ST.

DAMIEN

OF

MOLOKAI

CATHOLIC
PARISH

722 WEST MAIN STREET MONONGAHELA, PENNSYLVANIA 15063

Parish Office: 724-258-7742 Parish Fax: 724-258-8733 Madonna Catholic Regional School: 724-258-3199
Website: stdamienofmolokai.org Email: stdamienparish@verizon.net
Diocesan Victim Hotline: 1-888-808-1235

JULY 10, 2016 - FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

5th Annual
St. Damien SummerFest
July 15-17, 2016

*Bake Sale
*Chinese Auction
*Bingo

Friday, July 15th

SummerFest hours
Kitchen hours
Bingo Hours
7:3010:30pm

5pm11pm
5pm10:30pm
5:30pm?
Tony Janflone, Jr.

Saturday, July 16th

4:00pm
Mass at the Park grounds
SummerFest hours
5pm11pm
Kitchen hours
5pm10:30pm
Bingo Hours
5:30pm?
7:3010:30pm
Dr. Zoot

Sunday, July 17th

SummerFest hours
Kitchen hours
Bingo Hours
2:005:00pm

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12pm6:00pm
12pm5:30pm
12:30pm?
The Epics

*Childrens
Games
*Cash Raffles

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT!
tony janflone, JR.
Dr. zoot
The Epics

PLENTY OF GREAT FOOD!

Delicious Ethnic foods..
B-B-Q
Wings
Pizza
Funnel Cakes
Ice Cream
Homemade Lemonade
Ritas Italian Ice

St. Damien Parish Park

1st & Main Streets - Monongahela

(across from Sheetz, behind Dierkens Pharmacy)

Par Free
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St. Damien of Molokai Parish, Monongahela

July 10, 2016

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Saturday, July 9, 2016

4:00pm Deceased Members of the Nagy Family
(Julia & Family)
Sunday, July 10, 2016
8:30am Living and Deceased Members of the Parish
11:00am Edward Fibbi (Marian McGinley)
Monday, July 11, 2016
8:00am Gwendolyn Brna Venanzi (William Brna)
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
8:00am Bernard Fazzini (Carmen Fidanzato)
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
8:00am Robert A. Levdansky (Mrs. Joan Levdansky)
Thursday, July 14, 2016
8:00am David Zywan (Linda, Alexis, Marge & Butch)
Friday, July 15, 2016
8:00am Clyde Wilson (Wife, Madeline)
Saturday, July 16, 2016
4:00pm Fidanzato Family (Ann Todaro & Family)
Sunday, July 17, 2016
8:30am Living and Deceased Members of the Parish
11:00am Kenneth Kulak (Martha & Dan Ghilani)
Bible Study Tuesdays @ 11:00am (Parish Center)
(will not meet again until Fall)
Eucharistic Adoration (Chapel) This Friday from
12:00noon6:00pm. Call 724-747-7071 for scheduling.
Holy Hour(Church) The third Wednesday of each month @
7:00pm
Padre Pio Prayer Group (Park Ave. School) This Friday 6:00
-7:00pm
Servants of the Little Way (Chapel) The first Tuesday of every month at 6:00pm.
Holy Name Society (Church/Parish Park) Second Sunday of
each month with Rosaries at 8am in the church and in the parish park for the meeting after the 8:30am Mass.
Catholic Mens Fellowship The first Monday of the month at
6:30pm (Chapel) and the 3rd Saturday at 7:30am.(Church)

Rest In Peace
In the charity of your prayers we kindly ask
that you please pray for the repose of the souls
of Phyllis Filipcic and Madeline Wilson.
May God grant them eternal rest, may Perpetual Light shine upon their souls and may all the
souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, Rest In Peace .

SummerFest News
SummerFest Hours
Friday, July 15th 5pm-11pm
Saturday, July 16th 5pm-11pm
Sunday, July 17th 12pm-6pm
(The regular Saturday 4:00pm Mass on
July 16th will be celebrated in the Park
at SummerFest instead of at the Church).
CASH RAFFLE
If you havent turned in your money and
stubs for the Cash Raffle please bring them
to the Parish Park to be deposited in the Cash
Raffle Barrel on Friday, July 15th to be eligible for all of the prizes.
BASKET RAFFLE
Please drop off all donated baskets for SummerFest at the Basket Raffle tent on Friday,
July 15th before 5:00 pm. Thank you.
BAKESALE BOOTH
Donated items for the Bakesale can be
dropped off at Fr Abbate Hall (on the hill)
from 10 am to Noon the mornings of SummerFest.
$ 5.00 GOLF PACKAGE TICKET
Tickets for this fantastic golf package will be
available for sale the three days of SummerFest. Please stop at the Raffles booth to purchase a ticket or two. If you took tickets to
sell could you please return the money and
stubs to the parish office before Friday to aid
record keeping.
CASH & LOTTERY TICKET SCRATCH
RAFFLE
Dont forget to stop by the raffles booth to
buy some tickets for a chance to win this fantastic prize.
Hope to see all of you at the Parish Park for
three days of great food, fantastic raffles, fellowship and fun for all!

