Families and the Gospel John 20:19-31

In today’s gospel Jesus teaches, “Blessed are those who

have not seen and believe.” Accepting someone as they

are, without demanding they prove themselves or meet

our expectations, creates a rich relationship. Without

acceptance a home is only a house and a family is just a

group of house mates.

Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowls – You offered us

the example of the Good Samaritan, who stops to heed the cries of a person in need. As we end our Lenten journey, may we continue to walk with our brothers and sisters around the world who are hungry, with those who must flee their homes because of war or lack of opportunity, and with all who need our comfort and compassion. We pray that these, our Lenten sacrifices, may be an offering of solidarity and a promise of ongoing

encounter with our one human family. (Please turn in your CRS Rice Bowls, if you haven’t already done so, that we may forward your donations.)

St. Matthew Catholic School News

Basket Raffle – final opportunity this weekend.

Tickets are $5.00 for 10 tickets. Drawing will be this Sunday, April 8th in Harkins Hall from 11:30 to 2:30 pm

were a lunch will be served. NOTE: There are several large items not on display of which chances will be available such as an autographed Pittsburgh Steeler photo.

Employment Opportunities: Saint Joseph’s Catholic Academy is seeking a full-

time mathematics teacher, a part-time certified Spanish

teacher, and a person to lead the Campus Ministry

Program and to teach theology classes for the 2018-19

school year. Please send cover letter, resume,

certifications, three letters of reference and clearances

to Jean Kozak, Interim Head of School, Saint Joseph’s

Catholic Academy, 901 Boalsburg Pike, Boalsburg, PA

16827 or submit at jkozak@stjoeacad.org

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS Vacation Bible School volunteers needed 6/25-6/29.

Please contact Gia Patton smsmpatton@gmail.com if interested. Any help would be appreciated! 2018-19 Religious Education teachers and assistants

needed for all grade levels. Please call Gia Patton 682-9108 for more information.

Save the Date:

Sunday, June 24th Faith Day at DelGrosso’s Amusement Park Sunday, August 12th for a Parish Picnic at Reservoir Park.

Diocesan Summer Camp Opportunities – Registrations for Diocesan summer camps, Camp Timothy (Grades 10-12 and newly graduated seniors) and Camp Zacchaeus (grades 4-9) are being accepted. Both camps offer our young people an opportunity to supercharge their faith in a wonderful outdoor setting of faith, fun, and friendship. There is an Angel Fund to assist anyone wishing to attend the camps. Anyone interested in attending a camp, information on the Angel Fund, or information on donating to the Angel Fund please contact Francine Swope in the Youth Ministry Office 814-317-2646. CCW CHAPTER OF ELECTIONS will take place

this Sunday, April 8. Please pray for an outpouring of

the Holy Spirit upon the Sisters as they elect a new

Administrator General and Council.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ACT OF FAITH

"Do not be unbelieving, but believe."

John 20: 27

THOUGHTS ON STEWARDSHIP

AS A WAY OF LIFE

“The community of believers was of one heart and mind,

and no one claimed that any of his possessions was his

own...”

Acts 4: 32

All that we are and all that we have is a gift from God!

Think of your family, your friends, your talents, your

abilities and your money – these are all gifts from God!

We aren’t really owners of anything, we are merely

“stewards” of the gifts God has blessed us with.

SAINT MATTHEW

ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 1105 Cameron Avenue

Tyrone, PA 16686 Pastor: Reverend Jozef Kovacik

Phone: (814) 684-1480 (Parish Office & Rectory)

Parish Office Staff:

Administrative Assistant: Rose Long

Financial Administrator: Debbie Zakrzwski

Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM

Pastoral Ministry: Sister Karen Duddy, C.C.W.

