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REV. PETER AUGUSTINE PIERJOK, O.S.B., PASTOR

DEACON RAY EHRENSBERGER

JUNE 6 2021 CORPUS CHRISTI SUNDAY

PARISH OFFICE 315 Church Street (Church) 325 Church Street (Office)

St. Marys, Pennsylvania 15857 Phone: (814) 781-1019

Fax: (814) 834-6795 Email: [email protected]

Website: www.thesmchurch.com Facebook: St. Mary’s Catholic Church

Monday‒Friday ...... 8:00 am‒4:00 pm Bulle!n Deadline .... Mon. at 10:00 am

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St. Marys Catholic Cemetery 604 Joseph Road

Phone/Fax ........................... 781-7275 Email: [email protected]

MASS SCHEDULE LORD’S DAY: …….Saturday…..5:00 pm Sunday ............. 6:30, 8:30 &10:30 am Radio Mass . 10:30 am (WKBI AM 1400) WEEKDAYS (Mon.‒Sat.): ....... 8:30 am Holy Days ....................... 6:30 pm Vigil 8:30 am and 5:30 pm day of

DAILY ADORATION Monday-Sunday ..…………..…8am-8pm

Except during Mass !mes

DEVOTIONS Prayer Hour(Tues.)..2:00 pm‒3:00 pm Rosary………………………………….4:05 pm

CONFESSION Saturdays: 3:30-4:30PM. And Thursday before 1st Friday from 4:00-5:00PM.

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CORPUS CHRISTI SUNDAY JUNE 6, 2021

BAPTISM Bap!sm are held on Sundays following the 10:30AM Mass. Arrangements must be made in advance at the Parish Office by at least one parent. Parents and God-parents must a#end a Bap!smal Prepara!on Class prior to the bap!sm.

RECONCILIATION Thursday before 1st Friday 4:00-5:00PM and every Saturday 3:30-4:30PM. Any"me by appointment, 781-1019.

MATRIMONY Couples should contact the Parish Office. Arrangements should be made at least 6 months in advance. Pre-Cana or Engagement Encounter is required.

SICK AND HOME BOUND Please inform the Parish Office if a member of your family is sick and in need of anoin!ng or would like their name placed on our First Friday Communion List.

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA) The RCIA process is offered for those interested in joining the Catholic Faith. For more informa!on, please contact Sandy Reider, 781-1216.

FOR MORE INFORMATION Contact the parish office by calling 781-1019, M-F 8AM-4PM.

THE SACRAMENTS

About 70 years ago, when I was about 10 to 12 years old, I remember my grandmother made homemade blackberry wine. About every other week, we would take a pint of it in a brown paper bag and give it to the Sister in the lower kitchen. In exchange she would give us the best homemade bread in very large loaves to share with everyone in the family. I don’t remember the Sister’s name, but I can s!ll taste that delicious bread. *Memory of Shar Gerber Gillen The sisters followed the Rule of St. Benedict, or maybe his twin sister, St. Scholas!ca– Ora et Labora-”Pray and Work”. They also did an awful lot of singing—mostly Gregorian chants. I used to love hearing this prior to many of the services for which I would be there.

I know that at least one of them made lots of great cookies. I’m sorry, but I can’t remember all the sisters’ names. I should recall hers, since I would occasionally no!ce her waving to me from a refectory window as I was leaving the chapel. At those moments, she would hand me a batch of her cookies through the open win-dow –s!ll warm and powerfully delicious. Every Christmas, Easter and maybe a few other days all of the altar boys were showered with holiday goodies from more than one of the nuns.

*Memory of Alcuin Dornisch.

Memories of the Benedic!ne Sisters

St. Marys Altar Society Picnic We are “soooooo excited” to announce plans to gather together for a long-awaited luncheon party on Wednesday, June 9, in the parish social hall. A patrio!c theme to celebrate “Flag Day” will greet members and guests. A catered glazed chicken dinner with delicious trimmings and dessert will be served at 12:00 Noon, followed by door prize drawings.

