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PARISH ADMINISTRATIVE PARISH WORSHIP SITES OFFICE Saint Paul Saint Regis Saint Rosalia Saint Stephen Cathedral 3256 Parkview Ave 411 Greenfield Ave 5115 Second Ave 108 N. Dithridge Street Fifth Ave & Craig St Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Pittsburgh, PA 15207 Pittsburgh, PA 15207 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Phone: 412-621-4951

Fax: 412-621-1079 MISSION STATEMENT [email protected] The Catholic Community of Greenfield, Hazelwood and Oakland seeks to proclaim, witness and share the Good News of Jesus Christ with everyone. ghocatholics.org Empowered by the Holy Spirit and nourished by the Eucharist, Saint Paul Cathedral Parish welcomes all to come and to join us on our mission to deepen our faith and holiness, grow in our love for God and others, and facebook.com/stpaulpgh extend charity to all, especially the poor and those in need. twitter.com/saintpaulpgh

WWW.GHOCATHOLICS.ORG BISHOP OF PITTSBURGH PARISH INFORMATION Most Reverend David A. Zubik, D.D. MASS INTENTIONS CLERGY TEAM Monday, November 30 Very Reverend Kris D. Stubna, S.T.D. 8:15 am St. Paul Cathedral Albert Troiani Pastor and Rector [email protected] 10:00 am St. Rosalia Living & Deceased Benefactors of St. Paul Cathedral Parish 12:05 pm St. Paul Cathedral Kelly, Bryan, and Tom Kazmierczak Reverend John S. Odeyemi Parochial Vicar Tuesday, December 1 [email protected] 8:15 am St. Paul Cathedral Daniel Busch

Reverend Daniel L. Walsh, C.S.Sp. 12:05 pm St. Paul Cathedral Reverend Daniel Dixon Parochial Vicar Wednesday, December 2 [email protected] 8:15 am St. Paul Cathedral Paul Boyer Reverend Steven M. Palsa, M.Div., M.A. 10:00 am St. Rosalia For the Unborn Part-time Parish Chaplain [email protected] 12:05 pm St. Paul Cathedral Linda Dixon 7:00 pm St. Paul Cathedral Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help Reverend Michael R. Ackerman In Residence Thursday, December 3 [email protected] 8:15 am St. Paul Cathedral Fred M. Butch 12:05 pm St. Paul Cathedral Friends of Aspirant John R. Peluso Deacon Thomas J. Berna, Ph.D. Deacon Friday, December 4 [email protected] 8:15 am St. Paul Cathedral Nunziata Sciulli 12:05 pm St. Paul Cathedral Mr. and Mrs. Michael Peluso, Sr. Saturday, December 5 THIS WEEK’S READINGS 8:15 am St. Paul Cathedral Mulvaney & Spano Families, Living & Deceased 12:05 pm St. Paul Cathedral Loretta Sullivan Monday, November 30 4:00 pm St. Rosalia Helen Florkowski Saint Andrew, Apostle - 6:00 pm St. Paul Cathedral People of the Parish Rom 10:9-18 * Mt 4:18-22 Sunday, December 6 Tuesday, December 1 6:30 am St. Paul Cathedral Mr. & Mrs. John Peluso, Sr. & Family, Deceased Weekday - 9:00 am St. Rosalia Terry Corcoran Is 11:1-10 * Lk 10:21-24 10:00 am St. Paul Cathedral Giuseppe and Grazia DeIuliis Lydon, Turnbull, McGregor, and 12:00 pm St. Paul Cathedral Wednesday, December 2 Jeffries Families, Deceased Weekday - 12:00 pm St. Rosalia (Spanish) People of the Parish Is 25:6-10a * Mt 15:29-37 6:00 pm St. Paul Cathedral Joan Desmond Meyer Thursday, December 3 LITURGY SCHEDULE (CURRENT) Saint Francis Xavier, Priest - Is 26:1-6 * Mt 7:21, 24-27 Mass Times Novena to Our Mother of St. Paul Cathedral Perpetual Help Saturday Anticipated: 6pm St. Paul Cathedral Friday, December 4 Sunday: 6:30am, 10am, 12noon & 6pm Wednesday: 7pm - 8pm Saint John Damascene, Weekdays (Monday - Saturday): Eucharistic Exposition & Adoration: 7pm 8:15am & 12:05pm Novena Prayers & Benediction: 7:30pm Priest and Doctor of the Church - Is 29:17-24 * Mt 9:27-31 St. Rosalia Saturday Anticipated: 4pm Televised Mass Sunday: 9am & 12noon (Spanish) Live on Comcast - Cable Channel 95 Saturday, December 5 Weekdays (Monday & Wednesday): Live Streamed Online - ghocatholics.org Weekdays (Monday - Saturday): 8:15am Weekday - 10am Sunday: 10am Is 30:19-21, 23-26 * Confession Times Mt 9:35—10:1, 5a 6-8 St. Rosalia Parking Lot Friday: 12noon - 1pm Sunday, December 6 Saturday: 12noon - 1pm Second Sunday of Advent - Diocesan Victim Assistance Coordinator: 412-456-3093 (Office); 1-888-808-1235 (Hotline) Is 40:1-5, 9-11 * 2 Pt 3:8-14 * Mk 1:1-8 PA Child Line: 1-800-932-0313 - Call 9-1-1 immediately if a child is in danger

