Good Shepherd Braddock Avenue at Frazier St. Braddock, PA 15104-1612 Sacred Heart 1600 Brinton Road Braddock Hills, PA 15221-4902 Parish Office Phone: 412-271-1515 FAX: 412-271-1222 Website: www.goodshepherdbraddock.org Parish Office Hours: Mon. - Fri.: 9 AM - 1 PM Parish Staff Mrs. Michele Catone Parish Secretary Email: gshepoffice@comcast.net Mr. Frank Koncerak Director of Maintenance

Madonna del Castello Parish 2021 S. Braddock Avenue Swissvale, PA 15218 Parish Office Phone: 412-271-5666 FAX: 412-271-2335 Website: www.madonnadelcastello.org Parish Office Hours: Monday - Friday: 9 AM - 5 PM Parish Staff Edward Kapsha Music Director EKAPD5965@gmail.com Kelly James Parish Secretary madonnadelcastello1920@gmail.com Marcia Murello Coordinator of Religious Ed.

St. Maurice Parish 2001 Ardmore Boulevard Pittsburgh, PA 15221 Parish Office Phone: 412-271-0809 FAX: 412-271-2415 Website: www.stmauriceparish.org Twi er: @StMauriceFH Parish Office Hours: Mon. - Fri.: 9 AM - 12 PM 1 PM - 4:30 PM Parish Staff Norman E. Chapman, CAGO Director of Music nchapman@saintmauriceparish.org Cheryl Kirkland Director of Religious Education ckirkland@saintmauriceparish.org Jo Ann McLaughlin-Klemencic Director of Evangelization jklemencic@saintmauriceparish.org Kelley Rodgers Business Manager krodgers@saintmauriceparish.org Judy Kosar, LaVerne Caprara Secretaries jkosar@saintmauriceparish.org lcaprara@saintmauriceparish.org Fr. Daniel A. Adjei Student Priest In Residence

Word of God Parish 7446 McClure Avenue Swissvale, PA 15218 Administrative Office: 2021 S. Braddock Ave Pittsburgh PA 15218 Parish Office Phone: 412-241-1372 FAX: 412-271-2335 Website: www.madonnadelcastello.org Parish Office Hours: Monday - Friday: 9 AM - 5 PM Parish Staff Deacon Ron Demblowski Pastoral Associate wordofgodpa@gmail.com Michael Burke Music Director Karen Flynn Parish Secretary wordofgod1994@gmail.com Marcia Murello Coordinator of Religious Ed.

May 5, 2019 Third Sunday of Easter

CLERGY TEAM Fr. Larry Adams

Administrator LAdams@diopitt.org

Fr. Jeremy Mohler Parochial Vicar jmohler@diopitt.org

Fr. Vincent Kolo Parish Chaplain vkolo@diopitt.org 412-737-3350

Mr. Joseph M. Dougherty Deacon jdougherty@diopitt.org Mr. Keith Kondrich Deacon kkondrich@diopitt.org

A few weeks ago, I mentioned that we were planning to create a survey that would give you a chance to comment on the interim Mass schedule that made its debut in October. Now that all the planning and preparation for the Triduum and Easter is complete, it’s high time to make good on that promise! We’ve prepared an online survey through Survey Monkey that I’d like to invite you to

fill out! Just go to any of our parish websites (GoodShepherdBraddock.org, MadonnaDelCastello.org, or StMauriceParish.org), and you’ll find a link for the survey on the web page for our grouping. Just click on that link, and you’ll be presented with our survey! My hope is collect data online for a couple of weeks, and then provide a means for those who don’t have internet access to fill out a paper copy at their parish. Our goal in this survey is to find out whether our Mass offerings (weekends and weekdays) provide the opportunity for you to find a Mass at the church buildings of our grouping. In addition, the survey will give you a chance to tell us about what you’ve experienced in terms of finding parking at each of our locations. Please take a moment over the next couple of weeks to get online and fill out the survey. It’s important to us to know what you’re thinking, so that we can coordinate your wishes with our ability to deploy our available resources so that the needs of our grouping can be realized. Blessings, Fr Larry

From Fr. Larry’s Desk...

This Week’s Mass Schedule and Intentions (Confessions: 7:30 PM, Monday at St. Maurice & Noon, Saturday at Word of God)

Please note: due to preparations for First Holy Communion, Adoration at St. Maurice Church will take place on Friday, May 10, instead of Friday, May 3.

