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Home, Ltd.3126 Main Street

W. Middlesex, PA 16159724-528-3222

Craig Cunningham SmithSupervisor

FEBRUARY 2018

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Church of the Good Shepherd

Baptisms - Arrangements should be made 6 weeks in advance.

Schedule of MassesDaily Mass Holy Day Mass

Confessions -

Marriages - Arrangements should be made 6 months in advance.Care of the sick - Please notify the rectory when someone is hospitalized or seriously ill.

NAME_________________________________________________PHONE________________________

STREET_______________________________CITY_____________________________ZIP__________

CHECK: New Registration Change of Address Moving out of Parish Want envelopes

Please drop this information into the Offertory basket or mail to the Rectory.

DelMonaco MemorialsGregory V. DelMonacoOwner

www.delmonacomemorials.com724-866-4244

MonumentsCemetery Lettering

Stone Cleaning

Another new member! Palmer Allyn Simmons,son of Jeff & Tessa Simmons and brother of Blaze,

Reagan, and Had ley

Another new member! Palmer Allyn Simmons,son of Jeff & Tessa Simmons and brother of Blaze,

Reagan, and Had ley

6th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

MASS INTENTIONS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12th 8:30 AM – Connie Walsh c/o John & Donna Pavlovich TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13th 8:30 AM - Alfonse Wiercinski c/o Ann Losik, Michael & Patti WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14th – Ash Wednesday 8:30 AM – Poor Souls c/o Marie Flickinger 7:00 PM - Patricia Mihalcak c/o Janis & Gene Rubeo THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15th

8:30 AM – Nick Dzurinda c/o Ed Robich FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16th 8:30 AM - Tim Gilfoyle c/o Kathy & Paul Bauer SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17th – Vigil 6:00 PM – Mary Chervinko c/o Frank Langosh SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18th 9:30 AM – Mary Hardisky c/o Altar Rosary Society 11:30 AM – For our Parishioners

ALTAR SERVERS E. MINISTERS

Ash Wednesday 2/14 8:30 am Volunteers Ken Rogers P. Graney Howard Fagan 7:00 pm Volunteers Gary Salatino Frank Langosh Elaine Murcko 2/17 6:00 pm Nolan Songer Mary Burke Nolan Lapikas Brian Rogers Olivia Lapikas Ron Adams Gary Salatino Cliff Sederland Frank Langosh 2/18 9:30 am Sydney Miller Mike Bartolo Zoe Belcik Audrey Bakuhn Chance Miller Volunteer Howard Fagan Jim Uram Pat Uram 11:30 am Aiden Puskar Rudy Koraus Garrett Donaldson Erin Borowicz Delany Donaldson Pat Graney Ed Robich LECTOR #1 LECTOR #2 Ash Wednesday 2/14 8:30 am Volunteer None 7:00 pm Bonnie Smith None 2/17 6:00 pm Nora Songer Kathy Jo Kwiat 2/18 9:30 am Judy Miller Bonnie Smith 11:30 am Myrissa Donaldson Erin Borowicz

FEBRUARY 11, 2018 CALENDAR OF EVENTS – Week/February 11, 2018 Sunday, February 11th 6:00 pm – Grs. 7- 11 Parent Meeting / Youth Room 6:30 pm Rel. Ed. Classes Grs. 7 – 11 Tuesday, February 13th 7:00 pm – Choir Rehearsal Wednesday, February 14th – Ash Wednesday 6:30 am – Scripture service & imposition of Ashes 8:30 am - Mass with imposition of Ashes 12 Noon – Scripture service & imposition of Ashes Luncheon in the hall to follow 7:00 pm - Mass with Imposition of Ashes Thursday, February 15th 9:30 am – Gospel of Mark / Youth Room Friday, February 16th 7:00 pm – Stations of the Cross / Church Saturday, February 17th 9:00 am – Religious Ed Classes Grs. 1 – 6 Sunday, February 18th 6:30 pm – Religious Ed Classes Grs. 7 - 11

