The next Senior Luncheon will be Wednesday, December 7 at 12:00 noon at St. Columbkille Hall. If you have not confirmed your reservation, please call the Parish Office at 724-695-7325. The menu will be Stuffed Chicken Breast, Mashed Potatoes, Mixed Vegetables and Christmas Cookie. Entertainment provided by West Allegheny Show Choir.

St. Isidore the Farmer Parish Choir will join several other choirs and musical guests for a Christmas Concert. Please join them on Sunday, December 11 at 7:00 pm at McDonald Presbyterian Church - Trinity Center. Not only will you enjoy some beautiful music but the event will be followed with a time of fellowship with cookies and beverages.

The Christian Mothers and Guild Christmas Party will be at Our Lady of Lourdes Hall on Saturday, December 10 at 1:00 pm. Any Christian Mother attending must RSVP by placing a note in the collection basket OR by contacting Mary Beth Monseau at 724 554-9766 by December 1. The cost is $15.00

Please help us decorate our churches for Christmas! We need help at the following places and times: St. Ann Church (967 Grant St, Bulger, PA) on Thursday, December 22 at 10:00 am St. Alphonsus Church (219 W. Lincoln Ave., McDonald, PA) on Friday, December 23 at 9:00 am.

During Advent the Outreach Ministry is collecting these items for the Local Food Pantries: Boxed Cereals and Oatmeals. Please bring your items to church and give to them to the Ministers of Hospitality. Thank you for your donations!

Saint Paul Retreat House will be having a weekend retreat for men on February 10—12, 2023. All men of the parish are invited. If you would like more information about St. Paul Retreat House, click here. Or you may contact our parish's retreat promoter, Michael Kiss at 412-551- 7598 or [email protected].

The Oplatki Christmas Wafers have arrived and are available at the Parish Office at St. Columbkille, 103 Church Rd, Imperial, PA. Please stop by and pick up your wafers. A donation is requested. The office hours are Monday to Thursday, 9am to 3pm.

Last October, Fr. Richard Gielow from the Vincentians led our parish mission. He authored a book called Walk With Me. You can purchase it at the Parish Office for $6.00. Supplies are limited.

McDonald Area Meals on Wheels is in need of volunteer drivers (call Mike at 724-825-3622) and kitchen help (call Missy at 757-469-7581).

Click here for info. on a Cookie sale being sponsored by West Allegheny Marching Pride on Sunday, December 11, from 9:30am to 12:30pm at the Findlay Activity Center.

All are invited to wish Fr. Ben a happy retirement at a special celebration in his honor! It will be Sunday, December 4th, at St. Patrick Hall. It starts after the 10:30am Mass and will continue until 2pm. You are also welcome to send him a card at:

Very Reverend Benedetto Vaghetto JCL
Diocese of Pittsburgh Pastoral Center
2900 Noblestown Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15205

The annual cookie and soup sale will be held on Sunday, December 4 from 10:00 am—12:00 pm. We will have five kinds of homemade soup for sale. Cost is $7 per quart. Cookies will be priced from $4 per dozen to $8 per dozen. Please consider baking 4 - 6 dozen cookies for this event. They must be dropped off at Our Lady hall on Dec. 3 between 9am and 2pm.

All are invited to our annual Turkey Dinner! It will be Saturday, Nov. 5, from 2pm to 7pm at St. Alphonsus Hall. Cost is $15. Eat in or take out.