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St. Bede Church 509 South Dallas Avenue
Pittsburgh PA 15208
Mother of Good Counsel Church 7705 Bennett Street Pittsburgh PA 15208
St. James Church 718 Franklin Avenue Wilkinsburg PA 15221
The Catholic Community of the East End of Pittsburgh
Mass Schedule
Saturday Vigil 4:00 pm St. James Sunday 9:00 am Mother of Good Counsel 11:00 am St. Bede
Monday - Saturday 9:00 am St. Bede
Mass is also available on Facebook and YouTube.
Novenas 9:30 am St. Bede
Monday Miraculous Medal Perpetual Novena Wednesday Mother of Perpetual Help Novena
Confession & Eucharistic Adoration
Saturday 9:30 - 10:30 am St. Bede
The Sacrament of Reconciliation is available by appointment.
St. Bede Church is open Monday to Friday 7 am to 3 pm
Saturday, 8 am to 12 pm
Baptisms, Weddings, and Funerals by appointment only.
Our churches are accessible.
Parish Office 509 South Dallas Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15208
[email protected] Phone:412.661.7222 Fax: 412.661.9337
“With God All Things Are Possible!”
Website: saintmarymagdalenepgh.org @smmppgh St. Mary Magdalene Parish PGH
Safe Environment Compliance Anyone who volunteers in the parish or school is re-quired by the diocese to be compliant with all Safe Envi-ronment clearances.
Please contact Melissa Viator at 412.661.7222 or [email protected]
with questions or for assistance.
Protection of God’s Children Report suspected child abuse
At the 24-Hour Child Abuse Hotline: 800.932.0313 If a child is in imminent danger, call 911
Parish Office 412.661.7222
Pastoral Staff Rev. Thomas J. Burke, Pastor [email protected] Rev. David Taylor, Senior Parochial Vicar [email protected] Rev. C. Matthew Hawkins, Parochial Vicar
In Residence Rev. James Adeoye [email protected] Rev. Augustine Temu [email protected]
Office Staff Frank Grande [email protected] Terri Price [email protected]
Religious Education Teresa Maynor [email protected]
Music Ministries Jennifer Gorske, Director of Music Ministries
412.370.2638; [email protected] Gerard Rohlf 412.657.7570; [email protected]
Safe Environment Melissa Viator [email protected]
Social Ministry & Community Outreach 412.241.1309 Anne Scheuermann [email protected] Pat Hoffman, Social Worker Marcus Smith, Food Distribution Assistant/Maintenance
Holy Rosary Food Bank Veronica Synder 412.731.4195
Media & Communications Cathy Raffaele [email protected] Glennen Lloyd [email protected] Bulletin [email protected]
Housekeeping/Maintenance Paul Denk, Ray Krivanek, Michael Natalia, Annette Shunk
Principals Sr. Thea Bowman Catholic Academy: Ms. Stephanie Michael
412.242.3515; [email protected]; sistertheabowman.org St. Bede School: Sr. Daniela Bronka 412.661.9425;
[email protected]; saintbedeschool.com
Bulletin Announcements are due on Monday at 9 am for next week’s bulletin.
Larger announcements must be submitted a week prior to the Monday deadline.
New Parishioners Welcome! To register, please
call or email the parish office. Registration forms are also
available on the welcome page of our website:
saintmarymagdalenepgh.org
Advisory Councils
Parish Pastoral Council Finance Council
Patricia Albacete Linda Atkins
Lois Campbell Denise Charron-Prochownik
Anne Kovalan-Santoni Peter Lahoda
Teresa Maynor Joan Price
Janice Reed Dante Romito Eric Setzler
Geloria White
Pastoral Council meets on the 3rd Monday
of the month.
Martin Albacete David Aleva
Christopher Benec Linda Burke
Michael Myers Michael Polite
Judy Prata Bill Rawlings Mara Sullivan Victor Thorpe
Finance Council meets on the 4th Monday
of the month.
Minutes Parish Pastoral Council and Finance Council meeting minutes are on our website.
If you wish a paper copy of the minutes, please contact the Parish Office at 412.661.7222.
Online Giving We invite you to consider online giv-ing through Faith Direct
To sign up at Faith Direct, for regular contributions or for a one time gift, visit faithdirect.net and use church code PA994. Enrollment forms are available at all our church-es and Parish Office.
