April 5th, 2015 * Easter Sunday

ST. MONICA PRAYED AND WEPT WITH HOPE FOR

THE CONVERSION OF HER HUSBAND AND SON FOR 30 YEARS!

St. Monica Parish was founded in 2013 by Bishop David

Zubik. The clergy and people of four parishes, representing

eight previous parishes, bravely accepted the call of the

Bishop to cooperate as people of faith in the power of the

Holy Spirit to Build a Church that is Alive! Christ has

asked this parish to be born so that the Faith may continue

to be proclaimed and lived in the upper Beaver Valley. The

Holy Eucharist has been praised and adored in this area

since 1854. St. Monica Parish with the assistance of our

Patroness, and her son St. Augustine, will continue to

spread the Catholic faith and to be the light of Christ to all

that we meet.

www.saintmonica.us

Father Kim J. Schreck Pastor of St. Monica

Father John Naugle

Parochial Vicar

Deacon Harry DeNome

Deacon David Arend

ONE PARISH WITH THREE CAMPUSES

Chippewa: 116 Thorndale Drive

(Christ the Divine Teacher) (Chippewa Twp.)

Beaver Falls

College Hill: 6th Ave.

(St. Philomena) Beaver Falls

Darlington: 3357 Constitution Blvd.

(St. Rose of Lima) Darlington

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION CHAPEL

Chippewa Campus—adorationservants.org

CONTACT US:

Office located at Chippewa Campus

(724) 846-7540

Fax: (724) 846-3819

office@saintmonica.us

St. Monica Catholic Academy:

724-846-5955

office@saintmonicaacademy.org

St. Mary Cemetery: 724-843-4704 _______________________________

Diocesan victim assistance hotline:

1-888-808-1235

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Sunday

7:30am Mass.....................................Chippewa 9:00am Mass.....................................Chippewa 10:45am Mass.................................. Chippewa 12:30pm Mass...................................Chippewa

Monday -Tuesday -Thursday-Friday

8:00am Confessions/ Adoration..…...Chippewa 9:00am Mass.....................................Chippewa

Wednesday

6:00pm Confessions/ Adoration.........Chippewa 7:00pm Mass......................................Chippewa

Saturday

4:00pm Mass..................................... Chippewa 5:00pm Confessions………………….Chippewa 6:00pm Mass......................................Chippewa

DEVOTION HOURS

St. Rose & St. Philomena will be churches of Devotion: SAINT PHILOMENA: Tuesday 11am-2pm

(use entrance at top of rear parking lot ramp)

SAINT ROSE OF LIMA: Saturday 9am-12pm

To Schedule a Baptism, Wedding, or Funeral please contact the office for information and

policy procedures.

ST. MONICA ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH A Continuous Catholic Presence Since 1854

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The Traditional Easter Greeting:

Christ is risen! Truly, He is risen!

Latin - Christus resurrexit! Resurrexit vere!

Polish - Chrystus zmartwychwstał! Prawdziwie zmartwychwstał!

Italian - Cristo è risorto! È veramente risorto!

Hungarian - Krisztus feltámadt! Valóban feltámadt!

German - Christus ist auferstanden! Er ist wahrhaftig auferstanden!

Wherever Christ has called us from, this Easter we celebrate His

Resurrection as one family, redeemed and set free. In whatever way you have

been dying and suffering in Lent, and for the many more ways that you die and

suffer in daily life, let us Celebrate and Rejoice that Resurrection, New Life,

Forgiveness, and Peace are possible! This Easter let us each bury the old

man of sin and unforgiveness, so that Christ Jesus may Rise New in our

Hearts and Homes.

May the Blessings of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you and your family this Easter Season!

Mr. and Mrs. Chuck McDanel Frank Kramer Martha Dawson Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Marsico Joan A Laveing Mr. & Mrs. Boyd F. Kammerdiener Mr. John Monza Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Allan Ross Mr. & Mrs. David Lichius Mr. & Mrs. Joseph M. Mutscheller Mr. & Mrs. Stanley J. Przybysz Mr. & Mrs. Vincent M. Lucci Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Hutson Mr. & Mrs. Mark Cuddy Mr. & Mrs. David Butcher Mr. Regis W. Wagner Mr. & Mrs. John Dodsworth Robert T. Gahles Mr. and Mrs. Norman Kittner Mr. and Mrs. Saturnino Reyes Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Feyka

Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Valli Mr. David Sokoloski Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Seybert Mr. and Mrs. George Ralph Mrs Deborah Miklavic Mr. & Mrs. Richard Fetkovich Mr. & Mrs. John Coveny, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Peter Dever Mr. Cornelio Noseda Mr. & Mrs. John Moneta Mr. and Mrs. David Hassen Mrs Mary Stuber David Stuber Mr. & Mrs. Mark Falkowski Mr. and Mrs. Mr Richard Oswald Mr. & Mrs. Franklin Namath, Sr.

