Christ, Prince of Peace, Ford City

& St. Lawrence, Cadogan Pennsylvania Charitable Trusts

Reverend José Ricky Cortez Pastor

RCortez@dioceseofgreensburg.org

Reverend Alan Grote Regional Chaplain

AGrote@dioceseofgreensburg.org

April 21, 2019

Christ, Prince of Peace

740 Fourth Avenue Ford City, PA 16226 (P) 724-763-9141 (F) 724-763-9142

Office Location 718 4th Ave Ford City, PA 16226

* Daily Mass Schedule Monday, Wednesday & Friday .....8:00 AM * Wed. (During School Year) .....9:00 AM

* Sunday Mass Schedule

Saturday Vigil...5:00 PM Sunday...........11:00 AM

* Confessions 9:00 AM - 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th Saturdays

Prayer Chain Barbara Pierce 724-763-6198

Coordinator of Homebound Communion Ministry

Sara Green

Bereavement Dan Kerr Stacy Klukan Judy Lyon Joan Moore

Website : fccatholic.org

Christ, Prince of Peace & St. Lawrence

Office Staff

Susan Gallovich Business Manager

Kimberly Halutick Administrative Assistance

Theresa Heilman Administrative Assistance

St. Lawrence

114 Main Street Cadogan, PA 16212 (P) 724-763-9141 (F) 724-763-9142

Office Location 718 4th Ave Ford City, PA 16226

* Daily Mass Schedule Tuesday & Thursday .....8:00 AM

* Sunday Mass Schedule

Sunday @ 9:00 AM Sunday @ 7:00 PM

* Confessions 9:00 AM -1st Saturday of the month

Prayer Chain Candace Lias 724-763-1978

Facebook : Friends of St. Lawrence

Partner Parish Office Hours

Monday-Thursday 9:00 AM-4:00 PM

Friday 9:00 AM-1:00 PM

Faith Formation Coordinator Darlene Scopel

dscopel@dioceseofgreensburg.org

Directors of Music Michael Heilman & Sandy Reich

Youth Ministry Coordinators Shaun & Jennifer Sperl

Good Shepherd Catechesis Liz Goodman & Kim Halutick

Knights of Columbus Thomas Goughnour

724-763-7558

St. Vincent de Paul Store 123 Market Street

Kittanning, PA 16201 724-548-8845

Divine Redeemer School Tom Dinga-Principal 726 Fourth Avenue

Ford City, PA 16226 724-763-3761

Bulletin Deadline-Monday 3 PM

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Happy Easter! Today we celebrate the most unique moment in the history of humankind: The Resurrection of Jesus who triumphs over death. We welcome our newly baptized whose new life in Christ prepares them for eternal glory. St. Francis de Sales speaks of our need to renew each year our desire to serve God in order to love Jesus. Jesus, surviving death, lives on in His works. A day will come when we shall rise from the dead. Our mortal bodies, now subject to corruption, will be immortal. Jesus took on our likeness and gave us His so that we might have a new life in abundance. Our God has so lovingly inspired and urged you to conversion. In baptism you became a child of God, forming your self according to the Law of the Gospel. Letting go of your old self, you rose anew in Christ. Yet, as long as we live we shall need to renew ourselves and begin over. Like some clocks that need to be cleaned and repaired, so it is with our heart. We must straighten out bent parts and repair those parts worn out. Each year such an exercise will warm up your heart, bring new life to your good resolutions to serve God and make you flourish with fresh vigor. In winter the earth relaxes, rests and does not produce. When spring comes it renews itself with flowers that bring us joy. Because our nature grows cold easily, we need to renew our promise to love God above all, and love all other things because they are agreeable to God, profitable to God’s honor, and destined for God’s glory. Before we enter eternal glory, the Gardener wishes to plant in our garden many flowers. Let us serve God as God wishes and we will see that one day God will do all we wish, and more than we know how to wish. When we are raised to a life of divine love, we live for our Savior who has risen. It is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice. Alleluia!

