St Edward Catholic Church A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust

120 St Edwards Lane Herminie PA 15637

A Parish of the Diocese of Greensburg

Parish Mission Statement We of St Edward are a large parish family diverse in age community and background We are united by a shared Catholic faith offering hospitality and opportunities for spiritual growth Our baptismal commitment is continually renewed by living and proclaiming the word of God through our celebration of the sacraments especially the Eucharist The proclaiming of our faith is found in our example and participation in the world With the help of the Holy Spirit we strive to grow in Christ during our journey of a lifetime

PASTORAL STAFF Rev Richard J Ulam OSB Administrator rulamdioceseofgreensburgorg Mr John D Zombar Deacon jzombardioceseofgreensburgorg Mrs Cheryl Hall Director of Faith Formation challdioceseofgreensburgorg Mrs Robin Stahl Director of Music Ministry rstahldioceseofgreensburgorg Mrs Glenda E Sekerchak Administrative Secretary gsekerchakdioceseofgreensburgorg

Mrs Lisa Arch Secretary for Faith Formation larchdioceseofgreensburgorg Mr Jack Heinzic Custodian Mrs Donna Bricker Rectory Domestic

MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil 600 pm Sunday 900 am Regional Mass at St Barbara Church in Harrison City Sunday at 600 pm Weekdays - Tues amp Thurs 1130 am First Friday 1130 am Sacrament of Reconciliation Confession on Saturday at 515 pm Sacrament of Baptism Parents must attend a Baptism Class Please call the parish office to schedule Sacrament of Marriage Contact the pastor and arrange date at least 1 year in advance Attendance at Marriage Prep Program is required Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) Adults interested in becoming Catholic should contact the Faith Formation Office Ministry to the Sick amp Homebound Communion calls to the sick and homebound and those confined in nursing homes are made regularly Please notify the parish office Prayer Chain Please contact Karen Rumbaugh 724-864-5066 or e-mail kmrumbaughgmailcom

Contact us Parish Office 724-446-5197

Parish Fax 724-446-1433 SVDP Help Line 724-493-3987 E-Mail stedwarddioceseofgreensburgorg Parish Web wwwsaint-edwardorg Diocesan Web

wwwdioceseofgreensburgorg

Year A - The Most Holy Trinity June 7 2020

ST EDWARD PARISH A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust JUNE 7 2020 HERMINIE PA THE MOST HOLY TRINITY

STEWARDSHIP REFLECTION May 312020

A special thank you to all who supported the church this past week during these uncertain times A total of $524400 was received for the church This is wonderful to see how much St Edward Parish means to our parishioners May God bless your continued generosity Is your love conditional Is there a price others have to pay to receive your love and forgiveness Are you generous with your time skills money and possessions If you give someone something do you expect something in return Do you give your time freely or do you ldquofit it inrdquo when itrsquos convenient for you God desires a personal relationship with us so much that He gave us His Son unconditionally Pray for a grateful and generous heart

Throughout the liturgical cycle of Sundays and seasons there are certain days that invite us to focus on particular aspects of our faith Today is such a day when we celebrate the solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity On this Sunday after Pentecost we reflect on the mystery of our Triune GodmdashFather Son and Holy Spirit From the moment of creation through the encounter of Moses with God on the mountain through Christrsquos life death and resurrection with the outpouring of the Holy Spirit our understanding and appreciation of Godrsquos very life has unfolded and deepened Jesus came into the world to make Godrsquos life and love known the love of God Father Son and Holy Spirit the love of God that brings us peace GOD IS MERCIFUL AND GRACIOUS At moments in our lives we may wonder how we know who God is or what God is like Todayrsquos readings help us to feel secure in placing our faith in God and being assured of Godrsquos unfailing love When Moses went up the mountain as the Lord had commanded him God powerfully described himself ldquoThe Lord the Lord a merciful and gracious God slow to anger and rich in kindness and fidelityrdquo Jesus shows us the depths of this life of God He came not to condemn the world but to save it As people in relationship with God we often fail We walk away from Godrsquos ways fall into sinfulness and then with the Lordrsquos grace come to our senses and return Godrsquos words to Moses and the very life of Jesus show us that when we do so we can still rely on Godrsquos mercy and kindness because love is Godrsquos very nature

SAT JUNE 6 600pm Darlene Kulis (BR) (Kelso Family) SUN JUNE 7 900am For the Living amp Deceased Members of St Edward Parish ___________________________________________________ MON JUNE 8 No Mass Today TUE JUNE 9 1130am Norma Lord (Anni) (Family) WED JUNE 10 No Mass Today THU JUNE 11 1130am Darlene Kulis (Anni) (Kelso Family) FRI JUNE 12 No Mass Today ____________________________________________________ SAT JUNE 13 600pm Agnes Wilson (Altar Rosary Society) SUN JUNE 14 - The Body amp Blood of Christ 900am For the Living amp Deceased Members of St Edward Parish

HELP AVAILABLE If you are in need of Food or other assistance during this pandemic please contact our St Vincent de Paul Helpline at 724-493-3987 Please leave a message and your phone call will be returned PANDEMIC EBT (P-EBT) The Familyrsquos First Coronavirus response Act authorized a new benefit to help families who have children who are eligible for free or reduced-price school meals The benefit will come on an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card which is like a debit card The benefits can only be spent on food items Information is available on the table in the church vestibule

FROM FATHER RICHARD - 2 articles ldquoHow lovely is your dwelling place O Lord of Hosts My soul yearns and pines for the courts of the Lord My heart and flesh cry out for the living Godrdquo Psalm 84 Dear Friends On March 15 we celebrated our last weekend Masses ndash and this weekend we begin them again The above psalm seems to put into words a thought that many of us are having ndash wersquove missed coming to Mass Wersquove missed receiving the Lord in Holy Communion Wersquove missed our community members ndash our fellow parishioners We missed the beauty of the house of God and the sweet sounds of our hymns THANK GOD WE ARE ON THE WAY BACK TO ALL THESE THINGS SO DEAR TO OUR HEARTS When I was in Crabtree I discovered the ldquoannouncement booksrdquo In the days before bulletins the priest would write out the announcements for each weekend A very enthusiastic Benedictine pastor named Father Method Shestic used the psalm written above to welcome back the parishioners in 1918 The world the country and even Westmoreland County had been devastated by the Spanish Influenza Churches schools work etcndash as like wersquove just experienced ndash were closed for months and months When I read those words 15 years ago I could never have imagined that someday ndash TODAY - actually I would be addressing the same reality Yes we are beginning Masses again In 1918 there were not livestreamed Masses ndash hey there wasnrsquot even radio But how often people have said that they have loved seeing the Masses on the various media but have missed their Sunday Mass at their church with their beloved neighborshellip And now by the Grace of God we are starting again Can we be grateful enough for this gift The best way to show the Heavenly Father our gratitude is by praying and loving the Holy Mass and receiving into our hearts the Lord Jesus who fulfills the desires of our heart and flesh May Godrsquos most abundant blessings be with all of you Amen Fr Richard

