496 East Washington Street Chagrin Falls, Ohio Visit our Website OUR PARISH MISSION STATEMENT

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1 496 East Washington Street Chagrin Falls, Ohio Visit our Website OUR PARISH MISSION STATEMENT St. Joan of Arc Parish is a growing community of Roman Catholic Christians in the Chagrin Falls area. We are a diverse, gifted and joyful people who share a common belief in the Word of Jesus Christ. Our Mission, like that of Jesus Christ and His apostles, is to proclaim the Kingdom of God through living the gospel and to grow in faith, holiness and service. WE GATHER AS A CHRIST-CENTERED COMMUNITY TO: CELEBRATE our faith and the presence of God in the Eucharist and in one another. IMITATE our Savior in His service to others. TEACH our beliefs at all levels. WELCOME the participation of all in our Christian fellowship. Parish Office... (440) Convent... (440) Music Ministry Office... (440) Rel. Education Office/Sr. Judy Bucco... (440) Sr. Ann Marie Kanusek, SND... (440) School... (440) Youth Ministry Office... (440) sja_youthministry@sbcglobal.net Parish ... stjoanofarc_cf@sbcglobal.net Parish Website... stjoanofarc.org Rev. Gary J. Malin, Pastor Sr. Judith Bucco, SND, Director of Religious Education Mrs. Shelley DiBacco, Principal Rev. Mr. Jeffrey Dunlop, Permanent Deacon Rev. Mr. Dennis Guritza, Permanent Deacon Sr. Ann Marie Kanusek, SND, Pastoral Associate Miss Melissa Olenik, Coordinator of Youth Ministry Mr. Patrick Wickliffe, Director of Music Rev. Damian J. Ference, Weekend Celebrant Rev. John R. Olsavsky, Former Pastor, Retired Weekend Mass: Saturday Vigil - 4:30 p.m. Sunday - 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., and 12:00 noon Weekday Mass: Monday, Thursday & Friday - 8:00 a.m. Tuesday - 9:00 a.m. (during the school year)/8:00 a.m. Summer Legal Holidays - 9:00 a.m. Baptism: At most weekend Masses or on most Sundays at 1:00 p.m. Contact Parish Office. Reconciliation: (Confession) Saturdays 3:30 p.m. until all are heard. (Advent and Lent: 3:15 to 4:00 p.m.) Sponsor Certificates: Certificates may be obtained by registered, practicing members of our parish who have received the three sacraments of initiation: Baptism, Confirmation and the Eucharist (and married in the church, if married). Please contact the Parish office. New Parishioners: Welcome! Call the Parish Office to register. Sacrament of Marriage: Please contact a priest or deacon at least one year before the anticipated date. Sessions in the Catholic Faith (RCIA): Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m., (September thru May). Care of the Sick and Elderly: Please inform us of persons sick or aged who are unable to come to church or who are hospitalized. Funerals: Please contact the rectory before scheduling or publishing (generally through a funeral director). Bereavement committee available for hospitality.

2 DATE & SUBJECT May 29, 2016 The Most Holy Body and Blood They all ate until they had enough. (Luke 9:11-17) Took, blessed, broke, gave. Those are the four actions Jesus repeats both here and at the Last Supper. They spell out the activity of our Eucharist, as well as our call to be food for a hungry world. Took and broke are both aggressive, even violent words. They remind us that Jesus was taken, and broken; what we commemorate at our table is not a gentle story. Blessed and gave are both words of generosity. They remind us that our dinner is a celebration, a party where gifts are given and each member is honored. There is cause for rejoicing here. Curious, though, how the blessing comes after the taking; how the sharing follows the breaking. The violence is mixed in with the gladness, and sorrow penetrates the celebration. Unless the bread is broken, you cannot have the sharing. In the same way, we come to understand that until we are willing to be taken, we cannot know the fullness of the blessing that awaits us. And unless we are prepared to be broken, we cannot give ourselves entirely to the mission that is ours. How do you exercise your priestly responsibility of blessing? What does the Eucharist teach you? Where has your faith taken you? How have you been blessed? Where is your brokenness? What do you give? Application: We live in a culture of cursing: episodes of road rage as we drive, impatience with the foibles of others, sarcasm and a critical eye for everyone who gets in our way. Start today to exercise the power of blessing. Bless and do not curse everyone you meet. (Reprinted with permission for God s Word Is Alive 23rd Publication 1998) WELCOME TO ST. JOAN S A warm welcome to members and guests who gather today for worship and Christian fellowship. May we be blessed as we bless God and one another. MASS INTENTIONS & SCHEDULE Sunday, May 29th - 8:00 a.m. Living & Deceased of SJA 10:00 a.m. Jane Babula (Matz) 12:00 noon Charlie Rule (Family) Monday, May 30th - Memorial Day 9:00 a.m. Mary Classen (Family) Tuesday, May 31st