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Seventh Sunday of Easter
May 16, 2021
ST. MICHAEL’S
PARISH OFFICE PRESBYTERY ST MICHAEL CATHOLIC CHURCH
415 Tioga St., Johnstown, PA 15905 407 Tioga St., Johnstown, PA 15905 180 Gilbert St., Johnstown, PA 15906
Phone: 814-535-7646
814-535-7646
Fax: 814 536-7850
Email: omos@dioceseaj.org By appointment DIVINE MERCY SCHOOL—WEST
Website: omostoday.com
Phone: 814 539-5315
FATHER MARK’S NOTES
Feast of Pentecost
The all-important Feast of Pentecost is next weekend. Next to Easter and
Christmas, this is the most important Feast of the year for us. Here is a quote
from the Catechism to help you prepare to celebrate our life in Christ.
1076 The Church was made manifest to the world on the day of Pentecost by the outpouring of
the Holy Spirit.1 The gift of the Spirit ushers in a new era in the "dispensation of the mystery"
the age of the Church, during which Christ manifests, makes present, and communicates
his work of salvation through the liturgy of his Church, "until he comes."2 (This teaching is at
the heart of our message series!!) In this age of the Church Christ now lives and acts in and
with his Church, in a new way appropriate to this new age. He acts through the sacraments
in what the common Tradition of the East and the West calls "the sacramental economy"; this
is the communication of the fruits of Christ's Paschal mystery in the celebration of the Church's
"sacramental" liturgy.
Each Sunday, as we celebrate Mass together, close your eyes during the
Liturgy of the Word, and through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit listen to
the voice of Jesus.
“Children’s Liturgy of the Word”
Parents and kids, great news. We will be starting up the Children’s Liturgy
of the Word on May 23 and continue thru summer!! We think it’s safe now to
begin again. That means all students currently in kindergarten and all stu-
dents currently in 1st and 2nd grades are welcome to continue. Parents, I think
the kids like it, and I like it too. So, we will be continuing to offer the program
the same as always this summer. So, any child currently in kindergarten up
to 2nd grade is welcome to participle in Children’s Liturgy of the Word during
the Sunday 8:30 am and 11:00 am Masses. For safety, we are limiting the
group to 10 students and asking that parents register their children on our
website.
**ONLINE GIVING**
Preferred*Secure*Easy
Online giving is your consistent gift to OMOS
which helps us grow our ministries!
Help People In the community This Week
Each Week When you are grocery shopping ... Catholic Ministry Drive
1. Pick up non-perishable items for the food
bank or tuna, noodles, etc for the SVDP Din- Looking for 100% participation in the Catholic
ner. The collection bins are in Holy Grounds. If Ministry Drive. If you have not contributed as of
we are not open, please leave the items on this date, please prayerfully consider. The next
the porch and we will collect them. (Each report comes out on May 15th. We look forward
week the items are delivered to the St. Clem-
to our participation numbers going up. 100% of
ent’s Food Pantry.)
2. New! We are now collecting for the Johnstown the CMD money funds the 14 ministries that we,
Highland Health Clinic who serves the unin- as Catholic Church, support in our Diocese.
sured. The people they serve do not always
have access to basic hygiene items such as Our Mother of Sorrows is asked to raise: $90,928
soap, toothpaste, deodorant, toothbrushes, St. Michael’s is asked to raise: $ 6,891
wet wipes, feminine products… The clinic
puts together bags of small sized items to
give away. Please buy small-sizes when you
can. The collection bin is also housed in Holy Assistance Ministry Collection is May 29/30
Grounds and if our doors are not open,
please leave them on the porch.
Stuff the Truck is for Birthright
May 22/23
3. Stuff the Truck for May is for Birthright. Birth-
right is a non-profit charitable organization
providing love and support for over 45 years
for women facing unplanned pregnancies. They
are requesting: Baby Wipes and Baby Wash.
The truck is parked outside for all Masses to
collect your items.
SMALL GROUP NEWS ST. MICHAEL’S
As we continue our study into the Mass, we contemplate the NEWS
Eucharistic Prayer, which is "the source and summit of the en-
tire celebration." This prayer consists of four parts. In the Pref-
ace where the priest says, "Lift up your hearts.", Paul challeng-
es us to set our minds on heaven. (Col 3:1-4) We then pray
the Sanctus, or the "Holy, Holy, Holy." This prayer is from a vi-
sion of Isaiah where he saw angels singing before the throne of Spring is in the air! The St.
God in heaven. (Is 6: 1-4) This is followed by the "Words of In- Michael’s Annual Rum-
stitution.” This is where the priest repeats Jesus' words of con- mage Sale is coming up on
secration over the bread and wine at the Last Supper. These June 11 and June 12. Please
words have profound biblical meaning. This is followed by the consider donating house-
doxology where the priests praised the Father saying, "All glory hold/kitchen items, home
and honor is yours, forever and ever." We respond with décor, toys, children’s
"AMEN." This response also has great biblical ties. If you are clothing, books, or your
interested in learning more about the biblical roots of our Mass, time...volunteers are al-
join a small group, and let's all grasp a better understanding of ways welcome!
the beautiful Mass we celebrate. All are welcome! For more information,
please contact Jess Smith
NOTE FROM DAN BECKER at (412) 965-5811 or
Riek’s Country Store at
Hi everyone,
(814) 539-6280.
I’m writing to provide an update on the Music Ministry.
