CITY CENTER PARISHES SAINT BENEDICT THE MOOR CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY SAINT MARY OF MERCY
Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time November 3, 2019 CITY CENTER PARISH OFFICE 164 Washington Place Pi sburgh, PA 15219 www.divinemercypgh.org Reverend Christopher Donley, Administrator—cdonley@diopi .org Reverend John Odeyemi, Parochial Vicar—jodeyemi@diopi .org Deacon Samuel Toney—stoney@diopi .org In Residence : Rev. Edward Bryce Monsignor Ronald Lengwin Rev. Augus ne Wayii
Business Manager— Chuck Goetz Email: [email protected] Administra ve Assistant and Safe Environment— Priscilla Davis Email: [email protected] Administra ve Assistant – Cindy Goetz Email: [email protected]
SAINT BENEDICT THE MOOR CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY SAINT MARY OF MERCY 91 Crawford Steet 164 Washington Place 202 Stanwix Street Pi sburgh, PA 15219 Pi sburgh, PA 15219 Pi sburgh, PA 15222
Phone: 412-281-3141 Phone: 412-471-0654 Phone: 412-261-0110 Fax: 412-471-1345 Fax: 412-471-1345 Fax: 412-471-1345 Email: sbtmoffi[email protected] Email: offi[email protected] Email: offi[email protected]
Outreach Staff - Carole Clifford
Music - A.R. Valle a Music - Dr. John Raevens Music - Antonia Long Red Door ‐ Heidi Po er Maintenance - Ray Krivanek
As you know, we have been ac vely As we welcome our new Music Director, searching for a new music director to it is important to offer a word of thanks cover the Liturgical needs at Epiphany and apprecia on to Dr. John Raevens and Saint Mary of Mercy. Through the and Mr. Anthony Vale a. While we are grace of God, we have hired our new not saying goodbye to them, we will not music director. We welcome Ma hew be seeing them as o en as we are used Radican to our grouping. He will to. They have both given selflessly to the introduce himself in this sec on next church over the years and their efforts week. While we are s ll ac vely will not be forgo en. God bless you searching for a music minister at Saint Dr. Raevens and Mr. Valle a!
Benedict the Moor, this is yet another step in the right direc on
BECOMING ONE PARISH
A Message from Fr. Chris, As many of you know, I o en encourage the faithful to get to know five saints. This is the second part of a two-part series that will talk about who these new saints are.
Giuseppina Vannini Her childhood name was Giudi a and she was born in Rome in 1859. Both her parents died within three years of one another, and Giudi a and her two siblings were le orphans. It was at the orphanage run by the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de' Paul that she first experienced the call to religious life. In 1891, Giudi a par cipated in a spiritual retreat where she met Camillian Father Luigi Tezza. A few months earlier, Fr Tezza had been tasked with restoring the Camillian Ter aries. He asked Giudi a to assist him, and she agreed. Giudi a took the religious name of Sister Giuseppina and soon became Superior General of the new religious Congrega on known as the Daughters of Saint Camillus. The new ins tute needed the defini ve approval of the ecclesias cal authority, but Pope Leo XIII refused it twice because he had decided not to allow the founda on of new religious communi es. The Congrega on did receive official approved, however, in 1909. Mother Giuseppina died in 1911 from heart disease in Rome at the age of 51. By then, the Camillians already had 156 professed religious and 16 religious houses between Europe and America. The main legacy the Foundress le her sisters was the pure and simple physical and spiritual care of the sick, exercised at home as in hospitals, leprosarium's and nursing homes, both in European rehabilita on centers, and in mission countries. Pope Saint John Paul II declared her Blessed on October 16, 1994.
