St. John the Evangelist

668 Clearfield Road,

Fenelton, PA 16034-9743

Phone: 724-287-7590

Fax: 724-287-3550

Parish Office Email:

stjohnchurch@zoominternet.net

St. Joseph

315 Stoney Hollow Road

Cabot PA 16023

Parish Office: 724-352-2149

Fax : 724-352-7174

St. Joseph Email:

stjosephcabot@zoominternet.net

Parish Office Email:

parishofficesj@yahoo.com

St. Mary of the Assumption

821 Herman Road

Butler, PA 16002

Phone: 724-285-3285

Fax: 724-285-4715

Parish Office Email:

Saintmaryinherman

@zoominternet.net

Pastor: Fr. Ward Stakem, OFM, Cap.

724-777-9432

Parochial Vicar: Fr. James Kurtz,

OFM, Cap. 412-421-3962

Parish Grouping Website

stsjjmcatholic.org

St. John

St. Joseph

St. Mary of the Assumption

May 3, 2020

4th Sunday of Easter

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Though regularly scheduled Masses are not being celebrated at our 3 parish locations, they are continuing to be celebrated daily by Father Ward and Father Jim at the Friary. Scheduled Mass intentions will continue to be celebrated as scheduled. Below are this weeks Mass intentions:

Saturday, May 2 - Hubert & Rita Michel by Family Joyce Uhrinek by Bernie Uhrinek

4th Sunday of Easter, May 3 - Leo Snyder by Regina Campbell

Bob & Freda Thompson by Bob & Rita John & Virginia Pesci by Denny & Patti Geary

Monday, May 4 - Louis Wagner by Family Tuesday, May 5– Lou Bauldoff by Wife Marie for their Anniversary Wednesday, May 6 - Betty Osche by Lanny Osche Thursday, May 7 - Tom Angert by Linda Friday, May 8 - Judith Swarmer by Sue Georgic Family Saturday, May 9 - Priest’s Intention Parishioners of St. John, St. Joseph & St. Mary Parishes

5th Sunday of Easter - All Mothers, Living & Deceased, of St. John The Mothers of St. Mary Parish Leslie Sparks by The Buchwald Family

When, for any reason, we cannot participate in Mass, the Church invites us to unite with Christ through this prayer of Spiritual Communion. Praying this prayer is a beautiful way to

unite our hearts to Christ's when we cannot receive him physically in the Eucharist.

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St. John March 16— April 21

Offertory: $5,127

(Weekly Goal x 5 weeks $10,625)

Holy Thursday: $155

Good Friday: $160

Easter: $845

Easter Flower: $35

Catholic Camp. for

Human Development $130

PSP/EMR: $145

Since the suspension of Masses, we have not been

reporting weekly offertory totals, due in part to

trying to come up with the best way to get all of your

generous donations counted and deposited while

keeping our counters safe. The following financials

include any donations received since the last “normal” Sunday that we had Mass and counters. We will

continue to update at the beginning of each month until we can resume weekly Masses. Many continued

thanks to each and every one of you for getting your offertory to the parish, one way or another and to

our faithful counters for their help.

St. Mary of the Assumption

Offertory March 22 – April 26 Amount Budgeted Offertory $10,459 $15,500 (5 weeks)

Average Per Week $2,092 $3,100

Easter $3,535 $4,500

Parish Share $9,700

Good Friday/Holy Land $302

Utilities $771

Votive Candles $105

Catholic Camp. for

Human Development $45

St. Joseph Financials March 23 thru April 30

Collected Budgeted

Offertory $27,055 (72.6%) Offertory $37,278

Offertory Av Per Wk $4,509 Offertory Av Per Wk $6,213

Easter $5,204 (86.7%) Easter $6,000

Holy Land $964

Parish Share $5,218

Camp for Human Dev $539

Candles $42

St. Mary’s Fish Fry Profit

Although our Fish Fry season was cut short,

our volunteers worked hard and long at

making our Fish Fry a success. Through their

dedication, the Fish Fry made a profit of

$25,115. It goes without saying that St.

