ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST CATHOLIC CHURCH 134 East Bishop Street Bellefonte, PA 16823

Pastor: Rev. GEORGE I. JAKOPAC, ST. JOHN CATHOLIC SCHOOL DEACON THOMAS E. BOLDIN St. John was Established in 1828 MRS. KRISTINA TICE, School Principal

BAPTISMS: By Appointment MARRIAGE: Notify Pastor 9 Months in Advance SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturday: 11:00 AM CHRISTIAN INITIATION FOR ADULTS: Call the Rectory.

MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday: 5:00 PM Sunday: 8:00 AM and 10:15 AM Daily: See Bulletin Rectory Phone: 814) 355-3134 E-mail: saintjohnsoff@gmail.com Web:www.bellefontecatholicchurch.org School Phone: (814) 355-7859 School Website: www.saintjohnsch.net

Saturday, March 19th 5:00 PM Marian Albarano (Antoinette & Joseph Beigle) 6:00 PM Confessions Sunday, March 20th 8:00 AM Elsie & Sam Nastase (Mary Ann Miller ) 10:15 AM Sophie Mazurkiewicz (Deacon Tom & Shir ley Boldin) Monday, March 21st 9:00 AM Michael Polansky (George & Theresa Polansky) Tuesday, March 22nd 8:00 AM Communion Service Wednesday, March 23rd 8:00 AM Communion Service 10:00 AM Live Stations of the Cross (School Students) 6:00 PM Confessions Thursday, March 24th HOLY THURSDAY 7:00 PM Mass of The Last Supper Adoration to follow until 11:00 PM Friday, March 25th GOOD FRIDAY 1:00 PM Service of The Lord’s Passion 7:00 PM Live Stations of the Cross (School Students) Saturday, March 26th HOLY SATURDAY EASTER VIGIL 10:00 AM Vigil Practice (All Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers & Altar Servers) 11:00 AM Blessing of Easter Baskets 8:00 PM Vincent & Sally Boldin (Linda Fielding & Rich Struble) Sunday, March 27th EASTER SUNDAY! THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD, JESUS CHRIST! 8:00 AM Clinton Swar tz (Wife, Sylvia Swar tz) 10:15 AM Tom Wayne (Wife, Mar ian Wayne) LITURGICAL MINISTER/SERVER SCHEDULE: Thursday, 7:00 PM March 24th Holy Thursday *Servers: Logan Ellenberger & Mackenzie Ellenberger & Morgan Besecker E.M.s: Frank Densevich & David Harry Lector: Jennifer Gill Music Ministers: Folk Choir Friday, 1:00 PM March 25th Good Friday *Servers: Sam Yangula & Kyle Yangula & Ty Cronin Narrator: James Ecker t Lector: Christine Surovec Music Ministers: S. Egli & A. Witmer & I. O’Donald Saturday, 5:00 PM March 26th Easter Vigil Mass Servers: Morgan Besecker & Abigail Weiser Servers: Madison Mindziak & Mar lena Mindziak E.M.s: George Callahan & Brenda Harrison Lectors: Pamela Callahan & Lucia Stover Music Ministers: Folk Choir Sunday, 8:00 AM March 27th, EASTER SUNDAY! Servers: Erin Cronin & Shane Cronin E.M.s: David Harry & Shirley Boldin Lector: David Harry Music Ministers: Adult Choir & Natalie Stanton Sunday, 10:15 AM March 20th Servers: Hannah Coslo & Elizabeth Knepp E.M.s: Linda Jabco & Michael Pavone Lector: Jennifer Gill Music Ministers: David Harry & Adam Witmer

ALL DAY ADORATION Our next All Day Adoration is scheduled for this Monday, March 21st immediately following the 9:00 AM Mass and closing at 2:00 PM. This Adoration is a great opportunity for a special Holy Week visit with our Lord during this final week of Lent. EXTR@ CONFESSIONS DURING HOLY WEEK PLE@SE NOTE TH@T THE FIN@L OPPORTUNITY FOR CONFESSIONS WILL BE THIS WEDNESD@Y EVENING, M@RCH 23RD @T 6:00 PM.

