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St. Mary’s ChurchREV. PETER AUGUSTINE PIERJOK, O.S.B., PASTORDEACON RAY EHRENSBERGERSEPTEMBER 26, 202126TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIMEPARISH OFFICE315 Church Street (Church)325 Church Street (Office)St. Marys, Pennsylvania 15857Phone: (814) 781-1019Fax: (814) 834-6795Email: smchurch1@windstream.netWebsite: www.thesmchurch.comFacebook: St. Mary’s Catholic ChurchMonday‒Friday .8:15 am‒4:00 pmBulle!n Deadline .Mon. at 10:00 am St. Marys Catholic Cemetery604 Joseph RoadPhone/Fax . 781-7275Email: 604cemetery@windstream.netMASS SCHEDULELORD’S DAY: .Saturday .5:00 pmSunday . 6:30, 8:30 &10:30 amRadio Mass .10:30 am (WKBI AM 1400)WEEKDAYS (Mon.‒Sat.):. 8:30 amHoly Days. 6:30 pm Vigil8:30 am and 5:30 pm day ofDAILY ADORATIONMonday-Sunday . . 8am-8pmExcept during Mass !mesDEVOTIONSPrayer Hour(Tues.).2:00 pm‒3:00 pmRosary & Sta!ons (silently).every dayCONFESSIONSaturdays: 3:30-4:30PM.And Thursday before 1st Friday from4:00-5:00PM.The LIVING ROSARY will be prayed here on the Churchgrounds on Wednesday, October 6th at 6:30PM. ALL FaithForma!on students and their parents are encouraged toa"end. We also want to invite all Catholics to come andbe a human bead in our rosary. You can sign up in the St.Mary’s Church side entrance or you can call the parishoffice. Please consider being a part of this beau!ful event.

26TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIMETHE SACRAMENTSBAPTISMBap!sm are held on Sundaysfollowing the 10:30AM Mass.Arrangements must be made inadvance at the Parish Office by atleast one parent. Parents andGod-parents must a"end aBap!smal Prepara!on Class priorto the bap!sm.RECONCILIATIONThursday before 1st Friday 4:005:00PM and every Saturday 3:304:30PM. Any"me byappointment, 781-1019.MATRIMONYCouples should contact theParish Office. Arrangementsshould be made at least 6months in advance. Pre-Cana orEngagement Encounter isrequired.SICK AND HOMEBOUNDPlease inform the Parish Office ifa member of your family is sickand in need of anoin!ng orwould like their name placed onour First Friday Communion List.RITE OF CHRISTIANINITIATION OF ADULTS(RCIA)The RCIA process is offered forthose interested in joining theCatholic Faith. For moreinforma!on, please contactSandy Reider, 781-1216.FOR MOREINFORMATIONContact the parish office bycalling 781-1019, M-F 8AM-4PM.SEPTEMBER 26, 2021PARISH REGISTRATIONA person becomes a member of the Catholic Church through Bap!sm.Ac!ve membership in a par!cular parish is a requirement for thecelebra!on of marriage, for eligibility for confirma!on, for bap!sm ofone’s child, for First Communion for one’s child. Children areconsidered members with their parents un!l they turn 18 years old(or upon college gradua!on) at which !me, it is their responsibility toa"end church and to register as a member independent of theirparent. There are certain minimum requirements for parishmembership called the precepts of the Church. They include:ATTEND SUNDAY MASS. The first precept of the Church requires thefaithful to par!cipate in weekly Mass on Sunday. Since the parishweekly Mass envelopes are the primary way we can determine ifparishioners are regularly a"ending Mass, it’s important to place yourenvelopes in the collec!on basket every Sunday regardless ofwhether one is able to make a financial contribu!on.SUPPORT OF THE CHURCH. The faithful also have the duty ofproviding for the material needs of the Church, each according to his/her abili!es in a regular, iden!fiable and meaningful way. Thissupport of the church also includes assis!ng with parish programs/ac!vi!es in accordance with