For online giving information, see the homepage of our website: saintmarymagdalenepgh.org or call Frank Grande at 412.661.7222.
Stewardship
Offertory
September 27 $6,337.00
PSP 2020
Goal $153,393.00 Received $99,303.00
Century Club Many thanks to those of you who joined the Saint Mary Magdalene Parish Century Club.
Fr. Tom will pull the final drawings for the year on Sun-day, October 11, after the 9 am Mass at Mother of Good Counsel Church.
Viewing of the drawing will be live facebook.com/smmppgh/live/
You do not have to have a Facebook account.
Funds raised are applied to the Parish Share program.
Mass Intentions October 3 - 11
Saturday Vigil TWENTY-SEVENTH Sunday in Ordinary Time
4 pm Livestream
Frances Hamill (Joyce & Michael) TAYLOR
9 am Helen Gassette (Allen R. hodges, M.D.) HAWKINS SUNDAY
TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
First Reading Isaiah 5:1-7 Second Reading: Philippians 4:6-9 Gospel: Matthew 21:33-43
11 am Conlan Matthew Rheingerover
(Kim & Anna Marie Rheingrover and Family) HAWKINS
MONDAY Weekday 9 am Private Intention (Barbara Westman) BURKE
TUESDAY Weekday 9 am David Kelly (Marge Mimlesss) TEMU
WEDNESDAY Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary 9 am Patricia Mariani
(Ken and Maureen McGaffin & Family ) HAWKINS
THURSDAY Weekday 9 am Therese Kramer (Melissa & Tom Johnson) TEMU
FRIDAY Weekday 9 am SB 9 am SJ
David Scherbarth (Family) Temporal and Spiritual Well-Being
of Catherine LeDonni (Cathy Raffaele)
TAYLOR
HAWKINS
SATURDAY Weekday 9 am Lola Paulus (Prochownik Family) BURKE
Saturday Vigil Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
4 pm Richard Ealing, IV (Thompson Family) HAWKINS
SUNDAY TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
First Reading Isaiah 25:6-10a Second Reading: Philippians 4:12-14,19-20 Gospel: Matthew 222:1-14
9 am Elise Bennett (Allen R. Hodges, M.D.) BURKE
11 am William Nickel (Ruth & Fred Ziffer) TAYLOR
October 3 - 11
SAT Adoration & Confession Virtual Parish Social
SB 9:30 am Zoom 5:30 pm
THURS Mother of Perpetual
Help Novena SB 9:30 am
SUN CCD Faith Sharing Blessings of Pets
Zoom 9 am Zoom 2 pm
St. Bede 3 pm FRI
St. Bede School Mass STBCA School Mass
St. Bede 9 am St. James 9am
MON Miraculous Medal Novena Cultural Action Team
St. Bede 9:30 am Zoom 7 pm
SAT
Adoration & Confession Baptisms 6th Annual St Bede PTG Golf Outing
SB 9:30 am St. Bede 11 am
Westwood Golf Club
TUE RCIA Tuesday Vigil
Zoom 7 pm Zoom 7 pm
SUN CCD Confirmation Faith Sharing
Zoom 9 am St. Bede 2 pm
Zoom 2 pm
WED Food Bank Pick Up Food Bank Distribution The Pivotal Players
Ministry Ctr 8:30 am HR Rectory 9 am
Zoom 7 pm
Except for CCD and RCIA, Zoom links are on the Events page of our website:
saintmarymagdalenepgh.org/events
Live Stream Schedule for Mass Online The direct link for the live stream:
facebook.com/smmppgh/live/ (choose the video with the red "live" icon)
You do not have to have a Facebook account.
October 3 4 pm St. James Church
October 11 9 am Mother of Good Counsel Church
October 18 11 am St. Bede Church
October 24 4 pm St. James Church
Louise Vento Costa James J. Palmer
Eternal rest grant to them, O Lord; and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May their souls, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen
As a Faith Community, we pray for all who request prayers.
