley Nardone Monday, November 25 - Weekday 12:10pm + Richard Zelensky - Joan Bland Tuesday, November 26 - Weekday 12:10pm + Amelia Territo - Tim and Jan Petro Readings for the Week 6:00pm - Confession Saturday / Sunday Wednesday, November 27 - Weekday 2 Sm 5:1-3 / Col 1:12-20 / 12:10pm + Amelia Territo - Jack and Dawn Falge Lk 23:35-43 Monday Thursday, November 28 - Weekday Office Closed - Happy Thanksgiving Tuesday 9:30am - For Those In Need Dn 2:31-45 / Lk 21:5-11 Friday, November 29 - Weekday Wednesday Dn 5:1-6, 13-14, 16-17,23-28 / Office Closed Lk 21:12-19 No Mass Thursday Saturday, November 30 Dn 6:12-28 / Lk 21:20-28 6:00pm + Julia DonGiovanni - Vito and Donna DonGiovanni Friday Sunday, December 1 - First Sunday of Advent Next Saturday/Sunday 10:00am + Ross Madia - Tim and Jan Petro Is 2:1-5 / Rom 13:11-14 / 7:00pm + Ben and Frances Cunningham - Debbie Dotts Mt 24:37-44 AROUND THE PARISH Angels’ Wings Program The Angels’ Wings program was developed to allow community members to provide clothing, gifts and toys to less fortunate children, those with special needs, and the elderly. Your support helps many enjoy happier holidays. Gift tags will be available in the narthex until they are gone. After the Angels’ Wings tags are gone we will hang our emergency assistance gift tags. Your support is appreciated. Festival Choir The Festival Choir will have its first rehearsal on Monday, Dec. 2nd from 7:30 until 9:00 pm in the St. Cecilia Room. All singers – young and old – are welcome to come and sing! Clearances are needed to take part in the Festival Choir. Rehearsals are held throughout Advent to prepare for the Christmas Eve 10pm Mass. Contact Erin Knepper, [email protected], if you have any questions. Love Basket Love Basket needs your help for Christmas food distribution. Food will be packed in the STMUP lounge on Thursday, December 19th at 10:00 am and distributed on Friday, December 20th starting at 9:30am (volunteer arrival at 9:15). If you can help, contact Rosalind at 724-349-5955 or [email protected]. Thanksgiving Day Thanksgiving Day Mass will be celebrated at STMUP on Thursday, November 28th at 9:30am. Even in the face of hardships and struggles, this day calls for thanks to be offered to our Father in Heaven for His many blessings. As we gather this day, let us come to the altar of our Lord with a desire to share with others from what we ourselves have received. We ask that you bring a donation of non-perishable food to supplement our emergency food program. Also, the collection on Thanksgiving Day will be used to purchase food for that ministry that helps so many. Taizé Prayer During Advent Are you looking for a way to experience an Advent season that is more peaceful and meaningful? Are you searching for an opportunity to quiet yourself in the midst of your busy schedule? Prayer services in the tradition of Taizé (teh-ZAY) will be held at 6:00pm, in the church on the following Tuesdays: December 3rd, 10th and 17th. PRAYER CHAIN & PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRIES This Week at STMUP For those in need of prayer or a prayer shawl, please contact the Parish Office, extension 113. Sunday, November 24 RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA) Please join us after the 10:00am Mass If you are interested in joining the Catholic Church, please contact the Parish for coffee and donuts. Office, extension 113. 12:00-4:00pm - Level I Formation HELPFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS Course [St Cecilia, Atrium I] Catholic Charities, Indiana Office 724-463-8806 5:00-7:00pm - Youth Ministry Catholic Charities 24 Hr. Hotline 1-866-409-6455 Saint Bernard Regional Catholic School 724-465-7139 Wednesday, November 27 Saint Vincent de Paul Society Helpline 724-471-2210 No CGS Levels I, II, & III Rev. Gregorio D.C. Soldevilla, Jr., Catholic Chaplain at IRMC 724-610-1942 No Choir Rehearsal Suicide Prevention 1-877-333-2470 Thursday, November 28 WEBSITES No CGS Levels I, II, & III Parish Website: www.stmup.org Diocesan Website: www.dioceseofgreensburg.org Sunday, December 1 US Conference of Catholic Bishops Website: www.usccb.org Please join us after the 10:00am Mass Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Website: www.cgsusa.org for coffee and donuts. Knights of Columbus, Council #1481 Indiana www.kofc1481.org No Youth Ministry Like us on Facebook (stmup) FAITH FORMATION Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Salvation occurs during a particular time and space. Among all of the earth’s land, God chose Israel to send his greatest gift of Jesus. He is an historical person that lived, preached, died and rose in the land of Israel. When we engage these facts and make them more accessible to the child, we are laying the geographical context for subsequent Biblical texts. In these last weeks of ordinary time, our focus lies precisely there. A globe, beautifully crafted topographical map and regions puzzle of the land are prominent in the Levels I and II atria. In Level I this emphasis is placed from the greatest to the smallest whereby a child initially is presented the globe, then the regions and finally the three main cities in Jesus’ life: Nazareth, Bethlehem and Jerusalem, where the most important events took place. The Level II child deepens the appreciation of Jesus’ historicity and knowledge of the land of Israel by lifting up the additional regions, lands, cities and waterways in the gospels that highlight Jesus’ earthly mission. As the child becomes more familiar with the scriptures, there is renewed interest in the geography material. Youth Ministry YM will meets on Sunday’s from 5-7pm. Our session on November 24th will be our monthly social event. The social event for November is to bake cookies for others (and of course eat a few while baking.) Join us for a fun time. Diocesan High School Winter Retreat All youth of the Diocese in grades 9 -12 are invited to join us for the Diocesan High School Winter Retreat, Chaos, sponsored by the Diocese of Greensburg. Come pray, share, learn, and take time to be with God. Join us February 21-23, 2020 at Laurelville Retreat Center in Mt. Pleasant. Register now with your parish youth ministry leader or faith formation office. For more information visit www.dioceseofgreensburg.org/winterretreat. Register by February 1 at the Early Bird Registration of $100. Registration raises to $130 after February 1. Attendees are eligible for a scholarship of $50 through the Francis Fund. Applications for Francis Fund are due by January 1, 2020. Our Lord Jesus Christ, The King of the Universe Gospel: Luke 23:35-43 REFLECTION: This is an odd king who hangs in public disgrace on a cross to receive the jeers and derision of crowds and criminals. The Romans hung a sign above his head to that effect, intended as cruel irony, but which speaks the honest truth. They meant to say to the Jews, “You’re slaves and so this one, dying the death of a slave, is a fitting king for you.” They didn’t realize that we’re all slaves to sin and that only the death of this innocent king of slaves could free us.