The Word of God became flesh and dwelt among us.

To those who accepted him, he gave power to become children of God.

Sunday January 19 Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings: Isaiah 49:3, 5-6/ 1 Corinthians 1:1-3/ John 1:29-34

8:00 am: For the Intentions of the People of the Parish 11:00 am: Charles Molnar (Marsha & Lou Polonkey)

5:00 pm: Joseph Cekada, Jr. (Wife, Carol) Monday January 20 Saint Fabian, Pope & Martyr; Saint Sebastian, Martyr Readings: 1 Samuel 15:16-23/ Mark 2:18-22 7:00 am: Saint Anne Society

12:05 pm: Robert Crookston (Family)

Tuesday January 21 Saint Agnes, Virgin & Martyr Readings: 1 Samuel 16:1-13/ Mark 2:23-28 7:00 am: Living & Deceased Members of 1st Catholic Slovak Ladies 12:05 pm: John & Jenny Goetz (Grandson, Michael Goetz)

Wednesday January 22 Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children Readings: Lectionary for Ritual Masses, Vol IV “Mass for Peace and Justice”, nos.887-891 7:00 am: Pauline Pappas, Anniversary (Family)

12:05 am: Helen Yuhas, Birthday Remembrance (Barb & Fred Oliveros)

Thursday January 23 Saint Marianne Cope, Virgin; Saint Vincent, Deacon & Martyr Readings: 1 Samuel 18:6-9,19:1-7/ Mark 3:7-12 7:00 am: Taylor Lewis (The Dolgas Family) 12:05 pm: Deacon John Concannon (Deacon Bruce Becker)

Friday January 24 Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop & Doctor of the Church Readings: 1 Samuel 24:3-21/ Mark 3:13-19 7:00 am: Ronald Vogel (Ceryl Murgas)

12:05 pm: Charlene Tarnowsky (Cha Cha & John Bair)

Saturday January 25 Conversion of Saint Paul, Apostle Readings: Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22/ Mark 16:15-18 8:00 am: Sophie Roman (Martha Mastervich & Mr. & Mrs. Peter T. Yanko) 5:00 pm: Antoinette Foster (Marty & Mell Anne Sebetich)

Sunday January 26 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings: Isaiah 8:23-9:3/ 1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17/ Matthew 4:12-23

8:00 am: For the Intentions of the People of the Parish 11:00 am: Irene Murray (Carole Murphy)

5:00 pm: Jack Leonard (Wife & Children)

Saint John Gualbert

Cathedral PO Box 807

Johnstown PA 15907-0807

539-2611 536-0117 Cemetery

Office 536-0117

Fax 535-6771

sjgcathedral@outlook.com

Bishop Most Rev Mark L Bartchak, DD

Rector & Pastor

Very Rev James F Crookston

Parochial Vicar Father Clarence S Bridges

In Residence

Father Sean K Code

SUNDAY LITURGY Saturday Evening

5:00 pm Sundays 8:00 am

11:00 am 5:00 pm

Daily Mass

Monday through Friday 7:00 am

12:05 pm Saturday 8:00 am

CONFESSION Saturday

3:00 pm - Cathedral Thursday before First Friday

3:00 pm - Cathedral

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From Our Pastor…

9 Days for Life Join thousands of Catholics nationwide in the annual pro-life novena, 9 Days for Life, Tuesday, January 21 – Wednesday, January 29. Pray for the respect of all human life with daily intentions, brief reflections, and more. Download a free mobile app or sign up to receive the novena through daily emails or text messages. (A printable version is also available online.) Sign up at www.9daysforlife.com!

Local Catholic Schools Collection: Next weekend, the second collection is specifically for our local Catholic schools. Your donations will help financially qualified students attending our area's Catholic grade schools, middle school or Bishop McCort. Grade-school-age children attend Divine Mercy East, Divine Mercy West, Divine Mercy Middle School, or St. Peter School. If donating by check, please make your check payable to our parish and add the memo "Catholic Education Fund." Using the envelope inserted in this bulletin, you may direct your gift to a specific school or several schools. Thank you for your generous response to this scholarship collection.

