St. Patrick 7322 Noblestown Rd. Oakdale, PA 15071

724-693-9260

St. Michael 95 Highland Ave. Avella, PA 15312

724-587-3570

St. Columbkille 103 Church Rd.

Imperial, PA 15126 724-695-7325

St. Alphonsus 219 W. Lincoln Ave. McDonald, PA 15057

724-926-2984

Our Lady of Lourdes 1109 Main St.

Burgettstown, PA 15021 724-947-3363

Your Catholic Community of Avella, Bulger, Burgettstown, Imperial, McDonald, and Oakdale.

Sacraments - Gifts of Divine Life BAPTISM Call the Rectory Office to schedule. NOTE: Parents must attend a Baptism Seminar before the actual Baptism. You must register ahead of time if you wish to attend. Please call 724-695-7325 or stcolumbkilleparish@comcast.net

RECONCILIATION Saturday: 12:00-12:30 p.m. St. Columbkille 3:15-3:40 p.m. St. Alphonsus 3:15-3:40 p.m. St. Michael 4:15-4:40 p.m. Our Lady of Lourdes Tuesday: 7:30-7:45 a.m. St. Patrick Thursday: 7:30-7:45 a.m. St. Patrick Friday: 7:30-7:45 a.m. St. Ann EUCHARIST See Mass schedule inside. Communion to the sick and shut-ins: every Sunday by an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Commun-ion.

CONFIRMATION Adults: For information, please call the rectory. Youth: After 3 consecutive years of Religious Instruction.

MARRIAGE Arrangements for a marriage date should be made six months in advance. All couples are required to receive pre-marriage instruc-tions. For information, please call the Rectory Office, or the Faith Formation Office of the Diocese of Pittsburgh at 412-456-3114, or www.diopitt.org.

St. Ann 967 Grant St.

Bulger, PA 15109 724-796-3791

The six parishes of our grouping are now accepting registrations for the

2019-2020 school year. You can either send in a paper form, or submit your registration electronically via the parish web-site. For more information, please visit https://www.grouping329.org/ccd-registration.

Please help the Outreach Com-mittee fill backpacks for the children of the WA school dis-trict. The backpacks will be distributed to

the children of the WA Food Pantry and WA schools. Supplies needed are: notebooks, folders, pens, pencils, highlighters, crayons, colored pencils, erasers, glue sticks, and plastic pencil boxes. Please place items in the blue bin in The Narthex from now until 7/28. Monetary donations, prayers, and help filling backpacks (date to follow) are also welcome. Thank you!

Parish sympathy and promises of prayers are extended to the family of Dorothy (Jean) Singiser. May she rest in the loving arms of our Savior.

The WAMA Food Pantry is happily relocated to our new place at 105 West Allegheny Road (warehouse behind Rite Aid) The next distribution dates are Tues., June 25, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Wed., June 26, 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

PSP UPDATE: The Parish Share Campaign 2019 is moving along nicely. As of June 10, we have collected $17,875 on pledges totaling $30,390; leaving a balance due of $12,515. Gifts and pledges add up to $67,276.02, which is $1,580.98 less than our goal of $68,857. For your information, the last month for collecting outstanding balances for the 2019 Cam-paign is January, 2020. Keep in mind that all excess Parish Share is retained by the parish for our needs. The next submis-sion is July 8. Just a reminder, we only send payments to the processing company once a month. Any payments received after the reporting date will be reflected in the next mailing (August). Should you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the rectory office. Thank you for your stewardship. To all Parishioners of “Our Six” . . . A draft of a Mis-sion Statement for our new parish has been proposed and your feedback is requested. Please help us to fine tune this, so that we can have the best possible mission statement going for-ward. “Our New Parish crisscrosses many miles of Washington and Allegheny Counties. All are welcomed at our doors and are nourished through vibrant Liturgies thus fed by Word and Sacrament to preach with joy the Gospel of Jesus Christ and share the love and compassion of Jesus Christ to all especially the poor and needy.”

Submit comments and suggestions via mail to St. Alphonsus 219 W. Lincoln Ave, McDonald PA 15057, or online at www.grouping329.or/mission-statement. Thank you!

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The annual St. Columbkille Holy Name Society Rich Ivcic Golf Outing is set for Monday, August 5, 2019, at the Fort Cherry Golf Course. The cost this year is $80.00 per golfer, $75.00 if paid by July 22, 2019. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. with shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. The outing includes 18 holes of golf with a cart, hot dog and chips at the turn, prizes, challenges at the par 3s to win cash prizes, and dinner at the parish hall. Our goal, as always, is to raise money for the West Allegheny Food Pantry. If you or your company would like to sponsor a hole, we are offering the availability of buying a tee box marker at a cost of $60.00 per sign. For tee box marker information, please call Mike Quince at 724-695-2940. Please consider joining us as a single or with a foursome for the golf outing and don’t forget to register early. Men and women are welcome to join us for this worthy cause. We hope you will join us for a day of fun and getting to know one another!

