GOOD NEWS! This bulletin has information about a new initiative in our parish that is designed to help us, as a new parish community, to celebrate, unite and grow. Members from the Pastoral Councils of the former St. Joan of Arc Parish and the former St. Louise de Marillac Parish, along with some other dedicated parishioners have been working since the parish merger was announced to come up with ways to establish and enliven our new parish community. Some exciting initiatives have been crafted and you will hear about each of them in the coming weeks. Each initiative, in its own way, is designed to help all of us take a greater interest in our parish, to get more out of our experience of belonging to this community of St. Catherine Labouré Parish, and to more fully live our lives as disciples of Christ! An intro to this exciting opportunity is in this bulletin with more info to follow. Hopefully, you will learn about it, prayerfully consider it, and thereby better “Engage In…..” St. Catherine Labouré Parish.

MORE GOOD NEWS! The Little Sisters of the Poor have asked me to thank all of you who contributed to their recent collections at both of our churches here at St. Catherine Labouré Parish. On the weekend of July 31 & August 1, the Little Sisters collected at St. Joan of Arc Church and on the following weekend of August 7 & 8, they collected at St. Louise de Marillac Church. Combined, our Parish contributed $16,643 to the wonderful work those dedicated women carry out day by day as they provide excellent care for the elderly poor of Pittsburgh. THANK YOU to everyone who was able to help them out! It is certainly another amazing example of the generosity of the people of St. Catherine Labouré Parish. Well done!!

A little BAD NEWS! Covid is still with us. While it’s impact is not as traumatic as it was a year ago, there IS the menacing variant, numbers of cases are going up, and hospitalizations are increasing. While many have been vaccinated and thus helping to curtail the spread, studies have shown that even with the vaccination, one can still pass the virus on to others. So, out of concern for the wellbeing of all who attended our Masses, the Bishop is asking us all to cooperate in voluntarily wearing a mask over our nose and mouth while attending Mass - regardless of whether or not you are vaccinated. For the safety of all, please consider doing so, as it MAY, HOPEFULLY, avoid more disruptive procedures down the line.