St. John the Evangelist 306 St. John Drive Latrobe, PA 15650

Weekday Masses: Monday & Friday 8:00am

Weekend Masses: Saturday—5:00pm Sunday—8:30am

Confession: 1st, 3rd & 5th Saturday @ 11:30am

The Reverend Eric J. Dinga, Pastor

St. John Office — 724-537-8909 St. Rose Office — 724-537-3709

OFFICE HOURS

St. John - Monday 9am - 4pm Wednesday 9:30am - 4pm

Friday Closed St. Rose - Tuesday & Thursday

9:00am - 4:00pm

Find us on Facebook: @stjohnandstroselatrobe Website: stjohnandstroselatrobe.org

Peggy Goldberg, Jessica Plummer &

Tammy Richards Partner Parish Secretaries

Tracy Otto, Business Manager Eva Japalucci, Faith Formation Facilitator

Sandy Rubright, Director of Music Kevin Frye, Principal, Christ the Divine Teacher School

St. Rose

4969 Route 982 Latrobe, PA 15650

Weekday Masses: Tuesday & Thursday 8:00am

Weekend Masses: Saturday—4:00pm Sunday—10:30am

Confession: 2nd & 4th Saturday @ 11:30am

Mass Intentions Saturday, May 30 Mass for the People SR Leonard D’Angelo (Donna Pacek) SJ Sunday, May 31—Pentecost Sunday Fr. Tom Lukac (Jim & Cathy Copelli) SJ 60th Wedding Anniversary Jim & Pat Prohaska SR Monday, June 1—The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church 8:00AM Lena Mancuso (Judy & Ron) SJ Tuesday, June 2 8:00AM Anthony Ponderendolph (Carmella Baum) SR Wednesday, June 3—Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions NO MASS Thursday, June 4 8:00AM James Berkey (Michael & Vincent Trapaini) SR Friday, June 5—Saint Boniface 8:00AM Stan Yourish (Nick Matrunik) SJ Saturday, June 6 4:00PM Pam Crocker (Mother) SR 5:00PM Mass for the People SJ Sunday, June 7—The Most Holy Trinity 8:30AM Caroline Zajdel (Chuck & Carol Chamberlain) SJ 10:30AM Leann Gisvold (Jerry & Lou Klimchock) SR As the Sanctuary Light burns to remind us of the Real Presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, we honor the 60th Wedding Anniversary of Jim & Pat Prohaska (SR). The candle was provided for us the week by the Prohaska children (SR).

“There appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one

of them.” Acts 2:3

FROM THE DESK OF FATHER DINGA As hard as it is to believe, we have arrived at the celebration of Pentecost, the joyful conclusion of the Easter Season. With the coming of the Holy Spirit, the Paschal Mystery of the Lord’s death, resurrec-tion, and ascension is brought to its fulfillment. The commission that the risen Jesus gave to his apostles before returning to the Father, is now able to be car-ried out through the power and strength of the Holy Spirit to the ends of the earth. This then is truly the Birthday of the Church! We are also joy-filled today because as of tomor-row, June 1, the parishes in the Diocese of Greens-burg are permitted to once again offer the public

celebration of Mass. Beginning this week, our part-ner parishes will return to the usual schedule of Masses, while of course adhering to the guidelines that have been given to us by the diocese. These have been posted on our Facebook page and our website, and were also listed in last week’s bulletin and are listed again below: Bishop Malesic has noted that returning to Mass and other liturgies will include notable differences from past experiences as parishioners will be required to wear masks and remain six feet apart. Additionally, the Sign of Peace will no longer include a handshake and holy water and baptismal fonts will be drained. “For the foreseeable future, all people will remain dis-pensed from the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays. I ask that you make your own prudent and informed deci-sion on whether to attend Sunday Mass or not, after tak-ing your own situation into account. You should espe-cially use this dispensation from the obligation to attend Mass at this time if you are elderly or have a medical condition that puts you at greater risk for serious com-plications from this disease,” Bishop Malesic said.

Additionally:

Those who feel vulnerable because of their age or health are encouraged to stay home, while those who are sick should not attend public Masses. Streaming Masses will continue.

People will be seated at least in every other pew using social distancing guidelines.

