Sunday December 27, 2009 Offerings:
$10,430.00
STEWARDSHIP CORNER
Each week, we use this space to inform you about a parish ministry or organization. Please consider whether God is calling you to give your time and skills to one of these groups! The mission of St. Scholastica Catholic Youth Ministry is to help youth develop and maintain a lasting relationship with Christ. Through a variety of programs, events and outreach opportunities, we seek to draw young people into responsible participation in the life, work and mission of the parish community. For more information on events, see the Youth Ministry newsletter available in church or visit www.stscholasticayouth.org. Adults who would like to support youth ministry are encouraged to contact Jamie Dillon at 412-781-0186, ext. 20 or by e-mail: jamiedillon@comcast.net.
NOTRE DAME CHORALE COMING TO ST. SCHOLASTICA
Next Sunday, January 3rd. at 7:00pm in our church, the University of Notre Dame Chorale, the official concert choir of the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, IN, will give a performance of its Winter Tour. The program features traditional Christmas carols, choral works by Byrd, Haydn, Verdi, Wagner, Handel, and Debussy, and school songs including the Notre Dame Victory March. It is free and open to the public, although donations are welcome. The concert will last one hour, with no intermission. The Notre Dame Chorale is a mixed, 60-voice choir composed of students from all the colleges of the University. These students will need lodging for Sunday evening. Can you give hospitality to one or two of these students for this one over-night? If so, please call Brian Dolinar this week at 724-825-6508. This will be a wonderful experience for our parish.
OFFERTORY GIFT BEARERS
If you would like to take the Offertory Gifts forward during Mass, please let one of the ushers know that before Mass begins. It is especially appropriate if the family or friend of the person named in the mass intentions could do this, but sometimes that is not possible. Just as in our own family, we all help to prepare for a feast, all members of our St. Scholastica family are welcome to do that too!
HOPE FOR HAITI
Thanks to Christ the Divine Teacher Catholic Academy for their donation of $131 and the Parish Welcome Committee for their donation of $50 (in memory of Mary Noel DuVall) for the Good Samaritan School in St. Marc, Haiti. This brings our total to $1,961 which is enough to provide tuition and food for six students for a year at the school. Thank you and God bless you. The next Hope for Haiti Committee meeting will be Wednesday, January 6th at 7:30pm in the pastoral center. All are welcome to attend.
PANCAKE AND SAUSAGE BREAKFAST
The Respect Life Committee will have the annual Pancake and Sausage Breakfast on Sunday morning, Jan. 10. from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tickets are $4 for a regular serving and $3 for a small serving. This is our only fund raiser. Proceeds will supplement the bus to Washington for the MARCH FOR LIFE, Baptism presentations, the Disability Mass and supper, etc. We are grateful for your support.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Religious Education will resume January 5th. We extend warm holiday wishes and thanks to all of our catechists, small group leaders and teen volunteers!
MARCH FOR LIFE
Would you like to be a voice for the 4.8 million unborn babies that have been legally killed by abortion in America since 1973? Please join us for the annual Parish pilgrimage to Washington D.C. for the MARCH FOR LIFE. Our bus leaves at 12:30am on January 22. We will attend Mass with Archbishop Wuerl at the Verizon Center, join the MARCH up Constitution Avenue, and meet with Senators Casey and Specter. $25 will cover the cost of the bus and breakfast at St. Marks Church in Vienna, Virginia. Please call (412)781-6550 for information and reservations.
STRESS IN YOUR MARRIAGE?
There is less than a week left to sign up for Retrouvaille. Retrouvaille is a program for married couples who feel bored, frustrated, or angry in their marriages. Some experience coldness and simply shut down. Others experience conflict and arguments in their relationship. Most don't know how to change the situation or even communicate with their spouse about it. This program has helped 10s of 1000s of couples experiencing marital difficulty at all levels including disillusionment and deep misery. For confidential information about, or to register for the upcoming program beginning with a weekend on January 8 , please contact Retrouvaille at 412-277-3434. More information is available at www.helpourmarriage.com.