Dear Parishioners I was just talking to one of my brothers It was not an easy conversation We were discussing ldquothe present state of thingsrdquo The seeming calm of our routine has been shaken in deep ways Suddenly smoldering embers have burst into raging fires and we have all sorts of political and social unrest plus the coronavirus The worst part is that the way forward is hidden in a fog of uncertainty We want answers We want things resolved We want to go back to normal again We may want and want and even demand but solutions seem very slow in becoming apparent We can each contribute in small and large ways to resolving the problems of our day We can keep our attention on those things we can control But if we are honest we know that much of what happens in this world is way beyond us At the end of 2017 I spent 2 months in Guatemala It is the second to the poorest country of America Only Haiti is poorer There are so many crises in Guatemala that if yoursquod begin to try to grasp them you wouldnrsquot last long You would soon despair It is not the economy or government that sustains the Guatemalan people ndash it is their faith and trust in God God is not a theory to them ndash God is a loving wise Father who is guiding things ndash even in the middle of uncertainty and confusion There was a woman in the city where I stayed There was an enormous basilica there Esquipulas is the name of the town Do yourself a favor and look it up Everyday thousands of people from Mexico Guatemala Honduras El Salvador and other countries go there to pray before the beautiful image of Jesus Crucified They go to beg help They go to give thanks They go to seek wisdom And generations and generations have seen the results and learned to trust To be honest with ourselves and realize that there are many things in this world that are beyond our resolving is not to give up ndash it is to accept reality Jesus in his lovely and simple way pointed this out especially in Matthew 6 and Mark 4 35 to 41 Trusting in God is powerful and wonderful and can bring about things we never dreamed were possible This is because we are bound by the earth ndash God is not Instead of getting worked up about the present situation letrsquos work on trust and obedience to God our Father Fr Richard

VOTIVE LIGHTS DECEASED + Carmine Cortazzo Sr Ernestine amp Joseph Ostroski Jessica Strasser Mary Lou Tatsch Luigi amp Carmela Veltri SPECIAL INTENTION - Anthony Angie Cortazzo David Faletto Family Kuttler Family Rohac Family Rumbaugh Family Waugaman Family

RESERVED VOTIVE LIGHTS

DECEASED + Paul P amp Rose Adams and Catherine M Adams Adolph amp Jennie Baloh Andrew Bencloski Violet amp Richard Bencloski William amp Mary A Beran and Anna Marie Beran Sylvester Boban Dorothy Bolam amp Arthur Meneghini Laurie Lynn Burns and Martin J amp Elsie Garcar Anthony amp Elizabeth Cambruzzi Gregory amp Ethel Diffendal Virginia Falcsik Bill amp Joanne Gilchrist Justino amp Helen Gioannini John amp Elizabeth Hazlinsky Thomas amp Margaret Hazlinsky Sr and Thomas Hazlinsky Jr Rita McArdle Mary D Moran Patrick amp Wilmina Moran Mike OrsquoNeill William amp Patricia Radziwon and Sandy Foster Matt Rendulich Grace (Boots) Sabljak Paul Slobodnjak Eugene Stefanacci Stefanacci Family Ralph J Vincent SPECIAL INTENTION - Nancy amp Glenn Merlin

God so loved the world that he gave his only Son

mdash John 316a READINGS FOR THE WEEK Sunday Ex 344b-6 8-9 Dn 352-55 2 Cor 1311-13 Jn 316-18

Monday 1 Kgs 171-6 Ps 1211bc-8 Mt 51-12 Tuesday 1 Kgs 177-16 Ps 42-5 7b-8 Mt 513-16 Wednesday 1 Kgs 1820-39 Ps 161b-2ab 4 5ab 8 11 Mt 517-19 Thursday Acts 1121b-26 131-3 Ps 6510-13 Mt 520-26 Friday 1 Kgs 199a 11-16 Ps 277-9abc 13-14 Mt 527-32 Saturday 1 Kgs 1919-21 Ps 161b-2a 5 7-10 Mt 533-37 Sunday Dt 82-3 14b-16a Ps 14712-15 19-20 1 Cor 1016-17 Jn 651-58

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday The Most Holy Trinity Julian Calendar Pentecost Monday Tenth Week in Ordinary Time Tuesday St Ephrem Thursday St Barnabas Saturday St Anthony of Padua

GRACE AND ETERNAL LIFE

Moses is a man after our own hearts for havenrsquot we all dealt with more than our share of stiff-necked people Indeed havenrsquot we all gotten a little stiff-necked ourselves at times Complaining impatient quick to anger How lucky for Mosesmdashhow lucky for all of usmdashthat God is exactly the opposite And we donrsquot even have to guess about it The Lord tells us so directly Accordingly Moses does what we all need to do Even with the tablets in hand he bows down and asks for Godrsquos forgiveness and grace

Encouraging us to live together in peacemdashand in Godrsquos favormdashthe Apostle Paul knows all about this grace joyfully invoking Christrsquos grace on us along with Godrsquos love and the Holy Spiritrsquos ldquoRejoicerdquo he says And when it comes to rejoicing John offers us the gladdest words of all the assurance of eternal life through Jesus

Through the prophet Isaiah God reassures us in troubling

times

Do not be afraid mdash I am with you

I am your God mdash let nothing terrify you

I will make you strong and help you

I will protect you and save you

Isaiah 4110

Our faith in God can be a source of comfort and strength in

the days and weeks ahead Sacred Heart of Jesus protect us

St Edward pray for us

CATHOLIC LIFE EVERY DAY ndash with the St Edward App ndash

Messages ~ Readings ~ Prayers ~ Bulletin

Download our app today Text APP to phone number 88202 or visit myparishappcom to download

SUMMER HELP NEEDED TO WATER PLANTS - The Altar Rosary Society planted many beautiful flowers in the front planters of the church and around the main front entrance of the church Can you help for just 1 week in the summer to water these plants if need be Please call Arlene to set-up your week of watering at 724-446-0321 PARISH GOLF OUTING - Has been re-scheduled for Friday September 25th at this time More news will follow BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS - To Dr Mary Sweeney of our parish who celebrated her 90th birthday on June 1st May God continue to bless you Mary with many more happy and healthy years ST VINCENT SUMMER PROGRAM - Registration is open for the Faith and Reason Summer Program at Saint Vincent College The intensive one-week exploration of the Catholic liberal arts tradition will be conducted as a day camp from July 20-24 on Saint Vincentrsquos Latrobe campus while participants will also have the option to take part in the program virtually The Faith and Reason Summer Program is designed for high school and first-year college students seeking an opportunity to come to a richer understanding of the Catholic faith and its integration in higher education Admission is open to students aged 15 and older with limited space available For more information visit httpswwwstvincenteduacademicssummer-sessionsfaith-and-reason For questions contact Dr Michael Krom program director at michaelkromstvincentedu PATHWAYS OPEN FOR REGISTRATION - Will take place this year at St John the Baptist Church in Scottdale Weekly sessions are held on Tuesdays from 630-900pm Program begins on Saturday September 12th Course fee is $15000 and financial assistance is available through the Francis Fund at the Diocese Brochures are on the bulletin table or you may call 724-837-0901 ext 1249 for information Let your faith ldquoseek understandingrdquo about what it means to be Catholic Disciples of Jesus Christ who are called and gifted by God for others PART-TIME HELP NEEDED - A part-time MaintenanceCustodian position is available at St Agnes Church N Huntingdon Experienced in cleaning facilities and general maintenance including electrical and plumbing Ability to lift 50 pounds To apply please submit resume to ccolettidioceseofgreensburgorg or drop off at the St Agnes parish office Monday through Friday 900 am - 300 pm

