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St. Raymond of the Mountains 170 School House Lane, P.O. Box 330, Donegal, PA 15628 724-593-7479
A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust and A Parish of the Diocese of Greensburg
St. Raymond of the Mountains Parish Mission Statement
We, the parish of St. Raymond of the Mountains (Donegal, PA)
are situated in a resort area and comprised of many rural communi-
ties. We come together to share and strengthen our faith in God
and each other by celebrating the sacraments and striving to follow
God’s teaching. We are called to be open to the Holy Spirit and to
build a stronger Faith Community by serving the needs of others,
by educating, and by welcoming all.
BAPTISMS:
Please contact the Parish Office for Baptism.
MARRIAGES:
Arrangements should be made with the Pastor
at least one year in advance.
Contact Information:
Parish Office ............................... 724-593-7479
Parish Fax ................................... 724-593-5934
Website - www.straymondchurch.org
Online Giving Service
(web base electronic contributions, safe & secure) Visit www.straymondchurch.org, select the Online
Giving link and follow the commands
Catholic Charities Help Line 1-866-409-6455
In the event of inclement weather: Please check our parish
activities of cancellations at KDKA channel 2
CONFESSIONS:
Saturday: 3:30 PM.
MASSES:
Saturday (Vigil): 4:30 PM.
Sunday: 8:00 AM and 10:30 AM.
Daily Mass: 8:00 AM at St. Raymond Chapel
(under office) Except Friday.
An Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction:
Every First Friday of the month after the 8:00 AM Mass until 10:00 AM.
Holy Days: See bulletin
BULLETIN DEADLINE: Tuesdays at 10:30 AM.
PARISH OFFICE HOURS:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 9:00 AM to
4:00 PM. Closed Friday.
June 23, 2019
Parish Staff:
Rev. Richard J. Kosisko, Administrator
Email ……………... [email protected]
Rev. Teodoro Abner Cortezano, Parochial Vicar
Email ………….... [email protected]
Bill Pospisil, Coordinator of Faith Formation
Email……..……….. [email protected]
Mary Strucaly, Parish Secretary
Email……….…. [email protected]
Addy Evangeliste, Bulletin & Parish Website Email………….. [email protected]
St. Raymond of the Mountains Church June 23, 2019
Readings for the week of June 23, 2019
Sunday: Gn 14:18-20/Ps 110:1, 2, 3, 4 [4b]
1 Cor 11:23-26/Lk 9:11b-17
Monday: Vigil: Jer 1:4-10/Ps 71:1-2, 3-4a, 5-6ab,
15ab and 17 [6]/1 Pt 1:8-12/Lk 1:5-17.
Day: Is 49:1-6/Ps 139:1b-3, 13-14ab, 14-15
[14] Acts 13:22-26/Lk 1:57-66, 80
Tuesday: Gn 13:2, 5-18/Ps 15:2-3a, 3bc-4ab, 5 [1b]
Mt 7:6, 12-14
Wednesday: Gn 15:1-12, 17-18/Ps 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7,
8-9 [8a]/Mt 7:15-20
Thursday: Gn 16:1-12, 15-16 or 16:6b-12, 15-16
Ps 106:1b-2, 3-4a, 4b-5 [1b]/Mt 7:21-29
Friday: Ez 34:11-16/Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 [1]
Rom 5:5b-11/Lk 15:3-7
Saturday: Vigil: Acts 3:1-10/Ps 19:2-3, 4-5 [5a]
Gal 1:11-20/Jn 21:15-19.
Day: Acts 12:1-11/Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9
[5]/2 Tm 4:6-8, 17-18/Mt 16:13-19
Next Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:16b, 19-21/Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-8,
9-10, 11 [cf. 5a]/Gal 5:1, 13-18/Lk 9:51-62
GOSPEL MEDITATION - ENCOURAGE
DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE
The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
"They all ate and were satisfied." Why read the miracle
of the multiplication of the loaves this Sunday? Here
we see the mystery of our physical and spiritual realities
intermingling. Too often, they can feel separate. When
we go to Mass, how often we appear more ordinarily
human rather than stretching toward the divine.
