“With God All Things Are Possible!”

St. Mary Magdalene Parish

The Catholic Community of the East End of Pittsburgh

Pastoral Staff Rev. Thomas J. Burke, Pastor tburke@diopitt.org Rev. David Taylor, Senior Parochial Vicar dtaylor@diopitt.org

In Residence Rev. James Adeoye jamesadeoye@yahoo.com Rev. Augustine Temu temuago@yahoo.com

Office Staff Frank Grande businessmanager@stbedepgh.org Terri Price mainoffice@stbedepgh.org

Director of Religious Education Teresa Maynor teresamaynor@msn.com

Music Ministry Jennifer Gorske 412.370.2638; gorske38@verizon.net Carla LaRocca DiDonato 412.422.2460; larocca@andrew.cmu.edu Pat Morgan 412.425.3834; morganic@verizon.net Gerard Rohlf 412.657.7570; gerard.rohlf@gmail.com

Safe Environment/Sacramental Coordinator Melissa Viator 412.661.7222 mviator@stbedepgh.org

Social Ministries & Community Outreach Anne Scheuermann 412.241.1309; cceepsm@gmail.com

Communications Cathy Raffaele 412.241.1392; cceepgh@gmail.com Glennen Lloyd cceepnewsletter@gmail.com Bulletin cceepbulletin@gmail.com

Housekeeping/Maintenance Paul Denk, Matthew Denk, Donald Graham, Annette Shunk, Jim Speranza,

Principals Sr. Thea Bowman Catholic Academy: Ms. Stephanie Michael

412.242.3515; info@stbca.net; sistertheabowman.org St. Bede School: Sr. Daniela Bronka 412.661.9425;

info@saintbedeschool.com; saintbedeschool.com

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

Mass Schedule Saturday 4:00 pm St. James 5:30 pm St. Bede

Sunday 8:00 am St. Bede 9:00 am Mother of Good Counsel 10:00 am St. James 11:00 am St. Bede

Monday—Saturday 9:00 am St. Bede

January 5, 2020 Epiphany of the Lord

Website saintmarymagdalenepgh.org All our churches are accessible. @smmppgh

Confession & Eucharistic Adoration Saturday 9:30 am - 10:30 am St. Bede

Novenas 9:30 am St. Bede

Monday Miraculous Medal Perpetual Novena Wednesday Mother of Perpetual Help Novena Thursday St. John XXIII Novena for the Sick

Faith Formation (CCD) Sunday 9:45 am - 10:45 am St. Bede

Baptisms and Weddings By appointment only

Parish Office 509 South Dallas Avenue

Pittsburgh, PA 15208

mainoffice@stbedepgh.org Phone:412.661.7722

Mass Intentions January 4 - 12

SATURDAY VIGIL The Epiphany of the Lord

4 pm For the People of the Parish TAYLOR

5:30 pm Marie Kresak (Burke Family) BURKE

SUNDAY THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

First Reading: Isaiah 60:1-6 Second Reading: Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6 Gospel: Matthew 2:1-12

8 am In Honor of John Kearney and Makenna Grace Turner

(Aphrodite Halleran) BURKE

9 am Russell and Grace Prata (Mary Grace and Judy Prata) TAYLOR

10 am Aggie Sanker (Fr. Steve Kresak) BURKE

11 am Ed Bierman (Bierman Family) TAYLOR

Monday after Epiphany 9 am Blessings on the New Parish of St. Mary Magdalene

(Fr. Tom Burke) BURKE

Tuesday after Epiphany 9 am Ida Gelido (Benilda and Antonio Alfonso) TAYLOR

Wednesday after Epiphany 9 am In Memory of Carroll-Fuhrer-Halleran Families

(James Carroll) TEMU

Thursday after Epiphany 9 am TBA ADEOYE

Friday after Epiphany 9 am (SB) 9 am (SJ)

In Thanksgiving of Lizelle Torres (Alma Torres) Ann Kennelly (Kennelly and Stack Families)

BURKE TAYLOR

Saturday after Epiphany 9 am Marie Kresak (Benilda and Antonio Alfonso) TEMU

SATURDAY VIGIL The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord

4 pm

In Celebration of Fr. Thomas J. Burke

(St. Mary Magdalene Parish)

ZUBIK BURKE

TAYLOR

There is no 5:30 Mass today.

SUNDAY THE FEAST OF THE BAPTISM

OF THE LORD

First Reading: Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7 Second Reading: Acts 10:34-38 Gospel: Matthew 3:13-17

8 am In Honor of Makenna Grace and Turner Family

(James Carroll) TAYLOR

9 am TBA BURKE

10 am TBA TAYLOR

11 am Libby Regan (The Kenney Sisters) BURKE

Anointing of the Sick For those seriously ill, elderly, or preparing for surgery,

please call Fr. Tom at 412.661.7222 or Fr. Taylor at 412. 731.3020.

