Saint Edward. 501 Cottage Street Ashland, Ohio Mass Times. Reconciliation. Perpetual Adoration. Sacraments

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1 Saint Edward April 22, 2018 Mass Times FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER 501 Cottage Street Ashland, Ohio Reconciliation Perpetual Adoration Sacraments Parish School of Religion (PSR) St. Vincent de Paul Society Catholic Daughters of the Americas Knights of Columbus St. Edward Parish Mission Statement Parish Pastoral Council of those around us.

2 St. Edward Parish April 22, 2018 Mass Schedule: Monday, April 23-St. George 8:00am: Mass: Vickie Grimm (Ewald Family) Tuesday, April 24-St. Fidelis 8:00am: Mass Wednesday, April 25-St. Mark 1:15pm: Mass: Intentions of John Yeagle and Father Valley (School) Thursday, April 26 8:00am Mass: Rose Sterle (Neel Family) Friday, April 27 8:00am: Mass: John & Lena Cosari (Miller Family) Saturday, April 28 : Owen Schafer (Mitchell) Sunday, April 29-Fifth Sunday of Easter : Mass: For the People of St. Edward : Mass: Elizabeth Schlotterer (Chappo) I am the good shepherd, says the Lord; I know my sheep, and mine know me. Giving made easy with egive Details on the parish website. Offertory: Budget: $11, April 15, 2018 In-Pew Collection Online Total $ 8, , Pope Francis has a message for us: Do not be afraid of holiness, he encourages. It will take away none of your energy, vitality, or joy. In short, answering the universal call to holiness costs you very little. Do yourself a favor this Easter season (yes, we are still in the Easter season), and read Gaudete et Exsultate (Rejoice and Be Glad), which was published by the Vatican and signed by Pope Francis on the feast of St. Joseph on March 19. This new apostolic exhortation invites the faithful to consider the universal call to holiness and challenges us against being enemies of holiness by the way we live and treat others. Gaudete et Exsultate was certainly written with love. Whatever one thinks of Pope Francis, there is ample evidence that he loves the Church, and he loves her members. It ought to be read in love as well. But before the document was even released, a predictable fractioning of the Lord s body foretold the way the exhortation would likely be read: through the lenses of suspicion and criticism that have characterized much of the debate about Pope Francis. Unsurprisingly, early responses to the exhortation have followed a familiar pattern. Those who are sometimes critical of the pope have noted that the text lacks any mention of chastity, and complained that it seems to have an anti-intellectual bent: criticizing those with a punctilious concern for the Church s liturgy, doctrine and prestige, and taking special pains to condemn intellectual arrogance. Some of the pope s progressive defenders have snapped up those same passages, seeming to revel in certitude that the pope must be talking about their conservative counterparts, and brandishing his words like weapons. They ve also found consolation, and claimed bragging rights, in the passages of the pope s exhortation that call for solidarity with migrants, claiming endorsement for the seamless garment approach to the Catholic social teaching. But all of that misses the point. In fact, all of that defies the point. Francis exhortation proposes that charity is the heart of holiness- a proposal that echoes his recent predecessors, and more important, echoes the words of Jesus. If Catholic leaders and pundits can t receive an exhortation in charity, and discuss it in charity, then the need for the document is more profound than most of us care to admit. In this document, Pope Francis is talking to us even writing in the second person to make sure you and I understand that this message is for those who read it. We are called to be holy by living our loves and love and by bearing witness in everything we do, wherever we find ourselves. By doing this, Pope Francis says, we can become the saints next door the middle-class moms and dads trying to raise faith-filled children, the types of people to whom others can look to for an example of Christian living. Contrary to recent news reports, Pope Francis clearly states that the devil is real (and powerful) and offers advice on how to counter the power of evil and the poison the devil delivers to our world. Letting down our guard, Pope Francis warns, lets the devil in and allows the poison to spread. There is much to enjoy in this exhortation and I encourage you to read it. It will take some time to work through and there will be moments of surprise. I dare say that Pope Francis critics will take issue with his elevation of immigration issues to an equal footing with bioethical concerns. But those critics would be better served reading the document and not just a review. We cannot, Pope Francis challenges, be content being against abortion (though he is clear our defense of the unborn must be clear, firm and passionate ) and yet not care for children once they are outside the womb. The section on discernment is a great read for those who want to learn more about spiritual practices that can lead to holiness. For those who love the Beatitudes, read Pope Francis comments on how that wonderful chapter in Matthew are the identity card for every Catholic. For those who struggle with gossip, pay attention to Pope Francis admonition that holiness never includes talking about our friends and neighbors. Rejoice and be glad. Perfection is not required. Holiness is not only possible. It is necessary. St. Edward, pray for us. Treu in Christus, faithfully in Christ, Fr. Rod

3 Support the charitable works of the Knights of Columbus #3541 Proceeds to benefit the Ashland County Special Olympics WHY NOT RENEW YOUR MARRIAGE THIS SPRING? The person you have chosen to love for a lifetime deserves the very best. You are invited to take time to rediscover the best friend you had when you were first married by joining the millions of couples worldwide who have learned how to keep their marriage vibrant and alive at a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. Sign up today to attend the upcoming weekend May 4-6, 2018 at the Days Inn in Richfield, Ohio. Applications for a Marriage Encounter Weekend and further information are available online at : Monday, April 23-ALL DAY Ashland Buffalo Wild Wings. Present the ticket below and the restaurant will donate 20% of your total bill to the K of C Eucharistic Adoration Thursday through Sunday For more information, please contact Jeanette Allton at Adorers are needed for : Fridays 9pm, 10pm, Midnight Saturdays 10pm, & 11pm The best time you will spend on earth! GreatMarriagesOhio.org or call Welcomed to the St. Edward Family Brent and Kathryn Rossman and son, Lucas Sande Garzaniti Ernie and Shawn Marie Weiler IV and son, Arlo Rest in Peace Mary Ann Smith William Bip Nommay The Ashland Community Prayer Breakfast will be held on Thursday, May 3rd from 6:30am 7:59am at the Ashland University Convocation Center. Tickets for the event are $15.00 and may be purchased online at

