Please join us for our annual Harvest Home Dinner on Sunday, September 12, 2010.
The fun and food starts at noon.
Our Parochial Vicar, Father Andrew C. Fischer has received an assignment from Bishop David A. Zubik to be pastor of St. Margaret Mary Parish in Moon Township effective June 30.
While we as parishioners will be at a loss for Father Andrew’s personal presence and his priestly ministry here at St. Alphonsus Parish, we do congratulate him on his appointment by Bishop Zubik to this large parish near the Pittsburgh International Airport.
The Clergy Office of the Diocese of Pittsburgh has informed our parish that “every consideration will be made to appoint another parochial vicar to St. Alphonsus Parish in the near future.”
Next Saturday, June 26, there will be a parish reception in the cafeteria for Father Andrew Fischer after the 5:00p.m. Mass. There will also be a donut social Sunday, June 27 after the 10:00a.m. during which you may extend your farewell. All parishioners and friends are invited.
Father Andrew will be celebrating the Saturday evening Mass next weekend as well as the 8:00 AM and the 10:00 AM Masses next Sunday.
There is a great choice of baked or fried fish or shrimp, choice of soups and vegetables, and baked or fried potatoes. Thanks to our talented cooks, cheerful servers, and dedicated parishioners behind the scenes. Volunteers can access the volunteer calendar by clicking on the parish “Calendars” tab”.
TAKE OUT DINNERS or single food items – you may call the cafeteria number after 3:00p.m. on Friday • 724-935-9893.
Dinners $8.50 (Kids under 10 $1.00 – dine in only)
Each dinner includes:
A LA CARTE
The weekly volunteer schedule is posted available on-line. Please select “Fish Fry” Calendar from the top drop-down menu on the left side.
Fridays during Lent
Make Us Believers, our Parish Passion Play, will be performed twice this year on the weekend before Holy Week: on Friday, March 26, at 8:00 PM, and Saturday, March 27, at 7:30 PM.
Like last year, the play will be performed on the Ryan Center stage.
Parishioners of all ages are welcome to perform in and assist with the production. We need actors and actresses, singers, technical crew, stage crew, set constructors, and seamstresses to help with costume creation.
Please sign-up using the appropriate link below:
Auditions for solo singing parts will be held on Tuesday, January 26, and Thursday, January 28, at 6:30 PM in the new side of the Church. Those interested in singing as part of the chorus need not audition.
Practices will be 6:30-8:30 PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning in February. Please contact the play coordinator and the Director of Liturgical Music & Choir for more information. Mrs. Heagy can be reached at 724.538.5258 or at marheagy@aol.com.
Father Andrew C. Fischer will be coming to our parish this Monday, November 30. He is originally from this area having attended St. Mary Parish and School in Glenshaw. Fr. Fischer was ordained a priest in 1982 and has attended to various pastoral and diocesan ministries over the years with recently being Parochial Vicar at St. Paul Cathedral.
Next Sunday, Father Fischer will be meeting parishioners after the 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. Masses in the Ryan Center as part of the Christmas Bazaar. Father Fischer will also meet parishioners after the 5:00 p.m. Saturday Mass in the cafeteria.
Father Sean Francis will report to his new pastoral assignment as Parochial Vicar of St. Vitus Parish, New Castle, on Monday, November 30. Father Sean will be assisting Father John Petrarulo, Administrator of the parish. St. Vitus is the largest parish in the city of New Castle and has a parish school. Father Sean’s address will be 910 S. Mercer St., New Castle, PA 16101. We wish all the best to Father Sean and will keep him in our prayers as he begins his new assignment.
Photography begins Tuesday November 3 through Saturday, November 11, and then the following Tuesday and Wednesday for families of the parish for the Parish Pictorial Directory. Photograph sessions will be extended to December 8 – 12.
