Saint Aidan Parish

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From the Heart by Fr. Will

Thank you, God, for Ordinary Time

This week we begin Ordinary Time. When we

returned to Ordinary Time, one of my mentors would

always say, “for God, there is no ordinary time; it is

all extraordinary.” So true, yet this year’s Ordinary

Time may have never been so welcomed in our lives.

I think that we would all like ordinary to return. It

seemed in past years when the Church entered into

Ordinary Time after Christmas or Easter Season it

may have felt as if the mystery faded away. But it

seems this year we are looking to welcome “ordinary

time” with open hearts and a new perspective of our

utter dependence on God and our interdependence on

one another.

The virus has caused a great deal of turmoil in

our individual and collective psyches. Some have

turned to violence and hatred. Violence is never an

acceptable way to approach the difficulties of life.

We must pray evermore for peace and the conversion

of hearts to the Lord.

Lord, we pray that we can have both an

“ordinary” and extraordinary year of Your Mercy

and Grace.

Peace,

Fr. Will

Pastoral Notes by Fr. Will

➢ Change in Mass location for two masses – On

Sunday, January 17, 2021, we will have two

indoor masses, one at each of our churches.

➢ Vigil Mass for Life – so that our parish may

participate in the defense of all human life, we

will have a special Vigil Mass of Life on

Thursday, January 28, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. at

Saint Alexis Church. We will join millions of

Catholics, Christians, and people of goodwill,

who will pray that day to protect all human life

and dignity.

➢ Please note the correction of location from last

week’s bulletin for the Vigil Mass For Life will

be at Saint Alexis Church.

➢ We will have a Praise & Worship hour leading

up to the Vigil Mass for Life. Starting at

6:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 28, 2021.

at Saint Alexis Church.

➢ Although, Christmas Season is ended the

Nativity scene inside each of the churches will

remain until February 2, Feast of Presentation

of the Lord. This is so that as our churches open

for mass you will be able to enjoy the Nativity

scene.

➢ Feast Day of Saint Aidan – Sunday,

January 31, 2021, marks our new parish's first

feast day under Saint Aidan of Ferns' patronage.

All of our masses will be honoring Saint Aidan.

We will also have a Holy Hour with Eucharistic

Adoration and Solemn Evening Prayer at

4:00 p.m. at Saint Alphonsus Church. I invite

you to come to celebrate with us the First Feast

Day of our parish. Saint Aidan, pray for us.

Saint Aidan

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WE PRAY FOR THE SICK

We entrust to the care of Christ the Divine Physician, those members of our parish families of Saint Aidan who are in need of healing in body, mind or spirit, especially:

MAY THEY REST IN PEACE

Saint Aidan Parish wishes to extend sympathy to those who mourn the loss of a loved one, especially the souls who recently passed through death: Eugene Delouis (89); Maryan Cronin (78). May the choirs of angels welcome them and, may they find eternal rest.

If you know of a parishioner or have a loved one who is ill, contact the Parish Center at 724.935.4343 to add their name onto the prayer list for four weeks. Intentions may return to the list upon monthly requests.

Dick Anderson Brian Bart Rachel Borck Emma Bullick John Dagnon Gloria Dudowski Julie Ewell Nancy Greer Patricia Gross David Hoza Gilbert Huckestein John Hunsinger Al Korade

Lois Leahy Shari Lennon Gene Lersch Mary Maloney Eugene Mancino Gerard McArdle Liz McArdle Elaine Pietrusinski Irene Schultz Janice Spowal Amber VanVickle David Zappa Mark Zywan

PRAYER FOR MARTIN LUTHER

KING DAY

Lord, God of Abraham, God of the Prophets, God of Love, you created us and you call us

to live as brothers and sisters. Give us the strength daily to be instruments of peace;

enable us to see everyone who crosses our path as our brother or sister.

Make us sensitive to the plea of [those] who entreat us to turn our weapons of war

into implements of peace, our trepidation into confident trust, and our quarreling into forgiveness.

Keep alive within us the flame of hope, so that with patience and perseverance,

we may opt for dialogue and reconciliation. In this way may peace triumph at last,

and may the words “division”, “hatred” and “war” be banished from the heart of every man and woman.

