Pastor Rev. Robert L. Ruston

Sts. Gregory & Barnabas Parish Welcome to 

 Daily Mass: In Daisytown (See inside for locations)

8:00AM Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Friday

6:30PM Thursday

Weekend Liturgy:

Saturday: 4:00PM (Daisytown)

Sunday: 8:00AM (Bon Air)

10:00AM (Daisytown) Masses moved to Daisytown due to road construction on Truman Blvd—Only one mass on Sun-

day in Daisytown 10AM

120 Boltz Street 408 Luzon Avenue

Johnstown, PA 15902

Phone: 814-536-6818

Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00AM - 2:00PM

Visit us on the WEB!

www.ssgregbar.org

Join us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/groups/SSGregoryBarnabas/

Reconciliation: No schedule at this time.

Sacrament of Baptism: Parents are to be examples to their children by being regis-tered, active members of the Parish. Please call the rectory office to make arrangements.

Sacrament of Marriage: Couples planning to marry are to make arrangements at least nine months prior to their wedding date. Diocesan Guidelines regarding Marriage Prep-aration must be followed. The Catholic party/parties is/are to be registered, active members in the parish.

Anointing of the Sick: Please call the church office if you have a family member or friend in the hospital who would like to receive the Sacraments. The homebound and parishioners in nursing homes should also receive the Sacrament of the Sick and Holy Communion.

Parish Membership: New members are always welcome! If you are moving into, within, or out of the Parish, please call the Rectory Office and let us know.

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA): All who would like more information about membership in the Roman Catholic Church are invited to call the Church Office.

EMAIL: stsgregbar@dioceseaj.org

United In Christ MISSION STATEMENT

As Catholic Christians, we will live to serve God and each other. And do His will as one family united in Faith. We will teach, serve, and be an example to the youth of the parish that they will come to a full understanding of Christ and His plan for their lives. We will nurture the gifts and talents of all parish members and use them wisely for the glory of God. We will compassionately implement the Spiritual and Corporal works of Mercy for those in our Parish, Diocese and throughout the world. Through the celebration of the Sacraments, especially the Eucharist, we affirm our Communion with Christ and each other. All are welcome.

14 S O T J 5, 2020

Sts. Gregory & Barnabas Parish

MASS SCHEDULE (Mass Stipend $10)

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Sunday, July 5th 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time 10AM Mass in Daisytown only Wednesday, Fr. Bob’s Day off

Next Sunday, July 12th 15th Sunday in Ordinary time 10AM Mass in Daisytown Only

Family members are asked to present Offertory Gifts

July 5, 2020

 

RELIGIOUS ED INFORMATION

CHOIR PRACTICE

No Meetings at this time.

IN STITCHES

No Meetings at this time.

In your Prayers please remember

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Sister to Theresa York & John Podhorez and Aunt to several nieces & nephews; who died

recently. May She rest in peace. May God bless and console her

family.

Gospel Meditation—14th Sunday in Ordinary Time We are all familiar with the refrain, “You have put on Christ. In him you have been baptized. Allelu-ia, alleluia!” In Baptism, we “put on” Christ. In putting on Christ, we put on all that Christ is and represents: hope, faith, and love. We are no longer bound to the sins and failures of the flesh, that part of us that resists God and relies exclusively on human means. It also means that we are not in debt to our past, complete with its sins, failures, regrets, fears, and unfulfilled dreams. There is always hope. In putting on Christ, we put on God’s vision for the world, for all of His children and for us. We have been given a road map to guide our paths and a blueprint to follow for our life’s journey. There is no need for regret, and we are not tethered to our past. Is there anything in your past that you regret? Any decision or memory that continues to haunt you? We have all made mistakes, and we have this uncanny ability to continue beating ourselves up over things we can no longer do anything about, except learn from them. To put on Christ means that I can now bring God’s unconditional love to my hurtful memories and sinful choices. With each new moment and every new choice, I can start clean and live in freedom. Imagine adults when the disciples were preaching and baptizing. They came to baptism not really knowing who they were, with pasts that were broken, seeking to live the joy of the Gospel they heard spoken to them and wanting the love they saw witnessed in the lives of those who believed. What tremendous celebrations their baptisms must have been! They could now have the support of a com-munity, full participation in the sacraments of the church, focus for their disordered lives, consola-tion, healing, and an understanding of what life is really all about. Our lives are meant to be celebrations of the Spirit we have received in Baptism. How does that joy get expressed in and through you? When we truly understand that we have put on Christ, our burdens can become much lighter. It is odd that so many Christians look like they are carry-ing the weight of the world on their shoulders. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if those weights could be lifted and joy experienced! ©LPI

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T (SG) 8:00AM

W (SG) 8:00AM

T (SG) 6:30PM

F (SG) 8:00AM

S (SG) 4:00PM

S (SG) 10:00AM

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All masses will be in Daisytown due to road construction in Bon Air. Only one mass on Sunday 10AM.

