FROM FR. JOZEF
Beginning Sunday, September 20th, those parishioners attending 11:00 AM Mass, please observe the new parking schedule. THERE WILL BE NO ENTRANCE TO THE PARKING LOT FROM WALNUT ST., DURING CCD CLASSES. There will be appropriate signs to assist you. We need everyone’s cooperation to try to correct this safety issue. Thank you for your help.
RCIA – There will be a special Inquiry Session on Sunday September 20th at 7pm in the parish center for anyone seeking information about becoming a Catholic. This session is also for anyone who is baptized Catholic and has never, for one reason for another, received Eucharist and Confirmation. It is also for adults who have never been Confirmed. This is only an informational session with no commitment. Please join us. Classes start Monday, September 28th at 7 pm. For more information call Pat Cella at 748-4828.
Thank you all for your cards, kind thoughts and prayers. I am happy to tell you that I am now on the mend and hopefully I will be back at St. Agnes by October. Please continue to remember me in your prayers especially through the intercession of Father Demetrius Gallitzin. Thanks again. Deacon Phil.
Parish Council meeting will be held on Monday, September 21st in the Parish Center at 5:30 PM
Basket Bingo will be held at St. Agnes Parish Center next Sunday, September 27th. Cost is $20. in advance or $25 at the door. Doors open at 12:00.and lunch will be served beginning at 12:00. Bingo starts at 1:00. Some of the special baskets this year will be a Garden Basket, Back to School Basket, etc. Tickets will be sold in the vestibule after each Mass or can be purchased at the Rectory – 748-4594.
Our Parish Picnic and Appreciation Dinner will be held on October 25th at the Sons of Italy picnic grounds Mass to be said on the grounds at 11:00. Picnic to begin immediately following Mass. Come and enjoy the good food and fellowship. Please bring your chairs.
CEMETERY CLEANUP – will be held on October 6th at 5:00 PM. Please remove anything you wish to save from the graves before that date. Rain date will be October 7th. All help is welcome and appreciated.
A Lifetime of Service, A Moment of Thanks
The annual collection to help subsidize medical insurance and retirement expenses of active and senior Diocesan priests will take place next weekend. While all parishes subsidize these expenses, the increases are outpacing the current level of support. If you would like to make a gift as an expression of gratitude for all priests who serve our Church, please place the special envelope in next weekend’s offertory. Thank you for your generosity and concern [for me and my brother priests]!
2010 Pilgrimage to Rome, Turin, Oberammergau Passion Play – Msgr. Michael Becker will be leading a pilgrimage to Italy and Germany on May 9-20, 2010. After visits to Rome, Florence, Tuscany, Turin and the Lake Region, the pilgrimage will culminate with the once-every ten-years’ Passion Play in Bavaria. For information, call Msgr. Becker at (814)495-9640, or Jim Roccio at Festival Travel, (814)467-8024.
7 Steps to Becoming Financially Free
Eight Saturdays, Sept. 16, Oct. 10, 17, 24, 31, Nov. 7, 14 from 10:00-11:30 AM at St. Agnes Parish Center (handicap accessible). Cost for materials: $30 person; $45 married/engaged couples (couples need to attend together). This Catholic small group study could be the first step in helping you discover TRUE financial freedom. It will help you deepen your relationship with the Lord, strengthen your family life and build a support network for living Catholic values. The program will teach you how to break free from the bondage of consumer debt and develop a realistic and Godly financial plan for the future. Registration deadline is Sept. 18. Open to all; register through St. Agnes Parish (748-4594). Make check payable to the “Family Life Office.”
The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Altoona is conducting tours during the month of September. This is the month in which the Cathedral was formally dedicated in 1931. Parishes and groups from throughout the Diocese are invited to come for a one-hour guided tour. Plan to take part in one of these tours during September. Please call the Rectory for further information.
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK OF –SEPT 21-27, 2009
Monday 8:30 AM Peter Bates By Barbara & Thomas Thiel
Tuesday 8:30 AM Mass of Thanksgiving to St. Jude
Wednes day 8:30 AM Emilio Renzo Family
Thursday 8:30 AM Jimmy Storeman By Family
Friday 8:30 AM Angeline Verelli By Rosemary & Charles Verelli
Saturday 5:30 PM Steve & Rose Bianchi By For all
Sunday 8:30 AM For all of the People of the Parish
11:00 AM Catherine Johnson By Anna Caris
Liturgical Reflection…
Music and song add reverence and dignity to the celebration of the Sacrament of Marriage. Since the celebration of Marriage is a communal celebration, participation aids should be provided to the congregation so that they might follow the ritual with understanding. This, in turn, allows them to have full and active participation in the wedding celebration. Such liturgical aids should also include proper copyright notices for permission to use copyrighted music in the program.
Stewardship as a Way of Life
“If anyone wishes to be first, he shall be the last of all and the servant of all.” - Mark 9:35
Throughout the Gospels, Jesus teaches us through His words and through His life that we are called to serve one another. We can serve through our sacrifices of time, talent and treasure. Sacrifice is not a word that many people like to hear. We think it means that we must give up something that we want. However, the literal meaning of sacrifice is “to make holy,” from the words “sacer” = sacred and “facere” = to make. In other words, we make our lives holy by giving up some of our time, talent and treasure in the service of God and His Church.
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