Saint Andrew the Apostle Parish 

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Saint Andrew the Apostle Parish is comprised of the Roman Catholic faithful from the Mid-Monon­gahela Valley, located in South­western Penn­sylvania. The geo­graphical area of the Parish includes the towns of Monon­gahela, Donora, Char­leroi, and neigh­boring commu­nities. Since January of 2020, the Parish­ioners of the valley have been worshipping together as a new parish, and have been living a Chris­tian Life of Faith, Hope, and Love.

Come and join us as we pray, petition, sing, and gather around the Eucharistic Table of our Beloved Savior, Jesus Christ!

“Unity is the true Presence of Christ found at Saint Andrew the Apostle Parish in the Mid Mon Valley.”
 

Two clergy teams are in self-quarantine, and two priests in the Diocese of Pittsburgh are in isolation after exposure to someone in the faith community who tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) on March 27. Both are being tested. Information is being shared with those who may have had contact with the priests.

Out of an abundance of caution and concern that these situations could be replicated in other parishes and parish groupings, Bishop David Zubik has issued the following modifications to the Diocese of Pittsburgh’s coronavirus response policies:
 

• While livestream celebrations of Masses from each of those affected parish groupings will cease effective immediately and until further notice, livestream Masses and worship services from the diocese and other parishes will continue.

• All opportunities for the Sacrament of Reconciliation in churches or church parking lots are immediately suspended at all parishes in the Diocese of Pittsburgh.

• All church buildings in the Diocese of Pittsburgh are to be locked until further notice, due to the fact that we are told that the virus can live on surfaces for an extended period of time.

• All Funeral Masses or services in the Diocese of Pittsburgh, inclusive of those at funeral homes, are immediately cancelled until further notice. Direct burials of the deceased should be celebrated with memorial Masses to occur at a later time.

• All Baptism ceremonies in the Diocese of Pittsburgh are suspended immediately and until further notice. In cases of emergency (in danger of death), people should contact their priest for guidance.

• All Wedding ceremonies in the Diocese of Pittsburgh are suspended immediately and until further notice. Parishes will be working directly with all couples who have scheduled weddings.

• The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick may occur only in the case of immediate danger of death.

Obligation to Abstain from Meat on Lenten Fridays with the Exception of Good Friday

 Bishop Zubik is dispensing from the obligation to abstain from meat on Lenten Fridays with the exception of Good Friday.  “As you are aware, many of the shelves and cases in our supermarkets are sparse if not empty.  This is a time when pastoral necessity has informed my decision effective today,” the Bishop said. 

A Message from Fr. Kevin 3-27-2020

Streaming Mass from St. Andrew the Apostle Parish, Charleroi

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Mass won't begin until 4pm, Saturday, March 28
 

Streaming Stations of the Cross from St. Andrew the Apostle Parish, Charleroi

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Resources for Holy Week at Home

 

• Holy Week at Home is a resource for individual and family prayer. While not intended to replace Holy Week liturgies, these prayers allow for ritual experiences when public celebration of liturgy might not be possible. 
• Celebrating the Eucharist Missalette for Holy Week
• Misal del Pueblo English/Spanish Bilingual Missalette for Holy Week

Plenary Indulgences –As a follow up to the priests' conference call with the Bishop,  regarding a question about the plenary indulgences granted by the Apostolic Penitentiary, Bishop Zubik relayed  the following.  On Friday March 20, 2020, the Church granted a plenary indulgence to these groups:
 
1.      The faithful suffering from Coronavirus, who are subject to quarantine by order of the health authority in hospitals or in their own homes, who detached from sin, unite themselves through the media to pious forms of devotion, like Holy Mass, Rosary or the Way of the Cross.  And have the will to fulfill the normal conditions as soon as possible.
2.      Healthcare workers and their family members, “exposing themselves to the risk of contagion, care for the sick.”  And have the will to fulfill the normal conditions as soon as possible.
3.      Those unable to receive Viaticum and the Anointing of the Sick on the point of death.
4.      Those faithful who pray for an end to the pandemic, pray for the salvation of those who the Lord has called to Himself and offer a visit to the Blessed Sacrament, or Eucharistic adoration, or reading the Holy Scriptures for at least half an hour, or the recitation of the Holy Rosary, or the pious exercise of the Way of the Cross, or the recitation of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. And have the will to fulfill the normal conditions as soon as possible.
 
This is a very broad granting of plenary indulgences.  Realize that the Church is always very generous in offering the Lord’s mercy.  Attached to these are also the will to fulfil the usual conditions (sacramental confession, Eucharistic communion and prayer according to the Holy Father's intentions), as soon as possible.  This would seem to mean that confession and reception of the Eucharist should happen when things return to normal and the faithful are able to do so.  The only indulgence where there is not the same condition is the third (3^rd) above for those unable to receive Viaticum and Anointing of the Sick on the point of death.  Those in this category are not obliged to fulfill the usual conditions, “provided that they are duly disposed and have recited a few prayers during their lifetime (in this case the Church makes up for the three usual conditions required).”
 

In a prayerful and sacrificial response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bishop Zubik has called for a Diocesan Day of Fasting to take place on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 and a Diocesan Day of Prayer on Wednesday, March 25, 2020, the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord. Now that these days are complete, you may still pray for those affected by the virus and those who care for them.

The Other Side of Corona: a Pastoral Letter to the Church of Pittsburgh by Bishop David A. Zubik (Click Here)


What everyone can do these days: 

• Fast and Offer the sacrifice for those who are sick.
• Pray the Rosary
• Make a Holy Hour, praying for the Sick and Health Care Workers
  • Prayer to Our Blessed Mother During Coronavirus Pandemic 
  • Prayer to Our Lady of Guadalupe During Coronavirus Pandemic 
  • Litany of Diving Mercy 
  • Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 
  • Chaplet of Divine Mercy
• Meditate on the Stations of the Cross