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ST. BEDE CHURCH 509 South Dallas Avenue
Pittsburgh PA 15208
MOTHER OF GOOD COUNSEL CHURCH 7705 Bennett Street Pittsburgh PA 15208
ST. JAMES CHURCH 718 Franklin Avenue Wilkinsburg PA 15221
The Catholic Community of the East End of Pittsburgh
Mass Schedule
Saturday Vigil 4:00 pm St. James Sunday 9:00 am Mother of Good Counsel 11:00 am St. Bede
Monday - Saturday 9:00 am St. Bede
Mass is also available on Facebook and YouTube.
Novenas 9:30 am St. Bede
Monday: Miraculous Medal Perpetual Novena Wednesday: Mother of Perpetual Help Novena
Confession & Eucharistic Adoration
Saturday 9:30 - 10:30 am St. Bede
The Sacrament of Reconciliation is available by appointment.
St. Bede Church is open daily 8:00 am - 12:00 pm.
Baptisms, Weddings, and Funerals by appointment only.
Our churches are accessible.
PARISH OFFICE 509 South Dallas Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15208
[email protected] Phone:412.661.7222 Fax: 412.661.9337
“With God All Things Are Possible!”
Website: saintmarymagdalenepgh.org @smmppgh St. Mary Magdalene Parish PGH
SAFE ENVIRONMENT COMPLIANCE Anyone who volunteers in the parish or school is re-quired by the diocese to be compliant with all Safe Envi-ronment clearances.
Please contact Melissa Viator at 412.661.7222 or [email protected]
with questions or for assistance.
PROTECTION OF GOD’S CHILDREN Report suspected child abuse
At the 24-Hour Child Abuse Hotline: 800.932.0313 If a child is in imminent danger, call 911
Parish Office 412.661.7222
Pastoral Staff Rev. Thomas J. Burke, Pastor [email protected] Rev. David Taylor, Senior Parochial Vicar [email protected] Rev. C. Matthew Hawkins, Parochial Vicar
In Residence Rev. James Adeoye [email protected] Rev. Augustine Temu [email protected]
Office Staff Frank Grande [email protected] Terri Price [email protected]
Religious Education Teresa Maynor [email protected]
Music Ministries Jennifer Gorske, Director of Music Ministries
412.370.2638; [email protected] Gerard Rohlf 412.657.7570; [email protected]
Safe Environment Melissa Viator [email protected]
Social Ministry & Community Outreach Anne Scheuermann 412.241.1309;
Holy Rosary Food Bank Veronica Synder 412.731.4195
Media & Communications Cathy Raffaele [email protected] Glennen Lloyd [email protected] Bulletin [email protected]
Housekeeping/Maintenance Paul Denk, Ray Krivanek, Michael Natalia, Annette Shunk
Principals Sr. Thea Bowman Catholic Academy: Ms. Stephanie Michael
412.242.3515; [email protected]; sistertheabowman.org St. Bede School: Sr. Daniela Bronka 412.661.9425;
[email protected]; saintbedeschool.com
BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS are due no later than 9 am on Monday
for next week’s bulletin.
Larger announcements must be submitted a week prior to the Monday deadline.
Stewardship
Offertory
August 16 $5,652.00
PSP 2020 Goal $153,393.00 Received $89,852.00
New Parishioners Welcome! To register,
please call or email the parish office. Registration forms
are also available on the welcome page of our website:
saintmarymagdalenepgh.org
Online Giving We invite you to consider online
giving through Faith Direct
To sign up at Faith Direct, for regular contributions or for a one time gift, visit faithdirect.net and use church code PA994. Enrollment forms are available at all our churches and Parish Office.
For online giving information, see the homepage of our website: saintmarymagdalenepgh.org or call Frank Grande at 412.661.7222.
Advisory Councils
Parish Pastoral Council Finance Council
Patricia Albacete Linda Atkins
Lois Campbell Denise Charron-Prochownik
Anne Kovalan-Santoni Peter Lahoda
Teresa Maynor Joan Price
Janice Reed Dante Romito Eric Setzler
Geloria White
Martin Albacete David Aleva
Christopher Benec Linda Burke
Michael Myers Michael Polite
Judy Prata Bill Rawlings Mara Sullivan Victor Thorpe
Minutes Parish Pastoral Council and Finance Council meeting minutes are on our website.
If you wish a paper copy of the minutes, please con-tact the Parish Office at 412.661.7222.
The councils will resume monthly meetings in Sep-tember.
