September Our Lady 22, 2019of Grace September 22, 2019 Twenty Twenty- Fifth RSunday Fi h Sunday In Ordinary in Ordinary Time Time Mass Times Saturday Vigil Mass 4:00 p.m. Sunday 9:30 & 11:30 a.m. Weekday Masses M - F 9:00 a.m. Penance Saturday 2:45 - 3:45 p.m. Website www.olgscott.org St. Bernard Mass Times Saturday Vigil Mass 5:00 p.m. Sunday 7 a.m., 9 a.m., 11 a.m. & 7:30 p.m. Weekday Masses M - F 7:00 a.m. Sat. 8:00 a.m. The Offices of Our Lady of Grace and St. Bernard Parish Penance 311 Washington Road/Pittsburgh, PA 15216 Wed. after the 7 a.m. Mass Parish Phone: 412-561-3300 Thur. 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. & Parish Fax: 412-563-0211 7:00 – 7:30p.m. Sat. after the 8 a.m. Mass Parish Office Hours: Website Monday - Thursday 8:00a.m. - 4:00p.m. www.stbernardchurchpgh.org Friday 8:00a.m. - 3:00p.m. Saturday 9:00a.m. -1:00p.m. Our Lady of Grace Eucharistic Adoration is held on the last Wednesday of each month beginning after the 9:00 a.m. Mass concluding with prayer and benediction from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. St. Bernard Eucharistic Adoration is held every Tuesday and Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. in the Eucharistic Chapel. Our Lady of Grace School Saint Bernard School 1734 Bower Hill Rd. Pgh, PA 15243 401 Washington Rd. Pgh, PA 15216 412-279-6611 412-341-5444 olgscott.net stbschool.net Regular Bulletin Deadline: Mondays by 10 a.m./Electronic submissions only to [email protected] To view /subscribe to this bulletin go to parishesonline.com Our Lady of Grace and Saint Bernard Parishes When I was a little boy my parents bought a cottage at individuals freely and generously share their musical gifts to Conneaut Lake Park. The cottage was fully furnished with four enhance our liturgical celebrations. There are many other bedrooms and a sun porch. The greatest part about the cottage examples where our faithful share their gifts. was that it was in the heart of the amusement park across from Finally, to be a faithful member of the Church one must the famous Hotel Conneaut. share their treasure. Essentially this means that one is to One of my first impressions about the cottage was a plaque contribute to the temporal goods of the Church. This sharing of left on the wall from the previous owner. There was an image of treasure can be done online or through the Sunday offertory President John Fitzgerald Kennedy and below there were his collection. Everyone is to give according to their famous words: “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask circumstances. Giving is a way to say thanks to God. The act what you can do for your country.” of giving can be a sacrificial offering as well. Giving is also a These 17 words stand out as one of my favorite quotes of all clear sign of our presence and participation in the community. time. Jesus said the same thing but differently when he said, “I Jesus reminds us in the gospel that “it is easier for a camel to did not come to be served but to serve.” pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter As human beings our life is never meant to be defined by the Kingdom of God.” what is in it for me as much as what I can offer to others. I This Sunday at Our Lady of Grace and next Sunday at Saint would like to use poetic license and modify this famous quote. Bernard we begin an Increased Offertory Campaign. This is “Ask not what your Church can do for you. Ask what you can the first time that both parishes have actively engaged in this do for your Church.” effort in some time. As the cost of living increases and the Now more than ever before the Church needs you. With collections have dipped due to the Grand Jury Report and On fewer priests and less members every current member is a Mission for the Church Alive, it is timely for us to ask “living stone” that comprises the Church. With all due respect everyone to give a little more not just of their treasure but their to our beautiful church buildings, the Church is people who time and talent as well. The Church needs you and your belong to a community of faith centered in Jesus Christ. While support. we are led, fed and sanctified through the Church, we can never A few weeks ago in this very space I outlined our three fold lose sight of the fact that we are sent forth at every Holy Mass to focus as we move toward becoming one parish in July 2020. become what we receive and to do the work of Jesus Christ. 1. We seek to build a bridge from being scarred and What does it mean to belong to the Holy Roman Catholic scared to focusing on the sacred and safety. Church? What does it mean to be a member of a parish? These 2. We seek to build a bridge from maintenance and are questions that demand a certain sense of mindfulness. Sadly, status quo to mission of encountering Jesus and because our faith is so richly ritualistic and in some cases a becoming and forming disciples and establishing matter of habit we can lose the true sense of what it means to be “vibrant parishes with effective ministries.” a member. How would you explain your membership in the 3. We seek to build a bridge from the ways of this world Catholic Church or Our Lady of Grace or Saint Bernard Parish? to heaven and the life to come. Needless to say we could use the remainder of this bulletin to At the same time we are putting an added emphasis on outline what it means to be a member of the Church. At the safety and the maintenance of our campuses. We cannot do Father Dave’s Desk Desk Dave’s Father basic level, to be a member is to belong to a community that is any of this work without your help. I invite you to evaluate fed and led by the Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ. Each member what you can give. If everyone could give a little more it is called to “love one another” as Jesus loves us. Furthermore, could help us make a difference. If you cannot give from your each member is to assist in continuing the work of Jesus. The treasure then know that there are ways to give of time and Church relies entirely on the generosity of the faithful to talent. I want to remind you that this is your Church and your continue the Mission of Jesus. parish. We stand here today on the generosity and To be a faithful member of the Church one must necessarily commitment of the faithful before us. Hopefully those after us embrace three tasks. First, the faithful are to share their TIME will one day behold our commitment of time, talent and with the community. Time is presence. Membership in the treasure. Catholic Church means that one will be present at Holy Mass I will be preaching at all of the Masses this weekend at and in the life of the community. This gift of time leaves no OLG and all the Masses next weekend at STB. On October 6, room for anonymity inasmuch as we are brothers and sisters to 2019 Bob and Susan Musial will offer a witness to their faith at each other and children of the one God. This also means that in all of the OLG Masses following a brief homily by me. On the spirit of St. Paul when one member suffers we suffer with October 13, 2019 Patrick and Claudia Caruso will offer them. And when one knows joy, we share in that joy. Being a witness at all of the STB Masses following a brief homily by member is more than just being registered on the parish rolls. It me. Both of those weekends we will be celebrating means that one is present in the community and cares. Commitment Weekend. We will ask you to commit to helping Second to be a faithful member of the Church one must share us continue the Mission of Jesus. their talent. The Scriptures remind us that there are many gifts On Monday, September 30, 2019 all of us priests will be but the one Spirit. In one of the parables, Jesus takes exception leaving for our Triennial Convocation at Oglebay. We will with the person who buries their talent “out of fear.” Faith return Thursday evening, October 3, 2019. Fr. Richard overcomes fear. We all have something to contribute. Wesoloski will be covering STB and Fr. Gilbert Puznakuski Throughout the years the Church has lived off of not only the will be covering OLG. Holy Spirit but also the gifts and talents of others. Both of our The Annual Blessing of Pets will take place on Sunday, parishes have benefited immensely by the sharing of people’s Ocotber 6, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. in the back parking lot of Our gifts. For example, look at our Music Ministry Program. These Lady of Grace Church. September 22, 2019 Twenty R Fi h Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, September 29, 2019 YOUR CHARITY TO Twenty - Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time OUR LADY OF GRACE AND ST.