St. Basil Catholic Parish

1735 Brownsville Road, Pittsburgh, (Carrick), PA 15210
412-882-9763
Send comments or questions to stbasilparish@comcast.net

WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Saturday
4:00 pm
Sunday
8:00 am11:00 am, and 5:00 pm
Weekday Masses
8:45 am daily and every Wednesday
evening at 7 pm
Confessions - Saturdays 11:00 am until
Noon.

Sacrament of Baptism
Required baptismal preparation
classes are held on the first Sunday of
most months at 12:30 p.m. in the
church hall. Date and time of the baptism
can be arranged at this time.

Being Unbusy With God
The world says, "If you are not making good
use of your time, you are useless." Jesus says:
"Come spend some useless time with me." If we
think about prayer in terms of its usefulness to
us-what prayer will do for us-God cannot
easily speak to us. But if we can detach
ourselves from the idea of prayer 's
usefulness, we become free to "waster" a
precious hour with God in prayer.
....to not be useful is to remind myself that if
anything important or fruitful happens through
prayer, it is God who achieves the result.
HENRI J. M. NOUWEN (1932-96)

THE PARISH WOMEN’S
RETREAT
All women of the parish are invited to
participate in the annual women’s retreat at
the nearby Saint Paul of the Cross
Retreat Center during the weekend of
March 23-25, 2012. The theme of this
year’s retreat is
“Rooted in Christ… Growing in Love”.
For complete information,
please call Rosemary Gorecki
(412-882-3409) soon.

GETTING MARRIED?
St. Basil Parish offers diocesan required &
approved Pre-Cana marriage classes for
engaged couples. The next program will be
held: MARCH 16-17, 2012. Classes begin on
Friday, March 16 from 7-10 pm continuing on
Saturday, March 17 from 9-3 pm. Please call
the parish office for more information or to
register at (412) 882-9763.
Cost per couple is $60.
To choose other locations, dates and times
click here.

HOMECOMING FESTIVAL
JULY 23-28, 2012

FESTIVAL DONATIONS NEEDED!!
Every summer, our parish requests donations of
items for our July Festival. Please consider what you
might be able to donate now for the Flea Market, the Chinese
Auction, the Basket of Cheer, the Bake Sale, the Food
Wheel, and the Nightly Raffle. Your donations are most
appreciated and are most important in making our
Festival the great success that it always is thanks to you!