Perhaps our experience of the Eucharist is fairly
mundane. We notice when a new sacramental wine has
been selected. We feel the varying textures of the host
and wonder if they'll ever bring back the one that tasted
distinctly like wheat. As we shuffle up to the front and
stride back to our pew, we notice the looks on people's
faces and the clothes on their backs. We get distracted
by the crying child, the man blowing his nose, and the
mechanical sound of the air conditioner kicking in. How
human we are, how earth-bound, how material!
And how good God is for entering into these selfsame
realities. How good God is for proclaiming "the kingdom
of God," for "heal[ing] those who needed to be cured," for
having mercy on a tired and hungry crowd. How many of
the crowd noticed what had been done for them? Did they
realize their dinner was a miracle? How often do we miss
the deeper reality of the Eucharist? Even if in the moment
of receiving Communion we don't experience radical
ecstasy and don't feel any different, there is a tangible
reality to cling to. Our God loves us enough to become
bread for us, not only to feed us but to be fed upon by us.
Please remember in your prayers Josh B., Pam Balow, Mike Bartow, Matt Bauman,
Dennis Buckholtz, Terry Cavicchio, Mary Cauley, Shawn
Dellgross, Amanda Dennis, Dave DeWitt, Shawn E.,
Francis Ernesty, George Estochin, Laura Estochin, Mary
Estochin, Corinne Estock, Bill G., Patty Gadek, Gerald,
Emerson Hendry, Barry Huey, Mitchell Johnson, Darlene
Jenniches, Karen, Jadon Kalp, Jim Kalp, Martha Kalp,
Megan Kalp, Francis Kantorik, Carol Kelly, Ray Keyser,
Ray Kostovny, Namon Lilly, Leslie Lloyd, Denise Mas-
tro, Juanita Miller, Richard Miller, Cathy Nilson, Regina
Nilson, Mindy O., Beth P., Chris Petrarca, Greg Petrucci,
Madeline R., Tracy Ritenour, Bernie Rusinko, Evan
Sander, Gertrude (Chub) Shaulis, Ted Shaulis, Yuvonne
Smith, Helen Sparks, Edie Spell, Ernestine Stanton, Jason
T., Linda Tidwell, Theresa, Colleen and sons, Denise
Thomas, Bryce Vargo, Wilma Wadsworth, Jane Waite,
Jim Walters, Margaret Witt, Cale White, and Denny
White.
PLEASE JOIN US FOR THIS SPECIAL
MASS AND RECEPTION.
PLEASE RSVP TO IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
PARISH OFFICE, 724-863-9550
BY JUNE 25
IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO ATTEND.
Please join us for Coffee & Donuts after
the 8:00 and 10:30 AM Masses.
A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust and A Parish of the Diocese of Greensburg
100th Anniversary Booklet Advertising… Adver-
tising is now being accepted for the commemorative
booklet. You are most welcome to place a business ad or
a personal congratulatory ad in the booklet. All ads are in
color. Please take an advertising form on the table in the
back of the church. The ad and payment is due by July 5th.
BIBLE Chapter 14 of the Book of Genesis relates that Melchis-
edek, the High Priest, who appears without ancestry
and without descendants (indicating eternity), offers to
Abraham a gift of bread and wine and blesses him.
Then Abraham, with the priest Levi still in his loins,
thanks him by giving tithes to this High Priest, the
“King of Salem”, the “King of Peace”. The Letter to the
Hebrews states that this is a fore-type of the Mass and
the Priesthood of Christ. Jesus is the eternal High Priest
who offers Himself once and for all on Golgotha, but
continually offers His Mystical Body in the Eucharistic
Liturgy and in the sufferings of the innocent and the
poor. When we were Baptized we became members of
his Mystical Body; when we receive Communion we eat
his flesh and grow spiritually into a more intimate union
with him.