The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 9:00 a.m. James Murdoch (Cusack) Wednesday, June 1st - St. Justin, Martyr 8:00 a.m. NO MORNING MASS Thursday, June 2nd - Weekday 8:00 a.m. Vincent Marotta (Clark) Friday, June 3rd - The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus 8:00 a.m. George Koons (Family) Saturday, June 4th - Vigil Mass WEDDING: 2:00 p.m. Emily Koran & Ed Baitt Vigil Mass: 4:30 p.m. David Moriarty (Moriarty) Sunday, June 5th - 8:00 a.m. Living & Deceased of SJA 10:00 a.m. Joseph Nally, Sr. (Family) 12:00 noon Deceased of the Rule & Fitzpatrick Families (Rule) OFFICE CLOSED The parish office will be closed on Sunday, May 29th and also on Monday, May 30th for the Memorial Day Holiday. Regular office hours will resume on Tuesday. ANNOUNCEMENTS Prayers for Deceased and Ill Members of Our Parish. In your charity please pray for all the deceased of the Parish. Please pray for our parish sick. Especially Jim Mackey, and Cynthia Collection for Sunday May 22, Envelopes Used $ 8,590 Cash 744 ACH 2,474 Total $11,808 Thank you for your support! This Week s Readings Sunday: Gn 14:18-20/Ps 110:1-4/1 Cor 11:23-26/Lk 9:11b-17 Monday: 2 Pt 1:2-7/Ps 91:1-2, 14-16/ Mk 12:1-12 Tuesday: Zep 3:14-18a or Rom 12:9-16/ Is 12:2-6/Lk 1:39-56 Wednesday: 2 Tm 1:1-3, 6-12/Ps 123:1-2/Mk 12:18-27 Thursday: 2 Tm 2:8-15/Ps 25:4-5, 8-10, 14/Mk 12:28-34 Friday: Ez 34:11-16/Ps 23:1-6/Rom 5:5b-11/Lk 15:3-7 Saturday: 2 Tm 4:1-8/Ps 71:8-9, 14-17, 22/Lk 2:41-51 Next Sunday: 1 Kgs 17:17-24/Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13/Gal 1:11-19/Lk 7:11-17 Reschke. May God s healing love strengthen them. WEDDING BANNS: III - Emily Koran & Ed Baitt SPECIAL EVENTS MEMORIAL DAY Memorial Day is the day set aside each year for the purpose of honoring all those who died in service to their country. It began as a day commemorating the soldiers who fought in the Civil War. After the hostilities between Union and Confederate forces ceased, the widows and friends of slain Southerners showed their love and gratitude to their fallen heroes by WEEKEND MASS CELEBRANT 6/4 & 6/5 4:30 p.m. Fr. 8:00 a.m. Fr. 10:00 a.m. Fr. 12:00 noon Fr. (subject to change)

3 Greetings of Peace! Pastor s Column This Monday, May 30, is Memorial Day. This is a day we remember all those who gave their lives in service of our country. Let us be thankful for our service men and women that they were there then - and here now. Mass will be celebrated at 9:00 am on Memorial Day. Speaking of mass at St. Joan, beginning in June the Tuesday morning mass will be at 8:00 am, through summer. (After Labor Day, in September, the Tuesday morning mass will move to 9:00 am, so the Parish School can join us for mass.) Please join with me in offering Congratulations to all Graduates! Our parish school here at St. Joan of Arc just celebrated our Eighth Grade graduation. Well done and keep up the good work, graduates! On Saturday May 21st, we celebrated the ordination of 5 men as priests in our diocese. This is a good sign! However, we do need many more priests. Statistics show that in the next years, if things continue as they are, we will have one-half (1/2) the total number of priests we currently have in the Diocese of Cleveland. Bishop Roger Gries, OSB is known to say, We are all getting older! Here is a question on which we can reflect: What are you doing in your family and church to promote religious vocations? I say it this way: If what we do in church and if our Catholic practices are important to us, then families will encourage their sons to seriously consider entering the seminary and serve in the priesthood. If you don t do it, who will? (Just something to consider and which we can bring to the Lord in prayer!) Pray for Vocations - to the priesthood, religious life, and for service in the church. Speaking of vocations and ordinations, spring is traditionally the time ordinations are celebrated. Did you know Fr. Damian was ordained a priest May 17, 2003? Deacon Jeff ordained to the diaconate on May 13, 2000 and Deacon Denny was ordained a deacon on May 7, Congratulations Fr. Damian, Deacon Jeff and Deacon Denny! Happy Anniversary and Thank you for your generous service. Here is some humor for your soul this Memorial Day weekend. A minister waited in line to have his car filled with gas just before a long holiday weekend. The attendant worked quickly, but there were many cars ahead of him. Finally, the attendant motioned him toward a vacant pump. "Reverend," said the young man, "I'm so sorry about the delay. It seems as if everyone waits until the last minute to get ready for a long trip." The minister chuckled, "I know what you mean; it's the same in my business." Blessings and Peace, Fr. Gary decorating their graves They also decorated the graves of the Northern dead. The news of this tribute flashed across the North like a ray of hope. In 1868, General John Logan, Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.), showed his admiration for this custom by issuing an order designating May 31st as a day for all G.A.R. posts to honor the Civil War dead. Memorial Day is now a national holiday honoring all those who have died in military service. It falls on the last Monday of May. ST. PAT S HUNGER CENTER Thank you to all who helped at St. Pat s Hunger Center on Tuesday, May 24th. Also, a BIG thank you to