Missalettes will not be available for mass. Here are the following Hymns for the next couple of months (copies will be available at mass if you need one):

Entrance Hymn: 414—ALL ARE WELCOME

Offertory Hymn: 589—I WANT TO WALK AS A CHILD OF THE LIGHT

Exit Hymn: 200—NOW THANK WE ALL OUR GOD

Using MASS OF CREATION

We will be honoring the following

Graduates this Sunday, July 19th <——NEW DATE

Mass is scheduled at 8AM Mass in Bon Air, but will be in Daisytown at 10AM if the road is still closed at

Frankstown Road & Truman Blvd

Conemaugh Valley: Ryan Sida, Lydia Sorchilla, James Cosgrove, Jessica Dumont, and Megan Hamilton

Greater Johnstown: Tiffany Washington

Bishop McCort: Emily Euen and Alec Lovejoy

We need 8x10 pictures, in an easel back frame, of the students for the display in front of the altar. Please make every effort to have those pictures to us by Wednesday, July 8th earlier would be best. They can be dropped off during the week at the parish office and will be returned to you immediately following the liturgy - please don’t leave without them. We would also hope that you all will be able to join us for this celebration.

***First Communion informa on 

will be posted in the next bulle n. 

 

***Confirma on informa on will 

be emailed out within the next cou-

ple of weeks.  

Do you know someone who needs pray-ers? Please contact Debbie Washington at 536-3616 or dlwashi@hotmail.com to place a name on the parish Prayer Chain! Boxes for requests are also located in the vestibules of our worship sites.

PRAYER CHAIN

 

Ryan Wood, Army; CDR. Nathan S. Brezovic, US Navy; Fr. Frantisek Hal-ka, Army; Lieutenant Colonel David Dietz, Army; Petty Officer Tony Pinkas, Navy; PVT Neisner Tyler, Ar-my National Guard, Fort Leonard Wood Missouri (Neisner being deployed to Afghanistan Jan 2020). Please contact the parish office (536-6818) if we need to add or re-move any of our military personnel from this list. Thank you.

PRAYERFUL REMEMBRANCE FOR

ALL SERVING IN THE MILITARY

PLEASE, if you have a loved one ad-mitted to the hospital or nursing home contact the office. The hospital may take your church information, but we are not always notified. Fr. Bob likes to get to the hospital in a timely man-ner, but cannot if he doesn’t know. Thanks for your help.

HOSPITALIZED READINGS FOR JULY 5TH

1st Reading – Zechariah 9:9-10 Thus says the LORD: Rejoice heartily, O daughter Zion, shout for joy, O

daughter Jerusalem! See, your king shall come to you; a just savior is he, meek, and riding on an ass, on a colt, the foal of an ass.

He shall banish the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem; the warrior’s bow shall be banished, and he shall proclaim peace to the na-tions. His dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.

Responsorial Psalm – Psalms 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13-14 R. (cf. 1) I will praise your name for ever, my king and my God.

or: R. Alleluia.

I will extol you, O my God and King, and I will bless your name forever and ever. Every day will I bless you, and I will praise your name forever and ever. R. I will praise your name for ever, my king and my God. or: R. Alleluia.

The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and of great kindness. The LORD is good to all and compassionate toward all his works. R. I will praise your name for ever, my king and my God. or: R. Alleluia.

Let all your works give you thanks, O LORD, and let your faithful ones bless you. Let them discourse of the glory of your kingdom and speak of your might. R. I will praise your name for ever, my king and my God. or: R. Alleluia.

The LORD is faithful in all his words and holy in all his works. The LORD lifts up all who are falling and raises up all who are bowed down. R. I will praise your name for ever, my king and my God. or: R. Alleluia.

2nd Reading – Romans 8:9, 11-13 Brothers and sisters: You are not in the flesh; on the contrary, you are in

the spirit, if only the Spirit of God dwells in you. Whoever does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.

If the Spirit of the one who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, the one who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also, through his Spirit that dwells in you.

Consequently, brothers and sisters, we are not debtors to the flesh, to live according to the flesh.

For if you live according to the flesh, you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

Lighter Side Bored Meeting After a long, dry sermon, the pastor an-nounced that he wished to meet with the church board following the close of the service. The first man to arrive and greet the min-ister was a total stranger. “You misunderstood,” the priest said. “This is a meeting of board members.” “I know,” said the man, “but if there is anyone here more bored than I am, I’d like to meet him.”

July 4th A Family Perspective by Bud Ozar Our na on is blessed with so many opportuni es our lives are o en frenzied as we try to take advantage of all the possibili es.   As we celebrate our Independence this weekend, perhaps we need to be aware of our dependence on fashion, fad and cultural pressure to consume.  

