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St. John the Evangelist
668 Clearfield Road,
Fenelton, PA 16034-9743
Phone: 724-287-7590
Fax: 724-287-3550
Parish Office Email:
St. Joseph
315 Stoney Hollow Road
Cabot PA 16023
Parish Office: 724-352-2149
Fax : 724-352-7174
St. Joseph Email:
Parish Office Email:
St. Mary of the Assumption
821 Herman Road
Butler, PA 16002
Phone: 724-285-3285
Fax: 724-285-4715
Parish Office Email:
Saintmaryinherman
@zoominternet.net
Pastor: Fr. Ward Stakem, OFM, Cap.
724-777-9432
Parochial Vicar: Fr. James Kurtz,
OFM, Cap. 412-421-3962
Parish Grouping Website
stsjjmcatholic.org
St. John
St. Joseph
St. Mary of the Assumption
May 10, 2020
5th Sunday of Easter
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Though regularly scheduled Masses are not being celebrated at our 3 parish locations, they are continuing to be celebrated daily by Father Ward and Father Jim at the Friary. Scheduled Mass intentions will continue to be celebrated as scheduled. Below are this weeks Mass intentions:
Saturday, May 9 - Parishioners of St. John, St. Joseph & St. Mary Parishes
5th Sunday of Easter, May 10 - All Mothers, Living & Deceased, of St. John The Mothers of St. Mary Parish Leslie Sparks by The Buchwald Family
Monday, May 11 - Leon & Janet Macurdy by Children & Grandchildren Tuesday, May 12 - Catherine Swartzlander by Family Wednesday, May 13 - Georgetta Sadowski by Evelyn Vaughan Thursday, May 14 - Frank Cornelius by Gary & Louise Martin Friday, May 15 - George Hyek by David & Kathy Lawton Saturday, May 16 - Helen Cypher by Eileen Crawford
Francis & Wanda Streitman by Mike & Liz Spohn Alex & Margaret Kubla by Cal & Marianne Hetrick
Sunday, May 17 - Parishioners of St. John, St. Joseph & St. Mary Parishes Lou Bauldoff by John & Kathy Green Donald Reott by Mr. & Mrs. Bernie Kriley Catherine Sismour by Christian Mothers & Women
When, for any reason, we cannot participate in Mass, the Church invites us to unite with Christ through this prayer of Spiritual Communion. Praying this prayer is a beautiful way to
unite our hearts to Christ's when we cannot receive him physically in the Eucharist.
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Please remember in your prayers the sick, suffering, and homebound of our parish community, especially those listed below from our parish grouping.
John Lorenz Viola “Min” Green Kathy Miller Joe Krall Lois Davanzati Elizabeth Rakarich Elizabeth Kriley Evelyn MacDonald Jeannie White
Agnes Widenhofer Karen Matichko John Prokopchak John Regan Mike Spohn Dick Leroy Carol Rowley Alice Spinneweber Dan Jonczak Jr.
Judy Convery Nicholas Miller Mary and Victor Carbin Jim Edwards C.J. Kriley Loretta Schnur Janet Biscetlia Fr. Victor Kriley, OFM, Cap. Fr. Gary Stakem, OFM, Cap
Pray for all members of our armed forces, especially those from our parish families
Michael Fritz Tylor Grant White Matthew McCandless Jimmy Adley
Russell Bauer Brandon Bauer Trevor Cottage Jordan Cottage
Nicholas Cottage Stephen Konyha Dustin Michel
Please call your Parish Office or email Jenn at [email protected] to add or remove names from the grouping prayer lists.
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Stay up to date on the latest
information and announcements
from The Diocese of Pittsburgh by
visiting their website at diopitt.org.
There are many wonderful resources for
guiding your spiritual needs in these times
accessible on the website as well.
Follow the simple steps below and you will
receive the weekly bulletin via email from LPi,
our bulletin publisher.
1. Go to www.parishesonline.com
2. On the home page, enter your parish name
and city, state, or ZIP. Click the search icon.
3. Click on your parish name on the results
screen.
4. On the parish page, go to Recent Publications
and click Subscribe.
5. In the pop-up window, enter your email, first
name, and last name, then click Subscribe.
St. Vincent de Paul & Butler Food Bank
The food bank is stocked and anyone in need is encouraged to accept this assistance. The pickup is a no contact drive up system and no paperwork is required. The Food Bank is located at 146 North Monroe Street in Butler and is open from 8-10 AM, Monday thru Friday. Many thanks to all who make this giving possible with their donations and hard work. Our community is very blessed to have St. Vincent de Paul.
A reminder ...to mail in or drop off your “Name the New Parish in our Grouping” form. There’s still time and we need your feedback. Forms were included in the all parish mailing which you should have received. Forms can also be found on the joint website:
stsjjmcatholic.org
Live Streaming Continues Go to: stsjjmcatholic.org to find the live streaming link that will take you to the St. Joseph YouTube channel. Or you
can go directly to St. JJM Cabot and it will take you to the YouTube channel. The Ascension Thursday Mass will be live streamed on May 21 at 10 AM.