2 SAINT PAUL CATHEDRAL PARISH | GREENFIELD, HAZELWOOD, OAKLAND PARISH STAFF REFLECTIONS Sister Mariella Bradley Office Staff [email protected] SCRIPTURE REFLECTION Larry Clapper This is the theme of Advent and we can deepen our awareness of God’s Director of Facilities and Maintenance love for us by living this awareness of God throughout Advent this year. [email protected] “Watch.” We want God to find us always doing what is right, always Ken Danchik mindful of Him in our ways. We can only do that if we take time to be Associate Organist with Him each day. The Prophet Isaiah reminds us in the first reading [email protected] that there is no God like our God. Sometimes we think that there are Beverly Farinelli no competing gods today. Instead, we can open our eyes and see so Wedding Coordinator many realities competing to be god, so many people who play at being [email protected] god, and so many values that seem godlike to the present age. Don Fellows Director of Music and Organist It is important that we realize that only faithfulness to the One, True [email protected] God will bring us peace and a wonderful human life. Faith never Erica Gamerro promises to make us wealthy or powerful—it actually promises the Part-time Pastoral Associate opposite. What faith does promise is that our life will be filled with joy [email protected] in knowing the Lord and living His divine life. The second reading on Eileen Lancos this First Sunday of Advent is from the First Letter to the Corinthians. In Sacristan this letter we can focus on these words: “God is faithful, and by him you Jean Malek were called to fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.” God is Parish Secretary faithful. We are not faithful, but God remains faithful. God calls us to [email protected] fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ. We are called to share the life of Christina McCann Jesus Christ. Again, we can reflect that living the life of Jesus Christ Wedding Coordinator means to embrace poverty, to accept suffering, to serve all others and [email protected] especially those who reject us. Sharing in this life brings incredible joy, Mike Pittek even when it does not bring immediate happiness—which is what our Office Manager world wants us to seek. [email protected]

The Gospel from Saint Mark reminds us once again: keep alert and Terri Taormina Director of Religious Education keep watching for the Lord! It is so easy today to accept the values of [email protected] the world. At times, those values seem even more compassionate than Ted Wojcik Gospel values. We have to recognize that doing right is not the same as Sacristan feeling good about ourselves or about others. One of the great gods of our time is the demand that we always feel good, that we seek Greg Zigray Business Manager momentary happiness, above the values of the Gospel and the [email protected] Scriptures.

May this Advent deepen our faith and help us understand and live what the Scriptures reveal to us. May we find ourselves drawn deeper into the heart of the Church founded by Jesus Christ. It is not easy to stand QUOTES OF THE WEEK against the false gods of our time, but we have received the invitation to walk with the Lord Jesus. Let us walk into His light. “Many, many people are not becoming Christians for one FROM THE HEART OF OUR PASTOR, FATHER STUBNA reason only: there is nobody to 1. Congratulations are extended to the new bishop-elect of the make them Christians – always Diocese of Youngstown, Bishop-elect David Bonnar. The bishop preach the gospel of Christ.” -elect has served as a priest of the Diocese of Pittsburgh for 32 ~ St. Francis Xavier years. He is a great priest and will be a wonderful bishop for the people of Youngstown. Father Bonnar and I spent several years together at the North American College in Rome. We have worked “Our Lady is rest for those who together in different capacities throughout the past years and he work, consolation for those is a good friend. We join with the Church of Pittsburgh in who weep, medicine for the extending to him our congratulations, best wishes and prayers on sick, pardon for sinners, sweet this momentous occasion. His installation is scheduled for January relief for the sad, succor for 12. Ad multos annos. those who implore.” ~ St. John Damascene

