Pastor Rev. Robert L. Ruston

Sts. Gregory & Barnabas Parish Welcome to 

120 Boltz Street 408 Luzon Avenue

Johnstown, PA 15902

Phone: 814-536-6818

Office Hours: Monday - Friday

8:00AM - 12:00PM

Visit us on the WEB!

www.ssgregbar.org

Join us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/groups/SSGregoryBarnabas/ Reconciliation: Per Bishop Bartchak—No confessions are permitted at this time.

EMAIL: stsgregbar@dioceseaj.org

United In Christ MISSION STATEMENT

As Catholic Christians, we will live to serve God and each other. And do His will as one family united in Faith. We will teach, serve, and be an example to the youth of the parish that they will come to a full understanding of Christ and His plan for their lives. We will nurture the gifts and talents of all parish members and use them wisely for the glory of God. We will compassionately implement the Spiritual and Corporal works of Mercy for those in our Parish, Diocese and throughout the world. Through the celebration of the Sacraments, especially the Eucharist, we affirm our Communion with Christ and each other. All are welcome.

5 S E M 10, 2020

FamiliesandtheGospelMay 10, 2020 Fifth Sunday of Easter (JN 14:1-12) Jesus tells us in the gospel: “I am in the Father and the Father is in me!” The point is: God is in each one of us, in our relationships and in our homes. The vocation of the Christian family is to live the divine gift which is already in and around us. Mother’s Day Mothers are instruments of Christ’s presence in the home. A mother’s love reveals the attentive, thoughtful, serving, forgiving and concerned side of God’s love. Thanks to all mothers for showing us the tender and loving face of God.

AS OF 4/1/2020 The Diocese has cancelled All weekday and weekend Masses and the church is

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On ABC 23 or via the link below.  If you scroll down the main page you will see previous masses and other videos from the diocese.  Please 

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St Benedictonline Masses  h ps://stbenedictchurch.org/  

 

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Do you know someone who needs pray-ers? Please contact Debbie Washington at 536-3616 or dlwashi@hotmail.com to place a name on the parish Prayer Chain! Boxes for requests are also located in the vestibules of our worship sites.

PRAYER CHAIN

HOSPITALIZED May 10, 2020—Fifth Sunday of Easter When earthly lives end, especially when the person is younger, we tend to focus upon and consider what was lost. We think of lost opportunities — things they won’t be able to see, babies they won’t be able to cradle, and adventures that now must go undiscovered. Our minds create this chasm between earth and heaven that sees the losses of this life as permanent ones, never possible to achieve again. This perception causes many folks to remain stuck in their grief as they ponder all of the missed opportunities and regrets. This is not resurrection thinking. All of the love that we can give and receive, the joy and ela-tion that can be experienced, the adventures that can be undertaken, and the possibilities to be discovered are all part of a continuous journey. They are not ends in and of themselves but are all part of the unfolding of a relationship we have with God, who not only makes all of these wonderful things possible now but sustains them and fulfills them into eternity. The perception and experience of loss is really an illusion, because in God’s eternal kingdom and in God’s time, nothing is ever lost. Even the most intimate and tender of moments we can conceive of sharing with another human being are only part of a journey toward perfect intimate and ten-der moments to be shared with God in our resurrected life. We become like God and see God as He is in eternity. What greater joy, love, and hope can ever be discovered as we walk down our often dimly lit paths in this world. This is an awesome wonder and magnificent news to behold. Call to mind someone you have lost in death. How do you see them now? How do you see yourself in heaven? Remind your-self, again, that God is the Way, the Truth and the Life. Our happiness is not going to be fully realized in this world, and there is nothing we can find here that cannot be found one hundred fold in eternity. It’s all about rela-tionship, and not solely about the relationships we have with each other, ourselves, and the world in which we live. It’s about our relationship with God. If we realize how special that one relationship really is, then there is only one particular of heaven and life eternal that really matters: namely, that we fall into love eternal and discover truth. For when we finally close our eyes in death, then all will be well as long as we are with God. There are

FamilyRitual

Due to the pandemic, with school and business closures, many families are experiencing fear and stress. But also, many families are spending more time together than before. While the fear and stress are real, and what is causing them needs to be ad-dressed, don’t pass up the opportunity your family has to spend time together! Play with your children more. Read to them. Take family walks. And make certain to use this op-portunity for prayer. You can read the scriptures together or do a Daily Examen. There are many excellent ways to pray with young children. Our Diocesan web-site has links to a number of family prayer possibilities. While it is ok to be afraid during these uncertain times, and it is necessary to pray for all those who are ighting the illness as well as those who have been impacted negatively by it, do not forget to see the blessings that can be found within it. When God allows evil, it is to draw forth some greater good. (CCC 412)AndreMcCarvilleFamilyLife&MissionsOf ice,DioceseofAltoona‐Johnstown

PRAYERFUL REMEMBRANCE FOR

ALL SERVING IN THE MILITARY

Ryan Wood, Army; CDR. Nathan S. Bre-zovic, US Navy; Fr. Frantisek Halka, Army; Lieutenant Colonel David Dietz, Army; Petty Officer Tony Pinkas, Navy; PVT Neisner Tyler, Army National Guard, Fort Leonard Wood Missouri—currently deployed to Afghanistan. Please contact the parish office (536-6818) if we need to add or remove any of our military personnel from this list. Thank you.

