“With God All Things Are Possible!”

The Catholic Community of the East End of Pittsburgh

October 20, 2019 Twenty-Ninth Sunday In Ordinary Time

Pastoral Staff Rev. Thomas J. Burke, Administrator tburke@diopitt.org Rev. David Taylor, Senior Parochial Vicar dtaylor@diopitt.org

In Residence Rev. James Adeoye jamesadeoye@yahoo.com Rev. Augustine Temu temuago@yahoo.com

Office Staff Christine Pacifico businessmanager@stbedepgh.org Terri Price mainoffice@stbedepgh.org Joyce Broadus stcharleslwanga2@verizon.net

Director of Religious Education Teresa Maynor teresamaynor@msn.com

Music Ministry

Jennifer Gorske 412.370.2638; gorske38@verizon.net Carla LaRocca DiDonato 412.422.2460; larocca@andrew.cmu.edu Pat Morgan 412.425.3834; morganic@verizon.net Gerard Rohlf 412.657.7570; gerard.rohlf@gmail.com

Social Ministries & Community Outreach Anne Scheuermann 412.241.1309; cceepsm@gmail.com

Communications Cathy Raffaele 412.241.1392; cceepgh@gmail.com Glennen Lloyd cceepnewsletter@gmail.com Bulletin cceepbulletin@gmail.com

Housekeeping/Maintenance Paul Denk, Matthew Denk, Donald Graham, Annette Shunk, Jim Speranza, Melissa Viator

Principals Sr. Thea Bowman Catholic Academy: Ms. Stephanie Michael

412.242.3515; info@stbca.net St. Bede School: Sr. Daniela Bronka

412.661.9425; info@saintbedeschool.com

St. Bede 509 S. Dallas Ave

Pittsburgh, PA 15208

mainoffice@stbedepgh.org 412.661.7222

Monday-Friday 8:30 am - 5 pm

St. Charles Lwanga Church 7705 Bennett Street

Office 7114 Kelly Street Pittsburgh, PA 15208

stcharles2@verizon.net 412.731.3020

Monday-Wednesday 8:30 am - 4 pm

St. James 718 Franklin Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15221

stjameswilk@aol.com 412-241.1392

Monday-Wednesday 9 am - 3:30 pm Thursday-Friday 10 am - 2 pm

Confession Saturday 9:30 am - 10:30 am St. Bede

Novenas 9:30 am St. Bede

Monday Miraculous Medal Perpetual Novena Wednesday Mother of Perpetual Help Novena Thursday St. John XXIII Novena for the Sick

Eucharistic Adoration Saturday 9:30 am - 10:30 am St. Bede

Faith Formation (CCD) Sunday 9:45 am - 10:45 am St. Bede

Baptisms and Weddings By appointment only

Website cceepgh.org @cceepgh All our churches are accessible.

Mass Schedule Saturday 4 pm St. James 5:30 pm St. Bede

Sunday 8 am St. Bede 9 am St. Charles Lwanga,

Mother of Good Counsel Church 10 am St. James 11 am St. Bede Monday—Saturday 9 am St. Bede

Mass Intentions October 19 - 27

SATURDAY VIGIL

Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time 4 pm Kenneth Armstrong (Estella & Matthew Armstrong) Burke

5:30 pm Rose Fitzgerald (The Fitzgerald Family) Taylor

TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY

IN ORDINARY TIME 8 am For the People Taylor

9 am Nick & Rosa Fratangelo (Family) Burke

10 am Margaret Drohan (Joyce & Michael) Taylor

11 am Charlotte & Betty (The Hardiman Family) Burke

Monday Weekday 9 am Robert Scholle (Trichtinger Family) Burke

Tuesday St. John Paul II, Pope 9 am Anthony & Luigia Ambrogio (Family) Temu

Wednesday Weekday 9 am C. A. McInterney (Family) Taylor

Thursday Weekday 9 am Aileen Minnock (Steve Spadone) Adeoye

Friday Weekday 9 am Robert Scholle (Arlene Trichtinger) Taylor

Saturday Weekday 9 am Rosie Fitzgerald (Daly Family) Temu

SATURDAY VIGIL

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 4 pm

Living Intention, Grace Corbett (James & Linda Carr & Family)

Taylor

5:30 pm Joanne Horan (Steve & Paula Blaney) Burke

THIRTIETH SUNDAY

IN ORDINARY TIME 8 am Tree of Life Victims (Deb McMahon) Burke

9 am For the People Taylor

10 am Anthony Andolina (Family) Burke

11 am Aileen Minnock (Alan & Tiffany DeGennaro) Taylor

Protection of God’s Children

Report suspected child abuse Childline: 800.932.0313

If a child is in imminent danger, call 911

Anointing of the Sick For those seriously ill, elderly, or preparing for surgery,

please call Fr. Tom at 412.661.7222 or Fr. Taylor at 412. 731.3020.

