February 21, 2016 - St. Alphonsus Catholic Church

St. Alphonsus Church & School
SaintAlphonsusWexford.org (parish)
StAls.org (Preschool through 8th Grade)
201 Church Road, Wexford, PA 15090
Parish: 724-935-1151 School: 724-935-1152
Parish Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Monday-Friday)
Second Sunday of Lent
February 21, 2016
MISSION STATEMENT
Saint Alphonsus Parish is a Catholic family
united by Jesus in the Eucharist.
Guided by the Holy Spirit, we love and
serve God in how we live and in who we are
as sisters and brothers in Christ.
Parish Staff
Pastor: Rev. Kevin C. Fazio
fatherkevin@saintalphonsuswexford.org
Deacon: Albert E. Heiles Jr.
deacon@saintalphonsuswexford.org
Secretary: Gail Clendaniel
secretary@saintalphonsuswexford.org
Accounting: Lori McKinniss
bookkeeper@saintalphonsuswexford.org
Child Safety: Louis Bosco, Coordinator
religioused@saintalphonsuswexford.org
724-935-1160
Communications: Cindy Cusic Micco, Director
info@saintalphonsuswexford.org
Maintenance: Carl Pieczynski
maintenance@saintalphonsuswexford.org
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday Vigil Mass: 5 p.m.
Sunday: 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m.
WEEKDAY MASSES
Monday, Tuesday, Friday 7:00 a.m.
Wednesday 9:00 a.m.
Music: Mary Heagy, Director
musicdirector@saintalphonsuswexford.org
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturday a ernoon— Noon to 1 p.m. and by appointment with priest.
Religious Education: Louis Bosco, Director
religioused@saintalphonsuswexford.org
724-935-1160
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on select Thursdays (Feb. 25, March 10 and 24)
Youth Ministry: Mike Shipe, Director
youthministry@saintalphonsuswexford.org
412-302-0603
INFANT BAPTISM
Second & fourth Sundays at 12:45 p.m. by personal appointment. Parents,
please arrange for Bap sm prepara on class before the baby is born.
School Staff
Principal: Robert D. Reese Secretary: Patty Anfang
rreese@stals.org
panfang@stals.org
724-935-1152 Ext. 503
Ext. 501
Diocese of Pittsburgh: diopitt.org (412) 456-3000
Diocesan Victims Hotline: 888-808-1235
CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA) CHILDREN (RCIC)
All adults and children who are interested in being received into
Full Communion with the Catholic Church should contact the Parish Office.
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE
No fica on of intent to marry must be given at least six months in advance.
February 21, 2016
St. Alphonsus Church & School
Second Sunday of Lent
SAVE THE DATE
For
Faith on Fire
We Need to See NEW Faces
Among Our Fish Fry Volunteers!
Wednesday, March 2
6:30-8 p.m. in Ryan Center
Speaker: Dr. Michel Therrien—”On Mission for the Church
Alive! And the New Evangeliza on”
Our Fish Fry raises thousands of dollars for our parish and
school thanks to the hard work of an army of volunteers.
The evening will be filled with prayer, music and fellowship.
Light refreshments will be served. Child care provided.
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One thing that is missing? NEW volunteers!
Wouldn't you like to get to know your fellow parish and
school families be er? That's what fellowship is all about!
Candy DonaƟons Needed for Easter Egg Hunt
You can look at what types of jobs are available and then
sign up, by going to our SignUp Genius page. A link is on
SaintAlphonsusWexford.org.
We are especially in need of volunteers to:
Bread fish on Friday mornings (8:30am) in school cafeteria
Help clean up from 7:30 to 9pm on Fish Fry nights
Coleslaw prep on Friday a ernoons (1pm)
Condiment prep on Thursday a ernoons (1pm)
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TUNE IN!
Froggy Radio Will Be at March 4 Fish Fry
Country music radio sta on Froggy (94.9, 103.5, 104.3)
is coming to the St. Alphonsus Fish Fry on Friday, March 4!
Froggy host “Danger” will broadcast live from the Fish Fry
from 4 to 6pm (or maybe 4:30 to 6:30pm since our Fish Fry
starts at 4:30pm).
Froggy's Fish Fry Tour 2016 started last Friday at St. James
Catholic Parish in Sewickley. This Friday (Feb. 19), the show
will broadcast from St. Fidelis Parish in Butler.
Fish Fry Every Friday of Lent
Lenten Fridays (Feb. 26; March 4, 11, 18)
4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Good Friday (March 25) — We start an hour early
3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
To order takeout, call (724) 759-8659 or (412) 799-4042
from 2 p.m. un l 7 p.m. or visit www.fish-fry.org
We need candy for our Easter Egg Hunt!
If you'd like to donate, please drop off wrapped candy at the
parish office between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday. We're looking for candy that is small enough
to fit inside a plas c egg.
The parish Easter Egg Hunt will be on Saturday, March 26, at
12:30 p.m.
