Saint Jude Parish

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The Reporting Process

• Everyone is a permissive reporter and is encouraged to make a report of suspected child abuse. Reporters of suspected child abuse fall into two categories. 
• Mandated reporters are those adults who come into direct contact with children in the course of their employment or volunteer of a regularly scheduled program or activity, who accepts responsibility for a child.
• The trigger to report is a reasonable suspicion that a child is being abused.  Permissive reporters may report anonymously; mandated reporters may not.

Making a Report of Child Abuse

• Reports of suspected child abuse are to be made immediately.
• If the child is in imminent danger, call 911
• Reports may be made orally by phone or electronically
  • Oral reports are made to ChildLine at 1-800-932-0313 which is available 24/7
  • Electronic reports are made via CWIS Self-Service portal at www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis
• Inform the supervisor or person in charge of your program that a report was made.

To report church-related abuse to the Diocese of Pittsburgh call: 1-888-808-1235

SCAM ALERT!

Scammers are emailing and texting parishioners, claiming to be their pastor and asking for gift cards. If you receive an email or text from someone who claims to be your priest, asking for gift cards or money: Do not respond. Do not click on anything in the email. Anyone who has given money or gift cards in response to such a request should call the police. Your clergy will never make an urgent request for money or gift cards via email or text. If you wonder whether a parish request for giving is legitimate, call your parish office to ask.

Speakers Series - Sharing the Light is a Monthly webinar starting in February until May of 2021. It will break for the summer months, resuming in September.

Please join us to welcome our next speaker, Dr. Gerald Magill on April 29, 2021 at 7:00PM. The title of her talk is: Catholic Ethics and Artificial Intelligence in a Technologically Transforming World: The Dynamic Leadership of Pope Francis.

Here is the link: https://zoom.us/j/94921839289?pwd=azM1M2NmVG1XNU9VS25DdmVlSWdmQT09

To prepare for the discussion, click here to read the short documents: the text of the Rome Call for AI Ethics, and the summary text with the three impact areas and six principles to guide AI ethics. 

Saint Jude is proud to again partner with Integrated Health 21 to offer another Covid-19 Vaccine Clinic, this time to be held on Saturday, April 24th, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM at the Sacred Heart Gymnasium (6225 Alder Street, Pittsburgh).  The Moderna vaccine will be provided to those who are 18 years of age or older. 

The federal government is providing the vaccine free of charge; however, your vaccination provider may bill your insurance company, Medicaid or Medicare for an administration fee. Vaccine supplies are limited, so scheduling is on a first come first serve basis.

To register by phone, please call 412-481-1644 (press option 1). Customer Service Hours are Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM.

To register online, please visit: https://ih21.tenant.vaxemal.com/signup/sacred_heart_catholic_church

Click here to read Father Mele's homily on July 4th, 2020

Click here to read Father Mele's letters sent on March 24, 2020.

Click here to read Father Mele's Statement regarding faith in the time of Coronavirus, March 15, 2020.

Click here to read Father Mele's update regarding recent vandalism at Saint Raphael Pastoral Center.

We’re asking all parishioners of our Grouping, wherever we are, to pause at 12:00 Noon each day during Lent and offer the prayer below in silence. The Sacred Heart Elementary School community will also be praying with us, so think of the impact of all of our prayers offered to God together, at the same moment, for our family, our city, our nation, and the whole world in this troubled time.