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Saint Francis of Assisi
  St. John      St. Joseph    St. Mary
             March 21, 2021
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Saint Francis of Assisi Parish Staff & Contacts
                             St. John the Evangelist               St. Joseph           St. Mary of the Assumption
                               668 Clearfield Road          315 Stoney Hollow Road           821 Herman Road
                               Fenelton, PA 16034              Cabot, PA 16023                Butler, PA 16002

                                           Website: saintfrancisparish.net
                              Administrative Office—315 Stoney Hollow Rd., Cabot, PA 16023
                                     Office Phone: 724-352-2149 Extensions listed below
Pastor: Fr. Matthew McClain            Ext. 203                Email: mmcclain@diopitt.org
Senior Parochial Vicars:
Fr. James Kurtz, OFM, Cap.             Ext. 202                Email: frjim@saintfrancisparish.net
Emergencies: 412-421-3962
Fr. Ward Stakem, OFM, Cap.             Ext. 201                Email: frward@saintfrancisparish.net
Emergencies: 724-777-9432
Fr. Louis Pascazi                      Ext. 210                Email: frlou@saintclareparish.com
Staff Members
Karyn Roenigk          Business Manager, Safe Environment Coordinator                                Ext. 204
       Email: karyn@saintfrancisparish.net                     Fax : 724-352-7174
Linda Green            Parish Calendar & Sacramental Coordinator, Payroll Administrator              Ext. 220
       Email: linda@saintfrancisparish.net                     Fax: 724-285-4715
Jennifer Stahoviak     Bulletin Editor, Mass Intention Scheduler                                     Ext. 216
       Email: jenn@saintfrancisparish.net                      Fax: 724-287-3550

Music Directors
Steven Yealy           Email: steven@saintfrancisparish.net
Gerard Conroy          Email: gerard@saintfrancisparish.net
Carol Michel           Email: michel317@zoominternet.net
Children’s Faith Formation
Debi Gross- Catechetical Administrator - CFF Main Office            Ext. 206 Email: debi@saintfrancisparish.net
Laura Eakman- CFF Program Assistant - CFF St. John Site             Ext. 217 Email: laura@saintfrancisparish.net
Adult Faith Formation
Angela Robb            Ext. 208         Email: angela@saintfrancisparish.net
Preschool Coordinators
St. Joseph      Amy Majersky           Ext. 209          St. Mary       Amy Pettinato                Ext. 221
                                                       Sacraments
Baptism - Instruction is required for first time parents. Call the office for details and scheduling.
Marriage - Please contact the office, arrangements must be made 6 months prior to the wedding date.
Confessions held on Saturdays,      St. Mary- 11am-12pm and St. Joseph-12pm-1pm
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A Message from Fr. Matt …
Dear Brothers and Sisters,

The other day I was talking to my sister in her kitchen about something kind of serious, for adults anyway. My niece
came in and said, “Uncle Matt, did you hear?” I wasn’t sure what she was talking about. Did something bad happen?
Something good? Did she decide which school she is attending? So I told her that I don’t think I had heard. She then
very excitedly told me about what had happened at the Grammy Awards the night before! Harry Styles wore three
different outfits. The first and the third were “fire,” that means good. The second outfit was a little “sketch,” that
means bad. She told me a bunch of things about Taylor Swift and other Grammy winners. She loves music and was
excited to share, so I was excited to listen. When she was done, my sister and I laughed and continued our serious
conversation.

When I read the Gospel for this week I thought that Andrew and Phillip probably felt similarly. They come to Jesus
and say, “Hey Jesus, there are some Greek guys who want to speak with you.” Jesus doesn’t say, “Ok, one second,” or
“Sure, bring them over.” He launches into this very powerful talk about the Son of Man being glorified and glorifying
the Father and grains of wheat dying and him being lifted up and drawing everyone to Himself. Now is the time for
this to happen, Jesus says. If I were Philip or Andrew, I probably would have said,
“Wow, this is intense. I guess that’s a ‘no’ then to meeting with these Greek
guys?!” I mean, that wasn’t really an answer to their question. Or was it?

Saint John Paul II often talked about Jesus as the answer. He said:
        “Only in Christ can men and women find answers to the
        ultimate questions that trouble them...It is Jesus you seek
        when you dream of happiness...it is he who provokes you
        with that thirst that will not let you settle...it is Jesus who
        stirs in you the desire to do something great with your lives.”