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Lenten Annulment PresentaƟons
The Diocese of Pi sburgh's Tribunal Office is providing
45-minute presenta ons on nullity in each of the diocese's
four Vicariates to provide informa on about the annulment
process and help those wan ng to begin the process.
Registra on is not required but is helpful so the organizers can
plan appropriately for chairs and refreshments. Please
email tribunal@diopi .org or call 412-456-3033.
Here is the schedule. All presenta ons begin at 7 p.m.
• Monday, Feb. 22, St. Alphonsus, McDonald, (Vicariate 3);
• Tuesday, Feb. 23, St. Monica, Beaver Falls, (Vicariate 3);
• Monday, Feb. 29, Our Lady of the Most Blessed
Sacrament, Natrona Heights (Vicariate 4);
• Wednesday, March 2, St. Gregory, Zelienople,
(Vicariate 4);
• Monday, March 7, St. Athanasius, West View
(Vicariate 1);
• Wednesday, March 9, St. Raphael, Morningside
(Vicariate 1) ;
• Wednesday, March 16, St. John Fisher, Churchill
(Vicariate 2) .
St. Alphonsus in Wexford is in Vicariate 4.
This Week at St. Alphonsus
Sunday, February 21—Second Sunday of Lent
Second collec on for St. Alphonsus School
7:30am Mass
9:30am Mass with Children’s Liturgy of the Word
10:30am Children’s Choir prac ce in church
11:30am Mass
No Youth Ministry mee ng in rectory
Monday, February 22
7am Mass
9am Bible Study Team meets in rectory
6pm CCD classes in school with EDGE Night for Grades 6-8
Tuesday, February 23
7am Mass
8am School instrumentalists prac ce in church
9am Bible Study at Knights of Columbus Hall
2:30pm Rosary on Old Side of church
6:30pm Passion Play rehearsal on New Side of church
7pm Legion of Mary mee ng in cafeteria
Wednesday, February 24
9am School Mass. All are welcome.
1pm Mass at Concordia Nursing Home
7pm Adult Choir prac ce
7pm RCIA mee ng is school Room 213
Thursday, February 25
8am Children’s Choir prac ce at school
9am-7pm Eucharis c Adora on on Old Side of church
6:30pm Passion Play rehearsal in school cafeteria
Lenten Friday, February 26—Day of Abs nence
7am Mass
7:30am Merry Marthas meet at church
4:30-7:30pm Fish Fry in cafeteria
5:45pm Wedding rehearsal
7pm Sta ons of the Cross on Old Side of church
Saturday, February 27
Noon– 1pm Reconcilia on
3pm Marriage of Mallory Kline and James Rinehart, Jr.
5pm Vigil Mass
Sunday, February 28—Third Sunday of Lent
7:30am Mass
9:30am Mass with Children’s Liturgy of the Word
and First Scru nies of Catechumens
10:30am Children’s Choir prac ce in church
11:30am Mass
12:45pm Bap sm of Liam Minnock-Ses na and Wya Evanoski
6pm Youth Ministry mee ng in rectory
SAVE THE DATE for PASSION PLAY
Friday, March 18, at 8pm
Saturday, March 19, at 7pm
in Ryan Center
MASS INTENTIONS
Sunday, February 21 – Second Sunday of Lent
5pm Saturday (Vigil) Doris Whitehead by Hein Family
7:30am Living & Deceased members of the parish
9:30am David Orr by Robert Zappa
11:30am Eleanor Bowers by Peggy Ann Bowers
Monday, February 22
7am Nancy Borneman by John & Joanna Schwoebel
Tuesday, February 23
7am Lydia Haberstrah by Anton Haberstrah
Wednesday, February 24
9am Living & Deceased of the Delisi family
by Marian & Mike Delisi
1pm Mass at Concordia Nursing Home
Thursday, February 25 – No Mass
Friday, February 26
7am Special Inten on of Patricia Curriston
Saturday, February 27
3pm Wedding of Mallory Kline to James Rinehart, Jr.
5pm (Vigil) Walter Kukawa by Bernice Kukawa
Sunday, February 28 - Third Sunday of Lent
7:30am Ralph Skundrich by Charlene Hartman
9:30am Frances Augus ne by Knight family
11:30am Living and Deceased members of the parish
We Pray for the Faithful Departed
Monica “Mona” Young, wife of Keith Young, and mother of
Joshua (Jessica), Jacob (Ashley), and Chelsea Young
Ruth Cole, sister-in-law of Tom (Beth) Cole
February 8-14 Income
Offertory
Parish Share
School
Maintenance
Ash Wednesday
Human Dev.
Vo ves
TOTALS
Regular
Electronic
Totals
$8,882
$2,865
$491
$68
$90
$11,747
$491
$108
$165
$2,239
$100
$344
$15,194
$40
$75
$2,239
$100
$344
$11,680
$3,514
Second CollecƟons in February
Feb. 20-21 — St. Alphonsus School
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