199 McGovern Boulevard Crescent, PA 15046 www.scatparish.com

PARISH CLERGY

Fr. Lou Vallone ............... scatpastor@verizon.net Fr. Robert Zajdel Deacon Leonard Thomas

MASS SCHEDULE

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday...8:30 a.m.

Wednesday............................................ No Mass

Saturday Vigil Mass ............................. 4:00 p.m. Sunday Morning...............9:00 a.m. & 11:30 a.m.

Holy Days ....................................... as Scheduled

See inside for Daily, Holiday and Special Events

CONFESSIONS

Saturday..................3:15−3:45 p.m. & 5:00 p.m.;

Also by appointment.

BAPTISMS

By appointment.

WEDDINGS

Call the parish office 6 months in advance of the prospective date. Marriage Classes required.

ANOINTING OF THE SICK

After every Mass (please ask the priest)

and by request.

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL

Confidential Helpline 724-407-3375

Low-gluten hosts available for Communion –

See priest before Mass.

DIRECTORY

Parish Office ....................................................... 724-457-7026 Fax...................................................................... 724-457-3292 Deacon Leonard Thomas………………………....412-812-4557 deacon@scatparish.com Jennifer Persuitte, Organist/Secretary.................. 724-457-7026

(Bulletin submission deadline is Tuesday at Noon.)

Steve Horvath, Maintenance………...……………...724-457-0715

Sue Tranter, CCD Director.................................. 724-601-1872 scatccd@verizon.net Mary Ann Jones, Bookkeeper .............................. 412-771-5646 Jeri Stotlemyer, Scheduler of Ministries..... sjogscat@gmail.com

Parish Email.......................................... scatparish@verizon.net Vatican Website ..............................................www.news.va/en

PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday–Thursday ..................................... 9:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Friday ........................................................ 9:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE HOURS In Recess for the Summer

AN OPEN INVITATION OF WELCOME

Non-Catholics and non-parishioners

are always welcomed guests.

Inactive, unsure or irregular Catholics are lovingly encouraged to reconnect with the Faith.

New parishioners are joyfully received in our community.

Please call the parish office. Though our space is small, our hearts are large

and there is plenty good room for all.

AUGUST 6, 2017 • EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

of Siena ROMAN

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Saint Catherine

Eighteenth

Sunday in

Ordinary

Time

Saturday August 5th

4:00 PM John Pukach (Wife, Marion &

Daughter, Jennifer)

Sunday August 6th

9:00 AM Robert Tyrseck, Sr. (Tyrseck Family)

11:30 AM Jack Templeton & Family

12:30 PM PARISH PICNIC!! SEE YOU THERE

Monday August 7th

8:30 AM Prayers Answered

Tuesday August 8th

8:00 AM Rosary

8:30 AM Parish Family

Thursday August 10th

8:30 AM Kent Dunbar 70th Birthday

(Nicole Berlucci)

Friday August 11th

8:30 AM Corky Michalik

(Frank Zaccagninni & Sons)

Saturday August 12th

4:00 PM Mike Lombardo

(Dennis & Sharon Lombardo)

Sunday August 13th

9:00 AM Anthony DiVito

(Son, James & Family)

11:30 AM Mary Reiff

(Reiff & Armstrong Families)

