February 26, 2017 Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time

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1 February 26, 2017 Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time PARISH SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM Fr. John D. Betters, Pastor ext. 228 Fr. Scott D. Goodfellow, Parochial Vicar ext. 235 Renee Barber, Pastoral Associate ext. 262 Meg Cosgriff, Executive Principal ext. 243 Martha Dodd, Principal for Student Success ext. 231 Renee Dzuroff, Business Manager ext. 224 Patrick Fink, Director of Facilities & Maintenance ext. 291 Kate Fraser, Youth Minister ext. 246 Ellen Ivory, Director of Discipleship & Development ext. 230 Kyle Lorek, Director of Music ext. 241 Gail Monroe, Pastoral Associate/DRE ext. 248 Bob Perusek, Liturgy Director ext. 290 Parish Office Hours: Monday, 8:30 am 6:45 pm, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, 8:30 am 6:00 pm, Friday, 8:30 am 4:30 pm, Closed Saturday & Sunday 367 E. 260th Street Euclid, OH (Fax) Wednesday: 11:45 am to 12:45 pm Saturday: after 4:00 pm Mass Sunday: 9:45 am to 12:15 pm MASS INTENTIONS Monday, February 27 12:00 PM (JB) Geraldine Sexton by Her husband, John Tuesday, February 28 8:00 AM (SG) Dorothy Belavich, Anniversary by Family Wednesday, March 1 7:00 AM (JB) For the People 8:00 AM (JB) For the People 12:00 PM (SG) For the People 6:30 PM (SG) For the People Thursday, March 2 8:00 AM (JB) Robert P. Zelch Sr. by Ed Figler Friday, March 3 12:00 PM (SG) William Spehar by Family 7:00 PM (JB) Stewart Herbison by Robert Janezic Saturday, March 4 8:30 AM (SG) Gene Jaskiewicz by Steve and Rita Burke 4:00 PM (JB) Maria Luisa Silvestrini by Attilio A. Silvestrini Sunday, March 5 9:00 AM (SG) Paul Malonis, Special Intention by Aunt, Lenore Ulichney 11:00 AM (JB) Mary and Joseph Benik, Sophie and Abraham Cantini by Alice and Bob Cantini 6:00 PM (SG) Louis and Isabelle Blazic by Wojtowicz Family Monday, February 27 6:30 pm EDGE at St. John of the Cross Tuesday, February 28 8:30 am MOMs Group 5:15 pm Community Meal 6:30 pm Bell Choir 6:30 pm ALPHA 7:00 pm Addicts Parents United Wednesday, March 1 Ash Wednesday Thursday, March 2 6:30 pm Choir Practice 7:00 pm Areopagus 7:30 pm Walking with Purpose 9:00 pm Men s Basketball This Week At The Parish Friday, March 3 4:45 pm Fish Fry 7:00 pm Mass/Stations of the Cross Saturday, March 4 9:00 am Men s Group 1:00 pm Bereavement Group 2:30 pm Confessions 7:00 pm AA Sunday, March 5 9:30 am PSR 10:00 am RCIA 11:00 am Sunday Preschool 6:00 pm LIFETEEN Mass followed by LIFETEEN Gathering 7:00 pm Healing Prayer Rosary (Ursuline Chapel): Sunday at 8:30 am Monday, Wednesday, & Friday at 11:30 am Tuesday, Thursday at 8:30 am Saturday at 9:00 am

2 Welcome to our parish...we are a community founded in a spirit of unity to serve our God through loving HIM and one another, always! Dear Parishioners, FJB s BLOG It is hard to believe that Lent starts this week! It seems we just put the Christmas decorations away. We have lots of great things planned for Lent, Holy Week, Easter, and Pentecost. A Lent newsletter listing all scheduled events has been mailed to all registered parishioners. I encourage you to read it and find ways to make this a great Lent! Lent is a good time to grow in our prayer life, fast from things that might distract us from God, and give alms to help other people. Our annual Fish Fry dinners will be starting soon! The first one is this Friday, March 3. It starts at 4:45 pm. See elsewhere in the bulletin for information and a coupon. I really love the Fish Fries for the sense of community that is present at them. Thank you so much to Jim Granito and Kevin Klocker for all