DIOCESAN LENTEN APPEAL UPDATE Parish Goal $8500000 Gifts to Date $6248000

258 Families have responded - 47

We have surpassed our Diocesan Assessment of $5180000 We are now working towards our parish goal All monies received now will be returned to the parish If you havenrsquot already done so please take time this week to make your gift or pledge You may return your pledge card to the Parish Office you can mail your pledge card to the Diocese of Greensburg or you can make your pledge online at DLAdioceseofgreensburgorg Additional DLA envelopes are available in the church vestibule if you misplaced yours or if you did not get one through the mail A special thank you to all those who have responded to this yearrsquos campaign especially during these trying times for your generosity

CLEARANCE UPDATE All those who volunteer in church ministry received notification from the parish office on renewing their clearances It has been 5 years for almost all of our volunteers and the following clearances will need to be updated - Child Abuse Criminal Record Check Fingerprint Affidavit and Virtus Re-certification Training Please have these done ASAP

If you do not receive the parish offertory envelope packet or if you do online giving please consider making a donation to these additional collections this month of June Monthly Offering Debt Reduction Church Improvement Peterrsquos PenceHoly See Simply place these donations in a regular envelope with your name collection name and amounts written on the envelope Thank you for supporting the parish

THANK YOU BULLETIN SPONSORS

Advertisers make it happen We thank the many sponsors who renewed their ad again for another year especially during these trying times and WE THANK OUR NEW SPONSORS who appear this weekend on the back of the bulletin Through these advertisements the bulletin is furnished to the parish without charge We encourage you to patronize our continuing sponsors and those who are new this year as a thank you for their kind generosity Those wishing to advertise may call Rick Cortez at Diocesan Publications at 1-800-233-8200 or 412-292-0132

When you make the sign of the cross today pause to think of the precious and wonderful mystery it signifies It is at one time a creed and a prayer a proclamation and a promise to do all that we do in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit

CANCELED PARISH EVENTS Many parish events that were canceled due to the pandemic are still ldquoup in the airrdquo and will need to be rescheduled Please keep an eye out in the bulletin for new scheduled dates

ST EDWARD PARISH A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust JUNE 7 2020 HERMINIE PA THE MOST HOLY TRINITY

STEWARDSHIP REFLECTION May 312020

A special thank you to all who supported the church this past week during these uncertain times A total of $524400 was received for the church This is wonderful to see how much St Edward Parish means to our parishioners May God bless your continued generosity Is your love conditional Is there a price others have to pay to receive your love and forgiveness Are you generous with your time skills money and possessions If you give someone something do you expect something in return Do you give your time freely or do you ldquofit it inrdquo when itrsquos convenient for you God desires a personal relationship with us so much that He gave us His Son unconditionally Pray for a grateful and generous heart

Throughout the liturgical cycle of Sundays and seasons there are certain days that invite us to focus on particular aspects of our faith Today is such a day when we celebrate the solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity On this Sunday after Pentecost we reflect on the mystery of our Triune GodmdashFather Son and Holy Spirit From the moment of creation through the encounter of Moses with God on the mountain through Christrsquos life death and resurrection with the outpouring of the Holy Spirit our understanding and appreciation of Godrsquos very life has unfolded and deepened Jesus came into the world to make Godrsquos life and love known the love of God Father Son and Holy Spirit the love of God that brings us peace GOD IS MERCIFUL AND GRACIOUS At moments in our lives we may wonder how we know who God is or what God is like Todayrsquos readings help us to feel secure in placing our faith in God and being assured of Godrsquos unfailing love When Moses went up the mountain as the Lord had commanded him God powerfully described himself ldquoThe Lord the Lord a merciful and gracious God slow to anger and rich in kindness and fidelityrdquo Jesus shows us the depths of this life of God He came not to condemn the world but to save it As people in relationship with God we often fail We walk away from Godrsquos ways fall into sinfulness and then with the Lordrsquos grace come to our senses and return Godrsquos words to Moses and the very life of Jesus show us that when we do so we can still rely on Godrsquos mercy and kindness because love is Godrsquos very nature

SAT JUNE 6 600pm Darlene Kulis (BR) (Kelso Family) SUN JUNE 7 900am For the Living amp Deceased Members of St Edward Parish ___________________________________________________ MON JUNE 8 No Mass Today TUE JUNE 9 1130am Norma Lord (Anni) (Family) WED JUNE 10 No Mass Today THU JUNE 11 1130am Darlene Kulis (Anni) (Kelso Family) FRI JUNE 12 No Mass Today ____________________________________________________ SAT JUNE 13 600pm Agnes Wilson (Altar Rosary Society) SUN JUNE 14 - The Body amp Blood of Christ 900am For the Living amp Deceased Members of St Edward Parish

HELP AVAILABLE If you are in need of Food or other assistance during this pandemic please contact our St Vincent de Paul Helpline at 724-493-3987 Please leave a message and your phone call will be returned PANDEMIC EBT (P-EBT) The Familyrsquos First Coronavirus response Act authorized a new benefit to help families who have children who are eligible for free or reduced-price school meals The benefit will come on an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card which is like a debit card The benefits can only be spent on food items Information is available on the table in the church vestibule

