St. Bede Church 509 South Dallas Avenue

Pittsburgh PA 15208

Mother of Good Counsel Church 7705 Bennett Street Pittsburgh PA 15208

St. James Church 718 Franklin Avenue Wilkinsburg PA 15221

The Catholic Community of the East End of Pittsburgh

Mass Schedule

Saturday Vigil 4:00 pm St. James Sunday 9:00 am Mother of Good Counsel 11:00 am St. Bede

Monday - Saturday 9:00 am St. Bede

Mass is also available on Facebook and YouTube.

Novenas 9:30 am St. Bede

Monday Miraculous Medal Perpetual Novena Wednesday Mother of Perpetual Help Novena

Confession & Eucharistic Adoration

Saturday 9:30 - 10:30 am St. Bede

The Sacrament of Reconciliation is available by appointment.

St. Bede Church is open Monday to Friday 7 am to 3 pm

Saturday, 8 am to 12 pm

Baptisms, Weddings, and Funerals by appointment only.

Our churches are accessible.

Parish Office 509 South Dallas Avenue

Pittsburgh, PA 15208

parishoffice@stmarymagpgh.org Phone:412.661.7222 Fax: 412.661.9337

“With God All Things Are Possible!”

Website: saintmarymagdalenepgh.org @smmppgh St. Mary Magdalene Parish PGH

Safe Environment Compliance Anyone who volunteers in the parish or school is re-quired by the diocese to be compliant with all Safe Envi-ronment clearances.

Please contact Melissa Viator at 412.661.7222 or mviator@stmaymagpgh.org

with questions or for assistance.

Protection of God’s Children Report suspected child abuse

At the 24-Hour Child Abuse Hotline: 800.932.0313 If a child is in imminent danger, call 911

Parish Office 412.661.7222

Pastoral Staff Rev. Thomas J. Burke, Pastor tburke@diopitt.org Rev. David Taylor, Senior Parochial Vicar dtaylor@diopitt.org Rev. C. Matthew Hawkins, Parochial Vicar

mhawkins@diopitt.org

In Residence Rev. James Adeoye jamesadeoye@yahoo.com Rev. Augustine Temu temuago@yahoo.com

Office Staff Frank Grande businessmanager@stmarymagpgh.org Terri Price parishoffice@stmarymagpgh.org

Religious Education Teresa Maynor tmaynor@stmarymagpgh.org

Music Ministries Jennifer Gorske, Director of Music Ministries

412.370.2638; jgorske@stmarymagpgh.org Gerard Rohlf 412.657.7570; grohlf@stmarymagpgh.org

Safe Environment Melissa Viator mviator@stmarymagpgh.org

Social Ministry & Community Outreach 412.241.1309 Anne Scheuermann ascheuermann@stmarymagpgh.org Pat Hoffman, Social Worker Marcus Smith, Food Distribution Assistant/Maintenance

Holy Rosary Food Bank Veronica Synder 412.731.4195

Media & Communications Cathy Raffaele craffaele@stmarymagpgh.org Glennen Lloyd parishnewsletter@stmarymagpgh.org Bulletin bulletin@stmarymagpgh.org

Housekeeping/Maintenance Paul Denk, Ray Krivanek, Michael Natalia, Annette Shunk

Principals Sr. Thea Bowman Catholic Academy: Ms. Stephanie Michael

412.242.3515; info@stbca.net; sistertheabowman.org St. Bede School: Sr. Daniela Bronka 412.661.9425;

info@saintbedeschool.com; saintbedeschool.com

Bulletin Announcements are due on Monday at 9 am for next week’s bulletin.

Larger announcements must be submitted a week prior to the Monday deadline.

bulletin@stmarymagpgh.org

New Parishioners Welcome! To register, please

call or email the parish office. Registration forms are also

available on the welcome page of our website:

saintmarymagdalenepgh.org

Advisory Councils

Parish Pastoral Council Finance Council

Patricia Albacete Linda Atkins

Lois Campbell Denise Charron-Prochownik

Anne Kovalan-Santoni Peter Lahoda

Teresa Maynor Joan Price

Janice Reed Dante Romito Eric Setzler

Geloria White

Pastoral Council meets on the 3rd Monday

of the month.

