ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST CATHOLIC CHURCH 134 East Bishop Street Bellefonte, PA 16823

Pastor: Rev. GEORGE I. JAKOPAC, ST. JOHN CATHOLIC SCHOOL DEACON THOMAS E. BOLDIN St. John was Established in 1828 MRS. KRISTINA TICE, School Principal

BAPTISMS: By Appointment MARRIAGE: Notify Pastor 9 Months in Advance SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturday: 11:00 AM CHRISTIAN INITIATION FOR ADULTS: Call the Rectory.

MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday: 5:00 PM Sunday: 8:00 AM and 10:15 AM Daily: See Bulletin Rectory Phone: 814) 355-3134 E-mail: saintjohnsoff@gmail.com Web:www.bellefontecatholicchurch.org School Phone: (814) 355-7859 School Website: www.saintjohnsch.net

Saturday, March 5th 5:00 PM Everett Bird (Jeff, Bobbi and Family) 6:00 PM Lenten Confessions Sunday, March 6th 8:00 AM Tye Matthew Per ry (Vic & Joan Wilson) 10:15 AM Luc R. Andrade (J .P. & Julia Gardner ) Monday, March 7th ** 9:00 AM Francis Plozner (Helen Confer) Tuesday, March 8th 8:00 AM Stephen Riglin (Wife, Theresa) 6:00 PM: Holy Hour w/ Bishop Mark Wednesday, March 9th 8:00 AM Nancy Lochrane (Dick & Nancy Taylor ) Thursday, March 10th 8:00 AM Communion Service Friday, March 11th 8:00 AM Joseph Pletcher (Lanny, Chr istine & Michael King) 1:00 PM School Stations 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM LENTEN CONFESSIONS 7:00 PM Stations of the Cross Saturday, March 12th 5:00 PM Jerome Basalla (Wife, Genny) Sunday, March 13th*** 8:00 AM Edward Drapcho (Wife, Millie) 10:15 AM Deceased Pr iests of our Par ish (A Fr iend) LITURGICAL MINISTER/SERVER SCHEDULE: Saturday, 5:00 PM March 12th Servers: Cecilia Stanton & Abagail Kellogg-Long E.M.s: Linda Jabco & Michael Pavone Lector: Lucia Stover Music Ministers: Natalie Stanton & Bill Miller Sunday, 8:00 AM March 13th Servers: Corby Koleno & Thomas McElhinney E.M.s: David Harry & Louise Manginell Lector: Christopher Ross Music Ministers: Adult Choir Sunday, 10:15 AM March 13th Servers: Maria Cotter & Morgan Dubbs E.M.s: Frank Densevich & Charles Witmer Lector: Joseph Pietrowicz Music Ministers: Teen Choir **PLEASE NOTE: THE MONDAY 9:00 AM SCHOOL MASSES ARE NOW HELD AGAIN IN THE CHURCH ***NEXT SUNDAY BEGINS DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME*** SO REMEMBER TO CHANGE YOUR CLOCKS 1 HOUR AHEAD ON SATURDAY EVENING. Our E-Mail Address is saintjohnsoff@gmail.com Our Website: www.bellefontecatholicchurch.org FYI: Our School Website is: www.saintjohnsch.net RECTORY OFFICE HOURS are as follows: Monday through Thursday: 8:30 AM—5:00 PM Fridays: 8:30 AM—12:30 PM

Statement from the Diocese Regarding Recent Grand Jury Report

The Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown has received the report issued by the Thirty-Seventh Statewide Investigating Grand Jury. As noted in the report, the Diocese cooperated fully with authorities throughout the investigation, and will continue to do so as part of our commitment to the safety of all children. At this time, the Diocese is reviewing the report. The Diocese’s youth protection policy, which calls for mandatory reporting of all abuse allegations to civil authorities as well as criminal background checks and education for clergy, employees, and volunteers who work with children, may be found at www.dioceseaj.org/childprotection. Suspected child abuse should be reported directly to civil authorities. The Diocesan Victim Assistance Coordinator, Jean Johnstone, may be contacted at (814) 944-9388 for additional support. “This is a painful and difficult time in our Diocesan Church,” said the Most Rev. Mark L. Bartchak, Bishop of the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown. “I deeply regret any harm that has come to children, and I urge the faithful to join me in praying for all victim

SUMMER FUN DAY PLANNING MEETING

There will be a Summer Fun Day planning meeting on Tuesday, March 15th at 6:00 PM . It will be held in the school cafeteria.

