St. John the Evangelist & St. Rose

Please consider donating to Unbound, a ministry promoted by Fr. O'Shea, that strives to build lasting connections between people of vastly different cultures, and to give assistance to the impoverished. To donate, or look into the ministry itself, please visit the Unbound Outreach page put together by Fr. O'Shea:

Unbound

As much as all of us have been looking forward to being in church again for Mass, we need to continue to be mindful of the guidelines that have been given to us by the diocese during this time:
 Those who feel vulnerable because of their age or health are encouraged to stay home, while those who are sick should not attend public Masses. Streaming Masses will continue.
 People will be seated at least in every other pew using social distancing guidelines.
 All communicants will be encouraged not required to receive the Sacred Host in the hand.
 The chalice of the Precious Blood will not be offered to the congregation.
 The Sign of Peace will no longer include a handshake, instead we will turn to the person next to us and offer a reverential bow.
 Holy water and baptismal fonts will be drained. 

For more information, please visit the Diocesan Website:

Guidelines for resuming the Holy Mass

To stay continuously updated with communications, recommendations, and actions taken by the Diocese of Greensburg to combat the spread of the coronavirus, text "Faith" to 724-305-3057 to sign-up for important text message alerts. Up-to-the-minute communication is available on all diocesan social media outlets - Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram - and on its website: www.dioceseofgreensburg.org/healthalerts

Candidate questionnaires, interview transcripts, voter guides and other up-to-date election resources from the PCC can be found at:

Election Resources 2020

Faithful Citizenship materials from the USCCB, which have been used by parishes for years and continue to be an important resource, can be found at:

Faithful Citizenship Materials

Greetings in the Lord!  My name is Father Eric Dinga and I am the Pastor of St. John the Evangelist and Saint Rose Parishes in Latrobe, which is part of the Diocese of Greensburg. On behalf of our parishioners, I would like to extend a very warm welcome to anyone who might feel drawn to be a part of our Partner Parishes in any way. Our goal is to provide a joy-filled, welcoming, and caring environment for all who join us to celebrate our faith and the great mystery of God‘s love for us, most especially in the Sunday Eucharist. As members of these faith communities, we strive to use our gifts and talents to build up the Body of Christ among us in this corner of God‘s kingdom. We look forward to you joining us in this effort. May God bless you and those you love!
 
Father Dinga

Our Partner Parishes have resumed the usual daily and Sunday Mass schedule. Please note that each church will remain open until 3:00pm for private prayer on the days that Mass is celebrated at that parish. Therefore, neither church will be open on Wednesdays or Saturdays during the day (except for Confessions). The churches will also be closed on Sundays except for Mass.
 
Please note that at both parishes, there are certain designated sections for which to pray, so that the required cleaning procedures may be tended to as easily as possible after each day of private prayer.

The regular confession schedule has also resumed; however, there will be an alternative area (other than the confessional) designated in each church so that the required social distancing norms may continued to be observed.  

Our Partner Parish Office Schedule:

Monday: 9am - 4pm (St. John)
Tuesday: 9am - 4pm (St. Rose)
Wednesday: 9am - 4pm (St. John)
Thursday: 9am - 4pm (St. Rose)
Friday: BOTH CLOSED

Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) has become popular with parishioners for their offertory monthly donation especially during this difficult time. The parish sends confidential and secure payment files to the bank for the 4th and the 15th of each month, whichever day you choose, to have your monthly offertory deducted from your account (savings or checking). If you are interested in enrolling, please either pick up a form in the vestibule or contact the offices at either
724-537-370 or 724-537-8909

Another way to be able to consistently offer your giving is to use the link below from the diocesan website.  Of course, you may always continue to bring or mail in your envelopes to the parish offices as well.  Thank you for your generosity and support as we strive to move forward together as best we can. 

https://www.dioceseofgreensburg.org/giving/Pages/Parish-Giving.aspx

We will continue to live-stream Sunday Mass at 10:30 AM from our Partner Parish Facebook page until further notice.  This is so that our parishioners who may not yet feel comfortable returning to Mass in person for whatever reason will continue to be able to join us spiritually by participating in the celebration of the Sunday Eucharist virtually.  The diocese will also be live-streaming Mass with Bishop Malesic each Sunday at 8:30 AM which can be found on the diocesan website (https://ww.dioceseofgreensburg.org/Pages/default.aspx) and Facebook page.