ST. BONIFACE CHURCH 2208 East Street

Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Saturday Vigil Mass: 6:00 p.m.

Sunday Mass: 9:00 a.m.

Christ Our Savior Parish ST. CYRIL CHURCH

3854 Brighton Road Pittsburgh, PA 15212

Saturday Vigil Mass: 4:00 p.m. Sunday Mass: 12:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.

Monday & Friday: 9:00 a.m.

ST. PETER CHURCH 720 Arch Street

Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Sunday Mass: 10:30 a.m.

Mon.—Fri. 12:05 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m.

Fr. Anthony Gargotta, Pastor Fr. Lawrence DiNardo, in residence

Fr. Louis DeNinno, in residence Deacon Gery Pielin

March 8, 2020

Christ Our Savior Parish

Contact Information

Staff List

Business Manager - Teresa Flaherty office@cospgh.org Sacraments and Records - Patricia Harding Sacramental Preparation - Jean DiDonato stcyrilreled@yahoo.com Music Ministry - Theresa Hammond theresa.hammond@outlook.com David Butler stpetermm@gmail.com Pastoral Associate - Mary Swindal mswindalns6@gmail.com Family Catechesis / Safe Environment Patricia Kammersell patkammersell@comcast.net Religious Education Kristen Frankovich—k.frankovich@comcast.net Jennifer Earnest—jenearnest4@gmail.com Youth Ministry Joanne Giuffre –youth@cospgh.org Maintenance - John Dey

Clergy Email Addresses Fr. Anthony Gargotta………….revtg@cospgh.org Fr. Lawrence DiNardo……...ldinardo@diopitt.org Fr. Louis DeNinno………....ldeninno@diopitt.org Deacon Gery Pielin……….….gpielin@diopitt.org

24-Hour Child Abuse Hotline….1-800-932-0313 Diocesan Victim Assistance……1-888-808-1235

Our Council Members Parish Office at Saint Cyril Church Rectory

3854 Brighton Road Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Phone: 412-761-1552 Fax: 412-415-0707

www.cospgh.org

Office Hours:

Monday-Thursday: 9:00 a.m.—11:30 and 1:00 p.m.—3:00 p.m. Friday: 10:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m.

If you are unable to make it to the office during these times, you may be able to accomplish your task by phone.

Bulletin Announcements: nccb2019@gmail.com

New Announcements must be received on Fridays of the week before publishing, before

Noon.

Week of March 1, 2020

Stewardship Update

Offertory = $14,365.00 School Support = $50.00 Building Fund = $235.00 Parish Share = $2,125.00 St. Anthony School = $5.00 Youth Ministry = $699.00 Social Services = $15.00 Flowers = $105.00 Easter = $30.00 CHD = $45.00 Holy Land = $10.00 Ash Wednesday = $45.00 Christmas = $10.00

**Please make donations payable to Christ Our Savior Parish. Thank you!

**Year End Tax Statements are available by request. Please call the parish office.

New Members

We welcome those who are interested in joining our parish family. We invite new members to complete a registration form, which can be submitted online through www.cospgh.org

Pastoral Council Judy Bendtsen Mary Byrnes Steve Gorzelsky Bob Greca Jan Greca Bernie Greer Rich Kielar Kerry Kennelly Jay Marano Mary Ann Turkovich

Finance Council Karen Smay Brown Michelle Cloonan Ken Knochel Mary Kushik Vince Lewandowski Hugh Mulvey Shirley Novak Rich Roos Sue Zientek

From the Desk of Father Gargotta

On this second Sunday of Lent, we hear the story of the

Transfiguration of Jesus. This is one of the most revealing

incidents that teaches us to pray and how prayer connects

us with the Communion of Saints. The Gospel says that

Jesus goes up the mountain to get away from the busy-

ness and crowds to pray. He brings Peter, James, and

John with Him. While Jesus is in prayer with the Father,

Moses and Elijah appear and converse with Him. Jesus’

face becomes bright and shone with Light. This is the

Light of Divinity, the Glory of Heaven shining through

Him. Putting this all together, what do we conclude?

First, we see that prayer, and time set aside to pray, unites

us to God and His pure Light of Divinity. The Light was

also shining through Moses and Elijah. They were faithful

in their lifetime and now alive in the Divinity of God and

the Glory of Heaven. Second, we see that the Communion

of Saints is real and that saints can intercede for us.