HOLY HOUR WITH BISHOP MARK A SPECIAL HOLY HOUR WITH BISHOP MARK FOR OUR 9TH, 10TH, AND 11TH GRADE STUDENTS IS SCHEDULED FOR THIS TUESDAY, MARCH 8TH AT 6:00 PM. THE NIGHT WILL INCLUDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CONFESSION AND A SOCIAL IN THE SCHOOL HALL TO FOLLOW. TRY TO ATTEND!

DEANERY LENTEN PENANCE SERVICE The Lenten Penance Service for our Deanery w ill be held at Good Shepherd Church in State College on Monday, March 14th at 7:00 PM. A number of priests will be available for confession including Bishop Bartchak. EXTR@ CONFESSIONS SCHEDULED FOR LENT @RE @S FOLLOWS: FRID@Y NIGHT, M@RCH 11TH: 5:30-7:00 PM FRID@Y NIGHT, M@RCH 18TH: 5:30-7:00 PM @TURD@Y NIGHT, M@RCH 19TH @T 6:00 PM WEDNESD@Y NIGHT, M@RCH 23RD @T 6:00 PM

HEALING OF GRIEF GROUP MEETING Our next Grieving Group Meeting will be held this Tuesday, March 8th after the 8:00 AM MASS in the Rectory downstairs meeting room. Please consider joining us, especially if you haven’t done so yet.

ST. JOHN’S LENTEN CLASSES

FOR OUR JUBILEE YEAR OF MERCY Tuesday Evenings, 7:00 PM, School Cafeteria (Moderated by Fr, George) Thursday Afternoons, 2:00 PM, Rectory Basement (Moderated by Don and Sara Nagel)

Theme is “Divine Mercy”

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PLEASE NOTE: ST. KATERI’S MASS TIME IS NOON ON SUNDAYS!

Page Three Bellefonte, Pennsylvania FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT

BELLEFONTE K OF C “A KNIGHT AT THE RACES” The Knights of Columbus are again sponsoring “A Knight at the Races.” This year it will be held on April 9th at the Milesburg Community Center. Doors open at 5:30 PM w ith post time for the first race at 6:15 PM. The cost of each horse is $15. Please contact Sam Brezler at cagey54@yahoo.com for more information. Please note that these sell out fast, so contact the Knights as soon as possible to purchase your horse. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MARCH BREAKFAST The Bellefonte Knights of Columbus will sponsor their monthly All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast on Sunday, March 20th at their Coun-cil Home. This month they will be collecting food items for the Local Food Bank. Anyone bringing in 5 cans or boxes of non perishable unexpired foods will receive a 50% discount on their meal. All proceeds will be used to buy additional food items that the bank may need. Plan to come, enjoy a great breakfast and help stock the Local Food Bank. FIRE RALLY RETREAT There will be a FIRE Rally on Saturday, April 16 from 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Ex-citing talks and prayer experiences to ignite the flame of the Holy Spirit in your life. Speakers include Fr. Jonathan St. Andre TOR; Bob & Marci Sutton; Sr. Linda LaMagna CCW; Msgr. Robert Mazur and Bishop Mark Bartchak. Music will be led by the Cathedral & St. Joan’s Charismatic Prayer Groups. The cost is $18. Students are free. Pre-registration is required. Lunch is provided. To register, please call 941-3832 or e-mail: tonycond@aol.com. All ages are welcome to attend. GOOD SHEPHERD TRADITIONAL SEDER MEAL Good Shepherd Church in State College will be having a Tradi-tional Seder Meal lead by Rabbi David Ostrich on Tuesday, March 22nd at 6:00 PM. It will be held at their new Church Hall at 867 Gray’s Woods Boulevard. Reservations are required by noon on Friday, March 18th. For more information & to make a reservation, please call Good Shepherd Parish at 238-2110. 2016 MARRIAGE PREPARATION SERIES CLASSES Are you newly engaged or planning to be married in the Catholic Church in the near future? The Family Life Office has infor-mation for the Pre Cana Classes required for couples preparing for marriage. There are two local Marriage Preparation Series Classes scheduled: One at OLV in State College on Thurs-day, June 2, 9 & 16 from 7:00—9:30 PM. And one here at St. John’s on Tuesday, October 4, 11 & 18 at 7:00—9:30 PM. The cost is $65 per couple which includes all sessions in a series. Preregistration is required. If you can’t attend these, other ses-sions are available in other locations in March, April, May and September. Sign up early since some series fill up months in advance. OR you can choose to attend An Engaged Couples Weekend. For more details on the Classes or the Weekends or to register, please contact the

