St. James the Greater Church

St. James the Greater
Church
A Parish of the Diocese of Greensburg
“A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust”
109 Owens View Avenue
Apollo, PA 15613
www.stjamesapollo.org
MISSION STATEMENT
St. James Parish strives to be aware of the unique nature of our
Roman Catholic tradition and our call to be a Christ-centered
community. As baptized members of this faith community in a diverse
Christian environment, we strive to promote the kingdom of God on
earth. We achieve this through the scriptures and by celebration of
the Eucharist which draws us into a deeper personal relationship with
Christ. Through this relationship with Christ we share our faith with all
the people of God. We strive through Catholic education, the Family
Formation Program, evangelization, and good stewardship to mirror
Gospel values as we reach out to serve the larger community.
MEMBERSHIP: We welcome new members. If you are a
Catholic living in this area and are not registered as a
parishioner, please call the Parish Office and we will be
happy to include you on our roster. Also we ask that
parishioners notify us of any change of address.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: The Sacrament will be
administered on Sundays upon request except during
Lent. It is necessary that parents attend a Baptism
Preparation Program for parents and sponsors before a
child’s baptism. Please call the Parish Office for further
information and to register for the class.
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: Couples planning
marriage should contact Fr. Euker at least one year prior
to the marriage. Couples are expected to fulfill all premarriage requirements. Wedding time is at 1:30 p.m. on
Saturday. Those who are married civilly and wish to
sacramentalize their union, please contact Fr. Euker. For
those celebrating a wedding anniversary who wish to
renew their vows, please contact Fr. Euker well in
advance of the desired date. Registered parishioners will
take precedence for wedding dates.
RITES OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS: If you
are interested in inquiring into the possibility of becoming
a Catholic through the process of formation and prayer,
we invite you to call the parish office 724-478-4958.
PRIESTHOOD OR RELIGIOUS LIFE: If you feel called to
be a priest or religious, or would like to discuss the
possibility, contact Fr. Euker.
Bulletin information must be in writing and received
by Noon on Monday. You can email articles to
[email protected].
January 31, 2016
EUCHARISTIC LITURGIES
Weekends:
Saturday Vigil: 4:30 P.M.
Sunday: 9:30 A.M.
Youth Mass 5:00P.M.Every 4th Sunday of the month at Christ the
King
Weekdays and Holy Days unless noted inside:
7:30A.M. Weekdays
7:30A.M. & 7:00P.M. Holy Days
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturday - 3:30 — 4:00 p.m. or by appointment.
PARISH OFFICE
Rev. John T. Euker, Pastor
Dana Summerhill
Phone: 724-478-4958
Katie Tylinski-Regional Youth Director
724-478-4851
724-212-6740
Office Hours
Monday through Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
(Closed Noon - 1:00 p.m.)
Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
(Closed Noon - 1:00 p.m.)
Evenings: by appointment only
ST. JAMES PARISH CENTER: 724-478-4071
CARDINAL MAIDA ACADEMY: 724-568-3304
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
ORGANIZATIONS
CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS OF AMERICA
COURT ST. JAMES #2180
2nd Monday of the month, or as announced. 7:00 P.M.
(no meetings January or July)
ST. JAMES ROSARY CONFRATERNITY:
Last Monday of the month, 6:00 P.M.
(no meetings January, February, June,
July, or August)
ST. VINCENT de PAUL SOCIETY:
Saturday mornings, 9:00 A.M., Parish Center
PARISHIONERS
WHO
ARE
HOSPITALIZED,
INVALIDS, OR SERIOUSLY ILL AT HOME: Mary Ann
Amorino, Herb Barber, Bruce
Batistig, Marge Bernat, Richard
Bopp, Sophie Borello, Marge
Bringer, Grace Danka, Michael
Fraser, Lorraine Gallo, William
Gallo, Ellen Gould, John Jackson, Myrtle Kaplin,
Robert Kovaloski, Mary Ann McIlwain, Carole
Morrison, Loretta Shaffer, Mary Shook, Frank
Stefaniak Jr, Lavina Stefaniak, Marcella Trinclisti,
Meg Yount, and all the sick who need our
prayers.
