St. Nicholas Parish

Roman Catholic Church Croatian Ethnic Heritage

A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust

Parish & Sacramental Life Please contact the Parish Office concerning any sacraments. New members: Always welcome! Please contact the Parish Office, or website, or by church doors, for a registration form. Infant Baptism: Celebrated at HSP on first and third Sundays at 2:00 p.m.; or at HSP and SNP, on a date and time agreed upon with the Priest. A Baptismal Seminar is required. Adult Initiation: The Rite of Christian Initiation process sees to the needs of those who are inquiring about the faith of Catholics. At a convenient time, to be determined. Reconciliation: HSP: Saturdays at 3:00 p.m.; SNP: Saturdays after 6:00 p.m. Mass. Or, at any time by appointment with the priest in church, at home, office, or wherever. Marriage: Consultation with the Pastor at least six months in advance is required. An initial interview must be scheduled, at which time further information will be provided. Anointing of the Sick / Communion Calls: For any parishioner at anytime, as long as the priest is available. You are encouraged to see the priest after Mass, but visits to hospitals and homes also can be made. Please anticipate; call in advance if you know you are going into the hospital in the near future, for surgery, etc. Confirmation: For adults (over 18) who have not been confirmed.

Holy Spirit Parish

Roman Catholic Church A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust

Sunday Mass Schedule: Saturday: 6:00 pm

Sunday: 12:00, Noon Croatian Language Mass: 2nd Sun., ea. month, Noon

Daily Mass: Wednesday only, 8:00 am

Sunday Mass Schedule: Saturday: 4:00 pm

Sunday: 8:00 & 10:00 am Daily Mass:

Monday, Tuesday, & Friday: 8:00 am

(No Mass Thursday or Saturday)

THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD - December 25, 2016

Diocesan Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-808-1235

Pastoral Assoc./CCD & Music: 412-821-2099

Pastoral Associate/DRE: Mrs. Elaine Magill

pa@holyspiritmillvale.org

Music Director: Mr. Terry Schiebel

music@ holyspiritmillvale.org

Fr. Jim K. Mazurek, Administrator

Deacon: Mr. Steve Kisak

deacon@ stnicholascroatian.org

24 Maryland Ave. Millvale, PA 15209

412-821-3438 Fax: 412-821-8726

E-mail: office@

stnicholascroatian.org

Internet: stnicholascroatian.org

In Residence: Fr. Daniel W. Whalen

Cemeteries: Allan Jelacic 412-771-3530

Church Tours: Saturdays: 11 am, Noon, & 1 pm; Other: 412-407-2570

Holy Rosary Society: Sandy Koch, 412-486-5983

Fr. Jim K. Mazurek, Administrator

Deacon: Mr. Steve Kisak

deacon@ holyspiritmillvale.org

608 Farragut Street Millvale, PA 15209

412-821-4424 Fax: 412-253-4732

E-mail: office@

holyspiritmillvale.org

Internet: holyspiritmillvale.org

Mission Statement: We the parishioners of Holy Spirit Parish are empowered by the presence of the Father, redeemed by the Son, and led by the Holy Spirit. Filled with the Spirit, we as Catholics, com-munally and individually, worship, minister, evan-gelize, catechize, and serve the needs of others. Like the disciples at Pentecost, we grow daily in the Holy Spirit.

Mission Statement: St. Nicholas Parish is the oldest Croatian Catholic Church in the United States. Our ethnic heritage instills in us a deep abiding faith in Je-sus Christ and love for His Blessed Mother. Our church’s magnificent murals by Maxo Vanka continue to remind and inspire us to preserve our rich religious heritage. We are nourished and strengthened by the sacraments, especially the Eucharist, as we strive to share faith, hope, and love with all God’s people.

