Holy Redeemer Church Ellwood City

St. Gregory Church Zelienople

St. Ferdinand Church Cranberry Township

St. Matthias Church Evans City

Weekend Mass Schedule

Saint Gregory Church (Zelienople)

Saint Gregory Parish 2 West Beaver Street, Zelienople

Saturday Vigil 5:00 p.m. Sunday 8:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m.

Saint Ferdinand Church (Cranberry Twp.)

2535 Rochester Rd, Cranberry Twp.

Saturday Vigil 4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Sunday 8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m.

Holy Redeemer Church (Ellwood City/Koppel/Wampum)

415 4th St, Ellwood City Saturday Vigil 5:00 p.m. Sunday 9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m.

St. Gregory Roman Catholic Parish Cranberry Twp./ Ellwood City/ Zelienople Grouping

Directory & Staff Weekly Liturgical Schedule

Sunday, November 11, Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Saturday Vigil 5:00 p.m. Ralph Spithaler, Sr. and Charles & Emma Steighner - Dorothy, Ralph & Bette Spithaler Confessions after Mass

Sunday Morning 8:00 a.m. Paula Vezzani - Veronica & Gene Vezzani 11:30 a.m. John F. Smolic - Wife, Cecilia Monday, November 12, Saint Josaphat, Bishop and Martyr 8:00 a.m. Kay Conelly - Daughter, Kathy Tuesday, November 13, Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin 8:00 a.m. Irene Urschler - Husband, Melvin 11:00 a.m. Mass at the Grove Nursing Home Wednesday, November 14, Weekday 8:00 a.m. Evelyn Smith - Family Thursday, November 15, Saint Albert the Great, Bishop and doctor of the Church 6:00 p.m. Greg Mignanelli - Agnes Hack McManus Adoration and Confessions after Mass Friday, November 16, Saint Margaret of Scotland; Saint Gertrude, Virgin 9:15a.m. Armand & Shirley Gazaille - Family Saturday, November 17, Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, Religious 12:00 p.m. Confessions at St. Gregory Vigil 5:00 p.m. Wilbur & Teresa Tevis - Kay Duer Confessions after Mass Sunday, November 18, Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 a.m. Freda Hart - Kathleen Timney & Family 11:30 a.m. Bill & Rue Moore - David & Rosann Barr

Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Administrator: Rev. John Gallagher 724-776-2888

Senior Parochial Vicars: Rev. Mark L Thomas 724-758-4411 Rev. James Torquato 724-776-2888

Parish Chaplin: Rev. James Young 724-452-7245

Deacon: Donald C. Pepe Email: doncpepe@verizon.net

Pastoral Associate: Sister Patricia Myers, SHS E-Mail: srpatty1@verizon.net

Director of Faith Formation: Audra Brown E-Mail: ccd@stgregzelie.org Program Manager: Denise Knauff E-Mail: dknauff@stgregzelie.org

Music Director: Adam Blotzer E-Mail: blotzeradam@gmail.com

Safe Environment Coordinator: Diane Devens E-Mail: ddevens@stgregzelie.org

Parish Office: M-F 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 724-452-7245

Administrative Assistant: Mary Ann Thompson E-Mail: stgreg.parish@zoominternet.net

Parish Secretary: Diane Devens Office E-mail: parishoffice@stgregzelie.org Bulletin E-mail: bulletin@stgregzelie.org

Assistant Secretary: Dorothy Spithaler

Maintenance Director: Jim Bucek

Youth Ministry: Charlotte Zilavy E-Mail: charmark25@gmail.com

Cafeteria: Andy Harmer

St. Gregory School: 724-452-9731

School Principal: Mrs. Erin Harris E-Mail: eharris@stgregzelie.org School E-Mail: schooloffice@stgregzelie.org

Ritzert Hall Rental: Dorothy Spithaler 724-538-8077 Gluten Free Hosts are available. Please come to the Sacristy before Mass.

Sacrament of Baptism By appointment. Baptisms will be scheduled after parents have completed the bap-tism class and have obtained godparent sponsor letters and baby’s birth certificate.

Sacrament of Matrimony You must contact and meet with the priest at least six months prior to the proposed wedding date.

Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick Please call the St. Gregory office if you or a loved one is in need of this Sacrament. Father will also anoint following the Saturday 5:00 p.m. Mass at St. Gregory.

