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Saint George Roman Catholic Church
5145 Peach Street Erie, Pennsylvania 16509
Sunday, February 11, 2018 “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” Heb. 13:8
Saint George Roman Catholic Church Sunday, February 11, 2018
Pastoral Staff Parish Directory Stewardship Report through
Rev. Brian Vossler Parish Office
Pastor (814) 864-0622 Budgeted Need YTD Your Contributions YTD
Rev. James Power Parish Fax $525,322 $522,451
Parochial Vicar (814) 866-7532
Rev. Msgr. Edward M. Lohse School Offices Budgeted Weekly Need Weekly Contribution
In Residence (814) 864-4821 $16,394 $16,523
Rev. Philip Oriole School Fax
In Residence (814) 866-8297 Catholic Services Appeal 2017
Rev. Mr. Robert Ball, Prayer Request line Pledges: 455
Rev. Mr. Stephen Frezza, & (814) 864-0622 Amount Pledged: $160,875
Rev. Mr. Stephen Washek Parish Office Hours Amount Paid: $157,355
Permanent Deacons Monday-Friday: 8:00-5:00 Remembering Saint George Parish in your will is a special and
Closed for lunch 12-1pm effective way to ensure that the ideals you value will be perpetuated.
Parish/School Staff Online: www.stgeorgeerie.org
Mary Lou Pacoe School: www.sgs-online.org 31 Club for Vocations
Faith Formation Coordinator Advertise events on Saint Members of the 31 Club agree to attend mass on a particular day
Mike Palmer George Parish website/ of each month and offer this mass for those who are currently
Youth Minister bulletin? Contact: ministering to us as priests, deacons, consecrated women and for
Daniel & Emily Cabanillas those men and women who are discerning such vocations. We
Music Ministers gkerr@stgeorgeerie.org
Allison Reynolds Advertise events Saint George need new parishioners to join us in this important ministry. Call
School Principal School website? Contact: Jim Toohey at (814) 864-2145 with your name(s) and the day of
Krista A. Jeffreys fsteele@eriecatholic.org the month you will attend mass. God will bless you. To ask God
Business Manager to nurture and sustain those he has called to service say this
Jeffrey Nowak Mass Schedule prayer:
Parish Council President Saturday Evening Vigil: 4:30pm
Sunday: 7:30am, 9:30am, 11:30am O God, who wills not the death of a sinner, but rather
Dale DeMarco
Finance Council President Weekdays: 6:45am & 8:00am that he be converted and live, grant we beseech you, through the
Francine Steele Saturday Morning: 8:00am intercession of the Blessed Mary, ever Virgin, Saint Joseph, her
Marketing Department Holy Days: Vigil: 5:30p.m. spouse, Saint Junipero Serra , and all the saints, an increase of
Gretchen Kerr Day of: 6:45am, 9:00am, 12:10pm laborers for your Church, fellow laborers with Christ to spend
Parish Secretary & 7:00pm (may vary)
and consume themselves for souls, through the same Jesus Christ,
Your Son, Who lives and reigns with you, In the Unity of the Holy
Baptism Sick Calls Spirit, God forever, and ever. Amen
Parents are required to attend a Please call the church office if a
Baptism preparation class held parishioner is unable to attend 31 Club for Vocations Schedule
every third Tuesday of the month at Mass for an extended period of
7:00p.m. in the rectory. Baptisms time. Arrangements can be made 12th Sandy Reid, Mariana Skonieczka & Michelle Cuzzola
are held every Sunday following so that they can receive the
the 11:30a.m. Mass. Please call the Eucharist. The Sacrament of
13th Tom Dombrowski, Cathy Miele, Marion Hanes, and
rectory to schedule. Anointing of the Sick is also Richard & Mary Martin
available to those in need. 14th Bill Johnson, Sue Lee, & Pat Flagella
Reconciliation
The sacrament of Reconciliation is Low Gluten Hosts 15th Ruth Bonanti, & Mary Alison Halter
celebrated every Saturday Please let a priest know if you are
following the 8:00am Mass and in need of a low gluten host. 16th Barbara Alward, Fred & Joan Stein
from 3:00p.m to 4:00p.m. on 17th Jeanne Brim & Helen Behrendt
Saturday afternoon or by Listening Devices
appointment. See an usher if you are in need of a
18th Dean Rose
hearing device.