4 everyone that dropped off cookies. They were truly appreciated. Please contact Jane or Jack Zilly ( ) to volunteer or more information. PARISH NEWS MASS HONORING HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES CLASS OF 2016 Father Damian will celebrate the Noon Mass on June 12th, a Mass to honor those graduating from High School throughout the Chagrin Valley. This includes any public, private or Catholic school. All Seniors are welcome. If you would like to drop off a wallet size picture of your Senior that will be in attendance at this Mass (it will not be returned), please Chris Di Staulo at cadistfam@aol.com. A cake reception to follow in the Parish Hall. ATTENTION: JUNE SPRING TOUR TIME Ladies and Gentlemen are welcome to our Spring outing. This year we will be visiting the DOORS OF MERCY at St. John Cathedral on Wednesday, June 8th. Transportation provided by the Women s Guild. We will be leaving SJA at 9:30 A.M. Please be at SJA and ready to board the bus at 9:15 A.M. Reservations can be made to Sr. Ann Marie at Please make your reservation by May TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MASS Reservations are now being accepted for couples married 50 years. The Mass will be on Sunday, July 31st at 2:30 p.m. at the Adoration and Benediction Join us for a Holy Hour of prayer Thursday, June 2, P.M. Followed by Adoration throughout the night until 8:00 A.M. Come and spend time in prayer before Christ present in the Eucharist. It will be an opportunity to gather as a community to pray for our world and for our personal needs in the presence of Christ our Savior. Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist. Forms are available in the parish office. Please fill out the form and bring or mail it to the parish office before June 27th. OFFICE OF FAITH FORMATION PSR REGISTRATION Registration Packets for the PSR school year were sent home the last week of April with the youngest/only student in each family. Thank you for your early return of these registrations and other important forms. Registration Packets are available in the Office of Faith Formation and on our SJA Parish Website: A $10.00 late fee will be charged for each child after June 30, SPECIAL NOTE Two years of sacramental preparation is required. If you have a child entering 1 st or 7 th grade and desire that he/she receive the Sacrament of Eucharist and Confirmation the following year, Father s Day Flowers Anyone wishing to remember loved ones (living and/or deceased) on Father s Day may do so by either using the envelope provided in the monthly packet or pick up an envelope from the table in the Gathering Area marked Flowers Donation and either place it in the collection basket or mail to the parish office. Clearly print the information on the envelope requesting who the remembrance is for. please make sure to register them in our Parish School of Religion for this coming school year. PSR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Please consider sharing your faith with our children by volunteering in our SJA Parish School of Religion Program as a Catechist, Catechist Substitute, or Catechist Aide? Our God will bless you for your generosity and witness to our Catholic faith!! Please consider being a Catechist in one of these grades for the school year: Sunday morning during the 10:00 am Mass: PreK- 3, Kindergarten; Monday afternoon: 4:30-5:45 pm: Grades 3, 4, 5. We are also need of a Catechist Substitute when needed in PreK-3-Grade 8. Catechist Aides are needed in PreK-3, 4, Kindergarten and Grades 1-2. To volunteer, call Sr. Judy at (440) or the Office of Faith Formation at: officeoffaithformation@stjoanofarc. org. THANK YOU! MARK THE DATES: SJA VBC SJA Vacation Bible Camp will be the week of June We promise that it will be a week of fun, adventure, and learning as the children go on an underground adventure and learn that God s love will light their way and is rocksolid. We invite children 4 years old through Grade 4 and our Adventure

