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 February 26, 2017 Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time You cannot give yourself to God and money should be posted in every seminary, every chancery, and every lay institute. Those of us who do church-work for a living know personally that you will get opportunities to go either way, but you cannot do both. And anyone raising a family, taking care of their elderly, or any other holy way of living knows the same thing. You have to make a choice: whom or what do you serve, at the bottom line? It s hard to remember that life is more than food, more than car payments, the second mortgage, braces, the college fund, the annual vacation, the debts from last Christmas, and keeping Mom comfortable at the nursing home. All of this is real and sometimes overwhelming. Life is full of things to be anxious about, and most of them are connected to money. Jesus does not mean to belittle our concerns. He is not saying these things are not important or worth our attention. But he does say that we have to know, resolutely where our allegiances lies. Because if it is with stuff, we will be disappointed when the stuff passes away. How well do you keep your promises to the people in your life? How do you reveal God to others in the way you love? In the way you make decisions? In your life-style? How much of your time, energy, and creativity goes into the pursuit of money? How much goes into the pursuit of a lie of holiness? Application: Contemplate the saying, You cannot give yourself to God and money. Post it on the refrigerator at the office, in the bathroom, or anywhere that it will be frequently before your eyes. Live with it for awhile, and let it take root in your heart. (Reprinted with permission for God s Word Is Alive 23rd Publication 1998) WELCOME TO ST. JOAN S Welcome to worship! In the words of the psalmist, let us exalt the Lord our God and worship at his footstool (Psalm 99:5). MASS INTENTIONS & SCHEDULE Sunday, February 26th - 8:00 a.m. Steve Latorette (Florkiewicz) 10:00 a.m. Steve Zumerling (Kosisko) 12:00 noon Living & Deceased of SJA Monday, February 27th - Weekday 8:00 a.m. Joanne Bolek (Family) Tuesday, February 28th Weekday 9:00 a.m. John Previte (Nally) ******************************** Wednesday, March 1st - Ash Wednesday 8:00 a.m. Steve Bradacs (Scola) 12:00 noon Sr. Antoinette Krejsa, S.N.D. (Nally) 7:00 p.m. Edward Ference (Gustavson) ******************************** Thursday, March 2nd - Thursday after Ash Wednesday 8:00 a.m. NO MORNING MASS Friday, March 3rd - Friday after Ash Wednesday 8:00 a.m. Michael Gudz (Family) Saturday, March 4th - Vigil Mass Vigil Mass: 4:30 p.m. John Stec (Family) Sunday, March 5th - 8:00 a.m. Living & Deceased of SJA 10:00 a.m. M/M G. Harmat (Family) 12:00 noon Donald Brinkley (Orr) ANNOUNCEMENTS Prayers for Deceased and Ill Members of Our Parish. In your charity please pray for all the deceased of the Parish. Remember Anne Bodgen (mother of Carol Schneider), who recently passed away. Remember the sick of our parish. Especially Elaine Pryatel, Dave York, Georgia Wagner, Dr. Patrick Collection for Sunday February 19, Envelopes Used $13,427 Cash 847 ACH 3,164 Total $17,438 Thank you for your support! This Week s Readings Sunday: Is 49:14-15/Ps 62:2-3, 6-9/ 1 Cor 4:1-5/Mt 6:24-34 Monday: Sir 17:20-24/Ps 32:1-2, 5-7/ Mk 10:17-27 Tuesday: Sir 35:1-12/Ps 50:5-8, 14, 23/ Mk 10:28-31 Wednesday: Jl 2:12-18/Ps 51:3-6ab, 12-14, 17/2 Cor 5:20-6:2/Mt 6:1-6, Thursday: Dt 30:15-20/Ps 1:1-4, 6/ Lk 9:22-25 Friday: Is 58:1-9a/Ps 51:3-6ab, 18-19/ Mt 9:14-15 Saturday: Is 58:9b-14/Ps 86:1-6/ Lk 5:27-32 Next Sunday: Gn 2:7-9; 3:1-7/Ps 51:3-6, 12-13, 17/Rom 5:12-19 or 5:12, 17-19/Mt 4:1-11 O Hara, Jim Mackey, and Lisa Ricchino. May God s healing love strengthen them. SPECIAL EVENTS BAKED GOODS NEEDED FOR PARISH MISSION We are asking for your help in donating baked goods for each of the evenings following our Parish Mission presentations. We will have refreshments in the Parish Hall on February 26, 27, and 28 after the Parish Mission. Please contact Sr. Paula Suzelis at or if you would like to make a baked goods donation. All baked good can be dropped off at the Parish Hall February or at Office of Faith Formation on Sunday, WEEKEND MASS CELEBRANT 3/4 & 3/5 4:30 Fr. Damian 8:00 Fr. Damian 10:00 Fr. Gary 12:00 Fr. Gary (subject to change)

