“At the height of this mission, at the Last Supper, Jesus instituted the Sacrament of his Body and his Blood, the Memorial of his Paschal Sacrifice. By so doing he replaced the ancient sacrifices with himself, but he did so in a rite which he commanded the Apostles to perpetuate, as a supreme sign of the true Sacred One who is he himself. With this faith, dear brothers and sisters,let us celebrate the Eucharistic Mystery today and every day and adore it as the center of our life and the heart

Special thanks to the catechists who prepared our young people for such a beautiful experience of the Sacrament of Confirmation last weekend: Ms. Sharon Dorenkott, Sr. Lynn Rettinger, Ms. Bianca Estrada, Ms. Patricia Faub and Mrs. Windelin Rickard.

Congratulations to the students from the parish who are graduating from local high schools in the coming weeks(names listed were provided by parents or respective schools):

Central Catholic:
Louis DeVito, Marco Lagnese, Daniel May, John McGowan*,

“...the Holy Spirit, whose nature is always the same, simple and indivisible, apportions grace to each man as he wills. Like a dry tree which puts forth shoots when watered, the soul bears the fruit of holiness when repentance has made it worthy of receiving the Holy Spirit. Although the Spirit never changes, the effects of his action, by will of God and in the name of Christ, are both many and marvelous.” (St. Cyril of Jerusalem)  Happy Pentecost! Enjoy the many and marvelous effects of

Thursday of this week commemorates the solemn feast of the Ascension of the Lord. Please note that this is a Holy Day of Obligation that requires Mass attendance in the same manner as weekly Sunday observance. There will be NO anticipated Mass on the Wednesday evening before the feast.

I received a request from a local nursing care center for bibles for their Catholic residents. If you have an extra used, but good condition, bible that you no longer use, please bring it to the rectory so that

Heartfelt Thanks...To the “Donut Hour Crew”: The Blanciak Family, Shannon Ewing, Jeanne & Bill Mischler; The Steve Mischler Family, John Reinsel, Rose & Fred Scoglietti. To the “Blood Pressure screening team”: Ruth & Russell Sacco. Enjoy the summer break!

Congratulations to Mrs. Mary Wozniak, Sr. Maria and the first grade students of Sacred Heart Elementary School for the success of their annual “Nickels for the Needy” collection. During the forty days of Lent the children make

Special thanks to all who were involved in making the First Communion last Sunday so special: Sharon Dorenkott, Coordinator of Religious Education; Sr. Lynn, SHES principal; Jessica Downey, April Hahn, Michael Steitch; 2nd grade catechists; Bela Pater, Director of Music and Choirmaster; Sr. Rosemary Schwartz, CSJ, Instrumentalist; Sacred Heart Parish choir and 5th grade school chorus; Bill Hahn, assistant master of ceremonies and "crowd control"; Joe Crisanti, Ed Lee, Con Maola, John Zangrilli,

Congratulations to Dr. William Hahn and Mr. John Vaskov who were “called to orders” last Monday evening by Bishop David Zubik. A candidate for the first two levels of Holy Orders (diaconate, priesthood) must be officially recognized and called by the bishop before the ordination can take place (and preparations for it may commence). Bill and John will be ordained for the permanent diaconate of the Diocese of Pittsburgh on Saturday, June 15 at 10:00 a.m. in St. Paul Cathedral. It is my hope that

“…the passion of our Savior is the salvation of mankind. The reason why he desired to die for us was that he wanted us who believe in him to live forever. In the fullness of time it was his will to become what we are, so that we might inherit the eternity he promised and live with him forever.” (Ancient Easter Homily)

We offer sincere condolences to Father Edward Litavec on the death of his sister, Mary Krofchek, who was buried on Thursday, April 4.

Sincere thanks to all who provided their