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St. Margaret of Scotland Parish
Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
There is an Open House over at the school Sunday after the 12:15 pm Mass. Please stop over and see:
The new computer lab
The 16 homerooms ready for the students to begin classes on Thursday
The new balcony entrance by Room 17
Treats and prizes are being sponsored by the PTG (Thank-you Mrs. Correa!)
A big thanks goes out to Amy Brooks, Charlie Olejar, Danny O'Connell and John Caivano for getting the school ready for the students. A special thanks to Mr. Brian Frank for all of his patience getting our computer room set up, the teachers computers ready, and now he is updating our website!
The teachers return “officially” tomorrow to begin three days of In-Service. Students in grades 1-8 will begin classes on Thursday. Thursday and Friday will be full days of school.
Pre-School and Kindergarten teachers will have a Parent Meeting on Wednesday night at 6:00 pm at the school. The Pre-School and Kindergarten students will be able to meet their teachers on Thursday between 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm, and on Friday between 9:30 am - 11:30am.
"Introduction to Braille" will be presented Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 1:30 pm in the Bower Hill Community Church in Mt. Lebanon for volunteers interested in learning Braille transcription. Volunteers are needed to Braille literary books, textbooks and other printed material for the visually impaired. Lessons and materials are free. For more information or to register for class (required) call Priscilla at 412-531-1883.
Good Samarian Festival (Ambridge) is holding their Festival on September 3-6, 2009. Live entertainment nightly, ethnic dinners daily, and a Polka Mass on Saturday with Native Son, Bishop David Zubik at 5:30 pm.
If you have the Diocese of Pittsburgh is planning its annual Golden Wedding celebration for couples married 50 years, which takes place on Sunday, November 8, 2009, at 3:00 pm, with Bishop Zubik celebrating Mass at St. Paul Cathedral. A reception will follow in the lower hall of the Cathedral.
If you are one of these couples celebrating your 50th Anniversary any time in 2009 and would like to receive an invitation to this event, please call the Parish Office at 412-921-0745, ext 8 no later than September 6, 2009.
St. Anne's Parish (Castle Shannon) Bowling League has moved to Legacy Lanes (formerly South Hills Bowl on Curry Hollow Road) and has openings for new members. They meet Wednesday evenings at 7:00 pm. It is a mixed adult group. They are looking for people to join them for fun and socialization. Call Karen at 412-653-3995 or Dorothy at 412-341-1392 for more information or to sign-up for the league.
Villa St. Joseph, a nursing care facility and sponsored ministry of the Sisters of St. Joseph, invites you to attend Young at Heart 2009, Friday, September 18th, at 6:30 pm at the LeMont Restaurant. Proceeds benefit the Benevolent Care Fund at Villa St. Joseph, which provides for approximately $400,000 annually to elderly residents in need.
This year's event features Special guest The Most Reverend Bishop David A. Zubik, entertainment by the Center for Young Musicians in Sewickley, live and silent auctions of sports memorabilia, vacation packages, and much more. Tickets for this event are $125 per person. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Ray Niedenberger at 724-869-6321.
Classes will begin September 21st and 22nd. Registration is ongoing. Some Monday classes are already filled to capacity. If you have a preference, register now. Forms are in the back of Church on the Book Rack. Registration confirmation letters will be sent through email this year. If you didn't list the family email on your form, or if your email has changed please call the office to update your email address, 412-921-1613.
Are you an adult who, for whatever reason, has not yet been Confirmed? Is your spouse Catholic or is your background in another faith, and you would like to find out about becoming Catholic? Please call 412-921-1613 for more information.
Baptism Class for parents of children to be baptized is scheduled for Sunday, September 13th after the 12:15 pm Mass in the Parish Office, directly across from the Church.
