St. Malachy Catholic Church

A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust

343 Forest Grove Road (Kennedy Township)

Coraopolis, PA 15108 “Serving the People of God in Kennedy Township and surrounding communities Since 1947”

March 3, 2019 Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Parish Mission Statement We, the Parish Family of St. Malachy, guided by the Holy Spirit are committed to continuing the works for Jesus Christ through worship, education and service thereby building the Body of Christ as a community of compassion and love.

REV. DAVID G. POECKING Administrator

REV. ALAN MORRIS Senior Parochial Vicar

REV. ROBERT ZAJDEL Parochial Vicar

REV. MICHAEL RUFFALO

PT Parish Chaplain / Curator of the Patrimony

REV. RUSSELL MAURER In Residence

LISA DAVIS Business Manager

LAURIE LANZ Director of Music

ADULT CHOIR: Sunday - 9:30 am to 11:00 am

CATHERINE MILITZER School Principal

JENIFER O’SHEA School Secretary

SCHOOL OFFICE HOURS: Monday thru Friday - 8:00 am to 3:00 pm

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE HOURS:

Sunday during RE class time Monday 10:00 am-6:00 pm;

Tuesday-Thursday 8:00 am-4:00 pm

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASS TIMES: Sunday K-8 9:15 am - 10:30 am Monday 1-8 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm

STEVEN SWANK Coordinator of Religious Education, Youth Minister

Safe Environment Coordinator

CAROL PFEUFFER Religious Education Secretary

EUCHARIST:

Mass Schedule: Monday - Thursday 8:30 am Mass Saturday - 8:30 am Mass 4:00 pm (Saturday Evening Vigil) Sunday - 8:00 am and 11:00 am

Eucharistic Adoration (3rd Tuesday) - 1:00 pm to 6:30 pm

RECONCILIATION: Saturday - 11:00 am - Noon

BAPTISM: Fourth Sunday of each month.

INFANTS: Please contact the Parish Office three (3) months be-

fore the expected birth. First time parents are required to attend Pre-Baptismal instructions.

ADULTS: RCIA - Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Those adults desiring to become a Catholic who

have never been baptized or were baptized in an-other faith are invited to the sessions on Mondays in the rectory from 7:00 to 8:30 pm.

MARRIAGE: By policy of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, couples

wishing to marry must contact the parish at least six months before the date of the wedding. No date may be set until the couple meets with the priest.

HOLY SACRAMENTS

PARISH PHONE - 412-771-5483 / FAX - 412-331-7312 Hours: Monday-Thursday 8 am to 8 pm; Friday 8 am-4 pm PARISH WEBSITE: http://www.stmalachypgh.org E-Mail Address: parish@stmalachypgh.org

PARISH SCHOOL............................................412-771-4545 RELIGIOUS ED. OFFICE.............................. 412-771-7480 MUSIC DIRECTOR ........................................ 412-331-4664 CAFETERIA .................................................... 412-771-0848 CHURCH HALL.............................................. 412-331-9037

ST. MALACHY CHURCH KENNEDY TOWNSHIP, PA

WEDDING BANNS The couple below intends to be united

In the Holy Sacrament of Marriage: I Adam Amorose & Karyn Downey

BAPTISM We wish to welcome into our

Catholic Community of Believers: Ava Elizabeth Hopper

daughter of Christopher & Brianna Michael Andrew McDonald

son of Andrew & Marissa Grace Elizabeth Mox

daughter of Brian & Christina Hailey Lynn Pastin

daughter of Anthony & Lauren

REST IN PEACE We remember our beloved dead who recently passed

from this earthly life to eternal glory, especially Kenneth Fritch

Ken Vavrek James Sciulli

May their souls and all the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. AMEN.

