GRADUAL REOPENING SCHEDULE SATURDAY VIGIL MASS Corpus Christi: 4:00 PM St. Angela Merici: 4:30 PM SUNDAY St. Patrick: 8:30 AM St. Robert Bellarmine: 9:30 AM St. Angela Merici: 11:00 AM WEEKDAYS St. Angela Merici: Monday—Friday 8:30 AM MASSES AND PRAYER SERVICES AT ST. ANGELA WILL CONTINUE TO BE LIVESTREAMED THROUGH A LINK ON OUR WEBSITE www.marymotherofgod1.org SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Thursdays, 5 – 6 p.m. at St. Angela Parking Lot Saturdays, 12 – 1 p.m. at St. Robert Parking Lot. All those confessing must wear a mask. SUNDAY | SEPTEMBER 6, 2020 Thank you! 1 St. Angela Merici Corpus Christi St. Patrick St. Robert Bellarmine 1640 Fawcett Ave. 2515 Versailles Ave. 310 32nd Street 1313 Fifth Avenue White Oak, PA 15131 McKeesport, PA 15132 McKeesport, PA 15132 E. McKeesport, PA 15035 ADMINISTRATIVE CENTER 1640 Fawcett Ave White Oak, PA 15131 Monday—Friday 9:15AM—3:15PM P: 412-672-9641 | F: 412-672-1576 [email protected] CLERGY TEAM PARISH STAFF SACRAMENTS Pastor Business Manager Please contact the parish office as to the Rev. Terrence P. O’Connor Cathy Nola following sacraments: [email protected] [email protected] Sacrament of Baptism Parochial Vicar Family Faith Formation/ Prior to having your child baptized, both parents must attend a Rev. Jack E. Demnyan Safe Environment Coordinator pre-baptismal seminar. [email protected] Krista Sudyk Sacrament of Matrimony Parish Chaplain [email protected] Arrangements should be made at least six Rev. Joseph C. Beck Director of Music Ministry months prior to your wedding date. A [email protected] Sharon Sisley date will be set only after contacting the In Residence [email protected] priest. Rev. Pius Nwankwo Assistant Director Sacrament of the Sick Deacon Reynold Wilmer of Music Ministry (You may also see a priest after Mass) [email protected] Carolyn Guzik Youth Minister Holy Communion for Shut-Ins Emily Belchick [email protected] R.C.I.A Maintenance (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) Dan Hearn, A.J. Minyon This is the process to become Catholic or Administrative Assistant for Catholics to receive the rest of their Kathleen Strangis Sacraments of Initiation. We also offer [email protected] programs for children. 2 Mass Readings and Intentions Saturday Weekday; BVM September 5 1 Cor 4:6b-15/Ps 145:17-18, 19-20, 21 [18]/Lk 6:1-5 4:00 pm CC Ann Marie Holtz by: Daughter, Kathi Kerlin / Irene Monezis by: Kathleen Harvey 4:30 pm St. A Living and Deceased of our Parish Sunday TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME September 6 Ez 33:7-9/Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 [8]/Rom 13:8-10/Mt 18:15-20 8:30 am St. P Janet M. Picketts by: Flo and Phil Dunst / Walter Harbin, Jr. By: Harbin Family 9:30 am St. R Bob and Jean Morsey by: Daughter, Lauren Pawlush 11:00 am St. A Deceasecd of Miklos Family by: Barb Miklos / Mayor Bob O’Connor Monday Weekday September 7 1 Cor 5:1-8/Ps 5:5-6, 7, 12 [9]/Ps 5:5-6, 7, 12 [9]/Lk 6:6-11 9:00 am St. A Living and Deceased of our Parish Tuesday THE NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY September 8 Mi 5:1-4a or Rom 8:28-30/Ps 13:6ab, 6c [Is 61:10]/Mt 1:1-16, 18-23 or 1:18-23 8:30 am St. A Tom and Barbara Kuntz by: Sister, Lois Wednesday Saint Peter Claver, Priest September 9 1 Cor 7:25-31/Ps 45:11-12, 14-15, 16-17 [11]/Lk 6:20-26 8:30 am St. A George P. Gerdich by: Rosalie Carter Thursday Weekday September 10 1 Cor 8:1b-7, 11-13/Ps 139:1b-3, 13-14ab, 23-24 [24b]/Lk 6:27-38 8:30 am St. A G. Regina Ruffing, Dottie by: Sister, Anna Marie Clark Friday Weekday September 11 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22b-27/Ps 84:3, 4. 5-6, 12 [2]/Lk 6:39-42 8:30 am St. A George Stepansky, Sr. By: Bonnie Stepansky and Children Saturday Weekday; The Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary; BVM September 12 1 Cor 10:14-22/Ps 116:12-13, 17-18 [17]/Lk 6:43-49 4:00 pm CC Living and Deceased of our Parish / Anthony Gibel by: Joan Gibel 4:30 pm St. A Kelley Vitale, 1 year Anniversary by: Parents Sunday TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME September 13 Sir 27:30—28:7/Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12 [8]/Rom 14:7-9/Mt 18:21-35 8:30 am St. P Dolores Solomon by: Family / Fr. Ray Trance by: Estate of Francis Raymond Trance 9:30 am St. R Doris Sudekum by: Sylvia and Dom Mondelli 11:00 am St. A Herbert T. Peiffer by: Vicki and Tom Lawrence 3 FROM FATHER JACK J+M+J Grazie mille! Danke Schön! Dziękuję bardzo! Thank you very much! To