HOLY WEEK SERVICES: HOLY THURSDAY, MARCH 24TH 7:00 PM Services with Adoration in the Church until 11:00 PM GOOD FRIDAY, MARCH 25TH 1:00 PM Service of The Lord’s Passion HOLY SATURDAY, MARCH 26TH 8:00 PM Easter Vigil Mass EASTER SUNDAY, MARCH 27TH Regular Mass Times: 8:00 AM and 10:15 AM DIVINE MERCY NOVENA Our Divine Mercy Novena begins on Good Friday and will be culminating on Divine Mercy Sunday (April 3rd) with a special Holy Hour. The Holy Hour will be starting at 2:00 PM with special prayers at 3:00 PM. Copies are available for all. Chance for confessions will be made available also. EASTER BREAK FOR CCD CLASSES There will be no CCD Classes this Sunday (Palm Sunday) or next Sunday (Easter Sunday) so the teachers and the students can enjoy an Easter/spring break. CCD Classes resume on Sunday, April 3rd. Note: The Confirmation Class, however, WILL BE MEETING THIS SUNDAY for a class. CONFIRMATION AT ST. JOHN’S PLEASE NOTE: Mandatory Practice for Confirmation is next Wednesday, March 30th at 7:00 PM. Confirmation is scheduled here at St. John’s Church next Friday, April 1st at 7:00 PM. UPCOMING APRIL EVENTS: Saturday, April 2nd 6:00PM St. John School 125th Anniversary Dinner Dance Sunday, April 3rd 2:00 PM Holy Hour for Divine Mercy Monday, April 4th 10:00 AM 1st Confessions for School Students Tuesday, April 12th 7:00 PM BINGO Tuesday, April 19th Parish Council at 6:30 PM Finance Council at 7:30 PM Sunday, April 24th 9;00 AM 1st Confession for CCD Students Thursday, April 28th 6:30 PM Practice for 1st Holy Communion Saturday, April 30th 10:00 AM 1st Holy Communion *A REMINDER FOR ALL ALTAR SERVERS ASSIGNED TO HOLY THURSDAY AND GOOD FRIDAY SERVICES: PLEASE ARRIVE 1/2 HOUR BEFORE THE SERVICE TO REVIEW ANY SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FROM EITHER FATHER GEORGE OR DEACON TOM.

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ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL CAMPAIGN Thank you to all who have responsed to our 2016 Annual Catholic Appeal. If you have not received a letter and a pledge envelope from the diocese, please call the rectory or pick up one from the registers in the back of the church. Following is a listing of parishioners who have responded so far and made donations or pledges to this year’s Campaign: Arthur Auman, Jr. Erik Bjalme M/M Samuel Brezler M/M George Callahan Ann Cavanaugh Bruce Childs Mary Margaret Coble David Dodge M/M Troy Demota M/M Randy Darney, Jr. Frances Durkin M/M Lee Dorman M/M Frank Densevich Mollie Funk M/M James Ficarro Joann Gabrovsek Albert Hagg Patricia Hillard M/M Paul Jabco Gene Hutsky Fr. George Jakopac M/M David Koshko, Jr. Frances Kucas M/M Martin Kaschalk M/M Amado Lugue Lorna Maloy Louise Manginell M/M Karl Miller Doris Mayers Francine Michell M/M Robert Novosel Verona Rose M/M Michael Pavone M/M Barry Pearce Cynthia Spicer Alvesta Sebastianelli M/M George Polansky Martha Stevens M/M Lyle Proper M/M Ted Reigh, Jr. Lawrence Wess M/M Mark Rhine M/M Leonard Sidisky Terrence Wilcox Frederick Smithmyer M/M James Surovec Bonnie St. George M/M James Swartzell M/M Charles Waite, Jr. M/M David Zanzalari Your ACA gifts and/or pledges can be sent to the diocese or placed in the collection basket at any time. 2016 MARRIAGE PREPARATION SERIES CLASSES Are you newly engaged or planning to be married in the Catholic Church in the near future? The Family Life Office has infor-mation for the Pre Cana Classes required for couples preparing for marriage. There are two local Marriage Preparation Series Classes scheduled: One at OLV in State College on Thurs-day, June 2, 9 & 16 from 7:00—9:30 PM. And one here at St. John’s on Tuesday, October 4, 11 & 18 at 7:00—9:30 PM. The cost is $65 per couple which includes all sessions in a series. Preregistration is required. If you can’t attend these, other ses-sions are available in other locations in March, April, May and September. Sign up early since some series fill up months in advance. OR you can choose to attend An Engaged Couples Weekend. For more details on the Classes or the Weekends or to register, please contact the

