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) Music Ministry Office... (440) Rel. Education Office/Sr. Judy Bucco... (440) Sr. Ann Marie Kanusek, SND... (440) School... (440) Youth Ministry Office... (440) stjoanofarcym@gmail.com 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, Per manent Deacon Rev. Mr. Dennis Guritza, Per manent 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 November 20, 2016 Christ the King This is the King of the Jews. (Luke 23:35-43) Our first reading reminded us that a temporal king is; the hymn from Colossians tells us how the glorified Christ reigns. But in the gospel, we come to understand in brutally practical terms what it costs to be the sovereign Lord of all. It is somewhat poetic and antiseptic theology to say, Christ reconciled everything in his person. It is messier, more poignant to realize that the reconciliation came at the point of a nail piercing skin and bone, while followers looked on silently, leaders jeered, and criminals blasphemed. They called him King of the Jews, and they intended it to be an absurd title. How could this pitiful sight think of himself as the Son of David! He did not bear any sign of God s favor, battered and humiliated as he was. Yet there was one person who saw past the matted hair and bloodstained face to the image of the invisible God. The good thief, as generations would call him, was rewarded for his clear vision with paradise itself. On this last Sunday of the year, we are asked to contemplate the face of a King, so that we will recognize sovereignty when we see it. In our country, we have taken great pains to separate earthly and divine authority. How has this worked for and against us? No power is greater than Jesus Christ. How does this challenge us in our struggle with sin and its effect in our lives? Where do you see the face of Christ the King in the world? How can you best serve this King? Application: Make a list of the things that hold some power (sovereignty) over your life (e.g., financial concerns, the need to please, greed, a lock of forgiveness). Pray over this list, and ask for the grace in Jesus name to be freed from bondage to any power other than our sovereign Lord. (Reprinted with permission for God s Word Is Alive 23rd Publication 1998) WELCOME TO ST. JOAN S Christ the King of all creation, all times and seasons, all that we do as individuals and as the church. Welcome as we gather to worship before the throne. MASS INTENTIONS & SCHEDULE Sunday, November 20th - 8:00 a.m. Joe Corry (Blouir) 10:00 a.m. Living & Deceased of SJA 12:00 noon Nancy Rohr (Zamiska) Monday, November 21st - The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 8:00 a.m. NO MORNING MASS Tuesday, November 22nd St. Cecilia, Virgin & Martyr 9:00 a.m. NO MORNING MASS Wednesday, November 23rd - Weekday 8:00 a.m. NO MORNING MASS Thursday, November 24th - Thanksgiving Day 8:00 a.m. Tracey Stokes (Family) Friday, November 25th - Weekday 8:00 a.m. NO MORNING MASS Saturday, November 26th - Vigil Mass Vigil Mass: 4:30 p.m. August Pryatel (Family) Sunday, November 27th - 8:00 a.m. Marge & Ray Zamiska (Family) 10:00 a.m. Gretchen Aquaviva (Family) 12:00 noon Living & Deceased of SJA The parish office will close at 3:00 on Wednesday, WEEKEND MASS CELEBRANT 11/26 & 11/27 4:30 p.m. Fr. Damian 8:00 a.m. Fr. Damian 10:00 a.m. Fr. Gary 12:00 noon Fr. Gary (subject to change) Collection for Sunday November 13, Envelopes Used $ 9,886 Cash 1,080 ACH 2,927 Total $13,893 Thank you for your support! This Week s Readings Sunday: 2 Sm 5:1-3/Ps 122:1-5/Col 1:12-20/Lk 23:35-43 Monday: Rv 14:1-3, 4b-5/Ps 24:1-6/ Lk 21:1-4 Tuesday: Rv 14:14-19/Ps 96:10-13/ Lk 21:5-11 Wednesday: Rv 15:1-4/Ps 98:1-3, 7-9/ Lk 21:12-19 Thursday: Rv 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3, 9a/Ps 100:1-5/Lk 21:20-28 Friday: Rv 20:1-4, :2/Ps 84:3-6, 8/Lk 21:29-33 Saturday: Rv 22:1-7/Ps 95:1-7/Lk 21:34-36 Next Sunday: Is 2:1-5/Ps 122:1-9/Rom 13:11-14/Mt 24:37-44 Nov. 23rd and will resume hours on Monday, Nov. 28th at 8:30 a.m. Happy Thanksgiving! THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY OUR SINCERE AND HUMBLE THANKS American s citizens, especially Christians, can be very grateful that this nation has chosen a time for annually giving thanks. Of course, we know about the pilgrims first celebration with help from their native-american neighbors. But it was George Washington, the father of our