Lord, defuse the violence of our tongues and our hands. Renew our hearts and minds,

so that the word which always brings us together will be “brother,” and our way of life

will always be that of. . . Peace! Amen.

Mass for Life

There will be no bus for the March for Life this year. In order for our parish to participate in the defense of all human life, we will have a special Vigil Mass of Life on Thursday, January 28, at 7:00 p.m. at Saint Alphonsus Church. We will join millions of Catholics, Christians, and people of goodwill, who will pray that day to protect all human life

and dignity. Please join us!

Parish Office Closed

In honor of Martin Luther King Day, the Parish Office will be closed for the day. If you have an emergency, please contact our answering service at 724.935.4343. Thank you and peace to you and your families.

Make Note of change

Please update your contact email for Father Will. For all correspondence to Father Will related to Saint Aidan, please use: wwuenschel@saintaidanparish.org. Please do not use his diopitt.org email address.

Thank you!

Feast Day of Saint Aidan

Sunday, January 31, marks our new parish's first feast day under Saint Aidan of Ferns' patronage. All of our masses will be honoring Saint Aidan. We will also have a Holy Hour with Eucharistic Adoration and Sol-emn Evening Prayer at 4:00 p.m. at Saint Alphonsus Church. I invite you to come to celebrate with us the First Feast Day of our parish. Saint Aidan, pray for us.

Welcome!

TODAY we welcome Fr. Tom Sparacino, Fr. Ken Marlovits, and Fr. Steve Neff along with several Seminarians at the 8:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Masses. Please keep our Priests and Seminarians in your continued prayers.

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Mass Intentions

2020 Parish Share Assessment: $ 285,076 Collected: $ 324,240

Regular Electronic Total

Offertory $ 11,118 $ 54,080 $ 65,198

Parish Share $ 1,145 $ 22,025 $ 23,170

Christmas $ 380 $ $ 380

Mary Fund $ 156 $ 292 $ 448

Catholic Education $ 90 $ 140 $ 230

Solemnity of Mary $ 132 $ 863 $ 995

Future Diocesan Collection $ 25 $ 15 $ 40

Other Holy Days $ 10 $ $ 10

St. Anthony/DePaul $ 155 $ 660 $ 815

Gift for Fr. Dave $ 220 $ $ 220

Votives $ 114 $ $ 114

TOTAL $ 13,545 $ 78,075 $ 91,620

6 Saturday, January 16 - Blessed Virgin Mary

4:00 p.m. † Francine Jencka Konen - Darlene Griger

Sunday, January 17 - The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

7:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.

For the Living and Deceased Members of St. Aidan Parish † Patricia Marzula - Joe and Cindy Bartoszewicz † Raymond Skundrich - The Skundrich Family † Barbara Homrich -The Dingle Family

Monday, January 18 - Weekday

8:00 a.m. † Catherine Polusny - Kim and John Gavel

Tuesday, January 19 – Weekday

8:00 a.m. † Ruby Kelly - Paul and Carole Eichner

Wednesday, January 20 - St. Fabian; St. Sebastian

8:00 a.m. † Helen J. Muhl - Mr. and Mrs. G. Robert Muhl

Thursday, January 21 –St. Agnes

8:00 a.m. † Tracy Smith - Angi Noel

Friday, January 22 - Weekday

8:00 a.m. † Patricia Pfendler - Lyon Pfischner

6 Saturday, January 23 - Blessed Virgin Mary; St. Marianne Cope

8:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.

† Tony Constantine - Judy and Lou Schrecker † Karen Huggins - The Puhalla Family

Sunday, January 24 - The Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

7:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.