NEIGHBORING CHURCHES WEDNESDAY MORNING MASSES

Our Lady of Fatima in Hopewell Twp. 9:00 AM

St. James in Sewickley 6:45 AM & 9:00 AM

St. Titus in Aliquippa 7:30 AM

St. Margaret Mary in Moon Twp…………..8:30 AM

PRAYER REQUESTS: In your kindness will you please pray for the following : George, Bill, Special Intentions, McVeil Family, Debbie & Paul F., Betty & Larry C., Cheryl B., Tommy, G., Christopher Micael, Angela Mazzoca, Jeanine, Garnet & Pearl, Jane H., Jenny, Herb & Kay, Hannah & Carlos, Susie, Seth, Susanne, BW, Darlene, Lorraine, Joe, Kira, Lisa, Jean Runyon, Aubrey Runyon, Fr. Lou, D.J., Della, Erin Heidenreich, Laura H., Lenora Falso, Lorraine C., Rose Selley, Carl, M.P., M.Z., Greg & Pat, John, Maria, John, Taylor, Mary M., Beth Lehmier, Leigh Ann, Helen Dixon, Wayne King, Earl, James E., Ryan Joseph, Jim B., N.M., Michael Hilliard, Danielle, Leslie, Ross M., Dan R., Ardith G., Patty M., Carol N., Beth, Mary Chestnutt, Mary & Therese D., Ryan, A. Palombo, Dori, Larry Winans, D.O. Oesterling Family & Baby Byron Michael, Seth, Eddie N., Tim, C.B., Blaise, Fisher, James Shepard, Mary Shepard, James Siniscalchi, Elia Genovesi, Frannie, Pauline, Angela, John Robertson, JM, Chris C., Maria, Orla, Sinead, R.K., A.K., J.C., A.Z., G.R. Chet & Sally, Mary L., Dorothy B., Jimmy A., Genny T., Bobby, Skipper, Cheryl, Bruce & Brenda, Steve Tuscic, Sam, Sally Kish, Nancy & Rich Bosetti, Araceli Colmenares, Barb D., All Those In Need of Prayers

FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION OF MARY Just a reminder that the Feast of the Assumption of Mary is Tuesday, August 15th. This is a Holy Day of Obligation. Our Mass schedule will be as follows…

Monday, August 14th (The Anticipated Mass)

6:30PM followed by a Town Hall Meeting

Tuesday, August 15th

8:30AM and 4:00PM

The Town Hall Meeting is after Mass on

Monday, August 14th, at approximately 7:30PM.

These meetings are the perfect opportunity for any questions or concerns you may have. This is YOUR parish! Please make every effort to attend this meeting.

CONDOLENCES

Please pray for the repose of the soul of long-time parishioner, Mary Ciccone, who was called home

and buried from St. Catherine’s this past week. Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let your perpetual light shine upon her. May her soul, and the souls of all your faithful departed, rest in peace.

St. Catherine of Siena Parish Crescent, PA

“This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased...

“...listen to Him.”

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 6, 2017

ST. CATHERINE’S PARISH PICNIC IT’S TODAY!

12:30PM—6:00PM

*PLEASE BRING SIDE-DISHES

NO LATER THAN 12:30!!!*

JOIN US FOR A DAY OF FAMILY FUN AT

MOON PARK, ROTARY PAVILION,

1350 EWING ROAD, MOON TWP, PA 15108

BRING YOUR BEST

DESSERT FOR THE BAKE-

OFF AND PRIZES!!!

BREAD/CAKE/COOKIE/PIE

THE CHURCH WILL PROVIDE

THE HOT DOGS, HAMBURGERS

& CHICKEN.

EACH FAMILY IS ASKED TO PROVIDE

A SIDE-DISH BY 12:30!!!

ANY DONATION OF A DOOR PRIZE, POP OR

WATER IS ALSO GREATLY APPRECIATED.

DAY’S EVENTS... DINNER…………………….....1:00PM

DESSERT JUDGING………..2:30PM

FAMILY GAMES……………....3:15PM

$5 PROGRESSIVE BINGO...4:00PM

DOOR PRIZES……………….5:00PM

GREAT FOOD

BIG DOOR PRIZES

FAMILY GAMES 50/50 RAFFLES

DESSERT BAKE-OFF

$5 BUY IN FOR

PROGRESSIVE BINGO

WE DON’T CARE IF YOU SIGNED UP OR

NOT!!!

JUST BRING A SIDE DISH OR A BAKED

GOODIE AND JOIN YOUR PARISH

FAMILY FOR FUN!

EVERYONE ALWAYS SAYS WHAT A

GREAT TIME THEY HAD SO THIS YEAR,

MAKE YOUR OWN MEMORIES

WE’RE EASY TO FIND. DRIVE INTO

MOON PARK AND LOOK TO THE

SHELTER ON THE LEFT!

IT’S ONLY ONCE A YEAR. DON’T MISS IT

THERE’S 51 OTHER WEEKENDS!

