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ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER PARISH
JANUARY 3, 2021 | EPIPHANY OF THE LORD
GOOD SHEPHERD CHURCH
MASS SCHEDULE:
SUNDAY 8:00 AM
SACRED HEART CHURCH
MASS SCHEDULE:
SATURDAY 8:00 AM
SUNDAY 11:00 AM
MADONNA DEL CASTELLO
CHURCH
MASS SCHEDULE:
SATURDAY VIGIL 4:00 PM
THURSDAY 8:00 AM
ST. COLMAN CHURCH
MASS SCHEDULE:
SATURDAY VIGIL 5:30 PM
SUNDAY 5:30 PM
TUESDAY 8:00 AM
CONFESSION TIME:
SATURDAY 12:00 NOON - 1:00 PM
ST. JOHN FISHER CHURCH
MASS SCHEDULE:
SATURDAY VIGIL 4:00 PM
WEDNESDAY 8:00 AM
ST. JUDE THE APOSTLE
CHURCH
MASS SCHEDULE:
SUNDAY 9:00 AM
FRIDAY 8:00 AM
ST. MAURICE CHURCH
MASS SCHEDULE:
SUNDAY 10:00 AM
MONDAY 7:00 PM
CONFESSION TIME:
MONDAY 7:30 - 8:00 PM
WORD OF GOD CHURCH
MASS SCHEDULE:
SUNDAY 10:00 AM
MONDAY-FRIDAY LIVESTREAM MASS
9:00 AM
CONFESSION TIME:
SATURDAY 12:00 NOON - 1:00 PM
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STAFF AND CONTACTS
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100 Tri-Boro Avenue, Turtle Creek, PA 15145-1966�
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2001 Ardmore Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15221�
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7446 McClure Avenue, Swissvale, PA 15218�
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STAFF
Father Frank D. Almade
Pastor
Father Martin F. Barkin
Senior Parochial Vicar
Father Jeremy J. Mohler
Parochial Vicar
Deacon Joseph M. Dougherty
Deacon Keith G. Kondrich
Deacon Herb Riley
Deacon Ron Demblowski
Pastoral Associate
412-241-1372
Kelly James
Director of Business Operations
412-351-6008
Cheryl Kirkland
Director of Religious Education
412-351-6710
Norman E. Chapman
CAGO, Director of Music
412-271-0809
Kelley Rodgers
Business Manager
412-271-0809
Safe Environment...It is the policy of
the Diocese that all volunteers must
complete the Safe Environment process
before beginning a ministry or activity in
any Parish. Please call 412-271-0809
for more information..
Diocese of Pittsburgh Crisis Hotline:
1-888-808-1235
Diocesan Victim Assistance
Coordinator: 412-456-3093 (Office)
PA Child Line: 1-800-932-0313
New Parishioners are most welcome!
Please call the parish office at 412-271-0809.
We will be happy to assist you!
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CASTELLO CHURCH
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January 3, 2021 | Epiphany of the Lord
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If the period between Thanksgiving and Christmas
is “the season of giving,” the period after Christmas is
certainly “the season of gratitude.” I am grateful to all who
blessed St. Joseph the Worker Parish with their time, efforts
and presence. Let me mention a few in particular:
• Our musicians, led by Director of Music ministries
Norm Chapman. Thank you for your contributions
to the liturgies of Advent and Christmas. A special
shout-out to our technical directors who guided the
live-streaming of Masses from Word of God
Church. And blessings to the members of the Bell
Choir and Virtual Choir, who did programs of
Lessons and Carols for Christmas. Norm and his
helpers put in a ton of hours of work on the
computer, to make beautiful music available to us.
Thank you!
• All other liturgical ministers: the greeters, ushers,
lectors, Eucharistic ministers, sacristans. We could
not have our Masses without your help. Thank you!
• Our talented church decorators. We had fewer
people in church to see their lovely work, but that
did not detract from the care of their arrangement of
flowers and crèche scenes. Thank you!
