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

FEBRUARY 18, 2018 - THE FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT

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
Richard Pantaleo Randall Rodriguez
ST. DAMIEN PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL
Joyce Amatangelo Kathleen Barkey Thomas Caudill
Nancy Cole Sandra Craig Kris D’Andrea
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.
Monday–Friday ............................................... 8:00 a.m.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Tuesday................................................... 8:30–9:00 a.m.
Saturdays ................................................ 3:00–3:30 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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February 18, 2018
The First Sunday of Lent
Saturday, February 17, 2018
4:00pm Lori Lignelli (Ron Lenzi & Family)
Sunday, February 18, 2018
8:30am Living and Deceased Members
of the Parish
11:00am Dolly & Richard Grandy
(Falappi Family)
Monday, February 19, 2018
8:00am Attilio “Til” Necciai
(Howard Mulravey)
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
8:00am Margaret Hunter
(Al & Carol Bove)
Wednesday, February 21, 2018—
8:00am Remembrance Mass
(Ladies of Charity)
Thursday, February 22, 2018
8:00am Frank Curka, Sr. (Frank J. Curka)
Friday, February 23, 2018
8:00am Coach Brian Anselmino
(Sam & Ruth Marraccini)
1:30pm MCRS School Mass
6:30pm Stations of the Cross
Saturday, February 24, 2018
4:00pm George Hutchko
(Nancy & Tom Ruschak)
Sunday, February 25, 2018
8:30am Living and Deceased Members
of the Parish
11:00am Joseph & Gladys Sholtis
(Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Benney)
Rest In Peace
In the charity of your prayers we kind-
ly ask that you please pray for the re-
pose of the souls of Jennie Vaccaro
and Mary Boyd. May God grant
them eternal rest, may Perpetual Light shine
upon their souls and may all the souls of the
faithful departed, through the mercy of God,
Rest In Peace .
ST. DAMIEN FAITH FORMATION
Feb. 18: 9:30-10:45am Grades 1-8 &
Confirmation
Feb. 25: 9:30-10:45am Grades 1-8
March 4: 9:30-10:45am Grades 1-8 &
Confirmation
March 11: 9:30-10:45am Grades 1-8
March 17: CONFIRMATION RETREAT
March 18: 9:30-10:45am Grades 1-8
Tuesday Morning Bible Study (Parish Center)
Every Tuesday morning from 11:00am-12Noon)
Servants of the Little Way (Chapel) The first
Tuesday of every month at 6:00pm.
Holy Hour—(Church) The third Wednesday of
each month @ 7:00pm
Eucharistic Adoration (Chapel) This Friday
from 12:00noon—6:00pm. Call 724-747-7071
for scheduling.
Catholic Men’s Fellowship The 1st & 3rd Sat-
urday of each month at 7:30-8am at St. Damien
for Adoration, to St. Francis for 8:30am Mass
and then to breakfast.
Holy Name Society (Church) Second Sunday of
each month with Rosaries at 8am and then to the
parish park for the meeting after the 8:30am
Mass.
The Way of The Cross
Monday mornings at 8:45am,
with the children
(beginning February 26th)
and
Friday evenings at 6:30pm
Baptism Congratulations
Congratulations to the family of
Eliana Garcia Matko
whose baptism was recently celebrated. May
she remain close to the Lord Jesus all the
days of her life and may she be blessed with
good health, much happiness, and the wis-
dom of the Lord.
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This Is the Time of Fulfillment – The season of Lent is our yearly spiritu-
al journey with Jesus through his passion, death and resurrection. As a com-
munity of faith we mark those important moments along the road to Calva-
ry where Jesus revealed the immense depth of God’s love for us. Individu-
ally, we choose to immerse ourselves in deeper prayer, the suffering of fast-
ing and increased good works so that we might have our hearts transformed
and made ever more like God’s so that we can continue to reflect his great love in the world.
This is a task that cannot wait. While we hope that heaven awaits us at a time still to come, we
are called to ready ourselves now and be firmly set on the path to salvation. On Mission for
The Church Alive! seeks to strengthen our communities of faith so that we might have every
help and opportunity to be prepared for the Kingdom of God. May we be prepared during this
time of fulfillment for all that God will work for us and through us. Visit onmission-
churchalive.org to learn more and to stay informed.

