ST.

DAMIEN OF MOLOKAI CATHOLIC

PARISH
722 WEST MAIN STREET MONONGAHELA, PENNSYLVANIA 15063
Parish Office: 724-258-7742 Parish Fax: 724-258-8733 Madonna Catholic Regional School: 724-258-3199
Website: stdamienofmolokai.org Email: stdamienparish@verizon.net
Diocesan Victim Hotline: 1-888-808-1235

JULY 23, 2017 - SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

PASTORAL STAFF MISSION STATEMENT
Fr. William R. Terza ............................................. Pastor St. Damien of Molokai is a Catholic parish family which recognizes and
stdamienterzab@verizon.net embraces the gifts and talents of our faith filled people. The life of our
Deacon Al Poroda.............................Permanent Deacon patron saint inspires us to lead lives of love, hope and charity. Moving
DeaconAl611@gmail.com or 724-258-7742 x 13 forward, we will grow through our liturgy, teachings and outreach to all,
Mrs. Kathryn Wray ............................. Director of Music with the help of God and the gifts received through the Holy Eucharist.
kfwray188@gmail.com
Mrs. Patricia Forsyth ................. Asst. Director of Music
pattyforsyth@comcast.net
Mrs. Kathy Miller ............................ Lead Administrator
kmiller@madonnacatholic.com
Mrs. Kathy Miller ................................. Faith Formation
kmiller@madonnacatholic.com
Phyllis DeMedio .............................................. Secretary
stdamiendemediop@verizon.net
Peggy Romeo ................................................... Secretary
stdamienromeop@verizon.net
Helena Glaneman .......... Safe Environment Coordinator
Alexsei521@yahoo.com or 724-503-7325
ST. DAMIEN FINANCIAL COUNCIL
Gloria DeRosa Alfred Galilei Steven Markovich
Antoinette Moffit Richard Pantaleo Randall Rodriguez
ST. DAMIEN PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL
Joyce Amatangelo Kathleen Barkey Thomas Caudill
Nancy Cole Sandra Craig Kris DAndrea
James Greaves Thomas Kustron Denise Majoris
Anna Markovich Juliann Romasco Walter Tabory
INTERIM MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday Vigil .................................................. 4:00 p.m.
Sunday ........................................8:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.
MondayFriday ............................................... 8:00 a.m.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Tuesday................................................... 8:309:00 a.m.
Saturdays ................................................ 3:003:30 p.m.
All Masses & Reconciliation are at St. Damien
of Molokai Church 722 West Main Street
BAPTISMS: 1st & 3rd Sundays at 12:15 p.m. and 4th
Sunday at Mass.
WEDDINGS: Please make arrangements by calling the
Parish Office 6 months in advance.
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July 23, 2017 Thirty Days of CashSeptember ticket

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Thirty Days of Cash tickets are still availa-
ble. If you havent purchased a ticket yet,
they will be on sale through August until they
are all sold.
Saturday, July 22, 2017 Ticket sellers, we can use your help too. If
4:00pm Living and Deceased Members you are able to take any tickets to sell, please
of the Parish contact the parish office.
Sunday, July 23, 2017
8:30am Joseph Savarino
(Jim & JoAnne Coughlin) DONT FORGET THE
11:00am Joseph A. Andrick ST. DAMIEN FOOD BANK
(Wife & Son) August pick-up date is:
Monday, July 24, 2017 Wednesday, August 16th
8:00am Lucille Ribnicky from 10am-2pm and 5-7pm
(Jeff & Leanne Pomponio & Family)
Tuesday, July 25, 2017 Items needed for the month of August are:
8:00am Marianne & William Kefover Sloppy Joe, Baked Beans,
(Beck & Kefover Families) Mac & Cheese, Cereal,
Wednesday, July 26, 2017 Pasta & Bath Soap
*Please be sure to check expiration dates on items
8:00am Mary Ann Ghilani given to the Food Bank, Thank you!
(Dolly Caponi)
Thursday, July 27, 2017
8:00am Orphans
(Linda Phan) Eucharistic Adoration (Chapel) This Friday
Friday, July 28, 2017 from 12:00noon6:00pm. Call 724-747-
8:00am Bill Latulip 7071 for scheduling.
(Regis Leach Jr.) Holy Hour(Church) The third Wednesday
Saturday, July 29, 2017 of each month @ 7:00pm
4:00pm Rosemarie Coughlin Servants of the Little Way (Chapel) The
(James Coughlin) first Tuesday of every month at 6:00pm.
Sunday, July 30, 2017
8:30am Brian Anselmino Holy Name Society (Church) Second Sun-
(Sam & Ruth Marraccini) day of each month with Rosaries at 8am and
11:00am Living and Deceased Members then to the parish park for the meeting after
of the Parish the 8:30am Mass.
Catholic Mens Fellowship The 1st & 3rd
Saturday of each month at 7:30-8am at St.
Rest In Peace Damien for Adoration, to St. Francis for
In the charity of your prayers we kindly ask 8:30am Mass and then to breakfast.
that you please pray for the repose of the
souls of Mary Marie Trotta and Kevin
Petticord. May God grant them eternal rest, The Spirit comes to the aid of
may Perpetual Light shine upon their souls our weakness. (Romans 8:26)
and may all the souls of the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God, Rest In Peace. Come, Holy Spirit!
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Building the Kingdom of God In todays Gospel Jesus compares the

