March 17, 2013 - St. Joan of Arc Church

Saint Joan of
Arc
The Maid of
Orleans
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6414 Montour Street
South Park, Pennsylvania 15129
(412) 833-2400
Liturgical Schedule
Saturday Mass: 5:00 p.m.
Sunday Mass: 7:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
and 12:00 noon
Weekday Mass: 8:00 a.m.
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Saturday 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Sacrament of Baptism:
First and Second Sunday, 1:00 pm.
Sacrament of Marriage:
Please call and arrange with Rectory.
Anointing of the Sick:
Please call the Rectory.
Fifth Sunday in Lent
March 17, 2013
Rectory Office Hours
Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Directory
Most Reverend David A. Zubik, Bishop
Reverend Phillip Paul Pribonic, Pastor
Reverend Ray Gualtieri, Weekend Assistant
Sister Kathy Hoerster, CDP, Pastoral Associate
Beverly Buddemeyer, Religious Education
Chris Roach, Youth Minister
Mona Musser, Pavilion Manager
Deana Muro, Music Minister
Sharon Gomber, Parish Office Manager
Nancy Matter, Secretary
Ron Platt, Maintenance Coordinator
Petar Pranjic, Maintenance
Mary Tracey, Audrey Wurst, Elegant Accents
Carol Lacher, Prayer Shawl Ministry
Nina Hughes, Respect Life Committee
Linda Pelan, Ministry of Care
Tony Hickton, Pastoral Council President
Mike Palus, Finance Council President
Paul Shannon, Safe Environment Administrator
Ed Strauss, Head Usher
Melissa Coe, George Kapusta: Retreat Coordinators
God So Loved the World, He Gave His Only Son.

ST. JOAN OF ARC
Mass Intentions
Saturday, March 16- Lenten Weekday
5:00 P.M. - Bea Mindzikiewcz
(SJA Prayer Shawl Ministry)
Sunday, March 17– Fifth Sunday of Lent
7:30A.M. - Jane Donahue (Mike & Family)
9:00 A.M. - Norman Walker (Wife)
10:30 A.M. - Jim O’Hare
(Dave & Marilyn Brodnos)
- People of the Parish
12:00 Noon - Anne Kosalac (Beth & Clare Koontz)
Monday, March 18– Saint Cyril of Jerusalem
8:00 A.M. - James Cogley (Wife, Lois)
Tuesday, March 19– Saint Joseph
8:00 A.M. - Joanna Jay Tapolci
(Thomas & Colleen Lally)
Wednesday, March 20– Lenten Weekday
8:00 A.M. - Paul & Dorothy Blahut
(Pat Ault & Family)
Thursday, March 21– Lenten Weekday
8:00 A.M. - Josephine Kuskil
(Daughter Veronica Lewis & Family)
Friday, March 22– Lenten Weekday
8:00 A.M. - Josephine Salvucci
(Dominic & Carol Salvucci)
Saturday, March 23- Saint Turibius
5:00 P.M. - Thomas Campbell (Family)
Sunday, March 24– Palm Sunday of the Passion of the
Lord
7:30A.M. - John Grogan (Dick & Pat Grogan)
9:00 A.M. - Daniel Chasky (Family)
10:30 A.M. - Al Hruby (John & Madeline Hruby)
- People of the Parish
12:00 Noon - Rose Piciucco (Elisa Doyle & Family)
Please remember in your prayers those who are sick:
Jericho Fedor, Ed Stetar, Jeannie Obidzinski, Marie Fix, Cathy
Villella, Paul Tragesser, Eloise Visk, Anthony S., Bryan
Brawdy, Steven Mangar, Rachel Bankman, Joey Zahringer,
Louise Hillman, Helen Horan, Pamela Roberts, John Rachuba,
David Mastro, Megan Galardini, Dale Babel, Ann Morrison,
Trisha Forestor, Debbie Fitzpatrick, Nancy Martin, Helen
Curtis, Gayle Koontz, Pamela Hoffman, Colleen Erny Pasquale,
Wayne Watson, Joan Lampe, Harry Roscoe, Pam Debor, Bernie
Allen, Lani Bruff, William Ashton Sr. Debbie Sweat, Debbie
Jones, and Jeffrey Lucas. Help, save, pity and defend your
servants O God.
Rest in Peace: William Prendergast, husband of Claudia.
Donation in memory of William Roy Pendergast to the SJA Youth
Ministry by Renee Battistone.
Financial Statement
Last Week’s Income : Regular Collection $10,179.00
Repairs & Replacements………………….$1,370.00
Thank you for your generosity.