WEEKEND COLLECTIONS – 2/4/2018 Number of Adult envelopes issued………………..…..515 Adult Offertory Collection…………………… $ 5,730.00 Children’s Offertory ………………...................$ 14.50 Loose Offertory ……………………….............$ 257.00 # of adult envelopes used ………….…………………182 Attendance at Mass .……………………………….….412 Catholic Communications Campaign ……….…$1,704.05 PRAY FOR OUR HOMEBOUND PARISHIONERS, THOSE ON OUR PRAYER CHAIN & HOSPITALIZED:

Julie Puhl – UPMC/Farrell ICU Bed 6 CSA 2018 COMMITMENT WEEKENDS will be held February 17 & 18 and February 24 & 25. On one of those weekends we ask you to come prepared to make your pledge. The Catholic Service Appeal runs now thru December 2018 and payments can be made over a 10 month period. Sign up stations will be in the back of the church for your convenience. Please pray for a successful 2018 Appeal. The theme for CSA 2018: “United in Service”. Our diocesan assessment for this appeal is $49,449, and our parish project is $57,320 for a technology update for the whole parish campus. LOTTERY WINNERS Jan. 29 - 31: Jan. 29 - #552 Bob Ferguson Jan. 30 – #666 Ann Taub, Jan. 31 – #520 Diane Mitchell. Congratulations ! The Altar Rosary would like to give a heartfelt thank you to all who purchased and/or sold tickets in support of their fundraiser.

HOSPITALITY MINISTERS Ash Wednesday 2/14 8:30 am Tom Graney/2 Volunteers 7:00 pm John Moroco/1 usher/Cathy Moroco 2/17 6:00 pm Rusty & Sue Burger Colleen Pickens/Madeleine Songer 2/18 9:30 am Joe Miller, Jr. / Kylie David Dave Wareham/Bob & Lois Fetsko 11:30 am Tom Graney/Maurice Igou Pat Chovan/ 1 Greeter

CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD

FROM OUR PASTOR

“REMEMBER YOU ARE DUST AND TO DUST YOU SHALL RETURN.” This Wednesday, Ash Wednesday, is the day we Christians attend our own funerals. The liturgy reminds us of our own demise, heard in those words above. It is inescapable. But the realities of our culture and our world sometimes run afoul of the expectations that the season of Lent places before us. Every advertisement for wrinkle-removing cream just amplifies our cultural sanctification of youth and the denial of our own mortality. The imposition of ashes and the reminder that we came from and will return to dust has a sobering effect. When we gather and rub ashes on each other’s foreheads, we are participating in an act of recreation. Like the dust that God first breathed life into, the ashes smeared across our foreheads are a visible reminder that we were created from nothing. That may be another way of saying that the only barrier standing between us and nothingness…is God! That, I think, is the most liberating piece of Good News we can ever hear. We’ll come together on Wednesday and see in ourselves and each other the desire we all have for the almighty to wash, purge, and recreate our broken lives. The truth of Ash Wednesday is that restoration and grace do not come without grief. For our hearts to heal, we must first be honest about their brokenness. The forty days of Lent dare us to live each moment as if we belonged to God, to take each breath as a gift, and to give up the foolish notion that we are the ones who bring about our own salvation. These days are opportunities for us to proclaim that the Church is a place for those who are desperate, that we trust in a God who leaves a fingerprint on our foreheads, a God who breathes life into our dust, a God who will not rest until we are transformed.

ASH WEDNESDAY LITURGIES 6:30 am Scripture service & Imposition of Ashes 8:30 AM Mass with Imposition of Ashes NOON Scripture service & Imposition of Ashes

Tomato soup & toasted cheese sandwiches to follow in the Social Hall

7:00 PM Mass with Imposition of Ashes

LENTEN REGULATIONS: Ash Wednesday, ALL Fridays in Lent, and Good Friday are days of abstinence from meat for those 14 years of age and older.