Monday - April 22 Easter Monday

7:30 AM Rosary

8:00 AM Mass at Christ, Prince of Peace Church Nason Nimerosky (by Marc & Diana Mantini)

Tuesday - April 23 Easter Tuesday

7:30 AM Rosary

8:00 AM Mass at St. Lawrence Church Frank Danhof & Jack Milligan

Birthday Remembrance (by Eleanor Milligan)

Wednesday - April 24 Easter Wednesday

8:30 AM Rosary

9:00 AM Mass at Christ, Prince of Peace Church Doretha Zahradnik (by Marion & Eileen Bartosiewicz)

9:45 AM Eucharistic Adoration

@ Christ, Prince of Peace

4:00 PM Reposition & Benediction

Thursday - April 25 Easter Thursday

7:30 AM Rosary

8:00 AM Mass at St. Lawrence Church Hughan, Suwala & Brandeburg Families &

Andrea Hough (by Patrick & Joan Moore)

Friday - April 26 Easter Friday

7:30 AM Rosary

8:00 AM Mass at Christ, Prince of Peace Church Richard Michaux (by Jack Kirscht)

3:00 PM Divine Mercy Chaplet @ Christ, Prince of Peace

Saturday - April 27 Easter Saturday

9:00 AM Confessions at Christ, Prince of Peace

Second Sunday of Easter

5:00 PM Mass at Christ, Prince of Peace Church Joseph Cippel (by Tim & Deb Ceraso)

Sunday - April 28 Divine Mercy Sunday

8:30 AM Rosary

9:00 AM Mass at St. Lawrence Church Robert “Kovo” Kovalovsky (by Brian Cesare)

11:00 AM Mass at Christ, Prince of Peace Church The Frick Family (by Joe Frick)

7:00 PM Mass at St. Lawrence Church For the Parishioners of our Partner Parishes

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Please Welcome

Seth Martin who was fully welcomed into

the Catholic Faith at the Easter Vigil. May God bless him as he continues to learn and grow in the faith of Christ.

Nominate a teacher for a Golden Apple Award

The Diocese of Greensburg will celebrate excellence in teaching in its Catholic schools with the Golden Apple Award, which will be presented at the annual A Celebration of Catholic Schools Breakfast. Awards honor educators who exhibit excellence in and out of the classroom, are committed to Catholic values and are devoted to teaching in a Catholic school. Nomination forms are at www.dioceseofgreensburg.org/celebration and can be mailed or emailed. The nomination deadline is May 14. For questions, contact Amanda Iwinski in the Office of Catholic Schools, aiwinski@dioceseofgreensburg.org.

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St. Vincent de Paul Society is in need of non perishable food items and paper products for their Food Bank. These

items may be placed in the container provided in the vestibule of Christ, Prince of Peace Church.

Always pray to have Eyes that see the best in people a Heart that forgives the worst a Mind that forgets the worst

and a Soul that Never loses faith in God.

REQUEST FOR NEW SERVERS We are in need of new servers for the weekend Masses at Christ, Prince of Peace and St. Lawrence. If you are interested in serving at Mass or parents, if you are interested in having your children serve at Mass, please call the parish office (724-763-9141) and leave the name of the child, phone number and which church they would like to serve for. Serving Mass is a very important and special ministry in the church. Your children become more connected to the liturgy and the church when they participate in this ministry. In order to serve, your child needs to have received First Communion. Thank you in advance for your consideration and I hope we have many responses.

Due to Holy Thursday, the regular meeting of the Knights of

Columbus Divine Trinity Council #17178 has been rescheduled to April 25, 2019. This meeting will be held at

St. Lawrence Parish at 6:30 PM. A First-Degree Ceremony will still be held at Christ Prince of Peace Parish Office at 5:15 PM

before leaving for St Lawrence. Please mark your calendars.

Divine Redeemer

“Free Breakfast Social” Saturday, April 27th from 9:00 - 11:00 AM

in the school’s cafeteria

This is a FREE breakfast for everyone! There is no need to register. Just bring your family and friends. The menu

consists of pancakes, sausage, eggs, coffee, tea and juice.

Christ, Prince of Peace & St. Lawrence

Meetings / Classes for the

week of April 22

Bereavement Class will be meeting in the Partner

Parish Office @ 6:30PM on Monday, April 22.

Christ, Prince of Peace’s Legion of Mary will be

meeting in the Partner Parish Office @ 7:00PM on

Monday, April 22.

Bible Study will be meeting in the Partner Parish

Office @ 7:00PM on Tuesday, April 23.

Knights of Columbus will have a First-Degree

Ceremony in the Partner Parish Office @ 5:15PM on

Thursday, April 25

Knights of Columbus will be meeting in

St. Lawrence Hall @ 6:30PM on Thursday, April 25.

Partner Parish K-5 Classes will be meeting in

Divine Redeemer School @ 9:30AM on

Sunday, April 28.

First Holy Communion Workshop will be

meeting in Christ, Prince of Peace Church @ 1:00PM on

Sunday, April 28.

