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St. Damien of Molokai Parish, Monongahela

May 8, 2016
The Seventh Sunday of Easter

Saturday, May 7, 2016

4:00pm Living and Deceased Members of the
Parish
Sunday, May 8, 2016 ~ Mothers Day
8:30am Living and Deceased Members of the
Parish
11:00am Living and Deceased Members of the
Parish
Monday, May 9, 2016
8:00am Joseph Curka (Frank Curka)
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
8:00am Bernard Fazzini (Mary Gross)
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
8:00am Mary Ann Ghilani (Rick Ghilani)
Thursday, May 12, 2016
8:00am Joseph A. Andrick (Wife & Son)
Friday, May 13, 2016
8:00am Sister Peggy Flaherty CDP (Mary Hodge)
NO School Mass
Saturday, May 14, 2016
4:00pm Living and Deceased Members of the
Parish
Sunday, May 15, 2016
8:30am Patricia Rostcheck (Maureen Smith)
11:00am Walter Baer (Marian Carey)

ST. ANTHONY NOVENA

The Solemn 13-week Novena to St. Anthony

will continue this week after the 8:00am Mass
on Tuesday. Let us come together to honor St.
Anthony and ask his help for the special needs
that each of us has.

Rest In Peace

In the charity of your prayers we kindly ask that

you please pray for the repose of the soul of
Thomas Tim Trunzo. May God grant him
eternal rest, may Perpetual Light shine upon his
soul and may all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, Rest In Peace .

As they were looking on he was lifted up,

and a cloud took him from their sight.
(Acts 1:9)
Jesus, I put my hope and my trust in you.

CONFIRMATION SCHEDULE
CONFIRMATION PRACTICE: Tuesday,
May 10th at 7pm at Our Lady of the Valley
CONFIRMATION: Saturday, May 21st at
10am at Our Lady of the Valley Parish
Donuts This Weekend!
The world famous St. Damien
Donuts are sale this
weekend, May 7th and 8th.
MOTHER OF THE YEAR
Our congratulations to Cindy Patterson
who was named 2016 Mother of the Year by
the Altar Rosary/Christian Mothers at their
May Banquet.
CALVARY CEMETERY
Grounds maintenance work is ongoing at Calvary Cemetery. If you
are interested in helping, please come
to the cemetery Thursday evenings at
5pm.
Bible Study Tuesdays @ 11:00am (Parish Center)
(May 24th is the last Bible Study until Fall)
Eucharistic Adoration (Chapel) This Friday from
12:00noon6:00pm. Call 724-747-7071 for scheduling.
Holy Hour(Church) The third Wednesday of each
month @ 7:00pm
Padre Pio Prayer Group (Park Ave. School) This
Friday 6:00-7:00pm
Servants of the Little Way (Chapel) The first Tuesday of every month at 6:00pm.
Holy Name Society (Church/Parish Park) Second
Sunday of each month with Rosaries at 8am in the
Church and the meeting in the Parish Park after the
8:30am.
Catholic Mens Fellowship The first Monday of the
month at 6:30pm (Chapel) and the 3rd Saturday at
7:30am.(Church)

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H A P P Y M O T H E R S D A Y
On behalf of our entire parish we extend greetings for a Happy Mothers
Day to all mothers, grandmothers, stepmothers and Godmothers. We give
thanks to Almighty God for the blessings of our mothers and for the love and
sacrifice they shower upon all those whose lives they touch. May God bless
and keep you all in his tender loving care!
In recognition of Mothers Day the Altar Rosary/Christian Mothers of
St. Damien's have placed baskets near the doors of the Church with
prayer cards containing a Mothers Prayer. It is their wish that you
take one for yourself or to give to that special Mother is your life.

THANK YOUTo All Our Faith Formation Catechists

Our Sunday morning Faith Formation program for grades 1-8 formally concluded recently.
First we acknowledge the parents/guardians of our parish who have been faithful to their
promise to raise the children in the faith. Promoting faith development is one of the greatest
gifts a parent can bestow and we commend their commitment. Under the leadership of our director Mrs. Kathy Miller, we thank our Faith Formation Catechists. We ask for special blessings upon the following catechists: Tony Bottino, Kris DAndrea, Jennifer Konek, Erin
Manko, April Mease, Jennifer Perecko, Chrissy Pietroboni & Dorothy Weldon.
Thank You to our St. Damien Altar Rosary Christian Mothers (ARCM) and Ladies of Charity
(LOC). We thank the members of our ARCM and LOC who offered gifts to all of our children who
received First Eucharist. In remembrance of their special day the second graders were presented a
beautiful cross from the ARCM and a rosary from the LOC. Your prayers, support, and thoughtfulness is much appreciated!

SUMMERFEST MAILING ~ HELP NEEDED

It is that time of year again! Your help will be needed to put together the SummerFest Cash
Raffle mailing on Wednesday, May 18th in the Madonna School Cafeteria at 6:30pm.
Many hands make light work. Hope to see you there.

DONT FORGET THE ST. DAMIEN FOOD BANK

May pick-up date is: Wednesday, May 18th from 10am-2pm and 5-7pm
Items needed for the month of May are:
Spaghetti sauce, Pasta, Cereal, Canned fruits and vegetables, Peanut butter & Jelly
Monongahela has a new Boy Scout troop! And it is chartered right here at St. Damiens. Troop
1352 was recently granted a charter by the Boy Scouts of America and meets at Fr. Leger Hall on
Fridays at 5:00pm. If you have a son/grandson at least 11 years old and are interested in joining
scouts or would just like to learn more, please contact John Glaneman at 724-263-5594.

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St. Damien of Molokai Parish

On Mission for The Church Alive!