A pleasant a%ernoon of cards will con!nue with Cinch, Scat, Rabbit and Pinochle. St. Mary’s parishioners are invited to a#end, and Altar Society Members are welcome to bring a guest(s) Reserva!ons must be made by June 4, by calling Pa#y Stebick @814-834-3736. The cost is $15.00 each and can be mailed to either Pa#y at 197 Ta% Road or to Ann Herzing at 1466 Rosely Rd.

This social gathering with friends, all anxious to laugh and enjoy fun together, is a much-needed opportunity to get back to “normal”. Hope to see you there!!!

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ST. MARY’S CHURCH ST. MARYS, PA

For needed prayers, please call Charlene @ 335-5098; or Mary Lou @ 781-6953.

Or drop your inten!on in the prayer box at the side entrance of the church to be prayed during the office staff Tuesday

prayer hour from 2-3pm.

Candles will be burned this week for the following intention:

† Stu Reedy &

† Jerry & Helen Dorsey To schedule an intention or week,

please call the Parish Office; the offering is $10 per intention per week.

SANCTUARY CANDLES

DATE MASS REQUESTED FOR Saturday June 5 Sunday June 6

5:00 PM (6:30 AM)*

8:30 AM

10:30 AM

MOST HOLY BODY & BLOOD OF CHRIST L/D Richard & Sara Gausman Family CONVENTUAL MASS Private Intention

L/D Charles & Mary Ehrensberger Family

† John & Regina Yanni

Monday June 7

8:30 AM

10TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME † Nicholas & Mary Alphonso

Tuesday June 8

8:30 AM

10TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME † Paul & Alice Young

Wednesday June 9

8:30 AM

10TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME † Be#y & Francis Bleggi

Thursday June 10

8:30 AM

10TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME † Bertha & Anna Boschert

Friday June 11

8:30 AM

MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS † Agnes Bouse

Saturday June 12

8:30 AM

IMMACULATE HEART OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY † Richard Gregory

Saturday June 12 Sunday June 13

5:00 PM (6:30 AM)*

8:30 AM

10:30 AM

11TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME † Albert Meyer CONVENTUAL MASS Private Intention

† Lloyd Laughlin

L/D Harold E. Cook Family

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MASS INTENTIONS

BEREAVEMENT COMMITTEE NEEDS VOLUNTEERS

We have an amazing Bereavement Commi#ee who provide a delicious meal for our families on the day of their loved one’s funeral. If you would like to be a part of this team, to help with kitchen

prep or dining room prep/serving food, call the parish office 781-1019. (Current Bereavement Volun-teers, please call Phylis with new contact info, 834-1803)

Anna Keyes Lisa Werneth/Dick Wolfe Mary Benigni Bonnie Pearson Cash Gorlowski Dick Wolfe Kim Kerckinski

PRAYER CHAIN

“31” DAY VOCATION CALENDAR

Upcoming 2nd collections

June 27—Peter’s Pence Collection -proceeds are used by the Pope for philanthropic works throughout the world and for administrative costs of the Vatican State.

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Dear people of St. Mary’s, The Solemn Feast of Corpus Chris! celebrates the mystery of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. In this mystery JESUS offered His own body & blood [Himself] in

sacrifice on the Cross for us and for all sinners AND JESUS, on the evening before He died on the Cross, in the same saving ac!on, ins!tuted the Holy Eucharist at the Last Supper. He did this so that we personally might be able to share [par!cipate] in His sacrifice every !me we receive JESUS’ Most Holy Body & Blood in His Holy Eucharist at what we call, Mass. The Sacred Scripture readings today remind us of the sacrifices of animals in the Old Testament covenant [Exodus 24:3-8]; and also that in the New Testament covenant, Christ offers His own blood to redeem us of our sins and our transgressions under the first covenant [Hebrews 9:11-15]. And, in the Gospel [Mark 14:13-16,22-26], JESUS presents Himself as the Passover Lamb [GOD’s Lamb] as He first offers His own flesh and blood to His Father in heaven, and then to His disciples as JESUS celebrated the very first Holy Mass [Holy Eucharist] on the night before He died on the Cross. When JESUS offers His blood and body, we need to know and recall that in the biblical world blood was sacred, blood is life. From the beginning animals were offered in sacrifice. But with the offering of the body and blood of Christ JESUS, a new rela!onship has been entered into with our GOD. Through JESUS’ gi% of His body and blood, salva!on was won for us and His body and blood is present to give us a share in the fullness of life with the Father in Heaven. How do we respond to what Christ JESUS has done and con!nues to do in our midst—at each and every celebra!on of the Sacred Mysteries, the Holy Mass? Let us pray: “GOD, help us to be in awe every !me we come to Your celebra!ons of the Holy Mass. And, help us to enter in to Your Mysteries and be transformed by them! Help us to know that we are not worthy to receive You, but it is by Your Word [JESUS] that we will be healed.”