3 NOVEMBER 29, 2020 | FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT SOCIAL MEDIA For parish updates, news, and more REFLECTIONS find us on Twitter and Facebook: twitter.com/saintpaulpgh 2. Hospitality, welcome, and inclusion are foundational, core principles for Saint Paul Cathedral parish. All of us must be facebook.com/stpaulpgh ambassadors of good will and peace as we seek to bring people together in charity and in unity. Sadly, some members of our parish have expressed to me that they do not feel welcome in THE FR. VANYO LIBRARY coming to a different worship site. Each of us must do all we can to The Father Vanyo Library is closed extend a hand of welcome to others, especially those who may no until further notice. You can visit longer have their church site available for regular Sunday Mass. librarycat.org/lib/vanyolibrary to Please take time to welcome everyone who comes. Go out of your view the books and resources available. way to offer a greeting, a smile, a kind word. It is never acceptable to be rude to anyone for any reason. Why would anyone want to join us for Mass and prayer if they do not feel welcome when they come? It is everyone’s task, as members of the parish, to be ONLINE GIVING greeters, ambassadors of welcome, and ministers of hospitality at Giving has never been easier! every Mass. This is critical if we want to be able to have sufficient Visit ghocatholics.org and click on the “Donate to St. Paul Cathedral” people to keep our worship sites open and vibrant. page under the “Resources” tab. 3. We are blessed in our parish grouping to have several regular First-time users will need to create a opportunities to lift our prayers in devotion. First, every new account. Schedule recurring gifts or make one-time donations. Wednesday evening at the Cathedral we gather for the Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help. This is a long-standing devotion in the Church, begun and protected by the Redemptorists who served for many years in Squirrel Hill at Saint Philomena. Our FOR THE MOST Mother of Perpetual Help is a mother ever ready to help us and UPDATED INFORMATION advocate our cause before her Son – and embraces us always in on the diocesan response to our struggles and needs with the mantle of her protecting love. COVID-19, please visit diopitt.org. The novena prayers include adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and benediction. Please consider joining us from 7:00 – 8:00 pm on Wednesday evenings. What a blessing to have this regular FAITHFUL STEWARDSHIP opportunity for this wonderful and powerful devotion. Second, on A word of thanks to all who give so the last Sunday of every month, we have an afternoon of generously to support our parish Eucharistic adoration from 1:00 – 5:00 pm with Solemn Vespers and its many services. and Benediction from 5:00 – 5:30 pm. Please consider coming for

Due to early bulletin deadlines, prayer before the Blessed Sacrament. Pope John Paul II wrote that the Sunday, November 15 “the Church and the world have a great need for Eucharistic collection totals will be posted in worship. Jesus awaits us in this sacrament of love. Let us not next week’s bulletin. refuse the time to go to meet him in adoration, in contemplation full of faith, and open to making amends for the serious offenses and crimes of the world. Let our adoration never cease.” Solemn BANNS OF MARRIAGE vespers and benediction is a powerful experience of prayer. Please Please remember to keep in your come and join us! These are wonderful opportunities for all of us prayers the following couples who in our parish to gather in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament and are preparing for the Sacrament of with the help of Our Lady to guide us, to strengthen us, and to help Marriage: us in doing the will of God and gaining life in heaven. III - David Depretis and Mara Cerro 4. Cleaning and Sanitizing. We are only allowed to remain open for Mass if we can clean and sanitize after every single event that III - Ryan Sweeney and takes place in our church buildings. This is a challenging and Stephanie Vereb difficult task. I want to thank our wonderful, hardworking II - Dominic Colosimo and volunteers who have done an outstanding job in helping to clean Olivia Appleton and to sanitize after each Mass and other liturgies (funerals and II - Jacob Baker and weddings in particular). We would not be able to keep the church Catherine Caggiano open without you. But we need more helpers. As we try to add

II - John Figlar and some additional Masses to the schedule, we will only be able to Rose Velgich keep them if we have enough volunteers to clean and sanitize after

4 SAINT PAUL CATHEDRAL PARISH | GREENFIELD, HAZELWOOD, OAKLAND PARISH NEWS ST. PAUL CATHEDRAL SANCTUARY CANDLE This week, from November 28 each Mass. Please consider staying after Mass for an extra 10 through December 4, the Sanctuary minutes or so to help with this task. And remember: please put Candle at St. Paul Cathedral is being your kneeler down as you leave Mass so we know exactly where offered for:

you were seated. This helps our cleaners and sanitizers MAUREEN MURRAY tremendously. May she rest in peace. NEW MASS SCHEDULE. As was announced recently, a newly revised Mass schedule for our parish has gone into effect this weekend, the first weekend of Advent, November 28-29: ST. PAUL CATHEDRAL 1. Only Saint Paul Cathedral and Saint Rosalia church buildings are being used for regular daily and Sunday worship. BLESSED MOTHER VIGIL LIGHT 2. All four church buildings: Saint Paul Cathedral, Saint Regis, This week, from November 28 Saint Rosalia and Saint Stephen are being used for funerals, through December 4, the Blessed weddings, and baptisms for the time being. Mother Vigil Light at St. Paul Cathedral is being offered for: 3. We will continue to monitor the needs of our parish and the FOR ALL THOSE SUFFERING FROM resources available to us with the help of our parish staff and THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC parish finance council and make decisions as necessary as we move forward.

