OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE NOVEMBER 24, 2019
Our Lady of the Assumption
A Parish of the Diocese of Greensburg A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust
PARISH OFFICE P.O. BǟǨ G, 2434 NǕǑǜ Rǔ. CǟǢǑǜ, PA 15731 Fax:7244791130 Phone: 7244799542 STAFF OFFICE HOURS Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri Administrator The Reverend Andres C. GumanganExt 11 9:00 am 1:30 pm [email protected] AfternoonNby appointment only Closed Wednesday Parochial Vicar The Reverend Rodolfo P. Mejia, Jr.Ext 12 [email protected] SUNDAY MASSES Parish Secretary/Office Coordinator Connie DivenExt 10 Saturday 4:00 pm Lucernemines [email protected] Sunday 8:00 am Coral Director of Liturgy & Music Alexandra Stossel Schedule for daily Masses, Holy emailN [email protected] Days, & other services can be found inside. Director of Parish & Family Life Cindy Marcoline Ext.15 e[email protected] Maintenance & Facilities Coordinator Bob CiranniExt 50 e[email protected] Reminder Regarding the Financial Secretary Diane Cawley Daily Mass Schedule e[email protected] Indiana Regional Medical Center Beginning on January 1, 2019, the 8:00 am daily Mass will be ChaplainRev. Gregorio D.C. Soldevilla, Jr. celebrated in Coral on Monday, Phone7246101942 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Prayer Chain7244798975 No Mass on Fridays. Parish Website: www.olaparishpa.org PAGE 2 NOVEMBER 24, 2019 SACRAMENTS Meet Our Parochial Vicar…. Baptism: RODOLFO PINLAC MEJIA, JR. All arrangements, including Provincial Address…#18 Mejia Street, Malasiqui, confirmation of the date, must be Pangasinan, Philippines made with the parish office. Date of Birth…February 18 1971 Sponsors must provide proof of Date of Ordination to diaconate…March 19 2004 eligibility by a letter from their Date of Ordination to priesthood…November 30 2004 respective pastors, must have Place of Ordination…Antipolo Cathedral, Antipolo City, received the Sacraments of Rizal, Philippines Baptism, Communion and Diocese…Antipolo Diocese Confirmation. Sponsors, if Right after my elementary years, I entered the high school seminary in married, must either be married in our province (1984). I did not have a vocation at that time that I recognized, my the Church or with the Church’s mom told me, ‘after high school take up engineering and help us send your permission. Parents must attend brothers and sisters to school (I am the eldest among seven children of Baptismal Preparation, which is +Rodolfo Sr. and +Cecilia).’ In response to my mom’s request, I told her “I do regularly scheduled throughout not want to take up engineering…I want to take up law.” She said, “Okay with the year. me.” In 1988, I entered the college seminary with the intention of following Marriage: through with the plan that my mom and I had agreed upon, taking philosophy as Arrangements must be made my preparatory for law. In the second semester of the school year, we had what is called investiture, when we start wearing a cassock. Wearing the cassock directly with the pastor at least 6 made me a socalled instant celebrity in our community and I started to have months before the date of the peculiar feelings about my choice in life. After defending my thesis, I found wedding. Marriage preparation is myself talking to our Fr. Rector telling him ‘I want to study theology in Manila.’ I required and couples are asked believe I can say that was the start of my ‘call?’ Of course, I never mentioned to speak to the priest first before what had transpired to my mom. setting a date. Couples, rather After the 1992 graduation from college, I tried working in the corporate than parents, should contact the world by startng a job with an insurance company as Assistant Trainor and priest. If either party was Statistics Assistant. This was a new world after being “incarcerated” in the previously married, an seminary for 8 years LOL. On August 07 1993, our mom passed away and annulment must be granted prior during her wake I was told that from the moment I started wearing the cassock she did not want me to become a lawyer…she wanted me to be priest. My aunts to the selection of a future told me that after my investiture my mom went to Mass daily praying for me to wedding date. be a priest someday. During the 1995 school year, I started my study of theology at the Loyola School of Theology. I thought it would be a smooth sailing, but sad to say the demise of our dad (December 03 1997) put things on hold. In March 1998, I went home to my province. Being the eldest among seven siblings it was Bake Sale my responsibility to watch over them…my world seemed to have crumbled. I The Christian started a small piggery farm with a capacity of 2530 heads just to eke out a Mothers will living (it was a hands on experience, I tell you even after taking a bath with hold a bake soap, gallons of alcohol and drums of cologne the odor remained…you stink like sale on the pigs…even your girlfriend would never dare to embrace you LOL)…river of Sunday, tears gushed forth…asking my God where are you? December 1 after the 8 a.m. Mass Hard work, prayers, and faith in Him were my tools to cross the bridge. in conjunction with coffee and There were times that I questioned Him even doubted Him but the saying donuts. Come over to the Coral reverberates GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME…ALL THE TIME GOD IS Hall and enjoy coffee, donuts, GOOD…because He still graced me despite my unworthiness with the fellowship and take home some Sacrament of Ordination on Nov. 30, 2004. That grace overflows to include this very moment I am typing this here in my office at St. Thomas More delicious baked goods for the University Parish. From the Diocese of Antipolo to the Diocese of Greensburg, holiday season. Hope to see you I carry with me my experience on how God overflows His grace to an there!!! individual…and I keep on saying: 1. God will never withhold His blessings...ask and you shall receive 2. On Noah’s ark, after the flood they saw a rainbow and 3. In the Book of Job, Satan