Christ, Prince of Peace, Ford City

& St. Lawrence, Cadogan

Parishes of the Diocese of Greensburg Pennsylvania Charitable Trusts

Christ, Prince of Peace

740 Fourth Avenue Ford City, PA 16226 (Phone) 724-763-9141 (Fax) 724-763-9142

Office Location 718 4th Ave Ford City, PA 16226 * Sunday Mass Schedule

Sunday………..8:00 AM Sunday...........11:00 AM

Confessions (Christ, Prince of Peace Sacristy)

Noon

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

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 Monday - Friday .....8:00 AM

* Sunday Mass Schedule

Saturday ……...5:00 PM (Live Streamed)

Sunday ………..7:00 PM

Prayer Chain Candace Lias 724-763-1978

Facebook : Friends of St. Lawrence

Partner Parish Office Hours

Monday-Thursday 9:00 AM-3:00 PM

Friday Closed

Summer Seminarians Christopher Pujol Craig Alexander

Directors of Music Michael Heilman & Sandy Reich

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

Christ, Prince of Peace & St. Lawrence Office Staff

Susan Gallovich sgallovich@dioceseofgreensburg.org

Business Manager

Kimberly Halutick khalutick@dioceseofgreensburg.org

Administrative Assistant

The Very Reverend Alan N. Polczynski, VF Pastor

apolczynski@dioceseofgreensburg.org

The Reverend Alan Grote Regional Chaplain

agrote@dioceseofgreensburg.org

August 2, 2020

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 14:13-21

PROCESSIONAL HYMN I Heard the Voice of Jesus

Verse 1: I heard the voice of Jesus say, “Come unto me and rest; Lay down, thou weary one, lay down Thy head upon my breast.” I came to Jesus as I was, So weary, worn and sad; I found in him a resting place, And he has made me glad.

Verse 2: I heard the voice of Jesus say, “Behold, I freely give The living water; thirsty one, Stoop down, and drink and live.” I came to Jesus, and I drank Of that life-giving stream; My thirst was quenched, my soul revived, And now I live in him.

GLORY TO GOD

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will. We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father.

Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer; you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us.

For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

R. The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs. The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and of great kindness. The LORD is good to all and compassionate toward all his works. R. The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs. The eyes of all look hopefully to you, and you give them their food in due season; you open your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing. R. The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs. The LORD is just in all his ways and holy in all his works. The LORD is near to all who call upon him, to all who call upon him in truth. R. The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs.

WORSHIP AID

FIRST READING - Isaiah 55:1-3

Thus says the LORD: All you who are thirsty, come to the water! You who have no money, come, receive grain and eat; Come, without paying and without cost, drink wine and milk! Why spend your money for what is not bread; your wages for what fails to satisfy? Heed me, and you shall eat well, you shall delight in rich fare. Come to me heedfully, listen, that you may have life. I will renew with you the everlasting covenant, the benefits assured to David.

R. Thanks be to God.

NICENE CREED

I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.

I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets.

I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.

RECESSIONAL I Am the Bread of Life

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Verse 1: I am the Bread of life. You who come to me shall not hunger; And who believes in me shall not thirst. No one can come to me unless the Father beckons.

Verse 2: The bread that I will give Is my flesh for the life of the world, And if you eat of this bread, You shall live forever, you shall live forever. Refrain

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

SECOND READING—Romans 8:35, 37-39

Brothers and sisters: What will separate us from the love of Christ? Will anguish, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or the sword? No, in all these things we conquer overwhelmingly through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor present things, nor future things, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. R. Thanks be to God.

GOSPEL - Matthew 14:13-21

When Jesus heard of the death of John the Baptist, he withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself. The crowds heard of this and followed him on foot from their towns. When he disembarked and saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, and he cured their sick. When it was evening, the disciples approached him and said, “This is a deserted place and it is already late; dismiss the crowds so that they can go to the villages and buy food for them-selves.” Jesus said to them, “There is no need for them to go away; give them some food yourselves.” But they said to him, “Five loaves and two fish are all we have here.” Then he said, “Bring them here to me, ” and he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he said the blessing, broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds. They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the fragments left over— twelve wicker baskets full. Those who ate were about five thousand men, not counting women and children. R. Praise to you Lord, Jesus Christ.

Refrain: And I will raise you up, and I will raise you up, And I will raise you up on the last day.

EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME AUGUST 2, 2020

Eighteenth Sunday in

Ordinary Time

Today we jump ahead in our reading of Matthew's Gospel to Chapter 14. Last week we heard Jesus conclude his discourse with the crowds about the Kingdom of Heaven. In Matthew's narrative, Jesus then leaves the crowds and returns to Nazareth, where he is rejected. Matthew then recounts the story of John the Baptist's arrest and execution at the hands of Herod. Today's Gospel reading begins at this point. Upon hearing the news of the death of John the Baptist, Jesus seeks to withdraw, but the crowds follow him. Jesus reaches out to them in compassion and heals the sick. At the end of a long day, the disciples encourage Jesus to send the crowds away so that they might find provisions for themselves. Jesus again responds with compassion for the crowd. Jesus tells his disciples to provide food for the crowd. The disciples reply with a report of the meagerness of their own provisions—five loaves and two fish. The result is the very familiar miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fish. Matthew's Gospel tells us that 5,000 men were fed, and this number does not even include the women and children. Jesus' blessing brought abundance from the meager provisions of the disciples. In this action, Jesus offers us a sign of the Kingdom of Heaven that he has been teaching about in the parables. A feast results from the smallest of portions—remember the mustard seed and the yeast. In this miracle we witness an example for Christian life and ministry. Even the smallest of offerings can produce abundant results when placed in the service of the Kingdom of Heaven. We find the story of Jesus' multiplication of the loaves and the fish in each of the four Gospels. In the Gospels of Mark and Matthew, Jesus performs this same miracle on two separate occasions. The story of this miracle is an anticipation of the Eucharist in which we are fed by the abundant grace of God. The importance of the Eucharist has been a defining element of Christian life from the very beginning.

to Al Lux who will

celebrate his 85th birthday on August 4th.