Moses and Elijah are conversing with Jesus, and by the

hints of the story, they were talking to Jesus about his

near future passion and death. Jesus does not necessarily

need them to do this. Jesus was Divine, but he lived on

earth as 100% human. This shows us that we can con-

verse (pray) with the Saints. We are in communion with

them and when we converse with them, they converse in

a unique way with God, and then can return those conver-

sations, and the graces that flow from the conversation, to

us. Prayer unites us with God and with the Communion of

Saints. Prayer assists us on our journey to Heaven and our

responsibilities in this life. Lent is a great time for us to

enter more deeply into daily prayer, and to help this

become a regular routine after Lent. Prayer will also

transfigure us and assist us, all the more, to be part of the

Communion of Saints.

The Gospel for the Second Sunday of Lent is the Transfigura-

tion of Jesus. In this story Jesus reveals his true divine nature

as Son of the Father to his disciples. Let us pray that Jesus will

continue to reveal himself to us throughout this Lenten season

and show us His will for the future of our parish.

Our Resource Task Force to study, evaluate and make recom-

mendations on the future use of our buildings concluded its

tour of the buildings. Regarding St. Ambrose and Our Lady

Queen of Peace, the situation is fairly straightforward. In cal-

endar year 2019, $82,777 was spent on St. Ambrose for

necessities like electricity, gas, water, sewage, insurance, and

maintenance staff. During the same year, the expenses for Our

Lady Queen of Peace was $79,499. Those expenses continue

into this year.

Please watch the bulletin for the announcement of a parish-

wide assembly to discuss the future of all of our church

properties.

Task Force Notes

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT—PLEASE READ Bishop Zubik has temporarily suspended the reception of the Precious Blood at Communion and also the shaking of hands at the Sign of Peace. Only the Body of Christ will be offered at Communion until further notice.

When we hear someone say, “Lent is coming”, we immediately start to think, “What am I going to give up?”. This is

how we learned as children to think about the sacrifices that Jesus made for us. However, this is the faith perspective of

a child rather than an adult.

What if Lent wasn’t a time to give up something, but a time to become something? What if we thought about ways to

become more Christ-like? Let us look at how we can develop virtue and build on our gifts of character that will not

only better ourselves, but more importantly, build on our relationship with others and with God.

Some examples might be: If I am abrupt and impatient, then I need to work on being gentle and tolerant. If I am proud

and critical, then I need to be humble and accepting. If I hold onto grudges, then I need to be forgiving. As we work

through our negativity, we will come to the realization of why we act the way that we do, which will then build on our

positive traits.

Let’s search our hearts and see where we can each build on and improve our gifts of character. Beginning on Ash

Wednesday, there will be a basket at the foot of a Lenten cross. Let’s discern the characteristics in our lives that we

want to improve during Lent and place them in the basket. These will be used for the Easter Blessing Fire at the Easter

Vigil. This will strengthen us to be more in union with Christ and to be His image in the world.

Our new Parish Website Is Up and Running

Visit it and keep informed periodically.

www.cospgh.org

Seder Meal—Volunteers Needed

Volunteers are needed for the April 6 Seder Meal/Teaching at Our Lady Queen of Peace Hall. Help is needed with

set up and clean up. Please call the parish office by March 27 if you are available to help. Thank you!

Medjugorje Pilgrimage

May 12-22, 2020

With Bernadette Burke and Fr. Tony Gargotta

Pilgrimage includes The Shrine of Our Lady, Queen of Peace, daily Mass, Adoration,

Apparition Hill and Cross Mountain, visit other villages, and attend the talks of any

visionaries that are present. We will tour Dubrovnik with overnight stay. Price is

$2,795.00.

Attention Liturgical Ministers

All liturgical ministers, including altar servers, should have received an email or

letter about preferences for the April - June schedule. Please submit your prefer-

ences no later than Thursday, March 12. Thank you.

Have you ever considered serving at Mass as a Lector, Extraordinary

Minister of Holy Communion, or Altar Server? Next weekend, liturgical

ministers will speak at all Masses to encourage parishioners to consider these

essential and humbling roles in our liturgies. Interest forms will be available,

and training sessions will be scheduled in the future. Thank you.

