OUR LADY OF THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL PARISH PARROQUIA

OUR LADY OF THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL PARISH
PARROQUIA DE NUESTRA SEÑORA DE LA MEDALLA MILAGROSA
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday:
Sunday:
5:00 PM — Vigil
8:00 AM & 11:00 AM
2:30 PM — La Misa en español
Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri: 10:00 AM
Wednesday:
6:00 PM
Holy Days:
Check Bulle n Schedule
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
300 Pike Street
Meadow Lands PA 15347
724‐222‐1911
Office Hours: 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
e‐mail: [email protected]
www.MiraculousMedalChurch.org
July 10, 2016
JULY 10, 2016
DAY / TIME
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
CONFESSIONS / EVENTS
SATURDAY, JULY 9
9:00 AM‐4:30 PM Alpha Retreat
2:00 PM Wedding—Kubrick & Gaussa
Fr. Joe Carr
4:00 PM Confessions
5:00 PM Mass
OBSERVANCES / MASS INTENTIONS
Is 6:1‐8; Ps 93:1‐2, 5;
Mt 10:24‐33
Living & Deceased Members of the Prencipe Family
Req. Bob & Philomena Chuey
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Holy Name Society—Members
Danielle Davey +, req. Ma & Paula Davey Family
PARISHIONERS
MONDAY, JULY 11
10:00 AM Mass
10:45 AM Miraculous Medal Novena
READINGS
ST. AUGUSTINE ZHAO RONG AND COMPANIONS; BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
SUNDAY, JULY 10
8:00 AM Mass
Food Pantry A er 8:00 AM Mass
11:00 AM Mass
2:30 PM Spanish Mass
PAGE 2
Dt 30:10‐14; Ps 69:14, 17, 30‐31, 33
‐34, 36‐37; or Ps 19:8‐11;
Col 1:15‐20; Lk 10:25‐37
ST. BENEDICT
Bud Piacenza +, req. Tom & Marie Novak
Is 1:10‐17; Ps 50:8‐9, 16bc‐17, 21,
23; Mt 10:34 — 11:1
Judy Moroco +, req. Deb, Dan & Family
Is 7:1‐9; Ps 48:2‐8; Mt 11:20‐24
TUESDAY, JULY 12
10:00 AM Mass
WEDNESDAY, JULY 13
6:00 PM Mass
ST. HENRY
John E. Sixt, Jr. +
Req. Sisters, Regina Schohn & Jonna Murphy
Is 10:5‐7, 13b‐16; Ps 94:5‐10, 14‐15;
Mt 11:25‐27
6:30 PM Bingo, CCD Center
THURSDAY, JULY 14
10:00 AM
6:00 PM‐8:00 PM
6:00 PM
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
Mass
Alpha II Mee ng, Church Hall
Respect Life Mtg., CCD Center
Safety Min. Mtg. CCD Center
Outreach Min. Mtg. CCD Center
ST. KATERI TEKAKWITHA
Helen Dominik +, req. Fr. Carmen D’Amico
FRIDAY, JULY 15
10:00 AM Mass
10:45 AM Divine Mercy
6:00 PM Memorial Mass
SATURDAY, JULY 16
4:00 PM Confessions
5:00 PM Mass
SUNDAY, JULY 17
8:00 AM Mass
11:00 AM Mass
2:30 PM Spanish Mass
s 26:7‐9, 12, 16‐19;
Ps 102:13‐14ab, 15‐21; Mt 11:28‐30
ST. BONAVENTURE
Harold Morris +, req. Richard & Sandy
s 38:1‐6, 21‐22, 7‐8;
Is 38:10‐12abcd, 16; Mt 12:1‐8
Arya Fitzharris
OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL; BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Anthony D’Amico +, req. Family
Mi 2:1‐5; Ps 10:1‐4, 7‐8, 14;
Mt 12:14‐21
SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Joe Testa + (Birthday), req. Wife, Debbie
Elizabeth Chehovin + (Anniversary), req. Children
PARISHIONERS
Gen 18:1‐10a; Ps 15:2‐5;
Col 1:24‐28; Lk 10:38‐42
REVELATION
In the Old Testament, the New Testament lies concealed; in the New Testament, the Old Testament lies revealed.
ST. ANTHONY CHAPEL TRIP
AUGUST 17, 2016
Seats are filling up fast for our
Pilgrimage to St. Anthony Chapel
in Troy Hill.
Please make reservations soon. For more
information please call
Loretta Antanovich at 724-747-2236.
PRAYER BLANKETS & SHAWLS
We're now accepting DONATIONS OF YARN
to make Prayer Blankets/Shawls for our friends in nursing homes.
For only $20 at Walmart, you can purchase 6-8 spools of yarn.
Donation box is at the church entrance.