Regular Offertory Collection

July 30, 2017………………………….....….$3,858.00 (This is ordinary income from contributions for the general running of the parish. It is subject to a 17.6% tax to the diocese of Pittsburgh.)

Parish Share Program

PSP Assessment for 2017………………..$41,683.00 PSP Collected to date……………...……..$54,747.00 SURPLUS ON GOAL………..………….+$13,064.00 (Congratulations to all! We have reached and surpassed our goal! Thanks to everyone for your continued generosity! Now, all monies collected for Parish Share will remain in our parish tax free. Great job everyone. May God bless you.)

Capital Improvements

Goal…………………………………....……$17,250.00 Collected to date…………………………….$8,581.00 Remaining on Goal………………………....$8,669.00

(This reboot of our Capital Improvement goal rolls over what was unpaid from the previous project of repairs to the parking lot (c.$4,625) and the now completed renovation of the handicap ramp to the church and hall (c.$12,625).)

Religious Education

Assessment 2017………………..………..$27,162.00 Contributions to date………………….........$6,734.00 Remaining on Goal……………….…..…....$20,428.00 .

(This is our new assessment for the year 2017 for the Elementary School Grant Contributions to the diocese based on 10% of the gross parish income. Contributions to this fund are parish share exempt.)

Special Collection

(These collections are mandated by the Diocese for specific purposes. These moneys are remitted in total to the diocese and are not taxed.)

Weekend Attendance

July 30, 2017 4:00 PM Mass…………………………………….292 9:00 AM Mass................................................. 213 11:30 AM Mass......................... ……………… 199 Total…………………………………...……......... 704

IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM

DEACON LEN...

MANDATED REPORTER TRAINING

ALL employees of the parish, and Religious Education Teachers and helpers are REQUIRED to complete “Mandated Reporter Training”. It will be offered on Saturday, September 9th from 9:00AM

until Noon at St. Francis Cabrini Parish in Center Twp. You will need to go to the diocesan website and sign up through Signup Genius. There are only 50 slots available so please sign up soon.

PROTECTING GOD’S CHILDREN

ST. GEORGE FLEA MARKET/BAKE SALE

St. George Byzantine Catholic Church on Plan 12 in Aliquippa is having a Flea Market on August 11th and 12th from 9:00AM to 2:00PM. There will also be a Haluski Sale

and Bake Sale! St. George Church is located at 1001 Clinton Street, Aliquippa, PA 15001. More information can be found at www.stgeorgebyzantinecatholicchurch.org

In order for St. Catherine of Siena Parish to be fully compliant with the Diocesan Safe Environ-ment program, every parish staff member and volunteer who are age 18 and over must be fully compliant. St. Catherine's will be audited in Sep-tember by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). Any non-compliant employees and volunteers will count against the parish audit score and are subject to termination or barred from further service to the church until compliant. If you are non-compliant (not regis-tered in the database) or need clarification on your status, please contact Deacon Len at (412) 812-4557 (ASAP)

“The Lord is king, the Most High over all the earth.”

St. Catherine of Siena Parish Crescent, PA

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 6, 2017

“The heavens proclaim his justice, and all peoples see his glory.”

PARISH REGISTRATION

We welcome all those who would like to become members of St. Catherine of Siena Parish community. To register as a parishioner, please complete the following information and return it to the Parish Office or drop it in the collection basket at Mass. If you need to update your parish info, use this form also.

Name_________________________________________________________________________________

Address_______________________________________________________________________________

Telephone Number:_____________________________________________________________________

A special note from Erin...

PICNIC TODAY! PLEASE COME! EVERYONE IS WELCOME WHETHER YOU BELONG TO OUR PARISH OR NOT WE ARE ALL ONE BIG FAMILY!