Monday - August 3

7:30 AM Rosary

8:00 AM Mass at St. Lawrence Church

Agnes Pavlekovsky (by Jane Lunz, Judy & Sara Jane Lyon)

Tuesday - August 4 St. John Vianney

7:30 AM Rosary

8:00 AM Mass at St. Lawrence Church

Josephine Zahradnik (by Robert & Laurel Gorzelski)

Wednesday - August 5 Dedication of the Basilica of

St. Mary Major

7:30 AM Rosary

8:00 AM Mass at St. Lawrence Church

Helen Volek (by Sons)

Thursday - August 6 Transfiguration of the Lord

7:30 AM Rosary

8:00 AM Mass at St. Lawrence Church

Deborah (Vojna) Bowser (by Marc & Diana Matini)

Friday - August 7 St. Sixtus II, Pope

7:30 AM Rosary

8:00 AM Mass at St. Lawrence Church

Robert Phillips (by Wife Teresa & Family)

Saturday - August 8 St. Dominic

NOON Confessions at Christ, Prince of Peace

Nineteenth Sunday

in Ordinary Time

5:00 PM Mass at St. Lawrence Church

Martha Rosenberger (by Bill & Pat Shrum)

Sunday - August 9

7:30 AM Rosary

8:00 AM Mass at Christ, Prince of Peace Church

Phyllis Sirochman (by Drs. William & Michele Oleksak)

11:00 AM Mass at Christ, Prince of Peace Church

Michael Martinez (by Penny McAndrew)

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

EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME AUGUST 2, 2020

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. (The regular offertory also includes loose and monthly)

God bless you for your generosity!

Christ, Prince of Peace July 20, 2020 Regular Offertory $ 2,959.20 Children 5.00 Peter’s Pence 25.00 Votives 37.90 Utilities 73.00 Total $ 3,100.10

YTD $ 19,375.10

St. Lawrence July 20, 2020 Regular Offertory $ 696.00 Utilities 35.00 Total $ 731.00

YTD $ 4,936.00

Bishop Malesic desires to recognize all couples

celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary during the calendar year 2020. The Jubilarians, their children, relatives or friends should contact their local parish office to register couples for this recognition. Ideally, the Jubilarians will be invited to join the Bishop for a special Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass to be celebrated in Blessed Sacrament Cathedral on Sunday, September 20, 2020. Even though circumstances may not permit participation in this Mass, all couples will receive a scroll signed by the Bishop commemorating their anniversary.

The Transfiguration of the Lord

Feast Day August 6 Gospels’ account All three synoptic Gospels – Mark, Matthew, and Luke – give us an account of the Transfiguration of Jesus on top of Mount Tabor (Mark 9:1-8, Matthew 17:1-6, Luke 9:28-36). After Peter’s confession of faith in Jesus as the Messiah, the One sent by God to redeem mankind, and Jesus prediction of His own passion and death, Jesus, together with three of His disciples – Peter, James, the son of Zebedee, and John – went up the mountain.

Moses and Elijah Matthew says Jesus “was transfigured before them. His face shone as the sun: his garments became white as snow”. Two other figures appeared with Him: Moses and Elijah. Christ thus stood between the two prominent figures in the Old Testament. Then, a voice was heard from above saying, “This is My Son, the Beloved; with him I am well pleased; listen to him.”

Significance Jesus ordered the three not to tell others what they had seen until he had risen on the third day. Even if they did not fully comprehend what had happened on Mount Tabor, for the apostles Peter, James, and John, it was a glimpse of the glories of heaven and of sharing in the resurrection of Christ promised to all who believe in Jesus as the One promised by God. That event served as an inspiration for them to persevere and be steadfast in their faith in Jesus who would suffer and die but would be resurrected after three days.

Symbol and hope of glory Jesus’s transfiguration is the symbol and hope of our glory in heaven. For us celebrating the Feast of the Lord’s Transfiguration today – we hope it will give us some

BECOMING A CATHOLIC We believe that the Catholic faith leads us to justice

and service in the image and likeness of God. It gives us the foundation for taking Christ’s presence into the world to care for the poor and respect for

life. If you or someone you know is interested in becoming a Catholic, contact the Parish Office (724-763-9141) for more information.

“Sweetest Jesus, Body and Blood most Holy, be the delight and pleasure of my soul, my strength and salvation in all temptations, my joy and peace in every trial, my light and guide in every word and deed, and my final protection in death. Amen” ~ St. Thomas Aquinas

Daily Gospel Readings Monday - August 3: Matthew 14:22-36 Tuesday - August 4: Matthew 14:22-36 Wednesday - August 5: Matthew 15:21-28 Thursday - August 6: Matthew 17:1-9 Friday - August 7: Matthew 16:24-28 Saturday - August 8: Matthew 17:14-20 Sunday - August 9: Matthew 14:22-33

Intense love does not measure it just gives.