4 It s getting to be that time of year again! Time to clean out closets, garages and basements for the Annual Rummage Sale Drop off items at the Parish Activity Center on Wednesday, May 9 & Thursday, May 10: 8-5pm Sale begins Friday, May 11, am-5pm Bag Day: Saturday, May 12, am-Noon All proceeds will benefit St. Edward School. Join us for Mass each Wednesday 1:15pm St. Edward School children participate in the Mass by serving as lectors and readers, leading the music, and bringing up the gifts at the Offertory. All are welcome! Catholic Daughters of the Americas 2018 Baby Bottle and Baby Needs Campaign benefiting the Ashland Care Center Your Spare Change and baby item donations will help change lives! Bottles will be available for pick-up along with a list of baby needs after Mass beginning Saturday, May 12. Please return your bottle and baby items by Sunday, June 10 th. With your help we can make a difference. Catholic Home Missions Appeal: April 28 & 29 Right now, over 40 percent of dioceses in the United States are considered home mission territory because they are unable to fund the essential pastoral work needed in their communities. Your support of this appeal helps ease the struggle of these dioceses.

5 Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Sub requested Mike Schafrath Sherri Schafrath M. Chengelis Tom McGee Deborah Sullivan Support St. Edward School By saving Box Tops Find Box Tops on hundreds of items. Clip the box top and place in the basket in the Gathering Area. All proceeds benefit St. Edward School! Thank you for saving BOX TOPS! Please Pray For: At Home: Lina Canlas/Betty Caucci/ Helen Davis/Richard Dunn/ Deane Eggert/ Mr & Mrs. Geraci/ Katie Gipson/ Andy Grimm/Helen Hickey/Shirley Hickey/ Joe Kiliany/Theresa Moffett/ Ruth Shea/John Yeagle/Dana Wheeler/Halina Weidinger Belmont Towers: Laura Hickey/Janine Pagano/ Bob & LaRue Valentine Brethren Care: Joan Barrett/Joan Malaska/ Tom McDonough/Ed Sterle Bradford Place: Dottie Cassidy/Belle Ridenour Brookwood Assisted Living: Mary Cooke/ Pat Lefever/Ceil Mikla Wasen: AnnaMary McDonough Crystal Care: Irene Balyint/Richard Barr/ Regina Knight/ Vivian Nemeth Good Shepherd: Janet Auer/Richard Gallas/ Julia Lombardo/Butch Payne/Barbara Riley Kingston: Linus Bishop.Irma Braley/Alice Christie/Betty Deak/ Roxie DeVault/ Ralph Dillon /Kathy Henrick/Robert Massa/ Robert Miller/ Bob Pence/Bill Stockton/ Kathryn Thomson/ Irene Traicoff/Jim Valerio/John Yeagle Liturgical Ministries for April 28 & 29 Readers & Commentators Cecelia Winer Eugene Brown Jim Jones John Moser FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Altar Servers Owen Sharick Simon Sharick Andrew Furness Hannah Furness Greeters Alex & Jen Sharick Tom & Valerie Mapes Sunday: Acts 4:8-12/Ps 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, Monday: Mon. & Tues. April 23 & 24 Wednesday April 25 Thurs. & Fri. April 26 & 27 Mass: 8:00am Mass: 1:15pm Mass 8:00am Matthias Wood A. Pascarella 29 [22]/1 Jn 3:1-2/Jn 10:11-18 Acts 11:1-18/Ps 42:2-3; 43:3, 4 [cf. 3a]/ Jn 10:1-10 Tuesday: Acts 11:19-26/Ps 87:1b-3, 4-5, 6-7 [117:1a]/Jn 10:22-30 Wednesday: 1 Pt 5:5b-14/Ps 89:2-3, 6-7, [2]/ Thursday: Friday: Scriptural Readings Week of April 22 Saturday: Mk 16:15-20 Acts 13:13-25/Ps 89:2-3, 21-22, 25 and 27 [2]/Jn 13:16-20 Acts 13:26-33/Ps 2:6-7, 8-9, 10-11ab [7bc]/Jn 14:1-6 Acts 13:44-52/Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 [3cd]/Jn 14:7-14 Next Sunday: Acts 9:26-31/Ps 22:26-27, 28, 30, [26a]/1 Jn 3:18-24/Jn 15:1-8 Easter Hymn to Our Lady Queen of Heaven, rejoice, alleluia. / For He whom you did merit to bear, alleluia. Has risen, as he said, alleluia. / Pray for us to God, alleluia. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia. / For the Lord has truly risen, alleluia. Let us pray. O God, who gave joy to the world through the resurrection of Thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, grant we beseech Thee, that through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, His Mother, we may obtain the joys of everlasting life. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. Weekday Altar Servers Autumn King Michael Franz Caleb Clinger Chloe Ediger Hunger Center April 25, :00-5:00pm-Cooper/Dye/Glasser/Shafer Camillia Bohrer Gerald Bohrer Harvey Thomas Chris Benedetti D. Schlotterer Gabby Elges M. Helenthal Rebecca Elges 5:15-7:00pm-Edson/Edwards/Hadam/Halter/ Henikman/Klobutcher/Valentine

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