August 31, 2008 Bulletin

YEAR ROUND FUNDRAISER FOR

CHRIST THE DIVINE TEACHER CATHOLIC ACADEMY

Please help us earn free equipment and supplies through our year long fundraiser for Christ the Divine Teacher Catholic Academy.  Clip UPC's from Campbells, Pepperidge Farms, Swanson and Market Day products.  Save the lids from Prego and V-8 juices.  Drop off the UPC's and lids in the collection bin at the rear of the church.  We earn points toward merchandise from Campbell's Labels for Education catalog.  Thank you!

SECOND COLLECTION

There will be a second collection following all the Masses this weekend in support of Birthright. Birthright is a pregnancy support center that helps girls and women encountering unexpected pregnancies by providing alternatives to abortion. Please keep the unborn in your hearts and prayers.

CHOIR INVITATION

Anyone interested in joining either the 9 a.m. or 11 a.m. Choir should contact Sr. Pat Baker by August 31. New members are most welcome! The first rehearsals for this season are:

Tuesday, Sep. 2 at 7 p.m. (9 a.m. Choir)

Wed., September 3rd at 7 p.m. (11 a.m. Choir)

AUTUMN SONG

LUNCHEON AND FASHIONS

Please mark your calendar for this annual Aquinas Guild event on Saturday, October 11 at the Pittsburgh Field Club. Proceeds will support church and community activities. Donations are being gratefully accepted for the auctions and baskets. Tickets to sporting, theatrical, or musical events, weekend get-aways, golf or dining experiences are especially prized. If you have a donation, please contact Sue Goodwin at 412-967-0791, or Boo Benckart at 412-968-0828.

YOUTH INFORMATION!

The annual diocesan Gateway Clipper cruise is November 2.  Any high school youth wishing to attend should RSVP by Sept. 6.  Cost is $25.00 per person which includes the dinner/dance.

  SUPER TWISTER is coming!  Middle-schoolers mark your calendar for 7:00 pm on September 17th.

 

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

There will be a meeting for all confirmation candidates and their parents after the 11:00 Mass on Sunday September 14th in the pastoral center.  Confirmation will be in late April or early May.

  September 21 is Catechetical Sunday.  All religious education classes will begin that week.  If you have not yet registered you can visit www.saintscholastica.com for an enrollment form.

The religious education calendar may also be viewed at our parish website.

CHILDREN'S LITURGY OF THE WORD

The Children's Liturgy of the Word resumes next Sunday, September 7, at the 9:00 Mass. This is a celebration of the Liturgy of the Word designed especially for children in pre-kindergarten through the fourth grade. We ask that the children who are sent to the Children's Liturgy be comfortable leaving their parents and that they be able to sit reasonably still and attend to the service. Snacks and toys should be left behind because they distract the other children. Parents are welcome to accompany their children if they wish.  Adults wishing to serve as leaders should contact Natalie Gillespie (412/782-3943). 

Please note that the Children's Liturgy will begin differently this year. Prior to the first reading, Father Ken will invite the children to come to the front of the church for a blessing before they proceed to the Pastoral Center.  As in the past, they will return to the church during the offering. 

THINK ABOUT IT….

A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog when you are just as hungry as the dog. (Jack London)

MINISTRY OF PRAISE

In preparation for a new prayer list, we are inviting all parishioners to place their petitions for prayers in the "Ministry of Praise" boxes in the vestibules of the church. We use no last names. If you would like to pray, please write your name and address on paper and place the paper in the box. We will mail you a prayer list. We pray on our own time in our own homes at our own convenient times. We have no meetings. We just pray!

DEDICATION OF THE RENOVATIONS OF OAKLAND CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL

The Most Reverend David A. Zubik, D.D. and The Board of Directors cordially invite you to the ceremony for the Dedication of the Renovations of Oakland Catholic High School.

Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. Reception immediately following.

Oakland Catholic High School-Main Level-Donahue Pavilion, 144 North Craig Street, Pittsburgh, PA.

Please RSVP by calling 412~682~6797 by September 8, 2008.

