Bulletin~November 4, 2007

MASS TIME CHANGE!

The Mass time for Saturday Vigil Mass changes on November 10, 2007 to 5:00 p.m.

TO ALL ALTAR SERVERS

There will be a brief mandatory meeting of all altar servers with Father Duch to discuss current Mass procedures. All servers must attend one of these sessions.

November 11 - after the 9 am Mass

November 17 - after the 5 pm Mass

November 18 - after the 11 am Mass

CHRIST THE DIVINE TEACHER CATHOLIC ACADEMY

Please spread the word and join us for our Open House during the school day! Thursday, November 8^th from 9-11 AM. Meet in the Pastoral Center next to St. Scholastica Church on Third and Brilliant in Aspinwall @ 9 AM

We will begin with a brief prayer and introductions followed by student and parent led tours. Meet some teachers and see what an actual day is like at CDTCA. Refreshments will be served.

Let us to show you Fox Chapel area's only preK-8 school and see a Faith Based Education in action.

Email Jocelyn Bosick at jbosick@nauticom.net or call the main office for more information at 412-781-7927. Walk-ins are welcome!

BULLETIN CONNECTION

We're happy to welcome forgiveness when it is given to us. We can be critical when it is offered to someone else. When people in Jericho saw that Jesus was going to dine at Zacchaeus' house they were scandalized that Jesus would consider eating with a sinner. But Zacchaeus, who had experienced the grace of salvation, stood his ground and was ready to make restitution.

The process of reconciliation is complicated. And, despite the seemingly quick conversion in the Zacchaeus story, reconciliation often takes a long time. The promise that Jesus makes is that he will be with us through the whole endeavor. As the Zacchaeus story also points out, we also don't enter on the path of reconciliation through our own initiative. Jesus invites us to be reconciled, just as he did with Zacchaeus when he looked up into the sycamore tree.

Zacchaeus was clear about those with whom he needed to be reconciled. Are you? And more importantly, are you ready to do it?

ALL SAINTS' DAY is one of the feasts that express the universality of Catholicism. Even a cursory study of the lives of the holy women and men who have gone before us makes that clear. "Saints are important to Catholics because their lives are stories of God's love…of God's immediate care for humans, and of the response of some humans to that love…God sometimes seems to display bad taste in the choice of his special loves. But there is no accounting for tastes when it comes to love." (Andrew Greeley in The Catholic Imagination.)

CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME TO

Brody Theodore Altenbaugh, son of Charles and Serra Heck Altenbaugh,

Cedric Robert Bagwell, son of Roger and Maureen Mulvihill Bagwell

Who were initiated into the Church through the holy waters of baptism.

THANKS FROM FR. JIM AND HIS PARISH

$3,647.00 was collected during the Mission for the benefit of St. Mark Parish in Kentucky. A $2,000.00 gift was given by the St. Scholastica Parish to the college students from their parish for their travel and missionary work in Texas. We thank Fr. Jim Sichko once again for his inspiring talks which jump-started many of us on our spiritual journey.

AQUINAS GUILD MEETING

The next meeting of the Aquinas Guild will be on Wednesday, November 7, starting at 10 a.m. in the Pastoral Center. No reservations are required. Guest speaker will be Vickie Dellaquilla of Organization Rules who will offer tips on how to declutter and organize so that moves are less stressful. She is author of "Don't Toss My Memories in the Trash." All women of the parish are invited to attend. A new Directory of Members is being published and will be available at the Christmas luncheon scheduled for December 4. To be included in the directory, all dues must be paid by November 15th.

MAY THEY REST IN PEACE

Please pray for Francis "Mike" Driscoll and Margery Wimer who died this past week and were given Christian burial from our parish. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen.

WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER WEEKEND November 16-18 at the Bishop Connare Center in Greensburg. For more information or to register, contact Mary & Lou Locante at 412~635~7775 or check us out on the web at wwme-pittsburgh.org.