Loretta Ashley, Gail Britanik, Amy Corpuz, Br. Kevin Dalmasse, Louann & Joseph Gordon, Marlene Joseph Mary Lou Laird, Martin Lavelle,
Patricia Marino, Matilda McGuinness, Michelle Menzietti, Leslie Paat , Dee Pryor,
Mary Reidell, Emily Reiling, Marion Reynoso, Barbara Roche, James & Rose Smith,
Arlene Trichtinger, and Janet Wennersten
We pray for those who request prayers for any reason. We also pray for those affected by the coronavirus, COVID-19: those who are ill; healthcare and essential workers; religious and government leaders; and every-one impacted in any way.
If you, a family member, or friend would like to be on our prayer list, please call Cathy at the parish office or email [email protected].
The prayer list is also published on our website.
CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players showcases a handful of saints, artists, mystics, and scholars who not only shaped the life of the Church but changed the course of western civilization.
St. Francis of Assisi, the Reformer, radically and literally lived as Jesus commanded to transform the Church.
Future episodes include:
St. Thomas Aquinas,
St. Catherine of Siena
Bl John Henry Newman
G.K. Chesterton
Michelangelo
Journey with Bishop Barron to learn about and explore the lasting influence of these Pivotal Players.
Our parish journey begins on, Wednesday, October 7, on Zoom at 7 pm.
The zoom link is on the events page of our website: saintmarymagdalenepgh.org/events
For more information, please contact Dante Romito at [email protected] or 412/596.9799.
Flu Shot Clinic on Friday, October 16, from 9 to
11 am in the Ministry Center Courtyard at St. James Church. All insurances are accepted.
RSVP: 412.241.1309
The Flu shot Clinic is sponsored by the Rite Aid Pharma-cy on Penn Avenue, Wilkinsburg.
Finding HOPE through Community and Spirituality, a reflection by Fr. Matthew Hawkins
on October 25, 2020, from 3 to 4:30 pm.
Stay tuned for details about how to join! the event in person or virtually
Our Parish Pantries have requested toilet paper during October. Please bring donations to one of the churches. If you bring them to the Parish Office, 509 S. Dallas Avenue in Point Breeze, it is preferred that they be brought between 10 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday. If not, they can be left on the front or back porch.
It is suggested (but not necessary at this time) that dona-tions no longer be put in plastic bags but recyclable bags which will then be used at the pantries.
Thank you for your continued support. Prepare for November Elections Are you registered to vote? Do you want to vote by mail? You can find out about both – registering and/or requesting an absentee/mail-in ballot by going to alleghenyvotes.com. For assistance, call 412.350.4500.
Copies of both forms will also be available in the back of church. Act now to make sure you will be able to vote in the November 3
rd elections.
Sunday at 2 pm Join parishioners for a time of
reflection, listening, and perhaps sharing your perspec-tive.
October 4 Matthew 21:33-43 The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone.
October 11 Matthew 22:1-14 Many are invited, but few are chosen.
The Zoom link is sent by email and is on the Events page of our website:
saintmarymagdalenepgh.org/events
To join by phone (not a smartphone): +1 929.205.6099
Meeting ID: 934 0492 9118 and Passcode: 932423 Hugo Chavez and the Caminos Saturday, September 26, at St. Bede
Covid-19 Safety Guidelines
Masks, properly worn, are required; do not sit in a roped off pew; and the Communion line should be single file, with 6 feet between each person.
We are all in this together, so please, let’s keep each other safe.
October 3-4
Beginning of Life and End of Life
Life is to be cherished and respected in its beginning; bringing new life into the world (adequate nutrition and health care), nurturing that life so that each person can grow and thrive (economic stability, health care, child care, education, and equal opportunity).
Life is to be cherished and respected in its ending times: transitioning life’s ending on earth with dignity and re-spect, not be taken away through the use of tviolence, suicide, execution by the state, or euthanasia.
Action: Socks Collection
Our St. Mary Magdalene Social Ministries requests socks for children of all ages for its Mary Child Program. All socks donations can be put into the same collection con-tainers at church as the ones for the toilet paper during October.
God of life and love, you created us
in your image and sent your Son to bring us life.
Instill in us a respect for all life,
from the womb to natural death.
Empower us to work for justice for the poor.
Nourish us that we may bring food to the hungry.
Inspire us to cherish the most vulnerable among us.
Strengthen us to bring comfort to the chronically ill.
Teach us to treat the aging with dignity and respect.
