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ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST CATHOLIC CHURCH 134 East Bishop Street Bellefonte, PA 16823 BAPTISMS: By Appointment MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday: 5:00 PM MARRIAGE: Notify Pastor Sunday: 8:00 AM and 10:15 AM 9 Months in Advance Daily: See Bulletin SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Rectory Phone: (814) 355-3134 Saturday: 4:00-4:30PM E-mail: [email protected] Web:www.bellefontecatholicchurch.org CHRISTIAN INITIATION FOR ADULTS: Call the Rectory. School Phone: (814) 355-7859 School Website: www.saintjohnsch.net Pastor: Rev. GEORGE I. JAKOPAC St. John’s Church was Established in 1828 ST. JOHN CATHOLIC SCHOOL Deacon: THOMAS E. BOLDIN St. John’s School was Established in 1890 MRS. KRISTINA TICE, School Principal ** WEEK OF MARCH 12, 2017 ** Page Two St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church ALL-DAY ADORATION Our next All-Day Adoration will be held next Monday, March 20th immediately following the 9:00 AM school Mass. It will close at 2:00 PM. Come for a Lenten visit with the Lord. Saturday, March 11th BINGO IS BACK! BIGGER AND BETTER! 5:00 PM Rev. Valenne Bradley, 1 year remembrance Mark your calendar for next Monday, March 20th, which is the Feast of St. Joseph. Take a break from Lent on this special Feast of his death (Deacon Tom & Shirley Boldin) day! Doors open at 6:00 PM. Bingo games starts at 7:00 PM. Sunday, March 12th (Daylight Saving Time Begins) There will be Bigger Prizes ! The cost to play is $20. 8:00 AM Josephine Dunn (The Family) IMPORTANT HIGH SCHOOL CCD HOLY HOUR 10:15 AM Michael Polansky(Parents: George & Theresa) There will be a Holy Hour with Bishop Mark Bartchak 12:00 PM (NOON) LATIN MASS CELEBRATION on Tuesday March 21st. It will start at 6:00 PM in the church. Students: Please arrive 15 minutes early. Monday, March 13th Please note: This is mandatory for all 9th and 10th 9:00 AM Walter Dunn (The Egli & Dunn Families) grade CCD students and Confirmation students in 11th grade. There will be confession. Others are welcome Tuesday, March 14th to attend, but confession will only be for the high school 8:00 AM Oliver Sco O’Hara (Jeff & Lisa O’Hara, grand- students. There is also a reception for the students parents) following the Holy Hour in the School Auditorium. This will be a time for them to meet with and talk with Bishop Mark. Wednesday, March 15th 8:00 AM Communion Service ATTENTION YOUNG COUPLES We will hold a “Natural Family Planning” information night Thursday, March 16th next Tuesday, March 21st from 7:00 -8:00 PM in the rectory 6:00 PM Margaret Ann Benzie (Mickey & Agnes Jabco) basement. Come hear on expert on the subject & ask questions on this important subject regarding marriage and family. Friday, March 17th St. Patrick’s Day 8:00 AM Special Intenon (Anonymous) WEEK’S LENTEN SCHEDULE: Thursday, March 16th 6:00 PM Confessions 6:00 PM Mass 7:00 PM Staons of the Cross 6:30 PM Scripture* Class Saturday, March 18th Friday, March 17th 6:00 Confessions 5:00 PM Jerome Basalla (Wife Genny) 7:00 PM Stations of the Cross Sunday, March 19th LENTEN SCRIPTURE CLASS* 8:00 AM Sophie Mazurkiewicz (Deacon Tom & Shirley Each Thursday during the Month of March we will have a Boldin) Scripture Class. The next class will be this Thursday, March 10:15 AM Josephine Bartol (Karen & David Truesdale & 16th at 6:30 PM. If you have a Bible, bring it along! *This class is taught by Fr. George in the school cafeteria. Family) The theme is “The Miracles of the New Testament”. FISH FRY THIS FRIDAY! LITURGICAL MINISTER/SERVER SCHEDULE: Our Fish Fry will be held here at St. 5:00 PM Saturday, March 18th John’s this Friday, March 17th from Servers: Morgan Besecker & Cecilia Stanton 4:00—7:00 PM. Adult meals are Lector: Angela Basalla $9.00. Meals for children ages 7 Music Ministers: David Harry & Adam Witmer through 12 are $5.00. Children ages 6 and under eat for Free. The meals are 8:00 AM Sunday, March 19th served in St. John School Auditorium and are eat-in or take- Servers: Alina Watson & Kira Watson out. Food choices include: Baked or Fried Fish, Fried Shrimp, Macaroni & Cheese & stewed tomatoes or French fries, Lector: Christine Surovec coleslaw or applesauce; also available: pierogis/halushki. Music Ministers: Adult Choir TRAINING MEETING FOR SHUT-IN VISITS 10:15 AM Sunday, March 19th We will have a training session for those who have expressed Servers: Alli Zanghi & John Jennings interest in visiting the shut-ins. This training will be held Lector: Pamela Vaiana immediately following the 5:00 PM Mass on Saturday March Music Ministers: Folk Choir 18th. At that time, we will assign shut-ins and give each volunteer a prayer book and a “pyx” to hold the Eucharist. SORE SHIN If you can’t attend this training session but still want to take Don’t break your shin on a stool