WEST MIDDLESEX, PA Ash Wednesday & Good Friday are also days of fasting for those ages 18-58 inclusive. (On these days, those bound by the law of fasting may take one full meal. Two smaller meals, sufficient to maintain strength according to one’s needs, are also permitted. Eating between meals is not permitted. But liquids are allowed. When health or work is seriously affected, the law does not oblige.) STATIONS OF THE CROSS will be every Friday during Lent beginning this Friday Feb. 16th at 7:00 pm. Come as a family to make them part of your Lenten journey. CATHOLIC HEART YOUTH CAMP Yes, we’re participating in this program again this year and already over 200 kids from all over the country are signed up to attend this event in July in Oil city. The dates are July 22-27. Reservations were made already and invitations to our students/chaperones are going out this week. As you may remember, the students fundraise within the parish – and beyond – to help subsidize their “tuition” for this outreach service activity. Parishioners: if you would like to make a donation toward the work camp, make the check payable to Good Shepherd Ch., send it to the office noting it is for Catholic Heart Workcamp. More to come.

RELIGIOUS ED NEWS

7 – 11 GRADE PARENT MEETING this Sunday, February 11 at 6:00 pm in the Youth Room. This meeting is to discuss class time change for our students.

GRADE 2 RECONCILIATION RETREAT

A retreat for these students will be held during their regular class time, 9 – 11 am, on Saturday, Feb. 24. PARISH REGISTRATION – College students if you have graduated you should register here at Good Shepherd as an adult parishioner or register at a parish where you will be living. Problems arise if you are not a registered member in good standing (attending Mass weekly, having a valid marriage, receiving the Eucharist, etc.) in a parish when it comes to wanting to be a godparent, a sponsor or planning a marriage.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR for the UPCOMING SPAGHETTI DINNER – April 15, Noon – 4 pm

Tickets go on sale starting March 10 & 11

COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS “MOSES AND THE BURNING WITHIN” this Fri – Sun., Feb. 16 – 18 at Notre Dame Parish, Hermitage. Feb. 16 & 17 shows at 7:30 pm & Feb. 18 @ 4 pm. Tickets: $10/adults, $5/children. ST. ANTHONY CH. FISH FRY – Fri., Feb. 16 and every Friday during Lent, 4 – 7 pm, Sherman Ave., Sharon. Baked & fried fish and palachinka. Take-out too. MERCER CO. WOMEN’S RETREAT LEAGUE Day of Recollection Sunday Feb. 25 @ 12:30 pm at St. Joseph Church, Sharon. Retreat Master: Fr. Sean Kerins. Dinner begins at 1:00 pm and the day closes with Mass at 4:00 pm. Tickets: $12/person can be purchased from Carol Bralski at 724-346-9467 until Feb. 16. No tickets sold at the door.

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3170 E. STATE ST TAGE, PA FAX: 724.346.1107

Email: customerservice1@minutemanpress.comwww.hermitage.minutemanpress.com

FAST FRIENDLY SERVICE

Smith Funeral

Home, Ltd.3126 Main Street

W. Middlesex, PA 16159724-528-3222

Craig Cunningham SmithSupervisor

FEBRUARY 2018

FULL COLOR DIGITAL IMAGINGBROCHURES POST CARDS FLYERS PROGRAMS

BUSINESS CARDS NEWSLETTERS FORMS MAILERS RACK CARDS INVITATIONS TICKETS POSTERS

For advertising information, contact Minuteman Press

Michael ListopadOwner/President

724.813.3185866.309.5486Residential / Commercial

Financial Planning HARTLE ELDER LAW PRACTICE, LLC

CAROLYN E. HARTLE, ESQUIRE

The law firm where we treat you like part of the family

PA

724-347-7575

Church of the Good Shepherd

Baptisms - Arrangements should be made 6 weeks in advance.

Schedule of MassesDaily Mass Holy Day Mass

Confessions -

Marriages - Arrangements should be made 6 months in advance.Care of the sick - Please notify the rectory when someone is hospitalized or seriously ill.

NAME_________________________________________________PHONE________________________

STREET_______________________________CITY_____________________________ZIP__________

CHECK: New Registration Change of Address Moving out of Parish Want envelopes

Please drop this information into the Offertory basket or mail to the Rectory.

DelMonaco MemorialsGregory V. DelMonacoOwner

www.delmonacomemorials.com724-866-4244

MonumentsCemetery Lettering

Stone Cleaning

Another new member! Palmer Allyn Simmons,son of Jeff & Tessa Simmons and brother of Blaze,

Reagan, and Had ley

Another new member! Palmer Allyn Simmons,son of Jeff & Tessa Simmons and brother of Blaze,

Reagan, and Had ley