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St. Margaret of Scotland Parish
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The summer is going by way to quickly! A lot is happening at the school this week! We are hosting Camp Invention in the school cafeteria from 8:30 am-3:30 pm.
In the afternoon the school gym will be filled with a Basketball Camp for the boys'.
I will be traveling to Penn State for my annual Statewide Diocesan Assessment Meeting from Sunday through Wednesday. I always enjoy this time because it gives me a chance to meet with Catholic educators from across the state. I am always ready to "brag" about the great things happening here at St. Margaret of Scotland School.
Holy Family Church will hold their Festival August 2nd at the Syria Mosque Pavilion. There will be an outdoor Mass at Noon. There will be potato pancakes, stuffed cabbage, funnel cakes, and much more, along with games and live music.
Holy Trinity Church Festival will be on August 6-9, on the parish and school grounds on Steubenville Pike in Robinson Township. Hours are Thursday, Friday and Saturday 6-11 pm and Sunday 1-5 pm. There will be food, games, raffles, rides, entertainment and much more.
Thank you to all who donated to our Blood Drive last weekend! We were able to donated 36 units of blood to the Central Blood Bank. Your efforts to save a life are to be commended!
Bishop Canevin High School will hold their Youth Summer Football Camp July 27-29, from 9 am - Noon, at the school. The camp is open to boys ages 8-13. Campers will participate in individual and team oriented drills. Cost is $75 and includes a free t-shirt. Camp staff consists of Head Football Coach Bob Jacoby, assistant coaches and past and current Bishop Canevin football players.
Natural Family Planning (NFP) is the method of preventing or achieving pregnancy that is sanctioned by the Catholic Church. The week of July 19 - 25, 2009 has been designated at NFP Week. Modern NFP methods are highly reliable, cost effective and have no harmful chemical or medical side effects. Classes are scheduled at various parishes and at Mercy Hospital. For more information call 412-456-3160 or go to www.diopitt.org/education/nfp.htm.
We welcome both men and women to offer this prayerful ministry for deceased members of the parish, as well as it being an outreach and comfort to the families. Our Vigil prayers are said at the Funeral Home, 3:00 pm the day before the Mass of Christian Burial. To join us in this special ministry call Loretta at 412-921-6259 or Joe at 412-680-8643.
Altar Candles are given this week in remembrance of Joseph Blume, from his sister Peggy Blume.
ALTAR SERVERS FOR JULY 25 AND 26, 2009:
Saturday, July 25
Wedding 2:00 pm - Katelyn Maurer and Ian McFarland
4:00 pm - Joshua Short and Austen Tarabay
Sunday, July 26
8:00 am - Ryan Praskovich and Elizabeth Stamerra
10:00 am - Devan and Dylan Procopio
12:15 pm - Nicole McFarland and Dominic Palmosina
There will be a parents Informational Meeting for the Girls' Volleyball Team on Tuesday, July 28th, at 7:00 pm, in the school cafeteria.
Ruth Trosky, a member of our parish.
Members will meet in the Hoehle House on Monday, July 27th, at 7:00 pm.
St. Margaret of Scotland Parish
Vacation Bible School
August 3-7
9:00 am until Noon
For a registration form call:
412 921-1613
or go to www.stmargaretofscotlandparish.org
If you missed the meeting and would still like to volunteer, please call the office 412 921-1613. If you will be on vacation that week but would like to help with set design we could use your help the week before.
The next and final meeting before VBS for volunteers will be held on Tuesday, July 28th, at 6:30 pm, in the Parish Office. Please bring a tee shirt with you (any color except black or dark blue) to be decorated so that you can wear it for the week of VBS. If it is a new shirt please wash it and do not use fabric softener.
Odds' n Ends needed for VBS - We are still in need of clean, large pieces of cardboard, old shoes, boots or slippers for a "silly shoes" game, hula hoops, pool noodles and green twin size bed sheets. They can either be donated or returned to you. If you can help out with these items please call 412-921-1613.
Weekly OfferingOffertory $10,436.66 |
Silence is sacred. No words can adequately express the mystery of God. Everything we try to say falls short. In quiet, we can sense God's presence even more deeply than in sound. At designated times of Mass, we fall silent to offer prayers, to reflect on the Scripture, or to thank God for the Eucharist. But even before the celebration itself, it is commendable that silence be observed in the church, the sacristy, the vesting room, and in adjacent areas, so that all may dispose themselves to carry out the sacred action in a devout and fitting manner” (General Instructions of the Roman Missal 45.)
Many sounds precede Mass. At home, and in the car, you may have the television or radio on, or you may be conversing with family and friends about many things. At church, in the minutes before Mass begins, you might hear people greeting people, someone leading a rosary, musicians tuning their instruments, cantors rehearsing the psalm, or coins plunking in the Poor Box. The organist might play a prelude, or the song leader might rehearse a hymn with you. All these sounds serve some purpose, and they help prepare us for the Eucharist.
But some time of silence before hand helps everyone enter the Mass devoutly. In silent prayer, we think about the role we are to play, the songs we will sing, the prayers we will offer, the Scriptures we will hear, the sacrifice we make, the service we give to our neighbor, and the presence of Jesus Christ, who comes to us in the sacrament to nourish us at this Mass and throughout the week. His holiness renders us speechless.
Please be sure cell phones are off during Mass.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
4:00 pm Tyler Smith (Ann Jarecki and Family)
Sunday, July 19, 2009 - 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:00 am For the Living and Deceased Parishioners
10:00 am Jack Weiland (Wife, Betty)
12:15 pm Eleanor and Rocco DeFilippo (Daughter)
Monday, July 20, 2009 - St. Apolinaris
9:00 am Vincent "Jim" Falvo (Bob and Peg Carter)
Tuesday, July 21, 2009 - St. Lawrence
9:00 am Elaine Penz (Penz Family)
Wednesday, July 22, 2009 - Mary Magdalene
9:00 am Betty Schneider (Virginia McCloskey)
Thursday, July 23, 2009 - St. Bridget
9:00 am Eric Miller (Carol, Bob and Amanda)
Friday, July 24, 2009
9:00 am James Biancaniello (Mom)
Saturday, July 25, 2009
2:00 pm Jennifer Scanlon and Kevin Roach
WEDDING
4:00 pm John Bauer (Family)
Sunday, July 26, 2009 - 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:00 am Mary Ann Shaw (Carl and Audrey Henn)
10:00 am For the Living and deceased Parishioners
12:15 pm Zoila Yannini (St. Margaret of Scotland Adult Choir)