I consider everything as a loss because of the supreme Good of

I consider everything as a loss because of the supreme
Good of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. — Philippians 3:8
Más aún pienso que nada vale la pena en comparación
con el bien supremo, que consiste en conocer a Cristo
Jesús, mi Señor. — Filipenses 3:8
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Parish
Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Medalla Milagrosa
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday:
Sunday:
Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri:
Wednesday:
5:00 PM — Vigil
8:00 AM & 11:00 AM
2:30 PM — La Misa en español
10:00 AM
10:00 AM & 6:00 PM
Fifth Sunday of Lent
300 Pike Street.
Meadow Lands PA 15347
724‐222‐1911
Office Hours: 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
www.MiraculousMedalChurch.org
March 13, 2016
March 13, 2016
DAY
TIME
SAT.
MAR. 12
10:00 AM
10:45‐11:30 AM
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
SUN.
MAR. 13
MON.
MAR. 14
TUE.
MAR. 15
WED.
MAR. 16
FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT
CONFESSIONS / EVENTS
Mass Confessions Confessions Mass 8:00 AM Mass 9:00‐10:30 AM CCD, CCD Ctr. 11:00 AM Mass 2:30 PM Spanish Mass 10:00 AM Mass 10:45 AM Miraculous Medal Novena 6:00‐8:00 PM Alpha Mee ng, Church Hall 10:00 AM Mass 10:00 AM Mass 6:00 PM Mass 6:30 PM Bingo, CCD Ctr. 6:45‐7:30 PM Confessions 7:00 PM RCIA MASS INTENTIONS
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OBSERVANCES & READINGS
Richard Bandi + (Birthday), req. Family Terry Ryan +, req. Wife, Carol Jer 11:18‐20; Ps 7:2‐3, 9bc‐12; Jn 7:40‐53 Holy Name Society, req. Members FOOD PANTRY AFTER MASS Elizabeth Chehovin + (Birthday), req. Children PARISHIONERS Fi h Sunday of Lent;
Daylight Saving Time begins Is 43:16‐21; Ps 126:1‐6; Phil 3:8‐14; Jn 8:1‐11; Alternate readings (Year A): Ez 37:12‐14; Ps 130:1‐8; Rom 8:8‐11; Jn 11:1‐
45 [3‐7, 17, 20‐27, 33b‐45] Wellness of Granddaughter Req. Marsha Williams Julian Calendar Lent begins Dn 13:1‐9, 15‐17, 19‐30, 33‐62 [41c‐62]; Ps 23:1‐6; Jn 8:12‐20 (or Jn 8:1‐11 if Year A readings were used on Sunday) Sherri & James Leone (Special Inten on) Req. Mom Nm 21:4‐9; Ps 102:2‐3, 16‐21; Jn 8:21‐30 John E. Sixt, Jr. + Req. Regina Schohn & Jonna Murphy, Sisters Joan Adley (Special Inten on) Req. Mary Ann Bazzoli Dn 3:14‐20, 91‐92, 95; Dn 3:52‐56; Jn 8:31‐42 THU.
MAR. 17
10:00 AM Mass Tom & Pa e Ziegler (Wedding Anniversary) Req. Children 6:00 PM Pro‐Life Min. Mtg. Church Hall 7:00 PM Safety Min. Mtg., CCD Ctr. 7:00 PM Outreach Min. Mtg., CCD Ctr.
St. Patrick Gn 17:3‐9; Ps 105:4‐9: Jn 8:51‐59 FRI.