Youth Group will be meeting in St. Lawrence Upper

Room @ 5:00PM on Sunday, April 28.

Please call the Partner Parish Office with location,

date and time of your organization’s

meetings / classes @ 724-763-9141

DIVINE REDEEMER SCHOOL

DRAMA CLUB

will present “We Are Monsters” at Armstrong Junior-Senior High School on Thursday, April 25, at 6:30 PM. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for

children. All are welcome.

to the St. Lawrence Altar Rosary Society for sponsoring the Priests’ dinner at the Villa

before the penance service on Tuesday, April 9.

Christ the King Church, 125 Park Road,

Leechburg, is holding a friendly “Beer & Bags” Cornhole Tournament starting at 11:30 AM on Sunday, May 19th (sign-up at 11:00 AM). “Luck of the Draw”

determines teams. Entry fee $20.00/person (includes ALL DAY FOOD & DRINK!). Rounds are $3/person; winning team of each round splits 50/50. Questions? Call George at 724-393-6292 (if no answer, please leave a message).

The Sanctuary Candle at

St. Lawrence Church

will burn this week in memory of

Grace Carli By Husband Dick Carli

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The Sanctuary Candle at

Christ, Prince of Peace Church

will burn this week in memory of

Anna Marie Campbell By Larry Mase & Cherie Campbell

DIVINE REDEEMER SCHOOL is now accepting

registration for the 2019-2020 school year. Divine

Redeemer offers the Terrific 2’s, 3 & 4 year old Pre-K and

Kindergarten through 6th grade. If you would like to take

a tour through Divine Redeemer School

or more information, please call

724-763-3761or visit their website;

Divineredeemer.org. Divine Redeemer

School is open to all children of all faiths.

SPRING CLEAN UP TIME AT THE CEMETERIES 1. Artificial flowers are not permitted during grass cutting

season. 2. No fence, gravel, bark, or other foreign objects are

permitted. 3. Planting flowers must not exceed more than 1 foot in

front of the headstone. 4. The cemetery reserves the right to remove grave

decorations which become unsightly or a danger to lawn cutters.

5. The cemetery care givers will level and seed all graves. 6. It can take anywhere from 3-9 months for a grave to

settle. Once the grave has settled, a caregiver will repair the grave.

7. Please know that it is the responsibility of the family to have the headstone reset through the monument company.

8. Please take your garbage home. These are not new rules in the cemeteries.

We continually remind you so that our cemeteries

are a safe and serene environment.

Easter Morning Readings - April 21, 2019 Reading 1 : Acts 10:34a, 37-43 Responsorial Psalm : Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 Reading 2 : Col 3:1-4 Gospel : Jn 20:1-9

2nd Sunday of Easter Readings - April 28, 2019 Reading 1 : Acts 5:12-16 Responsorial Psalm : Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-2 Reading 2 : Rev 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19 Gospel : Jn 20:19-31

SAVE THE DATE !

Saturday, May 18th

St. Lawrence Altar Rosary Society

Spring Paint Party at St. Lawrence Church

Divine Redeemer School will be conducting interviews for the position of

Kindergarten Teacher for the upcoming

2019-2020 school year. For more information please call the DRS office at 724-763-3761.

It is with great appreciation to those who helped to prepare the churches for the Pascal Triduum Liturgies this Easter. It takes a tremendous amount of work and time in preparing the Churches for this glorious celebration, the

Resurrection of Christ. The gift of your time and your talent has helped each one of us to encounter the crucified and Risen Lord in our Liturgies this Easter. May you feel His love and forgiveness as He has died and risen for our sins.

to George Duckstein as he celebrates his 81st Birthday on April 26th.

to Leo & Leonard Kijowski as they celebrate their 91st Birthdays on April 26th.

DIOCESAN LENTEN APPEAL Open your heart to HOPE

To make an online DLA donation to your parish visit dioceseofgreensburg.org/HOPE

As much as you want to plan your life, it has a way of surprising you with unexpected things that will make you happier than you originally planned. That’s what you call

GOD’S WILL.

The Prayer Shawl Ministry would like to invite all knitters, crocheters & quilters to join the Christ, Prince of Peace & St. Lawrence Prayer Shawl Ministry. We meet on the second Thursday of every month in the Partner Parish Office from 7:00PM to 8:00PM. You don’t have to attend meetings to be part of the Prayer Shawl Ministry. You can work from home by making: •Shawls : 18-24 inches wide and about 5 feet long.