their work in coordinating these. If you would like to help at the Fish Fry, we have many areas needing volunteers (cooking, serving, cleaning, etc.). Please call me at the parish office or send me an if you can help. One of the most important things we can do this Lent is find an opportunity to go to Confession. We will have many opportunities this Lent at the parish. One particular evening I would like to draw your attention to will be Wednesday, March 15. Every parish in the Diocese of Cleveland will be open from 5:00-8:00 pm for Confessions. At least one priest will be available at every parish. Here, both Fr. Scott and I will be available. If you have not been to Confession in a long time this is the night for you. If you know someone (friend, family, neighbor, etc.) who has not been to Confession in a while, please invite them! This night is for them. We do this every year, and it is such an awesome evening of mercy. Just think: in 187 parishes in our Diocese, God s mercy and forgiveness are being poured out through this amazing Sacrament. WOW! It blows me away to think about this. The two biggest objections I hear to going to Confession are: First, Why should I have to tell my sins to a priest? Well, you are not! You are telling them to Jesus Christ himself through the person of the priest. As an ordained priest, at the Sacraments, and Confession is one of them, the priest stands as the visible sign of Jesus at that moment. It will look and sound like the priest but it is Jesus himself very present at that moment. He so wants you to receive this mercy and forgiveness that leads to boundless Grace! Don t miss out! Second is that people feel they do not have any major sins. Maybe not, but we are all sinners. There is no way of avoiding it. It is a good idea to at least annually, if not twice a year, come receive the Graces of Confession. Let this be the Lent where you say YES and receive this special gift from Jesus. Lent is a perfect time to deepen our relationship with Jesus. Consider committing an hour a week in Adoration. Our Perpetual Adoration Chapel has morning, afternoon, and evening hours open. Please call Mike Stanton for further information. Please consider giving just one hour a week to keep a vigil of prayer with Jesus. I guarantee you it will be the best hour of your week! Off the Vestibule of the Church is the Mustard Seed Religious Goods Shop. In assessing the needs of the parish and tracking recent trends in shopping, we have decided to close the Mustard Seed permanently on April 23. Over the years many, many people have done a wonderful job operating this religious goods shop. Many of you have been faithful customers. However, with so many people buying things online and at the religious goods store at Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine it just makes sense for us to suspend this ministry. While the store continued to make a profit, it was just not enough to justify the time and energy. In addition, with space at a premium I think we can use this space for both small meetings and for a Sacristy. We will not be restocking the store any more. All items are now 50% off. Stop in for Lent, Easter, First Communion items, and more! Make it a great week. See you in Church! Peace, Fr. John Lent Fasting Guidelines Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of abstinence from meat and also days of fasting, which limit us to a single full meal and two small meals. The law of fasting binds all Catholics from their 18th birthday until their 59th birthday. The other Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence from meat. The law of abstinence binds all Catholics 14 years and older.

