St. Barbara Catholic Church  

45 Prestley Road , Bridgeville, PA 15017  

Parish Information  

Very Rev. Dennis P. Yurochko, VJ, JCL, STL Pastor

 

Mariangela Lorence, BS Church Secretary/Safe Environment Coordinator

Michael McGrath, LEM, AS, BS, MBA Certified Business Manager

Isaac Summers Youth Minister

Janie Welsh, LEM, MS, MA

Director of Religious Education & RCIA

Masses Saturday Evening at 4:00 PM Sunday 8:00 AM & 11:00 AM

Holy Day Masses as announced in the bulletin

Weekday Masses M,T,W,T,F at 7:00 AM

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday at 1:00 PM

 

Parish Office: 412-221-5152 /Parish Fax:412-221-7935 Parish email: stbarb@comcast.net

Parish Website: stbarbpittsburgh.org

CCD/RCIA Information: 412-477-5568 CCD email: stbarbccd@comcast.net

Communion to Homebound

Call the rectory office to make arrangements. Baptism

Call the rectory office to make arrangements.

Marriage Contact the Parish Office. Arrangements must be made

six months prior to the date of wedding.

Office for Priestly Vocations email vocations@diopitt.org

PA Child Abuse Protection Services 1-800-932-0313

Diocesan Victim Assistance Hotline 1-888-808-1235

New Parishioners are always welcome - contact the parish office

Bulletin

All announcements for the parish bulletin must be in the secretary’s office before noon on Friday.

Parish Mission Statement

St. Barbara Parish carries on the faith tradition estab-lished in 1894 by our Slovenian and German ancestors. Like our founders, we are called by Baptism to live as ex-amples of Catholic faith and values, and as witnesses of Christ in the world.

Our parish is small in size but great in heart. We are a diverse community who together seek to strengthen faith through liturgy and education, and through service to community in charity. We strive to love God with all our hearts and minds.

We invite you to join us in celebration of God’s holy sacra-ments, to serve His One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church, and to spread His Gospel, the Word of Jesus Christ.

Pray for the Sick

Pray for the sick of our parish, our family and friends, especially Cathy Weinman, Margaret Valle-lunga, Gloria Fortunato, Edna Koczaja, John Pul-ford, Mary Ann Chabala, Maria Klemencic, Mary Rosato, Ann Mary Mazzocco, Lois Rosati, Elizabeth Chabala, Kathy D’Amico, Sophie Kramzer, Cathe-rine Petrich, Kimberly Wakim, Maureen Wirant, and those in nursing homes and their caregivers; the return of inactive members of our parish to the practice of their faith; the respect of all human life and the end of abortions. We pray for the safety of our troops, their safe return and for their families at home.

Call the rectory office if you are homebound or in a nurs-ing home and would like to receive Communion or if you are a patient in a hospital and would like a visit from a priest, please call 412.221.5152.

This week at St. Barbara’s Parish

Sept 14 Project Bologna Sandwich 10:00 AM [Hall] Rosary 7:00 PM [Church] Sept 15 Helping Hands Mee ng 6:30 PM [Hall] Sept 17 Reconcilia on 1:00 PM Rosary 3:40 PM [Church] Sept. 18 Cateche cal Sunday 8:00 AM Mass [Church]

A clean heart create for me O God; Psalm 51:12

Ministers of Worship September 17th and 18th

Saturday 4:00 PM Valerie Benson (Host) Shelley Phoennik (Cup) Adele Marinacci (Cup) Sean McCann (Lector) Brianna McCann (Server) Nicholos Benson (Server) Julia Sarnowski (Server) Sunday 8:00 AM Steve Reinstadtler (Host) Paul Weinman (Cup) Diane Egan (Cup) Jeff Oechslein (Lector) Brittany Reinstadtler (Server) Cami Feltz (Server) Gianna Mantick (Server) 11:00 AM Nicole Magdich (Host) Ralph Kelly (Cup) John Plumeret (Cup) Mary Pine (Lector) Ben Pirain (Server) Abby King (Server) Noah Magdich (Server) If you are a minister and see a need, please step forward

to fill the position.