All donations continue to be private and the names are listed according to the time when the gift was given.

Saint Monica and the Lord thank these families for their sacrificial gifts.

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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS

YOUTH NEWS

RCIA NEWS

PARISH NEWS

The Youth Ministry Program would like to wish all parishion-ers a Blessed Easter! May the peace & joy of the Risen Christ be with you and your families. HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP

Monday, April 13th 6:30pm-8:30pm We will resume

HS Youth Group for grades 8th-12th beginning on Monday, April 13th. NOTE: We will go back to our Monday night ses-

sions! Also, 8th graders are still invited to join us!!!

ONE EIGHT~ CONFIRMATION PREP CLASS Monday, April 6th 6:30pm-8:30pm We will continue

with our Confirmation Prep Classes this evening in the hall!

Remember to please bring your folders! See you at 6:30PM!

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION UPCOMING EVENTS

04/19: 9 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. – 2nd Grade Mini Retreat 05/01: 6:30 p.m. - First Holy Communion Practice

05/02: 12:00 p.m. - First Holy Communion 05/03: 12:30 p.m. - May Crowning

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA)

Please pray for those individuals currently seeking initiation into the Catholic Church during the upcoming Easter Vigil.

For anyone interested in becoming Catholic or in completing religious instruction and Sacraments, or for questions about

RCIA, please contact the Parish Office at 724.846.7540 x-5

or educationandcharity@saintmonica.us.

Dear Fellow Parishioners, During the Easter season we begin to take up again what-ever it was that we gave up for Lent. It has been a sacrifice and it’s always so amazing to realize what strengths that we have and were willing to exercise over Lent. We return to school tomorrow and I could not be prouder of all our students. They did a fantastic job with the “Living Stations.” I certainly hope that you were able to attend at least one of the “Living Stations” during Lent. Every performance got better than the one before. It was very impressive what these young students can accomplish. I thank all the stu-dents and teachers for their hard work for being able to pull off this amazing presentation. I extend a very special THANK YOU to Mrs. Annie Raybuck & Mrs. Sandy Wertz for their endless help with this years Stations and to the very talented organist who played for these presentations, Mrs. Marlene Holland. “It takes a village……….!” Market Day orders will be accepted until Thursday, April 16. There is always something for everyone and all the prod-ucts are of a high quality. Please never hesitate to stop in at the academy for an order form. We also thank everyone who patronized our Easter candy sale, the Easter flower sale and we thank everyone also for buying lottery tickets and patronizing the Paddle Party to benefit the National Academic Games. The Night at the Races will be held this Friday, April 10, at Founders Hall. We hope everyone has purchased all the tickets that you need or want. It always proves to be a really exhilarating fun event. Tickets with a horse are $25, with jockey are $50 and General Admission is $15. Pur-chase or reserve tickets by calling Teresa at 724-888-9828. Thank you everyone for your patronage. We are sponsoring a 5K on Saturday, May 30, in Darling-ton. Anyone interested can contact the academy for more information. We would like to congratulate Nick Steffine and Kaydon Job for winning the February “Random Acts of Kindness.” Both students were awarded a $25 gift certifi-cate that they redeemed at the spring Book Fair. Two stu-dents were drawn in March and each won a $25 gift card that can be used at any Cinemark Theater. We will publish their names next week. Spring is finally here and the walls of the school are deco-rated with so many different student projects. I love this time of year. It seems like when we turn the page from winter to spring, it brings with it a whole new positive atti-tude within all of us which is fitting since we are in the Easter season. We are preparing for Terra Nova testing on April 13-24 which is especially an important time for students to be rested and to be sure to have a good breakfast. Fortu-nately, we serve breakfast so all students will be well pre-pared. Father Naugle will celebrate Chapel Liturgy for students in grades 3, 4, & 5 on Friday, April 10th. Father was so ac-commodating with the challenging weather this past winter. Thank you Father Naugle for being here for us. Thank you for your continued support of your parish school and, God Bless Mr. Brad Diamond, Principal

PILGRIM MADONNA

The Pilgrim Madonna will be at the home of Rich & Janet Pavlinch (724-462-5793) this week and at the home of Dea-

con Harry & Mary Kay DeNome (724-843-4528) the week of April 12th-18th.

