July 17, 2016

BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHEDRAL
Mother Church and Parish of the Diocese of Greensburg
The Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
July 17, 2016
Coat of Arms of
The Most Reverend
Edward C. Malesic, J.C.L.
Bishop of Greensburg
Join Bishop Malesic for:
A DAY OF “PRAYER FOR WORLD PEACE”
in Emmitsburg, Maryland
Thursday, August 4, 2016.
Visit the National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes
and
The National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
The Pilgrimage includes:
Deluxe motor coach transportation, boxed lunch and snacks.
Dinner cost not included. Mass (Bishop Malesic – Presider/
Homilist), Rosary, Reconciliation, Adoration, Divine Mercy Chaplet,
and much more. The cost for this pilgrimage is $59.00.
For details or to register, call Father William Lechnar, Director of
Pilgrimages at 724-837-0901 ext. 1249 or visit
www.dioceseofgreensburg.org
(Click on Menu, click Year of Mercy, click on National Shrine Pilgrimage.)
It’s CHRISTLIFE Reunion Time!
Mark your calendar and be part of our first
CHRISTLIFE Reunion on Monday, August 15 at 6:15 PM.
We will begin with prayer and follow with dinner and fellowship.
Anyone who has participated in: CHRISTLIFE, Following Christ or Sharing Christ
is invited to attend.
Join us and enjoy our first ChristLife reunion, you will be glad you did!
Check out the Online Giving website
at www.osvonlinegiving.com/584
Liturgical Schedule (subject to change)
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Every Saturday at 11 AM till completed,
or any time by appointment.
Daily Rosary
Monday - Friday 11:30 AM
Daily Mass Schedule
Monday - Friday 12:10 PM and Saturday: 8:00 AM
Please join us to pray the rosary
in the Church prior to the
12:10 PM Mass Monday - Friday
beginning at 11:30 AM
Weekend Mass Schedule
Saturday Vigil: 5:30 PM
Sunday: 7:00 AM, 9:00 AM, 11:30 AM, 7:00 PM
Holy Day Vigil Mass 5:30 PM
Parish Office Hours
Monday-Friday
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Phone (724) 834-3710
Fax (724) 834-1518
Greensburg Catholic Cemetery Office Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00 AM—4:00 PM
Phone (724) 836-4384
Aquinas Academy
Phone (724) 834-7940
Website
www.blessedsacramentcathedral.org
Online Giving:
SPIRITUALITY
Readings for 7-17-2016
Genesis 18:1-10a Abraham and Sarah get three surprise visitors
and the promise of a son.
Psalm 15:2-3, 4, 5 Living a peaceful life requires peaceful intentions
toward all others.
Colossians 1:24-28 The hope of glory lies in this: Christ in you.
Luke 10:38-42 Two women have the rare opportunity to study with
a rabbi.
Invest
just five
minutes
a day,
and your
faith will
deepen
and
grow,
a day
at a
time…
Live dangerously; make friends
Saint Francis de Sales wrote that “friendship is the most
dangerous of all love.” Why? “Because other loves can
exist without communication, exchange, closeness.” Not
friendship, though. To love a friend is to open yourself to
them- warts and all- to communicate and to be a better
person because of it. As the Book of Sirach says,
“Faithful friends are a sturdy shelter; whoever finds one
finds a treasure.” A good friend is priceless, deepening
your faith, calling you to see Christ in the world, and
allowing you to be your best self. Martha, Mary, and
their brother Lazarus had this kind of friendship with
Jesus. Choose to live dangerously: Make friendships that
matter.
Sanctuary Candle
In acknowledging the Real Presence of Christ,
the Tabernacle Candle will burn from
July 16 through July 22 in memory of
ERIC TEPPER
from his loving family.
Diocese of Greensburg Special Collection this weekend
for the Victims of the West Virginia Flooding
Bishop Malesic has approved a special collection to be taken up in the
parishes of our Diocese this weekend, July 16-17, 2016 to assist
our neighbors in West Virginia affected by the devastation and deaths
caused by the recent flooding in this region of the country. Donations
to assist those affected are being channeled through Catholic Charities
of West Virginia. For more information or to donate directly online,
please visit: http://catholiccharitieswv.org. Thank you in advance for
your kind assistance to our brothers and sisters who are experiencing
such loss and displacement at this time.
