The Catholic Community of the East End of Pittsburgh

“With God All Things Are Possible!” The Catholic Community of the East End of Pittsburgh

July 28, 2019 Seventeenth Sunday In Ordinary Time

Pastoral Staff Rev. Thomas J. Burke, Administrator [email protected] Rev. David Taylor, Senior Parochial Vicar [email protected]

In Residence Rev. James Adeoye [email protected] Rev. Cajetan Anyanwu [email protected] Rev. Augustine Temu [email protected]

Office Staff Christine Pacifico [email protected] Mass Schedule Terri Price [email protected] Joyce Broadus [email protected] Saturday 4 pm St. James 5:30 pm St. Bede Director of Religious Education

Sunday 8 am St. Bede Teresa Maynor [email protected] 9 am St. Charles Lwanga,

Mother of Good Counsel Church Music Ministry 10 am St. James Jennifer Gorske 412.370.2638; [email protected] Carla LaRocca DiDonato 412.422.2460; [email protected] 11 am St. Bede Pat Morgan 412.425.3834; [email protected] Monday-Saturday Gerard Rohlf 412.657.7570; [email protected]

9 am St. Bede Social Ministries & Community Outreach Anne Scheuermann 412.241.1309

Confession Communications Saturday 9:30 am - 10:30 am St. Bede Cathy Raffaele 412.241.1392; [email protected] Novenas 9:30 am St. Bede Glennen Lloyd [email protected] Monday Miraculous Medal Perpetual Novena Bulletin [email protected] Wednesday Mother of Perpetual Help Novena Thursday St. John XXIII Novena for the Sick Housekeeping/Maintenance Paul Denk, Matthew Denk, Annette Shunk, Jim Speranza, Eucharistic Adoration Melissa Viator Saturday 9:30 am - 10:30 am St. Bede Principals Sunday 9:45 am - 10:45 am St. Bede CCD Sr. Thea Bowman Catholic Academy: Ms. Stephanie Michael Baptisms and Weddings 412.242.6615; [email protected] By appointment only St. Bede School: Sr. Daniela Bronka 412.661.9425; [email protected]

St. Bede St. Charles Lwanga St. James 509 S. Dallas Ave Church 7705 Bennett Street 718 Franklin Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15208 Office 7114 Kelly Street Pittsburgh, PA 15221 Pittsburgh, PA 15208 [email protected] [email protected] 412.661.7222 [email protected] 412-241.1392 412.731.3020 Monday-Friday 8:30 am-5 pm Monday-Wednesday 9 am-3:30 pm Monday-Wednesday 8:30 am-4 pm Thursday-Friday 10 am-2 pm

Website cceepgh.org @cceepgh All our churches are accessible. Mass Intentions July 27 - August 4

SATURDAY Vigil 4 pm Russell Bentley (Family) Taylor Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary

5:30 pm Rosemary Greiner (The Greiner Family) Burke

SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY 8 am St. Bede Guild Members Burke IN ORDINARY TIME 9 am James R. Lee (St. Charles Lwanga Parish) Taylor 10 am Jenny Drobiezewski (Jenny) Burke 11 am Robert Posch (Family) Taylor MONDAY St. Martha 9 am Ed Bierman (Family) Burke TUESDAY Weekday 9 am Aileen Minnock (Ellen O’Connor) Taylor

WEDNESDAY 9 am Marlene Handrahan (The Trichtinger Family) Burke St. Ignatius of Loyola, Priest

THURSDAY St. Alphonsus Liguori, 9 am Kennelly & Stack Families Taylor Bishop & Doctor of the Church

FRIDAY Weekday 9 am Ann & John Lydon (Paul & Mary Lydon) Burke

SATURDAY Weekday 9 am Anthony & Luigia Ambrogio (FamilY) Burke

SATURDAY Vigil 4 pm Mildred Taymans (Family) Taylor Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary

5:30 pm Aileen Minnock (The Ross Family) Burke

EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY Temporal & Spiritual Wellbeing 8 am Taylor IN ORDINARY TIME of BJ & Jess Schweikart (Aunt Joan) 9 am Living & Deceased People of the Parish Burke 10 am Charles Boggs (Jean Boggs) Taylor

Timothy Burke 11 am Burke (St. Bede Lectors & Eucharistic Ministers)

Scripture Readings Protection of God’s Children Report suspected child abuse July 28 Childline: 800.932.0313 First Reading Genesis 18:20-32 If a child is in imminent danger, call 911 Abraham bargains with God to spare the city.