PRAY FOR OUR SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN Lisa Aburaad, Brian Breland, James Breslin, Josh Bruchwajski,

Ian Donovan, William Duffy, Travis Dunham, Mark Finnegan, Edward Glance, Jason Glance, Lewis Hess, Spencer Lindsay, Christopher McDermott, James McGregor, Benjamin Macek,

Jacob Mammay, Steven Marshall, Jeremiah Murphy, Kevin Murphy, Michael Murphy, Nick Obusek, Nicholas Rymniak, C.J. Stangl, Chris Straw, James Van Dyke, Jeffrey Vittorio, Chris Wasek,

Eric Wasek, Joseph Wasek III, Matthew Zivic

Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the self-less acts they perform for us in our time of need. Amen.

MONDAY, MARCH 4 6:30 pm Emmanuel Prayer Group - Church 7:00 pm RCIA - Parish Meeting Room 7:00 pm Bingo - Father Weirauch Hall TUESDAY, MARCH 5 6:30 pm Girl Scouts - Cafeteria WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6 Noon-7:00 pm Fish Fry - Cafeteria Noon Card Party - Father Weirauch Hall 3:45 pm Service - Chuch 6:00 pm Cub Scouts - Cafeteria 7:00 pm Knights of Columbus - Parish Meeting Room 7:00 pm Mass FRIDAY, MARCH 8 8:45 am Stations of the Cross (Student Led) - Church Noon-7:00 pm Fish Fry - Cafeteria 7:00 pm Living Stations - Church MONDAY, MARCH 11 6:30 pm Emmanuel Prayer Group - Church 7:00 pm RCIA - Parish Meeting Room 7:00 pm Bingo - Father Weirauch Hall WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 Noon Card Party - Father Weirauch Hall 6:00 pm Cub Scouts - Cafeteria 7:00 pm Confirmation Rehearsal - Church 7:15 pm St. Vincent de Paul Mtg - Parish Mtg Rm THURSDAY, MARCH 14 7:00 pm Confirmation - Church FRIDAY, MARCH 15 8:45 am Stations of the Cross (Student Led) - Church Noon-7:00 pm Fish Fry - Cafeteria 7:00 pm Multimedia Stations - Church SATURDAY, MARCH 16 9:00 am Marian Prayer Group - Church

PRAY FOR THE SICK Joanie, Patrick Alex, Joan Amon, Lee Baker, Barbara Barbera,

Rita Battaglini, John Bednar, Ann Borden, Esther Burik, Janet Cain, Betty Campalong, Charles Campbell, Bill Casrelli, Earl Cetto,

Ryan Costa, Bev Cummins, Alice Curtolo, Jane Davis, Judy Deczkowski, Madeline Deluca, Anya DeFeo, Rene Dewine,

Gil Dieteman, Tom Drost, Marge Ferraro, Helena Ferro, Taylor Finn, Lynn Frketic, Mira Fulkman, John & Bonnie Gallagher,

Cynthia Gilchrist, Frank Gracy, Georgiana Guerra, Bruce Gutt, Lizzie Guzman, Brenna Halbedl, Connie Hanlon, Robert Hodgkiss, Elizabeth Jakiel, Victoria M. Jeffrey, Louise Jones, Melissa Jones,

Sean Jones, Sue Joseck, Alberta Kale, Ann Kane, Stella Karg, Wasil Karlobski, Bonnie Kempton, Arlene Kikle, Joseph Knouse,

Ed Krall Sr., Kevin Kramer, Penny Kramer

And for those who request prayers anonymously Please pray for those who are in the

hospitals, nursing homes and the homebound. May they continue to receive the Lord’s blessings.

Sunday, March 3 – Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 4:00 pm People of St. Malachy Parish 8:00 am Special Intention Health 11:00 am Special Intentions

Monday, March 4 - St. Casmir 8:30 am In Honor of the Holy Face of Jesus

Tuesday, March 5 8:30 am Flanagan Family by Stella

Wednesday, March 6 - Ash Wednesday 8:30 am John Hopay, Sr. by Drew Hopay 3:45 pm Word & Ashes 7:00 pm People of St. Malachy Parish

Thursday, March 7 - Sts. Perpetua & Felicity 8:30 am Daniel Salak by Salak Family

Friday, March 8 - St. John of God No Mass at St. Malachy

Saturday, March 9 - St. Frances of Rome 8:30 am Guerino & Enrichetta Tollis by Gennaro & Anna Vacca 4:00 pm James Sciulli by Jack & Sandy Dziubek

Sunday, March 10 – First Sunday of Lent 8:00 am People of St. Malachy Parish 11:00 am Henry Zurawski by Anne & Family

UPCOMING EVENTS AT ST MALACHY

We WELCOME all those who enter this Holy place to worship!

EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME MARCH 3, 2019

FROM THE ADMINISTRATOR

Archangel Gabriel School

By now you know that for the coming school year, St. Malachy Parish School will be merged into Holy Trinity Parish School to make the new Archangel Gabriel School, shared by the three RocKenRo parishes: Holy Trinity, St. John of God, and St. Malachy. My immediate motive is that St. Malachy School operates at an increasing deficit that neither the parish nor RocKenRo can afford. To save resources for our shared mission, we need to stop the deficit spending. A few of my trusted councilors advised me simply to close St. Malachy and invite the students there to move to Holy Trinity. People of this reasonable opinion should be respected: Under Kim Stevenson’s leadership, Holy Trinity School has grown stably and successfully. But we ask how best to undertake our shared mission as RocKenRo, including the mission to aid Christian parents in their God-given responsibility for rearing and educating their children, especially in the Catholic faith. To merge the schools effectively creates a Grouping school and the opportunity to integrate our mission to all our parents who subscribe to it. Given Holy Trinity School’s success, I plan to locate all K through 8 education at that campus. Because the St. Malachy Pre-School is fully certified, I plan to locate all pre-school there. I make the 8-minute commute daily; I hope parents who chauffeur their children will be able to do so. Many questions remain: Tuition, fundraising team, uniforms, gym usage, etc. To answer I’ll be relying on advice from my implementation committee: Bonnie Amendola, Charles Baker, Rosemary Corsetti, Linda Gomulka, Julie Loehlein, Joseph Maggi, Amy Maxin, Fr. Alan Morris, and Dr. William Stropkaj. Our first task is to hire a principal for Archangel Gabriel School. Our current principals and outsiders are invited to apply. The principal will hire the new school’s faculty from the current pool of teachers at both schools. If you have special questions or concerns, please convey them in writing to me or a member of the implementation committee. I hope all current students at Holy Trinity and St. Malachy enter Archangel Gabriel. Enrollments for 2019-20 at either school will be honored at Archangel Gabriel. To parents who judge that Archangel Gabriel is not the best choice for their children, I recommend Northside Catholic Assumption Academy, St. James School, St. Margaret of Scotland School, and St. Philip School. I proposed the name “Archangel Gabriel” to link the patronal names of the three parishes: The Archangel Gabriel is “one of the seven holy angels who…enter into the presence of the glory of the Holy One” and

behold the Holy Trinity (paralleling Raphael per Tobit 12:15). The Archangel Gabriel makes known God’s plan for the salvation of his people (Daniel 8:16, 9:21; Luke 1:19). St.

Malachy is most famous for his analogous gift of prophecy. The Archangel Gabriel announces the conception of Jesus to the blessed virgin Mary. The principal church of St. John of

God Parish is St. Mary, Help of Christians. The naming of the school coincides with RocKenRo’s desire to commemorate the late Fr. Kenneth Keene. His mother, Alvera Keene, and family graciously agree to donate toward the installation of a large image of the Archangel Gabriel in his memory. May God grant eternal rest to Fr. Ken. Archangel Gabriel, pray for us! Please remember that Daylight Savings Time begins next Sunday, March 10. Set your clocks forward one hour or you’ll

be late for Mass! Lent begins Ash Wednesday, March 6. Please find your Lenten calendar in this bulletin. The Diocese of Pittsburgh sets the last Sunday before Lent as the annual appeal for the Parish Share Program, but only

St. Malachy Parish traditionally observes this practice. St. Malachy parishioners will therefore receive my appeal. But everyone is asked to note that (1) Parish Share gifts are typically the most effective way to support your parish and (2) funds from Parish Share are never used for the compensation fund for those abused by clergy, nor for related legal expenses.

