SUNDAY | JUNE 14, 2020 GRADUAL REOPENING SCHEDULE SATURDAY VIGIL MASS Corpus Christi: 4:00 PM St. Angela Merici: 4:30 PM SUNDAY St. Patrick: 8:30 AM St. Robert Bellarmine: 9:30 AM St. Angela Merici: 11:00 AM WEEKDAYS St. Angela Merici: Monday—Friday 8:30 AM MASSES AND PRAYER SERVICES AT ST. ANGELA WILL CONTINUE TO BE LIVESTREAMED THROUGH A LINK ON OUR WEBSITE www.marymotherofgod1.org SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Thursdays, 5 – 6 p.m. at St. Angela Parking Lot Saturdays, 12 – 1 p.m. at St. Robert Parking Lot. All those confessing must wear a mask. Thank you!
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SUNDAY | JUNE 14, 2020
GRADUAL REOPENING SCHEDULE SATURDAY VIGIL MASS
Corpus Christi: 4:00 PM St. Angela Merici: 4:30 PM
SUNDAY St. Patrick: 8:30 AM
St. Robert Bellarmine: 9:30 AM St. Angela Merici: 11:00 AM
WEEKDAYS St. Angela Merici:
Monday—Friday 8:30 AM MASSES AND PRAYER SERVICES AT ST. ANGELA WILL CONTINUE TO BE
LIVESTREAMED THROUGH A LINK ON OUR WEBSITE
www.marymotherofgod1.org
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Thursdays, 5 – 6 p.m. at St. Angela Parking Lot
Jer 20:10-13/Ps 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35 [14c]/Rom 5:12-15/Mt 10:26-33
All Living and Deceased Fathers of our Parish
All Living and Deceased Fathers of our Parish
All Living and Deceased Fathers of our Parish
Mass Readings and Intentions
FROM FATHER TERRY J+M+J
With COVID-19, one of the things that was so absent from our lives was the ability to receive the Eucharist. I think we have all grown in our appreciation for Holy Communion due to our inability to receive the Eucharist. Coming to mind is the saying, “Absence makes the heart grow fonder.” It was so moving to see people come up and receive Holy Communion this past week. Today we celebrate the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ also known as Corpus Christi. It is on this day that we rejoice in the awesome gift of the Eucharist. Our Catholic faith proclaims that, Jesus is truly, mysteriously, and substantially present in the Eucharist under the mere appearance of bread and wine. This is our firm belief since the time of the apostles. To be Catholic is to believe in the True Presence. We are reminded today of our continual call to deepen our love and understanding of the Eucharist. We do this through such things as prayer, study, and charity. A wonderful way to pray is to come before the Blessed Sacrament. Although our churches are not open at this time for private prayer, we have been offering a livestreamed Holy Hour, once a week, over the last couple of months. God will not be bound by the tv or computer. That is, his love and grace will still flow through these mediums. As we celebrate today’s great feast, I invite you to take part in our livestreamed Holy Hour this Sunday, June 14, from 1 – 2 p.m. Please find the schedule for other prayer opportunities for the week in the bulletin. As you will recall, we began public Masses on June 5. They have been going great! I thank you for your courage, patience, and cooperation. Please find in the bulletin a piece I wrote in regard to the public Masses, especially as we move forward. Thanks again. In light of our green status, the Administrative Center at St. Angela is now “officially” open. I use the quotes because, as a life-sustaining entity, we have been trying to meet your needs throughout the COVID crisis. This Monday, June 15, we will return to our normal hours of Monday – Friday from 9:15 – 4:15 p.m. As you come to the office, you are asked to adhere to the following: Wear a mask and respect social distancing. Also, if possible, we ask that you call us when arriving in the parking lot so we can open the door for you to eliminate the touching of surfaces. Thank you for your cooperation. I am happy to announce that, with gratitude to Our Lord Jesus Christ, Mr. Michael J. Faix, son of Jeffrey and JoAnn Faix, of our parish has been called by his Bishop, the Most Reverend David A. Zubik, D.D., to the order of Priesthood to be conferred at an ordination ceremony to be held on Saturday, June 27, 2020 at 10 a.m., in St. Paul Cathedral, Pittsburgh. We congratulate Michael! We are so proud of him and so blessed to have a vocation from our parish. Michael’s First Mass will be on Sunday, June 28 at Corpus Christi at 1:00 p.m. Due to the COVID restrictions, both the ordination and the First Mass are by invitation only, however, the ordination will be livestreamed. Please see the bulletin for details. As things continue to open, we hope to have Michael come back to celebrate Mass for us at a later date. Please keep Michael and his family in your prayers for this monumental occasion.
I call your attention to two special celebrations this week. Friday, June 19, is the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus followed on Saturday, June 20 by the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary. How amazing these two hearts are! Hearts filled with faith, hope, love, purity, mercy, patience, kindness, courage, chastity, and joy. What comes to our hearts in contemplating these two hearts? All are welcome to attend our 8:30 a.m. Mass to celebrate the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Although we do not have a morning Mass on Saturday for the Immaculate Heart, perhaps we can say a rosary to remember this special feast. May we strive to have hearts like Jesus and Mary. Jesus and Mary, pray for us!