Saturday, July 16, 2016
Weekday
8:00 AM Murrell R. Thompson (Wife)
11:00 AM Sacrament of Reconciliation
2:30 PM Stefanacci / Kesling Wedding
5:30 PM David J. Fidazzo Sr. (Son)
Sunday, July 17, 2016
The Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
7:00 AM
For the Living and Deceased Members
of the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral
9:00 AM George Billeck (Wife)
11:30 AM Margaret M. Taylor (Frank W. Schimizzi)
7:00 PM John McKelvey (Family)
Monday, July 18, 2016
Weekday
12:10 PM
Edna Martin (Mr. & Mrs. Quentin Martin)
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Weekday
12:10 PM
Eleanor and Ross Butch (Son)
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Weekday
12:10 PM Steve Baran (Family)
Thursday, July 21, 2016
Weekday
12:10 PM
Patricia Hall (James Hall - Husband)
Friday, July 22, 2016
Saint Mary Magdalene
12:10 PM Shandor - Cunningham Family (Frances
Cunningham)
Saturday, July 23, 2016
Weekday
8:00 AM Josephine M. DeFabo (Children)
11:00 AM Sacrament of Reconciliation
5:30 PM Clara Franceschini (Jan Garlock)
Sunday, July 24, 2016
The Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
7:00 AM
9:00 AM
11:30 AM
7:00 PM
Leon Szymkowiak (Szymkowiak)
Elvire DeCaro (The Frank Scura Family)
John C. Johnston (Family)
For the Living and Deceased Members
of the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral
Diocesan Memorial Mass for Archbishop De Andrea
A Diocesan Memorial Mass for Archbishop Giuseppe (Joseph) A. De Andrea, 86, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to
Kuwait and a former priest of the Diocese of Greensburg, who died on Wednesday, June 29, 2016 in Rome,
Italy has been scheduled for Thursday, July 28, 2016 at 7:00 PM at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral. Please
continue to keep Archbishop De Andrea in your prayers.
PARISH HIGHLIGHTS
Parish Support, July 3, 2016
Parish Support, July 10, 2016
In order to meet our budgetary needs, Blessed Sacrament
Cathedral requires an average of $18,000 per week in the
regular offertory collection.
Sunday Offertory
Other Income
Parish Social Ministry
$21,406.00
$287.00
$3,206.50
In order to meet our budgetary needs, Blessed Sacrament
Cathedral requires an average of $18,000 per week in the
regular offertory collection.
Sunday Offertory
Other Income
Cathedral Care
Families receiving envelopes 1, 634
Envelopes used this week
361
Parishioners using Online Giving 65
$13,637.00
$245.00
$1,665.00
Families receiving envelopes 1, 634
Envelopes used this week
340
Parishioners using Online Giving 66
Thank you for your generosity and support of
Blessed Sacrament Cathedral Parish!
Check out the Online Giving website at
www.osvonlinegiving.com/584
Thank you for your generosity and support of
Blessed Sacrament Cathedral Parish!
Check out the Online Giving website at
www.osvonlinegiving.com/584
Golden Jubilee Mass
Active Seniors’ Group Outing
The Active Seniors are planning a trip to the St. Vincent
Summer Theater for the July 20 Matinee performance of:
Cole: An Entertainment
Based on the Words and Music of Cole Porter
The group will gather at Aquinas Academy Parking Lot at
1:15 PM and carpool to the 2:10 PM show. Dinner will follow
at St. Vincent. The cost for the evening is $27. Participants
will pay at St. Vincent that evening. Please RSVP
to Katie at the Parish office at 724-834-3710.
Hurry! Last Chance!
Call Katie Zuzik in the Parish Office.
Bishop Malesic invites all couples celebrating
their 50th Wedding Anniversary during the
calendar year 2016 to participate in a special
Golden Jubilee Mass to be held at the Blessed
Sacrament Cathedral on Sunday, September 25,
2016 at 3:00 PM. There will be a reception in the Social
Hall following the Jubilee Mass.
The Jubilarians, their children, relatives or friends should
contact their parish office to register couples for this
celebration. Even though they may not be able to attend
the Mass, they will receive a scroll signed by the Bishop
commemorating their anniversary.
A Special Cave Quest Thank you!
A big THANK YOU to all the Vacation Bible School volunteers!
It was a great week at Vacation Bible School!
Our week was a huge success and we could not have done it
without all of your help and support.
A very special “Thank you” to all the participants, parents,
and everyone who donated to support our summer bible school!