Mariam Thresia Chiaramel Mankidiyan Mariam Thresia, Founder of the Congrega on of the Holy Family of Thissur, in India, canonized by Pope Francis on Sunday, October 13, 2019. Mariam Thresia Mankidiyan was born in 1876 in Kerala, India, and named a er Saint Teresa of Avila. She spent her en re life assis ng the poor, the sick, the elderly and all those in need. Thresia’s Mother was the greatest influence in her childhood, reading her stories from the Bible and the lives of the Saints, and teaching her how to pray. When Thresia was 10 years old, she made a private vow of virginity and decided to consecrate her life to Christ. At the same me, she a ended to the sick and the poor, nursing lepers and caring for orphaned children. Thresia had a series of mys cal experiences, including the gi of healing and prophesy. She bore the s gmata in secret and passed through her own “dark night of the soul”. At first, she joined the Franciscan Poor Clares, then the Discalced Carmelites of Ollur. In the end she decided that what she really needed was to lead a life that was withdrawn and in silent union with God. The "House of Solitude”In 1913 she created her first small community with two friends. It was to become the nucleus of the Congrega on of the Holy Family. During the 12 years in which Mother Mariam was at the head of the Congrega on, despite the difficul es associated with the outbreak of the First World War, the Congrega on flourished with new convents, schools, boarding schools and orphanages. Mother Mariam Thresia died on June 8, 1926 and was bea fied by Pope Saint John Paul II on April 9, 2000.
Cardinal John Henry Newman Cardinal Henry Newman spent his life in search of Truth. He always said it was the only reason for living. At the age of 25, Newman said he had met God, not "as a no on, but as a person”. Two years later, he became an Anglican priest and taught at Oxford. Always one to ques on the essence of the Truth and of Faith, Newman found an answer when he first visited Rome in 1833. Back in Oxford, he found he was increasingly far from Anglicanism. He began studying the Fathers of the Church, common to all denomina ons, and gathered around him a group of scholars who ques oned themselves on important topics such as respect for the tradi on of the first centuries. In 1843 he made his decision. Two years later he asked to be admi ed to the Catholic Church. A er comple ng his theological studies in Rome, he was ordained a priest in 1847. In 1850 Henry returned to England and threw himself into various ac vi es: he founded the Dublin University, produced a new transla on of the Bible into English, took over the direc on of a magazine, and founded an Oratory in Oxford dedicated to St Philip Neri, in whose Congrega on he had been ordained a priest. In 1879, Pope Leo XIII created him a Cardinal. John Henry Newman died at the Birmingham Oratory on August 11, 1890. He was declared Blessed by Pope Benedict XVI on September 19, 2010 during his visit to Britain.
CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist, Lectors and Ushers are needed on Sundays at the 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM Masses. Please contact Pat Wilson at 412-527-0465 for more informa on. ***All volunteers must be in compliance with the Diocesan Safe Environment Policy. ***
Reminder-Offertory Loose Checks If a loose check is placed in the collec on basket, please include a nota on in the memo line: Regular Collec on, Parish Share, Maintenance, or Diocesan Collec on.
OFFERTORY on 10/27 First Collection $1,522.50 Second Collection $512.50
Please pray for those who have requested our prayers: Jerry Barry, Laurie Bozik, Robert Dougherty, William Egger, Richard Gazzam, Katherine Gross, Margaret Hurney, Marva Josie, D.M.K., Barbara Kuhn, F.M.M., Jessie Marsh, Patricia Morra, Daniel Murphy, Dennis Murphy, Jus n Murphy, Jean O’Hanlon, Mary Ann Pacini, Clara Jane Roy, Marianne Wisdom Oines, C.Z.R., Sr. Mary Ann Troup, Elsie Urban, Bill Vergot, Derrick Gardener, Leah Lindenfelser, Diane and Jim Foley, Elizabeth Kochin SAINT MARY OF MERCY
This academic year, the Red Door is blessed to have two seminarians from St. Paul Seminary par cipate in our ministry for their apostolic works assignment. Please meet Mr. Thong "Tony" Van Le and Mr. Ma hew Selzer. They are both first-year seminarians in pre-theological studies at St. Paul Seminary. Tony is a student at Duquesne University and Ma studies at Franciscan University of Steubenville. Our Red Door guests and volunteers alike enjoy having the presence and company of our Pi sburgh seminarians. Both men have a strong faith and definite heart for those most in need. Tony was born in Vinh, Vietnam, to a devout Catholic family and is one of five children. He has a Bachelor's degree in Controlling Engineering. Ma , too, grew up in a faith-filled Catholic family. He grew up in the north hills of Pi sburgh and his home parish is St. Teresa of Avila. He is the oldest of two sons and has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communica on from the University of Pi sburgh. Recently both young men were asked about their experiences so far in the Red Door ministry. Tony said with a warm smile, "It feels like home. The volunteers have been very kind as to welcome us as friends...and even family." In kindness Ma also responded, "It's wonderful to meet people where they are, greet them, and serve them. The Lord is truly present here!" Please keep Tony and Ma in your prayers as they con nue in their studies, in forma on, and in discernment for the voca on of priesthood. Thank you, Tony and Ma , for your willingness to respond with openness, generosity, and courage to discern your call to priesthood. Your witness of faith is truly inspiring!
Red Door Ministry: Those in need can receive a bagged lunch Monday through Saturday from 10:30 AM-11:30 AM The actual Red Door is located on the Boulevard of the Allies. New Hours Tuesday - Friday 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM and Saturday 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Television Ministry The daily Mass at Noon at Saint Mary of Mercy is OFFERTORY on 10/27 televised and can be viewed seven days a week on Comcast channel 95 in the Greater Pi sburgh area or at www.chris anassociatestv.org. First Collection $2,291.25 Pi sburgh’s Faith and Family channel 40.9 also carries it Monday-Saturday. Energy/ Maintenance $746.60 SAINT BENEDICT THE MOOR African American History In 1868, the first Black man elected to Congress was Sunday, John W. Menard. He defeated a white candidate, November 17 5,107 to 2,833, in an elec on in Louisiana Second there will be a Congressional District to fill an unexpired term in Re rement the For eth Congress. U.S. Grant elected president with Black voters in the South providing the decisive Celebra on for margin. Grant received a minority of the white votes Brenda Younger in defea ng Democrat Hora o Seymour, 3,015,071 votes to 2,709,613. PRAYER LIST...KEEPING FOLKS BEFORE THE LORD BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK Be y Bell, Gordon Bullard, Edward Davis, Dolores Denton, Carol Derewcz, Grace Dixon-Kizzie, Patricia Ellis, Debra Foster, Woody Frazier, Ann Fultz, Richard Gazzam, Janet Glass, Brenda Glenn, Amarachukwu Chielu 11/3 Carol Sims 11/7 Helena Harris, Harold G. Heim, Jr., Osaruyi Osasere Igbineweka, Billy Jenkins, Sandra Johnson, Sean Kraus, Tiffany Livsey, Aisha Lado, Cara Laroche 11/3 Rafael Valen n 11/7 Andrew Lyke, Ruth McCartney, Sherry McGinnis, Todd Ma ei, Be y Oladipo Ogunbayo 11/3 Ava Nshimyumukiza 11/8 Muse, Josephine O’Connor, Ira Ri er Sr., Mary Samuels, Genevieve Sanford, Debbie Sturm, Vincent Tucker, Barbara Tucker, Lyle Williams, Patrick Livsey 11/5 Dora Offei 11/8 Margaret, Leslie Wilson, Regina Zelik, Sager McDill FMM, DMK, Mary Graham and Toni Long, and Vic ms of Abuse Emma Nziraguesewa 11/6 Erica Sharkey 11/8 Jaden Be ers 11/7 Barbara Tucker 11/9 OFFERTORY on 10/27 First Collec on $3,399.00 Sharon Silvestri 11/7 COMMUNITY NEWS
Saint Vincent de Paul Society, Central Catholic and Oakland Catholic St. Teresa of Calcu a Conference High School Open House:
St. Vincent de Paul Society is seeking volunteers to Central Catholic High School and Oakland Catholic High assist with its revival and dedica on to serving those School will have an open house for prospec ve students in need. If you’re interested, please contact and their families. It will be held on Sunday, November 10, 412.204.7446 or [email protected] with from 11:30 am un l 2:30 pm. All are welcome to tour the your name and contact informa on. campuses and speak with current students, parents, teachers, and coaches.