3 Faith Formation Ss. Robert & William Catholic School Website: Meet Ms. Terese Hurley. She has a Fifth Grade homeroom and teaches Science to students in Grades Here is Ms. Hurley s mission: The mission for my classroom is the teacher and students working together to create an environment that is loving, respectful, stimulating, faith-filled, and which fosters the students growth spiritually, morally, emotionally, behaviorally, and academically. I believe that each child is a unique and special gift, with God given gifts and talents to share. I believe my role as a Catholic educator, in conjunction with the child s parents, is to help each student develop these gifts and talents, as well as their development and growth spiritually, morally, emotionally, behaviorally, and academically. In my classroom each student s gifts will be acknowledged and encouraged by both myself and the student s peers. I believe each child is capable of learning and it is my responsibility to provide a loving, respectful, stimulating, and faith-filled environment that fosters the child s love of God, and love of learning. In my classroom students will be treated with love and respect. Jesus teachings will be central to how individuals treat and speak to each other in this classroom. Classroom meetings will also be held on a monthly basis to foster communication among the students and the teacher. I believe that creating such an environment begins on the first day of school and is reinforced daily in the actions and interactions. Both teacher and student expectations will be communicated and clear examples provided to ensure that a respectful and faith-filled environment is created and continued throughout the school year. I believe, and it has been my experience, that most children will make every effort to meet a teacher s standards when they know that they are loved, cared about, and respected by the teacher. I will make my expectations very clear to the children. Additionally, my words and actions will be chosen to reflect that each student is loved and respected. Thank you for your support of our school. Feel free to join us every Tuesday at 8:00 am for all school Mass. Ss. Robert and William Catholic School is pleased to announce that we are now enrolling students from Preschool through Grade 6. Our mission is to foster student success by providing a nurturing environment focusing on faith, academics, and service. We provide a traditional learning environment enhanced with the integration of STREAM lessons. Contact Angela Casey in the school office at for application and enrollment information. Take a look at a day in Ss. Robert and William Catholic School Early Learning classrooms. Your time will include a guided tour with a Preschool teacher, as well as a question and answer session with the principals. Student guests will participate in a classroom activity. Kaleidoscope Days for prospective parents and students are the following Thursdays: March 9 or March 23 from 8:30 9:30 am. Registration is required. Please contact Angela Casey at to register. Tots Preschool Program Registration is now open for the Ss. Robert and William Catholic School Tots Preschool Program. This program is designed for 2-3 year old children (must be 2 years old by September 1, 2016) accompanied by an adult, and is an opportunity for children to enjoy a school experience with a familiar adult. The sessions will include arts & crafts, stories, music, small and large motor activities and a snack. Sessions are held on Fridays beginning 3/3/2017 and run through 4/7/2017 from 8:30 am 10:00 am. (No session on 3/17/2017). Each session is $10.00; come to one or all five! Registration is required. Contact the Ss. Robert and William Catholic School office at to register. Ss. Robert and William Sixth Annual Fish Fry Held every Friday of Lent (March 3 April 7) in the Upper Hall of School Serving begins at 4:45 pm and continues until 6:45 pm. Dine in or order to go! All you can eat for $12 per person ($6 for children 12 and under) Baked Batter-Dipped Alaskan Pollock, Baked Atlantic Cod, Waffle Fries, Pasta Marinara, Mac-N Cheese, Cole Slaw, Beverage, and Dessert. Ala Carte Items include: Pierogis, Clam Chowder, and Breaded Shrimp Fish Sandwich with fries and slaw just $6! Take Out available for $10 per person. WE ACCEPT MASTERCARD, VISA. AMEX, AND DISCOVER

4 Caring & Participating From March 1 through April 9, you re invited to join other Christians for 40 Days for Life 40 days of prayer and fasting for an end to abortion. You re also invited to stand and peacefully pray anytime between 7 am to 7 pm during a 40-day vigil in the public right-of-way outside Preterm Shaker Boulevard, Cleveland, or Planned Parenthood Rockside Road, Bedford Heights, 44146, or Family Planning - 54 South State Street, Painesville, Please help spread the word about this important community outreach. If you d like more information and especially if you d like to volunteer to help, please contact: John or at: clevelandpraysforlife@gmail.com Women s Fellowship Spiritual Women s Fellowship can do you one Better at our March 11 meeting at 9:00 am in the Upper Hall. Yup, we have Mrs. Marianne Betters with us at last, barring