Cell: (814) 935-2934 Convent: (814) 684-3553

E-mail: kseashored@msn.com

CCW Website: www.ccwsisters.org

Director of Religious Education: Gia Patton Call (814) 682-9108 or email smspatton@gmail.com Coordinator: Elementary & Middle School: Mark Raffetto

Phone: (814) 934-2936 Email: psufanmark@gmail.com

Elementary Classes: (Grades K-6): Sunday mornings 9:00 AM to 10:15 AM (weekly during the school year)

Middle/High School: (Gr. 7-11): Sunday: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (twice a month during the school year)

RCIA: Susan Burkholder (814) 684-0352

Ministry to the Homebound: Paula Lambert (814) 932-0651 Pastoral Council - Jack Chambers (814) 632-3339

Finance Council - Dennis Rozick (814) 684-5511

School Council - Lawrence McKernan (814) 632-7767

Cemetery Committee - Michael Feller (814) 932-1788

Saint Matthew Catholic School

Principal: Mrs. Debbie St. Pierre Principal’s email: dstpierre@stmatthew-school.org

Phone: (814) 684-3510

School web-site: www.stmatthew-school.org

We welcome all visitors. If you live in the area,

please call the Parish Office to register and become

an active member of our parish family.

April 8, 2018 2nd Sunday of Easter ~ Divine Mercy Sunday

Weekend Mass Schedule: - Saturday at 5:00 PM - Sunday at 8:00 AM & 10:30 AM Weekday Mass Schedule: - Monday through Friday - 8:00 AM Holy Day of Obligation Mass Schedule: - Vigil - 7:00 PM - 9:00 AM & 7:00 PM

Sacrament of Reconciliation is celebrated on Saturday from 4:00 PM till 4:30 PM or anytime upon request

Mass Schedule & Intentions:

April 7 – April 15, 2018

Sat. 5:00 PM – Norman Tubo - Family

Sun. 8:00 AM –Gene Cannistraci - Shirley

10:30 AM –For the People of the Parish - Pastor

Mon 8:00 AM – Health/Safety of Vigne Fam. – A friend

Tues. 8:00 AM - Marianne & Dave Martz - Patrice

Wed. 9:00 AM – Georgette Thompson – Virginia

(Long) Lilly’s Children

Thurs. 8:00 AM - Michael Dionis – Rose & Bill Long

Fri. 8:00 AM – Frank Smiach – Zakrzwski Family

Sat. 5:00 PM - Hagg Family – Al Hagg

Sun 8:00 AM - For the People of the Parish - Pastor

10:30 AM - Anthony/Bernadette Panasiti - Family

If you would like to have a MASS celebrated for the

deceased members of your family, or friends, or for

special intentions, please stop by or call the parish

office.

LITURGICAL MINISTRIES SCHEDULE Apr. 9th thru Apr. 15th - Lectors Weekdays – 8:00 AM – R. Long Sat. 5:00 PM – G. Miller, S. Loose, S. Friday Sun. 8:00 AM – M. Ruscio, C. Mertiff, B. Hiergeist 10:30 AM - A. Brisbin, R. Long, A. Patton Apr. 14/15 – Altar Servers Sat. 5:00 PM – J. Lewis, R. Lewis Sun. 8:00 AM - M. Stoner, C. Lewis 10:30 AM - K. Lehner, S. Cowher Apr. 9th thru Apr. 15th Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist Weekdays – 8:00 AM – S. McNelis Sat. 5:00 PM – L. Morrison+, C. Palmonka, G. Ray Sun. 8:00 AM - C. Igou+, B/S Hall, S. Toney 10:30 AM - S. Thomas+, G. Patton, T. Patton Apr. 14/15- Music Ministers Sat. 5:00 PM - Aye/Erin Sun. 8:00 AM - Aye/Leslie 10:30 AM - Aye/Maureen Children’s Liturgy – Apr.8th – Sarah; Apr. 15th - Kristen

April - $ Counters - B. Long+, C. Golden, S. Hall Church Cleaners – April 8 thru April 14 ( one week) P. Ray, MJ Shank, W. & P. Lambert, S. Chambers

Activities for the Week of April 9th

SUNDAY 11:30 am to 3 pm Exposition of Blessed Sacrament 3 PM Chaplet of Divine Mercy and Benediction Tues. 6:30 PM – SMS Council (L) 7:00 PM – Scouts (H) Wed. 9:00 AM – SMS Mass

3:30 PM – Rosary 6:30 PM – Cantors 6:30 PM – RCIA (GS) Thurs. 6:30 PM – Bingo (H) 7:00 PM – PCGG (L) Sat. CDA A-J Diocesan Mass & Meeting (H) Sun. 9-10:15 AM – K-5 R/E (School) 9:00 AM – Gr. 2 1st Communion Session (Sch) 2-6:00 PM – Tyrone Library Basket Bingo (H)

REST IN PEACE Please pray for the repose of the souls

of Eric Hartsock, brother of Helen Dillon, Sofie Riley, &

Anita Wilson and Dennis Kasic, father of Joe and Beth

Kasic. May God grant these families comfort and

strength in their loss.