Lucky Number Event Five Ways to Tap Into the Wellsprings of Support the ministries and the mission of the Sisters of Divine Mercy Divine Providence by purchasing a $25 Lucky Number Sr. Rose Walatka, ZSJM, will speak about God's message of cket based on the PA Daily Lo ery. Pick 3 Day and Pick 3 Divine Mercy, Sunday, November 10 at 1:45 pm at St. Columbkille Church in Imperial. Recita on of the rosary and Evening numbers are available. Your number is yours the Divine Mercy Chaplet will follow in the church. Sr. Rose is every day for the en re 2020 calendar year. Daily winners a Sister of the Merciful Jesus, Sr. Rose serves as Adult receive a minimum of $25 up to $150. Great gi idea! Evangeliza on and Discipleship Coordinator for the grouping For more informa on, visit cdpsisters.org/Luckynumber of parishes in Franklin Park, Baden, Ambridge, and Conway. or call 412-635-5401. For more informa on, contact Sharon Serratore at [email protected]. CONFESSIONS: CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY Monday and Friday 11:15 AM-11:45 AM SAINT MARY OF MERCY Monday through Friday 11:00 AM-11:45 AM
NOVENAS: CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY Saint Rita, Mondays a er 12:05 PM Mass Sorrowful Mother, Fridays a er 12:05 PM Mass SAINT BENEDICT THE MOOR Saint Benedict, Begins 9 weeks prior to the Feast Day after Sunday Mass SAINT MARY OF MERCY Miraculous Medal, Mondays after 12:00 Noon Mass
Saturday, November 2 The Commemora on of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls'Day) Noon Saint Mary of Mercy Kathleen Reola † (Family) 4:00 PM Saint Mary of Mercy Hugh and Catherine Crawford † (Grandchildren) Sunday, November 3 Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 AM Saint Mary of Mercy August and Frances Beck † 9:00 AM Church of the Epiphany Carol D. Bucci † (Debbie and Dino) 10:30 AM Saint Benedict the Moor Helen Watson † (Keith and Brenda Younger) 10:30 AM Saint Mary of Mercy Helen McKeegan † 5:00 PM Church of the Epiphany Stella Olsheski † (Sylvia Duffy) Monday, November 4 Saint Charles Borromeo, Bishop 6:30 AM Saint Mary of Mercy Frank and Anna Gajdosik † (B. Gajdosik) 7:30 AM Saint Mary of Mercy Ellen Marie Brosnan † Noon Saint Mary of Mercy Poor Souls (Mary) 12:05 PM Church of the Epiphany Deceased of Anisko and Skwira Families † Tuesday, November 5 6:30 AM Saint Mary of Mercy For the People of Saint Mary of Mercy 7:30 AM Saint Mary of Mercy Jim and Millie Morgan † (Bud and Karen Burke) Noon Saint Mary of Mercy Sharon Rielly † (Eileen and Joe Sisca) 12:05 PM Church of the Epiphany Theresa Cosen no † (Theresa Brownoicz) Wednesday, November 6 6:30 AM Saint Mary of Mercy Jane Rombach Smith † (Mom and Dad) 7:30 AM Saint Mary of Mercy Barbara Dudich † (Tom and Harriet Dudich Noon Saint Mary of Mercy Francis Schultz † (Schultz and Mason Families) 12:05 PM Church of the Epiphany Carole Weiland (Rev. Christopher Donley) Thursday, November 7 6:30 AM Saint Mary of Mercy For the People of Saint Mary of Mercy 7:30 AM Saint Mary of Mercy David Klasnick † (Carole Clifford) Noon Saint Mary of Mercy Patrick McKeegan † 12:05 PM Church of the Epiphany For the People of Church of the Epiphany Friday, November 8 6:30 AM Saint Mary of Mercy Maha Basil † (Jim O'Connell) 7:30 AM Saint Mary of Mercy Joseph DeIuliis (Gracey DeIullis, sister) Noon Saint Mary of Mercy Paul Digbeu (Nina A. Nye) 12:05 PM Church of the Epiphany Geneva Harris Hahn † (Cynthia Han Yothers) Saturday, November 9 The Dedica on of the Lateran Basilica Noon Saint Mary of Mercy Ellen Marie Brosnan † 4:00 PM Saint Mary of Mercy Maura and Ma Rheingrover in loving memory of their baby Conlan Ma hew (Derek, Rebecca and the Mousseau Family) Sunday, November 10 Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 AM Saint Mary of Mercy Conlan Ma hew Rheingrover (Kevin Hoehler) 9:00 AM Church of the Epiphany Eugene Kail † (Kail Family 10:30 AM Saint Benedict the Moor Thanksgiving to God for the 10th Anniversary of Togolese Community of Pi sburgh 10:30 AM Saint Mary of Mercy Salvatore Gaetano DiBacco† (Gracey DeIuliis Aunt and Godmother) 5:00 PM Church of the Epiphany Richard Massaro † (Sam and Marilyn Manfredi)