Sacrament of Holy Orders If you feel that God may be calling you to the Priesthood or to the Permanent Diaconate, please contact the parish office.

Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation Saturday: 12:00 Noon & after 5:00 p.m. Mass - St. Gregory or by appointment Diocese of Pittsburgh Victim Assistance Hotline - 1-888-808-1235

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Ti 1:1-9; Ps 24:1b-4ab, 5-6; Lk 17:1-6 Tuesday: Ti 2:1-8, 11-14; Ps 37:3-4, 18, 23, 27, 29;Lk 17:7-10 Wednesday: Ti 3:1-7; Ps 23:1b-6; Lk 17:11-19 Thursday: Phlm 7-20; Ps 146:7-10; Lk 17:20-25 Friday: 2 Jn 4-9; Ps 119:1-2, 10-11, 17-18; Lk 17:26-37 Saturday: 3 Jn 5-8; Ps 112:1-6; Lk 18:1-8 Sunday: Dn 12:1-3; Ps 16:5, 8-11; Heb 10:11-14, 18; Mk 13:24-32

St. Gregory School Corner

School will not be in session on Monday, November 12th. Our students will have the day off while we have Parent / Teacher conferences.

Some of our students in grades 1-5 participated Lab Ratz science program over the last few weeks. They had a great time doing hands on experiments and learning! Pictured below are some students investigating the different degrees of resistance on various surfaces and with various weight loads. After completing their investigations, they each got to build their own hovercraft!

November 11, 2018

Happy Birthday and God Bless You, Father Ritzert

From your Parish Family!

Father Ritzert’s Birthday is this week, his address is: Rev. Wm. Ritzert, 954 Game Land Road, Chicora, PA 16025

November, 2017

Matthew Wasielewski Helen Gebhardt Dorothy Chvala

February

Gregory Mignanelli Anne Bilski

Father Charles Bergman

May

Virginia Denny Patricia Maizland

John Madaus

August

Alice Hayes Theresa Zinkham

Wayne Bartolowicz Mihai Chris

December, 2017

Barbara Cvetich Geraldine Beatty

Regina Miller

March

William Scaramuzzo Freda Hart

June

Diane Easterday

September

Ida Kudamik Fred Solman Julia Lukes

January, 2018

Robert Boykin Ethel Curry

Ronald D’Alessandro

April

Kevin Reilly Emily Delfosse

Mary Ann Pendel Elizabeth Sedoris Kenneth Minehart

July

Mary Bhame

October

Kenneth McCracken Kelly Kopera

Audrey Sherman Carol Conley

St. Gregory 7th Annual Used Clothing Sale -

Oct. 27

Thank you for all the donated Items! It was a

huge success!

All Soul’s Day Commemoration Remembering in a special way those who are deceased in our parish in the past year.

Wanted: People to venerate Divine Mercy and Love with an hour of prayer. The prayer group meets every Monday at 2:45p.m. in the church. Please call Polly at 724-452-6336 with any questions. St. Ferdinand Annual Auction this Thursday, November 15 in Oldenski Hall at 7:00 p.m. Join us for a night of fun evening of auctioning great crafts, event/show tickets, sporting events and more. All are welcome! St. Ferdinand Women’s Club will sponsor a Lunch with Santa and Chinese Auction on Saturday, December 1. The hot dog, mac & cheese lunch is $6.00. Reserve your seating time, either 11:00 a.m. or 1:00 p.m. by calling Peggy at 724-538-9522 Join the Rosary Makers at St. Ferdinand; Share the Prayer Rosary Makers will meet in the Library this Tuesday, November 13 from 12:30 to 3:00 p.m. for fellowship and rosary making.

