199 McGovern Boulevard Crescent, PA 15046 www.scatparish.com

PARISH CLERGY

Fr. Lou Vallone ............... scatpastor@verizon.net Fr. Robert Zajdel Deacon Leonard Thomas

MASS SCHEDULE

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday...8:30 a.m.

Wednesday............................................ No Mass

Saturday Vigil Mass ............................. 4:00 p.m. Sunday Morning...............9:00 a.m. & 11:30 a.m.

Holy Days ....................................... as Scheduled

See inside for Daily, Holiday and Special Events

CONFESSIONS

Saturday..................3:15−3:45 p.m. & 5:00 p.m.;

Also by appointment.

BAPTISMS

By appointment.

WEDDINGS

Call the parish office 6 months in advance of the prospective date. Marriage Classes required.

ANOINTING OF THE SICK

After every Mass (please ask the priest)

and by request.

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL

Confidential Helpline 724-407-3375

Low-gluten hosts available for Communion –

See priest before Mass.

DIRECTORY

Parish Office ....................................................... 724-457-7026 Fax...................................................................... 724-457-3292 Deacon Leonard Thomas………………………....412-812-4557 deacon@scatparish.com Jennifer Persuitte, Organist/Secretary.................. 724-457-7026

(Bulletin submission deadline is Tuesday at Noon.)

Steve Horvath, Maintenance………...……………...724-457-0715

Sue Tranter, CCD Director.................................. 724-601-1872 scatccd@verizon.net Mary Ann Jones, Bookkeeper .............................. 412-771-5646 Jeri Stotlemyer, Scheduler of Ministries..... sjogscat@gmail.com

Parish Email.......................................... scatparish@verizon.net Vatican Website ..............................................www.news.va/en

PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday–Thursday ..................................... 9:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Friday ........................................................ 9:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE HOURS Sundays ........................................................ 10:00am-11:15am

AN OPEN INVITATION OF WELCOME

Non-Catholics and non-parishioners

are always welcomed guests.

Inactive, unsure or irregular Catholics are lovingly encouraged to reconnect with the Faith.

New parishioners are joyfully received in our community.

Please call the parish office. Though our space is small, our hearts are large

and there is plenty good room for all.

MAY 7, 2017 • FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

of Siena ROMAN

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Saint Catherine

Fourth

Sunday

of Easter

Saturday May 6th

4:00 PM Mary Jones

(Husband, Dave & Family)

Sunday May 7th

9:00 AM Our First Commmunicants

11:30 AM Nancy & Gerald Venable

(Sister, Diana Knepper)

Monday May 8th

8:30 AM George & Mary Biseli

(Armstrong Family)

Tuesday May 9th

8:00 AM Rosary

8:30 AM Special Intentions

Thursday May 11th

8:30 AM Parish Family

Friday May 12th

8:30 AM Prayers Answered

Saturday May 13th

4:00 PM All Mothers of the Parish

Both Living & Deceased

Sunday May 14th

9:00 AM All Mothers of the Parish

Both Living & Deceased

11:30 AM All Mothers of the Parish

Both Living & Deceased

NEIGHBORING CHURCHES WEDNESDAY MORNING MASSES

Our Lady of Fatima in Hopewell Twp. 9:00 AM

St. James in Sewickley 6:45 AM & 9:00 AM

St. Titus in Aliquippa 7:30 AM

St. Margaret Mary in Moon Twp…………..8:30 AM

PRAYER REQUESTS: In your kindness will you please pray for the following : Fr. Bob Betna, Kim C., Luca C., TJS, JAS, Jim M., Christopher Michael, Troy, Katie M., Kelly R., Tyler S., Colin S., Emily B., Betty, Terri, Dory, George, Terry, The Persecuted Christians, Cheryl, Donny, Lillyanne, Megan, Bob, Sandy, Ken, Karen, Diane H., Fr. Bob Betna, Luca, Kim C., Sally Kish, Lou Bubinheim, George, George, Terri, Fr. Lou, D.J., Della, Erin Heidenreich, Laura H., Lenora Falso, George Pessy, Lorraine C., Joan B., Joe, Rose Selley, Carl, M.P., M.Z., Greg & Pat, John, Maria, John, Taylor, Mary M., Beth Lehmier, Leigh Ann, Helen Dixon, Wayne King, Earl, Mary, James E., Ryan Joseph, Jim B., N.M., Michael Hilliard, Danielle, Leslie, Ross M., Dan R., Ardith G., Patty M., Carol N., Beth, Mary Chestnutt, Mary & Therese D., Ryan, A. Palombo, Dory, Larry Winans, D.O. Oesterling Family & Baby Byron Michael, Seth, Eddie N., Tim, C.B., Blaise, Fisher, James Shepard, Mary Shepard, James Siniscalchi, Elia Genovesi, Larry R., Frannie, Pauline, Angela, John Robertson, Elaine, JM, Chris C., Maria, Orla, Sinead, R.K., A.K., J.C., A.Z., Chet & Sally, Mary L., Dorothy B., Jimmy A., Genny T., All In Need of Prayers