Jesus is the answer to the questions of our hearts. Only Jesus. His answer to
Philip and Andrew is stating that what He is going to do in the days to come will
be the answer to everything. It is the answer because Jesus will embody unselfish love. He will take on all of our
crosses so that we will never have to carry ours alone. He will take on all of our sins so that we can have hope when
we feel trapped in them. He will give a way to purify our hearts through Him. We can rediscover the clean heart that
God has placed in us, as the Psalm says, and find again God’s Law written on our hearts as Jeremiah prophesied in
the First Reading. Jesus will do this because of His love for you. Jesus is the answer to every question.

So how is Jesus the answer to my niece’s question about if I had heard about the Grammys? If I had started talking
about Jesus, she would have felt like maybe I didn’t care much about her excitement. It is not talking about Jesus that
you and I are called to, although sometimes it is; rather we are to show Jesus to the questioner. We can do that by
showing that you care, that you are interested. By being more about the other person than you are about your own
agenda. This is how you answer with Jesus. Like those Greeks in the Gospel, people today are desperate to see Jesus,
many times without knowing it. The Lord is calling on us, in these last days of Lent, to show people Jesus. Let Him be
the Answer. He is really good at it. Be hopeful. Smile at others like the goodness written deep down in your heart
recognizes the goodness written deep down in theirs. Be more interested in the other person. Show them that they
matter and so does what interests them. Show them Jesus. He is the answer. Make this your goal in every
conversation and encounter this week.
Peace and Love,
Fr. Matt
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Date                 Time      Location         Intention                           Offered By
                             4:00 PM    St. Mary       Heagy Family                         Heagy Family
       Saturday
       March 20              5:30 PM    St. Joseph      Carrie Smith                    Mary Kay & Barbara

                             8:00 AM    St. Joseph   Rick & Diane Givan                  Joe & Ledia Bzorek
        Sunday
        March                8:30 AM     St. John       Lucille Burns                    Daughter & Family

 5th Sunday of Lent          10:00 AM   St. Mary         Skip Green                        Wife & Family

                             11:00 AM St. Joseph        Juenna Lytle                           Friends

  Monday, March 22           8:00 AM    St. Mary       Gerard Green                     Joe & Regina Green

  Tuesday, March 23          8:00 AM     St. John          Family                            The Birches
St. Turibius of Mogrovejo,
          Bishop
Wednesday, March 24          9:00 AM    St. Joseph      Carrie Smith                    St. Joseph Christian
                                                                                        Mothers & Women
 Thursday, March 25          8:00 AM    St. Mary     Alice Spinneweber                    Joanne Meehan
 The Annunciation of
      the Lord
   Friday, March 26          9:00 AM    St. Joseph    Katie McLafferty                         Family

                             9:00 AM    St. Joseph      John Burke                      Jim & Jean Spafford
       Saturday
                             4:00 PM    St. Mary      Dale Karenbauer                       Marge & Deb
       March 27

                             5:30 PM    St. Joseph   Rose Marie Snyder                         Family

                             8:00 AM    St. Joseph          Parishioners of Saint Francis of Assisi
       Sunday
      March 28               8:30 AM     St. John     Irene McLafferty                         Family
    Palm Sunday
        of the               10:00 AM   St. Mary     Alice Spinneweber                 George Spinneweber
 Passion of the Lord
                             11:00 AM St. Joseph        Victoria Raub                         Lisa Raub
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Please remember in your prayers the sick, suffering, and homebound of our parish community, especially
                             those listed below from our parish grouping.
Robert Rakarich                            Kathy Miller                              Dan Jonczak Jr.
Rose Hinch                                 Joe Krall                                 Judy Convery
Marge Karenbauer                           Lois Davanzati                            Nicholas Miller
Mary Lou Beilstein                         Elizabeth Rakarich                        Mary Carbin
Jacob Robb                                 Evelyn MacDonald                          Jim Edwards
Gregory Robb                               Jeannie White                             C.J. Kriley
Bernice Durand                             Agnes Widenhofer                          Loretta Schnur
Elaine Lydon                               John Prokopchak                           Janet Biscetlia
Marge Steinhiser                           Dick Leroy                                Fr. Victor Kriley, OFM, Cap.
John Lorenz                                Carol Rowley                              Fr. Gary Stakem, OFM, Cap