ST. DAMIEN PARISH HOMEMADE RAVIOLI SALE

Delicious homemade meat ravioli will be for sale just in time for Easter. Please
place your order by calling the parish office at 724-258-7742. Price is $9.00 per
dozen and pick-up will be on Saturday, March 24th between 9:00am and 3:00pm.
Orders can be picked up in the Kitchen at the Parish Park.
Thank you for your support!

Marriage Preparation Class

Couples planning on celebrating the Sacrament of Marriage are asked to note that the
Marriage Preparation Class for our District will be held on Saturday, April 7, 2018
from 8:30am-6:00pm at Our Lady of the Valley Parish in Donora. The day starts
with a continental breakfast at 8:30am, class begins at 9:00am. The class will end with all at-
tending the 5:00pm Mass at Our Lady of the Valley together. The class will be conducted by
Deacon Al and RaeAnn Poroda. Completion of Marriage Preparation Class is required prior to
your wedding. To register, please call the parish office at 724-258-7742. Classes may also be
found at the diocesan website. Diocesan Web Page www.diopit.org

DON’T FORGET THE ST. DAMIEN OF

ST. DAMIEN FOOD BANK MOLOKAI
T-SHIRTS FOR
February pick-up date is: SALE
Wednesday, February 21st St. Damien of Molo-
kai T-shirts, pictured
Items needed for the month of to the left, are for
February are: Cereal, Canned Soup, sale for $15 each
(payment due at the
Canned Fruit, Peanut Butter, time of order). Or-
Jelly & Tuna ders will be accepted
at the parish office or
*Please be sure to check expiration at the fish fry. Sizes
dates on items given to the Food Bank, available are
Thank you! Small—5X.
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“MAN UP” CONGRATULATIONS!

55 men from four churches in the Valley in-
cluding Mary, Mother the Church, Our Lady
of the Valley, St. Damien of Molokai and
St. Mary’s gathered for the initial MAN UP
information and planning meeting on Janu-
ary 25th. A positive exchange of men’s spir-
itual needs and ideas were discussed and the
formation of our Multi-Parish spiritual men’s
group has begun. Our next gathering will be
at the dinner hosted by Jack’s Pack on Feb-
ruary 22nd at Mary, Mother of the Church
beginning at 6pm. Cost of the dinner will be
$10 and proceeds benefit the Greater Charle- The St. Damien of Molokai Knights
roi Food Bank which recently suffered sig-
of Columbus Chaplain, Fr. Bill Terza,
nificant losses due to a flood. Please RSVP
to either Mark at 724- 797-1634 or Tom at
recently received the Knight of the
724-938-8265. Additionally, the men will Year Award for 2017.
be gathering at 7:15am at St. Damien’s on
Sat. February17th for the Divine Mercy
Chaplet, Mass at St. Francis in Finleyville All volunteers who work closely with chil-
dren are required to complete Mandated Re-
and then an optional breakfast. We ask all
porter training. There are two upcoming
men to prayerfully consider answering God’s live sessions:
call to MAN UP, through spiritual growth
and continued fellowship. “Just give it a 02/27/2018 (Tue. 6:00pm - 9:00pm)
Holy Apostles Parish/St. Albert Site,
shot!”
3198 Schieck Street, Pittsburgh 15227
04/21/2018 (Sat. 10:00am - 1:00pm)
SERRA CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
Holy Apostles Parish/St. Albert Site,
Serra Catholic’s Placement Test for incom- 3198 Schieck Street, Pittsburgh 15227
ing freshmen will be held on Saturday, March
3rd from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon The training can be completed on line. Go to
Please contact Mrs. Lyons at 412-751-2020 to the Safe Environment Section of the diocese
register Webpage at www.diopitt.org. Call Helena
Glaneman at 724-503-7325.
Meet Our Students Evening All Volunteers are required to attend a Pro-
Thursday, March 8th 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. tecting God’s Children Workshop. The
Incoming Freshmen, spend time with current Workshop is available online. Go to the
students and find your place Safe Environment Section of the Diocese
in our clubs, activities, and sports. Parents, Webpage at www.diopitt.org. No live ses-
attend workshops and find answers to all of sions are currently available. Check the Web
your questions about our Serra Catholic page often as classes come available fre-
community! quently. Call Helena Glaneman at 724-503-
Please contact Mrs. Lyons at 412-751- 7325 for more info.
2020 for more information.
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Offertory Report 02/11/2018 Pastoral Impressions