You’ve surely noticed that it’s not just Mike and me in the music
Please take your Easter
area anymore! Back in February, we decided to include up to
Flowers. If they are not
three volunteers in the music area for each Mass. With Covid
on the altar, please
caution in mind, we are going to continue in this manner as long
look in the Community
as it seems necessary. Eventually, we plan to have the Music
Room. Thank you for
Ministry organized three groups again (the way it was pre-
your flower donations.
pandemic) and to have Mike direct the choir, which will sing for
No Sunday Mass be-
Mass at least once a month at the 8:30 Mass. But of course, we
ginning June 6 until
don’t quite know when that will happen. In the meantime, we’re
September 5. We will
excited about outdoor Masses this summer!
have Saturday evening
If there’s a song you would like to hear us play, or if you are
Masses at 6 pm all
interested in getting involved in the music ministry, please
summer.
email me at danbecker@dioceseaj.org. I’d love to hear from you!
Dan Becker
CHILDREN’S LITURGY of the WORD
We will be offering Children’s Liturgy of the Word
again at the Sunday 8:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Masses.
Students currently in Kindergarten, First or Sec-
ond grade are welcome to join us. We are limiting
the size of the group to 10 students per Mass, so we
are asking parents to register your child each week.Monday, May 17 Saturday, May 15-Vigil
6 a.m.—Eucharistic Adoration Sunday, May 23 4:00 p.m. William Felix (Judith
8 a.m.—Mass 8:30 a.m.—Mass at OMOS Smutko) & George Cassanese (wife,
Tuesday, May 18 Servers: Grace Messina & Ruby)
6 a.m.—Eucharistic Adoration Peyton Barry 6:00 p.m. Hilary & Lucille Schrum
7:30 a.m.—Confession Lector: Monica Garver (Bob & Loraine Wagner)
8 a.m.—Mass Euch. Min: Denise Esch, Keith Sunday, May 16—Seventh Sunday
Wednesday, May 19 Santee, Rosemary Zenone, Linda of Easter
7 a.m.—Praise & Worship/Prayer Geiser, Matt DiFrancesco 8:30 a.m. Mary Murray (Tony &
Ministry available on request Hosp: John Esch, Maria & Ralph Marianne Spada & Family)
4:30 p.m.–Eucharistic Adoration DeMarco, Julie Fontana, Janette & 11:00 a.m. Delores Schmerin (Nick
5:30 p.m.-Confessions Ray Cowan, Jackie Ayres & Donna Antonazzo)
6 p.m.—Mass
Thursday, May 20 Sunday, May 23 Monday, May 17
6 a.m.—Eucharistic Adoration 11:00—Mass at OMOS 8:00 a.m. Anthony Perry (wife,
Servers: Charlie & Chase Carmela Perry)
9 a.m.—School Mass
Neumann Tuesday, May 18
Friday, May 21
Lector: Tom Polacek 8:00 a.m. Dorothy Maravalli (Jim
6 a.m.—Eucharistic Adoration
Euch. Min: Michele Varner, & Elsie Kukura)
8 a.m. —Mass
Anne McGrath, Christa Curtis,Wednesday, May 19
Linda Fleming, Donna Gillin 6:00 p.m. Mary Jane Messich (Ron
Saturday, May 22
& Elaine Rivera)
Hosp: Rick Phillips, Janice
3 p.m.—Confessions
Rayha, Marylynn Evans, Thursday, May 20
4 p.m.—Mass at OMOS
Marianne Krizner, Linda & Ken9:00 a.m. John Farabaugh (wife
Servers: Domenick & Nicolas Salem, Tom Bingler, Lisa Shetler
Georgia)
Barger
Friday, May 21
Lector: Julie Patula
12:30 p.m.—Communion outside 8:00 a.m. Charles & Julia Smith
Euch. Min: Diana Tyger, Mass at OMOS (Kathryn Ann Ozog)
Michelle Petrell, Mary Kay Clark
Hosp: Cathy Vigna, Mary &
Saturday, May 22-Vigil
George Kogut, Amada Awan, Jim
4:00 p.m. Anthony Perry ((Marie
& Ann Mattie, Patty Porter, One
Genovese)
Volunteer Needed Mother’s Day Altar 6:00 p.m. Andrew Puniak (wife,
Flowers donated in Stephany)
Saturday, May 22
memory of Sunday, May 23—Pentecost Sunday
6:00 p.m. Mass at St. Michael’s
Servers: Tim Burgess & Alexis
Alberta (Bert) Romanow 8:30 a.m. Anthony Berrich (Tony
from the Romanow Family & Marianne Spad & Family)
Williams
11:00 a.m. Gladys Keck (Family)
Lector: Doug Puchko
WEEKLY READINGS SUNDAY COLLECTION
Monday: Acts 19:1-8/Ps 68:2-3ab, 4-5acd, 6-7ab [33a]/Jn 16:29-33 May 9, 2021
Tuesday: Acts 20:17-27/Ps 68:10-11, 20-21 [33a]/Jn 17:1-11a
Envelopes ………...…...…...….$ 7,962
Wednesday: Acts 20:28-38/Ps 68: 29-30, 33-35a, 35bc-36ab [33a]/Jn
17:11b-19 Loose ……………………………….… 1,298
Thursday: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11/Ps 16:1-2a and 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11 [1]/Jn Online …….…………………..... 6,005
17:20-26 Total ………………..…...….….$ 15,265
Friday: Acts 25:13b-21/Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20ab [19a]/Jn 21:15-19
Saturday: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31/Ps 11:4, 5 and 7 [7b]/Jn 21:20-25 St. Michael’s ……...………….$ 1,468
Sunday: Acts 2:1-11/Ps 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34 [cf. 30]/1 Cor 12:3b-7,
12-13 or Gal 5:16-25/Jn 20:19-23 or Jn 15:26-27; 16:12-15You can also read