says he wants to put Job to the test and take everything he has...God responds that Satan will have power over all that Job has and does except for his life...in the end of the book after going through many trials, Job gets back his life. Amen. PAGE 3 OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE Faith Formation Sacred Heart of Jesus Council Faith Formation Classes will be held on Sunday, November 24th for grades K5 from 9:3011 a.m. 10960 / Knights of Columbus Reminder: Faith Formation Classes will not be held on Sunday, The Knights of Columbus meet in December 1st due to the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Remember to count your blessings! the church hall of the Lucerne Worship Site the third Wednesday SERVICE LEARNING OPPORTUNITY FOR TEENS of the month. Rosary at 7:15 pm followed by the business meeting Love Basket Foundation, Inc. (Emergency Food Bank for Indiana at 7:30 pm. County) is sponsoring “Food Sort” on Monday, December 2nd from 13 p.m. Local youth group members are invited to help sort food donations which will be distributed to food banks. This annual event will take place at the Robertshaw Building on the IUP campus. Carpooling may be available for a limited number of students. If interested, please sign up with Ms. Marcoline by December 1st. Penance Session Reminder The AltarRosary Society and A parent/child session on the Ten Commandments will be held on the Christian Mothers would like Monday, December 9th for second grade students receiving First to extend a HUGE thank you to Penance. The meeting will take place in Podowski Hall from 68 p.m. all the parishioners who baked Light refreshments will be provided. cookies, donated their time and talents and in any way helped to make Fr. Alan’s farewell get together a wonderful event. It was truly a very touching evening for all. Pierogi Planning Meeting There will be a Pierogi Planning Meeting, December 4 at 2 p.m. Our First Annual Youth Group Bonfire!! at the Lucerne church hall. Over 30 students participated in our bonfire event on November 17th Anyone who is interested in which included hot dogs and marshmallows roasted to perfection, fun helping with this project in games, and making new friends! Many thanks to our adult helping hands February is welcome to attend for the evening: Mike and Irene Grimes, Christina and Bob Bell, our and assist in the planning. We awesome middle school catechists (Terri Tedeschi, Dennis Bonatch, need many hands to make the Lauren Kushner), and Father Andy! project work!! Just a reminder, you must have clearances to do any volunteer work!
Sympathy & Prayers to the families of Alice Prato Our next Youth Group meeting will be held on Sunday, December 8th whose funeral was Saturday, from 5:30730 p.m. in Podowski Hall. We are going to explore the impact November 9th and John of making Digital Footprints as we create a Facebook page to highlight Dechman who was buried from our Youth Group events, brainstorm ideas for logos for tee shirts, and our church Saturday, November schedule a cookie baking/craft session in December. Friends are always 9th. May their souls and all the welcome to attend our gatherings. Light refreshments will be provided. souls of the faithful departed rest in peace PAGE 4 Pathway House
The Pathway House is a local homeless shelter located on Main Street in Black Lick. When homeless people come there (individuals or families) they have nothing more than the clothes on their backs. Sometimes all they need is a little help when they leave to get them started. During this holiday season, The Christian Mothers are taking donations to help supply their needs. These items can be new or slightly used. Here is a short list of things that the residents are in need of when they are getting ready to leave the shelter: Cleaning products, paper towels, toilet paper, soaps, hand towels, bath towels, wash cloths, pillows, sheets, blankets, silverware, glasses, dishes, pots and pans, brooms mops, and buckets. Collection boxes will be located at the Coral Hall and in the basement of the church at the Lucerne site. Final collection will be on Sunday, December 8. Any questions please call Rosemary Perry at 7249158044 or Toni Manfredi at 724248 9091. Donations can be taken directly to the Pathway House at any time during the year. Their phone number is 7242489555.
NOVEMBER 16/17, 2019 OFFERTORY
Adult Offertory $5,075.00
Loose Offertory $235.01
Children’s Offertory $0.00 Total Ordinary Income $5,310.01 Votive Candles $130.35 Maintenance $97.00 Flowers Collection $5.00 Catholic Accent $4.00
St. Vincent de Paul $263.00
Poverty Relief $50.00 Retired Religious $80.00
Thanksgiving $75.00 All Saints $38.00 Immaculate Conception $20.00 Archdiocese for the Military $641.20
Cemetery $110.00 PAGE 5 MASS INTENTIONS For November 23 to December 1 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23M Lucernemines 3:00 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation 3:30 pm Rosary for Peace Anticipated MassOur Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe 4:00 pm Mass +Frank Arone (Sam & Betsy Arone & family) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24 Coral Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe 8:00 am +Harold & Margaret Hemphill (Sisters & Brothers) MONDAY,NOVEMBER 25 Coral 8:00 am +Bertha Barbi (Alan & Patti Ross) TUESDAY , NOVEMBER 26 Coral 8:00 am +Doris Rebovich (Rebovich Family) WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27M Coral 8:00 am +Betty Cook (Joe & Carol Prebish) THURSDAY,NOVEMBER 28 Coral 8:00 am +Rose Ann Rura (Serwinski Family) FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29 NO MASS
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30 Lucernemines 3:00 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation 3:30 pm Rosary for Peace Anticipated MassFirst Sunday of Advent 4:00 pm Mass +JR Reed (Wife Marianna, daughter & soninlaw, Julieanne & Gary & daughter, Steph) SUNDAY,DECEMBER 1 Coral First Sunday of Advent 8:00amN Pro populo
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