RICH IVCIC MEMORIAL GOLF OUTING Monday, August 5, 2019, at the Fort Cherry Golf Course

Cost - $75.00 paid by July 22 - $80.00 if paid after July 22 Active Military (with ID) - $60.00 per golfer

Please print each Golfer’s name. Make checks payable to St. Columbkille Holy Name Society #1_______________________________________________Phone #___________________ #2_______________________________________________Phone #___________________ #3_______________________________________________Phone #___________________ #4_______________________________________________Phone #___________________

Amount Due $______________ Tee Box Sponsors available at $60.00 (marker at a tee box) - Deadline for ads – July 17

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Liturgy Schedule/Mass Intentions for the week at our faith family of six. Saturday, June 22 Vigil for Sunday 4:00 p.m. St. Alphonsus Clara Mihalics (Virginia & Joe Herbs 4:00 p.m. St. Michael Mike Panjuscsek (Ann Margaret & Family) 5:00 p.m. Our Lady of Lourdes Clara Quader, Month’s Mind (Family) 6:30 p.m. St. Columbkille Bridget Werger (Stephen Youschak) Sunday, June 23 The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ 8:00 a.m. St. Columbkille For Our Parish Family 8:30 a.m. St. Alphonsus Joseph Erkman, Jr. 9:00 a.m. St. Ann John Navoski (Jim, Maura, & AJ Puchany) 9:00 a.m. Our Lady of Lourdes Richard Lounder (Helen Cherok) 10:30 a.m. St. Patrick Madeline A. Gillespie (Fr. Ben Vaghetto) 11:00 a.m. St. Columbkille 50th Wedding Anniversary Terry & Beth Mikoloski 11:00 a.m. St. Michael 64th Anniversary Jack & Frances Pollack (daughters Jackie, Janet, Janelle & Families) Monday, June 24 The Nativity of St. John the Baptist 8:00 a.m. St. Alphonsus Marie Patrick (Family) 8:00 a.m. St. Columbkille Jenny Collins (Husband, Joe) Tuesday, June 25 8:00 a.m. St. Patrick Deceased of Kelly, Hartman, & Thorla Families (Susan Thorla) 8:30 AM St. Michael Harold Stritzinger (Deborah & James Lowry) Wednesday, June 26 8:30 a.m. Our Lady of Lourdes Thelma Wass (LaVerne Johnson) 7:15 p.m. St. Columbkille Margaret Reed (Pam) Thursday, June 27 St. Cyril of Alexandria 8:00 a.m. St. Patrick Virginia Partch (Dorothy Heron) 6:30 p.m. Our Lady of Lourdes George DeSantis, Month’s Mind (Family) Friday, June 28 The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus 8:00 a.m. St. Ann Nancy Warner (Family) 8:00 a.m. St. Alphonsus Robert Karas (Robert & Helen Mitchell) Saturday, June 29 Vigil for Sunday 4:00 p.m. St. Alphonsus Robert C. Punola (Wife & Family) 4:00 p.m. St. Michael Ronald P. Recchio (Frank Muzzappa) 5:00 p.m. Our Lady of Lourdes Freda Jeswilkowski (Mary Ann Badia) 6:30 p.m. St. Columbkille Patricia Stromple (Husband & Son) Sunday, June 30 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 a.m. St. Columbkille Raymond Tkach (Jane Balint) 8:30 a.m. St. Alphonsus Clara Mihalics (Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Steiminger) 9:00 a.m. St. Ann Stanley Semerod (Brian & Jeremy Zura) 9:00 a.m. Our Lady of Lourdes Mr. & Mrs. Edward Bullister (Shaw Family) 10:30 a.m. St. Patrick Twyla Zimage (Siblings) 11:00 a.m. St. Columbkille John Mucha, 10th Anniversary (Family) 11:00 a.m. St. Michael Ronald P. Recchio (Janet & Bill Holmes)

Join us for our Summer Speaker Series JULY ̴ AUGUST

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August 13 ~ Mark Joseph @ Our Lady of Lourdes

◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ Training for all

Liturgical Ministers Lectors, Extraordinary Ministers, Altar Servers,

And Ushers Over the next months, we will offer training for those serv-ing now and for those feeling called to serve as a Liturgical Minister. With this training, Ministers will be well formed to assist at all six of our churches. All Ministers are asked to attend the session for their individual ministry. The first session will be held for Lectors, Monday, July 22, at 6:30 p.m., at St. Columbkille. For those unable to attend, the sessions will be captured on video and posted on the grouping website. In addition, handbooks and reference ma-terials will be provided to Ministers. Please RSVP to:

Sharon Serratore: ministry329@gmail.com

or 724-926-2984. To those of you who serve now, thank you for your min-istry! For those wondering if you’re called to serve at Mass, pray about this possibility, and how God may be calling you.