CATHOLIC MINISTRIES DRIVE –All parishioners should have received information in the mail from the Diocese. Parishioners can choose to participate through the Diocese, online giving, or using your “yellow envelope.” Parishioners DO NOT have to send in a pledge if giving

through the parish “yellow envelope” All contributions received are utilized in assisting those in need in 14 Ministries in our Diocese. All receipts over our parish target will be used for the upgrades on the organ and in the parish hall/kitchen.

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR ILL AND HOMEBOUND! Elizabeth Adler, Larry Albright, Mary Grace Anders, Margaret Baker, Norma Belin, Nina Biddle, Clinton Bisenger, Matt Bland, Larry

Brisbin, Jaxon Brown, Michael Brown, Sara Castagnola, Sue

Chambers, Colleen Cecere, Baby Edwin Coltabaugh, Bobbi Damico, George Damico, Ryan DelBaggio, Sharon Dick, Gail Dietze, Jim

Domenick, Kathleen Eckley, Margaret Fink, Christina Flanagan, Caylee Folckemer, Mary Friday, Catherine Garland, Perry Glace,

Bernice Gorman, Bob Grimarml, Dan Hahn, Sharon Hahn, Dorothy &

Jim Heaton, Deborah Heaton, Barb & John Herist, Peggy Hickman, Rob Hughes, Bill Hunter, Peg Irvin, Kitty Johnston, Corrine Jones,

Alexis Kensinger, Mary Jane Korman, John Lewis, Bob Macie, Suzan

Martindale, Francis & Toni Martinez, Donald Miller, Donna Miller, Sr.

Jane Miller, Sarah Miller, Helen Molnar, John and Vickie Molnar,

Robert Molnar, Joyce Moyer, Joseph Narehood, Angie Nicklow, Sarah

Payne, Adam Perry, Chris Phillippe, Glace Rider, Halee Ridgeway, Gary Ritchey, Joel Rivera, Amy Rizzo, John Romano, Leonard

Romano, Mae Romano, Pauline Scalia, Janice Hahn Schmidt, Maxine

Schoch, Josephine Shope, Jerry Spangler, George & Evelyn Stever, Mike Stack, Chris Stoner, Molly Sturniolo, Brenda Sweitzer, Evelyn

Toney, Crystal Wright, Ann Yaniello, Mary Ward, Linda Webb, Fran

Wertz, Sam Whitesill, Barbara Wilgosz, Kimberly Hovis-

Williams, Lorin Woodring, Mary Margaret Zang.

♦As a family of believers we pray for all who are suffering but

especially our sick & homebound friends and family member.

♦The names of recently added are in italics and underlined.

Please notify the parish office if a name can be removed.

Stewardship Reflection- 2nd Sunday of Easter Apr 8

In his first encyclical, Pope Benedict XVI states that

“Only if I serve my neighbor can my eyes be opened to

what God does for me and how much he loves me. “On

this Divine Mercy Sunday, practice Christian

stewardship (serve others) through works of mercy and

reconciliation.

SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS to Adam Hoover, Wanda Rimmer, Garrett Woodring who on March 31st received the Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist Ron Garbinsky, Emma Hoover, Sarah Hoover, Scott

Martinez who received the Sacrament of Confirmation. Please continue to pray for them and accompany them on their Christian journey with many good examples.

