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Your Catholic Community of Avella, Bulger, Burgettstown, Imperial, McDonald, Oakdale

St. Alphonsus St. Ann St. Columbkille

St. Michael Our Lady of Lourdes St. Patrick

We follow JESUS CHRIST, fed by EUCHARIST and WORD, called to LOVE, SERVE, and WELCOME all.

Our Lady of Lourdes

1109 Main St.

Burgettstown PA 15021

Confession Schedule

Until coronavirus

restrictions are lifted:

Saturdays in church parking lots:

12-12:30 p.m. St. Columbkille

2:00-2:45 p.m. Our Lady of Lourdes

Mass Times

Saturday evening Vigil

4:00 p.m. St. Alphonsus

4:00 p.m. Our Lady of Lourdes

6:30 p.m. St. Columbkille

Sunday

8:00 a.m. St. Ann

8:00 a.m. St. Columbkille

8:30 a.m. St. Alphonsus


10:00 a.m. St. Michael

10:30 a.m. St. Patrick


Monday



Tuesday


8:30 a.m. St. Michael

Wednesday

8:30 a.m. Our Lady of Lourdes

7:15 p.m. St. Columbkille

Thursday



Friday


8:00 a.m. St. Ann

St. Columbkille

103 Church Rd

Imperial PA 15126

visit our parish website at grouping329.org

St. Ann

967 Grant St.

Bulger PA 15019

St. Michael

97 Highland Ave

Avella PA 15312

St. Patrick

7322 Noblestown Rd

Oakdale PA 15071

Church Locations:

St. Alphonsus

219 W Lincoln Av

McDonald PA 15057

Contact Us

Parish Office:

103 Church Rd Tel: 724-695-7325

Imperial PA 15126 Fax: 724-695-9202

[email protected] Parish Hall: 724-695-9084

SUNDAY, MAY 31, 2020�

Parish Office

For the health and safety of clergy, staff and

parishioners, the parish office is not open at

this time. However, the USPS mail is being

delivered and processed, and telephone calls

continue to be received and returned.

Envelopes

Some parishioners have asked how they can

continue to tithe to the church with no

“collection basket.” You may mail checks to

the church (see addresses below), or enroll in

the online option (see next page for info.)

Your generosity is appreciated. At the same

time, we do understand that many people face

economic hardship during this difficult pan-

demic. Our prayers are with them, and for all

who are struggling through this time.

Mass Schedule

For the time being, we are discontinuing

the printing the Mass schedule in the

bulletin. The last Mass intentions were

satisfied on Sunday, March 22. All oth-

er Masses will be rescheduled at an-

other date. We will inform the parish

when that takes place.

Online Giving is now active in our parish!

You have many options to give. Go to https://grouping329.org/

donate to set up online giving.

�� It’s convenient—you don’t have to go through the trouble of

writing a check, sticking it in an envelope, writing an amount

on the envelope and remembering to bring it with you to

church.

�� It’s easy—if you select the “recurring payment” option, you don’t have

to remember every week or every month to make a donation. Once you set up the amount and frequency,

the donations will be made automatically.

�� It’s consistent—if you miss church for any reason, you’re still able to support the parish.

�� It’s easier to process—our volunteers who count money will have an easier time because online pay-

ments are processed electronically.

�� It gives you more control—if you create a profile, you’ll be able to log in any time and see your giving

history. You can change the amount and frequency of your giving any time.

�� It’s secure—Vanco, our payment processor, maintains the highest level of PCI-compliance to ensure

the security of donations.

NEW WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE

At this time, public celebration of Masses in our churches remains limited. When our

churches do re-open, this will be the weekend Mass schedule:

Saturday Sunday

4pm Our Lady Of Lourdes 8am St. Ann

4pm St. Alphonsus 8am St. Columbkille

6:30pm St. Columbkille 8:30am St. Alphonsus

10am St. Columbkille

10am St. Michael

10:30am St. Patrick

12pm Our Lady Of Lourdes

While we await the next steps, a temporary schedule is in place for weekday Masses (see

below). To hear the latest news and updates, please continue to check our parish

webpage (grouping329.org), and the diocese of Pittsburgh webpage (diopitt.org).

TEMPORARY WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE

Public Daily Mass will resume on Monday, June 1, at 8:00am at Our Lady of Lourdes

At this time, daily Mass is only being held publicly at Our Lady of Lourdes because it is

the largest church. This makes it easier to practice social distancing. Weekday Mass will

be celebrated Monday - Thursday at 8:00am, and Saturday at 8:00am. Please note there

is not a Friday Mass, and please note this Mass schedule is temporary.