Last Week’s Collections Received

Offertory $5,115.00

Maintenance $ 102.00

Peter’s Pence $ 15.00 Thank you for your generous support!

Ascension $ 25.00 Our next baptism class is 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 23, at St. Patrick's Parish Hall. This class is open to any parishioners in our six-parish grouping who are having their first child baptized. You must register ahead of time if you wish to attend. Please contact Carmela Galloway at 724-695-7325 or stcolumbkilleparish@comcast.net.

RENOVATION UPDATE: The first phase of the Faith Formation renovation has come to an end. The company completed their work, air quality checks were done, and they wrapped up on Wed., June 19. The second phase, installa-tion of carpet and tile, is scheduled to begin, Monday, June 24. We are excited to have the classrooms ready for faith formation classes in the fall. Reminder, watch the bulletin for the date we will need volunteers to put it all back together. Your Campaign for the Church Alive! funds are being put to good use.

The flowers at the Crucifix this week-end are given in hon-or of the 50th Wed-

ding Anniversary of Terry and Beth Mikoloski.

SAVE THE DATE: February 7-9-2020 - Men’s Retreat Contact: Matt-412-339-4351 or Mike @ 412-551-7598

The Living Word Today we celebrate the solemnity of the Most Holy

Body and Blood of Christ, also referred to as Corpus Christi. In this Sunday’s Gospel, we hear the miracle story of

Jesus feeding a crowd of at least five thousand people. Prior to today’s passage, Jesus had sent the apostles out to pro-claim the Kingdom of God; upon returning, massive crowds of people had followed the Twelve. Jesus then began teaching and healing them. As night drew near, Jesus instructed the apostles to feed the crowd but all they had were five loaves and two fish. Jesus took these meager offerings and looked up to heaven, He blessed them, broke them, and gave them to His apostles to share with the crowd. When all “ate and were satisfied,” they gathered twelve wicker baskets of lefto-ver fragments. We should take note that this is the only mira-cle story to appear in all four Gospels. Why is this event so significant to the Catholic Church and our faith?

The miraculous feeding stories are seen as the fore-shadowing of Jesus’ gift of the Eucharist that He gave to His Church at the Last Supper. During Mass, we celebrate this gift of charity from God that allows us to commune with Christ in the most intimate of ways. Since the Eucharist is “the source and summit” of our Christian faith, our words and ac-tions should flow from the Sunday celebration of the Eucha-rist. As we approach the table, we should have a deep hunger to become one with the Father through the Body and Blood of Christ, so that we may be strengthened by the Holy Spirit to do God’s work. Therefore, whenever we receive the Eucharist at Mass, we should not consume it passively. The Body and Blood of Christ is spiritual nourishment that will lead us to active participation and ministry to others. Upon reception, our “Amen” should acknowledge, not only a belief in the four modes of the real presence of Jesus ( in the bread and wine, in the priest at consecration, in the proclaimed Word, and in ourselves) but also our willingness to become an apostle of Christ and spread His teachings to the world. After all, the word “apostle” means “one who is sent.” In today’s passage, Jesus did not distribute the loaves and fish Himself, but rather gave them to His apostles for distribution. After the crowds had eaten their fill of the meager offering, twelve wicker bas-kets of fragments were gathered. With God’s help, we, too, can do copious things by using the meager offering of our gifts and talents to bring Christ into the world.

Will you allow the Eucharist to transform you this

week? Will Christ’s peace, love, and compassion replace any anger, hatred, or ill-will you are harboring in your heart? Are you willing to be the face of Christ to others?

Jay Speca – Director of Faith Formation

St. Columbkille Roman Catholic Church 103 Church Road ~ Imperial, PA 15126

A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust Reverend Harry Bielewicz, Administrator

in residence at St. Columbkille Reverend Zachary Galiyas, Parochial Vicar

in residence at Our Lady of Lourdes

Reverend James McDonough in residence at St. Ann, weekend Mass help

Reverend Benedetto Vaghetto in residence at St. Patrick, weekend Mass help

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Reporting Sessions for Our Six parishes are coming in July. · Thurs., July 11, 6:30 p.m.-St. Ann · Sun., July 14, after 9 a.m. Mass- Our Lady of Lourdes · Sun., July 21, after 10:30 a.m. Mass-St. Patrick · Thurs., July 25, 6:30 p.m.-St. Alphonsus · Sun., July 28, after 11 a.m. Mass-St. Michael · Monday, July 29, 6:30 p.m. St. Columbkille At each session, Fr. Harry will offer updates and infor-mation on important news affecting our new parish. Please join us and keep informed. Hope to see you there!

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