St. Joan Of Arc Church

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1 St. Joan Of Arc Church 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 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 3:15 4:00 p.m. and almost anytime upon request. 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 February 21, Second Sunday of Lent How good it is for us to be here. (Mark 9:2-10) Consider the subtle transfigurations you have witnessed. A frightened pregnant teenager suddenly looks like a Madonna. A heartfelt letter from a friend begins to seem more and more like an epistle. A grassy field becomes a parable. A beggar is Christ. As your eyes focus on one thing, your heart finds another. The world is charged with the grandeur of God for those who have eyes to see. The three great friends of Jesus saw their friend on the mountain one minute, and the glory of God the next. They had been listening to him and watching him for a long time now. They had seen miraculous healings, demons expelled, crowds moved to astonishment by his words. And now, staring at him, they saw light, authority, and the favor of God. Was this something new, or had it been there before? Had their eyes gotten adjusted at last to the vision of Jesus, leaving their blindness behind them? Since the three did not know what to say on the mountain, Jesus tells them not to say anything at all as they descend. So much can be lost in the transmission of a vision. And a transfiguration is too powerful an image to risk losing it in speech. Explore moments of transfiguration you have known. How have they changed your way of seeing? Application: Think of someone who drives you crazy, someone you are in conflict with, or some group you experience negatively. Pray for a transfiguration in your way of seeing. (Reprinted with permission for God s Word Is Alive 23rd Publication 1998) WELCOME TO ST. JOAN S Grace and peace to you from our Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ. Amen. MASS INTENTIONS & SCHEDULE Sunday, February 21st - 8:00 a.m. Living & Deceased of SJA 10:00 a.m. George Koons (Nally) 12:00 noon Rosemarie Tassi (Cusack) Monday, February 22nd - The Chair of St. Peter the Apostle 8:00 a.m. Patrick McCartan III (Family) Tuesday, February 23rd Lenten 9:00 a.m. Alex Toth (Family) Wednesday, February 24th - Lenten 8:00 a.m. NO MORNING MASS Thursday, February 25th - Lenten 8:00 a.m. Terry Downing (Carr) Friday, February 26th - Lenten 8:00 a.m. Beth Gunton (Carr) Saturday, February 27th - Vigil VIGIL MASS: 4:30 p.m. Terese Simonson (Gustavson) Sunday, February 28th - 8:00 a.m. George R. Mapes (Bailey) 10:00 a.m. John Alfidi (DiStaulo) 12:00 noon Living & Deceased of SJA ANNOUNCEMENTS Prayers for Deceased and Ill Members of Our Parish. In your charity please pray for all the deceased of the Parish. Remember Bernie Deioma (brother of David) who recently passed away. Please pray for our parish sick. Especially Jim Mackey, Joseph McNeil, Mary Fagan, Margaret Horner, Tim Conway and Stanley Goldhamer. May God s healing love strengthen them. SPECIAL EVENTS OPERATION RICE BOWL This week, CRS Rice Bowl takes Collection for Sunday February 14, Envelopes Used $11,015 Cash 919 ACH 2,217 Total $14,151 Thank you for your support! This Week s Readings Sunday: Gn 15:5-12, 17-18/Ps 27:1, 7-9, 13-14/Phil 3:17-4:1 or 3:20-4:1/ Lk 9:28b-36 Monday: 1 Pt 5:1-4/Ps 23:1-6/ Mt 16:13-19 Tuesday: Is 1:10, 16-20/Ps 50:8-9, 16-17, 21, 23/Mt 23:1-12 Wednesday: Jer 18:18-20/Ps 31:5-6, 14-16/Mt 20:17-28 Thursday: Jer 17:5-10/Ps 1:1-4, 6/ Lk 16:19-31 Friday: Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a/ Ps 105:16-21/Mt 21:33-43, Saturday: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20/Ps 103:1-4, 9-12/Lk 15:1-3, Next Sunday: Ex 3:1-8a, 13-15/Ps 103:1-4, 6-8, 11/1 Cor 10:1-6, 10-12/ Lk 13:1-9 us to Laos, where Hongkham is using her love of cooking to provide for her family and feed an entire school. How do we use our passions and gifts for the betterment of those we meet? Visit crsricebowl.org for more. PARISH EVENTS MINISTRY SCHEDULES The Spring Ministry schedules are ready and can be picked up after all the Masses the schedules will NOT be mailed out. You can also access the schedule off the web at WEEKEND MASS CELEBRANT 2/27 & 2/28 4:30 pm Fr. Damian 8:00 am Fr. Damian 10:00 am Fr. Gary 12 noon Fr. Gary (subject to change)

