THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25 — 10 A.M. TO 3 P.M. St. Marcellus Social Hall, 1340 Jefferson Road, Jefferson, PA 15344 To make an appointment: • Visit vitalant.org and click the "Log In" button. On the new window, choose Donor Login (previous donor) or New Donor (haven't donated with Vitalant before), and search with group code G0040298, or Call 412.209.7000 • Your blood can save as many as three patients’ lives. When you donate at this Save Lives - Feed Families blood drive, a contribution will be made on your behalf to St. Ann’s Good Neighbor Lunch to help feed as many as 25 families in need. Funding made possible by the Blood Science Foundation • To save time, complete your health history questionnaire online on the same day as your donation. Go to Vitalant.org, select Donate, then Health History Questionnaire. Bring the form to your appointment. • APPOINTMENTS RECOMMENDED. MASKS REQUIRED.

THANK YOU for participating in the Souper Bowl of Caring. St. Matthias Parish collected $2,311.28, which went to the Good Neighbors Lunches at St. Ann, North Cumberland Township Food Pantry in Carmichaels and St. Anthony’s Bread food vouchers at St. Hugh.

The Franciscan Sisters, TOR are excited to invite you to our annual Lenten Retreat, held virtually on Saturday, March 27th. Our theme is Into Your Hands, Father, focusing on trust and abandonment to our Heavenly Father, seen in the life of Jesus and our own lives! The retreat will offer talks, testimonies, music, meditations, and optional small groups led by a sister. If you’d like to participate, register on our website by Sunday, February 14. There is no fee to register, but registration is required. More information about the Lenten Retreat can be found on our webpage www.franciscansisterstor.org, under Events. Registration for both the small groups and the retreat itself will also be found at that link.

Coming Lent 2021 (Ash Wednesday, Feb 17) ~ Sign up now to watch all ten episodes for FREE! Why return to Mass? Our very lives depend on it. It’s the summit of God’s plan for our salvation. It’s time to wake Catholics up to the awesome power, the incredible gift, that is the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. The alternative is unthinkable. In our latest Journey Through Scripture study, get ready to join host Scott Hahn to uncover how and why all of God’s action, in creation and redemption, is ordered to the Mass.

One in four people will be affected by a mental health problem at some point in their lives, yet the stigma surrounding mental illness silences many and prevents faith communities from responding compassionately and effectively. This eight-session course explores the realities of mental health and illness, as well as the vital need for faith-based community conversations about these topics. The sessions are accompanied by compelling films that feature the stories of Catholics living with mental health challenges, along with the insights of archbishops, theologians, and psychologists.

The next selected title for the FORMED Book Club is Real Philosophy for Real People by Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. In this book, McTeigue gives a funny and invigorating crash course in practical logic, metaphysics, anthropology, and ethics, equipping us with a tool kit for breaking down and evaluating the thought systems—some good, some toxic—that swirl around us, and even within us.Join Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro on Thursday, January 28th for the first discussion. If you have already enrolled in a previous book club, you are all set to receive updates on this book! If this is your first time participating in the club, please enroll.

Join Saint Vincent Parish for Following Christ – a seven-week experience on Tuesdays evenings from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. , January 19 – March 2, on Zoom / online. No cost but registration is required.

Join thousands of Catholics nationwide in the annual Respect Life novena, 9 Days for Life, Thursday, January 21 – Friday, January 29. Get daily intentions, brief reflections, and more. Sign up at 9daysforlife.com!

We are Nancy and Bill Bandzuch. We are the parents of five young children and we live outside of Minneapolis, MN. We direct a ministry for families called Catholic Sprouts. We offer a daily podcast for Catholic families that is downloaded by over 7,000 families worldwide each day. It’s easy to see that Catholic Parents need help passing the Faith on to the next generation. ~ Catholic Parents need a ministry focused on them, willing to train them in their home at the speed of life. Catholic Parents also need a community dedicated to supporting them in the work of building their Domestic Church and raising saints. ~ We will be enrolling families beginning January 1st, into “Domestic Church Project,” and we would love to help renew your families.

The Way, our discipleship forum, is a two-month formation experience for those who have been awakened to a personal relationship with Jesus and are wondering, “what’s next?” In The Way, you will discover how to live as a disciple of Jesus in today’s world. Each cohort has no more than 20 participants. Click on a cohort to enroll. Registration is $35 and includes opportunities for personal engagement in between sessions. Since these cohorts are exclusively online, invite your friends, near and far!