Those who are in hospitals or nursing homes may request the Catholic Chaplain on duty for the Sacrament.

Hospitalized and Homebound If you, a family

member or if you know a parishioner who is unable to get to church and would like to receive Communion, please contact us at 412.241.1392.

Scripture Readings

October 20 First Reading Exodus 17:8-13 Second Reading 2 Timothy 3:14-4:2 Gospel Luke 18:1-8

October 27 First Reading Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18 Second Reading 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 Gospel Luke 18:9-14

Bulletin Submissions are due no later than Noon on Fridays.

Larger announcements must be submitted a week prior to the Friday deadline.

cceepbulletin@gmail.com

Pastor’s Note Never Give Up!

When I was a teenager, I worked as a paper boy with the Pittsburgh Press and Post-Gazette and also as a cashier at Brownsville Road Foodland in Carrick. I was still involved with Boy Scouts but started to face peer pressure from my friends to quit because being a Scout as a teenager wasn’t the “cool thing to do.” When I reached the Rank of Life Scout (one below the highest Rank of Eagle Scout) I was tempted to quit and just go with what my friends were doing.

But my parents and one of the Scout Leaders, Tom Hipkiss, encouraged and challenged me to not give up. I remember them saying “Tommy, don’t quit, just hang in there!”. I did listen and on my fifteenth birthday, No-vember 24, 1985, I achieved the rank of Eagle Scout, the first in Troop 614 from St. Norbert in Overbrook. After graduat-ing from Clarion University and first working at Triangle Tech as Admissions Counselor, I then became a District Execu-tive with the Greater Pittsburgh Council for the Boy Scouts of America before entering the Seminary.

This weekend we celebrate the Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings focus on being persistent and not giving up. In the First Reading from Exodus, we read how the people of Israel are engaged in a battle with the evil King Amalek. Through Moses and Joshua and their persistence, God grants them victory. In the Gospel of Luke we read the parable of the unjust judge and the persistent widow. Jesus teaches us that God alone grants justice and vindicates the oppressed, and reminds us to pray always without becoming weary.

The gift of faith allows us to trust that God will provide for us not just answer our prayer. The key is to continue to pray and God will handle the rest. As we continue to move closer to merging our three parishes into one, let us keep moving forward and having…Faith! Never Give Up! Safe Environment/Sacramental Coordinator It gives me great pleasure to appoint Melissa Viator as our new parish Safe Environment/ Sacramental Coordinator effective November 1. Melissa will be the main contact for volunteers at St. Bede Parish and School, St. Charles Lwanga and St. James and record and maintain all the sacramental records. Spe-cial thanks to Judy Myers, Georlia White and Cathy Raffaele for being the Safe Environment Coordinators. All Saints Day is Friday, November 1

st. We will have three Masses: 9 am at St. Bede; 9am at St. James (with our stu-

dents from Sister Thea Bowman Catholic Academy); and 7pm at St. Bede. All Souls Memorial Mass will be held Saturday, November 2

nd at 9 am at St. Bede. Families that have lost a loved

one during the past year are invited to attend. Throughout the month of November, we will have a Memorial Board listing the names of all the CCEEP Parishioners who had their funeral Mass held at CCEEP the past year and a Book of Re-membrance will once again be in the front of the church near the altar where you can place names of loved ones who have passed on. We will remember them at every daily and Sunday Mass throughout the month of November.

Special Memorial Candles are available to purchase for a donation of $5.00. A label of your loved one’s name will be made and placed on a seven-day candle that can be placed in front of the Memorial Board at any of the three campuses. A special flyer is enclosed in this week’s bulletin. Please contact our CCEEP Office Manager, Terri Price, at 412.661.7222 for more information. 2020 Mass Intentions: In the next few weeks we will have a special flyer in the bulletin to make reservations for daily and Sunday Masses at all three of our campuses for 2020. Terri Price, our CCEEP Office Manager will be handling the Mass intentions. Stay posted for further information.

There are still some 9 am daily Mass intention openings for the remaining 2019 year. If you would like to have a Mass said for your loved ones, please contact Terri Price at 412.661.7222. Congratulations to our Director of Music, Jennifer Gorske, who has completed the Lay Ecclesial Ministry Program for the Diocese of Pittsburgh. Something to Think About…

Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there!

