~ Parish founded in 1799 by the Servant of God, Father Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin ~ Parish church raised to the honor of a minor basilica by St. John Paul II in 1996 Basilica of Saint Michael the Archangel Home of the Prince Gallitzin Chapel House and the Shrine of Our Lady of the Alleghenies A parish of the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown Very Rev. Father John David Byrnes, JCL, JV, Rector Deacon Richard T. Golden Father Matthew Reese, in residence 321 St. Mary Street PO Box 10 Loretto, PA 15940- 0144 Rectory / Parish Office 472- 8551 St. Michael School 472 - 9117 Our Lady of Loretto Hall 886-4619 Parish Secretary Mrs. Sherri Krug Bingo 471-2764 Parish e-mail sherri0530@verizon.net Parish Website basilicasm-loretto.org Parish FAX 814 -471 - 4959 Parish Office Hours Monday – Friday 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM Sunday Masses Saturdays at 4:00 PM, Sundays at 8:00 AM & 10:30 AM Celebration of Sacraments: Penance/Reconciliation ( Confessions ) Saturdays 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM or Anointing of the Sick Infant Baptism upon request for the sick or homebound. by previous arrangement and preparation. Baptism Peparation Process Marriage Please call the parish. Betty Soisson 472-4667 9 months notice /pre-marital preparation required. Please call the parish. Christian Initiation of Adults Prayer: Anytime by request Eucharistic Adoration Forty Hours Eucharistic Devotions Rosary for Vocations Devotions to Our Lady of Loretto Parish Mission of Our Lady of Loretto Persons interested in becoming Catholic are welcome! Christian Initiation Process Cindy McMullen 471-6658 6:30 PM – 7:30 Thursdays at Chapel House following evening Mass Celebrated TBA / Feast of St. Michael, September 29 twenty minutes prior to Sunday Mass Every Monday after 7:30AM Mass Celebrated during the Fourth Week of Lent DIRECTORY Diocesan Tribunal Office, Hollidaysburg Fr. Byrnes 693 – 9485 Father’s e-mail jbyrnes@dioceseaj.org Education/Faith Formation St. Michael Catholic School Mrs. Renee Phister, Principal 472- 9117 Bishop Carroll Catholic High School Mrs. Lorie Ratchford, Principal 472-7500 CCD Religious Education/ Confirmation Process Ms. Celeste Stolz, Director 472-9808 Religious Ed Sundays-call 846-5114 Parish Life Catholic Fraternal Organizations Parish Council Mrs. Mary Ann Baker 472-5124 Legion of Mary Mrs. Janet Zabrosky 472-6097 Finance Council Mr. Nick Byrne 419-9593 Knights of Columbus Mr. Nick Byrne 419-9593 Liturgical Music Mr. Jonathan Nagy 244-1876 Secular Franciscans Mrs. Betty Soisson 472-4667 Catholic Outreach Diocesan Website www.ajdiocese.org Chapel House/Vocation Office 472-5441 Diocesan Family Life Office, Lilly 886-5551 Dorothy Day Center, Saint Francis University 472 -3359 472-2877 Catholic Charities, Johnstown 535-6538 Altoona 944-9388 Crisis Pregnancy/Pro-Life 1-800-395-HELP * www.optionline.org * ProjectRachel@dioceseaj.org www.hopeafterabortion.com Away from Loretto on Sunday? www.masstimes.org will find the nearest Catholic Church OCTOBER 4, 2015 – TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME MASS INTENTIONS Sunday, Oct. 4: Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday, Oct. 5: Ordinary Weekday 7:30 AM Rosemarie Conrad (Jim, Phyllis & Kim Miller) Ordinary Weekday 7:30 AM Lois Morris (Prince Gallitzin Senior Citizens of Loretto) Our Lady of the Rosary 7:30 AM Buck Driskel-ANN. (family) Ordinary Weekday 6:00 PM (at Chapel House) Priesthood Vocations Ordinary Weekday 8:45 AM Art Farabaugh (Edna McConnell) Ordinary Weekday 8:00 AM (at Chapel House) Grace Farabaugh (Carol & Bob Malone) Vigil: Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 4:00 PM Buck Driskel-ANN. (family) Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 AM Thelma Hanlon-BD (family) 10:30 AM For the People of the Parish Tuesday, Oct. 6: Wednesday, Oct. 7: Thursday, Oct. 8: Friday, Oct. 9: Saturday, Oct. 10: Sunday, Oct. 11: 8:00 AM Louise Smithbower (Paul & Patty Scanlan) 10:30 AM For the People of the Parish October, Mary’s Month of the Holy Rosary Respect Life Month! FROM THE DESK OF FATHER JOHN: Dear Parish Family, October is the Month of the Holy Rosary! Our St. Mike’s students, faculty and I will