LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil: 4:30 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM

Weekday Masses: Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 8:00 AM

Reconciliation: Saturday: 3:00 PM

Adoration: Second Friday of each month at St. Paul in the Church, 8:30AM-12:15PM followed by Benediction. Also, at the Adoration Chapel at St. Bruno: Monday-Tuesday –Wednesday-Friday 9AM-3PM; Thursday 9AM-7PM; First Friday 9AM-7PM.

PARISH WEEKLY CALENDAR

Sunday, December 24 No Youth Ministry meetings today Christmas Masses at 6PM and 10PM 2nd Collection (Christmas Eve): Children & Family Appeal

Monday, December 25 Christmas Mass: 9AM (no 8AM weekday Mass) 2nd Collection: Children & Family Appeal Office Closed

Tuesday, December 26 Office Closed No Meeting for Good Shepherd

Wednesday, December 27 Midday Rosary 12:15PM Boy Scouts 7PM No Choir Practice 7PM

Thursday, December 28

Friday, December 29 Office Closed

Saturday, December 30 Confession 3PM

Sunday, December 31, Feast of Holy Family K of C 5th Sunday Rosary before Mass No Youth Ministry Meetings

Monday, January 1, Solemnity of Mary Holy day of Obligation Mass at 9AM Office Closed

PARISH STAFF

Coordinator of Faith Formation:.......... Sue Craig Director of Music:...............Emily Lapisardi-Knotts Business Manager:........................ Ginny Buzzard Director of Maintenance:.................. Bob Stauffer Office Manager:.............................. James Mosser Website Administrator: .................. Bob Chappell

PARISH DIRECTORY

Parish Office:.……..…………...........724-834-6880 Fax Number:……….........………......724-834-1492 Church Email:……..…............stpaulgbg@aol.com St. Vincent de Paul Help Line:........724-420-3279 Aquinas Academy Main Office:.….724-834-7940

Saint Paul Parish 820 Carbon Road ● Greensburg, PA

15601 A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust

A Parish of the Diocese of Greensburg www.pbcatholic.org

Fr. James Morley Parochial Vicar

Fr. Lawrence Manchas Pastor

Wishing you a Blessed Christmas and

a Happy, Healthy New Year,

from St. Paul Parish!

December 24, 2017

Meetings, News and Events At St. Paul Parish

MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday December 23 4:30PM †Hailey Cox (Rudy & Toni Boccabella)

Sunday December 24, 4th Sunday of Advent 9:00AM Partner Parishes of St. Paul & St.Bruno

Sunday December 24, Christmas Eve 6:00PM To Be Announced 10:00PM To Be Announced

Monday December 25, Christmas Day 9:00AM To Be Announced

Wednesday December 27 8:00AM †Garry Clawson (Ciena Cooper & Callie Cetera) Friday December 29 8:00AM †Garry Clawson (Kathee & Julie)

Saturday December 30 4:30PM †Dwane & Bonita Keller (Dwane & Jackie Keller)

Sunday December 31, Feast of the Holy Family 9:00AM †Ed & Trish Paulin (Children)

† denotes focus of the intention is deceased

Mass Intentions

PRAYER CHAIN The Prayer Chain is activated every Tuesday evening. If you know someone needing the prayer chain, or if you would like to volunteer your time on the chain, please call either of the leaders listed below:

Philomena Lillie 724-832-8521 or Audrey & Mike Lucotch 724-834-2113.

Money Matters 12/17/2017 Envelopes Sent:

867 Envelopes Used:

296

Weekly Budget

$8,250.00

Weekly Collected

$7,787.47

Weekly +/-

-$463.00

Annual +/-

+$6,365.00

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EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF

HOLY COMMUNION LECTOR

Saturday December 30 4:30PM

Sam Shaffer & Caterina Arcara

Sue Craig, Tom & Judy Dodson, Catlyn Ream, Walt Moore, Jackie Noll, Jeanne Shaffer

Mike Shonebarger

Sunday December 31 9:00AM

Andrew & Zach Lentz

Michael Vitale, Jerry Hanley, Kathy Hill, Gene & Kathy Morris, Karen Galvin, Jack Yurko, Sharon Highberger

Amy Ranker

Monday January 1 8:00AM

Paul Whalen Tom Adams, Sue Craig Carol Whalen

Liturgical Minister Schedule

PARISH OFFICE HOURS ARE LIMITED UNTIL JANUARY 16TH Over the next few weeks a few things impact the availability of the Office Staff here at St. Paul Parish. December 21 at 11:00AM - December 27 at 8:30AM the office

will be closed for Christmas. December 29 - January 1 the office will be closed for New Years

and the Solemnity of Mary. January 4 - January 14 the Office Manager will be off. The office will be open but hours may be limited due to Sue and Ginny’s schedules. You may want to call before stopping by. January 15 is Martin Luther King Day and the office will be

closed. January 19 is the March for Life Rally; both Fathers, Sue and Jim

will be attending so the office will be closed.

