Ss. Cosmas & Damian Parish With Churches at St. Adrian, St. Anthony and St. Joseph

616 W. Mahoning St., Punxsutawney, PA 15767

814-938-6540 www.sscdchurch.com

THE ROMAN CATHOLIC FAMILY OF THE PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA

Schedules for June 2/3, 2018

Today, Sunday, May 27 Following Masses - Training for new Altar

Servers with Deacon Boyd Monday, May 28 Tuesday, May 29 8:30 a.m. -- Bible Study -

Meeting Room 9:30 a.m. -- Training for new SSCD School Altar Servers 6:00 p.m. -- Recitation of the Rosary - Church 6:00 p.m. -- Adult Basketball - Gym Wednesday, May 30 10:00 a.m. -- Bible Study - Meeting Room 12:30 p.m. -- Knitting/Quilting - St. Anthony Rectory Thursday, May 31 6:30 p.m. -- Adult Education, “True Reformers” -

Meeting Room Friday, June 1 First Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4pm -- Adoration of the Blessed

Sacrament - Church Saturday, June 2 Before the 8am Mass - Recitation of the Rosary Sunday, June 3 SAINT VINCENT DEPAUL FOOD BANK Saturday, June 2 - Lynn Hess, Joe Nogacek George & Carol Wehrle

4:30 p.m. 8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.

Servers Olivia Burkett Kylee Lingenfelter

Addison Yanek

Alyssa Yanek

Sean Deeley

Elizabeth Sikora

Lector Maureen Freas Katie Laska Ed McGinnis

Eucharistic

Ministers Ed Kengersky

Kim Kopas

Carol Lowmaster Mary McConnaughey

Patricia Murdock

Peter Pape

Jessica Perry

Angela Gigliotti Bertha Koza

Frank McSteen

Mike Snyder Dorothy Vilkinofsky

Nancy Wise

Volunteer

Jessie Anderson

Jeanne Curtis

Renee Doverspike

Jean Gigliotti Frank Hetrick

Bernadette Horner Ron Walker

Ushers Joseph Defelice

Flip Freas

Gary Godak

Terry Tersine

Mario Cardamone

Paul Koza, Sr. Paul Koza, Jr. Stan Maciejewski

Tom Brown

Larry Chenoga

Nick Gianvito

Jim Infantino

Organist/ Cantor

Bill Farcus

Olivia Wright Toie Neal Tammy Ransel

Elaine Pape

Caitlyn Rodgers

THE WEEK AHEAD THIS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY

4:30 p.m. David, Bennie & Sean McConnaughey -- Family 8:00 a.m. Costanzo Verdill -- Joanne and Jim

10:00 a.m. Mason Cunningham -- Fran Pape MONDAY *9:00 a.m. Mass at Calvary Cemetery

*10:30 a.m. Mass at Adrian/Anita Cemetery TUESDAY 8:00 a.m. Anthony Adamczyk -- Mr. & Mrs. Frank Mineck WEDNESDAY 8:00 a.m. John Serian -- Verna Stewart THURSDAY 8:00 a.m. Nicholas Lorenzo, MD -- Nicholas F. Lorenzo, Jr. FRIDAY 8:00 a.m. Tom & Carol Smith -- Jim, Diane, Missy, and Jami Owens SATURDAY 8:00 a.m. Helen Whitesell -- Anita Bowser 4:30 p.m. Fred and Margaret Roberts -- Frank & Sharon Roberts SUNDAY 8:00 a.m. Frank Orsich -- Marcia Parise & Family 10:00 a.m. Angelo Cappella -- Judy Brocious *In case of rain, Mass will not be celebrated at either of the cemeteries, but will instead be celebrated at SSCD Church at 9am.

We invite family members for whom each weekend Mass is being offered to bring the gifts to the altar. Please make yourself known to the usher 15 minutes before Mass.

THE MOST HOLY TRINITY MAY 27, 2018

Dear Parishioners,

"Who can understand the Trinity?" wrote St Augustine in the 5th century. "Rare are

the persons who, when they speak of it, also know what they speak of…." Then with

all due qualifications and apologies, he suggests a way that might throw a little light

on it. Look at yourself, he says; you see that you exist and that you have a mind and

a will. These are three dimensions of your reality, and yet you are one. You are a

kind of trinity: three in one and one in three. It is just an image, for as he said, "Who

can in any way express it plainly? Who can in any way rashly make a

pronouncement about it?"