participate in a “Living Rosary” on Friday, October 9th at 2 PM at Our Lady of the Alleghenies Shrine. Next Sunday, I will lead our Religious Education students on a “Rosary walk” on our parish grounds at 9:30 AM. All students are to bring a rosary to Religious Education. All are welcome to join us for both of these devotions. I thank our Legion of Mary members who lead the rosary prior to a Sunday Mass. It would be good if we could offer the rosary before each Sunday Mass for the specific intention of vocations to the priesthood within our diocese. If you would like to lead the rosary before Mass, please let me know (472 – 8551). Deacon Michael Condor - would like to thank the parishioners of the Basilica for the heartwarming reception after Mass last Sunday. Both Barb and Deacon Mike enjoyed and appreciated all of the well wishes! ATTENTION FRESHMEN IN HIGH SCHOOL / Sacrament of Confirmation - A reminder that our Parents/Freshmen Meeting and Rite of Blessing for all freshmen in high school (Bishop Carroll and Penn Cambria) will be held this Monday evening October 5 at 7 PM in St. Michael School Hall. We will begin the preparation for Confirmation (to be received during Junior year) and discuss the Freshman Retreat and ( Shycon- Senior High Youth Convention 2015) to be held on October 25. Shycon, held at St. Francis University, draws 1000 + teenagers from throughout our Diocese and includes Sunday Mass with Bishop Bartchak. I look forward to joining them. Thank you to Celeste Stolz, Director of Religious Education, and Bishop Carroll Catholic High School for helping organize our teenagers for this event. Parish Pastoral Council - Our next meeting will be Wednesday, October 14 at 6:30 PM in the rectory living room. As we discussed at our meeting in September, we need to work to establish committees which will assist us in conducting parish life in a more orderly way and which “report into” our Parish Council meetings. These committees include Christian Service, Education/Evangelization, Maintenance, Stewardship, Life and Family and Liturgy. So far, we have reestablished Maintenance and Liturgy. I invite all parishioners to consider their own gifts and talents as we identify new members for each of these committees. MORE INFORMATION TO COME!! Liturgy Committee Meeting – A meeting of the parish Liturgy Committee will be held Tuesday evening October 6 at 6:30 PM in the rectory. Liturgy Committee members include Jonathan Nagy, chair, Betty Seymour, Maggie Biter, Monica Hogue, and Deacon Rick Golden. Fall Adult Faith Education Classes - Deacon Richard Golden & Jane Golden will present an opportunity for adult faith formation, “Wish You Knew the Bible Better? Genesis to Jesus” The classes will be presented in our Basilica basement. This 7 week learning opportunity will begin Wednesday, October 7, at 6:30 PM. It is a course designed by Dr. Scott Hahn of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. Registration/workbook cost is $12 and participants are asked to bring their bibles. To register, call our Parish Office at 472-8551 or parish e-mail (sherri0530@verizon.net) or Deacon Golden at rjgold@csrlink.net. or 495-9673. Eucharistic Adoration – follows the 6 PM Mass each Thursday evening until 7:30 PM at our Prince Gallitzin Chapel House. Spend some time with Jesus this week during our weekly Thursday hour of Adoration. Reminder - As you know, one of our greatest challenges is providing ongoing financial support to our parish school. Did you know that in addition to the tuition paid by families, our Basilica parish offers $1832.22 per child each year from our weekly Sunday collections? This extra cost to the parish is well worth it to provide our children with the best education possible. This gift from the parish is referred to as the “per pupil cost” or more accurately, the parish scholarship to our children. So that this extra cost to the parish is acknowledged, all families are expected to agree to a yearly “Memorandum of Understanding.” The yearly “Memorandum of Understanding” has been in place in all the parishes and Catholic Schools of our diocese for years. I realize that it had not been properly implemented here. The Memorandum makes clear that families will continue to enjoy