Saturday, Vigil of the Epiphany, January 2
5:00 pm Anniv., Earl Simanek (Simanek Family)
Presider: Fr. Kenneth White
Sunday, The Ephiphany of the Lord, January 3
7:30 am Gino Marsico (Josphine Buccieri)
Presider: Fr. Sean Hogan
9:00 am For the parishioners of St. Scholastica
Presider: Fr. Kenneth White
11:00 am Mary (Noelle) DuVall (Carl Macino)
Presider: Fr. Kenneth White
Monday, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, January 4
8:30 am Connie Crossett (Charnie Tarasi)
Tuesday, St. John Neumann, bishop, January 5
8:30 am Ralph Friday (wife)
Wednesday, Christmas weekday, January 6
8:30 am Lora Lee McGeary (Rick & Jodine Downey)
Thursday, Christmas weekday, January 7
8:30am Robert Pfaff (Amy Corpuz)
Friday, Christmas weekday, January 8
8:30am Vincent Leo Ruggiero (wife & family)
Saturday, Vigil of the Epiphany, January 9
9:00 am Sue Aylward (Debra Callahan)
Presider: Fr. Kenneth White
5:00 pm Reverend Monsignor Donald W. Kraus (Jo & Natalie Certo)
Presider: Fr. Kenneth White
Sunday, Baptism of the Lord , January 10
7:30 am William H. Labriola (Rosemarie Labriola)
Presider: Fr. Kenneth White
9:00 am Anniv., Stanley Marsico (Tish Marsico)
Presider: Fr. Sean Hogan
11:00 am For the Parishioners of St. Scholastica
Presider: Fr.. Kenneth White
SACRAMENTS
INFANT BAPTISM is celebrated at noon on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month. Please make arrangements with the parish secretary at least 2 weeks prior to the desired date.
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BECOMING A CATHOLIC? R.C.I.A. is the process which enables adults to become initiated into the Church. Call the pastor for information.
RECONCILIATION (CONFESSION) is celebrated at
St. Scholastica Parish on Saturdays after 9:00 a.m. Mass. For your convenience, the parishes in our cluster have the following opportunities for reconciliation:
St. Joseph Parish has Sat. reconciliation from 3:30-4:00.
Madonna of Jerusalem has reconciliation on Wednesday evening from 5:30-6:45 and Saturday from 3:00-4:00 p.m.
HOLY COMMUNION is available for those who are sick or confined to their homes. Please call Fr. Ken for assistance.
NEW PARISHIONERS ARE MOST WELCOME! Please call
Fr. Ken or Sr. Pat.
PARISH CONTACTS
St. Scholastica Church
309 Brilliant Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15215
Phone Number: 412-781-0186
Extension
Parish Office Monday–Friday 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. 10
Website Address: www.saintscholastica.com
E-mail address: parish@saintscholastica.com
Fax Number: 412-781-4316
Submissions for bulletin items are due by Noon on Mondays
Rev. Kenneth White Pastor, M.Th., M.Ed. 14
frken@saintscholastica.com
Sr. Patricia Baker, C.D.P. 17
Director of Music/Bereavement
Patbakercdp@saintscholastica.com
Mr. Andrew Bechman, M.Ed. 18
Director of Adult Religious Education & R.C.I.A.
abechman@verizon.net
Mrs. Gina Musser 21
Program Director for Religious Education
gmusser1@yahoo.com
Mrs. Jamie Dillon, M.S., M.A., R.R.T. 20
Director of Catholic Youth Ministry & Religious Education
jamiedillon@comcast.net
Sr. Marilyn Hoeing, O.S.F. 22
Coordinator of pastoral care to Catholic Patients at St. Margaret
Marilynhoeingosf@saintscholastica.com
Mrs. Chrissy Morton 24
Bookkeeper
financeoffice@saintscholastica.com
Mrs. Mary Swindal 412-781-0186 Extension 10
Coordinator of The Protection of Children
Toll-free Victim's Assistance Hotline 1-888-808-1235
Christ The Divine Teacher Catholic Academy 412-781-7927
Sister Dorothy Dolak S.C.N. - Principal
E-mail address: CDTCA@consolidated.net
To schedule use of pastoral facilities, call the Parish Office (Monday–Friday) 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