a snowstorm! A gifted speaker and former pastoral associate, the mom of our Fr. John will share her from-the-heart insights to bring us into the Lenten season. We welcome all and encourage you to join us in prayer and joyful fellowship. Call Renee Barber, for further info. ENCOUNTER LENT. With CRS Rice Bowl, join our faith community and nearly 14,000 Catholic communities across the United States in a life-changing Lenten journey of encounter. Pick up your family s CRS Rice Bowl after all the Masses on Ash Wednesday, March 1, or the First Sunday of Lent, March 4-5, and don t forget to download the CRS Rice Bowl app! May these 40 days better prepare us to encounter ourselves, our neighbors, and our God. Ash Wednesday March 1 Mass and Distribution of Ashes 7:00 am 8:00 am (School Mass) 12:00 pm 6:30 pm The collection on Ash Wednesday goes to Birthright of Cleveland and 40 Days for Life. Please give generously. Stations of the Cross Every Friday after 7:00 pm Mass March 3, Traditional Stations March 10, Stations according to the Gospel of Saint Matthew March 17, Stations according to the Gospel of Saint John March 24, Marian Stations March 31, CRS Stations of Justice April 7, Living Stations by LIFETEEN Lenten Soup Series with Fr. John & Fr. Scott Every Wednesday of Lent after the Noon Mass in the Parish Office, join Fr John or Fr. Scott (they will rotate) for lunch. They will share a minute presentation on a relevant topic in theology and then engage in conversation about the topic. We really look forward to sharing this time together. Please RSVP for all, some, or one of the soup lunches and conversations. RSVP to cfink@srweuclid.cc or March 8 March 15 March 22 March 29 April 5 April 12

5 Please Note the February 28 th Community Meal will begin at 5:00pm. We are excited to have members or our Catholic Relief Service committee joining us from 5:00 5:30 pm to showcase and offer appetizers from various countries, as well as information regarding the work of CRS in these regions. This surely will be a fun experience for all. SRW Outreach members will be serving the regular meal at 5:30 pm. Why not take a night off from cooking and join us for an evening of fellowship? Remember, this is a free event and is held in the Upper Hall of the School. If the elevator is not working (we do hope it will be!), a lower level dining area will be available, if needed. Beginning March1, the Mustard Seed is having a 50% off sale on all items. This is a great time to save on religious and gift items, First Holy Communion stock, Confirmation items, and much more. We are pleased to announce that during the Lenten season we are compiling a SRW International Cookbook, and we are seeking recipes from you. Since we embrace and celebrate diversity here at SRW and focus on multiculturalism at our Taste of Nations benefit and our International Festival, we wanted take this opportunity to collect your favorite recipes and share them with all. There are two ways to submit your recipes. You may pick up a recipe collection sheet from the Information Center in the back vestibule of the church, complete it, and return it to the Parish Office to the attention of Ellen Ivory, or you may submit the recipe online at Under user name or group login you will enter SRWCooks, followed by the password grape451. Recipes must be submitted by Monday, April 17 th. Up to three recipes may be submitted per person. For each recipe, we will enter your name in a raffle to win a gift basket with a free cookbook. Let s make this Lenten project a huge success. Please call Ellen Ivory at , extension 230 if you have any questions. Thank you in advance for your participation. St. John of the Cross & Ss. Robert & William 2017 Monday, March 6, 6:30-8:00 PM Lenten Mission The Shroud of Turin: Where Science Meets Faith Presenter: David M. Onysko, M.Ed. The presentation offers various perspectives for this ancient linen burial garment. Traced are its origin and route of travel. Also, historical, scientific, and theological aspects are examined. The presentation offers a multi-media experience highlighted by larger-thanlife photographs and music. Tuesday, March 7, 6:30-7:30 PM Stories from the Road... Encounters with the Living God Presenter: Jim Nagle, Storyteller for the Lord Jim Nagle has been given a gift. He can turn a phrase. He knows how to tell a story. Some funny and entertaining, others heartfelt and inspirational. All of them true. His stories celebrate that exciting moment when the human spirit connects with the Holy Spirit of God. Wednesday, March 8, 6:30-7:30 PM Taizé Around the Cross Led by Ben Koval, Director of Music and Liturgy, St. John of the Cross, Euclid Originating from a small community in northern France during the Second World War, Taizé prayer invites us to experience a simple and meditative form of prayer. Through repetitive phrases, music, and readings from scripture, participants are invited to experience stillness and to listen for the voice of God. The use of subdued lighting and candles act to symbolize Christ s triumph over darkness and His sacrifice that offers a chance of new life. Please join us for this hour long service as a conclusion to our Lenten mission.