Those who are in hospitals or nursing homes may also request the Catholic Chaplain on duty for the Sacrament.

Hospitalized and Homebound If you, a family member,

or if you know a parishioner who is unable to get to church and would like to receive Communion, please contact us at 412.241.1392.

As a Faith Community,

we remember parishioners,

who cannot be with us,

and those who care for them.

Bulletin Announcements are due no later than noon on Fridays

for the next week’s bulletin Larger announcements must be submitted

a week prior to the Friday deadline. cceepbulletin@gmail.com

Announcements for Weekend Masses are due no later than Noon on Wednesdays.

Safe Environment Compliance Anyone who volunteers

in the parish or school is required by the diocese to be compli-ant with all Safe Environment clearances.

Please contact Melissa Viator at 412.661.7222 or mviator@stbedepgh.org with questions or for assistance.

Protection of God’s Children Report suspected child abuse

24-Hour Child Abuse Hotline: 800.932.0313

If a child is in imminent danger, call 911

Pastor’s Note

Merry Little Christmas! This week is the beginning of our new parish, St. Mary Magdalene. I am truly honored to be named the founding pastor and together with Fr. David Taylor we appreciate your

love, support and prayers as we con-tinue learning and growing with each other. This past year and half preparing for this big day has been a lot of work, but well worth it. What a great time for new begin-nings: a new parish, a new year, new goals and objec-tives as we continue celebrating the birth of our Lord. This weekend we celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany also referred to as “Little Christmas.” Epiphany is a Greek word which means showing forth or manifestation. The primary symbol of Epiphany is light. The readings reflect joy of the birth of Christ. In the First Reading from the Prophet Isaiah, we read how the prophet invites people to look about and see all the na-tions giving praise to God. In the Second Reading to the Ephesians, Paul speaks of the great honor God gave him in proclaiming the Gospel to the gentiles. In the Gos-pel of Matthew, we read how the Magi from the east come to pay homage to the newborn King of the Jews, putting Herod and his officials in a panic. As we begin a new year, 2020 and celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany, we pray that God’s light may shine in our hearts and on our world. With all that has gone on this past year with the continued political fighting in Washing-ton D.C. and Harrisburg, shootings, terrorism, natural disasters, and the opioid crisis, let us not focus on the darkness of things but on the light of Christ coming into this world. Thank you to all who sent me Christmas Cards, gifts and goodies. I am honored to be your pastor. Next Saturday, January 11, we welcome Bishop David Zubik at the 4 pm mass to install me as pastor. Please join us in celebrating this new journey. Please note be-cause of the Installation Mass, there will be no 5:30pm Mass next Saturday, January 11, at St. Bede. The Sun-day morning Masses will be as usual.

Merry Little Christmas! Parish Improvements A new motion sensor light was recently installed in the St. Bede bathroom off the sacris-ty. We will continue installing these censor lights in vari-ous bath rooms around our three campuses to save electricity and prevent lights being left on overnight or when the buildings are not in use.

S & N Roofing of Slippery Rock made various roof re-pairs and cleaned out the gutters above the main en-trance of St. James Church. This was one of the main causes of rain water coming into the church near the front vestibule.

S & N is also going to begin work in the next few weeks on repairs to the Holy Rosary Rectory roof. We are still in the process of looking at getting caulking and masonry work repaired around the side windows of St. James Church and eventually we will need to replace the main roof of St. James Church.

We are looking to repair several broken sidewalks around the St. Bede Campus.

We are in the process of updating the electrical panel in the Mother of Good Counsel sacristy and eventually in-stall several outdoor motion sensor lights at the main and side entrance of Mother of Good Counsel Church.

If you are interested in financially helping us complete some of these wish list items, please make your contribu-tions payable to St. Mary Magdalene Parish. All of the bank accounts from the three former parishes are now merged into one. Please also note that we now have one Administrative Center. Please use the mailing address and phone number for all parish business:

St. Mary Magdalene Parish 509 S. Dallas Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15208

412.661.7222 Looking Ahead:

Spaghetti Dinner and Bake Sale on Friday, January 17, from 5:30 pm to 8 pm in the St. Bede Gym.

Pastoral Council Meeting: Monday, January 20, 6:30 pm at St. James Chapel.