Please call the Church Office with any questions.
Thank you and God Bless ~ Sandy Rollo-DeLong & Maria Rollo
10 DE JULIO DE 2016
DECIMOQUINTO DOMINGO DEL TIEMPO ORDINARIO
PÁGINA 3
PARISH LIFE
PARISH LIFE
CHURCH AIR CONDITIONING UPGRADE
NEWWELCOME
LOST AND FOUND CLOSET
We would like to welcome the newest
THE NEW
LOST
FOUND CLOSET IS LOmembers
of our
faith AND
community:
CATED IN THE REAR OF THE CHURCH. IF
Dolores
Roppelt
SOMETHING
IS LEFT
IN CHURCH IT WILL BE
LACED
IN
THE
LOST
AND
FOUND CLOSET. AT
We are grateful to God for you and
THE
END
OF
EACH
MONTH
THE CONTENTS OF
proud to call you our sister in Christ.
THE LOST AND FOUND WILL BE EMPTIED AND
Estamos
agradecemos
a Dios
por usted
GIVEN AWAY
TO THE
CITY
MISSION. PLEASE
y estamos orgullosos de llamarla
CHECK
THE
LOST
AND
FOUND
CLOSET IF YOU
a nuestra hermana en Cristo.
THINK YOU HAVE LOST ANYTHING IN
CHURCH.
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
As many of you know the Church
Air Conditioning has not been
functioning well over the past few
years. This has been especially
evident during the summer
months. Finally, this month we
will be upgrading the Air
Conditioning System in the Church. The wor k will
entail installing a new Air Handler and two new 5 ton
Condensers. This will enable the Air Conditioning
System to function at maximum capacity. The work was
put out for bid and the cost of this upgrade will be
$15, 650.00. I know many of us will be pleased with
this improvement. If you would like to donate to this
project, it would be most appreciated. Please contact the Church Office for more details.
GET US ON YOUR MOBILE!
Find an app for your phone that
has the daily readings!
Try
LAUDATE or
THE POPE App!
I am most grateful for any help you can give.
In Christ’s love,
Father Carmen
MISSION STATEMENT
WELCOME
We would like to welcome into our community of faith,
Gia Brooklyn Brach
Congratulations to her parents and godparents.
MOVIE SERIES
Please take note that we will be offering another
Series of movies in the month of August.
The movies will be shown at
7 PM on each of the 4 Sundays n the Curch Hall.
REST IN PEACE
Please pray the soul of
Frank Betonte
May his soul and all the souls of the
faithful departed rest in peace.
REGINA SCHOLARSHIP
It is time to apply for the Regina Scholarship sponsored
by the Christian Mothers and Guild.
Any student in our congregation pursuing post high
school education is invited to apply. This includes
students continuing in their post high school programs,
(upper classmen). Instruction packets are available in
the church office or by contacting Maggie Havelka.
Deadline to apply is 1:00 p.m. Sunday, July 17, 2016.
Packets submitted after the deadline will NOT be
accepted.
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Parish is a family
oriented faith community in the Roman Catholic
Diocese of Pittsburgh. In imitation of our patroness,
Blessed Mary we are called to bring Jesus Christ to the
people of Meadow Lands and Washington County
by Word, Sacrament and service to fulfill Our Lord’s
Great Commission.
DECLARACION DE LA MISION
La Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Medalla
Milagrosa es una comunidad de fe orientada a la
familia en la Diócesis Católica Romana de Pittsburgh.
A imitación de nuestra patrona, María Santísima
estamos llamados a llevar a Jesús Cristo a la gente
de Meadow Lands y el Condado de Washington por
medio de la Palabra, el Sacramento y servicio para
cumplir la Gran Comisión de Nuestro Señor.
AROUND THE DIOCESE
SECOND ANNUAL DAY RETREAT
FOR MOTHERS
Join mothers from all over the Diocese at Gilmary Retreat
Center on August 6, 2016 to celebrate the power of
Spiritual Freedom in Motherhood!
Come and learn from Fr. Joe Freedy, celebrant and homilist
for Holy Mass, and Elizabeth Ficocelli, an award-winning
Catholic author and regular guest on EWTN. The cost is
$50/person.
To register, search “Catholic Moms Retreat – Pittsburgh”
on Eventbrite.com. Contact pghmomsr etr [email protected]
with questions.
JULY 10, 2016
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
PAGE 4
PARISH FAITH
LA FE DE LA PARROQUIA
GO AND DO LIKEWISE
ANDA Y HAZ TÚ LO MISMO
Miss Collins, the dean of students at Olympic High
School, was past the point of scolding Matt, though she liked
him very much. “Four detentions in two weeks are too
many.”