6 Don t miss out! Get your Taste of Nations Tickets Now. "The Knights of Columbus Euclid Council 3164 will host their annual Corned Beef Dinner and Poor Man s Raffle on Saturday, March 11, 2017 in the Upper Hall of Ss. Robert & William Catholic Parish. Tickets are $35.00/couple. Price of the ticket includes 2 corned beef dinners, salad, dessert, 1 main board ticket, and free refreshments. It s a wonderful evening at an awesome price! All proceeds go to assist the Knights in their work in the community. Doors open at 6:00pm and Dinner is served at 7:00pm. There will be side boards available as well! For tickets or questions, please contact Richard Smith at (330) or by at trzent@gmail.com. Tickets will also be available in the Parish Office. Tickets go fast, get yours today!" Believe it or not, we have already received several registrations for this year s Holly Berry Bazaar which will be held on Saturday, November 4, If you are an artisan, crafter or vendor and interested in a space at this year s fair, please contact Ellen Ivory at the Parish Office, , ext. 230.

7 PRAYERS NEEDED Please pray for...alda Kovalsky, Jean Feiten, Ronald Kessler, Marianne Ellul, Geraldine Hoffert, Dennis Whitticar, Janet and Jim Cika, Pauline Dutcher, Elaine Jackson, Sharon Kazusky, Grayson Kazusky, Violet DeStefanis, Ann Grossman, Donald Pavlovich, Mary Nykiel, Chuck Hill, Alice Maroney, Elaine Yanko, Mary Ann Hudak, Faye Bukovec, Samuel Raguz, James Augustine, Ted Sabat, Donna O Neill, James Strukel, Christopher Henderson, Alexis Farrar, Rose Leo, Patricia Johnston and all those who are ill in body, mind, or spirit in our community. We thank and pray for those who serve in the military and safety forces. May God bless them for their service to our country and community. We offer our deepest sympathy to the family of Vicki Wojtila. May they know the peace and comfort of God s love and find strength in the support of our parish community. Sign up with egiving through Faith Direct, the most convenient and secure way for you to make your weekly offering to SRW. To enroll, please visit Faith Direct's website faithdirect.net and use our parish code OH298. You can also fill out and mail a Faith Direct enrollment form available at the parish office. The collection for February 19 was $9,158. Loan Balance: $1,387,682 Monthly Loan Payment: $10,580 Please consider a donation to help lower our long term debt. Please call Fr. John or Ellen at the Parish Office at or them at fjb@srweuclid.cc or eivory@srweuclid.cc. Thank you very much for your continued generosity. Fr. John Have you thought of leaving a legacy, especially for our faith, church, and school? Remember Ss. Robert & William in your will or trust to continue our traditions and education. Contact Fr. John at the Parish Office for more information. We'd like to connect with you! Get important updates from our church in a timely and convenient way. Flocknote, the new tool we're using, lets you choose what information you'd like to receive - via or text message - from the various ministries and groups in our church. You can unsubscribe any time. Visit our church at: OR Text SRWEUCLID to from your phone to subscribe to updates.

8 Bulletin # : Ss. Robert and William 367 E 260th Street Euclid, OH X228 Contact: Fr. John Software: Win XP Publisher 2013 Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Transmission Time: Tuesdays, 9am Bulletin Date: 02/26/2017 Special Instructions: