SATURDAY 4:30 PM

SUNDAY 8:30 AM 10:30 AM

SATURDAY AT NOON

March 19, 2017

Raising Saints is a program of Mount Saint Peter Parish providing resources and support to parents, grandparents, guardians and caregivers to assist them in raising saints.

Raising Saints will take place on Monday, March 20 from 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM in the church. The topic is How can our family get to Mass without yelling at each other?

Raising Saints is scheduled during Faith First. All parents, grandparents, guardians and caregivers are welcome to attend.

SUNDAY: 9 AM - 12 PM MONDAY: 9 AM - 8 PM TUES - THURS: 9 AM - 5 PM FRIDAY: 9 AM - 1 PM

Directory for Mount Saint Peter Parish

Mary Queen of Apostles School Catherine M. Collett, Principal

Pre-K - 8th Grade www.mqaschool.org

724-339-4411

Staff

Monsignor Michael J. Begolly, D.Min. Pastor + 724-335-9877 ext. 205

mbegolly@dioceseofgreensburg.org

Father Gregorio dela Cruz Soldevilla, Jr. Parochial Vicar + 724-335-2336 ext. 14

gsoldevilla@dioceseofgreensburg.org

Mrs. Pat Policastro Pastoral Associate + 724-335-9877 ext. 210

Ministry to the Sick, Homebound, and Care Facilities ppolicastro@dioceseofgreensburg.org

Miss Elizabeth Trexler, LSW, MDiv Pastoral Associate for Youth, Young Adults & Mission Outreach

724-335-9877 ext. 206 etrexler@dioceseofgreensburg.org

Mrs. Helene Paharik, MA Consultant for Parish Life + 724-335-9877 ext. 209

hpaharik@dioceseofgreensburg.org

Mr. David Leo Director, Pastoral Music Ministry + 724-335-9877 ext. 213

dleo@dioceseofgreensburg.org

Mr. William Staniszewski Business Manager + 724-335-9877 ext. 203

wstaniszewski@dioceseofgreensburg.org

Parish Office 100 Freeport Road New Kensington, PA 15068 724-335-9877 (fax) 724-335-9138

www.mountsaintpeter.org

Sherri Baker, Parish Secretary ext. 201 sbaker@dioceseofgreensburg.org

Kathy Waltonbaugh, Financial Secretary ext. 202 kwaltonbaugh@dioceseofgreensburg.org

Lynette Focareta, Office Assistant ext. 222 Jerry Garvey, Maintenance ext. 219

Pastoral Council

Lauren Abel Michael Brock Maria Guzzo Jennifer Lombardo Larry Martin Terry Schrock Maryellen Schroeder JT Tuskan

Finance Council

Mary Calvanese Daniel Casper Thomas Roberts Ronald Valasek

Sacramental and Pastoral Life Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)

Contact Monsignor Begolly at 724-335-9877 ext. 205 for information about becoming a member of the Church.

Sacrament of Infant Baptism Contact Monsignor Begolly at 724-335-9877 ext. 205

4 months before the child’s birth to begin the baptismal preparation process.

Sacrament of Marriage Contact Monsignor Begolly at least one year in advance of the anticipated date to begin the

marriage preparation process.

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday at Noon

Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick Contact Monsignor Begolly to request the sacrament

Addolorata Society Sandy Laney 724-339-0710 Altar Servers Monsignor Begolly 724-335-9877 X 205 Choir David Leo 724-858-9630 Comfort Blanket Ministry Joyce Rapsinski 724-335-7492 Disciples of Vincent DePaul Vinnie Hannon CALL PARISH OFFICE Environment & Art Monica Pallone 724-335-6733 Faith First Coordinator Margie Staniszewski 724-337-0352 Festa Committee Sherri Baker 724-335-9877 X 201 Fish Fry Patsy Tallarico 724- 335-6591 Foodbank Maria Guzzo CALL PARISH OFFICE Gardeners of Eden Ann Grogno 724-335-0789 Greeters Kellie Abbott 724-902-9121 Harvest for Haiti Mitch Farrell 724-994-0844 Holy Name Society Larry Martin 724-727-2203 Homebound Ministry Pat Policastro 724-335-9877 x 210 Liturgical Ministry Schedules Kellie Abbott 724-902-9121 Men’s Bowling League John DelVecchio 724-339-7252 Mercy Meals Sandy Laney CALL PARISH OFFICE Soup for the Soul Verlene Stonis 724-337-4823 St. Anthony Guild Andrea Scalise 724-335-1791 Trash & Treasure Larry Martin 724-727-2203