5 Crew, the 5 th and 6 th grade component of our VBC Program, to attend. With any successful VBC program, is the need for Teen generous volunteers to help the Adult Station Leaders. WE NEED YOU! Please consider volunteering for any of the VBC needs. *VBC Registration Forms and Volunteer Forms are attached to the VBD Poster in the Gathering Area. You can also download forms at: YOUTH MINISTRY PAINTBALL & PRAYER: A FATHER & SON RETREAT Saturday, June 18, 8:30 am - 5:30 pm. Did somebody say paintball? Fathers (or other adult male) & sons who are currently in 9-12 grade are invited to participate in a day long retreat including paintball! The retreat is sponsored by SJA Youth Ministry and will be led by Adam Lesko (Youth Minister, Divine Word, Kirtland & Chagrin Falls Football Coach). Cost: $70 per person (non-refundable) includes lunch, 500 paintballs & all day air (add-ons & upgrade costs on your own as desired, but not required) *Financial assistance available upon request* Register by June 6. Download a flyer on the parish website. SERVANTS 4 CHRIST July 18, 5 pm July 21, 7:30 pm. Are you looking to volunteer in the community and earn 15 service hours while having fun? Consider S4C, a 1/2 week service camp & retreat for teens going into 9-12 grade in the fall. Each day you ll go to a work site to volunteer before coming back for an evening program and social time. S4C is a collaborative event between 5 local parish youth groups. Our base camp is located at St. Rita s in Solon. Download a Registration Packet on the parish website. St. Joan of Arc Catholic School News By Mrs. Shelley DiBacco, School Principal Faith. Academics. Excellence Wow! The end of another wonderful school year will soon be here! Our school year officially ends on Friday, June 3 rd. As another academic year draws to a close, we thank the Almighty for all the happy times and for the strength we have drawn from Him during troubled times. We will conclude the year with our annual end of the year Family Picnic. We are both pleased with the students progress, and saddened to lose them for the summer! As we close this academic year, I wanted to share some of my thoughts and impressions of the school year. It has been another wonderful year. We ve had many successes and have grown as a school family. I believe St. Joan of Arc School is a great place to grow in faith and learn, and we have the potential to be even better. Our goal is to provide an excellent Catholic education and assist families in becoming more fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ. We remain committed to the mission of serving our families by providing a Christ-centered education that is so critical today. Our number one priority has been and always will be the teaching of Jesus Christ. That is what makes us different from other schools. I thank God for the many blessings we have and I pray that we continue to move forward in striving for excellence in all that we do. I pray we move forward with boldness and passion as we reach out to others, spread the Good News of Jesus Christ, and learn how to put our faith in action. I have learned that it is impossible to accomplish anything without the help of others so I would like to take this opportunity to extend some well-deserved thank you! Together, we have made this a great year. THANKS to the St. Joan of Arc faculty and staff. I couldn t ask for a more dedicated, supportive group of professionals. THANKS to all of the students whose smiles, enthusiasm, and boundless energy make our work here enjoyable. Congratulations to our graduating eighth grade class! For you, graduation is more a beginning of than an end of. You ve received great roots here and now it is time to spread those wings and to put into practice and build on the great Catholic foundation you have received. Good luck also to our graduating parents! There are several families who have been at St. Joan s for many years, who mark this year as their last one. We will miss you! THANKS to all of the many parent volunteers without whom St. Joan of Arc would not be the fantastic school that it is. Catholic schools, especially super ones like ours, do not exist without the kind of commitment you have shown time and time again. You make a difference in the in the lives of our students and staff. We are truly blessed! THANKS to Fr. Gary for his neverending support of Catholic education and for your help in molding our students into fine young Christians. SCHOOL OFFICE HOURS FOR THE SUMMER The school office will be open June 6 30 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The office will be closed beginning July 1 st. The school office will re-open on August 8 th with hours from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The first day of school is August 23 rd. Packets with details about August events and the opening of school will be available for pick-up beginning August 8 th. Please continue to pray for our students, faculty and administration throughout the summer. Have a Wonderful Summer! ELIZABETH MINISTRY MOMS POPS & TOTS For more information, please contact Trina Kovalski ( ) tkovalski9805@yahoo.com, or Jen Kler ( ) jenkler@windstream.net. GARDEN OF LIFE BRIDES AND GROOMS Consider having your wedding photos taken in the beautiful Garden of Life on the St. Joan of Arc property. GARDEN VOLUNTEERS Volunteers for the garden meet each Thursday at 9:00 am. Please bring gloves and tools for an hour or two of beautifying this treasure enjoyed by so many from the community. All are welcome: families, children, service hours.