Mass Intentions for the week:

Monday, June 1 - Richard Lounder by Frank & Sharon Bernabei

Tuesday, June 2 - Andrew Sedlak by Francine Lauro & Bill Diamond

Wednesday, June 3 - Doris McGraw (1st Anniversary) by Family

Thursday, June 4 - Cecilia Garritano by Chuck

* No Mass on Friday, June 5

Saturday, June 6 - Kathy McBee by Bob & Judy Allison

Weekday Masses will also continue to be livestreamed Monday through Saturday at

8:00am on our parish Facebook page.

It’s Pentecost Sunday,

the culmination of the Easter season,

and the birthday of the Church! We

have been gifted by the same Spirit

who transformed the disciples of

Jesus into brave evangelizers for the

faith. In one month we will celebrate

our own birthday into the reality of a

new parish. Jesus’ mission of

proclaiming the Gospel of God’s love

for all, which he entrusted to his

disciples and sealed in them by the

gift of his Spirit, is likewise given to

us this day to carry into the world. Let

us continue to pray for ourselves and

our new parish: “Come, Holy Spirit, fill

the hearts of your faithful, and kindle

in them the fire of your love.” �

Prayer in our six churches�

We have prayerfully decided to open each Church building for prayer one day per week.

This schedule is for the month of May only and will begin Monday May 18.�

� Monday �� Saint Alphonsus, McDonald�� 9:00am�3:00pm�

� Tuesday �� Saint Ann, Bulger�� 9:00am�3:00pm�

� Wednesday�� Saint Columbkille, Imperial�� 9:00am�3:00pm�

� Thursday�� Saint Michael, Avella�� 9:00am�3:00pm�

� Friday�� Our Lady of Lourdes, Burgettstown� � 9:00am�3:00pm�

� Saturday�� Saint Patrick, Oakdale�� 9:00am�3:00pm�

Please bring and please wear your own mask at all times. We ask that you enter the

designated door and exit from that same door. A limited area of the church will be

available for prayer. Restrooms will NOT be available.�

Please pray in the designated area. Please practice social distancing at all times (SIX

(6) Feet). Visitation will be limited to 25 people total. The churches are open for prayer

only at this time. �Please maintain silence at all times.�

Our six parishes . . . �

St. Patrick�

Our Lady of Lourdes�

St. Michael�

St. Columbkille�

St. Ann�

St. Alphonsus�

. . . forming a NEW parish�

Update on Reconciliation Schedule �

For the time being, our grouping is offering Confessions twice per week on Saturdays:� �

� � � 12pm�12:30pm in the parking lot of St. Columbkille�

� � � 2pm�2:45pm in the parking lot of Our Lady of Lourdes�

These will be�drive up confessions. Individuals making their confession should do so from

their car. The priest will be outside the car. Please wear a mask if you have one, and be six

feet from the priest. Just as privacy is respected in a regular�confessional by having only the

priest and the individual present, so also with these drive up confessions, it is hoped that, at

the time of confession, the only�individual in the car would be the one making their confession.�

Mass and Devotions Online �

Masses and Devotions are livestreamed on

our Grouping 329 Facebook page. Times are:�

� Daily Mass: � 8AM Monday�Saturday�

� Sunday Mass:� 9AM�

After each livestream, videos will be posted

to our Facebook page, YouTube channel and

our parish website, grouping329.org.�

Month of May Bible Verse

�

�

“My help comes from the Lord, �

the maker of heaven and earth.”�

Psalm 121:2

WAOB broadcasts exclusively Catholic program‐

ming 24 hours a day on 106.7 FM and 860 AM.

Tune in for Catholic Mass, daily Rosary, Divine

Mercy Chaplet, and inspirational programs.�

Rest in Peace �

Rita Marie Geier�

St. Columbkille�

�

Robert E. “Buck” Sember �

St Alphonsus�

�

John J. Mierun�

St. Columbkille�

�

Dolores Williams O’Rourke�

St. Columbkille�

�

Lillie Ragnoli�

Our Lady of Lourdes�

�

Donald F. Ransil�

St. Alphonsus�

�

May the souls of the faithful departed, through

the Mercy of God, rest in peace. �

Divorced and Separated Support Group�

The Divorced and Separated support group sponsored by Saints John & Paul Par-

ish is offering a virtual/online cycle of meetings beginning Monday, May 4, 2020. �

This peer�led group provides caring support to anyone who is experiencing the

pain of separation or divorce. Topics covered include anger, loneliness, annul-

ment, forgiveness, financial survival and more. �

Meetings are Monday evenings, 7:00�9:00pm and will be conducted via online vid-

eo/audio conferencing service Zoom or GoToMeeting. If you have questions or

would like more info contact Ralph Joy at 412�741�5456/[email protected])

or Dave Dobosh, (grouping329 parishioner @ 412�402�8531/

[email protected]. Advance registration is required to attend. Sign up at

https://www.divorcecare.org/groups/121470 �

THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS NEEDS YOU!�

The Knights of Columbus is an international Order of Catholic�men who are called to

lead with faith, protect our families, serve�others and defend our Catholic values in a

changing world.��

�

Our local council is seeking new men. You will find that membership�in the Knights

of Columbus brings many fraternal benefits.�If you are over the age of 18 and would

like to join, simply go to

KofC.org/joinus and enter our

council # 3440.� Join today

and receive a 50% discount

on your membership by�using

discount code PAKOFC (all

caps)� Any questions please

call Jack�Rosati�724�745�4902.�

Watch Presence: The Mystery of the Eucharist on FORMED�

Although the Eucharist appears to be simple bread and wine, it is actually the �

"source and summit" of the Christian life. The Mystery of the Eucharist explores

the truth and beauty of Christ's real

presence in the Eucharist, from its

origins in Sacred Scripture, to its

profound role in the life of the Church

and her members. It is the crescendo of

the entire story of salvation.�

�

1. Go to signup.formed.org� �

2. Find our parish: grouping329 �

3. Select “I belong to a Parish or Organization” �

4. Type your name & email address�

5. Check your email for link to enter FORMED�

+ Readings for Pentecost Sunday, May 31, 2020 + �

Until we can be present together for Sunday Mass, we can prayerfully enter into the

Liturgy through the readings of the Word. �

Reading 1 Acts 2:1�11�

When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled,�

they were all in one place together.�

And suddenly there came from the sky�

a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the

entire house in which they were.�

Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire,

which parted and came to rest on each one of

them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit�

and began to speak in different tongues,�

as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim. Now there

were devout Jews from every nation under heaven

staying in Jerusalem. At this sound, they gathered

in a large crowd, but they were confused because

each one heard them speaking in his own language.�

They were astounded, and in amazement they

asked, “Are not all these people who are speaking

Galileans? Then how does each of us hear them in

his native language? We are Parthians, Medes,

and Elamites, inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Judea

and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and

Pamphylia, Egypt and the districts of Libya near

Cyrene, as well as travelers from Rome, both Jews

and converts to Judaism, Cretans and Arabs, yet

we hear them speaking in our own tongues of the

mighty acts of God.”�

The Word of the Lord…….R. Thanks be to God.�

�

Responsorial Psalm Psalm 104�

R. Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face

of the earth.�

Bless the LORD, O my soul!�

O LORD, my God, you are great indeed!�

How manifold are your works, O Lord!�

the earth is full of your creatures;�

R.�Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face

of the earth.�

May the glory of the LORD endure forever;�

may the LORD be glad in his works!�

Pleasing to him be my theme;�

I will be glad in the LORD.�

R.�Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face

of the earth.�

Responsorial Psalm cont’d�

If you take away their breath, they perish�

and return to their dust.�

When you send forth your spirit, they are created,�

and you renew the face of the earth.�

R.�Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of

the earth.�

�

Reading 2 1 Cor 12:3�7, 12�13�

Brothers and sisters:�

No one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy

Spirit. There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but

the same Spirit; there are different forms of service

but the same Lord; there are different workings but

the same God who produces all of them in everyone.�

To each individual the manifestation of the Spirit�

is given for some benefit.�

As a body is one though it has many parts, and all the

parts of the body, though many, are one body, so

also Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into

one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free

persons, and we were all given to drink of one Spirit.�

The Word of the Lord……....R. Thanks be to God.�

On June 1, the Church celebrates the

Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary,

Mother of the Church. This memorial

is celebrated every year on

the Monday after Pentecost.