Sanctuary Candles lit this week

HSP Sanctuary: Ebner, Kraft, Bauer, Bodyke Families

By: Family

SNP Sanctuary: Mary Yoha By: Jaksic Family

SNP Grotto: Frank & Irma Plavan By: Bill & Elaine

Saturday, Dec. 24 4:00 p.m. HSP +Parishioners (Children’s Mass) 9:00 p.m. SNP +Parishioners (Croatian Mass)

Sun., Dec. 25 THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD 8:00 a.m. HSP +Parishioners 10:00 a.m. HSP +Parishioners 12 Noon SNP +Fr. Albert Zagar (Parishioners)

Monday, Dec. 26 No Mass Scheduled

Tuesday, Dec. 27 St. John, Apostle & Evangelist 8:00 a.m. HSP Communion Service

Wed., Dec. 28 The Holy Innocents, Martyrs

8:00 a.m. SNP Communion Service

Thurs., Dec. 29 No Mass Scheduled

Friday, Dec. 30 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph 8:00 a.m. HSP +Fritz Interthal & Cara Schmidt (Betty Interthal)

Saturday, Dec. 31 4:00 p.m. HSP +Jacki Miksic Maloney (Marion & Margaret Miksic) 6:00 p.m. SNP +Parishioners

Sun., Jan. 1 SOLEMNITY OF MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD 8:00 a.m. HSP +Eileen Winkler (Winkler Family) 10:00 a.m. HSP +Parishioners 12 Noon SNP +Parishioners

FR. JIM’S CORNER

O COME LET US ADORE HIM, CHRIST THE LORD!

From the many languages around the world as well as “some” of the ethnic groups represented in our community, we say:

Croatian: “Sretan Bozic I Nova Godina”

Czech: “Prejeme Vam Vesele Bancoce a styastny Novy Rok”

Dutch: “Prettige kerstdagen en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar”

French:”Joyeux Noele et bonne annee”

German: “Froehliche Weihnachten”

Greek: “Kala Christouyenna”

Hungarian: “Kellermes Karacsonyi unnepeket”

Iraqi: “Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah”

Irish: “Nollaig Shona Dhuit”

Italian: Buon Natale e felice anno nuovo”

Lithuanian: “Linksmu Keledu”

Pennsylvania German: “En frehlicher Grischtdaag un en hallich Nei Yaahr”

Polish: “Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia”

Slovak: “Vesele vianoce a Stastny novy rok”

Slovenian: “Vesel bozic in srecno novo leto”

Spanish: “Feliz Navidad”

Ukrainian: “Z Rzdvom Krystovym”

Vietnamese: “Chung Mung Giang Sinh”

On behalf of Deacon Steve, Father Dan and our Administrative Staff, we extend Christmas Blessings to you and your loved ones.

Christmas Blessings! Bozic Blagoslovi! Fr. Jim

TODAY WE WELCOME OUR LORD AND SAVIOR who became man to save us from sin and bring us everlasting life. In that same spirit may we ask God to strengthen us for the work ahead in the ON MISSION FOR THE CHURCH ALIVE! plan-ning initiative. Help us to be open to the ways in which we can help build the Church of Pittsburgh. There will be parish-based opportunities for prayer and conversation—check your bulletin and learn more at OnMissionChurchAlive.org. ————————————————————— CHRISTMAS SECOND COLLECTION A tradi-tion in the Diocese of Pittsburgh is the Christmas Collection for Children and Youth. This weekend’s second collection benefits a number of programs in our diocese which serve children and young people who depend on our generosity and loving concern. Each parish has a special envelope for “Christmas Charities” for Children and Youth. Kindly note that this is one collection that is credited to our Parish Share Goal. Please be generous. ————————————————————— THE SOCIETY TO PRESERVE THE MILL-VALE MURALS OF MAXO VANKA wishes to acknowledge a donation in honor of three past & current members of St. Nicholas Parish. A gift in memory of Ann and Ray Yagatich and in honor of Mary Crnkovich was made by Dr. Richard Moriarity (creator of the Mr. Yuk stickers).