that is not in your way. communion to the homebound, let the rectory know and we will ___An Irish Proverb accommodate you with a training time! CONFESSIONS ARE HEARD ON SATURDAY AFTERNOONS FROM 4:00 - 4:30 PM Our E-Mail Address is [email protected] OurWebsite: www.bellefontecatholicchurch.org RECTORY OFFICE HOURS MASS TIME AT ST. KATERI CHURCH Monday through Thursday: 8:30 AM—3:00 PM IS AT NOON EVERY SUNDAY! Fridays: 8:30 AM—Noon Page Three Bellefonte, Pennsylvania SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS” SUPPORT GROUP MEETING WEEKLY FINANCIAL REPORT “Compassionate Friends” will hold their next meeting THIS FOR WEEKEND 03/05/2017 Monday March 13th from 6:00 - 7:30 PM in the rectory basement. The Compassionate Friends Group is a national non-profit organization which offers understanding, friendship ORDINARY COLLECTION INCOME RECEIVED: and hope to bereaved families and friends following the death Adult Offertory: $ 9,085.00 of a child of any age. If you have any questions regarding Loose Offertory: $ 1,343.00 these meetings or the group, please contact Peg Herbstritt at Children’s Offertory: $ 67.00 353-4526, or email her at [email protected] for more info. Special Monthly: $ 1,802.00 “HEALING THROUGH FAITH” GROUP MEETING Votive Candles: $ 125.76 Our next group gathering for “Healing Through Faith” will be ORDINARY COLLECTION TOTAL $ 12,422.76 held THIS Tuesday, March 14th at 9:00 AM. This group lends EXTRA ORDINARY INCOME RECEIVED: mutual support to anyone suffering the loss of loved ones. By Maintenance Fund: $ 347.00 caring and sharing, we are aided in the grieving /healing pro- Catholic Register Subscriptions: $ 102.00 cess. Our meetings ae held in the rectory basement and eve- ryone is welcome to attend and share in the discussions. Easter Flowers: $ 115.00 EXTRA ORDINARY TOTAL: $ 564.00 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF FATIMA APPARITIONS ORDINARY & EXTRA DEPOSIT TOTAL:$ 12,986.76 This year marks the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary to three shepherd children in ************************************************* Portugal from May to October 1917. The message of Fatima SCHOOL COLLECTION AMOUNT: $ 367.00 includes a call to conversion of heart, repentance of sin, prayer SPECIAL COLLECTIONS: (Diocesan or Others) (especially the Rosary) and devotion to the Immaculate Heart Black & Indian Missions: $ 378.00 of Mary. Pope Francis has encouraged the faithful to take ad- Holy Name of Mary School (Ghana): $ 515.00 vantage of the spiritual benefits at Marian celebrations during this centennial observance. In the Diocese of Altoona- Mandeville Lenten Appeal: $ 658.63 Johnstown, Bishop Mark will lead the following celebrations: Catholic Relief Services Collection: $ 50.00 *Saturday, May13, Memorial of Our Lady of Fatima, 11:30 AM, Fr. O’Malley Fund: $ 15.00 Rosary and Mass at Our Lady of Fatima Church in Altoona. ******************************************* *Friday, September 8, Feast of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin AS ALWAYS Mary, 5:30 PM, Mass and Rosary Procession (outdoor THANK YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS shrine) at St. Catherine of Siena Church in Duncansville. AND YOUR GENEROSITY *Sunday, October 1, Annual Marian Celebration in Honor of the Holy Rosary, 3:00 PM, Rosary and Mass at St. Benedict LENTEN BREAKFASTS/SERVICES Church in Johnstown. With the Lenten season underway, here’s one way to Participation in these celebrations are in keeping with the ways enrich your Lenten journey: The Council of Churches is in which the faithful may obtain a plenary indulgence during the sponsoring Lenten breakfasts/services. This annual Centennial Fatima Observance as announced by Pope Fran- event is again being held at The Trinity Methodist cis. The opportunity for a plenary indulgence throughout the Church on Howard Street, Bellefonte. The service is entire year, which began on November 27, 2016, and will end held from 7:00 —7:45 AM each Wednesday morning on November 26, 2017, may be and will run through April 5th. A light breakfast gained as follows: will be accompanied by an inspirational message given To obtain the plenary indulgence, by a different local pastor each week. the faithful must fulfill the ordinary There is no charge to attend and res- conditions: Go to confession ervations are not needed. If you have and Communion, be interiorly any questions, please detached from sin, and pray for contact Frank Densevich at 355-4658. the intentions of the Holy Father. 1. Pilgrimage to the “BEST LENT EVER” Shrine: Make pilgrimage to the Fatima Shrine in Portugal and Best Lent Ever is a free, daily email participate in prayer dedicated to the Virgin. In addition, the program that will help you and your faithful must pray the Our Father, recite the Creed and invoke family members have a truly life- the Mother of God.