              Pray for all members of our armed forces, especially those from our parish families.
Gabre Knoch                     Tylor Grant White               Russell Bauer                   Nicholas Cottage
Kyle Campbell                   Matthew McCandless              Brandon Bauer                   Stephen Konyha
Michael Fritz                   Jimmy Adley                     Jordan Cottage                  Dustin Michel
                   Please call or email Jenn to add or remove names from the grouping prayer lists.
   This week’s Sacred Heart candle at St. John is                 The Sanctuary Candle at St.
         In Memory of Michael Moran
              by Don & Josi Nebel
                                                                 Mary this week is in memory of
O most holy Heart of Jesus, fountain of every                               Skip Green
blessing, I adore you, I love you and will a lively
sorrow for my sins. I offer you this poor heart of
mine. Make me humble, patient, pure, and                         Please continue to sign up for weekend Masses, the link
wholly obedient to your will. Grant, good Jesus, that I may     to the Sign Up Genius page is on the main page of our
live in you and for you. Protect me in the midst of danger;
                                                                website, saintfrancisparish.net. Or go directly to
comfort me in my afflictions; give me health of body,
assistance in my temporal needs, your blessings on all that I   www.signupgenius.com/go/8050D4DA9AF29A7FF2-
do, and the grace of a holy death. Within your heart I place    march. We ask that you please sign up by Thursday.
my every care. In every need let me come to you with            If you do not have online access, please call the office by
humble trust saying, Heart of Jesus, help me.                   Thursday, and we’d be happy to sign you up for Mass.
Amen.
                                                                                              Last week, scam text messages
             This week’s Blessed Mother candle at St. John is                                 were sent to parishioners whose
                      In Memory of Anshe Tomsey
                                                                                              cell phone numbers were
                           by Don & Josi Nebel
                                                                                              published in the bulletin. Please
              Remember, O most gracious Virgin                  know that no member of our clergy or staff would ever text or
              Mary, that never was it known that                email asking you to do them a favor. Do not respond to these
  anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy
                                                                types of messages. Thank you
 help, or sought thy intercession was left unaided.
   Inspired with this confidence, I fly to thee, O                                         The financial report printed in
  Virgin of virgins, my Mother; to thee do I come;
                                                                                       last week’s bulletin was a combined
before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother
                                                                                    total for January & February. Sorry for
 of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions,
       but in thy mercy hear and answer me.                                       the confusion. An updated financial
                                           Amen                                   report will be published next week.
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Children’s Faith
                                                                                                           Formation
                                                                                             2021     Communication
                Holy Thursday, April 1
                                                               March 21-                                       Corner
                                                               CGS Group B 9:15-10:45 AM
                                                               (St. Joseph)
                                                               CFF 9:45-11:00 AM (St. John)
                                                               Confirmation Rite of Election 11 AM Mass
               Holy Thursday, April 1                          Confirmation Class 6-7:30PM (St. Joseph)
    Mass of the Lord’s Supper - 7:00 pm St. Mary               March 28-
                                                               CFF/CGS II Group A 9:15-10:45 AM (St. Joseph)
           Silent Adoration until 11:00 pm                     CFF 9:45-11:00 AM (St. John)
                                                               CGS II Group C 6-7:30PM (St. Joseph)
                 Good Friday, April 2                          Edge 6-7 PM (St. Joseph)
     The Passion of the Lord - 1:30 pm St. John
              Stations of the Cross -                                                       The Marian Guild of
       6:30 pm St. Joseph & 7:00 pm St. Mary                                                St. John will be collecting
                                                                                            non-perishable food items,
                Holy Saturday, April 3                                                      paper or household
                                                               products for their annual Easter giving baskets for those
   Blessing of Easter Foods - 12:00 pm St. Joseph
                                                               in our community. Drop off bins are located in the back
        Easter Vigil Mass - 8:30 pm St. Joseph                 of St. John Church and CCD Center. Donations will be
                                                               accepted through March 23rd. Monetary donations or
               Easter Sunday, April 4                          gift cards may be dropped off at the office. Thank you
                                                               as always for your generosity to help those in need.
                  8:00 am - St. Joseph
                   8:30 am - St. John
                                                               Easter Meal Almsgiving Collection
                  10:00 am - St. Mary                          for Catholic Charities of Butler
                 11:00 am - St. Joseph                           We will be collecting food items at our
                                                                St. Mary and St. Joseph church locations
    Please visit the April sign up page to register            for Catholic Charities to distribute to those in need in our
         for any of the Holy Week services.                     area We will be providing food items that they can use
                                                                             to prepare their Easter meal.
          https://www.signupgenius.com/
                                                               Drop off bins will be in back of St. Joseph, St. Mary and at
           go/8050D4DA9AF29A7FF2-april
                                                               CFF at St. Joseph. Donations MUST be received by Mass
                                                               time on Palm Sunday, March 28 .   th