one’s abili!es/interests.HOW TO REGISTERRegistering at St. Mary’s Parish is easy. Simply stop by the parishoffice or go to www.thesmchurch.com and complete an onlineregistra!on form.Bible Study Coming Soon to St. Mary’s ParishBENEDICTINE GIFT SHOPStore Hours:Tuesday thru Friday 9:30AM-5PM Saturday 10AM-1PMClosed Sunday, Monday , and Holy DaysSACRAMENTAL PREPARATIONBAPTISMAL PREP CLASSESSat. October 9Sacred Heart 10:00AM-11:00AM 834-7861Tues. November 9 St. Boniface/Kersey 7:00PM-8:00PM 885-8941PRE-CANA SESSIONS (Erie loca!ons on request)Contact your pastor for informa!on.2

ST. MARY’S CHURCHST. MARYS, PAUpcoming 2nd collectionsSept. 26th-Benedictine Annual Appeal-For more than 169years Benedic!ne Monkshave served as priests and pastors here inSt. Marys, inspiring a good number of “sonsof your families” to seek to serve God’speople as monks. We ask your support ofthe Benedic!ne Annual Appeal to help uscare for our older monks and educate ouryounger monks to serve in our college and/or the priesthood of Jesus Christ. Thank youin advance for your kind and generousfinancial support.“31” DAY VOCATION CALENDAR9 –279 –289 –299 –3010-0110-0210-03Mary Lou SchutzDee PontzerJerry & Pa"y PrechtlDick WolfeYolanda WolfelDick SweeneyDiane NeubertSANCTUARY CANDLESCandles will be burned this week for thefollowing intentions:† Francis & Rita Wiesner&† Thomas & Bertha FeldbauerTo schedule an intention or week,please call the Parish Office;the offering is 10 per intention per week.PRAYER CHAINFor needed prayers, please call Charlene @335-5098; or Mary Lou @ 781-6953.Or drop your inten!on in the prayer boxat the side entrance of the church to beprayed during the office staff Tuesdayprayer hour from 2-3pm.31 DAY VOCATION CALENDARNEEDS A VOLUNTEERDATESaturdaySeptember 25MASS INTENTIONSMASS5:00 PMREQUESTED FOR26TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIMEL/D Raymond Gahr Family(6:30 AM)* CONVENTUAL MASS Private IntentionSundaySeptember 268:30 AM10:30 AM† Mary KnapikL/D Michael & Rose Keller FamilyMondayVINCENT DE PAUL, PRIEST† Richard & Irene SweeneyTuesdayWENCESLAUS, DUKE, MARTYR &LAWRENCE RUIZ, MARRIED MAN,& COMPANION MARTYRS† Clifford SnyderSeptember 27 8:30 AMSeptember 288:30 AMWednesdayMICHAEL & ALL ANGELS† Thomas & Bertha FeldbauerThursdayJEROME, PRIEST† Patrick GeitnerFriday8:30 AMTHERESE OF THE CHILD JESUS,VIRGINDick & Chris Sweeney (55th Anniv)8:30 AMGUARDIAN ANGELS, PATRON OFCONGREGATIONHoffman Family (50th Anniv)5:00 PM27TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIMEMary Ann HauberSeptember 29 8:30 AMSeptember 30 8:30 AMOctober 1SaturdayOctober 2SaturdayOctober 2(6:30 AM)* CONVENTUAL MASS Private IntentionSundayOctober 38:30 AML/D George & Isabel Re ger Fam.10:30 AML/D Arthur & Ethel Rimer FamilyPRO-LIFE ROSARYEvery Tuesday during this falls ‘40 Days For Life’ Campaign,a Pro-Life Rosary will be recited in the St. Mary’s Churchfollowing the 8:30 Mass. Please join us. Sponsored by ElkCounty Right to Life.We need someone for the 7th of everymonth. You commit to a"end Mass on thatday and pray for voca!ons.3

26TH SUNDAY IN ORIDINARY TIMESEPTEMBER 26, 2021THE LORD BE WITH YOU!Dear people of St. Mary’s,How does GOD guide us and teach us with His Sacred Scripture on this 26 th Sunday inOrdinary?In summary we are taught: Focus on GOD’s agenda, not on your own. Indeed this isthe clear link between the first reading from the Book of Numbers 11:25-29 and the Gospel today,Mark 9:39-48. When Joshua gets upset at the two men who are suddenly prophesying and wantsMoses to stop them, Moses asks “Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all the people wereprophets!” [Numbers 