A Parish of the Diocese of Greensburg A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust

PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 9:00 am—2:00 pm Closed Tuesdays and Thursdays

SCHEDULE OF MASSES Saturday Vigil……….. 6:00pm Sunday ….…………….9:30am & 5:00pm Weekdays… (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Fridays) 9:00am

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION By appointment only: Saturdays, 10:00 am—Noon

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Normally celebrated on Sunday and are encouraged at a Sunday Eucharist. Baptism preparation is required.

SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Arrangements must be made one year in advance. Marriage preparation is required. SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING OF THE SICK A family member must notify the parish office if a parishioner is hospitalized or confined to home. Eucharist is brought to the homebound on the third Sunday of each month.

St. Patrick Parish

Brady’s Bend, Pennsylvania

915 State Route 68 East Brady, Pennsylvania 16028 Parish Office: 724-526-5079 Fax: 724-526-3028 Parish Hall: 724-526-5180

Website: www.stpatrickbradysbend.org

Email: stpatrick@dioceseofgreensburg.org

PASTORAL STAFF Reverend Victor S. Baguna, Pastor Email: vbaguna@dioceseofgreensburg.org

Barbara Boltz, Financial Secretary Email: bboltz@dioceseofgreensburg.org

Laurie McNany, Administrative Assistant Email: lmcnany@dioceseofgreensburg.org

Mary Anne Seybert, Director of Faith Formation Email: mseybert@dioceseofgreensburg.org

Dorinda Aigner, Accompanist

Silvio Andreassi, Maintenance

Jill Stimac, Maintenance

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

July 26, 2020

BULLETIN DEADLINE

The deadline for items to be placed in the bulletin is Monday at 12 Noon.

ST. PATRICK PARISH

Masses For The Week

Saturday, July 25 Vigil: Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 6:00 pm - For All Living & Deceased Parishioners Sunday, July 26: Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:30 am - For All Living & Deceased Members of the Andreassi, Pezzuti, & McCormick Families - Silvio & Shirley Andreassi 5:00 pm - Victor DeBacco - Eleanor Forster

Monday, July 27: Weekday

- Cathy Coe - Mother, Phyllis Tuesday, July 28: Weekday

9:00 am - Philomena Greenawalt - Ron & Jane DeBacco

Wednesday, July 29: St. Martha

9:00 am - Robert L. Pezzuti - Jack & Elaine Grazioli

Thursday, July 30: St. Peter Chrysologus

- Nancy Carroll - Rose Snyder

Friday, July 31: St. Ignatius of Loyola

9:00 am - Sandi Evankovich - Tom & Marilyn Magnani

Saturday, August 1 Vigil: Eighteenth Sunday in

Ordinary Time

6:00 pm - For All Living & Deceased Parishioners

Sunday, August 2: Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary

Time

9:30 am - Bob Sanich - Pat & Family

5:00 pm - Mary T. Hile - Bill & Jeanne Painter

Seventeenth Sunday Old Testament MT 13:44-52

The wise seek God.

God tells Solomon to ask for anything and he asks for an understanding heart to lead his people. Saint Paul writes to the Romans, “all things work for good for

those who love God.” Jesus uses three parables (buried treasure, pearl of great price, and full fish net) to explain the kingdom of heaven. A woman who had four children from four different men was on the verge of giving up on her life. She had nowhere to go because she was disowned already by her family, for her wayward lifestyle. She said to herself, “I feel alone and nobody trusts and loves me anymore, yet I do not blame anyone but myself.” While aimlessly walking, she saw a sign with these

words, If you feel nobody wants you anymore, come to us. We will take care of you. She went and found out that it was a shelter for unwanted mothers run by nuns. They cared for her unconditionally and through them she discovered the unconditional love of Jesus. Through Jesus and the nuns, she found restoration, hope, and healing. With gratitude she said to the nuns, “You took care of me when nobody else cared. You gave me unconditional love of Jesus when nobody else cared. You gave me unconditional love of Jesus when no one else bothered to give it to me. Through you I found the greatest treasure in this world, which is the unconditional love of Jesus.” Every one of us has a purpose and mission in this world and this is none other than to introduce the greatest treasure and the most precious pearl in this world, which is rarely found by others. This greatest

treasure and the rarest pearl is Jesus. We must take time to know Him and share Him so that others may discover Him through us.

