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St. Margaret of Scotland Parish
Sixth Sunday of Easter
Happy Mother's Day!
A special prayer goes out to all of our Mother's, living and deceased!
Now that we are in May our field trips are in full swing! This week the fourth grade travels to Meadowcroft on Wednesday. The seventh and eighth grades will go to Duquesne University on Thursday to attend the English Festival. The second grade goes to the Zoo on Friday. May they all have safe, fun trips.
On Thursday the students will attend Mass at 10:00 am to celebrate The Ascension of the Lord.
Congratulations to the present students and the alumni of St. Margaret of Scotland School. St. Jude Hospital contacted Mrs. Crawford last week with the grand total of $95,052.88 that has been collected since we started doing the Math-a-Thon! A big thanks goes to Mrs. Edie Sortwell who also worked with this program.
The following students made the Honor Roll at Bishop Canevin:
Jody Mackin, Gregory McGuire, Gabrielle Salopek, James Tersak, Jacob Urbanek, Joseph Kelsch, Austen Tarabay, Abigail Trusky, Margaret Gegick, Robert Gustine, Colin Jones, Lucy Burgunder, Zachary Herrmann, Eric Hirschfeld, Brady Langmann, Kevin Mechas, Amanda Pachel, Kahlea DesMuke, Maura Gustine, Madeline McGuire, Elizabeth Wozniak, Mia Merlina, Ryan Praskovich, Sean Flanagan, Thomas Gegick, Nicole Gigliotti, Nico Palmosina, Amanda Capatolla, Tanner Macioce, Stephen Molitaris
St. Vincent de Paul Society members will meet on Monday, May 10 at 7:00 pm in the Hoehle House.
The Youth Group will be collecting items for our Semi-Annual Appalachia Donation Drive beginning Saturday, May 22 thru Wednesday, June 2. Please be sure to label your bags/boxes of donations with the contents. Donations can be dropped off on the back porch of the Parish Office. Mr. Mauti will be traveling to Appalachia the first weekend in June to deliver the items collected. Thank you for your support and assistance in helping those less fortunate than ourselves.
The Diocesan Youth Group Day at Kennywood is coming up in July. If you are interested in attending please contact Robin at 412-375-7858 or "by email." <robin_sampogna at hotmail dot com> Further information will be provided in upcoming bulletins.
There will be a combined collection for: Catholic Relief Services (which provides the foundation of support for the work of 6 major Catholic agencies working on international relief and development); Church in Central and Eastern Europe (that works with countries of Central and Eastern Europe tarnished by generations of religious persecution before the fall of Communism); Church in Latin America (their projects include catechetical and lay leadership programs in youth ministry, evangelization and formation for religious priests and deacons); and the Church in Africa (which is the fastest growing part of the Universal Church and facing tremendous challenges including the prevalence of HIV/AIDS, extreme poverty and rapid population growth.) The proceeds from this collection will be divided among the four causes listed above.
Only 4 weeks away! The dates are June 7-12, 2010. To volunteer visit the Parish Festival website at http://smosfestival.com
Registration forms for returning families are in the back of church on the Book Rack.
CCD classes for next session will remain the same, K through 8th grades, Monday and Tuesday, from 6:15 - 7:45 pm. Classes will be filled on a first come, first served basis. If your family is new to the CCD program please call the Religious Education Office (412-921-1613), or "by email." <smosdre at gmail dot com> Leave your name and address and a registration form will be mailed to you.
Baptism class for parents of children to be baptized will be next Sunday, May 16 after the 12:15 pm Mass. Please call to register (412-921-1613.)
ALTAR SERVERS FOR MAY 12, 13, 15 AND 16, 2010:
Wednesday Vigil - The Ascension of the Lord
May 12 at 7:00 pm
Kaitlynn Maurer and Ryan Praskovich
Thursday Evening - The Ascension of the Lord
May 13 at 7:00 pm
Danny Passatore and Erin Witt
Saturday, May 15
4:00 pm - Alaina McGuire and Elizabeth Stamerra
Sunday, May 16
8:00 am - Katelyn Kelsch and Ryan Roelle
10:00 am - David and Noel Blackhall
12:15 pm - Jarod Latta and Brian Wuenstel
We would love to see YOU at the Sunday Social next week, Sunday May 16! It only takes a few minutes to come over to the cafeteria after the 8:00 am and 10:00 am Masses to enjoy refreshments and conversation. Connect with friends and make new acquaintances. It is a simple opportunity to build our church community and a sweet way to launch the remainder of your day. The hosts for this month are members of the Prayer Ministry. Please come!