CD's ($3)
-The Incredible Mind of G.K. Chesterton
-How to Talk About Same Sex Marriage
-Understanding the Crusades
-The New Conversation: Changing
Hearts/Minds on Abortion
-In God We Trust: Religious LibertyYour 1st Amendment Right
-From Mormon Missionary to the
Catholic Faith
-Overcoming the New Age Movement
Books ($4)
-Prayer for Beginners
-The One Thing
-Jesus & the Jewish Roots of the
Eucharist
-Render Unto Caesar
-How to Find Your Soulmate Without
Losing Your Soul
-Jesus in You
Booklets ($2)
-The Call to Evangelise
-The Christian Faith
-Divine Mercy Explained
-Galileo: Science and Faith
-Mother Teresa
-Padre Pio
COMMUNICATIONS
The Catholic Charities Annual Paul R.
Smiy Memorial Golf Outing will be held
on Monday, August 22 at Ligonier
Country Club in Ligonier. This
fundraising event supplements the profit
of the Communities of Salt and Light
Award Dinner in providing help for basic
life necessities for the poor living in our
four county diocese. Help our most
vulnerable neighbors. For information
contact Heather Rady at 724-837-1840
or register online go to
www.ccharitiesgreensburg.org.
St. Andrew Discernment Dinner
Explore a vocation to the Priesthood by
joining Bishop Malesic for an evening of
fellowship, a meal and a chance to hear
his journey to priesthood. The St.
Andrew Dinner is open to all young,
single, Catholic men, high school-aged
or older. There are three opportunities
to attend: July 24, St. Mary, Our Lady
of Guadalupe, Kittanning; Wednesday,
August 3, Our Lady of Grace,
Greensburg; and Saturday, September
3, St. Rita Church in Connellsville. For
more information or to rsvp go to
[email protected].
or call 724-834-9045.
Homebound Calls
If you or someone you know from
our parish is homebound and
would like communion brought to
their home, please contact
Katie Zuzik in the parish office at
724-834-3710 ext. 11. Thank you.
St. John the Baptist, Perryopolis will
be holding their Annual Parish Festival
On Sunday, July 17 from Noon to 8 PM.
Join us for a fun filled day of family,
food, friends, and fellowship!
Ethnic and Picnic Foods, Flea Market,
Family Fun Zone, Live Entertainment,
Skill Games, Fun for all ages! Come out
and join us.
St. Vincent Basilica Parish is holding
its annual festival at our Grove on July
30 from 5-9 PM & July 31 from 12 Noon
to 9 PM. Entertainment, food, bake sale,
and games for all ages. There will be a
vendor sale and car show on Sunday.
2016 Missionary Cooperative Plan and Mission Appeals Weekend
On the weekend of July 30/31, 2016, the Amen Foundation will speak at all Masses for the 2016 Missionary Cooperative
Plan and mission appeals. The Amen Foundation is a Catholic, tax-exempt organization founded in 1990. It is based in
Washington, DC, and run by dedicated volunteers. Its mission is to promote, support and strengthen Catholic religious
vocations and ministries. Hundreds of missionaries who have benefited from this mission now serve our Church society on
five continents, especially in Africa. They reach out through pastoral ministries, education, healthcare, human rights, and
other social justice ministries. Because many of these missionaries work under very harsh conditions around the world, some
of them often need assistance for their work and their own health and maintenance. The Amen Foundation has a special
ministry of support and hospitality to respond to their needs. Please show your support to this ministry. Thank you.
Certificate in Pastoral Ministry Program Application Deadline
This is a reminder for anyone interested in joining the newest cohort of students in the Certificate in Pastoral Ministry
program. The deadline to apply for diocesan sponsorship to the program is July 25, 2016. Because this program is
a joint partnership between the Diocese and Seton Hill University, a person must also apply for admission to the
University. A retreat for new students is scheduled for August 13. Coursework begins August 27.
Contact Marsha Kable 724-837-0901, [email protected] to learn more about the certificate program and
request an application. Direct questions about the permanent diaconate to Fr. Jonathan Wisneski,
[email protected].
Natural Family Planning Instruction
CM-BBT is a medically based, scientifically researched and highly effective NFP method that can be used with no harmful
side effects to avoid, postpone, plan or achieve pregnancy. The next Natural Family Planning CM-BBT Method
INSTRUCTION is scheduled for MONDAY AUGUST 1, 2016 beginning at 6 PM at the Catholic Charities office in Greensburg.
