199 McGovern Boulevard Crescent, PA 15046 www.scatparish.com

PARISH CLERGY

Fr. Lou Vallone ............... scatpastor@verizon.net Fr. Robert Zajdel

MASS SCHEDULE

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday...8:30 a.m. Wednesday............................................ No Mass Saturday Vigil Mass ............................. 4:00 p.m. Sunday Morning...............9:00 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. Holy Days ....................................... as Scheduled See inside for Daily, Holiday and Special Events

CONFESSIONS

Saturday..................3:15−3:45 p.m. & 5:00 p.m.;

Also by appointment.

BAPTISMS

By appointment.

WEDDINGS

Call the parish office 6 months in advance of the

prospective date. Marriage Classes required.

ANOINTING OF THE SICK

After every Mass (please ask the priest) and by request.

Low-gluten hosts available for Communion –

See priest before Mass.

DIRECTORY

Parish Office ....................................................... 724-457-7026 Fax...................................................................... 724-457-3292 Jennifer Persuitte, Organist/Secretary.................. 724-457-7026

(Bulletin submission deadline is Tuesday at Noon.)

Sue Tranter, CCD Director.................................. 724-601-1872 scatccd@verizon.net Mary Ann Jones, Bookkeeper .............................. 412-771-5646 John Galzarano, Maintenance.............................. 724-457-7026 Jeri Stotlemyer, Scheduler of Ministries..... sjogscat@gmail.com

Parish Email.......................................... scatparish@verizon.net Vatican Website ..............................................www.news.va/en

PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday–Thursday ..................................... 9:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Friday ........................................................ 9:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE HOURS Sundays ......................................................... 10:00–11:15 a.m.

AN OPEN INVITATION OF WELCOME

Non-Catholics and non-parishioners

are always welcomed guests.

Inactive, unsure or irregular Catholics are lovingly encouraged to reconnect with the Faith.

New parishioners are joyfully received in our community.

Please call the parish office. Though our space is small, our hearts are large

and there is plenty good room for all.

MARCH 15, 2015 • FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT

of Siena ROMAN

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Saint Catherine

Fourth Sunday of

Lent

Saturday March 14th

4:00 PM Rita Shively (Family)

Sunday March 15th

9:00 AM Ray Heintz (Jodie, Brooke, & Blaire Hunter) 11:30 AM Mary Reiff (Jean Smith)

Monday March 16th

8:30 AM Lou Vallone, Sr. (Family)

Tuesday March 17th

8:00 AM Rosary

8:30 AM Parish Family

Wednesday March 18th

6:30 PM “The Light is Still On For You”

Til 8:30 PM Individual Confessions Heard

Thursday March 19th

8:30 AM Parish Family

Friday March 20th

8:30 AM Parish Family

6:30 PM Stations of the Cross

Saturday March 21st

4:00 PM Ross Merante (Children)

Sunday March 22nd

9:00 AM Thomasine Hyland (Jeanne Henry) 11:30 AM Louis DeSanzo (Daughter, Christine Conner & Family)

