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MASS SCHEDULESATURDAY VIGIL MASSCorpus Christi: 4:00 PMSt. Angela Merici: 4:30 PMSUNDAYSt. Patrick: 8:30 AMSt. Robert Bellarmine: 9:30 AMSt. Angela Merici: 11:00 AMWEEKDAYSSt. Angela Merici:Monday—Friday 8:30 AMMASSES AND PRAYER SERVICES ATST. ANGELA WILL CONTINUE TO BELIVESTREAMED THROUGH A LINK ON OURWEBSITEwww.marymotherofgod1.orgSACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION(Parking lot)Thursdays, 5 – 6 p.m.at St. Angela ChurchSaturdays, 12 – 1 p.m.at St. Robert ChurchAll those confessing must wear a mask.SUNDAY MAY 9, 2021
St. Angela Merici1640 Fawcett Ave.White Oak, PA 15131Corpus Christi2515 Versailles Ave.McKeesport, PA 15132St. PatrickSt. Robert Bellarmine310 32nd Street1313 Fifth AvenueMcKeesport, PA 15132 E. McKeesport, PA 15035ADMINISTRATIVE CENTER1640 Fawcett AveWhite Oak, PA 15131Monday—Friday 9:15AM—3:15PMP: 412-672-9641 F: 412-672-1576secretary@marymotherofgod1.orgCLERGY TEAMPARISH STAFFSACRAMENTSPastorBusiness ManagerRev. Terrence P. O’ConnorCathy NolaPlease contact the parish office as to thefollowing od1.orgSacrament of BaptismParochial VicarPrior to having your child baptized, bothparents must attend apre-baptismal seminar.Rev. Jack E. DemnyanElementary Faith FormationCoordinator (K-5)jdemnyan@diopitt.orgAnita HollandParish ChaplainMiddle School Faith FormationCoordinatorRev. Joseph C. Beckjbeck@diopitt.orgIn ResidenceRev. Pius NwankwoJessi LorenzDirector of Music MinistrySacrament of MatrimonyArrangements should be made at leastsix months prior to your wedding date. Adate will be set only after contacting thepriest.Sharon SisleySacrament of the SickDeacon Reynold Wilmerssisley975@gmail.com(You may also see a priest after Mass)rwilmer754@gmail.comAssistant Directorof Music MinistryHoly Communion for Shut-InsCarolyn GuzikR.C.I.AMaintenance(Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults)Dan Hearn, A.J. MinyonThis is the process to become Catholic orfor Catholics to receive the rest of theirSacraments of Initiation. We also offerprograms for children.Administrative AssistantSaira Herbothsecretary@marymotherofgod1.org
Mass Readings and IntentionsSaturday,May 84:00 pm CC4:30 pm St. ASunday,May 9Easter WeekdayActs 16:1-10/Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 5/Jn 15:18-21All Mothers, Living and DeceasedAll Mothers, Living and DeceasedSIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (MOTHER’S DAY)Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48/Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4 [cf. 2b]/1 Jn 4:7-10/Jn 15:9-178:30 am St. P All Mothers, Living and Deceased9:30 am St. R All Mothers, Living and Deceased11:00 am St. A All Mothers, Living and DeceasedMonday,May 108:30 am St. ATuesday,May 118:30 am St. AWednesday,May 128:30 am St. A6:30 pm CCThursday,May 138:30 am St. P10:00 St. A7:00 pm St. RFriday,May 14Easter Weekday: Saint Damien de Veuster, PriestActs 16:11-15/Ps 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a and 9b [cf. 4a]/Jn 15:26—16:4aBertha Launonen by: FamilyEaster WeekdayActs 16:22-34/Ps 138:1-2ab, 2cde-3, 7c-8 [7c]/Jn 16:5-11James G. Leffard by: Wife, MaxineEaster Weekday: Saints Nereus and Achilleus, Martyrs; Saint Pancras, MartyrActs 17:15, 22—18:1/Ps 148:1-2, 11-12, 13, 14/Jn 16:12-15James Priselac Sr. By: His WifePatricia Pastirik by: Nancy TorkosTHE ASCENSION OF THE LORDActs 18:1-8/Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 [cf. 2b]/Jn 16:16-20 Ascension: Acts 1:1-11/Ps 47:2-3, 67, 8-9 [6]/Eph 1:17-23 or Eph 4:1-13 or 4:1-7, 11-13/Mk 16:15-20Alberta Gibel by: Daughter, Janie GibelAnnette Troll, 1st Anniversary by: FamilyCarrig, Reilly & Blazeck Families by: Blazeck FamilySAINT MATTHIAS, APOSTLEActs 1:15-17, 20-26/Ps 113:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 [8]/Jn 15:9-178:30 St. AAlex Kisan by: FamilySaturday,May 15Easter Weekday: Saint IsadoreActs 18:23-28/Ps 47:2-3, 8-10, 10 [8a]/Jn 16:23b-284:00 pm CC4:30 pm St. ASunday,May 16Deceased of Benick & Wray Families by: FamilyGeorge Nevitt by: Bernice NevittSEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTERActs 1:15-17, 20a, 20c-26/Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20 [19a]/1 Jn 4:11-16/Jn 17:11b-198:30 am St. P William & Elma Stanoszek by: Daughter, Kathie9:30 am St. R Living and Deceased of our Parish11:00 am St. A Thomas & Janine Schmitz, 48th Anniversary by: Family
