Your Catholic Community of Avella, Bulger, Burgettstown, Imperial, McDonald, and Oakdale. Our Lady of Lourdes

1109 Main St. Burgettstown, PA 15021

724-947-3363

St. Ann 967 Grant St.

Bulger, PA 15019 724-796-3791

St. Alphonsus 219 W. Lincoln Ave. McDonald, PA 15057

724-926-2984

St. Columbkille 103 Church Rd.

Imperial, PA 15126 724-695-7325

St. Michael 95 Highland Ave. Avella, PA 15312

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St. Patrick 7322 Noblestown Rd. Oakdale, PA 15071

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Sacraments - Gifts of Divine Life BAPTISM Call the Rectory Office to schedule. NOTE: Parents must attend a Baptism Seminar before the actual Baptism. You must register ahead of time if you wish to attend. Please call 724-695-7325 or stcolumbkilleparish@comcast.net

RECONCILIATION Saturday: 12:00-12:30 p.m. St. Columbkille 3:15-3:40 p.m. St. Alphonsus 3:15-3:40 p.m. St. Michael 4:15-4:40 p.m. Our Lady of Lourdes Tuesday: 7:30-7:45 a.m. St. Patrick Thursday: 7:30-7:45 a.m. St. Patrick Friday: 7:30-7:45 a.m. St. Ann

EUCHARIST See Mass schedule inside. Communion to the sick and shut-ins: every Sunday by an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion.

CONFIRMATION Adults: For information, please call the rectory. Youth: After 3 consecutive years of Religious Instruction.

MARRIAGE Arrangements for a marriage date should be made six months in advance. All couples are required to receive pre-marriage instructions. For information, please call the Rectory Office, or the Faith Formation Office of the Diocese of Pittsburgh at 412-456-3114, or www.diopitt.org.

St. Columbkille, Imperial, Pennsylvania September 1, 2019 Page 2 Each year the Diocese of Pittsburgh recognizes the crowning achievement of those couples celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary in the current year

with a Mass presided by Bishop Zubik at St. Paul’s Cathedral, followed by a light reception. Due to scheduling conflicts, the Golden Wedding Anniversary will take place later then usual. The celebration will now occur on November 17, 2019. Mass will begin at 2:30 p.m. If you and your spouse are celebrating your 50th anniversary this year and would like to participate, please RSVP by contacting our parish office which will turn your names in to the Diocese. Please give the parish office the following information: • Husband name • Wife name (including maiden name) • Date of Marriage • Couple’s mailing address • Couple’s best phone Participants will receive a personal invitation with instructions from diocesan offices after the parish submits the names of those who will attend. Couples are welcome to bring as many loved ones to the celebration as they wish.

Parish Membership: Anyone wishing to become a member of the parish may register via parish website (grouping329.org) or by calling one of the parish offices. Letters to serve as Confirmation or Baptism Sponsor can be issued only to registered, participating parishioners who meet sponsorship eligibility.

Reminder to Parents: Faith Formation Classes begin September 16, at St. Columbkille Parish.

REGISTER NOW! The deadline to register for CCD has passed. If you have not yet registered, please do so ASAP. You can send in a paper registration or submit one electronically via the parish website. For more info., please visit www.grouping329.org/ccd-registration.

A Flea Market will be sponsored by the SNPJ Lodge 106 on Saturday, September 14, on West Allegheny Road, Imperial, PA 15126. All kinds of treasures can be found: tools, garden items, art, jewelry, music, books, crafts, household goods, antiques. There is sure to be something for everyone! Refreshments will be available for purchase.

Saint Columbkille Church Support Last week’s collections

Assumption…………………………………….$84.00 Maintenance………………………………….$128.00 Offertory……………………………………..$5557.00 Bishop Education Fund……………………..$20.00

Thank you for your continued generosity and support to your parish.

And the winner is……………………! Thanks to popular vote, the Our Lady of Lourdes Fall Sunday dinner will be Cabbage Rolls. So on Sun., Sep.15, 2019, from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in St. Bernadette Hall, we will be serving a wonderful dinner of cabbage

rolls, mashed potatoes, vegetable, rolls, and dessert. Tickets are $12.00 for adults and $6.00 for children 12 and under. Contact the OLOL rectory at (724) 947-3363.