Ushers Dom Flocker 724-335-4153

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RENAMING THE FORMER CONVENT Renovations are well on their way inside the Former Convent at MSP! We are hoping you will help us with the renaming of this building! MSP’s Youth Ministry is sponsoring a contest to help in this process. All are welcome to participate during Lent. Ballot forms for your suggested new name can be found in the Parish Office, in the back of church and at the Fish Fry. The suggestion will be reviewed by Msgr. Michael and a committee of youth and adults. The winner will be announced during the Easter Season and will receive $100 in gift cards to local establishments. Put on your creative thinking caps and join us in the fun of coming up with a great new name to match this newly designed space. MONTHLY TOILETRY COLLECTION FOR THE CCC The Disciples of Vincent dePaul will hold their monthly toiletry collection next weekend, March 25/26. Toothpaste, deodorant, bar soap, liquid soap, toothbrushes, or shampoo will be gratefully accepted for the Community Clothes Closet.

Saturday, March 18 4:30 PM Pete & Victoria Scalise (Family)

Sunday, March 19 - 3rd Sunday of Lent 7:45 AM Rosary 8:30 AM All Living & Deceased Parishioners 10:30 AM Richard F. Naviglia (Mom & Dad) Liturgy of the Word with Children

Monday, March 20 - St. Joseph 8:00 AM Rosary 8:30 AM William Valchar (Terry & Lynette Focareta)

Tuesday, March 21 8:00 AM Rosary 8:30 AM Frank Ferma (MSP Fish Fry Committee)

Thursday, March 23 - St. Turibius of Mogrovejo 8:00 AM Rosary 8:30 AM Georganne Stearman (Cliff & Ann Sharer)

Friday, March 24 8:00 AM Rosary 8:30 AM Leonard Chakan, Sr. (Marge Sheba) 7:00 PM Stations of the Cross

Saturday, March 25 - Annunciation of the Lord 12:00 NN Sacrament of Reconciliation 4:30 PM Samuel Buffone (Tom & Phyllis Nolan)

Sunday, March 26 - 4th Sunday of Lent 7:45 AM Rosary 8:30 AM Yvonne Szlachetka (Don & Sally Phillips) 10:30 AM All Living & Deceased Parishioners Liturgy of the Word with Children

Wednesday, March 22 8:00 AM Rosary 8:30 AM Dorothy Mooney (MQA School) 3:00 PM Eucharistic Exposition and Adoration

Regional Eucharistic Adoration

Wednesday 3:00 - 5:00 PM Mount Saint Peter Thursday 8:30 - Noon St. Margaret Mary

Regional Confession Schedule

Wednesday 5:45 PM St. Joseph Saturday 12:00 NN Mount Saint Peter 1:00 PM St. Margaret Mary

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JOIN US FOR LIVELY DISCUSSIONS Are you having your Best Lent Ever? You can still participate in discussion groups that meet in Marble Hall at 6:30 PM on Sundays through April 2 or Tuesday mornings after Mass through April 4. This week’s focus is chapters 13-18 of Matthew Kelly’s book, Resisting Happiness. Take part in one session or the three remaining. All are welcome!

IN SYMPATHY We commend to your prayers those who died recently:

Joseph Turco, Gerald Peconi, son of Helen Peconi,

and Chris Salego, son of Frank and Anna Mae Salego.

May God welcome them to the joys of Paradise and bring comfort and peace to their families.

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DIOCESAN LENTEN APPEAL Thank you to all who took the opportunity to make a commitment at Mass this weekend. Our diocesan goal is $90,600 this year, and anything over this amount will be returned to the parish. We hope to use this year’s refund to furnish the old convent (soon to be renamed, see article on page 3) for youth ministry and parish meetings. If you were unable to make your commitment at Mass, please consider making it this week. You may do so online at DLA.dioceseofgreensburg.org, by sending your pledge card to the Parish Office or dropping it off, or by completing your pledge card and placing it in the offertory basket next weekend at Mass. LEGACY SOCIETY In January, a 360° picture of the interior of MSP Church in all her splendid Christmas finery was posted on Facebook. It quickly received more than 100 "likes" and "shares" and included many touching comments. For example, "It is one of those churches that you keep close to your heart, mostly it calls one to worship….. Beautiful.” "When I was growing up in the 1950s, Mt. St. Pete's wasn't just a building, it was, and still is, a WAY of LIFE! ..... and it still lives in my heart...... My parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles are gone now but when I see St. Pete's, they are standing right beside me!" Let’s be sure that this beautiful church and its mission continue to live on in our hearts and in the hearts and lives of future generations. In writing or revising your will, please consider a financial commitment to the Mount Saint Peter Parish Endowment Fund. And if you haven’t seen the picture already, take a look at the January 4, 2017 MSP Facebook posting. It’s well worth the effort.