Mary’s Parish is

very grateful for

the efforts of all

involved with this

fundraiser.

Thank you!

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Stay up to date on the latest

information from The Diocese of

Pittsburgh by visiting their website at

diopitt.org. There are many

wonderful resources for guiding your spiritual

needs in these times accessible on the website

as well. Visit our Grouping website at

stsjjmcatholic.org to stay up to date on the

latest updates for our grouping, sign up for

online giving, find links to upcoming

livestreams.

Follow the simple steps below and you will

receive the weekly bulletin via email from LPi, our

bulletin publisher.

1. Go to www.parishesonline.com

2. On the home page, enter your parish name

and city, state, or ZIP. Click the search icon.

3. Click on your parish name on the results

screen.

4. On the parish page, go to Recent Publications

and click Subscribe.

5. In the pop-up window, enter your email, first

name, and last name, then click Subscribe.

St. Vincent de Paul & Butler Food Bank

The food bank is stocked and anyone in need is encouraged to accept this assistance. The pickup is a no contact drive up system and no paperwork is required. The Food Bank is located at 146 North Monroe Street in Butler and is open from 8-10 AM, Monday thru Friday. Many thanks to all who make this giving possible with their donations and hard work. Our community is very blessed to have St. Vincent de Paul.

A reminder ...to mail in or drop off your “Name the New Parish in our Grouping” form. There’s still time and we need your feedback. Forms were included in the all parish mailing which you should receive by Monday. Forms can also be found on the joint

website: stsjjmcatholic.org

Feeling the financial crunch these days?

Finding it difficult to make ends meet?

Want to come in and just sit and talk?

Please reach out. We are here for YOU!

Live Streaming Continues Go to: stsjjmcatholic.org to find the live streaming link that will take you to the

St. Joseph YouTube channel. Let us know what your experience has been and if you would like to see the live

streaming continue even after things return to some “normalcy” whenever that may be.

Expect A Call! Over the next month or however long it takes, we will be updating the

information in our census program. That means, the addresses, phone numbers, emails, who

lives at the address, time and talents, etc. Someone from each parish office will be

in touch with you. The call should take no longer than 3-4 minutes or so. Please

be receptive. This will be helpful when our merger takes place and we combine the

three census databases. There’s much to be done and this is just one step in that

direction. Thanking you in advance for your joyful cooperation.

+ Rest In Peace +

Marie Downing, mother of Chuck Downing

Our sympathy and prayers to the Downing Family.

May Marie’s soul and the souls of all of our faithful

departed rest in the peace of the Risen Lord.

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If you or a loved one would like added to St. John’s prayer chain,

please contact Rose Chuba at 724-285-1134

St. Michael, the Archangel,

Defend Us In Battle….

Michael Fritz Tylor Grant White Matthew McCandless Jimmy Adley Russell Bauer Brandon Bauer

Trevor Cottage Jordan Cottage Nicholas Cottage Stephen Konyha Dustin Michel

Please call your Parish Office or email Jenn at stmarybulletin@zoominternet.net to add or remove

names from the grouping prayer lists.

Please remember in your prayers the sick, suffering, and homebound of our parish community, especially

those listed below from our parish grouping.

Viola “Min” Green Kathy Miller Joe Krall Lois Davanzati Elizabet Rakarich Elizabeth Kriley Evelyn MacDonald Jeannie White Agnes Widenhofer Karen Matichko John Prokopchak John Regan Mike Spohn

Dick Leroy Carol Rowley Alice Spinneweber Dan Jonczak Jr. Judy Convery Nicholas Miller Mary and Victor Carbin Jim Edwards C.J. Kriley Loretta Schnur Janet Biscetlia Fr.Victor Kriley,OFM,Cap. Fr.GaryStakem,OFM,Cap

A reminder that all 3 churches now have an online giving option! Signing up is simple and secure. Visit our group website, stsjjmcatholic.org, under the About tab, choose Online Giving at (Location Name), and follow

the link on that page. Of course your offerings can still be sent in the mail or dropped off in the secure drop boxes now located outside each office (St. Mary now has a drop box, so envelopes no longer have to be slid under the door).

