THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY OF THE EAST END OF PITTSBURGH
St. Bede Church Mother of Good Counsel Church St. James Church 509 South Dallas Avenue 7705 Bennett Street 718 Franklin Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15208 Pittsburgh PA 15208 Wilkinsburg PA 15221
Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil 4:00 pm St. James JULY 25, 2021 Sunday 9:00 am Mother of Good Counsel 11:00 am St. Bede
Monday - Saturday 9:00 am St. Bede
Novenas 9:30 am St. Bede Monday Miraculous Medal Perpetual Novena Wednesday Mother of Perpetual Help Novena
Confession & Eucharistic Adoration Saturday 9:30 - 10:30 am St. Bede
St. Bede Church is open Monday to Saturday from 8 am to 12 pm
The Sacrament of Reconciliation Available by appointment.
Faith Formation CCD Sunday 9:00 am on Zoom RCIA Tuesday 7:00 pm on Zoom
Baptisms, Weddings, and Funerals By appointment only.
Our churches are accessible
Parish Office 509 South Dallas Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15208
Phone: 412.661.7222 Fax: 412.661.9337 “With God All Things Are Possible!”
WEBSITE: SAINTMARYMAGDALENEPGH.ORG @SMMPPGH ST. MARY MAGDALENE PARISH PGH Pastoral Staff Stewardship July 18 Rev. Thomas J. Burke, Pastor ...... [email protected] Offertory $4,258.00 Rev. David Taylor, Senior Parochial Vicar ...... [email protected] Rev. C. Matthew Hawkins, Parochial Vicar ...... [email protected] PSP 2021 Goal $178,677.00 Received $73,090.00 In Residence Rev. James Adeoye ...... [email protected] Rev. Augustine Temu ...... [email protected] Parish eGiving To sign up at Faith Direct, visit faithdirect.net and Office Staff use church code PA994. Enrollment forms are available at all our churches, parish office and on Frank Grande ...... [email protected] our website. Terri Price ...... [email protected]
Religious Education Teresa Maynor ...... [email protected] Mass Attendance July 17 and 18
Music Ministries St. James Church 116 Jennifer Gorske, Director of Music Ministries 412.370.2638 ...... [email protected] Mother of Good Counsel Church 117 Gerard Rohlf 412.657.7570 ...... [email protected] St. Bede Church 113 Safe Environment Total 346 Melissa Viator...... [email protected]
Social Ministry & Community Outreach ...... 412.241.1309 Facebook and YouTube 143 Anne Scheuermann ...... [email protected] Pat Hoffman, Social Worker Advisory Councils Marcus Smith, Food Distribution Assistant/Maintenance Parish Pastoral Council Holy Rosary Food Bank Linda Atkins Brandon Mahler Veronica Synder ...... 412.731.4195 Lois Campbell Teresa Maynor Media & Communications Sharon Taybron-Currie Dante Romito Cathy Raffaele ...... [email protected] Laura Kisailius Eric Setzler Glennen Lloyd ...... [email protected] Anne Kovalan-Santoni Bulletin ...... [email protected] Finance Council Housekeeping/Maintenance Martin Albacete Patrick Lenz Paul Denk, Ray Krivanek, Michael Natalia, Annette Shunk Christopher Benec Michael Polite Principals Anthony Biamonte Judy Prata Sr. Thea Bowman Catholic Academy John Castanon Mara Sullivan Ms. Stephanie Michael ...... 412.242.3515 Felisha Hamiel [email protected] ...... sistertheabowman.org St. Bede School Sr. Daniela Bronka ...... 412.661.9425; Mass Online: Livestream [email protected] ...... saintbedeschool.com The direct link for the live stream: facebook.com/smmppgh/live/ (Choose the video with the red "live" icon. New Parishioners The link is also on the homepage of our website.)