all of you who helped make both the festival raffle ticket and our to-go fish fry a great success! From all those who sold tickets (and bought them) to those fish fry volunteers, we could not have done it without you! Both fundraisers did exactly that – which helps offset the losses we incurred due to the loss of regular fish fry and festival. And beyond the financial success, it also highlights the creative ways we can maintain our sense of community while adhering to federal, state, and local health guidelines. Please mark on your calendars Saturday, September 26th for a new event: A to-go burger bash held at St. Robert church. As we say – forthcoming details can be found in future bulletins. Labor Day is this Monday, September 7th (already?!). While many of our traditional events marking this holiday (and summer’s unofficial end) are cancelled, one good way is still in the offing. Please join us on Labor Day at St. Angela’s for Mass at 9am. Together we can pray for our community, the nation, and the world for all who seek gainful employment and for those who have it, that their dignity as workers will be respected through fair workplace practices and just compensation for their labors. These are not merely planks in political platforms that parties like to campaign with – they are ultimately moral issues. Growing up in an old coal town, I remember delivering fruit baskets at Christmas with the parish youth group to widows whose husbands died of black lung – an easily preventable disease had the mine company purchased masks and other equipment for their miners. Instead, the company determined that expense was not worth cutting into its profit and as a result, many families were destroyed by it. This example is one out of many reasons why the Church, beginning in 1891, started to speak on critical issues of the modern world. To have a Faith and Church completely aloof to the world around is something that as Catholics, we cannot subscribe to. Our Faith must be lived out and expressed in the world – and that means speaking with authority on faith and morals pertaining to real world issues. 4 OFFERTORY COLLECTIONS August 30, 2020 Offertory $ 15,025..00 Please remember in your prayers : Monthly Maintenance $ 612.00 Parish Share* $ 1,599.00 Lawrence Holden and Vince Pecora All Saints $ 95.00 Catholic Communication $ 110.00 May their souls and all the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen. World Mission $ 10.00 Bishop’s Education Fund $ 45.00 Outreach $ 51.36 Votives $ 176.00 *We have collected $105,963.00 towards our goal of $181,258 We congratulate the Parents and Godparents of Beau Daniel Kachmarek Thank you for your generous donations and who was recently Baptized in the Lord continued support. Son of Justin and Nicole Kachmarek LIVESTREAM SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 6 Sanctuary Light Labor Day Mon. 9/7 9:00 A.M. Burns before the Blessed Sacrament the week of September 6 in loving memory of: Daily Mass T—F 8:30 A.M. Weekend Masses: Saturday 4:30 P.M. St. Angela Church Joshua Kurta by: Kathleen Strangis Sunday 11:00 A.M. Rosary Tue. 9/8 7:00 P.M. HOLY LAND OFFERING Holy Hour Wed. 9/9 7:00 P.M. Due to the pandemic, Pope Francis has designated the LABOR DAY MASS TIME weekend of September 12, 13 for the annual Good Friday Monday, September 7 is a national collection. Thanks to your holiday. Mass at St. Angela will be generosity, the Franciscan celebrated at 9:00AM. As usual, Mass friars will be able to continue will be livestreamed through Facebook, You Tube, to take care of the holy places of Christianity, from or through a link on our website. the Holy Sepulcher to the Basilica of the Nativity and SAFE ENVIRONMENT to the lesser known sanctuaries. They will be able to guarantee quality education to more than 10,000 It is the policy of the Diocese that all students attending their schools, help young families volunteers must complete the Safe find a home, and assist Christian migrant workers to Environment process before beginning a feel welcome as they are far from home. For more ministry or activity in any Parish. information about the works of the Franciscan friars Please contact Krista Sudyk, your Safe Environment in the Holy Land, visit their website at: Coordinator at [email protected]. www.myfranciscan.org/good-friday/ 5 The Haughey family wishes to thank the Mary, Mother of God parishioners who have graciously expressed their sympathies to us on the loss of our son and brother, Greg.