Fr. Peter Augustine, OSB

THE LORD BE WITH YOU!


For everyone’s safety, the Former Convent Property is CLOSED to ALL foot and vehicle traffic. If you would like to watch, you MUST stay outside the perimeter fencing. It is an official construc!on site!

If you have a happy or memorable story about the nuns or the St. Mary’s Church, we would love to share it in our Parishioner Spotlight. Send in your story to the Parish Office at 325 Church St, or email us at [email protected]. We’re excited to share your memories with the rest of the congrega!on.

ALTAR SERVER TRAINING & RETRAINING It’s been a long !me since we’ve had altar servers at

Mass, so we will offer a retraining for prior servers, as well as training for new servers very soon. Please call the office with your name, contact phone # and Email info. And as soon as Father can get altar

server training on his schedule, we’ll no!fy you. We’d love to have anyone from 1st

Communion age to 12th grade. Suggest it to your children and grandchildren. It’s great

for volunteer hours in high school.

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ST. MARY’S CHURCH ST. MARYS, PA

Total Pledged to Date $76,840 From 230 Families

ST. MARYS CATHOLIC CEMETERY JOB LISTING Full-Time Cemetery Maintenance Worker

To assist with Care, Maintenance, & Repair of cemetery property and equipment. Besides normal manual skills &

physical strength needed to excel in this posi!on, this cemetery worker must be able to func!on in a disciplined,

safe, and respecQul manner regarding oneself, our cemetery team members, and all others who visit our cemetery. A full

job descrip!on with du!es and responsibili!es will be provided as a part of the job applica!on process.

This posi!on comes with a compe!!ve wage, full medical, vaca!on, and a 401K re!rement plan a%er

mee!ng eligibility requirements. Applicants may submit a resume to St. Mary’s Church office at 325 Church St, St. Marys, PA 15857, OR stop by the office to fill out an applica!on. We are currently scheduling inter-

views for those who are qualified for the posi!on. Please phone Kim at 781-1019 with ques!ons.

The Boys & Girls Club of St. Marys would like to announce its annual 2021 Great Futures Campaign is currently underway. The campaign is held from

April 1st through June 30th. During this !me, the club con!nues to solicit funds from businesses and individuals, throughout the community. This year, every contribu!on goes further as the club has two matching donors who will match $10,000 each for every $40,000 raised up to the campaign goal of $80,000. The Boys & Girls Club of St. Marys has been locally supported for 98 years, as the club does not receive state or federal funding. Your dona!ons con!nue to allow the Boys & Girls Club of St. Marys to provide the area youth with a safe, a%er-school alterna!ve. Please con!nue to support the needs of the area youth during the 2021 Great Futures Campaign. You can send your check to 25 N. Saint Marys St., St. Marys, PA 15857 or donate online at www.smboysandgirlsclub.com/donate

CRUSADER BASKETBALL FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS CAMP - 2021

Girls in the Parochial Grade School in grades 3 thru 9 June 14th, June 16th, and June 18th Grades 3,4,5,6 from noon !l 1PM each day Grades 7, 8, 9 from 1PM !l 2PM each day Boys in the Parochial Grade School in grades 1 thru 9 June 7th through June 11th Grades 1, 2, 3 from 9AM-10AM Grades 4, 5, 6 from 120:15AM-noon Grades 7, 8, 9 from 12:30PM !l 2:45PM *Contact the school for pricing and registra!on forms.

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St. Mary’s Parish Events sponsored by the St. Hubert’s Committee

Summer Tubing Trip: Tubing/Kayak trip from Kilgus Rd. launch to Bendigo. Sunday, August 15th $5 sign up fee to rent tube Pot-luck picnic at Bendigo after if permitted.