Joint Pastoral/ Finance Council Retreat: Saturday, February 15, 6:30 at St. John Fisher, Churchill. Welcome A special warm welcome to Cosmas, Mary, Paul and Maria Asiimwe who recently registered at St. Mary Magdalene Parish! Congratulations to Elena Loffreda- Mancinelli who was baptized last weekend. Something to Think About…

One resolution I have made, and try always to keep is this: To rise above all the little things.

John Burroughs

With God, All Things Are Possible!

Fr. Tom Burke, Pastor

tburke@diopitt.org

S T E W A R D S H I P

December 22

St. James Offertory $3,038

PSP 2019 Goal $46,190 Received $41,043

St. Bede

Offertory $6,178 PSP 2019

Goal $90,400 Received $62,539

St. Charles Lwanga

Offertory $1,481

PSP 2019 Goal $15,000 Received $10,566

The collection for December 29 And December online giving

will be reported at a later date.

Advisory Councils

Pastoral Council Finance Council

Patricia Albacete Linda Atkins Lois Campbell Anne Kovalan-Santoni Peter Lahoda Teresa Maynor Denise Charron-Prochownik Joan Price Janice Reed Dante Romito Eric Setzler Geloria White

Pastoral Council meets on the 3

rd Monday

of the month.

Martin Albacete David Aleva Linda Burke Michael Myers Michael Polite Judy Prata Bill Rawlings Mara Sullivan Victor Thorpe Finance Council meets

on 4th

Monday of the month.

Father Taylor’s Reflection

As we continue to celebrate the Christmas season, it is notable that so many of the gospel stories speak of a journey from one place to anoth-er. Mary traveled to visit her cousin, Elizabeth as they were both expect-

ing their sons, Jesus and John the Baptist. Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem for the birth of the savior. The holy family had to journey to Egypt to save the life of the newborn Savior. And today, we celebrate an-other journey on the Feast Day of the Epiphany. Each of these journeys is related to the story of salva-tion. They were difficult, but all of them showed a great amount of faith and trust in God's ways. We also start on a new journey in a new year as St Mary Magdalene Parish. Like those who traveled around the birth of Jesus, we move in faith hope and trust believing that the journey is not only worthwhile, but it is also part of the salvation story. We have together made many sacrifices and put in a lot of time to make sure our new parish will succeed. As always the outcome is up to the Lord, for we have come this far by faith. A blessed and peaceful New Year to all.

Giving by Way of Your Required Minimum Distribution If you are 70.5 years of age or older by the end of the year, and have an Individual Retirement Account, not a Roth IRA, that requires a minimum distribution, you may direct all or part of it, up to $100,000), to your Church or another not-for-profit before the end of the calendar year. and not pay taxes on that portion of your RMD. This will allow you to help others, in a tax favored way, even if you can no longer itemize your Federal Tax deduc-tions. To find out more, please talk to your financial advisor.

Online Giving Faith Direct is the online giving provider for our new parish. As we begin a new year and a new parish, we invite you to prayerfully consider if online giv-ing is right for you.

To sign up at Faith Direct, for regular contributions or for one time gift, visit faithdirect.net and use church code PA994

Please note that the parish still says St. Bede. This will change when we receive the necessary paper-work for our new name.

See the homepage of our website: cceepgh.org for online giving information or call Cathy Raffaele at 412.241.1392.

Schedule December January 4 - 12

SAT Adoration & Confession St. Bede 9:30 am

SUN CCD St. Bede 9:45 am

MON Miraculous Medal Novena SCL Food Bank Packing Parish Social Ministry Meeting

SB 9:30 am HR Rectory 10 am

SJ Chapel 7

TUE RCIA Wilkinsburg Solidarity Vigil

St. Bede AR 6:30 pm SJ Chapel 7 pm

WED SJ Food Bank Packing Mother of Perpetual Help Novena

Ministry Ctr. 9 am St. Bede 9:30 am

THURS St. John XXIII Novena

for the Sick Social Justice & Peace Meeting

St. Bede 9:30 am

SJ Chapel 7 pm

FRI St. Bede School Mass STBCA School Mass

St. Bede 9 am St. James 9 am

SAT

Adoration & Confession KPCLA Meeting Installation of Founding Pastor Reception for Fr. Burke

St. Bede 9:30 am SJ Chapel 11 am

St. James 4 pm SJ Chapel 5 pm

SUN December Birthdays Celebrated Epiphany Party

MOGC 9 am SJ Chapel 11 am

National Migration Week is celebrated Jan-uary 5 to 11. An international solidarity potluck dinner will be held on Saturday, January 11, at St. Paul Cathe-dral Social Hall in Oakland at 7 pm after the 6 pm Mass. Consider bringing a favorite dish from Central America, the Middle East, Africa, or one from your own ancestry.

