The Queen of Peace Activities Committee is once again offering a 6-month Lottery Card/Ticket for sale for 2021. The price remains at $20/ticket, which consists of 2 numbers based on the first 7 p.m. daily Pick 3 drawing. --- Only 500 tickets printed, & have sold out the past 3 years!! Get your ticket soon, as the saying goes, “you snooze, you lose!!! These tickets are a great Christmas present (I know it’s early, but before you know it, it’s here!) --- Call Jack (674-8948); Marsha (674-5740); Jay (674-5434); Grace (674-8762) or the Parish Office (674-8983) if you are interested.

Queen of Peace is pleased to announce that they will be opening a “Shadow Program” on Tues., Sept. 8. This program is designed to assist parents in managing the current Cambria Heights Hybrid model. The program will be open from 7 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Mon. thru Fri. & will follow the Cambria Heights School District Calendar. The price is $25/day for the first child, $20/day for the second child in a family. *You must drop off & pick up your child(ren) via the upper level of the Parish Center.* For more information, call Lois at 814.247.5004 or email [email protected]

Two Ecclesiastical Latin classes will be offered this fall via live online, interactive sessions. The Latin of the 1962 Roman Missal will be taught over ten weeks at two levels: Beginner Level 1 and Level 2. +++ Dr. Charles Blume, parishioner of Most Precious Blood of Jesus parish in Pittsburgh, will teach these classes on an independent basis beginning the week of Monday, September 14, with specific dates and times TBD. To sign up and for more information contact Dr. Blume at [email protected]  +++ ​​​​​​​In addition, three live online Latin classes will be offered remotely this fall at Community College of Allegheny County (non-credit). Dr. Blume will also teach these classes (Levels 1, 2, & 3). The sessions will meet on Monday (level 2), Tuesday (level 1) and Thursday (level 3) at 6:30 – 9:30 p.m., in an 8-week term beginning the week of September 14. You are invited to sign up at:  https://shopcommunityed.ccac.edu/Courses/Languages.aspx

We entrust to the care of Christ the Divine Physician, those members of our Parish Family in need of Healing in Body, Mind, or Spirit especially Mary Jo, Ed, Sr., Heather, Bob, Stephen D. Family, Dick, Derek, Gerard, Bernie, Leona, Angel, Kara, and Rose. May they embrace their trials in union with the Crucified Christ for the salvation of souls, and the remission of sins.

Dr. Peter Kwasniewski will speak at Queen of Peace. This Noted author, theologian, & composer will deliver a talk entitled, “The Four Qualities of the Liturgy: Validity, Licitness, Fittingness and Authenticity” on Monday, September 21, at 7 p.m., in the *upper level* of the Parish Center. +++ If you’ve ever heard someone say, as regards the Holy Sacrifice “...as long as it’s valid...” you will be enlightened to hear why Communion with the Church, appropriateness in the Rite and ritual and continuity with Tradition are absolutely crucial to Roman Catholicism. [Click on the above title link to learn more.]

The 2020 Queen of Peace Christmas Ornament has arrived. The price remains at $20. You may stop in the Parish Office, during business hours, and pick yours up today! All previous ornaments are on display in the Parish Office, and are for sale at $10 each/ buy another for just $5!

Happy Birthday Wishes to Rita Z. who will be 99 years young on Friday, August 28, and to Mary B., who will be 93 on Saturday, August 29. Your Queen of Peace Church Family sends you both their love and best wishes for a special day!

The Queen of Peace Golden Rule Preschool is accepting applications for the 2020–2021 school year! We are a non-denominational Preschool located in Patton with two programs. We offer a Preschool (age 3) & a Pre-K (age 4). The programs focus on socialization & basic Preschool / Pre-K skills.  Classes are held two (2) days / week from 8:30 a.m. – Noon. To schedule a tour or receive an application, call the Parish Office at 814-674-8983 or email Lois at: [email protected]  We look forward to hearing from you!!

