From Father Joe

EVERYONE WHO ENTERED THE DIOCESAN DATABASE FOR PROTECTION OF CHILDREN MUST ALSO FILL OUT A CHILD ABUSE CLEARANCE FORM (PENNSYLVANIA CHILD ABUSE CLEARANCE FORM). FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE, DIRECTIONS ARE AVAILABLE. PLEASE READ THE DIRECTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT. FORMS AND DIRECTIONS ARE LOCATED AT THE ENTRANCES TO THE CHURCH.

PLEASE NOTE: BRING THE COMPLETED FORM TO THE RECTORY OFFICE IN A SEALED ENVELOPE. THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR YOU TO FILL OUT THE FORM. IF YOU ALREADY HAVE CHILD ABUSE CLEARANCE, PLEASE BRING YOUR CERTIFICATE TO THE RECTORY OFFICE AND IT WILL BE COPIED AND KEPT ON FILE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL THE RECTORY OFFICE MONDAY-FRIDAY FROM 9AM-4PM ONLY.

Please be aware that any new volunteers in parish ministries must also enter the database. If you have joined a parish ministry (lectors, Eucharistic ministers, ushers, choir, sacristans, etc.) and have not entered the database, call the rectory office for information from Monday-Friday from 9am-4pm only. 

As the hot breezes of summer turn into the cool winds of autumn, it signals the start
of a new school year. As the doors to our own school open this week, we wish all
students from preschool to graduate school, an exciting, challenging school year! 

 Parish Annual Fall Pilgrimage-takes place on October 12-14 to Columbus, Ohio. We will be visiting the Pontifical College Josephinum, Olde Worthington, touring Columbus, and enjoying a German buffet along with shopping and more dining at various locations. Detailed forms are available in the back of the Church and in the rectory office. The deadline for registration is August 18^th. 

The Silver Circle- is a membership program that benefits retired IHM Sisters. For only $25 per membership, your name is entered in more than 300 drawings from October 2008 through June 2009 with cash prizes of $50-$1000! You will be remembered in a monthly Mass for benefactors

and in the prayers of the IHM Sisters. Please contact Sister Delia at 412-521-3005 for a Silver Circle Membership form. Thank you for your kind support of the IHM Sisters! 

The Crucifix of Christ the High Priest- is in the home of Teresa & Jennifer Varley this week.  

Pope Benedict XVI has decreed June 29, 2008 to June 29, 2009 as the Year of St. Paul, commemorating the 2000 anniversary of the Saint’s birth. Eucharistic Adoration for the Year of St. Paul in the diocese of Pittsburgh will take place in parishes throughout the year. Eucharistic Adoration will take place at St. Rosalia Parish on October 6, 2008 and January 1, 2009. 

RCIA- Each year at this time, we place this notice in our parish bulletin, announcing plans for the start of our R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) program. We are again looking forward to September when we hope to greet new inquirers. Our team has been praying that, led by the Holy Spirit, a new group will join us to find out just what the Catholic Church offers to us all. If someone in your life has shown curiosity about our faith, invite them to come to St. Rosalia’s on Wednesday evenings beginning September 10^th. Come yourself too if you have questions. No dues, just come as you are. Come for one session, a few sessions or every session. Questions? Call the rectory at 412-421-5766 and a team member will contact you.  

St. Rosalia Religious Education Information for 2008-2009-Registration of new students is currently being accepted. Please call the religious education office to make an appointment to register (412-521-7836). A copy of the student’s baptismal certificate is required for any new student baptized in another parish. Families must be officially registered in the parish to gain enrollment in religious education classes.

Families currently enrolled in the program received registration forms in March. Any family who has not yet re-registered may call the office to make an appointment or forward the completed form and fee to ST. ROSALIA PARISH, OFFICE OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION. REGISTRATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED ON THE OPENING NIGHT OF CLASS. Classes are held on Mondays from 6:30-7:45 p.m. 

St. Rosalia Women’s Retreat- St. Rosalia Annual Women’s Retreat is now scheduled to October 10-12, 2008 at St. Paul of the Cross Retreat Center. Are the daily challenges becoming too great? Come experience a St. Paul’s weekend retreat to recapture your peace of mind and the joys of God’s creation. You will return home relaxed and renewed, better able to cope in a busy world. The theme is “Love is Patient; Love is Kind.” For more information on registration and cost, please contact Kim Torcaso at 412-422-0597 or email at afrotc@pitt.edu