Martin Albacete David Aleva

Christopher Benec Linda Burke

Michael Myers Michael Polite

Judy Prata Mara Sullivan

Finance Council meets on the 4th Monday

of the month.

Stewardship

Offertory

October 18 $4,789.00

PSP 2020

Goal $153,393.00 Received $100,397.00

Online Giving We invite you to consider online giv-ing through Faith Direct

To sign up at Faith Direct, for regular contributions or for a one time gift, visit faithdirect.net and use church code PA994. Enrollment forms are available at all our church-es and Parish Office.

For online giving information, see the homepage of our website: saintmarymagdalenepgh.org or call Frank Grande at 412.661.7222.

Live Stream Schedule for Mass Online

The direct link for the live stream: facebook.com/smmppgh/live/

(choose the video with the red "live" icon) You do not have to have a Facebook account.

The Mass will be available on the homepage of our web-site and YouTube approximately two hours after the livestream.

saintmarymagdalenepgh.org St. Mary Magdalene Parish PGH

October 24 4 pm St. James Church

November 1 9 am Mother of Good Counsel Church

November 8 11 am St. Bede Church

Mass Intentions October 24 - November 1

Saturday Vigil Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 4 pm

Livestream Ruth Ann Murtagh (The Prochownik Family) TAYLOR

9 am Cecelia Hall Johnson (Paul-Martin Bender) HAWKINS SUNDAY

THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

11 am Helen & Joseph McKinney (John McKinney) BURKE

MONDAY Weekday 9 am Robert Fuchs (Barney McGinley & Family) BURKE

TUESDAY Weekday 9 am In Remembrance of the Tree of Life Victims

(Deb McMahon) BURKE

WEDNESDAY Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles

9 am Joseph M. Wymard

(Barney & Denise McGinley) HAWKINS

THURSDAY Weekday 9 am Dorothy Dunn Ramey (Larry Dunn & Carole) TEMU

FRIDAY Weekday 9 am SB Dr. Salvatore Orlando (Prochownik Family) TAYLOR

SATURDAY Weekday 9 am David Scherbath (Family) HAWKINS

Saturday Vigil Solemnity of All Saints 4 pm Lola Paulus (Prochownik Family) BURKE

SUNDAY SOLEMNITY OF ALL SAINTS

9 am Livestream

Nelson Theodore Dick (Prochownik Family) BURKE

11 am Gloria and Victor Prochownik

(Prochownik Family) TAYLOR

November 7

Virtual Social at 5:30 pm. Details in next week’s bulletin!

October 24 - November 1

SAT Adoration & Confession Letter Writing

St. Bede 9:30 am St. James 4 pm

SUN

Letter Writing CCD Faith Sharing Finding Hope Presentation

MOGC 9 am & St. Bede 11 am

Zoom 9:am Zoom 2 pm

St. James & Facebook 3 pm

MON Miraculous Medal Novena Finance Council Meeting

St. Bede 9:30 am Zoom 6:30 pm

TUE

RCIA Fr. James Martin SJ:

Ministering to the LGBTQ Community

Zoom 7 pm Zoom 7 pm

WED Food Bank Pick Up Ministry Ctr 8:30

am

THURS Mother of Perpetual Help Novena SB 9:30 am

FRI

SAT Adoration & Confession St. Bede 9:30 am

SUN CCD Faith Sharing

Zoom 9 am Zoom 2 pm

Except for CCD , Finance Council meeting and RCIA, Zoom information is on the Events page of our website:

saintmarymagdalenepgh.org/events

George W. Nickel

Eternal rest grant to him, O Lord; and let perpetual light shine upon him.

May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen

As a Faith Community, we pray for all who request prayers.