The Holy Redeemer Christian Mothers/Ladies Guild will hold their annual Nut Roll Sale on Tuesday, November 13th. Pickup will be from 1:00PM to 4:00PM in the Catholic Center. Cost is $12. Orders may be placed by calling Julie Santillo at 724-752-1407 or Sarah DeCaro at 724-752-0870. Deadline for placing orders is November 4th. Also, freshly made, frozen, pierogis are now available at the parish office for $5.00 per dozen, call 724-758-4411 Saint Wendelin Turkey Dinner today, Sunday, November 11 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. , $10.00. Guys & Gals Gathering 55+, a St. Gregory Parish gathering of Friendship, Fun and Food! We meets Monday, November 19 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in Ritzert Hall in Evans City. All are invited The Respect Life Group sends a “very warm and heart-felt thanks for your tremendous generosity to the Lifeline Crisis Pregnancy Center baby item drive during the month of October and for your visible witness to Life for those that participated in Zelienople’s Life Chain on Respect Life Sunday. May God Bless you and your families as we approach this year’s annual March for Life, on January 18th in Washington DC. We all hope to see you there!” -St Gregory’s Respect Life Group”

Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

DO YOU KNOW? Questions to ponder as a family.

Sponsored by St. Gianna’s Witnesses In the Book of Revelation (Chapter 7) how many were

“sealed” out of every tribe of the sons of Israel as servants of God before the earth and sea could be harmed?

(Hint: It is a product of 12 of course!)

Answer: Revelation 7:2-4 One hundred forty four thousand.

This Week at St. Gregory

Sunday, November 11: Special 2nd collection for the Victims of the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting at all Masses 9:30 a.m. Faith Formation Monday, November 12: 10:00 p.m. St. Gregory Bible Study at Passavant HC 2:45 p.m. Divine Mercy Prayer Group in Church (St G) 7:00 p.m. Baptism Class at St. Ferdinand in the Daily Chapel 7:00 p.m. Finance Council meeting in the rectory Tuesday, November 13: 7:00 p.m. Lawn Fete Meeting Wednesday, November 14: 7:00 p.m. Youth Group in the Bergman Event Center’s Gym, Concession and Youth Recreation Room 7:00 p.m. Choir Practice in Church 7:00 p.m. Remembering Our Loved Ones in the Library Thursday, November 15: Adoration after 6:00 p.m. Mass 7:30 p.m. Pastoral Council meeting in the school library Friday, November 16: 9:15 a.m. School Mass Saturday, November 17: Confessions at Noon or by appointment. Fellowship Social after 8:00 a.m. Mass tomorrow

Thank You for the donations you made in memory of

Connie Reeher to the St. Gregory School Endowment Fund

Mary Ann Wallace Doreen Tomon Thomas & Marianne McElree

Sanctuary Candle Lit in Memory of

Ed Magoni By: Barbara Boylan at St. Gregory Church

Evans City Food Cupboard Collection for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Please help our neighbors in need by making a donation to the Evans City Food Cupboard. Please make your check out to Evans City Food Cupboard, and put it in an envelope and mark it for the EC Cupboard and place it in the collection basket at Church. Questions? Call 724-538-9384. Support the Retirement Fund for Religious next weekend, Nov. 18. Today, many elderly Religious, who have at sometime touched our lives, now need assistance and their communities struggle to meet their retirement needs while continuing to serve the People of God. Please be generous! Sunday Fellowship Social next weekend after the 8:00 a.m. Mass will be sponsored by the Youth Ministry and Appalachia Group. Please stop down to Blue Room for a treats and refreshments! All are Welcome!

Today a Special 2nd Collection for the victims of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting and in support of the congregations that worship there. Families associated with the three congregations face expenses associated with the deaths of 11 members, and the wounding of other members. The building itself suffered damage that will require repair and renovation. “This collection is a gift of love and solidarity from one religious community to another, to say that the Catholic people of Southwestern Pennsylvania suffer with you and we are here to support you,” Bishop Zubik said. “The congregations at Tree of Life are free to use these donations in whatever way they believe is right, to help their members recover and to restore their house of worship.” Please be generous. Baptism Class will be held at St. Ferdinand on Monday, November 12 at 7:00 p.m. in the Daily Mass Chapel in the back of church. Call to register at 724-766-2888. Fall Bible Study meets Monday, November 12 at 10:00 a.m. at the Passavant Retirement Center. Also, Monday’s group will meet on November 19, due to the Holiday. This week’s topic is “The Ark of the New Covenant”. Next week’s topic will be “Born of a Virgin”. Finance Council meeting This Monday, November 12 at 7:00 p.m. in the rectory. Lawn Fete Meeting this Tuesday, November 13 at 7:00 p.m. in the school library. We Need Volunteers for Dinners, Concession, Chinese Auction and Grounds Care. Please attend if you can. Email us at stgreglawnfete@gmail.com with questions. ROLO- Remembering Our Loved Ones: will meet this week on Wednesday evening at St. Gregory in the school library at 7:00 p.m. on November 14 . We look forward to sharing our journey with you. If you have any questions, please contact Pauline at 412-585-0787 or Ken Tua at 724-453-8713. Pastoral Council Meeting for Parish Grouping will meet this Thursday, November 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the St. Gregory School library. This will be a joint council and clergy meeting for three Parishes in our configuration. Wednesday Night Youth Hangout will not meet November 21 due to the Holiday.