Family Life Office at 886-5551 or via email: fami-lylife@dioceseaj.org. NEXT MEETING SCHEDULED FOR “ST. JOHN’S IN STITCHES” Our newly formed sewing group will have its next meeting next Monday, March 28th at 6:30 PM in the Rectory Basement. The group is in need of donations of all kinds of ribbon for adorning their finished items and for use in their projects. If you would like to donate ribbon, please drop it off at the rectory during regular busi-ness hours. If you have any questions about our “St. John’s in Stitches” Group, please contact Rosie Wood. She can be reached by phone at 625-2902 or via email at the following address: rosieandwoody3@hotmail.com. GOD UPHOLDS ME: I take for my sureties: The power of God to guide me, the might of God to up hold me, the wisdom of God to teach me, the eye of God to watch over me, the ear of God to hear me, the word of God to give me speech, the hand of God to protect me, the way of God to go before me, and the shield of God to shelter me. —-St. Patrick

THANK YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS AND YOUR GENEROSITY

WEEKLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR WEEKEND 03/13/2016

GOOD SHEPHERD TRADITIONAL SEDER MEAL Good Shepherd Church in State College will be having a Tradi-tional Seder Meal lead by Rabbi David Ostrich THIS Tuesday, March 22nd at 6:00 PM. It will be held at their new Church Hall at 867 Gray’s Woods Boulevard. For more information, call Good Shepherd Parish at 238-2110. K OF C ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BREAKFAST THIS SUNDAY! The Bellefonte Knights of Columbus will sponsor their monthly All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast this Sunday, March 20th at their Council Home on Stoney Batter. The Breakfast is served from 8:30 AM until Noon. This month they will be collecting food items for the local Food Bank. Anyone bringing in 5 cans or boxes of non-perishable, unexpired foods will receive a 50% discount on their meal. All proceeds will be used to buy additional food items that the Food Bank may need. The regular price for the breakfast is $8.00 for adults and $4.00 for children under 12. Children 5 & under are Free. Come and enjoy a great breakfast prepared by our K of C members and help stock our local Food Bank. Remember also, our area Food Bank Pantries are continually in need of items for their shelves. They help to feed many of our local families in need throughout the year. Canned goods and boxes can be dropped off at anytime in the entrance of the church. This is one Corporal Work of Mercy that we can do throughout this Jubilee Year of Mercy. BELLEFONTE K OF C “A KNIGHT AT THE RACES” The Knights of Columbus event, “A Knight at the Races,” will be held on April 9th at the Milesburg Community Center. Doors open at 5:30 PM with post time for the first race at 6:15 PM. The cost of each horse is $15. Please contact Sam Brezler at cagey54@yahoo.com for more information. Please note that these sell out fast, so contact the Knights as soon as possible to purchase your horse. FIRE RALLY RETREAT There will be a FIRE Rally on Saturday, April 16 from 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Ex-citing talks and prayer experiences to ignite the flame of the Holy Spirit in your life. Speakers include Fr. Jonathan St. Andre TOR; Bob & Marci Sutton; Sr. Linda LaMagna CCW; Msgr. Robert Mazur and Bishop Mark Bartchak. Music will be led by the Cathedral & St. Joan’s Charismatic Prayer Groups. The cost is $18. Students are free. Pre-registration is required. Lunch is provided. To register, please call 941-3832 or e-mail: tonycond@aol.com. All ages are welcome to attend. LENTEN FISH FRY DINNERS: Thank you to all the Catholic Daughter and Knights of Co-lumbus members and any other volunteers who worked so hard to make our 2016 Fish Fry Dinners a great success. And a special thanks to all those who attended the dinners and enjoyed a great Lenten meal here at St. John’s.