Pastoral Council has approved and encouraged Lifetouch Church Services to produce a pictorial yearbook for our parish. We are asking all of our parishioners to participate because, after all, it won’t be complete without YOU!
Every household in the album with receive a free book.
Every family will also receive a complimentary 8 x 10 portrait with the ability to order additional portraits.
Sign- up for your portrait TODAY by clicking on the Parish Pictorial Directory link. Portrait sessions are still available. A studio will be set up in the small gym for the duration of the sessions.
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The Holy Bible calls the Church “the pillar and foundation of truth” (1 Tim. 3:15). There is so much misunderstanding today about the Church’s beliefs, among Catholics and non-Catholics alike. It is more important than ever, therefore, for Catholics to fully understand what the Church teaches and why she teaches it, to strengthen our relationship with Jesus Christ first and foremost, but also to better equip us to charitably share our faith with others. To this end the Religious Education Program has made the below slideshows available for download:
Thanks to a few enterprising young volunteers, it is now much easier to post announcements on the web site.
Those interested in posting announcements should visit our request announcements page for e-mail instructions or an on-line submission form.
This is separate from the submission process for bulletin entries. Web announcements can be more detailed (longer) and include pdf attachments.
Make Us Believers, our Parish Passion Play will be performed twice this year on the weekend before Holy Week: on Friday, April 3, at 8:00 PM, and Saturday, April 4, at 7:30 PM.
For the first time, the play will be performed on the Ryan Center stage.
Parishioners of all ages are welcome to perform in and assist with the production. We need actors and actresses, singers, technical crew, stage crew, set constructors, and seamstresses to help with costume creation.
Please sign-up using the appropriate link below:
Please contact Mrs. Heagy or Andy Spero for the registration password, which can be found in the bulletin.
Auditions for solo singing parts will be held on Thursday, January 29, at 7:15 PM in the new side of the Church. Those interested in singing as part of the chorus need not audition.
Practices will be 6:30-8:30 PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning February 3. Please contact the play coordinator and the Director of Liturgical Music & Choir for more information. She can be reached at 724.538.5258 or at marheagy@aol.com.
Through this emergency appeal, we ask for your donations towards the purchase of new, walk-in freezer and cooler units. We ask that you contribute via the Parish Share Program’s blue monthly envelopes or with plain envelopes marked “Freezer” or “Parish Share." Given that our parish has met its Diocesan goal for the fiscal year, we keep 100% of the Parish Share receipts through January.
Last week, we announced that the walk-in cooler and freezer in our school cafeteria had deteriorated in its 53 years of use since it was built in 1955, and has to be completely replaced with new reinforced floor, ceiling, walls, doors, and refrigeration components.
The rooms will be rebuilt during the Christmas break.
Besides school lunches, we use those rooms for the Harvest Home Dinner and the Lenten Fish Fries.
For additional details, please see our earlier announcement .
St. Vincent Mission in the Appalachian town of David, Kentucky, is counting on our Parish’s generous help to provide gifts for their Christmas store.
Gift tags are available on the altar and have been separated into baskets for men, women, and children. Most gifts are items of clothing, toys, and other such items, and they should be new. If purchasing toys, we recommend toys that don’t require batteries.
There is as much need for men’s and women’s clothing as there is for children’s.
Please note that the mission recommends leaving the store tag on the garment although you may remove the price if you choose to do so.
Your generosity will bring great joy to the families who shop at St. Vincent’s Christmas store.
Under the direction of Sr. Kathleen Weigand, St. Vincent Mission makes it possible for over 170 families there to shop for Christmas gifts. By using a simple token system, parents are able to choose Christmas gifts for each family member.
Please return your gifts with the tags by Sunday, November 30th. Thank you.
The Feast of Christ the King is a fitting end of the Church Liturgical Year. We are reminded of the Final Judgment when Jesus will reign in His Glory. His invitation to the just, in whose number we yearn to be, is most welcoming: “Come, you who are blessed by My Father. Inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.”
