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The Church of Saint Anne A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust
A Parish in the Diocese of Greensburg
1870 Rostraver Road
Rostraver Township, Pennsylvania 15012
The Reverend David J. Nazimek, Pastor ~ dnazimek@dioceseofgreensburg.org
The Reverend Richard J. Zelik, OFM, Cap ~ Weekend Assistant
Lauretta Stanley, Director of Faith Formation ~ lstanley@dioceseofgreensburg.org
Marlene Koshar, Parish Office Secretary/Receptionist ~ mkoshar@dioceseofgreensburg.org
EUCHARISTIC LITURGIES
Weekends: Saturday . . . . . . . . . . . 4:30 PM Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 AM & 11 AM
February 7, 2021
Weekdays:
Monday & Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 AM
Holy Days & Civil Holidays:
Consult the Mass schedule in the bulletin.
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
Parish Telephone Numbers
Parish Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7248723555
Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7248723373
Faith Formation (Office) . . . . 7248723486
Faith Formation (Cell) . . . . . . 7247871989
Website: www.stannerostraver.org
** Parish Office Hours **
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday:
8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
(Out for Lunch: Noon until 1:00 p.m.)
God’s word today
“I shall not see happiness again.” With these words, Job
Thursday: 8:30 a.m. until 12:00 Noon
concludes his lament to the Lord. Job was obviously in
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: 8:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m.
Noon until 1:00 p.m.
the depths of despair. His words echo the way we can
Evenings by Appointment
feel when we allow life’s struggles and disappointments
to take hold of us. The Lord Jesus, however, has some-
thing else in mind for us. The simple story in Mark’s
Gospel of the curing of Peter’s motherinlaw shows us
** Church Hours **
that the Lord wants to lift us up out of any despair that
Saturday: 3:00 p.m. until 5:30 p.m.
has set in. The Gospel is good news for us. If today is a
Sunday: 7:30 a.m. until 12:00 Noon
day when we are feeling particularly burdened by illness
or disappointment, let us, like the townspeople in today’s
Monday: 7:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
Gospel story, bring our cares and gather them at the
Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday:
8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
Lord’s door. With hope, let us be attentive to the saving
power of God’s sacred word.
Thursday: 7:30 a.m. until Noon ²Saint Margaret Sunday MissalLITURGICAL LIFE
2 FEBRUARY 7, 2 021 F IFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Mission statement
We, the Church of St. Anne, are a Catholic faithfilled community in
Rostraver Township built with the love and dedication of farmers, miners,
and other hardworking people.
We have progressed from those few pioneering parishioners worshiping at
the Quonset hut to a rapidly growing Parish family
Mass Intentions within the midMon Valley.
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
We are committed to ongoing faith formation, nurtured through the
Saturday, February 6 celebration of The Word and Sacraments.
4:30 p.m. Helen Frohnhofer
We will continue to follow Christ and to share his life and love, working to
Susan Pitera become a closer Parish and community.
Sunday, February 7
8:00 a.m. Adam Spitznagel THE CHAPLET OF DIVINE MERCY par ticipants meet on
Daughter, Julie & Eric Zubovic & Wednesdays at 3:00 p.m. in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel in the
Family Church. All are welcome.
11:00 a.m. Parish Family
Monday, February 8 Flowers at the Altar are
8:00 a.m. Health & Welfare In Memory of the Deceased Members
Rose Marie Smith, Birthday of the
Sister, Magi Dran Gearing & Peers Families
Please pray the Novena to Our Lady of Herman and Alison
requested by
Perpetual Help in Private.
Tuesday, February 9 VITALANT BLOOD DRIVE
Mass is celebrated at Holy Wednesday, March 10, from Noon until 6 p.m. in the Social Hall
Family Church, West Newton To make an appointment, call 18772584825 or visit
at 8:00 a.m. vitalant.org, click the “Schedule Now” button
and search with Group Code G0040250. Ap-
Wednesday, February 10 pointments, which are recommended, may also
Mass is celebrated at Holy be made by calling George, 4125802097, or
Family Church, West Newton the Parish Office, 7248723555. As a special
treat for those donating, homemade chicken noodle soup will be served.
at 8:00 a.m.
CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS FOR 2020: Should you requir e a
Thursday, February 11 statement of your contributions for the year 2020 for income tax purposes,
8:00 a.m. Gertrude Kalafsky please call the Parish Office, and it will be mailed to you.
David & Madelyn
Please pray the Novena to Our Lady of VIDEO MASSES FOR UPCOMING SUNDAYS may be found on
the Miraculous Medal in Private. our Website, www.stannerostraver.org, select “Videos” under the
Media tab. All new weekend Masses are available after 4:00 p.m. on
Friday, February 12 Saturdays.