I just wanted to say a special Thank You to our pa-rishioners for your very generous donations to our flea market. A special Thank You to all the volun-teers, their families, all our Ladies Society members and our honorary members, the staff at Saint Cath-erine's, and Father Lou and Father Bob for all of your support. Every year you continue to amaze me with your thoughtfulness and generosity. This is who we are, a parish family! So many times I hear comments on how everyone likes our parish and we are like a fam-ily and here is the proof! Congratulations!!!! This is the only fundraiser we usually do and it's for our children's scholarship program. Please look into this program, its an easy way to help with the cost of school, to become a viable member of our parish and the best part the feeling of helping others, the best gift of all! We also have the St. Anne De Beaupre Scholarship too. Come speak with our secretary, Jennifer, or An-tionette Garuccio. They would be glad to give you all

the details, and now is the time to sign up!! Thank you all for making Saint Catherine's Parish a wonderful place to call home! Erin Heidenreich

Christian Ladies Bus Trip Oct 7th St. Catherine’s Christian Ladies Society is sponsor-ing a bus trip to the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Windsor, Ohio on Saturday, October 7th. The Rosary will be recited at 8:30AM followed by Mass at 9:00AM. A breakfast will be served after Mass and a free will offering will be taken for the breakfast. We will meet the Lenzner bus in the church parking lot at approximately 5:45AM. The bus holds 56 peo-ple. If we fill the bus, the cost for the trip will be $25.00. For reservations, call Antoinette at 724-457-2386.

Recycling Program Our Recycling Project is ongoing. With all the summer get-togethers and picnics, aluminum cans should be abundant! Please bring them to Siena Hall so we can turn them into a donation for a charity! Thanks! ***********************************************************

IMPORTANT!!! RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

We are looking for talent to teach our blessed Third Grade class. Anyone inter-

ested please email Sue or call her at 724-601-1872. We also need a Sacramental teacher for the Sec-ond Grade class! Classes will start September 17th so we need vol-unteers right away to prepare for the new school year. Please come forward and share our faith with the children. God Bless you.

St. Catherine of Siena’s Christian Ladies Society News

St. Catherine of Siena Parish Crescent, PA

“Because you, O Lord, are the Most High over all the earth...”

HOMEMADE SPAGHETTI/GNOCCHI DINNER

We will be serving our delicious Homemade Spa-ghetti or Gnocchi Dinner at St. Titus Parish, Ali-quippa on Tuesday, August 15th from 12Noon to 6:30PM Dinner includes choice of homemade spa-ghetti/gnocchi, meatballs, dinner salad and roll. All dinners are $9.00 Take outs at 724-378-2734

STEEPLE CHASE FOOTBALL POOL UPDATE Keep them coming, Steelers Nation! Steelers train-ing camp has begun! Optimistic predictions are that with their defense in its best shape in a long while and with the multi-talented offense, this could be a great season for our team. Our 1st Steeler football pool is filled a 2nd pool was started and is filling fast. Our deadline for the football pool is August 22 or as soon as the pool is filled, whichever comes first. Send in your form and check now. Remember it now takes an extra day or two for mail delivery to arrive. If you have just gotten back from vacation or the form is lying on the kitchen table, do it before you forget. Don’t be left out. Any questions, call Terry 412-331-3443. Put “STEELERS FOOTBALL POOL” on the enve-lope. Fill out the form below and return it NOW while fresh on your mind. ———————————————————————- PLEASE PRINT, FILL OUT COMPLETELY, MAIL TO: SJOG Parish, “Football Pool”, 1011 Church Avenue, McKees Rocks, PA 15136, or place in St. Catherine’s offertory basket or office mail drop by Tuesday August 22. Make checks payable to St. John of God Parish.

I would like to purchase _____square(s) @ $80/square ~ Enclosed is $ _______ Name for my square(s) __________________________________________ __________________________________________ Owner’s Name______________________________ Phone____________________________________ Street/City,State,Zip code __________________________________________

__________________________________________

BEGINNING EXPERIENCE

The loss of a spouse through separation, divorce, or death is a traumatic experience. The Beginning

Experience weekend is intended to help widowed, divorced, or separated people who would like to pass through the grief and begin to move forward with their lives. Come to a safe place. The next retreat weekend will be September 15th through the 17th at the Martina Spiritual Renewal Center, 5244 Clarwin Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15229 which is in West View/Ross Township. Payment ar-rangements and possible financial assistance are available. For more information, visit our website www.BeginningExperience.org or make a confi-dential call to Mary at 412-523-2405 or Steve at 412-720-8694.