Marriage
Diocesan policy directs couples to New Parishioners
arrange for marriage at least six months You are always welcome. Call the Today is Commitment Sunday for the
prior to the intended wedding date. Call church office for a registration 2018 Catholic Services Appeal.
the office , (814) 864-0622 to make an packet or stop in to pick one up. The theme for this year’s Appeal is “United in Service”.
appointment. We are part of a larger family of faith—the Catholic
Diocese of Erie. We share common needs and sometime
Comments/Questions for Pastoral Council? require special services.
The suggestion box is located behind the Crucifix in We are the Church in northwestern Pennsylvania –
the Church or send an email to: Douglas Krugger Catholics, Families, Parishes in thirteen counties.
dougk0204@gmail.com We all do God’s work.
All suggestions/questions will be addressed each Support of the 2018 Catholic Services Appeal
month at the Pastoral Council Meeting. is part of God’s work.
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
IMPORTANT LENTEN DATES @ ST. GEORGE
ASH WEDNESDAY: FEBRUARY 14
Mass Times: 6:45am, 9am(school mass),
12:10pm and 7pm
TUESDAYS, THROUGH LENT 40 Cans for Lent Food Drive
Beginning February 20-March 20 The Knights of Columbus Council 4123 is asking each family to
Soup, Salad and Soul: @ 5:15pm in School Cafeteria donate one can of food for each day of Lent and one extra can
Pizza, Pop and Prayer @ 6:00pm in the for Easter Sunday. Cans can be placed in the collection bins
Multi-Purpose Room located at the Church entrances. Donations will benefit the St.
George Food Pantry and the Emmaus Soup Kitchen.
WEDNESDAYS, THROUGH LENT
Please join in this opportunity to make a small sacrifice and turn
Stations of the Cross @ 7:00pm
it into a big difference in the lives of others.
Monday, March 5
First Penance Service @ 6:30pm
Sunday, March 25: Palm Sunday Knights of Columbus in the Erie area is seeking a candidate for a
Penance Service @ 7:00pm career opportunity representing their insurance program. We offer
Wednesday, March 28 a complete benefits package with this full-time position. In order
Youth Group Presents: Living Stations @ 7pm to qualify, one must be eligible for membership in The Knights of
Columbus. Please contact, Arthus Ardie FICF CSA, General
HOLY WEEK Agent at 814-375-1205 or arthur.ardie@kofc.org.
HOLY THURSDAY: 7:30pm
GOOD FRIDAY: 2:00pm TODAY: The Little Black Book: Six-minute reflections on the
SG Youth Group presents: The Living Stations @ 7:00pm Passion according to Mark have been provided for Saint
George Parishioners and Guests from a generous parishioner.
EASTER MASS SCHEDULE Please take one per family at all exits and journey through
Easter Vigil: 8:30pm Lent with this wonderful resource!
