St. Malachy Catholic Church A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust
343 Forest Grove Road (Kennedy Township) Coraopolis, PA 15108
“Serving the People of God in Kennedy Township and surrounding communities Since 1947”
May 19, 2019 Fifth Sunday of Easter
Parish Mission Statement We, the Parish Family of St. Malachy, guided by the Holy Spirit are committed to continuing the works for Jesus Christ through worship, education and service thereby building the Body of Christ as a community of compassion and love.
REV. DAVID G. POECKING LISA DAVIS RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Administrator Business Manager OFFICE HOURS: Sunday during RE class time REV. ALAN MORRIS LAURIE LANZ Director of Music Monday 10:00 am-6:00 pm; Senior Parochial Vicar Tuesday-Thursday 8:00 am-4:00 pm ADULT CHOIR: REV. ROBERT ZAJDEL Sunday - 9:30 am to 11:00 am RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASS TIMES: Parochial Vicar Sunday K-8 9:15 am - 10:30 am CATHERINE MILITZER Monday 1-8 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm REV. MICHAEL RUFFALO School Principal STEVEN SWANK PT Parish Chaplain / Curator of the Patrimony JENIFER O’SHEA Coordinator of Religious Education, Youth Minister School Secretary Safe Environment Coordinator REV. RUSSELL MAURER In Residence SCHOOL OFFICE HOURS: CAROL PFEUFFER Monday thru Friday - 8:00 am to 3:00 pm Religious Education Secretary
HOLY SACRAMENTS EUCHARIST:
Mass Schedule: INFANTS: Please contact the Parish Office three (3) months be- fore the expected birth. First time parents are required Monday - Thursday 8:30 am Mass to attend Pre-Baptismal instructions. Saturday - 8:30 am Mass 4:00 pm (Saturday Evening Vigil) ADULTS: RCIA - Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Sunday - 8:00 am and 11:00 am Those adults desiring to become a Catholic who
Eucharistic Adoration (3rd Tuesday) - 1:00 pm to 6:30 pm have never been baptized or were baptized in an- other faith are invited to the sessions on Mondays in the rectory from 7:00 to 8:30 pm. RECONCILIATION: Saturday - 11:00 am - Noon
MARRIAGE: By policy of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, couples BAPTISM: wishing to marry must contact the parish at least Fourth Sunday of each month. six months before the date of the wedding. No date may be set until the couple meets with the priest.
PARISH PHONE - 412-771-5483 / FAX - 412-331-7312 PARISH SCHOOL...... 412-771-4545 Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm RELIGIOUS ED. OFFICE...... 412-771-7480 PARISH WEBSITE: http://www.stmalachypgh.org MUSIC DIRECTOR ...... 412-331-4664 Grouping Website: www.rockenrocatholics.org CAFETERIA ...... 412-771-0848 E-Mail Address: [email protected] CHURCH HALL...... 412-331-9037 ST. MALACHY CHURCH KENNEDY TOWNSHIP, PA UPCOMING EVENTS AT ST MALACHY
Sunday, May 19 - Fifth Sunday of Easter 4:00 pm Dennis F. Dorman by Ken & Sharon Dorman MONDAY, MAY 20 & Family 6:30 pm Emmanuel Prayer Group - Church 8:00 am People of the Parish 7:00 pm Bingo - Father Weirauch Hall 11:00 am Rich & Ann Jozwiak (50th Wedding Anniv) 7:00 pm RCIA - Parish Office Meeting Room by Heidi Bioni TUESDAY, MAY 21 1:00 pm Eucharistic Adoration - Church Monday, May 20 - St. Bernardine of Siena 6:30 pm Benediction - Church 8:30 am Robert Campalong by M/M Tim Davis & Family WEDNESDAY, MAY 22
Tuesday, May 21 - St. Christopher Magallanes & Comps. Noon Card Party - Father Weirauch Hall 8:30 am Elizabeth Slattery by Loretta O’Brien 6:00 pm Cub Scouts - Cafeteria FRIDAY, MAY 24 Wednesday, May 22 - St. Rita of Cascia 11:30 am Scripture Study Group - Church 8:30 am Helen Velegdan by Mel Weinstein
Thursday, May 23 8:30 am Richard McClelland by Wife, Roberta MONDAY, MAY 27 McClelland No Emmanuel Prayer Group No Bingo Friday, May 24 No RCIA No Mass at St. Malachy WEDNESDAY, MAY 29 Saturday, May 25 - St. Bede the Venerable Noon Card Party - Father Weirauch Hall 8:30 am Geraldine D. Urbano Oswald by Ron, Nancy 6:00 pm Cub Scouts - Cafeteria & Angelica FRIDAY, MAY 31 4:00 pm John & Stella Gutt by Lorraine, Bob & 11:30 am Scripture Study Group - Church Stephanie
Sunday, May 26 - Sixth Sunday of Easter 8:00 am Alfonso Gieri by Family REST IN PEACE 11:00 am People of the Parish We remember our beloved dead who recently passed from this earthly life to eternal glory, especially Ann Marie Stanislaw PRAY FOR OUR SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN May her soul and all the souls of the faithful departed Lisa Aburaad, Brian Breland, James Breslin, Josh Bruchwajski, through the mercy of God rest in peace. AMEN. Ian Donovan, William Duffy, Travis Dunham, Mark Finnegan, Edward Glance, Jason Glance, Lewis Hess, Spencer Lindsay, FLOWERS Christopher McDermott, James McGregor, Benjamin Macek, Jacob Mammay, Steven Marshall, Jeremiah Murphy, Kevin Murphy, The flowers at the Holy Family niche this Michael Murphy, Nick Obusek, Nicholas Rymniak, C.J. Stangl, week are in memory of: Chris Straw, James Van Dyke, Jeffrey Vittorio, Chris Wasek, Fernando & Nina DiSalle Eric Wasek, Joseph Wasek III, Matthew Zivic M/M Frank DiSalle & Family
Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the self- less acts they perform for us in our time of need. Amen.
PRAY FOR THE SICK Bob Langmann, Karen Lamping, Jennifer LePore, Sam Lewis, Patricia Leyda, Irene List, Mariyanna McCarthy, Marla McKnight, www.diopitt.org Frieda (Streiner) Mandus, Charlotte Markle, Patricia Martin, www.thecatholicviewforwomen.com Margie Masilunas, Mary Mazzocco, Johnny Mucha, Patrick Murphy, www.priestsforlife.org catholicscomehome.org Tim Nolan, Mali Olivani, Emil Parent, Sr., Kathy Pfeuffer, Shirley Pieto, www.womenofgrace.com www.rachelsvineyard.org Margaret Porter, Gerard Powers, Shannon Preininger, Ronald Pristas, www.ForYourVocation.org www.helpourmarriage.com Aaron Prosperini, Alice Rhoades, Lois Schipani, Sam Scotti, David Shankin, Joanna Simmons, Carol Sinatra, Frank Sinatra, Amy Sloat, Marianne, Raymond Soffa, Jessica Soliz, Anna Spezialetti, Barb Stemmler, Shirley Stephenson, Ron Thoma, Elizabeth Vein, Theresa Viziana, Mary “Mia” Walsh, Ann Wasek, Barb West, Marci Williams, Ron Woshner
For those who request prayers anonymously We WELCOME all those who enter this Holy place to worship! Please pray for those who are in the hospitals, nursing homes and the homebound. ! May they continue to receive the Lord’s blessings. REMEMBER ST. MALACHY IN YOUR WILL ST. MALACHY PRAY FOR US! FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER MAY 19, 2019 FROM THE ADMINISTRATOR
On Mission for The Church Alive! Recent events suggest that a few have missed important announcements from the Church of Pittsburgh these past three years. I trust, however, that some of you are not entirely oblivious. So I beg your patience as I remind you that we are On Mission for The Church Alive!. That means all Catholic parishes, schools, and other institutions across the Church of Pittsburgh, including even the diocesan administration, are undergoing a dramatic reorganization. Our goal is to turn our increasingly limited resources in priests, volunteers, worshipers, and funds away from the maintenance of a multiplicity of institutions and toward a renewed focus on our mission to proclaim the gospel, administer the sacraments, and care for the people. First to be affected last year were the clergy, many of whom were reassigned, and almost all of whom received expanded mandates to care for several communities. At RocKenRo, Fr. Bob Zajdel and Dcn. Tim Killmeyer stayed in their current assignments but received new responsibilities for all the parishes of RocKenRo. Meanwhile, Frs. Alan Morris, Michael Ruffalo, and I left our previous pastorates to serve at RocKenRo. Next at RocKenRo came the schools. I would have