6 Contact Rosemary Deioma at for more information. ADULT FAITH FORMATION COMING PROGRAMS Bible studies and other offerings will once again be available to you beginning in September. Watch our Website and check future bulletins for more information. Programs will begin in September. AREA NEWS THE CATHOLIC CEMETERIES ASSOCIATION MEMORIAL DAY MASS SCHEDULE Join us for Mass to honor those who served, pray for peace, and join with the body of Christ. Mass will be said at the following locations on May 30, 2016 at 10:00 am except where noted: All Saints, 480 W. Highland Road, Northfield; All Souls, Chardon Road, Chardon; and Calvary, Miles Avenue, Cleveland. If you have any further questions please contact Nancy Romaine, Bereavement/ Aftercare Coordinator at or visit our website at clecem.org. GEAUGA COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS The Geauga County Board of Commissioners in partnership with the Department of Job and Family Services is pleased to announce that the Summer Youth Employment Program will again be available to youth ages during the summer of If you would like more information, please visit: or call the Program Coordinator at FAMILY PERSPECTIVES Today Jesus feeds over five thousand and has leftovers! Notice that this meal is not fast food, nor is it only about eating. It is a larger event of gathering, teaching, healing, blessing and engaging others in making the meal happen. When we eat as a family, it is important to take the time to gather, talk, nourish relationships, pray, and participate together in making the meal happen. Meals like this give life that result in leftovers for others beyond the family. The works of mercy are energized by these meals. The Giving Pantry The Following Items Are Needed Every Week: Canned Beef, Pork, Spam, Salmon, Tuna, Chicken, Stew, Rice, Noodles, Pasta, Spaghetti Sauce with Meat, Dry Soup Mixes, Cereal, Dried Fruit, Raisins, Peanuts, Peanut Butter, Jelly, Coffee, Tea, Crackers and Cookies The Following Items Are Needed Monthly: Bath items, hand soaps, toothpaste & toothbrushes, shampoo/ conditioner, Depends, feminine products, toilet tissue, paper towels, napkins, laundry detergent, fabric softener, dish soap. Donations can also be made to our Helping Hands Fund Donation for the USO: Individual Size: peanut butter, drink mix, hot cereal, wipes and shaving cream. Also: beef jerky, lip balm, raman noodles, all sizes Ziploc bags, toiletries and hard candy Please put items by the flag in the Gathering Area Manufacturer Coupons Please continue to drop off store coupons found in the local newspapers, magazines or online. Place them in a bag or envelope and put them in the food pantry collection baskets in the Gathering Area after Mass. Thank you CALENDAR OF EVENTS Sunday, May 29th Masses: 8 am, 10 am, 12 noon 3:00 pm Rosary Cenacle (Chapel) Monday, May 30th 9:00 am Memorial Day Mass (Church) Wednesday, June 1st 7:30 pm Boy Scouts (Hall) Thursday, June 2nd 6:00 pm CYO Track Awards (Hall) 7:00 pm Holy Hour (Church) 8 pm-8 am Adoration (Chapel) Saturday, June 4th Vigil Mass: 4:30 pm 9:00 am Women s AA (Rectory) 3:30 pm Confessions (Church) Sunday, June 5th Masses: 8 am, 10 am, 12 noon 3:00 pm Rosary Cenacle (Chapel)