this parish scholarship as long as they are active parishioners, that is, families are participating in Sunday Mass and contributing to our parish. To be clear…..If a family is 1) not registered 2) not regularly attending Mass, 3) not offering stewardship (regular contribution), the Basilica of St. Michael is under no obligation to offer the scholarship. It will not be offered. It is unfair to use our collection to assist those who do not pray with us or share in our common efforts of stewardship. Those families will rightly need to pay the full non- parishioner/inactive rate to have their children attend St. Michael Catholic School. I strongly encourage all families who have not had me sign their Memorandum to do so throughout the Sundays of October. As always, serious situations of financial need may be discussed with me. I want to have every child receive a Catholic education. Now is the time for all families who have children in our school to return to a deeper practice of our faith and give a good example of Catholic living to their children. DUSTBUSTERS! - I thank those who have worked so hard to clean and reorganize our sacristies. Many parishes have a group of dedicated parishioners who regularly offer help in the light cleaning of the church (basic dusting, vacuuming, etc.) at weekly intervals. They are called Dustbusters! I would like to develop Dustbusters teams here at St. Michael’s. If you would be able to donate some time to our parish for light cleaning of the church, please contact our Sacristan, Maggie Biter at 472-6064. Thank you! PRAYER LIST Edna McConnell, Josh Bungard, Paxton Burr, Christopher Ruffing, Tina Ruffing, Russ Itell, Ann Sutton, Clair Smithbower, Adam Lee, Heather Swope, Tessie Garell, The intentions of the Alumni Circle of Prayer, our Military, and the Sainthood Cause of our founding Pastor, the Rev. Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin. Our Lady of Loretto, Pray for Us! STEWARDSHIP OF TIME AND TALENT (R) Sr. Marilyn CCW (Oct. 5, 6, 7) Liturgical Ministries: Oct. 5 - 11 (EM) (Oct. 5, 6, 7) (if concelebrant or deacon is present, he assists) ALTAR SERVERS: Oct. 5-11 Mornings 10/5, 10/6, 10/7 Nicole Barnett, Andrew Grimes 4:00PM Jarod & JoAnna Hoover 8:00AM Michael Poorman, Wyatt Kosicki 10:30AM Joel Hogue, Jude Koehle READERS: Oct. 10-11 4:00PM Carol Hines 8:00AM Donna Schenk 10:30AM Eileen Farabaugh EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION: Oct. 10-11 4:00PM Carol Hines, Dick Mullen 8:00AM Nadine Callahan, Donna Schenk 10:30AM Suzette Spinner, Eileen Farabaugh MUSIC MINISTERS: Oct. 10-11 ORGANISTS: 4:00PM Brandyn Pryce 8:00AM Jonathan Nagy 10:30AM Jonathan Nagy CANTORS: 4:00PM Jessica Lee 8:00AM Doug Tusing 10:30AM Stephanie Rossman STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE "Online Giving is available at basilicasm-loretto.org" SEPTEMBER 27th Offertory $4,706 Online Giving $453 Total $5,159 Weekly Goal $6,800 Difference $ -1,641 ST. MICHAEL SCHOOL NEWS Thank you to all families that have returned their “Memorandum of Understanding.” If you have not returned yours, please make an effort to do so soon. Once you have completed your information, please meet with Fr. Byrnes for his signature. He has made himself available to you after the 4: 00 PM, 8:00 AM and 10:30 AM masses. The memorandum must be signed by Fr. Byrnes before turning into the school office. Your attention to this matter is greatly appreciated! Thank you to all school families who took part in our first parish youth Mass! It was so wonderful to have everyone praying together as a parish family! Please refer to the parish calendar for future youth Mass dates. Our next Home-School Association meeting will take place on Tuesday, October 6th @6:30 PM in the school cafeteria. All school families are members and are welcome to attend. Our students and faculty will participate in a “Living Rosary” on Friday, October 9th at Our Lady of the Alleghenies Shrine. All are welcome to join us as we honor our Mother in heaven, Mary. School pictures will be taken on Monday, October 12th. Students are permitted to wear dress clothes. More information will be forthcoming. Scrip is available daily and at the fireman’s monthly breakfast. Thank you to all school