NEIGHBORING CHURCHES WEDNESDAY MORNING MASSES

Our Lady of Fatima in Hopewell Twp. 9:00 AM

St. James in Sewickley 6:45 AM & 9:00 AM

St. Titus in Aliquippa 7:30 AM

St. Margaret Mary 8:30 AM

PRAYER REQUESTS: In your kindness will you please pray for the following : Bob B., Ray Schmude, Sam, Jackie, George, Betty, Cathy, Karen, John, Maria, John, Taylor, Brother Mike, Lola, Reno, Lorraine, Lil & Family, Doug, Tony & Family, Mike H., Bub h., Barney Spix, Jean Smith, Leslie, Dan R., Ross M., Josh P., Ardith G., Brooke M., Eric M., The Persecuted Christians, DJ, Eric Myers & Family, M.P., Bob “Huck” O’Brien, Wayne King, Roseanne Wolak-Farls, Marc Chimile, Mary, Ryan, John & Debi Cattley & Family, James E., Thomas DeMacio, Betty A., Lenore Hoovler, Helen Dixon, Mary, Isabella, Becky, Angela Willig, Carmelo Ramos, Melania Gonzalez, Jim B., N.M., Ryan Joseph, Mr. Bozich, Matthew P, Danielle, Mary J., Marjorie Henry, Michael Hilliard, Darlene R., Diana Colaianni, Art Keenan & J., Earl, Maureen Lingg, Bill Ivy, R.M., Jim, Rick Vaccarelli, Nick Ranieri, Tracie Nicastro, Michele Boslett, All Those In Need of Prayers. Please Note: All slips will be printed for 2 weeks.

There is no need to fill one out every week. Hopefully, this system will work for everyone.

SECOND COLLECTION THIS SUNDAY

THIS weekend, March 14/15 there will be a second collection taken for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, Catholic Home Missions Appeal, and National Collection for Black and Indian Missions. Thank you, in advance, for your generosity.

TEACHING SESSION FOR ALL EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS

There will be a teaching session for ALL Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist on THIS Saturday, March 14th after the 4:00PM Mass and THIS Sunday, March 15th after the 11:30AM Mass. Please make every effort to attend one of these necessary sessions even if you have been a Eucharistic Minister for years. Thank you, in advance, for your time and dedication to your ministry.

DAILY MASS WEATHER POLICY If any local school districts (Hopewell, Moon Area, Sto-Rox) have a 2 hour delay or cancellation for ANY weather related circumstances, there will NOT be a weekday Mass celebrated here.

St. Catherine of Siena Parish Crescent, PA

“The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

“In verdant pastures he gives me repose.”

Fourth Sunday of Lent March 15, 2015

PENANCE SERVICES IN THE AREA Wednesday, March 18th…………..EVERY PARISH Monday, March 30th………..St. Joseph, Coraopolis

All Penance Services begin at 6:30PM except for March 18th which is from 6:00PM-8:30PM.

THE LIGHT IS STILL ON FOR YOU! Bishop Zubik is requesting every parish in the Dio-cese of Pittsburgh to open its doors and keep the lights on the evening of Wednesday, March 18, 2015 from 6:30PM to 8:30PM. Everyone who is seeking the Sacrament of Reconciliation, whether they have been away from the Church for some time or they come to Mass regularly but haven’t been to Confession recently is welcome. We invite them to take advantage of this special night of grace, healing and comfort.

LENTEN REGULATIONS 1. Every Friday in Lent is a day of abstinence. Good Friday, is an obligatory fast day. 2. The obligation of abstinence (refrain from eating meat) begins at the age of 14. The law of 4(limiting oneself to one full meal and two lighter meals) obliges all between the ages of 18-59. No one should consider these obligations lightly! 3. Those individuals who have a medical condition in which fasting may be considered harmful are not obliged to fast, but should perform some other act of penance or charity. 4. Priests and parents are to see to it that minors, though not bound by the law of fast and abstinence, are educated in the authentic sense of penance and encouraged to do acts of penance suit able to their age. All members of the Christian Faithful are encour-aged to do acts of penance and charity during the Lenten season beyond what is prescribed by the law.

Readings for the Week of March 15, 2015 Sunday: 2 Chr 36:14-16, 19-23/Eph 2:4-10/Jn 3:14- 21 Monday: Is 65:17-21/Jn 4:43-54 Tuesday: Ez 47:1-9, 12/Jn 5:1-16 Wednesday: Is 49:8-15/Jn 5:17-30 Thursday: 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16/Rom 4:13, 16- 18, 22/Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a Friday: Wis 2:1a, 12-22/Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 Saturday: Jer 11:18-20/Jn 7:40-53 Next Sunday: Jer 31:31-34/Heb 5:7-9/Jn 12:20-33