4. Effective this weekend, the First Sunday of Advent (November 28-29, 2020), we have implemented a new Mass schedule for SUBSCRIBE TO RECEIVE Saint Paul Cathedral Parish. That schedule is as follows: EMAILED BULLETINS Visit our website (ghocatholics.org) Saturday evening Vigil Masses: to receive email notifications when 4:00 pm - Saint Rosalia site new bulletins become available on 6:00 pm - Saint Paul Cathedral Saturday evenings. To subscribe go Sunday Masses: to the “Bulletins” page under the 6:30 am - Saint Paul Cathedral "About" tab at the top of the screen. Once there you can view our latest 9:00 am - Saint Rosalia site bulletins and click on the “Subscribe 10:00 am - Saint Paul Cathedral (Cablecast & Streamed) Now” button to sign up to receive 12:00 Noon - Saint Paul Cathedral email notifications when new 12:00 Noon Spanish - Saint Rosalia site bulletins are available. 6:00 pm - Saint Paul Cathedral

Daily Masses: 8:15 am Monday through Saturday – Saint Paul Cathedral (Cablecast & Streamed) SANCTUARY CANDLES 12:05 pm Monday through Saturday – AND BLESSED MOTHER Saint Paul Cathedral ALTAR CANDLES 10:00 am Monday and Wednesday – can burn in memory of a deceased Saint Rosalia site (any scheduled funeral liturgies loved one or for a special intention. Only those intentions that have will take the place of this 10:00 am Mass) actually been requested with an

Holyday of Obligation schedule (typical but subject to change): offering will be listed in our weekly bulletin. Please call the parish office Vigil Mass: if you want to request an intention. 6:30 pm - Saint Rosalia site Masses on the Holyday: 6:45 am - Saint Paul Cathedral 8:15 am - Saint Paul Cathedral (Cablecast & Streamed) VIGIL CANDLES CAN BE 12:05 pm - Saint Paul Cathedral LIT AT OUR CHURCHES 6:00 pm - Saint Paul Cathedral by sending in your donation and the intention that you want to offer. We Given the numbers of those attending Mass (the Mass counts for are happy to light the candle and the past two years), and in light of the number of clergy assigned say a prayer for that intention on to our parish and the projections of available clergy moving your behalf.

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forward, we believe that the Mass schedule outlined above is sufficient for our needs at this time. Both St. Rosalia and St. Paul Cathedral have adequate space for those coming to Mass and provide room for expansion.

Please note that we have resumed the 6:00 pm Saturday vigil Mass at Saint Paul Cathedral. We have added a Sunday Mass at Saint Rosalia at 9:00 am instead of 11:00 am. This will give our parish an earlier Sunday morning Mass in addition to the 6:30 am and, in fact, was the time of the Mass at Saint Stephen. This also allows us to move the 1:00 pm Mass in Spanish to 12:00 Noon which was the time of the original Mass in Spanish at Saint Regis. We are hoping that these changes will be welcomed by a number of people in our parish.

5. Transportation. We are working with a transportation company to provide some shuttle service to those who express a need for it. We would want to be able to have a pick up at Saint Stephen site and Saint Regis site for anyone who desires to attend the 4:00 pm Mass at Saint Rosalia site on Saturday night, the 9:00 am Mass at Saint Rosalia site or the 10:00 am Mass at Saint Paul Cathedral on Sundays.

In order to determine the viability of this service, we need those interested to sign up and indicate for which Mass they need transportation. This would be a weekly sign up so that we can make the arrangements. We are asking anyone who would like to use the shuttle service to notify the parish administrative office in advance at 412-621-4951 or email at [email protected]. We will need to know your intention to use the shuttle no later than 3:00 pm on the Thursday of the week you intend to use the shuttle. If you have signed up and find that your circumstances change such that you will not be using the shuttle that weekend, please call the parish office as soon as possible at 412-621-4951 to notify us of that change. Since there is a cost to the parish for utilizing the shuttle service, we do not want to operate the shuttle unless there are people who have signed up to use it.

I would continue to ask for your patience and understanding as we do all that we can to bring our parish together into one community of faith. Change is never easy for any of us. But let us never lose sight of the big picture and why we are here in the first place: to grow more deeply in our love for God, to strengthen our faith in Jesus Christ, to open our hearts each day to the amazing grace of God given to us in the Church and especially the sacraments, and to serve the needs of others, so that we can gain the only thing worth

gaining – life forever in heaven. Saint Paul pray for us.

ADVENT BEGINS TODAY. This is a season of special grace that calls the faithful to be alert and be prepared for the coming of Christ. Our minds focus immediately on the coming of the Lord at Christmas as we prepare to commemorate the birthday of our Savior and the mystery of the Incarnation. Advent calls us to be attentive and to be careful that we keep Christ in Christmas. All around us are the pulls of secularism, commercialism, and materialism. Our response must be one to remind the world of why we have this season – it is to remember and celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ into the world, the mystery of God becoming one like us in all things but sin, so that the darkness of sin could be eradicated by God’s saving power and human redemption won through the sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross. Be careful not to water down Christmas. We must unapologetically and forcefully remind the world that Christmas is a Christian holiday – one in which we take great pride in celebrating – because it is the birthday of our beloved Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, the Lord of all Life.