Mass Intentions for the Week

Saturday September 10th 4:00 P.M. +Joseph G. Pavilonis [Daughter, Joanie and Jim Smith] Sunday September 11th 8:00 A.M. + Katherine & Victor O”Korn [Family] 11:00 A.M. People of St. Barbara Parish Monday September 12th 7:00 A.M. +Linda Zanol [Arlene Cosnotti] Tuesday September 13th 7:00 A.M. +Margaret Kuglar [Maria McClean] Wednesday September 14th 7:00 A.M. +Kanfoush Family [The Robb Family] Thursday September 15th 7:00 A.M. +Kevin and Ferdinand Pagliai [Family] Friday September 16th 7:00 A.M. +Della Sheehan [Carol and Ed Lidiak] Saturday September 17th 4:00 P.M. +Reno Massimino [Don and Diana Bozick] Sunday September 18th 8:00 A.M. + Max and Stella Kramzer [Joyce and Lynn] 11:00 A.M. People of St. Barbara Parish

Sanctuary Candle

The Sanctuary Candle burns as a reminder of Jesus’ presence in the Tabernacle.

This week the candle is burning in loving memory of Samuel Davis from Virginia and Family.

Offertory Collections

August 27-28, 2016 242 Envelopes $ 5,877.00

Cash/ Loose Checks $ 1,296.00

Parish Share 7 Envelopes $ 270.00

Assumption of Mary 3 Envelopes $ 20.00

Total 252 Envelopes $ 7,463.00

Next Sunday, September 18th is Catechetical Sunday. Our CCD teachers will be introduced and com- missioned at the 8 a.m. Mass. CCD parents and students are especially encouraged to be present to see and meet your CCD teacher for the coming year.

CCD classes for the 8th grade will begin on Monday, September 19th from 7-8 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Grade K thru 7th CCD classes will begin on Sunday, Septem-ber 25th from 9:15-10:15 a.m. in the Parish Hall.

CCD registration is now closed for this school year, and all registered parents will receive the pertinent CCD information and announcements via e-mail throughout the school year.

St. Barbara Helping Hands

Upcoming events/meetings:

Sept. 14 Project Bologna Sandwich 10:00 AM in the parish hall.

September 15th meeting at 6:30pm. We have several upcoming projects that require anyone with any sewing ability. You don't have to be an expert so please consider joining us There is always plenty to do so bring the fami-ly! Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

Contacts: Pam Fantoni 412.638.2306 or 412.276.3266 OR Karen Williams 412.221.4101 or 412.915.3749. email: stbarbarahelpinghands@gmail.com or view us on Facebook.

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ST. BARBARA’S GOLF SCRAMBLE

Ft. Cherry Golf Course, McDonald, PA

Saturday, October 8th, 1pm Shotgun Start

Event Fee $85 per person, $340 per foursome

Dinner only for non-golfer $20 (5:30pm)

We need 18 foursomes to commit by September 15th

Event Inclusions: 18 Holes with Cart ~ Buffet BBQ Din-ner after play ~ Golf Hole Prizes, Putting Contest, etc… ~ 50/50 Raffle

Questions: email Mark Fleisner at : mfleisner24@comcast.net

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — Because Moses interceded, the Lord relented and did not punish the people (Exodus 32:7-11, 13-14).

Psalm — I will rise and go to my father (Psalm 51).

Second Reading — Paul expresses his gratitude for being appointed to the ministry (1 Timothy 1:12-17).

Gospel — There is great rejoicing in heaven when a sinner repents (Luke 15:1-32 [1-10]). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

In late November, the First Sunday of Advent to be exact, we will be replacing the hymnals and mis-salettes that we have ben using in church over the past several years. The Worship III Hymnals and the Seasonal Missalettes will be replaced with a paper-backed, annually-renewable hymnal known as Break-ing Bread. Many of you are probably already familiar with this hymnal because, according to the publisher, our parish used the hymnal as recently as 2012. It is our hope that the Breaking Bread hymnal will en-hance the music in our liturgical celebrations by giving us access to a wider variety of Catholic music styles, composers, and Mass settings.

In that vein, we are asking you to consider underwrit-ing the purchase of the new hymnals by donating the cost of one or more of them. The cost of each book is $9.80—$5.40 for the hymnal, $3.60 for a clear plastic cover, and $.80 for shipping. If you would be willing to contribute $10.00 for a hymnal, we ask that you simply place your $10 cash or check in a plain white envelope marked “HYMNAL” and then place it in the collection basket, or get it to the rectory office by mail or hand

delivery. (We ask , kindly, that you do not include a hymnal donation in with any other donations or pay-ments to the parish, as these funds are tracked under a separate accounting code in the Diocesan system.)