• Our office staff, who handled the reservations
system to make sure we stayed under our state-
mandated “COVID number” in our churches. Their
gentle conversations with parishioners were most
kind. Thank you!
• The maintenance staff who sanitized the churches
before and after Masses, cleaned the churches and
helped the decorators. Thank you!
• My brother priests and deacons. I include helper
priests Fathers Norbert Campbell, Jim Garvey and
Jim Kunkel. Thank you!
• The faithful who braved cold and sleet and snow to
come and participate in Mass in person. Thank you!
• The faithful who did not make it to church but
contributed their prayers from home and their
donations. Thank you!
• The faithful who prayed with us from their homes
and apartments via live-streaming, locally and
around the country (who knows?). Thank you!
• Did I forget anyone? My bad. And my gratitude to
all who help make St. Joseph the Worker Parish one
of the best in the Diocese. Thank you!
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A couple of days ago I went back through my
Faithful Chronicles file. The first time I mentioned
“Coronavirus” was in the column of March 16, 2020, just
before we were forced to close churches. We reopened on
June 6, but with heavy restrictions, and remain under these
restrictions. As we have prayed for a “healthier new year”
two vaccines against the Coronavirus and COVID-19 have
cleared their clinical trials, been approved by the Food and
Drug Administration, and begun to make it to doctors,
nurses, aides, and other front-line health care workers. This
week the rollout continues in the many nursing homes and
skilled care facilities throughout Pennsylvania.
A few people have raised concerns, both about the
efficacy of the vaccines and the moral issues. Prominent
politicians and media celebrities have publicly taken the
vaccine, to witness to the value and safety of this
preventative measure. The U.S. Catholic bishops issued a
statement on the ethical concerns. It reads in part:
“In view of the gravity of the current pandemic and
the lack of availability of alternative vaccines, the reasons to
accept the new COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and
Moderna are sufficiently serious to justify their use, despite
their remote connection to morally compromised cell lines.
“Receiving one of the COVID-19 vaccines ought to
be understood as an act of charity toward the other members
of our community. In this way, being vaccinated safely
against COVID-19 should be considered an act of love of
our neighbor and part of our moral responsibility for the
common good.”
Obviously the decision to accept the vaccine is a
personal and individual one. If you have any medical
issues, please talk with your physician. I respect everyone’s
decision in this regard. But following upon people wiser
than me and their advice, I urge all parishioners to take the
vaccine and pray that soon we will conquer this pandemic. I
myself will take the vaccine as soon as it is available.
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With the end of the Christmas season next weekend,
the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, we turn our attention to
the new year. The week of prayer for unity among all
Christians is January 18-25. The sad anniversary of the
Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion is January 22.
Ash Wednesday is February 17. Palm Sunday is March 28.
Good Friday is April 2. Easter Sunday is April 4. The feast
of St. Joseph the Worker is Saturday, May 1. Pentecost
Sunday is May 23. A blessed, healthier and holy new year of
grace to one and all.
