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St. Margaret of Scotland Parish
Seventh Sunday of Easter
The Spring Field Trips begin this week! On Thursday the Kindergarten will travel to the Zoo, grade 1 to Round Hill Farm and grades 6 and 7 will travel to various sites in the city.
The eighth graders will travel to Nemacolin on Thursday! They send thanks out to all of you who bought baked goods at the Fish Fry or tickets for the “Dinner A Month” raffle. Both of these fundraisers helped pay for their trip!
Our first Rummage Sale will be on Saturday and Sunday from 8:30 am - 2:00 pm in the Convent. Please stop by and shop. All proceeds benefit the Parish Festival that is only a few weeks away!
Each year during Catholic Schools Week we sponsor a Junior Achievement Day. The students in all grades have parent volunteers come and teach various topics dealing with economy and business. Schools that reach 100% participation in the program are eligible to receive a small grant to apply to student's tuition aid! I am happy to announce that I received a check for $600 this week from Junior Achievement. We thank Junior Achievement for their constant support of Catholic education.
The Women's Guild of St. Mary Church, in Sewickley is holding their Annual Spring Luncheon and Card Party on Tuesday, May 18 from Noon-3:00 pm. The cost is $8. There will be a 50/50 Raffle and Door Prizes. For reservations call 412-741-6460.
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
The Chinese Auction at St. Margaret of Scotland Parish Festival last year was such a success that it was decided to have it again this year. We are asking parishioners to donate items for this sale. For more information contact, Crissy Gamble at 412-343-8543 or Lynn Gigliotti at 412-922-5680. Thank you for your support.
Ride-All-Day advance school ticket price is $21.00. Cash or money order only. Checks will not be accepted. Tickets for adults 55+ are $17.49 all day, or $9.99 after 5:00 pm, and can be purchased at the gate. Children 2 and younger are free. Tickets go on sale at St. Margaret School on Friday, May 28 from 9:00 am until 11:00 am and also on Tuesday June 1, from 10:30 am until 1:00 pm. You may also purchase tickets by calling Jenny Becker at 412-922-6558. Giant Eagle will be selling ticket for $24.99, Fuel Perks are not available with this purchase. Credit cards and cash will be accepted at Giant Eagle.
Only 3 weeks away!
June 7-12, 2010.
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.
ALTAR SERVERS FOR MAY 22 AND 23, 2010
Saturday, May 22
4:00 pm - Maggie Frost and Sara Hnatiw
Sunday, May 23
8:00 am - Jenny Murtha and Dominic Palmosina
10:00 am - Nicholas Anderjack and Kevin Mechas
12:15 pm - Courtney Alexander and Jacob Brooks
The popular musical Forever Plaid will open St. Vincent Summer Theatre on May 27 to June 19. The performance will take place in the air-conditioned Robert S. Carey Student Center on the college campus in Latrobe. There is free shuttle service from the parking area and an outdoor Cabaret after the performance. For more information call 724-537-8900 or visit: st.vincentedu./summer theatre.
The sacramental wine this week is in memory of Don P. Story, Jr., donated by his family.
One is nearer God's heart in a garden than anywhere else on earth.
--anonymous
Bishop David A. Zubik invites you to join together this coming Pentecost for a special celebration of the gift of the Eucharist. There will be a special Forty Hours Devotion on Thursday, May 20, through Friday evening, May 21 at St. Paul Seminary. The Catholic Men's Fellowship, the Legion of Mary, Magnificat and the Mother's Hope Foundation are collaborating in this special event. Mass will begin at 6:30 pm on Thursday and close with Benediction at 10:00 pm Friday. To sign up for this devotion or for more information, call 724-782-0092 or email: CMFPITT.org.
The Altar Candles are given this week in memory of Gerald Delligatti by Donald and Marlene Delligatti.
Saturday and Sunday, May 22 and 23, 2010
From 8:00 am until 2:00 pm
Inside the Convent
Proceeds will go into the Parish Festival Fund,
which benefits the parish and school.
For Wednesday - May 26
We need help to pack un-sold items and load trucks. Unsold items from the Sale will be donated to Fr. Beiting's Mission in Appalachia. Fr. Tom Lewandowsi, of St. Camillus Church, New Castle, is bringing a truck to collect the items on Wednesday, May 26 at 7:00 pm. We need packers from 1:00 pm on and loaders beginning at 6:30 pm. Please call 412-531-0747, we need you! Thank you. See you at the Sale!
Dove Award-winning Christian music artist John Michael Talbot will be at St. Bernard Church in Mt. Lebanon, for a two-day series, Wednesday and Thursday, May 26 and 27 at 7:30 pm. There is no charge - all are welcome. Free-will offerings will be accepted.
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 6:30 pm in the Parish Office. If you would like to help but cannot attend that evening, please call us at 412-921-1613.
Weekly Offering Offertory……$10,126.87 |
The setting for today's gospel is the Last Supper before Jesus died. The reading is from our Lord's last discourse to his disciples. It is the part where Jesus prays aloud to his Father in the presence of his disciples: Father may they be one in us, as you are in me and I am in you… I have made your name known to them… so that the love with which you loved me may be in them, so that I may be in them.” Since it is part of our Lord's farewell address, the prayer seems to race over a lot of his last-minute concerns. With so little time left, only the urgent issues surface to his human consciousness.
Jesus worried about our unity with one another. He is anxious about how we will love each other. He is wondering about whether we will end up sharing his glory.
This stream-of-consciousness type of prayer is significant to us not only because of the ultimate issues it raises, but also because it is a model of how we should pray sometimes. Too often we restrict our praying to a recitation of set prayers and formulas, like the rosary or a litany or the invocations of some novena ritual. Such prayers in themselves are excellent. But, they are not the only way we can pray. Sometimes we can use our stream-of-consciousness to pray, the way Jesus did in John's gospel.
As our worries surface, we can speak about them to God our Father, for he cares about us more than many sparrows or lilies of the field.
As our fears make themselves felt, we can share them with the Lord Jesus, for he too knows what it felt like to be afraid.
As our dreams and hopes reveal themselves, we can set them before the Holy Spirit, for he may be the inspiration behind them and he is the one who can bring them to completion.
Stream-of-consciousness praying makes us more aware of the needs of other people - especially those closest to us. Like, Jesus, we end up praying for unity and love in our family and parish; for food and work for the poor; for freedom and justice throughout the world.
Saturday, May 15, 2010
4:00 pm For Our Living and Deceased Parishioners
Sunday, May 16, 2010 - Seventh Sunday of Easter
8:00 am Catherine Logue (Joe Kearney)
10:00 am Mary Malacane (Rita and Chuck Sassano)
12:15 pm Sister Jan Pritchard (Veronica Voke)
Monday, May 17, 2010
9:00 am Andrew Saporito (Daughters)
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 - St. John
9:00 am John Boyle (Wife)
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
9:00 am Christine Boehm (Virginia McCloskey)
Thursday, May 20, 2010 - St. Bemardine
9:00 am Christine Boehm (Jane Vater and Family)
Friday, May 21, 2010 - St. Christopher
9:00 am Jim Bentz (Sister)
Saturday, May 22, 2010
2:00 pm Melanie Hildebrand & Francis Vermeulen, III
WEDDING
4:00 pm Ruth Trosky (Ruth and Leo McCafferty)
Sunday, May 23, 2010 - Pentecost Sunday
8:00 am For Our Living and Deceased Parishioners
10:00 am David Nelson (St. Margaret of Scotland Adult Choir)
12:15 pm Laquatra and Henry Families (Henry Family)