St. Malachy Catholic Church

A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust

343 Forest Grove Road (Kennedy Township)

Coraopolis, PA 15108 “Serving the People of God in Kennedy Township and surrounding communities Since 1947”

October 8, 2017 Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Parish Mission Statement We, the Parish Family of St. Malachy, guided by the Holy Spirit are committed to continuing the works for Jesus Christ through worship, education and service thereby building the Body of Christ as a community of compassion and love.

REV. JOHN E. HISSRICH Pastor

REV. RUSSELL J. MAURER In Residence

LISA DAVIS Business Manager

LAURIE LANZ Director of Music

CATHERINE MILITZER School Principal

JENIFER O’SHEA School Secretary

STEVEN SWANK Coordinator of Religious Education

Youth Minister Safe Environment Coordinator

CAROL PFEUFFER Religious Education Secretary

SCHOOL OFFICE HOURS: Monday thru Friday - 8:00 am to 3:00 pm

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE HOURS:

Sunday during RE class time; Monday 10:00 am-6:00 pm; & Tuesday-Thursday 8:00 am-4:00 pm

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION TIMES: Sunday K-7 9:15 am - 10:30 am Sunday 8 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm Monday 1-6 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm

ADULT CHOIR: Sunday - 9:30 am to 11:00 am

EUCHARIST:

Mass Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:15 am Mass Saturday 4:00 pm (Saturday Evening Vigil) Sunday 8:00 am and 11:00 am

Eucharistic Adoration (3rd Tuesday) - 1:00 pm to 6:30 pm

RECONCILIATION: Saturday - Noon - 1:00 pm and the First Friday of the Month after 7:15 am Mass.

BAPTISM: Second and Fourth Sunday each month after 11:00 Mass.

INFANTS: Please contact the Parish Office three (3) months be-fore the expected birth. First time parents are required to attend Pre-Baptismal instructions.

ADULTS: RCIA - Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Those adults desiring to become a Catholic who

have never been baptized or were baptized in an-other faith are invited to the sessions on Mondays in the rectory from 7:00 to 8:30 pm.

MARRIAGE: By policy of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, couples

wishing to marry must contact the parish at least six months before the date of the wedding. No date may be set until the couple meets with the priest.

HOLY SACRAMENTS

PARISH PHONE - 412-771-5483 / FAX - 412-331-7312 Hours: Monday-Thursday 8 am to 8 pm; Friday 8 am-4 pm PARISH WEBSITE: http://www.stmalachypgh.org E-Mail Address: parish@stmalachypgh.org Father Hissrich Email: FatherH@gmail.com

PARISH SCHOOL............................................412-771-4545 RELIGIOUS ED. OFFICE.............................. 412-771-7480 MUSIC DIRECTOR ........................................ 412-331-4664 CAFETERIA .................................................... 412-771-0848 CHURCH HALL.............................................. 412-331-9037

ST. MALACHY PRAY FOR US!

ST. MALACHY CHURCH KENNEDY TOWNSHIP, PA

WEDDING BANNS

The couple below intends to be united In the Holy Sacrament of Marriage:

II Donald Panno & Barbara Mayes

www.diopitt.org www.thecatholicviewforwomen.com

www.priestsforlife.org catholicscomehome.org www.womenofgrace.com www.rachelsvineyard.org

www.ForYourVocation.org www.helpourmarriage.com

REMEMBER ST. MALACHY IN YOUR WILL!

PRAY FOR OUR SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN Lisa Aburaad, Brian Breland, James Breslin, Josh Bruchwajski, Ian

Donovan, Eric Dudash, William Duffy, Travis Dunham, Mark Finnegan, Edward Glance, Lewis Hess, Chris Holton, Matthew Kost,

Spencer Lindsay, Christopher McDermott, James McGregor, Benjamin Macek, Jacob Mammay, Steven Marshall, Jake Mathews,

Jeremiah Murphy, Kevin Murphy, Michael Murphy, Nick Obusek, Nicholas Rymniak, C.J. Stangl, Chris Straw, James Van Dyke,

Jeffrey Vittorio, Chris Wasek, Eric Wasek, Joseph Wasek III, Matthew Zivic

Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the self-less acts they perform for us in our time of need. Amen.

We WELCOME all those who enter this Holy place to worship!