Mass Intentions August 22-30
Saturday Vigil Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time 4 pm 50th Anniversary
of Jon and Elizabeth Pavlakovich (Mary Sickles)
TAYLOR
9 am David Scherbarth (Family) HAWKINS SUNDAY
TWENTY-FIRSTSUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
First Reading: Isaiah 22:19-23 Second Reading: Romans 11:33-36 Gospel: Matthew 16:13-20
11 am RCIA Candidates and Their Sponsors
(St. Mary Magdalene Parish BURKE
MONDAY Feast of St. Bartholomew, Apostle 9 am John and Louise Harris (Bernadette Harris) HAWKINS
TUESDAY Weekday 9 am Francesca and Diego Modugno
(Modugno-Eppinger Family) BURKE
WEDNESDAY Weekday 9 am Irene Paulin (Barbara Krajcovic) HAWKINS
THURSDAY Memorial of St. Monica 9 am Thomas Ruppel (Kathleen Rupel) TAYLOR
FRIDAY Memorial of St. Augustine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
9 am Cathy Yadlosky (Barbara Krajcovic) BURKE
SATURDAY Memorial of the Passion of St. John the Baptist
9 am William Graves (The Newell Family) BURKE
Saturday Vigil Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
4 pm Commemoration of Mary and Donald Carey’s
Anniversary (Family) BURKE
SUNDAY TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
First Reading: Jeremiah 20:7-9 Second Reading: Romans 12:1-2 Gospel: Matthew 16:21-27
9 am Aaron Foster, Sr. (Daughter, Mary Foster) TAYLOR
11 am Peter Cannon (Loretta Hofbauer) HAWKINS
That Man Is You! Are you looking to deepen
your relationship with God? Be a better husband? Become a more loving father? Build friendships with other like-minded men? And seek to be the best man you can be? Then come join “That Man is You!” on Saturday mornings starting on September 12, 7:30 to 9 am. The program is sponsored by St Paul Cathedral Parish.
To register: admin.paradisusdei.org or Regis Flaherty at 412.287.4007
Letter Writing in August is next week-
end. The topic is US membership in the World Heath Organization and will be addressed to Senators Ca-sey and Toomey.
Consider taking part in this monthly activity to speak the values and teachings of our faith to policy makers.
The letters will be available on the Social Ministries page of our website. Please download, personalize if you wish, print and mail, or email by the end of Au-gust.
saintmarymagdalenepgh.org/social-ministries
St. Mary Magdalene Global Solidar-ity Committee’s first meeting will be on
Thursday, August, 27, at 7:30 pm on Zoom.
All are welcome. The zoom link is on the calendar on our website:
saintmarymagdalenepgh.org/calendar
For more information, please call Denise Charron-Prochownik at 412.352.0627 or Joyce Rothermel at 412.780.5118.
CCD Registration and Orientation is on Sunday, August 30, from 9 to 10:45 am in the St. Bede School cafeteria. Please use the gym side door entrance behind the rectory. Registration fee is $65 per child or $100 per family. Checks, made out to St. Mary Magdalene Parish, and cash are accepted (if paying in cash, please have the exact amount). Please wear a mask and practice social distancing.
Classes begin on Sunday, September 13, at 9:45 am.
For more information, contact Teresa Maynor at 412.661.7222 or [email protected].
Radio Program, with
Fr. Tom Burke as host, highlights elementary and secondary schools; col-
leges; youth ministry programs; and more, and is broadcast every other Sunday morning on KDKA-AM.
Fr. Tom’s guest on August 30 is Fr. Tom Sparacini, Rector of St. Paul Seminary.
See the homepage of our website, for the link to pod-casts of the programs: saintmarymagdalenepgh.org.
Our Parish Pantries have requested tuna
during the month of August. Please bring donations to one of the churches. If you bring them to the Parish Office, 509 S. Dallas Avenue in Point Breeze, it is pre-ferred that they be brought between 10 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday. If not, they can be left on the front or back porch.
It is suggested (but not necessary at this time) that donations no longer be put in plastic bags but recycla-ble bags which will then be used at the pantries.
Thank you for your continued support.
St. Bede School’s Angel Fund, Support a Student in Need Our vibrant school community is truly blessed and very grateful for over 90 years of support from St. Bede’s parishioners. Parishioners have participated in our fundraising efforts, contributed financially to our school, and have supported our mission. We are ask-ing for your continued support during these unprece-dented times.
This past spring, parents and faculty members were able to raise funds in support of our families that have faced financial hardships during this pandemic. As the new school year approaches, this need contin-ues. Please help up assist these families by contrib-uting to our Angel Fund.
Donations may be placed in the church collection bas-ket, or by mailing envelopes to the school office (6920 Edgerton Avenue, 15208) or parish office. Any dona-tions will be appreciated.
If you would like to “adopt a student“ for the entire school year, please contact the school office at 412.661.9425. We need your support to continue providing an excellent, faith-based education for our students.
The St. James School All Class Reunion scheduled for September 26 and 27 is
postponed due to Covid-19. More details to follow.
What did you think of Sunday’s Gospel? Not sure what it’s all about?