FROM FATHER RICHARD - 2 articles ldquoHow lovely is your dwelling place O Lord of Hosts My soul yearns and pines for the courts of the Lord My heart and flesh cry out for the living Godrdquo Psalm 84 Dear Friends On March 15 we celebrated our last weekend Masses ndash and this weekend we begin them again The above psalm seems to put into words a thought that many of us are having ndash wersquove missed coming to Mass Wersquove missed receiving the Lord in Holy Communion Wersquove missed our community members ndash our fellow parishioners We missed the beauty of the house of God and the sweet sounds of our hymns THANK GOD WE ARE ON THE WAY BACK TO ALL THESE THINGS SO DEAR TO OUR HEARTS When I was in Crabtree I discovered the ldquoannouncement booksrdquo In the days before bulletins the priest would write out the announcements for each weekend A very enthusiastic Benedictine pastor named Father Method Shestic used the psalm written above to welcome back the parishioners in 1918 The world the country and even Westmoreland County had been devastated by the Spanish Influenza Churches schools work etcndash as like wersquove just experienced ndash were closed for months and months When I read those words 15 years ago I could never have imagined that someday ndash TODAY - actually I would be addressing the same reality Yes we are beginning Masses again In 1918 there were not livestreamed Masses ndash hey there wasnrsquot even radio But how often people have said that they have loved seeing the Masses on the various media but have missed their Sunday Mass at their church with their beloved neighborshellip And now by the Grace of God we are starting again Can we be grateful enough for this gift The best way to show the Heavenly Father our gratitude is by praying and loving the Holy Mass and receiving into our hearts the Lord Jesus who fulfills the desires of our heart and flesh May Godrsquos most abundant blessings be with all of you Amen Fr Richard

Dear Parishioners I was just talking to one of my brothers It was not an easy conversation We were discussing ldquothe present state of thingsrdquo The seeming calm of our routine has been shaken in deep ways Suddenly smoldering embers have burst into raging fires and we have all sorts of political and social unrest plus the coronavirus The worst part is that the way forward is hidden in a fog of uncertainty We want answers We want things resolved We want to go back to normal again We may want and want and even demand but solutions seem very slow in becoming apparent We can each contribute in small and large ways to resolving the problems of our day We can keep our attention on those things we can control But if we are honest we know that much of what happens in this world is way beyond us At the end of 2017 I spent 2 months in Guatemala It is the second to the poorest country of America Only Haiti is poorer There are so many crises in Guatemala that if yoursquod begin to try to grasp them you wouldnrsquot last long You would soon despair It is not the economy or government that sustains the Guatemalan people ndash it is their faith and trust in God God is not a theory to them ndash God is a loving wise Father who is guiding things ndash even in the middle of uncertainty and confusion There was a woman in the city where I stayed There was an enormous basilica there Esquipulas is the name of the town Do yourself a favor and look it up Everyday thousands of people from Mexico Guatemala Honduras El Salvador and other countries go there to pray before the beautiful image of Jesus Crucified They go to beg help They go to give thanks They go to seek wisdom And generations and generations have seen the results and learned to trust To be honest with ourselves and realize that there are many things in this world that are beyond our resolving is not to give up ndash it is to accept reality Jesus in his lovely and simple way pointed this out especially in Matthew 6 and Mark 4 35 to 41 Trusting in God is powerful and wonderful and can bring about things we never dreamed were possible This is because we are bound by the earth ndash God is not Instead of getting worked up about the present situation letrsquos work on trust and obedience to God our Father Fr Richard

VOTIVE LIGHTS DECEASED + Carmine Cortazzo Sr Ernestine amp Joseph Ostroski Jessica Strasser Mary Lou Tatsch Luigi amp Carmela Veltri SPECIAL INTENTION - Anthony Angie Cortazzo David Faletto Family Kuttler Family Rohac Family Rumbaugh Family Waugaman Family

RESERVED VOTIVE LIGHTS

DECEASED + Paul P amp Rose Adams and Catherine M Adams Adolph amp Jennie Baloh Andrew Bencloski Violet amp Richard Bencloski William amp Mary A Beran and Anna Marie Beran Sylvester Boban Dorothy Bolam amp Arthur Meneghini Laurie Lynn Burns and Martin J amp Elsie Garcar Anthony amp Elizabeth Cambruzzi Gregory amp Ethel Diffendal Virginia Falcsik Bill amp Joanne Gilchrist Justino amp Helen Gioannini John amp Elizabeth Hazlinsky Thomas amp Margaret Hazlinsky Sr and Thomas Hazlinsky Jr Rita McArdle Mary D Moran Patrick amp Wilmina Moran Mike OrsquoNeill William amp Patricia Radziwon and Sandy Foster Matt Rendulich Grace (Boots) Sabljak Paul Slobodnjak Eugene Stefanacci Stefanacci Family Ralph J Vincent SPECIAL INTENTION - Nancy amp Glenn Merlin

God so loved the world that he gave his only Son

mdash John 316a READINGS FOR THE WEEK Sunday Ex 344b-6 8-9 Dn 352-55 2 Cor 1311-13 Jn 316-18

Monday 1 Kgs 171-6 Ps 1211bc-8 Mt 51-12 Tuesday 1 Kgs 177-16 Ps 42-5 7b-8 Mt 513-16 Wednesday 1 Kgs 1820-39 Ps 161b-2ab 4 5ab 8 11 Mt 517-19 Thursday Acts 1121b-26 131-3 Ps 6510-13 Mt 520-26 Friday 1 Kgs 199a 11-16 Ps 277-9abc 13-14 Mt 527-32 Saturday 1 Kgs 1919-21 Ps 161b-2a 5 7-10 Mt 533-37 Sunday Dt 82-3 14b-16a Ps 14712-15 19-20 1 Cor 1016-17 Jn 651-58

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday The Most Holy Trinity Julian Calendar Pentecost Monday Tenth Week in Ordinary Time Tuesday St Ephrem Thursday St Barnabas Saturday St Anthony of Padua

GRACE AND ETERNAL LIFE

Moses is a man after our own hearts for havenrsquot we all dealt with more than our share of stiff-necked people Indeed havenrsquot we all gotten a little stiff-necked ourselves at times Complaining impatient quick to anger How lucky for Mosesmdashhow lucky for all of usmdashthat God is exactly the opposite And we donrsquot even have to guess about it The Lord tells us so directly Accordingly Moses does what we all need to do Even with the tablets in hand he bows down and asks for Godrsquos forgiveness and grace

Encouraging us to live together in peacemdashand in Godrsquos favormdashthe Apostle Paul knows all about this grace joyfully invoking Christrsquos grace on us along with Godrsquos love and the Holy Spiritrsquos ldquoRejoicerdquo he says And when it comes to rejoicing John offers us the gladdest words of all the assurance of eternal life through Jesus

Through the prophet Isaiah God reassures us in troubling

times

Do not be afraid mdash I am with you

I am your God mdash let nothing terrify you

I will make you strong and help you

I will protect you and save you

Isaiah 4110

Our faith in God can be a source of comfort and strength in

the days and weeks ahead Sacred Heart of Jesus protect us

St Edward pray for us

CATHOLIC LIFE EVERY DAY ndash with the St Edward App ndash

Messages ~ Readings ~ Prayers ~ Bulletin

Download our app today Text APP to phone number 88202 or visit myparishappcom to download