For the Living and Deceased Members of St. Aidan Parish † Norbert Zawadzki - The Dills Family † Marie Stadman - Mary and Michael Evers † Rob Reis - The Graper Family

SCRIPTURE READINGS

Today’s Readings

First Reading: When Samuel went to sleep in his place, the LORD came and revealed his presence, calling out as before, “Samuel, Samuel!” Samuel answered, “Speak, for you servant is listening.” (1 Sm 3:9-10) Psalm: Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will. (Ps 40) Second Reading: Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? But whoever is joined to the Lord becomes one Spirit with him. (1 Cor 6:15, 17) Gospel: So they went and saw where Jesus was staying, and they stayed with him that day. (Jn 1:39)

Excerpts from the Lectionary for Mass ©2001, 1998, 1970 CCD. The English translation of Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

Readings for the week

Sunday: 1 Sm 3:3b-10, 19/Ps 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10 [8a, 9a]/1 Cor 6:13c-15a, 17-20/ Jn 1:35-42 Monday: Heb 5:1-10/Ps 110:1, 2, 3, 4 [4b]/Mk 2:18-22 Tuesday: Heb 6:10-20/Ps 111:1-2, 4-5, 9 and 10c [5]/Mk 2:23-28 Wednesday: Heb 7:1-3, 15-17/Ps 110:1, 2, 3, 4 [4b]/Mk 3:1-6 Thursday: Heb 7:25—8:6/Ps 40:7-8a, 8b-9, 10, 17 [8a and 9a]/Mk 3:7-12 Friday: Heb 8:6-13/Ps 85:8 and 10, 11-12, 13-14 [11a]/Mk 3:13-19 Saturday: Heb 9:2-3, 11-14/Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 [6]/Mk 3:20-21

January 4, 2021 through January 10, 2021

Saint Aidan Income

A special thanks to Brad Amos Dermatology for advertising in our parish bulletin. Please patronize our sponsors or at least, be sure to thank them when you have the opportunity. It is through their support that our weekly bulletin is made possible! May God bless all our benefactors!

Poor Boxes

In the month of November a total of $1,377 was donated by special donations to assist the Ladies of Charity in caring for members of the parish community facing serious hardship. Through your generosity,

four needy families in the area received hope and resources. We also helped with a donation to the Sharing Tree because we weren’t able to get enough gift cards. Without the ability to give in the poor boxes, the Ladies of Charity welcome any monetary donations. You can mail them to the Parish Center at 10090 Old Perry Highway, Wexford, PA 15090 or you may drop them off at the Parish Center in the front door on the credenza and someone will collect it.

Thank you for your generosity!

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Faith Formation

Baptism Preparation Sessions

If you wish to have your baby baptized, please go to our Website under "Faith Formation" and "Baptism Preparation" to view our guidelines and fill out the request form. If this is your first child, you will need to attend a baptism preparation session. It is recommended that you attend before your baby is born. Upcoming dates are this Thursday, January 21, March 18 at 6:30 PM via Zoom. If it has been 4 years since you have attended a baptism preparation session, you will need to attend our Strengthening the Domestic Church virtual retreat to fulfill the preparation requirement. Upcoming date is February 18th.

Questions regarding preparation? Contact Darcy Osby: dosby@saintaidanparish.org Questions regarding scheduling or logistics? Contact MaryEllen Pendel: mependel@saintaidanparish.org

Faith Formation Update

Faith Formation resumes this week.with Lesson 9: How do we celebrate God's forgiveness and healing? The Sacraments of Healing restore us and give us peace, comfort, and courage.

Magnificat & Magnifikid Subscriptions

Are you looking for your own missalette at Mass or just want to pray more in 2021? Here's your chance to own your own copy with a monthly subscription to Magnificat, a daily prayer booklet with all the daily readings for the month and saintly reflections as well as the Divine Office prayers. The Magnifikid subscription gives your child weekly pamphlets so that they can follow along in the Mass along with other fun activities.