Second Reading Colossians 2:12-14 Anointing of the Sick You were buried with Christ in baptism, in which you For those seriously ill, elderly, or preparing for surgery, were also raised with Christ. please call Fr. Tom at 412.661.7222 Gospel Luke 11:1-13 or Fr. Taylor at 412. 731.3020.

Everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, Those who are in hospitals or nursing homes may finds. request the Catholic Chaplain on duty for the Sacrament. August 4 First Reading Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23 Hospitalized and Homebound If you, a family Second Reading Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11 member or if you know a parishioner who is unable to Gospel Luke 12:13-21 get to church and would like to receive Communion, please contact us at 412.241.1392.

Pastor’s Note Welte Roofing recently inspected the St. James Church roof. According to the inspection report, there Ask, Seek, and Knock! is a combination of the windows/ masonry/and stone-

Recently my friend Mary Lou work leaking, and the caulking on the flashings on the called to ask for prayers as she lower side roofs below the windows being loose and was preparing for major surgery. I possibly leaking. They are advising to having a masonry company to take a look. have known Mary Lou for over twenty years. I met her at a priest’s As for the roof, they are recommending a new roof Jubilee Dinner and found out that “sooner rather than later.” The shingles are at the end she recognized me from writing articles in the Pitts- of their life. The finance council recently met this past burgh Catholic newspaper as a guest columnist. Our Monday to begin talks as to what to do. This is going friendship grew over the years as she continued to to be a major task for our CCEEP Community. Stay pray for me while studying at St. Vincent Seminary, tuned for more information. attended my ordination and first Mass and continued to be a pen pal all these years. I told her that I would Beginning next Saturday August 3 and 4 weekend pray for her health and her surgery. She called me a Masses at St. James will be held in the Chapel so our few days later to say that her surgery was a true suc- visitors and parishioners can enjoy the air condition- ing. cess! We can never give up on asking God to help us in a time of need. It is great when we can pray for one St. Bede Church is also air conditioned during the another. summer. Please visit all three of our campuses to get to know your parish family members. This weekend we celebrate the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings this weekend focus on **We appreciate your continued financial support to prayer. In the first reading from the Book of Genesis, St. Bede, St. Charles Lwanga and St. James. It is im- we read on how Abraham asks God for blessing the portant to use the parish envelopes or participate with sinful city of Sodom. God is kind, merciful, and forgiv- the on-line giving so we can continue with the various ing. God assures a worried Abraham that the entire upgrades at our campuses.** city will be spared. In the Gospel of Luke, often called the Gospel of Prayer, we read Luke’s version of the 2019 Missionary Cooperation Plan In your July of- Lord’s Prayer. Jesus teaches how to pray. In Luke’s fertory envelope packet you may have noticed the account of the gospel, Jesus follows the words of Missionary Cooperation Plan Envelope. These enve- prayer as he teaches his disciples a parable about a lopes were printed well in advance before we booked friend in need of bread for a hungry visitor. Jesus re- the speaker. Please hold on to the envelope until Sep- minds us that we can approach God confidently know- tember. Rev. Peter Mushi from the Apostles of Je- ing he will always listen, always forgive, and provide sus will be speaking at all of the masses at CCEEP and protect. We are children of God who have experi- the weekend of September 14 and 15. A second col- enced the Lord’s forgiveness. We are expected to for- lection will take place that weekend. give everyone in debt to us.

Jesus encourages us to ask, search, and knock. If Congratulations to Kip Gerard Kostura, son of God is like a loving and forgiving parent to us, then we Ryan and Ali Totten Kostura who is being Baptized must be loving and forgiving sisters and brothers to this weekend. one another. Welcome Home A special welcome to Patrick, Ask, Seek, and Knock! Nicole, and Arkadiusz Nigorowicz, and Spencer Pullins who recently registered at CCEEP.

CCEEP Blood Drive Thank you to everyone who Something to Think About… helped make last week’s Blood Drive a success in the We are made to persist. St. James Chapel. That’s how we find out who we are.

Tobias Wolff Parish Improvements

A new clothes hamper has been placed in the St. Bede Sacristy for soiled linens, purificators, and altar clothes. With God All Things Are Possible!