Offertory Mass By Fr. Bill
4:00pm 2537.00 Our Attendance
8:30am 1554.00 Offering
Back This past week we began the Ho-
11:00am 2109.00 To 4:00pm 183
Mail In 963.00 God 8:30am 148 ly Season of Lent. Lent is a time
Total $ 7,163.00 11:00am 196 when we are tested and chal-
lenged to find ourselves and experience our
Weekly Offertory Goal Total 527 faith in greater and fuller ways. In the gospel
$7,500 Jesus goes to the desert to find himself, to dis-
cover his mission. While in the desert, he under-
College Discernment Night Are you won- goes a series of temptations to all the allure-
ments of this world. Jesus survives the period of
dering what to do with your life? Do you
trial; he is found worthy. Angels come to wait
think that God might be calling you in a on him. Jesus is now ready to go forth and per-
unique way? Come learn how to better hear form his mission.
His voice at the College Discernment Night,
Monday, March 19 from 5:45 pm - 8:30 pm In our daily lives God sets before us many chal-
at St. Paul Seminary. Father Mike Ackerman lenges, many situations which appear to be great
will speak on discernment, and the night will trials. Like Jesus’ journey to the desert our Len-
include prayer, dinner with the seminarians, ten journey, if accepted properly, will be a great
and fellowship. All college and post-college challenge, a desert experience. The challenge
men welcome. To register, we will face will make us better and more com-
email tsullivan@diopitt.org by March 12. plete people. Jesus became perfect, as the letter
to the Hebrews tells us, through his trial of suf-
fering. Our lives are filled with trials. There are
challenges at work with our business associates,
Madonna Catholic Regional School with the boss, with our duties. There are chal-
731 Chess St. lenges at school, with classmates, teachers, and
Monongahela, PA homework assignments. There are trials and
challenges in life, with problems, illness, suffer-
MCRS, located at 731 Chess St. ing, and death.
Monongahela, boasts students in Preschool –
Grade Eight with a dedicated staff and ac- How do we handle these trials, these challenges
tive volunteers. For information about MCRS, from God? The answer is to go, like Jesus, to
upcoming events or fundraisers, please call
the desert. The solution will be found there. The
724-258-3199.
solutions to life’s trials are found in prayer,
Paint and Sip for Children will be held on works of mercy, and fasting—the traditional
Friday, March 9th at 6:00pm Lenten observances. Through prayer, works of
The fee is $35.00 per child. Call the school mercy, and fasting we change. We can then ac-
for more information and to register.
cept the trials and challenges of life, and more
SAVE THE DATE importantly, God’s will in our lives. Through
Sunday, March 18th trial and challenge we grow, through prayer we
Mystery Dinner Theater
learn acceptance. Today, therefore, let us seek
(More information to follow)
the challenge of the desert. Let us turn to prayer
Saturday, March 24th in our lives. Let us be transformed on our per-
Bunny Breakfast
(more information to follow) sonal journey to Calvary and resurrection.