HOLY WEEK/EASTER SCHEDULE March 28/29 Palm Sunday Masses at 4:00PM (Saturday) 9:00AM and 11:30AM (Sunday) Blessing & Procession with palms at all Masses April 2 Holy Thursday 6:30PM Mass of the Lord’s Supper 7:30PM Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament April 3 Good Friday 1:00PM Liturgical Service including the Reading of the Passion, Veneration of the Cross and Holy Communion April 4 Holy Saturday 11:00AM Blessing of Easter Food 10:00PM Easter Vigil April 5 Easter Sunday Masses at 7:00AM, Sunrise Mass 9:00AM & 11:30AM

ANDERSON’S CANDY SALE Our Religious Education Students will once again be selling Anderson’s Candy. This directly benefits our CCD. Please fill out the master order sheet and re-turn both copies, along with your payment in full, by THIS Sunday, March 15, 2015. On the master sheet, please include your name, phone number, and St. Catherine of Siena as the organization. Checks should be made payable to St. Catherine of Siena. If you have any questions, please call Carroll Lee at 412-913-3064. If you don’t have a child in CCD, order forms are also at the entrances of the church. Orders and Money Due: THIS Sunday, March 15, 2015 to a CCD teacher or the church office. Candy Pick-up: Sunday, March 29, 2015 in the church office.

QUIGLEY CATHOLIC FASHION SHOW Quigley Catholic High School is pleased to present its annual Fashion Show and Luncheon, “My Favor-ite Things", on Saturday March 21st at the St. Fran-ces Cabrini Church social hall, 115 Trinity Dr., Cen-ter Twp. (Center Township). Doors open at 11:00 AM. Buffet luncheon, raffles and spring fashion show. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased by contacting Quigley Catholic 724-869-2188 or at Fundraising@QCHS.org by March 16th. Tables may be reserved for groups of 8-12. Seating is lim-ited. No tickets will be sold at the door. We look for-ward to seeing you!

Regular Offertory Collection

March 8, 2015……………………………....$4,179.00 (This is ordinary income from contributions for the general running of the parish. It is subject to a 17.6% tax to the diocese of Pittsburgh.)

Parish Share Program

PSP Assessment for 2015……………..…$44,000.00 PSP Collected……………...……………...$26,303.00 Remaining on Goal………………………..$17,697.00 (This is the tax paid to the diocese. We must remit this entire amount to the diocese by December 31, 2015. Any surplus then remains in the parish, tax free.)

Capital Improvements

Collected for Future Goal……………...…...$4,551.00 (Please watch this space for our 2015 project and our new goal in a future bulletin. As always, we want to thank everyone for their continued generosity to our parish.)

Religious Education

Assessment 2015-2016………………..…$26,688.00 Contributions to date…………………….....$4,307.00 Remaining on Goal……………….….….....$22,381.00 (This is our new assessment for the 2014-2015 year for the Elementary School Grant Contributions to the diocese based on 10% of the gross parish income. Contributions to this fund are parish share exempt.)

Weekend Attendance

March 8, 2015

4:00 PM Mass.....................................………...303 9:00 AM Mass................................................. .190 11:30 AM Mass............................................... .187 Total…………………………………...……..........680

“I THIRST” LENTEN SPEAKER SERIES Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, the Maronite Catholic Mission, is hosting “I Thirst” on Fridays during Lent. The evenings include Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at 5:30PM with Confessions heard at this time followed by Evening prayer, a guest speaker, Mass and Benediction of the Cross all beginning at 6:30PM. The speakers are… March 20th Father Kim Schreck, Pastor of St. Monica Catholic Church Chippewa March 27th Father Lou Vallone, Pastor of St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, Crescent.

Blessed Teresa of Calcutta is located at 3357 Constitution Blvd, Darlington, PA (St. Monica Church Darlington) For more information, please call 724-827-5024.