Parish Mission—March 9 & 10

6:30 p.m.—St. Cyril Church

Dr. Patrick Doering:

To Whom Shall We Go?

Family Lent Event—March 22 1:00 p.m.—St. Cyril Church

(more info to follow)

Bunny Brunch—March 28 Noon—Norbert Hall (more info to follow) Passover Seder Meal/Teaching

April 6—6:30 p.m.

Our Lady Queen of Peace Hall

Walking Stations—Good Friday

April 10—11:30 a.m.

(Shared with other Christian Denominations)

Tenebrae—Good Friday

April 10—7:00 p.m. - St. Peter Church

Easter Egg Hunt

April 11

11:00 a.m.—West Park

(near National Aviary)

Basket Blessing

April 11

Noon

St. Peter Church

Taize

March 23—St. Cyril Church

7:00 p.m.

A Brief Look at Lent and Upcoming Activities

Weekly Stations of the Cross

Fridays

12:30 p.m.—St. Peter Church

2:00 p.m.—St. Cyril Church (with

school)

6:30 p.m.—St. Boniface Church

Holy Week Schedule

Holy Thursday—7:00 p.m.—St. Peter Church

Good Friday—Noon Stations of the Cross—St. Peter Church

Good Friday Liturgy—1:30 p.m.—St. Boniface Church

Holy Saturday Easter Vigil—7:00 p.m. - St. Cyril Church

Easter Sunday Mass Schedule

9:00 a.m.—St. Boniface Church

10:00 a.m.—St. Cyril Church

10:30 a.m. St. Peter Church

(no 7:00 p.m. Mass)

Lenten Weekly Sunday Scripture Class

9:00 a.m.

St. Boniface Church—Archives Room

Divine Mercy Novena

Date Location Time

April 10 St. Boniface After 1:30 p.m. Good Friday

Service

April 11 St. Peter 12:15 p.m.

April 12 St. Peter After 10:30 a.m. Mass

April 13 St. Peter After 12:05 p.m. Mass

April 14 St. Peter After 12:05 p.m. Mass

April 15 St. Peter After 12:05 p.m. Mass

April 15 St. Peter After 12:05 p.m. Mass

April 16 St. Peter After 12:05 p.m. Mass

April 17 St. Peter After 12:05 p.m. Mass

April 18 St. Peter After 9:00 a.m. Mass

April 19 St. Peter 2:00 p.m. Divine Mercy Holy

Hour

7 Church Visit /2 Options

April 9—6:30 p.m. (with Religious Education)

Depart from St. Cyril Campus

April 9—8:45 p.m. Depart from St. Boniface Church Parking Lot

Seven Church Visitation On Holy Thursday The Seven Church Visitation or “Church Walk” as it is commonly known was begun by Saint Philip Neri in 1553. The Seven Church Visitation is a pious Lenten tradition on the evening of Holy Thursday. Following the Mass of the Lord’s Supper, the Blessed Sacrament is reserved on the Altar of Repose in the church for Adoration. We

remember the Agony of the Garden and the events that are to take place on Good Friday. The visitation to seven churches replicates the visiting of the seven major churches in Rome: Saint Mary Major, Saint Lawrence, Holy Cross, Saint John Lateran, Saint Sebastian, Saint Paul Outside the Wall and Saint Peter Basilica. Christ Our Savior Parish will continue the tradition of visiting seven churches following the Mass on Holy Thursday. The “Church Walk” will begin at 8:45 p.m. from the rear parking lot of Saint Boniface Church. The pilgr ims will visit seven churches to pray before the Blessed Sacrament. To reserve a seat on the bus (limited to 25) call the parish office at: 412-761-1552.

Lenten Sunday Scripture Class (March 1 to March 29)

Father DiNardo will conduct his traditional Lenten Scripture Study Class after the 9:00 a.m. Mass at

Saint Boniface Church in the Archives Room (basement of the church) each Sunday of Lent beginning

March 1. The class will explore the Letter of Saint Paul with particular emphasis on Paul’s Letter to the

Romans and to the Thessalonians. The study of scripture is one way to make the Lenten season a time of

prayer and reflection in preparation for Easter. All are welcome to attend.