Please Note: All intention slips will be printed for 2

weeks. There is no need to fill one out every week. Hopefully this system will work for everyone. Thank you.

CONGRATULATIONS St. Catherine’s welcomes Kennedy Rose Killen,

daughter of Rusty and Megan, who was baptized

into our faith last weekend. May God bless you and

your family and may you continue to grow in His

love.

BEST WISHES Wishing a lifetime of happiness to Elizabeth

Herbert and Nicholas McKinney who were united

in marriage here last weekend. May God bless

your union and watch over you both throughout

your new life together.

PARISHIONERS OF ST. CATHERINE’S

PLEASE be proactive and pray for solutions to keep our church and parish alive! The Holy Spirit can work through any one of us with ideas! LISTEN to your heart and speak up! Pray!

St. Catherine of Siena Parish Crescent, PA

“I am the good shepherd, says the Lord...”

“...I know my sheep, and mine know me.”

Fourth Sunday of Easter May 7, 2017

MOTHER’S DAY REMEMBRANCES Mother’s Day is May 14th and we have available, once again, Spiri-tual Bouquets for your conven-ience. This beautiful Mother’s Day card set contains a card with a matching envelope and an offering envelope for the parish. If you are

interested in honoring a special Mother in your life, (deceased or living - and yes, expectant, foster and mother figures are moms too!) these Gift Sets are available in church and at the parish office. Take a gift set, keep the card and envelope for your use and return the offering envelope, filled out with the name of the honoree and your donation, by either dropping it in the collection basket, or dropping it off at the office. The honoree can be anybody you want to honor for Mother’s Day - Mom, wife, grandmother, mother-in-law, Godmother, sister, aunt, daughter, friend etc. These envelopes will then be placed on the altar during all of our Mother’s Day Masses. We will do the same for Father’s Day.

FIRST COMMUNION CLASS

Please keep our Second Graders in your prayers this weekend as they make their First Holy Com-munion. May god watch over them always and may they always be as close to Him as they are on Sun-day. God bless you all AND your teachers!

Recycling Program Don’t forget to bring your aluminum cans from graduation parties and other events to Siena Hall. We have raised $273.04 with the last batch which will be matched by the owner of the recycling plant for a generous donation to St. Jude’s Hospital! We truly ARE making a difference as we work together

UPCOMING EVENTS

Donut Social The Ladies Society will host a Donut Social NEXT Sunday, May 7th, fol-lowing the 9:00AM Mass. This is our annual duel celebration of our First Communicants and their families as well as the Feast Day of St. Catherine

of Siena (April 29th). All are welcome to stop down for light refreshments.

May Crowning Our Annual May Crowning will take place on Sunday, May 14th at 8:30AM BEFORE the 9:00AM Mass. Please plan to arrive early and pray the rosary with us. Our total rosary tally is 1,973 since October. The more who attend the May Crowning the closer we will be to our goal for the year of 3000 rosaries prayed to the Blessed Mother for World Peace. Children in the First Communion Class are reminded and encouraged to wear their Communion outfits again and be part of the processional as we present roses to our Blessed Mother before praying the ro-sary together. This year’s May Queen will be Dar-lene Rupert. ALL children attending this even are invited to walk in the processional and any adults who feel inclined to do so.

End of the Year Dinner The Christian Ladies Society will have their “End of the Year” Dinner at Bravo’s in Robinson Township at 6:00PM on May 16th. To make a reservation call Antoinette @724-457-2386. Deadline for reserva-tions is Tues May 9th .

May/June Diaper Drive We will be having our annual collec-tion of diapers and baby items during the months of May and June. Mone-tary donations are also welcome. Checks should be made to “Catholic Charities”.

Saint Catherine of Siena Christian Ladies Society

Regular Offertory Collection

April 30, 2017……………………………….$4,251.00 (This is ordinary income from contributions for the general running of the parish. It is subject to a 17.6% tax to the diocese of Pittsburgh.)