Welcome! To register, please call or email the parish office. Registration You do not have to have a Facebook account. forms are also available on the welcome page of our website: saintmarymagdalenepgh.org July 24: St. James Church, 4 pm August 1: Mother of Good Counsel Church August 8: St. Bede Church, 11 am Protection of God’s Children The Mass will be available on the homepage of our Report suspected child abuse at the 24-Hour Child Abuse Hotline: 800.932.0313. website, saintmarymagdalenepgh.org If a child is in imminent danger, call 911. and YouTube, St. Mary Magdalene Parish PGH Safe Environment Compliance Anyone who volunteers in the parish or school is required by the diocese to be are compliant with all clearances. Please contact Melissa Viator at 412.661.7222 Bulletin Announcements due on Monday at 9 am for next Sunday’s bulletin: or [email protected] for more information. [email protected]
2 ST MARY MAGDALENE PARISH PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA Mass Intentions ● July 24 through August 1 4 pm Saturday Vigil ● Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew “Ducky” Wargo (His Church Family) BURKE (Livestream) 9 am Leonard Gonnella (July & Mary Grace Prata) HAWKINS SUNDAY ● SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 11 am The People of the Parish TAYLOR Monday ● Memorial of Saints Joachim and Anne, 9 am Special Intention forMary Lou Startari TAYLOR Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary Tuesday ● Tuesday of the Seventeenth Week 9 am Paul Siedlarcyk (Sr. Mary Ann Siedlarcyk) BURKE in Ordinary Time
Wednesday ● Wednesday of the Seventeenth Week Birthday Blessings for 9 am HAWKINS in Ordinary Time Sandra Gauthier (Kyle Gauthier) Thursday ● Memorial of Saints Martha, Mary, 9 am Special Intention for TEMU and Lazarus Sr. Agnes McCormick Friday ● Friday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time 9 am Robert Posch (Posch Family) BURKE Saturday ● Memorial of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Priest 9 am Lordeen Chadwick (Billy & Marge Burke) ADEOYE Saturday Vigil ● Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 4 pm Mildred Taymans (Family) TAYLOR 9 am Garfield Dansby BURKE (Livestream) (SMMP Christian Mothers/Ladies of Charity) SUNDAY ● EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Addison Dolby 11 am HAWKINS (Katie Prochownik)
THIS WEEK OUR SANCTUARY CANDLES ARE LIT FOR THE FOLLOWING INTENTION
In Honor of Rev. David H. Taylor’s 47 Years in Priest Ministry Requested by Saint Mary Magdalene Parish
St. Bede Church St. James Church Mother of Good Counsel Church
Pray For All Who Request Prayers Our parish community prays for those who request prayers for any reason. If you, a family member, or friend would like to be on our prayer list, please contact Cathy at 412.661.7222 or [email protected] Loretta Ashley Brian Durant Ann Malarkey Jackie Rodgers Evangeline Atkins Vera Durbeck Patricia Marino Frederick Rohrer Joanne Bradley Louann & Joseph Gordon Robert McDonald Fr. James Seeger Gail Britanik Theresa Grieco Margaret McDonough Natalie Semler Scot Brown Pat Griffin Matilda McGuinness James & Rose Smith Terri Burns Dureena Grove Janet McIntyre MaKenna Grace Turner Diane Catley Mel Hobayan Michelle Menzietti Max Valizadeh Grace Corbett Joanna Hosteny Rick Natale Rose Vega Jim Craven Billie Kisailus Dee Pryor Rob Dalmasse Kimberly Lattimore Mary Reidell Artis Dilworth Martin Lavelle Emily Reiling
JULY 25, 2021 SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 3 Saint Mary Magdalene Parish Mass Schedule Survey
4 pm vigil – St. James Church / 9 am – Mother of Good Counsel Church / 11 am – St. Bede Church
□ The current Mass schedule listed above is fine as is. □ I would like to suggest the following addition(s) or change(s) to the current Mass schedule.
Mass Time Church Campus
1st Mass Choice______
2nd Mass Choice______Submission must be returned to the parish office by Friday, August 6, 2021
509 South Dallas Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15208 Attention: Rev. Thomas J. Burke
Submission may be also be dropped in the collection basket.
*Name: ______*Phone or Email:______ Submission received without providing contact information will not be considered! One submission per parishioner!
To complete the survey online, see the homepage of our website: Saint Mary Magdalene Parish Mass Schedule Survey
Letter Writing on July Sunday Mass and Holy Day Obligation 24 and 25 This month letters will Bishop David A. Zubik is overjoyed to join all the Catholic bishops of Penn- be directed to President Biden and the sylvania in reinstating the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Secretary of State regarding U.S. support Days, starting August 15, the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed for the people of Haiti following the re- Virgin Mary. cent assassination of their president.
As always, people who are ill, who suspect that they may have been ex- Letters, envelopes, and stamps will be posed to a contagious disease, have caregiver obligations, or have serious available next weekend after all the Mass- anxiety about being in a large group at this time are not required to attend es. The letters are also on our website Mass. People who are ill or who may carry a contagious illness are strongly under the Social Justice & Peace Com- encouraged to stay home. mittee tab. saintmarymagdalenepgh.org/ letterwriting To read Bishops Zubik’s and the Pennsylvania Bishops’ statements, please visit the home page of our website. Please read and consider signing, com- menting on, and mailing the letters. We saintmarymagdalenepgh.org can use our voices in this way to put our faith into action for justice.
Our Door is Open, Our Table is Set — There is a Place for You Here!