Bring us one day into the glory of everlasting life.
We ask through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
October 10-11
Eradication of Racism in All Its Forms
Action:
Visit the St. Mary Magdalene website’s page, Confronting the Sin of Racism for resources and information.
stmarymagdalene.org
October 17-18
Welcome and Inclusion of the Those Who Are Marginalized
(Immigrants, the People with Disabilities and the LGBTQ Community) into our community.
This year we will focus on people who are LGBTQ. Fred Just who was to speak at all our Masses in April will join us this weekend to speak about Catholic Social Teach-ings at each of our Masses. Mr. Just has been a social activist for over 40 years and is a member of Sacred Heart Parish.
Action: There will be a prayer in support of our LGBTQ brothers and sisters.
October 24-25
Human Rights: The Right to Food
Action:
Letter writing to members of Congress seeking financial assistance for global hunger relief and health care due to the pandemic. (Annual Bread for the World Offering of Letters)
“All life has inestimable value even the weakest and most vulnerable, the sick, the old, the unborn and the poor, are masterpieces of God’s creation, made in his own image, destined to live forever,
and deserving of the utmost reverence and respect.” Pope Francis The theme for 2020 is “Live the Gospel of Life” which necessarily includes cherishing, serving, defending and protecting human life from womb to tomb. Each week we hope to include a focus on some aspect of life in our prayer, reflection and actions.
Pastor’s Note Bear Fruit for the Kingdom of God!
This weekend, we celebrate the Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings focus on labor and harvests, pointing out that each of us is a laborer in God’s vineyard and is expected to bear fruit for the Kingdom of God.
In the first reading from Isaiah, we reflect on the vineyard of the Lord. God has put a great amount of work and care into the vineyard giving it every-thing it needs to produce a crop. In the second reading to the Philippians, Paul writes to a community that is strug-gling with conflict and division, and reminds them not to have anxiety. In the Gospel of Matthew, we read the par-able of the landowner who planted in the vineyard. The tenants rebel and take over the vineyard, as if it be-longed, and refuse to recognize the rights of both the vineyard owner (God) and his son (Jesus). The vineyard represents Israel, the wicked tenants are the religious leaders of Israel and the servants represent the prophets. The Jewish leader’s opposition to Jesus steadily in-creased and culminated in Jesus’ death. The chief priests and the scribes pronounce judgment on them-selves. The stone rejected by the builders has become the cornerstone.
All three readings challenge and encourage us to lead a life worthy of the gospel. Through prayer, the Eucharist, and committed service to those in need, we bring forth the fruits of the Kingdom. The gospel reminds us that we have an obligation to bear fruit of forgiveness and mercy. May we bear fruit in plenty and be pleasing in his sight by living a life that is marked by love and respect.
Bear Fruit for the Kingdom of God!
Blessing of This Weekend! In honor of the memorial of St. Francis of Assisi, Patron Saint of Animals, we will have the Blessing of Pets, to-day, October 4 at 3:00 pm on the green lawn in front of the parish office at 509 S. Dallas Avenue in Point Breeze. Please bring your dog, cat, bird, or any other furry crea-ture to get blessed, also remember to wear your mask and practice social distancing.
Parish Census All Registered Parishioners should have received a “Census Letter” in the mail a few weeks ago. Please look over the card with your information, make any necessary changes, and mail back in the enclosed envelope . We appreciate your full participation as we update our files.
Every Catholic needs a place to call home. If you are not officially registered, we have registration forms in the back of all three of our churches, on the Welcome page of our website, saintmarymagdalenepgh.org or you can call Terri Price at the parish office at 412.661.7222. officially registered,
RCIA The Rite of Christian Initiation Program (RCIA) has start-ed. Classes are Tuesdays from 7 to 8:30 pm via Zoom.
Those who are interested in learning more about the Catholic Faith or need the Sacraments of Baptism, Holy Communion, and/or Confirmation are welcomed. Please call Teresa Maynor, our Director of Religious Education at 412.661.7222 or email [email protected] for more information.
Parish Improvements Arrow Electric recently upgraded several lights inside St. Bede Church near the Choir area and in our two confes-sionals. We now have new LED lights inside the confes-sionals for safety and security.