3 From the Pastor Greetings of Peace. As St. Joan of Arc parish is in the midst of our Grateful Giving Program, again this week I present some further reflections on Giving and Stewardship as well as some updates about Grateful Giving in our parish. THANK YOU so much for your generosity and for your faith. GRATEFUL GIVING REFLECTION - SPENDING TIME. Stewardship of time is one of the three interlinked dimensions of our call to stewardship. Just as with our financial resources, we talk about spending time, saving time, and wasting time. But how well do we steward our time, or use it in a way that reflects our gratitude to God for every hour of every day? According to the latest government survey, the average American spends about 5 hours of spare time each day in these activities: hours watching TV --38 minutes socializing and communicating --20 minutes reading --20 minutes using the computer for fun --17 minutes participating in sports, exercise, active recreation --16 minutes relaxing and thinking --20 minutes on other activities (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics) How do you use your leisure time? Where do your priorities lie? How much time do you give back to God -- in prayer, study, volunteering in the parish? Teach us to count our days aright, that we may gain wisdom of heart. (Psalm 90/12) GRATEFUL GIVING PROGRAM UPDATE. Our Grateful Giving program continues to be very well received by the people of St. Joan of Arc. To date 172 households have increased their weekly contribution in response to the letter sent. This represents a combined weekly increase of close to $1, The average increase in the per family weekly offering is nearly $ If you have not already done so, please use the special Grateful Giving envelope (available in the Gathering Area of the church or the Parish Office) to indicate your new level of giving, and return to your regular envelope packet for succeeding weeks. If you are interested in receiving information on our Electronic Giving Program (Automatic deduction from your checking account), please contact the parish office. Thank you so much. Please note, I am away from the parish, on vacation. I will return for masses on Sunday November 27. While I am away there will not be daily mass at St. Joan of Arc. However, we will have mass on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday November 24, at 9:00 am. Also, the priests of our neighboring parishes are kind enough to cover any emergencies or funerals at St. Joan while I am away. Thank you, Fathers! Blessings and Peace. You are in my heart and in my prayer. Fr. Gary country, who issued the first official presidential proclamation. Washington assigned the fourth Thursday in November to be devoted by the people of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be. He called upon the people to offer our sincere and humble thanks to God. He also asked the citizens to pray to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations that God might pardon our national and other transgressions.

4 ANNOUNCEMENTS Prayers for Deceased and Ill Members of Our Parish. In your charity please pray for all the deceased of the Parish. Remember Vera Yanik (aunt of Cathie Mokrohaisky) and Don Bagley, Jr. (father of Don) both recently passed away. Remember the sick of our parish. Especially Amy Covarrubias, Dr. Patrick O Hara, Jim Mackey, Barb Baskette, Mary Sherman (sister of Joe Varga), Kelly Triska Palasics, Betty Terrion (mother of Denise O Neal) and Joan Conrad. May God s healing love strengthen them. SPECIAL EVENTS ST. PAT S HUNGER CENTER St. Joan s will be serving dinner on Tuesday, November 22nd at St. Pat s Hunger Center. We are in need of volunteers. We will also need cookies to distribute. You can drop your cookies off in the PARISH HALL on Monday, Nov. 21st (8:30-4:30) and Tuesday, Nov. 22nd (8:30 -noon). If you are interested in helping cook, serve or clean up, please contact Jane Zilly at CAMPAIGN FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT The collection for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development provides funding for groups that make lasting change and uplift the poor in the United States. Help to continue to defend human dignity and build communities of solidarity. Please give to the CCHD Collection. THE GIVING TREE For the past 20+ years, our parish has generously given many gifts and gift cards to needy people. Your kindness has been wonderful! The tree is in the Gathering Area and will St. Joan of Arc Catholic School News By Mrs. Shelley DiBacco, School Principal Faith. Academics. Excellence Thanksgiving is a time to reflect and to be thankful for all of the gifts that God has given to us. God has blessed us in so many ways. Although life is filled with many challenges, this is the time of year we are grateful for the kind people in our lives who love and support us so that our students