No Mass
ATTENTION, Lectors, Servers, Eucharistic Ministers, Ushers/Ministers
of Hospitality²A new schedule will be available soon starting with the week-
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time end of February 20/21 and extending through May 29/30. The Parish Office
Saturday, February 13 will continue to schedule those who have been serving over this past year dur-
4:30 p.m. Parish Family ing COVID19 unless otherwise notified. However, if any other ministers feel
a desire to return to ministry, please advise the Parish Office by a phone call,
Sunday, February 14 7248723555, or Email to mkoshar@dioceseofgreensburg.org. All ministers
8:00 a.m. Frank Delia are reminded to update their clearances, if necessary, in order to participate in
Homer & Barbara Zucconi ministry.
11:00 a.m. Larry Vachon REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS those fr om our Par ish who ar e home-
Frank Lorenzo bound or experiencing health concerns. May God keep them in his care.LITURGICAL LIFE/STEWARDSHIP
FEBRUARY 7, 2 02 1 f IFT H Sunday in o rdinary ti me 3
SUNDAY & DAILY Readings for the Week Would you like to have a weekly
Thursday, February 11 bulletin e-mailed to you?
Sunday, February 7 \
74: Jb 7:14,67; Ps 147:16; 332: Gn 2:1825; Ps 128:15; x Type in parishesonline, enter;
1 Cor 9:1619,2223; Mk 1:2939 Mk 7:2430 x Type in Church of St. Anne;
x Type in Zip Code 15012, enter;
Monday, February 8 Friday, February 12 x Click on the name Church of St. Anne;
329: Gn 1:119; 333: Gn 3;18; Ps 32:12,57; x Add your Email address;
Ps 104:12a,56,10,12,24,35c; Mk 7:3137 x Add your first and last name;
Mk 6:53:56
x Choose Subscribe.
Saturday, February 13 On this page, also, you can view the latest
Tuesday, February 9 334: Gn 3:924; bulletins, visit the Website and see the
330: Gn 1:20²2:4a; Ps 8:49; Ps 90:24c,56,1213; Mk 8:110
readings for the week.
Mk 7:113
Wednesday, February 10 Sunday, February 14 Thanks from the Westmoreland
331: Gn 2:4b9,1517; 77:Lv 13:12,4446; county food bank, inc.
Ps 104:12a,2728,29bc30; Ps 32:12,5,11;
1 Cor 10:31²11:1; Mk 1:4045 Every year in October, our Parish donates
Mk 7:1423 See 530: Sg 8:67; Lk 10:3842
$500.00 to the Westmoreland County
Food Bank, located in Delmont. This
PARISH STEWARDSHIP facility distributes fresh fruits and vegeta-
bles to all of the pantries in West-
Stewardship ~ January 31, 2021 moreland County, of which the Belle
105 Regular Sunday Envelopes: $ 3,760.00
Loose: $ 21.00 Vernon/Rostraver food banks are recipi-
Catholic Accent: $ 351.75 ents. This letter of thanks was recently
Votive: $ 113.87 received:
Poor Box: $ 5.30
Weekend Collection Total: $ 4,251.92 Dear Church of St. Anne Parishioners:
Online Giving, 1/28/2021, through 2/3/21: “Our community and our organization
43 Adult Regular Sunday Envelopes: $ 1,185.00 experienced an unprecedented year in
1 Catholic Accent Envelope: $ 15.00
Total: $ 5,451.92 2020. Your generous support enabled us
to navigate these circumstances and meet
LIVING GOD’S WORD²After His time spent alone, Jesus was very certain the record need in Westmoreland County.
of His purpose. We, too, can be more aware of God’s purpose for us if we You may never see the faces or know the
names of the many people whom you
but make the time to listen.
have helped with this generous year of
giving, but please know because of you
Providing for the safety and welfare of the faithful has necessitated many there are less hungry people in West-
modifications to our ritual practices during this Coronavirus Pandemic. moreland County.”
Ash wednesday Lauren Hill
Director of Development
The distribution of ashes will take place in a different fashion this year. There-
fore a number of practical matters must be considered: REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS
x Sprinkling with ashes is messy. These ashes will not remain on your head.
Please remember in your prayers Michele
They will fall onto your face, onto clothing, onto the pews and floor. Fleming who was called to the Lor d
x When receiving this ritual sprinkling, you may wish to close your eyes. this past week. Michele is the sister of our
These fine particles, unfortunately, will serve as an irritant. parishioner, Gina Suppa. May her family
x No extraordinary care is required when cleaning ashes from clothing, seat- find comfort from our prayerful support.
ing surfaces, etc.