3 Greetings of Peace. From the Pastor The St. Joan of Arc Parish Mission is this week! Join us on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday evenings at 7:00 pm (February ). What is the goal of this mission? To help fill you with life. To help awaken you to what s really important in life. To help you discover how to live with each day with more passion and purpose. This Holiness Revolution parish mission is really for everyone. Whether you are advanced in your faith and hungry to be taken deeper, or if you are a person with a lot of questions about God and religion this mission is for you. Whether you are male or female, single or married, young or old, middle school or high school this mission is for you. Whether you ve been to a parish mission before, or never stepped foot at a retreat this mission is for you. Come to the mission! Invite a few people to attend the mission with you. Bring grade-school or high school teenagers to attend with you. Invite a co-worker who is hungry for more, even if they aren t catholic. Maybe invite someone in the parish or the school who you know doesn t come to mass each week and could really use an invitation back to the Church. Our mission presenter is Dan DeMatte. Dan is a vibrant speaker and man of great faith. His presentations will be engaging, informative, challenging, entertaining, and heartfelt. Please come and participate in the St. Joan of Arc Parish Mission for your own spiritual growth and as a good preparation entering into the Season of Lent which begins this week! Wednesday, March 1, is Ash Wednesday! Masses on Ash Wednesday are 8:00 a.m., 12:00 noon, and 7:00 p.m. Ashes are distributed at all masses after the Gospel and homily. (Sometimes we get calls asking, What time are Ashes? I would like to reply, About 7:21 p.m.! ) During Lent please take some time to grow closer to the Lord who saved and redeemed us. Some suggestions are coming to mass, celebrating reconciliation, taking time for personal prayer, giving-up and reaching-out, or coming to Stations of the Cross (on certain Fridays at 6:30 pm at St Joan of Arc: March 3 rd, 10 th, 24 th, and 31 st ). There are many more ways to enter into this Season of conversion and faith! Let me again give a reminder of some of the church rules for the Lenten Season - notably Fasting and Abstinence. Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59 are obliged to Fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. In addition, all Catholics 14 years old and older are to Abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and all the Fridays in Lent. How s this for a simple description of each? Fasting means, one full meal, two other light meals. (Together, the lighter meals are not equivalent to the one main meal.) Abstinence means no meat. Blessings and Peace for Mardi Gras and as we enter the Season of Lent this week! And I hope to see you at our Parish Mission. Fr. Gary February 26 in the morning. May our generous God bless you in abundance! Sr. Judy BLACK & INDIAN MISSIONS Next Sunday is the annual Collection for Black and Indian Mission. Our financial contribution helps support Catholic American Indian communities on reservations, rural areas and inner cities. The collection also supports African

4 American schools and evangelization programs, particularly in the south. For more information, to PARISH NEWS PIVOTAL PLAYERS Pivotal Players is a five-week series about Saints that will be offered twice on Mondays during Lent, at 8:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. for an hour and a half. Come and delve more deeply into their lives. The series begins with March 6: St. Catherine of Siena; March 13: St. Francis of Assisi; March 20: St. Thomas Aquinas; March 27: Bl. John Henry Newman and will conclude on April 3: Michaelangelo. CONGRATULATIONS The following parishioners and students have received honors from their high school: Trinity High School: Andrew Gudz. Walsh Jesuit: Allisa & Anthony Romanini, Chad O Connor & Christopher Zinkan. Beaumont: Kelly Aucremanne, Eleanore Cleveland, Raphaella Mascia, Riley DeMauro, Callia Hutchison, Jessica Warner & Adriana Gildone. OFFICE OF FAITH FORMATION TO PROTECT-PRAESIDIUM PROGRAM The final class for our Praesidium Program is Sunday, February 26 for Grades K and 7, and Monday, March 6, for Grades 1-5. Thank you for your support! MONDAY PSR CLASSES There are no PSR classes for Grades 1-6 on Monday, February 27. Thank you! PSR LENTEN PROJECT The CRS Rice Bowl is the Lenten Project of Catholic Relief Services, the official international agency of St. Joan of Arc Catholic School News By Mrs. Shelley DiBacco, School Principal Faith. Academics. Excellence Beginning on Monday, the students at St. Joan of Arc School will take the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills which is a nationally standardized assessment required by the Diocese of Cleveland. These assessments measure achievement in several important content areas including