St. Rita Church in Connellsville will hold their
annual Street Fair on July 11, 12, 13, from 5:30-10 p.m.
each evening on the parish grounds on First Street in
Connellsville. Featured will be Italian food, fried dough,
a bake sale, basket raffle/Chinese auction, a 50/50 draw-
ing, live entertainment and more. Come one, come all!
Meat Ticket Money is now due….All monies
collected for the June 30, 2019 side of beef, side of
pork and $200 Lowe’s gift card is now due. Please
contact Toni Terretti or Bill Pospisil. Thanks for all
your support of this 100th Anniversary fundraiser.
NEW EVANGELIZATION The Catholic Church evangelizes in many different
ways. First and foremost is the witness of individuals
living an authentically Christian life. Verbal proclamation
in a public forum by a trained evangelist and especially at
Mass by a prepared homilist is the next obvious
method. Catechetical instruction in the classroom and in
the homes is also essential in teaching the truths of our
Faith. Television, radio, the internet and other electronic
media are also important instruments in proclaiming the
Gospel, although the listener must learn to distinguish
between an opinion and the real truth. Personal contact at
home, at work, at school or in the recreation area provides
the opportunity for invitation and dialogue. Participation
in the liturgy and the sacraments offers the opportunity to
empower oneself and encourage each other.
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults The feast of “Corpus Christi” is the feast of the “Body
of Christ”, which signifies both his real presence in the
Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist and his Mystical Body,
the Church. In the Eucharist his body and blood become
food and drink for the faithful to consume in the form of
bread and wine whereby his body and ours are joined as
one: “He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in
me, and I in him.” (John 6: 56) “By communicating his
Spirit, Christ mystically constitutes as his body those
brothers of his who are called together from every
nation. Three aspects of the Church as the Body of Christ
are to be noted: the unity of all members with each other
as a result of their union with Christ; Christ as head of the
Body; and the Church as the bride of Christ.” (Catechism
of the Catholic Church, ## 788, 789)
Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish Car,
Truck & Motorcycle Show July 7, 2019 The 10th Annual Visitation Church Car, Truck &
Motorcycle Show will be held July 7, rain or shine,
at the parish parking lot, 740 W. Walnut St. in Mount
Pleasant. Proceeds benefit the parish. Vehicle registration
is 10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. The show concludes at 4 p.m. Food,
DJ, 50/50 raffle and door prizes.
For information, call 724-366-5930 or
email [email protected].
MAGNIFICAT BREAKFAST The Greensburg Chapter of Magnificat - A Ministry to Catholic Women is holding a Breakfast at the Ramada Hotel
and Convention Center, Rt. 30 East, Greensburg on Saturday, July 27, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon. Guest speaker
will be Bonnie Engstrom, whose son’s stillbirth and miraculous recovery is the miracle accepted by the Vatican for
Venerable Fulton Sheen’s canonization. Cost is $20.00, student rate $15.00. To register, please call Brenda by July 22 at
724-836-2094 or visit www.magnificatgreensburg.com to download a registration form. Please note that there is no
online registration.
100th Anniversary Pictures: Photo directory pictures will be taken on June 29th & 30th and July 13th &14th after
all masses. Help mark this important milestone in our history with your picture to showcase the entire parish family here
at St. Raymond. There is no cost associated with having your picture taken. If you have a great picture you would like
us to use it can be e-mailed to [email protected], please include the names of who is in the picture.
Our Weekly Offering OFFERTORY June 15 & 16, 2019
89 out of 388 = 23%
Envelopes $2,080.75
Loose $597.00
Monthly $210.00
Total $2,887.75
Needed for Expenses $4,600.00
Difference - $1,712.25
Many thanks and may God Bless you
for your generosity!!!
