BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHEDRAL PARISH A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust 300 North Main Street, Greensburg, Pennsylvania 15601 March 17, 2019 Westmoreland Choral Society Thomas Octave / Music Director and Conductor Blessed Sacrament Cathedral Friday, March 29, 2019 at 7:30 PM Join the Westmoreland Choral Society and Children's Chorus for a celebration of the music of Mozart. The Choral Society is under the direction of Thomas Octave, featuring Christopher Pardini on organ. THE Free Admission; free will offering will be taken. SECOND SUNDAY Mass to Honor Beatification of Blessed Clelia Merloni OF Next weekend, on March 24 at the School, St. Rita and Immaculate LENT 11:30 AM Mass, Bishop Malesic will Conception parishes, celebrate Mass at Blessed Sacrament Connellsville and honoring the beatification of Blessed schools and Clelia Merloni, foundress of the Apostles parishes in of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Brookline, Butler, congregation. Brushton, New The will be inviting all former students, Castle, Oakmont, coworkers, friends benefactors and McKees Rocks and Pittsburgh. parishioners to join them. They will host a reception immediately following Mass Please join the in the Social Hall. sisters and attend The sisters currently serve at Clelian this special Mass Heights, Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, honoring Blessed Mother of Sorrows and Greensburg Clelia Merloni. Please continue to Central Catholic High School. They have keep all the sisters in your prayers. also ministered at Geibel Catholic High The Reverend Sister Jeanne Marie Vonder Haar A.S.C.J. Parish Office Hours Monsignor Raymond E. Riffle Director of Faith Formation ext. 35 Monday - Friday 9 AM - 4:30 PM Rector ext. 12 [email protected] Phone (724) 834-3710 Fax (724) 834-1518 [email protected] Linda DeFrancesco Website: www.blessedsacramentcathedral.org The Reverend Matthew J. Morelli Financial Secretary ext. 23 Greensburg Catholic Cemetery Hours Parochial Vicar ext. 25 [email protected] Monday-Friday 8 AM – 4 PM [email protected] Julie Stauffer - Receptionist ext. 10 Phone (724) 836-4384 The Reverend Mr. William J. Hisker [email protected] Aquinas Academy: Phone (724) 834-7940 Permanent Deacon ext. 27 Cindy Cope [email protected] Reconciliation Times: Saturday at 11 AM till Coordinator of Cemetery Services ext. 16 completion or call the for an appointment. Katie Zuzik [email protected] Pastoral Associate ext. 11 Daily Mass Times Bill Wilson - Maintenance ext. 24 [email protected] Mon. - Fri.: 12:10 PM and Saturday: 8 AM [email protected] Christopher Pardini Weekend Mass Times Jan Brubaker - Custodian Director of Liturgy and Music ext. 21 Saturday Vigil: 5:30 PM Contact the Parish Office [email protected] Sunday: 7 AM, 9 AM, 11:30 AM, 7 PM [email protected] Holy Day Vigil Mass: 5:30 PM Sunday Readings, March 17, 2019 WEEKLY MASS SCHEDULE Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18 Abram enters into covenant with the Saturday, March 16, 2019 -Lenten Weekday God of the promise. 8:00 AM Paul Grippo Jr. (Wife - Katie) Psalm 27:1, 7-8, 8-9, 13-14 With confidence, we turn to God 11:00 AM Sacrament of Reconciliation for our security. 5:30 PM Paul Joseph Perkovich (Loni and Todd Brice) Philippians 3:17-4:1 Some choose earthly things, but we are citizens of heaven. Sunday, March 17, 2019 –The Second Sunday of Lent 7:00 AM Andrew and Edna Tepper (Family) Luke 9:28b-36 Jesus is revealed as a friend of prophets and Son 9:00 AM Nancy and John Ruggerio (Judy and Ron of heaven. McCann) 11:30 AM The Deceased Members of the Stauffer and Renew Your Spirit: The Second Sunday of Lent Kobil Families (Stauffer Family) 7:00 PM For the Living and Deceased Members of the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral Forgive and Be Forgiven Monday, March 18, 2019 -Lenten Weekday Forgiveness is a very significant part of being reconciled, of being 12:10 PM Michael Hall (Bill and Rebecca Zuzik) healed. Forgiving another is difficult. We do not have to do this Tuesday, March 19, 2019 –St. Joseph, Spouse of The instantly, and we do not have to renew a relationship with that Blessed Virgin Mary person - maybe the person in question has died or is no longer part 12:10 PM Frank Sciullo (Family) of your community. Until we have peace within ourselves regarding the relationship, we have not fully forgiven the other person. Wednesday, March 20, 2019 -Lenten Weekday 12:10 PM John and Cecilia Secosky, John and Tom Praying for someone we need to forgive or be reconciled with will (Family) help us. When praying, by simply naming that person, bringing him or her to God for blessing each day is healing. There is no need to Thursday, March 21, 2019 -Lenten Weekday specify what that person needs, let God take care of that. Our 12:10 PM Lucy E. Dedo (Joy Damico) intention should be to make an act of love with a desire for each of Friday, March 22, 2019 -Lenten Weekday us to find peace. We cannot change someone else nor can we 12:10 PM Frank and Mary A. Danks and Children (Mary instantly rid ourselves of unwanted emotions such as anger and Lou and Family) vengefulness. However, prayer can soften the heart and open it. 2:00 PM Aquinas Academy Stations of the Cross And, that is what forgiveness requires. 