HSP: Anonymous, Alma Anzelone, Florence Atkinson, Robert Bajus, Bob Bedel, Helen Crouse, William Dietrich, Florence Dubis, Jean Duss, Erika Gray, Joan Hanselman, Betty Hertweck, Susan Huerbin, Thomas Kane, Linda Kennedy, Justin Kist, Regina Kowalski, Charles Kress, Florenz Kress, Jr., Florenz Kress III, Kathryn C. Kress, Lisa Kunkle, Audrey McIntyre, Dorothy Mehrlich, Pat Miksic, Fr. Jack Nanz, Lois Nedimyer, Barbara Oswald, Annalena Pearsons, Gerry Pisku-rich, Lynn Richter, Dee Russell, Betty Scheuring, Jeffery Scheuring, Terry Schiebel, Loretta Sciulli, Diane Schmidt, Dorothy Schreiber, Natalie Sichler, Lois Sippel, Elaine Staniszewski, Amy Steinmetz, Henry & Gertrude Szymanski, Joanne Victoria, Carla Wasielewski, Barbara Wassell, Ralph We-solek, Fr. Dan Whalen, Mary Zellmer, Mildred Zellmer, Mary Ann Zmuda.

ST. NICHOLAS PARISH

CONTRIBUTIONS: Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016: Offertory: $1,316; Improvement Fund: $6,985; PSP/Generations: $2,584; Easter Sunday: $20; Assumption: $30; St. Nicho-las Patron Day: $35; Immaculate Conception: $65; Christmas: $1,055; Religious Retirement Fund: $5; Rental Income Convent: $150.

Puno vam hvala i Bog vas blagoslovio! ————————————————————— GIFT IDEA: PRAYER CARDS Great for birth-day, get well, or memorial. Just $25 donation. Re-cipients are entered in Parish book of prayer and re-membered at all Masses. Call Jan at (412) 821-4106. ————————————————————— JANUARY LOTTERY TICKETS All sold and unsold January lottery tickets should be returned to Jan Kopec. Tickets ($5.00 each) are available until the end of the Dec. For more info, call Jan at 412-821-4106. ————————————————————— MAXO VANKA MURAL DVDs An unusual, infor-mative and treasured gift. On sale after Masses. Only $20 ea. ($4.95 each to mail). Help to make known the beauty, heritage and history of St. Nicholas church. —————————————————————

LUNCHEON/BINGO will take place at St. Nicholas Church on Sat., Jan. 14th. Ad-

mission is $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Doors open at noon; lunch served at 12:30. For advance tickets, call Debbie at (412) 445-9061. ————————————————————— HOLIDAY MAXO VANKA MURAL TOURS at St. Nicholas Church will be Tues., Dec. 27th and Thur., Dec. 29th at 6 pm and 8 pm each night. Tours are one hour long and there will be holiday refreshments in the basement starting at 6 pm. This would make an enjoy-able and informative holiday activity.

SNP: Anonymous, Mary Crnkovich, Anna Fabina, Fr. Mirko Hladni, Coleman & Ann Horvath, Carol Kristoff, George Kusevich, Mary Matkovic, Mary Petrich, Mary Poslusney, Danica Pupich, Nikola Radmanovic, Terry Schiebel, Anna Smokovich, Edward Stankovic, Helen Tolley, Margaret Vogrin, Louise Vybiral, Fr. Dan Whalen, Ryan Woodrow.

Remember them in your prayers...

CHRISTMAS LITURGIES Good liturgies do not just hap-pen. It takes a lot of prepara-tion, rehearsal and commit-ment to see that our Christmas Masses at Holy Spirit and St. Nicholas are vibrant and meaningful. For fear of miss-ing someone, let me just ex-press my gratitude to the Music Directors, Musi-cians, Choirs, Servers, Lectors and Eucharistic Min-isters, Ushers and many other volunteers. And “THANK YOU” from your grateful parishioners!

THIS WEEK AT HOLY SPIRIT PARISH

♦ NO BELL OR VOICE CHOIR practice this week (12/25-12/31). —————————————————————

A SPECIAL THANK YOU! How fortunate we are to have someone like Rose Schnarrenber-ger who faithfully provides her time and artistic talents to see that Holy Spirit Church comes alive

for the season. Rose, and her merry band of volun-teers, sees that every detail enhances our Christmas experience. And as you have observed, that same spirit can be found in all the decorative accents throughout the year. Many thanks to all who donated their time and energy to this special seasonal effort!! —————————————————————

HSP CONTRIBUTIONS: Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016

Offertory $ 4,416 Parish Share 958 Debt Reduction 76 Initial Envelope Offering 5 Christmas Charities Dioc. Collection 26 Christmas Offering 65 Christmas Flowers 128 Immaculate Conception 140 Total for the week: $ 5,814

Votive Candles $ 195 Rental of Lyceum 840 General Donations “Little Books” 152 Grand Total for week: $ 7,001

Thank you for your generosity.