After that we should be back on track with normal business hours.

Christmas Second Collection The Diocesan tradition is for Christmas Eve & Christmas Day Masses to have a second collection designated for Children & Family Services. This is to provide for the needs of these often forgotten and marginalized children of God.

Christmas Flower Donations (as of 12/18/17) Mr. John Adams, M/M Tom Adams, M/M Daniel Allen, M/M Thomas Altman, M/M Jason

Anderson, Dr. & Mrs. Arthur Androkites, M/M Stephen Anthony, Mrs. Barbara Bacha, Kathy Bacha, Mrs. Marcia Barlock, Mrs. Nancy Barton, Mr. James Bell, M/M Joseph Beltz, Mrs. Annette Benedict, M/M Christopher Bensur, Mr. Carmen Bianco, Mrs. Viola Bitonti,

M/M Rudy Boccabella, Carol Boscarino, M/M Lucien Bove, M/M Michael Bove, Casey & Molly Braffet, M/M William Brasco, M/M James Bringe, M/M Peter Bringe, M/M Pete Brinza,

M/M Julian Bucchi, M/M James Buxton, Mrs. Mary Catherine Camptella, Mrs. Gloria Cannillo, M/M Joseph Carl, M/M Angelo Cassette, Mrs. Sheila Chalot, Mr. Philip Chiaramonte, M/M Warren Ciabattoni, Mrs. Connie Clara, Mrs. Karen Clawson, Teresa Elaine Cochran, Mrs. Rosemarie Cole,

M/M Lewis Colosimo, M/M Tom Combetti, M/M Anthony Concannon, M/M Ronald Conty, M/M Daniel Craig, Mr. James Cunningham, Mr. Frank D’Antonio, Mrs. Susan D’Onofrio,

Mr. David Dancho, M/M Robert DeGuffroy, Mrs. Elizabeth Delynko, Mrs. Angeline DeMonte, Barbara DePasquale, M/M Leonard Detore, Mrs. Anne Dewing, Connie DiCicco, Irene DiPietro, M/M Tom Dodson, Mrs. Dorothy Domurat, Mr. Michael Durda, M/M Ross Farber, M/M John

Fawcett, M/M William Ferrington, Mrs. Mary Fetter, Mrs. Mathilda Fidazzo, M/M Todd Fiedor, Mrs. Trish Fiore, M/M Dick Fox, Mrs. Barbara Giallonardo, M/M Rocco Giallonardo, Mrs. Anna Marie Gibson, M/M Richard Gockel, M/M Al Gonda, M/M Alexander Gongo, Mrs. Janice Greco,

Bina Guerrieri, M/M Frank Gutman, M/M Gerald Hanley, Mrs. Sandra Hartman, Mrs. Doris Har-van, M/M John Henry, Mrs. Linda Higgins, Sharon Highberger, M/M Liberty Hill, M/M Ernest

Hoffman, M/M William Homer, M/M Scott Hood, Mr. Kenneth Hudak, Mrs. Anna Marie Hughes, Virginia Kaczmarek, Yvonne Kalata, Mrs. JoAnne Kaylor, M/M Robert Klebick, Mrs. Luanne

Klimchock, M/M William Kline, Mrs. Rhonda Kocevar, M/M Joseph Koller, M/M Jim Konopka, M/M Timothy Krempecki, M/M Thomas Kristan, M/M Mike Kuchta, M/M Harold Lakin,

Mrs. Philomena Lillie, M/M David Long, Virginia Macy, M/M Richard Mahoney, M/M Rich Makar, Mrs. Dolores Marcheleovich, Dr. Anthony Marchionno, Mrs. Edwina Mauro, Mrs. Bonnie

McCurry, Mr. John Meffe, M/M Franklin Mensch, M/M Christopher Miller, M/M Jared Miller, M/M Christopher Mintus, M/M James Monroe, M/M Vincent Moore, M/M Walter Moore, Mrs.