—Fr. Dave

KENNEDY TOWNSHIP, PA ST. MALACHY CHURCH

FAITH FORMATION NEWS Our Religious Education students are once again participating in Catholic Relief Services’ faith-in-action program “Rice Bowl.” The students are each receiving a Rice Bowl and Lenten calendar to guide their prayer, fasting, and almsgiving throughout the season of Lent. Visit crsricebowl.org to learn more and to watch videos of the people and communities who are assisted by this program.

PRE-BAPTISM CLASS Pre-Baptism class will be held on Sunday, March 10 at 1:00 p.m. in Room 306. This class is for parents seeking the Sacrament of Baptism for their children. To register, please call 412-771-7480.

2019 ROBINSON FARMERS MARKET Save the Date - the Robinson Farmers Market will open on May 13, 2019! Now in our 3rd season, we are seeking interested parties who would like to help make the Market the best it can be. If you have ideas for how to improve the market and are passionate about supporting local small businesses, providing access to healthy foods, and evangelization in our community, please consider applying today! See the banner on www.rockenrocatholics.org for more information, or to apply.

ST. JOHN OF GOD - LADIES OF CHARITY The St. John of God Ladies of Charity will have the honor of hosting Sr. Althea Spencer, who will provide a time of Lenten Reflection. This has always been a blessing for our group. The LOC that meets at Holy Trinity will be joining us that evening. We meet in the Gathering Place at 7:00 p.m. and due to scheduling we will meet the second Thursday, March 14. A joint meeting of the Rockenro Ladies of Charity will be the following week on Thursday, March 21 at Holy Trinity. The meeting will be right after the 6:00 p.m. mass. We would like to cordially invite any women in the Rockenro grouping to join us at these meetings. Hope to see you all at both gatherings of the Ladies of Charity. If you have any questions please contact Alice Kilonsky at 412-331-6986.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Sirach 17:20-24; Mark 10:17-27 Tuesday: Sirach 35:1-12; Mark 10:28-31 Wednesday: Joel 2:12-18; 2 Corinthians 5:20, 6:2; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 Thursday: Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Luke 9:22-25 Friday: Isaiah 58:1-9; Matthew 9:14-15 Saturday: Isaiah 58:9-14; Luke 5:27-32 Sunday: Deuteronomy 26:4-10; Romans 10:8-13; Luke 4:1-13

ON MISSION FOR THE CHURCH ALIVE! Every Tree Is Known By Its Own Fruit - In grade school catechism class you may have been asked to learn and memorize the Fruits of the Holy Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control, long-suffering, modesty and chastity. These 12 attributes are the means by which we come to understand how an individual is living in accord with the Holy Spirit. They are the work of God’s grace in our lives and the result of us tending to our hearts, making them fertile soil for the love of God to take root so that only good fruit can grow. Like any agricultural image that we use for faith, the Fruit of the Spirit requires both hard work and trust. A farmer works hard to till, plant, weed out and tend to his crops in order to reap a bountiful harvest. Yet, he also has to trust that the sun and rain will come in the necessary proportions to nourish what he has worked so hard to plant. For us, we have to work hard to weed out anything which seeks to harden our hearts or set up resistance to the work of the Spirit. Then, we must trust the ways in which the Spirit is at work to bear abundant good fruit in the through us. Nurturing the Fruit of the Spirit works for our good, the good of others and the good of the Church as we journey On Mission for The Church Alive! To learn more and to stay informed visit onmissionchurchalive.org.

DEAN’S LIST Congratulations to Emily Halbedl who made

Notre Dame’s Dean’s Honor List in recognition for her outstanding performance

during the Fall 2018 Semester

Mass Extraordinary Ministers Cantors Lectors Altar Servers Saturday Mar 9 4:00 PM