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MEMORIALS & DONATIONS We have received our Diocesan Education Grant. These funds are a component of the Education Evangelization Assessment in our Diocese. Each parish contributes to this assessment and therefore, helps to support the ministry of Catholic education. Thank you to all parishioners for your support of Catholic educa-tion. We have also been awarded a $500 grant from the Independent Catholic Foundation to assist with some purchases to im-prove our marketing efforts. We are so appreciative of their support of Catholic education and we encourage parishioners to consider donations to the Independent Catholic Foundation For The Diocese of Al-toona-Johnstown. Thank you to all of our benefactors and God bless your generosity to and support of our school. CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS We are extremely grateful to the Catholic Daughters for their $400 donation that was used to provide a school-wide assem-bly, entitled “We Choose Respect.” The assembly was the perfect complement to our theme for this school year as we have learned about the character values of integrity, compassion, determination and respect. Our students and faculty found the presentation to be very entertaining and informative. Thanks again to the Catholic Daughters for their constant support of our students, school and Catholic education. STATIONS OF THE CROSS Our 4th Grade Class will present two Live Stations of the Cross on Wednesday, March 23 at 10:00 AM and on Good Friday at 7:00 PM. All parishioners are encouraged to join our school and students for this very moving solemn devotion. KINDERGARTEN FOR 2016-2017 Please call the school office at 355-7859 if you have not regis-tered for our Kindergarten for next year. Limited openings are still available. Registration forms can be obtained in the School Office or found online at www.saintjohnsch.net. Children must be five years old before September 1, 2016 to be eligible for Kindergarten. You must bring birth certificate, baptis-mal certificate, immunization records and a $75 non-refundable registration fee with you to register. Please call Tina in the school office at 355-7859 for more infor-mation. CAMPBELL’S LABEL/GENERAL MILLS BOXTOPS FOR EDUCATION Please continue to save UPC Bar Codes from Campbell’s prod-ucts and BoxTops from General Mills’ products. These can be placed in the containers in the rear of the Church. It may seem like such a small thing, but we reap much in the way of earned school supplies. ************************************************************************* Our E-Mail Address is saintjohnsoff@gmail.com Our Website: www.bellefontecatholicchurch.org FYI: Our School Website is: www.saintjohnsch.net RECTORY OFFICE HOURS are as follows: Monday through Thursday: 8:30 AM—5:00 PM Fridays: 8:30 AM—12:30 PM ****************************************************************** SUFFERING Jesus did not come to do away with suffering or remove it. He came to fill it with his presence. --Paul Claudel

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES The next scheduled CCD Classes for Kindergarten through 10th Grades are on Sunday, January 10th at 9:00 AM in the school. 11TH GRADE CONFIRMATION CLASS Please Note: The next 11th Grade Confirmation Class will be held NEXT Sunday, January 3rd from 11:15 AM to 12:30 PM in the school auditorium. For any questions or concerns, please call Deacon Tom or Shirley Boldin at 355-4234 or email stboldin@verizon.net. ST. CLEMENT CHURCH IN JOHNSTOWN SUPER BOWL/SUPER CASH SWEEPSTAKES TICKETS FOR SALE Win a trip for 2 to SUPER BOWL 50 in San Francisco, CA, (winning package includes MANY extras) plus $1,500 travel cash. Grand Prize Winner has $10,000 cash option. Donation is $10. For more information or tickets, please contact Dave Pavlik at (814)243-9446 or dapavlik@atlanticbb.net or call Suzie or Nancy at St. Clement Church at (814)255-4422. Thanks for participating. GIRLS’ VARSITY VOLLEYBALL COACH NEEDED AT ST. JOE’S CATHOLIC ACADEMY A Head Coach is need for the Girls’ Varsity Volleyball Program at St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy. Interested applicants should send an email and coaching resume to SJCA Athletic Director, Chad Walsh at cwalsh@stjoeacad.org. If you have any questions, please call him at (814)808-6118. 2016 ADULT ENRICHMENT CLASSES OFFERED Deacon Chip Young will be offering the following two courses, Sacraments and Church History, at Holy Spirit Parish in Lock Haven. The 8 week course Sacraments will be held Wednesdays from 6:30 — 8:30 PM beginning on January 6th. The 10 week course, Church History will be held Wednesdays from 6:30 — 8:30 PM beginning on March 9th. To register, please contact Marybeth at the Office of Adult Enrichment and Lay Ecclesial Ministries at (814)361-2000 or email her at mheinze@dioceseaj.org. Registration forms are also available online at www.dioceseaj.org/lay-ecclesial-ministry. All are welcome to sign up and attend. CHURCH CLEANING/DECORATING THANK YOU! Many thanks to the Catholic Daughters and to everyone who showed up to help clean and decorate our church for the Christmas Season. It looks truly beautiful as always! We would also like to extend our grateful thanks to everyone and anyone who volunteered in any way this past year to help our church functions run so smoothly. We are so blessed with having such a generous and caring parish family here at St. John’s. May God bless you for a Happy New Year! CHARITY If you truly want to help the soul of your neighbor, you should approach God First with all your heart. Ask Him simply to fill you with Charity, the greatest of all virtues; with it you can accomplish what you desire. —St. Vincent Ferrer