Still Matt wouldn’t tell. It was only after Miss Collins
went on a morning neighborhood patrol that she found out the
real reason for Matt’s tardiness. Thump, thump, thump, came
the wheelchair down the stairs. It was Matt, steadying
Shawnetta as he helped lower her down the stairs and then
push her to the corner bus stop.
“She’s a girl in my parish youth group,” Matt explained
to Miss Collins.
There are many ways to describe Matt’s actions—a
random act of kindness, making a difference one person at a
time. Jesus would understand. When the lawyer correctly
identified the good Samaritan as the one who had treated the
injured man with compassion, Jesus said simply, “Go and do
likewise” (Luke 10:37).
La señorita González, la decana de los estudiantes de la
Escuela Secundaria Olimpo, ya estaba cansada de regañar a
Mateo, a pesar de que le caía muy bien. “Cuatro castigos
después de clase en dos semanas es demasiado".
Sin embargo Mateo permanecía en silencio. Sólo después
de que la señorita González fuera en una ronda matutina por
el vecindario descubrió la verdadera razón de las tardanzas de
Mateo. Pataplún, cayó la silla de ruedas por las escaleras. Era
Mateo, sujetando a Dolores mientras ayudaba a que la bajaran
por las escaleras y luego la empujaba hasta la parada de autobús.
“Es una chica de mi grupo de jóvenes de la parroquia”
Mateo le explicó a la señorita González.
Hay muchas formas de describir las acciones de Mateo –
un acto de bondad al azar, marcar una diferencia en la vida de
una persona a la vez. Jesús entendería. Cuando el abogado
identificó correctamente al buen samaritano como el que
había tratado al hombre herido con compasión, Jesús simplemente dijo: “Anda y haz tú lo mismo” (Lucas 10:37).
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
The first “presbyters” were advisers to the bishops
rather than what we would call “priests,” yet by the year 1000
our present-day understanding of the ordained priesthood is
clearly in place. The Germanic influence was
strong in those days, reflected in a series of
questions posed to the candidate about his
intentions.
The priest’s role in the celebration of Mass
had by then come to the fore, as the ritual notes
that Mass vestments must be worn, the hands of
the priest must be anointed with chrism, and a
chalice with wine and water and a paten with a
host must be given. Up to then, the ordination
rite had stressed the presbyter as a collaborator
with the bishop and a member of the order of
presbyters. Then, in a not-so-subtle shift, the
presbyter came to be seen as a “priest” designated to celebrate the Mass and, as the prayer
suggests, to touch the chalice. By these days,
remember, the cup had long vanished from
Communion for the laity. A thousand years ago,
today’s patterns were already in place. The
priest no longer saw himself as a member of a
council of elders, a presbytery, and in some
dioceses he had little influence over the bishop. Instead, he
was either a pastor, with relationship to the eucharistic community in the parish, or he was a priest monk, offering Mass
for the salvation of the departed or the intentions of the living.
BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK
TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE
Desde 1913, en la ciudad de Puntarenas, Costa Rica, la Virgen del Carmen es reconocida como la Virgen del Mar. En
aquel año un barco llamado el Galileo naufraga en una tempestad y el pueblo angustiado por sus seres
queridos recurrió al templo de la Virgen
para pedir auxilio. Algunos días después
todos los tripulantes fueron rescatados y
llevados a Puntarenas.
Según los tripulantes, mientras las lluvias
y vientos amenazaban al Galileo una mujer
los animó a que se echasen al agua y nadaran a tierra firme. Allí ella los alimentó
y los acompañó hasta que fueron rescatados.
Llenos de alegría, el pueblo llevó
a los rescatados a la iglesia para dar gracias. Estos reconocieron a la Virgen del
Carmen como la mujer que los había
ayudado. Desde entonces el sábado más
cercano al 16 de julio, el pueblo celebra en
grande la fiesta del Carmen con grandes
desfiles de barcos y yates.
Entre música y fuegos artificiales los costarricenses vienen en
embarcaciones adornadas desde toda la nación a celebrar con
la Virgen del Mar que también se encuentra en una embarcación.
LOS CUMPLEAÑOS DE ESTA SEMANA
Vincent Al eri, Margaret Krugh, Rosalie Eckels, Donald Crow, Samuel Romeo, Margaret James, Imanol Ordaz,
Aleyra Viveros, William Bishop Jr., Humberto De Lao, Lisa Mowry, Dalton Bercosky, Michael Burns, Nathan Cale,
Anne Dubich, Tucker Trey Gump, Sean Hollier, Brian Lawton, Bethany Romeo, Frank Za a, James Brodnick,
Whitney Fi ro, Frank Gasper, Alexis Corkery, Ronald Gretz, Cathy Hornak, Douglas Perino, Gilliana Romeo,
Catherine Urban, Timothy Urban and J. Carmen Zaragoza.