Parish Share Program

PSP Assessment for 2017………………..$41,683.00 PSP Collected to date……………...……..$40,943.00 Remaining on Goal…………………..…….....$740.00 (This is the tax paid to the diocese. We must remit this entire amount to the diocese by December 31, 2017. We will print the goal set by the Diocese when we receive it. Any surplus then remains in the parish, tax free. Thank you for your continued generosity.)

Capital Improvements

Goal…………………………………....……$17,250.00 Collected to date…………………………….$4,022.00 Remaining on Goal………………………..$13,228.00

(This reboot of our Capital Improvement goal rolls over what was unpaid from the previous project of repairs to the parking lot (c.$4,625) and the now completed renovation of the handicap ramp to the church and hall (c.$12,625).)

Religious Education

Assessment 2017………………..………..$27,162.00 Contributions to date………………….........$3,569.00 Remaining on Goal……………….…..…....$23,593.00 .

(This is our new assessment for the year 2017 for the Elementary School Grant Contributions to the diocese based on 10% of the gross parish income. Contributions to this fund are parish share exempt.)

Special Collection

(These collections are mandated by the Diocese for specific purposes. These moneys are remitted in total to the diocese and are not taxed.) St. Vincent de Paul……………………..….$1,172.00

(This was given to Our Lady of Fatima)

Weekend Attendance

April 30, 2017 4:00 PM Mass…………………………………….285 9:00 AM Mass................................................. 198 11:30 AM Mass...................................………..174 Total…………………………………...……........ 657

Gift Bearers at Mass If you have requested the intention for a Mass and would like to participate by taking the gifts up to the altar at the Offertory, please see an usher when you come into Mass so they won’t ask for other volunteers. Thank you.

Lost and Found Did you know we have a “lost and found” at St. Catherine’s? The table on the same side as the sacristy has a basket on the bottom full of things that have been left behind. We have asked that you please check to see if anything belongs to you. As that hasn’t remedied the situation, the new practice will be to empty the basket at the end of each month.

Keep Our Grounds Beautiful! Just a reminder that we should all work together to keep our grounds beautiful. There are trash receptacles for garbage as well as cigarette butts. Please use them! Also, there is to be NO PARKING on the grass. The hills in the small lot are not parking spaces. Our maintenance man works hard to keep things beautiful. Let’s respect that. Thank you.

Readings for the Week of May 7, 2017 Sunday: Acts 2:14a, 36-41/Ps 23:1-6/1 Pt 2:20b-25/

Jn 10:1-10 Monday: Acts 11:1-18/Ps 42:2-3; 43:3-4/Jn 10:11- 18 Tuesday: Acts 11:19-26/Ps 87:1b-7/Jn 10:22-30 Wednesday: Acts 12:24--13:5a/Ps 67:2-3, 5-6, 8/Jn 12:44-50 Thursday: Acts 13:13-25/Ps 89:2-3, 21-22, 25, 27/

Jn 13:16-20 Friday: Acts 13:26-33/Ps 2:6-11ab/Jn 14:1-6 Saturday: Acts 13:44-52/Ps 98:1-4/Jn 14:7-14 Next Sunday: Acts 6:1-7/Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19/1 Pt

2:4-9/Jn 14:1-12

“The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.”

St. Catherine of Siena Parish Crescent, PA

Fourth Sunday of Easter May 7, 2017

“In verdant pastures he gives me repose .”

PARISH REGISTRATION We welcome all those who would like to become members of St. Catherine of Siena Parish community. To register as a parishioner, please complete the following information and return it to the Parish Office or drop it in the collection basket at Mass. If you need to update your parish info, use this form also.

Name_________________________________________________________________________________

Address_______________________________________________________________________________

Telephone Number:_____________________________________________________________________

RETROUVAILLE - SAVE OUR MARRIAGE Not willing to let go of your marriage? Many couples continue to struggle in a marriage, but are not willing to give up on each other. There is hope. Retrou-vaille is a program designed to help struggling mar-riages regain their health. It helps a husband and a wife rediscover or re-awaken the love, trust and commitment that originally brought them together. The program is highly successful in saving hurting marriages, even bringing reconciliation to couples

who have already separated or divorced. Retrou-vaille is a peer ministry of volunteer couples that can help you learn the tools of healthy communication, build intimacy and heal, just as they have done in their own marriages. For confidential information about or to register for the next program contact Retrouvaille at 412-277-3434. More information is available at http://www.retrouvailleofpittsburghinc.org/