Join parishioners for a time of reflection, listening, and perhaps sharing your perspective.
This might be just what your spirit needs!
Sundays from 2 to 3 pm
August 23
Matthew 16:13-20 – Who do you say that I am?
August 30
Matthew 16:21-27 - The path of discipleship.
~ meet & support parishioners by your presence ~
The link to the zoom gathering is sent by email and is also in the calendar on our website:
saintmarymagdalenepgh.org/calendar
Farmers to Families Food Distribu-tion: Edgewood/Swissvale, hosted by
Edgewood Volunteer Fire Department and 412 Food Rescue, on Saturday, August 29, from 11 am to 1 pm at the Edgewood Towne Centre, 15218.
St. Mary of the Mount Parish will be
starting Small Discipleship Groups for Racial Justice. Participants will be coming from several Catholic par-ishes. The groups, beginning the week of August 31, will be on Zoom, once a week for 6 weeks. The pur-pose is to encounter Christ through Scripture, prayer, and dialogue with one another. Focusing on racial justice, they will also link us together in shared learn-ing and shared action.
There are three times to choose from: Wednesday mornings from 7 to 8:30 am; Thursday evenings from 7 to 8:30 pm; and Saturday afternoons from 12 to 1:30 pm.
If you would like to learn more or to join a group, de-cide on the one best for you and then email Holly Mohr at [email protected].
The Association of Pittsburgh Priests is hosting Fr. James Martin, SJ for a presentation enti-tled “Encounter the One on the Margins: Reaching Out to LGBT Catholics” on Tuesday, September 8, at 7 pm on Zoom. A donation of $10 is requested.
To register and for the Zoom link: www.associationofpittsburghpriests.com
PASTOR’S NOTE
Peter’s Profession of Faith
It is normal to ask someone their opinion about something. Whether it is about a certain food, beverage, music, television show, or even talk-ing politics, people all have different answers and opinions.
This weekend, we celebrate the Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary
Time and the readings focus on faith. In the first reading from the Prophet Isaiah, we read how a faithful servant of God is entrusted with the power to steer the kingdom to-ward peace. In the Gospel from St. Matthew, Jesus heads to Caesarea Philippi and asks his disciples “Who do people say that I am?” Some say Elijah, some say John the Baptist. It is Peter who gives the correct an-swer; Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God. Jesus deeply trusts Peter to hold not only the key to God’s house, but the key to God’s heart and proclaims him as the rock up-on whom he will build his church. Jesus made the prom-ise to Peter and the other disciples giving him authority. We can trust them and their successors to help us under-stand who Jesus is, and how to live as his disciples.
How prepared are we to be disciples upon whom Christ builds his church? The Church’s true foundation is Christ himself.
As we prepare to go back to school, work or maybe even continue to stay at home as we still go through the Covid-19 pandemic and adjusting our routine and new measures, let us see how we can dig deep into getting to know Jesus, even amongst the daily stress and fears that we may encounter.
Peter’s Profession of Faith
School Bells
The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh will reopen schools for the 2020-2021 school year for Elementary School Stu-dents on Tuesday, September 8. St. Bede, Sister Thea Bowman Catholic Academy and St. Benedict the Moor Schools will all follow Covid-19 health and safety reopen-ing protocols. All three of our schools will offer in person, distance learning, and hybrid plans in place to offer a quality Catholic Education for our children. Best wishes everyone for a wonderful safe school year!
At St. Bede, we welcome back our Principal Sister Dan-iella Bronka, and Liz Brown as the Office Manager, and several new teachers and students. A new school roof is currently being installed, and many improvements were made over the summer including several classrooms and restrooms painted and upgraded, and new flooring was installed in the school cafeteria.
At Sister Thea Bowman Catholic Academy we welcome back our Principal Stephanie Michael, and Mary Ann Jaskulski as the Office Manager. Several improvements were made to our school cafeteria over the summer with new French drains and new flooring!
We also welcome back our students for our Religious Ed-ucation Program will begin on Sunday, September 13, at 9:45 am. We welcome back our Religious Education Di-rector, Teresa Maynor, and her volunteers. Best wish-es on a great year! Registration will be held next Sunday August 30, from 9 -10:45 am in the St. Bede School Cafe-teria.
RCIA Do you want to learn more about the Catholic
faith? Are you baptized in another faith and would like to be Catholic? Are you baptized Catholic but need com-munion and or confirmed? The Rite of Christian Initiation Program (RCIA) will be starting soon. Please give me a call at (412) 661-7222 ext. 202 or e-mail me at [email protected] to discuss.
Parish Improvements
Schultheis Roofing continues to do repair work on the St. Bede School Roof.
Toth Carpeting of Munhall installed new carpeting on the second floor of St. James Rectory. Funds from the Rec-tory Renovation Fund that I collected the past two years from private donors is covering this project.