3 Greetings of Peace. Pastor s Column Do you already need a boost after 10 days of Lent? This weekend is a perfect time for that. We hear the Gospel reading of The Transfiguration of Jesus. One of the best descriptions I have heard of the Transfiguration is this: The Transfiguration is how someone looks when they are completely filled with the Love of God! In the Transfiguration, God s light showed Jesus in all his glory and as God beloved son. In Lent, we go with Jesus and the disciples up the mountain and witness who Jesus really is. We also are reminded who we are called to be daughters and sons of God and sharers in his glory! This is good news. It is a glimpse of Heaven! Speaking of good news, spring is only one month away! When I think of good news I think of smiling. And smiling can make me think of a good joke. However, I have heard only a few Lenten Jokes. Here s one: A child said to dad, I'm giving up school work for Lent. So the dad said, Okay, then I will give up giving you an allowance. And how s this? Some Reasons Lent is Better Than Christmas No braving the malls looking for Lenten gifts No pressure to send Happy Ash Wednesday or Merry Lent cards No Lenten holiday albums like Andy Williams singing Forty Days & Forty Nights or Johnny Mathis version of Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days No sitcom specials like The Charlie Brown Ash Wednesday Pageant or Hallmark Movies like I Found My Love in Lent No s about the true meaning of Lent, threatening doom if you don t forward them No Ugly Ash Wednesday Sweaters Remember you are dust and to dust you shall return and Repent! are extremely difficult to use in consumer marketing strategies Nobody ever says, Ash Wednesday and Lent are really all about the children If you know of any good Lenten jokes, feel free to pass them along to me! Who knows, I might share them! Finally, we have Stations of the Cross on the Fridays in Lent at 6:30 pm (except Friday March 18); Stations are followed by a Simple Soup Supper. Hope you can join us. Be Blessed on your Lenten Journey, and Peace, Fr. Gary The Transfiguration is how someone looks when they are completely filled with the Love of God! STATIONS OF THE CROSS We will have Stations of the Cross at 6:30 p.m. by members of the staff on February 26 and March 4 & 11 followed by Soup Suppers in the parish hall. CONGRATULATIONS The following SJA parishioners and St. Ignatius students received honors for the first semester: Dominic Conti, Josef O Brien, Christopher Revnew, Matthew Bagley, Robert Crea, William O Brien, Nicholas Pisanelli, John Wiberg, Michael Czaja, Race DePenti and Patrick Koehler.

4 OFFICE OF FAITH FORMATION CALLED TO PROTECT PRAESIDIUM PROGRAM The final class for our Praesidium Program: Called to Protect is this Monday, Feb. 22 for Gr. 1-5 and Sunday, Feb. 28 for Gr. K and 7. Thank you for your support. PSR LENTEN PROJECT The CRS Rice Bowl is the Lenten Project of Catholic Relief Services, the official international agency of the Catholic Community in the United States. Your prayers, fasting, and sacrificial contributions support CRS work with the poorest of the poor in nearly 100 countries. The CRS Rice Bowls were distributed to each family in Gr. PreK-3-Grade 8. Please have your child return his/her family rice bowl by Sunday/ Monday, March 13/14. Thank you for your generosity. St. Joan of Arc Catholic School News By Mrs. Shelley DiBacco, School Principal Faith. Academics. Excellence As we continue our Lenten journey we will pray more, sacrifice, and give to those in need. Each Friday afternoon we gather in church at 12:20 p.m. to meditate on the Stations of the Cross. Each week a different grade presents the Stations in a different way. Please join us if you can. We will end Lent with a Retreat Day on Holy Thursday. Our first parish breakfast was Friday, February 19 th immediately following the 8:00 Mass. We will be hosting breakfast again on March 4th and 18th. We continue with our Breakfast of Champions for our 6 th 8 th graders. This week our guest speaker was Fr. Mike Stalla, pastor of Ss. Cosmas and Damian Church in Twinsburg. We are looking forward to hearing, Mr. Kenny Vehar next week. We congratulate Julia Tripodo who represented SJA at the Walsh Science Fair on Saturday. Julia s project received an Excellent rating. She