It is only an image, yes, but it has this advantage: that it is taken from personal life, and not from

mathematics. Sometimes people have seen the mystery of the Trinity as a piece of impossible

mathematics in which 1 x 3 is still 1. St John, like Augustine, looked in personal life for analogies of the

Trinity. He wrote, ‘Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love’ (1 Jn 4:8). This is a

profoundly challenging statement. If I don’t live in love I don’t know God. A little further on John wrote,

‘God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them’ (1Jn 4:16). I may be the

most learned theologian in the world, I may have hundreds of ideas for the betterment of the Church and

society, I may be working like a slave to implement these ideas; but if I am not living in love it is wasted

effort.

Let's extend the personal image a little further, to groups of persons trying to live together. There are two

things, mainly, that people suffer from in families and communities of every kind. One is a feeling of

suffocation, of not being allowed to be themselves, of having no identity except that of the group. The

other is opposite but equally painful: a loss of identification with the community. Here the individuals

circle around one another at a distance, like planets, and this leads to loneliness. These two are opposite

poles: too much family and too little, suffocation and loneliness. Now try to think again about the

Trinity. The Father is eternally the Father. He never has been and never will be the Son or the

Spirit. Likewise - the other Persons. Each is eternally a unique Person. There is no suffocation. And yet

they are so much one that we have to say there is only one God. The doctrine of the Trinity shows us that

the inner life of God is a community – the only perfect community. Such a life we all aspire to, such a life

we long for in all our dreams and waking: full presence to others without being diminished or disrespected

in any way, a joyful pouring out of our lives for others, such that it makes us fully who we are ourselves.

Deep down, our longing for such a community is our longing for God. All our struggle to achieve it is our

struggle for God, and all the pain and frustration we experience on the way is redeemed and given

meaning by that transcendent Community that is God.

God Bless,

Msgr. J. Riccardo

If you will be attending Mass at Adrian-

Anita Cemetery, you will need to bring your lawn chairs.

In case of rain, Mass will not be

celebrated at either of the cemeteries, but will

instead be celebrated at SSCD Church at 9am.

Please join us as we remember the beloved dead of our parishes and families who are buried in our cemeteries.

CEMETERY MASSES

Weather permitting, Mass will be celebrated tomorrow, Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, at Calvary Cemetery at 9am, and at Adrian-Anita

Cemetery at 10:30am. Mass at Calvary Cemetery will be in the Mausoleum. There is limited seating. You may want to bring a chair if you will need to sit.

FIRST FRIDAY

Friday of this week, June 1st, is the first

Friday of the month. Holy Communion will be

taken to those who are confined to their homes.

Please call the office, 938-6540, by Wednesday if

you would like someone to visit you at home.

Confessions for the First Friday will be on

Thursday at 8:30am.

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED

SACRAMENT

Adoration of the Blessed

Sacrament will be held on Friday

beginning after the 8am Mass until

4pm. Our special intention for this

month will be for safety of all

travelers during this Summer vacation season.

Special devotions will be held throughout

the day closing with Evening Prayer at 4pm.

Please plan to come spend some time in

adoration of our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament.

Sign-up sheets are posted on the bulletin boards.

SCHOOL REGISTRATION

If you have not registered your child for Kindergarten at SSCD, it’s not too late! A child must be five years of age by June 1, 2018 in order to be eligible to attend Kindergarten this Fall. Just stop in or call the school office 938-

4224. Preschool registration is currently underway. Please contact Jessica Dinger, school principal, 938-4224, sscdpcl@comcast.net.

Quilt Raffle The ladies of the Rosary Altar Society are selling tickets for two beautiful Quilts to be raffled off at the SSCD Lawn Festival this summer. Tickets have been sent to the women

of our churches and extra tickets are available in the office. We thank you in advance for your support. All proceeds will benefit SSCD School.

PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR

PRAYERS

Evelyn Miller of our parish; Matthew Muzeka, grandson of Adeline and Bob Shemuha of our parish; and Martha Porter, sister of Bertha Koza and

Mike and Joe Liscinsky of our parish, all of whom died this past week. Please keep them and their families in your prayers. May their souls rest in peace.

Save the date! We are pleased to announce our annual Vacation Bible School for this year! The dates are July 9th - 13th, from

9am - Noon. The theme will be

“Covenant Capers”. All children ages 3

through 10, are invited to join us each day to have fun and learn new things. The daily activities include Bible stories, crafts, and songs. We hope your children will join us! Call the office, 938-6540, if you have any questions or would like to volunteer to help. Registration forms are available in the office.

PARISH COUNCIL NOMINATIONS

Three positions on Parish Council are up for election. Registered parishioners of any of our four churches, age 18 or older, may nominate themselves or someone else who they feel will best represent the needs of the parish. If you nominate someone other than yourself, please obtain their consent prior to returning the form. Employees of SSCD Church and School are not eligible to serve on Parish Council as elected members.

Parish Council Nomination Form

Nominee: _____________________________

Phone Number of Nominee: ______________

I have obtained consent of the person named above.

Your Name: —————————————

Must be returned by Sunday, June 3rd

Election will be held June 9/10 at Mass

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BABY BOTTLE CAMPAIGN

We are taking part in the annual “Baby Bottle Campaign” to support the We Care

Pregnancy Center. Baby bottles are available on the tables at the entrances to the church. If you wish to participate, pick up a bottle and use it over the next few weeks to save your spare coins. You don’t have to fill your bottle - all donations are appreciated. Return your bottles to church on Father’s Day, June 17th. Marian Klotz is the contact person.

RECTORY OFFICE The office will be closed on Monday of this week, May 28th, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.

INTERNATIONAL NEEDS COLLECTION

Your donations in last weekend’s annual International Needs Collection amounted to $1,756.10. Thank you for your generosity to our brothers and sisters in need throughout the world.

With praise and thanksgiving to Almighty God, The Diocese of Erie and the Boyd Family

Request the honor of your presence at the ordination of

Andrew Michael Boyd To the Sacred Priesthood of Jesus Christ

Through the power of the Holy Spirit And the imposition of hands by

The Most Reverend Lawrence T. Persico

Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie

Friday, June 8, 2018 Seven o’clock in the evening

Saint Peter Roman Catholic Cathedral 230 West Tenth Street

Erie, Pennsylvania 16501

The Boyd Family cordially invites you to a

Votive Mass of The Immaculate Heart of Mary To be offered by Father Andrew

In thanksgiving for his ordination to the Sacred Priesthood of Jesus Christ

Saturday, June 9, 2018

Ten o’clock in the morning

Saint James Roman Catholic Church

2635 Buffalo Road

Erie, Pennsylvania 16510

Following Mass, there will be a light reception in

Saint James Place, across the street from the church

Please also join us in celebrating Father Andrew’s

ordination at the 10:00am Mass

On Sunday, June 17th

At SS. Cosmas & Damian Church

Following Mass, a light reception

will be held in Wienker Hall

TRANSPORTATION TO SUNDAY MASS Bus transportation can be provided for the handicapped who have no family members who can provide for them and those who do not drive and have no family

members to assist them. The bus is equipped to take regular wheelchairs. Larger chairs will not fit on the wheelchair lift. Currently, our stops are as follows: Mahoning Riverside Manor, Mulberry Square, Sutton Place, Graystone, and Grace Place. You must call the rectory (938-6540) each week so we can determine how early we need to arrive at each location. Please call by Friday at Noon to be put on the schedule for the following Sunday.

The next ministry schedule will be prepared during the week of June 11th. The schedule will cover the period of July 7th through Sept 30th.

If you are aware of any dates or times that you will be unavailable to serve in your ministry during that time period, just e-mail the office at sscdofc@comcast.net and we will avoid scheduling you at those times. We will need to have your request before Monday, June 11th.

SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL Weekly Food Donation Sunday, June 3 - Tomato Sauce. Thank you for your continued generous support. It is very much appreciated!

FAMILY PERSPECTIVE In today’s gospel Jesus says, “Teach them to observe everything I have commanded you.” For parents, this is both mission and ministry as all children form their foundation of faith from their parents. Jesus commands all parents to teach their children “all that I have commanded you.”