Sharon Cercone Carol Chambers Rosemary Corsetti

Peg Lisiak Jim Lisiak Mel Weinstein

Mary Ann Fenio Contemporary Tom Fenio Ken Dorman

Hogan Schirnhofer Kaylee Scott Veronica Zubritzky

Sunday Mar 10 8:00 AM

Joan Kuzel-W/CH Lori Knudsen-E Edward Kantz

Regina Mell Mimi Schneider Lynette Castelucci

Diana Danby Diane Obed Cindy Laquinta Chapel Fauser

Victoria Smigiel Frank Smigiel Jozef Burgett

Sunday Mar 10 11:00 AM

Sara Lyons Wayne Madden Barbara Marshall

Sue Ondo Regina Osman Sandy Vaught

Patty Beasock Quartet Randy Lowden Luke Smarra

Matthew Rees Joseph Rees Natasha Karlik

EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

SCHOOL NEWS We begin the month of March with the beginning of Lent on Wednesday. The students will attend Mass at 8:30 a.m. The students will also lead The Stations of The Cross on Friday at 8:45 a.m.

FOURTH GRADE NEWS Fourth grade had a busy February. We wrote stories about what it would be like to be the President for the Day. We learned more about the presidents by performing a President’s Day play for the school. We also plotted graphs of George Washington and Abe Lincoln. We have just finished learning about the Respiratory System in Health class. We are now starting to learn about the Heart and Circulatory System. The students love using our new Chromebooks. We review skills playing Kahoots!, we use them to practice our math skills with the game Prodigy, and we are reviewing Science with the program Legends of Learning. The students are also busy preparing for the Spelling Bee and reading books for the “Battle of the Books” team competition which we will hold in June.

MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP Wednesday, March 13

6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Holy Trinity Ministry Center

The Branches: A Night About Prayer Open to all youth grades 6-8

For more information contact Kristin Hayes: khayes@holytrinityrobinson.org

YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS Teens in grades 8-12 are invited to the Silver Ring Thing: Unaltered Tour on Wednesday, March 27 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Seton LaSalle High School. SRT is a radical response to culture’s view of love and relationships. The live events inspire teens to defy the meet-up, hook-up, break-up culture of today and discover true life found in a relationship with Jesus Christ. This goes way beyond ‘purity’ to embrace our identity and pursue a lifestyle that brings honor and glory to God. Tickets are $6 online (unalteredtour.com) or $8 at the door (tickets are free for Confirmation candidates). For more information or to sign-up, contact Steven Swank at swankymca@gmail.com or 412-771-7480.

LIVING ROSARY Living Rosary Sign-ups: Can you say 1 extra decade of the Rosary (an Our Father, 10 Hail Mary’s and Glory Be) every day during Lent for a pro-life intention? Do it from home or in the car - anywhere! Signups for the Living Rosary, where 20 people combine to be on a rosary team saying a one of the 20 mysteries of the Rosary will occur at all weekend Masses before Lent March 2-3 and Ash Wednesday at the church entrance. You will be given a sheet with your decade and a pro-life intention. Please make this part of your Lenten prayer as we see the expansion of the later term abortion laws in our country. The Repect Life group also recommends the Gosnell Movie, rated PG-13, a non-violent movie that used testimony from the Philadelphia court case against the doctor that was performing abortions after 24 weeks if you wish to learn more about the reality of abortion. Helen Stamatakis, phstama88@verizon.net, 412-788-1974.

MONTOUR BAND PURSE BINGO

The Montour High School Marching Band is holding a Purse Bingo on Friday, March 22 at the Crafton Knights of Columbus Hall, Crafton Avenue (Behind St. Philip Church). Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and Bingo at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $35 (includes finger foods, 10 games of bingo and complimentary soft drinks. BYOB - adults 21 and over only. Seats are limited! No ticket sales at the door. Email mbpa.pursebingo@gmail.com for tickets or with questions.

CONNECT NIGHT WITH FR. ALAN MORRIS Join us on Monday, March 11 at 7:00 p.m. in the Holy Trinity School Cafeteria for Connect Night with Fr. Alan Morris! Enjoy a casual evening with beer, wine, refreshments, testimony from a parishioner, time for fellowship, and an inspiring talk. Fr. Al will share reflections on the beauty and importance of truly praying with the liturgy. RSVP’s for Connect Night are appreciated. To RSVP, please visit www.rockenrocatholics.org and click the banner or go to “Featured Events.”

MARCH 3, 2019

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