Loretta Ashley, Gail Britanik, Terri Burns, Amy Corpuz, Louann & Joseph Gordon, Theresa Grieco,

Marlene Joseph, Mary Lou Laird, Martin Lavelle, Patricia Marino, Matilda McGuinness,

Michelle Menzietti, Leslie Paat , Dee Pryor, Mary Reidell, Emily Reiling, Marion Reynoso,

Barbara Roche, Natalie Semler, James & Rose Smith, Carlos Steele, Arlene Trichtinger, and Janet Wennersten

We pray for those who request prayers for any reason. We also pray for those affected by the coronavirus, COVID-19: those who are ill; healthcare and essential workers; religious and government leaders; and every-one impacted in any way.

If you, a family member, or friend would like to be on our prayer list, please call Cathy at the parish office or email craffaele@stmarymagpgh.org.

The prayer list is also published on our website.

Fr. James Martin, SJ Ministering to the LGBTQ Community You are invited to a Zoom conversation between Fr. Martin, an editor of America Magazine, and Andy Sheehan of KDKA on his work wel-coming and listening to LGBTQ Catholics he has en-countered in New York City. Small group discussion will be available as part of the program. Tuesday, October 27, from 7 to 8 pm. For more information, call Cathy at 412.661.7222.

The Zoom link is on the Events page of our website: saintmarymagdalenepgh.org/events

Parishioners, families and friends are welcome to attend.

St. Mary Magdalene Music Ministry is look-ing for parishioners who would like to sing for a virtual choir song this Christmas season. We are beginning our virtual practices soon so please let Jennifer know as soon as possible If you would like to participate or learn

more details about this project. jgorske@stmarymagpgh.org or 412.370.2638

Discover the beauty, truth, and wisdom of Sacred Scripture through a weekly Bible

Study with Fr. Matthew. We would like to begin the Bible study during the first week of Advent, the beginning of the new Liturgical Year. If you are interest-ed, please leave a message for Fr. Matthew at 412.661.7222 or mhawkins@diopitt.org giving con-tact information; the times and

days of the week that would be most accessible for you; and preference for in person or virtual.

CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players showcases a handful of saints, artists, mystics, and scholars who not only shaped the life of the Church but changed the course of western civilization.

Journey with Bishop Barron, Word on Fire, and fellow parishioners to learn about and explore the lasting influ-ence of these Pivotal Players.

The second presentation will be on St. Thomas Aquinas, the Theologian, who demonstrated that faith and reason are not at odds, as they come from the same source.

Wednesday, November 4, at 7 pm. The zoom link is on the Events page of our website:

saintmarymagdalenepgh.org/events

Upcoming presentations:

St. Catherine of Siena, the Mystic, who gave testi-mony to the reality of the spiritual dimension here and beyond.

Blessed John Henry Newman., the Convert, who left a prestigious career to seek and preach the apostol-ic faith.

G.K. Chesterton, the Evangelist, who publicly, hum-bly, and humorously announced the paradoxes and truth of Christianity.

Michelangelo, the Artist, who dramatically demon-strated that beauty and creativity are a primary route of access to God.

For more information or if you are interested in participat-ing in this series but find the time conflicting, please con-tact Dante Romito:

dante.romito@gmail.com or 412.596.9799.

Our Parish Pantries have requested stuffing mix during November. Please bring donations to one of the churches. If you bring them to the Parish Office, 509 S. Dallas Avenue in Point Breeze, it is preferred that they be brought between 10 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday. If not, they can be left on the front or back porch.

Thank you for your continued support.

Pope Francis’ New Encyclical Fratelli Tutti – Parish Opportunity On the eve of the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the Pope issued this en-cyclical to address the needs of our world, primarily fo-cusing on building communication, relationships, and solidarity, in the Franciscan tradition, to deal with those needs.

Parishioners are invited to an 8 week Zoom discussion and reflection, a chapter a week, beginning Tuesday, November 10, from 7 to 8 pm.

For more information, call Cathy at 412.661.7222.