4 ST MARY MAGDALENE PARISH PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA will reinstate the obligation to attend St. Mary Magdalene Monument signs at Mass effective Sunday, August 15, after the St. Bede Campus. John Buch Electric having issued a special dispensation is overseeing and installing the lighting.
during the Covid-19 pandemic. Those Metropolitan Window Company in- who have health issues are still not obli- stalled new windows on the first floor of gated to attend in person. the St. James Rectory. The rectory now has new windows on all three floors. Mass Survey This project was completely financed We are seeking parishioners input with through generous donations the past a Mass Survey. The feedback from pa- three years for the Rectory Renovation rishioners, and our Pastoral and Finance Project. Councils along with the musicians and clergy team will be helpful in determin- Matthew Denk from our Maintenance Pastor’s Note ing if we keep the current weekend Department painted the handrails out- side of Mother of Good Counsel Church. schedule as is or need to change it. The The Bread of Life! current schedule is Saturday 4pm-St. Mark Clayton Southers Tree Services James, 9am Sunday at Mother of Good (The Tree Squad) recently trimmed sev- We all need to eat to stay healthy. We Counsel and 11am Sunday at St. Bede. eral large branches along Edgerton Ave- know there are lots of choices in life to Our Religious Education Program (CCD) nue and at the corner of Willard and S. eat healthy or not healthy. We need a will continue be held Sunday’s from Dallas. good balance each day to stay healthy. 9:45am-10:45 am at St. Bede. The clergy Beginning this Sunday and for the next team will continue to cover the Sunday Profession of Faith four Sundays we will be reading the mass at St. Benedict the Moor Parish in Congratulations to Sabrina Cheremisin Bread of Life Discourse in the Gospel of the Hill District which will be moving who made her Profession of Faith last St. John. The readings this weekend fo- from 10:30am to 11am in September Sunday after the 11 am Mass. She is a cus on God’s generosity. In the first with their Religious Education Program fourth- grade student at St. Bede School. reading from the Book of Kings, we read being held from 9:45am-10:45am. how the prophet Elisha feeds a large Parishioners can complete their sugges- Welcome Home crowd with only a few loaves of bread. tions on the enclosed form in the bulle- A special welcome to Eric, Angela, Au- The land of Israel is suffering from fam- tin or print out online and submit to me gust, and Grayson Holtzman who re- ine and through the Word of the Lord, by Friday, August 6. Name and phone cently registered at St. Mary Magdalene. Elisha became an agent of life. In the number/e-mail is required. Anonymous Gospel of John, we read part of the fa- submissions will not be accepted. Thank mous “Bread of Life Discourse” and the Something to Think About… you for your input and consideration. miracle (or in John’s gospel they are You can never get enough of what you The average Mass attendance is Satur- signs) of the multiplication of loaves and do not need to make you happy. day 4 pm - 90, 9 am - Sunday at Mother fishes. This miracle is the only miracle Eric Hoffer of Good Counsel 86, and 11 am at St. found in all four gospels. Bede averages 130 people per weekend. Jesus wanted to feed both body and With God All Things Are Possible! soul. This is central to our Christian ex- Parish Improvements perience. We need to see the faces of I am pleased to report that we have col- Fr. Tom Burke, Pastor the hungry, the poor, and the suffering. lected enough donations to order the [email protected] At every Eucharist, like the thousands on new tables and chairs for the St. James the mountain top in Galilee, we receive Chapel. Special thanks to: Brian and Ally- and share the wondrous Bread of Life. son Martin for making a generous con- Let us be fed and nourished with the tribution in memory of Allyson’s mom word of God and the Eucharist. Let us Mary Kay Malinaric, Janet McIntryre in continue to feed the poor, help the less memory of Fr. Warren Metzler and Da- fortunate and visit the sick and elderly. vid-Murph McIntyre, and an anonymous donor. Special Dispensation being lifted Keegan Burke Schueler (my nephew) is August 15 coordinating an Eagle Scout Project to The Catholic Bishops of Pennsylvania update the outdoor lights on the three
JULY 25, 2021 ● SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 5 Fr. David Taylor Fr. Matthew Hawkins this personal parish is not only im-
portant for Pittsburgh’s African Ameri- For several years At the end of the cans, it is important for all Catholics in I served as a Gospel According the Diocese of Pittsburgh.