MAR. 18
10:00 AM Mass Jenny Buchte +, req. Family St. Cyril of Jerusalem;
Abs nence Jer 20:10‐13; Ps 18:2‐7; Jn 10:31‐42 Alice Elias + (Anniversary) req. Loving Family In Honor of St. Joseph & Workers in our parish Req. A Friend St. Joseph, Spouse of the
Blessed Virgin Mary;
Spring begins
2 Sm 7:4‐5a, 12‐14a, 16; Ps 89:2‐5, 27, 29; Rom 4:13, 16‐18, 22; Mt 1:16, 18‐21, 24a or Lk 2:41‐51a
Joan Yoest +, req. Husband Gene Elmer Sobansky +, req. Rose Anna Freed PARISHIONERS Lk 19:28‐40 (procession); Is 50:4‐7; Ps 22:8‐9, 17‐20, 23‐24; Phil 2:6‐11; Lk 22:14 — 23:56 [23:1‐49] 10:45 AM Divine Mercy 7:00 PM Sta ons of the Cross 7:30‐8:00 PM Confessions (a er Sta ons) SAT.
MAR. 19
SUN.
MAR. 20
10:00 AM
10:45‐11:30 AM
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
Mass Confessions Confessions Mass 8:00 AM Mass 11:00 AM Mass 2:30 PM Spanish Mass WE NEED YOUR HELP!
We'd really love it if some of you more "seasoned" parishioners could help us update the website and Pastoral Plan.
We know you've been through a lot and probably have better memories of this Parish than you think. We're asking that
you send us any tidbit of information about the founding, growth and people of Our Lady of the Miraculous
Medal. The mor e we can pr esent our stor y, the mor e people will want to be a par t of it. We tr uly want to hear
from you. Of course, we won't be able to put everything in the history, but if it relates to the Parish, is not too personal,
and had an impact on you and others, we want to hear about it.
March 13, 2016
QUINTO DOMINGO DE CUARESMA
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PARISH LIFE
PARISH LIFE
CHILDREN'S LITURGY OF THE WORD
AT 11:00 MASS EACH SUNDAY
We will be starting a new ministry here at
Miraculous Medal, the Children's Liturgy of
the Word, for children (ages 4 - 8
years). This will take place each Sunday
during the 11am Mass. After the Opening
Prayer of the Mass, the children
(ages 4-8) who are present will be called up
to the altar by the priest and will be given a
blessing. Then an adult leader will come
forward and take the children downstairs to a
specially prepared area and share with them the readings of
the Mass, as well as a message based on the readings. The
children will pray their own Prayers of the Faithful and then
return to their families during the Offertory of the Mass. The
Children's Liturgy of the Word is designed to make the Sunday readings and the Good News of Jesus more understandable to our young children. We want our children to know that
they are special and that the Mass is for them also.
We are looking for adults and young adults who would
be willing to be trained as Children's Liturgy of the Word
leaders. No prior experience is needed, only a willingness to
serve at least once or possibly twice a month. The only requirements are that you love God and love and care
for his children. Also all Safe Environment clearances
would be necessary for anyone over the age of 18, in order to
serve as a leader. We are hoping to begin this new ministry in the near future.
If you are interested in serving as a Children's Liturgy
of the Word leader please call Father Carmen at the
rectory. This will be a great opportunity to reach out to our
little brothers and sisters and help them to understand the
Readings of the Mass at their own level.
OUR PARISH FOCUS DURING LENT IS ON
POPE FRANCIS' CALL TO CELEBRATE THE
MERCY OF GOD
THANK YOU DARTBALL TEAM
Thank you to the Miraculous Medal Dart Ball team for
their generous donation to this parish.
THE PATRIOTIC ROSARY
Because Easter Sunday is the last Sunday
of the month, the Patriotic Rosary will be
prayed next Sunday, March 20 (Palm Sunday) at 6 pm. The Rosar y will go back
to the last Sunday again in April.
"If we-all of us-accept the grace of Jesus Christ, he
changes our heart and from sinners makes us saints. To
become holy we do not need to turn our eyes away and
look somewhere else, or have as it were the face on a
holy card! No, no, that is not necessary. To become
saints only one thing is necessary: to accept the grace
that the Father gives us in Jesus Christ. There, this
grace changes our heart. We continue to be sinners for
we are weak, but with this grace which makes us feel
that the Lord pardons us-this immense grace that
changes our heart."