  The 40 Days for Life Vigil continues every day until Palm
                                                               Any questions or If interested in volunteering to help
   Sunday, outside of Planned Parenthood in Pittsburgh,
from 7am to 7pm. A weekly trip to the Vigil on Thursdays       contact Cil -724-352-2149 ext.205
    departs from St. Joseph, Cabot at noon and returns         cecilia@saintfrancisparish.net.
 around 4pm. Contact Cil (cecilia@saintfrancisparish.net,      If you or someone you know could use a meal box, please
      724-352-2149 ext. 205) with any questions or if          contact your church office to let us know.
    interested, carpooling can be arranged. Please visit
40daysforlifePittsburgh.com for more information. Thank
 you for all those supporting this effort with your prayers,   Stations of the Cross
                   fasting and almsgiving!                     Friday, 3/26 at 7:00pm - St. John
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First Eucharist                                    Next weekend, Palm Sunday,
St. Francis of Assisi Parish has 21 children preparing to
make their First Eucharist on the first two weekends in
                                                                    the palms will be blessed indoors
                          May.                                      and will be available to pick up as
Let us remember them in prayer as they prepare to join
         their parish family at the Lord’s table.                          you exit the Church
                                                                            65th Annual Fish Fry - With a Twist
                                                                                    Drive Through Only
                                                                              Saint Mary of the Assumption
     Lord Jesus, Bless the children coming forward to receive             One Left!! Friday, March 26 2-6 PM
                Holy Communion for the first time.                                  All Dinners $10.00
    May this day be an initial step into a life- long love of the         Includes: PAN “demic” FRIED fish fillet
 Eucharist. Give them a hunger for this sacred food so that they                 french fries, green beans,
 turn to You for comfort, guidance, and wisdom as they grow in
                                                                               coleslaw, bread and dessert
 full discipleship. Thank you for their innocence and goodness.
  May they grow in Christian maturity and, by the power of the      The second fish fry at St. Mary on March 12th sold
       Holy Spirit, become Christ’s witnesses in the world,         1,050 dinners! Much gratitude to all who have helped
                spreading and defending the faith.                  out in any way and to all the faithful patrons who
                                                                    came out to support this great event, even if it’s not
                                                                    the “ususal” way! Keep up the great work everyone!
            Confirmation
   St. Francis of Assisi Parish has 18 youth who are
    preparing to celebrate their Confirmation on
               May 13 and May 20, 2021.
 Let us pray for them as they continue to prepare for                        HOPE AND HEALING ARE POSSIBLE!!!
                                                                     For those struggling with addiction or substance abuse, for their
                    this Sacrament.                                  families and for those who have lost loved ones to the disease of
                                                                      addiction and overdose. We come together in prayer! PLEASE
                                                                          JOIN US FOR ROSARY AND SPECIAL INTERCESSIONS
                                                                                       TUESDAYS: March 30th ; 7-8pm
                                                                                    **NO GATHERING ON THE 23RD.**
                                                                        WHERE: ABBA’S HOUSE, 320 W. MAIN ST., SAXONBURG
Holy Trinity, guide and protect the candidates as they                      ****CDC recommends wearing a mask****
                                                                         Out of the depths I call to you, Lord; Lord, hear my cry!
 prepare to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation.                                                    –Psalm 130:1
                                                                             Questions: patomaszewski@zoominternet.net
  Help them to discern God’s will in their life and fill
 them with the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit (wisdom,
                                                                             First Reconciliation
 knowledge, right judgment, courage, understanding,
                                                                      Congratulations to all the children who made
reverence, wonder and awe) to empower them to serve
                                                                    their First Reconciliation this month.
            God as a true disciple through
             Your grace and in Your love.                            May they continue to celebrate and
                                                                    embrace the healing power of God’s
                        Amen.                                                  forgiveness.
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CONSECRATION TO ST. JOSEPH
                                                           In keeping with Pope Francis’ proclamation of The Year of