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STATIONS OF THE CROSS

12:30 PM Fridays - St. Mary

7:00 PM Fridays - Mt. St. Peter

7:00 PM Fridays - St. Margaret Mary

6:45 PM Wednesdays - St. Joseph (following 6:15 PM Mass)

2017 Fish Fry Menu

Fridays March 17 - April 7

11:00 AM - 6:00 PM Marble Hall

Eat-In or Take-Out

Fish Dinner (Hand breaded - baked or fried fish, cole slaw, steak fries, bun) $10.00

Fish Sandwich (Hand breaded - baked or fried, bun) $ 8.50

Fried Shrimp & Steak Fries Basket (with cole slaw ) $ 8.50

Linguine with Marinara Sauce & roll $ 8.00

Pasta Aglio e Olio (garlic & oil) & roll $ 8.00

Side of Linguine with Marinara Sauce $ 4.00

Side of Pasta Aglio e Olio $ 4.00

Homemade Macaroni & Cheese $ 4.00

Pasta Fagioli - Individual $ 3.50 / Quart $ 6.75

Steak Fries $ 3.50

Dessert $ 2.00

Cole Slaw $ 1.50

Pop/Water $ 1.00

For Take-Out Orders call 724-335-1458

(Calls accepted 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM.)

Allow minimum of 45 minutes for order prep before pickup,

90 minutes for delivery.

CREDIT CARDS NOW ACCEPTED

PARISH BAKERS Please donate desserts to the Fish Fry. Bring your delicious donations to Marble Hall on Fish Fry Fridays through April 7, by 9:00 AM. Thank you for making our Fish Fry dessert table the best in town!

YOUTH MINISTRY

This Lent, the Youth Ministry program will be focusing on Family, Prayer and Service.

• March 25 - Community Clothes Closet 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM We will be serving up pasta fagioli and other goodies. • March 26 - Teen Night 5:30 PM - MSP Office Viewing of The Passion of the Christ Parents are invited to join us. Students will need parental permission to view this film.

• March 31, 2017 Diocese of Greensburg Middle School Faith Night “WITH JOY!” For youth in grades 6 - 8 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM Geibel Catholic Junior-Senior High School $10.00 per person Featuring games, music, prayer, a keynote address by Mrs. Mary Sampey, and much more! Please contact Elizabeth by March 27 to register and get car-pooling information. REGIFTING TO THOSE IN NEED Did you get a Christmas gift that you will never use and is collecting dust? How about some gently used household items or knickknacks that you have been meaning to get rid of? The Youth Group will be at the CCC on March 25 serving food & playing games with the neighborhood children. We would like to have a free giveaway table with donated items, (one item per person). Would you consider donating to this worthy cause? Drop your items off at the MSP Office during the week of March 19-24 for Elizabeth. Thank you in advance for your help and hope you will consider coming down and eating with us on March 25 from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM.

THEOLOGY ON TAP KICKOFF

Calling all young adults! Join us for the kickoff night of Theology on Tap on Thursday, March 23, at 7:00 PM at Villa Ballanca (2740 Leechburg Road, Lower Burrell). The topic of the evening is “Finding God in a Dark Hallway” presented by Elisa A. Esasky, Director of Youth Ministry at St. Barbara Parish. For further information, please contact Elizabeth Trexler at ETrexler@dioceseofgreensburg.org or Ariel Schroeder at ASchroeder@dioceseofgreensburg.org or find us on Facebook at Theology on Tap in the A-K Valley (@akvalleytot). No need to RSVP, just show up! VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR EASTER BREAD DELIVERY The St. Anthony Guild continues the beautiful tradition on April 8, at 9:30 AM of delivering Easter Bread to our parishioners who are homebound or in care facilities. Please volunteer for this meaningful ministry. We will meet in the Volunteer Room. Families are especially encouraged to participate. Call Darlene Resek at 724-335-3536 if you would like to be a part of this wonderful tradition. UPCOMING BEREAVEMENT PROGRAM Mount St. Peter Parish will have their Spring Bereavement Program for 6 weeks beginning on Wednesday, April 19 at 6:30 PM in Marble Hall. Deborah Byrum from Heartland Hospice will be the facilitator. If you and your family members or friends have lost a loved one in the past year, you are welcome to attend and find the help that is so important going through the difficult journey of grief. For further information or to register, contact Pat Policastro at ppolicastro@dioceseofgreensburg.org or at 724-335-987, Ext. 210. MARK YOUR CALENDAR - SPRING PROGRAM We will host a Spring Program for senior parishioners on May 10 at 12:30 PM in Marble Hall. Sr. Carol Riley, D.P., a noted speaker on spirituality will present a talk entitled Aging and Spirituality: What Is My Purpose Here? More information will be forthcoming in the bulletin. Mark your calendar now so you reserve the afternoon for another outstanding and informative event.