FROM FATHER TERRYJ M J“This is my commandment: love one another as I haveloved you.” (Jn 15:12) As we seek to see the EasterChrist with ever more clarity, he reminds us of a centralcommandment to our faith, to love one another. Love isreally at the heart of the matter. To be a Christian is tolove. Such a commandment is at the core of our identitysince, as we hear in the second reading, “God islove.” (1 Jn 4:8) As we continue our Easter journey,how are we loving? This is a wonderful question tomeditate upon. I invite each of you to take the questionto prayer. Furthermore, I love the connection betweenlove and joy. Jesus tells us that the result of our lovingwill be his joy. (11) This is the deep inner joy thatcomes from following Jesus, in contrast to the passingjoys of this world. Wow, the more we love like Jesus,broken body and blood poured out, the more joy wewill have. In the end, may we show the world the loveand joy of Jesus. The world awaits.As we hear about love, we fittingly celebrate Mother’sDay today. I wish all moms a Happy Mother’s Day! Weare so blessed that our moms have shared so much lovewith us over the years. Where would our world bewithout them? Moms, please continue your beautifulvocation of motherhood. We need you! I remind you toalways look to your heavenly Mother for her inspirationand intercession. A special Mother’s Day blessing willbe conferred upon all moms at today’s Masses.Masses at this time, none are of obligation. However, allare welcome to join us either in-person or vialivestream. The schedule is in the bulletin. HappyAscension!We congratulate all of our second graders who receivedtheir First Holy Communion last Sunday! It was such abeautiful ceremony! The kids were so inspiring. It waswonderful to see so many in church. We thank all thosewho got them ready for their big day, especially theirparents. All are invited to see some photos in thebulletin. Please also note that our First Communicantswill be crowning Mary at all the Masses this weekend.This week we said farewell to Krista Sudyk, our FamilyFaith Formation Coordinator (K-5). Krista began withus in the summer of 2019. During her time here, shealso assisted with Edge (6-8) and High School YouthMinistry. Over the course of this last year, Krista did awonderful job in leading the Family Program. She has abeautiful spirit and has touched many of our youth andparents. Krista is embarking on a master’s degree inPastoral Studies and Counseling at Loyola University inNew Orleans, LA. We know that she will make awonderful counselor and help so many in dealing withtheir challenges. Please keep Krista in your prayers.Thank you Krista!As we rejoice this Mother’s Day, let us all remember toturn to our Mom in heaven for her aid. In fact, the entiremonth of May is dedicated to Our Lady. This is aperfect time to say the rosary, especially as a family.We will certainly come closer to Jesus by saying therosary. Mary’s mission is to point her Son out to us. Weare having a weekly rosary at St. Angela for May. Theschedule is in the bulletin. If you are looking for goodMarian books, I invite you to read True Devotion toMary by St. Louis De Montfort and The Glories ofMary by St. Alphonsus Liguori.As things have begun to open up, we think that this is agood time to restore our Thursday evening Mass at St.Angela. Prior to Covid, many found a weekday eveningMass very beneficial, along with Reconciliation prior toMass. Since Covid, we have been doing drive upReconciliation on Thursday evenings. The new schedulewill be indoor Reconciliation from 5:50 – 6:20 p.m. andMass at 6:30 p.m. This new schedule will take effect onThursday, May 27, 2021. The Mass will be in-persononly. I hope you can make Thursday evenings part ofyour spiritual journey. The Eucharist is truly at the heartof who we are as Catholics.This Thursday May 13, we celebrate the Ascension ofthe Lord. 40 days after the Resurrection, Jesus bodilyascends into heaven. He is now seated at the right handof the Father making constant intercession for us. Maythe lifting up of Jesus remind us to lift up our minds andhearts to something greater. That is, may we live byheavenly values and not those of earth. We never wantto settle for mediocrity, especially in living ourChristian calling. The Ascended Christ does not needlukewarm followers but those who are on fire with hislove and grace. He is waiting for our “yes” to besomething more and he will respond in kind. As with allSpeaking of Mass, we are in need of Mass intentions.The normally scheduled Masses are taken withintentions. However, the priests of our clergy team oftensay private Mass or concelebrate. The Mass is thehighest form of prayer we have. Mass intentions aregiven to the priest and he lifts up your loved one at theEucharistic table. Intentions can be said for either theliving or the deceased. A 10 Mass stipend is offered tothe parish which goes directly to the priest to helpsupport his personal needs. Please see the order form inthe bulletin.