families and parishioners who support this program! If you would like to purchase Scrip cards during the week or need information pertaining to our Scrip program please call the school office @ 472-9117. It’s not too early to start placing your orders for Christmas! RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS All Freshmen! - Monday, October 5 - Parents/Freshmen introductory session and "Rite of Blessing" 7 PM in St. Michael School Hall. *Bishop Carroll Parents and Penn Cambria parents received information this past week regarding "Shycon". Registration information is due to Celeste Stolz, DRE, no later than October 5! Please make sure you fill out both sides of the form: t-shirt size and insurance information. Please note: the "Baptism Retreat" will be held Sunday, October 25, in the school cafeteria Beginning at 8:30-11:00am. The students will then walk over to St. Francis University to begin Shycon Registration at 11:30am. All Juniors! Sunday, November 1, Firestarter registration due. Registration forms for the "Firestarter" Retreat will be distributed October 4 for Penn Cambria students. Bishop Carroll students will receive their forms the week of October 5. Please return the forms to Celeste Stolz, DRE, no later than Sunday, November 1. Dorothy Day Outreach Center is an ongoing project. Dig deep into your heart and your pockets to support our neighbors! Items can be placed in the back of the church and will be delivered on Mondays of each week. Thank you! BISHOP CARROLL, PENN CAMBRIA AND ST. MICHAEL FAMILIES-youth Mass participants: our next youth Mass will be Sunday, November 1. If you are interested in serving in the following ministries: readers (2), ushers (2), children's liturgy (1) and offertory procession, ( 2) please contact Celeste Stolz, DRE, no later than Sunday, October 25. If your child is interested in singing in the choir, please report to the choir loft no later than 10:15a.m. NEWS FROM THE MUSIC DIRECTOR It was a great honor for our choir to be asked by the Carmelite Sisters to provide the music for the close of their Novena. The music was wonderful and the sisters were most appreciative. Consider joining one of our choirs and share in the great experience of singing joyfully to the Lord. Reminder: Adult Traditional Choir practices have begun. We will practice Monday evening, from 7 - 8 PM. Arts & Crafts Show - Saint Michael School will be hosting their 36th Annual Arts & Crafts Show on Saturday, October 17th and Sunday October 18th at Our Lady of Loretto Community Hall from 10:00 AM – 4:00PM both days. Homemade soups, sandwiches, and baked goods will be available for purchase. Over 70 vendors, including many new crafters, will be on hand to sell their beautiful handcrafted items. Chances will be available for purchase on an iPad mini bundle, scrip gift certificates, a 50/50 drawing, and door prizes in addition to a basket raffle. If anyone is interested in a table at our show please contact Renee Phister @ 472-7478. Tables are reserved on a first come, first serve basis with limited availability. Thank you in advance for your support! Please join us in our efforts by enjoying delicious food and getting an early start on your holiday shopping! Saints Tour - The Basilica of Saint Michael the Archangel in Loretto, PA is hosting “Saints Tour 2015: Saints in Support of Health and Wellness” on Oct 23 and 24. Entertainment, education, local history, and a bit of Halloween spookiness – this event has it all! Tours depart every 20 minutes from 6pm-10pm and last approximately 1 ½ hours. Please note that it is not handicap accessible. Cost is $7 per person. Ticket proceeds will be donated to the SFU Dorothy Day Center. Please dress for the weather, as tours continue rain or shine. Bring a nonperishable item in exchange for a free drink (coffee, hot chocolate, soda). Hot food is available for purchase. For more information please find us on Facebook, contact the Basilica at 814-472-8551 or e-mail marielink@verizon.net. Food and Drink Donations Needed for the Saints Tour Drinks, such as water and soda (Please drop off by Wednesday, October 21st at the school or call Eleanor Sutton at 814-886-4701 to let her know that you will be donating drinks.) Baked goods (please