Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
February 5, 2023
Lector Workshop & Training in February
All lectors are asked to attend one of the lector workshop and training sessions scheduled for February. The sessions are for current lectors and anyone who would like to be a lector. The sessions are:
♦ Monday, Feb. 13 at Holy Rosary Church
♦ Wednesday, Feb. 15 at Miraculous Medal Church
♦ Thursday, Feb. 16 at St. Patrick Church
*All sessions will be at 7 p.m. in the church.
Eucharistic Adoration on Feb. 3
Eucharistic Adoration is an opportunity to join more intimately with our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. Adoration will be held until 9 p.m. Friday, Feb.3, in the Adoration Chapel at St. Patrick Center.
Fish Fry Updates | Volunteer!
Volunteer Meeting: Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 6 PM at the OLMM Banquet Hall Our parish is currently planning our 2023 Fish Fry at our St. Patrick and OLMM locations. The past few years, we've been blessed with volunteers coming together from all three churches to serve our community and each other. We are so grateful for our financial success but more importantly for the relationships that we continue to grow.
The 2023 Fish Fry begins on Ash Wednesday Feb. 22 and continues each Friday of Lent through March 31. We do not operate on Good Friday. Please see the bulletin for more information on volunteering for this important ministry!
Also, please click on the link below to access the Fish Fry volunteer availability form.
Scripture Series Starts on March 8
The 4 Gospels each have their own insight into the passion and death of Jesus. What might their portraits say about our own journey through life? Come learn more with a Scripture Series beginning Wednesday, March 8, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the basement of Miraculous Medal Church. Our parishioner Dennis Gehrlein will facilitate the program as he weaves together scripture with his own unique perspective as a former Passionist religious. The 4-week program will take place Wednesday nights through March 29. Come to one or all of the sessions and discover how Jesus’ passion and death 2000 years ago still impact our lives today.
Old Palms Needed!
Do you have old palms from last year’s Palm Sunday? You can put your palms in a plastic bag (no rubber bands please) and drop them in baskets that are in the vestibules of each church by Feb. 18. We will burn the palms and make the ashes for Ash Wednesday.
Grief Support Group starts Feb. 18
The journey of grief is a powerful and personal experience that often we cannot put into words. It seems like our whole world has changed, and there is truth to that. But we don’t need to make the journey alone. Beginning Saturday, Feb. 18, our parish will sponsor a 4-week grief/bereavement support group from 9:30 to 11 a.m. It will take place in the Sacred Heart Room at the St. Patrick Parish Center. To sign up or for more information, please call the parish office at 724-745-6560.
Pancake Breakfast: Feb. 11
Our next Pancake Breakfast will be held on Saturday, Feb. 11, from 8-11 a.m. in Miraculous Medal Banquet Hall. For more information or to help, please call Dan Dorn at 724-678-4145.
Book Club Resumes in February
The Tuesday Nightingale Book Club will gather Tuesday, Feb. 7, from 5:30-7 p.m. at Panera in Washington. We will discuss the novel, “The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell” by Robert Dugoni. All are welcome!
Mental Health Ministry
The St. Oscar Romero Parish Mental Health Ministry will meet on Monday, Feb. 6 at St. Patrick Center Dining and Sacred Heart rooms beginning at 7 p.m. and lasting about 60-90 minutes. We will watch and continue discussions related to the new Sanctuary series "When a Loved One Dies By Suicide." Even if you miss a session, you are welcome to join at any time because the video series will be repeated again in the future.
We hope you can join us in this very important ministry that will continue to evolve to meet the needs/desires of the parishioners. We are pleased with the attendance and participation so far and our group is very friendly and welcoming!
We hope you can join us in this very important ministry that will continue to evolve to meet the needs/desires of the parishioners. We are pleased with the attendance and participation so far and our group is very friendly and welcoming!
Contacts: John or Jonna Murphy
Cell/text: 724-328-2292
Email: mentalhealth@romeroparish.org
Cell/text: 724-328-2292
Email: mentalhealth@romeroparish.org
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline - 988
Eucharistic Minister Training-Feb. 6 or Feb. 11
These are for ALL Eucharistic Ministers AND any parishioners interested in becoming involved in serving our parish community and its visitors. All Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist will gather so we may all follow the same procedures at all of our worship sites. Sessions, as selected by those ministers present at recent meetings, will be: Monday, Feb. 6, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 11, at 1 p.m., both at St. Patrick Church. Choose one session. These will not be lengthy sessions, but are necessary. Thanks for your commitment!
Safe Environment Training
St. Oscar Romero Parish is blessed to have hundreds of volunteers. As you know, every volunteer in the Diocese of Pittsburgh must obtain required diocesan clearances. In order to be fully compliant, every volunteer must be active in Virtus, and have a valid Child Abuse clearance, FBI waiver or fingerprint, and Protecting God’s Children training. I have been contacting these parishioners directly (either through email or the postal mail) to notify them of expired Child Abuse and FBI waivers that need to be updated. Parish volunteers will be contacted directly from the Diocesan Safe Environment office when you have Protecting God’s Children training due.
The Diocese has been sending notifications of Protecting God’s Children training for the past few weeks. The Diocese sent usernames and passwords for parishioners who need this training. Protecting God’s Children training is REQUIRED for ALL volunteers in every parish in the Pittsburgh Diocese. Everyone must take this training: priests, parish staff members and all volunteers. When you receive a notification from the Diocesan Safe Environment Office, PLEASE take the training. Without this training, you remain non-compliant. If you do not take this training and remain non-compliant, you are not allowed to volunteer in any capacity in any parish in the Diocese. This is a requirement throughout the Pittsburgh Diocese.
For any questions, please reach out to Cindi Fuselier at cfuselier@romeroparish.org.
Upcoming Events
- Feb. 3 - Eucharistic Adoration at St. Patrick's Center. Please see above for more information.
- Feb. 6 - Eucharistic Minister Training at 7 p.m. at St. Patrick Church.
- Feb. 7 - The Tuesday Nightingale Book Club will gather from 5:30-7 p.m. at Panera in Washington, PA.
- Feb. 8 - St. Oscar Romero Fish Fry Volunteer Meeting at the Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Banquet Hall at 6 p.m.
- Feb. 11 - Please join us for our next Pancake Breakfast from 8-11 a.m. at the Miraculous Medal Banquet Hall.
- Feb. 11 - Eucharistic Minister Training at 1 p.m. at St. Patrick Church.
- Feb. 16 - The Safety Ministry will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16 in the Miraculous Medal Banquet Hall.
- Feb. 18 - Beginning Saturday, Feb. 18, our parish will sponsor a 4-week grief/ bereavement support group from 9:30 to 11 a.m. It will take place in the Sacred Heart Room at the St. Patrick Parish Center. To sign up or for more information, please call the parish office at 724-745-6560.
- Feb 25 - The next Food Pantry at Miraculous Medal will be held from 9-11 a.m.
- March 1 - The Christian Mothers and Women's Guild will meet on Wednesday, March 1 at Miraculous Medal Church. Mass will be held at 6 p.m. with a social to follow in the church hall.
“We become what we love and who we love shapes what we become.”