preferred to address these later in the process, but deficits at St. Malachy School would have greatly burdened RocKenRo, so I merged the schools for the coming 2019-20 academic year. This represents a special hardship for the teachers, some of whom will lose their jobs, so please at least remember them in your prayers. I expect that later this year we’ll also undertake to study whether it would be advantageous to consolidate RocKenRo into one parish. The study will be public, involving questions about population, finances, ministries, and other features of our community. It may emerge that we can best fulfill our mission as one parish with several churches and a school. That won’t be the end. Whether or not we consolidate parishes, but especially if we do, we’ll be consolidating staff positions—either to eliminate redundancy, or to refocus our staff more on mission and less on maintaining, for example, three separate offices, sets of accounts, maintenance programs, and religious education programs. We’ll also have to look at how we use our buildings and properties, and what the best use might be. But again, all of this is in the service of mission. Emerging from On Mission!, I expect that we’ll be able to devote a lot more time and energy to worship, evangelization, and discipleship. My hope is that we’ll be offering our best in worship and that everyone who comes to our churches will be more aware of themselves as followers of Jesus and better able to share that discipleship with others. Father of Mercy, as we journey On Mission for The Church Alive! endow us with your gifts of courage, collaboration, and compassion. Help us to fulfill the mission of Jesus and his Church through vibrant parishes and effective ministries. Raise up selfless, energetic leaders to serve the Church in fidelity and with care. May we the Church of Pittsburgh in Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Greene, Lawrence and Washington Counties be sustained and strengthened by your grace. Help us to learn Jesus, to love Jesus and to live Jesus. Hear this prayer and grant it through Jesus Christ our Lord, with the help of our dear Blessed Mother, under the mantle of her love. Amen. —Fr. Dave
Mass Extraordinary Ministers Cantors Lectors Altar Servers Saturday Lisa Worms Rosemary Corsetti Sara Lyons Christina Ken Dorman Hogan Schirnhofer May 25 Bill Worms Mary Ann Fenio Trocchio Tom Fenio Kaylee Scott 4:00 PM Carol Chambers Mel Weinstein Oliwia Karney
Sunday Cindy Laquinta-W/CH Edward Kantz Lynette Ava & Bill Dan Gallagher Adam Klimas May 26 Don Murphy-E Regina Mell Castelucci Stropkaj Michael Phillips Joshua Klimas 8:00 AM Ann Kachmar Mimi Schneider Jozef Burgett
Sunday Barbara Marshall Sandy Vaught David Kozy Diane Obed Randy Lowden Ryan Kozy May 26 Sue Ondo Terri Donovan Richard Parrish Tyler Kozy 11:00 AM Regina Osman Patty Beasock JT Healey
Thurs. Peg Collins Lisa Worms Barb Marshall Marisa Corona Rosemary Corsetti Nico Castelucci May 30 Wayne Madden Bill Worms Dan Gallagher JT Healey 7:00 PM Sandy Vaught Terri Donovan Benjamin Gurtner ST. MALACHY CHURCH KENNEDY TOWNSHIP, PA
READINGS FOR THE WEEK FAITH FORMATION NEWS Monday: Acts 14:5-18; John 14:21-26 Catechists Needed: Our Religious Tuesday: Acts 14:19-28; John 14:27-31 Education program is in need of faith filled Wednesday: Acts 15:1-6; John 15:1-8 volunteers to serve as catechists and help Thursday: Acts 15:7-21; John 15:9-11 pass on the faith to our children. Is God Friday: Acts 15:22-31; John 15:12-17 calling you to this important ministry? To learn more, Saturday: Acts 16:1-10; John 15:18-21 contact Steven Swank at [email protected] or 412- Sunday: Acts 15:1-2, 22-29; Revelation 21:10-14, 771-7480. 