I encourage everyone, especially our families, to make this season of Advent a time of holiness and grace. Prepare well to celebrate the birthday of Christ by growing in faith. Read the Scriptures; pray the rosary and reflect on the mysteries of Jesus Christ; light the advent candles at home on your table and pray that God’s light will slowly diminish the reality of sin in your own life and in the world; go to confession and receive the healing power of God’s grace to prepare your heart to receive Christ in the Eucharist; attend Mass at least one additional day each week in Advent and realize the fruits that come to those who come to Mass daily. Make this season a time of preparation so the Christ-child will find a worthy place in your heart and home to dwell more completely with his love.

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THIS AFTERNOON, we will hold our monthly afternoon of Eucharist Exposition and Adoration, with Vespers and Benediction. The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed after the 12:00 Noon Mass and Eucharistic Adoration will take place from 1:00 – 5:00 pm. We will close with Sung Vespers and Benediction at 5:00 pm which is always a beautiful and inspiring prayer. Please consider taking time to spend in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament, one of the great riches and blessings we have as Catholics. Jesus in the Real Presence will touch your heart with his healing and saving love if you make time to devote to adoration. The Cathedral hosts this monthly afternoon of Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction on the last Sunday of each month from 1:00 until 5:30 pm. Please consider joining us.

MANY THANKS TO DIANA GLADSTONE who helped this year to decorate the altar for Thanksgiving at Saint Paul Cathedral and for her help with the Advent wreath at the Cathedral. MANY THANKS TO JEAN MALEK and MADISON MOCK for their help in decorating Saint Rosalia for Thanksgiving. It makes our liturgy much more beautiful and we appreciate their wonderful work!

OUR ADVENT WREATH in the sanctuary will remind us of the four weeks of preparation and the call for each of us to become the light of Jesus Christ and to shine more brightly with his Truth and Love in the darkness of the world.

IMPORTANCE OF PRAYER. Pope Francis recently reflected on how Jesus always took time out to pray and be in dialogue with God, despite busy days helping the poor and the sick. Jesus was not guided or inspired by success, consensus or “the seductive phrase, ‘Everyone is searching for you,’” the pope said. “Prayer is the rudder that guides Jesus’ course,” he said; it does not lead him to the easiest path, but to the one that stays true to God’s will, which he discovers in prayer. A day lived without prayer risks turning into a day that is lived as “bothersome or tedious,” a day when whatever happens is poorly endured and comes from “blind fate,” the pope said. “Prayer is first of all listening to and encountering God,” he said. It helps people face reality, but in a way that they can see problems not as obstacles, but as opportunities to grow in faith and charity. Without cultivating self-reflection, he said, “we become superficial, agitated and anxious.” Jesus showed that prayer is ultimately letting go and putting oneself in God’s hands.

NOTE OF GRATITUDE. We received this note and generous donation from the parents of a college student who has attended Mass at Saint Paul Cathedral on Sunday nights for the past four years. They live in Lancaster, PA: Dear Father Stubna, our son has attended Mass on Sunday nights for the past four years. He has enjoyed the time and benefitted from receiving such great spiritual nourishment and support while away from home. As his parents, we recognize the faith support and encouragement you have given him during his time at the University of Pittsburgh. You may not have been aware of your impact on his life, but we are deeply grateful.” These are the notes that make everything we do worthwhile and meaningful. We can only imagine the impact that our parish is making on countless numbers of our college students who come to Mass at Saint Paul Cathedral in such large numbers. We are delighted to have them as part of our parish community during their time in college and are always happy to see them at Mass.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR 2021 are now being taken for 2021. Forms were published in the bulletin the last two Sundays. If you need one, please contact the parish office. We do not take Mass intention requests over the phone or any walk-in requests until all parishioner forms have been processed. The forms are processed in the order received. Please note the stipulations of the parish Mass policy: Only four (4) requests per registered household will be able to be scheduled, with only two (2) Sunday masses per household. There are no exceptions to this policy. We need to be fair and just to all our parishioners. If there are special wedding anniversary requests for 2021, please get these to Father Stubna as soon as possible. The Mass intention forms are now being accepted at the parish office and will be recorded in the order they are received. Please note that some special parish and diocesan Mass times have already been reserved. No individual Mass requests will be taken until Monday, December 28. Up until that time you will need to submit all requests with the Mass intention form. Any Mass intentions over the limit will be sent out to other priests to be satisfied privately.

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WINE, CHEESE AND THE GOSPEL – FALL 2020. Father Stubna is hosting the Fall 2020 edition of Wine, Cheese and the Gospel online as we did in the Spring. This program can be accessed through the Cathedral Facebook page as well as Comcast channel 95. This online edition will take place from 7:00 – 8:00 pm. Our third and final session of the Fall series is:

Monday, November 30: Why Do We Have Saints and Some Saints for Our Times

Please consider joining us for this series that helps all of us to learn more about our Catholic beliefs and how we can live them out with fidelity and courage.