Will Rogers

With God, All Things Are Possible!

Fr. Tom Burke tburke@diopitt.org

Joint Advisory Councils

Each of our parishes has four people serving on the CCEEP Joint Pastoral and Finance Councils.

Pastoral Council Finance Council

St. Bede

Denise Charron-Prochownik Joan Price Dante Romito Eric Setzler

Linda Burke Jerry Conner Joseph Gartner Holly Sommer

St. Charles Lwanga

Linda Atkins Teresa Maynor Janice Reed Geloria White

Michael Polite Judy Prata Bill Rawlings Victor Thorpe

St. James

Patricia Albacete Lois Campbell Anne Kovalan-Santoni Peter Lahoda

Martin Albacete David Aleva Michael Myers Mara Sullivan

Father Taylor’s Reflection

It is sometimes said that persistence pays

off, but from the faith perspective it always

comes down to what we are persistent

about. We can work hard for those things

that enrich only our own lives. This can

lead to selfishness. Putting our best efforts to make life better

for all is the better motive. I have attended many gatherings

that are prayer focused. It is so encouraging to hear people

pray for the needs of others.

In today's Gospel the woman's prayer is answered because her

prayer is genuine rather than self-centered. But we can even

do good things for a selfish motive. As the story reveals, ulti-

mately we have to remember that God answers all prayer and

never ignores us. There is a saying that the Lord may not be

around when we call him, but he is always on time.

Prayer never goes unanswered.

S T E W A R D S H I P

ST. CHARLES LWANGA

Offertory $2,554

PSP 2019 Goal $15,000 Received $6,090

ST. BEDE Offertory

Envelopes Online Total $4.043 $3,628 $7,671

PSP 2019 Goal $90,500 Received $61,704

ST. JAMES Offertory $3,152

PSP 2019 Goal $46,190 Received $35,446

October 13

As a Faith Community

we remember parishioners

who cannot be with us

and those who care for them.

... to everyone who contributed to help with the much needed upgrade to the sound system at Mother of Good Counsel Church. Your kindness and generos-ity is greatly appreciated. More improvements will be coming to the sound system very soon.

... to everyone who participated in or supported the 5th Annual St Bede PTG Golf Outing: Jerry Conner, Linda Sassic and the many volunteers who helped make this event a success. This was the best one yet!.

... to the volunteers for Sacred Spaces II: hospitality, Jackie Rodgers; docents: Ed Lahoda, Dan Majewski, Ann Malarkey and Cathy Raffaele; Michael Kearney who played the bells and organ; and the more than 200 visitors who toured St. James Church and Chapel.

... to Seasonal Planning for the Celebrate Life Social; Parish Life for the Donuts; everyone who brought something; and all the volunteers who set up and cleaned up.

Safe Environment Reminder Anyone who

volunteers in the parish or school is required by the

diocese to be compliant with all Safe Environment

clearances. If you are not registered on the diocesan

database, you may do so by visiting diopitt.org/

compliance

Schedule October 19 - 27

SAT Adoration & Confession St. Bede 9:30 am

SUN World Mission Sunday October: Respect Life Month CCD Mass for Children & Youth Spiritual Enrichment Committee

St. Bede 9:45 am St. James 10 am SJ Chapel 1 pm

MON Miraculous Medal Novena SCL Food Bank Packing SCL Finance Council Meeting

SB 9:30 am HR Rectory 10 am

HR Rectory 6:30 pm

TUE RCIA Wilkinsburg Solidarity Vigil

SB Library 7 pm SJ Chapel 7 pm

WED SJ Food Bank Pick Up Mother of Perpetual Help Novena

Ministry Ctr 8:30 am St. Bede 9:30 am

THURS SJ Food Bank Packing St. John XXIII Novena

for the Sick

Ministry Ctr 9 am St. Bede 9:30 am

FRI St. Bede School Mass St. Bede 9 am

SAT Adoration & Confession Rev. Liddy Barlow Blood Pressure Readings

& Letter Writing

St. Bede 9:30 am All Masses

SJ Chapel 5 pm

SUN October: Respect Life Month Rev. Liddy Barlow October Birthday Celebration CCD Blood Pressure Readings

& Letter Writing

All Masses

MOGC 10 am St. Bede 9:45 am SJ Chapel 11 am

Knights of Peter Claver Ladies Auxiliary

will be selling raffle tickets for a Steeler Basket and a Surprise Basket in the vestibule of each church after all Masses. The raffle is on Sunday, October 27, after the 10 am Mass at St. James. Proceeds from the raf-fle will benefit Mary’s Child.

