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St. Margaret of Scotland Parish
Fourth Sunday of Advent
This week ends our Advent Journey, “Wise Men Still Seek Him,” as a school community. We will add the gift of Myrrh to our Prayer Wall. The school students have prepared 500 bags of candy to be sent for a treat to the homeless that visit St. Mary's Red Door in Downtown Pittsburgh. The students have truly reached out to our community this Advent Season through our service projects. We have learned how exciting it can be to prepare and give gifts to others. Please stop by the school to witness our journey on the Prayer Wall!
Our annual Advent program was on Friday December 19th. A big thank-you goes out to Mrs. Olga Kaiser for planning our live Nativity for grades K-5. The students did a wonderful job! Students in Pre-School and 6-8 also did a wonderful job singing Christmas music under the direction of Mrs. Cancilla and Mrs. Gannon.
The students and staff wish all of you a Blessed Christmas!
Just in time for your Christmas giving. The Sisters of Divine Providence have reissued the following CD's: Christmas Always, Providence Resounds, and a Little Bit of Heaven (which is a collection of Irish songs.) CD's are available at stores where music is sold, including Borders- North Hills, and Duquesne University, or call Sister Mary Traupman at 412-391-7445, extension 5.
Ministers of Hospitality are needed for the Saturday, 4 pm Mass and Sunday 8 am Mass. We welcome women, as well as Youth Group members, and eighth graders, middle and high school students. If you interested, please call Joseph Goven, at 412-921-7008.
Last weekend was the first weekend of our gift wrapping fundraiser, and unfortunately we did not have any parishioners take advantage of our services. We will try again this weekend, in the hopes that some of you will take part in this fundraiser and bring some of your presents to be wrapped while you attend Mass. Simply bring your gifts (in a box if so desired) to the school cafeteria on the dates noted below and we will wrap them for you for the donation of your choosing!! We hope you will take advantage of our service!! Thank you in advance for your support! We will be wrapping gifts in the cafeteria on:
Saturday, December 20, 2008
In the afternoon. (3:30 pm - 5:30 pm)
Sunday, December 21, 2008
In the morning and early afternoon (7:45 am - 1:30 pm)
The Youth Group Bethel Bakery Baked Goods and Luminaria will be available for pick-up after ALL Masses this weekend, December 20th and 21st, in the school lobby. Please be sure to pick-up your orders so you can enjoy the goodies in time for Christmas!! Thank you to all who purchased items on our fundraising list this year, we really appreciate it.
Youth Group members are needed to help set-up and light the Christmas Eve luminaria around Church. Please contact "Robin by email" <robinsampogna_ at hotmail dot com> or at 412-999-4471, if you are able to assist on Christmas Eve prior to the Vigil Mass. Thank you!
On behalf of the entire Youth Group, I want to thank you for all of your support throughout 2008.
We couldn't do what we do without you! May Christ's birth be a reminder to us all of the
love and peace He has granted us, and may we grant these gifts unto others this Christmas Season.
We wish you and your families a Very Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year.
God Bless, Robin
CCD CLASSES are in session this week, December 22nd, and 23rd. CCD Classes have a break for Christmas and will begin again in January on the 12th and 13th.
Here's wishing all our parish families a Peaceful and Blessed Christmas!
A pre-baptism class will be held Sunday, January 18, 2009, after the 12:15 pm Mass,
in the Parish Office, for parents of children who wish to have their child baptized.
Call 412-921-1613 to register for this class.
The next class will be February 15, 2009.
Thank you to all the families who have completed their documents. They MUST be in the office no later than January 5, 2009.
Please remember that Saturday, January 24, 2009, is our Confirmation Retreat for students and sponsors. If sponsors cannot attend, a parents must accompany the student. The Retreat is an essential part of our Confirmation Preparation.
After the Parish Breakfast in November we had a number of requests for the following quiche recipe:
1 pound of sausage
9 eggs
12 slices of bread
3 cups of milk
1-1/2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1-1/2 t. dry mustard
1-1/2 salt and pepper to taste
Cook sausage, drain and cool.
Beat eggs and milk - fold in seasonings, cheese and bread (cubed.)
Fold in cooled sausage. Pour into 9x13 greased pan, refrigerate overnight.
Take out 1 hour before baking. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Cool slightly before slicing.
