Announcements

Monday, February 8th:  All Faith Formation classes are still meeting at 4:30 PM. 

The First Eucharist Parent Meeting is still meeting tonight at 7PM.  If you are able to attend, please come. 

The Quinn Bible Study has been cancelled for this evening.  Next week chapters 1 - 4 will be discussed.

Photos
Inside Progress - updated 01/15/10
Mosaic - Totus Tuus - updated 09/15/09
Today's Photo
aerial photos - updated 01/20/10

Mosaic Un-Veiling and Enzo's Speech

Welcome
Welcome to one of the newest and fastest growing Catholic Parishes in the North Hills of the Diocese of Pittsburgh! Our desire as a faith community is to be loyal to the authentic teaching of the Roman Catholic faith and practice. We pledge to celebrate the sacraments with faith, reverence and devotion. Service to the poor and needy is paramount to putting our faith into action. Sharing our faith and teaching the truth of Christ is done through good example and many creative and innovated Faith Formation programs and projects.

We are a young and enthusiastic faith-filled community which desires to welcome all with Christ-like love. There is something here for everyone! Our hope is that this web page will become your homepage. All of the exciting information regarding every aspect of parish life will be presented here and regularly updated. The very latest information regarding our Building Campaign with up-to-date photographs will also be available.

Safe Environments
All Catechists, Eucharistic Ministers, Lectors, Music Ministers, Ushers, and Volunteers working with children 18 years and younger are required to fulfull safe environments requirements prior to the start of their ministry.  Visit our Safe Environments page for more information. 

Diocese of Pittsburgh Database Application - Click here to begin the application process.

New Parishioners
A warm welcome to the 20 new families who registered this past month: Ms. Michelle Cook; Mr. Daniel Elliott; Ms. Jennifer Padden; M/M Matthew and Megan Fiochetta; M/M Terry and Linda Hasenkopf; M/M Eric and Maritza Hughes; Mrs. Tracy Kaye and Family; Mr. Jaison Kelly; Ms. Cathleen Corr; M/M James and Joan Lasky; Mr. Jeffrey Lasky; M/M Stephen and Marybeth Mahoney and Family; D/M Steven and Mary Malawski and Family; M/M Christopher and Lisa McCarthy and Family; M/M Jeff and Beth McKay and Family; M/M John and Ashley Nee; M/M Matthew and Jennifer Schwartz; Mr. Stephen Senchesen; M/M David and Amelia Stroyne and Family; Mr. Daniel Teed and Family; Mrs. Jennifer Vollberg; and Mr. Donald Zvaleny .

Fr. Mac's Message

"“Who so loves believes the impossible."
— Elizabeth Browning

It seems that we have just finished celebrating the Holy Season of Christmas and Lent is just around the corner. In fact, on February 17th, we will celebrate Ash Wednesday. Please watch your mail for a packet with information for the Holy Season of Lent. Enclosed you will find the schedule for our parish Penance Services in our cluster as well as Stations of the Cross, Eucharistic Adoration, and the special services of Holy Week. As is my custom each year, I try to provide you with a little booklet for spiritual reading for each day of Lent. This year I am sending you two booklets: one entitled From Fear to Love, by Henry J.M. Nouwen, and a second booklet, Living with Passion, by Joseph F. Sica. My hope is that both of these publications will be a source of enrichment for your own personal, private prayer.

Rachel’s Vineyard, a weekend retreat designed to heal the emotional and spiritual wounds of abortion, will be held February 26th-28th at the Spiritan Center in Bethel Park. In a confidential and supportive atmosphere, Rachel’s Vineyard demonstrates God’s love, forgiveness, and compassion to women and men struggling with abortion’s aftermath. For more information, call Toni Jester at 412-352-5348, or go online to www.ccpgh.org and click on Rachel’s Vineyard.

Our beautiful new church is a powerful example of our own spiritual life. You may have noticed that the stained glass windows are presently being installed. Every window in the main body of the main church will be a stained glass window. All of the clear story windows are angels and all of the other windows surrounding the main body of the church depict a scene in the life of Jesus and Mary. The main window behind the altar is that of the resurrection. All of the stained glass windows came from the chapel of St. Anthony’s School for Exceptional Children in Oakmont. The chapel and school were closed right around the time that our parish was established in 1994. The parish was very fortunate to be able to secure these windows in the hopes that one day they would beautify our permanent church.

Fr. Mac