FLEA MARKET & BAKE SALE

Annual Flea Market and Bake Sale will be held at the Alverno Senior Living Apartments, Hawthorne and evergreen Roads on Saturday, September 6, 2008 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm . Raffles, Bake Sale, 50/50 drawing and so much more. Coffee and donuts available 9:00 am. Kraut/hot dogs, soda at 10:00 am. Looking forward to seeing you and Thank You for your anticipated support.

WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE

ENCOUNTER WEEKEND

September 26-28 at the Four Points Sheraton, Findlay Township. 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 22^nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 30

6:00 pm Elizabeth Greb (Jim and Karyn Lynch)

Presider: Fr. Kenneth White

Sunday, 22^nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 31

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

Presider: Fr. Kenneth White

9:00 am Peter and Mary Lanzino (Mary Lanzino)

Presider: Fr. Sean Hogan

11:00 am Thomas & Helen Quinlan

(McQuiness Family)

Presider: Fr. Kenneth White

Monday, Weekday, September 1

9:00 am Marie Fravenheim Capello (Family)

Tuesday, Weekday, September 2

8:30 am Catherine Childs (Family)

Wednesday, St. Gregory the Great, September 3

8:30 am Anniv., Frederick C. Duffy, M.D. (Rick)

Thursday, Weekday, September 4

8:30 am Birthday, Marietta Wolentner

(Mary Sefcheck)

Friday, Weekday, September 5

8:30 am Franklyn Conflenti (Evelyn Conflenti)

Saturday, Weekday, September 6

9:00 am Anne Sprague (May & Pete Koppel)

Saturday, Vigil of 23^rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, September 6

6:00 pm Charles Tripodi (Carolyn Tripodi)

Presider: Fr. Sean Hogan

Sunday, 23^rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sept. 7

7:30 am Anthony Michael Farina (Farina Family)

Presider: Fr. Kenneth White

9:00 am Elizabeth Williams

(Mary Ellen Maher & Family)

Presider: Fr. Kenneth White

11:00 am Irene Kurkiewicz (Family)

Presider: Fr. Kenneth White

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.

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BECOMING A CATHOLIC? R.C.I.A. is the process which enables adults to become initiated into the Church. Call the pastor for information.

RECONCILIATION (CONFESSION) is celebrated at St. Scholastica Parish on Saturday, after 9:00 a.m. Mass. For your convenience the parishes in our cluster have the following opportunities for reconciliation:

St. Joseph Parish has Sat. reconciliation from 3:30-4:00.

Madonna of Jerusalem has reconciliation on Wednesday evening from 5:30-6:45 and Saturday from 3:00-4:00 p.m.

HOLY EUCHARIST is available for those who are sick and confined to home. Call Sister Marilyn for assistance.

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.

NEW PARISHIONERS ARE MOST WELCOME! Please call Fr. Ken or Sr. Pat.

INACTIVE CATHOLICS Baptized Catholics who have not been practicing their faith are most welcome to return to the Church. Please call Fr. Ken or Sr. Marilyn.

PARISH CONTACTS

St. Scholastica Church

309 Brilliant Avenue

Pittsburgh, PA 15215

Phone Number: 412-781-0186

Extension

Parish Office Monday—Friday 10:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m. 10

Website Address: www.saintscholastica.com

E-mail address: parish@saintscholastica.com

Fax Number: 412~781~4316

Submission for bulletin items are due by Noon on Mondays

Rev. Kenneth White Pastor, M.Th., M.Ed. 14

frken@saintscholastica.com

Sr. Patricia Baker, C.D.P. 17

Director of Music/Bereavement

Patbakercdp@saintscholastica.com

Mr. Andrew Bechman, M.Ed. 18

Director of Adult Religious Education & R.C.I.A.

abechman@expedient.net

Gina Musser 21

Program Director for Religious Education

Mrs. Jamie Dillon, M.S., M.A., R.R.T. 20

Director of Catholic Youth Ministry

jamiedillon@comcast.net

Sr. Marilyn Hoeing, O.S.F. 22

Parish Outreach

Marilynhoeingosf@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 facilities, call the Parish Office (Monday—Friday) 10:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m.