5:30 PM Blessed Sacrament Stations of the Cross Invite God in… Saturday, March 23, 2019 -Lenten Weekday Whom do I need to forgive and from 8:00 AM Blase J. Caranese III (Family) whom do I need to ask forgiveness? 11:00 AM Sacrament of Reconciliation 5:30 PM Robert F. Kulik (Michael Bessick and Family) Sunday, March 24, 2019 –The Third Sunday of Lent 7:00 AM For the Living and Deceased Members of the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral 9:00 AM Rudolph Kolbosky Jr. (Mary Jean - Wife) In acknowledging the Real Presence of Christ, 11:30 AM All the Living and Deceased Members of the the Tabernacle Candle will burn from Apostle of the Sacred Heart of Jesus March 16 through March 22 7:00 PM David and Mary Smith (Daughters) in memory of The Rosary is prayed daily Monday - Friday Charles Orban at 11:30 AM prior to Mass. Please join us! from his parents, John and Theresa Orban Baptismal Congratulations A child is a precious gift from God and the sacrament of Baptism is God’s gift wrapping. We recently welcomed Michael Julius Dowd into the parish community through the saving waters of Baptism. We rejoice for him and his parents and all who celebrate their newborn lives in the family of God. “I have held thee in the palm of my hand ” Isaiah 51:16 Weekly Parish Finances Sunday, March 10, 2019 In order to meet our budgetary needs, Blessed Sacrament Cathedral requires an average of $18,000 per week in the regular offertory collection. Sunday Offertory $16,424.00 Votive Candles $251.00 Ash Wednesday $2,883.00 Home Missions of the Americas $1,397.00 “Open your heart to HOPE,” the 2019 Dioce- san Lenten Appeal, helps HOPE grow. In our communities, the Church seeks to be a place of spiritual growth. Go to Families receiving envelopes 1,630 dioceseofgreensburg.org/HOPE for a video Envelopes used this week 360 that shows how DLA donations ensure that people like Parishioners using Online Giving 124 Jennifer Henry, a 20 year old student at Seton Hill University, are able to explore God’s calling. Jennifer is a Thank you for your theology major and a student in the Certificate in Pastoral generosity and support of Ministry Program who plans to work in parish religious Blessed Sacrament Cathedral Parish! education after graduation. You should have received your DLA information in the mail last week, if you have not, please call Linda in the parish office. You can also go to www.dioceseofgreensburg.org/HOPE to make an online donation. Paschal Candle Donation The Paschal candle, which is blessed at the Easter Vigil and used throughout the Easter season, as well as for baptisms and funerals throughout the year has been donated by either a parish family or individual parishioners. If you are interested in donating in memory of a loved one please contact Julie in the parish office no later than Friday, April 5, 2019. Information about cost and other details can be obtained at that time. Thank You For Visiting Our Parishioners …. Lenten Twilight Retreat Standing With Mary A sincere thank you to all who took Not able to do an entire day for a time to visit with our parishioners who retreat? Its not too late to join us for are homebound and to those who are our Lenten Twilight Retreat on in nursing homes in our area and Monday, March 18 from 6:30 - 8:30 PM. distributed ashes to them this past Ash Wednesday. We will be reflecting on Mary’s life time of fidelity and her courage to stand with Jesus at the foot of the Our shut-ins are extremely cross. The cross called her beyond the present moment of earth into grateful for this ministry, and without your dedication and the yet unseen promise of the future. caring, this ministry would not be possible. * Do we have the courage to stand with Mary? * What does this mean for our lives? It is very important to those who cannot be with us for liturgy to be assured that they are an important and connected part of our community. Come and spend some quiet time during this Lenten season as we prepare to celebrate the Paschal Mystery of Jesus’ Passion, Death We are also grateful for their continued prayers for us.