no cakes or cupcakes) or small bags of chips, pretzels or other snacks. Please drop off at the school cafeteria by Friday, October 23rd. STEWARDSHIP REFLECTION Today’s readings remind us that God is the Origin of life itself. Thank Him throughout your life by serving others with your time, talent, and treasure. LITURGICAL REFLECTION Moderation should be observed in the decoration of the altar. Flowers in Advent are marked with moderation in anticipation of Christmas; floral arrangements for the altar are forbidden in Lent in anticipation of Easter. Flowers and plants are always to be around the altar rather than on the altar table. During the Liturgy of the Word the Book of the Gospels may be placed on the altar; for the Liturgy of the Eucharist, the chalice, paten, ciborium, corporal and purificator along with the Roman Missal are placed on the altar. Arranged discreetly, there should be a microphone to amplify the priest’s voice. General Instruction of the Roman Missal, Numbers 305 and 306. A PAGE FROM OUR HISTORY CONCLUSION - Sr. Pierre Greene’s Restoration in 1924 – 1926 of the Gallitzin Chapel House. While not much of Gallitzin’s original furnishings remained on site at the chapel house, “the Sisters did manage to collect a bit of furniture of the period in which Gallitzin did inhabit the place, along with a few mementoes of his with which the chapel, living room and bedroom were furnished in the likeness of the original setting.” Burton During the on-going restoration period, Sister Greene provided residence there for about eight young girls considering vocations for the sisterhood. But that assignment was short-lived. After the formal re-opening of the renovated Gallitzin Chapel House in 1926, at least two Sisters from Cresson lived there permanently to provide continuous habitation and security, as well as welcome visitors and pilgrims with tours and talks about Fr. Gallitzin and his Chapel-House. And so it was on Friday morning, October 15, 1926, that the Gallitzin Chapel & House, historically sacred to the memory of the pioneer priest of the Alleghenies, Fr. Demetrius Gallitzin, were formally Blessed by Bishop McCort; Holy Mass was celebrated there with a huge crowd of clergy and laity in attendance, all hero worshipers of the saintly priest, most of whom were siting/standing in the surrounding antique cemetery, unable to gain entry to the little chapel, that is except for a select few of the older residents of the parish who may have been baptized by Fr. Gallitzin, and, of course, the Sisters responsible for seeing the restoration through to completion. After all formalities were presented, the chapel & house were open to the public for the first time in any recall of those present. This arrangement of Sisters living in one part of the Gallitzin House, once used as an orphanage for homeless children, lasted until 1940, at which time the diocesan headquarters for the Propagation of the Faith took over the house part of the buildings. The Sisters living there then moved to Our Lady of Loretto Convent. During the 1970’s and 1980’s, Sisters of Mercy once again resided in the Chapel House until 1993. f.i.s. P.S. One of the very first landscape undertakings by the Sisters was to plant Milkweek from seeds extracted from local cuttings. Sr. Greene so-loved Monarch butterflies and knew that without the milkweed plant, these beautiful denizens of the mountains could not reproduce and survive. Their plots were laid out in the old hitching grounds just across the roadway from Fr. Gallitzin’s frame church; and along the banks south of the house facing the Cresson Road. This colorful story was provided by Sr. Silverius Shields, venerable historian of the Mercies at Cresson. f.i.s. LORETTO COMMUNITY HOAGIE SALE The next Knights of Columbus Hoagie Sale will be held Saturday, October 17th 18” Italian style or Turkey $8.00. Please place your order by October 12th by calling Joe Spinner, 886-7269, Jerome Smith 344-8269, or Dick Mullen 471-2894. Anyone wishing to help make or deliver hoagies is more than welcome to help. Preparations begin at 5AM Saturday. All help is greatly appreciated. St. Michael Bingo - Our Lady of Loretto Hall 471-2764 - $20 Admission BOTH NIGHTS ALL Regular & Double Games