November 11, 2018

Collections November 4 Sunday Offering: 346 $ 10,894.00

Faith Formation News!!!

2nd Grade - Jesus Day I Retreat

Friday & Saturday, November 16 &17 - Second Grade Parents please be sure to use sign up Genius provided at the parent meeting in October.

Thanksgiving Baskets will be distributed by the St. Vincent de Paul Society to those in need who live in zip codes 16033, 16037, 16063, and 16123 or who are members of St. Gregory Parish. If you or someone you know needs a food basket, please call St. Gregory Parish Office by this Friday, November 16. The pick up date is Monday, November 19, at 10:00 am in the Blue Room. Please note paperwork must be current.

Please call the Parish Office to have your loved one’s name placed on or removed from the prayer list at 724-452-7245. Hayden E. Rice Hannah Holmes Minnie Adame Ruth Flick Joyce Adomaitis Norbert Miller Dr. Robert Johnson Paul Kehren, Sr. Wray Bittel Adella Barr Jordan Petti Ronnie Mathe Michael Mack Harlee Dischman Father Joseph Feltz Madalyn Hartman Kevin Joel Rivera Audrey Rectenwald Jerry Garvey Grant Folgate Laurie Folgate Lily & Luca Didomenico Dorothy Vergnola Dorie Murray Paul Nemeth Joan Roman

Pray for Our Loved Ones Who are Sick

CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS St. Gregory Church #259600 2 West Beaver St. Zelienople, PA 16063 PHONE 724-452-7245 CONTACT PERSON Diane Devens Mary Ann Thompson EMAIL ADDRESS: stgreg.parish@zoominternet.net SOFTWARE Microsoft Publisher 2007 Adobe Acrobat 8 Windows Vista PRINTER HP LaserJet 4200 PCL 6 TRANSMISSION TIME Wednesday 10:00 a.m. SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION November , 2018 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 5 NEW SIZE BULLETIN: 64JL starting on 9-9-12 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

Administrator: Rev. James G. Young E-Mail: fatheryoung@stgregzelie.org Deacon: Donald C. Pepe E-Mail: doncpepe@verizon.net Pastoral Associate: Sister Patricia Myers, SHS E-Mail: srpatty1@verizon.net Director of Faith Formation: Audra Brown Email: ccd@stgregzelie.org Faith Formation, Program Manager: Denise Knauff Phone: 724-452-7245 E-Mail: dknauff@stgregzelie.org Music Director: Adam Blotzer Phone: 412-477-0427 E-Mail: blotzeradam@gmail.com Parish Office: Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m.– 3:00 p.m. Phone: 724-452-7245 Fax: 724-452-4064 Parish E-Mail: parishoffice@stgregzelie.org Administrative Assistant: Mary Ann Thompson E-Mail: stgreg.parish@zoominternet.net Parish Secretary: Diane Devens Bulletin Editor & E-mail: bulletin@stgregzelie.org Assistant Secretary: Dorothy Spithaler Safe Environment Coordinator: Nicole Eaton E-Mail: stgregsafeenvironment@gmail.com St. Gregory School: School Principal: Mrs. Erin Harris E-Mail: eharris@stgregzelie.org Phone: 724-452-9731 Fax: 724-452-4064 School E-Mail: schooloffice@stgregzelie.org Cafeteria: Andy Harmer 724-452-8010 Maintenance Director: Jim Bucek Youth Ministry: Charlotte Zilavy E-Mail: charmark25@gmail.com Ritzert Hall Rentals: Dorothy Spithaler 724-538-8077

Please Remember St. Gregory in your will!