KNIGHT AT THE RACES The Knights of Columbus, St. Francis of Assisi Council, Cora-opolis, are sponsoring a “Knight at the races” on Saturday, May 27, 2017 at the St. Joseph’s Church Cafeteria on 1313 5th Avenue. The proceeds go to-wards funding the charitable ac-tivities of the council. Dinner will be served from 5:00-6:30PM followed by the races. Tickets are $10.00 and can be purchased by contacting John K o n o p k a a t 4 1 2 - 3 1 0 - 5 9 9 2 o r john.konopka@comcast.net

FIFTY-FIVE PLUS NEWS Betsy Ross, Patrick Henry, Neil Armstrong, JFK and others will bring history to life in the PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN production that will be performed for the St. James 55 Plus Club at the May 18th lunch-eon. God Bless the U.S.A., a Civil War Medley, You'll Never Walk Alone and America are just a few songs that will be featured in this red, white and blue spectacular. The Rosary will begin at 12:00 in the Sanctuary with lunch to follow at 12:30 in the Gath-ering Space. Lunch reservations for members are $8.00 and non-members are $8.50. Reservations are due in the parish office NO later than 9:00 a.m. Monday, May 15th. Reservations must include your name, the names of your guests, your address including city, your phone number plus your check made payable to St. James 55 Plus Club. Place res-ervations in an envelope labeled 55+ Club Attn: Lil Yankello and place in the offering basket, drop off at the Rectory or mail to 200 Walnut St., Sewickley, PA 15143 so it arrives before the 15th. If there are ques-tions, call Ed at 412-977-8813.

OLSH NEWS Class of 2021 Welcome Night Wed., May 10

OLSH officially welcomes the new freshman class and their families at our annual Welcome Night on Wednesday, May 10th at 7:00PM. Students can get acquainted with future classmates, sign up for sports and activities, and meet faculty and students. Par-ents can review of all important upcoming dates and information to know before fall. Don’t miss it! To at-tend, please RSVP to Jessica (Zerishnek) Sellman ’02 at (412) 262-3300 or jsellman@olsh.org.

St. Catherine of Siena Parish Crescent, PA

“Beside restful waters he leads me; he refreshes my soul.”

CATHOLICISM: THE PIVOTAL PLAYERS This is a 6 week series presented by Fr. Richard Jones in St. Joseph Church, Coraopolis from 6:45 PM till 8:00PM. Come join us on our Journey through the Pivotal Players. With The Pivotal Play-ers, Bishop Barron gives a portrait of six people who dared to walk the walk and, in their own way, set the world on fire. Monday, May 8, 2017—St. Francis The Reformer Monday, May 15, 2017—St. Thomas Aquinas The Theologian

Monday, May 22, 2017— Blessed John Henry New man The Convert Tuesday May 30, 2017—St. Catherine of Siena The Mystic Monday, June 5, 2017—G. K. Chesterton The Evangelist Monday, June 12, 2017—Michelangelo The Artist

The ultimate goal of the films is to bring people closer to Christ. Bishop Barron makes this clear by stating that the saints and other holy men and women are, above all, representatives of Christ whose lives act as an invitation to greater commun-ion with Christ and his Church. This is no boring his-tory lesson!

Come join us as we learn from the Pivotal Players in the hope that we may become one of them! Based on the Study Program –Catholicism: The Piv-otal Players by Bishop Robert E. Barron

FIRST COURSE This is a 4 week mini-sessions program inspired by Tending the Talents (from the Catholic Leadership Institute) to share key concepts, language, and lead-ership skills while providing auxiliary training for par-ish and diocesan staff tasked with supporting clergy and/or laity in their leadership roles. We will focus on leadership through The Joy of the Gospel, The Church Alive!, and The Church Evangelizing. Dates: May 23, June 6, June 20, June 27 Time: 10:00AM until 3:00PM Place: St. Paul Seminary – Cardinals Great Hall Fee: $120.00 per person (includes materials, assessment tool and meals) PLEASE NOTE: Scholarship monies are available to defray costs to $ 60.00 per person.

St. Catherine of Siena, Pray For Us!

World Day of Prayer for Vocations In our politically charged soci-ety, I imagine many have heard the quote, "It takes a village..." Whether or not one likes the politics of the author of that quote, in the words are truth. It takes many people to create and sustain a community.