Finally, I will be interviewed on a live video show on Facebook/YouTube called Confidently Speaking with D.O.C. this Thursday, June 11, at 7:00 p.m. The link is: https://www.facebook.com/docshirey/videos/10219620296651926/?d=n
Sanctuary Lights Burn before the Blessed Sacrament the week of June 14 in loving memory of:
St. Patrick Church:
Hopkin/Stepko Families
by: Hopkin Family
Please remember in your prayers :
Patricia Jensen and Mary Ann Weimer
May their souls and all the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen.
OFFERTORY COLLECTIONS
June 7, 2020
Offertory $ 16,046.00
Monthly Maintenance $ 1,447.00
Parish Share* $ 1,334.00
Catholic Relief $ 95.00
Pentecost $ 511.00
Blessed Trinity $ 1,225.00
Peter’s Pence $ 107.00
Holy Body & Blood $ 177.00
Outreach $ 40.00
*We have collected $83,527.00 towards our goal of $181,258
Thank you for your generous donations and continued support.
LIVESTREAM SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 14
Daily Mass M—F 8:30 A.M.
Weekend Masses: Saturday 4:30 P.M.
Sunday 11:00 A.M.
Holy Hour Sun. 6/14 1:00 P.M.
Tues.6/16 7:00 P.M.
Rosary Thurs. 6/18 7:00 P.M.
BLESSED PALMS:
Palms are now available in the back
of the church after daily and
weekend Masses at St. Angela
Church. Please see a monitor as you
leave the church.
PRIESTLY ORDINATION
With gratitude to Our Lord, we are
pleased to make the following
announcement.
Mr. Michael J. Faix, son of Jeffrey and JoAnn Faix, of our parish has been called by his Bishop, the Most Reverend David A. Zubik, D.D., to the Order of Priesthood to be conferred at an ordination ceremony to be held on Saturday, June 27, 2020, in St. Paul Cathedral, Pittsburgh. Due to COVID restrictions, the ordination Mass is by invitation only, however, the ceremony will be livestreamed at the following link: https://diopitt.org/2020-priestly-ordination
I hope you enjoyed attending Mass this weekend. It was great to see you again around the altar! I was very moved to see you come up to receive Jesus in the Eucharist after so long a time. The average attendance for our five weekend Masses was 47. This is wonderful for our first Sunday back. I believe that it will take some time for us to get used to returning to Mass. Please note that there is no obligation to attend Mass.
Until further notice, we are limited to 25% capacity per Mass. With an average of 47 people, we still have plenty of seating in our churches. Since we have adequate room, we will continue to operate on a first come, first served basis. Based on last weekend’s attendance, it is fitting to continue with 5 weekend Masses at this time. The gradual reopening schedule is below. Please notice some changes in Mass times in order to create more options. Please find instructions below, especially to bring a piece of paper with your information on it. I thank you for your patience in this ever-changing landscape. Daily Mass: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. St. Angela (Doors open at 8 a.m.) Saturday 4:00 p.m. Corpus Christi (Doors open at 3 p.m.)
4:30 p.m. St. Angela (Doors Open at 3:30 p.m.) (Livestream)
Sunday 8:30 a.m. St. Patrick (Doors open at 7:30 a.m.) 9:30 a.m. St. Robert (Doors open at 8:30 a.m.) 11:00 a.m. St. Angela (Doors open at 10 a.m.)
(Livestream)
Important Instructions for Masses
• Masks must be worn.
• Social distancing of 6 feet must be kept (except for families/those in close contact).
• Hand Sanitizer will be available upon entry and exit.
• We must keep track of participants at Mass in case any participants test positive for COVID-19. We would then contact all participants to notify them of the situation. In order to keep track of participants, we ask that each participant bring with them a small piece of paper that includes their name and phone number (numbers are easier to read than emails). You will be asked to drop the piece of paper in a basket upon entry. If you do not have this prepared, we will send you to a designated area to fill out such information. Thus, we ask that you come prepared to help expedite entry into the church.
• For St. Angela: There is a Drop-Off Zone at the main front entrance of the church. Due to the nature of the precautions and the first come basis, the elevator will not be in use.
• Masses at St. Angela will be livestreamed so by attending you are consenting to be filmed at Mass, which goes to multiple social media outlets.
Reconciliation: To lessen cleaning, Reconciliation will continue to be held in the parking lot. Thursdays, 5 – 6 p.m. at St. Angela’s Parking Lot and Saturdays, 12 – 1 p.m. at St. Robert’s Parking Lot. You must wear a mask.
Note: We are in need of Church Cleaners and Monitors. If interested, please call the rectory at 412-672-9641 or email Kathleen at [email protected].