HOLY WEEK/EASTER THANK YOU to Father Jozef

and the many parishioners who contributed to the prayerful celebration of the holiest week in our

church calendar: church cleaners, decorators, Celebration Choir, lectors, Eucharistic Ministers,

altar servers, ushers, RCIA team, oil bearers, foot

washees, ETC. Many hours of behind-the-scenes preparation go into our special Triddum and Easter

services. Also, “Thank You” to those that organized and donated towards the Easter Egg Hunt. CCW HAITI FEST—IN TWO WEEKS1

BROCHURES IN GATHERING SPACE! Please join

the Sisters on Sunday, April 22, 2:30PM (doors open at

1:45) at St. Michael’s Hall in Loretto for an afternoon of

Haitian cuisine/entertainment and a DVD-based

presentation on the Sisters’ “Hearts and Hands”

endeavors with/through the Little Sisters of the

Incarnation. Tickets are $35 adults and $15 children

under 13. Reservation Deadline: Monday, April 16!

Other Ways to Help: Silent Auction Prize/Basket (due

next weekend); Sponsoring Ad in Program Booklet (Due

this Tuesday, April 10). Thank you to our Knights of

Columbus and Catholic Daughters for generously

sponsoring ads!

ARISE LEADERSHIP TEAM is reminded of next

week’s Diocesan Training Session: Wednesday, April

18, 1-2:30PM, St. Catherine’s in Duncansville. Those

desiring to carpool can met in front of St. Matthew’s at

12 pm.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR EASTER SACRAMENTS!

First Holy Communion – Saturday, April 21, 5PM Mass

Confirmation – Thursday, April 26, 7PM Cathedral

Anointing of the Sick – Saturday, April 28, 5PM Mass

Easter Flower contributors and their intentions can be found in the vestibule on the bulletin board.

DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY - APRIL 8th The Parish will commemorate Divine Mercy Sunday,

today, April 8th; with exposition of the Blessed

Sacrament from 11:30 am to 3:00 pm. Then at 3:00 PM

the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy and Benediction of the

Most Blessed Sacrament will take place. All are

welcome to come and pray.

The Message of the Divine Mercy that Sr. Faustina

received from the Lord was not only directed toward her

personal growth in faith but also toward the good of the

people. When the command of our Lord to paint an

image according to the pattern that Sr. Faustina had seen,

came also a request to have this image venerated, first in

the Sisters’ chapel, and then throughout the world. The

same is true with the revelations of the Chaplet. The

Lord requested that this Chaplet be said not only by Sr.

Faustina, but by others: “Encourage souls to say the

Chaplet that I have given you.” The same is true of the

revelation of the Feast of Mercy. “The Feast of Mercy

emerged from my very depths of tenderness. It is my

desire that it solemnly be celebrated on the First Sunday

after Easter. Mankind will not have peace until it turns

to the fount of My Mercy.”

Information regarding The Divine Mercy Novena and

can be found in the vestibule.

Join us at Saint Benedict Parish, Johnstown for “Life in

Christ: Mission, Mass & Mary”. In this dynamic three

– night mission, Catholic author and retreat director

Thomas Smith will begin by sharing how we can

embrace our baptismal mission to share the faith with

others. Next we will reflect on the Mass as the source of

our strength a model for personal prayer and an invitation

to intimacy. On night three, we will explore the

indispensable role of Mary as a model disciple, powerful

intercessor and protector. The parish mission will be

held April 22-24th, 7 PM nightly at St. Benedict Parish,

2310 Bedford Street, Johnstown. This event is open to

all in the Altoona-Johnstown Diocese. Tickets are not

required. A love offering will be taken. For more

information please contact Deacon Michael Russo at

814-288-3036 or michael.russo@atlanticbb.net

Financial Report – April 1 . 2018 Regular Weekly Collection $ 4,682 $ 16 (children)

My E Offering $ 40

Weekly Collection Goal $ 5,961

Beginning July 1, 2017 and Ending June 30, 2018

Year to date Sunday Collection Income $ 215,543

Year to date Sunday Collection Goal $ 238,440 Collection Goal for Sundays $ 310,000

Year to Date Bingo Net Income (2018) $ 5,697

Catholic School Second Collection $ 223 Catholic School Envelopes $ 610

Religious Education Envelopes $ 30 Good Samaritan $ 20

2018 Catholic Ministries Drive TARGET $ 32,145

Donations for 2018 as of April 1st, 2018 $ 11,294

Consider using My E-Offering (see link on the website) and please

make the processing fee part of your donation.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND GENEROSITY!