Family Life Office at 886-5551 or via email: fami-lylife@dioceseaj.org. ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL Our 2016 Annual Catholic Appeal is now underway. If you have not received a letter and a pledge envelope from the diocese, please call the rectory or pick up one from the registers in the back of the church. Our parish goal for this year is $59,889. This annual fund appeal supports more than 20 ministries, programs and services within our diocese. Thank you for being as gener-ous as possible. Your ACA gifts and/or pledges can be sent to the diocese or placed in the collection basket at any time. OUR NEW SEWING GROUP : “ST. JOHN’S IN STITCHES” If you have any questions about our newly formed Sewing Group here at St. John’s, please contact Rosie Wood. She can be reached by phone at 625-2902 or via email at the following address: rosieandwoody3@hotmail.com.

ORDINARY COLLECTION INCOME RECEIVED: Adult Offertory: $ 7,661.00 Loose Offertory: $ 1,056.08 Children’s Offertory: $ 36.50 Special Monthly: $ 517.00 Votive Candles: $ 96.58 ORDINARY COLLECTION TOTAL: $ 9,367.16 EXTRA ORDINARY INCOME RECEIVED: Maintenance Fund: $ 95.00 Father O’Malley Fund: $ 5.00 Catholic Register: $ 181.00 Easter Flowers Collection: $ 50.00 EXTRA ORDINARY COLLECTION: $ 331.00 ORDINARY & EXTRA DEPOSIT TOTAL: $ 9,698.16 ************************************************* REGULAR SCHOOL COLLECTION TOTAL: $ 283.00 SPECIAL COLLECTIONS: (Diocesan or Others) Black & Indian Mission Collection: $ 175.00 Catholic Relief Collection: $ 77.00 Holy Name of Mary School Fund: $ 330.00

THANK YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS AND YOUR GENEROSITY

WEEKLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR WEEKEND 02/28/2016

ALL-DAY ADORATIONS AGAIN SCHEDULED Since our renovations are nearing completion , we will resume our All-Day-Adorations. Our next one is scheduled for THIS Monday, March 7th immediately following our 9:00 AM School Mass. The adoration will close at 2:00 PM. Plan to come and spend some quiet meditation or prayer time with our Lord during this Lenten season as a Spiritual Work of Mercy. BAPTISM PREPARATION CLASS SCHEDULED Our next scheduled Baptism Preparation Class is scheduled for THIS Sunday, March 6th. It will be held in the rectory meeting room from 11:30 AM—12:30 PM. This class is for all parents wanting to have their child baptized at either St. John’s or St. Kateri. The next class scheduled after this one, will be held on Sunday, June 5th. For questions contact Dea-con Tom via his email at stboldin@verizon.net or call him at 355-4234. To schedule a baptism, call the rectory:355-3134. FIRST LATIN MASS AT ST. JOHN’S Our first “Extraordinary Form” Latin Mass at St. John’s will be offered this coming Saturday evening, March 12th at 7:00 PM. The celebrant is Fr. Cyprian from St. Vincent Arch Abbey. This traditional rite of Mass as it stood in 1962 is sung with Gregorian chant and sacred polyphony. There is a potluck social in the school auditorium after the Mass and all are welcome. Hereafter, these Latin Masses will be celebrated monthly on the 1st Saturday of each month at 7:00 PM after our regularly scheduled 5:00 PM English Mass. For more information, please visit website: www.centrelatinmass.org or call Devren at 814 404-9127.

LENTEN FISH FRY DINNERS Our next Fish Fry Dinner is held this Friday, March 11th. The dinners are served in the St. John School Auditorium from 4:00 PM until 7:00 PM. There is a great new menu for this year: Adult meals are $9.00 each and meals for children (under 12) are $5.00 each. Children 6 and under eat free. Join us.