Easter Sunday: 7:30am, 9:30am, 11:30am
Saint George Roman Catholic Church Sunday, February 11, 2018
Mass intentions for the week of February 12, 2018 Sunday, February 11, 2018 THE WEEK AHEAD
The Sanctuary Lamp is burning in memory of Faith Formation:
Dianne D’Annibale as requested by her K-10/Confirmation & Lenten Family Gathering
Husband and Family. Welcome Committee Coffee and Donuts after 9:30am Mass
Monday, February 12, 2018
6:45a.m. + William L. Campbell (Ann Campbell) Monday, February 12, 2018
8:00a.m. + Jean Weber (Frances Hatheway) 6:00p.m. Scouts (CAF)
Tuesday , February 13, 2018 7:00p.m. Centering Prayer (MPR conf. room)
6:45a.m. + Rita Yochim (The Carroll Family) Tuesday, February 13, 2018
8:00a.m. + Gertrude M. Izbicki (Husband and Sons) Food Pantry Distribution
Wednesday, February 14, 2018 (Ash Wednesday) 8:30a.m. Legion of Mary (FR)
6:45a.m. + Bob Ferrick (Wife and Family) 7:00p.m. Finance Committee Meeting (MR)
9:00a.m. + Nancy Spadacene (Husband and Family) Wednesday, February 14, 2018 (Ash Wednesday)
12:10p.m.+ Ruth Considine (Family) 6:00p.m. RCIA (MR)
7:00p.m. + The William Heidt Family (Mary Kay Thursday, February 15, 2018
Bednarski) 11:00a.m. Prayer Shawl Ministry (MR)
Thursday, February 15, 2018 7:00p.m. Pastoral Council (MR)
6:45a.m. + Vivian Small (Messmer Family) 7:30p.m. Georgian Choir Rehearsal (CH)
8:00a.m. + Josephine DeMartino (William DeMartino) Friday, February 16, 2018
Friday, February 16, 2018 Adoration begins after 8am Mass
6:45a.m. + Carolyn Letizio (Judy Miculandra) Saturday, February 17, 2018
8:00a.m. + Michael Hill (Family) Adoration ends before 8am Mass
Saturday, February 17, 2018 Sunday, February 18, 2018
8:00a.m. + Leo Hirsch (Jean Hirsch and Family) No Faith Formation Classes
4:30p.m. + Eddie Joseph Kremer (Sister Erica Burton and
Nephew Aiden Burton) Readings for the Week of February 11, 2018
Sunday, February 18, 2018 Sunday Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
7:30a.m. + For the intentions of the parishioners Lv 13:1-2, 44-46; Ps 32:1-2, 5, 11: 1 Cor
9:30a.m. + Stephen Toth (Family) 10:31—11:1; Mk 1:40-45
11:30a.m. + Kayla Ann Ferrare (Jon and Janet Sedelmeyer) Monday Jas 1:1-11; Ps 119:67, 68, 71, 72, 75, 76;
Mk 8:11-13
Extraordinary Minister Schedule for Tuesday Jas 1:12-18; Ps 94:12-13a, 14-15, 18-19;
February 14, 17 & 18, 2018 Mk 8:14-21
Wednesday, February 14, 2018: Ash Wednesday Wednesday Ash Wednesday
6:45a.m. Alice Ballentine, Mary Kay Bednarski, Ron Jl 2:12-18; Ps 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 12-13, 14 and 17;
Murosky, Mary Ellen Stoddart 2 Cor 5:20—6:2; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18
12:10p.m. Robert Brim, Jackie Ennis, Gretchen Lorei, Judy Thursday Thursday after Ash Wednesday
Stanek Dt 30:15-20; Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6; Lk 9:22-25
7:00p.m. Douglas Green, Roseanne Green, Darcie Oliver, Friday Friday after Ash Wednesday
Karen Osborn Is 58:1-9a; Ps 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 18-19;
Saturday, February 17, 2018 Mt 9:14-15
4:30p.m Jackie Ennis, Jo Ann Holtz, William Holtz, Wanda Saturday The Seven Holy Founders of the
Salvia Servite Order
Sunday, February 18, 2018 Is 58:9b-14; Ps 86:1-2, 3-4, 5-6; Lk 5:27-32
7:30a.m. Joseph Amendola, George Barcellona, Jim Casillo, Sunday First Sunday of Lent
Jeff Evans Gn 9:8-15; Ps 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9; 1 Pt 3:18-22;
9:30a.m. Suzanne Weber/AC, Therese Black/AW, Mk 1:12-15
Kimberly Danylko/F, Anne Bolash/MC, Jillian Lewis/MC,
Andrew Heinlein/S, Renee Heinlein/S, Lenore Mulcahy/ KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS
WR, Mary Ellen Stoddart/WR In your charity and prayers, please remember
Marge Ferrick: F only the soul of Gilda N. Presutti.