The St. Matthias CCD Program delivered over 200 lbs. of collected food items to the Corner Cupboard, and over 500 lbs. to the Good Neighbor Lunch, right before Thanksgiving. These children do an amazing job, year after year, with this wonderful mission. Thank you to all who helped collect and distribute all the love and hard work from our youth.

Stop binge-watching Tiger King and start watching The Chosen! While it is the largest-ever crowdfunded TV show and free on YouTube or through the app, it is still flying under the radar for most Christians since the first season’s release last year. That’s a shame. It is a masterful, transfixing, faithful yet not low budget or corny new TV drama on the Gospels planned for eight—yes, eight!—seasons.

Ascension’s Bible in a Year Podcast, hosted by Fr. Mike Schmitz, guides Catholics through the Bible in 365 daily episodes starting January 1st, 2021.

26-day joy-filled digital retreat led by Cardinal-elect Cantalamessa & Chris Stefanick begins November 29th ~ Daily videos and reflections that fit into your busy day; Access the retreat anywhere - on mobile, desktop or tablet; Learn how to have joy, no matter the circumstances of life

The Home Delivered Meals (Meals on Wheels) ministry from St. Ann Church is in dire need for volunteers, men or women, to deliver meals starting Friday, October 23. Two of our faithful longtime volunteers are going off the schedule and need replaced. We need help for the 4th Friday. We really need your help to have this special ministry continue. To volunteer call Judy Milinovich at 724-627-3357 or Marci at the parish office, 724-627-7568.

We are all searching for something. Why am I here? Where did I come from? What happens when I die? We find the answers to life’s big questions when we wrestle with them in faith. In fact, the story of human history has largely been a story of faith. We need a relationship with our maker—a relationship with life—to make sense of all of this. Where am I going? Who am I journeying with along the way? The Search is a powerful new digital experience hosted by Chris Stefanick and featuring scientists, astronauts, artists, and fellow searchers who uncover the answers to life’s big questions on happiness, purpose, meaning, and faith. Registering for FORMED is easier than ever: Go to formed.org/signup Select your parish (type "Greene County" to find our parish) Register with your name and email address Check that email account for a link to begin using FORMED

A powerful and uplifting drama about the power of faith, Fatima tells the story of a 10-year old shepherd and her two young cousins in Fátima, Portugal, who report seeing visions of the Virgin Mary. Their revelations inspire believers but anger officials of both the Church and the secular government, who try to force them to recant their story. As word of their prophecy spreads, tens of thousands of religious pilgrims flock to the site in hopes of witnessing a miracle. What they experience will change their lives forever. In theaters August 14.

The proceeds of this campaign support the purchase of ultrasound machines at Pro-Life Centers in the Pittsburgh Diocese which give expectant moms contemplating abortion the opportunity to choose life instead. The Campaign also contributes to the local Catholic Charities Parenting Pregnancy program to help new moms. Due to the coronavirus pandemic the K of C Baby Bottle Campaign never quite got off the ground. Anyone who would like to donate to this worthwhile cause may do so by sending a check for any amount, payable to the Knights of Columbus #12703, to: St. Matthias Parish - St. Ann Office Center ATTN: Knights of Columbus, 232 E. High St., Waynesburg PA 15320

Barry Nelson has been making birdhouses during the entire Corona quarantine. He spends about 3-4 hours making each birdhouse and each one is different. Some are designed to hang and some are designed to be mounted on a post. They are made from the church pews from Our Lady of Consolation Church in Nemocolin as they were trimmed to fit into St. Ann Church. He has about 15 ready. For a donation of $30 or more to the Knights of Columbus #12703 , anyone may purchase one of these birdhouses. Checks or cash accepted. Checks should be made out to Knights of Columbus #12703 (tax deductible). Please give us a call at 724-852-2529 to schedule a time to come to our backyard and pick out your own birdhouse.  Donations will help the Knights' baby bottle campaign in buying ultrasound machines for moms contemplating abortion - so they have the option to have an ultrasound if they choose.  The Baby Bottle campaign also contributes to the local Catholic Charities Parenting and Pregnancy program to help new moms.  Thanks from Barry and the Knights of Columbus #12703 Baby Bottle project!

Fr. Francis Frazer ~ May 3rd ~ 45th Anniversary ~ Senior Parochial Vicar for St. Matthias Parish