We invite you to tune in and worship with us.
E xpect A Call! Over the next month or however long it takes, we will be updating the information in our census program.
That means, the addresses, phone numbers, emails, who lives at the address, time and talents, etc. Someone from each
parish office will be in touch with you. The call should take no longer than 3-4 minutes or so. Please be receptive. This will
be helpful when our merger takes place and we combine the three census databases. There’s much to be done and this is just one
step in that direction.
Thanks to those we have already talked with. You have been so receptive and cooperative. We are finding though that many
phone numbers are not reachable. More than likely due to families using their cell phones and not their land lines any longer. As
you can see, this is quite an involved process. But we will be successful with your help!
Thank you for the Emails. Keep them coming!
St. John Parishioners, send to:
St. Joseph Parishioners, send to: [email protected]
St. Mary parishioners, send to: [email protected]
If you or a loved one would like added to St. John’s prayer chain, please contact Rose Chuba
at 724-285-1134
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Prayer for First Communicants
Lord Jesus,
Bless the children coming forward to
receive Holy Communion
for the first time.
May this day be an initial step into a
life- long love of the Eucharist.
Give them a hunger for this sacred food
so that they turn to You for comfort,
guidance, and wisdom
as they grow in full discipleship.
Thank you for their
innocence and goodness.
May they grow in
Christian maturity and,
by the power of the
Holy Spirit, become
Christ’s witnesses in the
world,
spreading and defending
the faith.
Amen.
Prayer for Confirmation Candidates
Holy Trinity,
guide and protect the candidates
as they prepare to celebrate the
Sacrament of Confirmation.
Help them to discern
God’s will in their life and fill them
with the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit
wisdom,
knowledge,
right judgment,
courage,
understanding,
reverence,
wonder
and awe,
to empower them to serve God
as a true disciple through
Your grace and in Your love.
Amen.
Feeling the financial crunch these days?
Finding it difficult to make ends meet?
Want to come in and just sit and talk?
Please reach out. We are here for YOU!
A reminder that all 3 churches now have an online giving option! Signing up is simple and secure. Visit our group website, stsjjmcatholic.org, under the About tab, choose Online Giving at (Location Name), and follow
the link on that page. Of course your offerings can still be sent in the mail or dropped off in the secure drop boxes now located outside each office. Thank you all for continuing to give! You are
helping us keep our heads above water in these trying times. God bless you.
Thank you to those who took the time to beautify the grotto at St. John
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Mother’s Day Portraits I came across a “portrait” that my daughter drew of me when she was in first grade. Those portraits were always so special to receive, particularly on Mother’s Day. At that time I’m sure I thought how sweet or how cute the image was. When I look at it years later, I try hard to find some resemblance to me. Wow! I had one eye bigger that the other, my nose was not in the center of my face, I had a unibrow and for some reason, I was absent a neck. I thought about my own mom and realized that I had never drawn a picture of her when I was in school. I attempted to mentally capture her. I recalled photographs of my First Communion. Mom and I were standing in front of our house. She was thin, had shoulder-length hair and always wore pearls when she dressed up. She was pretty. In search of more photos of Mom I went to the family photo box. It held not only family photos but each and every card that was ever sent to Mom. Laughter erupted as I stumbled upon a Mother’s Day card sent to Mom by Matilda, my cousin from Chicago. Matilda had stayed with us over one summer. She thought Mom was the coolest or should I say the “hippest.” She drew a picture of Mom on the inside of the card. It pictured Mom sitting in our 1957 green Ford. She drew Mom with lots and lots of pearl necklaces. She also drew a hankie in her jacket pocket and a cigarette in her hand with smoke curling over the inside, front, and back of the card. That was my Mom? I laughed to tears. That whole experience stirred me to investigate a bit further how kids picture their moms. I went to Mr. Rogers Neighborhood at Pittsburgh Mills. With clipboard in hand I approached some of the parents and asked if I could interview their child for an article in our parish newsletter. They seemed honored and at the same time a bit nervous as to what their child would say. The kids shared one special thing about “mom.”
Stella: My mom bakes me cupcakes with sprickles. Maddey: My mom smells good when she hugs me. Lance: My mom is pretty but has kinda horse teeth.
Alyssa: My mom cooks good chicken nuggets almost as good as McDonald’s but not-so-good meatloaf. Case: My mom buys lots of shoes. She got real good toes.
Pierce: My mom wants to be a princess. I hope she gets to do it some day when we all get growed up.
How do your kids picture you? Go ahead, go to your family photo box and find one of those special portraits. Display it proudly. Guaranteed, it will be the best Mother’s Day present you could ever have. To all the moms out there with one eye bigger than the other, a misplaced nose and no neck to hang pearls on, I say, “Happy Mother’s Day.” You are beautiful!