Call for Music Ministry Volunteers for Sunday Evening Mass

The music for the Sunday 7:00 p.m. Mass at St. Cyril Church is led by volunteers. If you have a heart to wor-

ship the Lord with music and are able to sing and/or play an instrument (guitar, keyboard, percussion, etc.)

we need your help! Please contact Rich Boyce 206-371-6186 or rdb20@pitt.edu by March 15. We will ar-

range practices with those who express an interest.

Christ Our Savior Parish News

59’ers Club will begin meeting again on Thursday, March 12, Noon, at the Risen Lord Education

Center. Please call the parish office with questions.

Baked Goods Needed for Fish Fry

Please consider donating baked goods for the fish fry. Baked goods can be dropped off at the rectory on

Thursday during office hours or Friday mornings.

Ladies of Charity will meet Thursday, March 19, 1:00 p.m. in the rectory at Saint Cyril Church.

Damascus Diner – Saturday Men’s Breakfast The Damascus Diner will hold its March meeting on Saturday March 14 at St Cyril’s Rectory. Breakfast will be

served at 8:30 a.m., following which we will continue discussing Bishop Olmsted’s booklet “Into the Breach”. The

morning will conclude around 9:45 a.m. For more information or to confirm attendance (so we can be sure we have

adequate food) please call George Ferrance @ 412-734-5955.

Holy Thursday Seven Church Pilgrimage with Religious Education

April 9, 2020, Holy Thursday, Chr ist Our Savior Par ish Religious Education will

embark on a Journey In Christ’s Footsteps. Buses will load at 6:15 p.m. and depart

from the Saint Cyril campus at 6:30 p.m. We will journey to 7 churches (including the

7:00 pm Holy Thursday Mass at St. Peter Church). At each church, the 6th and 7th

graders will perform 2 stations prior to reflection time. Bus reservations for you and

your family and friends are at no cost and can be placed contacting the rectory.

The Gathering of Women will be at Norbert Hall at St. Boniface Church

on Sunday, May 17, 2020. We plan lunch, conversation, and a speaker.

More details to follow. All are welcome!

Christ Our Savior Parish News

Pre-Cana Classes for Engaged Couples

These classes are mandated by the Diocese for all engaged couples and we are happy to offer them

here at Christ Our Savior Parish! Classes are held in Northside Catholic Assumption Academy

Library and is open to all engaged couples. There are four sessions to attend and all are held on

Thursday evenings from 7:00—8:45 p.m. The cost is $45/per couple. Cash or check payable to Christ

Our Savior Parish are due the first day of class. Upcoming dates are March 26, April 2, April 16, and

April 23.

For more information or to make reservations, please contact Jean DiDonato at 412-734-0505 or

email stcyrilreled@yahoo.com. We welcome you to our program!

The Christ Our Savior Parish Food Bank is located in the garage at the St. Cyril worship site and is held on the 1st

Monday following the 2nd Sunday of each month from 3:30 p.m.—4:30 p.m. The Food Bank is hoping to reach

more people in need. Staples such as canned goods, cereals, pastas, fresh fruits and vegetables cour-

tesy of St. Vincent de Paul “Spark of Hope”. The next food bank will be held March 9.

Monetary donations are accepted in the offertory basket at any time. Any in date food donations are

accepted at all churches.

A Call for Candy!

This year, the Christ Our Savior Parish Easter Egg Hunt will be held on

April 11. We are in need of individually wrapped candy to fill the many

plastic Easter eggs. Boxes will be located in the back of all churches for

donations. Thank you in advance for supporting this event!

Christ Our Savior Parish Mission—March 9 & 10 “To Whom Shall We Go?” Prayer In the Busyness of Life

In the first talk we will explore what mental prayer is and some of

the obstacles that we encounter when we try to pray. The basis of

our reflections will be the Wisdom of Solomon. In the second talk

we will explore the prayer of Jesus to the Father and our entering

into that dialogue. We will look at some examples of the prayer of

the Saints as well.