For more information: Pat Conner at 412.841.8958 or cmamapat@aol.com.

Rev. Liddy Barlow, Executive Minister of Christian Associates of Southwest Pa, will speak on non-violence on the First Anniversary of the Tree of Life Massacre at all

the Masses on October 26 and 27.

Blood Pressure Screening and Letter Writing will take place in the Chapel at St. James

after the 4 pm and 10 am Masses next weekend. Health Ministry will take blood pressures. Social Jus-tice & Peace Committee will have letters, for you to read and consider signing, concerning gun violence. Everyone is invited to participate.

St. James 150th

Anniversary

As St. James Parish cele-brates 150 years, we want to commemorate our past and provide hope as we move forward.

We stand on the shoulders of all those who have gone

before us at St. James. Living and deceased, these men and women have supported our growth and sus-tained us in times of trouble. In honoring this “Cloud of Witnesses”, we tap into the rich tradition of St. James Parish. We want to feature as many of these individuals as we can in the 150th Program Book. “Since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us rid ourselves of every burden and sin that clings to us and persevere in running the race that lies before us while keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the leader and perfecter of faith.”

Hebrews 12:1-2 From a former parishioner:

“Chuck and Lucille Huber were holy parents and faithful to St. James Church.”

We need your help. Who from St. James supported your Faith Journey?

Please send us 1. The person’s name and 2 to 3 sentences on their impact to you, to St. James parish. 2. Send a photo (digital or hard copy, which can be returned to you). 3. If possible, add a Memorial/Honorary Contribution toward our roof repair.

Mail to St. James Rectory. Email to the parish: stjameswilk@aol.com.

Drop into the Collection.

Deadline for program book: Sunday, November 3.

150th

Anniversary Celebration

Sunday, November 24 10 am Eucharistic Celebration

12:30 pm Luncheon Celebration Edgewood Country Club, 100 Churchill Road, 15235

Adults: $25 Children up to 12 years: Free

Donations to offset costs and/or roof repair will be gratefully accepted.

RSVP by November 15 St. James Rectory

Faith Direct: St. James Code PA329

Radio Program, with Fr. Tom Burke as host, highlights elemen-tary and secondary

schools; colleges; youth ministry programs; and more, and is broadcast every other Sunday morning on KDKA-AM.

On October 27, Fr. Tom’s guests are Tim Plocwik, Principal of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School, Coraopolis, and Senior, Matthew Tanczos.

See the homepage of our website, cceepgh.org for the link to podcasts of the programs.

For the month of October, egg noodles are re-quested for the St. James and St. Charles Lwanga pantries. Please place these items in the containers provided at all campuses. Thank you for your support.

Young Adults: Do You Need Time Away from Your Busy Life? The

“Listening to the Spirit” Retreat offers young adults quiet time for reflection and one-on-one spiritual direction during a day of peace and prayer at the St. Joseph Spirituality Center in Baden, 1020 W State Street, Baden, PA 15005.

The retreat takes place on Saturday, November 16 from 10 am to 5 pm, with the option to stay through Sunday at noon. Cost is $10, or $20 to stay overnight. Register online at stjoseph-baden.org/spirituality/ or call 724.869.6587.

The Knights of Peter Claver Ladies Auxiliary Annual Retreat will take place on

Saturday, November 9, from 8:30 am to 2 pm at St. James Chapel. The retreat master is Fr. Nick Vaskov. There is no cost for the retreat. Everyone is welcome to attend.

To register call Joyce Broadus at 412. 241.8775 or email jmbroadus@hotmail.com.

Annual Golden Wedding Anniversary Celebration Each year the Diocese of Pitts-burgh recognizes the crowning achievement of those couples cele-

brating their 50th wedding anniversary with a Mass presided by Bishop Zubik at St. Paul Cathedral. fol-lowed by a light reception.

This celebration will occur on November 17. Mass will begin at 2:30 pm. Names of participants and their con-tact information must be given to Sylvia Gaudelli at 412.-436.0088, or info@renewtheido.org. The ex-tended deadline to submit this information by is Fri-day, October 25.

For each couple who will participate, the following in-formation with correct spelling is required: husband name, wife name (including maiden name), marriage date, couple’s mailing address, couple’s best phone.

