DIVINE MERCY PARISH SundaY, January 24, 2021 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Epiphany Church Saint Mary of Mercy Church 184 Washington Place 202 Stanwix Street Pittsburgh PA 15219 Pittsburgh PA 15222 ADMINISTRATION OFFICE Mass Intentions 164 Washington Place Pittsburgh, PA 15219 To request a Mass intention, please call www.divinemercypgh.org [email protected] or email the Parish Office at [email protected] or visit 412-471-0257 divinemercypgh.org to complete an online form. CLERGY TEAM PARISH STAFF Join our Parish Family Pastor Coordinator of Communication Visit our website at Reverend Christopher D. Donley And Special Events www.divinemercypgh.org or call the [email protected] Renée Driscoll parish office. [email protected] Deacon Prayer Requests Samuel Toney Director of Operations [email protected] Charles Goetz If you would like to be added to our [email protected] prayer request board please contact Deacon Candidate the office or email (Our Lady of Mt. Carmel) Music Minister/Director of Liturgy [email protected] John P. Corcoran Matthew Radican [email protected] [email protected] Bulletin Requests In Residence Music/Outreach Minister If you would like to have information included in the bulletin, please contact Reverend Edward Bryce Cassandra Acree Reverend Edward Muge [email protected] the Parish Office at [email protected]. Reverend Augustine Wayii Office Manager Seminarians Cynthia Goetz Schedule a Meeting Anthony Pampena [email protected] To make an appointment with Fr. Chris, [email protected] contact Cindy at (Saint John XXIII) Wedding Coordinator [email protected] Renew the ‘I do’ Xavier Engle Dolores Shipe Join us on Flocknote [email protected] [email protected] Stay up to date with announcements and news about Divine Mercy Parish and our Peter Mallampalli THE RED DOOR [email protected] ministries by choosing a group to join on Flocknote! Assistant Coordinator to the Red Door Noah Pepmeyer Sister Emily Lepage ZSJM Sign up at www.divinemercypgh.org or text [email protected] [email protected] DivineMercyPgh to 84576 to join. [email protected] Welcome Center Assistant Coordinator to the Red Door Please visit us, as we have been pleased to be a “very little tiny” channel of God’s mercy to everyone who enters the Sister Pawla Witula ZSJM [email protected] church of Saint Mary of Mercy through the opening of the Welcome Center. With Divine Mercy materials and with the presence of one of the Sisters of Merciful Jesus from the congregation desired by Jesus Himself, the Welcome Center We continue to have our parish office remain has already been an amazing source of hope, consolation, closed to the public. and blessing to so many people! If you would like to visit our new facility at the entrance of Saint Mary of Mercy Church, Our staff is still working and will return calls and emails in a please email [email protected]. timely manner. TV MINISTRY THE RED DOOR MINISTRY Saint Faustina Gate Daily noon Mass at Saint Mary of Mercy can be live streamed or viewed on: Lunch Monday through Thursday Comcast channel 95 Monday through Saturday 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM Verizon Fios channel 472 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM Pittsburgh’s Faith and Family channel 40.9 Friday www.christianassociatestv.org. Dinner 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM Monday through Friday Mass can also be accessed through our 5:00 PM to 5:30 PM website at www.divinemercypgh.org. Weekly Mass Intentions Date Time Mass Intention Saturday, January 23 Noon Mary Frissora + (Duane Lukitsh) 4:00 PM People of Divine Mercy Parish Sunday, January 24 10:00 AM Mary and John Leopardi + (Dino Ciabattoni and Debbie DiBucci) Noon Charlotte A. Webber (John F. Webber) Monday, January 25 Noon Steve Theis + (The Rounding Family) Tuesday, January 26 Noon Deceased Members of the John P. Harris Family (Cynthia Hahn Yothers) Wednesday, January 27 Noon James Kennedy + (Red Door Ministry) Thursday, January 28 Noon Dr. Steven Theis + (Rev. Christopher D. Donley) Friday, January 29 Noon People of Divine Mercy Parish Saturday, January 30 Noon People of Divine Mercy Parish 4:00 PM Esther Marie Heinz + (John and Sara Donley) Sunday, January 31 10:00 AM People of Divine Mercy Parish Noon Sara and Ted Baldwin + (Janis Baldwin) 2021 Mass Intentions SCHEDULE Due to the fluidity of COVID-19 changes, we will do our best to accommodate your Mass intention requests. Contribution Totals 1.11.21 through 1.17.21 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, FIRST COLLECTION $2,366.91 and I will give you rest." - Matt 11:28 PARISH SHARE $80.00 Weekday Masses Confessions in Advent CHURCH BUILDING UPKEEP $102.00 Saint Mary of Mercy Church Saint Mary of Mercy Church RED DOOR $2,143.00 Monday-Saturday Monday-Friday Noon 12:30PM-1:00PM TV MINISTRY $15.00 SOLEMNITY OF MARY $48.00 Weekend Masses Eucharistic Adoration in Advent SAINT ANTHONY’S SCHOOL/ $162.00 Saint Mary of Mercy Church Saturday 4PM Saint Mary of Mercy Church DEPAUL INSTITUE Epiphany Church Monday-Friday TOTAL $4,916.91 Sunday 10AM Saint Mary of Mercy Church 12:30PM-1:00PM IMPORTANT REMINDER Sunday Noon THE BANK WILL NO LONGER ACCEPT CHECKS Private Prayer THAT ARE WRITTEN TO EPIPHANY CHURCH, SAINT MARY OF MERCY CHURCH OR THE RED DOOR. ALL CHECKS NEED TO BE PAYABLE TO Epiphany Church Saint Mary of Mercy Church Monday-Friday Monday-Friday DIVINE MERCY PARISH. 