ST. JOSEPH PARISH MISSION Feeling spiritually dry? Quench your faith and renew your love for God. Join us for 3 days of renewal this Lent. Sr. Mary Ann Flannery, SC will present “Living our Faith in Today’s Culture” Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, March 16, 17, 18 from 7:00PM- 8:00 PM in St. Joseph Church, 1301 Fifth Avenue, Coraopolis. Refreshments will follow in Healy Hall each evening. For more information, call 412-264-6162 or visit www.stjosephcatholicchurch.net

LENTEN NULLITY TALKS The Tribunal Office will be providing a 45-minute presentation in each of the four Vicariates of the diocese. The purpose of the talk is to provide information about the nullity process and help those wanting to begin the process to do so by receiving the initial paperwork. The talks are directed toward those who have a desire for adult education regarding this often misunderstood subject. People involved in RCIA as teachers or directors may have a special interest in attending this talk. Registration is not required but to plan for chairs and refreshments please let us know that you are coming at tribunal@diopitt.org or call 412-456-3033. The remaining presentations are scheduled for March 19, Saint Ann, Waynesburg; March 23, Saint Sebastian, Ross Twp. All presentations will begin at 7:00PM and are free of charge.

“Beside restful waters he leads me; he refreshes my soul.”

St. Catherine of Siena Parish Crescent, PA

Fourth Sunday of Lent March 15, 2015

“You spread the table before me in the sight of my foes.”

PARISH REGISTRATION

We welcome all those who would like to become members of St. Catherine of Siena Parish community. To register as a parishioner, please complete the following information and return it to the Parish Office or drop it in the collection basket at Mass. If you need to update your parish info, use this form also.

Name_________________________________________________________________________________

Address_______________________________________________________________________________

Telephone Number:_____________________________________________________________________

OUR LADY OF FATIMA REGISTRATION

SILVER RING THING AT QUIGLEY Saturday, March 21, 2015 6:30PM-9:00PM

All teens 7th-12th are invited to attend the Silver Ring Thing (SRT) that St. Monica’s is hosting at Quigley Catholic! It’s an intense evening filled with music, lasers, and tons of special effects, all creating the background for a great message on Chastity. You can sign up by going to www.silverringthing.com. If you’d like to purchase a Chastity Ring the cost is $20 that night. This night is so important because it sends a powerful message that is ESSENTIAL for our young people!!! An adult must accompany 7th Graders. There is also a Parents Session that eve-ning so parents are welcome! Any questions, please email Mary Ann Schweitzer, Youth Minister at Saint Monica Parish at youth@saintmonica.us

OLSH HAM BINGO On Saturday, March 28th, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School will host their annual Ham Bingo at the Angela Activities Center (OLSH Gymnasium). The event will include a bake sale and a ticket auc-tion. Doors will open at 5:00PM. Early Birds will be-gin at 6:00PM, and regular bingo will start at 6:30 PM. Guests get 6 bingo cards for $5. Proceeds benefit the OLSH boys and girls soccer teams. For more information, call (412) 264-5140.

OLSH SPEAKER SERIES Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School will host Emily Stimpson as she speaks about "The Sexuali-zation of Today's Children" on Tuesday, April 7th at 7:00PM in the OLSH Auditorium. This is the third installment in the OLSH Speaker Series: Catholic

Conversations. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is requested so that we can plan accordingly. Diocesan and Act 48 credit are available. Content is intended for adults. To register or for more information visit http://www.olsh.org/speaker-series/ or call (412) 264-5140

WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER No Marriage is Alone .“Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.” No matter how strong the storm, Jesus will be there to take your hands and guide your mar-riage. Learn what it takes to make a marriage great. We have a weekend in Pittsburgh April 24th-26th

visit YourMarriageIsWorthIt.org or call 412-635-7775 Wyndham Garden Pittsburgh Airport, One Industry Lane, Pittsburgh, PA 15275

Registrations for the 2015-2016 school year are now being accepted. If you are looking for a superb school to educate your child, then Our Lady Of Fatima School is the place to be! We offer an excel-lent academic program in a faith-filled environment. There is still time to enroll in our Kindergarten through 8th grade program and our 3 year old and 4 year old preschool program. Financial aid is avail-able with a deadline to apply by March 16, 2015. You can visit our website at http://www.ourladyoffatimahopewell.org/, call us at 724-375-7565, or email us at olofschool@comcast.net. You can also set up a visit to our school for firsthand information. Remember “Great Beginnings Last a Lifetime”

“Only goodness and kindness follow me all the days of my life.”