If you would like to donate the cost of a hymnal in recognition of someone (even yourself) living or de-ceased, you can add that information to the outside of the envelope or simply include a note inside with your cash or check. We do ask that you PRINT the infor-mation very clearly. We will comprise a list of donors and those recognized (similar to the Christmas/Easter Flowers lists) that will then be included in a future bul-letin. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Michael or Mariangela at the rectory.

Thank you!!

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Cor 11:17-26, 33; Ps 40:7-10, 17; Lk 7:1-10 Tuesday: 1 Cor 12:12-14, 27-31a; Ps 100:1-5; Lk 7:11-17 Wednesday: Nm 21:4b-9; Ps 78:1bc-2, 34-38; Phil 2:6-11; Jn 3:13-17 Thursday: 1 Cor 15:1-11; Ps 118:1b-2, 16ab-17, 28; Jn 19:25-27 or Lk 7:36-50 Friday: 1 Cor 15:12-20; Ps 17:1bcd, 6-8b, 15; Lk 8:1-3 Saturday: 1 Cor 15:35-37, 42-49; Ps 56:10c-14; Lk 8:4-15 Sunday: Am 8:4-7; Ps 113:1-2, 4-8; 1 Tm 2:1-8; Lk 16:1-13 [10-13]

J u b i l e e Y e a r o f M e r c y Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time When religious people complained that Jesus welcomed and ate with sinners, Jesus challenged them to change their image of God. Imagine God as a shepherd, abandoning ninety-nine obedient sheep to seek the stupid one who got lost. Imagine God as a distraught woman (could religious men imagine that?), losing

something and turning the house upside down to find it. Imagine God as an unconditionally forgiving father granting an unworthy son an undeserved feast. Then Jesus added a character whom religious people might imagine, even recognize, all too well. The elder son stayed home; obeyed the father's will; then exploded with rage and judgment and refused to join his brother's welcome-home feast. This Jubi-lee Year of Mercy asks, which half of Jesus' audi-ence do I belong to? How do I imagine God? How can I become like the searching shepherd, the sweeping woman, the forgiving father? How else can I expect a welcome to Jesus' feast of for-g i v e n e s s ? --Peter Scagnelli, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co., Inc

9/11 REMEMBERED

Fifteen years ago, the continuing TV coverage of the imploding twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York was unbearable for me, as were accounts of the crashes and destruction in Washing-ton and the hills of Pennsylvania. The immense dev-astation of human life was incomprehensible. Visit-ing the site in New York some five years later reo-pened searing wounds, and overwhelmed me with immense sadness. An incursion on our soil, carefully planned and executed by foreign elements, had shat-tered my cherished sense of security, and provoked a frightening sense of God’s absence. How could my Catholic faith tradition enable me to endure this tragedy? I knew that neither vengeance nor sweeping animosity was an option for me. You have left us crushed . . . covered us with dark-ness. We are bowed down to the ground (Psalm 44:20, 26). O Lord of hosts, restore us; Let your face shine upon us (Psalm 80:4). The Psalmist cries a lament, expressing the

mourning of the Israelite people, the chosen of God, who had re-garded themselves as untouchable and above reproach, now hurled

into misery. The lament expresses a nation’s agony, dares to complain against their divine protector, may even own some complicity in the misery, and finally pleads with God for deliverance. In the midst of lamenting, the faith of Israel endured, as must ours. We are as vulnerable as they were to the violence and hatred that seem to encircle us. Our demand for a divine explanation goes un-heeded. Yet we have learned of the self-sacrificing heroism of many, witnessing to the finest character of our nation and of our Christian heritage. Dying for one’s friends is a sacred theme in our story, epito-mized in Jesus, our Savior, and extended through centuries in the grandest and noblest acts of men and women in all circumstances. In 2001 we came together as one nation un-der God, sharing the grief, the disillusionment, and the promise to rebuild. As today we lament our hon-ored dead and wounded, shall we translate such ago-nizing emotion into a persistent pursuit of world-wide reconciliation and peace? —Rev. Andrew Nelson, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

IT’S OFTEN SAID THAT CHANGE IS A PART OF LIFE, but that doesn’t make it any easier. Our society is changing, and so are our communities and parishes. ON MISSION FOR THE CHURCH ALIVE! will help lead us through changes ahead to help fulfill our baptismal call to follow and bring others to Jesus. You are invited to take part in one of two parish consultation sessions to learn about draft proposals of new models of ministry across the Diocese of Pittsburgh.

Our parish meetings will be held on Nov. 8 and Nov. 10, at 7:00 PM. See this week’s bulletin insert to learn more about the challenge and the opportunity of change.