How could others discover Jesus through you? You must give hope instead of condemnation, you must be forgiving rather than be unforgiving, and you must al-ways sow love rather than hatred .

Priesthood Discernment Day

Attention all Catholic young men entering grades 9-12! Do you real-ize that Christ has a great plan for your life! You are invited to attend

a Priesthood Discernment Day to spend time with oth-er young men your age who are considering the Lord’s call in their life. This event will include the opportunity to listen to seminarians share their story of God’s call, participate in Mass and Eucharistic Adoration, and time to enjoy the brotherhood with other young Catholic men.

Priesthood Discernment Day July 27, 9:00am - 8:00pm

Christ Our Shepherd Center 2900 Seminary Drive, Greensburg, PA

If you are interested, please visit gbgvocations.org for more information and registration.

St. Paddy’s Ladies Group Announcements

• The Purse Party will be held on May 16, 2021 in the parish hall. All tickets purchased for the 2020 party will be accepted for the 2021 party.

• Next meeting will be August 10 at 6:30pm in the parish hall.

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

July 26, 2020

Stewardship of Treasure

Offertory collected through Mass, Mail and On-line Giving

July 19, 2020 Year-To-Date

Adult Offertory $1988.75 $8,348.25 Children Offertory $0.00 $0.00 Loose $95.65 $228.65

Total $2084.40 $8,576.90 Budget $3,600.00 $10,800.00

Difference -$1,515.60 -$2,223.10

Mass Attendance for July 18-19, 2020 Saturday 6 pm —25 Sunday 9 am— 42 Sunday 5 pm—17

Just a reminder, you need to call weekly to reserve a seat for the Mass you prefer. This ensures that if the Mass fills up, you will have a seat, as well as provides us with contact information if someone attending the Mass you were at should contract the virus.

2020 Lottery calendar Mid Year Sale Lottery Calendars for 2020 are on sale for $10 EACH. Still many chances to win from the point of purchase through the end of 2020. If you are interested, please contact the parish office by phone (724) 523-5079 or by email stpatrick@dioceseofgreensburg.org.

2021 Lottery Calendar Memorials and In Honor of

Preparation of the 2021 Lottery Calendar has begun. Availability per month will be on a first come first serve basis. Businesses may also place an ad. Prices are as follows: 1/8 Page - $15.00 1/4 Page - $25.00 1/2 Page - $45.00

The information needed: NAME - MEMORIAL INFO - ADDRESS - PHONE NUMBER-

MONTH REQUESTED - PAYMENT

If you would like to buy a space, please have the information to the parish office no later then August 3rd. The information may be mailed in, an envelope may be place in the offertory basket, or dropped off at the parish office.

Summer Vacation Bible School

*UPDATE*

Due to social distancing guidelines, VBS 2020 will be a take home experience based on the traditional folktale The Tale of Three Trees.

Each participating family will receive a hardcover copy of the book, crafts for each family member for each of the 5 day VBS experience, plus scripture verses, family activities, and coloring sheets based on themes from The Tale of Three Trees including self esteem, goal setting, trust in the Lord, perseverance, and empathy. After VBS is over we will have the opportunity to share the experiences that each family had through photos to be published in the bulletin. Every family with children in preschool- grade 6 is encouraged to participate in the fun!

Please call the office at 724-526-5079 to reserve materials for each participating child in your family. The week you choose for your family's VBS activities can be any 5 day period from July 20

through August 20, with bulletin photos to be published in the August 30 bulletin.

East Brady Area Food Pantry The East Brady Area Food Pantry

serves those who live within the Karns City School District and relies solely on the donations of individuals (not subsidized by the government.) Those who work at the food pantry do so on a volunteer ba-sis. The Food Pantry is in desperate need of food donations and/or monetary donations. If you would like to donate food items during this time, please contact the parish office during office hours to arrange for the hall doors to be opened. If you would like to make a monetary donation, please make your check payable to East Brady Area Food Pantry.

Mail to:

Dawn Weibel w/o EB Area Food Pantry 603 Grant Street, East Brady, PA 16028

Thank you for helping those in

need.