FROM FATHER TERRYI thank you for your amazing support for the SpringRaffle. You pulled through once again during thesechallenging times. May God reward you for yourkindness. The winners are listed in the bulletin.Lastly, next weekend, May 15-16, is the annual secondcollection for the following four charitable causes. First,Catholic Relief Services Collection, which offers supportfor six major Catholic agencies working on internationalrelief and development, immigration services andresettlement, advocacy for the poor, peace,reconciliation, and justice. These agencies are: CatholicRelief Services; Migration and Refugee Services;Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.; Justice,Peace, and Human Development; Secretariat of CulturalDiversity in the Church, and the Holy Father’s ReliefFund. Second, the Church in Central and Eastern Europe,with proceeds going to seminaries, social serviceprograms, youth ministry, pastoral centers, churchrestoration, and the spreading of the Gospel throughmass media. Third, the Church in Latin America, withproceeds supporting such things as catechetical and layleadership programs, youth ministry, evangelizationprograms, and formation programs for religious priestsand deacons. Fourth, the Church in Africa, the fastestgrowing part of the Universal Church, which facestremendous challenges including the prevalence of HIV/AIDS, war-torn countries, extreme poverty, and rapidpopulation growth. This holds a special place since ourown Fr. Pius is from Nigeria. Please be as generous asyou can.The Handmaid of the LordOur new Resource Task Force is once again listed in thebulletin. Please check the list since two new memberswere added since last week. In review, the purpose of theTask Force is to study and recommend sustainablebuilding and structural needs for Mary, Mother of GodParish beginning with churches, but then includingoffices, ministry, educational, and living space. Thus, theTask Force, after comprehensive analysis and study, willrecommend to parish leadership what buildings best fitthe future mission of our parish. Our first meeting is thisMonday, May 10. I am happy to report that Mary EsterVan Shura will be our facilitator. She came highlyrecommended by the diocese and is member of thenewly formed Mary, Queen of Peace Parish in Mt.Washington. Mary Ester is a facilitator and adjunctassociate professor in the School of Education at theUniversity of Pittsburgh. She assisted her home parish asa facilitator through the process that we are nowbeginning. We are blessed to have her assistance. Pleasepray for the Task Force as we now begin our work. I willkeep you posted as to the process.Please remember in your prayers:Thomas Brady, Frances Seman, Darrell Stern,Doris WerginMay their souls and all the souls of the faithfuldeparted rest in peace. AmenSanctuary LightBurns before the Blessed Sacrament theweek of May 9, in loving memory of:Corpus Christi:Joseph & Agnus Konik by: Rose M. MorganCorpus Christi:David & Margaret Harman by: FamilySt. Angela:Margaret A. Strimel by: sister, Mary HultburgSt. Patrick:Paul Ruggier by: FamilyLIVESTREAM MASS SCHEDULE:Daily Mass:Weekdays8:30 A.M.Weekend Masses:Saturday4:30 P.M.Sunday11:00 A.M.MAY ROSARY SCHEDULE: 7:00 P.M St. Angela(Both In-Person, and Livestream)Tues. May 11Wed. May 19Mon. May 24THE ACSENSION OF THE LORDMASS SCHEDULEReminder: due to the COVID, not a Holy Day of ObligationWed. May 12Corpus Christi6:30 P.M.Thu. May 13St. Patrick8:30 A.M.St. Angela10:00 A.M.St. Robert7:00 P.M.THURSDAY EVENING MASS IS BACKStarting Thursday, May 27, there will be a Thursday6:30pm mass at St. Angela, in-person only. IndoorReconciliation will be available prior to Mass 5:506:20.
We are happy to announce the Marriage ofHaley Saputo & Josh TraczynskiMay 14, 2021CONGRATULATIONSBe assured of our prayers!TO THE MEMBERS OFOFFERTORY COLLECTIONSMay 2, 2021THE NEWLY FORMED MARY, MOTHER OFGOD PARISH RESOURCE TASK FORCEFr. Terry O’Connor *Fr. Jack Demnyan*Deacon Reynold Wilmer *Cathy NolaOffertory 18,419.64*Fred Barbieri (Finance Council Rep.) *Rich KellerMonthly Maintenance 1,452.95*Shirley McNamara (Finance Council Rep.)Parish Share 1,451.00*Paula Pagnotta *Dave Palcsey, Sr.Votives 504.05Outreach 67.001st Communion Mass 439.25Ascension 112.00Catholic Relief 72.00Pentecost 47.00Holy Trinity 62.00Holy Body & Blood 65.00Thank you for your generosity!2021 SPRING RAFFLE WINNERS!1st Place Winner - Mary Jane Stanczak2nd Place Winner - John Lodor3rd Place Winner - Lee Ann BeitkoCongratulations to our winners and a sincere thankyou to all for your support and participation.*Darryl Segina*Joe Tamburo (Pastoral Council Rep.)*Ken Weaver, Sr.Please see Fr. Terry’s piece for more details, andkeep the Resource Task Force in your prayers!LADIES OF CHARITYMOTHER’S DAYCOLLECTIONMary, Mother of God Parish Ladies of Charity aresponsoring a collection for Genesis of Pittsburghafter all Masses on M
pre-baptismal seminar. Sacrament of Matrimony Arrangements should be made at least six months prior to your wedding date. A date will be set only after contacting the priest. Sacrament of the Sick (You may also see a priest after Mass) Holy ommunion for Shut-Ins R.I.A for atholics to receive the rest of their Sacraments of Initiation. We also offer programs for children. St. Angela Merici .