+ Readings for the Pentecost Sunday, May 31, 2020 + �

Until we can be present together for Sunday Mass, we can prayerfully enter into the

Liturgy through the readings of the Word. �

Sequence�

Veni, Sancte Spiritus�

Come, Holy Spirit, come!�

And from your celestial home�

Shed a ray of light divine!�

Come, Father of the poor!�

Come, source of all our store!�

Come, within our bosoms shine.�

You, of comforters the best;�

You, the soul’s most welcome guest;�

Sweet refreshment here below;�

In our labor, rest most sweet;�

Grateful coolness in the heat;�

Solace in the midst of woe.�

O most blessed Light divine,�

Shine within these hearts of yours,�

And our inmost being fill!�

Where you are not, we have naught,�

Nothing good in deed or thought,�

Nothing free from taint of ill.�

Heal our wounds, our strength renew;�

On our dryness pour your dew;�

Wash the stains of guilt away:�

Bend the stubborn heart and will;�

Melt the frozen, warm the chill;�

Guide the steps that go astray.�

On the faithful, who adore�

And confess you, evermore�

In your sevenfold gift descend;�

Give them virtue’s sure reward;�

Give them your salvation, Lord;�

Give them joys that never end. Amen.�

Alleluia.�

�

Alleluia� � John 14:18 �

R.�Alleluia, alleluia.�

Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful�

and kindle in them the fire of your love. �

R.�Alleluia, alleluia.�

Gospel � � John 20:19�23 �

On the evening of that first day of the week,�

when the doors were locked, where the disciples

were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood

in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with

you.” �

When he had said this, he showed them his hands

and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw

the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be

with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send

you.”�

And when he had said this, he breathed on them

and said to them,�

“Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive

are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are

retained.” �

The Gospel of the Lord.�

R. Praise to You Lord Jesus Christ. �

Do not respond to appeals for gi� cards from our priests !! Please be aware that scammers are

emailing and tex�ng parishioners claiming to be their pastor and asking for gi� cards. If you receive

an email or text from one who claims to be your priest seeking gi� cards or money: DO NOT

RESPOND. Do not click on anything in the email. Call the parish office immediately to report it.

Anyone who has given money or gi� cards in response to such a request should call the police. Your

clergy will never make an urgent request for money or gi� cards via email or text. If you wonder

whether a parish request for giving is legi�mate, call the parish office to ask.�

FAITH FORMATION OFFICES

St. Alphonsus

Faith Formation: 412-874-5092

[email protected]

St. Ann


[email protected]

St. Columbkille

Faith Formation: 412-724-695-2146

[email protected]

St. Michael


[email protected]

Our Lady of Lourdes


[email protected]

St. Patrick


[email protected]

Catholic Community of Avella, Bulger, Burgettstown, Imperial, McDonald, Oakdale

Administrator Rev. Harry Bielewicz 724-695-7325 [email protected]

Parochial Vicar Rev. Zachary Galiyas 724-947-3363 [email protected]

In Residence Rev. James McDonough, JCL, STL & Rev. Benedetto P. Vaghetto, VJ, JCL

Pastoral Associate Sharon Serratore 724-926-2984 [email protected]

Parish Website grouping329.org

Baptisms are celebrated by appointment. First-time parents are asked to at-

tend Pre-Baptism Class, open to parishioners within our six-parish grouping.

Call 724-695-7325 or email [email protected]

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Baptism

Classes are suspended for the time being

Parish Membership

Anyone wishing to become a member of the parish may register via parish

website (grouping329.org) or by calling 724-695-7325. Letters to serve as

Confirmation or Baptism Sponsor can be issued only to registered and partici-

pating parishioners who meet sponsorship eligibility.

Holy Hours of Adoration & Benediction

Public, weekly Holy Hours and Benediction are

not taking place in the churches at this time.

Matrimony

To schedule a wedding, please call one of our parish

offices at least 6 months in advance.

Bulletin Items

To submit bulletin items, please contact Sharon Serratore at

[email protected] or 724-695-7325

Communion to the Sick Training �

Recently we had mandatory training for all those

who bring Communion to the Sick. For those who

missed the training, the materials were recently

mailed out. Once you’ve received them, please lis-

ten to the recording of the training at https://www.

grouping329.org/communion�to�the�sick�

PENNSYLVANIA CHILD LINE:

1-800-932-0313

DIOCESAN VICTIM ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR

OFFICE: (412)456-3093

HOTLINE: 1-888-808-1235

CALL 911 immediately if a child is in danger.

Readings for Sunday Mass

May 31, 2020 June 7, 2020

Reading 1 Acts 2:1-11 Reading 1 Exodus 34:4-6,8-9

Reading 2 1 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13 Reading 2 2 Corinthians 13:11-13

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