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RCIA FOR MID-MON VALLEY

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is a communal process of spiritual and educational
formation for adults who seek to become full members of the Roman Catholic Church. Once again
this year, the parishes of the mid-Mon Valley will be offering an RCIA program for Mary, Mother of
the Church in Charleroi, Our Lady of the Valley in Donora and St. Damien of Molokai in Monongahela. All those interested in pursuing membership in the Church, in completing their sacraments of
initiation, or in becoming more knowledgeable of the Catholic faith are encouraged to consider participation. The program will begin in September of this year. Interested persons from St. Damien
should contact Fr. Bill at the parish office for specific information.

Columbiettes

The Columbiettes is an organization of over 13,300 Catholic women, 17 years of age

or older, who are affiliated with the Knights of Columbus. There are over 230 auxiliaries
in the United States and Canada.
As a charitable, not-for-profit organization we support many different charities and
are involved in community activities as well as working collectively with our Brother
Knights to promote faith and unity. We also have social events as well as our religious and charitable
works where you will have the opportunity to meet other women who share your interest. We are an
organization of woman from all backgrounds united by our Catholic faith, the Love of our family, our
love of country and our commitment to helping others.
The St. Damiens Columbiettes are having their Annual Picnic on Tuesday, July 19th at 5:00
p.m. and ladies who would like to learn more about our organization are invited to join us. The picnic
starts at 5:00 p.m. and will be held at the home of Irene Dzimiera, 23 Tower Lane, Monongahela.
Please RSVP to Irene at 724-258-8634 by Saturday, July 16th. Come join us for some fun, fellowship
and some great food!!

Holy Land Pilgrimage with Fr. Terry OConnor

Fr. Terry OConnor, Pastor of St. Therese of Lisieux Parish, Munhall, PA is leading a pilgrimage to
the Holy Land from February 7-16, 2017. See where Jesus was born, baptized, chose the Apostles,
worked numerous miracles, preached the gospel, celebrated the First Eucharist, died on the Cross,
and rose from the dead. Walking in the footsteps of Jesus is a life changing experience! The cost of
the trip is $3,749 per person in double occupancy (price does not include transportation to and from
Newark, NJ where the trip will depart and arrive). If interested please contact Jeanne Bair, from
Foundations of Faith, for a full itinerary at 412-462-0546 or jbairtours@gmail.com. There will be an
informational meeting about the pilgrimage at St. Therese on Thursday, July 28 at 7:00 p.m. in the
Club Room (beneath the church). All are welcome.
DONT FORGET THE ST. DAMIEN FOOD BANK
July pick-up date is: Wednesday, July 20th from 10am-2pm and 5-7pm
Items needed for the month of July are:
Toilet paper, Paper Towels, Peanut Butter and Jelly, Pancake Mix and Maple Syrup.

* *TIME TO UPDATE* * *
Have you moved, gotten a new home phone number, email address, added a member
to your family, gotten married??? Any status changes, please contact the parish office
so that we can update our database. Its important that we have your most up-to-date
information .

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St. Damien of Molokai Parish

VACATION
BIBLE SCHOOL

2016

OUR STUDENT AIDES

St. Damien of Molokai Parish

Due TO the holiday DEADLINES

THE Offertory Report FOR the
weekend of 07/02 and 07/03 WILL
APPEAR IN THE JULY 17TH BULLETIN.
2016 PARISH SHARE GOAL
$61,150.00
Collected to date: $49,136.00
PLEASE mark your offertory envelopes with the amount enclosed. It
makes it easier for the counters and
the secretaries who record your information.
Madonna Catholic Regional School
731 Chess St.
Monongahela, PA
GOLF OUTING
will be held Sunday, August 21, 2016
Cedarbrook Golf Course
Belle Vernon, PA
Noon registration
1:00 PM Shot Gun Start
Lunch during play
Awards Dinner
Prizes:
1st place team
2nd place team
3rd place team

Skill prizes:
Closest to Pin
Longest Drive
Longest Putt

Call the school office @ 724-258-3199

For more information or for a
registration form.
______________________________

MCRS Registration is open for 2016-2017

PRESCHOOL GRADE 8
If you would like to take a tour of the
school, or set up an appointment to speak
with us, please call 724-258-3199
GREAT BEGINNINGS LAST A LIFETIME

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Pastoral Impressions
by Fr. Bill
YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR
NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF
Think about the Samaritan in this wellknown parable. He was no less busy than the
priest or the Levite who had passed by the
wounded man in the street. He wasnt just
wandering along the road. He was just going
about his business. The Samaritans business, though, wasnt the most important
thing to him. More important was his willingness to look at the beaten man and suffer
with himnot physically, but in his heart
and thoughts. Compassion welled up in him
and took precedence over his plans. And so,
a mans life was saved.
No matter who we are or where we live, we
all face the same question: Is the normal
course of my day more important than the
suffering I see around me?
You dont have to go high and low looking
for it: you will come across it as you go
about your everyday life. Perhaps someone
you meet has been robbed of confidence or
joy. Maybe someone seems beaten and overwhelmed by financial challenges or marital
troubles. Maybe someone is living as one
left for dead, lonely and alone. Ask the Holy
Spirit to help you see these people as he
does, to hear what they are saying, and to
have the compassion to stop and be a
neighbor.
When you stop to take care of someone, to
suffer with them, you are doing far more
than offering human kindness. You are becoming a vessel of Christ. He is ministering
at that very momentto both of you! Repeatedly in the Gospels Jesus was moved by
peoples suffering and he acted. Now he is
telling all of us, Go and do likewise.