St. Catherine of Siena Parish Crescent, PA

ST. CATHERINE

CHRISTIAN LADIES SOCIETY NEWS

ST. ANTHONY 13 WEEK NOVENA 13 Tuesday Novena – St. Anthony Chapel –1704 Harpster St, Pittsburgh 15212. Novena in honor of St. Anthony of Padua, March 17th-June 9th. Mass and Novena at 8:30AM. Novena and Benediction 7:30PM. Stations of the Cross, Friday at 7:000PM. and Sunday at 3:00PM. Holy Thursday, Chapel open 1:00-4:00PM. and 8:00-Midnight for visitation and prayer. Good Friday Stations of the Cross at Noon. Veneration of Christ’s grave 3:00-7:00PM. Evening prayer 7:00PM. Closed Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday. For more information, go to 222.saintanthonyschapel.org or call 412-999-4401.

RETROUVAILLE Is someone you love in a troubled marriage? You might suggest that they consider Retrouvaille. Retrouvaille has helped 10's of thousands; it can help them. For confidential information about or to register for the program beginning with a weekend on April 10, 2015, contact Retrouvaille at 412-277-3434 or e-mail 3041@retrouvaille.org. More info is available at www.retrouvailleofpittsburghinc.org/ FORMATION WORKSHOPS FOR EXTRAOR-

DINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION The Department for Worship of the Diocese of Pittsburgh is sponsoring formation workshops for Extraordi-nary Ministers of Holy Communion. This workshop is for those who have recently been invited by their pastor to serve or those who have been serving but have not completed the diocesan forma-tion program. At these workshops they will provide an overview of the theology and spirituality of liturgi-cal ministry and guidelines for extraordinary minis-ters of Holy Communion. The dates/locations are as follows Saturday April 18th from 9:00AM-11:30AM at St. Cecilia (Rochester) and Saturday, April 25 from 9:00AM—11:30AM at Holy Child (Bridgeville). Other locations are available but no others in the area. See the flyer on the bulletin board for more info or call the office. Registrations are due: No later than Friday April 10th. All registrations MUST be submitted by the parish. Just call the office and we’ll make sure you are registered. Thank you, in advance, for your dedi-cation to your ministry.

NEXT LADIES SOCIETY MEETING Due to weather conditions February’s Society meet-ing was canceled. Our next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday March 17th. We will have Bingo that day!. Please bring money with you if you would like to par-ticipate.

KNITTING AND CROCHETING CLASSES New classes will resume shortly. A future date will be announced.

COUPON CLASSES Classes will resume in March new dates will follow shortly.

LIBRARY We are still taking donations for our library. If you have any books you may want to donate just leave them in Siena Hall with a note stating ‘library’.

INVITATION TO ATTEND PERFORMANCE WITH THE CHRISTIAN LADIES SOCIETY

THIS Sunday, March 15th at 2:00PM, the Christian Ladies Society will attend a performance at the Moon Senior High School entitled 42nd Street. Tick-ets are $10.00. You need not be a member of the society to attend with us. Call Antoinette at 724-457-2386 for more information ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ST. ANNE DE BEAUPRE PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIP 2015-2016

It is The Christian Ladies Society’s great pleasure to pass on to you this partial scholarship from a very caring parishioner who hopes to help continue the successful Catholic Education you have pursued. The criteria includes being a member of St. Cath-erine of Siena, attending a Catholic school, partici-pating, or at least trying out for, an extracurricular activity, and participating in parish service such as an altar server or CCD aid. Please call the office or Erin Heidenreich 724-378-4783 for more info or for a registration form. Please keep this donor and their family, both living and deceased, in your prayers.