All communicants will be encouraged to receive the Sacred Host in the hand.

The chalice of the Precious Blood will not be of-fered to the congregation.

The Sign of Peace will no longer include a hand-shake, instead we will turn to the person next to us and offer a reverential bow.

Holy water and baptismal fonts will be drained.

Although several aspects of the liturgy will continue to look different for the foreseeable future, I look forward to be able to publicly celebrate Mass with you once again. We will no longer be live-streaming our daily Masses, but will continue to live-stream one of our Sunday Masses for the sake of those who are unable or do not feel comfortable coming to Mass in person as of yet. Be assured of my continued prayers as we embark on the next step of this journey together.

In the Risen Lord,

Father Dinga

We are in need of forming a group of volunteers who can assist in cleaning our churches as we re-sume the public celebration of Mass, beginning the weekend of June 6/7. Following diocesan guide-lines for cleaning and sanitation, this must be done between ALL Masses, otherwise we will not be able to continue offering public Mass at this time. Please contact Jerry Wisneski at (724) 532-0166 or at jerry.wisneski@gmail.com for more information for both Saint John and Saint Rose. We appreci-ate your understanding and willingness to assist with this important matter.

In your charity, please pray for the repose of the soul of John Austraw, a parishioner of St. Rose.

May he rest forever in the peace of the Risen Christ.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Sunday, May 31 First Reading Acts 2:1-11 Responsorial Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34 Second Reading 1 Corinthians 12:3B-7, 12-13 Gospel John 20:19-23 Monday, June 1 First Reading Genesis 3:9-15, 20 Responsorial Psalm 87:1-2, 3 and 5, 6-7

Gospel John 19:25-34 Tuesday, June 2 First Reading 2 Peter 3:12-15A, 17-18 Responsorial Psalm 90:2, 3-4, 10, 14 and 16 Gospel Mark 12:13-17 Wednesday, June 3 First Reading 2 Timothy 1:1-3, 6-12 Responsorial Psalm 123:1B-2AB, 2CDEF Gospel Mark 12:18-27 Thursday, June 4 First Reading 2 Timothy 2:8-15 Responsorial Psalm 24:4-5AB, 8-9, 10, & 14 Gospel Mark 12:28-34 Friday, June 5 First Reading 2 Timothy 3:10-17 Responsorial Psalm 119:157, 160, 161, 165, 166, 168 Gospel Mark 12:35-37 Saturday, June 6 First Reading 2 Timothy 4:1-8 Responsorial Psalm 71:8-9, 14-15AB, 16-17, 22 Gospel Mark 12:38-44 Sunday, June 7 First Reading Exodus 34:4B-6, 8-9 Responsorial Psalm DN 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56 Second Reading 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 Gospel John 3:16-18

Guidelines for Prayer List

From this point on, names that are placed on the prayer list will remain on the list for one month’s time unless specifically requested otherwise. Thank you.

Prayer List In your charity of prayers, please pray for: Teri Scurci, Kristen Novosel, Brent Smetanka, Regina Aniballi, Al & Bill Steinmetz, John Belsick, Rita D’Angelo, Shane Ostrosky, Frankie & Paul Guzik, Amy Newhouse, Ron Lekawa, Dorothy Wanichko, Joanne Zimmerman, “Toots” Harvey, Andy Noel, Rose Marnell, Mary Price, Joe Strazzera, Polly, Betty Quick, Janet Franks, Lily Chung, Lauren Wilkins, Sam Fowler, Ashley Mullen, Carol Perna, Moonie Deguffroy, Patsie S., Jack Munchinski, Jim Spillar, Susan Daly, Jim Schoming, Steve Yandrick, Flo Palasta, Rosemary Helderle, Mary Margaret Palek and Eugene Lekawa. Please call either office to place a name on the prayer list.