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Faithful Chronicles
By Father Frank D. Almade
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Sat. January 2
Vigil Mass
4:00 PM
Madonna del Castello
Church
†Donna Veyliotti Linda & Tony Probola
4:00 PM
St. John Fisher Church
1) †John & Violet Palatas
2) †Brian & Jimmy, brothers
1) Daughter, Janet Weisberg
2) Josie & Dan Oddo
5:30 PM
St. Colman Church
†James Ward Wife & Children
Sunday,
January 3
Epiphany of the Lord
8:00 AM
Good Shepherd Church
†Margaret & Stephen Banyas & Children Florence Szekely
9:00 AM
St. Jude the Apostle Church
†Lois Stackiewicz Terri & Bob Gomola
10:00 AM
St. Maurice Church
1) †The Steed Family
2) †John J. Sgroi III
1) Linda & Dave Steed
2) Wife, Kathy; daughters,
Bethany & Leslie
10:00 AM
Word of God Church
1) †Agnes Romano
2) †Maria Rosa Turla
1) Terry & Tim Ward
2) Joyce Viola
11:00 AM
Sacred Heart Church 1) †Memorial—Raymond Lee McLaughlin 1) McLaughlin Family
5:30 PM
St. Colman Church
†Michael Valentic, Betty Blair, Herk Noden &
extended Families
Anonymous
Mon. January 4
Saint Elizabeth Ann
Seton, Religious
9:00 AM
Word of God Church
Special Intention Karen Thomas
7:00 PM
St. Maurice Church
†Zaccari/Zentner Families Janet
Tues. January 5
Saint John Neumann,
Bishop
8:00 AM
St. Colman Church
†Michele Quigley Sr. Mary Ann Siedarczyk
9:00 AM
Word of God Church †James Conway Cavanaugh Family
Wed. January 6
Christmas Weekday
8:00 AM
St. John Fisher Church
1) †Elizabeth Yoxall
2) †Jennifer Cwynar
1) Dan & Josie Oddo
2) Sandi & Keith Stonebraker
9:00 AM
Word of God Church
†Dorothy & Frank Urick Children & Grandson
Thurs. January 7
Christmas Weekday
8:00 AM
Madonna del Castello
Church
1) †Tilly & Izzo Sanrocca
2) †Nicolina Donofrio & Edward Prebehalla
1) Lisa Quinto
2) Angie Cheyne Bottles and
Linda Prebehalla
9:00 AM
Word of God Church
†Ann Pavlan Florence Poprocky & Family
Friday, January 8
Christmas Weekday
8:00 AM
St. Jude the Apostle Church †Richard Crouse Alice Kulikowski
9:00 AM
Word of God Church †Zeigler, Tanner & Kovach Families Kelly & Jerry Kovach
Sat. January 9
Christmas Weekday
8:00 AM
Sacred Heart Church
†Alice & John Salvadore Jay & Mary Ann
Sat, January 9
Vigil Mass �
4:00 PM
Madonna del Castello
Church
†Susan Case Dan & Peg Horner
4:00 PM
St. John Fisher Church
†Theresa DiPalma Maxine Wilson
5:30 PM
St. Colman Church †All Living & Deceased Members of our Parish
Sunday,
January 10
Baptism of the Lord
8:00 AM
Good Shepherd Church
9:00 AM
St. Jude the Apostle Church †George F. Cheripka, Sr. Chris & George Cheripka
10:00 AM
St. Maurice Church
1) †Regis Wessell
2) †All Living & Deceased Members
of Conklin Family
1) St. Maurice School
Woodworking students
2) Britney and Rob
10:00 AM
Word of God Church
1) †Grace Cherry
2) †Homer McCartney
1) Genevie Diana
2) Kathy & Ryan McCartney
11:00 AM
Sacred Heart Church
†John R. Adams Maryann & Jim Malley
5:30 PM
St. Colman Church
1) †Pauline Currie
2) †Kathryn Means
1) Children & Grandchildren
2) Deacon Herb & Cheryl Riley
†All Living & Deceased Members of our Parish
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For the past two weeks our parish has published the
finance report for the seven parishes which comprised the “eight
great churches of the east.” In this column I’d like to offer some
history and comments on the bald numbers.
Some history. In 1969, when Bishop Vincent Leonard
became the ninth bishop of Pittsburgh, he decreed that all
parishes must issue an annual report of finances to their
parishioners, either by mail or in the weekly bulletin. This
decision was way ahead of its time. Sometime later the Diocese
of Pittsburgh also began issuing a report of its finances,
published in the Pittsburgh Catholic newspaper.
As a pastor I have always taken this decree seriously.
As the one ad says, “It’s your money!” I am the bishop-
appointed steward of all the resources of our parish (or former
parishes). Financial, buildings, staffing and (most importantly)
the care of souls. You give to your parish. You deserve to see
how your money is spent. I am fulfilling that responsibility by
publishing an accounting of our income, expenses, debt and
savings. But these numbers need some context. So…
Some comments. The financial report covers the one-
year period of July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020. This was when our
grouping comprised seven parishes: Good Shepherd, Braddock;
Madonna del Castello, Swissvale; St. Colman, Turtle Creek; St.
John Fisher, Churchill; St. Jude the Apostle, Wilmerding; St.
Maurice, Forest Hills; and Word of God, Swissvale. By decree
of the bishop, and after the long consultation period through the
diocesan planning process On Mission for the Church Alive,
these seven parishes were merged into one new parish, St. Joseph
the Worker, on July 1, 2020. So we report on seven parishes and
their finances.
We were blessed to have an operating “profit” (income
over expenses) of $611,113. However, I must point out that St.
Maurice received two tremendous bequests in the spring totaling
$609,864. These “once in a blue moon” bequests are most
appreciated. In one sense without these two bequests we would
have just broken even, income and expenses the same.
At the same time we did have over $1.1 million in our
checking account. This allowed us to get through the 13-week
shutdown at the beginning of the Coronavirus. In the Cares Act
of 2020 St. Maurice parish received a loan of $50,000 from the
Paycheck Protection Program of the federal government. (Over
the summer, five other parishes received another $121,000,
which will be reflected in next year’s report.) Technically these
are loans. All not-for-profits hope that the U.S. Congress
formally rules that these loans are forgiven very soon.
Not mentioned in this report is that three of the parishes
had longstanding debt totaling over $2.4 million to the diocese,
due to elementary schools which closed 15 or more years ago.
These schools were part of Word of God, St. Maurice and St.
Colman parishes. In December 2019 I made application for
forgiveness of these loans to Our Campaign for the Church
Alive, the diocesan Capital Campaign (2013-2019). Blessedly in
February we received word that the “old school debt” of these
three parishes were forgiven. This was incredible, to receive
such forgiveness. It was because of the generosity of the people
of the diocese through the Capital Campaign, that we were able
to receive this forgiveness.
Please note the relatively small amount of total
fundraising, $28,516, by all seven parishes. The shutdown hit us
(and all churches) very hard. We had to cancel the St. Maurice
and St. Jude festivals, as well as many other events. In a way,
this was offset by the PPP. Once the COVID is conquered, and
our churches and public places open up, we will have to begin
again our parish fundraising efforts.
You are probably tired of my mentioning this, but we
are still trying to sell three school buildings: Good Shepherd, St.
Colman and Word of God. I can only report that there are many
conversations going on behind the scenes; but no final decisions.
As soon as I can I will let you know about these potential sales.
Which leads to…
Looking forward. Because of a legal technicality in
the federal PPP loans, even after July 1 we continue to have
seven checking accounts. As soon as we are able, we will merge
all accounts into one. This will also enable us to set up online
charitable giving.
You will note that there is one debt from St. Maurice
parish still remaining. It was from building repairs many years
ago. The Finance Council and I unanimously agreed to pay off
the debt using our savings. I told the diocese of our decision in
November. As a result of this, the diocese gave us 20% off our
debt with its immediate repayment. This means as of this
moment, our new parish is debt free.
These two forgivenesses are truly unheard of in our
diocese, and I am immensely grateful for the kindnesses of
Bishop Zubik and general secretary Father DiNardo in
facilitating these.
Three things remain. A huge word of thanks to all
parishioners for their generosity to their parish. We truly could
not do it without you. Second, great gratitude to the members of
the St. Joseph the Worker Finance Council: Renae Brinza, Lois
Elder, Elaine Giles, Tony Hlavac, Gary Manns, Jeff McLaughlin
and Don Sanker. Finally, you are probably tired of hearing my
operating principle when it comes to money: “You cannot outdo
the generosity of God.” Be generous.
Faithful Chronicles
By Father Frank D. Almade
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