                                                            St. Joseph, we are offering an opportunity to participate
                                                             in a consecration to him. What does it mean to conse-
                                                              crate yourself to St .Joseph? In its most basic sense, it
                                                            means that you acknowledge him as your spiritual father
                                                           and that you want to be like him. In return, St .Joseph will
                                                           provide his undivided attention, protection and guidance.
                                                              Using Fr. Don Calloway’s book “Consecration to St. Jo-
                                                           seph: The Wonders of our Spiritual Father,” we will begin
                                                           this 33 day program the week after Easter. There are sev-
                                                            eral ways that you can participate. You may join with the
                                                             Bible Buddies on Wednesdays (Apr. 7th) or the Faithful
                                                             Friends on Thursdays (Apr. 8th) from 10am to 12pm in
Novena Prayer to St. Joseph                                 the café, or you may work on the program on your own.
                                                           In addition, if there is enough interest, another in person
O Glorious St. Joseph,
                                                            session or a Zoom meeting may be scheduled. Participa-
Faithful follower of Jesus Christ,
                                                             tion in the Consecration requires that you purchase Fr.
to thee do we raise our hearts and hands,
                                                              Calloway’s book. The date of our Consecration will be
to implore thy powerful intercession
                                                              determined in accord with our completion date in the
in obtaining from the benign Heart of Jesus
                                                             middle of May. For information regarding the program
 all the helps and graces necessary for
                                                              itself go to https://www.consecrationtostjoseph.org/
our spiritual and temporal welfare,
                                                            introduction.html. To register for the Consecration con-
particularly the grace of a happy death,
                                                               tact Angela Robb at angela@saintfrancisparish.net.
and the special favors we now implore
(State your intentions)
O Guardian of the Word Incarnate,                          Each year the Diocese recognizes the crowning achievement of
we have confidence that thy prayers on our behalf          those couples celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary with
will be graciously heard before the throne of God. Amen.   a Mass presided by Bishop Zubik at St. Paul’s Cathedral, fol-
                                                           lowed by a cookie reception. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the
O Glorious St Joseph!                                      2020 Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass has been postponed to
through thy love for Jesus Christ                          April 18, 2021 at 2:30 pm at St. Paul Cathedral. Bishop Zubik will
and for the glory of His Name,                             celebrate the Mass. Masks must be work and safe social dis-
hear our prayers and obtain our petitions!                 tancing practices will be followed. The deadline for reservations
                                                           is March 30. Couples can RSVP by contacting the parish office
Jesus, Mary and Joseph, assist us!                         and giving the following information:
                                                             * Husband's name
                                                             * Wife's name (including maiden name)
                                                             * Couple’s mailing address and phone number
                                                           A second Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass for those with
                                                           2021 anniversaries will be held on October 10, 2021. RSVPs for
                                                           the October 10 Mass are due on September 1.

                                                           Medjugorje Pilgrimage
                                                           Spiritual Director: Fr. Dan Waruszewski
                                                           June 30 - July 10, 2021

Are you seeking to grow in your love and knowledge         40th Anniversary Pilgrimage to Medjugorje. Price of $2,795
                                                           includes: round-trip air from Pittsburgh; all transfers in motor
of God’s Word? Join some of the nation’s most dy-          coach; breakfast and dinner in Hotel Villa Grace in Med-
namic Scripture scholars on March 27 for a one-day         jugorje; all applicable taxes and English speaking guide. De-
virtual event that will be streamed via Zoom! This         posit of $500 due before April 10, 2021. For additional infor-
virtual event is free for all registrants!                 mation, please contact Bernadette 412-563-3857 /
https://bibleconference.augustineinstitute.org             email: marystravel2@gmail.com
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