S a i n t G e r t r u d e Pa r i s h
A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust
303 Franklin Ave • Vandergrift, Pennsylvania 15690
February 28, 2021 The Second Sunday of Lent
Fr
. James Loew, O.S.B. Pastor,
(724) 568-2331 Fax: (724) 568-2030
Fr. Michael J. Sciberras
Senior Priest Active
Sr. Mercy Francis, S.M.I.,
Pastoral Minister
Katie Tylinski (724) 212-6740
Regional Director of Faith Formation
ktylinski@dioceseofgreensburg.org
Mr. James Peterman
Assistant to the Regional Director of
Faith Formation
(724) 568-2331 or (724) 845-8191.
Baptisms by appointment. Baptismal
preparation is necessary. Call for
classes
Marriage Arrangements must be
made at least 8 months in advance.
No marriage dates will be given until
meeting with the priest and all
prep-aration is ready.
Sunday Mass Schedule
Saturday Vigil 4:00 p.m.
Sunday 8:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m.
See Bulletin for daily Mass Schedule
Holy Day Mass Schedule
Holy Day ~ 8:30am, 6:00 pm
Office Hours
Monday-Thursday 9:00 am - 4:00
Friday– Closed
Confessions Saturday ~ 3:15-3:45
pm or by Appointment
Pastoral Council Mission Statement
We, the partnered parish communities of St. Gertrude and Christ the King, are faith-filled Catholics who have been called by our Baptism and empowered by the Good News of Jesus Christ to be Church for all. Although made up of multi-cultural faith communities we are ever united by our common faith.
We are committed to “building up the Body of Christ” through Word, Worship, Evangelization, Leadership, Service, Stewardship, and Fellowship. Dedicated to deepening our love of Christ and one another, together we strive to become a living reflection of Christ for our region.
We willingly accept our obligation to be the “Light of the World” for others and in that spirit we promise to use our resources to practice gospel justice, to heal divisive wounds among God’s People and to join with all people of good will in addressing the spiritual and physical needs of all.
ST. GERTRUDE
your descendants shall take
possession of the gates of
their enemies, and in your
descendants all the nations
of the earth shall find
bless-ing— all this because you
obeyed my command.”
Responsorial Psalm
116:10, 15, 16-17, 18-19
R. (116:9) I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living. I believed, even when I said, “I am greatly afflicted.” Pre-cious in the eyes of the LORD is the death of his faithful ones. R. I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living. O LORD, I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your handmaid; you have loosed my bonds. To you will I offer sacrifice of thanksgiving, and I will call upon the name of the LORD.
R. I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living. My vows to the LORD I will pay in the presence of all his people, In the courts of the house of the LORD, in your midst, O Jerusalem.
R. I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.
Reading II
Rom 8:31b-34
Brothers and sisters:
If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son but handed
him over for us all, how will he not also give us everything else along with him? Who will bring a charge against God’s chosen ones? It is God who acquits us, who will condemn? Christ Jesus it is who died—or, rather, was raised—
who also is at the right hand of God, who indeed intercedes for us.
Gospel
Mk 9:2-10
Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no fuller on earth could bleach them. Then Elijah appeared to them along with Moses, and they were conversing with Jesus. Then Peter said to Jesus in re-ply, “Rabbi, it is good that we are here! Let us make three tents: one for you, one for Mo-ses, and one for Elijah.” He hardly knew what to say, they were so terrified. Then a cloud came, casting a shadow over them; from the cloud came a voice, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.” Suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone but Jesus alone with them. As they were coming down from the mountain, he charged them not to relate what they had s
een to anyone,
except when the Son of Man
had risen from the dead.
So they kept the matter to
themselves, questioning what
rising from the dead meant.
Reading I
Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18
God put Abraham to the test.
He called to him, Abraham!”
“Here I am!” he replied.
Then God said: “Take your
son Isaac, your only one,
whom you love, and go to the
land of Moriah. There you
shall offer him up as a
holo-caust on a height that I will
point out to you.” When
they came to the place of
which God had told him,
Abraham built an altar there
and arranged the wood on it.
Then he reached out and
took the knife to slaughter
his son. But the LORD’s
mes-senger called to him from
heaven, “Abraham,
Abra-ham!” “Here I am!” he
an-swered. “Do not lay your
hand on the boy,” said the
messenger. “Do not do the
least thing to him. I know
now how devoted you are to
God, since you did not
with-hold from me your own
be-loved son.” As Abraham
looked about, he spied a ram
caught by its horns in the
thicket. So he went and took
the ram and offered it up as
a holocaust in place of his
son. Again the LORD’s
mes-senger called to Abraham
from heaven and said: “I
swear by myself, declares
the LORD, that because you
acted as you did in not
with-holding from me your
be-loved son, I will bless you
abundantly and make your
descendants as countless
as the stars of the sky and
the sands of the seashore;
The Second Sunday of Lent
February 28, 2021
Collection February 13th &
14th
Envelopes ~ $4,537.00
Loose ~ $273.90
Utilities ~ $107.00
Church Restoration ~ $16.00
Second Collection Last weekThank you for your generous sup-port of last week’s Catholic Home Missions Appeal. As a parish, we raised $539.00 to help strengthen the Church at home and ensure that the Gospel is spread across the United States. If you missed the appeal, it’s not too late to give! Just visit www.usccb.org/ home-missions.
