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January 4-5,2014 Feast of the Epiphany

Scripture Readings: Isaiah 60: 1~6. Ephesians 3:2-3, 5-6.

Matthew 2:1-12. The Magi from the East followed the star until it stopped still over the house. They entered found the child with MID)'. prostrated themselves, did Him homage and gave l-lim gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. But because of Herod, they retUTned to their home country by another way.

NEXT WEEK'S SCRIPTURE READINGS: Isaiah 42: lA, 6-7. Acts 10:34-38. Matthew 3: 13- J 7.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturdays from 3:30-4:30 pm; or anytime by request.

EUCHARISTIC LITURGIES Saturday January 4 5 pm-Frank Selwocki-Michelle Dorin Sunday, January 5 8:30 am-G orge Margherio-The Heckman Family Sunday, January 5 10:45 am-People of the Parish and All Susquehanna University sttldents Tuesday. January 7 St, Raymond 121 oon-Adoration Chapel-Eddie L wis-Juanita and Joe Barlow Wednesday January 8 .. . 7 am-Adoration Chapel-George Margherio-Sherry Evans Wednesday, January 8 3 pm-Selinsgrove Center-Souls in Purgatory Thursday, January 9 12 oon-Adoration Chapel-Angelo Perrella-Jose & Stephanie Monroig Friday, January 10 7 am-Adoration Chape1-George Margherio-Peggy & Michael Nace Saturday, January 11 5 pm-Mary Balas-Delores Berry-Reitz

unday, January 12 8:30 am-George Margherio-Joan & Chuck Kreamer unday January 12 10:45 am-People of the Parish and All Susquehanna University students

COLLEGE MASS ON UNDAY EVEN GS AT 6 PM Please note there will not be a 6 pm Mass celebrated until January 19,2014 when the students return from winter break.

A Note from Father Dan . A special thank you for yow' cards, gifts and kind words. What a wonderful parish I have

become a pan of. May God bless us all in 2014 and beyond!

WELCOME Please welcome Reverend Mark Lane C.O. who will be with us this weekend to celebrate Masses and tell us

about the work of UNBOUND, a lay Catholic sponsorhip ministry that helps children and elderly in 21 devel­oping countries. To learn more, call ( 800) 875-6564 or visit UNBO ND online t www.unbound,org,

GOD'S PLAN FOR GIVING

TITHING

SUPERMARKET GIFT CARDS SALE

Last Week's Collection $ 9,141.35 Children & Teen Envelope Collection 24.00 Total Income for December 28-29,2013 9,165.35

Last Year's Collection 9,997.60 Christmas Collection to Date 23,576.82

PARISH INDEBTEDNESS Loan Amount $ 1,900,000.00 Principal Balance 1,350,088.27 Monthly Interest 6,750.44

DEBT REDUCTION Month of December Year-To-Date (fiscal year) Goal 8,000.00 Goal 48,000.00

Actual 6,589.00 Actual 29,968.76

We appreciate your continuing support of our Supermarket Gift Certificate program from Giant Food Stores and Weis Markets. Remember, you receive full value for the amount of gift cards purchased, and St. Pius X Parish receives 10% from Giant and Weis Markets.

Profit from last week $ 269.00

Gift Certificates are available to purchase before and after each weekend Mass in the Nalihex. Gift cards are also available during the week from the Parish office, Monday-Friday, 8:30 am to 5 pm.

MINISTRY SCHEDULE: WEEKEND OF JANUARY 11-12,2014

5 pm 8:30am 10:45 am

Extraordinary Paul & Carol Parowski, Janet Stengl-Pauling, Mike Seno, Katia Felty, Pat Ci 110, Ministers Belinda Albright, Dennis Van, Russ Lose, James Pomykalski, Bill Switala, Kathy Dalius,

Joyce Kadryna Linda Houser Jessica DeFazio

Reader Mary Ann Long Lauren Finnerty William Switala

Servers Shane & Ky Reiland, Madison Stebila, Ian Everhart, Emily Shaffer, Aaron Dues Jared Hoffman Sam & Sophie Brinkman