MONDAY, OCTOBER 9 6:30 pm Emmanuel Prayer Group - Church 7:00 pm Bingo - Fr. Weirauch Hall 7:00 pm RCIA - Parish Meeting Room WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11 Noon Card Party - Fr. Weirauch Hall 6:00 pm Cub Scouts - Cafeteria 6:00 pm Wrapped in Love - Fr. Weirauch Hall FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13 11:00 am Catholic Scripture Study - Church SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 9:00 am Marian Prayer Group - Church MONDAY, OCTOBER 16 6:30 pm Emmanuel Prayer Group - Church 7:00 pm Bingo - Fr. Weirauch Hall 7:00 pm RCIA - Parish Meeting Room WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18 Noon Card Party - Fr. Weirauch Hall 6:00 pm Cub Scouts - Cafeteria FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20 11:00 am Catholic Scripture Study - Church

PRAY FOR THE SICK

Karen Lamping, Jennifer LePore, Sam Lewis, Patricia Leyda, Irene List, Mariyanna McCarthy, Marla McKnight, Frieda (Streiner) Mandus, Fr. Michael Maranowski, Charlotte Markle, Patricia Martin,

Mary Mazzocco, Johnny Mucha, Patrick Murphy, Tim Nolan, Keith O’Donnell, Mali Olivani, Jim Olszewski, Emil Parent, Sr.,

Esther Perri, Kathy Pfeuffer, Shirley Pieto, Margaret Porter, Gerard Powers, Shannon Preininger, Aaron Prosperini, Alice Rhoades,

Lois Schipani, Sam Scotti, Joe Sedlak, David Shankin, Joanna Simmons, Carol Sinatra, Frank Sinatra, Marianne,

Raymond Soffa, Jessica Soliz, Addie Sorokis, Anna Spezialetti, Shirley Stephenson, Bob Streiner, Ron Thoma, Elizabeth Vein, Theresa Viziana, Mary “Mia” Walsh, Ann Wasek, Barb West, Marci Williams, Ron Woshner, Mike Zadrazny, Rocco Zagari

For those who request prayers anonymously .

Please pray for those who are in the hospitals, nursing homes and the homebound.

May they continue to receive the Lord’s blessings.

Sunday, October 8 - Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 4:00 pm Anna & Anthony Dalesandro by Mary Ann Yogmas (Daughter) 8:00 am People of the Parish 11:00 am Frank McBurney by Wife, Audrey

Monday, October 9 - Columbus Day 7:15 am Bob Butter Sr & Jr by Wife, Mother & Michele

Tuesday, October 10 7:15 am Cathy Chiodo by Naomi Kossler

Wednesday, October 11 - St. John XXIII 7:15 am Walter & Margaret Pawlesh by Family

Thursday, October 12 7:15 am Lindsey Coccoli by Mother

Friday, October 13 7:15 am Lois Milsak by Mark Zadrozny 8:45 am Rocco Esposito by Robert Lorraine Langmann

Saturday, October 14 4:00 pm Steve, Mary & Jack Rusnak by Rusnak & Fenio Families

Sunday, October 15 - Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 am People of the Parish 11:00 am Eugene Ritter by Jason, Kristen Ritter & Family

UPCOMING EVENTS AT ST MALACHY

TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OCTOBER 8, 2017

PASTOR’S PONDERINGS

I’ve said this before, but it bears repeating. When I was ordained in 1986, I was assigned as Parochial Vicar at St. Francis de Sales Parish in McKees Rocks. I remember one day my pastor telling me that something was going on at one of the neighboring parishes and that they were looking for priests to come and help out. I don’t remember the details, though I suspect it involved helping with confessions. What I remember is being greeted by Fr. Nick Mastrangelo and then coming in to find myself amazed at what a beautiful church St. Malachy was. Over the years of visiting Fr. Michael during his time here, I again found myself admiring the beauty of this building. I have often said that, in terms of beauty, I have two favorite churches. My favorite traditional-style church is my home parish of St. James in Wilkinsburg, and my favorite modern-style church is St. Malachy. When I began as pastor here about 3½ years ago, I was thankful to be part of this beautiful church. I soon realized that the sound did not measure up to the visual beauty of the church. That is why I was happy that we had the opportunity to “test-drive” a new sound system in recent weeks. Since that test period ended, people have been asking, “What next?” That is a decision that we still have to make. As we look at that decision, I want to thank the 547 people who responded to the survey during the test period. (I call it a “survey,” for it doesn’t sound right to use the term “feedback” about a sound system.) The people who delivered the system for our test made a prediction. They said that the speakers we got would be so impressive that someone would give us a check for the whole amount and tell us to buy them. What happened was that we got several different reactions. There were some people who did not notice much difference. I haven’t checked the locations of those comments, but I suspect that they were seated in places where the current speakers cover well. Many others said that the new system made a world of difference, and some people spoke personally to me to tell me that they had hearing problems and that they were able to hear much better than they had before. Also about 25% of the respondents asked for adjustments, some of which we made each week of the trial. At least one person said we should “shop around” for other possible solutions. Now we have to figure out where we are going. Before this trial, we had a bid on a sound system that would cost us over $40,000. Any expenditure of that magnitude requires diocesan permission, and the diocese is not currently giving that kind of permission while On Mission for the Church Alive is going on. We can probably handle the $27,000 through the Campaign we had, but the sound system was not on our case statement. We can ask the diocese to adapt the statement for us, but again we don’t know if the diocese would accept at this point. We will review the question with the Finance Council at our next meeting, later this month. In the meantime, I am thankful for all those who took part in the whole project. I am particularly thankful for Dan Chujko and his help in arranging the demonstration and in monitoring the progress. Finally, please pray for us as we look for the best way to enhance our liturgies.