Reading, English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. The Iowa Assessments help teachers identify a student s strengths and areas that may need additional emphasis. The assessments produce information that enables sound decision-making and provide a focus for teachers to evaluate instruction. As a school, we use the test results to measure individual student growth from year to year and to monitor the progress of class groups to make sure that our school is meeting or exceeding learning targets. Please make sure your child(ren) gets plenty of sleep and eats a healthy breakfast. Complete with King and Queen cakes and the crowning of our school King and Queen, we will hold our annual Mardi Gras Sock Hop on Tuesday, February 28 th. Our school Lenten theme is Walk the footsteps of Jesus. During Lent we hope to stress that we are called to not just hear what Jesus has taught us by his words and actions, but to be like Him and live every day walking as his disciples. Lent offers us all a very special opportunity to grow in our relationship with God and to deepen our commitment to a way of life, rooted in our baptism. In our busy world, Lent provides us with an opportunity to reflect upon our patterns, to pray more deeply, experience sorrow for what we've done and failed to do, and to be generous to those in need. In order to give our students the opportunity to grow in their relationship with God, we have planned several activities. Our junior high students are invited to attend a Breakfast of Champions. These breakfasts are held on the six Thursdays during Lent. Students begin their day by attending 8:00 a.m. Mass. After Mass, breakfast is served in the Parish Hall during which the students will listen to a speaker who will talk to them about faith in their life. We will kick off our first breakfast this coming Thursday with guest speaker, Timothy Natale. Kindergarten registration in now open. If you have a child five years old or will turn five before September 30, 2017, you may register your child for Kindergarten. If you would like to schedule a time to tour our school and observe Kindergarten, please contact the School Office at to schedule an appointment. The EdChoice Scholarship is available to any Kindergartner who turns five years old by January 1, 2017 and if the family income level falls within the Federal Poverty Guidelines. This scholarship is also available to students entering 1 st through 3rd Grade in Fall This scholarship amount is $4, for elementary students who qualify and is renewable through 12th Grade. The forms for EdChoice Scholarship are available in the School Office. the Catholic Community in the United States. Your prayers, fasting, and sacrificial contributions support CRS s work with the poorest of the poor in 100 countries. The Rice Bowls will be distributed to each family in Grades PreK-4 Gr. 8 on February 26 and March 6. Thank you for your support and generosity of this wonderful project that will help so many in need!!

5 YOUTH MINISTRY SHOPPING WAR RECAP On February 19th, teens competed in our 7 th annual Shopping War event to buy groceries for the Chagrin Falls Park food pantry. The teens were divided into 3 teams, given a budget and a shopping list. To win, the teams had to buy required items on their list and budget their money. The remaining balance was used to buy bonus items on a point system and the teens chose from a list. Trophies included the Gold, Silver and Crystal Spork Awards and teens took home their trophies. The CF Park was contacted a week before so the lists reflected the current needs of the food pantry including fresh and frozen foods. The teens were encouraged to buy kid friendly food and their choices were a blessing to the food pantry. Thank you teens! HS NIGHT: DESERTED HISTORY On Sunday, March 5, 6:30-8 pm in the Parish Hall. As we begin a new Lenten season, join us for a Lent themed Minute-To-Win-It game with prizes! We ll also dig into the history of Lent and discover our church s history of this deserted season or prayer, fasting and almsgiving! ARTS & ENVIRONMENT This ministry is dedicated to the visual enhancement of our worship space through the use of flowers, plants and fabric. We welcome new SAVE THE DATE!! Mark your calendars for Saturday April 8 to attend a Joyfully Gifted retreat from 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. here at St. Joan s, to determine what your special gifts are. It promises to be a welcoming and uplifting experience. More information to follow. volunteers as well as donations of flowers. Please contact Patti Valencic at or mpvalencic@gmail.com to arrange for either. ELIZABETH MINISTRY MOMS