There is no charge, but there will be an opportunity to support Catholic Relief Services who are supporting migrants and refugees around the world.

For more information, contact Deacon Tom Berna at 412.414.3125 or Janet Berna at 412.414.1969.

Saint Mary Magdalene Parish Social Ministry and Community Outreach Committee will meet on Monday, January 6, at 7 pm in the St. James Chapel. All are welcome to attend.

Consider joining the Social Justice and Peace Committee of our parish. Our next meeting is on Thursday, January 9, at 7 pm in the Chapel at St. James.

Donald C. Ross

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him.

May the souls of all the faithful depart-ed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen

...to our Music Ministry for the prayerful Advent Taizé Prayer Ser-vice;

...to Michael Kearney for playing Christmas carols on the bells at St. James and for the Christmas organ concert;

...to the volunteers who beautifully decorated our churches for Christmas;

...and to everyone who helped make our Christmas liturgies so meaningful… Frs. Burke and Taylor; office and maintenance staff; sacristans; altar servers; musi-cians; cantors; choir; lectors; Eucharistic Ministers; ushers; and to all our parishioners and visitors.

Martha’s Ministry Parishioners helping parish-ioners, that is the goal of Martha's Ministry. Would you be interested in helping a fellow parishioner who has a need due to illness or injury? Perhaps you can give a ride to a doctor's appointment or to Mass; run an errand; or make and deliver a meal to someone who's just gotten out of the hospital. Please join a group of helpers in the parish who want to provide support in times of need.

Call the Ministry Center at 412.241.1309 or email cceepsm@gmail.com to learn more or to sign up to be part of the Martha's Ministry Team!

Installation of Pastor for Our New Parish Bishop David Zubik will officially install Fr. Thomas Burke as founding pastor of Saint Mary Magdalene Parish on Saturday, January 11, at the 4 pm Mass.

A reception will follow in St. James Chapel.

All are welcome to attend to wish Fr. Tom well as together we begin our new parish.

Parking at St. James: Franklin Ave, Rebecca Ave, Kelly Ave, school parking lot on Rebecca Ave off Pennwood Ave (there is a walkway along the side of the school to Franklin Ave), parking lot across from the school, and Crescent Apartments parking lot on Rebecca Ave. Please note: There will not be at 5:30 pm Mass at St. Bede on January 11.

Bearing Gifts The Magi brought gifts to the baby Jesus. What gifts do you bring to the Lord? You might have the gift of patience or understanding and bring this gift in your interactions with others. You might have a talent for bringing new ideas and creative insights into situations at home, work, parish, or your city. You might have a gift for helping people to work together for a great cause or purpose. All these gifts have been given to you by God, to be used for God’s purposes, for God’s greater glory. All of these are glimpses of God’s grace, and like St. Paul, you are called to be a good steward of them, as a sign of Christ’s life within you. You bring your gifts to the Lord by using them well, sharing them generously and responsibly in caring for others and for all of crea-tion. ©J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

Mother of God Counsel Church

Warming Station Supplies Needed Catholic Charities’ warm-ing station in downtown

Pittsburgh is open and offering warmth, coffee, and snacks to those who are homeless during the bitter winter months. Your help to keep the program stocked with supplies makes a big difference.

Catholic Charities needs following items: hand and foot warmers; hats; gloves; mittens; scarves; coats (size XL and larger); granola bars; cereal bars; instant oatmeal; instant soup; toiletries (especially lotion and chap stick); underwear (all sizes); and warm socks.

Supplies may be dropped off at the Susan Zubik Welcome Center where the warming station is housed, 212 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, 15222.

for the 13th

Annual St. Bede School Pasta Dinner on January 17! Catch up with your St. Bede friends and family while support-ing St. Bede School. Reserva-tion forms are available at all our campuses and on our website:

cceepgh.org/calendar. RSVP must be submitted by January 12. For more information Monica Werner at Monica.Werner@Hotmail.com.

Thank You to Joyce Broadus for her 26 years of service to Holy Rosary School,

Sr. Thea Bowman Catholic Academy, St. Charles

Lwanga Parish and the Catholic Community

of the East End of Pittsburgh.

Congratulations to Joyce on her well earned retirement.

Celebration for Joyce at Mother of Good Counsel Church on December 22.

Saint James Church

Saint Bede Church

Sister Thea Bowman Catholic Academy Christmas Luncheon

St. Bede School’s Annual Christmas Concert was celebrated on Thursday, December 19. Many Thanks to Mrs. Werner who worked very hard with the students to prepare them for this special event.