Thank you all for continuing to give!

You are Amazing Your offerings have

been coming in– some mailed to the office

directly, some dropped in the lock

boxes at the offices, and online donations are flowing as well! You are helping us keep our heads above water in these trying times. God bless you.

EMAIL US YOUR EMAIL

St. John Parishioners, send to: stjohnchurch@zoominternet.net

St. Joseph Parishioners, send to:

parishofficesj@yahoo.com

St. Mary parishioners, send to: saintmaryinherman@zoominternet.net

EMAIL US!

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Dear Parishioners, As we approach the month of May, the month of our Blessed Mother, we raise our hope that the coming times will allow our brothers and sisters who have been affected by Covid-19 to heal, families who have been separated to come together, schools to welcome students, stores to resume, and the doors to our churches to open wide for all of our people to come together and praise our God. Renewed in hope, let us hold fast to the truth that the Lord has not abandoned us. There is light at the end of this tunnel. Communication is our lifeline. We need to keep that lifeline open so that you have the latest information and news from our bishop, the diocese and our parishes. Mail is one way. Unfortunately it can be slow and a bit expensive. A more efficient way is thru email. To do that, we need your email addresses. Please email your (email) address to your particular Parish Office. Those who do not have this ability, please let us know by a phone call so we can keep in touch with you.

St. John Parishioners, send your email to: stjohnchurch@zoominternet.net St. Joseph Parishioners, send your email to: parishofficesj@yahoo.com

St. Mary Parishioners, send your email to: saintmaryinherman@zoominternet.net

Suggesting names for the new parish for the grouping of St. John, St. Joseph and St. Mary is one of our responsibilities for the merger process. You all are invited to participate. One side of the attached form is the actual submission information while the other side lists the criteria for submission. Please, take a minute to participate and be part of the process. Completed forms may be mailed in or dropped in the lock box at any of the churches in our grouping by May 21st. Thanks to those who have already submitted names. Online Giving is catching on. This efficient, plan-ahead, budget-wise way of contributing is available thru our website. You can choose the collections you wish to contribute to and the frequency. You won’t have to think about remembering your envelope when you are running late for church or when you are on vacation. Visit stsjjmcatholic.org, click the tab “Under” and choose ”Online Giving” for your particular parish. You will be asked to create an Online Profile. Check it out. If you need help in doing this, contact your Parish Office. Thanks to those who have already signed up. And thanks to those who have diligently returned their envelopes and offered support in many ways.

Online Streaming continues for Sunday Mass. Visit stsjjmcatholic.org and click the online streaming HERE button to tune in. Until we can come together, this is the next best thing to being together with the Lord.

Updating the Census information we have for each household is part of the preparation process for the merger. Someone from the Parish Office will call you just to refresh the information. Expect a call during the next couple of months and please be receptive. This will be beneficial come January 2021.

If you want to chat about anything, we are here for you. Further information and news will be forthcoming. Please reach out to us. Peace and Goodness and God Bless!

Fr. Ward and Fr. Jim

The Grouping of

St. John, St. Joseph & St. Mary Parishes

Page 8 St. John, St. Joseph, & St. Mary of the Assumption DID YOU KNOW? relics of Saint Victor and

she professed her Christian Faith during the persecution of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius around 165.

was arrested and tied by her feet to the tops of two palm trees which were bent to the ground. When the palms were

let loose she was torn apart. According to the Roman Martyrology, this happened in Syria.

and 1981, proved that the relics belong indeed to a man and a woman. Cedar pollen was found confirming an original

burial in Syria and then in Cyprus.

treasure hunters and against

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As a Church community, let us pray for the youth in our parishes,

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