Saint Gertrude Parish

Saint Gertrude Parish
A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust
303 Franklin Ave • Vandergrift, Pennsylvania 15690
April 6, 2014
Fr. James Loew, O.S.B. Pastor,
(724) 568-2331 Fax: (724) 568-2030
Sr. Jossy Jacob, S.M.I.
Pastoral Minister
Mr. James Peterman
Coordinator of Religious Formation
(724) 568-2331 or (724) 845-8191
(for St. Gertrude Parish
& Christ the King Parish)
Cardinal Maida Academy
Ms. Patrice Majeran Principal,
School Phone (724) 568-3304
School Fax
(724) 567-1900
Fifth Sunday of Lent
Patti Donghia-Albert
Music Director
Baptisms
By appointment. Baptismal
preparation is necessary. Call for
classes
Sunday Mass Schedule
Saturday Vigil 4:00 p.m.
Sunday 8:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m.
Weekday Mass Schedule
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
8:30 a.m.
Wednesday
9:15 a.m. School Mass
Holy Day Mass Schedule
Holy Day ~ 9:00 am, 6:00 pm
Marriage
Arrangements must be made at least
Office Hours
8 months in advance. No marriage
Monday-Thursday 9:00 am - 4:00
dates will be given until meeting
Friday– Closed
with the priest and all preparation is
Confessions
ready.
Saturday ~ 3:15-3:45 pm
or by appointment
ST. GERTRUDE PARISH
Diocese Lenten Appeal: Again, thank you to
all who have responded to the Diocesan Lenten
Appeal. If you haven’t already done so, please
take time this week to make your gift. You
may return your pledge card at Mass next
weekend or return it to the Parish Office this
week. In addition, you can make your pledge
online at Donate.DioceseofGreensburg.org. It
is important for as many families as possible
to make their commitment to the Appeal before Holy week.
Prayers for our RCIA catechumen and candidate: We are asking that our St. Gertrude
faith community show their support for our
RCIA catechumen and candidate through their
prayers by taking an RCIA prayer card located
at all church entrances and praying the prayer
through Lent. The cards should be signed and
returned by way of the collection basket during
Holy Week and Easter as a tangible sign of our
community’s support for their conversion.
CMA Trash to Treasure Sale: Save Your Items!
We will accept furniture, reading and children’s books, appliances, all house hold items,
tools, children’s toys, baby items, crafts, holiday decorations. New this year, we will be accepting gently used children’s cloths and shoes
we will not accept any other clothes. Keep us
in mind as you spring clean. Start saving Now!
All items can be dropped off on Wednesday,
April 30, and Thursday, May 1, from 9:00 to
3:00 at the school gym. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Lynch at 724-4937321 or Mrs. Nelson at 724-727-7212.
If you have concern about sexual abuse of a
child or young person by anyone in a parish
or diocesan position-clergy, volunteer or
paid staff-please contact Bishop Brandt’s delegate for matters of sexual misconduct. He
may be reached at 724-837-0901, Ext. 1221.
VANDERGRIFT, PA
Sanctuary Lamp
In Memory of James & Angela Ravicchio
By Family
Memorial Candle
John & Rose Querio by Family
Memorial Candle
Charles & Mary Dolza by Family
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 [41c62]; Ps 23:1-6; Jn 8:1-11
Tuesday: Nm 21:4-9; Ps 102:2-3, 16-21; Jn
8:21-30
Wednesday: Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95; Dn 3:5256; Jn 8:31-42
Thursday: Gn 17:3-9; Ps 105:4-9: Jn 8:51-59
Friday: Jer 20:10-13; Ps 18:2-7; Jn 10:31-42
Saturday: Ez 37:21-28; Jer 31:10, 11-13; Jn
11:45-56
Sunday: Mt 21:1-11 (procession);
Is 50:4-7; Ps 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24;
Phil 2:6-11; Mt 26:14 -- 27:66 [27:11-54]
St. Emma Gift Shop and Book Store,1001 Harvey Avenue, Greensburg, PA is the largest
Catholic Gift Shop in the area. It has a large
assortment of First Communion and Confirmation items. They also have many fine gifts for
Baptism and Weddings. In addition, they have
a wonderful assortment of crucifixes and rosaries as well as numerous Catholic items.
FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT
March 29th & 30th
Envelopes ~ $4,874.00
Loose Collection ~$406.81
Children’s Collection ~ $2.00
Utilities ~ $19.00
Restoration ~ $46.00
“CMA Night around the world” Saturday,
April 12, 6:30—9:30 at School House Hall. Join
us for a journey around the world! Enjoy international finger foods and drinks, live and silent
auctions, giveaways, student cultural art and
décor, photography, music and more. Adult
Tickets: $25.00 by April 5th, $30.00 thereafter
or at the door (must be 21 years old to attend). Please call the school at 724-568-3304
for your tickets. Space is limited. If you or
your business would like to sponsor this event
or to donate goods/services for the auction,
please call the school for information. All proceeds benefit CMA.
REGIONAL PENANCE SERVICE SCHEDULE
All services begin at 7 PM
Wednesday, April 9; Christ the King Church,
Leechburg
Monday, April 14; St. Margaret Mary Church,
Lower Burrell
This year, the Diocese of Greensburg is able to
provide a listing of Diocesan-wide Penance Services to be celebrated during the Lenten season. For more information, visit the diocesan
website, www.dioceseofgreensburg.org or call
724-837-0901.
APRIL 6, 2014
Clearance Sale: At former Christ the King
Church & Rectory 612, 2nd street Leechburg.
Friday, April 4 and Saturday, April 5, 8:00am to
3:00pm. Sunday, April 6, 11:00AM to 3:00PM.
Furniture, dishes, kitchen utensils, appliances
for sale in the old rectory. Miscellaneous Religious Items, Pews for sale in the old church.
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
There is a geography to the liturgy of baptism
that distills the journey of faith. Each part of
the liturgy is assigned to a distinct part of the
church building. Baptism, whether of infants
carried to church by their parents or of adults
following the paschal candle into a darkened
church at Easter, starts at the door. First, a
threshold must be crossed and a new community of meaning and memory encountered for the
first time. Then, the celebration moves to the
place for God's Word. Next, as the litany of the
saints is sung, there is a procession to the font.
Finally, the movement is to the table, the altar
of the Eucharist. There, newly baptized adults
are brought to the sacred meal, or the parents
of infants are blessed and reminded that their
child will one day share fully in the table's banquet. Many Catholic churches honor this geography by placing the font near the door, or at
least small vessels with water. The doorway of
our church is a place of memory, and a passageway to a new way of living.
April 12th & 13th
4:00 p.m. ~ Madison Porter
Casey & Renee Tomiczek
8:00 a.m. ~ Kaitln Lewandowski
Nicholas & Joey DiFilippio
10:30 a.m.~ Dylan Ruffner
Ashley & Brianna Scanga
Saturday, April 5, Vigil Fifth Sunday of Lent
4:00p.m. †Thomas Naccarato
Sunday, April 6, Fifth Sunday of Lent
8:00a.m. †Living & Deceased of our Parish
10:30a.m. †Deceased Members of the
Kasecky Family
Monday, April 7, Lenten Weekday
8:30a.m. †David Guerrera
Tuesday, April 8, Lenten Weekday
8:30a.m. Mass at Christ the King
Wednesday, April 9, Lenten Weekday
8:30a.m. †Adeline Cocco
9:15a.m. CMA School Mass
Thursday, April 10, Lenten Weekday
8:30p.m. Mass at Christ the King
Friday, April 11, Lenten Weekday
8:30a.m. †Anthony Chianese
6:30p.m. Stations of the Cross
Saturday, April 12, Lenten Weekday
8:30a.m. †Mass At Christ the King
Saturday, April 12, Vigil Palm Sunday
4:00p.m. †Louis Cocco
Sunday, April 13, Palm Sunday
8:00a.m. †Living & Deceased of our Parish
10:30a.m. †Vernon & Pompey Sciullo