-Pope Francis, The Church of Mercy
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful,
and kindle in them the fire of your love.
Send forth your Spirit, and they shall be created.
And you shall renew the face of the earth.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Every Friday during Lent at 7pm
CONFESSIONS
Wednesday during Lent after the
6pm Mass until 7:30pm, and every
Friday during Lent after Stations
of the Cross until 8pm.
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT OLMM CHURCH?
WELCOME
We would like to welcome into our faith community:
Bonnie Fields
We are grateful
to God for you,
and proud to
call you our
sister in Christ.
Savana Marie
Mullins
Congratulations
to her parents
and godparents.
Watch the latest inverview with Father Carmen at:
https://youtu.be/lz-GSC-T_HE
This, and all previous interviews, are on our website:
http://www.miraculousmedalchurch.org/OurParish/Message-from-the-Pastor
March 13, 2016
FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT
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PARISH FAITH
LA FE DE LA PARROQUIA
STRAIGHT LINES
RENGLONES RECTOS
“God writes straight with crooked lines,” the saying
goes. The power of Paul’s testimony that everything is
junk but knowledge of Jesus and
the power of his resurrection is a
straight enough message. And,
God knows, Paul had a crooked
journey before his blinding insight straight from God.
Through Isaiah, God reminds us
all that the past great works were
as nothing compared to the new
creation. “Can’t you see it?” we
are asked, as if we are still wandering along our crooked lines.
And there is no straighter line than that between the
woman whose misery is intense and the God whose
mercy in Jesus is deeper and more acute. You just can’t
beat this kind of good news.
“Dios escribe derecho en renglones torcidos”, dice
el refrán. El testimonio contundente de san Pablo, cuando nos dice que todo es basura
fuera del conocer a Cristo y experimentar la fuerza de su Resurrección, es un mensaje bien directo y
claro –aunque Dios sabe que Pablo anduvo por una senda bien
torcida antes de recibir la luz cegadora del Señor.
Isaías nos recuerda que
los grandes milagros del pasado
no son nada en comparación con
la nueva creación que Dios va a realizar. “¿No lo notan?” nos pregunta el profeta, como si todavía anduviéramos perdidos por nuestras sendas torcidas.
Y no hay renglón más derecho que la línea que conecta la intensa miseria de una mujer pecadora con la
misericordia de Dios que se muestra en la persona de
Jesús. ¡Eso sí que son Buenas Nuevas!”
PARISH LIFE
LA VIDA DE LA PARROQUIA
RICE, BEANS & TORTELLAS
ARROZ, FRIJOLES Y TORTELLAS
During the season of Lent, we are encouraged to
do works of charity. There are some families in
our parish who are in need of assistance for food.
If you are able to donate the following it would be
greatly appreciaed:
Flour, sugar, rice, beans, tortillas, and assorted
can goods.
You can bring these items to the church on Sunday or
at the rectory during the week from 9am-2pm.
GOOD FRIDAY COLLECTION
Durante la temporada de Cuaresma, estamos encaminatos hacer obras de caridad. Itay algunas
familias que necesitan asistencia con comida. Si
pueden donar algunos de la sientes productos arroz, frijoles, tortillas, harina, azucar y otros
productos enlatados.
Pueden dejar las cosas en la iglesia los domingos o en
la retoria duponte la semana de 9am - 2pm.
COLECTA DEL VIERNES SANTO
Pope Francis had asked our par ish to support
Christians in the Holy Land.
El Papa Francisco ha pedido a nuestra parroquia
apoyo para los cristianos en Tierra Santa.
Through the Good Friday Collection, you join with
Catholics around the world to stand in solidarity with
the Church in the Holy Land. When you contribute to
the Pontifical Good Friday Collection, you become an
instrument of peace in a troubled land.
Please be generous!