Anne Morelli, M/M Gene Morris, M/M James Mosser, Mrs. Mary Catherine Motchar, M/M Harry Murtha, M/M Gary Newhouse, M/M Justin O’Toole, M/M Peter Oblinsky, Jacqueline Occhuizzo, M/M John Olsen, Mr. William Pacelli, M/M Carl Pacione, Mrs. Ottavia Palko, M/M Joseph Palla, Loraine Pandolf, Mrs. Rosemary Panichella, M/M Mark Pardus, M/M Nick Parise, Mr. Edward Parrakow, Mrs. Anna Peksa, M/M Jeffrey Peterinelli, Mrs. Jovanna Peterinelli, Patricia Peters, Claudia Pianko, M/M Skip Polvinale, M/M Daniel Pompa, M/M John Prellwitz, Mrs. Jennifer

Prohaska, Mrs. Terry Provenzano, M/M Walter Przybocki, M/M Jerome Pushnik, M/M Francis Ranier, M/M John Ranker, Mr. Scott Ream, Mrs. Vivian Ream, Mr. Louis Rebick, Natalie Reese,

M/M Okey Reese, Mr. Doug Regola, Meghan Repasky, Mrs. Rose Marie Rohrbacher, M/M Donald Romagnoli, M/M Richard Rosky, M/M Carmen Rosatti, Virginia Ross, Mrs. Mary Rossi,

M/M Lawrence Rusnock, Mr. Luke Sacco, M/M Michael Santoro, M/M Stephen Sarracino, Mrs. Dolores Schifano, M/M Mark Shaffer, M/M Marc Shasko, M/M Jim Sherin, Mrs. Patricia

Shields, Mrs. Rose Marie Shoplik, M/M Richard Skatell, M/M William Snyder, M/M Nancy Soles, Mrs. Alvira Sompel, Mr. Thomas Spor, M/M Michael Stefanik, M/M Joseph Sweeney, M/M Jeff

Tabita, M/M Ralph Tantlinger, M/M William Taylor, Mrs. Pauline Tometsko, Marie Trongo, M/M Joseph Twigger, M/M Michael Tucci, Mrs. Josie Urbansky, Mr. David Varriano, M/M Rob

Very, M/M Mario Vitale, M/M Michael Vitale, M/M Walter Waitlevertch, Mrs. Rita Weir, Melanie Welc, M/M Edward Welc, Mrs. Debbie West, Mrs. Linda West, M/M Paul Whalen,

Mrs. Bonnie Wilhelm, M/M William Willis, Mrs. Loretta Wolfe, Vicki Yarnell, Mrs. Diana Yuhas, M/M John Yurko, Mrs. Patricia Yusko, M/M Pete Zapalo, M/M Francis Zajdel, M/M Anthony

Zello, Mrs. Helen Zello, Mrs. Dolores Zilli, Elaine Zimmerman, and Mrs. Nancy Ziskey ….Thank You!

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Reading & Reflections

GOD’S PROMISE The lengthy passage from Samuel is a wonderful exposition of God’s promise to the house of David: that his throne would forever be gloriously occupied by his descendants. Hidden in the mystery of the prophecy is the promise of the Savior, the Messiah, Son of God and Son of David. The prophet Nathan, speaking in God’s name, poetically turns around David’s plan to build a house for God, and announces God’s plan to build a “house,” that is, a dynasty for David. From this house of David will come the Messiah, the Christ, not in kingly splendor as David ruled, but as a humble man, destined to rule forever and over all. When God gives a gift, it’s amazing what we are given—so different from what we ever could have imagined. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — I will fix a place for my people. I will plant them so that they may dwell in their place without further disturbance (2 Sam-uel 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16). Psalm — For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord (Psalm 89). Second Reading — To the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, be glory forever and ever (Romans 16:25-27). Gospel — Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word (Luke 1:26-38). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Vigil: Is 62:1-5; Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27-29; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25 [18-25] During the Night: Is 9:1-6; Ps 96:1-3, 11-13; Ti 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14 Dawn: Is 62:11-12; Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12; Ti 3:4- 7; Lk 2:15-20 Day: Is 52:7-10; Ps 98:1-6; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 [1-5, 9-14] Tuesday: Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6, 8ab, 16bc, 17; Mt 10:17-22 Wednesday: 1 Jn 1:1-4; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12; Jn 20:1a, 2-8 Thursday: 1 Jn 1:5 — 2:2; Ps 124:2-5, 7cd-8; Mt 2:13-18 Friday: 1 Jn 2:3-11; Ps 96:1-3, 5b-6; Lk 2:22-35 Saturday: 1 Jn 2:12-17; Ps 96:7-10; Lk 2:36-40 Sunday: Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 or Gn 15:1-6; 21:1-3; Ps 128: 1-5 or Ps 105:1-6, 8-9; Col 3:12-21 [12-17] or Hb 11:8, 11-12, 17-19; Lk 2:22-40 [22, 39-40]

WEIGHT WATCHERS AT ST PAUL PARISH Let’s face it losing weight is not for sissies! If you’ve thought about joining Weight Watchers and just can’t decide, please call Sue at the parish office for more information, 724-834-6880 ext. 14. All are welcome to join Weight Watchers here at St. Paul Parish, every Tuesday at 6:30. Come and checkout a meeting for free to learn more about the program. The cost is $156 for a twelve week session. Next session begins Tuesday, January 2, 2018

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS ANNOUNCES BOB EVANS FUND RAISER Knights of Columbus 1480 of Greensburg announces its popular Bob Evans Community Fund Raiser. It will run every Wednesday in January 2018, all day. Bob Evans Restaurants will donate 15% of your total check back to the K of C. Flyers will be in the vestibule, and a copy is on the last page of the bulletin. You must have one or the other when you check out at the restaurant. So, Dine to make a difference!