Christ Our Savior Parish News

Christ Our Savior Food Bank Lenten Food Drive

The food bank, which is open each month on the St. Cyril campus, serves between 25 - 50 families a month. The food bank is grateful to benefit from the longstanding tradition of generosity by our parishioners in support of food banks

Beginning this weekend, and through April 5 (Palm Sunday) each church building has a designated area for donations for the food bank. The food bank has a special need for: cereal, canned fruit, peanut butter, canned soup (Chunky, chicken noodle, cream of chicken, tomato), mac & cheese, and paper towels. We also appreciate monetary donations: simply leave your donation in an envelope in the offertory basket or parish office and please specify Food Bank on the envelope. Again, deepest thanks for your support of this ministry!

Upcoming Senior Outreach Meetings

The Senior Outreach Ministry welcomes those interested to an upcoming

planning meeting.

Lend an Ear Ongoing Outreach Planning Wednesday, March 18 6:30PM Norbert Hall Our initial phone call outreach to seniors has led to a sense that more regular phone contact would benefit some of our

parishioners. Please come to this meeting if you would like to be part of this effort to keep our senior parishioners

connected!

If you have any questions about these meetings, please feel free to contact Mary Swindal, Pastoral Associate,

412-761-1552 or mswindalns6@gmail.com. Thank you!

Lenten Campaign for Women’s Choice Network

As we did last year, beginning this weekend, our parish will have a “Fill a

Bottle, Save a Life!” effort in support of the Women’s Choice Network which

provides support for expecting and new parents. Giving is easy - simply take

an empty baby bottle(s) from church, fill it with the loose change in your house

(or cash, or a check payable to Women’s Choice Network), and return it to any

church by April 5, Palm Sunday. Thank you for your support of this important

outreach to families!

13 Tuesday Novena in Honor of St. Anthony of Padua

The annual 13 Tuesday Novena in honor of Saint Anthony of Padua will begin on Tuesday, March 17th at Saint Anthony's Chapel. The Novena begins after the 8:30 a.m. Mass on

Tuesday and is held again at 7:30 p.m. with Benediction.

The Chapel is located at 1704 Harpster Street, Pittsburgh 15212.

Congratulations to the Second Graders and RCIC students of Christ Our Savior Parish, who celebrated the

Sacrament of First Penance this past week! Thank you to everyone who made the day special for them.

May the love and forgiveness of Jesus Christ stay with them and all of us through this Holy season of

Lent. Please keep these students in your prayers as they turn their focus towards receiving their First Holy

Communion on Sunday, May 3, 2020 at the 12:00 Mass.

Mark Your Calendar: Youth Ministry - What's It all About? All teens, preteens, parents, grandparents, and

parishioners are invited to come and see what youth ministry is all about!

Sunday, March 8, 5:30 p.m.—7:00 p.m. Axmacher Hall.

Christ Our Savior Parish Youth Ministry

Arise

All 8th through 12th graders are encouraged to join other teens around the

Diocese for Arise. Arise is an experience of hope, purpose, and joy in a way

never thought possible.

This event will be held Saturday, March 28, at Stage AE. We will meet at St. Peter Church at 5:00 p.m. for a pizza

dinner. The event is over at 10:00 p.m. The cost is $10. All permission slips and money are due no later than March

20. Scholarships are available. Call Joann for more information.

Need Service Hours? Like to Help Others? Mark your calendars for Saturday,

April 4th. All teens are encouraged to come to help make Care Packages for the

Homebound. We will also be stuffing the Easter Eggs for the Easter Egg Hunt.

Date Time Activity Location

Sunday, March 8

10:00 a.m. Sunday Scripture Class Archive Room

10:30 a.m. CCD NCAA

5:30 p.m. Youth Ministry Axmacher Hall

Monday, March 9 6:30 p.m. Parish Mission Saint Cyril Church

Tuesday, March 10 6:30 p.m. Parish Mission Saint Cyril Church

Wednesday, March 11 Noon Over 50 Club Norbert Hall

7:00 p.m. Parish Choir Rehearsal Saint Cyril Church

Thursday, March 12 9:00 a.m. Bible Study Little Sisters of the Poor

Noon 59’ers Risen Lord Education Center

Friday, March 13

12:30 p.m. Stations of the Cross Saint Peter Church

2:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross (with school) Saint Cyril Church

6:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross Saint Boniface Church

3:00 p.m.—7:00 p.m.