Stewardship—St. Rose 5/24/2020

Weekly $1,100 U & M 30 Catholic Accent 7 Cemetery 20 Easter 10 Easter Flowers 10 Ascension 47 Holy Land 3 Communications 10 Festival Donation 10

Stewardship—St. John 5/24/2020

Weekly $ Building School Lent Ascension Easter Holy Land Communications

DLA UPDATE ST. JOHN 156 DONORS $42,972 ($33,933) ST. ROSE 170 DONORS $36,157 ($33,486)

As of Monday, June 1, our Partner Parishes will re-sume the usual daily and Sunday Mass schedule. Please note that each church will remain open until 3:00PM for private prayer on the days that Mass is celebrated at that parish. Therefore, neither church will be open on Wednesdays nor Saturdays during the day (except for confessions). The regular confession schedule will also resume as of June 6; however, there will be an alternative area (other than the confessional) designated in each church so that the required social distancing norms may continue to be observed. Also, as of June 1, our Partner Parish office schedule will be as follows: Monday: 9:00am—4:00pm (St. John) Tuesday: 9:00am—4:00pm (St. Rose) Wednesday: 9:30am—4:00pm (St. John) Thursday: 9::00am—4:00pm (St. Rose) Friday: CLOSED—BOTH PARISHES

Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions’ Story

One of 22 Ugandan martyrs, Charles Lwanga is the patron of youth and Catholic action in most of tropical Africa. He protected his fellow pages, aged 13 to 30, from the homosexual demands of the Bagandan ruler, Mwanga, and encouraged and instructed them in the Catholic faith during their imprisonment for refusing the ruler’s demands.

Charles first learned of Christ’s teachings from two retainers in the court of Chief Mawulugungu. While a catechumen, he entered the royal house-hold as assistant to Joseph Mukaso, head of the court pages.

On the night of Mukaso’s martyrdom for encour-aging the African youths to resist Mwanga, Charles requested and received baptism. Impris-oned with his friends, Charles’s courage and belief in God inspired them to remain chaste and faith-ful.

For his own unwillingness to submit to the im-moral acts and his efforts to safeguard the faith of his friends, Charles was burned to death at Namu-gongo on June 3, 1886, by Mwanga’s order.

When Pope Paul VI canonized these 22 martyrs on October 18, 1964, he also made reference to the Anglican pages martyred for the same reason.

Reflection Like Charles Lwanga, we are all teachers and wit-nesses to Christian living by the examples of our own lives. We are all called upon to spread the word of God, whether by word or deed. By re-maining courageous and unshakable in our faith during times of great moral and physical tempta-tion, we live as Christ lived.

Saint Boniface Boniface, known as the apostle of the Germans, was an English Benedictine monk who gave up being elected abbot to devote his life to the conversion of the German-ic tribes. Two characteristics stand out: his Christian or-thodoxy and his fidelity to the pope of Rome. How absolutely necessary this orthodoxy and fidelity were is borne out by the conditions Boniface found on his first missionary journey in 719 at the request of Pope Gregory II. Paganism was a way of life. What Christiani-ty he did find had either lapsed into paganism or was mixed with error. The clergy were mainly responsible for these latter conditions since they were in many instances uneducated, lax and questionably obedient to their bish-ops. In particular instances their very ordinations were questionable. These are the conditions that Boniface was to report in 722 on his first return visit to Rome. The Holy Father instructed him to reform the German Church. The pope sent letters of recommendation to religious and civil leaders. Boniface later admitted that his work would have been unsuccessful, from a human viewpoint, with-out a letter of safe-conduct from Charles Martel, the powerful Frankish ruler, grandfather of Charlemagne. Boniface was finally made a regional bishop and author-ized to organize the whole German Church. He was emi-nently successful. In the Frankish kingdom, he met great problems be-cause of lay interference in bishops’ elections, the world-liness of the clergy and lack of papal control. During a final mission to the Frisians, Boniface and 53 companions were massacred while he was preparing converts for confirmation. In order to restore the Germanic Church to its fidelity to Rome and to convert the pagans, Boniface had been guided by two principles. The first was to restore the obedience of the clergy to their bishops in union with the pope of Rome. The second was the establishment of many houses of prayer which took the form of Benedic-tine monasteries. A great number of Anglo-Saxon monks and nuns followed him to the continent, where he intro-duced the Benedictine nuns to the active apostolate of education.

REFLECTION Boniface bears out the Christian rule: To follow Christ is to follow the way of the cross. For Boniface, it was not only physical suffering or death, but the painful, thankless, bewildering task of Church reform. Missionary glory is often thought of in terms of bringing new persons to Christ. It seems—but is not—less glorious to heal the household of the faith.