believe, achieve, and succeed. I am personally thankful for my family, my friends, my faith, and the fine folks (staff, students, and families) here at St. Joan of Arc School. Our school is a blessing to all who work and attend and we have much for which to be thankful. We are truly fortunate and blessed with a dedicated staff who besides the school day hours put countless hours in on their personal time to develop lesson plans, grade papers and continue their education. They choose to teach in a Catholic school because they know our school makes a difference in their lives and they make a difference to each child. We are blessed with Father Gary J. Malin who believes in St. Joan of Arc School and in Catholic education and who has dedicated himself to passing on the Good News to our students. We are blessed with dedicated families who do so much for our school and to promote education in the lives of their children. We are blessed with a wonderful Parent Teacher Organization. This organization made of parent volunteers, works endlessly to support our faculty, students, and each other. I have experienced their dedication, creativity and love for the SJA community. It is due to the efforts of the PTO that we can provide activities such as the Christmas Bazaar, staff Professional Development, class parties, field trips and countless other events. This Thanksgiving, as you gather together with your family and friends for your Thanksgiving meal, as you laugh and play, please remember to also pray together to reflect on the many blessings God has bestowed upon you and your family. Pray for those that are less fortunate, the sick and the dying and those that are serving in the armed forces away from their family. Let us not only be thankful one day a year on Thanksgiving, but celebrate the greatness of our God with thanks to Him EVERYDAY! May the Lord bless you and fill you with peace. On behalf of Father Gary J. Malin, and our faculty & staff, I would like to extend our warmest wishes to each family for a Happy Thanksgiving. remain there until Giving Sunday, December 11th. The Giving Tree went up earlier this year because some of the organizations needed the gifts by December 16th. It will be decorated with tags that describe where the gift is needed, the kind of gift desired and perhaps the name of the person. Please take a tag, purchase the gift, WRAP THE GIFT and ATTACH THE TAG TO THE OUTSIDE of the package. SPECIAL NOTE: Not all gifts are to be wrapped. Some of the organizations requested unwrapped gifts and it is stated on the tag. IF BUYING A GIFT CARD, PLEASE MARK THE AMOUNT ON THE TAG. Please bring the gift to the Giving Sunday celebration in the parish hall before or after each Mass on December 11th or gifts can be dropped off in the parish office before December 11th. Please call the parish office ( ) with questions.

5 PRO ORANTIBUS DAY Each year there is a special day for Cloistered Communities of women and men who are a tremendous gift to the Catholic Church. Pope John Paul II established this worldwide event in 1997, to be celebrated each year on the Memorial of Mary s Presentation in the Temple which is Monday, Nov. 21st. This day was established to provide spiritual and material support to Cloistered Communities. Presently, the Diocese of Cleveland has three cloistered women communities: Carmel of the Holy Family, PCD; Poor Clare Colettines, PCC; and Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration, PCPA. Please remembering them at Mass, praying for them, or by sending cards/letters to them. For more information you can visit THANKSGIVING DINNER Thanksgiving Dinner On November 24th from noon to 3 p.m. At St. Anselm Church in Kelly Hall Everyone is welcome to this free traditional holiday dinner hosted by the parish with generous contributions from their volunteers and local businesses. You can sign up online to volunteer or bake a dessert at stanselm.ivolunteer.com. PARISH NEWS SJA PARISH SERVICE DAY THANK YOU to over 200 of our SJA Parishioners who participated in our 1 st Annual Parish Service Day. It truly was a wonderful experience for each of them and a great way to ADVENT WREATH MAKING Saturday, November 26, :00 A. M. Families are invited to come to the parish hall and design your own Advent Wreath. We are planning it so that you will have your wreath for the First Sunday of Advent. In order to help a the morning to run smoothly and so that we have enough supplies, you are asked to RSVP to Susan Shukaitis at by November 18th. The cost of the project will be $15.00 per wreath. The wreaths will be blessed at the end of the session. Everyone is encouraged to join in the Advent