Fish Fry Axmacher Hall

Saturday, March 14 8:30 a.m. Damascus Diner Saint Cyril Rectory

Sunday, March 15

10:00 a.m. Sunday Scripture Class Archive Room

10:00 a.m. Lenten Weekly Scripture Class Archive Room

10:30 a.m. CCD NCAA

2:30 p.m. Rite of Election Saint Paul’s Cathedral

Calendar for the Week of March 8, 2020

Date Time Location Intention Offered By

Saturday, March 7 First Saturday

Sts. Perpetua & Felicity Dt 26:16-19/Mt 5:43-48

9:00 a.m.—St. Peter Devotions following

Mass

James Harding Johanna Leonard

4:00 p.m. St. Cyril Jamie Martinac Mike and Chris Hoss &

Family

6:00 p.m. St. Boniface For All Christians

Sunday, March 8 Second Sunday of Lent

Gn 12:1-4a 2 Tm 1:8b-10

Mt 17:1-9

9:00 a.m. St. Boniface Living & Deceased Parishioners

10:30 a.m. St. Peter Mark Vassalo C. Senko

12:00 p.m.– St. Cyril Choir Mass

Baptism: Lincoln Daniel Hines-McGee

Matthew Kunsak, Birthday Family

7:00 p.m. St. Cyril For Health Care Workers

Monday, March 9 St. Frances of Rome

Dn 9:4b-10/Lk 6:36-38

9:00 a.m. St. Cyril Delfin Uribe Uribe Sowa Family

12:05 p.m. St. Peter Robert Kocher Mr. & Mrs. James Milliner

Tuesday March 10 Is 1:10,16-29/Mt 23:1-12

12:05 p.m. St. Peter Peter Wallace Mr. & Mrs. John Rooney

Wednesday, March 11 Jer 18:18-20/Mt 20:17-28

12:05 p.m. St. Peter Richard (Mickey) Smolin Betty & Family

Thursday, March 12 Jer 17:5-10/Lk 16:19-31

12:05 p.m. St. Peter George Sestrich, Anniversary Family

Friday, March 13 Gn 37:3-4,12-13a,17b-28a/Mt 21:33-43,45-46

9:00 a.m. St. Cyril Mike Melaragno Dina, wife

12:05 p.m. St. Peter Kate Cuda Michelle Dugas

12:30 p.m. St. Peter Stations of the Cross, Adoration, Rosary, & Benediction

2:00 p.m. St. Cyril Stations of the Cross (with school)

6:30 p.m. St. Boniface Stations of the Cross

Saturday, March 14 Mi 7:14-15,18-20/Lk 15:1-3,11-32

9:00 a.m. St. Peter For the Souls in Purgatory

4:00 p.m. St. Cyril Mildred Lintner S. Renzelman

6:00 p.m. St. Boniface Domenic Petitta, Birthday Family

Sunday, March 15 Third Sunday of Lent

Ex 17:3-7 Rom 5:1-2,5-8

Jn 4:5-42

9:00 a.m.

Choir Mass St. Boniface Joan Milsop Family

10:30 a.m. St. Peter Wedding Anniversary of Doree and Bo Shields

12:00 p.m. St. Cyril Jamie Martinac Mary Byrnes & Family

7:00 p.m. St. Cyril Living & Deceased Parishioners

Mass Schedule for the Week of March 8, 2020

Church Open For Prayer It is a long standing tradition in the Catholic Church to stop at a church to pray or visit for even an extended period of time. As of now, two of our churches are open during the daytime hours for prayer. Presently, St. Peter Church is open for visits and prayer from 7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. St. Cyril Church is open (the back side door on the left side of the church) from 7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Saint Michael Prayer- After Mass Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the wicked-ness and snares of the devil. May God re-buke him we humbly pray; and do thou, O prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.

Anima Christi

For personal use and sometimes after Holy Communion.

Soul of Christ, sanctify me, Body of Christ, save me, Blood of Christ, inebriate me, Water from the side of Christ, wash me, Passion of Christ, strengthen me, O good Jesus, hear me, Within thy wounds hide me, Permit me not to be separated from thee, From the wicked foe defend me, At the hour of my death call me, And bid me come to thee, That with thy saints I may praise thee Forever and ever. Amen.