Save $20 per year by subscribing today and picking it up in the Saint Aidan parish office beginning with the April issue. Drop off the form below in the Sunday collection or mail the form to the Parish Center at 10090 Old Perry Highway, Wexford, PA 15090. Deadline is: NO LATER THAN JANUARY 31. (firm deadline) Name: __________________________________________________________________________________________ Phone Number: ___________________________________________________________________________________ Email Address: ___________________________________________________________________________________ Number of Magnificat subscriptions @ $27 each per year __________ Number of Magnifikid subscriptions @ $15 each per year __________ Make checks payable to: Helen Ivaska

mailto:dosby@saintaidanparish.orgmailto:mependel@saintaidanparish.org

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Blessed Francis Seelos Academy

Seelos Academy Open House

Give your child the gift of a Catholic Education! Blessed Francis Seelos Academy in Wexford is a preschool through eighth grade Catholic School offering a challenging curriculum while integrating the teachings of Christ. The K-8 campus will be open for private tours on January 31, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Reservations are required and can be made on the school website: www.seelosacademy.org. Preschool tours are currently offered by appointment only. An Open House will be held at a later date.

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Pastor

Reverend William D. Wuenschel/

wwuenschel@saintaidanparish.org/ x 233

Parochial Vicar

To Be Named Soon

Deacons

Deacon Albert Heiles/aheiles@diopitt.org

Deacon Jeffrey J. Ludwikowski/jludwikowski@diopitt.org

Director of Parish Operations/Business Manager

Chuck Goetz/cgoetz@saintaidanparish.org/x 223

Office Manager

MaryEllen Pendel/mependel@saintaidanparish.org/x 221

Safe Environment Coordinator/Administrative Assistant

Mary King / mking@saintaidanparish.org/ x 212

Director of Faith Formation

Darcy Osby / dosby@saintaidanparish.org/x 213

Faith Formation Assistant

Paula Green /pgreen@saintaidanparish.org/x 225

Coordinator of Youth Ministry /Young Adults

and Social Media

David Piccirilli / dpiccirilli@saintaidanparish.org/x 227

Directors of Music

Ian Brown/ibrown@saintaidanparish.org/x 226

Assistant Music Director - Lisa Hoffman

lisachoffmann@gmail.com

Music Associate - Mary Heagy /

mheagy@saintaidanparish.org

A Parish of the Diocese of Pittsburgh - diopitt.org

SERVED BY

OFFICE HOURS

Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (temporarily closed)

JOIN US!

To become a registered member of the parish family, please visit our website at www.saintaidanparish.org. Introduce yourself to us at Mass!

MARRIAGE

Arrangements must be made with a priest at least six months in advance of the desired wedding date. Please contact the Parish Center Office at 724.935.4343.

HOLY ORDERS

For information about the priesthood or the vowed religious life, please contact Fr. Dave or the Vocation Office of the diocese at 412.456.3131 or visit pghpriest.com.

BAPTISM

Celebrated on Sundays at 11:15 a.m. or at 1:00 p.m. at Saint Alexis during the COVID-19 by appointment. Arrangements should be made through the Parish Center several months in advance. Parents need to be registered parishioners and complete a pre-baptism class before scheduling a baptism.

MINISTRY TO THE SICK AND HOMEBOUND

Communal anointing is celebrated periodically. Anyone who is anticipating surgery is encouraged to request this sacrament prior to being admitted to the hospital. Individuals who are unable to attend Sunday Mass and want to receive the sacraments are asked to please call the Parish Center.

Website: saintaidanparish.org

Phones - 724.935.1151 or 724.935.4343 Fax - 724.935.1270

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BLESSED FRANCIS SEELOS ACADEMY

Saint Aidan Parish Directory

Parish Office: 10090 Old Perry Highway Wexford, PA 15090

PRAYER

Eucharistic Adoration Every Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. at Saint Alexis Church.

Prayer Ministry- To initiate a request for urgent prayers contact the following people: Barb Busi at 412.366.4829, Norma Heyl at 724.935.1094 or Jo Labrise at 724.935.3826. If you would like to be a part of this important ministry to pray for others, please contact them.

RECONCILIATION

Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Saint Alexis. Confessions will be held outside during COVID-19.

Principal Robert Reese - rreese@seelosacademy.org School Secretary K-8 Patty Anfang - panfang@seelosacademy.org 724.935.1152

School Secretary Pre-K Chris Schlieper - cschlieper@seelosacademy.org 724.935.3940

DIOCESAN VICTIM ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR 412.456.3093 (Office)

1.888.808.1235 (Hot Line) PA Child Line - 1.800.932.0313

Call 911 immediately if a child is in danger.