The St. Bede Rectory roof continues to get repaired Fr. Tom Burke, Administrator and the construction on the new STREAM Lab at St. [email protected] Bede School continues. Father Taylor’s Reflection July 21 S In my first assignment as a priest, I ST. BEDE June 30 July 7

worked with the late Monsignor Charles T Envelopes $7,354 $6,583 Owen Rice. He was well known for his Online 3193 3,415 stance on the rights of workers and Total $10,547 $9,998 human and civil rights. Many may not E have known that he was best at being a parish priest. There was an active St. Vincent De Paul chapter in the July 14 July 21 W parish. He and I would always attend meetings along Envelopes $5,408 $4,665 with some of the sisters of St. Joseph who staffed Holy Online 3415 3,415 Rosary School. A Total $8,823 $8,080 One thing we always talked about was serving the poor. We knew of several families in the parish who really R needed help but never asked. We found a way to reach ST. CHARLES LWANGA out to them without making them feel ashamed. D

Offertory $1,082

Jesus tells his in the gospel today that there is certainly PSP 2019 nothing wrong with asking for help and assistance when S Goal $15,000 Received $3,986 needed. We pray regularly but there are many things that we cannot accomplish on our own. This is cer- H tainly true in the Lord's Prayer. It is always a good thing ST. JAMES to give and to receive. That's what a church is supposed Offertory $1,023 to do. As we are getting closer to our new parish, Social I Ministry has been one of our top priorities. We work PSP 2019 hand-in-hand with St. Bede’s St. Vincent de Paul and P Goal $46,190 Received $28,229 parish Ministry Center to provide help and support to our food banks and many other areas of serving the needy.

Remember that today we may be helping others and TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION tomorrow we may be the ones knocking at the door. The pilgrim experience of going by foot to Santiago de Let's take joy as we serve in these vital ministries. Compostella, the shrine of St. James, reached its high point this week at the feast of the Apostle, with tens of thousands of pilgrims on the road. Typically, they cover twelve to twenty miles a day through rough territory. The Joint Advisory Councils difficult journey and the often primitive lodging facilities are made bearable by the joy of the pilgrims, their songs Each of our parishes have four people serving and prayers. When their journey is documented prop- on the CCEEP Joint Pastoral and Finance Councils. erly, they receive the scallop shell, a reminder not only of James the fisherman, but also his call to fish for human Pastoral Council Finance Council beings and to baptize the nations.

St. Bede In the Middle Ages, those who wore this badge on their Denise Charron-Prochownik Stefanie Bonavita hats were granted lodging and hospitality wherever they Joan Price Linda Burke went. Next to the palm, the sign of a Jerusalem pilgrim, the scallop shell was most highly prized. Some people Dante Romito Jerry Conner so enjoyed the pilgrim road, although it was filled with Eric Setzler Joseph Gartner discomfort and danger, that they spent most of their lives St. Charles Lwanga on the road. Today, some people take up the route for exercise, but are drawn gradually into the spirituality of Linda Atkins Michael Polite the journey.

Teresa Maynor Judy Prata As you make your summer travels, always fold in an ele- Janice Reed Bill Rawlings ment of pilgrimage: a long walk through beautiful coun- Geloria White Victor Thorpe tryside, a visit to a church, a prayer of gratitude for your St. James journey through life’s hills and valleys. James Field ©J. S. Paluch Co. Patricia Albacete Martin Albacete Lois Campbell David Aleva Bulletin Submissions are due no later Anne Kovalan-Santoni Michael Myers than 9 am on Mondays. Larger announcements Peter Lahoda Mara Sullivan must be submitted a week prior to the Monday deadline. [email protected] Schedule July 27 - August 4 CCEEP RCIA Program Adoration & Confession St. Bede 9:30 am Rite of Christian Initiation for SAT Blood Pressure Screening SJ Chapel 5 pm Adults, RCIA, is a program for & Letter Writing adults who wish to become Catholic. Our parish RCIA pro- July Birthday Celebration MOGC 9 am St James Day Celebration SJ Chapel 11 am gram will begin on Tuesday, Sep- SUN Blood Pressure Screening SJ Chapel 11 am tember 17, at 7 pm at St. Bede School.