As a sacramental, these ashes remind us that everything God has fashioned is
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WORSHIP TOGETHER
4 February 7, 2 02 1 F ifth Sunday in ordi nary t ime
God is helps us to remember that God is never the
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Why do bad cause of pain and suffering. He is the source of
things happen to good people? If God is so good, why couldn’t He peace and comfort in the midst of suffering. How
have prevented the misfortune (sickness, accident, etc.) that hap- else could Jesus have hung from a cross? Jesus was
pened? We’ve heard these and similar questions asked. We may a man for others, sharing what He had with others.
have even asked them ourselves. The story of Job helps shed some In His life there was time for prayer, time for heal-
light on these questions in that it tries to refute the ancient Jewish ing, and time for reconciliation, as well as relaxa-
belief that God rewards the good and punishes the wicked in this tion with friends. Let us take up this challenge by
life. The book describes how God permitted Satan to test the com- sharing love, mercy, compassion and forgiveness
mitment of His faithful servant Job. The readings today challenge us with others. Instead of brooding over all the pain
to go courageously beyond people’s expectations by doing good as and suffering in the world that we cannot end, or the
Jesus did, instead of brooding over all the pain and suffering in the misfortunes that befall us in our individual lives, let
world that we cannot end. They invite us to explore the importance us be willing to face all life’s situations courageous-
of work in our lives and to learn a lesson in work ethics from Job, ly finding the silver lining in the darkness, realizing
Paul and Jesus. While the Gospel presents Jesus enthusiastically that after every thunderstorm the sun will still shine.
living out His Sabbath day of missionary work, the first reading tells Each of us can be instruments for the exercise of
of Job’s attitude in a striking contrast. In the midst of his long suf- Jesus’ healing power by visiting the sick and pray-
fering, Job spoke of the tedium and futility of life. Job’s words de- ing for their healing. In doing this we put aside the
scribe the miseries of human existence. Eventually, Job arrived at a selfpity that we so desire and, instead, invest our-
place in his life where, in trust and in Faith, he surrendered himself, selves in others following the example of Jesus ±
his suffering, his work and everything he had and had lost to the bringing²hope.
greater wisdom of God. In Paul’s selection that we hear in his first
letter to the Corinthian church, Paul is presented as a true and dy- Let us pray for the Conversion of the World
namic follower of Jesus, ready to do something extra for his Lord. and for peace.
Paul’s conviction about the Good News and his commitment to
Christ were so intense that preaching the Gospel, he resolved to
preach it without recompense. And in the Gospel, Peter’s motherin Saints for this Week ±
law had just been healed, and to show her gratitude she begins to February 10 ± St Scholastica, the sister of St Ben-
wait on them at table. This particular Gospel selection teaches us edict (March 21), and most probably his twin, was
that true discipleship means getting involved in giving selfless ser- born in 480. She followed Benedict when he moved
vice to others. Jesus’ first day of public ministry at Capernaum was to Monte Cassino and established his own monas-
a Sabbath day. During the day, he had taken part in the synagogue tery. Scholastica settled nearby and founded a com-
worship, taught with authority, exorcised a man who was possessed munity of women, also believed to be under the di-
with an unclean spirit (we heard this passage last week), and today rection of Benedict. She met with her brother once a
the curing of Peter’s motherinlaw. After all that, and when the sun year, and as she was not allowed in the monastery,
had set, we are told that people continued to bring people to Him so Benedict would come to meet her in a home with
that they could be healed. The people never gave it a thought that several of his followers. At their last meeting, sens-
Jesus might be tired from all day. I know that I would begin to ques- ing that her death was near, Scholastica was anxious
tion people’s consideration of my wellbeing if they continued to to continue their conversation throughout the night
make demands such as we read about. But Jesus didn’t say “Don’t and asked Benedict to remain with her to praise
bother me with your problems.” Or ± “That’s not why I came here God. When Benedict sought to go, Scholastica be-
today.” Jesus is the example for you and for me. We are to be ready gan to pray, and such a violent storm arose that he
to minister to all people, whenever the opportunity arises. It wasn’t could not go out the door. “I asked you a favor and
until the next morning that Jesus was able to get away to a quiet you refused,” she said. “I asked it of God and He
place to be alone with His Father in prayer so as to recharge His granted it.” Benedict stayed the evening and then
spiritual batteries. And ± as far as the “recharging” ± Jesus was left the following morning. Three days later Scho-
well aware that even the most important work had to be continually lastica died and Benedict saw her soul ascending to
refueled and evaluated before God His Father. So also with us. One God like a dove.