SOUTH PARK, PA
From the Pastor’s Desk
A Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all….join the youth
group and parishioners for breakfast today….only
two weeks to Easter, with next Sunday being Palm
Sunday, please note the schedule for confessions and Holy
Week…..well, the new Pope….reminders for the Parish
Share Program will be going out shortly, thank you to all
those who have responded so far…..Catholic men’s
Fellowship will be passing out invitation cards today to men
in the parish to attend the Catholic Men’s Fellowship at
Palumbo center on Saturday, April 6….….only two weeks
left, and how have we given ourselves to the Lord in prayer
and thoughtfulness to others.....Fridays are days of
abstinence from meat, and Good Friday is also a day of fast
(only one full meal)….some keep the Lenten observance all
the way to Easter Mass…..Congratulations to our New POPE
FRANCIS BERGOGLIO
Father Pribonic
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Second Collection Today is for the CAMPAIGN FOR
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND THE US HOME
MISSIONS. Second Collection next week is for the Saint
Vincent De Paul Society.
Holy Week Confession Schedule
March 25- Holy Monday- 1:30-2:30
March 26- Holy Tuesday- 4PM-5PM & 7PM-8PM
March 27- Holy Wednesday- 4PM-5PM & 7PM-8PM
HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE: Holy Thursday Liturgy with
washing of the feet, 7:00 pm, church will be open for
Veneration of the Blessed Sacrament until 11:00 pm;
Parishioners are asked to sign up for time slots, sheet will be
in the vestibule; Good Friday Liturgy 1:30 pm and Stations
of the Cross and Veneration of the Cross at 7:30 pm, Easter
Food blessing on Saturday at 1:30 pm and Easter Vigil at
8:30 pm with Masses on Easter Sunday at the regular
times. Please visit our web site at www.mystjoan.org if you
misplace the bulletin
Sanctuary Lamp will burn for one week for the Blessed
Virgin for Kurt Markham, requested by his mother.
Sanctuary Lamp will burn one week for John the Baptist in
memory of Joanna Jay Tapolci, requested by Thomas &
Colleen Lally. Altar Bread & Wine for one week in
memory of C.R. & Curt Markham, requested by Wife &
Mother.
Ushers needed for 12 noon MASS please contact Ed
Strauss at 412-977-5786.
Easter Flower envelopes Deadline for envelopes is TODAY!!!
Donation of $10.00.
Class for Parents of 1st child Baptism, Monday March 18
Call Parish Office to reigister.

FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT MARCH 17, 2013
Scripture Reflection
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO SAY THAT CHRIST
DIED FOR OUR SALVATION
It is a doctrine of the Church that Christ died for our sins according
to the Scriptures. Our attempt to try to understand this is
“theology”, in other words, “how does it work”, “what is
happening to Christ and to us and to God”
Scripture uses many metaphors to explain it, like
“sacrifice”, “shedding of blood” “ransom”, and so on. Origen, one
of the prominent early theologians in the Church, said that Christ
paid a ransom to the devil by dying on the cross. St Augustine said
that Christ’s death satisfies the death sentence placed upon us by
our sins. Our sins are “transmitted” from one to another whenever
we are born, and this is what he calls “original sin”. This thinking
prevailed in the western Church for the first thousand years, and
people were constantly reminded of what great sinners they
were. The “bigger” sinners we were, the “more” an infinite God
was displeased
In the middle ages, St. Anselm said it was ridiculous to
think that Christ had to pay a ransom to the devil, who is nothing
but an “out-law” So he developed the theory that sin offended
God’s honor which had to be restored, and only God could restore
it, so Jesus, being God and man, fits in perfectly.(an offence against
an infinite God could only be repaired by one who is also infinite,
that is God.) Once Christ paid the “ debt”, God could shower us
with mercy provided we repent.
St Thomas Aquinas taught that Christ, being divine, could
repair the “damage” done to the honor of an “injured” God.
Duns Scotus taught that God was willing to accept us
sinful people out of His own magnaminity, without any “shedding”
of blood.
Peter Abelard developed the theory that Christ’s life and
death was a path that we could follow and therefore become
“saved”
The Protestant reformers, Luther, Calvin, Zwingli, thought
that Christ took on the punishment of God’s wrath upon our sins.
By breaking God’s law, we had to have justice restored to God and
us. Christ substituted for us and took on the punishment, so that we
could be “declared “ innocent by God. So devotion to the Blood of
Christ grew by leaps and bounds both among Catholics and
Protestants, but in different ways. Mel Gibson’s movie “The
Passion of Christ” is a good example of people focusing on the
“blood of Christ” as He was depicted in the movie, being viciously
beaten by the Romans.