CCD REGISTRATION TIME IS HERE

Religious Education classes for grades 1-8 begin September 17th. The Confirmation class will receive paperwork in the mail and classes should start September 30th. Watch the bulletin for further de-tails. Please fill out the form below and remit with your check $35 for first student $20 additional for each sibling (made out to St. Catherine of Siena) or cash Place in an envelope marked “Religious Educa-tion” and drop into the collection basket.

Return by August 13th please

Thank you and God Bless Student name: ________________________________________Grade entering__________ Address: ________________________________________Phone:____________________ Parent’s name: ________________________________________ Email address:____________________________ Attended SCAT last year yes _____no______ If no… where?________________________________________

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 6, 2017

“...you are exalted far above all gods.”

Guest columnist: An anonymous parishioner (Since I became Pastor at St. Catherine in 2005, because of increased participation and attendance. it was necessary to double the number of parking spaces in the gravel lot, and then later increase that again by 25%. At St. John of God, since we have gone to only one Mass on Sunday mornings, we have suddenly developed a shortage of parking spaces where once kids had enough room even dur-ing Mass, to play ball in the large paved lot. Prob-lems of growth in our parishes are the kind I don't mind having to deal with! (I received the following e-mail from a parishioner. I don't know who he is since it is only signed with his screen name. With his permission, I am sharing his perspective on the situation with you) "Fr. Lou

Social psychology is social psychology. The wife and I usually hit the OPM (Old People’s Mass…and I’m 69) on Saturday. We normally get there around 3:35-3:40. We like to get one of the choice “back the car in against the hillside” parking spots. Takes all the worry of having to back an SUV out of a space between two other SUV’s into a lane which might have other cars trying to get out, or an-other old person pulling forward from a coveted hill-side spot at the same time. I do not need that level of trepidation and excitement. At that time the church is starting to fill up. Old peo-ple are generally not late. I think it might be because we were raised by fathers who just got out of WW II. My father raised me on Marine time…if we weren’t at least 10 minutes early we were late. But for Sunday Masses…both at St. Catherine’s and my previous parish, Holy Trinity…we can get there at around 8:50 and, as The Gunner used to say, good seats are available…outside and inside. The

The Pastor’s Corner

Father Lou Vallone

church, and lot, are fairly empty. But… …coming to the rescue are the :57 Christians. These are the folk who have such control of their schedules that they can time it out to get to church from 8:57 to 9:00. Fills the church up quite nicely. I’d like to think I could be that regimented also, but I know I can’t. Bless you, :57 Christians, I salute you." And I too, as Pastor, salute you, especially during these hot summer months for remaining faithful to your Mass attendance. Don't worry about a lack of room in the parking lots and pews: keep up with the practice of the Faith and there will be plenty good room in heaven for all of us!

****FITBIT FOUND IN CHURCH LAST WEEK.*****

*****SEE JENNIFER AT ORGAN*****

Readings for the Week of August 6, 2017 Sunday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14/Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 9/2 Pt

1:16-19/Mt 17:1-9 Monday: Nm 11:4b-15/Ps 81:12-17/Mt 14:13-21 Tuesday: Nm 12:1-13/Ps 51:3-7, 12-13/Mt 14:22-36

or 15:1-2, 10-14 Wednesday: Nm 13:1-2, 25--14:1, 26-29a, 34-35/Ps

106:6-7ab, 13-14, 21-23/Mt 15:21-28 Thursday: 2 Cor 9:6-10/Ps 112:1-2, 5-9/Jn 12:24-26 Friday: Dt 4:32-40/Ps 77:12-16, 21/Mt 16:24-28 Saturday: Dt 6:4-13/Ps 18:2-4, 47, 51/Mt 17:14-20 Next Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-13a/Ps 85:9-14/Rom

9:1-5/Mt 14:22-33

ALPHA COURSE Although we have been discussing the Alpha pro-gram there has been a change of plans. It will no longer start in September. Keep watching the bulle-tin for updates. In the meantime, give consideration to volunteering for a table host.