PLEASE NOTE There will be no Daily Mass Monday, April 6th. The

Parish Office will also be closed on Monday, April 6th.

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VSP

The VSP’s will meet on Tuesday, April 7, at 6:00pm in Founders Hall. Cost of the Beef Dinner will be $10.00

pp. Please RSVP to B.J. DeVenney at 724-843-4795. We will have a 50/50 and try our hand at Trivia. Come enjoy a

night of fellowship and fun. Bring your friends, new mem-

bers always welcome.

SENIOR ENLIGHTENMENT SESSIONS On Friday, April 10, following the 9am Mass, we will

have our next session at Founders Hall (Chippewa site). The session speaker will be Sandy Vukich, from the YMCA.

Sandy will discuss the programs the YMCA offers for seniors,

including Silver Sneakers and Silver and Fit, and explain how most insurance companies will pay for a membership to

the YMCA and other fitness facilities. Sandy will also demon-strate exercises and other techniques appropriate for seniors

to stay limber and active. Coffee and snacks will be provided.

NIGHT AT THE RACES

Saint Monica Catholic Academy PTG is sponsoring our Sixth Annual Night at the Races Friday April 10 at Founders

Hall. Doors will open at 5:30pm for food, fun, music and gaming with races beginning at 7:00pm. Tickets

are on sale now. Corporate Jockey for $50 which includes 2

admissions and the chance to win $250 if your jockey wins their race. Horse Owner for $25 which includes 1 admission

and the chance to win $30 if your horse wins their race. General Admission is $15. Admission includes Buf-

fett, Beer, and Mixers (BYOB). For tickets please contact

Teresa McCracken at 724-888-9828.

SMA CANDLE SALES

The Saint Monica Catholic Academy’s Academic Games Na-

tionals team will be taking preorders for Chestnut Hill soy

candles next weekend April 11th and 12th after all Masses. Each 10 oz. soy candle has approximately 70 hours

of burn time. Candles cost $10 so they are affordable and smell fantastic. The Spring Line is out and they have 4 new

scents! We will have some sample sniffers at the table. The profit from this sale will be split evenly among the families

going to Nationals. We appreciate your support!

VIOLIN & ORGAN RECITAL

Please join us Sunday, April 12th at 3pm for an afternoon of Violin and Organ music. Mr. Nate Goodrich and our or-

ganist Randy Hutchinson will be performing. Works by Bach,

Schubert and others will be performed. All are invited and welcome! A cookie reception will follow in Founders Hall.

HOLY NAME SOCIETY

There will be a meeting next Sunday, April 12th in Mary’s Room at 10:15am, after the 9am Mass in which

every member is asked to attend as a group.

This will be the last call for tickets to this year’s Beaver County Holy Name Society Banquet on Sunday, April 19th at

St. Francis Cabrini. For tickets call Alan Cumbey 724-495-2012. Tickets are $28. We are honoring Frank Marzano of

our parish.

ATTENTION YOUNG MEN 12-18

All boys 12 to 18, (7th grade & up) if your looking for a place to find adventure, have fun, and make new friends, come

join the Columbian Squires. Knights of Columbus Council 604 is sponsoring a Squires Circle for Catholic Young Men. We will

be having a kickoff meeting in Mary’s room at St.

Monica’s, Chippewa site on Sunday April 12th, at 2:00 pm. Contact Tony DiTullio tonyditullio@comcast.net, 724 355

-5166 or John Drzik johndrsik@gmail.com, 724 480-5319.

LIFE IN THE SPIRIT SEMINAR Life In The Spirit Seminar will begin April 14th and end

May 23rd in Founders Hall from 7pm-9pm. All Adults

are welcome. Call the parish office to register or print out a registration form on our website www.saintmonica.us.