Vigliotti Landscaping removed a dead tree in front of the St. Mary Magdalene Parish Office last week. The trunk was literally crumbling and the tree was diseased. A new tree will be planted in the same area in the near future.
Looking Ahead
Confirmation will be held on Sundays. September 27 and October 11, at 2 pm at St. Bede Church.
Century Club Dinner Please note that that Century Club Dinner that was scheduled for September 20 has been cancelled because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Members will be contacted regarding a credit towards next year’s dues.
Congratulations to Benjamin and Thea Dolan
who are being baptized this weekend.
Something to Think About… Speak kind words and you will hear kind echoes.
With God, All Things Are Possible!
Fr. Tom Burke, Pastor [email protected]
Fr. Matthew Hawkins
For the past three weeks in this space I have been discussing the concept of “synodality”. Pope Fran-cis has said that “The church must be synodal, characterized by ‘walking together’ as the pilgrim people of God.” The pontiff said that the Church has to listen to all voices -- Catholic or not. He added
that “the Church is a communion; all Catholics are re-sponsible for the life and mission of the Church although each person has been given different gifts and roles by the Holy Spirit.” Synodality is based on the baptismal gifts and responsibilities of each Catholic.
As I pointed out last week, parish councils (pastoral coun-cils and finance councils) are church exercises in syn-odality. Other examples include diocesan presbyterial councils, national bishops’ conferences, regional councils of bishops, the synods of bishops of the Eastern Catholic churches, the World Synod of Bishops and ecumenical councils such as Vatican II.
If we focus our attention on parish pastoral councils we will begin to understand why it is important for the laity to be involved in pastoral planning. A study titled Synodality in the Life and Mission of the Church, by the International Theological Commission in the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (2018) explains why “the par-ticipation of the lay faithful is essential.” The document says, “They are the vast majority of the people of God. There is much to learn from their participation in the vari-ous expressions of the life and mission of the ecclesial
community, in popular piety and in pastoral work as a whole, as well as in their specific competence in the vari-ous spheres of cultural and social life.”
The document makes clear that any process of church discernment should begin with a consultation of the laity. This, in turn, requires that the laity must be properly edu-cated and formed in the liturgy and teaching of the Catho-lic Church. One cannot, after all, offer what one does not have.
The document emphasizes that effectiveness in consult-ing the laity will require overcoming “a clerical mentality that risks keeping [the laity] at the margins of church life”. To bring the laity in from the margins requires “that lay-men and laywomen be given more opportunities for edu-cation in the faith and more spaces in the church where they can learn to express themselves within the discourse of the [Catholic] church.”
This also means that parish councils must be centers of listening and dialogue with all of the parishioners, not simply with an elite group, clique, or faction within the par-ish. This is to be done in the Eucharistic spirit of com-munion which brings us together as one in the Body of Christ. “All church members must be better educated in the spirituality of communion and the practice of listening, dialogue and communal discernment,” the document says.
This is how we should understand synodality and it is how we should understand the role of parish councils in the life of the parish.
Fr. David Taylor
Catholic Schools A Beacon of Hope
Some of you may not be aware that your priests now serve in three Catholic schools. St Bede, St. Benedict the Moor and Sister Thea Bowman Catholic Academy. These three schools are a part of our two parishes. They are a real blessing to the communities which
we serve. The schools ,although somewhat different, are part of the Church’s ministry of service, and of sharing the faith with others.
Sister Thea Bowman Catholic Academy, a merger of the former Holy Rosary School and St James School ,serve primarily the communities of the East End. I served as pastor of Holy Rosary school until the merger in 2010. The Sisters of St. Joseph served Holy Rosary school from its beginning until the early nineties. The Sisters of Chari-ty historically served in St James until the last few years. The school is served by the Extra Mile Educational Foun-dation. Mrs. Stephanie Michael is principal of STBCA.
St Benedict the Moor School has a long history of service in the Hill District. The School was formerly housed in the Webster Avenue Campus of St. Benedict the Moor Par-ish. It is now located in the former Vann school building in the Hill. The school was historically served by the Sis-ters of St. Joseph from Baden. Some of the sisters still live on the parish campus. The school is served by the Extra Mile Educational Foundation. The principal is Mrs. Audrey Bowser.
Most recently I have had the opportunity to serve at St. Bede School in Point Breeze. When I first came to Home-wood, the Sisters of St Joseph were serving in the school. Holy Rosary partnered with St. Bede in Summer pro-grams for the students. Today St Bede serves many stu-dents in the East End Communities. The school recently opened a Stream Lab that enhances the educational pro-gram. Sr. Daniela Bronka is principal of St. Bede’s.
We pray for our schools as they prepare for a new chal-lenge under real challenging circumstances. Let’s do eve-rything we can to support them.
Reflections
