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• Notes from the Pastor - 7/17/11

    GENESIS COMPLETE !!!"SAVING FOR A RAINY DAY" Genesis Serves Well!!For the past six years we have remained faithful to a plan of action to revive the corner’s facilities and surrounding proper-ties to aid and support our mission of worship, formatio...

• Notes from the Pastor - 4/24/11

    Let us too glory in the cross of the LordFrom a sermon by Saint AugustineThe passion of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christis the hope of glory and a lesson in patience. What may not the hearts of believers promise themselves as the gift of God’s gra...

• Notes from the Pastor - 3/20/10

  MAKING OUR PLEDGE“In the Light of the Transfiguration”Nothing in this world is worth setting aside or sacrificing if there is no bene-fit that directly extends our lives or well being. If we live truly for the hope of a long, prosperous life a...

• Notes from the Pastor - 3/13/11

  DIOCESAN GRANT ASSISTS IMMACULATE CONCEPTION PARISH WITHCAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AT QUEEN OF ANGELS CATHOLIC SCHOOLThe Diocese of Greensburg has received a $4 million grant from the Richard K. Mellon Foundation to support capital improvements to catholic scho...

• Notes from the Pastor - 12/19/10

  JESUS IS BORN BUT HAVE “WE” FOUND HIM YET?IN SEARCH OF THE MESSIAHIn light of what we have been seeking this Advent Season I thought you might find this article very insightfuland appropriate for meditation at this time of year. The article ap...

• Notes from the Pastor - 11/21/10

  THANKSGIVING BLESSINGS MAKES THIS DAY “HOLY”Each year as we celebrate Thanksgiving we take time to reflect on the many blessings that havebeen bestowed upon us and our loved ones. Day in and day out it is easy to forget, among the many struggl...

• Notes from the Pastor - 11/14/10

  AFTER FURTHER REVIEW…..The Penitential RiteA couple times a year, through the generosity of parishioners who can not use their Steeler tickets, I get to invite a few friends to attend a game at Heinz Field. Watching the game “live” is a...

• Notes from the Pastor - 10/24/10

  PRAYING UNCEASINGLY: “HEART TO HEART”The difference between knowing God and loving him is our Heart. The Heart is the seat of Wisdom. Wisdom is to know as God knows. How does God know? Simply with love!! So when we pray we must learn how to pr...

• Notes from the Pastor - 10/3/10

  YOU CAN NOT SERVE BOTH GOD AND MAMMON:You Will Love The One and Hate The OtherChoosing to live in the world and not for the world is a daily struggle. It challenges us to experience the goodness of God in our midst and to long to be good stewards of these...

• Notes from the Pastor - 9/26/10

  ST. MATTHEW: A CALL FROM THE DEADRaising the DeadI first want to thank everyone who participated in the Fall Conference and those who will do so via the audio CDs. In our discussions I spoke how Caravaggio saw the “call of Levi” to be a parall...

• Notes from the Pastor - 9/19/10

  THIS WEEK!!!FALL CONFERENCEMONDAY - WEDNESDAYSEPTEMBER20, 21, 227:00 PM“THE CALL OF LEVITHE TAX COLLECTOR”  Come join me as we study another wonderful painting of my favorite Artist: Caravaggio! In this painting he depicts the snap shot o...

• Notes from the Pastor - 9/12/10

  PENANCE SERVICE: TUESDAY EVENING, SEPT 14:7:00 PMTEN PRIESTS AVAILABLE!!!MY RELATIONSHIP WITH GODAm I faithful to daily prayer?Am I faithful to Sunday Mass?Am I going to Mass and saying my prayers ?Ask yourself further and our Lord Further:Do I trust God&...

• Notes from the Pastor - 9/5/10

  "GOOD STEWARDS OF BAPTISM"The Role of GodparentsThe excitement that surrounds a birth generates a great desire to invite others to share in the life of the child. Many times the choice of Godparents is based on the relationship of the parents wi...

• Notes from the Pastor - 8/29/10

  RANDOM THOUGHTSEarly Sunday morning, before the rest of the neighborhood was awake, I sat in my rocker on my side porch sipping my “MD” alone with my thoughts. These moments seem more rare these days and the mind took advantage of the situatio...

• Notes from the Pastor - 8/22/10

  WHO IS KING?Thoughts while remembering ElvisNote: Slow News week so I thought I would reissue this article that I wrote back in 2007.Last Monday, I don’t remember such a night that so many television shows were dedicated to one person who domi-nates...

• Notes from the Pastor - 8/15/10

  THE FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGINWEDNESAY, AUGUST 15TH: HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATIONAugust 15 is the day that Catholics have long celebrated what is called the Dormition (falling asleep) or Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The Feast of the Assumpt...

• Notes from the Pastor - 8/1/10

  LORD TEACH US TO PRAY AS DISCIPLES OF PEACEAs you well know my goal the past nine months has been to help us to realize that true peace comes when we live the full-ness of our lives in union with God. To obtain such an inner peace is more about the heaven...

• Notes from the Pastor - 7/25/10

  GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, BEATITUDES,CAPTIAL SINS AND VIRTUESThe prophet Isaiah in his eleventh chapter (Is. 11:1-2) speaks out about the Messiah (Anointed or Christ) who will possess the fullness of the Spirit and his Sevenfold Gifts. Jesus reveals to us...

• Notes from the Pastor - 7/18/10

  WIN THE ARGUUMENT …. YOU LOSE THE CONVERTMaking a High School Child UnderstandThe greatest challenge in raising children is helping them remain faithful to the love of Christ, the teachings of His Church and the overwhelming importance of Eternal L...

• Notes from the Pastor - 7/11/10

  REVERENCE: "Humbly I live before my Lord"As a high school student riding in the car with my friend’s dad, on our way to a basketball scrimmage out of town, I remem-ber as we drove by a church (catholic) he simply made the sign of the cross...