A traves de la Colecta del Vierness Santo, te unes a
los catolicos de todo el mundo en solidaridad con la
Tierra Santa. Cuando contribuyes con la Colecta del
Viernes Santo, tu te transformas en un instrument de
paz en una tierra atribulada.
Por favor, sean generesos!
BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK
LOS CUMPLEAÑOS DE ESTA SEMANA
Angela Bell, Michael Gutierrez, Lisa Mercer Anthony Rozzi, Margaret Buehler, Casey Jo Guernsey, Paul Hravnak, Terri Lynn
Marcischak, Michael Mattarock, Pablo Ruiz, David Schultz, Scott Zimmerman, Susan Alexy, Cesar Diaz, Hank Narus, Joan
Oliveri, Janet Pecharka, Aiden Romeo, Andrew Starcevic, Charles Bard, Fidel Diaz, James Dorisio, Mark Mikluscak, Steven
Nawrocki, Matthew Parrish, Walter Potochar, Guillermo Carranza, Antonia Gelorme, Dawn Hess, Cody Schillo, Ryan Swart,
Edward Coen, Joseph Dudas, Jason Grasha, Joshua Miller, Kathy Myers and Paul Unruh.
March 13, 2016
QUINTO DOMINGO DE CUARESMA
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AROUND THE DIOCESE
CELEBRATE HOLY WEEK AND EASTER WITH EWTN
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Join in the celebration of Mass at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome or at the majestic Basilica of the National Shrine of the
Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C.
Get program details at www.ewtn.com and visit www.ewtn.com/channelfinder to find the station near you!
WINDOWS OF UNITY PROJECT
Our parish is participating in the "Windows of Unity," project to send some stained glass
windows and liturgical appointments, along with medical supplies and equipment to
St. James Parish, Ilorin Diocese, Nigeria, W. Africa. You can support this effort by
making a monetary gift, attending a fund raising dinner Thur., April 21, 2016 at St.
James Parish, Sewickley, and/or donating new or used (but still serviceable) items
like: canes, crutches, walkers, potty chairs, folding wheel chairs, bathtub stools, bars
of bath soap, tooth brushes, and scissors from the dollar store. Dr op off any of
these items at our rectory no later than Friday, March 25, 2016. For more information call
the parish office: 724-222-1911
Thank you.
Fr. Carmen
PARISH INFORMATION AND CONTACTS
Clergy
Carmen A. D’Amico, Pastor
John Odeyemi, Priest in Residence
Anton V. Mobley, Permanent Deacon
Parish Staff
Rosalie Eckels, Religious Education Director
Jennifer Derrick, Music Director & Organist
Mary Ann Lecci, Parish Secretary
Don Ross, Coordinator of Ministries
Andrew James, M aintenance, M on-Fri
Dean Gindlesperger, M aintenance, Sat-Sun
Phone Numbers
Area Code (724)
Rectory:
222-1911
Rectory:
206-9677
Rectory Fax:
222-5688
CCD Center:
228-8575
Religious Education Office:
228-9088
Religious Education Fax:
228-1488
e-mail: olmm@comcast.net
Mass Schedule
Saturday:
5:00 p.m. Vigil
Sunday:
8:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.
2:30 p.m.—La Misa en español
Weekday:
Mon - Sat: 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.
Holy Days: (check bulletin schedule)
Bulletin Deadline
Thursday at noon for the following week.
Baptism and Marriage
Contact the Rectory
Safe Environment Coordinator
Ed Holmes
Phone: 724-886-1484
Email:. ed.holmes@mir aculousmedalchur ch.or g
Diocesan Abuse Hotline
1-888-808-1235
WEEKLY OFFERING
Average Weekly Expense
Collec on for Sunday February 28, 2016
Deficit
$ 6,100.00
$ 5,200.00
$ 900.00
Parish Share Assessment:
Parish Share collected to date:
Anything collected over our Parish Share assessment will go into our savings.
$ 67,359.00
$ 63,392.00