POPS & TOTS Moms, Pops & Tots will meet on Monday, February 27th in the Olsavsky Center at 9:15 a.m. If you are interested in the play group, please contact Debbie Fitzmaurice at or debbie.fitzmaurice@gmail.com WELLNESS MINISTRY SHAWL MINISTRY The next regular meeting of the Shawl Ministry will be Tuesday, March 14th at 9:00AM in the Parish Hall. Anyone interested in knitting, crocheting or sewing on medals is welcome. We acknowledge and thank our sponsor, the Women's Guild, for supporting us and providing our yarn. If you know of someone needing a prayer shawl please call Karen in the parish office at Any inquiries can be made to chairman, Rebecca Rybak at WOMEN S GUILD ANNUAL SPRING LUNCHEON The Annual St. Joan of Arc Women s Spring Luncheon will be on May 11th at the Hillbrook Club. This year our theme is "The Black and White Luncheon" honoring the Sisters of Notre Dame in Chardon. We will extend invitations to all the Sisters who served at St. Joan of Arc Parish to attend this lunch. This is going to be a wonderful event. We are looking for silent auction items such as: gift certificates, white elephant items, jewelry, pottery, art items, small appliances, antiques, tickets (plays, Cavs, Indians, Browns etc.) All monies raised will benefit our Parish. Save the date, Thursday May11th! If you have some silent auction items or ideas, please call Sally at

6 CYO UPDATE SPRING TRACK & BASEBALL/ SOFTBALL SIGN-UP Registration for the upcoming CYO Track & Baseball/Softball seasons is now open for girls and boys in grades 3 through 8. Deadline to sign up is March 10th. forms with more information and other required forms can be viewed and printed from our website at click on Parents, and click on CYO Sports. Practices begin in early March. Questions can be addressed to Brian Munday, Baseball/Softball & Track, at (216) or bamunday123@gmail.com. Please don t wait, register as early as possible! AREA NEWS BETHANY RETREAT CENTER, CHARDON Join us at Bethany Retreat Center, Auburn Road, on Saturday, March 18 th from 10 am 4 pm for a Lenten Day of Prayer, How Do We Get Everything to Belong? Sr. Mary Jeanette Brown, SND will facilitate the day, using 3 recorded presentations of Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM. Fr. Rohr illustrates the importance of the stumbling blocks that life places in our paths that lead us to transformation. For further information and to register by March 8 th, contact Sr. Jennifer Kramer, SND at or jkramer@ndec.org. Donation of $20.00 includes lunch. FAMILY PERSPECTIVES So what s it going to be? God or stuff? Do you every wake up in the middle of the night consumed with sleep-stopping worries about job, money, clothing, shelter and more? Jesus knows we do and insists we can defeat useless worry by turning all of our concerns over to God in prayer. This makes God the master of our problems and allows his grace to empower us. We have a choice: constant, useless worry or productive trust in God. Which will you choose? Adoration and Benediction Join us for a Holy Hour of prayer Thursday, March 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. The Confessional at St. Joan of Arc A church, and the confessional, should be a safe place of refuge. You may recall the recent story of a priest in Cleveland who was attacked in the confessional. Parishes, people who work at churches, parishioners, and priests all need to be alert and try to ensure safety in churches, on church property even in the confessional. Here at St. Joan, we are currently adding another door in the confessional, putting a glass security windows in the confessional doors, and also adding a small glass window in the confessional wall. Yes, we need to continue to do the church's work. But we cannot be naive. We need to do what we can to make sure all people are safe (including priests!) physically and spiritually. Thank you and Peace. Fr. Gary CALENDAR OF EVENTS Sunday, February 26th 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) 7:00 pm Parish Mission (Church/Hall) Monday, February 27th 7:00 pm Parish Mission (Church/Hall) Tuesday, February 28th 10:30 am Women s Bible Study (Hall) 7:00 pm Parish Mission (Church/Hall) Wednesday, March 1st 8:00 am Ash Wednesday Mass (Church) 12 noon Ash Wednesday Mass (Church) 7:00 pm Ash Wednesday Mass (Church) 7:00 pm RCIA (Rectory) 7:30 pm Boy Scouts (Hall) Thursday, March 2nd 8:30 am Breakfast of Champions (Hall) 7:00 pm Bible Study (Rectory) 7:00 pm Holy Hour (Church) 8 pm-8 am Adoration (Chapel) Friday, March 3rd 6:30 pm Stations (Church) Saturday, March 4th Vigil Mass: 4:30 pm 3:30 pm Confessions (Church) Sunday, March 5th 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)