KEDDIE CHEVROLET
SANCTUARY LAMP
Elisabeth Arinsen by Laura
ALTAR BREAD & WINE
Deceased Members of Aiken & Ogurchak Families by
Bob & Dolores Aiken
MEMORIAL CANDLES
Rosella Mae Gallo by St. James
Consolation Committee
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
2 Sm 15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13; Ps 3:2-7;
Mk 5:1-20
Tuesday:
Mal 3:1-4; Ps 24:7-10; Heb 2:14-18;
Lk 2:22-40 [22-32]
Wednesday: 2 Sm 24:2, 9-17; Ps 32:1-2, 5-7; Mk 6:1-6
Thursday: 1 Kgs 2:1-4, 10-12; 1 Chr 29:10-12;
Mk 6:7-13
Friday:
Sir 47:2-11; Ps 18:31, 47, 50, 51; Mk 6:14-29
Saturday: 1 Kgs 3:4-13; Ps 119:9-14; Mk 6:30-34
Sunday:
Is 6:1-2a, 3-8; Ps 138:1-5, 7-8;
1 Cor 15:1-11 [3-8, 11]; Lk 5:1-11
Monday:
FUSED 4 ~ FEBRUARY EDGE CALENDAR
(Grades 6th-8th ~ St. James Parish Underground/Upper Room ~
6:30-8:00 PM)
February 3rd-Session / February 10th—Ash Wednesday Mass at
St. James instead of session / February 16th (Tuesday)—Parish
Mission at St. James / February 17th—No session because of
the Parish Mission / February 24th—Session / February 28th—
Youth Mass/After Mass Party (AMP)--at Christ the King at 5:00
PM. Please bring a covered dish.
FUSED 4 ~ JANUARY/FEBRUARY LIFETEEN CALENDAR
(Grades 9th-12th ~Christ the King Parish ~ St. Catherine Room ~
6:30-8:00 PM)
The Youth Masses are in lieu of the normally scheduled
session.
January 31st—Session/February 7th—session/ February 14th—
Parish Mission at St. James in place of the session/ February
20th—Snow Tubing at Hidden Valley/ February 21st—No
session due to snow tubing/ February 26th-28th-Winter
Retreat/ February 28th— Youth Mass/After Mass Party (AMP)-at Christ the King at 5:00 PM. Please bring a covered dish.
Attention 9th-12th graders: The Winter Retreat at
Laurelville Retreat Center Solar House, Mount Pleasant is
February 26th-28th, 2016. The cost of the retreat is
$150.00 but we will help you with the cost and it will only
be $75 (includes all lodging, meals and supplies for the
weekend). Deadline to register for this event is February
12, 2016. Information can be found on the website:
http://www.dioceseofgreensburg.org/youth/Pages/
winterretreat.aspx
We are looking for around 8 high school and middle
school volunteers for the Spaghetti Dinner at St.
Gertrude’s on Thursday, February 25th from 3:45 PM7:00 PM. Please contact the youth ministry office to
sign up. This is a great way to earn community service
hours! First come-first served to volunteer. Please sign
up to register by Sunday, February 14th.
We will be going snowtubing at Hidden Valley on
Saturday, February 20th. We will meet at St. James at
12:30 PM and return around 7:00 PM. Cost is $23 for
snowtubing plus bring money for dinner. Permission
slips and snow tubing release and waiver agreement are
due by Sunday, February 14th. Call the Youth Ministry
office prior to February 14th to obtain permission slip
and waiver agreement.
January 31, 2016
Our offertory rallied over Christmas . As of the end of the
calendar year, Sunday, & Holy Day offertory was $135,807.25,
only $3,192.75 short of our budget. Early January offerings
were strong with New Year’s and special one time offertory
gifts which will certainly help, especially if our giving keeps
pace. We are able to place $5,000 in our reserve account to
replenish the $7,000 we withdrew when our cash flow was
down. Many thanks for you regular sacrifices!
Next Sunday’s Second Collection will be for the Church in
Central & Eastern Europe. This Collection supports Catholic
organizations that provide affordable shelter and training for
seminarians in regions that still struggle with the effects of
Soviet rule. By providing pastoral care, catechesis, and funding
for building renovations, your donations help to restore the
Church and build the future in the region.
FAITH FORMATION
There will be Faith Formation on
Sunday, January 31st, 2016 immediately
following 9:30A.M. Mass in the Parish Center.
CHRIST THE KING
CASH & PURSE BASH
FEBRUARY 6, 2016
6:15P.M.
ONLY $15
INCLUDES ALL YOU CAN EAT AND DRINK
PLEASE CALL
724-845-8191 TO PURCHASE TICKETS
CDA Meeting Reminder
On Monday, February 8th, the Catholic Daughters will
have their first meeting of the new year starting at
7:00p.m. in the Parish Center. We will be having a pizza
party.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR FEBRUARY
GOLDEN-AGERS!