Date Time Location Intention - Requested By Saturday, May 4 4:00 PM St. Maurice +William Powderly - Family 5:30 PM Madonna del Castello +Cioppa Family - Ross & Maureen Cioppa Sunday, May 5 8:00 AM Good Shepherd +John “Chiz” Barclay - Family 9:00 AM Word of God +Nick Vergot - Ken & Colleen Redinger 10:00 AM St. Maurice +Helen Wroblewski - Ministry of Prayer 11:00 AM Sacred Heart For the People of our Four Parishes Monday, May 6 7:00 PM St. Maurice +Milan Revilak - Family Tuesday, May 7 9:30 AM Sacred Heart Special Intentions - Anonymous Wednesday, May 8 9:30 AM Sacred Heart +Margaret Macara - Family Thursday, May 9 9:30 AM Word of God +Marianne (McLaughlin) Reeves - Jim & Rita Hyland Friday, May 10 9:00 AM St. Maurice (ECS) + Ralph DeFilippo - Parish Center Staff 9:30 AM Madonna del Castello +Ann Hardy - Daughter Saturday, May 11 4:00 PM St. Maurice For the People of our Four Parishes 5:30 PM Madonna del Castello +Betty & John Marchitello Sunday, May 12 8:00 AM Good Shepherd Living & Deceased Mothers Acts 13:14, 43-52 9:00 AM Word of God Living & Deceased Mothers Rev. 7:9, 14b-17 10:00 AM St. Maurice Living & Deceased Mothers John 10:27-30 11:00 AM Sacred Heart Living & Deceased Mothers

Congratulations to the following for their Honor Roll achievement: SERRA CATHOLIC HONOR ROLL: Good Shepherd - Olivia Joscak, Josephine Cunningham, and Julia Piccolino; St. Maurice - Jordan Premozic, Chloe Berry, Michael Estocin, Jordan Graham, Mark Black, James Premozic, and Elizabeth Fite.

On Thursday, May 9, 2019 at 7 PM, Bishop David Zubik will be confirming 65 young people from the parish families of Good Shepherd, Madonna del Castello, St. Maurice, Word of God, St. Colman, St. John Fisher, and St. Jude. These young people have studied,

prayed and prepared for this special day for three years. We are blessed to have them all be integral parts of our parish families. Please keep our Confirmandi, their sponsors and families in your continued prayers. Come Holy Spirit, Come!

This Sunday, the First Communicants from St. Maurice will receive Jesus for the very first time at the 12:30 PM Mass. Last Sunday, the First Communicants from Madonna and Word of God received their

First Holy Communion at Word of God. And on Sunday, May 19, our First Communicant from Good Shepherd will receive at the 11 AM Mass at Sacred Heart. We are blessed to bring these young people to receive Jesus over the next few weeks. Please keep them all in your prayers.

“The Premier Catholic School of the Eastern Suburbs” 2001 Ardmore Blvd. Pittsburgh, PA 15221 412-351-5403

David Barr, Principal principal@eastcatholicschool.org

Upcoming Dates:

May 5, 2019 First Holy Communion 12:30pm (St. Maurice Church)

May 9, 2019 Confirmation 7pm (St. Maurice Church) Celebrant: Bishop Zubik

May 17 & 18, 2019 “Aladdin Junior” 7pm (School Cafeteria/Keane Hall)

May 21, 2019 Band Concert 7pm (School Cafeteria/Keane Hall)

Please keep the school and parish children in your prayers as they receive their sacraments this week.

Thank you to everyone who supported our Gala! The Gala is our biggest fundraiser of the year and we raised $35,000!

Aladdin Junior The Fine Arts Club will be performing Aladdin Junior on Friday, May 17th and Saturday, May 18th at 7pm. Tickets will be sold at the door: $4.00/Adult and $2.00/Students & Senior Citizens. Join us on our journey to “A Whole New World”!

Thank you to everyone who supported our May 2019 lottery fundraiser! Each Monday in May the East Catholic business office will be notified of the winners. Winnings will be issued by check within 3 weeks of winning.

Currently enrolling Preschool-8th grade for the 2019-20 school year! Contact the school for more information or to schedule a private tour.

REGIONAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR NAMED Joseph Rosi has been appointed by Bishop Zubik as administrator of Pittsburgh-East Regional Catholic Elementary Schools, which includes our parish grouping and East Catholic School. Currently principal of St. Thomas More School in Bethel Park, Mr. Rosi will run the daily operation and management of the elementary education programs in Pittsburgh-East region. The regional board will be transitioning from an advisory group to a governing body on July 1st. See page 2 of this week’s Pittsburgh Catholic newspaper for details.

Prayer Line 412-277-0693 or 412-871-3245

THE ST. MAURICE PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY has prayer shawls available for First Communion, Confirmation, Graduation and other events. There is no charge for these shawls and they may be ordered through the St. Maurice Parish Center Office or by calling Bernadette at 412-823-6191.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: Date has been changed and will be held Friday, May 10, following the 9:00 AM Mass until Benediction at 4:00 PM. There will be a sign-up sheet in the back of the Church. Why a sign-up sheet? Church guidelines require that a suitable number of worshipers be present during the entire time of exposition. All members of the Parish (adults, youth and children) and community are invited to join in on this special time to express our gratitude and love for Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Please plan on spending some private time in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament.

SAVE THE DATE!: Mark your calendars for our annual St. Maurice Parish Summer Festival to be held on Wednesday, June 5, through Saturday, June 8. Food, games, and nightly entertainment – fun for the whole family - will be featured as usual. Many hands make light work, so please consider volunteering to help. There are jobs for all ages and abilities – both

inside and out! Contact us at stmauricesummerfestival@gmail.com or leave a message for Liz at the Parish Center Office. Do you have a few new or gently used items (jewelry, books, toys, etc.) you no longer need or want? If so, please consider donating them for the St. Maurice Festival White Elephant Sale. They may be dropped off at the St. Maurice Parish Center Office during the month of May. If you are interested in helping with the White Elephant Sale, please contact Liz. We also are in need of sponsors for the event as well as donations for raffle baskets. Thank you in advance for your generosity!

MORNING OF REFLECTION: We will finish the book, Mere Christianty, this month. Our discussion will take place on Tuesday, May 7 at 10:15 AM in the St. Maurice Parish Center. The book was very challenging and inspiring. Refreshments will be served.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Sunday, May 5, 2019 12:30 PM - First Communion - Church

Tuesday, May 7, 2019 10:15 AM - Morning of Reflection - Lawrence Room 5:00 PM - RCIA - Parish Center Lawrence Room 7:30 PM - Knights of Columbus - Davin Room

Wednesday, May 8, 2019 10:15 AM - Prayer Shawl Meeting - Lawrence Room 7:00 PM - Healing Mass - Church 7:00 PM - Ladies of Charity Meeting - Lawrence Room

Thursday, May 9, 2019 7:00 PM - Confirmation - Church

Sunday, May 12, 2019 Food Collection

Roman Leo Buccilli, son of Frank & Richelle Buccilli. Congratulations.

FOOD FOR THE NEEDY: Next weekend, food for the needy will be collected at all Masses. We ask that you be generous in responding to this collection. Please make sure the food is nonperishable, in good condition,

and has NOT EXPIRED.

THIS WEEK Saturday 6:30 PM Parish Family Social - Dattilo Hall Sunday 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM - Library & Gift Shop open 10:00 AM Parish Family Social Word of God Parish Center Monday 6:30 PM Word of God Choir Rehearsal Wednesday 10:30 AM Legion of Mary - Swissvale Towers 7:00 PM Bible Study - Dattilo Hall Thursday 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM - Library & Gift Shop open 7:00 PM Prayer & Praise Group - Madonna Friday 7:00 PM Holy Hour & Prayers-Madonna Saturday 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM - Mother’s Day Tea Party Word of God Parish Center Next Sunday - 2nd Collection - Utilities 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM - Library & Gift Shop open

Parish Family Socials Sat. May 4th & Sun., May 5th: Hosted both at Madonna and Word of God by Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion.

Friday evening Holy Hours at Madonna began April 26th. They will continue (except for festival) until Advent.

Prayer & Praise Group meets at 7:00pm the 2nd & 4th Thursday at Madonna. For more information call Mike Matthysse, 412-241-1254. Parish Prayer Line: 412-804-8858 PRO LIFE CORNER

Doing the right thing is not just for your own good, but for all humanity. Praying and working to end abortion is the right thing for all of us.