Father H

SPEAKER SERIES Over four centuries ago, Our Lady had predicted that the present time would see a huge decrease in faith. However, she also proposed a solution. Come and see what this Marian apparition, Our Lady of Good Success, is all about! Join us on Tuesday, October 17 at 7:00 p.m. to hear our own Fr. Zach Galiyas talk about Our Lady of Good Success. Refreshments and fellowship will follow the talk. We hope to see you there!

PRAYING THE HOLY ROSARY October is the month of the Holy Rosary. This beautiful prayer is rooted in Scripture and Tradition as our Heavenly Mother intercedes for us. The Rosary will be recited before all Sunday Masses in October and after each 7:15 a.m. daily Mass.

BE ONE OF CHRIST’S HANDS “Christ’s Hands Project” is sponsored by the Pittsburgh Catholic in co-operation with the Red Door ministry of the St. Mary of Mercy Parish. They will be collecting new or gently used winter hats, scarves and gloves throughout the year. These items will be distributed during Advent to children and adults who need warm clothing. Please bring any of the above items you want to donate and place in the labeled box in the narthex of the church. The collection will continue up until November 12. Homemade knitted or crocheted items are very welcome. For monetary donations please call Potter at the Red Door at 412-261-0110. Thank you.

CHILDREN OF THE PARISH We are offering the “Liturgy of the Word with Children” for all children in Kindergarten through Grade 2 weekly at the 11:00 a.m. Mass. There will also be “Children’s Bulletins” with activities that supplement the Sunday Mass readings. These “Children’s Bulletin’s” will be available for all children on the tables with our weekly St. Malachy bulletins. Please take one for your child/children.

STUFFED CHICKEN DINNER St. John of God Parish will hold its annual delicious stuffed chicken dinner at Rockefeller’s on Sunday, October 15, from Noon to 6:00 p.m. Cost is $20. You can eat in or take out. Tickets available at the parish office, bingo and pizza kitchen. For more information call Terry at 412-331-3443.

KENNEDY TOWNSHIP, PA ST. MALACHY CHURCH

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS

Religious Education (CCD) classes will not be in session this Sunday, October 8 and Monday, October 9. Classes will resume on October 15 & 16.

DIOCESAN CONSECRATION AND CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF FATIMA

In celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima, Bishop Zubik will consecrate the Diocese of Pittsburgh to the Mother of God on Friday, October 13, at St. Paul Seminary. Faithful are warmly invited to participate in this historic event. The evening begins with a picnic-style dinner at 5:00 p.m. (online ticket purchase only at https:tinyurl.com/fatimapgh100 and concludes with a candlelight Eucharistic procession (weather permitting) and consecration ceremony beginning at 7:00 p.m. No registration is required to attend the procession and consecration. Cost of dinner is $10/adult, $5 for children ages 6-12 and FREE for children under five. Dinner and a free will offering benefit Maternidad de Maria, our diocesan mission and clinic for families experiencing poverty in Chimbote, Peru.

PATRIOTIC ROSARY St. John of God Parish will have a patriotic rosary on Monday, October 9 at 6:30 p.m. in St. Mary’s Church. During the rosary we will offer brief reflections written by our founding fathers and patriotic hymns. Please plan on joining up to pray the rosary together for the consecration of our country, for our church, for all levels of government and for each of our 50 states.

SERVICE OF LOVE BLANKET MAKING Join us to make no-sew polar fleece-tied blankets on October 11 at 6:00 p.m. in Fr. Weirauch Hall. They will be donated to “Wrapped in Love” and distributed to cancer patients in area hospitals.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Jonah 1:1, 2:1-2, 11; Luke 10:25-37 Tuesday: Jonah 3:1-10; Luke 10:38-42 Wednesday: Jonah 4:1-11 Luke 11:1-4 Thursday: Malachi 3:13-20; Luke 11:5-13 Friday: Joel 1:13-15, 2:1-2; Luke 11:15-26 Saturday: Joel 4:12-21; Luke 11:27-28 Sunday: Isaiah 25:6-10; Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20; Matthew 22:1-14

ON MISSION FOR THE CHURCH ALIVE! Produce Good Fruit - Today’s readings are focused around the image of a vineyard. A vine grower works hard to cultivate the soil and tends the vines in order that they may produce good fruit. As Christians we are

called, with the help of God, to tend to our hearts that they may be fertile and produce the fruit of the Spirit—love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control—in abundance. On Mission for The Church Alive! Seeks to make our parishes and ministries vibrant and effective seedbeds where God’s gifts can be nourished and nurtured and more bountiful fruit can be produced. Don’t wait to prepare your heart for the good work God wants to accomplish through you. Ready yourself for the changes that are ahead and for the good spiritual fruit you can produce to s t r e n g t h e n t h e C h u r c h . V i s i t onmissionchurchalive.org to learn more and to stay informed.