11:30a.m. Loretta Franchini, Kenneth Hermen, Fred Infield, May God grant her eternal rest and comfort
Shirley Knierman, John Mazza, Virginia Pelkowski, Palma
all those who mourn her.
Pontillo, Robert Reid, Sandy Reid
Saint George Roman Catholic Church Sunday, February 11, 2018
Are you looking for more out of life? Do you feel like something is missing?
Welcome will change that.
Women’s Experience Begins at 8am April 7th– ends April 8th at 3pm
(contact Shauna Jackson – shaunajackson01@gmail.com)
Men’s Experience Begins at 8am April 14th– ends April 15th at 3pm
(contact Andy Heinlein – andrewheinlein@verizon.net)
AROUND THE DIOCESE
Women invited to Lenten program
All women 18 and older are invited to join the Women of Grace study program, “Full of Grace: Women and the Abundant
Life,” developed by EWTN’s Johnette Benkovic and presented by St. Joseph Parish, 147 W. 24th St., and St. Jude the
Apostle Parish, 2806 W. 6th St., both in Erie. Be strengthened for holiness and find God’s purpose and mission for you in the
world today. A morning group will start Feb. 14, meeting for nine Wednesdays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the St. Joseph
Parish Community Center (second floor). Text or call Katy McGovern at 814-440-8792 to register for this group. An evening
group will start Feb. 15 and meet for nine Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Founder’s Room at St. Jude the Apostle
Parish. Text or call Carmen Schattner at 517-442-5552 or email at clshattner@gmail.com to register for this group. The cost
is $45 for materials. Financial assistance is available.
Warren parish to host Hard as Nails Ministry
St. Joseph Parish, 600 Pennsylvania Ave., Warren, will welcome Justin Fatica and his nationally known Hard as Nails
Ministry on Feb. 19 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. for this year’s talk, “All Heart, All In.” For more information, contact Jennifer
Wortman at jennifer.wortman@yahoo.com or at 814-688-3842. Please use the attached flier to advertise the event.
Villa Maria Academy sponsoring Box Village
Villa Maria Academy's Interact Service Club is sponsoring a Box Village Feb. 24 at 3 p.m. through Feb. 25 at 9 a.m.
Students will be set up in front of VMA, 2403 W. 8th St., Erie, collecting donations for Erie Dawn. Please support this project
to raise awareness of homelessness in Erie.
Plan to attend next month’s 2232 Men's Conference
2232 Men, a conference featuring fellowship and inspiring national speakers, will be held March 3 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at
Our Lady of Peace Church, 2401 W. 38th St., Erie. This year’s speakers are author Steve Wood, NFL great Mike McCoy,
and Father Larry Richards, pastor of St. Joseph/Bread of Life, Erie, and a nationally renowned speaker, retreat master and
radio host. The event will include lunch, adoration and the opportunity for reconciliation. It concludes with Mass offered by
Bishop Lawrence Persico. Discounts are available for groups of eight or more, as well as for high school students.
Visit www.2232Men.com or call 814-455-7364 for more information or to register.
Spiritual formation for liturgical ministers
Dan Schutte, nationally known musician and composer, will
offer a morning of reflection for diocesan liturgical ministers
on March 10 at Our Lady of Mercy Church, 837 Bartlett
Road, Harborcreek. All liturgical ministers are invited to
participate. Pastors are asked to encourage their ministers
to attend.
This year Ash Wednesday and Valentine's Day
are both on February 14.
How might we reconcile these two seemingly opposite
themes? The Ash Wednesday reading beckons you to
"Return to me with your whole heart. (Joel 2:12) The "me"
can be God or the spirit of God within your beloved.
Saint George Roman Catholic Church Sunday, February 11, 2018
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defray all publishing costs that the Church
would otherwise be responsible to cover. Saint
George Parish patronizes our sponsors as a
thank you for their generosity!
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