missed a Superior rating and the chance to move on by 1 point. Way to go, Julia! We are proud of you! Last week the Kindergartners and 1 st graders observed the 100 th day of school. You wouldn t have recognized our fist graders since they were dressed as people who had lived 100 years! It was all great fun and filled with school spirit. YOUTH MINISTRY RETREAT PRAYERS This past weekend, 7 th and 8 th grade teens participated in our annual Water is Wild Kalahari Retreat. Not only did they have fun at the water park, but they dove into scripture exploring water themes in the Bible. Please pray that they grow in faith from this weekend, thanks! SHOPPING WAR Sunday, February 28, 6:30-8 pm, at Aurora Walmart. It s time for our annual shopping war! Using the monetary donations of the Souper Bowl of Caring, we will be grocery shopping for local food pantries. This year it will be high school vs. 7 & 8th grade teens. Afterwards we ll walk over to McDonalds in the same plaza for treats and awards. RSVP by noon on Feb 28. Transportation on your own. Meet at the food entrance in Walmart. Depart We congratulate our 8 th students who were accepted into their first choice high schools. These schools include: St. Ignatius, Beaumont, Walsh Jesuit, Gilmour, Laurel and Notre Dame Cathedral Latin. Your St. Joan of Arc family is extremely proud of you. Don t miss the St. Joan of Arc School production of The Sound of Music!! Our students have been practicing since November for their performance at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, March 18 th and Saturday, March 19 th in the Olsavsky Center. Tickets will go on sale on March 1 st. The public is invited to attend. This production is sure to be a crowd pleaser for the young and young at heart. Please mention St. Joan of Arc Catholic School to any friends, relatives and neighbors who may be searching for a quality Catholic education for their children. We offer tours of our school and welcome all interested families. If you have any questions or would like to schedule a tour, please call the principal, Mrs. Shelley DiBacco at The school hours are 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. from McDonald's. Permission slip required unless on file for ELIZABETH MINISTRY MOMS POPS & TOTS Moms, Pops & Tots will meet on Monday, February 22nd in the Olsavsky Center at 9:15 am. For more information, please contact Trina Kovalski ( ) tkovalski9805@yahoo.com, or Jen Kler ( ) jenkler@windstream.net. RESPECT LIFE 40 DAYS FOR LIFE During the 40 days of Lent, 40

5 CHAGRIN VALLEY COUNCIL OF CHURCHES 2016 LENTEN SERIES A Simple Soup Supper at 6:00 p.m. Program at 7:00 p.m. 2/24: Contemplative Prayer at Bainbridge Community UCC 3/03: Prayer Stations at Valley Presbyterian 3/09: Pursuit of Peace at Federated Church UCC 3/14: Come Take the Journey: DVD on Stations of the Cross at St. Joan of Arc Church 4/02: Good Friday: 12 noon: Stations of the Cross, known as The Way of Sorrows-Chagrin Falls Gazebo (In case of inclement weather, the event will be held at St. Joan of Arc Church.) DAYS FOR LIFE is also taking place in hundreds of cities and 32 nations. Join in a campaign to help end the scourge of abortion that harms so many unborn children, their mothers and fathers, and society itself. You can take part in any or all of the 3 components of 40 DAYS: prayer and fasting, community outreach, and peaceful vigil. Prayer cards are in the Gathering Area. For information go to If you are interested in a prayer vigil at Bedford Planned Parenthood, contact Bobbie Trew at AREA NEWS HAMLET VILLAGE Community Open House and Concert at Hamlet Retirement Community will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 24th at 1:00 p.m. in two locations (Hamlet Clubhouse for Independent Living Apartments & Hamlet Atrium for Assisted Living Apartments). At 2 p.m. a Concert in the Atrium with pianist Andrew Focks of the Cleveland Institute of Music. RSVP to Karen at WOMEN S LENTEN LUNCH St. Rita will present Mary or Martha: Which One Are You? on Saturday, Feb. 27th at 11:30 a.m. in St. Mark Chapel. Maureen D. Dowd, Pastoral Associate at St. Gabriel Parish will be the presenter. Cost is $18 (pre-pay only) and must be received by Monday, Feb. 22. For any questions, please call /1350, ext. 144 or St.RitaLentenLuncheon@gmail.com LC BASEBALL SKILLS