SUMMER HELP NEEDED TO WATER PLANTS - The Altar Rosary Society planted many beautiful flowers in the front planters of the church and around the main front entrance of the church Can you help for just 1 week in the summer to water these plants if need be Please call Arlene to set-up your week of watering at 724-446-0321 PARISH GOLF OUTING - Has been re-scheduled for Friday September 25th at this time More news will follow BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS - To Dr Mary Sweeney of our parish who celebrated her 90th birthday on June 1st May God continue to bless you Mary with many more happy and healthy years ST VINCENT SUMMER PROGRAM - Registration is open for the Faith and Reason Summer Program at Saint Vincent College The intensive one-week exploration of the Catholic liberal arts tradition will be conducted as a day camp from July 20-24 on Saint Vincentrsquos Latrobe campus while participants will also have the option to take part in the program virtually The Faith and Reason Summer Program is designed for high school and first-year college students seeking an opportunity to come to a richer understanding of the Catholic faith and its integration in higher education Admission is open to students aged 15 and older with limited space available For more information visit httpswwwstvincenteduacademicssummer-sessionsfaith-and-reason For questions contact Dr Michael Krom program director at michaelkromstvincentedu PATHWAYS OPEN FOR REGISTRATION - Will take place this year at St John the Baptist Church in Scottdale Weekly sessions are held on Tuesdays from 630-900pm Program begins on Saturday September 12th Course fee is $15000 and financial assistance is available through the Francis Fund at the Diocese Brochures are on the bulletin table or you may call 724-837-0901 ext 1249 for information Let your faith ldquoseek understandingrdquo about what it means to be Catholic Disciples of Jesus Christ who are called and gifted by God for others PART-TIME HELP NEEDED - A part-time MaintenanceCustodian position is available at St Agnes Church N Huntingdon Experienced in cleaning facilities and general maintenance including electrical and plumbing Ability to lift 50 pounds To apply please submit resume to ccolettidioceseofgreensburgorg or drop off at the St Agnes parish office Monday through Friday 900 am - 300 pm

DIOCESAN LENTEN APPEAL UPDATE Parish Goal $8500000 Gifts to Date $6248000

258 Families have responded - 47

We have surpassed our Diocesan Assessment of $5180000 We are now working towards our parish goal All monies received now will be returned to the parish If you havenrsquot already done so please take time this week to make your gift or pledge You may return your pledge card to the Parish Office you can mail your pledge card to the Diocese of Greensburg or you can make your pledge online at DLAdioceseofgreensburgorg Additional DLA envelopes are available in the church vestibule if you misplaced yours or if you did not get one through the mail A special thank you to all those who have responded to this yearrsquos campaign especially during these trying times for your generosity

CLEARANCE UPDATE All those who volunteer in church ministry received notification from the parish office on renewing their clearances It has been 5 years for almost all of our volunteers and the following clearances will need to be updated - Child Abuse Criminal Record Check Fingerprint Affidavit and Virtus Re-certification Training Please have these done ASAP

If you do not receive the parish offertory envelope packet or if you do online giving please consider making a donation to these additional collections this month of June Monthly Offering Debt Reduction Church Improvement Peterrsquos PenceHoly See Simply place these donations in a regular envelope with your name collection name and amounts written on the envelope Thank you for supporting the parish

THANK YOU BULLETIN SPONSORS

Advertisers make it happen We thank the many sponsors who renewed their ad again for another year especially during these trying times and WE THANK OUR NEW SPONSORS who appear this weekend on the back of the bulletin Through these advertisements the bulletin is furnished to the parish without charge We encourage you to patronize our continuing sponsors and those who are new this year as a thank you for their kind generosity Those wishing to advertise may call Rick Cortez at Diocesan Publications at 1-800-233-8200 or 412-292-0132

When you make the sign of the cross today pause to think of the precious and wonderful mystery it signifies It is at one time a creed and a prayer a proclamation and a promise to do all that we do in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit

CANCELED PARISH EVENTS Many parish events that were canceled due to the pandemic are still ldquoup in the airrdquo and will need to be rescheduled Please keep an eye out in the bulletin for new scheduled dates

FROM FATHER RICHARD - 2 articles ldquoHow lovely is your dwelling place O Lord of Hosts My soul yearns and pines for the courts of the Lord My heart and flesh cry out for the living Godrdquo Psalm 84 Dear Friends On March 15 we celebrated our last weekend Masses ndash and this weekend we begin them again The above psalm seems to put into words a thought that many of us are having ndash wersquove missed coming to Mass Wersquove missed receiving the Lord in Holy Communion Wersquove missed our community members ndash our fellow parishioners We missed the beauty of the house of God and the sweet sounds of our hymns THANK GOD WE ARE ON THE WAY BACK TO ALL THESE THINGS SO DEAR TO OUR HEARTS When I was in Crabtree I discovered the ldquoannouncement booksrdquo In the days before bulletins the priest would write out the announcements for each weekend A very enthusiastic Benedictine pastor named Father Method Shestic used the psalm written above to welcome back the parishioners in 1918 The world the country and even Westmoreland County had been devastated by the Spanish Influenza Churches schools work etcndash as like wersquove just experienced ndash were closed for months and months When I read those words 15 years ago I could never have imagined that someday ndash TODAY - actually I would be addressing the same reality Yes we are beginning Masses again In 1918 there were not livestreamed Masses ndash hey there wasnrsquot even radio But how often people have said that they have loved seeing the Masses on the various media but have missed their Sunday Mass at their church with their beloved neighborshellip And now by the Grace of God we are starting again Can we be grateful enough for this gift The best way to show the Heavenly Father our gratitude is by praying and loving the Holy Mass and receiving into our hearts the Lord Jesus who fulfills the desires of our heart and flesh May Godrsquos most abundant blessings be with all of you Amen Fr Richard

Dear Parishioners I was just talking to one of my brothers It was not an easy conversation We were discussing ldquothe present state of thingsrdquo The seeming calm of our routine has been shaken in deep ways Suddenly smoldering embers have burst into raging fires and we have all sorts of political and social unrest plus the coronavirus The worst part is that the way forward is hidden in a fog of uncertainty We want answers We want things resolved We want to go back to normal again We may want and want and even demand but solutions seem very slow in becoming apparent We can each contribute in small and large ways to resolving the problems of our day We can keep our attention on those things we can control But if we are honest we know that much of what happens in this world is way beyond us At the end of 2017 I spent 2 months in Guatemala It is the second to the poorest country of America Only Haiti is poorer There are so many crises in Guatemala that if yoursquod begin to try to grasp them you wouldnrsquot last long You would soon despair It is not the economy or government that sustains the Guatemalan people ndash it is their faith and trust in God God is not a theory to them ndash God is a loving wise Father who is guiding things ndash even in the middle of uncertainty and confusion There was a woman in the city where I stayed There was an enormous basilica there Esquipulas is the name of the town Do yourself a favor and look it up Everyday thousands of people from Mexico Guatemala Honduras El Salvador and other countries go there to pray before the beautiful image of Jesus Crucified They go to beg help They go to give thanks They go to seek wisdom And generations and generations have seen the results and learned to trust To be honest with ourselves and realize that there are many things in this world that are beyond our resolving is not to give up ndash it is to accept reality Jesus in his lovely and simple way pointed this out especially in Matthew 6 and Mark 4 35 to 41 Trusting in God is powerful and wonderful and can bring about things we never dreamed were possible This is because we are bound by the earth ndash God is not Instead of getting worked up about the present situation letrsquos work on trust and obedience to God our Father Fr Richard