MKL Celebration The NAACP Johnstown Branch invites you to join them in the celebration of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at Pilgrim Church of God in Christ, 108 Poplar Street (Hornerstown) for a service beginning at 1:00 PM on Monday, January 20. Rev. Miracle Reed-Walker of Bridges of Hope -Global is the keynote speaker. ARISE – Season 4 How’s 2020 treating you, so far? Are you searching for more meaning in your life? Do you think Jesus yearns for you? Would you like to meet and develop kind and trustworthy friendships? Then, ARISE is for you! The St. John Gualbert Cathedral ARISE team cordially invites you to participate in Season 4, New Heart, New Spirit, beginning the week of February 24 and continuing, once a week, for six weeks, during Lent. All you need to do is join one of our faith-sharing groups and the Holy Spirit will do the rest! The cost of the book is $10. Hope to see you there! Sign-up weekends are February 7/8 & 15/16 or by calling one of the ARISE team leaders:

Mon 6:00 - 7:30 Joan Gianotti Activities Center 536-6868 Tue 6:00 - 7:30 Marcy Olek 175 Spring Street 525-4156 Wed 1:30 - 3:00 Pat Loughlin Activities Center 255-8915 Thu 1:00 - 2:30 Fr. Jim Crookston Rectory 536-0117 Fri 3:30 - 5:00 Charlotte Amenti Activities Center 322-2168 Background on Mass Intentions The graces of the Mass are infinite. We spiritually place our many prayer intentions upon the altar. In and through the Eucharist, we pray for the deceased, the ill, and the various needs of others. We also offer our thanksgiving for God’s grace that helps us through a particularly challenging time of life. Our parish bulletin announces your requested Mass intentions. Additionally, the priest and the faithful also bring their intentions to the Mass. Should you want to arrange for a Mass offered for a specific intention, please contact Denny Heptner at the rectory (536-0117). Presently your request for a Mass is fulfilled within a few weeks or sooner. The customary offering is ten dollars.

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FROM OUR PARISH Resurrection Religious Education News: • Sunday, January 26 - regular class - All 11th grade

sponsor information is due. • Saturday, February 15 - 9th Grade Baptism Retreat-

2:00 to 4:30 pm – All parents are required to attend the retreat. The retreat is held at the St. Benedict school gym.

On Sunday, February 2nd, a Mass will be held at 11:00am to celebrate the World Day for Consecrated Life at Saint John Gualbert Cathedral. On Sunday, February 16th, Bishop Mark Bartchak will host an Ecumenical Service at Saint John Gualbert Cathedral. The service begins at 2:00 P.M. All are invited to participate in this prayer.

2020 Envelopes are available for pick-up in the Rectory.

FROM OTHER PARISHES & THE COMMUNITY

Saint Therese Church is making their Home-made potato and cheese piroghi. Call in orders on Monday Jan 20 at 814-539-7633 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Cost is $7.00 dozen (with or without onions). Pick up your order on Friday January 24 from 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM at their Social Hall, Upper Decker Avenue. Watch for our ad in the Tribune Democrat on Monday. Join us for the DMCA Early Learning Family Festival on Tues., January 21 (DMCA West) and Tues., February 4 (DMCA East) from 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm. Meet our PreK, K and primary teachers and learn more about our research-based approach to early learning. Refreshments, games, registration and tuition assistance info, and a chance to win a $50 Amazon card, too! Call us at 539-5315 or 266-3837 for more or visit www.divinemercy.academy. Award-winning contemporary Christian performer Mark Schultz will perform at the Saint Vincent Archabbey Basilica at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 21. Since his debut in 2000, Schultz has released 11 albums, garnered 13 number one singles and sold more than 1.3 million albums. General admission tickets are $20, while students with a valid school ID will be admitted for free. Tickets can be purchased by calling 724-805-2177 or online at www.saintvincentarts.org. Tony Melendez Concert – On Tuesday, January 21, 2020, world renowned Catholic Musician and speaker Tony

Melendez will be performing a concert at 7pm at Holy Name Church, Ebensburg, PA. Tony was born with no arms, but learned to play the guitar with his feet from a young age. In 1987 in Los Angeles, CA, he famously performed in front of Pope John Paul II. The concert is free, but a free will offering will be taken for the parish and then for Tony. St. Anthony of Padua, Windber is having a Super Bowl Porkette Sale. Advanced orders only for pick-up on Saturday, February 1, 9:00am - Noon, in the Church Hall. Sandwiches are $4. To order call 467-7292 by January 22. Holy Name in Hawaii – Holy Name Home and School Association is sponsoring Holy Name in Hawaii on Saturday, January 25th starting at 5pm in the Holy Name Church Hall, Ebensburg. Tickets are on sale at Holy Name School at a cost of $25 per person (advance tickets only). For tickets or for more information, please call Holy Name School at 814-472-8817. Aloha! Queen of the Angels Parish in Central City will sponsor their winter Sportsmen’s Gun Raffle on Sunday, January 26th in their parish activity center (738 Sunshine Avenue, Central city) beginning at 1:00 pm (Doors open at 12:15 pm). The raffle will feature drawings for the firearms listed on the entrance ticket, walk around guns, and lots of other games of chance. In addition to the chances to win guns and other prizes the ticket price includes beer, soft drinks, great ethnic foods, four meats, and a pig roast. Tickets include two numbers and are $25 each. For more information on the event, the prizes, or to purchase tickets, please phone the rectory at 754+5224.

St. Francis of Assisi MARDI GRAS will be held on Saturday, February 15 at the Activity Center. Tickets are $20.00 and include Turkey Dinner and music by Flood City Brass. You may also reserve a table for 6-8 persons at a cost of $10.00. For more information please contact Fran at 536-3667. Tickets are NOT available at the Parish Office.

Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, will host the 10th annual Faith and Reason summer program from Sunday, June 21, through Saturday, June 27. Students age 15 and older are invited to apply for admission to the program, which introduces young minds to the rich intellectual tradition of the Roman Catholic faith and is designed to prepare students for college-level education. Housing in a college residence hall and three daily meals in the college dining hall are included in the cost ($495). Limited scholarship funding is available. For further information, contact Dr. Michael Krom at 724-805-2844, or michael.krom@stvincent.edu. Students may register online at www.stvincent.edu/faithandreason.

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Readers, Eucharistic Ministers, Servers, and Audio Operators, Jan. 25-26

Saturday, January 25, 5:00 PM Reader: Sarah Bell, request a reader Eucharistic Minister: Elizabeth Gramlich, Russ Gramlich, Elizabeth King, Pat Loughlin, Christine Russell Server: Randy Russell, request a server Audio Operator: Michael Stoskey Sunday, January 26, 8:00 AM Reader: Carrie Weaver, David Weaver Eucharistic Minister: Melissa Gates, Susan Kamnikar, Irene Ott, Pam Sabol, Rose Ann Schellhammer Server: Lorenzo Favor, Rich Ott Audio Operator: Rose Eckenrod Sunday, January 26, 11:00 AM Reader: Christine Brothers, Lonnie Rietscha Eucharistic Minister: Jodie Hall, Russ Smith, Geoffrey Stumpo, David Wilson, Justin Zierer Server: Zachary King, Hayleigh Rietscha Audio Operator: Jim Horner Sunday, January 26, 5:00 PM Reader: Charlotte Amenti, Heather Jezeskie Eucharistic Minister: Louise Aust, Vi Najjar, Pat Roth, Request two ministers Server: Marge Bevans, Ron Jezeskie Audio Operator: Request an audio operator

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Families and the Gospel John 1:29-34

Can you say “I have testified Jesus is the Son of God?” If you aren’t talking about Jesus in your family, you aren’t testifying. If you are not walking your talk, your children will see your words as meaningless.

Reprinted with permission from: A Family Perspective by Bud Ozar

Family Ritual

New Year’s Resolutions...many have stopped making them because we're used to breaking them. But some resolutions are important to make and keep, as well as to improve on. Too often, we've become too busy to focus on what matters most. One such resolution is to spend more time with your family. Resolve to give each child in your family at least ten minutes of uninterrupted, focused, one-on-one time every day. Also, try to have at least one "Family Night" a month, if not every week. At mealtimes, put away all electronics and look each other in the eye as you talk about your day. And pray as a family at least once every day. These little resolutions will go a long way toward a stronger family. Happy New Year! Andre McCarville Director of Family Life and Missions Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown

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January 12, 2020

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

I love talking with our young people throughout the diocese. Whether I see them atparishes, schools, or diocesan youth events, they are alive in their faith and always armedwith good questions. I often remind them that everyone is made in the image and likenessof God and, therefore, is worthy of being treated with dignity and respect. That certainlyincludes the unborn.

The annual March for Life will take place in Washington, D.C., on January 24, and Ionce again look forward to attending the national gathering with youth from throughoutour diocese. I am always impressed by their enthusiastic commitment to protecting themost innocent among us.

1 want to take this opportunity to offer my continued prayers and support for everyone inour diocese who will travel to the nation's capital for the March for Life. It will likely bea long and cold day, but well worth it! I also thank those who cannot make the trip, butwill take time to honor the sanctity of life either privately or by attending some of thelocal observances scheduled in the coming days throughout Altoona-Johnstown.

Our young people get it. They recognize that life is a gift more precious than anythingthey found under the Christmas tree a few weeks ago. They are great reminders that we,as Catholics, have a duty to celebrate and safeguard all life - from conception untilnatural death - not only at this time of the year, but always.

Sincerely in Christ,

Most Rev. Mark L. Bartchak

Bishop of Altoona-Johnstown