MEMORIALS & DONATIONS We have received donations from the following persons in honor of our 125th Anniversary: James Hugar and Sr. M. Leonnette Bower, IHM We have also received donations from the following per-sons in support of our students and Catholic education: Sr. Rita Ann Naughton, IHM and Frank Densevich. Thank you to all of our benefactors and God bless your generosity to and support of our school. 125TH ANNIVERSARY DINNER DANCE Please join us at Mountainview Country Club on Satur-day, April 2, for hors d’oeuvres at 6:00 PM and dinner at 7:00 PM. Entertainment provided by DJ Eric Gates. RSVP forms are available on the heaters in the rear of the church. Additional information can be found on our web-site, www.saintjohnsch.net. STATIONS OF THE CROSS Parishioners are invited to join St. John School as we pray the Stations of the Cross each Friday at 1:00 PM during Lent. The only exception will be during Holy Week when there will be no School Stations at 1:00 PM on Good Friday. During Holy Week, our 4th Grade Class will present two Live Stations of the Cross, one on Wednes-day, March 23 at 10:00 AM, and the other on Good Friday at 7:00 PM. POT O’GOLD ONLINE AUCTION St. John Catholic School’s 4th Pot o’ Gold Online Auction will be live Monday, March 7th at 8:00 AM through Mon-day, March 14th at 10:00 PM. There truly is something for everyone on our auction, so be sure to check it out at www.biddingforgood.com/saintjohnsch and let the bid-ding begin! JJPOWELL CHURCH PROGRAM We would like to thank the Church and all parishioners that participate in the JJ Powell Church Program, which donates monies to our school based on gallons delivered to their business or home. Parishioners who wish to par-ticipate in this program can call JJ Powell at 355-4749 anytime throughout the year to register as a participant in the Church Program. Every gallon helps with the growing donation JJ Powell makes to our school. KINDERGARTEN & PRE-K REGISTRATION FOR 2016-2017 Please call the school office at 355-7859 if you have not regis-tered for our Kindergarten or Pre-K for next year. Limited open-ings are still available. Registration forms can be obtained in the School Office or found online at www.saintjohnsch.net. Children must be five years old before September 1, 2016 to be eligible for Kindergarten. You must bring a birth certificate, baptismal certificate, immunization records and a $75 non-refundable registration fee with you to register. KINDERGARTEN & PRE‐K REGISTRATION FOR 2016‐2017 Children must be three or four years old before September 1, 2016, to be eligible for the three-year and four-year Pre-K Pro-gram, respectively. Students currently enrolled in the three-year-old Pre-K must re-register for the four-year-old class. Please be sure to bring birth certificate, immunization records and a $35 non-refundable registration fee with you to register. Please call Tina in the school office for more information.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES The next scheduled CCD Classes for Kindergarten through 10th Grades are on Sunday, January 10th at 9:00 AM in the school. 11TH GRADE CONFIRMATION CLASS Please Note: The next 11th Grade Confirmation Class will be held NEXT Sunday, January 3rd from 11:15 AM to 12:30 PM in the school auditorium. For any questions or concerns, please call Deacon Tom or Shirley Boldin at 355-4234 or email stboldin@verizon.net. ST. CLEMENT CHURCH IN JOHNSTOWN SUPER BOWL/SUPER CASH SWEEPSTAKES TICKETS FOR SALE Win a trip for 2 to SUPER BOWL 50 in San Francisco, CA, (winning package includes MANY extras) plus $1,500 travel cash. Grand Prize Winner has $10,000 cash option. Donation is $10. For more information or tickets, please contact Dave Pavlik at (814)243-9446 or dapavlik@atlanticbb.net or call Suzie or Nancy at St. Clement Church at (814)255-4422. Thanks for participating. GIRLS’ VARSITY VOLLEYBALL COACH NEEDED AT ST. JOE’S CATHOLIC ACADEMY A Head Coach is need for the Girls’ Varsity Volleyball Program at St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy. Interested applicants should send an email and coaching resume to SJCA Athletic Director, Chad Walsh at cwalsh@stjoeacad.org. If you have any questions, please call him at (814)808-6118. 2016 ADULT ENRICHMENT CLASSES OFFERED Deacon Chip Young will be offering the following two courses, Sacraments and Church History, at Holy Spirit Parish in Lock Haven. The 8 week course Sacraments will be held Wednesdays from 6:30 — 8:30 PM beginning on January 6th. The 10 week course, Church History will be held Wednesdays from 6:30 — 8:30 PM beginning on March 9th. To register, please contact Marybeth at the Office of Adult Enrichment and Lay Ecclesial Ministries at (814)361-2000 or email her at mheinze@dioceseaj.org. Registration forms are also available online at www.dioceseaj.org/lay-ecclesial-ministry. All are welcome to sign up and attend. CHURCH CLEANING/DECORATING THANK YOU! Many thanks to the Catholic Daughters and to everyone who showed up to help clean and decorate our church for the Christmas Season. It looks truly beautiful as always! We would also like to extend our grateful thanks to everyone and anyone who volunteered in any way this past year to help our church functions run so smoothly. We are so blessed with having such a generous and caring parish family here at St. John’s. May God bless you for a Happy New Year! CHARITY If you truly want to help the soul of your neighbor, you should approach God First with all your heart. Ask Him simply to fill you with Charity, the greatest of all virtues; with it you can accomplish what you desire. —St. Vincent Ferrer

