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St. Michael 95 Highland Ave. Avella, PA 15312

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St. Columbkille 103 Church Rd.

Imperial, PA 15126 724-695-7325

Mass Times Saturday evening Vigil for Sunday: 4:00 p.m. St. Alphonsus 4:00 p.m. St. Michael 5:00 p.m. Our Lady of Lourdes 6:30 p.m. St. Columbkille

Sunday: 8:00 a.m. St. Columbkille 8:30 a.m. St. Alphonsus 9:00 a.m. St. Ann 9:00 a.m. Our Lady of Lourdes 10:30 a.m. St. Patrick 11:00 a.m. St. Columbkille 11:00 a.m. St. Michael

Monday: 8:00 a.m. St. Alphonsus 8:00 a.m. St. Columbkille

Tuesday: 8:00 a.m. St. Patrick 8:30 a.m. St. Michael

Wednesday: 8:30 a.m. Our Lady of Lourdes 7:15 p.m. St. Columbkille

Thursday: 8:00 a.m. St. Patrick 6:30 p.m. Our Lady of Lourdes

Friday: 8:00 a.m. St. Alphonsus 8:00 a.m. St. Ann

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St. Ann 967 Grant St.

Bulger, PA 15109 724-796-3791

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

Anointing Mass for Our New Parish of 6 Sunday June 9, 1:00 p.m. at St. Patrick Church,

Oakdale You are invited to a special Anointing of the Sick Mass. During the Liturgy, all who wish to receive the Sacrament of the Sick will have the opportunity to be anointed. The Sacrament is meant to bring spiritual strength, comfort, and healing to those who are ill, elderly, or facing surgery. This Mass counts as Sunday obligation. . .

Join us for our Summer

Speaker Series Tuesday June 11, 7 p.m.

at St. Alphonsus Sr. Mary Gianna is a member of the Disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ religious community. Growing up without any faith, she had a life-transforming conversion after surviv-ing the shootings at Columbine High School in Littleton, CO. She became Catholic at Franciscan University at age 19 & later experienced a great outpouring of God's love that radically changed her & led her to religious life. Come to hear Sister’s story of love, conversion, & hope! . . . . And save the dates! Wednesday, July 24, Fr. Tom Gramc will speak at St. Patrick, Oakdale . . . . . Tuesday, August 13, Mark Joseph will speak at Our Lady of Lourdes, Burgettstown.

Our next baptism class is Monday, June 17, at St. Ann's Parish hall. This class is open to any parishion-

ers 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

Thanks to all who participated in youth group this year. Some exciting events are being planned for the fall! Stay tuned for details! Join the Holy Name Society after all Masses this weekend in the parish hall as they honor both Mothers and Fathers with refreshments.

Get ready to laugh. Comedian Jeremy McLellan will be performing at Holy Trini-ty Church at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, June 21. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are FREE, but registration is required. Go www.diopitt.org/events/jeremy to get yours today! Jeremy is a rising star in the standup comedy world. He was just honored as a "New Face of Comedy" at the prestigious Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal and won the 2015 and 2016 Charleston Standup Comedy Competition and was named Best Local Comic in the Charleston City Paper. A devout Christian with a passion for social justice, Jeremy is a staple at interfaith events around the world. He recently completed sold-out tours in the United States, UK, and Paki-stan.

Roar VBS will be hosted at Saint Patrick Parish from June 24 to June 28. At Roar, kids discover that God is good even when life get wild! Kids participate in memorable Bible-learning activities, sing catchy songs, play teamwork-building games, make and devour yummy treats, experience one-of-a-kind Wild Bible Adventures, collect

Bible Memory Buddies to remind them of God’s love, and test out Sciency-Fun Gizmos they’ll take home and play with all summer long. Each day concludes with the Safari Celebration that gets everyone involved in living what they’ve learned. Kids at Roar VBS will join a mission’s effort to provide nutrition pack-ets and health checkups for moms and babies in need in Zam-bia, Africa. Roar is for kids from 4 to 10 years old and will run from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. each day. For more information, call Jen Greenawald at 412-327-5822 or email her at saintpatyouth@yahoo.com.. . . . We will need adult volunteers to help with VBS with all the safe environment requirements set forth by the Diocese of Pittsburgh. Please contact Jen Greenawald if you can help.

Old Testament: Join us for an amazing journey through the Old Testament! Learn how these stories reveal God’s masterful plan for mankind - pointing forward to the coming of the Messi-ah, Jesus Christ, and affecting us today! We will meet Mon-days in June and July, 7 p.m. at JoJo's Place Family Restau-rant, 7194 Steubenville Pike, Oakdale. For more information, contact Dave @ 412-855-0960 or via e-mail at dave@canapologetics.net. Acts of the Apostles – offered 2 times & 2 locations: Our Lady of Lourdes, Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m., begins June 4, and at St. Alphonsus, Fridays at 8:45 a.m., begins June 7. A six-week study on the birth of the Church, the descent of the Holy Spirit, & the amazing apostolic mission to spread the Gospel. We’ll also discuss how that First Evangelization helps prepare us for New Evangelization. Contact Sharon Serratore by June 2, to register: 412-983-7710 or ministry329@gmail.com.

. . . and following Mass, stay for St. Patrick’s “Welcome to

Our Church” fellowship and social. Visit and tour the offic-es, faith formation spaces and facilities of St. Patrick’s. All are welcome.