…..The Christian Mothers & Guild would love to see you at our first meeting of the season on Sunday, September 15, at 12:15 p.m. in the parish hall. We will be playing “Welcome Back Bingo,” socializing with old and new friends

alike, and partaking of delicious refreshments. Come spend a delightful afternoon with us. …..For information on how to become a member, please contact Elaine at 412-680-1860, or Julie at podolinsky@verizon.net. All women are welcome!

HATE NOT! I will permit no one to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate them. —Booker T. Washington

The WAMA Food Pantry, located at 105 WA Road (warehouse behind Rite Aid) next distributions are: Tues., Sept. 10, from 9 a.m. to 12 Noon. Wed., Sept. 11, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.. Tues., Sept. 24, 9 a.m. to 12

Noon, and Wed., Sept. 25, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Tim or Linda at the Food Pantry @724-695-1305.

Our parish grouping is starting a Vocation Council to promote vocations to the priesthood, diaconate, and religious life. If you’d like to help with this important initiative, please contact Fr. Zach at 724-947-3363 or zgaliyas@diopitt.org

Holy Hours of Adoration & Benediction Our parish offers regular opportunities to adore our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament • St. Alphonsus: 1st, 3rd, & 5th Wednesdays

7-8 p.m. • St. Patrick: 2nd & 4th Wednesdays 7-8 p.m. • Our Lady of Lourdes: 1st Thurs. 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Next week’s second collection will be taken up for the Bishop’s Education Fund at all Masses. Parishioners are asked to pray about what God is calling them to give, and respond from a generous heart. Thank you for your donation.

Twenty-Second Sunday of Ordinary Time Page 3

Liturgy Schedule / Mass Intentions for the week at our faith family of six

Saturday, August 31 Vigil for Sunday 4:00 p.m. St. Alphonsus Dec. of the Kargle Family (Ray & Judy Kargle) 4:00 p.m. St. Michael Robert Gordon (Evelyn Brandenburg & Family) 5:00 p.m. Our Lady of Lourdes Ted Culley (Helen Cherok) 6:30 p.m. St. Columbkille For Our Parish Family Sunday, September 1 Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 a.m. St. Columbkille In Honor of Joe & Vi Stein’s Wedding Anniversary (Family) 8:30 a.m. St. Alphonsus Richard Fodse (John & Terri Watson) 9:00 a.m. St. Ann Stanley Semerod (Marian Curtis & Family) 9:00 a.m. Our Lady of Lourdes Richard J. Zelenko (Arletta & Family) 10:30 a.m. St. Patrick Pat Meehan (Jim Skoff & daughter, Karen) 11:00 a.m. St. Columbkille Robert Cinna (Colleen Cianfrocco) 11:00 a.m. St. Michael Galen Taylor (parents, Ken & Ann Taylor) Monday, September 2 Labor Day 8:00 a.m. St. Alphonsus Deceased of Garrity Family (Ray & Judy Kargle) 8:00 a.m. St. Columbkille For Our Parish Family Tuesday, September 3 St. Gregory the Great, Pope 8:00 a.m. St. Patrick Dolores Tessaro (Bernie Beaumont) 8:30 a.m. St. Michael Janet Burkhart (Margaret Burkhart & Family) Wednesday, September 4 8:30 a.m. Our Lady of Lourdes Mary Rotella (George Ratkovich, Jr.) 7:15 p.m. St. Columbkille Michael Eaton, 19th Anniv. (Barb & Dave) Thursday, September 5 8:00 a.m. St. Patrick Pat Meehan (Sophia Skoff) 6:30 p.m. Our Lady of Lourdes Andrew Sedlak (Jim & Peggy Held) Friday, September 6 8:00 a.m. St. Ann Ada Lonick (Noah & Shirley Bahn) 8:00 a.m. St. Alphonsus Frances Abbott (Family) Saturday, September 7 Vigil for Sunday 4:00 p.m. St. Alphonsus Paul Zibritosky (Family) 4:00 p.m. St. Michael Leo Cantwell (Mike Cancel) 5:00 p.m. Our Lady of Lourdes Edward & Susan Florio (Zawatski Family) 6:30 p.m. St. Columbkille Helen Gillo (CM/G) Sunday, September 8 Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 a.m. St. Columbkille William Reed (Tracy) 8:30 a.m. St. Alphonsus Albert Fages (Lillian, Chris, & Michael Bonnett) 9:00 a.m. St. Ann Ray Fratini (Pat Fratini) 9:00 a.m. Our Lady of Lourdes Tim Caskey (Rita Caskey) 10:30 a.m. St. Patrick Bill Beaumont (Bernie Beaumont) 11:00 a.m. St. Columbkille For Our Parish Family 11:00 a.m. St. Michael Anna Staszewski (Family) 12:00 p.m. *St. Alphonsus Picnic Mass, Heritage Park Pavilion, Offered for Peace in Our World

Congratulations to the parents of Luke Anthony Feola, and Ivan Thomas Spinneweber, who presented them for the Sacrament of Baptism on Sun., Aug. 25, 2019. We welcome Luke & Ivan to the family of God!