9:00AM-1:00PM 9AM-1:00PM PLEASE USE THE MEMO LINE TO DESIGINATE A SPECIFIC MINISTRY IF YOU ARE NOT USING A PARISH ENVELOPE. PARISH NEWS Congratulations and Blessings to Aedan James Grant! Aedan, son of Christon and Alyssa Grant, celebrated the Sacrament of Holy Baptism on January 9th at Saint Mary of Mercy Church. Our parish community rejoices with you as we welcome you into the Holy Catholic Parents: Christon and Alyssa Grant Church, to grow in faith, serve others and join us in the praise of God. Priest: Fr. Ed Muge Proxy's: Tom and Delia Barr Contribution Letters Please expect to receive year end contribution letters by January 31, 2021. If you do not receive your letter by then, please contact the office at [email protected] or call 412-471-0257. 40 Days for Life Kick-Off Mass and Procession Join 40 Days for Life on Tuesday, February 16th for the Lenten campaign kick-off Mass at Epiphany Church at 6pm with Bishop Waltersheid presiding. Following the Mass, there will be a Eucharistic procession from Epiphany Church to Planned Parenthood on Liberty Ave. If you cannot attend this kick-off event, please pray for the Lord’s protection and provision and for the end of abortion. Consider joining Divine Mercy Parish for the following scheduled days of prayer: Thursday’s from 1pm to 3pm February 18 and 25 March 4, 11, 18 and 25 Return to the Lord, a night of Adoration, confession, and Lectio Divina, returns on Saturday, February 6th at Saint Mary of Mercy Church from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. It is a night of readings, meditative music, as well as Thank you to the CCHS Boys Hockey team for movement of the faithful into confession donating clothes to Red Door! The need for warm and quiet prayer. meals, clothes and shelter for those in our All are welcome to attend! community remains constant. We wouldn’t be able to do this work without your help! Catechesis Corner House Blessing and Candlemas House Blessing Throughout the liturgical year, the Catholic Church gives us traditions, feasts and celebrations to encourage us to live our faith with greater understanding of God and His love for us. Some of these traditions or feasts have been lost with generations gone by – while others are misunderstood. Let’s start with a New Year’s tradition, the house blessing. Have you ever seen doorways with chalk-written letters and numbers at the top? Have you wondered what it is and why it’s up there? The blessing of your doorways is a beautiful practice of inviting God into your home; dedicating the year to Him, while asking for blessings on all who enter - those who live, visit and work there. The inscription is the year, combined with crosses and the letters C, M, and B, which carry a double meaning - the names of the three Kings who visited Jesus in His first home: Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar and an abbreviation of the Latin phrase, Christus mansionem benedicat, which means “May Christ bless the house”. It looks like this: 20+C+M+B+21. To bless your home, take a packet with the blessed chalk and follow the directions. Candlemas Forty days after Jesus’ birth, on February 2nd, we celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, the revelation of Jesus as the “Light of the World”. In accord with Jewish tradition, Joseph and Mary present Jesus in the Temple where they meet Simeon and Anna, who tell us of the great significance of this event. Simeon, through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, knew he would not die without seeing the Messiah. Recognizing Jesus, Simeon took Him in his arms and said, “Master, now You are dismissing Your servant in peace, according to Your word; for my eyes have seen Your salvation, which You have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to Your people Israel.” Luke 2:29-32 As Simeon blessed them, he revealed that suffering will precede the victory of the Light. He said to our Blessed Mother, “This child is destined for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be opposed so that the inner thoughts of many will be revealed—and a sword will pierce your own soul too.” Luke 2:34-35 These blessed candles symbolize the revelation of Jesus, the “Light of the World,” to the people.