HEALING MASS Prayers and Blessings for healing will be celebrated at St. Malachy Church by Rev. William J. Kiel on Wednesday, October 25 at 6:30 p.m.

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Lectors Altar Servers

Saturday Oct. 15 4:00 PM

Sara Lyons-W Carol Chambers Tim Davis

Lisa Worms Victoria Mell-W Val Pietracatello

Karen Criscella

Tom Fenio Rosemary Corsetti

Oliwa Karney Cole Karlik Nicholas Mosur

Sunday Oct. 16 8:00 AM

Regina Mell-W Diana Danby Janet Oakes-W

Peg Collins Mimi Schneider Don Murphy-E

Lori Knudsen-W/CH Terry Neary Joseph Hatherley Michael Ondercin

Sunday Oct. 16 11:00 AM

Barbara Marshall Terry Donovan-W Wayne Madden-W

Peg Spisak Ann Jozwiak Pat Kulak

Patty Beasock Richard Parrish Marissa Trocchio Andrew Polar Julia Polar

TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

SCHOOL NEWS No school tomorrow in observance of Columbus Day!

There will be a PTG meeting on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. in the school library.

Congratulations to Jaci Weaver on winning the St. Malachy Monday night football pool.

EIGHTH GRADE NEWS What’s going on in the eighth grade? The eighth graders are off to a good start and are very busy this year. First and foremost they are preparing for their Confirmation. This year we will be focusing our Religion class on the history on the Church and our part in it as fully initiated Christians. In Algebra, the eighth grade has tackled real numbers, rational and irrational numbers, and its starting to use scientific notation. And speaking of science, our Science class is learning all about how to use the scientific method. In Literature class, eighth graders are working on the elements of fiction, and in English class they are mastering the parts of speech by designing a menu using nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and all the other parts of speech as well. In Social Studies, we are finishing up the Civil War. Health class has the students studying the meaning of health and wellness while staying physically active and healthy with Ms. Ferrari doing varied activities in Gym. The big kids of the school are involved in helping out with the daily workings at St. Malachy by taking on various jobs such as raising the flag, calling buses, and other small jobs that foster responsibility. They are even giving up their day off to help clean after the festival. The cross country runners are running races while the basketball players and cheerleaders are gearing up for their upcoming seasons. In short, they have stepped up to assume all the responsibilities held by eighth graders and are having fun as well. Go, St. Malachy, and go, eighth grade!!

HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS Mark your calendar for the Fall Retreat on November 17-19 at Camp Allegheny! The Fall Retreat is a weekend geared toward teens in high school, grades 9-12. The videos, music, speakers, topics, scenery, and schedules are all designed to meet teenagers where they are and help them take the next step in their faith. The goal is not to shove religion down your throat, but to offer you the truth, give you opportunities to encounter the Living God, and provide time for you to talk about it with your friends. Cost is $130 per person and the deadline to register is October 22. For more information please contact Steven Swank swankymca@gmail.com or 412-771-7480.

MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS “412” our new youth program for middle school students and their families, kicks off with our first activity on Friday, October 13 at 6:30 p.m. All youth in grades 5-8 AND their families are invited to get their ninja on with Flight’s “Ninja Warrior” obstacle course! Not trained in the mystical arts of the ninja? Come and bounce for an hour! Either way, cost is $16 per person for middle schoolers, parents, and siblings. Bring the whole family (but leave your katanas at home)!

FLEA MARKET St. Philip Roman Catholic Church

Ascension Worship Site 114 Berry Street - Pittsburgh, Pa 15205

Saturday, October 14 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Flea Market, Bake Sale and Lunch available

THANK YOU Thank you to everyone who attended or helped with the Vendor & Craft Show! The event raised a little more than $1,000 for general fundraising!

OCTOBER 8, 2017

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CHRISTIAN SHARING Sunday Collection 10-1-17 $ 8,748.02 Children’s Collection 10-1-17 $ 14.00 Votive Candles 10-1-17 $ 304.00 Festival 10-1-17 $ 60.00 School Collection 10-1-17 $ 482.00 Hurricane Relief 10-1-17 $ 2,606.00

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