The Divorced and Separated Support group sponsored by Sts. John & Paul parish will begin its next 13-week cycle of meetings Mon., May 6. This peer-led group provides caring support to anyone who is experiencing the pain of separation or divorce. Meetings are on Monday from 7:00pm to 9:00pm and will be held at Sts. John & Paul Church in Rooms 8 & 9, lower Cardinal DiNardo Center. For info. email Ralph Joy, ralph.r.joy@gmail.com or call 412-741-5456.

Parish Stewardship - April 28 Good Shepherd……. ......$ 3,440.00 Madonna del Castello .....$ 868.00 St. Maurice .....................$ 8,994.00 Additional Easter ..........$ 2,051.00 Word of God ...................$ 3,225.00

MEMORIAL OFFERING:

Altar Bread, Altar Candles, Altar Wine, and Sanctuary Lamp: In memory of Anna Yurinko by Barbara Rolinski and Michele Blazina.

GOOD SHEPHERD CALENDAR PARTY: Be sure to join us for this event and bring your friends! Our annual Calendar Party sponsored by the Social Committee will take place Sunday, May 19, at 12:00 Noon at Good Shepherd School Hall. Tickets are $15.00. Call Peggy at 412-824-2588 for tickets and also if you are interested in hosting a table. You can obtain tickets from Peggy before and after the Masses starting the weekend of April 28.

OFFICE HOURS: The office at Good Shepherd will be open from 9am until 1pm, Monday through Friday.

MAY CROWNING: Our Ladies of Charity will crown the Blessed Mother at Sacred Heart Church on Mothers Day, May 12, before Mass. If you would like to join in the procession please see Hope Sullivan as you enter the Church.

THANK YOU to all who helped or participated in the Divine Mercy Novena and Sunday Celebration. If you would like to help next year, please contact Deacon Ron.

International Eucharistic Rosary March Sunday, May 19 - Epiphany Church 164 Washington Place Pittsburgh, PA 15219 1:15 p.m. Festival of Praise 1:30 p.m. Holy Mass After Mass there will be a procession with the Blessed Sacrament and Statue of Our Lady of Fatima through Pittsburgh. Presider is Bishop David A. Zubik. The Rosary will be prayed en route from Epiphany Church through the City of Pittsburgh, returning to Epiphany Church where there will be Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament, Divine Mercy Chaplet, and Crowning of Our Lady of Fatima. For those not marching the Rosary will be prayed at the church. The march is sponsored by the Legion of Mary. For more information please call 412-884-3213. Child Protective Services Law: Report any acts of child abuse to Commonwealth of PA Hotline 1-800-932-0313. Diocesan Victim Assistance Hotline: 1-888-808-1235.

Suicide Loss Support Group: For people who lost a loved one due to suicide, the journey of healing can be lonely, painful and confusing. Lifeline of Listening Friends is a support group of people who understand and have experienced the loss of a loved one through suicide. This support group will meet at a local parish in Swissvale Tues., May 7 at 7pm. If you need a place where you can share your grief with others who will listen and understand, please call Jack Shaw at 412-508-5383.

SAM – Substance Addiction Ministry The next Substance Addiction Ministry Rosary for Recovery will be Wed., May 15 at St. John the Baptist, 444 St. John St. Pittsburgh, PA 15239. We will meet at 7pm in the church for the Rosary followed by an informal gathering for all who are afflicted or affected by addiction. It will be a safe, confidential place for people to seek support. For info. call Noreen at 412-296-1709.

SCOTT HAHN TO SPEAK: Bestselling author, speaker, and Catholic theologian Scott Hahn will speak about the Eucharist at Saints John and Paul Church on May 15 at 7:00pm. The talk is free and open to everyone. Go to https://stsjohnandpaul.org/hahn for a courtesy registration.

Parish Library/Gift Shop News: Gift Shop - “He is Risen” car magnets from the Knights of Columbus are $5.00 each. Consider the Gift Shop for cards

and gifts (rosaries, Bibles, Blessed Mother statues and night lights, etc.) for Mother’s Day. Parish Library - Bishop Barron’s DVD series on “The Mass” is available for borrowing.

Healing Mass-May 8, St. Maurice Parish, 7:00pm. The Pittsburgh-Greensburg Fraternity

of Priests invite you to this special opportunity to offer all of our physical, emotional, and spiritual sufferings to the Lord. During Mass, the priests will reveal healings God has disclosed

during their recent prayer time together. After Mass, there is an opportunity to be prayed over individually for yourself or your loved ones. Many people have received a wide variety of healings after these evenings. All are welcome to attend and realize the healing that God provides for us all.

