Bulletin, April 6, 2007

PRE-SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE AT CHRIST THE DIVINE TEACHER

CATHOLIC ACADEMY (3 and 4 year old classes)

Sunday, April 6, 2008~10:00 am – 1:00 pm Located on the corner of 3^rd and Maple behind St. Scholastica Church. Go through the Monsignor Krauss Entrance to the gym. Drop-in to meet the Pre-school teacher and take a look at the classroom. Registrations for the 2008-2009 school year are now being accepted. Tuition assistance is available for those who qualify.

1^ST EUCHARIST CHOIR REGISTRATION

It's that time again to recruit students in grades 3 through 8 to sing in the 1^st Eucharist Choir. The one rehearsal is scheduled for Saturday, April 26, from 2:30 to 4:30. The group celebration of 1^st Eucharist is Saturday, May 3. This would involve a time commitment from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. for those who join the choir. Please contact Sr. Pat Baker as soon as possible, either directly or by phone, to register for the choir. The registration deadline is Monday, April 21.

YOUTH HAPPENINGS

Have you and your family registered for our Family Fun Run/Walk on April 26th at Hartwood Acres? All proceeds benefit our mission trip to Appalachia this summer. To register you may pick up a form at the church entrances or email Jamiedillon@comcast.net.

Appalachia Meeting~12 noon Sunday April 6th in the Pastoral Center.

Start your summer off right! Sign your children up for Vacation Bible School the week of June 16th! Our theme this year is FAITH HEROES. VBS is geared for children ages 5-9 and runs from 9:00 am to 12 noon. Registration forms are available at the church entrances or by emailing jamiedillon@comast.net. Adult chaperones and teen volunteers are also needed.

BULLETIN CONNECTION

There's something very enjoyable about the little drama described in today's Gospel. Two disciples, walking to a village seven miles from Jerusalem, meet Jesus but don't recognize him. Ironically, they are talking about him and all the things that have happened – his arrest and trial, his death, his now missing body. The events are so vivid to them that they can't believe everyone hasn't heard about them. We might expect that they would recognize that their traveling companion was Jesus when he started interpreting the Scriptures to them. Certainly his teaching set their hearts on fire. Certainly it led them to ask him to stay with them. But it was only in the breaking of bread that their eyes were opened and he was made known to them. It is the same for us. We can learn all about Jesus and study the Scriptures, but he will only really be known t us in the breaking of the bread, in the Eucharist.

VOICES FROM SCRIPTURE:

THE PROPHET AMOS

A solitary stranger interrupts a solemn religious service at the royal temple in Bethel during the reign of King Jeroboam of Israel. The intruder proclaims that the service itself is worthless; it only angers God rather than pleasing Him. God wants something else. Some incident like this may lie behind the book of Amos. Join us on Sun., April 20, or on Wed., April 23, at 10 a.m. in Marsico Library as we look at what we know of Amos and his message, a message that is as pointed for us as it was for the scandalized people at the service in Bethel long ago.

INTRODUCTION TO CENTERING PRAYER WORKSHOP

Those of us leading busy lives often long to find a way for God to lead us beyond anxiety into inner stillness and peace where we hear with the "ear of the heart." Join us on Saturday, April 19, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., as Sacred Heart Church, 310 Shady Avenue, hosts an Introduction to Centering Prayer sponsored by Contemplative Outreach Pittsburgh. Centering Prayer is a way of cultivating a deeper relationship with God. It is a resting in God beyond thoughts, words, and emotions. The workshop's cost, $30.00, includes materials, snacks and six optional follow-up sessions (Thursdays, 7:30-9:00 p.m.). Scholarships are available. For registration or information, contact Betty Hanigan at 412~576~7409, or 661~0187 x 119 or echanigan@aol.com.

WE NEED YOUR HELP

Each week we send out the bulletin via e-mail to those who requested this service. In the interest of privacy, we send it out as a "bcc" (blind carbon copy). This means that no one's address is able to be seen by anyone else receiving the bulletin. Each week, after we send it out, we receive approximately 20 non-deliverable notices from the postmaster. Because the bulletin is sent as "undisclosed recipient" ("bcc"), we are unable to establish whose address is not deliverable.

If you would like to continue to receive the bulletin via e-mail, please e-mail the parish at parish@saintscholastica.com with your name as you would like it to appear on the "to" line of a message and your e-mail address. In the re: line, please put "Bulletin Recipient". Any address currently in our database that we do not receive a notice from, will be deleted by the end of April. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

CONGRATULATIONS & WELCOME TO:

Natalie Frances Gress daughter of Alexander and Jennifer Daily Gress who was initiated into the Church through the holy waters of Baptism.

AQUINAS GUILD

The Aquinas Guild will meet on Tuesday, April 8, at 10 a.m. in the Pastoral Center. Following a brief business meeting, Mr. Brian McKain will present an interesting program on "IKEBANA", the art of Japanese Flower Arranging. Under his direction, some members will have the opportunity to create their own floral arrangement. Coffee and light refreshments will be served. All women of the parish are invited to attend.

Just a reminder to mark your calendar for our end-of-year meeting which will be held on Wednesday, May 7, at noon in the Pastoral Center. Laura Kacy of "Home is Where the Tea Is" will serve a variety of delicacies as well as present an informative program on "Tea History, Etiquette and Health Benefits". The cost is $15 and reservations are required. Reservations can be made with Eleanor Liberatore at 18 Fourth Street, Aspinwall, PA 15215, phone 412-782-1581.

Saturday, Vigil of Third Sunday of Easter, April 6

6:00 pm Chester Gorskey (Sandy Romanelli)

Sunday, Third Sunday of Easter, April 6

7:30 am For the Parishioners of St. Scholastica Parish

9:00 am Jean Stewart (Frances & Thomas D. Maher)

11:00 am Edna Kent (Welsh Family)

Monday, John Baptist de la Salle, April 7

8:30 am Mr &Mrs George B. Fisher

(Mr &Mrs Richard B. Fisher)

Tuesday, Easter Weekday, April 8

8:30 am Birthday, Katherine Arturo (Family)

Wednesday, Easter Weekday, April 9

8:30 am Mary Hines Otis (Sara Michalski)

Thursday, Easter Weekday, April 10

8:30 am Lawrence X. Sullivan, M.D. (Family)

Friday, Stanislaus, Bishop, Martyr, April 11

8:30 am Genevieve Solensky (Rosemary Moore)

Saturday, Easter Weekday, April 12

9:00 am Harry L. Gimber (Daughters)

Sat., Vigil of Fourth Sunday of Easter, April 12

6:00 pm Harriet Lynch (Jim & Karyn Lynch)

Presider: Fr. Duch

Sunday, Fourth Sunday of Easter, April 13

7:30 am For the Parishioners of St. Scholastica Parish

Presider: Fr. Duch

9:00 am Dr. Mary Frances Ricketts

(The Ricketts Family)

Presider: Fr. Sean Hogan

11:00 am Robert Bosilovic (Family)

Presider: Fr. Duch

Stewardship for March 30^th, 2008

Curr YTD

Week YTD VAR__

Weekly Coll. $ 10,137 $171,522 $27,714

Holy Days 159 7,388 5,418

Parish Share 870 92,073 (704)

Renovations 380 13,650 n/a

2nd Coll/Other 9 8,787 847

Human Dvlmnt $ 9

Total $11,555 $293,330 $33,275

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., M.A., R.R.T.

Director of Catholic Youth Ministry

jamiedillon@comcast.net 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

E-mail address: CDTCA@nauticom.net

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