————————————————————— 2017 COLLECTION ENVELOPES are still avail-able in the back of church for pick up. Kindly take your new envelopes—and those of your family members and neighbors. If you cannot find your box at the back of church, please notify the office. ————————————————————— VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for taking down the church’s Christmas decorations. This will take place on Fri., Jan. 13th, at 6 pm. Any help will be appreciated. —————————————————————

ELIMINATE WEEKLY CHECK WRIT-ING for offertory contributions. Your bank can issue checks to the parish for the amount

you specify. Usually there is no fee. Please be sure the bank indicates your envelope number and what you’re giving for (e.g., parish share) on the memo line so that you’re given proper credit. If you have any questions, please contact the office at 412-821-4424.

MASSES FOR NEW YEAR’S EVE AND NEW YEAR’S DAY Masses for the weekend of Dec 31st and Jan 1st will be the regular Saturday and Sunday schedule as shown above. Have a happy and safe holiday weekend! ————————————————————— 2017 LOTTERY CALENDARS are still on sale. They can be purchased after Mass and in the church office on weekdays. They make great gifts and the cost will remain at $20. The winning number is based on daily PA evening 3-digit number. (Please note: the PA “Wild Ball” will not be honored.) ————————————————————— FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT Finding Dory will be shown Sat., Jan 21st, in the HSP School Cafeteria. Doors open at 6 pm. Movie starts at 6:30 pm. Enjoy popcorn and drinks! Free! ————————————————————— LIFETOUCH PARISH DIRECTORIES are now available for those who had their picture taken. To obtain your copy, please contact Pam Ebner Simard at the parish office, 412-821-4424. ————————————————————— ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES CLOSED The offices will be closed for the Christmas holiday from Fri., Dec. 23rd thru Mon., Dec. 26th. Offices reopen on Tues., Dec. 27th at 9 am. The office will also be closed on Mon., Jan. 2nd. ————————————————————— PASTA DINNER Mark your calendar! The dinner will be held on Sat., Jan. 14th, from 5-7 PM in the HSP Lyceum. The cost is $10 in advance for adults and $12 at the door. Children-$5. Tickets will be on sale after the new year—following all Masses, by calling the office at (412) 821-4424, or stopping by the of-fice between 9 am and 4 pm on weekdays. ————————————————————— THANK YOU to everyone who supported the an-nual CM/WG Cookie Sale. This season’s holiday sale raised $2,111 for Holy Spirit Parish.

* HOLIDAY MASS SCHEDULE *

Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God Sat., Dec. 31st: 4:00 pm at HSP & 6:00 pm at SNP

Sun., Jan. 1st: 8:00 am & 10:00 am at HSP and 12 Noon at SNP.

(Regular Weekend Mass Schedule)

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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NIGHT AT THE RACES will be held on Sat., Feb. 11th, at Holy Spirit Parish Lyceum. Sponsors are being sought for 10 races at $50 each. You or your group/company will be listed in the program and an-nounced before the race. Don’t forget to buy a horse and name it for $10 (100 horses available). After those are sold we will have 100 jockeys to name and sell for $10 each. The next 100 sold will be the Horse Trainers for $10. And last but not least are the 100 Pooper Scoopers needed to clean up the track. Each winning horse, Jockey, Horse Trainer, and Pooper Scooper will receive $50. All participants in the races will be announced and listed in the pro-gram. Admission for the event is $15. You must be 21 or older to attend. For more information or to sponsor a race, buy a horse, purchase tickets, etc., email hspfundraiser@yahoo.com, call the HSP Of-fice at 412-821-4424 or see us in the back of church after all weekend Masses.

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