Ruthrauff Mechanical is currently building a new boiler system in the basement of St. Bede School.
Schultheis Roofing continues to upgrade the St. Bede School Roof.
Congratulations to Grayson Lee Young who was Baptized last weekend.
Welcome I am pleased to welcome to our parish staff: Pat Hoffman and Marcus Smith. They will be working part time in our Ministry Center. Pat is a licensed Social Worker and will be assisting with clients and helping Anne Scheuermann with paper work. Marcus will be working maintenance and coordinating food pick-up and deliveries and also assisting Veronica Snyder at our Holy Rosary Food Bank in Homewood. Thank you to all who financially support our parish and Ministry Center so that we can help our neighbors in need.
A special welcome to Tadeusz, Jessica, Zofia, and Ja-cob Witek who recently registered at St. Mary Magda-lene Parish.
Something to Think About… Envy - the seed sown. Strife - the plant grown
With God, All Things Are Possible!
Fr. Tom Burke, Pastor [email protected]
Fr. Matthew Hawkins
This is a difficult time to be a Christian. The dominant emotions of our times seem to be a combination of fear and anger. Political discourse is poisoned by suspicion, divisiveness, and exclu-sion. “Shaming” has become a means to avoid focusing on the sinfulness within ourselves. Judgmentalism has
crowded out the capacity for empathy and mercy. Religion has become both weaponized and politicized; no wonder many people are leaving the Church and seek spirituality elsewhere. In the rush to judgmentalism, there is a corresponding ten-dency to “proof-text” the reading of the Bible, resorting to a naive literalism. Proof-texting is a practice that used to be identified with certain strains of Protestantism. When peo-ple proof-text, they select a few passages from the Bible out of context, and use them to try to settle an argument and prove a point. This approach to sacred scripture and to religion misses the greater beauty and wisdom that is found in its poetry and in the liturgical life of the Church. The beauty, splendor, and spirituality of our faith is often replaced by an unattractive legalism. This legalism also obscures the mysticism of prayer. Another name in sacred scripture for Satan is “the accuser”. The path of sainthood -- and we are all called to become saints -- is not a path of heaping scorn and condemnation on others, judging who we think is or is not worthy to come
into the presence of the Lord, rather it is a path of self-examination and of asking God for mercy for the many times that we ourselves have mistreated others physically, psychologically, and by failing to come to their assistance. The path to sainthood requires the ability to appreciate the poetry and beauty of the sacraments and of worship, and to recognize that even ordinary things and everyday expe-riences have a much deeper meaning than that which ap-pears on the surface. I recently heard this expressed by a speaker: “People say that in this current crisis, now more than ever, we need saints … I think even more we need saints who are poets.” Yes. Precisely. In an age of judgmentalism, finger-pointing, naive literalism, and public shaming we need saints who will prayerfully read sacred scripture with a po-et’s mind and a poet’s heart. We need saints who will look at the world sacramentally, seeing in everything around them signs of God’s love, goodness, and mercy. We need saints who can recognize their own transgressions as eas-ily and as clearly as they can recognize the transgressions in others. When we have more saints who are poets rather than legalists, accusers, and prosecuting attorneys, people will no longer have to look elsewhere for spirituality. When we have more of such saints, it will not be difficult for peo-ple to enter the beauty, truth, and splendor of our faith.
Fr. David Taylor
One of the hallmarks of being a Chris-tian is that we believe in the inherent goodness of all individuals. We all live under God’s Grace. In acknowl-edging this we should look for the goodness of one another. There was a young man I knew who wanted very much to study for the
priesthood. He had fulfilled nearly all requirements but he was not accepted for study in the seminary. He continued to stay close to the Church even in his disappointment. I often think of the many gifts he could have brought to the priesthood. Although he could not meet the academic qualification, he had much to offer.
In today’s gospel, Jesus shows us the importance of being given a second chance. Many of us would not be where we are today without extra help and support from many others. The tenants in the Gospel had many chances to change and answer the call to serve. Even when they failed to respond, God put others in charge to nourish and care for the vineyard. God never retaliated or returned evil for evil. This parable shows us that there is only one way to overcome evil, and that is with good. Jesus lived in the real world and he knew of our every weakness. We must look beyond our failures and always look for the potential good.
Reflections