VOTIVE LIGHTS DECEASED + Carmine Cortazzo Sr Ernestine amp Joseph Ostroski Jessica Strasser Mary Lou Tatsch Luigi amp Carmela Veltri SPECIAL INTENTION - Anthony Angie Cortazzo David Faletto Family Kuttler Family Rohac Family Rumbaugh Family Waugaman Family

RESERVED VOTIVE LIGHTS

DECEASED + Paul P amp Rose Adams and Catherine M Adams Adolph amp Jennie Baloh Andrew Bencloski Violet amp Richard Bencloski William amp Mary A Beran and Anna Marie Beran Sylvester Boban Dorothy Bolam amp Arthur Meneghini Laurie Lynn Burns and Martin J amp Elsie Garcar Anthony amp Elizabeth Cambruzzi Gregory amp Ethel Diffendal Virginia Falcsik Bill amp Joanne Gilchrist Justino amp Helen Gioannini John amp Elizabeth Hazlinsky Thomas amp Margaret Hazlinsky Sr and Thomas Hazlinsky Jr Rita McArdle Mary D Moran Patrick amp Wilmina Moran Mike OrsquoNeill William amp Patricia Radziwon and Sandy Foster Matt Rendulich Grace (Boots) Sabljak Paul Slobodnjak Eugene Stefanacci Stefanacci Family Ralph J Vincent SPECIAL INTENTION - Nancy amp Glenn Merlin

God so loved the world that he gave his only Son

mdash John 316a READINGS FOR THE WEEK Sunday Ex 344b-6 8-9 Dn 352-55 2 Cor 1311-13 Jn 316-18

Monday 1 Kgs 171-6 Ps 1211bc-8 Mt 51-12 Tuesday 1 Kgs 177-16 Ps 42-5 7b-8 Mt 513-16 Wednesday 1 Kgs 1820-39 Ps 161b-2ab 4 5ab 8 11 Mt 517-19 Thursday Acts 1121b-26 131-3 Ps 6510-13 Mt 520-26 Friday 1 Kgs 199a 11-16 Ps 277-9abc 13-14 Mt 527-32 Saturday 1 Kgs 1919-21 Ps 161b-2a 5 7-10 Mt 533-37 Sunday Dt 82-3 14b-16a Ps 14712-15 19-20 1 Cor 1016-17 Jn 651-58

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday The Most Holy Trinity Julian Calendar Pentecost Monday Tenth Week in Ordinary Time Tuesday St Ephrem Thursday St Barnabas Saturday St Anthony of Padua

GRACE AND ETERNAL LIFE

Moses is a man after our own hearts for havenrsquot we all dealt with more than our share of stiff-necked people Indeed havenrsquot we all gotten a little stiff-necked ourselves at times Complaining impatient quick to anger How lucky for Mosesmdashhow lucky for all of usmdashthat God is exactly the opposite And we donrsquot even have to guess about it The Lord tells us so directly Accordingly Moses does what we all need to do Even with the tablets in hand he bows down and asks for Godrsquos forgiveness and grace

Encouraging us to live together in peacemdashand in Godrsquos favormdashthe Apostle Paul knows all about this grace joyfully invoking Christrsquos grace on us along with Godrsquos love and the Holy Spiritrsquos ldquoRejoicerdquo he says And when it comes to rejoicing John offers us the gladdest words of all the assurance of eternal life through Jesus

Through the prophet Isaiah God reassures us in troubling

times

Do not be afraid mdash I am with you

I am your God mdash let nothing terrify you

I will make you strong and help you

I will protect you and save you

Isaiah 4110

Our faith in God can be a source of comfort and strength in

the days and weeks ahead Sacred Heart of Jesus protect us

St Edward pray for us

CATHOLIC LIFE EVERY DAY ndash with the St Edward App ndash

Messages ~ Readings ~ Prayers ~ Bulletin

Download our app today Text APP to phone number 88202 or visit myparishappcom to download

SUMMER HELP NEEDED TO WATER PLANTS - The Altar Rosary Society planted many beautiful flowers in the front planters of the church and around the main front entrance of the church Can you help for just 1 week in the summer to water these plants if need be Please call Arlene to set-up your week of watering at 724-446-0321 PARISH GOLF OUTING - Has been re-scheduled for Friday September 25th at this time More news will follow BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS - To Dr Mary Sweeney of our parish who celebrated her 90th birthday on June 1st May God continue to bless you Mary with many more happy and healthy years ST VINCENT SUMMER PROGRAM - Registration is open for the Faith and Reason Summer Program at Saint Vincent College The intensive one-week exploration of the Catholic liberal arts tradition will be conducted as a day camp from July 20-24 on Saint Vincentrsquos Latrobe campus while participants will also have the option to take part in the program virtually The Faith and Reason Summer Program is designed for high school and first-year college students seeking an opportunity to come to a richer understanding of the Catholic faith and its integration in higher education Admission is open to students aged 15 and older with limited space available For more information visit httpswwwstvincenteduacademicssummer-sessionsfaith-and-reason For questions contact Dr Michael Krom program director at michaelkromstvincentedu PATHWAYS OPEN FOR REGISTRATION - Will take place this year at St John the Baptist Church in Scottdale Weekly sessions are held on Tuesdays from 630-900pm Program begins on Saturday September 12th Course fee is $15000 and financial assistance is available through the Francis Fund at the Diocese Brochures are on the bulletin table or you may call 724-837-0901 ext 1249 for information Let your faith ldquoseek understandingrdquo about what it means to be Catholic Disciples of Jesus Christ who are called and gifted by God for others PART-TIME HELP NEEDED - A part-time MaintenanceCustodian position is available at St Agnes Church N Huntingdon Experienced in cleaning facilities and general maintenance including electrical and plumbing Ability to lift 50 pounds To apply please submit resume to ccolettidioceseofgreensburgorg or drop off at the St Agnes parish office Monday through Friday 900 am - 300 pm

DIOCESAN LENTEN APPEAL UPDATE Parish Goal $8500000 Gifts to Date $6248000

258 Families have responded - 47

We have surpassed our Diocesan Assessment of $5180000 We are now working towards our parish goal All monies received now will be returned to the parish If you havenrsquot already done so please take time this week to make your gift or pledge You may return your pledge card to the Parish Office you can mail your pledge card to the Diocese of Greensburg or you can make your pledge online at DLAdioceseofgreensburgorg Additional DLA envelopes are available in the church vestibule if you misplaced yours or if you did not get one through the mail A special thank you to all those who have responded to this yearrsquos campaign especially during these trying times for your generosity