Rosary & Adoration
Every Monday Wednesday and Fri-day at 8:00 before mass we say the Rosary. Every Friday after Mass from 9:00am to 10:00a.m. is adoration. During this time we say the chaplet of Divine Mercy. Please join us in saying these pow-erful prayers. This is a great way to start out the new year in pray-er.
Catholic Daughters of America
CDA Members: CD of A dues can be sent to Mary Jane Los at 2614 River Road, Vandergrift, PA 15690. Members can make their checks out to CD of A Court 1008.
St. Gertrude Cemetery
Please be advised that all Christ-mas decorations that are left on graves at St. Gertrude Cemetery will be removed and discarded on March 17. If you wish to keep these decorations please remove them by March 17.
Facebook page and YouTube channel. Remaining schedule is March 5: St. Mary Parish, Free-port; March 12: Christ Prince of Peace, Ford City; March 19: St. Francis of Assisi, Footedale, and March 26: Our Lady of Assump-tion, Coral.
Saturday Masses at Blessed Sac-rament Cathedral
The Saturday 4:30 p.m. Mass at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral will be livestreamed throughout the Lenten season on the Diocese of Greensburg website,
www.dioceseofgreensburg.org, Facebook page and YouTube channel. The Mass will be cele-brated each week by Bishop Larry J. Kulick.
Our Lady, Queen of Peace Rum-mage Sale
A rummage sale will be held in the basement of Our Lady, Queen of Peace Parish, 420 McKinley Ave., East Vandergrift on Satur-day, March 6, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and on Sunday, March 7, from noon 12 to 1 p.m. Mask wearing and social distancing practices will be observed. Every-one is invited.
Vendor fair to be held at St. James Parish Center
A vendor fair will be held in St. James Parish Center, 109 Owens View Ave., Apollo on Saturday, March 13, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. All vendors are needed. The cost with electric is $20/table and without electric $15/ table. Mask wearing and social distancing are required by all. Call Linda at 724-882-8776 to reg-ister or if you have questions.
IF you Miss Spaghetti Dinner! St Gertrude will be selling quarts of frozen spaghetti sauce for $7,
each. Frozen Meatballs will be sold separately, in packages of 6, for $3. Sales for the “take out” sauce begin on Thursday, March 18, from 4-6PM, at the rectory side entrance of the church hall. Fro-zen sauce will also be available following each mass, on March 20 & 21, while supplies last.
Be the Light’ with 2021 Diocesan Lenten Appeal
The 2021 Diocesan Lenten Appeal is offering parishioners throughout the Diocese of Greensburg a chance to “Be the Light” for their faith community. The Lenten sea-son is a reminder that Christ is the light in our lives and this is an op-portunity to “Be the Light” for those in need. The COVID-19 pan-demic has affected everyone in some way and this includes the faithful of the diocese. There is a way to help by supporting the 2021 Diocesan Lenten Appeal. Even a small gift can make a big differ-ence in your parish. Donate to the “Be the Light” campaign to sup-port God’s work that is being done in the Diocese of Greensburg. Visit www.dioceseofgreensburg.org/ BeTheLight.
Stations of the Cross
Bishop Larry J. Kulick will cele-brate Stations of the Cross each Friday during Lent from different parishes across the Diocese of Greensburg. Videos of these cele-brations will premiere each Friday at 5 p.m. on the Diocese of
Greensburg website,
6th-12th grade news!
Parents of 6th-12th graders, please send a text to: 81010
and text this message @reg2youth to join our Re-mind.com groups if you haven’t done so already. As a reminder, if possible, we would like everyone to have their camera on during the Zoom sessions. 8th graders who are registered for Confirmation are
re-minded to register on our Diocesan website for an upcoming retreat.
EDGE: Be sure to work on your weekly challenges at home.
Faith Formation News!
As a reminder, if possible, we would like everyone to have their camera on during the Zoom sessions. K-5th grade meets on Zoom the 2nd/4th Sundays. The new
times are as follows (includes a five minute break in between): Kindergarten-5:00 PM—5:25 PM First Grade—5:30-5:55 PM Second Grade—6:00-6:25 PM Third Grade—6:30-6:55 PM Fourth Grade—7:00-7:25 PM
Fifth Grade—7:30-8:00 PM *(5th grade meets for a half hour)
This does not affect EDGE or LIFETEEN.