KATHEDRAL KONFECTIONS is a fundraising project organized by a group of volunteers at the Saint Paul Cathedral parish. Once again, this year, we have made DELICIOUS HOMEMADE HOLIDAY PEANUT BRITTLE that is being sold in time for Christmas. All proceeds will be used in support of our Building a Future of Hope Campaign, particularly our project to renovate the Synod Hall building. It is our hope that the Synod Hall building can become our pastoral center, upgraded with accessibility including an elevator, heating and air conditioning, and office and meeting space for the parish center. You can purchase peanut brittle at the rectory during the week and after many of the weekend Masses. It is $10.00 per bag. It makes wonderful Christmas gifts and stocking stuffers! Please consider ordering some peanut brittle for the Christmas holidays and at the same time help to support the needs of our Building a Future of Hope Campaign and the plan to renovate Synod Hall. We hope we can count of your support.

OUR PEANUT BRITTLE MAKERS wear masks, gloves, protective gowns, and head gear. Everything used in the peanut brittle is done following strict sanitizing guidelines. Volunteers are screened with temperatures taken regularly. We have a high standard of quality control in the process of making our peanut brittle which is maintained at all times.

SAINT OF THE WEEK. December 4 marks the feast of the great doctor of the Church, SAINT JOHN DAMASCENE. John was a chief financial officer for the leaders of Damascus when he felt called to religious life and became a monk at the monastery of Saint Sabas, near Jerusalem. He battled the Iconoclastic heresy which denounced the veneration of images and wanted to cleanse the Churches of statues, icons, crucifixes, and images of any kind. His great defense of Catholic doctrine helped to defend the Church against this heresy. As he wrote, “When we see the crucifix, we remember Christ’s saving passion. We fall down to worship not the piece of wood, but the One who is imaged, Christ crucified.” He was a leading theologian and writer including the great work “On the Orthodox Faith,” which presented a summary of the teachings of all the Greek Fathers. Saint John wrote many hymns of praise as well and was devoted to the Blessed Mother. He was a man of great and immense intellect, skilled in many areas of life, and yet choose to use them all in service to God and the Church.

CATHEDRAL CHRISTMAS CARDS. As a fundraising project to help raise additional funds for the renovation of Synod Hall, we are selling boxes of Christmas cards this year. There are 12 cards in a box, three each of four different beautiful scenes with our Christmas decorations. The cost is $20 per box. They are available in the rectory and we will be selling after the Masses on several Sundays. Please consider using the Cathedral Christmas cards this year and helping us to raise some additional funds for our Synod Hall renovation project!

BOOK REVIEWS. We invite members of our parish to submit a book recommendation with a short review to benefit our parishioners. We are looking for Catholic books on prayer, theology, pastoral life, even Catholic fiction. Father Stubna reserves the right to reject any book that is contrary to orthodox Catholic teaching or belief. We have had 15 book reviews published so far but are in need of other members of the parish community to share a favorite book in order to continue our series.

HEARING LOOP PROJECT. Many thanks to the Janis Kearns for making a generous donation to our hearing loop project in memory of her mother, SOPHIE KEARNS. We are deeply grateful for her generous support and will remember Sophie in our prayers in a most special way.

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MINISTERS OF HOSPITALITY/GREETERS ARE NEEDED. Are you a happy, cheerful person? Do you enjoy seeing old friends and meeting new people? If you do, we have the perfect job for you! We are looking for volunteers to welcome parishioners and visitors alike as they arrive for weekend Mass in our beautiful Cathedral. We seek volunteers who truly enjoy talking to people – answering questions, providing information about Cathedral activities, and encouraging participation in the parish. In his Rule, Saint Benedict states that “all guests who present themselves [at the door of the monastery] are to be welcomed as Christ.” Imagine how that kind of welcome could transform our faith community! If this ministry appeals to you, please contact our coordination Mary Kay Tappe at [email protected] or contact the parish office.

GIVING TREE 2020. In this season of Advent, we are reminded about the Giving Tree Project for our newly merged St. Paul Cathedral Parish. It goes without saying that due to COVID-19 restrictions, this year’s project will be handled differently. Nevertheless, your generosity is more important than ever during these difficult times. Because of social distancing guidelines, there will not be a physical tree with ornaments at either the St. Paul Cathedral or St. Rosalia sites. If you would like to participate or have any questions, please contact Kathleen Garvey via email at [email protected] or leave a message at 412-781-2132. All gift cards are due the weekend of December 12-13. Envelopes with gift cards, marked with one of the organizations (Angel’s Place, St. Joseph’s House, or Providence Connection), can be placed in the collection basket/bin in the church or sent to the parish administrative office to the attention of Mike Pittek/Kathleen Garvey (See the November 22 bulletin for complete details). CHRISTMAS FLOWER DONATIONS will help us to provide the beautiful flowers that will be in the sanctuary of the two Churches being used for regular Sunday worship: Saint Paul Cathedral and Saint Rosalia. You can make donations in memory of your loved ones and friends who will be remembered in a very special way during the Masses on Christmas day and throughout the Christmas season. Please use the envelope provided with your offertory envelope or mark your intentions on a piece of paper with your donation in any envelope and drop them in the collection basket or drop them off at the rectory. We ask that you write the names legibly so that we can properly list them in the bulletin. The names of those remembered will be published in the bulletin on December 20 but they must be in by December 10. Any that come in after that will be published in the December 27 bulletin. Please get your donations in as soon as possible. Your help in making our Church look beautiful for Christmas is a great blessing for which I am deeply grateful.