The Zoom link is on the Events page of our website: saintmarymagdalenepgh.org/events

October 3-4

Beginning of Life and End of Life

Action: Socks Collection

Our St. Mary Magdalene Social Ministries requests socks for children of all ages for its Mary Child Program. All socks do-nations can be put into the same collection containers at church as the ones for the toilet paper during October.

October 10-11

Eradication of Racism in All Its Forms

"Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced."

James Baldwin

Action: Visit the St. Mary Magdalene website, go to Par-ish, Confronting the Sin of Racism, Videos and watch the documentary “13

th” saintmarymagdalenepgh.org

October 17-18

Welcome and Inclusion of Those Who Are Marginalized

into Our Community (Immigrants, People with Disabilities,

and the LGBTQ Community).

Action: Join in for a viewing of a talk by Fr. James Martin, SJ, “Encounter the One on the Margins: Reaching Out to the LGBT Catholics” on Tuesday, October 27, at 7 pm via Zoom. Information is on the Events page of our website: saintmarymagdalenepgh.org.

Recommended Reading: “Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity”

by Rev. James Martin, SJ.

October 24-25

Respect for Human Rights with a Concentration on the Right to Food

The Catholic Church proclaims the central truth that every human person is sacred. Created in God’s image and likeness and redeemed by the death and resurrection of Christ, every person has fundamental human dignity that comes from God, not from any human attribute or accom-plishment.

Every person has a right to life and to the material and spiritual support required to live a truly human existence. The right to a truly human life logically leads to the right to enough food to sustain a life with dignity. The poverty and hunger that diminish the lives of millions in our own land and in so many other countries are fundamental threats to human life and dignity and demand a response from be-lievers.

--U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

Action: Bread for the World, one of our global solidarity partners, calls us to write letters to our Congress members during this time of the Covid-19 pandemic seeking food assistance at home and abroad. A letter has been pre-pared and is available in unsealed stamped envelopes as you leave church today as well as on our parish website.

Please review the letter, consider signing it and mailing it to our elected officials this week. The need is urgent as many are now facing hunger and starvation, especially among the poor around the world. Please take this oppor-tunity to respect life through supporting human rights es-pecially the right to food by participating in this month’s letter writing effort.

Special thanks to Fred Just who spoke at all our Masses last weekend on the importance of Catholic Social Teachings.

The theme for 2020 is “Live the Gospel of Life” which necessarily includes cher-ishing, serving, defending and protecting human life from womb to tomb. Each week we hope to include a focus on some aspect of life in our prayer, reflection and actions.

Fair Trade Sale Coming Soon The annual Fair Trade sale will look a little different this year. We are partnering with 10,000 Villages to offer a virtual sale. Catalogs will be available in our churches and online. Orders can be placed from November 16 to December 7 Watch the bulletin for more details.

Radio Program,

with Fr. Tom Burke as host, highlights elemen-

tary and secondary schools; colleges; youth ministry pro-grams; and more, and is broadcast every other Sunday morning on KDKA-AM. Fr. Tom’s guest on October 25 at 6:30 am is Ashley Bauer, Principal of Holy Sepulcher School in Glad Mills, Butler County.

See the homepage of our website, for the link to pod-casts of the programs: saintmarymagdalenepgh.org.

A Memorial Mass to commem-orate those who died during the past year will be on Mon-day, November 2, at 7 pm at St. Bede Church.

For families, whose loved ones had a funeral Mass at

one of our three churches, a special Memorial Candle with your loved one’s name on it will be provided and their names will be on the Memorial Board. There will be a Book of Remembrance, where you can place names of loved ones who have passed on, near the altar in all our churches. They will be remembered at every Mass in November.

If you wish a special Memorial candle for a donation of $5.00, please contact Terri at 412.661.7222.

Pastor’s Note

Love God, Love Neighbor!

This week marks the Second Anni-versary of the horrific mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill, just up the street from the St. Bede Campus. This sense-less act of violence has changed our community forever. In this very trou-bling world where there is violence,

hatred, and political division, we pray for peace, love, and humility.