22-23; John 14:23-29 PRE-BAPTISM CLASS ON MISSION FOR THE CHURCH ALIVE! Pre-Baptism class will be held on Sunday, May 19 at 1:00 As I Have Loved You, So You Also Should Love One p.m. in room 306. Another - When Jesus is asked what the greatest commandment is, his response is to love God above all and FIRST COMMUNION to love our neighbor as ourself. As Christians, this is what we strive for everyday. We work to have our hearts formed Congratulations to our Communicants who will receive so that in all things, at all times and in all circumstances we Jesus for the first time in Holy Eucharist this weekend. May can show love for God and love for others. This they always cherish this special gift of God’s love! commandment to love, however, is not something we have to learn on our own. In today’s Gospel, Jesus invites us to DIOCESAN YOUTH COUNCIL love others as he has loved us. This invitation offers a High school sophomores and juniors, sponsored by either beautiful moment of reflection to recognize how he has their parish grouping or Catholic high school, are invited to loved us. He has given us life, gifts and talents, family and apply for the 2019-2020 Diocesan Youth Council. The friends to love us, and faith that we may realize with trust mission and purpose of the DYC is to gather high school that we are never alone. The love of Jesus for us is youth from throughout the Diocese of Pittsburgh for unconditional and sacrificial and the more we reflect on formation in discipleship, preparation for the apostolate this love the more we realize how we are called to love one and growth as virtuous, servant leaders culminating with another. While this call of Jesus should inspire us to open an informed discussion and consultation with the Diocesan our eyes and ears to see and hear the needs of others and bishop and his pastoral staff. Applications are available at to respond in love, it also should lead us to love others www.diopitt.org/dyc and will be accepted now through even when there is no particular reason to, simply because May 31, 2019, as space permits. Please prayerfully they are our sisters and brothers. As the On Mission for consider recommending a youth to apply. The mandatory The Church Alive! Initiative calls us to building God’s DYC Retreat will be held on July 14-16, 2019 at Villa Maria Kingdom may it be rooted in the opportunities we have to Education and Spirituality Center. love others as God loves us. Visit onmissionchurchalive.org to learn more and to stay informed. ALL DAY EUCHARISTIC ADORATION TUESDAY, MAY 21 BIBLE STUDY Begins at 1:00 p.m. Join us for an amazing journey through the Old Testament Closes with Benediction at 6:30 p.m. Scriptures. Learn how these stories reveal God’s masterful Please come and spend some prayer time with our Blessed Lord! plan for mankind. Come and see how the stories in the Old Testament point forward to the coming of the Messiah, BLOOD DRIVE Jesus Christ, and affect us today! We will meet every Allegheny County is in desperate need of blood. Ladies of Monday in June and July at 7:00 p.m. at JoJos Place Family Charity of RocKenRo are hosting a blood drive at St. Restaurant at 7194 Steubenville Pike, Oakdale. If you Malachy on Sunday, 5/26 after each mass, at Holy Trinity, would like more information, contact Dave at 412-855- Sunday 6/2 after each of the morning masses and at St. 0960 or via email at [email protected]. John of God on Sunday, 6/23 after the morning mass. If you have any questions please contact Fran Smith at 412- THE ROCKENRO RIDERS 944-8162. Thank you! Join the Rockenro Riders on Saturday, May 25 as they ride the Hoodlebug Trail in Indiana, PA. 20 miles total. Possibly OLSH RALLY FOR MCNALLY a few extra miles on the Ghost Town Trail. Cars leave Holy Join OLSH for the 4th Annual OLSH Rally for McNally Trinity at 10:00 a.m. For more information call Deacon Tim endowed scholarship 5K on Saturday, June 15. 