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We can see the fruit of these different theories by the way
people talk about it. We hear some say “Christ did it all for
me!” “Wash yourself in the blood of the Lamb” “Are you
saved” “When were you saved”
Having grown up with going to the stations of the
Cross with emphasis on the shedding of Christ’s blood and death
on the cross, we probably figure that Christ had to go through all
that in order to make God pleased with us. But such is not the
case. He went through all that to show us how much He and His
Father loved us, even to the point of death and that love conquered
even death itself.
More recently, some theologians have studied it all and
come up with something that seems to match scripture and tradition
in a better way.
God made us good but because of our freedom we chose to
act against God’s plan and so sinned. God was ever ready to help
repair the damage. So after sending the prophets of old He sent His
Son into the midst of human experience. God’s life and love are most
fully revealed in Christ’s life and act of giving Himself on the cross
for us. And He continually offers Himself to us every day, to bring us
into greater communion with Himself, God, and others. So we
shouldn’t ask “When was I saved” but “How is Christ reaching out to
save me each moment of my day”This happens in the events of life
and how I respond. In the choices I make, I decide to accept or reject
Christ, and in this way, I work out my salvation. In this way His death
and resurrection saves me. Through the Church and sacramental life,
Christ unites Himself to us and helps us, energizes us, to follow
Him. Hence for us Catholics, the term which we use most regarding
Christ (follow me) ought to make sense.
So when another Christian asks “are you saved” simply
respond “I’m responding to God’s love as best I can.” “And I trust the
grace of the Holy Spirit at all times!”
Please remember that these are all simply attempts by
believers to try and understand what Christ’s death is all about. Please
note “try” This might be too “heavy” for some, but in the end, Christ
saves us, and all we do is “participate” in His love.
Dear Joan,
I was interested in the comments of Cathy Catholic in the
March 10th Bulletin. I am pretty sure that the idea of flat screen TV's
in a Church the size of St. Joan would be more of a hindrance than
help, but I understand the comments about not being able to see or
understand the happenings on the Altar during Mass. I handle the
training of the Altar Servers and one of the things I do is get all the
items used for the Mass and explain what they are. This includes the
Priest Vestments and even the Candles used for Mass. I was amazed at
the parents response and how much they appreciated the
presentation. As a favor to Sr. Kathy, I spent about an hour with the
RCIA Candidates to give them an idea also. I would be happy to
spend time with any interested parishioners (either some evening in
church or a Saturday) to illustrate what goes on during the Liturgy.
Signed Mr. Mike (Donahue)
"PAX DOMINI SIT SEMPER VOBISCUM"
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Parish Share Assessment: $111,723.00
Anything over and beyond the assessment stays in our parish. Extra
monies would be used this summer, for our treatment of all the
parking lots and to help support the youth group administration, adult
education, and the Life Enrichment program and CCD program. We
are looking for a minimum of a $250 pledge payable over ten
months. Larger pledges are MOST WELCOME and we look for a
number of parishioners to pledge according to their means. Ahead of
time, the Pastor, Pastoral Council, and Finance Council thank all for
their cooperation!
Altar Server Schedule
MAR 23RD PALM SUNDAY
5:00 John Counihan, Jordan Popp, Maggie Welsh
MAR 24TH
7:30 Ty & Clare Brdar, Ethan Manion
9:00 Carlos Jess, Maggie Altschaffl, Julius Riske
10:30 Ryan Vas, Tiffany Gwardzinski Matt Pensenstadler
12:00 Pat Swindell, Keith Messner, Evan Aronholt

ST. JOAN OF ARC
SJA Youth Group will be collecting care packages for
our Troops this Lenten Season. Please bring your filled
bags with “footprint” attached to the church vestibule no
later than Palm Sunday, March 24th. Youth Group will be
filling shoe boxes on Good Friday.
On Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013, Bishops David
Zubik, William Waltersheid and William Winter will
welcome families of the Diocese of Pittsburgh to their
Annual Blessing of Families at St. Paul Cathedral,
Oakland beginning at 2:00 p.m. As they greet and bless
your family personally, they affirm and support you as a
household of love and witnesses to The Faith. Come and
experience the Bishops’ expression of appreciation for the
gift that you are and the gifts that you bring to our
Diocese. Each family attending will receive a special
memento to take home and the children will receive a
sweet treat.
Does God really answer your prayers Does God have
a place in your life You are not alone. Learn the causes
and real life solution to the most alarming phenomena
affecting American men in our time. Catholic, Christian,
no real faith at all, join us at the 8 th Annual Gathering of
Catholic Men, April 6 th , at the A.J. Palumbo Center of
Duquesne University. For information and tickets visit
cmfpitt.org or call 412.403.4831.
SJA Modern day retreats at St. Paul of the Cross
Retreat Center are invigorating and exciting. They can
help you develop a renewed awareness of Christ and a
sense of fulfillment in living His way in our daily lives.
For more information, call Melissa Coe, 412-308-6754.