"St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church is the U.S.’s newest Catholic parish in the Black Catholic tradition and is a profound declaration from the Diocese of Pittsburgh that the spiritual patrimony of Black Catholics is a treasure to be honored and shared by all." "St. Benedict the Moor is a personal parish, meaning that the parish is not built around territory, but around a particular Catholic tradition — in this case the Black Catholic tradition. Some personal parishes are built around the tradition of the old Roman Rite; others such as the parishes of the Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter have Anglican traditions. Still other personal parishes reflect Catholic ways of liturgy, prayer, spirituality, and community that developed among a particular people, were handed down, and sustained generations in the faith, for example, the Catholic traditions unique to French, Polish or Black Americans. But in all these examples, any Catholic is welcome to join these parishes and embrace the traditions that help them illuminate a way of knowing, loving, and following Jesus Christ..." (Click on the above title link to read more of this Aug. 9, 2020 "National Catholic Register" article.) [Image Source: Pittsburgh Bishop David Zubik addresses members of the media in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Oct. 27, 2018. (Photo by Dustin Franz/AFP via Getty Images)]

The Patton Volunteer Fire Company’s Annual Car Show – Cruise on Sunday, September 5, *has been canceled.* --Parish Bulletin, Aug. 16, 2020

Bishop Bartchak and the Family Life Office cordially invite all couples celebrating their 1st, 5th, 10th, 25th, 40th, 50th, 55th, and 60th + Wedding Anniversary in 2020 (& their families) to attend the Annual Wedding Anniversary Liturgy. Couples may attend Sun., Sept. 13, at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Altoona OR Sun., Sept. 20, at St. John Gaulbert Cathedral in Johnstown. Both locations are handicap accessible.  **Reservations *must* be made through the Queen of Peace Parish Office (674-8983) for either celebration by Wednesday, August 19.** (Please click on the above title link to read more.)

The Parish Office will be closed on Thursday, August 20, 2020.

Mark your calendars for Sunday, October 10, 2021, for our next Annual Basket Auction! We sincerely thank you for your support over the past 20 + years, and we look forward to seeing all our friends in 2021!

We entrust to the care of Christ the Divine Physician, those members of our Parish Family in need of Healing in Body, Mind, or Spirit especially Ed, Heather, Bob, Stephen D. Family, Dick, Derek, Gerard, Bernie, Leona, Angel, Kara, and Rose. May they embrace their trials in union with the Crucified Christ for the salvation of souls, and the remission of sins. --Parish Bulletin, Aug. 16, 2020

Please pray for the repose of the souls of Angeline and Paul F. (Brother of Dick). May flights of angels wing them to Paradise, and may their souls and the souls of all the Faithful departed, through the Mercy of God, Rest in Peace...Amen. --Parish Bulletin, Aug. 16, 2020

The family of a 91-year-old man living at home in Hastings is seeking a caregiver for two (2) Saturday shifts of 6 a.m. – 2 p.m. & 2 – 9 p.m. as well as a Sunday shift of 6 a.m. – 2 p.m.. Opportunities for other shifts occasionally available. If you are interested in any of the available shifts on a regular or occasional basis please contact Beth Biernesser at 724-991-4847 or email [email protected]

"On November 1, 1950, Pope Pius XII defined the Assumption of Mary to be a dogma of faith: “We pronounce, declare and define it to be a divinely revealed dogma that the immaculate Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul to heavenly glory.” The pope proclaimed this dogma only after a broad consultation of bishops, theologians and laity. There were few dissenting voices. What the pope solemnly declared was already a common belief in the Catholic Church..." Source: Franciscanmedia's "Saint of the Day" : https://www.franciscanmedia.org/solemnity-of-the-assumption-of-mary/

"‘We Never Leave the Lord Alone’: 135 Years of Eucharistic Adoration at Sacré-Coeur: Since Aug. 1, 1885, the chain of perpetual adoration of the Holy Sacrament at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Montmartre in Paris has continued uninterrupted, including during the 1944 bombing and the coronavirus crisis." Please click on the above title link to read this "National Catholic Register" article.

We entrust to the care of Christ the Divine Physician, those members of our Parish Family in need of Healing in Body, Mind, or Spirit especially Bob, Stephen D. Family, Dick, Derek, Gerard, Bernie, Leona, Angel, Kara, and Rose. May they embrace their trials in union with the Crucified Christ for the salvation of souls, and the remission of sins.

St. Bernard Church, Hastings is hosting a 2020 Homecoming Festival – Friday, August 14 – Sunday, August 16. This will be a Drive thru take out ONLY Festival Food Event under the tents. Food will be available from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. AND 4 – 7 p.m. each day. Please click on the above title link to learn more.