pay $100- 3rd Regular Game pays $200 ~Special Games pay $300 except Jail Bars & Top 3/Bottom 3 pay $600 ~ Whopper Coverall $1,800-Two Full cards 1st pay $1,000 2nd pays $300 Tuesday Doors open at 5:30 ~ Friday Doors open at 6:30 Full Kitchen is open with Nightly Specials.. Hamburgers, pizza, homemade desserts and more! ALWAYS- FREE coffee, tea, hot cocoa, and popcorn Planning a Special Event? Our Lady of Loretto Community Hall is available for dances, receptions, social events and more. The St. Michael School Hall can also be rented for a smaller occasion. Please call Katie at 886-4619 for information. Upcoming Events: Oct. 17th/18th Craft Show & Sale 10AM-4PM Oct. 23rd/24th Saints Tour 6PM- 10PM Nov. 7th Cash & Comedy Night ~ please feel free to share the flyer attached to the bulletin this week th Nov. 8 St. Michael School Hoss’s Community Night in Ebensburg Nov. 14th Toy-A-Rama October 8th Senior Citizens of Loretto Meeting in the School Hall at 4pm. Dinner is at 5pm. There will be a meeting of the Prince Gallitzin Historical Association on Sunday, October 11, 2015, at 7:00 o’clock at the Gallitzin Chapel House. Community Health Fair at Saint Francis University-October 10, 2015 9;00AM-1:00PM Free-Open to the PublicGiveaways, education, health screenings, and snacks. For more information contact Austin Potts 301-268-8792 or axp103@francis.edu The Saint Francis University's Health Ministry workshop, Our Call to Care: Health Ministry 101, will be held on October 16, 2015, at Saint Francis University's DiSepio Institute for Rural Health and Wellness, 108 Franciscan Way, Loretto, PA 15940. This one day workshop, which is open to clergy, lay persons, and health care professionals, will explore the nuts and bolts of Health Ministry in the faith community utilizing a team approach. Registration/payment is required and includes continental breakfast, refreshments, and lunch. To learn more and/or to register, please call (814) 472-3027 or visit www.cerm.usa.francis.edu/faithandhealthconf/ AROUND THE AREA Sister Theresa Nelen, CCW, will be offering Bishop Robert Barron's DVD Series on "Conversion," at St. Francis Xavier Church basement, on three Tuesday's in October. The dates and times are from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on October 13, 20, and 27. Please come and bring a friend. Come join us at Bishop Carroll for a night of food and fun with a trivia contest to benefit the school. When: Saturday, October 10th. Doors open at 6 PM, a spaghetti dinner will be served at 6:30 PM, and the trivia contest will begin at 8 PM. Who: Anyone 21 or older is invited to join us. You may have as many or as few people on a team as you would like. Cost: $25 per person. Checks should be made payable to BCCHS. Prize: Winners will be able to select a charity of their choice of which a donation will be made in their name. How to register: Please send cash or checks to the school to Mr. Nagy’s attention and indicate how many team members you will have. Deadline to register will be October 5th. There will also be raffle prizes and a 50/50. If you would like to donate an item or a basket for the raffle, please send that to the school by October 5th as well. You may also call 472-7500 extensions 105 or 107 for more information. We hope to see you there! St. Demetrius Parish in Gallitzin will hold its annual Chicken BBQ Dinner and Mini-Bazaar Sunday October 4th, in the parish Activity Center (rear 616 Church St.) in Gallitzin. Dinners for Adults: $10.00; Children 6-12: $6.00; Children aged 5 and under:free. Takeouts: $10.50. A flea market will also be featured, as well as baked goods, games, and baskets. Dinner will be served from 11 am, until -? HOLY NAME CHURCH IS SPONSORING: "A NIGHT OF COMEDY & DANCE" October 17, 2015 7PM Tickets are $25 in advance per person and $30 at the door. Doors Open at 7 p.m. Must be 21 Evening includes Beer, Soda, Light Refreshments, 2 Awesome Comedians from Pittsburgh and Maryland who will perform a clean show from 8 - 10 p.m. Then Dance with Partners In Sound from 10 p.m. to Midnight! This will be an evening to remember!! Lots of laughter & fun! Tickets are available now by contacting: Nancy McCulley @ 241-7809; Brian Bracken @ 935-5325; or Diane Bopp @ 525-5517