REST IN PEACE... Please remember in prayer our parishioners and family members who have recently passed from this life. Also remember their families as they grieve for them. They are: Rosemary Yakubisin: died November 1, 2017, funeral at St. Paul and buried at Greensburg Catholic Cemetery on November 4th; John Dilello: husband of Carol Dilello, died December 4,2017, Funeral Service at Bacha, Interment was private; David Valerio: died December 2, 2017, funeral at St. Paul with burial at Westmoreland County Memorial Park on December 6th; Samuel Shaffer: father of Mark Shaffer, died December 6, 2017, funeral at St. Paul on December 15th, interment is private. Laurel Kisinko: although we have received word that Laurel has died, we do not have details on her funeral yet.

Meeting & Event Minder Every First Tuesday: TAIZE PRAYER FOR PEACE

Sisters of Charity at Seton Hill, Doran Hall 441 Mount Thor Road, Greensburg

For additional information call Sr. Barbara Ann Smelko, SC at 724-836-0406 X6622. Taize brochures are available in the vestibule.

December 29: Discernment for students in grades 9-12, 4:00-7:00PM at the Bishop Connare Center

January 5: Discernment for Young Adults, 5:00-9:00PM at the Bishop Connare Center.

January 18-19: March for Life: Diocesan Youth Pilgrimage for grades 9-12. There is a total of 50 spots available and the cost is $100.00. Chaperones must have PA Clearances. For more information contact Christie Smith at csmith@dioceseofgreensburg.org.

January 19: March for Life, St. Paul Parish & others. The excur-sion will cost $20.00 per person and will cover coach bus accommo-dation and a box/bag lunch. Knights of Columbus helps pay for the bus which reduces your cost. There is a comfort stop on the way to the March and a dinner stop on the way home (meal is on your own). Bus leaves our lower parking lot by 6:30AM and returns around 11:30PM. Bring your walking shoes.

January 27: Jeremiah Days, Discernment talks for students grades 6-8, 9:30-11:00AM at St. Barbara Church, Harrison City.

LOST & FOUND Over the past few weeks it has come to the attention of the office staff that some items were lost (here) that could be costly to replace. Spe-cifically, parishioners have lost a hearing aid, a cell phone and a pair of glasses. So, please take notice in your pew, if you find things that have been left behind please give them to an usher, the sacristan, or one of the office staff. We also have a lost & found area on the bulletin board ledges back in the vestibule, however for valuable items like the ones mentioned above, please put them in another person’s hands... Thank You!

THANK YOU JUST DOES NOT COVER IT... A lot of time, vision and talent went into decorating the church, it always does. So, it is important to say thank you for 2 of our environmen-talist volunteers, Bonnie McCurry and Alice Rhine. Each year before decorations go up they are here refreshing the wreaths and swags, giving to our parish from their time and talent. Nice job ladies. Also we thank those who help Alice and Bonnie to reach those high places and other set ups that they help do.

A NEW BIBLE STUDY - THE EUCHARIST Our Bible study group will offer a six week video-based study of the Eucharist, the source and summit of our faith. It will focus on the Real Pres-ence of Jesus in the Eucharist and the reality of the Eucharistic celebration as sacrifice and sacred meal. The study begins on January 30. No prior Bible study experience is necessary.

FAMILIES HELPING FAMILIES Our Advent 2017 project, Families Helping Families, was again a huge success. Through the generosity of this parish, and under the coor-dination of Brenda Concannon 26 children from 18 families were helped by 40 parishioners/families and the Rosary Altar Society. Because of everyone's generosity we were able to get every item on each child's list and also give each family a Giant Eagle gift card to help with holiday groceries. Christmas was brightened for them because of your kindness. Because anonymity is maintained by Catholic Charities, we will never know who it is that has been helped, but rest assured that your gifts are appreciated by the recipients of the Family Helping Families project.

MILITARY ASSISTANCE PROJECT We are learning more about sending supplies overseas to our troops. We have learned that the post office and the airport do not allow us to ship anything that is an aerosol, or anything that is in a glass container. Any item that you contributed that was an aerosol or in glass had to be pulled from the shipping package. It was then donated to our local food pantry. Everything that we send is appreciated we just have to watch how it is packaged. Thanks for contributing to support our troops overseas.