ETHNICS DINNERS Attention women of all ages 18 and up, we will be having a

meeting on April 20th at 6:30pm in Joseph’s Room to discuss cooking and serving Ethnic Dinners to benefit St.

Monica’s Church Building Fund. If interested, contact Eileen

Isles 724-847-1544.

SPAGHETTI DINNER Come join us for a Spaghetti Dinner Sunday, April 26th in

Founders Hall from 1-6pm. Dinner includes pasta, meat-balls, salad and dinner roll. Ticket prices are $10 adult and

$5 for children. Carry out is available. Credit Cards now accepted!

MURDER MYSTERY DINNER THEATER Saturday, May 9th 7pm St. Monica. Come for a wonder-

ful evening out, solve the murder and win a prize! The theme

is "Moonshine & Murder" and will be performed by the Thea-ter Company "R-ACT Theatre Productions". There are prizes

for best costume as well. A large dinner buffet will be served and drinks included. Doors open at 6:30pm. FREE BABYSIT-

TING ON SITE!!! Tickets are $25 Per person or $40 per cou-ple. For tickets and information, call Mary Ann Schweitzer in

the par i sh o f f i ce 724-846-7540 o r ema i l

youth@saintmonica.us.

ST VINCENT DEPAUL BUNDLE UP Bundle-Up weekend: Save the dates - May 16-17 for Saint

Monica's St. Vincent DePaul Society's Bundle-Up. Now Bun-

dle-up your clean, usable items into boxes and bags and bring them to be loaded directly into the truck which will be

located on the lower level parking lot. Keep your eyes glued to the church bulletin for additional information. LIFELINE SCREENING

Life Line Screening event May 26th in Founders Hall by

appointment. Register for a Wellness Package which in-cludes 4 vascular tests and osteoporosis screening, all five

screenings take 60-90 minutes to complete. To register for this event and to receive a $10 discount off any package

priced above $129, please call 1-888-653-6441 or visit

www.lifelinescreening.com/community-partners.

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS / NEWS

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DIOCESAN NEWS

CEMETERY NEWS

ST MARY CEMETERY NEWS

The chapel at St. Mary Cemetery is open Monday through Friday from 7:00am to 3:00pm. The chapel at St. Mary

Cemetery is also open most holidays. A list of holiday hours along with dates and times of current funerals is posted on

a sign located at the entrance of the chapel. Anyone wish-

ing to pray or meditate is invited to and always welcomed at the St. Mary Cemetery chapel.

B-I-N-G-O

Enjoy a night of Bingo each Thursday at Founders Hall, Chippewa site. Early Birds start at 7:00pm and

Regular Games start at 7:30pm and there is also a Cov-erall game that pays a minimum of $250 up to $1,000.

Bingo on the "Cookie Jar" number can pay as much as

$500. We have a "Winner Take-All” game, various 50-50 split the pot special games and a large selection of Pull

Tabs. On the last Thursday of each month we have a drawing and one bingo player in attendance will win

F r e e B i n g o f o r a M o n t h .

SAINT MONICA’S WOMEN ALIVE IN PRAYER

Come, join Saint Monica’s Women Alive in Prayer. There is power and enjoyment in women discussing the Bible read-

ings and homily from the previous Mass.

We learn about Jesus, we share different books and au-thors. We pray for each other and others. If you have a

need or a problem, bring it to the group. Or get to know a woman in the group and talk to her after the meeting.

Many women have been coming on the third Monday of

the month at 7 pm in Mary’s Room. We are of differ-ent ages and growth in Jesus. You do not need to know

everything about Christ. Come join us and grow in Christ. Our next meeting is April 20th. Gospel will be Luke

24:37–48. Readings, Acts3:13-15, 17–19. 1 John 2:1–5.

LEGION OF MARY

The Legion of Mary is welcoming new members for either Active or Auxiliary participation. Active members must be

18 or older and able to attend weekly meetings along with completing 2 hrs of Legion work. Meetings are held on

Tuesdays from 7 to 8:30pm in Joseph’s Room at the

Chippewa site. Auxiliary members are open to individuals of every age and provide the vital assistance to Legion

through the daily prayer. Please contact Ann Schmalstieg 412-401-6056 or aschmalstieg@gmail.com for more info.