Fourth Sunday of Lent March 15, 2015

“And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord for years to come.”

The Pastor’s Corner……..Fr. Lou Vallone I once stopped into a grade school basketball game, just in time to see one of the kids sink a basket. The crowd of course went wild, and the cheerleaders began a chant: "Give 'em another one just like the other one!" Now I am sure these children thought they were being very creative and original - but in fact that chant has been around at least since my grade school days which were not only in another century, but even another millennium. (Dinosaurs walked the earth then.) It is Parish Share time again. The Diocese began their appeal the first week of Lent, because their process is a rather complex and involved one, with pledges, reminders, special receipts, etc. When I became Pastor we changed our process for our Parish to a very simple one: we have a monthly envelop and take up a second collection once a month. We compute a figure for the average we need to collect each month from our contributors, and ask every one to put at least that amount in their monthly envelops. If some can afford more, we encourage their generosity. If they can't make the suggested amount, we ask them to do what they can. It is as simple as that. What has been the result of this rather primitive approach? Well, every single year we have not only made our assessment, we have collected thousands of dollars over the amount we had to turn into the diocese. This is critical, because we keep the overage here in our own Parish, for our own ministry, and we do so tax free. That means that our PSP campaign each year nets us buying power for our Parish – in fact it has accounted for about a 7% increase in out total budget. Many capital improvement and repair projects in our physical plant have been subsidized by this surplus. We are now in a new campaign - but actually we are a three months ahead, since we have already collected the January through March envelops. We need to raise $44,000 this year (which is an increase from last year’s goal because our offertory collections have increased!) and if we simply match what we accomplished last year, we will be that much further ahead. Therefore, the new campaign is the same as the old campaign: we ask each contributor to put $40 per month in the PSP envelop. To compare: The diocese recommends we ask a minimum of $500 per parishioner, or $10 per week (which totals $520.) We are asking $480 in total - so we are proposing a discount! All we need to do it continue what we did and are doing and we will be successful. In short, as your Pastor, in terms of PSP, I am asking: "Give us another one, just like the other one!" SCORE!

Parish Share 2015

This is the amount which our parish must remit to the Diocese of Pittsburgh. If we raise more than this amount, we can

retain the excess for our parish (assessment free). If we raise less, then we must use operating funds to cover the difference.

This figure is computed by taking 17.6% of all our income (offertory, Festival, donations, bequests, fund raisers, etc.). It is a straight

assessment at this percentage for all parishes. This percentage is higher than past years.

The Diocesan Drive began Sunday, Feb. 15 and we have until December 31, 2015 to pay off the full amount of our assessment. We at St. Catherine’s do not visit homes, or

send out monthly bills on pledges as the diocese recommends. We view this as a continued and year round effort.

In each month's envelop packet, there is a blue envelope marked "Parish Share" - cash, check, money order, can all be placed in this, which can be dropped in the

collection anytime you are at church, or mailed in, or left at the rectory, or put in my hand when you are greeting me outside church. A one time lump sum can be given, monthly installments on a yearly pledge, sporadic payments, when you get your IRS refund: in short, any way, any where, any time - as long as you get the contribution to us, and it is clearly marked Parish Share, it will be gratefully accepted.

An overall average of $40 per month from each contributor (including visitors) means that we can reach our assessment with some to keep for our local ministry. This program will only work if all of our people participate. We must average this amount. If you

are able to give this each month, it will add up to what is needed. If you are able to give more: please do so to help the effort. If you are not able to give this amount, please give as much as you can, every bit helps. Any amount at any time adds to the overall total - and more importantly shows that every member of the parish is a part of the whole - our parish and our diocese. Percentage of participation is an even more crucial statistic than the amount of money that is given. We need everyone!

"From those to whom much is given, much is expected."

WHAT? $44,000

WHY? 17.6%

WHEN? NOW!

HOW? SIMPLY!

WHO? EVERYONE!!!