& Letter Writing Are you someone or do you know someone who... Miraculous Medal Novena SB 9:30 am  has expressed an interest in becoming Catho- MON SCL Food Bank Packing Holy Rosary 10 am lic? TUE Wilkinsburg Solidarity Vigil SJ Chapel 7 pm  was baptized Catholic as a child or youth but has not celebrated the Sacraments of Confir- SJ Food Bank Pick Up Ministry Ctr 8:30 am WED mation and Eucharist? Mother of Perpetual Help Novena St. Bede 9:30 am  is simply seeking to deepen and enrich their St. John XXIII Novena St. Bede 9:30 am faith? THURS for the Sick We offer an opportunity to come together in a small FRI group to learn more about our faith. Sessions focus on SAT Adoration & Confession St. Bede 9:30 am the teachings and community of the Catholic Church and prepare individuals to celebrate the Sacraments SUN of Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist during the Easter season. You are welcome to participate in the Scripture based inquiry with your questions, insights Joseph Cuccaro and your faith story in a warm accepting setting. For Aileen Minnock information please contact St. Bede parish office at 412.661.7222. May they rest in peace.

Blood Pressure Screening and Letter The Music Ministries Writing will take place in the Chapel at St. James of CCEEP invite you to this weekend after the 4 pm and 10 am Masses. So- “make a joyful noise” and join cial Justice & Peace Committee will have letters for one of the choirs this fall at St. you to read and consider signing. This month’s letter Bede, St. Charles Lwanga, and to Governor Wolf concerns the immigrant family de- St. James. There are many op- tention center in Berks County, Pennsylvania. portunities to participate in the music ministry at our three campuses. All choirs hope to increase their ranks and welcome new members CCEEP Spiritual Enrichment Ministry including high school students. is having a planning meeting on Monday, August 26, Choir rehearsals will begin the week after Labor Day, at 6:30 pm in the Chapel at St. James. September 2: St. Bede rehearsal at 7:30 pm on

The CCEEP Spiritual Enrichment Ministry is seeking Thursdays, our new rehearsal day this Fall, to sing on members to help develop adult spiritual events and Sundays at 11 am; St. Charles Lwanga rehearsal at programs aimed at evangelization in our parish. The 10 am on Saturdays to sing on Sunday at 9 am; ministry deals with events such as days of reflection St. James rehearsal at 8:45 am on Sundays to sing on Sunday at 10 am. for Advent and Lent; Theology Nightclub; presenta- tions by various speakers on pertinent religious devel- We also have a Contemporary Mass the first Saturday opment; written historical information regarding our of each month at St. Bede, rehearse at 4:45 pm for faith; and future innovative avenues to further the edu- the 5:30 pm Mass. Please email or call one of our cation and sharing of our faith. music ministers for more information!

If you are interested in joining our ministry, or have any questions, please contact Patty Manilla at

[email protected] or 412.478.6910. Christian Mothers/Ladies Guild will not meet We look forward to spreading the “Good News” on Sunday, August 4 at Mother of Good Counsel. to all and sharing our faith together. Come join us! Radio Program, with Fr. Tom Burke as host, highlights elementary and secondary schools; colleges; youth ministry programs; and more, and is broadcast every other Sunday morning on KDKA-AM 1020 at 6:30 am. Sisters Place is a residence for families where their lives can become stabilized through comprehen- On August 4, Fr. Tom’s guests are Esther Stief, Ex- sive wrap-around services so that are ready to be in a ecutive Director of Crossroads Foundation and stu- home of their own. In May, CCEEP parishioners col- dent, Sanaa Langford. lected 50 bottles of laundry detergent for the families See the homepage of our website, cceepgh.org for the in the program. link to podcasts of the programs. Sisters Place appreciates the kindness of our parishioners. CCEEP CCD Registra- The CCEEP Blood Drive was a success! tion for Fall 2019 is in pro- Thank you to everyone who participated… those who gress. Parents have the option of organized the drive, the volunteers who staffed the Sunday morning classes or Home School. Registra- Chapel, everyone who registered (33) and donated, tion forms are available at all churches and under Re- (25). The donations will help 75 hospital patients. The ligious Education at cceepgh.org. Please mail in reg- Blood Bank was very pleased with the dedication and istration to St. Bede Parish, 509 S. Dallas Ave, 15208, commitment to this lifesaving mission. ATTN: Terri/CCD. All checks payable to St. Bede Par- ish.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jesus’ Call to Us Teresa Maynor, director @ [email protected]. The Festival of Praise is a beautiful service rich with The Diocesan National Black motivational songs praising Jesus which remind us of Old Catholic Congress Team- the power of Jesus and the Pittsburgh announces our love He has for us. The ser- 4th Annual Old School Dance vice also includes an inspi- fundraiser at Terrace On Fifth, rational homily, witness talk, 1014 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh adoration of the Blessed 15219, located across from the Sacrament ending with PPG Paints Arena on Saturday, benediction. September 7, from 6:30 to 10:30 An open invitation is extended to you, your family and pm. An outdoor patio with view of friends, to join with us in celebrating the love of Jesus City provides a setting for fellowship, food and fun. at St. Albert the Great Church, 3198 Schieck Street, Come out and enjoy a full dinner buffet with music by 15227 on Saturday, August10 at 7 pm. DJ Mighty Man; door prizes; Steeler Basket raffle drawing; and dancing. Tickets are $55 with a cash The theme, Jesus’ Call to Us, reminds us that Jesus bar. Tickets cannot be purchased at the door. All pro- loves us totally, whether we are good bad or indiffer- ceeds to benefit our many programs benefiting youth ent. Our love for one another must have that quality through elders in the Diocese and Greater Commu- too. In accepting Jesus’ love, we accept the reality nity. that we must love others in this same way. Jesus of- Everyone is welcome! fers us the strength needed to do this. He does not abandon us! For more information: Gwen: 724.472.8732 or [email protected]