11:29]. JESUS responds to His disciple John, also upset that someone outsidetheir group was cas!ng out demons in JESUS’ name, that “whoever is not against us is for us” [Mark9:40].Both JESUS and Moses recognized that GOD’s spirit blows where it will; it some!mes ends upin the strangest places, working through o*en unexpected people. GOD doesn’t always “do thingsour way.” Being on the inside [in this group, society, family, neighborhood, school] is no guaranteethat we are “on track” with what is right and true in GOD’s eyes. Thus, we get JESUS’ hard wordsabout cu ng off a hand or a leg or plucking out an eye rather than le ng it cause us to sin and becast into hell. Many say this is hyperbole, Middle Eastern exaggera!on to make a point. But morelikely it is JESUS calling His disciples [then and today] to look honestly at their lives and facewhatever it is that leads them away from GOD. “Ðeal with it,” He says. We must always watch whatwe hold on to, the path we choose to walk, and the vision that guides us.Even those “on the inside” can lose sight of, lose touch with, and go off the path that takes usto the Kingdom. And those same souls can also take others with them. What ma"ers is that GOD’swork is being done. GOD will see to it; don’t get in the way of GOD’s way. Give GOD the glory—Heand none other—Give GOD the Glory, Spirit, Son, & Father—Glory to GOD on high!Let us pray: Almighty GOD, bless us with wisdom of Your ways. May our ways always besubmissive to Your ways and never lead or cause others who believe in You to sin.Fr. Peter Augustine, OSBST. HUBERT’S COMMITTEESauerkraut DinnerSunday, Nov 7th at 5PM 10/dinnerIn the Parish Center Cafeteria*Please call the Parish Office. Seating for 200 ONLY! Take-outs available.**Also call to Pre-Order Sauerkraut. Will be bagged for freezing this year insteadof being canned in jars. 2.50 pint bag/ 5 quart bag.For everyone’s safety, the Former Convent Property is CLOSED to ALL foot andvehicle traffic. If you would like to watch, you MUST stay outside theperimeter fencing. It is an official construc!on site!4

ST. MARY’S CHURCHST. MARYS, PATotal Pledged to Date 89,250From 246 FamiliesCan you donate an item for our basket raffle?Or give a couple of hours volunteering thatday? Can you help strengthen our parishcommunity? Call Mary Secco 781-6228WARNING A website !tled “Fr. Tony’s Homilies”has been flagged as infected by Google.Please stay off of this site. This came downfrom the Diocese.ST. JOE’S FALL FISH/SHRIMP DINNER(Force)Every Friday Sept. 17-Oct. 29, noon-6:30PM or un!lsold out. Haddock or fantail shrimp 13. Take outscall 787-4151 #6.INTERFAITH CANDLELIGHT VIGIL FOR THE EARTHAll are invited to a"end an interfaith prayer serviceon Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. in Perry Square in downtownErie or via livestream on Facebook. Par!cipants ofall faith tradi!ons will come together on the Feastof St. Francis of Assisi to pray for a stronger commitment to care for crea!on and all that has beengi*ed to us by God. This event is co-sponsored bythe diocesan Social Jus!ce and Life Office. Moredetails may be found at the event’s Facebookpage at www.facebook.com/events/216652373677494 or by using the QR codeon the a"ached flier. Ques!ons may be directed toPatrice Swick, director of the SJ&L office,at pswick@ErieRCD.org.ECCSS MUCIC BOOSTER CHICKEN BBQSunday, Oct. 3rd, at ECCHS Cafeteria. Includes½ chicken, side of baked beans and macaronisalad and a dinner roll. 10/meal. 11AM !l soldout.This event will beheld on theDiamond onSunday, October10th at 2:15PM.Please join us.This will count asclass for theMiddle School FFstudents.5