Participants are required to attend only ONE session. The instruction, continued support and follow-up are provided by a
medically certified CM-BBT Professional. Please call at least one week prior to instruction date to PRE- register. Contact Mary
Ann Newhouse at Catholic Charities at 724-837-1840, Ext. 1658 for information or to register for this or an upcoming class.
For more information about Natural Family Planning and the CM-BBT Method, visit the website at:
www.ccharitiesgreensburg.org and link into Natural Family Planning under “Services”.
INFORMATION AT A GLANCE
This Week at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral
Looking ahead to next week ….
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
7:00 PM St. Vincent dePaul Meeting [FC-EAS]
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
6:00 PM Coping with Loss [FC-EAS]
Saturday, July 23, 2016
6:45 AM Catholic Men's Fellowship Meeting [Social Hall]
11:00 AM Reconciliation [Church]
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
1:00 PM Pilgrimage Tour to Door of Mercy/ Mother of
Sorrows [Church]
Thursday, July 28, 2016
7:00 PM Memorial Mass for Archbishop De Andrea [Church]
Friday, July 29, 2016
2:30 PM Diocesan Pilgrimage Tour to Door of Mercy
[Church]
Saturday, July 30, 2016
6:45 AM Catholic Men’s Fellowship Meeting [Social Hall]
11:00 AM Reconciliation [Church]
Parish Staff Contact Information
The Reverend
Monsignor Raymond E. Riffle
Rector
ext.12;
[email protected]
The Reverend
Matthew J. Morelli
Parochial Vicar
ext.25;
[email protected]
The Reverend
Mr. William J. Hisker
Permanent Deacon
ext. 27;
[email protected]
Katie Zuzik
Pastoral Associate
ext. 11;
[email protected]
Kathi Probo
Director of Faith Formation
ext. 35;
[email protected]
Sara Thomas
Faith Formation; pre-school/
primary
Contact the Parish Office
[email protected]
Christopher Pardini
Director of Liturgy and Music
ext. 21;
[email protected]
Linda DeFrancesco
Financial Secretary
ext.23;
ldefrancesco
@dioceseofgreensburg.org
Julie Stauffer
Receptionist
ext. 10;
[email protected]
Cindy Cope
Coordinator of Cemetery
Services
ext. 16;
[email protected]
David Koynok,
Maintenance
ext. 24;
[email protected]
Jan Brubaker, Custodian
Contact the Parish Office;
[email protected]
Becoming a Member of
Blessed Sacrament Cathedral
Welcome! It is a great joy to welcome new members to our
parish community. Please register as soon as possible in order to
participate in our various programs, ministries and activities. Just
drop this form in the collection basket and we will send you a detailed
registration form. If you are already a member and have changed
any of your personal information please call the Parish
Office or return the changes on the form.
Parish Pastoral
Council
Mark Bartels
Judy McChesney
Andy Benedict
Paul Niemiec
Kelly Carr
Betty Rua
Linda Cooper
Mike Rzempoluch
David Fidazzo
Kirsten Lieberum
John Mickinack
Callers
Ruth McDonald
724-836-0588
Finance Council
John Kline
Judy Komarinski
David Myron
Ed Nemanic
Nancy Rottler
Nazzi Zola
Prayer Chain
JoAnne Hudock
724-834-1718
SVdP Membership
Betty Rua:
724-454-7107
SVdP Food Pantry
724-836-0175
Sacramental Information
Baptisms
By appointment only. Please call Kathi
Probo in the Parish Office or email Kathi at
[email protected] at least
three months in advance of the Baptism. A
class for parents is required to reflect on the
meaning of the sacrament, to review the
ceremony, and to highlight the importance of
the family’s commitment to practicing the
Catholic Faith.
Sponsorship Forms
Forms for our parish members to serve as
sponsors for Baptism and Confirmation must
be filled out in person at the Parish Office.
To serve as a sponsor, you must be at least
16 years old and a practicing Catholic who
has received Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy
Eucharist. If you are married, it must be
within the guidelines of the Catholic Church.
Please call the Parish Office to make an
appointment to fill out the form.
Weddings
Please call Kathi Probo in the Parish Office or
email [email protected] at
least six months in advance. Do not set a
date until you have contacted the Office of
Faith Formation. Pre-marriage prep. classes
are required. Contact the Office of Faith
Formation for more information on classes.
Blessed Sacrament Cathedral Membership
Request / Change
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Address: __________________________________________________
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