Ushers Joe McGranaghan. Madaline Moleski Bob Bausinger, Gary Donnelly Bob Cravitz, Bob Devine

Music Minister Diane Jay Carla Minori Michael Andretta

Please pray for our family, friends and loved ones who are ill and/or hospitalized:

Philip Adam, Sr. William Colegrove Reilly Grzywacz Joan Kreamer Sue Mull Herman Troppe David Bailey Dick & Mary lou Coukart Gary Gwynn III Tim legg Michael Muller Helen Underhill Juanita Barlow Ruth Deluca Christopher Hunt Andy Litavec Jeffrey Murphy Mary Wagner Julia Becker Richard Donahoe Jim Jackson Billy McDonald Billy Pensyl Chester Wands Bruce Bennett Frank Doughtery David Kehler Emma Merante Nancy Ruffatto Madison Wasser Jane Bennett Thomas Downs Kathy King Eddie Miller Susan Shemanski Fred White Kyle Blett John Fatchaline Joe Kontura Tony Minori Lisa Startzel Walter Worhacz Christian Bohling Gloria Fidler Harvey Kreamer Joe Molitoris Colton Thompson Betty Yagel Don Borruso Caleb Fornal Judy Moyer Shirley Zoch

ST. PIUS X PARISH COUNCIL MEETING The St. Pius X Parish Council will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, January 15,2014 at 7 pm in the Par­

ish library.

BREAKFAST BUDDIES Breakfast Buddies will meet on Monday, January 14,2014 at 9 am at the Pepper Tree Restaurant. The Pepper

Tree Restaurant is located on Route 522, 1.7 miles from 18th Street, on the left-hand side of the highway going toward Middleburg. Everyone is welcome to attend. Breakfast is ordered from the menu. Join fellow parishion­ers for this social gathering.

ST. KATHARINE DREXEL 4th DEGREE MEETING St. Katharine Drexel Assembly 2641 Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus will hold their regularly scheduled

monthly meeting on Tuesday, January 7,2014, at 7:30 pm in the Knights of Columbus Room.

The Parish has assistive listening devices available for those who wish to use them during weekend Masses.

Scriptures & Lunch will not meet on Thursday, January 9, 2014. Classes will resume on Thursday, January 16,2014 in the parish library after the Noon Mass.

RECITATION OF THE HOLY ROSARY The Rosary is prayed: Monday-Thursday-II :40 am-Adoration Chapel;

Tuesdays- 7 pm -Adoration Chapel and Thursdays- 5:30 pm -in the Church

MASS AT THE MANOR OF PENN VILLAGE Mass will be celebrated on the First Friday of each month at 10:30 am in the Chapel at the Manor

located on Route 204 in Selinsgrove. Parishioners are welcome to attend Mass and if able, are asked to help escort residents to Mass.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION The hour of 6-7 pm on Mondays is open for Eucharistic Adoration; please call Libby at 570-809-2199 if

you can pray at this time.

PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY NEWS The Prayer Shawl Ministry will meet on Sunday, January 5, 2014 from 12-2 pm. New members are

always welcome! Also, we are looking for folks to make rosaries (for our prayer shawls & for the prison ministry). Contact Kathy Dalius for more information: kathydal@ptd.net 570-374-9883

GIFT UPDATE If it's Saturday, it's only one' Wake-Up' Away! If it's Epiphany Sunday, it's TODAY-{)ur screening of the critically acclaimed Star ofBethlehem documentary-after the 10:45 Mass! Bring your family and join your fel­low parishioners in discovering just what it was in the night sky 2000+ years ago that guided the Wise Men to Bethlehem. See what the Wise Men saw and. even more importantly. what they missed in the constellations as they followed that one magnificent 'star' to Jesus!! During the screening you will learn what God used the earth, moon, and stars to say about the birth as well as the Death ofhis Son that no one has seen until now! Ajier viewing this documentary, you will never look at the heavens again in quite the same way. Our adventure into the past will be complemented by a free light brunch of home-made BBQ, chips, and soft drinks during the screening. See you on the lower level, Sunday, January 5'h at J1:45, fOr a truly memorable show!