There is a natural human tendency to talk a lot but not to do a lot after talking. This will not be
the case with our diocesan-wide program On Mission for The Church Alive! We will be doing
and accomplishing great things together that will touch every parish, every institution and every
lay person, priest and religious in the Church of Pittsburgh. To find out whats involved with On
Mission for The Church Alive! get involved. Talk to your pastor and parish leaders about what
you can do to further Jesus mission in your community.
To read more, check out On Mission for The Church Alive! on page 5 of this weeks Pittsburgh
Catholic and visit www.OnMissionChurchAlive.org. Follow On Mission for The Church Alive
on Twitter at @PghChurchAlive. Have something to share about how your parish is "On Mission"? Use the hashtags #ChurchAlive and #OnMissionPgh.

MON VALLEY YMCA MOVIE DAY

Wednesday, May 25thLaCarte Room
Showing 1:00 pm ~ Runtime 75 minutes
R.S.V.P. 724-483-8077 ~ Free to the Community
Saint Maximillan ~ Saint Faustina ~ Blessed John Paul II
Three LivesOne MissionNo Limits

OCEAN of MERCY

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

SURF SHACK:
Catch the Wave of Gods Amazing Love!
DATE: June 20-24
TIME: 9:00am-12:00pm
WHO: Children ages 4yrs.-6th grade
LOCATION: St. Damien of Molokai Parish, with activities taking place at Madonna Catholic
Regional School
Bible School participants need not be parishioners at St. Damien Parish. Check your summer schedule and plan on joining us for a week of summer enrichment as we discover Gospel stories through
activities, music, and crafts. Registration forms are available at the doors of the church and at the
parish office.
Registration deadline is June 12, 2016. (Middle and High School students are needed to help as
classroom aides.) Please contact Debra Reis (724-678-9532) if you are able to volunteer.
Vacation Bible School ~ Mission items needed
We are asking parishioners to help us with our missions by donating the following items.
*For Water Bottle JacketsWe will need bottled water, drink mix packets, such as Crystal Light,
4C, etc.
*For Soapy WatersWe will need powdered laundry detergent and dryer sheets.
*We will also need juice boxes or Capri Suns, snack cups, such as pudding, Jell-O or fruit and nutrition bars, fruit bars, fruit roll-ups or fruit snacks.
**Junior and Senior High School students are also needed to help set-up and decorate on Saturday,
June 18th at 12:00pm in Fr. Leger Hall. Please contact Debra if you are able to help.

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Offertory Report 5/01/2016

4:00pm
8:30am
11:00am
Mail In

Offertory
2377.00
2334.00
1744.00
406.00

Our
Offering
Back
To
God

Total $
6,861.00
(Weekly Offertory Goal $7,500)

Mass
Attendance
4:00pm
211
8:30am
220
11:00am 360
Total

791

2016 PARISH SHARE GOAL

$61,150.00
Collected to date: $32,603.00
There will be a Second Collection next weekend, May 15th, for Catholic Relief Services,
Church in Latin America, Church in Central
and Eastern Europe, Church in Africa.

Attention Volunteers:

All Volunteers in the Diocese of Pittsburgh are

required to take a Protecting Gods Children
Workshop. An online course is available.
Click on the link on www.diopitt .org in green
on the left side. If you require assistance email
your safe environment coordinator, Helena
Glaneman, at alexsei521@yahoo.com for instructions. And thank you for all you do!

Madonna Catholic Regional School

731 Chess St.
Monongahela, PA
DIAPER DRIVE

Madonna Catholic Regional School has become an official Diaper Drive location for
the Catholic Charities 100,000 DIAPERS in
100 DAYS drive. The Leo Club at Madonna
is asking for your help in collecting diapers
of all sizes for this worthy cause. If you
would like to help us reach this goal and assist young families that need our help,
please donate diapers...
The drive will be held through June 3rd. Diapers can be taken directly to Madonna or
left in the rear of the church. Your help is
greatly appreciated!

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Pastoral Impressions
by Fr. Bill
Stephen, the first Christian martyr, must have been an amazing
person. For his belief in Christ he
was stoned to death. What is most
amazing about Stephen is the forgiveness that he
demonstrates toward his killers: Lord, do not
hold this sin against them. Perhaps we all know
or have known someone who forgives so readily. It takes courage to forgive. Usually we need
to face ourselves and our anger before we can
forgive. If we want to forgive, what we need
most of all is love.
Our Gospel today speaks of that love. It is the
eve of Jesus death. He has washed his disciples
feet and has given the disciples instructions and
encouragement. Now he prays for them and entrusts them to the Father. Holy Father, I pray
not only for them, but also for those who will
believe in me through their word. Jesus is praying for us as well as the disciples. Jesus entrusts
the future of his disciples, of his community,
and his church to the care of the Father. Why
does Jesus want to give all of us over to the Father? So that they may all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I in you, that they may be
one in us. That is love.
What can we take away from this prayer of Jesus is that we need to understand that our life
together depends on God. But we need to do
more than simply sit back and say it is all in the
hands of God. WE HAVE RESPONSIBILITIES
TOO!
Our work is to feed the hungry, give drink to the
thirsty, clothe the naked, shelter the homeless,
visit the sick, visit the imprisoned, and bury the
dead. You are the hands of Christ. And if you
cannot do such corporal works of mercy, surely
you can do the spiritual works of mercy: counsel
the doubtful, instruct the ignorant, admonish
sinners, comfort the afflicted, forgive offenses,
bear wrongs patiently, and pray for the living
and the dead. We all need to live doing these
simple and necessary acts. This is how we love
our neighbor. This is how we live and love in
the Father and the Son.