Saturday, Vigil of 31^st Sunday in Ordinary Time, November 3

6:00 pm Sadie Romanelli (Sandy Romanelli)

Sunday, 31^st Sunday in Ordinary Time, November 4

7:30 am Anniv., Luigi & Letitia Magnelli (Family)

9:00 am Helen Quinlan (McGuiness Family)

11:00 am Deceased Trapp/Gimber Families

(Gimber Sisters)

Monday, Weekday, November 5

8:30 am Luigi Andreaggi

(Friends at Automated Health Systems)

Tuesday, Weekday, November 6

8:30 am For the Parishioners of St. Scholastica Parish

Wednesday, Weekday, November 7

8:30 am Gerard Souser (Jane Souser)

Thursday, Weekday, November 8

8:30 am Birthday, Thomas Styslinger (Family)

Friday, Dedication of the Lateran Basilica, November 9

8:30 am Birthday, Elena Marsico

(Peter & RoseAnn Marsico)

Saturday, St. Leo the Great, November 10

9:00 am Jeanne Duffy (Rick)

Saturday, Vigil of 32^nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, November 10

5:00 pm ….5:00 pm….5:00 pm Sadie Romanelli

(Sandy Romanelli)

Presider: Fr. Duch

Sunday, 32^nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, November 11

7:30 am Bess Hussey (Matthew & Arthur Hussey)

Presider: Fr. Duch

9:00 am Richard Rigatti (Patricia Rigatti)

Presider: Fr. Duch

11:00 am Helen Ziegler (Family)

Presider: Fr. Duch

 

	Oct. 28, 2007 (Week 43)
		2007	YTD
		YTD	VAR
Weekly Collectn	11,597	507,542	(4,403)
Holy Days	-	10,271	6,242
Parish Share	1,588	114,961	(3,477)
Capital Campaign	172	102,494	49,367
2nd Collectn/Other	20	29,291	9,803
Total	13,377	764,559	57,532
SACRAMENTS INFANT BAPTISM is celebrated at noon on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month. Please make arrangements with the parish secretary at least 2 weeks prior to the desired date. ADULT BAPTISM The R.C.I.A. program sees to the needs of adults who wish to become Catholic. Call the pastor for information. RECONCILIATION (CONFESSION) is celebrated on Saturday, after 9:00 a.m. Mass and after Saturday evening Mass, and also by appointment. EUCHARISTIC LITURGY SCHEDULE: Weekday Masses: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. Saturday Morning - 9:00 a.m. Weekend Masses: Saturday Evening 6:00 p.m. Sunday - 7:30, 9:00, 11:00 HOLY EUCHARIST is available for those who are sick and confined to home. Call the parish office and we will bring the Eucharist to you. ANOINTING OF THE SICK is available for those who are chronically or seriously ill. Call the parish office. A service for Anointing of the Sick will be conducted annually. MARRIAGE Anyone who wishes to marry should contact the pastor at least six months prior to the desired date. Anyone who is married in a civil ceremony and wishes to sacramentalize the marriage should contact the pastor. Anyone planning to celebrate their 25th or 50th anniversary should contact the parish office well in advance of the desired date. HOLY ORDERS Please call the pastor if you feel you might be called to the priesthood or the diaconate. NEW PARISHIONERS ARE MOST WELCOME! Please call the pastor. He would like to welcome you. INACTIVE CATHOLICS Baptized Catholics who have not been practicing their faith are most welcome to return to the Church. Please call the pastor at your convenience.   PARISH PHONE NUMBER: 412-781-0186 Extension Business Office 10 Rev. Robert G. Duch, Ph.D. Pastor 14 Sr. Patricia Baker, C.D.P. Director of Music/Bereavement Patbakercdp@saintscholastica.com 17 Mr. Andrew Bechman, M.Ed. Director of Adult Religious Education 18 Sr. Kathleen Kelly, S.S.N.D. Director of C.C.D. 19 Mrs. Jamie Dillon, M.S., R.R.T. Director of Catholic Youth Ministry 20 Sr. Marilyn Hoeing, O.S.F. Parish Outreach Marilynhoeingosf@saintscholastica.com 22 Website Address: www.saintscholastica.com E-mail address: parish@saintscholastica.com Christ The Divine Teacher Catholic Academy 412-781-7927 Mr. John Marino - Principal To schedule use of pastoral center, call 412-781-0186 x10 To schedule use of school & gym facilities, call 412-781-7927 Hearing Devices Available in the Sacristy