ALTAR SERVERS FOR AUGUST 29 AND 30:
Saturday, August 29
4:00 pm - Celina and Noelle DiPietro
Sunday, August 30
8:00 am - Antonio Casadei and Katie Correa
10:00 am - Immanuel Compomizzi and Lindsey Diehl
12:15 pm - Patrick Drake and Katie Flynn
Ladies, set aside some time for spiritual refreshment and join our Annual Women's Retreat. The date is November 6-8, 2009, at St. Paul's Monastery located on the South Side. For more information or registration call Pat King at 412-276-1473 or Mary Lou Einloth at 412-279-2490 or "email her" <mleinloth at comcast dot net> Please note the date listed above is the correct date.
Would anyone be interested in online Bible Study? There is a new one-year study with Fr. Donald Senior, C.P., who is president of the Catholic Theological Union, the largest Roman Catholic Graduate School of Ministry in the U.S. Fr. Senior is a faculty member and Professor of the New Testament, and a member of Passionist Congregation. He was ordained a priest in 1967 and received his Doctorate in the New Testament in 1972. If you are interested please call 412-921-1613.
Ministers of Hospitality are needed for the Saturday 4:00 pm and the Sunday 8:00 am and 10:00 am Masses. We welcome women, Youth Group members, eighth graders, middle and high school and college students. If interested please call Joseph Goven ( 412-921-7008.)
Altar Candles are given this week in memory of John F. Finnerty by the Scott Township Democratic Committee.
Are you interested in strengthening your faith? Enter into a deep personal relationship with Jesus through the methods of Centering Prayer and Lectic Divina. We will meet on Wednesday evenings at 7:00 pm in the Hoehle House starting on September 2nd.
Rose Nedrow, a member of our parish
We would like to take this opportunity to Thank all of the individual who advertise on the back page of our bulletin.
Weekly OfferingThe Weekly Offering will be listed in the next bulletin, August 30, 2009. |
PRAYER FOR THE YEAR OF THE PRIESTS
Loving Father,
You sent your Son Jesus into the world.
He is the Word made flesh.
The Priest of the new and eternal covenant,
And the Master who washed his followers' feet.
In your Providence
You have given your Church the order of priests,
The foremost co-workers of the bishop,
As ministers of Word and Sacrament
Stewards of the mysteries of your Son's death and resurrection.
Pour out on them the full measure of your Spirit's gifts
That they may shepherd your Church faithfully,
That the image of Christ, Our High Priest,
May be magnified in them.
Raise up many men
To answer your call to the priesthood.
Make them examples of discipleship
By strengthening them in
Prayer, fidelity, and service,
Celibacy and chastity, apostolic simplicity and obedience.
Sanctify your priests
As a sign of Christ, Head and Shepherd of the Church,
And make us all grateful for the indispensable gift of priesthood.
We ask this through the same Christ, our Lord.
Amen
Holy Mary, Mother of Priests, pray for us.
St. John Vianney, pray for us.
As a follow-up to last week's article on the “Year of the Priest,” families are encouraged to pray for priests and to promote vocations. Please consider praying this prayer on an ongoing basis.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
4:00 pm Miriam and Gene Rossi (25th Wedding Anniversary)
Sunday, August 23, 2009 - 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:00 am Carol Farragher (Judy, and Fred Conroy)
10:00 am For our Living and Deceased Parishioners
12:15 pm Carol Roberto (Wife, Lorraine and Family)
Monday, August 24, 2009 - St. Bartholomew
9:00 am Josephine Gennuso (St. Margaret of Scotland Women's Guild)
Tuesday, August 25, 2009 - St. Louis
9:00 am Irene Kizak (St. Margaret of Scotland School Staff)
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
9:00 am Jack Weiland (Wife, Betty)
Thursday, August 27, 2009 - St. Monica
9:00 am Clyde Scharf (Family)
Friday, August 28, 2009 - St. Augustine
9:00 am Mass of Thanksgiving (John and Lillian)
Saturday, August 29, 2009
2:00 pm Rebecca Sortwell and Barry Covington
WEDDING
4:00 pm Betty Smersky (Husband)
Sunday, August 30, 2009 - 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:00 am Joshua Malfatti (Wife, Mary Malfatti)
10:00 am Robert J. Kotula (Mother, Pauline and Kotula Family)
12:15 pm For our Living and Deceased Parishioners