CLEARANCE UPDATE All those who volunteer in church ministry received notification from the parish office on renewing their clearances It has been 5 years for almost all of our volunteers and the following clearances will need to be updated - Child Abuse Criminal Record Check Fingerprint Affidavit and Virtus Re-certification Training Please have these done ASAP

If you do not receive the parish offertory envelope packet or if you do online giving please consider making a donation to these additional collections this month of June Monthly Offering Debt Reduction Church Improvement Peterrsquos PenceHoly See Simply place these donations in a regular envelope with your name collection name and amounts written on the envelope Thank you for supporting the parish

THANK YOU BULLETIN SPONSORS

Advertisers make it happen We thank the many sponsors who renewed their ad again for another year especially during these trying times and WE THANK OUR NEW SPONSORS who appear this weekend on the back of the bulletin Through these advertisements the bulletin is furnished to the parish without charge We encourage you to patronize our continuing sponsors and those who are new this year as a thank you for their kind generosity Those wishing to advertise may call Rick Cortez at Diocesan Publications at 1-800-233-8200 or 412-292-0132

When you make the sign of the cross today pause to think of the precious and wonderful mystery it signifies It is at one time a creed and a prayer a proclamation and a promise to do all that we do in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit

CANCELED PARISH EVENTS Many parish events that were canceled due to the pandemic are still ldquoup in the airrdquo and will need to be rescheduled Please keep an eye out in the bulletin for new scheduled dates

VOTIVE LIGHTS DECEASED + Carmine Cortazzo Sr Ernestine amp Joseph Ostroski Jessica Strasser Mary Lou Tatsch Luigi amp Carmela Veltri SPECIAL INTENTION - Anthony Angie Cortazzo David Faletto Family Kuttler Family Rohac Family Rumbaugh Family Waugaman Family

RESERVED VOTIVE LIGHTS

DECEASED + Paul P amp Rose Adams and Catherine M Adams Adolph amp Jennie Baloh Andrew Bencloski Violet amp Richard Bencloski William amp Mary A Beran and Anna Marie Beran Sylvester Boban Dorothy Bolam amp Arthur Meneghini Laurie Lynn Burns and Martin J amp Elsie Garcar Anthony amp Elizabeth Cambruzzi Gregory amp Ethel Diffendal Virginia Falcsik Bill amp Joanne Gilchrist Justino amp Helen Gioannini John amp Elizabeth Hazlinsky Thomas amp Margaret Hazlinsky Sr and Thomas Hazlinsky Jr Rita McArdle Mary D Moran Patrick amp Wilmina Moran Mike OrsquoNeill William amp Patricia Radziwon and Sandy Foster Matt Rendulich Grace (Boots) Sabljak Paul Slobodnjak Eugene Stefanacci Stefanacci Family Ralph J Vincent SPECIAL INTENTION - Nancy amp Glenn Merlin

God so loved the world that he gave his only Son

mdash John 316a READINGS FOR THE WEEK Sunday Ex 344b-6 8-9 Dn 352-55 2 Cor 1311-13 Jn 316-18

Monday 1 Kgs 171-6 Ps 1211bc-8 Mt 51-12 Tuesday 1 Kgs 177-16 Ps 42-5 7b-8 Mt 513-16 Wednesday 1 Kgs 1820-39 Ps 161b-2ab 4 5ab 8 11 Mt 517-19 Thursday Acts 1121b-26 131-3 Ps 6510-13 Mt 520-26 Friday 1 Kgs 199a 11-16 Ps 277-9abc 13-14 Mt 527-32 Saturday 1 Kgs 1919-21 Ps 161b-2a 5 7-10 Mt 533-37 Sunday Dt 82-3 14b-16a Ps 14712-15 19-20 1 Cor 1016-17 Jn 651-58

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday The Most Holy Trinity Julian Calendar Pentecost Monday Tenth Week in Ordinary Time Tuesday St Ephrem Thursday St Barnabas Saturday St Anthony of Padua

GRACE AND ETERNAL LIFE

Moses is a man after our own hearts for havenrsquot we all dealt with more than our share of stiff-necked people Indeed havenrsquot we all gotten a little stiff-necked ourselves at times Complaining impatient quick to anger How lucky for Mosesmdashhow lucky for all of usmdashthat God is exactly the opposite And we donrsquot even have to guess about it The Lord tells us so directly Accordingly Moses does what we all need to do Even with the tablets in hand he bows down and asks for Godrsquos forgiveness and grace

Encouraging us to live together in peacemdashand in Godrsquos favormdashthe Apostle Paul knows all about this grace joyfully invoking Christrsquos grace on us along with Godrsquos love and the Holy Spiritrsquos ldquoRejoicerdquo he says And when it comes to rejoicing John offers us the gladdest words of all the assurance of eternal life through Jesus

Through the prophet Isaiah God reassures us in troubling

times

Do not be afraid mdash I am with you

I am your God mdash let nothing terrify you

I will make you strong and help you

I will protect you and save you

Isaiah 4110

Our faith in God can be a source of comfort and strength in

the days and weeks ahead Sacred Heart of Jesus protect us

St Edward pray for us

CATHOLIC LIFE EVERY DAY ndash with the St Edward App ndash

Messages ~ Readings ~ Prayers ~ Bulletin

Download our app today Text APP to phone number 88202 or visit myparishappcom to download

SUMMER HELP NEEDED TO WATER PLANTS - The Altar Rosary Society planted many beautiful flowers in the front planters of the church and around the main front entrance of the church Can you help for just 1 week in the summer to water these plants if need be Please call Arlene to set-up your week of watering at 724-446-0321 PARISH GOLF OUTING - Has been re-scheduled for Friday September 25th at this time More news will follow BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS - To Dr Mary Sweeney of our parish who celebrated her 90th birthday on June 1st May God continue to bless you Mary with many more happy and healthy years ST VINCENT SUMMER PROGRAM - Registration is open for the Faith and Reason Summer Program at Saint Vincent College The intensive one-week exploration of the Catholic liberal arts tradition will be conducted as a day camp from July 20-24 on Saint Vincentrsquos Latrobe campus while participants will also have the option to take part in the program virtually The Faith and Reason Summer Program is designed for high school and first-year college students seeking an opportunity to come to a richer understanding of the Catholic faith and its integration in higher education Admission is open to students aged 15 and older with limited space available For more information visit httpswwwstvincenteduacademicssummer-sessionsfaith-and-reason For questions contact Dr Michael Krom program director at michaelkromstvincentedu PATHWAYS OPEN FOR REGISTRATION - Will take place this year at St John the Baptist Church in Scottdale Weekly sessions are held on Tuesdays from 630-900pm Program begins on Saturday September 12th Course fee is $15000 and financial assistance is available through the Francis Fund at the Diocese Brochures are on the bulletin table or you may call 724-837-0901 ext 1249 for information Let your faith ldquoseek understandingrdquo about what it means to be Catholic Disciples of Jesus Christ who are called and gifted by God for others PART-TIME HELP NEEDED - A part-time MaintenanceCustodian position is available at St Agnes Church N Huntingdon Experienced in cleaning facilities and general maintenance including electrical and plumbing Ability to lift 50 pounds To apply please submit resume to ccolettidioceseofgreensburgorg or drop off at the St Agnes parish office Monday through Friday 900 am - 300 pm

