Saint Jude Parish

Sacred Heart - Saint Raphael Young Adults is an organization for our young adults to gather for faith sharing, scripture reading, social activities and service projects.
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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.

• 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

Good news: The Pittsburgh Catholic Online version is back. The website has been officially launched yesterday. Please take a look at it.

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. 

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.