November 29, 2020
COMING EVENTS AND MEETINGS

LOCATION: ST. CECILIA
RCIA at 7 pm every Tuesday (unless Fr. Mark has Mass, then it starts at 7:30 pm)
Bible Study, 10:30 am - 12 noon, every Sunday in the office basement
Baptism Class, 2 pm  - Rel.  Ed.  Bldg.
Chair Yoga every Wednesday 5:30-6:15 pm
Prayer Shawl Mtg. 6-8 pm, Tuesday, December 1, Rel. Ed. Bldg. lower level
Knights of Columbus #2194, 7 pm, office
Pepperoni Sale, 5 pm Mass, Saturday, Dec. 5 and Sunday, Dec. 6, 9:15 am Mass

LOCATION: ST. FELIX
Pepperoni Sale, 11 am Mass on Sunday, Dec. 6
 

LOCATION: HOLY FAMILY
CCD Class Sunday, Dec. 6, K-8 10:30-11:45 am
No class on November 29
Pepperoni Sale, 4:00 pm Mass, Sat. Dec. 5 and Sunday, Dec. 6, 9 am Mass

LOCATION: SAINTS PETER AND PAUL
CCD, Saturday, Dec. 5, 9-10:30 am (1-8)
Rosary Makers 11 am -12:30 pm, Wednesday, Dec. 2, in Keating Hall basement
Wrapped in Comfort, 10 am, Dec. 2, Rectory
Pepperoni Sale, 6 pm Mass, Sat. Dec. 5 and Sunday, Dec. 6, after all Masses
Eucharistic Adoration, every Friday, 12-5 pm Eucharistic Adoration, Sun., Dec. 6, 4-5 pm
 

Fr. Keating Council #4940 will conducting our Semi- Annual Blue Bucket Collection after each mass at the Saints Peter and Paul site during the weekend of December 12-13, for the Bishop's Fund which benefits exceptional children and McGuire Home. A representative of the Knights of Columbus will be posted at each door with a Blue Bucket. Thank you for your ongoing generosity and all loose change is welcome.


​​​​​​​Knights of Columbus James Reid Council #2194 monthly meetings on Thursday, December 3, at 7:00 p.m. in the lower office of St. Cecilia.


Fr. Keating Council #4940 will hold their General Business Meeting in Keating Hall on Monday, December 14, at 7:00 p.m. All members are welcome to attend.



"JESUS is the Reason for the Season"
Community Event for Adults & Kids

Date: Saturday and Sunday, November 28 - 29
Place: St. Cecilia Social Hall 628 Virginia Avenue, Rochester
Saturday, November 28, 2020 Events:

Decorated Christmas Trees/Wreaths/Gift Baskets Raffle: TICKETS: $10/each Contact: Becky (724-513-2974; Sue (724-312-0421); Lori (724-544-8806) for tickets and other information. Each ticket can only win 1 time, but you may buy as many tickets as you want. If you can donate a decorated Christmas tree, gift basket or gift cards, please contact the above ladies.
Sunday, November 29, Events:
Breakfast with Santa: 10 am - 2 pm Cost: $ 6.00 each (kids and families invited)

Kids - Pictures with Santa: 10 am - 2 pm. You may take pictures with your cell phone. Pictures are free, and donations are gladly accepted.
Listen to Christmas Music, browse and buy tickets.
(Please wear face masks and socially distance)



Every year we help families in our parishes and community with presents for their children. This  year our giving trees will be placed at Holy Family, St. Cecilia and Saints Peter and Paul. Each tag will have a gift tag for a specific child. Please
take a tag and return the gift and the tag to one of our churches or church offices. Please do not wrap gifts. Tags will be available beginning the week of November
29 and we ask all gifts be returned the week of December 15. For those of you social distancing, we have our gift list posted online through Dream List at dreamlist.com/for/stashagivingtree. Contact Stasha for questions at 724-601-8710






 

Help our elders. In good times and bad, senior Catholic sisters, brothers, and religious order priests have dedicated themselves to service and acts of mercy. Today, they pray for an aching world. Yet years of serving for little or no pay have left their religious communities without enough retirement savings. Your gift to the Retirement Fund for Religious helps provide medications, nursing care, and other necessities. Please be generous.