For Our Beloved Deceased James Needham

May those who were united with Christ in a death like His, also be one with Christ in His resurrection.

Sanctuary Candles Sanctuary Candles are located near the tabernacle and remain lit to remind us of Jesus’ presence in the Blessed Sacrament. This week, the Sanctuary Candles in our church buildings are lit in honor of the following intentions:

Saint Cyril: The Vigil Light at Saint Joseph’s altar will burn as a Memorial Light for all members of our Military on active duty throughout the war-torn areas of the world. Let’s let the candle remind all of us to pray for peace. The sanctuary candle burns for those who serve in the military by Pete & Joan Bellisario.

Saint Peter: The sanctuary candle burns for Kathryn Mahoney by Terry King. Sanctuary Candles are available in all churches for each week in the 2020 year. Please call the parish office.

Prayer Intentions

Sacraments

Baptism: Please contact the par ish office for information of the requirements, conditions and options for baptisms.

Matrimony: Ar rangements are to be made with a member of the clergy team six months in advance of the wedding date. Please contact the parish office.

Sick and Shut-ins: The Sacraments are available to those who are unable to celebrate Mass due to sickness or age. To make arrangements for visitation to your home, call the parish office.

Sacramental Sponsor: To be a Sacramental sponsor , one must be a practicing Catholic and a registered member of a parish.

St. Boniface Church—Saturday, 5:15 p.m.

St. Cyril Church—Saturday, 3:15 p.m.

St. Peter Church—Saturday 9:30 a.m. or after 1st Saturday Devotions

Proclamations Before and After Sunday Masses with Fr. Tony will aide us in the midst of why we are at Mass and our responsibility when we leave Mass.

Before Mass: Jesus is Alive, Jesus is Alive, Jesus is Alive!

After Mass: Christ has no hands or feet on earth but mine.

Eucharistic Minister and Lectors Schedule Week of March 14 & 15, 2020

March 14 Lector Eucharistic Minister Altar Server

4:00 p.m.

Sandra Lazzara (L1)

Janice Greca (L2)

Margie Glassbrenner

Tom Glassbrenner

Sharon White

Miranda Goehring (cross)

Marleighna Goehring (book)

6:00 p.m.

Mary Ann Howie (L1)

Christine Sell (L2)

Jay Steele

Carol Steele

Charlie Serena (cross)

March 15 Lector Eucharistic Minister Altar Server

9:00 a.m.

Colin Finkbeiner (L1)

Ed Scheid (L2)

Allison Laneve (choir)

Jeanine Ayers

Lisa Eberz

Grant Bolar (cross)

10:30 a.m.

Kathleen Lamarca (L1)

Marie Seftas (L2)

Vincent Lewandowski

Maureen Boyle

Gloria Finney

Diane Small

Holly Barr

Emily Butler (cross)

Chloe Butler (book)

Brody Butler (helper)

12:00 p.m.

Joe Glassbrenner (L1)

Gloria Rayman (L2)

Peggy Urzua

Catherine Kaut

Ruth Gredlein

Joseph Delie (cross)

Robert Heflin (book)

7:00 p.m. Richard Freyvogel (L1) Michele Cloonan Annamaria Milsop (cross)

Northside Catholic Assumption Academy

ENTER TO LEARN

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Mardis Gras, which is French for "Fat Tuesday” is the holiday before Ash Wednesday, and it begins a season of fasting called Lent, leading up to Easter Sunday. It is called Fat Tuesday because it is the last day that many people eat meat and fatty foods before Lent begins. Our 8th grade students in their Religion and Art classes at Northside Catholic Assumption Academy prepared their Mardi Gras masks and then shared them, along with the history of this celebration, with the younger students. The season of Lent

also gives the students in Grades K-8, the opportunity to focus on Religious Art, such as using oil pastels and watercolors to depict the stories of Jesus’ suffering and Resurrection. These art works will be on display in school throughout Lent and Easter Season. For more information on our 3 year old preschool through 8th grade school, give us a call at

412-761-5043.

Principal: Rosanne Kwiatkowski

kwiatkowski@ncaacademynow.org

Administrative Assistant: Helene Kocay

hkocay@ncaacademynow.org