For those of us who are Catholic, we believe in the power of vocations to help spread the Gospel mes-sage. And vocations are an important part of the community. The vocations to priesthood, or the dea-conate, or religious life are at the center of our ef-forts to spread the good news. However, we need to also speak about the vocation of married life as ser-vice to the church; and furthermore, the vocation of single life. It is at our baptism that we are given the mandate to spread the Gospel through our vocation in the church.

"Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, then I will enter his house and dine with him, and he with me" (Rv 3:20).

We hear in Scripture that Jesus stands at the door of our heart and knocks. He only invites and never de-mands or breaks into our lives without our accep-tance. He knocks, we open the door, and the invita-tion and welcome are complete.

Let us pray... God of the invitation, you knock upon the door of everyone's heart. We seek the courage to open that door, for we know the responsibility of saying yes. We humbly ask you for your wisdom to serve your church with compassion and acceptance. We believe that when we say yes, you will provide the grace for the work ahead. Give grace to those men and women who have dedicated their lives to constant service to your church. Also give grace to those couples and single men and women who work for the church in their secular lives. We ask all this through Christ our Lord and brother, who live and reign with you and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

"How long has Jesus been knocking at the door of your heart, waiting to enter?" -St. John Baptist de la Salle

Fourth Sunday of Easter May 7, 2017

“He guides me in right paths for his name’s sake .”

I had intended this week's Pastor's Corner to be a meditation reflecting about my 44th anniversary of ordination on May 5 and give some stats about my classmates. I had made notes and planned to de-velop them this week into a "2-parter." However, I had placed the notes somewhere on my desk, and now I can't find them. Some people use the alphabet as a filing system. Some categorize by topic. I use what is known as the archeological method of filing: the older stuff is on the bottom, the new stuff gets tossed on top. My desk usually looks like the after-math of a pinpoint mini-tornado. Most times, I can locate what I need rather quickly; other times, like now, things I need migrate to the Bermuda Triangle or some such mysterious never-never land

However, instead of feeling bad about the condition of my desk, I read an article in the PG Business sec-tion that rather makes me proud, and in fact ties in with part of what I had wished to write about the life of a priest in these times

Although I am sure that Jesus, Peter, and many cen-turies of apostolic successors and clerics never envi-sioned it, a Pastor today is a CEO of what would qualify as a medium size business. Between the two parishes, I am the "boss" of more than 20 employ-ees and run a gross budget of over $1,000,000 per year. In all respects (except my salary!) I am an ex-ecutive. No seminary courses ever prepared us for that role; none of us really contemplated or imagined it; I don't think we like it. But it is the reality

Now for the article: a comparative study was done between bosses who have messy desks vs. those who keep neat desks. The stocks of messy bosses rose an average of 3.5 points last year, while the stocks of the neat ones fell 1 point. Three times as many messy bosses were inclined to give Christmas bonuses than neat bosses. 71% of bosses with sloppy desks are in favor of affirmative action, while only 21% of bosses with clean desks are. Bosses who are slobs struck out on their own by leaving home a full three years sooner than those who are tidy. And while more than half of the slovenly execu-

The Pastor’s Corner

Father Lou Vallone

tives described themselves as popular in high school, less than one in five of the meticulous ones

thought they were well liked in their adolescence

In short, the type of chief whose desk is a clutter can be characterized as more independent, more adven-turous, more generous, more forward looking, more likable and more effective than his counterpart whose desk is always in perfect array. That's not a bad set of adjectives for a priest who is forced to be a CEO, is it? Even if he can't find his notes to write

his Pastor's Corner because of his messy desk.

A Family Perspective…………….by Bud Ozar In today’s gospel Jesus tells us, HE IS THE WAY

and warns anyone who offers “another way” to hap-

piness is “a thief and a bandit.” Strong words! Don’t

listen to the sales pitch of society for happiness.

Look to yourself where God is present and “calls you

by name and leads you to abundant life.”

Marriage Moments………...….by Susan Vogt

The couple that shops together– may learn some-thing. Many women enjoy shopping as an “experience” while many men shop with a “hunter” mentality (get what you need as quickly as you can.) Although these are stereotypes and not always true, shopping together can often be frustrating. Just once try shopping as a date. Enter into your beloved’s world and learn something new about them.

Parenting Pointers…………....by Susan Vogt \”The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.” (1 Peter 2:7) Do you or your child ever feel rejected? Sooner or later everyone has this experience. It doesn’t feel food but it’s not the end of the world. When appropriate, share with your child a time that you felt rejected and how you grew from it.