Page 8 St. John, St. Joseph, & St. Mary of the Assumption DID YOU KNOW? relics of Saint Victor and
she professed her Christian Faith during the persecution of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius around 165.
was arrested and tied by her feet to the tops of two palm trees which were bent to the ground. When the palms were
let loose she was torn apart. According to the Roman Martyrology, this happened in Syria.
and 1981, proved that the relics belong indeed to a man and a woman. Cedar pollen was found confirming an original
burial in Syria and then in Cyprus.
treasure hunters and against
1-800-Call-God Do you talk to God? I do (a lot). In fact, I involve God in all that concerns me. Rather than just praying to God, I like to give God the chance to engage in my conversation. I know he listens but sometimes his answers don’t come as quickly or as clearly as I would like. I’ve found that Patience is necessary and Trust is required. Everyone needs to chat with God at one time or another. Even our little people find themselves asking God for answers to “How come Daddy doesn’t live with us anymore” or the less serious “Why can’t we get a monkey?” Teens have their growing pain questions and the elderly want to know why their bodies and their minds just don’t work the way that they used to. Famed Country singer Garth Brooks appeared on Good Morning America some time ago. He told Robin Roberts in an interview that he was a “Mama’s Boy” and that he loved and missed his mother very much. Garth’s mom lost the battle to cancer in 1999. He said that his mom displayed dignity and honor when going through her treatments. He pays tribute to her through his singing. He was bold in his words that his mom is responsible for any good that is in him. He then captivated the audience with his new song “Mom.” Garth said that he is honored to bring our “Creator” and his “music” together. He described “Mom” as a conversation between God and an unborn baby who’s about to go to earth. This beautiful collection of words set to music is an outstanding tribute to his Mom and to all moms. It goes a bit like this- “A little baby told God, ‘Hey I’m kinda scared. I don’t really know if I wanna go down there. From here it looks like a little blue ball, but that’s a great big place and I’m so small. Why can’t I just stay here with you? Did I make you mad, don’t you want me, too?” And God said, “Oh child, of course I do, but there’s somebody special down there just waiting for you. Their only goal in life is making sure you’re gonna be alright—a loving angel, tender, tough and strong. Now, baby, when she’s talking to you, make sure you listen close. Cause she’s gonna teach you everything you’ll ever need to know– like how to mind your manners— to love and laugh and dream. She’ll put you on the path that will bring you back to me. So, little baby, don’t you cry. There’s someone special down there waiting just for you. Come on, child, it’s time to go. It’s time for you to meet your Mom.” There’s strength, tenderness and love in these words. That’s our God! He’s all those things and more. You can tell him or ask him anything. God’s line is always open 24-7; no busy signal; no batteries to charge and he’s always home. From the unborn to the elderly and everyone in between– talk to God. Give him a call. God doesn’t have Caller ID, but not to worry– he knows you, in fact he knew you even before you were born. He’s someone special waiting just for YOU! To hear this beautiful song– Google “Mom” by Garth Brooks” Happy Mothers Day to our Mothers, Living and Deceased. We Love You!
PRAYER FOR MOTHERS
Heavenly Father,
from the beginning you have chosen to entrust
the human person to mothers in a special way.
We thank and praise you for the gift of mothers;
for their tenderness, care, and compassion,
for their intuition and encouragement,
for commitment and sacrifice.
Bless all mothers this day.
Keep, strengthen, and refresh them
in your loving care.
May they be blessed by our open-hearted
love and gratitude.
Amen.
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As a Church community, let us pray for the youth in our parishes,
On behalf of our parish grouping, I would like to thank all of our
dedicated catechists and aides that answered the call of teaching our
Catholic faith to our youth.
Lynne Bird
Sam Blair
Armando Brunck
Cory Brunck
John Brunck
Mitchell Burke
Tabitha Burke
Angela Como
Greg Czegan
Denise Dawson
Alicia Eakman
Laura Eakman
Emma Freyermuth
Becca Garvin
Emily Geist
Kim Genaway
Audrey Gregori
Christy Gregori
Marisa Gregori
Traci Haid
Abby Hawk
Allison Hawk
Lillian Hawk
Savannah Hawk
Dave Heavner
Seth Heller
John Hinterlang
Carlie Houtz
Heather Houtz
Jillian Iachini
Amy Klabnik
Dave Klabnik
Elyse Knapik
Kathy Lawton
Cil Love
Abby Luppe
Adina Luppe
Patrick O’Reilly
Shannon Parks
Bill Patrick
Kristen Pavlina
Autumn Pettrinato
Christian Pettrinato
Amy Rhodaberger
Angie Robb
Stephanie Rodgers
Joyce Schnur
Jen Slanika
Dan Stahoviak
Isabella Stahoviak
Jenn Stahoviak
Amanda Taylor
Pam Tomaszewski
Becky Traggiai
Ayse Vansovich
Kathy Young
Sidney Young
Stacy Zill
The children of our parish have been truly blessed to have their guidance
and instruction in their lives.
If you would like to join our ministry, please contact the CFF Office at 724-352-3030 or email
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