SSCD SANCTUARY CLEANERS THIS WEEK Katie Roberts, Rita Yenzi, and Mary Grace Simmons.

CHURCH CLEANERS FOR MAY

St. Adrian - Shirley Walker and Kathy Walker St. Anthony - Pat Farcus

St. Joseph - Mary Butler and Elaine Scuello

CHILD PROTECTION AND CREATING SAFE ENVIRONMENTS

Prevalence of Child Sexual Abuse: Child sexual abuse is a great deal more prevalent than many imagine. Some studies suggest that as many as one in six boys and one in four girls will be the victim of some form of sexual molestation before the age of 18. That means that, directly or indirectly, child sexual abuse will touch most of us during our lifetime. And although we would like to believe that most accusations are false, the facts tell us that children rarely lie about being molested. In fact, they rarely tell anyone at all. An adult study about the prevalence of sexual abuse found that 42% of the men and 33% of the women who were victimized as children had never told anyone. (Source: Sharon Womak Doty, “Refresher from the Protecting God’s Children® Program”) To see what the Diocese of Erie is doing to help create safe environments, check out http://www.eriercd.org/protectyouth.htm

PRAYER CHAIN To add a name to the Prayer Chain, call Pat Rougeux, 938-4464 or Anna Smochek, 427-2456. If you are unable to reach either of them, you may call the office weekdays 9am - 4pm.

THE MOST HOLY TRINITY MAY 27, 2018

Catholic Services Appeal 2018

St. Adrian St. Anthony St. Joseph SS.C.D

Assessment $5,097.00 $5,825.00 $3,641.00 $58,253.00

Parish Goal $30,097.00 $20,825.00 $8,641.00 $94,253.00

Pledged Amt. $1,800.00 $3,250.00 $1,200.00 $78,675.00

Paid on Pledge $1,000.00 $1,805.00 $740.00 $62,991.05

Unpaid Pledges $800.00 $1,445.00 $460.00 $15,683.95

Unpledged

Donations

$811.00 $793.00 $1,430.00 $2,376.80

Collected to

Date

$1,811.00 $2,598.00 $2,170.00 $65,367.85

Readings for the Week of May 27, 2018 Sunday: Dt 4:32-34, 39-40/Ps 33:4-5, 6, 9, 18-19, 20, 22 [12b]/Rom 8:14-17/Mt 28:16-20 Monday: 1 Pt 1:3-9/Ps 111:1-2, 5-6, 9 and 10c [5]/Mk 10:17-27 Tuesday: 1 Pt 1:10-16/Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 [2a]/Mk 10:28- 31 Wednesday: 1 Pt 1:18-25/Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20 [12a]/Mk 10:32-45 Thursday: Zep 3:14-18a or Rom 12:9-16/Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 [6]/Lk 1:39-56 Friday: 1 Pt 4:7-13/Ps 96:10, 11-12, 13 [13b]/Mk 11:11- 26 Saturday: Jude 17, 20b-25/Ps 63:2, 3-4, 5-6 [2b]/Mk 11:27-33 Next Sunday: Ex 24:3-8/Ps 116:12-13, 15-16, 17-18 [13]/Heb 9:11-15/Mk 14:12-16, 22-26

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WEEKLY OFFERTORY ANALYSIS May 20, 2018 SACRIFICIAL GIVING MEANS 10%

St. Adrian St. Anthony St. Joseph SS.C.D.

Envelopes Sent 63 74 49 583

Adult Envelopes 21 29 15 247

Adult $308.00 $506.00 $427.00 $5,849.00

Holy Day $5.00 $0.00 $0.00 $60.00

Children $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $44.25

Loose $438.00

Monthly $461.00

Total $313.00 $506.00 $427.00 $6,852.25

Weekly Goal: $500.00 $702.00 $550.00 $7,030.00

Surplus (Deficit) ($187.00) ($196.00) ($123.00) ($177.75)

Accumulated

(+/-) Goal

Since 7/1/16

$1,463.85

Under goal

$6,791.00

Under goal

$1,738.00

Over goal

$14,697.16

Over goal

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