FINANCIAL NEWS Fiscal Year July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020

Offertory Totals for the week of June 28, 2020

Weekly Needs $5,000

6/28/2020 $3,812

(Over/under) $1,188

Weekly Offering $3,512

Misc. Income $51

Votive Candles $21

Building Fund $98

Fuel $100

Father’s Day $30

Total $3,812

TV M $10

L F / H C H D N E

$5

P ’ P $35 CMD 2020: $167

CMD:  THE CATHOLIC MINISTRIES DRIVE  supports 14 ministries  that provide  programs  and  services  beyond  the  resources  of  any  single parish. Your sacrificial gi s of prayer and treasure will make an imme-diate  impact on ministries  that care  for  the poor, strengthen  family life, nurture our youth, and provide leadership development for cler-gy and laity. All dona ons received beyond our parish target amount will be used for the needs of our parish. PLEASE MAKE ALL CHECKS PAYABLE TO STS GREGORY & BARNABAS CHURCH AND SEND ALL CATHOLIC MINISTRIES DRIVE CONTRBUTIONS TO STS GREGORY & BARNABAS CHURCH. PLEASE DO NOT SEND DIRECTLY TO THE DIO-CESE.  

READINGS FOR JULY 5TH CONTINUED Alleluia – CF. Matthew 11:25 R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth; you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the kingdom. R. Alleluia, alleluia. Gospel – Matthew 11:25-30

At that time Jesus exclaimed: “I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to little ones.

Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my

Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.”

“Come to me, all you who labor and are bur-dened, and I will give you rest.

Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves.

For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.” Communion Antiphon

Psalm 34 (33):9 Taste and see that the Lord is good;

blessed the man who seeks refuge in him. OR Matthew 11:28 Come to me, all who labor and are burdened,

and I will refresh you, says the Lord.

Kissing the Altar at Mass Question: Why do priests kiss the altar at the start of Mass? Answer: Our churches and chapels are filled with symbols. We might think of the more common symbols (like the crucifix, statues, stained-glass windows, vestment color and altar cloths) as well as major symbols (such as the pas-chal candle and the baptismal font). But there are some things that we can take for granted in our sacred spaces, be-cause unfortunately, they seem to just be part of the building, including three of the main symbols of our liturgy: the ambo (lectern), the chair for the priest celebrant, and the altar. These three objects are placed in a specially designated area called the sanctuary. They are the places where the Word of God is proclaimed, where the priest prays and presides at the celebration, and where the bread and wine are offered by the priest during the Eucharistic Prayer. Although each of these objects is sacred because of the role they play in our worship, the altar holds a special place. In a document containing the rules and instructions for the Mass — the “General Instruction of the Roman Missal” — we read: “The altar on which the Sacrifice of the Cross is made present under sacramental signs is also the table of the Lord to which the People of God is called together to participate in the Mass, as well as the center of the thanksgiving that is accomplished throughout the Eucharist” (no. 296). One of the ways that we recognize the importance of the altar is when the priest and deacon kiss the altar at the begin-ning of Mass. Kissing is an ancient act of devotion. Remember, we also kiss the cross on Good Friday, and the dea-con or priest kisses the “Book of the Gospels” after the Gospel is proclaimed. This act of devotion reminds us that the altar is a symbol of Jesus, the “living stone” (see 1 Peter 2:4), the foundation stone of our faith. It is a symbol gesture, but it is a powerful reminder of the One on whom our faith is built and in whose name we gather as the “household of faith” (see Galatians 6:10). To learn more, see the “Catechism of the Catholic Church” (no. 1382-1383). ©LPi

In The Community: COVER HILL Ladies Auxiliary Subs & Pizza Fundraiser: Subs $6 & Pizza $5. To order call Elsie 535-4963. Pre-Order by 5PM: Pick Up By 8:30AM

July 4th July 11th July 25th May 2nd Aug. 29th June 6th Sept. 26th Oct 3rd

at Cover Hill Volunteer Fire Co. Benefits the Cover Hill Ladies Aux.

ST. GREGORY & BARNABAS LAY MINISTRIES

Ministers are expected to take the responsibility to find a substi-tute if they cannot fulfill their assignment.

Liturgy July 4/5 July 11/12 July 18/19 4:00 PM Lector: D. Stroz Sorchilla Sorchilla

D EM: B P Harteis P Harteis P Harteis Servers:

10:00AM Lector: D EM: B M. Krawczyk

Servers:

Families and the Gospel July 5, 2020: Fourteenth Sunday (MT 11:25-30) Just as Jesus received a mission today, parents accept the mission of raising a family. Parents are not alone in this exhausting and difficult mission. Today Jesus tells us “Come to me and I will give your rest.”

SPECIAL  COLLECTION:  We will  have  a  two  baskets  set up  for  collec ons  July  11/12 Our  normal  collec on  bas-kets  and  another  set  for  a special  collec on  for  one  of our parish families - The For-gas  Family,  who  lost  their home  to  a  Fire  on May  26, 2020.  If  you  will  not  be  at mass  and  wish  to  donate, feel free to drop an envelope with  your  dona on  in  the collec on  basket  labeled (Forgas  Family)  and  we  will see that they get it.