DIOCESAN LENTEN APPEAL UPDATE Parish Goal $8500000 Gifts to Date $6248000

258 Families have responded - 47

We have surpassed our Diocesan Assessment of $5180000 We are now working towards our parish goal All monies received now will be returned to the parish If you havenrsquot already done so please take time this week to make your gift or pledge You may return your pledge card to the Parish Office you can mail your pledge card to the Diocese of Greensburg or you can make your pledge online at DLAdioceseofgreensburgorg Additional DLA envelopes are available in the church vestibule if you misplaced yours or if you did not get one through the mail A special thank you to all those who have responded to this yearrsquos campaign especially during these trying times for your generosity

CLEARANCE UPDATE All those who volunteer in church ministry received notification from the parish office on renewing their clearances It has been 5 years for almost all of our volunteers and the following clearances will need to be updated - Child Abuse Criminal Record Check Fingerprint Affidavit and Virtus Re-certification Training Please have these done ASAP

If you do not receive the parish offertory envelope packet or if you do online giving please consider making a donation to these additional collections this month of June Monthly Offering Debt Reduction Church Improvement Peterrsquos PenceHoly See Simply place these donations in a regular envelope with your name collection name and amounts written on the envelope Thank you for supporting the parish

THANK YOU BULLETIN SPONSORS

Advertisers make it happen We thank the many sponsors who renewed their ad again for another year especially during these trying times and WE THANK OUR NEW SPONSORS who appear this weekend on the back of the bulletin Through these advertisements the bulletin is furnished to the parish without charge We encourage you to patronize our continuing sponsors and those who are new this year as a thank you for their kind generosity Those wishing to advertise may call Rick Cortez at Diocesan Publications at 1-800-233-8200 or 412-292-0132

When you make the sign of the cross today pause to think of the precious and wonderful mystery it signifies It is at one time a creed and a prayer a proclamation and a promise to do all that we do in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit

CANCELED PARISH EVENTS Many parish events that were canceled due to the pandemic are still ldquoup in the airrdquo and will need to be rescheduled Please keep an eye out in the bulletin for new scheduled dates

CATHOLIC LIFE EVERY DAY ndash with the St Edward App ndash

Messages ~ Readings ~ Prayers ~ Bulletin

Download our app today Text APP to phone number 88202 or visit myparishappcom to download

SUMMER HELP NEEDED TO WATER PLANTS - The Altar Rosary Society planted many beautiful flowers in the front planters of the church and around the main front entrance of the church Can you help for just 1 week in the summer to water these plants if need be Please call Arlene to set-up your week of watering at 724-446-0321 PARISH GOLF OUTING - Has been re-scheduled for Friday September 25th at this time More news will follow BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS - To Dr Mary Sweeney of our parish who celebrated her 90th birthday on June 1st May God continue to bless you Mary with many more happy and healthy years ST VINCENT SUMMER PROGRAM - Registration is open for the Faith and Reason Summer Program at Saint Vincent College The intensive one-week exploration of the Catholic liberal arts tradition will be conducted as a day camp from July 20-24 on Saint Vincentrsquos Latrobe campus while participants will also have the option to take part in the program virtually The Faith and Reason Summer Program is designed for high school and first-year college students seeking an opportunity to come to a richer understanding of the Catholic faith and its integration in higher education Admission is open to students aged 15 and older with limited space available For more information visit httpswwwstvincenteduacademicssummer-sessionsfaith-and-reason For questions contact Dr Michael Krom program director at michaelkromstvincentedu PATHWAYS OPEN FOR REGISTRATION - Will take place this year at St John the Baptist Church in Scottdale Weekly sessions are held on Tuesdays from 630-900pm Program begins on Saturday September 12th Course fee is $15000 and financial assistance is available through the Francis Fund at the Diocese Brochures are on the bulletin table or you may call 724-837-0901 ext 1249 for information Let your faith ldquoseek understandingrdquo about what it means to be Catholic Disciples of Jesus Christ who are called and gifted by God for others PART-TIME HELP NEEDED - A part-time MaintenanceCustodian position is available at St Agnes Church N Huntingdon Experienced in cleaning facilities and general maintenance including electrical and plumbing Ability to lift 50 pounds To apply please submit resume to ccolettidioceseofgreensburgorg or drop off at the St Agnes parish office Monday through Friday 900 am - 300 pm

DIOCESAN LENTEN APPEAL UPDATE Parish Goal $8500000 Gifts to Date $6248000

258 Families have responded - 47

We have surpassed our Diocesan Assessment of $5180000 We are now working towards our parish goal All monies received now will be returned to the parish If you havenrsquot already done so please take time this week to make your gift or pledge You may return your pledge card to the Parish Office you can mail your pledge card to the Diocese of Greensburg or you can make your pledge online at DLAdioceseofgreensburgorg Additional DLA envelopes are available in the church vestibule if you misplaced yours or if you did not get one through the mail A special thank you to all those who have responded to this yearrsquos campaign especially during these trying times for your generosity

CLEARANCE UPDATE All those who volunteer in church ministry received notification from the parish office on renewing their clearances It has been 5 years for almost all of our volunteers and the following clearances will need to be updated - Child Abuse Criminal Record Check Fingerprint Affidavit and Virtus Re-certification Training Please have these done ASAP

If you do not receive the parish offertory envelope packet or if you do online giving please consider making a donation to these additional collections this month of June Monthly Offering Debt Reduction Church Improvement Peterrsquos PenceHoly See Simply place these donations in a regular envelope with your name collection name and amounts written on the envelope Thank you for supporting the parish

THANK YOU BULLETIN SPONSORS

Advertisers make it happen We thank the many sponsors who renewed their ad again for another year especially during these trying times and WE THANK OUR NEW SPONSORS who appear this weekend on the back of the bulletin Through these advertisements the bulletin is furnished to the parish without charge We encourage you to patronize our continuing sponsors and those who are new this year as a thank you for their kind generosity Those wishing to advertise may call Rick Cortez at Diocesan Publications at 1-800-233-8200 or 412-292-0132

When you make the sign of the cross today pause to think of the precious and wonderful mystery it signifies It is at one time a creed and a prayer a proclamation and a promise to do all that we do in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit

CANCELED PARISH EVENTS Many parish events that were canceled due to the pandemic are still ldquoup in the airrdquo and will need to be rescheduled Please keep an eye out in the bulletin for new scheduled dates