JESUS IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON COMMUNITY EVENT TICKETS WILL  BE  SOLD  AFTER  MASSES AT ALL CHURCHES NOVEMBER 21-22, ALONG WITH THE T-SHIRT ORDERS.

The Holy Name Society will  be selling "The Reason  for the Season" car magnets after all the Masses at all churches  the  weekend  of  November 28-29.  Cost is $5.00/each What a wonderful way to promote keeping Christ in Christmas.
 

DECEMBER 2020 ST. FELIX BIG MONEY SWEEPSTAKES.
Friday evenings a straight hit is $1500 Saturday evenings a straight hit is $1200
From Monday to Thursday a straight hit is $1000

Prizes are also awarded on "box hits". (Example: Ticket 1234 would win $50 if the number 2314 is drawn.)

Tickets are $20 and the winners will be determined by the 7:00 pm PA Lottery Big 4 drawing.

TICKET STUBS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE OFFICE NO LATER THAN NOVEMBER 24, 2020.
For every 5 tickets you sell, you receive one complimentary ticket at no charge!

ALL ST. FELIX PARISHIONERS HAJ/E BEEN SENT TWO TICKETS TO PURCHASE.

To obtain additional tickets, please call the parish office.
724-775-1476




We want to welcome into our Faith Community those who were NEWLY BAPTIZED in the month  of  October  and November. Please pray for our newly baptized, their parents and godparents.

HOLY FAMILY:
NOAH MICHAEL LUDWIG
Parents: Michael and Erica Ludwig
VITO ALEXANDER CAMPAGNA
Parents: Catherine and Mario Campagna

SAINTS PETER AND PAUL:
CARMELA LOUISE WOODSKE
Parents: Ryan and Diane Woodske
LUCAS MATTHEW EVANS LANDON MAVERICK EVANS LINCOLN MILO EVANS
Parents: Matthew and Jill Evans
QUINN ELLIS ANKROM
Parents: Justin and Sarah Ankrom
EASTON  ANDREW PERSING
Parents: Nicholas and Chelsea Persing

ST. CECILIA:
GIOVANNA IANINNI
Parents: Mark and Tiffany Ianinni
 

Get your delicious  PEPPERONI ROLLS after ALL Masses Saturday and Sunday,
for this weekend each month. 
Saturday Masses:
Holy Family - 4 pm;
St. Cecilia - 5:00 pm; SSPP - 6 pm.
Sunday Masses:
Holy  Family  - 9 am; 
St. Felix -   11  am  mass;  
Saints Peter and Paul - 7:30am,   10   am,  12  noon.  
Cost: $3/each. 
All proceeds benefit our Parish Grouping. 

 

ARE YOU COMPLIANT WITH THE SAFE ENVIRONMENT CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT?

This fall, on behalf of the Catholic Conference of Bishops, the Diocese of Pittsburgh is being audited to determine if our parishes are compliant with the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People. If you have received an email, letter, or phone call from the safe environment coordinator to update your child abuse clearances, please do so within the next few weeks. All employees and volunteers who are no longer active or are non-compliant must be archived. It is critical that employees and volunteers be brought into full compliance with the safe environment policies. If you have questions or need assistance to complete the clearance requirements, please contact Andrea Korcan-Buzza by email at safeenvstcecilia@gmail.com or call 724-775-0801.


The CHRISTIAN MOTHERS of St. Cecilia are part of a nationwide organization of women devoted to growing in the life of Christ through prayer, service and hospitality. We meet once a month but are  active throughout the year, providing  various services to our Church and our community. The Christian Mothers is open to any woman, 18 and older, who takes care of, cares about or teaches children to be Christians and better people.


The Holy Family Angel Guild, due to COVID-19, has decided not to have meetings the rest of this year.  We will reevaluate in January 2021. Please keep an eye on the bulletin for more information.



Saints Peter and Paul's MARIAN GUILD is a parish organization that formulates and provides a program of social and spiritual activities. It is open to all women of the parish. Membership dues are $5 and meetings are held periodically.
The Marian Guild has established a Library for all parishioners to use. The Library is open when the Rosary Makers are having their meetings. Please call the Rectory office if you are interested in visiting.