February 9, 2020 † Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time “We, though many, are one body in Christ” Romans 12:5 CATHOLIC FAITH COMMUNITY OF BLOOMFIELD, GARFIELD, AND LAWRENCEVILLE Our Lady of the Angels Parish Office: 225 37th Street, Lawrenceville, 15201 . 412-682-0929 St. Augustine Church, 234 37th Street, Lawrenceville, 15201 Saint Maria Goretti Parish Office: 4712 Liberty Avenue, Bloomfield, 15224 . 412-682-2354 Immaculate Conception Mission, 321 Edmond Street, Bloomfield, 15224 St. Joseph Mission, 4700 Liberty Avenue, Bloomfield, 15224 Administration Bro. John D. Harvey, O.F.M. Cap., Administrator Rev. Mr. Richard Fitzpatrick, Deacon [email protected] [email protected] Rev. Dam Nguyen, Senior Parochial Vicar Chrissy Jankowski, Music Minister [email protected] [email protected] Bro. Jonathan Ulrick, O.F.M. Cap., Parochial Vicar Don Fontana, Director of Faith Formation [email protected] [email protected] Sunday Mass Schedule Weekday Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil 4:00 p.m. OLA Monday ~ Friday 6:30 a.m. SMG—ICM 5:30 p.m. SMG—ICM (Convent Chapel) Thursday 8:30 a.m. SMG—ICM Sunday 8:00 a.m. SMG—ICM (During School Year) 9:30 a.m. OLA 9:30 a.m. SMG—ICM Monday ~ Saturday 11:30 a.m. SMG—SJM 11:30 a.m. SMG—ICM Monday ~ Thursday 6:30 p.m. OLA Confessions (Parish House Chapel) Saturday Noon ~ 1:00 p.m. OLA First Friday 6:30 p.m. OLA Noon SMG—SJM (Parish House Chapel) Diocesan Church-Related Abuse Hotline: 1-888-808-1235 Hospital Chaplains in Residence Children’s Hospital Fr. Nick Argentieri ([email protected]) Saint Maria Goretti—Parish House Magee Hospital Fr. Douglas A. Boyd ([email protected]) Saint Maria Goretti—Parish House West Penn Hospital Fr. Reginald Lyimo, O.F.M., Cap. ([email protected]) Our Lady of the Angels—Parish House Shadyside Hospital Fr. Pierre Sodini ([email protected]) Saint Maria Goretti—Parish House Sacraments & Important Information BAPTISMS: A preparation class is required for parents and godparents. Contact the parish office to make arrangements. WEDDINGS: The sacrament of marriage requires a time of spiritual preparation. Couples planning to marry must contact one of the parish priests at least six months before the marriage to set a date and begin preparations for this sacrament. SICK and SHUT-INS: The Sacraments are available to those who are unable to celebrate Mass due to sickness or age. To make arrange- ments for visitation to your home, please call the parish office. FUNERALS: Funerals are scheduled Monday through Saturday at 10:00 a.m. Funerals cannot be celebrated on Sundays or Holidays. Arrangements can be made through the funeral director. SACRAMENTAL SPONSORS: To be a Sacramental sponsor, one must be: a practicing Catholic, at least 16 years of age, have been confirmed and be a registered member of a parish. Please contact the parish office to set up an appointment to speak to a priest. SACRAMENTAL RECORDS: Baptismal, Communion, Confirmation, Marriage and Death records before 2012 for the former parishes of St. Joseph, Immaculate Conception, St. Lawrence O’Toole as well as St. Augustine, Holy Family, St. John the Baptist and St. Mary 46th Street have been relocated to the Diocese of Pittsburgh Archives & Records Center. Requests should be directed to: 412-456- 3158. Sacramental Records for Our Lady of the Angels and Saint Maria Goretti Parish can be obtained by calling the parish office. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Family-Centered Religious Education Program (FCREP), formerly known as CCD, is available for students in grades K through 8. Please contact Grouping Director of Religious Education, Mr. Don Fontana at [email protected] or call your parish office. RCIA: The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is available for those who are interested in being received into the Church or, if you have not already done so, to receive the Sacraments of Eucharist and Confirmation. Please contact Deacon Richard at: [email protected] for additional information or call your parish office. TRANSPORTATION: If you need transportation to Mass, please call the parish office. NEW MEMBERS: If you are interested in joining our parish family, please complete a Registration Form either on-line, in the back of church or at the parish office. We look forward to seeing you. Readings for the Week of February 9, 2020 Sunday: Is 58:7-10/Ps 112:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [4a]/1 Cor 2:1-5/Mt 5:13-16 Monday: 1 Kgs 8:1-7, 9-13/Ps 132:6-7, 8-10 [8a]/Mk 6:53-56 Tuesday: 1 Kgs 8:22-23, 27-30/Ps 84:3, 4, 5 and 10, 11 [2]/Mk 7:1-13 Wednesday: 1 Kgs 10:1-10/Ps 37:5-6, 30-31, 39-40 [30a]/Mk 7:14-23 Thursday: 1 Kgs 11:4-13/Ps 106:3-4, 35-36, 37 and 40 [4a]/Mk 7:24-30 Friday: 1 Kgs 11:29-32; 12:19/Ps 81:10-11ab, 12-13, 14-15 [11a and 9a]/Mk 7:31-37 Saturday: 1 Kgs 12:26-32; 13:33-34/Ps 106:6-7ab, 19-20, 21-22 [4a]/Mk 8:1-10 Next Sunday: Sir 15:15-20/Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33-34 [1b]/1 Cor 2:6-10/Mt 5:17-37 or 5:20-22a, 27-28, 33-34a, 37 Parish Information Saint Maria Goretti Parish Parish Office: . Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. ~ 4 p.m. Parish Office Hours . Monday-Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Parish Phone: . 412-682-2354 Parish Phone . .. 412-682-0929 Parish Fax: . 412-682-6766 Parish Fax . 412-682-6889 Parish Website: . www.olasmg.org Parish Website . www.olasmg.org Parish Email: . [email protected] General Parish Email . [email protected] Facebook: . www.facebook.comSaintMariaGorettiPittsburgh Secretary . [email protected] St. Vincent de Paul Society: . 412-628-2077 Facebook . .www.facebook.com/OurLadyoftheAngelsParish/ Saint Maria Goretti Catholic Community of Our Lady of the Angels Food Pantry . .412-682-3877 Bloomfield Food Pantry: . 412-578-5923 OFFERTORY COLLECTION REPORT Offertory Collection Needed Weekly $ 5,044.00 Weekly Offertory Needed $ 7,833.00 Collected 02/02/2020 $ 4,724.00 Collected 02/02/2020 $ 4,985.00 Parish Share 2019 Parish Share as of 02/02/2020 2019 Assessment $ 79,898.00 Goal $ 85,582.00 Collected To Date $ 52,644.00 Collected To Date $ 95,546.00 Sanctuary Candles Immaculate Conception: Sanctuary Candles Special Intention Church: In Memory of St. Joseph: Joseph Weber (Wife, Mary) Henry Golembeski Chapel: In Memory of Norbert Loveland MINISTER SCHEDULE –February 15-16 4:00 p.m. 9:30 a.m. Lectors: Frank Dobies Ron Zielinski Eucharistic Ministers: Barbara Kline Sharon Haas Donna Marshall Jennifer Kiley Cecilia Edder Matthew Nee Tammy Pokorski Cathy Dello Stritto Leslie Stokan Joe Dello Stritto Gail Moschetti PRAY FOR… the Sick and Homebound of our parishes and those recently hospitalized. AT HOME WITH THE LORD… Nita Ryan May all the deceased rest in the peace of Christ and may God bring comfort to their families. Spiritual Reflection Jesus proclaims to his disciples, which includes us: “You are the light of the world.” What does Jesus means when he speaks of us as “the light of the world?” If we try to answer this from a very human perspective we can get puffed up in thinking that WE are very impor- tant, very bright, and very much called to let people bask in our light. However if we listen to what Jesus is saying and what the scriptures tell us about what sort of actions makes our light shine, than a very different image appears. In the first scripture reading from Isaiah we hear it said: “If you remove from your midst oppression, false accusation and malicious speech; if you bestow your bread on the hungry and satisfy the afflicted; then light shall rise for you in the darkness, and the gloom shall become for you like midday.” It is in reaching out to those is need that our light shines, because our light is not our own, but rather we are ultimately called to reflect the LIGHT, who is Christ. Christ himself says: “Your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and give glory to your heavenly Father.” We are not being asked to shine so that others can praise us but rather our action, in reflecting God’s light, will lead others to give our God the praise and glory. Bro. John Our Faith Community News Feb. 9 Family Centered Religious Ed. Program, after the 9:30 a.m. Mass Feb. 9 Chance to Tour the new Capuchin Building on 37th Street, 2:00 p.m. Feb. 10 Christ Life Series Begins, 6:45 p.m., SMG Social Hall Feb. 16 Presentation on “Catholicism in Lawrenceville”, 10:30 a.m., Lower Room OLA Feb. 23 Holy Name Society Mtg. after the 9:30 a.m. Mass, OLA Lower Room FAMILY CENTERED RELIGIOUS ED This Sunday after the 9:30 a.m. Mass the Family Centered Religious Ed Program will meet. The children in the program will meet their teachers after the Mass in the back of church near St. Anthony Chapel and the par- ents and guardians will meet in the Lower Room of the church. WORLD MARRIAGE DAY This Sunday has been declared World Marriage Day so we will close with a special blessing for all married couples. PARISH SOCIAL NEXT SATURDAY There will be a Social in the back of church at both of our Parishes next Saturday after the 4:00 p.m.