Recipe from Karen Maurer
We will be decorating the Church for Christmas this Sunday, December 21st, at 2:00 pm. Any time that you can give us in helping to decorate will be greatly appreciated.
Fr. Bud has been advised by Green Tree Borough that the police will be issuing parking citations to anyone violating the No Parking zones in our Church parking lot. It is a law that these areas must be available to emergency vehicles at all times. Thank you for your co-operation!
The Altar Candles this week are given in memory of Josephine Gennuso, from Theresa Bozzo.
Rachel's Vineyard, a weekend retreat designed to help the emotional and spiritual wounds of abortion, will be held on February 6-8, 2009, at the Spiritan Center in Bethel Park. In a confidential and supportive atmosphere, Rachel's Vineyard demonstrates God's love, forgiveness and compassion to women and men struggling with abortion's aftermath. Financial aid is available. The Retreat is sponsored by Catholic Charities and the Diocese of Pittsburgh. To register, or for more information, call Ann Depner at 412-456-6999. Registration deadline is January 30, 2009.
It's not too late! The raffle is tomorrow (Monday, December 22nd) at 9:00 pm. We can take returns in the school lobby from 7:30 pm until the drawing. Make sure you get your tickets in - remember each ticket has 5 chances to win. Good luck to everyone and thank you for your support.
There will be a second collection Christmas Eve and Christmas Day for the Christmas Charities for Children and Youth.
Weekly Offering
Offertory $11,372.90 |
“Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and they shall name
him Emmanuel” which means “God is with us.”
- Matthew 1:23
My Christmas prayer is that all of St. Margaret's parishioners and families will experience the birth of the Christ Child and that our parish will be transformed by His love and peace. May the joy and hope of the Holy Family be known in every home in our community of faith.
I pray in the spirit of thanksgiving for all who help to make the presence of Our Savior felt by all who worship at St. Margaret of Scotland. I offer special thanks to all who faithfully offer their talents to build up God's Kingdom among us, in particular our choir, lectors, extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist, altar servers, ministers of hospitality, sacristans, altar linen launders, church decorators, church cleaners, and also to our folk choir and resurrection choir.
I also would like to thank all who help the parish by their work with RCIA, those on the marriage preparation team, the wedding coordinators and the money counters.
Thanks to all parents who volunteer in anyway at the school or CCD, offering their many talents. Thanks also to those groups who bring support to the homebound or to the poor or to the mentally challenged. Thanks also in a special way to those who take part in the lives our youth, sharing of the faith is an example to us all.
There are many other organizations who make St. Margaret's a special place, thanks to all who help in any way to make our parish such a wonderful community.
As you celebrate Christmas with your friends and families please know that my prayers and heartfelt love are extended to all of you and your loved ones. May the blessings of the infant Jesus be yours in abundance at Christmas, and in the New Year!
Saturday, December 20, 2008
4:00 pm Edward Harmon (Fred and Eileen Henefeld and Family)
Sunday, December 21, 2008 - Fourth Sunday of Advent
8:00 am For the Living and Deceased Parishioners
10:00 am Rudy Martineck and Gov Gamble (John and Lydia Gamble)
12:15 pm Judy Kiel (Ann Marie and Harry Kramer)
Monday, December 22, 2008
9:00 am St. Anthony (Ann Williams)
Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - St. John of Kanty
9:00 am Bruno Cerceo (Family)
Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - Vigil of Christmas (Evening)
9:00 am Betty Scully (Husband and Children)
4:00 pm Jack Laquatra (Wife, Children and Grandchildren)
10:00 pm Harry E. Schroeder (Calla and Schroeder Families)
Thursday, December 25, 2008 - Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)
8:00 am Cas Jarecki (Wife, Ann and Family)
10:00 am James Costanzo, Sr. (Mary, Jimmy and Marie)
12:15 pm Nancy Pelino (Mary Lou and Bernie Zink)
Friday, December 26, 2008 - St. Stephen
9:00 am Florence Magilson (Karnek Family)
Saturday, December 27, 2008
4:00 pm Joseph Sinicrope (Wife and Family)
Sunday, December 28, 2008 - Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
8:00 am Albert Turkovich (Bergman Family)
10:00 am For the Living and Deceased Parishioners
12:15 pm Marie Manella (Mr. & Mrs. John Manella)