•Lap Robes : 36 x 42 inches in size.

•Baptismal Blankets : (white) 34 x 40 inches in size.

If you are in need of yarn for any of these projects stop at the Partner Parish Office, we have plenty that was donated to the Prayer Shawl Ministry. You can also drop off all finished projects at the Partner Parish Office. If you have any question please contact the Partner Parish Office at 724-763-9141.

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Our Stewardship April 22, 2019

God bless you for your generosity !

ST. LAWRENCE PARISH Apr. 22 -2019 YTD

Regular Offertory $ 2,270.00 $ 68,901.31 Children’s Offertory 2.00 Utilities 10.00 Catholic Accent 5.00 Total $ 2,287.00

CHRIST, PRINCE OF PEACE Apr. 22 -2019 YTD Regular Offertory $ 5,908.01 $ 229,178.87 Children’s Offertory 18.00 Votives 108.90 Utilities 415.00 Catholic Accent 41.00 First Offering 1.00 Solemnity of Mary 1.00 Ash Wednesday 11.00 Eastern European 1.00 Home Missions 6.00 Total $ 6,510.91

(The regular offertory also includes loose and monthly)

Family Fest Greensburg You are invited to join us for fun, games, food and faith at the second annual FamilyFest Sunday, June 9, at the Christ Our Shepherd Center, 2900 Seminary Dr. Greensburg, Pa.

The day will include parish food vendors, an evangelization project #FindJesusRocks, and activities for people of all ages, including an Indoor Bingo. The day begins with an outdoor Mass celebrated by Bishop Malesic at 11 a.m. with music provided by a Diocesan Youth Honors Choir. We hope you and your family can join us!

EVERY 40 SECONDS, SOMEONE IN THE U.S. IS HAVING A STROKE!

Stroke Scan Plus will be available for Christ, Prince of Peace & St Lawrence Partner Parishioners on Saturday,

May 11, 2019 at Divine Redeemer School to provide life-saving, wellness ultrasound screenings. It is important to perform preventive maintenance for ourselves yearly. Do

you have high blood pressure or high cholesterol, diabetes, or a family history of heart disease, stroke,

abdominal aneurysm or internal cancers? If so, do not miss this opportunity for early detection of a possibly serious disease. These screenings are typically NOT

performed at your annual check-up, and insurance companies may not pay for them unless you are

symptomatic. Diagnostic versions of these screenings cost thousands of dollars in a hospital. Stroke Scan Plus will

be offering them to you for $159 for all 7 combined ultrasound screenings (Stroke, AAA, AFIB &

organs). Insurance is NOT necessary and appointments are limited. Stroke Scan will be available at the church for you to register on May, 4 & 5, 2019 or please call 832-437-

7355 or toll free 1-866-935-7226 to schedule an appointment today for you or a loved one. The screenings will take place in/at the School’s Cafeteria. Prevention is

your key to quality health! www.strokescan.com.

Bishop Malesic to lead Divine Mercy Sunday celebration in Greensburg April 28 Bishop Malesic will lead an outdoor service and eucharistic procession for Divine Mercy Sunday, April 28, at 3 p.m. in St. Clair Park on North Maple Avenue, Greensburg. In case of inclement weather, the service will be moved to Blessed

Sacrament Cathedral on North Main Street.

April 15, 2019 Christ, Prince of

Peace Parish St. Lawrence

Parish

Parish Goal $ 65,000.00 $ 25,000.00

Total Gifts to date $ 26,905.00 $ 14,665.00

% of $ Goal % 42 % 59

Parish Donor Goal 500 150

Total Donors 134 47

% of Donors % 27 % 32

Diocesan Lenten Appeal 2019

The Easter Candle at Christ, Prince of Peace was donated in memory of the deceased members of the

DeComo & Simmons Families by Gary & Sheri DeComo

If you have any suspicion about the sexual abuse (or any other type of abuse) of a minor child by anyone * please contact PA Childline immediately at 1-800-932-0313. If the alleged abuser is functioning in a parish, school or diocesan position as clergy, religious, paid staff or volunteer you are also requested to contact the Bishop’s Delegate for Matters of Sexual Misconduct AFTER you have called the Childline number and made the report. The Bishop’s Delegate may be reached at 724-837-0901, Ext. 1221.

Blessed are those to whom

Easter is not a hunt but a find,

not a greeting but a proclamation,

not outward fashion but inward grace,

not a day but an eternity.

Christ is Risen