SAINT PAUL CATHEDRAL PARISH RAFFLE. We are hoping that everyone in our new parish community will consider supporting this parish-wide fundraiser to help with our parish expenses. This raffle is based on the daily three-digit pick three evening PA lottery. Tickets are numbered from 000-999. Tickets are $5 each and the number is eligible for the entire month. Most days the winner will receive $50 however, there are specific days each month that the winning ticket is worth from $100-$250. The prize for winning on the last day of each month is $500. Ticket stubs must be returned by the final day of the previous month with the ticket stub filled out completely and legibly. Tickets are available in the rectory office or can be mailed. Payment of cash or check is accepted. If you have a favorite number(s), you can reserve it/them each month if available. All proceeds benefit our parish. For more information or to obtain tickets please contact the parish office. We are only able to sponsor a raffle in the name of Saint Paul Cathedral Parish which is our legal entity and for which we have a small games of chance license that allows us to operate this raffle. WHAT IS FLOCKNOTE? Flocknote is an easy and efficient way for St. Paul Cathedral Parish to communicate with parishioners and parish groups through email and text messages. It allows us to reach our members at a moment's notice, resulting in higher attendance at Mass and parish events, increased stewardship, and a more connected parish community. But Flocknote can only be effective if you sign up! There are two ways to join Flocknote:

1. Visit our unique URL: https://StPaulCathedralParishPGH.flocknote.com/everyone

2. Text to join by texting the word CATHEDRALPGH to 84576

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POPE FRANCIS’ PRAYER INTENTION FOR DECEMBER: That our personal relationship with Jesus Christ be nourished by the Word of God and a life of prayer.

PASSING FROM DEATH TO NEW LIFE. We extend our deepest sympathies and prayers to the families of those who were buried from our parish this past week. May their souls and all the souls of the faithful departed Rest In Peace.

St. Paul Cathedral SYLVIA CORTEZ St. Rosalia site LINDA FIDEL and WILLIAM KING

We also extend our sympathies to the family of GRACE MORISSEY who passed away this past week and will be buried at the Cathedral some time in December. Please remember in your prayers EILEEN PAPSON, mother of Jason Papson. May they rest in peace.

THIS YEAR MAKE YOUR CHRISTMAS GIFTS COUNT with unique gifts while helping those who are vulnerable near and far. ST. PAUL CATHEDRAL LADIES OF CHARITY are sponsoring an online sale of Fair-Trade items through SERRV that will benefit local projects of the Ladies of Charity, as well as helping struggling Farmers and Artisans abroad! Simply shop online at www.serrv.org?a=CathLOC. Twenty percent of your online order will benefit the St. Paul Cathedral Ladies of Charity! It’s as simple as that. AND you can check out the following sales events: 11/21-11/22: FREE $10 Gift Card with every $50+ purchase (Promo Code: SEGC20); 12/5-12/6: FREE Ground Shipping, $50 Minimum (Promo Code: SESNOWMAN20). Join us in this WIN-WIN-WIN opportunity!

PART TIME WEDDING COORDINATORS NEEDED FOR SAINT PAUL CATHEDRAL. We are seeking one or two people who might be interested in serving as part time wedding coordinators for Saint Paul Cathedral. This would involve one or two weekends a month. This person would be responsible for coordinating Friday afternoon weddings at 2:30 pm (along with a Thursday evening rehearsal at 4:30 pm) and the wedding rehearsals on Friday (typically from 4:00 pm through 7:00 pm) and the weddings on Saturday afternoon (typically from 1:00 pm until 6:00 pm). Training would be provided. Must be a practicing Catholic and have some organizational skills. We currently have several people who are helping with this ministry, but we need to find one or two more. Compensation is provided per wedding. Please contact Father Stubna if you are interested ([email protected]) or call the Cathedral rectory.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED. Fishes and Loaves Cooperative Ministries is looking for volunteer delivery drivers for the Hazelwood-Greenfield Meals on Wheel program. Drivers are needed on a substitute basis, or they can schedule for one day every week or every-other week. Delivery typically takes one hour, starting between 9:00 and 9:30 am. Please contact Deacon Tom or Sarah Siplak at 412-499-4313.

OPLATKY [Oplatki, Oplatek] is a Christmas wafer tradition with roots in Poland and other Eastern European countries. The wafers are baked from flour and water, and are usually rectangular or round in shape, and very thin, with a taste very similar to the altar bread that becomes the Eucharist during Mass. The wafers are embossed with Christmas related religious images, such as a nativity scene.