Flowers at the back of the Altar are given in loving memory of the following Mothers:
| Flowers are given by | In Memory of her Mother |
| Mae Basil | Saada Bassile |
| Barbara Burger | Nona Burger |
| Children & Grandchildren | Helen NimpferHess |
| Minnie Davies | Una Mae |
| Rosemary Rumpler | Elizabeth Schultz |
| Carol Scharf | Mary McCann |
St. Margaret of Scotland will hold our Vacation Bible School the week of July 26, 2010. All interested volunteers (teens and adults) please come to a meeting on Tuesday, May 18, at 6:20 pm in the Parish Office. If you would like to help but cannot attend that evening, please call us at 412-921-1613.
There are times when only a Mother's love can understand our tears,
can soothe our sadness and calm all of our fears.
There are times when only a Mother's love can share the joy we feel
when something we have dreamed about quite suddenly is real.
There are times when only a Mother's faith can help us on life's way
and inspire in us the confidence we need from day to day.
For a Mother's heart and a Mother's faith and a Mother's steadfast love
were fashioned by the Angels and sent from God above.
author unknown
Weekly OfferingOffertory $12,052.44 |
Two artists were asked to paint a portrait of peace. One painted a breath-taking, pastoral scene with rolling hills and majestic mountains and a quiet lake in the foreground, a lake without a ripple upon its surface. “That,” said the artist, “is peace!”
The other artist painted a similar setting, but the conditions were quite different. The sky was black and full of angry clouds. Fierce winds were raging as evidenced by tipped and bent trees. The lake appeared choppy and treacherous. A bad storm was obviously in progress. In the foreground, the artist painted a small bird in flight, going on with life as though the storm wasn't there. “That,” said the artist, “is peace!”
Both artists properly did what they were asked to do, but the second artist best depicted the peace that Jesus referred to in the gospel.
The word peace, when uttered in a setting of tragedy and difficulty and suffering, carried with it the idea of relief, the idea that conflict, turmoil and discomfort have come to an end. We have come to associated peace with the atmosphere of a cemetery.
It was because of this association that Jesus added a note of clarification when speaking of peace in the gospel. He did not want a “cemetery” peace to be confused with the peace he was offering. Since he knew that his disciples would experience anything but tranquility in the life ahead of them, he knew it was important to provide an inner peace, a peace that could be maintained despite the chaos and storms raging around them.
May the peace of Christ rest upon and remain with our Mothers as they endeavor to live out their calling to be living witnesses to Mary the Mother of Jesus.
A blessed Mother's Day, Mom!
Saturday, May 8, 2010
4:00 pm Ruth Rasky and Mary Jo Thieler (Donna McDonald and Family)
Sunday, May 9, 2010 - Sixth Sunday of Easter
Mother's Day
8:00 am Joel Rusonic (Family)
10:00 am Winifred and Gerard Yoest (Mary Costanzo and Family)
12:15 pm For Our Living and Deceased Parishioners
Monday, May 10, 2010
9:00 am Mary Malacane (Malacane Family)
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
9:00 am James M. Capanos (Gertrude Burgan)
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - SS. Nereus and Achilleus
9:00 am Leonard J. Walter (Carol and Ryan Roell)
7:00 pm Ronald Killebrew (Joann and Carl Masi)
Thursday, May 13, 2010 - The Ascension of the Lord
10:00 am Miriam (Mim) Osman (St. Margaret of Scotland Women's Guild)
12:05 pm Josephine Baratha (Ken and Dee Gerst)
7:00 pm Josephine Baratha (Lorie Irwin)
Friday, May 14, 2010 - St. Matthias
9:00 am James and Annette Hogan (Augusta Kairys)
Saturday, May 15, 2010
2:00 pm Erin Lenhart and Ryan Pover
WEDDING
4:00 pm For Our Living and Deceased Parishioners
Sunday, May 16, 2010
8:00 am Catherine Logue (Joe Kearney)
10:00 am Mary Malacane (Rita and Chuck Sassano)
12:15 pm Sister Jan Pritchard (Veronica Voke)