Preparation. serve others in the greater Cleveland and the Chagrin Falls area this Year of Mercy! Those who participated in our pasta meal after the 4:30pm Mass shared their experiences and enjoyed a good meal of gratitude from our SJA Parish. A special THANK YOU to all who baked desserts for the pasta dinner. We had such delicious baked goods and a wonderful variety! God bless all of our generous and kind parishioners you made our 1 st Annual Parish Service Day such a special one! AVAILABLE POSITION St. Joan of Arc School is looking for three full-time Lunch/ Playground monitors. This is a paid position requiring a year-long commitment. If you are interested in becoming a monitor or if you know of someone else who may be interested in these positions, please contact Shelley DiBacco at sdibacco@stjoanofarc.org or OFFICE OF FAITH FORMATION PSR SUNDAY CLASSES There are NO PSR classes Sunday, November 27, for PreK-4 and 5 year olds, Gr. 7-8 and High School Theology, because of Thanksgiving. *We will have class for Grades 1-6 on Monday, November 28 th. A HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all our PSR Families. May this truly American holiday be blessed for you. Thank you for your goodness and support of our Parish School of Religion. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION PARENT MEETING Our Sacrament of Reconciliation Parent Meeting (parents only) is Thursday, December 1st, from 7:00-8:15 pm in the Parish Hall. We will speak about the meaning of Reconciliation in our daily lives and the important role you have as parents in the preparation of your child s reception of the sacrament. We look forward to meeting with you. RECOGNITION OF FIRST COMMUNION CANDIDATES AT MASS Our second graders preparing for the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist and their parents will participate in a special recognition of our second graders preparation of these sacraments on Saturday, December 3 (4:30 pm Mass), or Sunday, December 4 (8:00 am, 10:00 am, or 12:00 noon Masses). YOUTH MINISTRY HS NIGHT: FLAMIN HOT- RESCHEDULED Sunday, November 20, 6:30-8 pm, Olsavsky Center/Field. HS teens, join us for our annual bonfire! The night includes: spicy snacks, s mores, campfire games and flamin hot scripture!

6 WELLNESS MINISTRY SHAWL MINISTRY The Shawl Ministry will begin their 12th year and the meeting will be on Tuesday, Dec. 13th at 9 a.m. in the Parish Hall. All are welcome to join in knitting, crocheting, sewing on medals and praying for those in need of healing and comfort. Our yarns are generously and graciously supplied by the Women's Guild of the church. Please contact Rebecca Rybak, chairperson at , for more information. If you know of someone needing a shawl, please call Myra Janda ( ) or Karen in the parish office at ELIZABETH MINISTRY MOMS POPS & TOTS Moms, Pops & Tots play group will meet Monday, November 21st, in the Olsavsky Center at 9:15 a.m. for a Thanksgiving Party & Crafts. If you are interested in the play group, please contact Debbie Fitzmaurice at or debbie.fitzmaurice@gmail.com LADIES GUILD ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TEA Please join the Ladies Guild on Monday, Dec. 5th, from 2:00-4:00 p.m. in the parish hall for a lovely tea party to celebrate the holidays. We are collecting cookies and cookie tins for the less fortunate families. Please bring them with you or you can drop them off at: Trifles, 8284 E. Washington St., if you cannot attend. If you have a charity or special family in mind, let us know and we will include them in the distribution. Please call Gerry Koprowski ( ) for reservations or question. FAMILY PERSPECTIVES Jesus did not come down from the cross to retaliate against those who were mocking him. He gave his life to forgive them and each of us. In families the angry word easily flies, fueled more by fatigue and frustration than by a deliberate desire to hurt. Most often we don t even realize the impact. In our 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 families, pray for God s help and seek forgiveness rather than retaliating or holding on to resentments. CALENDAR OF EVENTS Sunday, November 20th Masses: 8 am, 10 am, 12 noon 10:00 am Pre-K-K PSR (School) 11:00 am Gr. 7 & 8 PSR (School) 12:00 noon HS Theology (Library) 3:00 pm Rosary Cenacle (Chapel) 6:30 pm Youth Ministry (OC) Monday, November 21st 4:30 pm PSR (School & OC) Tuesday, November 22nd 6:30 pm Cub Scouts (Hall) Thursday, November 24th 9:00 am Mass (Church) Saturday, November 26th Vigil Mass: 4:30 pm 9:00 am Advent Wreath Making (Hall) 3:30 pm Confessions (Church) Sunday, November 27th Masses: 8 am, 10 am, 12 noon 3:00 pm Rosary Cenacle (Chapel)