SUBSTANCE ABUSE AWARENESS POSTER & BASKETBALL FREE THROW CONTEST The Knights of Columbus wish to remind participants in the Substance Abuse Awareness Poster Contest that

all entries are due to be turned on Sunday, January 12, 2014. Also for all those participating in the basketball free throw contest, the event is scheduled to be held at S1. Matthew's Lutheran Church Recreation Hall in Shamokin Dam. The contest will start at 2 PM on Sunday January 12, 2014 for all those ages 10-14. The Knights of Columbus extend their appreciation for all those participating in these events. If you desire any fur­ther information, please contact Dennis Corl at 570-374-5834.

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P.R.E.P. NEWS

PREP PHONE NUMBER: 570.374.4113 PREP E-MAIL: PREPSTPIUSX@GMAIL.COM

PREP CLASSES will not be held on Sunday, January 5,2014. Classes will resume on Sunday, January 12,2014 at 9:30 am.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS SUBSTANCE ABUSE AWARENESS POSTER CONTEST All religious education students from ages 8 to 14 have been given paper and entry forms to compete in the annual Knights of Columbus Substance Abuse Awareness poster contest. Please return your completed post­er by January 12. This is an awesome chance to show your talent and creativity. Homeschool and Parochial school families can contact the Parish Religious Education office for forms and paper.

FIRST ANNUAL DIOCESE OF HARRISBURG RELIGION BEE

Attention all 7th and 8th grade students: We have been invited to participate in the First Annual Diocese of Harrisburg Religion Bee. Our Parish is awarding cash prizes and the top winner here gets to compete with the other Diocesan parish­es. You get to have all of the questions and answers BEFORE the events! Show your knowledge of your faith and learn some new faith facts! There are about 300 questions so get your questions as soon as possible to study! Get the questions now by contacting Laura Williams 570 374-4113 or at prepstpiusx@gmail or online at: http://quizlet.com/c1ass/893 870/

Monday. January 27th we are having a pizza study party from 6-7:30 pm. Tuesday, January 28th we take the 50 question test from 6-7:30 pm dinner included.

The top 10 scorers advance to the Parish Religion Bee which will be held in February. 1st prize winner receives $50.00 - 2nd prize winner receives $25.00 - 3rd prize winner receives $10.00 The winner here at St. Pius X advances to the Diocesan Bee being held on March 25, 2014

ATTN SECOND GRADE PARENTS We will be meeting on Tuesday January 21,2014 at 6 pm in th church to prepare for your child receiving the

Sacraments of Reconciliation and Communion this year. The meeting should last an hour. In the case poor weather, we will meet January 28, 2014 at 6 pm. The diocese mandates this meeting before your child receives the sacraments. If you cannot attend, please call the Parish Religious Education Program office, 570-374-4113 to make separate arrangements.

MARCH FOR LITE BUSTIDP This is the 50th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision. Consider joining us for the March for Life on

Wednesday, January 22, 2014. Our bus will leave the St. Pius X parking lot after the 6 am morning Mass. Reservations are accepted on a first come first serve basis. Please call Tim Minori at 570.259.8478 no later than January 12,2014 to reserve your place.

ALTAR SERVER TRAINING Attention Parents: If you have a son or daughter in grades 3 through high school interested in becoming an altar server, they are welcome to attend a training session on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at 10 am. Please contact Dave Zack at 570-743-7438 or zack32@ptdprolog.net if you plan on attending the training session.

HOST FA ILlES NEEDED Would you and your family like to learn about Japanese culture? Share your home with a Japanese college stu­

dent. Students from Senshu University are coming to Susquehanna University for a six week English program from February 2 to March 16. Students will be attending classes at Susquehanna and will be involved in campus activities during the day. Staying with a host family is a great way for students to learn about American culture and to practice speaking English. Many St. Pius families have hosted in the past. We are looking for host families to host for six weeks or three weeks, so if you are interested, please contact Mimi Rice at Office of Event Man­agement, 372-4354, cell phone 570-412-268-1- or email mricetw u·gu.edu. A stipend is provided.

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