Feb. 4 ~ Mary Ardisson; Feb. 6 ~
Roger Rueckl; Feb 8~ Joyce
Kerchensky; Feb 9 ~ Mary Ann
Amorino & John Wigle; Feb 10 ~ Phyllis Hunt; Feb
11 ~ Edward Dilick; Feb. 15 ~ Ethel Costa, Elaine
Myers, & Sylvia Previni; Feb. 17 ~ Joseph Cerrato ;
Feb. 18 ~ Margaret Mendicino & Joan Damico; Feb
19~Pat Callipare; Feb 20~ Stephen Dilick; Feb 23 ~
Raymond Urick; Feb. 25 ~ Thelma Urick; Feb 27~
Mary Wigle; Feb. 28 ~ Eva Zanolli. God’s blessings
to each of you and to all who celebrate a birthday
during the month of February!
Page Three
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
NOW!!!! PARISH MISSION
Sunday, February 14 Tuesday, February 16, 2016
7:00PM
St. James and Our Lady Queen of Peace Churches
Sunday & Tuesday at
St James Church
Monday at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church
Open to ALL Parishioners
We welcome Catholic speaker and author Greg
Wasinski for a three-night parish mission for ALL
AGES about Christ’s call to completely focus on the
sacrifice of the Eucharist and what it means for us
as Catholics. These three nights will look at every
attribute of Jesus we receive through the sacrament,
which fully binds us to our faith along with time for
prayer and reflection through song. Our time together will end with exposition and a deeply moving,
guided Eucharistic Adoration. More information
about Greg and our ministry can be found at
www.faithandreallife.com
LENTEN BIBLE STUDIES
If you are interested in continuing a Lenten program after
our parish mission is finished, we will be having 3 separate gatherings per week during 4 weeks of Lent. All sessions will be held in our parish center. We'll cover topics
like: The Jesus Question, The Eucharist, The Church and
Made for Mission. The more we learn about Jesus, the
closer we can imitate His love.
Thursday afternoon 1:00-3:00 p.m. Feb. 25, March 3,
March 10, and March 17.
Friday Evening
7:00-9:00 p.m. Feb. 26, March 4,
March 11, March 18.
Sunday Afternoon 4:00-6:00 p.m. Feb. 28, March 6,
March 13, March 20.
You may sign up by calling the rectory or filling out a form
in the back of church. Please call the rectory if you have
any questions.
NEW ALTAR SERVER TRAINING
This Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at
4:30P.M. in the Church. This is open for any
child 4th grade and above. Questions, please
call the Parish Office.
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
January 31, 2016
Faith, hope, and love remain, these three;
but the greatest of these is love.
— 1 Corinthians 13:13
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
SATURDAY —January 30
4:30P.M.
Pat Kardos by Loretta Kardos
SUNDAY —
January 31
9:30A.M.
Mass for Parishioners
MONDAY — February 1
7:30A.M.
Sr. Florienne
TUESDAY —
7:30A.M.
February 2
Edward Aiken by Dave &
Gloria Notte
WEDNESDAY — February 3
7:30A.M.
Dennis Difilippo by Charlene
Morgan
THURSDAY—February 4
7:30A.M.
Our Parents by Dave & Gloria
Notte
FRIDAY —
7:30A.M.
February 5
Anna & Betty Dobesh by
Connie Apperson
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
SATURDAY — February 6
4:30P.M.
Edward Jeroski by Wife, Ruth
SUNDAY —
9:30A.M.
February 7
Mass for Parishioners
Our Seventh and eighth windows on the right side
facing the Altar relate directly to Mary. The 7th
window depicts her glorious Assumption into
heaven. After serving God faithfully her entire life,
and enduring seven great sorrows, her life peacefully
comes to an end here on earth. However, Mary,
whom God by His gracious design did not allow any
taint of sin to touch her, is taken body and soul into
heaven. The window portrays two heavenly angels
facing a stream that runs from earth to the heavens.
We can view just below the clouds above, the lower
portion of Mary where her feet are shown before she
leaves the earth. The caption simply reads “taken
into heaven.”
This event is proclaimed by Pope Pius the XII as
dogma in his message”Munificentissimus Deus” on
November 1st, 1950. It is celebrated as a Holy Day
of Obligation on August 15th each year. Mary, from
her exalted place in heaven continues to intercede for
the pilgrim people of God on their journey to
heavenly bliss.
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED
THIS FRIDAY MORNING
February 5th, 2016
FOR THE ST. VINCENT
de PAUL FOOD BANK.
All volunteers are asked to be
at the Parish Center by 8:00 A.M.
We can’t do it without you!
Bulletin # 910018
St. James Church
109 Owens View Road
Apollo, PA 15613
724-478-4958
Attn: Dana
MESSAGES:
January 31, 2016
Color is allowed on back flap