ST. RAYMOND - DLA UPDATE Contributions to Date $25,651.00
Diocese Target 24,161.00
Parish Target 24,161.00
The parish is sincerely grateful to all who have
participated in the Diocesan Lenten Appeal.
As of Monday, June 17, we have surpassed the
Diocese goal. The total of pledges and gifts is
$25,651.00. Again, thank you to those who have
responded to the DLA!
This Week in the Parish
This Sunday, June 23 - 8:00 a.m. Morning Mass
- 10:30 a.m. Morning Mass
Please join us for Coffee & Donuts after Masses
Saturday, June 29 - 4:00 p.m. Pray the Rosary (CH)
- 4:30 p.m. Evening Mass
Next Sunday, June 30 - 8:00 a.m. Morning Mass
- 10:30 a.m. Morning Mass
Please join us for Coffee & Donuts after Masses
(RC) = Rectory Chapel (RM) = Rectory Meeting Room
(CH) = Church (CL) = Classrooms (PH) = Parish Social Hall
The Second Collection for Peter’s Pence
and Support for the Holy See
Next week, the Second Envelope is for Peter’s Pence,
which provides Pope Frances with the funds he needs to
carry out his charitable works around the would. The
proceeds benefit our brothers and sisters on the margins
of society, including victims of war, oppression, and
disasters. Please be generous. For more information,
visit www.usccb.org/peters-pence.
Attention Parents! I know summer is just starting but we have to start plan-
ning for next school year. St. Raymond offers religious
education for Pre-K through 8th grade. If your child has
not attended previously and will be starting classes in the
Fall please let Bill Pospisil know.
MASSES THIS WEEK
Sat. - June 22 - Vigil: The Most Holy Body and Blood of
Christ
4:30 p.m. + Anne Coyne (Duane & Darlene Burns)
Sun. - June 23 - The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
8:00 a.m. Our Parish Members
10:30 a.m. + Paul Voke (Mary & Dennis Kurtz)
Mon. - June 24 - The Nativity of St. John the Baptist
8:00 a.m. Arlo Ohlee (Ray Werthman)
Tues. - June 25 - Weekday
8:00 a.m. + Pauline Oakes (Mr. & Mrs. Paul Minardi)
Wed. - June 26 - Weekday
8:00 a.m. Father Michael Salvagna
50th Year Ordination
(Richard & Angela Heidenreich)
Thurs. - June 27 - Weekday
8:00 a.m. Special Intention
Fri. - June 28 - The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
No Mass Scheduled
Sat. - June 29 - Vigil: St. Peter & Paul, Apostles
4:30 p.m. All Living & Deceased Members
of the Bizup Family (Joe & Elise Bizup)
Sun. - June 30 - Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:00 a.m. + Agnes Ritenour (Louis Ritenour)
10:30 a.m. Our Parish Members
LITURGICAL MINISTERS SERVERS
Sat. June 29 4:30 p.m. - Nicole Shinsky
Sun. June 30 8:00 a.m. - Kaylea Voke
Sun. June 30 10:30 a.m. - Tim Pisula
EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS
OF HOLY COMMUNION
Sat. June 29 4:30 p.m. - Darlene Grabill
- Dorothy Voke
- Susan Waite
Sun. June 30 8:00 a.m. - Kathleen Smith Mizak
- Karen Chearney
- Volunteer Needed
Sun. June 30 10:30 a.m. - Angela Herdenreich
- Cheryl Cupps
- Rachel Burke
READERS
Sat. June 29 4:30 p.m. - Ceal Solan
Sun. June 30 8:00 a.m. - Cindy Brangard
Sun. June 30 10:30 a.m. - Richard Heidenreich
Looking for singers and instruments for
the celebration of St. Raymond of the
Mountains 100th Anniversary.
If you are interested in joining us,
our first gathering will be held on
Thursday, July 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the church.