ST.

DAMIEN

OF

MOLOKAI

CATHOLIC
PARISH

722 WEST MAIN STREET MONONGAHELA, PENNSYLVANIA 15063

Parish Office: 724-258-7742 Parish Fax: 724-258-8733 Madonna Catholic Regional School: 724-258-3199
Website: stdamienofmolokai.org Email: stdamienparish@verizon.net
Diocesan Victim Hotline: 1-888-808-1235

MAY 1, 2016

THE SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

PASTORAL STAFF
Fr. William R. Terza ............................................. Pastor
stdamienterzab@verizon.net
Deacon Al Poroda.............................Permanent Deacon
DeaconAl611@gmail.com or 724-258-7742 x 13
Mrs. Kathryn Wray ............................. Director of Music
kfwray188@gmail.com
Mrs. Patricia Forsyth ................. Asst. Director of Music
pattyforsyth@comcast.net
Mr. Donald Militzer ......................................... Principal
madonnacatholicregional@earthlink.com
Mrs. Kathy Miller ................................. Faith Formation
themillers4@hotmail.com
Phyllis DeMedio .............................................. Secretary
stdamiendemediop@verizon.net
Peggy Romeo ................................................... Secretary
stdamienromeop@verizon.net
Helena Glaneman .......... Safe Environment Coordinator
Alexsei521@yahoo.com or 724-503-7325
ST. DAMIEN FINANCIAL COUNCIL
Gloria DeRosa
Alfred Galilei
Steven Markovich
Antoinette Moffit Richard Pantaleo Randall Rodriguez
ST. DAMIEN PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL
Joyce Amatangelo Kathleen Barkey Thomas Caudill
Nancy Cole
Sandra Craig
Kris DAndrea
James Greaves
Thomas Kustron Denise Majoris
Anna Markovich Juliann Romasco Walter Tabory
INTERIM MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday Vigil .................................................. 4:00 p.m.
Sunday ........................................8:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.
MondayFriday ............................................... 8:00 a.m.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Tuesday................................................... 8:309:00 a.m.
Saturdays ................................................ 3:003:30 p.m.
All Masses & Reconciliation are at St. Damien
of Molokai Church 722 West Main Street
BAPTISMS: 1st & 3rd Sundays at 12:15 p.m. and 4th
Sunday at Mass.
WEDDINGS: Please make arrangements by calling the
Parish Office 6 months in advance.

MISSION STATEMENT
St. Damien of Molokai is a Catholic parish family which recognizes and
embraces the gifts and talents of our faith filled people. The life of our
patron saint inspires us to lead lives of love, hope and charity. Moving
forward, we will grow through our liturgy, teachings and outreach to all,
with the help of God and the gifts received through the Holy Eucharist.

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St. Damien of Molokai Parish, Monongahela

May 1, 2016
The Sixth Sunday of Easter

ST. DAMIEN FAITH FORMATION

May 8:

9:30-10:45am

Decision Point

FINAL CLASS FOR THIS SESSION

Saturday, April 30, 2016
4:00pm Jerry Martik (Family)
Sunday, May 1, 2016
8:30am Harry Henrich (Daughter, Barbara Allen)
11:00am Living and Deceased Members of the
Parish ~ First Eucharist
Monday, May 2, 2016
8:00am Veronica Mocniak
(St. Damien Altar Rosary/Christian Mothers)
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
8:00am Michael Blair (Family)
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
8:00am Joe Rotella
(Mary Gross & John & Patty Vaccaro)
Thursday, May 5, 2016 ~ Ascension
9:00am Anne & Michael Yanachik
(Jean & Ray Ghilani)
7:00pm Marie Dudas (Anna Mae Kukich)
Friday, May 6, 2016
8:00am Virginia Posi (Dolores Posi)
NO School Mass
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

Rest In Peace
In the charity of your prayers we kindly ask
that you please pray for the repose of the souls
of Kenneth Kulak and Emma Pietroboni.
May God grant them eternal rest, may Perpetual Light shine upon their souls and may all the
souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, Rest In Peace .
Baptism Congratulations

Congratulations to the family of

Hunter Nicholas Lea

whose baptism was recently celebrated. May he

remain close to the Lord Jesus all the days of his
life and may he be blessed with good health,
much happiness, and the wisdom of the Lord.

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

Next Weekend ~ Donuts!!

The world famous St. Damien

Donuts will be on sale next
weekend, May 7th and 8th.