5K, One at 412-787-1472. Mile walk and Kids fun run. For more information contact Phoebe Kristek “13 at [email protected] or 412-424.4610. Register online at www.olsh.org/rally. FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER MAY 19, 2019 YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS SCHOOL NEWS Catholic Day at Kennywood is Tuesday, July 30 and all Congratulations to the following students who teens are invited! The day will include Mass at 4:00 p.m. were inducted in the Beaver Regional Honor and a Festival of Praise at 7:00 p.m. in Pavilion 5. Tickets League: Second year members: Logan Kunes are only $25 each and can be ordered at pghpriest.com. and Victoria Smigiel. First year members: Kaylee Scott, Brooklyn Windsheimer, VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL NEWS Anna Geisler, Hogan Schirnhofer and Elena Polar. Our grouping is offering two Vacation Bible School The honor society is composed of students from Our Lady programs this summer! “Miraculous Mission” VBS will take of Fatima, St. James, Sts. Peter and Paul, Holy Trinity and place June 17-21 at Holy Trinity and “Roar African Safari” St. Malachy schools. VBS will be held June 24-28 at St. Malachy. Grab your The Eighth grade students will travel to the Mel Blount space suit and pith helmet and join us for both! Youth Home on Tuesday. They will enjoy horseback riding, Registration information is available online at team building activities and paintball. Grades 3 and 4 are rockenrocatholics.org. Volunteers are needed in a variety visiting the Fort Pitt Museum and Grades 5, 6, and 7 will of areas for each week. If you would like to help, please spend Tuesday at Kennywood for Education Day. contact Deacon Lee Miles at Holy Trinity: 412-787-2140 On Wednesday, Grades K, 1 and 2 will travel to the X156 or Steven Swank at St. Malachy: 412-771-7480. Children’s Museum. Our annual band concert will be Wednesday evening at DONATIONS NEEDED FOR VBS 7:00 p.m. in the cafeteria. Thank you Mr. Sperry for preparing the students! We are in need of food donations for the Vacation Bible As the school year starts to come to an end we say School program including drink mix canisters and goodbye to our pre-school children on Thursday and individually bagged snacks such as animal crackers, chips, Friday. pretzels, popcorn, etc. Items can be dropped off at the Faith Formation Office, Parish Office, or left in the narthex PANCAKE BREAKFAST of the church (please mark “Vacation Bible School”). If you would prefer to make a monetary donation, envelopes are Knights of Columbus will have a pancake breakfast, today, located in the narthex of the church on each table next to Sunday, May 19 in Father Weirauch Hall from 8:00 a.m. to the bulletins. Thank you for your generosity! 1:00 p.m. Join us for traditional and blueberry pancakes, eggs, with your choice of bacon or sausage. For questions, contact Tim Davis 412-445-0113. SENIOR RECOGNITION All graduating high school seniors are invited to the Senior SECOND COLLECTION Recognition Mass being held on Sunday, May 26 at 11:00 a.m. Please RSVP by May 20 to Steven Swank at 412-771- A second collection will be taken this weekend of May 7480 or [email protected]. 18/19 for the Catholic Relief Services. Please be generous.
CARING HEIGHTS Thank you for all of the wonderful donations you have made in the past for the Caring Heights Bingo. Gloria Sabat Electronic Giving is NOW available! A convenient way to give - To enroll 412-771-5483 and the residents are extremely grateful for all of the ———————————————————————————— donations. Please continue to help Gloria bring enjoyment CHRISTIAN SHARING to the residents by dropping off your small items, Sunday Collection 5-12-19 $ 8,363.00 particularly jewelry, small to medium sized stuffed animals, Votives 5-12-19 $ 593.00 and packaged candy/snacks. Please use the box Parish Share 5-12-19 $ 688.00 designated in the narthex of the church. Thank You for your generosity!
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