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Out & About

A Peek at the Week . . . Sunday Best Lent Ever 6:30 PM Marble Hall Monday Faith First 6:00 PM MQA School Raising Saints 6:00 PM Church Ezekiel 37 Prayer Group 7:00 PM MQA Greenwald Site Tuesday Best Lent Ever 9:15 AM Marble Hall Wednesday Eucharistic Exposition & Adoration 3:00 PM Church Thursday MSP Choir Rehearsal 7:00 PM Church Theology on Tap 7:00 PM Villa Ballanca Friday MSP Fish Fry 11:00 - 6:00 PM Marble Hall Stations of the Cross 7:00 PM Church Saturday Disciples of Vincent DePaul Meeting 9:00 AM Rectory Dining Room Youth Ministry March Madness at CCC 10:30 AM Community Clothes Closet Disciples of Vincent DePaul Collection All Masses Church MSP Donut Social After Mass Marble Hall

C D OF A Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court New Kensington #860 will meet on Thursday, March 23 at 6:00 PM in the library of MQA school on Elmtree Road. Please bring Easter candy orders to the meeting. New members are welcome. Contact Regent Theresa Shields for information at 412-302-6761. CHRIST THE KING EASTER NUT ROLL SALE Christ the King Parish, 125 Park Road, Leechburg, is accepting orders for nut, apricot and poppy seed rolls and Paska bread (with or without raisins) for Easter. Nut, poppy seed and apricot rolls are $11.50 each - order deadline is Monday, March 20. Paska bread (with or without raisins) are $6.50 each and order deadline is Monday, March 27. For orders call any of the following numbers: 724-842-0623, 724-845-8615 or 724-845-9762. Order forms are also available at www.ctkleechburg.org, under the FORMS tab.

2017 Joint Church Lenten Luncheons

Sponsored by the New Ken/Arnold Clergy Association

in cooperation with our local churches.

All churches and their members are welcome .

• March 15 - St. Mary & Mt. Saint Peter held at St. Mary’s Friendship Hall • March 22 - Logans Ferry Presbyterian Church

• March 29 - New Kensington Salvation Army • April 5 - First United Methodist Church

Luncheons begin at 12:00 NN. Come, break bread and fellowship with members of our faith community. For information, email questions to Invr4get911@aol.com.

UPCOMING TRIPS:

• Thursday, April 6 . . . . . . . . . . Meadows Casino

Call Jen at 724-351-3575 for information.

• TOUR TO ITALY - FALL 2018 Travel dates and touring cities to be announced soon. Consider making arrangements to be a part of this fabulous tour.

ALL LITURGICAL MINISTERS: SAVE THE DATE: SATURDAY, APRIL 29 A Liturgy Day entitled Come, Share my Joy! is planned for ALL Liturgical Ministers (Ushers, Altar Servers, Lectors, Sacristans, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, Choir Members, Cantors and Leaders of Children’s Liturgy of the Word). Please mark your calendars for Saturday, April 29 from 8:30 AM to 12:00 Noon. Registration materials will be mailed to your home.

Keep up to date with what’s happening at our parish website: www.mountsaintpeter.org and “like” Mount Saint Peter on Facebook.

March 11/12 Mass Attendance 676 Sunday Envelopes Used 323 Sunday Collection $9,467.75 EFT (37) $1,174.00

COLLECTION REPORT

Monday: 2 Sm 7:4-5a,16; Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22; Mt 1:16 Tuesday: Dn 3:25, 34-43; Mt 18:21-35 Wednesday: Dt 4:1, 5-9; Mt 5:17-19 Thursday: Jer 7:23-28; Lk 11:14-23 Friday: Hos 14:2-10; Mk 12:28-34 Saturday: Is 7:10-14; Heb 10:4-10; Lk 1:26-38 Sunday: 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Eph 5:8-14; Jn 9:1-41

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

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March 25/26 Altar Servers Readers Eucharistic Ministers Greeters 4:30 PM M & A Kuhns F Rapp M Aikins, M Kuhns E Hannon Saturday L Waltonbaugh B Aikins R Lednak, K Waltonbaugh A Scalise 8:30 AM T Capone, N Opalka V Bruni R Bruni, V Gilley Tatrn Family Sunday K Spiering C Sites J Knosky, E Solomon 10:30 AM E, G & I Schroeder A Schroeder T Fazio, J Lombardo K Hetu Sunday C Brennan S Rupert, A Tuskan V Stonis E Wittkopp L Trozzi

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