Weekend Retreat for Post Abortion Healing: Rachel's Vineyard, a weekend designed to heal the emotional and spiritual wounds of abortion, will be held May 17-19, at The Ark and The Dove in Gibsonia. In a confidential and supportive atmosphere Rachel's Vineyard demonstrates God's love, compassion, and forgiveness to women and men struggling in abortion's aftermath. To register or for more information, email Toni Jester at toniafj1@comcast.net or call 412-352-5348.

LADIES OF CHARITY: The 60th Annual Investiture Mass for the Ladies of Charity was held at Saint Paul Cathedral on Sunday, April 28 with 11 women from our parish grouping being invested. Invested from Madonna/Word of God were Liz Cantor,

Gigi Chukwumezie, Noreen Hayes, Lucy Limbacker, Frieda McLeigh, and Nancy Niemiec. Invested from St. Maurice were Mary Rose Fisher, Dianne Heidingsfelder, Marilyn Keteles, Carol Kirk, and Elaine Wolz. Also recognized at the same event for having been a Lady of Charity for 25 years were Hope Sullivan from Good Shepherd and Donna Volturno from St. Maurice. Congratulations to all these ladies.

IN YOUR CHARITY, we pray for the souls of those who have been buried recently: MADONNA-Kenneth Strosser, former Word of God parishioner. . ST. MAURICE-Sophie Turzak, parishioner. WORD OF GOD-Sharon A. Karllo, wife of Michael; James L. Wulf Sr., husband of the late Margaret “Peggy.” May their souls rest in peace with Christ.

MAGNIFICAT PITTSBURGH PRAYER BREAKFAST-May 18, 9am-12pm, Crowne Plaza in Greentree. The event for ladies will include breakfast, fellowship, praise and worship, a personal testimony, and intercessory prayer. Ann Vucic, pilgrimage guide and interpreter, will speak about her spiritual journey towards trusting God and His plans. When she was 15 years, she received a miraculous healing during a visit to Medjugorje that deepened her love for God and her desire to help others encounter His love. Cost is $23; to register, call Kay at 724-772-6749 or Pam at 412-461-8906 or visit www.magnificatpittsburgh.org by May 10.

HOMEBOUND: Please contact the parish office so we can bring you Holy Communion on a regular basis. If you have neighbors who are homebound parishioners, please let us know.

ST. ANTHONY NOVENA continues on Tuesday evening, at 7:00 p.m. at Madonna del Castello Church. It will continue on Tuesday evenings. Each week, there will be a short talk on the “Fruits of the Spirit”. If you have any questions call the parish office at 412-271-5666.

SOCKS DRIVE: You might recognize seminarian Merv Knieriem when you see him at liturgies and events at our parish churches. Merv is our seminarian in Grouping 215. He’s in formation to become a priest for the Diocese of

Pittsburgh. If you’ve met him, you may have noticed that he has a penchant for wearing unusual socks! Caring for the homeless has been a passion of his for more than 10 years. He has volunteered with a group that feeds the homeless every month. While ministering to provide food to the homeless, he is always asked for socks by them. To meet this need, Merv is leading a sock drive for the homeless. Bins for collecting socks will be placed at the entrances to all the churches in our grouping. New or gently used socks are welcome! Your generosity in donating to his Socks Drive to provide a valuable service to our less fortunate sisters and brothers is greatly appreciated.

PRE-CANA: Our parishes will offer a joint class for all those who are preparing for marriage in our region. Our session will be Sat., May 18, 9:30am at Sacred Heart Church Hall in

Braddock Hills. This will fulfill one of the diocesan requirements for couples wishing to be married in the Catholic Church. To register contact the Parish Center Office at 412-271-0809; cost is $50/couple.

MOTHER’S DAY TEA PARTY Sat., May 11, 2:00p.m.-4:00p.m.

Word of God Parish Center

All are welcome—Come and Enjoy

If you like wear your hat Sponsored by Ladies of Charity

Free will offering accepted

Reservations required—seating is limited Call Nancy Bianculli, 412-818-1719

Bean Bag Toss Tournament The Knights of Columbus of Swissvale

will host their 2nd annual tournament and all you can eat and drink cookout on

Saturday, June 1st from 1pm to 4pm in the Word of God playground.

$500 prize money—2 person team fee $40 For more information contact:

Dario Donatelli at 412-956-9942 or dariodonatelli59@gmail.com

all proceeds will benefit K of C charities.

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