Join us on a journey from grief to healing as Sister
Mary Ann Thimons, CSJ, leads discussion about ways
of coping with pet loss on Monday, April 8, 2013, from
1:30 to 3p.m. at St. Joseph Spirituality Center in Baden.
In collaboration with Pets with Heart, a faith-based
program of pet visitation and services offered by Sisters
of St. Joseph, Sister Mary Ann will facilitate an afternoon
of input, sharing and mutual support to help pet lovers
cope with loss. There is no cost to attend. To register, call
Sister Mary Ann Thimons at 412-600-3247. For
information about Pets with Heart, call Sister Sharon at
724-869-6545.
Tickets are now available for the Summer Fun Raffle
sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill. For
a donation of $10, the ticket provides 25 chances to win
from $100 to $1,000 during the month of June 2013. No
prizes will be awarded on Sundays. Tickets are available
by calling 412-243-4651, ext. 647.
SOUTH PARK, PA
Fish Fry MARCH 22
11am till 7pm
Eat- In or Take- Out 412-854-3173
Come try out some of our new items.
Volunteers please wear your purple T-Shirts.
Bakers- Desserts for Fish Fry needed.
Please drop them off at the Pavilion
Thank you for your support.
For better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness
and health, until death do us part" are words many
couples say, but over time the silver is tarnished - perhaps
very tarnished, but there is hope, there can be a new
beginning. Retrouvaille helps couples experiencing
difficulty at all levels of distress from disillusionment to
deep misery. For confidential information about or to
register for the program beginning with a weekend on
April 12-14, 2013, please contact Retrouvaille at 412-277
-3434 or 3041@retrouvaille.org. More information is
available at www.helpourmarriage.com.
St. Katharine Drexel School is currently registering
students from 3 year old preschool through 8 th grade.
First month tuition free for new students K-8! Financial
aid is available from several sources. The school boasts 4
Golden Apple Award winners – Diocesan Award for
Exemplary Teachers. Students attend Mass each week,
and participate in several sports. A Before and After
School Program is available. St. Katharine Drexel School
is located at St. Germaine Parish, in Bethel Park, and is
the result of the merger of the former Nativity School and
the former St. Germaine School. Current students come
from Bethel Park, South Park, and the Ringgold School
Districts. For more information or a personal tour, please
call 412-833-0223. Visit us at http://
stkatharinedrexelschool.org.
Please join us here at the Divine Redeemer
Motherhouse on SUNDAY, April 14 for a Day of
Reflection when Father Scott will present Five Paths to
Spiritual Maturity. The Day will start at 9:30 AM with
coffee and donuts and at 10 AM the First of 3
Conferences will be held in St. Anne’s Hall. The Day will
also include a luncheon, a Holy Hour, opportunity for
Confessions, the Rosary, The Chaplet of Divine Mercy
and the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass will bring the Day to a
conclusion. You get all this for only $30. Please call 412
751-8600 to make reservations or get further information-
-ask for Sister Rosemary. Your life will be filled with
great joy and blessings.

CCD News
There will be NO classes the last week of March due to
Holy Week, so that you may attend Holy Week Services with
your family. May God bless you as you continue your journey
towards Easter.
Registration for next year's religion classes has begun. This
registration is for any student who will be in Kindergarten
through the eighth grade next year. Registration can be
completed by completely filling in the registration form
and returning it with a check.
(These forms may be returned to CCD class or dropped into
the collection basket in an envelope marked CCD)
Forms were sent home with all current students and should be
returned now. Please check your child’s folder! (Forms are
also available at www.mystjoan.org) If you are an active
member of St. Joan of Arc parish, the materials fee is
$45.00 for the one child or $75.00 for two or more children.
If you are an in-active member or outside the parish,
the fee is $60.00 for one child, or $90.00 for two or
more children.
(You are considered an active member if you come to Mass
regularly and contribute to the church via the envelope system.)
Register your child NOW for CCD, late fees will be added
September 1 st . No special class requests will be honored
after May 30th.
Kindergarten is optional. Class size is limited, so sign up
early...first come first served. If you have any questions, call
the Religious Education Office, 412-835-3724.
Congratulations to our second graders who received the Sacrament
of Reconciliation for the first time this week. If you look
at our candles on the bulletin board in the rear of the church,
you can see how many children are now glowing in the love of
Jesus. Please keep these children in your prayers as they prepare
to receive their first Communions during the Easter season.
Thank you to the seventh grade CCD students and their
teachers Mrs, Donoghue Mrs. Perkins, and Mr. Davis for hosting
the Reconciliation celebration for our second graders. Because
of the caring and hard work of the older students, I’m
sure the children will remember their first Reconciliation day
as a very special day. Great job everyone!