Our next baptism class is Mon., Sept. 9, at 7 p.m., in the St. Columbkille

rectory classroom. This class is open to any parishioners in our six-parish grouping who are having their first child baptized. You must register ahead of time if you wish to attend. Please contact Carmela Galloway at 724-695-7325 or stcolumbkilleparish@comcast.net.

Attention High Schoolers! Our first youth group event of the year will be a cookout on Sun., Sept. 15, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Lions Pavilion at North Fayette Park. There will be food, games, and info. on upcoming events. Stay tuned for more details!

We are looking for volunteers to help with our high school youth ministry program. Sessions

are usually twice a month, on Sunday evenings. If you are interested in offering your gifts and talents to the youth of our parish, please contact Fr. Zach at 724-947-3363 or zgaliyas@diopitt.org.

Attention, all Extra Ordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, Altar Servers, and Lectors! Schedules for Oct., Nov. & Dec. will be completed soon. The deadline is Mon., Sep. 16. Please e-mail Mary Kaye by that date at Kropf121@verizon.net.

In this week’s Gospel, Jesus was invited to dine at the home of a leader of the Pharisees and his guests. As He watched the guests maneuver for the places of honor at the table, Jesus proceeded to tell them a parable. The first part of the parable addressed where to sit at the table: “do not recline in the place of honor.” He followed this with a lesson to the host regarding his guest list: “invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind because of their inability to repay you.”

It does seem strange that Jesus would concern Himself with the Pharisees’ etiquette and hospitality issues. What was the point He was really trying to make? We should note that Luke stresses that Jesus was telling them a parable. In this parable, Jesus is using the “secular” form of hospitality and etiquette to help us understand the “divine” form of hospitality and etiquette. Jesus told the host that he should not invite his friends, relatives, or wealthy neighbors, but rather those who are poor, crippled, lame, and blind. He is telling us that we are not called to serve the people who can offer us retribution, but rather those who have nothing to offer us in return. We are called to serve the poorest of the poor, the sickest of the sick, and the most disabled of the handicapped - not only the physically handicapped, but also the mentally, economically, socially, and spiritually handicapped. If a host only serves people who are able to repay him for his generosity and his hospitality, then he is only seeking honor and recompense. He is not truly serving his neighbor, only himself.

In the first part and throughout this parable, Jesus teaches his followers to strive for humility, both in our relationship with God and others. This virtue is the proper attitude of a true disciple. If we assume the place of the lowly instead of the place of honor - if we spend time sitting with the poor, the sick, the lonely and those in despair, we will be able to see life from their perspective. Only then will we be able to better serve their wants and needs. Only then will we be worthy to inherit the kingdom prepared for us - or in Jesus’ words “be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

Who in your community would you find the most difficult to invite into your home for a meal? Or invite into your life? Who would you find it most difficult to trade places with socially or economically?

As I move on to the next chapter in my life, I want to take this opportunity to thank all of the parishioners of St. Columbkille Parish for their hospitality, support, and kindness. I hope I have helped you in your faith journey as much as you have helped me. Please know that I will always keep you in my thoughts and prayers.

May God bless you.

The Living Word

Jay Speca - Director of Faith Formation

~ Fr. Paul ~ Fr. Paul

The Marian icon display will not take place at St. Columbkille as previously advertised. Please note the Correction:

A Marian icon, “Our lady, Help of Persecuted Christians”

will be on display at St. Ann and St. Michael on Sunday,

September 29. Stay tuned for more details.

PARISH CALENDAR THIS WEEK

Wed., Sept. 4 Senior Citizen Luncheon 12 Noon Parish Hall Holy Hour/Benediction 7-8 p.m. St. Alphonsus

Thurs.,Sept. 5 Choir Practice 7 p.m. Church Holy Hour/Benediction 5:30 –6:30 p.m. OLOL

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