SAINT JOSEPH’S ACADEMY SEEKING PART-TIME TEACHER St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy is seeking a part-time Theology teacher (3-4 sections) to also assist with the campus ministry program for the 2016-17 academic year. A Bachelors degree in Theology is strongly preferred. Candidates may send their resumes with a cover letter to Chris Chirieleison, Principal at the following: cchirieleison@stjoeacad.org. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES CCD Classes are held every Sunday morning from 9:00 - 10:00 AM in our St. John School classrooms. These religious education classes are for Kindergarten through 10th Grades. JARED BOX PROJECT Items continue to be collected through March 13th for the Jared Box Project. Any of our parishioners and all of our CCD students are encouraged to participate. The CCD students in grades Kindergarten, First and Seventh grades will be putting together the boxes after next week-end. The boxes can include crayons, glue sticks, stickers, coloring books, small toys, bubbles, journals, tooth-brushes, toiletry items, etc. The following items cannot be accepted: dolls, candy or any perishable items. Please drop any acceptable items off at the church anytime by Sunday, March 13. Thanks for participating. 11TH GRADE CONFIRMATION CLASS Please note: The next 11th Grade Confirmation Class will meet this Sunday, March 6th from 11:15 AM to 12:30 PM in the school auditorium. For any questions or concerns, please call Deacon Tom or Shirley Boldin at 355-4234 or email at stboldin@verizon.net. CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS MARCH BAKE SALE The weekend of March 19th and 20th, our CD of A Court will be holding a pre-Easter Bake Sale before and after all Masses. It will be held in the school auditorium. Look for more details in future bulletins and posted flyers. TUNE INTO WJVM 90.3-FM OR WEJO 104.7-FM RADIO THIS LENT The Lenten homilies of Bishop Robert Barron and his fellow bishops are featured during the “Heralds of Faith” program which airs weekdays at 9:30 a.m. and noon. (Free i-Phone & Android apps for the station are available- visit waob.org for details.) We are now recording groups/families for our March prayer slots. If you would like to pray or receive our new monthly programming e-blasts, contact Sheryl Balkey at (814)238-6288 or voiceofdivinemercy@gmail.com. We thank the members of Penn State’s Newman Catholic Students Association for their recent recording. Your tax-deductible donation may be mailed to: Voice of Divine Mercy, PO Box 862, State College, PA 16804-0862.

LENTEN RICE BOWL BOXES Again this year we have distributed Lenten Rice Bowl Boxes to our CCD students to serve as a Corporal Work of Mercy. Extra boxes are available in the back of the church on the registers for anyone who wishes to use them. Donations go to Catholic Relief Services, where the funds are used to help feed & aid those in need around the world. FROM THE FAMILY LIFE OFFICE: LENTEN REFLECTION Give up complaining...focus on gratitude. Give up pessimism...become an optimist. Give up harsh judgements...think kindly thoughts. Give up worry...trust Divine Providence. Give up discouragement...be full of hope. Give up bitterness...turn to forgiveness. Give up hatred...return good for evil. Give up negativism...be positive. Give up anger...be more patient. Give up pettiness...become mature. Give up jealousy...pray for trust. Give up gossiping...control your tongue. Give up sin...turn to virtue. Give up gloom...enjoy the beauty that is all around you. Give up giving up...hang in there!

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