This weekend we celebrate the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordi-nary Time. Our readings focus on following the two great-est commandments, loving God and loving our neighbor. In the first reading from the Book of Exodus, we read how God’s holy people are reminded to be kind to others just as God has been kind to them. The tribes of Israel accept the challenge to serve God who delivered them from op-pression and kept them from harm.

In the second reading to the Thessalonians, we read how Paul is encouraged by the fine example of faith exhibited in the lives of believers. He commends them for setting aside their former idolatry and embracing the word of truth. In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus combines two commandments into one declaring that together they form the basis for the whole law of Moses and the prophets. Jesus reveals that to love both God and neighbor com-pletely is to fulfill the law. Do unto others as I have done unto you.

Loving God, and Loving our Neighbor is not just a sum-mary of commandments as rules to follow, but a whole new way of living that incorporates our relationship with God into everything we do.

This weekend at the 11am Mass, we welcome the RCIA Candidates for the Rite of Welcoming as they begin their journey to learn more about the Catholic faith. Class of 2021 includes: Ninoshka Aponte, Erica Moulinier, An-na Kizior, and Mary Nyamekye

Love God, Love Neighbor!

All Souls Memorial Mass An All Souls Memorial Mass will be held Monday, No-vember 2, at 7 pm at St. Bede. Families that have lost a loved one during the past year are invited to attend. Throughout the month of November, we will have a Me-morial Board listing the names of all the parishioners who had their funeral Mass at one of our three campuses this past year and a Book of Remembrance will once again be in the front near the altar in all our churches where you can place names of loved ones who have passed on. We will remember them at every daily and Sunday Mass throughout the month of November. Special Memorial Candles are available for a donation of $5.00.

Parish Census All Registered Parishioners should have received a “Census Letter” in the mail a few weeks ago. Please look over the card with your information, make changes, if necessary, and mail back in the enclosed envelope . We appreciate your full participation as we update our files.

If you have misplaced your census card or never received one in the mail, please contact Terri Price at the office at 412-661-7222.

Every Catholic needs a place to call home. If you are not officially registered, we have registration forms in the back of all three of our churches, on the Welcome page of our website, saintmarymagdalenepgh.org or you can call Terri Price at the parish office at 412.661.7222.

Sponsor Letters We are seeing an increase in the number of phone calls of people inquiring to obtain sponsor letters to be Godpar-ent and/or Confirmation Sponsor. To obtain a Sponsor Letter (Letter of Recommendation from the Pastor) a per-son must be an Active registered parishioner at St. Mary Magdalene Parish. Please make sure you retain your “active status” in the parish record system by contributing financially to the parish using your parish envelopes or participate in the on line giving program “Faith Direct” and be active in our parish organizations. It is very difficult to write a letter of recommendation if the person is consid-ered “inactive” or is not even in the data base system.

Congratulations Congratulations to Colin Edward Bilecki who is being Baptized this weekend.

Wedding Bells Congratulations to Jessica Hobson and Omar Boston who are celebrating their wedding this weekend. Congratulations to Erin Kelley and Craig Bilecki who are validating their marriage vows this weekend.

Happy Birthday Happy 101

st Birthday to Grace Corbett, who is celebrat-

ing her special birthday this Wednesday, October 28!

Something to Think About… Stronger than Hate

With God, All Things Are Possible!

Fr. Tom Burke, Pastor tburke@diopitt.org

Fr. Matthew Hawkins

Few Black Americans are Catholic, few American Catholics are Black. No one should be satisfied with this state of af-fairs. All parishes, not only those with a large percentage of African American members, should reflect on how this came to be and why it persists rather than assuming that “this is just the way things are.” We must find ways to minis-

ter more effectively to African American communities. Here are eight principles for doing that:

First, we should acknowledge that, as is true of all “racial” and ethnic groups, “Black Catholics” have a dual social and cultur-al heritage: We are at once Catholic and African American. We are Catholics who happen to be African American. As is true for all people, we have a proud and distinctive historical and cultural identity. Our history, culture, and our heritage, however, should link us to the rest of the human story and to the Body of Christ. We acknowledge and celebrate the im-portance of our historical and cultural heritage but we reject any form of sectarianism. Catholicism that is open to all that is beautiful and true is not merely our “religious affiliation”, it is the very essence of our being. It is who we are.