Summer Bible Studies for Our Parish

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Father, They Are Your Gift To Me – In the creation story, we are told that God made human beings “in His image.” This

doesn’t mean that we are exact clones or identical twins of God, but rather that each of us, in light of our unique gifts and characteristics, are created to reflect the vibrant life and loving face of God to oth-

ers. God’s hand in our lives doesn’t end in creating us. Throughout our lives, God gives us purpose and fills us with the gifts we need to fulfill that purpose. The challenge for us is to know ourselves as God knows us, as his gifts in the world to share his light and life with others. Through prayer and in humil-ity we are invited to see clearly God’s will for our lives and all he has provided for us so that his will and our lives may be complete. God hasn’t randomly or thoughtlessly placed us in this world to create a reality for ourselves. He has sent us into the world with a specific task in mind that we might love others and build up his kingdom in the Church, making it ever more Alive! Visit onmissionchurchalive.org to learn more and to stay informed. Our Friends at McDonald Presbyterian Church are asking us to participate in their “MPC Summer Service Week” July 22 – July 28. During this week, teams of Teen and Adult volunteers will offer free home repairs for McDonald homeowners in need. The teams aim to do basic home repair projects and are adult-supervised. To volunteer, please contact Sharon Serratore at 724-926-2984.

Congratulations to Madeline Bobonski & Briana Kaufman who received their first Holy Communion on Saturday, May 25, at the 6:30 p.m. Mass. Also, congratulations to Lola Foster, Adelenne Reick, &

Jocelyn Rosborough who received their first Holy Commun-ion on Sunday, May 26, at the 11 a.m. Mass. As you receive the Eucharist that shows Christ’s love for you, may you keep Jesus in your heart and always love Him, too!

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MINISTERS OF WORSHIP June 9, 2019

Lectors: 6:30 S. Pittinaro 8:00 C. Hilgert 11:00 T. Cassell Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion 6:30 A. Rimer-H, D. Rimer-C, J. Pinchot-C 8:00 M. Barnes-I, S. Zanella-II, A. Hilgert-III M. Quince-IV, B. Teachout-V, S. Bednar-A 11:00 W. Kelley-H, L. Stout-C, V. Cassell-C Altar Servers: 6:30 N. Shoup, P. Shoup 8:00 S. Zanella, T. Zanella 11:00 E. Diffendal, C. Stout

The Living Word Chapter 17 of John’s Gospel which is proclaimed to-

day, contains Jesus’ prayer to God for His chosen apostles. In it, Jesus asks His Father to look after them, protect them, and make them one, as He and the Father are one. Jesus con-cludes this prayer with a petition for all future disciples who hear the Word from these apostles and then choose to follow Him. This would include not only the members of the early Church, but also the Church of today - you and me. “Holy Fa-ther, I pray not only for them, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, so that they may all be one…” This oneness that Jesus is praying for is the unity of love that exists between God the Father and his Son, Jesus.

How vastly different our world would be if Christians would “all be one” and love others in the manner that Jesus taught us to love. Modern day followers appear to grasp the concept of “love thy neighbor,” but we struggle to make this love a reality. Unfortunately, the ways of the world and secular-ism often shape our personal values tending to lead us into selfishness and a competition for power with those around us. Oftentimes we believe that the smarter, wealthier, or more im-portant we are, the more power we possess. Jesus, however, revealed to us the true nature of God from which this love flows. Our God is a humble God who emptied himself to join humanity as a servant who washed the feet of His apostles, suffered under Pontius Pilate, and was put to death on a cross for our salvation.

In today’s Gospel passage, Jesus reminds us that we are capable of being one with Him and the Father. We are even capable of selfless, unconditional loving as He loved. This prayer was offered at the Last Supper, the night that Je-sus gave us the gift of the Eucharist to ensure that He would always be in communion with all disciples in both mind and heart. By sharing this intimate union with Jesus, we join in un-ion with the Father for Jesus prayed, “…as you, Father, are in me and I in you, that they also may be in us…”

Perhaps today is the time to put aside our worldly ways and become one with Jesus in mind and heart - time to allow the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist to transform us into authentic followers. Perhaps it is time to offer our prayer to Jesus and the Father as we strive to live out our baptismal call. Perhaps it is time to witness to the love of God making the call to discipleship our priority. Perhaps it is time to make un-conditional love a visible sign to the world.

What virtue in your life needs strengthened - compas-sion, responsibility, honesty, restraint, loyalty, self-discipline, courage, sense of duty?

How can strengthening this virtue form you as a better disciple?

Jay Speca – Director of Faith Formation

TODAY: Seventh Sunday of Easter 6:30 p.m. Jassandra Rose Regino (Liro Carla Family) 8:00 a.m. For Our Parish Family 11:00 a.m. Paul Vekasy (Music Ministry) MONDAY: St. Charles Lwanga & Companions 8:00 a.m. Rev. Zygmunt Szarnicki, 9th Pastor 12th Anniversary (Parish) WEDNESDAY: St. Boniface 7:15 p.m. Anthony Zymroz (Aunt Jo) NEXT SUNDAY: Pentecost Sunday

Acts 2:1-11;1 Cor 12:3b-7 or Rom8:8-17; Jn20:19-23 or Jn 14:15-16, 23b-26

6:30 p.m. Bert Medved, 5th Anniversary (Daughter) 8:00 a.m. For Our Parish Family 11:00 a.m. In Honor of St. Columbkille

Parish sympathy and promise of prayers are extended to the family of Stanley Haduch, and the family of Jane Heyl, mother of Brian. May they rest in the lov-ing arms our Savior.

Confession Times

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

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