SAINT JOSEPH’S ACADEMY SEEKING PART-TIME TEACHER St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy is seeking a part-time Theology teacher (3-4 sections) to also assist with the campus ministry program for the 2016-17 academic year. A Bachelors degree in Theology is strongly preferred. Candidates may send their resumes with a cover letter to Chris Chirieleison, Principal at the following: cchirieleison@stjoeacad.org. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES CCD Classes are held every Sunday morning from 9:00 - 10:00 AM in our St. John School classrooms. These religious education classes are for Kindergarten through 10th Grades. 11TH GRADE CONFIRMATION CLASS Please note: The next 11th Grade Confirmation Class will meet this Sunday, March 20th from 11:15 AM to 12:30 PM in the school auditorium. Reminder: Mandatory Confirmation practice is Wednesday evening, March 30th at 7:00 PM. Confirmation is Friday evening, April 1st at 7:00 PM. For any questions or concerns, please call Deacon Tom or Shirley Boldin at 355-4234 or email at stboldin@verizon.net. CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS BAKE SALE THIS WEEKEND This weekend, our CD of A Court is having their pre-Easter BAKE SALE BEFORE AND AFTER ALL MASSES. It is held in the school auditorium. You will find a nice selection of baked goods and other treats made by our Catholic Daughters & also chances for winning a large Easter Basket of food with a $25 gift certificate from Weis Market. Stop by and help support this yearly fundraiser. TUNE INTO WJVM 90.3-FM OR WEJO 104.7-FM RADIO THIS LENT WJVM 90.3-FM & WEJO 104.7-FM have special programming during Holy Week and the Easter Octave! Visit www.wjvm.org to view the complete schedule or to stream the live broadcast. We are now recording families or groups for the April slots. We are especially seeking “pray-ers” for the Divine Mercy Chaplet, since WAOB® is airing the devotion daily during the jubilee year of mercy. Please contact Sheryl Balkey at voiceofdivinemercy@gmail.com or (814)238-6288 to volunteer. Remember, our evangelization effort is sustained by your faithful prayers and contributions. It costs just $100/day to keep our Catholic voice broadcasting. Donations may be mailed to: Voice of Divine Mercy, PO Box 862, State College, PA 16804-0862. May God continue to bless our listeners and supporters, most especially those in the local RCIA programs who will be received into the Church this Easter. Lastly, mark your calendars: St. John the Evangelist Church (Bellefonte) will host our 3rd annual Divine Mercy Sunday Holy Hour on April 3rd at 2:00 PM. LENTEN RICE BOWL BOXES Your boxes of donations can be placed in the wooden container at the front of the altar at any time. Your donations from these Rice Bowl Boxes go to Catholic Relief Services, where the funds are used to help feed & aid those in need around the world. Thank you for responding to this Corporal Work of Mercy with your generous donations to help those less fortunate. PROLIFE BABY SHOWER BINGO The Catholic Daughters will be sponsoring a Baby Bingo on Sunday, April 10th from 1:00 - 3:00 PM in St. John School Auditorium. You are asked to please bring at least one new baby item and $5 to register. The proceeds this year will be divided among three charities: The Gabriel Project in State College, Life Line in Clearfield, and Mommy’s Shop in Houserville. For any questions regarding the Bingo, please call Julie Walker at 355-5007.

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