Gathered around the table for the Christmas Eve meal, the oldest member of the family breaks off a small piece of the oplatky to begin the ritual. The remaining wafer is passed to another member while a prayer for loved ones is said as a sign of family unity. While doing so each member of the family is kissed and is wished a joyful feast. The other family members then greet one another in the same way. This continues until everyone at the table has a piece of the wafer. Finally, the family members quietly consume their piece of wafer. Some dip their wafer in honey or garlic before consuming. Then the traditional Christmas Eve meal continues.

Oplatky is available to purchase for $1 for a pack of 5 wafers in the Saint Paul Cathedral office during regular office hours and at Saint Rosalia Church before and after the weekend Mass throughout Advent.

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PRO-LIFE CORNER

AS WE CELEBRATE THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF POPE SAINT JOHN PAUL II'S ENCYCLICAL EVANGELIUM VITAE, “THE GOSPEL OF LIFE,” we want to share a quote from that document each week in our Pro-Life Corner. Thanks to Birthright of Pittsburgh for helping to coordinate this effort. From the “Gospel of Life” #61: “Human life is sacred and inviolable at every moment of existence, including the initial phase which precedes birth. All human beings, from their mothers’ womb, belong to God who searches them and knows them, who forms them and knits them together with his own hands, who gazes on them when they are tiny shapeless embryos and already sees in them the adults of tomorrow whose days are numbered and whose vocation is even now written in the ‘Book of Life’ (cf. Ps 139: 1, 13-16).” ~ Pope Saint John Paul II

CONGRATULATIONS to our parishioners from Central Catholic High School who achieved honor roll status this past quarter:

HIGH HONORS: George Acklin, James Bonacci, Jonah Bruemmer, Anthony Chaer, Francis Constantin, Luka DePasquale, Anthony Gatti, Domenic Guercio, Zachary Kautter, Rowen Kautter, James Mazefsky, Mathew Mock, Gage Pegher, Steve Perekiszka, Albert Pitcher, Alexander Pitcher, Aiden Rockovich, Victor Rossi, Dante Scalise, Andrew Sharp

HONORS: Theodore Acklin, Owen Loughran, Joseph Paviglianiti, Luca Shaffer, Noah Sharp

CONGRATULATIONS to our parishioners from Seton LaSalle Catholic High School who achieved honor roll status this past quarter:

HIGH HONORS: Josue Ruiz

HONORS: Evan Henke, Haley Lupinacci

YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY CORNER

JOIN US FOR LECTIO DIVINA, the ancient practice of reading and praying over scripture. On Friday, December 11, we invite you to gather in Synod Hall at St. Paul Cathedral at 7:00 pm to pray together, reflect on the Gospel reading for the upcoming Sunday, and faith share. We ask that you bring a mask. We encourage you to bring your own Bible or use your phone to follow along the Gospel.

FIRESIDE FAITH. Join the Young Adult Ministry on the first and third Wednesdays of the month at 7:00 pm in Saint Paul Cathedral’s Synod Hall for conversation and fellowship. All young adults are welcome.

OUR HOPE IN THE DARKNESS. The Young Adult Ministry will have an 8-hour advent retreat on Saturday, December 5 at Capuchin Hall in Lawrenceville. Contact [email protected] to register (there is a $20 registration fee). The retreat will begin at 10:00 am and end with Holy Mass at 6:00 pm. We hope you can join us!

¿CÓMO MANTENER LA FAMILIA UNIDA? LA IMPORTANCIA DEL AMBIENTE FAMILIAR? (QUINTA PARTE) (por Aníbal Cuevas). He dejado para lo ultimo lo que considero lo fundamental como punto de unión entre los hombres en general y la familia en particular, compartir la fe y una visión trascendente de la vida. Cuando se está en la misma onda porque los valores son los mismos se tiene mucho terreno ganado a la unidad familiar. Esto tiene su comienzo a la hora de elegir la persona con la que voy a formar una familia, se fortalece en el noviazgo y llega a su punto más alto cuando se comienza a tener hijos a los que transmitir la fe. Creo que como en todo lo familiar, es fundamental que los hijos vean luchar cada día a los padres por ser consecuentes con lo que creen, también que los vean rezar y practicar juntos. La transmisión de la fe debe hacerse de una manera atractiva y amable, nunca imponiendo, siempre explicando. La comunión más fuerte es la de los santos, las familias más fuertes son las que creen, luchan y aman en la misma sintonía.

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MANY THANKS TO OUR VOLUNTEER CLEANERS AND SANITIZERS!

THE STUDENTS OF THE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM are learning about Saints for the month of November. Here are a few examples of some student’s favorite Saints.

NEIL RAY WADHWA SIOBHAN WADHWA CAROLA CRISANTI First Grade Second Grade Eight Grade

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Saint Paul Cathedral

Saint Rosalia Site

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