board member to St. Matthew, The reason it is important is simple: of the Greater Jesus’ eleven dis- few African Americans are Catholic Pittsburgh Com- ciples went to and few Catholics are African Ameri- munity Food Galilee and climbed can. We should never be satisfied Bank. I was well aware of the signifi- the mountain where he said he would with this. There are historical reasons cance of the food bank. At the time meet them. The Gospel reads: “Then that help to explain how this evolved, i was involved with the food pan- Jesus approached and said to them, and there are contemporary circum- tries in Homewood and Lincoln- ‘All power in heaven and on earth has stances that perpetuate this state of Lemington. Now I also share in this been given to me. Go, therefore, and affairs, but we all have a responsibility ministry in Wilkinsburg and the Hill make disciples of all nations, baptizing to address it. Part of the effort in ad- district. Parish food banks are much them in the name of the Father, and dressing it is by presenting the mes- more than a place to pick up food. I of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, sage and the liturgy of the Catholic learned on the board the signifi- teaching them to observe all that I Church within the historical and cul- cance of volunteering as a vital part have commanded you. And behold, I tural context of the African American of this ministry. Hunger is much am with you always, until the end of experience, just as we do for every more than a lack of food. It is a the age.” other culture or nationality. place where both volunteers and Our hearts are moved when we read recipients learn much about caring When Jesus said, “make disciples of this passage because we recognize in and sharing. When there is a physi- all nations,” he was giving us the for- it something that is at the core of who cal need, there is also the need for mula for evangelization: the Body of we are as Christians, and what we are spiritual support. Those who volun- Christ will never be complete until it called to do. A Christian is a person teer usually receive much more engages all cultures and peoples on who is sent, not someone who has than they give. For many years, our the earth. The Church has something turned in on him or herself in fear of Homewood food bank has been to offer them, and they have some- the world. The very meaning of the located where I live. This has been thing to offer us. Each culture that the “Mass”, which we celebrate, is “the both a joy and a blessing. Church engages contributes some- sending,” which is derived from thing new and powerful to our wor- What people want and need are “dismissal”. At the end of the Mass ship experience. We learn from them both important. Jesus knew this as we say, “Go forth…” and they learn from us.
he helped his disciples to serve the It is often said that the Church does many needs of his people. Serving The missionary character of the not have a mission, rather, a mission the poor means identifying with the Church is such that “being sent” is not has a Church. Missionary activity is poor. And we all can do this. Serving optional, it activates our life in Christ. not just something we do, it is some- others means very little unless Knowledge of Christ is not an abstract thing we are. On July 13th, we cele- there is a real desire to be one with concept, it is a lived experience. We brated the anniversary of the estab- them. There are many gospel sto- cannot know the Christ of sacred lishment of St. Benedict the Moor as a ries of Jesus feeding those who hun- scripture if we do not know Christ in personal parish for African American ger. Today’s gospel is much more our brothers and sisters, whom we culture. The parish was originally es- than a story of miracles. It is at the still regard as “strangers.” tablished in 1889. The anniversary of very heart of discipleship. Those who give today may very well be those in need tomorrow. St. Bene- dict the Moor and St. Mary Magda- lene parishes are both called to live Saint James the Greater Feast Day is July 25. James was out this ministry with all of those one of the sons of Zebedee, along with another apostle, John. James he is gen- around us. Caring and sharing are erally held to be the first of the apostles to be martyred. St. James has been not options but essential to the adopted as the patron saint of Spain, equestrians, blacksmiths, tanners and faith we all profess. veterinarians.
6 ST MARY MAGDALENE PARISH PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA Ministry Center Update Our Parish Pantries have requested paper towels during August. The Pittsburgh Foundation will augment your donation! On Tues- Please bring donations to one of the day, August 3, The Pittsburgh Foundation is hosting aCritical Needs churches or to the Parish Office between Alert online giving event to support basic needs and essential human 10 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday. services in Allegheny County. Through www.pittsburghgives.org, you You may also leave items on the front or can donate to the Ministry Center – all donations will have a percent- back porch. It is suggested that donations age match through the Foundation’s funds. So, your donation will be no longer be put in plastic bags but recy- a bit bigger through this match! clable bags which will then be used at the In addition to our ongoing busy food distribution, we have helped our pantries. neighbors with utilities and other financial needs in the first half of Thank you for your continued support July. Between July 1-12 the Ministry Center has given out $3,119 in aid.
Recently a mom with two small children came for help with utility bills. She holds down two jobs, but still had to choose between which Radio Program bills to pay, and over several months the unpaid bills started to add with Fr. Tom Burke as host, up. The Ministry Center helped her avoid the water shut off she was highlights elementary and facing. Helping her is just one of the ways that we as parishioners are secondary schools; colleges; putting our faith into action! youth ministry programs; and more, and is broadcast every other Sunday morning on CAT Corner KDKA AM.
"Our churches ought to open their doors to every person for whom Fr. Tom’s guest on August 1 Jesus Christ died and thus become the headlights of our community is Esther Stief, Executive Di- rather than the taillights." Rev. Vernon Tyson rector of Crossroads Founda- All are welcome to join the Cultural Action Team (CAT) team today. tion. Next Meeting is on Monday, August 2, at 7 pm. See the homepage of our website, for the Contact Jennifer at [email protected] link to podcasts of the programs. or Linda at [email protected] for more information and the Zoom link.