ROSARY CENACLE A Rosary Cenacle is held every Monday at the Chippewa

site at 9:30am at the request of the Blessed Mother. All members are invited.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION CHAPEL

The Adoration Chapel is located at the Chippewa site

church building, accessible from the rear parking lot. The Chapel is open continuously from Sunday 1:30pm through

Saturday at 4pm. Registration links and info. can be found at www.saintmonica.us under the Adoration headings.

CATHOLIC MEN’S FELLOWSHIP The Catholic Men’s Fellowship will be meeting the first and

third Sundays at 9am in Joseph’s Room, Chippewa.

SPRING YARD SALE Spring Yard Sale...as you are spring cleaning, please hold

on to your items to be donated to the Knights of Columbus

sale held during Darlington Days in late May. Thank you.

PARISH NEWS

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MEETINGS

The Beaver Valley Council 604 of the Knights of Colum-bus meets at 7pm on the 4th Monday of each month

at the College Hill site. The meeting is preceded by dinner at 6pm and the Rosary at 6:30pm. Our

monthly Planning meeting is held on the 2nd Mon-

day at 7pm at the College Hill site. We invite all men of the Parish to join our ranks as we continue to support

our Bishop, Priest, Parish and community.

BIBLE STUDY MEN’S GROUP Will meet in Mary’s Room, Chippewa the second and

fourth Saturday’s each month beginning at 7:15am.

Any man is welcome to join.

GENEVA COLLEGE OUTREACH Catholic at Geneva College is an outreach to the Catholic

student population at Geneva from St. Monica Parish. It

exists to help Catholic students grow and develop in their Catholic Faith as they encounter the questions that will in-

evitably arise while attending an evangelical Protestant in-stitution. Dave Lichius is the facilitator of this group. He is

the owner of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Bookstore and a member of St. Monica’s parish. Meetings are held every

Monday night from 8-9pm at the Beaver Falls Coffee

& Tea Company (3219 4th Ave, Beaver Falls) directly across the street from the Main Campus.

BAPTISM PREPARATION CLASSES

Baptism Preparation Classes will be held on the first Sat-

urdays of each month at 11am at the Chippewa Site, by Deacon Harry DeNome. Please call the parish office to

set up baptisms and register for the class.

CHURCH SUPPORT

*Collection totals will be posted in next weekend’s bulletin due to early publication deadlines.

Parish Share 2015: Paid-$67,389.00—2015 Goal- $165,696

EASTER BLESSING OF THE FAMILIES

This afternoon, Bishops David Zubik, William Waltersheid and William Winter will welcome families of the Diocese of

Pittsburgh to their annual Blessing of Families at St. Paul Cathedral, Oakland, beginning at 2pm. Each family attend-

ing will receive a special memento to take home; and the

children will receive a sweet treat.

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MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday, April 4th Easter Vigil

8:30pm BARBARA BROZICH By Beverly & Ron Haddox

Sunday, April 5th Easter Sunday

7:30am PRO POPULO

9:00am BEN CRAWFORD By Mary Ann Presecan

10:45am TOM ROBERTS By Randy Hutchinson

12:30pm WILLIAM FRKUSKA

By Wife, Frances

Monday, April 6th NO MASS

Tuesday, April 7th

9:00am PHYLLIS PASCO

By Sisters

Wednesday, April 8th 7:00pm SPECIAL INTENTION

By Bliton & McKiernan Families

Thursday, April 9th

9:00am HENRIETTA PODBIELSKI By Rosary Society

Friday, April 10th

9:00am DANIEL J. TERLIZZI

By Alan & Millie

Saturday, April 11th Vigil/Second Sunday of Easter

4:00pm ANGELINE CARBONE

By Karl & Gloria Florie 6:00pm RALPH DUFFY

By Richard & Patty Pavlinch

Sunday, April 12th

Second Sunday of Easter 7:30am PRO POPULO

9:00am ROBERT & VICTORIA ROLLIN By Daughter

10:45am MARIE MATTHEWS By Patricia Triberio & Family & Dominick Crist

12:30pm ANGELO BRIANCESCO

By Patricia & Shelly Paswell

CANDLE

(Chippewa site): In Memory/Honor of William J. Frkuska

By Wife, Frances.

Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Maronite Catholic Mission (Meets at our Darlington site)

*You can attend any of their Masses.

Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 6:30pm

Saturday 9am

Wishing everyone a Blessed Easter. May the Risen Lord bring your family

great peace and joy.