Grouping 327

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Saint Catherine’s Christian Ladies Society is excited to award its Memorial Scholarship to 3 senior high school parishioners of Grouping 327.  One student from each church in our parish grouping.  Each scholarship is $500.

The scholarship will be in honor of a deceased member of our society, in remembrance of their commitment and participation in our organization.

- Click here for application

Thank you for continuing to make your weekly donations to the churches of our grouping:   St Catherine of Siena, St Joseph, and St Margaret Mary.  We have continued to pay staff, bills and maintenance upkeep at our parishes during these trying times.  Whatever financial support you can offer at this time is greatly appreciated. You can make your donation this way:
      By mail to:
                   St Catherine of Siena Church, 199 McGovern Blvd, Crescent, PA  15046
                   St Joseph Church, 1304 Fourth Ave, Coraopolis, PA  15108
                   St Margaret Mary Church, One Parish Place, Moon Township, PA  15108

Please make checks payable to the respective parish in which you are registered.  St. Joseph parishioners are invited to click the link on our website to give online.  Thank you for your generosity.  We look forward to the day when we are able to celebrate Mass together again.

CLICK HERE to make a donation
CLICK HERE to print form for the collection basket 

In accordance with the diocesan guidelines on proper sanitation/church cleaning and to be prepared at each of our three churches, we will celebrate ONLY 2 weekend Masses in each church building. Please note that some groupings/parishes have decided to stay closed longer, because they are not prepared to open under the current guidelines.

Our weekend Mass schedule is as follows:

Saturday Masses

St. Catherine's                      4:00 PM
St. Margaret Mary                4:00 PM
St. Joseph                              5:30 PM

Sunday Masses

St. Margaret Mary                 9:30 AM
St. Joseph                               10:00 AM
St. Catherine's                       10:30 AM

This document will explain what to expect if you choose to attend a weekend Mass at one of our churches as part of the "What To Expect As We Gather For Mass" sheet

St Margaret Mary Hours:

M-F       8:00 AM-5:00 PM
SAT       8:30 AM-5:00 PM
SUN      8:30 AM-12:30PM 

St Joseph Hours:

M-F           8:00 AM-4:00 PM
SAT-SUN   8:00 AM-11:00 AM 

St Catherine of Siena Hours:

T-TH             10:00 AM-2:00 PM

Please practice social distancing inside the church.  All churches will be cleaned daily.

St. Margaret Mary:       
 Wednesday: 9:00 am  to 10:00 am             
 Saturday:  11:00 am  to 12:00 noon
St. Catherine of Siena     
Saturday 3:15 pm to 3:45 pm
St. Joseph                         
Wednesday 6:00 pm to 6:45 pm
Saturday 4:30 pm to 5:15 pm 

With an abundance of joy and gratitude we have been able to open many churches in the Diocese of Pittsburgh for prayer, Masses, and other Sacramental services.  As you can imagine, it is a massive, ongoing effort to allow people to gather while doing everything in our power to protect everyone’s health.
We need to work together, and act with each other’s health and safety in mind if we are to continue keeping our churches open for worship.
As a reminder, Bishop David Zubik has suspended the obligation to attend Mass until further notice.  If you are in a vulnerable population and/or have an underlying health condition, please approach the celebration of Holy Mass with charity and love for our clergy and faith community by following all safety protocols including:

  *Staying home if you’re not feeling well.
  *Mandatory mask-wearing in Mass. If you have a      medical exemption from the governor’s order,          please provide that to your parish so that it may      be recorded and honored by those who are              working to maintain a safe space for all.
  *Sanitizing your hands upon entry to the Church.
  *Sitting in designated pews and respecting social      distancing of six feet or more unless you are one      family unit.
  *Refraining from congregating before or after            Mass.
  *Following protocols to receive Holy Communion      as directed at Mass.

6-16-2020  Clergy Admission to UPMC

5-15-2020 Diocese of Pittsburgh Announces Gradual Opening

4-24-2020 A Message from Bishop Zubik

3-15-2020 - Diocese of Pittsburgh Announces All Masses Canceled

Contact your respective rectory with any questions. 

St. Catherine of Siena and St. Joseph parishes welcome any interest in volunteering for a ministry.  Training will be provided.  It's a great way to start getting involved with your church.

As we adapt to this temporary new “normal” our faith community will be providing a way for us to gather virtually for Sunday mass.  The recording will be available anytime via the St. Margaret Mary Facebook page or the grouping 327 YouTube channel, links found below.  Directions are included below for each of the two platforms. You do not need accounts to watch the videos live or recorded.
Watch Mass live this Saturday, June 27th from St. Margaret Mary at 4:00 pm. This week is the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Facebook:
 
Facebook Click Here
 

• Press the control(ctrl) button and then click the link above
• If not a Facebook member ignore the login requirements or if a member make sure you are logged into Facebook
•  The live video should appear as the first item in the news feed if watching at 4:00 PM on Saturday
• If watching on your own the video will be available in the news feed or by clicking on the video tab on the left side of the screen
• To watch the playback please click the mass video

• Press the control(ctrl) button and then click the link above
• To watch live you will see the image for the live mass (click that image)

To watch the playback please click the videos tab and then click the mass video.

What To Expect As We Gather for Mass

• For the weekend Mass, what to expect?
  *must go into church by the designated entrance.
   
• Important Diocesan Guidelines?
  *must wear a mask and respect social distancing.
   
• Guidelines for church capacity?
  *25% of church capacity while respecting social distancing.
  *Our Grouping will only have one Saturday Mass and one Sunday Mass at each Parish (St. Catherine, St. Joseph, St. Margaret Mary). Why? Temporarily dropping one Sunday Mass at each location due to Diocesan guidelines for sanitizing the churches after each Mass.
   
• If the Church reaches capacity, what happens?
  *Parishioners will be asked to go to the church hall for additional seating and the availability of seeing the Mass live stream. If the hall fills to capacity, we will have no more available seating and must not go beyond Diocesan guidelines. If there are additional people outside, they cannot be admitted due to Diocesan guidelines.
   
• For a summary of pertinent information, please click the link below for the “What to Expect   As We Gather for Mass” sheet. 
   
• With the pandemic and these challenging times, your understanding is appreciated. Thank you.