Saint Maria Goretti ParishTask Force Recommendation Survey (surveymonkey.com) 

Immaculate Conception Church  & St. Joseph's Church Expense Comparison Report

Nick spent the summer of 2020 working in our two parishes.

St. Maria Goretti Announcement

          The letter below was sent out to all the registered members of St. Maria Goretti Parish.  After seven months of study by the Resource Task Force of St. Maria Goretti Parish, a recommendation concerning the two compounds of the parish in Bloomfield has been made.  This was presented to the members of the Advisory and Finance Councils and we will be seeking input from the parishioners before this recommendation will be presented to Bishop Zubik for his final decision.   

St. Maria Goretti Parish Building Recommendation: January 2021

     

   Pope Francis announced that this coming year, which is the 150th Anniversary of the declaration of St. Joseph as the Patron of the Universal Church, would be the year of St. Joseph. Pope Francis also gave us a new prayer and may it be our prayer in the coming year and beyond:

        Hail Guardian of the Redeemer,
        Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
        To you God entrusted his only Son;
        In you Mary placed her trust;
        With you Christ became man.

         Blessed Joseph, to us too,
         Show yourself a father
         And guide us in the path of life.
         Obtain for us grace, mercy and courage,
         And defend us from every evil. Amen.

More Infomation:
https://yearofstjoseph.org/
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2020-12/pope-francis-proclaims-year-of-st-joseph.html
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2020-12/apostolic-penitentiary-plenary-indulgence-year-st-joseph.html

ST. JOSEPH NOVENA

Please join Bro. Jonathan for a 31 Day St. Joseph Novena via Facebook Live on our facebook page. The Novena will be each day beginning Feb. 16th until March 18 the day before the Feast of St. Joseph the Husband of Mary. The Novena will occur at 3:15 p.m.

     
     Chrissy Jankowski, the music minister for our two parishes, has released a CD of music that she has both composed and sung at our parishes over the past several years. The title of the CD is: “Our Journey” and it features 14 Songs, some of which are: “Jesus is Risen”, “Walk Humble with Your God” and “Let’s Build a Church”. If you would like to purchase this CD it is on sale in the back of both of our churches or at either of the Offices. The cost is $10.00. It is now also available on Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music and many other digital platforms. Chrissy is donating all profits to be used for the music ministry for both of our parishes.

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    Missing the good ol' days when you could pick up a paper copy of the Pittsburgh Catholic in back of church? Well, it's still available, but not in paper form. You can access the new online version of the Pittsburgh Catholic Online at: https://pittsburghcatholic.org/