kingdom of God to a number of different things: a man who sowed good
seed, a mustard seed, and yeast. Similarly, there is no one way to build up
the kingdom of God in the Church. As the On Mission for The Church
Alive! initiative progresses, our parishes will be restructured to better serve
the needs of our communities, but the results will not be cookie-cutter. In
fact, each grouping of parishes will be asked to discover the best ways to build up the king-
dom of God in light of the unique situations of their families and neighborhoods. In the end, it
is hoped that the Church, the Body of Christ, will grow and flourish as we focus on how God
is life is alive in us. What gifts has God planted in your heart that can allow his love and good-
ness to be shared with others? Visit onmissionchurchalive.org to learn more and to stay in-
formed.

RCIA FOR MID-MON VALLEY

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is a communal process of spiritual and edu-
cational formation for adults who seek to become full members of the Roman Catholic
Church. Once again this year, the parishes of the mid-Mon Valley will be offering an RCIA
program for Mary, Mother of the Church in Charleroi, Our Lady of the Valley in Donora and
St. Damien of Molokai in Monongahela. All those interested in pursuing membership in the
Church, in completing their sacraments of initiation, or as a refresher for those already in
the Catholic faith are encouraged to consider participation. The program will begin on Mon-
day, October 2nd of this year. Interested persons from St. Damien should contact Fr. Bill at
the parish office for specific information.

Employment Opportunity
The Catholic Cemeteries Association of the Diocese of Pittsburgh is seeking women and men
for positions as Sales Counselors at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Monongahela. If you enjoy in-
teracting with people and prefer working for a reputable organization, please call or email us
to find out more. This is a full-time position with comprehensive benefits. Qualified candi-
dates should submit their resume to careers@ccapgh.org or call Tom at (412) 208-1174.

www.ccapgh.org

Additional SummerFest Business Sponsor

Due to the publication date of our SummerFest Sponsor flyer, a sponsor was omitted. Please add the follow-
ing to the list of our business sponsors and support their businesses as they have supported SummerFest and
St. Damien. We thank them for their generosity.
Level 2: Delattre Corp.
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SUMMEFEST 2017 ~ THANK YOU!

We would like to express an extremely grateful Thank You to everyone who contributed in
any way to help make SummerFest 2017 a success. We especially want to Thank those who
gave donations to help defray expenses, baked or provided monetary gifts for the Bake Sale, provided
items for the Basket Raffle, bought scratch offs or gave money for the Cash & Scratch Offs Raffle,
sold or bought the September Thirty Days of Cash ticket, those who participated in the Cash Raffle
and to all those who attended to support St. Damien of Molokai. Your support and generosity is
greatly appreciated.
To Tish Cardis and all the SummerFest workers, words cannot express our thanks for your time
and talents. All of your skills, whether planning, shopping, cooking, serving, putting up tents, string-
ing lights or picking up the trash, Without you SummerFest couldnt happen.

Thank you and enjoy the rest of your summer!

(pictured below are a few our the many workers)
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Offertory Report 07/16/2017 Pastoral Impressions

Offertory Mass By Fr. Bill
Our
4:00pm 1793.00 Offering Attendance
8:30am 1857.00 Back Today we focus on the parable
11:00am 1249.00 To 4:00pm 250 of the Weeds and the Wheat, as
Mail In 757.00 God 8:30am 155 it is sometimes called. These
11:00am 149
Total $ 5,656.00
are some tough words from the
Total 554 mouth of Jesus. He doesnt paint a rosy pic-
Weekly Offertory Goal turedescribing angels harvesting the
$7,500
weeds and tossing them into the fire. And
even though that statement is dramatic and
attention-getting, it really isnt the main
Madonna Catholic Regional point he seems to be making. At the heart of
School the story is the idea that we need to refrain
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telling his servants No, if you pull up the
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Lunch during play is the temptation to presume that we can see
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There is one situation in which we must at-
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contact the school office wheat, must try to know the good from the
at 724-258-3199. bad, what should be and what must not be.
The reality is that people arent simply one
Deadline is August 14, 2017 thing or another. Life is more complicated
than that. Motives are more mixed than that.
Human freedom and culpability are not
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And that means that each of us have weeds
ENROLL NOW and wheat growing side by side within each
Madonna Catholic Regional School is of us. And knowing the difference is not just
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through Grade 8 for the 2017-18 we must know if we truly want to live a
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schedule a tour. Great beginnings last God.
a lifetime! 724-258-3199.