Tickets also available online through: Retrouvaille A Lifeline for Married EVENTBRITE at nbccpgheventbrite.com. Couples: Retrouvaille offers help to couples ex- Tickets must be purchased by Monday, August 26. periencing trouble in their marriage. A weekend and post sessions focus on rebuilding marriage through better communication and understanding. For confi- CCEEP Social Ministries requests cereal for dential information, please call 412.277.3434 or email the month of August. Items can be placed in contain- [email protected]. The next weekend begins ers provided at St. Bede, St Charles Lwanga and St. September 6. Call today to begin the healing process. James. Thank you for your ongoing support. UNIFORM DRIVE FOR KELLY ELEMENTARY Our Schools SCHOOL As part of his Eagle Scout service project, local Boy Scout, Vincent Scaglione, is running a uniform cloth- Sr. Thea Bowman ing drive to benefit children attending Kelly Elementary Catholic Academy School in Wilkinsburg. Gently used children’s polo shirts (white, navy or blue), and pants (khaki or blue) Principal Ms. Stephanie Michael in sizes 5 to 8 may be placed in boxes located in the 721 Rebecca Avenue back of each church. Monetary donations in lieu of Wilkinsburg PA 15221 clothing are also welcome. Cash, or checks made out to Vincent Scaglione, may be placed in an envelope 412.242.6615; [email protected] marked “Uniform Drive” and deposited in the offertory sistertheabowman.org basket or in the clothing donation box. Please be sure to memo checks “Eagle Scout Project Fund.” Vin- STBCA is currently accepting registrations for aca- cent’s goal is to present Kelly Elementary with 225 demic year 2019-2020 for grades Pre-K 3 to 8. uniforms.

He is humbled and extremely grateful for the outpour- ing of support the Catholic Community of the East St. Bede School End has offered to his cause. So far, your donations Principal Sr. Daniela Bronka translate into 130 uniforms! The Uniform Drive will continue through Sunday, August 11. 6920 Edgerton Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15208

412.661.9425; [email protected] Oasis Intergenerational Tu- toring Program An hour a week saintbedeschool.com can change a child’s life! Become an Oasis tutor and have the opportunity to give back, have fun and make St. Bede School is currently accepting registrations a difference. Older adults, 50+, are trained to tutor for academic year 2019-2020 for grades Kindergarten children in the Pittsburgh Public, Wilkinsburg and to 8. Woodland Hills School Districts in grades K-4 in reading and writing.

All training, materials and clearances are free. Train- ing sessions will be held on Tuesday, August 20, and Thursday, August 22 For more information on how to become an Oasis tutor and training sites, call John D. Spehar, Director, Pittsburgh Oasis Intergenerational From Our Archives Tutoring Program, at 412. 393.7648 or by email at The Parish of St. Bede was drawn together from [email protected]. Oasis is a program of Liter- the parishes of Holy Rosary in Homewood, St. James acy Pittsburgh. in Wilkinsburg, Sacred Heart in East Liberty, St. Philomena in Squirrel Hill and St. Paul Cathedral.

St. Bede’s First Church

Mass for St. Bede's parish was celebrated at the The first Mass in the new church was celebrated home of Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Hogan, 7312 Penn on February 11, 1923 at 10:30 am. Avenue, from October 15, 1922 until Christmas.

CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS Catholic Community of the East End of Pittsburgh #100550 509 South Dallas Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15208

TELEPHONE 412 241.1392 or 412.636.2834 412 661.7222 ext 205

CONTACT PERSON Cathy Raffaele

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