CAMP- MARCH 4 & 6 Attentions boys in grades 4-8. Your are invited to join Coach Woods and the Cougar Baseball Team. Visit: BaseballCamp for more information. OUR LADY OF LOURDES SHRINE Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine Gift Shop has a wide variety of beautiful First Communion and Confirmation items at very affordable prices as well as gift items for all occasions. They are open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. all year round. They are located at Chardon Road near Euclid Ave. For more information, please call GEAUGA COUNTY JOB & FAMILY SERVICES Geauga County has been experiencing an increase in the needs of families and children. This has caused the demand for certified foster and adoptive parents to increase as well. Consider becoming a foster and/or adoptive family. GJFS holds public information meetings monthly at Geauga County Job & Family Services, Ravenwood Dr., Chardon. Please contact Jodi Miller for list of meeting dates or to schedule a private information session. Jodi Miller at or Jodi.miller01@jfs.ohio.gov. CABBAGE ROLL FUNDRAISER The Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeastern Ohio is sponsoring their annual East Homemade Hungarian Cabbage Roll Fundraiser. Cabbage rolls will be available for pick-up on Tuesday, mar. 8th at St. John s Byzantine Church, Aurora Road, Solon. Cabbage Rolls must be pre-ordered by March 3rd and orders over 4 dozen must be prepaid. The cost is $20/dozen. Please call Beverly ( ) Easter Flowers Anyone wishing to remember loved ones (living and/or deceased) on Easter 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.

6 St. Joan of Arc School Needs YOU!! St. Joan of Arc PTO is looking for local businesses, corporations and individuals to sponsor various aspects of our Annual School Fundraiser Casino Night at Tanglewood Sponsor Opportunities: Gaming Tables $500-$100 donation The Always Popular Photo Booth $500 donation Casino Raffle Items, Live and Silent Auction items-may be goods or services All donor names or company will be prominently displayed on the Gaming Tables or on your donated item. You will also be listed in the Event Program and on a Sponsorship Sign at the Casino Banking Table. Proceeds from this event go directly to the School Needs and Assessment Fund and have been used in the past to update classroom technology, furniture and Enrichment Programs for the students. Please contact Rena Panzica at renatap@panzica.com or to secure your sponsorship by February 26th. All donations are greatly appreciated! Also Save the Date: Saturday, April 16th to join us at Casino Night At Tanglewood More details to come. Everyone is Most Welcome or Linda ( ) to place orders. CALENDAR OF EVENTS Sunday, February 21st Masses: 8 am, 10 am, 12 noon 10:00 am Pre-K-3 PSR (School/OC) 11:00 am Gr. 7 & 8 PSR (School/OC) 3:00 pm Rosary Cenacle (Chapel) Monday, February 22nd 8:45 am Lenten DVD Series (Hall) 9:15 am Moms, Pops & Tots (OC) 4:30 pm Gr. 1-6 PSR (School/OC) 7:00 pm Lenten DVD Series (Hall) 7:00 pm Adult Confirmation (OC-Conf. Room) CALENDAR OF EVENTS (con t:) Tuesday, February 23rd 7:30 pm Adult Choir (Church) Wednesday, February 24th 10:45 am Women s Lenten Bible Study (Hall) 5-8 p.m. Diocesan Evening of Confessions (Church) 7:30 pm Boy Scouts (Hall) Thursday, February 25th 8:30 am Bible Study (Rectory) 8:30 am Breakfast of Champions (Hall) 7:00 pm Bible Study (Rectory) Friday, February 26th 8:30 am Lenten Breakfast (Hall) 3:00 pm Play Practice (OC) Adoration and Benediction Join us for a Holy Hour of prayer Thursday, March 3, 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. CALENDAR OF EVENTS (con t:) Saturday, February 27th Vigil Mass: 4:30 pm 9:00 am Women s AA (Rectory) 3:15 pm Confessions (Church) Sunday, February 28th Masses: 8 am, 10 am, 12 noon 10:00 am Pre-K-3 PSR (School/OC) 11:00 am Gr. 7 & 8 PSR (School/OC) 3:00 pm Rosary Cenacle (Chapel) 6:30 pm Youth Ministry (Hall) FAMILY PERSPECTIVES In the Transfiguration, Jesus changed His appearance in front of the apostles and then a mysterious cloud came over them. The apostles were terrified as they entered the cloud. Every one of us is a constantly-unfolding mystery. When we enter into a relationship with another, we can expect change and we should expect it to be unsettling, for it might require us also to change.