May 16, 2020

Witnesses for Jesus This journey of faith is not always easy. Sometimes the greatest wounds are those we suffer when family members and friends wander away from God and leave us behind. The faith they had when they were younger is now strained, or they see the daily walking with Jesus to be too difficult. For them, Jesus becomes what Peter wrote about when he described Jesus as the stone that causes people to stumble and the rock that makes them fall. Our journey is hard enough, but watching a loved one stumble and fall is heart-breaking. What are we to do in such a situation? Most importantly, we pray. We must realize that God is more powerful than us, and even if we can’t make them see the truth, He can. Then we witness to the transformative power of Jesus by our own lives. We need to serve him in word and deed. We should let a joy of be-ing a disciple enlighten our faces. Allow Jesus to work through us so that others may be drawn to him. Lastly, we must never lose hope. Many have walked long journeys alone only to find God far down the road. What will it take to bring someone to Christ? It might be an action, a word, or an emotion. We never know how certain people will be touched. That loved one is a gift from God in your life. Place them back in God’s hands, and

Happy Mother’s Day! We will be mak-ing the Mother’s Day list as always. So please turn in the Mother’s Day enve-lope included in your monthly enve-lopes as soon as possible. I will list what we have received so far and update the list as we receive them. Thank you. 

In your Prayers please remember

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Mother to Mary Helen (Andy), Paul (Rita), John (Tina), Catherine (Brian); mother in law to Luann; Grandmother to 13 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren; who

died recently. May she rest in peace. May God

bless and console her family.

Living Mothers ByVirginia Amenti Larry & Cindy Amenti

Catherine Bertolino & Cathy Madison Pete & Kay BertolinoJudy Blank Bernadette Blank

Lucy Podrasky & Donna McKendree Robert & Valerie McKendree IIICatherine Schellhammer & Agnes Partsch Theodore & Shirley Partsch

Krista Miller Pearl PearsonMarie Brandle & Mary Saloney Kathy & Mike Saloney

Carol Mesaros Utnik FamilyHelen Verno Verno

Deceased Mothers ByBetty Malzi Daughter, Cindy Amenti

Josephine German Virginia A. AmentiBernice Bertolino & Caroline Evacko Pete & Kay Bertolino

Rosella Brannagan, Frances Blank, Betty Cruickshang Bernadette BlankErma Bozic & Florence Guizio Mike & Barb BozicJulia Podhorez, Mary Dunham Barbara Dunham

Elizabeth Harteis Paul HarteisZita Jacoby Son, John Jacoby

Josephine Lupek & Barbara Resick Mrs. Irene KaranBetty L. Russo Kenneth & Tina Keyser

Pearl Keyser & Kathy Keyser Louis KeyserMary Sokach, Sally Keytack & Denise (Keytack) Boyer Mick & Deb Keytack

Amelia Seifert & Anna Kist Lucille KistLeona Flowers & Angela Kush David & Patrica Kush

Jacqueline M. Mastervich & All Mastervich & Davis Families Charles MastervichZepha Pearson & Elizabeth Yonker Pearl Pearson

Helen Ritter & Thelma Ponchek Joe & Janet RitterElizabeth Schellhammer Cindy SchellhammerElizabeth Schellhammer David & Joann Schellhammer

Lois Goller, Bertha Yarnick Cathy & Rick SlavichTheresa Sturey & Mary Schultz Nicholas Sturey

Anna M. Tursic, Dorothy A. Tursic/Fink, Marie E. Trusic/Kotar Ed TursicSophia Utnik Utnik & Family

Madeline Gagnon, Katherine Golojuch, Anna Utnik, Annie Miller Matt, Bernie, Tom Utnik & FamilyFrances Rykala Verno

Amelia R. Vibostok, Anna Karlik, Sophie Vibostok Terry VibostokMarie Washington, Florence Freidhoff Ray & Debbie Washington

Violet M. Wieczorek Thomas P. WieczorekMary Volchansky, Lynette Ziner & Anna Ziner Mike & Ginny Ziner

In ThanksgivingMr. & Mrs. James DallasMr. & Mrs. Edward PonczekMr. & Mrs. Steven Brewer

Joe, Barb, Jessica & Anthony

Joe & Barb