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.
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 for the meeting after the 8:30am Mass at
the Parish Park.
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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Congratulations to our First Communicants

It is with great joy that we congratulate this years first communicants. As these young children gather around the Table of the Lord to begin a life long journey of spiritual nourishment
in the Holy Eucharist, let us remember our responsibility to help them stay close to the Lord
Jesus. As our young Communicants gather we are mindful of the many people who have
helped them in their formation. We offer our gratitude to our Faith Formation Director, Mrs.
Kathy Miller; and our catechist Mrs. Dorothy Weldon for their service to our second graders
and their families. Additionally we offer our prayers and congratulations to the following children and families: Gavin Angotti, Andrew Barkey, Dylan Bartkus, Gavin Bebout, Alexis
Brake, Mia Rose Cardis, Kelly Charlton, Gabriella Dusi, Cash Eisel, Aidan Faust, Maria
Febbraro, Kinzie Konek, Anthony Koziel, Alizabeth Leezer, Gracie Pennell, Matthew Ribnicky, Michael Stasko, Trent Sukel, Cadence Wright & Danika Young.

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.
The Altar Rosary/Christian Mothers and the Columbiettes of St. Damien have generously donated funds to provide us Bible School free of charge!
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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St. Damien of Molokai Parish

On Mission for The Church Alive!

It has been a year since Bishop Zubik announced On Mission for the Church Alive! The
goal of On Mission for the Church Alive! is to help our parishes and schools...and every faith
community in our diocese become more vibrant communities of worship and service, while
challenging all of us to be excited about our faith! As Bishop Zubik reminds us, it is our task
to welcome those who have left the Church or are far from God. This week lets approach
one person that we know with just such a welcome.
To read more, check out On Mission for The Church Alive! on page 5 of this weeks Pittsburgh Catholic and visit www.OnMissionChurchAlive.org.
ARCM ~ MAY BANQUET
Members of St. Damien ARCM, who made a reservation, are reminded that our May Banquet
takes place this Tuesday, May 3rd at the Monongahela Country Club at 6:30pm. We will honor the Mother of the Year.
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

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

CALVARY CEMETERY
Grounds maintenance work is ongoing at Calvary Cemetery .
If you are interested in helping, please come to the cemetery
Thursday evenings at 6pm.

St. Damien of Molokai Parish

Offertory Report 4/24/2016

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

Offertory
1713.00
1509.00
1944.00
921.00
6,087.00

Our
Offering
Back
To
God

(Weekly Offertory Goal $7,500)

Mass
Attendance
4:00pm 177
8:30am 182
11:00am 205
Total

564

2016 PARISH SHARE GOAL

$61,150.00
Collected to date: $32,603.00
Attention Volunteers:

For volunteers who need online mandated reporter

training and dont have access to a computer there
will be live classes offered at the following locations and times:
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
6:00 PM 9:00 PM
St. Benedict the Abbot Parish,
120 Abington Drive, McMurray, PA 15317
Saturday, June 11, 2016 12:00PM - 3:00PM
St. Agnes, 2 Church St., Richeyville, PA
Only volunteers with close contact with children,
such as catechist and childcare workers are required
to take this course. Please contact Helena Glaneman at 724-503-7325 with any questions.

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
ONE FAMILYTHE CHURCH
What is especially life giving
about the Easter season is how it
shows us the saving presence of Christ in the
church and in the world. Our readings today are
especially rich. They disclose this saving presence in ways we are able to recognize and appreciate.
Our first reading from the Acts of the Apostles
sets the stage for us. We see there is no little
dissension with what is being taught to those of
Gentile origin. And the church in Jerusalem
does understand the situation, and so it sends
additional representatives back to Antioch along
with Paul and Barnabas. Their message to the
Gentiles there is straightforward: It is the decision of the Holy Spirit and of us not to place on
you any burden beyond the necessities. It is the
church and not just one or two disciples making
the decision. And they are working with the Holy Spirit. This is powerful! Both in Antioch and
in Jerusalem the members are working together,
in communion with each other and with all
members, and with the Holy Spirit. This says so
much about how we as church are to beone
big family, brothers and sisters together in the
family of Christ, our savior and our brother.
The book of Revelation makes the same point.
The gates of the holy city have the names of the
twelve tribes of Israel inscribed on them, and the
layers of stone making up the foundation have
the names of the twelve apostles inscribed on
them. The old and the new make up one: Gods
people, Gods church.
Capping this theme of Gods people making up
one family we have our gospel reading with Jesus teaching his disciples: Whoever loves me
will keep my word, and my Father will love
him, and we will come to him and make our
dwelling with him. How could we ever become
more united in one family than through our love
for Christ and Gods love for us and within us?