10 DE JULIO DE 2016
DECIMOQUINTO DOMINGO DEL TIEMPO ORDINARIO
PÁGINA 5
THE MESSAGE ON THE FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
The Old Testament reading from Deuteronomy
praises God for inscribing the commandments
in our very bodies.
God’s law is not distant
or foreign, but a natural
part of us. In his letter to
the Colossians, Saint Paul echoes Moses, praising God for
becoming one of us. The truly human, flesh-and-blood
Jesus reminds us that God always wants to be recognizable
and familiar to us. Jesus, who is also truly God, wants to
be on intimate terms with each of us.
God’s passionate desire to be known by us is almost
too wonderful to take in. Luke’s Gospel helps us
understand how to respond. The good Samaritan parable
provides practical advice for those who believe in God’s
intimate love for them and want to share that love with
others.
NO ASSEMBLY REQUIRED!
Lots of people joke about do-it-yourself furniture
stores whose products come in skinny boxes full of pre-cut
lumber and tiny bags of hardware. The instructions inside
often include confusing sketches and bewildering descriptions of how to accomplish each step. Many of us know the
frustration of reaching a critical stage in the assembly, only
to discover that the hardware bag lacks the necessary
screws.
Today’s readings boldly proclaim that God can never
be a source of frustration like this. The heart God gives to
each one of us comes fully equipped to know, love, and
serve God to the best of our ability. God’s law is perfect,
and God created us to know and follow the law. We come
fully assembled—no missing pieces, no spare parts!
La lectura del Antiguo Testamento del libro del
Deuteronomio alaba a Dios por escribir los mandamientos
en nuestros cuerpos. La ley de Dios no es extraña o distante, sino una parte natural de nosotros. En su carta a los
colosenses, san Pablo hace eco de Moisés, alabando a Dios
por ser uno de nosotros. Él, verdaderamente humano, de
carne y hueso, Jesús nos recuerda que Dios siempre quiere
ser para nosotros alguien familiar al quien podemos
reconocer, el que es verdadero Dios, quiere estar en buenos
términos con cada uno de nosotros.
El deseo apasionado de Dios para ser conocido por
nosotros es tan maravilloso para disfrutarse. El Evangelio
de Lucas nos ayuda a entender cómo responder. La parábola del Buen Samaritano nos provee de consejos prácticos
para quienes creen en la intimidad del amor de Dios para
ellos y quiere compartir ese amor con otros.
NO ES NECESARIO ENSAMBLAR LAS PARTES
Muchas personas hacen chistes acerca de las tiendas
que venden muebles empacados en pequeñas cajas que
incluyen una herramienta y algunos tornillos. Las instrucciones incluidas a menudo se confunden con los dibujos y
las descripciones que indican como realizar los pasos necesarios para terminar el proyecto. Muchos de nosotros conocemos la frustración que al hacer lo que dicen las instrucciones el resultado no es el que se indica y luego darnos
cuenta que además faltan algunas piezas.
Las lecturas de hoy audazmente proclaman que Dios
nunca puede ser un motivo de frustración como este. El
corazón que Dios da a cada uno de nosotros viene totalmente equipado para conocer, amar y servir a Dios lo
mejor que podamos. La ley de Dios es perfecta y Dios nos
creó para conocer y seguir la ley. ¡Venimos totalmente
equipados con todas las piezas y ninguna hace falta!
PARISH INFORMATION AND CONTACTS
CLERGY
Carmen A. D’Amico, Pastor John Odeyemi, Priest in Residence Anton V. Mobley, Permanent Deacon PARISH STAFF
Rosalie Eckels, Religious Educa on Director Jennifer Derrick, Music Director & Organist Mary Ann Lecci, Parish Secretary
Don Ross, Coordinator of Ministries Andrew James, Maintenance, Mon‐Fri
Dean Gindlesperger, Maintenance, Sat.‐Sun. PARISH PHONE NUMBERS
Rectory:
Rectory:
Rectory Fax:
CCD Center:
Religious Educa on Office:
Religious Educa on Fax:
Bap sm and Marriage (Contact Rectory)
Diocesan Abuse Hotline
Safe Environment Coordinator ‐ Ed Holmes
e‐mail: [email protected]
724‐222‐1911
724‐206‐9677
724‐222‐5688
724‐228‐8575
724‐228‐9088
724‐228‐1488
724‐222‐1911
1‐888‐808‐1235
724‐886‐1484
WEEKLY OFFERING
Average Weekly Expense
Collec on for Sunday June 26, 2016
Deficit
$ 6,100.00
$ 4,996.25
$ 1,103.75
Parish Share Goal 2016
Parish Share as of June 26, 2016
E‐Offering for May 2016
Anything collected over our Parish Share assessment will go into our savings.
$ 69,201.00
$ 26,140.00
$ 1,756.60