Second, we should acknowledge that African American com-munities are diverse, they are not a monolith. Unfortunately, many young Catholics who are African American describe how they are put on the defensive by their black and white peers either for being not “Black” enough or not being authen-tic Catholics. We must be prepared to openly discuss these dual but complementary identities of being both “Black” and Catholic during catechesis with young Black Catholics and with adults. Above all, we must be prepared to listen.

Third, when it comes to pastoral planning, we should acknowledge the challenges, complications, and opportuni-ties of Catholic ministry in the context of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition (HBPT). In all parishes where there is a significant number of African Americans within the geographic territory, we must study the heritage of the HBPTs and thor-oughly understand it.

Fourth, in the spirit of subsidiarity, pastoral planning for non-Catholic African American neighborhoods in the geographic territory of a Catholic parish should take into consideration and support, through cooperation, collaboration, or partner-ship, the informal leadership and long-existing block clubs and neighborhood-based organizations and institutions that cultivate healthy family and community life and that minister to the needs of the surrounding neighborhood.

Fifth, in the spirit of solidarity, all Catholics regardless of “race” or ethnicity should share the burden and responsibility of fighting the sin of racism. This concern and responsibility should not fall primarily on the shoulders of Catholics who are African American, Asian, or Latino.

Sixth, the Catholic presence in African American neighbor-hoods should not just acknowledge the historic victimization of Blacks, it should also acknowledge the historic resilience of African American communities, institutions, and organiza-tions. Similarly, the foundation for ministry in distressed neighborhoods should not focus on the deficiencies and disa-bilities of the population but should identify and build with them upon their strengths, talents, and abilities.

Seventh, ministry to African American communities, or any other community, should focus on empowerment through the strengthening of family and community life. Strong families and strong communities are essential for survival and for the transmission of culture, heritage, values, and beliefs. They are essential for strengthening the character of individuals.

Eighth, Catholic social outreach and activity should be grounded in spirituality. A recurring theme in ministry to Afri-can American communities, as is true for all communities, is not only how to celebrate the joys but also, and especially, to constructively enter into the agony, the suffering, and the pain of the cross. It is to see our experiences through the lens of the Psalms of lamentation in exile and the passion, death, and resurrection of Christ. The Book of Exodus has always encouraged and fortified African Americans through hard times, The Book of the Prophet Amos has provided powerful clarity and insight, and the Gospel according to Luke has been a particular source of inspiration. We should prayerfully draw on all these sources for strength, wisdom, and inspira-tion.

Fr. David Taylor

Loving God and neighbor must be without exceptions. But only when we accept ourselves as fundamen-tally good, and begin to love our-selves, can we fully implement the two great commandments. We cannot give what we do not pos-sess. Self hatred can take away our ability to both love and care for

others. Taking care of others begins with taking care of ourselves. Many individuals recovering from addiction know how important this is. If a person is filled with self hatred, it is nearly impossible to love others.

Over the last few weeks in the Gospel Jesus has been challenged to explain the relationship between law and love. This was done, of course, to find fault in him. But the two great commandments speak for themselves.

Everything good that flows from our lives has to be rooted in love of both God and neighbor. We cannot have one without the other. Some people do great things for others but see no need to be a person of faith and worship. Oth-ers see themselves as strong in faith and worship but see little need to be involved in the sufferings and needs of others. In either case something essential is missing. It can be a real challenge for some to have this spiritual balance.

Each day gives us new opportunities to love, serve and care for others. But this has to flow from a deep relation-ship with God. And this can not be exclusive. Our best opportunities must always include others, especially those very different from ourselves. We are experiencing unprecedented challenges today. We must be there for one another.