of the things we can take home from today’s readings is the im- February 11 The Virgin Mary appeared to Berna-
portance of prayer. Paul reminds us that our joy is in the fact that we dette Soubirous from a cave near Lourdes, France,
are called to be with God ± whether in prayer, or at the end of time. in 1858. From February 11 to July 16, the young
United in prayer with Jesus, we gain the strength to do what is asked peasant girl saw “the lady dressed in white” about
of us. It is Jesus Who shows us true spiritual wisdom. He went off eighteen times. Mary told her to pray for sinners
to a lonely place and became absorbed in prayer. We too must turn and to have a church built on that spot. When Ber-
to prayer ± not just during crisis moments, but each and every day. nadette asked her who she was, she replied, “I am
What happens when we pray? Prayer helps us remember and helps the Immaculate Conception.” Today the great shrine
us to focus. In prayer we call to mind Who God is and who we are. of Lourdes is a sacred place where pilgrims gather
This can keep us from getting lost in selfpity. Calling to mind Who from all the world for prayer, healing, and a renewal
of faith.
Continued in next column...FEBRUARY 7, 2 02 1
FAITH FORMATION/INSTALLATION AND ORDINATION MASS
f IFT H SUNDAY IN ORD INARY TI ME
5
Installation and ordination mass Faith
Formation
The Ordination and Installation Mass for Bishopelect Larry J. The latest puzzle can be found under
Kulick, J.C.L., as the Sixth Bishop of the Diocese of Greensburg the “Formation” tab on the home
will be celebrated this Thursday, February 11, at 2:00 p.m. at
Blessed Sacrament Cathedral. In an abundance of caution and in page of the website,
order to prioritize the health and safety of the faith community, www.stannerostraver.org.
attendance will be extremely limited and by invitation only.
However, the entire Diocesan community is invited to participate BIBLE STUDY
in the celebration, which will be available for viewing on the Diocesan Website,
www.dioceseofgreensburg.org, our Diocesan Facebook page and YouTube Please Email or call Lauretta Stanley
Channel. The Mass will also be broadcast on EWTN (Eternal Word Television to see if Bible Study will be in
Network) live at 2:00 p.m. EST. session on upcoming Thursdays.
Diocesan coverage of this muchanticipated event will begin at 1:00 p.m. with
special coverage by The Catholic Accent.
Confirmation ~ spring, 2021
All of those who are Candidates for
Confirmation in the Spring of this
Lenten Regulations year are required to attend a retreat.
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday ar e days of Fast and Abstinence Any retreat may be chosen to attend.
from meat. Limit of one full meal on these days for all between the ages of Register on the Diocese Website,
18 and 59 (provided one is in good health and not advised otherwise by www.dioceseofgreensburg.org,
one’s physician). And even though one may not have reached their 18th choose the tab, Ministries/
birthday yet, there is no reason why the youngster can’t begin practicing
Fast and Abstinence. All who have reached their 14th year are bound to Confirmation Retreats
abstain totally from meat (and again, even if younger, the practice can
begin with the younger members of the family). Emails or calls for more information
on the abovementioned sessions²
Easter Duty Lauretta Stanley,
The Sacraments of Reconciliation (Confession) and Holy Communion lstanley@dioceseofgreensburg.org,
are to be received during Lent. Please try to receive Confession and Holy
Communion as soon as possible, and as often as possible.
7248723486/7247871989.
Ash Wednesday
The Schedule is as follows: 8 AM: Holy Family ± Mass w/Ashes; TO ACCESS ONLINE GIVING
12 NOON: St. Anne ± Liturgy of Word w/Ashes; FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS,
7 PM: St. Anne ± Mass w/Ashes visit:
www.stannerostraver.org,
Stations of the Cross select “donate” in the upper right
will be held on Wednesdays of Lent except Ash Wednesday as follows: hand corner of the home page, link to
12 NOON: Holy Family ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 6:30 PM: St. Anne osv.hub.com, (Our Sunday
Visitor), select “give now” and
Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) follow the prompts.
will be held on Saturdays as follows: Contributions may also be made by
3:00 PM: Holy Family ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 3:30 PM: St. Anne visiting
will be held on Wednesdays as follows: www.dioceseofgreensburg,org,
11:30 AM: Holy Family ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 6:00 PM: St. Anne choose “donate” in the upper right
(prior to Stations of the Cross) hand corner and fill out the
information requested.
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