Participants will receive a personal invitation with in-structions from diocesan offices. Couples are wel-come to bring as many loved ones to the celebration as they wish.

Thanks to all who have sponsored our St. Vincent de Paul Walkers for this year’s Friends of the Poor Walk by purchasing

raffle tickets. Raffle prizes are: grand prize - $1,500, plus

eight $250-dollar winners. The Friends of the Poor Walk is diocesan wide as is the raffle. Proceeds from the raffle here at the CCEEP all stay local to support our St. Vincent de Paul ministry.

If you missed the opportunity to participate and would like to purchase a raffle ticket or two, please contact Joyce at 412.780.5118. Winning tickets will be drawn on November 16.

This year’s theme is United by Love: honoring human solidarity in the face of violence and remembering our brothers and sisters affected by the Tree of Life trag-edy a year ago.

Participants are encouraged to donate winter outer-wear, non-perishable snack items, diapers and wipes that will be made available for anyone in the region in need. For event details including route and parking, visit ccpgh.org.

I lift up my eyes toward the mountains; whence shall help come to me? My help is from the Lord, who made heaven

and earth. Psalm 121:1-2

St. Bede School Principal Sr. Daniela Bronka

6920 Edgerton Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15208

412.661.9425; info@saintbedeschool.com

saintbedeschool.com

Our Schools

Sr. Thea Bowman

Catholic Academy Principal Ms. Stephanie Michael

721 Rebecca Avenue Wilkinsburg PA 15221

412.242.3515; info@stbca.net sistertheabowman.org

STBCA Part-Time Maintenance Position Expectations for the position are general cleaning and minor maintenance duties in maintaining the building, adjacent walks and grounds, and equipment. Basic job skills include, but are not limited to, making minor carpentry, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing re-pairs. Hours during the school year are from 2 to 7 pm for a total of 25 hours per week. All state and dioce-san clearances are required.

Interested candidates should email a resume to Stephanie Michael, Principal, at smichael@stbca.net.

Our STREAM Space that was sparkly and new a few months ago, is now filled with lots of creativity and excite-ment. We are so pleased to share with you the progress that we have made.

Beginning with our youngest learners, the Kindergartners had a great time learning about recycling and reuse. We talked

about all of the different materials that families have been saving and donating. We sorted and organized, and then used these materials to build something new.

The 2nd

graders had a tasty time studying the Harvest Moon and shaping Halloween Oreos to match the phases of the moon. Our 3rd graders are in the process of building parts of our city. We have explored on Google Map and studied our own neighborhood, and the students are now recreating important parts of our city from the library to Heinz Field.

The 4th

graders created a floor plan of our new STREAM classroom, and are now programming our Ozobots to travel through the space. The 5th graders are completing a project that relates to their social stud-ies lessons on landforms. They are collaborating and creating landform maps of the United States. They are doing an amazing job and having a lot of fun with the Hershey's kisses and the glitter. The 7th graders are also completing a collaborative project with Social Stud-ies, creating a personal futuristic timeline.

The 6th

and 8th

grades are both in the middle of com-pleting a problem-based learning unit. The 6th graders are focusing on creating an ideal classroom, and the 8th graders are focusing on a tiny house challenge. Google Classroom has been an easy way to collaborate and share ideas with both of these projects.

It has been a great beginning to a new year in the STREAM space. And we are grateful for all of your do-nations to our classroom! We are always looking for do-nations of recycled materials, so thank you for remem-bering us. We thank you for your continued support!

Sr. Daniela Bronka

Amen to Action! 2016-2017 was a year of mile-

stones: the 200th birthday of the city of Pittsburgh, the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, the 50th anniver-sary of the founding of the Catholic Charismatic Re-newal Movement, and the 50th anniversary of the clos-ing of the Second Vatican Council.

Reflecting on the confluence of these events, a group of Pittsburgh church leaders and lay men and women began a series of prayer meetings to devise a vision for a major city-wide happening celebrating local rec-onciliation and unity in the Body of Christ.

Our shared goal was to connect people of all faiths, creating a platform of harmony and amassing spiritual capital more potent than “all the coal in the hills and steel in the mills—and that Pittsburgh would become a spiritual power plant for the rest of the world.”

For the third year, we are coming together on the day after Thanksgiving to sing, pray, celebrate and pack one million Meals of Hope for the hungry on Friday, November 29, 9 am to 12:30 pm at the David L. Law-rence Convention Center, 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd,15222.

This is an excellent way to spend the day after Thanksgiving... with family and friends.

For more information, to register, or to donate: amentoaction.org