Sauerkraut Dinner: Date set for Sunday, Nov 7th Planning on sit down dinner; more details to follow.

Parish Cookbook: Still looking for recipes for the parish cookbook. There is a form in the parish entrance to submit recipes. Submit forms to office or mail/e-mail to Shane Schneider [email protected]

1349 Rosely Rd. St. Marys, PA 15857

MEANINGFUL MEMORIES #11

THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT…LOVE THY NEIGHBOR AS THYSELF.

Along with ”Considera!on” and “Understanding”, we humans need to be respected as precious individuals as we walk among our brothers and sisters. We are traveling through turbulent !mes, and the need has never been greater for peace and love to be extended wherever we go.

This past 2020 Christmas, the St. Mary’s Parish gave all parishioners a gi% bag with assorted items that included a booklet containing daily prayerful quotes from Mother Teresa of Calcu#a. The quote for May 25 seems par!cularly appropriate. In it she says:

“Choose the way of peace. Let us not use bombs and guns to overcome the world. Let us use love and compassion. Peace begins with a smile. Do it for peace. Let us radiate the peace of God. In this way let us set the world alight with His light and ex!nguish all hatred and love of power. Peace in the world, yes, but first peace in our hearts. Do you have peace in your heart today? If not, Why not?”

We are daily bombarded with so many hate-filled and disparaging remarks, in the news media, television and radio, as well as heated conversa!ons amongst acquaintances. When this happens, start with a smile, and extend your warmth wherever you are. It’s contagious. Think of the beau!ful song…”Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me”. We have the daily opportunity to live it. Don’t think about, DO IT !!!

There is another “li#le di#y” I remember my Dad o%en used to demonstrate the need for each person to be more considerate of everyone we come in contact with, no ma#er how unpleasant a situa!on might seem. Perhaps you also might have heard it. It goes like this:

There’s a lot of good in the worst of us… There’s a lot of bad in the best of us… And it ill behooves the most of us To ever find fault with the rest of us.

It’s as though each person we encounter is like an unopened gi%, and we can help bring out the goodness that is sparkling within them, just wai!ng to be released. Not only can we make our world a be#er place, as we struggle to get back to “normal??”, but we can actually come through this crisis as a be#er person, a be#er friend, and a be#er ci!zen in our beloved Unit-ed States of America. May God con!nue to watch over us and bless us with His Peace.

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SM INTERPARISH FF ADULT FAITH FORMATION

NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING Andy& Cathy Dornisch 512-0818

RCIA If you want to become a Catholic or you are a Catholic who wants to know more about your Faith, call Sandy Reider, 781-1216. Usual sessions are on Sundays at 1:30PM in the Cafeteria.


781-1042

Secretary/Administra!ve Assistant Mary Lynn Carnovale ............. ext. 4 [email protected]

Coordinators Kathy Cheatle ………………………ext. 4 Elementary (PreK-5) [email protected] Samantha Nedzinski…………...ext. 3 Middle School (6-8) [email protected] Nick Heise ……………………...…..ext. 5 LifeTeen(9-10)/Youth Minister/ Confirma!on Coordinator [email protected]

FAITH FORMATION sminterparishff.com

YOUTH & YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY

781-1042

High School …………Nick Heise “Rooted” Youth Ministry Program

MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP The Middle School Youth Group will meet on the 1st and last Wednesday

of the month. Wednesday, June 30 at the iCafe/CYMA building from 5:30-7:30PM. Come over and see what a

youth group is all about.

DIOCESE WILL RECOGNIZE WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES

The 2021 Diocesan Anniversary Celebra!on liturgies for couples celebra!ng 25, 40, 50, 60 or more years of marriage will be held at two loca!ons in the diocese: Aug. 1 at Immaculate Concep!on Par-ish in Clarion, and Aug. 8 at St. Jude Parish in Erie. For more in-forma!on and to register, go to www.eriercd.org/familylifeoffice/anniv.html. Elec-tronic registra!ons are highly en-couraged, but a hard copy registra-!on form is available at the church entrance. Further ques!ons may be directed to the parish office, 781-1019.

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